Podcasts about Khary Randolph

In this episode, host Brian VanHooker welcomes artist Khary Randolph onto the podcast. Randolph wore several different hats for the 2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series, originally working on licensing art and then on the series and its finale movie, Turtles Forever. Years later he returned to the TMNT via IDW comics working on a variety of projects including recent covers for the ongoing series. Sound engineering by Ian Williams. Follow TURTLE TRACKS PODCAST on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast/

August 2025 Solicits (DC, Image, Others) Comic Reviews DC Supergirl 1 by Sophie Campbell, Tamra Bonvillain Marvel Godzilla vs. X-Men 1 by Fabian Nicieza, Emilio Laiso, Federico Blee Gwenpool 1 by Cavan Scott, Stefano Nesi, Matt Milla Spider-Verse vs. Venomverse 1 by Mat Groom, Kyle Higgins, Luciano Vecchio, Rachelle Rosenberg Marvel Unlimited Marvel Meow 27 by Nao Fuji Ahoy Toxic Avenger Pinup Special 1 by Matt Bors, Fred Harper, Lee Loughridge Archie Betty and Veronia Friends Forever Spy Girls Dark Horse Huck: Big Bad World 1 by Mark Millar, Rafael Albuquerque, Dave McCaig IDW Godzilla: Here There Be Aliens 1 by Frank Tieri, Angel Hernandez, Heather Breckel Image Cold Witch: A Tale of the Shrouded College 1 by Charles Soule, Will Sliney, Rachelle Rosenberg Exquisite Corpses 1 by James Tynion IV, Michael Walsh, Jordie Bellaire Invincible Universe: Battle Beast 1 by Robert Kirkman, Ryan Ottley, Annalisa Leoni Oni Dark Regards 1 by Dave Hill, Artyom Topilin, Brittany Peer Vault Money Shot: Big Bang 1 by Tim Seeley, Patton Oswalt, Garth Graham, K. Michael Russell OGN Countdown Alice in Cryptoland by Daniel Villa Monteiro, Nicolas Balas Adventures Of Spawn by Jonathan David, Khary Randolph, Jason Gonzalez, Joe Ferstl Greta Whiteshark Meets the Mermaids by Patrick Baggatta, Emily Mullock Spider-Man Octo Girl Vol 2 by Hideyuki Furuhashi, Betten Court Camp Frenemies by Liz Montague Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane, Steve Cuzor Little Witcher by Rafal Babraj, Nadia Gasik, Katarzyna Grzyb, Sebastian Kalemba, Katarzyna Krainska, Lukasz Ludlowski, Tomasz Matera, Krzysztof Muciak, Jacek Rembis, Alex Sutton, Bartosz Sztybor, Milena Zajac, Marcin Zwierchowski, Giada Carboni Grand Slam Romance Vol 3: Farewell to Babes by Emma Oosterhouse, Ollie Hicks Insectopolis by Peter Kuper Small Town Spirits by Zack Keller, Gabriele Bagnoli, Valerio Alloro Fitting Indian by Jyoti Chand, Tara Anand Atana and the Jade Mermaid by Vivian Zhou Nordlys Book 1 by Malin Falch Creature Clinic by Gavin Aung Than You and Me on Repeat by Mary Shyne Downlands by Norm Konyu Additional Reviews: Andor s2 finale Doctor Who ep6 Wylde Park pilot News: Fallout season 3 greenlit, Krysten Ritter confirmed for Daredevil: Born Again s2, rare TMNT back in print, AfterShock returns, Alex Paknadel writing Casey Jones, Galaxy sequel, new Supergirl OGN, Eisner nominations, Buffy reboot lead, Nate Stevenson She-Ra 5th Anniversary comic, Stitch solo series from Dynamite, Another Gwen relaunch, Diamond drama, Red Sonja by Chris Priest, Murder Drones now on Prime, return of HBO Max, Netflix picks up Sesame Street, second wave of DC Go Webcomics announced Trailers: Spider-Man Noir, Ironheart, Superman, Bad Guys 2 Comics Countdown (14 May 2025): Exquisite Corpses 1 by James Tynion IV, Michael Walsh, Jordie Bellaire Absolute Batman 7 by Scott Snyder, Marcos Martin, Muntsa Vicente Supergirl 1 by Sophie Campbell, Tamra Bonvillain Phantom Road 12 by Jeff Lemire, Gabriel Walta, Jordie Bellaire Gieger 14 by Geoff Johns, Gary Frank, Brad Anderson w0rldtr33 14 by James Tynion IV, Fernando Blanco, Jordie Bellaire Batman: Dark Patterns 6 by Dan Watters, Hayden Sherman, Triona Farrell Aquaman 5 by Jeremy Adams, John Timms, Jeferson Sadzinski, Rex Lokus Usagi Yojimbo: Ten Thousand Plums 3 by Stan Sakai, Hi-Fi Space Ghost 12 by David Pepose, Jonathan Lau, Andrew Dalhouse

Comic Reviews DC Batman/Superman: World's Finest Annual 2025 by Christopher Cantwell, Mark Waid, Dan McDaid, John Kalisz; Morgan Hampton, Clayton Henry, Neeraj Menon Detective Comics Annual 2025 by Al Ewing, Stefano Raffaele, John McCrea, Fico Ossio, Lee Loughridge, Triona Farrell, Ulises Arreola; Joshua Hale Fialkov, Mike Norton, Nick Filardi Power Company: Recharged 1 by Bryan Edward Hill, Khary Randolph, Alitha Martinez, Norm Rapmund, Ray Anthony Height, Studio Skye Tiger, Emilio Lopez, Alex Guimaraes Marvel Godzilla vs. Spider-Man 1 by Joe Kelly, Nick Bradshaw, Rachelle Rosenberg Kid Juggernaut 1 by Emily Kim, Minkyu Jung, Peter Nguyen, Michael Wiggam Wolverine and Kitty Pryde 1 by Chris Claremont, Damian Couceiro, Carlos Lopez Marvel Unlimited Marvel Meow 25 by Nao Fuji It's Jeff 49 by Kelly Thompson, Gurihiru Boom Graveyard Club: Fresh Blood 1 by R.L. Stine, Carola Borelli, Francesco Segala Dark Horse Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories – Codebreaker 1 by Ethan Sacks, Marc Yarza, Jose Marzan Jr, Nicola Righi Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures: Phase III – Battle of Eriadu 1 by Alyssa Wong, Elisa Romboli, Dan Jackson IDW Godzilla vs. America: Los Angeles 1 by Gabriel Hardman; Jordan Morris, Nicole Goux; Dave Baker; J. Gonzo, Scott Hanna, Heather Breckel My Little Pony: Tournament of Mysteries 1 by Stephanie Williams, Asia Simone Image G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero – Duke 1 by Wes Craig, Jason Wordie Lost Fantasy 1 by Curt Pires, Luca Casalanguida, Mark Dale Mad Cave Slasher's Apprentice 1 by Justin Richards, Val Halvorson, Rebecca Nalty Comixology Adventures Of Ulysses Monarch 1 by Marc Guggenheim, Harvey Tolibao, Mark Englert Oni Nacelleverse: The Great Garloo 0 by Leon Reiser, A.K. Jothikumar, Jacob Chabot, Jao Canola OGN Countdown One Path Book 1 by Greg Broadmore, Andy Lanning, Nick Boshier Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies, Karen De La Vega Uncanny X-Men: Days of Future Fun by Jeffrey Brown Last Comics on Earth: A Song of Swords and Stuffies by Max Brallier, Joshua Pruett, Jay Cooper, Douglas Holgate True War Stories Low Orbit by Kazimir Lee Saint Catherine by Anna Meyer Beetle and the Hollow Bones; Beetle and the Chimera Carnival by Aliza Layne Additional Reviews: Thunderbolts* Daredevil: Born Again Doctor Who Andor s2 e4-6 Invincible s3 Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld Welcome to Eltingville Tell Them of Us News: Butch Guice, DSTLRY breaks from Diamond, more Diamond, Sgt Rock film possibly shelved, Renner out of Hawkeye s2, Silver Sprocket Trailers: Revival Comics Countdown (30 April 2025): Ultimate Spider-Man 16 by Jonathan Hickman, Marco Checchetto Detective Comics Annual 2025 by Al Ewing, Stefano Raffaele, John McCrea, Fico Ossio, Lee Loughridge, Triona Farrell, Ulises Arreola; Joshua Hale Fialkov, Mike Norton, Nick Filardi Radiant Black 33 by Kyle Higgins, Alex Antone, Joe Clark, Danilo Beyruth, Eduardo Ferigato Fantastic Four 31 by Ryan North, Cory Smith, Oren Junior, Jesus Aburtov Feral 12 by Tony Fleecs, Tone Rodriguez, Trish Forstner, Brad Simpson Godzilla vs. Spider-Man 1 by Joe Kelly, Nick Bradshaw, Rachelle Rosenberg Seasons 4 by Rick Remender, Paul Azaceta, Mat Lopes Something is Killing the Children 41 by James Tynion IV, Werther Dell'Edera, Miquel Muerto Bitter Root: Next Movement 2 by Chuck Brown, David Walker, Sanford Greene Who Are the Power Pals? 2 by Duane Murray, Ahmed Raafat  

December 2024 Solicits Comic Reviews: DC o        Absolute Power: Super Son 1 by Sina Grace, Nicole Maines, John Timms, Travis Mercer, Pete Pantazis, Hi-Fi, Rex Lokus, Adriano Lucas o        Multiversus: Collision Detected 1 by Bryan Q. Miller, John Sommariva Marvel o        Dazzler 1 by Jason Loo, Rafael Loureiro, Javier Tartaglia o        Deathlok 50th Anniversary Special by Christopher Priest, Denys Cowan, Lorenzo Ruggiero, Neeraj Menon; Justina Ireland, Matthew Waite, Luke Ross, Carlo Pagulayan, Jason Paz, Nolan Woodard, Neeraj Menon o        Spider-Boy Annual 1 by Steve Foxe, Carlos Nieto, Fernando Sifuentes o        Spirits of Vengeance 1 by Sabir Pirzada, Sean Damien Hill, Jay Leisten, Craig Yeung, Andrew Dalhouse o        Venom War: Deadpool 1 by Cullen Bunn, Rob Di Salvo, Dono Sanchez-Almara o        Venom War: Lethal Protectors 1 by Sabir Pirzada, Luca Maresca o        Marvel Unlimited §  Alligator Loki 39 Alyssa Wong, Bob Quinn, Pete Pantazis §  Lovable Lockheed 3 by Nathan Stockman Boom o        Graveyard Club: The Revenge Game by R.L. Stine, Carola Borelli, Francesco Segala o        Jim Henson's Labyrinth 1 by Kyla Vanderklugt, Giorgio Spalletta, Sara Cuomo Dark Horse o        Masked Macher 1 by David Goodman, Alex Andres, Gonzalo Duarte IDW o        TMNT: Mutant Nation 1 by Tom Waltz, Vincenzo Federici, Ronda Pattison; Erik Burnham, Mateus Santolouco, Marco Lesko Image o        Moon is Following Us 1 by Daniel Warren Johnson, Riley Rossmo, Mike Spicer o        Tin Can Society 1 by Peter Warren, Rick Remender, Francesco Mobili, Chris Chuckry Mad Cave o        Body Trade 1 by Zac Thompson, Jok Valiant o        Resurgence of the Valiant Universe 1 by Fred Van Lente, Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad, Aj Ampadu, Guillermo Fajardo, Julio Azamor, Ludwig Laguna Olimba, Lautaro Ftuli OGN Countdown o        Mr. Lovenstein Presents Feelings by J.L. Westover o        The Road by Manu Larcenet, Cormac McCarthy o        Dear Dad: Growing Up With a Parent in Prison and How We Stayed Connected by Jay Jay Patton, Kiara Valdez, Markia Jenai o        Dex Dingo: World's Best Greatest Ever Inventor by Greg Foley o        Rocket and Groot Tales of Terror by Amanda Deibert, Leo Trinidad o        Joker: The World o        Bitsy and Boozle Tell A Story by Sara Goetter, Natalie Riess o        Hex Vets Vol 3: The River Guardian by Sam Davies, Lisa Moore o        Weirdo by Tony Weaver, Jes Wibowo, Cin Wibowo o        Heebie Jeebies by Matthew Erman and Shelby Criswell Additional Reviews: Transformers One, Agatha All Along ep1 & 2, Penguin ep1 News: details on Monster s3, IDW changing portfolio to include bible stories and cutting page rates, New Champions, What If… Galactus series, Neon Galaxy from Molly Knox Ostertag, Netflix and Digital Circus, Cable by Pepose, Deadpool/Wolverine by Percy, Jeff Week, Hal Jordan casting Trailers: Dog Man, Mickey 17, Wednesday s2, Thunderbolts, Gladiator 2, Jurassic World: Chaos Theory s2 Comics Countdown (18 September 2024): 1.     Helen of Wyndhorn 4 by Tom King, Bilquis Evely, Mat Lopes 2.     Ultramega 5 by James Harren, Dave Stewart 3.     Moon Is Following Us 1 by Daniel Warren Johnson, Riley Rossmo, Mike Spicer 4.     Gilt Frame 2 by Margie Kindt, Matt Kindt 5.     Ice Cream Man 41 by W. Maxwell Prince, Martin Morazzo, Chris O'Halloran 6.     Superman 18 by Joshua Williamson, Jamal Campbell 7.     Power Fantasy 2 by Kieron Gillen, Caspar Wijngaard 8.     Wonder Woman 13 by Tom King, Tony Daniel, Leonardo Paciarotti, Khary Randolph, Alex Guimaraes 9.     Kosher Mafia 2 by David Hazan, Sami Kivela 10.  Jenny Sparks 2 by Tom King, Jeff Spokes  

Comic Reviews: DC o        Absolute Power: Task Force VII 6 by Stephanie Williams, Khary Randolph, Ales Guimaraes o        Nightwing Uncovered Marvel o        Avengers Assemble 1 by Steve Orlando, Cory Smith, Oren Junior, Elisabetta D'Amico, Sonia Oback o        Venom War: Wolverine 1 by Tim Seeley, Tony Fleecs, Kev Walker, Java Tartaglia o        Wolverine 1 by Saladin Ahmed, Martin Coccolo, Bryan Valenza o        Marvel Unlimited §  Venom Original Sin by Steve Orlando, Scott Koblish §  Alligator Loki 38 by Alyssa Wong, Bob Quinn §  Lovable Lockheed 2 by Nathan Stockman Dark Horse o        Groo: Minstrel Melodies 1 by Sergio Aragones, Mark Evanier, Carrie Strachan o        Midst: The Valorous Farmer 1 by Matt Roen, Sara Wile, Xen of Third Person, Jasmine Walls, Aviv Or, Quinton Winter o        Summer Shadows 1 by John Harris Dunning, Ricardo Cabral, Brad Simpson DSTLRY o        Time Waits 1 by Chip Zdarsky, David Brothers, Marcus To, Marvin Sianipar, Matt Wilson Image o        Dead Eyes: The Empty Frames 1 by Gerry Duggan, John McCrea, Mike Spicer Mad Cave o        Dark Empty Void 1 by Zack Kaplan, Chris Shehan, Francesco Segala Dynamite o        Red Sonja: Death and the Devil 1 by Luke Lieberman, Alberto Locatelli OGN Countdown o        Justice Warriors: Vote Harder by Ben Clarkson, Matt Bors, Felipe Sobreiro o        Arty by Penny Schneider o        Mr. Smarty Pants: Aww Nuts! by Charity Reid, Astronym o        Pencil and Eraser: We Have a Dull-Emma! by Jenny Alvadaro o        Vyper: Crimson Dawn by Dan Butcher o        Scoop Vol 1 and Vol 2 by Joe Clark, Richard Ashley Hamilton o        Shock City by Aaron Alexovich o        I Felt Myself Slipping by Ray Nadine Additional Reviews: Lego Star Wars – Rebuild the Galaxy, Baby Reindeer News: John Cassaday and Karl Moline, Norman Reedus reportedly playing Knull in Venom 3, Grant Morrison doing something with Ice Cream Man, Magik solo series, Hellhunters by PKJ and Adam Gorham, Jeffrey Brown Marvel/Scholastic book, Rogue in the Savage Land by Tim Seeley, Soule and Browne announce next project: Lucky Devils, Mickey/FF mashup Longbox 2024 Announcement Trailers: Twilight of the Gods, Salem's Lot, Venom 3, Megalopolis, Flow Comics Countdown (11 September 2024): 1.     Department of Truth 25 by James Tynion IV, Martin Simmonds 2.     Ain't No Grave 4 by Skottie Young, Jorge Corona, Jean-Francois Beaulieu 3.     Time Waits 1 by Chip Zdarsky, David Brothers, Marcus To, Marvin Sianipar, Matt Wilson 4.     Green Lantern 15 by Jeremy Adams, Fernando Pasarin, Oclair Albert, Romulo Fajardo Jr. 5.     Fantastic Four 25 by Ryan North, Carlos Gomez, Jesus Aburtov 6.     Geiger 6 by Geoff Johns, Gary Frank, Brad Anderson 7.     Uncanny X-Men 2 by Gail Simone, David Marquez, Matt Wilson 8.     Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 by Jason Aaron, Rafael Albuquerque, Marcelo Maiolo 9.     Space Ghost 5 by David Pepose, Jonathan Lau, Andrew Dalhouse 10.  Batman and Robin 13 by Joshua Williamson, Juan Ferreyra  

Comic Reviews: DC o        Absolute Power: Task Force VII 1 by Leah Williams, Caitlin Yarsky, Alex Guimaraes o        Action Comics 1067 by Gail Simone, Eddy Barrows, Danny Miki, Rex Lokus; Rainbow Rowell, Cian Tormey, Romulo Fajardo Jr. o        From the DC Vault: Death in the Family – Robin Lives 1 by J.M. DeMatteis, Rick Leonardi, Rico Renzi o        Primer: Clashing Colors 1 by Thomas Krajewski, Jennifer Muro, Gretel Lusky Marvel o        Giant-Size Silver Surfer by Mat Groom, Tommaso Bianchi, Andrew Dalhouse o        Hulk: Blood Hunt 1 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Danny Earls, Matthew Wilson o        Kid Venom 1 by Taigami, Mattia Iacono o        Star Wars: Ahsoka 1 by Rodney Barnes, Steven Cummings, Wayne Faucher, Rachelle Rosenberg o        X-Men 1 by Jed MacKay, Ryan Stegman, JP Mayer, Marte Gracia o        Marvel Unlimited §  Marvel Mutts 11 by Mackenzie Cadenhead, Takeshi Miyazawa Dark Horse o        From the World of Minor Threats: Barfly 1 by Kyle Starks, Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum, Ryan Browne, Kevin Knipstein, o        Kill All Immortals 1 by Zack Kaplan, Fico Ossio, Thiago Rocha Image o        Domain 1 by Chip Zdarsky, Rachael Stott, Eren Angiolini ComiXology o        Endless by Curt Pires, Rockwell White, Diana Nguyen, Mark Dale, Micah Myers IDW o        Hunger and Dusk Book Two 1 by G. Willow Wilson, Christian Wildgoose, Diana Sousa, Michelle SassyK o        TMNT: 40th Anniversary Comics Celebration by Kevin Eastman, Edgar Allan Poe; Jim Lawson, Steve Lavigne; Tristan Jones, Paul Harmon; Gary Carlson, Frank Fosco, Adam Guzowski; Chris Allan; Erik Burnham, Sarah Myer, Antonio Delgado; Lloyd Goldfine, Khary Randolph, Emilio Lopez; Ciro Nielli; Andy Suriano; Tom Waltz, Michael Dialynas; Ronda Pattison, Pablo Tunica Mad Cave o        Gatchaman: Galactor 1 by Steve Orlando, Kath Lobo OGN Countdown o        The Change Jaime Paglia, Whoopi Goldberg, Sunkanmi Akinboye, Alexandria Batchelor o        Cryptid Club vol 4: You Don't Know Jackalope by Michael Brumm, Jeff Mack o        Loud: A Story to Make Your Voice Heard by Anna Cercignano, Eleonara Antonioni, Maurizia Rubino, Francesco Torre, La Tram o        Yahgz vol 1: The Craynobi Tales by Art Baltazar o        Carmilla the Last Vampire Hunter vol 2 by Amy Chu, Soo Lee o        Spider-Man: Cosmic Chaos by Mike Maihack o        Dungeons and Dragons: Dungeon Club Vol 2: Time to Party by Molly Knox Ostertag, Xanthe Bouma Additional Reviews: Dungeon Flippers, She-Hulk by Charles Soule, Acolyte ep7, MAWS 2.9, Longlegs, surprise comic News: Robbie Robertson cast in Spider-Man Noir series, more Absolute DC details, Boom acquisition by Penguin Random House, Emilia Clarke joins Criminal, First Second launching an adult imprint, new Iron Man creative team Trailers: Gladiator 2, Perfect Couple, Captain America 4 Comics Countdown (10 July 2024): 1.     Ain't No Grave 3 by Skottie Young, Jorge Corona, Jean-Francois Beaulieu 2.     Primer: Clashing Colors 1 by Thomas Krajewski, Jennifer Muro, Gretel Lusky 3.     Green Lantern 13 by Marc Guggenheim, Matthew Clark, Matt Herms 4.     Action Comics 1067 by Gail Simone, Eddy Barrows, Danny Miki, Rex Lokus; Rainbow Rowell, Cian Tormey, Romulo Fajardo Jr. 5.     Spider-Boy 9 by Dan Slott, Paco Medina, Nathan Stockman, Erick Arciniega 6.     Crocodile Black 3 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Somnath Pal, Patricio Delpeche 7.     From the DC Vault: Death in the Family – Robin Lives 1 by J.M. DeMatteis, Rick Leonardi, Rico Renzi 8.     Ice Cream Man 40 by W. Maxwell Prince, Martin Morazzo, Chris O'Halloran 9.     Domain 1 by Chip Zdarsky, Rachael Stott, Eren Angiolini 10.  Batman and Robin 11 by Joshua Williamson, Juan Ferreyra

