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‪A Special Edition Podcast??‬ John and DJ with their immediate reaction to... #AvengersEndgame LOADED WITH SPOILERS!! ‪#brightsidechat ‬#Avengers #Endgame #Marvel

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This week was a pretty slow week for news with all the talk being centered around Endgame but we have some cool stuff like a controversy, a small retraction from last week and some cool stories about some artists DJ met along with our usual speculations and recommended reading. And then the divisive topic that is Hellboy. And listen for more details on how you can win the Gauntlet!! 
Comic News 0:00 
Speculator Corner 31:17 
Recommended Reading - 50:55 
Hellboy - 1:18:32 

Speculator’s Corner Batgirl #34 and Batman Beyond #31 variants Naomi Final prints Spawn #296 Cover B Venom #13 ALSO, it's not even out yet and War of the Realms New Agents of Atlas #1 is currently preselling for $15, with cheaper copies being picked up almost immediately. Just so you're aware. BACK ISSUE BONUS Savage She-Hulk (1979) #1 West Coast Avengers (2018) #9 & #10 Justice League (2018) #20 covers B & C Eternals (1976) #11 FOC DC – Variant Covers Batgirl #35 Middleton * Detective #1004 Mark Brooks * Flash #71 Derrick Chew JL Dark #11 Clayton Crain WW #71 Jenny Frison New Series - None Marvel – Variant Covers Asgardians of the Galaxy #9 Maxx Lim Battlelines * Avengers #19 Maxx Lim Battlelines Venom #14 Maxx Lim Battlelines*** New Series - None Action Lab – Vampblade Season 4 #1 A-G covers plus ratios Black Mask – Dismantlers #1 Zenescope – Gretel #3 A-D covers Oz, Heart of Magic #2 A-D covers Recommended Reading ELECTRIC BLACK #1 SCOUT COMICS (W) Joseph Schmalke (A) Rich Woodall THANOS #1 (OF 6) MARVEL COMICS (W) Tini Howard (A/CA) Ariel Olivetti ANIMUS FIRST SECOND (W & A) Antoine RevoyYou can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.

This week was a busy week... We talk Disney+, Swamp Thing, Star Wars and a bunch of other thing before we get to our Speculator Corner and Recommended Reading. And then of course we preview arguably the most anticipated movie in years, Avengers Endgame.

Comic News 0:00

Speculator Corner 40:38

Recommended Reading - 59:00

Avengers Endgame PREVIEW - 1:31:12

Speculator’s Corner

⁃ Naomi #4

⁃ Major X #2

BACK ISSUE BONUS

⁃ Carnage USA #1

⁃ Silencer #15

⁃ Solar Man of The Atom #3

FOC

DC – Variant Covers

⁃ Aquaman #48 Josh Middleton

⁃ Batman #71 Frank Cho*

⁃ Nightwing #60 Warren Louw

⁃ Teen Titans #30 Alex Garner**

New Series

NONE

Marvel – Variant Covers

⁃ Amazing Spider-Man #21 Sujin Jo Battle Lines

⁃ Immortal Hulk #17 Heyjin Im Battle Lines

⁃ Gotg #5 Jongju Kim Battle Lines**

New Series

⁃ Giant Man #1 (of 3) 3 Covers

⁃ War of Realms Strikeforce War Avengers

Zenescope

⁃ Robyn Hood Outlaw #4 A-G covers

Recommended Reading

ANGEL #0

BOOM ENTERTAINMENT

(W) Bryan Edward Hill (A) Gleb Melnikov (CA) Boris Pelcer

BOOM! Studios, along with writer and director Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Marvel's The Avengers)

