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The gods are fighting and a family of three are they only ones who can save the day! Plus a Major Spoiler for Cobra Commander #3, The Holy Roller from Image Comics returns, and we get a glimpse of things to come When the Blood Has Dried #1 from Mad Cave Studios
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COBRA COMMANDER #3
Writer: Joshua Williamson
Artist: Andrea Milana
Publisher: Skybound Entertainment
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: March 20, 2024
Cobra Commander isn't the only one looking to harness the alien energy source known as Energon. That means he has to either take control of the new organization he's encountered... or destroy them.
[rating:4/5]You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3VmGNvN
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THE HOLY ROLLER #5
Writer: Rick Remender/Joe Trohman/Andy Samberg
Artist: Morena DiNisio
Publisher: Image Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: March 20, 2024Levi infiltrates a secret meeting of neo-no-goodniks and discovers a resurrected 20th-century supervillain with a sinister sales pitch, forcing the Holy Roller to offer his own teeth-shattering sermon of justice! Action! Intrigue! Double-cross and vitamin pills!
[rating:4/5]You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3ILyUIO
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WHEN THE BLOOD HAS DRIED #1
Writer: Gary Moloney
Artist: Daniel Romero Ulloa
Publisher: Mad Cave Studios
Cover Price: $4.99
Release Date: April 10, 2024
Years ago, a stranger came to Carraig an Bhun, a little town on the edge
of the Southern Territories. The locals eventually came to see this
"blow-in," Meabh of Cklonia, as one of their own. Now, Meabh has taken
over as proprietor of The Lough Inn, finding a semblance of peace after a
lifetime of adventuring...however, the proposed opening of a branch of
the Adventurers' Guild risks dragging her past into the present. What
would the townsfolk do if they discovered their beloved barkeep was once
part of a ruthless band of rogue sell-swords masquerading as noble
heroes? It's a tragic tale of loss and redemption that asks what's left
behind long after the bodies are buried and When the Blood Has Dried.
[rating: 2.5/5]
DISCUSSIONCLOUDIA AND REX Volume 1
Writers: Ulises Farinas, Erick Freitas
Artist: Daniel Irizarri
Publisher: Lion Forge Comics
Release Date: November 2017
After losing their dad, 12-year-old Cloudia and her kid sister Rex are taken on a road trip by their mother, who is having a hard time dealing with the stress of sudden single-motherhood. When their car is blasted off the road by a strange bolt from the sky, the kids find themselves with strange abilities―Cloudia has super strength and Rex is . . . a woolly rhino. It seems they've been possessed by two twin gods, Thanatos and Hypnos, who are fleeing the god-realm which is being overtaken by The High Waveform, a single consuming entity. Their mission is to use the girls to ferry the remaining fleeing gods to the World Tree, where a new realm of gods can be reborn. It's all a lot for a 12 year old to fully appreciate until the weight of the responsibility catches up with her.You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/4aiVynM
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This week, we travel to The Hole to see what is going on in Dorohedoro. We review Helen of Wyndhorn from Dark Horse Comics, Power Rangers: The Return #2 from BOOM! Studios, and take a peek at the Nacelleverse #0 from Oni Press!
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HELEN OF WYNDHORN #1
Writer: Tom King
Artist: Bilquis Evely
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Cover Price: $4.99
Release Date: March 13, 2024
Following the tragic death of her late father C.K. Cole, the esteemed pulp writer and creator of the popular warrior character Othan; Helen Cole is called back to her Grandfather's enormous and elustrious estate: Wyndhorn House. Scarred by Cole's untimely passing and lost in a new, strange world, Helen wreaks drunken havoc upon her arrival; however, her chaotic ways begin to soften as she discovers a lifetime of secrets hiding within the myriad rooms and hallways of the expansive manor. For outside its walls, within the woods, dwell the legendary adventures that once were locked away within her father's stories.
[rating:5/5]You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3T2PjNK
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POWER RANGERS: THE RETURN #2
Writer: Amy Jo Johnson, Matt Hotson
Artist: Nico Leo
Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Cover Price: $4.99
Release Date: March 13, 2024
Amy Jo Johnson-the Pink Ranger herself-continues leading this alternate universe story, with the classic Mighty Morphin Power Rangers plagued by tragedy. Kimberly reflects on a shocking choice she had to make all those years ago when telling the story of the Rangers' final hour against Rita and Zedd!
But, did they make it out in time, and what ramifications did their final battle have for Earth in the present, including for Trini's mysterious niece, Selena?
[rating:4/5]You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3VfChyX
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NACELLEVERSE #0
Writer: Melissa Flores
Artist: Diogenese Neves, Francis Portela, and More!
Publisher: Oni Press
Cover Price: $5.99
Release Date: March 20, 2024
ROBOFORCE! BIKER FROM MICE FROM MARS!SECTAURS! POWER LORDS! AND MANY MORE! THE NACELLEVERSE STARTS NOW—IN A DOUBLE-SIZED, 48-PAGE ZERO ISSUE SPECTACULAR!When his planet is annihilated by a cosmic disaster. The alien Great Garloo must begin a galaxy-spanning search for a new home . . . only to discover a bold new universe of champions waiting amongst the stars! From the genetically modified Sectaur warriors of the planet Symbion to the rabble-rousing Biker Mice from Mars, Garloo's quest for safe haven will hurdle him on a one-way collision course toward 22nd Century Earth . . . where the obsolete robotic work crew called RoboForce is about to forge a new destiny . . .
The road to this summer's RoboForce #1 and Biker Mice From Mars #1 starts here with a momentous new jumping-on point that no fan can afford to miss!
