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I've been a fan of both professional wrestling and comics for many years, so getting to talk about both for this interview was just perfect. Writer Clay McCormack, artist Ricardo Lopez Ortiz and I dive into “Hard Style Juice,” a new series that you can only see on Comixology Originals. Here's a look at the story for those new to it: Wrestling is big business in arenas across the country, and for the Castros, it's the family business. "King" Castro is the patriarch of the family, he's also the manager, booker, promotor, MC, and owner of the local independent wrestling promotion KCPW, King Castro Pro Wrestling. His daughter, Ramonita "Mona" Castro, has dreams of going to business school, but also has a penchant for wrestling. And his son, Rey Castro, is the star. A real showman, Rey is known as the "King of the Death Match," and he's on the verge of getting a contract to go pro. Pro wrestling built the Castro family, and now it's about to tear it apart. A shocking in-ring death sends the family spiraling out of control, and down the path of revenge as one big question rears its head: was it an accident? Or was it murder?   We talk about the series origins, and how Clay and Ricardo's interest in wrestling played a role in shaping it. Clay talks about working with murder mysteries and how he paces the story, while Ricardo shares how he captured the feel of the wrestling world and his favorite parts to draw. The series is now three issues in, with the fourth to be dropped on July 16, and we go into where the story is now and a few hints as to what we can expect in future issues. 

Cue the explosions and entrance music because Clay McCormack and Ricardo Lopez Ortiz are tag-teaming the podcast this week to discuss their new comic, Hard Style Juice! After that, the crew gets into some comics, reviews Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, and gushes over the new Venom trailer!Books: Once Upon a Time at the End of the World #15, Pine & Merrimac #5, The Creepy Case Files of Margo Maloo OGN, Hellverine #1, Avengers: Twilight #6, Blood for the Bleeding (Webtoon), Strange and Wild (Webtoon), DC Pride Anthology 2024, Superman #1-13, Outsiders #7, Fall of the House of X #5, Rise of the Powers of X #5, Harley Quinn #40, Scarlet Witch & Quicksilver #4, Medea OGNOther Stuff: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Venom: The Last Dance, My Adventures with Superman Season 2, X-Men movie trilogyThe Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com). It is hosted by Steve Seigh, Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Aaron Amos, Chris Ceary, and John Burkle, who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Twitter handle is @TalkingComics, or you can find us on Instagram and Threads @talkingcomicspodcast. You can email us at podcast@talkingcomicbooks.com.

July 2024 Solicitations Comic Reviews: DC Nightwing 113 (300) by Tom Taylor, Daniele Di Nicuolo, Marv Wolfman, Bruno Redondo, Adriano Lucas Marvel Giant-Size Hulk by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Andrea Broccardo, KJ Diaz Roxxon Presents: Thor by Al Ewing, Greg Land, Jay Leisten, Frank D'Armata Marvel Unlimited Infinity Paws 3 by Jason Loo, Nao Fuji Dark Horse Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures – Saber for Hire 1 by Cavan Scott, Rachael Stott, Nicola Righi Image 7174 AD 1 by T.P. Louise, Ashley Wood Boom Blow Away 1 by Zac Thompson, Nicola Izzo, Francesco Segala, Gloria Martinelli Dynamite Gargoyles Quest 1 by Greg Weisman, Pasquale Qualano ComiXology Hard Style Juice 1 by Clay McCormack, Ricardo Lopez Ortiz, Heather Moore Mad Cave Love Me: A Romance Story 1 by Francesca Perillo, Stefano Cardoselli, Lorenzo Scaramella Indy Intrusion by Ethan Sacks, Marco Lorenzana, Tatto Caballero Clown Motel Chapter 1: The Slim Reaper by Robert Brandt, Cal Davis OGNs In Perpetuity by Peter Hoey Harrowing by Kristen Kiesling, Rye Hickman Bad Dreams in the Night by Adam Ellis Puzzled by Pan Cooke Shiny Misfits by Maysoon Zayid, Shadia Amin Batcat Vol 2: Sink or Swim by Meggie Ramm Team Unihorn and Woolly: Attack of the Krill by Alexis Frederick-Frost Additional Reviews: X-Men '97 Ep6, Infinity Train, Bad Dream News: DC's Absolute Comics, Keanu Reeves is Shadow the Hedgehog, Marvel launches new line “Red Band” replacing MAX, casting for Ma and Pa Kent, Biker Mice from Mars details, Witchblade reboot, Absolute Power details, DC does away with AI covers, Blood Hunt to be offered free to retailers, release dates for the next two Molly Ostertag graphic novels, Witcher ending with season 5, Fallout renewed Am it Glenn? Trailers: Transformers One, Trap Comics Countdown (17 Apr 2024): 1.     Helen of Wyndhorn 2 by Tom King, Bilquis Evely, Mat Lopes 2.     Animal Pound 3 by Tom King, Peter Gross, Tamra Bonvillain 3.     Wonder Woman 8 by Tom King, Daniel Sampere, Tomeu Morey 4.     Superman 13 by Joshua Williamson, Rafa Sandoval, Alejandro Sanchez 5.     I Heart Skull-Crusher 2 by Josie Campbell, Alessio Zonno, Angel De Santiago 6.     Batman: Off-World 4 by Jason Aaron, Doug Mahnke, Jaime Mendoza, David Baron 7.     Nightwing 113 by Tom Taylor, Daniele Di Nicuolo, Marv Wolfman, Bruno Redondo, Adriano Lucas 8.     Roxxon Presents: Thor by Al Ewing, Greg Land, Jay Leisten, Frank D'Armata 9.     Jay Garrick: The Flash 6 by Jeremy Adams, Diego Olortegui, Luis Guerrero 10.  Spectacular Spider-Men 2 by Greg Weisman, Humberto Ramos, Victor Olazaba, Edgar Delgado  

Bat Force Radio Ep # 320 - Clay McCormack and Ricardo Lopez Ortiz join us to talk about their new ComiXology Original series Hard Style Juice (available April 16th) and it's story of a family-owned professional wrestling organization, with a twist of murder mystery. Beware spoilers for issue one, along with the story of how they linked up with ComiXology for the project, and a little wrasslin talk. Read issue 1 at www.hardstylejuice.com today!

greetings fellow fans! we come back for another episode with a special guest duo of Ricardo Lopez Ortiz and Clay McCormack as they talk about their amazing story of wrestling, murder and vengeance! this was a superb talk and you will absolutely love this comic as it hits amazon comixology on april 16th!

Comic Reviews: Marvel Giant-Size Fantastic Four 1 by Fabian Nicieza, Creees Lee, Arif Prianto Spider-Punk: Arms Race 1 by Cody Ziglar, Justin Mason, Morry Hollowell What If…? Venom 1 by Jeremy Holt, Jesus Hervas, Cici De La Cruz Women of Marvel by Gail Simone, Lydia Rasero, Triona Farrell; Sarah Rees Brennan, Arielle Jovellanos, Brittany Peer; Erica Schultz, Giada Belviso, Giado Marchisio; Nao Fuji; Celeste Bronfman, Leila Leiz; Ceci de la Cruz Marvel Unlimited It's Jeff 32 by Kelly Thompson, GuriHiru Dark Horse Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora - So'lek's Journey 1 by Ray Fawkes, Gabriel Guzman, Michael Atiyeh Dynamite Fire and Ice: Teegra 1 by Bill Willingham, Gabriele Di Carlo Titan Savage Sword of Conan 1 by John Arcudi, Max Von Fafner; Patrick Zircher ComiXology Wishful Thinking by Glenn Dion OGNs Whistleblowers: Four Who Fought to Expose the Holocaust to America by Rafael Medoff, Dean Motter DnDoggos: Get the Party Started by Scout Underhill, Liana Sposto Hound by Sam Romesburg, Sam Freeman, Rodrigo Vazquez Cold Ever After by Jeremy Whitley, Megan Huang Additional Reviews: Inside Man, Avatar: The Last Airbender (Live Action), Great British Bump-Off, Lisa Frankenstein, Dune 2, surprise comic review, worst novel Glenn has ever read News: Scout allegedly not paying talent, Superman: Legacy retitled to “Superman” and casting updates, new Gillen Image book, Michael Walsh Frankenstein from Skybound Trailers: I Saw the TV Glow Comics Countdown (28 Feb 2024): 1.     Radiant Black 28 and 28.5 by Kyle Higgins, Joe Clark, Eduardo Ferigato, Raul Angulo, Marcelo Costa, Rod Fernandes 2.     Ice Cream Man 38 by W. Maxwell Prince, Martin Morazzo, Chris O'Halloran 3.     Batman: Brave and the Bold 10 by Karl Kerschl, Michele SassyK; Delilah Dawson, George Kambadais, Serg Acuna, Matt Herms; Matt Harding, Mike Henderson, Adam Guzowski; Torunn Gronbekk, Tom Derenick, Lee Loughridge; Dan Watters, Ricardo Lopez Ortiz 4.     Deep Cuts 5 by Kyle Higgins, Joe Clark, Juni Ba, Igor Monti 5.     Rare Flavours 4 by Ram V, Filipe Andrade 6.     w0rldtr33 8 by James Tynion IV, Fernando Blanco, Jordie Bellaire 7.     Penguin 7 by Tom King, Stevan Subic, Marcelo Maiolo 8.     Resurrection of Magneto 2 by Al Ewing, Luciano Vecchio, David Curiel 9.     Undiscovered Country 28 by Scott Snyder, Charles Soule, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Leonardo Marcello Grassi 10.  Immortal Thor 7 by Al Ewing, Martin Coccolo  

This week, the AIPT Comics podcast goes off script with a brief intro of news, and then we dive into an interview with writer Kenny Porter. The writer behind the recent relaunch of Superboy as well as the super fun DC Mech, he also crafted the official prequel comics miniseries The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive, out May 16th in comic shops.Interview: Kenny Porter - Flash: The Fastest Man Alive - Out May 16Working with artists Ricardo Lopez Ortiz, Juan Ferreyra, and Jason Howard!Kenny Porter has been tearing it up at DC with titles like DC: Mech, and stories in Batman: Urban Legends, with THE FLASH: THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE coming out in trade paperback May 16th, it's an honor to have you on the AIPT comics podcast! To start, THE FLASH: THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE ties into the upcoming movie universe, for fans of who don't read the comics, how important is it to read this before watching The Flash this summer?Fans are probably wondering, how much of The Flash script did you get to read before diving in?After reading all the issues, it's clear you're establishing some things, is it fair to say these things are established so the movies don't have to?How open was Warner with which villains you could use in the series?Were any villains off the table?Batman plays a big part in this series, did you find yourself writing his dialogue in a Ben Affleck voice?What was it like working with three different artists on the series?Getting to see Flash discover three key abilities in this series, set in the movie universe, is so rad. Were there any other abilities of Flash you wanted to show or reveal but didn't have the page count to do so?Congrats on Superboy The Man of Tomorrow #1 winning the DC round robin! Comic shops have till March 26th to put in their orders for Superboy The Man of Tomorrow #1, are kids of the 90s who grew up with black leather jacket Superboy in for a treat?

