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THE NEWS Tini Howard signs Marvel exclusive contract Steve Ditko’s self published work collected for bookstore market IDW for sale? JP Morgan hired to review More Hickman X-ads WonderCon news grab bag TOP BOOKS OF LAST WEEK Dave Flash #67 (W: Joshua Williamson, A: Scott Kolins) Star Wars: Vader - Dark Visions #2 (W: Dennis Hallum, A: Brian Level) Forrest Age of X-Man: X-Tremists #2 (W: Leah Williams, A: Georges Jeanty) Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt #3 (W: Kieron Gillen, A: Caspar Wijngaard) SEGMENT: Obscure character bio: let’s try this a bit differently, I list off details of a character and you guess who it is! I have one picked out from Marvel. I start with obscure facts until we get closer to more widely known ones. TOP BOOK FOR NEXT WEEK Dave Age of X-Man: Prisoner X #2 (W: Vita Ayala, A: German Peralta) Forrest Redlands #12 (W: Jordie Bellaire, A: Bellaire, Vanessa R. Del Rey) JUDGING BY THE COVER JR. Dave The Dreaming #8 (Tiffany Turrill) Forrest Cosmic Ghost Rider Destroys Marvel History #2 (Marcos Martin) SEGMENT: Detective Comics #1000 is here! We talk the issue, our favorite bat stories and characters, the legacy and impact of the bat-verse at large and that controversial Zack Snyder statement that he definitely kills people.

THE NEWS Hickman is coming July 2019! But to do what!? X-Men! Absolute Carnage is coming August 2019. A look ahead to the Marvel mystery event yet to be revealed starting December 2019. ALTERED CARBON is getting a comic book at Dynamite Entertainment. Batman Who Laughs the only comic to top 100k in Feb 2019. New Service Brings Free Comics to Your Nintendo Switch. TOP BOOKS OF LAST WEEK Dave Justice League #20 (W: Scott Snyder & Jorge Jimenez, A: Jorge Jimenez) Meet the Skrulls #2 (W: Robbie Thompson A: Niko Henrichon) Forrest Meet the Skrulls #2 (W: Robbie Thompson A: Niko Henrichon) Invisible Kingdom #1 (W: G. Willow Wilson, A: Christian Ward) 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 Detective Comics #1000 (W: Various, A: Various) Forrest Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt #3 (W: Kieron Gillen, A: Caspar Wijngaard) Best COVER OF NEXT WEEK **Forrest: ** Alien 3 #5 (A: Johnnie Christmas) **Dave: ** Detective Comics #1,000 (A: Steve Rude variant cover) **Soap Box: ** Forrest talks about marketing language which talks about how long a story has been in the making.

**THE NEWS ** Second Coming goes from DC Vertigo to AHOY Comics Jonathan Hickman coming back to Marvel? Marvel Studios Producing ‘What If’ TV Series For Disney+ All new comic series! Bloodshot ongoing is coming this September, from writer Tim Seeley and artist Brett Booth. Timed so that a collected edition will be out coinciding with Sony's Bloodshot movie on February 21, 2020. WOLVERINE: Exit Wounds #1 Chris Claremont, Larry Hama, Sam Keith, Salvador Larroca and more Donny Cates & Tradd Moore launch new Silver Surfer title. Matt Wagner's Grendel Prime returns with Devil’s Odyssey DC ZOOM & DC INK - new titles. Superman Year One by Frank Miller and John Romita Jr. release schedule announced.**** **TOP BOOKS OF LAST WEEK ** **Dave ** - Avengers: No Road Home #5 Chris- Amazing Spider-Man #17 by Nick Spencer and Humberto Ramos **Trash it or Treasure It **- We randomely select a character and then the host must defend or diss (based on a coin flip) that character for their merits in 2 minutes or less. **TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK ** Dave Justice League #20 (W: Scott Snyder and Jorge Jiménez, A: Jorge Jiménez) Chris Uncanny X-Men #14 (W: Matthew Rosenberg, A: Salvador Larroca) **Best Comic Book COVER OF NEXT WEEK ** **Chris: **- Uncanny X-Men #14 - Art by Salvador Larroca **Dave: **- Captain Marvel #3 - Art by Amanda Conner Soap Box: Spider-Man: Life Story is something we should see more of: In 1962, in AMAZING FANTASY #15, 15-year-old Peter Parker was bitten by a radioactive spider and became the Amazing Spider-Man! Fifty-seven years have passed in the real world since that event - so what would have happened if the same amount of time passed for Peter as well?