MARY SHELLEY MONSTER HUNTER #1

AFTERSHOCK COMICS

(W) Adam Glass, Olivia Cuartero-Briggs (A/CA) Hayden Sherman

STAR WARS TIE FIGHTER

MARVEL

(W)Jody Houser (A) Roge Antonio, Michael Dowling

***UPDATE WAR OF THE REALMS****

WAR OF THE REALMS #2 - Necessary Reading

WAR OF THE REALMS THE PUNISHER #1 - Good but not necessary

WAR OF THE REALMS WAR SCROLLS #1 - Interesting and should read

This week was a busy week... We talk Disney+, Swamp Thing, Star Wars and a bunch of other thing before we get to our Speculator Corner and Recommended Reading. And then of course we preview arguably the most anticipated movie in years, Avengers Endgame. 
Comic News 0:00 
Speculator Corner 40:38 
Recommended Reading - 59:00 
Avengers Endgame PREVIEW - 1:31:12 

Speculator’s Corner ⁃ Naomi #4 ⁃ Major X #2 BACK ISSUE BONUS ⁃ Carnage USA #1 ⁃ Silencer #15 ⁃ Solar Man of The Atom #3 FOC DC – Variant Covers ⁃ Aquaman #48 Josh Middleton ⁃ Batman #71 Frank Cho* ⁃ Nightwing #60 Warren Louw ⁃ Teen Titans #30 Alex Garner** New Series NONE Marvel – Variant Covers ⁃ Amazing Spider-Man #21 Sujin Jo Battle Lines ⁃ Immortal Hulk #17 Heyjin Im Battle Lines ⁃ Gotg #5 Jongju Kim Battle Lines** New Series ⁃ Giant Man #1 (of 3) 3 Covers ⁃ War of Realms Strikeforce War Avengers Zenescope ⁃ Robyn Hood Outlaw #4 A-G covers Recommended Reading ANGEL #0 BOOM ENTERTAINMENT (W) Bryan Edward Hill (A) Gleb Melnikov (CA) Boris Pelcer BOOM! Studios, along with writer and director Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Marvel's The Avengers) MARY SHELLEY MONSTER HUNTER #1 AFTERSHOCK COMICS (W) Adam Glass, Olivia Cuartero-Briggs (A/CA) Hayden Sherman STAR WARS TIE FIGHTER MARVEL (W)Jody Houser (A) Roge Antonio, Michael Dowling ***UPDATE WAR OF THE REALMS**** WAR OF THE REALMS #2 - Necessary Reading WAR OF THE REALMS THE PUNISHER #1 - Good but not necessary WAR OF THE REALMS WAR SCROLLS #1 - Interesting and should readYou can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.

This week we talk SHAZAM! Hmmm, did we both like the movie?? We also talk about these big budget movies and if they’re supporting the comic book stores, a lot of Batman books this week, the new War of the Realms and a whole bunch of other good books too. 
0:00 - Spoiler free Comic Con-Versation including SHAZAM! 
30:15 - Weekly Comic Update 56:20 - Recommended Reading 
1:16:11 - SHAZAM! (Spoilers) 

Speculator’s Corner Detective Comics #1001 Red Hood Outlaw #33 Marvel Tales Thanos #1 Symbiote Spider-Man #1 Faithless #1 Orphan Age #1 BACK ISSUE BONUS Thanos #15 4th print Naomi #1 Stars and STRIPE #0 Spider-Man Deadpool #47 - First Major X Akira #1 (Epic 1988) Spawn #216 - First The Freak FOC DC – Variant Covers Batman Who Laughs #5 Viktor Kalvachev Catwoman #11 Artgerm Detective #1003 Mark Brooks Justice League Odyssey #9 Lucio Parillo ** Wonder Woman #70 Jenny Frisson New Series Batman and the Outsiders #1 (resolicit) Regular, blank, Stejpan Sejic* Image – Excellence #1 Marvel – Variant Covers Captain Marvel #5 Max Lim Battlelines Symbiote Spider-Man #2 Battlelines War of Realms #4 Multiple covers New Series War of Realms Agents of Atlas #1 (Multiple covers) Dynamite – Red Sonja, Vampirella, Betty & Veronica #1 A-G covers plus incentives. I like Braga E cover Recommended Reading FAIRLADY #1 CVR A BALBONI & LOUISE IMAGE COMICS (W) Brian Schirmer (A/CA) Claudia Balboni SERIES PREMIERE FAITHLESS #1 (OF 5) MAIN CVR POPE (MR) BOOM! STUDIOS (W) Brian Azzarello (A) Maria Llovet (CA) Paul Pope STAR WARS AGE OF REBELLION PRINCESS LEIA #1 MARVEL (W) Greg Pak (A) Chris Sprouse, Karla Story, Will Sliney, Marc Deering ORPHAN AGE #1 AFTERSHOCK (W) Ted Anderson (A) Nuno PlatiYou can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.