Do not adjust your speakers! This week, Aaron Amos will host Bob, John, and comic book artist Ricardo Lopez Ortiz at the con! Ricardo joins us for an in-depth interview, discussing comics and unhinged shenanigans! Prepare yourselves to confront the BDSM Thundercats!Books: New Mutants: Lethal Legion #1-2, WildCATS #6, Avengers Assemble, Avengers Assemble Alpha, Avengers #63-66, Avengers Forever #12-15, Avengers Assemble Omega,  Hellcat #2, She-Hulk #12, Bloodline #3, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #5, Bad Machinery Vol. 4 (The Case of the Lonely One)Other Stuff: Power Rangers: Once & AlwaysCheetara redesign artwork by Steven-Wayne EllisonThe Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com). The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh, Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Aaron Amos, John Burkle, and Chris Ceary, who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Twitter handle is @TalkingComics, and you can email us at podcast@talkingcomicbooks.com.

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Something Is Killing The Children #26 from BOOM! Studios | Writer(s): James TynionIV | Artist(s): Werther Dell'Edera | $3.99 Door To Door Night from Night #1 from Vault Comics | Writer(s): Cullen Bunn | Artist(s): Sally Cantirino | $4.99 Prodigy Icarus Society #5 from Image | Writer(s): Mark Millar | Artist(s): Matteo Buffagni | $5.99 Junkyard Joe #2 from Image Comics (W) Geoff Johns (A) Gary Frank and Brad Anderson $3.99 Bone Orchard Mythos Ten Thousand Black Feathers #3 from Image | Writer(s): Jeff Lemire | Artist(s): Andrea Sorrentino Dave Stewart | $3.99 Deadliest Bouquet #4 from Image | Writer(s): Erica Schultz | Artist(s): Carola Borelli Gab Contreras | $3.99 I Hate Fairyland Vol 2 #1 from Image | Writer(s): Skottie Young | Artist(s): Brett Bean | Colors: Jean-Francois Beaulieu | Letters: Nate Piekos | $3.99 West Of Sundown #6 from Vault Comics | Writer(s): Aaron Campbell Tim Seeley | Artist(s): Jim Terry | $4.99 She Bites #2 from Scout Comics | Writer: Hedwig Hale | Art: Alberto Hernandez R. | Letters: Dave Lanphear |  Trve Kvlt #4 from IDW Publishing | Writer(s): Scott Bryan Wilson | Artist(s): Liana Kangas | $3.99 Shirtless Bear-Fighter 2 #4 from Image | Writer(s): Jody LeHeup | Artist(s): Nil Vendrell | $3.99 Highball #3 from Ahoy Comics | Writer(s): Stuart Moore | Artist(s): Fred Harper | $4.99   Other Creepshow #3 from Image | Writer(s): Francesco Francavilla Various | Artist(s): Francesco Francavilla Jorge Corona | $3.99 Department Of Truth #22 from Image | Writer(s): James TynionIV | Artist(s): Martin Simmonds | $3.99 Eight Billion Genies #6 from Image | Writer(s): Charles Soule | Artist(s): Ryan Browne | $3.99 What's The Furthest Place From Here #8 from Image | Writer(s): Matthew Rosenberg Tyler Boss | Artist(s): Ricardo Lopez Ortiz | $3.99 Fear Of A Red Planet #1 from AfterShock Comics | Writer(s): Mark Sable | Artist(s): Andrea Olimpieri | $4.99 Justice Warriors #6 from Ahoy Comics | Writer(s): Matt Bors | Artist(s): Ben Clarkson | $4.99 Mindset #5 from Vault Comics | Writer(s): Zack Kaplan | Artist(s): John Pearson | $4.99 Once Upon A Time At The End Of The World #1 from BOOM! Studios | Writer(s): Jason Aaron | Artist(s): Alexandre Tefenkgi | $4.99 Shudder Magazine #8 from Warrant Publishing Company | Writer(s): Various | Artist(s): Various | $6.99 Stuff Of Nightmares #3  from BOOM! Studios | Writer(s): R. L. Stine | Artist(s): A.L. Kaplan | $4.99 The 06 Protocol #2 from AfterShock Comics (W) Lee Turner (A) Cliff Richards $4.99   This week's that guy that was in that show is Michael Gough

December 2022 Solicits Comic Reviews: DC Batman vs. Robin 1 by Mark Waid, Mahmud Asrar, Jordie Bellaire Dark Crisis: Worlds Without a Justice League – Wonder Woman by Tini Howard, Dan Watters, Brandon Peterson, Leila Del Duca, Michael Atiyeh, Jordie Bellaire Flash: Fastest Man Alive 1 by Kenny Porter, Ricardo Lopez Ortiz, Romulo Fajardo Jr. Batman: Knightwatch 1 by Joseph Torres, Erich Owen, Carrie Strachan Marvel A.X.E. Judgment Day 4 by Kieron Gillen, Valerio Schiti, Marte Gracia Edge of Spider-Verse 3 by Dan Slott, Zack Davisson, Sanshiro Kasama, Nikesh Shukla, Mark Bagley, Paco Medina, Gerardo Sandoval, Sumeyye Kesgin, David Baldeon, Hikaru Uesugi, Abhishek Malsuny, Brian Reber, Andrew Crossley, Erick Arciniega, Israel Silva Midnight Suns 1 by Ethan Sacks, Luigi Zagaria, Antonio Fabela Image Bone Orchard Mythos: Ten Thousand Black Feathers 1 by Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino, Dave Stewart Least We Can Do 1 by Iolanda Zanfardino, Elisa Romboli Silver Coin 14 by Pornsak Pichetshote, Michael Walsh Dark Horse Castle Full of Blackbirds 1 by Mike Mignola, Angela Slatter, Valeria Burzo, Michelle Madsen Maskerade 1 by Kevin Smith, Andy McElfresh, John Sprengelmeyer, Giulia Brusco Dynamite Vampirella: Mindwarp 1 by Jeff Parker, Benjamin Dewey, Dearbhla Kelly IDW Star Trek: Lower Decks 1 by Ryan North, Chris Fenoglio OGN Supper Club by Jackie Morrow Birdking by Daniel Freedman, Cristian Ortiz Phenomena by Brian Michael Bendis, Andre Lima Araujo Comixology Census 1 by Marc Bernardin, Adam Freeman, Sebastian Piriz AfterShock The 06 Protocol 1 by Lee Turner, Cliff Richards Ablaze Lovecraft: Unknown Kadath 1 by Florentino Florez, Guillermo Sanna, Jacques Salomon Mad Cave Lower Your Sights Vault Revealer 1 by Michael Moreci, Tim Seeley Ray's OGN Corner: Ride On by Faith Erin Hicks Additional Reviews: Kate, She-Hulk ep5, Cover, House of Gucci, Korra s3, Samurai Rabbit s2 News: Rosenberg and Williamson launching Substacks, Scarlet Witch by Orlando and Pichelli, Owl House s3, Mike Maihack doing a Spidey OGN from Abrams ComicArts, new Cullen Bunn book from Source Point, Paul Levitz Marvel comic, Constantine 2 with Keanu, Comcast Universal and Warner Bros. Trailers: Babylon, Mr. Harrington's Phone Comics Countdown: Bone Orchard Mythos: Ten Thousand Black Feathers 1 by Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino, Dave Stewart X-Men Red 6 by Al Ewing, Stefano Caselli, Federico Blee Batman vs. Robin 1 by Mark Waid, Mahmud Asrar, Jordie Bellaire Superman: Son of Kal-El 15 by Tom Taylor, Cian Tormey, Scott Hanna, Matt Herms, Federico Blee Do A PowerBomb 4 by Daniel Warren Johnson, Mike Spicer Daredevil 3 by Chip Zdarksy, Rafael de Latorre, Matt Wilson There's Something Wrong With Patrick Todd 3 by Ed Brisson, Gavin Guidry Dark Spaces: Wildfire 3 by Scott Snyder, Hayden Sherman, Ronda Pattison Birdking Vol 1 by Daniel Freedman, Cristian Ortiz Captain Marvel 41 by Kelly Thompson, Alvaro Lopez, Juan Frigeri, Jordie Bellaire  

