Podcast appearances and mentions of michael dialynas

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  

February 2025 Solicits (DC, Image, Oni) Comic Reviews: DC o        Action Comics 1075 by Mark Waid, Clayton Henry, Michael Shelfer, Matt Herms; Mariko Tamaki, Skylar Partridge, Marissa Louise; Joshua Williamson, Norm Rapmund, Jon Bogdanove, Hi-Fi o        Batman Uncovered 1 o        Black Lightning 1 by Brandon Thomas, Fico Ossio, Ulises Arreola Marvel o        Amazing Spider-Man 61 by Joe Kelly, Ed McGuinness, Mark Farmer, Marcio Menyz, Niko Henrichon o        Psylocke 1 by Alyssa Wong, Vincenzo Carratu, Fer Sifuentes-Sujo o        Marvel Unlimited §  Beastly Buddies 5 by Steve Foxe, Armand Bodnar §  Marvel Meow 22 by Nao Fuji Boom o        Power Rangers Prime 1 by Melissa Flores, Michael YG, Fabi Marques o        Wynd: The Power of the Blood 1 by James Tynion IV, Michael Dialynas Dark Horse o        Arcbound 1 by Scott Snyder, Frank Tieri, Tom Hardy, Ryan Smallman, Frank William o        Black Hammer: Spiral City 1 by Jeff Lemire, Teddy Kristiansen o        Borderlands: Moxxi's Mysterious Memento 1 by Amy Chu, Mike Norton, Heather Breckel IDW o        Star Trek: Lower Decks 1 by Ryan North, Derek Charm o        Yars Rising 1 by Adam Tierney, Ele Bruni, Aurora Maeno Image o        G.I. Joe 1 by Joshua Williamson, Tom Reilly, Jordie Bellaire Mad Cave o        Gatchaman: Jun - Apex Heart 1 by Tommy Lee Edwards, Nuno Plati, Giada Marchisio o        String 1 by Paul Tobin, Carlos Javier Olivares, Sara Colella Oni o        Calavera, P.I. 1 by Marco Finnegan Titan o        Heat Seeker Combustion: A Gun Honey Series 1 by Charles Ardai, Ace Continuado, Juan Castro, Asifur Rahman Valiant o        X-O Manowar: Resurgence of the Valiant Universe 1 by Fred Van Lente, Jesus Barrios OGN Countdown o        Marvel Super Stories Vol 2: Amazing Adventures o        Ribbon Skirt by Cameron Mukwa o        Greater Secrets by Ananth Hirsh, Tess Stone o        Tryout and the Squad by Christina Soontornvat, Joanna Cacao o        Legendary Lynx by Alex Segura, Sandy Jarrell o        Teleportation and Other Luxuries by Archie Bongiovanni, Mary Verhoeven, Lucas Gattoni o        Night Mother by Jeremy Lambert, Alexa Sharpe o        Sliced by Rafael Scavone, Guilherme Grandizolli, Cris Peter, Deyvison Manes o        Leap by Simina Popescu o        Hobtown Mystery Stories Vol 2: The Cursed Hermit by Kris Bertin, Alexander Forbes Additional Reviews:         Gladiator II         We Called Them Giants         Women of the Hour         Red One         The Boy and the Octopus         An Almost Christmas Story News: Black Panther 3 in development, Blade loses another cast member, new Red Hulk series from Geoff Shaw and Ben Percy, Godzilla vs. America series featuring Godzilla against specific cities, Speed Racer coming to Mad Cave, Thunderbolts mini tying into One World Under Doom, Moon Girl fiasco, Marguerite Bennett reinventing Flash Gordon as a teenage girl Trailers: Jentry Chau vs. the Underworld Comics Countdown (13 November 2024): 1.     Helen of Wyndhorn 6 by Tom King, Bilquis Evely, Mat Lopes 2.     Absolute Batman 2 by Scott Snyder, Nick Dragotta, Frank Martin 3.     Black Hammer: Spiral City 1 by Jeff Lemire, Teddy Kristiansen 4.     Batman: Dark Age 6 by Mark Russell, Michael Allred, Laura Allred 5.     Minor Arcana 3 by Jeff Lemire 6.     Wynd: The Power of the Blood 1 by James Tynion IV, Michael Dialynas 7.     Big Burn 2 by Joe Henderson, Lee Garbett, Lee Loughridge 8.     Space Ghost 7 by David Pepose, Jonathan Lau 9.     Batman: Gotham by Gaslight - Kryptonian Age 6 by Andy Diggle, Leandro Fernandez, Matt Hollingsworht 10.  Groo: Minstrel Melodies 3 by Sergio Aragones, Mark Evanier, Carrie Strachan

Joining us today is the Eisner-nominated and GLAAD award-winning co-creator and illustrator of titles like The Woods and Wynd with frequent collaborator James Tynion IV. He is also the sole creator of the BOOM! Box hit ZAWA + The Belly of the Beast–which tells the story of a group of friends who help an elusive mountain guardian rediscover her purpose with love and cookies.It is our pleasure to welcome The Wooden King himself: Michael Dialynas BACK onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast!Previous Appearances on the Show By Micahel Dialynas:INTERVIEW: Michael Dialynas (Episode 138, Nov. '23)Follow us on InstagramFollow us on TwitterFollow us on ThreadsFollow us on BlueSkyLike us on FacebookConsider supporting us over on PatreonStock up on G Fuel (CODE: OBP)Thank you DreamKid for our Oblivion Bar musicThank you KXD Studios for our Oblivion Bar artSend us a textSupport the show

Marvel's All-New Venom will put a mystery hero in the symbiote suit. A bevy of comic book superstars are forming a new comic book company, name TBA. James Tynion IV and Michael Dialynas's Wynd is ending. All on Comic Book Club News for August 22, 2024.SUBSCRIBE ON RSS, APPLE, ANDROID, SPOTIFY, OR THE APP OF YOUR CHOICE. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, TIKTOK, AND FACEBOOK. SUPPORT OUR SHOWS ON PATREON.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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

April 2024 Solicitations (DC, Image, IDW) Comic Reviews: DC John Constantine: Hellblazer – Dead in America 1 by Simon Spurrier, Aaron Campbell, Jordie Bellaire Nightwing 110 by Tom Taylor, Sami Basri, Vicente Cifuentes, Adriano Lucas Marvel Avengers Twilight 1 by Chip Zdarsky, Daniel Acuña Cable 1 by Fabian Nicieza, Scot Eaton, Cam Smith, Victor Nava, Java Tartaglia Jackpot 1 by Celeste Bronfman, Joey Vasquez, Eric Gapstur, Edgar Delgado, Erick Arciniega Marvel Unlimited Alligator Loki 32 by Alyssa Wong, Robert Quinn, Pete Pantazis Image Cobra Commander 1 by Joshua Williamson, Andrea Milani, Annalisa Leoni Colonized: Zombies vs. Aliens by Chris Ryall, Drew Moss Weatherman Vol Three 1 by Jody LeHeup, Nathan Fox, Moreno Dinisio IDW Sonic the Hedgehog: Fang the Hunter 1 by Ian Flynn, Mauro Fonseca, Rik Mack, Valentina Pinto Valiant Ninjak Superkillers by Jeff Parker, Mike Norton, Andrew Dalhouse, Exequiel Fernandez Roel Dynamite James Bond 007 Vol Two 1 by Garth Ennis, Rapha Lobosco, Jorge Sutil Ray's OGN Corner: Click by Kayla Miller Additional Reviews: Injustice Year Zero, Spider-Man 2 video game News:  Tom Taylor stupidversy, Aaron's TMNT not a reboot, Patrick Zircher writing/drawing Solomon Kane title, Miracleman: Dark Age by Gaiman and Buckingham, Charlie Adlard doing a Batman story, Moon Girl shifting to Disney+?, new Molly Knox Ostertag Disney animated series, details on the next Ryan Coogler project, Ultimate DC, new Blue Beetle graphic novel announced Comics Countdown (16 Jan 2024): 1.     Wonder Woman 5 by Tom King, Daniel Sampere, Tomeu Morey 2.     Miracleman: Silver Age 7 by Neil Gaiman, Mark Buckingham, Jordie Bellaire 3.     Deviant 3 by James Tynion IV, Josh Hixson 4.     Superman 10 by Joshua Williamson, Bruno Redondo, Caio Filipe, Adriano Lucas 5.     Fantastic Four 15 by Ryan North, Ivan Fiorelli, Jesus Aburtov 6.     Black Hammer: The End 5 by Jeff Lemire, Malachi Ward 7.     Enfield Gang Massacre 6 by Chris Condon, Jacob Phillips 8.     Zawa 3 by Michael Dialynas 9.     Superman: Lost 10 by Christopher Priest, Carlo Pagulayan, Jose Luis Soares Pinto, Joe Prado, Jonas Trindade, Jason Paz, Julio Ferreira, Jeromy Cox 10.  Jay Garrick: The Flash 4 by Jeremy Adams, Diego Olortegui, Luis Guerrero

March 2024 Solicitations Comic Reviews: DC Batman 428: Robin Lives Birds of Prey Uncovered by Various DC's ‘Twas the Mite Before Christmas by Zipporah Smith, Logan Faerber; Rob Levin, Bob Quinn; Ethan Sacks, Soo Lee, John Kalisz, Natalie Abrams, Marcus Smith, Norm Rapmund, Hi-Fi; Jillian Grant, Rebekah Isaacs, Kurt Michael Russell, Michael Conrad, Gavin Guidry, Ryan Cody, Josh Trujillo, Andrew Drilon; Sholly Fisch, Juan Bobillo Titans: Beast World Tour – Gotham by Chip Zdarsky, Miguel Mendonca, Mike Spicer; Grace Ellis, Daniel Hillyard, Rico Renzi; Gretchen Felker-Martin, Ivan Shavrin; Sam Maggs, PJ Holden; Kyle Starks, Kelley Jones, Jose Villarrubia Marvel Daredevil: Gang War 1 by Erica Shultz, Sergio Davila, Sean Parsons, Ceci de la Cruz Spider-Gwen Smash 1 by Melissa Flores, Enid Balam, Fer Sifuentes-Sujo, Elisabetta D'Amico Marvel Unlimited Marvel Mutts 3 by Mackenzie Cadenhead, Takeshi Miyazawa Alligator Loki 27 by Alyssa Wong, Bob Quinn Image Bloody Dozen: A Tale of the Shrouded College 1 by Charles Soule, Alberto Alburquerque, Rachelle Rosenberg Dark Horse Assassin's Apprentice II 1 by Jody Houser, Robin Hobb, Ryan Kelly, Jordie Bellaire Masterpiece 1 by Brian Michael Bendis, Alex Maleev, Ian Herring Quick Stops Vol 2 1 by Kevin Smith, Ahmed Raafat Boom Underheist 1 by David Lapham, Maria Lapham, Hilary Jenkins IDW Addams Family: Charlatan's Web 1 by Chynna Clugston-Flores, Leah Williams, Juan Samu, Francine Delgado, Danny Sanchez Chaves Sonic the Hedgehog: Winter Jam by Iasmin Omar Ata, Min Ho Kim, Reggie Graham Titan Life is Strange: Forget-Me-Not 1 by Zoe Thorogood, Claudia Leonardi, Andrea Izzo Oni Invasive 1 by Cullen Bunn, Jesus Hervas Mad Cave Charred Remains 1 by Anthony Cleveland, Andrea Mutti Archie Sabrina the Teenage Witch Holiday Special Vault Beyond Real 1 by Zack Kaplan, Fabiana Mascolo, Toni Fejzula, Jordie Bellaire American Mythology 21st Century Santa Stories by James Kuhoric, S.A. Check, Konstantine Paradias, G.O. Parsons, Horacio Domingues, Jorge Pacheco, Fernando Sosa Three Stooges versus Cthulhu by Hans Rodionoff, Adam Goldberg, Diego Tapie OGNs Macbeth: A Tale of Horror by Stefano Ascari, Simone D'Armini Many Deaths of Barnaby James by Brian Nathanson, Neil Gibson, Piotr Kowalski, Brad Simpson Where the Body Was GN by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, Jacob Phillips Boxed by Mark Sable, Jeremy Haun, Nick Filardi o   A Call to Cthulhu by Norm Konyu Voyage du Gourmet by Paul Tobin, Jem Milton, Micah Myers Additional Reviews: Ducktails, Leave it to Chance vol 1, Space Between the Trees, Downlands News: new Black Panther animated series, Omninews, DeMatteis Green Goblin prequel series, new title for Spider-Man: Freshman Year, Good Omens renewed for third and final season, Mark Millar, William Shatner variant, new animated project from Matt Braly and Rebecca Sugar, Green Arrow now an ongoing, Bill Cipher spin-off book coming, new X-Files, Jonathan Major, Cody Ziglar takes over Deadpool, Stephanie Phillips takes over Spider-Gwen, Merry Shark-Mas, Uncle Fester spin-off The other Rabbit Stew Comics?!?! Letters on the Wall Trailers: Dune 2, Civil War, Kung Fu Panda 4, Hazbin Hotel, If Comics Countdown (12 Dec 2023): 1.     Where The Body Was GN by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, Jacob Phillips 2.     Radiant Black 27 and 27.5 by Kyle Higgins, Joe Clark, Eduardo Ferigato, Marcelo Costa, Raul Angulo 3.     Batman: City of Madness 2 by Christian Ward 4.     Green Lantern 6 by Jeremy Adams, Xermanico, Scott Godlewski, Romulo Fajardo Jr., Peter Tomasi, David Lafuente, Tamra Bonvillain 5.     Superman: Lost 9 by Christopher Priest, Dan Jurgens, Carlo Pagulayan, Jason Paz, Brett Breeding, Jeromy Cox 6.     Rogue Sun 17 by Ryan Parrott, Marco Renna, Abel, Natalia Marques 7.     Zawa 2 by Michael Dialynas 8.     Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees 2 by Patrick Horvath 9.     Dark Spaces: Dungeon 2 by Scott Snyder, Hayden Sherman 10.  Danger Street 12 by Tom King, Jorge Fornes, Dave Stewart

Comic Reviews: DC Superman '78: The Metal Curtain 1 by Robert Venditti, Gavin Guidry, Jordie Bellaire Static: Up All Night GN by Lamar Giles, Paris Alleyne, Yancey Labat Marvel Punisher 1 by David Pepose, Dave Wachter, Dan Brown Star Wars: High Republic 1 (Phase III) by Cavan Scott, Ario Anindito, Jim Tower, Mark Morales, Jim Campbell Thanos 1 by Christopher Cantwell, Luca Pizzari, Ruth Redmond What If… Dark: Tomb of Dracula by Marv Wolfman, David Cutler, Victor Olazaba, Scott Hanna, John Livesay, Edgar Delgado, Antonio Fabela, Dee Cunniffe Marvel Unlimited It's Jeff by Kelly Thompson, Nao Fuji Who is Ms. Marvel? by Alex Segura, Noemi Vettori Who is a Flerken? by Jason Loo Who is Monica Rambeau? by Cheryl Lynn Eaton, Alan Robinson Image Petrol Head 1 by Rob Williams, Pye Parr Boom Zawa + the Belly of the Beast 1 by Michael Dialynas Dark Horse Count Crowley: Mediocre Midnight Monster Hunter 1 by David Dastmalchian, Lukas Ketner, Lauren Affe Ahoy Captain Ginger: The Last Feeder 1 by Stuart Moore, June Brigman, Roy Richardson ComiXology Nice Jewish Boys by Neil Kleid, John Broglia, Ellie Wright OGNs Transitions: A Mother's Journey by Elodie Durand Flying Ship by Jem Milton Escape From Mister Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein Duel by Jessixa Bagley, Aaron Bagley Skip! by Sarah Burgess Secret of the Ravens by Joanna Cacao Atana and the Firebird by Vivian Zhou Power Button: The First Invasion by Zack Soto Additional Reviews: Loki s2e6, The Marvels, Deadpool by Kelly Thompson, Good Omens s2 JewCE recap News: Doctor Who Christmas special details, Live-Action Zelda is official, King/Evely new fantasy epic from Dark Horse, Actor's strike is over, Dogpool, new hints about DC in 2024, What If… Venom?, new Suicide Squad series teased, new Red Hood series, Last Days delayed indefinitely, new Rangers book by Amy Jo Johnson, Joe Hill Creepshow one-shot, Peter and Miles getting a team-up comic by Greg Weisman (Spectacular Spider-Men) Trailers: Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Inside Out 2, Orion and the Dark, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Dead Boy Detectives, Damsel, Garfield, Merry Little Batman, Jurassic World: Chaos Theory Comics Countdown (07 Nov 2023): 1.     Birds of Prey 3 by Kelly Thompson, Leonardo Romero, Jordie Bellaire 2.     Nice Jewish Boys 1 by Neil Kleid, John Broglia, Ellie Wright 3.     Batman 139 by Chip Zdarsky, Jorge Jimenez, Tomeu Morey 4.     Dark Ride 9 by Joshua Williamson, Andrei Bressan, Adriano Lucas 5.     Zawa + the Belly of the Beast 1 by Michael Dialynas 6.     Phantom Road 6 by Jeff Lemire, Gabriel Walta, Jordie Bellaire 7.     Secret of the Ravens GN by Joanna Cacao 8.     Midlife 2 by Brian Buccellato, Stefano Simeone 9.     Transformers 2 by Daniel Warren Johnson, Mike Spicer 10.  Atana and the Firebird GN by Vivian Zhou  

Image-O-Rama: Petrol Head #1 by Rob Williams and Pye Parr, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #301 by Larry Hama, Chris Mooneyham, and Francesco Segala, G.I Joe #1: Larry Hama Cut, Transformers #2 by Daniel Warren Johnson and Mike Spicer, and The Big Game #5 by Mark Millar, Pepe Larraz, and Giovanna Niro, plus BOOM-O-Rama: The Space Between #1 by Corinna Bechko and Danny Luckert and Zawa + the Belly of the Beast #1 by Michael Dialynas, plus a whole mess more!

Michael Dialynas joins the show to talk about his new BOOM Studios series, Zawa + the Belly of the Beast.

Joining us this week is the Eisner-nominated and GLAAD award-winning comic book creator behind titles like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Lucy Dreaming with writer Max Bemis, Amala's Blade: Spirits of Naamaron with Steven Horton, and the universally acclaimed, award-winning series' The Woods and Wynd with frequent collaborator James Tynion IV.More recently, he has been hard at work on his all-ages, apocalyptic folklore at BOOM! Studios: ZAWA + The Belly of the Beast.It is our honor to welcome Michael Dialynas to The Oblivion Bar Podcast!Follow us on BlueSkyFollow us on InstagramLike us on FacebookConsider supporting us over on PatreonFollow us on Whatnot (GET $15)Download the BEST digital comic book reader OmnibusStock up on G Fuel (CODE: OBP)Thank you DreamKid for our Oblivion Bar musicThank you Kevin Zeigler for our Oblivion Bar art

I never get to talk about Pokemon Go on the show, but I did today. Ok, getting ahead of myself. Today's guest is Michael Dialynas who's work I'm sure you are already familiar with: Wynd, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and The Woods... yeah. Now Michael is setting his sights towards launching a new solo creator owned series called Zawa + The Belly of the Beast with Boom Studios. The dystopian food centric YA series is gorgeous. Make sure to get your pre-orders in for this truly unique new series. As we mentioned in the podcast, use the coupon code YETI5 to get 5% off your order at CraftiComics.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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In the spirit of Episode 15 we've recorded yet another two hour love session to our favorite things. This time around the topic is our favorite western comics. We each picked five which we dissect, discuss, and just generally gush about as we remember why we ever got into comics in the first place. Alex's picks: New X-Men (Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely, Chris Bachalo, Marc Silvestri, etc.), The Woods (James Tynion IV, Michael Dialynas), We3 (Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely), JLA (Grant Morrison, Howard Porter), & Mech Cadet Yu (Greg Pak, Takeshi Miyazawa) Trevor's picks: Black Bolt (Saladin Ahmed, Christian Ward), Batman: Arkham Asylum (Grant Morrison, Dave McKean), Batman: The Court of Owls (Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo), Batwoman: Elegy (Greg Rucka, J.H. Williams III), & Snotgirl (Bryan Lee O'Malley, Leslie Hung) You can find us and subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Podcast Addict! Content warning: We're a fairly NSFW podcast that makes frequent use of reclaimed homophobic slurs. Beyond that we discuss spoilers for the series listed above, and topic-wise we discuss blood, gore, body horror, violence including violence against animals and sexual violence, bigotry, and problematique depictions of mental health-related issues.

