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Perfectly Acceptable Podcast by Comics Place

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2021 63:42

This Week on Earth Station DCU! Drew Leiter and Cletus Jacobs let you know The sauce you can have, but the secret she's-a mine! The Huntress must deal with after effects of being infected by Hue Vile in Batman Secret Files: Huntress #1. Etrigan is released on the World of Tomorrow in Batman/Superman #20. Lois Lane tries to discover the secret of Snowman in Checkmate #2. Anissa Pierce is the focus of The Other History of the DC Universe #5. Diana and Nubia vs. Artemis in Wonder Woman Black & Gold #2. Alanna confronts Adam about Aleea in Strange Adventures #11. Superman must prevent a war between Atlantis and the United States in Action Comics #1033. Bruce Wayne surrenders to the police in Detective Comics #1040. Ras Al Ghul trains Damien in Robin #4. Jon Kent tries to help a metahuman in Superman: Son of Kal-El #1. The origin of the Batpack is revealed in Teen Titans Academy #5. Diana and Ratatosk visit the land of the Fairies in Wonder Woman #776. The search for Jade continues in Infinite Frontier #3. All this plus, DC News, DC TV, Shout Outs, and much, much more! ------------------------ Table of Contents 0:00:00 Show Open 0:01:58 DC News 0:08:00 Batman Secret Files: Huntress #1 0:11:15 Batman/Superman #20 0:13:32 Checkmate #2 0:16:34 The Other History of the DC Universe #5 0:23:13 Wonder Woman Black & Gold #2 0:30:10 Strange Adventures #11 0:33:29 Action Comics #1033 0:36:36 Detective Comics #1040 0:40:22 Robin #4 0:43:00 Superman: Son of Kal-El #1 0:44:52 Teen Titans Academy #5 0:48:56 Wonder Woman #776 0:53:32 Infinite Frontier #3 0:56:36 Sweet Tooth S1 Ep4 – Secret Sauce 1:00:20 Show Close Links Batman Secret Files: Huntress #1 Batman/Superman #20 Checkmate #2 The Other History of the DC Universe #5 Wonder Woman Black & Gold #2 Strange Adventures #11 Action Comics #1033 Detective Comics #1040 Robin #4 Superman: Son of Kal-El #1 Teen Titans Academy #5 Wonder Woman #776 Infinite Frontier #3 Batman: Year Three Part 1 (Drew's Read More Comics Pick) Earth Station One Tales of the Station Earth Station One Tales of the Station Vol. 2 The Chameleon Chronicles: Colors of Fate The Chameleon Chronicles: Sisters of the Thorn Want to Donate to the Show or Sponsor our Comics Talk for this week? No problem! Just click on the donate button below! If you would like to leave feedback, comment on the show, or would like us to give you a shout out, please call the ESDCU feedback line at (317) 564-9133 (remember long distance charges may apply) or feel free to email us @ earthstationdcu@gmail.com

EVERY EASTER EGG IN LOKI!!! And The Other History of the DC Universe - 69.2

The Media Lunch Break

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2021 59:09

Get the first volume of The Other History of the DC Universe through our Amazon Affiliate link: https://amzn.to/3xaz9VC Get the comic that Loki was based on here: https://amzn.to/3rKZBDY Join Andrew Dunn and Chris Triebel as they discuss the newest MCU series on Disney+, Loki. Then stick around for an in-depth review of The Other History of the DC Universe. No not that one, the other one. SUBSCRIBE HERE: https://www.youtube.com/c/themedialunchbreak?sub_confirmation=1 Twitter: twitter.com/MediaLunchBreak Patreon: www.patreon.com/TheMediaLunchBreak Youtube: www.youtube.com/c/TheMediaLunchBreak Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheMediaLunchBreak Instagram: @The_Media_Lunch_Break Or email us at: TheMediaLunchBreak@gmail.com Listen to and review us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts! The Media Lunch Break on YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/themedialunchbreak Graphic art by: Melinda Filonuk - www.melgraphics.com www.etsy.com/shop/melgraphicscreations Eric Scotolati - https://twitter.com/ericscotolati

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Episode 234: The Times They Are A Change'n (And Other Bob Dylan Stuff)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2021 81:40

The PAPcast crew is stumbling across the finish line! Actually, wait, Roman seems to be painting a fairly jaunty pace. Gosh that guy rules… Somehow Roman, Django, & Jeff found a way to make some time and chat about this weeks books (and a bit of last weeks also, since we had a skip-week). And I don't want to spoil anything, but there were a lot of 10's. Also, we make a very big announcement…00:15:27 - Strange adventures #1100:25:07 - Beta Ray Bill #500:36:47 - Superman Son of Kal-El #100:43:40 - Nightwing #8200:51:56 - Icon and Rocket #100:57:55 - Skybound X #301:04:03 - SWORD #701:07:19 - United States of Cap #201:12:45 - Other History of the DC Universe #5SPOILERS! Tread carefully dear listener, because we're going to talk about what happened in these books. So maybe pause this, read your books, and come back. We'll still be here!Subscribe to us on iTunes or wherever you like to get your podcasts.Call in with your questions at 1-619-663-7336. Or email them to us info at our website addressess.

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Episode 274: Justice Babies

Panelology

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2021 121:55

Alex, Brian, and Case talk Groo Meets Tarzan, Action Comics, Icon & Rocket, Infinite Frontier, The Other History of the DC Universe, RWBY/Justice League, Static, Superman: Son of Kal-El, Wonder Woman: Black & Gold, Black Beacon, Amazing Fantasy, Beta Ray Bill, S.W.O.R.D., Cable, Wolverine, Eternals, and more!

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Dueling Review: The Other History of the DC Universe #5

Major Spoilers Podcast Network Master Feed

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2021 27:30

Let's bookend this tale as we take a look at The Other History of the DC Universe #5 from DC Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_635375" align="alignright" width="273"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] The Other History of the DC Universe #5 story by: John Ridley art by: Giuseppe Camuncoli and Andrea Cucchi cover by: Giuseppe Camuncoli and Marco Mastrazzo variant cover by Jamal Campbell ON SALE: 7/27/21 AGES 17+ | 5 of 5 $6.99 US | 48 PAGES | FC | DC BLACK LABEL Prestige Plus 8 1/2″ x 10 7/8″ Being a superhero runs in Anissa Pierce's family. It's been a part of her life in one way or another since her father, Jefferson Pierce, first started to fight crime as Black Lightning. Despite what her parents tell her, despite what the world tells her, Anissa knows that she has the same calling as her father. But as Anissa takes on the mantle of Thunder, she must grapple with a very different world than the one that her father first patrolled. The critically acclaimed creative team of Academy Award-winning screenwriter John Ridley (12 Years a Slave, Let It Fall) and artists Giuseppe Camuncoli and Andrea Cucchi bring The Other History of the DC Universe to a close.

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Dueling Review: The Other History of the DC Universe #5

Dueling Review

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2021 27:30

Let's bookend this tale as we take a look at The Other History of the DC Universe #5 from DC Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_635375" align="alignright" width="273"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] The Other History of the DC Universe #5 story by: John Ridley art by: Giuseppe Camuncoli and Andrea Cucchi cover by: Giuseppe Camuncoli and Marco Mastrazzo variant cover by Jamal Campbell ON SALE: 7/27/21 AGES 17+ | 5 of 5 $6.99 US | 48 PAGES | FC | DC BLACK LABEL Prestige Plus 8 1/2″ x 10 7/8″ Being a superhero runs in Anissa Pierce's family. It's been a part of her life in one way or another since her father, Jefferson Pierce, first started to fight crime as Black Lightning. Despite what her parents tell her, despite what the world tells her, Anissa knows that she has the same calling as her father. But as Anissa takes on the mantle of Thunder, she must grapple with a very different world than the one that her father first patrolled. The critically acclaimed creative team of Academy Award-winning screenwriter John Ridley (12 Years a Slave, Let It Fall) and artists Giuseppe Camuncoli and Andrea Cucchi bring The Other History of the DC Universe to a close.

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DC Spotlight July 27, 2021 Releases Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2021 160:00

Jace and Rocky from Comic Boom! talk about 9 of the 18 titles DC is putting out for the week of July 27, 2021. That's right 18 titles! So many books they had to break this week up into two episodes. This is part two, so if you want the whole week's worth of books start with part 1! Icon and Rocket Season One #1 - We get an updated origin for Icon and Rocket but they stay very faithful to the original iterations of the characters. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Despite not changing anything dramatically the comic and characters still manages to feel very fresh with relevant ideas of the social issues Icon may have been fighting thirty years ago, which are sadly still relevant today. Writer - Reginald Hudlin, Penciller - Doug Braithwaite, Inkers - Scott Hanna & Andrew Currie, Color Artist - Brad Anderson, Letterer - Andworld Design Static Season One #2 - Pushed to his limit Virgil is forced to use his powers in front of his parents to prevent his house from burning down. Gravely concerned about the welfare of their son, a disagreement on how best to deal with the situation has Virgil striking out on his own, ditching school and taking matters into his own hands to try and control his powers. He reaches out to Curtis Metcalf, the hero known as Hardware for help, but ultimately that help may be more trouble than it's worth. Writer - Vita Ayala, Layouts - Chriscross, Finishes and Colors - Nikolas Draper-Ivey, Letterer - Andworld Design Infinite Frontier #3 - All the plot thread from this epic, universe spanning story continue to move forward, but are they moving in the same direction? Rocky seems to think so but Jace has his doubts. It's definitely time for this story to start to come together as one narrative to give readers some idea of where the DC Universe is heading, The individual storylines are effective so far though, as we can't help but wonder what allows Roy Harper to wield a Black Lantern ring, we get a glimpse of where Darkseid has imprisoned Barry Allen while Alan Scott and Obsidian continue to look for Jade. Writer - Joshua Williamson, Pencillers - Paul Pelletier, Jesus Merino, Tom Derenick & Xermanico, Inkers - Norm Rapmund, Raul Fernandez, Tom Derenick & Xermanico, Color Artist - Romulo Fajardo Jr, Letterer - Tom Napolitano Teen Titans Academy #5 - Have you ever wondered how the Bat Pack ended up at Teen Titans Academy? Well wonder no longer, we get the full story in their own words. In fact, we learnt hey are telling the story to Red X who in turn for this show of trust reveals his identity to the three young heroes although it remains a mystery to us. Whether or not the Bat Pack buys into what Red X is telling them about trusting the other adult heroes of the Academy remains to be seen. Writer - Tim Sheridan, Artist - Steve Lieber, Color Artist - Dave Stewart, Letterer - Rob Leigh Strange Adventures #11 - More revelations in this issue as we learn if Adam Strange was truly behind the deal that was made with the Pykkts that resulted in Aleea being imprisoned. The fall out for this may shatter the relationship of Adam and Alanna beyond repair, but was the price they paid worth it? When billions of lives are at stake does that outweigh the love of a parent? Big questions in this one leading to a big finale. Writer - Tom King, Artists - Mitch Gerards & Doc Shaner, Letterer - Clayton Cowles Wonder Woman #776 - Wonder Woman's quest to find Janus and stop her murderous rampage across the realm of the gods continues in the fairie land of Elfhame. Enchanted, magical and mystical it is just one more adventure for Diana as she attempts to continue on her ultimate quest to return to our earth. Writers - Becky Cloonan, Michael W. Conrad & Jordie Bellaire, Artists - Jill Thompson, Becky Cloonan & Paulina Ganucheau, Color Artists - Jordie Bellaire & Kendall Goode, Letterer - Pat Brosseau & Becca Carey The Other History of the DC Universe #5 - The incredible series which started out with a spotlight on Jefferson Pierce comes full circle with the story of his eldest daughter Anissa Pierce. Equally, emotional, powerful and poignant, the story itself is a perfect encapsulation of Anissa herself. Despite her living herself striving to not become her father, without her even seeing it herself, the similarities are far too many to be merely coincidence. The "other history" of the DC Universe in many ways is the history of the Pierce family themselves. Writer - John Ridley, Artists - Giuseppe Camuncoli & Andrea Cucchi, Color Artist - Jose Villarubia, Letterer - Steve Wands Wonder Woman Black & Gold #2 - We get some very interesting tales of Diana from a very, very diverse cross section of creators. Many of the stories focus on Wonder Woman's relationship to gods and that leaves Rocky wondering if gods are more important than mortals to Diana, It's a valid questions and one that has a clear answer based on these stories. Writers - Mariko Tamaki, Che Grayson, Tillie Walden, Stephanie Williams & Rachel Smythe, Artists - Jamie McKelvie, Corin Howell, Tillie Walden, Ashley A. Woods & Rachel Smythe, Color Artist - Jordie Bellaire, Letterers - Simon Bowland, Wes Abbott & Becca Carey Superman: Son of Kal-El - Jon Kent is on his own, but what does that truly mean? Who is he when he is not Superman's son? Does he even have an identity and how can he figure out how to fill his father's shoes when he doesn't even know who he is as a person or a hero? There are more questions than answers for Jon in this one, but that still doesn't excuse him asking Damian for advice! Writer - Tom Taylor, Artist - John Timms, Color Artist - Gabe Eltaeb, Letterer - Becca Carey

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #211 - That Time Loki Did That Thing ...

Comic Book Bears Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2021 103:43

On this new audio episode, Bill, Caleb and Steve start the show off by discussing the premiere of Loki, the new Marvel Cinematic Universe series airing on Disney+ with Tom Hiddleston reprising his role as the Norse God of Mischief! What is Loki up to, what is the Time Variance Authority and exactly what is Owen Wilson doing there? Well, hit play and find out! We also head over to the virtual spinner rack to discuss the JLA: Tower of Babel collection, Fantastic Four: Life Story, Iron Fist: Heart of the Dragon, Crush and Lobo, The Other History of the DC Universe and more!