[rating: 3.5/5]
DISCUSSIONDOROHEDORO
Creator: Q Hayashida
Publisher: VIZ Media (US)
In a city so dismal it's known only as "the Hole," a clan of Sorcerers have been plucking people off the streets to use as guinea pigs for atrocious "experiments" in the black arts. In a dark alley, Nikaido found Caiman, a man with a reptile head and a bad case of amnesia. To undo the spell, they're hunting and killing the Sorcerers in the Hole, hoping that eventually they'll kill the right one. But when En, the head Sorcerer, gets word of a lizard-man slaughtering his people, he sends a crew of "cleaners" into the Hole, igniting a war between two worlds.You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/439DqKC
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Stephen is going solo this week, but fear not, as he shares his thoughts on The Last Ronin II Re-Evolution #1 from IDW Publishing.
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TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE LAST RONIN II RE-EVOLUTION #1
Writer: Kevin Eastman, Tom Waltz
Artist: Ben Bishop, Esau Escorza, Issac Escorza
Publisher: IDW Publishing
Cover Price: $8.99
Release Date: March 06, 2024
More than a decade after the Last Ronin defeated the Foot Clan, New York City finds itself in a state of steady decline. Now, the disparate gangs vie for economic and political control and that the chaos is taking its toll. It's clear to Casey Marie that if something isn't done soon, the city she knows and loves will be lost forever. So, whether they're ready or not, she and her young pupils must raise a new coalition and lead the charge to keep the peace. Witness the rise of the next generation of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as they fight to restore peace to the streets they live below! Legendary TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman proudly presents the next epic chapter of The Last Ronin, reassembling the acclaimed creative team from the original monster bestseller for a second oversized, prestige format miniseries event![rating:4/5]
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We finally get back to reading the Invincible series. We also review The Savage Sword of Conan #1 from Titan Comics and Zorro: Man of the Dead #2 from Massive Publishing. And we ask the all-important question, "Do The Youngs know who Zorro is?"
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THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #1
Writers: John Arcudi, Patch Zircher, Jim Zub
Artists: Max Von Fafner, Patch Zircher
Publisher: Titan Comics
Cover Price: $6.99
Release Date: February 28, 2024
Featuring a new CONAN epic from John Arcudi and Max Von Fafner, the rousing return of SOLOMON KANE written and drawn by Patch Zircher, an electric prose story from Jim Zub, spectacular art pin-ups, and more, THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN Issue #1 heralds a new era of adrenaline-fueled adventure!
[rating:4.5/5]You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/49HYUQG
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Zorro has returned! Well, kind of. Diego has shown that the spirit of Zorro flows through him and has left a trail of ne'er-do wells in his wake. But now Rosa must try to save her brother who believes he is the protector of La Vega, as El Rojo will certainly be hunting for the legendary Zorro now. But Diego isn't going anywhere without Bandido. Hop in Rosa's El Camino, and prepare for the next swashbuckling chapter in Sean Murphy's electric story of the man in black.
ZORRO: MAN OF THE DEAD #2
Writer: Sean Gordon Murphy
Artist: Sean Gordon Murphy
Publisher: Massive Publishing
Cover Price: $4.99
Release Date: February 21, 2024
[rating:4.5/5]
DISCUSSIONINVINCIBLE Volume 3: Perfect Strangers
Writer: Robert Kirkman
Artist: Ryan Ottley
Publisher: Image Comics
Mark Grayson is just like everyone else his age, except that his father is the most powerful super-hero on the planet. And now he's begun to inherit his father's powers. It all sounds okay at first, but how do you follow in your father's footsteps when you know you will never live up to his standards?
Now the Guardians of the Globe are dead. The super-hero community is abuzz with the who, what, when, where, why, and how. Unbeknownst to him, Invincible is at the center of the most dramatic event to hit the super-hero community in decades.You can purchase this volume via our Amazon affiliate link- https://amzn.to/3Tfptav
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We kick back, crack a few cold ones, and talk about whatever is on our minds in this week's episode.
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This week on the show, it's SHIRTLESS BEAR-FIGHTER! We also talk The Displaced #1 from BOOM! Studios, the latest installment of 2000 AD, and Night People #1 from Oni Press. So put on your headphones, grab some flapjacks, and get ready to punch some bears! (NOTE: No real bears were harmed in the making of this episode.)
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THE DISPLACED #1
Writer: Ed Brisson
Artist: Luca Casalanguida
Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Cover Price: $4.99
Release Date: February 14, 2024
The city of Oshawa, Ontario has vanished without a trace. Even worse, nobody remembers it or the 170,000 missing residents that disappeared along with it.
As the survivors also fall into the forgotten, they must seek each other out, if they hope to have any chance of surviving in a world where no one believes they exist...
Highly acclaimed writer Ed Brisson (Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Predator), rising star artist Luca Casalanguida (Regarding the Matter of Oswald's Body, James Bond), and red hot colorist Dee Cunniffe (Barnstormers, Crossover) pose the question... how can you feel connected to reality or each other if by all veritable means, you don't exist?
[rating:4.5/5]You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3wgAlfu
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2000AD Prog 2370
Writer: Various
Artist: Various
Publisher: Rebellion
Cover Price: $4.49
Release Date: February 21, 2024
The Galaxy’s Greatest Comic returns with another action packed edition!
[rating: 4.5/5]RAND
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NIGHT PEOPLE #1
Writer: Chris Condon (based on the novel by Barry Gifford)
Artist: Brian Level
Publisher: Oni Press
Cover Price: $4.99
Release Date: March 6, 2024
From literary icon Barry Gifford-internationally renowned creator of Wild At Heart and cowriter of David Lynch's neo-noir masterpiece Lost Highway-Night People is a pulsating roadmap of the American subconscious, where neon-lit Southern nights give way to lipstick, sweat, and blood, and the odd, innocent, and evil are all fellow travelers down an interstate of dark, elusive dreams. Adapted from Gifford's acclaimed novel by breakout writer Chris Condon (That Texas Blood, The Enfield Gang Massacre) and a rotating cast of stunning artistic talents, follow an uneasy company of wanted criminals, cartel killers, and lost souls through four interlocking tales as they travel a path of intoxication, lust, and spontaneous violence from New Orleans to Egypt City, Florida, and back again.
