PLANET PICKS
Adventure Time #4
Are You My Mother?: A Comic Drama HC
The Cartoon Picayune: Spring 2012
Crogan’s Loyalty HC
Deadenders SC
Fury: My War Gone By #2
Princeless Vol 1: Save Yourself SC
Saga #3
Walt Kelly: The Life and Art of the Creator Of Pogo HC

NEW THIS WEEK
The Activity #6
Adventure Time #2 2nd Ptg
Adventure Time #4
Amazing Spider-Man #682 2nd Ptg
Amazing Spider-Man #683 2nd Ptg
Amazing Spider-Man Ends Of Earth #1
Archie Double Digest #229
Are You My Mother?: A Comic Drama HC
Army Of Darkness #4
Atomic Robo Real Science Adventures #2
Avengers #26 AVX
Avengers Academy #30 AVX
Avengers Black Widow Strikes #2 (Of 3)
Avengers Contest SC
Avengers vs. X-Men #4 (Of 12)
AVX VS #2 (Of 6)
Back Issue #56
Batman Bruce Wayne The Road Home SC
Batwoman #9
Best Of Enemies: History Of U.S. And Middle East Relations
Birds Of Prey #9 (Night Of The Owls)
Blue Beetle #9
BPRD Hell On Earth Devils Engine #1 (Of 3)
But I Really Wanted To Be An Anthropologist GN
Captain Atom #9
The Cartoon Picayune: Spring 2012
Catwoman #9 (Night Of The Owls)
Catwoman Vol 1 The Game SC
Coldest City HC
Conan The Barbarian #4
Crogan’s Loyalty HC
Daddy Lightning
Dancer #1
Danger Club #2
Daredevil #13
Darkness #103
DC Universe Presents #9
Deadenders SC
Deadpool MAX Second Cut HC
Fairy Tales Of Oscar Wilde Vol 1 SC New Ptg
Fairy Tales Of Oscar Wilde Vol 5 Happy Prince HC
Fantastic Four #605.1
Flowers Of Evil Vol 1 SC
Fury: My War Gone By #2
Generation Hope: End Of A Generation SC
Glory #26
Gold Digger #138
Green Lantern Brightest Day SC
Green Lantern Corps #9
Green Lantern Vol 1 Sinestro HC
Green Lantern The Animated Series #2
Grimm Fairy Tales #73

We had lines of people outside our stores before we even opened, and lines out the door at several points as people queued to get inside. We also broke records for how many people came, how quickly we gave away some comics (we ran out of some comics before an hour was up!), and two of our stores set all-time sales records!

We had excellent appearances by two great comic book writers, Jeremy Whitley and Jorge Aguirre, sightings of Venom, Fantomex, and a stakeout by the Ghostbusters, and even some comic book-themed cake! A stand-out free “comic” by Archaia even came out in hardcover!

We really appreciate everyone coming out and bringing your friends, I hope you all found some great new free comics to read, and thank you all for being such great customers. Share your thoughts on FCBD with us on here or on Facebook, and we will definitely see you all next year with even more free comic books!

 A table covered with free comics in College Park – BEFORE anyone has arrived!

Big Planet Comics founder Joel in Bethesda. FCBD was also his birthday this year! Happy birthday Joel! (pic by Mike Rhode)

The initial surge of customers in Bethesda! (pic by Steve Weisel)

We can’t even get the door closed in Vienna!

The stacks are getting cleared out in College Park!

Delicious comic book cakes by Sweet Bobbies Cake Creations of Maryland!

The Ghostbusters didn’t seem too worried when they showed up in Vienna. Apparently Venom doesn’t register on the PKE scanner.

Jorge Aguirre (writer of Giants Beware!) and Fantomex and Jeremy Whitley (writer of Princeless) spend some quality time together in Vienna.

Jorge Aguirre (left) and Jeremy Whitley (right) ready to greet the Free Comic Book Day hordes!

Another awesome signing took place at Big Planet Comics on May 5 when we got to welcome two new comic writers, Jeremy Whitley, who just released the first trade paperback of Princeless (art by M. Goodwin), and Jorge Aguirre, who just put out Giants Beware! (art by Rafael Rosado).

As always, it was great to see so many of Jeremy and Jorge’s fans show up (including Jorge’s family!), and since May 5 was also Free Comic Book Day, some new fans got to discover their work. We hustled them from our Vienna store over to College Park for their second appearance (after a Plaka Grill gyro lunch break!)

We have signed copies of Princeless 1: Save Yourself at our stores, but we sold out of every copy of Giants Beware! at the signing, so we only have non-signed copies now! Sorry.

Jeremy promised that more Princeless will be out late this summer or early fall, and has ambitious plans for the series. Hopefully we’ll get some more from Jorge soon too!

Jeremy Whitley’s blog: http://firetowerstudios.com/category/jeremys-blog/

Jeremy’s publishing house, Firetower Studios: http://firetowerstudios.com

Jeremy’s twitter: @jrome58

Jorge Aguirre’s twitter: @jorgeagu

For more information on Giants Beware!, go to http://chroniclesofclaudette.com/

Here are some pictures from the signing!

Jorge Aguirre and Jeremy Whitley explain to a fan why fantasy kids comics featuring female protagonists are all the rage now.

Jorge showing off his art skills.

Jeremy showing off his art skills.

SUPER HEROES. I think that says it all! Thanks everyone!

On this week’s podcast we talk about the Avengers movie, Free Comic Book Day and all kindsa stuff!

Also, we review all of these books:

Baby’s in Black: Astrid Kirchherr, Stuart Sutcliffe, and The Beatles HC by Arne Bellstorf
Dan the Unharmable #1 by David Lapham and Rafael Ortiz
Frankenstein: Alive, Alive! #1 by Steve Niles and Bernie Wrightson
Higher Earth #1 by Sam Humphries and Francesco Biagini
Mystery in Space #1 by Duane Swierczynski, Ramon Bachs, Andy Diggle, David Gianfelice, Ming Doyle, Ann Nocenti, Fred Harper, Nnedi Okarafor, Michael Wm. Kaluta, Steve Orlando, Francesco Trifogli, Robert Rodi, Sebastian Fiumura, Kevin McCarthy, Kyle Baker, and Mike Allred
Night of 1000 Wolves #1 (of 3) by Bobby Curnow and Dave Wachter
NonNonBa SC by Shigeru Mizuki
Silver Surfer: Parable HC by Stan Lee, Moebius, and Keith Pollard
Spider-Man: Season One HC by Cullen Bunn and Neil Edwards
Takio #1 by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming

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PLANET PICKS
Batman Vol 1 The Court Of Owls HC
Bible HC
Dan The Unharmable #1
Forgetless: Live To See Last Call SC New Ed
Frankenstein Alive Alive #1
Silver Surfer Parable HC
Spider-Man Season One HC
Takio #1
The Tick #100 The Tick Meets Invincible

NEW THIS WEEK
2000 AD #1778
Alabaster Wolves #2 (Of 5)
Amazing Spider-Man Parallel Lives #1
America’s Got Powers #1 (Of 6) 2nd Ptg
Artifacts #17
Astonishing X-Men Vol 7 Monstrous SC
Atomic Robo Vol 6 Ghost Of Station X SC
Avengers Assemble #3
Avengers Private War Of Dr Doom HC
Avengers X-Sanction HC
Avenging Spider-Man #7
Baby’s In Black HC
Batgirl #9 (Night Of The Owls)
Batman #9 (Night Of The Owls)
Batman And Robin #9 (Night Of The Owls)
Batman Arkham Unhinged #2
Batman Vol 1 The Court Of Owls HC
Betty & Veronica Double Digest #201
Bible HC
Brightest Day Vol 2 SC
Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 9 Freefall #9
Captain America #11
Captain America And Hawkeye #630
Captain America By Ed Brubaker Vol 2 HC
Choker Vol 1 SC
Courtney Crumrin #2
Crossed Badlands #5
Dan The Unharmable #1
Dark Shadows #5
Deadpool #51 2nd Ptg
Deadpool #52 2nd Ptg
Deadpool #54
Deathstroke #9
Dejah Thoris & White Apes Of Mars #2
Demon Knights #9
Doctor Who Classics Series IV #4 (Of 6)
Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms #1
Essential Black Panther Vol 1 Sc
Fairest #3
Fatale #5
Ferals #5
FLCL Omnibus GN
Forgetless: Live To See Last Call SC New Ed
Fracture Vol 1 SC
Frankenstein Agent Of Shade #9
Frankenstein Alive Alive #1
GI Joe Vol 2 #13
Green Lantern #9
Green Wake Vol 2 Lost Children SC
Grifter #9
Higher Earth #1
Hulk #51
Hulk Smash Avengers #2 (Of 5)
Incorruptible #29
Invincible #91
Izombie #25
Journey Into Mystery #637 Exiled
Justice League International Vol 1 Signal Mast SC
Legion Lost #9 (The Culling)
Lobster Johnson The Burning Hand #5 (Of 5)
Lord Of The Jungle #4
Magneto Not A Hero SC
Manara Erotica Vol 1 HC
Manhattan Projects #2 2nd Ptg
Marvel Universe Avengers Earths Heroes #2

This week, we keep on talking about Before Watchmen. Like, forever.

Also, we review all of these books:
Dial H #1 by China Miéville and Mateus Santolouco
Dogs of Mars SC by Johnny Zito, Tony Trov, Christian Weiser and Paul Maybury
Earth 2 #1 by James Robinson and Nicola Scott
Epic Kill #1 by Raffaele Ienco
Fallen Words SC by Yoshihiro Tatsumi
Fury: My War Gone By #1 by Garth Ennis and Goran Parlov
G.I. Combat #1 by J.T. Krul, Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti, Ariel
Olivetti, and Dan Panosian
Mind the Gap #1 by Jim McCann, Rodin Esquejo, and Sonia Oback
Shooters HC by Eric Trautmann, Brandon Jerwa and Steve Lieber
The Spider #1 by David Liss and Colton Worley
Teen Boat HC by Dave Roman and John Green
Worlds’ Finest #1 by Paul Levitz, George Pérez, and Kevin Maguire
X-O Manowar #1 by Robert Venditti and Cary Nord

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The Grim Reaper shows up in the strange but funny morality plays of Fallen Words by Yoshihiro Tatsumi.

The fearsome powers of Captain Lachrymose! From Dial H #1 by China Miéville and Mateus Santolouco

PLANET PICKS
American Vampire Vol 2 SC
Animal Man Vol 1 The Hunt SC
Danger Club #1 2nd Ptg
Dial H #1
Dogs Of Mars SC
Fallen Words SC
Fury: My War Gone By #1
Justice League Vol 1 Origin HC
Kiki de Montparnasse SC
Robert Wells Trilogy Vol 1 Sacrifice SC
Roger Langridge’s Snarked Vol 1 SC
The Spider #1
Teen Boat HC

NEW THIS WEEK
Action Comics #9
Age Of Apocalypse #3
Amazing Spider-Man #685 Ends Of The Earth
Amazing Spider-Man Secret Origins SC
American Vampire Vol 2 SC
Animal Man #9
Animal Man Vol 1 The Hunt SC
Avengers Academy #29 AVX
Avengers Art Of Avengers HC Slipcase
Avengers Assemble Vol 3 SC
Avengers Black Widow Strikes #1 (Of 3)
Avengers: The Kree-Skrull War HC
Avengers vs. X-Men #3 (Of 12)
B & V Friends Double Digest #224
Bart Simpson’s Pal Milhouse #1
Batman And Robin Vol 3 Batman Robin Must Die SC
Batwing #9 (Night Of The Owls)
Blue Estate #11
Boys #66
Bulletproof Coffin Disinterred #4 (Of 6)
Connie: Unseen Avenger SC
Danger Club #1 2nd Ptg
Daredevil #12
Defenders #6
Detective Comics #9 (Night Of The Owls)
Dial H #1
Doctor Who Classics Series IV #3
Dogs Of Mars SC
Dorothy And Wizard In Oz #6 of 8
Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms SC
Earth 2 #1
Epic Kill #1
Exiled #1
Fallen Words SC
Fanboys vs. Zombies #2
Fury MAX #1
Garfield #1
GI Combat #1
GI Joe 2: Retaliation Movie Prequel SC
GI Joe A Real American Hero #178
Green Arrow #9
Hack Slash #15
Heavy Metal May 2012
Hulk Smash Avengers #1 (Of 5)
Incorruptible Vol 6 SC
The Influencing Machine SC
Invincible Iron Man #516
Justice League Vol 1 Origin HC
Justice League International #9
Kiki De Montparnasse GN
Kirby Genesis Silver Star #5
Life With Archie #19
Locke & Key Vol 4 Keys To The Kingdom SC

This week, we talk about Before Watchmen, some weird changes in the Marvel Universe, and…I dunno, other stuff.

Also, we review all of these books:
AVX: VS #1 (of 6) by Jason Aaron, Adam Kubert, Kathryn Immonen, and Stuart Immonen
Battle Scars #6 (of 6) by Chris Yost and Scot Eaton
Captain America & Hawkeye #629 by Cullen Bunn and Alessandro Vitti
Folly: The Consequences of Indiscretion SC by Hans Rickheit
Jerusalem: Chronicles From the Holy City HC by Guy Delisle
Merciless: The Rise of Ming #1 by Scott Beatty and Ron Adrian
The New Deadwardians #2 by Dan Abnett and I.N.J. Culbard
Play Ball HC by Nunzio Defilippis, Christina Weir and Jackie Lewis
Popeye #1 (of 4) by Roger Langridge and Bruce Ozella
The Pterodactyl Hunters in the Gilded City SC by Brendan Leach
Supercrooks #2 by Mark Millar and Leinil Yu
Wolverine #305 by Cullen Bunn and Paul Pelletier

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PLANET PICKS

AVX vs #1
Jerusalem: Chronicles From the Holy City HC
New Deadwardians #2
Popeye #1
The Sixth Gun Vol 3 SC

NEW THIS WEEK
Abe Sapien Vol 2 The Devil Does Not Jest SC
Activity #5
All Star Western #8
American Vampire #26
Angel & Faith #9
Aquaman #8
Archie #632
Archie & Friends Double Digest #15
Army of Darkness #3
Art Of Amanda Conner HC
Astonishing X-Men #49
Avengers DK Readers Avengers Assemble SC
Avengers DK Readers Worlds Mightiest Super Hero SC
Avengers Roll Call
AVX Vs #1 (Of 6)
Bart Simpson Comics #70
Batman Beyond Unlimited #2 2nd Ptg
Batman Knightfall Vol 1 New Edition SC
Batman The Dark Knight #4 2nd Ptg
Batman The Dark Knight #8
Battle Scars #6 (Of 6)
Black Orchid Deluxe Edition HC
Blackhawks #8
Bloodstrike #27
BPRD Hell On Earth Pickens County Horror #2
Captain America #10
Captain America And Hawkeye #629
Chew Vol 5 Major League Chew SC
Classics Illustrated: Oliver Twist SC
Connie: Menace of Mo Tung SC
Crossed Badlands #4
Cruisin’ With Hound Life & Times Toote GN
Daken Dark Wolverine Big Break SC
Danger Girl Revolver #4 (Of 4)
Daredevil #11 Omega
Daredevil Marvel Masterworks Vol 3 SC
Dark Tower Gunslinger Way Station #5 (Of 5)
Dark Tower: Battle of Jericho Hill SC
Darkhawk Classic Vol 1 SC
Darkness #102
Exile Planet Of The Apes #2 (Of 4)
FF #17
Flash #8
Folly Consequences Of Indiscretion GN
Frazetta Funny Stuff HC
Fury of Firestorm the Nuclear Men #8
Game of Thrones #7
Gears of War #23
Gears of War Vol 2 SC
Goon #39
Gotham Central Vol 4 Corrigan SC
Green Hornet #24
Green Lantern New Guardians #8
Grimm Fairy Tales #72
Hellraiser #13
I, Vampire #8
I’m Not a Plastic Bag HC
Incredible Hulk Pardoned SC
Jennifer Blood #12
Jerusalem: Chronicles From the Holy City HC
Jugheads Double Digest #180
Justice League Dark #8
King Conan Phoenix on the Sword #4 (Of 4)
Kirby Genesis #7
Lil Depressed Boy #10
Mad Magazine #515
Marvel Previews May 2012
Marvel Universe Ultimate Spider-Man #1
Mass Effect Homeworlds #1

Well, we had a great time when Justin Jordan and Tradd Moore came to Big Planet Comics on April 14 to celebrate the release of the first trade paperback of their great new series, The Strange Talent of Luther Strode.