Continuing the TURTLE TRACKS coverage for IDW's TMNT 40th Anniversary special, Brian VanHooker interviews Lloyd Goldfine, executive producer of TMNT 2003, as well as artists Emilio Lopez and Khary Randolph. All three of them discuss the behind-the-scenes world of the 2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series as well as coming back to the franchise for its 40th anniversary. Sound engineering by Ian Williams. Follow TURTLE TRACKS PODCAST on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast/

Comic Reviews: DC Batman and Robin Annual 2024 by Joshua Williamson, Howard Porter, Rain Beredo Batman/Superman: World's Finest Annual 2024 by Mark Waid, Cullen Bunn, Edwin Galmon, Lee Loughridge; Dennis Culver, Travis Mercer, Andrew Dalhouse; Stephanie Williams, Rosi Kampe, Jordie Bellaire; Christopher Cantwell, Jorge Fornes, Lee Loughridge DC Power 2024 by N.K. Jemisin, Jamal Campbell; Cheryl Lynn Eaton, Asiah Fulmore, Ruth Redmond; Lamar Giles, Sean Damien Hill, Anthony Fowler Jr., DJ Chavis; John Ridley, Edwin Galmon; Deron Bennett, Denys Cowan, John Stanisci, Christopher Cantwell; Shawn Martinbrough, Tony Akins, Moritat; Alitha Martinez, Mark Morales, Romulo Fajardo Jr.; Jarrett Williams, Domo Stanton, Andrew Dalhouse; Greg Burnham, Jahnoy Lindsay; Brandon Thomas, Khary Randolph, Serg Acuña Power Girl Uncovered Titans: Beast World 6 by Tom Taylor, Ivan Reis, Lucas Meyer, Eduardo Pansica, Danny Miki, Julio Ferreira, Brad Anderson, Romulo Fajardo Jr. Trinity Special by Tom King, Daniel Sampere, Tomeu Morey Marvel Dead X-Men 1 by Steve Foxe, Bernard Chang, Jonas Scharf, Vincenzo Carratu, Frank Martin Marvel's Voices: Legends by David Walker, Eder Messias, Jonas Trindade, Andrew Dalhouse; Justina Ireland, Karen Darboe, Carlos Lopez; Ezra Claytan Daniels, Sean Damien Hill, Oren Junior, Espen Grundetjern; Sheree Renee Thomas, Julian Shaw, Carlos Lopez Marvel Unlimited Alligator Loki 34 by Alyssa Wong, Robert Quinn Image Moon Man 1 by Kyle Higgins, Scott Mescudi, Marco Locati, Igor Monti Boom Power Rangers Unlimited: The Morphin Masters 1 by Ryan Parrott, Rachel Wagner, Daniel Bayliss, Arthus Hesli Dynamite Lilo and Stitch 1 by Greg Pak, Giulia Giacomino Titan Dark Souls: The Willow King by George Mann, Mann House Oni Jill and the Killers 1 by Olivia Cuartero-Briggs, Roberto Ingranata, Rebecca Nalty OGNs Shook! A Black Horror Anthology by Shawn Alleyne, Alverne Ball, Rodney Barnes, Brandon Easton, Bradley Golden, Kevin Grevioux, John Jennings, Evan Parke, Marcus Roberts, David Walker, David Brame, Roberto Castro, Flavio Cortes, Daniel Gorman, Charlie Goubile, Alessio Nocerino, Adam Seats, Jamal Williams Jr., Jermel Williams, Phillip Williams Jr., Beezzz Studio, Bruce Cherin, Mickey Clausen, Oladayo Kemi, Iwan Joko Triyono Adventures of Invisible Boy by Doogie Horner Alterations by Ray Xu Spirited: Day of the Living Liv by Liv Livingston, Glass House Graphics Additional Reviews: Giant Days, Hazbin Hotel, Star Trek Defiant Annual, Flight Attendant s1, Orion and the Dark, Self, surprise review News: Alyssa Wong leaving Dr. Aphra, Suicide Squad vs. Justice League choices, Kristen Ritter confirmed for Sonic 3, Ahsoka comic adaptation coming, final Canto chapter announced, Omninews, new Image anthology from Sabir Pirzada Comics Countdown (30 Jan 2024): 1.     Alan Scott: Green Lantern 4 by Tim Sheridan, Cian Tormey, Jordi Tarragona, John Livesay 2.     Dark Ride 10 by Joshua Williamson, Andrei Bressan, Adriano Lucas 3.     w0rldtr33 7 by James Tynion IV, Fernando Blanco, Jordie Bellaire 4.     Titans: Beast World 6 by Tom Taylor, Ivan Reis, Lucas Meyer, Eduardo Pansica, Danny Miki, Julio Ferreira, Brad Anderson, Romulo Fajardo Jr. 5.     Batman: Off-World 3 by Jason Aaron, Doug Mahnke, Jaime Mendoza, David Baron 6.     Avengers, Inc 5 by Al Ewing, Leonard Kirk, Alex Sinclair 7.     Avengers: Twilight 2 by Chip Zdarsky, Daniel Acuna 8.     Local Man 9 by Tim Seeley, Tony Fleecs, Felipe Sobreiro, Brad Simpson 9.     Spider-Boy 3 by Dan Slott, Paco Medina, Erick Arciniega, Ty Templeton, Dee Cunniffe 10.  Doctor Aphra 40 by Alyssa Wong, Minkyu Jung, Rachelle Rosenberg

Still crushing it during San Diego Comic Con with some awesome interviews!! Boom! Studios is a great partner when it comes to interviews, especially during comic cons! One of these awesome interviews was with their team behind Sirens of the City! A comic book that I have subsequently added to my pull list! We spoke with Joanne Starer and Khary Randolph! "New York City. 1980s. Runaway teen Layla struggles to survive the mean streets, far from home. Meanwhile, every supernatural creature–from sirens to incubi–descend upon the city…all in vying for control of Layla and the child-to-be she never wanted growing inside her." This is a really cool concept! A concept that, sure, has been done before, but not in the way that Joanne and Khary are doing it now! Not only do we get a main character who is going through life, trying not to become the person that she was destined to be, but we also get a heavy dose of monsters in the form of sirens and incubi! Plus, Khary does a phenomenal job of recreating New York for this world! A monthly story, make sure that you pick it up at your local comic book shop! SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts | Android |  Spotify | Pandora | RSS Tell us what you think! Leave us a voicemail at 970-573-6148 Send us feedback and/or MP3's to outsidethelongbox@gmail.com Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube! Support the podcast on Patreon! Credit - Doyle Daniels, Juan Muro, Alicia Muro

Jace sat down with Khary Randolph and Joanne Starer about their recently launched title from Boom Studios, Sirens of the City. Randolph is bringing a very distinctive and intentional art style with lots of blacks and splashes of color while Joanne draws on her lifetime of living in NYC to imbue the story with a very grungy 80's New York feel. The first issue is out already and Book just released a preview of issue #2 that you can see below. 

Thsi week Reilly and George are joined by our first three time offender, Khary Randolph! Our first ever guest , our latest guest, Khary has recently moved to Austria and brings his enlightened European sensibilities to a spirited discussions of proper cafe bathroom etiquette, flying with cats, the song he wants to drown to, Batman vs T'Challa, and how Cypher from the Matrix was right. 

Your heroes return to talk Excellence!  This episode features a chat about magic, discuss the different layers of privilege, and share what we like and disliked in the comic. As always, you'll find the History of the Creators, Favorite Lines, The Art Awards, and Adaptation Alley.Excellence is written by Brandon Thomas, art by Khary Randolph, colored by Emilio Lopez, lettered by Deron Bennett, and published by Image Comics.Follow ComiClub on Instagram @ComiClubPodcastComiClub is hosted by Blaine McGaffigan and Adam Cook. 

Your heroes return to give their first impressions of Excellence! "Spencer Dales was born into a world of magic. His father belongs to the Aegis, a secret society of black magicians ordered by their unseen masters to better the lives of others-of higher potential-but never themselves.Now it's time for Spencer to follow in his father's footsteps, but all he sees is a broken system in need of someone with the wand and the will to change it. But in this fight for a better future...who will stand beside him?"Excellence is written by Brandon Thomas, art by Khary Randolph, colored by Emilio Lopez, lettered by Deron Bennett, and published by Image Comics. Follow ComiClub on Instagram @ComiClubPodcastComiClub is hosted by Blaine McGaffigan and Adam Cook. 

It's our most scatological episode yet as Reilly and George are joined on the Hypothetical Island by writer Joanne Starer  for a rousing discussion about 1980's Lawnguy Land, celebrities being reincarnated as your pets, her brief professional wrestling career,  soooo much about the animated Disney musical Frozen, and,  of course, butt stuff. This episode pairs well with episode 72,  starring Khary Randolph, Joanne's partner in life and in Glass Eye Studios.

Not a hoax! Not a dream! This week Reilly and George are joined on the Hypothetical Island by a special return guest-- their first ever guest, in fact-- Mr Khary Randolph! When last we heard from the illustrious Mr Randolph on episode 3, he was the living man god of an island of sexy purple skinned people whose very voices lead to uncontrollable incontinence! Reilly was stranded on an island of living Lego, constructing a titanic living lego version of himself.  What happened next? Listen to this very special episode and find out!

An accident during a foiled robbery attempt leaves anyone and everyone attached to the name, "Robin," in Gotham City a fugitive from justice. As the police begin to wage war on everything Robin, the truth of why this is taking place is slowly revealed, luring everyone who has ever worn the, "R," back to Gotham to protect innocent kids who are just trying to do some good in their city. Can the Robins stop the Robin War being perpetrated by Gotham's elite? Can they deal with one another in the process? Find out in: Robin War!Zach is joined by Miles Trout of the Disc Dump and High on Horror podcasts to talk about what Gotham was like after Scott Snyder's Batman: End Game storyline!---------------------------------------------------Like tabletop gaming?Check out our Sponsor and get 10% off  on your order with code: CTWL10Owl Central Games---------------------------------------------------Check out more from Miles on the Disc Dump Podcast and High on Horror Follow him on Twitter and Instagram!---------------------------------------------------Join the Patreon to help us keep the lights on, and internet connected!https://www.patreon.com/tctwlWant to try out all the sweet gigs over on Fiverr.com? Click on the link below and sign up!https://go.fiverr.com/visit/?bta=323533&brand=fiverrcpaTune in here for every episode of the show!https://kite.link/the-comics-that-we-loveJoin our mailing list for updates and sneak peaks!https://www.tinyurl.com/tctwlpodFollow on Instagram!The Comics That We LoveFollow on Twiter!@Z_Irish_Red

Finally! An easy hang out with Khary. We talk about his new comic with Joanne Starer Sirens Of The City and a whole lot more .

In Episode Twenty-Eight of True Believers, chrs and Andrew cover Excellence  by Brandon Thomas, Khary Randolph, and Emilio Lopez.Follow us on Instagram @truebelieverspod, on Twitter @truebelieversp, on TikTok @truebelieverspod, and on Facebook @truebelieverspod (facebook.com/truebelieverspod)If you want to speak to us directly, feel free to DM us on social media or email us at 1truebelieverspod@gmail.com or - you can join our discord https://discord.gg/7sy8UaYWspMusic: “Helena's Lament” by Shane Ivers - www.silvermansound.com

We're back with guests! What did Pumpkin do to his comics when he was a kid? What was his nickname? Which does Pumkin prefer, Marvel or DC? How does The Question's mask work? What is the biggest barrier to buying comics these days? How long does Brett have to get rid of his comics? What is the best place to find surprise action figures? What does Brett mean when he says "the apps"? (Hint: not Tindr.) How great is a dollar bin of comics? Why is Brett excited about the Hawkeye Disney Plus series? What did they have to do to Shang-Chi to make it palatable for today's audiences? When is a retcon good and when is it clunky? What did Icon give Rocket? What was CrossGen comics? Reading tips: X-Men Reload vol. 1; The Question (1980s); Excellence by Khary Randolph; Bitter Root by Sanford Greene and David F. Walker; Hawkeye by Matt Fraction and David Aja; Icon and Rocket; Static Shock; Hardware; Blood Syndicate (all of the Milestone books); Star Trek comics by Peter David; Star Trek/Planet of the Apes: The Primate Directive; Star Trek/X-Men; DMZ (Vertigo) Recorded 9/15/21 via Zoom

DC August solicitations Comic Reviews: Mister Miracle: The Source of Freedom 1 by Brandon Easton, Fico Ossio, Rico Renzi Stargirl Spring Break Special 1 by Geoff Johns, Bryan Hitch, Todd Nauck, Alex Sinclair, Hi-Fi Batman: Black and White 6 by Scott Snyder, John Arcudi, Brandon Thomas, Pierrick Colinet, Nick Derington, Elsa Charretier, Khary Randolph, James Harren, Klaus Janson, John Romita Jr Heroes Reborn: Magneto and the Mutant Force by Steve Orlando, Bernard Chang, David Curiel Heroes Reborn: Siege Society by Cody Zigler, Paco Medina, Pete Pantazis Heroes Reborn: Young Squadron by Jim Zub, Steve Cummings, Erick Arciniega Heroes Reborn 4 by Jason Aaron, James Stokoe, Ed McGuinness, Mark Morales, Matt Wilson Reptil 1 by Terry Blas, Enid Balam, Victor Olazaba, Carlos Lopez Made in Korea 1 by Jeremy Holt, George Schall Star Wars Adventures: The Weapon of a Jedi 1 by Alec Worley, Jason Fry, Ruairi Coleman Witcher: Witch's Lament 1 by Bartosz Sztybor, Vanesa Del Rey, Jordie Bellaire Down River People by Adam Smith, Matthew Fox Onion Skin by Edgar Camacho Nook by Caleb Thusat, Marcelo Biott Redshift 1 by H.S> Tak, Brent David McKee, Sebastian Cheng Misadventurers 1 by Joseph Michael, Nicolas Touris Monstrous: Heartbreak and Blood Loss 1 by Gregory Wright, Rachel Young, Sharpe Blue Flame 1 by Christopher Cantwell, Adam Gorham, Kurt Michael Russell 99 Cent Theatre CHC One Shot: Will Aliens Do My Homework? by David Whalen Into the Wilderness 0 by Gabe Cheng, Elisa Menghel Mister Johnson 1 by Adrian Jules Tales From the Dispatch Vol 1 by  Orphan King 1 by Tyler Chin-Tanner, James Boyle Kickstarter: The Game Additional Reviews: Hannibal, Calls s1, Kominsky Method s3, Big Little Lies s2, Men in Black 4, God of War News: McFarlane TV deals, Naomi greenlit as series, next Arrow-verse crossover, Amazon buys MGM, Sandman casting, final round of Round Robin, Inferno event coming soon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson is Young Kraven, sequel to GL: Legacy coming soon, Flash ending with season 8, Joker sequel, Okoye series in development for Disney+, ultimate movie crossover Trailers: Eternals, Last Night in Soho, Gunpowder Milkshake Am It Glenn?  Comics Countdown: Ascender 15 by Jeff Lemire, Dustin Nguyen Strange Adventures 10 by Tom King, Mitch Gerads, Evan Shaner Department of Truth 9 by James Tynion IV, Martin Simmonds, Aditya Bidikar Batman: Black and White 6 by Scott Snyder, John Arcudi, Brandon Thomas, Pierrick Colinet, Nick Derington, Elsa Charretier, Khary Randolph, James Harren, Klaus Janson, John Romita Jr Something is Killing the Children 16 by James Tynion IV, Werther Dell'edera, Miquel Muerto Down River People by Adam Smith, Matthew Fox Beta Ray Bill 3 by Daniel Warren Johnson, Mike Spicer Money Shot 11 by Tim Seeley, Sarah Beattie, Caroline Leigh Layne, Kurt Michael Russell TMNT: The Last Ronin 3 by Peter Laird, Kevin Eastman, Tom Waltz, Ben Bishop, Esau Escorza, Isaac Escorza, Luis Antonio Delgado HaHa 5 by W. Maxwell Prince, Gabriel Walta

Episode 93! This week we are giving our thoughts on Excellence Vol. 1: Kill The Past, as well as going over some other nerd news! I can't wait to hear what you all think of our opinion! We decided we wanted you guys to get to know the real us so we're taking a break on any real editing. Apologies ahead of time to anyone we offend. Spencer Dales was born into a world of magic. His father belongs to the Aegis, a secret society of black magicians ordered by their unseen masters to better the lives of others-of higher potential-but never themselves. Now it's time for Spencer to follow in his father's footsteps, but all he sees is a broken system in need of someone with the wand and the will to change it. But in this fight for a better future...who will stand beside him? KHARY RANDOLPH and BRANDON THOMAS ignite a generational war in this action-fantasy series, made entirely by creators of color, and committed to one truth above all others-Excellence is Real. Collects EXCELLENCE #1-6. As usual you can head over to our Patreon and find an episode that will be an uncut version of the recording so get ready for long off topic conversations and technical difficulties! Join our discord and help us build the community! https://discord.gg/C8kX8kyKTM Support The Wednesday Pull List! https://www.patreon.com/wednesdaypull Check out our show sponsors! https://www.mycomicshop.com/?AffID=1881246P01 https://galactictoys.com/?rfsn=4874329.21dc80 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wednesdaypull/message

Fecha de Grabación: Lunes 8 de marzo de 2021Algunas de las noticias y temas comentados:Falleció a los 90 años de edad el artista Frank Thorne, famoso por su trabajo en los 1970 en las páginas de Red Sonja y por sus cómics eróticos.Recomendamos algunos cómics con temática musical y recordamos historias de alto impacto.Etapas de equipos creativos memorables en The Amazing Spider-Man.Respondemos bastantes preguntas de los auditores.¡...Y muchísimo más!Comentario de cómics:Family Tree, escrita por Jeff Lemire y con arte de Phil Hester, Eric Gapstur y Ryan Cody. (Image Comics)Resident Alien, escrito por Peter Hogan con arte y color de Steve Parkhouse. (Dark Horse Comics)Excellence, escrito por Brandon Thomas y con arte de Khary Randolph y Emilio López. (Image Comics)Comentario de TV:WandaVision, de Marvel Studios. Dirigida por Matt Shakman y con las actuaciones de Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Kathryn Hahn, Kat Dennings, Teyonah Parris, Evan Peters y otros. (Disney+)Pueden escuchar el Podcast a través del reproductor que está en la columna lateral del Blog o en este reproductor incrustado.Descarga Directa MP3 (Usar botón derecho del mouse y opción "guardar enlace como"). Peso: 93.9 MB; Calidad: 128 Kbps.El episodio tiene una duración de 01:42:32.Recuerden que ya está otra vez activa nuestra campaña en Patreon. Cada episodio del podcast se publica ahí al menos 24 horas antes que a través de los canales habituales, y cada mes grabamos un especial temático que es exclusivo de esta plataforma. Puedes sumarte a nuestros patreoncinadores™ con aportaciones desde 1 dólar al mes, y no existe un mínimo de tiempo para mantener su suscripción.También puedes encontrar nuestro podcast en los siguientes agregadores y servicios especializados:Comicverso en SpotifyComicverso en iVooxComicverso en Apple PodcastsComicverso en Google PodcastsComicverso en Amazon MusicComicverso en Archive.orgComicverso en I Heart RadioComicverso en Overcast.fmComicverso en Pocket CastsComicverso en RadioPublicComicverso en CastBox.fm¿Usas alguna app o servicio que no tiene a Comicverso? En la barra lateral está el feed del podcast, mismo que puedes agregar al servicio de tu preferencia.Nos interesa conocer opiniones y críticas para seguir mejorando. Si te gusta nuestro trabajo, por favor ayúdanos compartiendo el enlace a esta entrada, cuéntale a tus amigos sobre nuestro Podcast, y recomiéndalo a quien creas que pueda interesarle. Hasta pronto.Deja tus comentarios o escríbenos directamente a comicverso@gmail.com

I sit down with Brandon Thomas and Khary Randolph, the creators of Image Comics and Skybound's critically acclaimed comic book series Excellence and we discuss the new Deluxe Edition direct-to-consumer Kickstarter campaign. This is the first release from Skybound Signature, which is a new direct-to-consumer line with one purpose: to create high-quality deluxe editions of your favorite Image Comics/Skybound series in exclusive formats.

