Podcast appearances and mentions of Jeff Lemire

Friday Foster: The Sunday Strips from Ablaze, Jim Rugg and the Hulk, Municipal Threat from Fluke, Mazebook from Jeff Lemire and Dark Horse, Bendis and Miles Morales, Knight Janek #1 from Behemoth, A Thing Called Truth from Image, Frontiersman, Kaiju No. 8, Money Shot, The Secret to Superhero Strength by Alison Bechdel, Giant Sized Santos Sisters #1, Ken Landgraf and Apocalypse 5,000 from Floating World and Outlaw Comics, Tardi and Fog over Tolbiac Bridge from Fantagraphics, Rorschack, plus a whole mess more!

Reviews: Apache Delivery Service #1, Elektra: Black White and Blood #1, Monkey Meat #1, Bulgasal: Immortal Souls, Firebite As usual, Jimmy recruits some of his favorite audio reviewers again. Thanks to Melissa, Ashley, Ricky, Jon and Marta! Always such insightful and great reviews and the powers that be at CNI appreciate them so much. Let us know if you've read and/or watched what we reviewed and send us your thoughts! Emily is back with the news which includes: Tom King returns to BATMAN, Marvel's new X-teams are forming, Jeff Lemire signs an exclusive deal with Image Comics and more! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Welcome to THN Cover to Cover, recorded in front of a live audience on 1/8/2022, featuring our discussion of comic, TV, and movie news with our Listenerds live! It’s the best comics call-in show on the whole Internets! NERD NEWS for this episode: Jeff Lemire goes Exclusive with Image Comics! Scott Pilgrim anime coming to […] The post Cover to Cover: Comic, TV & Movie News, Scott Pilgrim Anime, Hulk Vs. Thor, Lemire Exclusive with Image & Your Calls! appeared first on The Two-Headed Nerd Comic Book Podcast.

Aquesta setmana un programa variat amb un especial, crítiques de pel·lícules i una ressenya de còmic. En el minut 3 comencem amb l’especial Matrix Resurrections, amb espòilers menors, sense revelar res important, comentem la quarta entrega de la saga i de les repercussions culturals i cinematogràfiques que va implicar la pel·lícula de 1999. En el minut 48 comentem dues pel·lícules d’animació. Comencem amb Encanto de Disney i a 1 hora i 3 minuts, Ron dona error (Ron's Gone Wrong), una divertida història amb la protagonitzada per un nen i el seu amic robòtic. A partir d’1 hora i 23 minuts, fem la crítica de Don’t Look Up (No mires arriba), aquesta sàtira que ha estat el fenomen de Netflix d’aquestes festes. Tanquem a 1 hora 47 minuts amb la ressenya del còmic Sweet Tooth: El regreso, minisèrie de sis números, escrita i dibuixada per Jeff Lemire. Us acompanyen l’Ignasi Arbat, la Marta Sanz, l’Aram Bonmatí, en Jacint Casademont, en Pau Garriga i en Jep Soler. Web: https://www.ningunoesperfecte.cat/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ningunoesperfecte

This Patreon bonus episode was recorded and shared with our patreon subscribers in August of 2021. Is this the greatest episode of any podcast known to humans? Gary and RJ think it just may be! While attempting to cover the first twelve issues of Jeff Lemire's "Sweet Tooth" they may get off on a few tangents, including but not limited to Gary's previous jobs, the band Cake, and other non-superhero comic adaptations. Ska, comics, podcasting... You know the drill! Your hosts are Gary of the band Backyard Superheroes, and RJ from the 23min of Ska and On the Upbeat podcasts as well as the Weathering WildStorm comics blog. Please consider joining our patreon. https://www.patreon.com/ontheupbeatska On The Upbeat Social Media: www.Instagram.com/ontheupbeatska www.facebook.com/ontheupbeatska www.twitter.com/ontheupbeatska On The Upbeat Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ontheupbeatska Intro song by Dang!t Outro song by Toots & the Maytals

Welcome to Comics From The Multiverse, our DC comics podcast! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:11:46 - ComiXology Top 10 0:19:04 - Bonus Top 10!  0:40:10 - Detective Comics #1046 (Mariko Tamaki and Dan Mora) 1:00:03 - Action Comic #1038 (Philip K Johnson and Miguel Mendonca) 1:20:31 - The Flash #777 (Jeremy Adams and Fernando Passarin) 1:26:59 - Robin #9 (Joshua Williamson and Roger Cruz) 1:43:00 - Task Force Z #3 (Matthew Rosenberg and Eddy Barrows) 1:53:03 - Deathstroke Inc #4 (Joshua Williamson and Howard Porter) 2:03:01 - DC vs Vampires #3 (James Tynion IV & Matthew Rosenberg and Otto Schmidt) 2:17:56 - Swamp Thing: Green Hell #1 (Jeff Lemire and Doug Mahnke) 2:41:15 - The Human Target #3 (Tom King and Greg Smallwood) 2:56:11 - PATREON Harley Quinn #10 3:02:45 - Picks of the Week 3:11:54 - Bonus Movie Rumours  patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast Audio: https://comicsfromthemultiverse.podbean.com/  UK Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/mild-fuzz-tv/ US Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/mild-fuzz-tv-us

*Spoilers for Swamp Thing: Green Hell #1; The Maxx #1 (the original series, you've had time); Destroy All Monsters OGN; Trial of Magneto #5; Porcelain #5; Redneck #31; Devil's Reign #2; Robin & Batman #2; Conan the Destroyer #1 (1985). NCBD Pickups: The Fourth Man #1; Apache Delivery Service #1

This week, the boys dig into Jeff Lemire's new Swamp Thing miniseries, discuss the end of the Lazarus Tournament, and check in on the Aquaman and Superman status quos. Titles discussed:"Action Comics" #1038"Aquaman: The Becoming" #4"Robin" #9"Swamp Thing: Green Hell" #1

Happy almost Christmas folks! The Comics Podcast got together for one last comic-focused show to end off 2021. In keeping with the holiday spirit, Jean-Luc went to go visit his family so Chad ends up in the host seat. Does he burn it to the ground? Or even more sinister, does he spend a good chunk talking about the hit 2008 movie Speed Racer? There's only one way to find out! There's also comics to be talked including: The Joker #10, Robin & Batman #2, Batman: The Imposter #3, Primordial #4 , Teen Titans Academy #9, Batgirls #1, Mazebook #4 Newburn #2, and Getting Dizzy #2. Oh man, Jeff Lemire is so damn good and even though it's two issues in I want Robin & Batman on our top 10 list. Speaking of which, that's gonna be our first show of the new year! So get your picks ready and from all of us at the Comics Podcast: Have a great holiday!

¡Murciélagos hasta en la sopa, el viejo Logan regresa a las tierras baldías, y Jeff Lemire nos sigue encerrando en laberintos! Esto y más esta noche en Los Cómics De La Semana. DC COMICS - () 'Tis the season to be freezing #1. Batgirls #1 Robin and Batman #2 (de 3) Robins #3. Batman. Urban Legends #10. The Joker #10 (de 14). MARVEL - () Wastelanders: Wolverine #1 The Thing #2 The Defenders #4 Strange Academy #14 X-Force #26 Excalibur #26 Hulk #2 The Amazing Spider-Man #81 INDIES - () Cloacked #1. (Dark Horse) Mazebook #4. (Dark Horse). Regreso al Edén (Astiberri). FICHA COVACHA Mesa: Valentín García, Francisco Espinosa y Axel Alonso Síguenos en Twitter, Facebook, YouTube y ¡ahora en Twitch! Fecha: Viernes 17 de Diciembre, 2021 Música License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Rock Guitar Intro 07 by TaigaSoundProd Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8342-rock-guitar-intro-07 Chase by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5766-chase Lofi Chill Hip-Hop by WinnieTheMoog Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6347-lofi-chill-hip-hop Vlog Lofi by RamolPro Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7071-vlog-lofi Carefree by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3476-carefree Glitter Blast by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4707-glitter-blast Asian Lo Fi by DreamHeaven Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6480-asian-lo-fi- Smooth Lovin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4379-smooth-lovin Imagefilm 020 by Sascha Ende Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/391-imagefilm-020 Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama Forgot About Me by DreamHeaven Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6519-forgot-about-me- Operator by Mikael Hellman Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7972-operator Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome

Comics  Cloaked #1 of 4 from Dark Horse Comics (W) Mike Richardson (A) Jordi Armengol $3.99 Hard Case Crime Gun Honey #4 from Titan Comics | Writer(s): Charles Ardai | Artist(s): Ang Hor Kheng | $3.99 Adventureman #7 from Image | Writer(s): Matt Fraction | Artist(s): Terry Dodson Rachel Dodson | $3.99 BRZRKR (Berzerker) #6 from BOOM! Studios | Writer(s): Keanu Reeves Matt Kindt | Artist(s): Ron Garney | $3.99 Primordial #4 from Image Writer(s): Jeff Lemire | Artist(s): Andrea Sorrentino | $3.99 Edgar Allan Poe's Snifter Of Death #3 from Ahoy Comics | Writer(s): Tom Peyer Bryce Abood | Artist(s): Greg Scott Rick Geary | $4.99 Mazebook #4 from Dark Horse | Writer(s): Jeff Lemire | Artist(s): Jeff Lemire | $5.99 My Date With Monsters #2 from AfterShock Comics | Writer(s): Paul Tobin | Artist(s): Andy MacDonald | $3.99 Witchblood #9 from Vault Comics Writer(s): Matthew Erman | Artist(s): Lisa Sterle | $3.99 Other He Who Fights With Monsters #4 from Ablaze Media | Writer(s): Francesco Artibani | Artist(s): Werther Dell Edera | $3.99 Heathens #2 from AfterShock Comics | Writer(s): Cullen Bunn Heath Amodio | Artist(s): Sami Kivela | $3.99 Regarding The Matter Of Oswald's Body #2 from BOOM! Studios | Writer(s): Christopher Cantwell | Artist(s): Luca Casalanguida | $3.99 Rush #2 from Vault Comics | Writer(s): Si Spurrier | Artist(s): Nathan Gooden | $3.99 Upcoming Comics Mirka Andolfos Sweet Paprika #6 from Image | Writer(s): Mirka Andolfo | Artist(s): Mirka Andolfo | $3.99 Radiant Black #11 from Image | Writer(s): Kyle Higgins | Artist(s): Marcello Costa | $3.99 Boston Metaphysical Society Book Of Demons #1 (One Shot) from Source Point Press | Writer(s): Madeleine Holly-Rosing | Artist(s): Gwynn Tavares | $4.99 Chicken Devil #3 from AfterShock Comics | Writer(s): Brian Buccellato | Artist(s): Hayden Sherman  |$4.99 Eat The Rich #5 from BOOM! Studios | Writer(s): Sarah Gailey | Artist(s): Pius Bak | $3.99 House Of Slaughter #3 from BOOM! Studios | Writer(s): James Tynion IV Tate Brombal | Artist(s): Chris Shehan Werther Dell Edera | $3.99 Maria Llovets Porcelain #5 from Ablaze Media | Writer(s): Maria Llovet | Artist(s): Maria Llovet | $3.99 Maw #4 from BOOM! Studios | Writer(s): Jude Ellison S. Doyle | Artist(s): AL Kaplan | $3.99 Snelson #5 from Ahoy Comics | Writer(s): Paul Constant | Artist(s): Fred Harper | $3.99 Vampiress Carmilla Magazine #7 from Warrant Publishing Company | Writer(s): Various | Artist(s): Various | $5.95 Joy Operations #2 from Dark Horse Comics (W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Stephen Byrne $3.99 

Lots of Jeff Lemire this week with Robin and Batman #2 on the top story. Also store bought remedies for drug test evasion, bad tattoo ideas, and the true human cost of bottomless mimosas. Pull List (with spoiler time stamps): … Continue reading →

Welcome to Comics From The Multiverse, our DC comics podcast! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:04:50 - ComiXology Top 10 0:14:19 - SOLICITS March 2022 0:56:31 - Batgirls #1  (Becky Cloonan & Michael Conrad and Jorge Corona)  1:09:20 - Robin & Batman #2 (Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen) 1:24:23 - Batman: The Imposter #3 (Mattson Tomlin and Andrea Sorrentino) 1:41:30 - Wonder Woman #782 (Becky Cloonan & Michael Conrad and Marcio Takara) 1:50:12 - Wonder Girl #6 (Joelle Jones and Leila Del Duca)  1:59:22 - PATREON: American Vampire: Survival of the Fittest #5 2:06:18 - PATREON: Undiscovered Country #16 2:18:31 - Picks of the Week patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast Audio: https://comicsfromthemultiverse.podbean.com/  UK Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/mild-fuzz-tv/ US Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/mild-fuzz-tv-us

Visit our Patreon page to see the various tiers you can sign up for today to get in on the ground floor of AIPT Patreon. We hope to see you chatting with us in our Discord soon!NEWSAlex Ross to pen and illustrate ‘Fantastic Four: Full Circle' out August 2022DC Comics solicitations are out for March 2022Sean Murphy returns with ‘Batman: Beyond the White Knight' #1 in MarchDC First Look: Batman: Killing Time #1DC Comics First Look: Batman/Superman: World's Finest #1DC Black Label ‘Rogues' sets noir heist story for March 2022 releaseMarvel March solicitations (next week!)New ‘Marauders' #1 details revealed for X-Men's new Destiny of X eraDavid Michelinie returns to Venom with 'Venom: Lethal Protector' #1‘Carnage' gets new and inventive 2022 ongoing by Ram V & Francesco MannaMarvel reveals Clea taking over as Sorcerer Supreme in March 2022‘Marvel: June 1962' omnibus celebrates the debut of Spider-Man & moreChris Claremont returns to X-Men with new series 'Gambit' for 2022Image Comics solicitations (next Friday!)Sci-fi adventure ‘Ghost Cage' coming March 2022 from Nick DragottaMike Mignola & Greg Hinkle's ‘Radio Spaceman' set to land March 2022Godzilla and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Meet for the First Time in Crossover Comic Series from IDWIDW editor-in-chief exits as reports emerge that the company may be losing Transformers and GI Joe licensesStandout KAPOW moment of the week:Nathan - Hulk #2 (Donny Cates, Ryan Ottley)Dave - The Thing #2 (Tom Reilly, Jordie Bellaire)Our Top Books of the WeekDave:Robin & Batman #2 (Jeff Lemire, Dustin Nguyen)Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2018) #33 (Saladin Ahmed, Michele Bandini)Nathan:Robin & Batman #2 (Jeff Lemire, Dustin Nguyen)Batgirls #1 (Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad, Jorge Corona)TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK Dave: Batman: One Dark Knight #1 (Jock)Nathan: Catwoman: Lonely City #2 (Cliff Chiang)JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.Dave: Legends Of The Dark Knight #8 (Christian Ward)Nathan: Amazing Spider-Man #82 (Arthur Adams)Segment: Interview with Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad, and Jorge Corona about Batgirls!Batgirls #1 comes out 12/14, I wanted to start by asking each of you, can you sum up the vibe of the series in 1 word?Becky and Michael, you've been collaborating for some time, what is your writing process like? How do you break story, write dialogue, as a team?Jorge, I've reviewed a few of the Batgirls backups and I've equated your work to graffiti, and lo and behold there is literal graffiti in the first issue! Do you have a background in tagging?Seer is an interesting hacker character, are there specific characters in fiction, or people in your life, you drew on to characterize him?I understand you've been building up towards this series in the backup stories, but how long has the idea for this series been percolating?Who do you enjoy writing the most, Cassandra Cain, Stephanie Brown, or Barbara Gordon?I really dig the splatter effect seen throughout the book, what materials are you working with Jorge?The splashy page where Stephanie says "Let's Rumble" is so badass, Jorge, do you have a favorite page from the first issue?Sarah Stern's colors are incredible, why the effort to make Gotham so much more bright?Becca Carey's letters are also strong, what is your process like working with her?The opening issue makes note that the Batgirls are set up on The Hill est. 1635, is there any significance in the age of the area?What comics are you reading right now?

