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Doc and Angus don their fiction suits, create sigils, enter the Supercontext, and return with their review of Grant Morrison's The Invisibles Book One. The Invisibles is a seminal work for Grant Morrison that marked both a transition and maturity to his writing. It would go on to influence many other artists including being a keystone to the creation of The Matrix movie franchise. Please drop us a message on the anchor app or send us an mp3 or email to [email protected].

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The Invisibles: Book One - Deluxe Edition

https://www.comixology.com/The-Invisibles-Book-One-Deluxe-Edition/digital-comic/68736

For a deeper dive into The Invisibles we recommend:

Our Sentence is Up: Seeing Grant Morrison's The Invisibles by Patrick Meaney

https://www.amazon.com/Our-Sentence-Up-Morrisons-Invisibles-ebook/dp/B006UMLJ3E

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Ray, JJ & Angus along with fellow gamers Dan and Paul uncover a hidden gem of a comic book Role Playing Game from 1998, Marvel Super Heroes Adventure Game. Comics have been a source of inspiration for so many role playing games from the first RPG, Dungeons & Dragons, to their most direct application in games such as Marvel Super Heroes (MSHRPG), Champions, or DC Heroes. This miniseries will take you to the gaming table and an inside look into how comics, super heroes, their abilities, their stories and tropes are applied in a role playing game. This first episode focuses on a debrief of session zero which entails player character creation, collaborative world building, and the social contract for the campaign. We hope you enjoy this unique journey with us.

Kirby's Kids is proud to present this miniseries as a crosscast with Ray's Plundergrounds. Ray Otus is a tabletop role-playing gamer, artist, writer, and designer. Plundergrounds is a podcast focused on the RPG hobby and inspiration points for it.

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Welcome to Kudos Kirby, a comics journey into Jack Kirby’s lesser known works. Angus will be your guide through this monthly expedition to uncover those hidden gems from “The King of Comics” over 20,000 comic book pages! We hope you enjoy this latest adventure in the journey! Please drop us a message on the anchor app or send us an mp3 or email to [email protected].

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Challengers of the Unknown will be the Jack Kirby work profiled on Kudos Kirby in 2020! Each month we will cover a single issue from this collection.

2020

https://www.comixology.com/Challengers-of-the-Unknown-by-Jack-Kirby/digital-comic/603913

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Ray and Angus come in from out of the cold, returning from their expedition to McMurdo Station on Antarctica, with their review of Whiteout! This detective thriller graphic novel launched the careers of both writer Greg Rucka and artist Steve Lieber. Please drop us a message on the anchor app or send us an mp3 or email to [email protected].

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Whiteout Vol. 1

https://www.comixology.com/Whiteout-Vol-1/digital-comic/380944

You can't get any further down than the bottom of the world - Antarctica. Cold, desolate, nothing but ice and snow for miles and miles. Carrie Stetko is a U.S. Marshal, and she's made The Ice her home. In its vastness, she has found a place where she can forget her troubled past and feel at peace... Until someone commits a murder in her jurisdiction and that peace is shattered. The murderer is one of five men scattered across the continent, and he has more reason to hide than just the slaying. Several ice samples were taken from the area around the body, and the depth of the drilling signifies something particular was removed. Enter Lily Sharpe, who wants to know what was so important another man's life had to be taken for it. But are either of the women prepared for the secrets and betrayals at the core of the situation?

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Doc and Angus conclude their discussion of Doc's Justice Society of America (JSA) Journey. The JSA would be a part of some of the most important events in the DC Multiverse as well as being the very first super hero team ever in the comic book pages! Please drop us a message on the anchor app or send us an mp3 or email to [email protected]. Please share your impressions once you have read:

Doc’s Favorite Story Arcs in Various JSA Runs

Please note that you can just jump right into any of the below arcs.

America vs. Justice Society (vol.1; #s 1-4)

https://www.comixology.com/America-Vs-The-Justice-Society/digital-comic/246593

This is a 4-issue mini-series from 1985 that serves as a great catch up if you never read any of the Golden Age JSA adventures.

