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In this episode, Phillip and Eric take a crack at the YA girl camper adventure comic series Lumberjanes by N.D. Stevenson and Shannon Watters. They discuss its lovingly idiosyncratic art style, the storytelling touches brought on by an all-female team, and why black people don't go camping.

Comic Reviews: DC Aquaman 1 by Jeremy Adams, John Timms, Rex Lokus Marvel Magik 1 by Ashley Allen, German Peralta, Arthur Hesli New Champions 1 by Steve Foxe, Ivan Fiorelli, Ig Guara, Arthur Hesli What If… Mickey and Friends Became the Fantastic Four? by Steve Behling, Riccardo Secchi, Lorenzo Pastrovicchio, Lucio Ruvidotti What If… Galactus Transformed Gambit? by Josh Trujillo, Manuel Garcia, Ceci de la Cruz Marvel Unlimited Alligator Loki 43 by Alyssa Wong, Bob Quinn Boom Jim Henson Presents 1 by Shannon Watters, Max Sarin, Lisa Moore; Jill Tew, Carola Borelli, Gloria Martinelli; Seanan McGuire, Countandra, Valentina Pinto Dark Horse Those Not Afraid 1 by Kyle Starks, Patrick Piazzalunga, Marco Brakko Dynamite Altered States: Purgatori - Grindhouse 1 by Ray Fawkes, Alvaro Sarraseca, Salvatore Aiala Green Hornet/Miss Fury 1 by Alex Segura, Henry Barajas, Federico Sorressa, Lesley Atlanksy Zootopia 1 by Jeff Parker, Alessandro Ranaldi, Dearbhla Kelly Image Death of Copra 1 by Michel Fiffe Lucky Devils 1 by Charles Soule, Ryan Browne, Kevin Knipstein Oni EC Cruel Kingdom 1 by Greg Pak, Leomacs, Inaki Azpiazu; Al Ewing, Kano; Chris Condon, Charlie Adlard; Ben Winters, Andrea Mutti, Michael Atiyeh OGN Countdown Teen Titans Go On TV by Amanda Deibert, Agnes Garbowska Green Eggs and Ham Take A Hike by James Kolchalka Mack Moon and the P.E.T.S. by Dan Jolley, Russ Cox, Hanna McGill Fresh Start by Gale Galligan Drive by Cynthia Copeland Imagine Nation The Blood of Kings by Matt Myklusch, Onofrio Orlando Additional Reviews: PunisherMAX by Jason Aaron RAW on Netflix Bear s3 Skeleton Crew ep7 Creature Commandos ep7 News: Omninews, David Booher and Ben Mekler gofundmes, Resurrection Man returns, Oni nabs Adventure Time license, Tokyopop gets the Barbie license, Lemire and Nguyen DC miniseries in April, Baylan Skoll recast, Mad Cave charity anthology for California wildfires, Neil Gaiman Comics Countdown (08 January 2025): Absolute Batman 4 by Scott Snyder, Nick Dragotta, Gabriel Walta, Frank Martin Lucky Devils 1 by Charles Soule, Ryan Browne, Kevin Knipstein Blood Brothers Mother 3 by Brian Azzarello, Eduardo Risso Aquaman 1 by Jeremy Adams, John Timms, Rex Lokus Namor 6 by Jason Aaron, Paul Davidson, Alex Lins, Neeraj Menon Geiger 10 by Geoff Johns, Gary Frank, Brad Anderson Welcome to the Maynard 2 by James Robinson, J. Bone, Ian Herring Those Not Afraid 1 by Kyle Starks, Patrick Piazzalunga, Marco Brakko Batman: Dark Patterns 2 by Dan Watters, Hayden Sherman, Triona Farrell Christmas 365 2 by Mikey Way, Jon Rivera, Piotr Kowalski, Brad Simpson

New year, new Tintin discussion as the intrepid reporter, and his dog Snowy, set their sites on Destination Moon! We review Kill Train #1 from Mad Cave Studios, What If...? Galactus Transformed Hulk from Marvel Comics, and Jim Henson Presents #1 from BOOM! Studios. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Public Domain Day https://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdomainday/2025/ REVIEWS STEPHEN JIM HENSON PRESENTS #1 Writer: Shannon Watters, Jim Tew, Cameron Chittock, Seanan McGuire Artist: Max Sarin, Michael Bayliss, Cory Godbey, Countandra Publisher: BOOM! Studios Cover Price: $5.99 Release Date: January 08, 2025 The iconic work of Jim Henson birthed some of the most beloved stories and characters of all time. Celebrate that rich history with this anthology of all-new tales set in the worlds of Jim Henson, from an incredible line-up of creators including Shannon Watters, Cameron Chittock, Jill Tew, and more! [rating:3/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/4gXe2x6 MATTHEW WHAT IF...? GALACTUS TRANSFORMED HULK Writer: Mat Groom Artist: Ron Lim Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: Jan 01, 2025 The first in a new series of one-shots that asks the question: What if Galactus recruited some of Marvel's best and brightest heroes as his new cosmic heralds? See how the Power Cosmic transforms these once-familiar champions, twisting and turning all of Marvel history in their wake! In this tale, Galactus has conscripted Earth's strongest warrior - the Incredible Hulk - into his service. But what will turn out to be the bigger mistake: trying to direct the fury of the Green Goliath...or giving the great mind of Bruce Banner a cosmic problem to solve? [rating:2/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/40nAnyz RODRIGO KILL TRAIN #1 Writer: Olivia Cuartero-Briggs Artist: Martina Niosi Publisher: Mad Cave Studios Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: January 29, 2025 To control the population explosion that nearly crippled the city, New York has instituted Kill Train, a randomized, extermination program where designated subway trains are picked at random, and all the passengers are slaughtered by the end of the line. In this not-so-distant future, we meet Vanessa, a struggling single mom in the midst of a nervous breakdown, who discovers that she, herself, is on a Kill Train. Now, for once in her life and with everything to prove, Vanessa decides she's not going down without a fight. [rating: 3/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3DMAoDl DISCUSSION Tintin: Destination Moon Writer/Artist: Herge Professor Calculus is building a rocket, but Tintin quickly realizes that there are spies around every corner trying to steal the professor's design! When Professor Calculus' rocket finally takes off for the moon, Tintin and his dog Snowy are on board. You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3W5XXNY CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!

New year, new Tintin discussion as the intrepid reporter, and his dog Snowy, set their sites on Destination Moon! We review Kill Train #1 from Mad Cave Studios, What If...? Galactus Transformed Hulk from Marvel Comics, and Jim Henson Presents #1 from BOOM! Studios. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Public Domain Day https://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdomainday/2025/ REVIEWS STEPHEN JIM HENSON PRESENTS #1 Writer: Shannon Watters, Jim Tew, Cameron Chittock, Seanan McGuire Artist: Max Sarin, Michael Bayliss, Cory Godbey, Countandra Publisher: BOOM! Studios Cover Price: $5.99 Release Date: January 08, 2025 The iconic work of Jim Henson birthed some of the most beloved stories and characters of all time. Celebrate that rich history with this anthology of all-new tales set in the worlds of Jim Henson, from an incredible line-up of creators including Shannon Watters, Cameron Chittock, Jill Tew, and more! [rating:3/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/4gXe2x6 MATTHEW WHAT IF...? GALACTUS TRANSFORMED HULK Writer: Mat Groom Artist: Ron Lim Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: Jan 01, 2025 The first in a new series of one-shots that asks the question: What if Galactus recruited some of Marvel's best and brightest heroes as his new cosmic heralds? See how the Power Cosmic transforms these once-familiar champions, twisting and turning all of Marvel history in their wake! In this tale, Galactus has conscripted Earth's strongest warrior - the Incredible Hulk - into his service. But what will turn out to be the bigger mistake: trying to direct the fury of the Green Goliath...or giving the great mind of Bruce Banner a cosmic problem to solve? [rating:2/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/40nAnyz RODRIGO KILL TRAIN #1 Writer: Olivia Cuartero-Briggs Artist: Martina Niosi Publisher: Mad Cave Studios Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: January 29, 2025 To control the population explosion that nearly crippled the city, New York has instituted Kill Train, a randomized, extermination program where designated subway trains are picked at random, and all the passengers are slaughtered by the end of the line. In this not-so-distant future, we meet Vanessa, a struggling single mom in the midst of a nervous breakdown, who discovers that she, herself, is on a Kill Train. Now, for once in her life and with everything to prove, Vanessa decides she's not going down without a fight. [rating: 3/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3DMAoDl DISCUSSION Tintin: Destination Moon Writer/Artist: Herge Professor Calculus is building a rocket, but Tintin quickly realizes that there are spies around every corner trying to steal the professor's design! When Professor Calculus' rocket finally takes off for the moon, Tintin and his dog Snowy are on board. You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3W5XXNY CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!

Matt went to Flame Con last month and came back with interviews with Carey Pietsch (The Adventure Zone), Karen Charm, Jeremy Whitley (Navigating with You), Mad Cave Studios editor James Emmett, Molly Knox Ostertag (The Owl House), Shannon Watters (Lumberjanes) and voice actor JP Karliak (Morph from X-Men '97).

Our guest today is Shannon Watters, Board Member with the National Loon Center.

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Happy new year! What are some good beginner comics / graphic novels for someone new to the medium? -- it's a question we get asked frequently by friends and colleagues since starting this very fine comic book podcast. In this episode, we go through an assortment of popular and critically-acclaimed modern favourites which should be very/perpetually available at your local bookstores and libraries, along with recommended reading ages for each! BONE by Jeff Smith PARKER by Darwyn Cooke SAGA by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples LOCKE & KEY by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodríguez MONSTRESS by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda LUMBERJANES by Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis, Gus Allen, and ND Stevenson SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN by James Tynion IV, Werther Dell'Edera, and Miquel Muerto --- Follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/theveryfinecomicbookpodcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and send us questions to potentially read on-air via IG DM or via email at theveryfinecomicbookpodcast@gmail.com If you're enjoying The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast, please take the time to Rate it [on Spotify], Rate+Review it [on Apple Podcasts], Follow/Subscribe, and tell a friend! New episodes forthcoming weekly! Mail us things c/o Justin Decloux, Unit 1010, 3230 Yonge St, Toronto, ON, M4N 3P6, Canada Thanks for listening! Keep reading comics! ---

Hannah and Laura have gotten a little too comfortable while reading Jade War and Fonda Lee is maniacally laughing at them.  Probably.  They also talk about an awesome graphic novel series, a cute movie adaptation, and think they deserve Book-IT pizzas for books they are reading for the podcast. Hannah and Laura also want you to check out Indie Intermission 4 and support indie authors!TW for the plot section of this episode: violence; suicide; death; abuse; drug usePlot section begins at 25:30.Media Mentions:Jade City by Fonda LeeJade War by Fonda LeeJade Legacy by Fonda LeeNimona---NetflixNimona by ND StevensonLumberjanes by ND Stevenson, Grace Ellis, Shannon Watters, Brooklyn Allen, Maarta Laiho, Aubrey AieseChildren of Time by Adrian TchaikovskyKilling Eve---NetflixYellowJackets---Paramount+Succession---HBOmaxThe Sopranos---HBOmaxThe Righteous Gemstones---HBOmaxA Goofy Movie---Disney+7th Heaven---HuluWhat We Do In The Shadows---HuluMonstress Vol. 7: Devourer by Marjorie Liu and Sana TakedaViviana Valentine Goes Up the River by Emily EdwardsBe sure to follow OWWR Pod!www.owwrpod.com Twitter: @OwwrPodInstagram: @owwrpodHive: @owwrpodSend us an email at: owwrpod@gmail.comCheck out OWWR Patreon: patreon.com/owwrpodOr join OWWR Discord! We'd love to chat with you!You can follow Hannah at:Instagram: @brews.and.booksYou can follow Laura at:Instagram: @goodbooksgreatgoatsTwitter: @myyypodHive: @myyypod

Join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they're reading and what they recommend! In this episode, listen as they discuss Lumberjanes created by Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis, Brooke Allen, and ND Stevenson.   Email us at SpillLit@gwinnettpl.org and tell us what you like about the show, recommend a book for us to read, or share your opinion about a book we've already reviewed. Everyone who sends us an email will be entered into a drawing to win a free YA book. Click here for more details about the 2023 Summer Reading Challenge!