Welcome to “Off The Shelf”, our comic book reviews of recent titles. Today Sam reviews Primordial #3, sritten by Jeff Lemire with art by Andrea Sorrentino and colors by Dave StewartLink referenced in this episode: Major Printing and Distribution Problems Hitting Comics Industry (bleedingcool.com)Connect with us on Twitter @GeekChurch and on Facebook at Church of the Geek. Our new website: Church of the Geek – At the Intersection of the Comic and the DivineTo help support the podcast, please visit our Ko-Fi page here: https://ko-fi.com/churchofthegeekTheme song by @RickRackYouTube

Comics  Crossover #10 from Image Comics (W) Donny Cates (A) Dee Cunniffe & Geoff Shaw & Various $3.99 Knighted #2 of 5 from AWA/Upshot (W) Gregg Hurwitz (A) Mark Texeira, Brian Reber $3.99 Archie's Holiday Magic Special #1 from Archie Comics (W) Micol Ostow & Various (A) Gretel Lusky & Various $3.99   My Bad #2 from Ahoy Comics | Writer(s): Mark James Russell Bryce Ingman | Artist(s): Peter Krause | $3.99 Lady Mechanika: The Monster of the Minister of Hell #1 (of 4) from Image Comics (W/A) Joe Benitez $3.99 MAD magazine #23 (“What, Me Vengeance?” Batman parody issue) (W/A various) $5.99 Daisy #1 from Dark Horse | Writer(s): Colin Lorimer | Artist(s): Colin Lorimer | Colors: Joana LaFuenta, Anita Vu | Letters: Jim Campbell | $3.99 Silver Coin #7 from Image | Writer(s): Ram V, Joshua Williamson | Artist(s): Michael Walsh | Colors: Michael Walsh, Toni Marie Griffin | Letters: Michael Walsh | $3.99 Good Asian #7 from Image | Writer(s): Pornsak Pichetshote | Artist(s): Alexandre Tefenkgi | Colors: Lee Loughridge | $3.99 Whats The Furthest Place From Here #2 from Image | Writer(s): Tyler Boss, Matthew Rosenberg | Artist(s): Tyler Boss | Letters: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou | $3.99 Tales Of Mother F Goose #1 (One Shot) from AfterShock Comics | Writer(s): Frank Tieri | Artist(s): Joe Eisma | Colors: Matt Herms | Letters: Carlos M. Mangual | $6.99 She Could Fly Vol 3 Fight Or Flight TP from Dark Horse | Writer(s): Christopher Cantwell | Artist(s): Martin Morazzo | Colors: Miroslav Mrva | Letters: Clem Robins | $19.99 Made In Korea #6 from Image | Writer(s): Jeremy Holt | Artist(s): George Schall | $3.99 Basilisk #5 from BOOM! Studios | Writer(s): Cullen Bunn | Artist(s): Jonas Scharf | $3.99 Bloom #4 from Hero Tomorrow Comics | Writer(s): Ted Sikora | Artist(s): Butch K. Mapa | $3.99 Guillem Marchs Laura And Other Stories #2 from Ablaze Media | Writer(s): Guillem March | Artist(s): Guillem March | $3.99 Lunar Room #1 from Vault Comics | Writer(s): Danny Lore | Artist(s): Giorgia Sposito | $3.99 Crimson Cage #1 of 5 from AWA/Upshot (W) John Lees(A) Alex Cormack $3.99  Upcoming Comics Mazebook #4 Cover B from Dark Horse | Writer(s): Jeff Lemire | Artist(s): Jeff Lemire | $5.99 Adventureman #7 from Image | Writer(s): Matt Fraction | Artist(s): Terry Dodson Rachel Dodson | $3.99 Primordial #4 from Image Writer(s): Jeff Lemire | Artist(s): Andrea Sorrentino | $3.99 BRZRKR (Berzerker) #6 from BOOM! Studios | Writer(s): Keanu Reeves Matt Kindt | Artist(s): Ron Garney | $3.99 Edgar Allan Poe's Snifter Of Death #3 from Ahoy Comics | Writer(s): Tom Peyer Bryce Abood | Artist(s): Greg Scott Rick Geary | $4.99 Hard Case Crime Gun Honey #4 from Titan Comics | Writer(s): Charles Ardai | Artist(s): Ang Hor Kheng | $3.99 He Who Fights With Monsters #4 from Ablaze Media | Writer(s): Francesco Artibani | Artist(s): Werther Dell Edera | $3.99 Heathens #2 from AfterShock Comics | Writer(s): Cullen Bunn Heath Amodio | Artist(s): Sami Kivela | $3.99 My Date With Monsters #2 from AfterShock Comics | Writer(s): Paul Tobin | Artist(s): Andy MacDonald | $3.99 Regarding The Matter Of Oswald's Body #2 from BOOM! Studios | Writer(s): Christopher Cantwell | Artist(s): Luca Casalanguida | $3.99 Rush #2 from Vault Comics | Writer(s): Si Spurrier | Artist(s): Nathan Gooden | $3.99 Witchblood #9 from Vault Comics Writer(s): Matthew Erman | Artist(s): Lisa Sterle | $3.99 Cloaked #1 of 4 from Dark Horse Comics (W) Mike Richardson (A) Jordi Armengol $3.99   Trades Maria Llovets Eros Psyche HC from Ablaze Media | Writer(s): Maria Llovet | Artist(s): Maria Llovet | $24.99 Prince Valiant Vol 10-12 HC Gift Box Set from Fantagraphics | Writer(s): Hal Foster | Artist(s): Hal Foster | $99.99 Saga Box Set from Image Writer(s): Brian K. Vaughan | Artist(s): Fiona Staples | $125.00

Comic Reviews  DC Batgirls 1 by Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad, Jorge Corona, Sarah Stern Batman: Urban Legends 10 by Tini Howard, Dan Watters, Sam Johns, Megan Fitzmartin, Christian Duce, Alberto Albuquerque, Karl Mostert, Nikola Cizmesija, Nick Filardi, David Baron, Ivan Plascencia, Sarah Stern Tis the Season to be Freezin 1 by Paul Dini, Alan Burnett, Amedeo Turturro, Andrew Wheeler, Tee Franklin, Jeff Trammell, Tara Roberts, Rich Bernatovech, Bobby Moynihan, Eric Battle, Yancey Labat, Jordan Gibson, Megan Hetrick, Travis Mercer, Justin Mason, Jason Howard, Pop Mhan, Norm Rapmund, Andrew Dalhouse, Tony Avina, Allen Passalaqua, Eva De La Cruz, Ivan Plascencia, Monia Kubina, Marissa Louise Marvel Amazing Spider-Man 81 by Saladin Ahmed, Carlos Gomez, Bryan Valenza Demon Days: Rising Storm by Peach Momoko, Zach Davisson Wastelanders: Wolverine by Steven DeKnight, Ibrahim Moustafa, Neeraj Menon Infinity Comics: Mighty Marvel Holiday Special - Happy Holidays Mister Howlett by Ryan North, Nathan Stockman Dark Horse Cloaked 1 by Mike Richardson, Jordi Armengol Immortals Fenyx Rising: From Great Beginnings by Ben Kahn, Georgeo Brooks, Wes Dzioba She Could Fly vol 3 by Christopher Cantwell, Martin Morazzo, Miroslav Mrva Europe Noir Burlesque by Enrico Marini Butcher by Selcuk Oren Dynamite Vampirella: Dracula Unholy 1 by Christopher Priest, Donny Hadiwidjaja IDW Star Wars High Republic Adventures Annual 2021 by Charles Soule, Cavan Scott, Claudia Gray, Daniel Jose Older, Justina Ireland, Sam Beck, Jesse Lonergan, Yael Nathan, Stefano Simone, Jason Loo, Megan Huang Image Leon: Notes on a Life TP by Carmine Di Giandomenico, Francesco Colafella AfterShock AfterShock Triple Play by Marguerite Bennett, Cullen Bunn, Inaki Miranda, Roy Miranda, Antonio Fuso, Elton Thomasi, Marco Lesko Boom Firefly Holiday Special by Jeff Jensen, Vincenzo Federici, Jordi Perez, Fabiana Mascolo Additional Reviews: Spider-Man - No Way Home, Hawkeye ep5 News: Gotham Knights at CW, Alex Ross FF graphic novel licensed through Abrams, fourth Reckless book announced with a twist, God Country movie goes to Netflix, big Archie changes coming, Clea takes over as Doctor Strange, Venom miniseries by David Michelinie, Batgirls discourse, We Have Demons hitting Dark Horse monthly beginning in March, new Shazam series postponed, Slott writes some Who, Godzilla vs. Power Rangers, Azula and Suki cast for live-action Avatar, Blue Beetle theatrical release in 2023, new Batman, Claremont writing new Gambit series, IDW on fire, Spider-Man 4 green lit Trailers: Fantastic Beasts, Doctor Strange 2 Comics Countdown: Mazebook 4 by Jeff Lemire Batgirls 1 by Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad, Jorge Corona, Sarah Stern Robin and Batman 2 by Jeff Lemire, Dustin Nguyen We Only Kill Each Other 2 by Stephanie Phillips, Peter Krause, Ellie Wright Joker 10 by James Tynion IV, Matthew Rosenberg, Sam Johns, Belen Ortega, Francesco Francavilla, Arif Prianto, Alejandro Sanchez Primordial 4 by Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino, Dave Stewart Brzrkr 6 by Matt Kindt, Keanu Reeves, Ron Garney, Bill Crabtree Savage Avengers 27 by Gerry Duggan, Patrick Zircher, Javi Tartaglia Strange Academy 14 by Skottie Young, Humberto Ramos, Edgar Delgado Defenders 4 by Al Ewing, Javier Rodriguez

Ascender, the 18 issue sequel to the amazing Descender series has wrapped up, but was it a satisfying conclusion? Set 10 years after the end of Descenders, the galaxy as we know it has changed. Technology and the pursuit of it are virtually non-existent, replaced by magic, vampires, giants, and dragons. Even worse there is a witch named Mother pulling the strings behind the scenes for her own nefarious purposes. How do the two books connect? Where is Tim-21? These questions and more will be answered in this spoiler-filled review of Ascender! Please leave us a review on ITunes so we can grow our audience and grow as podcasters! Rate us where ever podcasts are found. Don't forget to check out our merchandise! All episodes of Major Issues are brought to you by ComicBookClique.com, the home for the latest and greatest things to come to comic books and comic book media. Send us feedback at ComicBookClique@Gmail.com! You Are Worthy! Please SUPPORT US ON PATREON! ComicBook Clique Facebook ComicBook Clique on YouTube Major Issues on Twitter Shop ComicBook Clique

Visit our Patreon page to see the various tiers you can sign up for today to get in on the ground floor of AIPT Patreon. We hope to see you chatting with us in our Discord soon!NEWSA New Publishing Platform for Comic Books Will Give Creators a Greater StakeMarvel teases ‘Destiny of X' era of the X-MenAnd 3 more on Friday!Newsarama reports Luke Cage may not be 100% canceledDark Horse signals final ‘Norse Mythology III' chapter coming February 2022Vault Comics announces ‘Heathen' Vault Reserve reprint for 2022Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen announce ‘Little Monsters' for March 2022Standout KAPOW moment of the week:Nathan - The Me You Love in the Dark #5 (Skottie Young, Jorge Corona)Dave - Amazing Spider-Man #80 (Cody Ziglar, Michael Dowling)Our Top Books of the WeekDave:Gotham City Villains Anniversary Giant (2021) #1 (Various)SIR EDWARD GREY: ACHERON ONE-SHOT (Mignola, Dave Stewart)Nathan:The Death of Doctor Strange: Spider-Man #1 (Jed MacKay, Marcelo Ferreira)Amazing Spider-Man #80 (Cody Ziglar, Michael Dowling)TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK Dave: Hellions #18 (Zeb Wells, Ze Carlos)Nathan: One-Star Squadron #1 (Mark Russell, Steve Lieber)JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.Dave: The Swamp Thing #10 (Bolland cover)Nathan: Justice League Infinity #6 (James Stokoe cover)Segment: Interview with Cody Ziglar! Cody, what a year of comics and announcements, thank you for being on the AIPT Comics podcast! You're part of the “Beyond Board” writing crew on ASM, can you walk us through how (and when) you were asked to join the team?You're no stranger to writers rooms with your work at Robot Chicken and Rick and Morty season 7, how does writing for comics in a writers room compare to being on the Beyond Board?What do you think the secret is for Ben dialogue vs. Peter dialogue vs. Miles dialogue? How do they each quip?ASM 79 and 80 have some insane hallucination sequences. What do these look like in the script - was there any moment where the final page went above and beyond what you expected?Michael Dowling has crushed on ASM, is there a page that came back that blew you away?The upcoming What If imagines Miles in a number of different major hero roles. What is it about Miles' character that makes him work in all of these different settings?You're also a gamer, right? I'm assuming you've put some hours into Insomniac's Spider-Man games?Favorite What If story?What comics are you reading right now?OFF-TOPIC TOP SHELF: Guitar and making a punk EP

As they digest a luxurious meal and try not to slip into a tryptophan laced nap, the foursome of Chris, Shane, Ian and Murd do their best to provide a worthy amount of comics conversation for the dinner table! This includes spoiler-filled reviews of Ghostbusters: Afterlife and Eternals, spoiler-free Hawkeye talk on episodes 1 and 2, some recent reads including Tom King's Strange Adventures, Chris Claremont's The Black Dungeon, Ed Brubaker and Marcos Martin's Friday Book One: The First Day of Christmas, Jeff Lemire's Primordial, Mark Millar's King of Spies, The Stargirl Spring Break Special, and much more! Much more includes some World of Toys, a Muddle the Murd, and even some spoilery Venom: Let There Be Carnage talk. Plenty to digest all around, pun intended! (2:12:38)

Che and Cory review the excellent new western, The Harder They Fall (16:53).  Then they talk new comics from Doug Wagner and Jeff Lemire (34:44) before griping over the existence of Netflix's Cowboy Bebop (55:00).  Then the close with some better TV shows including Hit-Monkey (01:11:18), The Wheel of Time (01:20:24), and Hawkeye (01:32:57). Our Youtube: Click Here Subscribe: Itunes | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher Twitter: @NextTimeOnPod If you have any questions or comments please email nexttimeonpodcast@gmail.com Intro track: Blerds Beats by Baronhawk Poitier Subscribe: Itunes | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher Twitter: @NextTimeOnPod If you have any questions or comments please email nexttimeonpodcast@gmail.com Intro track: Blerds Beats by Baronhawk Poitier

