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THE NEWS DC Announces Batman/Catwoman, King officially off Batman at issue 85 DC will stop double shipping books in 2020 Marvel brings back post credits scenes for Absolute Carnage Immortal Hulk #1 goes back for 5th printing, will release at reduced price TOP BOOKS OF LAST WEEK Nathan Star Wars #108 (W: Matthew Rosenberg, A: various) Giant-Man #2 (W: Leah Williams, A: Marco Castiello) Forrest X-23 #12 (W: Mariko Tamaki, A: Diego Olortegui) Coda #12 (W: Si Spurrier, A: Matias Bergara) ComicBookRoundUp Critic: Immortal Hulk #18 (9.3) Fan: Doomsday Clock #10 (9.8) SEGMENT: On Endings: We discuss our favorite comic book endings, be it whole stories, individual issues, runs, or thematic endings. TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK (6/5/19) Nathan: Six Million Dollar Man #4 (W: Chris Hastings, A: David Hahn) *Forrest: Black Cat #1 (W: Jed Mackay, A: Travel Foreman) JUDGING BY THE COVER JR. (6/5/19) Nathan: The Green Lantern #8 (Liam Sharp) *Forrest: Tony Stark Iron Man #12 (Alexander Lozano) SEGMENT Trash it or Treasure it: Bizzaro Off Topic Top Shelf Nathan James Bond Movies

THE NEWS Jordan White interview later in the show!! Tom King will exits Batman after Issue #85 Review sales figures: War of the Realms #1 was #1 37.5 million made in April vs. $45.84 million made in April 2018 Marvel released twice as many comics as DC Batman Who Laughs still tops at #2 X-Men Monday, HICKMAN ANSWERS, lets discuss: On Magneto: “That with each passing day he’s, more and more, ideologically ‘of the times.’” On X-Men as a team: the idea of ‘teams’ and ‘schools’ and other ‘ways to get things done’ aren’t necessarily the kind of things that we want to hold too tight to. X-Men costumes, Storm has all the old costumes in her wardrobe, why not wear them depending on the art team and how they want her to look? Absolute Carnage Schedule, Tie-ins announced Spider-Gwen relaunches as Ghost-Spider TOP BOOKS OF LAST WEEK Dave War Of The Realms Strikeforce: The Land Of Giants #1 (W: Tom Taylor, A: Jorge Molina) Forrest Martian Manhunter #5 (W: Steve Orlando, A: Riley Rossmo) TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK Dave Batman: Last Knight on Earth #1 (W: Scott Snyder, A: Greg Capullo) Forrest The Grand Abyss Hotel (W: Marcos Prior, A: David Rubin) JUDGING BY THE COVER JR. Dave The Magnificent Ms. Marvel #3 (Eduard Petrovich) Forrest Vader - Dark Visions #4 (Greg Smallwood) Segment: Interview: X-Men editor Jordan White talks comics! He goes into his job as Senior X-Men editor, answers a few questions about Jonathan Hickman's new take on the title, talks Cyclops and Gambit, and so much more! Segment: SUPERFIGHT Gambit vs. Batgirl: Who is the better pro skater? Jordan White, David, Forrest, and Chris Hassan weight in. Off Topic Top Shelf - X-Men senior editor Jordan White talks about his favorite movie Evil Dead (2013).

THE NEWS Hickman reveals plans for X-Men books through 2020 Tom King promises Batman change “For a generation” Robert Kirkman hints Rick Grimes dies next issue Marvel brings back Power Pack, DC brings back WildCATS (and other solicit info like Green Lanterns of the Universe, death of the speed force) Stumptown adaptation to air on ABC TOP BOOKS OF LAST WEEK Dave Justice League #24 (W: Scott Snyder, A: Jorge Jimenez) Star Wars: TIE Fighter #2 (W: Jody Houser, A: Roge Antonio) Forrest Spider-Man: Life Story #3 (W: Chip Zdarsky, A: Mark Bagley) Spider-Man and the League of Realms #1 (W: Sean Ryan, A: Nico Leon) ComicBookRoundUp Critic: Gideon Falls #13 (9.8) (W: Jeff Lemire, A: Andrea Sorrentino) Fan: Little Bird #3 (10) (W: Darcy Van Poelgeest, A: Ian Bertram) SEGMENT: SUPERFIGHT Ra's al Ghul and Rocket Raccoon (who is a better infomercial spokesman). TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK Dave The Flash #71 (W: Joshua Williamson, A: Howard Porter) Forrest Marvel Comics Presents #5 JUDGING BY THE COVER JR. Dave Tony Stark: Iron Man #11 (Alexander Lozano) Forrest Martian Manhunter #5 (Joshua Middleton) SEGMENT: Soap Box - Star Wars comics should stay in one time period! Off Topic Top Shelf: Dave - Rammstein’s new album

