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Welcome to the eighteenth episode of Best Issue Ever! Today's guest is Letty Wilson, who has done some great comics. Highly recommend you check out their website where you can scroll through some absolutely beautiful work, including their self-published comics. They were also one of the creators involved in the Misty 2024 Special! They have brought us Head Lopper #1 written and drawn by Andrew McLean! This podcast is recorded in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is edited by Sara Century. The theme music is provided by Earth Control Pill, whose work is on Bandcamp. I do not want to deal with ads AT ALL, so if you also don't want to deal with ads, please consider supporting the podcast by rating and reviewing and/or signing up at the Ko-fi or Patreon @ ko-fi.com/saracenturypodcasts. or patreon.com/saracenturypodcasts. Finally, you could support my other ventures, including the narrative horror podcast Medusa Mask. Visit my website to sign up for my newsletter for updates. Oh, and I'm a horror writer, so pick up my short story anthology, A Small Light and Other Stories, through Weirdpunk Books, or pretty much wherever else you get books.
Houses of the Unholy tops the August graphic novel sales charts. Head Lopper heads to Kickstarter. Marvel's Alien Romulus comic has been marked as Explicit Content. All on Comic Book Club News for September 9, 2024.SUBSCRIBE ON RSS, APPLE, ANDROID, SPOTIFY, OR THE APP OF YOUR CHOICE. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, TIKTOK, AND FACEBOOK. SUPPORT OUR SHOWS ON PATREON.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
GLINDIMENTICABILI il nuovo format dove io e Palati e Fumetti ogni due settimane vi consigliamo fumetti usciti almeno 2 anni fa.Fumetti bellissimi che non hanno avuto i giusti riflettori ma per noi sono: INDIMENTICABILI!
Justin Sirois is a novelist and game designer as well as the founder of Severed Books and now Severed Toys. Severed Books publishes fiction, games, accessories, and RPG modules. Since 2012, we've published a lot of fiction, had a project optioned for TV/film, expanded into tabletop gaming, and have run over 30 successful Kickstarter campaigns. Collaborations include: Stockholm Kartell, Aaron Draplin (Draplin Design Company), The Dead Milkmen with Andrew Ervin, Head Lopper's Andrew MacLean, Ax-Wielder Jon's Nick Pitarra, and meta horror legend Brian Evenson. www.SeveredBooks.com and www.SeveredToys.com Thank you for listening to Weird Games & Weirder People! Please subscribe to the show to keep up with new episodes! If you would like to support the show, leave a review and/or head to our ko-fi page and pay us a coffee! It will help keep the podcast going! It would really help! https://ko-fi.com/wgnwp You can also support me buy buying one of my games! Kosmosaurs just got released in print, and it is my new RPG inspired by Saturday morning cartoons about Space Dinosaur Rangers defending the galaxy from evildoers! Get your copy right here: bit.ly/kosmosaurs Get other games of mine on Exalted Funeral: https://www.exaltedfuneral.com/search?q=Diogo+nogueira Or buy anything at DriveThruRPG using this link: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=338514 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER! This is super new and I am trying a new thing! I share offers, news, behind the scenes, articles, curiosities, and rants about being me! Fun, right? RIGHT!? Check out our latest post: https://open.substack.com/pub/diogonogueira/p/ive-been-dreaming-of-ttrpgs-fire Join our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/FrEmabnw (this link is only valid for 7 days from the day the episode is released - always look for a new link in the newest episode). Stuff mentioned in the Episode: Beneath The Media is the Message
Einer der Comics dieser Folge hat euch so begeistert, dass ihr ihn haben wollt? Nutzt doch diesen Ref-Link dafür. Wir bekommen ein paar Cent von eurem Einkaufspreis und ihr zahlt nicht einen Cent mehr dafür. Ist doch ein feiner Deal oder? Wir haben einen Discord Server! Werdet Teil der Comic Community und quatscht über alles rund um die Themen Filme, Serien, Comics uvm. Seid die ersten, die neue Themen rund um Paperback als erstes erfahren und gestaltet zukünftige Folgen mit. Wir würden uns freuen wenn ihr dem Server beitretet! Klick einfach hier auf den Link! Timecodes: 00:00:00 Die Spiel und die Polaris 00:21:19 Marvel kündigt Avengers: Twilight an 00:26:39 Dragon Ball Daima, die neue Animie-Serie wurde angekündingt 00:38:23 Neue Trailer zu Scott Pilgrim 00:41:38 Neue Trailer zu Kaiju No. 8 00:44:25 Neue Trailer zu Invincible Staffel 2 00:50:08 Das Daredevil Reboot wurde von Disney rebootet 00:54:59 Invincible 12 & die komplette Serie 01:22:42 Deadly Class 12 & die komplette Serie 01:37:05 The Many Deaths of Laila Starr 01:45:58 Batman One Bad Day - Two Face 01:47:54 Batman One Bad Day - Bane 01:50:13 Batman One Bad Day - Freeze 01:52:06 Batman One Bad Day - Pinguin 01:55:29 Shunas Reise 02:05:52 [Mein*Star] - Oshi No Ko 10 02:06:51 One Piece Episode A 1 02:08:19 Tomb Town Deluxe 02:11:10 DC-Schocker - Conjuring 02:13:15 Marvel Must-Have - Avengers - Rote Zone 02:14:28 Head Lopper 1 + 2 02:19:06 Hausmeisterei Folge direkt herunterladen
Dallas sits down with Headlopper creator Andrew Maclean to discuss his new kickstarter Snarlagon! Available for you to pledge NOW!
Diesmal haben wir Strange & Punisher neben Kaiju No.8 & Grizzleyshark im Programm von dem wir 2 Exemplare verlosen! Aber erst lernen wir mit unserem Spotlight Comics richtig lesen. Viel Spaß! Einer der Comics dieser Folge hat euch so begeistert, dass ihr ihn haben wollt? Nutzt doch diesen Ref-Link dafür. Wir bekommen ein paar Cent von eurem Einkaufspreis und ihr zahlt nicht einen Cent mehr dafür. Ist doch ein feiner Deal oder? Wir haben einen Discord Server! Werdet Teil der Comic Community und quatscht über alles rund um die Themen Filme, Serien, Comics uvm. Seid die ersten, die neue Themen rund um Paperback als erstes erfahren und gestaltet zukünftige Folgen mit. Wir würden uns freuen wenn ihr dem Server beitretet! Klick einfach hier auf den Link! Timecodes: 00:00:00 Marvel Snap-Tunier bei Discord 00:05:25 Post-Persona-Traurigkeit 00:19:09 Comics richtig lesen 00:33:51 Grizzlyshark 00:37:36 Gewinnspiel Grizzleyshark 00:40:46 Superman - Sohn von Kal-El 2 00:49:30 Der Joker 3 - Menschenfresser 00:58:10 Punisher 1 - Der König der Killer 01:10:35 Strange 1 - Die Oberste Zauberin 01:20:17 Kaiju No. 8 - Band 2 01:30:14 One Piece 103 01:51:55 Beastars 22 01:58:06 Monotone Blue 02:01:46 Dorohedoro 10 02:03:00 Head Lopper 1 - Die Insel … und eine Bestienplage 02:05:14 Wonder Woman 2 - Das Schicksal der Götter & 3 - Spiegelbilder des Bösen 02:06:58 Wonder Woman - Kampf der Amazonen 02:07:39 Marvel Must-Have - Hulk - Grau 02:08:45 Marvel Must-Have - Age of Ultron 02:10:08 Miles Morales - Ultimatives Ende 02:11:54 Lovelock of Majestic War 1 + 2 02:14:38 Robin und Batman - Der Weg zum Helden 02:16:15 Horde Band 1 02:17:34 Nerd Girl 1 + 2 02:19:37 Hausmeisterei Folge direkt herunterladen
Books this time: The Only Good Indians, by Stephen Graham Jones; Headlopper, by Andrew Maclean; Man's Search for Meaning, by Viktor Frankl; Light from Uncommon Stars, by Ryka Aoki; The Woman in my Home, by Kerry Fisher; The Picture of Dorian Grey, by Oscar Wilde; Rosemary's Baby, by Ira Levin; 1st Issue Special, by various authors
This episode was recorded June 1st, 2021 for our Patreon! Join us at patreon.com/firstissueclub Mike D, BudgetKing, and Greg Licktieg discuss Blue Flame #1 from Vault Comics, written by Christopher Cantwell and drawn by Kurt Michael Russel. The gang plays a game where they cast superheroes (and comic book writers!) as Saturday Night Live cast members. Some of their picks include Mystique, Quantum & Woody, Spider-Man, Chip Zdarsky, Joker, She-Hulk, and Batman? Other Topics: Life is Good shirts, BudgetKing is sad about being compared to a chubby guy from Great British Bakeoff, Elon Musk's SNL epsiode, BudgetKing doesn't laugh at comics, Project Patron, Ultramega, Headlopper, Made in Korea, Reptil, Empyre, and Heroes Reborn.
Von Bestien, Wikingern und rollenden Köpfen Norgal, seines Zeichens professioneller Kopfabschneider, bereist mit dem … nun ja … Kopf der Hexe Agatha im Schlepptau die…
Writer, artist and toy designer, Andrew Maclean of Head Lopper fame visits the Cave for the first time to chat with Eric Anthony. Andrew’s hit Image comics series, Head Lopper, is your classic fantasy/ sword and sorcery story that follows the adventures of Norgal, the Head Lopper and Agatha, the beheaded witch, who Norgal has...
Writer, artist and toy designer, Andrew Maclean of Head Lopper fame visits the Cave for the first time to chat with Eric Anthony. Andrew’s hit Image comics series, Head Lopper, is your classic fantasy/ sword and sorcery story that follows the adventures of Norgal, the Head Lopper and Agatha, the beheaded witch, who Norgal has...
Episode 155!? This week we are giving our thoughts on "Head Lopper Volume 1: The Island or a Plague of Beasts", as well as going over some SDCC news! The Head Lopper, Norgal, and the nagging severed head of Agatha Blue Witch arrive on the Isle of Barra to find it overrun with beasts; minions of the Sorcerer of the Black Bog. When Queen Abigail hires Norgal and Agatha to slay the Sorcerer, our heroes trek across the island relieving the horrors of their heads - and playing right into the hands of a master manipulator. Collects issues 1-4. Join our discord and help us build the community! https://discord.gg/C8kX8kyKTM Support The Wednesday Pull List! https://www.patreon.com/wednesdaypull Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Andrew MacLean, is the creator, artist, and writer of HEAD LOPPER, the Diamond Gem Award-winning series published by Image Comics.ApocalyptiGirl: An Aria for the End Times (2015, 2020), his post-apocalyptic sci-fi graphic novel, was published by Dark Horse Comics and was nominated for a YALSA award. Published in 9 languages, Andrew has also worked for Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Warner Bros., Hasbro, etc. on a variety of projects in both comics and animation. In addition, Andrew is a co-founder and Creative Director of the lifestyle brand, Laser Wolf Attack, where art and apparel meet the street.Andrew likes coffee, whiskey, and heavy metal, and lives just outside of Boston with his wife, Erin, and their adorable pup, Lola.Andrew is represented by Jim Ehrich at RBEL.
The boys review Head Lopper & The Quest for Mulgrid's Stair (2021) by Andrew MacLean! They also discuss Marvel Studios Moon Knight S1E4, and what they've been reading and watching! 0:00 - Intro 2:07 - Head Lopper & The Quest for Mulgrid's Stair (2021) Review 20:28 - Marvel Studios Moon Knight S1E4 Discussion 31:48 -Reading/Watching 1:21:08 - Outro 1:24:06 - Memes and Outtakes
The boys review Head Lopper & The Crimson Tower (2018) by Andrew MacLean! They also discuss what they've been reading and watching this week! 0:00 - Intro 0:53 - Head Lopper & The Knights of Venora (2018) Review 16:13 - Reading/Watching 1:03:23 - Outro 1:10:58 - Memes and Outtakes
Spencer and Jacob review Head Lopper & The Crimson Tower (2018) by Andrew MacLean! They also discuss what they've been reading and watching this week!
On this episode we reunite once more to discuss the news of the next upcoming mutant event Eternals Vs. X-Men as well as all the new announcements coming out of sub stack and how it may be changing the comic book landscape. Then we move into the books we've been reading which include Head Lopper, Ranger Stranger, Barbaric, The Me You Love in the Dark, Sabretooth, Far Sector and more!!!
The boys review Head Lopper & The Island or a Plague of Beasts (2016) written and penciled by Andrew MacLean! We also discuss Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett Episode 5, as well as what we've been reading and watching!
Wszystkie prezenty rozpakowane? To na koniec świąt jeszcze mała dokładka od nas! Odcinek #151 wylądował i jest z nami na pokładzie nikt inny jak Mateusz Smoter (oklaski!). W dzisiejszym odcinku pojawiają się cztery komiksy i super gigantyczna dygresja o odpuszczaniu. Dzięki za wszystkie słowa wsparcia po odcinku 150 KCWO trwa nadal. Buziaczki. 00:00:30 Witamy Mateusza jeeej! 00:03:15 Zapowiedzi i szukanie zapowiedzi na stronach wydawców 00:20:30 Wydział 7: Kły i Pazury 00:29:08 Asterix i Gryf 00:38:05 Kajko i Kokosz Złota Kolekcja 00:47:00 Head Lopper 4 Wyprawa do schodów Mulgrida 00:57:30 Rzeczy, które warto zostawić w przeszłości, czyli wielka dygresja o zasłonie nostalgii ---------------------------------------------------------- Podobało się? Rzuć w nas kawą! https://ko-fi.com/kadrciwoko ---------------------------------------------------------- Intro i muzyka w tle: Shklash Jesteśmy między innymi na YouTubie, Spotify czy iTunes
Commander Colson and Riccardo from Wrecking Ball Media talk Batman The Imposter, Animal Castle, Mark Millar's latest The King of Spies and Head Lopper is this episodes "What Do You Mean You Haven't Read That".
