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Comic Reviews: DC DC Power: Rise of the Power Company 1 by Brandon Thomas, Charles Stewart III, Anthony Fowler Jr.; Zipporah Smith, Kelsey Ramsay, Francesco Segala; John Jennings, Caanan White, Atagun Ilhan, Andrew Dalhouse; Vita Ayala, Ray-Anthony Height, Chris Sotomayor DC's Lex and the City 1 by Sina Grace, Nick Filardi; Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Leslie Hung, Rachael Cohen; Jonathan Rivera, Michael Avon Oeming, Nick Filardi; Charles Skaggs, Serg Acuna, Alex Guimaraes; Brendan Hay, Stephen Byrne; Sabrina Futch, M.L. Sanapo, Arif Prianto; Callie Miller, Lisa Sterle, Marissa Louise; Dave Wielgosz, Howard Porter, Hi-Fi Superman: Lex Luthor Special by Joshua Williamson, Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, Adriano Lucas Marvel Star Wars: A New Legacy 1 by Charles Soule, Ramon Rosanas, Neeraj Menon; Jason Aaron, Leonard Kirk, Jay David Ramos; Kieron Gillen, Salva Espin, Israel Silva Storm: Lifedream 1 by John Jennings, Edwin Galmon, Andrew Dalhouse; Angelique Roche, Alitha Martinez, Andrew Dalhouse; Brittney Morris, Charles Stewart III, Frank William; Curtis Baxter, Karen Darboe, Yen Nitro What If… Galactus Transformed Spider-Gwen? by Kalinda Vazquez, Daniel Picciotti, Rain Beredo Marvel Unlimited Alligator Loki 46 by Alyssa Wong, Bob Quinn Boom Book of Cutter 1 by James Tynion IV, Tate Brombal, Antonio Fuso, Werther Dell'Edera, Chris Shehan, Letizia Cadonici, Miquel Muerto Dynamite SilverHawks 1 by Ed Brisson, George Kambadais, Ellie Wright Image Blood Train 1 by Adam Glass, Bernard Chang, Andrew Dabb, Nelson Zorzetto, Ace Bibbs Ice Cream Man 43 by W. Maxwell Prince, Martin Morazzo, Chris O'Halloran, Et Al Seasons 1 by Rick Remender, Paul Azaceta, Matheus Lopes Oni Power Lords 1 by Dennis Culver, Matt Hotson, V. Ken Marion, Andrew Dalhouse OGN Countdown The Snips: A Bad Buzz Day by Raul the Third Chickenpox by Remy Lai West Hollywood Monster Squad by Sina Grace, Bradley Clayton Adventures Of Invisible Boy Vol 2 by Doogie Horner Racc Pack Vol 2: Prince and Pawper by Stephanie Cooke, Whitney Gardner Additional Reviews: Mister Miracle by Tom King, Mitch Gerads Plane Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag Hobtown Mystery Stories: Cursed Hermit by Bertin, Forbes House of Cards Dog Man Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man ep 1 and 2 News: Hunger and Dusk switches to graphic novel format, IDW woes, Good Omens kickstarter distances itself from Gaiman, Coraline musical cancelled, Sandman cancelled after two seasons, more casting for Scream 7, Joe Q's Mad Cave line announcements, Dark Spaces: Dungeon optioned as a movie, Omninews, Jurassic World Chaos Theory renewed, Buffy revival Trailers: Electric State, Megan 2.0, FF teaser Comics Countdown (29 January 2025): Redcoat 9 by Geoff Johns, Bryan Hitch, Andrew Currie, Brad Anderson Green Lantern 19 by Jeremy Adams, Oclair Albert, Jason Paz, Fernando Pasarin, Romulo Fajardo Jr. TMNT 6 by Jason Aaron, Juan Ferreyra Superman: Lex Luthor Special by Joshua Williamson, Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, Adriano Lucas DC's Lex and the City by Sina Grace, Nick Filardi; Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Leslie Hung, Rachael Cohen; Jonathan Rivera, Michael Avon Oeming, Nick Filardi; Charles Skaggs, Serg Acuna, Alex Guimaraes; Brendan Hay, Stephen Byrne; Sabrina Futch, M.L. Sanapo, Arif Prianto; Callie Miller, Lisa Sterle, Marissa Louise; Dave Wielgosz, Howard Porter, Hi-Fi Seasons 1 by Rick Remender, Paul Azaceta, Matheus Lopes You Never Heard of Me 2 by Iolanda Zanfardino, Elisa Romboli Kosher Mafia 5 by David Hazan, Sami Kivela Hornsby and Halo 3 by Peter J. Tomasi, Peter Snejbjerg, John Kalisz Star Wars: A New Legacy by Charles Soule, Ramon Rosanas, Neeraj Menon; Jason Aaron, Leonard Kirk, Jay David Ramos; Kieron Gillen, Salva Espin, Israel Silva
Comic Reviews: DC Action Comics 1082 by John Ridley, Inaki Miranda, Eva de la Cruz Green Lantern: Fractured Spectrum 1 by Jeremy Adams, V. Ken Marion Marvel Amazing Spider-Man 65.DEATHS by Derek Landy, Kev Walker, Wade Von Grawbadger, Mattia Iacono Daredevil: Unleash Hell Red Band by Erica Schultz, Dee Cunniffe Rogue: The Savage Land 1 by Tim Seeley, Zulema Scotto Lavina, Rachelle Rosenberg Ultimate Wolverine 1 by Chris Condon, Alessandro Cappuccio, Bryan Valenza What If… Galactus Transformed Moon Knight? by Alex Segura, Scot Eaton, Chris Campana, Cam Smith, Roberto Poggi Marvel Unlimited Alligator Loki 44 by Alyssa Wong, Bob Quinn Astonishing Avengers 1 by Steve Orlando, Francesco Archidiacono, Carlos Lopez Ahoy Howl 1 by Alisa Kwitney, Mauricet Dark Horse Behemoth 1 by Grant Sputore, Ryan Engle, Jay Martin Shadow of the Golden Crane 1 by Chris Roberson, Michael Avon Oeming, Chris O'Halloran DSTLRY You Won't Feel A Thing 1 by Scott Snyder, Jock Image Horizon Experiment: Finders/Keepers 1 by Vita Ayala, Skylar Patridge, Jason Wordie Valiant Resurgence of the Valiant Universe: Bloodshot 1 by Fred Van Lente, Rodrigo Rocha, Brushu Studio, Leo Lujan OGN Countdown Miraculous Ladybug Chibi Vol 1: Pizza Pursuit and Other Cat Tales by Josh Trujillo, Carrie Harris, Ryan Jampole, Lex Hobson Silence by Yoann Vorniere Paws Vol 4: Hazel Has Her Hands Full by Nathan Fairbairn, Michele Assarasakorn Dreamover by Dani Diaz Additional Reviews: Batman: The Brave and the Bold – Winning Card by Tom King, Mitch Gerards Rise of Kyoshi Skeleton Crew finale Three Pines Stugo pilot News: Diamond declares bankruptcy, Omninews, Russell/Allred complete trilogy with a Wonder Woman mini, new graphic novel from Zoe Thorogood, Sebastian Stan producing and starring in a Reckless movie, Dan Slott writing Superman Unlimited ongoing series, Joel McHale cast in Scream 7, David Lynch, details on DC FCBD offerings, Supergirl's parents cast in Woman of Tomorrow Trailers: Born Again, Win or Lose, Until Dawn, Knights of Guinevere Comics Countdown (15 January 2025): You Won't Feel A Thing 1 by Scott Snyder, Jock Nice House By the Sea 5 by James Tynion IV, Alvaro Martinez Bueno, Jordie Bellaire Minor Arcana 5 by Jeff Lemire, Patricio Delpeche Wonder Woman 17 by Tom King, Daniel Sampere, Tomeu Morey New Gods 2 by Ram V, Evan Cagle, Jesse Lonergan, Francesco Segala Immortal Thor 19 by Al Ewing, Valerio Schiti, Karen Darboe, Martin Coccolo, Gavin Guidry, Glen Melnikov, David Baldeon, Juann Cabal, Jorge Fornes, Luciano Vecchio, Steve Skroce, Leonard Kirk, Jan Bazaldua, Humberto Ramos, Lee Garbett, CAFU, Rod Reis, Juan Ferreyra, Phil Noto, Dan Jurgens, Brett Breeding, Espen Grundetjern, Matt Hollingsworth, Frank D'Armata, Edgar Delgado Canto: A Place Like Home 6 by David Booher, Drew Zucker, Vittorio Astone Feral 9 by Tony Fleecs, Tone Rodriguez, Trish Forstner, Brad Simpson Space Ghost 9 by David Pepose, Jonathan Lau, Andrew Dalhouse Wynd: The Power of the Blood 2 by James Tynion IV, Michael Dialynas
Today, we're diving into issues #3 and #4 of Star Wars: The Battle of Jakku – Insurgency Rising, the thrilling Marvel Comics series written by Alex Segura with art by Leonard Kirk, Luke Ross, Jethro Morales, Rachelle Rosenberg, and VC's Joe Caramagna.The Galactic Civil War didn't end with the Battle of Endor. As the New Republic rises, conflict brews on the desolate planet Jakku, an Imperial stronghold filled with secrets from the Empire's darkest days. These chapters are packed with intense battles, shocking alliances, and deeply emotional moments, highlighting the resilience of our heroes and the enduring fight against oppression.Join us as we discuss the stakes, themes, and exciting twists in this high-stakes series, featuring appearances from some of our favorite characters and a few surprising faces. We're joined by two special guests, Rik Villanueva from Jammed Transmissions and Chris Ryons of Broaxium Outpost, to share their insights into the story so far.
2024 Stewies Year-End Spectacular! Comic Reviews: DC Metamorpho: The Element Man 1 by Al Ewing, Steve Lieber, Lee Loughridge Taste of Justice Holiday Preview by Andrew Aydin, Domo Stanton Marvel Hellhunters 1 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Adam Gorham, Frank Martin Kidpool & Spider-Boy 1 by Christopher Yost, Nathan Stockman, Jed Dougherty, Chris Campana, Craig Yeung, Andrew Dalhouse Sabretooth: The Dead Don't Talk 1 by Frank Tieri, Michael Sta. Maria, Dono Sanchez-Almara, Javi Laparra Star Wars: The Battle of Jakku – Last Stand 1 by Alex Segura, Jethro Morales, Jim Campbell; Alex Segura, Leonard Kirk, Jim Campbell Timeslide 1 by Steve Foxe, Ivan Fiorelli, Frank D'Armata Marvel Unlimited It's Jeff 41 by Kelly Thompson, GuriHiru Dynamite Vampirella Helliday 2024 Special by Frank Tieri, Pasquale Qualano, Mariano Benitez Chapo, Jorge Sutil Image Dust to Dust 1 by J.G. Jones, Phil Bram Fantagraphics Damned by Eric Haven OGN Countdown Yojimbot by Sylvan Repos Additional Reviews: Memetic Trilogy We Solve Murders Legend of Brightblade Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl Woman of Stone Doctor Who Christmas Special Skeleton Crew ep5 Creature Commandos ep5 What If…? Season 3 A Complete Unknown Nosferatu Dragon Prince Season 7 Invincible Fight Girl Jentry Chau vs the Underworld A Man On The Inside News: Omninews, Moana 2 comic from Papercutz, Batman 2 delayed until 2027, Hades and Gothel movies in development, Jason Momoa cast as Lobo, Imperial event by Jonathan Hickman Trailers: Doctor Who trailer, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Comics Countdown (26 December 2024): Absolute Wonder Woman 3 by Kelly Thompson, Hayden Sherman, Jordie Bellaire Black Canary: Best of the Best 2 by Tom King, Ryan Sook, Dave Stewart Superman 21 by Joshua Williamson, Dan Mora, Alejandro Sanchez Redcoat 8 by Geoff Johns, Bryan Hitch, Andrew Currie, Brad Anderson Metamorpho: The Element Man 1 by Al Ewing, Steve Lieber, Lee Loughridge Justice League Unlimited 2 by Mark Waid, Dan Mora, Tamra Bonvillain Geiger 9 by Geoff Johns, Gary Frank, Paul Pelletier, Andrew Hennessy, Brad Anderson Dust to Dust 1 by J.G. Jones, Phil Brama Hellhunters 1 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Adam Gorham, Frank Martin Green Lantern Dark 2 by Tate Brombal, Werther Dell'Edera, Giovanna Niro
Longbox of Horror 2024 Part 1: Battle Pope Comic Reviews: DC o Absolute Power 4 by Mark Waid, Dan Mora, Alejandro Sanchez o All-In § Batman 153 by Chip Zdarsky, Jorge Jimenez, Tomeu Morey § Birds of Prey 14 by Kelly Thompson, Sami Basri, Adriano Lucas § Shazam 16 by Josie Campbell, Dan McDaid, Roberto Poggi, Trish Mulvihill § Poison Ivy 26 by G. Willow Wilson, Marcio Takara, Arif Prianto o DC All In Special by Joshua Williamson, Scott Snyder, Daniel Sampere, Alejandro Sanchez, Wes Craig, Mike Spicer o DC Horror Presents: Creature Commandos 1 by David Dastmalchian, Jesus Hervas, Alex Guimaraes o DC's I Know What You Did Last Crisis by Cavan Scott, Ario Anindito, Carrie Strachan; Nathan Cayanan, V Ken Marion, Andrew Dalhouse; Ashley Allen, Jose Luis, Jonas Trindade, Big Doors Studios; Matthew Levine, Jordi Tarragona, Luis Guerrero; Dan DiDio, M.L. Sanapo, Hi-Fi; Rachel Pinnelas, Will Robson, Andrew Dalhouse; Dave Wielgosz, Sid Kotian, Patricio Delpeche; Rex Ogle, Adam Graphite, Ivan Plascencia o Justice Society of America 12 by Geoff Johns, Todd Nauck, Matt Herms Marvel o Ghost Rider: Robbie Reyes Special by Carlos Hernandez, Moises Hidalgo, Jorge Cortes; Felipe Smith, Daniel Bayliss, Luis Wences; Melissa Flores, Jan Bazaldua, Luiz Zavala o Star Wars: The Battle of Jakku – Insurgency Rising 1 by Alex Segura, Leonard Kirk, Stefano Raffaele, Rachelle Rosenberg, Alex Sinclair o Storm 1 by Murewa Ayodele, Lucas Werneck, Alex Guimaraes, Fer Sifuentes-Sujo o Marvel Unlimited § Alligator Loki 41 by Alyssa Wong, Robert Quinn § Lovable Lockheed 5 by Nathan Stockman § Doodlepool 1 Boom o Creeping Below 1 by Brian Azzarello, Vanessa Del Rey, Hilary Jenkins Dynamite o Barbarella 1 by Blake Northcott, Anna Morozova, Magnus Arts, Werner Sanchez IDW o Godzilla Rivals: Mechagodzilla vs. King Ghidorah by Tom Waltz, Casey Maloney Image o Hyde Street 1 by Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis, Danny Miki, Brad Anderson Magma o Night of the Slashers 1 by Cavan Scott, Paul Fry Oni o Skin Police 1 by Jordan Thomas, Daniel Gete, Jason Wordie Valiant o Shadowman: Soul Eaters 1 by AJ Ampadu, Sergio Monjes, Exequiel Roel, Ludwig Olimba Vault o Goobers 1 by Cody Ziglar, Ryan Lee, K. Michael Russell o Lilith 1 by Corin Howell, Warnia Sahadewa o Barbaric vs. Deathstalker 1 by Tim Seeley, Michael Moreci, Nathan Gooden, Fabi Marques OGN Countdown o Satan's Swarm by Steve Niles, Piotr Kowalski, Betsy Howitt, Lovern Kindzierski o Midnight: Shadows by Zack Kaplan, Stephen Thompson, Jahnoy Lindsay o Please Be My Star by Victoria Grace Elliott o Dragon Prince Vol 4: Dreamer's Nightmare by Nicole Andelfinger, Felia Hanakata o Blacking Out by Chip Mosher, Peter Krause, Josie Weaver, Giulia Brusco o Tegan and Sara: Crush by Tegan Quin, Sara Quin, Tillie Walden o Honor Girl by Maggie Thrash o No Rules Tonight by Kim Hyun Sook, Ryan Estrada o Hoops by Matt Tavares o Drafted by Rick Parker o Monster Locker by Jorge Aguirre, Andres Vera Martinez o Strange Case of Harleen and Harley by Melissa Marr, Jenn St. Onge, Jeremy Lawson o This Land is Our Land: A Blue Beetle Story by Julio Anta, Jacoby Salcedo Additional Reviews: Joker 2, Agatha ep4, Black Hammer: The End, Little Monsters, Digital Circus ep3, Poison Ivy: Thorns, Do Revenge News: new DC graphic novels announced, odd Robin animated movie, Digital Circus planned to be a one season mini-series, rumors of Loeb/Lee returning to Batman, Princess Diaries 3, two more minutes of Over the Garden Wall, more streaming cartoon nonsense Trailers: Companion Comics Countdown (02 October 2024): 1. Deviant 8 by James Tynion IV, Josh Hixson 2. Nice House By The Sea 3 by James Tynion IV, Alvaro Martinez Bueno, Jordie Bellaire 3. Hyde Street 1 by Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis, Danny Miki, Brad Anderson 4. Batman 153 by Chip Zdarsky, Jorge Jimenez, Tomeu Morey 5. DC All In Special by Joshua Williamson, Scott Snyder, Daniel Sampere, Alejandro Sanchez, Wes Craig, Mike Spicer 6. Birds of Prey 14 by Kelly Thompson, Sami Basri, Adriano Lucas 7. Justice Society of America 12 by Geoff Johns, Todd Nauck, Matt Herms 8. I Hate Fairyland 16 by Skottie Young, Brett Bean 9. Redcoat 6 by Geoff Johns, Bryan Hitch, Andrew Currie, Brad Anderson 10. TMNT: Nightwatcher 2 by Juni Ba, Fero Peniche, Luis Antonio Delgado
Comic Reviews: DC o Plastic Man No More! 1 by Christopher Cantwell, Alex Lins, Jacob Edgar, Marcelo Maiolo o Trinity Special: World's Finest 1 by Tom King, Belen Ortega, Alejandro Sanchez, Tamra Bonvillain o Poison Ivy 25 by G. Willow Wilson, Marcio Takara, Arif Prianto; Joanna Starer, Haining, Ivan Plascencia; Grace Ellis, Brian Level, Arif Prianto; Gretchen Felker-Martin, Atagun Ilhan, Deborah Villahoz; Dan Watter, Dani, Brad Simpson Marvel o Deadpool Team-Up 1 by Rob Liefeld, Chance Wolf o Exceptional X-Men 1 by Eve Ewing, Carmen Carnero, Nolan Woodard o Marvel Zombies: Dawn of Decay 1 by Thomas Krajewski, Jason Muhr, Rachelle Rosenberg o Moon Knight Annual by Dan Watters, Marco Renna, Rachelle Rosenberg o Star Wars: The Acolyte – Kelnacca 1 by Cavan Scott, Marika Cresta, Jim Campbell o What If…? Donald Duck Became Thor 1 by Steve Behling, Riccardo Secchi, Giada Perissinotto, Lucio Ruvidotti o Marvel Unlimited § Alligator Loki 37 by Alyssa Wong, Bob Quinn, Pete Pantazis § Lovable Lockheed 1 by Nathan Stockman § X-Men: From the Ashes Boom o Farscape 25th Anniversary Special by Sina Grace, Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Zac Thompson, Sarah Gailey, Keith DeCandido, Stefano Simeone, Francesco Mortarino, French Carlomagno o Firefly: Malcolm Reynolds Year One 1 by Sam Humphries, Giovanni Fabiano, Gloria Martinelli o Minor Arcana 1 by Jeff Lemire Dark Horse o Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures – Echoes of Fear 1 by George Mann, Vincenzo Riccardo, Vincenzo Federici, Michael Atiyeh o Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures Phase III – Crash and Burn 1 by Daniel Jose Older, Nick Brokenshire, Michael Atiyeh IDW o Star Trek 500 by Jordan Blum, Patton Oswalt, Leonard Kirk, Lee Loughridge; Jody Houser, Vernon Smith, Charlie Kirchoff; Stephanie Williams, Tench, JP Jordan; Mike Chen, Angel Hernandez, Nick Filardi; Magdalene Visaggio, Megan Huang, Charlie Kirchoff; Morgan Hampton, Megan Levens, Charlie Kirchoff; Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Christopher Cantwell, Davide Tinto, Lee Loughridge Image o Lady Mechanika: The Devil in the Lake 1 by Joe Benitez, M.M. Chen, Siya Oum, Beth Sotelo Archie o Sabrina the Teenage Witch Annual Spectacular by Ian Flynn, Steven Butler, Lily Butler, Glenn Whitmore Mad Cave o Flash Gordon Quarterly 1 by Dennis Culver, Pasquale Qualano, Mark Englert o Prairie Gods 1 by Shane Connery Volk Oni o Autumn Kingdom 1 by Cullen Bunn, Christopher Mitten, Francesco Segala ComiXology o Princess Paradox by Taran Baker, Nadine Scholtes Titan o Conan the Barbarian: The Battle of the Black Stone 1 by Ian Flynn, Steven Butler, Lily Butler, Glenn Whitmore OGN Countdown o Olaf's Complete Comic Collection o Evelyn and Avery: The Art of Friendship by Elle Pierre o Goosebumps: The Haunted Mask by R.L. Stine, Maddi Gonzalez o Double Booking: The Tail of the Mummy Cat by Chas! Pangburn, Kim Shearer o Neptune by Michael Conrad, Nathan Goten, Kyle Arends o Undergrowth by Ricky Lima, Daniele Aquilani o Yahgz vol 2: the Gwash War by Art Baltazar o Breaking the Chain: The Guard Dog Story by Patrick McDonnell o Knots by Colleen Frakes o Pathways: The Chronicles of Tuvana by Elaine Tipping o Sea Serpents Heir Vol 3: Queen of Mercy by Mairghread Scott, Pablo Tunica o Mismatched by Anne Camlin, Isadora Zeferino o Luminous Beings by David Arnold, Jose Pimienta o Life Really Socks: Into the Sock-Verse by Shidan Youssefian, Roshan Youssefian, Mahui Duque o Doña Quixote: Flight of the Witch by Rey Terciero, Monica Magaña o Taxi Ghost by Sophie Escabasse Additional Reviews: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Redwall, Catching Up pilot, Secret of NIMH News: new Star Trek event, more screwy comic release schedules, Ice Cream Man TV series in development, WB games being sold, James Earl Jones, Spider-Man 4 director Trailers: Minecraft, Uzumaki, Wolf Man Comics Countdown (04 September 2024): 1. Animal Pound 5 by Tom King, Peter Gross, Tamra Bonvillain 2. Minor Arcana 1 by Jeff Lemire 3. Ultimates 4 by Deniz Camp, Phil Noto 4. Blood Brothers Mother 2 by Brian Azzarello, Eduardo Risso 5. Penguin 12 by Tom King, Rafael de Latorre 6. Birds of Prey 13 by Kelly Thompson, Gavin Guidry, Jordie Bellaire 7. Public Domain 8 by Chip Zdarsky 8. Boy Wonder 5 by Juni Ba, Chris O'Halloran 9. Spider-Boy 11 by Dan Slott, Paco Medina, Erick Arciniega 10. Rook: Exodus 5 by Geoff Johns, Jason Fabok, Brad Anderson
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
Santa Claus is coming to town and he's bringing with him a holiday themed episode! The Irredeemable Shag and Paul Kien discuss the classic Christmas issue JSA #55 (2003) by Geoff Johns & Leonard Kirk. Plus, we share some of our own holiday family traditions, and favorite Christmas-themed comic books. Download some holiday cheer in your stocking with this episode! Have a question or comment? Looking for more great content? Leave comments on our website: http://fireandwaterpodcast.com/podcast/jsap-xmas-2023 Email the show at: justicesocietypresents@gmail.com Follow Paul Kein on Batman Family Reunion: http://fireandwaterpodcast.com/show/batman-knightcast/ Follow the JUSTICE SOCIETY PRESENTS Podcast: Follow JSA PRESENTS on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jsapresents Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/justice-society-presents/id1549429702 Don't use Apple Podcasts? Use this link for your podcast catcher: http://feeds.feedburner.com/jsapresents Also available on Spotify, Audible, Amazon Music and Google Podcasts This episode brought to you by InStockTrades. This episode's selections: Batman Lil Gotham Calendar Daze TP: https://www.instocktrades.com/products/jun217203/batman-lil-gotham-calendar-daze-tp Walt Disney Donald Duck HC Vol 04 - Christmas on Bear Mountain: https://www.instocktrades.com/products/apr221481/walt-disney-donald-duck-hc-vol-04-xmas-bear-mountain-(new-ptg) This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK: Visit the Fire & Water WEBSITE: http://fireandwaterpodcast.com Follow Fire & Water on TWITTER: @FWPodcasts Follow Fire & Water on BLUESKY: @fwpodcasts.bsky.social Like our Fire & Water FACEBOOK page: https://www.facebook.com/FWPodcastNetwork Support The Fire & Water Podcast Network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fwpodcasts Thanks for listening! Join the fight... for Justice!
Santa Claus is coming to town and he's bringing with him a holiday themed episode! The Irredeemable Shag and Paul Kien discuss the classic Christmas issue JSA #55 (2003) by Geoff Johns & Leonard Kirk. Plus, we share some of our own holiday family traditions, and favorite Christmas-themed comic books. Download some holiday cheer in your stocking with this episode! Have a question or comment? Looking for more great content? Leave comments on our website: http://fireandwaterpodcast.com/podcast/jsap-xmas-2023 Email the show at: justicesocietypresents@gmail.com Follow Paul Kein on Batman Family Reunion: http://fireandwaterpodcast.com/show/batman-knightcast/ Follow the JUSTICE SOCIETY PRESENTS Podcast: Follow JSA PRESENTS on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jsapresents Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/justice-society-presents/id1549429702 Don't use Apple Podcasts? Use this link for your podcast catcher: http://feeds.feedburner.com/jsapresents Also available on Spotify, Audible, Amazon Music and Google Podcasts This episode brought to you by InStockTrades. This episode's selections: Batman Lil Gotham Calendar Daze TP: https://www.instocktrades.com/products/jun217203/batman-lil-gotham-calendar-daze-tp Walt Disney Donald Duck HC Vol 04 - Christmas on Bear Mountain: https://www.instocktrades.com/products/apr221481/walt-disney-donald-duck-hc-vol-04-xmas-bear-mountain-(new-ptg) This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK: Visit the Fire & Water WEBSITE: http://fireandwaterpodcast.com Follow Fire & Water on TWITTER: @FWPodcasts Follow Fire & Water on BLUESKY: @fwpodcasts.bsky.social Like our Fire & Water FACEBOOK page: https://www.facebook.com/FWPodcastNetwork Support The Fire & Water Podcast Network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fwpodcasts Thanks for listening! Join the fight... for Justice!
This episode we're discussing the fiction genre of Horror! We talk about fear, control, Goosebumps, bad dogs, horror-comedy, creepypasta, the apocalypse, lizard romance, and more! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards Things We Read (or tried to…) Straight by Chuck Tingle Mister Magic by Kiersten White, narrated by Rebecca Lowman I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me by Jamison Shea The Wicked Unseen by Gigi Griffis Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones Leech by Hiron Ennes The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fourteen edited by Ellen Datlow House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit: Fazbear Frights #1 by Scott Cawthon and Elley Cooper Sadako at the End of the World by Koma Natsumi The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service Omnibus, Book 3 by Eiji Otsuka and Yamazaki Housui Things We Read (but didn't talk about in this episode) Be Very Afraid of Kanako Inuki! by Kanako Inuki Résumé With Monsters by William Browning Spencer Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes Carmilla: The First Vampire by Amy Chu and Soo Lee Hammers on Bone by Cassandra Khaw A Song for the Quiet by Cassandra Khaw The Helios Syndrome by Vivian Shaw Helpmeet by Naben Ruthnum Other Media (& Authors) We Mentioned Captain Britain And MI13, Volume 3: Vampire State by Paul Cornell, Leonard Kirk, and Mike Collins Dracula on the Moon Stephen King Misery The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon Cujo The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson Alien: Isolation (Wikipedia) Dead Space (2008 video game) (Wikipedia) R.L. Stine Goosebumps Fear Street Junji Ito The Enigma of Amigara Fault - “T-this is my hole! It was made for me!” Junji Ito's Cat Diary: Yon & Mu Emily Carroll Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle Smart Podcast Trashy Books: 579. Punk Rock Writing with Chuck Tingle Candle Cove by Kris Straub Candle Cove (Wikipedia) Black Swan (film) (Wikipedia) The Addams Family (Wikipedia) Dune (franchise) (Wikipedia) SCP Foundation SCP-087 The SCP Foundation: Declassified (YouTube) Terror in 16-bits Five Nights at Freddy's (Wikipedia) The Ring (2002 film) (Wikipedia) We talked more about the novel The Ring in Episode 078 - Supernatural Thrillers Crapshots Ep608 - The Old Ones (YouTube) Call of Cthulhu (role-playing game) (Wikipedia) Abbott and Costello (Wikipedia) Dread (role-playing game) (Wikipedia) Links, Articles, Etc. Episode 176: Fantasy Episode 123: Psychological Horror Does the Dog Die? Matthew's spooky phone case is a variant of this one Matthew did a “31 Spooky Manga” challenge a few years ago and read a different spooky manga every day in October. The Midnight Library: Episode 001 - Halloween Poetry Sound Effects Big Thunder And Distant Thunder Rain Birds by morvei01 Dramatic Organ, A by InspectorJ bats1 by sofie Pigeons (St Stephens Green, Dublin) by iainmccurdy 31 Recent Horror Books by BIPOC Authors Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers' Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here. This list features horror fiction by BIPOC authors published within the last 3 years. Jackal by Erin E. Adams Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas The Haunting of Alejandra by V. Castro The Spite House by Johnny Compton The Reformatory by Tananarive Due And Then She Fell by Alicia Elliott Our Share of Night by Mariana Enríquez, translated by Megan McDowell Piñata by Leopoldo Gout Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology edited by Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. Natural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson Bad Cree by Jessica Johns My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda Lone Women by Victor LaValle Sisters of the Lost Nation by Nick Medina Silver Nitrate by Silvia Morena-Garcia This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno Green Fuse Burning by Tiffany Morris Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror edited by Jordan Peele Flowers for the Sea by Zin E. Rocklyn Manmade Monsters by Andrea L. Rogers Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me by Jamison Shea Chlorine by Jade Song Midnight Storm Moonless Sky: Indigenous Horror Stories by Alex Soop There's No Way I'd Die First by Lisa Springer She Is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran Tell Me Pleasant Things about Immortality: Stories by Lindsay Wong White Horse by Erika T. Wurth Give us feedback! Fill out the form to ask for a recommendation or suggest a genre or title for us to read! Check out our Tumblr, follow us on Instagram, join our Facebook Group, or send us an email! Join us again on Tuesday, November 7th when we'll be discussing the non-fiction genre of Crafts and Crafting! Then on Tuesday, December 5th we'll be talking about the genre of Suspense Fiction!
December 2023 Solicits (DC and Image) Comic Reviews: DC Batman and Robin 1 by Joshua Williamson, Simone Di Meo Batman: Gargoyle of Gotham 1 by Rafael Grampa, Mat Lopes Marvel Alligator Loki 1 by Alyssa Wong, Bob Quinn, Pete Pantazis Avengers Inc. 1 by Al Ewing, Leonard Kirk, Alex Sinclair Daredevil 1 by Saladin Ahmed, Aaron Kuder, Jesus Aburtov Spine-Tingling Spider-Man 0 by Saladin Ahmed, Juan Ferreyra Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi 1 by Jody Houser, Salvador Larroca, Guru eFX Venom Annual 2023 by Alyssa Wong, Sergio Fernandez Davila, Sean Parsons, Elisabetta D'Amico, Ceci de la Cruz Werewolf by Night 1 by Derek Landy, Fran Galan Marvel Unlimited I Am Groot 2 by Chiya Love Unlimited 67: Spider-Man by Magdelene Visaggio, Derek Charm, Rico Renzi Image Creepshow Vol Two 1 by Garth Ennis, Phil Hester, Becky Cloonan IDW Kill More 1 by Scott Bryan Wilson, Max Fuchs Sonic the Hedgehog's 900th Adventures by Ian Flynn, Caleb Goellner, Nigel Kitching, Daniel Barnes, Evan Stanley, Aaron Hammerstrom, Adam Bryce Thomas, Abigail Bulmer, Min Ho Kim, Maura Fonseca, Matt Froese, Rik Mack, Heather Breckel, Valentina Pinto, Nathalie Fourdraine, Gigi Dutreix, Reggie Graham, Evan Maly Star Trek: Picard's Academy 1 by Sam Maggs, Ornella Greco, Charlie Kirchoff Dark Horse The Alternates 1 by Tim Seeley, Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum, Christopher Mitten, Tess Fowler, Ian Herring, Nate Piekos Saint John 1 by Dan Schkade, Brennan Wagner Boom Coda Vol Two 1 by Simon Spurrier, Matias Bergara Mad Cave Crusader 1 by Matt Emmons Dynamite Negaduck 1 by Jeff Parker, Ciro Cangialosi Scout Orson Welles: Warrior of Worlds 1 by Milton Lawson, Erik Whalen OGNs Sea Serpents Heir Vol 2 by Mairghread Scott, Pablo Tunica Meanwhile: A Comic Shop Anthology by Scott Snyder, Brian Michael Bendis, Geoff Johns, Joshua Williamson, Dan Johnson, Eva Cabrera, Ariela Kristantina, Drew Rausch, Soo Lee, Leonie O'Moore, Corinne Halbert, Maria Llovet, Liana Kangas, Sarah Leuver, Ashanti Fortson, Jodi Tong, Scott Kolins, Jock, Christian Ward, Mike Henderson, Lynne Yoshii, Adam Guzowski, Scott Larson, Bill Walko, Michiums, Rachel Distler Hide by Kiersten White, Scott Peterson, Veronica Fish, Andy Fish Night and Dana by Anya Davidson We are Not Strangers by Josh Tuininga Hour of Need by Ralph Shayne, Tatiana Goldberg Additional Reviews: Ahsoka ep5, Snyder's Justice League News: new Stephanie Phillips ComiXology series, Willingham vs. DC, Buffy sequel in audio drama format, James Bond reality show, VFX unionize, Brightburn 2 to be made with AI, Batman and Scooby-Doo Mysteries to return as ongoing series, Moon Knight dying and returning in a new ongoing series Trailers: House of Usher, Aquaman 2, Kite Man: Hell Yeah, Goosebumps Comics Countdown (12 Sep 2023): 1. Danger Street 9 by Tom King, Jorge Fornes, Dave Stewart 2. Dark Ride 8 by Joshua Williamson, Andrei Bressan, Adriano Lucas 3. Undiscovered Country 25 by Scott Snyder, Charles Soule, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Leonardo Marcello Grassi, Matt Wilson 4. Green Lantern 3 by Jeremy Adams, Xermanico, Romulo Fajardo Jr. 5. Endfield Gang Massacre 2 by Chris Condon, Jacob Phillips 6. Avengers Inc. 1 by Al Ewing, Leonard Kirk, Alex Sinclair 7. Cull 2 by Kelly Thompson, Mattia De Iulis 8. Meanwhile: A Comic Shop Anthology GN by Scott Snyder, Brian Michael Bendis, Geoff Johns, Joshua Williamson, Dan Johnson, Eva Cabrera, Ariela Kristantina, Drew Rausch, Soo Lee, Leonie O'Moore, Corinne Halbert, Maria Llovet, Liana Kangas, Sarah Leuver, Ashanti Fortson, Jodi Tong, Scott Kolins, Jock, Christian Ward, Mike Henderson, Lynne Yoshii, Adam Guzowski, Scott Larson, Bill Walko, Michiums, Rachel Distler 9. Incredible Hulk 4 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Travel Foreman, Matt Wilson 10. Mech Cadets 2 by Greg Pak, Takeshi Miyazawa, Ian Herring
Marvel-O-Rama: Ghost Rider/Wolverine: Weapons of Vengeance (Alpha + Ghost Rider #17 + Wolverine #36 + Omega) by Benjamin Percy, Geoff Shaw, and Rain Beredo, Avengers Inc. #1 by Al Ewing, Leonard Kirk, and Alex Sinclair, and Daredevil #1 by Saladin Ahmed, Aaron Kuder, and Jesus Aburtov, plus The Incal: Dying Star by Dan Watters and Jon-Davis Hunt from Humanoids, The Invincible Red Sonja from Dynamite, Adventures of Superman: Jon Kent #6, Jazz Maynard Volume 2: The Iceland Trilogy, Shadowhawk and 1963, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The Illyrian Enigma, The Boogeyman from Ablaze, plus a whole mess more!
