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The Professor Frenzy Show Episode 357 Hello Darkness #10 from BOOM! Studios | Writer(s):RL Stine | Artist(s):Francesco Francavilla | $5.99 Los Monstruos #1 of 4 from Dark Horse Comics (W) James Robinson (A) Jesus Merino $4.99 The Moon Is Following Us #9 from Image | Writer(s):Daniel Warren Johnson | Artist(s):Riley Rossmo Daniel Warren Johnson | $3.99 Vanishing Point #1 from Mad Cave Studios (W) Mark Russell (A) Juan Doe $4.99 Blood & Thunder #1 (W) Benito Cereno (A) E.J. Su, Msassyk $3.99Let This One Be A Devil #3 from Dark Horse | Writer(s):James Tynion IV | Artist(s):Piotr Kowalski | $4.99 Lady Baltimore The Daughters Of Medusa #1 from Dark Horse | Writer(s):Mike Mignola | Artist(s):Bridgit Connell | $4.99 Adventureman: Family Tree #2 from Image Comics (W) Matt Fraction (A) Terry Dodson, Rachel Dodson $3.99 Free Planet #1 from Image Comics (W) Aubrey Sitterson (A/CA) Jed Dougherty $3.99 Uncanny Valley #9 from BOOM! Studios (W) Tony Fleecs (A) Dave Wachter $4.99 Farmhand #21 from Image | Writer(s):Rob Guillory | Artist(s):Rob Guillory Jean Francois Beaulieu | $3.99 This Week's Best Comic Books Betty & Veronica Friends Forever: Spy Girls #1 (one shot) from Archie Comics (W) Tania Del Rio (A) Holly G, Jim Amash, Glenn Whitmore, Jack Morelli $4.99 Transformers #20 from Image Comics (W) Daniel Warren Johnson (A) Jorge Corona, Mike Spicer $3.99 Godzilla Here There Be Aliens #1 from IDW Publishing | Writer(s):Frank Tieri | Artist(s):Angel Hernandez | $4.99 Exquisite Corpses #1 from:Image | Writer(s):James Tynion IV | Artist(s):Michael Walsh Jordie Bellaire | $4.99 I Was A Fashion School Serial Killer #2 from Image | Writer(s):Doug Wagner | Artist(s):Daniel Hillyard | $3.99 Phantom Road #12 from Image | Writer(s):Jeff Lemire | Artist(s):Gabriel Hernandez Walta | $3.99 Dark Regards #1 from Oni Press | Writer(s):Dave Hill | Artist(s):Artyom Topilin | $4.99 Dick Tracy (Mad Cave Studios) #10 from Mad Cave Studios | Writer(s):Alex Segura Michael Moreci | Artist(s):Geraldo Borges | $4.99 Nostalgia This week's that guy that was in that show is Ike Eisenmann Today our Frenzy Faves is a favorite Twilight Zone episode The Trouble with Templeton, Season 2 Episode 9, Original air date December 9, 1960
Welcome to the (Not So) New 52, a real-time retrospective of DC Comics' New 52 imprint! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:03:31 - Convergence #2 (Jeff King and Carlo Pagulayan) 0:16:11 - Convergence: Catwoman #1 (Justin Gray and Ron Randall) 0:22:26 - Convergence: Green Arrow #1 (Christy Marx and Rags Morales) 0:30:57 - Convergence: Justice League International #1 (Ron Marz and Mike Manley) 0:38:45 - Convergence: Suicide Squad #1 (Frank Tieri and Tom Mandrake) 0:47:07 - Convergence: Superboy #1 (Fabian Nicieza and Karl Moline) 0:54:59 - Convergence: Aquaman #1 (Tony Bedard and Cliff Richards) 1:03:50 - Convergence: Batman - The Shadow of the Bat #1 (Larry Hama and Philip Tan) 1:15:31 - Convergence: Green Lantern Parallax #1 (Tony Bedard and Ron Wagner) 1:24:23 - Convergence: Supergirl Matrix #1 (Keith Giffen and Timothy Green II) 1:34:53 - Convergence: Superman Man of Steel #1 (Louise Simonson and June Brigman) 1:44:14 - Next Week's Books patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast (Use #New52) discord: https://discord.gg/8fbyCehMTy Other Links: https://linktr.ee/mildfuzz Find out more at https://the-not-so-new-52.pinecast.co
Welcome to the (Not So) New 52, a real-time retrospective of DC Comics' New 52 imprint! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:04:10 - Convergence #1 (Jeff King, Scott Lobdell and Carlo Pagulayan) 0:15:56 - Convergence: Superman #1 (Dan Jurgens and Lee Weeks) 0:25:13 - Convergence: The Question #1 (Greg Rucka and Cully Hamner) 0:32:27 - Convergence: Justice League #1 (Frank Tieri and Vicente Cifuentes) 0:39:55 - Convergence: Batgirl #1 (Alisa Kwitney and Rick Leonardi) 0:49:08 - Convergence: Nightwing and Oracle #1 (Gail Simone and Jan Duursema) 0:59:39 - Convergence: The Atom #1 (Tom Peyer and Steve Yeowell) 1:07:56 - Convergence: Speed Force #1 (Tony Bedard and Tom Grummett) 1:16:04 - Convergence: Titans #1 (Fabian Nicieza and Ron Wagner) 1:23:57 - Convergence: Batman and Robin #1 (Ron Marz and Denys Cowan) 1:31:28 - Convergence: Harley Quinn #1 (Steve Pugh and Phil Winslade) 1:40:34 - Next Week's Books patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast (Use #New52) discord: https://discord.gg/8fbyCehMTy Other Links: https://linktr.ee/mildfuzz Find out more at https://the-not-so-new-52.pinecast.co
Welcome to the (Not So) New 52, a real-time retrospective of DC Comics' New 52 imprint! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:52 - Convergence #0 (Dan Jurgens, Jeff King and Ethan Van Sciver) 0:10:27 - Batman Eternal #52 (Snyder, Tynion, Fawkes, Higgins, Seeley and Various) 0:23:05 - New 52: Futures End #48 (Azzarello, Lemire, Jurgens, Giffen and Various) 0:30:38 - Earth 2: World's End #26 (Bennett, Johnson, Wilson, Bunn and Various) 0:41:51 - Arkham Manor: Endgame #1 (Frank Tieri and Felix Ruiz, Roberto Viacava, Christian Duce) 0:48:33 - Gotham Academy: Endgame #1 (Brenden Fletcher, Becky Cloonan, and Various) 0:56:48 - Batman and Robin Annual #3 (Peter Tomasi and Patrick Gleason) 1:05:40 - Batwoman Annual #2 (Marc Andreyko and Various) 1:16:38 - Harley Quinn #16 (Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti and Chad Hardin, John Timms) 1:25:36 - Batman / Superman Annual #2 (Greg Pak and Various) 1:36:55 - Superman / Wonder Woman #17 (Peter Tomasi and Doug Mahnke, Ed Benes) 1:44:44 - Sinestro Annual #1 (Cullen Bunn, Martin Coccolo and Various) 1:59:02 - Wonder Woman #40 (Meredith Finch and David Finch) 2:05:20 - Teen Titans Annual #1 (Tom King, Will Pfeifer and Alisson Borges, Wes St. Claire) 2:19:23 - Batman: Endgame Backups (James Tynion IV and Various) 2:39:12 - Next Week's Books patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast (Use #New52) discord: https://discord.gg/8fbyCehMTy Other Links: https://linktr.ee/mildfuzz Find out more at https://the-not-so-new-52.pinecast.co
Episode 967-Jason Interviews Sarah Brunstad LA Strong Mad Cave StudiosThe comic book industry pulls together to support fellow creators who lost homes to the tragic 2025 Los Angeles fires with this benefit anthology special. Featuring contributions from Barbara Kessel, Brian Azzarello, Brian Michael Bendis, Christos Gage, Dan DiDio, Daniel Kibblesmith, Frank Tieri, Greg Pak, Jimmy Palmiotti, Jody Houser, Marv Wolfman, Paul Cornell, Rob DenBleyker, Sina Grace, Stephanie Phillips, Steve Orlando, Alex Cormack, Alison Sampson, Amanda Conner, Christian Ward, Geraldo Borges, Ian Churchill, Michael Avon Oeming, Nico Leon, Rian Gonzales, Salvador Larroca, Sami Kivelä, and many, many more. Together, as a community, we can be L.A. strong for one another! 100% of the profits will be donated for relief efforts.Buy It: https://madcavestudios.com/product/la-strong/Like & Subscribe on Youtube www.youtube.com/@comicsforfunandprofit5331Patreon https://www.patreon.com/comicsfunprofit Merch https://comicsfunprofit.threadless.comYour Support Keeps Our Show Going On Our Way to a Thousand EpisodesDonate Here https://bit.ly/36s7YeLAll the C4FaP links you could ever need https://beacons.ai/comicsfunprofit Listen To the Episode Here: https://comcsforfunandprofit.podomatic.com/
2024 Stewies Year-End Spectacular! Comic Reviews: DC Metamorpho: The Element Man 1 by Al Ewing, Steve Lieber, Lee Loughridge Taste of Justice Holiday Preview by Andrew Aydin, Domo Stanton Marvel Hellhunters 1 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Adam Gorham, Frank Martin Kidpool & Spider-Boy 1 by Christopher Yost, Nathan Stockman, Jed Dougherty, Chris Campana, Craig Yeung, Andrew Dalhouse Sabretooth: The Dead Don't Talk 1 by Frank Tieri, Michael Sta. Maria, Dono Sanchez-Almara, Javi Laparra Star Wars: The Battle of Jakku – Last Stand 1 by Alex Segura, Jethro Morales, Jim Campbell; Alex Segura, Leonard Kirk, Jim Campbell Timeslide 1 by Steve Foxe, Ivan Fiorelli, Frank D'Armata Marvel Unlimited It's Jeff 41 by Kelly Thompson, GuriHiru Dynamite Vampirella Helliday 2024 Special by Frank Tieri, Pasquale Qualano, Mariano Benitez Chapo, Jorge Sutil Image Dust to Dust 1 by J.G. Jones, Phil Bram Fantagraphics Damned by Eric Haven OGN Countdown Yojimbot by Sylvan Repos Additional Reviews: Memetic Trilogy We Solve Murders Legend of Brightblade Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl Woman of Stone Doctor Who Christmas Special Skeleton Crew ep5 Creature Commandos ep5 What If…? Season 3 A Complete Unknown Nosferatu Dragon Prince Season 7 Invincible Fight Girl Jentry Chau vs the Underworld A Man On The Inside News: Omninews, Moana 2 comic from Papercutz, Batman 2 delayed until 2027, Hades and Gothel movies in development, Jason Momoa cast as Lobo, Imperial event by Jonathan Hickman Trailers: Doctor Who trailer, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Comics Countdown (26 December 2024): Absolute Wonder Woman 3 by Kelly Thompson, Hayden Sherman, Jordie Bellaire Black Canary: Best of the Best 2 by Tom King, Ryan Sook, Dave Stewart Superman 21 by Joshua Williamson, Dan Mora, Alejandro Sanchez Redcoat 8 by Geoff Johns, Bryan Hitch, Andrew Currie, Brad Anderson Metamorpho: The Element Man 1 by Al Ewing, Steve Lieber, Lee Loughridge Justice League Unlimited 2 by Mark Waid, Dan Mora, Tamra Bonvillain Geiger 9 by Geoff Johns, Gary Frank, Paul Pelletier, Andrew Hennessy, Brad Anderson Dust to Dust 1 by J.G. Jones, Phil Brama Hellhunters 1 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Adam Gorham, Frank Martin Green Lantern Dark 2 by Tate Brombal, Werther Dell'Edera, Giovanna Niro
This new Comic Book Bears audio episode is our last episode of 2024 and a loaded one it is! The CBB trio of Caleb, Bill and Steve are all on hand to chat about a whole bunch of things! The teaser trailer for the upcoming Superman film written and directed by James Gunn dropped on December 19th and this turned out to be a very big deal. We opine on it along with the new Creature Commandos animated series on Max which kicks off this new DC Universe for film and TV. In terms of Marvel, in the movie theaters right now is Kraven the Hunter - the new film based on the Spider-Man adversary starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson in the title role, Ariana DeBose and Russell Crowe. 66.6% of the bear crew saw it and provide their viewpoints on it. We also take a few new books off of the virtual spinner rack and discuss JSA by Jeff Lemire and Diego Orlotegui (DC), Arcbound by Tom Hardy, Scott Snyder, Frank Tieri and Ryan Smallman (Dark Horse) and Tender by Beth Hetland from Fantagraphics. Lastly, each of us choose their favorite series or graphic novel of 2024 which were ... well, you will just have to hit play to find out what our picks were! Hoping you all are having a great holiday season and our best wishes to you in 2025!
Visit our Patreon page to see the various tiers you sign up for today to get in on the ground floor of AIPT Patreon. We hope to see you chatting with us on our Discord soon!NEWSMarvel Comics Solicitations for March 2025!X-ManHunt crossover kicks off in March 2025Marvel sheds light on 'Godzilla vs. Fantastic Four' #1Marvel's next Disney mashup features Mickey & Friends as the AvengersMarvel Rivals Infinity Comic series launches this weekNew advance look at March 2025 Ultimate Universe titlesNew 'Web of...' series to setup SPIDER-VERSE vs. VENOMVERSE'Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe One Last Time' #1 coming April 2025Marvel kicks off new era with 'Amazing Spider-Man' #1 April 9thMarvel sheds light on 'Predator vs. Spider-Man' #1Deniz Camp's 'Assorted Crisis Events' coming March 2025New four-issue series 'Arcana Royale' coming spring 2025'Monkey Meat: The Summer Batch' coming March 2025New Peter Pan series 'The Last Boy' coming to BOOM! StudiosSpace Ghost & Jonny Quest team up for ‘Space Quest' in March 2025‘Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories—Codebreaker' coming April 2025New horror series 'You'll Do Bad Things' coming March 2025BOOM! sets March 2025 for 'Mouse Guard: Dawn of the Black Axe'DC Comics solicitations for March 2025DC unleashes 'Batman' #158 'Batman: H2SH' preview and coversOur Top Books of the WeekDave:The New Gods #1 (Ram V, Evan Cagle)Absolute Batman #3 (Scott Snyder, Nick Dragotta)Nathan:The New Gods #1 (Ram V, Evan Cagle)Ultimate Spider-Man #12 (Jonathan Hickman, Marco Checchetto)Standout KAPOW moment of the week:Nathan - Absolute Batman #3 (Scott Snyder, Nick Dragotta)Dave - Psylocke #2 (Alyssa Wong, Vincenzo Carratu)TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEKDave: Timeslide #1 (Steve Foxe, Ivan Fiorelli)Nathan: Sabretooth: The Dead Don't Talk #1 (Frank Tieri, Michael Sta. Maria)JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.Dave: The Flash #16 (Mike Del Mundo Cover)Nathan: Timeslide #1 (Mike Del Mundo variant)Interview: J. Holtham teams with Michael Lee Harris talk Motherfu*kin Monsters One-Shot (The Horizon Experiment) - Out December 18, 2024!J, Michael, thanks for joining us on the AIPT comics podcast! Thematically, what inspired the blend of comedic and horror elements in this story, and how do these genres enhance the narrative?We've had Pornsak on, Michael Walsh, and each time I'm curious, how did you guys get in on this exciting project of one-shots?How was your collaboration with Pornsak?The Horizon Experiment introduces complex characters dealing with extraordinary circumstances—how did you approach balancing humanity with the monstrous elements of the plot?Can you share your creative process for developing the visual tone of the comic, and how the artwork complements the story's darker, chaotic themes?The concept of 'monsters' often carries deeper metaphorical weight—what underlying social or personal themes did you aim to explore through this one-shot?Take us through your collaborative process? For instance, what do the action beats look like in a script vs the page?Michael, a lot of the art has an almost fish-eye lens, what was your goal in that approach?Were there any monsters or villains you didn't get to put in here that you've got sketched out?J, you probably get this all the time, but with a few comics series now under your belt, do you approach writing comics differently than with TV?How far out have you planned future chapters?What comics are you currently reading?