Fecha de Grabación: Domingo 15 de noviembre de 2020Algunas de las noticias y temas comentados:Geoff Johns da marcha atrás a lo dicho hace años y anuncia que ya trabaja en un proyecto de su propiedad al lado de Gary Frank para 2021.Tom King fue puesto en evidencia tras hacer elogios poco sinceros a Mark Doyle, uno de los editores cesados en DC.Respondemos preguntas de los escuchas.¡Y mucho más...!Comentario de cómics:Pound for Pound, escrito por Natalie Chaidez y dibujado por Andy Belanger con color de Daniela Miwa. (TKO Studios)Wynd, novela gráfica escrita por James Tynion IV con arte y color de Michael Dialynas. (BOOM! Studios)Crossover, escrito por Donny Cates y dibujado por Geoff Shaw con color de Dee Cunniffe. (Image Comics)Pueden escuchar el Podcast a través del reproductor que está en la columna lateral del Blog o en este reproductor incrustado.Descarga Directa MP3 (Usar botón derecho del mouse y opción "guardar enlace como"). Peso: 91 MB; Calidad: 128 Kbps.El episodio tiene una duración de 01:38:54.Recuerden que ya está otra vez activa nuestra campaña en Patreon. Cada episodio del podcast se publica ahí al menos 24 horas antes que a través de los canales habituales, y cada mes grabamos un especial temático que es exclusivo de esta plataforma. Puedes sumarte a nuestros patreoncinadores™ con aportaciones desde 1 dólar al mes, y no existe un mínimo de tiempo para mantener su suscripción.También puedes encontrar nuestro podcast en los siguientes agregadores y servicios especializados:Comicverso en SpotifyComicverso en iVooxComicverso en Apple PodcastsComicverso en Google PodcastsComicverso en Archive.orgComicverso en Overcast.fmComicverso en Pocket CastsComicverso en RadioPublicComicverso en CastBox.fm¿Usas alguna app o servicio que no tiene a Comicverso? En la barra lateral está el feed del podcast, mismo que puedes agregar al servicio de tu preferencia. Nos interesa conocer opiniones y críticas para seguir mejorando. Si te gusta nuestro trabajo, por favor ayúdanos compartiendo el enlace a esta entrada, cuéntale a tus amigos sobre nuestro Podcast, y recomiéndalo a quien creas que pueda interesarle. Hasta pronto.Deja tus comentarios o escríbenos directamente a comicverso@gmail.com