Comic Reviews: DC Batman Annual 2021 by James Tynion IV, Ricardo Lopez Ortiz, Romulo Fajardo Jr. Batman Fear State Omega by James Tynion IV, Riccardo Federici, Christian Duce, Ryan Benjamin, Guillem March, Trevor Hairsine, Chris Sotomayor Detective Comics Annual 2021 by Mariko Tamaki, Matthew Rosenberg, David Lapham, Trish Mulvihill, Lee Loughridge Gotham City Villains Anniversary Giant 1 by Danny DeVito, Dan Mora, Tamra Bonvillain, Wes Craig, Jason Wordie, G. Willow Wilson, Jordie Bellaire, Emma Rios, Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Riccardo Federici, Sunny Gho, Nadia Shammas, Max Raynor, John Kalisz, Stephanie Phillips, Max Fiumara, Dan Watters, Skylar Patridge, Marissa Louise, Mairghread Scott, Ariela Kristantina, Trish Mulvihill Joker Annual 2021 by Matthew Rosenberg, James Tynion IV, Francesco Francavilla Justice League Dark Annual 2021 by Ram V, Dan Watters, Christopher Mitten, Romulo Fajardo Jr Justice League Incarnate 1 by Joshua Williamson, Dennis Culver, Brandon Peterson, Andrei Bressan, Tom Derenick, Hi-Fi Nightwing Annual 2021 by Tom Taylor, Cian Tormey, Daniel Hdr, Raul Fernandez, Rain Beredo, John Kalisz Robin Annual 2021 by Joshua Williamson, Roger Cruz, Victor Olazaba, Luis Guerrero Wonder Woman Annual 2021 by Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad, Andy MacDonald, Nick Filardi Wonder Woman: Historia The Amazons 1 by Kelly Sue DeConnick, Phil Jimenez, Hi-Fi, Arif Prianto, Romulo Fajardo Jr Marvel: Darkhold: Black Bolt by Mark Russell, David Cutler, Roberto Poggi, Matt Milla Death of Doctor Strange: Spider-Man by Jed MacKay, Marcelo Ferreira, Wayne Faucher, Peter Pantazis, Andrew Crossley Death of Doctor Strange: White Fox by Alyssa Wong, Andie Tong, Luciano Vecchio, Arif Prianto Avengers 50 by Jason Aaron, Christopher Ruocchio, Carlos Pacheco, Aaron Kuder, Javier Garron, Ed McGuinness, Steve McNiven, Dexter Vines, Frank D'Armata, David Curiel How to Read Comics the Marvel Way by Christopher Hastings, Scott Koblish, Nolan Woodard Infinity Comics: Spider Bot by Jordan Blum, Alberto Alburquerque, Dono Sanchez-Almara Image: King of Spies 1 by Mark Millar, Matteo Scalera Boom: Magic: Master of Metal 1 by Mairghread Scott, Jorge Coelho, French Carlomagno, Jacques Salomon Ablaze Animal Castle 1 by Xavier Dorson, Felix Delep AfterShock: Maniac of New York: The Bronx is Burning 1 by Elliott Kalan, Andrew Mutti AWA Hotell Season 2 1 by John Lees, Lee Loughridge, Dalibor Talajic Dark Horse: Sir Edward Grey: Acheron 1 by Mike Mignola, Dave Stewart Eve Online Capsuleer Chronicles 1 by Sam Maggs, Melissa Grey, Kieran McKeown, Dexter Vines, Sebastian Cheng Dynamite: Evil Ernie Volume 3 1 by Scott Lobdell, Ariel Medel Red Sonja 2021 Holiday Special by Luca Blengino, Mirka Andolfo, Zulema Lavina Mad Cave: The Last Session 1 by Jasmine Walls, Dozerdraws Behemoth No Holds Barred 1 by Eric Gladstone, Gabrielle Kari Oni Sprite and the Gardener GN by Joe Whitt, Rii Abrego Tea Dragon Trilogy by K. O'Neill Additional Reviews: Hawkeye ep3, Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous s4, Only Murders in the Building s1, Doctor Who News: new Lemire/Nguyen series from Image, Enola Holmes comic, Dark Horse being sold, Avatar Studios developing their own proprietary 3D animation style, Metal Men animated film, DC announcements from villains special, Marvel does something stupid, Disney confirms first two Jewish major franchise characters, Charlie Cox is back as Daredevil Glenn asks a question A Tale of Hulk and Glenn Trailers: Peacemaker, Spider-Verse 2 Comics Countdown: Department of Truth 14 by James Tynion IV, Martin Simmons The Me You Love In the Dark 5 by Skottie Young, Jorge Corona, Jean-Francois Beaulieu Snow Angels Season Two 6 by Jeff Lemire, Jock Robin 2021 Annual by Joshua Williamson, Roger Cruz, Victor Olazaba, Luis Guerrero Redneck 31 by Donny Cates, Lisandro Estherren, Dee Cunniffe Daredevil 36 by Chip Zdarsky, Manuel Garcia, Cam Smith, Scott Hanna, Victor Nava, Marcio Menyz Human Target 2 by Tom King, Greg Smallwood Avengers 50 by Jason Aaron, Christopher Ruocchio, Carlos Pacheco, Aaron Kuder, Javier Garron, Ed McGuinness, Steve McNiven, Dexter Vines, Frank D'Armata, David Curiel TMNT 123 by Sophie Campbell, Jodi Nishijima Action Comics 1037 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Miguel Mendonca, Adriano Lucas, Shawn Aldridge, Adriano Melo, Hi-Fi

Comic Reviews: DC Wonder Woman: Black and Gold 6 by Christos Gage, Michael Conrad, Sheena Howard, Liam Sharp, Marguerite Sauvage, Kevin Maguire, Jamal Campbell, Noah Bailey, Adriano Lucas Marvel Black Panther 1 by John Ridley, Juann Cabal, Federico Blee Hulk 1 by Donny Cates, Ryan Ottley, Frank Martin Hawkeye: Kate Bishop 1 by Marieke Nijkamp, Enid Balam, Oren Junior, Brittany Peer Star Wars: Life Day 1 by Cavan Scott, Ivan Fiorelli, Chris Sotomayor, Ariana Maher, Justina Ireland, Georges Jeanty, Victor Olazaba, Pete Pantazis, Steve Orlando, Paul Fry, Alex Sinclair, Jody Houser, Kei Zama, Ruth Redmon X-Force Killshot Anniversary Special 1 by Rob Liefeld, Chad Bowers, Bryan Valenza, Federico Blee, Mirza Wirawan Amazing Spider-Man 79 by Cody Ziglar, Michael Dowling, Jesus Aburtov Infinity Comics: It's Jeff by Kelly Thompson, Gurihiru Infinity Comics: Lucky the Pizza Dog by Jason Loo Image Grrl Scouts: Stone Ghost 1 by Jim Mahfood SFSX Vol 2 by Tina Horn, G Romero-Johnson Dark Horse Joy Operations 1 by Brian Michael Bendis, Stephen Byrne Cats! Purrfect Strangers GN by Frederic Brremaud, Paola Antista, Cecilia Giumento IDW Star Wars Adventures Annual 2021 by Chip Zdarsky, Cavan Scott, Adrianna Florean, Jason Loo AfterShock: Miskatonic: Even Death May Die 1 by Mark Sable, Giorgio Pontrelli, Pippa Bowland Magnetic Carbon and Silicon 1 by Mathieu Bablet Scout Commander Rao 1 by Fell Hound, Jeremy Simser Thud 1 by Bryan "Peabe" Odiamar Mapmaker GN by Ben Slabak, Francesca Carita Additional Reviews: Okay Witch vol 2, Doctor Strange by Aaron Vol 2, Hawkeye eps 1 and 2, Encanto, South Park: Post Covid, Doctor Who, Robin Robin, Batwoman s2, Justice League by Snyder vol 2 News: Nocterra optioned for a series, Sony making Rhino and Sandman movies, Ho Che Anderson Luke Cage cancelled, Jeff-related news, more Holland Spidey movies, new comic publishing platform, IDW loses some licenses (Transformers and GI Joe), The Recount optioned from Scout, Doctor Who speculation, Robbie Amell returns to Flash Jurassic Park Dominion Prologue Comics Countdown: Radiant Black 10 by Kyle Higgins, Igor Monti, Marcelo Costa Night of the Ghoul 2 by Scott Snyder, Francesco Francavilla Black Hammer Reborn 6 by Jeff Lemire, Rich Rommaso, Malachi Ward, Matt Sheen Usagi Yojimbo 24 by Stan Sakai House of Slaughter 2 by James Tynion IV, Tate Brombal, Chris Shehan, Miquel Muerto Thor 19 by Donny Cates, Nic Klein, Matt Wilson, Brad Anderson, Dave McCaig Flash 776 by Jeremy Adams, Fernando Pasarin, Matt Ryan, Jeromy Cox Decorum 8 by Jonathan Hickman, Mike Huddleston Time Before Time 7 by Rory McConville, Declan Shalvey, Joe Palmer, Chris O'Halloran Robin 8 by Joshua Williamson, Max Dunbar, Gleb Melnikov, Hi-Fi

Episode #404! DLNelson and Scott Sackett have all-new "Cool Stuff" this week. Jeff Lemire's original series "Sweet Tooth" was a favorite of DLs a few years back. This year Lemire brought us an epilogue of sorts with "Sweet Tooth - The Return". Scott tells us about the newest Disney park ride turned into a movie with "Jungle Cruise". DL gives more praise to Stan Sakai's "Usagi Yojimbo". Scott tells us about the Amazon original series "The Wheel of Time". Give it a listen!  

Feb 2022 Solicits Comic Reviews: Batman Secret Files - The Gardener by James Tynion IV, Christian Ward Batman 117 by James Tynion IV, Jorge Jimenez, Tomeu Morey, Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad, Jorge Corona, Sarah Stern Robins 1 by Tim Seeley, Baldemar Rivas, Romula Fajardo Jr. Wonder Woman: Evolution 1 by Stephanie Phillips, Mike Hawkthorne, Adriano Di Benedetto Darkhold: Wasp by Jordie Bellaire, Claire Roe Amazing Spider-Man 78.BEY by Jed MacKay, Eleonora Carlini, Federico Blee Fantastic Four Tribute Getting Dizzy 1 by Shea Fontana, Celia Moscote, Natalia Nesterenko Labyrinth OGN by Simon Stalenhag We Only Kill Each Other 1 by Stephanie Phillips, Peter Krause, Ellie Wright Vampirella 2021 Holiday Special by Vincenzo Federici, Vincenzo Carratu, Will Robson, Andrew Dalhouse, Matt Herms, Kike Diaz Crypterns by Dustin Plantholt, Gonzalo Martinez Sonic the Hedgehog: The Imposter Syndrome 1 by Ian Flynn, Aaron Hammerstrom, Matt Froese, Valentina Pinto Radio Apocalypse 1 by Ram V, Anand Rk, Anisha Riverdale Diaries Vol 2: Starring Veronica by Sarah Kuhn, Dean Rankine Wall by Mario Alberti, Antoine Charreyron Shangri-La by Mathieu Bablet Desolation by Appollo Gaultier School of Love 1 by Beka, Maya Urbex 1 by Clarke, Vincent Dugomier, Mikl Marry Me 1 by Bobby Crosby, Remy Mokhtar Queen's Favorite Witch by Benjamin DIckson, Rachael SMith Weeaboo by Alissa Sallah 99 Cent Theatre Stranger in the Night 1 by Josh DeGrazia, Hunter Murray, Drew Denis Additional Reviews: PAD Hulk Omni 2, Ghostbusters Afterlife, Tick... Tick... Boom, Doctor Who s13e4 News: Jace Fox moves to NYC, Super pets stuff, Avatar casting, new Sorceror Supreme, TKO and New Regency, Watcher one-shot, Marvel does something stupid, Star Wars YA at Dark Horse, new X-Men book, Groo animated adaptation, Radiant Black spinoffs, new Carnage series, Rogue Squadron problems, Miles-centric spinoff, popular webtoons coming to print MCU pitch Trailers: Super Pets, Turning Red, No Way Home Comics Countdown: Nice House On The Lake 6 by James Tynion IV, Alvaro Martinez Bueno, Jordie Bellaire Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow 5 by Tom King, Bilquis Evely, Matheus Lopez Clear 2 by Scott Snyder, Francis Manapul Primordial 3 by Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino, Dave Stewart Batman 117 by James Tynion IV, Jorge Jimenez, Tomeu Morey, Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad, Jorge Corona, Sarah Stern Groo vs Tarzan 4 by Sergio Aragones, Mark Evanier, Tom Yeates, Tom Luth Radio Apocalypse 1 by Ram V, Anand Rk, Anisha Dark Ages 3 by Tom Taylor, Iban Coello, Brian Reber We Only Kill Each Other 1 by Stephanie Phillips, Peter Krause, Ellie Wright Blue and Gold 4 by Dan Jurgens, Kevin Maguire, Ryan Sook, Norm Rapmund

This week in the news we talk about more drama with Rogue Squadron's possible creative differences. Then it is onto Daredevil rumors and a comic book trailer for an upcoming Marvel event. During this week in pop culture Greg reminds us about Puddy from Seinfeld, Jonathan talks Metabarons, and Michael sings the theme to Chip And Dale: Rescue Rangers. Then in the lightning round, Greg and Jonathan go heavy on the Spider-Man content, and Michael delves into the world of Apple+This week's featured discussion focuses on all the announcements during Disney+ Day. Then we wrap up the episode with Eat The Rich #4, Primordial #3, Commander Rao #1, and Thud #1Comics Agenda is hosted by Michael (Twitter@mokepf7), Jonathan (@callmeboesy), and Greg (Twitter@Comicsportsgeek). We discuss new comic book releases each week, in addition to news, movies, and TV.You can reach us on Twitter @TheComicsAgenda or email us at TheComicsAgenda@gmail.comAs Always, don't forget to Like. Review, and Subscribe

WARNING: This episode contains furries, confessions, Disney+ Day news, harsh words about Spider-Man, nice houses, questionable parenting, Venom, emotions, mazes, and Melissa Megan.Books: Harley Quinn: The Eat. Bang! Kill Tour #3, Man-Eaters: The Cursed #5, Wonder Woman #781, The Thing: The Next Big Thing #1, Once and Future #21, Strange Academy #13, Aquaman: The Becoming #3, Venom #1, Robin & Batman #1, Radiant Black Vol. 1, The Amazing Spider-Man #75-78, Batman: The Imposter #2, Newburn #1-2, Mazebook #1-3, Friday Vol. 1, Snow Angels Season 1-Season 2 #1-5, Ballad for Sophie, The Nice House on the Lake #1-2, Unnatural OmnibusFilms and TV Series: Ms. Marvel, Moon Knight, She-Hulk, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessThe Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com) The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh, Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Aaron Amos, and John Burkle, who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Twitter handle is @TalkingComics

Welcome to Comics From The Multiverse, our DC comics podcast! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:58 - ComiXology Top 10 0:30:16 - Robin & Batman #1 (Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen) 0:50:49 - Batman: The Imposter #2 (Mattson Tomlin and Andrea Sorrentino) 1:08:04- Wonder Woman #781 (Becky Cloonan & Michael Conrad and Marcio Takara) 1:24:30 - Action Comics #1036 (Phillip K Johnson and Daniel Sampere)  1:44:53 - PATREON: The Joker #9 1:58:50 - PATREON: Animal Man #13 2:10:06 - Picks of the Week patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mildfuzznetwork/ Audio: https://comicsfromthemultiverse.podbean.com/  UK Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/mild-fuzz-tv/ US Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/mild-fuzz-tv-us

*Bugs Bunny in a suit holding a flintlock pistol meme* Lord forgive me, we're going back to the old Comics Podcast. Which means the first 15 minutes are all devoted to the latest Taylor Swift release Red (Taylor's Version). And then we talked about anime. What the hell It also happened to be a good week for comics, with everything from the debut of Jeff Lemire's Robin & Batman to the launch of a new series about what *really* happened in Dallas on November 22nd of 1963 called Regarding the Matter of Oswald's Body. And everything in between, like the end of everyone's favorite YA lesbian comic Mamo.