Thanks to everyone who came out. We sold a lot of the book, a good amount of the limited edition print that Tradd drew for the signing, and had some good conversations! A few people were lucky enough to see some of Tradd’s original art, including a throwdown involving both Iron Fist and Rocket Raccoon. Kevin did an interview with them that was on this week’s podcast, so listen for that. Plus then we all got to go out for delicious gyros at Plaka Grill!

We have signed copies of The Strange Talent of Luther Strode at the store, and a few prints left, but they are going fast, so come get one if you missed them this weekend. They have also pledged to return to the area for Baltimore Con this year! Plus a sequel called The Legend of Luther Strode will be coming soon! Justin and Tradd will also have upcoming work in an issue of Skullkickers, as well as some secret projects they couldn’t tell us about yet.

Justin Jordan’s website: http://justinjordancomics.blogspot.com/

Tradd Moore’s websites: http://traddblog.blogspot.com/ and http://tradd.deviantart.com/

For more information on Luther Strode, go to http://thestrangetalentoflutherstrode.com

Here are some pictures from the signing! (more are on our facebook page)

Comic Book Gothic! Tradd Moore (left) and Justin Jordan (right) show their delight at getting their hands on the limited edition signed-and-numbered print.

Nick Liappis (age 9) proudly shows off his collection of cartoon-themed sketches to the awestruck Mssrs. Moore and Jordan.

Julian “That Tall Guy” May doesn’t really understand what’s going on, but look how happy he is!

 Enough pictures! Get back to work, you guys!

In this week’s podcast, we interview Justin Jordan and Tradd Moore, the guys behind The Strange Talent of Luther Strode!

Also, we review all of these books:
Harvey Pekar’s Cleveland HC by Harvey Pekar and Joseph Remnant
Flex Mentallo: Man of Muscle Mystery HC by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely
Lou! 1: Secret Diary SC by Julien Neel
The Lovecraft Anthology 1 SC by Ian Edginton, D’Israeli, Dan Lockwood, Shane Ivan Oakley, Rob Davis, I.N.J. Culbard, David Hine, Mark Stafford, Leah Moore, John Reppion, Leigh Gallagher, David Hartman, Alice Duke
Pandemonium SC by Christophe Bec and Stefano Raffaele
Reset #1 by Peter Bagge
Resident Alien #0 by Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse
The Shadow #1 by Garth Ennis and Aaron Campbell
The Shark King HC by R. Kikuo Johnson
The Survivalist SC by Box Brown

SEND QUESTIONS TO podcast@bigplanetcomics.com or leave us a voice message at the Podcast Hotline at 1-703-539-CAST

PLANET PICKS
Avengers vs. X-Men #2
Cinderella: Fables Are Forever SC
Harvey Pekar’s Cleveland HC
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Special #1
John Carter Gods of Mars #2
Manhattan Projects #2
Prophet #24
The Shadow #1
Wolverine and X-Men by Jason Aaron vol 1 HC

NEW THIS WEEK
3 Story Secret Files of the Giant Man one shot
20th Century Boys vol 20 SC
Amazing Spider-Man #684
Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus vol 2 HC
Archie Double Digest #228
Asterix Omnibus vol 3 SC
Avengers #25 AVX
Avengers Serpent Crown HC
Avengers vs. X-Men #2 (of 12)
Back Issue #55
Batman #8
Batman Beyond Unlimited #3
Batman Odyssey vol 2 #7 (of 7)
Betty & Veronica #259
Birds of Prey #8
Blood Feast #1
Blue Beetle #8
Bomb Queen 7 Queen’s World #3 (of 4)
BPRD Hell on Earth the Long Death #3
Captain Atom #8
Castle Waiting vol 2 #16
Catwoman #8
Cinderella Fables Are Forever SC
Danger Girl Army of Darkness #5
Dark Horse Presents #11
DC Universe Presents #8
Defenders #5
Doctor Who vol 2 #16
Dominique Laveau Voodoo Child #2
Dracula illustrated novel HC
Dungeons & Dragons Eberron Annual 2012 #1
Emma SC
Fables #116
Fear Agent vol 6 SC
Ghostbusters #8
G.I. Joe A Real American Hero #177
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Special #1
Green Lantern Corps #8
Harvey Pekar’s Cleveland HC
Hellblazer #290
Hellcyon SC
Incredible Hulk #7
Invincible Iron Man #515
Irredeemable #36
Jennifer Blood #11
John Carter Gods of Mars #2 (of 5)
Justice League #8
Justice League #8 combo pack
Knights of the Dinner Table #185
Knights of the Dinner Table Bundle of Trouble vol 36 SC
Krazy & Ignatz 1922-1924: At Last My Drim of Life Has Come True SC
Legion of Super Heroes #8
Little Miss Sunshine Here Comes the Sun SC
Lovecraft Anthology vol 01 SC
Manhattan Projects #1 3rd Printing
Manhattan Projects #2
Marvels Avengers Prelude Fury’s Big Week #4 (of 4)
Katsuya Terada The Monkey King vol 2 SC
Mr. Bump in Lights Camera Bump SC
Near Death #7

An ad that Andy Kettler drew for us for the back cover of the Small Press Expo Program Guide.

We did four big ads on the back of Magic Bullet #4. Here they are! (Click art for embiggening!)

Art by Mark Burrier

(click here to see more of Mark’s art)

Art by Brooke A. Allen

(click here to see more of Brooke’s art)

Art by Coleman Engle

(click here to see more of Coleman’s art)

Art by Lamar Abrams

(click here to see more of Lamar’s art)

In this week’s podcast, we party like it’s 1999.

Also, we review all of these books:
1999 SC by Noah van Sciver
Alabaster Wolves #1 (of 5) by Caitlin R. Kiernan and Steve Lieber
America’s Got Powers #1 (of 6) by Jonathan Ross and Bryan Hitch
Annie Sullivan and the Trials of Helen Keller HC by Joseph Lambert
Courtney Crumrin #1 by Ted Naifeh
Danger Club #1 by Landry Q. Walker and Eric Jones
Fanboys vs. Zombies #1 by Sam Humphries and Jerry Gaylord
Freedom 1 SC by Seamus Heffernan
Giants Beware! SC by Rafael Rosado and Jorge Aguirre
Hilda and the Midnight Giant HC by Luke Pearson
Pete and Miriam SC by Rich Tommaso
Secret #1 by Jonathan Hickman and Ryan Bodenheim
The Secret Service #1 (of 7) by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons

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PLANET PICKS
Alabaster Wolves #1
America’s Got Powers #1
Courtney Crumrin #1
Daredevil: Season One HC
Giants Beware! SC
Saga #2
Secret #1
Secret Service #1
Severed HC
The Strange Talent Of Luther Strode Vol 1 SC
NEW THIS WEEK

100 Bullets 2 HC
68 Scars #1 (Of 4)
Adventure Time #3
Alabaster Wolves #1 (Of 5)
Amazing Spider-Man: Hooky SC
America’s Got Powers #1 (Of 6)
Artifacts #16
Avalon Chronicles Vol 1 HC
Avengers Assemble #2
Avengers Coming Of Avengers #1
Avengers vs. X-Men: It’s Coming SC
Avenging Spider-Man #6
Batgirl #8
Batman And Robin #8
Batman Arkham Unhinged #1
Batman Incorporated Vol 1 Deluxe HC
Batman No Mans Land Vol 2 New Edition SC
Batwoman #8
Betty & Veronica Double Digest #200 SC
Bionic Man #8
Bionic Woman #1
Black Panther: Mdma Kingpin Of Wakanda SC
Bleach Vol 39 SC
Bodysnatchers #4 (Of 6)
Brody’s Ghost 3 SC
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 Freefall #8
Carnage USA #5 (Of 5)
Cobra #12
Conan The Barbarian #3
Courtney Crumrin #1
Courtney Crumrin Special Edition Vol 1 HC
Crossed Badlands #3
Danger Girl Revolver #3 (Of 4)
Daredevil Season One HC With Digital Code
Dark Matter #4 (Of 4)
Deadpool #53
Deathstroke #8
Demon Knights #8
Dollhouse Epitaphs Vol 1 SC
Essential Avengers Vol 8 SC
Extinction Seed #2 (Of 6)
Fantastic Four #605
Formic Wars Silent Strike #5 (Of 5)
Frankenstein Agent Of Shade #8
Genetiks TM Vol 1 HC
Giants Beware! SC
Glory #25
Gold Digger #137
Goldfish HC
Gore #5 (Of 12)
Green Lantern #8
Green Lantern The Animated Series #1
Grifter #8
Grimm Fairy Tales Alice In Wonderland #4
Guilded Age Vol 1 SC
Halo Fall Of Reach Invasion #3 (Of 4)
Haunt #23
Hellraiser Annual #1
Hitman 6: For Tomorrow SC
I Vampire SC
Infestation 2 #2 (Of 2)
Infinite Horizon SC
Journey Into Mystery #636
Kevin Keller #2
Kingdom Call Of The Wild SC
Kitchen Sink Press First 25 Years SC

PLANET PICKS

Avengers Vs X-Men #1 (Of 12)
Danger Club #1
Fanboys Vs Zombies #1
Flex Mentallo Man Of Muscle Mystery Deluxe HC
Jeremiah Omnibus Vol 1 HC
Shenzhen A Travelogue From China SC
Whispers #2

NEW THIS WEEK

Action Comics #8
The Advance Team SC
Age Of Apocalypse #2
Amazing Spider-Man #683
American Barbarian HC
American Vampire #25
Animal Man #8
Annie Sullivan & The Trials Of Helen Keller HC
Archie Meets KISS SC
Avengers Academy #28
Avengers Hawkeye Solo SC
Avengers Legion Of Unliving SC
Avengers Vs X-Men #1 (Of 12)
Avengers West Coast Avengers Assemble SC
Batman Gotham Shall Be Judged SC
Batwing #8
Boys #65
Brilliant #3
Casanova Avaritia #3 (Of 4)
The Celestial Bibendum HC
Chew #25
Creepy Comics #8
Criminal Macabre Die Die My Darling
Danger Club #1
Daredevil #10.1
Dejah Thoris & the White Apes Of Mars #1
Detective Comics #8
Epic Mad SC
Fairest #2
Fanboys Vs Zombies #1
Fatale #4
Fear Itself Fearless #12 (Of 12)
Ferals #4
Flex Mentallo Man Of Muscle Mystery Deluxe HC
Freedom #1
Garth Ennis Jennifer Blood #11
GI Joe Vol 2 #12
The Girl Who Owned A City SC
Glamourpuss #24
Green Arrow #8
Hawk And Dove #8
Hell Yeah #2
Hulk #50
Incorruptible #28
Infestation 2 30 Days Of Night
Invincible #90
Izombie #24
Jack Kirbys Fourth World Omnibus Vol 2 SC
Jeremiah Omnibus Vol 1 HC
Joe Golem & Drowning City Illustrated Novel HC
Justice League International #8
Kirby Genesis #6
Kodt Bundle Of Trouble Vol 35 SC
Kolchak Night Stalker Files #3
Legends Of The Dark Knight Jim Aparo HC
Lenore Volume 2 #5
The Lone Ranger #4
Looney Tunes #206
Lou Vol 1 Secret Diary SC
Marvels Avengers Prelude Furys Big Week #3 (Of 4)
Men Of War #8

G.I. Joe
By Larry Hama and lots of artists

Behind the silly costumes and codenames, Larry Hama (who wrote nearly every story of the original 155 issue run that started in the 1980s) built up a huge soap opera of intertwined character drama, betrayals and secret ninja clans. Backstabbing and conniving mercenaries constantly fight each other for control of the terrorist group Cobra, while attempting to get rich through audacious blackmail and paramilitary contracts. Meanwhile, the reason behind Cobra Commander’s formation of Cobra ties into the background of the early fan-favorite ninjas Snake-Eyes and Storm Shadow, ninjas who fight on opposite sides of G.I. Joe and Cobra. Hama actually has some devious and clever plots by the bad guys, actual tactical maneuverings as each side tries to outthink each other, and well-researched foundations to the military hardware (most real life American technology shows up in one form or another). Exciting military action ranges all over the world, from small special ops against terrorists to full-scale amphibious attacks on islands. The series suffers from the problem of having to constantly introduce new characters and vehicles (for every new toy), and a massive cast, but Hama manages to focus on a select core and build up an entertaining and ongoing dramatic saga amidst constant military action and Cold War intrigue, while making some comments on war and the military life. Plus an additional spin-off series, G.I. Joe: Special Missions, broke away from the toys even more to focus on specific Delta Force and Green Beret type missions.

On this week’s episode, we ROCK LIKE GODS!

