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Interview with Kelly Thompson May 20, 2020

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This week, the club chats with Kelly Thompson, one of our favorite writers at Marvel Comics. You may know her work from her current runs on Deadpool, Captain Marvel, & Star, as well as her past work on some club favorites like West Coast Avengers, Hawkeye, and Captain Phasma.

Watching the Snyder Cut - Anniversary Special! May 13, 2020

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For our special 150th episode we discuss our favorite scenes from the legendary Snyder cut of the Justice League film!

Friday / Old Haunts May 06, 2020

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This week we talk about DC branching out from Diamond and what that might mean for the future of comic book distribution. Next, the scales have never been more greatly tipped in regard to our differing reaction to the two books we're covering... The Panel Syndicate released Friday with its' traditional "pay what you want" model, and AWA releases Old Haunts for free on their website. Which one did we like, and which one had us perplexed? Gotta listen to find out!

Eat, and Love Yourself Apr 29, 2020

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This week the club reads Eat, and Love Yourself, an inventive YA graphic novel by Sweeney Boo, out now on Boom! Box. We also catch up on some great things creators are doing to support comic book shops, and others suffering from the effects of the Corona Virus.

Sentient / Sara Apr 22, 2020

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This week, the club checks out two offerings from TKO - discussing the first issue of Jeff Lemire and Gabriel Walta's Sentient, before moving to Garth Ennis and Steve Epting's first chapter of Sara. TKO offers these first issues for free on their website, if you'd like to dip your toe in and read along with us.

Chatting with Sean Lewis (Thumbs! Coyotes! Saints!) Apr 15, 2020

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This week, we talk with Sean Lewis! Comic book writer and co-creator of club favorites such as Image Comics' Saints, The Few, Coyotes, & Thumbs.

The Comic Book Drought Begins Apr 08, 2020

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No new first issues this week, so the club sat down for a video chat to discuss comic book news and more!

Hellions / No One's Rose Apr 01, 2020

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After catching up comic book news, the club gets into:

HELLIONS #1 (10:20) Zeb Wells' pens the newest entry into to the X-Men's Dawn of X world, where we see Mister Sinister getting his own team of misfits and misunderstood mutants to oversee.

NO ONE'S ROSE #1 (24:00) Zac Thompson and Emily Horn write this complex sci-fi thriller about Earth long after a livable atmosphere is gone, and the classism created by the worlds habitable domed cities.

Spider-Woman / X-ray Robot Mar 25, 2020

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The club was super excited to see what Karla Pacheco is doing with Jessica Drew in her premier issue of her new comic, Spider-Woman #1. We also check out what the Allred family has been up to, as the comic book superstar duo of Michael and Laura Allred team up again for X-Ray Robot #1.

Intro @ 0:00 (Duh)

Spider-Woman #1 @ 14:30

X-Ray Robot #1 @ 27:00

BONUS: Emergency Diamond Episode Mar 24, 2020

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The club is in full blown overreaction & panic mode over Diamond shutting down distribution for comics. We got on the phone and to talk about what that means for shops, publishers, and consumers.

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