Podcasts about Before Watchmen

First from 2014 a c2e2 talk with Jimmky and Amanda about their run on Harley Quinn, and a little jonah Hex stuff tooThen a 2012 episode of Word Balloon, Amanda Conner joins us to talk about her Before Watchmen series Silk Spectre co-written and drawn by Darwyn Cooke. We also talk about Amanda's work on DC's digital Anime Comic Girls Wonder Woman.

Your heroes return to the earth to preview Saga of the Swamp Thing! ComiClub is reading the full Swamp Thing story by Alan Moore in the coming months. Join us! Our "First Impressions" is a spoiler-free episode where we cover: the bare bones, who this book is for, and judging the book by its cover. "Before Watchmen, Alan Moore made his debut in the U.S. comic book industry with the revitalization of the horror comic book The Swamp Thing. His deconstruction of the classic monster stretched the creative boundaries of the medium and became one of the most spectacular series in comic book history."Saga of the Swamp Thing is written by Alan Moore, pencilled by Stephen Bissette, inked by John Totleben, and published by DC Comics.Follow ComiClub on Instagram @ComiClubPodcast.ComiClub is hosted by Blaine McGaffigan and Adam Cook. 

“The task of writing is to take a character and put him up a tree and start throwing rocks at him,” notes novelist, screenwriter, comic book writer, and television showrunner J. Michael Straczynski. The two-time Hugo Award-winning author is perhaps best known as the creator of the television series “Babylon 5”, and as the screenwriter for the 2008 Oscar-nominated Clint Eastwood film “Changeling.” He is also the author of the Superman: Earth One” trilogy of graphic novels, and for many years he was the writer for Marvel Comics' “Thor,” “Fantastic Four,” and “The Amazing Spider-Man” series, as well as for DC's “Superman,” “Wonder Woman,” and “Before Watchmen” titles.     These days, Joe is spending most of his time throwing rocks on behalf of his late friend Harlan Ellison, the legendary writer of speculative fiction, who is having a bit of a moment more than six years after his death. As the executor of the Harlan Ellison estate, Joe has been the driving force behind the re-release of the first two installments of Ellison's landmark story collections Dangerous Visions and Again, Dangerous Visions, which the author had always imagined as a trilogy. Now, thanks to Joe Straczynski's dedication, the long-awaited third installment of “the most significant and controversial Science Fiction collections of our time,” will finally see the light of day with the publication of The Last Dangerous Visions, due from Blackstone Publishing in October 2024. “Harlan was my friend, and I have an obligation to him to get his work where it needs to be, in front of a mainstream audience,” Joe reflects on a year that has also seen the publication of a new collection of Ellison's stories (Greatest Hits) as well as a novel of his own (The Glass Box).  Join us as we talk with J. Michael Straczynski on his influences as a writer, on the art and craft of storytelling in all its many forms, and on what it has meant to him to be able to breathe new life into the work of an artist hailed by the Los Angeles Times as “a twentieth-century Lewis Carroll.” Learn more about  J. Michael Straczynski: Website Facebook Instagram Twitter Please support the sponsors who support our show: Ritani Jewelers Chelsea Devantez's I Shouldn't Be Telling You This Daniel Paisner's Balloon Dog  Daniel Paisner's SHOW: The Making and Unmaking of a Network Television Pilot Unforgiving: Lessons from the Fall by Lindsey Jacobellis Film Movement Plus (PODCAST) | 30% discount Libro.fm (ASTOLDTO) | 2 audiobooks for the price of 1 when you start your membership Film Freaks Forever! podcast, hosted by Mark Jordan Legan and Phoef Sutton Everyday Shakespeare podcast A Mighty Blaze podcast The Writer's Bone Podcast Network Misfits Market (WRITERSBONE) | $15 off your first order  Film Movement Plus (PODCAST) | 30% discount Wizard Pins (WRITERSBONE) | 20% discount

My guest this week is comedian Zak Benedek! What did Bone have in it that little kids maybe shouldn't see? What's the right age for Bone? What did Zak read to learn about the Marvel Universe? Where did you used to be able to buy comic books? What comic book did Zak's mother pull out of his hand? How great is G-Man? What has Lewis Trondheim written? What did we think of Before Watchmen? When did Barnes and Noble start to kick kids out of the store for making trouble? Who is Great Man? What makes the Hulk such an interesting character? What's happening in Immortal Thor? Why does Zak like Doctor Doom? What happens in the latest Secret Wars, the one with Doctor Doom? What was better, The Death of Stalin comic or the movie? Is Hawkeye just shittier Bullseye? What's wrong with the way Aquaman comics are written? What was Dark Reign?  Reading list: Bone Marvel Encyclopedia Secret Invasion (free on Comixology Unlimited) G-Man G-Man WebComic Mini Marvels Dungeon; Mr. O; Mr. I; all by Lewis Trondheim Watchmen Before Watchmen Immortal Hulk Immortal Thor Avengers: Twilight Secret Wars (Doctor Doom) The Death of Stalin Dark Reign/Dark Avengers

We couldn't get through Comicbook Month without adding a little Zack Snyder in the mix. In the late 2000's Snyder wasn't the contentious director that he has been made out to be today, and Watchmen was a heavily anticipated movie. In this episode Josh and Jesse will discuss whether that anticipation had been worth it.Before Watchmen there are a couple of trailers that had caught their attention. First we have the new thriller Trap by director M. Night Shymalan, which seems only fitting with him also being a very divisive director. Next we have the trailer for remake for Speak No Evil, and they'll be speaking on whether or not a remake was needed that quickly. Finally they couldn't go through comicbook month without talking the new Joker trailer.After that it's onto the main feature where the hosts will determine whether or not Watchmen is... a BLOODY GOOD FILM!We encourage everyone to watch along while you listen and make sure to comment and let us know what you think. If you haven't already please follow us on Facebook, TikTok, "X" and Instagram @bloodygoodfilmpodcast and remember...Keep it bloody buddies!!!https://linktr.ee/BloodyGoodFilmPodcast...#graphicnovel #watchmen #alanmoore #doctormanhattan #jesselovesvampires #jesseisteamedward #dccomics #netflix #newepisode #newpodcast #action #Horror #ActionFilm #ActionMovie #ActionMovies #HorrorFilm #HorrorFilms #HorrorMovie

In this episode Mike and Steve dig into the many layers of the Watchmen graphic novel by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons and a little bit of Before Watchmen.

JMS: three letters that stand for inventive comic book storytelling. Not that he's a slouch in film, TV, or animation, mind you. J. Michael Straczynski may be best known as the creator of the 90s sci-fi show Babylon 5, but for our purposes, he's a comic writing genius who's worked on some of the most iconic characters for the past 30 years. Before breaking into the industry with his epic Rising Stars series for Top Cow/Image, he had a solid foundation in animation, having scripted and edited shows like He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, She-Ra: Princess of Power, and The Real Ghostbusters.After the atmospheric Midnight Nation for his own Top Cow imprint Joe's Comics, he began an epic run on Amazing Spider-Man for Marvel. He soon expanded to titles like Supreme Power, Fantastic Four, and a defining run on Thor. Later, at DC, he developed the Earth One series of graphic novels, writing three volumes of Superman. He also wrote several installments of Before Watchmen.Now, JMS is back at Marvel with an ongoing Captain America series (with artist Jesus Saiz), which you can pick up starting in September. In the meantime, you can follow JMS primarily on Twitter (@stracynski).________________________Check out a video version of this episode on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/dollarbinbandits.If you liked this podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts. And tell your friends!Looking for more ways to express your undying DBB love and devotion? Email us at dollarbinbandits@gmail.com. Follow us @dollarbinbandits on Facebook and Instagram, and @DBBandits on Twitter.

It's time to get assimilated into the new episode of Casual Trek! We've got some great episodes all about the ominous Borg. We've also got John DeLancie lounging on things and seeing a young Q here, wouldn't Andy Samburg be a perfect Q? I'd love to see if he could be as ominous as John DeLancie, and we know he'd be good at the capering lunacy. We get some Frankenstein vibes from Drone which was not the episode I thought it would be, and then Let Sleeping Borg Lie gives us an excuse to check out Prodigy again and the Borg are scary in an episode made for kids. Good work, Prodigy! 8:52 Star Trek The Next Generation “Q Who?” 43:27 Star Trek: Voyager “Drone” 1:08:59 Star Trek Prodigy “Let Sleeping Borg Lie” Talking points include: Paranoia, Watchmen, Before Watchmen, Doomsday Clock, Early Versions of The Boys, Into the Archives with Peter Fleming, Doctor Who (A LOT), Charlie being extremely slow to realise what ‘firing power' meant although he's talking to a man in America so it's somewhat justified, Marvel's post-Comics Code Teenage Years, Bryan Fuller, our first song mentioned with a Weird Al parody, hologram trading cards, Spaced, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, a passing mention of Babylon 5 & Blake's 7, a game of ‘who has the worse fans online?', the Star Wars film you don't mention online, Charlie can't think of “Whirlipede” from Pokémon, a rhino man borg!, Avatar (guess which one), Transformers Earthspark, . Oh, and occasionally Star Trek. Casual Trek is by Charlie Etheridge-Nunn and Miles Reid-Lobatto Music by Alfred Etheridge-Nunn Casual Trek is a part of the Nerd & Tie Network https://ko-fi.com/casualtrek Miles' blog: http://www.mareidlobatto.wordpress.com Charlie's blog: http://www.fakedtales.com Next episode: Badmirals!

Before Watchmen, there was the Squadron Supreme! Examining Mark Gruenwald's magnum opus, with art by Bob Hall.

Who listens to the listen people? The Runners are putting the capstone on their Darwyn Cooke miniseries with his entries to DC Comics' embattled Before Watchmen line, Minutemen and Silk Spectre. The sparkly veneer of Golden Age superheroics is pulled back with Minutemen's meditation of the cost of doing good. Then, Silk Spectre takes on the San Fransisco of the Swinging Sixties as she finds her independence and stamps out an insidious drug kingpin along the way. Topics of discussion include the pitfalls of trying to build on Watchmen, Silk Spectre's "Solo: A Star Wars Story" syndrome, and the various applications of a big MFin' flamethrower. Plus, the Runners' definitive Cooke rankings and the next miniseries! Covering Before Watchmen: Minutemen (2012) #1-6 and Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre (2012) #1-4 by Darwyn Cooke (W/A), Amanda Conner (W/A), Phil Noto (C), Paul Mounts (C), Jared K. Fletcher (L), Charlie Mangual (L), and more. We talk at you - talk back at us! Tweet at us @gottherunspod or email us at gottherunspod@gmail.com!

On this 2012 episode of Word Balloon, Amanda Conner joins us to talk about her Before Watchmen series Silk Spectre co-written and drawn by Darwyn Cooke. We also talk about Amanda's work on DC's digital Anme Comic Girls Wonder Woman.