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The Earth Station DCU Episode 242 – Black Lightning Series Finale

ESO Network – The ESO Network

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 98:17

This Week on Earth Station DCU! Drew Leiter and Cletus Jacobs talk the Black Lightning Series Finale. Jace pays some thugs to beat up a woman in The Next Batman: Second Son #7. Batman plays chess in Batman: Black & White #6. Renee Montoya gets real in The Other History of the DC Universe #4. Courtney meets Emiko in Stargirl Spring Break Special #1. Bizzaro makes an appearance in Batman/Superman #18. Adam Strange's secret is revealed in Strange Adventures #10. Superman and Jon save some Kryptonians in Action Comics #1031. Bruce is accused of kidnapping a dead woman in Detective Comics #1036. Damien learns the rules of fight club in Robin #2. The Suicide Squad attacks in Teen Titans Academy #3. All this plus, DC News, DC TV, Shout Outs, and much, much more! ------------------------ Table of Contents 0:00:00 Show Open 0:02:12 DC News 0:07:06 The Next Batman: Second Son #7 0:09:32 Batman: Black & White #6 0:18:59 The Other History of the DC Universe #4 0:38:32 Stargirl Spring Break Special #1 0:46:13 Batman/Superman #18 0:49:40 Strange Adventures #10 0:54:16 Action Comics #1031 0:59:20 Detective Comics #1036 1:01:46 Robin #2 1:05:35 Teen Titans Academy #3 1:10:32 Superman and Lois S1 Ep7 – Man of Steel 1:15:26 The Flash S7 Ep11 – Family Matters, Part 2 1:24:02 DC's Legends of Tomorrow S6 Ep4 – Bay of Squids 1:27:50 Black Lightning S4 Ep13 – The Book of Resurrection: Chapter Two – Closure 1:34:10 Show Close Links The Next Batman: Second Son #7 Batman Black & White #6 The Other History of the DC Universe #4 Stargirl Spring Break Special #1 Batman/Superman #18 Strange Adventures #10 Action Comics #1031 Detective Comics #1036 Robin #2 Teen Titans Academy #3 52 (Cletus's Read More Comics Pick) Earth Station One Tales of the Station Earth Station One Tales of the Station Vol. 2 The Chameleon Chronicles: Colors of Fate The Chameleon Chronicles: Sisters of the Thorn Want to Donate to the Show or Sponsor our Comics Talk for this week? No problem! Just click on the donate button below! If you would like to leave feedback, comment on the show, or would like us to give you a shout out, please call the ESDCU feedback line at (317) 564-9133 (remember long distance charges may apply) or feel free to email us @ earthstationdcu@gmail.com

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The Earth Station DCU Episode 242 – Black Lightning Series Finale

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 98:16

This Week on Earth Station DCU! Drew Leiter and Cletus Jacobs talk the Black Lightning Series Finale. Jace pays some thugs to beat up a woman in The Next Batman: Second Son #7. Batman plays chess in Batman: Black & White #6. Renee Montoya gets real in The Other History of the DC Universe #4. … The Earth Station DCU Episode 242 – Black Lightning Series Finale Read More » The post The Earth Station DCU Episode 242 – Black Lightning Series Finale appeared first on The ESO Network.

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Episode 36: Robin #2, Beta Ray Bill #3, X-Men #20, Going Cosmic, MCU Captain America: Civil War and More!

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Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021 110:07

Welcome back! This week in comics we discuss and review the following comic books: 3:30 The Other History of the DC Universe #4 6:28 Mister Miracle: The Source of Freedom #1 10:48 Action Comics #1031 17:08 Robin #2 22:22 Heroes Reborn #4 27:08 Beta Ray Bill #3 31:13 New Mutants #18 42:07 Black Widow #7 48:56 X-Men #20 1:02:05 Another Panel: Cosmic This week's panel is going cosmic! Keenan and LZ talk what makes cosmic stories interesting and what could be improved on. Do you like Cosmic Stories? What are your favorites?? 1:24:12 Another Rematch: Civil War Time to rewatch Captain America: Civil War! Last week we reread the comic and this week we rewatched the movie! Did you join the tweet along? LZ thinks this is one of the best MCU movies! Do you agree? Let us know! Thanks for listening! We really appreciate all the support! Leave us a comment and subscribe to the youtube channel! Feel free to contact us! Twitter - Another Relaunch - Keenan -LZ or via email anotherrelaunch@gmail.com

Books X Brews X Bros: #2* Legacy #10 Books over Movies.....Or is it Movies over Books???

The Superior Hero Show

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2021 46:29

Welcome Back to your Favorite Cast Covering Comics! It's Issue #2 Legacy Issue #10 of Books X Brews X Bros! Eric, Enrique and Darryl dive into their favorite books of the week, from the mainstream to the obscure and we think C.O.W.s (Comics Of the Week) is catching on. The guys also get into the age of debate, is the movie ever better than the book? and I don't know if they even come up with an answer now that I think about it. Issues Discussed: Mister Miracle: The Source of Freedom #1, The Marvels #2, The Other History of the DC Universe #4, Uncanny X-Men #200, Beta Ray Bill #3, X-Men #20, Black Panther #25, Something Is Killing the Children #16 Thank you for listening! Please Like, Follow and Share! The Superior Hero Show | Facebook The Superior Hero Show (@TheSuperiorHero) / Twitter The Superior Hero Show (@the_superiorhero_show) • Instagram photos and videos

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Episode 67 | Action Comics & X-men & More

Krackle Comics Weekly Reviews

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2021 85:56

Just Vincent & Mike this week as Dan takes a mini vacation so they're left to saddle the load of books this week. We see the final issue of this iteration of Batman Black & White while seeing more of the Other History of the DCU. At Marvel we have big plans ahead in X-Men and more Black Widow with a new debut with Reptil. Then in the Retro segment we see a 1990s crossover between the leather jacket clad Avengers and X-Men. Total Runtime: 01:25:48 Rundown 00:03:31 - Action Comics #1031 00:07:11 - Batman: Black and White #6 00:15:37 - The Other History of the DC Universe #4 00:23:05 - Strange Adventures #10 00:25:51 - Haha #5 00:29:53 - Black Widow #7 00:32:28 - The Marvels #2 00:36:17 - Reptil #1 00:38:23 - Detective Comics #1036 00:41:59 - Stargirl Spring Break Special #1 00:55:39 - Harley Quinn #3 00:58:19 - New Mutants #18 01:02:35 - X-Men #20 01:12:47 - Beta Ray Bill 01:16:13 - Batman/Superman #18 01:19:03 - Avengers #368 - (Retro) November 1993 01:25:05 - Picks of the Week! Vincent - Stargirl Spring Break Special #1 Mike - Beta Ray Bill #3 Subscribe on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwQtpRgKtCRJY_CclD58kyA Follow us on Twitter & Instagram https://twitter.com/KrackleComics https://www.instagram.com/kracklecomics/

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Unsourced Wall Radio #159 - The Soapbox

Unsourced Wall Radio

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 11:59

Recorded on 5/26/2021A new episode of Unsourced Wall is here!We delve into this week's hot new releases!New Mutants, X-Men, The Other History of the DCU,Plus Sandman casting and the first Eternals teaser!#MCU#Eternals#ComicsComics Code UHthority:https://linktr.ee/ComicsCodeUHThorityLinks:Twitter: https://twitter.com/the_snickmanRSS Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/UnsourcedWallRadioiTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/unsourced-wall-radio/id1378368779?mt=2Art Credit:https://twitter.com/dotemcee

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DC Spotlight May 25, 2021 Releases

DC Comics News Podcast Network

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2021 133:27

Jace and Rocky from Comic Boom! talk about the DC offerings for the week of May 25, 2021. Detective Comics #1036 continues to focus on Bruce Wayne and Batman as they acclimate to their new neighborhood while trying to solve the mystery of the recent string of murders in Gotham. Strange Adventures #10 purports to contain big revelations, but we aren't so convinced what Tom King is telling us is true. Jace has his own theory about what's really going on. Batman Superman #18 feels like the story should be starting to wind down for Rocky, but Jace thinks based on the most recent information we get in this issue, we are still in for at least 3 more issues. Both guys feel like Action Comics #1031 is a step in the right direction in terms of narrative and the art is spectacular. Harley Quinn still has Rocky's attention, but Jace is ready to jump ship as the story continues to march towards the Gotham we saw in Future State. Mister Miracle #1 was a pleasant surprise for both Jace and Rocky, based on the Shilo Norman story we got in Future State are expectations were very low. The creative surprised us with solid art and very intriguing characterization, maybe the first true character development we have ever seen for Shilo Norman. The guys are in for at least one more issue for sure. The Other History of the DC Universe #4 is a wonderful character study of Renee Montoya, although Jace points out that it doesn't add as much new context as previous issues may have done for their characters. Batman Black & White certainly has a very Batman feel but Rocky finds this short stories for Batman just don't bring enough to the table and Jace wonders if it is time to retire this concept for a good long while. Teen Titans #3 is chaotic and Rocky loves it, but Jace is ready for more Titans in their own book and much, much less Suicide Squad. Robin #2 is a wild and fun ride for Rocky, but Jace laments some lazy storytelling and reversal in character development for Damian. The Stargirl Spring Break Special is nearly a perfect comic, both guys chose it as their favorite DC book of the week and it accomplishes this by being action-packed, brightly colored, full of hope with gorgeous art. All we can say is this creative team really understands the true heart of the DCU.

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The Spinner Rack #99: Top 5 For The Week Of 3/30/21

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2021 37:03

The Spinner Rack has returned, and this week your host, Seth Singleton, dives into the past to give you his top 5 picks from the week of March 30, 2021. This week he gives his thoughts on Inferior Five #5, The Flash #768, Batman/Catwoman #4, Strange Adventures #9, & The Other History of the DC Universe #3. What were Seth's scores for this week's books? You'll just have to listen to find out. And be sure to share your scores and thought on these books with us. So sit back, take a spin, and enjoy the ride! Be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google Play, and if you like what you hear, please give us a 5-star rating and review! Follow Seth on Twitter: www.twitter.com/1MoreSingleton Follow DCN on social media: Facebook: www.facebook.com/DCComicsNews Twitter: www.twitter.com/DCComicsNews Instagram: www.instagram.com/DCComicsNews Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/DCComicsNews Website: www.dccomicsnews.com

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Episode 23: Sad(ish) Comics, Pop's popcorn recipe, and Diggin' up them Holes

Sis and Big Pop's Culture

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2021 74:00

Join Sis and Big Pops for a talk about pop culture news fun things happening in movies, tv-shows, and comic books. We discuss the new Loki trailer, Knives Out 2, and PowerRangers. Pops shares his pull list, he recommends that we all should read the Other History of the DC Universe, Avengers, Batman + Superman, and Teen Titans Academy. He is loving collecting the new Beta Ray Bill comic and Magic by Boom Studios, as well as The Silver Coin and Geiger (both by Image Comics and both for grown ups only). We discuss what we're bingeing right now, Sis watched season 1 of Bravest Warriors and is really enjoying Suits, and Big Pops has been watching Justice League Dark and The Chosen. We reviewed book one of The Saga of the Swamp Thing, which was wayyyy sadder than Sis was anticipating. We also talk about Holes the movie, and go into what we still love about this old fav. Listen in for some Family-friendly nerd fun! This episode was originally recorded on 4/11/21. Check us out on twitter @sisnpopsculture

599 - ¿Cuál es La Otra Historia del Universo DC?

D-Strip-Ando

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2021 97:19

John Ridley llegó para escribir varias historias en el Universo DC y su mejor trabajo hasta el momento, es The Other History of the DC Universe, en donde hace un revisionismo a la historia de algunos personajes y nos presenta su perspectiva en esta serie especial para Black Label. Nosotros no tenemos escuchas, tenemos una armada, y estos son sus miembros, los cuales lee entran a la cooperacha en www.patreon.com/dstripando¿Nos quieren ver? Pueden hacerlo en nuestro canal en YouTube en https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwoSYsiDieXiJNbLuoBY4PAEpisodio traído gracias a:Capitán: Rosas, FedericoCapitán: Espíritu, JuanCapitana: Velasco, AlejandraSargento: Ramos, CarolinaSargento: Nieto, MauricioSargento: Alhazred, AmraSargento: Hernández, ErickSi comparten este episodio harán méritos para ser Cabos (o Quepos). Si son escuchas pasivos, de soldados rasos jamás pasarán.Tenemos Discord. Pásenle que la charla se pone buena.https://discord.gg/PAu8YfmBaS

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The Earth Station DCU Episode 234 – Supergirl Season 6 Premier

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2021 89:38

This Week on Earth Station DCU! Drew Leiter and Cletus Jacobs review the Supergirl Season 6 Premier! Diana goes searching for a kidnapped woman and her son in Sensational Wonder Woman #13. Superman takes on a wizard, while Batman tries to capture the Silver Spider in Batman/Superman #16. All hell breaks loose when Catwoman tells Batman about Jokers Bomb in Batman/Catwoman #4. The Justice League condemn Adam's actions in Strange Adventures #9. Katana's past is revealed in The Other History of the DC Universe #3. Superman and Lois return to Lexor to save its people in Future State: Superman Vs. Imperious Lex #3. When Wally West decides to retire from being a Flash, The Speed Force has other plans in Flash #768. All this plus, DC News, DC TV, Shout Outs, and much, much more! ------------------------ Table of Contents 0:00:00 Show Open 0:01:50 DC News 0:07:25 Sensational Wonder Woman #13 0:11:31 Batman/Superman #16 0:20:37 Batman/Catwoman #4 0:27:38 Strange Adventures #9 0:32:35 The Other History of the DC Universe #3 0:41:03 Future State: Superman Vs. Imperious Lex #3 0:44:22 Flash #768 0:52:06 Batwoman S2 Ep9 – Rule #1 0:59:24 Supergirl S6 Ep1 – Rebirth 1:13:12 Flash S7 Ep5 – Fear Me 1:25:55 Show Close Links Sensational Wonder Woman #13 Batman/Superman #16 Batman/Catwoman #4 Strange Adventures #9 The Other History of the DC Universe #3 Future State: Superman Vs. Imperious Lex #3 Flash #768 Star Wars: The High Republic (Drew's Read More Comics Pick) Earth Station One Tales of the Station Earth Station One Tales of the Station Vol. 2 The Chameleon Chronicles: Colors of Fate The Chameleon Chronicles: Sisters of the Thorn Want to Donate to the Show or Sponsor our Comics Talk for this week? No problem! Just click on the donate button below! If you would like to leave feedback, comment on the show, or would like us to give you a shout out, please call the ESDCU feedback line at (317) 564-9133 (remember long distance charges may apply) or feel free to email us @ earthstationdcu@gmail.com

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Issue 313 "The Life and Times of Lil Sipz"

Journey Into Nerdery

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2021 86:51

This week the boys chat about: old school rap, Kevin buys a Prius, Eberron, MLB, Wrestlemania, AEW, NJPW, Godzilla vs. Kong, Power Rangers, the Other History of the DC Universe, and comics!