This week Tayla is joined by Saul from TriCounty Community Action Agency to talk about all things Medicare. He explains the basics of the types of plans and when people can sign up or make changes to their plan. They also discuss the last bingeable shows that they watch, movies, and the interviewee becomes the interviewer. During The Last Chapter they discuss: What author alive or dead would you like to meet and why? Like what you hear? Rate and review Down Time on Apple Podcasts or your podcast player of choice! If you'd like to submit a topic for The Last Chapter you can send your topic suggestions to downtime@cranstonlibrary.org. Our theme music is Day Trips by Ketsa and our ad music is Happy Ukulele by Scott Holmes. Thanks for listening! Books The True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey Hollow by Shannon Watters, Branden Boyer-White, Berenice Nelle, Kaitlyn Musto, Kieran Quigley, Gonçalo Lopes, Jim Campbell, and Naomi Franquiz Man's Search For Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl AV reddit.com Better Call Saul (2015-2022) Abbott Elementary (2021- ) Elvis (2022) BlacKkKlansman (2018) Other TriCounty Community Action Agency 401-649-5760 United Way 211 Medicare.gov Official Website RI Office of Healthy Aging: Medicare Counseling

Our guest today was Shannon Watters, Business Relations Director, Whitefish Area Property Owners Association.

2022 is coming to an end so Hannah and Laura have decided to share their favorite things that they have read and watched this year! We will be back to OWWR regularly scheduled programming with The Murderbot  in 2023!! Colin Bridgerton forever...Media Mentions: Babel by R.F. KuangThe Poppy War by R.F. KuangThe Dragon Republic by R.F. KuangThe Burning God by R.F. Kuang@awellreadsoul on InstagramLight From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki@jonesandthebooksFiction Fans podcastEveryone In This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily R. AustinReclaim the Stars by Zoraida CordovaGood Talk by Mira JacobYou Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke EmeziThe Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke EmeziFreshwater by Akwaeke EmeziBook Lovers by Emily HenryBeach Read by Emily HenryPeople We Meet On Vacation by Emily HenryLumberjanes by Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis,  Brooklyn Allen, ND Stevenson, Maarta Laiho, Aubrey AiesePiranesi by Susanna ClarkeFriends Talking Fantasy podcastEncanto---Disney+The Princess Trap by Talia HibbertHighly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia HibbertKindred by Octavia ButlerKindred---HuluHow the Word Is Passed by Clint SmithNightcrawling by Leila MottleyKiss Her Once For Me by Alison CochrunThe Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick RiordanThe Newest Olympian podcastThis Lullaby by Sarah DessenProject Hail Mary by Andy WeirThe Martian by Andy Weir#iHunt by Olivia HillThe Marked Princess by E.P. StavsStellar Instinct by Jonathan NevairBridgerton---NetflixDune by Frank HerbertThe Sandman---NetflixNever Have I Ever---NetflixOzark---NetflixAbbott Elementary---HuluLove Is Blind---NetflixSeverance---AppleTVMurderville---NetflixTed Lasso---AppleTVHeartstopper---NetflixHeartstopper by Alice OsemanDerry Girls---NetflixSeinfeld---Netflix99% Invisible podcastThe Umbrella Academy---NetflixJulie and the Phantoms---NetflixSanta Clarita Diet---NetflixMs. Marvel---Disney+The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power---Amazon Prime VideoOver the Garden Wall---HBOmaxWhat We Do In The Shadows---HuluHarley Quinn: Animated Series---HBOmaxReboot---HuluSpider-Man: No Way Home---StarzEverything, Everywhere, All At Once---HuluI Want You Back---Amazon Prime VideoAustenland---Amazon Prime VideoThe Lost City---PeacockSuperstore---PeacockBrooklyn Nine-Nine---PeacockDo Revenge---NetflixYour Wrong About podcastInside the Disney Vault podcastThe Bechdel Cast podcastThe Newest Olympian podcastConan O'Brien Needs A Friend podcastInk to Film podcastTrue Crime & Cocktails podcastThe DaVinci Code by Dan BrownViviana Valentine Gets Her Man by Emily EdwardsThe Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells

This week, Tirzah talks about two great queer YA graphic novels for your end-of-the-year reading! Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What's Up in YA newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. SHOW NOTES Twelfth Grade Night by Molly Booth, Stephanie Kate Strohm, and Jamie Green Hollow by Shannon Watters, Branden Boyer-White, and Berenice Nelle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tori and Nicole discuss new books coming to library shelves, as well as graphic novels and their current reads. The hosts also announce that Worth Reading Wednesdays will be moving to a monthly schedule! The resources discussed in this episode are listed below: Sun!: One in A Billion by Stacy McAnulty, illustrated by Stevie Lewis; Moon!: Earth's Best Friend by Stacy McAnulty, illustrated by Stevie Lewis; Mars!: Earthlings Welcome by Stacy McAnulty, illustrated by Stevie Lewis; Ocean: Waves for All by Stacy McAnulty, illustrated by David Litchfield; Earth!: My First 4.54 Billion Years by Stacy McAnulty, illustrated by David Litchfield; No, David! by David Shannon; The Healing Garden: Cultivating and Handcrafting Herbal Remedies by Juliet Blankspoor; A Dude's Guide to Baby Size: What to Expect and How to Prep for Dads-To-Be by Taylor Calmus; Scenes from My Life: A Memoir by Michael K. Williams; From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home by Tembi Locke; Bones of Holly by Carolyn Haines; Home Sweet Christmas by Susan Mallery; The Twelve Topsy-Turvy, Very Messy Days of Christmas by James Patterson and Tad Safran; Her Name is Knight by Yasmin Angoe; They Come at Knight by Yasmin Angoe; Hollow by Shannon Watters, Brandon Boyer-White, and Berenice Nell; Man on A Mission: James Meredith and the Battle of Ole Miss by Aram Goudsouzian, illustrations by Bill Murray, edited by Vijay Shaw; Three Years in Mississippi by James Meredith; Stranger Things: Suspicious Minds by Gwenda Bond

This week, Tirzah shares what new titles are on her seasonal October reading list! Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What's Up in YA newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Show Notes The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson Hollow by Shannon Watters, Branden Boyer, and Berenice Nelle The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglas What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher The Clackity by Lora Sent Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comic Reviews: DC Batman: The Audio Adventures 1 by Dennis McNicholas, J. Bone, Anthony Marques, Dave Stewart DC Horror Presents: Sgt. Rock vs. the Army of the Dead 1 by Bruce Campbell, Eduardo Risso, Kristian Rossi Tim Drake: Robin 1 by Meghan Fitzmartin, Riley Rossmo, Lee Loughridge Constantine: Distorted Illusions OGN by Kami Garcia, Isaac Goodhart, Ruth Redmond Deadman Tells the Spooky Tales OGN by Franco Aureliani, Agnes Garbowska, Derek Charm, Isaac Goodhart, Christopher Uminga, Sara Richard Wayne Family Adventures Season 2 Marvel A.X.E.: Avengers by Kieron Gillen, Federico Vicentini, Dean White Amazing Spider-Man 10 by Zeb Wells, Nick Dragotta, Marcio Menyz Marvel's Voices: Comunidades 2022 by Fabian Nicieza, Alex Segura, Carlos Hernandez, Zoraida Cordova, Hector Navarro, Edgar Delgado, Diogenes Neves, Marcelo Costa, Roge Antonio, Yasmin Flores Montanez, Luis Morocho, Paco Medina, Walden Wong, Israel Silva, Ceci de la Cruz, Manuel Puppo, Frank Williams Marvel's Voices: Miles Morales by Mohale Mashigo, Julian Shaw, Manuel Puppo Dark Horse Roadie 1 by Tim Seeley, Fran Galan Image Brigade Remastered by Rob Liefeld and Friends Flawed 1 by Chuck Brown, Prenzy Old Dog 1 by Declan Shalvey Onyx 1 by Chris Ryall, Gabriel Rodriguez, Jay Fotos Skybound Presents: After School 3 by Jill Blotevogel, Marley Zarcone, Lisa Sterle, Fabiana Mascolo Boom Briar 1 by Christopher Cantwell, German Garcia, Matheus Lopes Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 100 by Ryan Parrott, Hendry Prasetya, Eleonora Carlini, Daniele Di Nicuolo, Marco Renna, Francesco Mortarino, Moises Hidalgo, Dan Mora, Miguel Mercado, Matt Herms, Tamra Bonvillain, Walter Baiamonte, Raul Angulo, Sara Antonellini, Sharon Marino IDW TMNT: The Armageddon Game 1 by Tom Waltz, Vincenzo Federici, Matt Herms AfterShock Hell is a Squared Circle 1 by Chris Condon, Francesco Biagini, Mark Englert OGN Hollow by Shannon Watters, Branden Boyer-White, Berenice Nelle Forest Hills Bootleg Society by Dave Baker, Nicole Goux Ghoster Heights by Corey Lansdell, Kelly Mellings, Lisa LaRose Pick Head: Bayoo Beasties by Frederic Brremaud, Giobanni Rigano Steeple vol 3 by John Allison Ray's OGN Corner: Speak Up by Rebecca Burges Additional Reviews: Andor 4, Lumberjanes HC Vol 1, She-Hulk, Door to Door, Night to Night, Hocus Pocus 2, Last Avenger arc of Captain Marvel Longbox of Horror 2022 part 1: Trouble News: new Kelly Thompson series from Image, Armor Wars now a movie, AfterShock upheaval, Community movie, new Blade movie writer, Figment movie in development Trailers: My Father's Dragon Comics Countdown: Superman: Space Age 2 by Mark Russell, Mike Allred, Laura Allred Hollow GN by Shannon Watters, Branden Boyer-White, Berenice Nelle Steeple Vol 3 by John Allison Human Target 7 by Tom King, Greg Smallwood Nice House on the Lake 10 by James Tynion IV, Alvaro Martinez Bueno, Jordie Bellaire TMNT: Armageddon Game 1 by Tom Waltz, Vincenzo Federici, Matt Herms Department of Truth 21 by James Tynion IV, Martin Simmonds Eight Billion Genies 5 by Charles Soule, Ryan Browne, Kevin Knipstein Grim 5 by Stephanie Phillips, Flaviano, Rico Renzi Ant-Man 3 by Al Ewing, Tom Reilly, Jordie Bellaire  

