New comics production is ramping up! This week Jared, Kevin, Miranda, and Nick talk about the Snyder Cut, monsters, and Silent Hill!

Plus, we review these books:
AVENGERS #33 – (W) Jason Arron, (A) Javier Garron
DEAD DAY #1 – (W) Ryan Parrott (A) Evgeny Bornyakov (CA) Andy Clarke
DISASTER INC #1 – (W) Joe Harris (A) Sebastian Piriz (CA) Andy Clarke
ROGUE PLANET #1 – (W) Cullen Bunn (A/CA) Andy MacDonald

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Comics are back and so are we! This week Jared, Kevin, Miranda, and Nick talk about the current state of the industry!

Plus, we review all these books:
Ludocrats #1 – Kieron Gillen, Jim Rossignol, Jeff Stokely, Tamra Bonvillain
Star Wars Adventures Clone Wars #1 – Michael Moreci (Author) Derek Charm (Artist, Cover Artist) Arianna Florean (Artist) Mario Del Pennino (Artist) Luis Antonio Delgado (Colorist) Valentina Taddeo
Justice League #44 – Robert Venditti, Xermanico

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We talk about Helen Mirren in an upcoming film, and Luke Pearson’s Hilda comics becoming an animated series!

Plus, we review all these books:
Batman Rebirth #1 – Scott Snyder, Tom King, Mikel Janin, June Chung
Batman #1 – Tom King, David Finch, Matt Banning, Jordie Bellaire
Detective Comics #934 – James Tynion IV, Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, Adriano Lucas
The Flash Rebirth #1 – Joshua Williamson, Carmine di Giandomenico, Ivan Plascencia
Merry Men #1 – Robert Rodi, Jackie Lewis, Marissa Louise
Star Wars: Han Solo #1 – Marjorie Liu, Mark Brooks, Sonia Oback
Superman Action Comics #957 – Dan Jurgens, Patrick Zircher, Tomeu Morey
Tales from the Darkside #1 – Joe Hill, Michael Benedetto, Gabriel Rodriguez, Ryan Hill
Weird Detective #1 – Fred Van Lente, Guiu Vilanova, Mauricio Wallace, Josan Gonzalez
Wonder Woman Rebirth #1 – Greg Rucka, Matthew Clark, Sean Parson, Liam Sharp, Jeremy Colwell, Laura Martin

Thanks to Pat and Saif for this week’s questions!

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We talk about Scarlet getting developed by Cinemax!

Plus, we review all these books:
Archangel #1 – William Gibson, Butch Guice, Tom Palmer, Tula Lotay
Captain America Steve Rogers #1 – Nick Spencer, Jesus Saiz
Civil War II #1 – Brian Michael Bendis, David Marquez, Justin Ponsor
DC Universe Rebirth #1 – Geoff Johns, Gary Frank, Ethan Van Sciver, Phil Jimenez, Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, Matt Santorelli, Brad Anderson, Jason Wright, HI-FI, Gabe Eltaeb
Future Quest #1 – Jeff Parker, Evan “Doc” Shaner, Steve Rude, Jordie Bellaire
Green Arrow Rebirth #1 – Benjamin Percy, Otto Schmidt
Green Arrow #1 – Benjamin Percy, Otto Schmidt
Nighthawk #1 – David F. Walker, Ramon Villalobos, Tamra Bonvillain
Superman Rebirth #1 – Peter J. Tomasi, Patrick Gleason, Doug Mahnke, Jaime Mendoza, Wil Quintana
Superman #1 – Peter J. Tomasi, Patrick Gleason, Mick Gray, John Kalisz

Thanks to Zvi and Eli for this week’s questions!

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We talk about Locke & Key taking another run at television!

Plus, we review all these books:
Adventures Of Supergirl #1 – Sterling Gates, Bengal
Heavy Metal #280 – Grant Morrison, Ben Marra, Anna Kornum, Ryan Ferrier, Hugo Petrus, Aladin Saad, Enki Bilal, Massimiliano Frezzato, Michael Moreci, Kyle Charles, Erika Lewis, J.K. Woodward, Eric M. Esquivel, Gary Becks, Emilio Balcarce, Gaston Vivanco, Mozchops
The Nameless City 1 – Faith Erin Hicks
Satellite Falling #1 – Steve Horton, Stephen Thompson, Lisa Jackson

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We talk about Congressman John Lewis’ March getting adapted into animation!

Plus, we review all these books:
Beasts of Burden: What the Cat Dragged In – Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, Jill Thompson
Cinema Purgatorio #1 – Alan Moore, Kevin O’Neill, Garth Ennis, Raulo Caceres, Kieron Gillen, Ignacio Calero, Max Brooks, Michael DiPascale, Christos Gage, Gabriel Andrade
The Punisher #1 – Becky Cloonan, Steve Dillon, Frank Martin
Renato Jones: The One % #1 – Kaare Andrews
Space Battle Lunchtime #1 – Natalie Riess
Thunderbolts #1 – Jim Zub, Jon Malin
Weavers #1 – Simon Spurrier, Dylan Burnett, Triona Farrell

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We talk about our 2 new comics published with Retrofit Comics, The Experts by Sophie Franz, and Late Bloomer by Maré Odomo, and The Boys coming to Cinemax!

Plus, we review all these books:
4 Kids Walk Into A Bank #1 – Matthew Rosenberg, Tyler Boss
Criminal: Tenth Anniversary Special – Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, Elizabeth Breitweiser
Dept. H #1 – Matt Kindt, Sharlene Kindt
Hyper Force Neo #1 – Jarrett Williams. Jeremy Lawson
Image Plus #1 – Bryan Lee O’Malley, Leslie Hung, Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard, Brandon Graham, Chynna Clugston Flores, Caitlin Kittredge, Steven Sanders, Scott Snyder, Jeff Lemire
Joyride #1 – Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Marcus To, Irma Kniivila
Sun Bakery #1 – Corey Lewis

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We talk about DC’s new imprint Young Animals headed by Gerard Way!

Plus, we review all these books:
Black Road #1 – Brian Wood, Garry Brown, Dave McCraig
Goldie Vance #1 – Hope Larson, Brittney Williams, Sarah Stern
Heartthrob #1 – Christopher Sebela, Robert Wilson IV, Nick Filardi
House of Penance #1 – Peter J. Tomasi, Ian Bertram, Dave Stewart
Jackpot! #1 – Ray Fawkes, Marco Failla, Stefani Rennee
Moon Knight #1 – Jeff Lemire, Greg Smallwood, Jordie Bellaire
Star Wars: C-3PO #1 – James Robinson, Tony Harris

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We talk about cool new Image Comics title announcements!

Plus, we review all these books:
Black Panther #1 – Ta-Nehisi Coates, Brian Stelfreeze
Empress #1 – Mark Millar, Stuart Immonen, Wade von Grawbadger
The Fix #1 – Nick Spencer, Steve Lieber
Hyperion #1 – Chuck Wendig, Nik Virella
Spider-Women Alpha #1 – Dennis Hopeless, Jason LaTour, Robbie Thompson, Vanesa Del Rey
Star Wars: Poe Dameron #1 – Charles Soule, Phil Noto
Princess Jellyfish – Akiko Higashimura

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We talk about some of our favorite DC Rebirth announcements!

Plus, we review all these books:
Another Castle #1 – Andrew Wheeler, Paulina Ganucheau
The Baker Street Peculiars #1 – Roger Langridge, Andy Hirsch
Black Widow #1 – Mark Waid, Chris Samnee
The Doorman #1 – Eliot Rahal, Daniel Kibblesmith, Kendall Goode
International Iron Man #1 – Brian Michael Bendis, Alex Maleev
Mockingbird #1 – Chelsea Cain, Kate Niemczyk
Patience – Daniel Clowes

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We talk about the new new DC Comics relaunch/reboot/whatever coming this year!

Plus, we review all these books:
Avengers Standoff: Welcome to Pleasant Hill #1 – Nick Spencer, Mark Bagley, Scott Hanna
Avengers Standoff: Assault on Pleasant Hill Alpha #1 – Nick Spencer, Jesus Saiz
The Dark & Bloody #1 – Shawn Aldridge, Scott Godlewski
Jonesy #1 – Sam Humphries, Caitlin Rose Boyle
Mirror #1 – Emma Rios, Hwei Lim
Old Man Logan #1 – Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino
Power Man and Iron Fist #1 – David Walker, Sanford Greene
Spider-Man #1 – Brian Michael Bendis, Sara Pichelli
X-Men: Worst X-Man Ever #1 – Max Bemis, Michael Walsh

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We talk about new Hanna-Barbera comics from DC Comics, and the return of Steve Rogers as Captain America!

Plus, we review all these books:
A-Force #1 – G. Willow Wilson, Jorge Molina
Captain Marvel #1 – Michele Fazekas, Tara Butters, Kris Anka
Devolution #1 – Rick Remender, Jonathan Wayshak
The Legend Of Wonder Woman #1 – Renae De Liz, Ray Dillon
Man Plus #1 – Andre Lima Araujo
Patsy Walker, a.k.a. Hellcat #1 – Kath Leth, Brittney L. Williams
Spider-Man/Deadpool #1 – Joe Kelly, Ed McGuinness, Mark Morales
Cruising Through The Louvre – David Prudhomme

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Kelly, Nick, and Jared countdown and compare their individual Top 10 Comics and Top 10 Graphic Novels of 2015! What shows up on multiple lists? What is #1?

Plus we are listing all of our the Top lists from other Big Planet people so you can compare and see what everything else thought. If we missed something egregious, or you have Top 10 of your own, let us know!

Kelly Top 10 Comics

1. Giant Days
2. Paper Girls
3. Southern Cross
4. Kaptara
5. Effigy
6. Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
7. Bitch Planet
8. Copperhead
9. Saga
10. Batman

Kelly Top 10 Graphic Novels

1. The New Deal – Jonathan Case
2. Supermutant Magic Academy – Jillian Tamaki
3. Sacred Heart – Liz Suburbia
4. Baba Yaga’s Assistant – Marika McCoola, Emily Carroll
5. ApocalyptiGirl: An Aria for the End Times – Andrew MacLean
6. Exquisite Corpse – Pénélope Bagieu
7. The Divine – Boaz Lavie, Asaf Hanuka, Tomer Hanuka
8. Rutabaga the Adventure Chef 1 – Eric Colossal
9. Sam Zabel and the Magic Pen – Dylan Horrocks
10. Aama 4 – Frederik Peeters

Nick Top 10 Comics

1. Lazarus
2. Southern Bastards
3. East of West
4. Deadly Class
5. Paper Girls
6. Outcast
7. Stray Bullets
8. Thor/The Mighty Thor
9. Nailbiter
10. Birthright

Nick Top 10 Graphic Novels

1. Terror Assaulter: One Man War on Terror – Benjamin Marra
2. Last Man 1: The Stranger – Balak, Michaël Sanlaville, Bastien Vivès
3. Trashed – Derf Backderf
4. Sacred Heart – Liz Suburbia
5. ApocalyptiGirl: An Aria for the End Times – Andrew MacLean
6. The Divine – Boaz Lavie, Asaf Hanuka, Tomer Hanuka
7. Space Dumplins – Craig Thompson
8. Sam Zabel and the Magic Pen – Dylan Horrocks
9. Saint Cole – Noah Van Sciver
10. Exquisite Corpse – Pénélope Bagieu

Jared Top 10 Comics

1. The Fade Out
2. The Walking Dead
3. Demon
4. Usagi Yojimbo
5. Archie
6. Letter 44
7. Descender
8. Providence
9. Airboy
10. Secret Wars

Honorable Mention:
– We Stand on Guard
– Convergence: Shazam
– Giant Days
– James Bond
– Where Is Jake Ellis?

