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In this episode, guest host Jonathan Gurney introduces us to the shockingly wild world of pre-packaged young adult fiction, as we discuss Anthony Del Col, Werther Dell'Edera, and co.'s Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys: The Big Lie.
Episode 094: Anthony Del Col This week on the Comic Pros & Cons podcast, Derek is joined by writer, Anthony Del Col! Anthony is the well known co-creator of Kill Shakespeare, and more recently, the writer of Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys: The Big Lie (which has been added to the must read recommendations+ Read More
IT'S ANOTHER SUPER SPECIAL EPISODE! We're back with the next installment of our series reading Anthony del Col's Dynamite comic series -- Nancy Drew & the Hardy Boys: The Big Lie, Issues 5 &6. These issues wrap up the current story-arc of the series, and we finally find out who murdered Papa Hardy! The town of Bayport is definitely not as peachy clean as it seems, and there's definitely something smell going on and it's not just the lobster trade. Listen along as we try to deal with this emotional rollercoaster ride. We're very excited about this new series, so go to your local comic shop and check it out! Be sure to let Dynamite know how much you're loving the comics so they can continue to crank out more! Like what you hear? We'd love for you to subscribe and leave us a review! For updates on all things GACND, follow us on Twitter @getacluepodcast and on Facebook at facebook.com/getacluepodcast! Got something lengthier than 140 characters? Shoot us an email at getacluepodcast@gmail.com! Be safe, be curious!
This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: Becky does the Ghost Dance in The Sixth Gun Vol. 6. We also review Bombshells United #1, Archie Vol. 4, and Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys: The Big Lie #6. Plus, which day is the first day of the week? NEWS Batman: The Animated Series is 25 years old today (Sept. 5) REVIEWS STEPHEN NANCY DREW AND THE HARDY BOYS: THE BIG LIE #6 Writer: Anthony Del Col Artist: Werther Dell'Edera Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Cover Price: $3.99 Does blood run thicker than water? In this thrilling climax of the hugely acclaimed first arc, the murderer of Fenton Hardy is revealed… but do Nancy Drew and the Hardy brothers believe it? In order to find out where the truth actually may lie they must return to a place from their pasts and risk their lives. [rating:4/5] MATTHEW BOMBSHELLS UNITED #1 Writer: Marguerite Bennett Artist: Marguerite Sauvage Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 The Bombshells are back in an all-new series! As our new tale begins, the year is 1943, and Wonder Woman is called to Arizona for help by two young girls named Cassie Sandsmark and Donna Troy! The girls' friends and families are being displaced from their homes and forced into internment camps! To save them, can Wonder Woman fight against the same people she once fought alongside? [rating: 4/5] RODRIGO NIKO AND THE SWORD OF LIGHT SEASON 1 Amazon Studios A plague of shadows has swept across the land, turning innocent creatures into terrible monsters. One champion remains to battle the darkness and return the world to the light: Niko. Armed with his magic sword and guided by a determined Princess, young Niko journeys to the Curse-ed Volcano to face the evil sorcerer Nar Est and free his people from their magic prison. [rating: 4/5] ASHLEY ARCHIE vol 4 Writer: Mark Waid Artist: Joe Eisma, Joe Morelli, Pete Woods Publisher: Archie Comics The fourth volume of the ARCHIE series features the headline-making comic event "OVER THE EDGE," where the lives of Archie and his friends are forever changed. [rating: 5/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK http://majorspoilers.com/2017/09/05/major-spoilers-poll-week-beginning-end-edition/ DISCUSSION THE SIXTH GUN VOL. 6: GHOST DANCE Our world has not always been this way. And our world may be different yet. Becky Montcrief embarks on a Ghost Dance to witness what the terrifying, reality-shaping power of the Six Guns have wrought... and what they might yet bring about. But she is pursued by a band of fierce Skinwalkers, and in order to survive these supernatural hunters, she must fight side-by-side with the most unexpected of allies — the four horsemen of General Oliander Bedford Hume! CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends! Closing music comes from Ookla the Mok.
