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Join Jacqueline and Meghan at FanExpo STL where they interview artists, performers, actors, and more!This interview is with Conor McCreery, one of the authors of Kill Shakespeare. Follow I Think You're Gonna Like This Podcast on social media:InstagramFacebookTwitterWebsiteTikTokJacqueline InstagramMeghan Instagram If you like the podcast and want to support us, click here.

True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Conor McCreery about 'The Last Witch' graphic novel and more at the 2022 Toronto Comic Arts Festival

True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Conor McCreery about 'The Last Witch' graphic novel and more at the 2022 Toronto Comic Arts Festival The post TCAF 2022: Conor McCreery talks about ‘The Last Witch’ graphic novel and more appeared first on True North Country Comics.

True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Conor McCreery about 'The Last Witch' graphic novel and more at the 2022 Toronto Comic Arts Festival

The month-long tribute to writers continues on, and this week, host and producer George Sirois gives listeners a look at the night before FanExpo STL, to https://shopapotheosis.com/ (Apotheosis Comics and Lounge) in St. Louis, Missouri. This was where George sat down with comic creator Conor McCreery and the two discussed how Conor came up with the idea for what would become his signature series "Kill Shakespeare," how he started working on the Assassin's Creed comic series, and more! NOTE: Due to technical issues, the audio quality for this week's show isn't at its best. Want to be an in-demand podcast guest? Join the Endless Stages Challenge and you'll become one in less than 100 days. I'm so proud to be an affiliate for this challenge, and I invite you - creatives from all walks of life - to click on this link https://podcasting.endlessstages.com/?fpr=george52 (HERE). Click https://podcasting.endlessstages.com/ (HERE) to learn more about the challenge, and click https://stages.seantylerfoley.com/ (HERE) for more information about Endless Stages. To show your support for Excelsior Journeys, Excelsior Journeys: The First Steps, An Evening with Ivonna Cadaver, and From Duck Till Dark: Outside the Marvel Studios, please click on https://www.hesgotit.com/podcasts (www.hesgotit.com/podcasts) to subscribe, rate & review, and access the Buy Me a Coffee link. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Max Foizey interviews Kristin Kreuk and Conor McCreery in advance of FanExpo in St. Louis, and Tom O'Keefe swings by to review Firestarter with Max and John Carney.

True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Conor McCreery about 'The Last Witch', 'Trickster' and more

True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Conor McCreery about 'The Last Witch', 'Trickster' and more

True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Conor McCreery about 'The Last Witch', 'Trickster' and more The post Conor McCreery discusses ‘The Last Witch’, ‘Trickster’ and more appeared first on True North Country Comics.

Jace is joined by writer Conor McCreery to talk about his current campaign on Zoop, Trickster. Conor calls it fun-horror but it is a Celtic kick! That's right the story has it's roots in Gaelic myths and the first issue kicks off with a leprechaun that may not look like you an envision, but is much more true to the ancient Irish legends. This leprechaun, Rory, is trying to navigate the human world as best he can while helping others in a Robin Hood sort of role, but he has his own baggage from the past that he is carrying around. How that will all play out and how the horror elements will start to ramp up only time will tell. Be sure to go check out the campaign for all the fantastic rewards tiers and to get a look at the beautiful art.    Trickster Writers - Conor McCreery & Neil Gibson, Artist - Veronica Saraceno, Color Artist - Agnese Pozza

Conor McCreery is a comic creator who has had success with several excellent titles like Kill Shakespeare, Sherlock Holmes vs. Harry Houdini, and The Last Witch. When Conor’s name is usually on a project you can rest assured that it is a quality comic book. Trickster (which he co-created with writer and T-Pub publisher Neil […]

There's gold in this week's episode of the Hypothetical Island with special guest Conor McCreery.  Sit back and listen to George's terrible Irish accent, learn about Reilly's ignorance of midwestern states, and be dazzled by Conor's wonderfully frank appreciation of comics artists. 

On this edition of GVN's Talking Comics Interview, we catch up with Writer Conor McCreery. Conor is probably best known for his imaginative Kill Shakespeare Series. So, we are discussing a bit about that, his beginnings and his new book with Neil Gibson and artist Veronica Saraceno called Trickster, which has just started its Zoop Campaign. Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/GeekVibesNationWebsite - https://geekvibesnation.comInstagram - https://instagram.com/geekvibesnation#Comics #Interview #TricksterSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/geek-vibes-nation/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week in Episode 501, Wayne talks with Conor McCreery from Trickster, which you can support at Zoop.gg at this link! Conor McCreery from Trickster has a crowdfunding campaign underway on Zoop.gg until October 6, and it's described this way: “Rory is your typical every day banished Leprechuan. He runs a bar in Boston and uses his powers of illusion to protect his neighbourhood from the thieves of the world - regardless if they use a gun or a contract as their weapon. When monsters from his homeland begin showing up, Rory realizes that not only are these creatures putting humanity at risk - they're proving disastrous for his drinking time!” Conor discusses how Trickster came to be, how he works with Neil Gibson and Veronica Saraceno to create the comic, who Rory and his supporting cast are, and what Trickster will mean for fans and other readers. Don't miss it! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patreon member. It will help ensure Wayne's Comics Podcast continues far into the future!

Welcome to another creator interview, and this time we're chatting to Conor McCreery, the writer/creator of titles such as Kill Shakespeare, and the very recently released all ages epic, The Last Witch! We talk his writing process, the titles that inspired him, the roots of Irish names, his love of Irish mythology, his new crowdfunded title and a lot more in between! Settle in, because this was a long one! Hope you guys enjoy it as much as we enjoyed chatting to him! That crowdfunding title is called Trickster, the link to which can be found here - https://zoop.gg/c/trickster

Welcome to another creator interview, and this time we're chatting to Conor McCreery, the writer/creator of titles such as Kill Shakespeare, and the very recently released all ages epic, The Last Witch! We talk his writing process, the titles that inspired him, the roots of Irish names, his love of Irish mythology, his new crowdfunded title and a lot more in between! Settle in, because this was a long one! Hope you guys enjoy it as much as we enjoyed chatting to him! That crowdfunding title is called Trickster, the link to which can be found here - https://zoop.gg/c/trickster

Comic Reviews: Metropolis Grove by Drew Brockington Carnage: Black, White & Blood 3 by Dan Slott, Greg Smallwood, Karla Pacheco, Chris Mooneyham, Mattia Iacono, Alyssa Wong, Gerardo Sandoval, Victor Nava, Erick Arciniega Heroes Reborn 1 by Jason Aaron, Ed McGuinness, Mark Morales, Matthew Wilson X-Men: Curse of the Man-Thing by Steve Orlando, Andrea Broccardo, Guru eFX Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters - Alpha by Charles Soule, Steve McNiven. Laura Martin Good Asian 1 by Pornsak Pichetshote, Alexandre Tefenkgi, Lee Loughridge Eden by Cullen Bunn, Dalibor Talajic, Valentina Briski Eve 1 by Victor LaValle, Jo Mi-Gyeong, Brittany Peer Marjorie Finnegan, Temporal Criminal 1 by Garth Ennis, Goran Sudzuka, Miroslav Mrva Invincible Red Sonja 1 by Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda Conner, Moritat Becstar 1 by Joe Corallo, Lorenzo Colangeli V.E. Schwab's ExtraOrdinary 0 by V.E. Schwab, Enid Balam Broken Souls Ballad 1 by Massimo Rosi, Ludovica Ceregatti Dark One vol 1 by Brandon Sanderson, Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Nathan Gooden, Kurt Michael Russell Plant Life 1 by Iqbal H Ali, Priscilla Grippa Tales Of Aether 1 by Ian Flynn, Jack Lawrence, Matt Herms 99 Cent CHC One-Shots I Won't Stop by David Whalen Additional Reviews: Orange is the New Black, Black Magick HC 1, Invincible, Jupiter's Legacy, The Force Awakens From Its Nap, Loki Agent of Asgard News: Two cast members leaving the Flash, Round Robin update, Red Sonja casting, Superman movie rumors, Ridley rumored to take over Black Panther from Coates, Lady Killer adaption with Black Lively, Muppet's Haunted Mansion, Stephanie Brown live-action debut on Batwoman, Trial of Magneto, Bad Ideas, 2 month hiatus for Non-Stop Spidey, Golden Globes, X-Factor ending, Omninews Trailer: MCU Phase 4, Heels, Stranger Things s4, Venom 2 Comics Countdown: Dark One Vol 1 by Brandon Sanderson, Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Nathan Gooden, Kurt Michael Russell Wynd 6 by James Tynion IV, Michael Dialynas Die 16 by Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans Fear Case 4 by Matt Kindt, Tyler Jenkins Good Asian 1 by Pornsak Pichetshote, Alexandre Tefenkgi, Lee Loughridge Nocterra 3 by Scott Snyder, Tony Daniel, Tomeu Morey Dead Dogs Bite 3 by Tyler Boss Last Witch 5 by Conor McCreery, VV Glass Swamp Thing 3 by Ram V, Mike Perkins, Mike Spicer Batman 108 by James Tynion IV, Ricardo Lopez Ortiz, Jorge Jimenez, Tomeu Morey

On this week's live show, we're welcoming guests Conor McCreery ("The Last Witch") + Juan Espinosa ("Adventures of a System Admin"). SUBSCRIBE ON RSS, ITUNES, ANDROID, SPOTIFY, STITCHER OR THE APP OF YOUR CHOICE. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER, AND FACEBOOK. SUPPORT OUR SHOWS ON PATREON. For up to 15% off, please visit https://earthechofoods.com/minutemedia and use code MINUTE15. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/comicbookclub See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Comics Reviews: Beasts of Burden: Occupied Territory 1 by Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, Benjamin Dewey Dear Super-Villains by Michael Northrop, Gustavo Duarte Green Lantern 1 by Geoffrey Thorne, Dexter Soy, Marco Santucci, Alex Sinclair Geiger 1 by Geoff Johns, Gary Frank, Brad Anderson Silver Coin 1 by Chip Zdarsky, Michael Walsh King in Black 5 by Donny Cates, Ryan Stegman, JP Mayer, Frank Martin, Arif Prianto Marvel Action: Spider-Man 1 by Sarah Graley, Stef Purenins, Philip Murphy Youth vol 2 by Curt Pires, Alex Diotto, Dee Cunniffe Aggretsuko: Meet Her World 1 by Molly Muldoon, Kel McDonald Impure 1 by Ralf Singh, Hannes Radke Locust 1 by Massimo Rosi, Alex Nieto Magic (the Gathering) 1 by Jed MacKay, Ig Guara Project Patron 1 by Steve Orlando, Patrick Piazzalunga Earth Boy OGN by Paul Tobin, Ron Chan Resistance: Upring vol 2 by J. Michael Straczynski, CP Smith 99 Cent Theatre: Hellbound Slant 6 by Ken Carlson Additional Reviews: White Out, Arkham Manor, Thursday Murder Club, Falcon and Winter Soldier e4, Willie's Wonder Land, Run, Avatar News: Whedon and Johns affair, DC tourney 2, Moon Knight relaunch, Knives Out 2 casting spoiler,  Comics Countdown: Earth Boy GN by Paul Tobin, Ron Chan Seven Secrets 7 by Tom Taylor, Daniele Di Nicuolo Fear Case 3 by Matt Kindt, Tyler Jenkins Last Witch 4 by Conor McCreery, VV Glass Dead Dogs Bite 2 by Tyler Boss Runaways 34 by Rainbow Rowell, Andres Genolet, Dee Cunniffe Nocterra 2 by Scott Snyder, Tony Daniel, Tomeu Morey Batman 107 by James Tynion IV, Ricardo Lopez Ortiz, Jorge Jimenez, Tomeu Morey Silver Coin 1 by Chip Zdarsky, Michael Walsh Geiger 1 by Geoff Johns, Gary Frank, Brad Anderson

