Funnybooks and Firewater

Were back with another Batman book! Nearly every member of the rogue’s gallery gets involved in this week’s book: Hush, written by Jeph Loeb, with amazing art by Jim Lee.  Next we we are taking on our first Manga, the first book of Death Note.  

This week we enter the Demilitarized Zone, AKA the DMZ, AKA Manhattan.  The story takes us thru a war torn New York in the center of a second American Civil War. Vertigo presents DMZ, a tale from expertly written by Brian Wood with beautiful Art by Riccardo Burchielli. Next we are reading and discussing the classic Batman book, Hush.

In this weeks episode we discuss the first trade paperback of Jessica Jones.  If you were old school, and read it when it first came out like Q, you know it as Alias, if you only heard about it because of the Netflix show, it was released as Jessica Jones:Alias.  Either way, we read and discuss the book, share some cocktails, and discuss the soap opera that comics stories can be.  Join us next week for DMZ vol 1. And please like us/give us a good review on what ever site you downloaded us from.

Matt Fraction brings us a new take on Clint Barton - aka the self-made hero Hawkeye. With ex-Young Avenger Kate Bishop by his side, this thriller spans the globe. The stylistic art from David Aja and Javier Pulido brings Matt Fractions globe trotting romp to life.  Join us next week when we discuss Jessica Jones: Alias Vol. 1 (or just Alias if you're OG like Q). Do us a solid and like us, and give us a positive review on what ever service you downloaded this from, we would love you forever.  Also, check us out on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Tumbler.  Have great week.

This week we are discussing 2002 Wonder Woman: The Hiketeia. From Greg Rucka and J.G. Jones, this book would begin Rucka’s long run writing Wonder Woman.  We changed up the format a little this week.  In part one we do a spoiler free intro to the book, then in part two we step thru the plot of the book and explore this gem.  Let us know what you think of the format change on our website, or any of our social media outlets.  Next week we are reading Hawkeye: My Life as a Weapon.  A modern take on what an Avenger does when he has no suit, no powers, and isn’t Avenging. Do us a solid and like us, and give us a positive review on what ever service you downloaded this from, we would love you forever.  Also, check us out on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Tumbler.  Have great week.

With beautiful art by Alex Ross, a script by Mark Waid this DC Elseworlds mini-series made a splash in 1996.  This week we are discussing Kingdom Come.  A futuristic story that deals with the conflict between the out of touch heroes we know, and a new group of dangerous vigilantes.

This week we stretch our feminist muscle with Bitch Planet.  We read the first collection of this current series by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Valentine De Landro.  It is both a feminist parody of exploitation films, specifically women in prison movies, and a great commentary on society.  Next week we are reading the event comic Kingdom Come from DC.

A cross of Star Wars and Game of Thrones, this week we discuss Saga, from Brian K. Vaughn, and Fiona Staples.  A space opera that tackles everything from war, to parenthood. Next week we are reading Bitch Planet.

This week we discuss the first trade of Locke and Key - Welcome to Lovecraft.  Sit down, create your own ghostly brew, and join us as we discuss Joe Hill, and Gabriel Rodriguez’s creepy story. Next week we will be discussing the first book of Brian K. Vaughn and Fiona Staples Saga series.  

Comrades! Its Episode 8, which according to Adam, makes us a real podcast now! In this episode we discus the 2003 prestige comic from DC Red Son.  Like most episodes there are quite a few tangents and rants. We discuss how Q stole his dads Russian vodka and snuck it into my sisters wedding. We argue over Russian Batman’s fashion choices, and why divorce in comic books is not allowed if it is inconvenient to the story.