Jared Top 10 Graphic Novels

1. Sacred Heart – Liz Suburbia
2. Last Man 1, 2, 3 – Balak, Michaël Sanlaville, Bastien Vivès
3. Baba Yaga’s Assistant – Marika McCoola, Emily Carroll
4. March 2 – John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell
5. Nimona – Noelle Stevenson
6. Wuvable Oaf – Ed Luce
7. Rutabaga the Adventure Chef 1 – Eric Colossal
8. Junji Ito’s Cat Diary: Yon & Mu – Junji Ito
9. Terror Assaulter: One Man War on Terror – Benjamin Marra
10. Moose – Max de Radigues

Honorable Mention:
– Corto Maltese: Beyond the Windy Isles – Hugo Pratt
– The Private Eye – Brian K. Vaughan, Marcos Martin
– Sea Urchin – Laura Knetzger
– Black River – Josh Simmons

Daniel Top 10 Comics

1. Deadly Class
2. Head Lopper
3. The Bunker
4. Paper Girls
5. Southern Bastards
6. Lazarus
7. Birthright
8. The Woods
9. Descender
10. Giant Days

Honorable Mention:
– Wytches
– They’re Not Like Us
– Everything else that Remender and Co are making.
– Archie
– Dark Corridor
– Necropolis
– Kill Six Billion Demons
– Rumble
– Trees

Daniel Top 10 Graphic Novels

1. Sacred Heart – Liz Suburbia
2. ApocalyptiGirl: An Aria for the End Times – Andrew MacLean
3. Saint Cole – Noah Van Sciver
4. Last Man 1: The Stranger – Balak, Michaël Sanlaville, Bastien Vivès
5. The Hero 1 – David Rubin
6. Black River – Josh Simmons
7. The Divine – Boaz Lavie, Asaf Hanuka, Tomer Hanuka
8. Gigant – Rune Ryberg
9. Space Dumplins – Craig Thompson
10. Exquisite Corpse – Pénélope Bagieu

Robyn Top 10 Comics

1. Southern Cross
2. Head Lopper
3. Giant Days
4. Monstress
5. Pretty Deadly
6. Harrow County
7. Batgirl
8. Island
9. Plutona
10. Over the Garden Wall

Honorable Mention:
– Paper Girls
– Toil and Trouble
– Welcome Back
– Bitch Planet
– Kaptara
– Archie

Robyn Top 10 Graphic Novels

1. Sacred Heart – Liz Suburbia
2. ApocalyptiGirl: An Aria for the End Times – Andrew MacLean
3. New Construction – Sam Alden
4. Supermutant Magic Academy – Jillian Tamaki
5. The Divine – Boaz Lavie, Asaf Hanuka, Tomer Hanuka
6. Mimi and the Wolves 2: The Den – Alabaster
7. An Entity Observes All Things – Box Brown
8. Baba Yaga’s Assistant – Marika McCoola, Emily Carroll
9. Nimona – Noelle Stevenson
10. Killing and Dying – Adrian Tomine

Kevin Top 10 Comics

1. Saga
2. Jem and the Holograms
3. Sex Criminals
4. Wicked + The Divine
5. Batman
6. Lazarus
7. All-New Wolverine
8. Archie
9. Paper Girls
10. Star Wars: Darth Vader

Kevin Top 10 Graphic Novels

1. Supermutant Magic Academy – Jillian Tamaki
2. Last Man 1, 2, 3 – Balak, Michaël Sanlaville, Bastien Vivès
2. The Divine – Boaz Lavie, Asaf Hanuka, Tomer Hanuka
3. Black River – Josh Simmons
4. The New Deal – Jonathan Case
5. Junji Ito’s Cat Diary: Yon & Mu – Junji Ito
6. Melody: Story of a Nude Dancer – Sylvie Rancourt
7. The Hunter – Joe Sparrow
8. Trashed – Derf Backderf
9. Iscariot – S. M. Vidaurri
10. Palefire – MK Reed, Farel Dalrymple

Miranda Top 10

Black Magick
Monstress
Junji Ito’s Cat Diary: Yon & Mu – Junji Ito
Terror Assaulter: One Man War on Terror – Benjamin Marra
Paper Girls
Dr Strange
Scarlet Witch
Sacred Heart – Liz Suburbia
Flesh and Bone – Julia Gfrörer
Sex Criminals

Peter Top 3 Comics

1. Injection
2. Descender
3. Thor/The Mighty Thor

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We talk about the trailers for Star Trek Beyond and Fantastic Beasts, a date for the Black Panther comic, and Michael B. Jordan writing comics!

Plus, we review all these books:
Flesh and Bone – Julia Gfrörer
Judge Dredd #1 – Ulises Farinas, Erick Freitas, Dan McDaid
Lucifer #1 – Holly Black, Lee Garbett
Squadron Supreme #1 – James Robinson, Leonard Kirk, Paul Neary
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy #1 – Mike Johnson, Ryan Parrott, Derek Charm
Weirdworld #1 – Sam Humphries, Mike Del Mundo

Cartoonists of Color database link! http://marinaomi.com/poc/cocindex.html

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We talk about the trailers for Batman vs Superman and X-men Apocalypse, plus rumors about Idris Elba in the Dark Tower!

Plus, we review all these books:
Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 – James Tynion IV, Freddie E. Williams II
Gwenpool Holiday Special #1 – Charles Soule, Langdon Foss, Margaret Stohl, Juan Gedeon, Gerry Dugan, Danilo S. Beyruth, Christopher Hastings, Gurihuru
Habit #2 – Josh Simmons, Tom Van Deusen, Eric Reynolds, Ben Horak
Insexts #1 – Marguerite Bennett, Ariela Kristantina
Scarlet Witch #1 – James Robinson, Vanessa Del Rey
Snow Blind #1 – Ollie Masters, Tyler Jenkins
The Violent #1 – Ed Brisson, Adam Gorham

Thanks to Zvi and Pat for this week’s questions!

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We talk about Shigeru Mizuki, Samurai Jack, and Book Riot picking us for 25 Outstanding Podcasts for Readers!

Plus, we review all these books:
Daredevil #1 – Charles Soule & Ron Garney
The Totally Awesome Hulk #1 – Greg Pak & Frank Cho
All New Inhumans #1 – Charles Soule & James Asmus, Stefano Caseli
Robin War #1 – Tom King & Khary Randolph, Alain Mauricet, Jorge Corona, Andres Guinaldo, Walden Wong
The Sheriff of Babylon #1 – Tom King & Mitch Gerads
Silk #1 – Robbie Thompson & Stacey Lee
Spidey #1 – Robbie Thompson & Nick Bradshaw
Jim Henson’s Storyteller: Dragons #1 – Daniel Bayliss & Fabian Rangel Jr.
All New X-Men #1 – Dennis Hopeless & Mark Bagley

Thanks to Aaron for this week’s questions!

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We talk about Captain America: Civil War, Jessica Jones, and we’re nominated for Best Publisher by Broken Frontier!

Plus, we review all these books:
Batman: Europa #1 – Matteo Casali & Brian Azzarello, Jim Lee & Guiseppe Camuncoli
Dark Knight III: The Master Race #1 – Mark Miller & Brian Azzarello, Andy Kubert & Klaus Janson
Huck #1 – Mark Millar & Rafael Alburqueque
Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur #1 – Brandon Montclare & Amy Reeder, Natacha Bustos
Ms. Marvel #1 – G. Willow Wilson, Takeshi Miyazawa & Adrian Alphona
Ringside #1 – Joe Keatinge & Nick Barber
Spider-Woman #1 – Dennis Hopeless & Javier Rodriguez
Star Wars: Vader Down #1 – Jason Aaron & Mike Deodato
The Mighty Thor #1 – Jason Aaron & Russell Dauterman

Thanks to Nitin for this week’s questions!

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We talk about CAB, the Snowpiercer TV show and the Amulet movies!

Plus, we review all these books:
All-New All-Different Avengers #1 – Mark Waid, Adam Kubert, Madmud Asrar
The Goddamned #1 – Jason Aaron, R. M. Guera
Illuminati #1 – Joshua Williamson, Shawn Crystal
Last Sons of America #1 – Philip Kennedy Johnson, Matthew Dow Smith
Limbo #1 – Dan Watters, Caspar Wijngaard
Superman: American Alien #1 – Max Landis, Nick Dragotta
The Ultimates #1 – Al Ewing, Kenneth Rocafort
All-New Wolverine #1 – Tom Taylor, David Lopez, David Navarrot

Thanks to Kristen for this week’s questions!

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We talk about the new Preacher trailer!

Plus, we review all these books:
Howard The Duck #1 – Chip Zdarsky & Joe Quinones
James Bond #1 – Warren Ellis & Jason Masters
Klaus #1 – Grant Morrison & Dan Mora
Monstress #1 – Marjorie Liu & Sana Takeda
Nova #1 – Sean Ryan & Cory Smith
The Vision #1 – Tom King & Gabriel Hernandez Walta
Uncanny X-Men #600 – Brian Michael Bendis & Stuart Immonen, Chris Bachalo, Sara Pichelli, David Marquez, Mahmud Asrar, Kris Anka, Frazer Irving
Extraordinary X-Men #1 – Jeff Lemire & Humberto Ramos

Thanks to Ash for this week’s questions!

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We talk Cloonan and Dillon’s Punisher, Millar/Immonen’s Empress, and new Iron Man, Hyperion and Nighthawk!

Plus, we review all these books:
Angela Queen Of Hel #1 – Marguerite Bennett & Kim Jacinto & Stephanie Hans
Art Ops #1 – Shaun Simon & Michael Allred
The Astonishing Ant-Man #1 – Nick Spencer & Ramon Rosanas
Black Magick #1 – Greg Rucka & Nicola Scott
Cognetic #1 – James Tynion IV & Eryk Donovan
The Uncanny Inhumans #1 – Charles Soule & Steve McNiven
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #1 – Ryan North & Erica Henderson
Welcome To Showside #1 – Ian McGinty

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We talk Dark Knight Returns prequel, Spider-Women, and Y: The Last Man on TV!

Plus, we review all these books:
Chewbacca #1 – Gerry Duggan & Phil Noto
Clean Room #1 – Gail Simone & Jon Davis-Hunt
Guardians Of the Galaxy #1 – Brian Michael Bendis & Valerio Schiti
Karnak #1 – Warren Ellis & Jorge Zaffino
Radioactive Spider-Gwen #1 – Jason Latour & Robbi Rodriguez
The Twilight Children #1 – Gilbert Hernandez & Darwyn Cooke
The Uncanny Avengers #1 – Gerry Duggan & Ryan Stegman
Iscariot – S.M. Vidaurri

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We talk new Black Widow, Power Man and Iron Fist, Watchmen TV, and Moebius back in English!

Plus, we review all these books:
The Amazing Spider-Man #1 – Dan Slott, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Peter David, Will Sliney, Robbie Thompson, Stacey Lee, Dennis Hopeless, Javier Rodriguez, Mike Costa, David Baldeon, Christos Gage, Paco Diaz, Anthony Holden
Codename Baboushka: The Conclave Of Death #1 – Antony Johnston, Shari Chankhamma
Contest Of Champions #1 – Al Ewing, Paco Medina, Thomas Labourot
Saints #1 – Sean Lewis, Benjamin Mackey
Invincible Iron Man #1 – Brian Michael Bendis, David Marquez
Chainmail Bikini: The Anthology of Women Gamers – Molly Ostertag, Sara Goetter, Rachel Ordway, Hazel Newlevant, Amanda Scurti, Katie Longua, anna anthropy, Jeremy Boydell, Kae Kelly-Colon, June Vigants, Anna Rose, Kori Michele Handwerker, Sarah Winifred Searle, Maggie Siegel-Berele, Natalie Dupille, MK Reed, Kinoko Evans, Becca Hillburn, Kate Craig, merritt kopas, Mia Schwartz, Diana Nock, Liane Pyper, Sarah Stern, Laura Lannes, Yao Xiao, Sera Stanton, Caitlin Rose Boyle, Megan Brennan, Buntoo, Aatmaja Pandya, Elizabeth Simins, Jane Mai, Sophie Yanow, Annie Mok, Jade F. Lee, Miranda Harmon, Carey Pietsch

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We talk new Moon Knight, Silver Surfer, Mockingbird, and – the return of All Star Batman and Robin?!

Plus, we review all these books:
All New All Different Marvel Point One – Al Ewing, Paco Medina, Gerry Conway, Mike Perkins, Skottie Young, Filipe Andrade, Marc Guggenheim, German Peralta, Charles Soule, Stefano Caselli, Ron Garney
Avengers #0 – James Robinson, Leonard Kirk, Mark Waid, Mahmud Asrar, Gerry Duggan, Ryan Stegman, Al Ewing, Gerardo Sandoval, G. Willow Wilson, Victor Ibanez, Kenneth Rocafort
Jughead #1 – Chip Zdarsky, Erica Henderson
Batman & Robin Eternal #1 – James Tynion IV, Scott Snyder, Tony Daniel
From Under Mountains #1 – Marian Churchland, Claire Gibson, Sloane Leong
Doctor Strange #1 – Jason Aaron, Chris Bachalo, Kevin Nowlan
Paper Girls #1 – Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang
Survivors’ Club #1 – Lauren Beukes, Dale Halvorsen, Ryan Kelly
Secret Coders 1 – Gene Luen Yang, Mike Holmes

Thanks to Pranas for this week’s questions!