The Second of an Ongoing, 24...ISH episode series - THE GREAT ENHANCENING. Members of Chat Gang and other passionate players of various armies in Age of Sigmar join Mephisto to design new magic artifacts for their favorite AOS faction. The Most Dangerous Man is joined by the Handsomest Man Joops to enhancenate the artifacts in the Battletome in Warhammer, Soulblight Gravelords. Joops is a writer, vampire enthusiast, and former Warmahordes grinder who approaches the artifacts from a unique perspective. Both provide a refresher on design vs developer relationships and other insights before things get bloody awesome. The Great Enhancening Master List: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lOlufLCm8rAUfKmoqgoV4orF1Wu6v8-m/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=116188680483334711153&rtpof=true&sd=true Be sure to toss Joops a follow on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/itsmejoops Joops Recommends: Exhalation: Stories by Ted Chiang - https://www.amazon.com/Exhalation-Stories-Ted-Chiang/dp/1101947888 The Books of Babel by Josiah Bancroft (specifically the audiobook) - https://www.amazon.com/Senlin-Ascends-Books-Josiah-Bancroft/dp/0316517917/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=the+books+of+babel&qid=1638554632&s=books&sr=1-2 Head Lopper by Andrew MacLean (comic book) - https://www.amazon.com/Head-Lopper-Island-Plague-Beasts/dp/1632158868 If you like Mephisto's content, consider becoming one of his Mortarchs on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mrmephisto Want to support Mephisto and also own a piece of AOS RantCast? Consider buying some merch! https://teespring.com/stores/mephmerch Join Chat Gang and be part of the show live! AOS RantCast is Broadcasted live on Twitch each Thursday at https://www.twitch.tv/mr_mephisto
Norgal! Today Chris and Daniel discuss Head Lopper by Andrew MacLean. We also talk about the the first look of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse, Doctor Strange 2 lego set leak, and the trailer for DC's Peacekeeper series on HBO. Time Stamps 00:00:00 Intro 00:07:41 News 00:40:58 Head Lopper 01:10:55 Side Stories Visit us online: https://thereadercopypodcast.libsyn.com/ (Check out The Reader Copy Podcast website) Our iTunes page: https://goo.gl/MikhDd (Listen to more episodes) Even More Stuff: https://goo.gl/4iDTXn (Check out our Instagram) https://goo.gl/cVFw7r (Follow us on Twitter) https://goo.gl/RsnXc1 (Like us on Facebook) Show music provided by http://www.morgandavidking.com/ (MDK - Hyper Beam)
This week, Chad and Kit take a look at some more books: Hecate's Will, Headlopper Vol.4, Is'Nana and Cinnamon Roll! What did they think? Did they know? Lets find out! Join us Live Every Sunday 8:30pm EST!: Twitch.tv/ShotswithComics Hecate's Will: https://tinyurl.com/HecatesWill Iolanda Zanfardino: Twitter: @YoZanfardino Head Lopper: https://tinyurl.com/HeadLopperComic Is'Nana https://webwaycomics.ecwid.com/ Greg Anderson-Elysee: Twitter: @GregandElysee Cinnamon Roll: https://tinyurl.com/CinnarollWebToon Chad: @CasualNerdChad Kit: @Boneitis Sabrina: @Winkitty52 Director: Tukk_Rol --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/shotswithcomics/message
Second Star to the Right is a biweekly Dungeons & Dragons actual-play adventure where five unlikely heroes from this world and beyond are drawn to the mystical island of Neverland in a race against time to recover a fallen star.Watch Second Star to the Right live every other Friday at 7pm CT on Twitch.tv/secondstarshow, or catch the podcast version and YouTube VOD the following Friday.Keep up with ALL the latest updates from the show by visiting our website SecondStar.showGet early access to the podcast, Discord access, our exclusive after-show Beyond Neverland, and more by joining the Second Star community on Patreon!Starring: Joe Nuzzo as the Dungeon Master Breanna Flaim as Genevieve Sinclair Michael Sinclair II as Dante McKnight Desirée Strother as Síofra O'Grimm Andrew Strother as Talith d'Merril Emily Ervolina as Helen Arden and Justice Arman as Captain James Hook! Follow Second Star: Twitter Facebook Instagram YouTube Thank you to our AMAZING sponsors who make the show possible!Platinum Sponsor DEMIPLANE:ADVENTURE AWAITS! Demiplane keeps you and your favorite wizards, warriors, and space rangers connected with free video and voice chat, shared journaling, matchmaking, and much more to come. REGISTER TODAY at demiplane.comAnd Gold Sponsor Laser Wolf Attack!LASER WOLF ATTACK! is the independently owned and operated lifestyle brand of the indie comic book wizard, ANDREW MACLEAN. Known for his fantasy comic series HEAD LOPPER, and sci-fi graphic novel ApocalyptiGirl, Andrew brings the same level of passion and attitude to this creative outlet offering up a fresh take on apparel, toys, and more! Use the code SECONDSTAR at checkout to save 15% on your first order at laserwolfattack.com
Second Star to the Right is a biweekly Dungeons & Dragons actual-play adventure where five unlikely heroes from this world and beyond are drawn to the mystical island of Neverland in a race against time to recover a fallen star.Watch Second Star to the Right live every other Friday at 7pm CT on Twitch.tv/secondstarshow, or catch the podcast version and YouTube VOD the following Friday.Keep up with ALL the latest updates from the show by visiting our website SecondStar.showGet early access to the podcast, Discord access, our exclusive after-show Beyond Neverland, and more by joining the Second Star community on Patreon!Starring: Joe Nuzzo as the Dungeon Master Breanna Flaim as Genevieve Sinclair Michael Sinclair II as Dante McKnight Desirée Strother as Síofra O'Grimm Andrew Strother as Talith d'Merril Emily Ervolina as Helen Arden and Justice Arman as Captain James Hook! Follow Second Star: Twitter Facebook Instagram YouTube Thank you to our AMAZING sponsors who make the show possible!Platinum Sponsor DEMIPLANE:ADVENTURE AWAITS! Demiplane keeps you and your favorite wizards, warriors, and space rangers connected with free video and voice chat, shared journaling, matchmaking, and much more to come. REGISTER TODAY at demiplane.comAnd Gold Sponsor Laser Wolf Attack!LASER WOLF ATTACK! is the independently owned and operated lifestyle brand of the indie comic book wizard, ANDREW MACLEAN. Known for his fantasy comic series HEAD LOPPER, and sci-fi graphic novel ApocalyptiGirl, Andrew brings the same level of passion and attitude to this creative outlet offering up a fresh take on apparel, toys, and more! Use the code SECONDSTAR at checkout to save 15% on your first order at laserwolfattack.com
Second Star to the Right is a biweekly Dungeons & Dragons actual-play adventure where five unlikely heroes from this world and beyond are drawn to the mystical island of Neverland in a race against time to recover a fallen star.Watch Second Star to the Right live every other Friday at 7pm CT on Twitch.tv/secondstarshow, or catch the podcast version and YouTube VOD the following Friday.Keep up with ALL the latest updates from the show by visiting our website SecondStar.showGet early access to the podcast, Discord access, our exclusive after-show Beyond Neverland, and more by joining the Second Star community on Patreon!Starring: Joe Nuzzo as the Dungeon Master Breanna Flaim as Genevieve Sinclair Michael Sinclair II as Dante McKnight Desirée Strother as Síofra O'Grimm Andrew Strother as Talith d'Merril Emily Ervolina as Helen Arden and Justice Arman as Captain James Hook! Follow Second Star: Twitter Facebook Instagram YouTube Thank you to our AMAZING sponsors who make the show possible!Platinum Sponsor DEMIPLANE:ADVENTURE AWAITS! Demiplane keeps you and your favorite wizards, warriors, and space rangers connected with free video and voice chat, shared journaling, matchmaking, and much more to come. REGISTER TODAY at demiplane.comAnd Gold Sponsor Laser Wolf Attack!LASER WOLF ATTACK! is the independently owned and operated lifestyle brand of the indie comic book wizard, ANDREW MACLEAN. Known for his fantasy comic series HEAD LOPPER, and sci-fi graphic novel ApocalyptiGirl, Andrew brings the same level of passion and attitude to this creative outlet offering up a fresh take on apparel, toys, and more! Use the code SECONDSTAR at checkout to save 15% on your first order at laserwolfattack.com
¡Bienvenidos al podcast de Zona Negativa! Hoy toca nueva entrega de nuestro Club de Lectura Veraniego… ¡quinta parte de seis! Los compañeros de la sección de europeo se enfrentan a su mayor reto... ¡compartir sus impresiones sobre un cómic indie! La obra escogida: el primer volumen de Head Lopper de Andrew MacLean. Reinos increíbles, magos oscuros, monstruos gigantescos y todo lo bueno de la fantasía en una obra publicadas en Estados Unidos por Image Comics y en España por Norma Editorial. ¡Comenzamos! Colaboradores: Tristan Cardona, Diego García Rouco, Aitor Aguileta y Jordi T. Pardo Publicidad: Raúl Gutiérrez Suscríbete a nuestro podcast en... iVoox - https://bit.ly/znpivoox Spotify - https://bit.ly/znpspo Apple Podcasts - http://bit.ly/znpapple Google Podcast - http://bit.ly/znpgoogle Y búscanos en tu app de podcast favorita. Música de entrada y salida: "IkouZe ! - acoustic" de Sumashu - https://bit.ly/ZNPintro Música de intermedio: "Edge of Seventeen" de Stevie Nicks - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dn8-4tjPxD8 Para estar al día de todo el mundo del cómic y sus galaxias cercanas, ¡visita Zona Negativa!
