Welcome back nerds! Help us rock the bells this week with Hip Hop Family Tree #12 as we learn how LL Cool J, KRS-1, and DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince got their start (hint: it wasn’t the t.v. show). We get a special guest visit from Leah Thompson in Howard the Duck #9, where Howard contemplates the allegory of the cave. In Captain America: Steve Rodgers #3 we learn that even a great superhero can be a major screw-up in Hydra. 
More stabbity-stabbity and discussion of the difference between a machete and a Bowie knife in Black Eyed Kids #4. Kids love to troll nowadays, and Cho is no different in The Totally Awesome Hulk #9. #madeyoulook! 
Civil War II #4 we get to watch Captain Marvel explain to a newly awake Shulkie what happened to Bruce Banner. #walkeye. Barbara Gordon takes a vacation to Japan and gets in a fight with Sailor Clown in Batgirl #1. And we wrap it up with Jason Todd taking a walk down Crime Alley in Red Hood and the Outlaws: Rebirth #1 (try saying that three times fast).

“We Make Dough” – Hip Hop Family Tree # 12 – Episode 42

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Runaways # 5 – Marvel Comics – “Find Your Way Home, Part V” – Written by Rainbow Rowell – Art by Kris Anka
 

 
X-Men Gold Annual # 1 – Marvel Comics – “Cross Atlantic Caper” – Written by Marc Guggenheim and Leah Williams – Pencils by Alitha E. Martinez – “Why Love the X-Men” – Written by Monty Nero – Art by Djibril Morisette-Phan
 

 
Ms. Marvel # 26 – Marvel Comics – “Teenage Wasteland, Part 2” – Written by G. Willow Wilson – Art by Nico Leon
 

 
Star Wars: Darth Vader # 10 – Marvel Comics – Written by Charles Soule – Pencils by Giuseppe Camuncoli
 

 
Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey # 3 – Marvel Comics – “Chapter 3: A Constellation of Them All” – Written by Matthew Rosenberg – Pencils by Joe Bennett
 

 
Avengers # 675 – Marvel Comics – “Avengers: No Surrender Part 1” – Written by Mark Waid, Al Ewing and Jim Zub – Art by Pepe Larraz
 

 
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Old Man Hawkeye # 1 – Marvel Comics – “An Eye for an Eye” – Written by Ethan Sacks – Art by Marco Checchetto
 

 
Venom # 160 – Marvel Comics – “Venom Inc – Part 5” – Written by Mike Costa with Story by Mike Costa and Dan Slot – Art by Gerardo Sandoval
 

 
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“Marvelously Late” – Runaways # 5 – Episode 102


Rat Queens # 7 – Image Comics – Written by Kurtis J. Weibe – Art by Owen Gieni
 

 
Rogue and Gambit # 1 – Marvel Comics – “Ring of Fire, Part 1” – Written by Kelly Thompson – Pencils and Inks by Pere Perez – Colors by Frank D’Armata
 

 
Batman # 38 – DC Comics – “The Origin Of Bruce Wayne” – Written by Tom King – Pencils and Inks by Travis Moore – Colors by Giullia Brusco
 

 
Guardians Of The Galaxy # 150 – Marvel Comics – “The Return of Adam Warlock: Don’F Dear the Reaper” – Written by Gerry Duggan – Pencils and Oby Aaron Kuder and Marcus To – Colors by Ian Herring
 

 
Phoenix: Resurrection # 2 – Marvel Comics – “Chapter Two: All Lesser Birds” – Written by Matthew Rosenberg – Pencils by Carlos Pacheco – Inks by Rafael Fonterez – Colors by Rachel Rosenberg
 

 
Hawkeye # 14 – Marvel Comics – “Persons of Interest” – Written by Kelley Thompson – Pencils and Inks by Leonardo Romero – Colors by Jordie Bellaire
 

 
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Spider-Man # 246 – Marvel Comics – “Sinister Six Reborn” – Written by Brian Michael Bendis – Pencils and Inks by Oscar Bazaldua – Colors by Brian Rebar
 

