Episode 198: New Marvels

Episode 198: New Marvels

This week, Vince and I tackle the new announcements from Image Expo. Image is set for another fantastic year, and we can’t wait. We also discuss a few new number ones, as well as the newest Amazing Spider-Man. Plus quite a bit more in our What We’re Reading segment. Enjoy. News Image Expo Discussion Amazing Spider-Man #12 Ant-Man #1 Undefeatable Squirrel Girl #1 Wolverines #1 What We’re Reading Vince: All-New Captain America, Immortal Iron Fist, Deadly Class, Shadowman Roger: Hawkeye vs Deadpool, Legendary Star-Lord, Operation S.I.N., Spider-Man 2099, X-Men New Releases Marvel: All-New Captain America #3 All-New Ghost Rider #10 Amazing X-Men #15 Avengers #40 Captain Marvel #11 Deadpool #40 SHIELD #2 Spider-Verse #2 Star Wars #1 Wolverines #2 X-Force #14 DC: Batgirl #38 Batman Eternal #41 Image: Rat Queens Special: Braga #1 Valiant: Death-Defying Doctor Mirage #5 iTunes | RSS feed If you enjoy the show, please make certain to stop by iTunes and leave us a review!...

Episode 137: X-(Wo)men

Episode 137: X-(Wo)men

This week, Vince and I tackle the newest version of the X-Men, which features an all female cast. We discussed this when it was first announced, and with their first story-arc under their belts, we thought now would be a great time to give our thoughts on the newly rebooted series. Enjoy. Discussion X-Men #1-4 What We’re Reading Vince: X-Men Legacy. Burn the Orphanage Roger: Justice League Beyond v1 and v2, Superior Spider-Man, Fantastic Four New Releases Marvel: Astonishing X-Men #66 Captain America #10 Captain Marvel #15 FF #11 New Avengers #9 Scarlet Spider #21 Thanos Rising #5 Thor: God of Thunder #12 Ultimate Spider-Man #26 Uncanny Avengers #11 Uncanny X-Men #11 Wolverine and the X-Men #35 Young Avengers #9 DC: Batman/Superman #3 Flash #23 Justice League #23 Talon #11 Other: GI Joe #7 (IDW) Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #3 (IDW) Teenage Mutant ninja Turtles #25 (IDW) Transformers: More than Meets the Eye #20 (IDW) Lazarus #3 (Image) Mind the Gap #13 (Image) Skullkickers #24 (Image) iTunes | RSS feed If you enjoy the show, please make certain to stop by iTunes and leave us a review!...

Episode 111: MY Podcast

Episode 111: MY Podcast

What a week. Once again, I was allowed to guest on Vince’s podcast. I always feel so privileged when he gives me such a chance. It’s awesome. For those who don’t follow us on Twitter, you may have missed this exchange. This should explain it. Interesting conversation this week regarding The Sixth Gun. Both Vince and I agree it is quite a good series. Enjoy. News Gender in comics college course Discussion The Sixth Gun #1-6 What We’re Reading Vince: The Walking Dead, Venom, Wolverine & The X-Men Roger: Wolvie and his Peeps, X-Men New Releases Marvel: Alpha: Big Time #1 Avengers #6 Captain America #4 Captain Marvel #10 Dark Avengers #187 Indestructible Hulk #4 Nova #1 Superior Spider-Man #4 Thor: God of Thunder #5 Ultimates #21 X-Factor #252 DC: Green Lantern #17 Hellblazer #300 Justice League #17 Justice League of America #1 Nightwing #17 Supergirl #17 Wonder Woman #17 Other: Borderlands Origins #4 (IDW) G.I. Joe #1 (IDW) Godzilla #10 (IDW) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #19 (IDW) Happy #4 (Image) Saga #10 (Image) The Sixth Gun #29 (Oni) The Sixth Gun: Sons of the Gun #1 (Oni) iTunes | RSS feed If you enjoy the show, please make certain to stop by iTunes and leave us a review!...

Episode 106: Iron Fist

Episode 106: Iron Fist

This week, Vince and I first tackle some very disappointing news from DC (which appears to be the norm as of late), as well as yet more X-News from Marvel. We also gush about Immortal Iron Fist. And if you’re tired of hearing about Spider-Man, just skip over my portion of “What We’re Reading”… though if you do, I’ll be sorely disappointed… and a little hurt perhaps. Enjoy folks. News Zub off Birds of Prey “XX-Men” Discussion Immortal Iron Fist #1-6 (2006) What We’re Reading Vince: Star Wars, Cable & X-Force, Thor: God of Thunder Roger: Sequential Art (web comic), Superior Spider-Man, Ultimate Spider-Man New Releases Marvel: All-New X-Men #6 Avengers Assemble #11 Avenging Spider-Man #16 Captain America #3 Captain Marvel #9 Dark Avengers #185 Indestructible Hulk #3 New Avengers #2 Savage Wolverine #1 Venom #30 X-Factor #250 DC: Batgirl #16 Batman #16 Demon Knights #16 Suicide Squad #16 Team 7 #4 Other: Saga #9 (Image) iTunes | RSS feed If you enjoy the show, please make certain to stop by iTunes and leave us a review!...