New episode out now! We cover a comic book for the first time on the podcast for our 69th episode! The four of us read Volume 1 of Wicked Things by John Allison and Max Sarin. We discuss the character of Charlotte Grote, the teen detective, and how her methods compare to other crime-solvers we've encountered. We love the visual art style and how it feels animated, get slightly confused by some of the plotlines, and wonder about the specific alternate reality of this world where everyone knows famous teen detectives. We also talk about the medium of comic books and how the storytelling is different, the uncertain nature of issue runs, and how we're talking about a very visual medium on a very auditory podcast. Katy cares about our social media, Carrie gets jealous of a blazer, Maddy gasped while reading, and Mack had to Google British slang. We also discuss the impermanence of our consumerism-driven world, confirm we don't feel bad when corporations are stolen from, debate what exactly constitutes an 18-bird roast, and learn what not to do when waking up in a hospital. Listen to hear about grocery store crushes, getting trapped in a skate bowl, childhood comic drawings, and a great Halloween witch impression. Plus one of us gets a Happy Meal delivery in the middle of recording! Enjoy! TW: Police SHOW NOTES / LINKS: Katy was half-right; there are multiple Nando's locations in the US but only in two areas; the Washington, D.C. region and Chicago respectively. Polygon article about Ryan North getting stuck in a skate pool and Tweeting about it : https://www.polygon.com/2015/8/18/9173621/ryan-north-stuck-hole-twitter Imgur Gallery of the Ryan North Stuck In A Skate Pool event as it unfolded: https://imgur.com/gallery/bKoO8 Recommended Comic Series/Runs We've Liked: The Sandman by Neil Gaiman, Hawkeye by Matt Fraction and David Aja, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl by Ryan North and Erica Henderson, Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe, Saga by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples, Wicked Things by John Allison and Max Sarin, Everything Kate Beaton has ever done, Ms Marvel by G. Willow Wilson, Captain America by Ed Brubaker, Lumberjanes by by Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis, Gus Allen, and ND Stevenson, Reckless by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, Bloom by Kevin Panetta

“FRIENDSHIP TO THE MAX!”   In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about a suitable amount of capital letters, the lower threat level in anagrams in Indiana Jones style challenges, and touching a yeti with a majestic mustache and distracting nipples in their discussion of Lumberjanes: Beware the Kitten Holy created by Noelle Stevenson, Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis and Brooklyn Allen.

It's monumental. This is our last discussion episode on A Memory of Light! Hannah is comfy. Laura is snacking. We discuss birthdays (and births) and learn that some things never change (especially in Laura's case).  Hannah is nervous and also excited about her buddy read for #MEGAMAY and is cautious when it comes to suggesting books for people to read. Then we talk for a solid hour about how conflicted we were about the final installment to The Wheel of Time series.Media Mentions:The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan and Brandon SandersonThe Wheel of Time series---Amazon Prime VideoLove on the Spectrum---NetflixLumberjanes Volumes 5, 6 & 7 by Shannon Watters, Kat Leyh, Carey Pietsch, Amye Sotuyo, Grace Ellis,  ND Stevenson, Maarta Laiho, Brooke AllenThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternStiff by Mary RoachFuzz by Mary RoachFiction Fans podcastThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerFredrik Backman's worksDune by Frank HerbertTalia Hibbert's worksAgatha Christie's worksInterior Chinatown by Charles YuPriory of the Orange Tree by Samantha ShannonBabel by R.F. KuangPower of the Dog---NetflixMoesha---NetflixThe Pentaverate---NetflixShrek---NetflixBring it On---NetflixPhineas and Ferb---Disney+A Song of Ice and Fire by George RR MartinParks and Recreation---Peacock#iHunt by Olivia HillThe Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

Archie and the kids of Riverdale are having adventures as young children do. That's right, Spoilerites, the adventures of the kids before they were in high school go down in this week's Fun with Little Archie and Friends Special from Archie 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_670975" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link.[/caption] FUN WITH LITTLE ARCHIE AND FRIENDS SPECIAL #1 (ONE-SHOT) Script: Shannon Watters, J Torres, Jamie L. Rotante Art: Erin Hunting, Adrian Ropp, Agnes Garbowska, Matt Herms, Jack Morelli Cover: Erin Hunting Variant Cover: Brittney Williams On Sale Date: 4/13 32-page, full color comic $3.99 U.S. Get ready for high-octane fun and adventure with LITTLE ARCHIE and his friends from Riverdale! When Little Sabrina meets up with Little Archie, Little Jughead, and Little Betty and Veronica, all kinds of chaos breaks loose and the gang find themselves transported into new, fantastical game world inspired by their favorite hobbies! Watch as they brave the mystical and mysterious realm of Gryphons and Gargoyles, form a big-wheel gang, and attempt to relax in an unexpectedly exciting animal farming video game! Featuring the talents of award-winning Lumberjanes writer Shannon Watters, Little Archie writer J. Torres, and Betty & Veronica: Vixens writer Jamie L. Rotante along with the amazing art team of Erin Hunting, Adrian Ropp, and Agnes Garbowska.  

Archie and the kids of Riverdale are having adventures as young children do. That's right, Spoilerites, the adventures of the kids before they were in high school go down in this week's Fun with Little Archie and Friends Special from Archie 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_670975" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link.[/caption] FUN WITH LITTLE ARCHIE AND FRIENDS SPECIAL #1 (ONE-SHOT) Script: Shannon Watters, J Torres, Jamie L. Rotante Art: Erin Hunting, Adrian Ropp, Agnes Garbowska, Matt Herms, Jack Morelli Cover: Erin Hunting Variant Cover: Brittney Williams On Sale Date: 4/13 32-page, full color comic $3.99 U.S. Get ready for high-octane fun and adventure with LITTLE ARCHIE and his friends from Riverdale! When Little Sabrina meets up with Little Archie, Little Jughead, and Little Betty and Veronica, all kinds of chaos breaks loose and the gang find themselves transported into new, fantastical game world inspired by their favorite hobbies! Watch as they brave the mystical and mysterious realm of Gryphons and Gargoyles, form a big-wheel gang, and attempt to relax in an unexpectedly exciting animal farming video game! Featuring the talents of award-winning Lumberjanes writer Shannon Watters, Little Archie writer J. Torres, and Betty & Veronica: Vixens writer Jamie L. Rotante along with the amazing art team of Erin Hunting, Adrian Ropp, and Agnes Garbowska.  

July 2022 DC solicits Comic Reviews: DC Flashpoint Beyond 0 by Geoff Johns, Eduardo Risso, Trish Mulvihill Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country 1 by James Tynion IV, Lisandro Estherren, Patricio Delpeche, Yanick Paquette, Nathan Fairbairn Marvel Elektra 100 by Declan Shalvey, Ann Nocenti, Paulo Siqueira, Ty Templeton, Sid Kotian, Stafano Raffaele, Edgar Delgado What If Miles Morales 2 by John Ridley, Farid Karami, Chris Sotomayor X-Men '92: House of XCII 1 by Steve Foxe, Salva Espin, Israel Silva Image A Town Called Terror 1 by Steve Niles, Szymon Kudranski Image! 30th Anniversary Anthology 1 by Geoff Johns, Andrea Mutti, Declan Shalvey, Clayton Cowles, Wyatt Kennedy, Luana Vecchio, Wes Craig, Jason Wordie, Skottie Young, Nate Piekos, Mirka Andolfo, Chiara De Francia, Fabio Amelia, Brenden Fletcher, Erica Henderson, Kyle Higgins, Daniele Di Nicuolo, Walter Baiamonte, Katia Ranalli, Becca Carey, Patrick Kindlon, Maurizio Rosenzweig, Jim Campbell, Dean Haspiel Reckless: Ghost in You GN by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, Jacob Phillips Dark Horse Break Out 1 by Zack Kaplan, Wilton Santos, Jason Wordie AfterShock Kaiju Score: Steal From the Gods 1 by James Patrick, Rem Broo Midnight Rose 1 by Jim Starlin, Nikkol Jelenic, DC Alonso Ahoy Wrong Earth: Fame and Fortune 1 by Mark Russell, Michael Montenat, Andy Troy Archie Fun with Little Archie and Friends 1 by Shannon Watters, Jamie Lee Rotante, Agnes Garbowska, Adrian Ropp, Erin Hunting, Matt Herms Dynamite Immortal Red Sonja 1 by Dan Abnett, Alessandro Miracolo ComiXology Love and War by Andrew Wheeler, Killian Ng Scout Vanity 1 by Jurii Kirnev, Natalia Tsarevnikova Behemoth Dark Beach 1 by Michael Ruiz-Unger, Sebastian Piriz GNs Chef's Kiss by Jarrett Melendez, Danica Brine, Hank Hones, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou Thunderous by M.L. Smoker, Natalie Peeterse Chivalry by Neil Gaiman, Colleen Doran Additional Reviews: Moon Knight ep3, Picard 2:7, Amphibia, Owl House, Doctor Who News: Nimona adaptation from Netflix, Percy Jackson cast, All-Out Avengers creative team, new official Marvel tabletop game, Casper reboot on Peacock, Flash movie prequel delayed/canceled, Millie Bobby Brown's new movie, Round Robin round 3, X-Terminators, Alysia as Batgirl, Kevin Conroy story in Pride anthology, Matt Kindt launches new Dark Horse imprint, Jody Houser writes Ms. Marvel team-up anthology, DC diversity, Star Wars Visions gets a second season, Dreamer coming to DCU in Superman 13 co-written by Nicole Maines, Frank Langella fired from House of Usher, new Simpsons short featuring Billie Eilish, Archie NFT, IDW announces new series, DC delays Danger Street, Susan Sarandon replaces Sharon Stone in Blue Beetle, rumors about another DC overhaul, Grant Morrison announces first novel, Dead Boy Detectives coming to HBO Max, Venom coming to Thor, Wonder Twins casting, new Harley series by Tee Franklin, Connor Hawke is going to be ACE Trailers: Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank, Stranger Things s4, Thor: Love and Thunder Comics Countdown: Reckless: The Ghost in You GN by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, Jacob Phillips Chef's Kiss by Jarrett Melendez, Danica Brine, Hank Hones, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou Nocterra 9 by Scott Snyder, Tony Daniel, Marcelo Maiolo Superman: Son of Kal-El 10 by Tom Taylor, Cian Tormey, Federico Blee Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country 1 by James Tynion IV, Lisandro Estherren, Patricio Delpeche, Yanick Paquette, Nathan Fairbairn Batman '89 5 by Sam Hamm, Joe Quinones, Leonardo Ito Flashpoint Beyond 0 by Geoff Johns, Eduardo Risso, Trish Mulvihill Seven Secrets 16 by Tom Taylor, Daniele Di Nicuolo Batgirls 5 by Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad, Jorge Corona, Sarah Stern Farmhand 16 by Rob Guillory, Jean-Francois Beaulieu