Finally! We're joined by another castaway on the Hypothetical Island-- special guest comics artist Khary (Black, Excellence) Randoph, possessor of the greatest voice in comics! If you made it thru the first two guest-less episodes, give yourself a high five! This is the new format, going forward! Spread the insanity!

On this week's comic book review podcast: GI Joe: Castle Fall IDW Written by Paul Allor Art by Chris Evenhuis Snow Angels #1 ComiXology Written by Jeff Lemire Art by Jock The Immortal Hulk: Flatline #1 Marvel Written and Art by Declan Shalvey HAHA #2 Image Comics Written by W. Maxwell Prince Art by Zoe Thorogood King in Black #4 Marvel Written by Donny Cates Art by Ryan Stegman Batman/Catwoman #3 DC Comics Written by Tom King Art by Clay Mann Savage #1 Valiant Comics Written by Max Bemis Art by Nathan Stockman Guardians of the Galaxy #11 Marvel Written by Al Ewing Art by Juann Cabal Stillwater #6 Image Comics Written by Chip Zdarsky Art by Ramón K. Perez Future State: Superman Worlds of War #2 DC Comics Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Brandon Easton, Becky Cloonan & Michael W. Conrad, Jeremy Adams Art by Mikel Janin, Valentin de Landro, Michael Avon Oeming, Siya Oum Future State: Immortal Wonder Woman #2 DC Comics Written by Becky Cloonan & Michael W. Conrad, L.L. McKinney Art by Jen Bartel, Alitha Martinez Future State: The Next Batman #4 DC Comics Written by John Ridley, Vita Ayala, Paula Seven Bergen Art by Laura Braga, Aneke, Emanuela Luppachino Future State: Catwoman #2 DC Comics Written by Ram V Art by Otto Schmidt Future State: Nightwing #2 DC Comics Written by Andrew Constant Art by Nicola Scott Future State: Shazam #2 DC Comics Written by Tim Sheridan Art by Eduardo Panic Thor #12 Marvel Written by Donny Cates Art by Nic Klein Excellence #10 Image Comics Written by Brandon Thomas Art by Khary Randolph Once & Future #16 BOOM! Studios Written by Kieron Gillen Art by Dan Mora X-Men Legends #1 Marvel Written by Fabian Nicieza Art by Brett Booth Aria: Heavenly Creatures Image Comics Written by Brian Holguin Art by Jay Anacleto with Brian Haberlin The Last Ronin #2 IDW Story by Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird and Tom Waltz Script by Tom Waltz & Kevin Eastman Layouts by Kevin Eastman Pencils & Inks by Esau & Isaac Escort, Ben Bishop and Kevin Eastman Black Widow #5 Marvel Written by Kelly Thompson Art by Elena Casagrande w/ Rafael De Latorre Sabrina: The Teenage Witch #5 Archie Comics Written by Kelly Thompson Art by Veronica Fish and Andy Fish SUBSCRIBE ON RSS, ITUNES, ANDROID, SPOTIFY, STITCHER OR THE APP OF YOUR CHOICE. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER, AND FACEBOOK. SUPPORT OUR SHOWS ON PATREON. Full Episode Transcript Alex:                 What's up, everybody. Welcome to The Stack. I'm Alex. Justin:              I'm Justin. Pete:                I'm Pete. Alex:                 On The Stack, we talk about a bunch of books that have come out this week. Let's kick it off, because we got a packed stack. Justin:              Oh, yes. Alex:                 [crosstalk 00:00:19] G.I. Joe: Castle Fall from IDW, written by Paul Allor, art by Chris Evenhuis. I got to tell you, never in a million years would I have expected that a G.I. Joe book would be at the top of my personal stack, but that's where we are. This book is what a lot of what this book has been leading up to. Cobra has taken over the entire world. Finally, G.I. Joe gets an in to fight back. It doesn't go exactly how you think it's going to go. There's a big twist there. This book is great. Justin:              I got to say, I mean, I was not allowed to watch G.I. Joe as a child because they had guns in their hands. Pete:                Here we go. Jesus Christ. Can we talk about G.I. Joe one time without you dropping that? Justin:              What? I'm just saying. It was just sort of an introduction to say that I also love this book. I also wasn't allowed sugary cereals, which led me to enjoy a lot of Grape Nuts. Pete:                And you also had to drink well water, and your teeth are falling out. Alex:                 Don't spoil. The next book we're talking about is Grape Nuts #1, which is also very good. Justin:              That's going to be good. It's going to be good. Just put a little honey on it. No. This book is so good, and what I love about it is they've been building up to it over the course of all these smaller issues and books to get here, and each one, for the most part, has been excellent, and the fact that they're building this whole little universe around G.I. Joe is something that … Again, I don't know if I said. I never watched as a kid. Pete:                Oh, my god. Fuck, I hate you. I mean, this is great. I mean, you get to see Roadblock fucking pick up a fucking giant cannon of a gun and just fucking shoot. It was great. Yeah. The art's really good. The storytelling, the plot's impressive. It's a lot better than a lot of the cartoon's plot, but I thought this was- Alex:                 Not all of it. I would say like 50 percent of the cartoon's plots. Most of the cartoon's plots were very good, as we all know. Pete:                Sure. Sure. Because we all watched them as kids. Alex:                 I never watched it. Justin:              It must have been fun for you, Pete, to see your favorite Joes, like soup can, hub cap. Pete:                So far you haven't named one. Justin:              Dance party. Pete:                Nope. Justin:              Hat hair. Hat hair is so good in this issue. Pete:                No. Justin:              He's so good because he's like [crosstalk 00:02:30]- Pete:                Did you see? My favorite scene in the issue is when load-bearing beam really brings the hurt down. Justin:              That guy is so tough. Pete:                [crosstalk 00:02:39]. Justin:              He's got the weight of the world on his shoulders. Pete:                I'm the only one who knows the names, and you guys are still doing bits. It's just ridiculous. Alex:                 Well, what I love about this is I, again, I have no interest in G.I. Joe particularly because of the names, because they're so silly and over the top, but every character is so distinct, from the art, to the writing, to their motivations here, including the villains as well. The way that they fleshed out Cobra here and made them interesting rather than just going “I'm a serpent name, and I have a mask, and I'm evil,” and that's pretty much my whole impression of Cobra Commander. I think there's two of them, right? Pete:                Oh, my god. Justin:              No. There's more. You need 20 minutes. Alex:                 There's Destro and also Cobra Commander? I don't know how this works. Pete:                Okay. All right. Destro does not talk like that. Alex:                 Everyone's shit. Pete:                There's Serpentor. Alex:                 I'm Destro. Pete:                Oh, my god. All right. You are killing me. Alex:                 I'm the Baroness. Pete:                Okay. All right. First off, let's back up the truck. If you're going to do bits about their names, know the show, because one of the funniest things is they would do PSAs after the show, and there would be a character whose name is Barbecue, and he has a flamethrower on his back, and then he's like “Hey, kids. If you have a house fire, you should run away,” and it's like “Hey, Barbecue. How did that house fire start? You have a flamethrower, and you're standing next to a fire. This isn't cool, man. You shouldn't set people's houses on fire and then teach kids about fires.” Justin:              It's very funny to me that you were like “Justin, you're making fun of this by saying the names you said. If you said the name Barbecue,” who's the hero you like's name, because when I said hub cap, you were like “That's stupid,” but you said Barbecue, and you were like “That's good. Hub cap is bad, but Barbecue-“ Pete:                I mean, Snow Job's a real … That's a real name. Justin:              What about tippy toe? I really like tippy toe. Pete:                Oh, my god. Alex:                 This book is fantastic. Definitely pick it up, even if you don't know anything about G.I. Joe. Alex:                 Moving on to Snow Angels #1 from ComiXology, written by Jeff Lemire, art by Jock. I said this on the live show, but I'll stick with it. That team is on a book, and you're in no matter what, but thankfully this book is great and weird anyway. It's about a world, maybe a world, that has been covered in ice. All that exists is this snow trench. There's a family, a father, and two daughters who are skating through the trench for one theirs 12th birthday, and things get weirder and deadlier and more dangerous from there. This feels like the perfect gelling of these two creators' tastes. Pete:                It seems like it's Snowpiercer 2, where after the train's gone, now they're just living on the tracks. You know what I mean? And that's where this takes place. Justin:              Withering criticism from Pete LePage. Alex:                 But you say that about anything that involves snow. You said that when you saw the Michael Keaton vehicle Jack Frost as well. Justin:              Yeah. No. Pete:                The Michael Keaton vehicle. Justin:              When the Weather Report came out, Pete screamed at the TV. It's like “Snowpiercer. Get out of here.” I like this book a lot. You said it best, Alex. It's such a great combination of these two creators' work. A lot of great blood splatters on this, and very few snow angels, and ice skating is hard, and these characters do it constantly. Pete:                Yeah. Yeah. I mean, growing up in upstate New York, you needed to kind of … You might as well put skates on, because you're walking around so much ice, but I did really … All joking aside, I really love the last-page reveal. The art's unbelievable. This is a very unique, cool kind of world that we're kind of thrown into here. I thought it was an amazing first issue of getting you established with what's going on and then kind of raising the stakes. I thought this was really fantastic book. Alex:                 Next up, the Immortal Hulk: Flatline #1 from Marvel, written and art by Declan Shalvey. This is another, as you can probably tell from the title, spinoff of the Immortal Hulk doing one-shot stories about him here. Bruce Banner meets one of his old teachers. Things don't go that well over the course of the issue. How do you think this held up to the high standard of Immortal Hulk? Justin:              I like this a lot. Declan Shalvey has been talking about this book a lot online. There's a lot of pride and just love for this book coming from the creator. So I really appreciate that, and it's a great story. It feels like a classic Hulk story that we haven't seen in a while, because the main book has been so focused on just straight-up horrifying imagery. So this takes it back a little bit and really says “Hey. Be nice to your teachers, because they might come at you from some gamma-irradiated vision and really fuck up your life if you're not careful.” Pete:                Yeah. Teachers will haunt you for the rest of your life, man. You got to be careful. Justin:              Yeah. Alex:                 Totally agree. Haha #2 from Image Comics, written by W. Maxwell Prince, art by Zoe Thorogood. This is the second issue, of course, from the creator of Ice Cream Man. It is an anthology about clowns. Here, we're getting to meet a character who … It's not revealed until the end of the issue exactly what she's doing, but as a child, she ran away with her mom, who had a bit of a psychotic break and thought she was a clown, wanted to go away to a fun time happy land. Things do not end up fun time or happy. How'd you feel about this one? Justin:              So good. Haunting. We love W. Maxwell Prince's work on Ice Cream Man, and to see it sort of grounded in a weird way … I didn't expect this series ostensibly focusing on clowns to be the more grounded version of his storytelling, but it really is. It's sort of real-world stories of people going off the map a little bit with their choices, with clown imagery, and there's such a melancholy to all of this work, and I really like that. Alex:                 Pete? Pete:                Yeah. This is so haunting and messed up in ways that I wasn't ready for. This mother-and-child-like relationship was very scary to me, and I kept waiting there to be kind of fun moments, and so far it's just a fucking nightmare, and I'm scared to keep reading this comic, because it was like … I feel like Ice Cream Man kind of encouraged this, and I'm a little worried about what the payoff is going to be. Justin:              Encouraged it. Alex:                 I don't think there's going to be a payoff. I think it's just an anthology of stories. Pete:                I think maybe the people reading it will slowly start to go insane and then paint their faces like clowns and then die horribly. Justin:              I guess the payoff is when you show up to do the show in full clown, which honestly I think we're pretty close to. Alex:                 What if all of these people in this book joined together in some sort of book, all of these crazy people who are clowns forming a group together. It would be some sort of insane clown posse. I mean, just to throw something out there, I feel like that's maybe how it could work at the last issue. Justin:              Huh. That'd be quite a league of extraordinary clowns. As long as they aren't fueled by some sort of small-market soda, I think we'll be fine. Alex:                 King in Black #4 from Marvel, written by Donny Cates, art by Ryan Stegman. This is a big issue here where once again Donny Cates redefines the Marvel universe, does a little bit of the old retcon action to come up with an explanation for something that has not made a lot of sense. Eddie Brock is lying dying. Dylan Brock, his son, has been trapped by Knull, the King in Black. All of the heroes are trying to fight back, and they finally get a foothold here as we enter the endgame of this title. What'd you think about all the twists and turns? Justin:              I love the reveal at the end of the issue. When I first started reading comics, and I will spoil this sort of twist at the end right now, but Captain Universe was what was on the stands right then. Spider-Man had just had the Captain Universe powers, and he was recovering form that, being sort of de-powered. I think the first Spider-Man issue I ever read, he was shooting upwards into space, having just lost the Captain Universe powers, and trying to web himself to a passing airplane, and so to have that make sense and maybe join the Marvel universe with Eddie Brock at the helm I thought was great. It was crazy to see the heroes turn it around so hard in this issue. Pete:                Yeah. I really thought this was great. Lot of cool reveals in this issue. The good guys are getting their butts kicked for a long time now. It's nice to see what kind of cards we're going to play here. So I was really, really impressed with this issue, a lot of cool stuff, and I can't wait to see how this whole thing unfolds. I went from being like “What is this?” to really I'm bored with this kind of event. So I feel like it was really cool, and then the backup story, the Demon Days, was also really cool as well. Alex:                 That was very fun. That seems to be a title that we're going to see going forward that is a Japanese, I would say, art-style-inflected X-Men tale, which I thought was kind of neat. Justin:              Yeah. Pete:                Yeah. Alex:                 Next up, Batman / Catwoman #3 from DC Comics, written by Tom King, art by Clay Mann. We're continuing this time-hopping story of Batman and Catwoman as they fight a war on three different fronts. I like this one. I felt like I had a better handle on what's going on in this issue than I did necessarily in the first two issues. How'd you guys feel about it? Pete:                I love this. I thought this was really amazing. I love the kind of tone that's even set up in the beginning with the double play, the double-spread title page of Bat and Cat. I think this is such a cool area to explore. If the Bat and Cat are together, how do they exist? You know what I mean? Is Catwoman have to be more good? Does Batman have to try to be more bad? How do they exist? Pete:                I think this is a very interesting position to put Batman and Catwoman, and the kind of reveal of Joker in the money suit … I lost it. I thought that was so funny and hysterical, and that whole “Paul Fleischman is dead. Oh, god. No. Who's Paul Fleischman?” … I'm really having a lot of fun with this book. I'm very, very impressed with it. Yeah. I can't say enough nice things about the art and everything that's going on. Justin:              Yeah. The art is so stylized. It's so composed in such a specific way, especially a story that moves around so much. It's so nice to see the art really reflecting a meticulous design style, but yeah. This reminds me of, oddly, the last episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, the jumping between- Alex:                 Oh, okay. I can see that. Justin:              … jumping between different eras, telling one story, because it almost feels like in this comic that the characters are aware of the time jumps. I don't think they actually are, but it feels like they're very complicit in telling the story in this particular way, and I think that's what allows it to hang together so well as opposed to … Because it's jarring, jumping between the different time frames in this. There's very little visual direction, but there's just so much emotional direction where we're seeing so much happen at once, and at the same time, we're introducing Mask of the Phantasm here, which is a horrifying character [crosstalk 00:14:58]. Alex:                 I got to say that's the one thing for me that is not quite working about this book is I really like the Phantasm. It just right now feels like this element that I don't quite get how it fits in and how it's part of the story. Pete:                Just wait for it. All right? Don't- Alex:                 I'm sure. Yes. I know. It will pan out, and it's fine, but the Joker stuff in both the past and the present seems to connect. I get that the Phantasm is this outside thing, but it's such an out-sized presence, perhaps given because of its real-world weight of Batman: Mask of the Phantasm being the best Batman movie, that I felt like “Oh. This is its own story. What is going on with the Phantasm? Why are we not telling this story? Why is this only one third of the book?” Pete:                Yeah, but- Justin:              I think that is that exterior pressure, because to me, and I'm someone that didn't … I didn't watch that when I was younger. So it's not something I revere maybe as much. So just seeing the imagery that's there to be scary as opposed to being like “Look. I'm this character you know,” … I think it's working. Alex:                 All right. Fair enough. Pete:                Yeah. I agree. Just because something was amazing, don't let it hurt this story before we get what it's about, but I understand what you're saying and it makes sense. I'm just so happy we're getting this story, because we got little teases of it, and then DC was like “No. We're kind of doing something else.” So I'm so glad that, in this Black Label thing, we get this story that we were kind of given a little bit and then taken away. So I'm just so happy right now with what's going on in this book. Alex:                 Next up, Savage #1 from Valiant Comics, written by Max Bemis, art by Nathan Stockman. In this, we are picking up with Savage, a wild little boy who was left in a dinosaur land and came to the present. Now he's a social media star. Don't worry. There's still dinosaur battles in this book. I thought this was a lot of fun. What did you guys think? Pete:                Yeah. I- Justin:              Yeah. This … Pete:                Go ahead. Justin:              This is a lot fun. It reminds me of back in the day, the Ultraverse line of comics. This feels like strong pitch, strong concept, mixing a classic sort of comic book trope with a modern spin on it, and then the story's just really fun. Pete:                Yeah. I agree. It's fun to see kind of Savage exist now and how that would kind of look a little bit, but I'm glad that we still get to kind of see Savage do what Savage enjoys doing- Justin:              What Savage do. Pete:                … and it was … Yeah. The art's unbelievable. This is a very visually pleasing book, and it really delivers. Justin:              Oh, pleasing. So pleasing. Pete:                Yeah. Alex:                 Pete's not having any of it tonight. Justin:              Yeah. Alex:                 All right. Let's move on, talk about- Justin:              He's displeased. Pete:                Also, I'm very excited. We talked to Cullen Bunn about Shadowman, and we get a little peak of this in this. So I'm very excited about what that's going to be like. Alex:                 There you go. Guardians of the Galaxy #11 from Marvel, written by Al Ewing, art by Juan Cabal. In this issue, this is the second-to-lat issue, I believe, of this run on Guardians of the Galaxy. They are facing down dark olympian gods. Star Lord has been through some very weird stuff that's affecting him here. I know we haven't really can keeping up with this book. So what'd you think about this issue? Justin:              I feel like the Guardians of the Galaxy are the most emotional team in comic books. They're an emotion-first team, and this book is it. All the characters are just wide open talking about what they're going through, and they're like “We have to fight, but I really want to talk about this,” and I appreciate that. They're fully therapeutic. They're getting it out there. They're telling it like it is, and the art's wonderful. It really is a ragtag group of characters. Just it's used very well. Alex:                 Yeah. Pete? Pete:                Yeah. I mean, it's a lot of fun. Art's unbelievable. Yeah. Alex:                 Great. Great stuff. Stillwater #6 from Image Comics, written by Chip Zdarsky, art by Ramón K. Pérez. This is a big flashback issue kicking off of the cliffhanger from the last issue where a bunch of military dudes were right outside the town where nobody dies. In this issue, we find out how they got there, what's going on with it. As we talked to Chip Zdarsky about on the live show, the danger and the action ramps up in a big way in this book really quickly, which I continue to find very impressive. Justin:              Yeah. He's really done a good job of setting up a very explosive environment, the politics of Stillwater. Now we have these military guys on the outside of town. Our main character sort of doesn't want to be there, is unsettled. That combined with Ramón Pérez's very pastoral art, I think, makes for just a nice juxtaposition, and I like this book a lot. Pete:                Yeah. I agree. Just when you think “Okay. This is what's going,” it really amps it up even more. Art is unbelievable, and the kind of going between times, the adjustments it makes there, but also just in its storytelling and its panel movement … I cannot believe “Okay. Oh, sure. Yeah. Nobody dies. Okay. Oh, yeah, but now we're going to deal with this thing.” It's like “Wait. What?” It just keeps kind of keeping the action going, and it's crazy in all the right ways. Alex:                 All right. Now it is time for our Future State block as we have been doing the past couple of weeks. We've read through every single issue that came out from DC in Future State this week. We're not going to talk about all of them, but we're going to talk about some highlights, but if you're wondering what came out, we got Future State: Superman: Worlds of War #2, Immortal Wonder Woman #2, The Next Batman #4, Catwoman #2, Nightwing #2, and Shazam #2. So let's call some stuff out. Pete just dropped something on the floor. I don't know what's going on. Pete:                Yeah. I just accidentally dropped a pencil. I- Justin:              A pencil? Pete:                Yeah. Justin:              Oh, no. Alex:                 Were you writing on your phone with a pencil? Pete:                No. Justin:              But Pete, what about your sketching? Pete:                [inaudible 00:21:27]. Alex:                 Not a lot of people know this, actually, but Pete does these very funny caricatures of us during taping The Stack, and it's a delight. Justin:              You got to release those, Pete, because honestly, you're like the Colossus, famously a painter, of the podcast. Pete:                Sure. Sure. Anyways, so I really liked The Next Batman #4. I mean, having a black Batman is a great idea, but the part where Batman's just like “Listen. I'm going to be real with you guys,” I was like “Oh, this is so much fun,” but I really like how this is different. You know what I mean? Because Batman in this book has parents and is willing to maybe stab his mom to get what he needs to get done and keep Gotham safe, and I don't know if our Batman would do that. Pete:                