Episode 105: Spidey Special

Episode 105: Spidey Special

Discussion Amazing Spider-Man 700 Avenging Spider-Man 15.1 What We’re Reading Vince: Voltron Year One, Hellblazer, X-Men Legacy Roger: All-New X-Men, X-treme X-Men New Releases Marvel: Age Of Apocalypse #11 Avengers Arena #3 Cable And X-Force #3 Fantastic Four #3 First X-Men #5 (Of 5) Marvel Universe Vs The Avengers #4 (Of 4) Punisher Nightmare #2 (Of 5) Punisher War Zone #3 Secret Avengers #36 Superior Spider-Man #1 Thor God Of Thunder #4 Thunderbolts #3 Ultimate Comics X-Men #21 Wolverine And The X-Men #23 X-Men Legacy #4 DC: Action Comics #16 Animal Man #16 Batwing #16 Detective Comics #16 Dial H #8 Earth 2 #8 Green Arrow #16 Swamp Thing #16 Worlds’ Finest #8 Other: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Secret History Of The Foot Clan #1 (Of 4) (IDW) Walking Dead #106 (Image) iTunes | RSS feed If you enjoy the show, please make certain to stop by iTunes and leave us a review!...

Episode 083: The Crackers Episode

Episode 083: The Crackers Episode

This week, Vince and I discuss (over crackers) some new things coming to digital comics. There are some cool projects on the horizon, and we’re excited to see them grow. We also tackle Skullkickers issues 14-15, which give us the origin of “the gun”! Fantastic stuff. Enjoy. Discussion www.deepcomix.com www.thrillbent.com Skullkickers #14 & 15 What We’re Reading Vince: Incorruptible #30, X-Men #30, Trying to make sense of AvX tie-ins (seriously) Roger: Spider-Men #1, Amazing Spider-Man, classic comics New Releases Marvel Avengers Academy #32 Avengers vs X-Men #6 Avenging Spider-Man #8 Dark Avengers #176 Hulk #54 Invincible Iron Man #519 Journey into Mystery #640 New Avengers #27 New Mutants #44 Punisher #12 Secret Avengers #28 Uncanny X-Men #14 Venom #19 Wolverine #308 X-Factor #238 DC Comics Before Watchmen: Comedian #1 DC Universe Presents #10 Hellblazer #292 Wonder Woman #10 Other Alabaster: Wolves #3 (Dark Horse) Mars Attacks #1 (IDW) Chew #27 (Second Helping Edition) (Image) Saga #4 (Image) Walking Dead #99 (Image) iTunes | RSS feed If you enjoy the show, please make certain to stop by iTunes and leave us a review!...

Episode 048: Marvel U vs Wolverine

Episode 048: Marvel U vs Wolverine

Finally done with the New 52, Vince and I are able to talk about some of the important things that have been going on elsewhere, most notably, with Marvel Universe vs Wolverine, a mini-series which we both adored. News Avenging Spider-Man to include free digital copy. Discussion Marvel Universe vs. Wolverine What We’re Reading Vince: Kick-Ass 2 Roger: X-People, The Walking Dead #89 New Releases Marvel Amazing Spider-Man #671 FF #10 Generation Hope #12 Ghost Rider #4 New Avengers #17 Punisher #4 Ultimate Spider-Man #3 Ultimate X-Men #2 Uncanny X-Force #16 X-Men Legacy #257 X-Men Regenesis DC Batman and Robin #2 Demon Knights #2 Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #2 Green Lantern #2 Shade #1 Superboy #2 Batman: Arkham City Hardcover Other Irredeemable #30 (BOOM!) Joe Hill’s The Cape #2 (IDW) Morning Glories #13 (Image) Who is Jake Ellis? #5 (Image) iTunes | RSS feed If you enjoy the show, please make certain to stop by iTunes and leave us a review!...

Comic of the Week (5/11/11) – Grab Bag #3

Comic of the Week (5/11/11) – Grab Bag #3

Another Grab Bag, looking at three comics taking things in new directions. Flashpoint #1 by Geoff Johns & Andy Kubert, Journey into Mystery #623 by Kieron Gillen & Doug Braithwaite and New Mutants #25 by Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning & Leandro Fernandez....

