Episode 39: Tons and Tons O’Comics

Hello 2014! It's been a while since our last episode, so we've got a bumper review edition this episode - featuring All New Invaders, Avenges World, Black Widow, Loki, Ms Marvel, Punisher, Crossed, Wolverine Origin 2, Deadly Class, God Is Dead, Batman, Gothtopia, Good Cop/Bad Cop, Wolf Country, Comic Heroes, Miracle Man, Snow Piercer, FF, Adventure of a Japanese Business Man and MORE! WOW!

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Epsiode 37: The Gimmies 2013!

Our end of year awards return! Who's walking away with the most prestigious awards in the comic universe!?  Listen in to find out!

And if covering a bunch of the best comics of 2013 wasn't enough, we also have our usual review round-up, including Inhumanity: The Awakening, Avengers AI #7, Dead Body Road #1, Mighty Avengers, Superior Foes of Spider-Man #6, and Parker: Slayground!

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00:00:00 - 00:52:12 - Part 1: Awards - Single Issue, Ongoing Series, Graphic Novel, Limited Series
00:52:13 - 1:43:10 - Part 2: Awards - Artist, Writer, Artist/Writer, Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition, Publisher
01:42:11 - 02:14:33 - Part 3: Reviews




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Episode 36: Thought Bubble Festival

Leeds! Comics! Artists! Writers! Fans! Hear all about it!  We once again descended on the Thought Bubble Comics Festival and we relive it for you!

Plus reviews of Animal Man, Fables #135, Lono #6, Soppy, Hilda and the Midnight Giant, The Boatman, Chloe Noonan #4 1/2 and Hitsville UK #1


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Episode 35: Small Screen Superheroes

With the recent Marvel/Netflix announcement, we cast our eye over TV adaptations of comics and their characters, plus our thoughts on which comics should become must-see-TV.

 


In this episode we review God Is Dead #1 & 2, Sandman Overture #1, Damian: Son of Batman #1, Pankiller Jane #1, Amazing X-Men #1 and Exit Generation #1 - that's a lot of issue ones!


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00:00:00 - 00:06:00 - Part 1: Intro and Thought Bubble Festival
00:06:01 - 01:00:00 - Part 2: Comics on TV
01:00:01 - 01:50:02 - Part 3: Reviews




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Episode 34: The Lakes International Comic Art Festival

We went to the UK's latest comic event - The Lakes International Comic Art Festival - and we tell you all about it, with help of a special guest!

Plus reviews of The Dark Knight #24, Batman #24, Pretty Deadly #1, Velvet #1, Crossed 2013 Special, Blood Blokes #3, Mara #6 and more!

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Episode 33: Marvel Unlimited

We dip our toe into the digital future via Marvel Unlimited, the publisher's on-line back catalogue app.  Plus some bits from New York Comic Con and a reminder of our great Paul Pope competition with OK Comics. 

Our usual reviews roundup includes Joe Sacco's new "comic" The Great War, Trillium #3, Sex Criminals #1, Hinterkind #1, Rocket Girl #1, Three #1, Batgirl #24 and Uncanny X-Force #12.

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Episode 32: Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes (Or Lack Thereof)

What's up with comic book characters who haven't changed in 50 years!?  Should we embrace character development, or is the status quo the reason we read in the first place?

Plus we have a fantastic Paul Pope competition in conjunction with OK Comics

In this episode's reviews we have, of course, Paul Pope's Battling Boy, as well as *deep breath*: Eternal Warrior #1, Batman Black and White #1, FBP #1, Hit #1, Howard Chaykin's Century West, Batman: The Dark Knight #23.1 (Ventriloquist #1), Batman & Robin #23.1 (Two-Face #1), Batman #23.1 (Joker #1), Detective Comics #23.1 (Poison Ivy #1), Batman & Robin #23.2 (Court Of Owls #1), Detective Comics #23.2 (Harley Quinn #1), Batman #23.2 (Riddler #1), Batman: The Dark Knight #23.2 (Mr Freeze #1), Batman: The Dark Knight #23.3 (Clayface #1), Detective Comics #23.3 (Scarecrow #1), Batman & Robin #23.3 (Ra's Al Ghul #1), Batman #23.3 (Penguin #1), Mighty Avengers #1, Battle Of The Atom #1, All-New X-Men #16, X-Men #5 and Uncanny X-Men #12!

HOLY SMOKES!!!!!!!


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00:00:00 - 00:08:39 - Part 1: Intro, Lakes Comic Festival
00:08:40 - 00:57:25 - Part 2: Character development in superhero comics
00:57:26 - 02:11:57 - Part 3: Paul Pope competition and reviews 


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