February 2025 Solicits (DC, Image, Oni) Comic Reviews: DC o Action Comics 1075 by Mark Waid, Clayton Henry, Michael Shelfer, Matt Herms; Mariko Tamaki, Skylar Partridge, Marissa Louise; Joshua Williamson, Norm Rapmund, Jon Bogdanove, Hi-Fi o Batman Uncovered 1 o Black Lightning 1 by Brandon Thomas, Fico Ossio, Ulises Arreola Marvel o Amazing Spider-Man 61 by Joe Kelly, Ed McGuinness, Mark Farmer, Marcio Menyz, Niko Henrichon o Psylocke 1 by Alyssa Wong, Vincenzo Carratu, Fer Sifuentes-Sujo o Marvel Unlimited § Beastly Buddies 5 by Steve Foxe, Armand Bodnar § Marvel Meow 22 by Nao Fuji Boom o Power Rangers Prime 1 by Melissa Flores, Michael YG, Fabi Marques o Wynd: The Power of the Blood 1 by James Tynion IV, Michael Dialynas Dark Horse o Arcbound 1 by Scott Snyder, Frank Tieri, Tom Hardy, Ryan Smallman, Frank William o Black Hammer: Spiral City 1 by Jeff Lemire, Teddy Kristiansen o Borderlands: Moxxi's Mysterious Memento 1 by Amy Chu, Mike Norton, Heather Breckel IDW o Star Trek: Lower Decks 1 by Ryan North, Derek Charm o Yars Rising 1 by Adam Tierney, Ele Bruni, Aurora Maeno Image o G.I. Joe 1 by Joshua Williamson, Tom Reilly, Jordie Bellaire Mad Cave o Gatchaman: Jun - Apex Heart 1 by Tommy Lee Edwards, Nuno Plati, Giada Marchisio o String 1 by Paul Tobin, Carlos Javier Olivares, Sara Colella Oni o Calavera, P.I. 1 by Marco Finnegan Titan o Heat Seeker Combustion: A Gun Honey Series 1 by Charles Ardai, Ace Continuado, Juan Castro, Asifur Rahman Valiant o X-O Manowar: Resurgence of the Valiant Universe 1 by Fred Van Lente, Jesus Barrios OGN Countdown o Marvel Super Stories Vol 2: Amazing Adventures o Ribbon Skirt by Cameron Mukwa o Greater Secrets by Ananth Hirsh, Tess Stone o Tryout and the Squad by Christina Soontornvat, Joanna Cacao o Legendary Lynx by Alex Segura, Sandy Jarrell o Teleportation and Other Luxuries by Archie Bongiovanni, Mary Verhoeven, Lucas Gattoni o Night Mother by Jeremy Lambert, Alexa Sharpe o Sliced by Rafael Scavone, Guilherme Grandizolli, Cris Peter, Deyvison Manes o Leap by Simina Popescu o Hobtown Mystery Stories Vol 2: The Cursed Hermit by Kris Bertin, Alexander Forbes Additional Reviews: Gladiator II We Called Them Giants Women of the Hour Red One The Boy and the Octopus An Almost Christmas Story News: Black Panther 3 in development, Blade loses another cast member, new Red Hulk series from Geoff Shaw and Ben Percy, Godzilla vs. America series featuring Godzilla against specific cities, Speed Racer coming to Mad Cave, Thunderbolts mini tying into One World Under Doom, Moon Girl fiasco, Marguerite Bennett reinventing Flash Gordon as a teenage girl Trailers: Jentry Chau vs. the Underworld Comics Countdown (13 November 2024): 1. Helen of Wyndhorn 6 by Tom King, Bilquis Evely, Mat Lopes 2. Absolute Batman 2 by Scott Snyder, Nick Dragotta, Frank Martin 3. Black Hammer: Spiral City 1 by Jeff Lemire, Teddy Kristiansen 4. Batman: Dark Age 6 by Mark Russell, Michael Allred, Laura Allred 5. Minor Arcana 3 by Jeff Lemire 6. Wynd: The Power of the Blood 1 by James Tynion IV, Michael Dialynas 7. Big Burn 2 by Joe Henderson, Lee Garbett, Lee Loughridge 8. Space Ghost 7 by David Pepose, Jonathan Lau 9. Batman: Gotham by Gaslight - Kryptonian Age 6 by Andy Diggle, Leandro Fernandez, Matt Hollingsworht 10. Groo: Minstrel Melodies 3 by Sergio Aragones, Mark Evanier, Carrie Strachan
November 2024 Solicits (DC, Image, Oni, Mad Cave) Comic Reviews: DC o Absolute Power: Task Force VII 4 by Pornsak Pichetshote, Claire Roe, Lee Loughridge o DC vs. Vampires: World War V 1 by Matthew Rosenberg, Otto Schmidt, Pierluigi Casolino Marvel o Amazing Spider-Man 55 by Zeb Wells, Emilio Laiso, Bryan Valenza o Iron Fist 50th Anniversary Special by Chris Claremont, Lan Medina, Israel Silva; Alyssa Wong, Von Randal, Arif Prianto; Justina Ireland, Elena Casagrande, Espen Grundetjern; Frank Tieri, Ty Templeton, Dee Cunniffe; Jason Loo, While Portacio, Alex Sinclair o Spider-Society 1 by Alex Segura, Scott Godlewski o Ultraman x The Avengers 1 by Kyle Higgins, Mat Groom, Francesco Manna, Matt Milla o Venom War: Spider-Man 1 by Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing, Greg Land, Jay Leisten, Frank D'Armata o Werewolf by Night Red Band 1 by Jason Loo, Sergio Davila, Jay Leisten, JP Mayer, Craig Yeung, Alex Sinclair o Wolverine Annual by Ezra Claytan Daniels, Yildiray Cinar, Frank D'Armata o X-Factor 1 by Mark Russell, Bob Quinn, Jesus Aburtov Boom o S.I.R. 1 by Fell Hound, Eleonora Bruni, Freddie Tanto Dark Horse o Gilt Frame 1 by Matt Kindt, Margie Kraft Kindt o Midst: Address Unknown 1 by Colin Lorimer, Alejandro Aragon, Chris O'Halloran o Tiny Tina's Wonderlands: Land of the Giants 1 by Paul Tobin, Luisa Russo, Michele Pellegrini, Heather Breckel IDW o Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Nightwatcher 1 by Juni Ba, Fero Peniche, Luis Antonio Delgado Archie o Kardak the Mystic by Joe Corallo, Butch Mapa, Ellie Wright Ahoy o Babs 1 by Garth Ennis, Jacen Burrows, Andy Troy Mad Cave o Defenders of the Earth 1 by Dan Didio, Jim Calafiore, Juancho! Magma o Greaser Gemini Blues 1 by Darick Robertson, Stephen B. Jones Alien o Damaged People 1 by Damian Connelly Dynamite o Jonny Quest 1 by Joe Casey, Sebastian Piriz, Lorenzo Scaramella OGN Countdown o Star Wars: The High Republic - Edge of Balance Vol 3 by Daniel Jose Older, Shima Shinya, Mizuki Sakakibara, Satsuki Yamashita o Concierge at Hokkyoku Department Store by Tsuchika Nishimura o Jimmy's Elbow by James Kochalka o Let's Go, Coco by Coco Fox o Lion Dancers by Cai Tse o Makers Club by Reimena Yee, Tintin Pantoja, Melanie Ujimori o Nina Peanut: Creative Genius by Sarah Bowie o Tiffany's Griffon by Maddi Gonzalez, Magnolia Porter Siddell o Ash's Cabin by Jen Wang o Navigating With You by Jeremy Whitley, Cassio Ribeiro, Nikki Foxrobot o Houses of the Unholy by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, Jacob Philips Additional Reviews: Gen V s1, Alien Romulus, Daredevil by Chip Z Vol 1 News: Tom King launching Trinity ongoing series, new Terminator film from Cameron, Vault pulls a Goncharov, Archie superhero comic from Seeley and Norton: Mr. Justice, Kahhori comic debut, Kickstarter “Tell Them Of Us”, Acolyte s2 Trailers: Saturday Night, Kraven, Wildwood, Nosferatu, Heretic Comics Countdown (14 August 2024): 1. Gilt Frame 1 by Matt Kindt, Margie Kraft Kindt 2. Absolute Power: Task Force VII 4 by Pornsak Pichetshote, Claire Roe, Lee Loughridge 3. Green Lantern 14 by Jeremy Adams, Fernando Pasarin, Oclair Albert, Romulo Fajardo Jr. 4. Spider-Boy 10 by Dan Slott, Nathan Stockman, Erick Arciniega; Dan Slott, Paco Medina, Erick Arciniega 5. Immortal Thor 14 by Al Ewing, Jan Bazaldua 6. From the World of Minor Threats: Barfly 2 by Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum, Kyle Starks, Ryan Browne, Kevin Knipstein 7. S.I.R. 1 by Fell Hound, Eleonora Bruni, Freddie Tanto 8. From the DC Vault: Death in the Family – Robin Lives 2 by J.M. DeMatteis, Rick Leonardi, Rico Renzi 9. Amazing Spider-Man 55 by Zeb Wells, Emilio Laiso, Bryan Valenza 10. Geiger 5 by Geoff Johns, Gary Frank, Brad Anderson
The Professor Frenzy Show Episode 314 Savage Sword Of Conan Vol 2 #3 from Titan Comics | Writer(s): Frank Tieri | Artist(s): Patch Zircher | $6.99 The Human Fly #0 from IPI Comics (W) Christopher Sequeira, Tony Babinski (A) J. Scherpenhuizen, Peter Lawson, Dan Lynch, Stephen Kay $4.99 Transformers #10 from Image Comics (W) Daniel Warren Johnson (A) Jorge Corona, Mike Spicer $3.99 Ice Cream Man #40 from Image | Writer(s): W. Maxwell Prince | Artist(s):Martín Morazzo Chris O'Halloran | $3.99 Monsters Are My Business (And Business Is Bloody) #4 from Dark Horse | Writer(s): Cullen Bunn | Artist(s): Patrick Piazzalunga | $3.99 Aint No Grave #3 from Image | Writer(s): Skottie Young | Artist(s): JorgeCorona | $3.99 Geiger Vol 2 #4 from Image | Writer(s): Geoff Johns | Artist(s): Gary Frank Brad Anderson | $3.99 Image Firsts Radiant Black #1 from Image | Writer(s): Kyle Higgins | Artist(s):Marcello Costa | $1.00 Deadweights #4 from Ahoy Comics | Writer(s): Tyrone Finch | Artist(s):Sebastian Piriz | $3.99 Gatchaman Galactor #1 from Mad Cave Studios (W) Steve Orlando (A) Kath Lobo $4.99 The Domain #1 from Image Comics (W) Chip Zdarsky (A) Rachael Stott $3.99 This Week's Comic Books Witchblade #1 from Image Comics (W) Marguerite Bennett, (A) Giuseppe Cafaro, Arif Prianto $4.99 Paranoid Gardens #1 from Dark Horse | Writer(s): Gerard Way Shaun Simon | Artist(s): Chris Weston | $4.99 Rocketeer Breaks Free #1 from IDW Publishing | Writer(s): Stephen Mooney | Artist(s): Staz Johnson | $4.99 Fishflies #7 from Image | Writer(s): Jeff Lemire | Artist(s): Jeff Lemire | $5.99 Plastic Death & Dolls #2 from Image | Writer(s): Doug Wagner | Artist(s):Daniel Hillyard | $3.99 Purr Evil #5 from Image | Writer(s): Mirka Andolfo | Artist(s): Laura Braga | $3.99 Redcoat #4 from Image | Writer(s): Geoff Johns | Artist(s): Brad Anderson Bryan Hitch | $3.99 Whats The Furthest Place From Here #19 from Image | Writer(s): Matthew Rosenberg Tyler Boss | Artist(s): Dylan Burnett | $3.99 Chilling Adventures Presents Truth Or Dare #1 (One Shot) from Archie Comics | Writer(s): Ron Robbins | Artist(s): Laura Braga | $3.99 Mans Best #5 from BOOM! Studios | Writer(s): Pornsak Pichetshote | Artist(s):Jesse Lonergan | $4.99 My Bad Escape From Peculiar Island #3 from Ahoy Comics | Writer(s): MarkRussell | Artist(s): Peter Krause | $3.99 Super Heroes #1 from Dell Comics, cover dated January 1967 This week's that guy that was in that show is Bruce Boxleitner Today our Frenzy Faves is a favorite Twilight Zone episode Two
Comic Reviews: DC Absolute Power: Ground Zero 1 by Nicole Maines, Mark Waid, Skylar Patridge, Patricio Delpeche; Chip Zdarsky, Mark Waid, V Ken Marion, Patricio Delpeche; Joshua Williamson, Gleb Melnikov Zatanna: Bring Down the House 1 by Mariko Tamaki, Javier Rodriguez Marvel Giant-Size Little Marvels by Skottie Young, Dax Gordine, Jean-Francois Beaulieu Thanos Annual by Derek Landy, Salvador Larroca, Guru eFX; Derek Landy, Sara Pichelli, Mattia Iacono X-Men: Blood Hunt – Magik by Ashley Allen, Jesus Hervas, Yen Nitro Marvel Unlimited Marvel Mutts 9 by Mackenzie Cadenhead, Takeshi Miyazawa Avengers Academy: Marvel's Voices by Anthony Oliveira, Carola Borelli Dark Horse Anansi Boys I 1 by Neil Gaiman, Marc Bernardin, Shawn Martinbrough, Chris Sotomayor Resident Alien: The Book of Life 1 by Peter Hogan, Steve Parkhouse IDW Godzilla: Here There Be Dragons II: Sons of Giants 1 by Frank Tieri, Inaki Miranda Sonic the Hedgehog: Spring Broken! by Josh Trujillo, Adam Bryce Thomas Valiant Ninjak vs. Roku 1 by AJ Ampadu, Emiliano Correa Mad Cave Gatchaman 1 by Cullen Bunn, Chris Batista, Carlos Lopez Gatchaman: Ken – Deathmatch 1 by Tommy Lee Edwards, Mindy Lee, Giada Marchisio OGN Countdown Cyn by Ibrahim Moustafa American Girl: Mysteries Across Time - Julie and the Blue Guitar by Casey Gilly, Felia Hanakata Usagi: 40th Anniversary Reader by Stan Sakai Total Suplex of the Heart by Joanne Starer, Ornella Greco Pale Queen by Ethan Aldridge Additional Reviews: Action Comics by Gail Simone (Superman: Strange Attractors), Spirit World, Oculus, MAWS 2.7, Watching by Cullen Bunn, A Quiet Place: Day One, Knoebels, Acolyte 1.5 News: MCU working closer to Marvel, Omninews, Green Lantern series greenlit from WB, Joe Kelly to take over Amazing, Mystique by Declan Shalvey, Sentinels by Alex Paknadel, Duke creative team relaunching G.I. Joe, Rousey GN by AWA Trailers: Red One, Batman: Caped Crusader, Kite Man: Hell Yeah, Hellboy: The Crooked Man Comics Countdown (26 June 2024): 1. Spectregraph 2 by James Tynion IV, Christian Ward 2. Department of Truth 23 by James Tynion IV, Martin Simmonds 3. w0rldtr33 11 by James Tynion IV, Fernando Blanco, Jordie Bellaire 4. Animal Pound 4 by Tom King, Peter Gross, Tamra Bonvillain 5. Rare Flavours 6 by Ram V, Filipe Andrade 6. Superman: Action Comics 1066/Superman 15 by Joshua Williamson, Rafa Sandoval, Miguel Mendonca, Alejandro Sanchez 7. Rook: Exodus 3 by Geoff Johns, Jason Fabok, Brad Anderson 8. Something is Killing the Children 38 by James Tynion IV, Werther Dell'Edera 9. William of Newbury 2 by Michael Avon Oeming 10. Penguin 11 by Tom King, Rafael de Latorre, Marcelo Maiolo
Comic Reviews: DC Batman and Scooby-Doo Mysteries 1 by Sholly Fisch, Dario Brizuela, Franco Riesco Kneel Before Zod 1 by Joe Casey, Dan McDaid, David Baron Titans: Beast World Tour – Atlantis by Sina Grace, Riccardo Federici, Lee Loughridge; Frank Tieri, Valentine de Landro, Marissa Louise; Meghan Fitzmartin, M.L. Sanapo, Michael Atiyeh Marvel Beware the Planet of the Apes 1 by Marc Guggenheim, Alvaro Lopez, Alex Guimaraes Fall of the House of X 1 by Gerry Duggan, Lucas Werneck, Bryan Valenza Kid Venom Origins 1 by Taigami, Guru-eFX Marvel Meow 1 by Nao Fuji Miguel O'Hara: Spider-Man 2099 1 by Steve Orlando, Devmalya Pramanik, Raul Angulo Vengeance of the Moon Knight 1 by Jed MacKay, Alessandro Cappucchio, Rachelle Rosenberg Marvel Unlimited Marvel Mutts 6 by Mackenzie Cadenhead, Takeshi Miyazawa Who is Kingpin? by Richard Douek, Damian Couceiro Alligator Loki 30 by Alyssa Wong, Robert Quinn Image Paklis 0 by Dustin Weaver Dark Horse Critical Role: The Tales of Exandria II – Artagan 1 by Sam Maggs, Aviv Or, Cris Peter Boom Pine and Merrimac 1 by Kyle Starks, Fran Galan Dynamite Legenderry Red Sonja 1 by Katana Colins, Kewber Baal OGN Teen Titans Go! to the Library by Franco, Art Baltazar, Agnes Gabrowska Ghost Roast by Shawnelle Gibbs, Shawnee Gibbs, Emily Cannon Spider-Ham A Pig in Time by Steve Foxe, Shadia Amin Spider-Man Quantum Quest by Mike Maihack Wish Tiana and the Magic of Harlem Additional Reviews: Spider-Man: Animals Assemble, Rebel Moon, Doctor Aphra Omnibus Vol 2 News: Yeun no longer in Thunderbolts due to scheduling conflicts, Machine Man, Deniz Camp writing the Ultimates, Ewing stays on Venom, Liefeld and X-Men, Criminal TV series on Prime, IDW keeps TMNT Reality/game show recommendation (The Floor) Trailers: Arcane s2, Moon Girl s2 Comics Countdown (02 Jan 2024): 1. Love Everlasting 11 by Tom King, Elsa Charretier, Matt Hollingsworth 2. Spider-Man: Quantum Quest GN by Mike Maihack 3. Batman 141 by Chip Zdarsky, Jorge Jimenez, Tomeu Morey 4. Pine and Merrimac 1 by Kyle Starks, Fran Galan 5. Fantastic Four 15 by Ryan North, Ivan Fiorelli, Jesus Aburtov 6. Doctor Strange 11 by Jed MacKay, Danilo Beyruth, KJ Diaz 7. Ghost Roast GN by Shawnelle Gibbs, Shawnee Gibbs, Emily Cannon 8. Birds of Prey 5 by Kelly Thompson, Arist Deyn 9. Paklis 0 by Dustin Weaver 10. Once Upon a Time at the End of the World 11 by Jason Aaron, Nick Dragotta, Rico Renzi, Alexandre Tefenkgi, Leila del Duca, Lee Loughridge, Tamra Bonvillain