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We talk Mary Jane in Iron Man, and Ta-Nehisi Coates writing Black Panther!

Plus, we review all these books:
Captain America White #1 – Jeph Loeb, Tim Sale
Exit Generation #1 – Sam Read, Caio Oliveira
The Infinite Adventures of Jonas Quantum #1 – Marc Guggenheim, Freddie Williams II
The Paybacks #1 – Donny Cates, Eliot Rahal, Geoff Shaw
Public Relations #1 – Matthew Sturges, Dave Justus, David Hahn
Terror Assaulter: One Man War on Terror – Benjamin Marra
Tokyo Ghost #1 – Rick Remender, Sean Murphy
The New Deal – Jonathan Case

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We talk our time at SPX, DC cancelling and saving titles, and a new Patsy Walker, Hellcat series!

Plus, we review all these books:
Common Curses/Common Blessings #2 – Maritsa Patrinos
Endless World – Lamar Abrams
The Feast – Anna Bongiovanni, Evan Palmer
Gang War #3 – Nick Liappis
Hyper Slum #1 – Julian May, Morgan Sawyer
Laffy Meal – Pranas T. Naujokaitis
Lorel – Kevin Panetta, Tait Howard
Lost Haven – Carey Pietsch
You Approach a Dark Manor – Tait Howard, Trevor Henderson, Madeline Rupert, Sam Heimer, Matthew Seely, Jared Morgan, Falynn Koch, Mais2, Aubrey Aiese, Kendall Goode, Penny Candy, Sabrina Elliott, Jordan Rosenberg, Sabrina Parolin, Hilary Austin, Jeanne D’Angelo, Jenn Woodall, Paulina Ganucheau, Richie Pope, Rachel Millar, Gillian Blekkenhorst, Amanda Potter, Natali Koromoto, Coleman Engle, Mary Verhoeven, Carter Pierce, Alan Brown, Michael Bukowski, Jackie Lewis, Rich Daley, Dalton Rose, Andy Hirsch, Pam Wishbow, Drew Bardana, Taylor Smith, Zack Sterling, Angelica Blevins, Jon Morris, Kat Verhoeven, Leslie Dorcus, Brett Morgan, Aeron Alfrey, Sage Howard, Sera Stanton, Helen Mask, Rachel Kahn, Laura Harte, Edward J Wright, Daniella Zeman, Sandra Lanz, saprophilous, Vaughn Pinpin, Hamish Steele, Drew Green, Rian Sygh, Kevin Jay Stanton, Chris Haley, Molly Mendoza
Diesel #1 – Tyson Hesse
Head Lopper #1 – Andrew MacLean
Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Shattered Empire #1 – Greg Rucka, Marco Checchetto
Tet #1 – Paul Tucker, Paul Allor

Thanks to Patrice for this week’s questions!

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We talk a new Weirdworld series and Rosario Dawson cast in Luke Cage!

Plus, we review all these books:
Gigant – Rune Ryberg
8House #3 Kiem – Brandon Graham, Xurxo G. Penalta
Mockingbird SHIELD 50th Anniversary #1 – Chelsea Cain, Joëlle Jones
Plutona #1 – Jeff Lemire, Emi Lenox
Toil and Trouble #1 – Mairghread Scott, Kelly Matthews, Nichole Matthews
Sacred Heart – Liz Suburbia

Thanks to Kelly for this week’s questions!

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We talk new project announcements from Jen Wang, Jake Wyatt and F. Choo, more Secret Wars, and the teams for Captain America: Civil War!

Plus, we review all these books:
Ant-Man Last Days #1 – Nick Spencer, Ramon Rosanas
James Sallis’ Drive #1 – Michael Benedetto, Antonio Fuso
A Quiet Disaster – Alex Potts
Grey Area: From the City to the Sea – Tim Bird
Hank Johnson Agent of Hydra #1 – David Mandel, Michael Walsh
Over the Garden Wall #1 – Pat McHale, Jim Campbell
Space Dumplins – Craig Thompson

Thanks to Danny and Lizzie for this week’s questions!

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We talk 100 Bullets getting optioned by our favorite, Tom Hardy, and the new all-ages Spidey comic!

Plus, we review all these books:
Concupiscence – Vincent Stall
Great Heights – MariNaomi
Harvest – Nicholas Breutzman
An Honest Performance – Will Dinski
Howard the Human #1 – Skottie Young, Jim Mahfood
Mox Nox – Joan Cornellà
Phonogram: The Immaterial Girl #1 – Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie
Secret Wars Secret Love #1 – Michel Fiffe, Felipe Smith, Jeremy Whitley, Gurihuru, Maguerite Bennett, Kris Anka, Katie Cook
Zodiac Starforce #1 – Kevin Panetta, Paulina Ganucheau

Thanks to AROM the Space Armenian for this week’s questions!

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150 episodes! We reflect on some of our favorite podcast moments, and some of the best stories from working at the stores!

Plus, we review all these books:
Beauty #1 – Jason A. Hurley, Jeremy Haun
Dark Corridor #1 – Rich Tommaso
DC Comics Bombshells #1 – Marguerite Bennett, Marguerite Sauvage
King #1 – Joshua Hale Fialkov, Bernard Chang
King Tiger #1 – Randy Stradley, Doug Wheatley
Baba Yaga’s Assistant – Marika McCoola, Emily Carroll

Thanks to Danny for this week’s questions!

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We talk about the new officially leaked Suicide Squad and Batman v Superman trailers!

Plus, we review all these books:
Cyborg #1 – David F. Walker, Ivan Reis
Fables #150 – Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham
Lovers Only: Teen Romance Comix – Mickey Zacchilli, Cathy G. Johnson, Sophia Foster-Dimino
Power Up #1 – Kate Leth, Matt Cummings
Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde #1 – Sam Humphries, Alti Firmansyah
Wolf #1 – Ales Kot, Matt Taylor

Thanks to Mike and Nick for this week’s questions!

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We talk about some San Diego announcements like Darwyn Cooke and Gilbert Hernandez team-ups, a new Joss Whedon comic, and Delcourt going digital in English!

Plus, we review all these books:
Captain Britain and the Mighty Defenders #1 – Al Ewing, Alan Davis
Death Head #1 – Zack Keller, Nick Keller, Joanna Estep
The Divine – Boaz Lavie, Asaf Hanuka, Tomer Hanuka
Godzilla in Hell #1 – James Stokoe
Guardians Of Knowhere #1 – Brian Michael Bendis, Mike Deodato
Island #1 – Marian Churchland, Emma Rios, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Brandon Graham, Ludroe

Thanks to Saif, Pat, and Nick for this week’s questions!

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We talk about Bryan Konietzko’s new comic project, Grant Morrison editing Heavy Metal, and have a special guest on the show!

Plus, we review all these books:
1872 #1 – Gerry Duggan, Nik Virella
Age of Apocalypse #1 – Fabian Nicieza, Gerardo Sandoval
Archie #1 – Mark Waid, Fiona Staples
Civil War #1 – Charles Soule, Leinil Francis Yu
Negative Space #1 – Ryan K Lindsay, Owen Gieni
Spider-Island #1 – Christos N. Gage, Paco Diaz
Star Wars Lando #1 – Charles Soule, Alex Maleev

Thanks to ARAM, the Space Armenian, for this week’s questions!

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We talk about all the new All-New All-Different Marvel announcements!

Plus, we review all these books:
8House #1: Arclight – Brandon Graham, Marian Churchland
18 Days #1 – Grant Morrison, Jeevan Kang
Red Skull #1 – Joshua Williamson, Luca Pizzari
The Spire #1 – Simon Spurrier, Jeff Stokely
We Stand on Guard #1 – Brian K. Vaughan, Steve Skroce
The Hero book 1 – David Rubín

Thanks to Dylan and Lucas for this week’s questions!

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We talk about the Spider-Gwen, Doctor Strange, and the new Spider-Man film news!

Plus, we review all these books:
Age of Ultron vs. Marvel Zombies #1 – James Robinson, Steve Pugh
E is for Extinction #1 – Chris Burnham, Ramon Villalobos
The Hunter – Joe Sparrow
The Princess and the Pony – Kate Beaton
Superman #41 – Gene Luen Yang, John Romita Jr.
Vacancy – Jen Lee
We are Robin #1 – Lee Bermejo, Jorge Corona

Thanks to Adam and Erin for this week’s questions!

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We talk about the new Spider-Man, the new Iron Man, and return of Captain America White!

Plus, we review all these books:
ApocalyptiGirl: An Aria for the End Times – Andrew MacLean
Black Canary #1 – Brenden Fletcher, Annie Wu
The Fiction #1 – Curt Pires, David Rubín
Martian Manhunter #1 – Rob Williams, Eddy Barrows
Prez #1 – Mark Russell, Ben Caldwell
Robin Son of Batman #1 – Patrick Gleason
Runaways #1 – Noelle Stevenson, Sanford Greene
Thors #1 – Jason Aaron, Chris Sprouse

Thanks to retiredpyramidhead for this week’s questions!

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We talk about the Jon Bernthal being cast as The Punisher, check in on the cuteness of Tom Hardy, and talk about the second All-New All-Different Marvel!

Plus, we review all these books:
1602: Witch Hunter Angela #1 – Marguerite Bennett, Stephanie Hans, Kieron Gillen, Marguerite Sauvage
Batman #41 – Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo
Captain Marvel and the Carol Corps #1 – Kelly Sue DeConnick, Kelly Thompson, David Lopez
Constantine the Hellblazer #1 – Ming Doyle, James Tynion IV, Riley Rossmo
Ghost Racers #1 – Felipe Smith, Juan Gedeon
Marvel Zombies #1 – Simon Spurrier, Kev Walker
Starve #1 – Brian Wood, Daniel Zezelj
Weirdworld #1 – Jason Aaron, Mike Del Mundo

Thanks to Cindy and Whitney for this week’s questions!

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We talk about the new Lumberjanes film, Tom Hardy – cute or not?, and All-New All-Different Marvel!

Plus, we review all these books:
Action Comics #41 – Greg Pak, Aaron Kuder
Airboy #1 – James Robinson, Greg Hinkle
The Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #1 – Dan Slott, Adam Kubert
Future Imperfect #1 – Peter David, Greg Land
Titan #1 – François Vigneault
X-Tinction Agenda #1 – Marc Guggenheim, Carmine di Giandomenico
Years of Future Past #1 – Marguerite Bennett, Mike Norton

Thanks to Michael K and Christy for this week’s questions!

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We talk about no women on a Women in Comics Panel, David Duchovny crying, and our terrible ideas for individual podcasts!

Plus, we review all these books:
Fight Club 2 #1 – Chuck Palahniuk, Cameron Stewart
The Infinity Gauntlet #1 – Gerry Duggan, Dustin Weaver
MODOK Assassin #1 – Christopher Yost, Amilcar Pinna
Old Man Logan #1 – Brian Michael Bendis, Andrea Sorrentino
Sons of the Devil #1 – Brian Buccellato, Toni Infante
Where Monsters Dwell #1 – Garth Ennis, Russell Braun

Thanks to Saif for this week’s questions!

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We talk about the new Supergirl trailer, new Brian K. Vaughan projects, and Gambit!

Plus, we review all these books:
A-Force #1 – G. Willow Wilson, Marguerite Bennett, Jorge Molina, Craig Yeung
Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency #1 – Chris Ryall, Tony Akins
Master of Kung Fu #1 – Haden Blackman, Dalibor Talajić
Planet Hulk #1 – Sam Humphries, Greg Pak, Marc Laming, Takeshi Miyazawa
Spider-Verse #1 – Mike Costa, André Lima Araújo
Supermutant Magic Academy – Jillian Tamaki

Thanks to Tim for this week’s questions!

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We talk about the identity of Thor and the New Mutants film!

Plus, we review all these books:
Harrow County #1 – Cullen Bunn, Tyler Crook
Injection #1 – Warren Ellis, Declan Shalvey
The Mantle #1 – Ed Brisson, Brian Level
Mythic #1 – Phil Hester, John McCrea
Nimona – Noelle Stevenson
Seconds Helping – Jason Fischer
Secret Wars #2 – Jonathan Hickman, Esad Ribic

Thanks to Pat for this week’s questions!

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We talk about Agent Carter and Agents of SHIELD, and Luc Besson making Valerian!