November 2022 Solicitations Comic Reviews: DC Batman: One Bad Day – Riddler by Tom King, Mitch Gerads Webtoons: Red Hood and the Outlaws Marvel A.X.E.: Death to the Mutants 1 by Kieron Gillen, Guiu Villanova, Dijjo Lima Avengers 1,000,000 BC by Jason Aaron, Kev Walker, Dean White Edge of Spider-Verse 2 by Dan Slott, Mallory Rosenthal, Ramzee, Chris Giarrusso, Ig Guara, Paco Medina, Ruairi Coleman, Walden Wong, Brian Reber, Rico Renzi Ultraman: Mystery of UltraSeven 1 by Kyle Higgins, Mat Groom, David Lopez, Gurihiru, Davide Tinto, Espen Grundetjern, H.J. Diaz Infinity Comics Marvel's Voices: America Chavez Strange Tales She-Hulk Ziggy Pig and Silly Seal Image 20th Century Men 1 by Deniz Camp, S. Morian Last Shadowhawk (30th Anniversary Special) by Brian Haberlin, Philip Tan, Daniel Henriques, Todd McFarlane Razorblades: Small Cuts Special by James Tynion IV, Fernando Blanco, Andy Belanger, Ricardo Lopez Ortiz, Martin Simmonds, Josh Hixson, Liana Kangas Shirtless Bear Fighter! 2 1 by Jody LeHeup, Nil Vendrell Silver Coin 13 by Johnnie Christmas, Michael Walsh Dark Horse Parasomnia: The Dreaming God 1 by Cullen Bunn, Andrea Mutti IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Annual 2022 by Ian Flynn, Daniel Barnes, India Swift, Ian Mutchler, Evan Stanley, Aaron Hammerstrom, Gigi Dutreix, Adam Bryce Thomas, Abigail Bulmer, Thomas Rothlisberger, Natalie Haines, Joana Lafuente, Priscilla Tramontano, Heather Breckel, Leonardo Ito, Valentina Pinto Trve Kvlt 1 by Scott Bryan Wilson, Liana Kangas, Gab Contreras Dynamite Lady Hel 1 by Erik Burnham, Zhengis Tasbolatov Vault Barbaric: Axe to Grind 1 by Michael Moreci, Nathan Gooden Heart Eyes 1 by Dennis Hopeless, Victor Ibanez, Addison Duke Heavy Metal Entropy 1 by Christopher Priest, Montos Archie Chilling Adventures Presents… Jinx's Grim Fairy Tales 1 by Mags Visaggio, Joe Corallo, James III, Craig Cermak, Eva Cabrera, Evan Stanley, Matt Herms AfterShock Jimmy's Little Bastards 1 by Garth Ennis, Russel Braun, John Kalisz Scout Life and Death of Brave Captain Suave 1 by Joseph Sieracki, Kelly Williams A Wave Blue World Crash and Troy 1 by Jarred Lujan, Kyler Clodfelter 99 Cent Theatre: Smart Girl 1 by Fernando Dagnino OGN Beastlands: The Keepers of the Kingdom by Curtis Clow, Jo Mi-Gyeong Into Radness by Kyle Strahm, Jake Smith Ray's OGN Corner: Stepping Stones and Apple Crush by Lucy Knisley Additional Reviews: She-Hulk, surprise movie review (New Mutants) News: Omni News, Doom Patrol and Teen Titans, Batman 2, RWBY/Justice League movie, animation news, Velma cancelled, Madame Web cast, Kung Fu Panda 4, Valiant reduces output, the return of Bob Phantom, new Jason Aaron creator-owned series from Boom, Ezra Miller, two new Cullen Bunn books, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad movie, Superman and Lois loses a main actor, Mad Cave acquisition, new FF creative team, new Black Label mini from Marc Silvestri, another spider confirmed for Spider-Verse 2, Young Justice cancelled, Frank Miller variants, HBO Max, WildStorm, three new DC books from Geoff Johns, LOTR rights have been sold, new Bendis from Dark Horse, new Iron Man creative team, Enola Holmes 2, Knives Out 2 Trailers: Wednesday Addams Comics Countdown: Batman: The Knight 8 by Chip Zdarsky, Carmine Di Giandomenico, Ivan Plascencia Dark Spaces: Wildfire 2 by Scott Snyder, Hayden Sherman, Ronda Pattison Do A Powerbomb 3 by Daniel Warren Johnson, Mike Spicer Nightwing 95 by Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo, Adriano Lucas Batman/Superman: World's Finest 6 by Mark Waid, Travis Moore, Tamra Bonvillain Undiscovered Country 20 by Scott Snyder, Charles Soule, Leonardo Marcello Grassi, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Matt Wilson Tales From Harrow County: Lost Ones 4 by Cullen Bunn, Emily Schnall Daredevil 2 by Chip Zdarsky, Marco Checchetto, Rafael de Latorre, Matt Wilson, Ann Nocenti, Chris Giarrusso, Klaus Janson, Chris Samnee, John Romita Jr, Alex Maleev, Paul Azaceta, Mike Hawthorne, Phil Noto Usagi Yojimbo 30 by Stan Sakai, Hi-Fi Shirtless Bear Fighter! 2 1 by Jody LeHeup, Nil Vendrell

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

Comic Reviews: Batman Secret Files: Signal by Tony Patrick, Christian Duce, Luis Guerrero Justice League Infinity 1 by J.M. DeMatteis, James Tucker, Ethen Beavers, Nick Filardi Amazing Spider-Man Annual 2 by Karla Pacheco, Jed MacKay, Eleonora Carlini, Juan Ferreyra, Erick Arciniega Extreme Carnage Alpha by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Manuel Garcia, Cam Smith, Marc Deering, Roberto Poggi, Guru eFX X-Men 1 by Gerry Duggan, Pepe Larraz, Marte Gracia Red Sonja: Black, White, Red 1 by Mark Russell, Cat Staggs, Ben Dewey, Amanda Deibert, Kurt Busiek Disney's Doorways to Danger OGN by Tom Angleberger, Jeffrey Harvey Ordinary Gods 1 by Kyle Higgins, Jana Tropper, Felipe Watanabe, Frank William Skybound X 1 by Robert Kirkman, Chris Dingess, Tille Walden, James Harren, Matthew Roberts, Ryan Ottley, Cliff Rathburn, Dave McCaig, Dave Stewart Fight Girls 1 by Frank Cho, Sabine Rich Masters of the Universe: Revelation 1 by Rob David, Tim Sheridan, Kevin Smith, Mindy Lee, Rico Renzi Black's Myth 1 by Eric Palicki, Wendell Cavalcanti Clans of Belari 1 by Peter Blackie, Rob Blackie, Daniel Maine, Carlos Lopez Mamo 1 by Sas Milledge, Marie Soledad, Belle Murdoch Tales Told in Technihorror 1 by Kiyarn Taghan, Christian DiBari, Simon Gough Orcs in Space 1 and 2 by Michael Tanner, Abed Gheith, Rasha Gheith, Justin Roiland The Lord of Dirt 1 by Dean Garris Additional Reviews: Lucky Devil, Fragment by Warren Fahy, Loki ep5, Black Widow, Fear Street part 2, Monsters at Work, Good, Bart, and Loki, Owl House ep5 News: Jackman returning to Wolverine?, Omninews, Loeb and Sale back for more Long Halloween, Deep Target Aquaman mini, Tom King Human Target book with Greg Smallwood, Black Panther series delayed to October, Something is Killing the Children Netflix show with Mike Flanagan, Amphibia/Owl House crossover, Rabbittcon 2021 Am it Glenn? Trailers: Encanto, What If?, American Horror Stories Comics Countdown: Nice House on the Lake 2 by James Tynion IV, Alvaro Martinez Bueno, Jordie Bellaire Nocterra 5 by Scott Snyder, Tony Daniel, Tomeu Morey Wynd 8 by James Tynion IV, Michael Dialynas Good Asian 3 by Pornsak Pichetshote, Alexandre Tefenkgi Disney's Doorways to Danger OGN by Tom Angleberger, Jeffrey Harvey Swamp Thing 5 by Ram V, John McCrea, Mike Spicer Batman 110 by James Tynion IV, Ricardo Lopez Ortiz, Jorge Jimenez, Romulo Fajardo Jr, Tomeu Morey Mamo 1 by Sas Milledge, Marie Soledad, Belle Murdoch Ordinary Gods 1 by Kyle Higgins, Jana Tropper, Felipe Watanabe, Frank William Immortal Hulk 48 by Al Ewing, Joe Bennett, Belardino Brabo, Ruy Jose, Paul Mounts

Comic Reviews: Metropolis Grove by Drew Brockington Carnage: Black, White & Blood 3 by Dan Slott, Greg Smallwood, Karla Pacheco, Chris Mooneyham, Mattia Iacono, Alyssa Wong, Gerardo Sandoval, Victor Nava, Erick Arciniega Heroes Reborn 1 by Jason Aaron, Ed McGuinness, Mark Morales, Matthew Wilson X-Men: Curse of the Man-Thing by Steve Orlando, Andrea Broccardo, Guru eFX Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters - Alpha by Charles Soule, Steve McNiven. Laura Martin Good Asian 1 by Pornsak Pichetshote, Alexandre Tefenkgi, Lee Loughridge Eden by Cullen Bunn, Dalibor Talajic, Valentina Briski Eve 1 by Victor LaValle, Jo Mi-Gyeong, Brittany Peer Marjorie Finnegan, Temporal Criminal 1 by Garth Ennis, Goran Sudzuka, Miroslav Mrva Invincible Red Sonja 1 by Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda Conner, Moritat Becstar 1 by Joe Corallo, Lorenzo Colangeli V.E. Schwab's ExtraOrdinary 0 by V.E. Schwab, Enid Balam Broken Souls Ballad 1 by Massimo Rosi, Ludovica Ceregatti Dark One vol 1 by Brandon Sanderson, Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Nathan Gooden, Kurt Michael Russell Plant Life 1 by Iqbal H Ali, Priscilla Grippa Tales Of Aether 1 by Ian Flynn, Jack Lawrence, Matt Herms 99 Cent CHC One-Shots I Won't Stop by David Whalen Additional Reviews: Orange is the New Black, Black Magick HC 1, Invincible, Jupiter's Legacy, The Force Awakens From Its Nap, Loki Agent of Asgard News: Two cast members leaving the Flash, Round Robin update, Red Sonja casting, Superman movie rumors, Ridley rumored to take over Black Panther from Coates, Lady Killer adaption with Black Lively, Muppet's Haunted Mansion, Stephanie Brown live-action debut on Batwoman, Trial of Magneto, Bad Ideas, 2 month hiatus for Non-Stop Spidey, Golden Globes, X-Factor ending, Omninews Trailer: MCU Phase 4, Heels, Stranger Things s4, Venom 2 Comics Countdown: Dark One Vol 1 by Brandon Sanderson, Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Nathan Gooden, Kurt Michael Russell Wynd 6 by James Tynion IV, Michael Dialynas Die 16 by Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans Fear Case 4 by Matt Kindt, Tyler Jenkins Good Asian 1 by Pornsak Pichetshote, Alexandre Tefenkgi, Lee Loughridge Nocterra 3 by Scott Snyder, Tony Daniel, Tomeu Morey Dead Dogs Bite 3 by Tyler Boss Last Witch 5 by Conor McCreery, VV Glass Swamp Thing 3 by Ram V, Mike Perkins, Mike Spicer Batman 108 by James Tynion IV, Ricardo Lopez Ortiz, Jorge Jimenez, Tomeu Morey

