This week, the Pals discuss the controversy surrounding Chelsea Cain's Man-Eaters book, the original plans for DC Universe's Swamp Thing, where Tom King's Batman story will go next, and we review Event Leviathan #1!

00:01:53 - Pals Pulls:

Marco - Little Bird #4, Last Stop on Red Line #2

Cale - Go Go Power Rangers: Forever Rangers #1, Usagi Yojimbo #1

Sean - Batman #73

News:

00:10:00 - Chelsea Cain Under Fire for Man-Eaters:

https://www.comicsbeat.com/chelsea-cain-twitter-man-eaters/?fbclid=IwAR1cpiz-5vpavhFiFBbNcQdLEzCWgXgCuVzflaDb2qc4J0gAtIiFKg0Lpa8

00:35:39 - Rob Liefeld has Meltdown on Twitter:

https://www.bleedingcool.com/2019/06/11/rob-liefeld-quits-twitter-following-dc-tweet-controversy/?fbclid=IwAR26I1y8QfWzcxuptxhYZY-OwkQRZ4qr60QQrXEXpzjh8m-R3erRzWQAbrs

00:42:35 - Swamp Thing Originally Planned as 3 Season Arc:

https://www.cbr.com/swamp-thing-three-season-arc-justice-league-dark/?fbclid=IwAR2x-S2rudHUyiqjIyBnnHwfQLihXL7YsDHs-i7_1Y6tsn_9FGz02kjbNoc

00:45:00 - Harley Quinn/Poison Ivy and Wally West Series Spinning out of Heroes in Crisis:

https://www.cbr.com/exclusive-harley-quinn-poison-ivy-series-heroes-in-crisis-spinoff/?fbclid=IwAR0CTE1a3G37mBPwqVM7Ro5uWzUWXXldkY_3GKCVYxOsGuDBVzhZfaLCoTk

https://www.cbr.com/flash-forward-wally-west-heroes-in-crisis-spinoff/?fbclid=IwAR1FR7uP9Z1VVddpATk9jKBlBMmgBIRjtiW-R_lWa9U32WLycZP3PgJD_lo

00:50:45 - Tom King Speaks on Leaving Main Batman Book, Teases Phantasm for Bat/Cat:

https://www.newsarama.com/45591-tom-king-has-a-secret-tv-project-and-it-changed-his-batman-plans.html?fbclid=IwAR3XKpBvInBnzpeUAswiZEohhX6lYZu9trOrJJXGq__o1wKoceG0oLucQIY

https://www.superherohype.com/comics/453089-phantasm-will-appear-in-tom-kings-batman-catwoman-series?fbclid=IwAR39XnjUxJTuVQYEkxtFjpXn7YgfjSyNP9bGBN3zOWiIfm-U98QQxtsIzIg

Main Topic:

01:02:56 - Event Leviathan #1 Review!

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