THE BLACK HOLE! The ambitious 1979 live-action space-horror film was unlike anything Walt Disney Productions had put to screen before, and spawned a number of different tie-ins, including not one but two comic adaptations! -- a newspaper comic by Jack Kirby, and an ongoing monthly series from Gold Key Comics which expanded the story beyond the movie's ending. --- What else are we reading? Justin loves Richard Corben's DEN: VOLUME 1 from Dark Horse Comics! Mike loves GODZILLA: HERE THERE BE DRAGONS by Frank Tieri & Inaki Miranda from IDW Publishing! --- Follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theveryfinecomicbookpodcast/ and send us questions to potentially read on-air via IG DM or via email at theveryfinecomicbookpodcast@gmail.com If you're enjoying The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast, don't forget to Rate it, Follow/Subscribe, and tell a friend! Our 5-star-review contest runs through the end of September 2023! Leave us a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts by Sep 30, and be entered to win a prize pack of assorted (good!) comics from Justin+Mike's collections. Mail us things c/o Justin Decloux, Unit 1010, 3230 Yonge St, Toronto, ON, M4N 3P6, Canada Thanks for listening! Keep reading comics! ---
Sep 2023 Solicits Comic Reviews: DC Batgirls 19 by Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad, Robbi Rodriguez, Rico Renzi Wonder Woman 800 by Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad, Joelle Jones, Alitha Martinez, Mark Morales, Nick Robles, Todd Nauck, Skylar Partridge, Cully Hamner, Jen Bartel, Jordie Bellaire, Tamra Bonvillain, Tom King, Daniel Sampere, Tomeu Morey Marvel Edge of Spider-Verse 3 by Dan Slott, Humberto Ramos, Wayne Faucher, Edgar Delgado, David Betancourt, Julian Shaw, Andrew Dalhouse Incredible Hulk 1 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Nic Klein, Mathew Wilson Scarlet Witch Annual 1 by Steve Orlando, Carlos Nieto, Triona Farrell Star Wars: Mandalorian Season Two 1 by Rodney Barnes, Georges Jeanty, Karl Story, Rachelle Rosenberg Ultimate Invasion 1 by Jonathan Hickman, Bryan Hitch, Andrew Currie, Alex Sinclair Infinity Comics Marvel's Voices 58: Runaways by Terry Blas, Bruno Oliveira Love Unlimited 55 by Sean McKeever, Lorenzo Susi, Pete Pantazis Strange Tales: Secret Invasion 1 by Jim Zub, Ramon Bachs, Javier Tartaglia Li'L Rocket 4 by Stephanie Williams, Jay Fosgitt Image Bone Orchard Mythos: Tenement 1 by Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino, Dave Stewart Tales of Syzpense 1 by T.P. Louise, Ashley Wood, Chris Ryall, Nelson Daniel Boom Wild's End 1 by Dan Abnett, I.N.J. Culbard IDW Godzilla: Here There Be Dragons 1 by Frank Tieri, Inaki Miranda, Eva de la Cruz Dynamite Victory 1 by David Walker, Brett Weldele Starfinder: Angels of the Drift 1 by James Sutter, Edu Menna Ahoy Black's Myth: The Key To His Heart 1 by Eric Palicki, Wendell Cavalcanti Archie Chilling Adventures Presents: Camp Pickens 1 by Jordan Morris, Diana Camero, Matt Herms, Blake Howard, Carola Borelli, Tim Seeley, Mike Norton OGNs Stringer by Patrick Kindlon, Paul Tucker, Wallace Ryan Family Style by Thien Pham Cat's Cradle Vol 1 and 2 by Jo Rioux Unpetables by Dennis Messner One Star Wonders by Mike Lowery Additional Reviews: Secret Invasion, Wilson's Ms. Marvel, Hulk by PAD Vol 5 News: Stan Lee documentary controversy, What If? Novels, Spider-Verse controversy, Star Trek Prodigy, Deadpool 3 leaks, DSTLRY Trailers: Slumber Party Comics Countdown (20 Jun 2023): Bone Orchard Mythos: Tenement 1 by Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino, Dave Stewart Family Style OGN by Thien Pham Nightwing 105 by Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo, Adriano Lucas Incredible Hulk 1 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Nic Klein, Mathew Wilson Wild's End 1 by Dan Abnett, I.N.J. Culbard Cat's Cradle: The Mole King's Lair OGN by Jo Rioux Superman 5 by Joshua Williamson, Jamal Campbell Time Before Time 24 by Declan Shalvey, Rory McConville, Jorge Coelho, Chris O'Halloran I Hate Fairyland 6 by Skottie Young, Brett Bean, Jean-Francois Beaulieu Avengers 2 by Jed MacKay, Carlos Villa, Federico Blee
DC June 2023 Solicits Comic Reviews: DC Lazarus Planet: Revenge of the Gods 1 by G. Willow Wilson, Cian Tormey, Jordie Bellaire, Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad, Alitha Martinez, Mark Morales, John Livesay, Alex Guimaraes Multiversity: Harley Screws Up the DCU 1 by Frank Tieri, Logan Faerber Superman: Lost 1 by Christopher Priest, Carlo Pagulayan, Jason Paz, Jeromy Cox Bruce Wayne: Not Super OGN by Stuart Gibbs, Berat Pekmezci Marvel Hellcat 1 by Christopher Cantwell, Alex Lins, KJ Diaz X-Cellent Season Two 1 by Peter Milligan, Mike Allred, Laura Allred Infinity Comics Avengers Unlimited 37 by Tom DeFalco, Ron Frenz, Brett Breeding, Chris Sotomayor Marvel's Voices 34: Negasonic Teenage Warhead by Andrew Wheeler, Carola Borelli, Brittany Peer Alligator Loki 21 by Alyssa Wong, Robert Quinn, Pete Pantazis Image Forged 1 by Greg Rucka, Eric Trautmann, Mike Henderson, Nolan Woodard No/One 1 by Kyle Higgins, Brian Buccellato, Geraldo Borges, Mark Englert IDW Star Trek: Defiant 1 by Christopher Cantwell, Angel Unzueta, Marissa Louise ComiXology Grammaton Punch by Miles Gunter, Briane Andan, Lee Loughridge OGN Cryptid Club: A Nessie Situation by Michael Brumm, Jeff Mack The Last Man Vol 2 by Balak, Bastien Vives, Michael Sanlaville Ray's OGN Corner: Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me by Mariko Tamaki Additional Reviews: Mandalorian 3.3, Picard 3.5, Billy Summers, Willy's Wonderland, Gotham Knights pilot, Thor by JMS/Gillen, Shazam 2, Scream 6, 65 News: Wild's End returning for a new volume, Mignola and Lemony Snicket doing a pinocchio graphic novel, Teen Titans movie, James Gunn to direct new Superman movie, Wayne Family Adventures coming to print, Image/Boom/Archie and a bunch of indies joining a new digital comics app, Nimona release info, Dreamer OGN announced, Uncanny Avengers by Duggan Trailers: Ghost and Molly McGee s2, Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken Comics Countdown (15 Mar 2023): No/One 1 by Kyle Higgins, Brian Buccellato, Geraldo Borges, Mark Englert Nocterra 12 by Scott Snyder, Tony Daniel, Marcelo Maiolo Danger Street 4 by Tom King, Jorge Fornes, Dave Stewart Batgirls 16 by Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad, Neil Googe, Geraldo Borges, Rico Renzi Spy Superb 5 by Matt Kindt, Sharlene Kindt Brzrkr 12 by Keanu Reeves, Matt Kindt, Ron Garney, Bill Crabtree Kaya 6 by Wes Craug, Jason Wordie, Andworld TMNT: The Last Ronin – The Lost Years 2 by Tom Waltz, Kevin Eastman, S.L. Gallant, Ben Bishop, Maria Keane, Luis Antonio Delgado, Ifan Noor Justice Society of America 3 by Geoff Johns, Jerry Ordway, Mikel Janin, Jordie Bellaire, John Kalisz Time Before Time 21 by Declan Shalvey, Rory McConville, Jorge Coelho, Chris O'Halloran
Welcome to the (Not So) New 52, a real-time retrospective of DC Comics' New 52 imprint! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:34 - Red Lanterns #16 (Peter Milligan and Andres Guinaldo) 0:08:43 - Green Lantern Corps Annual #1 (Peter Tomasi and ChrissCross) 0:17:16 - Superman #16 (Scott Lobdell and Kenneth Rocafort) 0:24:11 - Aquaman #16 (Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis) 0:31:31 - The Savage Hawkman #16 (Frank Tieri and Joe Bennett, Jack Jadson) 0:37:46 - Teen Titans #16 (Scott Lobdell, Fabian Nicieza and Brett Booth) 0:44:43 - All-Star Western #16 (Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti and Moritat) 0:51:00 - Batman and Robin Annual #1 (Peter Tomasi and Ardian Syaf) 1:01:00 - Batman Incorporated #7 (Grant Morrison and Chris Burnham) 1:08:54 - Batman: The Dark Knight #16 (Gregg Hurwitz and Ethan van Sciver) 1:15:50 - Talon #4 (James Tynion IV, Scott Snyder and Guillem March) 1:23:26 - The Flash #16 (Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato) 1:29:58 - The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Man #16 (Dan Jurgens) 1:36:59 - I, Vampire #16 (Joshua Hale Fialkov and Scott Clark, Fernando Blanco, Szymon Kudranski) 1:45:33 - Justice League Dark #16 (Jeff Lemire, Ray Fawkes and Mikel Janin) 1:52:35 - Next Week's Books patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast (Use #New52) discord: https://discord.gg/8fbyCehMTy audio link: https://the-not-so-new-52.pinecast.co/ video link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu70d0W3I5cZzQUPH0CUbF64E2f4oMysw UK Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/mild-fuzz-tv/ US Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/mild-fuzz-tv-us
"I want war!" - Deadpool. In our first comic episode in what feels like forever, Ozzy gives us an adrenaline-filled presentation on Frank Tieri's (Deadpool, Weapon X, Gotham Underground) Black Night (2015). Black Night has escaped to Weirdworld and runs into an all-out war against the Uncanny Avengers! Other topics include Kyle moving to Virginia, Rory joining the boys, limited series having rough endings, and our GIVEAWAY! ***Timestamps*** Bullshit (00:00), Intro (05:53), Giveaway (09:39), What Are We Doing? (12:37), Issue 1 (15:43), Issue 2 (33:06), Issue 3 (42:02), Issue 4 (51:17), Issue 5 (1:04:54), Discussion (1:06:58), Grades (1:15:35), Outro (1:20:04)
Welcome to the (Not So) New 52, a real-time retrospective of DC Comics' New 52 imprint! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:07 - Batgirl #16 (Gail Simone and Daniel Sampere, Ed Benes) 0:10:07 - Batman and Robin #16 (Peter J. Tomasi and Patrick Gleason) 0:17:09 - Batman #16 (Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo) 0:28:07 - Superboy #16 (Tom DeFalco and Iban Coello, Amilcar Pinna) 0:36:35 - Team 7 #4 (Justin Jordan and Jesus Merino) 0:44:38 - Threshold #1 (Keith Giffen and Tom Raney) 0:53:07 - Deathstroke #16 (Justin Jordan and Edgar Salazar) 1:00:03 - Grifter #16 (Frank Tieri and Marat Mychaels) 1:07:16 - Suicide Squad #16 (Adam Glass and Henrik Jonsson) 1:15:25 - Legion Lost #16 (Tom DeFalco and Andres Guinaldo) 1:24:08 - The Ravagers #8 (Michael Alan Nelson and Ig Guara) 1:31:46 - Demon Knights #16 (Robert Venditti and Bernard Chang) 1:39:52 - Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #16 (Matt Kindt and Alberto Ponticelli) 1:47:49 - Next Week's Books patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast (Use #New52) discord: https://discord.gg/8fbyCehMTy audio link: https://the-not-so-new-52.pinecast.co/ video link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu70d0W3I5cZzQUPH0CUbF64E2f4oMysw UK Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/mild-fuzz-tv/ US Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/mild-fuzz-tv-us
Welcome to the (Not So) New 52, a real-time retrospective of DC Comics' New 52 imprint! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:48 - Teen Titans #15 (Scott Lobdell, Fabian Nicieza and Brett Booth) 0:12:08 - Superman #15 (Scott Lobdell and Kenneth Rocafort) 0:20:57 - Red Lanterns #15 (Peter Milligan and Miguel Sepulveda) 0:29:16 - All-Star Western #15 (Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti and Moritat) 0:37:26 - The Savage Hawkman #15 (Rob Liefeld, Frank Tieri and Joe Bennett) 0:44:05 - Batman Incorporated #6 (Grant Morrison and Chris Burnham, Andres Guinaldo) 0:53:37 - Batman: The Dark Knight #15 (Gregg Hurwitz and David Finch) 1:02:54 - Talon #3 (James Tynion IV, Scott Snyder and Guillem March) 1:11:56 - The Flash #15 (Francis Manapul, Brian Buccellato and Marcus To) 1:19:22 - The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Man #15 (Dan Jurgens) 1:29:46 - I, Vampire #15 (Joshua Hale Fialkov and Dennis Calero) 1:37:37 - Justice League Dark #15 (Jeff Lemire, Ray Fawkes and Mikel Janin) 1:45:29 - Next Week's Books patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast (Use #New52) discord: https://discord.gg/8fbyCehMTy
Josh and Brandon celebrate Christmas at Pop's and talk about their favorite stories from A Very Archie Christmas and the new Happy Horror Days #1 comic.Show notes:Beware spoilers in this episode!Happy Horror Days #1:"'Twas the Night Before Christmas" was created by Frank Tieri, Joe Eisma, Matt Herms, and Jack Morelli."Cat Got Your Tongue" was created by Joanne Starer, Butch Mapa, Glenn Whitmore, and Jack Morelli."Wrath of the Sugar Plum Fairy" was created by Joe Corallo, Patrick Piazzalunga, Glenn Whitmore, and Jack Morelli.Josh accidently referred to St. Nicholas as St. Christopher in this episode, so he's on the naughty list.Follow Archie and Me on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.If you enjoy this podcast, please consider leaving a review.
