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Comic Reviews Marvel Amadeus Cho 20th Anniversary Special 1 by Greg Pak, Takeshi Miyazawa, Bryan Valenza; Greg Pak, Creees Lee, Sebastian Cheng; Greg Pak, Jethro Morales, Brian Reber Fantastic Four Fanfare 1 by Mark Waid, Ramon Rosanas, Neeraj Menon; Alan Davis, Matt Hollingsworth; Andrew Wheeler, Sara Pichelli It's Jeff: Jeff Week by Kelly Thompson, Gurihiru, Gustavo Duarte Star Wars 1 by Alex Segura, Phil Noto Marvel Unlimited Marvel Meow 26 by Nao Fuji Dark Horse Lady Baltimore: The Daughters of Medusa 1 by Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden, Bridgit Connell, Michelle Madsen Los Monstruos 1 by James Robinson, Jesus Merino, K.J. Diaz Dynamite Captain Planet and the Planeteers1 by David Pepose, Eman Casallos, Jorge Sutil Space Ghost/Johnny Quest: Space Quest 1 by Joe Casey, Sebastian Piriz, Lorenzo Scaramella Red 5 Snow Monkey 1 by Jason Shawn Alexander, Heubert Khan Michael, Chuck Michael Obach Image Blood and Thunder 1 by Benito Cereno, E.J. Su, Msassyk Free Planet 1 by Aubrey Sitterson, Jed Dougherty, Vittorio Astone Mad Cave Vanishing Point 1 by Mark Russell, Juan Doe OGN Countdown Pencil and Eraser Vol 2: Lost and Frown! by Jenny Alvarado Faiza is a Fighter by Debasmita Dasgupta Cat on the Run Vol 3: Hidden Layers by Aaron Blabey Lost in the Future vol 2: Trapped by Damian, Alex Fuentes Lego Ninjago: Shatterspin by Tri Vuong, Riccardo Robaldo Erin and Yrso Book 1: The Giants by Lylian, Paul Drouin The Actual, Semi-True Adventures of Mark and Dee Vol 1: IN by Mark Dooley, Michael Walt DC's Misfits of Magic by Michael Dow Smith Creaky Acres by Calista Brill, Nilah Magruder Rainbow! Vol 2 by Sunny and Gloomy Phenomena Book 3: The Secret by Brian Michael Bendis, Andre Lima Araujo Love Languages by James Albon One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia, Sharee Miller Sunder vol 1 by Pierre-Alexandre-Comtois Additional Reviews: FCBD 2025 Andor s2 ep7-9 Doctor Who ep5 Doom Patrol s1 Electric State News: new Black Cat book by Wilson and Melknikov, Event Horizon: Dark Descent by Christian Ward, Wonder Woman/Harley Quinn: Forbidden Gift, Cheetah and Cheshire comic from Rucka and Scott, new X-Men: Age of Apocalypse title from Loeb and DiMeo, Hayden Sherman signs exclusive at DC, Orion graphic novel, Dan Watters new projects at IDW, Tynion Invisible Man for Image Allegedly Grown Man Visits a Theme Park (Dutch Wonderland) Trailers: Now You See Me Now You Don't, Long Walk, Peacemaker s2 Comics Countdown (07 May 2025): Absolute Superman 7 by Jason Aaron, Carmine Di Giandomenico, Ulises Arreola Absolute Green Lantern 2 by Al Ewing, Jahnoy Lindsay Batgirl 7 by Tate Brombal, Isaac Goodhart, Mike Spicer Resurrection Man: Quantum Karma 2 by Ram V, Anand RK, Butch Guice, Mike Spicer Mouse Guard: Dawn of the Black Axe 2 by David Petersen, Gabriel Rodriguez Moon is Following Us 9 by Daniel Warren Johnson, Riley Rossmo, Mike Spicer Black Canary: Best of the Best 6 by Tom King, Ryan Sook, Dave Stewart Two-Face 6 by Christian Ward, Fabio Veras, Ivan Plascencia JSA 7 by Jeff Lemire, Rafael de Latorre, Luis Guerrero Let This One Be A Devil 3 by James Tynion IV, Steve Foxe, Piotr Kowalski, Brad Simpson
Welcome to Comics From The Multiverse, our DC comics podcast! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:07:05 - ComiXology Top 10 0:12:57 - Absolute Superman #7 (Jason Aaron and Carmine Di Giandomenico) 0:28:41 - Absolute Green Lantern #2 (Al Ewing and Jahnoy Lindsay) 0:45:23 - Batgirl #7 (Tate Brombal and Isaac Goodhart) 0:53:34 - Birds of Prey #21 (LGY #219) (Kelly Thompson and Sami Basri) 1:06:26 - JSA #7 (Jeff Lemire and Rafael de Latorre) 1:25:18 - Resurrection Man: Quantum Karma #2 (Ram V and Anand Radhakrishnan) 1:39:23 - PATREON Planetary #8 1:50:01 - Best art, cover and books of the week. patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast discord: https://discord.gg/8fbyCehMTy Audio: https://comicsfromthemultiverse.podbean.com/ Other Links: https://linktr.ee/mildfuzz
Welcome to Comics From The Multiverse, our DC comics podcast! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:04:43 - ComiXology Top 10 0:09:45 - Free Comic Book Day: All In/Absolute Universe Special #1 0:27:03 - Batman #159 (LGY #924) (Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee) 0:42:57 - Detective Comics Annual 2025 (Al Ewing and John McCrea, Stefano Raffaele & Fico Ossio) 0:59:35 - Superman #25 (#868 LGY) (Joshua Williamson and Eddy Barrows, Jamal Campbell & Dan Mora) 1:15:09 - Absolute Wonder Woman #7 (Kelly Thompson and Mattia De Iulis) 1:24:34 - Absolute Martian Manhunter #2 (Deniz Camp and Javier Rodríguez) 1:37:09 - Green Lantern #22 (LGY #558) (Jeremy Adams and Xermanico) 1:46:17 - Justice League Unlimited #6 (Mark Waid and Travis Moore) 1:51:55 - Batman/Superman: World's Finest Annual 2025 (Mark Waid and Dan McDaid) 2:03:53 - Batman: The Long Halloween: The Last Halloween #7 (Jeph Loeb and Dave Johnson) 2:12:46 - Green Lantern Dark #4 (Tate Brombal and Werther Dell'Edera) 2:23:16 - PATREON: DC Comics Presents…Batman and the Outsiders 2:38:10 - Picks of the Week patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast discord: https://discord.gg/8fbyCehMTy Audio: https://comicsfromthemultiverse.podbean.com/ Other Links: https://linktr.ee/mildfuzz
Comic Reviews: DC Absolute Green Lantern 1 by Al Ewing, Jahnoy Lindsay Resurrection Man: Quantum Karma 1 by Ram V, Anand Rk, Jackson Guice, Mike Spicer Marvel All-New Venom 5 by Al Ewing, Carlos Gomez, Frank D'Armata Concert of Champions 1 by Jason Loo, Rafael Loureiro, Ruairi Coleman, Yen Nitro, Fer Sifuentes-Sujo Daredevil: Cold Day in Hell 1 by Charles Soule, Steve McNiven Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe One Last Time 1 by Cullen Bunn, Dalibor Talajic, Lee Loughridge Ironheart: Bad Chemistry 1 by John Jennings, Jethro Morales, Andrew Dalhouse Marvel Rivals 1 by Paul Allor, Luca Claretti, Dee Cunniffe Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur 10th Anniversary Special by Brandon Montclare, Natacha Bustos, Luis Guerrero; Justina Ireland, Luca Claretti, Andrew Dalhouse Marvel Unlimited It's Jeff 45 by Kelly Thompson, Gurihiru AWA Polis 1 by Mark Russell, Vladimir Krstic-Laci IDW Star Trek: Lore War 1 by Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Christopher Cantwell, Davide Tinto Monster High: Bull's Eye by Heather Nuhfer, Kellee Riley Image Black Ritual: The Book of Nyx 1 by Thomas Healy, Nat Jones G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero – Beach Head 1 by Phil Hester, Travis Hymel, Lee Loughridge I Was A Fashion School Serial Killer 1 by Doug Wagner, Daniel Hillyard, Michelle Madsen Mad Cave Past Time 1 by Joe Harris, Russell Olson Oni Plague House 1 by Michael Conrad, Dave Chisholm OGN Countdown Sib Squad by Steve Breen Rebis Born and Reborn by Irene Marchesini, Carlotta Dicataldo Jimmy Olsen's Supercyclopedia by Gabe Soria, Sandy Jarrell Around the Spider-Verse by Pablo Leon, Justin Reynolds, Roseanne Brown, Penelope Rivera Gaylord, Maca Gil Coven by Jennifer Dugan, Kit Seaton Magda, Intergalactic Chef Vol 1: The Big Tournament by Nicolas Wouters, Mathilde Van Gheluwe, Ann Marie Boulanger Squeak Chatter Bark: An Eco Mystery by Ali Fitzgerald Golem of Venice Beach Vol 2 by Chanan Beizer, Vanessa Cardinali, Jae Lee, David Mack, and Friends Maxwell Dark Nightmare Hunter by Brady Smith Cartoonist's Club by Raina Telgemeier, Scott McCloud Renegade Girls by Nora Neus, Julie Robine Additional Reviews: Gamma Flight Heathen Blue Harvest Daredevil: Born Again ep7 A Minecraft Movie News: Val Kilmer, Spider-Man 4 title and Spider-Verse 3 release date, Once Upon A Time in Hollywood sequel, Fox animated sitcoms renewed for four more years, Tim Seeley Godzilla ongoing, live action HTTYD2 announced, Tangled remake on hold, Love Everlasting film in development, AI controversy at AWA, Amphibia graphic novel series announced, Peacemaker air date, Death Standing movie announced, Diamond bankruptcy issues, Seven Sisters Trailers: Tales From the Underworld, Megan 2.0, Naked Gun, Superman, Tron: Ares, Five Nights at Freddies 2, Zipped Up Comics Countdown Countdown (Most Appearances in CC) Jeff Lemire (347) James Tynion IV (294) Tom King (228) Scott Snyder (181) Chip Zdarsky (169) Joshua Williamson (158) Tom Taylor (133) Donny Cates (121) Al Ewing (100) Rick Remender (97) Jonathan Hickman (83) Geoff Johns (76) Kelly Thompson (71) Cullen Bunn (70) Kieron Gillen (65) Charles Soule (64) Skottie Young (62) Dan Slott (59) Christopher Priest (55) Kyle Higgins, Ed Brubaker Comics Countdown (02 April 2025): Absolute Superman 6 by Jason Aaron, Carmine Di Giandomenico, Ulises Arreola Absolute Green Lantern 1 by Al Ewing, Jahnoy Lindsay Two-Face 5 by Christian Ward, Fabio Veras, Ivan Plascencia Daredevil: Cold Day in Hell 1 by Charles Soule, Steve McNiven Resurrection Man: Quantum Karma 1 by Ram V, Anand Rk, Jackson Guice, Mike Spicer Hyde Street 5 by Geoff Johns, Francis Portela, Brad Anderson Batgirl 6 by Tate Brombal, Takeshi Miyazawa, Mike Spicer Immortal Thor 22 by Al Ewing, Jan Bazaldua, Matt Hollingsworth Let This One Be A Devil 2 by James Tynion IV, Steve Foxe, Piotr Kowalski, Brad Simpson; Steve Orlando, Levi Hastings Hornsby and Halo 5 by Peter Tomasi, Peter Snejbjerg, John Kalisz
The Cassandra Cain Podcast is back to discuss where writer Tate Brombal left the characters of Cassandra Cain and Lady Shiva at the end of this six part story line, Mother. Let us know your thoughts about this story, direction and art at feathersandfoes@gmail.com What brought you to this book? Cassandra fan? Lady Shiva fan? Bat Family fan? Let us know www.thehuntresspodcast.com www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork
Welcome to Comics From The Multiverse, our DC comics podcast! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:24:12 - ComiXology Top 10 0:38:05 - Absolute Green Lantern #1 (Al Ewing and Jahnoy Lindsay) 1:00:55 - Absolute Superman #6 (Jason Aaron and Carmine Di Giandomenico) 1:14:14 - Batgirl #6 (Tate Brombal and Takeshi Miyazawa) 1:23:07 - Birds of Prey #20 (LGY #218) (Kelly Thompson and Sami Basri) 1:41:50 - JSA #6 (Jeff Lemire and Diego Olortegui) 1:53:00 - Poison Ivy #32 (G WIllow Wilson and Brian Level) 2:03:01 - Resurrection Man: Quantum Karma #1 (Ram V and Anand Radhakrishnan) 2:20:39 - Two Face #5 (Christian Ward and Fabio Veras) 2:29:37 - Best art, cover and books of the week. patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast discord: https://discord.gg/8fbyCehMTy Audio: https://comicsfromthemultiverse.podbean.com/ Other Links: https://linktr.ee/mildfuzz
Comic Reviews: DC Secret Six 1 by Nicole Maines, Stephen Segovia, Rain Beredo Teen Titans Go 1 by Sholly Fisch, Dario Brizuela, Franco Riesco Marvel Doctor Strange of Asgard 1 by Derek Landy, Carlos Magno, Espen Grundetjern Star Wars: Jedi Knights 1 by Marc Guggenheim, Madibek Musabekov, Luis Guerrero Web of Spider-Verse: New Blood 1 by Mat Groom, Luciano Vecchio, Rachelle Rosenberg; Greg Pak, Alan Robinson, Yen Nitro; Jordan Morris, Sumit Kumar, Dee Cunniffe; Mat Groom, Federico Vicentini, Matt Milla; Chris Eliopoulos What If…Mickey and Friends Became the Avengers 1 by Steve Behling, Luca Barbieri, Alessandro Pastrovicchio, Lucio Ruvidotti Marvel Unlimited Beastly Buddies 9 by Steve Foxe, Armand Bodnar, K.J. Diaz Dark Horse Sister Imperator 1 by Corinna Bechko, Puste, Thiago Rocha, Tobias Forge Usagi Yojimbo: Ten Thousand Plums 1 by Stan Sakai, Hi-Fi Dynamite Darkwing Duck Vol Two 1 by Daniel Kibblesmith, Ted Brandt, Ro Stein, Dearbhla Kelly Herculoids 1 by Tom Sniegoski, Craig Rousseau, Omi Remalante Jr. IDW Mothra: Queen of Monsters 1 by Sophie Campbell, Matt Frank Image Monkey Meat: The Summer Batch 1 by Juni Ba Mad Cave Blade Forger 1 by Inaki Miranda, Roy Miranda, Eva de la Cruz OGN Countdown Star Wars Hyperspace Stories Qui-Gon by George Mann, Andrea Mutti, Gigi Baldassini, Vladimir Popov Cloud Puppy Vol 2: Game On by Kelly Leigh Miller Speak Up Santiago (A Hillside Valley Graphic Novel) by Julio Anta, Gabi Mendez Nat a Chance by Maria Scrivan Legend of Korra: The Mystery of Penquan Island by Kiku Hughes, Alex Monik, Diana Sousa Strange Bedfellows by Ariel Slamet Ries I Survived the Great Molasses Flood 1919 by Lauren Tarshis, Karen De la Vega Kirby's Lessons For Falling in Love by Laura Gao You Belong Here by Sara Phoebe Miller, Morgan Beem Harley Quinn's Bud & Lou: Trouble Times Two by Ben Hed A Song For You and I by K. O'Neil Additional Reviews: Daredevil: Born Again Mickey 17 Shadow of Kyoshi Monkey News: George Lowe (voice of Space Ghost) has passed away, Sales Top 50 February, new Runaways mini, BRZRKR movie directed by Justin Lin, Kevin Smith Archie book Comics Countdown (05 March 2025): Nice House By The Sea 6 by James Tynion IV, Alvaro Martinez Bueno, Jordie Bellaire Two-Face 4 by Christian Ward, Fabio Veras, Ivan Plascencia Batgirl 5 by Tate Brombal, Takeshi Miyazawa, Wayne Faucher, Mike Spicer Hyde Street 4 by Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis, Danny Miki, Brad Anderson Wynd: Power of the Blood 3 by James Tynion IV, Michael Dialynas Ultimates 10 by Deniz Camp, Juan Frigeri, Federico Blee Space Ghost 10 by David Pepose, Jonathan Lau, Andrew Dalhouse Usagi Yojimbo: Ten Thousand Plums 1 by Stan Sakai, Hi-Fi Tin Can Society 6 by Peter Warren, Francesco Mobili, Chris Chuckry Immortal Thor 21 by Al Ewing, Jan Bazaldua, Matt Hollingsworth
Visit our Patreon page to see the various tiers you sign up for today to get in on the ground floor of AIPT Patreon. We hope to see you chatting with us on our Discord soon!NEWS'Runaways' returns with five-issue series from Rainbow Rowell and Elena Casagrande'One World Under Doom' #5 reveals the world must choose Doom or DormammuMarvel reveals new details for 'Giant-Size X-Men' and 'Dark Phoenix' one-shotsMarvel Television variant covers coming for ‘Daredevil' titles starting in AprilOni reveals ‘Biker Mice From Mars' gets new ongoing in June 2025Top 50 comics of FebruaryBatman H2sh #1 sells over 400,000 copiesOur Top Books of the WeekDave:Monkey Meat: Summer Batch #1 (Juni Ba)Batgirl #5 (Tate Brombal, Takeshi Miyazawa)Colin:Ultimates #10 (Deniz Camp, Juan Frigeri)The Nice House by the Sea #6 (James Tynion IV, Álvaro Martínez Bueno)Standout KAPOW moment of the week:Colin - Storm #6 (Murewa Ayodele, Luciano Vecchio)Dave - Uncanny X-Men #11 (Gail Simone, Javier Garron)TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEKColin: Absolute Superman #5 (Jason Aaron, Rafa Sandoval)Dave: Assorted Crisis Events #1 (Deniz Camp, Eric Zawadzki)JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.Dave: Iron Man #6 (Ian Bertram Cover)Colin: The Batman Adventures #12 (Facsimile Edition Super Powers Cover) (Toy Otter/Jason Geyer)Interview: Juni Ba: Monkey Meat: Summer Batch #1 out Mar 5, 2025Story and ThemesMonkey Meat is such a unique blend of dark fantasy, humor, and horror. How do you balance those tones without losing the story's core message?The concept of Monkey Meat Island explores hyper-capitalism and corporate exploitation in surreal ways. What new angles or themes are you excited to explore in The Summer Batch?You describe Monkey Meat as a comic where you can "shed corporate expectations." How does that creative freedom shape the way you approach each issue or story?This new arc takes a summer magazine format with games and multiple tales per issue. What inspired this structure, and what do you think it brings to the reading experience?Characters and WorldbuildingFrom superhero monkeys to debt-collecting witches, the characters in Monkey Meat are wild and wonderfully diverse. Are there any new characters in The Summer Batch you're particularly excited for readers to meet?In previous issues, the Monkey Meat Company has a huge impact on the local, magical fauna. Does the environment of Monkey Meat Island evolve or play a role in this new arc?Art and CreativityYour art is incredibly dynamic and experimental. How does your artistic process change when you're working on an anthology with multiple stories in one issue versus a single, continuous narrative?Fun/Silly QuestionIf you were forced to take a vacation on Monkey Meat Island, what three survival items would you bring, and how would you avoid getting on the bad side of the local witches or demons?
