One of the reasons that we started Talking Comics and continue to do Talking Comics is to host amazing events that hopefully help change the way the world looks at things. This week on the site, we're hosting the LSE Comics, Human Rights and Representation Week that was organized by the wonderful [Maria Norris](http://www.twitter.com/MariaWNorris) (go follow her on Twitter... right now!). Maria joins us on the second half of the show to discuss some of the issues at hand, how we can work at fixing them and more. She explains why this event is so important to her and why it should also be important to all of you.

In the first half of the show, there is some banter (as per usual) and lots of talk about comics like during our Group Book of the Week which, for this week, is The Dead and The Dying #1 by Jonathan Hickman and Ryan Bodenheim.

Then there are the...

Lightning Round: Children of the Sea, Sidekicks, The Reason for Dragons, Nightcrawler, Uncanny X-Men, Harley Quinn, Bitch Planet, Batman and more.

Books of the Week: Birthright, IXth Generation, Multiversity Guidebook, Gotham Academy.