Our guest today is Stephen Brophy. Killer reading list, check it out. What does Stephen like about Marvel Comics? What is the comic Marvels about? Who does Alex Ross make Reed Richards look like? Where did Asgard wind up in the early 2000s? What independent books does Stephen like? Who is Travis McGee? Look up "Darker Than Amber fistfight" on YouTube. What was writer Tom King's former job? What happened to Frank Miller? Why did the Watchmen HBO series end? How does Brett feel about Geoff Johns? What does Stephen write? Who's better, John Cena or Dave Battista? What policy does James Gunn have on his sets? What is Stephen's job? What's wrong with the Punisher? What frustrates Stephen about some comic books? Which are some good comics drawn by Alex Ross and which are bad? Who is Kamala Khan? Are there things that are too young for us? Reading list: John Byrne/Chris Claremont X-Men; Frank Miller's Daredevil; Marvels (also Marvels narrative podcast); Criminal, Captain America, Sleeper, Icognito, Reckless (all by Ed Brubaker); Vision, Mister Miracle, Batman, Rorschach and Strange Adventures (all by Tom King); Batman by Neal Adams and Dennis O'Neil; Elektra Assassin; Before Watchmen; Black Hammer by Jeff Lemire; Sweet Tooth by Jeff Lemire; Punisher by Garth Ennis; anything by Greg Rucka; Kingdom Come; Astro City by Kurt Busiek; Gotham Central; Ms. Marvel (Kamala Kahn) Recorded 5-14-22 via Zencastr

In our long-delayed twenty-forth episode we look at the well wrought but questionable sequel series “Doomsday Clock” written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Gary Frank from 2017 & 2019 with guest Jerome Castro!Jerome CastroJim Lee's Wildcats: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildcats_(comics)Comx Network: https://comx.net.au/https://www.facebook.com/comxnetau/Comx Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/comx/comx-presents-1-and-presents-noir-1-double-the-awesomenessWe read:Doomsday Clock issues 1 to 12 written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Gary Frank and Brad Anderson from 2017-2019 https://www.comixology.com/Doomsday-Clock-2017/comics-series/106273Watchmen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WatchmenAlan Moore: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_MooreDave Gibbons: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_GibbonsGeoff Johns: https://www.geoffjohns.comGary Frank: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_FrankThe Button: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Button_(comics)Before Watchmen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Before_WatchmenWatchman TV Show: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchmen_(TV_series)Question from the Internet:Tim Byrne “Was Alan Moore right to be mad about Watchman sequels?” Recommendations: Batman Death Metal: https://www.comixology.com/Dark-Nights-Death-Metal-2020-1/digital-comic/866778Invincible - the TV Show: https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0K677J96WQ96K6UY6BL15O70COWatchmen TV Show: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7049682/I Think You Should Leave - Netflix: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10050772/Plugs: Comx Network Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/comx/comx-presents-1-and-presents-noir-1-double-the-awesomenessEdge Comix facebook: Facebook.com/edgecomix

DC Comics keeps electrifying the corpse of Watchmen and they won't stop until they legally can't print comics anymore. Following in the footsteps of Before Watchmen and Doomsday Clock, Tom King and Jorge Fornés bring a new vision of the Rorschach character to life. Who's under the mask? What horrible secrets await within the pages of this comic? Tune in to find out. Subscribe to Comic Tropes on YouTubeJim Campbell on Unauthorized Watchmen Sequel: "F*** you, Tom King" | Bleeding CoolNew Watchmen spinoff Rorschach explores "what's happening to us" in the real world, according to Tom King | NewsaramaJoin the Kino Lefter DiscordJoin the Kino Lefter Facebook group "Kino Lefter VIP Cinema Experience"Get access to Primo Lefter, our weekly bonus show on our Patreon for just $3 per month.

