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Mike and Keith start talking some JSA and then jump into Superman

JSA All-Stars #1
Justice Society of America #34
Green Arrow #27
Adventure Comics #6
Superman World of New Krypton #10, 11
Action Comics #884, 885
Supergirl #48
Superman #695

Tags: action, adventure comics, green arrow, jsa all-stars, justice society of america, supergirl, superman, superman: world of new krypton

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Keith and Mike go over:

Superman/Batman #67
Doom Patrol #5
Adventure Comics#5
Outsiders #25
R.E.B.E.L.S. #11
Justice League of America #40
Teen Titans #78
Booster Gold #27

Tags: adventure comics, booster gold, Doom Patrol, justice league of america, outsiders, r.e.b.e.l.s., superman/batman, teen titans

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Mike and Keith discuss Blackest Night and review the following:

Superman/Batman #66
Teen Titans #77
Adventure Comics #4
Outsiders #24
Justice League of America #39
Green Lantern #48
Blackest Night #5

Tags: adventure comics, blackest night, green lantern, justice league of america, outsiders, superman/batman, teen titans

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Before Mike and Eric get into the show we have another listener voice mail, this time from Jay Scarsi. He is here to tell us about an early DC book he read called The DC Super Dictionary that introduced a little remembered and never again used team called the Forgotten Heroes.

We then have our own and listener submitted top 5 lists for Top 5 DC animals. And it’s on to our usual weekly comics discussion with Strange Adventures #8, Superman/Batman #65, House of Mystery Halloween Annual #1, Outsiders #23. Batgirl #3. Batman: The Widening Gyre #2, Batman and Robin #5, Secret Six #14, World of New Krypton #8, Supergirl #46, Adventure Comics #3, Final Crisis Aftermath: Ink #5, Final Crisis Aftermath: Escape #6, Final Crisis Aftermath: Run #6, Doom Patrol #3 and Booster Gold #25

Tags: adventure comics, batgirl, batman and robin, batman the widening gyre, booster gold, Doom Patrol, final crisis aftermath: escape, final crisis aftermath: ink, final crisis aftermath: run, forgotten heroes, house of mystery, outsiders, secret six, strange adventures, supergirl, superman/batman, world of new krypton

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This episode Mike and Eric bring you a quick review of The Brave and The Bold #27 and then move into our look at the October 2009 Previews catalog for DC items scheduled for December release. And then we have lots of comics and more to discuss:

Magog #1
The Shield #1
The new season of Smallville
Secret Six #13
Adventure Comics #2
Superman: World of New Krypton #7
Supergirl #45
Superman #692
Blackest Night: Superman #2
Solomon Grundy #7

Tags: adventure comics, blackest night superman, magog, secret six, smallville, solomon grundy, supergirl, superman, superman: world of new krypton, the shield

This was an extremely heavy week.

Locas 2 hardcover (Fantagraphics)
Love and Rockets: The New Stories 2 (Fantagraphics)
Wednesday Comics 9 (DC Comics)
Wednesday Comics 10 (DC Comics)
Proof 23 (Image)
Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? 3 (BOOM! Studios)
Magog 1 (DC Comics)
Incognito 6 (Icon)
The Incredible Hulk 600 (Marvel)
The Red Circle: The Web 1 (DC Comics)
The Red Circle: The Hangman (DC Comics)
The Red Circle: Inferno (DC Comics)
The Shield (DC Comics)
Irredeemable 6 (BOOM! Studios)
Madame Xanadu 6 (Vertigo)
Madame Xanadu 7 (Vertigo)
Adventure Comics 504 (DC Comics)

Very heavy week. I bought the Locas 2 hardcover even though I already had one because it was damaged and I got it at a good price. I will be giving away the good copy on an upcoming episode of the show. I got the Madame Xanadu issues because I was missing them. Unfortunately I got Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? 3 even though I am missing #2.