THE NEWS Marvel Comics posts full-page ads concerning multiple creative teams. Lion Forge and Oni Press to merge. Heroes in Crisis rescheduled to line up with Doomsday Clock reveal MARVELS ANNOTATED #4 Pushed Back 5 Weeks Dark Horse signs “first look” deal with Netflix TOP BOOKS OF LAST WEEK Dave Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #6 (W: Tom Taylor, A: Juan Cabal) Under the Moon: A Catwoman Tale #1 (W: Lauren Myracle, A: Isaac Goodhart) Forrest Wyrd #3 (W: Curt Pires, A: Antonio Fusso) Star Wars Age of Rebellion: Boba Fett (W: Greg Pak, A: Marc Laming) ComicBookRoundUp Critic: Ice Cream Man #12 (W: W. Maxwell Prince, A: Martin Morazzo) Fan: Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #6 (W: Tom Taylor, A: Juan Cabal) SEGMENT: Trending now: 1,000 issues! The Marvel universe has 1,000 chapters TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK Dave Spider-Man: Life Story #3 (W: Chip Zdarsky, A: Mark Bagley) Forrest Spider-Man & The League of Realms #1 (W: Sean Ryan, A: Nico Leon) JUDGING BY THE COVER JR. Dave Batgirl Vol. 5: Art Of The Crime (Julian Totino Tedesco) Forrest American Gods: The Moment of the Storm #2 (David Mack) Off Topic Top Shelf: Forrest - ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads

THE NEWS Comichron report indicates comics market is growing, not through single issues Major Comic Book/Graphic Novel Distributor Stops Sales To Individual Comic Stores & Bookstores Batman/Superman returns from Josh Williamson and David Marquez Year of the Villain will end in a giant battle, continue through 2020 DC will release 8-bit series leading up to Batman: Curse of the White Knight TOP BOOKS OF LAST WEEK Dave The Green Lantern #7 (W: Grant Morrison, A: Liam Sharp) Justice League #23 (W: Scott Snyder, A: Jorge Jimenez) Spider-Man #1 FCBD (W: Donny Cates, Tom Taylor, Saladin Ahmed, A: Ryan Stegman, Cory Smith) Forrest War of the Realms #3 (W: Jason Aaron, A: Russell Dauterman) DCeased #1 (W: Tom Taylor, A: Trevor Hairsine) ComicBookRoundUp Critic: Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor #7 (9.7) Fan: Paper Girls #28 (9.2) SEGMENT: Trash it or Treasure it. We trash Gambit! TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK Dave The Flash #70 (W: Joshua Williamson, A: Howard Porter) Forrest Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #6 (W: Tom Taylor, A: Yildiray Cinar) JUDGING BY THE COVER JR. Dave Marvels Annotated #3 (Gabriele Dell'Otto) Forrest Black Hammer: Age of Doom #10 (Dean Ormston) SEGMENT: Character Trivia! Off Topic Top Shelf: Dave - Quentin Tarantino’s Hateful Eight Netflix mini-series

Our thoughts. What was good and what was bad. BIG EVENTS Pepper’s RESCUE (Mk 1616) Armor- Invincible Iron Man #10 (2009) Matt Fraction, Salvador Larocca Professor Hulk- First appearance Incredible Hulk #377 (1991) By Peter David and Dave Keown Ronin- New Avengers #27 (2007) Brian Michael Bendis, Lenil Yu New Asgard- Thor by J. Michael Straczynski (Oklahoma, not Norway) “Hail Hydra” - Secret Empire by Nick Spencer Cap wields Mjolnir - 5 times. First: Thor #390 (Tom DeFalco, Ron Frenz) Most recent: Secret Empire #10 (Nick Spencer, Steve McNiven) A-Force - Big finish we get a shot of Shuri, Captain Marvel, Valkyrie, Pepper, Okoye, Scarlet Witch, and Wasp. By G. Willow Wilson, Marguerite Bennett, Jim Cheung Falcon becomes Captain America - Secret Empire - Falcon series Captain America: Sam Wilson Vol. 1 by Nick Spencer Daniel Acuna Extra things of note Jim Starlin Cameo Namor Ant-Man’s original helmet Carol’s Haircut Hulk holding a mountain of rubble Black Widow’s Ballet Shoes Cap wears a Roscoe name tag Asgardians of the Galaxy Howard the fucking duck Cosmic Ghost Rider - kill baby thanos Where do we go from here.

THE NEWS Sienkiewicz and Claremont pitching New Mutants return to Marvel Image Comic Solicits for July include new series from Jason Aaron, Cullen Bunn Detective Comics tops March sales, Marvel still wins units sold Heroes in Crisis Killer Revealed Endgame and comic talk, next special episode! TOP BOOKS OF LAST WEEK Dave Freedom Fighters #4 (W: Robert Venditti, A: Eddy Barrows) Rick and Morty #49 (W: Kyle Starks, Karla Pacheco, A: Marc Ellerby, Ian McGinty) Forrest Coda #11 (W: Si Spurrier, A: Matias Bergara) Thanos #1 (W: Tini Howard, A: Ariel Olivetti) ComicBookRoundUp Critic: Fearscape #5 (9.1) W: Ryan O’Sullivan, A: Andrea Mutti Fan: Wildstorm #22 (9.2) W: Warren Ellis, A: Jon Davis-Hunt SEGMENT: EISNER Award Nominations TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK Dave Gogor #1 (Ken Garing) Forrest Beasts of Burden: The Presence of Others #1 (W: Evan Dorkin, A: Jill Thompson) JUDGING BY THE COVER JR. Dave Green Lantern #7 (Liam Sharp) Forrest Cosmic Ghost Rider Destroys Marvel History #3 (Gerardo Sandoval) Off Topic Top Shelf: Forrest - “Lush” by Snail Mail