JSA: The Golden Age (vol.1; #’s 1-4)

https://www.comixology.com/JSA-The-Golden-Age/digital-comic/64722

This is a 4-issue mini-series from 1993-94. This is an Elseworlds story that has nothing to do with regular JSA continuity, but this is an amazing story!!

JSA (vol.1; #s 22-25) “The Return of Hawkman”

This comes from the 1999-2006 JSA run, and this is my favorite of all the JSA runs.

JSA (vol.1; #s 45-51) “Princes of Darkness”

A great arc with Kobra and Mordru as the main heavies.

JSA (vol.1; #s 56-58) & Hawkman (vol.4; #’s 23-25) “Black Reign”

Perhaps my favorite of this run’s arcs!!

JSA (vol.1; #s 73-75) “Black Vengeance”

This 3-part arc serves as a nice coda to the “Princes of Darkness” arc.

JSA Classified (vol.1; #s 1-4) “Power Trip”

This comes from the 2005-08 run. If you’re like me, you’re going to love Power Girl and want to know more about her origins. This is the arc for you!!

https://www.comixology.com/JSA-1999-2006/comics-series/285

Justice Society of America (vol.3; #s 9-22) “Thy Kingdom Come” & “One World, Under Gog” arcs

Written by none other than Geoff Johns, in these 2 arcs (which makes one long, amazing story), the world of Kingdom Come is revisited. We go deeper into that world and its characters. Besides issue #s 9-22, this arc also includes Justice Society of America Annual (vol.3; #1) & three Justice Society of America Kingdom Come Specials.

Justice Society of America (vol.3; #s 36-40) “Fatherland”

This arc is not to be missed!! The JSA must battle a newly formed 4th Reich)

https://www.comixology.com/Justice-Society-of-America-2007-2011/comics-series/290

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Doc and Angus explore Doc's Justice Society of America (JSA) Journey as he just completed a full read of the series from its 1940's origins to present day. The JSA would be a part of some of the most important events in the DC Multiverse as well as being the very first super hero team ever in the comic book pages! Please drop us a message on the anchor app or send us an mp3 or email to [email protected]. Please share your impressions once you have read:

Doc’s Favorite Story Arcs in Various JSA Runs

Please note that you can just jump right into any of the below arcs.

America vs. Justice Society (vol.1; #s 1-4)

https://www.comixology.com/America-Vs-The-Justice-Society/digital-comic/246593

This is a 4-issue mini-series from 1985 that serves as a great catch up if you never read any of the Golden Age JSA adventures.

JSA: The Golden Age (vol.1; #’s 1-4)

https://www.comixology.com/JSA-The-Golden-Age/digital-comic/64722

This is a 4-issue mini-series from 1993-94. This is an Elseworlds story that has nothing to do with regular JSA continuity, but this is an amazing story!!

JSA (vol.1; #s 22-25) “The Return of Hawkman”

This comes from the 1999-2006 JSA run, and this is my favorite of all the JSA runs.

JSA (vol.1; #s 45-51) “Princes of Darkness”

A great arc with Kobra and Mordru as the main heavies.

JSA (vol.1; #s 56-58) & Hawkman (vol.4; #’s 23-25) “Black Reign”

Perhaps my favorite of this run’s arcs!!

JSA (vol.1; #s 73-75) “Black Vengeance”

This 3-part arc serves as a nice coda to the “Princes of Darkness” arc.

JSA Classified (vol.1; #s 1-4) “Power Trip”

This comes from the 2005-08 run. If you’re like me, you’re going to love Power Girl and want to know more about her origins. This is the arc for you!!

https://www.comixology.com/JSA-1999-2006/comics-series/285

Justice Society of America (vol.3; #s 9-22) “Thy Kingdom Come” & “One World, Under Gog” arcs

Written by none other than Geoff Johns, in these 2 arcs (which makes one long, amazing story), the world of Kingdom Come is revisited. We go deeper into that world and its characters. Besides issue #s 9-22, this arc also includes Justice Society of America Annual (vol.3; #1) & three Justice Society of America Kingdom Come Specials.