This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: Becky does the Ghost Dance in The Sixth Gun Vol. 6. We also review Bombshells United #1, Archie Vol. 4, and Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys: The Big Lie #6. Plus, which day is the first day of the week? NEWS Batman: The Animated Series is 25 years old today (Sept. 5) REVIEWS STEPHEN NANCY DREW AND THE HARDY BOYS: THE BIG LIE #6 Writer: Anthony Del Col Artist: Werther Dell’Edera Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Cover Price: $3.99 Does blood run thicker than water? In this thrilling climax of the hugely acclaimed first arc, the murderer of Fenton Hardy is revealed… but do Nancy Drew and the Hardy brothers believe it? In order to find out where the truth actually may lie they must return to a place from their pasts and risk their lives. [rating:4/5] MATTHEW BOMBSHELLS UNITED #1 Writer: Marguerite Bennett Artist: Marguerite Sauvage Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 The Bombshells are back in an all-new series! As our new tale begins, the year is 1943, and Wonder Woman is called to Arizona for help by two young girls named Cassie Sandsmark and Donna Troy! The girls’ friends and families are being displaced from their homes and forced into internment camps! To save them, can Wonder Woman fight against the same people she once fought alongside? [rating: 4/5] RODRIGO NIKO AND THE SWORD OF LIGHT SEASON 1 Amazon Studios A plague of shadows has swept across the land, turning innocent creatures into terrible monsters. One champion remains to battle the darkness and return the world to the light: Niko. Armed with his magic sword and guided by a determined Princess, young Niko journeys to the Curse-ed Volcano to face the evil sorcerer Nar Est and free his people from their magic prison. [rating: 4/5] ASHLEY ARCHIE vol 4 Writer: Mark Waid Artist: Joe Eisma, Joe Morelli, Pete Woods Publisher: Archie Comics The fourth volume of the ARCHIE series features the headline-making comic event "OVER THE EDGE," where the lives of Archie and his friends are forever changed. [rating: 5/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK http://majorspoilers.com/2017/09/05/major-spoilers-poll-week-beginning-end-edition/ DISCUSSION THE SIXTH GUN VOL. 6: GHOST DANCE Our world has not always been this way. And our world may be different yet. Becky Montcrief embarks on a Ghost Dance to witness what the terrifying, reality-shaping power of the Six Guns have wrought... and what they might yet bring about. But she is pursued by a band of fierce Skinwalkers, and in order to survive these supernatural hunters, she must fight side-by-side with the most unexpected of allies — the four horsemen of General Oliander Bedford Hume! CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends! Closing music comes from Ookla the Mok.
IT'S ANOTHER SUPER SPECIAL EPISODE! We're back with the next installment of our series reading Anthony del Col's Dynamite comic series -- Nancy Drew & the Hardy Boys: The Big Lie, Issues 3 & 4. Things are really heating up in Bayport trying to figure out how deep the corruption goes, who killed Papa Hardy, and what on earth is going on with Papa Drew. Listen along as we get a lil boozy and dive down the rabbit hole spitting out every theory that pops into our heads. We're very excited about this new series, so go to your local comic shop and check it out! Like what you hear? We'd love for you to subscribe and leave us a review! For updates on all things GACND, follow us on Twitter @getacluepodcast and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/getacluepodcast! Got something lengthier than 140 characters? Shoot us an email at getacluepodcast@gmail.com!
IT'S A SUPER SPECIAL EPISODE! This week, we're reading the new Dynamite comic series from Anthony del Col -- Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys: The Big Lie, Issues 1 & 2. There's something fishy happening in Bayport, and it's not whatever the Lobster Shack is cooking. We're very excited about this new series, so go to your local comic shop and check it out! Like what you hear? We'd love for you to subscribe and leave us a review! For updates on all things GACND, follow us on Twitter @getacluepodcast and Facebook at www.facebook.com/getacluepodcast! And last, but certainly not least... Got a clue for a future episode or just wanna chat? Shoot us an email at getacluepodcast@gmail.com!
