With Convergence and Secret Wars both hitting us at exactly the same time, it's only fitting that we tear them both apart in an extra-long episode of Comic Book Informer. While there are hints of great things within each, those moments are lost in what can only be described as a convoluted mess....
This week, I decide we should have another spotlight episode. I decided on Illyana, as she’s such a fantastic character. Magic: Storm and Illyana was a four-part limited series that came out in the early 80s, and shows what occurred during the few seconds while Illyana was stuck in Limbo. While only a few seconds passed for the X-Men, seven long years passed for Illyana, and it is those years which shaped who she is today. In our What We’re Reading segment, as per the norm, Vince had only a couple comics to discuss, while I babbled away for far too long about spiders, padawans, a spry raccoon and of course, Wolverines. Enjoy. Discussion Magik: Storm & Illyana TP (1-4) What We’re Reading Vince: Avengers Forever, Guardians 3000 Roger: Earth 2: World’s End, The Amazing Spider-Man, Chew, Invicible, Kanan: The Last Padawan, Rocket Raccoon, Spider-Gwen, Wolverines New Releases Marvel: All-New Hawkeye #2 Angela Asgard’s Assassin #5 Avengers Millennium #2 (Of 4) Avengers World #19 Captain Marvel #14 Darth Vader #4 Deadpool #45 (250th Issue) Max Ride First Flight #1 (Of 5) Miles Morales Ultimate Spider-Man #12 Spider-Man 2099 #11 Spider-Woman #6 Storm #10 True Believers Civil War #1, True Believers Planet Hulk #1 DC: Convergence #1 (Of 8) Convergence Batgirl #1 (Of 2) Convergence Batman And Robin #1 (Of 2) Convergence Harley Quinn #1 (Of 2) Convergence Justice League #1 (Of 2) Convergence Nightwing Oracle #1 (Of 2) Convergence Speed Force #1 (Of 2) Convergence Superman #1 (Of 2) Convergence The Atom #1 (Of 2) Convergence The Question #1 (Of 2) Convergence Titans #1 (Of 2) Image: Big Man Plans #2 (Of 4) Legacy Of Luther Strode #1 Rat Queens #10 Saga #27 Savior #1 Others: Samurai Jack Volume 3 Quest For The Broken Blade TP (IDW) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #44 (IDW) iTunes | RSS feed If you enjoy the show, please make certain to stop by iTunes and leave us a review!...
This week, Vince thought it’d be a good idea to tackle an iconic Daredevil story-arc… yes, that one where the Kingpin discovers his secret identity. While Vince wasn’t all that impressed, I actually enjoyed a large part of it. I feel the story got away from Miller toward the end, however it’s obvious he was building toward an unreal confrontation… and that’s what he delivered. We also covered a lot of new comics in our What We’re Reading segment… and despite Vince’s passive aggressive suggestions, I did not keep mine down to a maximum of three. Enjoy. Discussion Daredevil: Born Again What We’re Reading Vince: Swamp Thing, Angela, Rat Queens Roger: Hawkeye, Guardians Team-Up, Rocket Raccoon, Return of the Living Deadpool, Star Wars Princess Lea, Spider-Woman, Secret Identities New Releases Marvel: All-New X-Men #37 Amazing Spider-Man #16 Ant-Man #3 Captain Marvel #13 Deadpool #43 Guardians Team-Up #2 Howard the Duck #1 Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man #13 New Avengers #31 Spider-Gwen #2 Spider-Man 2099 #10 Spider-Man and the X-Men #4 Star Wars #3 Thor #6 DC: Action Comics #40 Batman Eternal #49 Constantine #23 Superman #38 Image: East of West #18 Southern Cross #1 Walking Dead #138 BOOM: Bill and Ted’s Triumphant return #1 Dynamite: The Dresden Files: Down Town #2 IDW: Ragnarok #4 iTunes | RSS feed If you enjoy the show, please make certain to stop by iTunes and leave us a review!...
This week, Vince and I tackle a, well, a very dark story-arc in Batman: Dark Knight. It revolves around the Riddler, who is much… darker… than usual. Batman has to take part in a number of riddles which are far harsher than any we’ve seen from the Riddler before. We also discuss Uncanny X-Men and our love of Eva, as well as Thor, Bitch Planet, X-Force, the magic mirror, Miles and much more. Oh, and we discuss the possibility of Peter not being white. And to any who oppose that notion, get over it. Whether we see a black or hispanic Peter, or a full-blown Miles Morales Spider-Man, we’re on board. Discussion Batman: Dark Knight, Dark City What We’re Reading Vince: Uncanny X-Men, Iron Fist, Thor, Bitch Planet Roger: X-Force, Invincible, Autumnlands: Tooth and Claw, Justice League 3000, Legendary Star-Lord, Ultimate Spider-Man, Multiversity, Rocket Raccoon, Silk, Wolverines New Releases Marvel: All-New X-Men #38 Amazing Spider-Man #15 Amazing X-Men #17 Darth Vader #2 Deadpool #42 New Avengers #30 S.H.I.E.L.D. #3 Spider-Gwen #1 Spider-Man 2099 #9 Thor Annual #1 DC: Batman #39 Batman Eternal #47 Gotham Academy #5 Gotham by Midnight #4 Image: Chew #46 Low #6 The Wicked + The Divine #8 IDW: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #43 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutanimals #1 Valiant: Quantum and Woody Must Die #2 iTunes | RSS feed If you enjoy the show, please make certain to stop by iTunes and leave us a review!...
