This week we review our first book from writer Ram V and artist Filipe Andrade, The Many Deaths of Laila Starr, published by Boom Studios. The avatar of Death is cast down to Earth to live a mortal life in Mumbai in the body of Laila Starr. This Eisner-nominated book left us craving more from these creators.

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The Many Deaths of Laila Starr 6:18

Back Matter Matters 42:58

The Pull-List 46:40

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Our first trade of the year will be the Trade Waiter gift Daniel received two episodes ago. Thanos Wins is the last trade of the Thanos run from the 2016 run when Donny Cates comes aboard. The first Marvel comic by Donny is one that unintentionally sets up his future projects with the company. It’s a fantastic introduction to the writer we know and love exploring crazy ideas about Thanos' last days. He's accompanied by artist Geoff Shaw and colorist Antonio Fabela. We also discuss the winners for our 2nd annual Trade Waiters Awards!

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Trade Waiters Awards 4:49

Thanos Wins 35:54

Back Matter Matters 1:08:18

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Happy New Year! Our last trade of the year will be the Trade Waiter gift Nathan received last episode. One-Star Squadron is a hero book unlike any other exploring characters we have never seen. It entails themes like getting by as a low-profile hero, whether it's worth being a hero, and if these characters are doing any good in the world. Written by pod favorite Mark Russel and artwork by Steve Lieber. We also discuss nominees for our 2nd annual Trade Waiters Awards!

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Trade Waiters Awards Nominees 18:00

One-Star Squadron 31:43

Back Matter Matters 1:14:19

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For our Christmas episode this year, we read the 2022 book Naughty List written by well-known tv writer Nick Santora and art by Lee Ferguson. A gritty and realistic version of the Santa Claus story and where he is in the modern day. This episode also includes trivia about Santa's many appearances in comic history, our annual trade gift exchange, and our review of Violent Night featuring David Harbour.

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Christmas Comic Trivia 11:42

Naughty List 15:06

Back Matter Matters 35:50

The Pull-List 41:31

Trade Exchange 1:02:42

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Making up for missing the holiday episode last year, we decided to double up this year on Christmas books. This week we review the holiday special featuring the jolliest Marvel character, The Punisher. Crime doesn’t take the holidays off and neither does the Punisher in this story featuring a hired assassin, the mob, and a kidnapping. Written and drawn by various talent collected in a trade perfect for the holiday season. 

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Punisher: Very Special Holidays 17:38

Back Matter Matters 46:34

The Pull-List 49:34

For Nathan's birthday episode he had us read a rebirth mini-series, The Brave and The Bold: Batman and Wonder Woman. A recent iteration of the classic DC anthology series that consist of many different team-ups. This story is a murder mystery on another world that our heroes are tasked to solve. Written and drawn by best-selling artist Liam Sharp.

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The Pull-List 53:21

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This week we reviewed Kick-Ass by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. We have seen the film adaptations but have never read the source material. This was a great change of pace from the back-to-back light-hearted Marvel books we've been reading. This is the first trade following vigilante, Dave Lizewski. We constantly compare this to the movies and talk about good changes and what we would've kept on screen.

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In excitement for the Guardians of the Galaxy: Holiday Special, we read the only run of this team that Daniel knew about written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning with pencils by Paul Pelletier. This was a very exciting arc where our heroes are actually saving the galaxy by closing universe-ending rips in space. This trade also includes a tie-in to Secret Invasion that felt like a natural addition to the story.

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Guardians of the Galaxy 11:16

Back Matter Matters 49:26

The Pull-List 52:34

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For the first annual thanksgiving episode we read about Marvel's first family, the Fantastic Four.  Our first book of many from writer Jonathan Hickman with artwork by Steve Epting and Barry Kitson. FF is the story about a grieving family trying to move forward and fixing their past mistakes. Including new members, new uniforms, and new problems.

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Back Matter Matters 55:41

The Pull-List 59:00

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In anticipation for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, we read the first comic written by Ta-Nehisi Coates with art by Brian Stelfreeze. This was a very intricately written story that is a great addition to the character. Following the events of Secret Wars, T'Challa is struggling to keep the nation on his side when a revolution is trying to overthrow his rule. 

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Black Panther 19:08

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