LIve from FanExpo Canada 2023. A Star Wars and Comics chat featuring special guests Erin Lefler, Megan Huang and Leonard Kirk!
Lois and Clark discover a town where everyone is asleep. Can Superman discover what's behind this mass nap attack?Find out in today's episode as Ed and Steeven talk about In the Grip of Morpheus the Superman story that appeared in Action Comics #31, published by DC Comics in October, 1940.Banter includes super heroes who have their super powers taken away, which leads into the announcement that was released at the time of this recording regarding 'Avengers Inc.' by Al Ewing and Leonard Kirk, which lands in September. This leads into a discussion on changing a character in their own book vs alternate versions in another universe.Oh, and there's a bunch of Conan talk at the end. Which, to be honest, is all Ed's fault. He should know by now that Steeven likes talking about Conan way too much.Hither Came Conan - conan.steevenorrelse.comEnjoy!Grand Comics DatabaseMike's Amazing World of Comics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ALL THE OTHER STUFF:Email - thesupermansupershow@gmail.comTwitter - @SupsSuperShowEd's Twitter - @TealProductionsSteeven's Twitter - @SteevenOrrElseJoin the Steeven Says Stuff Newsletter and never miss an episode - list.justanotherfanboy.comIf you want to help the show in any way you can first and foremost just spread the word: Tell a friend, tell two friends, tell your father, mother, sister, brother, neighbor, coworker, plumber, and even whomever who cuts your hair.Spread the word!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-superman-super-show/donations
It's time for the Comic Talk Headlines with Generally Nerdy! This last week we have been graced with ALL THE GAMES! Seriously this is the most gaming heavy episode I have ever done. This is a good time to be a gamer it would seem... unless you are a Sony or Capcom fan perhaps. AND other news too.Tune in Wednesdays for the regular show and Saturdays for the re-post of the Friday night LIVE SHOW. Plus, don't forget to subscribe for more fresh content. MusicNew Music/VideoKim Dracula - Death Before Designer https://youtu.be/DGxl9bH34Ps Slipknot - Memories (Adderall Rough Cut) https://youtu.be/eftIr13jFUo NEW EP FROM SLIPKNOT!! https://slipknot1.lnk.to/AdderallEP Blackbraid - The Spirit Returns https://youtu.be/OVwLojBW4Wc King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - https://youtu.be/IpUKO-WKaqo DragonTours/FestivalsBotch - Converge and Cave In have been added to 2 of the reunion shows. Boston MA show and Sayreville NJ shows. https://www.stubhub.com/botch-tickets/performer/150035280/ Static-X - Another US tour. Support from Sevendust and Dope. Starts Oct. 6 in Houston TX through Nov 1 in LA.https://www.stubhub.com/static-x-tickets/performer/150042085/ Pantera - The LoG tour JUST announced the openers for the US leg. S.N.A.F.U, Child Bite, Flesh Hoarder, Spirit in the Room, King Parrot, all set to be openers for different chunks of the tour. https://www.stubhub.com/lamb-of-god-tickets/performer/133425 New England Metal and Hardcore Fest - Back for the first time since 2016. Sept 15 & 16. Notable acts: LoG, Hatebreed, Shadows Fall, Vein.fm, 200 Stab Wounds, Undeath, and TONS more. https://metalinjection.net/tour-dates/new-england-metal-and-hardcore-festival-returns-feat-lamb-of-god-hatebreed-shadows-fall-more Tenacious D - Sept 6th in Charlotte NC through Sept 15 in Austin TX. https://www.stubhub.com/tenacious-d-tickets/performer/130929 Jinjer - North american off dates from their trek with Disturbed. Sept 7th in Huntsville AL through Sept 25 in Vancouver. https://www.stubhub.com/jinjer-tickets/performer/100296673 Reg ‘ol NewsSlipknot - Craig has left the band… no official reason why, but he already has a replacement. That and clown is currently not on tour. Staying at home to take care of his wife.Blackbraid - Blackbraid II To be self-released on July 7th, 2023. Blackbraid is a Native American Black Metal solo project hailing from the Adirondack Mountains. SuggestsBlackbraid I - Blackbraid's debut album, Blackbraid I, was released on August 26, 2022. Krieger, a multi-instrumentalist, wrote and tracked the entire album apart from the drums, which were tracked by his friend Neil Schneider. Schneider also recorded, mixed, and mastered Blackbraid I. The cover art was done by Adrian Baxter.Gaming/TechFollow-ups/CorrectionsSpider-Man 2 - Release date of Oct 20. Pre-order starts June 16th. Pre-order bonuses are Arachknight suit for Peter, Shadow Spider suit for Miles, web grabber gadget and 3 extra skill points. Collector's edition will feature a Venom VS Spider-Men statue amongst other bits. https://cosmicbook.news/marvels-spider-man-2-gets-release-october-20-on-ps5 Microsoft/Activision - FTC (federal Trade Commission) has filed an injunction to stop Microsoft's purchase of Activision https://www.engadget.com/ftc-expected-to-file-injunction-to-block-microsofts-purchase-of-activision-blizzard-165738788.html Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - Sept 26. DLC for one of the most infamous releases of the modern gaming era.Injustice 3 - In all the madness Boon has reassured the community that Injustice 3 is not off the table.https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/injustice-3-netherrealm-ed-boon-tease/ Flight Simulator - DUNE EXPANSION!!! https://youtu.be/YkZj0xbVSkw Mortal Kombat 1 - According to the official MK Discord MK1 will be playable at EVO 2023. https://www.evo.gg/news/mortal-kombat-1-playable-at-evo-2023 TrailersTMNT: Shredder's Revenge - Dimension Shellshock https://youtu.be/DvmwcSyHqu4 Usagi Yojimbo!! Later this year.Sonic Superstars - https://youtu.be/hIGP7Zy9Bx0 classic 2D platforming on switch!!Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown - https://youtu.be/6veUl98it9c Squirrel with a Gun - https://youtu.be/hRiRyopVm6Q WTF did I just watch?Star Wars: Outlaws - https://youtu.be/5Gbi7VXeFow definite Serenity vibes.Brawlhalla - https://youtu.be/u_lS6bbp2H8 Master Chief and the Arbiter are joining the cast. Both as full on characters.Clockwork Revolution - https://youtu.be/DDFuhaYxeMU inXile's first outing for parent company microsoft seems to be heavily shaded by fan outcry for a BioShock sequel.Avowed - https://youtu.be/ULsF7B6bFuU Obsidian seems to not be able to do wrong.Lies of P - https://youtu.be/hPOdeLE6d6I goth pinocchio? Sept 19.Reg ‘ol NewsCall of Duty - Nickmercs, Tatman, and Dr Disrespect.Summer Game Fest - - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is coming in early 2024.- Spider-Man 2 gets an October 20, 2023 release date.- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is coming next year.- Mortal Kombat 1 gets a bone-crushing gameplay trailer.- Fortnite Wilds reveals a Transformers crossover.- Sonic Superstars is a new 2D classic Sonic game coming this year.- Alan Wake 2 gets a huge gameplay reveal.- Like a Dragon: Gaiden is coming this November.- Star Trek Infinite is announced.- John Carpenter's Toxic Commando is revealed.- SandLand is a new action game from Akira Toriyama and Bandai Namco.- Palworld is a game like Pokemon but with guns.- The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria is coming this fall.- Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis is getting a closed beta.- Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden is a new action RPG.- Baldur's Gate 3 introduces Jason Isaacs as a major villain.- Twisted Metal debuts on Peacock on July 27.- Marvel Snap is getting a new competitive mode.- New trailer for Season 4 of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.- Path of Exile 2 gets a gameplay trailer.- Exoprimal is getting a Street Fighter 6 crossover.- Lies of P gets a demo and new release date.- Netflix shares The Witcher Season 3 trailer.- Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2 reveals co-op.- Nicolas Cage is coming to Dead By Daylight.- Yes, Your Grace sequel is announced.- Witchfire comes to early access in September.- Remnant 2 release date is revealed.- Immortals of Aveum gets an extended gameplay clip.- Under the Waves gets an August release date.- Honkai Star Rail gets a PS5 release window.- Black Desert Online expansion gets a new trailer.- Lysfanga: The Time-Shift Warrior is a new hack-and-slash game.- FaeFarm gets a release date and PC reveal.- Throne and Liberty gets a new trailer.- Party Animals gets a release date.Ubisoft Forward - Here are the major announcements from the given text:- Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora: - Release date: December 7. - First story trailer revealed. - First-person, single-player adventure with optional two-player co-op.- The Crew Motorfest: - Location: Oahu. - Release date: September 14. - Race in cars from different eras. - Closed beta: July 21 to 23.- Assassin's Creed Nexus VR: - Play as Ezio, Kassandra, and Connor in VR. - Release window: Holiday 2023. - Available on Meta Quest.- Assassin's Creed Codename Jade: - Mobile game based in China. - Closed beta registration open.- Assassin's Creed Mirage: - Story and gameplay deep dive. - Release date: October 12. - Focus on stealth-focused combat.- Star Wars: Outlaws: - Open-world game. - Story and extended gameplay revealed. - Release date: Next year.Other announcements include:- Just Dance 2024 release date: October 24.- XDefiant open session from June 21 to 23.- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown deep dive.- Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix release on Netflix in fall.- The Division Resurgence release on Android and iOS in fall.- Skull and Bones closed beta: August 25 to 28.- Jet Set Radio crossover into Roller Champions.- Brawlhalla Master Chief, Combat Evolved crossover.- Free trial of Rocksmith+ on PC and new mobile app.- Riders Republic skateboard add-on release: September 26.- Final Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope DLC with Rayman release in late 2023.Capcom Showcase - Dragon's Dogma 2:Gameplay deep dive trailer.Larger fantasy world and new Pawn system.Coming to PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam.Pragmata:Delayed indefinitely.Action adventure game.Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy:HD remasters of Ace Attorney 4, 5, and 6.Coming to Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and PC in early 2024.Exoprimal:New trailer and roadmap revealed.Dino hunting game.Release date: July 14, 2023.Second open beta test from June 16 to June 18.Ghost Trick:Remaster of the game.Demo available now.Coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess:Unveiled at the Xbox showcase.Action and strategy gameplay.Coming to Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC.Mega Man X DiVE Offline:New mobile and PC game.Play as Mega Man X and other franchise characters.Coming this year to Steam, iOS, and Android.Xbox Showcase and Extended - - Fable reboot: First trailer revealed, Richard Ayoade introduced, available on Xbox Game Pass, no release date announced.- South of Midnight: Compulsion Games' new game, third-person action-adventure in the Bayou, play as Hazel, mythical creatures featured.- Star Wars: Outlaws: Ubisoft's open-world Star Wars game, starring Kay Vess, release date: 2024.- Persona 3 remake and Persona 5 tactics spinoff: Persona 3 Reload (early 2024), Persona 5 Tactica (November 17).- Avowed: First-person RPG by Obsidian Entertainment, Living Lands of Eora showcased, release date: 2024.- Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2: Release window announced (next year), new footage highlighting motion-capture.- Forza Motorsport: Releasing on October 10, Turn 10 Studios rebooting.- Starfield: New trailer showcased.- Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty: First major story expansion, release date: September 26, features Keanu Reeves and Idris Elba.- Clockwork Revolution: InXile Entertainment's new game, first-person shooter RPG, steampunk-inspired with time travel, Xbox first-party exclusive.- New Xbox Series S model: Carbon Black color variant, 1TB SSD storage, release date: September 1.Other announcements include:-33 Immortals: Co-op action game for 33 players, releasing in 2024 -Payday 3: Releasing on September 21, 2023, available on Xbox Game Pass.-Sea of Thieves: Crossing over with The Legend of Monkey Island on July 20.-Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024: New career opportunities for pilots, landing in 2024.-Fallout 76: New DLC set in Atlantic City, release date not announced.-Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess: Japanese-inspired game, announcement trailer.-The Elder Scrolls Online: Journey to Necrom: Expansion for the MMO, releasing on June 20.-Overwatch 2: Invasion: New story missions and cosmetics, releasing on August 10.-Jusant: Magical climbing puzzle game, releasing in fall 2023.-Still Wakes the Deep: Eerie game about an offshore oil rig worker, releasing in early 2024.-Dungeons of Hinterberg: Cozy RPG with monster fighting and skating, releasing in 2024.-Cities: Skylines II: City-building game, releasing on October 24.-Metaphor: ReFantazio: Atlus' fantasy RPG, releasing in 2024.-Towerborne: New game by Stoic, releasing next year, available on Game Pass.EXTENDED- High on Knife DLC for High on Life: Revealed, horror-themed, story set two years after the game, new weapons, release later this year (purchase required).- The First Descendant crossplay beta: Xbox Series X gameplay showcased, co-op sci-fi shooter, August 22-28 beta, full game release before end of the year.- Hi-Fi Rush - Arcade Challenge update: Meaty update for rhythm action game, new modes (BPM Rush and Power Up! Tower Up!), new photo mode and character customization, release on July 5.- Another Crab's Treasure and more ID@Xbox games on Game Pass: 10 indie games coming to Game Pass at release, including Another Crab's Treasure, Techtonica, Sea of Stars, Harold Halibut, and more.- CD Projekt Red details Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty expansion: Black Market walkthrough, overhauled police system, air dash ability, Keanu Reeves interview.- The Lamplighters League release date: October 3.- Avowed details from game director Carrie Patel: Breakdown of the trailer, premise, characters, combat, size comparison to Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II and The Outer Worlds.- Towerborne developer diary and post-launch support tease from Stoic Studio.- Fallout 76 Once in a Blue Moon update: June 20 release, glimpse of Atlantic City expansion.- The Elder Scrolls Online - Necrom expansion: Details and June 20 release.- Phasmophobia coming to Xbox Series X: Early access with cross-platform play in August.- Capcom details PvE content for Exoprimal in Exosuit variants and Savage Gauntlet.- ID@Xbox developer acceleration program sizzle reel: Drag Her!, Stray Gods, Sonzai, Slime Heroes, and more featured.- Microsoft Flight Simulator - Dune Expansion creation process detailed: November 3 release.- Go Mecha Ball revealed: Release in 2024.- Lies of P details: Various weapons, bosses, and upgrade systems, September 19 release.- Behind-the-scenes video for Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2: Motion capture process showcased.- Xbox FanFest celebrations and tease for 2024 Xbox games.- Lightyear: Frontier multiplayer features showcased, early 2024 release.- Phil Spencer plays 33 Immortals with developers and interviews them.SuggestsNon-E3 showcasesComic Books/BooksReg ‘ol NewsAvengers Inc. - Marvel announced a new Noir-Inspired series. written by Al Ewing with art by Leonard Kirk, and set for a September release. The series is said to pay homage to the 60s roots of the team, and specifically the role that Janet Van Dyne/Wasp had in founding the group.https://comicbook.com/comics/news/marvel-announces-noir-series-avengers-inc-wasp-vision/ Marvel Ultimate Universe - Jonathan Hickman and Bryan Hitch together will be rebooting the Ultimate universe at Marvel. This is a direct sequel to the events of Ultimate Invasion. First time since 2015.https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/marvel-relaunch-ultimate-universe-jonathan-hickman-stefano-caselli/ Predator V Wolverine - Marvel announced a crossover series with their newly acquired fox property. written by Benjamin Percy, the acclaimed writer known for taking Wolverine's ferocious spirit to its limits in the character's current ongoing solo series. Percy will be joined by a host of all-star artistic talent including Greg Land, Andrea Di Vito, Ken Lashley, Kei Zama, and many more. The series will reveal a bitter rivalry between Wolverine and a Yautja who's been stalking him since his earliest days… Set for a September release.https://comicbook.com/comics/news/predator-vs-wolverine-marvel-comics-release-date/ SuggestsBatman Versus Predator is a comic book crossover featuring a duel between Batman and members of the titular extraterrestrial race from the Predator film franchise. It was written by Dave Gibbons with art by Andy and Adam Kubert, and was published by DC Comics and Dark Horse Comics in 1991. Adam Kubert won an Eisner Award in 1992 for his contribution.In 1995, a sequel was published called Batman Versus Predator II: Bloodmatch. It was written by Doug Moench, with art by Paul Gulacy and Terry Austin. A third series, Batman Versus Predator III: Blood Ties, was published in 1997. Written by Chuck Dixon with art by Rodolfo Damaggio and Robert Campanella, it features Mr. Freeze and a Catwoman cameoTV ShowsFollow-ups/CorrectionsSuperman & Lois - Renewed for a 4th season after all. https://cosmicbook.news/superman-lois-renewed-for-season-4 Gotham Knights - Canceled after one season. Surprising NO ONE. https://comicbook.com/dc/news/gotham-knights-canceled-one-season-the-cw/ TrailersTwisted Metal - https://youtu.be/-Mn4RBWv03A July 27th on Peacock.Sweet Tooth and John Doe scene teaser… this might be worth watching.The Boys - https://youtu.be/WoyzCDeuDaY Homelander teaserFoundation - https://youtu.be/2t0BGkVQMuQ proper season 2 trailer. July 14th. Season 3 is already filming.Reg ‘ol NewsWheel of Fortune - Pat Sajak is retiring after the end of the upcoming season.41 seasons. 76 years old. https://twitter.com/patsajak/status/1668392746787418114 SuggestsGremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai is an American computer-animated fantasy comedy television series. Serving as a prequel to the 1984 film Gremlins and its 1990 sequel Gremlins 2:The New Batch, the series is set in 1920s Shanghai, East China and tells the story of how 10-year-old Sam Wing met Gizmo, a young Mogwai. It was written and executive produced by Tze Chun. Steven Spielberg, Darryl Frank, Justin Falvey, Sam Register, and Brendan Hay also serve as executive producers, with Joe Dante (the director of the Gremlins films) as consulting producer. In February 2021, ahead of the series premiere, the series was renewed for a second season.MoviesFollow-ups/CorrectionsAlien - the new movie now has a release date. August 16, 2024. https://comicbook.com/horror/news/alien-movie-new-release-date-confirmed-fede-alvarez/ MCU - Marvel Studios has delayed the release of two upcoming films, Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Secret Wars. The films were originally scheduled to be released in 2024, but have now been pushed back to 2026 and 2027, respectively. The delay has caused some fans to express disappointment and frustration, but Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has explained that the decision was made in order to give the filmmakers more time to work on the films and ensure that they are of the highest quality. Feige has also said that the studio is planning to slow down the pace of its output in order to allow each project to "stand out and stand above."Fast X: Pt 2 - Release date April 4, 2025.https://www.instagram.com/p/CtQAuTuJxDK/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading TrailersExpendables 4 - https://youtu.be/DhlaBO-SwVE Sept 22 in theaters… Megan Fox and 50 Cent join the fray… is this needed?Justice League: Warworld - https://youtu.be/IPDLodUE9gg July 25. R ratingThe Venture Bros - https://youtu.be/jxkGUWRJV24 July 21st digital release and 25th for physical. And HOW did i miss this? https://youtu.be/DF_7mqtgV1o RADIANT IS THE BLOOD OF THE BABOON HEARTSpider-verse: The Spider Within - https://youtu.be/gT0aqknRkms Horror spidey?SuggestsJohnny Mnemonic is a 1995 cyberpunk film directed by Robert Longo in his directorial debut. William Gibson, who wrote the 1981 short story, wrote the screenplay. Keanu Reeves plays Johnny, a data courier with an overloaded brain implant designed to securely store confidential information. The film, set in 2021, portrays a dystopian future wracked by a tech-induced plague, awash with conspiracies, and dominated by megacorporations. Takeshi Kitano portrays the CEO of a megacorporation attempting to suppress the data; he hires a psychopathic assassin played by Dolph Lundgren to do so. Ice-T and Dina Meyer co-star as Johnny's allies, a freedom fighter and a bodyguard, respectively.Rumor MillNew SourcesMortal Kombat 1 - Havik, Reiko, Nitara, Li Mei, Ashrah, Sub Zero, Scorpion, Smoke, Reptile, Liu Kang, Kung Lao, Raiden, Shang Tsung, Kitana, Mileena, Tanya, Sindel, Johnny Cage, KenshiStar Wars - Selling Lucasfilm back to GEORGE LUCAS??New RumorsSuperman: Legacy - Said to be our introduction to The Authority before the movie for the group launches.Lucasfilm - Foreign Oil tycoon said to be interested in the purchase of the Star Wars production house.The Batman 2 - Josh Hartnett and Joel Edgerton reportedly the front runners for Two Face role.Legend of Zelda - Movie reportedly nearing a final deal with universal.Wheel of Fortune - Ryan Seacrest said to be in talks to replace Sajak.You can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.
It's time for the Comic Talk Headlines with Generally Nerdy! This last week we have been graced with ALL THE GAMES! Seriously this is the most gaming heavy episode I have ever done. This is a good time to be a gamer it would seem... unless you are a Sony or Capcom fan perhaps. AND other news too.Tune in Wednesdays for the regular show and Saturdays for the re-post of the Friday night LIVE SHOW. Plus, don't forget to subscribe for more fresh content. MusicNew Music/VideoKim Dracula - Death Before Designer https://youtu.be/DGxl9bH34Ps Slipknot - Memories (Adderall Rough Cut) https://youtu.be/eftIr13jFUo NEW EP FROM SLIPKNOT!! https://slipknot1.lnk.to/AdderallEP Blackbraid - The Spirit Returns https://youtu.be/OVwLojBW4Wc King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - https://youtu.be/IpUKO-WKaqo DragonTours/FestivalsBotch - Converge and Cave In have been added to 2 of the reunion shows. Boston MA show and Sayreville NJ shows. https://www.stubhub.com/botch-tickets/performer/150035280/ Static-X - Another US tour. Support from Sevendust and Dope. Starts Oct. 6 in Houston TX through Nov 1 in LA.https://www.stubhub.com/static-x-tickets/performer/150042085/ Pantera - The LoG tour JUST announced the openers for the US leg. S.N.A.F.U, Child Bite, Flesh Hoarder, Spirit in the Room, King Parrot, all set to be openers for different chunks of the tour. https://www.stubhub.com/lamb-of-god-tickets/performer/133425 New England Metal and Hardcore Fest - Back for the first time since 2016. Sept 15 & 16. Notable acts: LoG, Hatebreed, Shadows Fall, Vein.fm, 200 Stab Wounds, Undeath, and TONS more. https://metalinjection.net/tour-dates/new-england-metal-and-hardcore-festival-returns-feat-lamb-of-god-hatebreed-shadows-fall-more Tenacious D - Sept 6th in Charlotte NC through Sept 15 in Austin TX. https://www.stubhub.com/tenacious-d-tickets/performer/130929 Jinjer - North american off dates from their trek with Disturbed. Sept 7th in Huntsville AL through Sept 25 in Vancouver. https://www.stubhub.com/jinjer-tickets/performer/100296673 Reg ‘ol NewsSlipknot - Craig has left the band… no official reason why, but he already has a replacement. That and clown is currently not on tour. Staying at home to take care of his wife.Blackbraid - Blackbraid II To be self-released on July 7th, 2023. Blackbraid is a Native American Black Metal solo project hailing from the Adirondack Mountains. SuggestsBlackbraid I - Blackbraid's debut album, Blackbraid I, was released on August 26, 2022. Krieger, a multi-instrumentalist, wrote and tracked the entire album apart from the drums, which were tracked by his friend Neil Schneider. Schneider also recorded, mixed, and mastered Blackbraid I. The cover art was done by Adrian Baxter.Gaming/TechFollow-ups/CorrectionsSpider-Man 2 - Release date of Oct 20. Pre-order starts June 16th. Pre-order bonuses are Arachknight suit for Peter, Shadow Spider suit for Miles, web grabber gadget and 3 extra skill points. Collector's edition will feature a Venom VS Spider-Men statue amongst other bits. https://cosmicbook.news/marvels-spider-man-2-gets-release-october-20-on-ps5 Microsoft/Activision - FTC (federal Trade Commission) has filed an injunction to stop Microsoft's purchase of Activision https://www.engadget.com/ftc-expected-to-file-injunction-to-block-microsofts-purchase-of-activision-blizzard-165738788.html Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - Sept 26. DLC for one of the most infamous releases of the modern gaming era.Injustice 3 - In all the madness Boon has reassured the community that Injustice 3 is not off the table.https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/injustice-3-netherrealm-ed-boon-tease/ Flight Simulator - DUNE EXPANSION!!! https://youtu.be/YkZj0xbVSkw Mortal Kombat 1 - According to the official MK Discord MK1 will be playable at EVO 2023. https://www.evo.gg/news/mortal-kombat-1-playable-at-evo-2023 TrailersTMNT: Shredder's Revenge - Dimension Shellshock https://youtu.be/DvmwcSyHqu4 Usagi Yojimbo!! Later this year.Sonic Superstars - https://youtu.be/hIGP7Zy9Bx0 classic 2D platforming on switch!!Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown - https://youtu.be/6veUl98it9c Squirrel with a Gun - https://youtu.be/hRiRyopVm6Q WTF did I just watch?Star Wars: Outlaws - https://youtu.be/5Gbi7VXeFow definite Serenity vibes.Brawlhalla - https://youtu.be/u_lS6bbp2H8 Master Chief and the Arbiter are joining the cast. Both as full on characters.Clockwork Revolution - https://youtu.be/DDFuhaYxeMU inXile's first outing for parent company microsoft seems to be heavily shaded by fan outcry for a BioShock sequel.Avowed - https://youtu.be/ULsF7B6bFuU Obsidian seems to not be able to do wrong.Lies of P - https://youtu.be/hPOdeLE6d6I goth pinocchio? Sept 19.Reg ‘ol NewsCall of Duty - Nickmercs, Tatman, and Dr Disrespect.Summer Game Fest - - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is coming in early 2024.- Spider-Man 2 gets an October 20, 2023 release date.- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is coming next year.- Mortal Kombat 1 gets a bone-crushing gameplay trailer.- Fortnite Wilds reveals a Transformers crossover.- Sonic Superstars is a new 2D classic Sonic game coming this year.- Alan Wake 2 gets a huge gameplay reveal.- Like a Dragon: Gaiden is coming this November.- Star Trek Infinite is announced.- John Carpenter's Toxic Commando is revealed.- SandLand is a new action game from Akira Toriyama and Bandai Namco.- Palworld is a game like Pokemon but with guns.- The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria is coming this fall.- Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis is getting a closed beta.- Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden is a new action RPG.- Baldur's Gate 3 introduces Jason Isaacs as a major villain.- Twisted Metal debuts on Peacock on July 27.- Marvel Snap is getting a new competitive mode.- New trailer for Season 4 of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.- Path of Exile 2 gets a gameplay trailer.- Exoprimal is getting a Street Fighter 6 crossover.- Lies of P gets a demo and new release date.- Netflix shares The Witcher Season 3 trailer.- Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2 reveals co-op.- Nicolas Cage is coming to Dead By Daylight.- Yes, Your Grace sequel is announced.- Witchfire comes to early access in September.- Remnant 2 release date is revealed.- Immortals of Aveum gets an extended gameplay clip.- Under the Waves gets an August release date.- Honkai Star Rail gets a PS5 release window.- Black Desert Online expansion gets a new trailer.- Lysfanga: The Time-Shift Warrior is a new hack-and-slash game.- FaeFarm gets a release date and PC reveal.- Throne and Liberty gets a new trailer.- Party Animals gets a release date.Ubisoft Forward - Here are the major announcements from the given text:- Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora: - Release date: December 7. - First story trailer revealed. - First-person, single-player adventure with optional two-player co-op.- The Crew Motorfest: - Location: Oahu. - Release date: September 14. - Race in cars from different eras. - Closed beta: July 21 to 23.- Assassin's Creed Nexus VR: - Play as Ezio, Kassandra, and Connor in VR. - Release window: Holiday 2023. - Available on Meta Quest.- Assassin's Creed Codename Jade: - Mobile game based in China. - Closed beta registration open.- Assassin's Creed Mirage: - Story and gameplay deep dive. - Release date: October 12. - Focus on stealth-focused combat.- Star Wars: Outlaws: - Open-world game. - Story and extended gameplay revealed. - Release date: Next year.Other announcements include:- Just Dance 2024 release date: October 24.- XDefiant open session from June 21 to 23.- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown deep dive.- Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix release on Netflix in fall.- The Division Resurgence release on Android and iOS in fall.- Skull and Bones closed beta: August 25 to 28.- Jet Set Radio crossover into Roller Champions.- Brawlhalla Master Chief, Combat Evolved crossover.- Free trial of Rocksmith+ on PC and new mobile app.- Riders Republic skateboard add-on release: September 26.- Final Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope DLC with Rayman release in late 2023.Capcom Showcase - Dragon's Dogma 2:Gameplay deep dive trailer.Larger fantasy world and new Pawn system.Coming to PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam.Pragmata:Delayed indefinitely.Action adventure game.Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy:HD remasters of Ace Attorney 4, 5, and 6.Coming to Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and PC in early 2024.Exoprimal:New trailer and roadmap revealed.Dino hunting game.Release date: July 14, 2023.Second open beta test from June 16 to June 18.Ghost Trick:Remaster of the game.Demo available now.Coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess:Unveiled at the Xbox showcase.Action and strategy gameplay.Coming to Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC.Mega Man X DiVE Offline:New mobile and PC game.Play as Mega Man X and other franchise characters.Coming this year to Steam, iOS, and Android.Xbox Showcase and Extended - - Fable reboot: First trailer revealed, Richard Ayoade introduced, available on Xbox Game Pass, no release date announced.- South of Midnight: Compulsion Games' new game, third-person action-adventure in the Bayou, play as Hazel, mythical creatures featured.- Star Wars: Outlaws: Ubisoft's open-world Star Wars game, starring Kay Vess, release date: 2024.- Persona 3 remake and Persona 5 tactics spinoff: Persona 3 Reload (early 2024), Persona 5 Tactica (November 17).- Avowed: First-person RPG by Obsidian Entertainment, Living Lands of Eora showcased, release date: 2024.- Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2: Release window announced (next year), new footage highlighting motion-capture.- Forza Motorsport: Releasing on October 10, Turn 10 Studios rebooting.- Starfield: New trailer showcased.- Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty: First major story expansion, release date: September 26, features Keanu Reeves and Idris Elba.- Clockwork Revolution: InXile Entertainment's new game, first-person shooter RPG, steampunk-inspired with time travel, Xbox first-party exclusive.- New Xbox Series S model: Carbon Black color variant, 1TB SSD storage, release date: September 1.Other announcements include:-33 Immortals: Co-op action game for 33 players, releasing in 2024 -Payday 3: Releasing on September 21, 2023, available on Xbox Game Pass.-Sea of Thieves: Crossing over with The Legend of Monkey Island on July 20.-Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024: New career opportunities for pilots, landing in 2024.-Fallout 76: New DLC set in Atlantic City, release date not announced.-Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess: Japanese-inspired game, announcement trailer.-The Elder Scrolls Online: Journey to Necrom: Expansion for the MMO, releasing on June 20.-Overwatch 2: Invasion: New story missions and cosmetics, releasing on August 10.-Jusant: Magical climbing puzzle game, releasing in fall 2023.-Still Wakes the Deep: Eerie game about an offshore oil rig worker, releasing in early 2024.-Dungeons of Hinterberg: Cozy RPG with monster fighting and skating, releasing in 2024.-Cities: Skylines II: City-building game, releasing on October 24.-Metaphor: ReFantazio: Atlus' fantasy RPG, releasing in 2024.-Towerborne: New game by Stoic, releasing next year, available on Game Pass.EXTENDED- High on Knife DLC for High on Life: Revealed, horror-themed, story set two years after the game, new weapons, release later this year (purchase required).- The First Descendant crossplay beta: Xbox Series X gameplay showcased, co-op sci-fi shooter, August 22-28 beta, full game release before end of the year.- Hi-Fi Rush - Arcade Challenge update: Meaty update for rhythm action game, new modes (BPM Rush and Power Up! Tower Up!), new photo mode and character customization, release on July 5.- Another Crab's Treasure and more ID@Xbox games on Game Pass: 10 indie games coming to Game Pass at release, including Another Crab's Treasure, Techtonica, Sea of Stars, Harold Halibut, and more.- CD Projekt Red details Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty expansion: Black Market walkthrough, overhauled police system, air dash ability, Keanu Reeves interview.- The Lamplighters League release date: October 3.- Avowed details from game director Carrie Patel: Breakdown of the trailer, premise, characters, combat, size comparison to Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II and The Outer Worlds.- Towerborne developer diary and post-launch support tease from Stoic Studio.- Fallout 76 Once in a Blue Moon update: June 20 release, glimpse of Atlantic City expansion.- The Elder Scrolls Online - Necrom expansion: Details and June 20 release.- Phasmophobia coming to Xbox Series X: Early access with cross-platform play in August.- Capcom details PvE content for Exoprimal in Exosuit variants and Savage Gauntlet.- ID@Xbox developer acceleration program sizzle reel: Drag Her!, Stray Gods, Sonzai, Slime Heroes, and more featured.- Microsoft Flight Simulator - Dune Expansion creation process detailed: November 3 release.- Go Mecha Ball revealed: Release in 2024.- Lies of P details: Various weapons, bosses, and upgrade systems, September 19 release.- Behind-the-scenes video for Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2: Motion capture process showcased.- Xbox FanFest celebrations and tease for 2024 Xbox games.- Lightyear: Frontier multiplayer features showcased, early 2024 release.- Phil Spencer plays 33 Immortals with developers and interviews them.SuggestsNon-E3 showcasesComic Books/BooksReg ‘ol NewsAvengers Inc. - Marvel announced a new Noir-Inspired series. written by Al Ewing with art by Leonard Kirk, and set for a September release. The series is said to pay homage to the 60s roots of the team, and specifically the role that Janet Van Dyne/Wasp had in founding the group.https://comicbook.com/comics/news/marvel-announces-noir-series-avengers-inc-wasp-vision/ Marvel Ultimate Universe - Jonathan Hickman and Bryan Hitch together will be rebooting the Ultimate universe at Marvel. This is a direct sequel to the events of Ultimate Invasion. First time since 2015.https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/marvel-relaunch-ultimate-universe-jonathan-hickman-stefano-caselli/ Predator V Wolverine - Marvel announced a crossover series with their newly acquired fox property. written by Benjamin Percy, the acclaimed writer known for taking Wolverine's ferocious spirit to its limits in the character's current ongoing solo series. Percy will be joined by a host of all-star artistic talent including Greg Land, Andrea Di Vito, Ken Lashley, Kei Zama, and many more. The series will reveal a bitter rivalry between Wolverine and a Yautja who's been stalking him since his earliest days… Set for a September release.https://comicbook.com/comics/news/predator-vs-wolverine-marvel-comics-release-date/ SuggestsBatman Versus Predator is a comic book crossover featuring a duel between Batman and members of the titular extraterrestrial race from the Predator film franchise. It was written by Dave Gibbons with art by Andy and Adam Kubert, and was published by DC Comics and Dark Horse Comics in 1991. Adam Kubert won an Eisner Award in 1992 for his contribution.In 1995, a sequel was published called Batman Versus Predator II: Bloodmatch. It was written by Doug Moench, with art by Paul Gulacy and Terry Austin. A third series, Batman Versus Predator III: Blood Ties, was published in 1997. Written by Chuck Dixon with art by Rodolfo Damaggio and Robert Campanella, it features Mr. Freeze and a Catwoman cameoTV ShowsFollow-ups/CorrectionsSuperman & Lois - Renewed for a 4th season after all. https://cosmicbook.news/superman-lois-renewed-for-season-4 Gotham Knights - Canceled after one season. Surprising NO ONE. https://comicbook.com/dc/news/gotham-knights-canceled-one-season-the-cw/ TrailersTwisted Metal - https://youtu.be/-Mn4RBWv03A July 27th on Peacock.Sweet Tooth and John Doe scene teaser… this might be worth watching.The Boys - https://youtu.be/WoyzCDeuDaY Homelander teaserFoundation - https://youtu.be/2t0BGkVQMuQ proper season 2 trailer. July 14th. Season 3 is already filming.Reg ‘ol NewsWheel of Fortune - Pat Sajak is retiring after the end of the upcoming season.41 seasons. 76 years old. https://twitter.com/patsajak/status/1668392746787418114 SuggestsGremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai is an American computer-animated fantasy comedy television series. Serving as a prequel to the 1984 film Gremlins and its 1990 sequel Gremlins 2:The New Batch, the series is set in 1920s Shanghai, East China and tells the story of how 10-year-old Sam Wing met Gizmo, a young Mogwai. It was written and executive produced by Tze Chun. Steven Spielberg, Darryl Frank, Justin Falvey, Sam Register, and Brendan Hay also serve as executive producers, with Joe Dante (the director of the Gremlins films) as consulting producer. In February 2021, ahead of the series premiere, the series was renewed for a second season.MoviesFollow-ups/CorrectionsAlien - the new movie now has a release date. August 16, 2024. https://comicbook.com/horror/news/alien-movie-new-release-date-confirmed-fede-alvarez/ MCU - Marvel Studios has delayed the release of two upcoming films, Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Secret Wars. The films were originally scheduled to be released in 2024, but have now been pushed back to 2026 and 2027, respectively. The delay has caused some fans to express disappointment and frustration, but Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has explained that the decision was made in order to give the filmmakers more time to work on the films and ensure that they are of the highest quality. Feige has also said that the studio is planning to slow down the pace of its output in order to allow each project to "stand out and stand above."Fast X: Pt 2 - Release date April 4, 2025.https://www.instagram.com/p/CtQAuTuJxDK/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading TrailersExpendables 4 - https://youtu.be/DhlaBO-SwVE Sept 22 in theaters… Megan Fox and 50 Cent join the fray… is this needed?Justice League: Warworld - https://youtu.be/IPDLodUE9gg July 25. R ratingThe Venture Bros - https://youtu.be/jxkGUWRJV24 July 21st digital release and 25th for physical. And HOW did i miss this? https://youtu.be/DF_7mqtgV1o RADIANT IS THE BLOOD OF THE BABOON HEARTSpider-verse: The Spider Within - https://youtu.be/gT0aqknRkms Horror spidey?SuggestsJohnny Mnemonic is a 1995 cyberpunk film directed by Robert Longo in his directorial debut. William Gibson, who wrote the 1981 short story, wrote the screenplay. Keanu Reeves plays Johnny, a data courier with an overloaded brain implant designed to securely store confidential information. The film, set in 2021, portrays a dystopian future wracked by a tech-induced plague, awash with conspiracies, and dominated by megacorporations. Takeshi Kitano portrays the CEO of a megacorporation attempting to suppress the data; he hires a psychopathic assassin played by Dolph Lundgren to do so. Ice-T and Dina Meyer co-star as Johnny's allies, a freedom fighter and a bodyguard, respectively.Rumor MillNew SourcesMortal Kombat 1 - Havik, Reiko, Nitara, Li Mei, Ashrah, Sub Zero, Scorpion, Smoke, Reptile, Liu Kang, Kung Lao, Raiden, Shang Tsung, Kitana, Mileena, Tanya, Sindel, Johnny Cage, KenshiStar Wars - Selling Lucasfilm back to GEORGE LUCAS??New RumorsSuperman: Legacy - Said to be our introduction to The Authority before the movie for the group launches.Lucasfilm - Foreign Oil tycoon said to be interested in the purchase of the Star Wars production house.The Batman 2 - Josh Hartnett and Joel Edgerton reportedly the front runners for Two Face role.Legend of Zelda - Movie reportedly nearing a final deal with universal.Wheel of Fortune - Ryan Seacrest said to be in talks to replace Sajak.You can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.