On this week's comic book review podcast: Rorschach #1 DC Comics Written by Tom King Art by Jorge Fornés Commanders in Crisis #1 Image Comics Written by Steve Orlando Art by Davids Tinto The Immortal Hulk #38 Marvel Written by Al Ewing Art by Joe Bennett The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys: National Anthem #1 Dark Horse Comics Story by Gerard Way & Shaun Simon Art by Leonardo Romero Dark Nights: Death Metal #4 DC Comics Written by Scott Snyder Art by Greg Capullo Stealth #6 Image Comics Written by Mike Costa Art by Nate Bellegarde The Vain #1 Oni Press Written by Eliot Rahal Illustrated by Emily Pearson The Avengers #37 Marvel Written by Jason Aaron Art by Javier Garrón Once & Future #12 BOOM! Studios Written by Kieron Gillen Art by Dan Mora DC The Doomed and the Damned #1 DC Comics Written by John Arcudi, Saladin Ahmed, Kenny Porter, Amanda Deibert, Marc Wolfman, Amedeo Turturro, Alyssa Wong, Brandon Thomas, Travis Moore and Garth Ennis Art by Mike Perkins, Leonardo Manco, Riley Rossmo, Daniel Sampere, Tom Mandrake, Max Fiumara, Dominike “Domo” Stanton, Baldemar Rivas, Travis Moore and PJ Holden Redneck #28 Image Comics Written by Donny Cates Art by Lisandro Estherren Amazing Spider-Man #50 Marvel Written by Nick Spencer Art by Patrick Gleason Strange Adventures #6 DC Comics Written by Tom King Art by Mitch Gerards and Evan “Doc” Shaner Marvel Zombies: Resurrection #3 Marvel Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson Art by Leonard Kirk Seven Secrets #3 BOOM! Studios Written by Tom Taylor Illustrated by Daniele Di Nicuolo Hellions #5 Marvel Written by Zeb Wells Art by Carmen Carnero New Mutants #13 Marvel Written by Ed Brisson Art by Rod Reis Cable #5 Marvel Written by Gerry Duggan Art by Phil Noto SUBSCRIBE ON RSS, ITUNES, ANDROID, SPOTIFY, STITCHER OR THE APP OF YOUR CHOICE. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER, AND FACEBOOK. SUPPORT OUR SHOWS ON PATREON. Full Episode Transcript: Alex:                 What's up, everybody? Welcome to The Stack. I'm Alex. Pete:                What's up? I'm Pete. Alex:                 And we are talking about comics. What? What? Pete:                It just sounds like you're barely making it, man, you're like “What's up everybody, this is the fucking Stack?” Alex:                 “Oh, God, week 52 of our comic book review.” We actually have a ton of titles queued up for you today, kicking it off with a big one from DC Comics. Rorschach #1 written by Tom King and art by Jorge Fornes. This is a highly anticipated slash, highly dreaded, I think, comic book because it is- Pete:                Highly dreaded? Alex:                 Highly dreaded, it's following up on Watchmen which is always a dicey proposition. Pete:                Okay, I see what you're saying now. Alex:                 In this book we get introduced to a very Manchurian Candidate type scenario. As a Rorschach, I don't want to say the Rorschach, but a Rorschach and somebody else try to assassinate a presidential candidate, maybe. There's an investigator who's looking into it. And by the end, spoiler, three, two, one, but it seems like this assassin may be none other than Walter Kovacs, AKA Rorschach himself. That out of the way, what do you think about this book, Pete? What was your takeaway? What were your thoughts? Pete:                Well, I think it did a great job of grabbing the reader. It starts off with Rorschach kind of getting murdered, which is interesting jumping on point. And then you kind of… It's the classic kind of Tom King storytelling where you're getting little pieces of information as you go along. But he does it so well. And yeah, I mean, I think it's… It's weird to say I'm a fan of Rorschach. But there are aspects of Rorschach that I like, and I love the “Where's your gun moment?” I thought that was really awesome. I mean, it's great art, interesting story. I think it's just kind of the election balloons and the stuff with everything that's happening right now. I think it's a very well timed book. And I'm on board. But I was going to be on board when you had a Rorschach #1, so I'm not upset about it. I'm very much enjoying it. I'm looking forward to more. Alex:                 Jorge Fornes's art, and I believe it's Steve Stewart's colors are great throughout the book. Just very, very good across the board. Clearly delineate what's happening in the past versus what happens in the present. There are a couple of things that I think are kind of fascinating about this book. The biggest one is that Tom King has so clearly been influenced by Watchmen and Alan Moore, down to his panel grids. The way that he lays them out. But he purposefully avoids the nine panel grid here in this book, to the point where there's one page that I think is like a 12 panel grid, or maybe a 15 panel grid or something like that. Alex:                 But he never goes into that basic Watchmen breakdown of the page at any point, which almost seems like a no brainer for somebody who has built a lot of their career on building his work off of what Alan Moore did. So that's curious to me, the other thing that's curious to me, is the choice of setting. Because it very purposely feels like The Manchurian Candidate meets All the Presidents bad down to the feathered hair that everybody has, and the fashion they're wearing. It seems like it said in the 70s. But Watchmen itself was set in the 1980s. So, when is it set is my question. This is supposed to be now, but have fashions come around to the 70s? Again, what's going on? Are they only doing it because it's supposed to feel like a 70s conspiracy thriller? There's something about that and the lack of clarity there in the world, though I'm sure King, because he's meticulous writer, has thought through it. And we'll find out eventually. I'm just not quite sure with this first issue, there's a wall there for me in terms of where it's at. Pete:                Okay, well, it's a weird thing to get hung up on, but I understand what you're saying. But it's just weird to me, because Tom King is kind of famous for, “You're going to have to keep reading to figure out the story.” Alex:                 Sure. But I think that's important because we're dealing with Watchmen and we're dealing with an ongoing world and we know this is continuing. There are things that are teased here and thrown into the background, whether it's through billboards or advertisements or other things that let us know, “Okay, this is kind of where the world got to from 1985 to here.” And interestingly, some of the things whether it's quite sensitive Not dovetail with Watchmen the TV series. Alex:                 So that only raises further questions in my mind of is this in continuity with the comic book? Is it going to continue with the TV show? Is it in continuity with the both? Is it's own continuity? And I know that's not the only thing I should be thinking about, I know I should be concentrating on the story which taken on its own, totally divorced from Watchmen is a good conspiracy thriller story. But those are the sort of things that I do think are important to understand, in some sense, when you're saying here, “This is a continuation of Watchmen.” Pete:                Yeah, just you kind of sound like me when we were talking about Tom King's Vision. I was hung up on one little thing, and you guys were like, “Hey, get over it.” Alex:                 I think this is a big thing, though. I think this is a big important thing. It is a big thing. Pete:                That will be explained. Sure, but it will be explained. Tom King is piecemealing- Alex:                 It's a gorgeous comic book, like the best of Before Watchmen, which was a dicey project to begin with, but still had some good comics come out of it. Yeah, this is a dicey project that still seems like a good comic. So I'm happy to follow it along. But I have questions. Pete:                My question is, do you know if this is monthly or weekly? Because the election's coming up? And I need to know. Alex:                 I assume it's monthly. Pete:                Oh man, we're in trouble. Alex:                 All right, let's move on then to the second comic, we're going to talk about, Commanders in Crisis #1 from Image Comics written by Steve Orlando. Art by David Tinto. We talked to Steve about this on the live show a couple of weeks back. And it is basically him doing a Crisis comic book, but with totally original characters. What do you think? Did it pay off on the premise that he sold us on, on the pitch, Pete? Pete:                I think it did. I think, I'm in. This is very interesting. This is a cool team. It's fun to kind of see his take on a big crossover event like this. It's fantastic art. I like the team that is kind of in this thing. And there's like a cool kind of like superhero moment where we had the kiss. That was great. Yeah, I'm on board. I think these characters are interesting enough that even if I don't… It's not like a Avengers crossover event where I know every single person, I got enough here to go by. And yeah, I'm excited to see where this goes, it seems like he did a good job of selling it and I'm in. Alex:                 What's really fascinating about this, to me, is that it avoids any of the archetypes. I expected going in with it, we'd get a Superman, a Wonder Woman, a Batman etc. We don't get any of that these are completely as far as I can tell original characters. There's no analogues from any particular universe. And that only makes Steve Orlando's job harder going into this. But it does make it more interesting to read because their powers are so weird and so interesting. And the hook of it, which he talked about on the show, this is the reveal at the end of the issue. So if you don't want to know turned away, but I still think it's fair to talk about because he mentioned to us is the death of Empathy, which is going to be an interesting thing to see going forward. The other detail that is so weird, but such an interesting specific thing is all the members of the team in the book are from different parallel universes where they were all presidents. Pete:                President. Alex:                 Which is very weird. Pete:                Commander in Crisis. Yeah. Alex:                 Commanders in crisis, they are commanders. They were all like the first Latinx president, the first woman president, the first, etc. resident. But it's a bunch of presidents with superpowers fighting a crisis, which is such a bizarre detail, but it makes so much sense for the title. And yeah, I'm definitely on board. I think like he's set up a weird, interesting, very different world here. Pete:                Yeah. And it's even like when you get the kind of splash page introduction of the superheroes it's like “Prizefighter, as strong as the crowd hopes he is.” I was like, “What?” And then it's like “Sawbones, Action Surgeon.” I've never seen those two words next to each other, action surgeon. What is that? Yeah so it's very interesting. Alex:                 It's intriguing. Pete:                Yeah, it really does a good job of like, kind of sucking you in. And then there's the fun kind of like, oh these minions aren't very smart. They have their brains in a backpack. Okay, this is crazy. It's doing a great job. And I think this really ought to be interesting to see how this unfolds. Alex:                 I agree. Let's move on. Talking about the Immortal Hulk # 38 from Marvel written by Al Ewing art by Joey Bennett. In this issue, the Leader is dominating the Hulk and all of his allies. He is in the Hulk's mind-scape and controlling things from outside when a rogue element comes in and turns around the balance of power. Pete, I know you've been down on this book, but this issue by the end like in the right way, personally, I was like, “What the fuck is happening here?” Oh my God. Pete:                Yeah, this is great. This is really great. You got a lot of the kind of horror aspects that's been happening, but this like really gets into kind of the story and action. I'm very happy with this issue. It's really impressive. Very cool. It's got a lot of twists and reveals but man, it's glorious. It really is a great issue of comic book. Alex:                 Yeah, it's still horrifying, everything that's going on and the visuals that Joe Bennett draws. But everything that Al Ewing has been building up over the past 38 issues is really finally coming to crest here. It feels like the Leader is probably the sub-villain that we need to deal with in this run. But it's still such a good Leader story. And it's such a good Hulk family story that it feels dangerous in the right way. Just great. Gross. Pete:                It's really impressive how this book has grown and changed and done so many different things. It's really… I can't imagine the pitch meeting for this fucking thing. Alex:                 “Okay, so get this. Rick is very long.” Pete:                It's a horror hulk. Alex:                 Yeah, Rick is long, and he kind of bends in a weird way. And that's the pitch. Pete:                Has the grossest neck you've ever seen. Alex:                 Just it's horrible. It's absolutely horrible. Yeah, a great book. Moving on to the True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, National Anthem #1, from Dark Horse comic, story by Gerard Way and Shaun Simon, art by Leonardo Romero. If you've never read this book, this is basically about a bunch of folks. It's sort of like an extrapolation of, what was the movie? Them. The Kurt Russell movie where he puts on this… No, Rowdy Roddy Piper, puts on the sun glasses, and could see the truth about the world. It's essentially that, but in comic book form, and here, they've beaten the bad guys, they have one as far as they know. And then things start to go horribly wrong from there. Really good book. I like this, it's esoteric and strange, as most of Gerard Way stuff is. If you read Doom Patrol, if you read Umbrella Academy, but it still feels very prescient and timely in terms of the storytelling, which I like quite a bit. Pete:                Yeah, it's really impressive. The art and the storytelling is gorgeous and fantastic, and really moves the story very… It moves through this kind of crazy world. And you're kind of really piecing it together. But it's very unique. And just when you think you've got a handle on it just kind of surprises you again. And I love all the different groups that they kind of break down in the middle of it. Yeah, I think this is a great issue that really kind of gets you excited for more in this world, it really sets things up and gets you wanting more. I think it's a great first issue. Alex:                 And I think you could understand it even if you haven't read the first series, you could jump right in here and go ahead with it. Obviously you're going to have a richer experience, but it's good stuff regardless. Next up, this is what we talked about in the live show a little bit, Dark Knights Death Metal #4 from DC Comics. Written by Scott Snyder art by Greg Capullo, wild stuff happening in this issue. This is bringing together a bunch of the one shots and miniseries that have been running along. We find out what's been going out with the Flash Team, we find out what's been going on with Wonder Woman, Batman and Superman as they sink deeper into the Crisis Dark multi verses, and things- Pete:                And- Alex:                 Yeah, Pete. Pete:                It still starts with Uncle Rock in this one. But, you know. Alex:                 Sergeant Rock. Pete:                Sarge Rock. Alex:                 You call him Uncle Rock. Pete:                [crosstalk 00:14:48]. Yeah, I call him uncle Rock. That's what he calls himself in this, which is a funny moment. Alex:                 He married your aunt. Pete:                Yeah that's how that technically works. You're right. But yeah, I mean, this is just amazing art, over the top fun. Darkseid in that chair is unbelievable. It's like Green Lantern's ring chair. So that means the Green Lantern has to sit there and keep thinking about the size and weight of that chair. That's a very intense little thing that doesn't get much attention. It's just they're killing this. This is just so much fun. Each one of these books is really fun to see what mashups of characters they're going to use, and how crazy it's going to look, and it hasn't disappointed yet. Alex:                 This entire book feels like the dialogue break in a metal song. When somebody's like, “And then Superman is sunk into a pit of fire as Darkseid watched.” The whole thing. Just it's absolutely, really ludicrous. The whole thing is crazy. We talked about it on the show, but it ends with the Darkest Knight aka Batman who laughs winning, turning the universe into the Last 52, a bunch of dark multiverses, it's only going to go from there. Who knows how they're going to win. But it's funny for the insanely highest stakes, that is, honestly just fun the entire time. Pete:                It really is. Alex:                 Let's move on to something that's a little bit grimmer but in the right way, Stealth #6 from Image Comics, written by Mike Costa and art by Nate Bellegarde. We've been loving this series on the show. Pete:                It's too bad Justin didn't want to talk about this book. Alex:                 He got out of here, was like “No thanks. Don't want to talk about Stealth.” Pete:                Yeah, he was like, “Listen, guys, I love Stealth. I said it was my pick. But I'd rather watch a football game right now. So fuck all, y'all.” Alex:                 I don't think that's what's happening. But the other Stealth, if you haven't been reading the book, it's about a guy who's in sort of a all powerful armor [inaudible 00:17:01], who also may or may not have dementia. He's been fighting against a guy called the Dead Hand who can kill people by touching them with his hand. Everything is revealed in this issue. They loop everything back. We finish it up. This is the end of the miniseries. What did you think about the conclusion, Pete? Pete:                I was really impressed with this. Like this kind of started and it was like, “Wait, what's happening?” I love the story. I love the action, the art's unbelievable. But I was kind of like, “But man, does this all come together in such an amazing way.” It's one of those books where you read it. And at the end, you're like “God, I want to go back and read it all over again.” It's really great. Really impressive. And I can't compliment the art enough. Alex:                 In a surprising way too, it's nothing that I think you could have predicted from the first five issues, but it makes total sense at the same time when it's explained, which is a difficult feat to go through. Pass off, whatever the word is. Pete:                Yeah, especially us, we've read so many comics, it's hard to surprise us. And this really did a great job of that. Alex:                 This is a great miniseries, definitely pick it up when it's in trade or individual issues. Next up The Vain, #1 from Oni Press, written by Eliot Rahal, illustrated by Emily Pearson. This is about a bunch of vampires around the turn of World War II who are robbing blood banks. Get it? Pete:                You see what they're doing? Alex:                 And when war breaks out with the Nazis, and then everything changes. I was very surprised and impressed by this book. I thought this is a really fun concept. The characters were good. I liked how the world was laid out. And there's a good nice twist at the end. How'd you feel Pete? Pete:                Yeah, I really liked it. I thought it was very cool. Kind of like bank heist, but they're robbing a blood bank. And also like, fun kind of like, the way the vampires kind of handled the crowd and fuck with them a little bit, very enjoyable. And what's also nice is even the undead are like “You know what's really fucked up? Nazis, man. Racism is awful. I'm a fucking undead vampire. But I know this is wrong. So let's go end this.” That was great. Alex:                 It's a little shaggy in terms of that because it feels like okay, the concept is bank robbing vampires. I get it. And then next issue it's going to be like, okay, it's vampires fighting Nazis, I get it. So I'm wondering if it's going to change every single issue and that's going to be the rhythm of the book. Or if it is something else. Whatever it is, I'm definitely onboard. I had a fun time reading this. I think it's a fun take on vampires. Like I said the characters are good. So definitely willing to follow it. And Emily Pearson's character designs are very good as well. Pete:                Yeah. Alex:                 Next up the Avengers #37 from Marvel written by Jason Aaron, art by Javier Garron. This is kicking off the end of the Age of Khonshu. Pete:                Yes, the Age of Khonshu. And this is the finale. Alex:                 This is the finale. So Khonshu, who is the God of Moon Knight has taken the powers of the rest of the Avengers. This issue they're fighting back as well as Moon Knight who now the Phoenix Power is fighting back. This is playing with toys in the best sense of the phrase. Pete:                Well yeah, and that's a great way to put it. Because you do have like a super baby here who is like, “Yo, give me back my toys.” So that was kind of well put there. But yeah, this is a fantastic art. And it kind of reminds me of Snyder's just over the top fun, where a lot of different characters are getting to play with different powers and stuff like that. And I think this is a great kind of finale. And it's cool to kind of see somebody get powered up like this, and then kind of like spoiler, but de-powered, and where those powers go. So it's, again, a writer and artist, having a lot of fun with the different kind of powers and different perspectives. So yeah, I really enjoyed this. I thought it wasn't a huge kind of event. It was just kind of big enough. And I thought it was great. Alex:                 Yeah, it's playground rules. It feels like every page, and I say this in the best sense, because it's fun to read. But it's the sort of thing where somebody is like, “Oh you're going to attack my pyramid. Well, my wolf men and my mummies are going to attack you.” And they're like, “Fine. Well, now I have the Iron Fist…” That's great. Like, there's not enough of that in comics, where it just feels like people playing and having fun. It all has to mean something. It all has to lead to the next thing. This is the sort of thing where it's like, and I'm probably mis-remembering this, where She Hulk can very briefly get the Iron Fist, and it has no bearing on anything whatsoever, other than a fun splash page that they draw. And that's fine. It's refreshing to read something like that. Alex:                 Here's another thing that is almost the opposite, where it's fun, but everything means something. Once and Future #12 from Boom Studios by Kieron Gillen, art by Dan Mora. Pete I know you love this series. This is wrapping up the Beowulf arc. Listen, I think textually pretty big revelations for the mythology of the book, as teased to us by Kieron Gillen when we chatted with him a couple of weeks back. How'd you feel about this one? Pete:                This just continues to be one of my favorite things on the stands. Art is unbelievable. You have these unbelievable monsters these great kind of stories and fables intertwined here, and then you just got one badass grandma who's not going to take shit from nobody. And this is just such a glorious comic book that is worth your time and money. And it's entertaining, it's smart, it's touching. It's stories that you've kind of know, that kind of are told in this new kind of messed up way and it's very, very enjoyable. Alex:                 Yeah, Dan Mora's art and character designs and monster designs in particular are so good across the board. But this issue is Kieron Gillen doing his Kieron Gillen thing and wrapping stories together, figuring out how they fit together, figuring out how the mythology of England as an entity fits together. And it's fascinating to read, but it's nowhere near as dense as say Die, for example, but just good, good stuff and so much fun to read. Alex:                 Let's move on to an anthology DC the Doomed and the Damned #1 from DC Comics, written by John Arcudi, Saladin Ahmed, Kenny Porter, Amanda Deibert, Marv Wolfman, Amedeo Turturro, Alyssa Wong, Brandon Thomas, Travis Moore and Garth Ennis. Art by Mike Perkins, Leonardo Manco, Riley Rossmo, Daniel Sampere, Tom Mandrake, Max Fiumara, Dominike “Domo” Stanton, Baldemar Rivas, Travis Moore and PJ Holden. As you can probably guess, from how I introduced it, as well as the lineup this is a series of short stories teaming up DC Comics characters in spooky situations. As usual, how'd you feel about this one, Pete? And were there any stories that jumped out to you? Pete:                Yeah, this was a really nice collection. I had a lot of fun with this. I mean, the Batman versus the kind of monster in the mirrors is great. This is what I want Halloween comics to be like. I want to see heroes taking on the kind of monsters. And this is the classic like if you say a name in the mirror three times, so it was cool to see that. The Raven Wonder Woman story was great. I'm a sucker for a Grundy story. I love the look of Superman in that one store. I thought like he really looked fantastic with the Swamp Thing. It was just super fun. I think there was a lot of cool stuff and even the Green Lantern team up I enjoyed. Alex:                 Yeah, I like this as well. I mean, if you can't tell from the title this is riff on Brave and the Bold but Doom and [inaudible 00:25:31] instead. So it's a team up book- Pete:                Oh, I just put it together. Alex:                 Which it gives it a very different flavor from other anthologies. I think it gives it more focus, particularly because you usually get a non-supernatural character teaming up with a supernatural character. The best one for me, which you mentioned, is Saladin Ahmed's story, which I just… I love Batman dealing with the supernatural because he does it all the time. But he never believes it. He's always like, “Scientific explanation for this. I got to figure this one out.” And it's great here. He deals with essentially like a Candyman, Beetlejuice type figure, except in Gotham City. And it's a lot of fun. But this is a good collection if you want to pick it up. Next up Redneck #28 from Image Comics written by Donny Cates, art by Lisandro Estherren. This is a title we have not checked out that much, I think, right, Pete? Pete:                Well, so this is weird because I saw Redneck and I thought it was Jason Aaron's book called Redneck and it's not. This is a different kind of redneck, not what you think because it's about vampires. Alex:                 No, Jason Aaron wrote another book. I don't remember what it's called. But it's not Redneck. Pete:                Okay. Alex:                 No, he's, what is it? Southern Bastards. That's what he wrote. Pete:                Oh. Right, right, right. Yeah. I thought… But anyways, so this is a very kind of… The art is really fantastic. I love the way they kind of draw the action. And a very interesting, kind of like tale throughout time here that we're dealing with. And I love the way it kind of ended on this cliffhanger for more. I think this is very interesting book, very kind of unique and creative. And I didn't know what I was getting into. And I was pleasantly surprised. Alex:                 So Donny talks about this in the end matter a little bit, but it is wild reading the first couple of issues of this books, which I think I read the first couple and I just got away from it for no particular reason. But it was what the title said, it was about a bunch of swamp folks dealing with vampires. I was like, “Okay, I get it. Rednecks cool. I'm on it, I get the concepts of this book.” To here where we're like Dracula war, which is a very different sort of thing. Alex:                 But Lisandro's art in particular is epic throughout the book. As you mentioned, it spans through different time periods. I enjoyed this quite a bit. And it's certainly the sort of thing that makes me want to be like, “Okay, I read the first collection, I read this issue. Now I actually need to read what happened in between, because clearly, I missed a lot.” Alex:                 Next up Amazing Spider-Man #50 from Marvel, written by Nick Spencer, art by Patrick Gleason. This is picking up right on the last issue, but kicking off a new storyline, where we finally learn the identity of Kindred as well as why he has it out for Spider-Man. Why he has it out for Norman Osborn, what happens to the Sin Eater? Big things happened in this issue. Spider Man is a very dire straits. We're definitely going to get into spoilers here. So Pete, as you feel about this reveal, what do you think about this? Pete:                Cool. I mean, when I saw the tombstone reveal, I was like, “All right.” Alex:                 But so let's walk through this and this is spoiler time. But Kindred pulls up the tombstone, you're supposed to think as a reader, “Oh, okay is he Captain Stacy?” Gwen Stacy's dad. But he's not. Instead, what Kindred has done is he's pulled up the corpses of Captain Stacy and Gwen Stacy, and put them at a dinner table for Spider-Man, classic villain behavior. But it turns out the Kindred is none other than Harry Osborn. Pete:                Yeah, at the end there's another twist, where you think, “Okay, we don't know, here's the reveal of the tombstone. That's who he is.” But then at the end, it's like, “He's my son.” And then you're like twist again. Alex:                 I don't love that. I feel like we're going to have to do a lot of explanation to get why Harry Osborn is this. Pete:                Especially when Spider-Man sits down to that dinner and he sees the two dead people. And then he's like, “Wait, but what's this got to do with Harry Osborn?” You know what I mean? Alex:                 Yeah, I mean, first of all, indoor dining very dangerous right now. Second of all, if you ever get in that situation, just be like, “Check, please.” Pete:                Yeah, also, you got to put masks on those corpses, you know what I mean? You can't just [crosstalk 00:30:16]. Alex:                 I mean come on. Absolutely. They could spread disease. Pete:                They're inside. Alex:                 Yes. Think of the servers. Pete:                Yeah, exactly. Alex:                 This is a good issue. Nick Spencer is doing an intriguing job of the storyline. But like I said, I think though this fills in a lot of holes in what's been going on I need to get to how this happened, which I assume is going to happen soon. This seems to be a big storyline. But why is Harry Osborn Kindred? What does that mean? How did he become Kindred? Are all big open questions here but we're just at the beginning of this storyline right now. Alex:                 Next up, another Tom King book Strange Adventures #6 from DC Comics written by surprise Tom King art by Mitch Garads and Evan ‘Doc' Shaner. In this issue, as usual, we're jumping back and forth between the planet Ron and what's happening on Earth, as Mr. Terrific investigates the death of Adam Strange and Alanna's daughter. In this issue Mr. Terrific Alanna kind of go on a date a little bit, and parry and check each other out and sort of probe each other's weaknesses. Ends in a very different, very interesting place. I like this issue quite a bit, particularly, because it made me doubt Alanna being the bad guy of this series. How'd you feel about it Pete? Pete:                Yeah, yeah. Also, we had a little Seth Meyers sighting. Little talk show clip here. And as we all know, Seth Meyers came on Comic Book Club, big fan of the show. So it's nice to see that. Alex:                 It was nice to see it finally pay off for him. Pete:                Yeah, yeah. Really nice to see Seth Meyers get his due, poor guy, he works really hard. But yeah, I mean, this is just waiting, each Tom King book, you get a little bit more information, a little bit more information. You're trying to piece together this whole story. So it's unbelievable, Tom King, kills it as a writer. And I'm excited to see how this unfolds, and we get a little bit more. And I love the Terrific stuff in this. So yeah, I can't wait until the final kind of domino falls, I can kind of look back and see what we've done here. Alex:                 I agree. This is definitely a mystery book. It's going to make you reevaluate everything when we finally get to the end there. But every issue just gorgeous to read and gut wrenching and heartbreaking across the board. Another one, very sad Marvel Zombies Resurrection #3 from Marvel written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson art by Leonard Kirk. Spider-Man is taking Franklin and Valeria to the Galactus hive to try to find a cure for the zombie virus that has afflicted the Marvel Universe. Things go predictably, very, very wrong, including a favorite of Pete's, who gets caught in the struggle. I love the twist that Philip gives to the whole Marvel Zombies thing here. It's so smart. So well done. I'm a little hesitant to spoil it. But every issue of this is so dangerous, so harrowing. And it's amazing that he has found a totally different twist on the zombie mythology in the Marvel Universe. How'd you feel Pete? Pete:                Yeah, this was really crazy and intense to kind of like, have these kind of reveals of kind of like how this all unfolded. Love the Galactus stuff. Magic stuff is really cool. The character that we're not talking about I was like… All right, but- Alex:                 We can talk about him. We can spoil it. Pete:                I think it's- Alex:                 We spoiled so much this podcast. Pete:                This continues to be a really fun book and if you would have said- Alex:                 It's Wolverine. Pete:                Wolverines. Wolverine. But yeah, I mean, you would think like okay, Marvel Zombies all right, how long we doing this, but this really is a fresh take on it. And it's very enjoyable. Alex:                 I agree. I'm very nervous, concerned about what will happen at the last issue when we get to that. Moving on to Seven Secrets #3 from Boom Studios written by Tom Taylor illustrated by Daniela De Nicolo. This issue we're following who we still think is our main character but we're not 100% sure, as they go on a mission to become the new secret keeper for this organization. Still don't know what the secrets are, still don't know what's going on. Pete:                Yeah. Alex:                 We just know somebody evil is gunning straight for them. Another great issue of this book as Tom and company continued to build out the mythology. How'd you feel Pete? Pete:                Yeah, I liked this. Again, we kind of don't know. I mean, if I'm risking my life over a briefcase, I might take a peek. But I think that this is very creative in the way that it kind of tells his story as it unfolds and the touching like 15 gifts from the father for the 15 years he wasn't there. That got me, that got me a little bit. That was pretty awesome. I've been really impressed with the characters in the book and their story and kind of how this is all moving forward. A lot of great action. Yeah, this continues to impress. Alex:                 Yeah, great book and Daniela De Nicolo's art is also real good, it's very anime… Excuse me, manga inspired. Yeah, but it feels like the halfway point way point. Pete:                The mustache guy reminds me of the guy from Voltron. The new Voltron [crosstalk 00:36:07]- Alex:                 Interesting. I don't know what you're talking about, but I appreciate it regardless. Before we wrap up here, let's do it. Let's get into the X/10 of Swords block. Three issues out this week. Hellions #5, written by Zeb wells and art by Carmen Carnero. New Mutants #13 written by Ed Price and art by Rob Price. Cable #5 written by Jerry Duggan and art by Phil Noto. Versus last week, where we got a little more of an overarching story each one of these is very much its own thing. Alex:                 In Hellions we get that team heading off into other world to basically cheat the whole sword contest that's going on by stealing Arakko's swords. In New Mutant's we find out how Cypher is dealing with fact that he's supposed to be a sword bearer. Answer is not very well. And in cable, he is dealing with a sword of his own. When the last we left him, he was with Cyclops and Jean Grey on Sword, the actual space station the people, we find out what happened to them, and what happens next. This is great. I was a little worried that this crossover was going to be just one thing after another just following up on it. But I love that each one of these individual interweaving stories, and I thought each of these issues was a ton of fun all on its own. Pete I know you liked last week's issues. How'd you feel about this one? Pete:                I did. I really liked the break from the stacking insane idea on top of insane idea and like here we're just going to have like a showdown you bring your best, we'll bring our best, bring a sword, let's settle this. But this gets a little derailed by the Lollipop Guild where they sit around a table and makes insane decisions like “Hey, we're going to do this big battle to the death, but why don't we cheat? Right? Because we're on our own island by playing by the rules so fuck it let's just cheat, and just throw a wrench in the whole fucking thing.” Alex:                 So this is in Hellions by the way just to clarify what's going on here. I love this issue. Zeb Wells writes the crap out of these characters. His Empath is such a horrible asshole in a hilarious way. Mr. Sinister is great. Pete:                The cape bit is just glorious. It's really fun. Alex:                 Oh my god. So funny. Just, it's a funny book. And I appreciate that in the middle of this like… Particularly coming off of, I think, the last issue was Storm being like, “I need to potentially destroy a relationship with my husband because it's the head of the world and I need to invade Wakanda.” And then this issue, Mr. Sinister's like wrestling with a horse most of the issue is great. That you could have these different tones of this world is so much fun. Pete:                Yeah, it's all right. Alex:                 And then of course, there's New Mutants, which is I think one of the greatest issues of all time that really just really digs in on Cypher as a character. One of the greatest characters of all time. Gives him his due in the sun, shows up what was going on with Warlock, trains with Krakoa, plays on his insecurities, but in the right way, and fleshes out his relationship with Krakoa, just a great issue across the board. And I know I'm using a sarcastic voice, but I also actually think that. Pete:                The art in this book is glorious. The Krakoa, trying to stop him and talk to them but like “If something happens to you I won't be able to…” I thought that was great. But at this point, I'm like, “Okay, guys, a lot of build up to the sword fight. Can we get to this goddamn sword fight.” Like, do I got to sit there and see everybody's origin story to how they got their sword. Alex:                 There's 10 swords. They're not even halfway through. They'll get halfway through, they'll have all the swords and then they'll have a bunch of fights. Pete:                Yeah. Alex:                 Come on. Pete:                Now hopefully I make a [crosstalk 00:40:12]- Alex:                 And Cable, also fun with like some terrifying weird alien enemies, that was super fun as well. Just a fun month across the board. Right Pete? Pete:                Sure. Yeah. What a month. What a year. Everybody's having a blast. Good times. Alex:                 Yeah, I just ordered a shirt online, actually, they said “2020 having a blast.” Pete:                Oh, man. Yeah, I mean, I'll look forward to hopefully getting to the fight. Just, I don't know, I think the last month with the three titles or last week, whatever it was, I thought was better, getting me hyped for this thing, but after this week, I'm kind of like, “All right, get me there already.” But hey, people like reading stuff in between their comic books pages, apparently, because man, they're doubling the fuck down on that. Alex:                 Oh my gosh. Pete:                And at this point I'm just to do it. Alex:                 Well, I liked these quite a bit. I had a fun time this week. And I'm glad to read all three of them. Pete:                Did you like reading about the sword instead of seeing it? Just reading about how much it weighs and that kind of stuff? 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Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons redefined the comic medium with their landmark graphic novel, Watchmen. The team challenged the ideology of what comics could be - through the lens of politics, our own humanity and a satire of the very medium which it’s presented. Watchmen is one of the only books in the medium to be studied in depth in colleges, appear as the only graphic novel on Time’s “100 Greatest Books of All Time List” & light up both the big and small screen alike. Watchmen has influenced multiple creators of comics in writing and artistry alike. One thing, perhaps, that gets overlooked within the mythos of the Watchmen are the team of heroes that proceeded Dr. Manhattan and gang. In 2012, DC attempted to give prequel comics through the Before Watchmen line. One of which was the Minutemen. In this seventh installment into our Watchmen series, we’re looking at Darwyn Cooke’s miniseries with the Fantom Zone podcast (http://bit.ly/guest321). If you or someone you know is reading this right now and you are struggling with suicide, depression, addiction, or self-harm - please reach out. Comment, message or tweet to us. Go to victimsandvillains.net/hope for more resources. Call the suicide lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. Text "HELP" to 741-741. There is hope & you DO have so much value and worth! Victims and Villains is written Josh "Captain Nostalgia" Burkey (and produced by), Caless Davis, Dan Rockwood, & Brandon Miller. Music by Mallory Jameson (https://bit.ly/expandmal) & Purple Planet (https://bit.ly/ppcoms). You can now support us on Patreon. Help us get mental health resources into schools and get exclusive content at the same time. Click here (http://bit.ly/vavpatreon) to join today!