Top 300 March sales, X-Men Blue 1, Weapon X 1, Black Panther: The Crew 1, Deadpool vs the Punisher 1, Rose 1, Godshaper 1, 3 O'Clock Club 1 & 2, Little Guardians 1, Immortal Brothers: Tale of the Green Knight, Guardians of the Galaxy 19, Thor: Ragnarok trailer, Star Wars: Last Jedi trailer, Captain Phasma series, IDW All-Ages Star Wars, Rucka off Wonder Woman, Ardian Syaf fired, Tom King and the Fourth World, Batman 66/Legion of Super-Heroes, Josh Brolin is Cable, Doctor Who Series 10 Episode 1 "The Pilot", Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Details: X-Men Blue 1 by Cullen Bunn, Matteo Buffagni, Jorge Molina, Matt Milla; Weapon X by Greg Pak, Greg Land, Jay Leisten, Frank D'Armata; Black Panther and The Crew 1 by Ta-Nehisi Coates, Butch Guice, Scott Hanna; Deadpool vs the Punisher 1 by Fred Van Lente, Pere Perez, Ruth Redmond; Rose 1 by Meredith Finch, Ig Guara, Triona Farrell; Godshaper 1 by Simon Spurrier, Jonas Goonface; 3 O'Clock Club by Jordan Gorfinkel, Butch Hartman, Erez Zadok, Gabrielle Gomez; Little Guardians 1 by Ed Cho, Lee Cherolis, Dann Tincher, Ginger Dee; Immortal Brothers: Tale of the Green Knight by Fred Van Lente, Clayton Henry, Cary Nord, Mark Morales, Brian Reber. 12 April 2017 Comics Countdown: 10. Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys: The Big Lie 2 by Anthony Del Col, Werther Dell'edera, Stefano Simeone 9. Motor Crush 5 by Brenden Fletcher, Cameron Stewart, Babs Tarr 8. Detective Comics 954 James Tynion IV, Marcio Takara, Marcelo Maiolo 7. Black Panther and the Crew 1 by Ta-Nehisi Coates, Butch Guice, Scott Hanna 6. Harrow County 22 by Cullen Bunn, Tyler Crook 5. Gotham Academy: Second Semester 8 by Brenden Fletcher, Becky Cloonan, Karl Kerschl, Adam Archer, Msassyk, Rob Haynes, Sandra Hope 4. 3 O'Clock Club 1 & 2 by Jordan Gorfinkel, Butch Hartman, Erez Zadok, Gabrielle Gomez 3. Immortal Brothers: Tale of the Green Knight by Fred Van Lente, Clayton Henry, Cary Nord, Mark Morales, Brian Reber 2. Seven to Eternity 5 by Rick Remender, Jerome Opena, Matt Hollingsworth 1. Supergirl 8 by Steve Orlando, Matias Bergara, Michael Atiyeh
Top 300 Feb sales, Man-Thing 1, Grass Kings 1, Redline 1, Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys: The Big Lie 1, Action Comics 975, IvX 6, Lemire out at Marvel, Charles Soule, Astonishing X-Men, Zazie Beetz as Domino, Darth Vader relaunch by Soule and Giuseppe Camuncoli, Otis Frampton and Jawas, Nazi Magneto, Logan review redux, Kong of Skull Island review, Luke Cage Netflix, Francis Manapul Flash Omnibus. Details: Man-Thing 1 by RL Stine, German Peralta, Rachelle Rosenberg, Daniel Warren Johnson; Grass Kings 1 by Matt Kindt, Tyler Jenkins; Redline 1 by Neal Holman, Clayton McCormark, Kelly Fitzpatrick; Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys: The Big Lie 1 by Anthony Del Col, Werther Dell'edera, Stefano Simeone; Action Comics 975 by Dan Jurgens, Doug Mahnke, Jaime Mendoza, Paul Dini, Ian Churchill; IvX 6 by Jeff Lemire, Charles Soule, Leinil Francis Yu, Gerry Alanguilan 08 March 2017 Comics Countdown: 10. Copperhead 11 by Jay Faerber, Drew Moss, Ron Riley 9. Silver Surfer 9 by Dan Slott, Mike Allred, Laura Allred 8. Gotham Academy: Second Semester 7 by Becky Cloonan, Brenden Fletcher, Karl Kerschl, Adam Archer, Msassyk, Sandra Hope 7. Low 16 by Rick Remender, Greg Tocchini, Dave McCaig 6. Grass Kings 1 by Matt Kindt, Tyler Jenkins 5. All-New Wolverine 18 by Tom Taylor, Nik Virella, Michael Garland 4. Planetoid Praxis 2 by Ken Garing 3. Astro City 42 by Kurt Busiek, Matthew Clark, Sean Parsons, Pete Pantazis 1. Harrow County 21 by Cullen Bunn, Tyler Crook