On this week's comic book reviews: Flashpoint Beyond #0 DC Comics Written by Geoff Johns Art by Eduardo Risso   Elektra #100 Marvel Written by Ann Nocenti, Declan Shalvey, Chris Giarrusso, Ty Templeton Art by Sid Kotian, Stefano Raffaele, Chris Giarrusso, Ty Templeton   A Town Called Terror #1 Image Comics Written by Steve Niles Art by Szymon Kudranski   The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country #1 DC Comics Written by James Tynion IV Art by Lisandro Estherren, Yanick Paquette   Eternals #11 Marvel Written by Kieron Gillen Art by Guiu Villanova   Breakout #1 Dark Horse Comics Written by Zack Kaplan Art by Wilton Santos   Wonder Woman #786 DC Comics Written by Becky Cloonan and Michael W. Conrad, Jordie Bellaire Art by Rosi Kämpe, Paulina Ganucheau   X-Men '92: House of XCII Marvel Written by Steve Foxe Art by Salva Espin   The Wrong Earth: Fame & Fortune #1 Ahoy Comics Written by Mark Russell, David Hyde Art by Michael Montenat, Marco Finnegan   Suicide Squad: Blaze, Book Two DC Comics Written by Simon Spurrier Art by Aaron Campbell   Rain #4 Image Comics Written by David M. Booher, based on the story by Joe Hill Art by Zoe Thorogood   Superman: Son of Kal-El #10 DC Comics Written by Tom Taylor Art by Cian Tormey   King Spawn #9 Image Comics Written by Sean Lewis Art by Thomas Nachlik   Batgirls #5 DC Comics Written by Becky Cloonan and Michael W. Conrad Art by Jorge Corona   Nocterra #9 Image Comics Written by Scott Snyder Art by Tony S. Daniel   Naomi: Season Two #2 DC Comics Written by Brian Michael Bendis and David F. Walker Art by Jamal Campbell   Fun with Little Archie & Friends Special #1 Archie Comics Written by Shannon Watters, J. Torres, Jamie L. Rotante Art by Erin Hunting, Adrian Ropp, Agnes Garbowska   Image Comics 30th Anniversary Anthology #1 Image Comics By Geoff Johns, Andrea Mutti, Rob Leigh, Declan Shalvey, Clayton Cowles, Wyatt Kennedy, Luana Vecchio, Wes Craig, Jason Wordie, Skottie Young, Nate Piekos, Mirka Andolfo, Chiara Di Francia, Fabio Amelia, Brendan Fletcher, Erica Henderson, Kyle Higgins, Daniele Di Nicuolo, Walter Baiamonte, Katia Ranalli, Becca Carey, Patrick Kindlon, Maurizio Rosenzweig, Jim Campbell and Dean Haspiel   Batman/Catwoman #11 DC Comics Written by Tom King Art by Clay Mann   Batman: Dark Victory DC Comics Written by Jeph Loeb Art by Tim Sale   SUBSCRIBE ON RSS, ITUNES, ANDROID, SPOTIFY, STITCHER OR THE APP OF YOUR CHOICE. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER, INSTAGRAM AND FACEBOOK. SUPPORT OUR SHOWS ON PATREON. COLDEST: Get 10% off your first order by using code "cbc" at https://coldest.com/ Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/comicbookclub See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's comic book reviews: Flashpoint Beyond #0 DC Comics Written by Geoff Johns Art by Eduardo Risso   Elektra #100 Marvel Written by Ann Nocenti, Declan Shalvey, Chris Giarrusso, Ty Templeton Art by Sid Kotian, Stefano Raffaele, Chris Giarrusso, Ty Templeton   A Town Called Terror #1 Image Comics Written by Steve Niles Art by Szymon Kudranski   The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country #1 DC Comics Written by James Tynion IV Art by Lisandro Estherren, Yanick Paquette   Eternals #11 Marvel Written by Kieron Gillen Art by Guiu Villanova   Breakout #1 Dark Horse Comics Written by Zack Kaplan Art by Wilton Santos   Wonder Woman #786 DC Comics Written by Becky Cloonan and Michael W. Conrad, Jordie Bellaire Art by Rosi Kämpe, Paulina Ganucheau   X-Men '92: House of XCII Marvel Written by Steve Foxe Art by Salva Espin   The Wrong Earth: Fame & Fortune #1 Ahoy Comics Written by Mark Russell, David Hyde Art by Michael Montenat, Marco Finnegan   Suicide Squad: Blaze, Book Two DC Comics Written by Simon Spurrier Art by Aaron Campbell   Rain #4 Image Comics Written by David M. Booher, based on the story by Joe Hill Art by Zoe Thorogood   Superman: Son of Kal-El #10 DC Comics Written by Tom Taylor Art by Cian Tormey   King Spawn #9 Image Comics Written by Sean Lewis Art by Thomas Nachlik   Batgirls #5 DC Comics Written by Becky Cloonan and Michael W. Conrad Art by Jorge Corona   Nocterra #9 Image Comics Written by Scott Snyder Art by Tony S. Daniel   Naomi: Season Two #2 DC Comics Written by Brian Michael Bendis and David F. Walker Art by Jamal Campbell   Fun with Little Archie & Friends Special #1 Archie Comics Written by Shannon Watters, J. Torres, Jamie L. Rotante Art by Erin Hunting, Adrian Ropp, Agnes Garbowska   Image Comics 30th Anniversary Anthology #1 Image Comics By Geoff Johns, Andrea Mutti, Rob Leigh, Declan Shalvey, Clayton Cowles, Wyatt Kennedy, Luana Vecchio, Wes Craig, Jason Wordie, Skottie Young, Nate Piekos, Mirka Andolfo, Chiara Di Francia, Fabio Amelia, Brendan Fletcher, Erica Henderson, Kyle Higgins, Daniele Di Nicuolo, Walter Baiamonte, Katia Ranalli, Becca Carey, Patrick Kindlon, Maurizio Rosenzweig, Jim Campbell and Dean Haspiel   Batman/Catwoman #11 DC Comics Written by Tom King Art by Clay Mann   Batman: Dark Victory DC Comics Written by Jeph Loeb Art by Tim Sale   SUBSCRIBE ON RSS, ITUNES, ANDROID, SPOTIFY, STITCHER OR THE APP OF YOUR CHOICE. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER, INSTAGRAM AND FACEBOOK. SUPPORT OUR SHOWS ON PATREON. COLDEST: Get 10% off your first order by using code "cbc" at https://coldest.com/ Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/comicbookclub See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amanda and Jenn discuss baseball in fiction, women in music, “histo-tainment”, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Gods of the Upper Air by Charles King (rec'd by Kate) Books Discussed The Body Where I Was Born by Guadalupe Nettel, transl. by JT Lichtenstein The Girl With Stars in Her Eyes by Xio Axelrod Dead in the Garden by Dahlia Donovan LGBTQ+ Mystery Post   Criminal Gold by Ann Aptaker Beauty Queens by Libba Bray Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder (cw: harm to animals, gore)  Shelter by Jung Yun (tw domestic violence, sexual assault) The Family Chao by Lan Samantha Chang (cw: speculated harm to animals) Lumberjanes: Beware the Kitten Holy by Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, Shannon Watters, Brooklyn Allen, Maarta Laiho, Aubrey Aiese Goldie Vance by Hope Larson, Brittney Williams, and Sarah Stern Pachinko by Min Jin Lee Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach Diamond Ruby by Joseph Wallace See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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This episode is all about words and pretty images. So listen as Elisabeth, Katie, and Kayla discuss some of their favorite comics, graphic novels, and manga. What separates these genres from others? What is manga? And can these fans limit themselves to just talking about a couple of works? Tune in to find out these answers and more. Works discussed in this episode: Fruits Basket series by Natsuki Takaya Flying Witch series by Chihiro Ishizuka Saga series by Brian K. Vaughan and illustrated by Fiona Staples The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosch Deep Dark Fears series by Fran Krause Nimona by Noelle Stevenson Lumberjanes series by Noelle Stevenson, Shannon Watters, Brooklyn Allen, Grace Ellis, Kat Leyh, and Faith Erin Hicks Rapid Fire Mentions in this episode: 100 Nights of Hero by Isabel Greenberg On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden Bingo Love by Tee Franklin Awkward series by Svetlana Chmakova The Rose of Versailles series by Riyoko Ikeda Cardcaptor Sakura series by CLAMP Chi's Sweet Home series by Kanata Konami Princess Jellyfish series by Akiko Higashimura The Wicked + The Divine series by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie Victor LaValle's Destroyer series by Victor LaValle and illustrated by Dietrich Smith Hark! A Vagrant series by Kate Beaton Through the Woods by Emily Carroll

Voltamos com mais quadrinhos no 30:MIN e dessa vez Arthur Marchetto e Cecília Garcia Marcon estão juntos com o convidado Vilto Reis para discutir a série LUMBERJANES de Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis, Brooklyn A. Allen e Noelle Stevenson. ADQUIRA OS VOLUMES DE LUMBERJANES: Lumberjanes Volume 1: Cuidado com o Sagrado Gatinho Lumberjanes Volume 2: Amizade é Tops! Lumberjanes Volume 3: Um Plano Terrível Lumberjanes Volume 4: Fora do Tempo Telegram do 30:MIN Apoie o 30:MIN no PicPay Apoie o 30:MIN no Padrim Faça um PIX pro 30:MIN no pix@30min.com.br --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/30min/message

In this week's episode, Katie continues to be bewitched by the Duggar family.Part two of our expose on one of the world's most famous mega-families will reveal the Duggars' long list of scandals. From transphobic tweets that result in members being removed from filming, to infidelity, corporal punishment, and misuse of charity funds, we look at the moments that shook the foundation of the Duggar fanbase.We also devote some time to the most disappointing Duggar of all, Joshua. Josh's long history of alarming and destructive behaviors have finally caught up to him in a way that can't be quietly solved with a trip to a prayer-based “recovery center.” We'll pinpoint all the red flags and utter failures along the way.Recommended titles (all available in our bookshop):Love Makes a Family by Sophie BeerFelix Ever After by Kacen CallenderThe Queen's English: The LGBTQIA+ Dictionary of Lingo and Colloquial Phrases by Chloe O. DavisReal Queer America: LGBT Stories from Red States by Samantha AllenDrama by Raina TelgemeierLumberjane series by Noelle Stevenson, Shannon Watters, and Brooke AllenJulian is a Mermaid by Jessica LoveEducated by Tara WestoverStolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs by Elissa Wall and Lisa PulitzerUnder the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon KrakauerCrazy for God: How I Grew Up as one of the Elect, Helped Found the Religious Right, and Lives to Take it All (Or Almost All) of it Back by Frank SchaefferThe Patron Saint of Butterflies by Cecilia GalanteThe Incendiaries by R.O. KwonThe Leftovers by Tom PerrottaSurvivor by Chuck PalahniukLinks:Counting On: The 10 Biggest Scandals that Have Rocked the Duggar FamilyTLC Severs Ties with Derick Dillard Following More Tweets about Jazz JenningsTimeline: Duggar Sex-Abuse ScandalFamily Values Activist Josh Duggar Had a Paid Ashely Madison AccountSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/thereferencedesk)