Tags: adventure comics, do androids dream of electric sheep, incognito, incredible hulk, irredeemable, love and rockets, madame xandau, magog, proof, the red circle, wednesday comics

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Mike and Eric begin episode 52 with some quick discussion of Final Crisis Aftermath: Ink #3 and Dance #3, Gotham City Sirens #3 and some quick discussion of the JLA Deluxe Hardcover volume 2 and specifically the character design of the villain Dr. Light within. Then we have a Top 5 list of our favorite current DC writers. Our spoiler filled comics discussion begins with –

Power Girl #3 (00:21:35 to 00:27:51)
Booster Gold #22 (00:27:51 to 00:36:30)
Adventure Comics #1 (00:36:30 to 00:47:48)
Last Days of Animal Man #3 (00:47:48 to 00:56:55)
Justice Society of America #29 (00:56:55 to 01:04:29)
Batman #689 (01:04:29 to 01:11:27)

Tags: adventure comics, batman, booster gold, dr. light, final crisis aftermath: dance, final crisis aftermath: ink, gotham city sirens, justice society of america, last days of animal man, power girl

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Hosts Mike Myers and Eric Martin open the show with some back issue discussion of Adventure Comics #435 (1974) and Jack Kirby’s O.M.A.C. issues 1 and 2. we then move in to some non spoiler discussion of Wednesday Comics 1 and 2. We also have an impromptu Top 5 list of our 5 favorite strips from Wednesday Comics.

The full spoiler reviews/annotations this time are for Final Crisis Aftermath: Escape #2 (00:19:49 to 00:23:19) Final Crisis Aftermath: Dance #2 and Ink #2 are quickly discussed (00:23:19 to 00:26:07) Final Crisis Aftermath: Run #2 (00:26:07 to 00:34:59) Last Days of Animal Man #2 (00:34:59 to 00:40:39) JSA vs Kobra #1 (00:40:39 to 00:47:12).

Tags: adam strange, adventure comics, batman, deadman, demon and catwoman, final crisis aftermath: dance, final crisis aftermath: escape, final crisis aftermath: ink, final crisis aftermath: run, green lantern, Hawkman, jack kirby, jsa vs kobra, kamandi, last days of animal man, metal men, metamorpho, OMAC, sgt rock, supergirl, superman, teen titans, the flash, wednesday comics, wonder woman

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In the milestone 25th episode of The Shade’s Journal, join host Matt Kramer for a special Knights Past segment celebrating the life of Ted Knight and as we mourn the passing of Archie Goodwin. Also, several news topics are discussed including the status of James Robinson’s Justice League title, Sandman Mystery Theater vol. 7 “The Mist and the Phantom of the Fair”, and the Starman Omnibus vol. 2 topping the New York Times’ first ever graphic fiction bestseller list. This episode features discussion of Starman #44, Adventure Comics #61, and The Brave and the Bold #61.

Image originally found on Comic Book DB (comicbookdb.com)

Tags: adventure comics, archie goodwin, james robinson, justice league, matt kramer, new york times, sandman mystery theater, starman, starman omnibus, ted knight, the brave and the bold, the shade's journal

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Host Derek Coward receives a few minicomics in the mail and that leads to a talk about odd shaped comic books.

Discuss the show here

Related Links:
Dutchy Digest
Bruce Rosenberger’s minicomics
XO
Lost Kisses
Worms
Silber Records
Vertical
Love & Rockets Vol 10: Love and Rockets X-Amazon link
Love and Rockets: New Stories #1 (No. 1)-Amazon link
Love & Rockets: Heartbreak Soup-Amazon link
Heartbreak Soup and Other Stories-Amazon link
Reticent Heart and Other Stories-Amazon link
Lost Women and Other Stories-Amazon link
Mouse Guard
The Complete Popeye Vol. Six (1930-1931)
Bite Club
Serenity: Those Left Behind
Serenity
Firefly – The Complete Series-Amazon link
Adventure Comics
Legion of Super-Heroes
Supergirl
Challengers of The Unknown
Spectre
Wildcat
Sandman
Captain Marvel Jr.
Aquaman
Gravity
Sentinel
Runaways
Daddy’s Girl
A Contract With God
Maus

Tags: A Contract With God, adventure comics, aquaman, Art Spiegleman, Bite Club, bruce rosenberger, Captain Marvel Jr., Challengers of The Unknown, Daddy's Girl, dutchy digest, fantagraphics, firefly, gilbert hernandez, Gravity, Heartbreak Soup and Other Stories, Hopey, jaime hernandez, Laura Allred, legion of super-heroes, Lost Kisses, love and rockets, Love and Rockets X, love and rockets: the new stories, Luba, Maggie, Maus, Mike Allred, minicomics, Mouse Guard, Philip Bond, runaways, Sandman, Sentinel, serenity, Serenity: Those Left Behind, Spectre, Steven Seagle, supergirl, The Complete Popeye, The Lost Women, The Reticent Heart, Vertical, Wildcat, will eisner, Worms, XO