Also, we review all of these books:
Abandon The Old In Tokyo SC by Yoshihiro Tatsumi
Good-Bye SC by Yoshihiro Tatsumi
Push Man And Other Stories SC by Yoshihiro Tatsumi
Astonishing X-Men #48 by Marjorie Liu and Mike Perkins
Avengers vs. X-Men #0 (of 12) by Brian Michael Bendis, Jason Aaron and Frank Cho
Avengers vs. X-Men #1 (of 12) by Jason Aaron, Brian Michael Bendis, Ed Brubaker, Jonathan Hickman, Matt Fraction, and John Romita Jr.
Bloodstrike #26 by Tim Seeley and Francesco Gaston
Cinema Panopticum SC by Thomas Ott
Gone To Amerikay HC by Derek McCulloch and Colleen Doran
Legion of Monsters SC by Dennis Hopeless and Juan Doe
New Deadwardians #1 (of 8 ) by Dan Abnett and I.N.J. Culbard
Rachel Rising 1: The Shadow of Death SC by Terry Moore
Rohan at the Louvre HC by Hirohiko Araki
The Sincerest Form of Parody: The Best 1950’s MAD Inspired Satirical Comics SC by Jack Davis, Bill Elder, Norman Maurer, Carl Hubbell, William Overgard, Dick Ayers, Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Al Hartley, Bill Everett, Dan DeCarlo, Ross Andru, Mike Esposito, Hy Fleishman, Iger Studio, Howard Nostrand, Bob Powell, Leonard Cole, and Jay Disbrow
Sharknife 2: Stage Second: Sharknife Double Z SC by Corey Lewis

Kevin Pyle’s information on the background for his Take What You Can Carry that we reviewed last week: http://mackids.squarespace.com/mackidssquarespacecom/2012/2/24/take-what-you-can-carry.html

Questions or comments? Send them to podcast@bigplanetcomics.com or call our new Podcast Line at 1-703-539-CAST!

In this week’s episode, Jared avoids controversy by going to a concert!

Also, we review all of these books:
Axe Cop 3 SC by Malachai Nicolle, Ethan Nicolle and Chris Hastings
Cartoon Monarch: Otto Soglow & The Little King HC by Otto Soglow
Dinopopolous SC by Nick Edwards
Dominique Laveau Voodoo Child #1 by Selwyn Seyfu Hinds and Denys Cowan
Hoax Hunters #0 by Michael Moreci & Steve Seeley and JM Ringuet & Axel Medellin
Ichiro HC by Ryan Inzana
John Carter: The Gods Of Mars #1 (Of 5) by Sam Humphries and Ramón Pérez
Nancy Is Happy: The Complete Dailies 1943-1945 SC by Ernie Bushmiller
Ragemoor #1 by Jan Strnad and Richard Corben
Rebel Blood #1 (Of 4) by Alex Link and Riley Rossmo
Rocketeer Adventures 2 #1 (Of 4) by Marc Guggenheim, Sandy Plunkett, Peter David, Bill Sienkiewicz and Stan Sakai
Smoke And Mirrors #1 (Of 5) by Mike Costa and Ryan Browne
Supercrooks #1 (Of 4) by Mark Millar and Leinil Yu
Take What You Can Carry SC by Kevin C. Pyle
Undertow SC by Ellen Lindner

Also, Kevin Pyle sent us information on the background for his Take What You Can Carry that we review: http://mackids.squarespace.com/mackidssquarespacecom/2012/2/24/take-what-you-can-carry.html

Questions or comments? Send them to podcast@bigplanetcomics.com or call our new Podcast Line at 1-703-539-CAST!

Hugo Pratt was an Italian comic writer and artist who created award-winning gorgeous, ethereal and interesting comics for 50 years, and is an influence on people from Frank Miller to Moebius to Paul Pope. Perhaps his best known creation is Corto Maltese, a roguish adventurer in the mold of Han Solo, who crossed the world in a series of adventures set in the 1910s and 1920s. Writer Umberto Eco famously said, “When I want to relax, I read an essay by Engels. When I want something more serious to read, I read Corto Maltese.” Unfortunately, neither Pratt nor Corto are well known in the English speaking world, with the last edition of Corto Maltese in English being released in the mid-1990s, and almost all his work now being out of print in English.

With that background, the announcement of a new edition of the first Corto Maltese story, Ballad of the Salt Sea, was exciting. Published by Universe, a division of Italian publishing house Rizzoli, this was fantastic news. Unfortunately, their new edition is a monstrously shameful abomination that ruins the excellence of Corto Maltese.

A necessity of the publishing world is economy and viability of format. This is a particular burden on European comics brought to America, as most European comics are in the French “album” format, typically drawn for and published at A4 paper size (8.3 x 11.7), larger and at a different ratio than the current US comic book size (6.625 x 10.25). Some American customers will turn down the “unwieldly” European size, or the cost at printing at the original size is prohibitive. Therefore, many European imports are shrunk to American standard size, despite the loss of clarity in the art and lettering, and sometimes strange gaps of white space in the borders to fit the new paper dimensions. This is the first step taken by the Universe edition, an understandable reduction in size to 6.75 x 9.5.

However, the wordy dialogue in Corto Maltese might be difficult to read at this size. Corto Maltese is generally drawn with each page having 4 rows of panels, with 1 to 3 panels per row. To avoid making the text in the new edition so small it was illegible, the layout of the panels on each page was reformatted by moving about 1/3 of each page onto the next page. Here’s an example of the first page in the large European size layout, published in English by The Harvill Press in 1996. (Note: these comparisons will be lacking in the regard that the new edition is in color, and all previous English editions are in black and white.)

A ship sails the Pacific, and approaches survivors of a shipwreck. The ship is cast against the wide sea, filling the panel, and the crew rushes to tell their captain what they have found. And who is their captain? We are left to wonder as we watch over his shoulder as he reclines in a wicker chair, reading in a room filled with tribal art. Quick, turn the page to find out!

(These are the first two pages of the new edition.)

So here we have our first problem in the newer, smaller format edition. Since only about 2/3 of each original page’s panels will fit on a page, the extra panels are moved onto the next. Now in the first panel, the text fills the panel instead of the ship. Instead of ending with a suspenseful query as to the mysterious captain, we end page one of the new edition with a question answered about the shipwreck survivors, and the mysterious captain is revealed in the middle of page 2 to be the conniving Captain Rasputin. Most cartoonists can make barely noticeable use of the natural pause or beat at the end of each page of comics, especially when you are about to turn the page. A final panel can be about to reveal the secret identity of a villain, or the page turn can reveal a sudden splash page of wonder. In the case of a master like Hugo Pratt, each page (in the original) would end with a moment that almost makes each page work as a single experience, separated from the continuing flow of the story. This is the first thing that’s lost by rearranging the panels to fit fewer per page.

Here’s another example from later in the story. Rasputin and Corto have spent enough time together to finally come to blows, and in a scene reminiscent of an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, their fight literally brings the house down. From the first panel setting the scene, the tremors within the hut begin to grow and grow, and the swaying is matched by the shifting size of the panels from side to side, until finally the house collapses. End of page. Pause. Beat.

Notice! Each panel is not identical in size.

(These are the two pages of the new edition, the art alignment isn’t as haphazard from page to page in the book as this picture)

In the new edition, the fight starts on the left page, and continues onto the top of the right. Now, instead of the natural end to the fight at the bottom of the page, the fight seems to continue too long, dragging onto the next page. The final two panels seem a waste of page space and reading time. We get it! They fought. Move on already!

But let’s return to the introduction of Rasputin. As you have noticed by now, Hugo Pratt uses between one and three panels per row, speeding up the flow of time and information with several panels in a row, or allowing a languid look at the Pacific with one wide panel. But there is no consistency to the size of the panels, although they are uniformly rectangular. Unfortunately, with the changed format of the new edition, once you start moving some panels from one row to the next, you will soon end up with a panel that simply doesn’t fit. What to do?

Cut cut cut! Here is that same panel from the original. Rather than the wide space of the panel implying the ease of Rasputin in his chair, and the fantastic detail in the wickerwork drawn by Hugo Pratt, the panel must be sized to fit the new page layout. So everything to the right of the red line has been removed!

If that wasn’t already making you feel the artistic loss of the reformatted edition, what could possibly be worse? How about altering the art? Let’s look at another panel where Corto is facing down Rasputin. In the original, we have a tight over the shoulder shot, Corto filling the frame with the presence.

But in the new format, the original panel is too narrow! Best if you expand it out a little bit to make sure it fits. Unfortunately, no one told the colorist, so Corto seems to have suffered a sudden amputation of his left arm. Plus the readjusted panel border has removed the lines that slipped out of the frame on the right in the original, making a tighter border, but also removing some more of the vitality of Hugo Pratt’s art. Other panels have literally additional lines filling out the edge of panel, adding to the art. Approved by Pratt? Drawn by some tired editor? Who knows?

Now let’s see what happens when a moved panel is too big for the new format. Here we have a tense scene as a German patrol boat approaches, but the two rescued shipwreck survivors are being held against their will on the catamaran towed by the bigger ship. If the Germans discover them, they could be rescued! Or a fight could start. Events are happening quickly and near instantaneously, the survivors noticing the approaching possibility of rescue, the crew making quick plans to deal with approaching Germans, even as the German boat surges across the still water of the rest of the scene.

How about cutting the panel into two! Cropping off an edge like Rasputin’s poor chair won’t do, there’s simply too much happening in this panel. So move the right side down to the next row, and we still have the same events of the original panel, but with much less urgency, the panel break seeming to imply that moments are passing between.

All of this would almost be forgivable, like some superb director’s cut being reformatted in the editing room into a popular short movie, if only the quality of the print job matched the original. Let’s look at the most egregious example.

Things are getting complicated for Corto, events are coming to a head, untrustworthy allies are beginning to turn on each other, people are dying. As he contemplates his future, he leans over the edge of a porch, to stare into the sun setting over the Pacific. You would also get to contemplate this complicated moment with Corto, if the setting sun panel was at the end of the page, like in the original, but instead keep reading! But the problem here is the thick heavy lines showing the rays of sunlight. This is the worst example in the entire new edition, but the whole book suffers this problem to lesser degrees from page to page and reformatted panel to reformatted panel.

The art was simply not scanned or printed at a high enough quality to reproduce what Hugo Pratt’s original art looked like. A close examination can show chunky pixelization of each thin line that makes the art begin to look like a bad photocopy. For sad proof, look at this, the same sunset panel from the original:

We will leave you here, contemplating a low moment of life with Corto, staring into a gorgeous setting sun, hoping tomorrow will be better, perhaps bringing new editions of Hugo Pratt’s work that do his masterpieces justice.

Pause.

Beat.

This week’s podcast is dominated by talk of the new Corto Maltese book.

Also, we review all of these books:
Avengers Assemble #1 by Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley
Avengers Prelude: Fury’s Big Week #1 by Christopher Yost, Eric Pearson, and Luke Ross
Corto Maltese: The Ballad Of The Salt Sea SC by Hugo Pratt
Crossed Badlands #1 by Garth Ennis and Jacen Burrows
Nobrow 6: The Double by Luke Pearson, Joseph Lambert, Luc Melanson, Brecht Vandenbroucke, Richard Short, Matthew Forsythe, Michael Deforge, Till Hafenbrak, Jon McNaught, Kevin Huizenga, Roman Muradov, Mikkel Sommer, Julian Gough, John Martz, Martin Ernstsen, Herman Inclusus, Andy Rementer, Jesse Jacobs, Irkus M. Zeberio, Scott MacDonald, Blanquet, Liesbeth de Stercke, Bendik Kaltenborn, Josephin Ritschel, Alexis Deacon, Clayton Junior, Joe Villion, Malachi Ward, Ana Albero, Gemma Correll, Jack Teagle, Paul Paetzel, Anabel Buxton, Robert Hunter
Queen Crab HC by Jimmy Palmiotti and Artiz Eiguren
Saga #1 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples
Saucer Country #1 by Paul Cornell and Ryan Kelly
The Secret History Of DB Cooper #1 by Brian Churilla
Uglies: Shay’s Story SC by Scott Westerfeld, Devin Grayson and Steven Cummings
X-Men: Season One HC by Dennis Hopeless and Jamie McKelvie

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The Adventures of Tintin
By Hergé

Hergé’s Tintin comics might be the best boys adventure comics ever made. Immensely influential in Europe, both in his “clear line” art style and storytelling format, they have sadly had less of an impact in America. Tintin is a young reporter who starts off crusading against international crime syndicates and drug smugglers, often with a pistol in hand for some frontline reporting, and later finds himself involved in cases ranging from the Cold War, scientific explorations, human slavery, archaelogical mysteries, sunken pirate treasure, the Abominable Snowman, the Japanese occupation of China, Latin American revolutions, and even a trip to the moon! With his trusted sidekick, the clever dog Snowy, Tintin soons acquires a boatload of recurring villains and unique friends, such as the swearing drunkard Captain Haddock, the bumbling detectives Thompson and Thomson, and absent-minded genius Professor Calculus. The earliest adventures were redrawn for the now standard 50-70 page length and recolored, and still show some roughness. But by the end of the 21 book series, an entire story could be set around Tintin and his friends recuperating from their last adventure at home, and it is as fascinating as a trip to the moon!

This week, Nick teaches us some basic Spanish!

Also, we review all these books:
Age of Apocalypse #1 by David Lapham and Roberto de la Torre
At the Mountains of Madness: A Graphic Novel SC by H.P. Lovecraft and I.N.J. Culbard
Avengers Academy #27 by Christos Gage and Karl Moline
Blue HC by Pat Grant
Fairest #1 by Bill Willingham and Phil Jimenez
Flashpoint SC by Geoff Johns and Andy Kubert
Friends With Boys SC by Faith Erin Hicks
Hell Yeah: The Last Generation of Heroes #1 by Joe Keatinge and Andre Szymanowicz
King City SC by Brandon Graham
A Long Day of Mr. James – Teacher SC by James Harvey
The Manhattan Projects #1 by Jonathan Hickman and Nick Pitarra
Night Force #1 (of 6) by Marv Wolfman and Tom Mandrake
Supurbia #1 (of 4) by Grace Randolph and Russell Dauterman

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This week, we experience the curse of the FIVE WEDNESDAY MONTH.

Also, we review all these books!
Batman Beyond Unlimited #1 by Adam Beechen, Derek Fridolfs, Dustin Nguyen, Norm Breyfogle
Bride’s Story 1 HC by Kaoru Mori
Fight! #1 by Jack Teagle
Hildafolk by Luke Pearson
Jeff Job Hunter by Jack Teagle
Obsolete by Mikkel Sommer
Ouroboros by Ben Newman
Questionable Content 1 SC by Jeph Jacques
Ralph Wiggum Comics #1 by Carol Lay, Mike Kazaleh, and Sergio Aragonés
Sybil the Backpack Fairy 1: Nina HC by Michel Rodrigue, Manuela Razzi, Antonello Dalena
Temporama by Clayton Jr.

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In this week’s episode, Kevin is almost murdered by Nick and Jared after he forgets to press record the first time through. Luckily, his life was spared because he’s the only one that knows how to work the mixing board.