This week, we continue our coverage of Spider-Verse. So much has been happening, and nearly all of it has been amazing. Still, there are a few things which have irked us. Also this week, Batman, Autumnlands, Powers, Avengers, X-Peeps, Wolvies, and lots more. Enjoy. News http://comicsalliance.com/katsuhiro-otomo-grand-prix-award-angouleme/ Discussion Scarlet Spiders #3 Spider-Woman #3 Amazing Spider-Man #13 Spider-Verse Team-Up #3 Spider-Man 2099 #8 What We’re Reading Vince: Batman, Guardians of the Galaxy, Autumnlands, Powers, Uncanny Avengers, New Avengers Roger: All-New X-Men, Wolvies, Invincible, Legendary Star-Lord, Reyn, Rocket Raccoon, Superior Iron Man New Releases Marvel: Angela: Asgard’s Assassin #3 Ant-Man #2 Avengers #41 Black Vortex: Alpha Hawkguy #21 Ms Marvel #11 Star Wars #2 DC: Action Comics #39 Batman Eternal #44 Detective Comics #39 Superman #38 Swamp Thing #39 Image: East of West #17 Nailbiter #10 Saga #25 Wytches #4 Valiant: Imperium #1 iTunes | RSS feed If you enjoy the show, please make certain to stop by iTunes and leave us a review!...
This week, I decided we should focus on some older comics again. We haven’t had a retro episode for a while. Granted, we didn’t go that far back… just to 2008 for the start of Locke and Key. We also started the show off with some movie chatter (TMNT and Captain America 2), as well as some love for DC’s announcement of movie poster inspired covers coming our way in March of ’15. Also, tons of comics in our What We’re Reading segment. Seriously. Tons. Enjoy. News DC’s Movie Covers Discussion Locke and Key: Welcome to Lovecraft What We’re Reading Vince: Chew Roger: Powers Bureau, Spider-Verse, Amazing Spider-Man Annual, Amazing X-Men, Death of Wolvie, Guardians of the Galaxy Annual, Nightcrawler, Rocket Raccoon, Spider-Man and the X-Men, Thor, Uncanny X-Men Annual New Release Marvel: All-New Captain America #2 All-New X-Men #34 Avengers And X-Men Axis #8 (Of 9) Black Widow #13 Captain Marvel #10 Death Of Wolverine The Weapon X Program #4 (Of 5) Deathlok #3 Elektra #9 Guardians Of The Galaxy #22 Inhuman #10 Marvel Universe Avengers Assemble Season Two #2 Miles Morales Ultimate Spider-Man #8 Moon Knight #10 Ms. Marvel #10 Scarlet Spiders #2 (Of 3) Spider-Woman #2 Storm #6 DC: Batman #37 Batman Eternal #37 Batwoman #37 Justice League #37 Multiversity Thunderworld #1 Image: Drifter #2 Intersect #2 Oddly Normal #4 Rumble #1 Wayward #5 Wytches #3 Other: Jim Henson’s The Storyteller Witches #4 (Of 4) (Boom Studios) Bob’s Burgers #5 (Of 5) (Dynamite) Borderlands #5 (IDW) Godzilla Cataclysm #5 (Of 5) (IDW) Ragnarok #3 (IDW) Rot And Ruin #4 (IDW) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Ghostbusters #2 (Of 4) (IDW) Transformers More Than Meets The Eye #36 (IDW) Harbinger Faith #0 (Valiant) iTunes | RSS feed If you enjoy the show, please make certain to stop by iTunes and leave us a review!...