So it's nice to see this Batman really stepping it up and be like “Sorry, ma. Sometimes you got to stab somebody for your beliefs,” and I don't know. I just think this is … The Future State here, I'm still having a lot of fun with the choices that they're making with these heroes, and this, The Next Batman, I'm having a great time with. Justin:              Well, it wasn't my favorite of the week, but I want to throw it to Nightwing #2, just piggybacking on Pete's comment, because Nightwing #2 features of this new Batman and Nightwing, and I love the dynamic that's created here, where our new Batman is sort of deferential to Nightwing. He's like “I'm just sort of figuring this out right now,” and Nightwing's like “I get it,” but our new Batman refuses to leave his side despite the fac that Nightwing … It's a great flip of the dynamic of Batman usually being in the leadership role and Nightwing being more of a sidekick. I just hadn't seen that before, and it really caught me off guard in a good way. Alex:                 So what was your favorite of the week then, Justin? Justin:              Superman: Worlds of War #2. This story- Pete:                Oh, yeah. Can we talk about it? Justin:              This story by Phillip Kennedy Johnson at the front end of this book is so fucking good. He just boils down Superman and Clark Kent to just … I'll tell you about what happened if you haven't read it. There are these two kids are sort of in Smallville exploring the area. They walk to the original Kent farm. In this world, obviously Superman's revealed that he's Clark Kent. Justin:              So they're trying to find the original Kent farm, because everybody knows he's Superman, and the main girl is recounting an article she read that Clark Kent wrote about the town, and it's so good, so interesting, about a soldier that went to war and how it affected his life, juxtaposed with images of Superman on Warworld just fighting, sacrificing everything to free some people who have been captured on Warworld against Mongul, and it's just … It's beautiful. It's drawn beautifully. It's so smartly written. It's so good. Pete:                I want to take a moment just to talk about the art alone. I mean, unbelievable, just absolutely. The character designs, Mongul and Superman, their faces … Just it fits so well with the story in such a great way. The paneling, the art flow … It's really, really well done. I was really impressed with this book. Alex:                 I'm surprised, Pete, that you didn't call out Michael Avon Oeming's art on the Midnighter story towards the back of this book, because we get kind of a little Midnighter going through time, and that seems exactly your jam. Pete:                Oh, yeah. Yeah. I mean, yeah. If we can talk about that for a little bit, I mean- Justin:              No. I'm so sorry. We just ran out of time [inaudible 00:25:19]. We don't have time to talk about it. Pete:                Yeah. I thought that was unbelievable. Obviously, I'm a huge Midnighter fan, but just what a cool concept, and Oeming … His art is just fantastic. Justin:              I particularly like the old and young Midnighter versions that Oeming draws here. Alex:                 Super fun. It was really hard for me to choose, this week. I think, again, this is a very strong week for the Future State books. I kind of want to go for Immortal Wonder Woman #2 just because- Justin:              Another great book. Alex:                 … I think it was a gorgeous story, Becky Cloonan and Michael W. Conrad, art by Jen Bartel, of Wonder Woman being the, I guess, second-to-last person in the universe, and it's just, like a lot of these things, a mission statement on Wonder Woman and what she means, but the one that I kind of left until the end and that I was like “Oh, right,” … The first issue of this was awesome, Shazam #2- Justin:              I knew you were going to say it. Pete:                Yeah. Alex:                 … by Tim Sheridan and Eduardo Pansica. Fucking great. So good. Justin:              Dark. Dark take. Alex:                 Oh, so dark. This is like the darkest Shazam story I've ever read in my life, but I love it, and I love the cliffhanger that it ends off up on, the way that the characters are drawn, just terrifying throughout, of Shazam and Billy Batson being split apart, where it leaves off, where it's leading into this Future State Black Adam book. Just put it in my veins. I'm having a blast reading it. Justin:              I agree. I liked that too, and I know we weren't going to talk about all of them, but I got to throw it out to Future State Catwoman #2 as well- Alex:                 Great. Justin:              … because it's a great story. It's a train robbery. We get to see Batman, Bruce Wayne, show up. Everyone thought he was dead. Catwoman reunites with him, such a great moment, great action. Onomatopoeias there for some reason, but it's very cool. It was just great. Alex:                 Yeah. I've been reading this book. The fact that it's all set on a train, did you feel like it was more of a Snowpiercer kind of book? Justin:              Oh, yes. That's what. I was like “Where's all the snow? They should be just piercing each flake?” Pete:                I did want to ask. In Immortal Wonder Woman, the art is so amazing, and I was like “What is this reminding me of.” It reminds me a little bit of She-Ra: Princess of Power on Netflix. The way the art kind of jumps off the page is really impressive, and I really liked it. Alex:                 Good stuff. Justin:              It reminded me a little bit of the Green Lantern book that we love so much, Far Sector. Pete:                Oh, yeah. Alex:                 All right. Let's move on, because we have a lot of other books to talk about. Thor #12 from Marvel, written by Donny Cates, art by Nic Klein, another one of my favorite books of the month, because you got Throg and Lockjaw in a huge fight with Donald Blake, who has [crosstalk 00:28:03]. So much fun just fighting through dimensions, just a blast to read, also so dark, but great. Pete:                The art and the way Throg is drawn … Some of the action stuff is just so phenomenal, like him catching the hammer. I had so much fun with this book. I didn't know it would be this great. I was really, really impressed. This was such a great comic. Justin:              I mean, time to redo your frog power rankings- Pete:                Yeah. Dude, are you kidding me? Justin:              … because Throg's rise, overtaking the WB frog, Kermit the, really just jumping in here with a big hammer swing. Alex:                 I want to give a particular shout out though to the first double-page … I think it's a double-page [inaudible 00:28:48], or maybe it's a single page, which shows a dissected, cut-open frog- Pete:                Oh, no. Justin:              Yeah. It's the first page of the issue. Alex:                 … with Throg's narration, and it's talking about the legacy of Throg and all the things that he's done and how he'll always be remembered, and you're reading that, and you're like “No. What happened? What did I miss? This is terrible,” and then if you flip to the next page, it's like “But he will not die today,” and you're like “Oh, you son of a bitch, Donny Cates.” Great, just a great, fun little feint right there at the top of the book, just delightful to read. Justin:              Well, it's very fun to have Throg be such a badass but also Throg get his little tail-less ass kicked in the middle of the issue, but Donny Cates is having so much fun in all of his work, really, but this issue particularly, and then the last panel I thought- Pete:                Oh, man. Justin:              I thought it was so cool, and this is a shout out to anybody, I don't know, for maybe one person who listens to this podcast, but Odin at the end of this issue looks like Key lime pie Steve, who drinks in B61 back in the day, a bar I used to bartend at, so much that it took me out of the issue for a hot sec. Pete:                Wow. Alex:                 That's amazing. Let's move on to another book then, Excellence #10 from Image Comics, written by Brandon Thomas, art by Khary Randolph. We've been loving this book, which is a very different, very spectacular take on magic. In this book, our main character is still on the run, still in bigger trouble every single issue. As we talked about with the last couple, they not exactly stepped away from this, but sort of layered this in without explicitly saying how much this book was about race and racism, and now they're starting to hit it hard, and it is so good. Pete:                This is phenomenal. I mean, the art and the paneling and the storytelling is great, the action sequences. I mean, there's this one page where someone gets just Street Fighter punched and is like “Fuck what you thought.” I've wanted to do that to somebody for so long. It's just so great, so much fun. Justin:              Sonic boom. You want to sonic boom someone. Pete:                Oh, man, do I. Justin:              Yes. I mean, I agree. The way this comic approaches race is so smart, so good, but I don't want to lose the other side of it. The way this comic approaches magic is also just a philosophizing about it and really going deep on all of the subjects that are sort of on the table in this comic. It really just is such a smartly written book and beautifully drawn. One of my favorites. Alex:                 Next up, Once & Future #16 from Boom! Studios, written by Kieron Gillen, art by Dan Mora. Pete, there's a badass grandma in this one. You want to talk about this book? Pete:                I mean, if you're not- Alex:                 You love grannies. Pete:                If you're not reading this book- Alex:                 You've got a real grandma fetish, one might say. Go ahead. Justin:              Yeah. Pete:                If you're not reading this book at this point, I don't know what's wrong with you. This book is just magic. Every time, every issue, unbelievable art, unbelievable storytelling, action packed, twisting and turning stories that you know and love in different ways. Yeah. I cannot wait for this to be a movie or a TV show. I need more Once & Future in my life. Justin:              “If you're not dating a badass grandma at this point, what are you doing with your life,” Pete says and wonders. This is maybe the most consistent comic book on the stands right now, and I mean that in a good way. Alex:                 Yeah. I agree. This issue continues to be great, unfolding the mythology of the book. Super, super fun. Alex:                 Let's move on to one I'm very excited to chat with both of you about for very different reasons, X-Men Legends #1 from Marvel, written by Fabian Nicieza, art by Brett Booth. Here's what this book is. First of all, this is a new book that Marvel is launching which finishes or continues stories that are in continuity. This is an in-continuity X-Men story that Fabian Nicieza began almost 30 years ago and never got to finish about the third Summers brother, which, spoiler, we get confirmation here is in fact Adam X the X-Treme. Justin:              Finally. Alex:                 Finally. So the thing that I'm very curious about is this felt like the perfect synthesis of things that the two of you like about X-Men. Pete, it's a bunch of X-Men killing each other and fighting each other in classic style. Justin, Adam X the X-Treme is in it. What'd you guys think about this book? Justin:              I will not rest until Adam X the X-Treme is hanging out on Krakoa, because this guy's going to be the number-one get on fuck island. Alex:                 Didn't you like him? Am I wrong about that? Justin:              No. I mean, it's a very '90s character. He's a backwards- Pete:                It's Justin turned up to 11 is what it is. He's got his hat backwards. He's doing hand stands, wearing tight T-shirts. This is all Justin. Justin:              That's very funny, Pete, and maybe makes me rethink a lot of my self worth, but yeah. I mean, I do like the character. I liked the introduction of this character back in the day, and so I appreciate that they're going back and making it real, and also this comic looks like it happened already. This looks like it's straight out of the '90s. Pete:                Yeah. That's what I thought. Justin:              [crosstalk 00:34:20]. Alex:                 I got to tell you. When I was putting together the stack and sending stuff to you guys, I looked this is, and I was like “Is this a reprint? What's happening? Is this a reprint? What's going on?”- Pete:                Yeah. That's what I thought. Alex:                 … and I did way too much research for just sending you guys a comic to be like “I got to make 100 percent sure this is actually a new book and not something that came out 30 years ago.” Justin:              But let me say the meticulous dedication to the poses that Cyclops is in are straight out of the '90s. Cable shows up here for sort of no reason. The Starjammers are in this, and it's like “Oh, of course. Why not?” They're just hanging around. It's perfect. It's a perfect version of what it is. Pete:                I thought this was a reprint, and then I scrolled down. I was like “Oh. Jordan D. White. This is real. Let's go.” Alex:                 What'd you think, Pete? Pete:                This was just '90s, over-the-top stuff, and I was just like “You know, it's a fun blast from the past,” like “Oh, I remember when comics-“ Alex:                 What do you want, Pete? What do you want out of an X-Men book? Justin:              What makes you happy? Alex:                 I don't even understand at this point. Pete:                You know, I was like “Yeah, but we've evolved from this. Why would you go back here?” Justin:              What? Just because hub cap and tippy toe and the other Joes aren't in this, can't you enjoy this for what it is? Pete:                First off, G.I. Joe and X-Men are completely different. How dare you? Alex:                 Are they? They both have very stupid names. Pete:                Sure. Sure. That doesn't mean that they are stupid though. Justin:              That's true. The thing is, all the X-Men are named non-compound words, and all the G.I. Joes are named compound words. Pete:                Yeah. Yeah. Alex:                 Great. I'm glad we settled that. Let's move on and talk about Aria: Heavenly Creatures from Image Comics- Pete:                Oh, here we go. Alex:                 … written by Brian Holguin, art by Jay Anacleto and Brian Haberlin. This is a very Top Cow book. Pete:                What is this? What did you make us do here? Alex:                 It's a very Top Cow book. It's about- Justin:              Perhaps the most Top Cow book. Alex:                 Yes. It's a fairy teaming up kind of with a witchblade, but not exactly a witchblade, in Victorian times, and it's a little bit sexy, but not too sexy. So you can feel okay reading it but be like- Pete:                No. You shouldn't. Alex:                 … “Oh, this is sexy.” Pete:                You shouldn't feel okay reading it. Alex:                 I don't know. I enjoyed reading this. I was surprised how much by the end I was like “Yeah. This is silly, but I'm having a fun time.” Justin:              Alex has been missing watching soft core pornography, apparently- Pete:                Yeah. I think so. Justin:              … because that's very- Pete:                This is just fucking boob comics. Justin:              Alex, because you put this in the stack, you should have to go read this on the Subway right now. Pete:                Yeah. You should. Yeah. You should- Justin:              You should have to go ride the Subway and read this. Pete:                … [crosstalk 00:36:54] up and down the line. Yeah. Alex:                 Yeah. Watching a little Skinemax on my phone while I'm doing it. Justin:              Just listening. Just listening to the Skinemax. That's all you need. Alex:                 Yeah. Okay. Pete:                Yeah. Watching USA Up All Night. Alex:                 Great. Justin:              Pete. Alex:                 Thanks for the review, guys. Justin:              No. I mean, the heart of this book … This book is … It has such a vibe. Pete:                It's just boobs. Justin:              Well, but there is a lot of that, but it has such a vibe, which I recognize that, and the art is so specific to what it is. I liked reading it. I'm not shitting on it, but it's very funny that you're like “This is good,” because there's a lot of poses where people be showing off their bodies. Alex:                 Me? No. I'm not saying it's good, necessarily. I'm just saying I had fun reading it. Justin:              This is the- Alex:                 There's a big Victorian werewolf who eats people. What? Justin:              Yeah. That part's cool. This is the OnlyFans of comic books, if you want to get in on that. Alex:                 The Last Ronin #2 from IDW, story by- Pete:                Here we go. Alex:                 … Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, and Tom Waltz, script by Tom Waltz and Kevin Eastman, layouts by Kevin Eastman, pencils and inks by Esau and Isaac Escorza, Ben Bishop, and Kevin Eastman. This is, of course, continuing the story of the last turtle left alive. We got a cliffhanger in the last issue that April O'Neil is also alive, and we find out a lot more about that here. Pete, over to you. Pete:                All right. So first off, you can't have enough varying covers. You need varying covers. you need tons of them, and you need like 20 pages of it. No. I'm just so happy that Eastman and Laird have teamed back up to give us another turtle book. I could give a shit if it's any good or not. This is good. I'm loving every single moment of it, and it goes back to the black-and-white stuff. I am just in heaven, and it's just so great. I feel like I'm back in time and a little kid reading this in my bed. So it's just glorious, and I don't care if anybody doesn't like it or not. This is just my jam. Justin:              It's very funny that you say you feel like you're a little kid reading this, because this book is about being old, the images of Michelangelo, no longer a party dude, where he's just super wrinkly, he's all wrinkles, and they're just like “Remember? Oh, it's so great to be alive. Now we're old. I have a robot hand.” It's a wild read, but it's good. Alex:                 Yeah. I like this a lot. Definitely when it got to the flashback portion and the old-school turtles title, I was like “Oh, Pete's going to like this.” Pete:                Oh, my god. It was so great. Alex:                 But it's good. Like you're saying, there's a lot of danger there. There's a lot of nostalgia there. It's definitely way better than it could have been for a story that they had sitting on the shelf for decades at this point, but a lot of fun. Alex:                 Let's move on, talk about Black Widow #5 from Marvel, written by Kelly Thompson, art by Elena Casagrande with Rafael de Latorre. This, hands down, these fives issues, is one of the best Black Widow stories I have ever read in my entire life. Justin:              A hundred percent. I have loved this series so much. My favorite issue of the week. The way that this took Black Widow, who has sort of really tread this ground of “Well, someone captured her and erased her memories and reset her in a way that is difficult for her to come to grips with,” took that premise, and just emotionally elevated it to a point where you really feel for these characters, all of them. Even we have Hawkeye in here, who is straight up killing people, which I didn't know he did all the time. Maybe that was a special. Alex:                 Do you think he just kind of tapped people with his arrows? Pete:                Yeah. How did you- Justin:              Well, he usually hits them in the shoulder or the knee. In this, he's just like “Sorry, dude. Right in your frigging eye.” But you get to see him- Alex:                 Your good eye too. Justin:              Your good eye, your shooting eye. You get to see him be emotional here. You get to see Winter Soldier, which I love the Black Widow Winter, Soldier relationship. I look back fondly on the Ed Brubaker days of that, and to have it be sort of touched on here is super sad, but really, Black Widow … You're just feeling so much for her. I love the setup of the multiple Black Widows going forward. Truly, pick up this series. Alex:                 Pete? Pete:                Yeah. I mean, it's really great. The art's unbelievable. Amazing story, very touching. I really hope the movie is exactly like this run, and I will be very happy. Also- Justin:              Pete, that movie came out last year. Did you not watch it? Pete:                I didn't. I didn't. I was- Alex:                 Oh, really? It perfectly set up Falcon and the Winter Soldier, which also came out last year. Pete:                Huh. I guess I just was born today then, I guess. Alex:                 I guess so. Justin:              That's true. Alex:                 Anyway, before we- Pete:                I just want to point out though, they're on a carousel for one panel here, and there's a cat with this fish in his mouth, and I was just on a carousel with a cat and a fish in his mouth, and I didn't know that was a thing. So that was weird seeing that it's a real thing. Did you know that was a thing? Alex:                 What? Justin:              I don't know that what you just said is a thing. I don't know the words you said is a sentence. Pete:                Well, usually when you go on a carousel, they got horses, you got different animals you can ride, but I was like “Why the fuck is there a cat with a fish in its mouth that you can ride? This is crazy.” I've never seen it before, and then I went from riding that cat with a fish in his mouth to then seeing it in this comic book, and I was like “Life is weird.” Alex:                 Why were you at a carousel in the middle of a pandemic? Justin:              That's the real question. Pete:                Valentine's Day, and we had the carousel to ourselves, motherfuckers. Justin:              I bet you took- Alex:                 Oh, that is very romantic. Justin:              Yes. I bet you took a lot of carouselfies. Alex:                 Nice. Before we wrap up here, let's finish up with an accidental Kelly Thompson block. Sara the Teenage … Sara. Justin:              Sara. Pete:                Sara. Alex:                 Goodnight. Goodnight. Justin:              Sara the Teenage Human. Alex:                 Sabrina the Teenage Witch #2 from Archie Comics, written by Kelly Thompson, art by Veronica Fish and Andy Fish. This is finishing up the Something Wicked arc. Pete, you are showing us pictures of this cat and fish, but we cannot see them. They are too bright. Justin:              Yeah. Pete- Pete:                Okay. Well- Justin:              … I don't want to see all these Valentine's Day pictures. I know you have an active love and sex life. Please keep it to yourself. Alex:                 This is a good wrap-up to this book. I've really enjoyed it. I think, like we've talked about before, it's the perfect fusion of the Archie Comics style and the TV show style. It hits the nice middle ground there, and that continues with this issue. There's also a nice cliffhanger here that made me very poignant for the end of the Netflix series. Pete:                Yeah. I love this. This is really great, and to me, sometimes when you have these characters that are way in over their heads and fighting these battles they don't really belong in, Sabrina really pulls it off in a way that you can get behind and don't think it's like “Oh, this is just weird.” I'm really impressed with the way that they do Sabrina, not only in this comic, but in this run. So great. The art's unbelievable. Really fun storytelling, and makes me miss the TV show. Justin:              Yeah. Talking cat, but still good. Pete:                Oh, yeah. The talking cat was great. That line was really funny. Alex:                 If you'd like to support our show, patreon.com/comicbookclub. Also, we do a live show every Tuesday night at 7:00 PM to Crowdcast and YouTube. Come hang out. 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On Today's Episode, Ryan and Dylan talk about Excellence Vol. 1 by Brandon Thomas (writer), Khary Randolph (artist) & Emilio Lopez (colorist)    We discuss what makes this book so special (from the writing to the art), why it's one of our favorites series and why more people should be reading it. We also talk about the Kickstarter for the 1st HC of Excellence (coming Feb. 23) and we're looking forward to this week.   All this and more on another episode of the Comic Lounge Podcast   Next Week's Episode: Power Man & Iron Fist Vol.1 by David Walker & Sanford Greene   You can follow The Comic Lounge on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/thecomiclounge Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecomiclounge Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecomiclounge https://www.thecomiclounge.com Send us your feedback or comments to thecomicloungepod@gmail.com