Welcome to Comics From The Multiverse, our DC comics podcast! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:20:12 - ComiXology Top 10 0:34:57 - Batgirl #5 (Tate Brombal and Takeshi Miyazawa) 0:52:51 - Birds of Prey #19 (LGY #217) (Kelly Thompson and Jaunn Cabal) 1:13:34 - JSA #5 (Jeff Lemire and Diego Olortegui) 1:32:26 - Shazam #21 (Josie Campbell and Dan McDaid) 1:43:34 - Poison Ivy #31 (G WIllow Wilson and Brian Level) 1:52:30 - Two Face #4 (Christian Ward and Fabio Veras) 2:04:32 - Batman: Full Moon #4 (Rodney Barnes and Stevan Subić) 2:14:18 - The Nice House by the Sea #6 (James Tynion IV and Álvaro Martínez Bueno) 2:31:30 - Best art, cover and books of the week. patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast discord: https://discord.gg/8fbyCehMTy Audio: https://comicsfromthemultiverse.podbean.com/ Other Links: https://linktr.ee/mildfuzz
Welcome to Comics From The Multiverse, our DC comics podcast! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:13:50 - ComiXology Top 10 0:50:32 - Detective Comics #1094 (Tom Taylor and MIkel Janin) 1:03:47 - Superman #23 (#866 LGY) (Joshua Williamson and Dan Mora) 1:20:56 - Absolute Wonder Woman #5 (Kelly Thompson and Hayden Sherman) 1:33:45 - Green Lantern #20 (LGY #556) (Jeremy Adams and Jack Herbert) 1:47:48 - Justice League Unlimited #4 (Mark Waid and Dan Mora) 1:59:40 - Black Canary: Best of the Best #4 (Tom King and Ryan Sook) 2:08:01 - Batman: The Long Halloween: The Last Halloween #5 (Jeph Loeb and Bill Sienkiewicz) 2:20:25 - Metamorpho: The Element Man #3 (Al Ewing and Steve Lieber) 2:28:04 - Green Lantern Dark #3 (Tate Brombal and Werther Dell'Edera) 2:39:36 - PATREON Planetary #6 2:48:36 - Picks of the Week patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast discord: https://discord.gg/8fbyCehMTy Audio: https://comicsfromthemultiverse.podbean.com/ Other Links: https://linktr.ee/mildfuzz
Comic Reviews: DC Batman 157 by Chip Zdarsky, Tony Daniel, Jorge Jimenez, Tomeu Morey Marvel Power Man Timeless 1 by Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Bernard Chang, Marcelo Maiolo Star Wars: Legacy of Vader 1 by Charles Soule, Luke Ross, Nolan Woodard Marvel Unlimited Alligator Loki 47 by Alyssa Wong, Bob Quinn Archie Archie's Valentine Spectacular 1 by Jamie Lee Rotante, Holly Golightly, Jim Amash, Glenn Whitmore; Daniel Kibblesmith, Rex Lindsey, Glenn Whitmore; Craig Boldman, Rex Lindsey, Rich Koslowski; George Gladir, Dan Decarlo Boom Bronze Faces 1 by Shobo, Shof, Alexandre Tefenkgi, Lee Loughridge Dark Horse Frankenstein: New World – The Sea of Forever 1 by Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden, Thomas Sniegoski, Peter Bergting, Michele Madsen Dynamite Savage Tales Winter 2025 Special by David Avallone, Hamish Cook, Jorge Sutil; David Avallone, Eman Casallos, Jorge Sutil; David Avallone, Mariano Benitez Chapo, Jorge Sutil; Kurt Busiek, Benjamin Dewey Mad Cave Gatchaman: Only One Earth 1 by Tommy Lee Edwards, Nuno Plati, Giada Marchisio OGN Countdown No Direction Home by Tanner Linares, Sarah Stanaway Great Puptective Vol 2: Purranormal Activity by Alina Tysoe Space Chasers by Leland Melvin, Joe Caramagna, Alison Acton How to Draw a Secret by Cindy Chang Block'd by Brian Hawkins, Ignacio Di Meglio Raised by Ghosts by Briana Loewinsohn Three Thieves Vol 1: Tower of Treasure by Scott Chantler Sea Legs by Jules Bakes Additional Reviews: From Hell by Alan Moore, Eddie Campbell Wicked Things by John Allison, Max Sarin, Whitney Cogar Cujo Companion Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man News: Dark Horse and IDW downsizing, KimPossible reboot, Omninews, Jenny Blake Isabella, new Criminal OGN by Brubaker and Phillips Trailers: FF, Thunderbolts, Jurassic World Rebirth Comics Countdown (05 February 2025): Absolute Superman 4 by Jason Aaron, Rafa Sandoval, Ulises Arreola Two-Face 3 by Christian Ward, Fabio Veras, Ivan Plascencia Batgirl 4 by Tate Brombal, Takeshi Miyazawa, Wayne Faucher, Mike Spicer Ultimates 9 by Deniz Camp, Chris Allen, Federico Blee JSA 4 by Jeff Lemire, Joey Vazquez, Luis Guerrero Birds of Prey 18 by Kelly Thompson, Juann Cabal, Adriano Lucas Namor 7 by Jason Aaron, Paul Davidson, Alex Lins, Neeraj Menon Shazam! 20 by Sina Grace, Dan McDaid, Roberto Poggi, Trish Mulvihill, Matt Herms Batman 157 by Chip Zdarsky, Tony Daniel, Jorge Jimenez, Tomeu Morey Batman: Off-World 6 by Jason Aaron, Doug Mahnke, Jaime Mendoza, David Baron
Welcome to Comics From The Multiverse, our DC comics podcast! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:49 - ComiXology Top 10 0:06:03 - Absolute Superman #4 (Jason Aaron and Rafa Sandoval) 0:21:57 - Batman #157 (LGY #922) (Chip Zdarsky and Tony S Daniel & Jorge Jimenez) 0:39:43 - Superman: Lex Luthor Special #1 (Joshua Williamson and Eddy Barrows) 0:53:13 - Green Lantern #19 (Jeremy Adams and Oclair Albert, Jason Paz & Fernando Pasarin) 1:07:14 - Batgirl #4 (Tate Brombal and Takeshi Miyazawa) 1:19:41 - Birds of Prey #18 (LGY #216) (Kelly Thompson and Jaunn Cabal) 1:32:23 - JSA #4 (Jeff Lemire and Joey Vasquez) 1:40:52 - Shazam #20 (Sina Grace and Dan McDaid) 1:49:00 - Poison Ivy #30 (G WIllow Wilson and Marcio Takara) 1:58:19 - Two Face #3 (Christian Ward and Fabio Veras) 2:12:06 - Batman: Off World #6 (Jason Aaron and Doug Mahnke) 2:24:39 - Best art, cover and books of the week. patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast discord: https://discord.gg/8fbyCehMTy Audio: https://comicsfromthemultiverse.podbean.com/ Other Links: https://linktr.ee/mildfuzz
Comic Reviews: DC DC Power: Rise of the Power Company 1 by Brandon Thomas, Charles Stewart III, Anthony Fowler Jr.; Zipporah Smith, Kelsey Ramsay, Francesco Segala; John Jennings, Caanan White, Atagun Ilhan, Andrew Dalhouse; Vita Ayala, Ray-Anthony Height, Chris Sotomayor DC's Lex and the City 1 by Sina Grace, Nick Filardi; Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Leslie Hung, Rachael Cohen; Jonathan Rivera, Michael Avon Oeming, Nick Filardi; Charles Skaggs, Serg Acuna, Alex Guimaraes; Brendan Hay, Stephen Byrne; Sabrina Futch, M.L. Sanapo, Arif Prianto; Callie Miller, Lisa Sterle, Marissa Louise; Dave Wielgosz, Howard Porter, Hi-Fi Superman: Lex Luthor Special by Joshua Williamson, Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, Adriano Lucas Marvel Star Wars: A New Legacy 1 by Charles Soule, Ramon Rosanas, Neeraj Menon; Jason Aaron, Leonard Kirk, Jay David Ramos; Kieron Gillen, Salva Espin, Israel Silva Storm: Lifedream 1 by John Jennings, Edwin Galmon, Andrew Dalhouse; Angelique Roche, Alitha Martinez, Andrew Dalhouse; Brittney Morris, Charles Stewart III, Frank William; Curtis Baxter, Karen Darboe, Yen Nitro What If… Galactus Transformed Spider-Gwen? by Kalinda Vazquez, Daniel Picciotti, Rain Beredo Marvel Unlimited Alligator Loki 46 by Alyssa Wong, Bob Quinn Boom Book of Cutter 1 by James Tynion IV, Tate Brombal, Antonio Fuso, Werther Dell'Edera, Chris Shehan, Letizia Cadonici, Miquel Muerto Dynamite SilverHawks 1 by Ed Brisson, George Kambadais, Ellie Wright Image Blood Train 1 by Adam Glass, Bernard Chang, Andrew Dabb, Nelson Zorzetto, Ace Bibbs Ice Cream Man 43 by W. Maxwell Prince, Martin Morazzo, Chris O'Halloran, Et Al Seasons 1 by Rick Remender, Paul Azaceta, Matheus Lopes Oni Power Lords 1 by Dennis Culver, Matt Hotson, V. Ken Marion, Andrew Dalhouse OGN Countdown The Snips: A Bad Buzz Day by Raul the Third Chickenpox by Remy Lai West Hollywood Monster Squad by Sina Grace, Bradley Clayton Adventures Of Invisible Boy Vol 2 by Doogie Horner Racc Pack Vol 2: Prince and Pawper by Stephanie Cooke, Whitney Gardner Additional Reviews: Mister Miracle by Tom King, Mitch Gerads Plane Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag Hobtown Mystery Stories: Cursed Hermit by Bertin, Forbes House of Cards Dog Man Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man ep 1 and 2 News: Hunger and Dusk switches to graphic novel format, IDW woes, Good Omens kickstarter distances itself from Gaiman, Coraline musical cancelled, Sandman cancelled after two seasons, more casting for Scream 7, Joe Q's Mad Cave line announcements, Dark Spaces: Dungeon optioned as a movie, Omninews, Jurassic World Chaos Theory renewed, Buffy revival Trailers: Electric State, Megan 2.0, FF teaser Comics Countdown (29 January 2025): Redcoat 9 by Geoff Johns, Bryan Hitch, Andrew Currie, Brad Anderson Green Lantern 19 by Jeremy Adams, Oclair Albert, Jason Paz, Fernando Pasarin, Romulo Fajardo Jr. TMNT 6 by Jason Aaron, Juan Ferreyra Superman: Lex Luthor Special by Joshua Williamson, Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, Adriano Lucas DC's Lex and the City by Sina Grace, Nick Filardi; Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Leslie Hung, Rachael Cohen; Jonathan Rivera, Michael Avon Oeming, Nick Filardi; Charles Skaggs, Serg Acuna, Alex Guimaraes; Brendan Hay, Stephen Byrne; Sabrina Futch, M.L. Sanapo, Arif Prianto; Callie Miller, Lisa Sterle, Marissa Louise; Dave Wielgosz, Howard Porter, Hi-Fi Seasons 1 by Rick Remender, Paul Azaceta, Matheus Lopes You Never Heard of Me 2 by Iolanda Zanfardino, Elisa Romboli Kosher Mafia 5 by David Hazan, Sami Kivela Hornsby and Halo 3 by Peter J. Tomasi, Peter Snejbjerg, John Kalisz Star Wars: A New Legacy by Charles Soule, Ramon Rosanas, Neeraj Menon; Jason Aaron, Leonard Kirk, Jay David Ramos; Kieron Gillen, Salva Espin, Israel Silva
Comic Reviews: DC Justice League: The Atom Project 1 by Ryan Parrott, John Ridley, Mike Perkins, Adriano Lucas Marvel Cable: Love and Chrome 1 by David Pepose, Mike Henderson, Arif Prianto Deadpool/Wolverine 1 by Benjamin Percy, Joshua Cassara, Guru eFX Sam Wilson: Captain America 1 by Greg Pak, Evan Narcisse, Valentine De Landro, Eder Messias, Fernando Sifuentes What If… Galactus Transformed Hulk? by Mat Groom, Lan Medina, Juancho Velez Marvel Unlimited It's Jeff 42 by Kelly Thompson, GuriHiru Boom Fence Challengers: Sweet Sixteen 1 by C.S. Pacat, Johanna the Mad, Joana Lafuente When I Lay My Vengeance Upon Thee 1 by Gus Moreno, Jakub Rebelka Additional Reviews: Radiant Black by Kyle Higgins, Marcelo Costa, Et Al Thor by Cates and Klein Omnibus Skeleton Crew ep6 Creature Commandos ep6 Sex Education Squid Game s2 Helluva Boss s2 Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl Nosferatu News: Tim Seeley Spawnverse title, Squid Game 3 greenlit Comics Countdown (01 January 2025): Absolute Superman 3 by Jason Aaron, Rafa Sandoval, Ulises Arreola Batgirl 3 by Tate Brombal, Takeshi Miyazawa, Mike Spicer Ultimates 8 by Deniz Camp, Juan Frigeri, Federico Blee Two-Face 2 by Christian Ward, Fabio Veras, Ivan Plascencia JSA 3 by Jeff Lemire, Diego Olortegui, Luis Guerrero Birds of Prey 17 by Kelly Thompson, Sami Basri, Vicente Cifuentes, Adriano Lucas Cable: Love and Chrome 1 by David Pepose, Mike Henderson, Arif Prianto Fence Challengers: Sweet Sixteen 1 by C.S. Pacat, Johanna the Mad, Joana Lafuente Poison Ivy 29 by G. Willow Wilson, Marcio Takara, Arif Prianto Batman 156 by Chip Zdarsky, Tony Daniel, Tomeu Morey
Chaîne d'Hisokaparker: https://www.youtube.com/@hisokaparker3090Chaîne Manga Saucisse: https://www.youtube.com/@UCT9uUMZXu1DZKNa1eI-gTsA =======================================Réseaux de la chaîneDiscord: https://discord.gg/6jWpVxPrnrSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ZwxEAU13PoVLua0JdIYJh?si=23eb9d545b224601Deezer: https://deezer.page.link/QynphwNFRNGQSG9d9Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.fr/podcasts/0964898a-c810-48ff-97ab-f0a6e9e66fa5/d'encre-et-de-bullesApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/dencre-et-de-bulles/id1733018809Instagram de Mindphobia: https://www.instagram.com/mindphobia.comics/=======================================D'Encre et de Bulles est votre émission hebdomadaire sur les comics. Tous les mercredis à 21h, l'équipe et ses invités reviennent sur les floppies US lus sortis sur la dernière quinzaine et sur les titres VF surfant ou non sur l'actualité et qu'ils veulent mettre en lumière.Pour cette 35e émission, Hisokaparker nous parle du premier numéro de Batgirl sorti chez DC Comics dont les aventures sont narrés par Tate Brombal et Takeshi Miyazawa. Adas lui nous parlera de FML paru chez Dark Horse dont le récit est signé Kelly Sue Deconnick et David Lopez. Quant à Mindphobia, il retombera en enfance avec la nouvelle série Ducktales (La Bande à Picsou) écrite par Brandon Montclare, dessinée par Tommaso Ronda et publiée chez Dynamite.Côté VF, la sortie en grand format par Panini Comics est l'occasion pour Hisokaparker de nous parler de Spider-Man Bleu par Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale. Adas nous parlera du 3e volet du Mythe de l'Ossuaire, Les Résidents, par Jeff Lemire et Andrea Sorrentino sorti chez Urban Comics. Quand à Mindphobia, la sortie d'Adastra In Africa chez Delcourt était l'occasion rêvée de parler de Barry Windsor-Smith.=======================================Time Code et liens d'achat00:00 Générique + Intro27:42 FML #1 (DeConnick, Lopez, Dark Horse) par Adas46:33 Ducktales #1(Montlcare, Ronda, Dynamite) par Mindphobia1:16:00 Batgirl #1 (Brombal, Miyazawa, DC Comics) par Hisokaparker1:39:18 Stop ou Encore (Plastic Man No More 3, Exit City 1, Saga 70, Alien VS Avengers 2, Red Sonja Death & The Devil 1 et 2, Sacrificers 12)2:15:19 Les Résidents (Lemire, Sorrentino, Urban Comics) par Adas (Service de Presse)(https://www.pulps.fr/item/le_mythe_de_lossuaire__les_residents_405041)2:43:32 Adastra un Africa (Barry Windsor-Smith, Delcourt) par Mindphobia (https://www.pulps.fr/item/adastra_in_africa_398594)2:58:49 Spider-Man Bleu (Loeb, Sale, Panini) par Hisokaparker 3:27:34 Actualités des chaînes et Générique de fin.=======================================#dencreetdebulles #batgirl #batman #dccomcis #dc #tatebrombal #takeshimiyazawa #fml #darkhorse #darkhorsecomics #kellysuedeconnick #davidlopez #indiecomics #ducktales #scrooge #scroogemcduck #disney #dynamite #dynamiteentertainment #dynamitecomics #brandonmontclare #tommasoronda #spiderman #spidermanblue #jephloeb #timsale #paninicomics #marvel #marvelcomics #paninicomicsfrance #lemythedelossuaire #boneorchardmythos #theboneorchardmythos #tenment #lesresidents #jefflemire #andreasorrentino #urbancomics #imagecomics #barywindsorsmith #adastrainafrica #younggods #fantagraphicsbooks #delcourtcomics #patrimonialcomics #comicspatrimoniaux #noiretblanc #noussommesles4pourcent #comics #comicbooks #chronique #bd #bandedessinee Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.
Chaîne de Neo : https://www.youtube.com/c/LeN%C3%A9ophyteDesComicsChaîne de Lena: https://www.youtube.com/@LenainliveChaîne de ComicsPlay: https://www.youtube.com/@ComicsPlayYTChaîne de Wrestling Klinik: https://www.youtube.com/@WrestlingKlinikChaîne Manga Saucisse: https://www.youtube.com/live/GUvefvPs54Y?si=ZlLoDOI2GykBC0oE=======================================Réseaux de la chaîneDiscord: https://discord.gg/6jWpVxPrnrSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ZwxEAU13PoVLua0JdIYJh?si=23eb9d545b224601Deezer: https://deezer.page.link/QynphwNFRNGQSG9d9Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.fr/podcasts/0964898a-c810-48ff-97ab-f0a6e9e66fa5/d'encre-et-de-bullesApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/dencre-et-de-bulles/id1733018809Instagram de Mindphobia: https://www.instagram.com/mindphobia.comics/=======================================Grosse semaine DC en VO puisque sur 5 titres trois appartiennent à la firme à 2 lettres. On parlera d'Absolute Wonder Woman par Kelly Thompson et Hayden Sherman. Mais aussi de ce Detective Comics par Tom Taylor et Mikel Janin. Du Green Lantern: Dark par Tate Brombal et Werther Dell'Edera. Enfin nous évoquerons ce nouvel Iron Man par Spencer Ackerman et Julius Ohta et de Magic Order par Mark Millar et Matteo Buffagni. Côté VF, la part belle est faite à l'indé puisqu'en dehors de Supreme Power par JMS et Gary Frank chez Panini nous ne parlerons que d'indé. Comme avec Judas par Jeff Loveness et Jakub Rebelka chez 404 Graphics, de Dracula par James Tynion IV et Martin Simmons chez Urban, de BRZRKR Bloodlines par, entre autre, Steve Skroce et Mattson Tomlin chez Delcourt et enfin de Carton Blême, de la franco-belge parue chez Komics Initiative Sans oublier le traditionnel Stop ou Encore.=======================================Time Code et lien d'achats00:00 Générique + Intro 23:42 Green Lantern Dark 1 (Brombal, Dell'ereda) par Mind41:00 Iron Man 1 (Ackerman, Otha) par Lena1:03:57 Detective Comics 1090 (Taylor, Janin) par Bunny1:29:21 Magic Order V 1 (Millar, Buffagni) par Neo1:46:51 Absolute Wonder Woman 1 (Thompson, Sherman) par ComicsPlay2:05:26 Stop ou encore (The Moon Is Following Us 2, Wolverine Revenge 2, TMNT 3, Rook Exodus 6, Convert 2 & 3, The Nice House by the Sea 3 et 4, Wolverine 2)2:45:22 Judas (Loveness, Rebelka) chez 404 par Mind (https://www.pulps.fr/item/judas_394951)3:01:48 Carton Blême (Opel, Beuzelin) chez Komics Initiative par Lena 3:12:10 BRZRKR Bloodlines (Reeves, Skroce, Tomlin...) chez Delcourt par Neo (https://www.pulps.fr/item/brzrkr_bloodlines_tp_vol_01_371113)3:30:05 Universal Monsters: Dracula (Tynion IV, Simmons) chez Urban Comics par ComicsPlay (https://www.pulps.fr/item/universal_monsters__dracula_405033)3:41:56 A venir sur YouTube + Générique=======================================#WonderWoman #absolutewonderwoman #Kellythomspon #Haydensherman #dc #dccomics #absoluteuniverse #dcallin #detectivecomics #batman #capedcrusader #darkknight #tomtaylor #mikeljanin #greenlantern #greenlanterndark #tatebrombal #wertherdelledera #ironman #tonystark #marvel #marvelcomics #spencerackerman #juliusohta #magicorder #markmillar #netflix #matteobuffagni #supremepower #strackzinski #garyfrank #paninicomics #judas #jeffloveness #jakubrebelka #404graphics #dracula #vampire #jamestynioniv #martinsimmons #universalmonsters #urbancomics #brzrkr #brzrkrbloodlines #keanureeves #delcourt Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.
Welcome to Comics From The Multiverse, our DC comics podcast! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:05:16 - ComiXology Top 10 0:08:54 - News 0:14:44 - Absolute Superman #3 (Jason Aaron and Rafa Sandoval) 0:37:46 - Batman #156 (LGY #921) (Chip Zdarsky and Tony S Daniel) 0:58:51 - Batgirl #3 (Tate Brombal and Takeshi Miyazawa) 1:15:01 - Birds of Prey #17 (LGY #215) (Kelly Thompson and Sami Basri) 1:21:40 - JSA #3 (Jeff Lemire and Diego Olortegui) 1:30:42 - Shazam #19 (Josie Campbell and Dan McDaid) 1:46:36 - Poison Ivy #29 (G WIllow Wilson and Marcio Takara) 1:55:13 - Two Face #2 (Christian Ward and Fabio Veras) 2:09:59 - Justice League: The Atom Project #1 (Ryan Parrott, John Ridley and Mike Perkins) 2:16:45 - Batman: Full Moon #3 (Rodney Barnes and Stevan Subic) 2:27:34 - Best art, cover and books of the week. patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast discord: https://discord.gg/8fbyCehMTy Audio: https://comicsfromthemultiverse.podbean.com/ Other Links: https://linktr.ee/mildfuzz
2024 Stewies Year-End Spectacular! Comic Reviews: DC Metamorpho: The Element Man 1 by Al Ewing, Steve Lieber, Lee Loughridge Taste of Justice Holiday Preview by Andrew Aydin, Domo Stanton Marvel Hellhunters 1 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Adam Gorham, Frank Martin Kidpool & Spider-Boy 1 by Christopher Yost, Nathan Stockman, Jed Dougherty, Chris Campana, Craig Yeung, Andrew Dalhouse Sabretooth: The Dead Don't Talk 1 by Frank Tieri, Michael Sta. Maria, Dono Sanchez-Almara, Javi Laparra Star Wars: The Battle of Jakku – Last Stand 1 by Alex Segura, Jethro Morales, Jim Campbell; Alex Segura, Leonard Kirk, Jim Campbell Timeslide 1 by Steve Foxe, Ivan Fiorelli, Frank D'Armata Marvel Unlimited It's Jeff 41 by Kelly Thompson, GuriHiru Dynamite Vampirella Helliday 2024 Special by Frank Tieri, Pasquale Qualano, Mariano Benitez Chapo, Jorge Sutil Image Dust to Dust 1 by J.G. Jones, Phil Bram Fantagraphics Damned by Eric Haven OGN Countdown Yojimbot by Sylvan Repos Additional Reviews: Memetic Trilogy We Solve Murders Legend of Brightblade Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl Woman of Stone Doctor Who Christmas Special Skeleton Crew ep5 Creature Commandos ep5 What If…? Season 3 A Complete Unknown Nosferatu Dragon Prince Season 7 Invincible Fight Girl Jentry Chau vs the Underworld A Man On The Inside News: Omninews, Moana 2 comic from Papercutz, Batman 2 delayed until 2027, Hades and Gothel movies in development, Jason Momoa cast as Lobo, Imperial event by Jonathan Hickman Trailers: Doctor Who trailer, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Comics Countdown (26 December 2024): Absolute Wonder Woman 3 by Kelly Thompson, Hayden Sherman, Jordie Bellaire Black Canary: Best of the Best 2 by Tom King, Ryan Sook, Dave Stewart Superman 21 by Joshua Williamson, Dan Mora, Alejandro Sanchez Redcoat 8 by Geoff Johns, Bryan Hitch, Andrew Currie, Brad Anderson Metamorpho: The Element Man 1 by Al Ewing, Steve Lieber, Lee Loughridge Justice League Unlimited 2 by Mark Waid, Dan Mora, Tamra Bonvillain Geiger 9 by Geoff Johns, Gary Frank, Paul Pelletier, Andrew Hennessy, Brad Anderson Dust to Dust 1 by J.G. Jones, Phil Brama Hellhunters 1 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Adam Gorham, Frank Martin Green Lantern Dark 2 by Tate Brombal, Werther Dell'Edera, Giovanna Niro
Welcome to Comics From The Multiverse, our DC comics podcast! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:08:38 - ComiXology Top 10 0:17:48 - Detective Comics #1092 (Tom Taylor and MIkel Janin) 0:34:33 - Superman #21 (#864 LGY) (Joshua Williamson and Dan Mora) 0:53:08 - Action Comics #1081 (Mark Waid and Clayton Henry) 1:13:19 - Absolute Wonder Woman #3 (Kelly Thompson and Hayden Sherman) 1:33:23 - Justice League Unlimited #2 (Mark Waid and Dan Mora) 1:47:49 - Black Canary: Best of the Best #2 (Tom King and Ryan Sook) 2:02:08 - Metamorpho: The Element Man #1 (Al Ewing and Steve Lieber) 2:13:35 - Batman: The Last Halloween #4 (Jeph Loeb and Cliff Chiang) 2:22:18 - Green Lantern Dark #2 (Tate Brombal and Werther Dell'Edera) 2:32:38 - Batman/Santa Claus: Silent Knight Returns #5 (Jeff Parker and Lukas Ketner) 2:41:15 - PATREON Planetary #4 2:52:06 - Picks of the Week patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast discord: https://discord.gg/8fbyCehMTy Audio: https://comicsfromthemultiverse.podbean.com/ Other Links: https://linktr.ee/mildfuzz
Continuing on our Holiday spree, here is Dallas and Anne sitting down to a lovely discussion over coffee with Tate Brombal over his ongoing BATGIRL book! Stay tuned for tomorrow where we bring you HAYDEN SHERMAN and ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecomicscollective/support
Happy Holidays, everyone! We have a surprise for you! This week, you'll be getting one creator interview a day for four days! All from our trip to New York Comic-Con this year! First up, Anne got to sit down with renowned journalist and writer Spencer Ackerman to get the behind the scenes details on how his Iron Man book came to be and where he wants to take the character during his run! Special thank you to Troyoboy17 for helping us save the audio on this and stay tuned for TOMORROW for TATE BROMBAL and BATGIRL! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecomicscollective/support
