San Diego Comic Con starts next week! July 17th, to be precise. Todd will be in attendance. So in preparation, we've polished up the survival guide we created in 2018. We talk about what to pack, what to expect, how to get around, and more insider info.

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On this episode, we come together for Alex and Ada, volumes 1 and 2. We each read them (Taylor completed the series by reading vol. 3) and we discuss AI, dystopia, sex dolls and all the other fun stuff surrounding these books.

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On this episode we're supposed to be talking about The Totally Awesome Hulk from 2016 but we manage to cover Dark Phoenix, The Incredible Hulk TV show, superhero origin stories, Marvel's packaging weirdness, and the perils of eating Triscuits before recording a podcast.

If you're an Amazon Prime member, you can check out The Totally Awesome Hulk there for free.

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We discuss the graphic novel Iscariot by S.M. Vidaurri. It's a beautiful book with some great moments. We talk about what makes it imperfect.

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Today on the show, Taylor talks about the new series, Gunning for Hits, which just wrapped up its first arc. It's a crime thriller based in the 1980s music business. It follows Martin Mills a mercenary turned A&R rep as he tries to break an indie band.

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For this show, we revisit a book that Taylor talked about in episode #57: Grant Morrison's Multiversity. And though we say in the episode that it's full of spoilers, I don't think we actually spoil anything. This series is so sprawling that we can't give much away. So I say: ignore our spoiler warning and enjoy the episode. If you have read the book, this may feel like a book club. If you haven't read it, it's available to borrow on Comixology Unlimited.

Here is Taylor's suggested reading order to get into it:

Multiversity #1

The Just #1

Ultra Comics #1

Multiversity #2

That will cover everything you need for this episode and you'll enjoy going back into it afterwards.

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Our pre-occupation with Game of Thrones and Todd's obsession with Dungeons and Dragons has led to this: a huge conversation about the templates of fantasy, why we think fantasy has "rules," and why fans are reluctant to concede that there shouldn't be any rules. We talk about so much related to this topic that it's difficult to sum up but some things to check out:

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Things we mention:

https://www.amazon.com/Throne-Crescent-Moon-Kingdoms-Book-ebook/dp/B0064VQDHI

https://www.amazon.com/Power-Myth-Joseph-Campbell/dp/0385418868

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077R6QT4F/ref=sspa_dk_detail_1?psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/Lord-Rings-J-R-R-Tolkien/dp/0544003411/

https://www.amazon.com/Le-Guin-Ursula-K/e/B000AQ2M2S

https://www.amazon.com/Frankenstein-Mary-Wollstonecraft-Shelley/dp/1724902334/

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=anne+mccaffrey+dragon+riders+of+pern+series&crid=1OV6ZMN928JHU&sprefix=anne+mc%2Caps%2C192&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_7

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Back to the comic books after all that Avengers talk. Todd brings the 2016 series Black Canary by Brendan Fletcher with art by Annie Wu and Pia Guerra.

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We can't believe it's been 11 years and 22 movies either. But here it is: the Endgame. We gush; we spoil; we wonder about time travel.

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