I continue the "One-on-One" series with artist Takeia Marie. We talk about the comics; "Living Heroes" by writer Stephanie Williams, O'Neill Jones, and colorist Christina Poag, and "Excellence" from Skybound Entertainment by creator/writer Brandon Thomas, creator/artist Khary Randolph, colorist Emilio Lopez, and letterer Deron Bennett. For info on Takeia Marie visit https://lnk.bio/takeiamarie For "Living Heroes" books merch, and info go visit https://linktr.ee/swilliamscreates For "Excellence" books, merch, and info go visit https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/excellence --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thehungrybleek/support

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November Solicits Comic Reviews: Dark Nights: Death Metal Guidebook by Scott Snyder, Joshua Williamson, James Tynion IV, Christopher Priest, Chip Zdarsky, Vita Ayala, Becky Cloonan, Doug Mahnke, Khary Randolph, Dan Panosian, Eduardo Risso, Jaime Mendoza, David Baron, Emilio Lopez, Tamra Bonvillain, Luis Guerrero Lords of Empyre: Swordsman by Alex Paknadel, Thomas Nachlik, Menyz Maestro 1 by Peter David, German Peralta, Jesus Aburtov, Dale Keown, Jason Keith Voyage to the Stars 1 by James Asmus, Connie Daidone, Graham Power Rangers Drakkon New Dawn 1 by Anthony Burch, Simone Ragazzoni, Raul Angulo Shadow Service 1 by Cavan Scott, Corin Howell, Triona Farrell Haunted Mansion: Frights of Fancy by Sina Grace, Egle Bartolini, Nicoletta Baldari, Valentina Pinto Gutter Magic: Smoke and Mirrors 1 by Rich Douek, Fei Chen Backfired 1 by Dave Pantano, Diego Toro, Kote Carvajal Remnant by Michael Roslen, Karly Engracia Additional Reviews: Glitch Techs s2, Astonishing X-Men, Lovecraft Country pilot News: Nocturnal from Snyder and Tony Daniel, Marvel rips off DC, Omninews, Sweet Tooth casting, Affleck Batman is back, Protector changes name, Fortnite comic from Marvel, Adora and ADHD, return of Milestone, Suicide Squad cast, Static movie, JSA in Black Adam movie Trailers: Death on the Nile, Wonder Woman 84, Snyder League, Gotham Knights, The Batman, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Comics Countdown: Empyre: X-Men 4 by Jonathan Hickman, Jorge Molina, Werneck, Di Benedetto, Woodard, Rosenberg Gideon Falls 24 by Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino, Dave Stewart Batman 97 by James Tynion IV, Jorge Jimenez, Tomeu Morey Thor 6 by Donny Cates, Nic Klein, Matt Wilson Avengers 35 by Jason Aaron, Javier Garron, Jason Keith Red Sonja 18 by Mark Russell, Bob Q Harley Quinn 75 by Sam Humphries, Riley Rossmo, Ray McCarthy, Joe Quinones, Nicola Scott, Sami Basri, Emanuela Lupacchino, Ramon Villalobos, Ngozi Ukazu, Hi-Fi, Ivan Plascencia, Annette Kwok, Tamra Bonvillain GI Joe 7 by Paul Allor, Brittany Peer, Chris Evenhuis Once & Future 10 by Kieron Gillen, Dan Mora, Tamra Bonvillain Skylin 3 by Fred Packard, Josh Valliere, Kyle Petchock, Young