Justice Society of America (vol.3; #s 36-40) “Fatherland”

This arc is not to be missed!! The JSA must battle a newly formed 4th Reich)

https://www.comixology.com/Justice-Society-of-America-2007-2011/comics-series/290

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Angus reviews 40 Years of Thrill-power Festival: The Law Masters panel, a 45 minute panel discussion with John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra, creators of Judge Dredd. Please drop us a message on the anchor app or send us an mp3 or email to [email protected].

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40 Years of Thrill-power Festival: The Law Masters panel

https://youtu.be/BXQesN7z9EM

Our Graphic Novel Of The Month For April Is:

JUDGE DREDD: CASE FILES 05

https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/GRN281

Judge Dredd rides into action in this fifth volume collecting together some of his most exciting cases. Arch-nemesis Judge Death rises from the grave once again in 'Judge Death Lives', citizen is pitted against citizen in 'Block Mania' and the apocalypse comes to Mega-City One in the all-time classic Dredd epic, 'The Apocalypse War'.

It is currently FREE for download! https://2000ad.com/news/free-to-download-400-pages-of-epic-judge-dredd/

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April 10th: The Problem with Sonny Bono thru Block Mania

April 24th: The Apocalypse War

Our Comic Book Character Of The Month For April As Voted On By Our Community Will Be Black Widow. Please join us for our read:

Black Widow: Deadly Origin

Trained from a young age to become a razor-sharp weapon, the Russian girl named Natalia Romanova was honed into the world-class secret agent and sometime super hero known as the Black Widow. Throughout her chaotic life of espionage and double-crosses, only one thing remained constant: her relationship with Ivan, the enigmatic man who raised her as a daughter. But when the mysterious "Icepick Protocol," suddenly strikes at her beloved father figure, the stakes of Natalia's dangerous work become even higher. With this mysterious conspiracy threatening everyone she loves, the Black Widow must untangle the decades of treachery and betrayal that have plagued her life since childhood. Racing around the globe, Natalia must confront former lovers and allies including Daredevil, Hawkeye, Hercules, Nick Fury and the new Captain America. But even with powerful allies like this, can she act quick enough to prevent her past from destroying her future?

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April 8th - Black Widow: Deadly Origin Issue #1

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There is a universe beyond which little is known. It’s been obscured through space and time. Ray travels the Comics Cosmos in a quest to uncover that dimension where limited runs and archival goodness lost to the ages still exists … you have entered Ray’s Rarities!

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Eerie Presents: El Cid

https://www.comixology.com/Eerie-Presents-El-Cid/digital-comic/232023

Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar -- also known to historians as El Cid -- was an eleventh century Spanish military commander who led both Christians and Moors into battle. In the pages of Eerie magazine, however, writer Budd Lewis and artist Gonzalo Mayo transform El Cid into a larger-than-life fantasy warrior, battling dragons, trolls, and sirens for his life -- and demons for his soul!

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We conclude our celebration of Appendix N Month with a modern classic fantasy novel by R.A. Salvatore, Book 1 of the Dark Elf Trilogy, Homeland adapted into a graphic novel by Andrew Dabb and Tim Seeley.  Sit back relax and take a journey with back into the Underdark of the Forgotten Realms and experience the strange and exotic Menzoberranzan, the vast city of the Drow, home to Drizzt Do'Urden. 

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Dungeons & Dragons: The Legend of Drizzt Vol. 1: Homeland

https://www.comixology.com/Dungeons-Dragons-The-Legend-of-Drizzt-Vol-1-Homeland/digital-comic/189898

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In celebration of Appendix N Month we present this bonus episode profiling the first Dungeons & Dragons comics series. Angus returns from his trip to the City Of The Dead and reviews the second story arc of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Issues #5-8 The Spirit of Myrrth.

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Dungeons & Dragons Classics Vol. 1

The classic Advanced Dungeons & Dragons series returns! This action-packed volume collects the first eight issues of the fan-favorite series by writer Dan Mishkin and artist Jan Duursema.

https://www.comixology.com/Dungeons-Dragons-Classics-Vol-1/digital-comic/38835

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