On this week's comic book review podcast: Magic #1 BOOM! Studios Written by Jed MacKay Illustrated by Ig Guara Green Lantern #1 DC Comics Written by Geoffrey Thorne Art by Dexter Soy and Marco Santucci The Silver Coin #1 Image Comics Written by Chip Zdarsky Art by Michael Walsh Beasts of Burden: Occupied Territory #1 Dark Horse Comics Written by Evan Dorkin and Sarah Dyer Art by Benjamin Dewey King in Black #5 Marvel Written by Donny Cates Art by Ryan Stegman Venom #34 Marvel Written by Donny Cates Art by Ivan Coello Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters #2 Oni Press By Chris and Laura Samnee The Swamp Thing #2 DC Comics Written by Ram V Art by Mike Perkins Seven Secrets #7 BOOM! Studios Written by Tom Taylor Art by Daniele Di Nicuolo The Immortal Hulk #45 Marvel Written by Al Ewing Art by Joe Bennett Dead Dog's Bite #2 Dark Horse Comics By Tyler Boss Batman #107 DC Comics Written by James Tynion IV Art by Jorge Jimenez and Ricardo Lopez Ortiz The Last Witch #4 BOOM! Box Written by Conor McCreery Illustrated by V.V. Glass America Chavez: Made In The USA #2 Marvel Written by Kalinda Vazquez Art by Carlos Gómez Fear Case #3 Dark Horse Comics Written by Matt Kindt Art by Tyler Jenkins Suicide Squad #2 DC Comics Written by Robbie Thompson Art by Eduardo Pansica Nocterra #2 Image Comics Written by Scott Snyder Art by Tony S. Daniel Geiger #1 Image Comics Written by Geoff Johns Art by Gary Frank Far Sector #11 DC Comics Written by N.K. Jemisin Art by Jamal Campbell Crime Syndicate #2 DC Comics Written by Andy Schmidt Art by Kieran McKeown and Bryan Hitch Bliss #6 Image Comics Written by Sean Lewis Art by Caitlin Yarsky 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 ThanAlex:         What is up, everybody? Welcome to The Stack. I'm Alex. Pete:                I'm Pete. Alex:                 And on The Stack, we talk about a bunch of books that have come out this week. Tons of books out this week. Lots of number ones to get through. Pete:                Tons. Tons. Alex:                 So let's jump into it talking about Magic. Number one from BOOM! Studios written by Jed MacKay, art illustrated by Ig Guara. This is a bit of a reinvention of the classic universe people probably know from Magic: The Gathering and the card games. It takes a bunch of Planeswalkers, essentially magic folks and otherwise, has them attacked, spoiler over the course of the issue, and they end up having to band together. I got to tell you, I obsessively collected Magic: The Gathering cards as a kid, but I don't think I ever paid attention to the mythology. So I didn't know a lot going into this, but I still, as usual with the Jed MacKay book, enjoyed it quite a bit. What did you think, Pete? Pete:                Yeah, I thought it was cool. It definitely seemed like I was like, “Oh, there's a lot more going on than I know about.” But I wasn't sure. But, man, loved the Medusa character for sure. Alex:                 Well, the thing that I really liked about this, and again, this is a spoiler for the issue, but it sets it up as this very typical fantasy world and then wrecks everything about halfway through the issue. And I thought that was- Pete:                That was really hard. Alex:                 Yeah. I thought that was a really bold, fun move. It's basically saying, “Oh, this fantasy world that maybe you know from card games, from books, I assume, and otherwise, don't worry about that. We're going into our own story. We're doing our own thing.” So just kind of just follow it from there. Pete:                Why did you say, “I assume.” Are you worried that people do magic for real. I'm thinking are you talking about them? Alex:                 No. I assume there are magic novels, but I don't know. Pete:                Oh, okay. I see what you're saying. Okay. Okay. Alex:                 Yeah. I just don't know enough about this world, but [crosstalk 00:02:02] Pete:                I thought you were throwing shade to magicians for a second. Alex:                 Oh my God. I never would. They would come after me. Green Lantern, number one from DC Comics written by Geoffrey Thorne, art by Dexter Soy and Marco Santucci. In this, we are getting the Oa's on the Green Lanterns, dealing with the new status quo of the universe. There is a new United Planets, as we've seen over the Superman books and otherwise, and that is affecting things here where they're trying to decide, “Hey. If we're the United Planets, if we have our own police force, what do we need the Green Lanterns for?” Of course, things go a little wrong over the course of this issue. Pete, now you're not the biggest fan of Green Lantern other than a book we're going to talk about it a little later at The Stack. But what did you think of this one? Pete:                Well, first off, I want to just say a couple of nice things about the book. Really love the start, very crazy heavy action, kind of love this kind of who done it. And then, a spoiler, fun killing one of the floating large shirt tail peep know-it-alls. I've always wanted to do that. So I'm glad it finally happened in this book. Alex:                 Can I just interrupt? It's weird to me that you don't like the guardians given you love short people and they are very short. Pete:                Yes I do. I love short people very much. Know-it-alls, I have a problem with. Also, the whole flowing large shirt thing bothers me. And I also hate how they look like you with the giant heads and always talking about how smart they are. Alex:                 What the fuck. How dare you? Also, thank you. I would love to look like [inaudible 00:03:46] Pete:                I'm sure you would. Also, you would look amazing in a flowing gown. I mean, how are you going to have a Green Lantern number one and not have Far Sector in your shit? It's the best Green Lantern of all time and you're going to have a Green Lantern number one and- Alex:                 Here's the thing, she is in, and this is a little bit of a spoiler from the title, a Far Sector. So there's no reason for her to come back to the main planet for this. I will say I kept going back and forth in this issue where I thought based on the cover, “Okay. This is going to focus on the new teen Lantern character and what's going on with her.” It doesn't completely. She plays into it, but there's so much going on here that there were things that I felt like, “All right. I don't quite get this or why this is here or what's going on.” But by the end, so much was set up that I felt like, “Okay. We have a solid. This is just throwing everything at the wall. Let's see what sticks going into the second issue.” Pete:                All right. Alex:                 Next up. Let's talk about one of my favorite issues of the week, which I know Pete probably didn't like, as well. We're starting off so well here, the Silver Coin number one from Image Comics, written by Chip Zdarsky, art by Michael Walsh. It's creepy, but it's supposed to be creepy. I love this book. This is a new horror anthology from a bunch of folks like Chip Zdarsky and, I think, well, I should probably look up who else is on it. But there's a bunch of folks that are contributing and they're each, I think, going to write a different issue as it follows this evil cursed silver coin through different situations. Alex:                 Here, we get a rock and roll tale that ends in a very Tales from the Crypt style way. Love the art by Michael Walsh. Like you said, creepy and terrifying in exactly the right way and viewers just dread into it. Chip Zdarsky writes a good rock and roll tale. I enjoyed this quite a bit. I didn't know what to expect going in, but I like this. I was always a sucker back in the day for Tales from the Crypt and shows like that, and this channels those very well. Pete:                I agree. I definitely agree. It does have a fun Tales from the Crypt feel. It's also going to be cool to see how this moves forward, but this first story is just kind of the classic band selling their soul to the devil to kind of make it big. But it's got a very kind of interesting, it's not that in all the right ways. And, I think, it's the way they kind of leave it with the coin is very cool to see how this is going to keep moving forward. So as creeped out as I was and how much I knew Zalben enjoyed it, I still enjoyed this. And, I think, not only did I enjoy it, but I'm looking forward to see how the next one goes. Alex:                 They call them comics, but they're not very funny. Pete:                I don't know what you're doing, but please, stop. Alex:                 That was my Crypt Keeper. He was always doing like [crosstalk 00:06:48] Pete:                Yeah. Yeah. That was pretty good. My bad. My bad. Alex:                 Thank you. Let's talk about something I do think you liked because this is one of your favorite series out there. Beasts of Burden: Occupied Territory number one from Dark Horse Comics, written by Evan Dorkin and Sarah Dyer, art by Benjamin Dewey. If you haven't followed the series, this is about a bunch of dogs and other animals that investigate supernatural mysteries. Here, we're getting a tale from back in the day of a sheep dog back in World War II, I believe, who is looking into a simile supernatural mystery there. Man, I love this series. It's so adorable and terrifying at the same time, the perfect mix. Pete:                Okay. So a couple of things I want to ask. So here's the hard part for me about Beasts of Burden, okay? Beast of Burden, love the story, love the idea but, originally, Jill Thompson on the art, who does these amazing water colors and you get that in kind of the fold Beast of Burdens created by Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson. So then, I feel weird about supporting this book. Okay. It's the same writer. It's the same title. I should be supporting this book, but it's not this amazing watercolor artist. I love Sarah's art. I think this is very cool, different take. Alex:                 Benjamin Dewey did the art. Pete:                Oh, I thought it said Sarah Dyer. Alex:                 I think Sarah Dyer wrote it with Evan Dorkin. Pete:                Oh, my bad. My apologies. Alex:                 That's all right. Oh, sorry. Go ahead. Pete:                Regardless, art is clean. It's a different take on it, all of the same characters we love. The story is great. But I kind of have this thing of like, “Should it be okay that I'm still reading this book? Or is it betraying Jill and her amazing work?” Talk me through this, Zalben. How should we do this? Alex:                 I mean, I sort of had the same thought process as you because Jill Thompson's art is so gorgeous and so necessary to this book that I was thrown initially, when I saw Benjamin Dewey's art. I do think Benjamin Dewey's art is real good, as well. Pete:                Oh, yeah. Alex:                 It's super fun for a flashback tale. Yeah. I don't know anything that might be on behind the scenes. It's entirely possible given artistic schedules, maybe Jill Thompson is working ahead on something else that takes place in the present. And, excuse me, Benjamin Dewey is doing this thing because it takes place in the past. I don't think Evan Dorkin was like, “Screw you, Jill Thompson. I'm doing my own comic at my own time.” or anything like that. So I don't think it's anything you need to feel bad about necessarily. But Jill Thompson is great, so it's okay to miss her art at the same time. This is super fun. Alex:                 You don't need to know anything about Beasts of Burden to jump into this. All you need to know is talking animals, supernatural mysteries. There's a terrifying last page here that maybe out loud I'd go. So it's good stuff. Next up, King in Black number five from Marvel, written by Donny Cates, art by Ryan Stegman. I thought this was worth talking about in a block with Venom number 34 from Marvel, also written by Donny Cates, art by Iban Coello because they're both ends of the era leading directly into the next status quo for Venom and I believe Donny Cates leaving the title after this. King in Black wraps up. They made King in Black saga. Venom number 34 interweaves with it a little bit and sets up, spoiler, a new status quo for Flash Thompson. Pete, go ahead. Pete:                What was the order reading this? Because I read King in Black first and then I was like, “Oh, I think I should have read Venom first.” I just want to [crosstalk 00:10:29] Alex:                 We are simpatico here. I had the same thought process where I got to about page five of King in Black and thought, “Wait, did I miss something? What's going on here?” Pete:                Yeah. Yeah. Alex:                 So I think Venom number 34 happens concurrently with King in Black. So you kind of can read them in any order, but probably you should read Venom number 34 first, then King in Black number five. Pete:                Yeah. Because I did the opposite and I was like, “I shouldn't have done that.” Because reading Venom, it's kind of like, “Oh, I know what's going to happen.” So read King in Black number five first, then read Venom. Okay. But let's kind of go in that order, King in Black. First off, Donny Cates did this epic giant tail and I feel like was really impressive. All the stuff with the son was great. This was a giant kind of epic event, but also had a lot of small, amazing moments, a lot of great Flash Thompson moments, a lot of, “Holy shit, look at the size of that sword. I've never seen Silver Surfer with a giant sword before. This is fucking cool.” It just got even better. I really love this book. I really loved how it ended. It ended so well I wanted to go back and reread the whole thing again. Man, this was really a lot of fun and I was surprised at how much it covered and how much happened in it. Alex:                 I did appreciate that the ending here brought it back around to Eddie Brock and Venom. I thought that was a really good sense of focus under the event both in King in Black number five and Venom number 34. I think he gave a nice crest to the story he wants to tell, though there's probably at least one more issue going on there before he really wrapped things up. Yeah. I also appreciate the fact I really identified with people throughout this event being like, “Ugh, is this a Venom thing? I hate symbions. This sucks.” Because that's my general feeling going into it but, like you said, Donnie Cates and company made it feel very cool and big and fun throughout the event. So good times. Pete:                Yeah. Also, it's a great book to pick up if you're like… I love comics where someone's mostly free falling and just kind of thinking about things and then there's flashbacks and stuff because they really [crosstalk 00:12:51] Alex:                 Are you a big Tom Petty fan? Then check out King in Black number five and Venom number 34. Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters number two from Oni Press by Chris and Laura Samnee. This is a almost mostly silent series at this point. It's all ages as well about a girl looking for her sister who has gotten lost in the wild with the unpossible monsters in the title. Beautiful, beautiful book. I want more of it every time is my only thing. I kind of want to wait until there's a trade. And then maybe hand it to my kids and say, “Hey, check this out.” But gorgeous. Pete:                Yeah. I mean you and your kids this, and you're a cool dad. You're winning. This is a really amazing book. Art is, I mean, I say it all the time, but it's worth it alone. It's just so fantastic. Love the role building. Love the pace of this. Storytelling is unbelievable. Touching, badass, all the right things. Yeah. I can't get enough. Yeah. It does read quick and I'm sure I'll read it a lot better than the trade, but man, single issues have been a lot of fun. Alex:                 Let's move on then to talk about the Swamp Thing number two from DC Comics, written by Ram V, art by Mike Perkins. We have a new Swamp Thing here who is investigating some weird doings out in the desert. We had the setup, but not exactly the explanation in the first issue. Here, the new Swamp Thing is exploring his powers and abilities a little bit more and tangling with somebody new and very, very bad. This book is gorgeous. Absolutely gorgeous. Mike Perkins' art is incredible. And Ram V is really leaning into that. This, to me, feels like, I feel like you're going to yell at me here, Pete, but this feels like on par with the first couple of issues of Batwoman by J.H. Williams III. It's just breaking the layouts, playing with it, playing with the format feels really engaging and dark in a very similar way. Pete:                Yeah. That's hell of a praise. That's really fantastic praise. Okay. I agree. It's absolutely gorgeous. This is a lot of fun. Swamp Thing can be hit or miss for me. I enjoyed this issue a lot. I didn't enjoy all the human stuff as much, but I really thought this was cool. And also, we got to talk about this. You guys don't go to central park in the middle of the night because there's full grown dudes being born out of trees and I'm glad Swamp Thing is finally talking about it. It's fucked up and someone needs to look into this because it's not right, man. It's just really messed up. Alex:                 I'll tell you what, I've been to The Ramble at night and I don't think that's what dudes are doing in trees. Pete:                Well, that's what's happening in this comic book. Alex:                 Great book. Seven Secrets number seven from BOOM! Studios, written by Tom Taylor, art by Daniele Di Nicuolo. Pete:                I mean, Seven Secrets number seven. I mean, that's you. Alex:                 We still don't know what the secrets are, but in this issue, our main character has wandered off the road into the land of fairy [crosstalk 00:16:08] Pete:                We don't know all the secrets. We know a couple. Alex:                 We don't know anything. The secrets are still secret in this book. We know they're important, but we don't know what they are or anything about them, which is kind of wild. But we do know more about the main character, about where he comes from, another really good issue of this very fun title. I'm enjoying it. How about you, Pete? Pete:                Yes. Absolutely. Art's amazing. Paneling is fantastic. And if you're going to do a glowing horse with a fish tail, this is just the peak that which all should be measured. This is very creative. Very cool. Interesting paneling, amazing storytelling. Yeah. This is just really kind of creepy and tripped out in all the right ways. It's one of those things where you got to be like, “All right. I'm definitely going to find out the secret in this issue.” But they do such a good job of keeping you busy in all the right ways. I'm impressed by this book. Alex:                 By the way, the thing you mentioned, the horse with the tail of a fish, like they say in the book, it's called a sulky, which is where the expression taking a sulky comes from. Pete:                Oh my God. You're such a dad joke. It's ridiculous. Alex:                 The Immortal Hulk number 45 from Marvel, written by Al Ewing, art by Joe Bennett. In this issue, the Hulk is once again, dead, killed by the U-Foes, trapped in the land below grid, I always forget what the name is. But it's Joe Fixit and the dumb, very flabby, kid Hawk being trapped by the leader while back on earth, things are going wild. I'll tell you what, not only do I love this book, like we talk about every issue. Not only are all the designs absolutely terrifying and the amount that Al Ewing and Joe Bennett are building into the mythology, rather fascinating. But I don't think any other book, since a Brian K. Vaughan book like Saga, consistently on the last page out loud makes me go, “Oh, here we go.” Every single time out of the gate. Pete:                Yeah. I mean, I wish I could, after reading this book and all the crazy thing, is I wish I could have been on this pitch meeting for Marvel. Can you imagine how you'll be going, “All right, listen. I'm going to take Hawk and I'm going to twist them and I'm going to turn them. And it's going to be so gross and so fucked up, it's probably going to turn a lot of people away. But if people check this out.” I mean, this keeps getting weirder and more fucked up, yet I'm having such a great time. I don't know. I don't know how to describe this to somebody. I don't know what's going on. I love the last page. I can not wait to see what's happening. I don't know. I'm so confused. I'm so grossed out. I love this book. I love the way it starts with the quote every time. And then it gets all sorts of fucked up. This is some groundbreaking, really cool shit right here. Alex:                 This is one of the most epic Hulk rods of all time. And it's so exciting to be able to be reading that right now. I love it. Next up, let's talk about one that I know you really liked a lot, Dead Dog's Bite number two from Dark Horse Comics by Tyler Boss. Now this is one we missed talking about the first issue of this, which I really regret because Tyler Boss, great artist. We know him from 4 Kids Walk Into A Bank, which he did with Matthew Rosenberg and other things. Pete:                The Burgee. Alex:                 This is about a woman who is investigating a disappearance. It's weird. It's funny. The panel layouts are great. I loved it. Love this issue. Pete:                It's really impressive. This is very, very creative in all the right ways. The Boss is killing it here. I mean, it kind of takes a little bit of like gives me that Hawkeye feel with a little bit of, God, what was it, King's Vision with the different panelings and stuff here. But it's got this great Indie kind of creative field, but just the paneling and the logos and the different stuff that they're doing. I mean, I'm enthralled watching someone put money in a machine to try to get soda out. How can you do that? How is that enthralling? Yeah. I'm just really, really impressed with how creative and fantastic this book is. The scene where she goes and sits down with their mom at the fucking lunch table. Oh my God. This is crazy. I