In this episode, Chris welcomes Adam who is the showrunner for the YouTube Original show,“Escape the Night” (in its 4 th Season) and creator of the comic book “The Eighth” to look at thefirst volume of one of his favorite comic book arcs, “Saga of the Swamp Thing”. Writer AlanMoore with pencilers Stephen Bissette and John Totleben begin their storied run on thetitle where in just 7 issues they would forever re-define the character of Swamp Thing.Before Watchmen, Alan Moore made his debut in the U.S. comic book industry with therevitalization of the horror comic book The Swamp Thing. His deconstruction of theclassic monster stretched the creative boundaries of the medium and became one ofthe most spectacular series in comic book history. With modern-day issues exploredagainst a backdrop of horror, The Swamp Thing stories became commentaries onenvironmental, political and social issues, unflinching in their relevance. Book one(Issues #20-27) begins with the story "The Anatomy Lesson," a haunting origin storythat reshapes Swamp Thing mythology with terrifying revelations that begin a journey ofdiscovery and adventure that will take him across the stars and beyond.Geek Ultimate Alliance on Twitter: @GUAPodNetworkWFTB on Twitter: @FinestBelieversWFTB Email: worldsfinesttruebelievers@gmail.comChris on Twitter: @ChrisBalgaAdam on Twitter: @failedsuperhero“Escape the Night” on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRfpyIF9ZtKKInt1xZ_Ns5Btar4OZzIEP“The Eighth” on Indigogo: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-eighth-comics/x/9409350#/