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On this week's comic book review podcast: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin #1 IDW Story by Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird & Tom Waltz Script by Tom Waltz & Kevin Eastman Layouts by Kevin Eastman Pencils/Inks by Esua & Isaac Escorza X of Swords: Stasis #1 Marvel Written by Tini Howard and Jonathan Hickman Art by Pepe Larraz and Mahmud Asrar Wynd #5 BOOM! Studios Written by James Tynion IV Art by Michael Dialynas Dark Nights: Death Metal – Rise of the New God #1 DC Comics Written by James Tynion IV, Bryan Hill Art by Jesus Merino, Nik Virella Sex Criminals #69 Image Comics By Matt Fraction & Chip Zdarsky Stranger Things: Science Camp #2 Dark Horse Comics Written by Jody Houser Pencils by Edgar Salazar The Immortal Hulk #39 Marvel Written by Al Ewing Art by Joe Bennett The Last God: Songs of Lost Children #1 DC Comics Created by Phillip Kennedy Johnson Written by Dan Watters Art by Steve Beach The Department of Truth #2 Image Comics Written by James Tynion IV Art by Martin Simmonds G.I. Joe #9 IDW Written by Paul Allor Art by Ryan Kelly Colonel Weird: Cosmagog #1 Dark Horse Comics Written by Jeff Lemire Art by Tyler Crook Chu #4 Image Comics Written by John Layman Art by Dan Boultwood Batman: Three Jokers #3 DC Comics Written by Geoff Johns Art by Jason Fabok Ascender #14 Image Comics Written by Jeff Lemire Art by Dustin Nguyen Shang-Chi #2 Marvel Written by Gene Luen Yang Art by Dike Ruan Undiscovered Country #9 Image Comics Written by Scott Snyder & Charles Soule Art by Giuseppe Camuncoli & Leonardo Marcello Grassi Batgirl #50 DC Comics Written by Cecil Castellucci Art by Emanuela Lupacchino, Marguerite Sauvage, Aneke Bliss #4 Image Comics Written by Sean Lewis Art by Caitlin Yarsky An Unkindness of Ravens #2 BOOM! Studios Written by Dan Panosian Art by Marianna Ignazzi A Man Among Ye #3 Image Comics Written by Stephanie Phillips Art by Craig Cermak SUBSCRIBE ON RSS, ITUNES, ANDROID, SPOTIFY, STITCHER OR THE APP OF YOUR CHOICE. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER, AND FACEBOOK. SUPPORT OUR SHOWS ON PATREON. This episode is sponsored by Helstrom, now on Hulu. This episode is also sponsored by Alitu. Check out their guide on how to start a podcast, right now: https://www.ThePodcastHost.com/start Full Transcript: Alex:                 What is up you all? Welcome to the stack. I'm Alex. Justin:              I'm Justin. Pete:                I'm Pete. Alex:                 And on the stack we talk about a ton of comics that came out this week. So many comics, so many big comics, but I want to kick it off with this one Pete. Pete, this goes out to you. Pete:                Yeah. Alex:                 Once upon a time, there was a little boy who grew up in Rochester, loving four turtles. Pete:                Yeah. Alex:                 Those four turtles lived in the sewer, they loved pizza and they were ninjas. They were the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and this is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin #1 dedicated to Pete LePage. Pete:                From IDW comics story about Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird and Tom Waltz script by Tom Waltz and Kevin Eastman. Layouts by Kevin Eastman, Pencils and Inks by Esau and Isaac Escorza. Now the whole thing behind this is, this is reportedly [crosstalk 00:02:18] Alex:                 Wait, wait. Allow me to just take it over. Allow me to just take it from here. Pete:                Oh you want to take it over? Okay take it from here. Justin:              It seems like a risk. Alex:                 Basically Eastman and Laird back in the day had this story and they just put it on the shelf because they stopped doing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for a while. And so they had this story planned a long time ago and just as a fan it's very exciting that they got the chance to do this. And the fact that just to see the names Eastman and Laird next to each other again, what a magical time, but I'm sorry [inaudible 00:02:55]. Go ahead. Justin:              No, I have a question. Because they famously started getting along, right Pete? Pete:                I don't know if it who… They split ways. They went their separate ways. I don't know why or whatever happened? I didn't really dig into that but. Justin:              So is this them getting back together a little bit? Pete:                Well, this is them at least dusting off something and being [crosstalk 00:03:21]. No it's Eastman dusting it off and working with IDW to move forward with a story probably without Laird or I mean, I don't know him but I assume him being like, “Whatever, do whatever you want.” Justin:              You don't know Laird? Pete:                I don't know Laird. Justin:              Let me ask you, do you think they are going to do any alternate covers or anything for this book? Pete:                I tell you what's funny about that is, because there's 60 of them. Alex:                 71 alternate covers. Pete:                But I just want to say, I was paging through them and I was like, “Wait a second, Last Ronin. Oh my God. The other turtles are dead.” And it took me to the 45th cover before I really put it together. I was like, “Oh no, this is going to be sad as fuck.” I'm not ready for this. Alex:                 That's the genius about it is it really does take you until the 45th cover to really get the plot of the book. Justin:              Yeah, honestly when I was it's a little bit behind the curtain we get to review these, we get them as PDFs and I was already through it. I was, “Wait a second. Is this the comic? Am I just not putting this together?” And I was like, “No, these are covers.” After another 30 I was like, “Oh no, this has to be the comic, am I missing the story or maybe they link up.” And then finally I was, “No, I guess this is just covers.” And then one last time I was, “This is just a series of pinups or something.” Pete:                It's an emotional roller coaster to page through for sure? Justin:              Yeah. Pete:                But then it's actually a story. It's basically Dark Knight Returns but with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, that's pretty much it or old man [crosstalk 00:05:06] Teenage Mutant chip in the story. Alex:                 Hold on. Pete don't jump on me yet because I thought this was great. I'm saying, this as a reference point, it is very much one of the turtles heads back to the city to take down the descendant of Shredder, he's the only one left, he's old man turtle now and that's what it is. You know what the setup is but it really does feel there's old Eastman and Laird comic books down to the art, down to the piecing and everything and I thought it was awesome. I was very excited about reading this comic, even though I understood the comic, even though the concept, even though we've walked through this thing multiple times before it's fun to see the turtles in it or turtle. Pete:                Or turtle. Justin:              It's super sad. Pete:                Yeah. Justin:              It definitely has that very much like I dwell in darkness vibe throughout and that's why the reveal at the end is like the whoa moment. Alex:                 Yeah. That was really heartbreaking and I was not ready for. Justin:              Let me say, there's a moment where our Last Ronin turtle falls out of a skyscraper and falls. He's like, “Oh no, I'm going to die.” And then he lands and he doesn't land on his shell. And I feel if he landed on his shell he would have been all right. Alex:                 Right [crosstalk 00:06:32]. Justin:              I guess that's what [crosstalk 00:06:38] trouble. Pete:                I think later the last couple of panels, explain why do you, if you put that together, but you know, okay. Justin:              Wait, why does they explain why? Pete:                Because of what happens later? Justin:              No, it doesn't explain why he didn't land on the shell. Alex:                 No, that doesn't explain. Pete:                I will say, one of the things that I also thought was great about this is one of the Hills I'll die on is I never liked the animated series of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It made me actively angry. And one of the reason it made me angry is, I read the Eastman and Laird comics first and those are bloody, those are intense, they're emotional at times and then they turn them into these [inaudible 00:07:17] dude eating pizza guys and it was very frustrating for me that this was why everybody loved the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles versus the comics. That was definitely my first gatekeeping experience, I think. And getting back to these comics, it feels like getting back to reminding people, no, these comics were actually kind of hardcore. Alex:                 These turtles are miserable. They're not having fun with [inaudible 00:07:44], they're mad and sad. Though I will say you get your Baxter Stockman references here, you get your [inaudible 00:07:52] references here. And were those in the original comics or is that? Pete:                Yeah. Justin:              Yeah. Alex:                 Yeah. Justin:              I all the time, and we've talked about this in the show before, but I all the time think about as a teen reading Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and being like, “Okay, they're going to beat Shredder in this first arc.” And they don't and Shredder destroys them and they run away and they spend an entire arc hiding at a farm and healing because they got beaten up so badly by Shredder and that needs such an impact on me. So same sort of thing here happening to our Last Ronin, I think it is very reminiscent of that. Starting it off at a place where they just don't win, they lose. It almost works against the idea of them being Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles at a certain way, where it is very serious and it is very bloody, but an intense action, but it's very good. Alex:                 They're teenagers, when you're a teen- Pete:                You're going to lose. Alex:                 Yeah. You couldn't lose. Justin:              You're going to lose. Speaking of people that are going to lose, let's move on and talk about- Pete:                Wait, wait, wait, not moving on yet. Alex:                 Just wanted to say a couple of things here. First off, I was really hoping this was all going to be black and white. I was a little disappointed it was color. The original ones were black and white and really well done but the coloring is cool I guess. And I was really kind of heartbroken by this issue. This is very sad and depressing and I was really looking forward for this to pick me up and when it didn't and it made me sadder it was rough. I was really looking forward to this issue and the fact that I liked how dark and gritty it was, but the way it ended really hurt. But I do hope that Eastman and Laird can set aside whatever they have, because I would love for them to give me a little bit more TMNT. Justin:              I don't think that's going to happen, but let's move on to another team. X Of Swords: Stasis #1 or 10 Of Swords: Stasis #1 from Marvel written by Tini Howard and Jonathan Hickman, art by Pepe Larraz and a Mahmud Asrar. This is the mid point exactly I think. I think it's chapter- Alex:                 Of 22. Justin:              Yeah of 22 of 10 Of Swords and we finally get the thing that you've been begging for Pete, that you've been asking for, we transition from everybody getting their swords to getting ready for the tournament. That's what happens in this issue. We finally have our sword bears. We meet the other side, we meet the villains and then they all get together in other worlds. Get ready for the final battle. This is great. Pete:                So good. Justin:              I loved the building of the villains. I love these villains. They're so smart and they're so interesting. And even if the reveal at the end is pretty obvious, I feel like you could have seen it going for the building beginning, it's still very emotionally satisfying. Pete:                Yeah. I'm happy we got the fast forward button because I would have really been upset if we had to go through another 10 issues of everybody getting their swords on the villain side. So I was glad it was one issue and get it all done. I wish we could have had that with the other side but great. It's all out of the fucking way now, the next issue's got to have action. It's got to have a sword fighting, right? Alex:                 I actually don't think there's any sword fighting I think now that they have their swords all together they'll put them away and [crosstalk 00:11:35]. Pete:                Wolverine [crosstalk 00:11:37], right? Alex:                 Yeah. Pete:                That they're like metaphorical swords. Alex:                 Exactly. And he's also like, “You know what? Claws are just tiny sores. I don't need these either. I'll give these up as well.” Justin:              He hands them to a poor [inaudible 00:11:50] kid on the street. He's like, “Here you go. Here's my claws.” Pete:                [crosstalk 00:11:54] day is it sir? Christmas morning. Have my claws. Alex:                 I got to say though, this is an Epic cover. It's a really glorious cover to this book. Justin:              I love all of this. I feel like with this issue, everything's cranky on all cylinders. The Arakko stuff is really starting to come together and the different corners of it, the different sort of monsters and mutants from their side coming together. We get the interstitial panels where we get to see all their swords. Very cool. Saturnine is setting up both a villain and sort of the unlike the person who's just not able to control the situation that she's created and then the tarot card bit at the end I thought was awesome. Alex:                 Yeah, this is all so good. The art by Pepe Larraz and Mahmud Asrar is seamless. Normally I'm not a fan of taking two artists and sticking them together though both of the artists are great but fantastic. There was no stoppage in the pace of the issue between their different pages. I think Tini Howard and Jonathan Hickman are working on musically together. You can tell where Tini Howard is leading into jokes at Jonathan Hickman is leading into, “Here's some insane mythology.” But it still blends very seamlessly. Fantastic stuff. This is one of my favorite crossovers that has happened in a very, very long time. Alex:                 Let's move to a ending, at least for now with WYND #5 from BOOM! Studios written by James Tynion IV and wrote by Michael Dialynas, I got to get that right at some point. So this is as mentioned the end of the arc, they're going to be coming back next year at some point with this issue with this title. This [inaudible 00:13:45] fantasy world that hates weird things. We get some big revelations this issue about the villains, as well as our heroes, as well as the promise of more to come. There's a big show down. I thought this was a really good arc and I'd highly recommend if you didn't pick it up in individual issues, definitely pick this up and trade. Pete:                Yeah. I think this really ended such a great place. It did such an amazing job of weaving the venture tail and such a cool way. And man, what a fantastic last issue that makes me very sad that it's ending. I want more, they really did a great job of setting up this world and I hope they get to play in it more because I would be excited to read it. Art's fantastic, writing's unbelievable. This is a great, great package. And speaking of great packages, Justin, what are your thoughts? Justin:              Thanks Pete. I am a great package using your words as a description of me. I like this a lot too. I feel like it really is a small step into a huge world that I feel like James Tynion IV is ready to really walk us into. It's a world where everything is pretty contained and controlled but it's also like… Basically any fantastical thing can exist in this world. It's just been so restrained that it needs to be released perhaps by our hero. And that's just a nice spot to start this whole series or however long they run it for. Alex:                 Yeah. And just to mention off of what Pete was saying, it is coming back for WYND #6 next year. This is just the end of the first arc. There's just going to be a gap. I believe it's coming back in May. Pete:                Sweet. Alex:                 So there you go. Moving on to another James Tynion IV book, Dark Nights: Death Metal Rise of The New God #1 from DC Comics written by James Tynion IV and Bryan Hill, art by Jesus Merino and Nik Virella. This is picking up on the Dark Nights Death Metal event and showing us, this is kind of a big revelation, not just for this event but also for the mythology that Scott Snyder and company have built up. They have been promising that Perpetua, the mother of the multi-verse has been preparing the multi-verse for someone or something else. And we finally get a little taste of what that something or something else is here in a more dick watcher who shows up essentially to [inaudible 00:16:16] what's going on in DC Universe. Pete:                [crosstalk 00:16:19], you were like more of the dick watcher. I was like, what? Like a watcher with more penises. Justin:              I was like, man, if you want more dick, check out this new watcher. Pete:                That is a note we get a lot is like, I love the watcher, but more dick. Alex:                 Yeah, but we meet new character called the Chronicler who is of course chronically the DC Universe. Things go interestingly from there as he resurrects a character who was recently killed. I'd like this issue though, this was not what I expected for the title and it's a key piece of the mythology and I'm happy that they're finally getting there. Pete:                Yeah. This is just continues to be over the top fun. I enjoy it. The Chronicler is a cool new kind of like reveal. Also this Metron guy really misses his chair and I get it, man. If you're standing for a long time, especially out in space, that's got to be rough when you- Justin:              It's actually very easy to stand in space. Pete:                Well, he's complaining a lot for a guy who misses his space chair. Alex:                 Have you ever seen the movie Gravity? Sandra Bullock has a lot of lines about, “Wow, this is easy. I'm standing. This is so easy” Justin:              And that big ending is where she's like, “It's even easier than I thought it was.” I like this issue a lot. This Chronicle, it's very [inaudible 00:17:51] this whole issue. Now at a point in the book, the Chronicle is showing off his his little book, his codex of the DC Universe to brainiac five and he reads it and barfs. Now what do you think would have to be in a book to make you instantly barf? Is there a comic book you've ever read where you got very close to barfing? Alex:                 I don't think so but if somebody had to be the next Game of Thrones book, I'd probably throw up excitement. Justin:              Like a positive. Pete:                Oh, a positive barf, I don't know. I was going to say, if they were graphically describing something that was grotesque and was very queasy I might throw up. If it was talking about maggots writhing in some kind of vomit or garbage. Alex:                 Like if you saw a picture of someone vomiting in a book, you'll be like, “Oh, here I go.” Pete:                I'll be like, oh. Alex:                 Maybe that's what it was. Pete:                I did. When I saw Brainiac 5 throw up that book I vomited too. Alex:                 Yeah. It's visceral. Pete:                Sympathy vomit. Alex:                 Yeah. But good stuff. Moving on to Sex Criminals #69, you get it. Image comics by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky. This is the last issue of Sex Criminals ever. They're done with the story. We kind of thought they were done with the story last issue but we zoom forward a bunch of years to catch up with the characters. Justin:              I got to ask you a personal question here yourselves, you got to be really disappointed because dedicated to there's an Alex W not an Alex Z that is dedicated to, that had to really chop your buns. Alex:                 Yeah, I definitely read that, saw that and had a emotional reaction to that so thanks for catching that. Justin:              I'm sorry man. Pete famously known for reading every dedication page in a comic book and giving us his take. I think this series finished really strong, a series that I thought wavered a bit at a point, and by their own admission, Matt Fraction was sort of like, “Yeah, we wandered for a little bit in there.” But I think really the last issue I thought was great and this issue had all the… It felt like those moments when you see someone that you used to date or used to be in love with or something and all of that, it just played so well in this from top to bottom. And then all of the sort of the sex stuff is treated as just a little side thing, which I think is a little bit the point of the series whereas it was always about the characters and their sex crimes, the Sex Criminals stuff was just the fun bit that got everyone [inaudible 00:20:53]. Pete:                I love this. I wish the whole series was like this. I thought it was really focused on the love. Alex:                 Sure. You would prefer love criminals? Pete:                Yeah. Alex:                 Oh, interesting. Pete:                Or just sex relationshipers. Alex:                 Even if it wrapped up very nicely in the last issue with the main plot, this is a nice little coda, a nice little finishing bit on there. Yeah. I can make a lot of jokes but for Pete's sake, I will refrain from making all of them. Alex:                 Stranger Things: Science Camp #2 from Dark Horse Comics written by Jodie Houser, pencils by Edgar Salazar. This is a interesting comic that takes place between seasons two and three of Stranger Things as Dustin is at science camp meeting Susie, the girl of his dreams that we find out about it in season three. And it turns out there's maybe a stalker killer at the camp. And the weird thing to me, I like this book just fine but the weird thing to me about Stranger Things comic books is almost nothing strange should ideally happen in any books outside of the big continuity or stranger things, right? Pete:                What? They can't have some side fun? Alex:                 No. Justin:              I sort of felt the opposite. I felt like I wanted something to happen. This was very less strange. Pete:                What are you talking about? The guy is killing kids. Alex:                 Is he though? Justin:              This just feels like a totally unrelated book so I'm like, yeah, it's vaguely one of the stranger things kids here but it feels unrelated to the main series and so it's hard to get in on it. Pete:                Focusing it on the star of the show. I love it. It's great. Alex:                 So you like this one? Pete:                Yeah. I thought it was fun. I like the setup of this relationship. And I like the kind of, okay, some things are happening and I'm sure our hero we'll get to the bottom of it and save the day. Alex:                 Yeah. I guess we'll see what happens. I do think Jodie Houser does a good job with the writing, captures Dustin, Edgar Salazar's art is good as well. Yeah, it's just tough to wrap your mind around this book a little bit, at least from my perspective. Next step, here's an easy book to understand, one that you could just sink right into. The Immortal Hulk #39 from Marvel Comics written by Al Ewing and art by Joe Bennett. Oh my God. This issue was insane. As the leader continues to enact his plan working for the one below who controls this whole gamma hell, whatever is going on there and tried to take over the Hulk, we thought the leader was doubted out last issue, it turns out he was very much not, as usual he has a plan to get one over on all the Hulks and everybody as we slowly moved towards the end game of the series. This is as wild and gross as any issue of this title. Pete:                Yes. This one, I felt like really brought a lot of this stuff to a head. The grossness, the viscera of the Hulk throat mouth coming out and eating Hulk's dad in the middle of this book and just like, I love it though. It's so good. The idea that the only way to defeat the Hulk is to get inside his brain, open the green door, inside his own mental state. And we see Hulk at his weakest tier where he's like, “I just want my dad to say I love you.” And he messes up, he fucks up because he it's his vulnerability and we'll have to watch it happen ending on this just horrifying image. Justin:              Yeah. It keeps getting worse and worse for the Hulk and it gets creepier and more disgusting looking and, man this is a crazy fucking tale. I'm really interested to see how this all ends up. But amazing ride and this has been an amazing new take on the Hulk and it continues to crank forward in such a cool way. For someone who's read the Hawk for most of his life, this is unbelievable. Alex:                 Well to that end, and this is something I was thinking about reading this issue in particular, is the one below somebody we know, or is this a new character? Because it feels like Al Ewing has been mining so many different aspects of Hulk continuity throughout this run, from Bruce Banner's father to Bruce Banner, to all the Hulk's different personalities, to everything throughout his history, it feels like this should be some sort of new villain who's the ultimate villain who's controlling things, but is it somebody we know already? Is that possible? Pete:                What could the possible options be? Thunderbolt Ross or Bruce Banner himself. Alex:                 Right. Pete:                Right? Alex:                 I think that's it. Pete:                What are the other possible the truly Epic Hulk villains? Alex:                 I don't know, Abomination? Pete:                Yeah. Maybe, but I feel like, didn't we fight him already in the early part of [inaudible 00:27:39]? Alex:                 Well, and to your point, leader is the step up there, right? Leader is the big Hulk villain. And once you've gotten past Bruce Banner's father, the only place you can really go is Bruce Banner himself. So if there is some sort of the one below was Bruce Banner when he was separated by the gamma bomb or something like that, I could see that as a possibility, but I don't know. It was just something that occurred to me while I was reading this. Let's move on and talk about The Last God: Songs of Lost Children #1 from DC Comics created by Phillip Kennedy Johnson written by Dan Watters and art by Steve Beach. This is an interesting one because we've been loving reading The Last God, but this is not written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, this is somebody else, somebody else is playing in his world here which is pretty fascinating. How do you think it holds up and how do you think it works as a comic all on its own? Pete:                This is a fucking freaky ass story. I think it's a nice kind of like it fits in this world, but kind of it's its own thing. I think it's a cool kind of like Halloween tale in the middle of this thing. It's just kind of like a fun, scary ass fucking creepy story with the kid that, oh my God, I'm a very scary monster. That freaked me the fuck out. That was really intense and very scary. This is a very cool book if you like horror books or Halloween kind of things, this is definitely a must pick up. Justin:              I love that this is becoming a little corner of the universe. The Last God is such a fun, well thought out universe and story and the fact that we get sort of just another version of that, that is equally horrifying. Talk about body dysmorphia in the Hulk, we get a bunch of that here as well, which is gross and scary. I hope there's more, I hope this becomes a real thing. Alex:                 Yeah, I agree. Just a great one-shot. Even if you haven't been reading the main series, if you want to read a horror fantasy one shot, this is a real good. Steve Beach's art is great and horrifying. Dan Watters definitely captures the tone of the [inaudible 00:29:57] series. Just a very good book overall. Let's move to one that I know Justin was very excited about, The Department of Truth #2 from the Image Comics written once again by James Tynion IV, Martin Simmons. The set of this book is, what if every conspiracy theory is true? Or rather if you believes conspiracy theories are true, they become true in the real world and there's a governmental agency that is trying to take them down. We see all of this through a new recruit of the agency and in this issue, we find a big twist about his past the ties into the satanic panic of the 80s. What did you think about this one? Did it hold up to the lofty heights of the first issue? Justin:              I love this series because it takes a real world issue and concept and doesn't play it for the politics of it or anything that is in the public eye, it plays it pretty straight. It is dangerous in our current world that so many people believe false things, believe conspiracy theories and it's causing problems in our culture. And so the fact that those people believe that is making it harder for us all to live normal lives. And this takes that one very small step further in that the amount of people that believe in a conspiracy theory make it actual reality. Justin:              And if enough people believe in something, it will manifest. If enough people typically we hit a tipping point where more people believe that the earth is flat than not, the earth becomes flat and everything changes. It's such a smart real threading the needle premise. And to play that through the first issue and then the second issue, which is about the satanic panic and how it was something that wasn't believed and then the more and more people believed it meant it started to become real which is literally what happened in America. Pete:                Satanic panic. Yeah, this is very creepy shit. It's really well done. The art is perfectly creepy in all the right waves and right ways. Yeah, I think it's just really cool, really well done. I'm completely all in, and I love the kind of reveal that we get in this issue about the main characters past and why he is where he is. So I'm very excited to see how this all unfolds. I've been really impressed with each issue. Alex:                 Martin Simmons art is great, James Tynion's writing is great as well. I am very nervous about this arc speaking as a Jewish person just because the character, the demon character, just a spoiler here, that is menacing our main character, which they referenced this way in the book is a anti-Semitic stereotype. Just to describe him, he is a guy who has a upside down pentagram on his face, he eats babies. This isn't exactly the thing. It's like one step removed, but there is an anti-Semitic stereotype, I don't know, not meme is the only word that I'm thinking of, but that Jews eat Christian babies. Justin:              It's like a century's old conspiracy. Conspiracy theory stereotype, whatever you want to say like racist belief. Alex:                 Yes. So I think James Tynion is aware of this given that he references it in the book. Justin:              Yeah, I think it's meant… But I also think that, it's good, you finish your point. Alex:                 No, no, no, all I was going to say is, it definitely makes my chest feel a little tight when I'm reading it because it gets be concerned about how all of this is going to turn out. I'm not too worried about it. He's a responsible writer, but it's something that puts me on edge when I'm reading it. Justin:              Do you mean how reality is going to turn out? Alex:                 Yeah reality, that's what I'm talking about. Justin:              I agree. I was like, whoa, that's a thing to put down is your villain here. But I also think he's manifesting something that is one of the longest held conspiracy theories in our world. So I feel like he's sort of, what I like about this book is it really looks hard at real shit and leans into the paranoia and anxiety through the main character here about what it means to believe in something no matter what it is. It's scary and good. Alex:                 Yeah. Justin:              It feels like a vertigo book despite the fact that it's from Image Comics. The art feels very Dave McKean. It's really nice. Alex:                 Yeah. It feels like in a certain way, the air of [inaudible 00:34:46] which I know is a big thing the second issue is something, but it could to get there. G.I. Joe #9 from IDW written by Paul Allor and art by Ryan Kelly. We have been loving this book that is completely reinvented G.I. Joe for a modern context. In this issue we're focusing on Tunnel Rat I want to say who [crosstalk 00:35:09] in tunnels with rats and he's fighting some bats which are Cobra, robot soldiers and these tunnels and that's what's going on. Pete:                It's funny because all I can think about when I read this now is you because when they're saying everybody's code name, you have no reference for that so you're just seeing a silly name and then it's like somebody died. But because- Justin:              A lot of these are made. Pete:                No they're actual G.I. Joe's so real people. Yeah. Justin:              There's a guy whose name was [crosstalk 00:35:47]. Pete:                Yeah, it was my favorite, well one of my favorite Joes is Shipwreck. Justin:              But that's [crosstalk 00:35:53]. Yeah, Shipwreck Jones. But Pete that'd be like, if he was a good sailor, he wouldn't be named Shipwreck. Pete:                Yeah, but he's a scrappy guy. It's a fun name. Justin:              That'd be if one of us is named bad podcaster. Alex:                 My favorite G.I. Joe is fuck up. Jinx. There's a jinx. She was in G.I. Joe. She was great or is great. Justin:              Great. Does she always like saying the same stuff at the same time? Alex:                 I didn't love this issue. This is after a run of fantastic issues. This was a little bit of a step down for me. I still think the art by Ryan Kelly was good but the story didn't feel quite as sharp as the last couple which were granted high water marks and excellence so I think that's an unfair judging point. But this is a good story of war. I like the whole overall arc of Cobra has one, G.I. Joe has to fight back. That's a smart place to put them. But I do think the last couple of issues were bad. Also it's kind of crazy to see G.I. Joe's use real guns because in the show it was always lasers, no one got hit. So it was crazy to see turn around and actually shoot someone and see blood. I was like, “Damn.” But yeah. Justin:              Well and I think that's what this issue. I take your point Alex, the other ones really dealt, the previous issues dealt with really intense themes and this feels more like it's taking an episode of the G.I. Joe animated series and giving an actual stakes where a bunch of Joes died and Tunnel Rat is scraping by, getting away with this, by the skin of his teeth and escaping from this horrible situation. Alex:                 Spoiler. Justin:              So in that way, it felt like giving, giving stakes to the goofy plots of so many of those G.I. Joe episodes, I wasn't allowed to watch it because they had guns is I think, cool. I like this issue. Alex:                 Agreed, and it's also kind of like naming Joes and then being like they died. So it's kind of sad. And if you don't really connect with it, I can understand what you're saying [inaudible 00:38:14]. Justin:              Yeah. I can't believe [inaudible 00:38:18], my favorite child died in this. Alex:                 RIP. That is a sour note to end on. Colonel Weird: Cosmagog #1 from Dark Horse Comics written by Jeff Lemire and art by Tyler Crook. This is spinning off of the Black Hammer series following the, I guess he's best described as the Adam Strange of the Black Hammer universe who has gotten unstuck in time our Slaughterhouse-Five. This is following him as he was trying to piece together his history. As usual just great comics, great plotting, Tyler Crook's art is great. This is great. The end. Pete:                It felt to me like a pitch for Adam Strange and I was like, “Oh, someone's already doing that. Okay, well I'll just put it over here.” And it's really great. Like you said, I felt the same way of the comparisons. Adam strange and Slaughterhouse-Five, two things I love. So with the fantastic art here is a great book to read. Justin:              It's not the worst than when you go to grab a sodie pop and then you're stuck in time. It's just rough. But yeah, this is classic tripped out Jeff Lemire shit and I'm excited to see where this goes. The art is unbelievable in this kind of setup in this world. Yeah, I thought it was a solid first issue. Does a great job of getting you excited for more. I can't wait. Alex:                 Let's move on and talk about Chu #4 from Image Comics written by John Layman, art by Dan Boultwood. We're finally getting into it here as Chu and his sister are coming to head by the end of the issue. This series is really hitting its stride I think in terms of a heir to Chew C-H-E-W versus C-H-U. It took an issue or two to get there, but John Layman has hit his groove again in terms of the series. There's fun stuff, there's ridiculous stuff, there's dark stuff that's happening. I'm having a lot of fun reading this series. Justin:              Me too and I'm not a Chu fan. I'm not a Chu head. I'm not a chow hound but I like this issue a lot. I like this series a lot. I don't know if it means I should go back and reread the original Chus. Take another, go back because I feel like I ate it and then I spit it out and I'll just eat it again. Okay. Pete:                I'm a Chu head so I was going to like this, but yeah, I'm really impressed with this now, especially it feels like it's really got its rhythm and this is very exciting, fantastic ending. I'm excited to see what happened and who got shot. Alex:                 I think two fans are called chronic masticators. Is that true? Justin:              Wow. Pete:                I'm glad you Googled it. Justin:              I think so. Alex:                 Didn't Google it, my brain did. My brain did right out. Justin:              The original Google. Alex:                 Let's move on to one that I am concerned and nervous and interested to talk to you guys about, Batman: Three Jokers #3 from DC Comics written by Geoff Johns and art by Jason Fabook. Now I think we've been pretty complimentary of the first two issues. Jason Fabook's art has been great, Geoff Johns plotting as Batman and Red Hood and Batgirl have been tracking down the three jokers and trying to figure out. The mystery has been I think interesting and really driveling into the characters. I believe what I said with the last issue is this felt like what Geoff Johns was trying to do with Doomsday Clock but is actually now doing his Alan Moore riff on killing joke instead. I got to tell you though, I was real disappointed of this issue personally. I didn't love how it turned out, still like Jason Fabook's art, but I was unhappy with the turns for Red Hood, for Batgirl, for Batman, for Joker. Just none of it really sat with me the right way even though I respect the craft that was put into it. Pete:                There was one. I thought the way they had that Joe chill interview run throughout the issue was cool. While different things were happening you got little clips of it. I thought that was very creative and cool and you kind of really felt that. Yeah, the reveal of what the deal is is the big thing on this and you're either like, “Oh cool.” Or you're like, “What?” And I was a little scratching my head. And it was also weird. There was a lot of infighting which I don't like. Batman losing it on Robin and a lot of fighting with Robin and Barbara. And it was just a lot of misconnects there. I wasn't excited. I think it was an interesting choice and the art is definitely worth checking it out. I did kind of like there was a Batman moment where he saved somebody and I thought that was powerful and cool, but yeah, I don't know, the reveal was a little kind of. Justin:              For me, it's like, because I agree. I really like the art and I think that really shines through a lot of it. I haven't seen a comic really laid out this way with a sort of classic conflict paneling but very close up. You're very close up to a lot of the characters. But I think it's a little bit impenetrable as a read because you got “three jokers”, and then you've got these three characters in the bat family who are the most affected victims of Joker. It feels a little too directed or it's a little too on the nose in the way that the story unfolds. And then it feels like too much of threading together different continuity things. It feels like it's doing so much editorial work that I don't need it all to make sense. I feel like we've reconciled for the fact. Justin:              We talk about this a lot that, yeah, the Joker's a sort of genius biochemist and a crazed psychopath who just shoots random people all the time. And it's like, well, that's just what people have chosen to take the character in different iterations of the character. To try to thread all that together is difficult and also a little bit unnecessary and I think it's difficult. I think this issue proves it's really hard. Pete:                I also really liked how Alfred was alive in this and it was nice to see Batman talking to Alfred again. Alex:                 Sure. One of my problems with this is I think Scott Snyder already put in the work to explain this in his run, where he went through very meticulously and explained how the Joker reinvents himself all the time for various reasons but one of them to be to respond to Batman, to be the different antagonist that Batman needs because he loves Batman and he needs Batman and he wants to make a better Batman or whatever he wants to do at the current time. And Geoff Johns coming up with these three jokers, the ultimate conclusion here seems to reiterate that in a different way that already feels like it's been covered. Beyond that the two things that really kind of, this sounds too strong, but stuck in my craw, I didn't love how he characterized Barbara. I think she was too much like, “Oh boys, what are you doing?” Alex:                 There's a lot of conflicted looks from her and not a lot of action and she's a fantastic character who should have agency of her own that has nothing to do with the Red Hood's arc or Batman's arc. Well then the other thing, the big thing, and this is getting into the big spoiler for the issue so if you don't want to know, definitely turn away, but he pretty definitively chooses one of the three jokers from killing Joke to say, this is who the Joker is, this is his origin and I hate that. I hate that because he tries to have it both ways by saying it doesn't matter who the Joker is. It's not important. Also here's who he is and here's this origin and here's his family and why I don't say what his name is. And that to me is a very frustrating have your cake and eat it too type moment that I did not love at all. Justin:              And it's also like what's the point of doing that in this non continuity book? It's just literally Geoff Johns putting his stamp on something but it doesn't really mean much for the larger world. And I think this book and so many books are like, I'm going to research so much of the continuity and carve out a tiny little thing that feels like there's an opening there. And I think as a comic book reader, I'm ready to move on from that as a philosophy of storytelling which I think we've done a lot in the last five, 10 years. Pete:                I would like to say that I think sometimes when get an idea for maybe a character or something and you want to try it, I think, yeah, go for it, definitely. Well, I want to see Geoff Johns take on this three jokers idea. I was into it. I was like, yeah, let's do this. This could be crazy. This will be fun. Geoff Johns is amazing writer. Sometimes you're like, I tried something, great. I don't think he should not try it because maybe somebody else did something similar or whatever, he should be allowed to do it. He definitely tried and hey, sometimes it's like, “Oh my God, that's crazy.” And sometimes it's like, “What are you going to do?” Alex:                 I think he just needs to stop correcting for Alan Moore. Geoff Johns is his own writer. He's a fantastic writer. He's written some of the best DC Comic stories of all time. Doomsday Clock was his way of correcting the course from Watchman. This is clearly his way of correcting the chorus from killing Joke. He doesn't need to respond to him anymore. He's done it. I want to see him move on. I want to see him do his own stories, create his own stories, create his own continuity because the things that he's done have been so wonderful and he has so much craft and so much heart to his things and we need more of that. I don't know what that character is. Obviously he's doing Stargirl and I love that show that it's wonderful and there is so much heart put into that. But when and if he comes back to comics, I want to see more on that side than just saying no Alan Moore sent the DC Universe the wrong direction for 20 years, let's [crosstalk 00:49:32]. Pete:                But maybe that's how we get Stargirl with so much heart because he's got to write something that's darker and more fucked up. Alex:                 Maybe. I'm not necessarily saying about that, I'm saying specifically about relating to Alan Moore, which is fine, those exist. Let's move on. Speaking of which let's move on to Ascender for #14 from Image Comics written by Jeff Lemire and art by Dustin Nguyen. This I think is my favorite book in the stack everyone. I think this is the bit that I [inaudible 00:50:07] about the things that happened to the book, and in this issue we continue to get so many characters coming together. Spoiler, three, two, one, but Tim 21 from Descender finally comes back of this issue and it is such a thrill. And this is the Epic space opera that we've been missing while saga has been gone and it is wonderful to read every month, month after month. Pete:                Just every character really pops in this book in every issue and there's so many great moments like, the team on this book has just done the work to establish so much stuff in Descender. And the fact that they were able to from a writing with Jeff Lemire and the artist standpoint with Dustin Nguyen continue to just deliver these excellent stories, where we see driller in this and he's just being himself. He has one scene, but it's just great. And a great battle here near the end and then reveal of Tim 21 like Alex said is just so sweet it makes you cheer and it's so hard to do that. And the fact that they can do that with almost every issue in this series is amazing. Alex:                 Yeah. It's really impressive. There's one kind of character who's kind of like the reader a little bit who's like, “What? Oh, shit, look who it is.” And you're kind of like, “Oh.” It's just it's so well done and so impressive. And I can't stress this enough. The art is like a watercolor painting. It's so beautiful and so cool with what they're doing and I love the characters and this just continues to kick freaking ass every single issue and I can't wait for this to be collected Ascender, Descender because I want to go back and read it all again. Justin:              Do you think they're going to do a third series like just Sender, return to sender? Alex:                 Come on, don't ruin it man. Pete:                Return to sender. Alex:                 Don't ruin it. Justin:              It will be, it's Descender and then Ascender and then just sitting there cold chilling. Alex:                 Next up. Shang-Chi #2 Shang cheek, number two from Marvel Comics written by Gene Luen Yang and art by Dike Ruan. We really enjoyed, I think the first issue of this book was found Shang-Chi returning to his roots, going up against his sister. Here, we meet his sister very briefly and a conflict arises as well as more of mythology. I really liked this issue. I just needed more of it. That's my one criticism. It was surprisingly short it felt like. Justin:              Yeah, I feel that way in that a lot of the stuff that happens I'm like, I see this makes sense, everything total sense. And then later in the issue, we get some fun reveals and some great art transitions. Shang-Chi has a sort of vision at one point and that's where the issue really touched off for me and it was great. Pete:                Yeah. I've been really impressed with this, also just the classic story. It sucks when your sibling gets split off from you to be raised in some kind of killer martial arts and you don't get to see them till later in life because you miss those golden years. But I think this is- Justin:              Yeah Pete, how is Sam? Pete:                Ah, man, he's good. He's on torture Island, still doing great, doing what he loves. But I think that this is just- Justin:              Being tortured? Pete:                No, he does the torturing. He's moved his way up in the island, worked from the bottom now he's [crosstalk 00:53:57]. Justin:              We should have him on the podcast. Pete:                I don't think that's a good idea. Justin:              He actually has a much more controlled temper than you. Pete:                Yeah, well it's all the training. Alex:                 I just think this is a great book. I hope people give it a chance and I'm excited to see where this goes. The art continues to be amazing. Next up, Undiscovered Country #9 from Image Comics written by Scott Snyder and Charles Soule, art by Giuseppe Camuncoli and Leonardo Marcello Grassi. In this issue our heroes? Are in the second wrong of America as they continue to go deeper and deeper towards the middle. I find a lot more about the backstory of American, what happened after the closing of the walls around America? Also some very, very bad things happen to unity, courtesy of the destiny man. Just a really good every issue I enjoy. I'm really enjoying this arc in particular. It feels far more accessible than the previous arc. Pete:                Yeah. Justin:              Yes. I feel like with this issue specifically, I'm like I finally come to grips with not the stuff I don't know and the stuff I do know they're in balance in a way where I'm like, yes, now I can move through this story. Because I agree with you. I really like it. The arts were great. It's like peer discovery every issue and every panel that you're reading of this comic and now it feels like we know what the characters know and we can all move forward together. Pete:                Yeah. I think it's really because it's us as the reader and this comic really line up because there a moment where a wall is gone and they start driving and it's like, “All right, here we go. Now we're rolling.” And I feel like there's so much craziness and us trying to figure out what's going on. And now we've gotten to a place where it's like, “All right, I kind of understand some things enough to really start enjoying the story.” And it's really taking off in a great way so I'm excited to see how this unfolds, but it's really rolling now and I'm very excited. Alex:                 Yeah. Great stuff. Move it on to an ending, Batgirl #50 from DC Comics written by Cecil Castellucci, art by Emanuela Lupacchino, Marguerite Sauvage and Aneke, and this is the last issue of Batgirl for now. Also kind of a big deal because it introduces Ryan Wilder aka, the new Batwoman on TV into DC Comics continuity, albeit very briefly. I got to tell you, I have not read Batgirl that much recently but I like this issue quite a bit versus my commentary on three jokers. I think Cecil Castellucci perfectly captures what Barbara is about. I like her status quo here working for a Congress candidate I want to say. And just the balance she finds throughout these three stories with both Batgirl and Barbara Gordon I thought it was very nice across the board. Justin:              Yeah. I thought this was a lot of fun. The game night story was great. Bright fun stories. It was wasn't as dark and gritty. I like Batgirl and it's sad to see her go. Pete:                I thought the art throughout this whole issue is just so good. It's so clean. I feel like Barbara just really pops the whole time. And yeah, to your point, Batgirl in this book really exists in her own pocket of the Bat family and the Gotham universe. And I think that's the way it should be. I too haven't read too much of this arc, but I love the Batgirl character and I love how each different writer gets to come in and really find a different avenue to explore with Batgirl. I'm going to go back and reread some of the earlier stuff. Alex:                 I think so too because I like this quite a bit and I like the status quo as well. I hadn't really read it since the Batgirl and [inaudible 00:58:10] stuff but this is a nice place to put Barbara. Pete:                Yeah. Alex:                 Next up Bliss #4 for Image Comics written by Sean Lewis and art by Caitlin Yarsky. It was set in a world where people suck on a what? Pete:                Cheese steak? I want to say cheese steak. Alex:                 Ballistic. Justin:              Don't force it guys. Don't force it. Alex:                 There are beings who sell misery and suck out people's misery. There's a guy who works for them. He is going after his wife. We both catch up to that moment and catch up to the present here and finally move beyond it in this issue. There's just some epic action and emotional stuff here, and this title continues to be. Pete:                Yeah, this is one of my favorite picks for the week. I was really impressed. It kind of builds to this moment in such a great way. This comic does a great job of like, okay, this is what it's about, but it all culminates in this issue, and a classic husband and wife showdown and then- Justin:              Classic gunfight. We're all going to be there in a gunfight with our significant other,. Pete:                And you got to be careful for crows because they can fly through people if they want to. So fun fact. Justin:              Smart birds. Pete:                But yeah, I thought this was a fantastic bad-ass issue. The father-son hug was such a cool moment that they lingered on a little bit, which I really liked. I had just been really impressed with where this comic started to where it is now. The art is unbelievable, but man what a cool story. Justin:              Yeah, I agree. This to me feels like Dune meets Twin Peaks in a cool way. Later when we see the older version of one of our main characters, Bob from Twin Peaks which I think was very cool. Yeah, so I liked that blend. The art is fantastic. I agree. It's good. Alex:                 Next up, An Unkindness of Ravens #2 from BOOM! Studios written by Dan Panosian and art by Marianna Ignazzi. If you haven't listened to our live podcast with Dan Panosian you can go back just a week or so and listen to that in the comic book club feed. But the first issue was kind of like the craft meets Sabrina and meets a couple of other things as a girl moves to a new town, finds out she looks exactly like somebody who's missing and it gets pulled between the popular kids and the goth kids who turn out to be the witch kids. We find out a little bit more about this this issue. How do you think this held up from issue number one? Pete:                I think it's great. It pushes both stories sort of down the line. When we talked to Dan, I said, I really love the transition of the first little bit at the top that sets the dark tone into the more Archie style art I think is so nice. It really lets the horrifying tone from the first couple of pages bleed over into the situation and you feel more paranoid reading it and it really puts you in the same mindset as the main character. I like [crosstalk 01:01:21]. Justin:              I do too. I'm really impressed from where it started to where it goes. It's really, the more we kind of find out, the better the story gets. This is really interesting. The art's unbelievable and they're doing a great job with the art leading the story in such a way, like they really change panels in such a cool, magical way that really fits things. And yeah, you got to be careful when someone wants to write on your hand, you can't just be okay with that. You know what I mean? You got to be really wary when someone's like, “Hey, give me your hand.” That's not cool. Pete:                Hey, you don't want to join the PEN15 club. Alex:                 I know what you're talking about. Last but not least, A Man Among Ye #3 for Image Comics written by Stephanie Phillips and art by Craig Cermak. We talked about the first two issues of this one as well. This is a female focused pirate tale. The place that they left off at the last issue felt like finally getting the crew together and I felt like that's where we pick up this issue. This is the one that I've enjoyed the most so far because I feel like we finally have the right mix of characters in this crew, even if they're not technically a crew yet. But lots of fun, and Craig Cermax's art is still great. Pete:                Yeah, I agree. I felt like this is really picking up steam and all the right ways. It's very excited now that we kind of got the people all in the same place, how this is going to unfold. But yeah, just classic bad-ass pirate lady. I love it. This is really cool. I love the last page reveal. I think this is great and the art is fantastic. Justin:              Yeah. It's all right. It reminds me of Captain Valiant, the Sunday comic. Pete:                Hey, fuck you man. Justin:              Where I was like, I'll read this at the end of the comic. Pete:                Fuck you, man. Justin:              Okay. Pete:                This comic's better than that. Alex:                 Hey, I'll tell you what, I'm glad we ended with this one. If you like support our podcast patrion.com/comic book club, also, we do a live show every Tuesday night at 7:00 PM to Crowdcast and YouTube. Come hang out. We would love to chat with you about comics, iTunes, Android, Spotify, Stitcher, or the app of your choice to subscribe and listen to the show at comic book live on Twitter, comicbookclub.com, this podcast and many more. Until next time, what's up [inaudible 01:03:54]. Pete:                Yeah, it's all right. Justin:              What? I had a slightly non bang review and you're like, man. Pete:                I think it's better than you're giving it. You're not giving it a chance. Justin:              Okay, I can read it. Alex:                 Not to interrupt you guys, but the show is over. Pete:                Okay. Justin:              No, it's not over yet. Bye. I just have to take this call with the Marvel Comics action figure line for watcher with more dick and I think it's going really well. 