[rating: 2.5/5]
DISCUSSIONSHIRTLESS BEAR-FIGHTER VOLUME 01
Writer: Jody LeHeup, Sebastian Girner
Artist: Nil Vendrell, Mike Spicer
Publisher: Image Comics
Cover Price: $16.99
Release Date: 2017
After being betrayed by the bears that raised him, the legendary SHIRTLESS BEAR-FIGHTER wanders the forest he’s sworn to protect, fist-fighting bears, eating flapjacks, and being the angriest man the world has ever known! When wild-eyed, super-strong bears attack the citizens of Major City, Shirtless ventures into the human world to do what he does best...PUNCH THOSE BEARS IN THE FACE! But all is not as it seems. Someone is manipulating Shirtless...and only by confronting the demons of his past can Shirtless hope to save his future! A heart-filled, hilarious tall tale for the ages...you don't want to miss SHIRTLESS BEAR-FIGHTER! Collects SHIRTLESS BEAR-FIGHTER! #1-5CLOSE
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We are traveling back in time with the Strontium Dogs this week as we take a look at the Schicklgruber Grab from 2000 AD. We also review Count Crowley's Mediocre Midnight Monster Hunter #2 from Dark Horse Comics, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Return #1 from BOOM! Studios, and Morning Star #1 from Mad Cave Studios.
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COUNT CROWLEY: MEDIOCRE MIDNIGHT MONSTER HUNTER #2
Writer: David Dastmalchian
Artist: Luka Ketner
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Cover Price: $4.99
Release Date: February 7, 2024
In spite of her rising popularity as a horror host, Jerri Bartman is trying to resurrect her career as a legit journalist. Meanwhile, a local scientist is trying to resurrect the dead through some less-than-ethical methods. One of these people is getting results and it sure isn't Jerri. Meanwhile a creepy spook in an old truck is handing out free Halloween disguises to children in Beloit. Remember, kids, never take candy (or a mask!) from strangers!
[rating:4/5]You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3w68nCX
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MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS: THE RETURN #1
Writer: Amy Jo Johnson/Matt Hotson
Artist: Nico Leon
Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Cover Price: $4.99
Release Date: February 7, 2024
In an alternate universe, the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers finally defeated Rita Repulsa and Lord Zedd, but at a terrible cost... In the wake of tragedy, the team went their separate ways. 22 years later, the long-disbanded team reunites to mourn the losses of beloved friends, but Zack and Billy have some unexpected information to share-Jason, the Red Ranger, has been operating as a lone vigilante, and has since disappeared. Will the remaining Rangers be able to track him down, especially with a mysterious figure in pursuit?
[rating:4.5/5]You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/42CP1Bx
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MORNING STAR #1
Writer: Tim Daniel
Artist: Marco Finnegan
Publisher: Mad Cave Studios
Cover Price: $4.99
Release Date: March 27, 2024
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1956. Kootenai National Forest, Montana. When smokejumper Nathan Garrett perishes in a raging wildfire, his surviving family’s hopes and happiness turn to ashes.Now, one year following Nathan’s death, wife, and mother of two, Jolene Garrett, takes her crumbling family to the Morning Star lookout seeking solace through closure–to scatter her husband’s remains. But something far beyond the reach of their wildest imaginings awaits the Garrett family in the Montana wilderness–something more powerful than their anguish and torment. Something that transcends space and time. No telephones. No electricity. No transportation. No escape.
Check out this preview of the issue - https://majorspoilers.com/2024/01/26/first-look-morning-star-1/
[rating: 4/5]
DISCUSSIONSTRONTIUM DOG: SEARCH AND DESTROY 2
Writer: John Wagner and Alan Grant
Artist: Carolos Ezquerra
Publisher: 2000AD
Strontium Dog Search and Destroy 2 - The 2000 AD Years, collects the earliest SD strips to appear in 2000 AD after the sci-fi comic it originally appeared in, Starlord, was merged with the 'galaxy's greatest comic!'Co-created by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra, the team behind Judge Dredd, this collection includes the beautifully-coloured spreads that appeared in the original 2000 AD run and includes the classic Strontium Dog story, The Schicklgruber Grab, in which mutant bounty hunter, Johnny Alpha and his partner travel to the past to capture Adolf Hitler!
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This week we head into the wilds of West Texas as we take a deep dive into That Texas Blood Volume 1 from Image Comics. We also review Moon Man #1, Local Man #9, Lilo and Stitch #1, and Rodrigo gives us an update on Delicious in Dungeon.
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MOON MAN #1
Writer: Scott "Kid Cudi" Mescui
Artist: Marco Locati
Publisher: Image Comics
Release Date: January 31, 2024
Superstar musician SCOTT "KID CUDI" MESCUDI makes his comics debut alongside Eisner Awardnominated co-writer KYLE HIGGINS (RADIANT BLACK) and breakout artist MARCO LOCATI in the extra-length first issue of the biggest book of 2024! Ramon is ready for a quiet life. Whatever went wrong on that failed moon mission, whatever happened in the missing minutes the cameras didn't capture, all he really wants is to settle down back home. But those missing minutes hold an Earth-shattering secret—and, with all eyes turned to him, Ramon will soon find himself becoming something the world has never seen before[rating:3/5]
You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/42i0lmu
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LOCAL MAN #9
Writer: Tim Seeley, Tony Fleecs
Artist: Tim Seeley, Tony Fleecs
Publisher: Image Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: January 31, 2024
Jack knows it all. He's a real damn detective, not just a washed up 90s superhero. But will he be able to accept a truth that will change the way he thinks about himself, his powers, his family, and the crappy town he's chosen to protect? More importantly, will he able to escape the literal tidal wave rolling down Main Street?
