Batman Vs. Captain Marvel, Locke and Key Vs. Dardeveil, Greg Capullo vs. David Aja and where the hell is Saga and Fiona Staples? Talking Comics Best of 2013 comes to an end with our award show!

This week on the show we choose the nominees for Best Writer, Best Artist, Best Ongoing Series and Best Overall Comic. This is the best of comics 2013 according to Talking Comics!

On this week's show we get right into things and discuss our choices for Best Of Comics 2013. The categories this time around are: Best Graphic Novel/One-Shot/Single Issue, Best Mini-Series, Best Story Arc, Best New Series.

We talk news(Fraction off Inhuman!), banter for a bit, list off the new releases and share our Books of the Week, incliding Justice League 3000, Doc Savage, Locke and Key, and Coffin Hill - and then we get into our end of the year awards debate. The categories discussed on Part 1 are:

- Best Publisher

- Best Cover

- Best Web Comic/Digital Comic

- Breakthrough Writer

- Breakthrough Artist

What does Bob think of Gal Gadot of Wonder Woman? Is Amazing Spider-Man 2 heading for disappointment? What is X-Men: Apocalypse? Stephanie returns after a week of travel hell and the gang talk about some TV shows, and discuss LOTS of comic book news and a bunch of comic book movie trailers were launched, so opinions about those fly on the show.

Before that happens though, favourite Books of the Week are discussed and some of the choice items on the menu include: Triple Helix, Fearless Defenders, The Movement, Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E., Rat Queens, Aquaman, Black Science, Wolverine and the X-Men, Amazing X-Men, Whispers, Inhumanity, Pretty Deadly, Action Comics and more.

We are joined once again this week by cartoonist and comic book historian Trina Robbins! Trina is talks extensively about her new book **Pretty in Ink: North American Women Cartoonists** 1896-2013, her thoughts on the new Ms. Marvel and even gives us an update on Go Girl. If you want to know more about Trina, and why wouldn't you, head over to [www. **trinarobbins**.com/](www.trinarobbins.com/) and you can pick up her new book on [Amazon](http://www.amazon.com/Pretty-In-Ink-Cartoonists-1896-2013/dp/160699669X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1386353698&sr=8-1&keywords=trina+robbins) or your local bookstore.

What does the Marvel Universe look like in the wake of Infinity? Is DC making a Suicide Squad movie? How do we feel about a Young Justice live action TV show? Which All-New Marvel Now books are we the most excited about? Find out all this and more on the Talking Comics Podcast!

Stephanie Cooke is once again out on the open road so Joey Braccino steps up and helps the gang cover the news, listener questions and of course our Books of the Week! Which include: Black Science #1, Pretty Deadly #2, Aquaman #25, Hawkeye #14, Never Ending #1, and After Life With Archie.

Is Paul Rudd Ant-Man? is Moon Knight back? Thanksgiving Day is upon us in the United States and the Talking Comics crew lets you know what they are most thankful for in the world of comics. From Kelly Sue DeConnick, to Daredevil, and all the way around to you our loyal listeners it has been a year to remember.

Books of the Week include: Daredevil, Fairest in All the Land, Sex Criminals, Uncanny X-Men, Harley Quinn #0, X-Men #7, Imagine Agents and more!

Plus we learn the striking similarities between Alan Moore and Bob Reyer!

Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner stop by Talking Comics to chat about the new Harley Quinn ongoing series, their working relationship and how they would prepare for the zombie apocalypse.

Stephanie Brown is back, Comic Book sales are up and Bat Kid gives us hope in the new podcast about the news that's been going on in the comic book work and the answering of several amazing listener questions.

Books of the Week include: Batman: Arkham Origins, The Wolf Among Us, Battling Boy, The Girl Who Owned A City, Bee Vixens From Mars, B.P.R.D. Vampire, Mike Norton’s The Curse, The Rocketeer: Pulp Friction, Batgirl, World’s Finest, Rocket Girl, Ultimate Comics, Umbral, Batman, Unity and more.