Comic Reviews: DC DC's Batman Smells, Robin Laid An Egg by Dorado Quick, M.L. Sanapo, Arif Prianto; Drew Maxey, Marianna Ignazzi, Giovanna Niro; Ricardo Sanchez, Aaron Conley, Ivan Plascencia; Alexis Quasarano, Marcial Toledano Vargas; Marv Wolfman, Paul Pelletier, Norm Rapmund, Eren Angiolini; James Reid, Francesco Francavilla; Zipporah Smith, Andrew Drilon; Calvin Kasulke, Anthony Marques, Wil Quintana Two-Face 1 by Christian Ward, Fabio Veras, Ivan Plascencia Marvel All-New Venom 1 by Al Ewing, Carlos Gomez, Frank D'Armata Deadpool/Wolverine: X-Traction by Ryan North, Javier Garron, Edgar Delgado Marvel Holiday: Tales to Astonish by Gerry Duggan, Phil Noto; Daniel Kibblesmith, Pat Olliffe, John Kalisz; Gene Luen Yang, Dylan Burnett, KJ Diaz Marvel Unlimited Astonishing X-Men 1 by Alex Paknadel, Phillip Sevy It's Jeff 38 by Kelly Thompson, GuriHiru Ahoy Archaic 1 by Melissa Olson, Sally Cantirino, Gab Contreras Archie Archie Christmas Spectacular by Ian Flynn, Holly Golightly, Jim Amash, Glenn Whitmore Boom Flavor Girls: Return to the Mothership 1 by Loic Locatelli-Kournwsky, Angel De Santiago Dark Horse Christmas 365 1 by Mikey Way, Jonathan Rivera, Piotr Kowalski, Brad Simpson Dynamite Powerpuff Girls: Winter Snowdown Showdown 1 by Daniel Kibblesmith, Carlo Lauro, Nicolo Laporini ThunderCats: Apex 1 by Ed Brisson, Rapha Lobosco, Roshan Kurichiyanil IDW Monster High: Howliday Haunt by Ben Kahn, Sonia Liao Image Dread the Halls 1 by Jordan Hart, Chris Ryall, Lee Ferguson, Jimmy Kucaj, Walter Pax, Fabio Veras Juvenile 1 by Jesus Orellana Top Cow Holiday Special: All Through the House by Marguerite Bennett, Giuseppe Cafaro, Juan Fernandez; Marv Silvestri, Tina Valentino, Fabio Mantovani, Ellie Wright; Matt Hawkins, Atilio Rojo Mad Cave Long Cold Winter 1 by Francesca Perillo, Stefano Cardoselli OGN Countdown Legend of Vox Machina: The Whitestone Chronicles Vol 1: Ripley by Marieke Nijkamp, Tyler Walpole Blake Laser by Keith Marantz, Larissa Brown Kill Me and Other Curiosities by Chad Lambert, Apri Kusbiantoro, Christine Larsen, Tom Williams Slightly Exaggerated by Curtis Clow, Pius Bak, Roman Titov Birdking Vol 3 by Daniel Freedman, Christian Ortiz Backflash by Mat Johnson, Steve Lieber, Ryan Hill Additional Reviews: Penguin (Max) First two episodes of Creature Commandos That Christmas News: Omninews, new Lemire by OGN, Mandalorian and Grogo casting Trailers: Section 31 Comics Countdown (04 December 2024): Absolute Superman 2 by Jason Aaron, Rafa Sandoval, Ulises Arreola Two-Face 1 by Christian Ward, Fabio Veras, Ivan Plascencia Batgirl 2 by Tate Brombal, Takeshi Miyazawa, Mike Spicer Ultimates 7 by Deniz Camp, Juan Frigeri, Federico Blee JSA 2 by Jeff Lemire, Diego Olortegui, Luis Guerrero Birds of Prey 16 by Kelly Thompson, Sami Basri, Vicente Cifuentes, Adriano Lucas Kosher Mafia 4 by David Hazan, Sami Kivela Christmas 365 1 by Mikey Way, Jonathan Rivera, Piotr Kowalski, Brad Simpson Dick Tracy 6 by Alex Segura, Michael Moreci, Geraldo Borges, Mark Englert Batman 155 by Chip Zdarsky, Jorge Fornes, Tomeu Morey
Welcome to Comics From The Multiverse, our DC comics podcast! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:13:26 - Comixology Top 10 0:16:50 - Absolute Superman #2 (Jason Aaron and Rafa Sandoval) 0:43:35 - Batman #155 (LGY #920) (Chip Zdarsky and Jorge Fornes) 1:02:48 - Action Comics #1078 (Mark Waid and Clayton Henry & Michael Shelfer) 1:26:13 - Batgirl #2 (Tate Brombal and Takeshi Miyazawa) 1:44:09 - Birds of Prey #16 (LGY #214) (Kelly Thompson and Sami Basri) 1:52:11 - JSA #2 (Jeff Lemire and Diego Olortegui) 2:01:11 - Shazam #18 (Josie Campbell and Dan McDaid) 2:11:38 - Poison Ivy #28 (G WIllow Wilson and Marcio Takara) 2:20:50 - Two Face #1 (Christian Ward and Fabio Veras) 2:34:40 - Batman/Santa Claus: Silent Knight Returns #2 (Jeff Parker and Lukas Ketner & Michele Bandini) 2:42:11 - Best art, cover and books of the week. patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast discord: https://discord.gg/8fbyCehMTy Audio: https://comicsfromthemultiverse.podbean.com/ Other Links: https://linktr.ee/mildfuzz
Comic Reviews: DC o Absolute Superman 1 by Jason Aaron, Rafa Sandoval, Ulises Arreola o Batgirl 1 by Tate Brombal, Takeshi Miyazawa, Mike Spicer o Green Arrow Annual 1 by Joshua Williamson, Sean Izaakse, Amancay Nahuelpan, Romulo Fajardo Jr. o JSA 1 by Jeff Lemire, Diego Olortegui, Luis Guerrero o Little Batman: Month One 1 by Morgan Evans, Jon Mikel, Ian Herring Marvel o Kahhori: Reshaper of Worlds 1 by Ryan Little, Todd Harris; Honni David, David Cutler; Kelly Lynne D'Angelo, Jim Terry o Negasonic Teenage Warhead 1 by Andrew Wheeler, Eleonora Carlini, Carola Borelli, Brittany Peer, Ruth Redmond o Marvel Unlimited § Beastly Buddies 4 by Steve Foxe, Armand Bodnar, KJ Diaz § Marvel Meow 21 by Nao Fuji Boom o Fade 1 by Aabria Iyengar, Mari Costa o Something is Killing the Children 0 by James Tynion IV, Werther Dell'Edera, Miquel Muerto Dark Horse o FML 1 by Kelly Sue DeConnick, David Lopez o Living Hell 1 by Caitlin Yarsky DSTLRY o One For Sorrow 1 by Jamie McKelvie Dynamite o DuckTales 1 by Brandon Montclare, Tomasso Ronda Image o Les Mort 13 Giant-Syze Special by TP Louise, Ashley Wood o Mirka Andolfo's Sweet Paprika: Open For Business 1 by Steve Orlando, Emilio Pilliu Archie o Josie and the Pussycats Annual Spectacular by Ian Flynn, Steven Butler, Lily Butler, Glenn Whitmore Mad Cave o Exit City 1 by Mark London, Karl Mostert, David Baron Magma o Rome Eternal 1 by Homero Rios, Diego Yapur, Oscar Carreno Titan o Runescape: Untold Tales of the God Wars 1 by Ryan O'Sullivan, Sid Kotian, Daniel Bayliss OGN Countdown o Frozen: Daring Rescues by Katie Cook, Izel Tamayo o Teen Titans: Starfire by Kami Garcia, Gabriel Picolo o Gnome and Rat: First Snow by Lauren Stohler o Power Button: Second Strike by Zack Soto, Jason Fischer-Kouhi o Last Kids on Earth by Max Brallier, Brian Churilla o Mushroom Knight Vol 2 by Oliver Bly o Unpetables Vol 2: Unpetable in the City by Dennis Messner o Cthulhu Cat by PANDANIA o Anzuelo Vol 1 by Emma Rios o Uprooted o Death Comes for the Toymaker by Dakota Brown, Ryan Cody JewCE o Big Kahn by Neil Kleid, Nicolas Cinquegrani o Ninety Candles by Neil Kleid o Brother's Keeper by Arnon Shorr, Joshua Edelglass, Aljosa Tomic o Beast in the Booth by Arnon Shorr, Joshua Edelglass, Aljosa Tomic Additional Reviews: Love and Death, Candy JewCE Recap Mangler Challenge News: new Young Avengers comic in 2025, Andor return date, Disney's odd choice for Star Wars Trailers: Stranger Things s5, Captain America: Brave New World, Thunderbolts, What If…? Comics Countdown (06 November 2024): 1. One For Sorrow 1 by Jamie McKelvie 2. Absolute Superman 1 by Jason Aaron, Rafa Sandoval, Ulises Arreola 3. Public Domain 10 by Chip Zdarsky, Rachael Stott 4. Gilt Frame 3 by Matt Kindt, Margie Kindt 5. Batgirl 1 by Tate Brombal, Takeshi Miyazawa, Mike Spicer 6. Ultimates 6 by Deniz Camp, Juan Frigeri, Federico Blee 7. Green Arrow Annual 2024 by Joshua Williamson, Sean Izaakse, Amancay Nahuelpan, Romulo Fajardo Jr. 8. JSA 1 by Jeff Lemire, Diego Olortegui, Luis Guerrero 9. FML 1 by Kelly Sue DeConnick, David Lopez 10. Aliens vs. Avengers 2 by Jonathan Hickman, Esad Ribic, Ive Svorcina
Welcome to Comics From The Multiverse, our DC comics podcast! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:03:58 - Comixology Top 10 0:07:42 - Absolute Superman #1 (Jason Aaron and Rafa Sandoval) 0:41:59 - Batman #154 (LGY #919) (Chip Zdarsky and Carmine Di Giandomenico) 0:57:51 - Action Comics #1074 (Mark Waid and Clayton Henry) 1:13:04 - Batgirl #1 (Tate Brombal and Takeshi Miyazawa) 1:25:52 - Birds of Prey #15 (LGY #213) (Kelly Thompson and Sami Basri) 1:38:48 - JSA #1 (Jeff Lemire and Diego Olortegui) 1:57:17 - Shazam #17 (Josie Campbell and Dan McDaid) 2:06:58 - Poison Ivy #27 (G WIllow Wilson and Marcio Takara) 2:15:51 - Plastic Man No More #3 (Christopher Cantwell and Jacob Edgar) 2:26:53 - PATREON American Vampire 1976 #2 2:39:57 - Best art, cover and books of the week. patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast discord: https://discord.gg/8fbyCehMTy Audio: https://comicsfromthemultiverse.podbean.com/ Other Links: https://linktr.ee/mildfuzz
Jan 2025 Solicits (Marvel, IDW, Dark Horse, Others) Longbox of Horror 2024 Part 4: The Mangler Comic Reviews: DC o All In § Detective Comics 1090 by Tom Taylor, Mikel Janin § Green Arrow 17 (350) by Joshua Williamson, Amancay Nahuelpan, Romulo Fajardo Jr.; Chris Condon, Montos, Adriano Lucas § Harley Quinn 44 by Elliott Kalan, Mindy Lee, Triona Farrell § Nightwing 119 by Dan Watters, Dexter Soy, Veronica Gandini o Absolute Wonder Woman 1 by Kelly Thompson, Hayden Sherman, Jordie Bellaire o DC Horror Presents 1 by David Dastmalchian, Leah Kilpatrick, Cat Staggs, Romulo Fajardo Jr.; Boulet Brothers, Butch Mapa, Kristian Rossi o Green Lantern Dark 1 by Tate Brombal, Werther Dell'Edera, Giovanna Niro Marvel o Alien Romulus 1 by Zac Thompson, Daniel Picciotto, Yen Nitro o Iron Man 1 by Spencer Ackerman, Julius Ohta, Alex Sinclair o Marvel Unlimited § Beastly Buddies 2 by Steve Foxe, Armand Bodnar, KJ Diaz Dark Horse o Headless Horseman Halloween Special by David Dastmalchian, Leah Kilpatrick, Sara Stella Scalia, Mauro; Ben Stenbeck, Matt Smith; Lukas Ketner, Eryk Donovan; James Asmus, Chris Panda; Jay Martin o Space Usagi: White Star Rising 1 by Stan Sakai, Emi Fujii Dynamite o Powerpuff Girls Halloween Special by Amanda Diebert, Cat Staggs IDW o Godzilla's Monsterpiece Theatre 1 by Tom Scioli Image o Feeding 1 by David Booher, Drew Zucker, Vittorio Astone o Nullhunter 1 by Michael Walsh, Gustaffo Vargas o Sacred Damned (Horizon Experiment) 1 by Sabir Pirzada, Michael Walsh, Toni Marie Griffin o Voices In My Head 1 by Joe Pruett, Andrew Robinson, Phil Hester, Bruce McCorkindale, Juan Doe, Michael Gaydos, Bil Ruth, Guy Major Mad Cave o Hour of the Wolf 1 by Mark London, Danilo Beyruth, Fabi Marques ComiXology o Groupies by Helen Mullane, Tula Lotay OGN Countdown o Sublime: $5 at the Door by Ryan Cady, Audrey Mok, Alex Diotti, Hayden Sherman, Logan Faerber, Bill Masuku, Robert Ahmad, Julianne Griepp o Sweetness Between Us by Sarah Winifred Searle o Neo Pets: The Omelette Fairie by Rebecca Mix, Heather Burns o Medusa by Tony Parker, Tamra Bonvillain o Thief of the Heights by Son M, Robin Yao o Star Trek Lower Decks: Warp Your Own Way by Ryan North, Chris Fenoglio o Detective Beans and the Case of the Missing Hat by Li Chen o Dracula Book 1: The Impaler by Matt Wagner, Kelley Jones, Jose Villarrubia o Cooking with Monsters vol 2: Harm-to-Table by Jordan Alsaqa, Vivian Truong o Swing by Audrey Meeker, Sarah Davidson o Sidekicks by Dan Santat o My Time Machine by Carol Lay Additional Reviews: Agatha ep7 Crossing Over Express Spencer and Locke Sweetpea Venom 3 News: Capullo controversy, Star Wars: Legacy of Vader, Wonka 2 greenlit, OGN by Hickman/Del Mondo, s3 of Good Omens now a 90-minute movie, Kelly Williams gofundme, new Fear Street movie announced, Jumanji sequel Trailers: That Christmas Comics Countdown (23 October 2024): 1. Absolute Wonder Woman 1 by Kelly Thompson, Hayden Sherman, Jordie Bellaire 2. Godzilla: Monsterpiece Theatre 1 by Tom Scioli 3. Superman 19 by Joshua Williamson, Dan Mora, Alejandro Sanchez 4. Green Lantern Dark 1 by Tate Brombal, Werther Dell'Edera, Giovanna Niro 5. Moon is Following Us 2 by Daniel Warren Johnson, Riley Rossmo, Mike Spicer 6. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 by Jason Aaron, Cliff Chiang 7. Power Fantasy 3 by Kieron Gillen, Caspar Wijngaard 8. Rook: Exodus 6 by Geoff Johns, Jason Fabok, Brad Anderson 9. Standstill 3 by Lee Loughridge, Andrew Robinson 10. Universal Monsters: Frankenstein 3 by Michael Walsh, Toni-Maria Griffin
Welcome to Comics From The Multiverse, our DC comics podcast! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:04:51 - ComiXology Top 10 0:07:21 - News 0:17:21 - Absolute Wonder Woman #1 (Kelly Thompson and Hayden Sherman) 0:33:30 - Detective Comics #1090 (Tom Taylor and MIkel Janin) 1:07:09 - Superman #19 (#862 LGY (Joshua Williamson and Dan Mora) 1:23:38 - Action Comics #1071-1072 (Mark Waid and Clayton Henry) 1:48:37 - Nightwing #119 (LGY #306) (Dan Watters and Dexter Soy) 2:03:41 - Zatanna: Bring Down the House #5 (Mariko Tamaki and Javier Rodríguez) 2:15:08 - Dark Knights of Steel: Allwinter #4 (Jay Kristoff and Tirso Cons) 2:26:43 - Power Girl #14 (Leah Williams and Adriana Melo) 2:35:37 - Green Lantern Dark #1 (Tate Brombal and Werther Dell'Edera) 2:51:08 - PATREON Planetary #2 3:03:16 - Picks of the Week patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast discord: https://discord.gg/8fbyCehMTy Audio: https://comicsfromthemultiverse.podbean.com/ Other Links: https://linktr.ee/mildfuzz
Jan 2025 Solicits (DC, Image) Longbox of Horror 2024 Part 3: JLA by Chuck Austen Comic Reviews: DC o All In § Catwoman 69 by Torunn Gronbekk, Fabiana Mascolo, Patricio Delpeche § Titans 16 by John Layman, Pete Woods o Batman and Robin: Year One 1 by Mark Waid, Chris Samnee, Matheus Lopes o Batman: Full Moon 1 by Rodney Barnes, Stevan Subic Marvel o Blade Red Band 1 by Bryan Hill, Carlos Villa, Javier Tartaglia o Crypt of Shadows 1 by Steve Orlando, Claire Roe, Luiz Zavala; Chris Condon, Djibril Morissette-Phan, Mattia Iacono; Benjamin Percy, Raffaele Ienco, Bryan Valenza; Jason Loo, Carlos Magno, Espen Grundetjern o Moon Knight: Fist of Khonshu 1 by Jed MacKay, Alessandro Cappuccio, Rachelle Rosenberg o Mystique 1 by Declan Shalvey, Matt Hollingsworth o Marvel Unlimited § Astonishing Spider-Man 1 & 2 by Scott Aukerman, Salva Espin § Beastly Buddies 1 by Steve Foxe, Armand Bodnar Boom o Vicarious 1 by Ryan Parrott, Eleonora Carlini, Mattia Iacono, Luca Mattioni Dark Horse o Jupiter's Legacy Finale 1 by Mark Millar, Tommy Lee Edwards o Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos Halloween Special by Tate Brombal, Morgan Beem; Soo Lee, Patricio Delpeche; Nick Robles; James Tynion IV, Isaac Goodhart, Miquel Muerto; Tate Brombal, Fernando Blanco, Patricio Delpeche o Where Monsters Lie: Cul-De-Sac 1 by Kyle Starks, Piotr Kowalski, Vladimir Popov IDW o Exorcism at 1600 Penn 1 by Hannah Rose May, Vanesa Del Rey, Jordie Bellaire Valiant o Eternal Warrior Resurgence 1 by Fred Van Lente, Alvaro Papagiana, Camila Jorge, Nobi, Exequiel Fernandez Rosel, Ludwig Olimba Vault o Godfather of Hell 1 by Cavan Scott, Pius Bak, Raul Angulo OGN Countdown o Kids Are Still Weird and More Observations From Parenthood by Jeffrey Brown o Spirited Vol 4: Fangs for the Memories by Liv Livingston o Noodle and Bao by Shaina Lu o Girlmode by Magdalene Visaggio, Paulina Ganucheau o Squire and Knight Vol 2: Wayward Travelers by Scott Chantler o Halfway There: A Graphic Memoir of Self-Discovery by Christine Mari o Boy vs Shark by Paul Gilligan o Big Jim and the White Boy: An American Classic Reimagined by David Walker, Marcus Kwame Anderson Additional Reviews: Agatha All Along ep6 Plume by K. Lynn Smith Flintstones by Mark Russell, Steve Pugh, Rick Leonardi Lego Avengers: Mission Demolition News: Mad Cave picks up Pop Kill from Palmiotti/Conner, IDW hires new EIC, new announcements from Image and Dynamite at NYCC, DC joins GlobalComix, Krypto confirmed to appear in Superman movie, new Iron Man Disney Jr. series, Many Deaths of Laila Starr opera, new Image series from Aaron and Remender, IDW new logo, Ultimate Wolverine, new Marvel collection line ala DC Compact, DSTLRY announcements, No One movie, Doctor Doom event, Justice League: Atom Project, Aquaman by Adams and Timms, new horror line from Tiny Onion, John Ridley next up on Action Comics, new IDW horror line including Event Horizon comic, Absolute Martian Manhunter, Magic the Gathering/Marvel team-up, return of Vertigo, Hush 2 confirmed, DD: Cold Day in Hell, Eddie Brock: Carnage, Venomverse/Spider-Verse crossover, another Flanagan/King project, Blade probably canceled Glenn's Continuity Corner Trailers: The Monkey, Invincible s3, Cross, Wolf Man Comics Countdown (16 October 2024): 1. Wonder Woman 14 by Tom King, Daniel Sampere, Tomeu Morey 2. Radiant Black 30 and 30.5 by Kyle Higgins, Joe Clark, Eduardo Ferigato, Marcelo Costa, Rod Fernandes, Raul Angulo 3. Ultimate Spider-Man 10 by Jonathan Hickman, David Messina, Matt Wilson 4. Department of Truth 26 by James Tynion IV, Alison Sampson, Jordie Bellaire 5. Local Man 25 by Tim Seeley, Tony Fleecs, Felipe Sobreiro, Brad Simpson 6. Nightwing 118 by Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo, Caio Filipe, Adriano Lucas 7. Batman and Robin: Year One 1 by Mark Waid, Chris Samnee, Matheus Lopes 8. Batman: Full Moon 1 by Rodney Barnes, Stevan Subic 9. Green Lantern 16 by Jeremy Adams, Xermanico, Romulo Fajardo Jr 10. Flash Gordon 3 by Jeremy Adams, Will Conrad, Lee Loughridge
Eisner Award nominated comics writer Tate Brombal (Barbalien: Red Planet) returns to the show today to chat with me about his new DC Comics Elseworlds seven issue mini-series Green Lantern Dark. Last June Tate was a guest during our Pride Month coverage where he introduced the world to the Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos which he is co-writing with James Tynion, a LGBTQ+ horror-hero coming-of-age series reintroducing us to the classic Universal Monsters creatures through a distinctly queer lens, now on its twelfth issue. We get into his own introduction to the Elseworlds Imprint through his uncle, how new Lantern Rina Mori was developed as a character, and how a chance dinner conversation created the unlikely creative partnership with artist Werther Dell'Edera. It's also been announced that he's taking on the role of writing the new Batgirl series resurrecting Cassandra Cain for her first ongoing solo series in decades with veteran artist Takeshi Miyazawa. I get to hear all about Tate's research for the book that involves watching Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and other martial arts movies to refresh his skills on scripting fight scenes and how the nucleus of the book will be focused on the relationship between Cassandra and Lady Shiva. At the end, Tate clues me in to one of the best deep dive book options for writer Mary Shelley research and we catch up on where things are with the Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos. Find Tate on X and Instagram Green Lantern Dark from the publisher On a post-apocalyptic Earth overrun by monsters, the battle between good and evil ended long ago--and evil won. Now darkness prevails as humanity struggles to survive in the corrupted wasteland that remains. Only one hero is said to haunt what's left of our shadowed cities, the one who wields the mystical green flame that could return light to a dark world--The Green Lantern. But she's been missing for years, and on the isolated island of New England, Solomon Grundy's undead army only grows larger and more powerful every night... Celebrated horror artist of smash hit Something is Killing the Children Werther Dell'Edera teams with rising-star writer Tate Brombal (House of Slaughter) to bring you a chilling tale of desperation, hope, and resurrection from the bitter remains of the fan-favorite Tangent Universe! Batgirl from the publisher Hold on to your seats, clutch your pearls, and rejoice in celebration because on November 6, Cassandra Cain is taking center stage in her first solo Batgirl series in nearly two decades, courtesy of writer Tate Brombal (Green Lantern Dark, House of Slaughter) and artist Takeshi Miyazawa (Ms. Marvel, Mech Cadet Yu). When a deadly group of assassins shows up to kill Cassandra Cain, Lady Shiva must come to the rescue, and they're forced to put their complicated past aside and work together as mother and daughter to ensure they make it out alive. Unfortunately, things are never as easy as they seem, and Batgirl must embark on a jaw-dropping, martial-arts filled adventure in her quest for truth and justice…and revenge?! This is a Batgirl unlike any other so don't miss the opportunity to dive into the psyche of one of Gotham City's deadliest fighters, while exploring her deep and complex relationship with her mother. Our episode sponsors unSeen/unHeard: Disability and Neurodivergence Comic Anthology on Kickstarter Don't miss this 64-page, 12 story anthology where at least 50% of each creative team is comprised of people who are neurodivergent or have a disability. Arkenforge Play TTRPG games? Make sure to check out our partner Arkenforge. They have everything you need to make your TTRPG more fun and immersive, allowing you to build, play, and export animated maps including in person fog of war capability that let's your players interact with maps as the adventure unfolds while you, the DM get the full picture. Use the discount code YETI5 to get $5 off your order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chaîne d'Hisokaparker : https://www.youtube.com/@hisokaparker3090Chaîne de Neo : https://www.youtube.com/c/LeN%C3%A9ophyteDesComics=======================================Réseaux de la chaîneDiscord: https://discord.gg/6jWpVxPrnrSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ZwxEAU13PoVLua0JdIYJh?si=23eb9d545b224601Deezer: https://deezer.page.link/QynphwNFRNGQSG9d9Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.fr/podcasts/0964898a-c810-48ff-97ab-f0a6e9e66fa5/d'encre-et-de-bullesApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/dencre-et-de-bulles/id1733018809Instagram de Mindphobia: https://www.instagram.com/mindphobia.comics/=======================================Cette semaine on vous parle de la nouvelle série de cette relance X-Men avec Exceptionnal X-Men, du nouveau titre Black Label chez DC, de Jenny Sparks et du nouveau DSTLRY avec Time Waits. Côté VF on vous parle du nouveau titre Miles Morales dans la tourmente Gang War, du 2e tome Dark Ride, de Christopher Chaos et d'une curiosité française avec Deep Me.=======================================Time Code00:00 Générique + intro15:01 Néo présente Time Waits de Chip Zdarsky, David Brothers et Marcus To chez DSTRLY31:47 Hisoka nous parle de Plastic Man No More de Chris Cantwell et Alex Lins chez DC Comics54:21 Mind traite lui de Exceptionnal X-Men par Eve L. Ewing et Carmen Carnero chez Marvel1:19:26 Stop ou Encore (Zatanna: Bring the House Down, Flash Gordon 2, Rook Exodus 5, Uncanny Valley 5, Absolute Power 3)1:40:05 Néo revient sur L'étrange Quotidien de Christopher Chaos par Tate Brombal et Isaac Goodhart1:56:06 Hisoka nous plonge dans une ambiance d'Halloween avec Dark Ride tome 2 par Joshua Williamson et Andrei Bressan2:06:16 Mind exprime sa souffrance quant à la lecture de Miles Morales: Gang War par Cody Ziglar, Iban Coello, Federico Vincentini et Federica Mancin#xmen #evelewing #carmencarnero #kittypryde #marvel #marvelcomics #plasticman #christophercantwell #chriscantwell #alexlins #dc #dccomics #dcblacklabel #jennysparks #stormwatch #theauthority #tomking #jeffspokes #timewaits #dstlry #chipzdarksy #davidbrothers #marcusto #christopherchaos #theoddlypedestrianlifeofchristopherchaos #darkhorse #urbancomics #tatebrombal #isaacgoodhart #urbanblast #milesmorales #spiderman #gangwar #paninicomics #codyziglar #federicovincentini #ibancoello #federicamancin #darkride #joshuawilliamson #andreibressan #imagecomics #delcourt #deepme #marcantoinemathieu #experimental #comics #bandedessinee #lisezdescomics #chroniques Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.
In a few short years, James Tynion IV has become a beacon within comics. When you walk into a shop, you don't have to look long before you stumble upon one of his comics. He's seemingly everywhere, spreading beyond the four color realm, and no matter the title he's attached to, it's worth a perusal. Back in July, at San Diego Comic-Con, we sat down with Tynion inside the Dark Horse Comics booth to discuss the unique collaborative process that birthed The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos. The conversation serves as a springboard to more significant topics, primarily the mission of his Tiny Onion label. How does Tynion feel about the industry today, and where would he like to see it go in the future? We discuss Christopher Chaos' origins, his creative relationship with Tate Brombal and Isaac Goodhart, and what this book offers that seemingly similar stories don't. We talk about his recent short film Room Service and why he was compelled to make it alongside Elsa Charretier and others. James Tynion IV is a profoundly passionate artist who'd rather speed up than slow down. Continue this conversation with James Tynion IV by following him on Instagram, Twitter, Substack, and his Website. Other Relevant Links: James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds on CBCC Cecil Castellucci - I Am The Comic Book CBCC at SDCC 2024: Hall H with Bryan Young (Patreon Exclusive) CBCC at SDCC 2024: Gail Simone CBCC at SDCC 2024: Jason Aaron on TMNT #1 CBCC at SDCC 2024: Wes Craig on Kaya CBCC at SDCC 2024: Joey Esposito and Sean Von Gorman on The Pedestrian CBCC at SDCC 2024: Joshua Williamson, Tom King, and Daniel Sampere Go All In CBCC at SDCC 2024: Juni Ba on TMNT: Nightwatcher #1 CBCC at SDCC 2024: Ram V on The New Gods CBCC at SDCC 2024: Mark Waid and Mariko Tamaki CBCC at SDCC 2024: Early Released, Unedited Interviews (Patreon Exclusive) CBCC on Pat Chat - SDCC Hangover CBCC on Bif! Bam! Pow! Brad on Missing Frames, Talking Godzilla Final Round of Plugs (PHEW): Support the Podcast by Joining OUR PATREON COMMUNITY Join us at the Alamo Drafthouse in Winchester, Virginia, on 9/21 at 4:00 PM for Batman Forever, co-sponsored by Four Color Fantasies. Watch the latest episode of The B&B Show, where Brad and Bryan Review the Hottest Cinematic Releases. And, of course, follow Comic Book Couples Counseling on Facebook, on Instagram, and on Twitter @CBCCPodcast, and you can follow hosts Brad Gullickson @MouthDork & Lisa Gullickson @sidewalksiren. Send us your Words of Affirmation by leaving us a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts. Continue your conversation with CBCC by hopping over to our website, where we have reviews, essays, and numerous interviews with comic book creators. Podcast logo by Aaron Prescott @acoolhandfluke, podcast banner art by @Karen_XmenFan.
