We're back!  We found our way back from the edge of darkness, through the misty mountains, to bring you this bumper episode before the end of the year!  Since last time we've been to the Thought Bubble comic festival and the Lakes International Comic Art Festival - and we're gonna tell you all about it!  Plus our usual reviews round up!Follow us on twitter @comicsordeath, download us from iTunes and visit

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In episode 28 we get all weird and macabre by discussing our 'favourite' deaths in comics.  Which comic character passings have stayed with us over the years (even if they have come back!)Plus reviews of Journey Into Mystery #99, Hawkeye v Deadpool #1, She-Hulk #8, Annihilator #1, Grendel vs The Shadow #1, Death of Wolverine #1 and The Death Defying Doctor Mirage #1.Follow us on twitter @comicsordeath, download us from iTunes and visit

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In this episode we re-imagine ourselves the top dogs at Marvel and DC and discuss what we'd change at these publishers if we had the power to do so!Plus reviews of Legendary #6, Words For Pictures, The Multiversity #1, United States of Murder Inc, The Fade Out #1 and Man Of Steel.Follow us on twitter @comicsordeath, download us from iTunes and visit

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Stop The Press!  Read All About It! Rob Liefeld Ate My Hamster!  In this episode we have a trawl through popular newspapers to see what coverage comics get in the mainstream press - the results may surprise you!  Plus we discuss the Guardians of the Galaxy film and comics in France.We also have reviews of Supreme: Blue Rose #1, The Wicked & The Divine #2 and Bryan Lee O'Malley's new graphic novel Seconds.Follow us on twitter @comicsordeath, download us from iTunes and visit

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So this episode was supposed to be about why we love comics, what is it about the medium that we enjoy so much - but as could have been predicted we wander off on some tangents and also discuss the public's perception of comics and why people don't read comics.We also have reviews of Morella and the Murders in the Rue Morgue, Batman and Ra's Al Ghul #32, Techjacket #1, Batman Eternal, Exit Generation #2, Batwoman, Outcast #1 and Superman #32.Follow us on twitter @comicsordeath, download us from iTunes and visit

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We take our annual look at the industry sales figures to see how comics are faring in 2014, and which publishes are the winners and losers.Plus our regular reviews roundup including United States of Murder Inc #1, Trees #1, Demeter, Nailbiter #1, The Festival, MPH #1, Andrew the Giant: Life and Legend, and C.O.W.L. #1.Follow us on twitter @comicsordeath, download us from iTunes and visit

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In this episode we discuss the pros and cons of monthly comics and collected editions/trade paperbacks.  Is price the only consideration?Plus reviews of Avengers AI #12, Rai #1, New Avengers # 17, The Immortal Iron Fist: The Complete Collection Volume 1, Batman Eternal #3, The Fabulous Lives of The Killjoys, and Southern Bastards #1.Follow us on twitter @comicsordeath, download us from iTunes and visit

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This episode we take a look at the oft ignored and under-rated creators on comics - colourists and letterers.  What do they do, and what difference do they make?Plus reviews of the movies Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Spider-Man 3, along with comics Moon Knight #1, Red Team #7, Survive and Real Heroes #1.Follow us on twitter @comicsordeath, download us from iTunes and visit

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Superstar artist Jim Lee becomes the 2nd inductee into the Give Me Comics or Give Me Death Hall of Fame.  From Alpha Flight to Superman Unchained we look back at his work, how he changed the industry, and why he deserves his spot in our Hall of Fame.Plus reviews of Jupiter's Children #4, Marvel Knights, Judge Dredd Megazine #346, New Avengers #15, Hilda and the Black Hound, Animal Man #29, Silver Bullets: Uber Alles Edition and Daredevil: Road Warrior.Follow us on twitter @comicsordeath, download us from iTunes and visit

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As March is Women's' History Month, we join in with the celebration of women in comics by discussing female creators, characters and readers.Plus reviews of Food Chain #1, Revenger #1, Thor #19, Manhatten Projects #18, Batman #28, Serenity #1 & 2, The Mercenary Sea #1, The Fuse #1, Just So Happens and The Joyners in 3D.Follow us on twitter @comicsordeath, download us from iTunes and visit

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