*Spoilers for: Disney drops new Marvel series first looks, Diamond gets hit with malware, Shortstack-o-comics; Robin & Batman #1 (35:00); Refrigerator Full of Heads #1(1:06:00); Frank Miller's RoboCop #1 (1:14:00); The Me You Loved in the Dark #4 (1:24:00) NCBD picks: Wonder Woman Evolution #1; Dracula of Transylvania OGN; Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters #8

Dark Horse Comics published the comic Black Hammer a few years ago and I just recently got into it. I'm so glad it was recommended to me by Taylor Talks Comics - It's great. Spiral City gets attacked by Anti-God and the most powerful superheroes around team up to stop it. Then they were gone. Disappeared to a farm? Are they dead? Is this the Twilight Zone? Get a spoiler free overview of this awesome comic, Black Hammer, by Jeff Lemire and Dean Ormston Theme music by Dean Peletis & Todd Melowitz Subscribe and use hashtag #HOBKGGO See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Visit our Patreon page to see the various tiers you can sign up for today to get in on the ground floor of AIPT Patreon. We hope to see you chatting with us in our Discord soon!NEWSMarvel announces new one-shot 'Secret X-Men' #1 for February 2022Marvel releases ‘X Lives of Wolverine' and ‘X Deaths of Wolverine' #3 & #4 detailsThe 90s' Spider-Man spin-off team the Slingers returns in FebruaryMarvel teases Queen Goblin to appear in ‘Amazing Spider-Man' in February 2022Image sets ‘Step by Bloody Step' fantasy opus for February 2022Creators for Creators grant recipients kicking off ‘New Masters' #1Diamond, Alliance Hit by Ransomware AttackNetflix and Archie Comics team up for live-action musical ‘The Archies'Standout KAPOW moment of the week:Nathan - Batman: The Imposter #2 (Mattson Tomlin, Andrea Sorrentino, Jordie Bellaire)Dave - Alien #8 (Salvador Larroca, Phillip Kennedy Johnson)Our Top Books of the WeekDave:Venom #1 (Ewing, Ram V, Hitch)Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #78 (Thompson, Pichelli, Towe)Nathan:Venom #1  (Ewing, Ram V, Hitch)Robin & Batman #1 (Jeff Lemire, Dustin Nguyen)TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK Dave: X-Force #25 (Ben Percy, Robert Gill)Nathan: The Nice House on the Lake #6 (James Tynion IV, Alvaro Martinez Bueno, Jordie Bellaire)JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.Dave: Kang the Conqueror #4 (Mike Del Mundo)Nathan: King Spawn #4 (Jason Shawn Alexander)Segment: Interview with Dustin Nugyen (Superman Unchained, Joker: Endgame, Descender, Robin & Batman)What has the collaboration process been like with Jeff Lemire in putting this story of Robin's early days together?What do you think it is that sets Dick Grayson apart from Batman's other partners?When working with water color, do you ever run into a page that doesn't quite work due to the chaotic nature of water color?You've drawn a few very different Robins over the years, from Streets of Gotham to Lil Gotham. How do you personally approach capturing the demeanor and physicality of Dick Grayson vs Damian Wayne?Huge fan of last year's Batman Tales: Once Upon A Crime. Any chance we'll get to see you and Derek Fridolfs paired on a project like this in the future?What is your process like working on a book like this with a clear 3 issue structure, do you work linearly, or do you start with pages that excite you most?Was there anything in Robin & Batman that you learned?What are some of your favorite Robin stories? What are some of your favorite Batman stories?Is there a character you haven't yet gotten to tackle you're dying to do next?What comes are you reading right now?Off Topic Top Shelf: Working on his house

Wes talks about all the latest developments around Batman before X-Men Historian Dok joins Wes to talk the latest X-Men news. Josh McDonald is on assignment this week so Wes reviews Robin & Batman #1, Batman: The Imposter #2, The Joker #9 and I Am Batman #3. Jeff Lemire's Robin & Batman is a fantastic look at the early days of The Dynamic Duo, while Batman: The Imposter is a dark, gritty take on the Dark Knight. (00:00) Wes covers a recent interview with Phoenix Song: Echo Rebecca Roanhorse. Not surprisingly the writer admits they don't know or read comics and Marvel pitched them….not the other way around (25:41) Dok joins Wes to review Hellions #17 and Rebecca Roanhorse's Phoenix Song: Echo #1. (43:13)   Support Thinking Critical at Ko-fi. Monthly subscriptions receive bonus content and early access to some channel content. Ko-fi.com/thinkingcritical Thank you for supporting the channel!

Sep Sales Comic Reviews: Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld GN by Dean Hale, Shannon Hale, Asiah Fulmore Batman and Robin and Howard GN by Jeffrey Brown, Silvana Brys Robin and Batman 1 by Jeff Lemire, Dustin Nguyen Deadpool Black White and Blood 4 by Christopher Yost, Martin Coccolo, Sanshiro Kasama, Hikaru Uesugi, Mike Allred, Laura Allred, Mattia Iacono Thing 1 by Walter Mosley, Tom Reilly Venom 1 by Al Ewing, Ram V, Bryan Hitch, Andrew Currie, Alex Sinclair Fantastic Four Infinity Comic 1 by Zac Gorman, Stefano Landini, Ian Herring It's Jeff 11 by Kelly Thompson, Gurihiru Phenom-X 1 by John Leguizamo, Aram Rappaport, Joe Miciak, Chris Batista What's the Furthest Place From Here 1 by Matthew Rosenberg, Tyler Boss Regarding the Matter of Oswald's Body 1 by by Christopher Cantwell, Luca Casalanguida Overwatch: New Blood 1 by Ray Fawkes, Irene Koh, Suzanne Geary My Date With Monsters 1 by Paul Tobin, Andy MacDonald Nyx 1 by Christos Gage, Marc Borstel Headless Season Two 1 by Alexander Banchitta, Robert Ahmad North by Thomas Ryan Cuming, Nicolas Santos The Short While by Jeremy Sorese Lifetime Passes by Terry Blas, Claudia Aguirre Additional Reviews: Later by Stephen King, Ready or Not, Squid Game, Doctor Who x2, Korra s1, a few thoughts on Amphibia, Young Justice, Clifford Movie, Snoopy in Space s2, Olaf Presents, Simpsons Short News: Diamond gets hacked, Squid Game s2, Centaurworld s2, Creators for Creators from Image debuts in Feb: New Masters, new female Green Goblin, return of Slingers, DC YA from Frank Miller, Disney+ Day, X-Men '97, new Shazam series starring Mary, Batgirls update, Spider-Man movie franchise speculation, Bone Orchard Mythos debuts on FCBD Trailers: Obi-Wan Teaser Comics Countdown: Mazebook 3 by Jeff Lemire Robin and Batman 1 by Jeff Lemire, Dustin Nguyen Unbelievable Unteens 4 by Jeff Lemire, Tyler Crook Lifetime Passes GN by Terry Blas, Claudia Aguirre Mamo 5 by Sas Milledge We Have Demons 2 by Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo, Jonathan Glapion, Dave McCaig Superman vs. Lobo 2 by Tim Seeley, Sarah Beattie, Mirka Andolfo, Arif Prianto What's the Furthest Place From Here 1 by Matthew Rosenberg, Tyler Boss Stillwater 11 by Chip Zdarsky, Ramon Perez, Mike Spicer Venom 1 by Al Ewing, Ram V, Bryan Hitch, Andrew Currie, Alex Sinclair

Peut-être avez vous profité du 11 novembre pour vous prendre un loooong weekend de quatre jours ? Par ici, on a saisi l'occasion une fois de plus pour prendre nos micros et débriefer l'actualité comics récente, du début du mois de novembre 2021. C'est dire qu'il s'en passe des choses, du côté des comics comme des adaptations... Alors, en route !  Une actualité comics qui réchauffe  Entre les différents projets à soutenir en VF, les annonces venues de l'autre côté de l'Atlantique, l'actualité comics est toujours très vivante. En ce sens, Front Page poursuit plus que jamais sa mission d'information, d'analyse et de divertissement avec cette nouvelle émission à ranger dans la durée standard d'une paire d'heures. De quoi vous accompagner, quel que soit le moment de la journée !   On espère qu'après plus d'un an à nous écouter, les podcasts continuent de vous plaire. N'hésitez pas à réagir aux différents sujets, quels qu'ils soient, dans notre espace commentaire ou sur les réseaux sociaux. Vous avez aussi la possibilité de partager nos podcasts (sans modération), ou de contribuer à notre aventure grâce à notre page Tipeee. Merci en tous les cas de nous écouter, et à bientôt pour le prochain podcast !  Le Programme  COMICS - 01:50  Crowdfunfding : Parias Tome 2, Piracy, et un projet Marvel Studios chez Huginn & Muninn  Super-héros : science ou fiction annoncé aux éditions DeBoeck Delirium détaille son programme de (belles) rééditions pour novembre 2021 Urban Comics doit retirer The Authority : les année Stormwatch T2 de la circulation Stillwater de Chip Zdarsky arrive chez Delcourt Comics en début d'année 2022 La pénurie de papiers pose des soucis aux éditeurs L'ambitieux The Bone Orchard Mythos de Jeff Lemire et Andrea Sorrentino Bad Idea veut envoyer des cailloux à ses lecteurs les plus fidèles Geoff Darrow au travail sur une nouvelle mini-série Shaolin Cowboy Si Spurrier et Matias Bergara se retrouvent pour Step by Bloody Step Le rachat de Simon & Shuster par PRH potentiellement bloqué Mark Waid planche sur un bouquin How to Create Comics the Marvel Way Devil's Reign fait au final 26 numéros, lol  TV - 1:30:54  Todd McFarlane ouvre une branche séries TV avec Thumbs et Macfarland  CINEMA - 1:37:30  Le retour des Marvel One-Shots encore teasé Marvel Studios défend son montage des Eternels Letitia Wright pose des soucis pour le tournage de Black Panther : Wakanda Forever  --Soutenez nous sur Tipeee : https://fr.tipeee.com/first-print  Ne manquez aucun rendez-vous : https://podcast.ausha.co/firstprintfra   Retrouvez nous sur Facebook : https://facebook.com/FirstPrintFRA  sur Instragram : https://www.instagram.com/firstprintfra  et sur Twitter : https://twitter.com/FirstPrintFRA 

BECAUSE YOU DEMANDED IT! This week, on the Dueling Review podcast, we take a look at Robin and Batman #1 from DC Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_649469" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology/Amazon affiliate link[/caption] ROBIN & BATMAN #1 Writer: Jeff Lemire Artist: Dustin Nguyen Publisher: DC Comics Release Date: November 9, 2021 Cover Price: $5.99 The legendary story of Batman and Robin has reached nearly mythic proportions: the crime-fighting Dynamic Duo, always one step ahead of the criminals they pursue and never meeting a case too big. This isn't that story. This is the story of a young Dick Grayson, newly orphaned, struggling to find his way in a strange, difficult, dark new world…This is the story of Robin and Batman. The bestselling creative team behind the Eisner-winning Descender, Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen, reunite in Gotham City to tell the story of a remarkable young man learning to navigate an incredible new world!

BECAUSE YOU DEMANDED IT! This week, on the Dueling Review podcast, we take a look at Robin and Batman #1 from DC Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_649469" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology/Amazon affiliate link[/caption] ROBIN & BATMAN #1 Writer: Jeff Lemire Artist: Dustin Nguyen Publisher: DC Comics Release Date: November 9, 2021 Cover Price: $5.99 The legendary story of Batman and Robin has reached nearly mythic proportions: the crime-fighting Dynamic Duo, always one step ahead of the criminals they pursue and never meeting a case too big. This isn't that story. This is the story of a young Dick Grayson, newly orphaned, struggling to find his way in a strange, difficult, dark new world…This is the story of Robin and Batman. The bestselling creative team behind the Eisner-winning Descender, Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen, reunite in Gotham City to tell the story of a remarkable young man learning to navigate an incredible new world!