In this week's episode, Katie continues to be bewitched by the Duggar family.Part two of our expose on one of the world's most famous mega-families will reveal the Duggars' long list of scandals. From transphobic tweets that result in members being removed from filming, to infidelity, corporal punishment, and misuse of charity funds, we look at the moments that shook the foundation of the Duggar fanbase.We also devote some time to the most disappointing Duggar of all, Joshua. Josh's long history of alarming and destructive behaviors have finally caught up to him in a way that can't be quietly solved with a trip to a prayer-based “recovery center.” We'll pinpoint all the red flags and utter failures along the way.Recommended titles (all available in our bookshop):Love Makes a Family by Sophie BeerFelix Ever After by Kacen CallenderThe Queen's English: The LGBTQIA+ Dictionary of Lingo and Colloquial Phrases by Chloe O. DavisReal Queer America: LGBT Stories from Red States by Samantha AllenDrama by Raina TelgemeierLumberjane series by Noelle Stevenson, Shannon Watters, and Brooke AllenJulian is a Mermaid by Jessica LoveEducated by Tara WestoverStolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs by Elissa Wall and Lisa PulitzerUnder the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon KrakauerCrazy for God: How I Grew Up as one of the Elect, Helped Found the Religious Right, and Lives to Take it All (Or Almost All) of it Back by Frank SchaefferThe Patron Saint of Butterflies by Cecilia GalanteThe Incendiaries by R.O. KwonThe Leftovers by Tom PerrottaSurvivor by Chuck PalahniukLinks:Counting On: The 10 Biggest Scandals that Have Rocked the Duggar FamilyTLC Severs Ties with Derick Dillard Following More Tweets about Jazz JenningsTimeline: Duggar Sex-Abuse ScandalFamily Values Activist Josh Duggar Had a Paid Ashely Madison AccountSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/thereferencedesk)

Michelle and Rob each read a graphic novel to discuss, and also discuss one they chose to read together. Materials mentioned in this episode: Afterlife with Archie by Roberto Aguierre-Sacasa in branches on hoopla Lumberjanes by Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis, Noelle Stevenson, illustrated by Brooklyn Allen in branches on hoopla Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Secret House of the Night of Dread Desire by Neil Gaiman in branches on hoopla Music - Story has Begun (Kielokaz 156)by KieLoKazis licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

