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Great ending to a story I wish wasn’t ending. McDuffie ended the characters of Hardware and Static by taking their stories to completion in a satisfying way. No matter what DC does with characters of the same look and name doesn’t really matter to me because “my” Milestone ended with this issue.

I remember when Crisis Of Infinite Earths ended and a lot of old timers at my comic shop were griping about all of the changes, while I saw the same changes as something that made me excited to read the next issue of any and everything DC decided to publish. Now that Milestone is done, I haven’t made up my mind if I am going to be a griping old timer or someone who is excited to see what happens with these characters now. Like I keep saying, it all depends on what DC does next.

Highly recommended.

Tags: dwayne mcduffie, milestone

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Sound issues last month and Skype trouble this month can’t keep the boys from bringing you the latest Hulk news and reviews. Ryan and Luke review Realm of Kings: Son of Hulk #1, Incredible Hulk #607, Hulk #20, and Fall of the Hulks: Red Hulk #2. And because you asked (or because they felt like it), they also tell you who they each think are the top five Hulk artists of all time. Enjoy the show? Drop us an e-mail, a Twitter, or visit our forums!

Tags: fall of the hulks: red hulk, hulk, incredible hulk, realm of kings: son of hulk

This is a full list of what I actually picked up this week from Detroit Comics.

Siege Embedded 2 (Marvel) – I was missing this issue, but luckily there was one copy left.

Siege Embedded 3 (Marvel) – Since I was there getting issue 2…

Siege 3 (Marvel) – My comic book dealer didn’t grab this because I didn’t put it on my pull list, which may have been a mistake because it is extremely popular at the shop.

Milestone Forever (Milestone/DC Comics) – Part of me is sad this is the last Milestone story being told with these characters. I am holding out hope that DC will do right by the characters, but I am increasingly getting the feeling that Static will be the only one still around in a couple of years. I hope I’m wrong.

Irredeemable 12 (BOOM! Studios) – This is one of my favorite books being published right now. I got the Panosian cover.

Green Hornet Year One 1 (Dynamite Entertainment) – Written by Matt Wagner with covers by Matt Wagner. I would prefer that he was working on Mage 3, but that’s cool, I have high hopes for this title.

Choker 2 (Image) – The Bens (Templesmith and McCool) put out a very enjoyable first issue, so I have no reason to believe they will falter on the second.

28 Days Later 8 (BOOM! Studios) – I am still loving this book. I picked up the Tim Bradstreet cover and it is a thing of beauty.

The Boys Vol 6: The Self-Preservation Society (Dynamite Entertainment) – I didn’t have the money last week and to be honest with you, I should have put it off for a couple of more weeks but I hate leaving stuff in the pull box.

The Marvel books were picked up off the shelves. Everything else was on my pull list. If it wasn’t for Siege, I wouldn’t have had anything from Marvel or DC (I don’t really count the Milestone book, but I suppose I should).

I also found out the shop doesn’t carry any manga. It just doesn’t sell. Not it sells poorly, it apparently wasn’t selling at all, so he turned around and sold his entire manga inventory to a local library. Weird, huh?

Tags: 28 days later, choker, green hornet: year one, irredeemable, milestone forever, siege, siege: embedded, the boys

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Derek Coward makes his long awaited return to the show as he and Angela talk about sick kids, True Story Swear To God, comic books, movies, deleted scenes and find out what Derek considers to be one of the most boring movies ever made.

Tags: true story swear to god

Image:
Choker #2

Marvel:
Siege #3
Siege: Embedded #3

BOOM! Studios:
28 Days Later #8
Irredeemable #12

Dynamite Entertainment:
Green Hornet Year One #1

Plus the latest ‘The Boys’ trade that I couldn’t afford last week.

Of course, this is all contingent upon whether my comic book dealer set everything aside for me.

Tags: 28 days later, choker, green hornet: year one, irredeemable, siege, siege: embedded, the boys

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Smash Tales and Mysterio thanks to Rick and Tom. And our host talks about Spider-Man: One More Day.