Still strong together and united forever (for now), the boys are back to talk more about Watchmen and mock Call Her Daddy! Again! I guess they really are willing to try anything twice! This time, they discuss: - Zack Snyder(Cut)'s 2009 film adaptation, it's numerous different cuts, and its even more numerous different attempts at making a Watchmen film since the 80's. - The 2019 HBO miniseries by Damon Lindelof, and how it works as a spiritual sequel, an adaptation, and as an allegory for what's going on right now. - The mediocrity of the 2017-2019 sequel comic limited series, Doomsday Clock, by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank. - The shitty prequel comics, Before Watchmen (or at least the ones that Stefan and Chris read a long time ago and chose not to re-read for this). - The even shittier Watchmen tie-in beat 'em up (that makes total sense) video game, The End is Nigh. - The biting (hehehe) social commentary Chris got from the Watchmen tie-in toaster. - And finally, Chris and Stefan show Brandon the only perfect Watchmen adaptation to ever exist: Saturday Morning Watchmen.  ***  NOTE: This episode was recorded on June 4, 2020, but we delayed releasing it until now. Because we are three non-Black people, we didn’t feel comfortable potentially co-opting an important uprising and risking trivializing it by relating it to a comic book TV show. Even though we're finally releasing the episode, it's important to still remember that we wholeheartedly believe that the voices that should be heard first and foremost with regards to the history of systemic racism in North America are BIPOC voices.  Even as the protests are slowing down, we still wholeheartedly believe that the issues of systemic racism and police brutality in North America are incredibly crucial to keep discussing and combating. If we stop speaking up against and fighting these horrid aspects of society as soon as the protests come to a halt, nothing is going to change. Keep listening to and supporting BIPOC voices and don't stop when it's no longer "trendy" to do so, keep diligent and call out any bigotry you see, support BLM and donate to local bail funds if you can, go to any protests if you can, and above all, stand in solidarity with BIPOC people. Anyone who stands on the wrong side of history here is despicable and the literal personification of trash in our eyes.   Black Lives Matter. ACAB.   - Brandon, Chris, and Stefan  Please consider donating to any of these bail funds in this Google Doc if you can: https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/1fb2cioBcCO47L_oGPsjdGVWDAc3RTHU2tIpDtekWKs0/mobilebasic#heading=h.1xjoly1h25g3 Check here for more ways to donate, help, and support the cause: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/  *** Music and Sound Credits:   Children cheering sound effects - non copyrighted sound by TosspotTV (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwqTMzKHi3Y)  Emotional Piano Music - Drops [Royalty and Copyright Free] by Whitesand (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hSyRMyqFOM)  Fun Upbeat Rock (No Copyright Music) By Anwar Amr (https://cutt.ly/8rHSRjf)  Gun Loaded Cocked And Shot by KP (Creative Commons License: Public Domain) (http://soundbible.com/1613-Gun-Loaded-Cocked-And-Shot.html)  Horror Ambiance - Ominous Background Music by ESN Productions (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAO3x-Uhfoo)   Infinity Stars by East Sound (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3i3XY0Jv9E)  TV Static by Mike Koenig (Attribution 3.0) (http://soundbible.com/1611-TV-Static.html) Brandon's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SY8hBjOzjjc&t=586s Leave a voice message at: https://anchor.fm/sequel-decay Follow Us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DecaySequel Like Us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SequelDecay/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCunq81vQqDwoEVcXNPPzv5A Anchor: https://anchor.fm/sequel-decay Stefan’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/TruNoStroFree Brandon’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrandonPawlik Chris’ Twitter: https://twitter.com/rantaclaus97 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sequel-decay/message

In this episode, Greg, Leon and Rahul are once again joined by special guest Anthony Askew (https://www.acecomicals.com/guests/anthonyaskew) for another conversation in our WATCHMEN (https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/watchmen-1986/watchmen) series, this time focusing on the 2009 WATCHMEN MOVIE (https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/watchmen/) and the 2012 BEFORE WATCHMEN (https://www.dccomics.com/blog/2019/04/18/before-watchmen-graphic-novels) Comics. We discuss the production history, difficulties and controversy associated with making the 2009 movie (https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/watchmen/). We also cover the 2012 Before Watchmen (https://www.dccomics.com/blog/2019/04/18/before-watchmen-graphic-novels) comic series and give our thoughts on these works, in contrast and comparison to the original 1986-87 12 issue maxi series. Send any questions or feedback to (mailto:acecomicals@gmail.com) acecomicals@gmail.com. And also please subscribe (http://www.acecomicals.com/subscribe) and leave us a review! Ace Comicals T-Shirts! (https://acecomicals.threadless.com/) check out our new merch shop! If you like what we do please consider donating to us (https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals) at https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals. All contributions will be used to defray the cost of hosting the website. Ace Comicals, over and out!# Special Guest: Anthony Askew.