The Stuph File Program Featuring Anthony Del Col, author of Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys: The Big Lie; Israel Smith, Senior Director, Promotion & Audience Development at NPR; and Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Comic book creator, Anthony Del Col, has put his spin on The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew with a fresh look at the characters in Nancy Drew And The Hardy Boys: The Big Lie 1 Israel Smith, the Senior Director of Promotion & Audience Development at NPR. He’s the mastermind behind the month long campaign for podcast awareness. #Trypod Stuart Nulman is in with another edition of Book Banter. This week we turn the pages on Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald’s written by Ray Kroc, (St. Martin’s Griffin, $22.99). You can also read Stuart’s reviews in The Montreal Times This week’s opening slate is presented by Ted Bird, morning man at The Jewel FM
This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: We dive back into the bins to see what The Sixth Gun Vol. 3 has in store for us. Plus we review Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys: The Big Lie #1, Jughead: The Hunger One-Shot, Vampirella #1, and New Super-Man #9! NEWS Everyone gets a Venom http://majorspoilers.com/2017/03/03/solicitations-get-venom-get-venom-get-venom/ REVIEWS STEPHEN Nancy Drew & The Hardy Boys: The Big Lie #1 Writer: Anthony Del Col Artist: Werther Dell'Edera Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Cover Price: $3.99 THE BIG LIE is a Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys mystery unlike any other you've ever read… When the teenage brothers Frank and Joe Hardy are accused of the murder of their father – a detective in the small resort town of Bayport – they must team up with the femme fatale Nancy Drew to prove their innocence (and find the real guilty party in the process) in a twisting, hard-boiled tale, complete with double-crosses, deceit and dames. Inspired by new crime classics like Ed Brubaker's Fatale and Darwyn Cooke's Parker series, writer Anthony Del Col (Assassin's Creed, Kill Shakespeare) and artist Werther Dell'Edera (Batman: Detective Comics, House of Mystery) bring the iconic teen detectives into the modern age, and redefine noir for a new generation of readers! MATTHEW JUGHEAD: THE HUNGER (ONE SHOT) Script: Frank Tieri Art: Michael Walsh, Jack Morelli Cover: Michael Walsh Variant Covers: Francesco Francavilla, Robert Hack BRAND NEW ONE-SHOT SPECIAL! Jughead Jones has always had an insatiable appetite… but what if his hunger came from a sinister place? When a murderous menace is on the prowl, taking the lives of some of the most well-known and esteemed inhabitants of Riverdale, Jughead and his family's dark legacy comes to light. Join writer Frank Tieri (Wolverine) and artist Michael Walsh (Secret Avengers) for this horrifying one-shot for TEEN+ readers. RODRIGO VAMPIRELLA 2017 #1 Writer: Paul Cornell Artist: Jimmy Broxton Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment After a sleep of over a thousand years, Vampirella finds herself back among the land of the living, but in a world far different than the one she remembers, where hope is laced with fear and blood has a far different taste. And speaking of taste, finding an appropriate outfit for the era leads our fanged fatale to a chance encounter that will garner her not one but two potential allies. ASHLEY NEW SUPER-MAN #9 Writer: Yang, Gene Luen Artist: Bogdanovic, Viktor The New Super-Man is coming to Metropolis! Our young hero's newfound fame has attracted the attention of the last person he would have wanted: Lex Luthor! Now, Lex is going to take Kenan on a mission to track down