This week it’s our “new” Comic Con-Versation where pretty much anything goes and we just hang out and talk comics and boy do we. Subjects we hit on include Joker Movie, War of the Realms, End Game, Arrow, DC Universe, Star Wars, Captain Marvel and more...

0:00 - Spoiler free Comic Con-Versation

16:44 - Weekly Comic Update

31:40 - Recommended Reading

54:00 - Back to more Con-Versation

SPECULATOR’S CORNER

Deadpool #11 Nakayama Asgardian variant

Immortal Hulk #16

Major X #1

BACK ISSUE BONUS

Bitter Root #1 (Image)

FOC

DC – Variant Covers

Batman #70 Leinel Yu

Deathstroke #43 Clayton Crain

Green Lantern #7 Emanuela Luppacino

New Series

DCeased #1 (of 6) Multiple covers

Image – Gogor #1

Marvel – Variant Covers

Spider-Gwen #8 Battlelines variant

War of Realms #3 Battlelines, Young Guns

New Series

Savage Avengers #1 Multiple covers

Dynamite – Red Sonja #4 Multiple covers

$6,000,000 Man #3 Multiple covers

Valiant – Fallen World #1 Multiple covers

Zenescope – Dragonsblood #1 (of 4) Multiple covers

Recommended Reading? (will I or won’t I?)

MAJOR X #1 (OF 6)

MARVEL COMICS

(W/A/CA) Rob Liefeld

BRONZE AGE BOOGIE #1

AHOY COMICS

(W) Stuart Moore, Tyrone Finch (A) Alberto Ponticelli, Alain Mauricet (CA) Alberto Ponticelli

This week it’s our “new” Comic Con-Versation where pretty much anything goes and we just hang out and talk comics and boy do we. Subjects we hit on include Joker Movie, War of the Realms, End Game, Arrow, DC Universe, Star Wars, Captain Marvel and more... 
0:00 - Spoiler free Comic Con-Versation 
16:44 - Weekly Comic Update 
31:40 - Recommended Reading 
54:00 - Back to more Con-Versation 

SPECULATOR’S CORNER 

• Deadpool #11 Nakayama Asgardian variant 
• Immortal Hulk #16 Major X #1 

BACK ISSUE BONUS 

• Bitter Root #1 (Image) 

FOC

• DC – Variant Covers 
• Batman #70 Leinel Yu 
• Deathstroke #43 Clayton Crain 
• Green Lantern #7 Emanuela Luppacino 
• New Series DCeased #1 (of 6) Multiple covers 
• Image – Gogor #1 
• Marvel – Variant Covers 
• Spider-Gwen #8 Battlelines variant 
• War of Realms #3 Battlelines, Young Guns 
• New Series Savage Avengers #1 Multiple covers 
• Dynamite – Red Sonja #4 Multiple covers 
• $6,000,000 Man #3 Multiple covers 
• Valiant – 
• Fallen World #1 Multiple covers 
• Zenescope – 
• Dragonsblood #1 (of 4) Multiple covers 

Recommended Reading? (will I or won’t I?) 

