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We conclude our Best of 2015 Megaseries with "Wuvable Oaf" by Ed Luce. In this comic, an adorable gay ex-wrestler tries to find love. We talk about how Oaf feels out of place within his own community, the Rom-Com comic book genre, and all the reasons this comic should have gone wrong but didn't. Plus: life with kids!

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Next week: "New Frontier" by Darwyn Cooke!

We continue our Best of the Rest of 2015 by depressing ourselves greatly as we discuss "Black River" by Josh Simmons. The world has ended and a group of women tries very hard to give their lives meaning. We talk about the tones of anarchy in this broken world, the depravity of the rape camp, and the complete nihilism of this comic. Seriously, just thinking about it again bums me out. Plus: we talk about Pokemon GO.

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Next week: "Wuvable Oaf" by Ed Luce!

We check out a horror hit for our next episode in the Rest of the Best of 2015 series by reading "Wytches" by Scott Snyder. In this story, a family moves to a small town only to discover tat there's something evil living in the forest. Wow, that sounds a lot like 80% of all horror media out there. We talk about the horror genre, from its tropes to how we measure successful horror and discuss tropes of horror art. Plus we talk a little bit about a new Gundam Build Fighters show and the immediate success of DC's Rebirth.

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Next week: "Black River" by Josh Simmons

We take on the Rest of the Best of 2015 by starting with “Descender: Tin Stars” by Jeff Lemire. In this sci-fi comic, a race of hugemongous robots start eradicating the human population but suddenly stop; then, years later, a boy companion robot may hold the key to the entire mystery. We debate what happens … Continue reading 261 – Descender: Tin Stars

We finish up our Best of 2015 Marvel series with “Star Wars: Darth Vader: Vader!” by Kieron Gillen. Set just after the events of A New Hope, this comic features a sith lord struggling to find his place in the new galactic order when he discovers his son is alive. We talk about the character … Continue reading 260 – Star Wars: Darth Vader: Vader!

We pick up a Marvel event tie-in comic this week was discuss “A-Force: Warzones!” by G. Willow Wilson and Marguerite Bennett. In the wake of Secret Wars, an island of Battleworld protected by Marvel’s heroes prospers, but there’s a traitor in their midst. We talk about the difficulties of being the reader versus being the … Continue reading 259 – A-Force: Warzones!

We start off with the marvel side of our Best of 2015 series with another Tom King book, “Vision: Little Worse than a Man.” In this TPB, the Vision takes his newly-created family out to the suburbs to begin their new life as an average American family. If only they could. We talk about how … Continue reading 258 – Vision: Little Worse than a Man

We finish up our review of DC’s Best of 2015 with “Batgirl: Batgirl of Burnside” by Cameron Stewart and Brenden Fletcher. We find Babs as college student making her way out into the world on her own with an awesome roommate, a thesis, and the war against herself and her image. We talk about the … Continue reading 257 – Batgirl: Batgirl of Burnside

We read our second comic in our series of DC’s Best of 2016 with the first seven issues of “The Omega Men” by Tom King. Kyle Rayner has checked his power ring at the door and entered the Vega System to solve an ages-long conflict but quickly gets abducted by a group of terrorists — … Continue reading 256 – The Omega Men

We finally start our “Best of 2015” series by reading “Midnighter: Out!” by Steven Orlando. In this vertigo/wildstorm carryover into the new DCU, a gritty anti-hero with a supercomputer brain and advanced technology fights crime and tries to hold down a boyfriend. We talk about the incredible ‘social justice’ vibe of this comic, the amazing … Continue reading 255 – Midnighter: Out