Welcome to the (Not So) New 52, a real-time retrospective of DC Comics' New 52 imprint! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:03:16 - Batman #15 (Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo) 0:11:20 - Batman and Robin #15 (Peter J. Tomasi and Patrick Gleason) 0:17:33 - Batgirl #15 (Gail Simone and Daniel Sampere) 0:24:40 - Suicide Squad #15 (Adam Glass and Fernando Dagnino) 0:32:38 - Superboy #15 (Tom DeFalco and Various) 0:40:48 - Green Lantern Corps #15 (Peter J. Tomasi and Fernando Pasarin) 0:49:01 - Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #15 (Matt Kindt and Alberto Ponticelli) 0:56:08 - Team 7 #3 (Justin Jordan and Julius Gopez) 1:04:21 - Demon Knights #15 (Paul Cornell and Bernard Chang) 1:13:54 - Deathstroke #15 (Justin Jordan and Edgar Salazar, Amilcar Pinna) 1:21:13 - Grifter #15 (Frank Tieri and Marat Mychaels) 1:29:22 - Legion Lost #15 (Tom DeFalco and Andres Guinaldo) 1:37:45 - The Ravagers #7 (Howard Mackie and Various) 1:45:28 - Next Week's Books patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast (Use #New52) discord: https://discord.gg/8fbyCehMTy audio link: https://the-not-so-new-52.pinecast.co/ video link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu70d0W3I5cZzQUPH0CUbF64E2f4oMysw
March 2023 Solicitations Comic Reviews: DC Batman/Spawn 1 by Todd McFarlane, Greg Capullo, Janathan Glapion, Dave McCaig Danger Street 1 by Tom King, Jorge Fornes, Dave Stewart Dark Crisis: Big Bang by Mark Waid, Dan Jurgens, Norm Rapmund, Federico Blee DC Speachless Marvel Dark Web: X-Men 1 by Gerry Duggan, Rod Reis Invincible Iron Man 1 by Gerry Duggan, Juan Frigeri, Bryan Valenza Monica Rambeau: Photon 1 by Eve Ewing, Ivan Fiorelli, Luca Maresca, Carlos Lopez Infinity Comics It's Jeff by Kelly Thompson and Gurihiru Image Art Brut 1 by W. Maxwell Prince, Martin Morazzo, Mat Lopes Night Club 1 by Mark Millar, Juanan Ramirez, Fabiana Mascolo Dark Horse Assassin's Apprentice 1 by Jody Houser, Robin Hobb, Ryan Kelly, Jordie Bellaire Leonide the Vampyr: A Christmas for Crows by Mike Mignola, Rachele Aragno, Dave Stewart Boom A Vicious Circle 1 by Mattson Tomlin, Lee Bermejo Archie Happy Horror Days by Frank Tieri, Joanna Starer, Joe Corallo, Joe Eisma, Patrick Piazzalunga, Butch K Mapa, Matt Herms Dynamite Red Sonja: Hell Sonja 1 by Jordan Clark, Miriana Puglia, Ellie Wright ComiXology Retroverse 1 by Cullen Bunn, John Bivens OGNs Too Dead to Die: A Simon Cross Thriller by Marc Guggenheim, Howard Chaykin Ray's OGN Corner of the Week: American Dreams by Daniel Kalban Additional Reviews: Bonfire by Krysten Ritter, Spirited, Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio, Santa Clauses full-series, Murderville Christmas Special, Simpsons Bocelli family short News: more Action Lab nonsense, AfterShock files for Chapter Eleven, Doctor Strange returns, Gunn writing a young Superman movie, Cavill out as Superman, All-Out Avengers cancelled (and re-branded as Avengers Beyond), Hudlin and AWA, new Usagi/TMNT series by Stan Sakai, Five Nights at Freddy's casting, Hypno-Hustler movie starring Donald Glover, Blockbuster cancelled, new DC Studios logo (missing one JL member), Party and Prey movie adaptation, Matt Kindt's Hair Ball, HBO Max on fire, Disney+ announcements Trailers: Spider-Verse 2, Scream 6, 65, Barbie, Oppenheimer Comics Countdown (14-Dec-2022): Bone Orchard Mythos: Ten Thousand Black Feathers #4 by Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino, Dave Stewart Radiant Black #20 by Kyle Higgins, Marcelo Costa Batgirls #13 by Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad, Jonathan Case Wynd: The Throne in the Sky #5 by James Tynion IV, Michael Dialynas Dark Ride #3 by Joshua Williamson, Andrei Bressan, Adriano Lucas Danger Street #1 by Tom King, Jorge Fornes, Dave Stewart Hell to Pay #2 by Charles Soule, Will Sliney, Rachelle Rosenberg Art Brut #1 by W. Maxwell Prince, Martin Morazzo, Mat Lopes Grim #6 by Stephanie Phillips, Flaviano, Rico Renzi TMNT: Armageddon Game - The Alliance #2 by Will Robson, Andrew Dalhouse, Gigi Dutreix
Comic Reviews: DC Dark Crisis: War Zone by Frank Tieri, Matthew Rosenberg, Delilah Dawson, Jeremy Adams, Stephanie Williams, Tom Derenick, Fernando Pasarin, Daniel Bayliss, George Kambadais, Caitlin Yarsky, Serg Acuna, Matt Ryan, Pete Pantazis, Matt Herms Marvel Dark Web 1 by Zeb Wells, Adam Kubert, Frank Martin Miles Morales: Spider-Man 1 by Cody Ziglar, Federico Vicentini, Bryan Valenza Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur 1 by Jordan Ifueko, Alba Glez, Jose Marzan Jr, Kike Diaz Thanos: Death Notes 1 by J. Michael Straczynski, Kyle Starks, Christopher Cantwell, Torunn Gronbekk, Travel Foreman, Ron Lim, Andrea Di Vito, Geoff Shaw, Rachelle Rosenberg, Dean White, David Curiel, Ruth Redmond, Israel Silva X-Treme X-Men 1 by Chris Claremont, Salvador Larroca, Guru eFX Infinity Comics Alligator Loki Image All Against All 1 by Alex Paknadel, Caspar Wijngaard Hexware 1 by Tim Seeley, Zulema Scotto Lavina, Valentina Cuomo, Andrea Meloni Nocterra: Val Special by Scott Snyder, Tony Daniel, Francis Manapul Radiant Pink 1 by Melissa Flores, Meghan Camarena, Emma Kubert, Rebecca Nalty Dark Horse It's Only Teenage Wasteland 1 by Curt Pires, Jacoby Salcedo, Mark Dale, Micah Myers Sumerian Firstborns 1 by E & E Plissken, Luca Vassallo Titan Blade Runner 2039 1 by Mike Johnson, Mellow Brown, Andres Guinaldo, Marco Lesko Boom Know Your Station 1 by Sarah Gailey, Liana Kangas Ablaze Family Time 1 by Robert Windom, Lily Windom, Asiah Fulmore Dynamite Gargoyles 1 by Greg Weisman, George Kambadais OGNs Unfamiliar by Haley Newsome The Incal: Psychoverse by Mark Russell, Yanick Paquette Ray's OGN Corner: Amulet - The Stone Keeper by Kazu Kibuishi Additional Reviews: X, Once & Future HC vol 1, Violent Night, We Only Kill Each Other, Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again News: another odd Simpsons short, new Stranger Things comic anthology, DC news/rumors, Flanagan adapting the DARK TOWER, Kevin Conroy's last outing as Batman, Capullo goes to Marvel, Millar announces new book and teases return to DC, It's Jeff goes to paper, Priest writing new Superman series, Aftershock scandal, Valiant issues, Omninews Comics Countdown: Do A Powerbomb 7 by Daniel Warren Johnson, Mike Spicer Fantastic Four 2 by Ryan North, Iban Coello, Jesus Aburtov Batman 130 by Chip Zdasrksy, Leonardo Romero, Jorge Jimenez, Tomeu Morey, Jordie Bellaire Spider-Man 3 by Dan Slott, Mark Bagley, John Dell, Edgar Delgado Radiant Pink 1 by Melissa Flores, Meghan Camarena, Emma Kubert, Rebecca Nalty All Against All 1 by Alex Paknadel, Caspar Wijngaard That Texas Blood 20 by Chris Condon, Jacob Phillips Gotham City: Year One 3 by Tom King, Phil Hester, Eric Gapstur, Jordie Bellaire Daredevil 6 by Chip Zdarsky, Rafael de Latorre, Matt Wilson Nocterra: Val Special by Scott Snyder, Tony Daniel, Francis Manapul
Welcome to the (Not So) New 52, a real-time retrospective of DC Comics' New 52 imprint! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:31 - Superman #14 (Scott Lobdell and Kenneth Rocafort) 0:10:44 - Red Lanterns #14 (Peter Milligan and Miguel Sepulveda) 0:17:32 - Aquaman #14 (Geoff Johns and Pete Woods, Pere Perez) 0:25:29 - The Savage Hawkman #14 (Rob Liefeld, Frank Tieri and Joe Bennett, Jack Jadson) 0:32:25 - All-Star Western #14 (Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti and Moritat) 0:40:56 - Batman Incorporated #5 (Grant Morrison and Chris Burnham) 0:47:57 - Batman: The Dark Knight #14 (Gregg Hurwitz and David Finch) 0:54:35 - Talon #2 (James Tynion IV, Scott Snyder and Juan Jose Ryp) 1:03:11 - The Flash #14 (Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato) 1:10:29 - The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Man #14 (Dan Jurgens) 1:18:07 - Teen Titans #14 (Scott Lobdell, Fabian Nicieza and Alé Garza) 1:26:23 - I, Vampire #14 (Joshua Hale Fialkov and Andrea Sorrentino) 1:33:47 - Justice League Dark #14 (Jeff Lemire and Graham Nolan) 1:41:21 - Phantom Lady and Doll Man #4 (Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti and Cat Staggs) 1:49:30 - Next Week's Books patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast (Use #New52) discord: https://discord.gg/8fbyCehMTy audio link: https://the-not-so-new-52.pinecast.co/ video link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu70d0W3I5cZzQUPH0CUbF64E2f4oMysw
Welcome to the (Not So) New 52, a real-time retrospective of DC Comics' New 52 imprint! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:03:35 - Batman #14 (Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo) 0:10:51 - Batgirl #14 (Gail Simone and Ed Benes, Daniel Sampere) 0:18:40 - Batman and Robin #14 (Peter J. Tomasi and Patrick Gleason, Tomás Giorello) 0:25:46 - Superboy #14 (Tom DeFalco and R.B. Silva) 0:33:16 - Green Lantern Corps #14 (Peter J. Tomasi and Fernando Pasarin) 0:40:26 - Deathstroke #14 (Rob Liefeld, Joshua Williamson and Eduardo Pansica) 0:46:56 - Grifter #14 (Rob Liefeld, Frank Tieri and Marat Mychaels) 0:53:07 - Suicide Squad #14 (Adam Glass and Fernando Dagnino) 1:00:43 - Team 7 #2 (Justin Jordan and Julius Gopez, Ron Frenz) 1:08:51 - Legion Lost #14 (Tom DeFalco and Pete Woods, Ronan Cliquet) 1:17:07 - The Ravagers #6 (Howard Mackie and Ian Churchill, Tyler Kirkham) 1:24:45 - Demon Knights #14 (Paul Cornell and Bernard Chang) 1:33:41 - Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #14 (Matt Kindt and Alberto Ponticelli) 1:40:09 - The Phantom Stranger #2 (Dan DiDio and Brent Anderson) 1:48:03 - Next Week's Books patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast (Use #New52) audio link: https://the-not-so-new-52.pinecast.co/ video link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu70d0W3I5cZzQUPH0CUbF64E2f4oMysw
Welcome to the (Not So) New 52, a real-time retrospective of DC Comics' New 52 imprint! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:51 - Batgirl #13 (Gail Simone and Ed Benes) 0:10:22 - Batman #13 (Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo) 0:18:39 - Green Lantern Corps #13 (Peter J. Tomasi and Carlos Urbano) 0:26:27 - Team 7 #1 (Justin Jordan and Jesús Merino, Ron Frenz) 0:33:33 - Demon Knights #13 (Paul Cornell and Bernard Chang) 0:42:06 - Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #13 (Matt Kindt and Alberto Ponticelli) 0:48:32 - Batman and Robin #13 (Peter J. Tomasi and Patrick Gleason, Tomás Giorello) 0:54:58 - Superboy #13 (Tom DeFalco and R.B. Silva) 1:03:08 - Deathstroke #13 (Rob Liefeld, Joshua Williamson and Eduardo Pansica) 1:09:20 - Grifter #13 (Rob Liefeld, Frank Tieri and Marat Mychaels) 1:15:55 - Suicide Squad #13 (Adam Glass and Cliff Richards) 1:23:03 - Legion Lost #13 (Tom DeFalco and Pete Woods) 1:31:30 - The Ravagers #5 (Howard Mackie and Ian Churchill, Julius Gopez) 1:39:11 - The Phantom Stranger #1 (Dan DiDio and Brent Anderson) 1:46:13- Next Week's Books patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast (Use #New52) audio link: https://the-not-so-new-52.pinecast.co/ video link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu70d0W3I5cZzQUPH0CUbF64E2f4oMysw UK Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/mild-fuzz-tv/ US Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/mild-fuzz-tv-us
Josh and Brandon meet at Pop's to talk about Vampironica, Jughead: The Hunger vs. Vampironica, and Vampironica: New Blood.Show notes:Vampironica was created by Greg Smallwood, Meg Smallwood, Greg Scott, Matt Herms, and Jack Morelli.Jughead: The Hunger vs. Vampironica was created by Frank Tieri, Pat & Tim Kennedy, Joe Eisma, Bob Smith, Ryan Jampole, Matt Herms, Lee Loughridge, and Jack Morelli.Vampironica: New Blood was created by Frank Tieri, Michael Moreci, Audrey Mok, Joe Eisma, Matt Herms, Lee Loughridge, and Jack Morelli.Follow Archie and Me on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.If you enjoy this podcast, please consider leaving a review.
Josh and Brandon meet at Pop's to talk about the Archie Horror comic series Jughead: The Hunger.Show notes:Jughead: The Hunger was created by Frank Tieri, Michael Walsh, Pat & Tim Kennedy, Joe Eisma, Bob Smith, Jim Amash, Ryan Jampole, Dee Cunniffe, Matt Herms, and Jack Morelli.Follow Archie and Me on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.If you enjoy this podcast, please consider leaving a review.
Josh and Brandon meet at Pop's to talk about Chilling Adventures Presents... Weirder Mysteries #1.Show notes:Spoilers: 7:05-12:47Correction: The illustrator in "Betty Cooper: Alien Hunter" did not work on Jughead: The Hunger.Chilling Adventures Presents... Weirder Mysteries #1:"Betty Cooper: Alien Hunter" was created by Frank Tieri, Federico Sabbantini, Matt Herms, and Jack Morelli."Bingo Wilkin Day" was created by Ron Robbins, Juan Bobillo, Matt Herms, and Jack Morelli."A Wrinkle in Time" was created by Joanne Starer, Ryan Jampole, Matt Herms, and Jack Morelli.Follow Archie and Me on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.If you enjoy this podcast, please consider leaving a review.
Comic Reviews: DC Batman: One Bad Day – Two Face by Mariko Tamaki, Javier Fernandez, Jordie Bellaire Harley Quinn 30th Anniversary Special 1 by Paul Dini, Jimmy Palmiotti, Rob Williams, Sam Humphries, Cecil Castellucci, Mindy Lee, Rafael Scavone, Stephanie Phillips, Kami Garcia, Terry Dodson, Stjepan Sejic, Amanda Conner, Riley Rossmo, Guillem March, Rafael Albuquerque, Mico Suayan, Chad Hardin, Jason Badower, Rachel Dodson, Dan Hipp, Erica Henderson, John Timms, Marcelo Maiolo, Ivan Plascencia, Annette Kwok, Alex Sinclair, Tomeu Morey, Amy Mebberson Titans United: Bloodpact 1 by Cavan Scott, Lucas Meyer, Tony Avina Marvel Edge of Spider-Verse 4 by Dan Slott, Tee Franklin, David Hein, Jordan Blum, Ty Templeton, Jethro Morales, Luciano Vecchio, Michael Shelfer, Chris Sotomayor, Brian Reber, Rico Renzi, Dono Sanchez Almara X-Terminators 1 by Leah Williams, Carlos Gomez, Bryan Valenza It's Jeff by Kelly Thompson, GuriHiru Image Creepshow 1 by Chris Burnham, Adriano Lucas, Paul Dini, Stephen Langford, John McCrea, Mike Spicer Vanish 1 by Donny Cates, Ryan Stegman, JP Mayer, Sonia Oback Boom Stuff of Nightmares 1 by R.L. Stine, A.L. Kaplan, Roman Titov IDW Crashing 1 by Matthew Klein, Morgan Beem, Triona Farrell Archie Chilling Adventures Presents Weirder Mysteries 1 by Frank Tieri, Joanne Starer, Ron Robbins, Juan Bobillo, Ryan Jampole, Federico Sabbatini Oni Action Journalism 1 by Eric Skillman, Miklos Felvideki, Mariane Gusmao Valiant Bloodshot Unleashed 1 by Deniz Camp, Jon Davis-Hunt OGN Mayor Good Boy Goes Hollywood by Dave Sheidt, Miranda Harmon Order of the Night Jay: The Forest Beckons by Jonathan Schnapp Ray's OGN Corner: Anne of West Philly by Ivy Noelle Weir Additional Reviews: Clerks III, Howard the Duck by Chip Z, Andor 1-3, Umbrella Academy s3, She-Hulk ep6 News: Dark Horse leaves Diamond, Rogues Gallery headed to TV, Tini Howard and Sweeney Boo taking over Harley Quinn, James Earl Jones retires from playing Vader, WB Discovery madness, Wayne Family Adventures s2 release date, next Snyder book (Book of Evil, with Jock), live action Avatar casting, Giant Days Kickstarter (and Glenn's questionable buying choices), Grendel adaptation canceled, Deadpool 3, Blade loses director Trailers: Midnight Club, Hellraiser, Strange World, Knock at the Cabin, Enola Holmes, Inside Man, Devil's Hour, Last of Us Radiant Black 18 by Kyle Higgins, Laurence Holmes, Stefano Simeone Usagi Yojimbo 31 by Stan Sakai Wynd: The Throne in the Sky 2 by James Tynion IV, Michael Dialynas Flash 786 by Jeremy Adams, Amancay Nahuelpan, Pete Pantazis, Jeromy Cox Nightwing 96 by Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo, Caio Filipe, Adriano Lucas Ice Cream Man 32 by W. Maxwell Prince, Martin Morazzo Lonesome Hunters 4 by Tyler Crook Batman: The Knight 9 by Chip Zdarsky, Carmine Di Giandomenico, Ivan Plascencia Public Domain 4 by Chip Zdarsky, Strange 6 by Jed MacKay, Lee Garbett, Javier Tartaglia
Welcome to the (Not So) New 52, a real-time retrospective of DC Comics' New 52 imprint! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:59 - Batman #0 (Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo) 0:08:41 - Batman and Robin #0 (Peter J. Tomasi and Patrick Gleason) 0:14:54 - Batgirl #0 (Gail Simone and Ed Benes) 0:21:54 - Superboy #0 (Tom DeFalco and R.B. Silva) 0:28:15 - Green Lantern Corps #0 (Peter J. Tomasi and Fernando Pasarin) 0:36:09 - Deathstroke #0 (Rob Liefeld) 0:42:09 - Grifter #0 (Rob Liefeld, Frank Tieri and Scott Clark) 0:47:16 - Suicide Squad #0 (Adam Glass and Fernando Dagnino) 0:54:00 - Team 7 #0 (Justin Jordan and Jesús Merino, Norm Rapmund) 1:01:11 - Legion Lost #0 (Tom DeFalco and Pete Woods) 1:08:27 - The Ravagers #0 (Howard Mackie and Ian Churchill) 1:14:52 - Demon Knights #0 (Paul Cornell and Diogenes Neves) 1:23:09 - Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #0 (Matt Kindt and Alberto Ponticelli) 1:28:50 - Resurrection Man #0 (Andy Lanning, Dan Abnett and Ramon Bachs, Jesús Saíz) 1:36:04 - The Shade #12 (James Robinson and Gene Ha) 1:44:05 - Next Week's Books patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast (Use #New52) audio link: https://the-not-so-new-52.pinecast.co/ video link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu70d0W3I5cZzQUPH0CUbF64E2f4oMysw UK Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/mild-fuzz-tv/ US Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/mild-fuzz-tv-us
Welcome to the (Not So) New 52, a real-time retrospective of DC Comics' New 52 imprint! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:04 - Batman #12 (Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo) 0:09:54 - Batman and Robin #12 (Peter J. Tomasi and Patrick Gleason) 0:16:32 - Batgirl #12 (Gail Simone and Ardian Syaf) 0:24:14 - Superboy #12 (Scott Lobdell and R.B. Silva) 0:31:38 - Deathstroke #12 (Rob Liefeld) 0:37:27 - Grifter #12 (Rob Liefeld, Frank Tieri and Marat Mychaels) 0:44:47 - Suicide Squad #12 (Adam Glass and Carlos Rodriguez) 0:52:21 - Legion Lost #12 (Tom DeFalco and Pete Woods) 1:00:53 - The Ravagers #4 (Howard Mackie and Ian Churchill, Tom Raney) 1:08:33 - Demon Knights #12 (Paul Cornell and Diogenes Neves, Robson Rocha) 1:15:44 - Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #12 (Matt Kindt and Alberto Ponticelli) 1:23:09 - Resurrection Man #12 (Andy Lanning, Dan Abnett and Jesus Saiz, Javier Pina) 1:30:35 - Night Force #6 (Marv Wolfman and Tom Mandrake) 1:38:39- Next Week's Books patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast (Use #New52) audio link: https://the-not-so-new-52.pinecast.co/ video link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu70d0W3I5cZzQUPH0CUbF64E2f4oMysw UK Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/mild-fuzz-tv/ US Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/mild-fuzz-tv-us