Ben Phillips & Matt Waters just won't stop podcasting, which is fitting given the title of this mini-series devoted to Damon Lindelof's TV continuation of the most acclaimed comic book of all time. This first episode tackles the original comic book and the litany of adaptations and projects that were inspired by it, including Zack Snyder's movie, the Before Watchmen project, and Pax Americana, Doomsday Clock and Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt.

Rachel takes a deep dive into comic maxiseries Watchmen. Also included are read-alikes and view-alikes. Here's everything we talked about in the episode: Comics mentioned: "Watchmen" by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. "Watchmen: Motion Comic" narrated by Tom Stechschulte. The "Before Watchmen" series by various artists and "Doomsday Clock" by Geoff Johns. "Swamp Thing," "Batman: The Killing Joke," "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen," "V for Vendetta," and "From Hell" by Alan Moore. "Hellblazer" by Jamie Delano, "The Sandman" by Neil Gaiman," "Sin City" by Frank Miller, and "Transmetropolitan" by Warren Ellis. TV shows and movies mentioned: Watchmen (2009), Director Zack Snyder Watchmen, HBO Interested in Online Story Time and Family Fun Night at Home? Visit OCPL's Facebook page: www.facebook.com/oakcreeklibrary Check out books, movies, and other materials through the Milwaukee County Federated Library System: countycat.mcfls.org www.hoopladigital.com wplc.overdrive.com oakcreeklibrary.org

A veces, en La órbita de Endor, resulta inspirador sacar un programa que sabes que puede acabar gustando mucho más que las obras que pretendes analizar. Con un cierto toque desengrasante al atizar vivoS palos a títulos que se merecen eso y más y salvando ciertos muebles en obras innecesarias que, a pesar de estar ahí sin que nadie las pidieran, algún mérito que otro pudieran ofrecer. Y con todo, habrá momentos de extrema dureza por nuestra parte. Antonio Monfort, Ricardo García y Antonio Runa se embarcan de nuevo en WATCHMEN, el tercer capítulo de estos cuatro monográficos. Hablaremos de la película de Zack Snyder, del videojuego, la saga de cómics precuela Before Watchmen y del crossover de Watchmen con el Universo DC titulado Doomsday Clock, El Reloj del Día del Juicio. Te guste o no el contenido, dale una oportunidad al programa. Lo mismo te sorprende. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

A veces, en La órbita de Endor, resulta inspirador sacar un programa que sabes que puede acabar gustando mucho más que las obras que pretendes analizar. Con un cierto toque desengrasante al atizar vivoS palos a títulos que se merecen eso y más y salvando ciertos muebles en obras innecesarias que, a pesar de estar ahí sin que nadie las pidieran, algún mérito que otro pudieran ofrecer. Y con todo, habrá momentos de extrema dureza por nuestra parte. Antonio Monfort, Ricardo García y Antonio Runa se embarcan de nuevo en WATCHMEN, el tercer capítulo de estos cuatro monográficos. Hablaremos de la película de Zack Snyder, del videojuego, la saga de cómics precuela Before Watchmen y del crossover de Watchmen con el Universo DC titulado Doomsday Clock, El Reloj del Día del Juicio. Te guste o no el contenido, dale una oportunidad al programa. Lo mismo te sorprende.

Hård jul och hårt nytt läsår alla book lovers! I det här avsnittet har Johan och Magnus förmånen att diskutera William W. Johnstones och J.A. Johnstones julwestern "A Jensen Family Christmas". Håll i er för det kommer bli åka av! Nästa avsnitt: Svensk science fiction I nästa avsnitt, som kommer i slutet av januari, snackar vi om den svenska scifi-klassikern "Uppbrott från Jorden" av George Johansson som just kommit i nyutgåva. Andra saker som nämns Per Hagman, Paulo Coelho, HBO:s "Watchmen", Zack Snyders "Watchmen", Alan Moores "Watchmen", "Before Watchmen", Al Ewings "The Immortal Hulk", "Cloverfield", Godzilla, Charles Soules "Daredevil", Netflix "Daredevil", "Fantastic Four", Greg Paks "Hulkverines", Ottessa Moshfeghs "My Year of Rest and Relaxation", Sam Sykes "The City Stained Red", Joe Abercrombies "A Little Hatred", Netflix "Drakprinsen", Batman, Amazons kommande "Sagan om ringen"-tvserie, "Wonder-Woman 1984", "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", "Angel", "Game of Thrones", "7th Heaven", Enid Blyton, Cormac McCarthys "Blood Meridian", Patrick deWitts "The Sisters Brothers" William W. Johnstones & J.A. Johnstones "Trigger Warning"

Watchmen S1E2: Who Podcasts The Watchmen? Episode #12 In this episode Phil and Tyler review the second episode of the HBO Watchmen series, the Before Watchmen comics, and when is the final issue of Doomsday Clock. Show notes: Watchmen S1E2: Who Podcasts The Watchmen? Episode #12 Find all of our Social Media here: https://linktr.ee/capesandlunatics Follow Phil Perich on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nightwingpdp  Follow Tyler Patrick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JTYPatrick Produced by: http://www.southgatemediagroup.com Production Team: Phil Perich SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY SUPPORTING OUR SPONSORS Order our book Pod Life: Podcaster Stories orderpodlife.smgpods.com  When you shop at Amazon.com using this link, every dollar you spend supports our podcast network and doesn't cost you a penny more. amazon.smgpods.com Hunt a Killer – Get 20% off on your first box with Coupon Code SOUTHGATE www.huntakiller.com Tweaked Audio Headphones – Get 30% off, Free Shipping, and a Lifetime Warranty with Coupon Code – SOUTHGATE www.tweakedaudio.com Support our the SMG Podcast Network on Patreon www.patreon.com/SouthgateMediaGroup

Taylor talks about the prequel we were all waiting for (were we?): Before Watchmen. And specifically, Ozymandias. Written by legend Len Wein and illustrated by the brilliant Jae Lee, Ozymandias is the best of the Before Watchmen bunch. Fans of Watchmen or Batman: Year One might want to check this one out.Be sure to follow us at https://instagram.com/panelism.ink See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Join Brandon and David as they explore the past and future of the Watchmen universe! Explore all of Before Watchmen and up to issue #8 of Doomsday Clock! 

Here is a rather unique opportunity: we have captured one of comics’ most notorious (and reportedly quite grumpy) writers and are about to to pick his brain. Known for frequent collaborations with 5-star artists (and past FACTS-guests) like Eduardo Risso and Lee Bermejo, Brian Azzarello is most closely associated with crime stories that break down the genre conventions like 100 Bullets or Joker and Luthor, but he hasn’t shied away from mainstream work on familiar characters like Spider-Man (though with a decidedly underworld slant) or Wonder Woman. He enjoys riling up fandom with Doctor 13 and Before Watchmen. Probably even earlier on with Hellblazer as well. Most recently, he finished DKR III The Master Race with Frank Miller and started mashing more genres together in Moonshine. Our spotlight is shining straight into his eyes and we demand answers to all our questions.