cannot wait to see how this kind of unfolds or gets explained. This is fantastic. I'm completely on board. Alex:                 Me, too. I want to go back and read the first issue at this point. I feel bad about missing it. This is great. Next up, Batman number 107 from DC Comics, written by James Tynion IV, art by Jorge Jimenez and Ricardo Lopez Ortiz. In this issue, we're continuing to find out about how Batman is dealing with the new status quo of Gotham City. Scarecrow is on the move. Other forces are, as well. And the backup story is about Ghost-Maker. What'd you think, Pete? Pete:                All right. I've never seen Scarecrow so badass portrayed in a Batman book in a while. This is very interesting and cool. Tynion's doing unbelievable stuff. The art's fantastic. The Harley Quinn stuff has been so enjoyable. I think just kind of sprinkled throughout this Batman run and I think in a great way, and then we kind of get this new lady in red with green plant dogs who loves roses, so very intriguing. Tynion has done introducing a lot of different new characters with Ghost-Maker and now this lady in red. This is interesting to see what's going to be happening here for Batman. Yeah. I've been enjoying it. Alex:                 I'm going to throw a theory out at you. So there's a character named Simon Saint, who we know is tied to the magistrate program that we saw in the future state books that essentially takes over Gotham and turns it into a police state, potentially in the future. Is Simon Saint Scarecrow? Because there's a scene in the book where- Pete:                Don't you fucking spoil this for me, you son of a bitch. Alex:                 No. I have no idea. But there's a scene in the book where Simon Saint is looking outside and Scarecrow almost seems to be talking into his mind standing on a gargoyle. We've previously seen Scarecrow in his office sitting there in the darkness and it almost seems like maybe there's a split personality thing going on there. Pete:                Oh, interesting. Alex:                 Just a thought. Whatever it is, love this book. I'm glad James Tynion has the, whatever you call it, handcuffs off or something like that and is able to just go wild in this book. It's great. Next up, The Last Witch number four from Boom! Box, written by Conor McCreery, art illustrated by V.V. Glass. As a little bit of a note, we're going to have Conor McCreery on our live show in a couple of weeks, so definitely check that out. I know you and Justin are going- Pete:                For real? Alex:                 For real. I love giving you news on our podcast. Pete:                Oh, man, that's great. Dude, this book has been fantastic. I cannot wait to talk about this. Alex:                 Yes. We'll talk about this one, then. We have our young witch is continuing to learn magic as she goes on a hunt for other witches. Here, we meet a refugee from Ferry who seems to be working with her. Maybe he's not, necessarily. What'd you think about this issue? Pete:                Yeah. Really great set up. I mean, first off, the girl's grandmother's just fantastic. What a badass. Alex:                 You love a grandma. Pete:                There's nothing better than a badass grandma, all right? I don't know what it is, but it's glorious. Yeah. So just interesting. Alex:                 That's the thing that you love about grandmas, Pete. They keep getting older and so do you. Pete:                Okay. Great. Stop being creepy. Yeah. Yeah. It seemed like a interesting kind of dude tagging along on this. Amazing kind of last page reveal on that. Yeah. Love the art. It makes it seem like it's this kind of all ages, innocent thing, but there's really a lot going on underneath the surface. So I'm very intrigued by this. Love all the main characters. It does such a great job of giving you story, giving you fun, giving you action. Yeah. I can't wait to see how this all unfolds. Alex:                 I like the V.V. Glass art in particular on this book. It really feels like sort of a, Don Bluth isn't exactly right, but it's very classic animation style where you could almost feel like it's moving between the panels. It's very nice. Next up, America Chavez: Made in the USA number two from Marvel, written by Kalinda Vazquez, art by Carlos Gomez. In this, we're continuing to find more about the origin of America Chavez and it is not what we thought it was. We're definitely in retcon territory here, folks, where we find out there's a family after she left the Utopian Parallel that adopted her and kept her for a while. We get to see how she started to develop her characters and there's the hint that everything she knew was wrong. I'm really enjoying the series quite a bit. And I say this as somebody who likes the concept of America Chavez a little better than the solo series I've seen. I've always liked her in a team book, but haven't quite understood the character out of here. This is so far and we're in the early going, maybe my favorite American Chavez story so far. Pete:                Oh, cool. Yeah. I agree. This is really great. I feel like the art's fantastic. We're getting just enough backstory where it doesn't feel like too much. It's done so well with the kind of back and forth. I also really liked her with Spider-Man. That was great. Yeah. It's very interesting how we're kind of slowly getting her backstory, I would say a lot more in this issue, which is good. I'm very interested to see how this goes. I like how she's moving about the world solving kind of things, trying to figure stuff out. Sometimes when that's done, it can seem forced but it feels really natural here. Yeah. I mean, going into old-timey arcade place at night, that's just not a smart idea. Nothing's good is going to happen there. Alex:                 Next up, Fear Case number three from Dark Horse Comics, written by Matt Kindt, art by Tyler Jenkins. Pete, you read this book and we missed it, right? What'd you think about this one? Pete:                Yeah. I thought this was creepy in all the right ways. Very interestingly drawn. I love the kind of pencil kind of take on it. A lot of really powerful panels. And I just kind of finding things out with the characters here. Really love the last page, oh, shit kind of reveal. I think this is very interesting to see how each one of these fear cases kind of unfold. I think it's really well done. The art's fantastic. Alex:                 Next up, Suicide Squad number two from DC Comics, written by Robbie Thompson, art by Eduardo Pansica. This is continuing the assault on Arkham storyline, which finds the Suicide Squad trying to liberate Talon from Arkham Asylum just as seemingly Scarecrow is, not Scarecrow, excuse me, joker's fear toxin is being released throughout it as we've seen in a couple of other comic books. As usual with Suicide Squad, a bunch of people die. It's very dark. There's complicated and morality here. I think this is a really good classic Suicide Squad story with some very nice superhero art by Eduardo Pansica. What do you think, Pete? Pete:                Yeah. I agree. I think this is really cool. Also, I'm glad that in Suicide Squad, the comic, we're getting more Peacemaker here getting us ready for the movie. Really an over the top kind of person. So I think having what's his face playing it is going to be very- Alex:                 John Cena. Pete:                Yeah. Alex:                 Can you smell what John Cena is cooking? Pete:                No. No. No. You can't see me, okay? But I also really love the pulp fiction heart attack moment. I thought that was fun. Alex:                 Good stuff. Next up, I don't know anything about wrestling. Nocterra number two from Image Comics, written by Scott Snyder, art by Tony S. Daniel. Pete:                Just for the audio podcast, I was waving my hand in front of my face like John Cena does. Alex:                 Okay. All right. Why does he do that? Pete:                Because you can't see him. You can't see. Alex:                 Is that where the Drax [inaudible 00:29:26] came from? No, that's Dave Bautista. Nevermind. Pete:                Yeah. Alex:                 They're different people? Pete:                Yeah. Alex:                 Okay. Pete:                See how it works is they're different people. Alex:                 Okay. I don't see people. Pete:                Wow. Alex:                 I just don't see people. I don't see things. Okay. Nocterra number two written by Scott Snyder, who we had on the live show. He talked quite a bit about this as well, as many spoilers for Nocterra number three, which was very cool and very fun. So check out that live podcast if you hadn't. In this book, we're continuing our journey through a world where it's always night and it's filled with horrific creatures. Tony S. Daniel's art is stunning here as usual. Just great action scenes. They're fighting a terrifying villain named Blacktop Bill. This is great. This is like duel on sci-fi steroids is what I'd compare it to. You love this issue too, right? Pete:                Oh my God. Yeah. And I love Blacktop Bill. Yeah. And also, really amazing art, bold choices. We talked about that Batman issue with him but two solid pages of all black, bold, bold choice. I was like, “Wait, did this not download right? What's going on here?” Yeah. I think this is really getting crazier and crazier. Yeah. This is just really over the top fun. Yeah. It kind of reminds me of having metal in all the right ways where it's like, “Oh yeah, this is just gonna be completely non-stop trucker fucking.” Yeah. This is fun. Alex:                 Well, I also like the fact that it's not delaying or an issue too. We already know a ton of information and things about the world. Pete:                But it's so much to know. That's the fun part. Alex:                 Well, exactly. But it's the sort of story where it feels like, “Oh, okay. These are things that you kind of drag out and get to an issue 12.” But nope. We're getting them in issue two. And that's awesome. Next up. Let's chat about Geiger number one from Image Comics, written by Geoff Johns, art by Gary Frank. Now, before we get into it, I do want to mention, this was initially at the top of our stack. We moved it down here because if you haven't read it, there was a big interview with Ray Fisher from Justice League talking about his treatment from Geoff Johns. There were a lot of quotes in there. There were a lot of back and forth. We don't know anything necessarily about it. Certainly, we want to listen to every single viewpoint and understand what went on. Alex:                 As the story continues, we will continue to discuss it and find out more about it. But as is, I felt like it was still potentially worth talking about a Image Comic book from Geoff Johns and Gary Frank that's coming out. So we'll see. Maybe we'll scrub this from the podcast later, if more things come out. But as is, let's talk about the comic as the comic and as it is. So that all said, this is a new issue from this team who's worked on Doomsday Clock as well as a lot of other things. Here, we're getting an original property set in a post-apocalyptic world where one man has been seemingly affected by the radiation and gained radiation powers. The world, specifically, Las Vegas here has been split into different ruling factions as the outside of the world is not safe. What'd you think about this book, Pete? Pete:                Yeah. I don't know about all that shit. This is kind of news to me. Alex:                 Again, I love giving you news right on the podcast. Pete:                Yeah. So, hopefully, we're not enjoying something that's whatever. I don't know what to say, but just looking at this comic as a comic and hopefully… All right. My point is that this is very cool idea. I've very much enjoyed the action. I thought the glowing man was really badass. I'm very interested to see how this kind of all enfolds. This two-headed dog is my favorite. This is really very, very cool. You got the broady kind of villain. So if everything's okay, I'll be interested to see how this all unfolds. Alex:                 Yeah. Sorry I threw you there, Pete. I can see you're really struggling with it and that is totally fair. I think the thing that I would say about this is Gary Frank's art is meticulous as always as well as of layouts. I do think a lot of the problems that we had with Doomsday Clock, which got very in its head about the whole Watchmen of it all. There's a lot of themes and ideas and images that I think do get hit on and in a certain way, and not a necessarily bad way recycled here, but it feels much more wide open. It feels a little looser, both in terms of the storytelling and the plotting. And it'll be interesting to see, potentially, if everything gets clear, what this team does away from DC Comics. This is something that we talked with Scott a bit about as he is on his Rumspringa from DC Comics right now, about how you don't have the corporate responsibility. You don't have the things that you need to write because you're serving a greater master here. Alex:                 So again, we'll see what happens. If anybody has any feedback or questions about any of this, we, of course, are happy to chat either at comicbookclublive@gmail.com at Comic Book Live on Twitter or in our page here on Slack. We'd love to get your feedback on whether we should be covering this comic or not. But again, we like to cover number ones. We like to talk about this. This is a big superstar team, so it was worth throwing in there. Maybe not as the first comic book in The Stack. Next up, let's move to happier climbs with Far Sector number 11 from DC Comics, written by N.K. Jemisin, art by Jamal Campbell. Another fantastic issue of this book that just gets bigger and bigger every issue out of the gate. Pete, this is the Green Lantern you like. Go ahead. Pete:                I mean, it sets the bar higher and higher with each issue and then continues to meet that bar and go above it. I mean, it's just fantastic. 20% ring to save 20 billion. I mean, come on. This is exciting stuff. Everything has been unfolding in such a cool way. The art alone is worth the pickup. It is gorgeous in all the right ways. Characters designs are new and fresh, breaking this mold of stereotypical people and what they should look like. I love every single minute of it. Alex:                 Well, I say this every issue, but I don't think you can undervalue the fact that Jamal Campbell has drawn every issue of Far Sector, as well as N.K. Jemisin writing it, and they make a great team together. I know it's not always possible with the monthly schedule of comic books, but I love that they have been able to continue together and kept this world consistent and build on it and make it look weirder and more interesting every issue out of the gate. It's great. This book is great. And I'm really curious to see if it ends with issue 12. Is it going to continue? What's going to happen? Because it's such a fun interesting premise that they've set up here. One little side note- Pete:                Am I to go and take over Green Lantern? We don't need Green Lantern. We got Far Sector. Alex:                 There you go. One little side note I'll mention, I checked out, because I love this book so much, I read N.K. Jemisin's The City We Became which is a novel. It's awesome. I know everybody probably already noticed this, but just in case you haven't checked it out yet, it is, I don't even kind of want to spoil it, but it's about people who become living cities and it's not the same themes. But you can kind of get a sense of similar things that she's trying out here in Far Sector. Particularly as a new Yorker, I love it because it's based in New York. It's so of New York. Such an awesome book. Alex:                 Again, I'm sure a lot of people have read it who are listening to this, but if you've only checked out our comics, definitely read that, as well. It's well worth it. Next up, Crime Syndicate number two from DC Comics, written by Andy Schmidt, art by Keiran McKeown and Bryan Hitch. I think we were a little split on the first issue of this because it takes a more satirical look at the Crime Syndicate, at the evil Justice League. Here, we get them fighting Starro and we also get a backstory for Owlman. What'd you think about this one, Pete? Pete:                It's interesting. It's cool. I mean, the Flash, shirtless Flash, with the crazy chain pants was hysterical. So fun. Alex:                 I like this a little better. I felt the humor was a little strained in the first issue, but it hits more of its rhythm in this one. I like the backup story here. Bryan Hitch's art is always pretty good. So I was ready to jump ship after this issue, but I think I'm more than willing to check out a third issue after this one. Pete:                Cool. Alex:                 Next up, Bliss number six from Image Comics, written by Sean Lewis, art by Caitlin Yarsky. We are, I think, getting towards the end game here as we finally find out a big secret from the past of the father and son who were trying to find each other in this world where gods run a muck. There's some great bits here with one god that the son is palling around with, this turtle god who hangs his mouth open the entire time. There's some very dark and emotional stuff that happens as well. What did you think, Pete? Pete:                Yeah. This is just really unbelievable. Fantastic storytelling. This has been a real roller coaster of rooting for them or not rooting for them. It seems like really evil, but then the other side to him. We've got the AOC on the cover with the old balance of power there, the scales. Yeah. I really think this is a very interesting, cool world and it's really done very well. The art and the characters are weird in all the right ways. Yeah. We find out a lot about the family in this. This is great. This really continues to be a book that you're like, “What is this going to be?” every time you pick it up and it doesn't disappoint. Alex:                 Totally agree. And that's it from The Stack. If you'd like to support us patrion.com/comicbookclub. Also, we do a live show every Tuesday night at 7:00 PM to Crowdcast and YouTube. Come hang out. We would love to chat with you about comic books. iTunes, Android, Spotify, Stitcher, or the app of your choice to subscribe, listen, and follow the show. At Comic Book Live on Twitter, comicbookclublive.com for this podcast and many more. Until next time, we'll see you at the virtual comic book shop. The post The Stack: Magic, Green Lantern And More appeared first on Comic Book Club. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/comicbookclub See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Comics Reviews: Joker 1 by James Tynion IV, Guillem March, Arif Prianto, Sam Johns, Mirka Andolfo, Romulo Fajardo Jr. Rorschach 6 by Tom King, Jorge Fornes, Dave Stewart Batman: Urban Legends 1 by Chip Zdarsky, Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, Marcus To, Stephanie Phillips, Laura Braga, Ivan Plascencia, Brandon Thomas, Max Dunbar, Luis Guerrero, Matthew Rosenberg, Ryan Benjamin, Antonio Fabela Wonder Woman 770 by Becky Cloonan, Michael W. Conrad, Travis Moore, Tamra Bonvillain, Jordie Bellaire, Paulina Ganucheau Superman 29 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Phil Hester, Eric Gapstur, Hi-Fi, Sean Lewis, Sami Basri, Ulises Arreola Wonder Woman Earth One Vol 3 by Grant Morrison, Yanick Paquette, Nathan Fairbairn Deadpool Nerdy 30 by Joe Kelly, Gerardo Sandoval, Chris Sotomayor, Skottie Young, Aaron Conley, Jean-Francois Beaulieu, Kelly Thompson, Kevin Libranda, Bob Quinn, Rachelle Rosenberg, Fabian Nicieza, Patrick Zircher, Java Tartaglia, Gail Simone, Michael Shelfer, Daniel Way, Paco Medina, Jesus Aburtov, Gerry Duggan, Brian Posehn, Scott Koblish, Nick Filardi, Rob Liefeld, Chad Bowers, Bryan Valenza, Jay David Ramos, Federico Blee Non-Stop Spider-Man 1 by Joe Kelly, Chris Bachalo, Tim Townsend, Marcio Menyz Thor & Loki: Double-Trouble 1 by Mariko Tamaki, Gurihiru Children of the Atom 1 by Vita Ayala, Bernard Chang, Marcelo Maiolo Karmen 1 by Guillem March Proctor Valley Road 1 by Grant Morrison, Alex Child, Naomi Franquiz, Tamra Bonvillain Blade Runner Origins 1 by K. Perkins, Mellow Brown, Mike Johnson, Fernando Dagnino Damned: Cursed Children 1 by Howard Wong, Josh Stafford, Robin Simon Ng God of War: Fallen God 1 by Chris Roberson, Tony Parker Black Hammer: Visions 2 by Geoff Johns, Scott Kolins, Bill Crabtree Next Dance 1 by Anna Leue, Ken Perry Doom Skull 1 by Dane Georges 99 Cent Theatre Bereft 1 by Gate Karain, John Himmelstein Raze by Tremayne Primm, Montis Boeher Grave of Wolves 1 by Ted Closson Vin Duty 1 by John Rap News: new Jupiter's Legacy mini from Millar and Tommy Lee Edwards, the bizarre story of Ant, Planet-Sized X-Men, Harley & Ivy book, Batman vs. GI Joe Fortnite tie-in, Mark Doyle takes over IDW editorial, Amazing goes weekly, Pride Anthology from DC with the debut of Dreamer by Nicole Maines, Tamaki on Crush & Lobo, Batman: The Adventures Continue continues now with Court of Owls, new original Black Label maxiseries from Tynion and Martinez Bueno, Wonder Woman: Black and Gold, Canto film in development, NFT nonsense and DC trouble, new Batman mini by Ennis and Sharp, Green Arrow 80th special, Batgirl and Zatanna projects in development at HBO Max, Voices Pride Anthology from Marvel The Grinding of Glenn's Gears and some TV observations Trailers: Infinity Train final season Comics Countdown: Rorschach 6 by Tom King, Jorge Fornes, Dave Stewart Proctor Valley Road 1 by Grant Morrison, Alex Child, Naomi Franquiz, Tamra Bonvillain Black Hammer: Visions 2 by by Geoff Johns, Scott Kolins, Bill Crabtree The Last Witch 3 by Conor McCreery, V.V. Glass, Natalia Nesterenko Daredevil 28 by Chip Zdarsky, Marco Checchetto, Mercio Menyz Joker 1 by James Tynion IV, Guillem March, Arif Prianto, Sam Johns, Mirka Andolfo, Romulo Fajardo Jr. Birthright 47 by Joshua Williamson, Andrei Bressan, Adriano Lucas Specter Inspectors 2 by Bowen McCurdy, Kaitlyn Musto Sweet Tooth: The Return 5 by Jeff Lemire, Jose Villarrubia Autumnal 5 by Daniel Kraus, Chris Shehan