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Shipping March 17, 2010:

Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 #625 $2.99
Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Laughing Corpse Book 3 Executioner #5 $3.99
Avengers Standoff HC $24.99
Avengers vs Agents Of Atlas #3 Incentive Andrew Robinson Variant Cover – [PI]
Avengers vs Agents Of Atlas #3 Regular Humberto Ramos Cover $3.99
Dark Avengers #15 (Siege Tie-In) $3.99
Dark Avengers Ares TP $24.99
Deadpool Merc With A Mouth #9 $2.99
Deathlok Vol 4 #5 $3.99
Doomwar #2 $3.99
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2 #24 (Realm Of Kings Tie-In) $2.99
Hercules Fall Of An Avenger #1 $3.99
Hit-Monkey #1 2nd Ptg Dalibor Talijic Variant Cover $3.99
Hulk Vol 2 #21 Incentive Frank Cho Variant Cover (Fall Of The Hulks Tie-In) – [PI]
Hulk Vol 2 #21 Regular Ed McGuinness Cover (Fall Of The Hulks Tie-In) $3.99
Incredible Hulk Vol 3 #608 Incentive Frank Cho Variant Cover (Fall Of The Hulks Tie-In) – [PI]
Incredible Hulk Vol 3 #608 Regular John Romita Jr Cover (Fall Of The Hulks Tie-In) $3.99
Invincible Iron Man #23 2nd Ptg Salvador Larroca Variant Cover $2.99
Iron Man Armor Wars Prologue TP $29.99
Iron Man Iron Monger HC Premiere Edition Book Market Cover $29.99
Iron Man Iron Monger HC Premiere Edition Direct Market Cover $29.99
Iron Man The End TP $16.99
Kookaburra K #3 $5.99
Marvel Boy Uranian #3 $3.99
Marvels Greatest Comics Captain America Vol 5 #1 $1.00
Nation X #4 $3.99
New Mutants Classic Vol 5 TP $29.99
Nova Vol 4 #35 (Realm Of Kings Tie-In) $2.99
Prelude To Deadpool Corps #3 $2.99
Punisher Noir HC $19.99
Realm Of Kings Imperial Guard #5 $3.99
Siege (Marvel) #1 Directors Cut $4.99
Siege (Marvel) #2 2nd Ptg Olivier Coipel Variant Cover $3.99
Siege (Marvel) #3 Incentive Gabriele Dell Otto Variant Cover – {PI]
Siege (Marvel) #3 Incentive Joe Quesada Sketch Cover – [PI]
Siege (Marvel) #3 Incentive Joe Quesada Variant Cover – [PI]
Siege (Marvel) #3 Regular Olivier Coipel Cover $3.99
Siege Embedded #2 2nd Ptg Chris Samnee Variant Cover $3.99
Siege Embedded #3 $3.99
Spider-Man & The Secret Wars #4 $2.99
Spider-Woman Vol 4 #7 $3.99
Torch #6 $3.99
Ultimate Comics Iron Man Armor Wars HC $19.99
Vengeance Of The Moon Knight #6 $2.99
Wolverine Origins #45 Incentive Deadpool Variant Cover – [PI]
Wolverine Origins #45 Regular Ben Oliver Cover $2.99
Women Of Marvel Celebrating Seven Decades #1 Left Side Cover $9.99
Women Of Marvel Celebrating Seven Decades #1 Right Side Cover $9.99
X-23 One Shot $3.99
X-Factor Forever #1 $3.99
X-Men Legacy #234 $2.99

Tags: marvel history lesson, mysterio, smash tales, spider-man: one more day

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This week on Teenage Wasteland…

J. Michael Straczynski is set to take on both Wonder Woman and the Man of Steel, and I find it interesting. Plus, a small observation on comic sales and the direct market and a run down of reviews on plenty of Number 1 issues.  And, last but not least, Mr. Sandquist stops by to talk all things Sam Kieth.

Books Discussed
Ultimate X #1
New Ultimates #1
Demo #1
Human Target #1
Choker #1

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Tags: Art Adams, Becky Cloonan, ben mccool., ben templesmith, brian wood, choker, Demo, Human Target, j michael straczynski, jeph loeb, New Ultimates, Sam Kieth, Ultimate X

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Host Derek Coward talks about True Story Swear To God 12, The Sword 22 and Green Hornet 1.

Tags: green hornet, the sword, true story swear to god

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Host Derek Coward talks about manga.

Tags: grey, legend of kamui, lone wolf and cub, manga, monster, naoki urasawa's 20th century boys, pluto, robotech, star blazers

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Keith and Mike go over

Doom Patrol #7
R.E.B.E.L.S #12
R.E.B.E.L.S #13
Booster Gold #28
Booster Gold #29
JSA All-Stars #2
JSA All-Stars #3
Justice Society of America Annual #2
Justice Society of America #35
Justice League Cry for Justice #6
Justice League of America #41

Tags: booster gold, Doom Patrol, jsa all-stars, justice league of america, Justice League: Cry For Justice, justice society of america, R.E.B.E.L.S