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Black Panter/Adventure Time: Beginning of The End/TMNT: Urban Legends

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Black Panter/Adventure Time: Beginning of The End/TMNT: Urban Legends

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This Ain't Your Grandma's TMNT
First Issue Club

This week: riding off the success of the movie, "Black Panther" gives us something totally unexpected with a dash of afrofuturism. "Adventure Time: Beginning of the End" kicks off our sad goodbye to the TV show, and "TMNT: Urban Legends" takes the turtles back to their gritty 90s roots.  

Kaboom Comics

Marvel Comics

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The Trump Era Is Infecting Comic Books

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The Trump Era Is Infecting Comic Books

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The Trump Era Is Infecting Comic Books
First Issue Club

This week: "A Walk Through Hell" gives a slow burn horror take on our Trump era politics. Then, "Flavor" uses food to tell a story of female empowerment, and "Ether: The Copper Golems" uses alternate realities to tell a story of male selfishness.

Image Comics

Dark Horse Comics

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Don't Skip On The Tongue Please

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Don't Skip On The Tongue Please

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Don't Skip On The Tongue Please
First Issue Club

Archaia Comcis

This week: "Venom" humanizes a character we realize we don't actually know a lot about: the symbiote. Plus, "Barrier" dissects the importance of language in our charged debate about immigration, and "Fraggle Rock" reminds us the childhood joy of creating for creating's sake.

Image Comics

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Cis White Male Avengers Assemble!

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Cis White Male Avengers Assemble!

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Cis White Male Avengers Assemble!
First Issue Club

This week: "Avengers #1" brings the gang back together and "Death Or Glory" tries to make antiheroes out of some "real America" preppers. 

Image Comics

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Thanos' Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

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Thanos' Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

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Thanos' Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
First Issue Club

This week: "Thanos Annual" gives us a clip show special of Thanos' nihilistic hijinks. Plus, "Aliens: Dust To Dust" gives us new insight into xenomorphs and "Jeepers Creepers" gives us a good laugh.

Dark Horse Comics

Dynamite Comics

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Avengers Infinity War: Fully Torqued

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Avengers Infinity War: Fully Torqued

Avengers Infinity War: Fully Torqued
First Issue Club

This week: we cover our first book on film: "Avengers Infinity War"! That's right, we can't ignore the biggest thing in comic books this week...a movie. But, before that, we cover Image's "Skyward"!

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Are You There God, It's Robocop

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Are You There God, It's Robocop

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Are You There God, It's Robocop
First Issue Club

This week: "Robocop: CItizen's Arrest" takes the neighborhood watch to a whole new level. Then "Exiles" gives us the anime wolverine we've always wanted...just not yet. And, "The Immortal Men" doesn't quite live up to the hype.

Marvel Comics

DC Comics

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The Impression That We Get

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The Impression That We Get

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The Impression That We Get
First Issue Club

This week: have you ever been close to a comic you loved, or close to folks who have? Well the odds stack up so high with “Analog”, we feel a pain so powerful with “Isola”, and knock on wood with “Demi-God”.  

Image Comics

IDW Comics

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Variant Edition: We Talk Marvel's "Fresh" Start

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Variant Edition: We Talk Marvel's "Fresh" Start

Variant Edition: We Talk Marvel's "Fresh" Start
First Issue Club

In this variant edition of the podcast, we focus in on Marvel's new Fresh Start initiative. Who will be affected by this shift, what's going to change, and why are they doing it now? There's a lot of important questions to explore.

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The Superhero Mashup Nobody Asked For...But We Kinda Like

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The Superhero Mashup Nobody Asked For...But We Kinda Like

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The Superhero Mashup Nobody Asked For...But We Kinda Like
First Issue Club

This week: "Weapon H" mashes up Wolverine and The Hulk...that's right. Then "Lucy Dreaming" takes us into some deadly teenage dreams and Stand Sakai continues his incredible, "Usagi Yojimbo".

Dark Horse

Boom! Studios

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Super Depression

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Super Depression

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Super Depression
First Issue Club

This week: "Eternity Girl" gives us something entirely new...a superhero with depression. Plus, "Vampronica" takes another look into the horror Archie universe and "The New Mutants" reminds us of classic X-men.

Marvel Comics

Archie Horror

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