Also, we review all these books!
Afrika HC by Hermann
Ampney Crucis Investigates Vile Bodies SC by Ian Edginton and Simon Davis
Chico & Rita HC By Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal
Explorer: The Mystery Boxes SC by Kazu Kibuishi, Raina Telgemeier, Dave Roman, Jason Caffoe, Rad Sechrist, Stuart Livingston, Johane Matte, Emily Carroll, Stephanie Ramirez
Goliath HC by Tom Gauld
Hector Umbra HC by Uli Oesterle
Is That All There Is? HC by Joost Swarte
Kolor Klimax: Nordic Comics Now SC by Jenni Rope, Rui Tenreiro, Bendik Kaltenborn, Emelie Östergren, Tommi Musturi, Peter Kielland, Amanda Vähämäki, Joanna Rubin Dranger, Johan F. Krarup, Joanna Hellgren, Aapo Rapi, Joakim Pirinen, Mari Ahokoivu, Mårdøn Smet, Mikkel Damsbo, Gitte Broeng, Signe Parkins, Kolbeinn Karlsson, Christopher Nielsen, Vanessa Baird, Tommi Musturi, Ville Ranta, Thoams Thorhauge
Magic Bullet #4 by Matt Dembicki, Liz Suburbia, William Brown, Rafer Roberts, Matt Rhode, Even Keeling, Jake Warrenfeltz, Katie Omberg, Kevin Panetta, Mike Short, Nick Liappis, Andrew Cohen, Michael Cowgill, Dale Rawlings, Arthur Hondros, Max Ink, Joe Carabeo, Carolyn Belefski, Mike Cavna, Ben Claassen, Eric Gordon, John Shine, Troy-Jeffrey Allen, David Dean, Jerry Carr, Marc Bryant, Mal Jones, JT Wilkins
Mondo #1 (Of 3) by Ted McKeever
No Place Like Home #1 by Angelo Tirotto and Richard Jordan
Pocket Full of Coffee by Joe Decie
Prophet #22 by Brandon Graham and Simon Roy
Superior HC by Mark Millar and Leinl Yu

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Dara Brighton is a young, paraplegic woman who is simply trying to get through college and live a normal life. However, life becomes anything but normal when three powerful strangers break into her family’s home and demand that Dara’s father give them a sword. The father denies knowing anything about the sword in question, causing the strangers to kill Dara’s family and set their home aflame. As the house burns down around her, Dara crashes through the floor into a hidden room which contains a sword. When she grasps the sword, Dara’s wounds begin to heal and her paralysis is cured. What is the sword? Who are the murderous strangers? And why did Dara’s father let himself and his family be killed rather than turn over the sword? The answers to those questions are provided with astounding plot twists and breakneck pacing.

This week’s episode contains more comic book food puns than you can can shake a stick of Beast Jerky at!

Also, we review all these books!
Amazing Spider-Man #679.1 by Dan Slot, Chris Yost and Matthew Clark
Army of Darkness Ongoing #1 by Elliot R Serrano and Marat Mychaels
Athos in America HC by Jason
DC Super-Pets by various and Art Baltazar
DC Universe Presents #6 by Dan Didio and Jerry Ordway
Devil & Her Love Song 1 SC by Miyoshi Tomori
Glory #23 by Joe Keatinge and Ross Campbell
Peter Panzerfaust #1 by Kurtis Wiebe and Tyler Jenkins
Pigs 1: Hello, Cruel World SC by Nate Cosby, Ben McCool and Breno Tamura
Uncanny X-Force 2: Deathlok Nation SC by Rick Remender, Rafael Albuquerque and Esad Ribic
Whispers in the Walls SC by David Munoz and Tirso

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Susumu Yamaji is a young pianist convicted of a murder he doesn’t remember committing. The musician winds up handcuffed to a hardened criminal on the train that will take them to prison. An avalanche derails the train and the criminal takes the opportunity to flee into a raging blizzard. The pianist is forced to go along or else lose his hand. They escape into the mountains to an abandoned ranger station, where they take shelter from the storm and Susumu explains the series of events that brought him to be imprisoned. The drawings are fairly crude, but this is offset by the rapid-fire pace of the story. A cinematic adventure combined with a strange romance and a compelling crime
melodrama.

Also, we review all these books!
Adventure Time with Finn & Jake #1 by Ryan North, Shelli Paroline, Braden Lamb, and Aaron Renier
Conan The Barbarian #1 by Brian Wood and Becky Cloonan
Dotter of Her Father’s Eyes HC by Mary M. Talbot and Bryan Talbot
Fangbone! 3rd Grade Barbarian 1 SC by Michael Rex
Fangbone! 3rd Grade Barbarian 2: The Egg Of Misery SC by Michael Rex
Fantastic Four: Season One HC by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and David Marquez
GTO: 14 Days in Shonan 1 SC by Toru Fujisawa
Jinchalo SC by Matthew Forsythe
Kevin Keller #1 by Dan Parent
The Life and Death of Fritz the Cat HC by Robert Crumb
The Ninjettes #1 by Al Ewing and Eman Casallos
Pandemonium 1 SC by Chris Wooding and Cassandra Diaz
Secret Avengers #22 by Rick Remender and Gabriel Hardman
Thief of Thieves #1 by Robert Kirkman, Nick Spencer, and Shawn Martinbrough
Young Romance: The Best of Simon & Kirby’s Romance Comics HC by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby

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“Two Generals” is the true story of cartoonist Scott Chantler’s grandfather and his grandad’s best friend, both of whom joined the Canadian military in the early days of World War II. The two buddies shipped out together to England where they completed their training and then to mainland Europe where they both took part in the Normandy invasion. There are several elements that set this apart from many other WW II accounts. First of all, the focus of Chantler’s account is two everyday soldiers, not the famous generals and politicians we’ve heard so much about. Secondly, there is an immediacy and urgency in the way this story is told, thanks not only to Chantler’s skill as a narrator, but also due to the wonderful access he had to a wealth of first hand accounts of these events. Chantler’s grandfather kept a diary during the war and both the families back home of the grandad and his best friend saved the letters they wrote home. In addition to this, a regimental diary was also maintained. Chantler took this abundance of material and distilled it into a powerful story of two ordinary guys caught up in some of the last century’s most harrowing events.

It’s our most review-laden podcast of all-time! Filled with laughter and sadness, don’t miss the new episode of the BIG PLANET COMICS PODCAST!

Also, we review all these books!
ADD: Adolescent Demo Division HC by Douglas Rushkoff and Goran Sudžuka
Alpha Girl #1 by Jeff Roenning, Jean-Paul Bonjour, and Robert Love
Astonishing Spider-Man and Wolverine SC by Jason Aaron and Adam Kubert
Avatar: The Last Airbender 1: The Promise 1 SC by Gene Yang and Gurihiru
Brenda Starr, Reporter: Dailies and Sundays 1: 1940-1946 HC by Dale Messick
Bulletproof Coffin: Disinterred #1 (Of 6) by David Hine and Shaky Kane
Catwoman 1: Trail of the Catwoman SC by Darwyn Cooke, Ed Brubaker, Cameron Stewart, Mike Allred, Brad Rader, and Rick Burchett
Dance Class 1: So You Think You Can Hip Hop? HC by Béka and Crip
Fantastic Life SC by Kevin Mutch
Fatale #2 by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips
John Romita Amazing Spider-Man Artist Edition HC by John Romita Sr.
Kramers Ergot 8 HC by Robert Beatty, Gabrielle Bell, Chris Cilla, Anya Davidson, Ron Embleton, Frederic Mullalley, C.F., Sammy Harkham, Tim Hensley, Kevin Huizenga, Ben Jones, Takeshi Murata, Gary Panter, Johnny Ryan, Leon Sadler, Frank Santoro, Dash Shaw, and Ian F. Svenonius
Madman 20th Anniversary Monster HC by Mike Allred and various
Magic: The Gathering #1 by Matt Forbeck, Martín Cóccolo
The Monkey in the Basement and Other Delusions by Corinne Mucha
Nancy In Hell On Earth #1 (Of 4) by El Torres and Enrique Lorenzana
Polly and the Pirates 2: Mystery of the Dragonfish SC by Ted Naifeh and Robbi Rodriguez
Rat Catcher SC by Andy Diggle and Victor Ibañez
Red Skull: Incarnate SC by Greg Pak and Mirko Colak
Secret Avengers #21.1 by Rick Remender and Patrick Zircher
The Silence Of Our Friends SC by Mark Long, Jim Demonakos, and Nate Powell
Strikeforce: Morituri 1 SC by Peter B. Gillis, Brent Anderson and Whilce Portacio
Winter Soldier #1 by Ed Brubaker and Butch Guice
You Are A Cat!: Pick-A-Plot SC by Sherwin Tjia

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Six pistols of unearthly power were forged during the Civil War. The most dangerous of them, the Sixth Gun, has vanished. When it shows up in the hands of an innocent young woman, sinister forces are roused. Terrible creatures thought long dead are back and they want the gun. Things don’t look good for anything or anyone that stands in their way. This fast-moving story takes place in a convincingly portrayed western setting with a compelling cast of characters.

This week we talk to President Jared Smith about how comics are gonna corrupt your kids and bring you more results from our best of 2011 poll!

Also, we review all these books!
Danger Girl: Revolver #1 (Of 4) by Andy Hartnell and Chris Madden
Diablo #2 (Of 5) by Aaron Williams and Joseph Lacroix
Fearless SC by Mark Sable/David Roth and art by PJ Holden
Halo: Fall of Reach: Invasion #1 (Of 4) by Brian Reed and Felix Ruiz
Lord Of The Jungle #1 by Arvid Nelson and Roberto Castro
Marvel Firsts 1970s SC by various
Memorial #2 (Of 6) by Chris Roberson and Rich Ellis
Prophet #21 by Brandon Graham and Simon Roy
Raw Power #1 by Josh Bayer
Steed and Mrs. Peel #1 (Of 6) by Grant Morrison and Ian Gibson
Steve Canyon 1: 1947-1948 HC by Milton Caniff
The Twelve 1 SC by J Michael Straczynski and Chris Weston

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CBLDF Link: “Retailer Advisory: How To Manage A Media Attack”

PLANET PICKS
Chew #23
Daredevil #8
Memorial #2 (Of 6)
Prophet #21
Superior #7 (Of 7)
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #6 With Digital Code

NEW THIS WEEK
Amazing Spider-Man #678
Archie & Friends Double Digest #12
Avengers #21
Avenging Spider-Man #3 with Free Digital Code
Back Issue #54
Batman #5
Batman Odyssey Vol 2 #4 (Of 7)
Birds Of Prey #5
Blue Beetle #5
Bomb Queen VII Queens World #2 (Of 4)
Caligula #6 (Of 6)
Captain Atom #5
Catwoman #5
Chew #23
Clint #13
Cobra #9
Conan Road Of Kings #12
Crossed Psychopath #7 (Of 7)
Daken X-23 Collision SC
Danger Girl Revolver #1 (Of 4)
Daredevil #8
DC Universe Presents #5
Deadpool Classic Vol 06 SC
Deadpool Max 2 #4
Defenders Tournament Of Heroes #1
Diablo #2 (Of 5)
Elephantmen Vol 00 HC
Fables #113
Fear Itself Fearless #7 (Of 12)
Fraggle Rock Classics Vol 01 SC
Generation Hope #15
Ghost Rider #8
Ghostbusters #5
Green Hornet #21
Green Lantern Corps #5
Hack Slash #12
Halo Fall Of Reach Invasion #1 (Of 4)
Hellblazer #287
Invincible Iron Man #512
John Carter A Princess Of Mars #5 (Of 5)
John Carter Of Mars World Of Mars #4 (Of 4)
Jughead #211
Jugheads Double Digest #177
Kirby Genesis Dragonsbane #1
Legion Of Monsters #4 (Of 4)
Legion Of Super Heroes #5
Lord Of The Jungle #1
Marvel Firsts 1970s Vol 01 SC
Mass Effect Invasion #4 (Of 4)
Memorial #2 (Of 6)
Moon Knight #9
Morning Glories #15

Also, we review all these books!
The Activity #2 by Nathan Edmondson and Mitch Gerads
Amazing Spider-Man #677 by Mark Waid and Emma Rios
Batman: Through The Looking Glass HC by Bruce Jones and Sam Keith
Brilliant #2 by Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley
Curse Of The Wendigo SC by Mathieu Missoffe and Charlie Adlard
Dark Matter #1 (Of 4) by Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie and Garry Brown
Gangsta Rap Posse #2 by Benjamin Marra
Jim Henson’s Dark Crystal 1: Creation Myths HC by Brian Holguin and Alex Sheikman/Lizzy John
Lobster Johnson: The Burning Hand #1 by Mike Mignola John Arcudi and Tonci Zonjic
Lords of Death and Life SC by Jonathon Dalton
Monster Mess HC by Louis Trondheim
The Ray #2 (Of 4) by Justin Gray/Jimmy Palmiotti and Jamal Igle
Scarlet Spider #1 by Chris Yost and Ryan Stegman
Spera 1 HC by Josh Tierney, art Kyla Vanderklugt, Hwei, Emily Carroll, Olivier Pichard, Jordyn Bochon, Cécile Brun, Luke Pearson, Leela Wagner, Matt Marblo
Transformers More Than Meets Eye #1 by James Roberts and Nick Roche
Whispers #1 by Joshua Luna
Wolverine #300 by Jason Aaron and Andy Kubert, Ron Garney, Steve Sanders
X-Men Legacy #260.1 by Christos Gage and David Baldeon

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PLANET PICKS
The Activity #2
Amazing Spider-Man #677
Batwoman #5
Gangsta Rap Posse #2
Mystic Tenth Apprentice SC
Whispers #1
Wolverine #300

NEW THIS WEEK
7 Warriors #3 (Of 3)
The Activity #2
Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn HC
All New Batman The Brave And The Bold #15
Amazing Spider-Man #677
Archie Best Of Dan Decarlo Vol 03 HC
Archie Double Digest #225
Asterix Omnibus SC Vol 11 New Ptg
Avengers 1959 #5 (Of 5)
Avengers By Brian Michael Bendis Vol 02 SC
Batgirl #5
Batman And Robin #5
Batman Through The Looking Glass HC
Battle Scars #3 (Of 6)
Batwoman #5
Black Panther Most Dangerous Man Alive #528
Blue Estate Vol 02 Sc
Brilliant #2
Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 9 Freefall #5
Captain America #7
Carnage USA #2 (Of 5)
Cartoon Network Action Pack #66
Cobra Annual 2012 Origin Of Cobra Commander #1
Daken Dark Wolverine #19
Dark Matter #1 (Of 4)
Dark Tower Gunslinger Way Station #2 (Of 5)
Darkness #97
DC Universe Online Legends #21
Deadpool #49
Deathstroke #5
Demon Knights #5
Doctor Who Vol 2 #13
Flash Vol 01 The Dastardly Death Of The Rogues SC
Formic Wars Silent Strike #2 (Of 5)
Frankenstein Agent Of Shade #5
Gangsta Rap Posse #2
GI Joe A Real American Hero #174
Green Lantern #5
Grifter #5
Heart #3 (Of 4)
Hellraiser Vol 02 SC
PC Cast House Of Night #3 (Of 5)
Hp Lovecraft The Dunwich Horror #4 (Of 4)
Incredible Hulk #4
Intrepids Vol 01 SC
Invincible #87
Invincible Vol 15 Get Smart SC
Jim Henson’s Dark Crystal HC Vol 01 Creation Myths
Journey Into Mystery #633
Kull The Cat & The Skull #4 (Of 4)
Last Of The Greats #4
Legion Lost #5
Lobster Johnson The Burning Hand #1
Lords Of Death And Life GN
Magneto Not A Hero #3 (Of 4)
Mega Man #9
Mister Terrific #5
MMW Captain Marvel HC Vol 04
Monster Mess HC
Moriarty #8
My Greatest Adventure #4 (Of 6)
Mystic Tenth Apprentice SC

In our first ever awards show (and longest podcast ever!) we take a look at the books and creators that made 2011 a great year to be a comics fan!