Comic Reviews: DC City Boy 1 by Greg Pak, Minkyu Jung, Sunny Gho Marvel Daredevil and Echo 1 by Taboo, B. Earl, Phil Noto Extreme Venomverse 2 by Al Ewing, Clay McLeod Chapman, David Pepose, Ken Lashley, Paul Davidson, Vincenzo Carratu, Ceci de la Crus, Federico Blee, Alex Guimaraes Fury 1 by Al Ewing, Scot Eaton, Ramon Rosanas, Tom Reilly, Adam Kubert, Cam Smith, Jordie Bellaire Star Wars – Darth Vader: Black, White, and Red 2 by Jason Aaron, Victoria Ying, David Pepose, Leonard Kirk, Alessandro Vitti, Marika Cresta, Romulo Fajardo Jr. Storm 1 by Ann Nocenti, Sid Kotian, Andrew Dalhouse Infinity Comics Li'l Rocket 2 by Stephanie Williams, Jay Fosgitt Image Supermassive 2023 by Kyle Higgins, Ryan Parrott, Mat Groom, Melissa Flores, Daniele Di Nicuolo, Walter Baiamonte Dynamite Vampirella vs. Superpowers 1 by Dan Abnett, Pasquale Qualano Red 5 We are Scarlet Twilight 1 by Benjamin Morse OGNs Star Wars: High Republic - The Edge of Balance: Precedent by Daniel Jose Older, Tomio Ogata Grand Slam Romance by Ollie Hicks, Emma Oosterhous Peculiar Woods: Ancient Underwater City by Andres Colemnares The Do-Over by Rodrigo Vargas, Coni Yovaniniz Lost in Taiwan by Mark Crilley Swamp: A Summer in the Bayou by Johann G. Louis Additional Reviews: Little Mermaid, Muppets Mayhem pilot, Misfitz Clubhouse, Wein/Wrightson Swamp Thing, Talisman, Ice Cream Man News: Image leaves Diamond, Colleen Doran Good Omens Kickstarter, more details on G.O.D.S., Omnistats, Omninews, Kate Bishop YA novel, Alligator Loki one-shot, details on Gotham War, Runaways pulled from Disney+, Spider-Man Manga, How to Train Your Dragon live-action casting Trailers: Barbie, Haunted Mansion Comics Countdown (23 May 2023): Supermassive 2023 by Kyle Higgins, Ryan Parrott, Mat Groom, Melissa Flores, Daniele Di Nicuolo, Walter Baiamonte Action Comics 1055 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Rafa Sandoval, Matt Herms, Dan Jurgens, Dorado Quick, Lee Weeks, Yasmin Flores Montanez, Brad Anderson, Elizabeth Breitweiser Radiant Pink 5 by Melissa Flores, Meghan Camarena, Emma Kubert, Rebecca Nalty Dudley Datson and the Forever Machine 5 by Scott Snyder, Jamal Igle, Juan Castro, Chris Sotomayor TMNT/Usagi Yojimbo: Wherewhen 3 by Stan Sakai, Hi-Fi Harrower 4 by Justin Jordan, Brahm Revel Green Arrow 2 by Joshua Williamson, Sean Izaakse, Romulo Fajardo Jr Fury 1 by Al Ewing, Scot Eaton, Ramon Rosanas, Tom Reilly, Adam Kubert, Cam Smith, Jordie Bellaire Time Before Time 23 by Declan Shalvey, Rory McConville, Jorge Coelho, Chris O'Halloran All Eight Eyes 2 by Steve Foxe, Piotr Kowalski, Brad Simpson
Comic Reviews: DC Green Arrow 1 by Joshua Williamson, Sean Izaakse, Romulo Fajardo Jr Marvel Alien 1 by Declan Shalvey, Andrea Broccardo, Triona Farrell Guardians of the Galaxy: Blastaar by Ralph Macchio, Davide Tinto, Yen Nitro Sins of Sinister: Dominion by Kieron Gillen, Paco Medina, Lucas Werneck, Bryan Valenza Star Wars: Darth Vader – Black, White, and Red 1 by Jason Aaron, Leonard Kirk, Romulo Fajardo Jr., Peach Momoko, Torunn Gronbekk, Klaus Janson Infinity Comics Marvel Meow and Pizza Dog 4 by Jason Loo Alligator Loki 24 by Alyssa Wong, Robert Quinn, Pete Pantazis Image Deep Cuts 1 by Kyle Higgins, Joe Clark, Danilo Beyruth, Igor Monti w0rldtr33 1 by James Tynion IV, Fernando Blanco, Jordie Bellaire Dark Horse Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures – Quest of the Jedi by Claudia Gray, Fico Ossio, Sebastian Cheng, Candice Han CEX Seven Years in Darkness 1 by Joseph Schmalke TKO Sacred Lamb GN by Tim Seeley, Jelena Dordevic Witches of World War II GN by Paul Cornell, Valeria Burzo, Jordie Bellaire Vault Money Shot Comes Again! 1 by Tim Seeley, Gisele Lagace OGNs Cosmic Cadets Vol 1: Contact by Ben Crane, Mimi Alves, Priscilla Tramontano Black Cat Social Club by Christopher Painter, Bob Quinn, Fred Stresing, Meg Casey Last Comics on Earth by Max Brallier, Joshua Pruett, Doug Holgate, Jay Cooper 4 Town 4 Real by Dirchansky, KAlfee Hungry Ghost by Victoria Ying Ray's OGN Corner: Midwinter Witch by Molly Knox Ostertag Additional Reviews: Rassle Castle vol 3, Reckless, Black Hammer: Last Day of Black Hammer, Right On, Up to No Ghoul, Peter Pan and Wendy, MMPR: Once and Always, Spectators (first 150 pages), Book of Gogor News: Kraven is rated R, Nimona cast, Green Arrow extended to 12 issues, Blue Beetle ongoing, Power Girl and Fire & Ice series announced, Stegman continues Vanish without Donny Cates, Chris Pine playing leading role in Disney's new musical Wish, Amazon expands its DC animation lineup, Stephanie Phillips writing a Ben Grimm/Venom What If, Spawn coming to Killadelphia, new Transformers animated movie, IDW slash ‘n' burn, DC and Marvel Pride details, dumb fake rumor about FF movie, Adam Samberg voicing Scarlet Spider in Spider-Verse 2, dumb Zack Snyder reveals, Barkham Asylum, new Blade movie writer Trailers: Flash, Black Mirror s6, A Haunting in Venice, Wish, Next Goal Wins, Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Hailey's On It Comics Countdown (25 Apr 2023): w0rldtr33 1 by James Tynion IV, Fernando Blanco, Jordie Bellaire Action Comics 1054 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Dorado Quick, Dan Jurgens, Max Raynor, Yasmin Flores Montanez, Norm Rapmund, Brad Anderson, Elizabeth Breitweiser, Matt Herms Daredevil 10 by Chip Zdarsky, Marcho Checchetto, Matt Wilson Detective Comics 1071 by Ram V, Ivan Reis, Stefano Raffaele, Danny Miki, Brad Anderson, Si Spurrier, Caspar Wijngaard Wasp 4 by Al Ewing, Kasia Niemczyk, Carola Borelli, Kike Diaz Kaya 7 by Wes Craig, Jason Wordie TMNT: The Last Ronin – The Lost Years 3 by Tom Waltz, Kevin Eastman, SL Galant, Ben Bishop, Maria Keane, Luis Antonio Delgado, Ifan Noor Grim 10 by Stephanie Phillips, Flaviano, Rico Renzi Deep Cuts 1 by Kyle Higgins, Joe Clark, Danilo Beyruth, Igor Monti Unstoppable Doom Patrol 2 by Dennis Culver, Chris Burnham, Brian Reber
Comic Reviews: DC Flash 796 by Jeremy Adams, Fernando Pasarin, Roger Cruz, George Kambadais, Oclair Albert, Wellington Dias, Pete Pantazis, Matt Herms, Luis Guerrero Marvel Amazing Spider-Man 23 by Zeb Wells, John Romita Jr, Scott Hanna, Marcio Menyz Planet of the Apes 1 by David Walker, Dave Wachter, Bryan Valenza Spider-Man 7 by Dan Slott, Mark Bagley, John Dell, Andrew Hennessy, Edgar Delgado Infinity Comics Marvel Meow and Pizza Dog by Jason Loo Image Copra Versus 1 by Michel Fiffe Hey Kids! Comics! Vol 3: The Schlock of the New! 1 by Howard Chaykin Junk Rabbit 1 by Jimmie Robinson Sweet Paprika: Black, White, and Pink 1 by Mirka Andolfo, Katana Collins, Xong Bros, Kim Krizan, Elisa Ferrari, Gabriele Bagnoli, Steve Orlando, Emilio Pilliu, Stjepan Sejic, Retsu Tateo, Luca Blengino, Otto Schmidt Dark Horse Hairball 1 by Matt Kindt, Tyler Jenkins Dynamite Disney Villains – Scar 1 by Chuck Brown, Trevor Fraley IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Fifth Anniversary Special Edition by Ian Flynn, Tracy Yardley, Jim Amash, Bob Smith, Matt Herms Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – The Dog of War 1 by Mike Chen, Angel Hernandez, Nick Filardi Ahoy Second Coming: Trinity 1 by Mark Russell, Richard Pace, Leonard Kirk, Andy Troy Archie Archie and Friends: All Action 1 by Rich Margopoulos, Bill Golliher, Daniel Kibblesmith, Tim Kennedy, Pat Kennedy, Ryan Jampole, Bob Smith, Rex Lindsey, Glenn Whitmore Vault Nasty 1 by John Lees, George Kambadais, Adam Cahoon OGN Grace Needs Space by Benjamin Wilgus, Rii Abrego Danger and Other Unknown Risks by Ryan North and Erica Henderson Parachute Kids by Betty C. Tang Codex Black: A Fire Among Clouds by Camilo Moncada Lozano, Angel De Santiago The Mighty Bite by Nathan Hale Twistwood Tales by AC Macdonald Ray's OGN Corner: Parachute Kids by Betty Tang Additional Reviews: Mandalorian 3.6, Picard 3.8, Super Mario Bros. Movie, Skinamarink, Lamentation from Cullen Bunn, Owl House finale, Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane News: Rachel Pollack, Al Jaffee, Harry Potter reboot, new Mark Russell kickstarter, Gail Simone Red Sonja novel, Five Nights at Freddy's release date, Batman Beyond returns with new mini, new creative team on Thor, Star Wars news and rumors, Steve Orlando Iceman series, Mangold doing a Star Wars and a Swamp Thing movie, Acolyte cast, Fall of X spin-offs, Tales of the Jedi Season 2 announced, Stranger Things animated series greenlit Trailers: Spider-Verse 2, Barbie, Muppets Mayhem, My Adventures with Superman, Ahsoka, Indiana Jones 5, Star Wars: Visions s2, Young Jedi Adventures Comics Countdown (05 Apr 2023): Stillwater 18 by Chip Zdarsky, Ramon Perez, Mike Spicer Batman 134 by Chip Zdarsky, Mike Hawthorne, Miguel Mendonca, Adriano Di Benedetto, Romeu Morey, Roman Stevens Hairball 1 by Matt Kindt, Tyler Jenkins Parachute Kids GN by Betty C. Tang Radiant Pink 4 by Melissa Flores, Meghan Camarena, Emma Kubert, Rebecca Nalty Barnstormers 5 by Scott Snyder, Tula Lotay, Dee Cunniffe I Hate This Place 7 by Kyle Starks, Artyom Topilin, Lee Loughridge Flash 796 by Jeremy Adams, Fernando Pasarin, Roger Cruz, George Kambadais, Oclair Albert, Wellington Dias, Pete Pantazis, Matt Herms, Luis Guerrero Danger and Other Unknown Risks GN by Ryan North and Erica Henderson Spider-Man 7 by Dan Slott, Mark Bagley, John Dell, Andrew Hennessy, Edgar Delgado
Comic Reviews: DC Dark Crisis 6 by Joshua Williamson, Daniel Sampere, Rafa Sandoval, Alejandro Sanchez Batman vs. Robin 3 by Mark Waid, Scott Godlewski, Mahmud Asrar, Jordie Bellaire Death of Superman 30th Anniversary Special by Jerry Ordway, Roger Stern, Louise Simonson, Dan Jurgens, Butch Guice, Tom Grummett, Jon Bogdanove, Brett Breeding, Laura Martin, Doug Hazlewood, Tomeu Morey, Glenn Whitmore, Brad Anderson New Golden Age 1 by Geoff Johns, Scott Kolins, Jerry Ordway, Brandon Peterson, Gary Frank, Steve Lieber, Viktor Bogdanovic, Diego Olortegui, Todd Nauck, Scott Hanna, JP Mayer, Brad Anderson, John Kalisz, Nick Filardi, Jordan Boyd, Matt Herms WildC.A.T.s 1 by Matthew Rosenberg, Stephen Segovia, Elmer Santos Diana and Nubia: Princesses of the Amazons OGN by Dean Hale, Shannon Hale, Victoria Ying Marvel A.X.E.: Judgment Day – Omega by Kieron Gillen, Guiu Vilanova, Andres Mossa Black Panther: Unconquered by Bryan Hill, Alberto Foche, Matt Milla Fantastic Four 1 by Ryan North, Iban Coello, Jesus Aburtov Sabretooth and the Exiles 1 by Victor LaValle, Leonard Kirk, Rain Beredo Spider-Man: Lost Hunt 1 by J.M. DeMatteis, Eder Messias, Belardino Brabo, Cris Peter, Neeraj Menon Spider-Man 2 by Dan Slott, Mark Bagley, John Dell, Edgar Delgado Image Gospel 1 by Will Morris, Holley McKend Soldier Stories 1 by Megan Ferrell Burke, Arturo Lauria, Kelly Fitzpatrick, Jalysa Conway, Annapaola Martello, K. Michael Russell, Brian Anthony, John Bivens, Rev. William J. Bellamy, Cecilia Lo Valvo, Ryan Cody Skullkickers 10th Anniversary Super Special by Jim Zub, Edwin Huang, Misty Coats The Knight and the Lady of Play by Jonathan Luna Two Graves 1 by Genevieve Valentine, Annie Wu, Ming Doyle, Lee Loughridge Skybound Presents: Afterschool Special 4 by Leon Hendrix III, Eric Zawadski, Fabiana Mascolo IDW Star Trek: The Trill by Jody Houser, Rafael Perez, Hendry Prasetya, DC Alonso TMNT: The Armageddon Game – The Alliance 1 by Erik Burnham, Roi Mercado, William Soares Dynamite Lord of the Jungle 1 by Dan Jurgens, Benito Gallego, Francesco Segala Boom Specs 1 by David Booher, Chris Shehan, Roman Stevens Ablaze Traveling to Mars 1 by Mark Russell, Roberto Meli, Chiara Di Francia Ahoy Billionaire Island: Cult of Dogs 1 by Mark Russell, Steve Pugh Sumerian Purple Oblivion 1 by E & E Plissken, Diego Simone OGN F.A.R.M. System by Rich Koslowski Last Man by Balak, Bastien Vives, Michael Sanlaville It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth GN by Zoe Thorogood Ghost of Wreckers Cove by Angelica Del Campo, Liniers, Christian Argiz Salamandre by I.N.J. Culbard Ray's OGN Corner: Anne: An Adaptation of Anne of Green Gables Additional Reviews: Andor ep10, Enola Holmes 2, Wakanda Forever, Severance s1, Zen: Grogu and the Dust Bunnies, Zootopia+ News: new Brubaker/Phillips OGN, Spider-Punk casting, AMC launching new comic line, Tom Holland and MCU, new Spider-Gwen series, Spectacular Spider-Girl Remembering Carlos Pacheco, Kevin O'Neill, and Kevin Conroy Trailers: Spirited, Scrooge: A Christmas Carol Comics Countdown: Death of Superman 30th Anniversary Special by Jerry Ordway, Roger Stern, Louise Simonson, Dan Jurgens, Butch Guice, Tom Grummett, Jon Bogdanove, Brett Breeding, Laura Martin, Doug Hazlewood, Tomeu Morey, Glenn Whitmore, Brad Anderson Salamandre by I.N.J. Culbard Nice House on the Lake 11 by James Tynion IV, Alvaro Martinez Bueno, Jordie Bellaire Do A Powerbomb 6 by Daniel Warren Johnson, Mike Spicer New Golden Age 1 by Geoff Johns, Scott Kolins, Jerry Ordway, Brandon Peterson, Gary Frank, Steve Lieber, Viktor Bogdanovic, Diego Olortegui, Todd Nauck, Scott Hanna, JP Mayer, Brad Anderson, John Kalisz, Nick Filardi, Jordan Boyd, Matt Herms Dark Ride 2 by Joshua Williamson, Andrei Bressan, Adriano Lucas Love Everlasting 4 by Tom King, Elsa Charretier Ghost of Wreckers Cove by Angelica Del Campo, Liniers, Christian Argiz Superman: Son of Kal-El 17 by Tom Taylor, Cian Tormey, Ruairi Coleman, Romulo Fajardo Jr Dudley Datson and the Forever Machine 3 by Scott Snyder, Jamal Igle, Juan Castro, Chris Sotomayor
In celebration of the cinematic live action debut of Black Adam into the DCU, Doc and Angus review the graphic novel JSA: Savage Times. JSA: Savage Times - VOL 06 https://www.amazon.com/JSA-Justice-Society-America-Graphic/dp/1401202535 Savage Times is a several-issue run by Geoff Johns, David S. Goyer, Rags Morales, Leonard Kirk, and Patrick Gleason. It follows multiple members of the JSA on simultaneous adventures. Most notably, Captain Marvel, Hawk Girl, and Mr. Terrific find themselves back in time, facing off with the Immortal villain Vandal Savage and an older version of Black Adam. In this story, Captain Marvel must take on a rageful Black Adam who has had the power of Shazam much longer than he. Leave a message via the anchor app at Kirby's Kids. www.anchor.fm/kirbyskids Join the Community Discussions https://mewe.com/join/kirbyskids Please join us down on the Comics Reading Trail in 2022 https://www.kirbyskids.com/2021/11/holiday-special-kirbys-kids-giving.html For detailed show notes and past episodes please visit www.kirbyskids.com
Non-Marvel/DC September 2022 Solicits Comic Reviews: DC: Aquaman and Flash: Voidsong 1 by Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Vasco Georgiev, Rain Beredo Black Adam 1 by Christopher Priest, Rafa Sandoval, Matt Herms Dark Crisis: Young Justice 1 by Meghan Fitzmartin, Laura Braga, Luis Guerrero Flash 783 by Jeremy Adams, Amancay Nahuelpan, Jeromy Cox Earth Prime 6: Hero's Twilight Milestones in History by Reginald Hudlin, Steven Barnes, Amy Chu, Melody Cooper, Leon Chills, Alice Randall, Toure, Tananarive Due, Pat Charles, Kathryn Parsons, Francesco Francavilla, Jamal Igle, Ray-Anthony Height, Denys Cowan, Eric Battle, Don Hudson, Ron Wilson, Arvell Jones, Maria Laura Sanapo, Domo Stanton, Jahnoy Lindsay, John Stanisci, Jose Marzan Jr, Mike Gustovich, Chris Sotomayor, Michael Atiyeh, Emilio Lopez, Hi-Fi, Dan Brown, Eva De La Cruz, Andrew Dolhouse Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen's Boss Perry White by Matt Fraction, Steve Lieber, et al Marvel: Marvel's Voices Pride 2022 by Mike O'Sullivan, Stuart Vandal, Rob London, Andrew Wheeler, Daron Jensen, Alyssa Wong, Patrick Duke, Chris McCarver, Christopher Cantwell, Danny Lore, Luc Kersten, Grace Freud, Ira Madison III, Alex Philips, Charle Jane Anders, Ted Brandt, Kei Zama, Lucas Werneck, Brittney Williams, Ro Stein, Scott Henderson, Lorenzo Susi, Stephen Byrne, Lee Townsend, Rachelle Rosenberg, Rico Renzi, Jose Villarrubia, Michael Wiggam, Tamra Bonvillain, Brittany Peer Miles Morales and Moon Girl 1 by Mohale Mashigo, Ig Guara, Rachelle Rosenberg New Fantastic Four 1 by Peter David, Alan Robinson, Mike Spicer Punisher War Journal: Blitz by Torunn Gronbekk, Lan Medina, Antonio Fabela Who is Jane Foster Thor Infinity Comic by Torunn Gronbekk, Leonard Kirk, Matt Milla Marvel Meow 9 by Nao Fuji Image: Beware the Eye of Odin 1 by Doug Wagner, Tim Odland Clementine GN by Tillie Walden, Cliff Rathburn Silver Coin 11 by James Tynion IV, Michael Walsh Dark Horse: Lonesome Hunters 1 by Tyler Crook Ahoy: Wrong Earth: Confidence Men 1 by Mark Waid, Leonard Kirk Dynamite: Samurai Sonja 1 by Jordan Clark, Pasquale Qualano OGNs: Runaways Diary by Emily Raymond, Valeria Wicker, James Patterson Creepy Cat vol 3 by Cotton Valent Additional Reviews: Obi-Wan ep6, Ms. Marvel ep3, Kevin Can F*** Himself s1, Star Trek: Prodigy s1, Spiderhead, Absolute Fourth World vol 1, Trevor: The Musical, Bone Orchard Mythos Passageway, Centaurworld A new feature announced! News: Kraven movie plot, Conan license to Titan, Omninews, Miracleman Silver Age, Riverdale spinoff featuring Jake Chang, Scout kickstarts Stabbity Bunny, new OGN series from Molly Knox Ostertag Trailers: Stranger Things s4.2 Comics Countdown: Batman: The Knight 6 by Chip Zdarsky, Carmine Di Giandomenico, Ivan Plascencia Deadly Class 53 by Rick Remender, Wes Craig, Lee Loughridge Newburn 8 by Chip Zdarsky, Jacob Phillips , Casey Gilly, Soo Lee Nocterra 11 by Scott Snyder, Tony Daniel, Marcelo Maiolo Nightwing 93 by Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo, Wade Von Grawbadger, Adriano Lucas Lonesome Hunters 1 by Tyler Crook Something is Killing the Children 24 by James Tynion IV, Werther Dell'Edera, Miquel Muerto I Hate This Place 2 by Kyle Starks, Artyom Topilin, Lee Loughridge Beware the Eye of Odin 1 by Doug Wagner, Tim Odland Flash 783 by Jeremy Adams, Amancay Nahuelpan, Jeromy Cox
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AFTER WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS, CRIMSON DAWN EMERGES! In this episode of SWCIC, Mike embarks on four comics set after War Of The Bounty Hunters, but just before the Crimson Reign crossover event starts, where Beilert Valance is reconstructed by Vader, Luke travels to numerous Jedi-related planets, Vader locates Crimson Dawn agents within the Empire and Aphra searches for ancient artifacts with Sana Starros! Mike also provides info on Burnin Konn, Ilum, Lothal and other planets Luke travels to! This story is set after Empire Strikes Back (& after the first runs of the Star Wars, Darth Vader & Doctor Aphra comics & WoBH) and the reading order is BH18>SW19>DV18>DA16. BH17 was released 1st December 2021 and was written by Ethan Sacks with Ramon Bachs as artist and Bryan Valenza as colour artist. SW19 was released 8th December 2021 and was written by Charles Soule, with Mario Castiello as artist and Rachelle Rosenberg as colour artist. DV18 was released 1st December 2021, was written by Greg Pak with Leonard Kirk as artist and Alex Sinclair as colour artist. DA16 was released 17th November 2021, written by Alyssa Wong with Minkyu Jung as artist Rachelle Rosenberg as colour artist. In case you missed Mike covering the War of The Bounty Hunters crossover, check episodes 60, 64, 68, 72, 77 & 84 of SWCIC. Also check episode 75 & 80 for vol 1 & 2! Mike & members of the Comics In Motion family are doing a weekly Obi-Wan Kenobi discussion show, each discussion is released a day or two after the episodes drop so check those out on CiM's feed or on Mike's YouTube channel! Last week, in ep 95, Mike delved into the Trail Of Shadows; one of the last pieces of High Republic material from Phase 1, where Jedi investigator Emerick Caphtor & private investigator Sian Holt must work together to unravel the mystery of what the Nihil possess that is calcifying Jedi, which spirals out to a much larger conspiracy than either had ever imagined! As well as the story, Mike gives information on the Tarnab species, Doctor Uttersound & more. Mike appeared on Indie Comics Spotlight, discussing Cavan Scott's Shadow Service with Tony, listen on the feed of Comics In Motion! https://pod.fo/e/1259e4 To listen to a completely free Patreon Afterthoughts episode, check out the first in Mike & Megan's Tom Hanks rewatch here: https://bit.ly/TomHanks1 For more Star Wars content, check out Mike's show Star Wars: Comics In Canon every Saturday on the feed of Comics In Motion or on his YouTube channel, plus check out his conversations on Genuine Chit-Chat with Star-Wars-related individuals including Cavan Scott, Claudia Gray, Paolo Villanelli, Dominic Pace and other non-Star-Wars guests! Please subscribe to Mike's YouTube channel as once we get 100 subscribers, we can change the YouTube channel link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClQvgois9knDkFvjqcpoQtw Guest Spots: Mike returned to Star Wars Timeline to talk about Villains in each of the SW trilogies here: https://youtu.be/V7382WWkSP0 - they also discuss accents in the Star Wars universe; the original trilogy here: https://youtu.be/1X0PyXkQZGg & the prequel trilogy here: https://youtu.be/3L4qWeYOzhw Outro read by BZ The Voice: http://www.bzthevoice.com Intro theme arranged by Mike Burton, backing music by Eric Matyas at www.soundimage.org --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/comics-in-motion-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/comics-in-motion-podcast/support
It's been too long my friends, and we're finally back in the saddle! Of course there was only one way to properly bring the show back: discuss one of Tom Taylor's best comics with my Tom Taylor Cult comrades Alex Lavelle and Angela "Bones" Bullock. That comic is ALL-NEW WOLVERINE, which brings Laura Kinney into the role of the Wolverine, and pits her against evil corporations, Fin Fang Foom, possible futures, space viruses, fascism, and old foes. All this while trying to keep her family together and make sure they don't stab each other too often along the way. TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS www.translifeline.org www.transtexas.org www.equalitytexas.org Alex's Twitter: @AlexLaVelle2005 Angela's Twitter: @bullock_bits Twitter/Instagram: @ComicsQuestShow Theme: @TheDanPurcell Art: Nicki Berger (@DoubleBerger) Website: www.certainpov.com
Episode 18 - March 12, 202218 episodes, 20 interviews, and a roundtable- What have we learned?News of NoteEmily Hampshire (Schitt's Creek) teams with Eliot Rahal, Kristin Gudsnuk and Ames Liu for YA Graphic Novel Amelia Aierwood: Basic Witch https://www.comicsbeat.com/emily-hampshire-amelia-aierwood-basic-witch-z2-comics/?ampHBO Max orders Penguin Spin-off Series https://www.comicsbeat.com/hbo-max-colin-farrell-penguin-spinofff-series-announced/?ampGail Simone and Phil Noto. The Variants. Jessica Jones in the Multiverse. 3 Amazing New BooksTylerPunisher #1 Jason Aaron, Jesus Saiz & Paul Azaceta, Dave Stewart, MarvelLittle Monsters #1, Jeff Lemire, Dustin Nguyen, Image Sabretooth #2, Victor LaValle, Leonard Kirk, MarvelTadLove Everlasting #2 Tom King, Elsa Charretier, Everlasting ProductionsThe Good Asian #9 Pornsak Pichetshote, Alexandre Tefenkgi, Image Hit Me #1 Christa Faust, Priscilla Petraites, AWAHonorable Mentions: Great ResponsibilityThere are more people that are willing to talk to us than I expectedThey're all really AWESOMEApparently, we're kind of cool too3 Books We Hope Will Be SpectacularTadThe Crimson Cage #4 John Lees, Alex Cormack, AWA The Blue Flame #8 Christopher Cantwell, Adam Gorham, VaultWhat's The Furthest Place From Here #5, Matthew Rosenberg, Tyler Boss, Image Honorable Mentions: Batman: The Knight #3, Regarding the Matter of Oswald's Body #5, Time Before Time #11, Usagi Yojimbo #27 Tyler Masters of the Universe, TP, Kevin Smith, Mindy Lee, Dark Horse Clay People Colossus #1, Matt Hawkins, Christian Dibari, Image Slumber #1, Tyler Burton Smith, Vanessa Cardinali, ImageClosing,Consider becoming a patron!
#TheComicSyndicate Ep306 #TheHouseOfMaus & The #Euphoria Issue Hello and welcome back to an all New Episode! This week @4thevillain hits #WhatWeSpokeAbout 100 episodes ago, Drops quick #BulletPoints then drops a very special Thank You to a very special list of people, supporters and friends of the show. I really couldn't have asked for a better crew to entertain (hopefully) Then goes into an interesting story about the show #Euphoria Have you seen it? and if so, How do you feel about it? and on that note, I'll raise some interesting questions and thoughts I'm very intrigued and interested on your opinions about. But then finally goes into #ComicTalk #ComicNews Art Spiegelman's #Maus banned by Tennessee school board, #CobraKai, #Goonies show, #Netflix #TheSandman rating, #FantasticFour Director news, then finally rocks #ComicReviews #Marvel #Sabretooth No. 1 Victor LaValle writer, Leonard Kirk artist, Rain Beredo colors, and #BookOfTheWeek #Hulk No. 1 Donny Cates writer, Ryan Ottley artist, Frank Martin colors #Subscribe to Deep Dives and Rabbit Holes under The Comic Syndicate podcast in #podbean #iTunes #Stitcher #Googleplay #Castbox #Podchaser #iheartradio #Spotify or anywhere you can find podcasts as well as thecomicsyndicate.podbean.com & find us on FB: The Comic Syndicate and Deep Dives and Rabbit Holes the podcast IG: @Comic_Syndicate Twitter: @DeepdivesR @4thevillain @ComicSyndicate1
NEWSSubstack adds comics creators and new projects in 2022Marvel vp Steve Wacker has left Marvel's digital content division to become editor-in-chief of Three Worlds, Three MoonsMarvel's enlists Kieron Gillen and Valerio Schiti for ‘Judgment Day' summer eventMarvel's ‘Avengers/X-Men' Free Comic Book Day comic kicks off with 3 storiesMarvel announces 'All-New All Different' Savage Avengers #1 for May 2022Marvel launching ‘New Fantastic Four' #1 on May 25th‘The History of Marvel Comics: Black Panther' podcast coming on February 14thMarvel gives new details on ‘Hulk vs. Thor: Banner of War'DC First Look: Trial of the Amazons #1DC First Look: The Jurassic League #1DC Comics outlines Black History Month 2022 plansOur Top Books of the WeekDave:X Lives Of Wolverine (2022) #2 (Ben Percy, Josh Cassara)One-Star Squadron (2021) #3 (Mark Russell, Steve Lieber)Nathan:Sabretooth #1 (Victor LaValle, Leonard Kirk)The Monkey Prince #1 (Gene Luen Yang, Bernard Chang)Standout KAPOW moment of the week:Nathan - Dark Knights of Steel #4 (Tom Taylor, Yasmine Putri)Dave - Sabretooth #1TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEKDave: X Deaths Of Wolverine #2 (Percy, Federico Vincentini)Nathan: Suicide Squad: Blaze #1 (Si Spurrier, Aaron Campbell)JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.Dave: Moon Knight #8 (Cory Smith)Nathan: Batgirls #3 (Kim Jacinto)Interview - Ryan Parrott Rogue Sun - February 23, 2022Rogue Sun's announcement was a pleasant surprise, did the idea for the hero begin before figuring out how it fits in the Radiant Black universe?When writing a lead character who is 17, how do you get into that headspace?Rogue Sun is also a murder mystery, I'm always fascinated by how creators write a who-done-it. Where did you start for Rogue Sun?The hero in a super-suit is practically a trope at this point with Power Rangers and Gieger, why do you think this type of hero continues to interest audiences to this day?Abel's art is insane, with a thin detailed line that sets this book apart, how did you two connect for this project?In the grand scheme of things if given unlimited resources, how long would Rogue Sun run on for as a series?Dylan is an intriguing character because he's also a troubled bully, which is a unique angle. What made you take this track for the protagonist?Super minor detail but, I love the fake store names like Wallgrans, is that something you write in the script or something Abel adds?The superhero crossover is always exciting, I think people lost their minds when Invincible and Spider-Man teamed up. Are there any team-ups you dream about for Rogue Sun?The Eltarian War is nearing its end and I have to say the story has been epic at every turn. Is there an art to creating fulfilling cliffhangers on an epic scale?If given the powers or Rogue Sun, what would you do?