Second Star to the Right is a biweekly Dungeons & Dragons actual-play adventure where five unlikely heroes from this world and beyond are drawn to the mystical island of Neverland in a race against time to recover a fallen star.Watch Second Star to the Right live every other Friday at 7pm CT on Twitch.tv/secondstarshow, or catch the podcast version and YouTube VOD the following Friday.Keep up with ALL the latest updates from the show by visiting our website SecondStar.showGet early access to the podcast, Discord access, our exclusive after-show Beyond Neverland, and more by joining the Second Star community on Patreon!Starring: Joe Nuzzo as the Dungeon Master Breanna Flaim as Genevieve Sinclair Michael Sinclair II as Dante McKnight Desirée Strother as Síofra O'Grimm Andrew Strother as Talith d'Merril Emily Ervolina as Helen Arden and Justice Arman as Captain James Hook! Follow Second Star: Twitter Facebook Instagram YouTube Thank you to our AMAZING sponsors who make the show possible!Platinum Sponsor DEMIPLANE:ADVENTURE AWAITS! Demiplane keeps you and your favorite wizards, warriors, and space rangers connected with free video and voice chat, shared journaling, matchmaking, and much more to come. REGISTER TODAY at demiplane.comAnd Gold Sponsor Laser Wolf Attack!LASER WOLF ATTACK! is the independently owned and operated lifestyle brand of the indie comic book wizard, ANDREW MACLEAN. Known for his fantasy comic series HEAD LOPPER, and sci-fi graphic novel ApocalyptiGirl, Andrew brings the same level of passion and attitude to this creative outlet offering up a fresh take on apparel, toys, and more! Use the code SECONDSTAR at checkout to save 15% on your first order at laserwolfattack.com
Second Star to the Right is a biweekly Dungeons & Dragons actual-play adventure where five unlikely heroes from this world and beyond are drawn to the mystical island of Neverland in a race against time to recover a fallen star.Watch Second Star to the Right live every other Friday at 7pm CT on Twitch.tv/secondstarshow, or catch the podcast version and YouTube VOD the following Friday.Keep up with ALL the latest updates from the show by visiting our website SecondStar.showGet early access to the podcast, Discord access, our exclusive after-show Beyond Neverland, and more by joining the Second Star community on Patreon!Starring: Joe Nuzzo as the Dungeon Master Breanna Flaim as Genevieve Sinclair Michael Sinclair II as Dante McKnight Desirée Strother as Síofra O'Grimm Andrew Strother as Talith d'Merril Emily Ervolina as Helen Arden Follow Second Star: Twitter Facebook Instagram YouTube Thank you to our AMAZING sponsors who make the show possible!Platinum Sponsor DEMIPLANE:ADVENTURE AWAITS! Demiplane keeps you and your favorite wizards, warriors, and space rangers connected with free video and voice chat, shared journaling, matchmaking, and much more to come. REGISTER TODAY at demiplane.comAnd Gold Sponsor Laser Wolf Attack!LASER WOLF ATTACK! is the independently owned and operated lifestyle brand of the indie comic book wizard, ANDREW MACLEAN. Known for his fantasy comic series HEAD LOPPER, and sci-fi graphic novel ApocalyptiGirl, Andrew brings the same level of passion and attitude to this creative outlet offering up a fresh take on apparel, toys, and more! Use the code SECONDSTAR at checkout to save 15% on your first order at laserwolfattack.com
Second Star to the Right is a biweekly Dungeons & Dragons actual-play adventure where five unlikely heroes from this world and beyond are drawn to the mystical island of Neverland in a race against time to recover a fallen star.Watch Second Star to the Right live every other Friday at 7pm CT on Twitch.tv/secondstarshow, or catch the podcast version and YouTube VOD the following Friday.Keep up with ALL the latest updates from the show by visiting our website SecondStar.showGet early access to the podcast, Discord access, our exclusive after-show Beyond Neverland, and more by joining the Second Star community on Patreon!Starring: Joe Nuzzo as the Dungeon Master Breanna Flaim as Genevieve Sinclair Michael Sinclair II as Dante McKnight Desirée Strother as Síofra O'Grimm Andrew Strother as Talith d'Merril Emily Ervolina as Helen Arden and Jasmine Bhullar as Queen Mab! Follow Second Star: Twitter Facebook Instagram YouTube Thank you to our AMAZING sponsors who make the show possible!Platinum Sponsor DEMIPLANE:ADVENTURE AWAITS! Demiplane keeps you and your favorite wizards, warriors, and space rangers connected with free video and voice chat, shared journaling, matchmaking, and much more to come. REGISTER TODAY at demiplane.comAnd Gold Sponsor Laser Wolf Attack!LASER WOLF ATTACK! is the independently owned and operated lifestyle brand of the indie comic book wizard, ANDREW MACLEAN. Known for his fantasy comic series HEAD LOPPER, and sci-fi graphic novel ApocalyptiGirl, Andrew brings the same level of passion and attitude to this creative outlet offering up a fresh take on apparel, toys, and more! Use the code SECONDSTAR at checkout to save 15% on your first order at laserwolfattack.com
Second Star to the Right is a biweekly Dungeons & Dragons actual-play adventure where five unlikely heroes from this world and beyond are drawn to the mystical island of Neverland in a race against time to recover a fallen star.Watch Second Star to the Right live every other Friday at 7pm CT on Twitch.tv/secondstarshow, or catch the podcast version and YouTube VOD the following Friday.Keep up with ALL the latest updates from the show by visiting our website SecondStar.showGet early access to the podcast, Discord access, our exclusive after-show Beyond Neverland, and more by joining the Second Star community on Patreon!Starring: Joe Nuzzo as the Dungeon Master Breanna Flaim as Genevieve Sinclair Michael Sinclair II as Dante McKnight Desirée Strother as Síofra O'Grimm Andrew Strother as Talith d'Merril Emily Ervolina as Helen Arden and Jasmine Bhullar as Queen Mab! Follow Second Star: Twitter Facebook Instagram YouTube Thank you to our AMAZING sponsors who make the show possible!Platinum Sponsor DEMIPLANE:ADVENTURE AWAITS! Demiplane keeps you and your favorite wizards, warriors, and space rangers connected with free video and voice chat, shared journaling, matchmaking, and much more to come. REGISTER TODAY at demiplane.comAnd Gold Sponsor Laser Wolf Attack!LASER WOLF ATTACK! is the independently owned and operated lifestyle brand of the indie comic book wizard, ANDREW MACLEAN. Known for his fantasy comic series HEAD LOPPER, and sci-fi graphic novel ApocalyptiGirl, Andrew brings the same level of passion and attitude to this creative outlet offering up a fresh take on apparel, toys, and more! Use the code SECONDSTAR at checkout to save 15% on your first order at laserwolfattack.com
Second Star to the Right is a biweekly Dungeons & Dragons actual-play adventure where five unlikely heroes from this world and beyond are drawn to the mystical island of Neverland in a race against time to recover a fallen star.Watch Second Star to the Right live every other Friday at 7pm CT on Twitch.tv/secondstarshow, or catch the podcast version and YouTube VOD the following Friday.Keep up with ALL the latest updates from the show by visiting our website SecondStar.showGet early access to the podcast, Discord access, our exclusive after-show Beyond Neverland, and more by joining the Second Star community on Patreon!Starring: Joe Nuzzo as the Dungeon Master Breanna Flaim as Genevieve Sinclair Michael Sinclair II as Dante McKnight Desirée Strother as Síofra O'Grimm Andrew Strother as Talith d'Merril Emily Ervolina as Helen Arden and Jasmine Bhullar as Queen Mab! Follow Second Star: Twitter Facebook Instagram YouTube Thank you to our AMAZING sponsors who make the show possible!Platinum Sponsor DEMIPLANE:ADVENTURE AWAITS! Demiplane keeps you and your favorite wizards, warriors, and space rangers connected with free video and voice chat, shared journaling, matchmaking, and much more to come. REGISTER TODAY at demiplane.comAnd Gold Sponsor Laser Wolf Attack!LASER WOLF ATTACK! is the independently owned and operated lifestyle brand of the indie comic book wizard, ANDREW MACLEAN. Known for his fantasy comic series HEAD LOPPER, and sci-fi graphic novel ApocalyptiGirl, Andrew brings the same level of passion and attitude to this creative outlet offering up a fresh take on apparel, toys, and more! Use the code SECONDSTAR at checkout to save 15% on your first order at laserwolfattack.com
Second Star to the Right is a biweekly Dungeons & Dragons actual-play adventure where five unlikely heroes from this world and beyond are drawn to the mystical island of Neverland in a race against time to recover a fallen star.Watch Second Star to the Right live every other Friday at 7pm CT on Twitch.tv/secondstarshow, or catch the podcast version and YouTube VOD the following Friday.Keep up with ALL the latest updates from the show by visiting our website SecondStar.showGet early access to the podcast, Discord access, our exclusive after-show Beyond Neverland, and more by joining the Second Star community on Patreon!Starring: Andrew Kolb as the Dungeon Master Breanna Flaim as Button Desirée Strother as Clover Andrew Strother as Flint Emily Ervolina as Pebble Follow Second Star: Twitter Facebook Instagram YouTube Thank you to our AMAZING sponsors who make the show possible!Platinum Sponsor DEMIPLANE:ADVENTURE AWAITS! Demiplane keeps you and your favorite wizards, warriors, and space rangers connected with free video and voice chat, shared journaling, matchmaking, and much more to come. REGISTER TODAY at demiplane.comAnd Gold Sponsor Laser Wolf Attack!LASER WOLF ATTACK! is the independently owned and operated lifestyle brand of the indie comic book wizard, ANDREW MACLEAN. Known for his fantasy comic series HEAD LOPPER, and sci-fi graphic novel ApocalyptiGirl, Andrew brings the same level of passion and attitude to this creative outlet offering up a fresh take on apparel, toys, and more! Use the code SECONDSTAR at checkout to save 15% on your first order at laserwolfattack.com
Second Star to the Right is a biweekly Dungeons & Dragons actual-play adventure where five unlikely heroes from this world and beyond are drawn to the mystical island of Neverland in a race against time to recover a fallen star.Watch Second Star to the Right live every other Friday at 7pm CT on Twitch.tv/secondstarshow, or catch the podcast version and YouTube VOD the following Friday.Keep up with ALL the latest updates from the show by visiting our website SecondStar.showGet early access to the podcast, Discord access, our exclusive after-show Beyond Neverland, and more by joining the Second Star community on Patreon!Starring: Joe Nuzzo as the Dungeon Master Breanna Flaim as Genevieve Sinclair Michael Sinclair II as Dante McKnight Desirée Strother as Síofra O'Grimm Andrew Strother as Talith d'Merril Emily Ervolina as Helen Arden Follow Second Star: Twitter Facebook Instagram YouTube Thank you to our AMAZING sponsors who make the show possible!Platinum Sponsor DEMIPLANE:ADVENTURE AWAITS! Demiplane keeps you and your favorite wizards, warriors, and space rangers connected with free video and voice chat, shared journaling, matchmaking, and much more to come. REGISTER TODAY at demiplane.comAnd Gold Sponsor Laser Wolf Attack!LASER WOLF ATTACK! is the independently owned and operated lifestyle brand of the indie comic book wizard, ANDREW MACLEAN. Known for his fantasy comic series HEAD LOPPER, and sci-fi graphic novel ApocalyptiGirl, Andrew brings the same level of passion and attitude to this creative outlet offering up a fresh take on apparel, toys, and more! Use the code SECONDSTAR at checkout to save 15% on your first order at laserwolfattack.com
Second Star to the Right is a biweekly Dungeons & Dragons actual-play adventure where five unlikely heroes from this world and beyond are drawn to the mystical island of Neverland in a race against time to recover a fallen star.Watch Second Star to the Right live every other Friday at 7pm CT on Twitch.tv/secondstarshow, or catch the podcast version and YouTube VOD the following Friday.Keep up with ALL the latest updates from the show by visiting our website SecondStar.showGet early access to the podcast, Discord access, our exclusive after-show Beyond Neverland, and more by joining the Second Star community on Patreon!Starring: Joe Nuzzo as the Dungeon Master Breanna Flaim as Genevieve Sinclair Michael Sinclair II as Dante McKnight Desirée Strother as Síofra O'Grimm Andrew Strother as Talith d'Merril Emily Ervolina as Helen Arden Follow Second Star: Twitter Facebook Instagram YouTube Thank you to our AMAZING sponsors who make the show possible!Platinum Sponsor DEMIPLANE:ADVENTURE AWAITS! Demiplane keeps you and your favorite wizards, warriors, and space rangers connected with free video and voice chat, shared journaling, matchmaking, and much more to come. REGISTER TODAY at demiplane.comAnd Gold Sponsor Laser Wolf Attack!LASER WOLF ATTACK! is the independently owned and operated lifestyle brand of the indie comic book wizard, ANDREW MACLEAN. Known for his fantasy comic series HEAD LOPPER, and sci-fi graphic novel ApocalyptiGirl, Andrew brings the same level of passion and attitude to this creative outlet offering up a fresh take on apparel, toys, and more! Use the code SECONDSTAR at checkout to save 15% on your first order at laserwolfattack.com
Normally, Beyond Neverland is only available to our Patreon supporters, but we wanted you to get a sneak peak at what you're missing out on! Get early access to the podcast, Discord access, our exclusive after-show Beyond Neverland, and so much more by joining the Second Star community on Patreon!Second Star to the Right is a biweekly Dungeons & Dragons actual adventure where five unlikely heroes from this world and beyond are drawn to the mystical island of Neverland in a race against time to recover a fallen star.Watch Second Star to the Right live every other Friday at 7pm CT on Twitch.tv/secondstarshow, or catch the podcast version and YouTube VOD the following Friday.Starring: Joe Nuzzo as the Dungeon Master Breanna Flaim as Genevieve Sinclair Michael Sinclair II as Dante McKnight Desirée Strother as Síofra O'Grimm Andrew Strother as Talith d'Merril Emily Ervolina as Helen Arden Follow Second Star: Twitter Facebook Instagram YouTube Thank you to our AMAZING sponsors who make the show possible!Platinum Sponsor DEMIPLANE:ADVENTURE AWAITS! Demiplane keeps you and your favorite wizards, warriors, and space rangers connected with free video and voice chat, shared journaling, matchmaking, and much more to come. REGISTER TODAY at demiplane.comAnd Gold Sponsor Laser Wolf Attack!LASER WOLF ATTACK! is the independently owned and operated lifestyle brand of the indie comic book wizard, ANDREW MACLEAN. Known for his fantasy comic series HEAD LOPPER, and sci-fi graphic novel ApocalyptiGirl, Andrew brings the same level of passion and attitude to this creative outlet offering up a fresh take on apparel, toys, and more! Use the code SECONDSTAR at checkout to save 15% on your first order at laserwolfattack.com
We're joined by Brad Elmore, the director of Bit and The Wolfman's Hammer, to discuss the 3rd issue in the DePrayve saga. The Hangman has been patrolling and watching from the shadows and has added L.A.'s 'Mr. Hyde' to his enemies list...right next to The Werewolf! Plus: Image's Head Lopper, Grant Morrison's Proctor Valley Road, Rick Veitch, and more.
Second Star to the Right is a biweekly Dungeons & Dragons actual-play adventure where five unlikely heroes from this world and beyond are drawn to the mystical island of Neverland in a race against time to recover a fallen star.Watch Second Star to the Right live every other Friday at 7pm CT on Twitch.tv/secondstarshow, or catch the podcast version and YouTube VOD the following Friday.Get early access to the podcast, Discord access, our exclusive after-show Beyond Neverland, and more by joining the Second Star community on Patreon!Starring: Joe Nuzzo as the Dungeon Master Breanna Flaim as Genevieve Sinclair Michael Sinclair II as Dante McKnight Desirée Strother as Síofra O'Grimm Andrew Strother as Talith d'Merril Emily Ervolina as Helen Arden Follow Second Star: Twitter Facebook Instagram YouTube Thank you to our AMAZING sponsors who make the show possible!Platinum Sponsor DEMIPLANE:ADVENTURE AWAITS! Demiplane keeps you and your favorite wizards, warriors, and space rangers connected with free video and voice chat, shared journaling, matchmaking, and much more to come. REGISTER TODAY at demiplane.comAnd Gold Sponsor Laser Wolf Attack!LASER WOLF ATTACK! is the independently owned and operated lifestyle brand of the indie comic book wizard, ANDREW MACLEAN. Known for his fantasy comic series HEAD LOPPER, and sci-fi graphic novel ApocalyptiGirl, Andrew brings the same level of passion and attitude to this creative outlet offering up a fresh take on apparel, toys, and more! Use the code SECONDSTAR at checkout to save 15% on your first order at laserwolfattack.com
Second Star to the Right is a biweekly Dungeons & Dragons actual adventure where five unlikely heroes from this world and beyond are drawn to the mystical island of Neverland in a race against time to recover a fallen star.Watch Second Star to the Right live every other Friday at 7pm CT on Twitch.tv/secondstarshow, or catch the podcast version and YouTube VOD the following Friday.Get early access to the podcast, Discord access, our exclusive after-show Beyond Neverland, and more by joining the Second Star community on Patreon!Starring: Joe Nuzzo as the Dungeon Master Breanna Flaim as Genevieve Sinclair Michael Sinclair II as Dante McKnight Desirée Strother as Síofra O'Grimm Andrew Strother as Talith d'Merril Emily Ervolina as Helen Arden Follow Second Star: Twitter Facebook Instagram YouTube Thank you to our AMAZING sponsors who make the show possible!Platinum Sponsor DEMIPLANE:ADVENTURE AWAITS! Demiplane keeps you and your favorite wizards, warriors, and space rangers connected with free video and voice chat, shared journaling, matchmaking, and much more to come. REGISTER TODAY at demiplane.comAnd Gold Sponsor Laser Wolf Attack!LASER WOLF ATTACK! is the independently owned and operated lifestyle brand of the indie comic book wizard, ANDREW MACLEAN. Known for his fantasy comic series HEAD LOPPER, and sci-fi graphic novel ApocalyptiGirl, Andrew brings the same level of passion and attitude to this creative outlet offering up a fresh take on apparel, toys, and more! Use the code SECONDSTAR at checkout to save 15% on your first order at laserwolfattack.com
This week we put on our leathers, gas up our space hogs and go full Czarnian with Lobo! Join us as we trigger a few nerd alerts, talk about Keanu and the Head Lopper, and get a little extra Christmas in the springtime when one of us hears the plot of The Grinch for the very first time.
