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  • MCU REVIEW: Thor Ragnarok
    Episode 59 - Thor: Ragnarok Movie Review

    We return to the Asgardian realm this week, and take a look at how 2017’s Thor 3 dealt with the same end-of-the-world topic that last week’s comics did. 

    This Week In Comics

    Wonder Woman Comic Rockets to #1 on Amazon After James Gunn's Endorsement

    • https://comicbook.com/comics/news/wonder-woman-comic-historia-number-1-amazon-james-gunn-endorsement/

    New on Marvel Unlimited this Week

    • https://www.marvel.com/comics/calendar/week/2023-08-20
  • No number 1s this week. Guardians of the Galaxy, Spider-Man 2099, Red Goblin, Miles Morales, Fantastic Four, Captain America, She-Hulk and Venom among those with new books available this week.

    • Recommendation: The Cull by Kelly Thompson, Mattia de Julis, and Hassan Otsmane-Elhauou.

    • https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/cull

    Film Facts

    Tagline: No Hammer. No Problem.

    Released: November 3, 2017
    Runtime: 130 minutes
    Box Office: worldwide: $853,977,126 / domestic: $315,058,289
    Budget: $180,000,000
    IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
    Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Mark Ruffalo, Jeff Goldblum, Tessa Thompson, Idris Elba, Karl Urban and Anthony Hopkins
    Directed: Taika Waititi
    Screenplay: Eric Pearson, Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost 

    2ish Minute Recap and Discussion Topics

    Thor movies continue to be about Hemsworth and Hiddleston 

    About time we had a female adversary

    Taika Waititi – strong influence on Thor and the MCU

    Did Marvel take the right lessons from this movie?

    Tidbits 

    From the comics 

    Face Off!

    • Which Did it better? The Comics or the Movie

    Correspondence

    • Phases email from Amanda

    What's Next: Black Panther (2018)

    • Fantastic Four #52 
  • Jungle Action #6
  • Black Panther Vol 3 #1-12 (but specifically 9-12) 

    • Signoff

    Questions or comments

    We'd love to hear from you!  Email us at [email protected] or find us on Twitter @comicsoftime.

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    1 hr 12 min
  • COMIC CONNECTIONS: Thor: Ragnarok - I Want to Live
    Episode 58 - Thor: Ragnarok - I Want to Live

    This week we return to the world of the Norse gods, in preparation for our rewatch of Thor: Ragnarok.  Which means the end of the world for those folks, so as you might expect…bad things happen. 

    This Week In Comics

    Jason Aaron Returns to DC with New Batman Miniseries

    • https://comicbook.com/comics/news/jason-aaron-returns-dc-new-batman-miniseries/

    New on Marvel Unlimited this Week

    • https://www.marvel.com/comics/calendar/week/2023-08-13

    This Week's Stack

    • Thor Vol 2 #80-85 
  • Thor Vol 3 #1-6 

    • 2 Minute Recap and Discussion Topics

    Thor Vol 2 #80-85

    • Ragnarok Again?? But it's explained well.
  • Violent books
  • Guest Stars
  • Loki
  • Sif loses an arm and the Warriors 3
  • Ending is very final

    • Thor Vol 3 #1-6

    • Clever way to bring back a character
  • Art was good in this one - Thor has a very distinct look
  • Thor and Iron Man have words
  • Even when Loki says they aren’t scheming, they are 
  • Fun/Funny story moments

    • Final Thoughts

    Correspondence

    • Tweet from Mo about Changes to X-Men and Avengers in 2024 regarding a post from Tom Brevoort.

    What's Next 

    • Thor: Ragnarok film from 2017

    Signoff 

    Questions or comments

    We'd love to hear from you!  Email us at [email protected] or find us on Twitter @comicsoftime.

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    56 min
  • MOVIE SPECIAL: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mutant Mayhem
    Episode 57 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mutant Mayhem Movie Review

    This week we went out to the movies to watch a group of characters that both of us have fond memories of from when we were younger… the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!  So how did the Turtles of 2023 compare to our Turtles of the 80s and 90s?  Stay tuned to find out.