Comic Reviews: DC Monkey Prince 1 by Gene Luen Yang, Bernard Chang, Sebastian Cheng Justice League Incarnate 4 by Joshua Williamson, Dennis Culver, Andrei Bressan, Mike Norton, Chris Burnham, Hi-Fi Marvel Fantastic Four: Reckoning War Alpha by Dan Slott, Carlos Magno, Carlos Pacheco, Rafael Fonteriz, Guru eFX Sabretooth 1 by Victor LaValle, Leonard Kirk, Rain Beredo Savage Spider-Man 1 by Joe Kelly, Gerardo Sandoval, Victor Nava, Chris Sotomayor Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser: The Halcyon Legacy 1 by Ethan Sacks, Will Sliney, Rachelle Rosenberg X-Cellent 1 by Peter Milligan, Michael Allred, Laura Allred Mighty Marvel Holiday Special - Year of the Wong Image Geiger 80-Page Giant 1 by Geoff Johns, Gary Frank, Brad Anderson, Paul Pelletier, Tony Kordos, Hi-Fi, Peter Tomasi, Peter Snejberg, Sterling Gates, Kelley Jones, John Kalisz, Leon Hendrix III, Staz Johnson, Anderson Cabral, Pornsak Pichetshote, Sean Galloway, Rosa La Barbera, Janet Harvey Nevala, Megan Levens, Charlie Kirchoff, Jay Faerber, Joe Prado, Dijji Lima New Masters 1 by Shobo Coker, Shof Coker Official Image Timeline 1 by Dark Horse Manor Black: Fire in the Blood 1 by Cullen Bunn, Brian Hurtt, Tyler Crook Children of the Woods by Joshua Hixson, Roman Stevens Dynamite Red Sonja Valentine's Special 2022 by Chuck Brown, Lee Ferguson, Jogdish Kumar Aftershock Dark Red: Where Roads Lead 1 by Tim Seeley, Corin Howell, Mark Englert, Carlos Mangual AWA Primos 1 by Al Madrigal, Brian Reber, Carlo Barberi, Felipe Flores Behemoth Until My Knuckles Bleed 1 by Victor Santos Mad Cave Speed Republic 1 by Ryan Lindsay, Emanuele Parascandolo, Michele Monte GNs Magical Boy by Vincent Kao He-Man Masters of the Universe: Legends From Castle Grayskull by Amanda Deibert, Rob David, Mike Anderson Nightmare in Savannah by Lela Gwenn, Rowan MacColl, Micah Myers Substack Love Everlasting by Tom King, Elsa Charretier, Matt Hollingsworth The Closet by James Tynion, Gavin Fullerton, Chris O'Halloran Public Domain by Chip Zdarsky Additional Reviews: Thunderbolts omni, Fargo s4, Welcome to Murderville eps 1-3, Masters of the Universe cartoon, Bountiful Garden, Moonfall, Night House, Boba Fett ep6 News: new AvXvE event, DC trolls Alan Moore, Archie meets Riverdale by Daniel Kibblesmith, Peter David writing new Fantastic Four series, Madame Web nonsense, new Savage Avengers staring Anti-Venom, Hulkverine, Darelektra, and Black Knight, Jurassic League, Scream 6, Obi-Wan comic series on the way, new Secret Invasion mini series, Hickman steals Steve Wacker, Goosebumps TV series on Disney+, ND Stevenson Boba Fett comic, Shadow War anthology one-shot by Williamson and friends, new Giant Days Comics Countdown: Crossover 11 by Donny Cates, Geoff Shaw, Dee Cunniffe Nocterra 7 by Scott Snyder, Tim Daniel, Sandu Florea, Marcelo Maiolo Dark Knights of Steel 4 by Tom Taylor, Bengal, Arif Prianto Geiger 80-Page Giant by Geoff Johns, Gary Frank, Brad Anderson, Paul Pelletier, Tony Kordos, Hi-Fi, Peter Tomasi, Peter Snejberg, Sterling Gates, Kelley Jones, John Kalisz, Leon Hendrix III, Staz Johnson, Anderson Cabral, Pornsak Pichetshote, Sean Galloway, Rosa La Barbera, Janet Harvey Nevala, Megan Levens, Charlie Kirchoff, Jay Faerber, Joe Prado, Dijji Lima Newburn 3 by Chip Zdarsky, Nadia Shammas, Ziyed Yusuf Ayoub, Jacob Phillips Batman 120 by Joshua Williamson, Karl Kerschl, Mikel Janin, Jorge Molina, Tomeu Morey, Dave McCaig World of Krypton 3 by Robert Venditti, Michael Avon Oeming, Nick Filardi Dark Red: Where Roads Lead by Tim Seeley, Corin Howell, Mark Englert, Carlos Mangual Daredevil: Woman Without Fear 2 by Chip Zdarsky, Rafael de Latorre, Federico Blee Shang-Chi 8 by Gene Luen Yang, Dike Ruan, Triona Farrell, Sunny Gho
Visit our Patreon page to see the various tiers you can sign up for today to get in on the ground floor of AIPT Patreon. We hope to see you chatting with us in our Discord soon!NEWSZeb Wells named head ‘Amazing Spider-Man' writer starting April 2022John Romita Jr. named main artist on Amazing Spider-Man this AprilDC Comics launching 'Flashpoint Beyond' event on April 5th with Geoff JohnsDC Comics First Look: I Am Batman #6 – Batman moves to NYC with Black History Month logoSecond annual X-Men Election: Polls are now open through January 13New details emerge for April 2022's return of ‘New Mutants' #25‘X-Force' details surface in Destiny of X era series by Ben Percy and Robert Gill‘Knights of X' details surface in Destiny of X era ‘X-Men' series'X-Men ‘92: House of XCII' #1 miniseries launching 'House of X' story in AprilMarvel Comics and Webtoon team up on 'Eternals: The 500 Year War'Predator Writers Reach Settlement With Disney in Copyright LawsuitRob Liefeld Launching Comic ‘The Defiants' as NFTTop 2 most anticipated comics of 2022!Dave: Sabretooth #1 - Victor LaValle / Leonard KirkLittle Monsters #1 - Jeff Lemire / Dustin NguyenNathan: Batman/Superman: World's Finest - Mark Waid, Dan MoraThe Monkey Prince - Gene Luen Yang, Bernard ChangStandout KAPOW moment of the week:Nathan - Robin & Batman #3 (Lemire, Nguyen)Dave - Justice League vs. The Legion of Super-Heroes (2021) #1 (Bendis, Godlewski)Our Top Books of the WeekDave:Justice League vs. The Legion of Super-Heroes (2021) #1 (Bendis, Godlewski)Star Wars #20 (Soule, Marco Castiello)Nathan:Daredevil: Woman Without Fear #1 (Zdarsky, de Latorre)Rain #1 (Hill, Booer, Thorogood, O'Halloran)TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEKDave: X Lives of Wolverine #1 (Ben Percy, Josh Cassara)Nathan: X Lives of Wolverine #1 (Ben Percy, Josh Cassara)JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.Dave: Miles Morales: Spider-Man #34 (Acuna Cover)Nathan: Shadowman #5 (Marks cover)Off topic Top Shelf: Peacemaker
Mike embarks on the third volume of the 2017 Darth Vader comics; The Burning Seas, tackling plot points of Vader confronting Gial Ackbar & King Lee-Char on Mon Cala, hunting down an ex-jedi padawan, before he is then hunted by Tarkin and Annual 2 shows him discovering the true power of the Death Star, all in one great episode! Mike also gives more information on numerous connections including the inquisitorius, Mon Cala & their star cruisers, Tarkin and so much more – this is a must-listen for any fans of the Dark Lord or Star Wars in general! These comics are set just approximately 1 year after Revenge Of The Sith, in 18 BBY. All standard issues were written by Charles Soule, with Giuseppe Camuncoli as penciller, Daniele Orlandini as inker and David Curiel as colour artist for all issues excluding 16, as Java Tartaglia & Guru eFX are colourists on issue 16. Darth Vader Annual 2 was written by Chuck Wendig, with Leonard Kirk as penciller, Walden Wong & Scott Hanna as inkers and Nolan Woodard as colour artist. Issue 13 was released March 2018, issue 18 & Annual 2 were released July 2018, the trade paperback collection was released April 2018 and the hardcover of volumes 1&2 was released October 2018. The omnibus with all 2017 Vader comics will be released October 2021. This story is heavily linked to the 8th volume of 2015 Star Wars comics (Mutiny On Mon Cala) which are issues 44-49 and Mike tackled these on ep 48 of SWCIC. Mike tackled the first two volumes of 2017 Vader in ep 62 & 66 of SWCIC. For the 2015 Vader run (set after A New Hope), check out episodes 15, 17, 19, 23 & 29 of SWCIC, plus ep 41 features the Vader: Dark Visions anthology mini-series and ep 49 is the Target Vader mini-series. Charles Soule wrote the High Republic novel Light Of The Jedi as well as the following SW mini-series; Rise Of Kylo Ren (in ep 1 of SWCIC), Obi-Wan & Anakin (ep 11) and Lando (ep 18). Check out the last episode of SWCIC where Mike embarked on the final issues of the 2015 main Star Wars run of comics; Rogues & Rebels! In the finale, Luke recovers his lightsaber, Han is captured by Boss Carpo, Chewbacca goes head-to-head with Darth Vader and C-3PO makes some new friends, while Empire Ascendant's “An Echo Of Victory” provides a small window into the mindset of Poe Dameron's parents; Shara Bey & Kes Dameron! Plus Mike provides information on the Wampas of Hoth and some history of A-Wings! Promo is for the Judging Dredd book, edited by Scott Weatherly (of the 20th Century Geek podcast) & it's available now: http://sequart.org/books/14/judging-dredd-examining-the-world-of-judge-dredd/ Check out Mike's Patreon, where he releases 1 or 2 episodes of his “Afterthoughts” a week, plus unsplit full-length episodes of GCC, additional photos (including early access to photos of comics) & more, so if you want to support the show and get more content, check out http://patreon.com/genuinechitchat Mike along with 5 other members of Comics In Motion discussed Art Spiegelman's Maus in the 2nd CiM Book Club: https://bit.ly/BC2Maus Mike on the Have Not Seen This podcast, talking about The Way Way Back: https://spoti.fi/3AbPcV4 Intro & outro by BZ The Voice: http://www.bzthevoice.com/ Intro arranged by Mike Burton, backing music by Eric Matyas at www.soundimage.org --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/comics-in-motion-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/comics-in-motion-podcast/support
Comic Reviews: Black Manta 1 by Chuck Brown, Valentine De Landro, Marissa Louise Green Lantern Annual 2021 by Ryan Cady, Tom Derenick, Sami Basri, Hi-Fi Suicide Squad Annual 2021 by Robbie Thompson, Dexter Soy, Eduardo Pansica, Julio Ferreira, Chris Sotomayor DC Super Hero Girls: Ghosting by Amanda Deibert, Yancey Labat Whistle OGN by E. Lockhart, Manuel Preitano Deadpool: Black, White and Blood 2 by David Lapham, Maria Lapham, Karla Pacheco, Daniel Warren Johnson, Peter Woods, Leonard Kirk, Rachelle Rosenberg Extreme Carnage: Toxin by Steve Orlando, Gerardo Sandoval, Beyruth, Nava, Chris Sotomayor Ka-Zar: Lord of the Savage Land 1 by Zac Thompson, German Garcia, Matheus Lopes Star Wars: High Republic: Edge of the Balance Vol 1 by Shima Shinya, Justina Ireland, Mizuki Sakakibara Infinity Comics X-Men Unlimited by Jonathan Hickman, Declan Shalvey Shang Chi by Alyssa Wong, Nathan Stockman Black Widow by Mark Russell, Ann Maulina, Irma Kniivila Captain America by Jay Edidin, Nico Leon Amazing Fantasy by Kaare Andrews Giant Sized Little Marvels by Skottie Young, Dax Gordine It's Jeff by Kelly Thompson, Gurihiru Army of Darkness 1979 1 by Rodney Barnes, Tom Garcia, Dinei Ribero Last Flight Out 1 by Marc Guggenheim, Eduardo Ferigato, Marcel Costa Mazebook 1 by Jeff Lemire Search for Hu 1 by Steve Orlando, Jon Tsuei, Rubine Deadbox by Mark Russell, Ben Tiesma, Vladimir Popov, Campbell Dancing With the Dragon by Rob Mackinnon, Luca Casalanguida, Natalia Nesterenko Shepherd: Path of Souls 1 by Andrea Molinari, Roberto Molinari, Jess Hara, Kyle Huston Little Guardians 1 by Ed Cho, Lee Cherolis, Ginger Dee Sengi and Tembo by G. Falco Treasure in the Lake GN by Jason Pamment Astounding Tales 1 by Jake Cohen, Ray Griffith Seven Dead Stars 0 by DJ Form, Unsecret, Cliff Richards, Michael Bartolo Tales of Error 1 by Patrice Garden Tales From Sector Alpha-8 1 by Shawn Turek 99 Cent A Match 1 by Juan Ponce, George Kambadais, Bex Glendining Nathaniel the Naked by Jacob Bell Stories to Shock 5 by Dylan Moore Additional Reviews: Bountiful Garden, What If...Zombies?, Wayne Family Adventures, Manhunt s1, Conjuring 3 News: Steve Austin, Bane and Peacemaker, new X project from Hickman and Shalvey, Marvel Unlimited originals, comic streaming services, FCBD observation, Escape the Undertaker, Borg Queen cast for Picard s2, King Conan launching in December, Stephanie Philips new Comixology series, Joe Bennett out, Black Label Superman, Tynion substack, Spider-Man 2 video game, Halloween Kills, bizarre Dynamite/Image cover crossover Trailers: Don't Look Up, No One Gets Out Alive, Matrix Resurrections, Amphibia s3 Comics Countdown: Mazebook 1 by Jeff Lemire Nice House On the Lake 4 by James Tynion IV, Alvaro Martinez Bueno, Jordie Bellaire Whistle GN by E. Lockhart, Manuel Preitano Unbelievable Unteens 2 by Jeff Lemire, Tyler Crook Mamo 3 by Sas Milledge Deadly Class 48 by Rick Remender, Wes Craig, Lee Loughridge The Treasure In The Lake GN by Jason Pamment Batman/Catwoman 7 by Tom King, Liam Sharp Daredevil 34 by Chip Zdarsky, Stefano Landini, Marcio Menyz The Me You Love In The Dark 2 by Skottie Young, Jorge Corona, Jean-Francois Beaulieu
Agents of Atlas is a superhero team with a monkey AND a robot. Wow, it really doesn't get any better than this folks. We've been talking about Jimmy Woo and his weirdly thrown together team for ages and now it's finally time for us to see what it's all about. We read their first appearance as a team back in What If #9 when they saved President Eisenhower, and then we read their first substantial miniseries from 2006 by Jeff Parker and Leonard Kirk. Then over in Amazing Spider-Man, we finally finish a full year of this book with #12 in which Peter gets unmasked! Like for real! Next Time: Andre the Giant: Life and Legend by Brian "Box" Brown and the beginning of our next long read: The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck #1 by Don Rosa!
NOTAS DOS TRADUTORES TEMPORADA 2 EPISÓDIO 13 DIVINA TRADUÇÃO: O Retorno do Messias Blasfêmia! Sim, "O Retorno do Messias" - HQ de Mark Russell, Richard Pace e Leonard Kirk (editora Comix Zone) - é uma blasfêmia. E além de provocar quem segue os dogmas cristãos, também provoca quem segue os dogmas da tradução. Nosso integrante Érico Assis respondeu à inquisição de Mario Barroso e Carlos Rutz sobre o projeto, sobre "santa que me pariu!", sobre censura, Fiuk, peidar na farofa, personagens que falam como gente e tradução literal. Quem não ouvir é herege. NOTAS DOS TRADUTORES é uma produção de Carlos Henrique Rutz, Mario Luiz C. Barroso e Érico Assis. Locução de abertura e de encerramento: Bruna Bernardes. Identidade visual: Marcela Fehrenbach. https://anchor.fm/notasdostradutores https://twitter.com/notastradutores https://www.facebook.com/notasdostradutores https://www.instagram.com/notasdostradutores/ notasdostradutores@gmail.com
« L'homme qui voulait faire de la télévision un art. » Plongée dans la télé des années 90 et la société du spectacle avec Aurélien Bellanger qui publie "Téléréalité". « Bagarre dans la Discothèque » dès 11h30, avec Xavier Vanbuggenhout et Gorian Delpâture. Et dès midi : Les sorties BD avec Xavier Vanbuggenhout : - « Stuck Rubber Baby » de Howard Cruse (Casterman) - « Dans la nuit noire » de David Small (Delcourt) - « Le retour du Messie Verset 1 » de Mark Russell, Richard Pace, Leonard Kirk et Andy Troy (Delcourt) L'écrivain français Aurélien Bellanger pour son pour roman "Téléréalité" (Gallimard). Le double coup de cœur de Gorian Delpâture : "Histoire des Sioux. Des siècles de liberté à la réserve, 1650-1890" de George E. Hyde (Éditions du Rocher)et "L'Aube américaine" de Joy Harjo (Éditions Globe). "Histoire des Sioux" : l'avènement de cette trilogie sur les Sioux, rédigée de 1937 à 1961, demeure une étape unique quant à l'utilisation de sources écrites allant du XVe au XIXe siècle auxquelles s'ajoutent des témoignages directs par ceux ayant vécu les dernières décennies de la fin d'un monde. Des premières migrations dès 1650 aux années 1890, l'ouvrage reconstitue méticuleusement l'histoire des Sioux tetons-lakotas : fratricide guerres intertribales, affrontements contre l'armée américaine, conflits avec les marchands de la Frontière et les agents de réserve. Quant aux chefs, Hyde démontre que la dynamique de cette histoire a pour beaucoup procédé du succès ou de l'échec de ces derniers à comprendre la futilité de résister aux Américains. En ce sens il établit les différences entre le duo Sitting Bull-Crazy Horse et le duo Red Cloud-Spotted Tail, celui-ci ayant eu la patience, la diplomatie d'effectuer l'inévitable transition du passage des siècles de liberté à l'enferment dans les réserves. "L'Aube américaine" : 28 mai 1830. Le président Jackson signe la loi de déportation des peuples amérindiens. Cinq tribus de l'Est, dont les Cherokees et les Creeks, prennent la route de l'exil, qui sera appelée « la Piste des larmes ». Avant le départ certains sont forcés d'assister à l'intrusion dans leurs maisons de colons armés de Bibles et de fusils. Parmi eux, l'ancêtre de Joy Harjo, Grand-père Monahwee, offre son portrait à l'un de ces gentlemen en le priant de le montrer à ses enfants et de leur raconter son histoire. Quant à moi, dit-il, je ne désire plus voir un seul visage blanc quand j'aurai franchi le Grand Fleuve et serai arrivé en Oklahoma. Il vivra presque centenaire et tiendra parole. Deux siècles plus tard, Joy Harjo décide de revenir sur ces terres par de vieilles pistes. Pour dire l'espérance sans taire la colère. Pour rendre justice à la souffrance sans négliger l'amour intact de la Nature et de tous ses habitants. Pour maintenir la mémoire vive sans entraver le repos des morts. Pour accomplir les rituels, pour réparer ce qui peut l'être, pour épargner aux enfants et petits-enfants les nœuds inextricables des regrets.
This week, Mike tackles the four one-shot Age Of Resistance Villain comics, all set before The Force Awakens, 3 of which feature Kylo Ren! Phasma leads an army in “Fallen Guns”, General Hux & Kylo Ren are stranded together in “Marooned”, Snoke takes Ren to the Dagobah cave in “Fail. Or Kill It” and in “Out Of The Shadow” Kylo Ren faces against a Zillo beast which Vader couldn't defeat. Plus Mike gives additional information about each of the four villains! These stories are all set between 28-34 ABY (before the sequel trilogy). All issues were written by Tom Taylor, with Leonard Kirk as penciller, Cory Hamscher as inker and Guru eFX as colour artist. Phasma was the first villains comic released, in July 2019, with Kylo Ren's being released September 2019, the trade paperback was released December 2019 and the hardcover featuring both heroes & villains was released September 2020. Check out episode 1 of SWCIC for the Rise Of Kylo Ren mini-series and episode 5 for the Captain Phasma mini-series, plus if you want more detailed backstories on Hux & Phasma, check out the book Phasma, or for Hux & his dad Brendol, check the Aftermath Trilogy! If you want to hear about the other Age Of stories (Republic & Rebellion), then check out episodes 2, 26, 31, 35, 39, 43 & 47 of SWCIC! The last week on SWCIC, episode 51, Mike tackled the next volume of Doctor Aphra comics; The Catastrophe Con! This volume of space-craziness includes force-sensitive fungus, creatures who can read & erase minds, shapeshifters, a jail held together by ropes & an internal tractor beam, lovers lost, revenge, betrayal & more of what you'd expect from an Aphra comic! Mike also briefly talks about the “cantina band” Figrin D'an & The Modal Nodes! Check out Mike's Patreon, where he releases 2 episodes of his show “Afterthoughts” a week (with 2 episodes are *FREE* to anyone: season 1 of The Witcher and their review of The Phantom Menace), plus there are unsplit full-length episodes of GCC, additional photos (including early access to photos of comics for this very show) and more, so if you want to support the show and get more content, check it out at http://patreon.com/genuinechitchat Mike & 4 other members of Comics In Motion did a massive 5-person discussion on Zack Snyder's Justice League, found on this very feed: https://spoti.fi/3lVDsQo Mike was on the 20th Century Geek podcast to talk about his 3 “Desert Island Comics” here: http://spoti.fi/3r1UOvZ Mike & Megan were also on the Batman retrospective on 20th Century Geek, where they discuss Batman '66, the four Burtonverse Batman movies, Mask Of The Phantasm and the Dark Knight trilogy, check it out part 1 here: https://spoti.fi/3sTeN2m Mike was recently on Podcasts We Listen To, speaking about his show Genuine Chit-Chat and next week he talks all about this show and his love of Star Wars: http://spoti.fi/3uus0PT Mike also appeared on episode 76 Frank Burton's Ragbag podcast: http://spoti.fi/3aLgx5e Find Mike @GenuineChitChat on Twitter, @Genuine_ChitChat on Instagram & /GenuineChitChat on Facebook! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/comics-in-motion-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/comics-in-motion-podcast/support
It took a little longer than planned, but we were finally able to catch up on this controversial Ahoy Comics series by Mark Russell, Richard Pace and Leonard Kirk!
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Con el espíritu de la temporada, los Ñoñonautas exploran historias navideñas que van desde los superhéroes hasta otras menos, digamos, tradicionales. En este episodio hablamos de: Hellboy: A Christmas Underground, por Mike Mignola. Superman (1987) #64 (Metropolis Mailbag) por Dan Jurgens y Jackson Guice. Klaus #1-6 por Grant Morrison y Dan Mora. The Uncanny X-Men #143 por Chris Claremont y John Byrne. JSA #55 por Geoff Johns y Leonard Kirk. The Lobo's Paramilitary X-Mas Special por Alan Grant, Keith Giffen y Simon Bisley. FICHA COVACHA MESA: Isaac de la Rocha y Valentín García. FECHA: Diciembre 21, 2020. Podcast: Valentín García.
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On this week's comic book review podcast: Captain America #25 Marvel By Ta-Nehesi Coates & Leonard Kirk Back-up by Anthony Falcone and Michael Cho Rorschach #2 DC Comics Written by Tom King Art by Jorge Fornés Sea of Sorrows #1 IDW Publishing Written by Rich Douek Art and colors by Alex Cormack Marvel Indigenous Voices #1 Marvel By Jeffrey Verge, Rebecca Roanhorse, Darcie Little Badger, Stephen Graham Jones, Taboo & B. Earl, Weshoyot Alvitre, Kyle Charles, and David Cutler Barbalien: Red Planet #1 Dark Horse Comics Script by Tate Brombal Story by Jeff Lemire and Tate Brombal Art by Gabriel Hernández Walta Commanders in Crisis #2 Image Comics Written by Steve Orlando Art by Davide Tinto The Amazing Spider-Man #53 Marvel Written by Nick Spencer Art by Mark Bagley Dark Nights: Death Metal #5 DC Comics Written by Scott Snyder Art by Greg Capullo Seven to Eternity #14 Image Comics Written by Rick Remender Drawn by Jerome Opeña Venom #30 Marvel Written by Donny Cates Art by Luke Ross Usagi Yojimbo #14 IDW Publishing Written, art and letters by Stan Sakai Batman #103 DC Comics Written by James Tynion IV Art by Carlo Pagulayan & Danny Miki and Guillem March Black Magick #16 Image Comics Written by Greg Rucka Art by Nicola Scott Juggernaut #3 Marvel Written by Fabian Nicieza Art by Ron Garney You Look Like Death: Tales From The Umbrella Academy #3 Dark Horse Comics Story by Gerard Way and Shaun Simon Art & Colors by I.N.J. Culbard Stillwater #3 Image Comics Written by Chip Zdarsky Art by Ramón K. Perez The Immortal Hulk #40 Marvel Written by Al Ewing Art by Joe Bennett Big Girls #4 Image Comics Story & Art by Json Howard Widowmakers #1 Story by Devin Grayson Pencils and Inks by Michele Bandini Ice Cream Man #21 Image Comics Written by W. Maxwell Prince Art by Martín Morazzo X-Force #14 Marvel Written by Benjamin Percy and Gerry Duggan Art by Joshua Cassara Hellions #6 Marvel Written by Zeb Wells Art by Carmen Carnero Cable #6 Marvel Written by Gerry Duggan Art by Phil Noto SUBSCRIBE ON RSS, ITUNES, ANDROID, SPOTIFY, STITCHER OR THE APP OF YOUR CHOICE. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER, AND FACEBOOK. SUPPORT OUR SHOWS ON PATREON. Full Episode Transcript: Alex: What is up, everybody. Welcome to The Stack. I'm Alex. Justin: I'm Justin. Pete: I'm Pete Alex: And we have the pack stack for you today. We've got so many comics to talk about. Pete: [crosstalk 00:00:19] that there is a lot of comics on Stack's before this. This is a whole another level of Stack. Justin: This is serious. Alex: I got a timer going, we're going to do 25 seconds per comic. 100%. Definitely, no fat on this show is what I like to say [crosstalk 00:00:35]. Let's cut all the X-Men book if you're cutting fat. Come on. Justin: Those are nice and leam. Those are very fun. Yeah. They're right in the right length. We will not do any sort of deviation, no tangents, for God's sakes. Alex: No bits. Justin: No bits. Pete: Wow. Justin: Who's got time for those. Alex: Nobody has time for bits. Speaking of bits, have you guys ever tried alphabets? Because that's a good series, surprisingly. Pete: [crosstalk 00:01:02]. Justin: Yes. What I do is I start the day with alphabets, jump right into some alphabet soup for lunch, and then I have a dinner of my own choosing. Pete: Wow. That really fall off there at the end. Alex: Man. You're on Alpha Watchers, right? Justin: That's right [inaudible 00:01:19]. Alex: Let's talk about, speaking of letters, specifically the letter A and whether it stands for France or not. Let's talk about Captain America, number 25 for Marvel by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Leonard Kirk, backup by Anthony Falcone and Michael Cho. It was a big anniversary issue for captain America. So I figured it was worth talking about, but this is right in the middle of a huge arc that they've been doing for this title for a while now, as captain America is basically fighting against all of his villains along with the daughters of Liberty, is that what the group is called? Justin: That is correct. Alex: Big things go down on this issue. I got to tell you, I liked the main story. I thought it was fine as part of the continuing story, but I thought the backup was real good. Justin: Yes. That's when I was reading this, despite the fact that it is a number 25, the first story, I was like, “This is pretty good. This is just Ta-Nehisi Coates as both this Captain America and Black Panther is always writing sort of one uber story and so each arc is the next piece of that. I've been really enjoying this story and Captain America. But the backup story, I was like, “Yes, this is the real… It's such a good… Just comment on what America is. It's captain America speaking at a funeral for a guy he met in Red Hook at a diner and it's just a great… It's like a speech and it's really- Pete: I got choked up during this comic. It was really great and really well done. I was really impressed. Alex: The art is very good. It's very reminiscent of Darwin Cook in particular, I think- Justin: Yes. Alex: From Michael Cho and the story spans the history of Captain America. So if you're looking for something anniversary-wise again, the first story, very good. It's a good story. Ta-Nehisi Coates is a good writer. We know that. Justin: Great writer. Alex: Leonard Kirk is a great artist as well. So there's good stuff going on there. But the backup is definitely where it's at. Let's move to another run, Rorschach, number two from DC Comics written by Tom King art by Ori Fornace. I think it's fair to say we're two issues in, and I still don't know exactly what to expect personally from this title. I thought the story was fascinating, well laid out. The art is really good. I have no idea how any of this connects to anything yet, but I'm definitely on board for the ride. Justin: This felt almost like a standalone issue, which I think is odd as a second issue. So it's a detective trying to track down this attempted assassination. In this issue, it's the characters that we think are sort of the Rorschach and are the main characters of the subjects at least of this book are just sort of side characters in this. It's about the mystery of a murder that happened in this building. I don't know, I really liked it, but I agree with you, Alex. I felt it was an odd place to put an issue like this. Pete: I disagree, I think this a very interesting kind of like, who done it, I'm really liking how this is unfolding in a classic Kings fashion where we're getting a little bit, each issue a little bit, trying to put together this bigger picture. Art's unbelievable. Storytelling is really great. I really liked the voiceover stuff at the beginning and I think Rorschach is one of my favorite characters. So this is very interesting to kind of like, you get this story and to see how this is going to unfold. Alex: This is something that even while I'm reading it, I feel like my antenna is on wrong for it because I read it and I try not to do this when I'm reading it, because the story is good, the art is good, but I keep reading it as, okay, how does this connect to Watchman? How does this connect to Watchman the TV series? How does this connect-? Pete: Wow, that's weird. Alex: Well, and it does Tom King said on Twitter, that it is in “the same universe”, because of course they're seeing the same universe, but it's not in the doomsday clock universe necessarily. It's taking place in the same universe as the TV show. So I feel like I'm focusing on that too much [crosstalk 00:05:34]. Pete: Yeah. Why are you [crosstalk 00:05:36] harder on yourself. Alex: Well, this is what I'm saying, I am owning the fact that I'm reading this incorrectly, and it's something that I feel like I'm going to have to read through and then go back and read again to really read it the right way once it's a complete story personally. Justin: That's fair. Alex, honestly, when it comes to antennas, you need to upgrade to a mental wirelessness so you can just not have to have this. Pete: Get the WiFi bro. Justin: Get the WiFi dude. Alex: It keeps going down though. I don't know what's going on. Let's move on to another title. Sea of Sorrows number one from IDW Publishing written by Rich Douek, art and colors by Alex Cormack. Man, I loved this book. I thought this was so good. This is about a bunch of treasure hunters exploring a sunken sub. There is some weird stuff going on there. I don't think it's too much of a spoiler because it's on the cover or one of the covers, but there's a weird bunch of stuff coming on there with potentially some mermaids. It flashes back in time to previous time- Justin: Just potentially some mermaids, just a high mermaid potential on this book. Let me just say, no spoilers, but the potentiality of mermaid-ness is high here. Alex: Yeah. Certainly our mermaid antenna was like [inaudible 00:06:41]. Justin: Was blazing. Pete: Yeah. I wouldn't say this is splash two, but there's definitely some mermaid action. Justin: Yes. Alex: Sure. Most people with that in fact say this was splash two, but there is some really good, like dark horror crime fantasy stuff going on. We've had Rich Douek at our live show before talking about previous book he's done and I think Rich is just a really smart, precise writer. I was very surprised how much I enjoyed this, both from the art and the writing perspective. Justin: Yeah. I think it's a nice, like sort of everyone's out to get everyone situation and then they encounter something horrifying. The art I think is really, really great. The undersea stuff is drawn. So with such darkness to it, and then the surprise of the potential mermaid that we've discussed and giving some- Alex: I don't want to say is a mermaid, I'm just saying it's a potential mermaid. Justin: It's a potential mermaid. It's an undersea maid, I guess we could say. Pete: I think this does a great job as a first issue, is setting up this fucked up world, putting all the pieces in place to get you excited for the bigger story. I think this is a really solid first issue. I can't wait for more. I'm all in. Alex: It's very reminiscent of the way of the Hill house Comics that came out of DC, just in terms of seeing like a contained horror story. But I like it quite a bit. Definitely pick this one up. Next up, Marvel Indigenous Voices, number 1 from of course, Marvel Comics by, here's a long list, Jeffrey Veregge, Rebecca Roanhorse, Darcie Little Badger, Stephen Graham Jones, Taboo and B. Earl, Weshoyot Alvitre, Kyle Charles and David Cutler.As you could probably figure out from the title, this is a bunch of short stories that focus on Marvel's Indigenous characters. I thought this was nice theology and I'd like to see more of this. What did you guys think? Pete: I agree. This was really cool, very creative. I liked the way this set up with the watcher in the beginning. Just setting things up as like, we're going to get a bunch of stories here. Yeah. I'm completely on board. I want more, I think this is a great idea and I'm glad Marvel is doing this. Justin: I love, I think this is such a great variety of stories here. The first story focuses on Echo and great character from Daredevil back in the day. Pete: Yeah. Justin: I miss seeing more of Echo, and it's sort of a straight up action adventures. She takes on the [inaudible 00:09:17], Loki shows up. Then we get a Dani Moonstar, Rahne Sinclair, story, which is good, very classic. X-Men short. Then the last story is this super interesting silver fox story that really fits into Wolverine history and is so dark and disturbing. But it was great. That was my favorite of the three and it really popped for me that last one. Alex: Yeah, I definitely agree. I think, we talk a lot about how anthologies are hit and miss, of course, because you're getting a lot of stories, but this is an issue that I think is well worth picking up based on the three stories in it. Justin: Before you move on real quick, there is in the sort of back matter here, there's a note at the bottom, look for an exhilarating new series from Taboo and B. Earl in 2021. The Apache Warrior, [Kashiwa 00:10:12] the Sorcerer Supreme and the Ghost Rider of the mid-1800s berms her way into the future and brings disaster with her. I read that and I was like, “Shit, this looks awesome.” Pete: Hell yeah. Yes. Justin: I can't wait to check that out. Alex: Good stuff. Let's move on then to Barbalien, Red Planet, number one from Dark Horse Comic Script by Tate Brombal, story by Jeff Lemire and Tate Brombal, art by Gabriel Hemandez Walta. This is continuing to flesh out the Black Hammer Universe, which it is wild. How many books are coming out of this and how exciting all of them are. But this one is focusing on the world's Martian Manhunter Amalgam. Alex: The main thing that frankly, makes him different is he is gay and here he is dealing with a big situation on Mars where he's been sentenced to death. While back in time, he is discovering his sexuality at the height of the AIDS crisis in the 80s. This is great. Just another fantastic Black Hammer book. Pete: Yeah. I was really impressed with this. Art is fantastic. Lot of heart, great storytelling, very interesting. I was really impressed by this and there is literally like an, oh shit, moment here, where you think maybe someone's going to die. I was really impressed by this. Justin: Yeah. The Black Hammer Universe is so smart, the way it… This is a little bit cheap to say, but it brings like an indie sensibility to the Justice League characters or Justice League analogs, I think is so great. But what really does is flesh out these characters, make them more interesting and take the tropes of the top tier heroes like that and make the ground them, give them like a context and a historical place. It's just makes for rich storytelling. It's really good. Alex: Totally agree. It's just crazy that this is essentially a Martian Manhunter story, but with some tropes changed around, but it works completely and it shouldn't work outside of Jeff Lemire writing it. But it absolutely does. He's clearly guiding this whole universe. It feels like the best new superhero universe or new type of universe that Dark Horse has done since BPRD and Hellboy. They're doing such a good job with it across the board. Justin: Yeah. Alex: Moving on to another big new one, Commanders in Crisis, number two, from Image Comics written by Steve Orlando, art by David Tinto, as we found out in the first issue, empathy is dead and not only that, but one superhero from the remaining universe has taken a bunch of presidents from a bunch of other universes, save them, given them super powers, brought them here. They're all working together as a team. There are so many insane Steve Orlando ideas that are all working at the same time. We really liked the first issue. How do you think it held up on second take? Pete: I think this is very cool. I love the ending. Yeah. This is Steve Orlando, just have a lot of fun kicking butt. This is very cool. Although there are a lot of ideas you can still follow what's happening. Art's great, ton of action, a lot of fun moments. Yeah, I've been really impressed with this book. He's taking big swings with this and I've been impressed with it. Justin: Yeah. We just talked about sort of taking, coming at Justice League style storytelling in a different way and I think Steve Orlando here does it in an even different way. It's like fully idea and concept driven where you're getting into these multi-versal, true this and finding a way to have these heroes being heroes while at the same time combating an idea. It's good. It feels topical. It feels like it's also has good super hero action. I like it as well. Alex: The second issue spent a little more time with the individual characters, which I thought was really nice as we get to know them, because they're all new, they're all fresh, they've got different powers. So it's interesting stuff. Next up, The Amazing Spider-Man, number 53, from Marvel written by Nick Spencer, art by Mark Bagley. This is picking up on the cliffhanger of the last issue where Spider-Man died. He was killed by the character Kindred, who we know is Harry Osborne, but Spider-Man doesn't know that. This issue is coming around to the big surprise that Kindred is Harry Osborne, is the reveal at the end. Justin: Yes. Alex: What did you think about this? Because I've been very on board with this storyline, but felt a little mixed about this issue, personally. Pete: What I really liked about this issue was, in the past issues, there's been so much happening at once. It seemed like a little bit of overload. I liked how the slow down a little bit to deliver who this is and the got you kind of moment at the end was cool. I thought it was earned. I've been a little like, “I haven't been enjoying myself on this book.” But at least I enjoyed the pacing a lot more on this and it felt like, “Okay, we're now on the same page.” We can move back to crazy time with Nick Spencer for this. What's going to happen next? Justin: As always, I agree with Pete completely with nine caveats. Pete: Yeah. Justin: Because I agree with you. I think this issue was paced really nicely and Mark Bagley's aren't… I feel like I first came to reading Spider-Man comics when Mark Bagley was drawing Spider-Man and Peter Parker and so seeing him, I'm like, “Yes, I really like this. I recognize this.” If we hadn't known that Harry Osborne was underneath the bandages, this would have been a great reveal. Pete: Yeah. Justin: But the fact that we know it, meant this was weird. Now it makes me be like, “Is this the reveal?” Pete: It's got to be. Justin: We were doubting it before, but now it feels like it is, but it also feels like, why do it twice? Pete: Right. Alex: Why reveal that in advice. Pete: [crosstalk 00:16:29]. Alex: It's just a strange choice. It completely undercut that last page for me when he looks and says, “Got you.” Because it's not a got you, because we already knew that and Spider-Man [crosstalk 00:16:39]. Pete: Yeah. But Spider-man doesn't know it's a, got you. It was [inaudible 00:16:42]. Alex: Nobody did. He's like, “No, you can't be Harry Osborne.” Then he takes off his mask and says, “Got you.” But it's not. It's also another and a long line of Marvel masks that were definitely not masks until they took them off. Pete: Right. Alex: Like Kindred, Taskmaster. It's like, “Come on, you're not wearing mask. Taskmaster, you've got a skull face.” Justin: Another mask under that where it's going to be the next issue, he's like, “Got you.” Pete: I'm Uncle Ben. I'm Peter Parker. Justin: You should eat my rice. Pete: Yes. That's what I meant, is that Uncle Ben from the rice brand. Alex: Of course, very controversial lately as they've taken that mask off. But thank you, Pete, for bringing that up. Pete: Anytime. I like to make it weird. Justin: At the end of the day we're journalists and that's the big reveal. Alex: Stop saying that. Cool. Dark Nights, Death Metal, number five, from DC Comics, written by Scott Snyder and art by Greg Capullo. In this issue, I don't know, a lot of stuff goes on. Pete: Yeah, it does. Justin: Yes, that is correct. Alex: I'll tell you in the middle of everything while this is like Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo have their wildest really channeling The Justice League run where it's like, “We've got to use this nth metal to fight back against the dark multi-verse and take the positive anti-crisis matter. Just all of this insane thing, all of this insane mythology that they're putting in there. But my main takeaway is it has the single funniest penguin panel I've ever seen in the history of comics. Justin: That's 100% fair. Alex: So good. Everybody is lined up, everybody's ready to fight the dark multi-verse. Justin: The villains. Alex: They have all the villains. They have all the heavy hitters there, everybody's ready and it feels to be like, Greg Capullo drew the penguin in there and then Scott Snyder wrote a line for later because the line is, “I have a sharp rock.” Justin: Yes. To be fair. He says, “I have a very sharp rock.” So pretty [crosstalk 00:18:40]. Alex: “I