Comic Reviews: Rorschach 7 by Tom King, Jorge Fornes, Dave Stewart Batman: The Detective 1 by Tom Taylor, Andy Kubert, Brad Anderson Infinite Frontier Secret Files 1 by Brandon Thomas, Joshua Williamson, Valentine De Landro Let Them Live 6 by Elliott Kalan, Mike Norton, Marissa Louise Darkhawk: Heart of the Hawk by Danny Fingeroth, Mike Manley, Tom DeFalco, Dan Abnett, Kyle Higgins, Andrea Di Vito, Juanan Ramirez, Lebeau Underwood, Chris Sotomayor, Erick Arciniega, Sebastian Cheng Spider-Man: Spider's Shadow 1 by Chip Zdarsky, Pasqual Ferry, Matt Hollingsworth Home 1 by Julia Anta, Anna Wieszczyk Jules Verne's Lighthouse 1 by Brian Haberline, David Hine Jenny Zero 1 by Dave Dwonch, Magenta King Canto and the City of Giants 1 by David Booher, Sebastian Piriz Locke & Key / The Sandman Universe: Hell and Gone 1 by Joe Hill, Gabriel Rodriguez, Jay Fotos Black Hammer Visions 3 by Chip Zdarsky, Johnnie Christmas, Dave Stewart Phantom On the Scan 1 by Cullen Bunn, Mark Torres Unikorn 1 by Don Handfield, Joshua Malkin, Rafael Loureiro Man-Goat and the Bunny Man 1 by Ralph Tedesco, Joe Brusha, Dave Fanchini, Edgar Salazar Everything Vol 2 by Christopher Cantwell, INJ Culbard Riverdale: The Ties That Bind OGN by Micol Ostow, Thomas Pitilli Peanuts: Scotland Bound Charlie Brown by Charles Schulz 99 Cent Abducted by Zach Herring, Jay Red, Maja Opacic The Fools 1 by Gabe Harris Additional Reviews: Falcon/Winter Soldier, Infinity Train final season, more on Avatar, Arlo the Alligator Boy News: Skybound X, DC Round Robin 3, Joe Cornish directing Starlight movie, Zdarsky's Justice League gets prestige roll-out, Mike Flanagan's next project, JLQ creative team, new Amazing Fantasy mini by Kaare Andrews, Batman/Catwoman special, World War She-Hulk, Predator legal issues, X-Men creative team, new Avatar mini-series coming this week, Queen Crab gets a tv shows, Alfred Molina confirms MCU Spider role, Heather Antos to IDW Comics Countdown: Rorschach 7 by Tom King, Jorge Fornes, Dave Stewart Spider-Man: The Spider's Shadow 1 by Chip Zdarsky, Pasqual Ferry, Matt Hollingsworth Locke & Key/Sandman: Hell and Gone 1 by Joe Hill, Gabriel Rodriguez, Jay Fotos Black Hammer Visions 3 by Chip Zdarsky, Johnnie Christmas, Dave Stewart Joker 2 by James Tynion IV, Sam Johns, Mirka Andolfo, Guillem March, Arif Prianto, Romulo Fajardo Jr. Daredevil 29 by Chip Zdarsky, Marco Checchetto, Marcio Menyz Usagi Yojimbo 18 by Stan Sakai, Hi-Fi American Vampire 1976 7 by Scott Snyder, Francesco Francavilla, Ricardo Lopez Ortiz, Tula Lotay, Dave McCaig Sweet Tooth: The Return 6 by Jeff Lemire, Jose Villarrubia Proctor Valley Road 2 by Alex Child, Grant Morrison, Naomi Franquiz, Tamra Bonvillain

Comics Reviews: Beasts of Burden: Occupied Territory 1 by Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, Benjamin Dewey Dear Super-Villains by Michael Northrop, Gustavo Duarte Green Lantern 1 by Geoffrey Thorne, Dexter Soy, Marco Santucci, Alex Sinclair Geiger 1 by Geoff Johns, Gary Frank, Brad Anderson Silver Coin 1 by Chip Zdarsky, Michael Walsh King in Black 5 by Donny Cates, Ryan Stegman, JP Mayer, Frank Martin, Arif Prianto Marvel Action: Spider-Man 1 by Sarah Graley, Stef Purenins, Philip Murphy Youth vol 2 by Curt Pires, Alex Diotto, Dee Cunniffe Aggretsuko: Meet Her World 1 by Molly Muldoon, Kel McDonald Impure 1 by Ralf Singh, Hannes Radke Locust 1 by Massimo Rosi, Alex Nieto Magic (the Gathering) 1 by Jed MacKay, Ig Guara Project Patron 1 by Steve Orlando, Patrick Piazzalunga Earth Boy OGN by Paul Tobin, Ron Chan Resistance: Upring vol 2 by J. Michael Straczynski, CP Smith 99 Cent Theatre: Hellbound Slant 6 by Ken Carlson Additional Reviews: White Out, Arkham Manor, Thursday Murder Club, Falcon and Winter Soldier e4, Willie's Wonder Land, Run, Avatar News: Whedon and Johns affair, DC tourney 2, Moon Knight relaunch, Knives Out 2 casting spoiler,  Comics Countdown: Earth Boy GN by Paul Tobin, Ron Chan Seven Secrets 7 by Tom Taylor, Daniele Di Nicuolo Fear Case 3 by Matt Kindt, Tyler Jenkins Last Witch 4 by Conor McCreery, VV Glass Dead Dogs Bite 2 by Tyler Boss Runaways 34 by Rainbow Rowell, Andres Genolet, Dee Cunniffe Nocterra 2 by Scott Snyder, Tony Daniel, Tomeu Morey Batman 107 by James Tynion IV, Ricardo Lopez Ortiz, Jorge Jimenez, Tomeu Morey Silver Coin 1 by Chip Zdarsky, Michael Walsh Geiger 1 by Geoff Johns, Gary Frank, Brad Anderson

