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Episode 133 - Rewriting Greek Mythology, James Bold, Poor Kitties

12/3/2021

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I want all my Greek myths liberated, please. 

Weekly Pull Highlights: December 1, 2021
  • Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons #1
  • King of Spies #1
  • Animal Castle #1

​Tee's got a deep, sultry, post-bronchitis tenor going on, but the comic reviews rest for no one this week! This was a big week, especially if you're a fan of turning literature on it's head. Time for some post-turkey reading material! 
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Honorable Mentions: October 2021

11/7/2021

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​What you may have missed in October!

We covered a lot this month, but there were plenty of books from our weekly pull that never made made it into the podcast. Check out the highlights below!
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Honorable Mention Highlights: October 2021
  • Soul Plumber #1 (w: Marcus Parks & Henry Zebrowski, a: John McCrea & PJ Holden)
  • Chicken Devil #1 (w: Brian Buccellato, a: Hayden Sherman)
  • Marvel Legends: Black Panther #1 (w: To hi Onyebuchi, a: Setor Fiadzigbey)
  • Batman: The Imposter #1 (w: Mattson Tomlin, a: Andrea Sorrentino)
  • Hellcop #1 (w/a: Brian Haberlin)
  • DC vs Vampires #1 (w: James Tynion & Matthew Rosenberg, a: Otto Schmidt)
  • Pop Star Assassin #1 (w: Ed Lavalles & Matt Cashel a: Marcelo Basile)
  • Cross to Bear #1 (w: Marko Stojanovic, a: Sinisa Banovic)
  • Winchester Mystery House #1 (w: Joshua Werner, a: Dustin Irvin)

​Soul Plumber #1

Goodness, this is an ugly book. If you are looking for a polite, clean, puritan reflection on the soul, run very, very far away. Soul Plumber is shockingly relatable beneath the layer of filth, and I'm rooting for the lead.

Chicken Devil #1
Oh my goodness, this book I just one big fiasco and I love. Hot chicken magnate gets involved in crimes because the world around him deems it. Why not? This is the least character driven book I've read, but I kind of love just watching this dude on a log flume of misery and guns. Also, they have a restaurant menu in the back and it looks damn tasty.
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Marvel Legends: Black Panther #1 
Not much more to say aside from this is a cool look at young Tchalla earning his stripes (do panthers have stripes?) and showing his mobility in the face of a unaccepting world. This book handles heavy topics like racism and capitalism in a delicate way but still delivers a solid message. A great book for young readers.
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Batman: The Imposter #1
A prequel/sequel to the new Batman movie? Hard to tell really, as it feels fairly originy but also seems to also reference movie things? Weird flex releasing a sequel to a movie that does not yet exist, but hey, that's DC. They flex more than an insecure, pre-workout addled Chad on a busy day at muscle beach. Still, I like the angle that they are taking with this Batman and this left me kinda jazzed for the movie. Not really a super new story, but still a nice level of grit.

Hellcop #1
What do you do when the veil between two realities is lifting and demons are co-mingling with humans on a regular basis? You create a new police force, obvi. Our main character is pretty predictable, but the world building keeps me intrigued enough to want to read more in issue #2. And that's really all it takes, isn't it?

DC vs Vampires #1
Well, hot damn Tynion, you're aiming for a Cover B fan club name, aren't you? The cheesiest of names gives way into an excellent, thought provoking book that not only makes sense in the given DC universe, but made me gasp unexpectedly at twists. I am definitely looking forward to the next issue of this one.

Pop Star Assassin #1
When I saw the title, this was NOT the book I was expecting to read. An Elvis impersonator, a waitress, and a psychic vagrant escape from a bar - be sure to stop me if you've heard this one. Oh, you haven't? I'm not surprised. This book is bonkers, but has a lot of potential if you like fast-paced, off-the-wall chaos.

Cross to Bear #1
...Are they Templars? Are they Masons? Is it a brand new cult we've never heard of? What is their real mission? What are they protecting... or who? I love a good secret society, and I love even more when our supposed protag is more fallible than forgivable. Who doesn't love some character depth, amiright?

Winchester Mystery House #1
You've heard the legends. You've probably even seen the movie. But there's something so eerie about the Winchester House that I'm glad it's being given a chance in the comic format. The ability to come from different perspectives, show more intimate details of the house's machinations - there's a lot that can be done here, and I'm very excited to see it go down.
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Episode 69.1 -KEY ISSUES - The Great Comic Drought

4/1/2020

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We're a community, and we'll stand strong. 

​The comic industry is going to be a weird, scary and unstable place for the foreseeable time-being thanks to COVID-19. Diamond Comic Distributors, the primary distribution source for comics, has had to stop sending new books to retailers, so no new comics are hitting stores any time soon. For that reason, we wanted to share 5 ways you can help the industry - both your local store and the smaller publishing companies - during this time of great turmoil and uncertainty. We'll get through it together, fam. 
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Episode 66 - Execute Episode 66, Copyright Rules, Oh, Mirka!

3/7/2020

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Sexy Pirate Queens!... if you're into that kind of thing. 