Once again, we're walking the moonlit path of dreams and discussing The Sandman. In this episode, we're talking about the fifth and sixth volumes: A Game of You and Fables & Reflections.  ----more---- Mike: I don't think I'm getting a birthday present. I am relatively certain that they want to fire me out of a cannon into the sun Jessika: Hello. And welcome to Ten cent takes the podcast where we cause whiplash from rapid time leaps, one issue at a time. My name is Jessica Frasier and I'm joined by my cohost, the curious collector, Mike Thompson. Mike: Man, my collection has been growing by leaps And bounds lately. Yeah. COVID has not been kind to my closet free space.  Jessika: Oh, well, and you recently gave me my first short box, So  thing. So  Mike: I'm not sorry.  Jessika: no, don't be, I needed a place for the, my, I looked over at my, at my bookshelf one day and went, oh no, I have a lot of single issues that are just kind of sitting on a shelf. Mike: you know, you're a collector when you just have the random piles of single issues hanging out,  Jessika: I just have random piles of trade paperbacks. And just like, my counter is literally covered. Not only do I have every one of the Sandman series, just like chilling on my counter. I got, um, moon girl and, uh,  um, devil devil dinosaur, and that's just chilling. So I've just got all this stuff, like all over. Mike: Yeah, it's a, it's insidious. It takes over. your life. One issue at a time.  Jessika: Well, what better way to fill a tiny house shaped like a pirate ship than with comics. Mike: Hm. Fair.  Jessika: If you haven't listened before the purpose of our podcast is to study comic books in ways that are both fun and informative. We want to look at their coolest weirdness and silliest moments, as well as examine how they're woven into the larger fabric of pop culture and history. This episode, we are returning to our book club and we will be looking at volumes five and six of the Sandman series. If you haven't checked out the first couple episodes of the series, I highly recommend you go back and take a lesson. It's episodes 15 and 17. Mike: Yeah. And we're covering two volumes at a time.  Jessika: Yes, we are. So 15 was one and two and 17 was three and four. So you're joining us for five and six. So welcome aboard. Mike: Welcome to the deep end of the pool children. you don't get an inner tube and we don't have any water wings. Sorry.  Jessika: There's absolutely no lifeguard on duty. We are not responsible Dulce at this time. Mike: If You are enjoying our podcast, please go ahead and rate and review on whatever platform you're listening on. If that's an option it's especially helpful. If you can rate us on apple podcasts, there's a lot of discoverability, , or if you have overcast, you can always do a star for the episode and that'll push promotion as well. Or if you're a comic fan and you're liking what we're talking about, and you've got some friends who you think would actually enjoy it? as Well, please let them know any little bit helps. We really appreciate all of you who are spending your time with us. Jessika Audio: We also want to support other podcasts that we really like in this space. So this week spotlight is on the last comic shop podcast. Here's a quick review of what to expect from them. If you want us to feature your show, go ahead and drop us off.   Jessika:  before we leave into our main main topic, Mike, what is one cool thing you've read or watched? Mike: I was on hooplah the other day and I came across a new series by Jeff Lemire, who is the guy who wrote Sweet Tooth along with a bunch of other excellent. But it's called Gideon Falls and they have the first five volumes on there. it's a really interesting series. It starts off feeling kind of like a horror supernatural thriller involving a Catholic priest who comes to this town and he's very quickly wrapped up in nefarious things going on and it's really creepy. And then there's a B- story involving a guy who is in this kind of weird dystopian, urban environment, far away from the small town of Gideon falls. as the story continues, it morphs from being a, , supernatural horror murder mystery into a bit more science fiction and mad science while still keeping those original vibes. , and also there's a lot of personal tragedy involved with the main characters. That's really cool to read too, which I mean, that's what Jeff Lemire does is he writes these things that just, they make you a lot of times feel like you need to watch Schindler's list for a pick me up. They're excellent, but they are brutal at times. so after I read that, I then proceeded to read through the, what if omnibus that they had on hooplah and I needed something a little bit lighter to cleanse by.  Jessika: That's very relatable. Definitely been in that situation myself. Mike: but what about you?  Jessika: Well, I have, I recently purchased the book herding cats, which is a black and white anthology comic by Sarah Anderson Mike: like this is the woman who did hyperbole and a half, right?  Jessika: yes. Yeah. And also the one that I've spoken about before fangs. Mike: Yeah. The love story between the vampire and the werewolf.  Jessika: Aha. Aha.  Mike: Yes, I listen.  Jessika: you do, you're very good, probably multiple times because we record and then edit and relisten relisten. And this style of comic is definitely way different than the fangs one. , it's more of a simple design and it's just, it's a really fun time to begin with. I highly recommend her stuff to begin with. So hurting is a part of her Sarah scribbles collection. And if you've seen some of those strips floating around online, they're pretty cute. each page of the book is showing like a small relatable instance about daily. And it's definitely a mood booster. If you're looking for a different palette cleanser, this is definitely it, it kept me giggling the whole way through. And despite it's title, it's definitely not a whole book of cat Comics. I promise. Cause I'm not necessarily a cat person per se. I mean, they're fine, but I'm, I'm not a cat person,  but you will see some in there.  Mike: I'm more of a cat person  than you are  Jessika: You've truly are you are with your little dog  cat.  Mike: the Duchess Sprocket fonts adipose.  Jessika: Oh goodness. The names we give our pets. I swear. I think the most fun part about this book though, is that there's also a section at the back. , and it has advice to young artists and it's complete with Comics to go with the advice, which is super cute.  Mike: Oh, that's awesome. That's really cute.  Jessika: Yeah. That's really sweet. All right. Now onto the meat of our episode, this one's going to be a chunker buckle up everyone. So volume five of the Sandman series is titled a game of you and was published in 1991 and 92 it's composed of issues. 32 through 37 of the Sandman series and was written by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Sean McManus. Colleen Duran, Brian Talbot and Stan.  We begin our tail in somewhere called the land and voices stadium may needed to find help and that the lane was in great peril and that they were waiting for the person, destined, to save them. Ultimately, one of the voices states their decision to go find the person that is supposed to save them. Meanwhile, Barbie, which was a surprise for me to see her again, is a woken by her neighbor, Wanda. And it's revealed that even though she sleeps, Barbie is unable to dream.  Mike: And we should note who Barbie and Wanda are, because the last time that we saw them was in the doll's house and Barbie at the time had been married to a yuppie named Ken who, when the dream, the vortex, was that what it was the dream for techs.  Jessika: Yeah, it was the dream vortex caused by Rosewall. Mike: Yeah. So when the dream vortex hit and. Ripping everybody's dreams into one another. There's this weird kind of overlap. Ken and Barbie had some sort of a fight. We don't know exactly what about, but it was basically, I think it was tied to the fact that Ken was, he was an eighties, yuppy, Wallstreet, wannabe, and his fantasies involved, things that Barbie found kind of testable. And then Wanda was the landlord, right?  Jessika: No, actually that was a different person,  but, um, Wanda. Yeah, Wanda's a new, person and she's in the new place. The Barbie moves to, Mike: Okay. Like I totally read that wrong. I have spent, I've spent decades thinking that Wanda was the same person as,  Jessika: I  Mike: uh,  Jessika: name now,  Mike: yeah.  Jessika: but he was, he was queer in the sense that he was like cross-dressing, but not necessarily like, he wasn't necessarily trans from my understanding. Mike: Yeah. but the other thing is that on the back of the book, I think they sit there and they refer to the drag queen. for, for this volume,  Jessika: oh, well that's just rude.  Mike: Yeah.  Jessika: That's just transphobic. Mike: yeah. Hold on. Let's, let's take a look at this now.  Jessika: Well, I am going to yell about the transphobia, so we'll , just wrap it up now. We'll get started here. Mike: Yeah, so it's literally the promo text on the back is taken apartment house, add in a drag queen, a lesbian couple, some talking animals, talking severed, head, a confused heroine and a deadly Kuku. So I don't think that's on Neil Gaiman. I think that's more DC comics than anything else,  Jessika: I agree. That was whoever was writing the cover script. Mike: but that is something that, because I read that description, I thought it was the landlord Hal from doll's house, because Hal was someone who clearly was like tight with Barbie and also had a drag persona?  Jessika: there was a one-off statement about how pal gave her be addressed to the landlord for this place where she moved to New York.  Mike: I missed that. Okay.  Jessika: It's again, one of those, you know, I'm glad I could catch something you didn't. Cause it's usually the other way round. Mike: Yeah. No,, but honestly between that and, the, uh, the promo text on the back, I thought that one had moved on from her assigned gender and was now living in her actual identity. But that was clearly not the case. And that was a little confusing to me. But the other thing is that, you know, the art style had changed. And so I wasn't sure if it was just a new artist rendering an old character. So on me.  Jessika: that's caught me a few times though, where I'm like, wait, the art's a little bit different.  Mike: Yeah.  Jessika: Am I like, is this the same character? And I had to kind of suss out who the character was , which is fine. It was easy enough,  Mike: That's kind of shocking that they sit there and still identify Wanda as a drag queen. Like these days  Jessika: yeah.  Mike: anniversary book.  Jessika: Yeah. That was very disappointing to me. didn't realize that. And that just Mike: Not great.  Jessika: Neil, that one probably wasn't Neal.  Awesome. It was God dammit.  Mike: I doubt it was like, I don't, that, reeks of marketing .  Jessika: Well, there are absolutely people who write the, the covers and whatevers. Mike: yeah.  Jessika: So Barbie is living once again, an eclectic type living situation, but has moved to New York. Like we were saying beside Wanda, her neighbors include a lesbian couple named Hazel and Foxglove and a seemingly square bear of a young woman named Thessaly and a middle-aged man named George, who seems to keep to himself for the most part. Barbie also gets very creative with her makeup for the day, painting a black and white checkerboard onto half of her face. And Wanda has decided that spite their lack of money, they should go shopping and at Tiffany's even, Mike: Yeah, I really liked Arby's makeup because it felt very much like what you see on Tech-Talk these days, which is all optical illusions and cool stuff like that. So, Neil Gaiman, oddly prescient, or the 1990s. Jessika: He's doing us good right now. So we quickly cut to the dream realm where Dream is talking with Matthew, the Raven and his son, something happening in a far part of the dream realm, that there was some sort of transition. We zip back to Barbie and Wanda who are on the subway. A woman approaches them for change and Wanda brushes her off. While Barbie throws a of quarters in her cup, the woman becomes very upset when she sees that she is sharing the subway car with a puppy and starts yelling and panicking saying that she doesn't like dogs. The dogs scare her and she exits the car. The first available stop then up the stairs and out of the subway onto the main road, still yelling about not liking dogs. She is immediately face to face with what looks like a giant yellow dog with a large mustache that had to be bigger than a bus. This thing was huge. Mike: Yes,  Jessika: And it didn't even really look like a dog, but that was probably the closest approximation to what you could call it,  Mike: it's kind of this weird amalgamation between a Saint Bernard and a lion.  Jessika: Yeah. Yeah. That's a good way to say it.  Mike: as we learn we have seen him before in Barbie's very kind of like Alison Wonderland meets Lord of the rings dreams that she was having before the events of adult's house.  Jessika: Yes. And we will definitely be talking about those  Mike: No.  Jessika: and the woman upon seeing this huge dog what's herself and then faints meanwhile, Wanda and Barbie have made it to their stop and go forward breakfast prior to their shopping spree. After being asked about the subject, Barbie explains that she hasn't been able to dream after a weird night back where she used to live. And after that point, things fell apart with her relationship with Ken, she said she stopped communicating with him anymore and they weren't really being intimate. And then Ken found another woman and was like bringing the other woman over, even though Barbie was there. It was super wack. Mike: Yeah, And I mean, I dunno, good for her for, knowing right out of that situation. Jessika: Yeah, exactly. She didn't deserve that.  Mike: No,  Jessika: So pan back to giant dog thing who is looking super rough, it. Mike: uh,  Jessika: He's still trying to complete his quest, even though he's limping along, the police are trying to cordon off the area and Barbie and Wanda are passing along that same way. Barbie recognizes her friend calls him by name Martin. And as he's trying to make his way towards her, the police fire on him from multiple angles, he falls in a heap to Barbie's feet and tells her that she needs to go back. The land needs her and gives her the serpentine, which appears to be a large pink stone in an ornate fitting on a necklace, one a pulls away as Martin dies from his injuries. She gets Barbie home and helps her into her apartment. And Barbie realizes that the necklace was from her dreams. And then her whole room fills with blackbirds who turn white, which was, that was a wild thing. And outside the door, George seems very interested in the situation and tries to ask Wanda, but she just brushes him off.  Mike: Right. And it's , kind of creepy, like his demeanor is that he seems like that weird sorta infatuated in cell who's uncomfortably interested in one of his neighbors.  Jessika: yeah, he's like at the door with his head down. He's like post Barbie.  Mike: Yeah.  Jessika: I wish you could see me, everyone. Cause I'm just like girl. then he goes and grabs a whole ass Raven and puts it in his mouth and swallows it whole and grinning the whole time and mentioned the. Mike: Yeah, by that point in time, it's not surprising that he is off in a creepy, supernatural way. there've been enough weird little hints about them throughout the issue.  Jessika: Yeah. He's just kind of a lurking most of the time, which is very strange.  Mike: Yeah.  Jessika: There's a whole lot of other apartment drama, of course. And , Hazel was taken advantage of while drunk and is now pregnant, but hasn't told her partner Fox glove. she's also pretty naive about how reproduction works in the first place, which is super depressing. Like she didn't know basic things. Mike: It felt like she was written to be unbelievably dumb about this one topic, even though she's in a queer relationship in New York, she works as a chef. And when we're first introduced to her, she seems very no bullshit because when we first meet her, it's Wanda trying to get milked for Barbie and Hazel is like, kind of. Antagonistic towards Wanda. And you're not sure if it's because she's possibly transphobic or if she's just not a morning person, because they let Wanda come in and grab some milk and it just seems like they're kind of cranky people who are not thrilled to be woken up in the morning.  Jessika: Yeah.  Yeah.  Mike: But then like later on, she has these moments that are just, literally unbelievably naive and I don't think her character was written like she should have been. I don't know. I, I'm curious if, when they do an audio book of this, if they ever get around to it, how Gaiman's going to rewrite her.  Jessika: Yeah. Same as I, I just think, yeah, there was a lot missing from this character. Just didn't feel like you said believable as a character, just in all of these different pieces to her. So Barbie is still waking out a bit about her experience and with the birds and everything else, and Martin 10 bones, all that stuff, and tries to decompress while watching TV. And she starts drifting in and out of sleep. And by extension in and out of the dream realm, Nuala actually does show up again. I know we had said prior that we weren't sure if she does, but she does, Mike: yeah. And new Allah was the ferry who had been given to Dream as a gift in volume four without her consent, by the way, it was kind of like surprise you now serve the dream Lord,  Jessika: Yeah. You're not coming home with me. Sorry. This is now your problem.  Ugh.  Mike: which, I mean like, admittedly, we all kind of wish that we could do that with our siblings at one point or another,  Jessika: well, Mike: I mean,  Jessika: my brother doesn't listen to this anymore, so it's fine. Oh goodness. So Nuala does show up and she tries to warn Barbie. That shit is about to get complicated at which point Barbie does fall asleep and passes into the dream. cut to creepy George, who is cutting himself open. He pulls open his chest, exposing his ribs, where a bunch of blackbirds had evidently been waiting and subsequently fly out of him. The other members of the apartment complex start having weird and awful dreams and the birds visit each sleeping individually individual thusly catches the bird, trying to harass her and with a glance at ignites in her hand, which affects George. This is the first real glimpse of the idea that thusly may not be the quiet innocuous individual that she first seemed to be. And she then goes to see George at his apartment wielding a kitchen knife. Mike: Yeah, I thought that was really cool. And the thing is, is that that's actually a really good example of kind of game and doing , some misdirection because he doesn't drop any hints about her. All you get the idea of is that she's extremely straight-laced and kind of nebbish for lack of a better term. Jessika: Yeah,  Mike: yeah, and then she just busts out powers and she's really not featured much before this either, which was kinda.  Jessika: yeah, And back in the. Barbie is having to reacclimate herself to her own dream character as she has only the fleeting memories of the night she spent there. And everybody in the building starts to awaken and the birds disappear. They're all shaken after their nightmares. And one by one thusly visits, the apartments of the other residents starting with Hazel and Fox glove followed by Wanda. Leslie already knew the Barbie was in trouble and Wanda used her spare key to get into Barbie's apartment at Besley's urging and Barbie was out hold still in the dream room. Leslie asked Wanda to carry Barbie to George's apartment since Wanda was quote unquote the strongest and then Hazel who I'm sorry, is just dumber than a rock points to Wanda's genitals and says, Hey, you have a thingy, which firstly, take a step back, captain obvious. And secondly, so the fuck what? Mike: Yeah. And it goes back to that thing that we were talking about with Hazelwood. It's like, she is suddenly this very, almost childlike person, even though she is a grown ass adult and a queer relationship in New York city. Like, I dunno, it's, it's not great. It feels. Very clumsy. Jessika: It sure did. And I think childlike is, is probably the best way to put it because it did feel that way. Like she was seeing something for the first time and it's like, girl, Mike: it's like you're pregnant. This isn't the first time you seen one  Jessika: seriously,  Mike: anyway.  Jessika: goodness. The party, Firenze, Georges gross poster size picture of Barbie that he has framed up on his wall  Mike: Yup.  Jessika: and is informed that Thessaly has killed George and he is in the bathtub. So Wanda's freaked out by all of this. Of course, I would also be very freaked out at this. not going to lie to you. Mike: Also we need to, we need to Go back. for a second and it's not that George is dead and in the bathtub it's oh no. George is in the bathtub and they go, oh, is he taking a shower? It's weird that he's taking a shower at 2:00 AM. And she's like, no, no, no, no. I killed him. And his body is in the bathtub and that's when the freaking out happens. Jessika: Yeah,  Mike: I thought that was great. I loved it. Jessika: I did too. Cause definitely left the door open to George's house and everyone's like, George. Hello. Mike: Yeah. No.  Jessika: Oh, of course one is freaked out and she says that she's going to leave and she physically cannot. As if by magic, Leslie also says that she is going to get George to talk and starts the disgusting process of doing so she has to remove his eyes, his face skin, and his tongue, this, she actually bid out, which was fucking as fuck. Mike: Yeah, after it looks like she's kissing his skinless face.  Jessika: Uh, yeah, was horrifying and nails these to the wall and then tells George that it's time to come back and horrifyingly. He does come back and WordStar coming from the face nail to the wall and it's gross. So thusly starts to interrogate him about his plans and he begins to tell the group the CU. Wanda is disgusted and runs to the bathroom where she vomits and the rest of the group seemingly is surprisingly calm about the whole thing. I don't know that I would be personally, so Thessaly who is now out for revenge against the cuckoo for, you know, trying to fuck with her in her sleep states that she needs some menstrual blood and asks Fox glove. And when she asks, why she has to with Besley reveals that she has not been straight in a long time, And that Hazel is pregnant, which they definitely do not have time to deal with at the moment. But hill was obviously shocked and upset by the news. And Wanda is told that she can't go onto the next part of their journey because she needs to watch Barbie. But there seems to be an underlying reason after conversing with a being that seemed to be made of light stating that she needs to seek entry into the dream realm. Mike: Oh so it's actually, um, it's the threefold goddess who the fates basically who keep on showing up throughout. So it's, it's that, mother maiden crone, who normally, when we see them, it's, they're different phases, but they're all kind of part of the same amorphous black shape. So , depending on the artist, it's like, one being, but with like, you know, the three different identities at the same time, but it's also the.  Jessika: Yeah. And I didn't get that. It was those three again, so thank you for, Mike: That's something I caught, like on my second or third read through  Jessika: Okay. Well, I feel better about a thumb. Mike: it's. I mean, it's a fleeting moment. They only show up for like a page maybe.  Jessika: Yeah, yeah. Mike: Yeah.  Jessika: meanwhile, on the street, our friend, the I don't like dogs, lady is pointing out to a passer-by that the moon is acting strange, that it had disappeared from the sky. He states that it must be an eclipse, but she says that it just left. It was not like it gradually blacked out like normal eclipse. So Wanda watches us the three women walk into the light and disappear out of the room and the moon reappears in the sky for our friend on the street, Wanda starts questioning her womanhood because she vomited during the interrogation that somehow has makes her less of a woman. But I would argue that I would do the same. That whole situation was so gnarly. Mike: Yeah. it's very pagan ritually. it feels like, old school kind of like druidic, I'm sure that someone's going to get mad at me for saying this, but , it's very pagan, a cult. I don't know the rituals, but it feels like a lot of those things that you read about and fantasy novels that are set in, like our theory and times.  Jessika: Totally. So the head then starts talking to. back in the dream realm, RB and company are making their way to their destination and have some near misses and find some other dead friends along the way the land has suffered since she has been gone, they talk about the cuckoo and how the bird lays its eggs and the nest of others. And once hatch, the young cuckoos push out the other eggs or young of the bird who initially built the nest while also fesses up to Morpheus about having warned Barbie. But he agrees that she did the right thing, princess, Barbara, and party, get to their destination, the sea and send, lose the parrot to get help. Mike: Yeah. And at this point there's only one other companion left. Who's like a, like an aardvark or an anteater.  Oh, is it okay? That was some  Jessika: It's a rat. It's like a, yeah, some rodent where it like  Mike: and a trench  Jessika: a order. Yeah.  It looks like a reporter of a pie. Mike: Yeah. And, as their journey has been going on, it's kind of like, , the group of friends in the horror movie who are slowly getting picked off one by one. and the one That always gets me is the monkey. And I can't remember his name. But he would scout ahead and then he didn't come back and Barbie at one point asks if they think that he's okay and one of them just goes no, and then they go and find his body and it's like, Hmm. Hmm. Jessika: Yeah. That was really. And back at the apartment, this was a very web flashy, one where it's very back and forth. Uh, back at the apartment, Wanda is talking to George's face and she asks him why she was left behind. He says it's because she's a man stating that the moon Magic that was used can only be used by biological women, which yikes. No, no, no, no, I don't. I don't like that one bed. And George also offhandedly states that they should be concerned about the weather. So back in the dream realm, Luiz has betrayed Barbie and brings armed guards to their hiding place on the lift. And they also killed the last remaining member of the party. So Barbie is dragged away by the guards and then is paraded through the town into a small pink house. Mike: Which is the house that she grew up.  Jessika: It is, yeah. It turns out to be a replica of her childhood home. she is also confronted by someone who appears to be her as a child, which is strange. child Barbie starts explaining that she had basically possessed her dreams and was taking over. Barbie becomes more and more visibly weak from being , in the house and around the young doppelganger. Ann Young Barbie leaves the house with her entourage of large dark plaid guards. Mike: While dragging older Barbie with her.  Jessika: Yeah. So back in New York things have started to get wild. A hurricane that had just left, turned around and heads back into town. The women walk a path of Moonlight to the dream realm where thusly fesses up that she's been around a pretty long time and starts in on her plan for revenge. I would not want to cross this lady. It did not take much for her to get pissed off enough to want to kill people. Mike: I mean, I found it pretty relatable.  Jessika: So they run across one of Barbie's failed companions who tells them that the cuckoo Barbie  Mike: Well, they come across the body and then facily resurrects them in a similar manager that she did to George.  Jessika: Correct. Mike: Yeah. And that's how they're able to get him to talk.  Jessika: So during the walk Fox glove and Hazel discuss their future and Fox glove decides to raise the child as theirs and they make up in a sense. in New York, the storm is raging. George is making terrible transphobic jokes from the wall and the woman outside has been caught in the storm. So one helps a woman get inside out of the storm, in the dream realm, young Barbie, as an acting and plan, and has gone out to the most ancient point of the land. The higher gram that's land her two companions start making their way over, but are met by young Barbie who points them over to the threat quote, unquote, stating that lose is the cuckoo and loses a parrot. I might add. So the fact that she's saying the para did it is actually kind of a good assumption to make a Kuku. Fastly goes over confirms with the bird that she is in fact, the cuckoo and strangles her and snaps her neck. when Hazel asks why she did it, she says that the bird had to be taught a lesson. The lesson was that you don't get a second chance, which yeah. Mike: Yeah, Nestle is, uh, the epitome of don't fuck around.  Jessika: yeah. found out. then young Barbie explains to Barbie and the others that the time has come to do what she had been brought here for. Back in New York are I don't like dogs. Friend is named Maisie and she is rightfully creeped out by George's face on the wall siding, bad vibes, which agreed more transphobic questions on some stories from Maisie about another trans family member she had, . It was just bad news bears. Barbie does a, she is told by young Barbie back in the dream realm and slams the porpoise teen into the large stone HIRA gram. And there's a great explosion at which point it's revealed the young Barbie is actually the cuckoo and that her goal, the whole time had been to get Barbie, to destroy the Portland teen and the high program. And then the cuckoo wouldn't be held in the land any longer breaking the spell and the land would subsequently be destroyed. So the necklace also disappears right off of Barbie's sleeping chest back in. Morphine's appears and Stacy, he created the land and puts Barbie back in control of her own mind as she had been Bewitched by the cuckoo and all of the characters of the land start filing past, ending with one dark haired and scarred woman in white, who clearly had history with dream, like every other fucking woman in here. So vessel, he tries to claim the life of the cuckoo. But dream is like, Nope. And states that he's displeased, that she's caused some major shit. Mike: Yeah, he was. If I remember, right. Dream was upset that she had trespassed into the dream realm without his permission.  Jessika: Correct? Yeah. Mike: And it's also implied that her getting the goddess to grant her and foxglove and Hazel passage to the dream realm resulted in the hurricane.  Jessika: Oh no, that was absolutely implied. Yeah. The implication was that if you pull the moon out of the sky,  you're going to fuck with the tides. Yeah. Yeah. so we turn again to New York where that storm is even fiercer than before. And then there is an explosion of weather from outside and the world starts to. In the dream realm, dream states that he owes Barbie a boon and also reveals that Rose Walker, from , our doll's house volume had partially caused this mess. During that fateful night of converging dreams. Barbie asks that she and the other three women get back safe and sound, and they are sent back and we end volume five with a funeral Wanda's funeral. Barbie was pulled from the wreckage and was able to recover, but Wanda amazi did not make it. The funeral was similarly depressing and not just because Wanda had passed away, but because they were using Wanda's dead name and it cut her hair and had put her in men's clothing. And she was buried by her family who clearly had no idea who she really was nor cared to listen to find out. And even the headstone had her dead name listed. So Barbie took out a bright shade of lipstick and wrote Wanda on the headstone Barbie dreams that she sees Wanda with a smiling pale woman wearing black. And she finally seems happy. Mike: do we ever find out where the funeral is being held? It's just, it's implied that it's vaguely south Midwest.  Jessika: She had to travel.  And it did kind of seem in the south. I don't know that we got an exact location.  Mike: Yeah. It was, it. was somewhere, very God-fearing and intolerance of people that are the least bit different.  Jessika: Yeah. Well, what were your overall impressions of this story and who are your favorite least very characters or events of the fifth? Mike: Uh, you know, this volume is a really, it's an interesting change of pace because up until now, we've gotten stories where even if dream wasn't the main character, he played a really prominent role in the narrative, even if he was sitting in the background and this time around, he really doesn't show up a lot. And when he does, it's kind of just a bookend, the story. It's funny because whenever I talk about something that Neil Gaiman wrote and I'm like, oh, it's not my favorite thing. It's still better than 95% of things that I've read. this is not one of my favorite Sandman stories. Part of it is just because it's, it does provide that, that whiplash that you get where we're pivoting back and forth between the dream realm and New York. And there is a clumsiness too, to a lot of the characters, like we've already talked about Hazel. I feel like new Haven was trying to provide a narrative where someone who is trans is human, because he has several scenes with Wanda where Wanda talks about it and is very adamant that she is a woman and the story, the narrative doesn't judge or mocker for that. But , as you said, George is gross and transphobic, which makes sense. And, Maisie that the homeless lady is kinder. but you know, there, there is still that moment of are you a man or a woman? and then she relates the story about her grandson. it's not explained if he was just very femininely gay or if he was trans. Um, but she sounds like she was supportive of him, but then , he got killed during some sort of hotel hookup, which, I mean, that was a real risk with gay culture. Like, you know, especially during that time. I think it's one of the Columbia, your stories of the overall Sandman series. I don't think it's bad, but viewed through a 20, 21 lens, I think he could stand some revision. I don't know. I, my, my opinion is pretty much my opinion, I think, has the least value in, in any conversation about gender identity, because I'm a CIS white guy.  Back on track, uh, did it, did it, uh, you know, I, I did actually really enjoy how we got to see some of the characters from the doll's house return, especially Barbie. it's really frustrating that I kept on thinking that we had seen Wanda in the doll's house. And it turns out that that was some misleading copy. That kind of made me think that like, oh, sorry. I liked how we got to see more of a strange fairies hill of a dream from that book and how it was spun out into a larger story that had a bunch of twists and turns. I don't know if I had a least favorite character, honestly, like, yeah, the Kuku is a hateful character, but I also thought it was kind of interesting that, that she was trying to kill Barbie so that she could exist. And then I don't think the cuckoo shows up again. I think the cuckoo just like bounces after this, when she flies off. I for some reason, like, I remember when I thought the KUKA was going to come back and be an even bigger batter nastier villain, but I don't think that happens. I could be wrong. It's been awhile, but I don't think it does. I thought was a really great character. Like we already talked about how, the way that they actually reveal that there's a lot more to where character and also how she is just straight out of Fox all the way through the story. and then, I guess, I guess my least favorite character is Hazel's character and it's not because of anything that was really wrong with her role in the story. It was just, she was very clumsily writ.  Jessika: Yeah, Mike: like I said, I think she just comes across as dumb at the most convenient and unbelievable times. It's just, it's too coincidental where at one point she's asking about like, oh, well, don't, you have to kill a rabbit to like, what, what was it like she was asking about like to perform an abortion or,  or  Jessika: see if you're pregnant. Cause that  Mike: yeah. Like, come on, okay.  Jessika: Yeah, actual most ridiculous thing. I know. Mike: , I don't know. Like, do you agree to disagree? Like, I feel like I might be reading too much into this just with my own thoughts, but  Jessika: Oh no I was, I was pretty disappointed in how this whole thing was written. I'm not gonna lie to you. I was disappointed in the transphobia. Let's start there.  Mike: yeah.  Jessika: It just felt like the entire volume, it may have been done with the intention of bringing to light some of the challenges that trans women face like deadnaming or of constantly being told that genitalia is what makes one, a woman or the idea that to do trans correctly, you need to get surgery or the blatant violence against trans people. But I don't think enough was done to highlight someone doing the right thing and giving example of allowing someone to just live their life genuinely. And Barbie is a good example of a somewhat decent advocate, but I wish that the lesbians in the building had done more to be open or even just not completely stupid about the situation. It just felt really TERF-y  Mike: Yeah.  Jessika: Which, you know, to, to explain for any of you who don't know a turf as it's trans exclusionary, radical feminist, which is just a way to say you don't want trans women in your fucking woman club for some fucking odd reason. Mike: Yeah, And I mean, back in 1991, when this was written, that wasn't really a thing like, gender queerness, wasn't really a known thing. It was your transsexual  like, did you ever see the movie soap dish with Sally field and Whoopi Goldberg and Elizabeth shoe and Kevin Klein?  Jessika: No.  Mike: It's a really funny movie up until the last 10 minutes, uh, where it's, it's about the cast of a soap opera and how the behind the scenes stuff is even more ridiculous than what's going on in the soap opera. It's great. But then the last 10 minutes or so it's revealed that the villain who's been pulling everyone's puppet strings, , she's , publicly humiliated by being outed on live television as a trans woman. And that's the punchline. in, 1991, This was considered wildly funny. this is an example of how our views have changed in the past 30 years. for the better where we can look at this and say, this is, this is not great.  Jessika: Yeah. I mean, it's still happening though. And that's it, it's still a very real problem within the, you know, the LGBTQ plus community.  Mike: a hundred percent.  Jessika: Yeah. It's just in the end, I felt like there were no lessons learned by the people who had been the most transphobic. Mike: Yeah, I mean, cause George, we knew was going to be terrible. , and then Hazel and Fox glove, there was no. resolution on that because by the time that they get back, Wanda's dead.  Jessika: Yeah. Yup. And which that also felt refrigerators. Like you're going to kill off the one trans person, like okay. Mike: Yeah. And there's the, the happy ending of, we see Wanda perfect. And in this amazing dress with death, waving goodbye to say farewell to Barbie, which is it's. I mean it's  Jessika: But she, but my problem with that is she looks a little bit different. Like she looks more feminine and  she looks more in it's. That's not necessarily what, and I mean, I'm not trans, so I can't speak to this experience, but to me ha, having known people and talk to their experience, that's not necessarily what they want. They don't want to be a totally different person. They just want to be them genuinely. Mike: Yeah. I mean, I certainly can't speak for people who are trans or gender fluid, or, or anything in that realm. Like that is well outside my wheelhouse. I can just say, I agree with you. It feels achy.  Jessika: Yeah. Yeah. Well, and yeah, since, no real lessons , were learned. I mean, maybe that's the real message that people don't fucking learn. And if so, thank you. That's goddamn. Depressing. Mike: Yeah. The one nice moment was when Barbie wrote Wanda's name on her tombstone and the bright lipstick, that was nice because you know, it was loud and it was flamboyant and it was very much everything about Wanda's personality, but it was really dissatisfying as an ending.  Jessika: Yeah. Yeah. I agree. Did you have a favorite art moment in this volume? Mike: I'm not sure that I had a favorite art moment, but I was really affected every time one of Barbie's friends died or where she found their bodies. like it, it genuinely made me sad. You know, I've already talked about how, when they found per natto, the monkeys corpse and how it was really sad, but Martin 10 bones and his expression right before the cop shot him, because he just looked, it was that look of, oh, I found my friend , and I've got the message, but like, it, uh, it reminded me of the time that I'd take my dog into the vet to put them down.  Jessika: Mm. Hmm. Mike: you know, and that's, it's, it's that moment where you, uh, when you're holding the dog and it's like, oh, everything's okay. And then they give him the shot and he gives you this look just fucking rips you apart every time. So not really, uh, not really a favorite moment, but definitely in effecting one.  Jessika: Oh, you're trying to get me go on to, Mike: Yeah. Um, I dunno. What about you?  Jessika: well, I really enjoyed how they did the color and line work and the moon.  Mike: Yeah, those were cool. Jessika: Yeah, it was neat to see how they use the negative space and implied shapes using lions. And it also made me feel like I was a part of the scene. There was almost like I had to shield my own eyes from the full white pages. Mike: Yeah. that was, that was neat. Jessika: any final thoughts about this volume before we move on? Mike: like I said, it's not really my favorite. I keep thinking about Hazel and Fox glove. And it's interesting because like Fox glove was, , the girlfriend of the woman who put out her own eyes with the forks or , the, the skewers and the diner,  Jessika: Yeah. Yeah. I figured you were going to bring that up. I was, I was like, how can I condense this  crazy story? Mike: Yeah. And so that, I, that was kind of a neat throwback because I remember Fox glove is like a very, it's like a throwaway name or something like that. And then I think her name is Julie shows up in the jacket that she was wearing and her eyes , are not visible during the nightmares when everyone's being plagued by the Cuckoo's Binion's. I will say that moment where Hazel and Fox glove are first in the dreaming and Fox lava sitting there and basically screaming at Hazel about getting pregnant and it feels like it's going to get real ugly. And she's like, when we get back, I'm gonna , call you all sorts of names and tell you how dumb you are and do you know how much it's going to cost for us to raise a baby. and she's like, we're going to have to buy one of those stupid expensive books to name the kid. And I was like, oh, Okay. , and then they're holding hands by the end of that page. And it's, it's sweet. that story continues actually in a couple of mini series about death, that, that game in road. And they're really good. they've got their own sense of tragedy and everything, but they're, they're solid, I don't know, it's not my favorite , but it does a lot of things that are really interesting. And I also think that it leads to some really cool stuff down the road.  Jessika: Let's move on to volume six, Mike: Okay.  Jessika: titled fables . And flections. This was originally published in single magazine form as the Sandman 29 through 31 38 through 40 50 Sandman special one and vertigo preview one between 1991 and 1993. So very much a true compilation written by Neil Gaiman illustrated by Brian Talbot, Stan wool, Craig Russell, Sean McManus, Jon Watkiss, Jill Thompson, Duncan Eagleson and Kent Williams. And this was very much a, an anthology of a bunch of different stories that didn't necessarily tie together as a, an overarching plot like previous volume did. Mike: Yeah. it's very much like dream country just with about double the cost.  Jessika: Yeah, Yeah, exactly. The first story is fear of falling. A musical theater writer and director who is wanting to give up right before his show. While sleeping. He is visited by Morpheus who ends up inspiring him to take the leap of courage. It took to finish his project to completion. Next up was destined mirrors, three Septembers and a January the story of the emperor of the United States. Here's the scene. San Francisco, 1859. Dream is drawn into a contest with his siblings, desire to spare and delirium, to see who could push a man to his death, each trying different tactics to try to lure him into one of those emotions. When Morpheus entered the scene, he basically just gave the man his exact dream. He wanted to be king and Morpheus stated that he was the emperor of the USA. He starts making proclamations about his claim to the throne and starts gaining popularity and the charity of the town around him. And he actually becomes famous for being the emperor and is even sought after, by tourists, visiting San Francisco. He has called crazy at times, but does not fall prey to madness desires, unable to tempt him as he already has everything he dreams of and despair was never in the picture. After his dreams came true. He was truly content and dream had won the contest death swoops in looking stylish as ever and leads. Mike: Yeah. And emperor Norton is actually someone who really existed in San Francisco. Like he's a part of our local history and  Jessika: I  didn't know that. Mike: yeah, no he's emperor, Joshua Norton, the imaginary emperor. he's a really cool part of San Francisco lore and I highly recommend, , reading up on him if he ever get the chance. he's one of my favorite stories about the city that. I grew up in.  Jessika: Oh, I'm definitely gonna look into that now. Cause I mean, I love just a Stone's throw away and I can't believe I've never heard that before. Mike: Yeah.  Jessika: The next story is mirrors Thermador said in England in 1794 with Morpheus, just swooping into the home of Johanna Constantine. And I'm sure that name sounds familiar in the middle of the nights and I'm not going to lie. It was really creepy when he was just like Nabu, all your people are asleep, just you and I. Sugar was like big. Nope. Mike: Yeah.  Jessika: And then he's like, Hey, I have this super dangerous mission. UN she's all, but what's in it for me. And apparently she just believes in vague promises and agrees to help with him and with his family matter that he needs a mortal to intercede in. And it. Then it is post the French revolution. The reign of terror is in full swing and Johannah gets caught sneaking through the town late at night with a decapitated head in a bag, you know, casual Mike: who hasn't been out on a Saturday night with a human head and their satchel come on.  Jessika: Mr. Al of late God. Once you got my bag, nothing you'd be interested in. So She ultimately gets picked up by the law sands head and as kept as a prisoner under a further threat, if she does not tell them where the head is, this whole thing about like her spreading superstitions or some bullshit. Mike: , Yeah, because robes Pierre was all about reason and eliminating superstition and religion. If I remember my high school history,  Jessika: you are correct. Is that whole logic piece, which he was just going off about. So she dreams a little dream and visits, Morpheus and reveals that the head is Morpheus, a son Orpheus,  so Joe had a basically says, this is your fight, but I'm in the ring little hope over here, Hugh the extra creep factor where the law rightfully figures out that she probably hit the head with all the other heads and go tell her to fetch the one they're looking for. Johanna gets the head, props it up, covers her ears. And tells Orpheus to sing. It drives the map, puts them in a trance unclear, but she is able to get away and get Orpheus to a little island paradise where he has previously been. We also come to find out that Morpheus is quite the absentee parent. , it was so sad. There was this part where Orpheus asks Johannah basically does this mean he cares about me and she's like, dunno. Mike: Yeah, it's a, anyone that's grown up with with strained relationships to their parents, like can just feel that gut.  Jessika: Yeah. The fourth story is convergence. The hunt. So we find ourselves this time in a story within a story. Uh, grandfather tells his begrudging granddaughter, a tale about a man named Vaseline who becomes obsessed with finding a Duke's daughter based on a measure painting that was given to him by a Romani peddler, as he goes off in search of this woman, he has never met. He first encounters, the Romani peddler that had given him the miniature she is dead on the forest path, that he just swoops her bag of items and moves off through the forest. He meets several characters along the way, including Baba Yaga and a tall slender librarian, each particularly interested in one of the stolen items. He was peddling one night while hunting a dearest his target is taken out by a woman of the forest who factors into the story a little bit later upon reaching the Duke's mansion. He is led to a dungeon to rot, but is saved by the tall librarian who really, really, really wanted that book because it turns out the book is from the dream realm and Morpheus would be  very, very,  displeased. Should it not be returned? Mike: We've met the librarian before in passing, he's Lucy in the librarian of the dream realm. Like he's the first one that Morpheus basically reintroduces himself to once he gets back to the dream realm preludes and Nocturnes, but like he doesn't show up a lot. , it's one of those things where he's kind of like a central figure to the dreaming, but he doesn't show up a lot in the stories. , I don't remember. I think he may have appeared in passing in season of the mists. I can't remember, but anyway, sorry. His name is Lucien. Like that's, That's all I was trying to,  right?  Jessika: So in exchange for the book, Morpheus takes Vasily to the woman's room, but when he gets there, vastly simply looks at her and gives her the necklace back saying this belongs to you later on in his life. He runs back into the woman who took down the deer while there are both in Wolf form. And at the end of the story, the granddaughter assumes that her grandfather has made up the story to assuage her from dating her current boyfriend. But an ending comment, lets the reader know that the story may have some truth after all. Mike: that was one of my favorite closing modes. I I'm not gonna lie.  Jessika: It was sweet. So our next tale distant mirrors. focuses on Julius. Caesar's next of Ken Augustus, who after a dream decides that he must live one day in the life of a beggar. So he calls upon an actor who happens to be a , little person to assist him in getting into the role for the day and show him the ropes. They start by making artificial boils on their faces and arms. They dress and rags and take to the streets in a dream, he was approached by Morpheus who knew about his troubled past being brutalized by the man. He looked up to the man, a whole empire looked up to, there was also this whole situation with there being two different futures. Augustus had read the prophecies, edited some destroyed others so that that overall people wouldn't know what was truly predicted. And so that he could make his own course of choosing by being a baker one day a year, he was not being watched by Julius and the other gods and therefore could plan without them watching after Augustus's death, the actor who had accompanied him that day wrote the story of his day with the emperor. However, the harsh details of Augustus's life remained a mystery that he himself took to. Next up. We once again, go back in time with convergence. Soft places. If you don't have whiplash yet, just wait. You will get it by the end of this episode. But this time we go to see Marco polo who was lost in the desert and having the most odd dream. He runs into a person who says his cellmate is named Marco polo and they that run into our buddy Fiddler's green or Gilbert, who we saw in the doll's house who tries to impart a lesson on Marco polo. Marco thinks that he is going to be stuck in the dreaming, but when he emerges, he is back with his father and was only a few hundred feet away from the party upon waking Marco forgets the dream. He was just a part of the Seventh story is the song of Orpheus we again, meet Orpheus this time, his head is still firmly attached to his neck and he is going to be married that day. His friend, is also at the wedding along with Morpheus and all of Morpheus as sibling. The bride reminds, era status of his long dead wife. And during the wedding, he requests a private meeting with Eurydice fading, a need for assistance. He states his intention to rape her and goes to grab her, but she needs him and runs off where she steps on and is bitten by a poisonous snake and dies right there. Orpheus realizes that she is no longer around and panics asking if something has happened to her grieving, the loss of his bride Orpheus seeks help from berserk his father than his aunt death, demanding that she bring her back death states that she cannot, that Euridice is any underworld now, and that he is unable to go and come back as he is a mortal after more prompting, she does state that she is able to just not collect him basically. And he would survive coming back from the underworld, but she also tells him that this is not what he wants and that he should go home. Or if he is however, it does the exact opposite and begins his journey to the gate death had described. So he makes his way to the underworld where he's buried across the river sticks and makes his way past Cerberus the three headed dog and through the endless amount of people in the underworld, he gets to Hades and Persephone who asked him for a song. And he asks for his wife back and plays a haunting melody that brings the underworld to a halt. Hades states that he could have his wife back, but that she will follow him as a shadow up and out of the underworld. The one rule was that he could not look behind him before he reached the exit of the underworld, or she would go back down. He made it almost all the way there, but started doubting thinking that he was the butt of Hades, this joke. But when he turned around, he saw Eurydice just before she was dragged back into the other world. Orpheus broke the surface alone and screamed understanding that he had just bought his only chance to have his bride back. Time-lapse Orpheus as many years older and living in solitude, he is visited by his mother, Kelly OB, who had a falling out with Morpheus after he would not assist Orpheus with his quest to bring back your IDC is not interested in talking with her, but she wants him. The picante are on their way and that he should leave as soon as possible. So she disappears and soon after the forest breaks out and cries, a crowd of naked women covered in wine and blood are running right towards him and ask that he take part in their rituals of sex, wine, and eating raw flesh. He states that he cannot participate as his heart belongs to someone else. And they basically say, yeah, we weren't asking. And they literally rip him apart. And eventually decapitate him, sending his head, flying into a river. He, of course can't die. So he's just stuck, literally rolling on a river. Mike: Yeah. It's very much the stories that Orpheus is known for. Everybody knows him from the story of him and URI dicey, but, surprise. There is actually a major part of Greek mythology where he gets ripped apart by boxes, insane followers  and yeah. You're I find you don't want to take part in the ritual. we're going to turn you into one of the ritual supplies and just eat. Yeah,  Jessika: Yeah, pretty much. So Orpheus the head washes a shore and Morpheus comes to see him. He wants to say, goodbye has arranged for Orpheus to be taken care of, but says the he'll never see Orpheus again. His life is his own next is convergence parliament of Rooks.. We visit Daniel and Hippolyta again, she puts Daniel down to nap and he wanders into the dream realm where he goes to the house of secrets and is with Matthew Eve and Abel Eve tells the story of Adam's three wives and Abel after Kane interrupts of course tells a very optimistic and happy version of their story, where everybody got along after all. And after all was said and done, Hippolyta has no idea that Daniel has gone anywhere while he was napping. Mike: we keep getting hints dropped about Daniel and it's gonna play out in a very big way later on.  Jessika: I'm excited. So our last story distant mirrors, Ramadan is about the king of Baghdad, who has everything. Anyone could want ruling over a prosperous city. However, something still feels wrong to him. So he goes down into the secret depths of the palace where numerous wonders were kept. You procures a ball, which holds multitudes of basically like bad vibe entities. He summons Morpheus stating that he would break the ball, therefore releasing all of the bad vibes if Morpheus didn't appear. And when he actually follows through and drops the ball, Morpheus catches, it takes it and asks, why have you summoned me in, what the fuck do you want? The king wanted to trade control of his city in order to ensure that it was going to last forever. Morpheus agreed, but in true Morpheus fashion, he put the city in a jar and left the man to be the king of a city in shambles. So Mike overall impressions of a story, favorite characters or. Mike: Yeah. like I said, this one is a lot like dream country and there's one more volume later on where we get the one-shot stories to provide us with breathers, , , from the overall narrative. They were printed, as they were in, in various orders, but then DC collected them into the different volumes in ways. That makes more sense. but it's interesting because in this case we got a collection of stories without another prolonged round of like soul crushing horror and dark fantasy. I think the anthology volumes actually do a lot to move Sandman from the realm of horror and more into the realm of fantasy, because a lot of the times the individual stories aren't as dark or, as, as brutal. like a lot of times they're a little bit more philosophical or meditative, but I liked them a lot, but I mean, I only own, two issues of Sandman like individual. and one of them is issue number eight, which is the first appearance of death. And the other one is issue 31, which is the one that features three Septembers in a January. The story about . I love that story about Norden. I think that one's great. We already talked about how he was a real person and, he is this really interesting character out of history who is both the epitome , of kind of the magic of a dream and also what you can achieve even when you're faced with a ton of tragedy, because he was actually almost, I think he was basically completely wiped out due to a bad rice shipment and he did die penniless. And at the same time, San Francisco fucking loved him. Like they kept standing, box tickets for him at the symphony on opening night He was arrested once by an officer and the judge actually did immediately dismiss him when he was brought before him. And basically said like, , as an emperor, he is never declared war. He's never tried to invade anyone. He hasn't done terrible things. Other emperors should be like him. And I loved, how desire tried to tempt him with the ghost of a, dead snake oil salesman and the other bit where it turns out he had, like a Chinese information network, , where it turns out that the Chinese populace of San Francisco, which was hugely prevalent at the time, because of the gold rush and. Other things. , I loved the idea that he actually did have , this amazing fantastical life that was already fantastical, but then there were even more elements of fantasy woven into it. and then the other one is, , the parliament of ropes. It's , the story of Cain and Abel and Eve, you know, the purlin or Rooks hits me in a personal way because the bit we're able tells the story about him and Kane and, it's what this person who, who just idolized his brother wanted from the relationship, even though they do have their own strange in certain ways loving relationship, but also Cain murders able on a regular basis throughout the series. And it made me think about, how I stopped talking to my brother a number of years ago, but I still think about him a lot. And I wish that things were different between us, like. I often wonder what things would have been like if we had wound up being slightly different people and I construct those fantasies in my head still sometimes, but yeah. honestly I like this a lot better than I like that. I like the previous volume, because it gives me a lot more to think about, um, I don't know. How do you feel about it?  Jessika: Yeah, I, you know, it's funny as I actually really liked the story of Joshua, the emperor of the United States,  Mike: Yeah.  Jessika: I really like how they kept the narrative bag, leaving the reader wavering between believing that he really had been successful in his reign as the legitimate emperor of the U S or if he was just some sweet old man who was really well-liked well-respected and generally taken care of by this town of other really eccentric. Mike: Yeah. And it turns out the truth is a little bit of both.  Jessika: Yeah, Yeah, I guess so. I mean, he did get out of, out of a core thing, huh? Mike: Well, and when he died, basically, he was going to be put in a Popper's grave. And I believe like the merchants association basically paid for a really Swank funeral and of people  came to the viewing like, you know, but thousands of people turned out for.  Jessika: what I'm going to research this  so sweet.  Mike: Hmm,  Jessika: Yeah. I thought it was really wholesome that he was just so content to have the title of emperor. He didn't have some weird power trip about colonizing or being otherwise oppressive. I would say that that was genuinely refreshing to see him just so content to be valued and validated. Oh shit. That's all I want, Mike: that's all, any of us want. Also, I liked that he hung out with mark Twain and the story, and I don't know if he and mark Twain were friends in real life, but mark Twain was a reporter in San Francisco. after he got run out of the state of Nevada,  Jessika: maybe we'll have to specifically look at up. Well, did you have a favorite art moment in this volume? Mike: I had to, I really liked the art of the hunt, which is the story of the grandfather. Cause it felt really like, it felt really scratchy and you're kind of reminded me of those old European crosshatched wood prints. And then that actually makes sense because I realized it was inked by this guy named Vince Locke. And he's this guy who he actually illustrated a bunch of tabletop role-playing games for white Wolf games in the 1990s. And then he also created the comic that the movie, a history of violence was based off of. If you remember that. Jessika: I do. Mike: but like, I always really liked his style. Like I thought it was really cool and really unique. He's done a lot of other cool stuff as well. He had a comic series called dead world that was a zombie apocalypse kind of comic. If I remember right , well, before the walking dead ever came along like, you know, 30 years. , and then there's the whole issue of Ramadan, which is the story set in Baghdad. so Ramadan was illustrated by P Craig Russell and Russell was a, the first openly gay comic creator. and he's still working today in his art style. It's just, it's one of the most fucking beautiful things you'll ever see. And it's really adaptable into a bunch o