Welcome to the (Not So) New 52, a real-time retrospective of DC Comics' New 52 imprint! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:25 - Batman #11 (Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo) 0:09:27 - Batman and Robin #11 (Peter J. Tomasi and Patrick Gleason) 0:16:29 - Batgirl #11 (Gail Simone and Ardian Syaf) 0:23:54 - Superboy #11 (Scott Lobdell and R.B. Silva) 0:30:06 - Deathstroke #11 (Rob Liefeld) 0:36:40 - Grifter #11 (Rob Liefeld, Frank Tieri and Marat Mychaels) 0:42:23 - Suicide Squad #11 (Adam Glass and Carlos Rodriguez) 0:49:25 - Legion Lost #11 (Tom DeFalco and Pete Woods) 0:57:10 - The Ravagers #3 (Howard Mackie and Ian Churchill, Tom Raney) 1:04:12 - Demon Knights #11 (Paul Cornell and Diogenes Neves, Robson Rocha) 1:11:34 - Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #11 (Matt Kindt and Alberto Ponticelli) 1:18:33 - Resurrection Man #11 (Andy Lanning, Dan Abnett and Jesus Saiz, Javier Pina) 1:25:50 - Swamp Thing #11 (Scott Snyder and Marco Rudy) 1:33:14 - The Shade #10 (James Robinson and Frazer Irving) 1:40:48 - Next Week's Books patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast (Use #New52) audio link: https://the-not-so-new-52.pinecast.co/ video link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu70d0W3I5cZzQUPH0CUbF64E2f4oMysw UK Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/mild-fuzz-tv/ US Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/mild-fuzz-tv-us
Welcome to the (Not So) New 52, a real-time retrospective of DC Comics' New 52 imprint! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:42 - Batman #10 (Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo) 0:11:14 - Batman and Robin #10 (Peter J. Tomasi and Patrick Gleason) 0:18:25 - Batgirl #10 (Gail Simone and Alitha Martinez) 0:26:30 - Superboy #10 (Scott Lobdell and Sebastian Fiurama) 0:32:53 - Green Lantern #10 (Geoff Johns and Doug Mahnke) 0:39:33 - Deathstroke #10 (Rob Liefeld) 0:45:11 - Grifter #10 (Rob Liefeld, Frank Tieri and Scott Clarke) 0:50:41 - Suicide Squad #10 (Adam Glass and Fernando Dagnino) 0:57:50 - Legion Lost #10 (Tom DeFalco and Pete Woods) 1:05:39 - The Ravagers #2 (Howard Mackie, Tom DeFalco and Ian Churchill) 1:13:48 - Demon Knights #10 (Paul Cornell and Diogenes Neves) 1:20:45 - Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #10 (Matt Kindt and Alberto Ponticelli) 1:28:11 - Resurrection Man #10 (Andy Lanning, Dan Abnett and Jesus Saiz) 1:34:58 - The Shade #9 (James Robinson and Frazer Irving) 1:42:42 - Next Week's Books patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast (Use #New52) audio link: https://the-not-so-new-52.pinecast.co/ video link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu70d0W3I5cZzQUPH0CUbF64E2f4oMysw UK Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/mild-fuzz-tv/ US Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/mild-fuzz-tv-us
Welcome to the (Not So) New 52, a real-time retrospective of DC Comics' New 52 imprint! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:53 - Superboy #9 (Scott Lobdell, Tom DeFalco and R.B. Silva) 0:10:57 - Legion Lost #9 (Tom DeFalco and Pete Woods) 0:19:36 - Batman #9 (Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo) 0:27:35 - Batman and Robin #9 (Peter J. Tomasi and Lee Garbett, Andy Clarke) 0:35:42 - Batgirl #9 (Gail Simone and Ardian Syaf) 0:44:44 - Green Lantern #9 (Geoff Johns and Doug Mahnke) 0:52:22 - Deathstroke #9 (Rob Liefeld) 1:00:47 - Grifter #9 (Rob Liefeld, Frank Tieri and Scott Clarke) 1:08:01 - Suicide Squad #9 (Adam Glass and Fernando Dagnino) 1:16:21 - Resurrection Man #9 (Andy Lanning, Dan Abnett and Jesus Saiz, Andres Guinaldo) 1:25:26 - Demon Knights #9 (Paul Cornell and Diogenes Neves, Robson Rocha) 1:34:00 - Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #9 (Jeff Lemire and Alberto Ponticelli) 1:41:43 - Night Force #3 (Marv Wolfman Tom Mandrake) 1:50:13 - Next Week's Books patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast (Use #New52) audio link: https://the-not-so-new-52.pinecast.co/ video link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu70d0W3I5cZzQUPH0CUbF64E2f4oMysw UK Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/mild-fuzz-tv/ US Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/mild-fuzz-tv-us
Comic Reviews: DC Batman 118 by Joshua Williamson, Mikel Janin, Jorge Molina, Tomeu Morey One Star Squadron 1 by Mark Russell, Steve Lieber, Dave Stewart Superman: Son of Kal-El 2021 Annual by Tom Taylor, Clayton Henry, Steve Pugh, Steve Buccellato World of Krypton 1 by Robert Venditti, Michael Avon Oeming, Nick Filardi Marvel Amazing 80.BEY by Cody Ziglar, Ivan Fiorelli, Rachelle Rosenberg Captain America/Iron Man 1 by Derek Landy, Angel Unzueta, Rachelle Rosenberg Death of Doctor Strange: Blade by Danny Lore, Dylan Burnett, Mike Spicer Devil's Reign 1 by Chip Zdarsky, Marco Checchetto, Marcio Menyz Giant Size Black Cat Infinity Score by Jed MacKay, Carlos Villa, Brian Reber Marvel's Voices: Comunidades by Terry Blas, Yehudi Mercado, Alex Segura, Daniel Jose Older, Julio Anta, Juan Ponce, Desiree Proctor, Amparo Ortiz, Claribel Ortega, David Betancourt, Leonardo Romero, Nico Leon, Edgar Delgado, Paco Medina, Adriano Melo, Alitha Martinez, Francisco Herrera, Vanesa Del Rey, Gustavo Duerte, German Peralta, Enid Balam, Julius Ohta, Wilton Santos, Caio Majado, Mauro Fodra, Alba Glez, Sean Parsons, Jose Marzan Jr, Victor Nava, Oren Junior, Felipe Sobreiro, Cris Peter, Erick Arcinega, Bryan Valenza, Dono Sanchez Almara, Federico Blee, Dijjo Lima, Fernando Sifuentes Star Wars: Crimson Reign 1 by Charles Soule, Steven Cummings, Guru eFX X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic 13 Spider-Bot Infinity Comic 2 Dark Horse: Daisy 1 by Colin Lorimer, Joana Lafuente, Anita Vu Image Lady Mechanika: Monster of the Ministry of Hell 1 by Joe Benitez, Beth Sotelo, Michael Heisler Archie Holiday Magic Special by J. Torres, Micol Ostow, Michael Northrop, Dan Schoening, Arielle Jovellanos, Gretel Lusky, Matt Herms Boom Buckhead 1 by Shobo Coker, George Kambadais, Natalia Nesterenko Buffy: the Last Vampire Slayer 1 by Casey Gilly, Joe Jaro, Joana Lafuente AWA Crimson Cage 1 by John Lees, Alex Cormack, Ashley Cormack Vault Lunar Room 1 by Danny Lore, Giorgia Sposito, DJ Chavis AfterShock Tales of Mother F Goose by Frank Tieri, Joe Eisma Comixology Memoria GN by Curt Pires, Sunando C, Mark Dale A Tale as Tall as Jacob OGN by Samantha Edwards House OGN by Phillip Sevy, Drew Zucker Additional Reviews: Hawkeye ep4, Retrovirus OGN, Prince and the Dressmaker, Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier, Hunters s1, Pulp OGN, Eat and Love Yourself OGN, Trigger Mortis, Monolith News: George Perez, more details on Batman/Catwoman JPL tribute issue, Garfield fighting game, new collection format, Eight Billion Genies from Charles Soule and Ryan Browne, Tom Taylor goes DC exclusive, Kieron Gillen writing Immortal X-Men, Captain Carter comic by Jamie McKelvie, Netflix cancels Cowboy Bebop, Naomi s2, House of Usher cast, Surfside Girls optioned by Apple TV, details on next Disney film: Strange World, Supercorp, next Grand Design projects Trailers: Sonic 2 Comics Countdown: Crossover 10 by Donny Cates, Geoff Shaw, Brian Michael Bendis, Michael Avon Oeming, Nick Filardi What's the Furthest Place From Here 2 by Matthew Rosenberg, Tyler Boss Good Asian 7 by Pornsak Pichetshote, Alexandre Tefenkgi, Lee Loughridge Mighty Morphin 14 by Ryan Parrott, Marco Renna Inferno 3 by Jonathan Hickman, Stefano Caselli, R.B. Silva, Valerio Schiti, Adriano Di Benedetto, David Curiel Superman: Son of Kal-El 2021 Annual by Tom Taylor, Clayton Henry, Steve Pugh, Steve Buccellato Swamp Thing 10 by Ram V, Mike Perkins, Mike Spicer Batman 118 by Joshua Williamson, Mikel Janin, Jorge Molina, Tomeu Morey Amazing Spider-Man 80.BEY by Cody Ziglar, Ivan Fiorelli, Rachelle Rosenberg Batman '89 4 by Sam Hamm, Joe Quinones, Leonardo Ito
Comic Reviews: Batman/Superman: Authority Special by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Trevor Hairsine, Ben Templesmith, Jonathan Glapion, Rain Beredo, Scott Hanna Dark Knights of Steel 1 by Tom Taylor, Yasmine Putri Human Target 1 by Tom King, Greg Smallwood Wiccan/Hulking Infinity Comic by Josh Trujillo, Jodi Nishijima, Matt Milla Death of Doctor Strange: The Avengers by Alex Paknadel, Ryan Bodenheim, Rachelle Rosenberg Strange Academy Presents The Death of Doctor Strange by Skottie Young, Mike del Mundo .Self 1 by Christopher Sebela, Cara McGee, Rebecca Nalty Manu GN by Kelly Fernandez Newburn 1 by Chip Zdarsky, Jacob Phillips, Nadia Shammas, Ziyed Yusuf Ayoub Magic Order II 1 by Mark Millar, Stuart Immonen A Thing Called Truth 1 by Iolanda Zanfardino, Elisa Romboli Stranger Things Winter Special by Chris Roberson, ABEL Hellboy: The Bones of Giants 1 by Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden, Matt Smith, Chris O'Halloran Chilling Adventures in Sorcery by Eliot Rahal, Amy Chu, Tim Kennedy, Evan Stanley, Pat Kennedy, Vincenzo Federici, Derek Charm, Bob Smith, Matt Herms AfterDark: A Horror Anthology by Cullen Bunn, Jim Starlin, Frank Tieri, Joe Pruett, Szymon Kudranski, Cliff Richards, Joe Eisma, Nikkol Kelenic The Heathens 1 by Cullen Bunn, Heath Amodio, Sami Kivela, Jason Wordie Knighted 1 by Gregg Hurwitz, Mark Texeira, Brian Reber Laura and Other Stories 1 by Guillem March Aggretsuko: Out of Office by Brenda Hickey Sheena Queen of the Jungle 1 by Stephen Mooney, Jethro Morales, Dinei Ribeiro Swamp Dogs 1 by JM Brandt, Theo Prasidis, Kewber Baal Epic Tavern's Tales From the Fantastical Crimes Unit by Shawn French, Steve Mardo, Steve Lavigne Impure 1 by Ralph Singh, Hannes Radke No Ghosts in Hiroshima by Jim Krueger, J. Luigi Borrillo, Alberto Rios Additional Reviews: Dune, Eternals, thoughts on the second PAD Hulk Omni News: Marioverse spin-offs, Swamp Thing returns for final six issues in March, Daniel Dae Kim cast as Fire Lord Ozai, Action Lab mess, new MCU Halloween special starring Werewolf by Night, two leads cast for Wicked, Lemire/Sorrentino Bone Orchard, Supergirl finale and Supercorp, new Spider-Man middle-grade graphic novel series, Dreamer comic by Nicole Maines Trailers: Morbius, Stranger Things A Special Announcement. Comics Countdown: Radiant Black 9 by Kyle Higgins, Marcelo Costa, Natalia Marques, Becca Carey Primordial 2 by Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino, Dave Stewart The Me You Love In The Dark 4 by Skottie Young, Jorge Corona, Jean-Francois Beaulieu Batman/Superman Authority Special by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Trevor Hairsine, Ben Templesmith, Jonathan Glapion, Rain Beredo, Scott Hanna Manu GN by Kelly Fernandez Crossover 9 by Donny Cates, Geoff Shaw, Dee Cunniffe Human Target 1 by Tom King, Greg Smallwood Dark Knights of Steel 1 by Tom Taylor, Yasmine Putri Batman 116 by James Tynion IV, Jorge Jimenez, Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad, Jorge Corona, Sarah Stern, Tomeu Morey Good Asian 6 by Pornsak Pichetshote, Alexandre Tefenkgi, Lee Loughridge, Jeff Powell
At Marvel Frank Tieri has written New Excalibur, Iron Man, Wolverine, Weapon X, Underworld, a post-"Avengers Disassembled" Hercules mini-series, Wolverine/Darkness, X-Men: Dracula vs. Apocalypse, Civil War: War Crimes, and World War Hulk: Gamma Corps for Marvel Comics.For DC, he has written a JSA Classified story, as well as Countdown tie-ins Lord Havok and the Extremists,[1] Gotham Underground,[2][3] and two upcoming issues of Batman and the Outsiders.[4][5]Tieri is the writer of the basic storyline the 2011 video game Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds, and has confirmed his involvement with the overall story for Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite.[6][7] He has also written a 2012 episode of the Ultimate Spider-Man animated series.[8]He appeared at the MarvelFest NYC 2009 event along with other writers Dan Slott and Chris Claremont and comedic writer Scott Adsit.[9]
DC Solicits Comics Reviews: Future State: Dark Detective 1 by Mariko Tamaki, Dan Mora, Jordie Bellaire, Matthew Rosenberg, Carmine Di Giandomenico, Antonio Fabela Future State: Green Lantern 1 by Geoffrey Thorne, Tom Raney, Mike Atiyeh, Ryan Cady, Sami Basri, Hi-Fi, Ernie Altbacker, Clayton Henry, Marcelo Maiolo Future State: Justice League 1 by Joshua Williamson, Robson Rocha, Daniel Henriques, Romulo Fajardo Jr., Ram V, Marcio Takara, Marcelo Maiolo Future State: Kara Zor-El, Superwoman 1 by Marguerite Bennet, Marguerite Sauvage Future State: Robin Eternal 1 by Meghan Fitzmartin, Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, Adriano Lucas Future State: Superman/Wonder Woman 1 by Dan Watters, Leila Del Duca, Nick Filardi Future State: Teen Titans 1 by Tim Sheridan, Rafa Sandoval, Jordi Tarragona, Alejandro Sanchez We Found a Monster OGN by Kirk Scroggs Chris Claremont Anniversary Special by Chris Claremont, Bill Sienkiewicz, Sean Chen, Diego Olortegui, Brett Booth, Marc Deering, Roberto Poggi, Adelso Corona, Chris Sotomayor, Rachelle Rosenberg, Erick Arciniega, Guru eFX King in Black: Gwenom vs. Carnage 1 by Seanan McGuire, Flaviano, Rico Renzi King in Black: Planet of the Symbiotes 1 by Clay McLeod Chapman, Guiu Vilanova, Dean White, Frank Tieri, Danilo Beyruth, Rachelle Rosenberg King in Black: Thunderbolts 1 by Matthew Rosenberg, Juan Ferreyra Haha 1 by W. Maxwell Prince, Vanesa Del Rey, Chris O'Halloran Mann's World 1 by Victor Gischler, Niko Walter, Snakebite Cortez Red Sonja: The Super Powers 1 by Dan Abnett, Jonathan Lau, Andrew Dalhouse Serial 1 by Terry Moore Space Bastards 1 by Eric Peterson, Joe Aubrey, Darick Robertson, Diego Rodriguez Scribbles by LJ Phillips, Andi Fikri Turncoat by Ryan O'Sullivan, Plaid Klaus Additional Reviews: Wonder Woman 1984, WandaVision, Discovery s3, She-Hulk by Slott Omnibus, Boys, Batwoman season premiere News: Deadpool 3, Ascender delays, Miles Clone Saga, Keanu breaks Boom records, Chris Evans returns as Cap, Canto continues, new Jane Foster mini-series, new Image series from Michael Walsh/Chip Zdarsky/Kelly Thompson, Old Guard anthology Trailer: Willy's Wonderland, Kong vs. Godzilla Comics Countdown: Seven Secrets 6 by Tom Taylor, Daniele Di Nicuolo, Walter Baiamonte, Katia Ranalli Future State: Dark Detective 1 by Mariko Tamaki, Dan Mora, Jordie Bellaire, Matthew Rosenberg, Carmine Di Giandomenico, Antonio Fabela We Found a Monster OGN by Kirk Scroggs Immortal Hulk 42 by Al Ewing, Alex Lins, Adam Gorham, Rachael Stott, Joe Bennett, Ruy Hose, Chris O'Halloran, Paul Mounts Future State: Kara Zor-El, Superman 1 by Marguerite Bennet, Marguerite Sauvage Sword 2 by Al Ewing, Valerio Schiti, Marte Gracia Sweet Tooth: The Return 3 by Jeff Lemire, Jose Villarrubia Autumnal 4 by Daniel Kraus, Chris Shehan, Jason Wordie American Vampire 1976 4 by Scott Snyder, Rafael Albuquerque, Dave McCaig Homesick Pilots 2 by Dan Watters, Caspar Wijngaard
DC Feb Solicits Comics Reviews: Dark Nights: Death Metal - Infinite Hour Exxxtreme by Becky Cloonan, Sam Humphries, Frank Tieri, Rags Morales, Tyler Kirkham, Denys Cowan, Bill Sienkiewicz, Chris Sotomayor, Andrew Dalhouse, Arif Prianto Punchline 1 by James Tynion IV, Sam Johns, Mirka Andolfo, Antonio Fajardo Jr. Teen Titans Go: Roll With It by Heather Nuhfer, P.C. Morissey, Agnes Garbowska, Sandy Jarrell Taskmaster 1 by Jed MacKay, Alessandro Vitti, Guru eFX Kick-Ass vs. Hit-Girl 1 by Steve Niles, Marcelo Frusin, Scarenthood 1 by Nick Roche, Chris O'Halloran Resident Alien: Your Ride's Here 1 by Peter Hogan, Steve Parkhouse Power Rangers 1 by Ryan Parrott, Francesco Mortarino, Angulo Miskatonic 1 by Mark Sable, Giorgio Pontrelli, Pippa Bowland Terminal Punks 1 by Matthew Erman, Shelby Criswell, Micah Myers Cutting Edge: The Siren's Song 1 by Francesco Dimitri, Mario Alberti, Planet Paradise 1 by Jesse Lonergan Tomorrow TP by Peter Milligan, Jesus Hervas, Clem Robins, James Devlin Additional Reviews: Annabelle comes home, I Hate Suzie, Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey, Twilight Zone s1 News: Predator comes to Marvel in 2021, Marie Javins new EIC at DC, Young Hellboy spinoff series from Dark Horse, X-Men Legends revives 90s X-Men plots, Mirka Andolfo's first project as a solo writer and someone else on art, Three Jokers sequel, Black Lightning spin-off, Ablaze acquires Grumpy Cat, new DC digital-first anthology, new Image book by Johns and Frank, Darkwing Duck spinoff from Ducktales, new book by Lemire - Maze Comics Countdown: Punchline 1 by James Tynion IV, Sam Johns, Mirka Andolfo, Antonio Fajardo Jr. Scarenthood 1 by Nick Roche, Chris O'Halloran Seven Secrets 4 by Tom Taylor, Daniele Di Nicuolo, Joan Moldez Oday, Walter Baiamonte American Vampire 1976 2 by Scott Snyder, Rafael Albuquerque, Dave McCaig We Only Find Them When They're Dead 3 by Al Ewing, Simone Di Meo, Mariasara Miotti Hawkman 29 by Robert Venditti, Fernando Pasarin, Oclair Albert, Jeromy Cox Oblivion Song 28 by Robert Kirkman, Lorenzo De Felici, Annalisa Leoni Detective Comics 1030 by Peter Tomasi, Bilquis Evely, Mat Lopes Green Lantern Season Two 9 by Grant Morrison, Liam Sharp, Steve Oliff TMNT 111 by Sophie Campbell, Jodi Nishijima, Ronda Pattison, Kevin Eastman
On this week's comic book review podcast, we're chatting: Punchline #1 DC Comics Written by James Tynion IV and Sam Johns Art by Mirka Andolfo Taskmaster #1 Marvel Comics Written by Jed MacKay Art by Alessandro Vitti Kick-Ass vs. Hit-Girl #1 Image Comics Written by Steve Niles Art by Marcelo Frusin Resident Alien: Your Ride's Here #1 Dark Horse Comics Written by Peter Hogan Art by Steve Parkhouse American Vampire 1976 #2 DC Comics Written by Scott Snyder Art by Rafael Albuquerque The Amazing Spider-Man #52 Marvel Comics Written by Nick Spencer Art by Patrick Gleason Scarenthood #1 IDW By Nick Roche & Chris O'Halloran G.I. Joe #10 IDW Written by Paul Allor Art by Chris Evenhuis Dark Nights: Death Metal Infinite Hour Exxxtreme! #1 DC Comics Written by Frank Tieri, Becky Cloonan, Sam Humphries Art by Tyler Kirkham, Rags Morales, Denys Cowan Marvel Zombies Resurrection #4 Marvel Comics Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson Art by Leonard Kirk The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys: National Anthem #2 Dark Horse Comics Story by Gerard Way & Shaun Simon Art by Leonardo Romero Goosebumps: Secrets of the Swamp #2 IDW Written by Marieke Nijikamp Art by Yasmin Florez Montanez Getting It Together #2 Image Comics Co-creators and Co-Writers Sina Grace & Omar Spahi Art by Jenny D. Fine Marauders #15 Marvel Comics Written by Gerry Duggan and Benjamin Percy Art by Stefano Caselli Excalibur #14 Marvel Comics Written by Tini Howard Art by Phil Noto Wolverine #7 Marvel Comics Written by Benjamin Percy and Gerry Duggan Art by Joshua Cassara SUBSCRIBE ON RSS, ITUNES, ANDROID, SPOTIFY, STITCHER OR THE APP OF YOUR CHOICE. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER, AND FACEBOOK. SUPPORT OUR SHOWS ON PATREON. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/comicbookclub See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this week's comic book review podcast, we're chatting: Punchline #1 DC Comics Written by James Tynion IV and Sam Johns Art by Mirka Andolfo Taskmaster #1 Marvel Comics Written by Jed MacKay Art by Alessandro Vitti Kick-Ass vs. Hit-Girl #1 Image Comics Written by Steve Niles Art by Marcelo Frusin Resident Alien: Your Ride's Here #1 Dark Horse Comics Written by Peter Hogan Art by Steve Parkhouse American Vampire 1976 #2 DC Comics Written by Scott Snyder Art by Rafael Albuquerque The Amazing Spider-Man #52 Marvel Comics Written by Nick Spencer Art by Patrick Gleason Scarenthood #1 IDW By Nick Roche & Chris O'Halloran G.I. Joe #10 IDW Written by Paul Allor Art by Chris Evenhuis Dark Nights: Death Metal Infinite Hour Exxxtreme! #1 DC Comics Written by Frank Tieri, Becky Cloonan, Sam Humphries Art by Tyler Kirkham, Rags Morales, Denys Cowan Marvel Zombies Resurrection #4 Marvel Comics Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson Art by Leonard Kirk The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys: National Anthem #2 Dark Horse Comics Story by Gerard Way & Shaun Simon Art by Leonardo Romero Goosebumps: Secrets of the Swamp #2 IDW Written by Marieke Nijikamp Art by Yasmin Florez Montanez Getting It Together #2 Image Comics Co-creators and Co-Writers Sina Grace & Omar Spahi Art by Jenny D. Fine Marauders #15 Marvel Comics Written by Gerry Duggan and Benjamin Percy Art by Stefano Caselli Excalibur #14 Marvel Comics Written by Tini Howard Art by Phil Noto Wolverine #7 Marvel Comics Written by Benjamin Percy and Gerry Duggan Art by Joshua Cassara SUBSCRIBE ON RSS, ITUNES, ANDROID, SPOTIFY, STITCHER OR THE APP OF YOUR CHOICE. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER, AND FACEBOOK. SUPPORT OUR SHOWS ON PATREON. Full Episode Transcript: Alex: What is up everybody, welcome to The Stack. I'm Alex. Justin: I'm Justin. Pete: I'm Pete, and I'm not looking forward to talking about the Marvel stuff today. Alex: Oh, wow. Really? Justin: Wow. What a way to plant a flag, Pete. Alex: Interesting. Pete: Yeah. Alex: Well, that's okay, because we're going to kick it off with a DC comic first, Punchline, number one, written by James Tynion IV and Sam Jones, no relation I think. Art by Mirka Andolfo. This is, as you could probably guess from the title, focusing on Punchline, new girlfriend to the Joker who is brought to the forefront during the Joker war, finally getting her own one-shot. Should we get your own series? I think starting next year at some point. Justin: It certainly feels that way, yes. Alex: Yeah, but this is picking up. She is in prison. And in this issue, we get one of James Tynion's pet projects. Harper Row shows up again with her brother tracking down Punchline, is clearly setting her up as an adversary to her. We find out a lot more about her origin. I'll tell you what, I personally have been feeling very much like Punchline is the Pucci of the Batman side of the universe. Pete: Oh, what? What the- Alex: Hold on, let me finish. But this issue went a long way to selling me on understanding what their take on her is personally. Pete, you're all in on Punchline, that is clear. Pete: Yes. I think this is a interesting kind of way to come at this character. What I don't like is she's like, “Oh man, don't trust people of a podcast, they turn out to be psychos,” which, that's fair. Justin: Truth. Pete: That's fair. But I do think that this is an interesting villain. It's one of those things where like, she was kind of forced in the situation, almost helped “the Joker” and then kind of Batman interrupted them and then felt like, oh man, I was so close to being a part of something bigger, and this is kind of her pursuit of that. It's interesting. I feel like as a first issue, they do a good job of being like, okay, here's this character, here's a little bit of her backstory and what she's about. And I think it does a good job of getting you intrigued for more to see how this is all going to unfold and to see if she does claim her kind of like all the bad stuff that she does or tries to hide. Justin: Yeah. First off, the art on this was great by Mirka Andolfo, really good stuff, and sort of had some flavor to it as opposed to just sort of getting it done which I thought was nice. But I think this issue made crystal clear what the whole idea here is, jumping off what you said, Alex. The whole thing with Harley Quinn was it always felt a little wild that Harley Quinn was the Joker's psychiatrist. And then suddenly she became his partner or his just fully onboard. And in this issue we get to see- Pete: Wait, can I? Justin: Yes, sure. Pete: I just wanted to ask you, have you ever just really hated your day job before? Justin: No, I've never. What is work? Because when you love your job, it's like you never work a day in your life. Pete: Wow. Justin: So don't know what you're talking about. Alex: If you teach a man to fish, you never work a day in your life. That's what I always say. Justin: That's right. I'd rather be fishing says the seat of my jeans. What I like about this though, is it's sort of, we see the progression and it very much mirrors how many people go from being a regular person on the internet to being radicalized in our modern world, through social media. And I think this does a really good job of using that very real issue in our country slash world. And putting it into the comic book world and bringing us a character that we believe, I believe the way this story is told and having Punchline land where she does, I'm on board. I think this is a really good issue for getting us to like the character. Pete: Yeah. I hope those punches do land, because it'll be interesting to see how this unfolds. Alex: Yeah. Like you said, very smart, very well done. Particularly if you've been on the fence about the character like I have, I recommend reading this issue. Let's move to another one that I know Pete is excited about, even though it's a Marvel comic, Taskmaster number one written by Jed Mackay. Pete: I should have been more specific and said the X-Men stuff. Alex: God. Art by Alessandro Vitti. This is a new take on Taskmaster. He is just chilling out on a golf course, in one the [crosstalk 00:05:05]. Pete: Yeah, just like everybody else. Alex: Ends up getting framed for a murder. I won't spoil who gets murdered, but ends up on the run for that murder as usual. Particularly given that we revisited Fred [Valenti's 00:05:18] excellent Taskmaster series just a few months ago here on this very show. What'd you think about this one? What'd you think about this new take here? Pete: I thought this was a lot of fun, having bulls-eyeing him in this kind of celebrity golf tournaments, I just didn't expect this. I was really impressed with, just from reading comics and knowing this character like, okay, I know how this is going to go. But I was pleasantly surprised by the start of this and how different it felt from what I expected. And I think it was kind of a very cool story and also very interesting team up. I think this did a really great job of setting up this kind of new take on Taskmaster a little bit, and then kind of this arc of where this is going, and kind of laid out all the characters that are going to be involved. I think this did a great job of getting me wanting more and excited for this world. Justin: Taskmaster has this weird spot in the Marvel universe where sometimes it's a little bit Deadpoolesque. But sometimes he's meant to be a scary villain who is very hard to beat. And in this he's sort of goofy dude who was fucking around. And that's why I feel like Fred Valenti's take we love so much because it really found the middle ground between those two. He's someone with a tragic backstory where he can't retain his long-term memory and because his brain is full of these fighting techniques that have overtaken his short-term memory. It's a little … I don't quite know where this book is going. Because I like the story and I like sort of the task that I hope he masters by the end of it. But the golf stuff felt a little, I was like, “Wait, what?” Pete: No, but that was fun. Justin: And I will say I loved that it was Black Widow. My guess was that it was Black Widow who was hunting [inaudible 00:07:24] and I love that it actually was by the end of the issue. Alex: Yeah. I mean, this seems like a pretty clear tee up for the Black Widow movie, right. I don't know when this was originally supposed to come out, but given that Taskmaster is going to show out there, Black Widow is going to show up there obviously. It seems like this is tying into that in a certain way, or at least going to be one of those things where, hey, now there's a trade on the stands. The other thing, I'll get into spoilers here. Alex: I don't love the idea of being ahead of a book, but I sincerely hope this is where this twist is heading. Because, again, spoilers, the thing is that Taskmaster is framed from the death of Maria Hill. And it feels like killing Maria Hill off screen is a very bad, very weird move. But what I think is going on here is Nick Fury Jr. recruits him to find the real killer of Maria Hill so he can get Black Widow off his back. It seems to be that it's probably Nick Fury Jr. is not who he says he is. It is in fact somebody else, has lied to Taskmaster the entire time. And that's the twist coming down the road. This is something that I felt very uncomfortable and sort of hated when they brought out, oh, Maria Hill is dead. When they get to that twist, say four issues down the road, I think I'm going to feel a lot better about this book. But as it is, Alessandro Vitti's art is really solid and fun and there's some funny bits in here. Jed Mackay, I think wrote the Black Cat book- Justin: I love that book. Alex: [crosstalk 00:09:01] coming out, which is super fun. So he does comedy, so it's good stuff. If you're looking for a fun, silly one, this might be one to check out. Pete: Yeah. I just wanted to go back and touch on something Justin said, yes, Fred Valenti definitely did an amazing job. But I think other people should be allowed to do their takes, just because Fred did something that was so iconic. Justin: No, one take and one take only I say, leave me. Pete: I think there's room for other kind of take some people. But I think- Justin: Pete, when you're making a movie, you only do one take, they just turn the camera on and everything rolls. That's how it works. Pete: Justin, you know better than that, come on. Justin: Then they just move the camera to different locations. The camera's rolling, the whole time it's traveling from Atlanta- Pete: Every film is filmed live, right? Justin: Yeah. Pete: Great. Justin: It's why it's really hard, actors really have to run very quickly to different places. Alex: Kick-Ass versus Hit-Girl number one from Image Comics written by Steve Niles, art by Marcelo Frusin. This is following the new Kick-Ass who is in with some drug dealers and gangs. By the end of the book Hit-Girl is maybe coming for her. I got to tell you, I like Steve Niles. Though this art was very good, the violence was brutal. We were talking about this other live show a little bit, the idea that some number one issues don't leave it off on the table that they sort of just like get to it at the end. Frankly, this is the issue that I was thinking of when we were talking about it, because not enough happens here in this first issue necessarily to make it work for me. But I'm curious to hear what you guys think. Pete: Well, I'm kind of like, you see it in movies and comics all the time, the person who killed somebody then goes to the funeral and that's just so insane to me that you would go to somebody's funeral that you murdered. Alex: Pete, you're going to come to my funeral, right though? Pete: Sure, I am buddy. Alex: Okay. Pete: Yeah. Can't wait to piss on your grave, it's going to be great. I just think that- Justin: You don't have to piss on the grave at the funeral, the graves' going to be there, give it a day, come back. Alex: The [inaudible 00:11:17] says that, right. If I'd [inaudible 00:11:19] I would like to piss on the grave. Pete: That's right. Justin: Speak now or forever hold it in your bladder, hold it. You don't want to be caught holding it. Pete: Well, yeah, I mean because we know these characters so well, so I feel like this isn't a … new telling is just kind of like, these are where these characters are and pretty soon they're going to clash. But it's always tough when it's Kick-Ass versus Hit-Girl issue one, but they don't ever meet in the comic yet, so that's a little like, meh. Justin: I have a feeling they will down the line. Pete: Oh, okay. So that's it's just setting it up. I do think the art here is great. Marcelo Frusin really takes on the Jr. vibe, but gives it its own sort of flavor in a nice way. That was cool. A lot of heads being cut off in perfect hot dog sections, which I was like, “Okay.” Justin: Well, if you've got a really sharp sword like that, it's going to cut right through it. Pete: So easy to cut through the spine. Alex: Well, that's actually how they make hot dogs. Justin: Yep, a 100%. And I won't tell you what body parts of what animals are doing that. But otherwise it was a real quick read. Alex: Yes, I agree. Resident Alien Your Ride's Here, number one from Dark Horse Comics written by Peter Hogan- Pete: Oh, my rides here. Alex: … and art by Steve Parkhouse. I have not been a religious Resident Alien reader, but as far as I can gather from this issue, it's about an alley that just kind of hangs out with people and I love- Justin: He's a resident. Alex: Yeah. I kind of [crosstalk 00:13:05] casual it is. I thought there would be more alien stuff in this book, there's not. He's just going to hang it out. Justin: It's very chill. No one even talks about how he's an alien. Pete: No, guys, we've read this before. This is a thing where he doesn't look like that to other people. He kind of wears the disguise, but he revealed himself to that girl that's getting the haircut in the book. This had previous arcs before, and this is a really kind of cool thing. Justin: Yeah, I know. Pete: Okay. All right. Justin: This reminded me, and I think this is perhaps why you like it, Pete, remind me a little bit of Concrete. Pete: Yeah. Justin: The old series back in the day. And it is fun. It is almost too like Slice of Life for the first two thirds of it. I like the vision quest stuff at the end. And I would be curious sort of where this opens up to, but man, this issue ends with sort of like, oh, that's just it. Alex: It is funny though. I mean, even if you're not totally familiar with the series, and like Pete said, we've read a couple of issues here and there, but just kind of picking this up and not necessarily having a media reader call of what we talked about before. There's still good solid jokes characterization here that make this very engaging. I enjoyed it even if most of the time I felt like, I don't know what they're talking about. Pete: Yeah. I'm very into this comic. I really am invested in this relationship. And yeah, I'm excited for more. This is kind of an interesting new arc. I'm hoping that the alien and this lady can work it out. Justin: How invested in the relationship are you, Pete? Pete: I'm very, very invested. Justin: Heavy? Alex: 10K, he put 10K on it. Pete: Yeah. Justin: I like those odds. Alex: American Vampire 1976 number two from DC Comics written by Scott Snyder, art by Raphael Albuquerque. As you could probably figure out from the title, this is picking up on the first issue set in 1976 as Skinner Sweet and his gang were trying to take over a train that holds all of the relics of America, feels almost like a little bit of a leftover from Scott Snyder's undiscovered country's ideas in a certain way. But Skinner Sweet is forced to team up with his brother who he thought was dead. We get a little bit of flashback that explains that here. Man, it is so good to have this book back. I am loving every issue of it so far. Pete: I really like the start of it. The fun recap of like, gather round kids, uncle Skinner's going to catch you up. I thought that was great. I really appreciated kind of the walkthrough, their history there. I mean, you can't really say enough about the art, it's really unbelievable. And I love the Butch Cassidy and Sundance reference. Justin: See, Skinner Sweet is such a great character. It's just great to be able to read new stories where we can follow him around. I like these series as a culmination point of a lot of the American Vampire dangling threads and the tongue is gross and the tongues that we see in this book are gross and it's great. It's a truly daunting villain for a title that's been able to maintain such quality over the years. Alex: Great stuff, definitely pick it up. Next up, The Amazing Spider-Man number 52 from Marvel Comics written by Nick Spencer and art by Patrick Gleason. Finally Spider-Man is facing down Kindred, the villain who has been taunting him pretty much all of Nick Spencer's run. We have gotten the reveal of who Kindred is, or at least who we think Kindred is. Personally I have some doubts there that the reveal is actually what we think it is. But in this issue, Spider-Man gives up, surrenders to Kindred to save all of his friends, all the men and the rest of the spider family. And it ends in a moment that I felt like such a sucker because I know this is not going to be permitted, but I legitimately gasped out loud at the end of this issue. I thought this was great. Pete is nodding his head. Yes, yes, yes, I can see him. [crosstalk 00:17:31]. Justin: Yes, give me more. Alex: He loves it. Give me more. Justin, let's go to you first. What did you think about this? Justin: We have never been closer to finding out how Kindred is than we are with this issue. And yeah, you could have said that for many issues in this run of 52. I really want to know now. Alex: Well, they've revealed that Kindred is Harry Osborn. That's been the thing that they've come out and said. Justin: Yes. And was that the last issue or? Yeah, it was. Alex: There was two issues back, yeah. Justin: And that feels, it feels weird to me. Alex: It feels wrong. It feels like a fate. Justin: And I think you had the theory that it's Peter Parker from the future, like a dead Peter Parker or something who is very bitter about his life perhaps. And I think this issue I was thinking about theory a lot because it feels that Kindred is sort of like, you've wasted your life fighting for these people. And that's sort of the point. And I think that's a nice counterpoint for Peter, our present day Peter, to fight back and say, “It is worth it. You just took the wrong path or whatever.” My theory was that it was the robber who kills uncle Ben, the thief. That would be cool too, but I sort of like your theory a little bit better at this point, feels more on track with what the story they're telling. Because I don't know what Harry Osborn, while he is a big part of Spider-Man [inaudible 00:19:00], Norman overshadows him so much. And I don't know what the point of having Harry there does. Alex: I'll tell you also on that note, there's a big scene in here that is very reminiscent of what Scott Snyder did in death, not death in the family, Death of the Family. Justin: Death of the Family. Alex: Joker, Hulk, where he gathered the Joker, gathered everybody around the dinner table. In this instance, what Kindred does is he digs up the skeletons of everybody who Spider-Man has let die and gathers some around. And the moment, it's so well paced and so horrifying because it goes around and it's like, here's captain Gwen Stacy, here's Jean DeWolff. Here's, what is it? Marla Jameson. Then he gets to Gwen- Justin: Flash. Alex: … and Spider-Man and he's like, “Oh no, Gwen.” And then Flash, the last one was uncle Ben. And it's so upsetting to see that happen. Very well done in exactly the way that it should feel. I thought, Pete, again, nodding his head, yes, yes, yes, could not agree more it seems like. And Pete- Justin: Before we go to Pete, who's opinion will no doubt really crown this review of the book. I want to give a shout-out to Patrick Gleason's art, it's so perfect for this run. To your point, we're seeing how horrifying this dinner scene is, Patrick Gleason's art is the perfect companion to this story. Pete: I just can't wait for Nick Spencer to get the fuck off this book. It's just, he writes these fucked up twisted things and really fucks with you as a fan, who's loved something for many years and then makes you question that. I mean, to dig up these people and have their corpses sitting at a table, fuck you. And then have Spider-Man be like, “Fucking, I