The Prelude to Metal Breakdown series continues with a look at the Dark Days: the Casting oneshot! Batman’s quest puts him at odds with colleagues and friends. More secrets are revealed about the nature of Nth Metal. And the entire DC Universe is facing a major threat! Listen in to all the details! (1:08:53)

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It’s another Breakdown episode, this time on the first Dark Days oneshot, the Forge! What new secret haunts the DC Universe? And how is it related to Hawkman? Only Batman can find out! Listen in for all the details in this lead up to the Metal event! (59:30)

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DC’s big Metal event kicks off this week! And to celebrate, it’s the start of a new series of episodes called Breakdown. First up: a detailed look at the information found within Forged From Metal: The New Age of Heroes ashcan! (29:03)

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FORGED FROM METAL: THE NEW AGE OF HEROES ashcan

ALAN MOORE’S TWILIGHT OF THE SUPERHEROES proposal

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Comicbook and Original Graphic Novel recommendations from DC, Marvel, Drawn & Quarterly and more for the week of August 9th! (18:45)

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the CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS WRONG HC

INHUMANS: ONCE & FUTURE KINGS 1 of 5

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA 12

MISTER MIRACLE 1 of 12

the STORY OF JEZEBEL GN

LONGBOX REVIEW ep.123:

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Comicbook recommendations for the week of August 2nd; plus, a review of Matt Wagner’s Trinity. (23:57)

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EDUCATION GN

ELSEWHERE 1

GENERATIONS: THE STRONGEST

JERRY & THE JOKER: ADVENTURES & COMIC ART HC

NEW GODS SPECIAL

SPIRITUS 1

H!Y!R!T!: Brian Hibbs on Marvel Legacy

Kickstarter Promo: Kevin Eastman’s Drawing Blood vol.1

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It’s a deep dive into the first round of Previews for the new Marvel Legacy relaunch coming in October. Why is the branding necessary? What’s the purpose? And will it hook new and old readers? (26:42)

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Catching Up with Star Trek returns! Favorite season five episodes of The Next Generation! (37:12)

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Comicbook recommendations for the week of July 26th; plus, extended reviews of Generation Gone 1 (Image) and IDW’s Revolution event! (36:23)

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(00:12) New Comics Wednesday recommendations

AVENGERS: OPERATION GALACTIC STORM tpb

BLOODSTRIKE REMASTERED 1

COMICS ART IN CHINA HC

DC NOISE EPISODE 3: ON DC’S TRINITY

HYPE GN

JIM SHOOTER: CONVERSATIONS HC

KIRBY KING OF COMICS SC

REED CRANDALL: ILLUSTRATOR OF THE COMICS

REVOLUTION PRELUDE

STREET ANGEL GANG HC

TRINITY tpb by Matt Wagner

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Day Three news from San Diego Comic Con 2017! Frank Miller’s Superman Year One! Cyber Force reboot! Star Wars: Thrawn comic adaptation! Freedom Fighters: the Ray on CW Seed! And more! (16:58)

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CYBER FORCE REBOOT

FREEDOM FIGHTERS: THE RAY animated series

LINDSEY STIRLING’S SPARROW

STAR WARS: THRAWN

SUPERMAN YEAR ONE

‘FABULOUS’ FLO STEINBERG PASSES

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Day Two news from San Diego Comic Con 2017! The Terrifics! Captain America gets a new creative team! Young Justice season 3 update! And more! (13:57)

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BERGER BOOKS

BLACK CROWN COMICS

CAPTAIN AMERICA by Waid & Samnee

FANTASTIC FOUR: THE GREAT AMERICAN NOVEL

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG AT IDW

the TERRIFICS

YOUNG JUSTICE: OUTSIDERS

EISNER AWARDS 2017

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