Comic Reviews: DC DC Pride 2024 by Al Ewing, Stephen Byrne; Ngozi Ukazu, Lucas Gattoni; Gretchen Felker-Martin, Claire Roe, Triona Farrell; Jamila Rowser, O'Neill Jones, Jarrett Williams, DJ Kirkland; Nicole Maines, Jordan Gibson; Calvin Kasulke, Len Gogou, Marissa Louise; Melissa Marr, Jenn St. Onge, Jeremy Lawson; Phil Jimenez, Giulio Macaione Marvel Black Panther: Blood Hunt 1 by Cheryl Lynn Eaton, Farid Karami, Andrew Dalhouse Hellverine 1 by Benjamin Percy, Julius Ohta, Frank D'Armata Midnight Sons: Blood Hunt 1 by Bryan Hill, German Peralta, Arthur Hesli X-Men: Wedding Special by Kieron Gillen, Rachael Stott, Michael Bartolo; Tini Howard, Phillip Sevy, KJ Diaz; Tate Brombal, Emilio Pilliu, Irma Kniivila; Yoon Ha Lee, Stephen Byrne; Wyatt Kennedy, Jenn St. Onge, Brittany Peer Marvel Unlimited Infinity Paws 9 by Jason Loo, Nao Fuji Dark Horse Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins IV 1 by Matthew Mercer, Jody Houser, Noah Hayes, Diana Sousa William of Newbury 1 by Michael Avon Oeming Image Grommets 1 by Rick Remender, Brian Posehn, Brett Parson, Moreno DiNisio IDW Godzilla: Mechagodzilla 50th Anniversary Special by Rich Douek, Andrew Griffith, Priscilla Tramontano Star Trek: Celebrations 1 by Steve Orlando, Lauren Knight, JP Jordan; Vita Ayala, Liana Kangas; Mags Visaggio, Tench, JP Jordan; Stephanie Williams, Denny Minonne; Hanna Rose May, Jack Lawrence, Rebecca Nalty AWA Death Ratio'd 1 by Mark Russell, Laci, Marco Lesko Valiant Rai: The Book of the Darque 1 by Dan Abnett, Emilio Utrera OGN Countdown Cloud Puppy by Kelly Leigh Miller Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders by Jordie Bellaire, Koi Carreon Jurassic Jeff Vol 2: The Race to Warp Speed by Royden Lepp Detective Sweetpea Vol 2: The Case of the Golden Bone by Sara Varon Attaboy by Tony McMillen Upstaged by Robin Easter Worst Ronin by Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Faith Schaffer Maelstrom: A Prince of Evil by Lorian Merriman Additional Reviews: Cobra Kai s1, Murder at the End of the World, Room Service movie/comic, Doctor Who ep5, My Adventures With Superman s2e3, the greatest Garfield content ever created, Thursday Murder Club 4 Glenn has X-Factor questions News: He-Man cast, Mike Flanagan writing/directing/producing a new take on the Exorcist, more Knives Out casting, Dog Man movie from Dreamworks, every single era of Turtles to be represented in the 40th anniversary anthology, Wayne Family Adventures s3 release date, Dragon Prince s6 release date Trailers: Bear s3, animated Lara Croft, Venom 3, Dragon Prince s6 Comics Countdown (29 May 2024): 1. Friday 9 by Ed Brubaker, Marcos Martin, Muntsa Vicente 2. Batman: Dark Age 3 by Mark Russell, Mike Allred, Laura Allred 3. Ultimate Spider-Man 5 by Jonathan Hickman, David Messina, Matt Wilson 4. w0rldtr33 10 by James Tynion IV, Fernando Blanco, Jordie Bellaire 5. Once Upon A Time At The End of the World 15 by Jason Aaron, Nick Dragotta, Leila Del Duca, Alexandre Tefenkgi, Rico Renzi, Lee Loughridge, Tamra Bonvillain 6. William of Newbury 1 by Michael Avon Oeming 7. Penguin 10 by Tom King, Rafael de Latorre, Marcelo Maiolo 8. Undiscovered Country 29 by Scott Snyder, Charles Soule, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Leonardo Marcello Grassi, Matt Wilson 9. Drawing Blood 2 by Kevin Eastman, David Avallone, Ben Bishop 10. Avengers: Twilight 6 by Chip Zdarsky, Daniel Acuna
The Professor Frenzy Show Episode 305 The Deviant #5 from Image | Writer(s): James Tynion Iv | Artist(s): Joshua Hixson | $3.99 The One Hand #4 from Image | Writer(s): Ram V | Artist(s): Laurence Campbell Lee Loughridge |$3.99 Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees #6 from IDW Publishing | Writer(s): Patrick Horvath | Artist(s): Patrick Horvath | $3.99 Transformers #8 from Image Comics (W) Daniel Warren Johnson (A) Jorge Corona, Mike Spicer $5.99 The Last Mermaid #3 from Image Comics (W/A) Derek Kirk Kim $3.99 Aint No Grave #1 from Image | Writer(s): Skottie Young | Artist(s): Jorge Corona | $5.99 I Hate Fairyland Vol 2 #14 from Image | Writer(s): Skottie Young | Artist(s): Brett Bean | $3.99 Monsters Are My Business (And Business Is Bloody) #2 from Dark Horse | Writer(s): Cullen Bunn | Artist(s): Patrick Piazzalunga |$3.99 Betty & Veronica Friends Forever Fairy Tales #1 (One Shot) from Archie Comics | Writer(s): Goldie Chan | Artist(s): Bill & Ben Galvan |$3.99 Crocodile Black #1 from BOOM! Studios (W) Philip Kennedy Johnson (A) Somnath Pal $4.99 Energon Universe Special #1 from Image Comics (W) Robert Kirkman, Daniel Warren Johnson, Joshua Williamson (A) Lorenzo De Felici, Ryan Ottley, Jason Howard $3.99 Geiger #2 from Image Comics (W) Geoff Johns (A) Gary Frank, Brad Anderson $3.99 Masterpiece #5 from Dark Horse Comics (W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Alex Maleev $3.99 Mugshots #1 from MadCave Studios (W) Jordan Thomas (A) Chris Matthews $5.99 This week's books Godzilla 70th Anniversary Special #1 (One Shot) from IDW Publishing | Writer(s):Various | Artist(s): Various | $9.99 Fishflies #6 from Image | Writer(s): Jeff Lemire | Artist(s): Jeff Lemire Shawn Kuruneru | $5.99 Ice Cream Man #39 from Image | Writer(s): W. Maxwell Prince | Artist(s): Martín Morazzo Chris O'Halloran | $3.99 Briar #5 from BOOM! Studios | Writer(s): Christopher Cantwell | Artist(s): Alex Lins | $3.99 House Of Slaughter #23 from BOOM! Studios | Writer(s): Tate Brombal | Artist(s): Antonio Fuso | $3.99 Shudder Magazine #17 from Warrant Publishing Company | Writer(s): Don Glut | Artist(s): Various | $6.99 Gun Honey: Collision Course #1 from Titan Comics (W) Charles Ardai (A) Ang Hor Kheng $4.99 Uncanny Valley #2 from BOOM! Studios (W) Tony Fleecs (A) Dave Wachter $4.99 Redcoat #2 from Image Comics (W) Geoff Johns (A) Bryan Hitch, Andrew Currie, Brad Anderson $3.99 Moon Knight #1 cover dated November 1980 This week's that guy that was in that show is Billy Barty The Monsters are Due On Maple Street 00:00:00 New Comics 00:39:07 Chris' Comics Corner 00:49:56 Svengoolie 00:57:23 The Guy in That Show 01:06:53 Frenzy Faves 01:16:33 Thank You
It's vacation time for Mike as he makes a trip to Myrtle Beach, SC. Immediately on the hunt for a local comic shop, he finds an awesome shop called Coastal Comics in Surfside Beach, just a few minutes down the road. Coastal Comics is a lively shop, and while it has it local base of customers, it attracts lots of tourists looking for their comic fix while on vacation. In business for 9 years running, Coastal Comics has a strong focus on old and new comics. The owner Drew has a great story and has a lot to be proud of here. Coastal Comics is a back issue hunter paradise, and Drew provides CGC processing service as well as pressing comics. The next time you're are on vacation in the Myrtle Beach area, you definitely need to stop in at Coastal Comics. You won't be disappointed! Then join Mike and his guest host, Ryan Daly of the illustrious Fire and Water Podcast Network as they review the first volume of House of Slaughter, written by James Tynion IV and Tate Brombal, and illustrated by Chris Shehan, with colors by the appropriately named Miquel Muerto. Coastal Comics is located at 1708 Hwy 17 N, Surfside Beach, SC, (843) 750-0330, online at https://coastalcomics.godaddysites.com/, and on social media at https://www.facebook.com/coastal.comics/ The email address is coastalcomics@hotmail.com. Follow Ryan and his fantastic podcasts on the Fire and Water Podcast Network at http://fireandwaterpodcast.com/ Thanks to Ryan for joining me and thanks to Drew at Coastal Comics for sharing his time and story with me, as well as the great recommendation!
November 2023 Solicits Part 2 Comic Reviews: DC Knight Terrors 4 by Joshua Williamson, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Stefano Nesi, Caspar Wijngaard, Frank Martin Knight Terrors: Action Comics 2 by Leah Williams, Vasco Georgiev, Alex Guimaraes, Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Mico Suayan, Fico Ossio, Romulo Fajardo Jr. Knight Terrors: Angel Breaker 2 by Tim Seeley, Acky Bright, Brian Reber Knight Terrors: Detective Comics 2 by Dan Watters, Mike Perkins, Stefano Raffaele, Riccardo Federici, Brad Anderson, Lee Loughridge, Mike Spicer Knight Terrors: Harley Quinn 2 by Tini Howard, Hayden Sherman, Triona Farrell, Leah Williams, PJ Holden, Lee Loughridge Knight Terrors: Titans 2 by Andrew Constant, Mike Norton, Scott Godlewski, Hi-Fi, Ryan Cody Penguin 1 by Tom King, Rafael de Latorre, Marcelo Maiolo Marvel Captain America Finale by Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Carmen Carnero, Nolan Woodard Fantastic Four Annual 2023 by Zac Gorman, Alan Robinson, Guru eFX, Stephanie Phillips, Alberto Foche, Raul Angulo Immortal Thor 1 by Al Ewing, Martin Coccolo, Matt Wilson Jean Grey 1 by Louise Simonson, Bernard Chang, Marcelo Maiolo Marvel Unleashed 1 by Kyle Starks, Jesus Hervas, Yen Nitro Realm of X by Torunn Gronbekk, Diogenes Neves, Rain Beredo Marvel Unlimited Marvel Meow by Nao Fuji Image Schlub 1 by Ryan Stegman, Kenny Porter, Tyrell Cannon, Mike Spicer Boom Magic Planeswalker: Notorious 1 by Cullen Bunn, Rick Douek, Carlos Pedro, French Carlomagno, Mattia Iacono IDW Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – The Scorpius Run 1 by Mike Johnson, Ryan Parrott, Angel Hernandez, Nick Filardi ComiXology Bone Voyage by Desmond Ingram, Claudio Silva OGNs Lost Boy by Jay Martin Cuckoos Three by Cassandra Jean Piedra, Mosskat Sorceline Vol 2 by Sylvia Douye, Paola Antista Additional Reviews: Ahsoka, The Woman in Cabin 10, Riverdale finale, My Adventures with Superman News: Vault issues, Radiant Black becoming two books, WB delays movies, Spiderwick Chronicles, Arleen Sorkin, Bob Barker, Valiant may be closing up shop, new project from Steve Orlando and Chef Jose Andres Current State of Marvel Comics Countdown (22 Aug 2023): 1. Bone Orchard Mythos: Tenement 3 by Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino, Dave Stewart 2. Penguin 1 by Tom King, Rafael de Latorre, Marcelo Maiolo 3. Immortal Thor 1 by Al Ewing, Martin Coccolo, Matt Wilson 4. Rogue Sun 15 by Ryan Parrott, Abel, Natalia Marques 5. Dark Knights of Steel 12 by Tom Taylor, Yasmine Putri, Arif Prianto 6. Newburn 10 by Chip Zdarsky, Jacob Phillips 7. Time Before Time 26 by Declan Shalvey, Rory McConville, Geoffo, Chris O'Halloran 8. No/One 5 by Brian Buccellato, Kyle Higgins, Geraldo Borges, Mark Englert 9. Ice Cream Man 36 by W. Maxwell Prince, Martin Morazzo, Chris O'Halloran 10. Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos 3 by James Tynion IV, Tate Brombal, Isaac Goohart, Miquel Muerto
SDCC 2023: In Conversation with James Tynion IV and Tate Brombal (Super Impulse) The Convention Collective's Senior Editor Dan Berry has been roaming the San Diego Convention Floor, taking in the sights and sounds of SDCC 2023 and talking to some incredible creatives - creatives like writer James Tynion IV and artist Tate Brombal whose The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos is setting comic shelves on fire with its unique story and incredible artwork. With the second issue just about to drop, Dan talks to the pair about what it's taken to bring the book to life... ------------------- The Convention Collective is attending San Diego Comic-Con officially this year as press, allowing us the opportunity to speak to some of the most interesting and talented creatives on the planet. Join us as we share our interviews direct from the floor of SDCC 2023! And catch all of our coverage at theconventioncollective.com and @theconcollectve on Twitter / @theconventioncollective on Threads
Comic Reviews: Marvel Carnage Reigns Omega by Cody Ziglar, Julius Ohta, Roge Antonio, Erick Arciniega Star Wars: Darth Vader – Black, White and Red 3 by X-Men: Before the Fall – Heralds of Apocalypse by Al Ewing, Stefano Landini, Luca Pizzari, Rafael Pimentel, Ceci de la Cruz Wolverine: Snikt Manga GN by Tsutomu Nihei, Guru eFX Infinity Comics Blade First Bite by Bryan Hill, Mack Chater, Dan Brown Cosmo the Spacedog 5 by Jason Loo, David Cutler Dark Horse Hellboy and the BPRD 1957: Fearful Symmetry by Mike Mignola, Chris Roberson, Alison Sampson, Dave Stewart Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos 1 by James Tynion IV, Tate Brombal, Isaac Goodhart, Miquel Muerto Boom Creed: The Next Round 1 by Latoya Morgan, Jai Jamison, Wilton Santos Power Rangers Unlimited: The Coinless 1 by Adam Cesare, Moises Hidalgo, Arthur Hesli IDW Brynmore 1 by Steve Niles, Damien Worm ComiXology Closing Time by Justin Kennon, Genzi Studio OGNs Unicorn Legacy: Call of the Goddess by Kid Toussaint, Veronica Alvarez Paper Planes by Jennie Wood, Dozerdraws Picture Day by Sarah Sax Monstress: A Transracial Adoption Story by Sarah Myer Bawk-Ness Monster by Natalie Riess, Sara Goetter Ember and the Island of Lost Creatures by Jason Pamment Knockturn County by James Roche, Axur Eneas Additional Reviews: Secret Invasion ep2, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken, Pam and Tommy, Nimona, Avenue 5, Outpost Zero, Skull Island News: Superman casting, Among Us animated series in development from Infinity Train creator, Valiant signs a new deal with an international publisher, Dragon Prince s5 release date, Yelena Belova getting her own comic series, Mattel Cinematic Universe Trailers: Five Nights at Freddy's Comics Countdown (27 Jun 2023): Ember and the Island of Lost Creatures GN by Jason Pamment Local Man 5 by Tim Seeley, Tony Fleecs, Felipe Sobreiro, Brad Simpson w0rldtr33 3 by James Tynion IV, Fernando Blanco, Jordie Bellaire Unstoppable Doom Patrol 4 by Dennis Culver, David Lafuente, Brian Reber Seasons Have Teeth 3 by Dan Watters, Sebastian Cabrol, Dan Jackson Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos 1 by James Tynion IV, Tate Brombal, Isaac Goodhart, Miquel Muerto TMNT/Usagi Yojimbo: Wherewhen 4 by Stan Sakai, Hi-Fi Action Comics 1056 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Rafa Sandoval, Max Raynor, Matt Herms, Dan Jurgens, Dorado Quick, Lee Weeks, Yasmin Flores Montanez, Elizabeth Breitweiser Green Arrow 3 by Joshua Williamson, Sean Izaakse, Romulo Fajardo Jr. Bawk-Ness Monster GN by Natalie Riess, Sara Goetter
Continuing our Pride Month Coverage here on the Cryptid Creator Corner podcast, I have with me today returning guest Tate Brombal. Tate is an Eisner and GLADD nominated writer and today we are chatting about his new Dark Horse Comics series The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos. More than just a mouthful, this book is excellent and follows a neurodivergent teenager learning to navigate the world on his terms while exploring his new powers in a world full of monsters and monster hunters. Also, you don't want to miss Tate's amazing desert recipe. We also have our Pride Month t-shirt collaboration featuring amazing artwork from Yeti friend, Fellhound. All proceeds from sales goes directly to the Kaleidoscope Youth Center who who is dedicated to providing safer and affirming spaces for LGBTQIA+ youth. If you want to snag yourself a shirt click the link below and thank you. Comic Book Yeti Pride Shirt Collaboration Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nick Robles joins us just in time for the final issue of his Boom! Studios series "Behold, Behemoth", to talk about the creation of the story, along with Tate Brombal, and how the project kept him from stepping out of comics. We also get into some of his prior works, including introducing new characters into Neil Gaiman's Sandman Universe in the pages of Waking Hours, and we finish it off by geeking out about Yellowjackets and The Last Of Us (both the games and the HBO series) and how that story lent influence to Behold, Behemoth.
June 2023 Solicits Comic Reviews: DC Batman: One Bad Day – Ra's al Ghul by Tom Taylor, Ivan Reis, Danny Miki, Brad Anderson DC's Legion of Bloom by Ashley Allen, Isaac Goodhart, Cris Peter, Zac Thompson, Hayden Sherman, Patricio Delpeche, Julio Anta, Jacoby Salcedo, Allen Passalaqua, Cava Scott, Atagun Ilhan, Mark Morales, Hi-Fi, Kenny Porter, Brian Level, Jay Leisten, Jordan Boyd, Calvin Kasulke, Vitor Cafaggi, Travis Moore, Eren Enrica Angiolini, Dave Wielgosz, Riley Rossmo, Ivan Plasencia Milestone 30th Anniversary Special by Chuck Brown, Evan Narcisse, Stephanie Williams, Nikolas Draper-Ivey, ChrisCross, Atagun Ilhan, Yasmin Flores Montanez, Denys Cowan, Norm Rapmund, Dexter Vines, Juan Castro, Chris Sotomayor, Noelle Giddings Marvel Doctor Strange 1 by Jed MacKay, Pasqual Ferry, Matt Hollingsworth Women of Marvel (2023) by Rebecca Roanhorse, Caroa Borelli, Ruth Redmond, Victoria Ying, Jodi Nishijima, Brittany Peer, Melissa Flores, Stacey Lee, Rachelle Rosenberg, Shawnee and Shawnelle Gibbs, Giulia Gualazzi, Giada Marchisio Infinity Comics Marvel Meow and Pizza Dog by Jason Loo Image Dead Romans 1 by Fred Kennedy, Nick Marinkovich Dark Horse Order and Outrage 1 by Jim Starlin, Rags Morales, Hailey Brown Boom Neighbors 1 by Jude Ellison S. Doyle, Letizia Cadonici, Alessandro Santoro Valiant X-O Manowar: Unconquered 1 by Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad, Liam Sharp Archie Chilling Adventures Presents: Pop's Chock'lit Shoppe of Horrors by Ryan Cady, Jordan Morris, Amy Chase, Chris Panda, Liana Kangas, Federico Sabbatini, Matt Herms OGN Bea Wolf by Zach Weinersmith, Boulet Extincts: Flight of the Mammoth by Scott Magoon Belle of the Ball by Mari Costa Travis Daventhorpe for the Win! By Wes Molebach Colonel Weird and Little Andromeda by Jeff Lemire, Tate Brombal, Ray Fawkes, Andrea Sorrentino, Tyler Crook, Ariela Kristantina, Dani, Yuko Shimizu, Nick Robles, Marguerite Sauvage, Shawn Kuruneru, Dave Stewart, Jordie Bellaire Kings of Nowhere Vol 2 by Soroush Barazesh War Birds by Geoffrey Wessel, Steve Parkhouse Ray's OGN Corner: Ephemera: A Memoir by Briana Loewinsohn Additional Reviews: Mandalorian 3.4, Picard 3.6, Luther: The Fallen Sun, God of War: Ragnarok, Death or Glory, ScreaIV, Huntress: Year One News: Omninews, Gold Key comics returns with Michael Conrad and Kelly Williams on board, more wacky WB fun, Jonathan Majors arrested, Aristocats live action remake by Quest Love, final Dug Days short will be theatrical release in front of Elemental, Ike Perlmutter shitcanned, Secret Invasion release date Trailers: Owl House final episode, Power Rangers: Once A Ranger, Big Shark, Black Demon, Elemental Comics Countdown (22 Mar 2023): Batman: One Bad Day – Ra's al Ghul by Tom Taylor, Ivan Reis, Danny Miki, Brad Anderson Swamp Thing: Green Hell 3 by Jeff Lemire, Shawn Moll, Doug Mahnke, David Baron Punisher 10 by Jason Aaron, Paul Azaceta, Jesus Saiz, Matt Hollingsworth Colonel Weird and Little Andromeda GN by Jeff Lemire, Tate Brombal, Ray Fawkes, Andrea Sorrentino, Tyler Crook, Ariela Kristantina, Dani, Yuko Shimizu, Nick Robles, Marguerite Sauvage, Shawn Kuruneru, Dave Stewart, Jordie Bellaire Superman 2 by Joshua Williamson, Jamal Campbell Wasp 3 by Al Ewing, Kasia Niemczyk, Kike Diaz Immortal Sergeant 3 by Joe Kelly, J.M. Ken Niimura Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 106 by Melissa Flores, Simona Di Gianfelice, Raul Angulo Grim 9 by Stephanie Phillips, Flaviano, Rico Renzi Belle of the Ball OGN by Mari Costa
MAD magazine #30 (takes apart Technology issue) W/A by the usual gang of idiots $5.99 Chilling Adventures Presents Betty The Final Girl #1 (One Shot) from Archie Comics | Writer(s): Micol Ostow Various | Artist(s): Laura Braga Various | $3.99 Night Club (2022) #3 from Image | Writer(s): Mark Millar | Artist(s): Juana Ramirez | $1.99 House Of Slaughter #12 from BOOM! Studios | Writer(s): Tate Brombal | Artist(s): Antonio Fuso | $3.99 Torrent #1 from Image Comics (W) Marc Guggenheim (A) Justin Greenwood $3.99 Eight Billion Genies #7 from Image | Writer(s): Charles Soule | Artist(s): Ryan Browne | $3.99 Art Brut #3 from Image | Writer(s): W. Maxwell Prince | Artist(s): Martin Morazzo Mat Lopes | $3.99 I Hate Fairyland Vol 2 #4 from Image | Writer(s): Skottie Young | Artist(s): Brett Bean | $3.99 Whats The Furthest Place From Here #11 from Image | Writer(s): Matthew Rosenberg | Artist(s): Tyler Boss | $3.99 A Foulness In The Walls #1 (One Shot) from AfterShock Comics | Writer(s): Cullen Bunn | Artist(s): Rodrigo Zayas | $7.99 Door To Door Night from Night #3 from Vault Comics | Writer(s): Cullen Bunn | Artist(s): Sally Cantirino | $4.99 Shirtless Bear-Fighter 2 #7 from Image | Writer(s): Jody LeHeup | Artist(s): Nil Vendrell | $3.99 Billionaire Island Cult Of Dogs #4 from Ahoy Comics | Writer(s): Mark Russell | Artist(s): Steve Pugh | $4.99 Fear Of A Red Planet #3 from AfterShock Comics | Writer(s): Mark Sable | Artist(s): Andrea Olimpieri | $3.99 Grim #8 from BOOM! Studios | Writer(s): Stephanie Phillips | Artist(s): Flaviano | $3.99 Lovecraft Unknown Kadath #6 from Ablaze Media | Writer(s): Florentino Florez | Artist(s): Guillermo Sanna Jacques Salomon | $3.99 Other Blue Book #1 from Dark Horse | Writer(s): James TynionIV | Artist(s): Michael Avon Oeming Klaus Janson | $4.99 Groo Gods Against Groo #3 from Dark Horse | Writer(s): Mark Evanier Sergio Aragones | Artist(s): Sergio Aragones | $3.99 Hellboy In Love #3 Shadow Theater Part 1 from Dark Horse | Writer(s): Mike Mignola Christie Golden | Artist(s): Matt Smith | $3.99 Count Crowley Vol 2 Amateur Midnight Monster Hunter TP from Dark Horse | Writer(s): David Dastmalchian | Artist(s): Lukas Ketner | $19.99 Black Cloak #2 from Image | Writer(s): Kelly Thompson | Artist(s): Meredith McClaren | $3.99 Ice Cream Man #34 from Image | Writer(s): W. Maxwell Prince | Artist(s): Martin Morazzo Chris O'Halloran | $3.99 Junkyard Joe #5 from Image | Writer(s): Geoff Johns | Artist(s): Gary Frank Brad Anderson | $3.99 Plush #4 from Image | Writer(s): Doug Wagner | Artist(s): Daniel Hillyard Rico Renzi | $3.99 Radiant Pink #3 from Image | Writer(s): Meghan Camarena Melissa Flores | Artist(s): Emma Kubert | 3.99 Saga #62 from Image | Writer(s): Brian K. Vaughan | Artist(s): Fiona Staples | $3.99 Barbaric Hell To Pay #2 from Vault Comics | Writer(s): Michael Moreci | Artist(s):Nathan Gooden | $4.99 My Bad Vol 2 #4 from Ahoy Comics | Writer(s): Mark Russell Bryce Ingman | Artist(s): Peter Krause | $4.99 Once Upon A Time At The End Of The World #4 from BOOM! Studios | Writer(s):Jason Aaron | Artist(s): Alexandre Tefenkgi | $4.99 Something Is Killing The Children #29 from BOOM! Studios | Writer(s): James TynionIV | Artist(s): Werther Dell'Edera | $3.99 Vampiress Carmilla Magazine #14 from Warrant Publishing Company | Writer(s): Various | Artist(s): Various | $6.99 Vineyard #4 from AfterShock Comics | Writer(s): Brian Hawkins | Artist(s): Sami Kivela | $4.99 Local Man #1 from Image Comics (W/A both) Tim Seeley, Tony Fleecs $3.99 Specs #4 from BOOM! Studios (W) David M. Booher (A) Chris Shehan $3.99 This week's that guy in that show is Harry Dean Stanton
Author Tate Brombal joins us to talk about his work on books like House of Slaughter; Behold, Behemoth; The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos; and Barbalien; as well as his unique origin story in writing comics, working in the universes of Something Is Killing The Children and Black Hammer, with creators like James Tynion and Jeff Lemire, and lots more. This is a good one, and you don't want to miss it. Beware SPOILERS for House Of Slaughter # 11
Comic Reviews: DC Batman and the Joker: The Deadly Duo 1 by Marc Silvestri, Arif Prianto Marvel Deadpool 1 by Alyssa Wong, Martin Coccolo, Neerag Menon Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind 1 by Kevin Shinick, Gerardo Sandoval, Victor Nava, Israel Silva Secret Invasion 1 by Ryan North, Francesco Mobili, Jordie Bellaire Tiger Division 1 by Emily Kim, Creees Lee, Yen Nitro Infinity Comics Avengers Electric Rain by Go Yeong-Hun, Black Monkey, Amy Chu Strange Tales Wakanda by Jason Holtham, Ramon Bachs, Javier Tartaglia It's Jeff by Kelly Thompson, GuriHiru Miles Morales Stranger Tides OGN by Justin Reynolds, Pablo Leon Dark Horse Ones 1 by Brian Michael Bendis, Jacob Edgar, K.J. Diaz Quick Stops 1 by Kevin Smith, Jeremy Simser Image Hell to Pay 1 by Charles Soule, Will Sliney, Rachelle Rosenberg Dynamite Cherish 1 by Katana Collins, Gabriel Caitano, Omi Remalante Vampirella vs. Red Sonja 1 by Dan Abnett, Alessandro Ranaldi, Ellie Wright Boom Behold Behemoth 1 by Tate Brombal, Nick Robles OGN Avatar: The High Ground Vol 1 by Sherri Smith, Guilherme Balbi, Michael Atiyeh, Wes Dzioba The Wondrous Wonders by Camille Jourdy Ray's OGN Corner: Other Ever Afters - New Queer Fairy Tales by Melanie Gillman Additional Reviews: JLA - Tower of Babel, Just One More Thing, Owl House s2, Wendell and Wild, Andor ep9, Low Low Woods, Sex Criminals HC 1 News: Stargirl ending after s3, next two Bone Orchard stories announced, Wonder Man casting, Agatha casting, Friday the 13th prequel show, IT prequel show (Welcome to Derry), Omni news, new Conan creative team, live action Hercules movie from the Russos inspired by TikTok, Sandman renewed, new OGN line from Vault called Headshell, Westworld canceled, something odd about the Hush deluxe edition Ray pitches the next Flanaganverse project Podcast recommendation: True Crime and Cocktails Trailer: Avatar Comics Countdown: Friday 6 by Ed Brubaker, Marcos Martin, Muntsa Vicente Wondrous Wonders by Camille Jourdy Gotham City: Year One 2 by Tom King, Phil Hester, Eric Gapstur, Jordie Bellaire Behold, Behemoth 1 by Tate Brombal, Nick Robles Barnstormers 3 by Scott Snyder, Tula Lotay, Dee Cunniffe Punisher 7 by Jason Aaron, Paul Azaceta, Jesus Saiz, Dave Stewart Dark Knights of Steel 8 by Tom Taylor, Yasmine Putri, Arif Prianto Batman 129 by Chip Zdarsky, Leonardo Romero, Jorge Jimenez, Tomeu Morey, Jordie Bellaire That Texas Blood 19 by Chris Condon, Jacob Phillips, Pop Martin Little Monsters 7 by Jeff Lemire, Dustin Nguyen
IT'S SPOOKY SEASON, YA'LL!!! Here at the Cryptid Creator Corner, we love spooky season. There's nothing better than starting a fire in the Yeti Cave, pouring a cold mug of cider, and reading some horror comics. Today we have both Tate Brombal and Nick Robles to discuss their journey in comics, the joy of collaborating, and their new BOOM! Studios series, BEHOLD, BEHEMOTH. FOC for the series is Monday, October 10th so as soon as you're done listening go tell your local shop to add it to your pull list because this series is going to be amazing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We doin' it big for Pride month yall! With this podcast being a queer-hosted podcast, of course, you're gonna see us go all out! On this first bonus annual issue! James sits back down with writer Tate Brombal to talk about his recent stint on House of Slaughter as well his work overall and why it's important for the LGBTQ+ community! Turn the page on a brand new episode of Panel To Panel! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/panel-to-panel/support