On this week's Stack podcast, check out reviews for: Seven Secrets #1, Dark Nights Death Metal #3, Something is Killing the Children #9, Empyre #5, The Flash #759, Adventureman #3, Marauders #11, Judge Dredd: False Witness #2, Wonder Woman #760, Big Girls #1, The Immortal Hulk #36, Stealth #4, The Amazing Spider-Man #46, Transformers: Galaxies #8 and Excellence #9. SUBSCRIBE ON RSS, ITUNES, ANDROID, SPOTIFY, STITCHER OR THE APP OF YOUR CHOICE. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER, AND FACEBOOK. SUPPORT OUR SHOWS ON PATREON. TRANSCRIPT: Alex:         What's up, you all? Welcome to The Stack, I'm Alex. Justin:       I'm Justin. Pete:         I'm Pete. Alex:         And on The Stack, we're talking about a bunch of books that have come out this very week. Kicking it off with a big new book from BOOM! Studios, Seven Secrets #1, written by Tom Taylor and illustrated by Daniele Di Nicuolo. Pete, I want to go to you first, because I was very surprised to hear, I think this was your favorite book of the week. Is that right? Pete:         It really was. Justin:       Yes. Pete:         It is. It's a great book, I love the art. It's a very interesting idea, that there are seven secrets and they are highly guarded secrets. And people kind of like dedicate their lives to them. There's this kind of like societies built around, protecting the secrets. I think it's just a very creative idea, and fun, amazing art. A lot of action right out of the box. So, yeah, I think this is a great book. I'm very excited for more. Justin:       Yeah, I agree. This is really fun. It reminded me a lot of the Iron Fist run, that I want to say, Matt Fraction did which dealt with the… Alex:         I think it was Fraction and (Ed) Brubaker, right? Justin:       Yes, yes, that is accurate. Which got into all the different sort of fighting squads in doing battle throughout all of time. It has that same sort of dynamic art style, and feels like it's very numerical, you're chasing very specific things. So, I really like this. Alex:         Yeah, I thought this is great as well. I mean Tom Taylor is such, such a reliable writer and Daniele Di Nicuolo almost has like this Proto, Manga style in a way, where feels more detailed than that in terms of the fight, but the propulsive nature of the action suggests that a little bit. There's also a really good emotional underpinning, that I won't spoil for any or somebody who's planning on reading of the book. My only little quibbled with it… Pete:         Hey, watch yourself. Alex:         All that… It reminded me a little bit in pacing of Wynd from BOOM! Studios, another book we really liked a lot. But both of them felt like… Just to take like a very broad view, back in the day, you had these ‘done in one issue', right? People still do aim for done in one issue, then you had (Brian Michael) Bendis came along with Ultimate Spider-Man and this whole decompression, and aiming for the trade thing. Both Wynd and Seven Secrets which I both like a lot, seem almost different in a way where it's not decompression for the trade, so much as here are the first 20 pages of the story. Where they ended places, where it's like not even the of a chapter, exactly, so much is it almost feels in the middle of a chapter. and I need to read the second issue to understand more of what's going on. I don't know if you guys got that same feeling for that. Justin:       No, I hear you. Especially in Wynd. Pete:         That's a very weird thing to say, but, okay. Justin:       No, but I get it from a storytelling perspective, it's like we've talked about writing for the trade for almost the entire run of our podcast, and this is taking it to the next level. It's like literally writing the trade, and then chopping it up with like a butcher's knife, and here's the first issue. Alex:         Yeah, which is, it's a good first issue, and I highly recommend picking it up. But it just, it needs more, for me. Pete:         I don't… Yeah, I disagree. I think the ending was a fucking crazy ending and it's a kind of fun place to leave it off until next time. Alex:         It's good. It's a good book. Definitely pick it up. That's why we wanted to lead with it. Next up, Dark Nights: Death Metal #3 from DC Comics written by Scott Snyder and art by Greg Capullo. Talk about wild. This is a wild ride to through the DC Universe. The heroes of the DC Universe are being completely beaten down by the Batman Who Laughs, who now is the Dark Knight, I think he's called. Justin:       The Darkest Knight. Alex:         Yeah, there we go… Because he has Doctor Manhattan powers. They're trying to stave off the death of the Multiverse as usual, as you do. And so, they've invaded Apocalypse to go and rescue Superman in this issue. Some other things happen. How'd did you feel about this? Pete:         Now this is just a fun comic. Like by the title it's like, Dark Nights: Death Metal. Like let's take this, what we know and love, and just turn it to 11. You got para Robins; you've got like insane crazy ideas. Everything is fun and over the top about this. You've got Superman with like knuckle-dusters on. I mean this is just crazy fun that like you know, just makes the young kid inside of you excited about what you're seeing on the page. [00:05:00] Justin:       The way you even structure your review, Pete, reminds me of Stefon on SNL, which is actually sort of a good description of this book. But it's like you want to go to the craziest night club in the DC Universe. [laughter] Pete:         Yeah. Justin:       You've got Batman a dinosaurs, you've got a dwarf riding another Batman. And that's literally what this is, it's like a million ideas jammed up in a blender and spread out over a crisis style storyline line. And I like it as well. It's like they took a hammer to the Elseworld's annual crossover from like the late ‘90s, smashed up all those bits, jammed them together, and we're like, “This is an event we're actually going to spend some time in.” And this issue, especially, I thought was super fun. All the Superman stuff was great. The Mister Miracle escape, all that. I… Pete:         Yeah. The use of Mister Miracle is amazing. The dark side of Batman was crazy. Like seeing Wonder Woman with like a metal ass chainsaw. It was just so badass. Justin:       I could do with a few less Batman, let me just say that. Alex:         Yes, it is… We're reaching critical mass with Batman, and I think they would kind of realized that to the point where Harley Quinn is like, “Man, he's really good with branding”, and just calling that out. And I think like that's the sort of cheeky self-awareness that makes this work, because it's Scott Snyder realizing how ludicrously over the top it is. Everything that's going on and leaning into that, versus saying, “No, no, no. This is serious stuff here. Okay, there's a lot of Batman.” It doesn't feel… The stakes are high, but it doesn't feel serious at any point, and I think that's good. Like that gets into you. One of my favorite characters from Scott Snyder's run, we get Jarro the pint-sized Starro [overlap talk] who think Batman is his dad. Pete:         Come on. Alex:         It's great. It's super fun, and cute. Justin:       It's so funny. Alex:         That's enjoyable. I do want to ask you guys… Pete:         The all hands in moment was fun. Alex:         Super fun. I did feel like this issue was a little more expository than I would've liked. There was a lot of standing around and be like, “Okay, real quick, here's what we need to do, and here's what's going on. This is complicated. I'm just going to bring you up to speed”, in between the fun moments. But there was a hint that there's something else going on with both Batman and Superman, where they turn to each other in the middle, after they freed Superman. And I think it's Superman says, “Does Diana know about you?” And Batman says, “No. Does she know about you?” So, what do you think's going on with them? What is the deal? Justin:       I don't know, that moment it stressed me out little bit because it… To me, not to be the Pete in the situation… Pete:         Yeah. Justin:       But it made me feel like it's going to be like, “Did you tell her that this is all a simulation that's happening?”  “No, I didn't tell her. Did you?” It felt like a ‘too cool for school secret' that I don't want to disrupt the flow just when I'm really getting into the flow of the book. Pete:         Yeah, yeah. Alex:         Yeah. I could see something like that. I mean my big thought is that Batman is already dead. That he died, that's why he's running around with the Black Lantern Ring. That's why he was able to escape the omega beams, that hit him from the Dark Side Batman. I don't know what Superman's secret is, but to me that feels like the most reasonable thing that could happen to him, and that would be sad for Diana because they essentially have already lost. Pete:         Well, but like this is, it sort of exists in the dark Multiverse. So, it's the flip flop of everything. So, maybe that's the win, the fact that they're already dead or there's something, where it's going to be something with emotional resonance, like them being dead, but that is actually the victory they find or the loophole they escape through. Alex:         I mean, I think you kind of just said this, but what if the whole thing is in the Dark Multiverse? What if they're not in the Real Multiverse at all but this is just where the heroes have lost already, and this the flip side of the story to show them the way that things could've have gone horribly wrong. Justin:       Yeah, I mean that to me… Because all this hype about like this is the real continuity. I'm like, “I don't need that.” This is just as good a story if it takes place in a Dark Multiverse, but I think what emerges from that I guess is what the lesson is. It's are we going to get this Superman in the world or some version of these characters. Alex:         Good fun stuff. Moving on, Something is Killing the Children #9 from BOOM! Studios written by James Tynion IV, illustrated by Werther Dell'Edera. If you happen to read this book Something is Killing the Children, it's a bunch of monsters. They like to eat children. And there's one woman who may or may not be able to stop them. In this issue, she trying to appeal to a young boy who has previously been attacked by the monsters to try and act as bait for them. Man, this book is so good. So, well drawn, so well written. This is almost the opposite of what I was saying with Seven Secrets where it's like not a lot happens every issue but it feels so weighted every single time. [00:10:06] Justin:       Yeah, there's just a creeping dread all the time, and we get little dribs and drabs of backstory each time. It's really interesting, and also really horrifying, the stuff that happens. The adults feel like they're crippled and stuck in place the entire time. There's a whole section about like, “I'm just handing out beers, because I don't know what else to do.” While the kids are either being murdered or trying to act against these monsters. And the sort of reveal, at the end, is interesting and maybe spins the story in a different direction. Pete:         Yeah, I mean this is a very interesting comic. Each issue has been a fun surprise of like, what's kind of in store. In this one, we kind of get her back story, the main hunter's backstory and it's very cool the way it's told. I really love the paneling and the art of this book. It's just very unique and cool. And I think this is one of my favorites in this stack. It's really great every time we get to read this. Alex:         I agree. Let's move back to Marvel for Empyre#5 story by Dan Slott and Al Ewing, written by Al Ewing, art by Valerio Schiti. And when I say move back to Marvel, this is the first time we're talking about Marvel in The Stack. I thought here's another on… [chuckle] So, this is the second to the last issue of Empyre, Marvel's big events, which is plants versus zombies. In this, the Cotati, a plant race, has been attacking Earth. They want to take over the Earth and the entire universe. The Kree and Skrull are trying to stop them. But in the middle of all of that whole Hulkling has been leading the Kree and the Skrull army, except not really. There's actually somebody masquerading as him, Wiccan who secretly married him. Figured that out the last issue. That's where they pick up this issue, with both that, and the fact, that She-Hulk, who has been taken over by one of these plant creatures, and is supposedly dead is attacking the Thing. So, lots of stuff going on here. As we round up this event, how are you feeling about it? Pete:         Well this issue, I'm like, “All right now, things are happening.” Like things are really cooking now. I feel like I'm just starting to get into this event. But this was a great issue; a lot happened. It's sad though we didn't address the She-Hulk stuff yet, but I feel like this had a great amount of kind of like story mixed with action and the weight of everything happening. I really like this issue. Justin:       I like this issue too. It really is… I'm so surprised it's ending already. It does feel like it's just ramping up. It feels so short to go right into the final movement right here. I really like that they folded in the wedding between Hulkling and Wiccan, as sort of a main story point. Like that feels really good. But I feel like I need two more issues to really elevate the stakes. And if the She-Hulk death is like the whole thing here, it's like… I don't know, it feels a little disjointed. Alex:         It's… Pete:         I… Oh, I'm sorry… Alex:         All I was going to say is, this struck me over the past couple of issues but it really started to hit me with this one. And I know this isn't a TV show, so it's the wrong term, but there's not enough sets in this book. Like it takes place… Pete:         Ha… Weird. Alex:         It takes place on the alien ship mostly, where they really haven't left the throne room that Hulkling is in. And then there's a couple of glimpses of other places that they go to that mostly seem motivated by what's happening in the spin offs side stories. So, we get a bunch of stuff at Wakanda, but it's more like here's an overview of what's happening in other places, and then Tony Stark and Reed Richards are just hanging out in Avengers Mountain and putting together a suit. So, like you guys are saying every issue of this is good and fun. Dan Slott and Al Ewing know what they're doing. Valero Schiti's art is very good superhero art, but there's not a lot going on, which is surprising. Pete:         Yeah… So first of, I want to say I'm sorry Wakanda is not enough for you. Secondly, I love… Alex:         Hey, what can you, Wakanda do about that? Pete:         Ahhhhhh… Justin:       Oh, boy. Alex:         Giddy-up… [chuckles] Pete:         Anyways… I really love The Thing stuff in here like this. Like when you're talking about a classic fight and this whole thing about giving up. I thought that was a perfect kind of monologue for The Thing to have. I really thought it was a cool bad ass moment. Alex:         Yeah, I agree The Thing stuff is good, the character stuff is good, like I was saying it's well written, it's well drawn. I just want a little more out of a big cosmic event. Justin:       Yeah, of course, the small moments are great and you would expect that out of these writers, but like when you think about the great epic crossovers like Infinity Gauntlet, every issue a massive event happened, and you really felt the movement of the book. [00:15:00] And to your point Alex, there aren't a lot of sets; the movement has been very small. And you want those big sweeping moments like remember that… I want to say fifth issue of Infinity Gauntlet, when all of the beings of the universe showed up and it was like, “holy shit”. It felt huge, and this feels small. Alex:         Maybe part of it is the name. They've been selling it as this big event. They've been building up for a while. They called it Empyre, and so far, the Cotati haven't done anything. Like they're trying to take over Earth, but we don't get to actually see them really taking over Earth. Not to armchair write this but I want to see them take over Earth in issue one, and then expand outward from that like what happens next how what happens when they start to actually take over the universe make this a big thing and it just I don't know it feels small. Next up, Dryad #4 from Oni Press, written by Curtis Wiebe and illustrated by Justin Osterling. We launched this in a live show, but we are setting up an interview with the creative team. So, check for that in your local Comic Book Club feed. But this book is great and wild, every issue. We talked about it as the heir to Saga very purposely. I think, in the promotional materials, they call it the Saga Continues for the next issues. But if you haven't been reading, it started off as a fantasy story. It's about two parents, take their kids, hide out in a fantasy style town. Turns out, it's not really a fantasy world; it's actually a tech world with some fantasy looking creatures. Magic has disappeared, except the dad actually has magic. And last issue, they got picked up by a mercenary team, and taken back to the city that they've fled from, that's where they had this issue. Things go terribly wrong for there. I just don't know what this book is, from issue to issue, and I love it. I love it. [chuckle] Justin:       Yeah, it's mixing up a lot of stuff in a good way though it's moving through it very specifically in a smart way. I'm totally on board with it. The Saga comparison is great. I that we've made that… I think it also reminds me of Ascender and Descender as well; the image book. Because it is blending that science and magic worlds. Pete:         Yeah, I just think it's very interesting the way each issue is so different. This one is very action packed and a lot of crazy stuff going on. So, it's very cool when you pick up a book and you think you're like you have an understanding of it and it still surprises you. Justin:       Yep. Alex:         Good stuff. Let's move on to The Flash #759, from DC Comics, written by Joshua Williamson art by Rafa Sandoval and Scott Kolins. This kicking off finish line, which is technically Joshua Williamson's, I believe, last arc on The Flash. Something he teased way back when he was on our live show. So, this is something he's been building to for a really long time. Reverse Flash, Professor Zoom, has taken over Barry Allen's body, stranded him in the Speed Force, and meanwhile, he's trying to turn all of his friends against him. I know you guys aren't really into the speedsters. I, of course, enjoyed this issue because I love the speedsters. Love Bart Allen, like seeing him interacting with Barry and everybody else. What'd you guys feel about this one? Pete:         Well, I felt like we had, the art's unbelievable. And then, we had like an evil Flash messing with a younger big haired Flash, and then all old timey Flash was like, “Leave them damn kids alone.” Alex:         Oh, it was great, what a great cliff-hanger. Justin:       Yep, what a great summary of the book. Almost like a live reading of it. [chuckles] Alex as such a fan of the speedsters, does this make you like do wind sprints or does this make you sort of speed up in your own life. Alex:         I never stop moving when I read this book. Pete:         Wow. Alex:         Like I'm just, I'm going, going, going, the entire time. Justin:       Always on your treadmill that doesn't travel through time. Your very terrestrial… Alex:         My comic treadmill. [overlap talk] Justin:       Ah, that's good stuff. Pete:         Oh, boy. Justin:       I like this. I love Impulse, one of my favorite characters in the original comic, way back in the day. So, it's great to see him here and sort of getting a little bit of an emotional moment, which I think is something that's been missing from the character of Bart Allen for a while. It's sad to see Barry Allen being such a jerk. Alex:         Yep. There you go… Next up, Adventureman #3 from Image Comics written by Matt Fraction, pencils and colors by Terry Dodson, inks by Rachel Dodson. This about a woman who discovers that the old timey pulp hero, she loves and obsessed with, was actually real. She becomes the heir to his power and his mysteries and everything else. In this issue, she's dealing with that in some very weird ways. [00:20:01] As it turns out, she's just getting real buff and larger. And getting information that is powered by the pulp stories that powered Adventureman. This is great. I love seeing Matt Fraction just having fun and also clearly just leaning into letting the Dodson's do their stuff. Pete:         Yeah, yeah. This is what, I mean if you're going to say… The art is worth picking this up alone. I mean this is definitely… Alex:         If I was going say that Pete? Pete:         If anybody was going to say it. I'm just saying… Justin:       If any one of the three of us were to hypothetically say that… [chuckle] Let's call it a catch phrase. Pete:         Yeah. I feel like… This story is good, but really, it's just fantastic art, and it's so weird the way we're kind jumping between worlds and stuff. But I'm very interested in the story. I think it moves really well. We're kind of finding things out with the main character, which is cool. But yeah, it's interesting. I'm curious to see how this kind of unfolds. Justin:       The main character grows 15 inches in her time. What would happen with you guys if one of you or both of you grew 15 inches Alex:         Whew. I would probably scratch against the ceiling, first of all, in this basement where I'm taping right now. Justin:       [chuckle] That's right, because you're already six two, right? Alex:         Yeah, I'm very tall, as you guys know. [chuckes] Justin:       Yeah. Pete:         Yep. Justin:       Maybe you have grown this much. We don't even know. Alex:         That'll probably hurt a lot, right? Justin, you probably know this, but when my kids grow, they go crazy, like literally, insane. Justin:       Yeah… When children grow, they scream the entire time, right? Alex:         Yup, pretty much. Justin:       That's what happening with my kids… Pete, if you grew, you'd be mad, though, because you like to be Wolverine sized. Pete:         Yeah, I like to be short. But I would say if I would've have grown 15 inches maybe like during high school, that would've been glorious. Really could've changed my volleyball career. Alex:         Too many inches… Too many inches, I don't like it. Justin:       Also, I'd like a longer definition of volleyball career, eventually, but that's cool… It's cool for now. I like this comic a lot. I think we've given sort of the crown of cleanest comic to a TV or movie adaptation to Kieron Gillen's Once and Future. I think we can share that crown with this book. It feels like very much writing it for the eventual TV show or movie that this would become. Alex:         Yeah, and Matt Fraction and Kelly Sue DeConnick have that TV production arm, Neutral Milk Hotel or whatever it's called… Justin:       [chuckle] Whoa… Hipster slam… Pete:         Hipster slam… Alex:         Yuhhh… Got you guys, know I love you. I think you're amazing. We're happy over your house, once. It was very nice. Marauders #11 from Marvel Comics, written by Gerry Duggan and art by Stefano Caselli. Pete:         The Duggs! Alex:         This is… Man, this cover, so nervous with this cover. You know I love the Kate Pryde, man. I was really nervous, man, Pete:         Yeah, man. Alex:         I was really freaking out, it was tweaking here. Justin:       It's game over man. Alex:         Game over, Red. So, Kate Pryde was killed off a couple of issues back, by Sebastian Shaw on a boat. She wasn't coming back. She wasn't allowed to Krakoa. They couldn't reincarnate her in a new body. That's what this issue is dealing with. I'll spoil it right here… Three, two, one… Kate Pryde comes back! They figure out how to get her back. It turns out that she wasn't able to phase through their eggs, and all that Emma needs to do is pull her through. I'll tell you what, I love that Gerry Duggan is pushing the ‘frenemy-ship' or whatever you want to call it between Emma Frost and Kate Pryde. So much fun, I'm glad she's back. I know there's more mysteries to figure out but this a good book. I enjoyed it. Pete:         I got some questions. Alex:         Yeah, what up, Pete? Pete:         So, we get kind of, she has like a Viking funeral, do they purposely kind of make her look like Michael Jackson… In the boat? Or is that just me… Justin:       Let me ask you, Pete… Pete:         Like it was a weird choice, for she has like the kind of red jacket, and then the quarters over eyes or half dollars… Alex:         Oh yeah, like how Michael Jackson always had half dollars over his eyes? Pete:         No, but I mean it looks like a Michael Jackson outfit. Justin:       Like Captain Eel? Pete:         Yeah, I'm just… Maybe it's just me… Alex:         Okay. Pete:         But anyways… Justin:       Let me argue… Maybe say, Pete… I feel like maybe you're looking… If you guys have an X-Men book, you're maybe looking for something to… I believe it's called nit-pick? Pete:         Oh, interesting. Justin:       Or Pete-pick? Pete:         You know, I don't… Yeah, I mean, so we see a funeral, and then it's like me really like, “No, no… “ It was just the we didn't figure out the eggs part, right? Which, “Okay, cool, cool”  but then there was this weird moment where it was like, “Yeah, it took 18 eggs.”… “Oh, so she's 18 now?” Like that was a weird pervy moment. Alex:         Hold on. First of all, A) definitely misinterpreting that. But I did want to ask about that moment just because it's Nightcrawler calls out that they tried to resurrection her 18 times. I did a quick search for that because it seemed to me that was like some sort of religious thing that I wasn't picking up on. I couldn't find anything on it. I don't know if you guys know if there's anything from non-Judaism? I want to say Christianity or Catholicism… But something that is about 18 resurrections? Is there anything about that? Pete:         No. Not that I know… That's just why I thought it was something about her age or something because she's always been younger. Alex:         No, it's not about the age. It's definitely about like the 18 resurrections. So, I don't know if it means that there's like 18 Kate Pryde bodies out there that Nightcrawler's going to find, or if that is a specific reference to something. It was definitely a weird moment, but it was not a creepy age moment. Pete:         Okay, well it's definitely a weird moment that stuck out to me. Justin:       I would say we're not the most theological podcast hosts, when it comes to doing a deep dive on a religious reference. Alex:         Sure… Pizza priest though. Justin:       Pizza priest… No, pizza, pizza priest. Alex:         Yehey, pizza priest. Pete:         Yeah… Have a pizza priest. I'm not a regular priest. Justin:       Nice… I don't know the reference. I did like this book. I liked the position Kate Pryde had in the X-Men world where she was sort of ‘outsided' and not allowed. It's a good mystery. I don't know if that's over now, or what the deal is going forward. But I think this book is a fun sort of side book to the X-Men universe right now. Alex:         Yeah, I agree. Stefano Caselli's art is always good. Let's move on to Judge Dredd: False Witness #2 from IDW, story by Brandon Easton, art by Zei Kama, excuse me, Kei Zama. I think we have some pretty nice things to say about this book last time, which is why I thought it would be interesting to revisit. This is somebody on the outskirts, who lives in the wastelands outside of Mega-City One, comes into the city finds out that him and other people like him are being harvested. And that's where we pick up this issue. He continues to run very parallel to the storyline with Judge Dredd. But I like this book. I think, I'm surprised how much I like this book because I'm not the usual Judge Dredd fan. But I think it's doing a good job of channeling social commentary storytelling character along the way, even though you do have these two characters that really have not met yet at all. Justin:       I feel like a lot a book we'll talk about in a little bit, Transformers book, and a lot of like books that have been around for a long time that maybe need a little reinvention. I think there's been a lot of smart takes, and this feels like right in that line where it's like, “Let's look at these characters from a different angle and find a new story here.” I don't know what… so I like this. It remind me of a show called Exosquad… You guys ever watch Exosquad back in the day? Alex:         No… I've heard the name. Justin:       Pete, no? Pete:         Nothing. Yeah, I don't know what you're talking… Justin:       Cartoon… Very cool. Pete:         What's it about? Help me out. Justin:       It's a lot like, sort of pilots of these mech-suits. They have cool haircut. There's a lot of good relationships in it. It's fun. Pete:         Cool. Justin:       It's in the world in the sort of the style of Starcom, you ever watch that? Pete:         No. No. Justin:       I guess maybe I grew up in a different Multiverse. [chuckles] Alex:         Yeah. Pete:         Yeah. I guess so. Alex:         This does feel like stuff that is right across to play for you, Pete. I'm surprised you don't know it. Pete:         Yeah, yeah. I mean you can't watch every cartoon, I guess. Justin:       That's true. Pete:         Yeah, I would like to try, I would like to try, yeah. I just want this to kind of get going. I thought this was really cool comic I do like this, but I wanted the main characters to kind of come together a little bit it. It seemed a little too side story, but I really think it's very cool. Art's great. Alex:         Let's move on to something that was a huge surprise for me in a very pleasant way. Wonder Woman #760 from DC Comics, written by Mariko Tamaki, art by Mikel Janin. So, Wonder Woman is, at least initially, going up against Maxwell Lord, thinks Maxwell Lord is brain washing a bunch of people in the city. By the end, things seem to be going at a very different direction. Mariko Tamaki is… On such a roll. Justin:       Yeah. Alex:         Just with writing, with her storytelling, with every that's going on. This is one of the better Wonder Woman arcs I think I've read in a very long time. [00:30:04] I love that it's not mining the Greek Gods stuff anymore, or anything like that. But it still feels very emotionally grounded. And man, Mikel Janin's art is gorgeous. Pete:         So good. Justin:       Yeah, the art is so good in this. How about that cute rabbit… I mean damn. Alex:         Yes. Justin:       Yeah, Melanie the Rabbit, I believe is the name. Alex:         Yeah… I also want to call out the cover, which is one of the best covers I've seen in a really long time. Pete:         Yeah, I just Wonder Woman, like kind of talking shit to robots. I loved it. Justin:       Well what I liked about this and a lot of Mariko Tamaki's work is, rather than… I feel there's such a trend in trying to scoop up every aspect of the characters and trying to like mash it up and be like, “This is what it all means.” and I think that's just, it's so much work when this is just a great story that is like scoping up some aspects, and being like, “Here are the things about Wonder Woman I want to talk about,” and then telling that story. And I think this is great. If you're a fan of Alias, the (Brian Michael) Bendis book from back in the day, the Jessica Jones character…  I think feel like there's a connection point there, especially with the Purple Man stuff, in this book. Pete:         Yeah, yeah. You got the creepy mind control guy. But yeah, I really think the art is great. We get the pair of demons, there's a lot of fun stuff going on. But yeah, the writing is the real hero. This is very interesting. I'm excited to see where this goes. Alex:         Let's roll out to a new book from Image Comics, Big Girls #1, story and art by Jason Howard. This is about a world where some children are growing to gigantic size, men grow into monsters, women usually grow into gigantic helpful people… There's one… [chuckles] Justin:       That's such a true statement. Alex:         Yeah. A gigantic helpful woman who is trying to hold back the monsters. And that's basically what you get in the first issue, as well as some moral quandaries. I overall like this, but had some concerns about it. Curious to hear what you guys think though. Pete:         Yeah, there was a kind of a real fucked up moment in the book. Justin:       Yes. Pete:         That I was like, “Yeah, I don't know if you can come back from that.” But it's a fun premise. It's cool. The art's great. I'm excited to see where this goes but it's an interesting enough story that I'm definitely going to pick up the next issue. Justin:       Yeah, I agree that. It felt like, of all the comics we read and cite, it's so hard to have a premise that feels super fresh, and then executing it in a way that invites you in with the characters. And I think this book does a good job of that and it's a fun surprising idea, and it's such a visual idea that I think is well done. And the emotional hit that… I guess we're not spoiling… It was sort of harsh. Pete:         Yeah… It was very harsh Justin:       Especially, the way the story was told where that harsh moment happened, and then the reason why it happened came after, which I think was smart from a storytelling perspective, but a little more difficult to read. Pete:         Yeah. It was tough on the reader. Alex:         I'm curious to see where they go with this one, because my big concern about it was, I love the idea that men grow up to be monsters, women are the only people who could protect us… Like there's so much metaphor that you can mine there, and I think it hasn't quite gotten there yet and it also muddies the ground a lot with the reveal at the end of the issue, which again, I won't spoil here. So, it's going to be interesting to see what Jason Howard has to say with this comic, and how he says it. Particularly, because he is a man saying something about misogyny, so I don't know. There's a lot of opportunity with this book, and I'm very excited to see where it goes. Jason Howards aren't always very good, but again, I'm a little concerned/nervous about what direction it might head in. Justin:       I really thought earlier on, that you're going to say, “Oh, it's like men are from Mars and women, they're from Venus.” [chuckles] Alex:         Yeah. Have you thought about that?… Have you thought about it? Immortal Hulk #36 from Marvel, written by Al Ewing and art by Joe Bennett. Man, this book is fucked up bad. Oh my god. Justin:       Yeah. Alex:         It's fucked up… Hulk is now, Dumb Hulk, and Rick is evil, and turned into to a horrible monster. Absorbing Man is getting ripped into pieces. Horrible things are happening all the time. Pete:         I can't take this anymore… I'm tapping out. I want my Hulk back. I can't… This was cool for a little while, guys. But it's getting weird now. [chuckles] It's getting really weird now, guys. Justin:       I still love this book. I'm very excited for the story line coming with a leader; I feel like we're leading up to. [00:35:03] Pete:         Yeah. Justin:       But… Alex:         Well, I think the leader is inside of Rick, right? Justin:       Yeah, but it's like… Well the trap hasn't been fully sprung; I feel like. Alex:         Okay. Justin:       But I also think another title for this book would be, Everybody's Clay Face…? Pete:         Yeah. Justin:       In a lot of ways… And to Pete's point, how does Hulk come back from this and go back to being just a regular old dude? Pete:         I just… Yeah… I can't anymore. Alex:         I feel like they're already doing it though, right? Like there was no way they were going to keep Hulk out of crossovers and showing up in other books. I wish they had. I wish they could've kept it in this own pocket thing. But they've already had him show up, and be like, “Yeah, I'm the Asshole Hulk, let me help you.” [chuckles] It just doesn't quite work at all. But to your point, Justin… Like particularly, Joe Bennett's art is… Shade. The splash page towards the beginning that reveals the twisted monstrous Rick… Pete:         No… no… Alex:         Is nightmarish like literally out of a nightmare and it's… amazing. It's great stuff. Justin:       Yeah. Pete:         It's too much. Alex:         Stealth #4 from Image Comics. Pete:         They've gone too far. Alex:         [chuckle] Stealth #4 from Image Comics written by Mike Costa and art by Nate Bellegarde… I don't know why I can't pronounce that name. So, this is starting to wrap up. This story about a man who has this powerful like Dark Hawk-esk armor, the stealth armor. He is suffering for dementia. It may be because of the armor, maybe not. His son is trying to track him down and save him/help him/slash stop him Meanwhile, there's a two-faced… Half-faced, I guess, gangster… Pete:         Half a face. Alex:         Half a face, who's trying to kill him. This book is so good. And particularly, Nate Bellegarde's pacing… Pete:         Yeah. Justin:       Yeah. Alex:         That's between like amazing action and hilarious moments. Particularly in this issue, that are wonderful. Justin:       And just, there's a couple of panels… This guy gets shot, sort of halfway, maybe in the two thirds away through the book. And it's just… It's so surprisingly done that it really sticks with you. A lot of the angles that that he chooses to draw the characters from are so good. It's just a great book. Pete:         Yeah, it's really awesome. There's some real cool fight sequence stuff like this one guy gets his leg kicked in, that was really brutal. But also, what's tough for me is to see a sweet white Lincoln get destroyed. And that was that was tough. That was tough to watch. But this is a great book. Fun design on the villain, it keeps getting more and more interesting, and yeah, I'm very, very much enjoying this book. Alex:         Great stuff… Amazing Spider-Man #46 from Marvel written by Nick Spencer, and art by Marcelo Ferreira. It's continuing with the Sins Rising storyline where the Sin-Eater is back. Turns out the Sin-Eater is maybe not exactly what you think he is, and he is attacking villains. And in this issue, maybe be making them better, maybe making them worse, not entirely clear. Justin, you were very excited about this issue talk about it a little bit. Justin:       I can't believe the turn that Nick Spencer's taken this book on. After doing such a light hearted Spider-Man, and then now the Sin-Eater story, the set-up issues, and then getting here, it's like so much more topical, so much more like satirical. And it's just, these panels where Sin-Eater kills this villain and then we get this moment where the crowd starts clapping… It was devastating, and it felt like it just, it activated all of my stress about our world in a way. And Pete, to you, I don't know what you think about this. But it feels like an indictment of the Punisher, and that whole… His whole world… Pete:         Yeah, yeah. I mean they're like basically booing people who clap at violence. You know what I mean? But it's also tough because it's like there's violence in comics, and there's real life. But this is supposedly real life and they're saying that like people would enjoy killing in real life, which I don't think, if you like the Punisher that's not what you're saying in life. I mean there might be people out there like that. But I think it's nice to have a person like the Punisher fighting a good fight, instead of like going through things in normal way. It's a creative outlet for things and your anger, or this is saying people are too dark… [00:40:01] People are too fucked up, the world is too fucked up. And this is very depressing. I'm very surprised that you like this issue. This is my least favorite. You got Spider-Man kind of shaken to his core being like, “I can't believe everybody clapped. What kind of world this is? I don't feel like the quippy self, happy go lucky Spider-Man.” And it's kind of like the darkness of the world is affecting Spider-Man here. Justin:       I love that though. I think that is what… It feels like Nick Spencer is channeling the world around him, and being like, “This world feels darker than I ever thought it was.” And Spider-Man doesn't have a place in that world, in this world. And he's showing that in the story, and using this Sin-Eater as a way of talking about that, I think, is just so smart. I really love this story. Alex:         It's definitely very surprising and going in different directions. Let's move on and talk about Transformers Galaxies #8 from IDW, written by Sam Maggs, art by Beth McGuire-Smith and Umi Miyao. This is something that I think we were very surprised about the last issue. This is about a young Transformer on a ship that is escaping from Cybertron, turns out things are not exactly what they seem. This issue where he… He? She? I don't know, bro?… Yep… Pete:         It's a robot. Alex:         A robot has met up with Arcee and Greenlight to the Transformers, who revealed the truth about what's going on. And course, everybody is being brainwashed, they're trying to… they're the baddies, and yeah, that's kind what it follows. Another really good issue of this title just because it grounds the emotion of the Transformers which I am very impressed by. Justin:       Yeah, I agree. I love this. This feels like a Twilight Zone or a Black Mirror version of a Transformers story. It's tense. It's sort of stressful. It gets into like philosophy, religion, and it's just really well done. Pete:         Yeah, it's very interesting. It's cool, this kind of series, characters kind of find this information struggle within stuff. I think this as, it's hard because I keep wanting there to be more Transformers that I know, you know what I mean? They talk about Cybertron, and all that kind of stuff, and Primus… But like I keep wanting to see like a different Transformers that I know from the ‘80s, and from the cartoons, and stuff like that… But the fact that they're telling this kind of more original story is very cool. Justin:       You want them to turn into cars. Pete:         No, I just want like Laserbeak to be in the background, spying on them or you know something else. Justin:       Would you say there's more than meets the eye here? Pete:         Oh yeah, there is more. Justin:       One more question… Alex:         The thing I… Justin:       Oh, go ahead… You go ahead… Alex:         No, no, please I want to I hear your question. Justin:       No, it's just definitely unrelated [chuckle]. Alex:         My question is also unrelated, so you go ahead. Justin:       Okay, great. Well then, let me ask you… Pete, as a pizza priest, are you marrying slices back together or how does that work? Are you a priest, two slices of pizza? Or are you bringing the good word of pizza to the people? Pete:         I'm doing both. I am bringing slices together. I'm am also, trying to make sure that people know about the good pizza, are partaking in some good pizza. Alex:         Do you ever take two slices of pizza, and hold one on each hand, and say, “I now pronounce you”, and then slapped them together and say, “Calzone!” [chuckles] Pete:         No no, I wouldn't do that. That's sacrilege. Alex:         Got you… Back to the Transformer book, the main thing that I was thinking about the entire issue, do Transformers kiss? And when they kiss does it sound terrible? Like because they're two like… Justin:       Metal on metal. Alex:         Yeah, like two cars smashing into each other. Pete:         Yeah, but it doesn't sound bad to them. Alex:         Right, but would it sound bad to us humans? Pete:         Yes. Yeah, sure. Justin:       Like when cars kiss, we call it an accident. [chuckle] Pete:         Yeah, it's loud. Alex:         That's true. Last book we're talking about Excellence #9 from Image Comics created and written by Brandon Thomas, created in art by Khary Randolph. I know we have talked about every issue of this book. But every issue of this book is absolutely insane. Pete:         Phenomenal. Alex:         Oh my god, so good. Justin:       So, good. Alex:         This issue we have our main character who's been trying to start a magic revolution. Travels to a library to gather information, and finds out he is way out of his depth.  He is doing this way to soon, but now it is too late because he has already started the revolution. God, I love how direct every issue is in terms of the story it's telling. [00:45:03] And also, of course, Khary Randolph's art is out of control. Justin:       Yeah. Pete:         It's bananas. The character designs are fantastic. It's got like an old-school hip hop vibe to it. It's glorious. The panel work is… This is just such a fun book. Justin:       Yeah. This book… We talk about it so much, please check this book out it is… I'm trying to think of… Because the art isn't like reminiscent of a particular other style, it just encapsulates so much of just great comic book art from very still, emotional panels to super dynamic action panels. It's just a real textbook book on great comic book art, as on the writing and art side. Alex:         There's a thing that happens… I will now spoil something that happens in the issue, but as he comes into the library, he sees a bunch of grannies who were looking at him, and he's like, “That's weird they never looked at me before.” When he messes up, they all pop up and they're like, “Oh, that's it. You fucked up. We're taking you down son.” And there's a panel where there's just all three of them floating in the air about to attack him that I think I shouted, “Oh, shit!”, out loud when I was reading it. [chuckle] It's great. The action in this book is great. It's so tense. It's so creative. Definitely picking up. And that's it for The Stack. If you like to support us, Patreon.com/comicbookclub. Also, we do a live show every Tuesday to Crowdcast and YouTube. Come, hangout, and chat about comic books with us… iTunes, Android, Spotify, Stitcher or the app of your choice, to subscribe and listen to the show. ComicBookClubLive.com for this podcast or at Comic Book Live on Twitter. Come chat with us. And that's it. We'll see you next time at the Virtual Comic Book Shop. Pete:         I now pronounce you, pepperoni and mushrooms. [chuckles] It's a good combo. [00:47:02] The post The Stack: Seven Secrets, Dark Nights Death Metal And More appeared first on Comic Book Club. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/comicbookclub See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Well... we didn't call it The Reckoning for anything... Get ready for Tatiana King & Benhameen to break down what has been happening in the pop culture industries over the last few weeks, as a lot of people have had to face the music. While every episode of ForAllNerds is about the realness, we had to take a long look at the industries that we know and love and examine what we need to all do to make a change. What Michael say? Take a look at yourself? But that's not all! We also welcome the creative team behind Excellence, the book that asks the question, what if Magical Negroes were a real thing? Listen as Brandon Thomas, Khary Randolph, & Emilio Lopez speak on why you should be reading Excellence, what it means to be Black creators in the comics industry, and much more on this extra special episode.

