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Another wild week for these Thwippers. Scooting through town in search of little Goat Babies and delayed comix...Check it out!! This week was DOMINATED by Manus's quest for "Goat Baby." That is from the "Sonny Angel Animal Series 4" line of blind boxes we found at JapanLA in Little Tokyo. Then we got some new books. Eli: 1. Batman Maxx was delayed a month 2. Star Trek The Q Conflict #4 3. Radically Rearranged Ronin Ragdolls #1 4. Major X Manus: 1. Silencer 17 2. Some Spidy Book. Then we talk about some comic news including Spawn #300 and as always, some Spidy news. Then we rock out to "Great" by Manus, it's a really good song man! Another thwippin' awesome week!! Enjoy!
Monday Night at 7:30pm EDT, we take a look at Star Trek: Year Five #1 - Step aboard the Enterprise with Kirk, Spock, Bones, Uhura, Sulu, Scotty, and Chekov as they begin the end of their original Five Year Mission. Our second book, Star Trek Waypoint Special 2019 - The anthology series celebrating 50+ years of Star Trek continues in this new oversized special. Featuring four all-new tales written and drawn by some of today’s top creators, this new installment of the hit Waypoint Special will revisit fan-favorite characters all across the Star Trek universe. Our final book, Star Trek: The Q Conflict #3 - As the clash of the godlike beings continues, the captains face off in a series of war games that become much more lethal when Q introduces a fifth competitor—a Doomsday Machine! The biggest Star Trek crossover ever continues here. Studio lines will be open (646)668-2433, Qapla'
Matt Wagner joins us to discuss Mage: The Hero Denied and a bunch of other stuff, plus, we have a good amount of runtime dangling to get into Avengers: Endgame (no spoilers), Harley Quinn, Heroes in Crisis, Femforce, Star Trek: The Q Conflict, plus a whole mess more!
Q is once again messing with the crew of the Enterprise, and we are going to see if this mega-Star Trek crossover lives up to our expectations in this week's review of Star Trek: The Q Conflict #2 from IDW Publishing. 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! VOTE FOR NEXT WEEK'S COMIC! STAR TREK: The Q Conflict #2 Writer: Scott Tipton, David Tipson Artist: David Messina Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: $3.99 It's Captain vs. Captain vs. Captain vs. Captain in the most high-stakes scavenger hunt the galaxy has ever seen as Picard, Kirk, Janeway, Sisko and their teams compete for the amusement of their godlike tormentors. The biggest Star Trek crossover event ever continues here! The crew of The Original Series, The Next Generation, Voyager, and Deep Space Nine meet for the first time! Written by fan-favorite Star Trek scribes Scott & David Tipton! Each issue has two interconnected covers by David Messina in his return to Star Trek! [su_quote cite="Matthew's Thoughts"]I'm not bothered by the unusual likenesses (and they are a bit unusual throughout the issue) and I have to say I enjoy the scrambled teams gimmick, which I did NOT see coming. I just think that Janeway having Riker, Kira and Scotty gives her a huge advantage, and this thing should be over already based on that trio.[/su_quote][su_quote cite="Stephen's Thoughts"]I'm always good with a good Star Trek multi-show crossover, and this issue doesn't disappoint. The character's voices are captured well, and the gimmick of the competition has me interested in going forward with the rest of this series. I do wonder why some of the characters look so... rotund, though?[/su_quote] [su_signoff]
Q is once again messing with the crew of the Enterprise, and we are going to see if this mega-Star Trek crossover lives up to our expectations in this week's review of Star Trek: The Q Conflict #2 from IDW Publishing. 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! VOTE FOR NEXT WEEK'S COMIC! STAR TREK: The Q Conflict #2 Writer: Scott Tipton, David Tipson Artist: David Messina Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: $3.99 It's Captain vs. Captain vs. Captain vs. Captain in the most high-stakes scavenger hunt the galaxy has ever seen as Picard, Kirk, Janeway, Sisko and their teams compete for the amusement of their godlike tormentors. The biggest Star Trek crossover event ever continues here! The crew of The Original Series, The Next Generation, Voyager, and Deep Space Nine meet for the first time! Written by fan-favorite Star Trek scribes Scott & David Tipton! Each issue has two interconnected covers by David Messina in his return to Star Trek! [su_quote cite="Matthew's Thoughts"]I'm not bothered by the unusual likenesses (and they are a bit unusual throughout the issue) and I have to say I enjoy the scrambled teams gimmick, which I did NOT see coming. I just think that Janeway having Riker, Kira and Scotty gives her a huge advantage, and this thing should be over already based on that trio.[/su_quote][su_quote cite="Stephen's Thoughts"]I'm always good with a good Star Trek multi-show crossover, and this issue doesn't disappoint. The character's voices are captured well, and the gimmick of the competition has me interested in going forward with the rest of this series. I do wonder why some of the characters look so... rotund, though?[/su_quote] [su_signoff]
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A Good Day to Die. For honor... for glory... for the Empire! The brave officers and crew of the I.K.S. Gorkon embark on a new mission to seek out new life and new civilizations... and to boldly conquer them for the greater glory of the Klingon Empire! But what lines must be crossed when Klingon lust for expansion comes face-to-face with Klingon honor? In this episode of Literary Treks, hosts Dan Gunther and Bruce Gibson are joined by Earl Grey's Justin Oser to discuss I.K.S. Gorkon: Book One: A Good Day to Die by Keith R.A. DeCandido. We talk about what makes this book different from other Star Trek novels, cultures in transition, lower decks crewmembers, strong female Klingon characters, an enemy worthy of respect, the dilemma faced by Captain Klag at the end of the novel, and wrap up with our final thoughts and ratings. In the news segment, we talk about next year's upcoming Star Trek: The Q Conflict crossover comic from IDW. News Star Trek: The Q Conflict (00:02:53) Feature: A Good Day to Die A Different Trek Novel (00:09:32) Klingon Attitudes in Transition (00:15:56) The Plot & Challenges (00:24:01) Klingon Lower Decks (00:29:14) Klingon Female Characters (00:36:57) Enemies Worthy of Respect (00:44:15) The Dilemma (00:54:59) Ratings (01:06:17) Final Thoughts (01:13:48) Hosts Dan Gunther and Bruce Gibson Guest Justin Oser Production Bruce Gibson (Editor and Producer) Dan Gunther (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Associate Producer) Justin Oser (Associate Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Greg Rozier (Associate Producer) Jeffery Harlan (Associate Producer)