Click through to see the nominees!

And here are the nominees!

Best New Series
Animal Man – Jeff Lemire, Travel Foreman
Batman – Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo
Daredevil – Mark Waid, Marcos Martin, Paolo Rivera
I, Vampire – Joshua Hale Fialkov, Andrea Sorrentino
Punisher – Greg Rucka, Marco Checchetto
Rachel Rising – Terry Moore
Swamp Thing – Scott Snyder, Yanick Paquette
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man – Brian Michael Bendis, Sara Pichelli
Wolverine and the X-Men – Jason Aaron, Chris Bachalo
Wonder Woman – Brian Azzarello, Cliff Chiang

Best Reprint
Blackjacked and Pistol-Whipped: Crime Does Not Pay – Charles Biro, Bob Wood
Captain Easy 2: 1936-1937 – Roy Crane
The Death-Ray – Daniel Clowes
Donald Duck: Lost in the Andes – Carl Barks
Hark! A Vagrant – Kate Beaton
Manara Library 1: Indian Summer and Other Stories – Hugo Pratt, Milo Manara
Milk and Cheese: Dairy Products Gone Bad HC – Evan Dorkin
Pogo 1: Through the Wild Blue Wonder – Walt Kelly
Tank Tankuro – Gajo Sakamoto
X-Statix Omnibus – Peter Milligan, Mike Allred, Darwyn Cooke

Best Artist
Travel Foreman – Animal Man
Francisco Francavilla – Black Panther, Detective Comics
R. M. Guera – Scalped
Marcos Martin -Daredevil
Tradd Moore – The Strange Talent of Luther Strode
Jerome Opena – Uncanny X-Force
Ramón Pérez- Tale of Sand
Nate Simpson – Nonplayer
Craig Thompson – Habibi
J. H. Williams III – Batwoman, Detective Comics

Best Mini-Series
Axe Cop 2: Bad Guy Earth – Malachai Nicolle, Ethan Nicolle
Betrayal of the Planet of the Apes – Corinna Bechko, Gabriel Hardman
Criminal: The Last of the Innocent – Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips
Key of Z – Claudio Sanchez, Chondra Echert, Aaron Kuder
The Rinse – Gary Phillips, Marc Laming
Severed – Scott Snyder, Scott Tuft, Attila Futaki
Spaceman – Brian Azzarello, Eduardo Risso
The Strange Talent of Luther Strode – Justin Jordan, Tradd Moore
Who is Jake Ellis? – Nathan Edmondson, Tonci Zonjic
Witch Doctor – Brandon Seifert, Lukas Ketner

Best for Kids
Amulet 4: The Last Council – Kazu Kibuishi
Anya’s Ghost – Vera Brosgol
Bad Island – Doug TenNapel
Donald Duck: Lost in the Andes – Carl Barks
Princeless – Jeremy Whitley, M. Goodwin
Rust 1: Victor in the Field – Royden Lepp
Sidekicks – Dan Santat
Snarked – Roger Langridge
Super Dinosaur – Robert Kirkman, Jason Howard
Three Thieves – Scott Chantler
Zita the Space Girl – Ben Hatke

Best Single Issue
Bowman #1 – Pat Aulisio
Boys #59 – Garth Ennis, Russ Braun
Daredevil #7 – Mark Waid, Paolo Rivera
Fantastic Four #600 – Jonathan Hickman, Steve Epting, Carmine di Giandomenico, Leinil Yu, Farel Dalrymple
Ganges #4 – Kevin Huizenga
Nonplayer #1 – Nate Simpson
Optic Nerve #12 – Adrian Tomine
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #1 – Brian Michael Bendis, Sara Pichelli
Uncanny X-Force #18 – Rick Remender, Jerome Opena
Who is Jake Ellis? #1 – Nathan Edmondson, Tonci Zonjic

Best Writer
Jason Aaron – Astonishing Spider-Man and Wolverine, Scalped, Wolverine, Wolverine and the X-Men, X-Men Schism
Brian Azzarello – Flashpoint Batman Knight of Vengeance, Spaceman, Wonder Woman
Ed Brubaker – Captain America, Criminal, Incognito
Jonathan Hickman – Fantastic Four, FF, Red Wing, Secret Warriors, S.H.I.E.L.D.
Joe Hill – The Cape, Locke & Key
Robert Kirkman – The Infinite, Invincible, Super Dinosaur, The Walking Dead
Jeff Lemire – Animal Man, Frankenstein Agent of SHADE, Superboy, Sweet Tooth
Rick Remender – Fear Agent, Secret Avengers, Uncanny X-Force, Venom
Scott Snyder – American Vampire, Batman, Detective Comics, Severed, Swamp Thing
Nick Spencer – Iron Man 2.0, Morning Glories, THUNDER Agents, Ultimate Comics X-Men

Best Ongoing Series
Fantastic Four/FF – Jonathan Hickman, Steve Epting
Gladstone’s School for World Conquerors – Mark Andrew Smith, Armand Villavert
Invincible – Robert Kirkman, Ryan Ottley
Morning Glories – Nick Spencer, Joe Eisma
Scalped – Jason Aaron, R. M. Guera
The Sixth Gun – Cullen Bunn, Brian Hurtt
Sweet Tooth – Jeff Lemire
Ultimate Spider-Man – Brian Michael Bendis, Sara Pichelli
Uncanny X-Force – Rick Remender, Jerome Opena, Mark Brooks, Billy Tan
The Walking Dead – Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard

Best Graphic Novel
The Cabbie 1 – Marti
The Forming 1 – Jesse Moynihan
Green River Killer: A True Detective Story – Jeff Jensen, Jonathan Case
Habibi – Craig Thompson
Infinite Kung Fu – Kagan McLeod
Old City Blues – Giannis Milonogiannis
Pinocchio – Winshluss
Prison Pit 3 – Johnny Ryan
Tale of Sand – Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Ramón Pérez
Troop 142 – Mike Dawson

Who won?! You’ll have to listen to the podcast to find out!

Questions or comments? Send them to podcast@bigplanetcomics.com or call our new Podcast Line at 1-703-539-2278!

We are back from vacation and back in the saddle!

Also, we review all these books!
Billy Fog and the Gift of Trouble Sight HC by Guillaume Bianco
Black Fire HC by Hernan Rodriguez
Brody’s Ghost One Shot by Mark Crilley
DC Presents Elseworlds 80 Page Giant by various
Fatale #1 by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips
Ferals #1 by David Lapham and Gabriel Andrade
The Guild: Zaboo one-shot by Felicia Day, Sandeep Parikh, and Becky Cloonan
Inner Sanctum SC by Ernie Colon
Keep Our Secrets board book by Jordan Crane
King-Cat Comics & Stories #72 by John Porcellino
Nowhere Man #1 (Of 4) by Marc Guggenheim and Jeevan J. Kang
Robocop Road Trip #1 by Rob Williams and Unai
Shaky Kane’s Monster Truck SC by Shaky Kane
Uncanny X-Force #19.1 by Rick Remender and Billy Tan
Witch Doctor: Resuscitation one-shot by Brandon Seifert and Lukas Ketner
Wolverine And X-Men Alpha And Omega #1 (Of 5) by Brian Wood and Mark Brooks

Questions or comments? Send them to podcast@bigplanetcomics.com or call our new Podcast Line at 1-703-539-2278!

PLANET PICKS
Fatale #1
Ferals #1
Keep Our Secrets HC
Seven Soldiers Of Victory Vol 01 SC
Uncanny X-Force #19.1
Wolverine And X-Men Alpha And Omega #1 (Of 5)

NEW THIS WEEK
Action Comics #5
Animal Man #5
Annotated Sandman Vol 01 HC
Artifacts #13 (Of 13)
Avengers Academy #24
Avengers Academy Vol 02 Real World SC
Avengers Annual #1
Avengers X-Sanction #2 (Of 4)
Batman The Dark Knight Vol 01 Golden Dawn HC
Batman The Return Of Bruce Wayne SC
Batwing #5
Betrayal Of The Planet Of The Apes #3 (Of 4)
Betty & Veronica Double Digest #197
Billy Fog Gift Of Trouble Sight HC
Black Fire HC
Boys #62
Brody’s Ghost One Shot
Cold War #4
Curse Of The Wendigo SC
Cyclops #8
Defenders #2
Detective Comics #5
Elric The Balance Lost #7
Enders Game Ultimate Collection SC
Fatale #1
Fear Itself Fearless #6 (Of 12)
Fear Itself HC
Fearless Vol 01 SC
Ferals #1
Flash Gordon Zeitgeist #2
GI Joe Vol 2 #9
Godzilla Legends #3 (Of 5)
Gold Digger #134
Goon #37
Graveyard Of Empires #3
Green Arrow #5
Hawk And Dove #5
Hellraiser #9
Hulk #47
Huntress #4 (Of 6)
Inner Sanctum SC
Invincible Iron Man Vol 02 HC
Irredeemable #33
Izombie #21
Justice League International #5
Keep Our Secrets Board Book
Life With Archie #16
Lil Depressed Boy #8
The Lone Ranger #1
Men Of War #5
Mudman #2

PLANET PICKS
Aquaman #4
Joe Hill The Cape #3 (Of 4)
I Vampire #4
Louis: Red Letter Day HC New Edition
Spaceman #3 (Of 9)
Uncanny X-Men #3
Witch Doctor Resuscitation One Shot

NEW THIS WEEK
All Star Western #4
Alpha Flight #7
American Vampire #22
Angel & Faith #5
Annihilators Earthfall #4 (Of 4)
Aquaman #4
Archie #628 (Archie Meets Kiss Part 2)
Artifacts #12 (Of 13)
Astonishing X-Men #45
Avengers Childrens Crusade #8 (Of 9)
Avengers Solo #3 (Of 5)
Bart Simpson Comics #66
Batman The Dark Knight #4
Betty & Veronica Battle Of The Bffs
Black Panther Most Dangerous Man Alive #527
Blackhawk SC
Blackhawks #4
Joe Hill The Cape #3 (Of 4)
Captain America #5
Captain America #6
Captain America And Bucky #625
Chase Sc
Cyclops #7
DC Comics Presents Elseworlds 80 Page Giant #1
DC Universe Online Legends #20
Deadpool #48
DMZ #72
Dorothy And Wizard In Oz #4 (Of
Dungeons And Dragons #14
Extinction Seed #1 (Of 6)
FF #13
Flash #4
Frenemy Of The State #5 (Of 5)
Fury Of Firestorm The Nuclear Men #4
Game Of Thrones #4
Gears Of War #21
Generation Hope Schism SC
Godland #35
Green Lantern New Guardians #4
Green Wake #8 (Mr)
The Guild Zaboo #1
Hack Slash #11
Haunt #20
Hellblazer Vol 02 The Devil You Know SC New Edition
House Of Mystery Vol 07 Conception SC
Hulk By John Byrne And Ron Garney SC
I Vampire #4
Incorruptible #25
Iron Man 2.0 #12
Justice League Dark #4
Kick-Ass 2 #6 (Of 7)
Kirby Genesis Captain Victory #2
Legion Secret Origin #3 (Of 6)
Lenore Volume II #4
Louis: Red Letter Day HC New Edition
Marvel Previews January 2012
Mediterranea #6 (Of 14)
Mice Templar Vol 3 #6
Mighty Thor #9
Marvel Masterworks Golden Age Marvel Comics Vol 01 SC
Muppets Presents Treasure Of Peg Leg Wilson

In this episode we don’t have much to talk about but STILL can’t manage to keep our podcast under an hour.

Also, we review all these books!
The Activity #1 by Nathan Edmondson and Mitch Gerads
Batman Incorporated Leviathan Strikes #1 by Grant Morrison and Chris Burnham and Cameron Stewart
The Immortal: Demon In The Blood #1 by Ian Edginton and Vicens Villagrasa
Jason Conquers America by Jason
Jubilee SC by Robert Kirkman and Derek Donovan, Michael O’Hare, and Casey Jones
The Last Battle SC by Tito Faraci and Dan Brereton
Memorial #1 (Of 6) by Chris Roberson and Rich Ellis
Ratfist SC by Doug TenNapel
Tales Designed to Thrizzle #7 by Michael Kupperman
Tina’s Mouth: An Existential Comic Diary HC by Keshni Kashyap and Mari Araki
Uncanny X-Force #19 by Rick Remender and Robbi Rodriguez

PLANET PICKS
Activity #1
Baltimore Vol 01 The Plague Ships SC
Batman #4
Invincible #86
Jubilee By Robert Kirkman SC
Memorial #1 (Of 6)
Uncanny X-Force #19

NEW THIS WEEK
500 Portraits HC
Activity #1
Amazing Spider-Man #676
Anita Blake Circus Damned Scoundrel #3 (Of 5)
Archie & Friends #159
Avengers #20
Avengers Defenders War New Printing SC
B & V Friends Double Digest #220
Back Issue #53
Baltimore Vol 01 The Plague Ships SC
Batman #4
Batman Incorporated Leviathan Strikes #1
Batman Odyssey Vol 2 #3 (Of 7)
Betty & Veronica #257
Kevin Smith Bionic Man #5
Birds Of Prey #4
Blondie Vol 02 HC
Blue Beetle #4
Boys Butcher Baker Candlestickmaker #6
Bprd Hell On Earth Russia #4
Captain Atom #4
Cartoon Network 2 In 1 Ben 10 Generator Rex SC
Catwoman #4
Cobra #8
Conan Road Of Kings #11
Criminal Macabre Omnibus Vol 02 SC
Daken Dark Wolverine #18
Daredevil #7
Dark Horse Presents #7
Dark Shadows #2
Darkness #96
DC Universe Presents #4
Deadpool Max 2 #3
Defenders Coming Of Defenders #1
Defenders Strange Heroes
Drops Of God Vol 02 SC
Dungeons & Dragons Drizzt #4 (Of 5)
Fables #112
Fantastic Four #601
Fantastic Four By Waid & Wieringo Ultimate Collection 4 SC
Fear Itself Fearless #5 (Of 12)
Formic Wars Silent Strike #1 (Of 5)
Fullmetal Alchemist Vol 27 (Of 27)
Generation Hope #14
Ghostbusters #4
GI Joe A Real American Hero #173
Giant-Size Grimm Fairy Tales 2011 Holiday Edition
Godzilla Kingdom Of Monsters #10
Green Hornet #20
Green Lantern Corps #4
Hellblazer #286
Hulk #46
The Immortal Demon In The Blood #1
Incredible Hulk #3
Infinite Vol 01 SC
Intrepid Escapegoat #3 (Of 3) Curse Of The Buddha’s Tooth
Invincible #86
Invincible Iron Man #511
Jason Conquers America (One Shot)
John Carter A Princess Of Mars #4 (Of 5)
Jubilee By Robert Kirkman SC
Justice League #4
Key Of Z #3 (Of 4)
Kobato Vol 05
Knights Of The Dinner Table Bundle Of Trouble Vol 34 SC
Lady Mechanika #3
Last Battle One Shot
Legion Of Monsters #3 (Of 4)
Legion Of Super Heroes #4

Download the guide here!