Episode 28: The X-Men escape the Vault, Moonknight spotlight, Night Thrasher and the New Warriors relaunched and More!

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2021 80:35

Welcome to Another Relaunch! This week we talk Return of the Valkyries #4, Black Cat #4, Beta Ray Bill #1, Strange Adventures #9, The Other History of the DC Universe #3 and X-Men #19. What was on your pull list? Share your thoughts! Another Panel: Moonknight! This week we have a character close up on the Marvel character, Marc Spector aka Moonknight! Are you a fan of the character? We relaunch characters this week! Find out what we would do with Night Thrasher/The New Warriors and Tom Foster aka Goliath! Thanks for listening! We really appreciate all the support! Leave us a comment and subscribe to the youtube channel! Feel free to contact us! Twitter - Another Relaunch - Keenan -LZ or via email anotherrelaunch@gmail.com

Crónicas del Multiverso #415: Who will Sling the Shield?

Crónicas del Multiverso Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2021 174:09

En esta edición tenemos noticias y hablamos del hermoso corto de The Suicide Squad de James Gunn y la cancelación del proyecto de The New Gods de Ava DuVernay y Tom King y The Trench de James Wan; hablamos de cómics con la brutal The Other History of the DC Universe y en TV iniciamos […]

Los Cómics de la Semana 046 - Abril 02, 2021

La Covacha Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2021 218:33

¡Esta noche en #LosCómicsDeLaSemana: King in Black está llegando a su fin, DC sigue sorprendiéndonos con Infinite Frontier, y tenemos unos indies consentidos! DC COMICS - (11:11) The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries #1. The Flash #768. Future State: Superman vs. Imperious Lex #3. The Other History of the DC Universe #3. Batman / Catwoman #4. Strange Adventures #9. MARVEL - (89:24) Beta Ray Bill #1. Silk #1. X-Men #19. X-Men: Legends #2. Symbiote Spider-Man: King in Black #5. King in Black: Ghost Rider #1. Black Cat #4 INDIES - (164:34) Giga #3 (Vault Comics). Decorum #7 (Image Comics). Crossover #5 (Image Comics). The Department of Truth #7 (Image Comics). Usagi Yojimbo: Wanderer's Road #5 (IDW). Young Hellboy & The Hidden Land #2 (Dark Horse) COMENTARIOS FINALES - (198:47) FICHA COVACHA Mesa: Francisco Espinosa, Bernardo Arteaga y Valentín García Síguenos en Twitter, Facebook, YouTube y ¡ahora en Twitch! Fecha: Viernes 02 de abril, 2021 Música Midnight City by c152 feat. chirrrex Forgot About Me by DreamHeaven License Lofi Chill Hip-Hop by WinnieTheMoog License Vlog Lofi by RamolPro License

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The Stack: Beta Ray Bill, Shadecraft And More