[rating:4/5]You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/4bfDDzs
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DELICIOUS IN DUNGEON Ep. 2-4
Adapted from: Delicious in Dungeon
First episode date: January 4, 2024 (Japan)
Language: Japanese
Writers: Kimiko Ueno
Publisher: Netflix
Dungeons, dragons… and delicious monster stew!? Adventurers foray into a cursed buried kingdom to save their friend, cooking up a storm along the way
[rating: 4.5/5]RAND
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LILO & STITCH #1
Writer: Greg Pak
Artist: Giulia Giacomino
Publisher: Dynamite/Disney
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: January 31, 2024
Get ready for a new adventure with LILO & STITCH as the irrepressible pair launch their very first ongoing comic series, brought to you by superstar writer GREG PAK (Darth Vader, Mech Cadets) and artist GIULIA GIACOMINO! Life seems to have calmed down for Experiment 626 and his new family on Earth - at least until evil aliens come hunting for everyone's favorite blue-furred troublemaker. The kicker? They're using giant robots that are powered by Stitch's own DNA! Will Lilo's beloved pet be able to take on these villains and lead them away from his adopted planet and loved ones? And even if he succeeds, will he be able to find his way back home?
[rating: 4/5]
DISCUSSIONTHAT TEXAS BLOOD VOLUME 01
Writer: Chris Condon
Artist: Jacob Phillips
Publisher: Image Comics
Cover Price: $9.99
Release Date: June 24, 2020
After an explosive confrontation over a casserole dish, Joe Bob Coates begins to question his effectiveness as Sheriff of Ambrose County, Texas. Matters only get worse as Los Angeles-based writer Randy Terrill returns home following the sudden and mysterious death of his brother, causing a spiral down into a past filled with treachery and blood.Collects THAT TEXAS BLOOD #1-6
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This week, we get the rare opportunity to look at two takes on the same story, as we examine Marvel Comics and Dark Horse Comics' adaptation of Robert E. Howard's "The Slithering Shadow." We also review Savage Dragon #267 from Image Comics, Red Sonja #7 from Dynamite Entertainment, and Charred Remains #2 from Mad Cave Studios.
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RED SONJA #7
Writer: Torunn Gronbekk
Artist: Walter Geovani
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: January 24, 2024
In this issue: The source of "His Master's Voice" stands revealed, and now Sonja is face-to-face with the greatest threat Hyboria has ever known. Will the She-Devil kneel before [REDACTED]? Don't bet on it!
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SAVAGE DRAGON #267
Writer: Erik Larsen
Artist: Erik Larsen
Publisher: Image Comics
Cover Price: $9.99
Release Date: January 17, 2024CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF THE ONGOING SAVAGE DRAGON SERIES!
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Savage Dragon's adopted daughter Angel gets married to Frank Darling, Jr. at long last! Paul Dragon gives away the bride! Malcolm Dragon is the best man! Maxine is the maid of honor! But no superhero wedding is complete without a looming menace hellbent on making the happy occasion a living nightmare!
[rating:4/5]
CHARRED REMAINS #2
Writer: Anthony Cleveland
Artist: Andrea Mutti
Publisher: Mad Cave Studios
Cover Price: $4.99
Release Date: January 31, 2024
Vic's dreams of the Fire Man are becoming more and more real, but he refuses to admit to Amy what he saw in the flames. Meanwhile, Amy is searching for her friend who was nearly lost to the blaze, but there's something Patricia Lefeu isn't saying about Hope's House. Secrets spread nearly as quickly as fire in this town...
[rating: 4/5]
DISCUSSIONCONAN: Xuthal of the Dusk
"The Slithering Shadow" is one of the original short stories starring the fictional sword and sorcery hero Conan the Cimmerian, written by American author Robert E. Howard and first published in the September 1933 issue of Weird Tales magazine. "The Slithering Shadow" is the original title, but the story is also known as "Xuthal of the Dusk" in further publications. It is set in the pseudo-historical Hyborian Age, and concerns Conan discovering a lost city in a remote desert while encountering a Lovecraftian demon known as Thog.The story was republished in the collections The Sword of Conan (Gnome Press, 1952) and Conan the Adventurer (Lancer Books, 1966). It has more recently been published in the collections The Conan Chronicles Volume 1: The People of the Black Circle (Gollancz, 2000) as "The Slithering Shadow" and in Conan of Cimmeria: Volume One (1932-1933) (Wandering Star, 2002) and The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian (Del Rey, 2003) as "Xuthal of the Dusk."
The story was adapted by Roy Thomas, John Buscema and Alfredo Alcala in Savage Sword of Conan #20, then by Fred Van Lente and Guiu Vilanova in Conan the Avenger #13-15 (2015).
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This week, we take a deep dive into The Fall of the House of Usher from ABLAZE Publishing. We also review Cobra Commander #1 from Skybound Entertainment, and Avengers Twilight #1 from Marvel Comics!
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COBRA COMMANDER #1
Writer: Joshua Williamson
Artist: Andrea Milana, Annalisa Leoni
Publisher: Skybound Entertainment
Cover Price: $4.99
Release Date: January 17, 2024
The Rise of Cobra begins here. In a world where the Cobra organization hasn't formed, one man's sinister plans to utilize the mysterious alien substance known as Energon sends shockwaves across the globe. Who is Cobra Commander? Where does he come from? And what horrors is he planning to unleash that will rock the world-and maybe the universe-to its core? Red-Hot writer Joshua Williamson (Superman, Duke) and artist Andrea Milana (Impact Winter: Rook) kick off the second of four action-packed miniseries that will introduce the best and worst humanity has to offer in the Energon Universe.