Uncanny X-Men Issue 534.1

Uncanny X-Men Issue 534.1

Despite being the flagship title for the franchise, Uncanny X-Men has been a bit inconsistent over the past few years. It’s not that Matt Fraction is a bad writer; I’m a fan of his work on Immortal Iron Fist and Invincible Iron Man. There’s just something about this title that doesn’t quite click with his style of writing. Perhaps it’s the ensemble cast or the position the story was in when he took over, but the whole San Francisco era of the X-Men just hasn’t worked for me so far. There have been some highlights, but there have also been some weak stories. With Issue 531, Kieron Gillen (Generation Hope, Thor) joined Fraction as co-writer for the “Quarantine” storyline. The core story was fun and interesting, but overall the issues were bogged down with having to tie up some of Fraction’s outstanding storylines. Still, there was a noticeable shift in tone once Gillen joined the writing staff. With “Quarantine” done, Fraction has moved off the title to focus on his other work, such as the big Fear Itself miniseries, leaving Gillen as the sole writer for Uncanny. Gillen’s first solo issue is one of Marvel’s “Point One” issues; stand-alone stories taking place in between the normal numbered issues intended to be “jumping on points” for new readers. Overall, the whole initiative has been a bit of a flop. Of the few issues I’ve read, some of them have been quite good, but didn’t satisfy the “jumping on point” criteria. As great as Invincible Iron Man 500.1 was, a new reader would have no idea what’s going on in issue 501. The only total success I’ve seen so far is Hulk 30.1. It was a damn good issue, and set up the direction of the comic for some time to come. Uncanny X-Men 534.1 falls somewhere in the middle. It’s a strong issue and, while it may not set anything up for the next story arc, it establishes a solid idea for how Gillen will be writing the title in the future. The story revolves around the X-Men’s Public Relations specialist, Kate Kildare, and her attempt to make the public feel safe around the mutants when Magneto, a known terrorist, is revealed to be part of the team. I loved it when Fraction brought Magneto to Utopia, especially when he recognized Cyclops as the leader of the mutant race. It was a strong story element, but Magneto has been a bit lost since. Mike Carey is doing great work with him in X-Men Legacy, but I’m glad to see Gillen picking him up for some more development here. The problem with Magneto is he’s still very much the same person he was before. Though his extremist methods and ideology may have shifted some, he still has the same unforgiving personality. Magneto and public relations go together as well as Wolverine and metal detectors. He would much rather be feared than loved, but fear from normal people is the last thing the X-Men need right now. Meanwhile, Cyclops, Wolverine and the team are called away on a mission by the mayor of San Francisco. Crooks posing as AIM scientists have been causing small earthquakes to extort money from local companies wishing to protect their interests. However, it turns out they were merely predicting the earthquakes and San Francisco is due for a major jolt, endangering countless lives. At the last minute, the Master of Magnetism steps in to protect the citizens in a stunning display of power. In one motion, Magneto started down the path of earning the trust of San Francisco’s populace. Slowly, their fear of what he’s capable of will become respect for his power. Nothing will change overnight, but I thought it was a great way to make Magneto more acceptable without compromising his character, something Fraction was never able to do. Art for this issue is fantastic, with Carlos Pacheo filling in on pencils, since Uncanny‘s regular artist can’t draw two issues in one month. The coloring makes the characters seem a bit too “plastic” at times, but Pacheo nails the character designs and action scenes. Unfortunately, that’s also the worst part of this issue. Pacheo’s art is so nice, it’s a stark contrast to regular artist Greg Land’s normal style of tracing and recycling. Still, Uncanny X-Men‘s writing looks to be in good hands with Gillen and he’s got some interesting stories on the way. Uncanny X-Men Issue 534.1 Marvel Comics Story: Kieron Gillen Art: Carlos Pacheo, Cam Smith, Cam D’Armata...

Comic of the Week (3/23/11) – New Mutants #23

Comic of the Week (3/23/11) – New Mutants #23

New Mutants #23 is the fourth chapter of the “Age of X” miniseries running between this title and X-Men Legacy. Mike Carey has created an alternate (or is it?) reality where the X-Men never existed and humanity has driven mutants to near extinction. The remaining mutants band together behind Magneto to defend themselves. However, cracks are starting to show in Fortress X, and not just physically; something is seriously wrong here. This issue follows Legacy (Rogue), Gambit and Magneto as the attempt to uncover the mystery with the help of Kitty Pryde and a comatose Charles Xavier. In a comic franchise where alternate realities are a regular event, “Age of X” has set itself up as something different; something that will matter. New Mutants #23 Marvel Comics Story: Mike Carey Art: Steve Kurth...

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