The Stack

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2021 30:07

On this week's comic book review podcast, we've got: Beta Ray Bill #1 Marvel Written and art by Daniel Warren Johnson Shadecraft #1 Image Comics Written by Joe Henderson Art by Lee Garbett The Other History of the DC Universe #3 DC Comics Written by John Ridley Art by Giuseppe Camuncoli Silk #1 Marvel Written by Maurene Goo Art by Takeshi Miyazawa Crossover #5 Image Comics Written by Donny Cates Art by Geoff Shaw Strange Adventures #9 DC Comics Written by Tom King Art by Mitch Gerards and Evan Shaner Avengers: Curse of the Man-Thing #1 Marvel Written by Steve Orlando Art by Francesco Mobili The Department of Truth #7 Image Comics Written by James Tynion IV Art by Tyler Boss The Flash #768 DC Comics Written by Jeremy Adams Art by Brandon Peterson, Marco Santucci, David Lafuente Ghost Rider: King in Black #1 Marvel Written by Ed Brisson Art by Juan Frigeri Two Moons #2 Image Comics Written by John Arcudi Art by Valerio Giangiordano Future State: Superman vs Imperious Lex #3 DC Comics Written by Mark Russell Art by Steve Pugh Decorum #7 Image Comics Written by Jonathan Hickman Art by Mike Huddleston Batman/Catwoman #4 DC Comics Written by Tom King Art by Clay Mann SUBSCRIBE ON RSS, ITUNES, ANDROID, SPOTIFY, STITCHER OR THE APP OF YOUR CHOICE. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER, AND FACEBOOK. SUPPORT OUR SHOWS ON PATREON. Full Episode Transcript: Alex: What is up y'all? Welcome to The Stack. I'm Alex. Pete: I'm Pete. Alex: And on The Stack we talk about a bunch of books that have come out this week. Kicking it off with one I know that Pete is very excited about. Beta Ray Bill number one from Marvel comics, written and art by Daniel Warren Johnson. Now, D.W.J., As I like to call him, he is the creator of Murder Falcon, which is one of your favorite books ever. Pete: Yeah. Alex: I don't know how you feel about Beta Ray Bill though. So how'd you feel about this book? Pete: Well, yeah. I'm not the hugest Beta Ray Bill fan, but this was a lot of fun. This was really awesome. Art style [google 00:00:54] gave Beta Ray Bill a grittiness that was nice. Yeah, I very much enjoyed this. This was sad. This was not just badass Beta Ray Bill. Alex: You okay? Did you die there for a second? Pete: Yeah. There's some real pain going on. And yeah. Also, Fin Fang Foom, one of my huge favorites in this as well. So, this was a real treat, this book. And the back matter is magical. Alex: This very briefly and tangentially ties into the King in Black storyline, which has symbiotes attacking the Marvel universe here. They attack Asgard, Beta Ray Bill fights them off, kind of. And sparks up, or re-sparks up a little bit of a romance with Lady Sif. But I agree with you, as he did in Murder Falcon, he brings big action with big monsters, but also a deep well of emotion here. It's very sad for Beta Ray Bill. Art is great, the writing is great, the emotion is great. I'm all in on this book. I am a sucker for Beta Ray Bill, and I think D.W.J. does right by him. So, I'm very excited to see this going forward. And like you said, there's a great interview that he does with Walter Simonson in the back of the book, which is super cool as well. Pete: Yeah. It's nice to see him geek out about this and hear about New York in the seventies and the different kinds of people working on stuff. It was a pretty awesome interview that they put in the back and yeah. I mean, the art, the storytelling is really unbelievable, but Beta Ray Bill… Kind of a cursed character and they're really tugging on that and playing with that. And he's not cool with Thor. It's not a fun relationship right now. So I'm glad they're getting to air that out a little bit. I'm very interested to see how that all unfolds. Alex: I agree. Next up, Shadecraft number one from Image comics written by Joe Henderson, art by Lee Garbett. In this new comic book, a girl finds out that shadows aren't quite what they're cracked up to be. It ties into an emotional thing from her past that you find out towards the end of the issue. I really liked the setup. I thought this was a good, fun horror book. The art from Lee Garbett was particularly good. The shadow creatures were interesting. I'm curious to see where this goes going forward, because it feels like it really gets to the setup by the end. But I'm in, what was your take Pete? Pete: Yeah, I agree. I think the art and the storytelling is fantastic. Setting this up in a very interesting way. I really love the last page reveal twist. Very cool. And yeah, as this kid, I was scared shitless of… if you saw a shadow move by the… or a branch at the window or something. This really plays on that fear of moving shadows and how it's hard, especially at night, to get away from shadows. I mean, that's just… That's tough. Alex: I got to be honest, Pete, it sounds like that wasn't just a problem when you were a kid. Pete: I don't think we have time to get into this, but- Alex: No, Pete- Pete: It's a great book. Alex: That's been the long game on this podcast this whole time, is to finally get you to confront this fear that you have. Shadecraft number one, check it out. Next up, The Other History of the DC universe number three from DC comics. Written by John Ridley, art by Giuseppe Camuncoli. The first two issues have dealt with the black American experience in the background of the DC universe. Here, we're dealing with the Asian American experience through the lens of Katana and her whole history. What did you think about this one, Pete? Pete: This is very powerful, really amazing. I was very moved by it. I thought it was really done well. The storytelling is so powerful. The art… Yeah, just kind of the balance of these stanzas, these powerful stanzas, that really hit you versus the comic book art. Really creates this moving, powerful stuff that DC is doing with these books. I've been really enjoying this series. The Other History of the DC universe stuff has just been really impressive. Alex: Giuseppe Camuncoli's layouts in particular, are really excellent. John Ridley's writing is great. It's super, unfortunately, timely, given that we are discussing the Asian American experience and violence towards it, in particular, right now. But it's a necessary- Pete: Stop Asian hate. Alex: Yeah, it's a necessary read, like the other two issues of this book, but also very entertaining and weird in a certain way. I don't know much about Katana's history, necessarily. There are little bits here and there. I was like, “Oh yeah, I guess I do that kind of thing”. But what John Ridley is doing here is, like with X-Men: Grand Design, I think was the name of the book, he's taking the entire history of the character and trying to make narrative sense out of it. Which is nearly impossible, but he does it here in a very emotional way. And that's nice to see. Pete: Yeah, Katana is one of my favorite characters. Always a big fan of Katana. So it was nice to see, all the different stories paid homage to, with this interesting narrative running throughout all of it. It was really well done. Alex: Moving from one timely book to another, in a very different way. Silk number one from Marvel, written by Maureen Goo, art by Takeshi Miyazawa. This is a all-Asian team working on a Korean American superhero, which is something that I don't think we've seen before for Silk, necessarily. I could be wrong. Nobody jump into my mentions if I got that incorrect. But at the very least, it's great to see that, as Silk is in a new status quo here. Working for J. Jonah Jameson, at whatever his latest rag is. But I thought this was really fun. I don't have too much affection, necessarily, for Silk as a character. I'm fine with her. She's been fun before. There's been some good storylines, but I thought this was a really nice, very clear setup with a good supporting cast. And I'm interested to see where it goes in issue two. Pete: I completely agree. I feel like this is a great use of Silk, the character. I feel like they really do a great job of giving her a lot of fun action splash pages, as well as setting up a very cool, interesting story arc. And the fashion stuff is fun and pulled off well, and what's not to like about sitting down to have tea with a giant cat like creature? I think this is a very interesting, cool book, and I'm excited to see where it goes Alex: Next up: Crossover number five from image comics written by Donny Cates, art by Geoff Shaw. In this book, we're getting towards the end of the first arc here, as Madman and Power… house. I don't remember the name of the other team. Basically. It's Donny Cates taking all of his books, mashing them up together with tangentially other books. They're all heading towards this big dome where the crossover event has happened and it's all coming down. What did you think about this issue? Pete: Well, first off you got- bless you. You got Madman with a giant sword. So what's not to love. This is- Alex: A sword. Pete: It's a lot of action, it's a lot of over-the-top stuff, but also, a lot of intense shit goes on here. Oh man, I don't want to spoil anything, but man, it gets, it gets real dark, but- Alex: I want to hear it. Spoiler warning. What was the thing that, you thought in particular, got really dark? Pete: Where the guy shot the girl? Alex: Oh, that hasn't happened yet. That's the cliff hanger at the end of the book. He hasn't necessarily shot her. Pete: Well… He's crying. It says, “I can”. And it looks like it's seconds before the bullet is released out of the chamber. Alex: Yeah. Well, we'll see what happens next issue, I guess. Pete: Oh my God. Alex: I guess we'll see what happens. One thing that I really… that I thought was super fun in the book, is Donny has come up with this concept, where all of these different superheroes have been cut apart and mashed back together by scientists on Earth, quote-unquote. And they're called amalgams, which is very funny to anybody who knows about the Amalgam universe. He's having a blast here and it's so creative and so fun. There's a great splash page laid out that mashes up panels from God Country and Madman comics. Very neat. I liked it quite a bit. Alex: Next up, Strange Adventures number nine, from DC comics written by Tom King, art by Mitch Gerads and Evan Shaner. Here, a report has come out about Adam Strange from the Justice League. Not exactly indicating that he is a villain, but certainly not precluding that fact. That's what we're dealing with here. As the Pykkt invasion of Earth continues and lots of questions swirl in the background. I'll tell you what, I think we talked about this with an earlier issue. It's interesting this is coming out now, but it seemed very clear to me that, at least tangentially, King is writing about the Mueller report in this issue. Did you get that sense as well? Pete: I have no idea what's going on and when it comes to King, ever. But it was crazy to see Superman and Batman in this issue. Alex: So, this report comes out and it's the vague sort of indictment that Mueller did in the heavily anticipated Mueller report. Where there were a lot of crimes mentioned, but ultimately there said, “Well, it's up to the people who prosecute to do it”. Right. And that's exactly what happens with Adam Strange here. It's very interesting, particularly given now we're past the Trump presidency, though, obviously not the aftereffects of it. To see him take Adam Strange and put him in that place. To the point… there's a panel late in the issue where they zoom in on Adam Strange's face on a TV screen and it looks almost exactly like Trump on the television. So that was kind of fascinating to me. I think it's sort of part of the publishing schedule that has gotten pushed back so far. But I am curious to see where this hits on, given that it is skirting those ideas. You're looking at me like I'm a crazy person right now. Pete: I am looking at you like a crazy person, because we're on issue number 9 of 12 and we still don't know what the fuck is going on. Alex: Well- Pete: Nine issues deep. Alex: I mean, that's how a mystery works Pete. Pete: Yeah, but let's talk- Alex: Unless it's Columbo, in which case they reveal it first and then he figures out how it happens. Pete: Okay. But, regardless, just thinking about how great of a writer you have to be that, for nine issues of a story, you have no fucking idea what's going on. That is very impressive. Alex: Well, I just got one more question for you, Pete. Pete: Oh my God. Alex: All right. Next up, Avengers: Curse of the Man-Thing number one from Marvel. Written by Steve Orlando, art by Francesco Mobili. In this, we are getting a new threat to Man-Thing who, spoiler, beats Man-Thing right at the beginning and the Avengers have to take him down. This is one of these new formats, limited series that Marvel has been doing, where a new hero is going to interact with Man-Thing or this story in a different way. Here we get the Avengers. Next issue is going to be Spiderman, presumably the X-Men after that and other things. But this is also Steve Orlando moving over to the Marvel universe. What was your take Pete? Pete: Well, Orlando is always a fun, crazy creative person. So this book, I thought did a great job of representing himself here. Man-Thing, getting ripped apart here was so over-the-top and very interesting. Especially because you realize, these chapter things are like parts of his skin that maybe was ripped off. But I think this is a very interesting, unique kind of cool event that's happening and I'm digging it. Alex: I like it too. I thought it was super fun. And it's Orlando doing his regular weird ideas, but infusing them into the Marvel universe. He brings in some fun stuff from Jonathan Hickman's run on X-Men and mixes it in here in a fun way. This is good. I like this. Pete: I agree. Alex: And he seems to be redefining what Man-Thing is in the Marvel universe. That should be interesting to see going forward. Next up, The Department of Truth number seven from Image comics, written by James Tynion IV, art by Tyler Boss. In this- Pete: You think we should even talk about this, because Justin's not here? You know what I mean, maybe we should- Alex: Justin does love this book. Pete: Maybe we should skip it. Alex: So we're getting another flashback this issue as Lee Harvey Oswald continues to find out more about the Department of Truth. Here, we find out about the foil guy, the doc who wears foil on his head. We find out about the men and black and the little gray men and their play into the history of the secret history of America. As usual, great stuff in this book. I am loving it. Pete- Pete: Yeah, I agree. Alex: You took off your headphones, what is going on right now? Pete: Hey man, sometimes you wear headphones for too long. It can start to get like… Feel like you're [crosstalk 00:14:37] Alex: Are you listening to me through your forehead. What is going on here? Pete: Dude, it's a podcast. Take it easy, all right. I can hear you just fine. Alex: All right. Pete: All right. So I really am like… This is such a kind of thing we've heard about the men in black, we're familiar with this kind of tinfoil thing, but this is done in a way that makes sense. I really appreciate all the details and all this stuff going on in this book. I think it's done in such a kind of way with the stylized flashbacks, with the shading and the info. I think this is really a great mix of genres and telling the story. I'm continued to be impressed with this. It's too bad Justin's not here to get his thoughts on it. I'm having a blast and I might just start wearing a tinfoil hat. Alex: Hey, speaking of which, this is more of a note for Pete's forehead than his ears. And Pete's forehead, you're looking great. Don't tell his ears, okay? Because they're looking a little busted, to be honest. Pete: Don't you say shit about my ears. Alex: You couldn't hear that. That was through your forehead man. All right. Moving on to the Flash 768 from DC comics. Written by Jeremy Adams, art by Brandon Peterson- Pete: Here we go. Alex: Marco Santucci… What does that mean, “Here we go”? Pete: Here we go. The fucking Flash. Alex: Well… So we've been talking about these books that have come out of DC Future State. A lot of the teams from Future State were giving previews of what's going on in their main books of their return. So I think it has been interesting to talk about them as they have come back. This one is weird. Pete: Yeah. Yeah. We're still talking about it. Flash and that tricky Speed Force, man. [crosstalk 00:16:28] Sometimes you run so fast, you run out of your clothes and then that's a whole thing and- Alex: It happens. So here's the deal with this book. So the thing that confused me for the first half of this book, is we have the setup of Barry Allen is giving up being the Flash. So we could work with the new multi-verse people and explore what's going on with there, after the fallout from Dark Nights: Death Metal. All makes sense. Now, Wally West is the new Flash, he's been promoted. The first half of this book, reverses on that in a very weird way, where Wally says, “Nope, actually… Forget about that tease. I don't want to be the Flash. Barry Allen. You're the Flash”. Barry's like, “Sounds good. Let's have a race. I'll take all of your speed”. Alex: So that's fine, but very confusing, given everything that's happened previously. It isn't until the second half of the book that we get to the real concept. That's where things, in my mind, start to get really fun, where Wally West is lost in time. We basically get this quantum leap thing, where he's jumping to major points in the Speed Force, he's inside of their bodies. Pete: How are they- Alex: And Barry Allen is the Iggy. Is it Iggy from Quantum Leap? Pete? Pete: I don't know. Alex: Ziggy. Ziggy. The Ziggy, Dan Hedaya. Who's like, “Oh man, you've got to turn back, Wally. What are you doing? Ah, if you change this, that'll change everything”. And then Wally says, “Oh boy”. Pete: That show came out in the fifties, I think, bro. Alex: It's a great show, with a perfect finale, and you watch your mouth Pete. Pete: I'll have to take a time machine back. It was just insane to me that these, all these fucking Flashes and there's the Speed Force, but nobody can figure it out. And it's so tricky yet. They're running the whole time and you got a fucking treadmill, but… I don't know, man. Alex: I enjoyed the second half of the issue because I am a sucker for Quantum Leap and I want to see more of that. So we'll see how it goes. Next up, Ghost Rider: King in Black number one, from Marvel. Written by Ed Brisson, art by Juan Frigeri. This is also a very weird, interesting issue because, technically, it's a King in Black tie-in, but really it's tying up everything that's been happening in Ghost Rider for the past couple of years and wrapping a bow on that. It's much more about that to the point that, the Ghost Rider characters, at certain points, are standing in the middle of symbiote-stricken Manhattan being like, “Eh, let's figure out this other stuff instead”. Pete: Yeah. There's still a crazy amount of standing around talking for all the demons that are trashing the place. Alex: But still, pretty fun, I thought. What did you think about this one, Pete? Pete: Yeah, it was fun. I mean, they're having fun discussions about their names. Mephisto blows, but still, some fun stuff in there with that. Yeah. It was nice to see Ghost Rider up in this… the Penance Stare, with the old damnation stare. That was cool. Fun little twist on trusting, not trusting the devil. It's just fun. It's a good book. You know what you're going to get into with it. And it's over-the-top in all the right ways. Alex: Next up, Two Moons number two from Image comics written by John Arcudi, art by Valerio Giangiordino. This book, we love the first issue of. I might be getting this wrong, but I believe it's basically taking indigenous myths and mixing them with the Civil War for a very horrific, supernatural tale. How do you think the second issue held up to the first one? Pete: It's really tripped out in all the right ways. It's very magical. Spooky, cool. The Native American stuff is amazing. It's very, very well done. Some interesting storytelling stuff. And I really loved where it ended too. Alex: This is a absolutely gorgeous book. Absolutely gorgeous. I like the writing, but really, the art in particular and the designs of the… I don't even want to call them monsters. They're more mythical creatures, is stunning throughout. Highly recommend picking this up. This is one that, it feels a little bit like, I don't know. It's very Vertigo to me, I think. And it's the sort of thing that I think would be good to jump in on in the early issues to really get a sense of it because it's that good. Alex: Next up, Future State: Superman VS. Imperious Lex, number three from DC comics written by Mark Russell, art by Steve Pugh, not Florence Pugh, like I initially thought. It's Steve Pugh. This is the very last, I believe, of the Future State books. Probably cutting in a little late here, but so fun and such a good story. Love Mark Russell. This is a future Superman, as you could tell, from the title. Battling Lex, who has taken over a planet, as usual. It's very satirical as you'd expect from this team. If you read the first two issues, you know exactly what to expect here, but I loved it. This is one of my favorite Future State books. I'm so glad they got to finish it off, even if it was a late. Pete, you're nodding your head. What's going on? Pete: I mean, this is just like, what if Lex Luther was stuck in the Wall-E movie? It's a little too crazy for me, but I appreciate what they're doing. Alex: It's so funny. The characters are so funny. Louis Lane is so funny. Lex is so funny. It's great. He just sets up these Rube Goldberg machines of ridiculous satire and pays them off in such a fun way. I like it quite a bit. Next up, Decorum number seven, from Image comics. Written by Jonathan Hickman and art by Mike Huddleston. Alex: This is really bringing together everything that's been going out in the book in a big way that these weird crystalline creatures that showed up that seemed, at first, unconnected from the Assassin's Academy that was going on in the other side of the book. Last issue, that finally came together, where the crystalline creatures gave a mission to the assassins to find this egg that was being hidden, which I believe was the third element, that was just thrown in there. Here, our main character stumbles on that egg, opens up the egg, finds a hot dude with no head. Very funny. This is great. I can't believe how well this has come together. And Mike Huddleston's art is stunning across the board. The way that he's bringing all of these different art styles together, often on the same page, is ridiculously impressive. Pete: I agree with you, Alex. It's worth it alone for the art. It's really unbelievable. Sometimes… Just a dude with part of your face. But I think this is really tripped out, weird, in all the right ways. And it's really telling a very interesting story, but the real hero here is the artist. The pages and everything are just amaze balls. Alex: And in classic Pete fashion, I got to bring up a book that we didn't throw into the stack, because I didn't want to get into a fight about it. But, X-Men number 19. Also by Jonathan Hickman, it is a master work. It is so good. It's one of the best issues of the series ever, it's amazing. You get the X-Men trapped in this vault, traveling through time. This incredible X-23 Laura story throughout. So good. Read it. Just pick it up right now. Don't listen to whatever Pete has to say. And moving on to our last book- Pete: Wait, that's so unfair that you didn't even put it out there. Like it was something we could read- Alex: Here's the thing, Pete. [crosstalk 00:24:25] I've got to be honest. I'll pull back the curtain here. I got to be honest. I read the book because I was like, “Ah, I want to read it anyway because I liked the X-Men books, but I'm not going to send it out to Pete because Pete's just going to be like, ‘Fuck X-Men. These islands are having sex. Stupid. What's going on? I don't like it'”. That I would just set it out. It would just be a big argument. So I was like, “I won't send it out”, but then I read it. I was like, “This is legitimately one of the best issues of the series ever. Would Pete like this, because it's about Laura X-23, who he loves”. And I was like, “I don't know. I got to weigh that against Pete just yelling because it's X-Men. What do we do here?” Pete: Why wouldn't you trust me to appreciate a good X-23 story? Alex: Trust you? I've known you for 15 years, Pete. Pete: Oh my God. You're the worst. You didn't believe in it enough to put it out there for us to review. You were like [crosstalk 00:25:20] yeah, you didn't believe in it. So it's hard to take your recommendation after you didn't believe in something enough to send it to me and just- Alex: I'll tell you what. I will send it to you. You could read it, and then you can tell me off-air what's going on. Pete: Okay, great. That'll be great for everybody. Alex: I think so. Tell you what, check out our podcast off-air, where you visit me and Pete in person and ask us comic book recommendations. Last but not least, Batman/Catwoman number four from DC comics. Written by Tom King, art by Clay Mann. Pete, sounds like you're loving this. You got to explain to me what's going on. I feel like the Pete of this particular book, because I'm lost. Pete: Okay. First off, love the bat and cat double page, spread title page, mansion, advent calendar thing, that just sets up the mood for this creepy, fun world that we're in. And then starting off with Batwoman beating up Penguin and wanting to know where mom and the Joker are. What an interesting start, just grabs the reader all the right ways. But bat and cat are fighting. You know, cat's been doing some things without bat's knowledge, she knew he was going to get mad, but she didn't tell him until last minute. Now bat's mad. So how are we going to move forward? I also really loved how the Penguin is drawn like Danny DeVito. That makes me very happy. What do you want to know? I think it's great. Alex: Listening to you talk about it is my experience reading it, because I just cannot keep track of the timelines. Pete: There's like three different timelines happening at once. Alex: No, and I know that. You've got the Mask of the Phantasm timeline. You've got the very early bad cat stuff going on. Pete: Right. Alex: And then you've got the future cat stuff where she's killed the Joker and is dealing with it, with Penguin. And there was their kid, who was the new Batman. So I get all that. Pete: Batwoman. Alex: There's the transitions between them that just throw me, and I'm sure there's a point to it. Maybe they're doing something about memory and how memories are very fluid and go from one time period to another- Pete: Yeah, because it's also like cat and bat always have this thing about a disagreement about when they first met. Alex: Yes. So I get all that, but you look at a book like Strange Adventures, also from Tom King, where you have- Pete: Also confusing. Alex: But, even if it jumps between timelines of the same page, you've got Evan “Doc” Shaner and Mitch Gerads. So there's a delineation between the timelines. So you're able to follow, okay. Here's where we are at any given point. It is disorienting for me to read this book, and I still, and I know I'm harping on this. I don't know what the Phantasm has to do with this. Pete: That's going to be the fun, but also it is going to make sense. And I think it's going to be one of those things where it will be very interesting to get the trade, because there could be… it could make that much more sense, reading it all together. Alex: Absolutely. And I'm more than willing to follow it until the end. It's just- Pete: And you should follow it, because it's amazing art and writing and like such a fun, interesting story with these two characters we know and we've heard stories… for all time about them. Alex: I trust these creators. So I'm going to follow it until the end. I'm just having a hard time comprehending it as of now, that's what I'm saying. Alex: And that's it for The Stack. If you'd like to support our podcast and other podcasts we do, patrion.com/comic book club. Also, we do a live show every Tuesday night to Crowdcast at YouTube. Pete: Sure do. Alex: Love to chat with you about comic books. iTunes, Android, Spotify, Stitcher, or the app of your choice to subscribe and listen to the show. Comic book club live.com for this podcast and more. Until next time, we'll see you at the virtual comic book shop. But I'm saying that just to Pete's forehead, not to his ears. The post The Stack: Beta Ray Bill, Shadecraft And More appeared first on Comic Book Club. 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DC Spotlight March 30, 2021 Releases