Also, we review all these books!
Tale Of Sand HC by Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl and Ramón Pérez
Avengers X-Sanction #1 (Of 4) by Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuiness
Bowman by Pat Aulisio
Carnage USA #1 (Of 5) by Zeb Wells and Clayton Crain
Darwin’s Diaries 1: The Eye of the Celts SC by Runberg & Ocaña
Jingle Belle Gift Wrapped Special by Paul Dini and Stephanie Gladden
Mush!: Sled Dogs with Issues SC by Glenn Eichler and Joe Infurnari
The Ray #1 (Of 4) by Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray and Jamal Igle
The Sigh HC by Marjane Satrapi
The Strain #1 (Of 11) by David Lapham (adapted from the novel by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan) and Mike Huddleston
Valen the Outcast #1 by Michael Alan Nelson and Matteo Scalera

Questions or comments? Send them to podcast@bigplanetcomics.com or call our new Podcast Line at 1-703-539-2278!

PLANET PICKS
Avengers X-Sanction #1 (Of 4)
Carnage USA #1 (Of 5)
Fables Vol 16 Super Team SC
The Sigh HC
Tale Of Sand HC
Walking Dead Vol 15 We Find Ourselves SC

NEW THIS WEEK
20th Century Boys Vol 18 SC
27 Second Set #4 (Of 4)
28 Days Later Vol 06 Homecoming SC
68 Jungle Jim One Shot
7 Warriors #2 (Of 3)
A Tale Of Sand HC
All New Batman The Brave And The Bold #14
American Vampire #21
Archie & Friends Double Digest #11
Archie Cyber Adventures SC
Atomic Robo Ghost Of Station X #4 (Of 6)
Avengers 1959 #4 (Of 5)
Avengers Academy #23
Avengers X-Sanction #1 (Of 4)
Baltimore Curse Bells #5
Batgirl #4
Batman And Robin #4
Battle Scars #2 (Of 6)
Garth Ennis Complete Battlefields Vol 01 SC
Batwoman #4
Black Panther Most Dangerous Man Alive #526
Blue Estate #8
Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 9 Freefall #4
Carnage USA #1 (Of 5)
Chuck Jones Dream That Never Was HC
Danger Girl Army Of Darkness #4
Daomu #8
Dark Tower Gunslinger Way Station #1 (Of 5)
DC Universe Online Legends #19
Deadpool Max 1 Nutjob SC
Deathstroke #4
Demon Knights #4
Doctor Who Ongoing Vol 2 #12
Essential Rawhide Kid Vol 01 SC
Fables Vol 16 Super Team SC
Frankenstein Agent Of Shade #4
Ghost Rider #7
Godzilla Legends #2 (Of 5)
Green Hornet Year One Vol 02 Biggest Of All Game SC
Green Lantern #4
Grifter #4
Grimm Fairy Tales The Library #3
Hawken #2 (Of 6)
Hitman Vol 05 Tommys Heroes SC
House Of Night #2 (Of 5)
Iron Man 2.0 #11
Jingle Belle Gift Wrapped Special One Shot
John Carter Of Mars World Of Mars #3 (Of 5)
Journey Into Mystery #632
Jugheads Double Digest #176
Kirby Genesis Silver Star #2
Knights Of The Dinner Table #181
Kull The Cat & The Skull #3 (Of 4)
Legion Lost #4
Locke & Key Clockworks #3 (Of 6)
Mad Magazine #513
Magdalena #10
Magneto Not A Hero #2 (Of 4)
Memoir #5 (Of 6)
Mister Terrific #4
Mouse Guard Black Axe #3 (Of 6)
Mush Sled Dogs With Issues Sc
My Greatest Adventure #3 (Of 6)
New Avengers #19
Nick Fury Agent Of Shield Marvel Masterworks Vol 03 HC
Nightly News Anniversary Edition HC

On this week’s podcast we discuss Monster Party, super hero hair and Christmas horror movies!

Also, we review all these books:
Dead Or Alive #1 (Of 4) by Scott Chitwood and Alfonso Ruiz
DeadpoolMax X-Mas Special #1 by David Lapham, Kyle Baker and
Defenders #1 by Matt Fraction and Terry Dodson
Girls Complete Collection SC by the Luna Brothers
Hellblazer Annual #1 by Peter Milligan and Simon Bisley
Jack Kirby’s Fourth World Omnibus Vol 01 SC by Jack Kirby
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Micro Series #1 Raphael by Brian Lynch and Franco Urru
Thought Bubble Anthology #1 by Charlie Adlard, Mike Carey, Becky Cloonan, Andy Diggle, D’Israeli, Duncan Fegredo, Robin Furth, Stuart Gordon, and Antony Johnston
Voltron #1 by Brandon Thomas and Ariel Padilla
X-Club #1 (Of 5) by Simon Spurrier and Paul Davidson
X-Statix Omnibus HC by Peter Milligan, Mike Allred, Darwyn Cooke, Paul Pope, etc.

PLANET PICKS
Action Comics #4
Defenders #1
Jack Kirby’s Fourth World Omnibus Vol 01 SC
Strange Talent Of Luther Strode #3 (Of 6)
Superboy Smallville Attacks SC
Valen Outcast #1

NEW THIS WEEK
Action Comics #4
Amazing Spider-Man #675
Angel After The Fall Vol 04 SC
Animal Man #4
Archie Double Digest #224
Art Of Herge Inventor Of Tintin Vol 03 HC
Art Of Spider-Man Classic HC
Avenging Spider-Man #2 With Free Digital Code
Bad Doings Big Ideas A Bill Willingham Deluxe HC
Batwing #4
Betrayal Of The Planet Of The Apes #2 (Of 4)
Black Jack Vol 17
Bleach Vol 37
Boys #61
Breed III #7 (Of 7)
Brightest Day Vol 01 SC
Chew #22
Chew Omnivore Edition Vol 02 HC
Cold War #3
Criminal Vol 06 Last Of Innocent SC
Crossed Psychopath #6 (Of 7)
Dead Or Alive #1 (Of 4)
Deadpool #47
Deadpool Vol 09 Institutionalized HC
Deadpoolmax X-Mas Special #1
Defenders #1
Detective Comics #4
Elric The Balance Lost #6
Fear Itself Fearless #4 (Of 12)
Grimm Fairy Tales Myths & Legends #10
Grimm Fairy Tales Sinbad Special
GI Joe Cobra Vol 01 Cobra Civil War SC
GI Joe Vol 2 #8
Girls Complete Collection SC
Glamourpuss #22
Green Arrow #4
Grimm Fairy Tales #66
Hack Slash #10
Hawk And Dove #4
Heart #2 (Of 4)
Hellblazer Annual #1
Hellraiser #8
HP Lovecraft The Dunwich Horror #3 (Of 4)
Hulk #45
Huntress #3 (Of 6)
Irredeemable #32
Izombie #20
Jack Kirby’s Fourth World Omnibus Vol 01 SC
Jennifer Blood #7
Johnny Hazard Dailies Vol 01 1944-1946 HC
Justice League International #4
Last Of The Greats #3
Looney Tunes #204
Mega Man #8

On this week’s podcast we learn spinjitzu, take a trip to the set of superhero family feud and flap our gums about The Rock-afire Explosion!

Also, we review all these books:
Archie #627 (Archie Meets KISS Pt 1) by Alex Segura and Dan Parent
Bomb Queen VII #1 (Of 4) by Jimmie Robinson
Cage of Eden 1 by Yoshinobu Yamada
Definitive Flash Gordon & Jungle Jim Vol 01 1934-1936 HC by Alex Raymond
Doc Bizarre MD HC by Joe Casey and Andy Suriano
Flash Gordon Zeitgeist #1 by Eric Trautman and Daniel Indro
Green Lantern The Animated Series #0 by Art Baltazar/Franco and Dario Brizuela
Haunt #19 by Joe Casey and Nathan Fox
Ninjago Vol 01 Challenge Of Samukai SC
Princeless #1 by Jeremy Whitley and M. Goodwin (backup story art by D. E. Belton)
Rust Vol 01 Victor in the Field HC by Royden Lepp
Thunder Agents Vol 2 #1 (Of 6) Nick Spencer and Wes Craig
Uncharted #1 (Of 6) by Joshua Williamson and Sergio Sandoval

PLANET PICKS
BPRD Being Human SC
Doc Bizarre MD HC
Mouse Guard Black Axe #3 (Of 6)
Spaceman #2 (Of 9)
Super Dinosaur #6
Thunder Agents Vol 2 #1 (Of 6)
Uncanny X-Men #2

NEW THIS WEEK
Angel & Faith #4
Archie #627 (Archie Meets KISS Pt 1)
Avengelyne #5
Avengers Origins Thor #1
Batman Odyssey Vol 2 #2 (Of 7)
Betty #195
Betty & Veronica Double Digest #196
Bomb Queen VII #1 (Of 4)
BPRD Being Human SC
Cartoon Network Action Pack #65
Cisco Kid Jose Luis Salinas & Rod Reed Vol 01 SC
Cobra #7
Complete Invincible Library Vol 03 HC
Daredevil #6
Darkness #95
DC Universe Online Legends #18
Deadpool Corps Vol 02 You Say Revolution SC
Deadpool Max Involuntary Armageddon HC
Definitive Flash Gordon & Jungle Jim Vol 01 HC
Defoe Queen Of The Zombies GN
Diary Of A Wimpy Kid Vol 06 Cabin Fever HC
Disney Pixar Presents Incredibles City of Incredibles
Doc Bizarre MD HC
Dorothy And Wizard In Oz #3 (Of
Fables #111
FF #12
Flash Gordon Zeitgeist #1
Futurama Comics #58
Game of Thrones #3
Ghost Rider #6
Gold Digger #133
Green Lantern The Animated Series #0
Green Wake #7
Haunt #19
Heavy Metal January 2012
Herc #10
History of Marvel Universe #1
Infinite Horizon #6 (Of 6)
Jonah Hex Bury Me in Hell SC
Legion Secret Origin #2 (Of 6)
Leonard Starr’s Mary Perkins on Stage Vol 09 SC

This week we try to do our podcast in 30 minutes! Do we succeed?! Nope.

Also, we review all these books:
Adventures of Herge HC
Aliens Fast Track To Heaven HC
Batman The Black Mirror HC
Diablo #1
Fantastic Four #600
Kapow Guinness World Record Special #1
Milk & Cheese Dairy Products Gone Bad HC
Oil And Water HC
Parker Martini Ed HC
Pogo Comp Syndicated Strips Vol 01 Through The Wild Blue Wonder HC
Royal Historian Of Oz SC
Smurfs vol 09 Gargamel And Smurfs SC
Super Dinosaur Vol 01 SC
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Ultimate Collection Vol 01 HC
Walt Disney Donald Duck Hc Vol 01 Lost In The Andes

PLANET PICKS
Adventures Of Herge HC
Comic Book Comics #6 (Of 6)
Milk & Cheese Dairy Products Gone Bad HC
Pogo Complete Syndicated Strips Vol 01 Wild Wonder HC
Walt Disney Donald Duck Vol 01 Lost In The Andes HC
Wolverine and the X-Men #2

NEW THIS WEEK
27 Second Set #3 (Of 4)
5 Ronin SC
Adventures Of Herge HC
Aliens Fast Track To Heaven HC
All Star Western #3
Alpha Flight #6
Animal Man #1 3rd Printing
Annihilators Earthfall #3 (Of 4)
Aquaman #3
Astonishing X-Men #44
Avengers Origins Scarlet Witch And Quicksilver #1
Avengers Solo #2 (Of 5)
Bart Simpson Comics #65
Batgirl Vol 03 The Lesson SC
Batman The Black Mirror HC
Batman The Dark Knight #3
Blackhawks #3
BPRD Hell On Earth Russia #3
Caligula #5 (Of 6)
Captain America And Bucky #624
Comic Book Comics #6 (Of 6)
Daken Dark Wolverine #17
Dark Horse Presents #6
Darkwing Duck Ducktales Dangerous Currency SC
Deadpool Max 2 #2
Diablo #1 (Of 5)
DMZ #71
Doctor Who Ongoing Vol 2 #11
Dominion SC
Dungeons And Dragons #13
Everything Comics From 1978-1981 HC
Fantastic Four #600
Flash #3
Fury Of Firestorm The Nuclear Men #3
Godzilla Kingdom Of Monsters #9
Gotham City Sirens Vol 02 Song Of The Sirens SC
Green Lantern New Guardians #3
Hellblazer #285
High School Of The Dead Color Omnibus HC
I Vampire #3
Incorruptible #24
Infinite #4
Invincible #85
Invincible Iron Man #510
Iron Man 2.0 #10
Justice League Dark #3
Kapow Guinness World Record Special #1
Kick-Ass 2 #5
Last Phantom #10
Life With Archie #15
Little Lulu Vol 29 The Cranky Giant And Other Stories SC
Locke & Key Guide To Known Keys One Shot
Mighty Thor #8
Milk & Cheese Dairy Products Gone Bad HC
MMW X-Men Vol 04 SC

Oh, yeah! We also review all these comics:

Avenging Spider-Man #1 by Zeb Wells and Joe Madureira
Battle Scars #1 (Of 6) by Chris Yost and Scot Eaton
De Profundis HC by James Jarvis
House Of Night #1 (Of 5) by PC Cast, Kent Dalian and Joelle Jones
Magneto Not A Hero #1 (Of 4) by Skottie Young and Clay Mann
Operation Broken Wings 1936 #1 (Of 3) by Herik Hanna and Trevor Hairsine
Point One #1 by Everybody
Tezukas Princess Knight Vol 01 GN by Osamu Tezuka
Simon & Kirby Library Crime HC by Simon and Kirby
Spy Vs Spy By Prohias Omnibus HC by Antonia Prohias
Zombies That Ate the World 1 HC by Jerry Frissen and Guy Davis
Captain Swing SC by Warren Ellis and Raulo Caceres
Cradlegrave SC by John Smith and Edmund Bagwell
Gladstone’s School For World Conquerors Vol 01 SC by Mark Andrew Smith and Armand Villavert
Godzilla Legends #1 (Of 5) by Jeff Prezenkowski and Matt Frank
Hawken #1 (Of 6) by Benjamin Truman and Tim Truman
Mudman #1 by Paul Grist
Who Is Jake Ellis? Vol 01 SC by Nathan Edmonson and Tonci Zonjic

