League Podcast Comic Book Picks of The Week for Wed. February 21, 2018

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Wakanda Forever! Check out the further adventures of T’Challa in Black Panther Annual #1 from Christopher Priest and so many more! … Last week gave us a new Kick-Ass and this week, Hit-Girl returns in an all new Hit-Girl #1 drawn by Ricardo Lopez Ortiz. …Cue The Scorpions, or if you prefer, Goldblum’s Grandmaster for The Final Countdown! Infinity Countdown Prime #1 starts this week as we track down all of The Infinity Stones! … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.

League Podcast Comic Book Picks of The Week for Wed. February 14, 2018

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Kick-Ass is back from Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr, but who is the new Kick-Ass in issue #1? … He’s CANON! Check out the extended universe warrior in Star Wars: Thrawn #1! … Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations has introduced us to myriad versions of our prime universe crew in Star Trek: Boldly Go #17! … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.

‘Batman: Gotham By Gaslight’ (review)

One of my favorite and universally beloved Batman Elseworlds stories, Gotham By Gaslight, has been adapted in the latest DC Animated Original Movie.

While there is now a call for DC to reach into the Elseworlds catalog for the live action movies to re-right the ship, using the imprint to make successful animated movies is working well.

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League Podcast Comic Book Picks of The Week for Wed. February 7, 2018

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What’s happening in the beast planet where time has no meaning? Will Batman and Wonder Woman get it on? Find out in SUPERFRIENDS part 4 in Batman #40! … If you hate Disco, you might LOVE Star Trek: New Visions by John Byrne. Issue #20 is a photoplay made from rare production stills and old episodes of TOS. Kirk is all alone on The Enterprise in ISOLATION. … Mayor Wilson Fisk confronts murder artist Muse in Daredevil #598! … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.

League Podcast Comic Book Picks of The Week for Wed. January 31, 2018

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Our favorite movie stutterer since K-K-Ken (A Fish Called Wanda) gets his own book in Star Wars Last Jedi DJ #1. … Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations is an important concept for Trekkers, and the I.D.I.C. multiverse storyline continues in Star Trek: Boldly Go #16. …We’ve got a soft spot for Clay! The Secret Origin of the master of disguise Clayface in Detective Comics Annual #1! We’re sure there is something fishy about that numbering. .. Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.

League Podcast Comic Book Picks of The Week for Wed. January 24, 2018

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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.

League Podcast Comic Book Picks of The Week for Wed. January 17, 2018

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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.

League Podcast Comic Book Picks of The Week for Wed. January 10, 2018

 

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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.

League Podcast Comic Book Picks of The Week for Wed. January 3, 2018

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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.

League Podcast Comic Book Picks of The Week for Wed. December 20, 2017

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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.

League Podcast Comic Book Picks of The Week for Wed. December 13, 2017

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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.

FOG! Chats With Rob Liefeld About Tonight’s ‘Image Comics: Declaration of Independents’!

FOG! Chats With Rob Liefeld About Tonight’s ‘Image Comics: Declaration of Independents’!

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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League Podcast Comic Book Picks of The Week for Wed. December 6, 2017

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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.

League Podcast Comic Book Picks of The Week for Wed. November 29, 2017

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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.

‘Monstro Mechanica’ With Paul Allor Interview at Forces Of Geek

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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