THE NEWS Marvel teases the conclusion of Uncanny X-Men, Jane Foster is Valkyrie this July, and more! INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE Co-Writer PHIL LORD Writing SPIDER-MAN (and Possibly SPIDER-HAM) DC Universe starts adding 10,000 comics this week Mark Millar’s Space Bandits might not be as original as it thinks it is ** TOP BOOKS OF LAST WEEK** Dave Spider-Man: Life Story #2 (W: Chip Zdarsky, A: Mark Bagley) High Level #3 (W: Rob Sheridan, A: Barnaby Bagenda) Forrest NextGen #3 (W: Ed Brisson, A: Marcus To) Meet the Skrulls #3 (W: Robbie Thompson, A: Niko Henrichon) ComicBookRoundUp W/ MORE THAN 3 REVIEWS* Critic: Little Bird #2 (W: Darcy Van Poelgeest, A: Ian Bertram) 9.6 Fan: Miles Morales: Spider-Man #5 (W: Saladin Ahmed, A: Javi Garron) 9.4 SEGMENT: SQUARE UP! It’s a Big Two all-out brawl of who can do...mostly not fighting the best? One random DC character VS. one random Marvel character VS. a Superfight selected scenario! Who comes out on top? TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK Dave Doctor Strange #13 (W: Mark Waid, A: Barry Kitson) Forrest The Replacer (W: Zac Thompson, A: Arjuna Susini) **JUDGING BY THE COVER JR. ** Dave The Flash #69 (A: Mitch Gerads) Forrest Ghost Tree #1 (A: Simon Gane) Panels of Purpose Anything that struck us from the last week we want to point out be it meaningful, insane gore, insane whatever as long as it's insanely good! Dave - Avengers: No Road Home #10 by Sean Izaakse Off Topic Top Shelf: Dave - HBO's Barry

THE NEWS Marvel teases “Acts of Evil” for July Robert Kirkman addresses lack of Walkers in The Walking Dead DC’s Young Animal returns Saga to end with issue #108 Major X #1 selling for 2x cover price on Ebay & Rob Liefield’s speculations Death probably dissolved Cyclops and Jean Grey’s Marriage ** TOP BOOKS OF LAST WEEK** Dave STAR WARS: AGE OF REBELLION – GRAND MOFF TARKIN #1 (W: Greg Pak, A: Marc Laming) Faithless #1 (W: Brian Azzarello, A: Maria Llovet) Forrest Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #5 (W: Tom Taylor, A: Yildiray Cinar) Star Wars: Age of Rebellion - Princess Leia (W: Greg Pak, A: Chris Sprouse) **ComicBookRoundUp ** Critic Murder Falcon #7 (9.7) Critic Fan Dead Man Logan #6 (9.2) Fan SEGMENT: Trending now: Delays and other issues at DC… Batman: Damned #3 pushed back 2 weeks, Doomsday Clock #10 2 months TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK Dave Star Wars: TIE Fighter #1 (W: Jody Houser, A: Roge Antonia) Forrest Bloodborne #11 (W: Ales Kot, A: Brad Simpson, Pitor Kowalski) **JUDGING BY THE COVER JR. ** Dave Barbarella / Dejah Thoris #3 (Julius Ohta) Forrest Spider-Man Life Story #2: The ‘70s (Chip Zdarsky) **SOAPBOX: WWSMD - Forrest ** Off Topic Top Shelf: Forrest - “It’s Alive!”

THE NEWS Batman is the first Comic-Con hall of fame inductee Image co-founder Erik Larsen returning to Marvel for select short stories Jim Lee will draw Spawn, first Image series to reach 300 issues Dark Horse cancels Astro Hustle amid abuse allegations against Jai Nitz Icarus and the Sun is the most funded Indiegogo comic of all time TOP BOOKS OF LAST WEEK Dave War of the Realms #1 (W: Jason Aaron, A: Russell Dauterman) Justice League #21 (W: Scott Snyder, A: Jorge Jimenez) Forrest Conan #5 (W: Jason Aaron, A: Mahmud A. Asrar) Marvel Team-Up #1 (W: Eve Ewing, A: Joey Vazquez) SEGMENT: Holy grails! What single issue or comic related figure, poster, etc. would be the one that you would trade over a $150k X-men collection for? TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK Dave Faithless #1 (W: Brian Azzarello, A: Maria Llovet) Forrest Symbiote Spider-Man #1 (W: Peter David, A: Greg Land) JUDGING BY THE COVER JR Dave Superman #10 (Adam Hughes) Forrest The Flash #68 Variant (Mitch Gerads) Trash it or Treasure it - We spin a list of characters to determine who we’ll get. We then must defend or diss that character for their merits in 2 minutes or less. Off Topic Top Shelf Pick: Mandy