Plus, we review all these books:
Arcadia #1 – Alex Paknadel, Eric Scott Pfeiffer
Exquisite Corpse – Pénélope Bagieu
Frontier #7 Sexcoven – Jillian Tamaki
Secret Wars #1 – Jonathan Hickman, Esad Ribic
Swords of Sorrow #1 – Gail Simone, Sergio Davila
Wonder Woman ’77 Special #1 – Marc Andreyko, Drew Johnson, Matt Haley, Richard Ortiz, Jason Badower

Thanks to Saif and dullie for this week’s questions!

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We talk about CM Punk writing comics, Jared Leto’s Joker look, and good Daredevil news!

Plus, we review all these books:
Convergence Shazam #1 – Jeff Parker, Evan Doc Shaner
Mayday #1 – Curt Pires, Chris Peterson
Pisces #1 – Kurtis J. Wiebe, Johnnie Christmas
Two Eyes of the Beautiful #1 – Ryan Cecil Smith
Last Man 1: The Stranger – Balak, Michaël Sanlaville, Bastien Vivès

Thanks to Saif and Michael K for this week’s questions!

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Art by Paulina Ganucheau!

We talk about the Iceman news and GalaxyQuest!

Plus, we review all these books:
Beyond Belief #1 – Ben Acker, Ben Blacker, Phil Hester, Eric Gapstur, Ande Parks
Empire Uprising #1 – Mark Waid, Barry Kitson
The Infinite Loop #1 – Pierrick Colinet, Elsa Charretier
Kaptara #1 – Chip Zdarsky, Kagan McLeod
Rutabaga the Adventure Chef 1 – Eric Colossal

Thanks to Peter for this week’s questions!

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Art by Paulina Ganucheau!

We talk about a lot of new movie trailers!

Plus, we review all these books:
Archie vs. Predator #1 – Alex de Campi, Fernando Ruiz, Rich Koslowski
Convergence: The Question #1 – Greg Rucka, Cully Hamner
Kaijumax #1 – Zander Cannon
Rebels #1 – Brian Wood, Andrea Mutti
Just So Happens – Fumio Obata

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Art by Paulina Ganucheau!

We are excited about Zodiac Starforce!

Plus, we review all these books:
Chrononauts #1 – Mark Millar, Sean Murphy
Giant Days #1 – John Allison, Lissa Treiman
Invisible Republic #1 – Gabriel Hardman, Corinna Bechko
Jem and the Holograms #1 – Kelly Thompson, Sophie Campbell
No Mercy #1 – Alex de Campi, Carla Speed McNeil
Revenger #1 – Chuck Forsman
Sam Zabel and the Magic Pen – Dylan Horrocks
Space Riders #1 – Fabian Rangel Jr., Alexis Ziritt
UFOlogy #1 – James Tynion IV, Noah J. Yuenkel, Matthew Fox
The Uncanny Inhumans #0 – Charles Soule, Steve McNiven
Witchlight #1 and Witchlight #2 – Jessi Zabarsky

Plus some great new collections and trade paperbacks we recommend!
Birthright 1: Homecoming – Joshua Williamson, Andrei Bressan
Copperhead 1 – Jay Faerber, Scott Godlewski
Dark Ages – Dan Abnett, I.N.J. Culbard
The Fade Out 1 – Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips
Lumberjanes 1 – Grace Ellis, Noelle Stevenson, Brooke Allen
Big Hard Sex Criminals – Matt Fraction, Chip Zdarsky

Thanks to Pat and a mysterious person for this week’s questions!

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Art by Brooke Allen!

We cover Yoshihiro Tatsumi’s passing, the new Spider-Man movie, the Daredevil trailer, and some serious movie critiques!

Plus, we review all these books:
All-New Hawkeye #1 – Jeff Lemire, Ramón Pérez
Big Man Plans #1 – Eric Powell, Tim Wiesch
Bill and Ted’s Most Triumphant Return #1 – Brian Lynch, Jerry Gaylord
Blackcross #1 – Warren Ellis, Colton Worley
Descender #1 – Jeff Lemire, Dustin Nguyen
Halogen #1 – Josh Tierney, Afu Chan
Hellbreak #1 – Cullen Bunn, Brian Churilla
Howard the Duck #1 – Chip Zdarsky, Joe Quinones
Princess Leia #1 – Mark Waid, Terry Dodson
Southern Cross #1 – Becky Cloonan, Andy Belanger
Spider-Woman #5 – Dennis Hopeless, Javier Rodríguez
The Surface #1 – Ales Kot, Langdon Foss

Thanks to Pat for this week’s questions!

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Art by Paulina Ganucheau!

We cover Matt Fraction & Kelly Sue DeConnick signing TV deals, Takashi Miike adapting Terraformars, and Marvel announcing many many many Secret Wars miniseries… and ongoings?

Plus, we review all these books:
Curb Stomp #1 – Ryan Ferrier, Devaki Neogi
D4VE #1 – Ryan Ferrier, Valentin Ramon
Ei8ht #1 – Rafael Albuquerque, Mike Johnson
Plunder #1 – Swifty Lang, Skuds McKinley
Secret Identities #1 – Jay Faerber, Brian Joines, Ilias Kyriazis
Silk #1 – Robbie Thompson, Stacey Lee
Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars #1 – Ben Acker, Ben Blacker, J. Bone
Spider-Gwen #1 – Jason Latour, Robbi Rodriguez
Suiciders #1 – Lee Bermejo

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Art by Paulina Ganucheau!

We cover Spidey in new movies, the all female A-Force, and sooo many new titles for DC Divergence.

Plus, we review all these books:
Cluster #1 – Ed Brisson, Damian Couceiro
The Empty #1 – Jimmie Robinson
First Year Healthy – Michael DeForge
Help Us! Great Warrior #1 – Madéleine Flores
The Middle Nowhere – Jordan Crane
Nameless #1 – Grant Morrison, Chris Burnham
Star Wars: Darth Vader #1 – Kieron Gillen, Salvador Larroca
Stray Bullets: Sunshine and Roses #1 – David Lapham

Thanks to P.Vo for this week’s questions!

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Art by Paulina Ganucheau!

We’re back to talk lots of new movie trailers, IDW/Top Shelf, and the sort of end of the Marvel Universe.

Plus, we review all these books:
Ant-Man #1 – Nick Spencer, Ramon Rosanas
Dying and the Dead #1 – Jonathan Hickman, Ryan Bodenheim
Effigy #1 – Tim Seeley and Marley Zarcone
Operation SIN #1 – Kathryn Immonen, Rich Ellis
SHIELD #1 – Mark Waid, Carlos Pacheco
Star Wars #1 – Jason Aaron, John Cassaday
Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #1 – Ryan North, Erica Henderson
Uncanny Avengers #1 – Rick Remender, Daniel Acuna

Thanks to drunkcomicbookrants and Kristen for this week’s questions!

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Art by Kendall Goode!

We put together our lists of the best of 2014! We have several different categories, and everything on these lists below are the best things that came out this year.

On our podcast we discuss them all to arrive at the top of each category.

Best Writer
Best All-Ages Comic/Graphic Novel
Best Colorist
Best Ongoing Series
Best Book

We already covered Best Artist, One-Shot/Single Issue/Short Story, Reprint, Miniseries, Trends, and New Series in Part One!

Best Writer (Starts at 1:48)

Jason Aaron – Men of Wrath, Southern Bastards, Thor
Sam Alden – Frontier, Haunter, It Never Happened Again, Wicked Chicken Queen
Brian Azzarello – Wonder Woman
Brian Michael Bendis – All-New X-Men, The United States of Murder Inc.
Box Brown – Andre the Giant: Life and Legend, New Physics, Number
Ed Brubaker – The Fade-Out, Velvet
Kurt Busiek – The Autumnlands: Tooth & Claw
Juan Diaz Canales – Blacksad
Emily Carroll – Frontier, Through the Woods
Farel Dalrymple – Wrenchies
Kelly Sue DeConnick – Bitch Planet, Captain Marvel, Pretty Deadly
Rob Davis – The Motherless Oven
Grace Ellis, Noelle Stevenson, Shannon Watters – Lumberjanes
Warren Ellis – Moon Knight, Supreme Blue Rose, Trees
Matt Fraction – Hawkeye, Sex Criminals
Aisha Franz – Earthling
Kieron Gillen – Wicked & Divine
Gilbert Hernandez – Bumperhead
Jonathan Hickman – East of West, Manhattan Projects
Hubert – Beauty
Matt Kindt – Mind MGMT
Robert Kirkman – Outcast, The Walking Dead
Lucy Knisley – Age of License
Ales Kot – Zero, Secret Avengers
David Lapham – Juice Squeezers, Stray Bullets
Jake Lawrence – Teen Dog
Alec Longstreth – Basewood
Grant Morrison – Annihilator, Multiversity
Ryan North – The Midas Flesh
Bryan Lee O’Malley – Seconds
Frederick Peeters – Aama
John Porcellino – The Hospital Suite
Liz Prince – Tomboy
Rick Remender – Black Science, Captain America, Deadly Class, Low
Greg Rucka – Cyclops, Lazarus
Dash Shaw – Doctors
Dan Slott – Superior Spider-Man, Amazing Spider-Man, Silver Surfer
Scott Snyder – Batman, American Vampire, Wake. Wytches
Charles Soule – Death of Wolverine, Letter 44, She-Hulk, Swamp Thing
Mariko Tamaki – This One Summer
Raina Telgemeier – Sisters
James Tynion IV – The Woods
Noah Van Sciver – I Don’t Hate Your Guts, Lizard Laughed
Brian K. Vaughan – The Private Eye, Saga
Sarah Vaughn – Alex + Ada
Fabien Vehlmann – Beautiful Darkness
Jen Wang – In Real Life
Joshua Williamson – Nailbiter, Birthright
G. Willow Wilson – Ms. Marvel
Gene Luen Yang – Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Shadow Hero

Best All-Ages Comic/Graphic Novel (Starts at 50:05)

Adventure Time – Ryan North, Braden Lamb, Shelli Paroline
Akissi – Marguerite Abouet, Mathieu Sapi
Amulet 6: Escape from Lucien – Kazu Kibuishi
Avatar: The Last Airbender: Rift – Gene Yang, Studio Gurihiru
Bad Machinery – John Allison
Buzz! – Ananth Panagariya, Tessa Stone
Cleopatra in Space 1: Target Practice – Mike Maihack
Costume Quest: Invasion of the Candy Snatchers – Zac Gorman
The Dumbest Idea Ever – Jimmy Gownley
The Glorkian Warrior Delivers a Pizza – James Kochalka
The Graveyard Book 1 & 2 – Neil Gaiman, P. Craig Russell
Hilda and the Black Hound – Luke Pearson
Howtoons – Nick Dragotta, Saul Griffith, Ingrid Dragotta, Joost Bonsen
In Real Life – Cory Doctorow, Jen Wang
Juice Squeezers – David Lapham
Lumberjanes – Grace Ellis, Noelle Stevenson, Shannon Watters, Brooke Allen
Maddy Kettle: The Adventure of the Thimblewitch – Eric Orchard
Oak – Max Badger
Over the Garden Wall Special – Pat McHale, Jim Campbell
Sisters – Raina Telgemeier

Best Colorist (Starts at 1:05:58)

Jordie Bellaire – The Autumnlands: Tooth & Claw, Magneto, Moon Knight, Pretty Deadly, Zero
Brian Buccellato – Detective Comics
Matt Hollingsworth – Hawkeye, The Wake, Wytches
Marissa Louise – Robocop, Escape from New York
Lee Loughridge – Captain Marvel, Deadly Class, Fables, Juice Squeezers,
Frank Martin Jr. – East of West
Daniela Miwa – Shaft
FCO Plascensia – Batman
Val Staples – All-New Ghost Rider, Deadpool, Marvel Knights: Spider-Man,
Muntsa Vicente – Axis: Hobgoblin, The Private Eye, She-Hulk
Matthew Wilson – Thor, The Wicked + the Divine, Wonder Woman

Best Ongoing Series (Starts at 1:12:56)

Action Comics
Alex + Ada
All-New X-Men
Afterlife With Archie
Avengers
Batman
Daredevil
Detective Comics
East of West
Fatale
FF
Guardians of the Galaxy
Hawkeye
Invincible
Lazarus
Letter 44
Manifest Destiny
Mind Mgmt
New Avengers
Pretty Deadly
Prophet
Rachel Rising
Rocket Girl
Saga
Satellite Sam
Sex
Sex Criminals
The Sixth Gun
The Superior Spider-Man
Swamp Thing
Thor God of Thunder
Velvet
The Walking Dead
Wonder Woman
Zero

Best Book (Starts at 1:39:46)