    This Week In Comics

    Kevin Smith Announces Mail-Order Subscription Service for Jay & Silent Bob's Secret Stash

    • https://comicbook.com/comics/news/kevin-smith-announces-mail-order-subscription-service-for-jay-silent-bobs-secret-stash/

    Loki Season 2 coming October 6 

    • Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dug56u8NN7g 
  • Poster: https://thedirect.com/article/loki-season-2-ant-man-3-poster 

    • New on Marvel Unlimited this Week

    • https://www.marvel.com/comics/calendar/week/2023-08-06
  • Scarlet Witch Annual, Demon Wars: Scarlett Sin, Cult of Carnage: Misery, Spider-Man 2099: Dark Genesis, X-Men: Before the Fall – Sons of X and Edge of Spider-Verse (featuring Spider-Rex) are all new #1s available this week.

    • Recommendation: The Hunger and the Dusk by Willow G. Wilson and Christian Wildgoose

    • https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/4650517/the-hunger-and-the-dusk-1

    *Spoiler Warning*

    Film Facts

    • Tagline: Heroes aren’t born. They’re mutated. 
  • Released: August 2, 2023 
  • Runtime: 99 minutes 
  • Box Office: worldwide: about $51 million / domestic: $43.1 million (5 days), 28 million (weekend)
  • Budget: $70,000,000 
  • IMDB Rating: 7.7/10 
  • Stars: Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr, Nicolas Cantu, Brady Noon, Ayo Edebiri, Maya Rundolph, John Cena, Seth Rogan, Rose Byrne, Jackie Chan, Ice Cube and Giancarlo Esposito 
  • Directed: Jeff Rowe and Kyle Spears 
  • Screenplay: Seth Rogan, Evan Goldberg, Jeff Rowe, Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit 

    • 2ish Minute Recap and Discussion Topics

    Fantastic art and great animation - Sketch look

    Brilliant voice acting

    Fun story with heart

    Lots of great humor 

    Strong music throughout

    No Shredder... Until the mid-credit scene

    Tidbits 

    From the comics 

    Face Off!

    Correspondence

    What's Next:  Thor: Ragnarok

    • Thor Vol 2 #80-85
  • Thor Vol 3 #1-6

    • Signoff

    Questions or comments

    We'd love to hear from you!  Email us at [email protected] or find us on Twitter @comicsoftime.

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    1 hr 14 min
  • COMIC CONNECTIONS: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Black, White and Green All Over
    Episode 56 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Black, White and Green All Over

    It is great to have Dan back this week!  He's refreshed, and ready to talk comics.  Better yet, Dan came back home this week and got to read some classics from his teenage years – the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles books from Mirage Studios that kickstarted the crazy black & white indy comics scene of the mid ‘80s. Now Duane gets to read them for the very first time. 

    This Week In Comics

    Marvel Comics Presents: The Death of Moon Knight 

    • https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/death-of-moon-knight-28-jed-mackay-allesandro-cappuccio?linkId=225511224  

    New on Marvel Unlimited this Week

    • https://www.marvel.com/comics/calendar/week/2023-07-30 

    Recommendation: The He-Man Effect: How American Toymakers Sold You Your Childhood by Brian “Box” Brown

    • https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-he-man-effect-how-american-toymakers-sold-you-your-childhood-brian-box-brown/18698943

    This Week's Stack

    • Ronin #1 
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1-7 
  • Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters #1 

    • Creator Spotlight: Eastman & Laird

    2 Minute Recap and Discussion Topics

    Ronin #1

    • Printed in a “prestige” format.  More pages, better paper, higher price. 
  • Frank Miller unchained and unmanaged. 
  • Heavy influence from Japanese films and comics 
  • Very stylized and action heavy 
  • Extremely pessimistic look at the future.  Also a truly crazy, convoluted story.
  • We read just the first installment of a 6 issue mini-series. 

    • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1-7 

    • Mirage Studios: "there wasn't an actual studio, only kitchen tables and couches with lap boards." 
  • Truly collaborative Story and Art – even they can’t tell exactly who did what 
  • Duoshade - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GftgBL-sHnI
  • Went through multiple printings, with significant value differences 
  • These are essentially shadow Marvel comics – Matt Murdock and Baxter Building cameos! 
  • April O’Neil.  https://blackgirlnerds.com/tmnt-and-the-secret-history-of-april-oneils-inspiration/
  • Baxter Stockman is a play on Baxter stock – a type of comic paper 
  • The ending seems a bit sudden.  Like they just ran out of pages and called it a day 
  • This is the last of the 2-color cover issues 
  • Did you see aliens coming?  I did not. 
  • Cantina scene 
  • Fugitoid had his own one-shot comic earlier
  • There are definite plot holes here.  Best not to examine these stories too closely 

    • Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters #1 

    • TNMT immediately inspired imitators: https://dandreifort.com/2020/07/24/tmnt-comic-knockoffs/
  • None of the words make any sense, and the art does not help to make it better.
  • Bruce, Chuck, Jackie … and Clint.  Clint? 
  • Last page is the writer and artist talking about how they didn't have enough story for the comic. Which must be a first.
  • Yet found a market as it sold over 500,000 copies. 
  • Resulting eventually in the “Black and White Boom” (and bust): https://www.vulture.com/2016/06/turtles-speculation-bubble.html

    • Final Thoughts

    Correspondence

    • Tweet from Mo about Moon Knight #25 $9.99 price tag

    What's Next 

    • Teenager Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)

    Signoff 

    Questions or comments

    We'd love to hear from you!  Email us at [email protected] or find us on Twitter @comicsoftime.

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    1 hr 29 min
  • MOVIE SPECIAL: Constantine
    Episode 55 - Constantine Movie Review

    This week, we’re leaving behind superheroes and instead delving into the world of angels, demons and war for the souls of all mankind. Where there are some that can see what others can not. And it stars a Hollywood favorite, Keanu Reeves. Join Duane and special guest Ben as we take a look at 2005’s Constantine.

    This Week In Comics

    Marvel Considered Reviving a Major Spider-Man Character With Secret Invasion

    • https://comicbook.com/comics/news/marvel-considered-reviving-major-spider-man-character-gwen-stacy-secret-invasion-comic/

    New on Marvel Unlimited this Week

    • https://www.marvel.com/comics/calendar/week/2023-07-23
  • Some characters with new books this week include: Hellcat, New Mutants, Red Goblin, Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur, Punisher, She-Hulk, Amazing Spider-Man. 

    • Recommendation from Ben: Spiderman (2022-) Newest arc starts with issue #8.

    • https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/99750/spider-man_2022_8

    *Spoiler Warning*

    Film Facts

    Tagline: Hell wants him. Heaven won’t take him. Earth needs him.

    Released: February 18, 2005 
    Runtime: 121 minutes (and is rated R)
    Box Office: worldwide: $230,884,728 / domestic: $75,976,178 
    Budget: $100,000,000 
    IMDB Rating: 7.0/10 
    Stars: Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz, Shia LaBeouf, Djimon Hounsou, Gavin Rossdale and Tilda Swinton
    Directed: Francis Lawrence
    Screenplay: Kevin Brodbin and Frank A. Cappello

    2ish Minute Recap and Discussion Topics

    Demons and Half-Breeds

    This Place Looks Like Hell

    Why isn’t this film more popular?

    Tidbits 

    From the comics 

    Comic Books

    You’ve watched the movie and are interested in reading some comic books about the characters, places and stories in this film. Here are some options:

    • Swamp Thing #37 from June 1985
  • John Constantine, Hellblazer: All His Engines (graphic novel)
  • Hellblazer 41-46

    • What's Next:  

    • Dan should be back next week. 
  • Looking to read Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics to prepare for new movie coming August 2. Not sure what books as of now. Will let you know via social media.

    • Signoff

    Questions or comments

    We'd love to hear from you!  Email us at [email protected] or find us on Twitter @comicsoftime.

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    1 hr 14 min
  • MOVIE SPECIAL: Logan
    Episode 54 - Logan Movie Review

    There's been a great deal of talk on social media over the last few weeks about WHO has been spotted on the set of the Deadpool film which is currently in principal photography. Someone we've known for some time that would be joining the merc with a mouth in his 3rd go-around was revealed months ago in a video with Ryan Reynolds - and that's Hugh Jackman. For Jackman, he's reprising the role of the adamantium claw wielding Wolverine from the X-Men. So this week, Guest host Luke and I are going to spend some time looking back at what we thought was Jackman's last performance as the Wolverine - the 2017 film Logan.