Ready for a quickie? We get into monsters, mothers, and getting revenge. As well as Headlopper, Excalibur, Eros/Psyche, I Walk With Monsters, and more!
On this week's comic book review podcast: Ultramega #1 Image Comics By James Harren Black Knight: Curse of the Ebony Blade #1 Marvel By Si Spurrier & Sergio Dávila Orphan and the Five Beasts #1 Dark Horse Comics By James Stokoe Catwoman #29 DC Comics Written by Ram V Art by Fernando Blanco Radiant Black #2 Image Comics Written by Kyle Higgins Art by Marcelo Costa The Amazing Spider-Man: King in Black #1 Marvel Written by Jed MacKay Art by Michele Bandini, Alberto Albuquerque Nightwing #78 DC Comics Written by Tom Taylor Art by Bruno Redondo Orcs! #2 Kaboom! By Christine Larsen The Trials of Ultraman #1 Marvel Written by Kyle Higgins & Mat Groom Art by Francesco Manna, Eduardo Ferigato and Gurihiru Justice League #59 DC Comics Written by Brian Michael Bendis, Ram V Art by David Marquez, Xermanico Snow Angels #2 ComiXology Written by Jeff Lemire Art by Jock 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. Alex: And on The Stack, we talk about a bunch of books that come out this week, but not Head Lopper. Justin: Yeah, what the fuck, man? Alex: Never Head Lopper, never, ever. [crosstalk 00:00:22] They barely lop any heads anymore in that book. [crosstalk 00:00:28] Justin: It should be Head Notper because they're not lopping anything up. Alex: It's a very good book. We're just not talking about it in The Stack. Instead, we're going to kick things off, talking about Ultramega #1, from Image Comics by James Harren. I think you actually said it best on the live show, Justin, so I don't know if you want to just take it from here, but I think you totally nailed my thoughts on this book. Justin: Yeah. And so this book is a take on Kaiju, sort of a dark take. I've never been a Kaiju guy in comic book form. Pete: Really? Justin: Just in the comics, I feel like a lot of them are sort of similar to what we've seen before. And this book is such a dark take on it. You're in this character's head, it's just such a fresh version of this type of book. I loved every bit of the story and so many surprising moments and especially where it lands by the end. This was definitely the… Caught me off guard and was the most surprising and exciting book of the week for me. Pete: Wow. Alex: Pete, what about you? Pete: I loved it. The art's unbelievable. This is a real epic book. Unbelievable battles, super gross. Yeah. The storyline is really creative and different. It's dark in all the right places, creepy and gross looking in all the right places and huge and intense and others. And it's just really, really well done. Justin: [crosstalk 00:01:56] Sorry, before you get there, Alex, one last thing, it's also the rare book that goes hard. It doesn't just set up the premise and then sit in it and be like, “Tune in next week.” Kind of a thing. It goes hard at the ideas and really pushes it. Alex: The basic premise of the thing. And this gives away the first couple of pages, which I think are surprising and exciting in and of themself as they slowly spool out the story. But I'll do this just to tease people about it and then not talk about what happens probably in the last two thirds of the book. Well, the general idea is this weird eye creature or space being gives three people powers to turn into giant beings kind of called, at least one of them is called Ultramega. And they are able to identify a Kaiju virus that has embedded itself in people, but the catch is when they approach those people, when they see it, it activates that virus and they turn into these giant Kaiju and then they need to fight them. And it's kind of what the world deals with after that. But as Justin was mentioning, it spins in these crazy, crazy dark directions that are so good. Alex: Art wise as well, Pete, I don't know if you're going to take exception to this, but this reminded me in a really pleasant way of Daniel Warren Johnson and his work, just because all of the action. I think this was the thing as well that really shocked me about this book because I'm also not a huge Kaiju fan most of the time, is how clear and unique the action felt across the board, how well it was staged. Great. And it just builds too, over the course of the book. It starts with these big fights and they only get huger by the end. It's amazing. Pete: Yeah, it really is impressive. I guess I'm the only guy who likes Kaiju but that being said, I agree with Justin with the way that it moves. This book, it feels like they really sat on this book a little bit before releasing it and went over it again and again, and tightened and made all these different things because the way it… It's just a powerhouse from start to finish. Alex: And the creator talks about this a little bit at the end, we should also mention it's an oversized book. I might have the page count, but it's at least 60 pages or so. Justin: Yep. 62 pages of comic action. Alex: Yeah. [crosstalk 00:04:12] And he talks about this in the end where he says, I know, normally it felt like you should be doing 20 ish pages of a book, but there's so much more he wanted to say in this first issue that he just jammed it all in there and worked on it and it's totally worth it. This is an incredible book. Definitely pick it up. Easily the pick of the week, but lots of other good things on The Stack so keep listening to our podcast because here we go. [crosstalk 00:04:34] Justin: Yeah, don't shut it off just because we got a banger. [crosstalk 00:04:36]. Alex: Comic book shop. Pete: No, I mean, that's how I would listen to it. I would just be like, “Well, all right, looks like this is the one they recommend. That's on you, dear. I'm going to go to the shop.” Alex: Well, stay tuned for our even more pick of the week that we're going to have [crosstalk 00:04:51] Justin: Oh, nice. Way to sell it up. P.T. Barnum. Pete, when you listen to albums back in the day were you're like, “Oh, great song, smash. I'm done with this shit.” Pete: It's all right, man. Justin: You're like Pearl Jam Ten or Pearl Jam One, throw the rest away. I don't care about the rest of these songs. Alex: Black Knight: Curse of the Ebony Blade #1 from Marvel by Si Spurrier and Sergio Davila, we read the Black Knight King in Black One Shot, enjoyed that. But I think our general impression was it felt like, “Ah, this is really just setting up a Black Knight series.” Surprise, it was in fact setting up a Black Knight series. And what you get here is also a very dark take on a classic Marvel character. Justin, you're a fan of the Black Knight. How'd you feel about this one? Justin: I love the Black Knight and this was another great book. They do a great job in this book of specifically setting up a Black Knight as sort of the dark side of a Thor. Black Knight famously an Avenger, sort of a mid-tier Avenger who wasn't a super big hero, but was around a lot in different eras of the Avengers. And in this, he feels that. He's like, “I wish I had friends. I wish I could hang out with the Avengers.” It's sad. Pete: Yeah. It's got to be tough. You're so close yet so far away. Justin: Yeah. Well, he was in, he's in the Avengers. [crosstalk 00:06:13] Pete: That's what I mean, but they won't hang out with him. Justin: Yeah. It's a bummer. They only call him for the real fucked up missions. But in this, there's a great moment in here where Thor can't pick up Black Knight's sword, the Cursed Ebony Blade, because he's too pure and he's like, “You have to have a darkness. It has to feel your shadow.” Which I thought was just a great comparison as Thor was just throwing his worthy hammer in the air. And then you have this blade that is too dark for anyone to pick up but our guy Dane. Pete: Which is surprising, because you would think with Thor's drinking, he would have a little bit of a dark side, but apparently not. Justin: Yeah. He's a social drinker. Pete: Well, it's interesting, the way the conflict that he has and the way that he has to use kind of the darkness inside of him. It's not the goodness that he uses to fight. It's the dark side. It's kind of like the anger. So I very much related to that. And it was very cool. Like this moment of him trying to deal with his emotions and talk things out in a way that he can be okay with who he is and how he battles and stuff like that. I thought it was very interesting and cool. Alex: I like this book quite a bit too. Let's move on and talk about Orphan and the Five Beasts #1 from Dark Horse Comics by James Stokoe. Pete, I don't know why you need your Head Lopper when you got your Orphan and the Five Beasts. I mean, come on, you got an angry fighter, you got a bunch of lopping going on. That's got to satisfy you. Justin: This is right over the Pete plate right here. Pete: Yeah. I mean, this was great. Don't get me wrong. This was a lot of fun. The thigh master or whatever it was really fucking bad-ass. Just kind of the cloak dude who is just really great at fighting. I very, very much enjoyed this book. Alex: And just to be clear, we like Head Lopper. I'll stop pretending that I'm slamming it over the rest of the podcast. Justin: Love Head Lopper. Alex: But this is exactly what you wanted, to have James Stokoe, I'm trying to think how to describe it, but just like quest to kill five increasingly, probably deadly villains who have killed this ronin's master sort of story. You kind of know what you're in for, but it's the regular requisite James Stokoe insane art. This is very fun. It's very enjoyable and it looks great. Pete: Yeah. I also really liked the kind of setup. Sometimes we get a set up of like, “I have to avenge because of this or whatever.” And it's sometimes interesting, but sometimes kind of typical. This is a very kind of cool a story to kind of set up how this is all going to go down, this whole you make a promise to, “Okay, I'll give you this power, but then you've got to come back and learn the right way to use it.” And I thought it was a very cool setup for [inaudible 00:09:07] and for all this unbelievable fighting and action. Justin: This feels like it's at the intersection of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the classic, Usagi Yojimbo and Ball Z, Dragon Ball Z. And that intersection is actually where Pete lives. If you're ever looking to send some mail to Pete, that's the address. Pete: Yeah. I definitely get my mail there. There's no question. Alex: Let's move on and talk about Catwoman #29 from DC Comics written by Ram V., art by Fernando Blanco. In this issue, Catwoman is running shit downtown, but there's some different forces who are closing in on her at the same time. A couple of things that I'll throw out to you guys right at the top here, first of all, I sort of felt this last week, but I felt this even more this week, I am really appreciating Future State even more based on the fact that DC set up these art teams, kind of gave them two months to play around and figure things out and then put them on the permanent titles. And that pays off here with a really good, beautifully drawn story. I haven't read Catwoman in a really long time, but I like this quite a bit. On the flip side of things, I am wondering, and I know there has been blow back, should they have renumbered these to #1? Justin: Wow. Pete: Oh, my God. Jesus Christ. Justin: I'm surprised they didn't, to be honest. But I do think coming out of Future State, which was all #1s and #2s, I get why they just kept going. And I appreciate that a little bit more because I think Future State was sort of the bait to get you to sign on to these books with these great new creative teams. And I want to say, I feel like Ram V. is having a moment. Pete: Yeah. Ram V.! I agree. I really liked this book. I like how the villain is a kind of similar to Ghost in the Ant-Man movie. I also love this kind of strung out Riddler a little bit who's hooked on that Ivy. You know what I mean? A very interesting take. There's a lot going on in this book, which I appreciate. This is a very cool Catwoman book. The art's fantastic. Alex: I particularly like playing in this villainous side of the world. Catwoman always straddles this weird line, particularly now that she's canonically with Batman, has fallen more on the side of the heroes, but you do have all these characters in Gotham that have been on both sides. You have Poison Ivy, you have Harley Quinn, you have Catwoman, you have Riddler. All of these ones that are like, “They're bad, but are they really that bad?” To throw those into a book together as a cast and throw them against even worse villains, I think is a great place for Catwoman to be as a character. Justin: I feel like the move there is to make them sort of selfish heroes, as opposed to villains. They're like heroes who do what they want as opposed to just always saving the day, which I think makes for a more interesting story. Alex: I agree. Moving on, Radiant Black #2 from Image Comics written by Kyle Higgins, art by Marcelo Costa. We loved the first issue here, it was about a guy that discovers a weird black hole over a train track, gets some powers, felt very much invincible, even though it's a different story and it's a different character. And it had a lot of the sense of that, that in my mind continues with the second issue, which finds him having breakfast with his dad multiple times, meeting up with another person with similar powers and fighting them. Great. I had a good time reading this book again and I'm very into it after two issues. Pete: I would like to point out though, kids out there, if you see a floating black hole, you shouldn't go towards it and try to grab it, okay. That's a bad idea. We don't want to encourage that kind of stuff. Justin: And that's a PSA we've done for years. We've put that out there on public radio and… We're the big don't touch the black hole guys. Alex: What'd you think about this book, Justin? Justin: Nice, great question, Alex. I like the second issue a lot. I was fine with it in the first issue. And I think the second issue has made me like it more where we get into the character a little bit. It does feel like Invincible a lot without sort of the epic, worldwide storytelling. This is very much about this kid who wants to be a writer and failed and has to go back home and he's using his under the radar or his like, I need to figure out my life, “super powers” of being an Uber driver to aid in his super heroics. And I think that's cool. Pete: Yeah. I think this is not only stylistically very cool. And I liked the outfits and when they're suited up, how that all looks, it looks really looks amazing. But I also like the person inside the suit and the struggles with what's going on. And yeah, you don't want to deal with your parents. Sure, you got to talk to them around mealtime, but otherwise, parents, fuck off. You know what I mean? I got shit to do. So I appreciated the check-in stuff. But I'm very interested to see now that he has a plan, how this is all going to go. Alex: Think it should be interesting to follow. Next up, The Amazing Spider-Man: King in Black #1 from Marvel written by Jed MacKay and art by Michele Bandini. In this, we're getting two stories. The first one has Spider-Man feeling super guilty as I think, frankly, he should about everything that's happening in King in Black. Teaming up with Reptil, who is one of the characters from Avengers Academy and then Avengers Arena, I believe, as well. And then the backup story shows us what's happening from Reptil's perspective and kicks off a new Reptil series that is coming later in the year, which is pretty surprising. Justin: And you got the Querque on the art there, the backup story. Alex: The Querque? Justin: Yeah. Albuquerque. Alex: Oh, was that Rafael Albuquerque? Justin: You're god damn right it is. Alex: Is it? Are you sure about that? Justin: That's all I'm fucking looking at right here. That's what it says. Alex: All right. Justin: [crosstalk 00:15:15] story. Alberto Albuquerque. Alex: Alberto Albuquerque. That's not Rafael Albuquerque. Justin: You're right. It's a different, but it's still… Pete: A different Querque. Alex: Well, thank you for giving him credit, regardless. I appreciate that. Pete: Yeah. Classic. Classic. But let me just ask you something. Alex: Yeah. What? Justin: It's about time… Throw the question. Pete: Nick Spencer is completely off this book now? Alex: [crosstalk 00:15:46] This is not Amazing Spider-Man. This is a King in Black One Shot. What emotions are you going through right now? Justin, can you talk about this book? Because Pete's [crosstalk 00:15:59] You are all over the place right now. Pete: I was just hoping that this was the start of something fresh and new. Justin: Pete came with such joy. He's like “I got the Querque. I got Jed MacKay, Nick Spencer and Alex just devastated. [crosstalk 00:16:18] One, two punched it. Pete: Yeah. That was a combo I wasn't ready for. Justin: Let me just say also, let's keep in mind that our podcast is the main news source for Pete LePage. He doesn't get his news anywhere else about anything, not just comics, but truly every bit of news he gets is right here. Alex: Every morning he opens up The Stack podcast and he's like, “Ah, what's happening to the world today.” Pete: But the comic itself, a very touching kind of a classic Spider-Man story, very moving. I really enjoyed all of it. I thought this was a great kind of little guy versus big monsters. I thought this was such a great Spider-Man story. And I think that this is for me, one of the… I feel like this is a great example of why Spider-Man is great. Justin: I liked this book a lot as well. I'm a big Jed MacKay fan, the writer of this. He writes the Black Cat book- Pete: Brother of Adam MacKay, right? Justin: That's not accurate. Again, not accurate. Just guessing about stuff, not working right now. Jed MacKay's Black Cat book. I've been a huge fan of, so it was great to see him taking on this Spider-Man book. And I agree, starting with Spider-Man feeling guilty about bringing the Venom suit back. We've all felt bad when we brought like a suit back from somewhere and it devastated the world. Whether it's with mobs or just starting a fashion trend, it caused problems. Alex: Yes. Just to stay in order, Justin, Pete, go ahead. Justin: Reptil, as a character, got a lot of love in this issue. I did not see that coming and leading up to Reptil #1. Okay. Let's give it a try. Alex: It's fun. He could turn into dinosaurs. That's pretty cool. I like this issue quite a bit as well. Let's move on to another big surprise though. In retrospect, given the team and it shouldn't necessarily have been. Nightwing #78 from DC Comics written by Tom Taylor, art by Bruno Redondo. Alex: I'll tell you straight up, when I read this book, I was like, “Oh, another Nightwing book. Here we go.” First couple of pages, I was like, “Holy shit, this is great. Why is this so good?” And then we got to the credits and I realized, “Oh, that's why it's so good.” [crosstalk 00:18:38] This team is great. So this is Nightwing is back in the costume. He doesn't have the memory loss, which he pokes fun of a little bit in the middle of this issue, which is very fun, but he is back in Blüdhaven dealing with all that entails. Barbara Gordon comes to visit him. It was a big spoiler for the issue, but I'll mention this because I'm sure Pete wants to talk about this in particular. The major feature of the issue is Alfred turns out to have been a billionaire and leaves all of his money to Nightwing. Pete, how did you feel about this? Pete: The letter was so touching and so moving. I really loved it. Yeah. How heartbreaking is it that the Alfred wrote him a letter every year because of the business that they're in and how crazy their life is. I was just so moved. I thought it was such a touching letter. Yeah, this was one of my favorite issues for the week. I love the humor in it. The fun bit about having Dick for a name, the dad bit, the Alfred with the dishes moments there. I got choked up for that. And then the whole fucking John Wick of it all, you don't fuck with dogs, man. Don't fuck with somebody's dog. That is just disgusting, as Nightwing put it. And yeah, it was just really just blockbuster fun. Yeah, I was just [crosstalk 00:20:09] Alex: Is that a joke on the fact that Blockbuster, the character, appears in here? Pete? Justin: Yes. Pete: Yeah, yeah. Justin: He'll say yes. Now that you said it. Alfred the butling billionaire. Who would have thought? This guy was just butling for the fun of it. The love of the game. Pete: When the Waynes died, they must've been like, “Here's a shit ton of money to raise our… Just in case.” Alex: And he was stealing it, he was stealing it from Bruce Wayne. Justin: Yeah he stole that money. Alex: Every year, squirreling away a little bit of Bruce Wayne's money. Justin: Here's what he's doing. He's telling the Wayne's that he's buying these expensive English cucumbers, and he's buying some shitty fell off the back of a truck cucumbers and pocketing the difference. [crosstalk 00:20:53] Pete: I'm not going to sit here and let you fucking… Alfred is nothing but an angel. All right? That house of insanity and he's the only sane one, all right? [crosstalk 00:21:04] So don't fucking talk shit about Alfred. Alex: Justin's making a little bit of sense here because that might explain why Batman never eats any of the soup that he gets him because it tastes like shit. Justin: It's trash soup. Because he's not buying the high end stuff, he's not buying the Progresso, he's buying like… Huh? Pete: Don't you fucking say that. Alex: [crosstalk 00:21:24] or whatever. Even Bruce is like, “Oh, this is bad.” Pete: [inaudible 00:21:31]. Alex: “I don't like this.” Justin: Wait, Pete, are you telling me you're like Alfred cooks the best food? Pete: Yeah. Justin: You know that for a fact? Pete: Fact! Justin: He only made little sandwiches and soups. It's not like he was bringing out like a dinner. Pete: You don't know what he was doing while we weren't looking [crosstalk 00:21:48] Alex: What do you think his worst dish was? The thing when all the bat family [inaudible 00:21:53] And they're like, “Oh, he's making his lasagna. That's bad.” Justin: “Master Bruce, I prepared your favorite French toast.” Justin: “Oh, Alfred's French toast.” Pete: Yo, he's dead, you fuckers. Where's the respect? Alex: “It's just too eggy.” Justin: There's no cinnamon in it. Put a spice in it. For god sakes. Justin: [inaudible 00:22:20] He doesn't even buy the good maple syrup. He buys the shitty stuff. Pete: You don't know that. Don't say that. Alex: It's not even maple. It's not from Vermont. It's not B grade. Pete: Don't you fucking… Alex: It's Log Cabin. Justin: [inaudible 00:22:33] Log Cabin syrup. Pocketing the difference. Justin: [crosstalk 00:22:36] Justin: And then he's given this difference. He gave it to Nightwing in this issue and that's continuity right there. That's the truth. Alex: I don't want to downsize just to get back- Pete: I hate talking comics with you guys. It's the fucking worst. Justin: That's crazy because you do it a lot. Pete: All you do is just fucking kill my dreams and hopes. You take everything that I like in an issue and just do bits until it's not fun anymore. You've killed Foggy Nelson for me and you can't fucking leave Alfred alone. The fucking guy just died and I still can't get any enjoyment out of… Justin: What do you think Foggy's worst dish is? Alex: All of them. Justin: “Hey, Matt, I made dinner tonight. It's a bunch of old gum.” Alex: I was doing the old man laugh. Where he's going… Pete: [crosstalk 00:23:36] Please leave me alone. Justin: I love Nightwing. I love this issue. Tom Taylor is also on a great run of books. It's great to see Nightwing, get back to some of the old stuff. Being in Blüdhaven, sort of carving out his own area away from Gotham. Pete: Great use of Blockbuster. Justin: Great use of Blockbuster. Barbara's in this issue, touching on his relationship with Alfred, which I do think despite what I said about how just God awful his lasagna was. Pete: Fuck you. Justin: He did have a great connection with Alfred. And I love seeing that here on display. What's he going to do with that money? Just buy some cool spandex? Alex: I don't know. Justin: Blow it on spandex? Alex: I do want to shout out also Bruno Redondo's art. There is a gorgeous, gorgeous two page spread that happens earlier in the issue where Nightwing is jumping off a roof and it's the classic Batman jumping in front of the moon thing. But it's him jumping in front of the sun. And I thought it was just such a smart, awesome thing to do to delineate Nightwing from Batman. Loved it. Let's move on to a book that I'm betting Pete liked as well. Orcs! #2 from BOOM! By Christine Larsen. Just a bunch of orcs, doing fun orc stuff. Pete, how did you feel about this one? Pete: Yeah, we loved to the first issue of this. I like this kind of this team up, if you will, of characters. I also love the love of story in this. People will risk a lot for a great story. I can appreciate that. The torture I go through so I can read comics is real. I thought this was fun. I also love the dedication that the person wears an eye patch and has two eyes just for the love of the game. That was really fun. I think the art and storytelling is great. I love the mix of cute and gruesome things. I like where this is going. This is exciting. Justin: Yeah. The story within the story stuff is really fun. This reminded me of, this is a hyper-specific reference, but in the movie Willow, all the brownies, the little people that ride along, that's what this book reminds me of. Pete: Really? Justin: The orcs are sort of like a version of those guys. Alex: Yeah. I can see that. I think it's a fun book. People should definitely check it out. Next up. The Trials of Ultraman #1 from Marvel, written by, again, Kyle Higgins and Matt Groom, art by Francesco Manna, Eduardo Ferigato and Guri Hiru. We checked out the first issue of this book. And haven't checked in in a while. Obviously, this is a new story of Ultraman. It was interesting reading this in the same week as another Kyle Higgins book and another Kaiju book. How do you think it stacked up in comparison? Justin: I wish I had read this one first, before I read Ultramega, because Ultramega felt so genre breaking that this felt very within the genre. And if you're a fan of Kaiju books, I think this is a great version of that and it's setting up a lot of interesting twists and turns on it and a potential new villain that I was surprised. I thought it was the backup story. I thought it was an advertisement for another book. And then it tied right into to this book. So yeah, I like this, but it definitely feels like just a fun new version of a Kaiju book. Pete: Yeah. I thought this was kind of a comparison regardless of what is better or whatever. I thought this was a cool take. It felt different enough where I wasn't like, “Oh, this is kind of too similar.” I enjoyed where this was coming from and the perspective, I also like the start of this book. Yeah. I like what this is setting up. It's not as long as the other one. It's a little bit shorter, but they do a good job of keeping it simple, teasing the story, putting all the things in place. I've followed it well, I understood what was going on. Thought it was great art and storytelling. I think this is good. Alex: My favorite part of this book is still the insert pages. I think these are the ones that Guri Hiru is drawing where it's instruction manuals for what to do for the Kaiju organization or if a Kaiju attacks. They're super fun. They're super cute. I like that quite a bit. And it really breaks- [crosstalk 00:27:52] Justin: The Kaiju steps. Alex: Kaiju steps. There you go. I enjoy those quite a bit. Agree with you guys. Otherwise, next up, Justice League #59 from DC Comics written by Brian Michael Bendis and Ram V., art by David Marquez and Xermanico. So the front story is Brian Michael Bendis on Justice League for the first time. Backup story is Ram V. doing Justice League Dark. What'd you guys think? Pete: I thought it was a fun issue. It's kind of a setup issue, but really love the story and the art and Green Arrow wants more out of life. Justin: It's interesting what the take here. This feels like a Black Adam book in a lot of ways. And re-introducing one of Bendis' characters right, at the end. Alex: Naomi. Yeah. Justin: Yeah. So I don't know, that got me a little bit, like this feels like a very Bendis move where I don't know what the story is going to be about. It feels like it's like him being like, “Here's some stuff I think is cool.” And I want it to be a little bit more of like, “Here's an idea that I'm excited to create for these characters.” The art's really beautiful in the front story. Good Aquaman issue if you're an Aqua fan, but I don't know what the direction here is. It feels like it's almost like, “You like the Justice League? Well, here's a totally different bunch of people who are going to operate like the Justice League.” The Justice League Dark backup by Ram V. I thought was great. Spin this off and make it a book. Pete: Yeah. Alex: I agree. I really liked the backup. That was dark and weird and interesting in a very different way than James Tynion did the book, which I loved. But it was interesting to see this change and this more mythical take on the characters. For the front story, like this better than the Legion of Superheroes. I thought that was very messy. There were too many characters going on. It's surprising that Justice League feels like it has less characters and is more focused. So that's a little ridiculous, but the characterizations are good and fine. I don't know. Like you said, there's a lot of Bendis isms in the book and I would like to see what he does going forward, but it felt a little derivative down to basically doing the New Avengers cover on the cover here, but with the Justice League. And if he's going to do that, New Avengers felt different because it was Bendis coming in and doing his Bendis thing on Avengers for the first time. You don't necessarily get this here. I want him to do something bolder and more exciting. Justin: Yeah. If you want to do the New Avengers for Justice League, give us that hit, give us that swing and have all these new characters introduced and have it be that because that's still a story that sticks right in the memory because it was such a big new change for the Avengers. Instead, it feels like sort of a middle ground here. Pete: I agree. Alex: Last one, let's talk about Snow Angels #2 from ComiXology written by Jeff Lemire, art by Jock. We liked the first issue of this one, I believe, quite a bit. Takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where everybody lives in a snow filled trench. A family, a father, and two daughters is being chased by a guy named The Snowman. That picks up this issue. Pete, you've always been scared of snowmen. What did you think of this one? Pete: Yeah. I mean, what's great is snowmen themselves are scary, but this is a nice heightening of that idea. Yeah. I think this is a great… First off an amazing team. And this is very action oriented, which I very much enjoy. And this does a great job. Each issue kind of leaving you really wanting more. I think this is a very intense, kind of reminds me of that horror movie where nobody can talk or whatever. So I think this is really fun. Very creative. Love the way it ended. Love the art. Alex: A Quiet Place? Is that what you're thinking of? Pete: Yeah, A Quiet Place. [crosstalk 00:31:55] Justin: Oh, I thought We Have To Talk About Kevin. Is that what it is? Pete: No, it was A Quiet Place. Justin: Nice. Either way, this book, everyone's skating really hard in this book. Pete: You got to skate hard, bro. Justin: You got to skate hard. So that was stressful. Great pace to this book. And a lot of just tense, a lot of tension. And I think A Quiet Place is a good comparison, I think. Alex: I would compare it to The Mighty Ducks, which is a movie with skating in it. Justin: That's true. That's true. And Pete, I know you love this. It's sort of a cutting edge with less romance. Pete: [inaudible 00:32:31] Alex: This is a great book. Definitely pick it up. You have another point you want to make Pete. What's up? Pete: Yeah. I just wanted to, while you're wrapping up, while I was waiting for Head Lopper to come through, I did read Superman Red & Blue #1, and I just wanted to say, really fun, love the coloring, really amazing art. The Boy Who Saved Superman, a story by Wes Craig and Jill Thompson. So amazing. The art was unbelievable. His water colors and the little Clark Kent stuff was very, very adorable. Alex: I love how you act like, “Well, I have no say in what happens in this show.” Justin: And then you secretly just review stuff at the end. That's nice. You take control in a way that I just would never be so audacious. Pete: Well, thank you. Justin: I would like to review my dinner that I made earlier, it was… But taco night, obviously… Pete: Couldn't have been better than what Alfred would have prepared. 