Sis and Big Pop's Culture

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 81:17

Jace and Rocky tackle another week of DC comics! Most of the books the guys talk about aren't necessarily in the 'main' Dc continuity, but all the rest sort of stand on their own. Is this the reason the books seem to be sort of average this week? Maybe, maybe not, but The Other History of the DC Universe stands on its own as another spectacular issue of the John Ridley series that the guys have been really enjoying. Also we get sort of an epilogue of Future State as the third issue of Superman vs Imperious Lex hits comic shops. The Flash brings up a lot of question and the Jace and Rocky aren't necessarily in agreement on the quality of the issue, while Strange Adventures & Batman/Catwoman both written by Tom King may need to wrap up before we know the true quality of the stories. All this & a lot more so join us for the fun!

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Episode 19: Cats and Quilts, The Other History, and Evangeline

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2021 81:39

Join Sis and Big Pops for a talk about pop culture news fun things happening in movies, tv-shows, and comic books. Pops shares his pull list, some of his favs this week are Deep Beyond, I Walk with Monsters, Teen Titans Academy, and the DC Future State comic, Infinite Frontiers. What we're bingeing right now, Sis is watching Big Bang Theory, as per the usual, Big Pops isn't watching anything specific at the moment. We are finally back to reviewing comic books! This week we read the first three issues of Black Lightning as well as one of Pop's fav comics of last year, The Other History of the DC Universe. We also watched and reviewed the Disney animated movie, The Princess and the Frog. And we again end the episode with some WandaVision Spoilers, specifically, what Sis and Big Pops are hypothesizing. Listen in for some Family-friendly nerd fun! This episode was originally recorded on 2/14/21. Check us out on twitter @sisnpopsculture Spoiler notice: WandaVision Season 1 Ep 6.

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The Earth Station DCU Episode 225 – Prior Criminal History

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 74:05

This Week on Earth Station DCU! Drew Leiter and Cletus Jacobs look into prior criminal history. Mongol is not happy that Diana did not kill Artemis in Sensational Wonder Woman #4. It doesn't matter if your black or white in Batman Black & White #2. Starlet's identity is revealed in Batman: White Knight Presents: Harley Quinn #4. Mr. Terrific and Batman uncover the truth about the Pykkts in Strange Adventures #8. Mal Duncan and Karen Beecher-Duncan tell their story in The Other History of the DC Universe #2. Jackson and Andy go swimming in the galactic ocean in Future State: Aquaman #1. Superman comes to Gotham and learns about the Magistrate in Future State: Batman/Superman #1. We learn what happened to Bruce Wayne in Future State: Dark Detective #2. It' time to get the gang back together in Future State: Legion of Super-Heroes #1. The Suicide Squad must bring back Amanda Waller from Earth-3 in Future State: Suicide Squad #1. Superman goes to Lex Luthor's planet in Future State: Superman vs. Imperious Lex #1. All this plus, DC News, DC TV, Cletus's pick of the week, and much, much more! ------------------------ Table of Contents 0:00:00 Show Open 0:02:02 DC News 0:14:05 Sensational Wonder Woman #4 0:16:22 Batman Black & White #2 0:26:38 Batman: White Knight Presents: Harley Quinn #4 0:28:27 Strange Adventures #8 0:32:44 The Other History of the DC Universe #2 0:36:44 Future State: Aquaman #1 0:40:12 Future State: Batman/Superman #1 0:42:24 Future State: Dark Detective #2 0:49:00 Future State: Legion of Super-Heroes #1 0:52:00 Future State: Suicide Squad #1 1:26:00 Future State: Superman vs. Imperious Lex #1 1:04:54 Batwoman S2 Ep2 – Prior Criminal History 1:10:48 Show Close Links Sensational Wonder Woman #4 Batman Black & White #2 Batman: White Knight Presents: Harley Quinn #4 Strange Adventures #8 The Other History of the DC Universe #2 Future State: Aquaman #1 Future State: Batman/Superman #1 Future State: Dark Detective #2 Future State: Legion of Super-Heroes #1 Future State: Suicide Squad #1 Future State: Superman vs. Imperious Lex #1 Hawkeye by Matt Fraction and David Aja (Cletus's Read More Comics Pick) Earth Station One Tales of the Station Earth Station One Tales of the Station Vol. 2 The Chameleon Chronicles: Colors of Fate The Chameleon Chronicles: Sisters of the Thorn Want to Donate to the Show or Sponsor our Comics Talk for this week? No problem! Just click on the donate button below! If you would like to leave feedback, comment on the show, or would like us to give you a shout out, please call the ESDCU feedback line at (317) 564-9133 (remember long distance charges may apply) or feel free to email us @ earthstationdcu@gmail.com

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Episode 19: Betsy Braddock breaks out, DC's Other History Continues, What makes the Justice League, new WandaVision and more!

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 123:20

Welcome back! This was a packed week! This week we discuss Future State: Aquaman #1, Strange Adventures #8, The Other History of the DC Universe #2, Daredevil #26, Excalibur #17, New Mutants #15, Shang-Chi #5, Wolverine #9 and Captain Marvel #25. That's a lot of comic books! This week's Panel topic is on the Justice League! We create our own league and discuss what exactly do you need to consider when making a "Justice League". This week is Another Rewatch of WandaVision episodes 3 and 4! Are you keeping up with west view? Any theories?? Let us know! Thanks for listening! We really appreciate all the support! Feel free to contact us! Twitter - Another Relaunch - Keenan -LZ or via email anotherrelaunch@gmail.com

Los Cómics de la Semana 037 - Enero 29, 2021

La Covacha Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2021 170:57

¡Es hora de echar el chisme con los cómics de la semana! DC COMICS Future State: Dark Detective #2 Future State: Superman vs. Imperious Lex #1 Future State: Aquaman #1 Future State: Suicide Squad #1 Future State: Legion of Super-Heroes #1 Batman: Black and White #2 The Other History of the DC Universe #2 Strange Adventures #8 Future State: Batman / Superman #1 MARVEL X-Men #17 Daredevil #26 The Amazing Spider-Man #58 Shang-Chi #5 INDIES The Department of Truth #5 (Image Comics) Something Is Killing The Children #14 (BOOM! Studios) We Only Find Them When They're Dead #5 (BOOM! Studios) FICHA COVACHA Mesa: Francisco Espinosa, Bernardo Arteaga y Elizabeth Ugalde Síguenos en Twitter, Facebook, YouTube y ¡ahora en Twitch! Fecha: Viernes 29 de enero, 2021 Música Intro: Midnight City by c152 feat. chirrrex Background (Looped): Forgot About Me by DreamHeaven Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6519-forgot-about-me- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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The Stack: South Side Serpents, Captain Marvel And More