a mystery villain stalking Lexcorp - and if the pair want to find the culprit, they'll have to go through the Chinese Triad gang! But trouble in Metropolis means catching the attention of the Man of Steel MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK http://majorspoilers.com/2017/03/07/major-spoilers-poll-week-wolvies-loganites/ DISCUSSION THE SIXTH GUN VOL 3 Traveling by secret railroad, Becky and Drake accompany an order of mysterious monks on a quest to bury General Hume's body on holy ground. But Malevolent forces spurred by a sinister necromancer stage a terrifying attack on the train-Drake vanishes without a trace. Alone, Becky continues her journey to a secluded mountain fortress where she discovers how deeply her fate is entwined with that of The Sixth Gun. Meanwhile, Gord revisits a haunted mansion from his past hoping to discover a means to destroy the Six, but the ghosts he stirs have no intention of letting his quest continue. CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends! Closing music comes from Ookla the Mok.
This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: We dive back into the bins to see what The Sixth Gun Vol. 3 has in store for us. Plus we review Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys: The Big Lie #1, Jughead: The Hunger One-Shot, Vampirella #1, and New Super-Man #9! NEWS Everyone gets a Venom http://majorspoilers.com/2017/03/03/solicitations-get-venom-get-venom-get-venom/ REVIEWS STEPHEN Nancy Drew & The Hardy Boys: The Big Lie #1 Writer: Anthony Del Col Artist: Werther Dell’Edera Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Cover Price: $3.99 THE BIG LIE is a Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys mystery unlike any other you’ve ever read… When the teenage brothers Frank and Joe Hardy are accused of the murder of their father – a detective in the small resort town of Bayport – they must team up with the femme fatale Nancy Drew to prove their innocence (and find the real guilty party in the process) in a twisting, hard-boiled tale, complete with double-crosses, deceit and dames. Inspired by new crime classics like Ed Brubaker’s Fatale and Darwyn Cooke’s Parker series, writer Anthony Del Col (Assassin’s Creed, Kill Shakespeare) and artist Werther Dell’Edera (Batman: Detective Comics, House of Mystery) bring the iconic teen detectives into the modern age, and redefine noir for a new generation of readers! MATTHEW JUGHEAD: THE HUNGER (ONE SHOT) Script: Frank Tieri Art: Michael Walsh, Jack Morelli Cover: Michael Walsh Variant Covers: Francesco Francavilla, Robert Hack BRAND NEW ONE-SHOT SPECIAL! Jughead Jones has always had an insatiable appetite… but what if his hunger came from a sinister place? When a murderous menace is on the prowl, taking the lives of some of the most well-known and esteemed inhabitants of Riverdale, Jughead and his family’s dark legacy comes to light. Join writer Frank Tieri (Wolverine) and artist Michael Walsh (Secret Avengers) for this horrifying one-shot for TEEN+ readers. RODRIGO VAMPIRELLA 2017 #1 Writer: Paul Cornell Artist: Jimmy Broxton Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment After a sleep of over a thousand years, Vampirella finds herself back among the land of the living, but in a world far different than the one she remembers, where hope is laced with fear and blood has a far different taste. And speaking of taste, finding an appropriate outfit for the era leads our fanged fatale to a chance encounter that will garner her not one but two potential allies. ASHLEY NEW SUPER-MAN #9 Writer: Yang, Gene Luen Artist: Bogdanovic, Viktor The New Super-Man is coming to Metropolis! Our young