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Visit our Patreon page to see the various tiers you can sign up for today to get in on the ground floor of AIPT Patreon. We hope to see you chatting with us in our Discord soon!NEWSImage Comics workers form a union, Comic Book Workers United - Image won't voluntarily recognize unionJeff Lemire announces ‘The Bone Orchard' for 2022 (more details here)Marvel releases future ‘Devil's Reign' February 2022 detailsMarvel Comics releases all ‘Timeless' teasers – see the future here!Valiant's ‘Eternal Warrior: Scorched Earth' OGN fully fundedTaika Waititi moving on from ‘Thor' to direct ‘The Incal' movie‘Fox and Hare' shifts release date due to COVID-related delaysSwamp Thing season 2 officially on!Standout KAPOW moment of the week:Nathan - The Me You Love in the Dark #4 (Skottie Young, Jorge Corona)Dave - Batman/Superman Authority Special #1 (Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Trevor Hairsine, Ben Templesmith)Our Top Books of the WeekDave:Silver Coin #6 (Josh Williamson, Michael Walsh)Dark Knights Of Steel #1 (Tom Taylor, Yasmine Putri)Nathan:The Human Target #1 (Tom King, Greg Smallwood)The Swamp Thing #9 (Ram V, Mike Perkins)TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK Dave: Venom #1 (Ewing, Ram V, Bryan Hitch)Nathan: Regarding the Matter of Oswald's Body #1 (Christopher Cantwell, Luca Casalanguida)JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.Dave: Alien #8 (Silva Cover)Nathan: Harley Quinn: The Eat, Bang, Kill Tour #3 (Hetrick cover)Segment: Interview with Ram V!First of all, congrats: The Swamp Thing is officially getting a second season! (Pause) Now, this was initially announced as a 10-issue series. Did you always have more stories in the tank if it were to get renewed, or did you expand your original plans when you got confirmation of more issues?You recently mentioned on Twitter that you're drawn to writing characters who give us "a unique window unto humanity, people — why we are the way that we are." What is it about the Swamp Thing - and Levi Kamei, in particular - that lends itself to telling those kinds of stories?Themes of familial duty and colonialism have been an especially strong component of the last few issues. Was that part of your original conception of the series, or is that something that has evolved as the book has continued?Mike Perkins and Mike Spicer have been creating some really incredible imagery, particularly when it comes to the delineation of the flashbacks in recent issues. Meanwhile, Aditya Bidikar has made Swampy's voice feel like it's rumbling right off the page. What has that collaboration process been like with all three?Levi's brother Jacob has been teased from the start and makes an appearance in the latest issue, what makes their brotherhood so important to the narrative itself?While it was unclear what generated this plant-fueled apocalypse in Future State, Levi's reunion with Jacob suggests that Hedera's corrosive influence on the Green may be leading to this potential outcome. Is this an off base theory?!We're obviously thrilled to hear that this story will be continuing. Anything you want to tease/any foreboding words of warning for the reader about what's ahead?  (Maybe: Might we see a return to the world of Future State: Swamp Thing?)