Aama 2: The Invisible Throng – Frederik Peeters
Age of License – Lucy Knisley
The Amateurs – Conor Stechschulte
The Amazing Spider-Man: Family Business – Mark Waid, James Robinson, Werther Dell’edera, Gabriele Dell’otto
Andre the Giant: Life and Legend – Box Brown
Ant Colony – Michael DeForge
Arsene Schrauwen – Olivier Schrauwen
Basewood – Alec Longstreth
Beautiful Darkness – Fabien Vehlmann, Kerascoet
Beauty – Hubert, Kerascoet
Benson’s Cuckoos – Anouk Ricard
Black Canary and Zatanna: Bloodspell – Paul Dini, Joe Quinones
Blacksad: Amarillo – Juan Díaz Canales, Juanjo Guarnido
Bumperhead – Gilbert Hernandez
By Chance or Providence – Becky Cloonan
Celeste – INJ Culbard
Doctors – Dash Shaw
Earthling – Aisha Franz
The Gigantic Beard that was Evil – Stephen Collins
The Hartlepool Monkey – Wilfrid Lupano, Jeremie Moreau
The Hospital Suite – John Porcellino
How to Be Happy – Eleanor Davis
In a Sense (Lost and Found) – Roman Muradov
In Real Life – Cory Doctorow, Jen Wang
It Never Happened Again: Two Stories – Sam Alden
Megahex – Simon Hanselmann
The Motherless Oven – Rob Davis
New Lone Wolf and Cub 1 – Kazuo Koike, Hideki Mori
Nijigahara Holograph – Inio Asano
Oak – Max Badger
The Obscure Cities: The Leaning Girl – Benoît Peeters, François Schuiten
Operation Margarine – Katie Skelly
Opus – Satoshi Kon
Robert Moses: The Master Builder of New York – Pierre Christin, Olivier Balez
Seconds – Bryan Lee O’Malley
The Shadow Hero – Gene Luen Yang, Sonny Liew
Shamanism – Igor Baranko
Shoplifter – Michael Cho
Showa: History of Japan 1944-1953 – Shigeru Mizuki
Sing No Evil – JP Ahonen, KP Alare
Sisters – Raina Telgemeier
Snackies – Nick Sumida
Snowpiercer 1: The Escape – Jacques Lob, Jean-Marc Rochette
Soppy: A Love Story – Philippa Rice
This One Summer – Mariko Tamaki, Jillian Tamaki
Through the Woods – Emily Carroll
Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir – Liz Prince
Twelve Gems – Lane Milburn
The Undertaking of Lily Chen – Danica Novgorodoff
Wrenchies – Farel Dalrymple

We’d love to hear your thoughts and comments on what we selected or missed out on!

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We talk Usagi Yojimbo stage plays, Suicide Squad casting, DC Comics cancellations, Agents of SHIELD finale, and a few personal activities!

Plus, we review all these books:
Earthling – Aisha Franz
Rocket Salvage #1 – Yehudi Mercado, Bachan
Rumble #1 – John Arcudi, James Harren

Thanks to Kristen for this week’s questions!

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Art by Kendall Goode!

We talk engagements, Shakespeare, D&D, Jem, Preacher, Krypton and whether Spider-Man will be in Marvel movies!

Plus, we review all these books:
Batman: The Jiro Kuwata Batmanga 1 – Jiro Kuwata
Bitch Planet #1 – Kelly Sue DeConnick, Valentine de Landro
Eternal #1 – William Harms, Giovanni Valletta
Frontier #6 – Emily Carroll
Herald: Lovecraft & Tesla #1 – John Reilly, Tom Rogers
Sing No Evil – JP Ahonen, KP Alare
Spider-Man and the X-Men #1 – Elliott Kalan, Marco Failla
The Valiant #1 – Jeff Lemire, Matt Kindt, Paolo Rivera

Thanks to Pat for this week’s questions!

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We talk Thanksgiving and Star Wars trailers, Suicide Squad and Howard the Duck!

Plus, we review all these books:

Angela Asgard’s Assassin #1 – Kieron Gillen, Phil Jimenez, Marguerite Bennett, Stephanie Hans
Capture Creatures #1 – Frank Gibson, Becky Dreistadt
Crossed +100 #1 – Alan Moore, Gabriel Andrade
Escape from New York #1 – Christopher Sebela, Diego Barreto
Gotham by Midnight #1 – Ray Fawkes, Ben Templesmith
ODY-C #1 – Matt Fraction, Christian Ward
Secret Six #1 – Gail Simone, Ken Lashley
Shaft #1 – David F. Walker, Bilquis Evely

Thanks to Pat, Mike, and Pat for this week’s questions!

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We report on multiple trips to New York!

Plus, we review all these books:

All-New Captain America #1 – Rick Remender, Stuart Immonen
Captain American and the Mighty Avengers #1 – Al Ewing, Luke Ross
Deep State #1 – Justin Jordan, Ariela Kristantina
Django Zorro #1 – Quentin Tarantino, Matt Wagner, Esteve Polls
Drifter #1 – Ivan Brandon, Nic Klein
The Kitchen #1 – Ollie Masters, Ming Doyle
Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream – Paul Allor, Michael & Laura Allred, Weshoyot Alvitre, Connie Appletree, Gabriel Bá, Peter Bagge, Fil Barlow, Jeremy Bastian, Jeremy Baum, Art Baxter, Alexandra Beguez, Gregory Benton, Stephen R. Bissette, Box Brown, Mark Buckingham, Dave Bullock, Kevin Cannon, Zander Cannon, John Cassaday, Bodie Chewning, Senk Chhour, Cliff Chiang, Dave Chisholm, Cole Closser, Jorge Coelho, James Comey, Aaron Conley, Toby Cypress, Farel Dalrymple, Camilla d’Errico, Peter Diamond, Maëlle Doliveux, Dave Dorman, Eleanor Doughty, J.M. Dragunas, Becky Dreistadt, Gustavo Duarte, Jerel Dye, Alex Eckman-Lawn, Daniel Elisii, Theo Ellsworth, Lisk Feng, Charles Fetherolf, Charles Forsman, Rawn Gandy, Gerhard, Frank Gibson, Raul Gonzalez, Stephen Halker, James Harvey, Dean Haspiel, Sam Heimer, Marc Hempel, Maria & Peter Hoey, Paul Hoppe, Matt Huynh, J.G. Jones, Kelley Jones, Keren Katz, Jeffro Kilpatrick, Denis Kitchen, Todd Klein, Roger Langridge, Brendan Leach, Mike Lee, Jasen Lex, Paul Little, David Mack, Andrew MacLean, Michelle Madsen, Mark Mariano, Benjamin Marra, Laura Martin, Paul Maybury, Katie Moody, Fábio Moon, Adriano Moraes, Moritat, Scott Morse, Dean Motter, Marcus Muller, Ramón Pérez, David Petersen, Roger Petersen, Shay Plummer, David Plunkert, Nik Poliwko, Paul Pope, Nate Powell, George Pratt, Dave Proch, Joe Quinones, Sara Richard, Hans Rickheit, Paolo Rivera, Paul Rivoche, Rafer Roberts, Marco Rudy, Jim Rugg, P. Craig Russell, Tom Scioli, Mike Sgier, Yuko Shimizu, Galen Showman, Bill Sienkiewicz, R. Sikoryak, Bishakh Som, Carla Speed McNeil, Dave Stewart, Tobias Tak, Jamie Tanner, Craig Thompson, Jill Thompson, Jen Tong, Anh Tran, Jenna Trost, Andrea Tsurumi, Jonathan Tune, Charles Vess, S.M. Vidaurri, José Villarrubia, Jonathan Wayshak, Mark Wheatley, Maris Wicks, Grim Wilkins, J.H. Williams III, Ronald Wimberly, Rob Woods, James Yang, Alexis Ziritt, David Zissou, Chrissie Zullo
Over the Garden Wall Special – Pat McHale, Jim Campbell
Snackies – Nick Sumida
Superior Iron Man #1 – Tom Taylor, Yildiray Cinar

Thanks to Drunk Comic Book Rants for this week’s questions!

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We’re back! We have done some things. And read lots of comics!

Plus, we review all these books:

The Amazing Spider-Man #9 – Dan Slott, Olivier Coipel
Arkham Manor #1 – Gerry Duggan, Shawn Crystal
Axis: Hobgoblin #1 – Kevin Shinick, Javier Rodriguez
Catwoman #35 – Genevieve Valentine, Garry Brown
Death of Wolverine: Deadpool & Captain America #1 – Gerry Duggan, Scott Kolins
Death of Wolverine: The Weapon X Program #1 – Charles Soule, Salvador Larroca
Deathlok #1 – Nathan Edmondson, Mike Perkins
The Ghost Fleet #1 – Donny Cates, Daniel Warren Johnson
Home Is Where the Gnome Is – Andy Kettler
In Real Life – Cory Doctorow, Jen Wang
Marvel 75th Anniversary Celebration – James Robinson, Chris Samnee, Brian Michael Bendis, Michael Gaydos, Stan Lee, Bruce Timm, Tom Defalco, Stan Goldberg, Len Wein, Paul Gulacy
Rasputin #1 – Alex Grecian, Riley Rossmo
Tooth & Claw #1 – Kurt Busiek, Benjamin Dewey
Weird Me #1 – Kelly Phillips

Thanks to Pat for this week’s questions!

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Plus, we review all these books:

Death of Wolverine #4 – Charles Soule, Steve McNiven
Death of Wolverine: Logan Legacy #1 – Charles Soule, Oliver Nome
Edge of Spider-Verse #5 – Gerard Way, Jake Wyatt
Rift – Carey Pietsch
Tales From Aeaea – Andrea Kalfas

Plus Kevin’s new comic with Jared Morgan is now available as a download at: https://gumroad.com/l/LTuMq

Thanks to Michael K. and Pat for this week’s questions!

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Another quick episode full of goodness!

Plus, we review all these books:

Axis #1 – Rick Remender, Adam Kubert
Batgirl #35 – Cameron Stewart, Brenden Fletcher, Babs Tarr
Batman #35 – Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo
Birthright #1 – Joshua Williamson, Andrei Bressan
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #1 – Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Robert Hack
Costume Quest: Invasion of the Candy Snatchers – Zac Gorman
Wytches #1 – Scott Snyder, Jock

Thanks to P.Vo for this week’s question!

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Kevin is back with Nick and Jared to drop some dulcet tones.

Plus, we review all these books:

Bucky Barnes: The Winter Soldier #1 – Ales Kot, Marco Rudy
Captain America #25 – Rick Remender, Carlos Pacheco, Stuart Immonen
Commuter – Kris Mukai
Fight Frogs – Jimmy Giegerich
Gotham Academy #1 – Becky Cloonan, Brendan Fletcher, Karl Kerschl
Green Lantern/New Gods: Godhead #1 – Van Jensen, Justin Jordan, Robert Venditti, Charles Soule, Cullen Bunn, Ethan Van Sciver, Martin Coccolo, Goran Sudzuka, Chriscross, Pete Woods
Guardians 3000 #1 – Dan Abnett, Gerardo Sandoval
The Humans #0 – Keenan Marshall Keller, Tom Neely
Lobo #1 – Cullen Bunn, Reilly Brown
Men of Wrath #1 – Jason Aaron, Ron Garney
Thor #1 – Jason Aaron, Russell Dauterman

Thanks to Eli for this week’s question!

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Kevin is out but Nick and Jared are in! And highly prepared technically.

Plus, we review all these books:

Aliens: Fire and Stone #1 – Chris Roberson, Patric Reynolds
Cat Dad, King of the Goblins – Britt Wilson
Cringe: An Anthology of Embarrassment – J. T. Yost, Sam Spina, Lizz Lunney, Jeffrey Brown, Cara Bean, Adam Pasion, Geoff Vasile, Chad Essley, Andrew Farago, Elijah Brubaker, Fred Noland, Delaine Derry Green, Chad Woody, Steve Lafler, Box Brown, Jamie Vayda, Alan King, Shaenon Garrity, Chris Carlier, Julia Gfrörer, Jess Worby, Stephen Notley, Peter S. Conrad, Sam Henderson, Victor Kerlow, Noah Van Sciver
Edge of Spider-Verse #1 – David Hine, Fabrice Sapolsky, Richard Isanove
Edge of Spider-Verse #2 – Jason LaTour, Robbi Rodriguez
Edge of Spider-Verse #3 – Dustin Weaver
Roche Limit #1 – Michael Moreci, Vic Malhotra
A Town Called Dragon #1 – Judd Winick, Geoff Shaw

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We’re back from SPX and ready to podcast! Are you ready…for this jelly??