On this week's comic book review podcast: Magic #1 BOOM! Studios Written by Jed MacKay Illustrated by Ig Guara Green Lantern #1 DC Comics Written by Geoffrey Thorne Art by Dexter Soy and Marco Santucci The Silver Coin #1 Image Comics Written by Chip Zdarsky Art by Michael Walsh Beasts of Burden: Occupied Territory #1 Dark Horse Comics Written by Evan Dorkin and Sarah Dyer Art by Benjamin Dewey King in Black #5 Marvel Written by Donny Cates Art by Ryan Stegman Venom #34 Marvel Written by Donny Cates Art by Ivan Coello Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters #2 Oni Press By Chris and Laura Samnee The Swamp Thing #2 DC Comics Written by Ram V Art by Mike Perkins Seven Secrets #7 BOOM! Studios Written by Tom Taylor Art by Daniele Di Nicuolo The Immortal Hulk #45 Marvel Written by Al Ewing Art by Joe Bennett Dead Dog's Bite #2 Dark Horse Comics By Tyler Boss Batman #107 DC Comics Written by James Tynion IV Art by Jorge Jimenez and Ricardo Lopez Ortiz The Last Witch #4 BOOM! Box Written by Conor McCreery Illustrated by V.V. Glass America Chavez: Made In The USA #2 Marvel Written by Kalinda Vazquez Art by Carlos Gómez Fear Case #3 Dark Horse Comics Written by Matt Kindt Art by Tyler Jenkins Suicide Squad #2 DC Comics Written by Robbie Thompson Art by Eduardo Pansica Nocterra #2 Image Comics Written by Scott Snyder Art by Tony S. Daniel Geiger #1 Image Comics Written by Geoff Johns Art by Gary Frank Far Sector #11 DC Comics Written by N.K. Jemisin Art by Jamal Campbell Crime Syndicate #2 DC Comics Written by Andy Schmidt Art by Kieran McKeown and Bryan Hitch Bliss #6 Image Comics Written by Sean Lewis Art by Caitlin Yarsky 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 ThanAlex:         What is up, everybody? 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. Tons of books out this week. Lots of number ones to get through. Pete:                Tons. Tons. Alex:                 So let's jump into it talking about Magic. Number one from BOOM! Studios written by Jed MacKay, art illustrated by Ig Guara. This is a bit of a reinvention of the classic universe people probably know from Magic: The Gathering and the card games. It takes a bunch of Planeswalkers, essentially magic folks and otherwise, has them attacked, spoiler over the course of the issue, and they end up having to band together. I got to tell you, I obsessively collected Magic: The Gathering cards as a kid, but I don't think I ever paid attention to the mythology. So I didn't know a lot going into this, but I still, as usual with the Jed MacKay book, enjoyed it quite a bit. What did you think, Pete? Pete:                Yeah, I thought it was cool. It definitely seemed like I was like, “Oh, there's a lot more going on than I know about.” But I wasn't sure. But, man, loved the Medusa character for sure. Alex:                 Well, the thing that I really liked about this, and again, this is a spoiler for the issue, but it sets it up as this very typical fantasy world and then wrecks everything about halfway through the issue. And I thought that was- Pete:                That was really hard. Alex:                 Yeah. I thought that was a really bold, fun move. It's basically saying, “Oh, this fantasy world that maybe you know from card games, from books, I assume, and otherwise, don't worry about that. We're going into our own story. We're doing our own thing.” So just kind of just follow it from there. Pete:                Why did you say, “I assume.” Are you worried that people do magic for real. I'm thinking are you talking about them? Alex:                 No. I assume there are magic novels, but I don't know. Pete:                Oh, okay. I see what you're saying. Okay. Okay. Alex:                 Yeah. I just don't know enough about this world, but [crosstalk 00:02:02] Pete:                I thought you were throwing shade to magicians for a second. Alex:                 Oh my God. I never would. They would come after me. Green Lantern, number one from DC Comics written by Geoffrey Thorne, art by Dexter Soy and Marco Santucci. In this, we are getting the Oa's on the Green Lanterns, dealing with the new status quo of the universe. There is a new United Planets, as we've seen over the Superman books and otherwise, and that is affecting things here where they're trying to decide, “Hey. If we're the United Planets, if we have our own police force, what do we need the Green Lanterns for?” Of course, things go a little wrong over the course of this issue. Pete, now you're not the biggest fan of Green Lantern other than a book we're going to talk about it a little later at The Stack. But what did you think of this one? Pete:                Well, first off, I want to just say a couple of nice things about the book. Really love the start, very crazy heavy action, kind of love this kind of who done it. And then, a spoiler, fun killing one of the floating large shirt tail peep know-it-alls. I've always wanted to do that. So I'm glad it finally happened in this book. Alex:                 Can I just interrupt? It's weird to me that you don't like the guardians given you love short people and they are very short. Pete:                Yes I do. I love short people very much. Know-it-alls, I have a problem with. Also, the whole flowing large shirt thing bothers me. And I also hate how they look like you with the giant heads and always talking about how smart they are. Alex:                 What the fuck. How dare you? Also, thank you. I would love to look like [inaudible 00:03:46] Pete:                I'm sure you would. Also, you would look amazing in a flowing gown. I mean, how are you going to have a Green Lantern number one and not have Far Sector in your shit? It's the best Green Lantern of all time and you're going to have a Green Lantern number one and- Alex:                 Here's the thing, she is in, and this is a little bit of a spoiler from the title, a Far Sector. So there's no reason for her to come back to the main planet for this. I will say I kept going back and forth in this issue where I thought based on the cover, “Okay. This is going to focus on the new teen Lantern character and what's going on with her.” It doesn't completely. She plays into it, but there's so much going on here that there were things that I felt like, “All right. I don't quite get this or why this is here or what's going on.” But by the end, so much was set up that I felt like, “Okay. We have a solid. This is just throwing everything at the wall. Let's see what sticks going into the second issue.” Pete:                All right. Alex:                 Next up. Let's talk about one of my favorite issues of the week, which I know Pete probably didn't like, as well. We're starting off so well here, the Silver Coin number one from Image Comics, written by Chip Zdarsky, art by Michael Walsh. It's creepy, but it's supposed to be creepy. I love this book. This is a new horror anthology from a bunch of folks like Chip Zdarsky and, I think, well, I should probably look up who else is on it. But there's a bunch of folks that are contributing and they're each, I think, going to write a different issue as it follows this evil cursed silver coin through different situations. Alex:                 Here, we get a rock and roll tale that ends in a very Tales from the Crypt style way. Love the art by Michael Walsh. Like you said, creepy and terrifying in exactly the right way and viewers just dread into it. Chip Zdarsky writes a good rock and roll tale. I enjoyed this quite a bit. I didn't know what to expect going in, but I like this. I was always a sucker back in the day for Tales from the Crypt and shows like that, and this channels those very well. Pete:                I agree. I definitely agree. It does have a fun Tales from the Crypt feel. It's also going to be cool to see how this moves forward, but this first story is just kind of the classic band selling their soul to the devil to kind of make it big. But it's got a very kind of interesting, it's not that in all the right ways. And, I think, it's the way they kind of leave it with the coin is very cool to see how this is going to keep moving forward. So as creeped out as I was and how much I knew Zalben enjoyed it, I still enjoyed this. And, I think, not only did I enjoy it, but I'm looking forward to see how the next one goes. Alex:                 They call them comics, but they're not very funny. Pete:                I don't know what you're doing, but please, stop. Alex:                 That was my Crypt Keeper. He was always doing like [crosstalk 00:06:48] Pete:                Yeah. Yeah. That was pretty good. My bad. My bad. Alex:                 Thank you. Let's talk about something I do think you liked because this is one of your favorite series out there. Beasts of Burden: Occupied Territory number one from Dark Horse Comics, written by Evan Dorkin and Sarah Dyer, art by Benjamin Dewey. If you haven't followed the series, this is about a bunch of dogs and other animals that investigate supernatural mysteries. Here, we're getting a tale from back in the day of a sheep dog back in World War II, I believe, who is looking into a simile supernatural mystery there. Man, I love this series. It's so adorable and terrifying at the same time, the perfect mix. Pete:                Okay. So a couple of things I want to ask. So here's the hard part for me about Beasts of Burden, okay? Beast of Burden, love the story, love the idea but, originally, Jill Thompson on the art, who does these amazing water colors and you get that in kind of the fold Beast of Burdens created by Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson. So then, I feel weird about supporting this book. Okay. It's the same writer. It's the same title. I should be supporting this book, but it's not this amazing watercolor artist. I love Sarah's art. I think this is very cool, different take. Alex:                 Benjamin Dewey did the art. Pete:                Oh, I thought it said Sarah Dyer. Alex:                 I think Sarah Dyer wrote it with Evan Dorkin. Pete:                Oh, my bad. My apologies. Alex:                 That's all right. Oh, sorry. Go ahead. Pete:                Regardless, art is clean. It's a different take on it, all of the same characters we love. The story is great. But I kind of have this thing of like, “Should it be okay that I'm still reading this book? Or is it betraying Jill and her amazing work?” Talk me through this, Zalben. How should we do this? Alex:                 I mean, I sort of had the same thought process as you because Jill Thompson's art is so gorgeous and so necessary to this book that I was thrown initially, when I saw Benjamin Dewey's art. I do think Benjamin Dewey's art is real good, as well. Pete:                Oh, yeah. Alex:                 It's super fun for a flashback tale. Yeah. I don't know anything that might be on behind the scenes. It's entirely possible given artistic schedules, maybe Jill Thompson is working ahead on something else that takes place in the present. And, excuse me, Benjamin Dewey is doing this thing because it takes place in the past. I don't think Evan Dorkin was like, “Screw you, Jill Thompson. I'm doing my own comic at my own time.” or anything like that. So I don't think it's anything you need to feel bad about necessarily. But Jill Thompson is great, so it's okay to miss her art at the same time. This is super fun. Alex:                 You don't need to know anything about Beasts of Burden to jump into this. All you need to know is talking animals, supernatural mysteries. There's a terrifying last page here that maybe out loud I'd go. So it's good stuff. Next up, King in Black number five from Marvel, written by Donny Cates, art by Ryan Stegman. I thought this was worth talking about in a block with Venom number 34 from Marvel, also written by Donny Cates, art by Iban Coello because they're both ends of the era leading directly into the next status quo for Venom and I believe Donny Cates leaving the title after this. King in Black wraps up. They made King in Black saga. Venom number 34 interweaves with it a little bit and sets up, spoiler, a new status quo for Flash Thompson. Pete, go ahead. Pete:                What was the order reading this? Because I read King in Black first and then I was like, “Oh, I think I should have read Venom first.” I just want to [crosstalk 00:10:29] Alex:                 We are simpatico here. I had the same thought process where I got to about page five of King in Black and thought, “Wait, did I miss something? What's going on here?” Pete:                Yeah. Yeah. Alex:                 So I think Venom number 34 happens concurrently with King in Black. So you kind of can read them in any order, but probably you should read Venom number 34 first, then King in Black number five. Pete:                Yeah. Because I did the opposite and I was like, “I shouldn't have done that.” Because reading Venom, it's kind of like, “Oh, I know what's going to happen.” So read King in Black number five first, then read Venom. Okay. But let's kind of go in that order, King in Black. First off, Donny Cates did this epic giant tail and I feel like was really impressive. All the stuff with the son was great. This was a giant kind of epic event, but also had a lot of small, amazing moments, a lot of great Flash Thompson moments, a lot of, “Holy shit, look at the size of that sword. I've never seen Silver Surfer with a giant sword before. This is fucking cool.” It just got even better. I really love this book. I really loved how it ended. It ended so well I wanted to go back and reread the whole thing again. Man, this was really a lot of fun and I was surprised at how much it covered and how much happened in it. Alex:                 I did appreciate that the ending here brought it back around to Eddie Brock and Venom. I thought that was a really good sense of focus under the event both in King in Black number five and Venom number 34. I think he gave a nice crest to the story he wants to tell, though there's probably at least one more issue going on there before he really wrapped things up. Yeah. I also appreciate the fact I really identified with people throughout this event being like, “Ugh, is this a Venom thing? I hate symbions. This sucks.” Because that's my general feeling going into it but, like you said, Donnie Cates and company made it feel very cool and big and fun throughout the event. So good times. Pete:                Yeah. Also, it's a great book to pick up if you're like… I love comics where someone's mostly free falling and just kind of thinking about things and then there's flashbacks and stuff because they really [crosstalk 00:12:51] Alex:                 Are you a big Tom Petty fan? Then check out King in Black number five and Venom number 34. Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters number two from Oni Press by Chris and Laura Samnee. This is a almost mostly silent series at this point. It's all ages as well about a girl looking for her sister who has gotten lost in the wild with the unpossible monsters in the title. Beautiful, beautiful book. I want more of it every time is my only thing. I kind of want to wait until there's a trade. And then maybe hand it to my kids and say, “Hey, check this out.” But gorgeous. Pete:                Yeah. I mean you and your kids this, and you're a cool dad. You're winning. This is a really amazing book. Art is, I mean, I say it all the time, but it's worth it alone. It's just so fantastic. Love the role building. Love the pace of this. Storytelling is unbelievable. Touching, badass, all the right things. Yeah. I can't get enough. Yeah. It does read quick and I'm sure I'll read it a lot better than the trade, but man, single issues have been a lot of fun. Alex:                 Let's move on then to talk about the Swamp Thing number two from DC Comics, written by Ram V, art by Mike Perkins. We have a new Swamp Thing here who is investigating some weird doings out in the desert. We had the setup, but not exactly the explanation in the first issue. Here, the new Swamp Thing is exploring his powers and abilities a little bit more and tangling with somebody new and very, very bad. This book is gorgeous. Absolutely gorgeous. Mike Perkins' art is incredible. And Ram V is really leaning into that. This, to me, feels like, I feel like you're going to yell at me here, Pete, but this feels like on par with the first couple of issues of Batwoman by J.H. Williams III. It's just breaking the layouts, playing with it, playing with the format feels really engaging and dark in a very similar way. Pete:                Yeah. That's hell of a praise. That's really fantastic praise. Okay. I agree. It's absolutely gorgeous. This is a lot of fun. Swamp Thing can be hit or miss for me. I enjoyed this issue a lot. I didn't enjoy all the human stuff as much, but I really thought this was cool. And also, we got to talk about this. You guys don't go to central park in the middle of the night because there's full grown dudes being born out of trees and I'm glad Swamp Thing is finally talking about it. It's fucked up and someone needs to look into this because it's not right, man. It's just really messed up. Alex:                 I'll tell you what, I've been to The Ramble at night and I don't think that's what dudes are doing in trees. Pete:                Well, that's what's happening in this comic book. Alex:                 Great book. Seven Secrets number seven from BOOM! Studios, written by Tom Taylor, art by Daniele Di Nicuolo. Pete:                I mean, Seven Secrets number seven. I mean, that's you. Alex:                 We still don't know what the secrets are, but in this issue, our main character has wandered off the road into the land of fairy [crosstalk 00:16:08] Pete:                We don't know all the secrets. We know a couple. Alex:                 We don't know anything. The secrets are still secret in this book. We know they're important, but we don't know what they are or anything about them, which is kind of wild. But we do know more about the main character, about where he comes from, another really good issue of this very fun title. I'm enjoying it. How about you, Pete? Pete:                Yes. Absolutely. Art's amazing. Paneling is fantastic. And if you're going to do a glowing horse with a fish tail, this is just the peak that which all should be measured. This is very creative. Very cool. Interesting paneling, amazing storytelling. Yeah. This is just really kind of creepy and tripped out in all the right ways. It's one of those things where you got to be like, “All right. I'm definitely going to find out the secret in this issue.” But they do such a good job of keeping you busy in all the right ways. I'm impressed by this book. Alex:                 By the way, the thing you mentioned, the horse with the tail of a fish, like they say in the book, it's called a sulky, which is where the expression taking a sulky comes from. Pete:                Oh my God. You're such a dad joke. It's ridiculous. Alex:                 The Immortal Hulk number 45 from Marvel, written by Al Ewing, art by Joe Bennett. In this issue, the Hulk is once again, dead, killed by the U-Foes, trapped in the land below grid, I always forget what the name is. But it's Joe Fixit and the dumb, very flabby, kid Hawk being trapped by the leader while back on earth, things are going wild. I'll tell you what, not only do I love this book, like we talk about every issue. Not only are all the designs absolutely terrifying and the amount that Al Ewing and Joe Bennett are building into the mythology, rather fascinating. But I don't think any other book, since a Brian K. Vaughan book like Saga, consistently on the last page out loud makes me go, “Oh, here we go.” Every single time out of the gate. Pete:                Yeah. I mean, I wish I could, after reading this book and all the crazy thing, is I wish I could have been on this pitch meeting for Marvel. Can you imagine how you'll be going, “All right, listen. I'm going to take Hawk and I'm going to twist them and I'm going to turn them. And it's going to be so gross and so fucked up, it's probably going to turn a lot of people away. But if people check this out.” I mean, this keeps getting weirder and more fucked up, yet I'm having such a great time. I don't know. I don't know how to describe this to somebody. I don't know what's going on. I love the last page. I can not wait to see what's happening. I don't know. I'm so confused. I'm so grossed out. I love this book. I love the way it starts with the quote every time. And then it gets all sorts of fucked up. This is some groundbreaking, really cool shit right here. Alex:                 This is one of the most epic Hulk rods of all time. And it's so exciting to be able to be reading that right now. I love it. Next up, let's talk about one that I know you really liked a lot, Dead Dog's Bite number two from Dark Horse Comics by Tyler Boss. Now this is one we missed talking about the first issue of this, which I really regret because Tyler Boss, great artist. We know him from 4 Kids Walk Into A Bank, which he did with Matthew Rosenberg and other things. Pete:                The Burgee. Alex:                 This is about a woman who is investigating a disappearance. It's weird. It's funny. The panel layouts are great. I loved it. Love this issue. Pete:                It's really impressive. This is very, very creative in all the right ways. The Boss is killing it here. I mean, it kind of takes a little bit of like gives me that Hawkeye feel with a little bit of, God, what was it, King's Vision with the different panelings and stuff here. But it's got this great Indie kind of creative field, but just the paneling and the logos and the different stuff that they're doing. I mean, I'm enthralled watching someone put money in a machine to try to get soda out. How can you do that? How is that enthralling? Yeah. I'm just really, really impressed with how creative and fantastic this book is. The scene where she goes and sits down with their mom at the fucking lunch table. Oh my God. This is crazy. I cannot wait to see how this kind of unfolds or gets explained. This is fantastic. I'm completely on board. Alex:                 Me, too. I want to go back and read the first issue at this point. I feel bad about missing it. This is great. Next up, Batman number 107 from DC Comics, written by James Tynion IV, art by Jorge Jimenez and Ricardo Lopez Ortiz. In this issue, we're continuing to find out about how Batman is dealing with the new status quo of Gotham City. Scarecrow is on the move. Other forces are, as well. And the backup story is about Ghost-Maker. What'd you think, Pete? Pete:                All right. I've never seen Scarecrow so badass portrayed in a Batman book in a while. This is very interesting and cool. Tynion's doing unbelievable stuff. The art's fantastic. The Harley Quinn stuff has been so enjoyable. I think just kind of sprinkled throughout this Batman run and I think in a great way, and then we kind of get this new lady in red with green plant dogs who loves roses, so very intriguing. Tynion has done introducing a lot of different new characters with Ghost-Maker and now this lady in red. This is interesting to see what's going to be happening here for Batman. Yeah. I've been enjoying it. Alex:                 I'm going to throw a theory out at you. So there's a character named Simon Saint, who we know is tied to the magistrate program that we saw in the future state books that essentially takes over Gotham and turns it into a police state, potentially in the future. Is Simon Saint Scarecrow? Because there's a scene in the book where- Pete:                Don't you fucking spoil this for me, you son of a bitch. Alex:                 No. I have no idea. But there's a scene in the book where Simon Saint is looking outside and Scarecrow almost seems to be talking into his mind standing on a gargoyle. We've previously seen Scarecrow in his office sitting there in the darkness and it almost seems like maybe there's a split personality thing going on there. Pete:                Oh, interesting. Alex:                 Just a thought. Whatever it is, love this book. I'm glad James Tynion has the, whatever you call it, handcuffs off or something like that and is able to just go wild in this book. It's great. Next up, The Last Witch number four from Boom! Box, written by Conor McCreery, art illustrated by V.V. Glass. As a little bit of a note, we're going to have Conor McCreery on our live show in a couple of weeks, so definitely check that out. I know you and Justin are going- Pete:                For real? Alex:                 For real. I love giving you news on our podcast. Pete:                Oh, man, that's great. Dude, this book has been fantastic. I cannot wait to talk about this. Alex:                 Yes. We'll talk about this one, then. We have our young witch is continuing to learn magic as she goes on a hunt for other witches. Here, we meet a refugee from Ferry who seems to be working with her. Maybe he's not, necessarily. What'd you think about this issue? Pete:                Yeah. Really great set up. I mean, first off, the girl's grandmother's just fantastic. What a badass. Alex:                 You love a grandma. Pete:                There's nothing better than a badass grandma, all right? I don't know what it is, but it's glorious. Yeah. So just interesting. Alex:                 That's the thing that you love about grandmas, Pete. They keep getting older and so do you. Pete:                Okay. Great. Stop being creepy. Yeah. Yeah. It seemed like a interesting kind of dude tagging along on this. Amazing kind of last page reveal on that. Yeah. Love the art. It makes it seem like it's this kind of all ages, innocent thing, but there's really a lot going on underneath the surface. So I'm very intrigued by this. Love all the main characters. It does such a great job of giving you story, giving you fun, giving you action. Yeah. I can't wait to see how this all unfolds. Alex:                 I like the V.V. Glass art in particular on this book. It really feels like sort of a, Don Bluth isn't exactly right, but it's very classic animation style where you could almost feel like it's moving between the panels. It's very nice. Next up, America Chavez: Made in the USA number two from Marvel, written by Kalinda Vazquez, art by Carlos Gomez. In this, we're continuing to find more about the origin of America Chavez and it is not what we thought it was. We're definitely in retcon territory here, folks, where we find out there's a family after she left the Utopian Parallel that adopted her and kept her for a while. We get to see how she started to develop her characters and there's the hint that everything she knew was wrong. I'm really enjoying the series quite a bit. And I say this as somebody who likes the concept of America Chavez a little better than the solo series I've seen. I've always liked her in a team book, but haven't quite understood the character out of here. This is so far and we're in the early going, maybe my favorite American Chavez story so far. Pete:                Oh, cool. Yeah. I agree. This is really great. I feel like the art's fantastic. We're getting just enough backstory where it doesn't feel like too much. It's done so well with the kind of back and forth. I also really liked her with Spider-Man. That was great. Yeah. It's very interesting how we're kind of slowly getting her backstory, I would say a lot more in this issue, which is good. I'm very interested to see how this goes. I like how she's moving about the world solving kind of things, trying to figure stuff out. Sometimes when that's done, it can seem forced but it feels really natural here. Yeah. I mean, going into old-timey arcade place at night, that's just not a smart idea. Nothing's good is going to happen there. Alex:                 Next up, Fear Case number three from Dark Horse Comics, written by Matt Kindt, art by Tyler Jenkins. Pete, you read this book and we missed it, right? What'd you think about this one? Pete:                Yeah. I thought this was creepy in all the right ways. Very interestingly drawn. I love the kind of pencil kind of take on it. A lot of really powerful panels. And I just kind of finding things out with the characters here. Really love the last page, oh, shit kind of reveal. I think this is very interesting to see how each one of these fear cases kind of unfold. I think it's really well done. The art's fantastic. Alex:                 Next up, Suicide Squad number two from DC Comics, written by Robbie Thompson, art by Eduardo Pansica. This is continuing the assault on Arkham storyline, which finds the Suicide Squad trying to liberate Talon from Arkham Asylum just as seemingly Scarecrow is, not Scarecrow, excuse me, joker's fear toxin is being released throughout it as we've seen in a couple of other comic books. As usual with Suicide Squad, a bunch of people die. It's very dark. There's complicated and morality here. I think this is a really good classic Suicide Squad story with some very nice superhero art by Eduardo Pansica. What do you think, Pete? Pete:                Yeah. I agree. I think this is really cool. Also, I'm glad that in Suicide Squad, the comic, we're getting more Peacemaker here getting us ready for the movie. Really an over the top kind of person. So I think having what's his face playing it is going to be very- Alex:                 John Cena. Pete:                Yeah. Alex:                 Can you smell what John Cena is cooking? Pete:                No. No. No. You can't see me, okay? But I also really love the pulp fiction heart attack moment. I thought that was fun. Alex:                 Good stuff. Next up, I don't know anything about wrestling. Nocterra number two from Image Comics, written by Scott Snyder, art by Tony S. Daniel. Pete:                Just for the audio podcast, I was waving my hand in front of my face like John Cena does. Alex:                 Okay. All right. Why does he do that? Pete:                Because you can't see him. You can't see. Alex:                 Is that where the Drax [inaudible 00:29:26] came from? No, that's Dave Bautista. Nevermind. Pete:                Yeah. Alex:                 They're different people? Pete:                Yeah. Alex:                 Okay. Pete:                See how it works is they're different people. Alex:                 Okay. I don't see people. Pete:                Wow. Alex:                 I just don't see people. I don't see things. Okay. Nocterra number two written by Scott Snyder, who we had on the live show. He talked quite a bit about this as well, as many spoilers for Nocterra number three, which was very cool and very fun. So check out that live podcast if you hadn't. In this book, we're continuing our journey through a world where it's always night and it's filled with horrific creatures. Tony S. Daniel's art is stunning here as usual. Just great action scenes. They're fighting a terrifying villain named Blacktop Bill. This is great. This is like duel on sci-fi steroids is what I'd compare it to. You love this issue too, right? Pete:                Oh my God. Yeah. And I love Blacktop Bill. Yeah. And also, really amazing art, bold choices. We talked about that Batman issue with him but two solid pages of all black, bold, bold choice. I was like, “Wait, did this not download right? What's going on here?” Yeah. I think this is really getting crazier and crazier. Yeah. This is just really over the top fun. Yeah. It kind of reminds me of having metal in all the right ways where it's like, “Oh yeah, this is just gonna be completely non-stop trucker fucking.” Yeah. This is fun. Alex:                 Well, I also like the fact that it's not delaying or an issue too. We already know a ton of information and things about the world. Pete:                But it's so much to know. That's the fun part. Alex:                 Well, exactly. But it's the sort of story where it feels like, “Oh, okay. These are things that you kind of drag out and get to an issue 12.” But nope. We're getting them in issue two. And that's awesome. Next up. Let's chat about Geiger number one from Image Comics, written by Geoff Johns, art by Gary Frank. Now, before we get into it, I do want to mention, this was initially at the top of our stack. We moved it down here because if you haven't read it, there was a big interview with Ray Fisher from Justice League talking about his treatment from Geoff Johns. There were a lot of quotes in there. There were a lot of back and forth. We don't know anything necessarily about it. Certainly, we want to listen to every single viewpoint and understand what went on. Alex:                 As the story continues, we will continue to discuss it and find out more about it. But as is, I felt like it was still potentially worth talking about a Image Comic book from Geoff Johns and Gary Frank that's coming out. So we'll see. Maybe we'll scrub this from the podcast later, if more things come out. But as is, let's talk about the comic as the comic and as it is. So that all said, this is a new issue from this team who's worked on Doomsday Clock as well as a lot of other things. Here, we're getting an original property set in a post-apocalyptic world where one man has been seemingly affected by the radiation and gained radiation powers. The world, specifically, Las Vegas here has been split into different ruling factions as the outside of the world is not safe. What'd you think about this book, Pete? Pete:                Yeah. I don't know about all that shit. This is kind of news to me. Alex:                 Again, I love giving you news right on the podcast. Pete:                Yeah. So, hopefully, we're not enjoying something that's whatever. I don't know what to say, but just looking at this comic as a comic and hopefully… All right. My point is that this is very cool idea. I've very much enjoyed the action. I thought the glowing man was really badass. I'm very interested to see how this kind of all enfolds. This two-headed dog is my favorite. This is really very, very cool. You got the broady kind of villain. So if everything's okay, I'll be interested to see how this all unfolds. Alex:                 Yeah. Sorry I threw you there, Pete. I can see you're really struggling with it and that is totally fair. I think the thing that I would say about this is Gary Frank's art is meticulous as always as well as of layouts. I do think a lot of the problems that we had with Doomsday Clock, which got very in its head about the whole Watchmen of it all. There's a lot of themes and ideas and images that I think do get hit on and in a certain way, and not a necessarily bad way recycled here, but it feels much more wide open. It feels a little looser, both in terms of the storytelling and the plotting. And it'll be interesting to see, potentially, if everything gets clear, what this team does away from DC Comics. This is something that we talked with Scott a bit about as he is on his Rumspringa from DC Comics right now, about how you don't have the corporate responsibility. You don't have the things that you need to write because you're serving a greater master here. Alex:                 So again, we'll see what happens. If anybody has any feedback or questions about any of this, we, of course, are happy to chat either at comicbookclublive@gmail.com at Comic Book Live on Twitter or in our page here on Slack. We'd love to get your feedback on whether we should be covering this comic or not. But again, we like to cover number ones. We like to talk about this. This is a big superstar team, so it was worth throwing in there. Maybe not as the first comic book in The Stack. Next up, let's move to happier climbs with Far Sector number 11 from DC Comics, written by N.K. Jemisin, art by Jamal Campbell. Another fantastic issue of this book that just gets bigger and bigger every issue out of the gate. Pete, this is the Green Lantern you like. Go ahead. Pete:                I mean, it sets the bar higher and higher with each issue and then continues to meet that bar and go above it. I mean, it's just fantastic. 20% ring to save 20 billion. I mean, come on. This is exciting stuff. Everything has been unfolding in such a cool way. The art alone is worth the pickup. It is gorgeous in all the right ways. Characters designs are new and fresh, breaking this mold of stereotypical people and what they should look like. I love every single minute of it. Alex:                 Well, I say this every issue, but I don't think you can undervalue the fact that Jamal Campbell has drawn every issue of Far Sector, as well as N.K. Jemisin writing it, and they make a great team together. I know it's not always possible with the monthly schedule of comic books, but I love that they have been able to continue together and kept this world consistent and build on it and make it look weirder and more interesting every issue out of the gate. It's great. This book is great. And I'm really curious to see if it ends with issue 12. Is it going to continue? What's going to happen? Because it's such a fun interesting premise that they've set up here. One little side note- Pete:                Am I to go and take over Green Lantern? We don't need Green Lantern. We got Far Sector. Alex:                 There you go. One little side note I'll mention, I checked out, because I love this book so much, I read N.K. Jemisin's The City We Became which is a novel. It's awesome. I know everybody probably already noticed this, but just in case you haven't checked it out yet, it is, I don't even kind of want to spoil it, but it's about people who become living cities and it's not the same themes. But you can kind of get a sense of similar things that she's trying out here in Far Sector. Particularly as a new Yorker, I love it because it's based in New York. It's so of New York. Such an awesome book. Alex:                 Again, I'm sure a lot of people have read it who are listening to this, but if you've only checked out our comics, definitely read that, as well. It's well worth it. Next up, Crime Syndicate number two from DC Comics, written by Andy Schmidt, art by Keiran McKeown and Bryan Hitch. I think we were a little split on the first issue of this because it takes a more satirical look at the Crime Syndicate, at the evil Justice League. Here, we get them fighting Starro and we also get a backstory for Owlman. What'd you think about this one, Pete? Pete:                It's interesting. It's cool. I mean, the Flash, shirtless Flash, with the crazy chain pants was hysterical. So fun. Alex:                 I like this a little better. I felt the humor was a little strained in the first issue, but it hits more of its rhythm in this one. I like the backup story here. Bryan Hitch's art is always pretty good. So I was ready to jump ship after this issue, but I think I'm more than willing to check out a third issue after this one. Pete:                Cool. Alex:                 Next up, Bliss number six from Image Comics, written by Sean Lewis, art by Caitlin Yarsky. We are, I think, getting towards the end game here as we finally find out a big secret from the past of the father and son who were trying to find each other in this world where gods run a muck. There's some great bits here with one god that the son is palling around with, this turtle god who hangs his mouth open the entire time. There's some very dark and emotional stuff that happens as well. What did you think, Pete? Pete:                Yeah. This is just really unbelievable. Fantastic storytelling. This has been a real roller coaster of rooting for them or not rooting for them. It seems like really evil, but then the other side to him. We've got the AOC on the cover with the old balance of power there, the scales. Yeah. I really think this is a very interesting, cool world and it's really done very well. The art and the characters are weird in all the right ways. Yeah. We find out a lot about the family in this. This is great. This really continues to be a book that you're like, “What is this going to be?” every time you pick it up and it doesn't disappoint. Alex:                 Totally agree. And that's it from The Stack. If you'd like to support us patrion.com/comicbookclub. Also, we do a live show every Tuesday night at 7:00 PM to Crowdcast and YouTube. Come hang out. We would love to chat with you about comic books. iTunes, Android, Spotify, Stitcher, or the app of your choice to subscribe, listen, and follow the show. At Comic Book Live on Twitter, comicbookclublive.com for this podcast and many more. Until next time, we'll see you at the virtual comic book shop. The post The Stack: Magic, Green Lantern And More appeared first on Comic Book Club. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/comicbookclub See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