hero's newfound fame has attracted the attention of the last person he would have wanted: Lex Luthor! Now, Lex is going to take Kenan on a mission to track down a mystery villain stalking Lexcorp - and if the pair want to find the culprit, they'll have to go through the Chinese Triad gang! But trouble in Metropolis means catching the attention of the Man of Steel MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK http://majorspoilers.com/2017/03/07/major-spoilers-poll-week-wolvies-loganites/ DISCUSSION THE SIXTH GUN VOL 3 Traveling by secret railroad, Becky and Drake accompany an order of mysterious monks on a quest to bury General Hume's body on holy ground. But Malevolent forces spurred by a sinister necromancer stage a terrifying attack on the train-Drake vanishes without a trace. Alone, Becky continues her journey to a secluded mountain fortress where she discovers how deeply her fate is entwined with that of The Sixth Gun. Meanwhile, Gord revisits a haunted mansion from his past hoping to discover a means to destroy the Six, but the ghosts he stirs have no intention of letting his quest continue. CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends! Closing music comes from Ookla the Mok.
Happy New Year from the Two Guys with PhDs Talking about Comics! On this, their first regular episode of 2017, Andy and Derek take their monthly gander at the current Previews catalog. Before they do that, though, they welcome and thank a couple of new Patreon supporters to the Comics Alternative family, including Alla Rull, who becomes the latest of the guys' official Podcast Patrons. Then they jump headlong into the January Previews, highlighting a variety of upcoming titles from both large and small publishers alike. Among the interesting fare found in this month's catalog are offerings from: Those participating in Free Comic Book Day and the announcement of their titles! Dark Horse Comics - American Gods: Shadows #1, Rebels: These Free and Independent States #1, The Once and Future Queen #1, Jerry and the Joker: Adventures and Comic Art, and Starslayer DC/Vertigo - Suicide Squad/Banana Splits Annual, The Doom Patrol Silver Age Omnibus, and Savage Things #1 IDW Publishing/Top Shelf - Lennon: The New York Years, Her Bark and Her Bite, LOAC Essentials, Vol. 10: Dan Dunn, Secret Operative, and Star Hawks, Vol. 1 Image Comics - Afar, Royal City #1, Extremity #1, Rat Queens #1, Underwinter #1, and The Complete Phonogram Abrams ComicArts - The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir Amulet Books - One Trick Pony Archie Comics - The Archies One-Shot Avatar Press - Providence #12 Big Planet/Retrofit Comics - I Thought You Hated Me BOOM! Studios - Grass Kings #1, Strange Fruit, and The March of the Crabs, Vol. 2 Candlewick Press - Yvain: The Knight of the Lion Dynamite Entertainment - James Bond: Black Box #1 and Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys: The Big Lie #1 Drawn and Quarterly - Sticks Angelica, Folk Hero and Terms and Conditions Fantagraphics Books - All Time Comics: Crime Destroyer #1, John Stanley: Giving Life to Little Lulu, Eartha, Fante Bukowski Two, Crickets #6, and Ganges #6 First Second - California Dreamin': Cass Elliot before The Mamas and the Papas House of Anansi Press - In-Between Days: A Memoir about Living with Cancer Kodansha Comics - Ichi-F: A Worker's Graphic Memoir of the Fukushima Nuclear Plant SelfMadeHero - Fun: Spies, Puzzle Solvers, and a Century of Crosswords Titan Comics - Anno Dracula #1 W.W. Norton - Will Eisner's Contract with God and Other Tenement Stories Quirk Books - The Legion of Regrettable Supervillains: Oddball Criminals from Comic Book History