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AVENGERS TWILIGHT #1
Writer:Chip Zdarsky
Artist: Daniel Acuna
Publisher:Marvel Comics
Cover Price: $5.99
Release Date: January 17, 2024
In a gleaming new world of prosperity, Captain America is no more. But Steve Rogers still exists, floating through an America where freedom is an illusion, where THE AVENGERS are strangers and his friends are long dead. But is the Dream? How do you assemble Avengers in a world that doesn't want them?
[rating:3/5]
DISCUSSIONTHE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER
Writer: Edgar Allan Poe/Raul Garcia
Artist: Raul Garcia
Publisher: ABLAZE Publishing
Cover Price: $16.99
Release Date: February 27, 2024
Edgar Allan Poe's gothic tale of the decaying Usher mansion comes to life in an all-new way!In this graphic novel edition of The Fall of the House of Usher, Raul Garcia adapts his animated short, The Fall of the House of Usher, now streaming on Prime Video, and as a part of the animated feature Extraordinary Tales.
A traveler arrives at the Usher mansion to visit his old friend, Roderick Usher. Upon arriving, however, he discovers that Roderick and his sister, Madeline, have been afflicted with a mysterious malady: Roderick's senses have become painfully acute, while Madeline has become nearly catatonic. That evening, Roderick tells his guest of an old Usher family curse: any time there has been more than one Usher child, all siblings have gone insane, dying horrible deaths. As the days wear on, the effects of the curse reach their terrifying climax.
In this adaptation, the celebrated animator translates the cinematographic language into the comic medium.
As a bonus, the original Edgar Allan Poe prose story is included!
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This week, we return to the world of Tintin as he heads to The Land of Black Gold! We also talk Action Comics #1061 from DC Comics, Ultimate Spider-Man #1 from Marvel Comics, and Delicious in Dungeon, now on Netflix!
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With the new Disney+ series debuting this week, we take a look at Echo's debut in Daredevil: Parts of a Hole. We also review Pine and Merrimac #1 from BOOM! Studios, Ranger Academy #4 from BOOM! Studios, and Gargoyles #11 from Dynamite Entertainment.
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PINE AND MERRIMAC #1
Writer: Kyle Starks
Artist: Fran Galan
Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Cover Price: $4.99
Release Date: January 03, 2024
On the corner of Pine and Merrimac sits a small, unassuming town... Just a simple place, simple people, and one horrifying secret that could change everything...
After a lifetime of witnessing the worst that humanity has to offer, former homicide detective Linnea Kent has decided to put all of that behind her.
Alongside her husband, a former professional MMA fighter and the unofficial brawn to her brains, she's moved far from the busy city to open up a quiet little detective agency.
At first, the simple cases this nook of the world has to offer were exactly what she was looking for, but there's more to the quaint hamlet than Linnea could have possibly imagined, and something truly sinister pulling the strings...
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RANGER ACADEMY #4
Writer: Maria Ingrande Mora
Artist: Jo Mi-Gyeong
Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: January 3, 2024
This is it. The big test. Sage will need to successfully perform her First Morph, but don't worry-it will only take all of her skills, while surviving on a hostile planet known only as CHROMIA! It will take more than just her skills though, with teamwork being essential to reach the peak and acquire the means of Morphin time.
But when the class bully runs into some trouble on the way, will Sage risk her test results to save him, or leave him behind?
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GARGOYLES #11
Writer: Greg Weisman
Artist: George Kambadais
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: January 3, 2024
With the Manhattan Clan back together again, Brooklyn and Katana ask Broadway, Lexington, and Angela to stand as their Seconds during the all-important Commitment Ceremony. The Clan has never felt stronger - which is a good thing, because a desperate Dino Dracon is about to make one last play to take over all of New York City!
[rating: 3.5/5]
DISCUSSIONDAREDEVIL: PARTS OF A HOLE
Writer: David Mack
Artist: Joe Quesada
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover Price: $12.99
Release Date: June 2015
She is Echo. Though seemingly kindred souls, their secret identities are very much at odds. Maya seeks out her father's killer, a man that Kingpin fingers as Daredevil. Can Matt Murdock clear his name before his new love becomes his executioner? Acclaimed writer/painter David Mack and artist Joe Quesada weave a tale of dangerous liaisons and forbidden romance that will change the Man Without Fear forever!You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3S0Aig5
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We wrap up 2023, with one more show! Stephen shares thoughts on Rebel Moon, and we revisit The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck in a replay from 2010. Also, Stephen shares some thoughts and reactions regarding the recent two-part DC Implosion audio documentary.
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DISCUSSIONThe Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck
These stories, written and drawn by legendary cartoonist Don Rosa, chronicle Scrooge McDuck’s fascinating life. See how Scrooge earned his ‘Number One Dime’ and began to build his fortune! An Eisner Award-winning in its original publication. See how Scrooge earned his ‘Number One Dime’ and began to build his fortune! Collecting the first six chapters of the award-winning twelve part epic adventure.CLOSE
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DC had a plan to change how it did business and in the process help the entire comic book industry. Only, it didn't happen. In Part 2 of The DC Implosion, we take a look at how two major winter storms played a part in defusing the DC Explosion.
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This series was produced for those wanting to learn more about the comics they consume. The below list includes the sources we used to gather information. All quotes, and clips used in this production are used under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976.