July Solicits, Nightwing, Spider-Man: Life Story, Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Special, Star Wars: Tie Fighter, War of the Realms: Punisher, War of the Realms: War Scrolls, Xena, Mary Shelley Monster Hunter, Planet of the Nerds, Angel 0 and Buffy, Steven Universe OGN   Reviews: surprise movie review, Crosswind, Super Sons, Nightcrawler   News: DC streaming issues, Gifted canceled, Mouse Guard canceled, new Soule novel,   Comics Details: Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Special by Si Spurrier, Caspar Wijngaard, Lee Loughridge, Marc Guggenheim, Andrea Broccardo, Dono Sanchez-Almara, Jon Adams, Chris O’Halloran Star Wars: Tie Fighter 1 by Jody Houser, Roge Antonio, Mike Dowling, Lee Loughridge, Arif Prianto War of the Realms: Punisher 1 by Gerry Duggan, Marcelo Ferreira, Roberto Poggi, Rachelle Rosenberg War of the Realms: War Scrolls 1 by Jason Aaron, Andrea Sorrentino, Matt Wilson, Josh Trujillo, Ricardo Lopez Ortiz, Felipe Sobreiro, Ram V, CAFU, Brian Reber, Chip Zdarsky, Joe Quinones, Rico Renzi Xena: Warrior Princess 1 by Vita Ayala, Olympia Sweetman, Rebecca Nalty Mary Shelley Monster Hunter 1 by Olivia Cuartero-Briggs, Adam Glass, Hayden Sherman Planet of the Nerds 1 by Paul Constant, Alan Robinson, David Nakayama, Randy Elliot Angel 0 by Jordie Bellaire, Bryan Hill, Gleb Melnikov, Dan Mora, Raul Angulo, Gabriel Cassata Steven Universe   Comics Countdown, 17 Apr 2019: Gideon Falls 12 by Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino, Dave Stewart Spider-Man: Life Story 2 by Chip Zdarsky, Mark Bagley, Drew Hennessy, Frank D’Armata Outpost Zero 9 by Sean McKeever, Alexandre Tefenkgi, Jean-Francois Beaulieu Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt 4 by Kieron Gillen, Caspar Wijngaard, Mary Safro American Carnage 6 by Bryan Hill, Leandro Fernandez, Dean White East of West 42 by Jonathan Hickman, Nick Dragotta, Frank Martin West Coast Avengers 10 by Kelly Thompson, Moy R, Triona Farrell Aquaman 47 by Kelly Sue DeConnick, Robson Rocha, Daniel Henriques, Sunny Gho Middlewest 6 by Skottie Young, Jorge Corona, Jean-Francois Beaulieu Batman 69 by Tom King, Yanick Paquette, Nathan Fairbairn  