On this week's Stack we've got reviews for: King in Black #1 Marvel Written by Donny Cates Art by Ryan Stegman Batman/Catwoman #1 DC Comics Written by Tom King Art by Clay Mann Lumberjanes: End of Summer #1 BOOM! Box Written by Shannon Waters & Kat Leyh Layouts by Brooklyn Allen Illustrated by Alexa Bosy & Kanesha C. Bryant The Union #1 Marvel Written by Paul Grist Pencils by Andrea Di Via w/Paul Grist Justice League: Endless Winter #1 DC Comics Written by Andy Lanning & Ron Marz Art by Howard Porter That Texas Blood #6 Image Comics By Chris Condon and Jacob Phillips Fantastic Four: Road Trip #1 Marvel Written by Christopher Cantwell Art by Filipe Andrade Unearth #8 Image Comics Story by Cullen Bunn and Kyle Strahm Art by Baldemar Rivas Batman #104 DC Comics Written by James Tynion IV Art by Ryan Benjamin & Danny Miki, Bengal & Guillem March Backtrack #9 Oni Press Written by Brian Joines Art by Jake Elphick M.O.D.O.K.: Head Games #1 Marvel Written by Jordan Blum & Patton Oswalt Art by Scott Hepburn Buffy the Vampire Slayer #20 BOOM! Studios Written by Jordie Bellaire & Jeremy Lambert Illustrated by Ramon Bachs Far Sector #9 DC Comics Written by N.K. Jemisen Art by Jamal Campbell Dryad #7 Oni Press Written by Kurtis Wiebe Illustrated by Justin Barcelo Black Widow #4 Marvel Written by Kelly Thompson Art by Elena Casagrande and Jordie Bellaire Strange Adventures #7 DC Comics Written by Tom King Art by Mitch Gerards and Evan “Doc” Shaner Inkblot #4 Image Comics Created by Emma Kubert & Rusty Gladd Daredevil #25 Marvel Written by Chip Zdarsky Art by Marco Checchetto The Boys: Dear Becky #7 Dynamite Written by Garth Ennis Illustrated by Russ Braun SUBSCRIBE ON RSS, ITUNES, ANDROID, SPOTIFY, STITCHER OR THE APP OF YOUR CHOICE. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER, AND FACEBOOK. SUPPORT OUR SHOWS ON PATREON. This week's show is sponsored by the Just Been Revoked podcast. Full Episode Transcript: Alex:                 What is up, everybody? Welcome to The Stack. I'm Alex. Justin:              I'm Justin. Pete:                I'm Pete. Alex:                 And in The Stack we talk about a bunch of big comic books that have come out right here at the beginning of December. Very exciting times to be alive in. Everybody is very happy, excited, doing a great job. Justin:              We're all doing a great job. Let's take a second and chill. Pete:                I don't know. Let's not pat ourselves on the back. Alex:                 Pete, you're doing a great job. Pete:                No, don't patronize me, all right? Fuck you. Alex:                 No. Man, you are. Justin:              Don't patronize him. Alex:                 Do you know who else is doing a great job? The King in Black. He's really just really putting himself out there in the Marvel Universe, really inventing a bunch of stuff with his wet dragons, I like to call them. Justin:              They are moist dragons. Pete:                He's not doing anything moist during- Alex:                 King in Black#1 from Marvel written by Donny Cates, art by Ryan Stegman. This of course is the … I don't know if it's the final storyline, but it's certainly the peak of everything that they've been building up over the past couple of years, through Venom and other storylines. Pete:                … Venom. Alex:                 As the King in Black, Knull, the god of the symbiotes invades earth. And man, it goes basically about as bad as things could go. And I don't know that I have read a kickoff to an event where the heroes lose so thoroughly as they do in this issue, which in my mind was very impressive. Justin:              Yeah, I agree. The way they go hard here. The Donny Cates goes hard with this story. It's a ton of big emotional beats and then heroes just losing, every plan failing instantly. And setting up Knull as this like truly terrifying villain, despite the fact that he's fighting with wet dragons. Pete:                Yeah, what an entrance the King made here. I think it was a great start with the nicest building and everything that's been going on. And then the twist where you think, “All right, he's after Venom,” and it's like, “No Venom's kid,” and it's like, “Oh, shit.” Justin:              Oh, shit. Pete you're riding with the King, is what you're saying? You love the King and- Pete:                Yeah, I'm riding with King. Alex:                 Yeah, I got to be honest. Even though I've really enjoyed what Donny and Ryan had been doing on this title, I was a little trepidatious about this event just because Knull to be the design of it, it was like, “Ah, he was very big teeth.” I don't like that. And the whole Venom thing I always feel reticent about in general just because Venom is not my favorite character, but I should have known better. Pete:                Venom. Alex:                 Venom. Justin:              … You like a drier character like Sandman. Alex:                 Yeah, like a nice dry character. Like a Sandman is more my style. Justin:              Yes. Alex:                 But I should have known better, because they'd been, like you said, Justin, they've been doing emotionally based work on this title throughout the entire time. This is based on Eddie Brock's relationship with his son, that is the emotional crux of the issue, even though there's a good Tony Stark stuff in here, there's some good other character stuff in here. But it's great. I am also fascinated to see what happens over the course of five issues because this is, like we said, as bad as it can get, and it seems like there's four more issues where it's only going to get worse. Justin:              Yeah. What Donny Cates does a great job at is really including a bunch of other aspects of the Marvel Universe, like you were saying, Alex, and they feel very real. It feels very current. We get some X-Men in here and it feels like they just stepped out- Pete:                Oh yeah, that was fun. Justin:              … of the current X-Men books. It's really good. And touching on continuity where all the characters know about what's going on in their universe, which I think is rare in comics to have a real deep understanding of continuity for something that is a standalone event like this. Pete:                I'm glad you brought that up, Justin, because I was very excited when I saw the X-Men show up and still be kind of like heroes. They're not just island fucking. You know what I mean? They're not just trading swords and half-assing a bunch of games, they're actually still stepping up and being heroes. Justin:              It would have been great if there was just a cutaway in this to a bunch of X-Men having sex on an island. I would have loved where they were like, “Wait, what did you say?” Pete:                I would have lost it. Alex:                 It's weird that they saw that much black goo and do nothing. This is prime fucking material. Justin:              “This is fucking material,” says Alex. A couple of follow-up questions I'm going to ask off-mike. Before we go too much further, I do think the fact that Pete and I are agreeing so hard on this book, there will be one book later on I predict where Pete and I will have a subtle disagreement. Pete:                … Yeah, it will be very hard to tell. Justin:              See if you can spot it. Pete:                Yeah, it will be tough to tell. Alex:                 Let's wait and see. Next up, Batman/Catwoman #1 from DC Comics written by Tom King, art by Clay Mann. This is the continuation of Tom King's abbreviated run on Batman, now focusing or continuing to focus on the Batman/Catwoman relationship. It's a little hard to tell whether this is a direct continuation or they rejiggered it in any way to make a new title. But regardless, we're jumping around in time periods here. Spoilers, we're introducing the Phantasm from Mask of the Phantasm into the main Batman continuity. Pete:                Yes. Alex:                 That's big stuff happens here. We talked about this a little on live show. I got to tell you, it took me a little while to hook into this because I could not remember the rhythm of the Batman book the way they did it. But there is a point, and this is a big spoiler, but the page, the reveal of the Joker about halfway, three quarters of the way through the issue was such a classic Clay Mann page. So terrifying that it immediately sucked me back in emotionally. And that was the point- Pete:                You're talking about- Alex:                 … where I started to feel like, “Okay, I'm really on board with this book again.” Pete:                … Yeah, but it wasn't just regular Joker, that was Miami Vice Joker. Did you see the way the wind was taking his shirt and he had the over the kind of shoulder holsters rocking? Come on, that was like- Alex:                 He could feel it coming in the air tonight, that's all I'm saying. Pete:                … Yeah, and that's what I'm saying. People talking about three Jokers, there's a fourth one and that's Miami Vice Joker and he's the best one. Justin:              See, I would consider him more Miami-Dade County Retirement Home Joker. Sure. Pete:                Oh wow, shots fired. Alex:                 Trump voter Joker. Justin:              Exactly, this dude votes Trump. Clay Mann's art in this issue is so, so good. All of Tom King's work I feel like is so writer-driven, but man, he works with such great artists, and this one, and this issue specifically I feel like is so, so good. And I love the pace and the way that he's telling the story is really rooted in the romance. Justin:              There's so many big romantic splash panels in this, and it's great, and it's still setting up a bunch of mystery elements and great action. Just so much going on in a great way. And it's romance, it's sexy, it's horrifying. And then the Phantasm reveal, it's like … I feel like this book is just doing everything all at once in the best way. Pete:                Yeah, I agree. I'm really just happy to have T King back on Batman. Justin:              T King. Pete:                I'm excited to see how this story unfolds. And I also was really impressed at how much was in this first issue. There was so much going on. But it was also cool the way kind of Nightwing gave us, instead of it being like flashbacks to see somebody's story, to see kind of Nightwing telling the story of the Ghost-Maker was really kind of a cool discovery. Alex:                 Ragnarok. Pete:                Oh, my bad. Alex:                 That's Batman, this is Batman/Catwoman. Pete:                Ah, my fault. Alex:                 It's okay. Pete:                I'll wait for it. Justin:              Good idea. Pete:                We talked a lot about the art. Just that first title page, really setting up the different cadence, the different kind of art that really focuses the story, I think it's very interesting. And I'm very excited for Mask of the Phantasm, my favorite Batman movie of all times, so I'm very excited about this. Alex:                 Not Batman Forever? Pete:                No. Alex:                 Hmm. All right. Let's move on and talk about Lumberjanes: End of Summer #1 for Boom! Box, written by Shannon Watters and Kat Leyh, art layouts by Brooklyn Allen, illustrated by Alexa Bosy and Kanesha C. Bryant. I figured this was really worth talking about because of the last issue of Lumberjanes, a book that we've only sporadically reviewed, and I've always appreciated, but always personally had a little bit of a hard time hooking into. What did you think about this issue, and how do you think about it as a wrap-up to the Lumberjanes saga? Pete:                I was really impressed with this issue. I thought they really did a great job of wrapping things up. But also we see so many different ways of characters struggling with the, “I don't want to kill. This person should die, but why is it on me?” I felt like this was kind of handled in an interesting way. And the art does a great job of really telling this story. The art is so good. There's a ton of action, but it's a little cartoony to give it that heart that the kind of story has. Pete:                I just really impressed with the characterizations. And it's a lot of over the top fun, but also it's got a lot of deeper meaning stuff going on. And yeah, I mean, just, it goes back and forth between these absolutely hideous, evil looking things and these adorable characters, and they all fit into the same realm. Lumberjanes is a great read, it's really creative. I feel like there's something for everybody. This is a good book. Justin:              Yeah, it's very fun. It dips into some wild sort of fantasy realms in a series of different ways. And I'm sort of in the Alexa's boat where I'm like, “Oh, right. Oh, yes. Okay.” And then the way it's sort of, to Pete's point, is sort of everything at once. Sometimes it's a little flashy, but it is also very fun and a great read. Alex:                 I agree. And I appreciate the fact that it exists, even if I don't quite get it all the time, because I know so many people who love this book so much. I believe it's also being adapted into an animated series by Noelle Stevenson who also did the She-Ra series that was phenomenal, so I'm very excited to see that. Even if I don't quite get the comic, I'm glad it exists, and I'm excited that it wrapped up on its own terms. Alex:                 Next up, The Union #1 from Marvel, written by Paul Grist, pencils by Andrea Di Vito with Paul Grist. This is a bunch of British superheroes getting together and then ultimately crashing straight into the King in Black event. This reminded me a lot or felt a lot to me like a Garth Ennis book that was not written by Garth Ennis. And I made that complimentarily. What did you guys think about this one? Justin:              Yeah, this reminded me of, and I feel like maybe I made this comparison already recently, of the Ultraverse book, The Exiles. Do you remember that back in the day, where a team of superheroes gets just straight up murdered in the first issue and then reforms in a sort of different way? And this has that same vibe of like a doomed team. And the fact that it's crashing into a big event makes me wonder what this book actually means. It's a fun book that's a good story. I like the characters. Union Jack is very cool. And there's a little bit of a mystery here. I was surprised by how much I liked this in relation to what kind of book it is. Pete:                Yeah, I agree with Justin, this is a fun book. Some great action, some cool stuff is happening and it ties in. Not like a must read for everything that's going on, but very cool kind of dealing with stuff kind of from the fallout of the X of Swords or 10 of Swords. Alex:                 Wait, what? How is this a fallout of 10 of Swords? Pete:                Because of the Britain, the choosing of the kind of who's going to be the next kind of- Alex:                 It's a different character. It's a different character, Pete. Pete:                … Cool. Justin:              You're killing his vibes. Pete:                I'm killing it today. Alex:                 You're doing a great job. Yeah, it is interesting that it ties in, particularly given we had Dennis Hallum on the live show last week, I think at this point. And he was talking about how Spider-Woman was stuck in the Spider-Verse event, and I couldn't help but think about this the entire time where I was like, “You're launching a book, but it ties into King of Black, kind of, but not really.” Alex:                 But it was cheeky enough and sort of skewering of superheroes enough that I'm intrigued to check out a second issue of this. Next one, Justice League: Endless Winter #1 from DC Comics written by Andy Lanning and Ron Marz, art by Howard Porter. Alex:                 A bunch of seasoned vets getting together for a Justice League event, where as you could probably tell from the title they fight a frost giant and the entire world is plunged into non-stop winter. I liked this kickoff a lot more than I thought I would, and I think that is all to the fact that Andy Lanning, Ron Marz and Howard Porter all know what they're doing around a superhero event. Justin:              Yeah, I agree completely. There's a bunch of stuff in here where they're like, “How do you really manage your work-life balance?” Alex:                 Yeah, that was weird where the flashing Green Lantern and like, “Work-life balance is a hard thing, right?” In the middle of this event, we got time to talk about it. Justin:              But I appreciated it. It felt like a Marvel book featuring DC heroes in a good way. And I got to the end and I was like, “Oh, this is an event. Right. Where is this going to go?” Because to me it felt a little bit like a one-shot, like a classic DC one-shot for the holiday season. And I do think that DC goes to the whole the earth is freezing a lot, where the sun gets extinguished, was a few years ago, so I was like, “Oh yeah.” But it was a good read for this again. Alex:                 I mean, I don't want to jump on your spot and everything, but the whole sun gets extinguish thing was several decades ago. Justin:              That was a long time ago, but I feel like there was another thing after that. There was like- Pete:                Stop not flexing on us. Jesus Christ. Alex:                 Yeah, that's true. Let's … Oh, go ahead, Pete. Pete:                I was just going to say I really loved the last page. I think this does a good job of really getting you excited for more. And yeah, the kind of reveals of who else is in this is very exciting. Alex:                 Also fun stuff with like Secret Six types super villains that could feel disposable in terms of like they could have brought in the Royal Flush Gang and just have them do their thing