Nous avions déjà parlé du splendide album Infidel au cours d'un récent podcast du format Back Issues. Hé bien, comme on aime à le faire quand sortent des comics qui nous tiennent à coeur, nous avons trouvé l'occasion d'aller en discuter avec son éditeur et coloriste, le grand José Villarrubia !  Attention, podcast en anglais !  C'est depuis les Etats-Unis, parce que la technologie est formidable, que nous sommes allés à la rencontre de José Villarrubia, un coloriste en activité depuis des dizaines d'années, et qui a travaillé avec les plus grands auteurs et artistes de l'industrie : Alan Moore, J.H. Williams III, Jae Lee, Jeff Lemire ou encore Richard Corben figurent parmi ses nombreux collaborateurs. Et aussi, donc, Pornsak Pichetshote et Aaron Campbell, responsables du terrifiant Infidel. Cette émission au format SuperFriends VO ira donc aborder bien des thématiques diverses, sur la carrière personnelle de José, la place du coloriste dans l'industrie des comics, son expérience en tant qu'éditeur sur Infidel, son rapport aux comics engagés - enfin, on ne va pas tout vous dire non plus.   On vous rappellera une nouvelle fois le caractère précieux de ces podcasts avec les acteurs mêmes de l'industrie de la bande dessinée américaine, et on espère que le format anglais permettra quand même à une bonne partie de notre auditoire d'apprécier ce type d'entrevue (vous inquiétez pas pour les autres, on reste majoritairement en VF). Notre page est ouverte pour tout soutien financier, et vous pouvez sinon partager autant que possible nos podcasts pour le faire découvrir, le soutenir, ainsi que les personnes qui viennent parler de leur travail. Très bonne écoute à vous et à bientôt pour la prochaine émission !  Vous pouvez commander Infidel à ce lien     --Soutenez nous sur Tipeee : https://fr.tipeee.com/first-printNe manquez aucun rendez-vous : https://podcast.ausha.co/firstprintfra Retrouvez nous sur Facebook : https://facebook.com/FirstPrintFRAsur Instragram : https://www.instagram.com/firstprintfraet sur Twitter : https://twi  