Weekly Pull Highlights: March 4, 2020
  • Strange Adventures #1
  • Twin Worlds #1
  • Cimmerian: Queen of the Black Coast #1
  • Mercy #1

​We've got some spicy books this week, filled with intrigue, deception, sex, and slaughter - it's like our whole comic pull list came from HBO! From invading forces from Twin Worlds, to pirate queens in Cimmerian: Queen of the Black Coast, to a mysterious beauty in Mercy, there's a whole lot to get passionate about. Something... something... something... Cover B! 
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Episode 60 - A Wonder Woman Anniversary, New Red Sonja, Gamora Gonna Find You

1/25/2020

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There is no wrath like a Gamora scorned. 

Weekly Pull Highlights: January 22, 2020
  • Kidz #1
  • Red Sonja Age Of Chaos #1
  • Wonder Woman #750
  • Guardians of the Galaxy #1
  • Ruins of Ravencroft Dracula #1

​Can you believe we're celebrating the 750th issue of Wonder Woman? We talk about her momentous milestone this week, as well as other powerhouse women in comics with the new Guardians of the Galaxy title and the new Red Sonja: Age of Chaos #1! (Who run the world? GIRLS.)
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Honorable Mentions: Episode 51 Follow-Up

11/19/2019

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​Maybe the Cat really does need the Spider.

Honorable Mention Highlights: November 13, 2019
  • Un/sacred #1 (W: Mirka Andolfo, A: Mirka Andolfo)
  • Family Tree #1 (W: Jeff Lemire, A: Phil Hester)
  • Folklords #1 (W: Matt Kindt, A: Matt Smith)
  • Morbius the Living Vampire #1 (W: Vita Ayala, A: Marcelo Ferreira, Roberto Poggi)
  • Black Cat Annual #1 (W: Jed MacKay, A: Joey Vazquez, Natacha Bustos, Juan Gedeon)
  • Fallen Angels #1 (W: Bryan Edward Hill, A: Szymon Kudranski)
  • The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #50 (W: Ryan North, A: Derek Charm)

Folklords #1 (BOOM Studios)
This is going to be one meta-tastic book! Set up like an inside out fairy tale, rarely do we see a character from a charming village decide to head out to the real world for adventure among skyscrapers and business suits. I love the concept behind this book, and I'm excited to see it start breaching the reader awareness line.

Un/Sacred #1 (Ablaze Comics)

I feel like this book would easily slide right into a Comedy Central lineup. The humor is silly and brash, the art is fun and flirty, and the story is less a rolling narrative, and more a series of cheeky vignettes all centered around 'doing the deed.' It's funny, light-hearted, but there's not a whole lot of meat in this book. - Tee
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Family Tree #1 (Image Comics)
Interesting end of the world book from Jeff Lemire. Appears to have something to do with nature taking over, but all we really have is some sort of shady group of people, a strange affliction and plenty of Lemire's go-to family tension right at the center. Lots of questions but a very nice, hooking issue from the #1. - Chris

Morbius the Living Vampire #1 (Marvel Comics) 
My guess is this book is feeding off of the hype of the upcoming Morbius flick featuring Jared Leto, but it doesn't really give us a lot to bite into (pun intended). Man is vampire, man looks for unvampiring serum, man maybe made a mistake. Pretty standard vamp fare considering what the book could have set up. Here's to hoping it dives a little deeper next issue. - Tee

Fallen Angels #1 (Marvel Comics)

Another solid entry in the Dawn of X line and the first one to establish the paranoia of Krakow after the twist in X-Force #1. Psylocke (Kwannon, not Betsy) feels like a new character in her own way, since she hasn't really been a character through much of the X-Men history. It's refreshing and the book feels like X-Force in tone.

Black Cat Annual #1 (Marvel Comics)

Gotta say, I think we're missing Spidey in the ongoing Black Cat run. While this book has the same goofy tone as the current run, it has so much more charm with Peter's quipiness and Cat's nostalgic flirtation. If you're not entirely feeling the current BC run, this one-shot might fill that void for you.

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #50 (Marvel Comics)

It's the end of an era, fam. Doreen Green has been revealed as Squirrel Girl to the world and it's time for her to move on with her besties to the next nut to crack. To say I was emotional was an understatement; I had just really started reading comics when this book started, and I feel like it was a huge factor in me being such an active reader now. Thank you Ryan - your impact on Squirrel Girl fans cannot be denied.
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Episode 47 - The Red King, The Morrigan, and a Ton of Vampires

10/4/2019

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Salem the Cat should always be voiced by Nick Bakay.

Weekly Pull Highlights: October 2, 2019
  • Contagion #1
  • Ghost Rider #1
  • House of X #6
  • Bizarre Adventures #1
  • She Said Destroy #5
  • Dark Ark: After the Flood #1
  • Nomen Omen #1
  • Vampire State Building #1
  • Ruby Falls #1
  • Maneaters #12
  • Archie Halloween Special #1

​Halloween is starting early with a bunch of horror books featuring a plethora of baddies, ranging from evil fairies, to weirdly-drawn vampires, to the patriarchy. But our most pressing fear has been quelled - for now - thanks to Spider-Man being back in the MCU! 
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