RESOURCEShttps://web.archive.org/web/20100213202643/http://www.wilx.com/blogs/weatherblog/82723922.html
Newsarama.com
https://www.tcj.com/
Quotes from The Comic Reader, Comic Media News, and others were sourced from:
Comic Book Implosion: The Oral History of DC Comics Circa 1978 by Keith Dallas and John Wells
https://twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1374
https://youtu.be/pUwxH4SM9Rg?si=9CFNLQkieVhxA-2x
Other resourcesSlugfest: Inside the Epic, 50-year Battle Between Marvel and DC by Reed Tucker
https://amzn.to/3RkGfTB
Marvel Comics: The Untold Story by Sean Howe
https://amzn.to/3RfGbUX
MUSIC AND SFXMusic by Zakhar Valaha from Pixabay
Music by Dmitry Taras from Pixabay
Music by ArctSound from Pixabay
Music by Grand_Project from Pixabay
Music by Zakhar Valaha from Pixabay
Music by AntipodeanWriter from Pixabay
Sound Effects from Pixabay
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In November 1977, DC Comics made a proclamation that would change the entire comic book publishing industry. Only, it didn't happen. Instead of an explosion of comics, DC Comics suffered a massive implosion. But does this make DC Comics a loser, or was it just ahead of its time?
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This series was produced for those wanting to learn more about the comics they consume. The below list includes the sources we used to gather information. All quotes, and clips used in this production are used under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976.
RESOURCESSenator Joseph McCarthy, 1953 statement retrieved from The Miller Center
https://millercenter.org/the-presidency/educational-resources/age-of-eisenhower/mcarthyism-red-scare
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed in 1953 for espionage clip, retrieved from the Daily Mail
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/embed/video/1341583.html
Have you no sense of decency, sir? Retrieved from YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7x8RkdG6I0
Seduction of the Innocent by Frederic Wrtham (2021 Edition)
https://amzn.to/41iL7NA
Frederic Wertham and William Gaines's testimony before the Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency were retrieved from WNYC.org and the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection
https://www.wnyc.org/story/215975-senate-subcommittee-juvenile-delinquency-ii/
The Ten Cent Plague by David Hajdu
https://amzn.to/3TfhURL
The 1954 Comic Code Authority Rules
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comics_Code_Authority
Comic Book Sales Data via Comichron
https://www.comichron.com/yearlycomicssales.html
"So Much Moralizing" Stan's Soapbox, March 1970
New York Times, February 04, 1971
https://www.nytimes.com/1971/02/04/archives/a-comics-magazine-defies-code-ban-on-drug-stories-comics-magazine.html?_r=0
Comic Code Authority Shuts Down
https://majorspoilers.com/2011/01/21/last-nail-in-the-coffin-for-comics-code-authority-archie-says-good-bye/
Tom Brevoort reflections on Rolling Stone's article about Marvel Comics
https://tombrevoort.com/2021/02/14/blah-blah-blog-rolling-stone/
(referenced as: https://zak-site.com/Great-American-Novel/comic_sales.html)
The Amazing World of Carmine Infantino by Carmine Infantino and J. David Spurlock (2001)
https://amzn.to/3RAUox3
Jenette Kahn Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenette_Kahn
Sequential Tart Interview with Jenette Kahn by Jennifer M. Contino, retrieved from the Internet Archive
https://web.archive.org/web/20031026213108/http://www.sequentialtart.com/archive/may01/kahn.shtml
DC Comics Publishorial, "Onward and Upward"
DC Comics Logos Over the Years
The Comics Journal #40
Kim Thompson, “An Interview with Marvel’s Head-Honcho: Jim Shooter” (p. 38)https://www.tcj.com/tcj-archive/the-comics-journal-no-40-june-1978/
Quotes from The Comic Reader, Comic Media News, and others were sourced from:
Comic Book Implosion: The Oral History of DC Comics Circa 1978 by Keith Dallas and John Wells
https://twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1374
Other resourcesSlugfest: Inside the Epic, 50-year Battle Between Marvel and DC by Reed Tucker
https://amzn.to/3RkGfTB
Marvel Comics: The Untold Story by Sean Howe
https://amzn.to/3RfGbUX
MUSIC AND SFXUnspoken - licensed via Premiumbeat.com
Break Through - licensed via Premiumbeat.com
Patriotic Epic - licensed via Premiumbeat.com
OMnis - Music by DSTechnician from Pixabay
Big Day Out - Music by Geoff Harvey from Pixabay
Defenders of the Truth - Music by Zakhar Valaha from Pixabay
Inspiring Cinematic Ambient - Music by Aleksey Chistilin from Pixabay
Superhero Hollywood Trailer - Licensed via PremiumBeat.com
Documentary Background - Music by Aleksey Chistilin from Pixabay
Out of Time - Music by Zakhar Valaha from Pixabay
Summer Adventures - Music by Sergii Pavkin from Pixabay
This Minimal Technology (Pure) - Music by Yrii Semchyshyn from Pixabay
Sound Effects from Pixabay
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You can't go back again, which is why we are looking at Marvel's Doc Savage comics from the 1970s! We review Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures - Phase III #1 from Dark Horse Comics, City Boy #6 from DC Comics, and Deer Editor #1 from Mad Cave Studios.
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STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC ADVENTURES - PHASE III #1
Writer: Daniel Jose Older
Artists: Harvey Tolibao and Nick Brokenshire
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: December 6, 2023
It has been one year since the fall of Starlight. Padawan Lula Talisola and many others are missing and presumed dead. At the Almohaj Cantina, a Republican Outpost on the planet of Eriadu, Zeen mourns . . . and waits. When an intriguing transmission is received from Tartak Vil, a warlord on the remote moon of Bracront, Zeen, Qort, and a void-contemplating droid named 5AG3 must venture once more into hyperspace to repair their fractured team and, perhaps, the galaxy.