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On today's packed comic book review podcast: X Of Swords: Creation #1, Dark Nights: Death Metal – Speed Metal #1, An Unkindness of Ravens #1, Spider-Man #4, The Last God #9, Voyage to the Stars #2, Wynd #4, Wicked Things #5, Low #25, Canto II: The Hollow Men #2, The Immortal She-Hulk #1, Undiscovered Country #8, MegaMan: Fully Charged #2, Juggernaut #1, Black Magick #14, Power Rangers: Drakkon – New Dawn #2, Maestro #2, The Goddamned: The Virgin Brides #3, Judge Dredd: False Witness #3, and Bliss #3. 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. Alex:                 On The Stack, we talk about a bunch of books that have come out today. Oh boy, we have a packed stack for you today. This is a- Pete:                Yeah. Alex:                 Too many. Too many books, Pete. Pete:                Yeah. What's the deal here, buddy? Alex:                 Why did you do this, Pete? Pete:                Yeah, yeah, yeah. Alex:                 Why did you do this? Pete:                Yeah. Yeah. Alex:                 This is your fault. No, I really didn't mean to do this. I feel like I looked through what was coming out. Every email was like, “Oh, here's three or four from IDW. Here's five from Image. Oh, no.” I didn't realize what a snowball it'd become until the end when we were finally getting ready for it. I'm sorry, Pete. We read a lot of books, but we got to get into it. Pete:                We do. Alex:                 This is important. People come to us as a resource. Pete:                I don't know about that, but- Alex:                 Let's kick it off. Pete:                … we'll do what we can. Alex:                 This is a biggie. From Marvel Comics, X of Swords: Creation #1 from Marvel. Written by- Pete:                X of Swords for $7. Alex:                 For $7. By Jonathan Hickman and Tini Howard. That's $350 each if you don't give any money to the arts by Pepe Larraz, which would be rude. I wish you would give it to somebody. Pete:                That's very rude, but it's a part of either- Alex:                 This is a monster, one of 22 right on the cover. One of 22, 68 pages long, huge story. Pete:                First, I just want to say, if we weren't doing this show and this was life before COVID, I would walk into a comic book shop, say, “Fuck you” and walk out, because $7 part one of 22, what the fuck are you doing? Alex:                 Think about it. When you buy a book, right? Pete:                Yeah. Alex:                 You know it's a certain amount of chapters. You're paying about $7 per chapter, usually, for a book, if you think about it. Pete:                No. No, it's like four bucks bro. Alex:                 No, man. No, absolutely not. Yeah, it's- Pete:                22 pages. Alex:                 It's $154 per book for a 22-chapter book. That's how much I pay. Pete:                Wow. You're getting ripped off and maybe. It's a lot, man. It's a fucking lot. Alex:                 It is a lot. Here- Pete:                I was hoping like, “Okay, if we're going to pay this much money, hopefully, this will settle down. We'll be able to deal with all the madness it has been having with X-Men.” No, it just takes it to an even crazier place because Hickman doesn't like to deal with things. He just keeps building towards the sky. Alex:                 Yeah. That is a fair way of poking it. I don't disagree with you, but what I was so surprised about with this particular book, and I think we can get into spoilers here, so if you don't want to hear them, obviously, turn away, is that for most of the beginning, it was definitely that a Hickman dense this, talking about Otherworld and Arakko and the original Four Horsemen and them tacking Otherworld, and laying out all this like, “Here's the different level of Otherworld. Here's a map of what the Citadel looks like,” and all these things. Wild terror readings and everything, but once it had all of the setup out of the way, I was stunned about how relatively straightforward and fun it was. That the plot of this crossover is, basically, Apocalypses' even more evil children and grandchild are like, “Fuck you for joining the X-Men. We're going to kill you. We're going to destroy your island. We're going to destroy the X-Men. Here we come.” Alex:                 The only thing that is stopping them is the leader of Other world saying, “Hey, instead of doing that, why don't you go find X of Swords and then beat the shit out of them?” If that's the plot of the thing, that's great. I felt such a weight lift off of me by the end of this issue that it was just like a good old fashion brawl to the death story. Obviously, there's a couple more insane Hickmmanian flourishes on it, but that's awesome. I went from being cautiously interested to the book to totally onboard by the end. Pete:                No. Alex:                 No? I tell you what, I was happy that it did kind of be like, “Okay, this event is about this kind of showdown of who's more evil with the evil people of the evil worlds,” but it, also, was this kind of like weird like, “Hey guys, this whole portal thing, I've got a bunch of people invading. They're going to probably kill some people.” I think I sit around and it's a meeting. It's like, “Well, why don't we just shut the portal?” Well, you can't do that. Well, why can't you?” You know what I mean? That part grinded to a halt of like, “I don't want my comic books to turn into my work where I got to explain to some asshole in marketing while there's a fucking attack coming through a portal. You know what I mean? Pete:                Yeah. Alex:                 Like, “Where do you work?” Pete:                I work in a startup, okay? It's not- Alex:                 No, I'm just saying that like attacks are coming through portals all the time. That's not a normal thing, Pete. Pete:                Yeah. Well, you know- Alex:                 Nobody can relate to that. Pete:                When you have an online job, things get weird. Alex:                 Got it. Pete:                I just think that like, that part was a little kind of like, “All right,” but I did really like the island stance. I was happy that they were kind of like listening to the island, but I felt like Magneto the whole time where he's bored out of his fucking skull just staring on this cool helmet being like, “When do we get to fucking fight?” Alex:                 Yeah. Pete:                I do like this match up coming of like, “Hey.” It's a little weird though when she was like, “Yeah, in three days, we'll fight you.” I'm like, “Oh, something is going to happen before three days, but all right.” Alex:                 No, that's to give them time to find the sword. It's just wild to me, at least, in terms of the setup. I was this good old fashion split into teams, find these secret things, come back together, fight some bad guys in a fight to the death. There's going to be twist. Pete:                It's just Apocalypse's kids, so why does everybody have to fight his family's bullshit? That will be weird if you called me like, “Hey, listen, my son wants to kill me. Do you mind like helping” … Alex:                 Well, but also on a textual level because I know you've talked about this a lot, Pete. I appreciated the fact that they're dealing with the fact that Apocalypse is there on Krakoa. That, to me, is the thrust of this crossover, at least, now. This idea that his children being like, “Yo, you're not Apocalypse. You're just hanging out with the X-Men. What are you doing?” That the X-Men are like, “Apocalypse, what are you doing?” It's almost this fan conversation in a way that is bleeding through into the comic books. It feels so smart to me. It's not just Apocalypse is on the team. It's, why is he on the team? Why is he here? Why is he doing this? What does it mean that he's here? Do we defend that he's here? How do the X-Men, who have taken the stance of mutant stumper want always forever, deal with the idea of, “Do we defend the guy that is trying to kill us multiple times and take over the world, to destroy the world? How do we do that?” Again, that is a thrust for a big crossover idea. It seems so smart to me. Pete:                All right. Well, I'm glad you're having fun, man. Alex:                 I'm having a good time. Pepe Larraz's art, just great superhero art, really fun, really clear stuff. Just good time. The horrible moments throughout big moments, Rockslide getting chopped in half, oh my God. Pete:                What a great panel, but man, that is heartbreaking. I did not like seeing that, but it was really well done. Alex:                 Just to mention, the last page of the issue. Such a dumb, obvious, but smart move to have Cyclops, Jean Grey and Cable go off and be like, “Okay, the key to solving this and saving everybody is, we got to activate this thing. What's this thing?” They go in. They activate the thing. They're like, “Oh, good. We turned on the sword.” Of course, its sword, the organization, and they've turned on the gigantic space station that they used to operate in and it's exactly the sort of thing like, “Oh, of course, you're going to work in sword.” That's so smart. Pete:                X of Swords. I get it. Alex:                 X of Swords. There you go. Great stuff. I enjoyed it a lot. I just thought it was so much more fun than I thought it was going to be. I had a good time. Pete:                Yeah. Alex:                 Let's move to another one, another big event, Dark Nights: Death Metal-Speed Metal #1 from DC Comics written by Joshua Williamson, art by Eddy Barrows. We talked about this one a little bit on live show. Pete, you're usually down on the Flash, but you seem super into this one. Pete:                Well, slow your fucking roles elves. Alex:                 Right. Pete:                First of- Alex:                 This is your favorite comic of the week is what I'm hearing. Pete:                No. No. First of, great title, Speed Metal. Hilarious. Love it. I love this idea of over the top Death Metal kind of fun things. Just amazing art, over the top characters. It's fun to go back to this. Well, to see what they're doing. What hurts about this issue a little bit is, you get all this amazing art, this cool concept to new characters and then this is a bunch of fucking Flash is talking about their life and their fucking trials and who gives a shit. That part really dragged into a slow stop for me, but overall, the art is amazing. I love the concept. I'm excited for more. Alex:                 Yeah. I had a good time reading this book as well. I think there were some diggy things that happened as you mentioned. There was a lot of like, “Okay, there's a whole army outside. Let's just hang around and walk through the Flash Museum,” which Joshua Williams was going for. As usual, he is just very nostalgic about the Flash. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. I think, doesn't is probably too strong, but having them walk around the Flash Museum was like, “Okay, I get it. I get what you're going for.” Pete:                There were some funny bits. Alex:                 On the other hand of such a sucker, seeing Wally West run and get himself back into the red costume, I lost it. I loved it. Pete:                Wow. Really? Alex:                 He's getting his whole history back and seeing his whole family. I love Wally West. Pete:                You do. Alex:                 I love his family and I love that arrow, The Flash. That really got me emotionally when that happened. I think it really does come down to, what are you into? What are you excited about with the Flash because he just … Josh, again, just digs into that nostalgia factor. Then there's that great moment where he's sitting on the Mobius Chair and sees the darkest night coming towards him and just gives him the finger, great. Pete:                That was unbelievable. Alex:                 I laughed out loud. Pete:                “Yeah, black label. Here we go. Yes, let's do it.” Alex:                 Yeah. Yeah, good stuff. It's surprising and weird that everybody is looking for chairs in this series of our … because that's also happening over in Justice League, but good, solid issue. I'm excited to see how to entice it. Pete:                If you're going to have a black label, that's what I want to see. I want to see super real straw on the bird around like, really having some fun. Alex:                 Well, let's talk about birds then and talk about what are the biggest surprises of the week for me. Unkindness of Ravens #1 from Boom Studios, written by Dan Panosian and illustrated by Marianna Ignazzi. This is about a girl who moves to small town, finds out that there is a girl missing who looks exactly like her, except with glasses. Pete:                Oh, man. That's so creepy. Alex:                 Finds out even weirder stuff is going out in the town. If you are a fan of the craft, very specifically, you are going to love this book. Pete:                Yeah. I also think it's more than that. This, I was really impressed with this book. The art is unbelievable. I love the storytelling. We kind of, “Okay, here's the story of this girl and did whatever, whatever. Okay, go to new town and start a new high school,” but just like they give us little magic, they give us little teen drama, the karate moment was badass. I'm very excited for this book moving forward. Love the last page. I think this is going to be a really good book and I'm very excited about it. Boom Studios put together a great- Alex:                 Yeah. This feels like exactly … If you're a fan of the modern Sabrina books, in particular, I think this fits right into that niche as well, but this feels like one of those ones that just got to bubble below the surface and maybe explode, because it really is that good. It feels like it had such a mythology setup to it. Also, Marianna Ignazzi's art is great in this book. The characters are so good. The designs are so good. It's something, and this is necessarily the only thing she's been before, but if I was a Netflix executive, I would be snapping this up in a second for a TV show. Pete:                Yeah. Yeah. Alex:                 Great stuff. Let's move on to a belated comic book, Spider-Man #4 from Marvel. Surprising, it's only had four comic books so far given that it's such a popular character, but it happens. Written by J.J. Abrams and Henry Abrams, art by Sara Pichelli. This is continuing the Abrams father and son story of the young, new Spider-Man fighting a guy named, Cadaverous in the future. After Peter Parker, Spider-Man, has been broken. I will tell you, I continue to really like Sara Pichelli's art because Sara Pichelli is amazing at art. Pete:                Unbelievable. Alex:                 This is, maybe, suffering from the slow release time, which isn't entirely their fault. By the time I read this, it felt like just such a small snippet of the story. I needed more. What do you think, Pete? Pete:                Yeah. The art is the real hero in this book. It's really fantastic and worth it just for the sprawling pages alone and the creepy spiders, but especially like the first couple of opening panels, holy shit. Anyways, yeah, I think this is interesting Spider-Man story. I'm excited to see where this goes. The problem is, so long in between, like you said, I just got back into it and now it's over. It's a little tough, but I'm excited to see what this father and son is going to do with such a legendary character like Spider-Man. I'm trying not to judge it yet until we kind of get more into it. Alex:                 Yeah. It doesn't really feel like they've got into their mission statement yet. Pete:                Yeah. Yeah. Alex:                 Like the thing they want to say about Spider-Man. Pete:                They're just moving pieces and getting things setup. Alex:                 Exactly. Pete:                Yeah. Alex:                 It does feel like it's getting to that and we're towards the end here. We'll see what happens. Next up, The Last God #9 from DC Comics. Written by Philip Kennedy Johnson and art by Riccardo Federici. Man, every issue of this book is good. The end. It just really is. In this issue, again, they're heading through their, I guess, Helm's Deep. I don't know. I'm forgetting my Lord of the Rings references, but they're heading through the underworlds in the past and present, different things are happening. There's a big cliffhanger at the end, but as usual, even with a smaller character driven issue like this, it's still a very, very good book. Pete:                The art is really worth picking it up alone, all right? I tell you- Alex:                 I just drank. I just drank, Pete. Pete:                Good. Speaking of cliffhangers and that kind of stuff, there is a fun, really kind of cliff moment that says a lot about the characters. I just think that the storytelling and the art is so at a next level in this book. It's very interesting what they're doing and yeah, I can't wait for more. Alex:                 Yeah. Great stuff. Next up, Voyage to the Stars #2 from IDW. Story by Ryan Copple and James Asmus, art by Connie Daidone. Now, we talk about the first issue of this book, which is based on the podcast, I believe, with the same name. That is fun, enjoyed it. I figured we check in on the second issue and see how it's doing. Pete, what's your take? Pete:                Yeah. This is the old weekend to burn this issue. This is cool. It's very creative characters, fun, a lot of nice bits and comedy stuff in here with the classic proponent dead guy up trying to get away with some stuff, but yeah, I think this is an interesting book. The characters' voices push this thing through. Yeah, I'm enjoying this. I think it's definitely worth picking up. They seem to be having a lot of fun with it and that comes through in the comic. Alex:                 Yeah, I agree. As we mentioned the last time, James Asmus knew how to do bits. They're just well-paced out here, whether it's him or the artist or collaboration of the booth. It's just fun. It's dumb, fun, stupid, purposely stupid space jokes. It just works out really well. I like this issue much more than the first one even. I felt like I want to follow this. Maybe I'll listen to the podcast. Who knows. Pete:                Whoo. Alex:                 Yeah, I know. That's the next step in a relationship. First step is the comic book step and then when you get really serious, you'll listen to their podcast. Pete:                Yeah, it's serious stuff. Alex:                 Then third step, you move into a house with them in Philly. Pete:                Yeah, the source. Alex:                 Next up, WYND #4 from Image Comics. Written by James Tynion IV, art by Michael Dialynas. Dialynas. Dialynas? Dialynas? I don't know. I'm sorry. Pete:                Dialynas. I don't know. Alex:                 Dialynas. Maybe. There we go. Well, regardless, this book is very good. Another fantasy book. This is a mildly all ages book. A kid who think he is weird. He's traveling out of town with the prince he has always had a crush on. Some bad things happened to this issue, but also, some wonderful things. I love the fact that, finally, it feels like widening open the world of this book, finding out more about the outside world, about what's really going on. Great stuff. This is the issue that I have been waiting for. Pete:                Yeah. This book keeps getting better with every single issue; the art, the storytelling. It's next level. This world that they created really feels like its own very unique kind of thing. It's just great. There's a lot of heartfelt stuff. It's action. It's adventure. There's just so much stuff kind of all wrapped up. They're really killing it. This book, really, is one of those ones that stays with me and then when we kind of look at it the next time around, it keeps getting more and more built up and more and more exciting. Camera come out and it's enough. This is a lot of fun. Alex:                 Next up, let's talk about one of my favorite books currently running. Wicked Things #5 from Boom Box. Created and written by John Allison, art by Max Sarin. I got to tell you, I was super bub to find out the next issue is the last issue of the book. Pete:                What? Because I know. It should be concluded at the end. Alex:                 No. I know, man. It's such a blast with it. This is about a teen detective, frame for murder, ends up teaming up with the police department after she is arrested. It is- Pete:                They have so much more they can do. Alex:                 Just so much fun. Every issue. Max Sarin's art is so great. Everybody is so charming. This is a compliment. It's almost the opposite of Voyage to the Stars where it's like, it's not even bits. It's more character situations that are causing the comedy throughout. It's great. It's just, I enjoy. I want to read these adventures forever. I want to just read an odd-going detective series with these characters. Pete:                Yeah. It's such a fun character. I feel like I'm just, now, really getting into it and understanding the voice and cadence of everything. It's really clicking for me and I'm sorry to see that it's going to be wrapping up because I feel like there's so many different places we can go. I love this world so much. I feel like we can kind of put this on a lot of different situations, but man, yeah, they're really killing it right now or hitting the stride, that's next level. It's just fun. It's coming from such an earnest kind of cool place. The main character is kind of starry-eyed, but still, there's a lot of greatness to her. I really enjoy it. Alex:                 The mysteries are fun too. This issue, there's a bunch of casino robberies happening throughout London. She ultimately figures it out in absolutely ridiculous way, but in a way that proves that she is the smartest one in the room, anyway. It's fun. Pickup this book. Definitely check it out. Great, great stuff. Next up, another penultimate issue, Low #25, from Image Comics. Pete:                Oh, man, too bad Justin is not here. Alex:                 Written by Rick Remender, art by Greg Tocchini. Yeah, I must have put this in here because I want to talk to Justin about it because I know how into this book he is. This is the second to the last issues of the book. Huge battle issue as everybody is fighting for the future of the human race. The phenomenal thing about the pace of this book is the entire issue. People are just being blasted apart by this helm suit. We don't see it the entire time until the very last paddle. It's the pacing of that, just is this jaws pacing almost where the monster is off screen the entire time until the very end is great. This issue is one of my favorite issues of Low in a very long time. Pete:                Yeah. I can't agree with you more. It's such a unique, weird, creative book. It's so intense. The reveal is so insane. Remender is just killing it. Justin knew it early and called it, but yeah, I didn't really figure it out until the last couple of issues, so how crazy good this was. Really impressive. Makes me want to go back and start over again. Alex:                 It's good stuff. Next up, Canto II- Pete:                The art. Come on. Alex:                 The art. Pick it up for the art alone. Canto II: The Hollow Men #2 from IDW. Story by David M. Booher, art by Drew Zucker. It was continuing the adventures of little Clockwork Man as he tries to save the entire world. Pete:                Yeah. Alex:                 I like this issue quite a bit. I think this is a very engaging character. It's a weird, pretty dark world, but good stuff. Pete, what do you think about this one? Pete:                Yeah. I really like the art and the storytelling in this. It's very imaginative. These like little, fun creatures that were following around. It's interesting the way they battle and the way they go about things. It's definitely unique and stuff like that, whole town of scarecrows was so crazy. They do a great job of not only storytelling through action, but also giving you a lot of the creativity behind different character designs and ideas. It's a nonstop thrill ride with a little bit of heart and fun because they're so small and cute. Alex:                 Yeah. That's a nice way of putting it. Let's turn to something I'm sure we're going to definitely agree on. The Immortal She-Hulk #1 from Marvel Comics. Written by Al Ewing and art by John Davis-Hunt. Man, this issue is so good. I love this issue so much. Pete, I'm sure you agree with me, but this is showing what has been going on in the She-Hulk side of things as she, like the He-Hulk I believe it is called, has come back to life and discovered that he is immortal with the whole thing with the green door and he who lives below and all of these horror elements. What happens with She-Hulk? She's come back to life a couple of times as well. That's when this one shot deals with and it's as creepy and as alarming and as upsetting as anything Al Ewing has been doing in the main title, except with her fave Jen Walters. I love that this comes off of Empyre, where she died, yet, again. I love the pacing of the story. Alex:                 Particularly, if you've been reading Immortal Hulk, you'd be wondering what's going on there. This really pulls the veil back quite a bit and shows you a lot more information about what's going on. I thought it was great. Pete, of course, you agree, but I'll turn to you anyway and take a big sip of this beer that I'm drinking for when you agree. Here we go. Pete:                Yeah. This is completely insane and then falls down of a whole of insanity through a green door. Then we get a very- Alex:                 What? Pete:                … unlikely conversation with Wolverine, which I didn't appreciate. Later, we get Thor stuff, which I felt like it was a little bit better character voice-wise, but the reveal at the end, again, is hitting home. The leader is really fucking shit up as he is an immortal hulk right now. It was really cool to see that tie in, but man, alive, this is just so crazy and creepy. Like, “Oh yeah, you think hell is easy. We're below that.” I don't want to know that. I don't want to know what gets worse than hell. Alex:                 Yeah, there's a hell below hell. Pete:                Yeah. Alex:                 It's all good. Pete:                Great. Alex:                 I think it's- Pete:                Wait. What are you going to say? Alex:                 I think this is insane and a little too scary for me, and I'm looking forward to, maybe, trying to get things back to normal. Pete:                Like a happier Hulk but- Alex:                 Yeah. Like just someone gives me a little hope Hulk. Pete:                The happy Hulk? Alex:                 The happiest Hulk. Yeah, we'll see that pretty soon. Undiscovered Country #8 from Image Comics. Written by Scott Snyder and Charles Soule, art by Giuseppe Camuncoli and Leonardo Marcello Grassi. I don't even want to say heroes of this book, but characters in this book have made it to the second ring of the walled-off America, called it Unity. They have discovered in this issue that it is a tech wonderland, seemingly, but of course, not everything is how it seems. I love how much this new arc has changed things up. It's great. It's exciting. It feels weird and nerve-racking. We had Scott Snyder on our live show a couple of weeks ago. He talked pretty heavily, not just about this book, but about how they're adapting it for the movies, which I think revealed a lot of information about how this book is going to go. It's fascinating to read this book through that lens. Pete:                Yeah. I also think that, now, this book is really cooking in a way that I can follow or before, I was very much confused to how this all works, but now, it's like, we've got more of a sense of this world and where they are in it and how they're trying to navigate. Yeah, I really like that whole coin bit. I really liked the introduction in some of the newer characters in this arc. I think this is very, very interesting. It's been a while since I've been excited about a writer's take on an idea, and this take of America and what it is and what it is in this very interesting, especially in this post Apocalyptic world. Alex:                 I also can't believe that we're eight issues in and they're still coming up with new America jokes. Pete:                Yeah. It's very impressive. Alex:                 Very impressive. Yeah. Next up, Mega Man: Fully Charged #2, from Boom Studios. Story by A.J. Marchisello and Marcus Rinehart. Written by Marcus Rinehart. Illustrated by Stefano Simeone. I think you like this issue a bit more than I did, the first issue of the series, Pete. I figured, again, let's check in with issue #2 here. This is a darker, more modern take on Mega Man that gives it more of serial overtone. What do you think about this issue? Pete:                Yeah, I very much liked it. It's like this idea of, okay, Mega Man, how do we deal with this in technology? What's too much? Who has control? That kind of thing. I feel like it's dealt with, in this issue, in a cool, unique way or really inside Mega Man's head as Justin likes to get inside character's heads. We get a lot of what they're thinking about, why they're doing what we're doing. We're meeting all the players as we move forward in an interesting way. I think it's cool. I'm very much enjoying this great, kind of like last page hype up for next issue. This is just fun. To me, Boom is just taking something that's cool and spitting it out in a way that's fun. Alex:                 I like this as well. I like this a little bit more than the first issue, but I still, as somebody who is not totally into Mega Man, I'm a little lost in some of the continuity stuff. The things that I liked or the things where Mega Man is out of costume and himself, it made me feel like not to backseat write it, but it made me feel like I would love to see a Mega Man ultimate Spider-Man type of reorigin of him. Pete:                Whoo. Alex:                 That feels like they're skirting up against, but they're also leading into what fans know. That's the part where it confuses me a little bit. I like the parts when he's out of costume and he's finding out more about this world. That's very interesting. The other parts are a little too deep divy for me, personally. Pete:                All right. Alex:                 Still, the art, very good in here. I enjoyed that quite a bit. Let's move on to one of the big surprises for me in The Stack. Juggernaut #1 from Marvel Comics, written by Fabian Nicieza and art by Ron Garney. I thought this was great. I was completely surprised. This is Juggernaut working for damage control. Some stuff has happened to him in the past where he lost his powers. He's regained them again. We're slowly getting information about that. He is mixing it up with who he thinks is a new mutant named D-Cell. This is just so good. I should've known, but like Ron Garney, of course, amazing on art. Fabian Nicieza knows his way around the story, but this character with the issue of Juggernaut is so interesting to me. I was fascinated in the entire issue. Pete:                Okay. Nonstop action, like the cover looks insane. All right, let's do this, and then it gets into this touching story about Juggernaut and what he goes through and what he has to deal with. It's very interesting. Also, the introduction of D-Cell, very cool. I like this. I'm very impressed by this #1. I also just got to say, the red on Juggernaut's- Alex:                 Yeah, I agree. Pete:                … uniform is tops and Garney is killing it with this black and white with the splashing of red. Alex:                 Right? Pete:                Yeah. Alex:                 It's a very good redesign- Pete:                Yeah. It's like a little Sin City. Alex:                 … for the coloring on this book. I should've- Pete:                Having a black and white and then popping with colors, but man, it really works great. Alex:                 Yeah. Again, I was very surprised about this book. There's something about reading a scene of the Juggernaut in a hospital and a nurse being like, “Okay, Juggernaut, you could go now.” I was like, “What? What am I reading? What's happening here?” It totally fits. It makes sense for the character and the way that Fabian sets him up. This is a very good issue and the cliffhanger at the end is super fun. It's a good setup. I'm excited about this book. I just sort or randomly threw it on here because it was #1, but I'm real glad we did because I loved reading it. Alex:                 Next up, I know this is one of your top picks, Pete. Black Magic #14 from Image Comics. Written by Greg Rucka and art by Nicola Scott. Picking up out of that cliffhanger for the last issue where one of our main witches is driving through a creepy little girl while the other main witch is sleeping with a girl in her house and thinks a little bit- Pete:                Okay. Well, all right. Well, first of- Alex:                 What do you think, Pete? Pete:                Don't put extra creep on things, all right? Yeah. Sleeping with a aged person, it's not a little girl that she's sleeping with as well. It's not some kind of weird- Alex:                 A woman. It was two beautiful responsible women. Pete:                Okay. All right. You just sound so creepy. All right. First of, yeah, we got the car driving- Alex:                 Some lovely ladies. Pete:                Why? Why are you so creepy? Alex:                 Lovely ladies. Pete:                Stop being creepy. Yeah. We have … the art is the real hero of this book. These ghost kind of Ghoul, creepy kid things are unbelievable. Just the way it's like they're drawing the ghost and the shading, it's just next level art in such a cool way. I was so scared of this girl in the car accident even though it's a comic book. When she twisted doll's leg and then the lady's leg twist like that, oh, that is so creepy. Alex:                 Yeah. This book is very good. Like you were saying, Nicola Scott's art and the way things are drawn throughout this book are the real hero. Greg Rucka, always good, but Nicola Scott's just designs of everything, a very creepy and exactly the right way. Pete:                That cover is so creepy in all the right ways too. Yeah. I also really love a black cat in this book. Really cool. I like that it's a character. I'm really hoping it stays a character in the book. Every once in a while, we get a little bit more from that. It's a nice little side thing that keeps happening. Alex:                 Next up, Power Rangers: Drakkon New Dawn #2, from Boom Studios. Written by Anthony Burch, illustrated by Simone Ragazzoni. We have talked about the last couple of Power Rangers books, which takes places in this apocalyptic future where everything has been destroyed and the Power Ranger's last hope to save everybody. I've been pretty open. I have been hiding the fact that I don't care about Power Rangers at all, whereas, I didn't love two issues back the one shot. I did like the first issue of New Dawn. I was curious to check out the second issue. I liked it even more. This is good. This is a good, dark, adult's reinvention of the Power Rangers. I really enjoyed it. I'm onboard and I'm very surprised. Pete:                I'm also very surprised because I liked Power Rangers and this is not like Power Rangers … I haven't really read a lot of the comics, but the TV show. I'm very impressed that how much I'm onboard with the story and what's going on. The writing is doing such an amazing job of sucking you into this world and giving you these characters in such a great way that's such a compelling kind of thing that gets you very excited for this kind of big fight that's coming up. Yeah, I'm very impressed with this book. Alex:                 It's basically like stripping all the things from them that make them Power Rangers and finding out what make them tick as heroes, right? I feel like, most of the time, you watch a Power Rangers episode and the deal is, should we use our swords? Yeah. All right. Let's use our swords. We did it. We won. That's the main conflict of Power Rangers versus this, they're dealing with actual real human issues, there are actual conflicts, there are actual problems they need to deal with and big overwhelming things, but they're not losing the sense of humor at the same time. It's just so much more fun to read. This is great. I'm very excited about this even if it's … I'm actually going to get back to the status quo. I think this is very good and I'm very surprised that I'm saying so. Alex:                 On the other hand, I do want to talk about an issue that I'm a little disappointed in for very specific, very stupid reasons. Maestro #2 from Marvel. Written by Peter David and art by German Peralta. This is the origin of the Maestro, the Dark Hulk by Peter David. Love the first issue of this book. Pete:                Yeah. You're going nuts. Alex:                 I thought it was great. Yeah, this issue- Pete:                Really? Alex:                 … I had some problems with, honestly. Pete:                I love this. Alex:                 Yeah. Here's my problem, and I'm going to spoil some of the plot stuff, but Peter David's writing, good as always. German Peralta's art, great. The idea and- Pete:                You got problems with colors? Alex:                 Here's what happens. Pete:                What are you … what's your- Alex:                 Last issue, Hulk wakes up, finds the world has been destroyed. It's like, “You know what, I've given up on humanity.” They're like, “Ooh, this is good. We're going to go on a slow progression to finding out how it became the Maestro.” What happened her? How did he build up a civilization? What is going to happen? Then in this issue, he finds the civilization and Hercules is the Maestro and it's already happened. Pete:                Dude, that's a fucking last page reveal you just did. Alex:                 No, I know. I said I was going to talk about spoilers, but my point is that it's like I waitlisted to the fact that he became the Maestro because somebody else was the Maestro and he took over that stuff versus the Hulk going in his descent to the darkness. I'm still going to read this. I like the art. I like the Maestro. I like Peter David, but it was a real bummer of an issue. Pete:                Your problem was, you have a better idea than what the comic did. That's what your problem is. Alex:                 No, I don't have a better idea. It just felt like it was going in a different direction after the first issue than what happened in the second issue. It felt like we skipped all of the work. Pete:                I think you got to wait for it, man. I think you're judging it too fast. Alex:                 What do you think then, Pete? Pete:                I think I should like it. Alex:                 Do you like it? Pete:                I like the idea of sad Hulk in the wastelands talking about humanity. He took some fair shots, man. You know what I mean? He's not lying. Poor animals. Alex:                 I like all of that stuff. I think that's good. Pete:                It's like, “Okay, he stumbles across people” and now, it's like, “Okay, what's going to happen? Can he go see this Maestro.” Okay and then Maestro isn't who you think it is. Great reveal. Classic comic. Boom. I don't know why you're mad. I think it's interesting to see how this is going. I think this is a solid second issue of ramping up the story. I'm sorry, you had a better idea. I would like to just quickly, while we're talking about our Marvel book, the rest and power, Chadwick Boseman kind of things at the top of the comics. I think we're really classy and well-done. I'm happy that they did that because it's fucking really nice. Alex:                 Yeah. Me too. I agree. Man, it is very hard to read Marvel books with Black Panther right now, which I know is such a weird thing and I keep checking myself of the emotional reaction there because it's not like he wasn't actually Black Panther. The Black Panther in comics is a different thing than Black Panther in the movies, but whenever Black Panther comes into a comic book panel into a comic book story, it's crushing because it feels like it's Chadwick Boseman coming into the scene. I know it's not. Intellectually, I know it's not, but emotionally, it feels that way. I agree with you. It is nice to have that acknowledgement on the front cover. It's so sad. Let's very diligently transition into talking about The Goddamned: The Virgin Brides #3 from Image Comics. Written by Jason Aaron and art by R.M. Guera. This is continuing the story line of two versions we're trying to escape from. Not where angels have their way with him. It's horrifying. Alex:                 Pete loves this book. Cannot stop talking about it. We get off camera and off the podcast and Pete is like, “Let's talk about The Goddamned” in an open voice. It's very impressive, but another great issue of this book, R.M. Guera draws the crap out of it as our girls continue to escape for the mountain and find out things are not quite as they seem, of course, but it's so dark and it's so sad. It just brings you further and further down every issue. Pete:                Yeah. This is really impressive. What's nice is, and this issue we're not really dealing with the angels raping. We can move past that a little bit, which is good. We've got these two heroines fighting for their lives as they're trying to make it out of this mountain range, but the reveal at the end is a little crushing. Man, it can say enough about the art. Just the whole part where you thought, maybe, she was going to die and they later rest and then like, it's the action, the storytelling. This is really a great story even though a lot of the story makes me uncomfortable. I'm still very much impressed with the product that they're putting out. Alex:                 Yeah. That's Jason Aaron writing about faith, writing about religion and making it dark, making it realistic but not throwing it away entirely. He's not like, “Fuck you. You're stupid for believing this stuff.” It's more about what do we believe in if the things we believe in are evil. That's a great thing to drill into right now and he's doing such a good job with it. All right. Let's move on then. Judge Dredd False Witness #3 from IDW. Story by Brandon Easton, art by Kei Zama. Oh my gosh, I really mess this one up, but we finally get what we've been asking for with this series. We got a meeting between our two main characters between a guy on the run for a murder he didn't commit and Judge Dredd who is tracking him down. This title continues to over perform in my mind. It's a good Judge Dredd story. There are some really good, interesting class and race stuff that's played with right here. It's very smart and well done while, still, being a good action thriller. Pete:                Yeah. It's just hard. I don't want a Judge Dredd Comic right now. I don't want a story about cops fucking all powerful cops that are judged, jury and executioner right now. I didn't really feel it as much with the other issues, but right now, I was just like, “Fuck this, man.” Alex:                 I see what you're saying. Not to interject and to cut you out, but I do think … I guess, we'll see where it goes, but it does feel like the story is doing the opposite thing. The story is presenting Judge Dredd with a case that is not cotton dry. I could be wrong with the coloring, but we get a case of a black dude getting plastic surgery to look like a white dude and become basically like a proponent of the rich. There's that thing going on. He gets murdered. His former friend is framed for it. Judge Dredd is tracking him down. I think we're getting a story here where Judge Dredd having to confront the idea that things are not cotton dry, that I cannot be judged jury and executioner right now. If that is the way the story is going, that's an incredibly timely thing to happen. Pete:                Yeah. I hear you. It's just a little painful to just see … Just the panels where they're so imposing over people, the judges. When they walk by and there's all these people lined up in attention and it's very, very intimidating. It's heading me in a different way right now that, normally, it can be like, “Okay, this is comic book. This is fun. Judge Dredd is great. I love Judge Dredd,” but it's just like, right now, it's just a little bit … I agree with you that it is trying to do that. It's hard to see the uniform and not flinch a little bit. Alex:                 All right. Last one we're going to talk about is Bliss #3 from Image Comics. Written by Sean Lewis and art by Caitlin Yarsky. We love every issue of this title, but this is pulling off some big things, some very big things. Specifically picking up the cliffhanger where a kid has been telling the whole history of his dad. We find out that his dad is not as clean and doing much worse things than we thought he was. Also, welcome to Justin who popped in the last time of the podcast. Pete:                Hey. Justin:              You got to choose your angles. I think, just really, Bliss is the comic that I really wanted to weigh in on. Because I've actually been here the whole time. Really great reviews. Alex:                 Oh, wow. Justin:              I didn't want to chime in because you guys, I think, really covered the basis, especially the X and sword stuff. Pete:                Oh. Well, thanks yeah. Alex:                 I'll tell you what, actually. We talked about a lot of books on The Stack today. I think, it would be worth before we finish up talking about Bliss. Why don't you just give a thumbs up or thumbs down, like a yay or nay to all the titles. I'll read through all the titles, okay? Justin:              Great. Yeah. Alex:                 Here we go. X of swords: Creation #1. Justin:              Perfect. No notes. Pete:                Wow. Alex:                 Dark Night: Speed Metal #1. Justin:              Fast as I wanted it to be. Alex:                 Wow, and Unkindness of Ravens, number one. Justin:              More ravens. Alex:                 Spider-Man #4. Justin:              You know how I feel about this. This guy should be making more quips. Alex:                 The Last God #9. Justin:              Good fight. Alex:                 Voyage to the Stars #2. Justin:              Yeah, get off earth. Earth sucks. Alex:                 WYND #4. Justin:              Good. Not enough wind. It's very still. Alex:                 More wind. Wicked Things #5. Justin:              Chilling. Alex:                 Low #25. Justin:              Oh, no. Fun. It was fun. Alex:                 Yeah. That was fun. Wait. Okay. Low #25. Can we actually stop for a second? I know we're very much versed in the podcast, but the whole reason I put that in The Stack was to get your take on it, Justin. Low #25, penUltimate issue of the series. What do you think? Justin:              We look at this as a whole. My review of the last issue was, I can't believe he's willing to take us here and I bought it and then it was like, “Oh, no. Rug-pull everything is terrible.” I don't know where we're going to go with this at the end of the day. Pete:                How about that reveal though? That was fucking bananas. Justin:              Everything about this book is bananas. They push everything in every direction all the time. That's why the series is one of the richest series we've reviewed in this. Maybe top Remender. Maybe top Remender. Alex:                 Yeah. This has really blown me away as for what Remender is doing in this comic. I didn't really, really appreciate it until this second to the last issue, like everything that he's doing. Justin:              Yeah, 100%. Alex:                 It's making me feel like we should probably do a separate podcast about Top Remender. Pete:                Yeah. Justin:              Yeah. Pete:                We just got to determine like break it down, top 10. Justin:              The remaining Remenders. The Remenders that remain. Pete:                Right. Yeah. Alex:                 Getting back to the list, Canto II: The Hollow Men #2. Justin:              Really, Canto? Can? No. Alex:                 The Immortal She-Hulk #1. Justin:              Legit. Love this book. I can't believe they're making She-Hulk terrifying now too. Alex:                 Yeah. Yeah. Undiscovered Country, number- Justin:              I'm worried that this is going to become my job from here on now. Don't say anything and then just give us the one liner nonsense thing. Alex:                 Yeah. We're almost through it. There's a lot of titles though. Undiscovered Country, number eight. Justin:              Perfectly clear of what's happening all the time. Alex:                 Mega Man: Fully Charged #2. Justin:              Playing the video game, except my fingers are not sore. Alex:                 Nice. Yeah. Juggernaut, number one. Justin:              This guy is unstoppable. Alex:                 Yeah. Black Magic #14. Justin:              Somebody stop him. Alex:                 I'm definitely getting the impression that you've read all this book. Justin:              100%. Alex:                 Black Magic #14. Justin:              Great to see this book back. I've missed this book. Alex:                 Yeah. Power Rangers: Drakkon New Dawn #2. Justin:              Once again, surprisingly into the Power Rangers. Time to do a rewatch. Alex:                 Great. That was my reaction too. Pete:                Go, go Power Rangers. Justin:              I [crosstalk 00:51:58]. Alex:                 Maestro #2. Justin:              This guy, I wanted more music. I feel like he's not doing any conducting. Alex:                 The Goddamned: The Virgin Brides #3. Justin:              This book really makes you want to get back into the bible. Alex:                 Judge Dredd False Witness #3. Justin:              I'm not prepared to be judged. Alex:                 Okay. Justin:              This book was judging me. Alex:                 Great. Finally, that brings us to Bliss #3. Once again, this is a great issue of this book. This really flips the premise in a certain way. We spent the first two issues knowing and loving this dad. In this third issue, we find out he is not all, he's cracked up to be. It's real dark, real sad, but I thought real good. Pete, what was you takeaway from this one? Pete:                Yeah. I was really impressed with this issue. A lot of things click into place in this issue. We get a lot of forward movement and a way we can all follow, which is great. Yeah, it went from being like tripped out stone or what's going on to like, “Oh, shit. There's a lot of evil fucked up shit going on in a way that is very much pointed at this family.” I think that really grounds it in the son-mom stuff was just so touching and powerful. The panels of the mom's face are just unbelievable. Justin:              Yeah. The art on this book, I think, really crushes. It adds some air, this air of tension in fantastical remorse and just loss throughout the book. It reminds me of like the dark crystal a little bit or- Alex:                 Yeah. Justin:              … especially with the non-human creatures. Even Neil Gaiman's Coraline a little bit. It feels like a more adult version of it. The scenes at the end where the dad reveals what he's capable of are just tough. Alex:                 Yeah. Pete:                Yeah. Justin:              The coloring as well throughout is just beautiful. Pete:                Yeah. It's really intense. Alex:                 Great. Great book. Definitely pick it up. That is it for The Stack. If you like to support us, patreon.com/comicbookclub. Also, we do a live show every Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. to Crowdcast and YouTube. iTunes, Android, Spotify, Stitcher or the app of your choice. To subscribe and listen to the show, did I say pateron.com/comicbookclub to support the show? Pete:                You did now. Alex:                 Okay. There we go. At Comic Book Live on Twitter. Comicbookclublive.com for this podcast and many more. We'll see you next time on The Stack. The post The Stack: X Of Swords, Speed Metal And More appeared first on Comic Book Club. 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Comics Sleeping Beauties #3 from IDW Publishing | Writer(s): Rio Youers | Artist(s): Alison Sampson | Colors: Triona Tree Farrell. | Letters: Valarie Lopez | $3.99 Mirka Andolfos Mercy #5 from Image | Writer(s): Mirka Andolfo | Artist(s): Mirka Andolfo | Color Assistants: Gianluca Papi, Chara DiFrancia | Letters: Fabio Amelia | $3.99 Billionaire Island #5 from Ahoy Comics | Writer(s): Mark Russell | Artist(s): Steve Pugh | Art: Chris Chuckry | Letters: Rob Steen | $3.99 Man Who Effed Up Time #5 from AfterShock Comics | Writer(s) and Letters: John Layman | Artist(s): Karl Mostert | Colors: Dee Cunniffe and Mark Dale | $3.99 Family Tree #8 from Image | Writer(s): Jeff Lemire | Artist(s): Phil Hester, Eric Gasper, Ryan Cody | Letters: Steve Wands | $3.99 Canto II Hollow Men #1 from IDW Publishing | Writer(s): David M. Booher | Artist(s): Drew Zucker | Colors: Vittoria Astone | Letters: Deron Bennett | $3.99 Locke & Key In Pale Battalions Go #1 from IDW Publishing | Writer(s): Joe Hill | Artist(s): Gabriel Rodriguez | Colors: Jay Fotos | Letters: Sean Lee | $3.99 Chu #2 from Image | Writer(s), Letters: John Layman | Artist(s): Dan Boultwood | $3.99 Engineward #2 from Vault Comics | Writer(s): George Mann | Artist(s): Joe Eisma | Colors: Michael Garland | Letters: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou | $3.99 Plot #6 from Vault Comics | Writer(s): Michael Moreci Tim Daniel | Artist(s): Josh Hixson | Colors: Kurt Mivhael Russell | Letters: Im Campbell | $3.99 Wicked Things #4 from BOOM! Studios | Writer(s): John Allison | Artist(s): Max Sarin | Colors: Whitney Cogar | Letters: Jim Campbell | $3.99 Bliss #2 from Image | Writer(s): Sean Lewis | Artist(s): Caitlin Yarsky | $3.99 Dead Body Road Bad Blood #3 from Image | Writer(s): Justin Jordan | Artist(s): Ben Tiesma Mat Lopes | $3.99 Killadelphia #7 from Image | Writer(s): Rodney Barnes | Artist(s): Jason Shawn Alexander | $3.99 Tartarus #5 from Image | Writer(s): Johnnie Christmas | Artist(s): Jack Cole | $3.99 That Texas Blood #3 from Image | Writer(s): Chris Condon | Artist(s): Jacob Phillips | 3.99 Unearth #7 from Image | Writer(s): Cullen Bunn Kyle Strahm | Artist(s): Baldemar Rivas | $3.99 Rogue Planet #4 from Oni Press | Writer(s): Cullen Bunn | Artist(s): Andy MacDonald | $3.99 Wynd #3 from BOOM! Studios | Writer(s): James Tynion IV | Artist(s): Michael Dialynas | $4.99 Upcoming Comics BANG #3 from Dark Horse | Writer(s): Matt Kindt | Artist(s): Wilfredo Torres | $3.99 Bitter Root #10 from Image | Writer(s): David Walker Chuck Brown | Artist(s): Sanford Greene | $3.99 On The Stump #5 from Image | Writer(s): Chuck Brown | Artist(s): Prenzy | $3.99 Pretty Violent #9 from Image | Writer(s): Derek Hunter Jason Young | Artist(s): Derek Hunter | $3.99 Sea Of Stars #6 from Image | Writer(s): Jason Aaron Dennis Hopeless Hallum | Artist(s): Stephen Green Rico Renzi | $3.99 King Of Nowhere #5 from BOOM! Studios | Writer(s): Maxwell Prince | Artist(s): Tyler Jenkins | $3.99 Lonely Receiver #1 from AfterShock Comics | Writer(s): Zac Thompson | Artist(s): Jen Hickman | $4.99   Fire Power #3 from Image Comics (W) Robert Kirkman (A) Chris Samnee, Matthew Wilson $3.99   Trades/Other     Ice Cream Man Vol 5 Other Confections TP from Image | Writer(s): W. Maxwell Prince | Artist(s): Martin Morazzo Chris Ohalloran | $16.99 Ice Cream Man #20 (Cool new cover 'all the places you will go') from Image | Writer(s): W. Maxwell Prince | Artist(s): Martin Morazzo Chris Ohalloran | $3.99