• MAJOR X #1 (OF 6) MARVEL COMICS (W/A/CA) Rob Liefeld 
• BRONZE AGE BOOGIE #1 AHOY COMICS (W) Stuart Moore, Tyrone Finch (A) Alberto Ponticelli, Alain Mauricet (CA) Alberto Ponticelli

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This is our 25th Issue and it falls a a perfect time. We are on location at Friendly Neighborhood Comics in Bellingham MA for their Midnight release of Detective Comics 1000

0:00 - Spoiler free chat w/ special Guest Slade from Friendly Neighborhood Comics

36:27 - Weekly Comic Update

54:10 - Recommended Reading

1:03:37- DC 1000 Spoiler Free

1:06:47- DC 1000 with SPOILERS

Speculator’s Corner

Marvel Rising #1 Momoko variant

Sabrina The Teenage Witch #1 Hughes variant.

Star Bastard #1 (Scout Comics)

BACK ISSUE BONUS

Spawn #240

Incredible Hulk (v2) #12

Incredible Hulk #347

Naomi #3

FOC

DC – Variant Covers

Batgirl #34 Josh Middleton **

Batman Beyond #31 Ben Oliver

Justice League Dark #10 Clayton Crain

Wonder Woman #69 David Finch **

Naomi #1-3 Final printings. Not cover related

IDW- Narcos #1

Marvel – Variant Covers

None available

New Series

Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge #1 (of 5) Based off a theme park ride?? Multiple covers

Thanos #1(of6) Multiple covers

War of Realms Uncanny X-Men #1 (of 3) Multiple covers

Archie – Jughead Hunger vs Vamperonica #1 Multiple covers

Valiant – Punk Mambo #1 Multiple covers

Zenescope – Grimm Fairy Tales #27 Multiple covers

Zodiac #3 Multiple covers

Recommended Reading

STAR BASTARD #1 CVR A

SCOUT COMICS

(W) Andrew Clemson (A/CA) Jethro Morales

DETECTIVE COMICS #1000

DC COMICS

(W) Peter J. Tomasi & Various (A) Doug Mahnke & Various (CA) Jim Lee, Scott Williams

STAR WARS VADER DARK VISIONS #2

(W) Dennis Hallam (A) Bain Level (CA) Greg Smallwood

This is our 25th Issue and it falls a a perfect time. We are on location at Friendly Neighborhood Comics in Bellingham MA for their Midnight release of Detective Comics 1000 0:00 - Spoiler free chat w/ special Guest Slade from Friendly Neighborhood Comics 36:27 - Weekly Comic Update 54:10 - Recommended Reading 1:03:37- DC 1000 Spoiler Free 1:06:47- DC 1000 with SPOILERS Speculator’s Corner Marvel Rising #1 Momoko variant Sabrina The Teenage Witch #1 Hughes variant. Star Bastard #1 (Scout Comics) BACK ISSUE BONUS Spawn #240 Incredible Hulk (v2) #12 Incredible Hulk #347 Naomi #3 FOC DC – Variant Covers Batgirl #34 Josh Middleton ** Batman Beyond #31 Ben Oliver Justice League Dark #10 Clayton Crain Wonder Woman #69 David Finch ** Naomi #1-3 Final printings. Not cover related IDW- Narcos #1 Marvel – Variant Covers None available New Series Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge #1 (of 5) Based off a theme park ride?? Multiple covers Thanos #1(of6) Multiple covers War of Realms Uncanny X-Men #1 (of 3) Multiple covers Archie – Jughead Hunger vs Vamperonica #1 Multiple covers Valiant – Punk Mambo #1 Multiple covers Zenescope – Grimm Fairy Tales #27 Multiple covers Zodiac #3 Multiple covers Recommended Reading STAR BASTARD #1 CVR A SCOUT COMICS (W) Andrew Clemson (A/CA) Jethro Morales DETECTIVE COMICS #1000 DC COMICS (W) Peter J. Tomasi & Various (A) Doug Mahnke & Various (CA) Jim Lee, Scott Williams STAR WARS VADER DARK VISIONS #2 (W) Dennis Hallam (A) Bain Level (CA) Greg Smallwood

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