RJ's random fav pick this season is 20th CENTURY MEN by Deniz Camp and Stipan Morian. This 6 issue mini drags you through the depths of the horrors of war, in a heightened fictionalized history where the Cold War was escalated with different weapons of mass destruction. Majority of this book takes place during the Afghanistan proxy war, and we get it from so many different perspectives. And while being unflinching in the face of unthinkable brutality, it also gives us a glimpse into hope and redemption. It's gorgeous and we had such a riveting conversation about it. 

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It's another short list of comics with a lot to say as we once again talk about comics from last week.  Thor takes on late stage capitalism, Wonder Woman smashes the patriarchy, and Cobra Commander fights..... Cobra.  We also try to answer one of the most difficult comics questions: where does one start on X-Men? 

Pull List (with spoiler time stamps): 

• 00:13:51 - Roxxon Presents Thor #1
• 00:33:22 - Wonder Woman #8
• 00:49:54 - Cobra Commander #4

It's Wednesday! Which means it's once agian time for week old comics. It's an action packed week with cartoon dads, noir Sue Storm, and Magneto is back in the classic purple outfit. Plus intergalactic biker guys falling from the sky! 

Pull List (with spoiler time stamps):

• 00:13:01 - Uncanny Valley #1
• 00:21:10 - Fantastic Four #19
• 00:36:00 - Resurrection of Magneto #4
• 00:49:27 - Action Comics #1064

It's time once again for the comics of yester-week!  An evil corporate Minotaur buys the publishing rights to everyone's favorite god, Poison Ivy's toxic past, and General Zod's embarrassing facial hair.  Tune in for all of this and more!

Pull List (with spoiler time stamps):

• 00:04:55 - Immortal Thor #9
• 00:31:36 - Poison Ivy #21
• 00:47:33 - Kneel Before Zod #4

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Shaun's personal favorite is the topic of this week's episode: FABLES by Bill Willingham, Lan Medina, and Mark Buckingham. Once upon a time, all the characters from all the fairy tales lived together in harmony in their own realm, until one day they were forced into exile in our world. In our new episode, we discuss the first 2 volumes: the murder mystery of who killed Red Rose, and the violent revolt of the "non-human" fables who want to escape the farm. It's a brilliant, fun take on classic characters you *thought* you knew, told in a brand new light

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It's the middle of the week, which means it's time for Last Week's Comics! We've got alternate Batman, regular Batman, and a whole toy box of GI Joes.  Also, what really killed Edgar Allen Poe?  Tune in and find out!

Pull List (with spoiler time stamps): 

• 00:08:31 - Duke #4
• 00:16:42 - Feral #1
• 00:25:17 - Batman Dark Age #1
• 00:39:52 - Penguin #8

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Part two of our ED BRUBAKER double feature continues with CRIMINAL vol. 1 & 2, with art by Sean Phillips and colors by Val Staples. This one is a tried and true classic for a reason, and we had an absolute blast with it! It's the perfect vehicle for some hard-boiled crime noir, and Brubaker/Phillips really tap into the depths of the human condition in the best and worst ways

It's Wednesday again, which means more comics from last week! We've got some new indie sci-fi this week as well as expanding some old lore.  Also pets in space, proprietary robot design, and tripping off of the stuff that grows on Swamp Thing. 

Pull List (with spoiler time stamps):

• 00:06:44 - Man's Best #1
• 00:14:07 - Dawnrunner #1
• 00:28:16 - John Constantine Hellblazer: Dead in America #3
• 00:42:33 - Cobra Commander #3

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