have a very sharp rock.” Which made me laugh out loud. Pete: I really enjoyed the army of Lobo's, yeah, this is just fun. The touching moment between Batman, Superman or Wonder Woman here, yeah, I think it's just, I've said this before, I'm going to say it again, it continues to be a lot of fun and really over the top and all metal doubt and why not? Why not have a little fun? Justin: Yeah, I agree. It is fun. It's why they fight Castle Bats, they lose to a giant Gotham City basically, which was cool. Really finally proving that Gotham City really is a character in this Comic. Alex: Finally proving it. Justin: Now here's my question for you. Lex Luther in this issue sort of comes through and rescues our heroes and is sort of the person who comes together with the plan at the end here, is he fully doing this for good? Or is he going to betray them in that [crosstalk 00:19:45]. Alex: Man, I don't know. The way Greg Capullo draws him, he seems pretty ernest, but it would not be true to Lex Luther if he didn't have a plan on top of a plan. Justin: hat's what I'm saying. The way we sort of quickly move past the fact that it's Lex Luther who is the architect of their plan, makes me think that he will eventually become the true villain at the end of this once the Batman who laughs, despite the near infinite power he has, is defeated. But I love the getting all the heroes together. It feels like they're finally coming together to do their business. Pete: Yeah. To get a business. Alex: I'm glad they finally got down to business. I agree. Justin: Well, it does feel that way. They've been fucking around too much. Alex: Yes, they have. This is great. Like Pete said, every issue of this is just a blast to read because it's so purposely dumb and fun and over the top, every single choice. Does it make sense that Lobo could create an infinite army of Lobo's out of his own blood? Probably not. I hope they never follow up on that in any way, but it's fun to see. So that's fine. Justin: Do you think one of them is actually Wolverine? Pete: Stop. Just stop with that old [crosstalk 00:21:01] you do every time we talk about Lobo. Justin: Eventually, one of them is like, “Hey guys, have you guys looked at us? I feel like we're just a Wolverine in space. Anybody else seeing that?” Pete: That's just so dumb. Justin: “Does anybody else…?” “Hey, Lobos, let's have a little Lobo huddle. Anybody else think we're Wolverine in space?” Pete: Wolverine doesn't talk about himself in the third person and have a whole different language. It's not… Alex: Wolverine is constantly talking about himself in the third person. Justin: No, he's not. Justin: Yeah. If you can point out a couple other differences between Wolverine and Lobo, I'd love to hear it. Alex: [crosstalk 00:21:38] talk about Seven to Eternity, number 14, from Image Comics, written by Rick Remender and drawn by Jerome Opena. So excited. This title is back. This takes place in a fantasy world where a dude who is dying has teamed up with the big villain who basically destroyed his world and is now tracking down eternal life. This issue, we get a very classic Rick Remender scaring of Disney world and Disney Land and things like that as they get to the place where eternal life is granted. As usual with Rick Remender book, things get real dark real quick. But it's really Jerome Opena's, character designs that carry this book in how wild and how creative they are throughout the book. Pete: I would like to say, you got to pick this up for the art alone. It's worth it. Justin: Nice, great, quote, from quoting yourself, Pete page. Yeah, to that point, I am the asker section from the back half of the book is really cool. But Rick Remender talks about this a little bit in the back matter on this book, he's like, “Hey, we took a real long time to get this done.” But I think his focus on quality of his comic book work is amazing. He made a choice years ago now to stop doing Marvel and DC work and focus on all of his creator owned books and he takes so much care with every issue to make them, in his mind, perfect. Justin: He does such a good job of just making high quality comics that really everything is super unique, super creative from the writing to the art, to the character design all the way through it's dark, like all of his work, it definitely has his point of view, but it comes at you in such a different way. Pete: I had to read this twice just because I didn't want to miss anything in the panels. It's just so detailed and so amazing. You can read this comic and then you can just page through it and be amazed at the paneling. Alex: It's great stuff. Let's move on to talk about Venom, number 30 from Marvel written by Donny Cates and art by Luke Ross. This is the final issue of Venom before the Big King in black crossover kicks off. This is the end of the Venom beyond storyline as they are in an alternate universe where Venom sun has gone bad, become a bad guy called the Codex, lots of Venom, lots of symbiotes stuff happening here. What'd you think about this, both as a issue and as a lead in to this big event? Pete: Well, I… Go ahead. Justin: I would say it's wild. It is like the way that Donny Cates has taken, a sort of one-off at least at the beginning Spider-Man villain. Now this is so far from being related to Spider-Man. It's such a, like expanded mythology where you've got Eddie Brock and his son going into this different dimension meeting his ex who is has the son from this multi-verse. They all have their own symbiontes. They are all the different symbiontes, have different languages and controlling which ones are which, and all building toward… I got to read Richard's who has googly eyes? He's got googly eyes. Alex: Yeah, he does. He has a paste it on. Justin: Yeah. What's the deal with this guy? He's got googly eyes. He's a little bit. He's not as smart and he's got googly eyes. Pete: Well, he can move and he's very flexible and bendy, and we were just going to have googly eyes every once in a while. Why is that weird? Justin: No, I think he's just a little off. He's lost a little bit here, and you can tell that because of googly- Pete: Okay. I'm just- Justin: The google in his eyes. Pete: You can Google his eyes? Justin: You can Google his eyes and then setting up this next thing, it comes out of nowhere and it's fine. Pete: I agree with Justin and I have a lot of caveats. I think that it is fun. It's really fun. The art and the characters designs are a lot of fun. There's some great action sequences where you're like, “This is really bad-ass.” But also what I really like about it is the heart. There's a lot of heart in this book, which I really appreciate. If you're going to go into all this action, it's nice to know what the thoughts and the feelings are before all this goes down. I'm excited to see this next big arc. I like where this left off. I feel like Donnie Cates did a good job of wrapping this up and getting it ready for the next thing. I think this was a really good issue. Alex: I agree. Let's move on to a give me for Pete, Usagi Yojimbo, number 14 from IDW publishing, written art and letters by Stan Sakai. In this issue, our Bunny Warrior does some bunny warrior stuff. Pete, take it away. Pete: Okay. First off is [inaudible 00:26:36] sent the bunny warrior bullshit. Okay. Don't try to make him more cutesy. This is an action oriented book, about a serious ronin samurai who travels the land and helping people. So don't put that fucking bunny shit on there. All right? Alex: Okay. So would you call him a whittle, whittle rabbit, samurai? Pete: You're the worst. Alex: Would you call him a adorable squish [inaudible 00:27:01]? Pete: No. Did you just turn into your son for a second? I like this. I love all the characters. Alex: Don't you slam my son out of entirely separate podcasts. Pete: I'll slam them. He needs to get some fucking musical talent is what he needs to do. Alex: Jesus Christ. Justin: Wow, unnecessary Pete. Pete: Don't ask from the hit if you don't want it. Justin: Don't ask for the Pete hit if you don't want it. Anyway, get back to reviewing your peep Samurai book. Alex: Hey, can you name the three comic book writers who are female to your girlfriend, Pete? Pete: No. That's why we had to do it on the show. All right. Justin: This is unnecessary. Pete: But I never get tired of this. These are all very similar stories about a traveling ronin, but I love his heart of gold and how he always is doing the right thing. This is just in a fucked up world, it's nice to have staples like this book that you can always depend on. You always know Usagi is going to do the right thing. He's going to try to save the day. It's just fantastic. I love all these stories. I love all the action. Even though that people are getting like cotton stabbed, they don't really show the blood and guts. Pete: They focus more on the action, what happens than the blood and the gore. Yeah, I just think it's really cool, and this one, we see a lot of focus on family, which is nice and also poignant and sad. But I liked the old black and white version. I know people like color for some reason, but if this sells more comics and gets it in more hands, then I'm all for it. Justin: Pete, are you threatened? Do you think that the even smaller cuter rabbit warrior with a bow and arrow is going to be a threat to Usagi, the cute, the sword bunny? Pete: Well, hopefully the older Usagi will have somebody to hand over his swords to, you know what I mean, just to continue the story. Justin: He does seem to love his swords. Just which one of these is the Easter Bunny? Pete: I fucking hate you. Justin: A very fun book. Alex: Yeah. Delightful. I would love to see this fluffy wuffy eat some carrots [crosstalk 00:29:20]. Batman, number 103 from DC Comics written by James Tynion IV, art by Carlo Pagulayan and Danny Miki and Guillem March. In this issue, Ghost-Maker is having it in for Batman. Ghost-Maker is a old frenemy of Batman from back in the day, they both trained the exact same way, constantly fought throughout history and now has come to Gotham City to make things right, because he thinks Batman is doing a bad job. In this issue, he is trying to kill Clown Hunter who is trying to kill Harley Quinn. Alex: So things get really messed up. I really like this. I think this is, again, just a really good story from James Tynion. He clearly likes Harley Quinn a lot in particular, and I love having her in here. He writes really good Harley Quinn. It's good stuff. He's building his own Batman mythology rather than just picking up on what got left off on whatever happened with Tom King's run. That's great. I'm excited to see what's going forward. Pete: Yeah. It's nice because he does a good job of giving us a little bit of Batman's past with some humor. Like the fact that we see Batman in the desert and Ghost-Maker rolls up on him and he's like, “Not tonight, man.” They're kind of back and forth, the way that Ghost-Maker and Batman kind of go back and forth, the repartee is very enjoyable. I really like it. Yeah. Seeing Poison Ivy… Not Poison Ivy. Seeing Harley Quinn talking to Poison Ivy made my skin crawl, because she's like kissing the plant and I'm highly allergic. But I think that, I liked the outer monologue of it. It felt very Harley Quinn. Pete: I think they do a great job of capturing her voice and I like their characterization of her. Also this Clown Hunter thing is very interesting the way that this is still sticking around. I'm very curious about what the end game of this character. I'm not sick of Clown Hunter, I'm just wondering what the bigger game is. Yeah. I also liked how this Ghost-Maker is more of a psychopath than Batman and thinks that the recent Batman is doing a bad job with Gotham is because he cares too much, which is an interesting psychopathic thing to say and I can relate to it. Justin: Lots of information there. Really love Guillem Marches art here in the back half of the book. I agree with you, Alex, Harley is a really well used here. Ghost-Maker reminds me a lot of Azrael taking over for Batman after Bain broke his back. So I'm curious what sort of hole this character will fill down the line, because as of now I think Clown Hunter really stands out a little bit more as the unique Jame's creation. So I'm curious to see how that unfolds. Alex: I agree. Let's move on and talk about Black Magick, number 16 from Image Comics written by Greg Rucka and Nicola Scott. This is the last issue of Black Magick, I believe for a little while now. But it ends on a big… Cliffhanger isn't exactly the right word, but our main character is presented with an impossible choice. Is she going to seem one of the two people in her life that she truly loves, spoiler, she ends up saving both of them, which is actually a very bad decision in terms of things that are going forward. The thing that is fascinating to me about this book is relatively speaking, so little happens in every issue, but it has such import, it feels weighty anyway. Justin: Yeah. I agree and the art is just beautiful. The way that the villains eyes are drawn is really haunting and it's such a simple thing giving each of the sort of demon characters, this yellow, black energy to them. Really great. Yeah, and in the back matter, we see that the next issue of Black Magick won't be until late summer 2021. Pete: Yeah. That's tough. That's a long time to wait, but I've really liked the characterization of like, it's not something that you've seen before where it's like, “I'm a cop, but I also do magic.” The back and forth that we learn about this character and what she stands for and with her background and how she goes about her day is very interesting. I like the dilemma and the choices that she makes shows how much he cares. Pete: So I think this is a very interesting book. I've been really enjoying it and I agree with Justin, the art is phenomenal. They pay a lot attention to details to make things extra spooky. When you're reading something and you're scared, it really says a lot about the art and how well they can draw you into the story. Alex: When you say that thing where, “I'm a cop, but I can do magic.” That we've seen before. Where have you seen that before Pete? Pete: There's just been many stories where somebody struggling with their day job and their identity, which they would rather be doing, like, “I'm this, but I'm also that.” “I'm Bruce Wayne, but I'm also Batman.” The secret kind of identity thing is where I was going at. Alex: Sure. You don't need to go beyond Bruce Wayne and Batman, the most relatable of situations. I get what you're talking about. Juggernaut, number three from Marvel Comics, written by Fabian Nacieza, art by- Pete: Don't ask me questions if you're not going to like my fucking response dick. Justin: Yeah. It all comes back to Batman. Alex: Written by Fabian Nacieza, art by Ron Garney. We were very complimentary of this title for the first two issues and had Fabian on the show to talk about it. So check out the live show with him. We get some big answers here. What happened to Juggernaut? How did he get into his new costume? What's going on with him? I love this take on Juggernaut. This is nothing I would've ever expected or asked for, but I think it's so smart and so well done and of course, Ron Garney's art is impeccable throughout this. Justin: Yeah. Alex: Great title. Just a blast to read. Justin: Yeah, I agree. The Ron Garney is such a great artist. I wish he was doing more books on a regular basis and yeah, it's such a unique story that really both explores the backstory of Juggernaut and also drives it forward at the same time, which is hard to do. Then just tells a fun action adventure going on in the present day. Pete: Yeah. I also like how they were also making fun of the fact in the book that he's fighting sand. They're making fun of itself as it's going on. Yeah, I've been really- Justin: Every time I go to the beach, I feel like I'm fighting sand. Pete: Man, I tell you, when you're done going to the beach, you're still fighting sand, finding it all over the place. Justin: I'm fighting sand. Pete: This is such a great surprise. This book as Alex was saying, and also just like the art is so bad-ass. Ron Garney is such a bad-ass. We've seen Juggernaut in a lot of different ways, but like see him power up with this suit, with all the red, it was just so cool. Yeah, I've never been more impressed with Juggernaut. Justin: You can't stop this. Pete: You can't. Alex: It's fun to see him do the Superman thing, opening up his shirt and turning on his costume. It's just a fun riff that I'm really enjoying. Let's move on and talk about, You Look Like Death, tales from the Umbrella Academy, number three, Dark Horse Comics, story by Gerard way and Shaun Simon, art and colors by I.N.J Culbard. As you can probably guess from the title, this is focusing on Klaus from the Umbrella Academy. His adventurous in Hollywood got mixed up with a bunch of shady characters, including a vampire monkey and some other folks. Pete, you have a question right off [crosstalk 00:37:30]. Pete: Yeah. I just wanted to ask Justin something because he's a classically trained actor. When you go on auditions and when you're being aligned producer, you have to see this a lot, right? A lot of people channeling demons and stuff like that. That's got to be a nightmare for Hollywood to comb through all of this all the time, right? Justin: There's a famous actor manual called an actor prepares by, Uta Hagen, I believe. A lot of the technique focuses on channeling a demon into your body before you step out into the audition room or onto the audition stage. So it's really great to see this play down person and of course, Pete, always a grasp of my career and personal life that I am often auditioning to be aligned producer. Alex: Right. This is a fun book. One of the things that I really like about it in particular is the push and pull between Klaus doesn't care about anything, just wants to get high, just wants to get drug and actually being forced into situations where he is going to have to cause something to happen. It's just this enjoyable push and pull as the action coalesces and spirals around him getting him to a point where he's going to have to do something eventually, but he's not quite there yet. Right now he's just eating relish out of a jar and having a good time. Justin: Relish is good. It just slides right down your throat. Pete: The art in this is just fantastic. They do an amazing job. This is a really fun story and worth checking out for sure. Justin: I love the little section where this writer who died, but hasn't moved on is sort of reckoning with his life, is really fun and it's just a little side bit of the story. Alex: That's good stuff. Stillwater, number three, from Image Comics, written by Chip Zdarksy, art by Ramon K. Perez. This title focuses on a small town where nobody ever dies. They can get hurt. They have to recover from that, but they never die and there's a man who has found out that he was actually the son of one of the women from that town. He is now trapped there. His mother is buried near the gazebo at the center of the town and he's trying to figure out a way out as he slowly works himself in the way of the society. Alex: This is really good and it doing a good job of slowly building up the mythology of this book. I like this issue in particular, just because it sets up the dangers going forward, but also explains a little bit more about the, how the concept works. Just smart writing across the board, I think. Pete: Yeah. This is my favorite issue so far. In this issue, they do a good job of really spelling out everything that we've learned as we move forward. Yeah, I'm really impressed with the artwork. This is a cool idea and it's one of the reasons a lot of people are scared of small towns. Justin: Yeah. Most people are scared of small towns because they'll have to live forever there and never get sick. Yeah, I think this issue really sets the level for what the series will be, I think in a good way and Ramon Perez's art is so good. Alex: Let's move on and talk about the Immortal Hulk, number 40 from Marvel, written by Al Ewing and art by Joe Bennett. After spending the last couple of issues with the leader, fighting the Hulk inside of his own head, potentially inside of hell, potentially a lot of stuff going on and that was absolutely horrifying to witness. We finally move outside there and things really move forward as Alpha Flight finds out what's going on. They figure out what's happening to the leader. Thanks to… My gosh, what's his name? I heard it's the body of Walter Langkowski. Pete: Sasquatch, Joe Fixit, who are you talking about? Justin: Abomination? Alex: No. The strong guy, Samson? Justin: [crosstalk 00:41:31]. That was the body Sasquatch and fills them in on everything that's going on. In the meantime, Joe Fixit, make some moves of his own. There's still plenty of gross stuff that happens to the comic. Pete: Sure is. Alex: But I love how much we're moving forward here and that last page, not just in terms of the writing, but also in terms of the way Joe Bennett draws it, is perfection. Justin: Yeah, it's really good. I'm sort of bummed because I had a long standing pitch at Marvel where I was like, I wanted the Hulk to give birth to a mustachioed version of himself and they did it in this issue. So I guess [crosstalk 00:42:10] back to the drawing book. Pete: Yeah. Salvin I couldn't agree more of that last panel was just such a classic comic last panel that gets you really excited. This is horrifying and amazing and all sorts of everything in between. This ride has been fantastic. When this thing is finally collected, this is going to be one of those ones that stands the test of time. It's really impressive. Alex: I wanted to ask you, Pete, because you were really against this for a while, you kept asking for your Hulk to come back. You wanted your Hulk back. What turns you? Because you now see him 100% fully on board with this. Justin: You were like, “I want my Hulk back.” Pete: No. I still feel that way, guys. I still want my Hulk back, but this is an interesting time out take on characters that's been around for a while. It's a very fresh, very new take on it. So you've got to respect something that's great. But yeah, I can't wait for my Hulk to come back and I can enjoy Hulk books more. This is a scarier version of something that I love and it's a little bit over my head, a little too smart, but I respect the fact of what it's doing. Alex: Right. It's like ginger beer instead of ginger ale. Pete: Right. Yeah. Why would you… I don't sure. Alex: It's like, “This is too spicy on my tongue, no thanks. Give me some Schweppes, please.” Justin: It's hard to feel where you're landing in here Alex. Are you landing on ginger ale? Because I think you're positioning yourself as a ginger beer. Alex: No, I love ginger beer. I'm just talking about from Pete's perspective. He wants ginger ale, but he's getting ginger beer. Justin: I think this is your mistake. He wants Mountain Dew. Pete: This is true. Justin: I don't know what all this ginger ale [crosstalk 00:43:58]. Pete: Do you know, Mountain Dew came out with a cookbook. Glorious. Justin: Yep. You've mentioned to us a lot and I look forward to your potluck dish that you'll be providing to our next meetup. What do you think next issue when the Hulk just totally murders the thing? Pete: Man, that's going to be crazy. Justin: Yeah, that'll be fun when he just rips the bricks off of him until he's [crosstalk 00:44:20]. Pete: I don't know because Joe Fixit doesn't look like he's in good shape. I don't know if he can take on the thing. Justin: He's going to rip the bricks off. Alex said it. Alex: We'll see what happens. Next up, Big Girls, number four from Image Comics, story and art by Jason Howard. This is a book about a world where girls are gigantic and boys are monsters. AKA the [crosstalk 00:44:43]. Pete: Sorry. Alex: Wait, what? What are you sorry about? Pete: Sorry for all the damage that dudes has done to this world. Alex: Thank you for apologizing for a millennia misogyny. I appreciate it, Pete. I think your statement here at our comic book podcast, solitary. Pete: Thanks man. Do what you can, you know. Justin: This book keeps moving forward. I liked the story. The girls just keep getting bigger. Alex: Yeah. That's what I love about big girls, man, they keep getting bigger [crosstalk 00:45:16]. Pete: No, but we're slowly getting more and more of what this mutation is and how they're going to stop it and a little bit more about this evil mastermind behind this. I think Jason Howard is doing a good job of giving us just a little bit more information each issue surrounded by a ton of action. I appreciate the storytelling, I think this is a classically great Image book. Alex: Next up, I know this is one that Justin, you were super excited about. Widowmakers, number one, story by that Devin Grayson, pencils and inks by Michele Bandini. This is clearly setting up the Black Widow movie that'll come out at some point, maybe, we'll see what happens. But you got Yelena Belova, teaming up with Red Guardian. Justin, why don't you like this book so much? Pete: Yeah, Justin? Justin: It has- Alex: What's your fucking problem? Justin: I've got a big problem with how great this book is because this book has no business being this good. It's a standalone issue featuring characters- Pete: Don't say that. Justin: People aren't crazy in love for. Well, I mean that as a compliment. It's such a, we follow mostly Yelena Belova, former Black Widow, who is technically a villain in a Black Widow arc and she's been on her own. What's great about it is, it's her being contracted by this rich dick to go do something for him and it ends up going wrong and she's just meant to test these facilities and then be murdered by these people. It's a great action book throughout the whole issue, but the internal monologue going on in Yelena's head is so good about her life, her place in the world, Russia's place in the world, what it means to be a citizen of the world and from a nation and freedom. Justin: There's just so many great ideas here, but it really tracks with this character. It puts you really in her point of view. Then she meets Red Guardian later on in the issue and he has a very different point of view and we get to sort of just take that in without having them jam some sort of idea down our throats. I just thought it was one the smartest issues I've read in a long time. This is my favorite book of the week. I really liked it. Pete: Yeah, it is really great. The art is fantastic. Also this is the best versions of these characters that I've seen. Yeah, it was really impressive to see when somebody tastes and has a great idea for some characters, what they can do. Justin: I love it at the end, the idea of how she gets the villain in the end, I thought was truly [crosstalk 00:48:03]. Pete: Yeah. That was glorious. Justin: It was great. Alex: Awesome. Just to mention, it seems like they're teeing up that this ties into the Black Widow series that is currently running, which is great as well from Kelly Thompson. So definitely check that out. Let's move on to Ice Cream Man, number 21 from Image Comics, written by W. Maxwell Prince, art by Martin Morazzo. I got to tell you, coming into this book, I was like, “Okay, I get it. They're doing their [inaudible 00:48:29]. That's not what it was at all. This is straight up a Watchman riff that they are doing this issue, which was so surprising and so shocking and as dark and messed up, as you would expect from Ice Cream Man. What'd you think about this issue? Justin: When I looked at the cover, I was like, “That's a funny cover idea.” Like a Watchman take Ice Cream Man. Then I was like, “Shit, that's the whole thing.” Which I was really surprised by. Then the way it ends is… Because it plays sort of a slight spoiler, like the very rare, more positive ending for any sort of character in Ice Cream Man. I thought that is a interesting subversion of what Watchman is, but it left me thinking like, “I need to read this a couple more times and really get into what's happening here because it's so good.” But I'm almost being fooled by the positive ending, I feel like. Pete: Yeah. Because the Ice Cream Man has been so dark and horrifying throughout. This issue was just me going, “Shit.” I was like, “Why is this so familiar?” Then slowly getting it and it was the coloring and the panels. I'm like, “I know why this is so familiar.” Then the upside down frowny face was just the nail that kind of put in the coffin where I was like, “This is amazing.” I immediately went back, like Justin said and reread it to be like, “How did I not get this earlier?” Pete: But every issue I'm so nervous before I read it, because I'm like, I don't know if it can keep going at such a high level of creativity and constantly amazing me and torturing my mind with what is happening. We still really don't know what's going on with Ice Cream Man and every issue we find out a little bit more, but it's just still such a crazy, interesting book that is… I cannot wait for it to finish so I can go back and reread it all again and enjoy it all again, because it's just really impressive. Alex: Well, feels like they did a similar sort of thing with All-star Superman, a couple of issues back. We had W. Maxwell Prince on our live show. He talked about how it's not necessarily connecting the story. Maybe there's an Ice Cream Man multi-verse, this feels like one of those tales out in the multi-verse that rifts on or reverberates off of what's going on with Ice Cream Man, because I read most of it thinking, okay, we're getting some real answers in terms of mythology here. That's not what happens at all necessarily. It's more just like, there are echoes of what's going on in the book usually, but it's still, Martin Morazzo's art is so gorgeous and so well laid out. The watcher risks are fun. It's weird to do a positive Watchman to your point, Justin, but I think if you're going to do anything that ends happy, that you're parodying, sure, do it Watchman, have a happy ending for Watchma. Why not. Justin: Well, and the ultimate way to subvert Watchman is to have the Rorschach character go live a happy life and make his world better. That's what I think the point is, is like, “Hey, let's just take small steps to make our lives better.” That's what I think the last page with the end is near with [inaudible 00:52:14] crossed out on the dude's sign. I think it's like, “Hey, it'd be a little easier if we just had it be near.” He does. So it's like, “Let's all make small steps to have a better life.” Which that would solve Watchman as well. Justin: Watchman's all about tricking the humanity to be nicer to each other by creating a squared that is threatening the planet. It's like, “Okay, now you don't have to kill each other because there's another enemy.” This book is maybe saying, “No, we could also just be nicer to each other on a day-to-day basis.” I think that's a very cool idea. If that's what the intention was, this is very good. Pete: Yeah. I also liked the idea of, instead of having a character go down a dark path and be like, “I'm too wrapped up in this.” Having the character stop and realize like, “I need to be a better partner.” It's doable. It's “If I put some time and energy into this, I can save this fucking thing. I can turn it around.” It was really great and the midst of all this craziness of this Ice Cream Man world, it was very surprising and goal. Alex: Lastly, we're going to move on to our X of Swords block, which Pete is very into it, very excited about. Pete: [crosstalk 00:53:32]. Alex: Hold on, buddy. Justin: That's why we do it at the end because you log off. Alex: Yeah, we save it right for the end here. But this is the second to last week of extra service. We're going to be wrapping it up all next week. Okay. Calm down, buddy. But we got X-Force number 14, written by Benjamin Percy and [Jerry Dougan 00:53:50], art by Joshua Cassara. [inaudible 00:53:52] number six, written by Seb Wells and art by Carmen Carnero. Cable, number six written by Jerry Dukin and Phil Neto. Here we are very much into the tournament of [Arocco versus Kakoa 00:54:02]. They are fighting battles, often not with swords, but with other beings throughout this. Justin: Eating contests. Alex: We get a bunch of them fleshed out. Some of them happen shorter than others, but by the end of it, we move on to the main event. Spoiler is you could have predicted this even call out that you could predict it. It's apocalypse versus annihilation as Arocco and Kakoa are tie. That's what this has been leading all up towards. Pete, I know you're against this. I know you're not loving this. Justin, let's go to you first. what'd you think about these issues? Justin: Well, it's funny to Pete's point of being frustrated by it. It's there is a little bit of a trick here with this whole event where they set it up to be this Epic sort of age of apocalypse style crossover. When what it really is, is like X-Men playing baseball on a grand event scale. It's very playful. It's very light and fun. Despite the fact that the X-Men are losing, which is, I think stressful in general, but it's these fun lighthearted events punctuated by horrible murder. The back half of the X-Force issue where we see the Storm, the stuff that- Pete: The storm fight is glorious. Justin: The drink that Storm and Wolverine were drinking, the Blight Swill is actually a pretty strong poison, like a soul poisoning and then Storm still beats her dude, and then lets him get slaughtered. That was bad-ass. Pete: Yeah it was. Alex: Well, in the Hellions issue, it takes a little bit of a side trip. Early in the event we found out that Mr. Sinister was leading his team to try to get the swords of Arocco before they could use them. Turns out as usual, Mr. Sinister is being an evil fuck and- Pete: Surprise. Alex: He tricked his entire team in order to get genetic information from the mutants of Arocco, that's all he really wanted to do. His entire team dies in absolutely horrible ways. It's a little unclear which one of them are going to come back or not because if you die in other worlds, your personality dies, but you might be pulled from another personality. So may getting some new rifts out a bunch of these characters. Justin: Well, I feel like we got Havoc and Quantum survive in that may be it. Alex: Yeah. I think Empath also makes it through, right? He gets stabbed, but he crawls his way through. So maybe he's coming back. Justin: Yeah. Alex: But that's super dark. The rest of it is, like both of you guys are saying, there's a point to the fact that it's frustrating that they're never getting to the sword fights. You're watching it and you're reading it, you're like, “They're doing a puzzle fight. That's insane.” It is insane that Iliana is doing puzzles right now to try to beat these people. But I think, Justin, you said it last week, we were talking about these issues, this is [inaudible 00:57:07] setting up fairy magic to trick Arocco in order to win. Alex: There's even a point in one of these issues where they're like, what is she doing right now? What side is she on? What is the game that she's playing? But it ultimately comes clear when Gorgon ends up fighting and ties up the score, so it gets to annihilation versus apocalypse. That was the whole point of what [inaudible 00:57:31] was doing. She was getting it to this point of whatever is next to even up the score. I am still very much on board with this. I understand the frustration with the lack of sword fights that are happening in X of Swords, but we got three issues left here. I think the story has been so fascinating audits own both from a writing and an art perspective that I'm still very much enjoying it, personally. Justin: Yeah. The Cable issue that we didn't talk about, the art's great and there's some great emotional mo
