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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”.
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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”.
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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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".
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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.
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This week: the author of "The Walking Dead" starts his next saga with "Oblivion Song". Then, "Gideon Falls" gets heady with a priest and a person who collects trash. And finally, "The Highest House" begins a tragically beautiful new series.
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This week: honestly, "The Terrifics" is just trolling The Fantastic Four, right? Plus, the founding editor of Clickhole writes one of the funniest damn comics we've ever read, and "The Beef" is takes a new look at revenge.
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This week: "Multiple Warheads: Ghost Throne" reminds us why we fell in love with comics. Plus, "Pumpkin Head" revives an 80s horror film, and "Deathbed" gives us some full frontal violence.
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This week: "Death of Love" critiques the "nice guy" stereotype. DC continues a pretty good winning streak of launching new superheroes with "Sideways". Then "Kickass" re-launches with an all new character behind the iconic green and yellow suit.
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On this bonus episode: we cover our very first graphic novel. What would a revisionist Superman story with a black woman instead of a white dude look like? You no longer have to wonder, just pick up "Black AF" from Black Mask Studios.
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This week: "X-men Red" takes us back to basics, and we honestly forgot what we were missing. Then, the story in "VS" baffles us as its visuals blow us out of the water. Finally, we dive into the world of Valiant comics with "Armstrong And The Vault Of Spirits".
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This week: BK and Mike D review a cornucopia of straight fire comics. We're talking Doom Patrol, Anthony Bourdain, new DC characters and a whole lot more. Don't be the only person who doesn't listen to this episode, cause it's a doozy!
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This week: expert comic reader, Greg, explains the intricacies of "Raven: Daughter of Darkness" and "Vinegar Teeth" to The Budget King. Plus, "Abbot" adds a supernatural lens to 1970's Detroit.
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This week: "Days of Hate" takes the problem of political bubbles to its furthest extreme with a war between Antifa and the Altright. Plus, "Ice Cream Man" serves up some wholesome horror as a terrifying anthology series, DC decides they can do the Hulk better with "Damage", and "Go West" unsheathes The Blade for some apocalyptic revenge.
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This week: DC has finally addressed the abusive relationship between the Joker and Harley Quinn. Now, we get to see what she does as a single woman in "Harley Quinn: Be Careful What You Wish For." Then, Hawkeye enters the Oldmanosphere with "Oldman Hawkeye". And, an original Avenger named Voyager returns in "Avengers: No Surrender". One problem, Voyager has never been a Marvel character till being introduced in this comic.
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This week: three comics address the comic book world's problem with male power fantasies. First, "Rogue & Gambit" seems to tackle a famous X-men's issues with misogyny. "Rise of The Black Panther" brings female characters into the spotlight. And, "Snagglepuss" reimagines a famous cartoon character as a homosexual.
This week: if you're into comics, you probably remember the very first issue that ignited your passion. As we close out 2017, we look back on the comics that started our obsession. Happy Holidays!
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