    This Week In Comics

    Marvel Returns to X-Men: Days of Future Past in Doomsday

    • https://comicbook.com/comics/news/x-men-days-of-future-past-comic-doomsday-prequel-marvel/

    Blue Beetle Trailer

    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wxyy8Rcz4k

    New on Marvel Unlimited this Week

    • https://www.marvel.com/comics/calendar/week/2023-07-16
  • Nothing Available at the Time of Recording

    • Recommendation from Luke: Loki #1

    • https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/97121/loki_2023_1

    *Spoiler Warning*

    Film Facts

    Tagline: His time has come.

    Released: March 3, 2017 
    Runtime: 137 minutes 
    Box Office: worldwide: $619,021,436 / domestic: $226,277,068 
    Budget: $97,000,000 
    IMDB Rating: 8.1/10 
    Stars: Hugh Jackman, Dafne Keen, Richard E. Grant, Boyd Holbrook and Patrick Stewart
    Directed: James Mangold
    Screenplay: Scott Frank, James Mangold and Michael Green

    2ish Minute Recap and Discussion Topics

    Laura aka X-23

    Jackman’s best Wolverine?

    “So this is what it feels like”

    Tired Tropes

    Not for Kids

    Tidbits 

    From the comics 

    Comic Books

    You’ve watched the movie and are interested in reading some comic books about the characters, places and stories in this film. Here are some options:

    • X-23 series from 2005 (6 issues)
  • Old Man Logan (50 issues and an annual)

    • What's Next:  

    • Dan on vacation. Duane with a guest host
  • Constantine (2005) 

    • Signoff

    Questions or comments

    We'd love to hear from you!  Email us at [email protected] or find us on Twitter @comicsoftime.

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    1 hr 5 min
  • MOVIE SPECIAL: Across the Spider-Verse
    Episode 53 - Across the Spider-Verse Movie Review

    This week we get a chance to visit about quite possibly the most fantastic comic book movie ever created – the still-in-theaters Across the Spider-Verse.

    This Week In Comics

    Marvel 2023 San Diego Comic-Con Panels and Schedule Revealed 

    • https://comicbook.com/comics/news/marvel-san-diego-comic-con-2023-panels-schedule/

    New on Marvel Unlimited this Week

    • https://www.marvel.com/comics/calendar/week/2023-06-18
  • #1s this week: Planet of the Apes #1
  • Other characters with new books this week include: Cosmic Ghost Rider, Rogue & Gambit, I am Iron Man and Spider-Gwen Shadow Clones.

    • Recommendation: Parker Girls.  Terry Moore, Abstract Studios.

    • https://abstractstudiocomics.com/2022/04/20/announcing-the-new-series-parker-girls/https://bit.ly/2021ComicsGNs

    *Spoiler Warning*

    Film Facts

    Tagline: None

    Released: June 2, 2023
    Runtime: 140 minutes
    Box Office: Worldwide: $619,674,077 / domestic: $351,963,302 (so far)  
    Budget: $100,000,000
    IMDB Rating: 8.9/10 
    Stars: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Velez, Jake Johnson, Jason Schwartzman and Oscar Isaac
    Directed: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K Thompson
    Screenplay: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Dave Callaham

    2ish Minute Recap and Discussion Topics

    Beautiful Animation 

    Brilliant Voice Acting 

    Allegory is dead in the modern world

    Miles as the Prowler 

    Easter Eggs that are Relevant, Cool and Spectacularly Geeky

    "Let's do things differently this time"

    Different versions of the SAME film

    And then it just ENDED 

    Not all great though... 

    Animator Crunch 

    Live action flops, and Animated triumphs 

    Tidbits 

    From the comics 

    Face Off!

    • Which Did it better? The Comics or the Movie

    Correspondence

    • Letter from Amanda

    What's Next:  

    • Dan on vacation. Duane with a guest host
  • Logan (2017) 

    • Signoff

    Questions or comments

    We'd love to hear from you!  Email us at [email protected] or find us on Twitter @comicsoftime.

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    1 hr 20 min
  • COMIC CONNECTIONS: Ultimate Spider-Man / Spider-Verse – Uncle Aaron is on the Prowl...er
    Episode 52 - Ultimate Spider-Man / Spider-Verse – Uncle Aaron is on the Prowl...er

    We are a bit behind, as there have just been too many new movies and TV shows coming out lately, but this week we are taking a look at Miles Morales in preparation for a discussion on the Across the Spider-Verse movie that has become this summer’s biggest box office hit. 