where they get beat up in the Justice League, but more fun that. I had a good time reading this comic book, much more fun than I thought I would have. What happens when a robotic overlord imprisons a rant god and a humble narcissist? Alex:                 You get this week's sponsor of the Comic Book Club, The Just Been Revoked Podcast. Join Chris G, Tom Legaci and Mr. Rhace as they discuss the origins, the ends and everything in between of all things film. Episodes are released weekly on Apple, Spotify and all other major podcast platforms. Looking for a film podcast that has fun and doesn't take things too seriously, then check them out at justbeenrevoked.com. Alex:                 Next up, That Texas Blood, excuse me, #6 from Image Comics, by Chris Condon and Jacob Phillips. This is the end of the first arc. It is as bloody and as sad as you might expect. I really liked how this tied up. How did you guys feel? Pete:                I've really been loving this book, but they've been giving us like little bits. It was crazy to get so much in this issue. I almost felt like, “Whoa, this is too much information,” because it's been so little, but now we really kind of get the who done it kind of stuff behind it. So it was a little bit of a shell shock for that. But you can't say enough about the art and writing, this continues to be a really great series. I'm excited to see where it goes. Justin:              … Yeah, I agree. This is good. It feels very … I mean, there's a bunch of sort of mentions of this in the back matter. It feels very of the place of Texas where the story takes place. It's right in the title. And it's just a series of sort of tragic mistakes by so many different people. A lot of the characters feel very real, there's some nice emotional moments here. It's a great first start. Alex:                 Very good stuff. Either pick up the individual issues or pick up the collection when it comes out. And it should be back next year. I'm very excited and intrigued to see how they continue it, particularly given Chris Condon told us this was initially a movie script that now he is doing into, not an ongoing, but at least continuing it for a little while, so that will be curious to see. Next up, let's talk about my favorite book of the week, Pete. Fantastic Four: Road Trip #1- Pete:                Come on. Justin:              Yes. Pete:                You are not serious. Alex:                 … from Marvel. I'm 100% serious. Pete:                This was- Alex:                 Written by Christopher Cantwell, art by Filipe Andrade. This is a one-shot that shows the immortal Hulkazation, I think, of … Hulkamania if you will- Justin:              Yeah, [crosstalk 00:18:01] Alex:                 … of the Marvel Universe, as we get a absolutely horrific story involving the Fantastic Four taking a road trip to the Grand Canyon of the [crosstalk 00:18:09] title gone horribly wrong. They literally start falling apart. Love the metaphor here, love the art. I screamed out loud several times reading this book, it was so horrific, but great. Just fun to read, horror story involving with Fantastic Four like nothing that I had read before. So exciting. Justin:              This was also one of my favorite books of the week. Agree with everything you're saying, like we get to see all of the tropes of the Fantastic Four used against them in the best way, especially Read. The art was fantastic. It's truly I was worried for the gang here. The cover I- Alex:                 This is- Justin:              … was like, “Oh, that's a fun sort of horror cover.” And then you read the book and it's like, “Holy shit, this is way more horrifying than you ever saw it before.” It was great. Pete:                … This is everything I hate about the Fantastic Four all in one issue. The things that happen to our characters are just awful to watch. Justin:              No, they really come together as a family to save the day. Pete:                They literally like glue together, and it's creepy. I don't want to see two kids melting into each other, that's so creepy on so many levels. Alex:                 … My kids do that all the time. You don't have kids, you don't understand. Pete:                Nobody asked you about your goddamn kids, all right? Alex:                 They do that, and I respect them and their choices. Pete:                Wow. That's good for you. Justin:              All right, unmelt, it's time for bed. You sleep in separate beds. Pete:                Now, and then it's just Reed Richards is being a fucking awful father, an awful husband, the shit is just ridiculous. At one point even as soon as like, “Yeah, you're a horrible person. I'm going to go do the good things in life while you sit there by yourself just ignoring your family and making something worse.” Just, ah, this issue drove me nuts because the art amplified how much I don't like this family in the way they're kind of put together in all the wrong ways. And it was just not only a stressful read, but horrifying. Don't pick up this book. Don't encourage this shit. Justin:              You hate how this family is put together? Pete:                I hate the fact that you have- Justin:              They're the first family of the Marvel Universe. Pete:                … you have someone who's very smart, but then treats his family like shit. And then you've got a beautiful person in Sue Storm, who's ignored mostly by her husband and post aside. And then you've got- Alex:                 Okay. I see where this is coming from. You think you could be a better husband to Sue Storm than Reed Richards. Pete:                No, I'm not trying to- Alex:                 And you want to marry Sue Storm. Justin:              Exactly. Pete:                … No, that's not … Don't try to shrink me you fucking piece of shit. Justin:              Don't shrink me. Let me say this, Pete, let me put it in this perspective. Don't you think that to your cat you're the Reed Richards who's too busy recording his podcasts to spend time with the cat, and maybe the cat needs a little bit more attention? How does it feel to be the Reed Richards of your cat? Alex:                 It is kind of interesting not to backup Justin's point, but your goopy arm is in a bucket right now, Pete. What do you have to say about that? Pete:                I think you guys are assholes and I can't believe I've done a show with you for this many years. That's what I have to say there. Justin:              We're the first family of the Comic Book Club Universe. Alex:                 I'm the Valeria. Justin:              Oh, interesting choice. Pete:                Wow. Alex:                 Great book, definitely pick it up. Next up, Unearth #8 from Image Comics, story by Cullen and Kyle Strahm, art by Baldemar Rivas. I think we talked about the first issue of this which was like, “Ooh, going into cave and other monsters of the cave,” it's evolved since then. Justin:              Yes. There's a lot of different things happening in this book, really like the art. It's just like a series of vignettes from a horror TV show or like an outer limits type TV show. Alex:                 Yeah, it feels very like Clive Barker Books of Blood to me. Justin:              Yeah. But it's good, I'm into it. Pete:                Yeah, it's scary. The arts, the real hero, very cool issue, kind of sets things up. I thought it was solid. Alex:                 All right. Let's move on to a book with the thing that happened that Pete mentioned earlier, Batman 104 from DC Comics written by James Tynion IV, art by Ryan Benjamin and Danny Miki, Bengal and Guillem March. This is the book where Nightwing fills in Bad Girl about everything that's been going on with Ghost-Maker. Pete, what did you think about this one? Pete:                Yes, thank you. Sorry about earlier, but I thought it was- Alex:                 No, it's all good. It's funny we talked about in the live show, how do you keep all the books straight, sometimes it's hard. Justin:              Sometimes we don't. Pete:                … Sometimes we don't. Yeah. Sometimes you think you're talking about one book, but you're actually talking about another. But yeah, like I had mentioned, I thought it was really cool the way we kind of got Ghost-Makers backstory from the perspective of Nightwing. Also really cool, kind of scary moment where Batman wakes up in Arkham. Pete:                And I love the kind of like moment where they're like, “The plants told us …” I loved that. I love the Bad Girl's joke. Yeah, and I also liked this kind of trap. Our heroes get stuck in the trap and you're like, “Ergh,” but this is very interesting to see how this is going to work between Clownhunter and Harley Quinn, and how this is all going to kind of go down. But yeah, great issue of Batman, amazing art. This whole kind of Ghost-Maker thing is very interesting. Justin:              I have a question for you, Pete. There are so many different artists in this issue, does that bother you? That often bothers you when a single issue has multiple artists. Pete:                Yeah, but when they're woven into the story in a way where it's like if you're kind of showing something that's back in time or whatever, I think it can work if it's done well and it doesn't feel too jarring. Justin:              I agree with you. And it's done really well here, because I do think it works. And when I read the number of artists on the page, on the title page, I was like, “Huh.” And then it really flowed nicely, which is weird because these artists are pretty distinct when stylistically. But I thought it really worked. And I agree, this book is fun. Pete:                Yeah. Alex:                 Good stuff. Next up, Backtrack #9 from Oni Press, written by Brian Joines, art by Jake Elphick. We're getting towards the end here, I believe this is the penal explanation of the book. If you haven't been picking it up, it is a car race through time here. We're leaving pirate times and finally getting some answers about what's been going on in the back. Definitely a exposition issue, but I think it was well done and tied into the characters. I continue to enjoy this book. This is going very well in my mind. How did you guys feel? Pete:                Yeah, I really am impressed because a lot of times, sometimes I feel like when characters are standing around talking about their feelings and past and stuff, it can get a little not enjoyable, but this has done really well. And I really liked where we have a character kind of talk about the stuff that she's going through and she's like, “You know what? I'm going to stay here. I'm going to live the life that I want to lead.” And I thought that was really cool, and I thought this issue ended really well. I'm very excited to see how this all wraps up. So far this has been a really fun book. Justin:              Yeah. I mean, every issue of this, I feel like this feels like a movie, it feels like sort of a sci-fi Fast & the Furious just ready to be made and- Pete:                Too fast. Justin:              … Too fast. Pete:                [inaudible 00:25:59] Justin:              Oh, interesting. Jump right to the sequel. That's the move, it's to make the sequel first. Pete:                First. Yeah, exactly. Justin:              But yeah, this feels ready-made for that. Alex:                 I 100% agree. Let's move on to something that is going to be a TV show, kind of. M.O.D.O.K.: Head Games #1 for Marvel, written by Jordan Blum and Patton Oswalt. Pete:                Head Games. Alex:                 Art by Scott Hepburn. This is very clearly setting up the new M.O.D.O.K. show that's going to be coming to Hulu with Patton Oswalt doing the voice of M.O.D.O.K. I don't know how much it ties into that necessarily, but this is a fun lack with MODOK. He's having some weird memories that are popping up in him, and he is fighting with the rest of A.I.M. As the same time as I say it's a fun lack, much more serious than I expected personally. Justin:              Yeah, I liked that M.O.D.O.K. is really given some emotional underpinnings in this, and he's … The sort of premises that he's struggling with some memories, because he has a bunch of different memories from all the different lives that he's had because he's a genetically engineered being. And there's this one where he seemed to be a happy family man, and I'm curious where that's going to go. I really liked that sort of heartfelt background to this, and it feels like M.O.D.O.K., you have sympathy for him and he's trying to just his shit figure out. Pete:                Yeah. I mean, first off the title made me think there was going to be maybe some Locke & Key tie in, but that didn't happen so I was a little disappointed. But I thought this was fun. I really liked the kind of M.O.D.O.K. falling into an armory where he gets to kind of play with all the cool, that was really fun. But because we see Patton Oswalt's name on it, I wanted it to be funnier, I wanted it to be heavier on the jokes. It was a good story, so maybe I kind of put that on that too much. But yeah, I thought it was good. Alex:                 I bet Patton Oswalt listens to this podcast and says, “I wish Pete was funnier and more on jokes.” Pete:                He could say that and that would be fair. That man is a professional comedian. Justin:              But you would say, “I'm a journalist and I don't … I'm not some sort of clown.” Pete:                No, I would never, never say that. Justin:              Huh. Alex:                 You write an editorial every week for the New York Times, Pete. What are you talking about? Pete:                It still doesn't count. Alex:                 All right, fair enough. Justin:              Yeah, when people write a letter to the editor of the New York Times, Pete's the one that reads it. Alex:                 Buffy the vampire Slayer from Boom! Studios, written by Jordie Bellaire and Jeremy Lambert, illustrated by Ramon Bachs. I just realized I didn't mention the number of the issue here. Pete:                20. Justin:              20. Alex:                 20. Thank you very much. There you go. But in this issue, the Scooby Gang is dealing with multiple new slayers, Xander who is a vampire and lots of other things going on. We've checked in on this book now and again. Justin, I know you've been a little back and forth on it. So what do you think about this one and where we are at now? Justin:              I do think I'm sort of on the downside of it a little bit. I like when they get away from the sort of continuity a little bit in a deliberate way, and this feels a little like all over the place to me. But again, I'm not a crazy Buffy head that is like, “I got to know what happens,” I just want to read a fun story and this feels like it's a little lost in the middle. Pete:                Yeah, I agree. I'm not sure if it's in between seasons or trying to touch on something and be its own thing. I kind of was hoping we'd be past this little bit, but I feel like it's interfering with the storytelling and I just kind of want to get this thing off and running. It feels like a lot of standing around talking and then people kiss, and I'm like, “Who are these people? What is happening?” Yeah. Alex:                 It sounds like I liked it a little bit more than you guys. Particularly I think what they're doing with Xander is interesting, turning him into a vampire. The emotional step between him and Willow is really nice. Also the twist at the end is cool, there's a new villain that I don't think we've seen before. That's pretty interesting, given a motivation that is very different than we've seen on the TV show, which is good. Alex:                 The one downside to your point is there are a lot of slayers going on at this point, which potentially needs to downsize. But maybe they're being set up as cannon fodder, so I guess we'll have to wait and see. Next up, Far Sector #9 from DC Comics, written by N.K. Jemisin and art by Jamal Campbell, AKA the best Green Lantern title going on. Pete:                Hell, yeah. Alex:                 We have kind of wrapped up the first mystery of the book or at least part of it and are moving on to a new mystery evolving the digital world that our Green Lantern is finding out more about. Pete, what's going on? Pete:                Well, I just wanted to say I love this book, but one of the negative things I have to say about this is I was really grossed out by this digital food. If this is what's going to happen in the future where people are eating food digitally and not real food, I'm not going to fucking do it. All right? I'm not going to be a part of your fucking evil future with your fucking robots running shit. Go fuck yourself. That was really upsetting to watch that happen. Other than that though- Justin:              Oh, sorry, Pete. We're actually we're downloading lunch today. If you're not going to have any, then I guess you just won't get to eat anything. Pete:                … Yeah, because you're- Alex:                 Yeah, I downloaded you a cobb. Pete:                … Yeah, well, you can fuck your cobb salad. Alex:                 All right. Justin:              Actually don't worry too hard about it, Pete, because I feel like subway meatball sandwiches will be one of the last downloaded foods. Alex:                 I will say I loved the joke that they've created downloadable food that feels like food and stimulates your taste and so it tastes like food. Pete:                Awful. Alex:                 But it tastes terrible because it's made by robots that don't know what things taste like. So fun. Pete:                No, it's not fun. This is where we're headed and it's awful. Justin:              Well, we're a couple of beats away from that, I think, as a culture, as