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The hunt for Doctor Manhattan continues in Doomsday Clock #3. … Dive deep into the Klingon mystery on Star Trek: Discovery in ST: Disco: The Light of Khaless #2. … Venom takes over in X-Men Blue Annual #1! … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.
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How can the X-Men survive in the Negative Zone? Find out in X-Men Gold #20! …The president is not the only one getting a medical exam this week, James Bond the Body #1 by Ales Kot explores the physical being of the Queen’s top spy! … Hulking Zero Hour hero Damage is in his own DC Comic with Damage #1! … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.
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Dawn Moreno returns as the new female Snake-Eyes in G.I.Joe #247. … Kingsman: The Red Diamond #4 continues leaving Eggsy and Kwaito stranded in China. … Excalibur reunites on their 20th anniversary in X-Men Gold Annual #1. … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.
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The X-Men are in The Negative Zone fighting a god in X-Men Gold #18. … The Sinister Six have returned, this time for Miles in Spider-Man #236, Bendis’ flagship title at Marvel. … Guardians of the Galaxy hit #150 with Legacy numbering as the Infinity Stones are in high demand! … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.
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Dragon takes on neo-Nazis in Savage Dragon #230 - Christmas Stalking! … The War of the Realms continue to spread as Jane Foster rallies the Asgardians to defend their home in The Mighty Thor #302. Hell’s Kitchen has more chefs as the crime lords battle for the streets in Defenders #8. … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.
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To celebrate our interview with Rob Liefeld for Image Comics on AMC this week over at Forces of Geek, our first pick is Youngblood #7 - Liefeld Cover! … It’s Clobberin’ time over at Marvel Legacy with The Thing and The Human Torch bringing back one of the House of Ideas’ classic titles, Marvel Two-In-One #1 written by Chip Zdarsky. … The Valderrama Bros. debut in America with Giants #1 from Dark Horse. Find out what happens when a race of gigantic monsters drives humanity underground! … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.
The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman’s documentary series Robert Kirkman’s Secret History of Comicsconcludes on AMC with Image Comics: Declaration of Independents, shedding light on the dawn of Kirkman’s current house of ideas, American comic publisher Image Comics. Founded in 1992, The creator-owned vision of the company founded by industry rock stars Todd McFarlane, Jim Lee, Whilce Portacio, Marc Silvestri, Erik Larsen, Jim Valentino and Rob Liefeld changed the way the business of comics works. Affectionately known as “The Image Revolution”, this industry coup skyrocketed Image books to the top of the stack and the Image founders a place at the table with The Big Two.
We’re honored to talk to Image Comics founder Rob Liefeld about what you can expect to see on AMC tonight.
Liefeld’s comic creations are well known but Rob holds the distinction of having the first comic published by the twenty-five year old independent comics publisher, Youngblood #1.
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FOG!: Thanks for joining us, Rob. How are you enjoying the series so far?
Rob Liefeld: It has shown greater detail than people have come to expect from these kinds of shows so it’s so nice, it’s really, really nice.
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Rocco faces unemployment in Roccos Modern Life #1 from Boom! Studios. …Alex Underwood appears in a new number one to host Witchblade in Witchblade #1. …Peter Parker, Eddie Brock and Flash Thompson face off in Amazing Spider-Man/Venom Venom Inc Alpha #1!… Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.
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Are you having Disco withdrawals since Episode #9? Don’t worry, we have Star Trek: Discovery #1 for you from IDW, so strap into the spore drive! …There’s no need to fear—Underdog #1 is here, reprinting classic stories from the Gold Key 1975 series. … Krypto and Titus take over as Super-Pets are Unleashed in Super Sons Annual #1. … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.
Leonardo Da Vinci stars in the latest book from AfterShock Comics written by Paul Allor (G.I.Joe, TMNT). Paul joined us today to talk about Monstro Mechanica, his take on a robotic Renaissance and the difference between his robot and the one Da Vinci actually designed and built! This fun book places an automaton in the age of de’ Medici family and on the streets of Florence in 1472.
You’ve never read a book quite like this! Here’s what Paul had to say.
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FOG!: Thanks for joining us, Paul! Issue #1 introduces us to Leonardo Da Vinci, a robot and his female apprentice. Why set a comic book story with a robot in The Renaissance?
Paul Allor: The more heady answer is that the Renaissance is where the modern western conception of the self first began to develop; the idea that every individual has importance and worth beyond their place in society. So we were intrigued by the notion of pairing that time period with the classic sci-fi story of a robot gaining sentience.
The less heady answer is that a robot in the renaissance sounded like a whole lot of freaking fun.
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One thing we can all be thankful for, as comic fans, is Watchmen. Will you also be thankful for a sequel from he top creators in the business? Geoff Johns and Gary Frank give us the highly anticipated Doomsday Clock #1 as the minutes tick closer to Superman! We saw a preview and we have to say it’s one hell of a ride! … Our friend Paul Allor wraps up Clue #6 over at IDW. Remember, communism is just a red herring. …I’d pay good money to see a motorcycle gang led by Betty & Veronica. Oh, I can? I guess I’ll be picking up Betty and Veronica Vixens #1. … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.