The Stack

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2021 47:13

On this week's comic book review podcast: Riverdale Presents South Side Serpents #1 Archie Comics Story by David Barnett Art by Richard Ortiz Captain Marvel #25 Marvel Written by Kelly Thompson Art by Lee Garbett The Department of Truth #5 Image Comics Written by James Tynion IV Art by Martin Simmonds Firefly #25 BOOM! Studios Written by Greg Pak Art by Pius Bak Future State: Suicide Squad #1 DC Comics Written by Robbie Thompson, Jeremy Adams Art by Javier Fernandez, Fernando Pasarin Future State: Superman vs. Imperious Lex #1 DC Comics Written by Mark Russell Art by Steve Pugh Future State: Dark Detective #2 DC Comics Written by Mariko Tamaki, Joshua Williamson Art by Dan Mora, Giannis Milonogiannis Future State: Legion of Super-Heroes #1 DC Comics Written by Brian Michael Bendis Art by Riley Rossmo Future State: Aquaman #1 DC Comics Written by Brandon Thomas Art by Daniel Sampere Future State: Batman/Superman #1 DC Comics Written by Gene Luen Yang Art by Ben Oliver Post Americana #2 Image Comics Written and art by Dave Skroce Daredevil #26 Marvel Written by Chip Zdarsky Art by Marco Chechetto & Mike Hawthorne Monstress #31 Image Comics Written by Marjorie Liu Art by Nana Takeda The Other History of the DC Universe #2 DC Comics Written by John Ridley Art by Giuseppe Camuncoli Nailbiter Returns #9 Image Comics Written by Joshua Williamson Art by Mike Henderson X-Men #17 Marvel Written by Jonathan Hickman Art by Brett Booth Spawn #314 Image Comics Written by Todd McFarlane Art by Carlo Barberi The Last God #12 DC Comics Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson Art by Riccardo Federici Something is Killing the Children #14 BOOM! Studios Written by James Tynion IV Art by Werther Dell'edera Strange Adventures #8 DC Comics Written by Tom King Art by Mitch Gerards and Evan “Doc” Shaner An Unkindness of Ravens #5 BOOM! Studios Written by Dan Panosian Art by Marianna Ignazzi Colonel Weird: Cosmagog #4 Dark Horse Comics Written by Jeff Lemire Art by Tyler Crook SUBSCRIBE ON RSS, ITUNES, ANDROID, SPOTIFY, STITCHER OR THE APP OF YOUR CHOICE. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER, AND FACEBOOK. SUPPORT OUR SHOWS ON PATREON. Full Episode Transcript: As Alex: What is up everybody? Welcome to The Stack. I'm Alex. Justin: I'm Justin. Pete: I'm Pete. Alex: And on The Stack, we talk about a bunch of comics that have come out this week, kicking it off with Riverdale Presents: South Side Serpents from Archie Comics, story by David Barnett, art by Richard Ortiz. This is part of a slate of comics that Archie has started releasing that aren't exactly in continuity with the shows, but they include the characters the way they appear on the show. They're kind of like halfway between the monthly comics and the shows themselves. This with a Madam Satan one-shot spinning off and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina that we talked about. This one of course is spinning off of Riverdale [crosstalk 00:00:46]. Pete: I wish I would've known that before I read it, because I read it and I was like, “Holy shit, everything's going to change.” Alex: Yeah. Well, no, it's out of continuity. Pete: They killed some people in this comic. Alex: They straight up killed some people. I got to tell you, I mean, to start there, I was surprised how hardcore this was. Justin: Me too. This book went hard from beginning to end and I will say, “I like this.” To me, I mean Archie Comics for a decade has been taking big swings with a lot of their choices, a lot of their … especially their one shots like this and they're limited series. But with this like putting it in between Riverdale featuring Toni Topaz here which was great. And then having both Hot Dog show up drawn like Hot Dog from the Double Digest. As well as a murder happening involving Hot Dog, I was like, “Okay, we're going for it here.” Alex: So the plot of this book if you haven't picked it up is that Jughead is tasked by FP to go rejuvenate the serpents, FP can see that they're getting older. He wants them to go out, get some young blood in there. Things go very, very wrong. The thing that I think this book did so well is the serpents are way too friendly on the TV show. They're supposed to be the most hardcore biker gang, but they was like, “We're hardcore, we're fucking helping out with community service. And now we're going to assist the police department. Look how hardcore we are.” Here they're an actual biker gag, and they're treated like an actual biker gang. And it works really well to the devastating end of the book. Pete: Yeah. Justin: Yeah, I agree. It was also nice to take you back to this time in Riverdale, we're all Riverdale fans, and to sort of position us sort of earlier, this was like season two Riverdale it felt like, was really fun as well. Pete: Yeah. Alex: Good stuff. Definitely check. Oh, go ahead. Justin: Wait, Pete's going to weigh in. Pete: I really liked this. I loved all the action, it moves really well. It feels like Riverdale, but it has its own kind of flavor, which is cool for the comic. And I thought the art was great and the storytelling was really impressive how well this moved. I had a great time. Justin: A lot of biker gangs have a crown that the head of the gang wears. Alex: This is true, like the hell's angels. Justin: Yeah, fairy famously, and some anarchy. Alex: [inaudible 00:03:17] biker gang that we can name which is, what is that, Justin? Justin: That biker game, there's the wheels, the wheelies. Pete: The Wheelers. Justin: The wheelers, that's it. Alex: Yes. Captain Marvel number 25 from Marvel written by Kelly Thompson, art by Lee Garbett. This is a title that we haven't talked about too much, but as it is hitting an anniversary issue, we do like Kelly Thompson in particular here on the show, I figured it was worth talking about. Captain Marvel is trapped in a post-apocalyptic future where the son of Namor and Amara has lead ways everything, using captain Marvel for his evil plan. As usual with Kelly Thompson book, I thought this is a lot of fun. I had a blast reading this. What about you guys? Pete: Yeah. I mean, as parents, you have to feel that if your son or daughter stabs a stuffed animal dolphin, you better address that early. Otherwise that's really going to get out of hand and lead you [crosstalk 00:04:14]. Justin: Well, the question is, at least in my household is it during stabbing practice or is it [inaudible 00:04:19]. Pete: Oh, oh, oh. Justin: Because if it's during stabbing practice it's good. Pete: It's fine. Alex: I'll tell you what, quarantine school has been weird. Justin: Yeah, they're doing a lot of real post-apocalyptic lessons are going around. Obviously Pete you're not a parent, but there is a lot of zombie preparation- Alex: Smart. Justin: … how to, like early cannibalism stuff. Pete: Is it like machete upkeep and stuff like that? Alex: [crosstalk 00:04:44] and the teacher on the Zoom was saying, “Okay first graders, are you distilling your pee properly so you can drink it?” Pete: Oh my God. That's so creepy. Justin: That's why it's really important to potty train them, so you don't lose that precious pee. Alex: What'd you think about this book, Pete? Pete: I loved it. Oh, that was gross. Justin: Precious Pete. Pete: Oh man, I don't want it. Yeah, I really liked this, a lot of over the top action, which I enjoyed. Fun kind of Namor a story, classic tale of raising somebody who is going to murder their father. It was just classic fun stuff. You guys have to be worried about that, getting murdered by your own kids. That's got to be something that waves on you. Alex: You keep throwing this back on us. Pete: I mean, that's something that you got to be worried a little bit about as a parent that you're raising the person who's going to kill you. Alex: I'm much more worried about you killing me Pete than I have my kids at this point. Justin: 100%. Pete: Oh well, that's smart. Justin: That's the real threat, keeps us up nights. Alex: Speaking of things that are … Oh, go ahead. Pete: But I love that art. I love the action. This is some great, yeah, the Thor was just fantastic and this is really fun. Justin: Yeah, Bridget. It's funny reading this alongside Future State over on the DC side of things, because it feels very much like a Future State book in the Marvel Universe. And it's fun, I like books that take us into alternate futures where shits fucked up. Alex: Well, let's go to an alternate present where shit is fucked up in The Department of Truth number five from Image Comics written by James Tynion IV, art by Martin Simmonds. This is a big one for anybody who's reading the series. It's about a department that is tasked with taking care of conspiracy theories here. Our main character is finding out a bunch more about the other side, Black Hat, and what's going on with them. Maybe this doesn't change everything, but it certainly comes close to it. How'd you feel about this issue? Justin: I've not been shy to say I love this series. I think this series is just so present, it's feels so real. It's about how if enough people believe in conspiracy theories, they become real. And like what truth is, it is something I think we as a nation, as a world grapple with literally every day. And so this book does such a good job between the art and the story of really just getting inside my brain. Pete: Yeah, this is really kind of crazy cool. The conspiracy stuff is one thing, but just the art and the storytelling, unlike how this all kind of unfolds for the main character that we're following here is tripped out in all the right ways. It's just really great kind of like conspiracy story telling that kind of feeds into fears and kind of deep thoughts in all the right ways. I think this is a really creative book that is really doing an amazing job. Alex: I feel like we've said this here on the show before, but it struck me with this issue in particular, this feels like a lost Vertigo book down to the art and the writing and everything, and it's awesome. Firefly … Oh, go ahead. Justin: I was going to say just an excellent Vertigo book. Alex: Yeah. A lost Vertigo book that should have stayed lost was what I was saying. Pete: Whoa. Alex: Should've stayed in Karen Berger's drawer. Pete: Oh, come on, what? You mean drawer? Alex: Come on. Pete: You saying drawer? Alex: Yeah, I was trying to say that. Pete: Okay. Alex: Firefly number 25 from BOOM! Studios written by Greg Pak- Pete: Greg Pak. Alex: … art by Pius Bak. We talked about the special, the end of The Blue Sun Rising, just being an awesome Firefly story. Here after all of this prequel stuff, we're moving beyond serenity. We're showing what happens years later. There's a big twists here. I thought this is great. As much as I like the stuff that went before, I'm very excited about this direction for the book. It tells a good story. If you have watched all the Firefly and Serenity, you can jump in right here, you don't have to read anything previous. And that is very exciting. Justin: Yeah. For Greg Pal to tell a great story that really nails all the characters, but it also feels like it's expanding the universe as a prequel, and then to jump into sort of where the story is continuing from any fan, whatever they've taken in for this show and movie is great, such a smart move, I love that he's guiding this ship. Pete: I wanted to read something, speaking of fans, a fan of our show reached out to me and was just wondering, we had Fred Van Lente on a bunch, but they're asking me when the fuck Greg Pak is going to be on, so I wanted to kind of turn that over to Alex and just be like, “Hey, when the fuck is Greg Pak going to be on the show so we can talk to him.” Justin: Let me throw this out to you Pete, are you the fan that reached out to you? Pete: No. Justin: Sounds a lot like you. Alex: We'll try to have him back on scene, we always love having him of the show. Thanks for writing in, Pete. Let's move over to our Future State block. Here's the issues that came out of Future State this week. Future State Suicide Squad number one, Future State Superman Versus Imperious Lex number one, Future State Dark Detective number two, Legion of Superheroes number one, Aquaman number one, Batman and Superman number one. Now, as we've been doing in the past couple of weeks, instead of talking about absolutely everything, I want to call out what our favorites were, and I'll turn to you Justin first. What was your favorite or favorites from these Future State titles this week? Justin: Once again, I liked a lot of these books. I feel like they'd been really crushing it, but my favorites were, let me throw it to Superman versus Imperious Lex. Alex: Oh, that's what I figured. I say that's what I figured because that was also my favorite. And that's a book, it's written by Mark Russell, who's one of our favorites here on the show, art by Steve Pugh. And it shows a Future State, a future society where Lex has taken over a planet, Superman and Lois come head to head with it. Ridiculous parodied, a lot of fun at the same time, Justin. Justin: And I do think Mark Russell has done such a good job. He's so good at bringing real issues into his comic book work, famously first on the Flintstones book that he did. And then a bunch of other things that he's done. And this to really weave big interesting ideas about how people, populaces are controlled by their leaders and economics, how economics drives people into a far Future Superman United Planets, Lex Luther story, I think was great. There's a bunch of humor here as well. It's just a book of ideas and I love that. Alex: Pete, what about you? What jumped out at you this week? Pete: I liked Future State Dark Detectives number two. I really liked this kind of like a gritty future Batman. And I also really liked the second story with a Rose, guessing Slade's daughter. But just- Alex: That's an in continuity character by the way. That's not just a Future State character. Pete: Oh, okay. Alex: Just for clarification. Pete: Thank you. Alex: But just to mention before you get too far into it, written by Mariko Tamaki and Joshua Williamson, art by Dan Mora, who you love from Once & Future, and Giannis Milonogiannis. And the first story is about Bruce Wayne after he's been “shot and killed” coming back and try to figure out what he is now. The second one is a Red Hood story, which is basically straight up Akira in a very fun way. Justin, what'd you think about this one? Justin: I like both of these stories. The Bruce Wayne story at the front of this is so good. The art, the Dan Mora art is excellent, and really I would love to see this as just an ongoing series of Bruce Wayne in a future where he has been killed, figuring out what he's going to do next and finding his way back is great. And then the backup story really felt a lot like Nightwing [inaudible 00:13:02] relationship, but put on with Red Hood and Rose, which I thought was a cool sort of mapping, and with the Akira stuff you're talking about as well. Alex: The one that I was completely surprised that I loved was Future State Aquaman number one, written by Brandon Thomas, art by Daniel Sampere. I don't usually like Aquaman stories at all, but this one is showing Aqualad all grown up training the daughter of Aquaman and Mera. They accidentally ended up in this conjoining of seas, I think it's called the conjunction or something like that, that travels across different planets. They get trapped, they get separated, Aqualad's been in prison for years. And finally, spoiler, but he gets some hope that the girl he's been in charge with maybe still alive somewhere. This was bad-ass, like we were talking about, this is something that I'm like, “I want to read this book.” And this is such a strong concept right here. I want to see where this goes. I want to see them go through all these seas, go through all these worlds, try to find each other. That's very exciting. And the art from Daniel Sampere- Pete: Oh my God. Alex: … is awesome as well, but fantastic. My jaw dropped, I was so surprised, I like this so much. Pete: Yeah. And I really liked the Black Manta stuff as well. It was like the right amount of beautiful tripped out colors for all these different kinds of worlds and stuff. I was really impressed by it. Justin: I also want to throw it out to the Suicide Squad Future State book. This was really great as well. Really surprising, well-written dark take, featuring a ton of characters that I didn't expect to really see together and just really smart observations of these characters. Pete: The second story, Black Adam really looks like The Rock, it's like holy shit, all right guys, we get it. Alex: Yeah, that was a weird one for me. But just to mention the writing team of that, written by Robbie Thompson, Jeremy Adams, art by Javier Fernandez, Fernando Pasarin. And real quick, before wrap up, here are the other ones, Future State Legion of Superheroes number one written by Brian Michael Bendis, gorgeous art as always by Riley Rossmo. And then there's also Batman Superman number one, which is interesting one. Pete: That's the one I wanted to talk about. Alex: Written by Gene Luen Yang and art by Ben Oliver. Because this actually isn't very Future State. This is, if Future State is 10, 15, 20, whatever years down the road, this is five years down the road with our Batman and Superman right before things go wrong, which is a fascinating tack to take, Pete, take it away. Pete: Yeah, I really thought this was, first off the banter back and forth between Superman and Batman was amazing. I also really liked this kind of false face thing. And then Superman realizing why masks are good was really cool. And I really liked this toad character that was introduced. Yeah, I was really impressed with this. Might not have been that far in the future, but man, this was a really cool book. I really liked it. And I'm trying to think, I also read the Batman: White Knight Presents: Harley Quinn, number four. And that was- Alex: Pete. Justin: Totally [inaudible 00:16:24]. Pete: I'm just putting it out there, we're doing a quick review thing here. Alex: No, no, no, but it's not Future State. Pete: Well, it is DC. Alex: You keep doing this. I send you a list of comics and you are like, I read these five other comics. Pete: Yeah. Alex: I just think that the story is really- Justin: I just love comics. Alex: Great. Pete, when we get to it, I read Amazing Spider-Man as well, so I just want to talk about that. Pete: Great. I'm just wanting to say real quick though, the Harley Quinn thing at first, the White Knight Presents, I didn't, but now it's really going well and I'm really impressed with it. And I thought it was a really great story and it's worth checking out. Justin: Really grabbing the mic. Alex: How was Usagi Yojimbo, Pete? Pete: I look forward to checking that out. Alex: Wow. Justin: Wow, shame. Alex: What a hater. Post Americana, oh. Justin: Hold up. One last thing about Future State. I think that DC should do this, pick a month every year, do this. It introduces so many interesting ideas. They could reflect whatever the ongoing stories are in the main titles in their Future State titles, introduce a bunch of new artists and writers into this world. Pete: I think that's what they're going to do. Justin: I don't think they're going to do that, but I wish they did. Pete: I think they are. Alex: That's a great idea. I mean it's clearly like it was originally there to give everybody space on the schedule and everything, at least in terms of the writers and artists, but this is great. I'm so happy with all of these books. Pete: I also wanted to say in the Future State Legion one, the amazing last page, that was a really fun issue. Alex: Sure. Justin: Yes. Alex: Post Americana number two from Image Comics written and art by Dave Skroce. This is a wild book, we talked about the first issue of this taking place in post-apocalyptic world. When we left off, our main characters have been captured by cannibals who wear human skin. That's where this issue picks up. Pete, you got to love that, picks up right where it left off basically. Pete: Huge fan. Alex: This book is fucked up at exactly the right way. It's like Crossed, but not as dark I guess, with a little bit more of a mission to it. Justin: I don't know. It feels a lot just like Crossed. I don't know where you're seeing the less darkness. There's less like coming on bullets before you shoot them at people. Alex: Sure, that's fair. Pete: I would say- Alex: But the main lady has no limbs, but she calls her robot limbs and then kicks the ass of the cannibals, so that's pretty fun. Pete: It's like Iron Man. I would say this is like a really dark version of Wall-E a little bit, like a real fucked up Wall-E. Justin: Oh, Wall-E, interesting. I don't get that. Alex: Well, there's a male character and there's a female character like Eva. Justin: Oh, interesting. None of them are robots. And there's a lot of other people there and many of them cannibals, which if I remember Wall-E correctly it's very light on cannibalism. Am I wrong there? Pete: Yeah, it is. Alex: Did you watch the director's cut? Pete: Yeah. Alex: It's on Disney plus. Pete: I was just talking about the people who are on vacation, looking at the news and kind of taking it all in. And that kind of little bit was very Wall-E. Justin: Oh, I see. Yes. I mean, to be fair, that is reminiscent of Wall-E. That was one panel. Pete: Still reminded me of Wall-E dickhead. Justin: You said this book is like a fucked up wall-E, and that is taking one panel and being like, this is … If I heard that description, I was like, “Oh, okay, fucked up Wall-E. I love Wall-E, I wish he was more fucked up. Let me read it.” And I was like, “What's that dude Pete talking about?” Pete: Because there's one panel that really reminds you of Wall-E. Justin: Okay, it's hard to argue with you. Alex: It's a fictional story like Wall-E. Pete: Yeah. Justin: My life's a lot like Wall-E in that I occasionally watch a silent film. Alex: This book is insanely over the top odd purpose, but I'm enjoying it two issues in- Pete: I am too. Alex: … and I'm excited to see where it goes. Let's move on to talk about Daredevil number 26 from Marvel written by Chip Zdarsky, art by Marco Checchetto and Meek Hawthorne, Mike Hawthorne. Excuse me, I don't know why it's spelled Meek, like the character for the Guardians of Galaxy, not Guardians of Galaxy, [inaudible 00:20:39], and World War Hulk. Justin: Yeah, we can just cut this part out of there. Pete: World War Hulk is right. Alex: Mike Hawthorne, this is taking Daredevil who was in prison, mixing it up with King in Black. It is, Ted's fucked up with an amazing last paddle. I'll tell you what, I am vehemently against venomizing everything in the Marvel Universe, yet I love this, and I'm not 100% sure why. Justin: Well, I think it's just really well handled. There's a sort of kid and parent venomization here that is legit scary. I love the Electra taking over from Daredevils in prison. I love Electra being the Daredevil on the street. That's such a fun story. To see them all having to handle the King in Black stuff is wild. And I loved that it didn't take over, all the characters get to shine still. And this last bit where we … spoiler, but Daredevil gets venomized and