On this week's Stack podcast: The Joker #1 DC Comics Written by James Tynion IV, Sam Johns Art by Guillem March, Mirka Andolfo Children of the Atom #1 Marvel Written by Vita Ayala Art by Bernard Chang Karmen #1 Image Comics By Guillem March Wonder Woman #770 DC Comics Written by Michael W. Conrad and Becky Cloonan, Jordie Bellaire Art by Travis Moore, Paulina Ganucheau Non-Stop Spider-Man #1 Marvel Written by Joe Kelly Art by Chris Bachalo Proctor Valley Road #1 BOOM! Studios Written by Grant Morrison & Alex Child Art by Naomi Franquiz American Vampire 1976 #6 DC Comics Written by Scott Snyder Art by Rafael Albuquerque Deadpool Nerdy Thirty #1 Marvel Written by Joe Kelly, Skottie Young, Kelly Thompson, Fabian Nicieza, Gail Simone, Daniel Way, Gerry Duggan & Brian Poeshn, Rob Liefeld & Chad Bowers Art by Cerardo Sandoval, Aaron Conley, Kevin Libranda with Bob Quinn, Patch Zircher, Michael Shelfer, Paco Medina, Scott Koblish, Rob Liefeld Home Sick Pilots #4 Image Comics Written by Dan Watters Art by Caspar Wijngaard Rorschach #6 DC Comics Written by Tom King Art by Jorge Fornés Thor & Loki: Double Trouble #1 Marvel Written by Mariko Tamaki Art by Gurihiru Black Hammer Visions #2 Dark Horse Comics Written by Geoff Johns Art by Scott Kolins Superman #29 DC Comics Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Sean Lewis Art by Phil Hester, Sami Basri Eternals #3 Marvel Written by Kieron Gillen Art by Esad Ribić Birthright #47 Image Comics Written by Joshua Williamson Art by Andrei Bressan Luna #2 BOOM! Studios By Maria Llovet Sweet Tooth: The Return #5 DC Comics By Jeff Lemire The Immortal Hulk #44 Marvel Written by Al Ewing Art by Joe Bennett Specter Inspectors #2 Boom! Box By Bowen McCurdy and Kaitlyn Musto The Amazing Spider-Man #61 Marvel Written by Nick Spencer Art by Patrick Gleason The Last Witch #3 BOOM! Box Written by Conor McCreery Illustrated by V.V. Glass 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:                 Hey. What's up, everybody. Welcome to The Stack. I'm Alex. Justin:              I'm Justin. Pete:                I'm Pete. Alex:                 On The Stack, we talk about a bunch of books that have come out this week, and let's kick it off with the clown prince of crime himself, The Joker #1 from DC Comics, written by James Tynion IV and Sam Johns, art by Guillem March and Mirka Andolfo. This is the first time ever the Joker has an ongoing series. So of course, it's mostly about Commissioner Gordon. I mean, this is reliably good. It's James Tynion, Guillem March. His art is gorgeous, as usually, even with the swerve here that it mostly is not about the Joker. It's still a really good story. I liked it quite a bit. What'd you guys think? Pete:                Yeah. I was really impressed. I thought it was very interesting because it's like “Okay. Joker #1. What are we going to get here?” and I was really impressed with the choices that they made with this comic. Also, we're still getting this kind of Punchline kind of backup story in this, which is great, and it's going to be really interesting to see how this Punchline thing unfolds, but yeah. As far as Joker #1, I thought they did an amazing job of getting you excited for this big kind of arc that they're telling. I think, as far as this first issue is concerned, it does its job really well. I am very excited for more. Justin:              Yeah. I really like this version of Commissioner Gordon, or ex-Commissioner Gordon. We get to see a nice flashback of when he was in the Chicago PD before he got busted down to Gotham, and it reminded me a lot of Scott Snyder's Detective Comics run, sort of where he was plucked from that. Pete:                Oh, yeah. With Jock. Jock was doing the art. Yeah. Justin:              Yeah. He was plucked, and Francavilla, Frencesco Francavilla, was doing the art on that for a little bit as well when he was dealing with his son and being suspicious of him becoming a murderer. Pete:                Yeah. That whole restaurant scene was just so- Justin:              A hundred percent. Pete:                Yeah. Justin:              In this, we get a little … There's some reflections of that here in the story as well, and it's just a great story, and I really like the idea that it's not a story where we have to watch the Joker being a crazy person the whole time. It's this sort of- Pete:                Or there's three or four Jokers or … You know what I mean? Justin:              Yes. This sort of detective story where we're following Commissioner Gordon make some hard choices that I'm curious to see how plays out. Alex:                 It's good storytelling across the board. If you were hesitant at all, definitely pick it up. Next up, Children of the Atom #1 from Marvel, written by Vita Ayala, art by Bernard Chang. This is an interesting take on what's currently going on with X-Men to show us several characters that seemingly have decided not to go to Krakoa and instead be regular teenagers in high school while fighting crime as mutants. There's, of course, a little bit of a twist there, but what did you think about this first issue? Justin:              I'm curious what Pete thinks of it, because we get to see perhaps a Cyclops that he can really get on board with. Pete:                Yeah. It was an issue of a comic book. Had some X-Men in it, which is great. Justin:              True. Pete:                There's some fighting. Yeah. I liked a couple of the characters. Art was really good. Justin:              Interesting. Not sort of a non-take there, really. I like this story a lot, especially in the larger context of the X-Men universe right now. This feels like a simple, standalone series where we're going to follow these characters and whatever is up with them. They feel like sort of mutant wannabes, almost, trying to find their place by replicating the original X-Men in a fun way. It's drawn really nicely. It was cool. Great reveal at the end. Alex:                 Yeah. I like the fact that we're getting to see outside of Krakoa and what's going on there, because this is a part of the world that we need to find out more about of and their reaction to things. So I am curious, given the twist at the end in particular, where this is going to go, but Vita Ayala is always reliable as a writer, but Chang's art is good. These characters are interesting. I'm excited to read the second issue. Alex:                 Next up, Karmen #1 from Image Comics by and art by Guillem March. This is a very different take on an angel dressed in sort of a skeleton thing straight out of Karate Kid, right, Pete? You know what I'm talking about. Pete:                I do know what you're referencing, but I feel like this costume is a little bit more elaborate than that one. Alex:                 Slightly more elaborate because it actually is her skeleton, but she is visiting with somebody who … They don't come out and say it, but has recently died or is about to die and takes her around as a ghost to sort of show her the world. It's not quite clear to me what this book is going to be about going forward yet at this point. There's a tease of something a little bit more at the end here, but it's always a pleasure to see Guillem March's art. Justin:              Great art, and this feels like something that is like a labor of love, like something that the amount of time and focus put into this book is just palpable. It's beautiful, and it's sort of haunting in the way the story unfolds. I thought this was great, and yeah. Love the art. Pete:                Yeah. It's very sad and very powerful, and yeah. I mean, it's kind of a twisted tale about something that is just … Whoa. Everybody okay? I thought that was a fire alarm going off there. Alex:                 It's all right. Justin:              No. I didn't hear anything. Alex:                 I mean, I will say, to that point, not to interrupt you, Pete, but I do want to mention for anybody interested in picking this up, trigger warning for suicide in this book, potentially. They don't come out and say it, but it's pretty clear what's going on there. Also, there is a fair amount of nudity. So this is not a book that should go necessarily handing to kids, but go ahead, Pete, if there was anything else you wanted to say. Pete:                Yeah. It's kind of a dark tale, but they're kind of putting a bright kind of light on it. So I'm very interested to see how this all unfolds and what the point of this is, because it's a little fucked up, but yeah. I mean, it's not something you can read in the subway or something. You have to read this by yourself somewhere, but it does a great job of grabbing the reader's attention, and I'm curious to see kind of how it all unfolds. Alex:                 Pete, did you take this one to your reading hole? Pete:                Yeah. Yeah. Alex:                 Me too. Yeah. I got in my hole, just crawled up, and read that book so nobody could see me. Justin:              I made a reservation in Pete's reading hole, and I still haven't really got my arrival date. Alex:                 Oh, you got to try the cheese puffs there. They are to die for. Justin:              So good. Alex:                 Wonder Woman #770 from DC Comics, written by Michael W. Conrad and Becky Cloonan and Jordie Bellaire, art by Travis Moore and Paulina Ganucheau or Ganucheau. Excuse me. We talked about this a little bit on the live show. This is coming out of the Future State stuff. So Wonder Woman had this new status quo where she pulled herself back from being sort of a guardian of the universe type thing but instead has found herself in Valhalla in the Norse afterlife fighting the same fights over and over again. That's the front story. The back story is showing us young Wonder Woman. I thought this was phenomenal. Justin:              This was one of my favorite books of the week. Really great. I was really curious, reading all the stuff coming out of Future State, where Wonder Woman was going to land. It felt like it was going to be just not a fun place, she was going to be doing something different, and this was such a breath of fresh air. Diana sort of doesn't know what Wonder Woman is. She doesn't have her powers. She's just being a warrior in its purest form. There's a mystery unfolding behind the scenes. There's some romance here, perhaps. Really just a great story top to bottom. Really caught me off guard. Alex:                 Pete, you were very patiently raising your hand. What's going on? Pete:                All right. So I'm a huge fan of Wonder Woman, but it was weird. I know there's a lot of different kind of mythology, historical and non-historical, wrapped up with Wonder Woman. So it was like I was like “Asgard? Wonder Woman? Why am I fighting this in my brain?” It's this weird Valhalla. I know it should be okay, but to me, it's like I associate it so hard with Marvel that it was hard for me to be like “Yeah. This is cool. Wonder Woman's walking around Marvel right now. This is totally fine. There's nothing wrong with this.” Alex:                 Yeah. I get what you're saying, but it's definitely a very different take than Thor stuff over in Marvel, certainly. I agree with you. It is nearly impossible for comic books to divorce Norse mythology from Thor and the Thor comics books and Loki and et cetera, but those existed beforehand. They definitely time immemorial, and this feels like a more mythological take on Norse mythology than exactly what's going on, usually at least, in Marvel comics. So I got over it by the end, but I was definitely there with you at the beginning with it, Pete. Justin:              Thor was a different dude. He had a red beard. So that's totally different. Pete:                Sure. Sure. Sure. Yeah. Yeah, but that aside, I really thought this was a great start for this new team. I feel like this is really cool. I also really liked the backup. I thought that was fun. I'm excited for this. Alex:                 Well, let's move on to one that you're very excited for as well, Pete, Non-Stop Spider-Man #1 from Marvel, written by Joe Kelly and art by Chris Bachalo. Pete:                Come on. Alex:                 Of course, this is taking Spider-Man and putting him in the position of Alexander Hamilton in the musical Hamilton, because he is going non-stop. Pete:                Don't ruin this for me, you fucking piece of shit. Justin:              My favorite song from Hamilton is Non-Stop. Alex:                 Really? Justin:              Yeah. Alex:                 Oh, interesting. Pete, you love this book. This is the fast and the furious of Spider-Man books. It's sort of the total opposite of what's going on in Amazing Spider-Man. No real soap opera going on here, just complete balls-to-the-wall action with brief interludes to give you backstory about what's going on. Talk about what you liked about this book. Justin:              Even those interludes are happening pretty fast. This is a smash opera, which is Pete's medium of choice. Pete:                Yeah. I love this. There's no time wasted. It's all non-stop. It's all happening. During a fight scene, which is such a great idea, don't waste time like “Oh, let's go to a coffee shop and fucking talk about our feelings.” No. It's all action. It is just non-stop. I loved it. The art alone is worth picking this up. Unbelievable. Just so fun how Spider-Man's falling but counting the stories by having this inner monologue. I needed this Spider-Man, because Nick Spencer's fucking killing me on that other Spider-Man book, and I just needed a light, fun Spider-Man Spider-Man book that isn't doing a bunch of weird shit. So I really needed this book, and the art is just so good, and I love the pace of it. I love the action. Every single page was glorious, and then the backup story with not your mom's Zemo here. This is a new Zemo here that's just has a lot of sass, got some backtalk, really owning the fact that he's rocking a purple mask in a fun way, and it's all about that drip. Justin:              He does love that drip. Yeah. I first opened this book, and I was like “Surely there's going to be a couple stops in here.” None. Pete:                No. Why do you need stops? What do you need stops for? It's an express train. Justin:              It's an express train. Pete:                You go on the local if you want some fucking stops and look around. Justin:              Pete, what did you think of the backmatter where the editor, Nick Lowe, talks about how, in every single page, he's getting his relationship with Mary Jane annulled. Pete:                That's not true. Justin:              That's how non-stop it is. Pete:                That's not true. Alex:                 Non-stop annulments. Yeah. Pete:                That's not true. it's not true at all. Alex:                 This is the perfect team- Justin:              It is true. Re-read it. Alex:                 I would say this is the perfect team for this book. Joe Kelly, great at this sort of thing. Chris Bachalo, great at this sort of thing. This is fun. Like you're saying, Pete, this is the opposite of what's going on in Amazing Spider-Man, and it's a nice little treat after reading that. Pete:                It is a nice treat. Come on. Justin:              Yeah. No. I really enjoyed it. Chris Bachalo's art's great. It's great to see him on a book like Spider-Man where you get to see- Pete:                It's phenomenal. Justin:              There's so much going on. The panels are crooked. When I got to the end, I was like “This surely can't be the end,” and there's a whole other story. So the stops kept not stopping, you know? Pete:                Yeah. Exactly. Never stop stopping. What'd you guys think of the backup? Justin:              Fun. Alex:                 The Baron Zemo backup? Pete:                Yeah. Alex:                 I love Zemo. I don't know what it is. I just love that guy. Pete:                Yeah. I didn't know you were such a Zemo head. Alex:                 I love Zemo. Pete:                But this- Alex:                 I can't explain it. Pete:                How do you- Alex:                 No. Actually, I can explain it. It's because Under Siege, Avengers: Under Siege, is probably my favorite Avengers storyline. I was like “Yo. I'm sold on this guy. This guy-“ Justin:              Avengers: Under Siege is your favorite Avengers story? Alex:                 Absolutely. Justin:              Wow. Pete:                Wow. Justin:              There it is. Pete:                How do you feel- Justin:              You love a real loose mask, huh? Pete:                How do you feel about this updated Zemo a little bit? He's got a little sass. Justin:              You keep pushing his sass. Pete:                Well, it's just I haven't seen the Zemo, and Zalben's a Zemo head. So I'm wondering if he's like “This is my Zemo,” or like he feels cool with it. Alex:                 No. It's straight out- Justin:              Pete, have you- Alex:                 If anything, it's old Zemo. He's got the loose mask back again instead of the tight mask. Pete:                Sure. Yeah. Alex:                 His neck's getting some air. Pete:                Right, but I mean, the way he's talking is not how Zemo normally talks. Alex:                 It's fine. Justin:              Pete, this story focuses on a drug called A Plus. Have you been taking some of it? Because you seem hyped. You're non-stop right now. Pete:                Dude, I am non-stop, and I needed a book like this to get me hyped. Alex:                 Let's move on then and talk about Proctor Valley Road #1 from BOOM! Studios, written by- Pete:                Oh, boy. Alex:                 … Grant Morrison and Alex Child, art by- Pete:                What? Alex:                 … Naomi Franquiz. What? Pete:                I kept the whole time reading this being like “I can't believe this is written by Grant Morrison. It looks like such a nice, wholesome book, and I can't believe Grant Morrison is doing this shit.” Alex:                 Yeah, and then you got to the end, right? Pete:                Oh, yeah. I did. Alex:                 So this is about a bunch of kids who hear a legend about a place called Proctor Valley Road, where a bunch of people seemed to die. Like Pete's saying, it starts relatively like just regular teen fun movie for three quarters of the book, and then things get messed up by the end in a really big way, spinning out into some mythology. It doesn't feel like a Grant Morrison book at all, I would say- Pete:                It doesn't. Alex:                 … but Justin, what did you think about this one? Pete:                It's easy to follow. You can understand. It's impressive. Justin:              