Comic Reviews: Batman/Superman: Authority Special by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Trevor Hairsine, Ben Templesmith, Jonathan Glapion, Rain Beredo, Scott Hanna Dark Knights of Steel 1 by Tom Taylor, Yasmine Putri Human Target 1 by Tom King, Greg Smallwood Wiccan/Hulking Infinity Comic by Josh Trujillo, Jodi Nishijima, Matt Milla Death of Doctor Strange: The Avengers by Alex Paknadel, Ryan Bodenheim, Rachelle Rosenberg Strange Academy Presents The Death of Doctor Strange by Skottie Young, Mike del Mundo .Self 1 by Christopher Sebela, Cara McGee, Rebecca Nalty Manu GN by Kelly Fernandez Newburn 1 by Chip Zdarsky, Jacob Phillips, Nadia Shammas, Ziyed Yusuf Ayoub Magic Order II 1 by Mark Millar, Stuart Immonen A Thing Called Truth 1 by Iolanda Zanfardino, Elisa Romboli Stranger Things Winter Special by Chris Roberson, ABEL Hellboy: The Bones of Giants 1 by Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden, Matt Smith, Chris O'Halloran Chilling Adventures in Sorcery by Eliot Rahal, Amy Chu, Tim Kennedy, Evan Stanley, Pat Kennedy, Vincenzo Federici, Derek Charm, Bob Smith, Matt Herms AfterDark: A Horror Anthology by Cullen Bunn, Jim Starlin, Frank Tieri, Joe Pruett, Szymon Kudranski, Cliff Richards, Joe Eisma, Nikkol Kelenic The Heathens 1 by Cullen Bunn, Heath Amodio, Sami Kivela, Jason Wordie Knighted 1 by Gregg Hurwitz, Mark Texeira, Brian Reber Laura and Other Stories 1 by Guillem March Aggretsuko: Out of Office by Brenda Hickey Sheena Queen of the Jungle 1 by Stephen Mooney, Jethro Morales, Dinei Ribeiro Swamp Dogs 1 by JM Brandt, Theo Prasidis, Kewber Baal Epic Tavern's Tales From the Fantastical Crimes Unit by Shawn French, Steve Mardo, Steve Lavigne Impure 1 by Ralph Singh, Hannes Radke No Ghosts in Hiroshima by Jim Krueger, J. Luigi Borrillo, Alberto Rios Additional Reviews: Dune, Eternals, thoughts on the second PAD Hulk Omni News: Marioverse spin-offs, Swamp Thing returns for final six issues in March, Daniel Dae Kim cast as Fire Lord Ozai, Action Lab mess, new MCU Halloween special starring Werewolf by Night, two leads cast for Wicked, Lemire/Sorrentino Bone Orchard, Supergirl finale and Supercorp, new Spider-Man middle-grade graphic novel series, Dreamer comic by Nicole Maines Trailers: Morbius, Stranger Things A Special Announcement. Comics Countdown: Radiant Black 9 by Kyle Higgins, Marcelo Costa, Natalia Marques, Becca Carey Primordial 2 by Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino, Dave Stewart The Me You Love In The Dark 4 by Skottie Young, Jorge Corona, Jean-Francois Beaulieu Batman/Superman Authority Special by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Trevor Hairsine, Ben Templesmith, Jonathan Glapion, Rain Beredo, Scott Hanna Manu GN by Kelly Fernandez Crossover 9 by Donny Cates, Geoff Shaw, Dee Cunniffe Human Target 1 by Tom King, Greg Smallwood Dark Knights of Steel 1 by Tom Taylor, Yasmine Putri Batman 116 by James Tynion IV, Jorge Jimenez, Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad, Jorge Corona, Sarah Stern, Tomeu Morey Good Asian 6 by Pornsak Pichetshote, Alexandre Tefenkgi, Lee Loughridge, Jeff Powell

Une fois n'est pas coutume, votre fine équipe prend les micros pour un nouveau numéro du Front Page, votre revue d'actualité comics qui se concentre principalement sur la bande dessinée américaine, avant d'en évoquer ses adaptations. Le mois d'octobre se montre riche comme jamais en annonces. Il y a donc largement de quoi discuter, digresser et débattre sur un milieu toujours très vivant !  Une actualité comics automnale qui régale  En compagnie de l'ami Corentin, vous retrouverez donc un débrief d'actualité comics dans sa forme classique - avec un petit supplément d'humour, la fatigue et une bière ayant aidé (c'est dire notre fatigue). On espère que ces quelques envolées humoristiques vous plairont malgré notre sérieux habituel, et que les sujets évoqués vous intéresseront.   Notre podcast ne saurait être ce qu'il est et ne saurait surtout perdurer dans le temps sans vos soutiens, qu'il s'agisse de le faire directement sur notre page Tipeee (lien en fin d'article), ou bien par vos partages. Ceux-ci peuvent être faits sur tous nos réseaux sociaux et ailleurs, l'important étant de faire vivre le plus longtemps possible nos émissions ! Très bonne écoute à vous, et à bientôt pour le prochain podcast !  Le Programme  COMICS - 01:35  Appartée Quai des Bulles Hard Boiled de Frank Miller et Geoff Darrow de retour chez Futuropolis L'Escadron Suprême arrive en janvier chez Panini Comics Chez Urban Comics, on met du Ram V dans le Batman Bimestriel Apache Delivery de Kindt et Jenkins annoncé chez Dark Horse Comics The Fourth Man, un nouveau thriller chez AWA (avec Mike Deodato Jr, pardi) Jeff Lemire régale toujours avec Royal City et de l'horreur avec Andrea Sorrentino The All-Nighter de Chip Zdarsky annoncé pour ComiXology Tom King et Elsa Charretier ont un projet en creator owned en commun Un documentaire sur Frank Miller en préparation Les employés d'Image Comics se syndiquent Artists Elite Comics, nouvelle maison d'édition indé' sur le marché Marvel poursuit les publications “Infinity Comics” de façon très soutenue Savage Spider-Man de Joe Kelly confirmé De nouvelles séries Ghost Rider et Iron Fist pour le début d'année prochaine  TV - 1:36:16  Deux scénaristes recrutés pour la mini-série Val-Zod d'HBO Max Les Maîtres de l'Univers : Révélation revient à la fin du mois de novembre  CINEMA - 1:42:26  The Trench : le spin-off annulé était en fait un film Aquaman Bill Murray sera dans Ant-Man & The Wasp : Quantumania Brendan Fraser embauché pour le film Batgirl Morbius sort du silence avec un nouveau trailer Sony Pictures rajoute deux films Marvel pour 2023  --Soutenez nous sur Tipeee : https://fr.tipeee.com/first-print  Ne manquez aucun rendez-vous : https://podcast.ausha.co/firstprintfra   Retrouvez nous sur Facebook : https://facebook.com/FirstPrintFRA  sur Instragram : https://www.instagram.com/firstprintfra  et sur Twitter : https://twitter.com/FirstPrintFRA 

Capping out our month of horror comics with a bang! Like a jump-scare level bang. The incredible team of Jeff Lemire (known for everything) and Andrea Sorrentino (known for many good things like Green Arrow, Old Man Logan, and I, Vampire) team up to create this incredibly fun story about a town being haunted by a mysterious black barn and the people on the front lines to stop it are deemed crazy by the rest of the community! We've all been there! News - 2:25 Gideon Falls - 13:01 Back Matter Matters - 55:00 The Pull-List - 1:00:04

Comic Reviews: Aquaman/Green Arrow: Deep Target 1 by Brandon Thomas, Ronan Cliquet, Ulises Arreola Batman/Fortnite: Foundation 1 by Scott Snyder, Christos Gage, Donald Mustard, Joshua Hixson, Roman Stevens Batman: The Long Halloween Special 1 by Jeph Loeb, Tim Sale, Brennan Wagner DC vs. Vampires 1 by James Tynion, Matthew Rosenberg, Otto Schmidt Task Force Z 1 by Matthew Rosenberg, Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, Adriano Lucas Darkhold: Blade 1 by Daniel Kibblesmith, Federico Sabbatini, Rico Renzi Spine Tingling Spider-Man Infinity Comic 1 by Saladin Ahmed, Juan Ferreyra Mighty Marvel Holiday Special - Halloween with the Rhino Infinity Comics by Ryan North, Tom Reilly, Chris O'Halloran It's Jeff 10 by Kelly Thompson, Gurihiru Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters - IG-88 by Rodney Barnes, Guiu Vilanova, Antonio Fabela Ant 1 by Erik Larsen, Mike Toris Gunslinger Spawn 1 by Todd McFarlane, Ales Kot, Brett Booth, Thomas Nachlik, Philip Tan, Kevin Keane, Adelso Corona, Daniel Henriques, Andrew Dalhouse, Mikos Koutsis, Marcello Iozzoli, Marcelo Maiolo, Fco Plascencia Hellcop 1 by Brian Haberlin, Geirrod Van Dyke Nita Hawe's Nightmare Blog 1 by Rodney Barnes, Jason Shawn Alexander, Patric Reynolds, Luis Nct, Mar Silvestre Galotto House of Slaughter 1 by James Tynion, Tate Brombal, Chris Shehan, Miquel Muerto Hellboy: The Silver Lantern Club 1 by Mike Mignola, Chris Roberson, Christopher Mitten, Ben Stenberg, Michelle Madsen Cross to Bear 1 by Marko Stojanovic, Sinisa Banovic, Djordje Krajnovic, Aljosa Tomic Harbinger 1 by Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing, Robbi Rodriguez, Rico Renzi Merlin and Hector 1 by Rodolfo Santullo, Jok Rush 1 by Si Spurrier, Nathan Gooden, Addison Duke All-Nighter by Chip Zdarsky, Jason Loo, Paris Alleyne Hello My Name is Poop by Ben Katzner, Ian McGinty, Fred Stresing Sleepless Domain OGN by Mary Cagle Graveneye OGN by Sloane Leong, Anna Bowles Better Place OGN by Duane Murray, Shawn Daley Another Kind OGN by Trevor Bream, Cait May Additional Reviews: Star Trek: Prodigy, Batman: Creature of the Night, Last Night in Soho, Doctor Who: Flux News: Dune Part 2, new artist on Savage Spider-Man, Bill Murray joins MCU, Ben Percy relaunching Ghost Rider Johnny Blaze, Iron Fist No More, King project with Elsa C, new Molly Knox Ostertag project thru Substack, Lego Ninjago comic from Skybound, Iron Fist replaced by new character, new Lemire/Sorrentino project, Image union, Taika Waititi to direct Tower of Terror, Chris Pratt is Garfield, Hulkling/Wiccan Marvel Unlimited Trailers: Lightyear, Boba Fett Comics Countdown: Another Kind OGN by Trevor Bream, Cait May Friday 4 by Ed Brubaker, Marcos Martin, Muntsa Vicente Black Hammer Reborn 5 by Jeff Lemire, Malachi Ward, Matt Sheean House of Slaughter 1 by James Tynion, Tate Brombal, Chris Shehan, Miquel Muerto Usagi Yojimbo 23 by Stan Sakai Daredevil 35 by Chip Zdarsky, Stefano Landini, Francesco Mobili, Marcio Menyz Robin 7 by Joshua Williamson, Max Dunbar, Gleb Melnikov, Luis Guerrero Snow Angels Season Two 5 by Jeff Lemire, Jock Batman: The Long Halloween Special by Jeph Loeb, Tim Sale, Brennan Wagner Better Place by Duane Murray, Shawn Daley

Hey Handsomites! Eric and Robbie talk about The Underwater Welder this week! They touch on Lemire's grotesque but perfect art, themes of fatherhood, and about comics as literature. They also review Catwoman: Lonely City #1 and Night of the Ghoul #1! Nerd Boy Book Club The Underwater Welder by Jeff Lemire Next time in Nerd […] The post 299 – The Underwater Welder by Jeff Lemire appeared first on Handsome Boys Comics Hour.

Cory and Che start by reviewing four amazing comic books including the conclusion of Grant Morrison's Superman and the Authority and Tom King's Strange Adventures as well as the beginning of new series from Rick Remender and Jeff Lemire (12:59).  Then they groan over the most recent Cowboy Bebop live action trailer (54:40) as well as discussing Squid Game (01:03:31) and the complete first season of What If...? (01:10:15).  And finally they give their thoughts on the final film in the Daniel Craig James Bond series, No Time To Die (01:22:00). All-Old All-Good Book Club: Something is Killing the Children Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV Subscribe: Itunes | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher Twitter: @NextTimeOnPod If you have any questions or comments please email nexttimeonpodcast@gmail.com Intro track: Blerds Beats by Baronhawk Poitier All-Old All-Good Book Club: Something is Killing the Children Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV Subscribe: Itunes | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher Twitter: @NextTimeOnPod If you have any questions or comments please email nexttimeonpodcast@gmail.com Intro track: Blerds Beats by Baronhawk Poitier

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Episode 398! Scott starts us off with the black and white French film "Alphaville". Listen as he talks about secret agent Lemmy Caution in Jean-Luc Godard's 1965 neo-noir sci-fi classic. From TKO Studios, DL has Jeff Lemire and Grabriel Walta's sci-fi limited series "Sentient". We also talk TV with Hulu's "Y: The Last Man" based on the Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra comic series. Check it out.