This was HUGE week for me. Not only did a bunch of books that I was looking for finally come in, but I also went to TWO shops this week and went a little crazy in the dollar bin of one of them.

New This Week:
True Story Swear To God 12 (Image Comics) – I already read and reviewed this issue. Short answer: get it now (unless you have no love in your heart, then just stick with Blackest Night/Siege).
Girl Comics 1 of 3(Marvel Comics) – Again read and reviewed. Again I recommend you pick it up.
The Great Ten 5 of 10 (DC Comics) – I still think this is the best book coming out from DC and I can’t wait to get the time to read it.
The Sword 22 (Image Comics) – This title is coming to an end soon and I will miss it.
Kevin Smith’s Green Hornet 1 (Dynamite Entertainment) – I’m looking forward to the entire sub-line of Green Hornet books.
First Wave 1 of 6 (DC Comics) – This is the only book I am not completely sold on, but I think this might surprise me.
Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep 9 (BOOM! Studios) – Still a good title and I look forward to it every month.
Age of Bronze: Betrayal Part One TPB (Image Comics) – I decided last week to switch from single issues to trades for this title.
Siege 2 of 4 (Marvel Comics) – I finally found a copy and I’m looking forward to The Sentry vs Ares.
Starman 81 (DC Comics) – Why not, I have a vast majority of the rest of the issues. I might be missing two or three. Maybe as many as six.
Nexus: Space Opera 101/102 (Rude Dude Productions) – I had not idea this even came out, which sucks because I have looking forward to each issue and I doubt there will be any others.
Naoki Urasawa’s 20th Century Boys (Viz Media) – I wanted to get Pluto Vol 1, but since they didn’t have it, I picked this up and special ordered Pluto. I want to go on record as saying that I am picking Pluto up on the recommendation of Ryan King, so if I don’t like it, I will blame him. Just kidding, I will blame Vince B.

From The Dollar Bin:
Prophet 5 and 6 (Image Comics) – The only issue of Prophet I have is 7, so it will be nice to see how we got to that point.
Incredible Herc 116/119/120/121 (Marvel Comics) – I have never read a single issue of Incredible Herc, but I heard a lot of good things about it.
War of Kings 2 of 6 (Marvel Comics) – I read the first issue and nothing after that, but I liked it and I want to check it out for a dollar.
Dazzler 26 (Marvel Comics) – I have never read an issue of Dazzler, but this one is the beginning of “The Startling Secret of Dazzler’s Sister.” Plus, there were a LOT of issues of Dazzler in the dollar bin.
Final Crisis 4 of 7 (DC Comics) – I stopped buying after issue 3, but a dollar, why not?
Justice League of America Vol 1 37 (DC Comics) – The cover is torn, but for some reason, I don’t think I have ever read this issue.
Tales of The Teen Titans 81 (DC Comics) – I got this because the creative team is Marv Wolfman, John Byrne and Jose Luis Garcia Lopez. Hall of Famer Creators FTW!!!
Imperial Guard 2 (Marvel Comics) – This has a cover date of Feb 97, but I had no idea this title even existed until I saw it for a dollar.
Fantastic Four 557 (Marvel Comics) – I missed the entire Millar/Hitch/Currie run, so when I saw it so cheaply, I thought I would check it out.
Bullet Points 1 or 5 (Marvel Comics) – I have no idea what this is about, but Tommie Lee Edwards drawing the original gray Iron Man. C’mon.
Give Me Liberty 3 (Dark Horse Comics) – Once again, never read any of the Martha Washington stuff, so why not for a dollar (notice a trend?)

Plus, even though I need about three or four long boxes, I picked up one.

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Mike and Eric go over the May 2009 Previews catalog for DC Comics items shipping in July. Random discussion about Batman: The Brave and the Bold and The Warlord is included. Then we move on to some reviews of Trinity 47 (00:50:06 to 00:55:21) Trinity 48 (00:55:21 to 00:59:47) Also included is some less detailed, spoiler discussion of Teen Titans Annual #1, Teen Titans #70, Battle For the Cowl #2, Bloodpack, Warlord #1 and many more.

Tags: batman: the brave and the bold, battle for the cowl, bloodpack, dc comics, previews, teen titans, the warlord, trinity

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Host Derek Coward clearly defines what he is and how that sets him apart from other comics readers and other people with comic book shows. If you listen really closely, there is also a review of the Family Matter graphic by Will Eisner.

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AOTS: Fresh Ink
Dynamite Entertainment
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ifanboy.com
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Tags: 11 O'Clock Comics, around comics, attack of the show: fresh ink, collected comics library, comic geek speak, David A Price, dc comics, dynamite entertainment, family matter, graphic novels, ifanboy, jason wood, just another fanboy, marvel, Pipeline Comic Book Podcast, raging bullets

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Host Derek Coward finishes his look at the best of 2008 by talking about the titles that he has heard good things about but has never checked out yet, best miniseries that didn’t finish in 2008, best #1 comics of 2008 and the best graphic novels.