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On this week's comic book review podcast: Radiant Black #1 Image Comics Written by Kyle Higgins Art by Marcelo Costa Sweet Tooth: The Return #4 DC Comics Written and art by Jeff Lemire Eternals #2 Marvel Written by Kieron Gillen Art by Esad Ribić Low #26 Image Comics Written by Rick Remender Art by Greg Tochhini Rorschach #5 DC Comics Written by Tom King Art by Jorge Fornés Daredevil #27 Marvel Written by Chip Zdarsky Art by Marco Checchetto and Mike Hawthorne Birthright #46 Image Comics Written by Joshua Williamson Art by Andrei Bressan Black Hammer: Visions #1 Dark Horse Comics Written by Patton Oswalt Art by Dean Kotz Future State: Dark Detective #3 DC Comics Written by Mariko Tamaki, Matthew Rosenberg Art by Dan Mora, Carmine Giandomenico Future State: Teen Titans #2 DC Comics Written by Tim Sheridan Art by Rafa Sandoval Future State: Robin Eternal #2 DC Comics Written by Meghan Fitzmartin Art by Eddy Barrows Future State: Superman/Wonder Woman #2 DC Comics Written by Dan Watters Art by Leila del Duca Future State: Green Lantern #2 DC Comics Written by Geoffrey Thorne, Robert Venditti, Josie Campbell Art by Tom Raney, Andy Tong, Dexter Soy Future State : Justice League #2 DC Comics Written by Joshua Williamson, Ram V Art by Robson Rocha, Marcio Takara Future State: Kara Zor-El Superwoman #2 DC Comics Written by Marguerite Bennett Art by Marguerite Sauvage Critical Role: Vox Machina: Origins: Series III #1 Dark Horse Comics Written by Jody Houser Art by Oliver Samson Thunderbolts #2 Marvel Written by Matthew Rosenberg Art by Juan Ferreyra Undiscovered Country #12 Image Comics Written by Scott Snyder and Charles Soule Art by Giuseppe Camuncoli and Leonardo Marcello Grassi The Last Witch #2 BOOM! Box Written by Conor McCreery Art by V.V. Glass American Vampire 1976 #5 DC Comics Written by Scott Snyder Art by Rafael Albuquerque Black Panther: King in Black #1 Marvel Written by Geoffrey Thorne Art by Germán Peralta Bliss #5 Image Comics Written by Sean Lewis Art by Caitlin Yarsky Orcs #1 Kaboom! Written and art by Christine Larsen Home Sick Pilots #3 Image Comics Written by Dan Watters Art by Caspar Wijngaard 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. Alex: And on The Stack we talk about a bunch of books that come out this week, kicking it off with Radiant Black number one from Image Comics written by Kyle Higgins, art by Marcello Costa. This is of course, as you could probably tell from the number one and totally new book. And the premise is a Downer's luck author who has not gotten jobs for a while, heads back home, encounters something weird and may or may not become some sort of a superhero, pretty typical setup. But I really liked how this was executed personally. I thought the designs were great and I'm very excited to read this going forward. What did you guys think? Pete: I agree. I was really impressed with this setup. I mean just seeing this guy cry when he goes through early, really makes you, “Oh, you're rooting for this person.” And then just the way he falls into is very interesting. And the design of the suit and stuff is really fantastic. I think this does a great job of getting you excited for a new series. Justin: Yeah, this had some vibes of invincible to me very much Early Kirkman stuff. Pete: Sure- Justin: And both in the writing and the art. And yeah, it was an interesting launch. I was very triggered by a writer who struggles to work- Pete: Wow- Justin: Because that's a constant stress. Pete: The douchey friend reminded me of you. Justin: Oh, that's so interesting. The animal, I think it was some hamster or rat that was dead next to the tracks. It reminded me of you. Pete: Oh, wow. That's really fucked up. Alex: So in the back matter, Kyle Higgins talks a little bit about how he was inspired while he was writing Power Rangers- Pete: Yeah- Alex: And that really firmed a bunch of stuff up in Bye-Bye and for the- Pete: Yes, big time- Alex: About the world what is going on here. But I think what he's done is he found a really grounded way of taking this Power Rangers concept, making it feel afresh, make it feel new. And it's a lot of fun. I'm excited to read more of this. Alex: Next up Sweet Tooth return number four from TC Comics so written and art by Jeff Lameer. We get some big answers here about what's been- Pete: Yeah- Alex: Going on with this rebooted- Justin: Yeah- Alex: Sweet Tooth. Justin, I know you've been concerned about the end game here. So how did you feel about this issue [inaudible 00:02:34]? Justin: This issue did a lot for me. I think we got to learn a lot of the backstory here and what I love about the take here, and it reminded me of a lot of the later stuff. The later arcs on the original Sweet Tooth. The way that Jeff Lameer combines in the writing, the ideas of scientists who become religious fanatics, breaking that dichotomy between science and religion and showing that the real danger is when fanatical people actually have the tools they need to cause real problems for the planet. Justin: That's when we as a society get into trouble. I think it's on display again here. And this is such a great issue to really flash out the mythology. We get to hear a little bit of why the people in charge of this newer world are motivated to do what they do and it's great. Pete: I thought the stuff about the shirt was very sweet and touching. Alex: There's some stuff about Sweet Tooth shirt, particularly that was such a big thing back in the old book. And that gets called back here. I agree, really good issue, very excited to see how this all starts to wrap up, going over to a Turtle's number two from Marvel written by Karen Gillan, art by [inaudible 00:03:48] where we left off in the last issue, Thanos was attacking some of the members of the Eternals. So one of the Eternals had been murdered. Usually not a problem. It turns out it is a little bit of a problem here- Pete: There's a problem- Alex: But you get some big revelations and explanation of what's going on. One- Pete: Yeah- Alex: Of my favorite things about this book is it is revealed. I don't know if it was real to the first issue, but it's revealed here in a very funny and very Karen Gillen way that the person who is narrating this, is the eternal machine that helps resurrect the Eternals, but that machine is broken. And just the way that is executed, the way that tells the story of the series feels so unique and exciting to me. Pete: Yeah. I was- Justin: Totally the narration is funny, it's sort of irreverent. It feels like you're hearing the Karen Gillan, basically make fun of the characters in the book that he's currently writing, which I think is so great. Pete: Yeah. I was really impressed with this. You got a big Eternals movie coming out from Marvel. So I feel like this does a great job of getting people excited for that. Eternals to me never really was something I could latch onto, but I'm really into this book. I think it's a really cool setup of a what's the problem is and what's going on and what's going to happen. And I'm really looking forward to it. Art's fantastic. A really fun time jumps stuff here. Yeah. And even there's sweet touching moments where they make mistakes. And I was really impressed with this. This is a really solid book. Justin: And their R is so good. It feels so big mythology while also having great comic book action at the same time. This comic is really just delivering on all the fronts you want. Alex: Well, on that note, let's turn a bit to low number 26 from Image Comics written by Greg Takini- Justin: Oh, here we go- Alex: This is the last issue of this book. Justin, this has been one of your favorite books for a very long time. How do you think it wrapped up? Justin: Great. Just so good. Rick Rimenda. I don't know how, I mean, we talked to him about this book a few weeks ago and it was on the podcast. And I don't know how he writes his books. When does he think of the ending? Because he really does such a good job with endings in a lot of his work. He's able to tie up the character arcs, the emotional arcs as well as just the central theme and leave you thinking and feeling a certain way, in his last issues, it was same with Black Science. Justin: And this issue is just beautifully done. You see that… And I don't want to spoil too much of it. Because I think you really need to read this and take it in. And I want to reread the entire series to really get every ounce of story out of it. But it's about a family at the end of the day. And you get to see that land in a way that is tragic, heartbreaking, but beautiful and sentimental at the same time. Pete: Yeah. I mean, this is the sweetest most moving way Rimenda could kick you in the nuts. He's still going to get you, but this is done so well. And it's so moving. It's really impressive. The art is just… A lot of times when you're dealing with different worlds, different ideas, the art can get too crazy, but it's done in such a way that it shows grace and beauty and different things. Pete: The layering to it is really impressive. There's different characters that aren't human that are very humanized, it's really amazing and impressive the way this all ties in. This got really weird at times, but man, does he land this so well. Justin: And he- Pete: He does it so well, it really does make you want to be like, “Wait, I want to go back and see that beginning again.” Justin: If I may just get your jacket book quote correct. I think it's a beautiful kick in the nuts that makes you turn and say thank you to the nut kicker. Pete: Right. Justin: Peel the page. Alex: Next step Rorschach number five from DC Comics written by Tom King art by Hori Fornace. I hesitate to say it was my favorite issue so far, but this is the one to me that really felt like- Justin: Yeah- Alex: It pulled back the veil on what's happening potentially where this book is heading. We've had this guy investigating this mystery. There was an attempted presidential assassination, but somebody dressed as Rorschach and somebody dressed as a cowboy. Alex: The first couple of issues have been really building up, was investigator looking through this mystery. And if I was to purely speculate for a bit, we found out that this cowboy character has been going up to people and telling them, “Hey, you are the reincarnation of Rorschach. His energy with Dr. Manhattan Blue is hemp, has gone into various people. You and Rorschach, come with me, let's do vigilante justice.” Pete: That'll pick up line. Alex: That'll pick up line. I think whether that is true or not, that's what's happening to our main guy, right? He is going to get to a place where either he becomes Rorschach or even thinks he is Rorschach and maybe starts to think this is true. Justin: Well, he believes that he's Rorschach at the end of the day. I think that's just smart. Alex: Well specifically because the theme that Tom King is dealing with here is conspiracy theories. And I think this is a little bit about how the deeper you get into conspiracy theory, the more things start to look like conspiracy, and the more it starts to become believable, whether you're investigating it or whether you're the one who's putting it out there. Justin: Yeah, I think that's such a smart take because my takeaway from this issue specifically… I mean, last issue, we talked about this a little bit because it was tricking people into believing certain things and them taking it to the extreme where they end up- Alex: Right- Justin: Believing it above everything else in their lives. Also very topical thing going on in our real world. And in this, this issue is about masks. And then we have this character who's running for president to try to take down a Robert Redford who's won for like five terms in a row. And he's shitting on wearing mask because he is so comfortable believing a bunch of nonsense maskless. Justin: And the people that wear masks are quote unquote, hiding their beliefs, their identities, whatever, yet this person is so brazen and out there saying nonsense. He doesn't have to hide even the craziest opinions that he has. That was my takeaway from this, is just, the people that wear the mask are maybe the people to trust more so. Pete: I agree with… It's all been, a lot more is solidified, click into place here. Tom King, just piece meals information as he twists and turns stories. But this is one of my favorite issues for sure. And the last couple of panels, just absolutely fantastic. And so cool. Yeah, I thought this was a great issue and I'm very excited for more. Alex: I agree, next up Daredevil number 27 from Marvel written by [inaudible 00:11:20] who is on the live show this very week, talking about this book, art by Marco Maketto and Mike Hawthorne. This book we're dealing with the King Black crossover while Electra is filling in for Matt Murdock fighting on the streets of New York. Matt is trapped in prison and has been infected by [inaudible 00:11:36] the God of the Symbionts. So we're getting these dual stories going on and they're both very good. Justin: I was really impressed with this. I thought the way they handled Matt Murdoch's belief in religion and God when it came to, what the fuck is, the King of black, what's his name there? Alex: Knull. Justin: Knull, thank you. Yeah, I thought that was so great. And so well explained in such a way that really felt like Matt Murdoch character. I was really impressed with that. It was crazy to hear, to be like, “Yeah, religion, I don't know.” Because it really felt like he was coming from a place, for this, but I guess he just really gets in the head of his character so well. Justin: But yeah, I thought this was really a great, fantastic, hold it up over time issue of Daredevil, really interesting. It's all of the characters really doing their own thing in their own way, right down to kingpin and a lecturer as Daredevil. I was really impressed with the art and everything that happened in this issue. Pete: It's really rare when a book can continue its story through a crossover and the crossover actually enhances a lot of the themes that we're dealing with. Justin: Yeah. Pete: And this book really does it. And the only thing that was missing was a scene where Foggy was sitting alone in his apartment, which is what he does a lot. And a symbiont comes up, jumps on him and then the symbiont is like, “Eh nevermind.” And just goes on to just someone else or just to wrap around a mouse or whatever. Justin: Yeah. Well, Foggy wins again. Alex: Next up Birthright, number 46 from Image comics written by Joshua Williamson and art by Andre Bresson. This is kicking off the final arc of this book. As we start to wrap up this story here, everybody's