It’s a marathon episode this week as myself and co-host Joe Aulisio rundown all that was great in comic books throughout the year of 2009. Plenty is discussed as we close out the exciting year and welcome 2010.

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The Uncanny X-Cast

Music is featured by Morrissey.

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Tags: amazing spider-man, Asterios Polyp, batman, criminal, daredevil, detective comics, echo, i kill giants, irredeemable, Nobody, Parker: The Hunter, Phonogram, proof, rasl, savage dragon, scalped, scott pilgrim, Stray Bullets, Sweet Tooth, the unwritten, umbrella academy, Viking, young liars

Tags: casanova, ed brubaker, frank miller, Ghost World, grant morrison, jms, joker, proof, Scene of the Crime, Strangers in Paradise, teenage wasteland, The Invisibles, Top 10 Comic Books, umbrella academy

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This episode features a discussion of The Walking Dead, Invincible, expensive pull lists, the work of James Robinson, the Umbrella Academy limited edition hardcover and the perils of being a pet owning comic collector.

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Tags: invincible, james robinson, robert kirkman, umbrella academy, walking dead

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We detail the Independent comics shipping on October 24th, 2007 according to an amalgam of shipping lists including Midtown Comics and Diamond as of October 21st.

Jon Hook Reviews the Umbrella Academy #2 by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá, and published by Dark Horse: http://www.darkhorse.com/profile/profile.php?sku=14-483 (includes preview)

Bruce reviews Cory Doctorow’s Futuristic Tales of the Here and Now #1 by Dara Naraghi and Esteve Polls (adapted from a short story by Cory Doctorow): http://www.idwpublishing.com/titles/doctorow.shtml (includes preview)

Allen Freeman is back making some more “small press noise.” This time around he talks about:
Clint Basinger’s Cosmic Moustache Comics – Back Seat Drivers 1 – 4: http://cosmicmoustachecomics.com

Ka-Whump! Magazine:
http://www.ka-whump.com

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Tags: bruce rosenberger, comics, cory doctorow, cosmic moustache comics, futuristic tales, indie comics, Reviews, umbrella academy