THE NEWS Mike Deodato Jr. leaves Marvel after Savage Avengers IDW CEO stepping down & IDW Board Member accused of fraud BAT-SIGNAL to be Lit at Cities Worldwide for BATMAN's 80th Anniversary on Batman Day The Orville Soars Into Comic Books With Dark Horse TOP BOOKS OF LAST WEEK Dave Age Of X-Man: Prisoner X #1 (W: Vita Ayala, A: German Peralta) Chris Uncanny X-Men #13 (W: Matthew Rosenberg, A: Salvador Larroca) TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK Dave Batman Who Laughs the Grim Knight #1 (W: James T Tynion IV, Scott Snyder, A: Eduardo Risso) Chris Age of X-Man: The Marvelous X-Men #2 (W: Lonnie Nadler, Zac Thompson A: Marco Failla) An interview with SCOTT SNYDER which took place on Wednesday, March 6, 2019

THE NEWS Donny Cates receives death threats over Venom Chris Claremont returns to X-Men for one more story After confusion, DC books will continue at Walmart Marvel introduces a new Spider-Man this Summer TOP BOOKS OF LAST WEEK Dave Savage Sword #2 Gerry Duggan and Ron Garney; Peter Cannon Thunderbolt #2 W: Kieron Gillen W: Caspar Wijingaard Forrest Daredevil #2 (W: Chip Zdarsky, A: Marco Checcetto; Redlands #11 (W: Jordie Bellaire A: Vanesa Del Rey) SEGMENT: Tales from the Back Catalogue! Quirky picks from recent back catalog reads, trivia from issues past, fun finds at the LCS, and more! TOP BOOK FOR NEXT WEEK Dave Star Wars Vader Dark Visions #1 (W: Dennis "Hopeless" Hallum, A: Paolo Villanelli) Forrest Meet the Skrulls #1 (W: Robbie Thompson, A: Niko Henrichon) JUDGING BY THE COVER JR. Dave Star Wars Vader Dark Visions #1 (Greg Smallwood) Forrest Six Million Dollar Man #1 Variant (Michael Walsh) SEGMENT: Top artists and writers of February 2019. Dave: W: Gerry Duggan A: Alex Ross Forrest: W: Si Spurrier A: Jorge Corona

THE NEWS DC Zombies is here, Tom Taylor is writing DCeased Cullen Bunn Reveals Cut X-Men Blue Ideas Comics Twitter Craves Alternate Gwen Stacy Story Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s Upcoming Batman book will be their last TOP BOOKS FROM LAST WEEK Dave Aquaman #45 (W:Kelly Sue DeConnick & A: Robson Rocha) and High Level #1 (W: Rob Sheridan, A: Barnaby Bagenda) Forrest Venom #11 (W: Donny Cates, A: Ryan Stegman) and Coda #9 (W: Si Spurrier, A: Matias Bergara) SEGMENT: DREAM TEAMS With Logan and Cyclops officially working together in Uncanny X #12 out this week, we’re talking our dream teams. Across all publishers, across all lines, powers, and people to wear the cowl or cape. We each pick 3 people to put on a team and name the team. TOP BOOK FOR NEXT WEEK: Dave Fantastic Four #7 (W: Dan Slott, A: Aaron Kuder) Forrest Martian Manhunter #3 (W: Steve Orlando, A: Riley Rossmo) Special Segment: We interview CHRISTOPHER SEBELA

THE NEWS Hulu launching Marvel animated series leading to ‘The Offenders’ Donny Cates down to lead the Marvel Ultimate Universe Second Coming canceled - Batman Damned #3 delayed - Does DC Have a controversy problem? Savage Avengers TOP BOOKS FROM LAST WEEK Connor Oblivion Song #12- Robert Kirkman and Lorenzo DeFelici and The Magic Order #6- Mark Millar and Oliver Coipel Dave Marvels Annotated #1 - Kurt Busiek, Alex Ross and Wonder Twins #1 - Mark Russell, Stephen Byrne Forrest Age of X-Man: Nextgen #1 (W: Ed Brisson, A: Marcus To) and Savage Sword of Conan #1 (W: Gerry Duggan A: Ron Garney) 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 BOOK FOR NEXT WEEK Connor Nightwing #57- Scott Lobdell/Zack Kaplan and Travis Moore Bonus shoutout to the Wild Storm Dave Sharkey the Bounty Hunter - Mark Millar, Simone Bianchi Forrest Hulkverines #1 (W: Greg Pak, A: Ario Anindito) JUDGING BY THE COVER JR. Connor Solo: A Star Wars Story Adaptation #5 Cover B Incentive Scott Forbes Variant Cover Dave Catwoman #8 Joëlle Jones Forrest Batman #65 Variant (A: Guillem March) Trending Now (for not long): Umbrella Academy, Doom Patrol, Deadly Class -- Runaways, Cloak and Dagger, Titans, Teen Titans Go, The Gifted, Legends of Tomorrow Failed: Generation X, Inhumans, New Mutants (wtf when is it coming out you fuckers) (What is left: Teen Titans, Gen 13, Young Avengers?) ….reaction from CW tv shows