you get to be in his head. Pete: You love that. Justin: I loved it. I thought it was so smart. Pete: Yeah, I was really … There's a lot in this comic which is great. A lot of very interesting ideas in this comic, the whole prison scene, and where Daredevil's getting kind of lectured and talking about the difference between white and black. He can just take off the mask and be somebody else, really powerful stuff, really cool. It's very interesting to see Kingpin. I am not tired of this idea of Kingpin being a public figure. And we know him as this evil person and he's like, it's just very … I love this idea and I'm not sick of it. And I hope it continues around Daredevil. Alex: One thing that I really loved was getting to see the moment when the mayor of New York finds out that venom symbiotes have attacked the city. I feel like that's something that you'd never really get to see at all in a comic book crossover, because it's always focusing on The Avengers, focusing on the superheroes. You never get to see the government, except later on when captain America is like, “Can you send out the national guard?” And they're like, “Yeah, absolutely.” You never get to see that moment they're like, “Oh, aliens attacking again. You got to get out of here.” Justin: It's funny too because I feel like I've heard mayor de Blasio talk a lot about them, the venomization of New York. Alex: Oh yeah, he always talks about that. Pete: I'm sick. Justin: I mean, to be fair, he's often jumping to conclusions. Alex: Right. Well, you remember when those venom symbiotes attacked New York, he was like, “Alternate side of the street park [inaudible 00:23:18].” It's very niche content. Pete: Yeah, it is. Justin: It is very New York focused content. Alex: Great comic though. Let's move on and talk about Monstress number 31 from Image Comics written by Marjorie Liu, art by Sana Takeda. Now we had talked about Monstress: Talk Stories, the two-part book that came out before this, after not talking about Monstress for a very long period of time. I thought those were awesome, so I thought it was worth checking out this book, the main book and seeing how it's going. I still love the art in this. This is such a weird wild world that is fascinating to jump in with, the mythology is so different and interesting to read. But what did you guys think about it? Justin: Yeah, I agree with you. This is very much to me, and I haven't read a lot of this book, but it's very much to me like all of the cut scenes from Final Fantasy game just sort of put together. And I love that, so I thought this was a fun read. Pete: The art is really impressive in this book and it's really a lot of fun, the different monsters and stuff and the different kind of animal people that we kind of see in this is very cool and worth checking out alone. But you guys, this has to be a dream of yours. Just sit down and have a father, daughter conversation as you sit on a pile of skulls and just kind of have a father daughter talk or a father son talk, that's got to be something that you guys look forward to as parents. Justin: Hmm, didn't go where I thought it was. Yeah, sure. I mean, after stabbing practice obviously we do sit on skulls after. Pete: Obviously after, yeah. Alex: Exactly. Let's move on and talk about The Other History of the DC Universe number two from DC Comics, written by John Ridley, art by Giuseppe Camuncoli, where the first issue of this book focused on black lightning, here we're jumping over to the Teen Titans and looking to two characters there. I got to tell you, I mean, this issue was phenomenal as the first issue is phenomenal. Justin: It's so good. Alex: It's fascinating personally reading this for me because I am much more familiar with what happened with black lightning. And there's much more touchstones in that book than here, because I never read Teen Titans growing up. I had no idea what was going on there, the continuity. This is definitely, I understand this feels like the decades, but none of these stories, other than Titans Hunt which we talked about at a live show a couple of months ago, and some of the Deathstroke stuff, none of it really feels familiar with me. But at the same time I love this story and I love the idea of taking two characters who were in Teen Titans showing their diverse opinions, their diverse ideas, views of what was going on throughout the history of the DC Universe. This is such a cool project. It's very exciting. Justin: It's just so smart the way it takes two characters and really weaves their stories together with observations that … A lot of the things that happen in this from the original comics are ridiculous. But to then weave them into one story with actual commentary of what a real person would think, I think it just works so well, on top of that weaving in like real-world events and the perspective of these two African-American characters in a world where, which they talk about a lot where everyone else is white essentially, it's just really well done. This is necessary reading I think right there. Pete: Yeah. I didn't know how much I wanted this until it happened, just to have that kind of commentary on the stuff that we know from the years of reading comics is just so rich and great and such a cool idea. Art's amazing. I'm really impressed with the writing and storytelling. It's a must pick up. Alex: Great stuff. Let's move on and talk about Nailbiter Returns number nine from Image Comics written by Joshua Williamson, art by Mike Henderson, not Meek Henderson or anything like that. Justin: No, that would be [crosstalk 00:27:24]. Alex: That was so much fun. Justin: Well, I guess we'll have to cut this out too. Alex: Yes. In this book we're finally getting a lot of answers about what has been going on in Buckaroo with the butchers. We get the [inaudible 00:27:38] back on the villain of this series. Another just great issue, like the theology that they keep fleshing out here is so impressive and so much fun. Justin: And we finally get the eyeball licking that I think we've all been asking. Pete: Oh, man. Alex: Absolutely. I've been begging for it. I've been writing them every week. Where is it? Where is it? Where is it? Pete: Yeah. You guys are big eyeball lickers, this is right up your alley. This book has started at such a crazy place. And I think every issue like, oh, okay, now I understand. But it keeps getting more and more insane in such a great way. It heightens and makes things even better than you thought. I've been really impressed with the kind of unraveling of the stories, if you will. And man, this is so intense and gross and over the top in all the right ways, the arts fantastic. And man, eyeballs are gross. Justin: Yeah. But I agree and the amount of sort of dream logic that's been used in this book, I was really surprised by, but it's been great and it really keeps you guessing throughout. Alex: Next one, I'm very excited and I mean this earnestly to find out what Pete thought about this book, X-Men number 17 from Marvel Comics, written by Jonathan Hickman, art by Brett Booth. In this issue the X-Men in classic uniforms, X factor uniforms journey to Shi'ar space and have a classic nineties style fight to save [inaudible 00:29:18]. Pete. Justin: Save Xandra. Alex: Oh yes. Justin: This generation's [inaudible 00:29:24]. Alex: Yeah, sorry. Pete, if there is any issue of X-Men, it had to be this issue, right? Pete: Sure. I mean, it was very kind of like, it was a little nineties art that was a little bit like, holy crap, when does this take place in the timeline? But man, yeah, it was enjoyable. I mean the phone call was a little ridiculous. And there was still something that I was supposed to read that didn't in the middle of it. Alex: Oh my God, that was so much fun. [crosstalk 00:30:00] Bobby. Justin: It was very fun. Pete: I'll never know. Alex: Chilling out having a hilarious time. So funny. Pete: I mean, it's nineties excellent fun is what it is and all the right ways. And so that part is very cool. Justin: This to me was such a wild read. Coming off of X of Swords and everything that's been going on in the X-Men books, to read this sort of love letter to the Chris Claremont era of X-Men, drawn by Brett Booth with all this really goofy shit going on between Sunspot and Cannonball. Throughout the whole issue I was like this, it just feels like Jonathan Hickman is like, I'm going to do whatever the fuck I want. And this is what I want to do right now as a palette cleanser after X of Swords, and here it is. Alex: It's great. I could not believe where they had that splash page of Jean Gray and psych labs in the X-Force uniforms storm in her classic uniform, just walking out and like posing in [inaudible 00:31:03] field style. That's great. Justin: There's this panel on page nine or something with storms in the front and then behind you got like Cyclops and Jean just flirting in the background. I was just like, this is so … And I love seeing that. Alex: Me too. Justin: I was like, it's such a flashback. Alex: And the other thing that we get a tease of here is there's going to be an actual vote online to choose the new member of the X-Men, which is so fun. I just love the fact that they're having fun. Pete: You think that's fun? Alex: What? Pete: You think that's fun? Justin: I do think it's fun. Here, let's list the options here, and then let's hear who everybody thinks. We've got Banshee. Pete: Can we talk about the … in the middle of this giant epic fight, she calls home for help. And we got to listen to this douchebag talk about a fire sale and how he's making money off of it. Do you guys know what a fire sale is? Do you know what … I mean, this is like, it's very … Alex: It's for Sunspot. Justin: Yeah. Alex: That's what he does. Justin: Yeah. It was fun. It was weird and fun. That's what the point of it was. Pete: Cool. Alex: What is your problem with the X-Men vote, Pete? Is it that you have to use a computer, which you don't know how to use yet? Pete: Yeah, that's exactly it. Justin: Let me throw it down. Let me list the X-Men, Banshee, Polaris, Forge, Boom Boom, Tempo, hugely famous Tempo, Cannonball, Sunspot, Strong Guy, Mero, Armor. Pete: Armor. Justin: Who's your pick? Alex: I do like Armor. Pete: I go Armor. Alex: Wait, who is on it then? Who is already on the team? Because I don't know the list, obviously seen Cyclops, Jean Gray, Storm. Justin: Yeah, I mean, I don't know either. I think it's sort of up in the air maybe or maybe it's decided. Alex: Who's the first batch again? Justin: Banshee, Polaris, Forge, Boom Boom, Tempo. Alex: Ooh, I want to see if Storm is on the team. I want to see Forge on this team. Because I want to see that old nineties tension between them. That'd be fun. Justin: Yeah, they had a lot of tension. Alex: Yeah. Justin: I'm definitely going for Strong Guy. Pete: Really? Alex: Love it. Justin: I love Strong Guy. Alex: All right. Pete: No Boom Boom. Justin: Fun character. Funny character. A lot of pathos underneath his his powers, great, great character. Alex: I got to assume Wolverine is the other one, right? It's Wolverine and Storm, Cyclops, Jean Gray and whoever the fifth one is. Justin: It's a bunch of X-Men. I don't know. We don't know. Remember every other X-Men book has been like, look, a bunch of random experts. Alex: It's true. All right. Let's throw it out to Pete the page here with a [inaudible 00:33:49], Spawn number 314 from Image Comics, written by Todd McFarlane, art by Carlo Barberi. In this issue Spawn meets a larger Spawn. Pete: Yeah. And is immediately confused why this larger spawn would be attacking him. He's like, “Hey, wait, we look similar, we should be on the same size, giant spawn.” Alex: What I love about this giant spawn, having not read many issues of Spawn before this, is it is entirely possible this large spawn was introduced prior or this large spawn was just introduced this issue. But either way is fine. Justin: Let me just throw out there, he fights a larger spawn, is captured, and then that larger spawn is like, “It's time to meet my master, who is the large and even larger spawn.” Pete: And even larger spawn, because [crosstalk 00:34:39], well, you can't get larger in that spawn. And by the way our spawn is so small in comparison to the large spawn and then even larger one. But what's fun- Alex: Here's my question, why do they keep calling each other spawn? Because that's like their designation, right? It would be like, if we kept calling each other a human or something like that. Justin: Yes. Alex: It's weird. Pete: Well, human. Justin: It is weird. Yeah, they should have a short hand, because they're all in the spawn business together. Pete: I really liked this twist at the end where it's like, oh man, you giant spawns are going to get taken down by even smaller spawn. What a twist. Alex: Remember that he's not a spawn, I think he's sharp night guy. Pete: He's night spawn, that's [crosstalk 00:35:24]. Alex: Oh, he's night spawn, was that medieval spawn? Pete: It's medieval spawn. I don't know if it's medieval. It looks like a night spawn. Justin: I think, and it wasn't introduced in issue six or something crazy, way back in the day. Pete: What, medieval spawn? Justin: Yeah. Pete: That was- Alex: Before we move on here- Pete: No, no, that was a crossover event where medieval spawn was its own comic series for a little, dark ages spawn. Justin: Yeah, that's right. I'm starting to think this Todd McFarlane guy is trying to sell some action figures. Pete: Well, he is, he makes a lot of them, and it's smart. Because if I was a kid I would want all the spawns, but the dark ages spawn is where [crosstalk 00:36:01]. Alex: But as an adult you know better. Justin: As an adult you put away childish things. Pete: That's right. Justin: And you'd have no interest in having any of these action figures. Alex: Pete, before we move on, I just want to ask, did you like this comic book? Pete: Yeah, what's not to like? Alex: Your voice was very high. Justin: Wow, really high-pitched answer there, Pete. And let's just, for the listener, Pete, is sitting on a pile of spawn action figures as if they were skulls. Pete: Yes. Alex: The Last God number 12 from DC Comics written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, art by Riccardo Federici. This is wrapping up the first maybe arc of this book. But it definitely wraps up the story that we have here as our friends to try to take down The Last God, I guess. Pete: Yeah. Alex: Big revelations here, some big deaths. What'd you think? How'd you think about this story as a whole over the course of 12 issues? Pete: Epic. I really love the storytelling, and [inaudible 00:36:58] is like we see them in action, but as the issues go on, we get little bits and pieces of their backstory, I think done so well, while telling a bigger story. The action and the lead-up of the ending of this was just really well done. And I wasn't the biggest fan of songs or whatever, but it really kind of fit. I loved all the back matter and the maps and stuff. This was just a fantastic epic story that I think really 12 issues of just gold. Justin: It's really beautifully drawn. The story's great. And the fact that it ends with this just great song where we see all the characters, it feels just like a montage at the end of a epic trilogy. I want to see this as a TV series more than I want to see The Lord of the Rings series that's in development at Amazon. Pete: Wow. Alex: Couldn't agree more. Let's move on and talk about Something Is Killing the Children number 14 from BOOM! Studios, art by James Tynion IV, art by Werther Dell'Edera. Here we're getting our hero finally fighting back against the monsters who are the ones killing the children. Justin, I know you've been, frustrated is probably too strong a word, but you've definitely felt like this title needs to get somewhere. Did you feel like it got there with this issue? Justin: Yes, it does feel like this is the issue that's sort of moving into what this arc is about. When so many of the issues in this arc were very much like we got to fight this stuff, we got to get out there and do this. And we were getting little tidbits. Let me start over, this arc felt like it was going to be this huge backstory arc, really getting us to the next phase. And then it didn't do that. And then this feels like it does it. Alex: What about you, Pete? How'd you feel about this issue? Pete: I disagree a little bit with Justin. I think this continues to be amazing. I didn't think- Alex: It's very good. The art is very good. The fight sequences are awesome in this book. Pete: Yeah. I've just been impressed with it from start to finish, but I think that we do kind of get to see the main girl kind of views her kind of veteran's styles to kind of work her kind of magic a little bit. I'm glad we got to finally see that. And I love the whole bit about her working out some anger issues, oh, that just spoke to me in ways that you can't believe. But I want to get one of those mass to walk around with the light that she has. I think that'd be really cool. But yeah, I can't say enough great things about this book. This is really glorious. Alex: It's good staff. Moving on to Strange Adventures number eight from DC Comics written by Tom King, art by Mitch Gerads and Evan Doc Shaner. In this issue the Pykkts finally attack earth. The whole Justice League is on the offensive, Adam Strange of course is caught in the middle. And in the backstory, finding out more about what's gotten with Adam Strange, and it is starting to feel like maybe he's the bad guy here. What do you guys think about what's going on? Justin: I mean there's … Go ahead. You go. Pete: Yeah, so I've been a little frustrated with this up until this issue, because I felt like we haven't really had enough information to really kind of piece together what's going on. In this we get a lot of information which is great and much needed. The very crazy cool touching stuff with the daughter here. Yeah, I felt like this finally started to click for me and I was like, “Oh my God. Okay. Now I'm understanding things a little bit more and I want to go back and read it from the beginning.” Justin: I mean, this book is so good. It's such a stressful read, like a lot of Tom King stuff. The tension in this book, it's just palpable throughout. And we have Adam Strange in the last couple of issues. We found out that he's been tortured basically for a million lifetimes, just absolutely brutalized. And in this issue, it just rephrases him. He's gone through so much trauma. He's like a fully broken person. And Doc Shaner's art like, he still has these perfectly clear blue eyes, but you just see the pain that he's in and how he is just not capable of being a hero. And that adds so much dread to the scenes with his daughter. And then meanwhile, you have Mr. Terrific and Batman trying to sort through with great sequences of Mr. Terrific answering trivia questions from one of his fears. I'm so excited to see where this is going. Alex: I am starting to feel despite what I said at the beginning, that this is more about perspectives on war and how nobody is right. That there isn't really a villain. I know I said maybe Adam Strange was the villain, but I think he committed atrocities, the Pykkts committed atrocities. That's what happens in war. We know that Tom King has been in wars. He was in the CIA. He knows how this works. And I think that's what he's writing about here is that from the perspective of your side, of course you're right, but that doesn't mean that you're right for the perspective of the other side. And I think that's what he's playing with here. Justin: There are no heroes. Alex: Exactly. Justin: It's very hard to have a hero when you're in a war where both sides are fighting to kill and fighting for their lives. And I think that's what we're going to get next issue. Alex: Yeah. Next up, An Unkindness of Ravens number five from Boom! Studios written by Dan Panosian, art by Marianna Ignazzi. This is the end of the first arc, first book, whatever you want to call it, of this title. We've had our main characters try to figure out what's going on in this weird small town here, spoiler, but she finds out her mother is alive. She had a twin sister who had some power maybe, but it turns out actually she didn't. It turns out she might have the power. She might be the one that is supposed to complete this coven of witches or whatever is going on here. We were big fans of this from when they started. How did you feel about how it wrapped up? Justin: I liked this so much. I think it's set up a good mystery. I really, the art is so approachable, it makes you really feel like you're right alongside the main characters. And this last couple of pages reveal is just so sweet. And it does such a good job, especially with the art of being very like Archie or comic books Sabrina. But having more mature themes and more sort of deeper storytelling than those original comics. Alex: Pete, what about you? Justin: I really like this, this continues to be a fantastic book. I've been really impressed with kind of how we're finding out the information as this story is going. And this whole thing about this kind of coven of witches called the ravens. And it's just very cool. And I really liked this kind of mother daughter interaction. I feel like it's very kind of like old timey versus now times. This kind of like, there's a bigger picture and then … But somebody just so caught up in their own shit, they can't kind of see the bigger things going on. I was really impressed with that. The art is glorious. I'm really into it and I'm excited to see how this kind of unfolds what choice she makes moving forward, what team she's going to choose. Alex: Good stuff. Last but not least, Colonel Weird: Cosmagog number four from Dark Horse Comics, excuse me, written by Jeff Lemire, art by Tyler Crook. This is also wrapping up this title exploring one of the members of Black Hammer. There's a big emotional catharsis that happens here as he moves forward in his history. I thought this title was awesome. Just Tyler Crooks art is phenomenal. Justin: So good. Alex: The writing is great. We've talked about this before. I've said this before, but it's like Slaughterhouse-Five in space. Good stuff. Justin: Centered on an Adam Strange type of character. I mean, we've talked a lot about eyeballs in this episode The Stack. Pete: Yeah, sure have. Justin: And in this comic like- Pete: Eyeball heavy stack. Justin: Yeah, eyeball heavy. I've been just licking these eyeballs, lapping them up. And this, you just see so much pain in the different versions of Colonel Weird throughout time, throughout this book. And it's just so good. It's such a well done story. Pete: I think the cover says so much. It's like The Little Prince and Outer Space, but sad. Alex: That cover is so good. Go ahead, Pete. Pete: Yeah, it's really unbelievable. I feel like I want to read it all again because it ended and I was like, “Wait, what?” I wasn't sure how great the ending is until I want to go back and read it all again. But it was really cool, very creative and the art's unbelievable. Alex: And that is it for The Stack. If you'd like to support our show, patreon.com/comicbookclub. 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New Comic Wednesday January 27, 2021