Well, I think the biggest difference why it doesn't feel very Grant Morrison is the art. The choice of the artist, Naomi Franquiz, is very different, feels very not Grant Morrison, but I think it sort of plays against type a little bit in a good way, because the horror comes at you in such a different way by the end. I feel like you get in the heads of the characters very quickly, and they're all fun, likable, smart characters. Has sort of Scooby Doo vibe with the collection and the era of characters here. Alex:                 Now, I don't want to jump on you too much, but the artist's name is actually Franquiz, and that's a great segue to start up my Fran quiz. First question. Who played the nanny on the hit TV show The Nanny? Pete:                Fran Drescher. Alex:                 Correct. That was the whole quiz. I can't think of another Fran. I'm sorry. Justin:              Oh, that's good. Most famous Frans are Fran Drescher. Pete:                I do want to talk about that podcast we were on, at some point. That was kind of crazy. Alex:                 Let's just skip by that and instead talk about American Vampire 1976 #6 from DC Comics, written by Scott Snyder, art by Rafael Albuquerque. Here- Pete:                The Querque. Alex:                 … shit is going down, and we're heading towards, I would say, the endgame of American Vampire at this point as our heroes finally close in on the thing that's going to let them beat the Tongue, the demonic entity that's trying to take over the Earth, and things go horrifically wrong. I like this issue. I also like every issue of this book. Pete:                Holy twists and turns, Batman. This is some shit. Justin:              Holy twisted tongue. The Tongue always wins. Can't beat the Tongue. Pete:                Yeah. Wow. Yeah. This was very impressive. Alex:                 That's what I always say to my wife. Pete:                Oh, my god. Don't be creepy, you fuck. Yeah. American Vampire just continues to impress. You think like “Okay. I got a handle on what's going on.” Nope. No. You do not. Yeah. I think this is a really solid, great issue. The Querque is just killing it on the art. It's a lot of fun and really crazy and over the top. Justin:              Really making that nickname work. What is so great about this book and a lot of Scott Snyder's stuff is he always had another gear. This series, there's such a big cast. It's like “Oh, right. These are all … I remember how all these characters work together,” and in this issue and throughout this series, they've been in an ever-worsening situation, and in this issue, the situation somehow gets much worse, and he focuses the cast down to the characters we care the most about and the twists and turns that happen there. He's masterful at timing the big story moves, and this is another great example of that. Pete:                That guy's a great writer. Alex:                 Good stuff. Deadpool Nerdy 30 #1 from Marvel, written by Joe Kelly, Skottie Young, Kelly Thompson, Fabian Nicieza, Gail Simone, Daniel Way, Gerry Duggan, and Brian Posehn, Rob Liefeld, and Chad Bowers, art by Gerardo Sandoval, Aaron Conley, Kevin Libranda, with Bob Quinn, Patch Zircher, Michael Shelfer, Paco Medina, Scott Koblish, and Rob Liefeld. Basically, anybody that you can imagine having something to do with Deadpool over the years was pretty much involved in this. This was a bunch of short stories all set on different birthdays that Deadpool is happening. We'll turn it over to Pete, our Deadpool expert. Pete:                Yeah. This is nice. This is just a who's who that's put their fingerprints on Deadpool coming back to tell some fun stories, and that's exactly what it is. You've got everything from Rob Liefeld making fun of pouches to just insane party birthday things. Yeah. It's crazy. It's Deadpool. It's over the top. It's fun. It's also like the art styles are very different for all these different stories. There's a lot of really funny stories in this, a lot of funny ideas. Yeah. The No Chill story was really fun. Yeah. I believe Deadpool would hide guns in different ice cream shops all over the country. Why not? Yeah. It's a ton of fun. It's a lot of great art, and it's one of those collected stories that I think is worth it. Justin:              I've been celebrating Deadpool's birthday every year. So the fact that he's hit 30 is just a real boon. I'm cutting loose like crazy over here. I thought this was fun as well. I want to give it up for the Skottie Young story, Baby's First Cable, which is very fun. Kelly Thompson's Best There Is was really, really good, and the Fabian Nicieza story, I thought, was very good as well. Alex:                 That's the one that I wanted to call out in particular. The thing that I really liked about this book is it's very easy to do a bunch of goofs with Deadpool, but Fabian went for something much serious and much darker, and I think people forget that Deadpool stories can get really dark sometimes. Pete:                Oh, yeah. Justin:              Yeah. Alex:                 So that was great. I was very trepidatious going into this, because I don't usually love collections. They feel like a mixed bag, but they got the right creators working on it, and this is good. If you're a fan of Deadpool at any point in his history, I think this is kind of a must-pick-up. Pete:                Yeah. Alex:                 Next up, Home Sick Pilots #4 from Image Comics, written by Dan Waters, art by Caspar Wijngaard. This is so good. This book is so good. Pick up this book. Justin:              It's so much better than it has any right to be, out of the gate just coming out hot with this story about some teens who are in a band, the Home Sick Pilots. They go into a haunted house. One of them becomes this ghost gatherer of these haunted objects, and this is sort of the all fight issue where things are coming to a head. It's so much action. It's beautifully drawn. The premise is so strong, and it has this sort of intense loneliness about it as well that I really like. Pete:                Yeah. I mean, if you would have tried to explain this story to me, I'd be like “You're out of your gourd. This doesn't sound good,” but it is so well done, so creative, so different. The art, the storytelling, the paneling … It all works so well. This is such a crazy unique story, and some really unique characters. Yeah. I just continue to be impressed. This is one of those ones where you get it and you're like “Man, I hope it's going to be as good as the last issue,” and it fucking delivers. Alex:                 I think a lot of it has to do with Caspar Wijngaard's art, honestly, where the character designs are so unique. We talked about this in the last issue, but there's a VHS something ghost, zombie, I don't know, monster. I don't know exactly what's going on, but it's so terrifyingly and beautifully drawn. One of the main ghost is this horseshoe ghost, has a horseshoe head. Again, absolutely terrifying. We find out more about the mythology here. There seems to be an outside group that kind of has maybe ghosts trapped in TVs that are strapped to their chests that are tracking down ghosts. So there's so much going on in this book, but it- Pete:                Then the haunted house double-page spread thing was fucking insane. Alex:                 Beautiful. The fact that everything is very distinct in terms of the look, in terms of the coloring of the book … Fantastic. Pick up this book. I cannot wait for the next issue. Next up, Rorschach- Justin:              Don't trust VHS tapes. Switch to Betamax. Alex:                 I only use LaserDisc, personally. Pete:                Oh, wow. Alex:                 Rorschach #6 from DC Comics, written by Tom King, art by Jorge Fornés. In this issue, we're continuing to work our way back through the history of our cowboy character, who was killed back in the first issue. Here, we find out how she met the Jack Kirby-esque artist who later went on to don the mask of Rorschach. This is good. I was not quite sure about it going in or what was going on, but like we talked about with the last issue, I think that really started to indicate where the story is going and sell me on it. I like this quite a bit. Pete:                Yeah. I was a little worried this was going to be like that Eminem song, like “Dear Stan, my biggest fan.” So I'm glad that she didn't kill herself in those letters or whatever, but man, this was a really great idea and well pulled off. I have no idea what's going on in this Rorschach book, but I've been really impressed with all the different issues, and it's the classic King thing where he's like “Oh, yeah. I'm just going to give you just enough information to pick up the next issue.” That guy is a master. Alex:                 Pete, it's interesting you brought that up, because you know Tom King wrote the Eminem/Punisher crossover that was in XXL. Pete:                Oh, I know. It's a fucking great issue, man. Alex:                 He didn't write that, but … Justin:              Wow. Pete took that bait very quickly. Pete:                Yeah, but it is a great issue regardless of who wrote it. Alex:                 Is it? Pete:                It was Eminem who wrote it. Justin:              I like this issue of Rorschach a lot. I feel like Tom King is trying to say something about American with this book in a really smart, subtle way, almost as if to say … Here's what I think he's picking apart. In the original Watchmen book, it was all about how bringing the world together via the squid monster was a necessary thing to prevent everyone from world war from killing all human, if you were to believe that plan, and this is about how society is drifting apart and what sort of in a very personal in these personal stories, and we get to sort of see that happen in this story following these two characters who are corresponding via letter, and then we're hearing the presidential debate underneath it all, between Robert Redford and the conservative candidate, and it's just really good. I am always excited to see what the next big idea he's getting to is. Pete:                I'm not sick of this Robert Redford bit. This is fun. Justin:              Not a bit. Alex:                 Not a bit. It's real. It's happening. Thor and Loki: Double Trouble #1 from Marvel, written by Mariko Tamaki, art by Gurihiru. This is an all-ages title showing Thor and Loki as teens? 20? Pete:                Double trouble. Alex:                 Something like that, and just- Justin:              Something. Alex:                 … playing some tricks on each other and having a good time. I know I'm a sucker for this sort of thing, but what did you guys think of this book? Justin:              It's fun. It's fun to see, I mean, the inherent dynamic between Thor and Loki where it's like “Oh, you can't trust Loki,” but Thor always does because Thor's a sucker for Loki. This feels the most natural of that, where they're young, they're sort of daring each other, and it goes instantly and horribly wrong in a fun, all-ages way. Pete:                Yeah. I thought this was cute and well done in all the right ways. Even though it's an all-ages, it's still a very enjoyable book to read. It's kind of fun to see them depicted this way and the kind of team-ups and mischief they get into. Yeah. It was a good book. Alex:                 Next up, from all ages to no ages, Black Hammer: Visions #2 from Dark Horse Comics, written by Geoff Johns, art by Scott Kolins. This is very exciting to me, personally. I don't want to speak for you guys or the world at large, but to see Geoff Johns and Scott Kolins, the team for The Flash and many other things, collaborating on a very hardcore horror book that's set in the Black Hammer universe, I thought, was very neat. I was a little worried about it. I wasn't sure how it would play out, but I thought it was horrifying and well written, and I liked the little twist there. It felt like a Tales from the Crypt episode. I was very happy with how this book turned out. What did you guys think? Justin:              Yeah. It felt like just classic, classic comics, comic horror with a lot of great execution. We don't know who the bad guy is right out of the gate, and then it's like “Oh, this is bad. Oh, maybe everything's bad.” It feels like we end in a place where it's just “Oh, this is just awful across the board for everyone,” which is very true to classic horror comics, I think, in a good way. Love the art. This series is so good. Next up, in April we get Chip Zdarsky and Johnnie Christmas teaming up. This has been one of my favorite anthology series to pick up. Pete:                Yeah. It was creepy in ways that I wasn't ready for a little bit. It was just like this white dude who has got a POC in the back and gets pulled over by the comics and then is like “Hey. I'm white. So you don't fucking question me,” or whatever. So it just sucked that so far we haven't got any … The poor kid gets really completely fucked over and then turned into something monstrous. I hope that there is a kind of redemption arc for that character a little bit, but yeah. The team and art is unbelievable. Alex:                 All right. Fair enough. Next up, Superman #29 from DC Comics, written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Sean Lewis, art by Phil Hester and Sami Basri. This is the new era for Superman that Phillip Kennedy Johnson on our live show a couple of weeks back. So it's exciting to finally see it come to fruition. Here, we are finding out about Superman fighting an enemy that he can't quite beat, or at least can hurt him in a certain way, and we find out from his son that this enemy might in fact kill him, which is, I would say, a big deal for comic books. What'd you think about this issue? Pete:                Yeah. I mean- Justin:              Has the death of Superman ever been a big deal for comics at any point? Alex:                 I don't remember it in my lifetime. Pete:                Yeah. I think that there's some real touching father-son shit going on here, and that Amanda Waller, man. She's up to something. Somebody should be watching her or paying a little bit more close attention, because- Justin:              Wow. Strong viewpoint, Pete. Pete:                Then there was a weird kind of backup where I was like “This just looks like The Goon,” but yeah. Alex:                 I don't know. That was Bibbo, right? Pete:                Yeah. Yeah. Justin:              Bibbo. Alex:                 Bibbo. Yeah. That was Sean Lewis writing about Bibbo. He's writing this backup story about the other folks that live in Metropolis while the Superman stuff is going on. We get a little Jimmy Olsen. We get a little Bibbo. We got some weird villains. I thought that was fun. Justin, what did you think about this book? Justin:              I really like Phil Hester's art. Phil Hester Green Arrow was a book he sort of was on for a long time, and I feel like his style really fits here in the DC universe to me for whatever reason, and I feel like this is … The Johnson Superman era has begun. I've really been liking the work he's done on Superman, and this takes the continuity of Superman and his son sort of both being Superman at the same time and adds this sense of dread over top of it in a way that I thought was just really good, really smart. Alex:                 It- Pete:                Also, it was really impressive how cool Superman was about his own death, and his son knows, but he wasn't going to push him on it. He's really slow playing that pretty well, and I was like “Wow. I would have been like ‘Yo. Fucking son. Tell me when I'm fucking dying here. Help me out. What the fuck. I'm bleeding out my arm and you're being casual.'” Justin:              Well, I- Alex:                 I mean, that feels classic Superman. Justin:              Superman feels like … We know his greatest weakness is Kryptonite, but his second greatest weakness is not playing Coney ball with him, which really seems to break his god damn heart. Pete:                Yeah. That was heartbreaking. Yeah. Oh, come on, man. Alex:                 What are the rules there? Pete:                If he's dying- Alex:                 How do you play Coney ball? Pete:                … play Coney ball. Alex:                 Come on. Justin:              It's probably a lot of throwing a pine cone while you're flying or something and trying to catch it. Pine cones sharp. Alex:                 Yeah. Some day. Some day we'll get a game of Coney ball. We'll get the rules. It'll be a lot like Calvinball, but I guess we'll have to find out. Eternals #3 from Marvel, written by Kieron Gillen, art by Esad Ribic. Here, we are finding out more about the Deviants in particular, the antithesis of the Eternals, as they are dealing with a spiraling-out-of-control murder mystery of their own. How'd you feel about this issue? Pete:                Well, first off, the art is just glorious. It's really beautiful. Lot of amazing character designs and stuff like this- Justin:              It's like someone took- Pete:                … the facial expressions. Justin:              It's like someone took the … Sorry to interrupt you, Pete. Someone took the- Pete:                No problem. Justin:              He-Man characters and put them in epic Renaissance paintings. Pete:                Yeah. Yeah. Justin:              It's so beautiful. Pete:                It's really impressive. It's almost like a watercolor tone to it. It's really great. Yeah. I've been enjoying. Eternals really wasn't my bag for a long time, but this new kind of reboot is doing its job in getting me excited about a movie that maybe … I don't know. Justin:              Wow. Alex:                 Good conclusion there. Justin:              Way to play it cool. Alex:                 Strong conclusion. Justin:              Playing it very coy. That movie's been announced and talked about for quite some time. Pete:                Well, I don't know when it's actually coming out. You know what I mean? So that's why I was trying to be like … Alex:                 I do think somebody mentioned this on our Patreon Slack that it feels like it's Kieron Gillen's X-Men, and I think that's accurate in a way because he's using these text pages to break everything up, but he's maybe the only person other than Jonathan Hickman that is using that convention in a successful and exciting way. There's a page here where the computer, who narrates the entire book, talks about how many Deviants actually exist, and they kick to a double-page spread of just names of Deviants, and it's like “Page 10 of 7,947,” or something like that, and it plays so well because it's this oh-shit moment