Books of Magic, Action 1004, Old Lady Harley, Black Panther vs Deadpool, Infinity Wars: Arachknight, Captain Marvel Halloween Spooktacular, Spider-Geddon, Spider-Girls, Ghost Spider, What If: Thor, X-Men Black - Juggernaut, Whispering Dark, Red Sonja Halloween Special, Kiss: Blood and Stardust, Mars Attacks, Lodger, TMNT: Michelangelo, Dead Kings, Backstagers Halloween Intermission   Reviews: CW shows, Lethal White, Doctor Who s11e4, A Study in Emerald, Harley Quinn vol 6, West Edmonton Mall   News: Disenchantment renewed, WW84 delayed, Pirates reboot, American Vandal canceled, Katherine Langford cast in Avengers (Kate Bishop?!)   Comics Details: Books of Magic 1 by at Kat Howard, Tom Fowler, Jordan Boyd Old Lady Harley 1 by Frank Tieri, Inaki Miranda, Eva De La Cruz Black Panther vs. Deadpool 1 by Daniel Kibblesmith, Ricardo Lopez Ortiz, Felipe Sobreiro Infinity Wars: Arachknight 1 by Dennis Hopeless, Alejandro Garza, Victor Olazaba, Ruth Redmond Marvel Super Hero Adventures: Captain Marvel Halloween Spooktacular by Jacob Chabot, Jeff Loveness Spider-Geddon 2 by Christos Gage, Jorge Molina, Jay Leisten, Roberto Poggi, Craig Yeung, David Curiel Spider-Girls 1 by Jody Houser, Andres Genolet, Triona Farrell Spider-Gwen: Ghost Spider 1 by Seanan McGuire, Rosi Kampe, Ian Herring What If: Thor by Ethan Sacks, Michele Bandini, Matt Milla X-Men Black - Juggernaut by Robbie Thompson, Shawn Crystal, Rico Renzi, Lonnie Nadler, Zac Thompson, Geraldo Borges, Rachelle Rosenberg Whispering Dark 1 by Christopher Emgard, Tomas Aira Mars Attacks! 1 by Kyle Starks, Chris Schweizer Lodger 1 by David and Maria Lapham Red Sonja Halloween Special by Erik Burnham, Anthony Marques, Reilly Brown, Tom DeFalco, Tom Garcia Kiss: Blood and Stardust 1 by Bryan Hill, Rodney Buchemi, Adriano Agusto TMNT Macro Series 2: Michelangelo by Ian Flynn, Michael Dialynas Dead Kings 1 by Steve Orlando, Matt Smith, Lauren Affe Backstagers Halloween Intermission by James Tynion IV, Rian Sygh, Walter Baiamonte A Study in Emerald by Nail Gaiman, Rafael Albuquerque, Rafael Scavone, Dave Stewart   Comics Countdown: Redneck 16 by Donny Cates, Lisandro Estherren, Dee Cunniffe Wonder Woman 57 by James Tynion IV, Emanuela Lupacchino, Ray McCarthy, Romulo Fajardo Jr. Sentry 5 by Jeff Lemire, Joshua Cassara, Rain Beredo Backstagers Halloween Intermission by James Tynion IV, Rian Sygh, Walter Baiamonte Babyteeth 13 by Donny Cates, Garry Brown, Mark Englert TMNT Macro-Series: Michelangelo by Ian Flynn, Michael Dialynas Terrifics 9 by Jeff Lemire, Jose Luis, Jordi Tarragona, Michael Atiyeh Blastosaurus 3 by Richard Fairgray, Paul Eiding Spider-Girls 1 by Jody Houser, Andres Genolet, Triona Farrell The Long Lon 4 by Ben Coleman, Dylan Meconis, Emilee Denich, Maria Robado