Comic Reviews: DC Action Comics 2022 Annual by Simon Spurrier, Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Dale Eaglesham, Ian Churchill, Lee Loughridge Batman 2022 Annual by Ed Brisson, John Timms, Rex Lokus Justice League: Road to Dark Crisis 1 by Brandon Thomas, Joshua Williamson, Chuck Brown, Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Stephanie Phillips, Jeremy Adams, Clayton Henry, Dan Jurgens, Emanuela Lupacchino, Leila Del Duca, Fico Ossio, Rosi Kampe, Norm Rapmund, Marcelo Maiolo, Jordie Bellaire, Hi-Fi, Matt Herms, Sebastian Cheng Shadow War Omega by Joshua Williamson, Stephen Segovia, Howard Porter, Mike Henderson, Hi-Fi Marvel Ms. Marvel: Bottled Up 1 by Samira Ahmed, Ramon Bachs, Dee Cunniffe Marvel's Voices Iceman 1 by Luciano Vecchio Image Closet 1 by James Tynion IV, Gavin Fullerton, Chris O'Halloran Phalanx 1 by Jonathan Luna Super Freaks 1 Dark Horse Cyberpunk 2077: Blackout 1 by Bartosz Sztybor, Roberto Ricci, Faviana Mascolo Scout Misfitz Clubhouse 1 by Stephanie Cannon, Matt Knowles, Rahil Moshin Comics Experience Past the Last Mountain 1 by Paul Allor, Louie Joyce AAM Markosia Dinosaur Warrior 1 by Bek Ata Daniyal, Rodney Hounshell, Julia Pozharischenskaya AWA New Think 1 by Gregg Hurwitz, Mike Deodato Substack Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos 1 by James Tynion IV, Tate Brombal, Isaac Goodhart, K Michael Russell Additional Reviews: Wonder Woman Year One, Top Gun Maverick, Obi Wan ep3, CW thoughts, The Adam Project, Guardians of the Galaxy by Donny Cates, Fantastic Beasts, Stranger Things s4.1 News: Yoda solo comic, Zdarsky using the Three Jokers, Joe Q leaves Marvel, ComiXology gets worse, more Dark Crisis one-shots, CBC adapting Essex County, two new all-ages Batman OGNs, FF director, Jemas leaves AWA to start another company, Dreamer OGN by Nicole Maines, Rachel Zegler in Hunger Games prequel, I Am Groot debuting August 10th, Netflix things, Dark Knights of Steel spinoff, Obi-Wan Season Two Morbin' Time The absolute worst take? Trailers: Pinocchio, Gotham Knights, Strange World Comics Countdown: Nice House On The Lake 9 by James Tynion IV, Alvaro Martinez Bueno, Jordie Bellaire Action Comics Annual 2022 by Simon Spurrier, Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Dale Eaglesham, Ian Churchill, Lee Loughridge King Conan 5 by Jason Aaron, Mahmud Asrar, Matt Wilson Little Monsters 4 by Jeff Lemire, Dustin Nguyen What's the Furthest Place From Here 6 by Matthew Rosenberg, Tyler Boss Shadow War Omega by Joshua Williamson, Stephen Segovia, Howard Porter, Mike Henderson, Hi-Fi Captain Marvel 38 by Kelly Thompson, Juan Frigeri, Alvaro Lopez, Jordie Bellaire Once and Future 26 by Kieron Gillen, Dan Mora, Tamra Bonvillain Closet 1 by James Tynion IV, Gavin Fullerton, Chris O'Halloran Avengers Forever 6 by Jason Aaron, Jim Towe, Guru eFX
Comic Reviews: DC Blood Syndicate Season One 1 by Geoffrey Thorne, ChrisCross, Juan Castro, Wil Quintana Jurassic League 1 by Juan Gedeon, Daniel Warren Johnson, Mike Spicer Marvel Captain America: Symbol of Truth 1 by Tochi Onyebuchi, R.B. Silva, Jesus Aburtov Hulk vs. Thor: Banner of War Alpha by Donny Cates, Martin Coccolo, Matt Wilson Moon Knight: Black, White, and Blood 1 by Jonathan Hickman, Marc Guggenheim, Mureqa Ayodele, Jorge Fornes, Adedotun Akanda, Chris Bachalo Patsy Walker Infinity Comic 1 by Trina Robbins, Derek Charm, Rico Renzi, Clayton Cowles Image Eight Billion Genies 1 by Charles Soule, Ryan Browne, Kevin Knipstein Dark Horse Avatar: Adapt or Die 1 by Corinna Bechko, Beni Lobel, Wes Dzioba Tales From Harrow County: Lost Ones 1 by Cullen Bunn, Emily Schnall, Tyler Crook Jenny Zero II 1 by Dave Dwonch, Brockton McKinney, Magenta King, Arnaldo Robles Boom Grim 1 by Stephanie Phillips, Flaviano, Rico Renzi ComiXology Cold Iron by Andy Diggle, Nick Brokenshire, Tom Muller IDW Transformers: Last Bot Standing 1 by Nick Roche, E.J. Su, Rebecca Nalty Dynamite Vampirella Strikes 1 by Thomas Sniegoski, Jonathan Lau, Omi Remalante Jr. AfterShock Bunny Mask: The Hollow Inside 1 by Paul Tobin, Andrea Mutti Archie Archie Meets Riverdale 1 by Daniel Kibblesmith, Tim Kennedy, Pat Kennedy, Bob Smith, Matt Herms AWA Devil's Highway Volume 2 1 by Benjamin Percy, Brent Schoonover, Nick Filardi Behemoth Blind Alley 1 by IRRA Ablaze Belit and Valeria: Swords vs. Sorcery by Max Bemis, Rodney Buchemi, Dinei Ribeiro Substack True Weird by James Tynion, Klaus Janson Colonel Weird and Little Andromeda by Tate Brombal, Ray Fawkes FCBD Dark Crisis 0 Spider-Man/Venom Mythos: Bone Orchard AXE: Judgment Day Doctor Who Additional Reviews: Amphibia full series, Candyman 2021, The Hunt, Owl House, Russian Doll s2, Everything Everywhere All At Once News: Omninews, 14th Doctor Announced, Round Robin results, Tales from the Human Target, new Spider-Verse comic, new Marvel trans hero, Survival Street, Marvel loses rights to Conan, Disney adapts Trevor, Naomi canceled, Amazing Fantasy 1000, Scream 6, Gotham Knights, CW, She-Hulk release date, new Pixar movie "Elemental" announced, Perry White one-shot, Black Mirror returning Trailers: Paper Girls teaser, Players, Resident Evil Netflix Comics Countdown: King Conan 4 by Jason Aaron, Mahmud Asrar, Matt Wilson Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country 2 by James Tynion IV, Lisandro Estherren, Andrea Sorrentino, Jordie Bellaire, Patricio Delpeche Eight Billion Genies 1 by Charles Soule, Ryan Browne, Kevin Knipstein Crossover 13 by Donny Cates, Geoff Shaw, Dee Cunniffe Nocterra 10 by Scott Snyder, Tony Daniel, Marcelo Maiolo Superman: Son of Kal-El 11 by Tom Taylor, Cian Tormey, Matt Herms, Federico Blee Tales From Harrow County: Lost Ones 1 by Cullen Bunn, Emily Schnall, Tyler Crook Grim 1 by Stephanie Phillips, Flaviano, Rico Renzi Seven Secrets 17 by Tom Taylor, Daniele Di Nicuolo Batgirls 6 by Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad, Jorge Corona, Sarah Stern
Comic Reviews: DC Batman/Catwoman Special by John Paul Leon, Tom King, Bernard Chang, Shawn Crystal, Mitch Gerads, Dave Stewart, Walt Simonson, Ram V Peacemaker: Disturbing the Peace by Garth Ennis, Garry Brown, Lee Loughridge Superman and Robin Special by Peter Tomasi, Viktor Bogdanovic, Scott Hanna, Daniel Henriques, Matt Santorelli, Ivan Plascencia, Matt Herms Mister Miracle: The Great Escape GN by Varian Johnson, Daniel Isles Teen Titans Go/DC Super Hero Girls: Exchange Students by Amy Wolfram, Agnes Garbowska Marvel Devil's Reign: Winter Soldier 1 by Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Nico Leon, Felipe Sobreiro Marauders Annual 1 by Steve Orlando, Creees Hyunsung Lee, Rain Beredo Mary Jane and Black Cat Beyond by Jed MacKay, C.F. Villa, Erick Arciniega X Deaths of Wolverine 1 by Benjamin Percy, Federico Vincentini, Dijjo Lima, Frank Martin Amazing Spidey 87 by Jed MacKay, Carlos Gomez, Bryan Valenza Image Saga 55 by Brian K Vaughan, Fiona Staples IDW Usagi Yojimbo: Lone Goat and Kid 1 by Stan Sakai Titan Cowboy Bebop 1 by Dan Watters, Lamar Mathurin Dark Horse Falconspeare by Mike Mignola, Warwick Johnson-Cadwell Heavy Metal Taarna Elements by David Erwin, Matthew Medney, Butch Guice Adventures of Adrienne James 0 by Matthew Medney, Bruce Edwards, Geraldo Borges Black Beacon 1 by Ryan Lindsay, Sebastian Piriz Zenescope All Guts No Glory 1 by Ralph Tedesco, Guillermo Fajardo, Walter Pereyra Behemoth Quad 1 by Eduardo Schaal Humanoids Space Bastards: Special Delivery by Joe Aubrey, Eric Peterson, Gabo, Simon Bisley, Boo Cook OGNs Dewdrop by K. O'Neill Aquicorn Cove by K. O'Neill Petals by Gustavo Borges, Kris Peter What is It by Nicole Hoang, Dustin Nguyen Dodo by Felipe Nunes Pilu of the Woods by Mai Kguyen Additional Reviews: The House, Boba Fett ep5, Encanto News: new Tony Fleecs project, Alysia Yeoh cast, new Daredevil #1, new all-ages OGN from Sholly Fisch: Batman's Mystery Casebook, TKO/Simon and Schuster deal, Chuck Austen's Edgeworld optioned at Amazon, Maus, Iron Man marrying Hellcat, Flash renewed for s9, Substack updates, Green Lantern Legacy sequel Most awkward Next Gen ep ever? Trailers: Halo Comics Countdown: Batman/Catwoman Special by John Paul Leon, Tom King, Bernard Chang, Shawn Crystal, Mitch Gerads, Dave Stewart, Walt Simonson, Ram V Deadly Class 50 by Rick Remender, Wes Craig, Lee Loughridge Black Hammer Reborn 8 by Jeff Lemire, Rich Tommaso, Matt Sheean, Malachi Ward Night of the Ghoul 4 by Scott Snyder, Francesco Francavilla Human Target 4 by Tom King, Greg Smallwood House of Slaughter 4 by James Tynion IV, Tate Brombal, Chris Shehan, Miquel Muerto, Werther Dell'Edera Thor 21 by Donny Cates, Nic Klein, Matt Wilson Amazing Spider-Man 87 by Jed MacKay, Carlos Gomez, Bryan Valenza Clear 4 by Scott Snyder, Francis Manapul Superman '78 6 by Robert Venditti, Wilfredo Torres, Jordie Bellaire
March 2022 solicitations Comic Reviews: Batman: One Dark Knight 1 by Jock Avengers Forever 1 by Jason Aaron, Aaron Kuder, Cam Smith, Jason Keith, Triona Farrell Darkhold: Spider-Man by Alex Paknadel, Dio Neves, Jim Charalampidis King Conan 1 by Jason Aaron, Mahmud Asrar, Matthew Wilson Ms. Marvel: Beyond the Limit 1 by Samira Ahmed, Andres Genolet, Triona Farrell Wastelanders: Hawkeye by Ethan Sacks, Ibraim Roberson, Dijjo Lima A King's Vengeance by Peter Ricq Third Wave 99 by James Haick, Louis XIII Unikorn 1 by Don Handfield, Johua Malkin, Rafael Loureiro Just Roll with It GN by Veronica Agarwal, Lee Durfey-Lavoie 99 Cent Threat Prehistoria: Age of Dinosaurs 3 by Brayden Shane Martens, Chris Simmonds Quixote Coyote by Joseph Morris Victor Vamps 1 by Tom Wilson Additional Reviews: Hawkeye ep6, Matrix Resurrections, Joe Casey's Hulk, Mouse Guard vol 1, MOX Autobiography, Mezzotint, Dragons: The Nine Realms, Reckless vol 1, Roller Girl News: Punisher logo changes, Bendis Legion TV show, Omninews, Dark Horse purchased, Michael Keaton in Batgirl, streaming Batman, Black Cat casting rumors, new Marvel line-wide event - Judgment Day Comics Countdown: Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow 6 by Tom King, Bilquis Evely, Matheus Lopez Just Roll With It GN by Veronica Agarwal, Lee Durfey-Lavoie Radiant Black 11 by Kyle Higgins, Marcelo Costa, Becca Carey Night of the Ghoul 3 by Scott Snyder, Francesco Francavilla Nightwing 87 by Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo, Adriano Lucas King Conan 1 by Jason Aaron, Mahmud Asrar, Matthew Wilson House of Slaughter 3 by James Tynion IV, Tate Brombal, Werther Dell'Edera, Chris Shehan, Miquel Muerto Catwoman 38 by Ram V, Caspar Wijngaard Clear 3 by Scott Snyder, Francis Manapul S.W.O.R.D. 11 by Al Ewing, Jacopo Camagni, Fernando Sifuentes
Con Man v. Covid Coverage Upcoming: San Diego Special Edition. Tickets still available as of editing time. Albany Comic Con. Already happened: Baltimore Comic Con (Super Steve Reporting) Not All Robots #1-3 by Mark Russell, Mike Deodato Jr. (AWA Upshot) House of Slaughter #1 by James Tynion IV, Tate Brombal, Chris Shehan, Miquel Muerto (Boom! […] The post Indie Comic Book Noise Episode 492 – A New “Season” first appeared on Indie Comic Book Noise.
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Comic Reviews: DC Wonder Woman: Black and Gold 6 by Christos Gage, Michael Conrad, Sheena Howard, Liam Sharp, Marguerite Sauvage, Kevin Maguire, Jamal Campbell, Noah Bailey, Adriano Lucas Marvel Black Panther 1 by John Ridley, Juann Cabal, Federico Blee Hulk 1 by Donny Cates, Ryan Ottley, Frank Martin Hawkeye: Kate Bishop 1 by Marieke Nijkamp, Enid Balam, Oren Junior, Brittany Peer Star Wars: Life Day 1 by Cavan Scott, Ivan Fiorelli, Chris Sotomayor, Ariana Maher, Justina Ireland, Georges Jeanty, Victor Olazaba, Pete Pantazis, Steve Orlando, Paul Fry, Alex Sinclair, Jody Houser, Kei Zama, Ruth Redmon X-Force Killshot Anniversary Special 1 by Rob Liefeld, Chad Bowers, Bryan Valenza, Federico Blee, Mirza Wirawan Amazing Spider-Man 79 by Cody Ziglar, Michael Dowling, Jesus Aburtov Infinity Comics: It's Jeff by Kelly Thompson, Gurihiru Infinity Comics: Lucky the Pizza Dog by Jason Loo Image Grrl Scouts: Stone Ghost 1 by Jim Mahfood SFSX Vol 2 by Tina Horn, G Romero-Johnson Dark Horse Joy Operations 1 by Brian Michael Bendis, Stephen Byrne Cats! Purrfect Strangers GN by Frederic Brremaud, Paola Antista, Cecilia Giumento IDW Star Wars Adventures Annual 2021 by Chip Zdarsky, Cavan Scott, Adrianna Florean, Jason Loo AfterShock: Miskatonic: Even Death May Die 1 by Mark Sable, Giorgio Pontrelli, Pippa Bowland Magnetic Carbon and Silicon 1 by Mathieu Bablet Scout Commander Rao 1 by Fell Hound, Jeremy Simser Thud 1 by Bryan "Peabe" Odiamar Mapmaker GN by Ben Slabak, Francesca Carita Additional Reviews: Okay Witch vol 2, Doctor Strange by Aaron Vol 2, Hawkeye eps 1 and 2, Encanto, South Park: Post Covid, Doctor Who, Robin Robin, Batwoman s2, Justice League by Snyder vol 2 News: Nocterra optioned for a series, Sony making Rhino and Sandman movies, Ho Che Anderson Luke Cage cancelled, Jeff-related news, more Holland Spidey movies, new comic publishing platform, IDW loses some licenses (Transformers and GI Joe), The Recount optioned from Scout, Doctor Who speculation, Robbie Amell returns to Flash Jurassic Park Dominion Prologue Comics Countdown: Radiant Black 10 by Kyle Higgins, Igor Monti, Marcelo Costa Night of the Ghoul 2 by Scott Snyder, Francesco Francavilla Black Hammer Reborn 6 by Jeff Lemire, Rich Rommaso, Malachi Ward, Matt Sheen Usagi Yojimbo 24 by Stan Sakai House of Slaughter 2 by James Tynion IV, Tate Brombal, Chris Shehan, Miquel Muerto Thor 19 by Donny Cates, Nic Klein, Matt Wilson, Brad Anderson, Dave McCaig Flash 776 by Jeremy Adams, Fernando Pasarin, Matt Ryan, Jeromy Cox Decorum 8 by Jonathan Hickman, Mike Huddleston Time Before Time 7 by Rory McConville, Declan Shalvey, Joe Palmer, Chris O'Halloran Robin 8 by Joshua Williamson, Max Dunbar, Gleb Melnikov, Hi-Fi
Comic Reviews: Aquaman/Green Arrow: Deep Target 1 by Brandon Thomas, Ronan Cliquet, Ulises Arreola Batman/Fortnite: Foundation 1 by Scott Snyder, Christos Gage, Donald Mustard, Joshua Hixson, Roman Stevens Batman: The Long Halloween Special 1 by Jeph Loeb, Tim Sale, Brennan Wagner DC vs. Vampires 1 by James Tynion, Matthew Rosenberg, Otto Schmidt Task Force Z 1 by Matthew Rosenberg, Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, Adriano Lucas Darkhold: Blade 1 by Daniel Kibblesmith, Federico Sabbatini, Rico Renzi Spine Tingling Spider-Man Infinity Comic 1 by Saladin Ahmed, Juan Ferreyra Mighty Marvel Holiday Special - Halloween with the Rhino Infinity Comics by Ryan North, Tom Reilly, Chris O'Halloran It's Jeff 10 by Kelly Thompson, Gurihiru Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters - IG-88 by Rodney Barnes, Guiu Vilanova, Antonio Fabela Ant 1 by Erik Larsen, Mike Toris Gunslinger Spawn 1 by Todd McFarlane, Ales Kot, Brett Booth, Thomas Nachlik, Philip Tan, Kevin Keane, Adelso Corona, Daniel Henriques, Andrew Dalhouse, Mikos Koutsis, Marcello Iozzoli, Marcelo Maiolo, Fco Plascencia Hellcop 1 by Brian Haberlin, Geirrod Van Dyke Nita Hawe's Nightmare Blog 1 by Rodney Barnes, Jason Shawn Alexander, Patric Reynolds, Luis Nct, Mar Silvestre Galotto House of Slaughter 1 by James Tynion, Tate Brombal, Chris Shehan, Miquel Muerto Hellboy: The Silver Lantern Club 1 by Mike Mignola, Chris Roberson, Christopher Mitten, Ben Stenberg, Michelle Madsen Cross to Bear 1 by Marko Stojanovic, Sinisa Banovic, Djordje Krajnovic, Aljosa Tomic Harbinger 1 by Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing, Robbi Rodriguez, Rico Renzi Merlin and Hector 1 by Rodolfo Santullo, Jok Rush 1 by Si Spurrier, Nathan Gooden, Addison Duke All-Nighter by Chip Zdarsky, Jason Loo, Paris Alleyne Hello My Name is Poop by Ben Katzner, Ian McGinty, Fred Stresing Sleepless Domain OGN by Mary Cagle Graveneye OGN by Sloane Leong, Anna Bowles Better Place OGN by Duane Murray, Shawn Daley Another Kind OGN by Trevor Bream, Cait May Additional Reviews: Star Trek: Prodigy, Batman: Creature of the Night, Last Night in Soho, Doctor Who: Flux News: Dune Part 2, new artist on Savage Spider-Man, Bill Murray joins MCU, Ben Percy relaunching Ghost Rider Johnny Blaze, Iron Fist No More, King project with Elsa C, new Molly Knox Ostertag project thru Substack, Lego Ninjago comic from Skybound, Iron Fist replaced by new character, new Lemire/Sorrentino project, Image union, Taika Waititi to direct Tower of Terror, Chris Pratt is Garfield, Hulkling/Wiccan Marvel Unlimited Trailers: Lightyear, Boba Fett Comics Countdown: Another Kind OGN by Trevor Bream, Cait May Friday 4 by Ed Brubaker, Marcos Martin, Muntsa Vicente Black Hammer Reborn 5 by Jeff Lemire, Malachi Ward, Matt Sheean House of Slaughter 1 by James Tynion, Tate Brombal, Chris Shehan, Miquel Muerto Usagi Yojimbo 23 by Stan Sakai Daredevil 35 by Chip Zdarsky, Stefano Landini, Francesco Mobili, Marcio Menyz Robin 7 by Joshua Williamson, Max Dunbar, Gleb Melnikov, Luis Guerrero Snow Angels Season Two 5 by Jeff Lemire, Jock Batman: The Long Halloween Special by Jeph Loeb, Tim Sale, Brennan Wagner Better Place by Duane Murray, Shawn Daley
From the world of BLACK HAMMER by Jeff Lemire, Tate Brombal, Gabriel Hernandez Walta, Jordie Bellaire, and Aditya Bidika. News - 2:30 Barbalien: Red Planet - 16:40 Back Matter Matters - 1:06:13 The Pull-List - 1:12:00
Comic Reviews: Action Comics 1029 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Phil Hester, Eric Gapstur, Hi-Fi, Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad, Michael Avon Oeming, Taki Soma Batman: Black and White 4 by Joshua Williamson, Riley Rossmo, Karl Kerschl, Chip Zdarsky, Nick Bradshaw, Daniel Warren Johnson, Becky Cloonan, Terry Dodson, Rachel Dodson Batman/Superman 16 by Gene Luen Yang, Ivan Reis, Danny Miki, Sabine Rich Detective Comics 1034 by Mariko Tamaki, Dan Mora, Jordie Bellaire, Joshua Williamson, Gleb Melnikov Harley Quinn 1 by Stephanie Phillips, Riley Rossmo, Ivan Plascencia Teen Titans Academy 1 by Tim Sheridan, Rafa Sandoval, Jordi Tarragona, Alejandro Sanchez Batman and Scooby Doo Mysteries 1 by Ivan Cohen, Dario Brizuela Alien 1 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Salvador Larroca, Guru eFX Carnage: Black, White and Blood 1 by Tini Howard, Ken Lashley, Juan Fernandez, Benjamin Percy, Sara Pichelli, Mattia Iacono, Al Ewing, John McCrea King in Black: Scream 1 by Clay McLeod Chapman, Garry Brown, Rachelle Rosenberg Firefly Brand New 'Verse 1 by Josh Lee Gordon, Fabiana Mascolo, Lucia DiGiamarino Vampirella vs. Purgatori 1 by Ray Fawkes, Alvaro Sarraseca, Salvatore Aiala Gert and the Sacred Stones GN by Marco Rocchi, Francesca Carita, Jaime Richards Rabid World 1 by Todd Cinani, Oleg Okunev Wild Bull and Chipper 1 by Richard Rivera, Dwayne Biddix Akuto 1 by Norm Chung Additional Reviews: Falcon/Winter Soldier ep2, Invincible ep1, The Simpsons, Mighty Ducks pilot, Dr. Strange by Jason Aaron vol 1 News: Superman and the Authority by Morrison/Janin, Black Widow to premier access (and Cruella and Luca), DC collection news, William Shakespeare's Avengers, Keanu Reeves starring in BRZRKR movie on Netflix, Cary Fukunara directing Tokyo Ghost adaptation, Pierce Brosnan as Dr. Fate, Marvel leaves Diamond, Jed McKay relaunching Moon Knight Indiana Jones comic discussion Trailers: Suicide Squad Comics Countdown: Barbalien: Red Planet 5 by Tate Brombal, Gabriel Hernandez Walta, Jordie Bellaire Batman/Superman 16 by Gene Luen Yang, Ivan Reis, Danny Miki, Sabine Rich Gert and the Sacred Stones GN by Marco Rocchi, Francesca Carita, Jaime Richards Detective Comics 1034 by Mariko Tamaki, Dan Mora, Jordie Bellaire, Joshua Williamson, Gleb Melnikov Batman: Black and White 4 by Joshua Williamson, Riley Rossmo, Karl Kerschl, Chip Zdarsky, Nick Bradshaw, Daniel Warren Johnson, Becky Cloonan, Terry Dodson, Rachel Dodson Usagi Yojimbo 17 by Stan Sakai, Hi-Fi Stray Dogs 2 by Tony Fleecs, Trish Forstner Once & Future 15 by Kieron Gillen, Dan Mora, Tamra Bonvillain Harley Quinn 1 by Stephanie Phillips, Riley Rossmo, Ivan Plascencia Power Rangers 5 by Ryan Parrott, Francesco Mortarino, Angulo
On this week's Stack podcast: Alien #1 Marvel Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson Art by Salvador Larroca Harley Quinn #1 DC Comics Written by Stephanie Phillips Art by Riley Rossmo Firefly: Brand New ‘Verse #1 BOOM! Studios Written by Josh Lee Gordon Art by Fabiana Mascolo Teen Titans Academy #1 DC Comics Written by Tim Sheridan Art by Rafa Sandoval Once & Future #17 BOOM! Studios Written by Kieron Gillen Art by Dan Mora Action Comics #1029 DC Comics Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Becky Cloonan and Michael W. Conrad Art by Phil Hester, Michael Avon Oeming HAHA #3 Image Comics Written by W. Maxwell Prince Art and Cover by Roger Langridge Batman/Superman #16 DC Comics Written by Gene Luen Yang Art by Ivan Reis Crimson Flower #3 Dark Horse Comics Written by Matt Kindt Art by Matt Lesniewski Detective Comics #1034 DC Comics Written by Mariko Tamaki, Joshua Williamson Art by Dan Mora, Gleb Melnikov The Scumbag #6 Image Comics Written by Rick Remender Art by Bengal Barbalien: Red Planet #5 Dark Horse Comics Script by Tate Brombal Story by Jeff Lemire and Tate Brombal Art by Gabriel Hernandez Walta Stray Dogs #2 Image Comics Written by Tony Fleecs Art by Trish Forstner Post Americana #4 Image Comics Story and Art by Steve Skroce SUBSCRIBE ON RSS, ITUNES, ANDROID, SPOTIFY, STITCHER OR THE APP OF YOUR CHOICE. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER, AND FACEBOOK. SUPPORT OUR SHOWS ON PATREON. Full Episode Transcript Alex: What is up, y'all? Welcome to The Stack. I'm Alex. Justin: I'm Justin. Pete: I'm Pete. Alex: On The Stack, we talk about a bunch of books that have come out this week, kicking it off with a very scary book called Alien #1 from Marvel, written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, art by Salvador Larroca. This is a big deal because this is the first of the Fox properties that is coming to Marvel. We have Predator coming down the pike. Alien is here now, and we had Phillip Kennedy Johnson on the live show talking about this book a couple of months back now when he first got on it. So he teased that, if you want to go and listen to it, but all of the teasing aside, what'd you think of this one? Justin: I thought this was great. Really captures the vibe of the Alien movies while being a compelling new story where you really feel alongside the characters. Mistakes are made. Classic Alien thing where somebody really fucks up with these things. You don't get a lot of mistakes with the alien people. Alex: The thing that I thought was really fascinating about this as a fan of the Alien franchise, and to get into spoilers for the book a little bit … It's about a military guy. He ended up getting captured by aliens, escaped. We don't know exactly how yet, but this is years later. He's retiring, trying to reconnect with his son. Definitely a theme Phillip Kennedy Johnson is playing with with his books right now with fathers and sons and connecting through this and through Superman. Alex: So that's interesting, I think, just from a reading perspective, but here, the son is a civilian, and for fans of the Alien movies, it's such a big deal when they go to Earth in this book. When they go to Earth, you see very little of it, but you see people on Earth. You see what's going on with society. You see civilians involved, and just from that fan perspective, I kind of geeked out about that beyond the fact that it seems like they're doing really interesting, weird stuff with the mythology in this comic book. Salvador Larroca's aliens in particular are terrifying. The pacing of it is alarming and upsetting in the right way. I really dug this book a lot as well. Pete, what did you think? Pete: Yeah. I agree with you. I thought the aliens looks amazing. There's a lot of great kind of splash page shots that are really powerful. The Bishop. I'm always creeped out by Bishop, and so it was creepy to see Bishop back. Yeah, and it was a very interesting story that we got to kind of see the son's side of why he doesn't care about what his father's been doing, and then we know the father's side. So it was very interesting perspective, and I think that's a cool way to, as Justin said, to put kind of a fresh spin on something that we've seen a lot of. So yeah. I thought this, as far as the first issue is concerned, does a great job of giving you something that you know and love with a little bit of newness to it. So I think well done. Justin: What I think they capture well here is the sins of the corporation in Alien are always what keeps making people act poorly, and that's what gets everyone in trouble. In this, it's all about human mistakes, and it's just the aliens are there as the force of nature that makes them pay for their mistakes, and it's just really great. Alex: Absolutely. Really bowled over by this book. Next up, Harley Quinn #1 from DC Comics, written by Stephanie Phillips, art by Riley Rossmo. This is a great team for this book, Riley Rossmo in particular on a Harley Quinn book. So much fun. Really like the tone here. Very different from the past couple of runs of Harley Quinn. I thought this was very enjoyable. What was your guys' take? Pete: Yeah. I agree. I thought the art was amazing. Really great story as far as the first issue goes. Does such a great job of grabbing the reader and getting kind of this take on Harley, and I think it's a nice take. I'm a huge fan of the animated series, but I don't want every comic to be like that. So this is, I feel like, a different enough take where it still feels like Harley Quinn, and I love the art and the storytelling. I think this is a fantastic first issue. Justin: Yeah. I think what this book … I mean, the art is so cool. It's fun how Batman is such a presence in it, and it's a little bit more of a Batman that is likable and sort of like just “Look. I'm just trying to keep an eye on you, Harley. So don't screw around.” Pete: He's like a dad. Batman's like a dad of Gotham. Justin: Yeah. Uncle Batman, and I really like this Harley because it's not like it's a huge change where she's like “I'm good now.” It's the same character who's just like “I'm trying this out. I don't know. Let's just see,” and she's sort of having fun with it, and I feel like that preserves the original spirit of the character. We talked about this on the live show this week about how Harley Quinn spun out of Batman: The Animated Series and how wild it is that a character like that can just explode and have so many iterations in all these different mediums, and now to see her back here sort of having that spirit of the original while also being the new character is great. Alex: Totally agree. Next up, Firefly Brand New Verse #1 from BOOM! Studios, written by Josh Lee Gordon, art by Fabiana Mascolo. We've had effusive praise for Greg Pak's run on the main title. This is a different artist, a different team, and it's jumping forward, I believe, 25 years in time to showing us the descendants of the original Serenity crew, what's going on with them now. So what'd you think about this? Does this hold up to the high quality of the other Firefly books? Justin: Well, I think, what I like about it is that they're taking a lot of swings. They keep moving with the Firefly story, just like “Hey. Let's tell the most interesting story no matter what the continuity really is. Let's just keep moving,” and for them to move from the past to the present into the future, or I guess, not in that order, but it's great to see, like “Oh, yeah. I'm so curious about this. What's going to happen where? What are these characters like?” They feel