THE NEWS Wendy’s chooses Marvel comics over DC Comics Mike Miller sparks controversy Rob Liefeld announces final Deadpool story TOP BOOKS FROM LAST WEEK Connor Batman #64 Written by Josh Williamson Drawn by Guillem March, Old Man Quill #1 Written by Ethan Sacks Drawn by Robert Gill Dave The Dreaming #6 Si Spurrier, Bilquis Evely, Mat Lopes, Justice League #17 Snyder, Cheung Forrest Daredevil #1 (W: Chip Zdarsky, A: Marco Checcetto), Marvelous X-Men #1 (W: Lonnie Nadler, Zac Thompson, A: Marco Failla) Comic Book Round Up CAST THIS: Marvel wants to recast Wolverine for the MCU but we’re beating them there! We’re talking casting: Jean Grey, Angel, Iceman, Beast, Cyclops, Professor X and Logan. TOP BOOK FOR NEXT WEEK Connor The Magic Order #6- Mark Millar and Oliver Coipel Dave Flash #64 Joshua Williamson Rafa Sandoval Forrest Spider-Gwen: Ghost-Spider #5 (W: Seanan McGuire A: Takeshi Miyaza) COVER OF NEXT WEEK Connor Justice League Dark #8 Cover A Dave Avengers: No Road Home #1 Mark Brooks Forrest William Gibson’s Alien 4 (Johnnie Christmas) Trash it or Treasure it - We randomly select a character, this week Thanos, and then we then must defend or diss that character. This week we must defend Thanos!

THE NEWS Kickstarted comics saw a boom in 2018 Venom Fans Baffled by Ted Bundy Free Comic Book Day reveals! DC Ink (YA) and DC Zoom (middle grade) plus Marvel: FCBD Avengers TOP BOOKS FROM LAST WEEK Connor Justice League Annual #1 and Heroes in Crisis #5 (w) Tom King & (a) Clay Mann Dave Journey into Unknown Worlds #1 and JL Annual #1 Forrest Wyrd #1 (W: Curt Pires, A: Antonio Fuso) and Age of X-Man Alpha #1 (W: Zac Thompson, Lonnie Nadler A: Ramon Rosanas) and Quick shoutout: Shanghai Red TPB ComicBookRoundUp Hex Wives #4 - 9.2 and Justice League Annual #1 - 8.9 TRENDING NOW: It takes two (or three, four, more!) to tango: it seems like there are more and more series coming out with multiple writers on one issue. Uncanny X-Men, the new Marvel miniseries from the McElroy family, Avengers: No Surrender and it’s sequel No Road Home, the unannounced Scott Snyder/Charles Soule book - do these books provide a good break from the monotony of one writer for too long, or do they suffer from too many cooks in the kitchen? The Signal Scott Snyder, Tony Patrick TOP BOOK FOR NEXT WEEK Connor Daredevil #1 (W) Chip Zdarsky and (a) Marco Checchetto Dave Age of X-man Marvelous X-Men #1 (W) Lonnie Nadler, Zac Thompson (A) Marco Failla Forrest Conan #3 (W: Jason Aaron, A: Mahmud Asrar) JUDGING BY THE COVER JR. Connor: Batman #428 Cover C ACE Entertainment Exclusive Mike Mignola Dave: Daredevil #1 (Jamal Campbell Cover) Forrest: Tony Stark: Iron Man #8 (Alexander Lozano) WEEKLY SOAPBOX: [FORREST] The simple joy of seeing artists do what they love on social media (Riley Rossmo, Daniel Warren Johnson, Becky Cloonan, Emily Pearson, Revenge of the Nerds shop)

WELCOME & INTROS THE NEWS 1: Cyclops week (yahoooooo) 2: Tom King’s Lois Lane Story 3: George Perez Announces Retirement 4: Damage, Titans, and Scooby-Doo Apocalypse cancelled by DC 5: DC Organizational Shakeups (feel like this has been pretty big news) TOP BOOKS FROM LAST WEEK Connor Crypt of Shadows #1- Written by Al Ewing, Drawn by Garry Brown, Stephen Green, and Djibril Morissette-Phan American Carnage #3- Written by Bryan Hill and Drawn by Leandro Fernandez Dave Freedom Fighters #2 Robert Venditti & Eddy Burrows Justice League #16 Snyder, Tynion IV, Stephen Segovia and Jim Cheung Forrest Guardians of the Galaxy #1 (W: Donny Cates A: Geoff Shaw) Rolled and Told January Top 3 writers and Top 3 artists of the month Last week of each month we recap our BIG BOARD of creators (similar to the Wizard Magazine top 10 each month) Connor - Writer- Kieron Gillen, Artist- Andrea Sorrentino (he did the art for Avengers #13 too) Dave - Jason Aaron (Conan and Avengers) - Bilquis Evely - The Dreaming TOP BOOK FOR NEXT WEEK Connor Captain America #7- Written by Ta-Nahesi Coates and Drawn By Adam Kubert Dave Justice League Annual #1 Snyder, Tynion - Daniel Sempere Forrest Age of X-Man Alpha COVER OF NEXT WEEK Connor: Heroes in Crisis #5 Cover B Variant by Ryan Sook Dave: Mysteries Of Love In Space #1 Joelle Jones Forrest: Terminator: Sector War #3 Tula Lotay Soapbox - Bill Maher goes after comic book fans ... again GOODBYES, LIKE, REVIEW, SUBSCRIBE, AND SHARE!