Welcome one and all geeks, nerds and comic lovers (or just podcast lovers) to THAT'S CANON!!! This week’s issue will cover Civil War II: Kingpin (2016), written by Matthew Rosenberg and illustrated by Ricardo Lopez Ortiz. The story where The returning Kingpin comes back to NYC to reclaim the mobster throne! However this time it's different, the heroes can predetermine crimes before they happen! Join your hosts Doc, Tobi and Dave as we discuss this unique story of Kingpin having to work from the ground up with the help of a unique ally... Janus? The issue also features: Judgment Call: In the first round, two hosts select a character that they feel is unappreciated in their respective worlds. They each get 3 mins to plead their case to the third host (the Judge). In round 2, they take 1 min to take down their opponent’s character. In the end, the Judge selects a winner. Also on the docket "Top of the Pile"! The segment where your hosts get close and personal...with their pull lists! We give you the listeners a peak from our personal comic stash what we recommend for you to pick up at your local comic shop. Curious for more? Well tune in and join the fun! FranklinArmstrong.com for more info. #SquaredIdea #WeAreFranklinArmstrong #TCPodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thats-canon/message

May 2018 Solicitations, Black Panther review, Brave & the Bold: Batman and Wonder Woman 1, Cave Carson Has A Cybernetic Eye/Swamp Thing, Batman: Sins of the Father, Deathbed 1, Doctor Strange: Damnation, Infinity Countdown Prime, Black Panther Annual, Hit-Girl 1, Mata Hari 1, Pumpkinhead 1, Punks Not Dead 1, Shiver Bureau, Tangled 1, Tangled GN, Lost in Space Trailer, I Kill Giants Trailer, Sabrina casting, Reviews (Stranger Things S2, Absolute Preacher V2, Fables Deluxe HC V14).   Comics Credits: Brave and the Bold: Batman and Wonder Woman 1 by Liam Sharp, Romujo Fajardo Jr Cave Carson Has A Cybernetic Eye/Swamp Thing by Jon Rivera, Langdon Foss, Nick Filardi, Magdalene Visaggio, Sonny Liew Batman: Sins of the Father 1 by Christos Gage, Raffaele Ienco, Guy Major Deathbed 1 by Joshua Williamson, Riley Rossmo, Ivan Plascencia Doctor Strange: Damnation 1 by Donny Cates, Nick Spencer, Rod Reis Infinity Countdown Prime by Gerry Duggan, Mike Deodato Jr., Frank Martin Black Panther Annual by Christopher Priest, Mike Perkins, Andy Troy, Don McGregor, Daniel Acuna, Reginald Hudlin, Ken Lashley, Matt Milla Hit-Girl 1 by Mark Millar, Ricardo Lopez Ortiz, Sunny Gho Mata Hari 1 by Emma Beeby, Ariela Kristantina, Pat Masioni Pumpkinhead 1 by Cullen Bunn, Blacky Shepherd, Thiago Ribeiro, Kyle Strahm Punks Not Dead 1 by David Barnett, Martin Simmonds, Dee Cunniffe Shiver Bureau 1 by Walt Ostlie Tangled 1 by Scott Peterson, Roberto Di Salvo, Diogo Saito   Comics Countdown 21 Feb 2018: Mighty Thor 704 by Jason Aaron, Russell Dauterman, Matt Wilson Descender 27 by Jeff Lemire, Dustin Nguyen Eternal Empire 7 by Sarah Vaughn, Jonathan Luna Cave Carson Has A Cybernetic Eye/Swamp Thing by Jon Rivera, Langdon Foss, Nick Filardi, Magdalene Visaggio, Sonny Liew Batman 41 by Tom King, Mikel Janin, June Chung Justice League 39 by Christopher Priest, Ian Churchill, Alex Sollazzo Quantum and Woody! 3 by Daniel Kibblesmith, Kano Deathbed 1 by Joshua Williamson, Riley Rossmo, Ivan Plascencia Ice Cream Man 2 by W. Maxwell Prince, Martin Morazzo, Chris O’Halloran Wonder Woman/Conan 6 by Gail Simone, Aaron Lopresti, Matt Ryan, Wendy Broome

After a couple weeks off, we return to catch up on a backlog of reviews and reading. This time, we look at the debuts of VS #1 and the relaunched Kick-Ass. Other books discussed include Hawkeye, Runaways, Mech Cadet Yu, The Wicked + The Divine, Rumble, Secret Warriors, Old Man Hawkeye, Invincible, X-Men Red, and Old Man Logan.In other news, Black Panther enjoys a record-breaking opening, Umbrella Academy pushes on, Super Sons announces its end, Fraggle Rock returns, and we get trailers of Venom, Deadpool 2, and Jessica Jones. All that and more.Next week's Debut Review:Hit-Girl #1 - HIT-GIRL IS BACK! The pint-sized Punisher-meets-Polly-Pocket has left America behind and set off to serve justice around the world. First stop: Colombia. A mother seeking vengeance for the murder of her child enlists Hit-Girl to destroy his killer, but Mindy has bigger plans for Colombia's most feared hitman. MARK MILLAR and RICARDO LOPEZ ORTIZ join forces for the first chapter of Hit-Girl's world tour in this new, ongoing monthly series.

How do the images we make influence the world around us? How does the world affect the images we make? In this discussion, where audience members are invited to contribute along with the panelists, influential new voices discuss illustration’s role in the cultural conversation and the place of the illustrator within it. Featuring Wesley Allsbrook, Alexandra Beguez, Jensine Eckwall, Chris Kindred, Ricardo Lopez Ortiz, Richie Pope, Shadra Strickland, and moderated by Jonathan Bartlett. Originally held at the Society of Illustrators on October 10, 2015. Illustration by Richie Pope.

Sky's the limit and space is the place! We return once again with the whole crew! It's been a while and one of the mics was having problems, which may or may not include an on switch. Needless to say we were a little rusty. Ross leads off the conversation with hand-held gaming systems and talking about his sweet 3DS and thoughts on the PS Vita. Barry shows some experience in the Vita department, but 3DS leads with little to no competition in the hand-held department. Some other gaming is discussed as Ross updates us on Splatoon and speculation for the future. We briefly touch on Star War: A New Dawn which features Kanan from Rebels. We switch gears and talk about Gundam Origins Book I from Vertical and Hell Comes To Frogtown. Both of which should get their own show, really. We discuss Castlevania 3 and it's jump to the small screen before going indepth with Rick & Morty being an intelligent cartoon in a world of stupid cartoons. Next, we cover Immolation which is a pamphlet sized independent comic from Zack Clemente and Ricardo Lopez Ortiz (shop.rlopezortiz.com for your copy) and share some Kickstarter love. Mike brings up the monumental question: Star Wars or Star Trek? In Curtis' dumb fashion that wasn't enough so he forces the panel to give favorites and first SW movie memories. We finally round if out with another Star Wars novel: Death Troopers, which is a good zombie book set in the Star Wars universe.   --/--3DS vs PSVita and Splatoon and online play - Opening  --/--Quick mention of Star Wars: A New Dawn (Lucasfilm/Disney, 2015) - 14:58  --/--Gundam Origin Book I (Vertical) - 17:45  --/--Hell Comes To Frogtown starring Roddy Piper (New World Pictures, 1988) - 20:02  --/--Possible Castlevania 3 coming to the small screen - 23:20 --/--Rick & Morty (Adult Swim, 2013) - 24:52  --/--Immolation by Zach Clemente and Ricardo Lopez Ortiz (Independent) and Kickstarter Mentions - 32:31  --/--Star Wars vs Star Trek - 40:48  --/--Star Wars: Death Troopers (Lucasfilms) - 01:07:10 --/-- 

Kyle is joined by artist Ricardo Lopez Ortiz to break down his issue from the Image series Zero --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/pagesandpanels/support