a people. But I think that example is so indicative of just how imaginative the series is, and how there's so many great details, and the world itself is so fully understood by the writer and the artist that it makes for just such a great read. Especially, this issue goes off on a totally new place that we don't- Pete:                Yeah, it's a new read, it's very exciting, a crazy last page. I can't say enough about the art, it's the real hero of this. And the story just keeps getting better. It doesn't kind of set in a pattern and stay there, it keeps exploring it, it's as creative as it looks. I'm just constantly impressed by this. It was great. Justin:              … It reminds me a little bit of the comic book Die, the Kieron Gillen book in a good way. So if you're a fan of that book and aren't reading this, which seems crazy, you should come check it out. Pete:                Yeah, read more comics. Alex:                 Let's move on to another fantasy sci-fi book, Dryad #7 from Oni Press, written by Kurtis Wiebe, illustrated by Justin Barcelo. This is dealing with the massive twist from the last issue, turn away if you don't want to know, that the kids that we've been following the entire time are in fact adopted, is to put it lightly. Basically they were discovered in tubes by their parents and then speared away from there. They're dealing with that ramification. The parents are dealing with the fallout as well. In particular what I loved about this issue is the kids finally embracing and moving on with their lives and finding a fun time in the cyberpunk city. I thought- Justin:              Finding other teens. Alex:                 … And finding other teens. Just a fun montage sequence that I enjoyed quite a bit. Pete:                Yeah. I mean, it's tough to find out you're a tube kid, that's got to be tough. I felt like they handled it well. But yeah, this continues to be like every time you get an issue of this book, you have no idea where it's going to go, what it's going to do, it's very creative. The storytelling is very interesting and fresh. Yeah, this continues to surprise in a good way. Justin:              Yeah, I liked this book a lot too. It's a common, it's almost a cliche at this point that, oh, science and magic, they're the same thing, man, just different energies man. And- Pete:                Yeah, everybody knows that, man. Justin:              … I feel like it's all tubes, man. Everything is a tube. Your body is a tube. Pete:                Sweeping tubes earlier, man? Justin:              A sub is just a tube. A beer can is a tube with beer in it that you open on one end and drink out of the inner tube of the outer tube. Pete:                What? Justin:              So anyway, what was I talking about? No. Pete:                Dryad #7. Justin:              Yes. No, this book really walks the walk of science and magic being the same thing in a way that other books sort of tell, but don't show. And this book really feels like one of the first books I've read where science and magic are the same thing, and these characters are trying to use them and control those two, those singular forms of energy and failing a lot. Alex:                 Yeah. Great stuff, definitely pick up this book. Next up, Black Widow #4 from Marvel, written by Kelly Thompson, art by Elena Casagrande and Jordie Bellaire. This title has been phenomenal from the get-go. Justin:              So good. Alex:                 … As Black Widow had her memory wiped, we finally find out exactly what happened in the past in this issue. She's been captured by Arcade working for shadowy cabal of Black Widow's enemies, given a husband, given a baby. And this issue she's finally trying to take it all back. As usual, Kelly Thompson's book equal mounts of characterization and absolute heartbreak by the end. This has been a Banner run on Black Widow and I cannot get enough. Justin:              It's a Bruce Banner run and I- Alex:                 Yes. Pete:                Come on. Justin:              … I agree, this is my other favorite book of the week. So good. The art's fantastic. The covers by Adam Hughes, both the cover of this issue and the next issue cover, I was blown away by. And yeah, the story is just excellent. It's- Pete:                I mean, this is just- Justin:              … You really feel for the characters. Pete:                … It's just Marvel being smart, like, “Okay, we got Black Widow movie coming out, let's put some great talent on the Black Widow book and get people excited.” It's just a phenomenal story. The art's unbelievable, storytelling is fantastic. It's really great. Alex:                 Such a good book. Next up, Strange Adventures #7 from DC Comics, written by Tom King, art by Mitch Gerads and Evan ‘Doc' Shaner. In this issue, we're dealing with a little bit of the fallout that it turns out that Adam Strange's wife might not actually be the bad guy of the story as we have suspected for most of this time. It turns out it might actually be Adam Strange himself. Alex:                 And in this issue, we get the usual dual timelines for the book. We see Adam Strange being tortured by an agent of the Pykkts. And in the present he reveals that he's made some mistakes, but maybe doesn't reveal all his mistakes. Man, again, such a great issue, gorgeous art throughout, but it really changes a lot what I personally thought about what was going on in this series. And like a lot of Tom King's stuff, it makes me feel like, “Okay, I've got to have to read this and then go back and read the entire thing again to really get what has been going on.” Pete:                You got- Justin:              Yeah, this is my other favorite book, I think. I feel like this issue really sort of pops the cork on the series, I think. In a way, Tom King is often … You don't quite know what sort of emotional or psychological area he's exploring for a bit, it's like, “Oh, this person is dealing with some sort of trauma.” This gets compared to Mister Miracle a lot, where Mister Miracle was sort of depressed, but his adventures gave him the next emotional truth that he needed. Justin:              And it feels like this is almost the opposite where Adam Strange has been so hardened by his adventures that he may have become a villain. And I think it's about trauma, it's about what it's like to actually be in war. This feels like it takes some of the themes from Heroes in Crisis and maybe uses them in an easier to deploy way, a more clean way as opposed to that book which a lot of people criticized for being a little obvious, I guess. Pete:                … Yeah. I mean, a lot of crazy things happen in this issue. You want to talk about the tubes, this gets real trippy in this issue. And- Alex:                 I would love to talk about tubes. Yeah, let's do it. Pete:                … Well, make sure they're milky. If you're going to do it, make it a milky tube. But yeah, the Batman, I don't care, the tyranny line was unbelievable. Justin:              Are you talking about an ice cream cone? The milky tube? Pete:                No, I'm not talking about an ice cream cone. Justin:              Rocket pop. Pete:                No. And I'm not talking about Choco Taco either, just to cut you off there. Justin:              But yeah- Pete:                Are you talking about Choco Taco … Oh, yeah. Got you. Justin:              … But yeah, there's a lot of snapping necks in this issue, which I appreciated, a lot of action that we finally kind of get some information that really turns the story on its head, if you will. That's a snap a neck joke. This continues to be weird in all the right ways and keeps you wanting more, that freaking T. King, I tell you. Alex:                 T. King. “Spill your tea, King,” that's what I always say. Next up, Inkblot #4 from Image Comics, created by Emma Kubert and Rusty Gladd. I got to say, I've been warming to this book after not initially liking it that much. Love the art. Thought that the character design of the cat was great. But understanding that each issue is kind of its own adventure involving the cat has made me appreciate the book more. And in this one, a bunch of dudes are fighting as fags, I guess. But it's fun. It has a nice, weird light tone throughout. And I know it took me four issues to come around, but I'm enjoying quite a bit more. Pete:                Wow, that's funny because it's like the reveal on this was kind of almost a letdown for me because it was like, we kind of got a little bit more of what the cat stealer is in this issue. And I liked it kind of being its own thing, so I was almost a little disappointed when it made a little sense, so that's funny that it got better for you. But yeah, the art is unbelievable. The cat is just super cute and fun to watch go on adventures. Justin:              Pete, do you think, and I'm theorizing about your cat a lot, but do you think that this is what … When you're ignoring your cat and being like a bad cat husband- Pete:                First off, how dare you? I am a fantastic cat husband. Justin:              … No, you're being the Reed Richards. Your cat looks over at you and is like, “Oh, there he goes again with his podcasting experiments, trying to solve the podcasting mysteries.” Alex:                 His goopy arm is in a bucket, as usual. Justin:              His arm in a bucket. And then your cat travels through time and encounters different adventures of their own. Pete:                It would be quite amazing. I mean, it would explain why my cat is so tired all the time. Justin:              There you go. I like this book as well. Alex:                 Great. Moving on to Daredevil #25 from Marvel, written by Chip Zdarsky and art by Marco Checchetto. Daredevil is in prison and Elektra is not happy about it. We're kicking off the next arc here as Elektra has a plan of her own of course as to what she needs Daredevil for. Big stuff goes down here. Pete, I know you were a little mixed about the last issue, how did you feel about this one? Pete:                I like this. I really like getting the kind of Elektra Natchios side of things and like … Sometimes when she's written, it feels like it's not a real person, but I kind of liked this perspective in her trying to be Daredevil for Daredevil. I thought that a was very cool take. I mean, of course the art's unbelievable, but I'm really getting into Daredevil more, and I'm hoping Chip does Foggy right. Justin:              Foggy seems to be losing his spot, and I think the sun is finally coming up and drying up the fog, which I'm fine with. Pete:                No. Justin:              Marco Checchetto's art is excellent. You got that wild Elektra hair. This lady's hair is going every which way. Pete:                Yeah. Justin:              She's got zero-G hair. It's a lot of flyaways, which she needs some Pantene Pro V. This podcast, as always, is brought to you by Pantene Pro V. Alex:                 By Pantene Pro V. Pete:                Wow, dude. Alex:                 You got flyaways, Pantene Pro V. Justin:              What I give Chip Zdarsky credit for with the writing of this book is moving past the parts we've sort of done a bunch before. Like Daredevil putting himself in jail and going into court and all that, we've seen that a lot in the past couple 15 years say. So he sort of moves past it and Daredevil is in jail, leaving Elektra on the streets to become sort of a new Daredevil, and setting up this new sort of hand mystery, getting back with Stick. There's a [crosstalk 00:43:47] Pete:                Yeah, the Stick comeback. Justin:              This is a lot of fun. Great pivots, and a book I've really been enjoying lately. Alex:                 Last but not least let's talk about The Boys: Dear Becky #7 from Dynamite, written by Garth Ennis, illustrated by Russ Braun. This is the last issue of this new The Boys series focusing on Wee Hughie as he finds out an unknown tale of Butcher's past, specifically the death of Becky, his wife, as you could probably figure it out, and how he dealt with that and how he became the Butcher that we know when The Boy starts. What did you think about this wrap up here? Pete:                It's an interesting take on Thanksgiving. Justin:              Yeah. Pete:                Really kind of like I know I'm not the only one who's kind of felt that way of like you just wish you could take an axe to a table full of people you don't like. But I think The Boys does a great job of giving you a little bit of heart and then fucking around and being insane. And Garth Ennis is twisted in all the right ways, and this is kind of a crazy fun read. Justin:              That's a life motto I think we all stick by, a little bit of heart and fucking around. All right, Pete? It was very chatty. I was surprised by how much of this book was about exploring the backstory of Butcher in a way that didn't feel … Maybe watching the TV show has sort of tried this territory already that we're covering here. Not necessarily in the content, but in the performances and the way they sort of play these roles, that I wasn't surprised by but I love the information in it. I wanted a little bit more out of just the storytelling in general, I wanted more to happen. Alex:                 Yeah, I could see that. I think as usual with Garth Edison stuff, he writes great dialogue, he does good characters. I don't think this takes away from The Boys in any way. It's not one of those sequels, prequels, whatever that feels like, “Ah, why did you go back to the [inaudible 00:45:53]?” It's something that if I read through The Boys I would be happy to read this volume as well. Alex:                 And in fact, it might read better as a complete story verses in the individual issues. And Russ Braun's art is very good, it fits in well with Derek Robinson's art. So that was nice to see. All in all I think this was a solid series. To your point, not 100% necessary with The Boys, but it doesn't take away from it either. Justin:              Indeed. Pete:                Agreed. Alex:                 All right. We're all- Justin:              Agreed. Indeed. Agreed, agreed, indeed. Alex:                 … Agreed. Indeed. Agreed, agreed, indeed. And if you want to hear more of this song that we're singing- Pete:                No. Alex:                 … patreon.com/comicbookclub- Pete:                Don't. 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Alice Oseman is a formidable young writer.  Alice's first book was published when she was just 19. Now at 25, our guest has already published four celebrated novels and written and illustrated a much loved graphic novel series. Alice's latest novel, Loveless, is a celebration of friendship and coming out as asexual and aromantic. Interview starts at 12 minutes. Mini-book club: Heartstopper by Alice Oseman Confession: We haven't read many graphic novels before! We love Heartstopper. It is the PERFECT queer love story. In this interview, we chat about: Why we need more books that explore post-high school experiences in YA The writing process for Loveless and why it was Alice's most challenging novel yet The pressure of success and how it affects the writing process Alice's experience on the aromantic and asexual spectrum and why she wanted to explore this in Loveless Why Alice's novels focus on the importance of friendship (and why we need more books about friendship) A brief interlude about how Caitlin and Michelle met How Alice got published while she was still a teenager (and the advice she would give her younger self) Books & other things mentioned Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo Lumberjanes by Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis, Brooklyn A. Allen and Noelle Stevenson Watchmen by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons and John Higgins Pumpkin Heads  by Rainbow Rowell (illustrated by Faith Erin Hicks) Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein Follow Alice on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aliceoseman/?hl=en (@aliceoseman). Loveless is available now in Australia and the UK. Novella This Winter is published in paperback in the UK on October 15.  Follow us on Instagram https://ww.instagram.com/betterwordspod (@betterwordspod) Please note that Caitlin's job at HarperCollins Publishers did not affect our decision to invite Alice to be a guest, we're delighted to have her and hope you enjoy this episode.

Allison and Gaby offer advice to a listener on how to love your body when you gain weight or experience other physical changes. They're then joined by Gaby's ex-girlfriend, comic book editor Shannon Watters, who reveals surprising details about their past relationship -- plus she shares a best practice guide to polyamourous relationships! And later, we're getting real about death. SPOOKY! Trigger Warning: weight gain. Listen to Just Between Us Ad-Free on Forever Dog Plus: http://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus FOLLOW JUST BETWEEN US: https://www.instagram.com/jbupodcast JUST BETWEEN US IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/just-between-us/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Amanda and Frank delve into the well-reviewed Lumberjanes by Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, Shannon Watters and Faith Erin Hicks.  The discussion leads them to reflect upon their own childhoods and traumatic "origin stories." Agree?  Disagree?  Have a recommendation? Email TheNoviceAndFrank@gmail.com, Tweet to us using #TheNoviceAndFrank or comment on the @ComicBookNovice twitter or Instagram!

Michael and Kurtis are back with Michael's Pull for the month: Lumberjanes, by Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis and Noelle Stevenson. A listen for a special announcement at the end of the episode!