picking up the pieces by finally taking down the God King Lore. We get some flashbacks back to the world that Mikey and friends were living in for a very long period of time. What'd you think about this? I think we felt like everything wrapped up really nicely in the last couple of issues. And now we have more Birthright. Justin: We have this and four more issues. This is another one of my favorite books coming to an end in a great way. The fact that we had the big battle the land of the last arc, we get to see a nice epilogue an emotional- Alex: Oh yeah- Justin: Epilogue, which is what again, about family and about what it means, despite all the crazy shit going on in our lives. What do we chase after when the going gets tough? And in this case, family, I love this book. Pete: It's really dawning on me that family's important. I think comic books might be right. It's crazy. No, I agree, Justin, this is really impressive. What they're doing afterwards, this huge thing, it's kind of like, okay, onto the next adventure. No, they're really sitting in this aftermath, exploring other things that maybe they could have talked about more while all this madness was happening. I was really impressed with the relationship stuff in this, very moving, this book continues to be amazing. Alex: Next up Black Hammer visions never went from Dark Horse Comics written by Patton Oswalt art by Dean Cots. This is the first issue of course, of this anthology telling stories about the Black Hammer characters from creators. Other than Jeff Lameer, we've been really big fans of the miniseries, they've been rolling off here. These are these one-shots. Alex: I thought this as usual was absolutely great. This is a one-shot story that mixes up Black Hammer and Ghost World of all things and awards as a coda to Ghost World while still telling a story of Gail for the Black Hammer universe. Absolutely wonderful. I was completely surprised by this. Did not see this coming from Patton Oswalt at all. Really good one-shot comic book. Pete: Patton Oswalt, really getting into the comic book game. Justin: Yeah, I was really impressed with this. This wasn't just a comedian doing bits. This was really smart, very moving stuff, such a cool story, the way everything tied in and fit with this world. I was really impressed with this. I really liked the setting of it. I thought it was great. The art's glorious. Alex: Yeah, really good stuff. Next, oh God. Pete: I agree as well. Sorry. Really got into the fact that he was able to bring Ghost World into it, was clearly something that he loves. He's got some Amy Mann quote lyrics from at the end of the book and still be telling a story that fits seamlessly into this world and is fun, funny with good reveals. It's really great. Alex: Let's jump into our Future State block, where we talk about all of the books that have come out for future change. Justin: Oh yeah. Alex: And just to read down the list this week, we've got Future State, Dark Detective, number three. Future State Teen Titans, number two. Future State [inaudible 00:16:38], number two. Future State Superman and Wonder Woman, number two. Future State Green Lantern number two. Future State Justice League, number two. And Future State [inaudible 00:16:46] Superwoman, number two. I got to admit, I'm a little slightly with Pete here where they definitely hit me this week where I was like, “Oh, there's a lot of books we're reading, oh boy.” Justin: Yes. It is a lot, but- Alex: Fuck this guy- Justin: The stories are, so they get to- Alex: [inaudible 00:17:01]- Justin: Go off in a lot of different directions. And if we're going to dive into our faves I'm going to give it up for Future State Justice League number two, which I really liked the way they went here by having the white Martian takeover. And it became about all the different heroes identities, and the fact that they need to connect with each other or else nothing, or else they're just weaker as a team. And I liked that as a theme, it was something I didn't see coming really in the last issue they laid it out and this really paid it off. I thought it was just really well done. Pete: Yeah. I completely agree. I love Justice League, amazing art, The White Martian story was great. And also having Joe, the new Green Lantern, he was the best Green Lantern of all time. It was just fantastic. And it made the book so much better and the backup story was great. Magic is hope motherfuckers, I thought that was great. I thought [inaudible 00:18:03]- Justin: The Justice League dark story. Pete: Yeah. Alex: The other thing I mentioned that I thought it was interesting about this week is we're getting two things here, right? One, we're getting the wrap-up of these future state stories, but also we're getting teases for what's down the road. And DC has started to announce that some of these titles are continuing in different forums. For example, Wonder Woman is continuing as Wonder Girls, or we're going to get that there. Alex: I think, I'm forgetting which other ones are going to continue, but certainly there's teases at the end of a couple of these for how they're going to flesh out in different storylines. Green Lantern number two ends with the tease of Green Lantern 2021, which does seem again, Joe, from- Pete: Oh, yeah- Alex: Fire sector is going to be fighting Hell Jordan in the subway. So that should be fun to watch. Justin: Yes. Alex: The one that- Justin: Great crew- Alex: Really jumped out to me, I love the first issue of this, and I love the second issue of this too. Future States Superman, Wonder Woman, which is of course, teaming up the characters, but sending them off on these very different stories, Superman fighting Solaris, [inaudible 00:19:00]. Wonder Woman trying to have a race around the universe with the Sun God from her culture. I just really liked how these characters related. I thought there was a fun tone to it. The art was really nice as well, and it felt like an enjoyable all ages title, but with these new Superman, Wonder Woman characters and it made me really delighted to potentially follow them going forward. Justin: I agree. And this felt really mythological, the whole thing felt it could have been something in the back of an Edith Hamilton book that you read in school and were pleasantly surprised how much a comic book it was. Pete: Oh, wow. I really liked Kara Zor-El Superwoman, number two. The art was just so phenomenal and I really liked the character design for Superwoman amazing, just cool [inaudible 00:19:57] like dragons. Very enjoyable. I've been enjoying that series as well. Alex: Now let me ask you Pete, at the end of this book we leave Kara Zor-El buried next to her dog Krypto. Pete: Right. Alex: Would you feel if you were awesome shared a grave with them a dog, would you be like, “That's it.” Or in your case, I guess it'd be a cat. Pete: Well, currently, I mean, don't put shit like that out there. I don't want my cat to die, but- Alex: I'm not saying your cat's going to die, but someday it will. Pete: Oh, that's fucking heartbreaking, man. Justin: Is your cat like a [inaudible 00:20:32] where if your cat dies, you have to be buried alive with the cat? Alex: Yes. Pete: I hope not. I don't want to do that, but yeah, I love that. I thought that was super sweet. Alex: Sorry man your cats live at will, it's going to happen. I have your cat's [inaudible 00:20:51]- Justin: You can't sign it with a [inaudible 00:20:52]- Pete: My cat can't read. So it's going to be fine. Justin: The cat doesn't have to read, [inaudible 00:20:57]- Alex: I explained it very clearly to your cat, your cat agreed- Justin: Put a little ink print. Pete: [inaudible 00:21:03] my cat then, I'll see you in court. Justin: Lapage versus Whiskers of some sort. All the way to the Supreme court, what's your cat's name? Pete. Pete: It's a very long name. I call her Caboots. Alex: Why are you being secrective about this? Justin: Do we not have time to get into this? Pete: It's a very long name. Justin: Okay. Are you worried about threading tape on it? Because I talked to the engineer and we actually have the tape. We can run it. So go ahead. Lay out the whole name, I guess. Pete: Okay, fine. It's kitten NASCA of the Valley of the wind Lapage Thomas. Justin: Aw, that's very cute. Alex: That's very cool. Pete: I call her Caboots. Justin: Well, I look forward to visiting your grave in the Valley of the wind. Pete: Nice. Justin: Your shared grave. Alex: Alright. Why don't we move on from Future State and talk about critical Role Vox Mac- Pete: Wait- Alex: Oh, there's other things you wanted to talk about? Pete: Yeah it's- Alex: We've got also Dark Detective. We've got Teen Titans. We got [inaudible 00:22:07] Turtle. Pete: Yeah. I wanted to talk about Dark Detective. I really thought it was a great issue. Justin: It's great. Pete: I love this tech Batman versus future Batman. The two designs are really cool and it's fun to see them go head to head. And to [inaudible 00:22:27] guys so drones are scary and I'm just putting that out there now. Drones are going to be very scary in the future. Justin: Yeah. You mean the nano drones that are hovering right around your head even as we speak. Pete: Yeah. I'm sure they're out there, but also I checked out a DC Love is a Battlefield. [crosstalk 00:22:47]. There was very durable. They did a lot of coupling up for Valentine's day. And Tim Seeley did a Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn love story. It was just so great. So touching. Justin: It is amazing how you do this every week and in such an odd way. I really liked Dark Detective as well. The front story has been one of my favorites of this run. And just a quick rundown of the rest, Green Lantern too, I thought the setup for the next issues, I was really into the Green Lantern 2021 coming forward with how Jordan felt like a nice starting point going forward. And I liked the Robin Eternal issue here as well with Tim Drake, really suffering from some juicy Lazarus problems. Alex: I agree. Next up, critical role [inaudible 00:23:37] series three, number one from Dark Horse Comics written by Jody Houser, art by Oliver Samson in this book, we're getting a bunch of fantasy stuff is happening. What did you guys think? I'm sorry. I'm just not very familiar with critical role. So I read this and I was like, “Yes, this is a fantasy world.” But funny. I get it. Pete: Yeah. I think this is a fun adventure book, a bunch of people teaming up going on adventures. Joining fight clubs. I thought the arts fantastic. Some fun storytelling. I thought this was a cool team to get behind. I'm very excited to see where this goes. Justin: Yeah, I agree. I was concerned with the fight club that they fight in teams and how do you really judge on a team? If we were to fight another trio, how would we know we were an evenly balanced team? Pete: If we won, we would be good. Alex: So Pete is the tank, right? Justin: Yeah, that's what we say off mic. Alex: Justin, you're the thief, you're quick and sneaky. Justin: That's okay. Alex: And I'm white like [inaudible 00:24:45]- Pete: You're the evil mastermind. Justin: You're the baby hands- Alex: Baby hands. Justin: Every trio has them- Alex: Crucial. Pete: The tank, the thief- Justin: Yeah, you're a boss baby [crosstalk 00:24:55]- Alex: I'm a muscle. Pete: Justin's [inaudible 00:24:58]- Alex: I'm a boss baby back in business. Justin: Now streaming on Netflix- Pete: Justin's a face man. He can talk his way into anything. Alex: There we go. Justin: We're quite a trio. None of those things we're fighting by the way just so we're clear. Alex: Thunderbolts, number two for Marvel Comics written by Matthew Rosenberg, art by Van Ferrari. This is tying into the King and Black event. Lots of goopy stuff going on this week- Justin: Goopy- Alex: More [inaudible 00:25:21] to come. Here we get a bunch of villains, have tried to rescue maybe, or work with Norman Osborn to find out some information from him. So they spent a lot of time in Raven Croft. I always want to say Arkham, but it's not Arkham, it's Raven Croft. Justin: It's close. Alex: And it's super fun as usual. Justin: How could you mix those two up Alex? How would you mix those two things up? Alex: They're two- Justin: It's impossible. There are two very different in [inaudible 00:25:45] in two very different universes. Alex: You right, I'm sorry. Super fun bits in here, in particular. And I feel Matthew Rosenberg is just writing for the bits for some of these things where just, what is it? Mister Fear says something to Kingpin. He doesn't realize he's of the zoom and Kingpin is, “Hey, Taskmaster you're here.” And he's, “Yeah.” He's like, “Okay, punch Mister Fear.” And he punches Mister Fear, Norman Osborn getting too close to the zoom and his whole face filling it, just fun, it's a fun book to read. I had a blast reading it across the board. Pete: Yeah. I think he does great on team books. This was fun. I also really to see Taskmaster around, so I thought this was a lot of fun, great kingpin stuff. The art's great. This is just a fun book. Justin: Yeah. It's a great mix of real good comic storytelling, good fights. Character-driven stuff, even characters we don't really see a lot. I really liked this new star character that the series that we read six months ago now. Seeing her hair, it's great. Really well-written but also very fun, funny, and still tying into this goopy old crossover. Pete: And also, you got to be wary if you just find… Nobody's just taking a nap in the bush. You got to be careful. That's all I'm saying. I don't want to give things away, but that was creepy. Alex: I hope this comic continues. I don't know if it will, but this is the sort of thing where I could see Wilson Fisk having a bunch of villains going on disposable missions. Most of them getting killed, not coming back alive, betray each other. It's suicide squad without the bombs in the head, but it's fun to read and he's writing the hell out of it. So I'll definitely read more. Alex: Next up Undiscovered Country, number 12 from Image Comics written by Scott Snyder and Charles Soul art by Giuseppe Camuncoli and Leonardo and Marcello Grassi. This is tying up the second arc of this book, unity in a huge fashion, propelling us into the next arc of the book. This is a wild ride as usual, incredible visuals throughout. Justin: Yeah. Alex: Particularly with this issue, we had Scott on the show a little while ago and he was talking about how he and Charles are writing the movie. I do not know how they're writing a movie of this. It's just so big. Everything that happens. Justin: It would be crazy to boil this arc down to one set piece. Because that's what it would have to be, sort of. I would think. Pete: I don't know how- Justin: The comic, you get the emotional beats are here, it's wild storytelling. There are so many ideas here. I mean, it's the same stuff we always compliment this book about, but they just continue to really find the balance of giving this… In this book, there's this very wild escape. It plays a Super Mario kart race for a portion of it. But then you get this really great heartfelt moment where to the main characters, the brother and sister are talking to their images of their parents and it's great. Pete: Yeah. There's so much to this comic. There's so much happening. It can be a little crazy, but man, does it deliver? And the big monster aspect in this issue was just glorious and so cool that a six shooter was really crazy. This was really cool also, they thought this place that they're out was one thing and it turned out to be something different, really great ideas going on in this book. Pete: I mean, I did think it was a little bit like, “All right, when it's these young kids.” And they're like, “This is old technology, the first iPod, how do you even use this?” I was, “Okay. All right.” But really impressive fun stuff. Art's really unbelievable. This continues to be such a scratch your