Related links (*-Amazon link, so help a brother out):
* Rasl Volume 1: The Drift
The Boy Who Made Silence
* House of Mystery
* Young Liars
* Captain Britain and MI:13
‘76
* Tangent: Superman’s Reign
The Infinite Horizon
Stephen King’s The Stand: Captain Trips
* The Twelve
* Love and Rockets: New Stories #1
* Madame Xanadu #1
Comic Book Comics
* Locke & Key
Kick-Ass
* Man With No Name
* Queen and Country Definitive Edition
* Noble Causes Archives
* The Walking Dead, Vol. 8: Made to Suffer
* Hellblazer: The Laughing Magician

Tags: '76, 11 O'Clock Comics, 52, a fistful of dollars, action philosophers, alan moore, alex ross, amazon marketplace, amy reeder hadley, andy diggle, angela paman, b clay moore, babylon five, batman, best of 2008, black canary, black samurai, black terror, blaxsploitation, bone, booster gold, brian azzarello, bruce jones, bruce le, bruce li, bruce wayne, bryan deemer, camelot, captain britain and mi13, captain trips, charles vess, chinese connection, chris marshall, chris weston, christopher neseman, civil war, classics illustrated, clint eastwood, collected comics library, comic book comics, comics code authority, continuity, cool, countdown to final crisis, dabel brothers, dan jurgens, dan spiegle, daredevil, dark horse, dc comics, dead world: frozen over, death defying devil, desperado publishing, detroit comics, dynamite entertainment, ec comics, evil twin comics, evil white cops, fifth week event, first comics, for a few dollars more, fred van lente, frederic wertham, gabriel rodriguez, game of death, Geek Brunch, geoff johns, golden age heroes, graphic novels, green arrow, green arrow year one, green lama, green lantern, greg rucka, guy pearce, heartbreak soup, hellblazer, hellblazer joy ride, hellblazer the laughing magician, hippies, house of mystery, house of secrets, hulk, idw, image comics, inferno, infinite horizon, invincible iron man, irresponsible speculation, j michael straczynski, jackie chan, jackie karma, james caviezel, jamie delano, jay faerber, jeff smith, jim krueger, jlapes, joe hill, john constantine, john stewart, jsa, kick-ass, kung fu movies, legion of super-heroes archives, leonard kirk, leonardo manco, lex luthor, little gold book, locas, locke and key, love and rockets, love and rockets: the new stories, madame xanadu, magneto, manhattan, mark evanier, markosia comics, marvel comics, matt fraction, matt wagner, matthew sturges, mike grell, new universe, next issue project, noble causes, noble causes archives, oliver queen, omega the unknown, oni press, oz, palomar, paul cornell, perhapanauts, peter david, phantom stranger, power girl, project superpowers, proof, psi-force, public domain, queen and country, queen and country definitive edition, racist hero, rasl, ryan dunleavy, salvation run, scott cederlund, secret invasion, sergio leone, seth peck, shared universe, shazam and the monster society of evil, spaghetti western, spider-man, stephen king, steve sadowski, sting, superman, swamp thing, tangent comics, tara chace, the atom, The Boy Who Made Silence, the count of monte cristo, the demon etrigan, the flash, the good the bad and the ugly, the joker, the losers, the man with no name, the odyssey, the programme, The Readerfeed, the stand, the sword, the twelve, the unexpected, the yellow kid, vandal savage, vertigo, Vince Bonovoglia, waiting for the trade, walking dead, wally west, watchmen, wednesday's haul, white event, wonder woman, wonderland, young liars, zero killer, zombie

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Your host Derek Coward pays a Bizarro tribute to the Marvel Noise podcast in this episode. Pat Loika has your new releases, Carlos Cordova talks a bit about DC Comics and Peter Rios leaves a bit of feedback about a Marvel’s solicitations and exclusive previews policy.

Titles mentioned Marvel Super-Heroes, Astonishing Tales, Blood: A Tale, Fantastic Four and Secret Invasion.

The song of the show: Lingala – Heat (Buy It Here)

Image courtesy of ComicBookDB.com

Tags: astonishing tales, blood a tale, carlos cordova, David A Price, dc comics, epic, fantastic four, grant morrison, Marvel Noise, marvel super-heroes, pat loika, peter rios, secret invasion, solicitations, vertigo

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With the price of comic books reaching $3.99 and the podo- and blogo-spheres in an uproar, it is up to host Derek Coward to explain why it is not only a good thing but potentially a GREAT thing in the long run.

Tags: conjecture, dc comics, marvel comics, price, reckless speculation

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No Bruce this episode.
What we’ve been up to.
The Facebook Conversation.
Queen and Country
Oni Press Sale
Top Shelf Sale
Comics Foundry RIP
Minx Line RIP
Starving dogs
I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness – According To Plan
Queen and Country redux
Marvel and DC’s lack of compelling titles
Low sales figures can still be a success
Pushing Daisies RIP and some TV talk
Scheduling difficulties

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Tags: comics foundry, comics now, dc comics, dirty sexy money, dogs, eli stone, facebook, Family, greg rucka, i love you but I've chosen darkness, marvel comics, minx, oni press, perhapanauts, proof, pushing daisies, queen and country, the mentalist, top shelf

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Tangents abound and Mike and Eric are completely unapologetic. It’s a good thing we always give you these time stamps for what we discuss. And it’s all about DC Comics anyway so we’re cool, right?

Final Crisis: Resist – 00:01:19 to 00:21:20
Superman 681 – 00:21:20 to 00:35:07

We then get into a nearly 20 minute conversation where we speculate about the future of Action Comics (this was recorded before the recent official news about Action Comics) as well as the future of the Batman family of comics. We also talk about some of the things we would like to do if we were a part of DC editiorial before we bring it back to another review of:

Adventure Comics Special: The Guardian – 00:52:35 to 01:02:50

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Tags: action comics, adventure comics, batman, dc comics, eric martin, final crisis resist, mike myers, superman, the guardian

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Host Derek Coward talks about a dangerous game that he thinks Marvel Comics is playing. Also he talks very briefly about the nonexistent sale of DC Comics, who should probably buy them and why.

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Tags: dc comics, marvel comics, previews, solicitations

I just found out about the DC/Helix series called Vermillion. I don’t remember this when it came out, but I was on John Totleben’s website and saw some of the original artwork that he has for sale. It looks remarkable and I can’t wait to hunt down the back issues and read them.

Has anyone read it?

Tags: dc comics, helix, john totleben, original artwork, vermillion