NEWSChadwick Boseman has passed awaySome DC FanDome news came outDark Horse teaming up with ComiXology to print Comixology titlesMike Mignola Quarantine Sketchbook coming March 2021LightboxExpo Online announcedRingo Awards 2020 nominees announcedMarvel and Fortnite team upMarvel turns 81 this week - celebrates with the hashtagX-Men Monday is Cyclops Day - TomorrowOur Top Books of the WeekDave:Wynd (2020) #3 (W: James Tynion, A:  Michael Dialynas)Suicide Squad (2019) #8 (W: Tom Taylor, A: Daniel Sampere)Forrest:That Texas Blood #3 (Chris Condon, Jacob Phillips)Hellions #3 (W: Zeb Wells, A: Stephen Segovia)TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEKDave: We Only Find Them When They're Dead #1 (W: Al Ewing, A: Simone Di Meo)Forrest: King of Nowhere #5 (W: Maxwell Prince, A: Tyler Jenkins)JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.Dave: Wolverine #5 (Adam Kubert)Forrest: Lost Soldiers #2 (Luca Casalanguida, Heather Moore)Segment - Interview - Zac Thompson about Lonely Receiver (out September 2nd)

Comics Shadow Service #1 from Vault Comics | Writer(s): Cavan Scott | Artist(s): Corin Howell | $3.99    Voyage to the Stars #1 from IDW Comics (W) James Asmus(A) Connie Daidone $3.99  Hotell #4 of 4 from AWA/Upshot Comics (W) John Lees(A) Dalibor Talajic $3.99   Once and Future #10 from Boom Studios (W) Kieron Gillen(A) Dan Mora $3.99    Adler #3 from Titan Comics | Writer(s): Lavie Tidhar | Artist(s): Paul McCaffrey | $3.99  A Man Among Ye #2 from Image/Top Cow | Writer(s): Stephanie Phillips | Artist(s): Craig Cermak | Colors: John Kalisz | Letters: Troy Peteri | $3.99 Gideon Falls #24 from Image | Writer(s): Jeff Lemire | Artist(s): Andrea Sorrentino | Colors:  Dave Stewart |Letters: Steve Wands |  $3.99 It Eats What Feeds It #2 from Scout Comics (W) Max Hoven, Aaron Crow (A) Gabriel Iumazark $3.99  Atlantis Wasn't Built For Tourists #1 from Scout Comics | Writer(s): Eric Palicki | Artist(s): Wendell Cavalcanti | $3.99 Ash & Thorn #4 from Ahoy Comics | Writer(s): Mariah McCourt | Artist(s): Soo Lee | $3.99 No Ones Rose #4 from Vault Comics | Writer(s): Emily Horn Zac Thompson | Artist(s): Alberto Jimenez-Alburquerque | $3.99   Artemis and Assassin #4  (W) Stephanie Phillips(A) Meghan Hetrick - $3.99   Upcoming Comics Canto II Hollow Men #1 from IDW Publishing | Writer(s): David M. Booher | Artist(s): Drew Zucker | $3.99 Locke & Key In Pale Battalions Go #1 from IDW Publishing | Writer(s): Joe Hill | Artist(s): Gabriel Rodriguez | $3.99 Sleeping Beauties #3 from IDW Publishing | Writer(s): Rio Youers | Artist(s): Alison Sampson | $3.99 Bliss #2 from Image | Writer(s): Sean Lewis | Artist(s): Caitlin Yarsky | $3.99 Chu #2 from Image | Writer(s): John Layman | Artist(s): Dan Boultwood | $3.99 Dead Body Road Bad Blood #3 from Image | Writer(s): Justin Jordan | Artist(s): Ben Tiesma Mat Lopes | $3.99 Family Tree #8 from Image | Writer(s): Jeff Lemire | Artist(s): Phil Hester Various | $3.99 Killadelphia #7 from Image | Writer(s): Rodney Barnes | Artist(s): Jason Shawn Alexander | $3.99 Mirka Andolfos Mercy #5 from Image | Writer(s): Mirka Andolfo | Artist(s): Mirka Andolfo | $3.99 Tartarus #5 from Image | Writer(s): Johnnie Christmas | Artist(s): Jack Cole | $3.99 That Texas Blood #3 from Image | Writer(s): Chris Condon | Artist(s): Jacob Phillips | 3.99 Unearth #7 from Image | Writer(s): Cullen Bunn Kyle Strahm | Artist(s): Baldemar Rivas | $3.99 Billionaire Island #5 from Ahoy Comics | Writer(s): Mark Russell | Artist(s): Steve Pugh | $3.99 Engineward #2 from Vault Comics | Writer(s): George Mann | Artist(s): Joe Eisma | $3.99 Man Who Effed Up Time #5 from AfterShock Comics | Writer(s): John Layman | Artist(s): Karl Mostert | $3.99 Plot #6 from Vault Comics | Writer(s): Michael Moreci Tim Daniel | Artist(s): Josh Hixson | $3.99 Rogue Planet #4 from Oni Press | Writer(s): Cullen Bunn | Artist(s): Andy MacDonald | $3.99 Wicked Things #4 from BOOM! Studios | Writer(s): John Allison | Artist(s): Max Sarin | $3.99 Wynd #3 from BOOM! Studios | Writer(s): James Tynion IV | Artist(s): Michael Dialynas | $4.99 Trades Red Mother Vol 1 TP from BOOM! Studios | Writer(s): Jeremy Haun | Artist(s): Danny Luckert | $14.99 Middlewest Book 3 TP from Image | Writer(s): Skottie Young | Artist(s): Jorge Corona | $16.99 They Called Us Enemy Expanded Edition HC from IDW Publishing/Top Shelf Productions | Writer(s): George Takei Various | Artist(s): Harmony Becker | $29.99  