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FOLLOW US ON TWITTER, AND FACEBOOK. SUPPORT OUR SHOWS ON PATREON. Full Episode Transcript: Alex: What is up everybody, welcome to The Stack. I'm Alex. Justin: I'm Justin. Pete: I'm Pete, and I'm not looking forward to talking about the Marvel stuff today. Alex: Oh, wow. Really? Justin: Wow. What a way to plant a flag, Pete. Alex: Interesting. Pete: Yeah. Alex: Well, that's okay, because we're going to kick it off with a DC comic first, Punchline, number one, written by James Tynion IV and Sam Jones, no relation I think. Art by Mirka Andolfo. This is, as you could probably guess from the title, focusing on Punchline, new girlfriend to the Joker who is brought to the forefront during the Joker war, finally getting her own one-shot. Should we get your own series? I think starting next year at some point. Justin: It certainly feels that way, yes. Alex: Yeah, but this is picking up. She is in prison. And in this issue, we get one of James Tynion's pet projects. Harper Row shows up again with her brother tracking down Punchline, is clearly setting her up as an adversary to her. We find out a lot more about her origin. I'll tell you what, I personally have been feeling very much like Punchline is the Pucci of the Batman side of the universe. Pete: Oh, what? What the- Alex: Hold on, let me finish. But this issue went a long way to selling me on understanding what their take on her is personally. Pete, you're all in on Punchline, that is clear. Pete: Yes. I think this is a interesting kind of way to come at this character. What I don't like is she's like, “Oh man, don't trust people of a podcast, they turn out to be psychos,” which, that's fair. Justin: Truth. Pete: That's fair. But I do think that this is an interesting villain. It's one of those things where like, she was kind of forced in the situation, almost helped “the Joker” and then kind of Batman interrupted them and then felt like, oh man, I was so close to being a part of something bigger, and this is kind of her pursuit of that. It's interesting. I feel like as a first issue, they do a good job of being like, okay, here's this character, here's a little bit of her backstory and what she's about. And I think it does a good job of getting you intrigued for more to see how this is all going to unfold and to see if she does claim her kind of like all the bad stuff that she does or tries to hide. Justin: Yeah. First off, the art on this was great by Mirka Andolfo, really good stuff, and sort of had some flavor to it as opposed to just sort of getting it done which I thought was nice. But I think this issue made crystal clear what the whole idea here is, jumping off what you said, Alex. The whole thing with Harley Quinn was it always felt a little wild that Harley Quinn was the Joker's psychiatrist. And then suddenly she became his partner or his just fully onboard. And in this issue we get to see- Pete: Wait, can I? Justin: Yes, sure. Pete: I just wanted to ask you, have you ever just really hated your day job before? Justin: No, I've never. What is work? Because when you love your job, it's like you never work a day in your life. Pete: Wow. Justin: So don't know what you're talking about. Alex: If you teach a man to fish, you never work a day in your life. That's what I always say. Justin: That's right. I'd rather be fishing says the seat of my jeans. What I like about this though, is it's sort of, we see the progression and it very much mirrors how many people go from being a regular person on the internet to being radicalized in our modern world, through social media. And I think this does a really good job of using that very real issue in our country slash world. And putting it into the comic book world and bringing us a character that we believe, I believe the way this story is told and having Punchline land where she does, I'm on board. I think this is a really good issue for getting us to like the character. Pete: Yeah. I hope those punches do land, because it'll be interesting to see how this unfolds. Alex: Yeah. Like you said, very smart, very well done. Particularly if you've been on the fence about the character like I have, I recommend reading this issue. Let's move to another one that I know Pete is excited about, even though it's a Marvel comic, Taskmaster number one written by Jed Mackay. Pete: I should have been more specific and said the X-Men stuff. Alex: God. Art by Alessandro Vitti. This is a new take on Taskmaster. He is just chilling out on a golf course, in one the [crosstalk 00:05:05]. Pete: Yeah, just like everybody else. Alex: Ends up getting framed for a murder. I won't spoil who gets murdered, but ends up on the run for that murder as usual. Particularly given that we revisited Fred [Valenti's 00:05:18] excellent Taskmaster series just a few months ago here on this very show. What'd you think about this one? What'd you think about this new take here? Pete: I thought this was a lot of fun, having bulls-eyeing him in this kind of celebrity golf tournaments, I just didn't expect this. I was really impressed with, just from reading comics and knowing this character like, okay, I know how this is going to go. But I was pleasantly surprised by the start of this and how different it felt from what I expected. And I think it was kind of a very cool story and also very interesting team up. I think this did a really great job of setting up this kind of new take on Taskmaster a little bit, and then kind of this arc of where this is going, and kind of laid out all the characters that are going to be involved. I think this did a great job of getting me wanting more and excited for this world. Justin: Taskmaster has this weird spot in the Marvel universe where sometimes it's a little bit Deadpoolesque. But sometimes he's meant to be a scary villain who is very hard to beat. And in this he's sort of goofy dude who was fucking around. And that's why I feel like Fred Valenti's take we love so much because it really found the middle ground between those two. He's someone with a tragic backstory where he can't retain his long-term memory and because his brain is full of these fighting techniques that have overtaken his short-term memory. It's a little … I don't quite know where this book is going. Because I like the story and I like sort of the task that I hope he masters by the end of it. But the golf stuff felt a little, I was like, “Wait, what?” Pete: No, but that was fun. Justin: And I will say I loved that it was Black Widow. My guess was that it was Black Widow who was hunting [inaudible 00:07:24] and I love that it actually was by the end of the issue. Alex: Yeah. I mean, this seems like a pretty clear tee up for the Black Widow movie, right. I don't know when this was originally supposed to come out, but given that Taskmaster is going to show out there, Black Widow is going to show up there obviously. It seems like this is tying into that in a certain way, or at least going to be one of those things where, hey, now there's a trade on the stands. The other thing, I'll get into spoilers here. Alex: I don't love the idea of being ahead of a book, but I sincerely hope this is where this twist is heading. Because, again, spoilers, the thing is that Taskmaster is framed from the death of Maria Hill. And it feels like killing Maria Hill off screen is a very bad, very weird move. But what I think is going on here is Nick Fury Jr. recruits him to find the real killer of Maria Hill so he can get Black Widow off his back. It seems to be that it's probably Nick Fury Jr. is not who he says he is. It is in fact somebody else, has lied to Taskmaster the entire time. And that's the twist coming down the road. This is something that I felt very uncomfortable and sort of hated when they brought out, oh, Maria Hill is dead. When they get to that twist, say four issues down the road, I think I'm going to feel a lot better about this book. But as it is, Alessandro Vitti's art is really solid and fun and there's some funny bits in here. Jed Mackay, I think wrote the Black Cat book- Justin: I love that book. Alex: [crosstalk 00:09:01] coming out, which is super fun. So he does comedy, so it's good stuff. If you're looking for a fun, silly one, this might be one to check out. Pete: Yeah. I just wanted to go back and touch on something Justin said, yes, Fred Valenti definitely did an amazing job. But I think other people should be allowed to do their takes, just because Fred did something that was so iconic. Justin: No, one take and one take only I say, leave me. Pete: I think there's room for other kind of take some people. But I think- Justin: Pete, when you're making a movie, you only do one take, they just turn the camera on and everything rolls. That's how it works. Pete: Justin, you know better than that, come on. Justin: Then they just move the camera to different locations. The camera's rolling, the whole time it's traveling from Atlanta- Pete: Every film is filmed live, right? Justin: Yeah. Pete: Great. Justin: It's why it's really hard, actors really have to run very quickly to different places. Alex: Kick-Ass versus Hit-Girl number one from Image Comics written by Steve Niles, art by Marcelo Frusin. This is following the new Kick-Ass who is in with some drug dealers and gangs. By the end of the book Hit-Girl is maybe coming for her. I got to tell you, I like Steve Niles. Though this art was very good, the violence was brutal. We were talking about this other live show a little bit, the idea that some number one issues don't leave it off on the table that they sort of just like get to it at the end. Frankly, this is the issue that I was thinking of when we were talking about it, because not enough happens here in this first issue necessarily to make it work for me. But I'm curious to hear what you guys think. Pete: Well, I'm kind of like, you see it in movies and comics all the time, the person who killed somebody then goes to the funeral and that's just so insane to me that you would go to somebody's funeral that you murdered. Alex: Pete, you're going to come to my funeral, right though? Pete: Sure, I am buddy. Alex: Okay. Pete: Yeah. Can't wait to piss on your grave, it's going to be great. I just think that- Justin: You don't have to piss on the grave at the funeral, the graves' going to be there, give it a day, come back. Alex: The [inaudible 00:11:17] says that, right. If I'd [inaudible 00:11:19] I would like to piss on the grave. Pete: That's right. Justin: Speak now or forever hold it in your bladder, hold it. You don't want to be caught holding it. Pete: Well, yeah, I mean because we know these characters so well, so I feel like this isn't a … new telling is just kind of like, these are where these characters are and pretty soon they're going to clash. But it's always tough when it's Kick-Ass versus Hit-Girl issue one, but they don't ever meet in the comic yet, so that's a little like, meh. Justin: I have a feeling they will down the line. Pete: Oh, okay. So that's it's just setting it up. I do think the art here is great. Marcelo Frusin really takes on the Jr. vibe, but gives it its own sort of flavor in a nice way. That was cool. A lot of heads being cut off in perfect hot dog sections, which I was like, “Okay.” Justin: Well, if you've got a really sharp sword like that, it's going to cut right through it. Pete: So easy to cut through the spine. Alex: Well, that's actually how they make hot dogs. Justin: Yep, a 100%. And I won't tell you what body parts of what animals are doing that. But otherwise it was a real quick read. Alex: Yes, I agree. Resident Alien Your Ride's Here, number one from Dark Horse Comics written by Peter Hogan- Pete: Oh, my rides here. Alex: … and art by Steve Parkhouse. I have not been a religious Resident Alien reader, but as far as I can gather from this issue, it's about an alley that just kind of hangs out with people and I love- Justin: He's a resident. Alex: Yeah. I kind of [crosstalk 00:13:05] casual it is. I thought there would be more alien stuff in this book, there's not. He's just going to hang it out. Justin: It's very chill. No one even talks about how he's an alien. Pete: No, guys, we've read this before. This is a thing where he doesn't look like that to other people. He kind of wears the disguise, but he revealed himself to that girl that's getting the haircut in the book. This had previous arcs before, and this is a really kind of cool thing. Justin: Yeah, I know. Pete: Okay. All right. Justin: This reminded me, and I think this is perhaps why you like it, Pete, remind me a little bit of Concrete. Pete: Yeah. Justin: The old series back in the day. And it is fun. It is almost too like Slice of Life for the first two thirds of it. I like the vision quest stuff at the end. And I would be curious sort of where this opens up to, but man, this issue ends with sort of like, oh, that's just it. Alex: It is funny though. I mean, even if you're not totally familiar with the series, and like Pete said, we've read a couple of issues here and there, but just kind of picking this up and not necessarily having a media reader call of what we talked about before. There's still good solid jokes characterization here that make this very engaging. I enjoyed it even if most of the time I felt like, I don't know what they're talking about. Pete: Yeah. I'm very into this comic. I really am invested in this relationship. And yeah, I'm excited for more. This is kind of an interesting new arc. I'm hoping that the alien and this lady can work it out. Justin: How invested in the relationship are you, Pete? Pete: I'm very, very invested. Justin: Heavy? Alex: 10K, he put 10K on it. Pete: Yeah. Justin: I like those odds. Alex: American Vampire 1976 number two from DC Comics written by Scott Snyder, art by Raphael Albuquerque. As you could probably figure out from the title, this is picking up on the first issue set in 1976 as Skinner Sweet and his gang were trying to take over a train that holds all of the relics of America, feels almost like a little bit of a leftover from Scott Snyder's undiscovered country's ideas in a certain way. But Skinner Sweet is forced to team up with his brother who he thought was dead. We get a little bit of flashback that explains that here. Man, it is so good to have this book back. I am loving every issue of it so far. Pete: I really like the start of it. The fun recap of like, gather round kids, uncle Skinner's going to catch you up. I thought that was great. I really appreciated kind of the walkthrough, their history there. I mean, you can't really say enough about the art, it's really unbelievable. And I love the Butch Cassidy and Sundance reference. Justin: See, Skinner Sweet is such a great character. It's just great to be able to read new stories where we can follow him around. I like these series as a culmination point of a lot of the American Vampire dangling threads and the tongue is gross and the tongues that we see in this book are gross and it's great. It's a truly daunting villain for a title that's been able to maintain such quality over the years. Alex: Great stuff, definitely pick it up. Next up, The Amazing Spider-Man number 52 from Marvel Comics written by Nick Spencer and art by Patrick Gleason. Finally Spider-Man is facing down Kindred, the villain who has been taunting him pretty much all of Nick Spencer's run. We have gotten the reveal of who Kindred is, or at least who we think Kindred is. Personally I have some doubts there that the reveal is actually what we think it is. But in this issue, Spider-Man gives up, surrenders to Kindred to save all of his friends, all the men and the rest of the spider family. And it ends in a moment that I felt like such a sucker because I know this is not going to be permitted, but I legitimately gasped out loud at the end of this issue. I thought this was great. Pete is nodding his head. Yes, yes, yes, I can see him. [crosstalk 00:17:31]. Justin: Yes, give me more. Alex: He loves it. Give me more. Justin, let's go to you first. What did you think about this? Justin: We have never been closer to finding out how Kindred is than we are with this issue. And yeah, you could have said that for many issues in this run of 52. I really want to know now. Alex: Well, they've revealed that Kindred is Harry Osborn. That's been the thing that they've come out and said. Justin: Yes. And was that the last issue or? Yeah, it was. Alex: There was two issues back, yeah. Justin: And that feels, it feels weird to me. Alex: It feels wrong. It feels like a fate. Justin: And I think you had the theory that it's Peter Parker from the future, like a dead Peter Parker or something who is very bitter about his life perhaps. And I think this issue I was thinking about theory a lot because it feels that Kindred is sort of like, you've wasted your life fighting for these people. And that's sort of the point. And I think that's a nice counterpoint for Peter, our present day Peter, to fight back and say, “It is worth it. You just took the wrong path or whatever.” My theory was that it was the robber who kills uncle Ben, the thief. That would be cool too, but I sort of like your theory a little bit better at this point, feels more on track with what the story they're telling. Because I don't know what Harry Osborn, while he is a big part of Spider-Man [inaudible 00:19:00], Norman overshadows him so much. And I don't know what the point of having Harry there does. Alex: I'll tell you also on that note, there's a big scene in here that is very reminiscent of what Scott Snyder did in death, not death in the family, Death of the Family. Justin: Death of the Family. Alex: Joker, Hulk, where he gathered the Joker, gathered everybody around the dinner table. In this instance, what Kindred does is he digs up the skeletons of everybody who Spider-Man has let die and gathers some around. And the moment, it's so well paced and so horrifying because it goes around and it's like, here's captain Gwen Stacy, here's Jean DeWolff. Here's, what is it? Marla Jameson. Then he gets to Gwen- Justin: Flash. Alex: … and Spider-Man and he's like, “Oh no, Gwen.” And then Flash, the last one was uncle Ben. And it's so upsetting to see that happen. Very well done in exactly the way that it should feel. I thought, Pete, again, nodding his head, yes, yes, yes, could not agree more it seems like. And Pete- Justin: Before we go to Pete, who's opinion will no doubt really crown this review of the book. I want to give a shout-out to Patrick Gleason's art, it's so perfect for this run. To your point, we're seeing how horrifying this dinner scene is, Patrick Gleason's art is the perfect companion to this story. Pete: I just can't wait for Nick Spencer to get the fuck off this book. It's just, he writes these fucked up twisted things and really fucks with you as a fan, who's loved something for many years and then makes you question that. I mean, to dig up these people and have their corpses sitting at a table, fuck you. And then have Spider-Man be like, “Fucking, I give up, kill me.” Fuck you, I'm sick of this shit. This just over the top fucking just bullshit to … It's grotesque. Justin: I hear you Pete. Pete: It's all ridiculous. Give me a fucking Spider-Man story, man. This is bullshit. Justin: I want to see Spider-Man do something important, like catch a pulse snatcher. Has he done that? Has he stopped a purse snatching at any point? Alex: I think this is good. I'll also mention I know we did include this in The Stack. Pete: You were like, when that moment happened, I yelled boo, and I closed my laptop and I was just like, I had to walk away for a little bit. Justin: Boo. Good day. Alex: They're also releasing these 52.LR books, which I know I didn't send over for The Stack. But they're kind of taking place between the stories and focusing on the characters that are on Spider-Man. Also really good, really dark, this one focuses on Norman Osborn teaming up with Mary Jane, which is wild, and she hates it. Pete, don't worry, she does not want to work with him at all. But really good stuff. It just a very dark, it definitely feels like- Pete: Spider-Man shouldn't be this dark. Alex: What is almost unequivocally the best Spider-Man story of all time, Pete? Pete: I don't know. Alex: Kraven's Last Hunt. I think- Pete: That's your opinion. I don't think- Alex: No. Justin: What's your? Alex: I think if you ask almost anybody, if you asked what is the best- Pete: I like a couple of Rhino stories, that are great. Alex: Sure. There's great Spider-Man stories, but the best one of all time is probably, obviously arguably Kraven's Last Hunt. Spider-Man dies, he's buried in that, Kraven takes over. He's covered in spiders, it's dark. And I think that's what Nick Spencer is going for here, and I think he's [crosstalk 00:22:49]. Pete: Nick Spencer is just doing shock value shit. Justin: I don't think so. And also like Spider-Man's origin is dark. His uncle dies and he lets him go. It's like guilt. Pete: He doesn't know that at the time though. Justin: Yeah, I know. Alex: Sorry. Justin, are you familiar with Spider-Man's origin story? Justin: Yeah, he was there as a thief and he was like, “Should I stop this guy?” And then the guy was like, I'm going to go kill your uncle. And he's like, “Go ahead.” Pete: Go ahead. Justin: Get out of here you scum. Alex: As long as Caterpillar man finds my uncles corpse later, I'm good with it. [crosstalk 00:23:28]. Justin: I'm just saying there's been a darkness to Spider-Man from the jump. I think this is well within the range to tell this. Pete: No. Alex: Let's move on then to something that is perfectly purposely dark, Scarenthood number one from IDW by Nick Roche and Chris O'Halloran. We had Nick Roche on our live show this week. Let's be honest here. Let's be true to ourselves. What do we really think about Scarenthood? I'll come out and I've got to say it, this is the truth. I like this book. Justin: Nice, bold. I mean, I raved about the book on the live show. But to boil it down, I really like how this book feels very like Slice of Life. It's about a father in Ireland, and I don't know what town it is, but in Ireland, he struggles with just the stress of being a dad, tries to connect with the parents. It's really funny. And then there's … we slowly get peppered in a couple of details about how the school is maybe a little haunted and it builds and builds and builds to a legit scary moment that combines the fear of the supernatural with the regular fears of being a parent in a way that I thought was a real great step forward. I'm very excited for more of this. Pete: Yeah. I mean, this is more in you guys' sweet spot a little bit, because I was like, “I get it. You're a real dad in real life.” Okay. All right. Justin: But Pete you're a cat dad. Think about it if it's a cat. Alex: Yeah. Your Twitter bio says cat daddy, right? Pete: Yeah. That's exactly what it says. Justin: I believe it's catty daddy if I remember correctly. Pete: Oh my God. Anyways, I'm really- Justin: The original catty daddy. Pete: All that aside, I really liked the kind of horror ghost story elements. I thought it was really cool. I very much enjoyed this book, even though I'm not a parent and don't know the struggles that you guys deal with. But I thought it was really well done and interesting. And I'm very excited to read more. I think this is kind of like a cool team on this book. I think it's rich enough that I really want to kind of delve into it more. Justin: Pete, being a parent is like your life, but with fewer cheesesteaks and fewer romantic comedies. Pete: Boo, that doesn't sound fun. Alex: I really like this as well. The pitch that I didn't give on the show. Justin: Wow. Pete: Oh my goodness. I thought that was part of the pitch. Justin: Oh, okay. You seem to be allergic to the pitch. Alex: Yeah. That was not part of the pitch. I just sneezed. This is like single parents meet stranger things is the way that I'd put it. Pete: Oh, wow. Alex: We talked about this live show a little bit, but I was really impressed, particularly given we read a lot of first issues with how packed this was with details, and the fact that things slowly build to the supernatural, but it isn't the last page reveal. It's about halfway two thirds of the way through the issue that we get some weird supernatural stuff. We get even weirder supernatural stuff as it goes. And the character signs are really terrifying in the right way. This is a great debut. I was very happy to read this and I was glad that we got to chat with Nick for so long about it. Pete: I agree. Alex: Let's move on to another title that we've been enjoying quite a bit. GI Joe number 10 from IDW written Paul Allor, art by Chris Evenhuis. Pete- Pete: Yo Joe. Alex: … you got to like this one, because there's a bareness appearance in this one. But for the most part, this is about a secret lab that is trying to create half human half robot cyborg bats for a cobra- Pete: Classic. Alex: … and how they end up taking it down. After being- Pete: Classic Dr. Mindbender stuff, I mean- Alex: Classic Dr. Mindbender stuff. Justin: Dr. Mindbender. Alex: After not being so crazy about the last issue, I was glad to personally just see this return to form for this issue. What'd you guys think about this one? Pete: Yeah. I'm enjoying this. I'm having a lot of fun. Also kind of a crazy reveal because I'm used to … I'm sure you guys are the same. Lady Jaye, she used to roll with Flint or Snake Eyes. Alex: You don't need to tell us. Justin: Yeah, we're right there. [crosstalk 00:27:56]. She used to roll [inaudible 00:27:58] with Flint or even Snake Eyes. Pete: Yeah. Right. But then to see her with this new guy, and I know he's new because I was like, I'm not wrong in this. I went to the Hasbro website to look this up. Alex: We all did, you don't need to tell us. We all headed to the Hasbro website. Justin: It's where I get my news. Pete: Because I was like, wait a second, I wasn't … I don't remember [inaudible 00:28:19]. Alex: First stop, OAN. Second stop, [inaudible 00:28:22]. Third stop, Hasbro website. That's where I get my news. Justin: Exactly. Especially if I'm like, what's my brother doing? I'm like Hasbro. Pete: But yeah, I continue to have a lot of fun with this book. Some interesting stuff. Great art. I think they do a good job of sometimes doing fun stuff with names, sometimes holding it back a little bit more. Justin: Yeah. I mean, I think I've said in the past, I was never a G.I. Joe kid. Pete: Yeah. You weren't allowed to watch as a kid, and we feel bad for you. Justin: We're not allowed to watch because they used guns, yes. But these stories I like, I like the way they're sort of one-offs story of the weeks with different tones. This one sort of has more of the action figure animated show feel, I think. But they treat the characters in a realistic way and I appreciate it. Alex: It also feels like with this issue that this is starting to build towards something, even though we've been focusing in on these individual characters, maybe I'm wrong, but issue- Justin: Castle fall. Alex: What? Justin: I think there's something called castle fall coming up. Alex: Yeah, that's coming up. And that certainly seems to be a tease that we're just going to start getting all these individual plot points mixing together in some way. And that's exciting. I mean, if they're really doing, focusing in on one, two characters every issue and that it's building something bigger, that's very cool storytelling. I'm excited to see where it goes. Next up, another one that I'm sure was in Pete's wheelhouse, Dark Nights: Death Metal Infinite Hour Exxxtreme, with so many Xs, number one from DC Comics, written by thank Frank Tieri, Becky Cloonan, Sam Humphries, and of course, Lobo. Art by Tyler Kirkham, Rags Morales, Denys Cowan, and again, Lobo. As you can guess, this is what Lobo's been doing during Dark Nights, Death Metal, what's been going on with him. It kicks off with a very Frank Tieri story. Pete: Yeah, Frank, come on. I mean, this is the guy- Justin: Perhaps the most Frank Tieri stuff. Pete: Yeah. I mean, this is the guy you want on this book. You want this kind of goon squad guy to tell a story about one of the biggest goons there is, Lobo. And let's not forget we should make a Lobo Batman. And yeah, I think this was- Alex: The Batman man. Pete: Yeah. The bat, who frags. Yeah, I think this continues to just be a ton of over the top fun, just taking the DC Universe and being like, let's throw a bunch of Xs on it, say it's extreme, death metal, yeah, turn it up to 11. And the whole headbutt joke was hysterical, it was just great. Bat Grundy, I mean, what more do you want? Justin: Let me just say it was probably a lot to read three back-to-back Lobo stories. It's like getting just a bowl of a hot fudge sundae after the hot fudge sundae served in a bowl that's also made out of hot fudge sundae. And so it's not as … I didn't need that much Lobo. Pete: Come on man. Justin: I will say I liked the back-end of the second story. The other heroes being Lobofied. Pete: Superman Lobo or are you talking about Wonder Woman Lobo or? Justin: All of them. I thought those were funny. Pete: Okay. Alex: Lobo gets his hands on some death metal and remakes the universe to reimagine everybody's origin stories as all being Lobo. I think that was the Sam Humphreys, Dennis Cowan section, I could be wrong. Justin: It's hard to tell, it's the one that's called, it says it's by Lobo. I can't tell if it's the second story or the beginning of the third story, sort of flows. And then I'm curious, it does feel like Lobo is going to play a large part in the resolution of Death Metal, which I find- Pete: Well, he has been popping up. [crosstalk 00:32:24]. Alex: Go ahead, Pete. Pete: No, no. Alex: All I was going to say is he's been popping up almost every issue of Dark Nights Death Metal doing something in the background. And this is to explain what he has been doing. Pete: And also if you're going to do a Death Metal book and not talk about Lobo, I mean, you're not really talking about Death Metal then. Justin: If you're going to have a Wolverine who just has a longer cigar and shorter claws, then yeah, have him be in this space I guess. Pete: This is not Wolverine. Alex: Okay. Justin: No? Pete: No. Justin: What are some of the big differences? Pete: All right. First off- Justin: The healing factor? Pete: … Wolverine doesn't talk this much. And Wolverine isn't as in love with himself as Lobo is. Justin: Wolverine doesn't talk as much, got it. Pete: You're just a [inaudible 00:33:09]. Alex: Let's move on and talk about Marvel Zombies: Resurrection number four from Marvel Comics written by Philip Kennedy Johnson, art by Leonard Kirk. This book has been, I say surprisingly great. Except Philip Kennedy Johnson has been consistently delivering excellent stuff across the board. Here, the main thing that I've talked up to multiple people who are like, “Ah, I don't want to read a Marvel Zombies book,” was the twist last issue, or at least the plot reveal last issue, that the excuse, the reasoning for the zombies is that it's a bunch of brood who have infested Galactus. So you get the reason they're infesting superheroes is they're the brood. The reason they have a cosmic hugger is because of Galactus. And here our heroes led by Spider-Man with the two Richard children and a bunch of other random folks are attacking the Galactus hive in limbo. It all ends here or does it? I really like this resolution quite a bit. What'd you guys think? Pete: Yeah. This was just really unbelievable. Continually impressed with the twists and turns that this is taking. I didn't see any of this coming the way it is. Just action galore, some great story, a really impressive balance of story and action. And the art is just phenomenal. This book is one of those ones that I look forward to when I see it's on our kind of pool list, and it continues to impress. Justin: Yeah. I mean, I agree. There's a lot of smart choices in this story, like smart, creative uses of different Marvel characters. And Pete, you must have loved how this is a fun Spider-Man. Pete: Yeah. I mean, well, he gets emotional and it's nice. But also love the magic stuff and the Wolverine blade stuff. I don't want to spoil stuff for people. Man, just really cool. Justin: I was being sarcastic because Spider-Man is just so sad the entire time, he's not having any fun. [crosstalk 00:35:23]. But I love the end as well. Alex: And I really enjoy the fact that we're getting both DCs from Tom Taylor and Marvel Zombies: Resurrection from Phillip Kennedy Johnson. They're both smart reinventions of zombie mythos. We're not just getting the zombies in the Marvel Universe, zombies in the DC Universe. They're coming up with canonical reasons for why they exist based on what the specific universes could bring to the table. And that's great, they're both very different stories as well. They're not just zombie stories. And I look forward to hopefully more to come. I was surprised, it seemed like it was tying into whatever that Thanos story that Donny Cates had been teasing is. But I guess we'll see down the road. Alex: Next up, The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys: National Anthem number two from Dark Horse comics, story by Gerard Way and Shaun Simon, art by Leonardo Romero. This is picking up obviously on the first issue. But as everybody is slowly regaining their mojo and fighting against the live type characters who are infesting the world specifically through the lens of cops who have been taken over by whatever is going out in this world. What'd you think about this one? I think we're really complimentary of the first issue. How'd you feel about the second? Justin: I love the art on this book. It has such a good tone and vibe for the whole thing. And I mean, it's a little, like with a lot of Gerard Way stuff, you're not a 100% sure with what's happening. But it has a very musical vibe. This feels like a music montage from The Umbrella Academy TV show or something like that, very much like the action feels like there's a lot happening underneath it. Pete: Yeah. I think the art is the real hero here. It's very stylized and kind of switches back and forth, which is really impressive and still feels about the same story. But yeah, this is … we don't know exactly, but we've got enough to kind of follow. It's interesting, action packed. You can kind of understand why the people are doing what they're doing. Yeah, I've been really impressed with this and I'm going to continue to keep reading it. I think it's great. Alex: Particularly with this issue, it feels like it's sort of thing that if you have acab in your Twitter bio, this is the comic for you. Let's move on and talk about Goosebumps: Secrets of the Swamp number two from IDW, written by Marieke Nijkamp, art by Yasmin Florez Montanez. You two in particular were particularly complimentary of this. This is a werewolf tale for the Goosebumps universe, I guess. You liked the first issue quite a bit as two girls teamed up to try to track down some werewolves. What'd you think about the second one? Pete: Yeah, I was really impressed with the way this relationship kind of moved, because what I was worried about in the first issue is you have two characters who kind of force into this crazy scenario. And I was worried they were going to just fight the whole time and not be able to kind of move throughout the story and kind of take care of business. And I think they handled that in such a good way. I've been really impressed with the Goosebumps. This is a fun story. Art is unbelievable. I liked these depiction of werewolves and I thought it was endurable how that one werewolf just kind of curled up. I think this is very cool and interesting story. I'm excited to read more. Justin: I have a feeling these werewolves are going to be people eventually. Pete: What? Justin: Not a ton habits in this issue as far as driving the story forward. It's mostly like we're scared in the swamp. But yeah, I'm curious to see, it feels like another shoe will drop next issue. Alex: Yeah. I still feel like it's not quite bringing all the elements together. The essential idea of two girls who are super into fantasy role-play games, tracking down real werewolves in the woods is a really smart idea, but it's not necessarily paying off with that premise. I hope we see more of that the next issue. Though, I do like the art. I think the characters designs are very nice. And I'm enjoying reading it. It's a nice light read. Next step, Getting it Together number two from Image Comics, co-creators and co-writers Sina Grace and Omar Spahi, art by Jenny D. Fine. We had Sina Grace and Omar Spahi on the live show a couple of weeks back talk about the first issue, which we like quite a bit. This is like Friends, but set in San Francisco and real. This second issue is picking up on that. As things only get more complicated for everybody's relationships. What'd you think? How did it pick up from the well-received premier issue of the title? Pete: Yeah, I like this. I think being in a band is hard, there's a lot of moving pieces. I like how they're kind of diving into that a little bit, but mainly focusing on the relationships. The art's fantastic. You care enough about the characters to care about this story. It's relatable. I think it's very cool. I liked how they kind of handle it, going back and forth between the different people and their kind of sizes and stuff. I also thought it was very cool the way the art kind of pulls out and pulls in. Sometimes you see wider shots and other things going on and sometimes it's very close up. I think that's very cool storytelling. I also really liked the drinking that was going on there. I can relate to that as well. Justin: I agree. I think this is a great second issue. First off, just reading this comic from a pandemic point of view, it is like reading science fiction. I'm so jealous of these characters. Pete: Yeah. Oh my God. Imagine being able to go into a bar and just get a drink. Justin: Oh, I know. That scene at the bar was like, yes, please, tell me more. How was it? What was it like? What did the bar smell like? Pete: I even drove by like [inaudible 00:41:55] I was like, “Oh my God. I want to go in.” Justin: I've never fallen that far. But outside of that, the relationships are really well done in this. And I want to say there are so many great standalone panels where you really see like a perfect encapsulation of a real human action in the moment. Pete: Yeah. Alex: I like this titles willingness to make the main characters unlikable, which is not an easy thing- Justin: I like that about us as well. Pete: Shut up. Alex: No, I think that's really good. I mean, you have this main relationship that's broken apart. And the fact that you read both of these characters as they're talking about the relationship, they try to be friends. It just doesn't work. They're both really not very good at it. And there's always this temptation to make those sorts of characters come to some sort of resolution or one character to be better than the other, but it feels like a real relationship right at the middle of this where nobody's right, they just broke up. They are both assholes to each other. They shouldn't have been together. Things went horribly wrong and they continue to go horribly wrong. It feels very realistic in terms of the characterization. And I think that's very nice to see. Let's get to- Pete: Also fun little story in the back as well. Alex: Absolutely. Last bit to talk about, let's get to our extra storage, [inaudible 00:43:27], which I know Pete has been eagerly awaiting. We're just talking about three issues this week. Marauders number 15 from Marvel Comics, written by Gerry Duggan and Benjamin Percy, art by Stefano Caselli. Excalibur number 14 written by Tini Howard and art by Phil Noto. Wolverine number seven written by Benjamin Percy and Gerry Duggan and art by Joshua Cassara. In the first issue, we get a resolution of what happened with the Wolverline after she stabbed. Let me just run through the plot here then you could complain to [inaudible 00:43:56]. Hold on. Alex: We get a resolution of the cliffhanger last week was that Wolverine decided to shut down the conflict between Arakko and Krakoa with other worlds stuck in the middle, by stabbing Saturnyne to death, we get [inaudible 00:44:11] to that, turns out she knows what was going on. She shuts it down. We could see the rest of the dinner party as everybody kind of feels each other out and figures out what the straights are. Excalibur 14, we finally get the first of the fights, and spoilers here, I'll go through these, but just to give you the rundown of the fights, the first one, Betsy Braddock, Captain Britain gets beaten up immediately. Pete has taken off his headphones, he is done, he is out of here. Betsy Braddock gets beaten immediately, then I believe the second fight is Doug Ramsey, which he is terrified about. Turns out the fight is to get married at [inaudible 00:44:51]. Justin: The ultimate fight. Alex: The ultimate fight. The third one is a wrestling match between [inaudible 00:44:58] I believe, she loses that, which totally makes sense. At the beginning, drinking contest between Storm and Wolverine. That's a little bit of a tie over there. But then Wolverine gets sucked into a fight, a three-way fight. Pete, put on of your headphones, put on your headphones, Pete, you can hear what we're saying. Come on. Pete: Can I rant now? Can I please? Justin: Listen to what we're saying. Alex: [crosstalk 00:45:21]. Why are avoiding spoilers? You got to at least hear what I'm saying. Pete: I can't relive this bullshit again, that you're telling me and not react to it. It's so fucking painful the state here, and you recount the shitty fucking story. Justin: You love sword fights. Alex: Here's what I think is phenomenal about this. I was going into this. Pete is taking off his headphones again. What I think is great about this, that I was not blown away by is probably too strong, but really impressed by, is I was going into this expecting, okay, then we're going to go through 10 sword fights, right? They start off with a sword fight that ends almost immediately. I was like, what the fuck is happening here? Why are we not getting a sword fight? This is, honestly, Pete put back the headphones. Put back on the headphones, Pete. I want you to hear this part. Pete: Can I rant now please? Alex: No, I want you to hear this part that I'm talking about because my feeling when I was reading this, when Betsy Braddock immediately loses it like two pages, I was furious. I was like, “What is happening here?” And then when the second fight was marriage, it was like, where are the sword fights? I was promised sword fights. But by the time they get to the third fight and the fourth fight, I was starting to get really impressed by the structure of the storytelling here. Pete: Oh, fuck you. Alex: Hold on. I was impressed by the structure of the storytelling here, because it's a total swerve. They're going for like, what are your expectations? It's going to be this gauntlet of Ted fights. Instead, we're coming up with different ways of hitting this, definitely getting into spoilers here, but it becomes clear through the storytelling what Saturnyne is doing. But our whole plan is not to have Krakoa beat Arakko, but to have Arakko realize, wait, we are the same as Krakoa and we need to join together. And we're not quite there yet, but that's such a fascinating, interesting, different swerve for the storytelling. I am very excited for where this is going, going forward. Pete, go ahead. Pete: All right. Well, first off to address what you're saying. If you're going to do that, fucking do a fun issue where they're playing fucking volleyball or whatever, or having a barbecue and they can fucking get along or whatever. But you set up for fucking 14 issues, there's going to be this epic fucking battle. And the first epic battle is shit. The second battle is a marriage. What the fuck are you talking about? The third, fourth, fifth, they're not even fights, they're bullshit fucking side things that don't make any sense. People who won don't get points. Other people are getting random points. What the fuck is going on? You've teed this up for fucking, there's going to be 22 issues of this bullshit, and you've done nothing but rob us of good story with this bullshit where there's actual story that could be happening, but you're not addressing, not just sitting across from each other going, “Oh, you're doing well raising our children.” Fuck you. Pete: If you're going to get into it, get into it, don't just fucking give us one piece of something to walk away. I'm so frustrated on so many levels with this fucking story. I've had it up to here. I was so pissed. Captain Britain, that whole thing … It's very upsetting when you build us something and then don't come close to even delivering it. You fucking piss in my face when it comes to the delivery and then walk away and go, “Yeah, this shit doesn't even matter.” Justin: Pete, spoiler, the next issue is the two X men each other's faces for the- Pete: Yeah, might as well. Justin: That's the X. Alex: Pissing contest. Justin: Oh, Pete, I feel like you might need to catch your breath for a second. Pete: The art is very enjoyable. Justin: Oh, nice. That's great. Pete: Took a lot for me to say that. Justin: I agree with Alex. This was such a surprise, but reading these three issues in particular, it really felt like, oh, they're doing like … even though it's not explicitly this, it feels like the fairy realm where nothing is what you expect. And so of course the battle is not going to be just a bunch of random sword fights. Everyone is being tricked. But I think what's smart about that is the Arakko. Pete: We the reader are being tricked. Justin: But in the same way that the best stories surprise you. Pete: Out of our money. Justin: You're not being tricked out of money. But let me say- Alex: Can I pull that [crosstalk 00:50:14] for a second. Justin: The handful- Alex: You're getting these issues for free. Pete: Yeah. I'm just saying, I'm talking about for the people who pay money for comic books, don't fucking shell out money for this book. You're going to be fucking pissed because- Alex: Hold on. Because this is … Obviously I have not read the issues beyond this week, but this is a build, right. And what we're building up to and I could be wrong is we're going to get a actually epic sword fight between apocalypse and annihilation, his wife. But if there were nine issues of sword fights before that, it wouldn't hit as hard when you finally get to that. Pete: Well, then give me story and then just give me that last fight. Don't fucking promise me great battles along the way, and then fucking be like, no, two people are randomly going to get married for no fucking reason. And all of a sudden, a guy who all he does is talk to things can't talk. And that's the reason he falls in love with her. Are you fucking kidding me? Justin: Here's what I was trying to say before. Pete: Sorry Justin. Justin: It is much more interesting to feel, to have these stories be surprising and interesting, especially at the beginning when like … especially Doug Ramsey, he goes in, either he's going to be straight up murdered or he's going to win randomly. Instead, it's something completely unexpected and I appreciate that. And it also like, as we've met the Arakko warriors, they're so intense, there's so much more, they've been raised in, they fought their entire lives for millennium. One of them has legit never lost a thing. The odds are stacked against the X-Men. And I think the X-Men, they're in one of these issues, they talk about this. They have had a happier world, a happier life. I think they can sort of figure out these games and win this without it being just a brute battle between different people that we've seen a hundred times in a hundred different comics. I think this is actually makes for some better storytelling. The fact that Wolverine issue, where he wins and also loses is fun. It's funny. Wolverine is outplayed twice in these issues. Alex: I love the Storm Wolverine drinking battle. That's great. Justin: Did you see Storm leans in for a kiss? Alex: She does. There's so much … who did the art for that one? That was Joshua Cassara. The way that is laid out in that issue and it slowly builds until Wolverine disappears as they're about to kiss because they're completely wasted and they're going to hook up. That's great. I love the tension and inherited that scene. And the fact that Wolverine ends up in this three-way battle where he's just plastered the entire time is so much fun. It's good. Pete, you're upset. Pete: Yes. I'm very upset because who the fuck … I don't understand why Wolverine is not acting like Wolverine. Wolverine, you know you can't just drink in the middle of a sword battle. You know you're going to have to fight. And also why are you trying to cheat beforehand? I have [crosstalk 00:53:34]. Justin: They say that it's a drinking game is the battle, so he does it. Pete: Listen, yeah, you know you can't smell, you're going to get fucked on that. I saw that coming a mile away. Justin: I've never been fucked during a drinking game or I guess afterwards. Pete: I don't know. Anyways, I just think that, hey, if you want to tell stories, great, but don't promise me one thing and then deliver another thing. I like a swerve, I like interesting stories. Yes, the marriage is surprising, whatever, great, great for you guys. But when you put me through these fucking origin stories of getting a sword and, oh, man, I got the baddest sword I can get. And now I'm going to go into a battle, the fight for my fuck island. Oh my God, and then you don't do that. You don't even come close to a battle. We haven't gotten one good one yet. And the scoring is all wrong. Justin: You're really concerned with the score. Alex: Yeah, this is- Pete: If you're fighting to the death and that- Alex: The title of the event is called X of arm wrestling. I don't understand what the problem is. Pete: Fucking arm wrestling. Justin: It's called ten of marriage. Alex: Well, clearly we have a disagreement here, and I think that's a great- Justin: Two to one, we win. Later. Alex: There you go, Arakko wins. That's it for The Stack. [crosstalk 00:55:04]. Arakko, sorry, Justin. That's it for The Stack podcast. If you really like to support us, patreon.com/comicbookclub. 