In this weeks issue we don't need roads... That's because we're going back to the future... and the past... Thats rights capes and cowls! This week we're talking TIME TRAVEL. Which speedsters have caused the most damage? Who's your favourite time trapping villain? All this and more, but first we talk all that is DC News. From new rules in the house that Wonder Woman built, to the brand new Black Lightning show. We give you all the latest and greatest from the distinguished competition... But whats that sound? Is it a bird? A plane? Why It's a new segment! We've jammed so much into this issue you'll have to listen to hear it all. Intro music by Aaron Barry Sponsored by Great Lakes Grooming Co.   Prescribed Reading from Issue #41: Impulse: Bart Saves the Universe #1 – Extant tries to fights the JSA, trying to alter the past and save someone destined to die, thus disrupting the timeline. Flash vol. 5 #21 – Part of the “The Button” arc, the Flash and Batman travel back in time through the Speed Force. Convergence #8 – Brainiac sends Parallax, the pre-Flashpoint Superman, and other characters from deleted timelines back in time to prevent the destruction of the infinite Earths from the original Crisis. Justice League 3000 vol. 1 – This series takes place in an alternate 31st Century where the Legion of Super-Heroes does not exist, with cloned future versions of the Justice League existing instead. The Multiversity: Ultra Comics #1 – Ultra Comics explains that his Ultra-Gem connects him to comic book readers from past, present, and future. Flash: Rebirth #5 – Eobard Thawne, the Reverse-Flash, reveals that the Negative Speed Force allows him to alter time without consequence. Before Watchmen: Doctor Manhattan #1-4 – Doctor Manhattan uses his quantum powers to alter the past, fracturing the timeline and damaging reality itself. Showcase vol. 1 #20 – The 1st appearance of Rip Hunter, Time Master. Booster Gold vol. 2 #1 – Rip Hunter recruits Booster Gold to defend the timeline as the “greatest hero you’ve never heard of”. Zero Hour #3 – The Time Trapper is revealed to be a future version of Rokk Krinn, otherwise known as Cosmic Boy.   SHOW NOTES (courtesy of Josh Gill)   WW2 will be first film to implement new anti-sexual harassment guidelines https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/22/16918368/wonder-woman-2-producers-guild-america-pga-anti-sexual-harassment-guidelines Gal Gadot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gal_Gadot Brett Ratner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Ratner Hot Toys brings Man of Steel to life again with its new Superman figure http://www.hottoys.com.hk/productDetail.php?productID=182 Henry Cavill https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Cavill Mr. Potato Head https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Potato_Head Raven fights the darkness with darkness in all new series http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Raven_(Prime_Earth) Teen Titans http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Teen_Titans_(Prime_Earth) Raven: Daughter of Darkness http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Raven:_Daughter_of_Darkness_Vol_1 https://nerdist.com/raven-fights-darkness-with-darkness-in-all-new-series-exclusive-preview/ Trigon http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Trigon Superman is brining back the classic red trunks https://nerdist.com/superman-red-trunks-action-comics/ New 52 Superman http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Kal-El_(Prime_Earth) Action Comics 1000 https://www.newsarama.com/38292-what-s-inside-action-comics-1000-hardcover-companion.html Superman turns 80 http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Action_Comics_Vol_1_1 Flashpoint movie gets a pair of comedy directors https://nerdist.com/flashpoint-movie-directors-john-francis-daley-jonathan-goldstein/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Francis_Daley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Goldstein_(filmmaker) Spiderman: Homecoming https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man:_Homecoming Tobey Macguire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobey_Maguire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man_(2002_film) Lego Movie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lego_Movie Han Solo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solo:_A_Star_Wars_Story Phil Lord and Chris Miller https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Lord_and_Christopher_Miller Jordan Peele https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Peele Get Out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_Out Jeffrey Dean Morgan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Dean_Morgan Black Canary is the new R’as Al Ghul https://screenrant.com/black-canary-comic-new-ras-al-ghul/ http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Black_Canary Gotham City Garage http://showcase.dc.wikia.com/wiki/Gotham_City_Garage_Vol_1 DC Comics commercials return to television https://www.previewsworld.com/Article/206355-DC-Comics-Commercials-Return-To-Television Dark Knights: Metal http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Dark_Nights:_Metal Sideways https://www.cbr.com/sideways-preview-dc-comics/ Damage http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Ethan_Avery_(Prime_Earth) Terrifics https://www.cbr.com/first-preview-the-terrifics/ Immortal Men http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Immortal_Men_(Prime_Earth) DC finished 2017 strong in comic sales leading over Marvel http://dccomicsnews.com/2018/01/18/dc-finishes-2017-strong-with-comic-sales/ Brian Michael Bendis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Michael_Bendis The Dark Knight https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Knight_(film) Doctor Strange https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Strange_(2016_film) Guardians of the Galaxy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guardians_of_the_Galaxy_(film) OG GotG lineup https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guardians_of_the_Galaxy_(1969_team) This is Us star in talks to play the Wizard in Shazam https://batman-news.com/2018/01/18/ron-cephas-jones-wizard-shazam-talks/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Cephas_Jones Rock of Eternity http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Rock_of_Eternity Luke Cage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Cage_(TV_series) Mark Strong https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Strong https://batman-news.com/2018/01/14/mark-strong-doctor-sivana-shazam-script-secrecy/ Sivana http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Doctor_Sivana Black Lightning Premier https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lightning_(TV_series) Thunder and Lightning http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Anissa_Pierce_(New_Earth) http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Jennifer_Pierce_(New_Earth) Suicide Slum http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Suicide_Slum Tobias Whale http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Tobias_Whale The 100 http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/The_100   The Doctor’s Pulls Action Comics 995 http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Action_Comics_Vol_1_995 Detective Comics 972 http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Detective_Comics_Vol_1_972 The Flash 38 http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/The_Flash_Vol_5_38 Ragman 4 http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Ragman_Vol_3_4 Mr. Miracle 6 http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Mister_Miracle_Vol_4_6 Titans 19 http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Titans_Vol_3_19 Wonder Woman 38 http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Wonder_Woman_Vol_5_38   Time Travel   Time travel used to take out Extant saving Atom Smasher’s mom. JSA http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Justice_Society_of_America_(New_Earth) Hank Hall aka Extant aka Monarch http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Henry_Hall_(New_Earth) Waverider http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Matthew_Ryder_(New_Earth) Zero Hour http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Zero_Hour Favorite or most entertaining method of time travel? Cosmic Treadmill http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Cosmic_Treadmill Speed Force http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Speed_Force The Button http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/The_Button What time altering event are you most relieved was retconned? What time altering event do you wish had stuck? What time altering event do you wish would be retconned? The missing time from the New 52 https://www.cbr.com/ten-biggest-new-52-continuity-changes-dc-universe-rebirth-reversed/ Rebirth http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/DC_Rebirth_(Event) Colors of the Wind, Pocahontas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colors_of_the_Wind https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocahontas_(1995_film) Crisis on Infinite Earths http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Crisis_on_Infinite_Earths Convergence http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Convergence_(Event) Superman: Reborn http://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/action-comics-2016/superman-reborn Justice League 3000 http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Justice_League_(Justice_League_3000) Legion of Superheroes http://showcase.dc.wikia.com/wiki/Legion_of_Super-Heroes_(Pre-Zero_Hour) Are comic book readers 3-D time travelers? Ultracomics http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Ultra_Comics_(Earth_33) Grant Morrison https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_Morrison Has the Flash done major changes other than Flashpoint? Reverse Flash http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Reverse-Flash Negative Speed Force http://showcase.dc.wikia.com/wiki/Negative_Speed_Force What hero would most like to go back in time and correct costume fouls? Disco Nightwing http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Richard_Grayson_(New_Earth)/Gallery?file=Nightwing_0101.jpg Lego Batman http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Lego_Batman http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Richard_Grayson_(Lego_Batman) Bat-Nips https://moviepilot.com/p/joel-schumacher-explains-bat-nipples-batman-and-robin/4294772 Artemis http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Artemis_of_Bana-Mighdall_(New_Earth) http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Artemis_of_Bana-Mighdall_(New_Earth)/Gallery?file=Artemis_Wonder_Woman_004.jpg http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Outlaws_(Prime_Earth) http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Wonder_Woman:_The_Challenge_of_Artemis Swamp Thing http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Alec_Holland_(New_Earth) Metamorpho http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Rex_Mason_(New_Earth) Can “Blue Dick” time travel?  If so, will he show up on The Flash unify the timeline? Dr. Manhattan http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Jonathan_Osterman_(Watchmen) The Flash (CW) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flash_(2014_TV_series) Before Watchmen http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Before_Watchmen_Vol_1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Before_Watchmen Doomsday Clock http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Doomsday_Clock_Vol_1 Will you ever do an episode about time travel in general? Uhhh, see current episode… Is the TV version of Rip Hunter accurate? Best/worst Rip Hunter stories? Rip Hunter (TV) http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Rip_Hunter_(Arrow) Rip Hunter (comics) http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Rip_Hunter_(New_Earth) Legends of Tomorrow http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/DC%27s_Legends_of_Tomorrow_(TV_Series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legends_of_Tomorrow Vandal Savage http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Hath-Set_(Arrow) Time Masters http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Time_Masters Time Sphere http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Time_Sphere Linear Men http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Linear_Men Forgotten Heroes http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Forgotten_Heroes 52 http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/52 Booster Gold Vol 2 http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Michael_Jon_Carter_(New_Earth) http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Booster_Gold_Vol_2 Who is your favorite time traveling villain? Time Trapper http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Time_Trapper_(Pre-Zero_Hour) Cosmic Boy http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Rokk_Krinn_(Pre-Zero_Hour) Best time traveling snack? Larabars https://www.larabar.com/ Best snacks while running https://www.runnersworld.com/fuel-school/how-to-eat-during-long-runs Vanishing Point http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Vanishing_Point

Cette semaine on vous parle d’un des meilleurs comics de tous les temps, Watchmen d’Alan Moore et Dave Gibbons. Mais comme d’habitude on revient sur les news de la semaine :- le trailer d’Avengers infinity war - la bande annonce d’un nouvel animé DC, Batman Ninja - le crossover des séries du CWverse Crisis on earth X - la perte de diffuseur de la série Scalped - une première photo de Robin pour la série Titans - Netflix commande deux saisons pour une série Sabrina l’apprentie sorcière On passe au sujet principal de l’émission : WatchmenFaye nous parle du scénariste de génie qu’est Alan Moore, puis Romain nous parle de ce comics qui a complètement changé l’histoire du genre super héroïque. Bien sur en une petite heure pour parler d’un tel chef d’œuvre aussi profond et riche, c’est vraiment trop peu mais on a essayé de partager notre passion autant qu’on a pu et on ne peut que vous conseiller de le lire.Pour conclure James reviens sur sa prequelle Before Watchmen, qu’on vous conseille également de découvrir car tout aussi intéressant. Comme toujours nous, vous invitons à partager avec nous votre avis sur le titre ou bien encore sur les news.Vous pouvez également nous encourager en nous laissant des commentaires sur Itunes ou en nous mettant 5 étoiles. Vous pouvez nous retrouver sur :Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/ComicsDiscovery/Soundcloud : https://soundcloud.com/jamesetfayeTwitter : https://twitter.com/comicsdiscoveryInstagram : https://www.instagram.com/comicsdiscovery/Et bien sûr le site internet: http://comicsdiscovery.fr/

Shortbox Showcase #52 - Watchmen II: Feedback BoogalooWe had or say, in Episode 50, about Moore & Gibbon's seminal work Watchmen. This episode, you have your say about the comic, and you have your say about our say about the comic.We also talk about the movie, Before Watchmen, After Watchmen, and the possible role of Watchmen in DC Rebirth. How many listeners agreed with us on Watchmen, how many disagreed, and how many were impressed by Em's take on the pirate story?Listen to this super-sized episode ... and find out!Click on the player below to listen to the episode:Right-click to download episode directlyPromo: To The Batpoles!Send e-mail feedback to relativelygeeky@gmail.com You can follow the network on Twitter @Relatively_Geek and Professor Alan @ProfessorAlanYou may also subscribe to the podcast through iTunes or the RSS Feed.

Ranier and Henry go deep on Watchmen! With the recent conclusion to the DC button series, we go all in on everything - from the original books to the 2009 film to Before Watchmen to Watchmen Noir. Check it out!

The past informs the present. Today's episode features clips from past interviews that inadvertently provide insight on some recent events.The past informs the present. Today's episode features clips from past interviews that inadvertently provide insight on some recent events.The Death Of Sports Icon Muhammad Ali  hits me personally. As a sports reporter I covered Boxing for 16 years in print and radio, and had the opportunity to meet and interview Ali in 1991. I tell the story of our encounter that was full of the Ali magic and charm, even as his Parkinson Syndrome was slowly robbing him of the ability to speak. His ailment did NOT keep him from thinking and he proved that to me directly with his thoughts on previewing The Evander Holyfield George Foreman Championship fight.Of Course comic fans all know a bit about the DC comics Superman Vs Muhammad Ali, which was an event unto itself. In 2005 Co-plotter and artist Neal Adams talked about his experience on the project and lots of thoughts on the man and his legacy. Then a look at The conclusion of DC Rebirth featuring the invasion of the Watchmen story and characters in the current DC universe . Was does it mean? Should it happen, given the creators Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons have no involvement and in Moore case objects to every continuation of the original story.These same issue came up in 2012 when DC launched Before Watchmen, featuring prequel stories of the heroes and villains drawn and written by different creators. To illustrate the debate we look back at 2012 comments from Dave Gibbons, Ed Brubaker and Brain Azzarello,

The past informs the present. Today's episode features clips from past interviews that inadvertently provide insight on some recent events.The past informs the present. Today's episode features clips from past interviews that inadvertently provide insight on some recent events.The Death Of Sports Icon Muhammad Ali  hits me personally. As a sports reporter I covered Boxing for 16 years in print and radio, and had the opportunity to meet and interview Ali in 1991. I tell the story of our encounter that was full of the Ali magic and charm, even as his Parkinson Syndrome was slowly robbing him of the ability to speak. His ailment did NOT keep him from thinking and he proved that to me directly with his thoughts on previewing The Evander Holyfield George Foreman Championship fight.Of Course comic fans all know a bit about the DC comics Superman Vs Muhammad Ali, which was an event unto itself. In 2005 Co-plotter and artist Neal Adams talked about his experience on the project and lots of thoughts on the man and his legacy. Then a look at The conclusion of DC Rebirth featuring the invasion of the Watchmen story and characters in the current DC universe . Was does it mean? Should it happen, given the creators Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons have no involvement and in Moore case objects to every continuation of the original story.These same issue came up in 2012 when DC launched Before Watchmen, featuring prequel stories of the heroes and villains drawn and written by different creators. To illustrate the debate we look back at 2012 comments from Dave Gibbons, Ed Brubaker and Brain Azzarello,

Watchmen. It was the only comic listed on Time Magazine's List of the 100 Best Novels list. It also was in The Comic's Journal's list of the Top 100 Comics of the 20th Century. It has been revered by comic lovers and neophytes alike. Now Arnie and Jakob come together to review all 12 issues of this series, and also give a brief look at the recent Before Watchmen prequel series! Then head to Now Playing Podcast to hear Stuart, Jakob, and Arnie review crew's thoughts on Zack Snyder's film adaptation!