(Rebekah's Pick) No One's Rose from VAULT PRODUCTIONS written by Emily Horn & Zac Thompson with art by Alberto Jimenez- Albuquerque                          "Centuries after the fall of the Anthropocene, the last vestiges of human civilization are housed in a massive domed city powered by renewable energy, known as The Green Zone. Inside lives teenager Tenn Gavrilo, a brilliant bio-engineer who could rebuild the planet. But there's one problem: her resentful brother Seren is eager to dismantle the precarious Utopia."                  (Brian's Pick) Transformers vs. The Terminator from IDW PUBLISHING written by David Mariotte with art by Alex Milne                              "It's Skynet vs. Cybertron in a crossover for the ages! 1984: When a deadly race of machines emerge from another time, will a robotic guardian be able to protect the Earth from a dire future... or will the T-800 fail in his mission to prevent the world from becoming a plaything to the Decepticons?"                                  (Rod's Pick) Wynd from BOOM! STUDIOS written by James Tynion IV with art by Michael Dialynas                           Magical heritage is punishable by death in Pipetown, so a young boy named Wynd must keep his true identity - and pointy ears - a secret from everyone, even if it means he'll never have the normal life he wants.But when his secret is threatened, Wynd will be forced to leave his home behind to embark on a dangerous quest that will put him at the heart of a royal conspiracy beyond his imagination.Now on the run with Oakley (his best friend), Thorn (the boy of his dreams), and Yorick (a literal prince!), Wynd will have to embrace the magic within himself if he wants to save them from the shocking dangers that await!(Joe's Pick) Bleed Them Dry from VAULT PRODUCTIONS written by Hiroshi Koizumi & Eliot Rahal with art by Dike Ruan                                   "The year is 3333. Earth is in a state of recovery. Vampires are real, and though far less populous, they thrive alongside humans in the Japanese-engineered mega-city known as Asylum. People have come to understand that some Immortals are good, some are bad, and most navigate the world without incident. There is peace. That is...until now. Someone is brutally murdering vampires. And Detective Harper Halloway has been assigned to the case. To solve it, she'll have to unearth a much deeper truth: The future of humanity has been edited."