    This Week In Comics

    Marvel Just Gave Miles Morales His Own Iron Spider Armor

    • https://comicbook.com/comics/news/miles-morales-new-iron-spider-suit-revealed/ 
  • Miles Morales: Spider-Man #7 is available now from Marvel Comics. 

    • New on Marvel Unlimited this Week

    • https://www.marvel.com/comics/calendar/week/2023-07-02
  • No books listed on the website again (at the time of recording)...

    • Recommendation: Kickstarter comics

    • https://www.kickstarter.com/discover/advanced?ref=nav_search&term=comics

    This Week's Stack

    • Ultimate Fallout #4 
  • Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #1-12 

    • 2 Minute Recap and Discussion Topics

    Ultimate Fallout #4 

    • Not really much to this story – it was the second story in the book.
  • Much needed context to whom this is and how he got spider powers – comes during Ultimate Comics Spider-Man. 
  • Everyone seems to assume it’s the same Spider-Man as before – despite new reports the original Spider-Man has died. 
  • The Kangaroo and onlookers keep saying the costume is in poor taste. 

    • Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #1-12

    • Start of the book deals not only with Miles, but with the fallout from Peter’s death to his friends and family 
  • Gwen gives him his calling – with great power comes great responsibility 
  • Book title changed between #3 and #4.  Odd, but not unprecedented. 
  • His uncle (Aaron Davis) is not a great criminal
  • But he does immediately know that Miles is the one in the mask 
  • Miles is a good kid- through and through

    • Final Thoughts

    What's Next 

    • Across the Spider-Verse (2023) 

    Signoff 

    Questions or comments

    We'd love to hear from you!  Email us at [email protected] or find us on Twitter @comicsoftime.

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    58 min
  • COMIC CONNECTIONS: Secret Invasion - Epic Action or Spy Thriller?
    Episode 51 - Secret Invasion - Epic Action or Spy Thriller?

    This week we are catching up on some of the comics that share a name (or at least some story beats) with the new Secret Invasion Disney+ show starring Samuel L. Jackson.

    This Week In Comics

    Marvel Announces Tony Stark and Emma Frost's Wedding

    • https://comicbook.com/comics/news/iron-man-tony-stark-emma-frost-wedding-marvel-x-men/
  • Official Release: https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/tony-stark-emma-history-relationship
  • X-Men #10 goes on sale on September 6th. The Invincible Iron Man #10 goes on sale on September 27th.

    • New on Marvel Unlimited this Week

    • https://www.marvel.com/comics/calendar/week/2023-06-25
  • Women of Marvel #1 and Avengers: Rage of Ultron #1
  • 15 books in total – Photon, She-Hulk, Carnage, Punisher, Wasp among those characters with newly released books this week.

    • Recommendation: Secret Invasion #1-5 (2022/2023)

    • Available in Marvel Unlimited

    This Week's Stack

    • Fantastic Four #2 (1961) 
  • Secret Invasion #1-8 (2008) 
  • Secret Invasion #1-5 (2022) 

    • Creator Profile: Leinil Francis Yu

    2 Minute Recap and Discussion Topics

    THE CLASSICS - Fantastic Four #2, Avengers #89-97 

    • Skrulls seem bumbling early, but not later
  • Kree are also awful.  Thomas saw the war as an allegory of what happened to small islands fought over by Japan and the US in WWII. 
  • Not nearly as one-sided as it is shown in the movies, where the Kree are extremely powerful and the Skrulls are a defeated refugee population
  • Story kicked off the Vision/Scarlet Witch romance, opened up a lot of the Marvel “cosmic” universe, and has been a key building block for Marvel.
  • Art is fantastic, with the Neal Adams (#93-96) being among some of my favorite comics ever.

    • Secret Invasion #1-8 (2008)

    ** You can use code SECRETMU at Marvel.com/redeem to get the first 2 books of this series within Marvel Unlimited. Offer expires 9/1/2023 before 11:59 pm ET. 