IF Anthology 2015 from Alterna, New DC Creative Teams (Aquaman - Abnett/Cifuentes, Suicide Squad - Seeley/Ferrera, Teen Titans - Pak/Rodriguez), we try to fix Teen Titans, Bloom and Dr. Death, Green Arrow, Catwoman, Forever Evil and Geoff Johns, Liz Allan, Spider-Man, Dan Slott, New Marvel Launches for 18 Nov (Uncanny Avengers Annual, Ms. Marvel, Mighty Thor, Spider-Woman, Black Knight, Star Lord), Cap Wolf!, Dark Knight IV, Before Watchmen, Green River Killer by Jeff Jensen and Jonathon Case, Jessica Jones, Marvel Netflix, Luke Cage, Cable & Deadpool Omnibus.   Comics Countdown for 18 Nov 2015: 10. I Hate Fairyland #2 by Skottie Young 9. Vader Down #1 by Jason Aaron, Kieron Gillen, and Mike Deodato 8. Deadpool #2 by Gerry Duggan and Mike Hawthorne 7. Martian Manhunter #6 by Rob Williams and Eddy Barrows 6. Huck #1 by Mark Millar and Rafael Albuquerque 5. Secret Six #8 by Gail Simone and Dale Eaglesham 4. Clean Room #2 by Gail Simone and John-Davis Hunt 3. Wrath of the Eternal Warrior #1 by Robert Venditti and Raul Allen 2. Batman and Robin Eternal #7 by Genevieve Valentine and Alvaro Martinez 1. Mighty Thor #1 by Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman

Welcome to BEHIND THE PANELS Issue 150, the comic book show that knows how to go out on a party. We’re coming to you live from Good Games Hurstville. In this 150th and final issue for Volume 1, Sydney breaks the record for the number of Spider-Men in one place. Great, now I have to check under … Continue reading

Welcome to BEHIND THE PANELS Issue 150, the comic book show that knows how to go out on a party. We’re coming to you live from Good Games Hurstville. In this 150th and final issue for Volume 1, Sydney breaks the record for the number of Spider-Men in one place. Great, now I have to check under … Continue reading

Watchmen is a graphic novel by writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gibbons, and colorist John Higgins. It was serialized as a limited series by DC Comics in 1986 and 1987, and collected in 1987. Watchmen originated from a story proposal Moore submitted to DC featuring superhero characters that the company had acquired from Charlton Comics. As Moore's proposed story would have left many of the characters unusable for future stories, managing editor Dick Giordano convinced Moore to create original characters instead. A commercial success, Watchmen has received critical acclaim both in the comics and mainstream press, and is frequently considered by several critics and reviewers as comics' greatest series and graphic novel. After a number of attempts to adapt the series into a feature film, director Zack Snyder's Watchmen was released in 2009. A video game series, Watchmen: The End is Nigh, was released in the same year to coincide with the film's release. In 2012, DC Comics began publishing Before Watchmen, a comic book series acting as a prequel to the original Watchmen series, without Moore and Gibbons' involvement.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/southarcadia/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/southarcadia/support

TRACKLIST: (00:00:00) Abertura (00:01:00) O Que é Watchmen? (00:02:49) Estrutura de Watchmen (00:06:12) As Edições de Watchmen (00:12:08) Se tu não leu Watchmen até agora... (00:14:25) Como Watchmen mudou nossas vidas (00:18:00) A História de Watchmen (00:22:50) O Contexto de Watchmen (00:25:40) O Comediante (00:27:51) O Coruja (00:31:40) Espectral (00:36:00) Ozymandias (00:38:30) Rorschach (00:39:45) Watchmen, De Leve Pela Contramão (00:42:30) Rorschach é gay? E o Ozymandias? (00:45:00) Dr. Manhattan (00:49:50) Contos do Cargueiro Negro (00:54:48) Raw Shark (00:56:30) Watchmen – O Filme (01:03:30) A primeira assistida ninguém esquece. “Nos anos 90 espalhavam cocaína no ar!” (01:05:15) Impacto Cultural de Watchmen (01:11:19) O Que foi Before Watchmen, ou Antes de Watchmen (01:16:55) ERROS DE GRAVAÇÃO SOUNDTRACK: (00:00:00) ABERTURA: "Splish Splash" Bobby Darin (00:01:10) "All Along the Watchtower" The Jimi Hendrix Experience (00:06:12) "Unforgettable" Nat King Cole (00:12:45) “The Times They Are A-Chaging” Bob Dylan (00:16:00) "The Sound of Silence" Simon & Garfunkel (00:19:30) "Me and Bobby McGee" Janis Joplin (00:23:35) "I'm Your Boogie Man" KC and the Sunshine Band (00:27:40) "You're My Thrill" Billie Holiday (00:31:00) "Pruit Igoe" Philip Glass (00:35:04) "Prophecies" Philip Glass (00:39:45) “Hallellujah” Leonard Cohen (00:44:25) "Ride of the Valkyries" Budapest Symphony Orchestra (00:49:40) "Pirate Jenny" Nina Simone (00:56:30) “First We Take Manhattan” REM (01:02:28) “Paranoid” Black Sabbath (01:09:05) "A Verdade Sobre a Nostalgia" Raul Seixas (01:11:19) "Somebody's Watching Me" Rockwell (01:14:40) "Solamente una vez" Julio Iglesias (01:19:20) "The World is Watching" Two Doors Cinema Club LINKS: Annotated Watchmen: http://www.readingwatchmen.com/2012/01/chapter-i-complete-annotations.html O Questão lendo Watchmen: http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2011/10/20/meta-messages-the-question-thinks-rorschach-sucks/ Avaliações de Before Watchmen: https://splashpages.wordpress.com/2014/02/08/avaliacao-geral-antes-de-watchmen/ 20 Motivos Para Ler Watchmen: https://splashpages.wordpress.com/2008/07/17/20-motivos-para-ler-watchmen/ Zodcast: http://www.zodcast.com.br Splash Pages: http://splashpages.wordpress.com

La Sélection Comics de ce mercredi 11 juin 2014, c'est le titre consacré au Comédien de la franchise Before Watchmen qui sort chez Urban Comics.

La Sélection Comics de ce mercredi 21 juin 2014, c'est le volume de Before Watchmen consacré au Hibou et publié par Urban Comics.

When a Vertigo book not a Vertigo book? When it's a crossover! Yes, Micheal takes Dad to school as they look at ROTWORLD - the Animal Man/Swamp Thing epic that runs across lots and lots and lots of comics. There are probably some digressions along the way as well as the adverts in the books remind us when certain comics were still being published and Before Watchmen was a reality. Feedback for this show can be sent to: heykidscomics@virginmedia.comHey Kids, Comics! is a proud member of the Comics Podcast Network (http://www.comicspodcasts.com/) and the League of Comic Book Podcasts (http://www.comicbooknoise.com/league/) but also the TWO TRUE FREAKS Internet Radio network!! You can now "Friend" either Micheal or Andrew on Facebook or on Twitter. THANK YOU for listening to Hey Kids, Comics!!! A part of the TWO TRUE FREAKS Internet Radio Network!

When a Vertigo book not a Vertigo book? When it's a crossover! Yes, Micheal takes Dad to school as they look at ROTWORLD - the Animal Man/Swamp Thing epic that runs across lots and lots and lots of comics. There are probably some digressions along the way as well as the adverts in the books remind us when certain comics were still being published and Before Watchmen was a reality. Feedback for this show can be sent to: heykidscomics@virginmedia.comHey Kids, Comics! is a proud member of the Comics Podcast Network (http://www.comicspodcasts.com/) and the League of Comic Book Podcasts (http://www.comicbooknoise.com/league/) but also the TWO TRUE FREAKS Internet Radio network!! You can now "Friend" either Micheal or Andrew on Facebook or on Twitter. THANK YOU for listening to Hey Kids, Comics!!! A part of the TWO TRUE FREAKS Internet Radio Network!

La Sélection Comics de ce lundi 06 janvier 2014 fait le point sur les sorties manquantes de ce mois.

Comme chaque dimanche, voici notre podcast, consacré en grande partie cette semaine à une oeuvre immense et à son adaptation au cinéma: Watchmen. Dans le Comics Corner, nous ferons un point sur les ventes de comics en Octobre, et nous vous parlerons de quelques sorties récentes en kiosque. Le Format 16:3 est quant à lui intégralement consacré au début de la quatrième saison de The Walking Dead. Enfin, une rubrique bonus vous est proposée cette semaine, où l'on revient largement sur le programme de la Paris Comics Expo qui a lieu le week-end prochain! Comme ce fut le cas il y a deux semaines, nous vous conseillons de rester à la fin du générique pour vivre un joli moment rustique... Comics Corner (0'50''):(01'03'') Les chiffres de vente du mois d'octobre (04'31'') Review express de Marvel Universe #1, DC Saga HS #3, DC Saga #8, et Wolverine HS #6Format 16:3 (10'45"):Focus: The Walking Dead - Epîsodes 4.01 et 4.04 !!! ATTENTION SPOILERS!!!Le Coin des Padawans (20'43")Watchmen, le comics, le film, et Before Watchmen.Bonus: Paris Comics Expo (54'40'')

Stay On Target reviews all 4 Before Watchmen graphic novels! We also cover some games and movie news. Continue Reading →

It's our HUGE SDCC show, were we wrap up the biggest bits of news we've found related to comics in any possible way! Deadpool games, Guardians of the Galaxy movie and other titles, oh and some actual comics news as well. We all give our recommendations of the week, which includes, Before Watchmen, Batman, Scarlet... The post Fanboy Versus 109 appeared first on Radio Free Cybertron.

In which the crew find that the tensions really ARE high, as they set off on the quest to record an epic-length episode that includes topics both seen and unforseen, struggling to prepare under the guidance of the show's weekly host by talking over him on several occassions, spiritedly debating whether or not filler is killer, tackling the "Watchmen" controversy head on, and making a siege of inappropriate jokes all along the way. One of us may suffer a stroke by the end of this episode.Topics for this week include - reviews for DC's premier Dark titles, Marvel's only real dark title, and an Image book that's almost absurdly dark, aswell as DC's "Before Watchmen" announcement, creative team shifts and switches, and finally, taking in some live fan questions.DOWNLOADCredit for the following announcement goes to The Source at dccomics.com:DC Entertainment Officially Announces "Before Watchmen"As a bonus, stick around after the end for a chance to listen to how The Off-Panel Podcast "prepares" behind-the-scenes...

The store news introduction has a SHOCKER! Then Jermaine, Stephen, Frank and Adam attack the issues surrounding the Before Watchmen controversy from every angle they can manage after devouring the best pizza in Greensboro. But in all seriousness, they try to be understanding to the creative, economic, and emotionally vested interests of all parties involved! Finally, they wrap up Comics at the Table as a house divided over Action Comics #6 and a house united over the John Romita Sr. Artist Edition, among many other reviews! Show Notes DC Entertainment Officially Announces "Before Watchmen" from The Source. DC Comics Plans Prequels to Watchmen series from New York Times.com. "Watchmen" Prequels: DC Dares to Expand on Classic from LA Times.com's Hero Complex. DC Gives Watchmen a Graphic Past from USA Today.com. Before Watchmen's Straczynski Addresses Babylon 5 Comparisons from Robot 6 at Comic Book Resources. Comics at the Table includes Winter Soldier #1, the Twelve #9, Amazing Spider-man #679, Action Comics #6, Animal Man #6, OMAC #3, Defenders #3, Avengers X-Sanction #3, the Mighty Skullboy Army vol. 2, the Madman 20th Anniversary Monster, and the John Romita Sr. Artist Edition.