Plus, we review all these books:

Avengers #35 – Jonathan Hickman, Jim Cheung, Paco Medina, Nick Bradshaw, Dustin Weaver
Cloaks #1 – Caleb Monroe, Mariano Navarro
Copperhead #1 – Jay Faerber, Scott Godlewski
Death Defying Dr. Mirage #1 – Jen van Meter, Roberto de la Torre
Death of Wolverine #1 – Charles Soule, Steve McNiven
Jim Henson’s Storyteller: Witches – S.M. Vidaurri
Names #1 – Peter Milligan, Leandro Fernandez
Oddly Normal #1 – Otis Frampton
Pop #1 – Curt Pires, Jason Copland
Prometheus Fire and Stone #1 by Paul Tobin, Juan Ferreyra
Teen Dog #1 – Jake Lawrence
Wayward #1 – Jim Zub, Steve Cummings
Wild’s End #1 – Dan Abnett, INJ Culbard

And this game:

Bravest Warriors Dice Game!

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Special thanks to Kendall Goode for this week’s podcast art!

All the regular gang is back! Out with those popular guest stars!

Plus, we review all these books:
Blades & Lazers #1&2 – Benjamin Marra
Bodies #1 – Si Spencer, Meghan Hetrick, Dean Ormston, Tula Lotay, Phil Winslade
Captain Victory and the Galactic Rangers #1 – Joe Casey, Nathan Fox, Jim Rugg, Ulises Farinas
Dark Ages #1 – Dan Abnett, I.N.J. Culbard
Demon #1 – Jason Shiga
The Fade Out #1 – Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips
Hexed #1 – Michael Alan Nelson, Dan Mora
Little Nemo Return to Slumberland #1 – Eric Shanower, Gabriel Rodriguez
Low #1 – Rick Remender, Greg Tocchini
The Multiversity #1 – Grant Morrison, Ivan Reis
Nightworld #1 – Adam McGovern, Paolo Leandri
Steven Universe #1 – Jeremy Sorese, Coleman Engle
Terminal Hero #1 – Peter Milligan, Piotr Kowalski

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Thanks to Anna, Connor, Eli, and Pat for this week’s questions!

Nick is on vacation! Kevin and Jared make Brooke Allen, the artist of Lumberjanes, come back, and Kelly finally returns!

Plus, we review all these books:
100th Anniversary Special: The Avengers #1 – James Stokoe
Dr. Who: The Tenth Doctor #1 – Nick Abadzis, Elena Casagrande, AJ
Dr. Who: The Eleventh Doctor #1 – Al Ewing, Rob Williams, Simon Fraser, AJ, Marc Ellerby
Groo vs. Conan #1 – Mark Evanier, Sergio Aragones, Thomas Yeates
Leaky Timbers – Joey Ellis
Ragnarok #1 – Walter Simonson
Star Spangled War Stories #1 – Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray, Scott Hampton
Storm #1 – Greg Pak, Victor Ibanez
Supreme Blue Rose #1 – Warren Ellis, Tula Lotay
Through the Woods – Emily Carroll
Transformers vs. GI Joe #1 – John Barber, Tom Scioli
Tuki Save the Humans #1 – Jeff Smith

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This week, we have a special guest host! Brooke Allen, the artist of Lumberjanes, joins Kevin, Nick and Jared to talk about The View, Pierce Brosnan as a centaur, and the new Bryan Lee O’Malley book!

Plus, we review all these books:
Black Market #1 – Frank J. Barbiere, Victor Santos
Dark Engine #1 – Ryan Burton, John Bivens
The Devilers #1 – Joshua Hale Fialkov, Matt Triano
Life With Archie #36 – Paul Kupperberg, Pat and Tim Kennedy
Robin Rises Omega #1 – Peter J. Tomasi, Andy Kubert
Seconds – Bryan Lee O’Malley
The Squidder #1 – Ben Templesmith

(podcast art by Brooke Allen)

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This week we discuss lip syncing contests!

Also, we review all these books:

100th Anniversary Special #1 Fantastic Four – Jen Van Meter, Joanna Estep
Death Sigil #1 – Stjepan Sejic
Grayson #1 – Tim Seeley, Tom King, Mikel Janin
Legendary Starlord #1 – Sam Humphries, Paco Medina
The Life After #1 – Joshua Hale Fialkov, Gabo
Original Sin: Thor & Loki: The Tenth Realm #1 – Jason Aaron, Al Ewing, Lee Garbett, Simone Bianchi
Robocop #1 – Joshua Williamson, Carlos Magno
Rocket Raccoon #1 – Skottie Young
Spider-Man 2099 #1 – Peter David, Will Sliney
Spread #1 – Justin Jordan, Kyle Strahm

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This week we add two new segments! Time to Play the Game and Careless Whispers!

Also, we review all these books and games:

The Amazing World of Gumball #1 – Frank Gibson, Tyson Hesse
Cartoon Network Super Secret Crisis War # 1 – Louise Simonson, Derek Charm
Escapo – Paul Pope
Munchkin (card game) – Steve Jackson, John Kovalic
Noirness – Boulet
Outcast #1 – Robert Kirkman, Paul Azaceta
Savage Hulk #1 – Alan Davis
Superman #32 – Geoff Johns , John Romita JR
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time #1 – Paul Allor, Ross Campbell
Thunderbolts #27: The Punisher vs. Thunderbolts part one – Ben Acker, Ben Blacker, Carlo Barberi
The Wicked + The Divine #1 – Keiron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie
Winterworld #1 – Chuck Dixon, Butch Guice

Thanks to Pat, @classickmateria, other Pat, and Anna for this week’s questions!

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This week we chit chat, like is chatting going out of style!

Also, we review all these books:
Bravest Warriors Impossibear Special #1 – Kevin Church, Jess Fink, Jeremy Sorese, Nikki Mannino, Kevin Panetta, Paulina Ganucheau, Kat Leyh
The Empty Man #1 – Cullen Bunn, Vanesa R. Del Rey
New Lone Wolf and Cub 1 – Kazuo Koike, Hideki Mori
Oak – Max Badger
Original Sins #1 – Nathan Edmondson, Mike Perkins, Ryan North, Ramon Villalobos, Stuart Moore, Rick Geary
That’s Because You’re a Robot – David Quantick, Shaky Kane
Young American – Andy J. Hood

Local Washington DC area comic events listings:

http://dc-area-comics-scene.tumblr.com/
http://comicsdc.blogspot.com

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This week we get spoiler-y about Original Sin #3, X-Men:DoFP and Game of Thrones!

Also, we review all these books:
Big Trouble in Little China #1 – John Carpenter, Eric Powell, Brian Churilla
Center for Otherworld Science #1 and #2 – Shing Yin Khor
Princess Ugg #1 – Ted Naifeh
This One Summer – Jillian Tamaki, Mariko Tamaki

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This week, Nick has thousands of adventures! Kevin doesn’t buy funnel cake! Jared forgets to watch Noah!

Also, we review all these books:
The Amateurs – Conor Stechschulte
Brass Sun #1 – Ian Edginton, I.N.J. Culbard
Celeste – I.N.J. Culbard
Doctor Spektor: Master of the Occult #1 – Mark Waid, Neil Edwards
The Lizard Laughed – Noah van Sciver
MPH #1 – Mark Millar, Duncan Fegredo
Nightbreed #1 – Marc Andreyko, Piotr Kowalski
Ordinary #1 – Rob Williams, D’Israeli
Stoner Alien – Pat Aulisio
Thanos Annual #1 – Jim Starlin, Ron Lim
Trees #1 – Warren Ellis, Jason Howard

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This week…TALES OF FCBD!

Also, we review all these books:
The Amazing Spider-Man #1.1 – Dan Slott, Ramon Perez
Cyclops #1 – Greg Rucka, Russell Dauterman
Miles Morales: The Ultimate Spider-Man #1 – Brian Michael Bendis, David Marquez
Nailbiter #1 – Joshua Williamson, Mike Henderson
The New 52: Futures End #1 – Brian Azzarello, Kieth Giffen, Dan Jurgens, Jeff Lemire, Patrick Zircher
Superman: Doomed #1 – Scott Lobdell, Charles Soule, Greg Pak, Ken Lashley
The United States of Murder Inc. #1 – Brian Michael Bendis, Michael Avon Oeming
The Walking Dead #127 – Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard
The Woods #1 – James Tynion IV, Micheal Dialynas
X-Men: No More Humans – Mike Carey, Salvador Larroca

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This week…it’s almost Free Comic Book Day!

Also, we review all these books:
7th Sword #1 – John Raffo, Nelson Blake II
Amazing Spider-Man #1 – Dan Slott, Humberto Ramos, Christos Gage, Javier Rodriguez, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Joe Caramagna, Chris Eliopoulos, Peter David, Will Sliney, Chris Yost, David Baldeon, Ramon Perez
Cleopatra in Space 1: Target Practice – Mike Maihack
Dexter’s Laboratory #1 – Derek Fridolfs, Ryan Jampole
Elektra #1 – W. Haden Blackman, Michael del Mundo
The Eltingville Club #1 – Evan Dorkin
Justice League United #0 – Jeff Lemire, Mike McKone
Original Sin #0 – Mark Waid, Jim Cheung
Rai #1 – Matt Kindt, Clayton Crain
Southern Bastards #1 – Jason Aaron, Jason LaTour
Star Wars Rebel Heist #1 – Matt Kindt, Marco Castiello

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This week…Jared is tired.

Also, we review all these books:
Batman Eternal #1 –
All-New Doop #1 –
Hulk #1 –
Lumberjanes #1 –
Shutter #1 –
Solar: Man of the Atom #1 –
Translucid #1 –
The Obscure Cities: The Leaning Girl –

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This week…it’s last week’s podcast because Kevin forgot to post it!

Also, we review all these books:
All-New Ghost Rider #1 – Felipe Smith, Tradd Moore
Amazing Spider-Man: Family Business – Mark Waid, James Robinson, Werther Dell’edera, Gabriele Dell’otto
Caliban #1 – Garth Ennis, Facundo Percio
Detective Comics #30 – Francis Manapul, Brian Buccellato
Empowered Special #6: Internal Medicine – Adam Warren, Brandon Graham
The Field #1 – Ed Brisson, Simon Roy
Inhuman #1 – Charles Soule, Joe Madureira
Iron Patriot #1 – Ales Kot, Garry Brown
Jan’s Atomic Heart and Other Stories – Simon Roy
Real Heroes #1 – Bryan Hitch
Silver Surfer #1 – Dan Slott, Michael Allred

This week…WILL WINTER NEVER END?

Also, we review a bunch of comics!

Daredevil #1 – Mark Waid, Chris Samnee
Iron Man #23 – Kieron Gillen, Luke Ross
Nemo: The Roses of Berlin – Alan Moore, Kevin O’Neill
Noah – Darren Aronofsky, Niko Henrichon
Sovereign #1 – Chris Roberson, Paul Mayberry
Uncanny X-Men #19 – Brian Michael Bendis, Chris Bachalo
The Witcher #1 – Paul Tobin, Joe Quireo

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On a very special episode of the Big Planet Comics Podcast…we talk to Box Brown about wrestling, Andre the Giant, wrestling, comics, and wrestling!

This week….ummmm….iunno….

Also, we review these books:
Aama 1: The Smell of Warm Dust – Frederik Peeters
Arthur Turnkey part 1 – Toby Jones, Alex Horab
Avengers Undercover # 1 – Dennis Hopeless, Kev Walker
Captain Marvel #1 – Kelly Sue Deconnick, David Lopez
Magnus Robot Fighter #1 – Fred Van Lente, Cory Smith
The Returning #1 – Jason Starr, Andrea Mutti
Secret Avengers #1 – Ales Kot, Michael Walsh
Stray Bullets: Killers #1 – David Lapham

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This week….BEAUTIFUL DARKNESS FINALLY CAME OUT!

Also, we review these books:
The Auteur #1 – Rick Spears, James Callahan
Basewood – Alec Longstreth
Beautiful Darkness – Marie Pommepuy, Fabien Vehlmann, Kerascoët
Fantastic 4 #1 – James Robinson, Leonard Kirk
Magento #1 – Cullen Bunn, Gabriel Hernandez Walta
Moon Knight #1 – Warren Ellis, Declan Shalvey
New Warriors #1 – Christopher Yost, Marcus To
Revenge #1 – Jonathan Ross, Ian Churchill
Starlight #1 – Mark Millar, Goran Parlov
Vandroid #1 – Tommy Lee Edwards, Noah Smith, Dan McDaid
Veil #1 – Greg Rucka, Toni Fejzula
The White Suits #1 – Frank J. Barbiere, Toby Cypress

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This week…AGE OF SNOWPOCALYPSE!!

