We're taking a break from our regular weekly schedule so RJ can make us all read manga.  We kick it off with the genre defining Astro Boy by Father of Manga, Osamu Tezuka.  

It's our season finale! And there is no better way to do a finale than with Doom Patrol.  We jump into the tragically under-printed and under-read Rachel Pollack run on the top story.  Also unsolicited cyber security advice, underground snake cults, and a 200 year old man who can beat up anybody.  

Pull List (with Spoiler Time Stamps):

• 00:06:04 - Avengers: Twilight #1
• 00:18:55 - Cobra Commander #1
• 00:36:34 - John Constantine Hellblazer: Dead in America #1
• 00:49:24 - Doom Patrol by Rachel Pollack

Join us as we fight space colonialism in the top story with Flash Gordon by Jeff Parker and Doc Shaner. Also a new Ultimate universe, a robot arms race, and some wild speculation about the end of the 60s. 

Pull List (with spoiler time stamps):

• 00:11:32 - Ultimate Spider-Man #1
• 00:25:07 - Transformers #4
• 00:36:18 - Swan Songs #6
• 00:44:04 - Rise of the Powers of X #1
• 00:50:40 - Flash Gordon: The Man From Earth

We dig into another MCU adapted Captain america tale on the top story with Captain America: Winter Soldier by Ed Brubaker.  Also action figure conspiracies, badly planned worst case scenarios, and a reverse fastball special. 

Pull Liust (with spoiler time stamps):

• 00:13:44 - Duke #1
• 00:26:41 - Poison Ivy #18
• 00:35:27 - Batman #141
• 00:46:41 - Fall of the House of X #1
• 00:55:45 - Captain America: Winter Soldier

It's double Captain Americas on the top story with Mark Gruenwald's Captain America.  Also Snake Regan, Santa Clause, The Jersey Devil and other things that definitely exist. 

Pull List (with spoiler time stamps):

• 00:09:26- Batman-Santa Claus: Silent Knight #1
• 00:17:33 - Thunderbolts #1
• 00:25:10 - Transformers #3
• 00:36:11 - Birds of Prey #4
• 00:45:15 - Captain America: The Captain

Bro It's Matt Fraction's Hawkeye on the top story, bro.  Seriously Bro. Also hypno-therapy, giant starfish, and a duck celebrates his 50th birthday. 

Pull List (with spoiler time stamps):

• 00:13:23 - Howard the Duck #1 50th Anniversary Special
• 00:24:43 - Titans: Beast World #1
• 00:34:47 - Amazons Attack #2
• 00:41:2 - Swan Songs #5
• 00:48:45 - Hawkeye: The Saga of Clint Barton & Kate Bishop

We conclude our two part series on Katherine Kane with Batwoman: Rebirth on the top story.  Also witchy self care, 7-10 splits, and messy relationships. 

Pull List (with spoiler time stamps):

• 00:10:57 - The Invincible Iron Man #12
• 00:17:01 - Somna #1
• 00:33:06 - The Holy Roller #1
• 00:49:43 - Batwoman: Rebirth Vol 1&2

This week we jump off of a plane and into Kate Kane's origin story with Batwoman: Elegy on the top story.  Also, Picking up where GI Joe left off, a killer Santa, and all the Dino DNA you can take! 

Pull List (with Spoiler time stamps):

• 00:10:14 - The Deviant #1
• 00:23:00 - Fantastic Four #13
• 00:32:44 - GI Joe A Real American Hero
• 00:45:42 - The Immortal Thor #4
• 00:47:37 - Outsiders #1
• 00:54:20 - Batwoman: Elegy

Join us for one of the scariest books we've ever read as we dive into the multi-dimensional liminal space of Jeff Lemire's Gideon Falls on the top story.  Also wound healing worms, extended robot families, and things where they shouldn't be.

• 00:12:25 - Birds of Prey #3
• 00:23:29 - Thaons #1
• 00:30:34 - Transformer #2
• 00:41:18 - Petrol Head #1
• 00:49:51 - Gideon Falls Vol 1 & 2

Join us on an intergalactic road trip of revenge as we talk about Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow on the top story.  Also giant green guys in purple pants, gross mouths, and handsome horse boys.

Pull List (with spoiler time stamps):

• 00:11:19 - Avengers #7
• 00:21:12 - Canary #1/2
• 00:40:19 - Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow

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