 
Star Wars # 41 – Marvel Comics – “The Ashes of Jeddha, Part 4” – Written by Kierron Gillen – Pencils and Inks by Salvadore Larroca – Colors by Guru EFX
 

 
Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles # 1 – DC Comics – Written by Mark Russell – Pencils by Mike Feehan – Inks by Mark Morales – Colors by Paul Mounts
 

 
Rise of the Black Panther # 1 – Marvel Comics – “The King at the End of Everything” – Written by Evan Narcisse and Ta-Nehisi Coates – Pencils and Inks by Paul Renaud – Colors by Stephane Paitreau
 

 
Batman: White Knight # 4 – DC Comics – Written by Sean Murphy – Pencils and Inks by Sean Murphy – Colors by Matt Hollingsworth
 

 
Batman: The Signal # 1 – DC Comics – “Gotham By Day, Part 1: Morning” – Written by Scott Snyder and Tony Patrick – Pencils and Inks by Tony Patrick – Colors by Cully Hammer
 
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“Back in Black” – Rat Queens #  – Episode 101

In which the nerds celebrate and look back on 100 episodes of craziness and then take a break to get holiday blitzed

 
Batman # 36 – DC Comics – “Super Friends, Part 1″ – Written by Tom King – Pencils by Clay Mann – Inks by Clay Mann and Seth Mann – Colors by Jordie Bellaire
 

 
DC Universe Holiday Special # 1 – DC Comics –
“The Reminder” – Written by Jeff Lemire – Pencils by Giuseppe Camincoli – Inks by Cam Smith – Colors by Tomeo Morley –
“Twas The Night Before Christmas” – Written by Denny O’Neil – Pencils and Inks by Steve Epting – Colors by Dave McCaig –
“You Better Think Twice” – Written by Mairghread Scott – Pencils by Phil Hester – Inks by Snde Parks – Colors by Trish Mulvihill –
“Going Down Easy” – Written by Tom King – Pencils and Inks by Francesco Francavilla – Colors by Cleme Robins –
“Hope For The Holidays” – Written by Joshua Williamson – Pencils and Inks by Neil Goose – Colors by Ivan Plascencia –
“A Wilson Family Christmas” – Written by Priest – Pencils by Tom Grummett – Inks by Scott Hanna – Colors by Jeromy Cox –
“Driver’s Seat” – Written by Max Landis – Art by Francis Manapul –
“Silent Night, Atomic Knights” – Written by Dan Dedio – Pencils by Mathew Clark – Inks by Sean Parsons and Mathew Clark – Colors by Rob Schwager –
“Holiday Spirits” – Written by Shea Fontana – Art by Otto Schmidt –
“The Echoes of the Abyss” – Written by Scott Bryan Wilson – Art by Nic Klein –
“Solstice” – Written by Greg Rucka – Art by Bilquis Evely – Colors by Romulo Fajardo Jr.
 

 
Doctor Strange # 382 – Marvel Comics – “Loki: Sorcerer Supreme, Part 2″ – Written by Donny Cates – Pencils and i now by Gabriel Hernandez Walta – Colors by Jordie Bellaire
 

Batman / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II # 1 – DC Comics / IDW – “A Knight in New York” – Written by James Tynion IV – Pencils and Inks by Freddy Williams II – Colors by Jeremy Colwell
 

 
Guardians of the Galaxy # 148 – Marvel Comics – “Jungleland” – Written by Gerry Duggan – Pencils and Inks by Marcus To – Colors by Ian Herring
 

The Jetsons # 2 – DC Comics – “Quiet Night Of Quiet Stars” – Written by Jimmy Palmiotti – Pencils and Inks by Pier Brito – Colors by Alex Sinclair
 

Paradiso # 1 – Image Comics – Written by Ram V – Pencils and Inks by Devmalka Pramanik – Colors by Dearbhla Kelley and Alex Sollazzo
 

 
Captain America # 696 – Marvel Comics – “Home of the Brave, Part 2: Capture The Flag” – Written by Mark Waid – Pencils and Inks by Chris Samnee – Colors by Matthew Wilson
 

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Batman: White Knight # 3 – DC Comics – Written by Sean Murphy – Pencils and Inks by Sean Murphy – Colors by Matt Holingsworth
 