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CITY BOY #6
Writer: Greg Pak
Artist: Minkyu Jung
Publisher: DC Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: November 28, 2023CITY BOY VERSUS SWAMP THING AND THE ENTIRE NATURAL WORLD ITSELF! After discovering that City Boy's powers parallel those of Swamp Thing, Cameron isn't sure if the source of his powers should be trusted and whether he can even do anything about it. The fate of the world relies on what he and only he can do to save it now!
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DEER EDITOR #1
Writer: Ryan Lindsay
Artist: Sami Kivela
Publisher: Mad Cave Studios
Cover Price: $4.99
Release Date: January 10, 2024
A John Doe slaying lures a journalist into a world of political intrigue, a wi-fi-enabled grotto, and a station locker full of secrets. For Bucky, an editor of the crime beat at "The Truth," it's all in a day's work...
...but he also happens to be a deer.
Will he chase down his last story in this antler noir series? Deer Editor is perfect for fans of Blacksad and Chinatown.
[rating: 3/5]
DISCUSSIONDOC SAVAGE
Writer: Roy Thomas and Steve Englehart
Artist: Ross Andru
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Release Date: October 1972
Doc Savage survives an attempt on his life by a sniper that shoots at him through his apartment window. The assassin is dressed as an ancient Mayan warrior but Doc Savage and his men give chase when they go after the shooter. Savage corners the shooter at a construction site and apprehends him. He attempts to hypnotize the killer in an effort to learn more information from him but he declares that he would never betray the Son of the Feathered Serpent and leaps to his death. Back at their headquarters, Savage finds a warning on the wall telling him to turn back from his quest lest the red death strike once again. Savage reiterates that will not rest until he finds the men who murdered his father. He vows to continue his fathers work in helping those in need. The final epilogue depicts another Mayan Warrior contacting a mysterious figure known as the Son of the Feathered Serpent. The warrior notifies the Feathered Serpent that the assassination attempt has failed. The Feathered figure orders the warrior to return to Hidalgo in anticipation of another confrontation with Doc Savage in that country.
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We are off this week? While you are recovering from the Thanksgiving holiday (in the United States of America), enjoy this encore presentation.
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DISCUSSIONDISCUSSIONVision and Scarlet Witch #6
Writer: Steve Englehart
Artist: Richard Howell
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Vision and Wanda’s closest kin gather for Thanksgiving dinner. But this family affair is soon cut short- by the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants?Daredevil #178
Writer: Frank Miller
Artist: Frank Miller
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Foggy thinks Matt Murdock could use some bodyguards, so he enlists the help of the only people capable of doing the job: the Heroes For Hire. Featuring everyone's favorite tag-team supreme Iron Fist and Power Man!CLOSE
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It's time for our annual visit to the Gauls, as they visit Corisca, and we learn all about shantys. We review Batman: Off-World #1 from DC Comics, Holy Roller #1 from Image Comics, and Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, now on Netflix.
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BATMAN: OFF-WORLD #1
Writer: Jason Aaron
Artist: Doug Mahnke
Publisher: DC Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: November 22, 2023
A routine night in Gotham City for a young Batman proves to be anything but routine when the crime-fighter is confronted with a sort of foe he’s never faced before-one from beyond the stars! A universe of possible alien threats leads Batman to make a daring decision-to venture alone into the far reaches of the cosmos for the very first time, where the Dark Knight will face the fight of his life! Superstar writer Jason Aaron delivers his first Batman story ever, partnered with blockbuster artist Doug Mahnke for a unique, brutal tale!
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HOLY ROLLER #1
Writer: Rick Remender, Joe Trohman, Andy Samberg
Artist: Roland Boschi
Publisher: Image Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: November 22, 2023
Everyone was sitting around wondering when comedy legend ANDY SAMBERG (SNL, Palm Springs) would join super-star writer RICK REMENDER (DEADLY CLASS, LOW) and Fall Out Boy's multi-talented JOE TROHMAN to write a comic about a vigilante hero who smashes people's faces with a bowling ball-and everyone's dreams have come true! With art by the fan-favorite ROLAND BOSCHI (THE SCUMBAG, Wolverine)!
To care for his ailing father, pro bowler Levi Coen is forced to quit his dream job and return to his hometown, which he soon discovers has been overrun by Neo-Nazis! With only his bowling ball collection to defend himself, Levi becomes THE HOLY ROLLER, a trick bowling ball-wielding Jewish superhero battling to liberate his home and bowl a perfect game against crime!Kingpin meets Inglourious Basterds meets Batman (that old chestnut) with equal parts action and humor in this special introductory issue with 42 full pages of story! Two issues for the price of one! Three writers for the price of one! Same great low price!
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SCOTT PILGRIM TAKES OFF
Director: Abel Gongora
Writers: BenDavid Grabinski, Bryan Lee O'Malley
Studio: Netflix
Actors: Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Satya Bhabha, Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans, Anna Kendrick, Brie Larson, Brandon Routh, Jason Schwartzman, Johnny Simmons, Mark Webber, mae Whitman, Ellen Wong, Stafan Johnson, Alison Pill
Release Date: November 17, 2023
A 20-something Toronto indie rocker's adventures in getting and keeping jobs, avoiding being kicked out of his apartment, and surviving encounters with the seven evil exes of the new girl in town on whom he has a crush
[rating: 4.5/5]
DISCUSSIONASTERIX IN CORSICA
Author: Rene Goscinny
Artist: Albert Uderzo
Publisher: Papercutz
Asterix and Obelix meet a new friend: a Corsican chieftain who had been Caesar's prisoner. Together, the trio returns to Corsica to help foil the evil plans of the corrupt Roman, Praetor Perfidius.