NEWSFCBD moves to July from MarvelJupiter’s Legacy getting TPB reprints in prep for Netflix show this fallGeoff Johns teaching a course at the Kubert SchoolDeath Metal getting 3 one-shot stories in September and Snyder details the releaseDC is Anthology crazy:SUMMER SIZZLEDetective Comics 144-pagerOh and JOKER WAR ZONEMarvel collection info details:Reprinting X-Men: Evolution tie-in comics for 20th anniversaryMarvel's U.K. super-team The Union forges ahead with 2020 debutBendis is wrapping up his Superman run...but what does this mean!?Bendis introducing new Superman villain this SeptemberHellblazer Rise and Fall - a 3-part series by Tom Taylor coming in SeptemberSDCC is set for July...virtuallyNew Iron Man suit and series creative teamDC and Diamond make a short term planOur Top Books of the WeekDave: Batman Secret Files #3 (W: Dan Watters, Vita Ayala, James Tynion, Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Mariko Tamaki, A: Sumit Kumar, Andie Tong, Riley Rossmo, John Paul Leon, Victor Ibanez)Batman #92 (W: James Tynion IV, A: Guillem March)Forrest: Undone By Blood Or the Shadow of A Wanted Man #3 (W: Zac Thompson, Lonnie Nadler, A: Sami Kivela)No One’s Rose #2 (W: Zac Thompson, Emily Horn, A: Alberto Jimenez-Alburquerque)TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEKDave: Dark Nights: Death Metal #1 (W: Scott Snyder, A: Greg Capullo)Forrest: Dark Nights: Death Metal #1 (W: Scott Snyder, A: Greg Capullo)JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.Dave: Ludocrats #2 (Jeff Stokely)Forrest: Wonder Woman: Dead Earth #3 (Daniel Warren Johnson)Segment: Interview:  Wynd limited series - James Tynion IV and Michael Dialynas the-all-ee-nass - Out June 17

A Wave Blue World's Tyler Chin-Tanner returns to the show this week to discuss their latest anthology, Maybe Someday, how AWBW is adjusting to the current climate, and more! We also discuss Henry Cavill's return to Superman, and we review Marauders #10! To check out AWBW's anthology Maybe Someday's Kickstarter, click here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tylerchintanner/maybe-someday 00:52:02 - Pals Pulls: Cale - Usagi Yojimbo TPB Vol 01 Bunraku & Other Stories Marco - Swamp Thing Giant #4, Nailbiter Returns Sean - Far Sector #6 by N.K. Jemisin and Jamal Campbell News: 01:01:16 - Henry Cavill Back as Superman... Maybe? https://comicbook.com/movies/news/superman-henry-cavill-man-of-steel-2-cameo-return/ 01:20:36 - Zack Snyder Reveals Darkseid for Justice League, HBO Max Boss says film is 'wildly expensive': https://comicbook.com/movies/news/darkseid-first-look-zack-snyder-justice-league-movie-villain/ https://comicbook.com/movies/news/justice-league-snyder-cut-budget-costs-more-30-million/ 01:34:07 James Tynion IV and Michael Dialynas' Wynd #1 is Biggest Creator-Owned Book From Boom! Ever: https://www.newsarama.com/50313-wynd-1-trailer-takes-readers-to-a-world-where-magic-is-outlawed.html https://bleedingcool.com/comics/wynd-1-is-officially-booms-biggest-creator-owned-comic-launch-ever/ 01:40:35 - Marvel to Publish Free Recap Guide: https://bleedingcool.com/comics/marvel-to-publish-previously-in-marvel-comics-recap-guide/ 02:04:15 - Main Topic: Marauders #10! Join us on Discord: discord.gg/6RAX3sT The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics. The Pals: Sean: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete Cale: twitter.com/Totointow Marco: twitter.com/mrmarcoanimoto Phil: twitter.com/Cyborgbebop

Top 500, DC Solicits Dark Knight Returns: Golden Child by Frank Miller, Rafael Grampa, Jordie Bellaire Harley Quinn: Villain of the Year by Mark Russell, Amanda Conner, Mike Norton, Hi-Fi Year of the Villain: Ocean Master by Dan Watters, Miguel Mendonca, Matt Mattina, FCO Plascencia Superman 18 by Brian Michael Bendis, Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, Alex Sinclair Tales From the Dark Multiverse: Judas Contract by Kyle Higgins, Mat Groom, Tom Raney, Hi-Fi Annihilation Scourge: Beta Ray Bill by Michael Moreci, Alberto Alburquerque, Jose Casanovas Annihilation Scourge: Silver Surfer by Dan Abnett, Jose Casanovas, Matt Milla Doom 2099 by Chip Zdarsky, Marco Castiello, Chris Sotomayor Spider-Man 2099 by Nick Spencer, Jose Carlos Silva, Brian Reber Marvel Avengers: Iron Man by Jim Zub, Paco Diaz, Andy Troy, Rachelle Rosenberg Symbiote Spider-Man: Alien Reality 1 by Peter David, Greg Land, Frank D'Armata, Jay Leisten Dejah Thoris 1 by Dan Abnett, Vasco Georgiev, Dearbhla Kelly Lucy Claire Redemption Dying is Easy 1 by Joe Hill, Martin Simmonds, Dee Cunniffe Red Mother 1 by Jeremy Haun, Denny Luckert Breathers 1 by Justin Madsen Additional Reviews: Knives Out, Harley Quinn, Politician s1, Jumanji  News: Amazons spin-off, Golden Globes noms, new Dark Horse Allreds book, John Ridley Batman, Outlawed, Marvel TV shutting down, new Star Wars series Bounty Hunters, new Eastman/Laird TMNT project, new Kirkman/Samnee series, Empyre Trailers: Ghostbusters Afterlife, Stargirl, In The Heights Comics Countdown 11 Dec 2019: Gideon Falls 19 by Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino, Dave Stewart TMNT 100 by Bobby Curnow, Tom Waltz, Kevin Eastman, Michael Dialynas, Dan Duncan, Adam Gorham, Mateus Santolouco, Cory Smith, Dave Wachter, Bill Crabtree, Ronda Pattison Undiscovered Country 2 by Charles Soule, Scott Snyder, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Daniele Orlandini, Matt Wilson Detective Comics 1017 by Tom Taylor, Fernando Blanco, John Kalisz Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man 14 by Tom Taylor, Marguerite Sauvage, Ken Lashley, Rachelle Rosenberg Dollhouse Family 2 by Mike Carey, Peter Gross, Vince Locke, Cris Peter Deadly Class 42 by Rick Remender, Wes Craig, Jordan Boyd Oblivion Song 22 by Rick Remender, Lorenzo De Felici, Annalisa Leoni Immortal Hulk 28 by Al Ewing, Matias Bergara, Tom Reilly, Chris O'Halloran Steeple 4 by John Allison, Sarah Stern

Comic Reviews: Joker: Killer Smile 1 by Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino, Jordie Bellaire Basketful of Heads 1 by Joe King, Leomacs, Dave Stewart Batman Annual 4 by Tom King, Jorge Fornes, Mike Norton, Dave Stewart Ghosts Giant Aquaman Giant Last God 1 by Philip Kennedy Johnson, Riccardo Federici, Dean White Nightwing Annual 2 by Dan Jurgens, Travis Moore Wonder Woman Annual 3 by Steve Orlando, V Ken Marion, Sandu Florea, Hi-Fi Sandman Universe Presents: Hellblazer by Si Spurrier, Marcio Takara, Cris Peter Tales From the Dark Multiverse: Death of Superman by Jeff Loveness, Brad Walker, Drew Hennessy, Norm Rapmund, John Kalisz Batman and the Outsiders Annual 1 by Bryan Hill, Max Raynor, Luis Guerrero Excalibur 1 by Tini Howard, Marcus To, Erick Arciniega Doctor Strange Annual 1 by Tini Howard, Andy MacDonald, Tree Farrell, Pornsak Pichetshote, Lalit Kumar Sharma, Sean Parsons, Jose Villarrubia Marvel Zombies: Resurrection by Philip Kennedy Johnson, Leonard Kirk, Guru eFX Fantastic Four: Grand Design 1 by Tom Scioli Red Goblin: Red Death by Rob Fee, Pete Woods, Sean Ryan, Pat Gleason, R.A. Height, Marc Deering Savage Avengers Annual by Gerry Duggan, Ron Garney, Matt Milla Courageous Princess by Rod Espinosa Chrononauts: Futureshock by Mark Millar, Eric Canete Giant Days: As Time Goes By by John Allison, Max Sarin, Whitney Cogar Roku 1 by Cullen Bunn, Ramon Bachs Wolvenheart 1 by Mark London, Alejandro Giraldo, Zapata Snow White: Zombie Apocalypse by Hyeondo Park, Brenton Lengel Additional Reviews: Doctor Sleep, El Camino, FF Omnibus vol 1, Immortal Hulk News: Game of Thrones prequel, Ant-Man 3 announced, Beauty canceled, HBO Max details, return of Nailbiter Best Worst Horror Movies Comics Countdown, 30 Oct 2019: Batman Annual 4 by Tom King, Jorge Fornes, Mike Norton, Dave Stewart Joker: Killer Smile 1 by Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino, Jordie Bellaire TMNT 99 by Kevin Eastman, Tom Waltz, Michael Dialynas, Ronda Pattison Runaways 26 by Rainbow Rowell, Andres Genolet, Dee Cunniffe Sandman Universe Presents: Hellblazer by Si Spurrier, Marcio Takara, Cris Peter Conan the Barbarian 10 by Jason Aaron, Mahmud Asrar, Matt Wilson, John Hocking Silver Surfer: Black 6 by Donny Cates, Tradd Moore, Dave Stewart DCeased 6 by Tom Taylor, Trevor Hairsine, Neil Edwards, Stefano Gaudiano, Rain Beredo  Venom 19 by Donny Cates, Iban Coello, Rain Beredo Chrononauts: Future Shock by Mark Millar, Eric Canete

Harleen, Swamp Kid, Batman Nightwalker, Scooby Doo Team-Up , New Mutants: War Children, Avengers: Loki Unleashed, Star Wars: Age of Resistance - Kylo Ren, Strikeforce, Wolverine Annual, Bloodshot, Ether, White Trees, Gods and Gears,  SFSX, Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, The Plot, Relics of Youth, Blastosaurus, Meyer OGN Additional Reviews: Ms. Marvel HC 4, Between Two Ferns: The Movie, Detective Comics by Tomasi News: Jeffrey Wright as Gordon, new creative teams on Thor, Guardians, and Captain America, Image controversy, Ghost Rider TV series canceled, Kevin Feige on Star Wars, DC by AEW, Madam Web movie, Wonder Woman 750, Spawn on Top, Strange Things s4, Damian joins the Legion, Archie changes, DMZ on TV Trailers: Frozen II, Birds of Prey, El Camino Comics Review Details: Harleen 1 by Stjepan Sejic Secret Spiral of Swamp Kid by Kirk Scroggs Batman: Nightwalker by Marie Lu, Stuart Moore, Christian Wildgoose, Cam Smith, Laura Trinder New Mutants: War Children by Chris Claremont, Bill Sienkiewicz, Chris Sotomayor Avengers: Loki Unleashed by Roger Stern, Ron Lim, Scott Hanna, Espen Grundetjem Star Wars: Age of Resistance - Kylo Ren by Tom Taylor, Leonard Kirk, Cory Hamscher, Guru eFX Strikeforce 1 by Tini Howard, German Peralta, Jordie Bellaire Wolverine Annual by Jody Houser, Geraldo Borges, Marcio Menyz, Miroslav Mrva Bloodshot 1 by Tim Seeley, Bretty Booth, Adelso Corona, Andrew Dalhouse Gods and Gears 1 by Ryan Winn, Dean Kotz SFSX 1 by Tina Horn, Michael Dowling Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance 1 by Nicole Andelfinger, Matias Basla, Miquel Muerto The Plot 1 by Tim Daniel, Michael Moreci, Joshua Hixson Relics of Youth 1 by Matt Nicholas, Chad Rebmann, SKylar Patridge, Tim Daniel Blastosaurus Mallowen Special by Richard Fairgray, Paul Eiding Meyer OGN by Jonathan Lang, Andrea Mutti, Andrew Szymanowicz, Shawn Martinbrough Comics Countdown, 25 Sep 2019: Dial H For Hero 7 by Sam Humphries, Colleen Doran, Erica Henderson, Stacey Lee, Michael Avon Oeming, Joe Quinones Deadly Class 40 by Rick Remender, Wes Craig, Jordan Boyd Criminal 8 by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, Jacob Phillips Black Science 43 by Rick Remender, Matteo Scalera, Moreno DiNisio Batman: Nightwalker by Marie Lu, Stuart Moore, Christian Wildgoose, Cam Smith, Laura Trinder Avengers 24 by Jason Aaron, Stefano Caselli, Luciano Vecchio, Jason Keith TMNT 98 by Kevin Eastman, Tom Waltz, Michael Dialynas, Ronda Pattison Powers of X 5 by Jonathan Hickman, RB Silva, Marte Gracia Meyer OGN by Jonathan Lang, Andrea Mutti, Andrew Szymanowicz, Shawn Martinbrough Justice League Dark 15 by James Tynion IV, Alvaro Martinez Bueno, Raul Fernandez, Brad Anderson

In this totally tubular episode, we discuss IDW, Issue 91 with wonderful artist, Michael Dialynas over a mega slice of vegan pizza! Thank you all for listening and cowabunga! Links: Email – TurtleFlakesPodcast@gmail.com Turtle Comm Hotline – 865-309-4875 Facebook and Twitter – @TurtleFlakes Turtle Flakes Website Josh's Turtle Tracks Blog Anthony's “Totally Tubular Turtle Tuesday” Show Turtle Flakes is also proud partners with The Retro Gaming Times, the longest running free online magazine dedicated to classic games and electronics. “TMNT Cartoon Theme” Performed by Daniel Tidwell. “9.95” by Spunkadellic and “T.U.R.T.L.E. Power” by Partners in Kryme. Here's to hoping to enjoy your family, enjoy your friends, and, as always, enjoy your pizza. See you next week!

In this totally tubular episode, we discuss IDW, Issue 91 with wonderful artist, Michael Dialynas over a mega slice of vegan pizza! Thank you all for listening and cowabunga! Links: Email – TurtleFlakesPodcast@gmail.com Turtle Comm Hotline – 865-309-4875 Facebook and Twitter – @TurtleFlakes Turtle Flakes Website Josh’s Turtle Tracks Blog Anthony’s “Totally Tubular Turtle Tuesday” … Continue reading Episode 127 – Issue 91 with Michael Dialynas

CAPÍTULO #182… Semana extraña y raruna con lo que os traemos, y es que nos vamos a una luna alienígena para hablaros de The Woods, una serie Indie que terminó hace poco nos viene perfecto para acercaros. Además, hablamos con uno de los autores más simpáticos que nos hemos topado, Belatz que nos presenta El Tesoro de Lucio. Y como siempre, noticias, adaptaciones, siempre adaptaciones nuevas y alguna que otra serie que ha anunciado Marvel. Y novedades de las buenas, repasamos las novedades de Capitana Marvel, la reedición de El Vigía y Héroes en Crisis. Acompáñanos, una noche más, ¡Nos oímos! NOTICIAS [00:08:11] Kevin Smith y Patton Oswalt Helm preparan series de animación para adultos de Marvel Novedades ECC para Abril Novedades Planeta Cómic para Marzo Your Name tendrá un remake Netflix Cancela Punisher y Jessica Jones La adaptación de Jupiter’s Legacy confirma sus primeros actores Conan, Punisher, Venom o Wolverine en los nuevos Savage Avengers Marvel lanza Giant-Man ANÁLISIS: THE WOODS [00:44:30] Gracias al empeño de Medusa, se acaba de publicar en nueve tomos la serie de James Tynion IV y Michael Dialynas que realizaron para Boom! Studios, una odisea que mezcla las aventuras con la ciencia ficción. Un colegio es teletransportado a una extraña luna extraterrestre donde se enfrentarán a un sin fin de retos que allí les esperan. NOVEDADES [01:24:40] Warlock. La saga de la contratierra (01:28) La poderosa Capitana Marvel (01:33) La vida de la Capitana Marvel (01:42) Héroes en Crisis #1 (01:48) Flash Renacimiento (01:54) Harley Quinn #1 (02:01) Jim Morrison. El poeta del caos (02:05) Farenheit 451 (02:10) Thanos. El abismo del infinito (02:15) El vigía (02:22) Escuadrón Supremo (02:27) ENTREVISTA: BELATZ. EL TESORO DE LUCIO [02:35:16] El Tesoro de Lucio es una obra que nos ha sorprendido dada la historia que nos relata sobre, Lucio Urtubia. Hablamos con Mikel Santos (Belatz) sobre un personaje desconocido pero que es parte de la historia y que formaría parte importante del anarquismo de una manera muy peculiar. Belatz se mete de lleno en la vida de este personaje trabajando codo a codo con el propio Lucio para realizar esta biografía que se sale de lo cotidiano. OYENTES [02:52:06] Leemos todos vuestros mensajes dejados en las redes y nuestra sección de la voz de los Agentes de Hydra, Habla pueblo Habla! Muchas gracias por escucharnos y todo vuestro apoyo y participación!

CAPÍTULO #182… Semana extraña y raruna con lo que os traemos, y es que nos vamos a una luna alienígena para hablaros de The Woods, una serie Indie que terminó hace poco nos viene perfecto para acercaros. Además, hablamos con uno de los autores más simpáticos que nos hemos topado, Belatz que nos presenta El Tesoro de Lucio. Y como siempre, noticias, adaptaciones, siempre adaptaciones nuevas y alguna que otra serie que ha anunciado Marvel. Y novedades de las buenas, repasamos las novedades de Capitana Marvel, la reedición de El Vigía y Héroes en Crisis. Acompáñanos, una noche más, ¡Nos oímos! NOTICIAS [00:08:11] Kevin Smith y Patton Oswalt Helm preparan series de animación para adultos de Marvel Novedades ECC para Abril Novedades Planeta Cómic para Marzo Your Name tendrá un remake Netflix Cancela Punisher y Jessica Jones La adaptación de Jupiter’s Legacy confirma sus primeros actores Conan, Punisher, Venom o Wolverine en los nuevos Savage Avengers Marvel lanza Giant-Man ANÁLISIS: THE WOODS [00:44:30] Gracias al empeño de Medusa, se acaba de publicar en nueve tomos la serie de James Tynion IV y Michael Dialynas que realizaron para Boom! Studios, una odisea que mezcla las aventuras con la ciencia ficción. Un colegio es teletransportado a una extraña luna extraterrestre donde se enfrentarán a un sin fin de retos que allí les esperan. NOVEDADES [01:24:40] Warlock. La saga de la contratierra (01:28) La poderosa Capitana Marvel (01:33) La vida de la Capitana Marvel (01:42) Héroes en Crisis #1 (01:48) Flash Renacimiento (01:54) Harley Quinn #1 (02:01) Jim Morrison. El poeta del caos (02:05) Farenheit 451 (02:10) Thanos. El abismo del infinito (02:15) El vigía (02:22) Escuadrón Supremo (02:27) ENTREVISTA: BELATZ. EL TESORO DE LUCIO [02:35:16] El Tesoro de Lucio es una obra que nos ha sorprendido dada la historia que nos relata sobre, Lucio Urtubia. Hablamos con Mikel Santos (Belatz) sobre un personaje desconocido pero que es parte de la historia y que formaría parte importante del anarquismo de una manera muy peculiar. Belatz se mete de lleno en la vida de este personaje trabajando codo a codo con el propio Lucio para realizar esta biografía que se sale de lo cotidiano. OYENTES [02:52:06] Leemos todos vuestros mensajes dejados en las redes y nuestra sección de la voz de los Agentes de Hydra, Habla pueblo Habla! Muchas gracias por escucharnos y todo vuestro apoyo y participación!

April solicits, Naomi, Spider King: Frostbite, Oliver, Marvel Anniversary Specials (Crypt of Shadows, War is Hell), Guardians of the Galaxy, Uncanny X-Men Annual, Blossoms 666, Avant Guards, Buffy the Vampire Slayer   Reviews: Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite, Bryan Hill’s Detective Comics, Autopsy of Jane Doe, Bandersnatch   News: Oscar noms, Reborn movie, She-Ra S2 release date, Bryan Singer directs Red Sonja, Riverdale spin-off, Keanu Reeves Toy Story 4, Batwoman casting, Donald Who Laughs   Comics Details: Naomi 1 by Brian Michael Bendis, David Walker, Jamal Campbell Crypt of Shadows by Al Ewing, Chris O’Halloran, Garry Brown, Stephen Green, Djibril Morissette-Phan War is Hell by Howard Chaykin, Edgar Delgado, Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Alberto Alburquerque Guardians of the Galaxy 1 by Donny Cates, Geoff Shaw, Marte Gracia Uncanny X-Men Annual 1 by Ed Brisson, Carlos Gomez, Guru eFX Oliver 1 by Gary Whitta, Darick Robertson, Diego Rodriguez Spider King: Frostbite by Josh Vann, Simone D’Armini, Adrian Bloch, Daniel Irizarri Avant-Guards 1 by Carly Usdin, Noah Hayes, Rebecca Nalty Buffy the Vampire Slayer 1 by Jordie Bellaire, Dan Mora, Raul Anqulo Blossoms 666 1 by Cullen Bunn, Laura Braga, Matt Herms   Comics Countdown: American Carnage 3 by Bryan Hill, Leandro Fernandez, Dean White The Mall 3 by James Haick, Dan Handfield, Rafael Loureiro, Diego Lima Cover 5 by Brian Michael Bendis, David Mack, Michael Avon Oeming, Zu Orzu Batman 63 by Tom King, Mikel Janin, Jordie Bellaire Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man 2 by Tom Taylor, Juan Cabal, Nolan Woodard Mars Attacks 4 by Kyle Starks, Chris Schweizer, Liz Schweizer Guardians of the Galaxy 1 by Donny Cates, Geoff Shaw, Marte Gracia Nuclear Winter Vol 2 by CAB Avengers 13 by Jason Aaron, Andrea Sorrentino, Erick Arciniega, Justin Ponsor TMNT 90 by Kevin Eastman, Bobby Curnow, Tom Waltz, Michael Dialynas, Ronda Pattison