 
Avengers # 974 – Marvel Comics – “World’s Collide, Part 5” – Written by Mark Waid – Art by Jesus Saiz
 

 
Amazing Spider Man and Venom: Venom Inc. # 1 – Marvel Comics – Written by Dan Slott and Mike Costa – Pencils and Inks by Ryan Stegman – Colors by Brian Reber
 

 
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“Don’t Wait Till You Are 100 To Talk” – Batman # 36 – Episode 100

Batman Annual # 2 – “Some of These Days” – DC Comics – Written by Tom King – Pencils and Inks by Lee Weeks and Michael Lark – Colors by Elizabeth Breitweiser and June Chung
 

 
Moon Knight # 189 – “Crazy Runs In The Family, Part 2” – Marvel Comics – Written by Max Bemis – Pencils by Jason Burrows – Inks by Jason Burrows and Guillermo Ortega – Colors by Max Lopes
 

 
Mystik U # 1 – DC Comics – Written by Aliso Kwitney – Pencils and Inks by Mike Norton – Colors by Jordie Bellaire
 

 
Batman: Creature Of The Night # 1 – DC Comics – Written by Kurt Busiek – Art by John Paul Leon
 

 
Rick and Morty # 32 – “Summer’s Eve” – Oni Press – Written by Pamela Ribon – Pencils and Inks by Erica Hayes – Colors by Katy Farina
 

 
Super Sons Annual # 1 – “Animal Planet” – DC Comics – Written by Peter J. Tomassi – Pencils by Paul Pelletier – Inks by Cam Smith – Colors by Hi-Fi
 

 
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Dark Hawk # 35 – Marvel Comics – Written by Chad Bowers and Chris Sims – Pencils and Inks Kev Walker – Colors by Java Tartaglia
 

 
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“Tom King, You Glorious Bastard” – Batman Annual # 2 – Episode 99


The Doomsday Clock # 1 – DC Comics – Written by Geoff Johns – Pencils and Inks by Gary Frank – Colors by Brad Anderson
 

 
The Demon: Hell is Earth # 1 – “Part 1: Etrigan Returns” – DC Comics – Written by Andrew Constant – Pencils by Brad Walker – Inks by Andrew Hennessy – Colors by Chris SotoMayor
 

 
Imaginary Fiends # 1 – “The Cat’s Paw, Part 1” – Vertigo Comics – Written by Tim Seeley – Pencils and Inks by Stephen Molner – Colors by Quinton Winters
 

 
Detective Comics # 969 – “Fall Of The Batmen, Part 1” – DC Comics – Written by James Tynion IV – Pencils by Joe Bennet – Inks by Sal Begla – Colors by Jason Wright
 

 
The Hellblazer # 16 – “The Bardo Score, Part 1: Welcome to the Neighborhood” – DC Comics – Written by Richard Kadrey – Pencils by David Fabbri – Inks by Jose Marzan Jr. – Colors by Carrie Stachan
 

 
Rat Queens # 6 – Image Comics – Written by Kurtis J. Wiebe – Pencils and Inks by Owen Gieni – Colors by Sweeney Boo
 

 
Invincible Iron Man # 594 – ”The Search for Tony Stark, Part 2” – Marvel Comics – Written by Brian Michael Bendis – Pencils by Stefano Caselli and Alex Maleev – Colors by Israel Silva and Alex Maleev
 

 
The Kamandi Challenge # 11 – “Enter The Misfit” – DC Comics – Written by Rob Williams – Pencils and Inks by Walt Simonson – Colors by Laura Martin
 

 
Silver Sable And The Wild Pack # 36 – “Silver and Bold” – Marvel Comics – Written by Chris Faust – Pencils by Paulo Siquera and Jose Luis – Inks by Cam Smith, Terry Pallot, Paulo Siqueira – Colors by Rachelle Rosenberg
 

 
Void Trip # 1 – Image Comics – Written by Ryan O’Sullivan – Art by Plaid Klaus
 

 
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“We Make Dough” – Hip Hop Family Tree # 12 – Episode 42

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