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On this week's comic book review podcast: Rorschach #1 DC Comics Written by Tom King Art by Jorge Fornés Commanders in Crisis #1 Image Comics Written by Steve Orlando Art by Davids Tinto The Immortal Hulk #38 Marvel Written by Al Ewing Art by Joe Bennett The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys: National Anthem #1 Dark Horse Comics Story by Gerard Way & Shaun Simon Art by Leonardo Romero Dark Nights: Death Metal #4 DC Comics Written by Scott Snyder Art by Greg Capullo Stealth #6 Image Comics Written by Mike Costa Art by Nate Bellegarde The Vain #1 Oni Press Written by Eliot Rahal Illustrated by Emily Pearson The Avengers #37 Marvel Written by Jason Aaron Art by Javier Garrón Once & Future #12 BOOM! Studios Written by Kieron Gillen Art by Dan Mora DC The Doomed and the Damned #1 DC Comics Written by John Arcudi, Saladin Ahmed, Kenny Porter, Amanda Deibert, Marc Wolfman, Amedeo Turturro, Alyssa Wong, Brandon Thomas, Travis Moore and Garth Ennis Art by Mike Perkins, Leonardo Manco, Riley Rossmo, Daniel Sampere, Tom Mandrake, Max Fiumara, Dominike “Domo” Stanton, Baldemar Rivas, Travis Moore and PJ Holden Redneck #28 Image Comics Written by Donny Cates Art by Lisandro Estherren Amazing Spider-Man #50 Marvel Written by Nick Spencer Art by Patrick Gleason Strange Adventures #6 DC Comics Written by Tom King Art by Mitch Gerards and Evan “Doc” Shaner Marvel Zombies: Resurrection #3 Marvel Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson Art by Leonard Kirk Seven Secrets #3 BOOM! Studios Written by Tom Taylor Illustrated by Daniele Di Nicuolo Hellions #5 Marvel Written by Zeb Wells Art by Carmen Carnero New Mutants #13 Marvel Written by Ed Brisson Art by Rod Reis Cable #5 Marvel Written by Gerry Duggan Art by Phil Noto 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. Pete: What's up? I'm Pete. Alex: And we are talking about comics. What? What? Pete: It just sounds like you're barely making it, man, you're like “What's up everybody, this is the fucking Stack?” Alex: “Oh, God, week 52 of our comic book review.” We actually have a ton of titles queued up for you today, kicking it off with a big one from DC Comics. Rorschach #1 written by Tom King and art by Jorge Fornes. This is a highly anticipated slash, highly dreaded, I think, comic book because it is- Pete: Highly dreaded? Alex: Highly dreaded, it's following up on Watchmen which is always a dicey proposition. Pete: Okay, I see what you're saying now. Alex: In this book we get introduced to a very Manchurian Candidate type scenario. As a Rorschach, I don't want to say the Rorschach, but a Rorschach and somebody else try to assassinate a presidential candidate, maybe. There's an investigator who's looking into it. And by the end, spoiler, three, two, one, but it seems like this assassin may be none other than Walter Kovacs, AKA Rorschach himself. That out of the way, what do you think about this book, Pete? What was your takeaway? What were your thoughts? Pete: Well, I think it did a great job of grabbing the reader. It starts off with Rorschach kind of getting murdered, which is interesting jumping on point. And then you kind of… It's the classic kind of Tom King storytelling where you're getting little pieces of information as you go along. But he does it so well. And yeah, I mean, I think it's… It's weird to say I'm a fan of Rorschach. But there are aspects of Rorschach that I like, and I love the “Where's your gun moment?” I thought that was really awesome. I mean, it's great art, interesting story. I think it's just kind of the election balloons and the stuff with everything that's happening right now. I think it's a very well timed book. And I'm on board. But I was going to be on board when you had a Rorschach #1, so I'm not upset about it. I'm very much enjoying it. I'm looking forward to more. Alex: Jorge Fornes's art, and I believe it's Steve Stewart's colors are great throughout the book. Just very, very good across the board. Clearly delineate what's happening in the past versus what happens in the present. There are a couple of things that I think are kind of fascinating about this book. The biggest one is that Tom King has so clearly been influenced by Watchmen and Alan Moore, down to his panel grids. The way that he lays them out. But he purposefully avoids the nine panel grid here in this book, to the point where there's one page that I think is like a 12 panel grid, or maybe a 15 panel grid or something like that. Alex: But he never goes into that basic Watchmen breakdown of the page at any point, which almost seems like a no brainer for somebody who has built a lot of their career on building his work off of what Alan Moore did. So that's curious to me, the other thing that's curious to me, is the choice of setting. Because it very purposely feels like The Manchurian Candidate meets All the Presidents bad down to the feathered hair that everybody has, and the fashion they're wearing. It seems like it said in the 70s. But Watchmen itself was set in the 1980s. So, when is it set is my question. This is supposed to be now, but have fashions come around to the 70s? Again, what's going on? Are they only doing it because it's supposed to feel like a 70s conspiracy thriller? There's something about that and the lack of clarity there in the world, though I'm sure King, because he's meticulous writer, has thought through it. And we'll find out eventually. I'm just not quite sure with this first issue, there's a wall there for me in terms of where it's at. Pete: Okay, well, it's a weird thing to get hung up on, but I understand what you're saying. But it's just weird to me, because Tom King is kind of famous for, “You're going to have to keep reading to figure out the story.” Alex: Sure. But I think that's important because we're dealing with Watchmen and we're dealing with an ongoing world and we know this is continuing. There are things that are teased here and thrown into the background, whether it's through billboards or advertisements or other things that let us know, “Okay, this is kind of where the world got to from 1985 to here.” And interestingly, some of the things whether it's quite sensitive Not dovetail with Watchmen the TV series. Alex: So that only raises further questions in my mind of is this in continuity with the comic book? Is it going to continue with the TV show? Is it in continuity with the both? Is it's own continuity? And I know that's not the only thing I should be thinking about, I know I should be concentrating on the story which taken on its own, totally divorced from Watchmen is a good conspiracy thriller story. But those are the sort of things that I do think are important to understand, in some sense, when you're saying here, “This is a continuation of Watchmen.” Pete: Yeah, just you kind of sound like me when we were talking about Tom King's Vision. I was hung up on one little thing, and you guys were like, “Hey, get over it.” Alex: I think this is a big thing, though. I think this is a big important thing. It is a big thing. Pete: That will be explained. Sure, but it will be explained. Tom King is piecemealing- Alex: It's a gorgeous comic book, like the best of Before Watchmen, which was a dicey project to begin with, but still had some good comics come out of it. Yeah, this is a dicey project that still seems like a good comic. So I'm happy to follow it along. But I have questions. Pete: My question is, do you know if this is monthly or weekly? Because the election's coming up? And I need to know. Alex: I assume it's monthly. Pete: Oh man, we're in trouble. Alex: All right, let's move on then to the second comic, we're going to talk about, Commanders in Crisis #1 from Image Comics written by Steve Orlando. Art by David Tinto. We talked to Steve about this on the live show a couple of weeks back. And it is basically him doing a Crisis comic book, but with totally original characters. What do you think? Did it pay off on the premise that he sold us on, on the pitch, Pete? Pete: I think it did. I think, I'm in. This is very interesting. This is a cool team. It's fun to kind of see his take on a big crossover event like this. It's fantastic art. I like the team that is kind of in this thing. And there's like a cool kind of like superhero moment where we had the kiss. That was great. Yeah, I'm on board. I think these characters are interesting enough that even if I don't… It's not like a Avengers crossover event where I know every single person, I got enough here to go by. And yeah, I'm excited to see where this goes, it seems like he did a good job of selling it and I'm in. Alex: What's really fascinating about this, to me, is that it avoids any of the archetypes. I expected going in with it, we'd get a Superman, a Wonder Woman, a Batman etc. We don't get any of that these are completely as far as I can tell original characters. There's no analogues from any particular universe. And that only makes Steve Orlando's job harder going into this. But it does make it more interesting to read because their powers are so weird and so interesting. And the hook of it, which he talked about on the show, this is the reveal at the end of the issue. So if you don't want to know turned away, but I still think it's fair to talk about because he mentioned to us is the death of Empathy, which is going to be an interesting thing to see going forward. The other detail that is so weird, but such an interesting specific thing is all the members of the team in the book are from different parallel universes where they were all presidents. Pete: President. Alex: Which is very weird. Pete: Commander in Crisis. Yeah. Alex: Commanders in crisis, they are commanders. They were all like the first Latinx president, the first woman president, the first, etc. resident. But it's a bunch of presidents with superpowers fighting a crisis, which is such a bizarre detail, but it makes so much sense for the title. And yeah, I'm definitely on board. I think like he's set up a weird, interesting, very different world here. Pete: Yeah. And it's even like when you get the kind of splash page introduction of the superheroes it's like “Prizefighter, as strong as the crowd hopes he is.” I was like, “What?” And then it's like “Sawbones, Action Surgeon.” I've never seen those two words next to each other, action surgeon. What is that? Yeah so it's very interesting. Alex: It's intriguing. Pete: Yeah, it really does a good job of like, kind of sucking you in. And then there's the fun kind of like, oh these minions aren't very smart. They have their brains in a backpack. Okay, this is crazy. It's doing a great job. And I think this really ought to be interesting to see how this unfolds. Alex: I agree. Let's move on. Talking about the Immortal Hulk # 38 from Marvel written by Al Ewing art by Joey Bennett. In this issue, the Leader is dominating the Hulk and all of his allies. He is in the Hulk's mind-scape and controlling things from outside when a rogue element comes in and turns around the balance of power. Pete, I know you've been down on this book, but this issue by the end like in the right way, personally, I was like, “What the fuck is happening here?” Oh my God. Pete: Yeah, this is great. This is really great. You got a lot of the kind of horror aspects that's been happening, but this like really gets into kind of the story and action. I'm very happy with this issue. It's really impressive. Very cool. It's got a lot of twists and reveals but man, it's glorious. It really is a great issue of comic book. Alex: Yeah, it's still horrifying, everything that's going on and the visuals that Joe Bennett draws. But everything that Al Ewing has been building up over the past 38 issues is really finally coming to crest here. It feels like the Leader is probably the sub-villain that we need to deal with in this run. But it's still such a good Leader story. And it's such a good Hulk family story that it feels dangerous in the right way. Just great. Gross. Pete: It's really impressive how this book has grown and changed and done so many different things. It's really… I can't imagine the pitch meeting for this fucking thing. Alex: “Okay, so get this. Rick is very long.” Pete: It's a horror hulk. Alex: Yeah, Rick is long, and he kind of bends in a weird way. And that's the pitch. Pete: Has the grossest neck you've ever seen. Alex: Just it's horrible. It's absolutely horrible. Yeah, a great book. Moving on to the True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, National Anthem #1, from Dark Horse comic, story by Gerard Way and Shaun Simon, art by Leonardo Romero. If you've never read this book, this is basically about a bunch of folks. It's sort of like an extrapolation of, what was the movie? Them. The Kurt Russell movie where he puts on this… No, Rowdy Roddy Piper, puts on the sun glasses, and could see the truth about the world. It's essentially that, but in comic book form, and here, they've beaten the bad guys, they have one as far as they know. And then things start to go horribly wrong from there. Really good book. I like this, it's esoteric and strange, as most of Gerard Way stuff is. If you read Doom Patrol, if you read Umbrella Academy, but it still feels very prescient and timely in terms of the storytelling, which I like quite a bit. Pete: Yeah, it's really impressive. The art and the storytelling is gorgeous and fantastic, and really moves the story very… It moves through this kind of crazy world. And you're kind of really piecing it together. But it's very unique. And just when you think you've got a handle on it just kind of surprises you again. And I love all the different groups that they kind of break down in the middle of it. Yeah, I think this is a great issue that really kind of gets you excited for more in this world, it really sets things up and gets you wanting more. I think it's a great first issue. Alex: And I think you could understand it even if you haven't read the first series, you could jump right in here and go ahead with it. Obviously you're going to have a richer experience, but it's good stuff regardless. Next up, this is what we talked about in the live show a little bit, Dark Knights Death Metal #4 from DC Comics. Written by Scott Snyder art by Greg Capullo, wild stuff happening in this issue. This is bringing together a bunch of the one shots and miniseries that have been running along. We find out what's been going out with the Flash Team, we find out what's been going on with Wonder Woman, Batman and Superman as they sink deeper into the Crisis Dark multi verses, and things- Pete: And- Alex: Yeah, Pete. Pete: It still starts with Uncle Rock in this one. But, you know. Alex: Sergeant Rock. Pete: Sarge Rock. Alex: You call him Uncle Rock. Pete: [crosstalk 00:14:48]. Yeah, I call him uncle Rock. That's what he calls himself in this, which is a funny moment. Alex: He married your aunt. Pete: Yeah that's how that technically works. You're right. But yeah, I mean, this is just amazing art, over the top fun. Darkseid in that chair is unbelievable. It's like Green Lantern's ring chair. So that means the Green Lantern has to sit there and keep thinking about the size and weight of that chair. That's a very intense little thing that doesn't get much attention. It's just they're killing this. This is just so much fun. Each one of these books is really fun to see what mashups of characters they're going to use, and how crazy it's going to look, and it hasn't disappointed yet. Alex: This entire book feels like the dialogue break in a metal song. When somebody's like, “And then Superman is sunk into a pit of fire as Darkseid watched.” The whole thing. Just it's absolutely, really ludicrous. The whole thing is crazy. We talked about it on the show, but it ends with the Darkest Knight aka Batman who laughs winning, turning the universe into the Last 52, a bunch of dark multiverses, it's only going to go from there. Who knows how they're going to win. But it's funny for the insanely highest stakes, that is, honestly just fun the entire time. Pete: It really is. Alex: Let's move on to something that's a little bit grimmer but in the right way, Stealth #6 from Image Comics, written by Mike Costa and art by Nate Bellegarde. We've been loving this series on the show. Pete: It's too bad Justin didn't want to talk about this book. Alex: He got out of here, was like “No thanks. Don't want to talk about Stealth.” Pete: Yeah, he was like, “Listen, guys, I love Stealth. I said it was my pick. But I'd rather watch a football game right now. So fuck all, y'all.” Alex: I don't think that's what's happening. But the other Stealth, if you haven't been reading the book, it's about a guy who's in sort of a all powerful armor [inaudible 00:17:01], who also may or may not have dementia. He's been fighting against a guy called the Dead Hand who can kill people by touching them with his hand. Everything is revealed in this issue. They loop everything back. We finish it up. This is the end of the miniseries. What did you think about the conclusion, Pete? Pete: I was really impressed with this. Like this kind of started and it was like, “Wait, what's happening?” I love the story. I love the action, the art's unbelievable. But I was kind of like, “But man, does this all come together in such an amazing way.” It's one of those books where you read it. And at the end, you're like “God, I want to go back and read it all over again.” It's really great. Really impressive. And I can't compliment the art enough. Alex: In a surprising way too, it's nothing that I think you could have predicted from the first five issues, but it makes total sense at the same time when it's explained, which is a difficult feat to go through. Pass off, whatever the word is. Pete: Yeah, especially us, we've read so many comics, it's hard to surprise us. And this really did a great job of that. Alex: This is a great miniseries, definitely pick it up when it's in trade or individual issues. Next up The Vain, #1 from Oni Press, written by Eliot Rahal, illustrated by Emily Pearson. This is about a bunch of vampires around the turn of World War II who are robbing blood banks. Get it? Pete: You see what they're doing? Alex: And when war breaks out with the Nazis, and then everything changes. I was very surprised and impressed by this book. I thought this is a really fun concept. The characters were good. I liked how the world was laid out. And there's a good nice twist at the end. How'd you feel Pete? Pete: Yeah, I really liked it. I thought it was very cool. Kind of like bank heist, but they're robbing a blood bank. And also like, fun kind of like, the way the vampires kind of handled the crowd and fuck with them a little bit, very enjoyable. And what's also nice is even the undead are like “You know what's really fucked up? Nazis, man. Racism is awful. I'm a fucking undead vampire. But I know this is wrong. So let's go end this.” That was great. Alex: It's a little shaggy in terms of that because it feels like okay, the concept is bank robbing vampires. I get it. And then next issue it's going to be like, okay, it's vampires fighting Nazis, I get it. So I'm wondering if it's going to change every single issue and that's going to be the rhythm of the book. Or if it is something else. Whatever it is, I'm definitely onboard. I had a fun time reading this. I think it's a fun take on vampires. Like I said the characters are good. So definitely willing to follow it. And Emily Pearson's character designs are very good as well. Pete: Yeah. Alex: Next up the Avengers #37 from Marvel written by Jason Aaron, art by Javier Garron. This is kicking off the end of the Age of Khonshu. Pete: Yes, the Age of Khonshu. And this is the finale. Alex: This is the finale. So Khonshu, who is the God of Moon Knight has taken the powers of the rest of the Avengers. This issue they're fighting back as well as Moon Knight who now the Phoenix Power is fighting back. This is playing with toys in the best sense of the phrase. Pete: Well yeah, and that's a great way to put it. Because you do have like a super baby here who is like, “Yo, give me back my toys.” So that was kind of well put there. But yeah, this is a fantastic art. And it kind of reminds me of Snyder's just over the top fun, where a lot of different characters are getting to play with different powers and stuff like that. And I think this is a great kind of finale. And it's cool to kind of see somebody get powered up like this, and then kind of like spoiler, but de-powered, and where those powers go. So it's, again, a writer and artist, having a lot of fun with the different kind of powers and different perspectives. So yeah, I really enjoyed this. I thought it wasn't a huge kind of event. It was just kind of big enough. And I thought it was great. Alex: Yeah, it's playground rules. It feels like every page, and I say this in the best sense, because it's fun to read. But it's the sort of thing where somebody is like, “Oh you're going to attack my pyramid. Well, my wolf men and my mummies are going to attack you.” And they're like, “Fine. Well, now I have the Iron Fist…” That's great. Like, there's not enough of that in comics, where it just feels like people playing and having fun. It all has to mean something. It all has to lead to the next thing. This is the sort of thing where it's like, and I'm probably mis-remembering this, where She Hulk can very briefly get the Iron Fist, and it has no bearing on anything whatsoever, other than a fun splash page that they draw. And that's fine. It's refreshing to read something like that. Alex: Here's another thing that is almost the opposite, where it's fun, but everything means something. Once and Future #12 from Boom Studios by Kieron Gillen, art by Dan Mora. Pete I know you love this series. This is wrapping up the Beowulf arc. Listen, I think textually pretty big revelations for the mythology of the book, as teased to us by Kieron Gillen when we chatted with him a couple of weeks back. How'd you feel about this one? Pete: This just continues to be one of my favorite things on the stands. Art is unbelievable. You have these unbelievable monsters these great kind of stories and fables intertwined here, and then you just got one badass grandma who's not going to take shit from nobody. And this is just such a glorious comic book that is worth your time and money. And it's entertaining, it's smart, it's touching. It's stories that you've kind of know, that kind of are told in this new kind of messed up way and it's very, very enjoyable. Alex: Yeah, Dan Mora's art and character designs and monster designs in particular are so good across the board. But this issue is Kieron Gillen doing his Kieron Gillen thing and wrapping stories together, figuring out how they fit together, figuring out how the mythology of England as an entity fits together. And it's fascinating to read, but it's nowhere near as dense as say Die, for example, but just good, good stuff and so much fun to read. Alex: Let's move on to an anthology DC the Doomed and the Damned #1 from DC Comics, written by John Arcudi, Saladin Ahmed, Kenny Porter, Amanda Deibert, Marv Wolfman, Amedeo Turturro, Alyssa Wong, Brandon Thomas, Travis Moore and Garth Ennis. Art by Mike Perkins, Leonardo Manco, Riley Rossmo, Daniel Sampere, Tom Mandrake, Max Fiumara, Dominike “Domo” Stanton, Baldemar Rivas, Travis Moore and PJ Holden. As you can probably guess, from how I introduced it, as well as the lineup this is a series of short stories teaming up DC Comics characters in spooky situations. As usual, how'd you feel about this one, Pete? And were there any stories that jumped out to you? Pete: Yeah, this was a really nice collection. I had a lot of fun with this. I mean, the Batman versus the kind of monster in the mirrors is great. This is what I want Halloween comics to be like. I want to see heroes taking on the kind of monsters. And this is the classic like if you say a name in the mirror three times, so it was cool to see that. The Raven Wonder Woman story was great. I'm a sucker for a Grundy story. I love the look of Superman in that one store. I thought like he really looked fantastic with the Swamp Thing. It was just super fun. I think there was a lot of cool stuff and even the Green Lantern team up I enjoyed. Alex: Yeah, I like this as well. I mean, if you can't tell from the title this is riff on Brave and the Bold but Doom and [inaudible 00:25:31] instead. So it's a team up book- Pete: Oh, I just put it together. Alex: Which it gives it a very different flavor from other anthologies. I think it gives it more focus, particularly because you usually get a non-supernatural character teaming up with a supernatural character. The best one for me, which you mentioned, is Saladin Ahmed's story, which I just… I love Batman dealing with the supernatural because he does it all the time. But he never believes it. He's always like, “Scientific explanation for this. I got to figure this one out.” And it's great here. He deals with essentially like a Candyman, Beetlejuice type figure, except in Gotham City. And it's a lot of fun. But this is a good collection if you want to pick it up. Next up Redneck #28 from Image Comics written by Donny Cates, art by Lisandro Estherren. This is a title we have not checked out that much, I think, right, Pete? Pete: Well, so this is weird because I saw Redneck and I thought it was Jason Aaron's book called Redneck and it's not. This is a different kind of redneck, not what you think because it's about vampires. Alex: No, Jason Aaron wrote another book. I don't remember what it's called. But it's not Redneck. Pete: Okay. Alex: No, he's, what is it? Southern Bastards. That's what he wrote. Pete: Oh. Right, right, right. Yeah. I thought… But anyways, so this is a very kind of… The art is really fantastic. I love the way they kind of draw the action. And a very interesting, kind of like tale throughout time here that we're dealing with. And I love the way it kind of ended on this cliffhanger for more. I think this is very interesting book, very kind of unique and creative. And I didn't know what I was getting into. And I was pleasantly surprised. Alex: So Donny talks about this in the end matter a little bit, but it is wild reading the first couple of issues of this books, which I think I read the first couple and I just got away from it for no particular reason. But it was what the title said, it was about a bunch of swamp folks dealing with vampires. I was like, “Okay, I get it. Rednecks cool. I'm on it, I get the concepts of this book.” To here where we're like Dracula war, which is a very different sort of thing. Alex: But Lisandro's art in particular is epic throughout the book. As you mentioned, it spans through different time periods. I enjoyed this quite a bit. And it's certainly the sort of thing that makes me want to be like, “Okay, I read the first collection, I read this issue. Now I actually need to read what happened in between, because clearly, I missed a lot.” Alex: Next up Amazing Spider-Man #50 from Marvel, written by Nick Spencer, art by Patrick Gleason. This is picking up right on the last issue, but kicking off a new storyline, where we finally learn the identity of Kindred as well as why he has it out for Spider-Man. Why he has it out for Norman Osborn, what happens to the Sin Eater? Big things happened in this issue. Spider Man is a very dire straits. We're definitely going to get into spoilers here. So Pete, as you feel about this reveal, what do you think about this? Pete: Cool. I mean, when I saw the tombstone reveal, I was like, “All right.” Alex: But so let's walk through this and this is spoiler time. But Kindred pulls up the tombstone, you're supposed to think as a reader, “Oh, okay is he Captain Stacy?” Gwen Stacy's dad. But he's not. Instead, what Kindred has done is he's pulled up the corpses of Captain Stacy and Gwen Stacy, and put them at a dinner table for Spider-Man, classic villain behavior. But it turns out the Kindred is none other than Harry Osborn. Pete: Yeah, at the end there's another twist, where you think, “Okay, we don't know, here's the reveal of the tombstone. That's who he is.” But then at the end, it's like, “He's my son.” And then you're like twist again. Alex: I don't love that. I feel like we're going to have to do a lot of explanation to get why Harry Osborn is this. Pete: Especially when Spider-Man sits down to that dinner and he sees the two dead people. And then he's like, “Wait, but what's this got to do with Harry Osborn?” You know what I mean? Alex: Yeah, I mean, first of all, indoor dining very dangerous right now. Second of all, if you ever get in that situation, just be like, “Check, please.” Pete: Yeah, also, you got to put masks on those corpses, you know what I mean? You can't just [crosstalk 00:30:16]. Alex: I mean come on. Absolutely. They could spread disease. Pete: They're inside. Alex: Yes. Think of the servers. Pete: Yeah, exactly. Alex: This is a good issue. Nick Spencer is doing an intriguing job of the storyline. But like I said, I think though this fills in a lot of holes in what's been going on I need to get to how this happened, which I assume is going to happen soon. This seems to be a big storyline. But why is Harry Osborn Kindred? What does that mean? How did he become Kindred? Are all big open questions here but we're just at the beginning of this storyline right now. Alex: Next up, another Tom King book Strange Adventures #6 from DC Comics written by surprise Tom King art by Mitch Garads and Evan ‘Doc' Shaner. In this issue, as usual, we're jumping back and forth between the planet Ron and what's happening on Earth, as Mr. Terrific investigates the death of Adam Strange and Alanna's daughter. In this issue Mr. Terrific Alanna kind of go on a date a little bit, and parry and check each other out and sort of probe each other's weaknesses. Ends in a very different, very interesting place. I like this issue quite a bit, particularly, because it made me doubt Alanna being the bad guy of this series. How'd you feel about it Pete? Pete: Yeah, yeah. Also, we had a little Seth Meyers sighting. Little talk show clip here. And as we all know, Seth Meyers came on Comic Book Club, big fan of the show. So it's nice to see that. Alex: It was nice to see it finally pay off for him. Pete: Yeah, yeah. Really nice to see Seth Meyers get his due, poor guy, he works really hard. But yeah, I mean, this is just waiting, each Tom King book, you get a little bit more information, a little bit more information. You're trying to piece together this whole story. So it's unbelievable, Tom King, kills it as a writer. And I'm excited to see how this unfolds, and we get a little bit more. And I love the Terrific stuff in this. So yeah, I can't wait until the final kind of domino falls, I can kind of look back and see what we've done here. Alex: I agree. This is definitely a mystery book. It's going to make you reevaluate everything when we finally get to the end there. But every issue just gorgeous to read and gut wrenching and heartbreaking across the board. Another one, very sad Marvel Zombies Resurrection #3 from Marvel written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson art by Leonard Kirk. Spider-Man is taking Franklin and Valeria to the Galactus hive to try to find a cure for the zombie virus that has afflicted the Marvel Universe. Things go predictably, very, very wrong, including a favorite of Pete's, who gets caught in the struggle. I love the twist that Philip gives to the whole Marvel Zombies thing here. It's so smart. So well done. I'm a little hesitant to spoil it. But every issue of this is so dangerous, so harrowing. And it's amazing that he has found a totally different twist on the zombie mythology in the Marvel Universe. How'd you feel Pete? Pete: Yeah, this was really crazy and intense to kind of like, have these kind of reveals of kind of like how this all unfolded. Love the Galactus stuff. Magic stuff is really cool. The character that we're not talking about I was like… All right, but- Alex: We can talk about him. We can spoil it. Pete: I think it's- Alex: We spoiled so much this podcast. Pete: This continues to be a really fun book and if you would have said- Alex: It's Wolverine. Pete: Wolverines. Wolverine. But yeah, I mean, you would think like okay, Marvel Zombies all right, how long we doing this, but this really is a fresh take on it. And it's very enjoyable. Alex: I agree. I'm very nervous, concerned about what will happen at the last issue when we get to that. Moving on to Seven Secrets #3 from Boom Studios written by Tom Taylor illustrated by Daniela De Nicolo. This issue we're following who we still think is our main character but we're not 100% sure, as they go on a mission to become the new secret keeper for this organization. Still don't know what the secrets are, still don't know what's going on. Pete: Yeah. Alex: We just know somebody evil is gunning straight for them. Another great issue of this book as Tom and company continued to build out the mythology. How'd you feel Pete? Pete: Yeah, I liked this. Again, we kind of don't know. I mean, if I'm risking my life over a briefcase, I might take a peek. But I think that this is very creative in the way that it kind of tells his story as it unfolds and the touching like 15 gifts from the father for the 15 years he wasn't there. That got me, that got me a little bit. That was pretty awesome. I've been really impressed with the characters in the book and their story and kind of how this is all moving forward. A lot of great action. Yeah, this continues to impress. Alex: Yeah, great book and Daniela De Nicolo's art is also real good, it's very anime… Excuse me, manga inspired. Yeah, but it feels like the halfway point way point. Pete: The mustache guy reminds me of the guy from Voltron. The new Voltron [crosstalk 00:36:07]- Alex: Interesting. I don't know what you're talking about, but I appreciate it regardless. Before we wrap up here, let's do it. Let's get into the X/10 of Swords block. Three issues out this week. Hellions #5, written by Zeb wells and art by Carmen Carnero. New Mutants #13 written by Ed Price and art by Rob Price. Cable #5 written by Jerry Duggan and art by Phil Noto. Versus last week, where we got a little more of an overarching story each one of these is very much its own thing. Alex: In Hellions we get that team heading off into other world to basically cheat the whole sword contest that's going on by stealing Arakko's swords. In New Mutant's we find out how Cypher is dealing with fact that he's supposed to be a sword bearer. Answer is not very well. And in cable, he is dealing with a sword of his own. When the last we left him, he was with Cyclops and Jean Grey on Sword, the actual space station the people, we find out what happened to them, and what happens next. This is great. I was a little worried that this crossover was going to be just one thing after another just following up on it. But I love that each one of these individual interweaving stories, and I thought each of these issues was a ton of fun all on its own. Pete I know you liked last week's issues. How'd you feel about this one? Pete: I did. I really liked the break from the stacking insane idea on top of insane idea and like here we're just going to have like a showdown you bring your best, we'll bring our best, bring a sword, let's settle this. But this gets a little derailed by the Lollipop Guild where they sit around a table and makes insane decisions like “Hey, we're going to do this big battle to the death, but why don't we cheat? Right? Because we're on our own island by playing by the rules so fuck it let's just cheat, and just throw a wrench in the whole fucking thing.” Alex: So this is in Hellions by the way just to clarify what's going on here. I love this issue. Zeb Wells writes the crap out of these characters. His Empath is such a horrible asshole in a hilarious way. Mr. Sinister is great. Pete: The cape bit is just glorious. It's really fun. Alex: Oh my god. So funny. Just, it's a funny book. And I appreciate that in the middle of this like… Particularly coming off of, I think, the last issue was Storm being like, “I need to potentially destroy a relationship with my husband because it's the head of the world and I need to invade Wakanda.” And then this issue, Mr. Sinister's like wrestling with a horse most of the issue is great. That you could have these different tones of this world is so much fun. Pete: Yeah, it's all right. Alex: And then of course, there's New Mutants, which is I think one of the greatest issues of all time that really just really digs in on Cypher as a character. One of the greatest characters of all time. Gives him his due in the sun, shows up what was going on with Warlock, trains with Krakoa, plays on his insecurities, but in the right way, and fleshes out his relationship with Krakoa, just a great issue across the board. And I know I'm using a sarcastic voice, but I also actually think that. Pete: The art in this book is glorious. The Krakoa, trying to stop him and talk to them but like “If something happens to you I won't be able to…” I thought that was great. But at this point, I'm like, “Okay, guys, a lot of build up to the sword fight. Can we get to this goddamn sword fight.” Like, do I got to sit there and see everybody's origin story to how they got their sword. Alex: There's 10 swords. They're not even halfway through. They'll get halfway through, they'll have all the swords and then they'll have a bunch of fights. Pete: Yeah. Alex: Come on. Pete: Now hopefully I make a [crosstalk 00:40:12]- Alex: And Cable, also fun with like some terrifying weird alien enemies, that was super fun as well. Just a fun month across the board. Right Pete? Pete: Sure. Yeah. What a month. What a year. Everybody's having a blast. Good times. Alex: Yeah, I just ordered a shirt online, actually, they said “2020 having a blast.” Pete: Oh, man. Yeah, I mean, I'll look forward to hopefully getting to the fight. Just, I don't know, I think the last month with the three titles or last week, whatever it was, I thought was better, getting me hyped for this thing, but after this week, I'm kind of like, “All right, get me there already.” But hey, people like reading stuff in between their comic books pages, apparently, because man, they're doubling the fuck down on that. Alex: Oh my gosh. Pete: And at this point I'm just to do it. Alex: Well, I liked these quite a bit. I had a fun time this week. And I'm glad to read all three of them. Pete: Did you like reading about the sword instead of seeing it? Just reading about how much it weighs and that kind of stuff? Alex: You know what they say, do you bring an essay to a sword fight? Pete: Ah right, right. Alex: If you'd like to support this podcast, patreon.com/comicbookclub. Also we do a live show every Tuesday night at 7:00 PM. Pete: We sure do. 