We were late recording this week, thanks to Vince’s crazy work schedule and my flu. That said, we did want to still get this episode out as we had so many great titles to discuss. We’ve got some movie and TV news, some Guardians of the Galaxy solo titles, Spider-Verse, Death of Wolvie, some more Wayward love and lots more. Enjoy. News Movie casting Arrow vs The Flash Discussion Rocket Raccoon Legendary Star-Lord What We’re Reading Vince: Guardians of the Galaxy, Godzilla Cataclysm Roger: Spider-Verse, Death of Wolverine, Batman, Black Widow, Borderlands, Cyclops, Gotham by Midnight, Magneto, Scarlet Spiders, Spider-Man 2099, Spider-Woman, Superior Iron Man, TMNT/Ghostbusters, Wayward, Wolvie and his Peeps, Insufferable, The House in the Wall New Releases Marvel: Angela: Asgard’s Assassin #1 Deadpool #38 Guardians 3000 #3 Iron Fist: The Living Weapon #7 Legendary Star-Lord #6 DC: Batman Eternal #35 Gotham Academy #3 Justice League 3000 #12 Secret Six #1 Swamp Thing #37 Image: Chew #45 Low #5 Nailbiter #8 Tooth & Claw #2 Dark Horse: Alien vs Predator Fire & Stone #3 iTunes | RSS feed If you enjoy the show, please make certain to stop by iTunes and leave us a review!...
This week, we shoot the breeze about some of the NYCC announcements, as well as cover several new DC comics. Our What We’re Reading segment also tackles a whole lotta different comics, including Axis, Spider-Verse, Death of Wolvie, and more. Enjoy. News LOL Powers Discussion Gotham Academy #1 Batgirl #35 Batman #35 What We’re Reading Vince: Flash (TV), Axis, Earth 2, Wytches Roger: Amazing Spider-Man, Death of Wolvie, Justice League 3000, Rocket Raccoon, Black Widow, Rat Queens, Hawkeye vs Deadpool New Releases Marvel: All-New Ghost Rider #8 Amazing Spider-Man #8 Amazing X-Men #12 Avengers #37 Axis #3 Deadpool #36 X-Force #10 DC: Arkham Manor #1 Batman Eternal #29 Earth 2: World’s End #3 Dark Horse: Predator: Fire and Stone #1 IDW: Borderlands: Fall of Fyrestone #3 Dungeons and Dragons: Legends of Baldur’s Gate #1 Godzilla: Cataclysm #3 Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #17 Rot & Ruin #2 Samurai Jack #13 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Ghostbusters #1 Transformers: Robots in Disguise #34 Image: Lazarus #12 Stray Bullets: Killers #8 The Walking Dead #133 The Wicked + The Divine #5 Valiant: Delinquents #3 iTunes | RSS feed If you enjoy the show, please make certain to stop by iTunes and leave us a review!...
This week, Vince decided he couldn’t wait for me anymore, and so made me read the new X-Force. Turns out he was right, it is fantastic. Also discussed this week, some Batman, Wolverine, Cyclops and a pesky raccoon. Enjoy. Discussion X-Force #2-7 What We’re Reading Vince: Original Sin, Earth 2, Batman Eternal Roger: Rocket Raccoon, Cyclops, Death of Wolverine, Batman Detective Comics, Uncanny X-Men New Releases Marvel: Amazing Spider-Man #6 Captain Marvel #7 Death of Wolverine #2 Edge of Spider-Verse #1 Hawkguy #20 Magneto #9 Ms Marvel #8 Powers Bureau #11 X-Force #9 DC: Future’s End Week 2 Batman Eternal #23 Injustice Year Two #11 Image: East of West #15 Invincible #114 Lazarus #11 Velvet #7 Dark Horse: Prometheus: Fire and Stone #1 IDW: Rot & Ruin #1 Oni: The Bunker #6 Valiant: Archer and Armstrong #24 iTunes | RSS feed If you enjoy the show, please make certain to stop by iTunes and leave us a review!...
This week, we continue on with some Guardians of the Galaxy loving’, by discussing a recent cross-over with the All-New X-Men: The Trial of Jean Grey. This was an odd event. Both Vince and I agreed that it felt so forced, a vehicle meant only to pair these two teams together. However even once paired, despite fantastic character moments, the plot itself never gave us much substance. We also discussed the Cyclops series which sprung from this event, which has been quite good. Plus, lots more in What We’re Reading. Enjoy. Discussion The Trial of Jean Grey Cyclops What We’re Reading Vince: Superior Spider-Man, Uncanny Avengers Roger: Rocket Raccoon, Bruce Wayne Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., Invincible New Releases Marvel: All-New X-Men #30 Amazing Spider-Man #5 Amazing X-Men #10 Hulk #5 Inhuman #3 Nightcrawler #5 Nova Special #1 Spider-Man 2099 #2 United States Of Murder Inc #4 Wolverine #11 Wolverine And The X-Men #7 X-Force #8 X-Men #18 Image: Burn The Orphanage Reign Of Terror #4 (Of 5) Dead@17 The Blasphemy Throne #1 (Of 7) Sex Criminals #7 Skullkickers #30 Other: Godzilla Cataclysm #1 (Of 5) (IDW) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #37 (IDW) Transformers Primacy #1 (IDW) Archer And Armstrong #23 (valient) iTunes | RSS feed If you enjoy the show, please make certain to stop by iTunes and leave us a review!...