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We revisit one of our favorite comic book series of all time - ATOMIC ROBo! And this time he's fighting the entire Vampire Dimension! We also review Dungeons and Dragons: Fortune Finder #1 from IDW Publishing and Danger Street #11 from DC Comics.
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NEWSThanks to the efforts of our talented crew, who never lost faith during the longest strikes in Hollywood history, and who never let their foot off the pedal, continuing to barrel forward, creating the most amazing character and set designs I’ve seen in my entire career,… pic.twitter.com/ntnEbA2fC0
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) November 11, 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bGICMgXEn0https://variety.com/2023/film/news/deadpool-3-captain-america-4-lion-king-prequel-delayed-1235786760
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DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS: FORTUNE FINDER #1
Writer: Jim Zub
Artist: Joe Jaro
Publisher: IDW Publishing
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: November 15, 2023
In the city of Sigil, an amnesiac hero only known as "Finder" tries to uncover who they are and why they're being chased by planar beings intent on capturing them-or worse. But as their tumultuous journey unfolds, they discover that their fate is tied to grand forces that dictate reality itself throughout the planes! A shocking surprise lurks around every corner in Fortune Finder, a miniseries inspired by the new Dungeons & Dragons sourcebook Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse.
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DANGER STREET #11
Writer: Tom King
Artist: Jorge Fornes
Publisher: DC Comics
Cover Price: $5.99
Release Date: 11/14/2023
Heroes and villains alike hasten their quest for the one thing in the Multiverse that assures victory…Fate! But when the pursuit of the Helmet of Fate spells death for some, Lady Cop must turn to the unlikeliest of heroes for help. Could the Dingbats of Danger Street really save them all?
[rating:2/5]
DISCUSSIONATOMIC ROBO AND THE VENGEFUL DEAD
Writer: Brian Clevinger
Artist: Scott Wegener
Atomic Robo and the Vengeful Dead is the latest chapter in Robo's exciting life. Now he's...sort of a university administrator? But for a sci-fi action school to train the next next generation of ACTION SCIENTISTS including his sorta-secret robot son with the rebooted intelligence core from the Advanced Learning Algorithm Network that nearly killed all life on Earth, and framed Atomic Robo for it, and got Tesladyne shut down by the secret fascist science police, which indirectly threatened all life on Earth (again), and got a bunch of his comrades probably killed and definitely hunted as terrorists for a few years.But he's doing much better now.
Meanwhile! Robo and Tesladyne have been working with various scientific super groups around the globe to establish a global odic shield to protect the Earth from extra-dimensional shenanigans and it will definitely not malfunction in a big catastrophic way why would you even think that?
http://www.atomic-robo.com
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Rand returns with a new music track! Blade takes on the Ultimate Avengers, and we talk about that one magazine article... We also review Count Crowley Mediocre Midnight Monster Hunter #1 from Dark Horse Comics, Ultimate Universe #1 from Marvel Comics, and Deviant #1 from Image Comics!
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NEWShttps://variety.com/2023/film/features/marvel-jonathan-majors-problem-the-marvels-reshoots-kang-1235774940/
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COUNT CROWLEY MEDIOCRE MIDNIGHT MONSTER HUNTER #1
Writer: David Dastmalchian
Artist: Lukas Ketner
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Cover Price: $4.99
Release Date: November 08, 2023
A dead werewolf would have made Jerri Bartman feel victorious just a few days ago. But this deceased beast was her friend and our beloved monster hunter is shocked and depressed. The return of her predecessor brings no consolation and now there's a ghoulish child-snatcher on the loose in Beloit... Holly Halloween, Count Crowley! Things are really getting batty!
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ULTIMATE UNIVERSE #1
Writer: Jonathan Hickman
Artist: Stefano Caselli
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover Price: $6.99
Release Date: November 1, 2023
THE SPOILS OF VICTORY!
After the worlds-shaking conclusion of ULTIMATE INVASION, a new team of heroes bands together to save the future! From mastermind Jonathan Hickman and superstar artist Stefano Caselli, don't miss out on this foundational issue for the new line of Ultimate Comics!
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RODRIGO and RAND'S DUELING REVIEW CORNER
THE DEVIANT #1
Writer: James Tynion IV
Artist: Joshua Hixson
Publisher: Image Comics
Cover Price: $5.99
Release Date: November 15, 2023
As snow falls over Milwaukee in 1972, a blood-stained Santa Claus commits unimaginable atrocities against young men. Fifty years later, a troubled young writer interviews this so-called "Deviant Killer," who still maintains his innocence from behind bars. And as Christmas approaches once again, the past returns, wielding a sharpened ax. Eisner-winning writer JAMES TYNION IV (W0RLDTR33, THE DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH) and acclaimed artist JOSHUA HIXSON (The Plot, Children of the Woods) unite for a pitch-black holiday horror story.
Rodrigo - [rating: 3.5/5]
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DISCUSSIONULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS: BLADE VS. THE AVENGERS
Writer: Mark Millar
Artist: Steve Dillon
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover Price: $19.99
Release Date: January 1, 2011
A black-ops task force, the Avengers do the jobs too dirty for the public-facing Ultimates. And it doesn't get any blacker or dirtier than an organized vampire takeover. The half-vampire known as Blade is used to taking out the undead one at a time, but the various clans have become bolder and more aggressive since coming under the command of a charismatic new leader: a mysterious vampire encased in a suit of salvaged Iron Man armor. With the vampires' new king transforming more and more heroes into super-powered bloodsuckers, Blade soon finds himself at odds with the Avengers. Can the hunter and hunted work together to stem the blood-red tide? Collecting ULTIMATE AVENGERS 3 #1-6.
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