PLANET PICKS
Batman #3
Bob Powell Terror HC
Fear Itself #7.3
Incredible Hulk #2
Justice League #3
Mudman #1
Who Is Jake Ellis? Vol 01 SC

NEW THIS WEEK
68 Hardship One Shot
Amazing Spider-Man #674
Archie Best Of Samm Schwartz Vol 01 HC
Astro City The Dark Age Vol 02 Brothers In Arms SC
Atomic Robo Ghost Of Station X #3 (Of 6)
Avengers #19
Avengers Academy #22
Avengers Origins Luke Cage #1
Betty & Veronica Friends Double Digest #219
Batman #3
Batman A Death In The Family SC New Edition
Batman And Robin Vol 02 Batman Vs Robin SC
Kevin Smith Bionic Man #4
Birds Of Prey #3
Blue Beetle #3
Blue Estate #7
Bob Powell Terror HC
Boys Butcher Baker Candlestickmaker #5
Captain America #4
Captain Atom #3
Captain Swing SC
Carbon Grey Origins #1 (Of 2)
Catwoman #3
Conan Road Of Kings #10
Cradlegrave SC
DC Universe Online Legends #17
DC Universe Presents #3
Deadpool #46
Deadpool Vol 07 Space Oddity SC
Dogs Vol 06 SC
Drawing Down The Moon SC
Dreamer Vol 02 SC
Elephantmen #36
Epoch #3 (Of 5)
Fear Itself #7.3
Fear Itself Fearless #3 (Of 12)
Felix The Cat Greatest Comic Book Tails SC
Fracture Of The Universal Boy HC
Generation Hope #13
Ghostbusters #3
Gi Joe A Real American Hero #172
Gladstone’s School For World Conquerors Vol 01 SC
Godzilla Legends #1 (Of 5)
Charlaine Harris Grave Sight 2 (Of 3)
Green Lantern Corps #3
Green Lantern War Of The Green Lanterns HC
Haunt #18
Hawken #1 (Of 6)
Incredible Hulk #2
Izombie #19
John Carter A Princess Of Mars #3 (Of 5)
Jughead #210
Justice League #3
Justice League #3 Combo Pack
Key Of Z #2 (Of 4)
Kirby Genesis Captain Victory #1
Knights Of The Dinner Table #180
Legends Of The Dark Knight Marshall Rogers HC
Legion Of Monsters #2 (Of 4)
Legion Of Super Heroes #3
Mass Effect Invasion #2 (Of 4)
Morning Glories #14
Mudman #1

In this episode we learn that there are TWO GOOD PLANET OF THE APES COMICS! How can that be true?Also, we review all this stuff:
Asterix: Where’s Asterix? HC
Avengers Academy #21 by Christos Gage and Sean Chen
Batman: Noel HC by Lee Bermejo
Betrayal of the Planet of the Apes #1 by Corinna Bechko/Gabriel Hardman and art by Gabriel Hardman
Dark Shadows #1 by Stuart Manning and Aaron Campbell
Fear Itself #7.1 by Ed Brubaker and Butch Guice
A Flight of Angels HC written by Holly Black, Bill Willingham, Alisa Kwitney, Louise Hawes, Todd Mitchell, idea and art by Rebecca Guay
Ganges 4 by Kevin Huizenga
Government Issue: Comics for the People 1940s-2000s SC by Various
Heart #1 (of 4) by Blair Butler and Kevin Mellon
Hellboy: House of the Living Dead HC by Mike Mignola and Richard Corben
Joe the Barbarian HC by Grant Morrison and Sean Murphy
Our Love is Real (one shot) by Sam Humphries and Steven Sanders
Peanuts #0 by (1st story) Ron Zorman and (2nd story) Vicki Scott
Seven Warriors #1 (of 3) by Michael le Galli and Francis Manapul
Shame Itself #1 (one shot) by Micheal Kupperman/Sara Benincasa/Kurt Braunohler/Wyatt Cenac/Elliott Kalan/Victor Varnado and art by Colleen Coover, Dean Haspiel, Clayton Henry, Jacob Chabot, Stephanie Buscema and more
Six Guns #1 by Andy Diggle and Davide Gianfelice
The Someday Funnies HC by Various
Uncanny X-Men #1 by Kieron Gillen and Carlos Pacheco
Villains for Hire #0.1 by Dan Abnett/Andy Lanning and Renato Arlem

PLANET PICKS
Action Comics #3
Animal Man #3
Fear Itself #7.1
Joe the Barbarian Deluxe HC
Strange Talent of Luther Strode #2 (Of 6)
Uncanny X-Men #1

NEW THIS WEEK
7 Warriors #1 (Of 3)
Absolute Sandman Vol 05 HC
Action Comics #3
Amazing Spider-Man #673
American Vampire #20
Animal Man #3
Anita Blake Circus Damned Scoundrel #2 (Of 5)
Archie & Friends Double Digest #10
Asterix Omnibus SC Vol 01 New Ptg
Asterix Omnibus SC Vol 02 New Ptg
Asterix Wheres Asterix HC
Avengers 1959 #3 (Of 5)
Avengers Academy #21
Avengers Origins Ant-Man and Wasp #1
Batman Noel Deluxe Edition HC
Batwing #3
Betrayal of the Planet of the Apes #1 (Of 4)
Black Widow HC Itsy-Bitsy Spider
Blue Collar / White Collar GN
Boys #60
Classic G.I. Joe Vol 13 SC
Claymore Vol 19
Cold War #2
Crossed Psychopath #5 (Of 7)
Daredevil #4 2nd Ptg
Dark Shadows #1
Detective Comics #3
Dragon Puncher 2 Dragon Puncher Island HC
Elric: The Balance Lost #5
Fear Agent #32 Out Of Step (Pt 5 Of 5)
Fear Itself #7.1
Fear Itself Fearless #2 (Of 12)
Flight Of Angels HC
Ganges #4
G.I. Joe Vol 2 #7
Giant Sized Elephantmen #1
Goon #36
Government Issue Comics for the People 1940-2000s
Green Arrow #3
Green Hornet #19
Hack Slash #9
Hawk And Dove #3
Heart #1 (Of 4)
Hellboy House of the Living Dead HC
Hulk #44
Infinite HC
Infinite Vacation #3 (Of 5)
Invincible #84
Irredeemable #31
Jack Avarice is The Courier #1 (Of 5)
Joe the Barbarian Deluxe HC
Justice League International #3
Last of the Greats #2
Marvel Previews November 2011
Men of War #3
MMW Fantastic Four Vol 13 HC
Moon Knight #7

In this episode we welcome a guest host into our fold and talk about stuff!

Also, we review all of these books!
Avengers Solo #1 (Of 5) by Jen Van Meter and Roger Robinson
Caspers Scare School #1 (Of 4) by Paul Morrisey and Sabrina Alberghetti
DC Comics Presents Jack Kirby Omnibus Sampler #1 by Jack Kirby
Dead Man’s Run #0 by Greg Pak and Tony Parker
Incredible Hulk #1 by Jason Aaron and Marc Silvestri
Legion Secret Origin #1 (Of 6) by Paul Levitz and Chris Batista
Manara Library Vol 01 HC by Milo Manara and Hugo Pratt
Power Lunch Vol 01 by J. Torres and Dean Trippe
Sketch Monsters Vol 01 HC by Joshua Williamson and Vinnie Navarrete
Spaceman #1 (Of 9) by Azzarello and Risso
Star Wars Crimson Empire III Empire Lost #1 (Of 6) by Mike Richardson and Paul Gulacy
Stitched #1 by Garth Ennis and Mike Wolfer
Wolverine and the X-Men #1 by Jason Aaron and Chris Bachalo

As always, if you have any questions or comments, send them to podcast@bigplanetcomics!

PLANET PICKS
Aquaman #2
Captain Swing #4 (Of 4)
Drops Of God Vol 01
I Vampire #2
Justice League Dark #2
Manara Library Vol 01 HC
Spaceman #1 (Of 9)
Superman #2
Walking Dead #90
Wolverine and the X-Men #1

NEW THIS WEEK
27 Second Set #2 (Of 4)
Abe Sapien Devil Does Not Jest #2
All New Batman The Brave And The Bold #12
All Star Western #2
Amazing Spider-Man #672
Angel & Faith #3
Annihilators Earthfall #2 (Of 4)
Aquaman #1 2nd Ptg
Aquaman #2
Archie #626
Archie & Friends #158
Archie Double Digest #223
Astonishing X-Men #43
Avengers Academy #20 Fear
Avengers Solo #1 (Of 5)
Bart Simpson Comics #64
Batman The Dark Knight #1 2nd Ptg
Batman The Dark Knight #2
Betty & Veronica #256
Blackhawks #2
Blade Of The Immortal TP Vol 24 Massacre
Breed III #6 (Of 7)
Butcher Baker Righteous Maker #7
Captain America And Bucky #623
Captain America Trial Of Captain America TP
Captain Swing #4 (Of 4)
Caspers Scare School #1 (Of 4)
Clint #11
Cobra #6
Daken Dark Wolverine #16
Daredevil #5
Darkness #94
DC Comics Presents Catwoman Guardian Of Gotham #1
DC Comics Presents Jack Kirby Omnibus Sampler #1
Dead Man’s Run #0
Deadpool #45
Disney Mickey Mouse Vol 02 Treasure Island HC
DMZ #70
Dorothy And Wizard In Oz #2 (Of 8 )
Drops Of God Vol 01
Extinction Seed #0 (Of 6)
Fantastic Four By Jonathan Hickman SC Vol 04
FF #11
Flash #2
Flashpoint HC
Frank Book SC
From Marvel Vault SC
Fury of Firestorm The Nuclear Men #2
Game of Thrones #2
Gladstone’s School For World Conquerors #6
Godzilla Kingdom Of Monsters #8
Gold Digger Annual #17
Gold Digger Halloween Special 2011
Green Lantern New Guardians #2
Green Wake #6
Green Woman SC
Guarding the Globe #6 (Of 6)
I Vampire #1 2nd Ptg
I Vampire #2
Incorruptible #23
Incorruptible SC Vol 05
Incredible Hulk #1
Infinite Horizon #5 (Of 6)
Journey Into Mystery #630 Fear
Justice League Dark #2
Kato #14
Kirby Genesis #4
Knights Of The Dinner Table #179
Legion Secret Origin #1 (Of 6)

Also, we review all of these books!
Bubbles & Gondola HC by Renaud Dillies
Cold War #1 by John Byrne
Deadpool Max 2 #1 by David Lapham and Kyle Baker
Key Of Z #1 (Of 4) by Claudio Sanchez and Chondra Echert
Marzi SC by Marzena Sowa and Sylvain Savoia
Orcs SC Vol 01 Forged For War by Stan Nicholls and Joe Flood
Star Trek Legion Of Superheroes #1 (Of 6) by Chris Robeson and Jeffrey Moy
Xenoholics #1 by Joshua Williamson and Seth Damoose

As always, if you have any questions or comments, send them to podcast@bigplanetcomics!

This week’s music: “Locations”

PLANET PICKS
Avengers #18
Batman #2
Bubbles & Gondola HC
Fear Itself #7 (Of 7)
Fear Itself Fearless #1 (Of 12)
Justice League #2
Key Of Z #1 (Of 4)
Marzi SC
Orcs SC Vol 01 Forged For War
Walking Dead Novel HC Rise Of The Governor

NEW THIS WEEK
15 Love SC
30 Days Of Night Ongoing #1
68 (Sixty Eight) #4 (Of 4)
All Nighter #5 (Of 5)
Archie Obama & Palin In Riverdale TP
Atomic Robo Ghost Of Station X #2 (Of 6)
Avengers #18
Avengers 1959 #2 (Of 5)
Batman #1 2nd Ptg
Batman #2
Batman Odyssey Vol 2 #1 (Of 7)
Batwing #1 2nd Ptg
Betty & Veronica Double Digest #195
Kevin Smith Bionic Man #3
Birds Of Prey #2
Blue Beetle #2
Book Smart SC
Boys Butcher Baker Candlestickmaker #4
Bprd Hell On Earth Russia #2
Bubbles & Gondola HC
Captain America Corps #5 (Of 5)
Captain Atom #2
Catwoman #1 2nd Ptg
Catwoman #2
Cold War #1
Conan Road Of Kings #9
Damaged #3 (Of 6)
Dark Horse Presents #5
Dark Tower Fall Of Gilead SC
Darkwing Duck #17
Dc Universe Online Legends #16
Dc Universe Presents #2
Deadpool Max 2 #1
Dear Creature SC
Doctor Who Ongoing Vol 2 #10
Ducktales Rightful Owners SC
Dungeons & Dragons Classics SC Vol 02
Dungeons And Dragons #12
Fables #110
Fantastic Four By Waid & Wieringo Ult Coll SC 3
Farscape #24
Fear Itself #7 (Of 7)
Fear Itself Fearless #1 (Of 12)
Fear Itself Home Front #7 (Of 7)
Fear Itself Youth In Revolt #6 (Of 6)
Freakangels SC Vol 06
Gandhi Manga Biography SC
Garfield & Co HC Vol 04 Caroling Capers
Gate 7 Vol 01
Gi Joe A Real American Hero #171
Go The F**K To Sleep HC
Godzilla Gangsters & Goliaths #5 (Of 5)
Good Neighbors SC Vol 03 Kind
Gotham Central SC Book 03 On The Freak
Green Lantern Corps #2
Halo Fall Of Reach Covenant #4 (Of 4)
Hellblazer #284
Herc #9
H.P. Lovecraft The Dunwich Horror #1 (Of 4)
Hulk #43
Invincible Iron Man #509 Fear
Invincible Iron Man SC Vol 07 My Monsters
John Carter A Princess Of Mars #2 (Of 5)
Journey Into Mystery #629 Fear
Justice League #2
Justice League #2 Combo Pack
Ka-Zar #5 (Of 5)
Key Of Z #1 (Of 4)
Kung Fu Panda #3 (Of 4)
Legion Of Super Heroes #2
Legion Of Super Heroes The Curse Deluxe Ed
Life With Archie #14
Marzi Sc
Mass Effect Invasion #1 (Of 4)
Metamaus Look Inside Modern Classic Maus HC
Monocyte #1 (Of 4)

Also, we review all of these books!
Black Metal GN Vol 02 (Of 3) by Rick Spears and Chuck BB
The Cabbie HC Vol 01 by Marti
CBLDF Liberty Annual 2011 #4 by Various
Death-Ray Hc by Daniel Clowes
Drag Bandits by Colleen Frakes and Betsey Swardlick
Legion Of Monsters #1 (Of 4) by Dennis Hopeless and Juan Doe
Marvel Firsts 1960s TP by various
My Greatest Adventure #1 (Of 6) by Various
Rip Haywire TP by Dan Thompson
Shade #1 (Of 12) by James Robinson and Cully Hamner
Troop 142 GN by Mike Dawson
Unexpected #1 by Various
X-Men Regenesis #1 by Jason Aaron and Billy Tan

As always, if you have any questions or comments, send them to podcast@bigplanetcomics!