give up, kill me.” Fuck you, I'm sick of this shit. This just over the top fucking just bullshit to … It's grotesque. Justin: I hear you Pete. Pete: It's all ridiculous. Give me a fucking Spider-Man story, man. This is bullshit. Justin: I want to see Spider-Man do something important, like catch a pulse snatcher. Has he done that? Has he stopped a purse snatching at any point? Alex: I think this is good. I'll also mention I know we did include this in The Stack. Pete: You were like, when that moment happened, I yelled boo, and I closed my laptop and I was just like, I had to walk away for a little bit. Justin: Boo. Good day. Alex: They're also releasing these 52.LR books, which I know I didn't send over for The Stack. But they're kind of taking place between the stories and focusing on the characters that are on Spider-Man. Also really good, really dark, this one focuses on Norman Osborn teaming up with Mary Jane, which is wild, and she hates it. Pete, don't worry, she does not want to work with him at all. But really good stuff. It just a very dark, it definitely feels like- Pete: Spider-Man shouldn't be this dark. Alex: What is almost unequivocally the best Spider-Man story of all time, Pete? Pete: I don't know. Alex: Kraven's Last Hunt. I think- Pete: That's your opinion. I don't think- Alex: No. Justin: What's your? Alex: I think if you ask almost anybody, if you asked what is the best- Pete: I like a couple of Rhino stories, that are great. Alex: Sure. There's great Spider-Man stories, but the best one of all time is probably, obviously arguably Kraven's Last Hunt. Spider-Man dies, he's buried in that, Kraven takes over. He's covered in spiders, it's dark. And I think that's what Nick Spencer is going for here, and I think he's [crosstalk 00:22:49]. Pete: Nick Spencer is just doing shock value shit. Justin: I don't think so. And also like Spider-Man's origin is dark. His uncle dies and he lets him go. It's like guilt. Pete: He doesn't know that at the time though. Justin: Yeah, I know. Alex: Sorry. Justin, are you familiar with Spider-Man's origin story? Justin: Yeah, he was there as a thief and he was like, “Should I stop this guy?” And then the guy was like, I'm going to go kill your uncle. And he's like, “Go ahead.” Pete: Go ahead. Justin: Get out of here you scum. Alex: As long as Caterpillar man finds my uncles corpse later, I'm good with it. [crosstalk 00:23:28]. Justin: I'm just saying there's been a darkness to Spider-Man from the jump. I think this is well within the range to tell this. Pete: No. Alex: Let's move on then to something that is perfectly purposely dark, Scarenthood number one from IDW by Nick Roche and Chris O'Halloran. We had Nick Roche on our live show this week. Let's be honest here. Let's be true to ourselves. What do we really think about Scarenthood? I'll come out and I've got to say it, this is the truth. I like this book. Justin: Nice, bold. I mean, I raved about the book on the live show. But to boil it down, I really like how this book feels very like Slice of Life. It's about a father in Ireland, and I don't know what town it is, but in Ireland, he struggles with just the stress of being a dad, tries to connect with the parents. It's really funny. And then there's … we slowly get peppered in a couple of details about how the school is maybe a little haunted and it builds and builds and builds to a legit scary moment that combines the fear of the supernatural with the regular fears of being a parent in a way that I thought was a real great step forward. I'm very excited for more of this. Pete: Yeah. I mean, this is more in you guys' sweet spot a little bit, because I was like, “I get it. You're a real dad in real life.” Okay. All right. Justin: But Pete you're a cat dad. Think about it if it's a cat. Alex: Yeah. Your Twitter bio says cat daddy, right? Pete: Yeah. That's exactly what it says. Justin: I believe it's catty daddy if I remember correctly. Pete: Oh my God. Anyways, I'm really- Justin: The original catty daddy. Pete: All that aside, I really liked the kind of horror ghost story elements. I thought it was really cool. I very much enjoyed this book, even though I'm not a parent and don't know the struggles that you guys deal with. But I thought it was really well done and interesting. And I'm very excited to read more. I think this is kind of like a cool team on this book. I think it's rich enough that I really want to kind of delve into it more. Justin: Pete, being a parent is like your life, but with fewer cheesesteaks and fewer romantic comedies. Pete: Boo, that doesn't sound fun. Alex: I really like this as well. The pitch that I didn't give on the show. Justin: Wow. Pete: Oh my goodness. I thought that was part of the pitch. Justin: Oh, okay. You seem to be allergic to the pitch. Alex: Yeah. That was not part of the pitch. I just sneezed. This is like single parents meet stranger things is the way that I'd put it. Pete: Oh, wow. Alex: We talked about this live show a little bit, but I was really impressed, particularly given we read a lot of first issues with how packed this was with details, and the fact that things slowly build to the supernatural, but it isn't the last page reveal. It's about halfway two thirds of the way through the issue that we get some weird supernatural stuff. We get even weirder supernatural stuff as it goes. And the character signs are really terrifying in the right way. This is a great debut. I was very happy to read this and I was glad that we got to chat with Nick for so long about it. Pete: I agree. Alex: Let's move on to another title that we've been enjoying quite a bit. GI Joe number 10 from IDW written Paul Allor, art by Chris Evenhuis. Pete- Pete: Yo Joe. Alex: … you got to like this one, because there's a bareness appearance in this one. But for the most part, this is about a secret lab that is trying to create half human half robot cyborg bats for a cobra- Pete: Classic. Alex: … and how they end up taking it down. After being- Pete: Classic Dr. Mindbender stuff, I mean- Alex: Classic Dr. Mindbender stuff. Justin: Dr. Mindbender. Alex: After not being so crazy about the last issue, I was glad to personally just see this return to form for this issue. What'd you guys think about this one? Pete: Yeah. I'm enjoying this. I'm having a lot of fun. Also kind of a crazy reveal because I'm used to … I'm sure you guys are the same. Lady Jaye, she used to roll with Flint or Snake Eyes. Alex: You don't need to tell us. Justin: Yeah, we're right there. [crosstalk 00:27:56]. She used to roll [inaudible 00:27:58] with Flint or even Snake Eyes. Pete: Yeah. Right. But then to see her with this new guy, and I know he's new because I was like, I'm not wrong in this. I went to the Hasbro website to look this up. Alex: We all did, you don't need to tell us. We all headed to the Hasbro website. Justin: It's where I get my news. Pete: Because I was like, wait a second, I wasn't … I don't remember [inaudible 00:28:19]. Alex: First stop, OAN. Second stop, [inaudible 00:28:22]. Third stop, Hasbro website. That's where I get my news. Justin: Exactly. Especially if I'm like, what's my brother doing? I'm like Hasbro. Pete: But yeah, I continue to have a lot of fun with this book. Some interesting stuff. Great art. I think they do a good job of sometimes doing fun stuff with names, sometimes holding it back a little bit more. Justin: Yeah. I mean, I think I've said in the past, I was never a G.I. Joe kid. Pete: Yeah. You weren't allowed to watch as a kid, and we feel bad for you. Justin: We're not allowed to watch because they used guns, yes. But these stories I like, I like the way they're sort of one-offs story of the weeks with different tones. This one sort of has more of the action figure animated show feel, I think. But they treat the characters in a realistic way and I appreciate it. Alex: It also feels like with this issue that this is starting to build towards something, even though we've been focusing in on these individual characters, maybe I'm wrong, but issue- Justin: Castle fall. Alex: What? Justin: I think there's something called castle fall coming up. Alex: Yeah, that's coming up. And that certainly seems to be a tease that we're just going to start getting all these individual plot points mixing together in some way. And that's exciting. I mean, if they're really doing, focusing in on one, two characters every issue and that it's building something bigger, that's very cool storytelling. I'm excited to see where it goes. Next up, another one that I'm sure was in Pete's wheelhouse, Dark Nights: Death Metal Infinite Hour Exxxtreme, with so many Xs, number one from DC Comics, written by thank Frank Tieri, Becky Cloonan, Sam Humphries, and of course, Lobo. Art by Tyler Kirkham, Rags Morales, Denys Cowan, and again, Lobo. As you can guess, this is what Lobo's been doing during Dark Nights, Death Metal, what's been going on with him. It kicks off with a very Frank Tieri story. Pete: Yeah, Frank, come on. I mean, this is the guy- Justin: Perhaps the most Frank Tieri stuff. Pete: Yeah. I mean, this is the guy you want on this book. You want this kind of goon squad guy to tell a story about one of the biggest goons there is, Lobo. And let's not forget we should make a Lobo Batman. And yeah, I think this was- Alex: The Batman man. Pete: Yeah. The bat, who frags. Yeah, I think this continues to just be a ton of over the top fun, just taking the DC Universe and being like, let's throw a bunch of Xs on it, say it's extreme, death metal, yeah, turn it up to 11. And the whole headbutt joke was hysterical, it was just great. Bat Grundy, I mean, what more do you want? Justin: Let me just say it was probably a lot to read three back-to-back Lobo stories. It's like getting just a bowl of a hot fudge sundae after the hot fudge sundae served in a bowl that's also made out of hot fudge sundae. And so it's not as … I didn't need that much Lobo. Pete: Come on man. Justin: I will say I liked the back-end of the second story. The other heroes being Lobofied. Pete: Superman Lobo or are you talking about Wonder Woman Lobo or? Justin: All of them. I thought those were funny. Pete: Okay. Alex: Lobo gets his hands on some death metal and remakes the universe to reimagine everybody's origin stories as all being Lobo. I think that was the Sam Humphreys, Dennis Cowan section, I could be wrong. Justin: It's hard to tell, it's the one that's called, it says it's by Lobo. I can't tell if it's the second story or the beginning of the third story, sort of flows. And then I'm curious, it does feel like Lobo is going to play a large part in the resolution of Death Metal, which I find- Pete: Well, he has been popping up. [crosstalk 00:32:24]. Alex: Go ahead, Pete. Pete: No, no. Alex: All I was going to say is he's been popping up almost every issue of Dark Nights Death Metal doing something in the background. And this is to explain what he has been doing. Pete: And also if you're going to do a Death Metal book and not talk about Lobo, I mean, you're not really talking about Death Metal then. Justin: If you're going to have a Wolverine who just has a longer cigar and shorter claws, then yeah, have him be in this space I guess. Pete: This is not Wolverine. Alex: Okay. Justin: No? Pete: No. Justin: What are some of the big differences? Pete: All right. First off- Justin: The healing factor? Pete: … Wolverine doesn't talk this much. And Wolverine isn't as in love with himself as Lobo is. Justin: Wolverine doesn't talk as much, got it. Pete: You're just a [inaudible 00:33:09]. Alex: Let's move on and talk about Marvel Zombies: Resurrection number four from Marvel Comics written by Philip Kennedy Johnson, art by Leonard Kirk. This book has been, I say surprisingly great. Except Philip Kennedy Johnson has been consistently delivering excellent stuff across the board. Here, the main thing that I've talked up to multiple people who are like, “Ah, I don't want to read a Marvel Zombies book,” was the twist last issue, or at least the plot reveal last issue, that the excuse, the reasoning for the zombies is that it's a bunch of brood who have infested Galactus. So you get the reason they're infesting superheroes is they're the brood. The reason they have a cosmic hugger is because of Galactus. And here our heroes led by Spider-Man with the two Richard children and a bunch of other random folks are attacking the Galactus hive in limbo. It all ends here or does it? I really like this resolution quite a bit. What'd you guys think? Pete: Yeah. This was just really unbelievable. Continually impressed with the twists and turns that this is taking. I didn't see any of this coming the way it is. Just action galore, some great story, a really impressive balance of story and action. And the art is just phenomenal. This book is one of those ones that I look forward to when I see it's on our kind of pool list, and it continues to impress. Justin: Yeah. I mean, I agree. There's a lot of smart choices in this story, like smart, creative uses of different Marvel characters. And Pete, you must have loved how this is a fun Spider-Man. Pete: Yeah. I mean, well, he gets emotional and it's nice. But also love the magic stuff and the Wolverine blade stuff. I don't want to spoil stuff for people. Man, just really cool. Justin: I was being sarcastic because Spider-Man is just so sad the entire time, he's not having any fun. [crosstalk 00:35:23]. But I love the end as well. Alex: And I really enjoy the fact that we're getting both DCs from Tom Taylor and Marvel Zombies: Resurrection from Phillip Kennedy Johnson. They're both smart reinventions of zombie mythos. We're not just getting the zombies in the Marvel Universe, zombies in the DC Universe. They're coming up with canonical reasons for why they exist based on what the specific universes could bring to the table. And that's great, they're both very different stories as well. They're not just zombie stories. And I look forward to hopefully more to come. I was surprised, it seemed like it was tying into whatever that Thanos story that Donny Cates had been teasing is. But I guess we'll see down the road. Alex: Next up, The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys: National Anthem number two from Dark Horse comics, story by Gerard Way and Shaun Simon, art by Leonardo Romero. This is picking up obviously on the first issue. But as everybody is slowly regaining their mojo and fighting against the live type characters who are infesting the world specifically through the lens of cops who have been taken over by whatever is going out in this world. What'd you think about this one? I think we're really complimentary of the first issue. How'd you feel about the second? Justin: I love the art on this book. It has such a good tone and vibe for the whole thing. And I mean, it's a little, like with a lot of Gerard Way stuff, you're not a 100% sure with what's happening. But it has a very musical vibe. This feels like a music montage from The Umbrella Academy TV show or something like that, very much like the action feels like there's a lot happening underneath it. Pete: Yeah. I think the art is the real hero here. It's very stylized and kind of switches back and forth, which is really impressive and still feels about the same story. But yeah, this is … we don't know exactly, but we've got enough to kind of follow. It's interesting, action packed. You can kind of understand why the people are doing what they're doing. Yeah, I've been really impressed with this and I'm going to continue to keep reading it. I think it's great. Alex: Particularly with this issue, it feels like it's sort of thing that if you have acab in your Twitter bio, this is the comic for you. Let's move on and talk about Goosebumps: Secrets of the Swamp number two from IDW, written by Marieke Nijkamp, art by Yasmin Florez Montanez. You two in particular were particularly complimentary of this. This is a werewolf tale for the Goosebumps universe, I guess. You liked the first issue quite a bit as two girls teamed up to try to track down some werewolves. What'd you think about the second one? Pete: Yeah, I was really impressed with the way this relationship kind of moved, because what I was worried about in the first issue is you have two characters who kind of force into this crazy scenario. And I was worried they were going to just fight the whole time and not be able to kind of move throughout the story and kind of take care of business. And I think they handled that in such a good way. I've been really impressed with the Goosebumps. This is a fun story. Art is unbelievable. I liked these depiction of werewolves and I thought it was endurable how that one werewolf just kind of curled up. I think this is very cool and interesting story. I'm excited to read more. Justin: I have a feeling these werewolves are going to be people eventually. Pete: What? Justin: Not a ton habits in this issue as far as driving the story forward. It's mostly like we're scared in the swamp. But yeah, I'm curious to see, it feels like another shoe will drop next issue. Alex: Yeah. I still feel like it's not quite bringing all the elements together. The essential idea of two girls who are super into fantasy role-play games, tracking down real werewolves in the woods is a really smart idea, but it's not necessarily paying off with that premise. I hope we see more of that the next issue. Though, I do like the art. I think the characters designs are very nice. And I'm enjoying reading it. It's a nice light read. Next step, Getting it Together number two from Image Comics, co-creators and co-writers Sina Grace and Omar Spahi, art by Jenny D. Fine. We had Sina Grace and Omar Spahi on the live show a couple of weeks back talk about the first issue, which we like quite a bit. This is like Friends, but set in San Francisco and real. This second issue is picking up on that. As things only get more complicated for everybody's relationships. What'd you think? How did it pick up from the well-received premier issue of the title? Pete: Yeah, I like this. I think being in a band is hard, there's a lot of moving pieces. I like how they're kind of diving into that a little bit, but mainly focusing on the relationships. The art's fantastic. You care enough about the characters to care about this story. It's relatable. I think it's very cool. I liked how they kind of handle it, going back and forth between the different people and their kind of sizes and stuff. I also thought it was very cool the way the art kind of pulls out and pulls in. Sometimes you see wider shots and other things going on and sometimes it's very close up. I think that's very cool storytelling. I also really liked the drinking that was going on there. I can relate to that as well. Justin: I agree. I think this is a great second issue. First off, just reading this comic from a pandemic point of view, it is like reading science fiction. I'm so jealous of these characters. Pete: Yeah. Oh my God. Imagine being able to go into a bar and just get a drink. Justin: Oh, I know. That scene at the bar was like, yes, please, tell me more. How was it? What was it like? What did the bar smell like? Pete: I even drove by like [inaudible 00:41:55] I was like, “Oh my God. I want to go in.” Justin: I've never fallen that far. But outside of that, the relationships are really well done in this. And I want to say there are so many great standalone panels where you really see like a perfect encapsulation of a