of the Eternals … There's probably 10 of them, and they getting killed off, and their enemies, the Deviants, are innumerable at this point. It's great. Justin:              Did you guys have any favorites from the Deviant page you wanted to highlight? Alex:                 [Corbadorbadugal 00:34:14]. Pete:                [inaudible 00:34:17] that shout out. Justin:              I'm going to give it up for some of my favorites from the page, [Smokewheel 00:34:22], [Bottleshirt 00:34:22], and [Dabgnorts 00:34:25]. Pete:                Oh, yeah. Dabgnorts. How could I forget about Dabgnorts? Justin:              I went to college with a Bottleshirt. So I feel like I know that dude. Alex:                 Not to keep plugging stuff, but you can go back a couple of months in our feed, and we talked to Kieron Gillen before he launched Eternals where he talked about it quite a bit. That's in the Comic Book Club feed. So check that out. It was fun to chat with him about this stuff. Alex:                 Birthright #47 from Image Comics, written by Joshua Williamson, art by Andrei Bressan. We are getting to the endgame here. Here, our heroes are going after people whoa re picking the detritus of the magical battle, the climax that we had finding the God King Lore, and that leads to probably what actually this final arc is about, which is brother versus brother. What'd you think about this one? Pete:                [crosstalk 00:35:17]- Justin:              Can I love this book more? Can I talk about this book possibly any more in my life? I've given this a shine up on every single issue of this series because I love it so much, and this was great. In the midst, the fact that this is the epic end to this epic story and we still get this great, quiet bar scene between these two warriors talking about just how shit went down and the difficulties of being a rage-fueled werewolf … Did anyone on this podcast identify with that character? Anybody? Any hands going up here? Pete:                I'm sure. I'm sure there was a lot of people that did. Alex:                 Me? Me? Was it me? Justin:              You are the rage werewolf of the show. Alex:                 Okay. Justin:              Don't let anyone tell you different. Alex:                 Awoo. Pete:                Yeah. I agree. This continues to just be unbelievable. Yeah. It's crazy because it's like “Oh, I thought this was wrapped up,” but it continues to go on in such an enjoyable way that I don't want it to end, but yeah. I just think this is artistically and creatively one of those books that's going to stand up over time. Alex:                 I agree. Next up, Pete's favorite book of the month- Justin:              Month? Alex:                 … maybe year, Luna #2 from BOOM! Studios by Maria Llovet. This is about a- Pete:                Don't put your weird shit on me, motherfucker. Alex:                 Listen, man. Maria Llovet makes some gorgeous art. That is what I am going to say. This is about a woman that is getting into a strange cult and getting sucked deeper and deeper. Justin, what did you think about this one? Justin:              I like this. It's crazy how much this is like the other book, the Brian Azzarello book. Alex:                 Faithless. Justin:              Faithless. Yeah. Just in almost every way. So it's a little weird to have this being out so soon after we've been talking about the other one, but I like this independent of Faithless. I think this is a good book. It's sort of like the country, the unplugged version of Faithless, where there's a lot of vests with no shirt underneath, looking in old books and playing some fun acoustic guitar. Alex:                 Faithless too fancy for you? Check out Luna, now from BOOM! Studios. Justin:              A hundred percent. Even bad boys have a soft side. Luna, from BOOM! Studios. Alex:                 Next up, Sweet Tooth: The Return #5 from DC Comics by Jeff Lemire. We are at the second to last issue of this book, a rebooted Sweet Tooth. We find out some big revelations and twists in this issue. Pete, there's a big, angry elephant. What did you think of this one? Pete:                Yeah. I really enjoyed the elephant. Yeah. We got the kind of reveal, the evil master plan in this. Yeah. I think it does a great job of leading us, being like “Oh, what's going to … Tune in next time.” Yeah. I think this is a great book. The art's fantastic. It's really raise the stakes. I can't wait to see what happens in the next issue. Justin:              Pete, how did you like the zoo? I really enjoyed the elephant. Pete, how'd you like the circus? I really enjoyed the elephant. Pete, how'd you like your safari? I really enjoyed the elephant. That's all I hear from you, Pete. Alex:                 Hey, Pete. How were your animal crackers? I really enjoyed the elephant. Pete:                The elephant. Yeah. Justin:              Pete, how do you enjoy- Pete:                See, the elephant animal cracker is a little bigger. So you get more cracker. That's why it's more enjoyable. Justin:              Pete, how did- Alex:                 Did you bite off the legs first, or the trunk first? What did you go for? Pete:                It depends on the mood, you know? Some days are a trunk day. Other are the legs. Justin:              Uh oh. He's in a real trunk mood. Pete:                Yeah. Justin:              Pete- Alex:                 Yeah. Oh, I can't eat carbs today. It's trunk day. Justin:              Trunk day. Pete, how did you enjoy the animal in the room that no one wanted to talk about? I really enjoyed the elephant. I mean, if you like Sweet- Pete:                I love walking into the room and talking about the giant elephant. You kidding me? Justin:              Believe me, I've known you for so long I can't hide an elephant in the room with you. Elephant. If you like Sweet Tooth, you're going to like this book. It is a true one-to-one sequel to that book. You don't get to know the characters as well, and it feels like it's taking the ideas and creating a story that has the tension and stress and thriller nature of Sweet Tooth and just playing that hard quickly, and I'm curious what the big point of this will be at the end. Alex:                 I agree. I think a lot of the proof is going to be in that final issue, and I'm excited to check that out. Next up, The Immortal Hulk #44 from Marvel, written by Al Ewing, art by Joe Bennett. We are back to the good old fucked up Immortal Hulk this issue with things growing out of people's backs and big monsters and things exploding and whatever. That's great. I love it. I love this book. Justin:              Yeah. I love this book too. The art is so good, so horrifying. Truly, there's so much just skin stretched- Pete:                Oh, fuck. Justin:              … in fucked up places. I love it. Alex:                 I love that this is the sort of book where you can have a green Sasquatch in the desert with Puck, and Rick Jones, who's just like a stretched out neck at this point and a head, is coming out of a radioactive guy, and they're like “Whoa. Whoa. He's not bad. He's not smiling anymore,” and you're like “Yeah. No. No. He's a good guy now.” Justin:              Yeah. It was like “I noticed the lack of smile on this horrifying image.” Alex:                 But it's great. I love that they've gotten this book to a place where they just have this insane mythology where that happens. You have this huge fights with the U-Foes and the Hulk where, spoiler, but they win and they blast the skin off the Hulk in the most horrifying way, leading to a huge cliffhanger at the end there. This is great. Pete, I know you've been a little back and forth on this book. How'd you feel about this one? Pete:                I thought it had a really hilarious, amazing, scary, fucked up last page. I think this is a very creative, dark, twisted book. It continues to be enthralling. I'm excited to see how this is going to kind of end or wrap up here, because after that last page, I was like “What?” Alex:                 This is not actually my problem or anything, but there was a certain sense I got towards the end of this book, because they clearly are heading towards the endgame with Immortal Hulk. I started to feel bad for whoever is going to have to pick up Hulk afterwards, after this run, and be like- Justin:              Yeah. Pete:                But I think- Alex:                 … “Yeah. I'm the Hulk. I like to smash things. Boop. Boop.” Pete:                No, but I think that Marvel knows that, and I think that you kind of get something that's like “Hey. Your Hulk book isn't always fucked up.” You know what I mean? So it'll be a refreshing, nice Hulk story that we can kind of be like “Oh, yeah. That's right. This Hulk,” and then maybe it'll be something else later, but I think the next thing could be a nice palate cleanser. Alex:                 No. I agree. I mean, I think all I'm saying is this is such a definitive Hulk run. To come after this, I do not know what you do next at this point. Justin:              Yeah. I mean, it does feel like they're setting up … This issue, really, I was like “Ah, I see where we're going.” I'm very excited for that. The U-Foes were great. It's rare to see a story where your hero gets just destroyed in such a fashion, and yeah. I feel like they're going to be like “Okay. How about it's just Hulk smash for a while?” after this. Alex:                 Next up, Specter Inspectors #2 from BOOM! Box by Bowen McCurdy and Kaitlyn Musto. We love the first issue of this book, which found a bunch of fake paranormal investigators discovering something real paranormal. They track down more paranormal stuff this issue, specifically a ghost in a library. Pete, you're a big Ghostbusters fan. Pete:                Yeah. I mean, the classic- Alex:                 You love a ghost in a library. What'd you think about this one? Pete:                Yeah. The classic ghost in the library move. Fun. Yeah. I think this continues to be a really fantastic book, and what's nice is even though it's drawn a little cartoony, there's still some real scary panels going on in here, and I like this kind of group of people that we have working together. It has some heart to it. It's intense, and it's going to be fun to see how this gang kind of gets out of trouble, but yeah, a little nod to the old classic Ghostbusters with the old librarian ghost. Alex:                 Yep. Justin:              Yeah. This book, the art is so great at just expressing the different feelings and emotions these characters are having throughout this story. So it's a really great book that … Great synergy between the writer and artist here, and it's good. It's scary, and it's fun. Pete:                It's a bold move to talk to a librarian ghost, because you know she's going to shush you, but they rolled that dice and they took that gamble. Justin:              I'd rather talk to a librarian ghost than just a regular living librarian. Pete:                Interesting. Alex:                 Next up, The Amazing Spider-Man #61, AKA stop Spider-Man, from Marvel, written by Nick Spencer, art by Patrick Gleason. This issue, we're getting a brand-new status quo for Spider-Man. This is the much hyped new costume. We find out why he gets the new costume here. Justin, what did you think about this one? Justin:              This is such a total shift back to what Nick Spencer was doing before this last big storyline where all this gross stuff happened with Kindred and Sin-Eater and all that, which was so heavy and intense, and this was like “Nope. It's fun again. Boomerang and Spidery just being roommates, screwing around, social media,” all that. So it was a bit of a whiplash jumping into this issue. I like what's happening. It's hard to reconcile with the last six months of Spider-Man. Alex:                 Pete? Pete:                Yeah. I mean, I agree with Justin. This does feel like Whiplash where somebody's yelling at me to play the drums and I really don't want to. I'm looking forward to this thing being over with so can get back to Spider-Man. Alex:                 For me, this felt like Whiplash in terms of I'm a little more into my bird than Sam Rockwell. Justin:              Okay. Alex:                 So we all had different takes. I liked this. I thought this was fun. Like Justin was saying, I do think it's interesting that they throw in the Kindred thing right at the beginning here. They're clearly not done with it. We're going to come back to it at some point, you'd think. Justin:              I just hope we finally get to find out who's underneath the mask. Alex:                 That would be great. The Last Witch #3, our last book here on The Stack, from BOOM! Box, written by Conor McCreery, illustrated by V.V. Glass. Here, we're getting a witch versus witch battle. That's the hot thing this month. Everybody loves it. Everybody loves seeing witches fighting, and you guys have been loving this book. Pete:                Oh, yeah. Justin:              I do love this book. This is another one of my favorites of the week. Pete:                Yep. Justin:              These characters are so good. I'm so behind this young girl who has the witch mark and is battling these badass witches and somehow finding a way to win every time. I really love this. Pete:                Yeah. I'm really impressed with this, the art, the storytelling. It's really fantastic. What's great is it's even better than it looks. When you look at it, you're like “Oh, kind of looks adorable. Looks like an all-ages,” but it's not. There's so much going on in this book. It's really fantastic. It's very touching. Plus, you got a badass grandma who smokes cigars. I mean, come on. You know what I mean? Come on. Alex:                 I knew it. I knew you were going to bring up the grandma. Justin:              I knew we'd- Pete:                Come on. Justin:              … get to Pete's grandma love. Pete:                The little kid and the … It's touching. It's badass. It's fun. It's a lot of different things, but the storytelling and the art is glorious, and this book has really been impressive. Justin:              At what age are you finally like “Wow. That's what I'm talking about,” when you see a grandma, Pete? Pete:                What do you mean? Justin:              What age? Is it someone having grandchildren? Or are you like … When you see someone, like an older grandmother woman, is that when you're like “Okay. I want to put a sword in that golden girl's hand”? Pete:                Well, any time you see a badass grandma, you think that's a cool grandma. You know what I mean? So I don't know what the age is, but if you saw a grandma rocking a cigar or with a sword or a machine gun, you're going to be like “Hell yeah. I'm on her team. She's on my team. Let's go.” Alex:                 Pete, that's a real GILF, is what you're saying? Pete:                No. No. That is not what I'm saying. Alex:                 Grandma I'd like to fight with. Pete:                All right. You know what, Zalben? I don't know what to do with you. Alex:                 But I know what to do with all of you. You need to support as at patreon.com/comicbookclub. Also, we do a live show every Tuesday night at Crowdcast and YouTube at 7:00 PM. Probably shouldn't have said the time there. iTunes, Android, Spotify, Stitcher, or the app of your choice to subscribe and follow our show. @ComicBookLive on Twitter. Comicbookclublive.com for this podcast and more. @ComicBookClub on YouTube. We'll see you next time at the virtual comic book shop. The post The Stack: The Joker, Children Of The Atom And More appeared first on Comic Book Club. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/comicbookclub See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DC May 2021 Solicits Comics Reviews: Future State: Green Lantern 2 by Geoffrey Thorne, Tom Raney,  Mike Atiyeh, Josie Campbell, Andie Tong, Wil Quintana, Robert Venditi, Dexter Soy, Alex Sinclair Love is a Battlefield by Christos Gage, Xermanico, Romulo Fajardo Jr, Crystal Frasier, Juan Gedeon, Ulises Arreola, Mark Russell, Nik Virella, Marquis Draper, Pop Mhan, Chris Sotomayor, Tim Seeley, Rebekah Isaacs, Kurt Michael Russell, Cavan Scott, Jose Luis, Jonas Trindade, Rex Lokus, Regine Sawyer, Rob Guillory, Mike Spicer, Sina Grace, Karl Mostert, Ivan Plascencia, Pornsak Pichetshote, Chris Mooneyham, John Ridley, Amancay Nahuelpan, June Chung King in Black: Black Panther 1 by Geoffrey Thorne, German Peralta, Jesus Aburtov Morbius: Bond of Blood by Ralph Macchio, Tom Reilly, Chris O'Halloran Wolverine: Black, White, Blood 3 by John Ridley, Jorge Fornes, Donny Cates, Chris Bachalo, Jed MacKay, Jesus Saiz Radiant Black 1 by Kyle Higgins, Marcelo Costa Black Hammer: Visions 1 by Patton Oswalt, Dean Kotz, Jason Wordie Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins by Jody Houser, Olivia Samson, Msassyk Red Sonja: Valentine's Day Special by Bill Willingham, Giuseppe Cafaro, Andrew Dalhouse Casual Fling 1 by Jason Starr, Dalibor Talajic, Marco Lesko Junior High Horrors: Strangest Thingies 1 by Rob Potchak, Eric Kent Orcs 1 by Christine Larsen Jo and Rus GN by Audra Winslow Last Dance by Hanna Schroy Averee by Stephanie Phillips, Dave Johnson, Marika Cresta Almost 1 by Todd Jakubisin Shell Loch 1 by Isaiah Joseph Henson Additional Reviews: Superstore s1, Happy Death Day 2 U, WandaVision ep6 News: Blue Sky shut down cancels Nimona, Infinity Train canceled, Redwall adaptation, Glenn vs. Joss Whedon, Mack/Bendis' Cover adaptation for HBO Max, New Defenders book, Velma origin cartoon, Gina Carano fired, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur cartoon, new X-book (X-Corps), Brooklyn 99 ending, Melissa Benoist signs new deal with WB, Donald Glover and PWB star in new Mr. and Mrs. Smith, CW passes on Wonder Girl, Zawe Ashton cast as villain in Captain Marvel 2 Trailers: Justice League Snyder cut Comics Countdown: Black Hammer: Visions 1 by Patton Oswalt, Dean Kotz, Jason Wordie Future State: Kara Zor-El Superwoman 2 by Marguerite Bennett, Marguerite Sauvage Rorschach 5 by Tom King, Jorge Fornes, Dave Stewart Scarenthood 4 by Nick Roche, Chris O'Halloran Last Witch 2 by Conor McCreery, V.V. Glass, Natalia Nesterenko Undiscovered Country 12 by Scott Snyder, Charles Soule, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Leonardo Marcello Grassi, Matt Wilson Birthright 46 by Joshua Williamson, Andrei Bressan, Adriano Lucas S.W.O.R.D. 3 by Al Ewing, Valerio Schiti, Ray-Anthony Height, Bernard Chang, Nico Leon, Marte Gracia Sweet Tooth: The Return 4 by Jeff Lemire, Jose Villarrubia Daredevil 27 by Chip Zdarsky, Marco Checcheto, Mike Hawthorne, Adriano Di Benedetto, Marcio Menyz