Interview with the creators of this graphic novel, Brandon Thomas and Khary Randolph from 2019.

This week the ACP crew get together to talk about some comic greats, answer a raft of questions that lead to some thought provoking creative discussion, shout out about things you need and discuss some amazing books that you need to check out. Sprinkle in a little stupid humour and lots of laughs and you've got over 2 hours to comics talk to chew on! Great stuff to check out this week: Denny O'Neil, The Spark 1-4 KS, Kia Wordsmith #2 KS, Our Final Halloween KS, Drexler, Nathan Kelly, Southern Bastards Vol.2, Shaman Kane, David Broughton, The Black Rubric, Left, BEM #27, Excellence, Khary Randolph, Brandon Thomas,  CLICK HERE TO GET COPIES OF OUR ANTHOLOGY - AWESOME COMICS Join the discussion today at our facebook group Awesome Comics Talk Check out the folks who sponsor this lil show - the mighty folks at Comichaus! If you love our Intro/Outro music, then check out the brilliant Chad Fifer and more of his musical badassery at www.chadfifer.bandcamp.com  Let us know what you think! Email: awesomecomicspod@gmail.com 

We celebrate black comic creators and some of their works. Black Lives Matter and so do these comic creators. Jimmy gives some recommendations of comics to check out about and/or created/written/drawn by black comic creators. This is not a comprehensive list of any sorts.  Just great reads by some amazing people including Jamal Igle, Kyle Baker, Aaron McGruder, Dwayne McDuffie, Brittney Williams, Kwanza Osajyefo, Ngozi Ukazu, Khary Randolph, Vita Ayala, and more! Leave your iTunes comments. 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us. Thanks for listening!

Our coverage of Denver Pop Culture Con 2019 arrives like a well timed pumpkin bomb with the Into the Spiderverse panel, featuring Marvel artists Laura Martin, Mark Morales, and Khary Randolph. We explore the universe of everyone's favorite webslinger and discuss the longevity of the character and why Spidey is making his biggest impact with the youth of today. A huge thanks to Thinking Outside the Longbox for setting us up with not only the hosting opportunity, but also for engineering this audio for us.

We couldn't go to Denver Pop Culture Con without doing some panels!! Eric from Bitfaced Podcast, came in and saved the weekend, and helped fill in some awesome panels for us!! The one we are featuring today is all about Spider-man. Eric is moderating this awesome panel, filled up by Laura Martin, Khary Randolph, and Mark Morales!! Exploring The Spider Verse was such a fun panel to sit in on, and help moderate!! Plus listening to these three Spider-man experts talk about the universe, and talk about how they all started in their own spider verse, was fulfilling. If you're "into the spider verse" this is not one that you want to miss!! Remember, we are ALWAYS looking for feedback from our listeners! Whether you want to talk to us about a topic we spoke about on a show, or want to bring up your own topics, you can let your opinion/voice be heard! You can send your emails HERE. The conversation doesn't just end on the shows either, hopefully you'll engage with us on Facebook, Twitter, and our Instagram pages!. If you like what you hear, be sure to leave us a review on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcast catcher!! If you want to lend your voice to the show on a certain topic, you can ALSO leave us voicemail!!! Call the Michael Kuyrk memorial 970-573-6148 and leave us a hilarious message!!! PLUS FOR AS LITTLE AS $1/MONTH you can support us on Patreon!! A lot of cool extras on there for those who support!! Our YouTube Our Stitcher Our iTunes Patreon Amazon Credit - Doyle Daniels, Juan Muro, Gabe Llanas, Tim Huskey

(Joe's pick) Excellence from IMAGE COMICS written by Brandon Thomas with art by Khary Randolph                                   Spencer Dales was born into a world of magic. His father belongs to the Aegis, a secret society of black magicians ordered by their unseen masters to better the lives of others-those with greater potential-but never themselves.Now it's time for Spencer to follow in his father's footsteps, but all he sees is a broken system in need of someone with the wand and the will to change it. But in this fight for a better future, who will stand beside him?KHARY RANDOLPH (We Are Robin, Noble, Black, TECH JACKET) and BRANDON THOMAS (HORIZON, The Many Adventures of Miranda Mercury, Noble, Voltron) ignite a generational war in this action-fantasy series, made entirely by creators of color, and committed to one truth above all others-Excellence is Real.                (Brian's pick) Red Sonja and Vampirella Meet Betty and Veronice from DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT written by Amy Chu with art by Maria Sanapo                                  Mystery, murder, and mayhem descends on Riverdale as four of your favorite comic book women meet for the first time. A string of paranormal, unsolved murders leads the vampire hunter Vampirella and her sword-wielding barbarian partner Red Sonja to the small, sleepy town where things always seem to happen... There they discover Betty and Veronica, investigative reporters for the high school newspaper, also hot on the trail of the same killer.                        (Rebekah's pick) Last Stop On the Red Line from DARK HORSE COMICS written by Paul Maybury with art by Sam Lotfi                               Detective Migdalia Torres investigates a vicious strangling on a Boston subway car with no feasible leads. As potential evidence produces dead ends, Migdalia inadvertently takes in a vagrant named Yusef who may have a supernatural connection to the crime at hand.                          (Rod's Pick) Ascender from IMAGE COMICS written by Jeff Lemire with art by Dustin Nguyen                         "THE HAUNTED GALAXY," Part One - Set ten years after the conclusion of DESCENDER's storyline, magic has taken the place of machinery and the rules are very different indeed... Mila, the daughter of Andy and Effie from DESCENDER, spends her days exploring the lonely wilds of the planet Sampson and trying to stay out of the clutches of the evil disciples of the all-powerful vampire witch known only as Mother. But, like her parents, Mila doesn't like to play by the rules, and when a certain robot pal of her dad's shows up, nothing will ever be the same!With all the scope and heart of the sci-fi classic DESCENDER, LEMIRE and NGUYEN reunite to take readers on an unforgettable fantasy quest!

Top 500, FCBD, Batman and the Outsiders, Flash 70, Detective 1003, FN Spidey 6, War of the Realms: New Agents of Atlas, Star Wars: Age of Rebellion - Boba Fett, Red Sonja/Vampirella meet Betty/Veronica, Eve Stranger, Excellence, Metalshark Bro, Mighty Mascots, Ghost Hog, Aladdin: Four Tales of Agrabah OGN, Carmen Sandiego: The Sticky Rice Caper OGN   Reviews: Game of Thrones, Detective Pikachu   News: 5 new Star Wars movies, more Marvel movies, New Mutants ‘movie’, Nancy Drew and Batwoman to CW, Riverdale spinoff, Watchmen trailer, Marvel 1000, IT Chapter 2 trailer, Unstoppable Wasp canceled, Dark Horse and Netflix, Lion Forge & Oni, She-Ra s3 date   Comics Details: Batman and the Outsiders 1 by Bryan Hill, Dexter Soy, Vero Gandini War of the Realms: New Agents of Atlas 1 by Greg Pak, Gang-Hyuk Lim, Federico Blee Star Wars: Age of Rebellion - Boba Fett by Greg Pak, Marc Laming, Neeraj Menon Red Sonja/Vampirella meet Betty/Veronica 1 by Amy Chu, Maria Sanapo, Vinicius Andrade Eve Stranger 1 by David Barnett, Philip Bond, Eva de la Cruz Excellence 1 by Brandon Thomas, Khary Randolph, Emilio Lopez Metalshark Bro 1 by Kevin Cuffe, Bob Frantz, Walter Ostlie Mighty Mascots 1 by Keith Gleason, Ian Waryanto, Anton Bandi Ghost Hog by Joey Weiser   Comics Countdown, 08 May 2019: Black Hammer: Age of Doom 10 by Jeff Lemire, Dean Ormston, Dave Stewart Batman Who Laughs 5 by Scott Snyder, Jock, David Baron Curse Words 21 by Charles Soule, Ryan Browne, Addison Duke Unstoppable Wasp 7 by Jeremy Whitley, Alti Firmansyah, Espen Grundetjern Deadly Class 38 by Rick Remender, Wes Craig, Jordan Boyd Murder Falcon 8 by Daniel Warren Johnson, Mike Spicer Conan the Barbarian 6 by Jason Aaron, Mahmud Asrar Invaders 5 by Chip Zdarsky, Carlos Magno By Night 11 by John Allison, Christine Larsen, Sarah Stern Ronin Island 3 by Greg Pak, Giannis Milonogiannis, Ethan Young

Khary Randolph is a comic book artist and creator from Boston, Massachusetts who found his way into comics' inner circle with a who's who's of properties under his belt including Spider-Man, X-Men, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Hellboy, and Teen Titans. He's recently worked on "We Are Robin" for DC and co-created the character Mosaic for Marvel. We talk about his upbringing, his transition into the competitive field of comics, and the challenges of inclusion and diversity within the creative field. Check out FirstGenBurden.com for all the episodes Follow us @firstgenburden and Rich Tu / @rich_tu Thanks DesGin for their support --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/firstgenburden/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firstgenburden/support

ECCC 2019: In Conversation with Khary Randolph (Emerald City Comic Con, March 2019) ReedPOP's Emerald City Comic Con once again takes over the immense WA State Convention Center in Seattle, attracting tens of thousands of comic book and pop culture fans from across the globe, by showcasing some of the best creative talents there is to offer - our man on the ground, Dan Berry, has been very lucky to be invited along as Press, meaning hes got the chance to speak one-on-one with members of this outstanding creative melting pot. One such talent is the excellent New-York-based artist Khary Randolph, someone who continues to make quite the impression on many books of varying scale and tone, from the likes of SPIDER-MAN, TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES and TEEN TITANS for the majors, to comics for the independents such as TECHJACKET (Skybound), NOBLE (Lion Forge) and CHARISMAGIC: THE DEATH PRINCESS (Aspen). Randolph provided the covers for the acclaimed BLACK series, published by Black Mask Studios - he returns to the team of writers Kwanza Osajyefo and Tim Smith 3, and interior artist Jamal Igle for the next chapter in the high concept series WHITE. It's a powerful piece, full of social and racial commentary, and here Dan talks to Khary about the process of putting WHITE together, as well as upcoming projects. Thanks to Khary for taking time out of his busy con, and to Dan for bringing the interview to us...

Time Codes: 00:00:27 - Introduction 00:03:14 - Contexts and caveats 00:11:32 - Our favorite comics of 2017 02:09:06 - Wrapping up our favorites, and honorable mentions 02:13:52 - Contact us Paul and Derek are back with The Comics Alternative's annual "Favorites" episode. This is where the Two Guys share what they consider to be the best comics of the past year. Usually this year-end show is released as the very last regular review episode of each year, but this time around the guys had to postpone the recording due to family issues. But we're not far from the end of 2017, and Paul and Derek wanted to get the show out in as timely a manner as possible. So here you have it, the Two Guys' 10 favorite titles of 2017: Paul's Top 10 of 2017 The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir - Thi Bui (Abrams) Mech Cadet Yu - Greg Pak and Tak Miyazawa (BOOM! Studios) Golden Kamuy - Satoru Noda (VIZ Media) Tenements, Towers and Trash: An Unconventional Illustrated History of New York City - Julia Wertz (Black Dog & Leventhal) Lighter Than My Shadow - Katie Green (Lion Forge) Pope Hats #5 - Ethan Rilly (Adhouse) Spinning - Tillie Walden (First Second) Nightlights - Lorena Alvarez (Nobrow Press) Eartha - Cathy Malkasian (Fantagraphics) My Favorite Thing Is Monsters - Emil Ferris (Fantagraphics) Derek's Top 10 of 2017 Goodnight Punpun, Vols 5-7 - Inio Asano (VIZ Media) Doom Patrol - Gerard Way and Nick Derington / Shade, The Changing Girl – Cecil Castellucci and Marley Zarcone (Young Animal - DC Comics) Everything Is Flammable - Gabrielle Bell (Uncivilized Books) Cartoon Clouds - Joseph Remnant (Fantagraphics) Education - John Hankiewicz (Fantagraphics) The Abominable Mr. Seabrook – Joe Ollmann (Drawn and Quarterly) Uncomfortably Happily - Yeon-sik Hong (Drawn and Quarterly) Grass Kings - Matt Kindt and Tyler Jenkins (BOOM! Studios) / Royal City - Jeff Lemire (Image Comics) Palookaville 23 - Seth (Drawn and Quarterly) My Favorite Thing Is Monsters - Emil Ferris (Fantagraphics) The Honorable Mentions…These Titles Almost, but Just Didn't Quite, Make It onto Each Guy's List For Paul Black - Kwanza Osajyefo, Tim Smith III, Jamal Igle, Khary Randolph and Sarah Litt (Black Mask Comics) Motor Girl - Terry Moore (Abstract Studio) Rock Candy Mountain - Kyle Starks (Image Comics) Mister Miracle - Tom King and Mitch Gerads (DC Comics) Giant Days - John Allison and Lissa Treiman (BOOM! Box) Crickets # 6 - Sammy Harkham (Fantagraphics) Boundless - Jillian Tamaki (Drawn and Quarterly) House of Women - Sophie Goldstein (Fantagraphics) Savage Town - Declan Shalvey and Philip Barrett (Image Comics) The Stone Heart - Faith Erin Hicks (First Second) Mighty Jack and the Goblin King - Ben Hatke (First Second) Uncomfortably Happily - Yeon-Sik Hong (Drawn and Quarterly) For Derek Happy Hour in America #1 - Tim Lane (Fantagraphics) Fire!!: The Zora Neal Hurston Story - Peter Bagge (Drawn and Quarterly) Her Bark and Her Bite - James Albon (Top Shelf) Unreal City - D.J. Bryant (Fantagraphics) Time and Vine - Thom Zahler (IDW) Resist! - Francoise Mouly and Nadja Spiegelman Calamity Jane: The Calamitous Life of Martha Jane Cannary - Christian Perrissin and Matthieu Blanchin (IDW) Lighter Than My Shadow - Katie Green (Lion Forge)  

Top 10 August sales, Generations: Iron Man and Ironheart, Venomverse 1, Venomverse: War Stories 1, Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi - Captain Phasma 1, Star Wars Adventures 1, Dastardly & Muttley 1, Scales and Scoundrels 1, Kingsman: Red Diamond 1, Lazaretto 1, Made Men 1, remembering Len Wein, IT movie review, Rise of the Super-Sons, Harley Quinn, Star Wars IX director, Hawk and Dove casting, Marvel teen line, Joss Whedon   Details: Generations: Iron Man and Ironheart by Brian Michael Bendis, Marco Rudy, Szymon Kudranski, Nico Leon, Will Sliney; Venomverse 1 by Cullen Bunn, Iban Coello, Matt Yackey; Venomverse: War Stories 1 by Cullen Bunn, Annapaolo Martello, Nnedi Okorafor, J Tana Ford, Declan Shalvey, Mags Visaggio, Alex Arizmendi, Aaron Covington, Khary Randolph; Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi - Captain Phasma 1 by Kelly Thompson, Marco Checchetto, Andres Mossa; Star Wars Adventures 1 by Cavan Scott, Derek Charm, Jon Sommariva, Sean Parsons, Dastardly & Muttley 1 by Garth Ennis, Alain Mauricet, John Kalisz; Scales and Scoundrels 1 by Sebastian Girner, Galaad; Kingsman: Red Diamond 1 by Rob Williams, Simon Fraser; Lazaretto 1 by Clay Chapman, Jey Levang, Igcio Valicenti; Made Men 1 by Paul Tobin, Arjuna Susini, Gonzalo Duerte   Comics Countdown 06 September 2017: Darth Vader 5 by Charles Soule, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Cam Smith, David Curiel Hawkeye 10 by Kelly Thompson, Leonardo Romero, Jordie Bellaire Scales and Scoundrels 1 by Sebastian Girner, Galaad Shade the Changing Girl 12 by Cecil Castellucci, Marley Zarcone, Ande Parks, Becky Cloonan, Matt Taylor Motor Crush 6 by Brenden Fletcher, Cameron Stewart, Babs Tarr, Heather Danforth Deathstroke 23 by Christopher Priest, Diogenes Neves, Jason Paz, Jeromy Cox Batman 30 by Tom King, Clay Mann, Seth Mann, Jordie Bellaire Woods 35 by James Tynion IV, Michael Dialynas Astro City 47 by Kurt Busiek, Mike Norton, Pete Pantazis Seven to Eternity 9 by Rick Remender, James Harren, Matt Hollingsworth

Khary Randolph is a comic book artist and creator from Boston, Massachusetts who found his way into comics' inner circle with a who's who's of properties under his belt including Spider-Man, X-Men, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Hellboy, and Teen Titans. He's recently worked on "We Are Robin" for DC and co-created the character Mosaic for Marvel. We talk about his upbringing, his transition into the competitive field of comics, and the challenges of inclusion and diversity within the creative field.

ComicsVerse talked to artist Khary Randolph at Five Points Fest about his artistic style and goals, his work on BLACK and MOSAIC, and diversity in comics.