Also, we review these books:
The Bunker #1 – Joshua Hale Fialkov, Joe Infurnari
Buzz! – Ananth Panagariya, Tessa Stone
The Fuse #1 – Antony Johnson, Justin Greenwood
Insect Bath #1 – Zach Hazard Vaupan, Sammy Harkham, Juliacks, Max Clotfelter, Eamon Espey, Matthew Thurber, Jason T. Miles, Alex Delaney
The Mercenary Sea #1 – Kel Symons, Matthew Reynolds
The Royals: Masters of War #1 – Rob Williams, Simon Coleby
She-Hulk #1 – Charles Soule, Javier Pulido
Snowpiercer 1: The Escape – Jacques Lob, Jean-Marc Rochette
Winter Soldier #1 – Rick Remender, Roland Bosch
X-Force #1 – Simon Spurrier, Rock-He Kim

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This week….lots of new Marvel books!

Also, we review these books:
Alone Forever – Liz Prince
Ant Colony – Michael DeForge
The Hartlepool Monkey – Wilfrid Lupano, Jeremie Moreau
Loki: Agent of Asgard #1 – Al Ewing, Lee Garbett
Ms. Marvel #1 – G Willow Wilson, Adrian Alphona
The Punisher #1 – Nathan Edmondson, Mitch Gerads
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter #1 – Greg Pak, Mirko Colak
Wolverine #1 – Paul Cornell, Ryan Stegasaurus

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This week…we’re back to normal!

Also, we review these books:
All-New Invaders #1 – James Robinson, Steve Pugh
All-New Marvel Now Point One #1 – Al Ewing, Lee Garbett, Dan Slott, Michael Allred, James Robinson, Steve Pugh, Nathan Edmondson, Phil Noto, G. Willow Wilson, Nick Spencer, Rags Morales
All-New X-Factor #1 – Peter David, Carmine di Giandomemico
Avengers World #1 – Jonathan Hickman, Nick Spencer, Stefano Caselli
Bad Blood #1 – Jonathan Maberry, Tyler Crook
Black Widow #1 – Nathan Edmondson, Phil Noto
Deadly Class #1 – Rick Remender, Wes Craig
Empire of the Dead #1 – George A. Romero, Alex Maleev
Foligatto – Alexios Tjoyas, Nicolas de Crécy
Furious #1 – Bryan J. L. Glass, Victor Santos
Judge Dredd: Mega-City Two #1 – Douglas Wolk, Ulises Farinas
Juice Squeezers #1 – David Lapham
Miracleman #1 – Alan Moore, Garry Leach, Mick Anglo, Don Lawrence
Seekers of the Weird #1 – Brandon Seifert, Karl Moline
Serenity: Leaves On The Wind #1 – Zack Whedon, Georges Jeanty

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It’s PART TWO of that time of year again! Time for us to argue with each other over which comics were the best of 2013!

We reviewed 297 comics, graphic novels, trade paperbacks, and minicomics in 2013 on our podcast, and we all individually read hundreds more! From all our input, we came up with a huge list of the best of the year, which we broke into categories. (We covered a bunch on our Best of 2013 Part One podcast already!) So anything that we discuss on this podcast are some of the best of the year, and very worth checking out! Then we argued it out live on the podcast to come out with the top 10 for each category.
And then, from those top 10, we picked a top 3, and then our pick for best of the year!
Who won? Listen to find out!

Best Reprint

The Adventures of Jodelle – Pierre Bartier, Guy Peellaert
Batman Noir Eduardo Risso – Eduardo Risso
The Best of Milligan and McCarthy – Peter Milligan, Brendan McCarthy
Bone: The Great Cow Race Artist Editions – Jeff Smith
Donald Duck – Carl Barks
The Last of the Mohicans – Shigeru Sugiura
The Lost Art of Matt Baker 1: The Complete Canteen Kate – Matt Baker
The One-Trick Rip-Off + Deep Cuts – Paul Pope
Solo: The Deluxe Edition – Tim Sale, Richard Corben, Paul Pope, Howard Chaykin, Darwin Cooke, Jordi Bernet, Michael Allred, Teddy Kristiansen, Scott Hampton, Damion Scott, Sergio Aragonés, Brendan McCarthy
The Strange Tale of Panorama Island – Edogawa Rampo, Suehiro Maruo
‘Taint the Meat… It’s the Humanity! and other stories – Al Feldstein, Otto Binder, Carl Wessler, Jack Davis

Best Ongoing Series

Captain America – Rick Remender, Nic Klein, John Romita Jr.
Copra – Michel Fiffe
Daredevil – Mark Waid, Chris Samnee
Fatale – Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips
Hawkeye – Matt Fraction, David Aja, Francesco Francavilla, Javier Pulido
Lose – Michael Deforge
Mind Mgmt – Matt Kindt
Prophet – Brandon Graham, Giannis Milonogiannis, Farel Dalrymple, Simon Roy, Malachi Ward
Saga – Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples
Wonder Woman – Brian Azzarello, Cliff Chiang, Goran Sudzuka

Best Writer

Matt Fraction – FF, Hawkeye, Sex Criminals
Pierre Gabus – District 14, The Fantastic Voyage of Lady Rozenbilt
Brandon Graham – Multiple Warheads, Prophet
Jonathan Hickman – Avengers, New Avengers, East of West
Jeff Lemire – Justice League Dark, Trillium
Pierre Levy – Sandcastle
Jordan Mechner – Templar
Rick Remender – Black Science, Uncanny Avengers
Charles Soule – Letter 44, Red Lanterns, Superman Wonder Woman, Swamp Thing, Thunderbolts
Eric Stephenson – Nowhere Men
Brian K. Vaughan – The Private Eye, Saga

Best Graphic Novel

1 District 14 Season 1 – Pierre Gabus, Romuald Reutimann
2 Sandcastle – Pierre Oscar Levy, Frederik Peeters
3 Templar – Jordan Mechner, LeUyen Pham, Alex Puvilland
4 The End of the Fucking World – Charles Forsman
5 Hip Hop Family Tree 1: 1970s-1981 – Ed Piskor
6 The Property – Rutu Modan
7 Barrel of Monkeys – Florent Ruppert, Jérôme Mulot
8 New School – Dash Shaw
9 March 1 – John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell
10 Pompeii – Frank Santoro

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It’s that time of year again! Time for us to argue with each other over which comics were the best of 2013!

We reviewed 297 comics, graphic novels, trade paperbacks, and minicomics in 2013 on our podcast, and we all individually read hundreds more! From all our input, we came up with a huge list of the best of the year, which we broke into categories. (We be cover more in our Best of 2013 Part 2!) So anything that we discuss on this podcast are some of the best of the year, and very worth checking out! Then we argued it out live on the podcast to come out with the top 10 for each category.

And then, from those top 10, we picked a top 3, and then our pick for best of the year!

Who won? Listen to find out!

Best New Series (Starts at 3:57)

(Series that started in 2013)

East of West – Jonathan Hickman, Nick Dragotta
FF – Matt Fraction, Mike Allred
Lazarus – Greg Rucka, Michael Lark
Nowhere Men – Eric Stephenson, Nate Bellegarde
Pretty Deadly – Kelly Sue Deconnick, Emma Ríos
Sex Criminals – Matt Fraction, Chip Zdarsky
The Superior Foes of Spider-Man – Nick Spencer, Steve Lieber
The Superior Spider-Man – Dan Slott, Ryan Stegman
Teen Creeps – Charles Forsman
Trillium – Jeff Lemire

Biggest Headline (Starts at 39:05)

DC moves to California
Image vs Comixology
Shia-Gate!
DC vs Batwoman Creative Team

Best Artist (Starts at 46:00)

David Aja – Hawkeye
Nick Dragotta – East of West
Charles Forsman – Celebrated Summer, The End of the Fucking World, Teen Creeps
Jeff Lemire – Trillium
Jamie McKelvie – Young Avengers
Frederick Peeters – Pachyderme, Sandcastle
Paul Pope – Battling Boy
Romuald Reutimann – District 14 Season 1, District 14 Season 2, The Fantastic Voyage of Lady Rozenbilt
Emma Ríos – Pretty Deadly
Frank Santoro – Pompeii

Best Series Not Eligible for Any Awards

Where is Jake Ellis? – Nathan Edmondson, Tonci Zonjic

Best for Kids (Starts at 70:53)

Avatar: The Last Airbender – Gene Luen Yang, Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko, Gurihuru
Bandette 1: Presto! – Paul Tobin, Colleen Coover
Battling Boy – Paul Pope
Benjamin Bear in Bright Ideas – Philippe Coudray
Donald Duck – Carl Barks
Kitaro – Shigeru Mizuki
Marble Season – Gilbert Hernandez
Mermin 1: Out of Water – Joey Weiser
Star Wars Jedi Academy – Jeffrey Brown
Unico – Osamu Tezuka

Best Mini-Series (Starts at 80:58)

(Mini-series that finished in 2013)

47 Ronin – Mike Richardson, Stan Sakai
Blood Brothers – Mike Gagerman, Andrew Waller, Etan Cohen, Evan Shaner
The Creep – John Arcudi, Jonathan Cas
Daredevil: End of Days – Brian Michael Bendis, David Mack, Klaus Janson, Bill Sienkiewicz
Fury: My War Gone By – Garth Ennis, Goran Parlov
Godzilla: The Half-Century War – James Stokoe
Mara – Brian Wood, Ming Doyle
Multiple Warheads: Alphabet to Infinity – Brandon Graham
Six Gun Gorilla – Simon Spurrier, Jeff Stokely
Storm Dogs – David Hine, Doug Braithwaite

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This week…Kevin talks about Beyonce a lot!

Also, we review these books:
Asterix and the Picts – Jean-Yves Ferri, Didier Conrad
Dead Body Road #1 – Justin Jordan, Matteo Scalera
Harley Quinn #1 – Amanda Connor, Jimmy Palmiotti, Chad Hardin
The Illegitimates #1 – Taran Killam, Marc Andreyko, Kevin Sharpe
Justice League 3000 #1 – Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis, Howard Porter
Marvel Knights Hulk #1 – Joe Keatinge, Piotr Kowalski
The Midas Flesh #1 – Ryan North, Shelli Paroline, Braden Lamb
Origin II #1 – Kieron Gillen, Adam Kubert
The Saviors #1 – James Robinson, J. Bone
Sin Titulo – Cameron Stewart
Sinister Dexter #1 – Dan Abnett, Andy Clarke

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This week: EPISODE 100! In front of a live audience!

Also, we review all these books:
Harley Quinn #0 – Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti, Charlie Adlard, Art Baltazar, Becky Cloonan, Darwyn Cooke, Tony S. Daniel, Sam Kieth, Bruce Timm, Jim Lee, Stephane Roux, Tradd Moore, Chad Hardin, Adam Hughes, Dave Johnson, Dan Panosian, Jeremy Roberts, Walter Simonson
Black Science #1 – Rick Remender, Matteo Scalera
Inhumanity #1 – Matt Fraction, Olivier Coipel
The Cute Girl Network – Greg Means, MK Reed, Joe Flood
The Joker: The Clown Prince of Crime – Dennis O’Neil, Elliot S! Maggin, Martin Pasko, Irv Novick, Dick Giordano, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Ernie Chen, Vince Colletta, Tex Blaisdell, Frank McLaughlin
Nowhere Men 1: Fates Worse Than Death – Eric Stephenson, Nate Bellegarde

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This week: Last one before #100!

Also, we review all these books:
Bandette 1: Presto! – Paul Tobin, Colleen Coover
Hip Hop Family Tree 1: 1970s-1981 – Ed Piskor
Manifest Destiny #1 – Chris Dingess, Matthew Roberts
Marvel Knights X-Men #1 – Brahm Revel, Cris Peter
Sabertooth Swordsman and the Mayhem of the Malevolent Mastodon Mathematician – Damon Gentry, Aaron Conley
The Strange Tale of Panorama Island – Edogawa Rampo, Suehiro Maruo
Umbral #1 – Antony Johnston, Christopher Mitten

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This week: FOOD TRUCK RACE!