Writer Conor McCreery joins the show to talk about his new BOOM Studios series, "The Last Witch," Gaelic mythology, Shakespeare and the time he worked as a journalist in Ghana.

Originally Aired: 01/15/21 – We review Outside the Wire. We talk with writer Conor McCreery of The Last Witch and also with comedian Gavin Stephens about his new album All Inclusive Coma. The post Geek Hard: Episode 554 – Outside the Witch’s Coma appeared first on Geek Hard.

Originally Aired: 01/15/21 – We review Outside the Wire. We talk with writer Conor McCreery of The Last Witch and also with comedian Gavin Stephens about his new album All Inclusive Coma. The post Geek Hard: Episode 554 – Outside the Witch’s Coma appeared first on Geek Hard.

True North Country Comics Podcast in conversation with Conor McCreery about 'The Last Witch'

Comics Reviews: Dark Nights: Death Metal 7 by Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo, Yanick Paquette, Bryan Hitch, Jonathan Glapion, Alex Sinclair, Nathan Fairbairn, FCO Plascencia Generations Shattered by Dan Jurgens, Robert Venditti, Andy Schmidt, Oclair Albert, Paul Pelletier, Danny Miki, Bernard Chang, Yanick Paquette, Matt Ryan, Aaron Lopresti, Scott Hanna, Klaus Janson, John Romita Jr, Fernando Pasarin, Emanuela Lupacchino, Wade Von Grawbadger, Sandra Hope, Mike Perkins, Kevin Nowlan, Doug Braithwaite, Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, Hi-Fi Future State: The Next Batman 1 by John Ridley, Nick Derington, Tamra Bonvillain, Brandon Thomas, Sumit Kumar, Raul Fernandez, Jordie Bellaire, Paul Jenkins, Jack Herbert, Gabe Eltaeb Future State: Superman of Metropolis 1 by Sean Lewis, John TImms, Gabe Eltaeb, Brandon Easton, Valentine de Landro, Marissa Louise, Cully Hamner, Michael Avon Oeming, Laura Martin Future State: Wonder Woman 1 by Joelle Jones, Jordie Bellaire Future State: Harley Quinn 1 by Stephanie Phillips, Simone DiMeo, Tamra Bonvillain Future State: Swamp Thing 1 by Ram V, Mike Perkins, June Chung Future State: The Flash 1 by Brandon Vietti, Dale Eaglesham, Mike Atiyeh House of El: Book One: The Shadow Threat by Claudia Gray, Eric Zawadzki, Dee Cunniffe Sensational Wonder Woman 1 by Stephanie Phillips, Meghan Hetrick, Marissa Louise Truth and Justice 1 by Geoffrey Thorne, ChrisCross, Jordi Tarragona, Wil Quintana Eternals 1 by Kieron Gillen, Esad Ribic, Matthew Wilson King in Black: Return of the Valkyries 1 by Jason Aaron, Torunn Grondekk, Nina Vakueva, Tamra Bonvillain Star Wars: The High Republic 1 by Cavan Scott, Ario Anindito, Mark Morales, Annalisa Leoni Scout's Honor 1 by David Pepose, Luca Casalanguida, Matt Milla The Last Witch 1 by Conor McCreery, V.V. Glass, Natalia Nesterenko Avatar: The Last Shadow 1 by Jeremy Barlow, Josh Hood, Wes Dzioba Resistance: Reborns 1 by J. Michael Straczynski, C.P. Smith, Snakebite Cortez Wrong Earth: Night and Day 1 by Tom Peyer, Jamal Igle, Juan Castro, Andy Troy Stake 1 by David Byrne, Francesca Fantini Soulstream 1 by Saida Woolf Loot 1 by Don Handfield, Richard Rayner, K Lynn Smith Sweet Downfall 1 by Stefano Cardoselli, Panta Rea Sengi And Tembo 1 by Guiseppe Falco Unthinkables 1 by Paul Hanley, Ian Richardson, Julien Hugonnard-Bert, Simon Gough, Thomas Mauer Thrae: The Heroes Odyssey 0 by Garry Price Impending Blindness of Billie Scott by Zoe Thorogood Katie the Catsitter by Colleen AF Venable, Stephanie Yue Additional Reviews: Miles Spider-Man game, Dollhouse Family, Wolfwalkers, The Institute, Batman/TMNT, Star Wars: Captain Phasma, Recipe for Seduction News: Omninews, Bizarre DCEU rumors, Ascender ending with 18, other Lemire news, Project Patron from Aftershock, Punisher in modern comics, Justice Society animated movie, no Black Canary spinoff show, Way of X by Spurrier/Quinn Tribute to Michael Apted Bold 2021 Comic Book Industry Predictions Am It Glenn? Comics Countdown: Dark Nights: Death Metal 7 by Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo, Yanick Paquette, Bryan Hitch, Jonathan Glapion, Alex Sinclair, Nathan Fairbairn, FCO Plascencia Crossover 3 by Donny Cates, Geoff Shaw, Dee Cunniffe Thor 11 by Donny Cates, Nic Klein, Matt Wilson Katie the Cat Sitter OGN by Colleen AF Venable, Stephanie Yue Guardians of the Galaxy 10 by Al Ewing, Juann Cabal, Federico Blee Future State: Harley Quinn 1 by Stephanie Phillips, Simone DiMeo, Tamra Bonvillain Venom 32 by Donny Cates, Iban Coello, Jesus Aburtov Stranger Things and Dungeon and Dragons 3 by Jody Houser, Jim Zub, Diego Galindo, Msassyk Last Witch 1 by Conor McCreery, V.V. Glass, Natalia Nesterenko Wrong Earth: Night and Day 1 by Tom Peyer, Jamal Igle, Juan Castro, Andy Troy

Mike chats with Conor McCreery about Kill Shakespeare, writing about the Raps for Raptors HQ, what's next for the Raps, appearing on Off The Record and so much more.

Conor McCreery is the co-creator of Kill Shakespeare, the swashbuckling tail of Bardicide published by IDW, which has been adapted for the stage, and is being developed for television. He’s also written for Dynamite, Titan, and BOOM! His creator-owned, YA adventure series Catacombers debuts through Papercutz in 2018. View Conor’s Whirple Profile

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews comic book writer Conor McCreery whose comics include Kill Shakespeare, Assassin's Creed and Sherlock Holmes vs. Harry Houdini. My Summer Lair Chapter #90: Who Would Win...Sherlock Holmes vs. Harry Houdini?   Recorded: October 13, 2018 2:30pm

In this episode, our Comic Critics take a look at Kill Shakespeare, the intriguing series by Anthony Del Col, Conor McCreery, and Andy Belanger. They discover it's impossible to talk about it without also discussing Bill Willingham's series 'Fables.' Kill Shakespeare deserves praise for its innovative concept and its artwork, but its language, narrative and representation of women is more problematic.

Episode 102: Conor McCreery On this week’s episode of the Comic Pros & Cons podcast, Derek is back at it again with one of the co-creators of Kill Shakespeare, Mr. Conor McCreery! Conor and Derek talk everything from the convention scene, to co-writing comics, to even some hockey and comic shops! Thanks as always for+ Read More

The Stuph File Program Featuring Conor McCreery, co-creator of Kill Shakespeare; Dr. Jason Burke, founder of The Hangover Heaven Bus; & actress Jennifer Cetrone, star of Riley. Download Conor McCreery, co-creator of Kill Shakespeare Volume 5: Past is Prologue: Juliet Dr. Jason Burke who founded The Hangover Heaven Bus in Las Vegas Jennifer Cetrone, producer & star of the YouTube scripted comedy, Riley This week’s opening slate is presented by my nephew, Malik Scantlebury.  He’s now a rapper.  You can hear his latest work here on YouTube

Anyone who’s ever met our friend Conor McCreery knows that they’re in for a fun and fascinating talk whenever you’re fortunate enough to get to spend a little time with him. Brett, Mo and Chris were super excited to get the chance to talk to Conor about the continued success of Kill Shakespeare with co-writer […] The post WTC Presents: Kill Shakespeare writer Conor McCreery appeared first on We Talk Podcasts.

Such a pleasure to talk to Conor McCreery about his IDW book Kill Shakespeare and how he brought it to print. Some really great marketing insights in this one!

Imagine a comic book series in which Shakespeare’s most popular characters team up in rival, warring camps bent on seizing control of the kingdom that is the world of Shakespeare’s plays. It’s called “Kill Shakespeare,” and Conor McCreery and Anthony Del Col have been publishing the series since 2010. Barbara Bogaev interviewed the authors while they were at Comic-Con in New York in 2015 for the release of their new book — a volume that combines all the “Kill Shakespeare” comics in a single book, complete with annotations by leading Shakespeare scholars. From the Shakespeare Unlimited podcast series. © April 20, 2016. Folger Shakespeare Library. All rights reserved. This podcast episode, “I Have O’erheard A Plot of Death Upon Him,” was produced by Richard Paul. Garland Scott is the associate producer. It was edited by Gail Kern Paster and Esther Ferington. We had help from Bob Auld and Deb Stathopulos at the Radio Foundation in New York and Andrew Feliciano at Voice Trax-West Studios in Los Angeles.

This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is Kill Shakespeare, by Anthony Del Col, Conor McCreery, and Andy Belanger. The series follows Hamlet, of the Shakespeare play, who—having left Denmark and sailed for England as he should—is beset by pirates. After escaping a bloody battle on a plank of wood Hamlet awakens not in England, […]

This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Kill Shakespeare, by??Anthony Del Col, Conor McCreery, and Andy Belanger. The series follows Hamlet, of the Shakespeare play, who???having left Denmark and sailed for England as he should???is beset by pirates.??After escaping a bloody battle on a plank of wood Hamlet awakens not in England, [???]

This week we'll try to sell you on six of our favorite Shakespeare books. Featured are... THE YEAR OF LEAR: SHAKESPEARE IN 1606 by James Shapiro SHAKESPEARE IN AMERICA edited by James Shapiro SACRED ART OF SHAKESPEARE: TO TAKE UPON US THE MYSTERY OF THINGS by Martin Lings THINKING SHAKESPEARE by Barry Edelstein SHYLOCK: A LEGEND AND ITS LEGACY by John Gross KILL SHAKESPEARE by Anthony Del Col and Conor McCreery

At TCAF (Toronto Comic Arts Festival), Jimmy sat down with Jonathan Baylis to discuss his So Buttons collection and his appearance on Comic Book Men. He also chatted with Willow Dawson about her work on Avis Dolphin. And then chatted with Conor McCreery about the Kill Shakespeare hardcover and board game. Great interviews all! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening! And yet even more TCAF interviews this week with ROBERT GOODIN and DAN BERRY! 

Reviews: Injection #1, Mythic #1, Secret Wars #1-2, Swords of Sorrow #1, Agents of SHIELD S2 finale, Arrow S3 finale, Once Upon A Time S4 finale, Mad Max: Fury Road Jimmy is joined in studio by good pal Jon Hoche for a big review filled podcast! They chat about the recent Supergirl and DC Legends of Tomorrow trailersMore interviews from the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) with Michel Fiffe (COPRA, All-New Ultimates) and Kagan McLeod (Infinite Kung-Fu, Kaptara). Both great, fun and informative interviews! News includes: Archie Comics cancels Kickstarter campaign, DC Comics Bombshells series on the way, Titan Comcs is releasing a 4 Doctor crossover comic mini-series, Asa Butterfield is the new Spider-Man, Disney is planning channels to revolve around Marvel and Star Wars characters/properties and more. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening! Even more TCAF interviews this week with JONATHAN BAYLIS, WILLOW DAWSON, CONOR MCCREERY, ROBERT GOODIN and DAN BERRY! 