‘Study Comics with Paul’ discusses Mosaic issue 5 (and the issues leading up to it) by Geoffrey Thorne (w), Khary Randolph (a), Thony Silas (a), cover by Mike Del Mundo (above), and others. Paul’s interested in how the new Inhuman (or NuHuman? I dunno…) manifests powers that get at questions of identity and selfhood in a very public lifeworld. Let’s dig deep! Upcoming Episodes of ‘Study Comics with Paul’ (Read along! Send me your thoughts and questions!) Mosaic (1-5) by Thorne and Randolph (Marvel) Preacher: Until the End of the World by Ennis and Dillon (DC/Vertigo) Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant/King’s Shilling by Tony Cliff (First Second) SP4RX by Wren McDonald (NoBrow) Kamandi Challenge 1-2 by Various (DC) Bakuman by Ohba and Obata and Weekly Shonen Jump (Viz) Lazarus 22-25 by Rucka and Lark (Image) Study Comics with Paul is a comics analysis podcast. It’s like a comics seminar, but the only prerequisite is love. I’m Paul, a literacy researcher, English teacher, and comics reader, and every week I take a work from a wide range of comics and apply various approaches to analysis. You can also subscribe to the podcast through iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/paul-list-comics-analysis/id1130632546?mt=2 or through the RSS feed: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:235183739/sounds.rss Past episodes of the podcast are at https://soundcloud.com/twoplai Follow Paul on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TwoPlai

Geoff Thorne is running the show this episode! Listen as he discusses his brilliant series Mosaic. We discuss his history, his philosophy on writing, his collaboration with Khary Randolph and Emilio Lopez, Nighthawk and the brilliance of David Walker, the importance of colorists and more. Be sure to buy Mosaic at your local comic shop or on Comixology. It's a rare and important book. Subscribe to BlackComicsChat and rate it on iTunes and/or Stitcher. BlackComicsChat Beatbox Intro/Outro by Afua Richardson

Top 300 September sales, Clone Conspiracy 1, Solo 1, Mosaic 1, Great Lakes Avengers 1, Reborn 1, Lost Boys 1, Warlords of Appalachia 1, Star Wars Classified, Iceman, Justice League vs. Power Rangers, Alterna: Chair and Metaphase. Details: Clone Conspiracy 1 by Dan Slott, Jim Cheung, Ron Frenz, John Dell; Solo 1 by Gerry Duggan, Geoffrey Thorne, Paco Diaz, Israel Silva; Mosaic 1 by Geoffrey Thorne, Khary Randolph, Emilio Lopez; Great Lakes Avengers 1 by Zac Gorman, Will Robson, Tamra Bonvillain; Reborn 1 by Mark Millar, Greg Capullo, Jonathan Glapion, Fco Plascencia; Lost Boys 1 by Tim Seeley, Scott Godlewski, Patricia Mulvihill; Warlords of Appalachia 1 by Phillip Johnson, Jonas Scharf, Doug Garbark; Chair by Peter Simeti, Kevin Christensen; Metaphase by Chip Reece, Kelly Williams 12 October Comics Countdown: 10. Wrath of the Eternal Warrior 12 by Robert Venditti, Robert Gill, Michael Spicer 9. Amazing Spider-Man: Clone Conspiracy 1 by Dan Slott, Jim Cheung, Ron Frenz, John Dell 8. Black Monday Murders 3 by Jonathan Hickman, Tomm Coker, Michael Garland 7. Supergirl 2 by Steve Orlando, Brian Ching, Michael Atiyeh 6. All-Star Batman 3 by Scott Snyder, John Romita Jr., Danny Miki, Dean White, Declan Shalvey, Jordie Bellaire 5. Deadpool 20 by Gerry Duggan, Matteo Lolli, Guru eFX 4. Deathstroke 4 by Christopher Priest, Joe Bennett, Mark Morales, Jeromy Cox 3. Black Science 25 by Rick Remender, Matteo Scalera, Moreno Dinisio 2. Kill or Be Killed 3 by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, Bettie Breitweiser 1. American Vampire Anthology 2 by Scott Snyder, Rafael Albuquerque, Joelle Jones, Christopher Mitten, Marguerite Bennett, Mirka Andolfo, Clay Chapman, Richard Isanove, Steve Orlando, Artyom Trakhanov, Elliot Kalan, Andrea Mutti, Shawn Aldridge, Szymon Kudranski, Kieron Gillen, Leila Del Duca, Renato Guedes, Afua Richardson

- Great Lakes Avengers #1. Zac Gorman y Will Robson. (Marvel). - James Bond: Hammerhead #1. Andy Diggle y Luca Casalanguida. (Dynamite). - Mosaic #1. Geoffrey Thorne y Khary Randolph. (Marvel). - Reborn #1. Mark Millar y Greg Capullo. (Image). - The Clone Conspiracy #1. Dan Slott y Jim Cheung. (Marvel). - The Lost Boys #1. Tim Seeley y Scott Godlewski. (Vertigo). - Darth Vader #25. Kieron Gillen y Salvador Larroca (Marvel). Último número.

- Great Lakes Avengers #1. Zac Gorman y Will Robson. (Marvel). - James Bond: Hammerhead #1. Andy Diggle y Luca Casalanguida. (Dynamite). - Mosaic #1. Geoffrey Thorne y Khary Randolph. (Marvel). - Reborn #1. Mark Millar y Greg Capullo. (Image). - The Clone Conspiracy #1. Dan Slott y Jim Cheung. (Marvel). - The Lost Boys #1. Tim Seeley y Scott Godlewski. (Vertigo). - Darth Vader #25. Kieron Gillen y Salvador Larroca (Marvel). Último número.

The Ran of Steel - Randy aka SuperTribble - returns to join Len & JD in an email rundown, a United Airline smack-down (get off the plane cause I have on WHAT?) and to lay down a challenge to comic book buyers everywhere on the debut of Marvel's MOSAIC by Geoffrey Thorne and Khary Randolph. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/black-tribbles/message

This week James and Nick talk about Marvel's Netflix shows, flip through Previews, and more! It's our longest description yet. Correction: Bruce Lee was not created by comic creators, he was the son of Lee Hoi-Chun and Grace Ho. Nick was too eager to jump into his main point to recognize this mistake. Totally Whelmed Twitter: @whelmedpod Facebook: facebook.com/whelmedpod James: @Iamvonblum Nick: @SPD4649 Dr. Comics & Mr. Games Twitter/Instagram: @drcomicsmrgames Facebook: facebook.com/drcomicsmrgames Tumblr: drcomicsmrgames.tumblr.com Mahershala Ali http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0991810/?ref_=tt_cl_t10 Alfre Woodard http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005569/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t4 Theo Rossi http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0744331/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t3 Sigourney Weaver Added to Defenders Cast https://www.yahoo.com/tv/sigourney-weaver-added-defenders-villain-235053751.html Punisher Netflix Series NYCC 2016 Announcement http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/10/08/nycc-16-the-punisher-has-begun-production-deborah-ann-woll-joins-cast Plea to Make Iron Fist Asian American https://thenerdsofcolor.org/2014/03/11/marvel-please-cast-an-asian-american-iron-fist/ Madame Gao, played by Wai Ching Ho, is an associate of Wilson Fisk in the Netflix Daredevil series. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0387395/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t21 Aliens Dead Orbit by James Stokoe http://comicsalliance.com/james-stokoe-aliens-dead-orbit/ Orc Stain Volume 1 http://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/MAY100457 Usagi Yojimbo #160 by Stan Sakai http://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/OCT160061 Shadows of the Grave #1 by Richard Corben http://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/OCT160064 Hellboy the Crooked Man http://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/FEB100044 Wildstorm Relaunch http://www.cbr.com/ellis-wildstorm-story-separate-from-dcs-rebirth-universe/ Supergirl: Being Super #1 by Mariko Tamaki and Joëlle Jones http://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/OCT160256 Super Powers #2 by Art Baltazar and Franco http://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/OCT160282 Judge Dredd by Brendan McCarthy http://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/OCT160463 Spider-Man Doctor Strange: Fever Dream http://classic.tcj.com/superhero/spider-man-fever-by-brendan-mccarthy/ Reggie and Me #1 by Tom DeFalco and Sandy Jarrell http://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/OCT161179 Black by Kwanza Osajyefo, Jamal Igle. Khary Randolph, and Ashley A. Woods http://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/jul161306 Kim and Kim #1 by Magdalene Visaggio, Tess Fowler, Kiki Jenkins, Devaki Neogi, Claudia Aguirre, Eva Cabrera http://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/MAY161208 Kong of Skull Island TP by John Asmus and Carlos Magno http://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/OCT161294 Cells at Work volume 2 by Akane Shimizu http://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/OCT161677 Vinland Saga volume 8 by Makoto Yukimura http://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/OCT161687 Batwoman NYCC 2016 Announcement http://dccomicsnews.com/2016/10/06/nycc-2016-new-batwoman-rebirth-ongoing-announced/ Miss America NYCC 2016 Announcement http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/10/07/nycc-2016-marvels-miss-america-chavez-to-star-in-new-comic-series Teppu 鉄風 (Iron Wind) by Moare Oota https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teppu Transformers #57 http://www.idwpublishing.com/product/transformers-57/ Batman: Child of Dreams by Kia Asamiya is unfortunately out of print, however you can easily track a copy down from used book sellers.

So happy to talk to Kwanza Osajyefo, the co-creator of the graphic novel Black which asks the simple question: "What if the world had superheroes but they were only black".     A LOT MORE about Kwanza and the rest of the team behind Black (stolen from the press release from the good people at Superfan Productions)   Timed to Black History Month comes a Kickstarter campaign to fund the new independent superhero science fiction original graphic novel BLACK, from Kwanza Johnson p/k/a Kwanza Osajyefo, the former DC Comics Digital Editor who helped launched the company’s Zuda imprint, and Tim Smith III (Iron Man, The Amazing Spiderman). BLACK, illustrated by Inkpot-Award winning artist Jamal Igle (Molly Danger, Supergirl), asks the question, “In a world that already fears and hates them – what if only Black people had superpowers?” BLACK follows the story of a young man, Kareem Jenkins, who, having miraculously survived being shot by police, learns that he is part of the biggest lie in history. Kareem must decide whether it's safer to keep history’s secret, or if the truth will set him free. Rounding out BLACK’s creative team are DC Comics illustrator Khary Randolph, who will contribute covers and additional artwork, and editor Sarah Litt, formerly of Vertigo and DC Comics.   “With BLACK, we’re looking to tell a great story, but we’re also purposefully challenging the pop culture status quo, which is dominated by a White male aesthetic,” says BLACK co-creator Kwanza Osajyefo. “BLACK tackles the very real and palpable issue of race, which is at the forefront in America and around the world. We are trying to confront the issue of race head-on by creating a world in which only Black people are superheroes -- and the BLACK superhero trope isn’t subtly cast under a label of mutant, inhuman, or meta-whatever. It is also both thrilling and liberating to create the superheroes we’ve always wanted to see -- and, frankly, be -- outside of the entrenched publishing system.”   “Sometimes a project comes along and you realize you need to be a part of it. As soon as I saw what Kwanza and Tim had in mind, I knew I had to be involved. I've known all of the people involved for years, know how professional they are,” says Jamal Igle. “I'm all about unique twists and BLACK certainly fits the bill. It's going to be a fun ride.”   “BLACK is a story that has come at an important moment in comic book culture. This is a book that brings a contemporary message of identity into a world where anything can happen. A world where creative writing and imaginative visuals can show an alternative to what you would normally see in mainstream books today,” says Tim Smith III.   If funded through the Kickstarter campaign launching February 1st, BLACK will be available digitally to backers as DRM-free PDFs in monthly installments, starting in mid 2016. The limited edition print run of the six-chapter BLACK graphic novel is due out late in 2016.   As additional perks, BLACK Kickstarter backers can also get: original BLACK character art; original BLACK cover art; a cameo of your likeness drawn into BLACK; a commission sketch of your choice from Tim Smith III or Jamal Igle; an original interior page from BLACK by Jamal Igle; an illustrated card set of the 6 BLACK main characters: Kareem Jenkins, Juncture, Theodore Mann, Agent Adams, Agent Washington, and O; your name in the credits page; an online portfolio review of your art, story, or comic by members of the BLACK creative team; a set of three buttons, three stickers, or 1 die cut skin featuring original BLACK art; and signed copies of BLACK.   The BLACK Kickstarter campaign is live as of February 1st and runs through February 29th. For updates follow BLACK at Twitter, Facebook, and at http://www.blacksuperpowers.com/. ABOUT THE BLACK CREATIVE TEAM   Kwanza Osajyefo -- Creator and writer of BLACK, Kwanza Osajyefo is a former digital editor at Marvel and DC Comics – best known for launching DC’s Zuda imprint, which published series like the award-winning Bayou, High Moon, Night Owls, Superton, Celadore, Black Cherry Bombshells, Bottle of Awesome, and I Rule the Night.   Tim Smith 3 -- Co-creator and designer of BLACK, Tim Smith 3 (A.K.A TS3), has been working in the comic industry for over 15 years. He created and self-published Red After the Party, and has worked on hit titles for some of the biggest publishers in the industry! To see more of TS3’s work, check out: JUNEMOON.NET.   Jamal Igle -- Recipient of the 2011 Inkpot Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comic Art, Jamal Igle is the writer/artist/Creator of Molly Danger for Action Lab Entertainment. He’s penciled everything from indie faves to Marvel and DC hits. He is VP of Marketing and Publicity for Action Lab Entertainment.   Khary Randolph -- Since graduating from School of Visual Arts with a BFA in Cartooning and Illustration, Khary’s been involved in TV, marketing, and comics. The cover artist for BLACK, he’s worked on everything from TMNT to The Boondocks and Hellboy, as well as designs for Brooklyn Brewery – most recently he’s worked on Robin Wars for DC. Khary is currently developing a new title for Marvel.   Sarah Litt -- Sarah Litt has been in the publishing industry for over a decade. She started at Penguin and later moved to DC/Vertigo, where she worked on graphic novels. She was later recruited to work with the DC Digital team in LA. Back in NY, she is currently an editor for The Princeton Review.

We talk about Shigeru Mizuki, Samurai Jack, and Book Riot picking us for 25 Outstanding Podcasts for Readers! Plus, we review all these books: Daredevil #1 - Charles Soule & Ron Garney The Totally Awesome Hulk #1 - Greg Pak & Frank Cho All New Inhumans #1 - Charles Soule & James Asmus, Stefano Caseli Robin War #1 - Tom King & Khary Randolph, Alain Mauricet, Jorge Corona, Andres Guinaldo, Walden Wong The Sheriff Of Babylon #1 - Tom King & Mitch Gerads Silk #1 - Robbie Thompson & Stacey Lee Spidey #1 - Robbie Thompson & Nick Bradshaw Jim Henson’s Storyteller Dragons #1 - Daniel Bayliss & Fabian Rangel Jr. All New X-Men #1 - Dennis Hopeless & Mark Bagley

In this episode we discuss the Gotham season two premiere before digging into "We Are Robin" by Lee Bermejo, Rob Haynes and Khary Randolph then we jump head first into the hard hitting action packed revenge story "Virgil" by Steve Orlando and JD Faith. Saving the spoiler filled talk of the comic version of Walking Dead vol 23 by Robert Kirkman and CHARLIE ADLARD, STEFANO GAUDIANO, & CLIFF RATHBURN email us your feedback to Comicracksnarkcast@gmail.com follow us on twitter @Rookie_Geek

Tim Vigil, Ant-Man, Weirdworld #3 by Jason Aaron, Mike Del Mundo, and Marco D'Alsonso, MPH by Mark Millar and Duncan Fegredo from Image, Jay and Silent Bob and Kevin Smith, We Are...Robin by Lee Bermejo, Jorge Corona, Rob Haynes, and Khary Randolph, Grayson, Batman Beyond, Cyborg #1 by David F. Walker, Joe Prado, and Ivan Reis, Guardians of Knowhere #1 by Bendis, Mike Deodato, and Frank Martin, Siege #1 by Kieron Gillen, Filipe Andrade, Rachelle Rosenberg, James Stokoe, and Jorge Coelho, Mike Norton and Years of Future Past, Inferno, Squadron Sinister, Dead Drop by Ales Kot, Adam Gorham, and Michael Spicer from Valiant, Martian Manhunter by Rob Williams, Eber Ferreira, and Eddy Barrows, Star Trek/Green Lantern: The Spectrum War by Mike Johnson, Gabriel Rodriguez, and Angel Hernandez, Civil War #1 by Charles Soule, Lenil Francis Yu, Gerry Alanguilan, and Sunny Gho, Four Eyes by Joe Kelly and Max Fiumara from Image, and a whole mess more!

The great Khary Randolph joins us in discussing his work in the Image/Skybound Tech Jacket series with writer Joe Keatinge, the Adventures of Spawn, Chaotic, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the San Diego and New York Comic Cons, mermaid commissions, Skottie Young, Heroes Con, John Romita JR, The Wicked and the Divine, the Marvel Phase 3 movies, Black Panther, DC characters on film and TV, Baltimore by Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden, Ben Stenbeck, and Dave Stewart from Dark Horse, Southern Bastards by Jasons Aaron and Latour, Wolverine and the X-Men, Mahmud Asrar, Starlight by Mark Millar and Goran Parlov, Axis: Hobgoblin #1 by Kevin Shinick and Javier Rodriguez, Lovecraft: The Blasphemously Large First Issue Kickstarter and Daniel Govar, Sex and Violence Volume 2 by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray, DMC, Rasputin #1 by Alex Grecian and Riley Rossmo from Image, Ryan Stegman, Memetic #1 by James Tynion IV, Eryk Donovan, and Adam Guzowski from BOOM!, and a whole mess more!

The Geek Protest Episode takes actually takes place live from Bergen St Comics. How trill is that? Very trill folks. The FanBros travel to Bergen St and meet up with the creators of the incredible new comic Tech Jacket. Khary Randolph & Emilio Lopez join us to discuss their new creation and other geek information. Not only that but we also take some time to address the question Can Geeks Protest? If you're listening to FanBros then I think you already know the answer.

Why Did Macklemore Win? is a question that we are all asking ourselves this week so the FanBros decided to invite DonWill on the show to discuss the controversy. Of course we couldn't spend a whole episode talking about this nonsense so we debuted the first edition of FanBros Advice and we discuss the ending of American Horror Story. Plus we talk to DonWill about Shouting At The Screen and we get the story of how Drake never put out his Tanya Morgan collaboration records. Hurts when breathe. Finally we announce the contest winners from last weeks Khary Randolph art contest and announce our NEW contest from Kano! I could tell you who won right now but then you wouldn't get the greatness of this episode! So press play FanBros and thanks for tuning in!!! Subscribe to us on Itunes, on Soundcloud, and Like us on Facebook! It's the winning trifecta!!!

On the True Detective Review episode DJ BenHaMeen returns in time to tell you that True Detective might be the best show of the year and he knows he is saying that in January. We also welcome the esteemed artist Khary Randolph to discuss his work in animation and comics as well as his Drink N Draw NYC venture. Plus Comics I Copped, the rapid fire Braaap segment and we ask you to name our new advice segment. Dear Tatiana?

It's our NYCC 2013 wrap-up including Battle of the Atom, Ed McGuinness and Dexter Vines, jam pieces, Revival's Mike Norton and Tim Seeley, Mahmud Asrar, Matteo Scalera, Essential Sequential, Dave Johnson, Keith Giffen, Greg Capullo and Scott Snyder, Andrew MacLean, Khary Randolph, Dave Bullock, Andy Lanning, Tony Fleecs, Daniel Govar, Ramon Perez, Allesandro Vitti, Rafael Alburqurque, Cadence Comic Art, Michael Walsh, Jim Cheung, Klaus Janson, Alex Saviuk, Geoff Darrow, Frank Cho, Mark Morales, Oliver Coipel, Jerome Opena, Tom Raney, Todd Nauck, Marcio Takera, Gabriel Hardman and Corina Bechko, Aaron Kuder, Jeremy Haun, Declan Shalvey, Shawn Crystal, Julian Lytle and Micah Blacklight, Tommy Lee Edwards and Bernard Chang, Fred Van Lente, Dave Elliot and Monster Massacre, Dave Dorman, Rich Buckler, Peter David, DMC, Tom Fowler, David Quinn and Tim Vigil, Tom King, Ryan Stegman, Nick Dragotta, Matt Kindt, Rachel Deering, Rob Liefeld, Marc Laming, Rob Liefeld, Robert Atkins, and a whole mess more!