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Wayne’s Comics Podcast #306: Johnathan Lewis Dec 02, 2017

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This week is a special one for me as I interview Johnathan Lewis from Penumbra, a comic from Shades of Vengeance! He’s the first fan of the podcast (that I know of) who I’ve interviewed, so I consider it a significant milestone! We discuss his just-concluded and successful Kickstarter as well as exploring Penumbra in depth, including the character herself and her supporting cast, how the comic came to be, and what we might expect from the Mistress of Shadows in the future! To access Penumbra, go to this link! Don’t miss this fun interview with a successful comics creator!

Hays of Shadows, Urban Shadows, Critical Hit — **Critical Hit #429: Sunday, Sunday, Sunday! (US05)** Dec 01, 2017
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In this installment of Critical Hit - A Major Spoilers Podcast: Pre-Session questions, a meeting in the park, and what happens when you say a demons name more than three times?

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Finally Friday for December 1, 2017 - Justice League Greed? Dec 01, 2017

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Another week has come to a close, which means it is time to talk about the week that was.

This week:
Did corporate greed hurt the Justice League?
C.B. Cebulski
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**Legion Clubhouse #018: The Suicide Squad** Dec 01, 2017
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In this episode of The Legion Clubhouse, the Knave from Krypton returns and the Legion has a Suicide Squad?

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**Adventure Comics #319**
**The Legion's Suicide Squad**
**April 1964**
**w: Edmond Hamilton**
**a: John Forte**
When the isolationist planet Throon builds a giant tower with a ray that incapacitates passing ships, the Legion of Super-Heroes is sent to try and stop them. The first squad which consists Saturn Girl, Bouncing Boy, Superboy, Lightning Lad, Chameleon Boy, Brainiac 5 and Invisible Kid are dispatched and find themselves easily defeated by devices that are tailor made to deal with their individual threats.

When the remaining members of the Legion all try in their own ways to get past the tower on Throon, they all meet defeat in different ways until all of the members of the Legion have been defeated. Having watched the entire fiasco on their viewing monitor, the Legion of Substitute Heroes goes in for the rescue. While the others keep the defenses of the tower busy, Night Girl uses her strength to burrow through the ground into the main control room of the tower. There she finds that the whole operation is controlled by two crazy old men. Easily defeating them and smashing their machine, Night Girl and the rest of the Substitutes free their Legion counterparts and return to Earth. There a special parade is put on in honor of the Legion of Substitute Heroes, finally giving them the recognition they deserve. **- via DC Wikia**

**Adventure Comics #320**
**The Revenge of the Knave From Krypton!**
**May 1964**
**w: Edmond Hamilton**
**a: John Forte & George Papp**
After finishing his homework, Superboy travels to the 30th Century for his regular visit with the Legion of Super-Heroes. There they are alerted by the security system of an intruder and Superboy is shocked to find it is his old tormentor Dev-Em. Capturing Dev-Em, Superboy explains how Dev-Em was a juvenile delinquent on Krypton who was sentenced to suspended animation, survived Krypton's destruction and was revived on 20th Century Earth. Superboy then recounts about how Dev-Em managed to trap Superboy in the Phantom Zone and pose as him to cause chaos around Earth. After returning from the Phantom Zone, Superboy was unable to stop Dev-Em who escaped into the distant future. Superboy would finish his story by explaining that the only way he was able to clear his name was with the help of his friend Chief Parker who told everyone Red Kryptonite was the "reason" for Superboy's rampage.
However, it is revealed that Dev-Em has turned over a new leaf in the 30th Century and is a member of the Inter-Stellar Counter-Intelligence Corps. However, when reporting back into the I.C.C., Dev-Em has his mission to stop interplanetary criminal Molock to Superboy. Disguising himself as Dev-Em, Superboy manages to bluff Molock with fake Gold Kryptonite, which is actually Proty II in disguise. After Superboy smashes up Molock's operation and turns him over to the police, the Legion offers Dev-Em membership in the Legion, to which Dev-Em declines, preferring to work with the I.C.C. - **via DC Wikia**
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It’s the long-awaited wedding of Saturn Girl and Lightning Lad, with a ceremony bringing together Legionnaires and friends from across galaxies! But amid the celebration, one guest’s joy for the happy couple is mixed with apprehension: something is wrong with the 30th century, and only Superboy can see it. To figure out what happened to the Legion’s future, Superboy and his friends must venture a thousand years into the past—to 1978! Plus, the Legion face off against the Worldsmith, rescue their billionaire benefactor, take over Superboy’s brain and more!

Continuing directly from the LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES, this volume includes stories from SUPERBOY AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #234-240, ALL-NEW COLLECTORS’ EDITION C-55 and DC SUPER-STARS #17.

dueling review feature — **Dueling Review: Batman: Creature of the Night #1** Nov 30, 2017
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What did you do, Bruce Wainwright? WHAT DID YOU DO!? Let's find out and discuss the implications of this week's Batman: Creature of the Night #1.