    • There are so many characters, and so many storylines that are picked up and dropped 
  • First 7 books told a logical story without noticeable interruptions. Book 8 was “after the fact” with narration. What happened between books 7 and 8 and where did it happen? Did we missing anything important?
  •  I didn’t know who some of the characters used were/are? 
  • Unanswered Questions

    • Modern Appearances - Meet the Skrulls #1-5 (2019), Secret Invasion #1-5 (2022) 

    • Meet the Skrulls is very much like “The Americans” TV show.  Or Invincible maybe.  A classic cold-war spy story just moved to interplanetary scale. 
  • Main protagonist is Alice Walker, the middle child.   
  • Rumors are that Emilia Clark’s “G’iah” is based on the mom Gloria / G’iah  
  • 2nd Secret Invasion is really a Maria Hill story.  Fury spends a lot of it kidnapped, and Stark is nearly as much trouble as he is help. 
  • Skrulls are more sympathetic, in that there are two sides.  Some are working with Stark, and not trying to invade. 

    • Key Concepts for the TV Show

    • At there core, Skrull stories are nightmare fuel straight out of McCarthy.  They are about who can be trusted and who is “real” and they are based in a fear of outsiders.  Skrull stories are always in danger of being apologies for Great Replacement racial and ethnic conspiracy theories.
  • The two Secret Invasions take very different strategies for telling a similar story.  Which did you like, the sprawling action epic or the more personal spy thriller? 

    • Final Thoughts

    What's Next - Miles Morales & The Spider-Verse

    • Ultimate Fallout Vol 1 #4
  • Ultimate Comics Spider-Man Vol 1 5 #1-12

    • Signoff 

    Questions or comments

    We'd love to hear from you!  Email us at [email protected] or find us on Twitter @comicsoftime.

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    1 hr 17 min
  • DCEU REVIEW: The Flash
    Episode 50 - The Flash Movie Review

    This week we sped back to the theater for the second big-budget superhero flick of the month – DC’s The Flash. FYI - Longer than normal episode. 

    This Week In Comics

    Robert Kirkman Launches Transformers and GI Joe Shared Universe 

    • https://comicbook.com/comics/news/robert-kirkman-transformers-gi-joe-crossove-comics-universe/

    New on Marvel Unlimited this Week

    • https://www.marvel.com/comics/calendar/week/2023-06-18
  • Two new #1s this week: The X-cellent #1 and Hellcat #1
  • Other characters with new books this week include: Red Goblin, Miles Morales, Hulk, Wolverine, and Captain Marvel.

    • Recommendation: Keep buying comics in whatever form you love.

    • Comichron data: https://bit.ly/2021ComicsGNs

    *Spoiler Warning*

    Film Facts

    Tagline: Worlds Collide

    Released: June 16, 2023
    Runtime: 144 minutes
    Box Office: Estimated to be roughly $130 million / domestic: $55.1 million
    Budget: $200,000,000
    IMDB Rating: 7.4/10 
    Stars: Ezra Miller, Sasha Calle, Michael Shannon, Ron Livingston, Ben Affleck, Maribel Verdu, Kiersey Clemons and Michael Keaton
    Directed: Andy Muschietti
    Screenplay: Christina Hodson

    2ish Minute Recap and Discussion Topics

    Recap in parts with discussion

    A Microwavely Hot introduction

    Michael Keaton

    Slacker Barry

    Sasha Calle

    Batcave electrocution scene 

    Solid “Comic Book” Story

    Cameos and Deepfakes 

    Online Backlash to the film 

    Trailers spoiling good moments 

    Who killed Barry’s mom? 

    Why mess with the best part of Flashpoint, by not making Michael Keaton Thomas Wayne? 

    Tidbits 

    From the comics 

    Face Off!

    • Which Did it better? The Comics or the Movie

    What's Next: Disney+ Secret Invasion

    • Complete Event Book List: https://www.marvel.com/comics/discover/133/secret-invasion-the-complete-event 
  • Secret Invasion #1-8 (2008) by Brian Michael Bendis and Leinil Francis Yu

    • Signoff

    Questions or comments

    We'd love to hear from you!  Email us at [email protected] or find us on Twitter @comicsoftime.

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    1 hr 28 min

About Comics Over Time

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Each week Dan, Duane and Siena bring you a look at comics new and old! Since 2021 we have been discussing comics, TV and film. For 2024 Duane and Dan are focusing on Marvel history that centers on Daredevil, and Siena and Dan are keeping up with current happenings in the Marvel Comics Universe. Our previous seasons are also available here: Phases of the Moon Knight covered the Moon Knight character in comics and TV, and our MCU Review saw us comparing the Phase 1 thru Phase 4 Marvel Cinematic Universe films with the comics that inspired them.