Action Comics #25 – Greg Pak, Aaron Kuder
Alex + Ada #1 – Jonathan Luna, Sarah Vaughn
Amazing X-Men #1 – Jason Aaron, Ed McGuinness
Bad Houses – Sara Ryan, Carla Speed McNeil
Cataclysm: The Ultimates’ Last Stand #1 – Brian Michael Bendis, Mark Bagley
Drumhellar #1 – Riley Rossmo, Alex Link
Longshot Saves the Marvel Universe #1 – Christopher Hastings, Jacopo Camagni
Protectors Inc. #1 – J. Michael Straczynski, Gordon Purcell

Fantagraphics Kickstarter: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fantagraphicsbooks/fantagraphics-2014-spring-season-39-graphic-novels

Sara Ryan and Steve Lieber free comic Me and Edith Head at http://www.stevelieber.com/download-comics-for-free/

This week: It’s a Halloween Creeptacular! It’s super spoOoOooOooky!

Also, we review these books:
Gyo – Junji Ito
The Secret – Mike Richardson, Jason Shawn Alexander
‘Taint the Meat… It’s the Humanity! and other stories – Al Feldstein, Otto Binder, Carl Wessler, Jack Davis
Adventure Time: 2013 Spoooktacular – Jones Wiedle, Bryce Carlson, Frazer Irving, Jay Hosler, Kevin Church, Jen Vaughn, Rebecca Sugar, Lamar Abrams
Hellboy: Midnight Circus – Mike Mignola, Duncan Fegredo
Daredevil #32 – Mark Waid, Chris Samnee
The Raven and the Red Death – Edgar Allen Poe, Richard Corben
The Sandman: Overture #1 – Neil Gaiman, J. H. Williams III

This week: It’s almost Halloween!

Also, we review these books:
Dogs of War – Sheila Keenan, Nathan Fox
Iron Bound – Brendan Leach
Marvel Now What?! – Skottie Young, Jean-François Beaulieu, Elliott Kalan, Jacob Chabot, Gerry Duggan, Brian Posehn, Pat Olliffe, Wyatt Cenac, Colleen Coover, Lucas Hazlett, Sara Schaefer, Steve Lieber, Sara Benicasa, John Devore, Tania Del Rio, Tom Peyer, Nelson Decastro
Pretty Deadly #1 – Kelly Sue Deconnick, Emma Ríos
Samurai Jack #1 – Jim Zub, Andy Suriano
Velvet #1 – Ed Brubaker, Steve Epting

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This week: Pokemon mini-golf!

Also, we review these books:
Avengers: Endless Warfare – Warren Ellis, Mike McKone
Imagine Agents #1 – Brian Joines, Bachan
Letter 44 #1 – Charles Soule, Alberto Jimenez Alburquerque
Pachyderme – Frederik Peeters
Rebetiko – David Prudhomme
Tell God to Blow the Wind From the West – Nick Drnaso

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This week: BATTLING BOY, Y’ALL!!

Afterlife With Archie #1 – Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Francesco Francavilla
Battling Boy – Paul Pope
Coffin Hill #1 – Caitlin Kittredge, Inaki Miranda
Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant – Tony Cliff
Forever Evil: Arkham War #1 – Peter J. Tomasi, Scot Eaton
Grindhouse: Doors Open at Midnight #1: Bee Vixens From Mars – Alex De Campi, Chris Peterson
Hinterkind #1 – Ian Edginton, Francesco Trifogli
Lost Cat – Jason
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #1 – Matt Kindt, Marco Rudy
Rocket Girl #1 – Brandon Montclare, Amy Reeder
Shaolin Cowboy #1 – Geof Darrow
Superman Wonder Woman #1 – Charles Soule, Tony S. Daniel
Three #1 – Kieron Gillen, Ryan Kelly

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This week: Post-SPX stuff!

Also, we review all these books:
Buzzkill #1 – Donny Cates, Mark Reznicek, Geoff Shaw
Executioner and Friend – Jimmy Giegerich
Fantasy Basketball – Sam Bosma
Infinity: Heist #1 – Frank Tieri, Al Barrionuevo
Infinity: The Hunt #1 – Matt Kindt, Steven Sanders
Kiss Me, Satan! #1 – Victor Gischler, Juan Ferreyra
Mighty Avengers #1 – Al Ewing, Greg Land
The Powerpuff Girls #1 – Troy Little
Rat Queens #1 – Kurtis J. Wiebe, Roc Upchurch
Sex Criminals #1 – Matt Fraction, Chip Zdarsky
Softcore #1-3 – Box Brown
Star Wars Jedi Academy – Jeffrey Brown
The Trial of the Punisher #1 – Marc Guggenheim, Leinil Francis Yu
The Worm Troll – Sam Alden
Zero #1 – Ales Kot, Michael Walsh

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This week: Almost SPX!

Also, we review all these books:
Batman #23.1 Joker – Andy Kubert, Andy Clarke
Batman Black and White #1 – Chip Kidd, Michael Cho, Neal Adams, Maris Wicks, Joe Quinones, John Arcudi, Sean Murphy, Howard Mackie, Chris Samnee
Daredevil: Dark Nights #4 – David Lapham
Forever Evil #1 – Geoff Johns, David Finch
God is Dead #1 – Jonathan Hickman, Mike Costa, Di Amorim
Hit #1 – Bryce Carlson, Vanesa R. Del Rey
Looking Out – Philippa Rice
Reality Check #1 – Glen Brunswick, Viktor Bogdanovic
The Star Wars #1 – George Lucas, J. W. Rinzler, Mike Mayhew
X-Men: Battle of the Atom #1 – Brian Michael Bendis, Frank Cho, Stuart Immonen

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This week: We’re coming out of our shells!

Also, we review all these comics:
Abyss – Saman Bemel-Benrud
The End of the Fucking World – Charles Forsman
Helter Skelter: Fashion Unfriendly – Kyoko Okazaki
Itty-Bitty Hellboy #1 – Art Baltazar, Franco
Station to Station – Corinna Bechko, Gabriel Hardman
Templar – Jordan Mechner, LeUyen Pham, Alex Puvilland
Young Avengers 1: Style > Substance – Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie

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This week: All the news!

Also, we review all these comics:
Backyard – Sam Alden
Infinity #1 – Jonathan Hickman, Jim Cheung
Kill All Monsters! 1: Ruins of Paris – Michael May, Jason Copland
March 1 – John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell
Outliers #1 – Erik T. Johnson
Sacrifice – Sam Humphries, Dalton Rose
Teen Creeps #1 – Charles Forsman
Thunderbolts #14 – Charles Soule, Jefte Palo

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This week: Favorite 80s Horror Movies!

Also, we review all these comics:
Burn the Orphanage #1 – Daniel Freedman, Sina Grace
Over the Wall – Peter Wartman
The Reason for Dragons – Chris Northrop, Jeff Stokely
Sidekick #1 – J. Michael Straczynski, Tom Mandrake
Tiny Pencil 1: The Forest Issue: Into the Woods We Go – Kristyna Baczynski, Rachel M. Bray, Katriona Chapman, Sandra Dieckmann, Lisa Evans, Vanessa Foley, Caitlin Hackett, Alexandra Higlett, Amber Hsu, John D. Kilburn, Raymond Lemstra, Jon MacNair, Jamie Mills, Luke Pearson, Chris Rixon, Sigrid Rødli, Nick Sheehy, Allison Sommers, Rima Staines, Liam Stevens, Lizzy Stewart, Yoko Tanaka, Jack Teagle, Donya Todd, Sarah Tse, Stuart Whitton, Ward Zwart
Todd the Ugliest Kid on Earth 1 – Ken Kristensen, M. K. Perker
Trillium #1 – Jeff Lemire

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This week: Top Chef! Master Chef! One of those!

Also, we review all these comics:
Barrel of Monkeys – Florent Ruppert, Jérôme Mulot
Collider #1 – Simon Oliver, Robbi Rodriguez
Frontier #1 – Uno Moralez
Kitaro – Shigeru Mizuki
The Last of the Mohicans – Shigeru Sugiura
Mind Games – Andy Kettler
Optic Nerve #13 – Adrian Tomine
Penultimate Quest 1 – Lars Brown
The Silver Six – AJ Lieberman, Darren Rawlings

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This week: Back in the saddle again!

Also, we review all these comics:
Batman ‘66 #1 – Jeff Parker, Jonathan Case
Blood Brothers #1 – Mike Gagerman, Andrew Waller, Etan Cohen, Evan Shaner
Day Men #1 – Matt Gagnon, Michael Alan Nelson, Brian Stelfreeze
Cut-Away Comics #1 – Dan Zettwoch
Gamma – Ulises Farinas, Erick Freitas
Hunger #1 – Joshua Hale Fialkov, Leonard Kirk
The Invincible Haggard West #101: The Death of Haggard West – Paul Pope
It Will All Hurt #1 – Farel Dalrymple
The Mysterious Strangers #1 – Chris Roberson, Scott Kowalchuk
The Mysterious Strangers #2 – Chris Roberson, Scott Kowalchuk
New School – Dash Shaw
Numbercruncher #1 – Si Spurrier, P. J. Holden
The Rocketeer & The Spirit: Pulp Friction #1 – Mark Waid, Paul Smith
Superior Spider-Man Team-Up #1 – Chris Yost, David Lopez

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This week: Kevin’s gone! Kelly’s here! KABLAM!

Also, we review all these books:
Avengers AI #1 – Sam Humphries, André Lima Araújo
Ballistic #1 – Adam Egypt Mortimer, Darick Robertson
Catalyst Comix #1 – Joe Casey, Dan McDaid, Paul Maybury, Ulises Farinas
Ghosted #1 – Joshua Williamson, Goran Sudzuka
Justice League #22 – Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis
Quantum & Woody #1 – James Asmus, Tom Fowler
Satellite Sam #1 – Matt Fraction, Howard Chaykin
Sheltered #1 – Ed Brisson, Johnnie Christmas
Skin Trade #1 – George R. R. Martin, Daniel Abraham, Mike Wolfer
The Superior Foes of Spider-Man #1 – Nick Spencer, Steve Lieber

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This week: Yeezus!

Also, We review all these books:
Age of Ultron #10AI – Mark Waid, Andre Lima Araújo
Alternative Comics #4 – Sam Alden, James Kochalka, Grant Snider, Noah Van Sciver, Alex Schubert, Andy Ristaino, David Lasky, Robin McConnell, Allison Cole, Sam Henderson, Craig Thompson, Theo Ellsworth
Batman Superman #1 – Greg Pak, Jae Lee, Ben Oliver
Black Church – Andy Belanger
Heck – Zander Cannon
Larfleeze #1 – Keith Giffen, J. M. DeMatteis, Scott Kolins
Lazarus #1 – Greg Rucka, Michael Lark
Red Lanterns #21 – Charles Soule, Alessandro Vitti
Uncanny #1 – Andy Diggle, Aaron Campbell
Wolves – Becky Cloonan
The Mire – Becky Cloonan
Demeter – Becky Cloonan

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This week: We. Get. HYPE!

Also, we review all these comics:
100 Bullets: Brother Lono #1 – Brian Azzarello, Eduardo Risso
Captain Midnight #0 – Joshua Williamson, Victor Ibáñez, Pere Pérez
Domovoi – Peter Bergting
The Extinction Parade #1 – Max Brooks, Raulo Caceres
A Matter of Life – Jeffrey Brown
Primates: The Fearless Science of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Biruté Galdikas – Jim Ottaviani, Maris Wicks
Wild Blue Yonder #1 – Mike Raicht, Austin Harrison, Zach Howard
X-Files Season 10 #1 – Chris Carter, Joe Harris, Michael Walsh

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This week: Micro Machines!

Also, we review all these comics:
A-Tomcat – Osamu Tezuka
Batman #21: Zero Year – Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo, James Tynion IV, Rafael Albuquerque
Breath of Bones: A Tale of the Golem #1 – Steve Niles, Matt Santoro, Dave Wachter
Daredevil: Dark Nights #1 – Lee Weeks
Good Dog – Graham Chaffee
Green Lantern #21 – Robert Venditti, Billy Tan
Lose #5 – Michael Deforge
Savage Wolverine #6 – Zeb Wells, Joe Madureira
Six Gun Gorilla #1 – Simon Spurrier, Jeff Stokely
Supermag #1 – Jim Rugg, Brian Maruca
Superman Unchained #1 – Scott Snyder, Jim Lee, Dustin Nguyen
Thumbprint #1 – Joe Hill, Jason Ciaramelia, Vic Malhotra
The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys #1 – Gerard Way, Shaun Simon, Becky Cloonan
A User’s Guide to Neglectful Parenting – Guy Delisle

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