spiritually like the old Serenity crew, but they're all new people. Alex: Pete? Justin: It's like meeting your friends' friends, and they're nice. Pete: Yeah. I thought- Alex: Pete, I know you're probably put off by the fact that Greg Pak wasn't on this, who you love, but go ahead. Pete: Yeah. I was kind of like “Wait a second. What's going on here?” The Pak was killing this, but yeah. I like the way it kind of starts. I think it's a great kind of story, a good take, but it's one of those things where it's like when you have a to-do list and you just sleep instead of doing what you're supposed to be doing, you're putting everybody on the ship in jeopardy. That was just kind of crazy, but yeah. I enjoyed it. I thought the art was good. I thought it was fun. Justin: So you're bothered by the chores, that no one's doing their chores. Pete: Well, I'm just bothered by how casually they woke up, and they were like “Hey. Did you fix the engine?” and they were like “Well, I thought you were going to fix the engine.” Then it's like … We're on a spaceship. You can't just be that casual. Justin: What's the chore wheel like in your household? Pete: It's a lot of chores, man. All right? It's a lot. Justin: What happens if you don't do it? How does it break out? Did you get your chores done today, for instance? Pete: Yeah. Yeah. Just barely. Just barely. Alex: Oh, boy. Justin: Stakes high. Alex: Teen Titans Academy #1 from DC Comics, written by Tim Sheridan, art by Rafa Sandoval. This is exactly what it sounds like. The Titans are opening up a school in Titans Tower. Meanwhile, the Teen Titans are off doing Teen Titan stuff, and these are the Teeny Titans who are signing up. Maybe some day they're going to be Teen Titans or Titans. I said all of those words quite a bit. What'd you think about this book? Justin: Great enunciation from Alex. Hit all of his consonants really well, and that was borderline tongue twister. Pete: Yeah. I thought this was a fun story. I ship Nightfire. So I feel I'm happy that they're still out doing- Alex: Just trying to slip that in there, Pete. Justin: Dropping that knowledge. Pete: I feel like it was a little busy, but they have so many people on Teen Titans. I kind of feel like that's going to happen, but overall, I thought it was a really solid first issue. Justin: I'll tell you what, Pete. I ship Nightfire, especially in this issue. I would normally definitely be a Batwing or Nightgirl, Nightacle. Is that the right- Pete: [crosstalk 00:08:57]. Alex: Nightacle. Justin: Nightgirl is not the right answer, I don't think. Alex: Nightacle? Justin: Oraclewing? Alex: Orwing. Orwing. Justin: Orawing. Alex: Batdick. Justin: Good. But I agree. I feel like there have been a lot of books like this. Marvel does this a lot where they're like “Let's take our magic characters and make a school about them. Let's have all these young mutants be in this school,” and often it feels like the stories feel very next door to the main storyline, and this feels like a Titans books, and it's just now there's these gradations between all the different Titans. There's the Titans, the Tiny Titans, and the Teeny Titans, and there's the tall Titans, the tiptop Titans. Alex: What did you think- Pete: Guys, stop. Alex: What did you think about them having to be called Mr. Nightwing? That was pretty weird, right? Justin: What I liked about it was it felt like kids who hadn't made a plan about “Oh, what should we call ourselves?” and then someone was like “Oh, you're Mr. Nightwing,” and they're like “Okay,” and then they have to go with it. Alex: What's your first name, Mr. Nightwing? Pete: Yeah. Justin: Uh, Dave? Alex: Oh, god. I'm Dave Nightwing. Yeah. This is okay. I'm usually a sucker for these books. I thought this was all right. I liked Rafa Sandoval's art, just good superhero art across the board. Always very appropriate for Titans. I don't really know anything about the Red X, which is the big mystery here. So felt like a bit of a deep dive for anybody who is outside that continuity, but I like some of the characters. I'm definitely going to tune back for issue two and see what happens. I don't know what I'm talking about. Justin: Another binge read. Alex: Once & Future #17 from BOOM! Studios, written by Kieron Gillen, art by Dan Mora. Pete, I was a little worried about you this issue, because not as much grandma as there usually is- Justin: Yeah. Alex: … but still- Pete: Yeah, but you still- Alex: … there's a dragon. There's a lot of action. Pete: But you also got smoking grandma. Grandma's smoking in this. So that's- Alex: Smoking hot is what you're saying, right? Pete: No. That's not what I'm saying. Alex: Okay. Pete: But yeah. I like this- Alex: I ship Petema. Justin: Petema. Pete Smokingma. Smoking Petema. Pete: A lot happens in this issue. We kind of get all the pieces on the board. It was great to kind of finally see plans collides and everybody else kind of come together, kind of revealing what's going to happen moving forward. This is just non-stop glorious. Every issue is unbelievably drawn. The stories are fun. The characters are great. The art's unbelievable. I don't know why you aren't reading this book. Justin: I am, because we all read. We read a lot of comics, and I like this book, but I will say I think I need a little gear shift. I feel like we've been in this- Pete: What? Justin: I feel like we've been in- Pete: I'm not going to stand here and let you … This is an unbelievable comic. Okay? End of story. You can't put in your bullshit. This comic is fantastic. Justin: I- Alex: Well, hold on, Pete. Just to jump in, Justin, I hear what you're saying. I actually think they got there with this issue, because I've been feeling that as well. It's a lot of the grandma wandering around and being like “You don't know what's going on with these stories. There's a lot of stories,” and the son being like “Stories? Come on,” and then everybody's kind of wandering around and yelling at each other about magic stuff and stories, but this issue, what we got … It really feels like it's heading towards the endgame here. We finally know they're looking for the Holy Grail. The bad guys wanted to essentially wipe everything clean and destroy the world. The good guys, of course, want to stop them. They get a dragon, and we get this very propulsive ending of them on a dragon chasing after … I'm honestly forgetting whether it's Gawaine or Galahad who has been turned into a centaur, and I think that's part of the issue you're getting at, where it's a lot of these names being thrown out there, but I like this ending, and I'm very excited for the next issue off of this. Justin: Yeah. I mean, I like where it's going, and honestly, the stuff with Rose felt like the most interesting. She feels like she's operating sort of on her own, but it's just like you're saying. It feels like grandma and her son, #PeteMissesGrandma, #SmokingHotGrandma … It feels like they really are just like “Oh, here we go again. This story's crazy, but we have to keep doing it,” and so I'm just ready, and the Merlin stuff was interesting. I liked that, but even he's a little like “I've already got this all figured out.” So I think I just need a little refreshment with that. Pete: Unbelievable. You're unbelievable. Alex: Well, let's move on then and talk about Action Comics #1,029 from DC Comics, written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Becky Cloonan, and Michael W. Conrad, art by Phil Hester and Michael Avon Oeming. In the front story, we're getting a tale of Superman and his son, as we talked about a little bit earlier. In the back story, we're finding out what's going on with Midnighter after Future State. This directly picks up on that in a very surprising way. What'd you think about this one? Pete: I thought this was a very touching story. Love the kind of like Superman taking about being a human and this whole father-son back and forth stuff. It's really speaking to me. I very much enjoyed this. The Midnighter story is freaking me out. Justin: It's different Midnighter. Pete: Yeah. Yeah. I love how stylized the art is. I think it's a cool take on Midnighter, but I'm nervous to see how this is all going to unfold, and I don't like the fact that they're not talking to each other. You know what I mean? You're supposed to be able to talk to your partner. Justin: Are you talking about him and the computer in his brain? Pete: No. Him and Apollo. Justin: Yeah. What I will say is it is a very different take on Midnighter, but it feels like Apollo is still the one who's knocking on the door at the end. Pete: Still the one. Justin: That's what I'm saying. So that must give you some reassurance, and the front story, I thought, was great, really keying in on this idea of fathers and sons, and sons losing fathers, and fathers realizing that the sons are realizing that they're eventually going to lose their father. It's just great idea and echo storytelling, and then the last couple pages, setting up the sort of creepy Warworld Rising stuff, I'm into. Alex: I'm into it too, and I like how they are tying in the DC Future State stuff. Now, the other thing … This is news that I believe leaked early this week before they were going to let it out, but it seems clear now in retrospect how they're setting this up with Superman potentially being taken off the board so that John Kent is going to move into the Superman role. We got this Midnighter backup which seems like it should be unrelated to a Superman thing, but it turns out that DC is going to be launching some sort of a Superman and The Authority series by Grant Morrison with art by Mikel Janin- Pete: What? Alex: … which this seems to be setting up directly, in my mind. We don't know much more about it other than that, but that certainly seems to be where they're going, and that is very cool. Justin: Yeah. I mean, Grant Morrison back in the game? Not sort of existing on the periphery being like “Hey. Did you think I could make this Green Lantern book weirder?” and then he does. That'll be interesting. Alex: Yeah. That's great. It's also great to see Michael Avon Oeming on a regular book as well. I really like his stuff on Midnighter, and that's a lot of fun. Let's move on, talk about Haha #3 from Image Comics. Justin: Haha. Pete: Oh, here we go. Justin: Hoo-ah. Alex: Hoo-ah #3, following the adventures of Al Pacino in Scent of a Woman land. It's been a great ride. I can't believe we've gotten here. The continuity has been very dense, but really getting that back story of how did he find the scent of a woman? How did he come up with hoo-ah? It's been a wonderful ride, and [crosstalk 00:17:04]. Justin: How did he come up with hoo-ah? Alex: It is written by W. Maxwell Prince, art and cover by Roger Langridge. I love this team. I was so excited about this. This is a anthology book where W. Maxwell Prince is taking his regular creepiness from Ice Cream Man and applying it specifically to different types of clowns. This issue, we get a mime issue, a mime who is friends with a robot. Justin: Love a mime. Pete: The worst. Alex: Roger Langridge, one of my absolute favorite creators. He did Thor: The Mighty Avenger. He did Snarked is the book that he did that was all a riff on Lewis Carroll stuff. That is awesome. He did an amazing Muppets book, if you never checked it out. It's definitely much more surreal and fantasy based than the previous two issues that were very realistic and dark takes, but man, I love this book. It was so good. Maybe my favorite of the week. What did you guys think? Justin: Favorite of the week? Pete: I hated it. Justin: You hated it? Pete: Yeah. I don't like mimes. I think they're creepy, and this proves my point. Justin: Wait. Rank sort of the clowns, the different genres of clown, in sort of least scary to scariest. Pete: Well, first off, I think … No offense to Alex's wife, but I think that [crosstalk 00:18:21]- Alex: But I hate your wife. Pete: Yeah. I think- Alex: No offense to your wife. I hate your wife. Pete: No. Your wife is an unbelievable person. I don't know how she puts up with you. Justin: Wait. You're considering wife a different genre of clown? Pete: No. I just don't want to speak poorly of clowns, and Alex's wife was an amazing clown. That's a separate category. I want to try and make that clear. Alex: Just to be clear before you get to into it, Pete, of course we're going to break this into the four types of the clown, the Whiteface, the Tramp, the Auguste, and the character. So go ahead. Pete: I don't know what- Justin: Dropping clown husband knowledge. Pete: I don't know what was just said- Justin: Auguste. Pete: … but- Alex: The Auguste. Pete: … to answer your question, Justin, clowns do freak me out. I think, sometimes you can see the sadness in their eyes, and that can be very painful, and then mimes- Justin: So give me the power rankings. So you got your mimes. You got your- Pete: Yeah. The mimes are the creepiest of them all. Justin: Really? Pete: Yeah. Justin: Why is that? Because they're not talking? Pete: Yes. I don't trust people who don't talk, and I also … Well, and you have some- Justin: Too skinny. Pete: But also, they're- Alex: Wait. Sorry. Is it that they wear stripes so they look like they just got out of prison? Pete: No. No. That makes them look French, but I think that- Alex: All French people just got out of prison. Go ahead. Justin: Yeah. Pete: Oh, that's an awful thing to say. Yeah. I don't trust mimes, and clowns can be scary is my long-winded point that you kind of dragged out. Alex: Justin, what about you? What did you think about this issue? Justin: It was great. It's very fun. it's like- Pete: Wait. It's fun? That was fun? Justin: This whole issue is very fun. I would love to see this- Pete: People died. I don't know what … What do you mean? What's fun? Justin: Hey. I got news for you. People die all the time. Pete: Oh, don't be that guy. Justin: But not robots. Think about that. I'd like to see the script of this comic to see the process, really, how they put this together, because the visuals are so good. They do so much of the storytelling, and it's just a fun, nearly silent issue where we touch on, I don't even know, just how the world sucks, finding moments whenever you can despite the weird circumstances of developing an act and becoming friends with a robot, how the dancing frog can live, can truly live if you do it right, and it's- Pete: The poor WB frog. Justin: Yeah. Alex: Great book. Definitely pick that up. Next up, another one of my favorites of the week, Batman/Superman #16 from DC Comics, written by Gene Luen Yang, art by Ivan Reis. In this book, we're getting two tales told simultaneously of Golden Age, I think, I would say, Superman and Batman through film … not strips, but old-timey film reels. On the top, you got Superman. On the bottom, you got Batman. Like they say at the beginning, you can read them separately. I kind of recommend reading them together, because, spoiler, they actually start to tie together at the end there. This is a very cool, really fun issue that I enjoyed quite a bit. Justin: Yeah. This issue, I feel like, really just stands alone. I mean, I know it is tying into a larger story, but it really is just a super innovative way of telling these two stories, and you sort of think one thing, and then there are some reveals later on that you're like “Oh, huh. Okay,” and like Alex said, things sort of come together in the end. Just a really innovative issue, I thought. Pete: I'm glad you guys liked it. Alex: Pete, you're so negative this week. Pete: Not really. Alex: Okay. Well, let's move on then to Crimson Flower #3 from Dark Horse Comics, written by Matt Kindt, art by Matt Lesniewski. Pete, lots of people die. There's a lot of blood in this one as our main character hones in on her target. What'd you think about this? Pete: I very much enjoyed this. I thought this was a really great villain reveal. We thought it was kind of like one villain, and then kind of through the villain monologue, you got to see kind of how dark and twisted this villain actually was. So yeah. I really liked it. I like these scarf powers, and I think the art's creepy and twisted in all the right ways. It's a very interesting, cool book, and again, it's like there's not a lot of … There isn't too much dialogue. So it's not a heavy read. I very much enjoyed this. Justin: Yeah. I like this a lot. The art is really cool. I wish we had talked to Matt Kindt about this book. Pete: Yeah. Alex: We messed up. Justin: Yeah. We messed up, because we had him on the live show recently, and this would have been a good one, because I think maybe we had just read the previous issue, which I think we all enjoyed. Yeah. It's hard to pin this story down. It's a really unique story. it's a revenge tale, and the art really just really showcases the storytelling that's happening here in a way that is really surprising. Alex: This is probably the wrong thing, but the art almost feels like a medieval tapestry come to life in a certain way in terms of how- Pete: Oh, interesting. Alex: … it's laid out and the way that they have these stories inside of stories inside of stories. Very fascinating book. I highly recommend picking it up. Justin: Yeah. Alex: Next up, Detective Comics #1,034 from DC Comics, written by Mariko Tamaki and Joshua Williamson, art by Dan Mora and Gleb Melnikov. This is telling a story of a kind of poor but still doing okay for himself Bruce Wayne. What'd you think about this one? Pete: I- Alex: I mean, he's doing fine. They're making a big deal about “I don't have my money. I only have 18 Batcaves and this really nice apartment in a good part of Gotham. That's it. Pete: Yeah. Justin: Yeah, and he's like “It's crazy. I have neighbors now,”- Pete: Yeah. It's- Justin: … and it's like “Yeah. I know. We all have neighbors, asshole.” Pete: Yeah. It's weird to see Batman kind of dealing with people, but I do really love the art. I really loved the moment where the bad guy sees Batman and is like “Crap.” That was just fun. Yeah. I think it's an interesting story. I really like the backup as well. I feel like it's a great package. Justin: It's a great package. Pete: You love a good package. Justin: Yeah. I like this a lot too, and oddly we've talked a lot about Batman: The Animated Series, but this feels like Batman is warming up a little bit and becoming more like that Bruce Wayne from Batman: The Animated Series, where he has to talk to people and he has to be like a normal person sometimes, and maybe that's what it's like when you lose money and come back down to Earth and get with the people. Bruce Wayne, get with the people. Meet your neighbors. Alex: Oh, I thought you were going to say something else after that. You said “Meet your neighbors.” You went up, and then- Pete: Yeah. Yeah. I thought- Justin: Meet your neighbors. Pete: [crosstalk 00:25:49]. Justin: That's what I'm saying. Do it. Go do it. Pete: [crosstalk 00:25:50]. Alex: Oh, that was it. Okay. It was a punctuation point. Justin: Meet your neighbors. Alex: Yeah. Good story. Let's move on, talk about The- Justin: Alex, go meet your neighbors. Alex: I would love to, but coronavirus. The Scumbag #6 from Image Comics, written by Rick Remender, art by Bengal, dealing with the last arc. Here, we got our main Scumbag is now a super celebrity. He has blown the lid on all the things he's done to save the Earth while having a big party in his new mansion, and then new threats come his way. What'd you think, Pete? Pete: Yeah. I feel like this is Remender having a lot of fun, a lot of cool metal references going on here, which was fun. Yeah. I mean, talking crack pipe. I mean, who doesn't love that? But yeah. It was just tough because I felt like we had gotten somewhere with Scumbag as a character. It seems he regressed a little bit. I felt like he kind of did some things where he was doing things for the better of him, himself, and the team and moving towards being a hero, but now with this, it's kind of like he went backwards a little bit. So that part's a little frustrating, but a lot of really fun art, crazy, over the top, just stupid stuff. Justin: But what I like about this is Remender knows to bring this character back to sort of what he is, and yes, there's a hero in him, but we don't want him to be the hero yet. He has to continue to be the hard partying Scumbag, and that's what he is as he's thrown into a different superhero situation, which I'm excited to see how that plays out. Alex: Next up, I know this is one of Pete's favorite Barbalien, Red Planet #5 from Dark Horse comics, script by Tate Brombal, story by Jeff Lemire and Tate Brombal. I cannot say that last name. I'm so sorry. Art by Gabriel Hernandez Walta. This is about the Martian Manhunter-esque part of the Black Hammer universe. He is gay. He is dealing with that. He is also dealing with being trapped on his own planet at some point. Pete, talk about this book. Why did this one strike you in particular? Pete: Well, it's a very powerful book. I mean, you got people fighting for their rights, what they believe in. There's a lot of great protest moments. There's very powerful page with blood spilled on it. They're saying a lot of great stuff in this book. They're talking about the collective. They're talking about us as humans trying to grow and fight for things. It's very, very powerful, very cool. Love the imagery and the art, and it's just really well done. Justin: Yeah. I mean, I agree. I feel like we've been talking up the Black Hammer sort of side universe so much lately, and it really is just like this great, creative explosion that's happening over in the Dark Horse universe, and this story … We've been talking a lot about the sort of episodic series, and this is just a great standalone story that has blown out that really takes you along for a great ride. Alex: Really good book. Definitely agree. Next up, one of the darkest books of the week, Stray Dogs #2 from Image Comics, written by Tony Fleecs, art by Trish Forstner. So we reviewed, really liked, I think, the first issue of this book, which took a bunch of dogs, brought them together, and it turns out that maybe their owner is murdering women and stealing the dogs. We get deeper into that mystery this issue. I think you kind of called this out last issue, Justin, but it very much feels like Law & Order Don Bluth or something like that, and it's kind of upsetting to read, in a certain way. Justin: It is upsetting, because these dogs are witness to this killer who is continuing to kill. I mean, we don't know that for sure yet, I guess, but the way it's like all these dogs, definitely drawn in the style of the Don Bluth Disney, very cute, lovable dogs that are just like “We're in a dog story about dogs just trying to get by and then fall in love and then eventually go home and have Lady and Tramp children,” but instead it's like this super dark … The dogs are witnessing and realizing that their current owner is a killer. It's so dark, and I was so surprised by this, and it's great. Pete: Yeah. It's very interesting, kind of this thing of what if the person who is raising you, taking care of you, feeding you, all these things, is a horrible, horrible person? It's like, what do you go on? Do you go on the fact that “Oh, but they provide for me, and they're nice, and they take me out,” and all these things, and then “Oh, but I don't see the murders”? It's very interesting perspective. It's very messed up and done in this adorable art that makes it even darker, but it's this tale that hopefully these dogs can hopefully get to the bottom of and make a difference, but man, it's a crazy start, for sure. Justin: Yeah. I mean, I say this a lot. I hope these dogs can solve that human murder. Pete: Yeah. Alex: Last but not least, Post Americano #4 from Image Comics, story and art by Steve Skroce. In this issue, our heroes, I guess, have been captured. One of them has reconnected with their mom, and entering the fray is what looks like a superhero and a werewolf. I love this book so much more than I think I would every single time out of the gate, because it's just so weird and funny and violent in exactly the right way, and I keep going into it thinking “This will be the issue. This will be the one that turns me. This is when they'll go too far,” and they never do. It just skirts that line perfectly. Justin: Well, and I think this issue does a great job of having this heartfelt reunion between our mother and daughter characters here, and it's really sweet and taken very seriously, and then the back half of the issue or back third of the issue is this wild nonsense superhero showcase. Pete: Yeah. It's completely over the top, tons of violence. Each issue is crazier than the last, and you're like “Oh, they can't top that,” but then this issue does, and it kind of makes fun of itself in the process, but man, really fun. Great read. The art's fantastic. A lot of cool characters. I mean, I love the car. I thought the car was so great. Such an awesome entrance, but it did hurt when that mint issue #1 got trashed by the guy in the tie. That hurt. Alex: Good stuff. If you'd like to support our podcast- Justin: Heartbreaking. Alex: … patreon.com/comicbookclub. Also, we do a live show every Tuesday night at 7:00 PM to Crowdcast and YouTube. Come hang out. 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On this week's comic book review podcast: Captain America #25 Marvel By Ta-Nehesi Coates & Leonard Kirk Back-up by Anthony Falcone and Michael Cho Rorschach #2 DC Comics Written by Tom King Art by Jorge Fornés Sea of Sorrows #1 IDW Publishing Written by Rich Douek Art and colors by Alex Cormack Marvel Indigenous Voices #1 Marvel By Jeffrey Verge, Rebecca Roanhorse, Darcie Little Badger, Stephen Graham Jones, Taboo & B. Earl, Weshoyot Alvitre, Kyle Charles, and David Cutler Barbalien: Red Planet #1 Dark Horse Comics Script by Tate Brombal Story by Jeff Lemire and Tate Brombal Art by Gabriel Hernández Walta Commanders in Crisis #2 Image Comics Written by Steve Orlando Art by Davide Tinto The Amazing Spider-Man #53 Marvel Written by Nick Spencer Art by Mark Bagley Dark Nights: Death Metal #5 DC Comics Written by Scott Snyder Art by Greg Capullo Seven to Eternity #14 Image Comics Written by Rick Remender Drawn by Jerome Opeña Venom #30 Marvel Written by Donny Cates Art by Luke Ross Usagi Yojimbo #14 IDW Publishing Written, art and letters by Stan Sakai Batman #103 DC Comics Written by James Tynion IV Art by Carlo Pagulayan & Danny Miki and Guillem March Black Magick #16 Image Comics Written by Greg Rucka Art by Nicola Scott Juggernaut #3 Marvel Written by Fabian Nicieza Art by Ron Garney You Look Like Death: Tales From The Umbrella Academy #3 Dark Horse Comics Story by Gerard Way and Shaun Simon Art & Colors by I.N.J. Culbard Stillwater #3 Image Comics Written by Chip Zdarsky Art by Ramón K. Perez The Immortal Hulk #40 Marvel Written by Al Ewing Art by Joe Bennett Big Girls #4 Image Comics Story & Art by Json Howard Widowmakers #1 Story by Devin Grayson Pencils and Inks by Michele Bandini Ice Cream Man #21 Image Comics Written by W. Maxwell Prince Art by Martín Morazzo X-Force #14 Marvel Written by Benjamin Percy and Gerry Duggan Art by Joshua Cassara Hellions #6 Marvel Written by Zeb Wells Art by Carmen Carnero Cable #6 Marvel Written by Gerry Duggan Art by Phil Noto SUBSCRIBE ON RSS, ITUNES, ANDROID, SPOTIFY, STITCHER OR THE APP OF YOUR CHOICE. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER, AND FACEBOOK. SUPPORT OUR SHOWS ON PATREON. Full Episode Transcript: Alex: What is up, everybody. Welcome to The Stack. I'm Alex. Justin: I'm Justin. Pete: I'm Pete Alex: And we have the pack stack for you today. We've got so many comics to talk about. Pete: [crosstalk 00:00:19] that there is a lot of comics on Stack's before this. This is a whole another level of Stack. Justin: This is serious. Alex: I got a timer going, we're going to do 25 seconds per comic. 100%. Definitely, no fat on this show is what I like to say [crosstalk 00:00:35]. Let's cut all the X-Men book if you're cutting fat. Come on. Justin: Those are nice and leam. Those are very fun. Yeah. They're right in the right length. We will not do any sort of deviation, no tangents, for God's sakes. Alex: No bits. Justin: No bits. Pete: Wow. Justin: Who's got time for those. Alex: Nobody has time for bits. Speaking of bits, have you guys ever tried alphabets? Because that's a good series, surprisingly. Pete: [crosstalk 00:01:02]. Justin: Yes. What I do is I start the day with alphabets, jump right into some alphabet soup for lunch, and then I have a dinner of my own choosing. Pete: Wow. That really fall off there at the end. Alex: Man. You're on Alpha Watchers, right? Justin: That's right [inaudible 00:01:19]. Alex: Let's talk about, speaking of letters, specifically the letter A and whether it stands for France or not. Let's talk about Captain America, number 25 for Marvel by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Leonard Kirk, backup by Anthony Falcone and Michael Cho. It was a big anniversary issue for captain America. So I figured it was worth talking about, but this is right in the middle of a huge arc that they've been doing for this title for a while now, as captain America is basically fighting against all of his villains along with the daughters of Liberty, is that what the group is called? Justin: That is correct. Alex: Big things go down on this issue. I got to tell you, I liked the main story. I thought it was fine as part of the continuing story, but I thought the backup was real good. Justin: Yes. That's when I was reading this, despite the fact that it is a number 25, the first story, I was like, “This is pretty good. This is just Ta-Nehisi Coates as both this Captain America and Black Panther is always writing sort of one uber story and so each arc is the next piece of that. I've been really enjoying this story and Captain America. But the backup story, I was like, “Yes, this is the real… It's such a good… Just comment on what America is. It's captain America speaking at a funeral for a guy he met in Red Hook at a diner and it's just a great… It's like a speech and it's really- Pete: I got choked up during this comic. It was really great and really well done. I was really impressed. Alex: The art is very good. It's very reminiscent of Darwin Cook in particular, I think- Justin: Yes. Alex: From Michael Cho and the story spans the history of Captain America. So if you're looking for something anniversary-wise again, the first story, very good. It's a good story. Ta-Nehisi Coates is a good writer. We know that. Justin: Great writer. Alex: Leonard Kirk is a great artist as well. So there's good stuff going on there. But the backup is definitely where it's at. Let's move to another run, Rorschach, number two from DC Comics written by Tom King art by Ori Fornace. I think it's fair to say we're two issues in, and I still don't know exactly what to expect personally from this title. I thought the story was fascinating, well laid out. The art is really good. I have no idea how any of this connects to anything yet, but I'm definitely on board for the ride. Justin: This felt almost like a standalone issue, which I think is odd as a second issue. So it's a detective trying to track down this attempted assassination. In this issue, it's the characters that we think are sort of the Rorschach and are the main characters of the subjects at least of this book are just sort of side characters in this. It's about the mystery of a murder that happened in this building. I don't know, I really liked it, but I agree with you, Alex. I felt it was an odd place to put an issue like this. Pete: I disagree, I think this a very interesting kind of like, who done it, I'm really liking how this is unfolding in a classic Kings fashion where we're getting a little bit, each issue a little bit, trying to put together this bigger picture. Art's unbelievable. Storytelling is really great. I really liked the voiceover stuff at the beginning and I think Rorschach is one of my favorite characters. So this is very interesting to kind of like, you get this story and to see how this is going to unfold. Alex: This is something that even while I'm reading it, I feel like my antenna is on wrong for it because I read it and I try not to do this when I'm reading it, because the story is good, the art is good, but I keep reading it as, okay, how does this connect to Watchman? How does this connect to Watchman the TV series? How does this connect-? Pete: Wow, that's weird. Alex: Well, and it does Tom King said on Twitter, that it is in “the same universe”, because of course they're seeing the same universe, but it's not in the doomsday clock universe necessarily. It's taking place in the same universe as the TV show. So I feel like I'm focusing on that too much [crosstalk 00:05:34]. Pete: Yeah. Why are you [crosstalk 00:05:36] harder on yourself. Alex: Well, this is what I'm saying, I am owning the fact that I'm reading this incorrectly, and it's something that I feel like I'm going to have to read through and then go back and read again to really read it the right way once it's a complete story personally. Justin: That's fair. Alex, honestly, when it comes to antennas, you need to upgrade to a mental wirelessness so you can just not have to have this. Pete: Get the WiFi bro. Justin: Get the WiFi dude. Alex: It keeps going down though. I don't know what's going on. Let's move on to another title. Sea of Sorrows number one from IDW Publishing written by Rich Douek, art and colors by Alex Cormack. Man, I loved this book. I thought this was so good. This is about a bunch of treasure hunters exploring a sunken sub. There is some weird stuff going on there. I don't think it's too much of a spoiler because it's on the cover or one of the covers, but there's a weird bunch of stuff coming on there with potentially some mermaids. It flashes back in time to previous time- Justin: Just potentially some mermaids, just a high mermaid potential on this book. Let me just say, no spoilers, but the potentiality of mermaid-ness is high here. Alex: Yeah. Certainly our mermaid antenna was like [inaudible 00:06:41]. Justin: Was blazing. Pete: Yeah. I wouldn't say this is splash two, but there's definitely some mermaid action. Justin: Yes. Alex: Sure. Most people with that in fact say this was splash two, but there is some really good, like dark horror crime fantasy stuff going on. We've had Rich Douek at our live show before talking about previous book he's done and I think Rich is just a really smart, precise writer. I was very surprised how much I enjoyed this, both from the art and the writing perspective. Justin: Yeah. I think it's a nice, like sort of everyone's out to get everyone situation and then they encounter something horrifying. The art I think is really, really great. The undersea stuff is drawn. So with such darkness to it, and then the surprise of the potential mermaid that we've discussed and giving some- Alex: I don't want to say is a mermaid, I'm just saying it's a potential mermaid. Justin: It's a potential mermaid. It's an undersea maid, I guess we could say. Pete: I think this does a great job as a first issue, is setting up this fucked up world, putting all the pieces in place to get you excited for the bigger story. I think this is a really solid first issue. I can't wait for more. I'm all in. Alex: It's very reminiscent of the way of the Hill house Comics that came out of DC, just in terms of seeing like a contained horror story. But I like it quite a bit. Definitely pick this one up. Next up, Marvel Indigenous Voices, number 1 from of course, Marvel Comics by, here's a long list, Jeffrey Veregge, Rebecca Roanhorse, Darcie Little Badger, Stephen Graham Jones, Taboo and B. Earl, Weshoyot Alvitre, Kyle Charles and David Cutler.As you could probably figure out from the title, this is a bunch of short stories that focus on Marvel's Indigenous characters. I thought this was nice theology and I'd like to see more of this. What did you guys think? Pete: I agree. This was really cool, very creative. I liked the way this set up with the watcher in the beginning. Just setting things up as like, we're going to get a bunch of stories here. Yeah. I'm completely on board. I want more, I think this is a great idea and I'm glad Marvel is doing this. Justin: I love, I think this is such a great variety of stories here. The first story focuses on Echo and great character from Daredevil back in the day. Pete: Yeah. Justin: I miss seeing more of Echo, and it's sort of a straight up action adventures. She takes on the [inaudible 00:09:17], Loki shows up. Then we get a Dani Moonstar, Rahne Sinclair, story, which is good, very classic. X-Men short. Then the last story is this super interesting silver fox story that really fits into Wolverine history and is so dark and disturbing. But it was great. That was my favorite of the three and it really popped for me that last one. Alex: Yeah, I definitely agree. I think, we talk a lot about how anthologies are hit and miss, of course, because you're getting a lot of stories, but this is an issue that I think is well worth picking up based on the three stories in it. Justin: Before you move on real quick, there is in the sort of back matter here, there's a note at the bottom, look for an exhilarating new series from Taboo and B. Earl in 2021. The Apache Warrior, [Kashiwa 00:10:12] the Sorcerer Supreme and the Ghost Rider of the mid-1800s berms her way into the future and brings disaster with her. I read that and I was like, “Shit, this looks awesome.” Pete: Hell yeah. Yes. Justin: I can't wait to check that out. Alex: Good stuff. Let's move on then to Barbalien, Red Planet, number one from Dark Horse Comic Script by Tate Brombal, story by Jeff Lemire and Tate Brombal, art by Gabriel Hemandez Walta. This is continuing to flesh out the Black Hammer Universe, which it is wild. How many books are coming out of this and how exciting all of them are. But this one is focusing on the world's Martian Manhunter Amalgam. Alex: The main thing that frankly, makes him different is he is gay and here he is dealing with a big situation on Mars where he's been sentenced to death. While back in time, he is discovering his sexuality at the height of the AIDS crisis in the 80s. This is great. Just another fantastic Black Hammer book. Pete: Yeah. I was really impressed with this. Art is fantastic. Lot of heart, great storytelling, very interesting. I was really impressed by this and there is literally like an, oh shit, moment here, where you think maybe someone's going to die. I was really impressed by this. Justin: Yeah. The Black Hammer Universe is so smart, the way it… This is a little bit cheap to say, but it brings like an indie sensibility to the Justice League characters or Justice League analogs, I think is so great. But what really does is flesh out these characters, make them more interesting and take the tropes of the top tier heroes like that and make the ground them, give them like a context and a historical place. It's just makes for rich storytelling. It's really good. Alex: Totally agree. It's just crazy that this is essentially a Martian Manhunter story, but with some tropes changed around, but it works completely and it shouldn't work outside of Jeff Lemire writing it. But it absolutely does. He's clearly guiding this whole universe. It feels like the best new superhero universe or new type of universe that Dark Horse has done since BPRD and Hellboy. They're doing such a good job with it across the board. Justin: Yeah. Alex: Moving on to another big new one, Commanders in Crisis, number two, from Image Comics written by Steve Orlando, art by David Tinto, as we found out in the first issue, empathy is dead and not only that, but one superhero from the remaining universe has taken a bunch of presidents from a bunch of other universes, save them, given them super powers, brought them here. They're all working together as a team. There are so many insane Steve Orlando ideas that are all working at the same time. We really liked the first issue. How do you think it held up on second take? Pete: I think this is very cool. I love the ending. Yeah. This is Steve Orlando, just have a lot of fun kicking butt. This is very cool. Although there are a lot of ideas you can still follow what's happening. Art's great, ton of action, a lot of fun moments. Yeah, I've been really impressed with this book. He's taking big swings with this and I've been impressed with it. Justin: Yeah. We just talked about sort of taking, coming at Justice League style storytelling in a different way and I think Steve Orlando here does it in an even different way. It's like fully idea and concept driven where you're getting into these multi-versal, true this and finding a way to have these heroes being heroes while at the same time combating an idea. It's good. It feels topical. It feels like it's also has good super hero action. I like it as well. Alex: The second issue spent a little more time with the individual characters, which I thought was really nice as we get to know them, because they're all new, they're all fresh, they've got different powers. So it's interesting stuff. Next up, The Amazing Spider-Man, number 53, from Marvel written by Nick Spencer, art by Mark Bagley. This is picking up on the cliffhanger of the last issue where Spider-Man died. He was killed by the character Kindred, who we know is Harry Osborne, but Spider-Man doesn't know that. This issue is coming around to the big surprise that Kindred is Harry Osborne, is the reveal at the end. Justin: Yes. Alex: What did you think about this? Because I've been very on board with this storyline, but felt a little mixed about this issue, personally. Pete: What I really liked about this issue was, in the past issues, there's been so much happening at once. It seemed like a little bit of overload. I liked how the slow down a little bit to deliver who this is and the got you kind of moment at the end was cool. I thought it was earned. I've been a little like, “I haven't been enjoying myself on this book.” But at least I enjoyed the pacing a lot more on this and it felt like, “Okay, we're now on the same page.” We can move back to crazy time with Nick Spencer for this. What's going to happen next? Justin: As always, I agree with Pete completely with nine caveats. Pete: Yeah. Justin: Because I agree with you. I think this issue was paced really nicely and Mark Bagley's aren't… I feel like I first came to reading Spider-Man comics when Mark Bagley was drawing Spider-Man and Peter Parker and so seeing him, I'm like, “Yes, I really like this. I recognize this.” If we hadn't known that Harry Osborne was underneath the bandages, this would have been a great reveal. Pete: Yeah. Justin: But the fact that we know it, meant this was weird. Now it makes me be like, “Is this the reveal?” Pete: It's got to be. Justin: We were doubting it before, but now it feels like it is, but it also feels like, why do it twice? Pete: Right. Alex: Why reveal that in advice. Pete: [crosstalk 00:16:29]. Alex: It's just a strange choice. It completely undercut that last page for me when he looks and says, “Got you.” Because it's not a got you, because we already knew that and Spider-Man [crosstalk 00:16:39]. Pete: Yeah. But Spider-man doesn't know it's a, got you. It was [inaudible 00:16:42]. Alex: Nobody did. He's like, “No, you can't be Harry Osborne.” Then he takes off his mask and says, “Got you.” But it's not. It's also another and a long line of Marvel masks that were definitely not masks until they took them off. Pete: Right. Alex: Like Kindred, Taskmaster. It's like, “Come on, you're not wearing mask. Taskmaster, you've got a skull face.” Justin: Another mask under that where it's going to be the next issue, he's like, “Got you.” Pete: I'm Uncle Ben. I'm Peter Parker. Justin: You should eat my rice. Pete: Yes. That's what I meant, is that Uncle Ben from the rice brand. Alex: Of course, very controversial lately as they've taken that mask off. But thank you, Pete, for bringing that up. Pete: Anytime. I like to make it weird. Justin: At the end of the day we're journalists and that's the big reveal. Alex: Stop saying that. Cool. Dark Nights, Death Metal, number five, from DC Comics, written by Scott Snyder and art by Greg Capullo. In this issue, I don't know, a lot of stuff goes on. Pete: Yeah, it does. Justin: Yes, that is correct. Alex: I'll tell you in the middle of everything while this is like Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo have their wildest really channeling The Justice League run where it's like, “We've got to use this nth metal to fight back against the dark multi-verse and take the positive anti-crisis matter. Just all of this insane thing, all of this insane mythology that they're putting in there. But my main takeaway is it has the single funniest penguin panel I've ever seen in the history of comics. Justin: That's 100% fair. Alex: So good. Everybody is lined up, everybody's ready to fight the dark multi-verse. Justin: The villains. Alex: They have all the villains. They have all the heavy hitters there, everybody's ready and it feels to be like, Greg Capullo drew the penguin in there and then Scott Snyder wrote a line for later because the line is, “I have a sharp rock.” Justin: Yes. To be fair. He says, “I have a very sharp rock.” So pretty [crosstalk 00:18:40]. Alex: “I have a very sharp rock.” Which made me laugh out loud. Pete: I really enjoyed the army of Lobo's, yeah, this is just fun. The touching moment between Batman, Superman or Wonder Woman here, yeah, I think it's just, I've said this before, I'm going to say it again, it continues to be a lot of fun and really over the top and all metal doubt and why not? Why not have a little fun? Justin: Yeah, I agree. It is fun. It's why they fight Castle Bats, they lose to a giant Gotham City basically, which was cool. Really finally proving that Gotham City really is a character in this Comic. Alex: Finally proving it. Justin: Now here's my question for you. Lex Luther in this issue sort of comes through and rescues our heroes and is sort of the person who comes together with the plan at the end here, is he fully doing this for good? Or is he going to betray them in that [crosstalk 00:19:45]. Alex: Man, I don't know. The way Greg Capullo draws him, he seems pretty ernest, but it would not be true to Lex Luther if he didn't have a plan on top of a plan. Justin: hat's what I'm saying. The way we sort of quickly move past the fact that it's Lex Luther who is the architect of their plan, makes me think that he will eventually become the true villain at the end of this once the Batman who laughs, despite the near infinite power he has, is defeated. But I love the getting all the heroes together. It feels like they're finally coming together to do their business. Pete: Yeah. To get a business. Alex: I'm glad they finally got down to business. I agree. Justin: Well, it does feel that way. They've been fucking around too much. Alex: Yes, they have. This is great. Like Pete said, every issue of this is just a blast to read because it's so purposely dumb and fun and over the top, every single choice. Does it make sense that Lobo could create an infinite army of Lobo's out of his own blood? Probably not. I hope they never follow up on that in any way, but it's fun to see. So that's fine. Justin: Do you think one of them is actually Wolverine? Pete: Stop. Just stop with that old [crosstalk 00:21:01] you do every time we talk about Lobo. Justin: Eventually, one of them is like, “Hey guys, have you guys looked at us? I feel like we're just a Wolverine in space. Anybody else seeing that?” Pete: That's just so dumb. Justin: “Does anybody else…?” “Hey, Lobos, let's have a little Lobo huddle. Anybody else think we're Wolverine in space?” Pete: Wolverine doesn't talk about himself in the third person and have a whole different language. It's not… Alex: Wolverine is constantly talking about himself in the third person. Justin: No, he's not. Justin: Yeah. If you can point out a couple other differences between Wolverine and Lobo, I'd love to hear it. Alex: [crosstalk 00:21:38] talk about Seven to Eternity, number 14, from Image Comics, written by Rick Remender and drawn by Jerome Opena. So excited. This title is back. This takes place in a fantasy world where a dude who is dying has teamed up with the big villain who basically destroyed his world and is now tracking down eternal life. This issue, we get a very classic Rick Remender scaring of Disney world and Disney Land and things like that as they get to the place where eternal life is granted. As usual with Rick Remender book, things get real dark real quick. But it's really Jerome Opena's, character designs that carry this book in how wild and how creative they are throughout the book. Pete: I would like to say, you got to pick this up for the art alone. It's worth it. Justin: Nice, great, quote, from quoting yourself, Pete page. Yeah, to that point, I am the asker section from the back half of the book is really cool. But Rick Remender talks about this a little bit in the back matter on this book, he's like, “Hey, we took a real long time to get this done.” But I think his focus on quality of his comic book work is amazing. He made a choice years ago now to stop doing Marvel and DC work and focus on all of his creator owned books and he takes so much care with every issue to make them, in his mind, perfect. Justin: He does such a good job of just making high quality comics that really everything is super unique, super creative from the writing to the art, to the character design all the way through it's dark, like all of his work, it definitely has his point of view, but it comes at you in such a different way. Pete: I had to read this twice just because I didn't want to miss anything in the panels. It's just so detailed and so amazing. You can read this comic and then you can just page through it and be amazed at the paneling. Alex: It's great stuff. Let's move on to talk about Venom, number 30 from Marvel written by Donny Cates and art by Luke Ross. This is the final issue of Venom before the Big King in black crossover kicks off. This is the end of the Venom beyond storyline as they are in an alternate universe where Venom sun has gone bad, become a bad guy called the Codex, lots of Venom, lots of symbiotes stuff happening here. What'd you think about this, both as a issue and as a lead in to this big event? Pete: Well, I… Go ahead. Justin: I would say it's wild. It is like the way that Donny Cates has taken, a sort of one-off at least at the beginning Spider-Man villain. Now this is so far from being related to Spider-Man. It's such a, like expanded mythology where you've got Eddie Brock and his son going into this different dimension meeting his ex who is has the son from this multi-verse. They all have their own symbiontes. They are all the different symbiontes, have different languages and controlling which ones are which, and all building toward… I got to read Richard's who has googly eyes? He's got googly eyes. Alex: Yeah, he does. He has a paste it on. Justin: Yeah. What's the deal with this guy? He's got googly eyes. He's a little bit. He's not as smart and he's got googly eyes. Pete: Well, he can move and he's very flexible and bendy, and we were just going to have googly eyes every once in a while. Why is that weird? Justin: No, I think he's just a little off. He's lost a little bit here, and you can tell that because of googly- Pete: Okay. I'm just- Justin: The google in his eyes. Pete: You can Google his eyes? Justin: You can Google his eyes and then setting up this next thing, it comes out of nowhere and it's fine. Pete: I agree with Justin and I have a lot of caveats. I think that it is fun. It's really fun. The art and the characters designs are a lot of fun. There's some great action sequences where you're like, “This is really bad-ass.” But also what I really like about it is the heart. There's a lot of heart in this book, which I really appreciate. If you're going to go into all this action, it's nice to know what the thoughts and the feelings are before all this goes down. I'm excited to see this next big arc. I like where this left off. I feel like Donnie Cates did a good job of wrapping this up and getting it ready for the next thing. I think this was a really good issue. Alex: I agree. Let's move on to a give me for Pete, Usagi Yojimbo, number 14 from IDW publishing, written art and letters by Stan Sakai. In this issue, our Bunny Warrior does some bunny warrior stuff. Pete, take it away. Pete: Okay. First off is [inaudible 00:26:36] sent the bunny warrior bullshit. Okay. Don't try to make him more cutesy. This is an action oriented book, about a serious ronin samurai who travels the land and helping people. So don't put that fucking bunny shit on there. All right? Alex: Okay. So would you call him a whittle, whittle rabbit, samurai? Pete: You're the worst. Alex: Would you call him a adorable squish [inaudible 00:27:01]? Pete: No. Did you just turn into your son for a second? I like this. I love all the characters. Alex: Don't you slam my son out of entirely separate podcasts. Pete: I'll slam them. He needs to get some fucking musical talent is what he needs to do. Alex: Jesus Christ. Justin: Wow, unnecessary Pete. Pete: Don't ask from the hit if you don't want it. Justin: Don't ask for the Pete hit if you don't want it. Anyway, get back to reviewing your peep Samurai book. Alex: Hey, can you name the three comic book writers who are female to your girlfriend, Pete? Pete: No. That's why we had to do it on the show. All right. Justin: This is unnecessary. Pete: But I never get tired of this. These are all very similar stories about a traveling ronin, but I love his heart of gold and how he always is doing the right thing. This is just in a fucked up world, it's nice to have staples like this book that you can always depend on. You always know Usagi is going to do the right thing. He's going to try to save the day. It's just fantastic. I love all these stories. I love all the action. Even though that people are getting like cotton stabbed, they don't really show the blood and guts. Pete: They focus more on the action, what happens than the blood and the gore. Yeah, I just think it's really cool, and this one, we see a lot of focus on family, which is nice and also poignant and sad. But I liked the old black and white version. I know people like color for some reason, but if this sells more comics and gets it in more hands, then I'm all for it. Justin: Pete, are you threatened? Do you think that the even smaller cuter rabbit warrior with a bow and arrow is going to be a threat to Usagi, the cute, the sword bunny? Pete: Well, hopefully the older Usagi will have somebody to hand over his swords to, you know what I mean, just to continue the story. Justin: He does seem to love his swords. Just which one of these is the Easter Bunny? Pete: I fucking hate you. Justin: A very fun book. Alex: Yeah. Delightful. I would love to see this fluffy wuffy eat some carrots [crosstalk 00:29:20]. Batman, number 103 from DC Comics written by James Tynion IV, art by Carlo Pagulayan and Danny Miki and Guillem March. In this issue, Ghost-Maker is having it in for Batman. Ghost-Maker is a old frenemy of Batman from back in the day, they both trained the exact same way, constantly fought throughout history and now has come to Gotham City to make things right, because he thinks Batman is doing a bad job. In this issue, he is trying to kill Clown Hunter who is trying to kill Harley Quinn. Alex: So things get really messed up. I really like this. I think this is, again, just a really good story from James Tynion. He clearly likes Harley Quinn a lot in particular, and I love having her in here. He writes really good Harley Quinn. It's good stuff. He's building his own Batman mythology rather than just picking up on what got left off on whatever happened with Tom King's run. That's great. I'm excited to see what's going forward. Pete: Yeah. It's nice because he does a good job of giving us a little bit of Batman's past with some humor. Like the fact that we see Batman in the desert and Ghost-Maker rolls up on him and he's like, “Not tonight, man.” They're kind of back and forth, the way that Ghost-Maker and Batman kind of go back and forth, the repartee is very enjoyable. I really like it. Yeah. Seeing Poison Ivy… Not Poison Ivy. Seeing Harley Quinn talking to Poison Ivy made my skin crawl, because she's like kissing the plant and I'm highly allergic. But I think that, I liked the outer monologue of it. It felt very Harley Quinn. Pete: I think they do a great job of capturing her voice and I like their characterization of her. Also this Clown Hunter thing is very interesting the way that this is still sticking around. I'm very curious about what the end game of this character. I'm not sick of Clown Hunter, I'm just wondering what the bigger game is. Yeah. I also liked how this Ghost-Maker is more of a psychopath than Batman and thinks that the recent Batman is doing a bad job with Gotham is because he cares too much, which is an interesting psychopathic thing to say and I can relate to it. Justin: Lots of information there. Really love Guillem Marches art here in the back half of the book. I agree with you, Alex, Harley is a really well used here. Ghost-Maker reminds me a lot of Azrael taking over for Batman after Bain broke his back. So I'm curious what sort of hole this character will fill down the line, because as of now I think Clown Hunter really stands out a little bit more as the unique Jame's creation. So I'm curious to see how that unfolds. Alex: I agree. Let's move on and talk about Black Magick, number 16 from Image Comics written by Greg Rucka and Nicola Scott. This is the last issue of Black Magick, I believe for a little while now. But it ends on a big… Cliffhanger isn't exactly the right word, but our main character is presented with an impossible choice. Is she going to seem one of the two people in her life that she truly loves, spoiler, she ends up saving both of them, which is actually a very bad decision in terms of things that are going forward. The thing that is fascinating to me about this book is relatively speaking, so little happens in every issue, but it has such import, it feels weighty anyway. Justin: Yeah. I agree and the art is just beautiful. The way that the villains eyes are drawn is really haunting and it's such a simple thing giving each of the sort of demon characters, this yellow, black energy to them. Really great. Yeah, and in the back matter, we see that the next issue of Black Magick won't be until late summer 2021. Pete: Yeah. That's tough. That's a long time to wait, but I've really liked the characterization of like, it's not something that you've seen before where it's like, “I'm a cop, but I also do magic.” The back and forth that we learn about this character and what she stands for and with her background and how she goes about her day is very interesting. I like the dilemma and the choices that she makes shows how much he cares. Pete: So I think this is a very interesting book. I've been really enjoying it and I agree with Justin, the art is phenomenal. They pay a lot attention to details to make things extra spooky. When you're reading something and you're scared, it really says a lot about the art and how well they can draw you into the story. Alex: When you say that thing where, “I'm a cop, but I can do magic.” That we've seen before. Where have you seen that before Pete? Pete: There's just been many stories where somebody struggling with their day job and their identity, which they would rather be doing, like, “I'm this, but I'm also that.” “I'm Bruce Wayne, but I'm also Batman.” The secret kind of identity thing is where I was going at. Alex: Sure. You don't need to go beyond Bruce Wayne and Batman, the most relatable of situations. I get what you're talking about. Juggernaut, number three from Marvel Comics, written by Fabian Nacieza, art by- Pete: Don't ask me questions if you're not going to like my fucking response dick. Justin: Yeah. It all comes back to Batman. Alex: Written by Fabian Nacieza, art by Ron Garney. We were very complimentary of this title for the first two issues and had Fabian on the show to talk about it. So check out the live show with him. We get some big answers here. What happened to Juggernaut? How did he get into his new costume? What's going on with him? I love this take on Juggernaut. This is nothing I would've ever expected or asked for, but I think it's so smart and so well done and of course, Ron Garney's art is impeccable throughout this. Justin: Yeah. Alex: Great title. Just a blast to read. Justin: Yeah, I agree. The Ron Garney is such a great artist. I wish he was doing more books on a regular basis and yeah, it's such a unique story that really both explores the backstory of Juggernaut and also drives it forward at the same time, which is hard to do. Then just tells a fun action adventure going on in the present day. Pete: Yeah. I also like how they were also making fun of the fact in the book that he's fighting sand. They're making fun of itself as it's going on. Yeah, I've been really- Justin: Every time I go to the beach, I feel like I'm fighting sand. Pete: Man, I tell you, when you're done going to the beach, you're still fighting sand, finding it all over the place. Justin: I'm fighting sand. Pete: This is such a great surprise. This book as Alex was saying, and also just like the art is so bad-ass. Ron Garney is such a bad-ass. We've seen Juggernaut in a lot of different ways, but like see him power up with this suit, with all the red, it was just so cool. Yeah, I've never been more impressed with Juggernaut. Justin: You can't stop this. Pete: You can't. Alex: It's fun to see him do the Superman thing, opening up his shirt and turning on his costume. It's just a fun riff that I'm really enjoying. Let's move on and talk about, You Look Like Death, tales from the Umbrella Academy, number three, Dark Horse Comics, story by Gerard way and Shaun Simon, art and colors by I.N.J Culbard. As you can probably guess from the title, this is focusing on Klaus from the Umbrella Academy. His adventurous in Hollywood got mixed up with a bunch of shady characters, including a vampire monkey and some other folks. Pete, you have a question right off [crosstalk 00:37:30]. Pete: Yeah. I just wanted to ask Justin something because he's a classically trained actor. When you go on auditions and when you're being aligned producer, you have to see this a lot, right? A lot of people channeling demons and stuff like that. That's got to be a nightmare for Hollywood to comb through all of this all the time, right? Justin: There's a famous actor manual called an actor prepares by, Uta Hagen, I believe. A lot of the technique focuses on channeling a demon into your body before you step out into the audition room or onto the audition stage. So it's really great to see this play down person and of course, Pete, always a grasp of my career and personal life that I am often auditioning to be aligned producer. Alex: Right. This is a fun book. One of the things that I really like about it in particular is the push and pull between Klaus doesn't care about anything, just wants to get high, just wants to get drug and actually being forced into situations where he is going to have to cause something to happen. It's just this enjoyable push and pull as the action coalesces and spirals around him getting him to a point where he's going to have to do something eventually, but he's not quite there yet. Right now he's just eating relish out of a jar and having a good time. Justin: Relish is good. It just slides right down your throat. Pete: The art in this is just fantastic. They do an amazing job. This is a really fun story and worth checking out for sure. Justin: I love the little section where this writer who died, but hasn't moved on is sort of reckoning with his life, is really fun and it's just a little side bit of the story. Alex: That's good stuff. Stillwater, number three, from Image Comics, written by Chip Zdarksy, art by Ramon K. Perez. This title focuses on a small town where nobody ever dies. They can get hurt. They have to recover from that, but they never die and there's a man who has found out that he was actually the son of one of the women from that town. He is now trapped there. His mother is buried near the gazebo at the center of the town and he's trying to figure out a way out as he slowly works himself in the way of the society. Alex: This is really good and it doing a good job of slowly building up the mythology of this book. I like this issue in particular, just because it sets up the dangers going forward, but also explains a little bit more about the, how the concept works. Just smart writing across the board, I think. Pete: Yeah. This is my favorite issue so far. In this issue, they do a good job of really spelling out everything that we've learned as we move forward. Yeah, I'm really impressed with the artwork. This is a cool idea and it's one of the reasons a lot of people are scared of small towns. Justin: Yeah. Most people are scared of small towns because they'll have to live forever there and never get sick. Yeah, I think this issue really sets the level for what the series will be, I think in a good way and Ramon Perez's art is so good. Alex: Let's move on and talk about the Immortal Hulk, number 40 from Marvel, written by Al Ewing and art by Joe Bennett. After spending the last couple of issues with the leader, fighting the Hulk inside of his own head, potentially inside of hell, potentially a lot of stuff going on and that was absolutely horrifying to witness. We finally move outside there and things really move forward as Alpha Flight finds out what's going on. They figure out what's happening to the leader. Thanks to… My gosh, what's his name? I heard it's the body of Walter Langkowski. Pete: Sasquatch, Joe Fixit, who are you talking about? Justin: Abomination? Alex: No. The strong guy, Samson? Justin: [crosstalk 00:41:31]. That was the body Sasquatch and fills them in on everything that's going on. In the meantime, Joe Fixit, make some moves of his own. There's still plenty of gross stuff that happens to the comic. Pete: Sure is. Alex: But I love how much we're moving forward here and that last page, not just in terms of the writing, but also in terms of the way Joe Bennett draws it, is perfection. Justin: Yeah, it's really good. I'm sort of bummed because I had a long standing pitch at Marvel where I was like, I wanted the Hulk to give birth to a mustachioed version of himself and they did it in this issue. So I guess [crosstalk 00:42:10] back to the drawing book. Pete: Yeah. Salvin I couldn't agree more of that last panel was just such a classic comic last panel that gets you really excited. This is horrifying and amazing and all sorts of everything in between. This ride has been fantastic. When this thing is finally collected, this is going to be one of those ones that stands the test of time. It's really impressive. Alex: I wanted to ask you, Pete, because you were really against this for a while, you kept asking for your Hulk to come back. You wanted your Hulk back. What turns you? Because you now see him 100% fully on board with this. Justin: You were like, “I want my Hulk back.” Pete: No. I still feel that way, guys. I still want my Hulk back, but this is an interesting time out take on characters that's been around for a while. It's a very fresh, very new take on it. So you've got to respect something that's great. But yeah, I can't wait for my Hulk to come back and I can enjoy Hulk books more. This is a scarier version of something that I love and it's a little bit over my head, a little too smart, but I respect the fact of what it's doing. Alex: Right. It's like ginger beer instead of ginger ale. Pete: Right. Yeah. Why would you… I don't sure. Alex: It's like, “This is too spicy on my tongue, no thanks. Give me some Schweppes, please.” Justin: It's hard to feel where you're landing in here Alex. Are you landing on ginger ale? Because I think you're positioning yourself as a ginger beer. Alex: No, I love ginger beer. I'm just talking about from Pete's perspective. He wants ginger ale, but he's getting ginger beer. Justin: I think this is your mistake. He wants Mountain Dew. Pete: This is true. Justin: I don't know what all this ginger ale [crosstalk 00:43:58]. Pete: Do you know, Mountain Dew came out with a cookbook. Glorious. Justin: Yep. You've mentioned to us a lot and I look forward to your potluck dish that you'll be providing to our next meetup. What do you think next issue when the Hulk just totally murders the thing? Pete: Man, that's going to be crazy. Justin: Yeah, that'll be fun when he just rips the bricks off of him until he's [crosstalk 00:44:20]. Pete: I don't know because Joe Fixit doesn't look like he's in good shape. I don't know if he can take on the thing. Justin: He's going to rip the bricks off. Alex said it. Alex: We'll see what happens. Next up, Big Girls, number four from Image Comics, story and art by Jason Howard. This is a book about a world where girls are gigantic and boys are monsters. AKA the [crosstalk 00:44:43]. Pete: Sorry. Alex: Wait, what? What are you sorry about? Pete: Sorry for all the damage that dudes has done to this world. Alex: Thank you for apologizing for a millennia misogyny. I appreciate it, Pete. I think your statement here at our comic book podcast, solitary. Pete: Thanks man. Do what you can, you know. Justin: This book keeps moving forward. I liked the story. The girls just keep getting bigger. Alex: Yeah. That's what I love about big girls, man, they keep getting bigger [crosstalk 00:45:16]. Pete: No, but we're slowly getting more and more of what this mutation is and how they're going to stop it and a little bit more about this evil mastermind behind this. I think Jason Howard is doing a good job of giving us just a little bit more information each issue surrounded by a ton of action. I appreciate the storytelling, I think this is a classically great Image book. Alex: Next up, I know this is one that Justin, you were super excited about. Widowmakers, number one, story by that Devin Grayson, pencils and inks by Michele Bandini. This is clearly setting up the Black Widow movie that'll come out at some point, maybe, we'll see what happens. But you got Yelena Belova, teaming up with Red Guardian. Justin, why don't you like this book so much? Pete: Yeah, Justin? Justin: It has- Alex: What's your fucking problem? Justin: I've got a big problem with how great this book is because this book has no business being this good. It's a standalone issue featuring characters- Pete: Don't say that. Justin: People aren't crazy in love for. Well, I mean that as a compliment. It's such a, we follow mostly Yelena Belova, former Black Widow, who is technically a villain in a Black Widow arc and she's been on her own. What's great about it is, it's her being contracted by this rich dick to go do something for him and it ends up going wrong and she's just meant to test these facilities and then be murdered by these people. It's a great action book throughout the whole issue, but the internal monologue going on in Yelena's head is so good about her life, her place in the world, Russia's place in the world, what it means to be a citizen of the world and from a nation and freedom. Justin: There's just so many great ideas here, but it really tracks with this character. It puts you really in her point of view. Then she meets Red Guardian later on in the issue and he has a very different point of view and we get to sort of just take that in without having them jam some sort of idea down our throats. I just thought it was one the smartest issues I've read in a long time. This is my favorite book of the week. I really liked it. Pete: Yeah, it is really great. The art is fantastic. Also this is the best versions of these characters that I've seen. Yeah, it was really impressive to see when somebody tastes and has a great idea for some characters, what they can do. Justin: I love it at the end, the idea of how she gets the villain in the end, I thought was truly [crosstalk 00:48:03]. Pete: Yeah. That was glorious. Justin: It was great. Alex: Awesome. Just to mention, it seems like they're teeing up that this ties into the Black Widow series that is currently running, which is great as well from Kelly Thompson. So definitely check that out. Let's move on to Ice Cream Man, number 21 from Image Comics, written by W. Maxwell Prince, art by Martin Morazzo. I got to tell you, coming into this book, I was like, “Okay, I get it. They're doing their [inaudible 00:48:29]. That's not what it was at all. This is straight up a Watchman riff that they are doing this issue, which was so surprising and so shocking and as dark and messed up, as you would expect from Ice Cream Man. What'd you think about this issue? Justin: When I looked at the cover, I was like, “That's a funny cover idea.” Like a Watchman take Ice Cream Man. Then I was like, “Shit, that's the whole thing.” Which I was really surprised by. Then the way it ends is… Because it plays sort of a slight spoiler, like the very rare, more positive ending for any sort of character in Ice Cream Man. I thought that is a interesting subversion of what Watchman is, but it left me thinking like, “I need to read this a couple more times and really get into what's happening here because it's so good.” But I'm almost being fooled by the positive ending, I feel like. Pete: Yeah. Because the Ice Cream Man has been so dark and horrifying throughout. This issue was just me going, “Shit.” I was like, “Why is this so familiar?” Then slowly getting it and it was the coloring and the panels. I'm like, “I know why this is so familiar.” Then the upside down frowny face was just the nail that kind of put in the coffin where I was like, “This is amazing.” I immediately went back, like Justin said and reread it to be like, “How did I not get this earlier?” Pete: But every issue I'm so nervous before I read it, because I'm like, I don't know if it can keep going at such a high level of creativity and constantly amazing me and torturing my mind with what is happening. We still really don't know what's going on with Ice Cream Man and every issue we find out a little bit more, but it's just still such a crazy, interesting book that is… I cannot wait for it to finish so I can go back and reread it all again and enjoy it all again, because it's just really impressive. Alex: Well, feels like they did a similar sort of thing with All-star Superman, a couple of issues back. We had W. Maxwell Prince on our live show. He talked about how it's not necessarily connecting the story. Maybe there's an Ice Cream Man multi-verse, this feels like one of those tales out in the multi-verse that rifts on or reverberates off of what's going on with Ice Cream Man, because I read most of it thinking, okay, we're getting some real answers in terms of mythology here. That's not what happens at all necessarily. It's more just like, there are echoes of what's going on in the book usually, but it's still, Martin Morazzo's art is so gorgeous and so well laid out. The watcher risks are fun. It's weird to do a positive Watchman to your point, Justin, but I think if you're going to do anything that ends happy, that you're parodying, sure, do it Watchman, have a happy ending for Watchma. Why not. Justin: Well, and the ultimate way to subvert Watchman is to have the Rorschach character go live a happy life and make his world better. That's what I think the point is, is like, “Hey, let's just take small steps to make our lives better.” That's what I think the last page with the end is near with [inaudible 00:52:14] crossed out on the dude's sign. I think it's like, “Hey, it'd be a little easier if we just had it be near.” He does. So it's like, “Let's all make small steps to have a better life.” Which that would solve Watchman as well. Justin: Watchman's all about tricking the humanity to be nicer to each other by creating a squared that is threatening the planet. It's like, “Okay, now you don't have to kill each other because there's another enemy.” This book is maybe saying, “No, we could also just be nicer to each other on a day-to-day basis.” I think that's a very cool idea. If that's what the intention was, this is very good. Pete: Yeah. I also liked the idea of, instead of having a character go down a dark path and be like, “I'm too wrapped up in this.” Having the character stop and realize like, “I need to be a better partner.” It's doable. It's “If I put some time and energy into this, I can save this fucking thing. I can turn it around.” It was really great and the midst of all this craziness of this Ice Cream Man world, it was very surprising and goal. Alex: Lastly, we're going to move on to our X of Swords block, which Pete is very into it, very excited about. Pete: [crosstalk 00:53:32]. Alex: Hold on, buddy. Justin: That's why we do it at the end because you log off. Alex: Yeah, we save it right for the end here. But this is the second to last week of extra service. We're going to be wrapping it up all next week. Okay. Calm down, buddy. But we got X-Force number 14, written by Benjamin Percy and [Jerry Dougan 00:53:50], art by Joshua Cassara. [inaudible 00:53:52] number six, written by Seb Wells and art by Carmen Carnero. Cable, number six written by Jerry Dukin and Phil Neto. Here we are very much into the tournament of [Arocco versus Kakoa 00:54:02]. They are fighting battles, often not with swords, but with other beings throughout this. Justin: Eating contests. Alex: We get a bunch of them fleshed out. Some of them happen shorter than others, but by the end of it, we move on to the main event. Spoiler is you could have predicted this even call out that you could predict it. It's apocalypse versus annihilation as Arocco and Kakoa are tie. That's what this has been leading all up towards. Pete, I know you're against this. I know you're not loving this. Justin, let's go to you first. what'd you think about these issues? Justin: Well, it's funny to Pete's point of being frustrated by it. It's there is a little bit of a trick here with this whole event where they set it up to be this Epic sort of age of apocalypse style crossover. When what it really is, is like X-Men playing baseball on a grand event scale. It's very playful. It's very light and fun. Despite the fact that the X-Men are losing, which is, I think stressful in general, but it's these fun lighthearted events punctuated by horrible murder. The back half of the X-Force issue where we see the Storm, the stuff that- Pete: The storm fight is glorious. Justin: The drink that Storm and Wolverine were drinking, the Blight Swill is actually a pretty strong poison, like a soul poisoning and then Storm still beats her dude, and then lets him get slaughtered. That was bad-ass. Pete: Yeah it was. Alex: Well, in the Hellions issue, it takes a little bit of a side trip. Early in the event we found out that Mr. Sinister was leading his team to try to get the swords of Arocco before they could use them. Turns out as usual, Mr. Sinister is being an evil fuck and- Pete: Surprise. Alex: He tricked his entire team in order to get genetic information from the mutants of Arocco, that's all he really wanted to do. His entire team dies in absolutely horrible ways. It's a little unclear which one of them are going to come back or not because if you die in other worlds, your personality dies, but you might be pulled from another personality. So may getting some new rifts out a bunch of these characters. Justin: Well, I feel like we got Havoc and Quantum survive in that may be it. Alex: Yeah. I think Empath also makes it through, right? He gets stabbed, but he crawls his way through. So maybe he's coming back. Justin: Yeah. Alex: But that's super dark. The rest of it is, like both of you guys are saying, there's a point to the fact that it's frustrating that they're never getting to the sword fights. You're watching it and you're reading it, you're like, “They're doing a puzzle fight. That's insane.” It is insane that Iliana is doing puzzles right now to try to beat these people. But I think, Justin, you said it last week, we were talking about these issues, this is [inaudible 00:57:07] setting up fairy magic to trick Arocco in order to win. Alex: There's even a point in one of these issues where they're like, what is she doing right now? What side is she on? What is the game that she's playing? But it ultimately comes clear when Gorgon ends up fighting and ties up the score, so it gets to annihilation versus apocalypse. That was the whole point of what [inaudible 00:57:31] was doing. She was getting it to this point of whatever is next to even up the score. I am still very much on board with this. I understand the frustration with the lack of sword fights that are happening in X of Swords, but we got three issues left here. I think the story has been so fascinating audits own both from a writing and an art perspective that I'm still very much enjoying it, personally. Justin: Yeah. The Cable issue that we didn't talk about, the art's great and there's some great emotional mo