head, what's happening, but then delivers really well. Justin: Yeah. And the last page reveal is just a hundred percent fun. Alex: It's great stuff- Justin: It's like, “Okay. Yeah, let's get fun.” Alex: I'm in, I'm on board. Love it. Can't wait for the next arc. Next up, The Last, Witch, number two for BoomBox written by- Justin: Oh man- Alex: Connor MCcury art by [inaudible 00:30:09]. You guys have been buzzing about this book. Pete: [inaudible 00:30:13]. This book is buzzing. This book is so good- Alex: Buzzing. First. So we got a girl in a small town heading off to a witch's tower. Just wants to check it out a little bit, things pick up and this issue where I was, “Did I miss an issue? Is this issue, number three, what's going on here?” Because this is insane from the first page with witches eating people and powers and everything. What do you guys about this book in particular? Pete: Well first off, the art is really unbelievable. It feels like an amazing animation and still form… The characters designed in the witches and the faces and the different kind of glowing things in them are really cool. This is moving, it's intense, it's sentimental. The little part where the kid is like, “I told you, it was so awesome.” Yeah, I'm really impressed with this book. I didn't think I would like it so much. The grandma smoking a cigar is glorious. Justin: You love a good grandma, who doesn't love a good grandma? Alex: You love a grandma. And you Pete, you know that's a blunt dude, you know she's [inaudible 00:31:20]. Justin: She's far from [inaudible 00:31:22] bro- Alex: She even says, she's like, “Let's get this Juniper going around the room.” Justin: Honestly. I know we're joking about it, but Pete, you are very into grandma's and comics from this to watching Future. I'm sure there's a couple of others I'm forgetting- Alex: And real life. He loves a grandma. Justin: You should release your own podcast where you count down the top 10 grandmas of all time. Pete: Oh that'd be cool. I could do it. But yeah, I think this book really took me by surprise and is really impressive. I cannot wait for more. Each issue continues to give us such a great movement for the story. Yeah. I'm really impressed. Justin: I love the art in this a lot. It reminds me of some classic Ralph [inaudible 00:32:08] animation style getting in like, the old habit series back in the day. And to your question earlier, Alex, why we think it's such a buzz, buzz, buzzy book. It moves quickly. It's both fun, lighthearted, welcoming us into this world. It's scary at times. But it's always just driving the story forward in a well done, confident way. It's just a good book. There's a little mystery going on at the end. We get a lot of mythology building here and cabins in the woods. Watch out. Alex: Yeah. All right, everybody that has been our buzz-buzz busy [inaudible 00:32:48] book of the week. Let's move on and talk about American Vampire 1976, number five from TC Comics written by Scott Snyder, art by Rafael Albuquerque. Talk about things getting big- Justin: [inaudible 00:32:59]- Alex: In this issue, our heroes are fighting a bunch of giants, encounter a council of vampires, tons of mythology dump in this issue are going on here as we're on to the end game, seemingly of American Vampire. Another great issue, but it's just wild to me that we are so far into the road of this book and they're still laying down huge pieces of the mythology. It's very impressive. Justin: Yeah. And it all fits. It all feels very deliberate and they've done a great job of setting up a villain that is worse than everything else we've seen it before. And the way that they're able to keep, Skinner's such a central part of this character just by the fact that he's been devamped and he's just sort of, “Ah, I don't know what I'm doing. I'm just hanging around.” And he's still such a fun character, is great. Pete: Yeah. Scott Snyder knows what the fuck he's doing when it comes to writing comic books, because this is really impressive, so well done. After all these arcs you would think that maybe the ideas would get a little, “All right, we're going to try.” But man just delivers hard on every issue. The last panel reveal on this was really unbelievable. I can't say enough about the art. These two teaming up is just magic. Alex: Next up Black Panther, Keegan Black, number one written by Jeffery Thorn art by Jermaine Peralta in this issue, as you can probably imagine these symbionts are attacking Wakanda and they start to fight back. What'd you think about this issue? Another book that feels it was inspired by, “Hey, what characters have black in their name? Let's put them in the Black King and Black Event.” But personally I think it panned out a lot better than you might expect based on that. Pete: I was really impressed with this book. Also, I didn't expect to get choked up but there was a moment where Black Panther and Siri see each other and give each other a hug. And I got a little choked up because I was, “That's never going to happen in TV or movies and we're never going to get to see that.” And it got me a little bit, which I wasn't ready for. Justin: It's funny you say that Pete, because I was thinking the same thing. It's so rare, I think in a comic book, where from the adaptation to the movie has such an effect on reading the comic book going forward. Because I do feel, when I see Black Panther, I'm just, “Oh, there's a loss there.” Pete: Yeah, It's tough yeah- Justin: I view the character in the way that it's never happened to me before. And I just can't imagine it has happened before. And to see this, I don't know, does that harm the Black Panther character in the Marvel universe? The fact that Chadwick Boseman was such an icon for the role and then died. And is it going to stay with us for forever? I guess would say. Pete: I wonder because it's like, the comic came first. They should be able to do what they want, but man, it was just… I was having a hard time reading it. I was really getting choked up and being, “Ah, I don't know, what did you just say? Series Black Panther and not kind of deal with it just so you don't have these kinds of reactions.” But that doesn't seem fair. Alex: I do think there's something to be said. I agree with you guys. I had the exact same reaction emotionally and there was a brief thought of you're saying, Pete, should they retire to Tchala as Black Panther for a while? Which sounds insane. But just to get around that uncomfortable sad reaction that you have, but I would say no, you keep it going because it is a tribute to how powerful he was as the character that even though he passed away in a very untimely manner, the character continues and it does pay a tribute to him by continuing to exist, by continuing to have these ventures. And as long as they keep being good and they keep treating the character in a good way, that does pay tribute to Chadwick Boseman's performance in a back way as well. Pete: Now I do want to talk a little bit about this issue, not you know talking about that. I thought this was a great issue of Black Panther, lot of cool things and the call back to one of Black Panthers enemies was such a cool idea to help stop this menace. I was really impressed with the writing on this and there's really cool, beast showdowns here. Yeah. Wow. What an awesome issue. What amazing art. This was really cool. Alex: Next up Bliss, number five from Image Comics written by Sean Lewis, art by Caitlin Yarsky. In this issue, we're getting a bunch of backstory about what's going on with our father character who was going up against the main antagonist of this book. We find out how he broke out of the hold of this drug. I guess you can call it a drug. Bliss, how he worked his way forward. Meanwhile, we're following his son as he is trying to track down his dad, I believe. Still some incredible imagining coming out of this book, even five issues in. Justin: This reminded me of, and maybe this is a stretch. Do tell me. It's a reverse never-ending story? Alex: Oh wow. Interesting. Justin: I guess it's just like the never ending story. The dad is going on the adventure and the kid is [inaudible 00:38:35] hearing the dad adventure. Pete: That's a way to reverse Everett Dick story, as [crosstalk 00:38:43]- Alex: You said, the kid being directed to the drug, it's the dad and then- Justin: What I was thinking about was the fact that it's the dad going on the adventure and the kid is hearing this stories- Pete: Riding a dragon means drugs. And then- Alex: I always describe, I don't know if you guys do this too, but I always describe 13, going on 30 is a double reverse pig. Pete: Exactly. And you talk about that a lot, especially in your work as a critic. Yeah. Alex: I try to relate everything back to 13 going on 30 if I can. Pete: Seven a movie. Yeah, I thought this was a really beautiful issue. Unbelievable. This story continues to move forward in a great way. You go from absolutely hating this dad to maybe there's something that could be done. Yeah, I'm just really impressed with this story. And then fun kind of join us next time. And they got the AOC with the scales of justice. I thought that was crazy cool. Alex: What? Pete: The character designs are very interesting. Justin: I will say to Pete's point, I don't think it's actually AOC, but the woman in the preview for next issue looks just like AOC. Pete: It's AOC dude. Alex: Next step Orcs, number one from Kaboom written by and art by Christine Larson. This is pretty much you could do that you could expect from the title. It's a bunch of adventure in Orcs. [inaudible 00:40:07] it's Kaboom, it is very all ages. I thought this was a delightful, fun book to read with some great character designs. I enjoyed this quite a bit. Pete, I imagine given its similarity to other things like Head Lopper and whatnot, you might've liked it as well? Pete: Oh, I really loved it. I especially loved the first story, thought it was really cool. It's fun to see things that are cute be violent. But man, it was fun- Justin: Yes. Are you Soggy or Jimbo that little bunny? Pete: Yeah. I think that… Don't call him little. You [inaudible 00:40:41]- Justin: Oh, I thought you weren't going to take the bait and then you did. [crosstalk 00:40:45]- Pete: It was like that fish that swims by, and you're, “Wow, I missed it.” And then it's, “What's that? Is that a worm?” Justin: [crosstalk 00:40:53]. Fish. I love worms. I'm a fish. I love worms even though I never encounter them because I live in the water. But let try that worm it's exotic to me, because it lives over the ground. Pete: Yeah. The arts in this is really cool. It's all ages, but really it doesn't feel it's pandering to children or anything like that. There's a lot of cool action and adventure. I think this is a cool book. Alex: What I like about this is, it's an Orc, never ending story. Pete: I thought it to be more of a 13 going on 30 myself. Oh wow. Justin: I really did like this. Especially the first bit that ends up being the grandma Orc telling a story, Pete. Grandma Orc you must be just basically coming in your pants because you've seen grandma here. Pete: I wouldn't go that far, but then I like how the grandma trips out a little bit. That was fun. Story times over, I'm getting fucked up. Alex: I'm sorry, just to ask, would you not let me go that far to edge her about grandmas. Let's go down. Pete: What? What did you say? Alex: Nevermind. It's not important. Justin: [inaudible 00:42:24] broke man. Pete: Anyway. Good book. Justin: [inaudible 00:42:27] book. Pete: [inaudible 00:42:28], I'm fine. Justin: You're trying to take the baton, Pete? Pete: I don't know. Yeah. Justin: Some are homesick pilots- Alex: Yeah. Go for it. Number six, Pilots Image Comics written by Dead Waters, art by Casper Winguard. We've been really enjoying this book, I think it's so many things at the same time, but essentially it's about a girl in a punk band, maybe a heavy metal band who discovers a haunted house has to recover a bunch of ghosts, but it's so much more than that. So many different things going on. It ramps up the premise at exactly what's happening. Every single issue ends with a wild visual at the end here. This is great. I really enjoy reading this. Justin: Yeah, me too. It was one of my favorite new books out there. Talk about visuals, the visual of the sort of videotape ghost. Alex: Yeah. Justin: It was haunting. Alex: Yeah. Justin: I want to see that for sure. I want to see that in some movie or film or TV show. So good. Pete: Yeah. I also really liked lessons in this, they're like, “Yo, if you're going to join a band, it is hard, it is grueling and you might get trapped in a house and not be able to make it out.” So you got to be ready for that. Also don't fucking go into other people's houses. All right. It's not going to end well. Justin: Two lessons. Pete: But the art is just fantastic and they really try different, the crackly, black panels that they have that look an old book in the middle of the comic is just really cool and creepy and sets this cool tone. They keep using this shot of this window in this creepy house almost looking like it's about to explode. I'm really impressed with what they're doing with this book creatively and how they're telling this story. It keeps being just fantastic every issue. Alex: Great stuff. If you'd like to support our show, patrion.com/comic book club, also we do a live show every Tuesday night at 7:00 PM to Crowdcast and YouTube come hang out. We would love to chat with you about comic books. iTunes, Android, Spotify, Stitcher, or the app of your choice to subscribe and listen to the show. comicbookclublive.com for this podcast and more at comicbooklive on Twitter. Until next time. Keep those grandma's coming, Pete, can't get it up. Pete: What are you doing? Justin: Enjoy your marathon of Golden Girls Pete. You're going to fucking love it. Pete: You're weird man. The post The Stack: Radiant Black, Sweet Tooth And More appeared first on Comic Book Club. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/comicbookclub See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On today's Stack podcast: Iron Man #1, You Look Like Death: Tales From The Umbrella Academy #1, Batman #99, Thor #7, Stillwater #1, Detective Comics #1027, Goosebumps: Secrets of the Swamp #1, Giant-Size X-Men: Storm #1, Big Girls #2, Justice League #53, Seven Secrets #2, The Immortal Hulk #37, Dryad #5, Catwoman #25, Once & Future #11, X-Men #12, Faithless II #4, The Amazing Spider-Man: The Sins of Norman Osborn #1, and Head Lopper #13. 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.
Hey Handsomites! Eric and Robbie are talking about a bunch of Iron Fist this week! They talk about the fundamental flaws of the character, Aja's art, and rebooting the character. They also review Batwoman #1 and American Gods: Shadows #1! Weekly Floppies Batwoman #1 The Wild Storm #2 American Gods: Shadows #1 Head Lopper #5 […] The post 180 – Immortal Iron Fist Vol 1-2 by Fraction, Brubaker, & Aja appeared first on Handsome Boys Comics Hour.
Touch the Weird Love It's the beginning of a new year, and on this episode of the on-location series, Derek is back at Valhalla Games and Comics to talk with customers and employees about the comics they're looking forward to in the coming months. He's joined by a couple of the regulars, Craig and Nick, as well as employees Stephanie and Freddy. Among the titles folks are anticipating in 2017 are The Unstoppable Wasp, Highlander: The American Dream, Justice League of America, Planet of the Apes/Green Lantern, Hatchet, more Head Lopper, Black History in Its Own Words, Psychodrama Illustrated, and the new Rat Queens. But the guys at the shop don't stop there. They also discuss other comics-related media, films and television series, that are planned for this year. Check out some of the titles discussed in this episode:
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