real human action in the moment. Pete: Yeah. Alex: I like this titles willingness to make the main characters unlikable, which is not an easy thing- Justin: I like that about us as well. Pete: Shut up. Alex: No, I think that's really good. I mean, you have this main relationship that's broken apart. And the fact that you read both of these characters as they're talking about the relationship, they try to be friends. It just doesn't work. They're both really not very good at it. And there's always this temptation to make those sorts of characters come to some sort of resolution or one character to be better than the other, but it feels like a real relationship right at the middle of this where nobody's right, they just broke up. They are both assholes to each other. They shouldn't have been together. Things went horribly wrong and they continue to go horribly wrong. It feels very realistic in terms of the characterization. And I think that's very nice to see. Let's get to- Pete: Also fun little story in the back as well. Alex: Absolutely. Last bit to talk about, let's get to our extra storage, [inaudible 00:43:27], which I know Pete has been eagerly awaiting. We're just talking about three issues this week. Marauders number 15 from Marvel Comics, written by Gerry Duggan and Benjamin Percy, art by Stefano Caselli. Excalibur number 14 written by Tini Howard and art by Phil Noto. Wolverine number seven written by Benjamin Percy and Gerry Duggan and art by Joshua Cassara. In the first issue, we get a resolution of what happened with the Wolverline after she stabbed. Let me just run through the plot here then you could complain to [inaudible 00:43:56]. Hold on. Alex: We get a resolution of the cliffhanger last week was that Wolverine decided to shut down the conflict between Arakko and Krakoa with other worlds stuck in the middle, by stabbing Saturnyne to death, we get [inaudible 00:44:11] to that, turns out she knows what was going on. She shuts it down. We could see the rest of the dinner party as everybody kind of feels each other out and figures out what the straights are. Excalibur 14, we finally get the first of the fights, and spoilers here, I'll go through these, but just to give you the rundown of the fights, the first one, Betsy Braddock, Captain Britain gets beaten up immediately. Pete has taken off his headphones, he is done, he is out of here. Betsy Braddock gets beaten immediately, then I believe the second fight is Doug Ramsey, which he is terrified about. Turns out the fight is to get married at [inaudible 00:44:51]. Justin: The ultimate fight. Alex: The ultimate fight. The third one is a wrestling match between [inaudible 00:44:58] I believe, she loses that, which totally makes sense. At the beginning, drinking contest between Storm and Wolverine. That's a little bit of a tie over there. But then Wolverine gets sucked into a fight, a three-way fight. Pete, put on of your headphones, put on your headphones, Pete, you can hear what we're saying. Come on. Pete: Can I rant now? Can I please? Justin: Listen to what we're saying. Alex: [crosstalk 00:45:21]. Why are avoiding spoilers? You got to at least hear what I'm saying. Pete: I can't relive this bullshit again, that you're telling me and not react to it. It's so fucking painful the state here, and you recount the shitty fucking story. Justin: You love sword fights. Alex: Here's what I think is phenomenal about this. I was going into this. Pete is taking off his headphones again. What I think is great about this, that I was not blown away by is probably too strong, but really impressed by, is I was going into this expecting, okay, then we're going to go through 10 sword fights, right? They start off with a sword fight that ends almost immediately. I was like, what the fuck is happening here? Why are we not getting a sword fight? This is, honestly, Pete put back the headphones. Put back on the headphones, Pete. I want you to hear this part. Pete: Can I rant now please? Alex: No, I want you to hear this part that I'm talking about because my feeling when I was reading this, when Betsy Braddock immediately loses it like two pages, I was furious. I was like, “What is happening here?” And then when the second fight was marriage, it was like, where are the sword fights? I was promised sword fights. But by the time they get to the third fight and the fourth fight, I was starting to get really impressed by the structure of the storytelling here. Pete: Oh, fuck you. Alex: Hold on. I was impressed by the structure of the storytelling here, because it's a total swerve. They're going for like, what are your expectations? It's going to be this gauntlet of Ted fights. Instead, we're coming up with different ways of hitting this, definitely getting into spoilers here, but it becomes clear through the storytelling what Saturnyne is doing. But our whole plan is not to have Krakoa beat Arakko, but to have Arakko realize, wait, we are the same as Krakoa and we need to join together. And we're not quite there yet, but that's such a fascinating, interesting, different swerve for the storytelling. I am very excited for where this is going, going forward. Pete, go ahead. Pete: All right. Well, first off to address what you're saying. If you're going to do that, fucking do a fun issue where they're playing fucking volleyball or whatever, or having a barbecue and they can fucking get along or whatever. But you set up for fucking 14 issues, there's going to be this epic fucking battle. And the first epic battle is shit. The second battle is a marriage. What the fuck are you talking about? The third, fourth, fifth, they're not even fights, they're bullshit fucking side things that don't make any sense. People who won don't get points. Other people are getting random points. What the fuck is going on? You've teed this up for fucking, there's going to be 22 issues of this bullshit, and you've done nothing but rob us of good story with this bullshit where there's actual story that could be happening, but you're not addressing, not just sitting across from each other going, “Oh, you're doing well raising our children.” Fuck you. Pete: If you're going to get into it, get into it, don't just fucking give us one piece of something to walk away. I'm so frustrated on so many levels with this fucking story. I've had it up to here. I was so pissed. Captain Britain, that whole thing … It's very upsetting when you build us something and then don't come close to even delivering it. You fucking piss in my face when it comes to the delivery and then walk away and go, “Yeah, this shit doesn't even matter.” Justin: Pete, spoiler, the next issue is the two X men each other's faces for the- Pete: Yeah, might as well. Justin: That's the X. Alex: Pissing contest. Justin: Oh, Pete, I feel like you might need to catch your breath for a second. Pete: The art is very enjoyable. Justin: Oh, nice. That's great. Pete: Took a lot for me to say that. Justin: I agree with Alex. This was such a surprise, but reading these three issues in particular, it really felt like, oh, they're doing like … even though it's not explicitly this, it feels like the fairy realm where nothing is what you expect. And so of course the battle is not going to be just a bunch of random sword fights. Everyone is being tricked. But I think what's smart about that is the Arakko. Pete: We the reader are being tricked. Justin: But in the same way that the best stories surprise you. Pete: Out of our money. Justin: You're not being tricked out of money. But let me say- Alex: Can I pull that [crosstalk 00:50:14] for a second. Justin: The handful- Alex: You're getting these issues for free. Pete: Yeah. I'm just saying, I'm talking about for the people who pay money for comic books, don't fucking shell out money for this book. You're going to be fucking pissed because- Alex: Hold on. Because this is … Obviously I have not read the issues beyond this week, but this is a build, right. And what we're building up to and I could be wrong is we're going to get a actually epic sword fight between apocalypse and annihilation, his wife. But if there were nine issues of sword fights before that, it wouldn't hit as hard when you finally get to that. Pete: Well, then give me story and then just give me that last fight. Don't fucking promise me great battles along the way, and then fucking be like, no, two people are randomly going to get married for no fucking reason. And all of a sudden, a guy who all he does is talk to things can't talk. And that's the reason he falls in love with her. Are you fucking kidding me? Justin: Here's what I was trying to say before. Pete: Sorry Justin. Justin: It is much more interesting to feel, to have these stories be surprising and interesting, especially at the beginning when like … especially Doug Ramsey, he goes in, either he's going to be straight up murdered or he's going to win randomly. Instead, it's something completely unexpected and I appreciate that. And it also like, as we've met the Arakko warriors, they're so intense, there's so much more, they've been raised in, they fought their entire lives for millennium. One of them has legit never lost a thing. The odds are stacked against the X-Men. And I think the X-Men, they're in one of these issues, they talk about this. They have had a happier world, a happier life. I think they can sort of figure out these games and win this without it being just a brute battle between different people that we've seen a hundred times in a hundred different comics. I think this is actually makes for some better storytelling. The fact that Wolverine issue, where he wins and also loses is fun. It's funny. Wolverine is outplayed twice in these issues. Alex: I love the Storm Wolverine drinking battle. That's great. Justin: Did you see Storm leans in for a kiss? Alex: She does. There's so much … who did the art for that one? That was Joshua Cassara. The way that is laid out in that issue and it slowly builds until Wolverine disappears as they're about to kiss because they're completely wasted and they're going to hook up. That's great. I love the tension and inherited that scene. And the fact that Wolverine ends up in this three-way battle where he's just plastered the entire time is so much fun. It's good. Pete, you're upset. Pete: Yes. I'm very upset because who the fuck … I don't understand why Wolverine is not acting like Wolverine. Wolverine, you know you can't just drink in the middle of a sword battle. You know you're going to have to fight. And also why are you trying to cheat beforehand? I have [crosstalk 00:53:34]. Justin: They say that it's a drinking game is the battle, so he does it. Pete: Listen, yeah, you know you can't smell, you're going to get fucked on that. I saw that coming a mile away. Justin: I've never been fucked during a drinking game or I guess afterwards. Pete: I don't know. Anyways, I just think that, hey, if you want to tell stories, great, but don't promise me one thing and then deliver another thing. I like a swerve, I like interesting stories. Yes, the marriage is surprising, whatever, great, great for you guys. But when you put me through these fucking origin stories of getting a sword and, oh, man, I got the baddest sword I can get. And now I'm going to go into a battle, the fight for my fuck island. Oh my God, and then you don't do that. You don't even come close to a battle. We haven't gotten one good one yet. And the scoring is all wrong. Justin: You're really concerned with the score. Alex: Yeah, this is- Pete: If you're fighting to the death and that- Alex: The title of the event is called X of arm wrestling. I don't understand what the problem is. Pete: Fucking arm wrestling. Justin: It's called ten of marriage. Alex: Well, clearly we have a disagreement here, and I think that's a great- Justin: Two to one, we win. Later. Alex: There you go, Arakko wins. That's it for The Stack. [crosstalk 00:55:04]. Arakko, sorry, Justin. That's it for The Stack podcast. If you really like to support us, patreon.com/comicbookclub. 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It's a sneak preview of our new Patreon exclusive monthly comic reviews. This month we take a look at Joker: Endgame. Which stories are worthy of inclusion, and which should have been dropped? Listen to Anthony & Doc's review now! SHOW NOTES: Introduction Preview for non-Patrons, future episodes will be available to Patrons $3 and up Each month will feature a trade paperback, along with a review of the story and artwork, and whether or not it’s a recommended read Joker: Endgame Collects Batman 35-40, Arkham Manor Endgame, Batgirl Endgame, Batman Annual 3, Detective Comics Endgame, and Gotham Academy Endgame Batman: Endgame is primary story, with tie-ins and adjacent stories in the trade as well Main story written by Scott Snyder, with art by Greg Capullo, ink by Danny Miki, colors by FCO Plascencia, and lettering by Steve Wands Joker has returned after “Death of the Family” storyline – starts off by infecting the Justice League with toxin that causes them to attack Batman – he has contingency plans for each of them, but they take their toll on him – after subduing the League, Bruce goes to Arkham for clues, but is surprised by guard Eric Border, who turns out to be the Joker in disguise – he paralyzes Bruce and leaves Bruce wakes up in the Batcave, where Alfred and his daughter Julia reveal the Joker has infected the city with Joker Venom, which spreads through laughter – and there’s no known antidote Meanwhile, Joker attacks Jim Gordon with an axe, and reveals he knows Bruce Wayne is Batman Batman then discovers the Joker has a regenerative virus within his body, similar to the Lazarus Pits, making him basically immortal, and also discovers the new Joker Venom is the inversion of that virus – whatever is keeping Joker alive will kill Gotham City Batman heads to Arkham to find information on the virus, and finds the doctor, Paul Dekker, who discovered it – Dr. Dekker calls the compound Dionesium, and says somehow Joker has it in his spine Batman goes to confront the Court of Owls about this, but they don’t care if Gotham burns, as they’ll simply rebuild from the ashes – while he battles one of the Talons, the Joker breaks into the Batcave, chops off Alfred’s hand, and steals trophies from the cave Batman gathers his allies, and a few enemies like Bane, Penguin, Ivy, Clayface, Scarecrow, Killer Croc, and Mr. Freeze, to help him battle through the Joker’s mob so he can extract the fluid from Joker’s spine to revers the effects of the Venom Batman fights his way to Joker, only to be subdued by an ear-piercing scream – Joker tears off his mask to reveal Dick Grayson – meanwhile, Bruce has discovered a hidden cache of Dionesium under Gotham – Joker shows up, and they battle After a bloody fight, the cave collapses on top of both of them, and both are believed to be dead – but Julia was able to get the Dionesium sample that Bruce sent her, and she synthesized a cure for the Venom, so Gotham was saved Review – enjoyed the story, although the notion that Batman always has a contingency plan for everything that he can draw up at a moment’s notice is tiring Capullo’s artwork is engaging and incredibly detailed, and enhanced by Miki’s inkwork FCO Plascencia’s colors are bold, like the use of different palates for different locations Substories Mini-story spread throughout – written by James Tynion IV with different artists in each chapter Tells the story of Mahreen Zaheer, a doctor at Arkham who’s grabbed by five inmates, each of whom has a story involving the Joker “Saved” by Tynion and Graham Nolan, where a woman believed the Joker turned her family into robots, and she was only able to save them by killing them and pulling the chip out of their heads “Heart” drawn by Sam Kieth, creator of the Maxx Batman Annual #3 by James Tynion IV, pencils/inks by Roge Antonio, colors by Nick Filardi, and lettering by Steve Wands – tells story of Tommy Blackcrow, who wrote an expose on the Joker, calling him lonely – Joker takes this to heart, and decides to become Tommy’s new “best friend”, killing anyone else who gets close to Tommy – he ends up committing himself to Arkham, where his only friend is Eric Border… Loved the story, notsomuch the artwork – made Joker look like a doof because he always smiles without a lower lip Arkham Manor: Endgame by Frank Tieri – tells the story of an attack on Arkham Asylum through the POV of a worker there, Stone, who is relaying this to Det. Harvey Bullock after the fact Detective Comics: Endgame – story by Brian Buccellato, tells story of Lonnie Machin, a kid who’s an expert hacker – trying to find a way to save his mom during the Venom attack – works with the Bat-family to rescue her Gotham Academy: Endgame – several writers, much more kid-friendly – several kids holed up at Gotham Academy tell each other ghost stories, each somehow related back to the Joker – enjoyed this one quite a bit, because aside from Joker aspect, it felt very real that kids would be telling ghost stories during a scary time Batgirl: Endgame – written by Cameron Stewart & Brenden Fletcher, with art by Bengal – wordless story about how Babs is rescuing people trapped in the Burnside neighborhood – I always enjoy wordless comics, because it asks so much of the artist, and only the really good ones can pull it off Final review: Main story – Story 7/10, Art 8/10; Side tales: Story 6/10, Art 6/10 (avg.) 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Time Codes: 00:00:26 - Introduction 00:03:05 - Setup of this year's Halloween episode 00:10:40 - Halloween Tales, Vol. 1 00:25:49 - Adventure Time Spoooktacular 2017 00:35:12 - Sherlock Frankenstein and the Legion of Evil & Mr. Higgins Comes Home 00:45:26 - Jughead: The Hunger & Archie Halloween Spectacular 01:02:47 - DC House of Horror 01:13:52 - Spooky and the Strange Tales: Monster Inn & Behind You: One-Shot Horror Stories 01:29:47 - High Moon: Bullet Holes and Bite Marks 01:36:57 - Wrap up 01:38:57 - Contact us Once again, it's that creepy time of the year: the Wednesday before Halloween. And as the Two Guys have done for the past several years, they're using this occasion to highlight a variety of Halloween-specific and recent horror titles. This time around, Paul joins Derek in discussing a variety of comics, ten in all, that will appeal to a diverse community of readers. There's something for young readers, something for more mature fans, something for classic horror aficianados, something for comedy lovers, something for mainstream superhero readers, and something for those who appreciate the truly offbeat. Specifically, on this episode Paul and Derek discuss: Halloween Tales, Vol. 1, by Olivier Boiscommun (Humanoids Kids) Adventure Time Spooktacular 2017, by Pendleton Ward and others (KaBoom!) Sherlock Frankenstein and the Legion of Evil, by Jeff Lemire and David Rubín (Dark Horse Comics) Mr. Higgins Comes Home, by Mike Mignola and Warwick Johnson-Cadwell (Dark Horse Books) Jughead: The Hunger, by Frank Tieri and Pat & Tim Kennedy (Archie Comics) Archie Halloween Spectacular, Various creators (Archie Comics) DC House of Horror, by various creators (DC Comics) Spooky and the Strange Tales: Monster Inn, by Élian Black'Mor and Carine-M (IDW Publishing) Behind You: One-Shot Horror Stories, by Brian Coldrick (IDW Publishing) High Moon: Bullet Holes and Bite Marks, by David Gallaher, Steve Ellis (Super Genius)
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