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Forbush Man Returns in Not Brand Echh #14 written by your boy Nick Spencer! … Matthew Rosenberg takes over on Punisher Legacy with issue #218. … Don’t miss part 2 of Death of The Mighty Thor #701 with guest artist Jason Harren. … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.
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Kieron Gillen moves over to the main Star Wars book in issue #38 bringing The Rebel Alliance to Jedha. … Orion and Mister Miracle #4 from The Visions writer Tom King. Check out his take on the classic Kirby hero. … First Strike expands to Cybertron with Optimus Prime in Transformers: First Strike #1. … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.
Adam West’s final film puts him back in the cowl facing off against ’60s television hero William Shatner in Batman vs. Two-Face.
With co-star Burt Ward by his side, West and company reunite with other cast members of the ’66 series, most notably Julie Newmar as Catwoman and an appearance by Lee Meriwether as Lucilee Diamond.
Shatner plays a Batman ’66 version of Harvey Dent / Two-Face, a character that unusually never appeared in the show. The Dynamic Duo faces the entirety of Gotham’s rogue gallery that includes Hugo Strange, The Joker, The Riddler, Penguin and even King Tut and this reviewer’s personal favorite, Bookworm.
The story kicks off with Strange and assistant Harley Quinn extracting evil from all of Gotham’s bad guys.
When the machine goes Ka-Blam!, the essence wipes out star district attorney Harvey Dent and transforms him into Two-Face.
Batman and Bruce Wayne are naturally disturbed by this turn of events. Wayne uses his resources to restore Dent’s face to its natural look, but the evil Two-Face could very well be lurking below the visage.
The pace and tempo of West’s dialogue, long ingrained into our collective consciousness, is slapped right up against Shatner’s staccato delivery, making you wonder if we haven’t been missing Shatner in the Batman Universe for our entire lives!
In 2014, “The Two-Way Crimes of Two-Face,” an episode written by sci-fi and Star Trek writer Harlan Ellison was released in comic book form from Len Wein (RIP) and artist José Luis Garcia-Lopez as Batman ’66: The Lost Episode #1. After seeing these pages, we’d love to build a time machine and persuade the network to make this happen with William Shatner in the role.
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The Joes take on Cobra in an ongoing mission that has results that will change the future of both organizations in G.I.Joe: A Real American Hero #245. …The Joker takes over as the defender of Gotham in Batman: White Knight #2! …Don’t miss Neal Adam’s Deadman #1 and learn more about Boston Brand’s secrets! … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.
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Thor goes back to Nifleheim in Thor Where Walk The Frost Giants #1! … Jughead has become lupine! Archie’s pal becomes a werewolf in Jughead The Hunger #1. Just in time for Halloween is the return of Hack/Slash Resurrection #1 written by new series writer Tini Howard! … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.
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Marvel numbering is back in a big way with Mighty Thor #700! Jane’s cancer takes a turn for the worse. Captain Jack himself John Barrowman picks up a new Torchwood series in Torchwood #1 right after an alien invasion was just thwarted! … The new Karen Berger imprint at IDW is called Black Crown, kicking off with an all-star lineup of creepy comic creators Peter Milligan and Tess Fowler give us Kid Lobotomy #1. For fans of Peter’s work on Shade, The Changing Man! … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.
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Fan favorite writer Paul Jenkins tells the story of a futuristic digital forensics investigator in God Complex #1. … Eggsy is back in Kingsman: The Red Diamond #2 - a perfect companion comic to Kingsman: The Golden Circle! … The Enterprise D is a warship in Star Trek: The Next Generation Mirror Broken #4 as Evil Picard holds on to his secret weapon at all costs! … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.
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Turning the table on this classic teamup, The Shadow/Batman #1 from Steve Orlando continues this pulp masterpiece. … Dan Panosian’s talks about his new book Slots #1 over at Forces of Geek. … Sean Murphy returns to Batman and The Joker with Batman: White Knight #1. … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.
Artist Dan Panosian is best known for his work on Marvel and Image books as penciller and inker. Remember those sweet fake X-Men books in the movie Logan? Yup, Dan did those too. Dan joins us today to talk about his bold new crime redemption story from Skybound, Slots. He also reminisces about the early days of Image Comics, why he decided to break into storytelling with Slots at Skybound/Image, and what the future holds for his hero, Stanley Dance.
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FOG!: What can you tell us about Slots and your lead character Stanley Dance?
Dan Panosian: Stanley is the guy who made every selfish decision that most normal people would deem far too indulgent . We can all look back and wonder what our lives would be like if we took some left turns here and there. But generally we’re reasonable and responsible.
Stanley always listened to the devil on his shoulder and brushed off the angel. Consequently, he doesn’t have many friends or family left. Or chances for that matter. He’s pretty much done. That’s where we start off.
We’ve been a fan of your art for a long time, what made you want to tell this particular story as the writer and artist?