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On this week's Stack podcast: The Department of Truth #1, Shang-Chi #1, That Texas Blood #4, Batman: Three Jokers #2, Chu #3, X-Factor #2, Nailbiter Returns #5, WW84 #1, Sea of Stars #7, Marvel Zombies: Resurrection #2, Ascender #13, Harley Quinn and the Birds of Prey #3, Rogue Planet #5, The Immortal Hulk: The Threshing Place #1 and X-Ray Robot #2. 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 Transcript: Alex: What is up, everybody? Welcome to The Stack. I'm Alex. Pete: I'm Pete. And- Alex: And I'm… What? What? Pete: Real quick. Alex: Yeah. Pete: You still have the two owls fucking up behind you. They're still fucking each other behind you, in between shows, you could have taken one down or separated them. Alex: Listen Pete, you do not know that the same people who watch our live show are also listening to our Stack podcasts. Don't assume that there's a continuity there. Just to explain to everybody just listening to this podcast. Pete: I am listening. Alex: There are two owls who may or may not be fucking behind me. It's unclear, and nobody knows. All right? Pete: Okay. Alex: But I will say one of them has a very deep hole and the other one does not. Pete: Stop saying that. Please stop. Alex: It's a puppet. It's a puppet. So you can put your hand in it. That's what I'm saying. He'll wear you like a puppet, Pete. Let's talk about The Stack. There's a bunch of books that came out. Pete: So many books. Alex: So many books for us to chat about, and some big books as well. Kicking it off with The Department of Truth. Number one, print image comic… Pete: Oh, you want to start with your favorite? Alex: I want to start with my favorite. There's also a ton of hype on this book, so I'm excited to chat about it. Written by James Tynion IV, art by Martin Simmonds. James Tynion IV, as we talked about a lot on all of our podcasts, has been on a roll lately. And in particular, I think like… This is not an insult, but Wind, maybe a little less so, even though I really enjoy that book, but there's something about- Pete: Wow. Fuck you. Don't. Alex: Something is Killing the Children came out and there was an insane amount of hype on it, and then it delivered. The Department of Truth seems sort of to think like such a clear title, you know what this book is on going in, and then it completely delivers in the first issue. I'm almost reticent to spoil it because it is one of those books, in my mind, it feels like a Brian Kay von book, where you read it and you're like, “Yes. Okay. This last page, this got me.” Pete: Oh my God. The last page though. Alex: Yes. Pete: But that's the thing, you said you read it and you know what's going on, I did not. It took me a while to kind of piece it all together, but man, by that last page you are hyped. Alex: Yes. Pete: You are so hyped and ready for the next issue. It's unbelievable. But the art is are really cool. It really fits the tone of what they're trying to do in such a great way. Alex: Yeah. Pete: And man, is the book good. Alex: I know we're bouncing around and not actually mentioning the plot here, and part of it is by design. Pete: That's how I like to talk. Alex: Well, I don't want to tell the people what the plot are, because I read the book, not actually knowing what it was, then read, went to Image Comics' website and looked at their blurb, it gives away too much. I didn't want to know any of that stuff going in. Alex: So, go in totally clean, know that it is a thing. You could probably tell us from the title, but it's a thing about kind of conspiracy theories and the government. I think that's all you need to know. Pete: Don't spoil it. You fucking ass. Alex: That's all I'm going to say. The art, the writing, everything, it feels to me, it feels like a vintage vertigo book. Like a book that like would come out at the same time as Sandman and everything else where you'd be like, “Oh shit, this is going to change the industry.” Alex: And now it's another in a line of amazing books from Image Comics, but it is great. And to your point, Martin Simmonds art, it feels a little… Ah, who's the guy who did 30 days of Night? Is it Ben Templesmith? Pete: Yes. Alex: It feels a little like Ben Templesmith on the art, but it's different enough. James Tynion is on a fire here, and it is a book that feels insanely current, like insanely current. Pete: It's really well done. It's just so good. I wonder if the people at Image are just high fiving themselves like, “We're fucking killing it right now. You can't touch us.” Alex: Well, the thing that is, I think, so great about this book, and again, this is not spoilers, this is just kind of skirting what it's about, is that it is about our current moment in time and our current political moment in time, but it's fun to read at the same time. It's still scary at points. It's fun at points. There's good action. There's good adventure. There's good weirdness. Great, great book. Do not miss this one. Pete: Really great book. Alex: Don't miss it. Alex: Next up, another book that I'm going to say don't mix, Shang-Chi, number one from Marvel, written by Gene Luen Yang and art by Dike Ruan. This is another one that I wasn't sure about going in, but as usual, Gene Luen Yang killed it. Alex: We get Shang-Chi, turns out he's part of a dynasty of five weapons. It's very similar on the surface to what happened with Iron Fist, where there were those seven immortal cities, but it goes in a very different direction by the ed. Super fun. Great last page. I'm 100% on board with the character, and it's a very different take on Shang-Chi. Alex: It's clearly calculated to have something that has a trade or multiple trades on the shelves by the time the movie hits, but you will not regret picking up this comic book. Pete: I'm so happy with the team behind this book. So happy for this new relaunch of Shang-Chi. One of my favorite characters as a kid, also get a little Fin Fang Foom, which I was totally pumped to see. This is a great book, great art, fun storytelling, and it picks up and you think like, “Okay.” But then you're like… It just does such a great job of unveiling the story in such a way that kind of is a little different than what we're used to, but still has all the action and stuff that you want. Pete: I'm very impressed with this book. I'm very excited to see how this is going to move forward. And also this was the first Marvel book that I read with the Brian Starfreeze- Alex: Stelfreeze? Pete: Stelfreeze, sorry. Stelfreeze tribute to Chadwick Bozeman, and it's very fucking moving and an amazing art and so powerful. And I'm so happy that Marvel is doing this. Alex: Man, they really went all out for that. I mean, just to talk about that for a moment. A lot of last weeks books had the Chadwick Bozeman tribute [crosstalk 00:06:51] rest in power branding on it. But this week, there's a whole testimonial from Ta-Nehisi Coates. There was the art, as you mentioned. And yeah, it's really powerful stuff. Pete: Yeah. It's really moving. Alex: But yeah, that's all said about Shang-Chi. One of the things that I love about it is Yang does such a great job of sneaking humor in out of nowhere. The rhythm of his humor, it almost sneaks in from the side in a certain way where it's in the middle of an action sequence and suddenly there's a joke. Alex: It completely throws me in the right way where I'm like, “Wait, wait, hold up, this was a serious scene, what's going on? That's funny, that thing that you're doing.” It just makes it really fun to read, even as he's setting up these good characters, this good mythology. Alex: Getting back to the Iron Fist thing, it almost feels like a rejoinder to Iron Fist, which is very good, mind you, but to the whole conversation surrounding Iron Fist, the TV show, where people are like, “Dude, cast an Asian person, person of Asian descent as Iron Fist, or just do Shang-Chi. What are you doing?” Alex: And this comic series is very specifically to be like, “Here you go.” Pete: Thank you. Yes, please. Alex: Great stuff. Can't wait to read the second issue of that. Let's move on to one of our favorites here on the show, that Texas blood number four Image Comics, by Chris Condon and Jacob Phillips. We had Chris Condon on the live show a couple of weeks ago, and that was super fun to talk to him about this book. Alex: This issue, we're continuing the storyline of this brother who's come back to Texas. He's discovered some bad doings around his brother who was killed. This is very much a middle of the arc issue, but there's still such good character stuff here. And there's such a good emotionally based character twist that happens as well. Every issue of this is great. I'm really enjoying it. Pete: Yeah. The storytelling, the pacing, the art, it's really, really well done. It's very interesting. They do a great job issue to issue, giving you more information on this bigger thing in such a cool way that you're just you're in and you want more and more and more. They're killing it on this book. Just the paneling, it's just really impressive package. Alex: Yeah. There's a great scene in here with our sheriff character, who we haven't seen a lot of since the first issue. Where he's sitting down with his wife and his wife is talking to him and his… If you haven't been reading the book, he has this verbal tick where he just says, “Well.” And that's pretty much it all the time. Alex: The way that the lettering plays out in particular, it reads so well as a scene where she's just- Pete: So well. Alex: Yeah. Yes. Where she's just kind of like needling him a little bit. And he's like, “Well.” And she's like, “Well?” Alex: It's great. Just the rhythm of that scene is so good. And just those little character moments are so nice. Definitely pick up this book. Pete: Yeah. Alex: Next one up, I'm very curious to get your take on this, Pete. Batman: Three Jokers, number two from DC Comics written by Jeff Johns and Jason Fabok. This is continuing with the storyline, as you can tell from the title of, there are actually three Jokers. There's the original Joker, the criminal, there's the comedian, and there's the performer. I'm forgetting what the third one is. Whatever it is. He's dead this issue. Pete: The criminal, the comedian, and the clown. Alex: The clown, there we go. And the clown was killed by Red Hood last issue. There's serious repercussions for this issue. I got to tell you, I am so stressed out reading this book, I can't quite explain it. Alex: Jason Fabok's art is phenomenal, but the feeling and the tension that Jeff Johns is putting in this through the characters is everything that should have been present to Doomsday Clock but wasn't, but is here. It's very hard to read, but it feels like that is part of the point. What's your take on it? Pete: Yeah. That's the thing. It is very hard to read. What sucks is it reopens a wound of… We get Jason Todd again, fucked up by the Joker in a way that's not cool and way out of bounds. And you have this hard conversation with Batman and Barbara and it's like, I'm reading this going, “Hey, Jeff Johns, what are you fucking doing to me over here, man? Well, I already lived this and had to live with this already. And then you're making us redo it.” It's very painful and I'm just wondering why. Why? Alex: Well, it's interesting to pair this with Doomsday Clock, I think, because Doomsday Clock, for all its faults, was Jeff John's mission statement on what Alan Moore had to say through Watchman, what Alan Moore had to say about superhero comics and what he had to say about the universe. Alex: It's certainly, at the very least in this issue, particularly given the last page, feels like this is- Pete: That last page was awesome though. Alex: Well, it's Jeff Johns' mission statement on killing Joke versus Watchman, which is not unimpeachable, but it's still a masterpiece of the forum, as we talked about at length on our Watchman watch podcast. Killing Joke has not aged well. Killing Joke- Pete: Well, that's also the thing, is the killing joke recently had a movie done that was awful. Just garbage in a way that was unnecessary and very painful. I went to the movie theater very excited about what I was going to see and got kicked in the nuts repeatedly. And now Jeff John's like, “Oh, guess what? I'm not done kicking you in the fucking nuts yet.” Alex: Here's your problem, you got to stop going to 4D Movie theaters, and then you won't get kicked in the nuts repeatedly. You pay extra for the shit, right? Pete: Don't bring up 4D, man. That shit is awful. Alex: Jason Fabok started [crosstalk 00:13:23] Pete: I think 4D is the reason we're in this fucking pandemic, because there's spraying in the seats and that's where the COVID started. Alex: Oh man. Pete, by the way, I love your podcast that you do out of Alex Ross's network. It's very good. Batman: Three jokers is also, I think, very well done. Makes me uncomfortable. I'm not quite sure where it's going. And I'm certainly nervous on the places it going to leave the Joker and Batman in continuity, when eventually things link up. But it's a nicely put together package, I would say. Pete: It's too bad Justin is not here. Alex: Yeah. He loves the tight little package. Next up Chew Number Three from Image Comics, written and lettered by John Layman, art and colors by Dan Boultwood. This is continuing the story of the Breaking Bad and the Chew universe as Chew's sister. Goes darker and darker. Now they're just good fun issue of this book. I'm really enjoying a lot and I'm enjoying revisiting the Chew universe through this time. Pete: Oh, see what you did there? Alex: Yes, I do. Pete: Yeah, I agree. This is just a fun extension of something we already love. Very interesting to kind of have these two kind of like sisters. It's very cool to see where this goes. I think it's just a great continuation of something, and the art and writing, it feels spot on to what we love and it's just great. Alex: Yeah. It took a little while. I enjoyed the first two issues, but this is the first issue that really feels humor-wise on the same level as Chew, and I enjoyed it quite a bit. I'm very happy about the series. Alex: Let's move on to one I'm sure we're going to agree on, X-Factor Number Two from Marvel, written by Leah Williams and art by Carlos Gomez. This is the second part of 10 of Swords. I know I loved the first issue of this. I thought this is great. Alex: The second issue is a little more of a business issue as the team recovers from the disaster that happened in other worlds. Now, they need to find 10 swords to battle apocalypses, evil children. That's what's going on. Here though, they're dealing with the fact that Rockslide died, Apocalypse got killed, Richter almost got killed. And what happens after that. Alex: And we once again get a realignment of how death works in the X-Men part of the universe, that I though was very smart and ups the stakes of everything that happens. I'm really enjoying this crossover. Pete, I'm sure you feel the same. Over to you. Pete: This fucking sucks, man. This is such fucking bullshit. What the fuck is even happening? There is so much shit happening that it is just insane. There is too much to deal with. And then in between that, they're making us read these fucking briefing statements- Alex: Love it. Pete: … wherever the fuck they are. The signed affidavit bullshit. I'm so happy that Charles Xavier finally lost his lollipop head. I'm very excited in that. Alex: Can we talk about that moment? I know you don't like this, but the very fact that everybody, this entire time, since House of Acts and Powers of 10 launched, has been talking about, “Wait, the X-Men could just resurrect themselves whenever they want, what does it matter if they die? The moment when, and this is a big spoiler for the issue, but they try to resurrect Rockslide and it goes horribly wrong to the point where Xavier's helmet shorts out, and we get to see every other helmet short out. Alex: I screamed, is probably too strong, but I definitely was gassed at that moment, because it was like, “This is all over.” It turns out that's not exactly what's going on, but that the stakes are that high for this thing, I thought was great. Pete: Yeah. You said this thing, because you don't even know what the fuck is going on. Alex: I know what's going on. Pete: Your shit is too confusing. And it's weird because it's like, okay, here's a shot of Xavier's helmet in a root bath, overlooking something. And then, oh, here's a shot of Xavier's helmet in a root bath that's in space, in a root bath that's somewhere else under a sun and then water. Alex: Hold on. This is the most- Pete: What is happening in this book? Alex: This is the most excited I've been about the X-Men in decades. Pete: Congratulations. You should- Alex: Thank you. Pete: … read X-Men more. I think that it's just sanity stacked on insanity, stacked on insanity. We have to deal with the first thing you did before we can move on. We're barely dealing with the fact that all the X-Men said, “Hey, fuck you to the rest of the world.” Okay. Now you're on your own private Island, you're fucking each other, great. Then it's just one insane thing after another insane thing, and then this insane council that like oversees everything. It is just so much insanity I keep hoping like, “All right, eventually this is going to calm down so we can catch up to all the madness.” And it just stays on the gas pedal, and I'm really having a hard time keeping up and dealing with it. Alex: I mean, I get what you're saying. I do think though that this crossover is more accessible than the stuff that has come before. I love the fact that, again, spoiler for the issue, but Polaris is some sort of seer, she's been given- Pete: Poor Polaris, is really falling apart here. Alex: She is falling apart because she let down her team, she let down everybody, but she has the information to where these 10 swords are going to be so that they can battle Apocalypse's evil children. Alex: I love the fact that she does this prophecy and the folks at Marvel, no, we're going to pick it apart, we're going to figure it out very quickly. So instead, at the end of the issue, they have Cipher being like, “Okay, here's what I think they're talking about on the prophecy. Here's the characters. They're going to go get swords.” Alex: And some of them are going to be wrong, but I love the idea that they're sending us on a wrong path in some places, while on the right path in others, like of course, Wolverine's going to have a sword. We already know Illyana is one of the people who has the sword. Pete: The Illyana part was great. Alex: That was great, so much fun. I am having a blast so far with the storyline and I'm excited to see what happens Pete: I would like to be enjoying it, but there's just too much madness going on with portals opening and closing, and then the White Queen's being mean. It's just it's too much. Alex: Excuse me. Pete: Well timed cough there, buddy. Alex: No problem. Pete: What are you trying to say? Alex: Nothing. Nailbiter returns number five from Image Comic. Story and art by Joshua Williamson and Mike Henderson. This is picking up the storyline. There's a contest going on in Buckaroo with a bunch of copycat serial killers, or are they? In this issue, there's a big twist. And we find there's another Nailbiter who looks exactly like the original Nailbiter. Some big action goes down. Alex: We had Joshua Williamson on the show a couple of months ago and he talked about the storyline. I love that he's just following through on it. This is a big fun action. Every single issue, out of the gate. I'm having a blast reading this one too. Pete: It's unbelievable. It's really a lot of fun. It's fast paced. It's action oriented. But also the art is amazeballs. You've got a lot of fun, double spread stuff. Great characters. Great action. This is just really, really fun book. Alex: Yeah. Next up WW84 Number One, which of course is World War 84. We skipped a couple in there, but that's all right. Number one. Just kidding. It's Wonder Woman 84, Number one. This is- Pete: Story. Alex: Yes. Hold on. A story by Anna Obropta and Louise Simonson art by Brett Blevins. I'm going to say two things about this. Pete: Well, wait, wait, wait. Alex: Yeah. Yeah. Pete: First off, it's a tie into the movie. Alex: Yes. Pete: Which I am so excited for this movie, but obviously let's push it back until we can all go see it in theaters or whatever we need to do. So excited for this movie. And then was so excited for this comic book because it's a tie in and I'm like, “Okay, maybe it'll match the tone of what's going on.” But then I got really disappointed and was like, “God, I hope the movie is nothing like this, because there is some really just lame character stuff. I mean, one of them is called Jazz and is just like chill Jazz, grownups never listen, who wrote this? Like what are you- Alex: Anna Obropta and Louise Simonson. Pete: Yeah, I know. But like really over the top kind of like, I'm being a kid right now and parents are lame. And then the accents of the robbers like, “The stairs. Tor the roof. Over that way.” I'm like, wow. No, [crosstalk 00:22:49] but let's tone this down a little bit. Make it a little bit more like not… It seems a joke to me. Alex: Wow. I didn't realize you'd be so negative about this. I thought this was just fine. I thought that was fine as like a movie tie-in comic. The big blubber to me was this idea that like… It's very clear that this machine is running, but certain parts of it are not working well. And what I mean by that is, as you mentioned, the movie was supposed to come out months ago, then it was supposed to come out in, I want to say, October. Pete: Yeah. Alex: And now it's being pushed to December. It'll probably be pushed back again. Let's be honest. But this weekend I actually went to Target, which was a harrowing experience. Pete: Why would you do that? Alex: It was actually fine. We needed to get my kids shoes and there was barely anybody there, so it was totally okay. Pete: Oh, wow. Alex: Yeah, it was pretty awesome. I was very nervous about it. But walking through the toy aisle, they had Legos for Wonder Woman in 1984, and I was like, “Man, this is not coming out for months now and you have the Legos already on the shelf.” And it's the same thing with the comic. And it's a real bummer to be like, they couldn't stop it. The comic still needed to come out, the Legos still needed to come out, even though the movie has been pushed way, way back. And that made me weirdly sad. Pete: Yeah. Alex: That's all. But that said, I thought the comic is fine. It is the sort of thing that if the movie was out or the movie was coming out next week, I think we'd read it and be like, “Yeah, this is cute. This is fine. I can't wait to see the movie.” As is, as the only thing we're getting for months and months, there's a lot more pressure on it. Pete: Yeah. Yeah. I mean, I do like this idea of putting Wonder Woman in a museum where she can tell stories about like- Alex: She belongs in a museum. Pete: Fuck you. Telling stories about bad-ass females throughout history, that's awesome. I fucking love that. Premise, I don't want stereotypical weird kind of characters. Alex: We named Need the dog Diana. Pete: Oh, wow. Alex: Yeah. Pete: Well, I hope you got your kids wonderful Wonder Woman shoes while you were at Target. Alex: No, they didn't want that. Next up, Sea of stars, Number seven from Image Comics written by Jason Aaron and Dennis Hallum, art by Steven Green. Another really just good solid issue of this book as a dad chases his son through the universe. In this issue, the son finds out that his dad is alive. There's some mix-ups there and some great action set pieces involving space. Well, what'd you think, Pete? Pete: This is just continues to be amazing. The art is really still in the show. And the characters, these are so fun and creative characters and really well drawn. It's just kind of the scary thing of, you think losing your kid in a store is bad, try losing your kid in space. Unbelievable scenario and just really over the top fun. Every issue has just been a real treat and it continues, continues to get better. Alex: Yeah, I agree. Let's move on to Marvel Zombies Resurrection, Number two, from Marvel. Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, art by Leonard Kirk. We've really been enjoying this book or at least the first issue and the preview, zero issue, whatever you want to call it. The issue that came before. As Spiderman takes Franklin and Valarie Richards to try to stop the zombie plague that has affected their universe. Alex: It was a great twist in this issue involving the Phalynx and the robots of the Marvel universe that I thought was so smart and so well done and added some of the danger in a really nice way. There's also a wonderful and sad scene with Viv Vision's daughter. Another just very good solid issue of this book. Pete: Yeah. I mean, the Punisher [crosstalk 00:26:56] before- Alex: Yeah, what did you think about that, Pete? Pete: I mean, come on. Fucking come on. But this comic is great, even though I was like, “Oh man.” But the Viv thing was just so heartbreaking. Alex: No, you can do it. Come for him. Come for Phillip Kennedy Johnson. We've had him on the show a couple of times. Come for him. You tell him what he did to your boy, the Punisher. Pete: He made a choice. He made a choice. It wasn't as upsetting as Frankie Castle. It's an interesting choice. Alex: Filings Castle? Pete: Yeah, I don't know about- Alex: Yeah. It doesn't quite work as well. It doesn't roll off the tongue. Really good book, excited to see how this potentially ties into the bigger story in the Marvel universe that's being told. That should be very cool. Alex: Next up, Ascender, Number 13 from Image Comics written by Jeff Lemire and art by Dustin Nguyen. I don't know. Every issue. This is good. The end. Pete: I mean, it's hard because it's like… It really is. Every issue is just like a painted, just unbelievable artistic feet that is like water color and beautiful and amazing. Pete: The action, the storytelling, the connecting, these Ascender, Descender worlds, it's really impressive how big the story It's great that Jeff Lemire has got to tell this giant story. And he has an amazing artist who bring it to life. Alex: I cannot believe how much it is tying into Descender at this point. I really thought it was going to be its own thing, but nope, it's basically the same story at this point. And every old character that we get back again is so exciting. Another one happens at the end of this issue, the cover of the next one promises a huge one is coming back. This is great. This is just a thrilling fantasy Sci-fi mashup that I can't wait to read every month. Pete: Yeah. And also, I just wanted to say the Driller playing hide and seek was just so nice. Alex: Great stuff. Love Driller. Pete: In the middle of all this madness. Alex: So good. Next up, one that I'm sure you liked, Pete. Harley Quinn and the Birds of Prey, Number Three, from DC Comics, written by Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner, art by Amanda Conner. Alex: As we talked about with the two previous issues, this is just classic. Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner on a Harley Quinn, except as raunchy as they want to be. And they want to be very raunchy as usual. Alex: Harley Quinn has gotten one over the Joker, stolen the collective treasure of all the criminals in Gotham City, and they're coming for her this issue. The Birds of Prey of course, kind of hate her, but are kind of having her back at the same time. This is just so much fun to read. This is one of my favorite things coming out from Black Label. Pete: It's great. And it's also nice to see Alfred alive. And the Alfred, Batman conversation about Harley Quinn being at the Wayne Manor is hysterical and really fun. It just feels like an extension of the animated series. And I hear the voices of the characters from that. Especially Clay Face. And the hole riddled with nails joke was hysterical. I mean, those two are just a powerhouse couple and they're killing it. Alex: It's just so much fun. Amanda Conner's art is so great, and so enjoyable. So funny to read every time. Just the way that they mine jokes, like the Beaver jokes, over and over and over again. But at the same time, they're still funny and stupid in the right way. Every single issue. And not just every single issue of this book, but their entire run of Harley Quinn books. It's wild that it still works this far down the road, but it absolutely does. Pete: I just want to say, while we're still in the DC world. I did check out some of that, wasn't on the list, and I wanted to quickly talk. Batman, Joker or War zone, Number one. A lot of people are wondering about the Clown Hunter, and you do get the reveal of who the Clown Hunter is in that issue. Pete: That was driving me crazy. If that was something that you wanted to go check out, you do get to the bottom of that in that issue. Alex: Who is it? Who's Clown Hunter, Pete? Pete: Well, that's the fun thing is it's not like, oh my God, it's, you know what I mean? It's a kid who grew up in Gotham who says Batman could have saved his parents. And I was like, “Great. That's good enough for me. That makes sense.” Alex: He figured out who Batman is? Pete: Well, he just sees Batman as Batman. Alex: Oh, okay, I see what you're saying. All right. Fun stuff. Thanks for the surprise pick. Moving onto Rogue planet, Number five, from Oni press, written by Cullen Bunn and illustrated by Andy McDonald. We talked about every issue of this wild space horror book. Alex: I believe this is the last one, which I was kind of surprised by. But we get some very, I thought, satisfying answers to all the bizarre, horrific weirdness that's been going on to this planet. Pete: That's the thing. I was like, “How are they going to tie in all this madness?” Because it seemed like every issue was just, “Look at this crazier thing that's going on on this planet. Oh, you thought that was crazy, check this out.” And it just keep tightening. And then they really delivered on this issue. Such a cool explanation. So moving. Very, very cool and interesting. This book is worth it. Check this out, get it collected, whatever you want to do. You'll be happy you did. Rogue Planet is not only artistically amazing, but it's a great story. Alex: Yeah. And a little pluggy plug, we're actually going to have Cullen Bunn on our live show next month, ostensibly, to talk about varying comic stuff, but I'm sure we will bring up Rogue Planet as well. Alex: But as Pete mentioned, it's coming out in Trade, definitely pick it up there. It's worth it. Ties up really nicely. I was very happy and very surprised at how concretely everything made sense by the end. Pete: Yeah, it was really impressive. Alex: There you go. Let's talk about another horror book, The Immortal Hulk: The Threshing Place, Number one, from Marvel. Written by Jeff Lemire and art by Mike Del Mundo. This is, I believe, one of the first time somebody other than Al Ewing has written specifically an Immortal Hulk tale. We've had the Hulk pop-up in other books at this point in the Immortal Hulk form, but this is a one-off horror story set in this universe. And I love it. Alex: I wish they would do this forever. It feels like the main book, and Pete, maybe this is part of what you've responded to. I know you haven't loved the horror Hulk in general. But it really started off as these done in one, almost tales from the crypt episodes, but starring the Hulk. And we very much got away from this, for this Uber story that Al Ewing has built, which is wild and insane. And I've been loving it a very different way. Alex: But this story gets back to basics here, where it's almost like the Hulk series, but through the lens of Immortal Hulk, where Bruce Banner is traveling around, he finds a weird gamma mystery. It's very dark. It's very sad. Mike Del Mundo's art is very evocative, and Americana, while also not shying away from the horror elements, just a really good one-shot across the board. Pete: I was really, really, really impressed with this book. Jeff Lemire killed this. This was a very moving book, still in this world of Al Ewing's kind of horror version, but just there was a lot of beauty and heart in this. Whereas I feel like if you're telling a Hulk story, it's got to kind of have those things of what are we really doing here, what's really important? And the Hulk kind of helping these people and really saving this kid was so beautiful. And the whole fact of like, at least you're not alone kid, you have your father, was just very touching, really well done. Pete: I'm so happy Jeff Lemire got to tell this one shot, and it still worked in the kind of bigger picture of what Al is doing. I was really impressed by this book. Very moved by it. Alex: Yeah, I agree. I know I kind of said this before, but I could read a million of these. I hope that they just keep releasing Immortal Hulk one shots from different perspectives with different writer, artists, teams. I don't know if they will, but that would be so much fun. So we'll see what happens. Alex: Last but not least. X-ray Robot, Number Two, from Dark Horse Comics. Story and art by Michael Allred, color art by Laura Allred. If you see the names of the cover, you know exactly what you're getting into. Alex: It's a bunch of Sci-fi psychedelic weirdness involving a robot who is sucking people through multiple dimensions. There's some really goofy shit that happens in this book that is just bits, and exactly the right way, involving portals. It's much more slapstick, I think, than their usual books, but I had a fun time reading this. How'd you feel about it, Pete? Pete: Portal bits, I love it. Yeah. This was a lot of fun. It's this classic kind of like art for kind of tripped out world. I just think it's really kind of in their sweet spot and it's a really great book. If you've enjoyed any of their stuff, you will really love this book. It's definitely, really cool and really well done. Alex: I agree. And that is it for the Stack. If you'd like to support us patreon.com/comicbookclub. Also, we do a live show every Tuesday night at 7:00 PM to Crowdcast and YouTube. Come hang out. We would love to chat with you about your favorite comic books. Socially @comicbooklive, iTunes, Android, Spotify, Stitcher, or the app of your choice to subscribe and listen to the show. Comicbookclublive.com for this podcast and many more. Until next week, that's it for the Stack. The post The Stack: The Department Of Truth, Shang-Chi And More appeared first on Comic Book Club. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/comicbookclub See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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This week Mike delves into the five-part mini-series; Han Solo – Imperial Cadet, telling what happened to Han within the movie Solo after leaving Correlia but before meeting Beckett & his crew while in the Imperial service. Mike also talks about some of the training within the Imperial Academy, the Empire’s brutal outlook on individualism, the character Valance’s other appearances and more!All 5 issues of Han Solo - Imperial Cadet are written by Robbie Thompson, the artist is Leonard Kirk and Arif Prianto is the colourist. Issue #1 was released November 2018 and issue #5 was released March 2019. The collection of these was released in May 2019 an an annual which also included the Beckett comic (which Mike talked about episode 8)!Last week Mike spoke about the first arc of the main run of Star Wars comics. Previous episodes have been about the Rogue One & Solo comics, planet Mon Cala, the two Last Jedi comics featuring Krait and DJ as well as Captain Phasma, Operation Cinder, how C-3PO got his red arm, Darth Maul beyond The Phantom Menace and for episode 1 The Rise Of Kylo Ren comic mini-series was talked about.If you have any questions, pointers or just fancy a chat, send Mike an email at StarWarsComicsInCanon@outlook.comMike is also the host of a podcast called Genuine Chit-Chat where he speaks with a different guest each week about a wide array of topics where no subject is off limits – GCC can be listened to in the same place you’re listening to this show, so there’s no excuse to not check it out!Chris was on episode 89 of GCC to talk about wrestling and Dave is on episode 90, talking with Max of Mandatory Marvel & DC about the recent DC movies including the recent announcement of the Snyder Cut of Justice League!Chris & Dave of Comics In Motion were on episodes 63 & 75 of GCC and Mike was on episodes 75 & 100 of Comics In Motion!Find Mike @GenuineChitChat on Twitter, @Genuine_ChitChat on Instagram and /GenuineChitChat on Facebook! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
It's that time again! For this year's JLMay 2020, Shag and Rob celebrate the countdown to INFINITE CRISIS by discussing FIRESTORM #17 and 18 by Stuart Moore, Jamal Igle, Rob Stull, and more, followed by AQUAMAN #35 by John Arcudi, Leonard Kirk, and Andy Clarke! Tie-ins to VILLAINS UNITED and THE OMAC PROJECT! Join the conversation and find more great content: Leave comments on our FIRE & WATER PODCAST website: http://fireandwaterpodcast.com/podcast/fire-water-244 Images from this episode: http://fireandwaterpodcast.com/podcast/fire-water-244-gallery Use the Hashtag: #JLMay2020 E-MAIL: firewaterpodcast@comcast.net Follow the JLMay 2020 podcast crossover through these other great podcasts below! Views from the Longbox Robin: Everyone Loves the Drake Pop Culture Affidavit It All Comes Back to Superman Fanholes Podcast Justice’s First Dawn Birds of Prey Podcast Married With Comics Coffee and Comics Podcast Longbox Crusade Task Force X Podcast Relatively Geeky Presents Wonder Woman: Warrior for Peace Doctor DC Podcast And our very own FWPresents! Subscribe to AQUAMAN AND FIRESTORM: THE FIRE AND WATER PODCAST: Via Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aquaman-firestorm-fire-water/id1087336021 Via other podcatchers: http://feeds.feedburner.com/fire-water-podcast Also available on Spotify, Stitcher and Google Podcasts Opening theme by Michael Kohler. Closing theme by The Bad Mamma Jammas. This episode brought to you by InStockTrades. This week’s selections: AQUAMAN: KINGDOM LOST: https://www.instocktrades.com/TP/DC/AQUAMAN-KINGDOM-LOST-TP/APR170417 AQUAMAN SWORD OF ATLANTIS: https://www.instocktrades.com/TP/DC/AQUAMAN-SWORD-OF-ATLANTIS-TP-BOOK-01/AUG190645 This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK: Visit the Fire & Water WEBSITE: http://fireandwaterpodcast.com Follow Fire & Water on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/FWPodcasts Like our Fire & Water FACEBOOK page: https://www.facebook.com/FWPodcastNetwork Support The Fire & Water Podcast Network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fwpodcasts Use our HASHTAG online: #FWPodcasts Thanks for listening! Fan the Flame and Ride the Wave!
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