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2021 82:23

Jay and Jace break down some titles from the week of January 27, 2021 without giving away spoilers. For Jay his favorite book of the week was Batman Black & White #2 which showcased some gorgeous artwork and showed, once again, how the versatility of Batman is as a character allows for so many different types of stories to be told. We also got the next chapter of Captain Marvel's story in a possible Marvel Universe future that may lead into Carol gaining some the magical powers that have been hinted at by Marvel recently. Over in Post Americana, the blood and guts continue to fly as the action is turned up in this title for mature readers. Both Jay and Jace vastly preferred the Black Adam story in the pages of Suicide Squad much more than the story of Amanda Waller's latest line-up of Task Force X. Future State Batman Superman gives us some details about the Magistrate coming to power in Gotham and the guys think it should have been the first Future State title to be released. Both Amazing Spider-Man and Fantastic Four take a slight step back in quality this week, but for different reasons, in FF, the latest arc goes out with a whimper instead of a bang although the artwork is top notch. Amazing Spider-Man has once again placed the Kindred story arc on the backburner instead of resolving it and Jace is very frustrated by this. We have a similar problem with Daredevil #26 where the story Chip Zdarsky is telling is unfortunately interrupted by a King in Black tie-in. The AfterShock title Kaiju Score continues to be a wild ride and issue #3 is no exception as our gang of would be thieves are forced to switch things up on the fly. In Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity #7, we see the first inklings that even this version of Harley may not be able to avoid the machinations of the Joker which could lead her down a very dark path. Finally in The Other History of The DC Universe #2, John Ridley & company pick up right were they left off with book #1 and give us a powerful & emotional look at the DC Universe through the eyes of characters who are often times overlooked. Jace gives it his nod for Book of the Week. Plus we gives a run down on some other titles you may want to be in the lookout for.

The DC3cast, Episode 253: Post-'Future State' Announcements and New Comics Roundup for November and Early December 2020

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2020 119:43

With news of a number of March and April series spinning out of 'Future State,' the boys spend the first half of the show discussing these new series and attempting to read the tea leaves for what this means for the rest of DC's line. That discussion is followed up by a look at the notable new comics of the past month or so, spotlighting the end of "Suicide Squad" and the first issues of "Batman/Catwoman" and "The Other History of the DC Universe."

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The Earth Station DCU Episode 216 – Watchmen Season 1 Finale

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2020 73:12

This Week on Earth Station DCU! Drew Leiter and Cletus Jacobs discuss the Watchmen Season Finale! Lois Lane is questioned by the FBI in Action Comics #1027. The Batfamily tries to hold off a riot instigated by the mirror in Detective Comics #1031. It is the final battle against the Upside-down Man in Justice League Dark #28. Mordru attacks in Legion of Super-Heroes #11. Dr. Alchemy strikes in The Flash #766. Diana must stop Maxwell Lord in Wonder Woman #767. Harley Quinn confronts the Neo-Joker in Batman: White Knight Presents: Harley Quinn #2. Jefferson Pierce gives us a history lesson in The Other History of the DC Universe #1. All this plus, DC News, Cletus's pick of the week, Watchmen, and much, much more! ------------------------ Table of Contents 0:00:00 Show Open 0:01:50 DC News 0:18:51 Action Comics #1027 0:22:21 Detective Comics #1031 0:25:28 Justice League Dark #28 0:30:16 Legion of Super-Heroes #11 0:35:00 The Flash #766 0:37:55 Wonder Woman #767 0:42:03 Dark Nights: Death Metal The Multiverse Who Laughs #1 0:45:22 Batman: White Knight Presents: Harley Quinn #2 0:51:29 The Other History of the DC Universe #1 1:01:25 Watchmen S1 Ep9 – See How They Fly 1:10:06 Show Close Links Action Comics #1027 Detective Comics #1031 Justice League Dark #28 Legion of Super-Heroes #11 The Flash #766 Wonder Woman #767 Dark Nights: Death Metal The Multiverse Who Laughs #1 Batman: White Knight Presents: Harley Quinn #2 The Other History of the DC Universe #1 Black Lightning (1977-1978) #7 (Cletus's Read More Comics Pick) Earth Station One Tales of the Station Earth Station One Tales of the Station Vol. 2 The Chameleon Chronicles: Colors of Fate The Chameleon Chronicles: Sisters of the Thorn Want to Donate to the Show or Sponsor our Comics Talk for this week? No problem! Just click on the donate button below! If you would like to leave feedback, comment on the show, or would like us to give you a shout out, please call the ESDCU feedback line at (317) 564-9133 (remember long distance charges may apply) or feel free to email us @ earthstationdcu@gmail.com

Geeks OUT Podcast: HBO to the Max

The Geeks OUT Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2020 81:53

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by Brett Mannes from (@comicbookqueers), as they discuss Warner Bros. shocking move to premiere 2021 movies on HBO Max & theaters at the same time, get excited at the news of a possible Naomi series from Ava DuVernay, and celebrate Elliot Page living his truth and coming out as trans and nonbinary in This Week in Queer. This Week's Topics Include: BIG OPENING: KEVIN: Warner Bros. to stream all movies on HBO Max while in theatres BRETT: New cast members announced for Hawkeye DOWN & NERDY: KEVIN: Uncle Frank, Freaky, The Happiest Season, The Christmas House, Fargo, The Other History of the DC Universe BRETT: Mariah Carey's Xmas Special, The Mandalorian, Fortnight, Daredevil STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: The CW is developing a series based on the comic Naomi THIS WEEK IN QUEER: Queer actor/activist Elliot Page comes out as trans and nonbinary CLIP OF THE WEEK: New trailer for The Prom THE WEEK IN GEEK: MOVIES Peter Dinklage to star in Toxic Avenger reboot First look at Clifford the Big Red Dog TV Disney is canceling DuckTales with season 3 PopTV cancels One Day at a Time (again) NBC cancels Superstore New teaser for Call me Kat New trailer for season 2 of Nancy Drew David Ramsey to appear on several Arrowverse shows New trailer for the final season of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina After the college admissions scandal, Felicity Huffman has landed on her feet First look at the dragons in the GoT prequel House of the Dragon COMIC BOOKS With X of Swords over we enter the Reign of X DC announces a pair of queer centered YA stories with I Am Not Starfire & Poison Ivy: Thorns SHILF KEVIN: Daken BRETT: Daken

Episode 10: X of Swords Finale, Crisis on Infinite Earths, the OTHER history of DC Universe and more!