At TCAF (Toronto Comic Arts Festival), Jimmy sat down with Jillian Tamaki to discuss her fantastic work on Skim, This One Summer and SuperMutant Magic Academy. They talk about her process on graphic novels and webcomics, working with her cousin Mariko, storyboarding Adventure Time, identifying/not identifying with characters in her work and even a fun tangent about Archie Comics! Jimmy also had a chance to talk with Ed Piskor of Hip Hop Family Tree fame. They reminisced about some of their favorite old school rappers, characterization of some of the figures in the comic, the massive research for these comics, the style of art, why you should get the collections even though it's available as a webcomic, the rap scene today and more!   Both are fantastic interviews! Jimmy is a great admirer of both of their work and you will be too after hearing this podcast. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening! And yet even more TCAF interviews this week with MICHEL FIFFE, KAGAN MCLEOD, JONATHAN BAYLIS, WILLOW DAWSON, CONOR MCCREERY, ROBERT GOODIN and DAN BERRY! 

On the Sunday of TCAF (Toronto Comic Arts Festival), Jimmy had breakfast with Chip Zdarsky. And just like the well known dinner podcasts from CNI, this was just as charming with food, drink and conversation.  They chatted about Sex Criminals, Just the Tips, Howard the Duck, Kaptara, Prison Funnies, Monster Cops, brimping, and more! It was a fun and informative chat with comics hot new sex symbol/It Boy! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening! Even more TCAF interviews this week with JILLIAN TAMAKI, and ED PISKOR! And yet even more next week with MICHEL FIFFE, KAGAN MCLEOD, JONATHAN BAYLIS, WILLOW DAWSON, CONOR MCCREERY, ROBERT GOODIN and DAN BERRY! 

Jimmy does it solo after planned co-host's schedules didn't permit them to hang. He got A LOT of coverage at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival and shares just a few interviews. He talked to Andy Belanger (Southern Cross, Kill Shakespeare), Lucy Knisley (Displacement, Relish), Mike Maihack (Cleopatra in Space), and Babs Tarr (Batgirl). He gives his overall recap of the show which is basically that it's awesome and you should all attend! News bits include: Archie Comics launches Kickstarter campaign for "New Riverdale", new Thor identity revealed, the Flash/Arrow spin-off gets a name with DC's Legends of Tomorrow, Agent Carter gets picked up, Hugh Jackman says Wolverine 3 will be his last appearance as character, The Coldest City by Antony Johnston/Sam Hart will be adapted to film starring Charlize Theron, Brad Bird confirms The Incredibles 2 will be his next film, and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening! Even more TCAF interviews this week with CHIP ZDARSKY, JILLIAN TAMAKI, and ED PISKOR! And yet even more next week with MICHEL FIFFE, KAGAN MCLEOD, JONATHAN BAYLIS, WILLOW DAWSON, CONOR MCCREERY, ROBERT GOODIN and DAN BERRY! 

For the 53rd episode of Comic Nerds Unite, we play a snippet from a guest host spot Tim had on the Joe Schmo Comic Show. Jared and Lucas are awesome and funny dudes. Everyone should check out the show. We read and discuss Gotham Academy #1 published by DC Comics and Sherlock Holmes vs Harry Houdini published by IDW.  Books We Read This Week: Gotham Academy by Brenden Fletcher, Becky Cloonan, and Karl KerschlSherlock Holmes vs Harry Houdini by Anthhony Del Col, Conor McCreery, and Carlos Furuzono Follow Us On Twitter @supertim82@tjscomicshow Follow Us on the Internets (giving us ratings is super dope):iTunesStitcher Listen to Other Awesome BenView Podcasts:BenViewNetwork.com is the where you can discover the wonder of BenView!   Love the Theme Song?The Fantastic Plastics are rad!

This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast - Misfits of Avalon, Kirby and Marvel make nice, Sherlock Holmes vs. Harry Houdini, Garfield #30, Brides of Helheim #1, and Chew #43! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure The Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Get involved with the Major Spoilers Podcast Network LINK NEWS Marvel and Kirby Estate Settle LINK REVIEWS STEPHEN Sherlock Holmes vs. Harry Houdini #1 Writer: Anthony Del Sol, Conor McCreery Artist: Carlos Furuzono Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment The world’s most famous detective meets the world’s most famous magician… and death ensues! Famed detective Sherlock Holmes and brash showman Harry Houdini must combine forces to defeat a mysterious mystic dedicated to destroying Houdini’s career and killing anyone who gets in his way. A new five-issue series by Anthony Del Sol and Conor McCreery, the Harvey Award-nominated creators of Kill Shakespeare. [rating:4/5] MATTHEW Garfield #30 Writer: Mark Evanier, Scott Nickel Artists: Andy Hirsch, Genevieve FT Publisher: KaBOOM! Studios As Halloween approaches, Garfield and the gang have nothing but treats for you! First, Garfield and Odie find a magic wand that turns their world upside down. Then, the amazing Genevieve FT returns to illustrate an awesome tale, as a Garfield cosplayer has to solve a mystery at a comic book convention. [rating:4/5] RODRIGO Brides of Helheim #1 Writer: Cullen Bunn Artist: Joelle Jones Publisher: Oni Press Years have passed since Rikard's victory over Bera and Groa. In defeating the witches, Rikard saved his people. And yet he cannot rest. He is still denied the promise of Valhalla. The warrior is condemned to wander the living world as an undead draugr. Now, a new challenge lies before Rikard: to face the demon beast Mórðvíg in a brutal conflict. [rating:3/5] ZACH Chew #43 Writer: John Layman Artist: Rob Guillory Publisher: Image Comics "CHICKEN TENDERS," Part Three Olive. Poyo. Colby. [rating:4/5] Major Spoilers Poll of the Week: Gotham Week 2 We spent a fair amount of time last week talking about the pilot/premiere of FOX Television’s Gotham. Now that week two is down, it’s time to weigh in (again). DISCUSSION: Misfits of Avalon Writer/Artist: Kel McDonald
 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
 Four misfit teens are reluctant recruits to save the mystical isle of Avalon. Magically empowered and directed by a talking dog, they must stop the rise of King Arthur. As they struggle to become a team, they’re faced with the discovery that they may not be the good guys . . . Book 1 of 3. Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. The Major Spoilers Store is located at majorspoilers.bigcartel.com A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site and forums.

This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast - Misfits of Avalon, Kirby and Marvel make nice, Sherlock Holmes vs. Harry Houdini, Garfield #30, Brides of Helheim #1, and Chew #43! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure The Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Get involved with the Major Spoilers Podcast Network LINK NEWS Marvel and Kirby Estate Settle LINK REVIEWS STEPHEN Sherlock Holmes vs. Harry Houdini #1 Writer: Anthony Del Sol, Conor McCreery Artist: Carlos Furuzono Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment The world’s most famous detective meets the world’s most famous magician… and death ensues! Famed detective Sherlock Holmes and brash showman Harry Houdini must combine forces to defeat a mysterious mystic dedicated to destroying Houdini’s career and killing anyone who gets in his way. A new five-issue series by Anthony Del Sol and Conor McCreery, the Harvey Award-nominated creators of Kill Shakespeare. [rating:4/5] MATTHEW Garfield #30 Writer: Mark Evanier, Scott Nickel Artists: Andy Hirsch, Genevieve FT Publisher: KaBOOM! Studios As Halloween approaches, Garfield and the gang have nothing but treats for you! First, Garfield and Odie find a magic wand that turns their world upside down. Then, the amazing Genevieve FT returns to illustrate an awesome tale, as a Garfield cosplayer has to solve a mystery at a comic book convention. [rating:4/5] RODRIGO Brides of Helheim #1 Writer: Cullen Bunn Artist: Joelle Jones Publisher: Oni Press Years have passed since Rikard's victory over Bera and Groa. In defeating the witches, Rikard saved his people. And yet he cannot rest. He is still denied the promise of Valhalla. The warrior is condemned to wander the living world as an undead draugr. Now, a new challenge lies before Rikard: to face the demon beast Mórðvíg in a brutal conflict. [rating:3/5] ZACH Chew #43 Writer: John Layman Artist: Rob Guillory Publisher: Image Comics "CHICKEN TENDERS," Part Three Olive. Poyo. Colby. [rating:4/5] Major Spoilers Poll of the Week: Gotham Week 2 We spent a fair amount of time last week talking about the pilot/premiere of FOX Television’s Gotham. Now that week two is down, it’s time to weigh in (again). DISCUSSION: Misfits of Avalon Writer/Artist: Kel McDonald
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Four misfit teens are reluctant recruits to save the mystical isle of Avalon. Magically empowered and directed by a talking dog, they must stop the rise of King Arthur. As they struggle to become a team, they’re faced with the discovery that they may not be the good guys . . . Book 1 of 3. Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. The Major Spoilers Store is located at majorspoilers.bigcartel.com A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site and forums.

As we enter a new theme month, we're talking about translation. That's translating languages and translating mediums.  Colin Williamson joined us from Seattle to discuss the process of localization. Colin used to work for Square Enix as a localization expert back in the mid-2000s, and helped retranslate some of the oldest Final Fantasy games, even going back and correcting the work of industry legend, Ted Woolsey. Download Here. Subscribe on iTunes. Subscribe on Stitcher. Woolsey's work was flawed, though not for a lack of style. He did the translations largely on his own, couldn't communicate often with the design team, and had crazy deadlines to finish them. Colin meanwhile worked in a team, not too far from where the actual designers worked, and he started the translations while the game was still under development. Those circumstances also helped him codify all the language currently used in Final Fantasy games, like "Phoenix Down" over "Phoenix Feather." A lot has changed since Woolsey worked for Square, and Colin tells us all about it, starting 21:30. **Want to learn more about the history of Final Fantasy? Check out our 1, 2, 3 part history specials. ** Colin also gave us a couple games that are particularly great examples of localizations. For our own list, take a look at our primer.  On May 8 and 10 we visited the Bento Miso for Comics vs Games and the Bit Bazaar to talk 3D, VR, books and board games. Comics vs Games is a yearly event in Toronto where comic artists team up with game designers to create a video game. This year, the theme was 3D, leading to the virtual reality games Altar and Libraria. Altar, created by designer Daniele Hopkins and artist Gillian Blekkenhorst, allows you to briefly walk around the ruins of an alien civilization. While designer Kyle Dwyer and artist Adam Hines teamed up for the pop-up book adventure game, Libraria.  (All photos from Attract Mode's 3D gallery. Clay models were all done by Ventla are long forgotten Nintendo characters that we can't name. The two prints are meant to be 3D with red/blue glasses. If you have 'em, try 'em.) Each round of Comics vs Games is accompanied by a gallery curated by the fellows at Attract Mode, a video game art collective. This year they held a 3D gallery containing a selection of three dimensional 2D art, presented with old school red and blue glasses. We talked to Matt Hawkins, a long time member of Attract Mode about why they collect video game fanart, and some of beautiful renditions of Dark Souls and Year Walk, amongst numerous other games. You can hear from him, Gillian and Kyle starting 35:00. Then at the Bit Bazaar we checked in with Conor McCreery and Elizabeth Simins on the other ways one can turn a book into a game, or vice versa. Welcome to the Bit Bazaar at the Bento Miso on May 10. Mare Shepard shows off N++ right next to the entrance. Emily Carroll and Damian Sommer talk about their development process on the Yawhg, one of the first Comics vs Games projects. Vagabond Dog's Jake Reardon shows off Always Sometimes Monsters at his booth at the Bit Bazaar Some wares, images, zines, and postcards for sale at the Bit Bazaar. A volunteer from Snakes and Lattes shows off a version of the Machine of Death card game, based on Ryan North's anthology book of the same name.  There's not just games for sale at the Bit Bazaar. You can get rare chocolates, cider, and sometimes pies on the top floor of the Bento Miso. Conor McCreery was at the Bit Bazaar, a sort-of independent video game flee market, to show off the new prototype of the upcoming Kill Shakespeare board game. Conor is one of the creators of Kill Shakespeare, a comic where all of Shakespeare's works exist in the same universe. Imagine the Marvel comic book universe, but for Hamlet and Othello. With those sorts of mashups already on the table, their publisher,IDW, invited them to turn the three-volume comic into a board game. Conor tells us about how the game works, how they got involved, and why a Kickstarter does more than raise thousands of dollars. You can hear all about it, starting 51:30. The prototype version of the Kill Shakespeare board game at the Bit Bazaar.  Meanwhile, Elizabeth Simins talked about the power of video game zines at one of the panels at the Bit Bazaar. Elizabeth, an artist who occasionally does a comic for Kotaku with journalist Cara Ellison, told us about zine's appeal and their utility. For those who don't know, a zine is like a small handcrafted magazine made by only a few people. Elizabeth loves their physicality and so do the people who buy them from her, although she admits she probably won't get rich off a zine. Still, they enable her to discuss things like misogyny in games, like in "Ain't No Such Thing as Misogyny." If you'd like to hear more about video games zines, and a few of Simins projects, take a listen at 51:30. Elizabeth Simins's video game zine that collects her artwork and comics regarding misogyny in games. Courtesy Elizabeth Simins. We used music from the Free Music Archive and Soundcloud*. From the Free Music Archive, "japanese prog" by Rushus, "Sun Bum" by Monster Rally and "Touching" by Souvenir Driver. From Soundcloud, we found "Trance Transistor Radio" by Arai Akino on rachelroh's profile. We changed up our theme this week to "Daniel Kruis" by RoccoW.  Built to Play was made by producer Arman Aghbali and feature editor Daniel Rosen. If you liked what you heard be sure to leave us a comment or a review on iTunes or Stitcher. It helps more people find the show.  *This music was all taken under a creative commons license. If you feel your music was used inappropriately, be sure to send us an email. 

Conor McCreery and Anthony del Col - creators and evil geniuses (genii?) behind the "Kill Shakespeare" graphic novel series (and all the astonishing treasures emerging from it) - return to the big comfy chairs at the Roundtable to lend their unique and insightful creative mojo to a workshop of a tale offered up by John w. Campbell Award candidate Anatoly Belilovsky. Anatoly brings a tale of small Siberian town at the turn of the century that features transforming locomotives, the magic of Kabalah, and none other than the mad monk, Rasputin! Even a fussy Internet couldn't hold us back from diving into the wonderful possibilities of this intriguing idea. And you know - with such marvelous components and such a cast of workshoppers - the Literary Gold can't be far behind.

Conor McCreey and Anthony del Col - creators and motive force behind the astonishing "Kill Shakespeare" comic series and all the awesomeness that comes with it - have transformed an inspired concept into a breathtaking reality. They're unique backgrounds and experience informed their efforts in such a profound way that Shakespearean scholars have lauded their creation and it has spawned a stage production, a screen play, a computer game, and more! During this 20(ish) minutes of marvelous conversation, Brion and I had the pleasure of discussing their strengths as writers, their collaborative process, the translation of well-known characters into a unique story, and more.

Day Two of Fan Expo saw crowds, crowds and more crowds. In this episode we talk with Andy Kubert, Kill Shakespeare's Anthony Del Col and Conor McCreery and more. (1:09:55)

Just in time for Comic-Con, we feature three comic projects to discover: Hybrid Bastards with writer Tom Pinchuk, Blue World Shift with artists Dave DeVries and John Van Fleet and Kill Shakespeare with co-creator Conor McCreery. (1:47:26)