March 2019 solicits, Freedom Fighters, Aquaman 43, HQ 56, Hardcore, Defenders: Best Defense, Champions Annual 1, Extermination 5, Infinity Wars 6, Infinity Wars: Fallen Guardian, Spider-Geddon conclusion, Marvel Adventures: Captain Marvel: Frost Giants Among Us, Season’s Beatings, Avatar: The Last Airbender - Imbalance, Feast or Famine, Betty & Veronica, Klaus and the Crying Snowman, Livewire, Witch Hammer OGN   Reviews: Aquaman, Mary Poppins Returns, American Gods s1, Westworld s2, End of the Fucking World, Ralph Breaks The Internet, Punisher Max v2   News: Hellboy trailer, Doom Patrol teaser, Men in Black: International trailer, Paper Girls ending in july, Green Arrow ending at 50   Comics Details: Freedom Fighters 1 by Robert Venditti, Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, Adriano Lucas Aquaman 43 by Kelly Sue DeConnick, Robson Rocha, Daniel Henriques, Sunny Gho Harley Quinn 56 by Mark Russell, Mirka Andolfo Defenders: The Best Defense by Al Ewing, Joe Bennett, Belardino Brabo, Dono Sanchez Infinity Wars 6 by Gerry Duggan, Mike Deodato Jr, Frank Martin Jr Infinity Wars: Fallen Guardian by Gerry Duggan, Andy MacDonald, Chris O’Halloran Spider-Geddon 5 by Christos Gage, Carlo Barberi, Stefano Caselli, Jorge Molina, Joey Vazquez, Jay Leisten, Jose Marzan Jr, David Curiel Extermination 5 by Ed Brisson, Pepe Larraz, Marte Gracia Marvel Adventures: Captain Marvel - Frost Giants Among Us by Joe Caramagna, Mario Del Pennino, Jim Campbell, Ty Templeton, Keiren Smith, Leah Williams Season’s Beatings by Jason Latour, Greg Hinkle, Chris Brunner, Rico Renzi, Mario Del Pennino, Jim Campbell, Veronica Fish Champions Annual 1 by Jim Zub, Nyla Innuksuk, Macus To, Jordan Boyd Avatar: The Last Airbender - Imbalance by Faith Erin Hicks, Michael DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko, Peter Wartman Hardcore 1 by Andy Diggle, Alessandro Vitti, Adriano Lucas, Robert Kirkman Feast or Famine 1 by Dave Swartz, Joseph Cooper Betty & Veronica 1 by Jamie Lee Rotante, Sandra Lanz, Kelly Diane Fitzpatrick Klaus and the Crying Snowman by Grant Morrison, Dan Mora Livewire 1 by Vita Ayala, Raul Allen, Patricia Martin Witch Hammer OGN by Cullen Bunn, Dalibor Talajic   Comics Countdown, 19 Dec 2018: Klaus and the Crying Snowman by Grant Morrison, Dan Mora Gideon Falls 9 by Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino, Dave Stewart Runaways 16 by Rainbow Rowell, Kris Anka, Matt Wilson Batman 61 by Tom King, Travis Moore, Tamra Bonvillain Thor 8 by Jason Aaron, Mike Del Mundo Middlewest 2 by Skottie Young, Jorge Corona, Jean-Francois Beaulieu Outpost Zero 5 by Sean McKeever, Alexandre Tefengki, Jean-Francois Beaulieu American Carnage 2 by Bryan Hill, Leandro Fernandez, Dean White Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 89 by Bobby Curnow, Kevin Eastman, Tom Waltz, Michael Dialynas, Ronda Pattison West Coast Avengers 6 by Kelly Thompson, Daniele Di Nicuolo, Triona Farrell

Brian and John talk about the Gundam, Gunpla models and getting enraptured with Anime. Brian talks about finishing The Woods by James Tynion IV and Michael Dialynas, a great 9 volume Sci-Fi series that comes highly recommended to Sci-Fi and Fantasy fans, while John discusses reading a PowerMan and IronFist series as well as a "book book" called Triumph, about the story of Track and Field pioneer Jesse Owens. Brian watched Deadpool 2 and A Quiet Place. Both touch on the ongoing baseball season and the Netflix series Wild Wild Country. Follow us on Instagram at Pops On Pop Culture, on twitter @themicmaniacs, like the Facebook page, and send e-mails with comments, suggestions, and questions to popsonpopculture@gmail.com, also consider contributing to the new Patreon page at patreon.com/popsonpopculture. Make sure to leave a review on the iTunes page, in the next 7 days, for a chance to will a new copy of the book I Kill Giants, this is your last chance, so get in there!

July 2018 solicitations, Action Comics 1000, Batman 45, Marvel Super Hero Adventures, Amazing Spider-Man 799, Skyward 1, Black Hammer: Age of Doom, Her Infernal Descent, Wasted Space, News (Harley/BoP director, Blackhawks by Spielberg, Nancy Drew casting, Tommyknockers movie, American Way, East of West and Transhuman to Amazon, DC Rumors), Reviews (Good Place s1, House w/ the Clock in its Walls, Black Mirror: Archangel).   Comics Credits: Action Comics 1000 by Dan Jurgens, Norm Rapmund, Peter Tomasi, Patrick Gleason, Alejandro Sanchez, Marv Wolfman, Curt Swan, Butch Guice, Kurt Schaffenburger, Paul Levitz, Neal Adams, Richard Donner, Geoff Johns, Olivier Coipel, Scott Snyder, Rafael Albuquerque, Dave McCaig, Tom King, Clay Mann, Jordie Bellaire, Louise Simonson, Jerry Ordway, Paul Dini, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Trish Mulvihill, Brad Meltzer, John Cassaday, Laura Martin, Brian Michael Bendis, Jim Lee, Scott Williams, Alex Sinclair Batman 45 by Tom King, Tony Daniel, John Livesay, Tomeu Morey Marvel Super Hero Adventures: Spider-Man and the Stolen Vibranium by Jim McCann, Dario Brizuela Skyward 1 by Joe Henderson, Lee Garbett, Antonio Fabela Her Infernal Descent 1 by Lonnie Nadler, Zac Thompson, Kyle Charles, Dee Cunniffe Wasted Space 1 by Michael Moreci, Hayden Sherman, Jason Wordie   Comics Countdown 18 April 2018: 1. Mister Miracle 8 by Tom King, Mitch Gerads 1. Highest House 3 by Mike Carey, Peter Gross, Fabien Alquier 1. Batman: Creature of the Night 3 by Kurt Busiek, John Paul Leon 1. Black Hammer: Age of Doom 1 by Jeff Lemire, Dean Ormston, Dave Stewart 5. Descender 29 by Jeff Lemire, Dustin Nguyen 6. Mr. Marvel 29 by G Willow Wilson, Nico Leon, Ian Herring 7. Brave and the Bold: Batman and Wonder Woman 3 by Liam Sharp, Romulo Fajardo Jr. 8. The Damned 9 by Cullen Bunn, Brian Hurtt 9. Lucy Dreaming 2 by Max Bemis, Michael Dialynas 10. Infidel 2 by Pornsak Pichetshote, Aaron Campbell, Jose Villarrubia

In which Jay and Brian discuss only the hottest news in comics:- DC announce Justice League Dark and Justice League Odyssey- Frank Miller signs a five-book deal with DC- DC and Somos team up for RicanstructionThey then announce a new giveaway before moving on to this week's featured book, Lucy Dreaming #1, from Max Bemis, Michael Dialynas, and Colin Bell.

Batman & The Signal 1, Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles 1, Batman 38, Astonishing X-Men 7, Rogue & Gambit 1, Rise of the Black Panther 1, Guardians of the Galaxy 150, Phoenix Resurrection 2, Star Wars: Forces of Destiny - Leia, Cosmo 1, Secret Weapons 0, Chew review, Iron Fist, Defenders, Steve Jobs, I am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House, Bridge of Spies, What Happened to Monday, Slender Man trailer, Gail Simone on Domino, Amazing Spider-Man creative team shake-up?, new Exiles series, Venomized, Cullen Bunn and Kelly Williams’ Frolic, new Animaniacs, new head for DCCU, MST3K   Comics Details: Batman and the Signal 1 by Tony Patrick, Scott Snyder, Cully Hamner, Laura Martin Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles 1 by Mark Russell, Mike Feehan, Mark Morales, Paul Mounts Astonishing X-Men 37 by Charles Soule, Phil Noto Rogue and Gambit 1 by Kelly Thompson, Pere Perez, Frank D’Armata Rise of the Black Panther 1 by Evan Narcisse, Paul Renaud, Stephane Paitreau Guardians of the Galaxy 150 by Gerry Duggan, Aaron Kuder, Marcus To, Ian Herring Star Wars: Forces of Destiny - Leia by Elsa Charretier, Pierrick Colinet, Sarah Stern Cosmo 1 by Ian Flynn, Tracy Yardley Secret Weapons 0 by Eric Heisserer, Adam Pollina, David Baron   Comics Countdown 03 Jan 2018: X-Men Grand Design 2 by Ed Piskor Rock Candy Mountain 7 by Kyle Starks, Chris Schweizer Extremity 10 by Daniel Warren Johnson, Michael Spicer Batman 38 by Tom King, Travis Moore, Giulia Brusco Secret Weapons 0 by Eric Heisserer, Adam Pollina, David Baron Deathstroke 27 by Christopher Priest, Diogenes Neves, Jason Paz, Jeromy Cox Black Bolt 9 by Saladin Ahmed, Christian Ward Jetsons 3 by Jimmy Palmiotti, Pier Brito, Alex Sinclair Crosswind 6 by Gail Simone, Cat Staggs TMNT Universe 18 by Paul Allor, Tyler Boss, Freddie Williams III, Ronda Pattison, Michael Dialynas

Top 300 September Sales, Dark Knights Metal 3, Detective Comics 966, Action Comics 989, Wild Storm: Michael Cray 1, Gotham City Garage 1, Ragman 1, Falcon 1, Amazing Spider-Man 789, Despicable Deadpool 287, All-New Wolverine 25, Uncanny Avengers, Gwenpool, Atomahawk 0, Family Trade 1, God Complex 1, Catalyst Prime: Noble v2 1, Volcanosaurus 1, Wrapped Up 1, Fabian vs. Gail, Star Wars trailer, Black Panther trailer, New Mutants trailer, Beast Boy casting, Harley Quinn creative team change-up.   Details: Dark Knights Metal 3 by Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo, Jonathan Glapion, Fco Plascencia; Wild Storm: Michael Cray 1 by Bryan Hill, Warren Ellis, Steven Harris, Dexter Vines, Steve Buccellato; Gotham City Garage 1 by Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing, Brian Ching, Kelly Diane Fitzpatrick; Ragman 1 by Ray Fawkes, Inaki Miranda, Eva De La Cruz; Falcon 1 by Rodney Barnes, Joshua Cassara, Rachelle Rosenberg; Amazing Spider-Man 789 by Dan Slott, Stuart Immonen, Wade Von Grawbadger, Marte Garcia; Atomahawk 0 by Donny Cates, Ian Bederman; Family Trade 1 by Justin Jordan, Nikki Ryan, Morgan Beem; God Complex 1 by Paul Jenkins, Bryan Lie, Hendry Prasetya, Jessica Kholinne; Volcanosaurus 1 by S.A. Check, Scottie Watson, Emmanuel Ordaz; Wrapped Up 1 by Dave Scheidt, Scoot McMahon, Sean Dove   Comics Countdown 11 October 2017: 10a. Supergirl 14 by Steve Orlando, Jose Luis, Norm Rapmund, Michael Atiyeh 10b. All-New Wolverine 25 by Tom Taylor, Juan Cabal, Nolan Woodard 9. Harrow County 26 by Cullen Bunn, Tyler Crook, Alise Gluskova 8. Royal City 6 by by Jeff Lemire 7. Sacred Creatures 4 by Klaus Janson, Pablo Raimondi, Chris Chuckry, Brian Reber, Dean White 6. Detective Comics 966 by James Tynion IV, Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, Adriano Lucas 5. Black Science 32 by Rick Remender, Matteo Scalera, Moreno DiNisio 4. Mister Miracle 3 by Tom King, Mitch Gerads 3. Eternal Empire 5 by Sarah Vaughn, Jonathan Luna 2. Woods 36 by James Tynion IV, Michael Dialynas 1. Time and Vine 4 by Thom Zahler

New Gods special, Generations: Banner Hulk and Totally Awesome Hulk, Mech Cadet Yu 1, Grumpy Cat/Garfield 1, Elsewhere 1, Ghost Station Zero 1, TMNT/Dimension X 1, Turok 1, Dead of Winter 1, Lark's Killer 1, Dark Tower movie review, Milkshake-gate, Black optioned for TV series, Fables Deluxe HC 13, Fables fan casting, geek world revival ideas. Details: New Gods Special by Shane Davis, Michelle Delecki, Walt Simonson, Laura Martin; Generations: Hulk by Greg Pak, Matteo Buffagni; Mech Cadet Yu 1 by Greg Pak, Takeshi Miyazawa, Triona Tree Farrell; Grump Cat/Garfield 1 by Mark Evanier, Steve Uy; Elsewhere 1 by Jay Faerber, Sumeyye Kesqin, Ron Riley; Ghost Station Zero 1 by Antony Johnston, Shari Chankhamma; Turok 1 by Chuck Wendig, Alvaro Sarraseca, Aubrey Sitterson, Dylan Burnett; Dead of Winter 1 by Kyle Starks, Gabo Bautista; Lark's Killer 1 by Bill Willingham, Mark Dos Santos 02 August 2017 Comics Countdown: 10. Seven to Eternity 8 by Rick Remender, James Harren, Matt Hollingsworth 9. Woods 34 by James Tynion IV, Michael Dialynas 8. TMNT 73 by Tom Waltz, Bobby Curnow, Kevin Eastman, Cory Smith, Ronda Pattison 7. Batman 28 by Tom King, Mikel Janin, June Chung 6. Deathstroke 22 by Christopher Priest, Diogenes Neves, Sean Parsons, Jason Paz, Jeromy Cox 5. Shade the Changing Girl 11 by Cecil Castellucci, Kelly Diane Fitzpatrick 4. Extremity 6 by Daniel Warren Johnson 3. All-New Guardians of the Galaxy 7 by Gerry Duggan, Greg Smallwood 2. East of West 34 by Rick Remender, Nick Dragotta, Frank Martin Jr 1. Green Lanterns 28 by Sam Humphries, Eduardo Pansica, Julio Ferreira

Top 10 March sales, Royals 1, X-Men Gold 1, Black Cloud 1, Rock Candy Mountain 1, Sovereigns 0, Revolutions Aw Yeah, Little Archie 1, Riverdale 1, Kim Reaper 1, Colossi 1, America 2, Logan review (again!), Invincible movie announcement, Squirrel Girl and the New Warriors television show, Inhumans TV show concept, Marvel shenanigans, Ardian Syaf, Moving the Needle, Spider-Men 2, Darth Vader HC Vol 2, Doctor Who news, Silver Age Daredevil. Details: Royals 1 by Al Ewing, Jonboy Meyers, Ryan Kinnaird; X-Men Gold 1 by Marc Guggenheim, Ardian Syaf, Jay Leisten, Frank Martin Jr; Black Cloud 1 by Jason Latour, Ivan Brandon, Greg Hinkle, Matt Wilson; Rock Candy Mountain 1 by Kyle Starks; Sovereigns 0 by Ray Hawkes, Johnny Desjardins, Kyle Higgins, Jorge Fornes, Chuck Wendig, Alvaro Sarraseca, Aubrey Sitterson, Dylan Burnett; Revolutions Aw Yeah by Art Baltazar; Little Archie 1 by Franco and Baltazar; Riverdale 1 by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Joe Eisma, Andre Szymanowicz; Kim Reaper 1 by Sarah Graley; Colossi 1 by Ricardo Mo, Alberto Muriel 05 April Comics Countdown: 10. DC Comics Bombshells 25 by Marguerite Bennett, Aneke 9. Woods 31 by James Tynion IV, Michael Dialynas 8. Jughead 14 by Ryan North, Derek Charm 7. All-New Wolverine 19 by Tom Taylor, Leonard Kirk, Cory Hamscher, Michael Garland 6. Deathstroke 16 by Christopher Priest, Larry Hama, Carlo Pagulayan, Roberto Viacava, Sean Parsons, Jason Paz, Jeromy Cox 5. Black Cloud 1 by Jason Latour, Ivan Brandon, Greg Hinkle, Matt Wilson 4. Superman 20 by Peter Tomasi, Pat Gleason, Mick Gray, John Kalisz 3. Star Wars 30 by Jason Aaron, Salvador Larroca, Edgar Delgado 2. Planetoid Praxis 3 by Ken Garing 1. Rock Candy Mountain 1 by Kyle Starks

Planet of the Apes/Green Lantern 1, Darth Maul 1, Bullseye 1, Planetoid Praxis 1, All-New X-Men MU, Batman 16, Haunted Mansion HC, Reborn, Snyder/Capullo DC mini-series, Rocket Raccoon relaunch (again!), Runaways casting, Black Lightning to CW, Supergirl, Riverdale, Powerless, Gotham, DC Cinematic Universe, Doctor Who. Details: 01 Feb Comics Countdown: Planet of the Apes/Green Lantern 1 by Justin Jordan, Robbie Thompson, Barnaby Bagenda; Darth Maul 1 by Cullen Bunn, Luke Ross, Nolan Woodard, Chris Eliopoulos; Bullseye 1 by Ed Brisson, Marv Wolfman, Alec Morgan, Guillermo Sanna; Planetoid Praxis by Ken Garing; Haunted Mansion by Joshua Williamson, Jorge Coelho 10. Giant Days 23 by John Allison, Max Sarin, Liz Fleming, Whitney Cogar;  9. Star Wars 28 by Jason Aaron, Salvador Larroca, Edgar Delgado 8. Paper Girls 11 by Brian K Vaughan, Cliff Chiang 7. Moon Knight 11 by Jeff Lemire, Greg Smallwood, Jordie Bellaire 6. Woods 29 by James Tynion IV, Michael Dialynas 5. Midnighter/Apollo 5 by Steve Orlando, Fernando Blanco, Romulo Fajardo 4. Nailbiter 29 by Joshua Williamson, Mike Henderson, Adam Guzowski 3. Planetoid Praxis 1 by Ken Garing 2. Batman 16 by Tom King, David Finch, Jordie Bellaire 1. Deadly Class 26 by Rick Remender, Wes Craig, Jordan Boyd

Top 100 Nov 2016, Clone Conspiracy 3, Batman 12, Doctor Aphra 1, Nova 1, Slapstick 1, Wonder Woman '77/Bionic Woman 1, Motor Crush 1, Reggie & Me 1, Nailbiter 27, Spider-Man Homecoming trailer, AD After Death movie, RL Stine on Man-Thing, X-O Manowar relaunch by Matt Kindt, Cable by James Robinson and Carlos Pacheco, Scarlet Spider by Peter David and Mark Bagley, Deadly Class, Low, Rick Remender. Details: Doctor Aphra 1 by Kieron Gillen, Kev Walker, Salvador Larroca; Nova 1 by Jeff Loveness, Ramon Perez; Slapstick 1 by Fred Van Lente, Reilly Brown, Diego Olortegui; Wonder Woman '77/Bionic Woman 1 by Andy Mangels, Judit Tondora; Motor Crush 1 by Brenden Fletcher, Cameron Stewart, Babs Tarr; Reggie & Me 1 by Tom DeFalco, Sandy Jarrell 07 Dec Comics Countdown: 10. Giant Days 21 by John Allison, Max Sarin, Liz Fleming, Whitney Cogar 9. Unworthy Thor 2 by Jason Aaron, Olivier Coipel, Matt Wilson 8. Midnighter & Apollo 3 by Steve Orlando, Fernando Blanco, Romulo Fajardo Jr. 7. Nailbiter 27 by Joshua Williamson, Mike Henderson, Adam Guzowski 6. Clone Conspiracy 3 by Dan Slott, Jim Cheung, John Dell, Justin Ponsor 5. Woods 28 by James Tynion IV, Michael Dialynas 4. Batman 12 by Tom King, Mikel Janin, Hugo Petrus, June Chung 3. Black Science 26 by Rick Remender, Matteo Scalera, Moreno Dinisio 2. Deadman: Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love 2 by Sarah Vaughn, Lan Medina, Jose Villarrubia 1. Moon Knight 9 by Jeff Lemire, Francesco Francavilla, Greg Smallwood, James Stokoe, Wilfredo Torres, Jordie Bellaire, Michael Garland

Supergirl 1, Cyborg Rebirth, Everafter 1, Glitterbomb 1, Eclipse 1, Night's Dominion 1, Skybourne 1, Alters 1, Supergirl: Being Super, Deathstroke casting, Death of Hawkman, Adam Strange, Alan Moore, Preacher by Ennis and Dillon, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Back of Previews Details: Supergirl 1 by Steve Orlando, Brian Ching, Michael Atiyeh; Cyborg Rebirth by John Semper Jr, Paul Pelletier, Tony Kordos, Guy Major; Glitterbomb 1 by Jim Zub, Djibril Morissette-Phan, Michael Russell; Eclipse 1 by Zack Kaplan, Giovanni Timpano, Betsy Gonia; Night's Dominion 1 by Ted Naifeh; Skybourne 1 by Frank Cho; Alters 1 by Paul Jenkins, Leila Leiz, Tamra Bonvillain   07 September Comics Countdown: 10. Green Arrow 6 by Ben Percy, Stephen Byrne 9. Moon Knight 6 by Jeff Lemire, Francesco Frankavilla, James Stokoe, Wilfredo Torres, Michael Garland 8. Nightwing 4 by Tim Seeley, Javi Fernandez 7. Dr. Strange 11 by Jason Aaron, Kevin Nowlan, Leonardo Romero, Jordie Bellaire 6. Nailbiter 25 by Joshua Williamson, Mike Henderson, Adam Guzowski 5. Batman 6 by Tom King, Ivan Reis, Oclair Albert, Scott Hanna, Joe Prado, Marcelo Maiolo 4. Jughead 9 by Ryan North, Derek Charm, 3. Supergirl 1 by Steve Orlando, Brian Ching, Michael Atiyeh 2. Kill or Be Killed 1 by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, Bettie Breitweiser 1. Woods 25 by James Tynion IV, Michael Dialynas, Josan Gonzalez