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BATMAN CREATURE OF THE NIGHT #1
Writer: Kurt Busiek
Artist: John Paul Leon
Young Bruce Wainwright lost his parents in a violent crime…and in the real world, no superheroes exist to save the day. But as grief and rage builds inside Bruce until he feels he can’t keep it inside anymore, something strange starts taking wing in the Gotham night! Perhaps Bruce’s grief isn’t inside him after all?

Major Spoilers Podcast #755: Double Reviews for You! Nov 28, 2017

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This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: We have double the number of reviews for you this week including Asterix and the Chariot Race, Quarry’s War #1, Witchblade #1, Mystic U #1, Detective Comics #969, Santa Clause Private Eye, and COCO!

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NEWS
Are you read for 20 more Marvel movies after Avengers 4?
http://www.slashfilm.com/marvel-cinematic-universe-end/

REVIEWS
STEPHEN
ASTERIX AND THE CHARIOT RACE HC
Writer: Jean-Yves Ferri
Artist: Didler Conrad
Publisher: Orion
Cover Price: $17.99
SOLICITATION: Famous for their extensive travels around the Known World, this time Asterix and Obelix are going to meet the people of the Italian peninsula: the Italics! To Obelix’s delight, the inhabitants of Ancient Italy are not all Romans! Far from it! The Italics want to keep their independence and take a dim view of Julius Caesar and his Legions’ plans for total domination.
[rating:3/5]

MYSTIK U
Writer: Alisa Kwitney
Artist: Michael Norton
Publisher: DC Comics
Cover Price: $5.99
Leave the world of the mundane behind and step through the magical doors of Mystik U! After a tragic accident, a young Zatanna Zatara, under the guidance of Rose Psychic, enrolls in a mysterious university that teaches its students how to master their unique brands of magic. Will Zatanna fit in with her new classmates (Enchantress, Sargon the Sorcerer, Faust and more!) and unlock her true potential? Find out in this exciting bimonthly miniseries from novelist Alisa Kwitney (DESTINY) and Mike Norton (Revival, Runaways)!
[rating:3.5/5]

DETECTIVE COMICS #969
Writer: James Tynion IV
Artist: Raul Fernandez, Alvaro Martinez
Publisher: DC Comics
Cover Price: $2.99
“FALL OF THE BATMEN” part one! Everyone in Batman’s orbit is broken somehow—some more than others. For Clayface, keeping the pieces of his psyche together has been a years-long struggle…and it’s a war he may be about to lose! And as the team tries to pull itself back together, their enemies have learned something from Batman’s newfound spirit of cooperation…and have formed a cabal of their own!
[rating: 2/5]

MATTHEW
QUARRY'S WAR #1
Writer: Max Allan Collins
Artist: Szymon Kudranski
Cover Price: $3.99
Written by renowned comic writer and author of the Quarry Hard Case Crime novels, Max Allan Collins (Road to Perdition, Batman, Action Comics Weekly) and illustrated by Szymon Kudranski (Batman: Streets of Gotham, Spider-Man, Spawn)"
[rating: 4/5]

SANTA CLAUS, PRIVATE EYE
Darby Pop Publishing
Writer: Jeremby Bernstein
Artist: Michael Dorman
One day each year, Santa Claus delivers presents to children. The other 364, he moonlights as a down-on-his luck private dick named Nick Santana, working dark streets filled with gangsters, guns, and femme fatales. After all, the nicer they look, the naughtier they can be.
[rating: 5/5]

RODRIGO
COCO
Director: Lee Unkrich
Producer: Darla Anderson
Screenplay: Adrian Molina, Matthew Aldrich
Studio: Pixar Animation Studios
Despite his family's generations-old ban on music, young Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead. After meeting a charming trickster named Héctor, the two new friends embark on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel's family history.
[rating: 5/5]

WITCHBLADE #1
Writer: Caitlin Kittredge
Artist: Roberta Ingranata
Publisher: Top Cow
"LIFE AFTER," Part One
Gunned down and left for dead on a New York rooftop, Alex Underwood's life should have ended there-but instead, at the moment of death, she became host to the Witchblade, a mystical artifact that grants the woman wielding it extraordinary powers. But the power comes with a heavy cost, and Alex finds herself thrust into the center of an unseen battle raging on the snowy streets of NYC. Demons are real and walking among humans, and every one of them is intent on taking out the Witchblade's newest host before she becomes too strong to kill. But the artifact chose Alex for a reason, and she's not going down without a fight.
[rating:3/5]

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Munchkin Land #253: Games for the Holidays (Listener Edition) Nov 27, 2017

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It's the holidays, and we need your help in picking the best games to give for the holiday season!

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GHL 188 - Runaways Nov 27, 2017

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Before the Runaways join the live action series on Hulu, dive deep into the Marvel Universe and learn their origin.

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Wayne’s Comics Podcast #305: Bob Salley Nov 26, 2017

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It’s Thanksgiving weekend here in the U.S., and one of the things I’m thankful for is the chance to catch up with Indie comics creator Bob Salley! During Episode 305, he updates us on many of his projects, including the second miniseries in that successful sci-fi title Salvagers, Jasper’s Starlight Tavern, Shelter Division coming out from Source Point Press, and other great comics and projects he’s working on. We also discuss the benefits of conventions, among other things! Don’t miss this terrific interview with a high-power Indie comics creator!

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