PLANET PICKS
BATGIRL #2
BLACK METAL GN VOL 02 (OF 3)
THE CABBIE HC VOL 01
DANIEL CLOWES DEATH-RAY HC
DEMON KNIGHTS #2
SHADE #1 (OF 12)
X-MEN REGENESIS #1
UNEXPECTED #1

NEW THIS WEEK
100 BULLETS HC BOOK 01
NAOKI URASAWA 20TH CENTURY BOYS GN VOL 17
ALL WINNERS SQUAD BAND OF HEROES #5 (OF
ALPHA FLIGHT #5
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #671 SPI
AMELIA RULES TP VOL 07 MEANING OF LIFE
AMERICAN VAMPIRE SURVIVAL OT FITTEST #5 (OF 5)
BALTIMORE CURSE BELLS #3
BATGIRL #1 3RD PTG
BATGIRL #2
BATMAN AND ROBIN #1 2ND PTG
BATMAN AND ROBIN #2
BATMAN LIFE AFTER DEATH TP
BATTLE ANGEL ALITA LAST ORDER TP VOL 15
BATWOMAN #2
BLACK METAL GN VOL 02 (OF 3)
BLACK PANTHER MOST DANGEROUS MAN ALIVE #524
BLOOM COUNTY COMPLETE LIBRARY HC VOL 05
BLUE ESTATE #6
BTVS SEASON 9 FREEFALL #2
THE CABBIE HC VOL 01
JOE HILL THE CAPE #2 (OF 4)
CBLDF LIBERTY ANNUAL 2011 #4
DAKEN DARK WOLVERINE #15
DANIEL CLOWES DEATH-RAY HC
DC COMICS PRESENTS BATMAN BLINK #1
DC COMICS PRESENTS JLA AGE OF WONDER #1
DEAD RISING ROAD TO FORTUNE #1 (OF 4)
DEATHSTROKE #1 2ND PTG
DEATHSTROKE #2
DEMON KNIGHTS #1 2ND PTG
DEMON KNIGHTS #2
DOCTOR STRANGE TP STRANGE TALES
DOLLHOUSE EPITAPHS #4 (OF 5)
DRACULA COMPANY OF MONSTERS TP VOL 03
DRAW #21
DUCKTALES #5
ELRIC THE BALANCE LOST #4
FEAR ITSELF HULK VS DRACULA #3 (OF 3)
FF #10
FLASH GORDON INVASION O/T RED SWORD #5
FRANKENSTEIN AGENT OF SHADE #2
GENERATION HOPE #12
GHOST RIDER #4 FEAR
GHOSTBUSTERS ONGOING #2
GLAMOURPUSS #21
GREAT NORTHERN BROTHERHOOD CANADIAN CARTOONISTS HC
GREEN LANTERN #2
GRIFTER #2
HELLRAISER #6
IMMORTALS GODS AND HEROES HC
INFESTATION OUTBREAK #4 (OF 4)
INVADERS NOW TP
IRREDEEMABLE #30
JENNIFER BLOOD #5
JOHN CARTER OF MARS WORLD OF MARS #1 (OF 5)
JOHN STANLEY LIBRARY NANCY HC VOL 03
JURASSIC PARK DANGEROUS GAMES #2 (OF 5)
KULL THAT CAT & THE SKULL #1 (OF 4)
LEGION LOST #2
LEGION OF MONSTERS #1 (OF 4)
MARVEL FIRSTS 1960S TP
MEGA MAN #6
MISTER TERRIFIC #2
MMW INCREDIBLE HULK HC VOL 06
MORNING GLORIES #13
MY GREATEST ADVENTURE #1 (OF 6)

This week we discuss many graphic novels, answer a record number of questions and welcome a special guest host into the ‘casting fold!

PLANET PICKS
Action Comics #2
Animal Man #2
Axe Cop Bad Guy Earth TP
Tezuka Book Of Human Insects HC
Hark! A Vagrant HC
Strange Talent Of Luther Strode #1 (Of 6)
Swamp Thing #2
Walking Dead HC Vol 07

NEW THIS WEEK
28 Days Later TP Vol 05 Ghost Town
Action Comics #2
All Ghoul School GN
All-Star Superman TP
American Vampire TP Vol 01
Angel After The Fall TP Vol 03
Animal Man #1 2nd Ptg
Animal Man #2
Archie Best Of Harry Lucey HC Vol 01
Avengers 1959 #1 (Of 5)
Axe Cop Bad Guy Earth TP
B & V Friends Double Digest #218
Batman The Long Halloween TP New Ed
Batwing #1 2nd Ptg
Batwing #2
Best American Comics HC 2011
Blood Red Dragon #0
Tezuka Book Of Human Insects HC
Boys #59
Caligula #4 (Of 6)
Casanova Avaritia #2 (Of 4)
Chew #21
Classics Illus HC Vol 14 Wuthering Heights
Dark Tower Gunslinger Battle Of Tull #5 (Of 5)
Darkwing Duck TP Vol 03 Fowl Disposition
DC Comics Presents Batman The Demon Laughs #1
DC Universe Online Legends #15
Deadpool #44
Detective Comics #1 2nd Ptg
Detective Comics #2
Executive Assistant Iris Vol 2 #4
Fantastic Four 1234 Prem HC
Fear Agent #31 Out Of Step (Pt 4 Of 5)
Gft Myths & Legends #8
Gi Joe Vol 2 Ongoing #6
Grandpa Won’t Wake Up HC
Green Arrow #1 2nd Ptg
Green Arrow #2
Grimm Fairy Tales The Library #2
Hark! A Vagrant HC
Hawk And Dove #1 2nd Ptg
Hawk And Dove #2
House Of Mystery #42
Hulk #42
Huntress #1 (Of 6)
Infinite #3
Invincible #83
Izombie #18
Jugheads Double Digest #174
Justice League International #1 2nd Ptg
Justice League International #2
Knights Of The Dinner Table #178
Laddertop GN Vol 01
Last Of The Greats #1
Looney Tunes #203
Marvel Previews October 2011
Men Of War #1 2nd Ptg
Men Of War #2
Mighty Samson #4
MMW Amazing Spider-Man TP Vol 06
Modern Masters SC Vol 26 Frazer Irving
Moon Knight #6
Moriarty #5
Mystic #3 (Of 4)
Nina In That Makes Me Mad HC
OMAC #1 2nd Ptg
OMAC #2
Penguin Pain And Prejudice #1 (Of 5)

WE DID IT!

PLANET PICKS
1-800-Mice HC
All Star Western #1
Aquaman #1
Brilliant #1
Ghostbusters Ongoing #1
Habibi HC
Holy Terror HC
I Vampire #1
Justice League Dark #1
Kamandi Omnibus HC Vol 01 Last Boy On Earth
Love And Rockets New Stories TP Vol 04
Strange Tales II TP
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #2

NEW THIS WEEK
1-800-Mice HC
Abe Sapien Devil Does Not Jest #1
All New Batman Brave And The Bold TP
All Star Western #1
Alpha Flight Classic TP Vol 02
Amazing Spider-Man #670 Spi
American Vampire #19
Angel & Faith #2
Annihilators Earthfall #1 (Of 4)
Aquaman #1
Archie #625
Archie & Friends Double Digest #9
Artifacts #10 (Of 13)
Astonishing X-Men #42
Avengelyne #3
Avengers Academy #19 Fear
Avengers Prime TP
Batgirl #1 2nd Ptg
Batman The Dark Knight #1
Batman The Widening Gyre TP
Berserk Vol 35
Betty #194
Black Panther Most Dangerous Man Alive #523.1
Blackhawks #1
Bomb Queen Gang Bang TP
Breed III #5 (Of 6)
Brilliant #1
Captain America And Bucky #622
Cartoon Network Action Pack #64
Codename Sailor V Vol 01
Daomu #7
Daybreak HC
DC Super-Pets TP Fastest Pet On Earth
DC Super-Pets TP Heroes O/T High Seas
DC Super-Pets TP Midway Monkey Madness
DC Super-Pets TP Pooches Of Power
DC Super-Pets TP Royal Rodent Rescue
DC Super-Pets TP Super Hero Splash Down
Deadpool Prem HC Vol 08 Operation Annihilation
Deadpoolmax #12 (Of 12)
Doctor Who Ongoing Vol 2 #9
Dorothy And Wizard In Oz #1 (Of 8 )
Down The Mysterly River Novel HC
Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms TP Vol 02
Dungeons And Dragons #11
Elephantmen #35
Elephantmen TP Vol 04 Questionable Things
Epoch #2 (Of 5)
Essential Defenders TP Vol 06
Executive Assistant Violet #3 (Of 3)
Fear Itself Deep #4 (Of 4)
Fear Itself Hulk Vs Dracula #2 (Of 3)
FF #9
FF 50 Fantastic Years #1
Finder Library TP Vol 02
Flash #1
Fullmetal Alchemist Vol 26
Fury Of Firestorm The Nuclear Men #1
Futurama Comics #57
Ghostbusters Ongoing #1
GI Joe Vol 2 Ongoing #5
Godzilla Kingdom Of Monsters #7
Grave Doug Freshley GN
Green Lantern New Guardians #1
Habibi HC
Hack Slash #8
Herc #8 Spider Island
Holy Terror HC
House Of Five Leaves Vol 04
I Vampire #1
Incorruptible #22
Iron Man 2.0 #9
Iron Man 2.0 TP Vol 01 Palmer Addley Is Dead
Irredeemable TP Vol 07
James Jean Rebus Hc
JLA TP Vol 01
Journey Into Mystery #628 Fear
Justice League Dark #1
Justice Society Of America Super Town TP
Kamandi Omnibus HC Vol 01 Last Boy On Earth
Kato #13
Kick-Ass 2 #4
Kinky And Cosy HC
Last Phantom #9
Love And Rockets New Stories TP Vol 04
Lovestruck GN

PLANET PICKS
Batman #1
Chew TP Vol 04 Flambe
Mark Twain’s Autobiography 1910-2010 HC
Morning Glories TP Vol 02
Near Death #1
New Teen Titans: Games HC
Prison Pit GN Book 03
Star Trek #1
Supergirl #1
Wonder Woman #1
Zahra’s Paradise GN
A Zoo In Winter HC

NEW THIS WEEK
All Nighter #4 (Of 5)
Anita Blake Circus Damned Scoundrel #1 (Of 5)
Archie Christmas Classics TP Vol 01
Archie Double Digest #222
Archie’s Joke Book HC Vol 01 Bob Montana
Armed Garden & Other Stories HC
Astonishing Secret Of Awesome Man Year HC
Avengers #17 Fear
Avengers Children’s Crusade #7 (Of 9)
Back Issue #51
Bart Simpson Comics #63
Batman #1
Kevin Smith Bionic Man #2
Birds Of Prey #1
Blue Beetle #1
Boys Butcher Baker Candlestickmaker #3
BPRD Hell On Earth Russia #1
Captain America #3
Captain America Corps #4
Captain Atom #1
Catwoman #1
Chew TP Vol 04 Flambe
Cobra #5
Code Word: Geronimo HC
Conan Road Of Kings #8
Damaged #2 (Of 6)
Daredevil #4
Dark Horse Presents #4
Darkness #93
Darkwing Duck #16
DC Universe Presents #1
DMZ #69
Evelyn Evelyn HC
Executive Assistant Lotus #3 (Of 3)
Fables #109
Fathom Vol 4 #2
Fear Itself Fearsome Four #4 (Of 4)
Fear Itself Home Front #6 (Of 7)
Fear Itself Uncanny X-Force #3 (Of 3)
Fear Itself Youth In Revolt #5 (Of 6)
Game Of Thrones #1
Generation Hope #11 Schism
Godzilla Kingdom Of Monsters TP Vol 01
Green Hornet #18
Green Lantern Corps #1
Green Wake TP Vol 01
The Guild Clara
Hellblazer #283
Hellboy TP Vol 11 Bride Of Hell & Others
Hellraiser TP Vol 01
Heroes For Hire #12
Hulk #41
Invincible Iron Man #508 Fear
Justice League Of America Omega HC
Ka-Zar #4 (Of 5)
Legion Of Super Heroes #1
Man Who Grew His Beard GN
Mark Twain’s Autobiography 1910-2010 HC
Marvel Ghost Stories TP
Marvel Universe vs. Wolverine #4 (Of 4)
Mass Effect TP Vol 02 Evolution
Mnemovore HC
Monster Christmas HC
Moon Knight #2 2nd Ptg
Moon Knight #3 2nd Ptg
Morning Glories TP Vol 02
Near Death #1

This week we review our first Scott Lobdell book. Did someone on the podcast not hate it?! GASP! CONTROVERSIAL!!

Roger Langridge (Thor: The Mighty Avenger, Muppet Show, Fred the Clown) Will be signing at our Vienna location on September 9th from 5PM-7PM! Come by and grab a free copy of Issue #0 of his new series, Snarked, and check out some other books from one of our favorite comics creators!

PLANET PICKS
Action Comics #1
Americus SC
Batgirl #1
Animal Man #1
Detective Comics #1
Intrepid Escapegoat #1 (Of 3)
Men Of War #1
Omac #1
Spider-Island Avengers #1
Spider-Island I Love New York City #1
Stormwatch #1
Swamp Thing #1
Velveteen & Mandala GN

NEW THIS WEEK
50 Girls 50 #4 (Of 4)
Action Comics #1
Alter Ego #104
Americus SC
Animal Land Vol 01
Animal Man #1
Atomic Robo Ghost Of Station X #1 (Of 6)
Bake Sale GN
Batgirl #1
Batwing #1
Big City Otto GN
Big Lie #1
Big Questions TP
Binky Vol 03 Under Pressure
Bleach Vol 36
Bloody Monday Vol 01
Boys #58
Cage Of Eden Vol 01
Casanova Avaritia #1 (Of 4)
Cobra Ongoing #4
Cuba My Revolution TP
Danger Girl Army Of Darkness #3
Dark Tower Gunslinger Battle Of Tull #4 (Of 5)
Detective Comics #1
Disney Four Color Adventures TP Vol 01
Do It Yourself Doodler SC
Drums #4 (Of 4)
Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms Drizzt Omnibus TP
Elric The Balance Lost #3
Executive Assistant Iris Vol 2 #3
Fantastic Four Worlds Greatest Comics Magazine HC
Fear Itself Wolverine #3 (Of 3)
Feynman GN
Finding Frank And His Friend GN
Flash Gordon Invasion Of The Red Sword #4
GI Joe Special Missions TP Vol 04
Godzilla Gangsters & Goliaths #4 (Of 5)
Green Arrow #1
Green Hornet Strikes #9
Grimm Fairy Tales #64
Grimm Fairy Tales The Library #1
Hack Slash #7
Halo Fall Of Reach Covenant #3 (Of 4)
Hawk And Dove #1
Heroes For Hire #11 Fear
Hidden HC
Hondo City Law GN
House Of Mystery #41
Hulk #40
Infestation Outbreak #3 (Of 4)
Intrepid Escapegoat #1 (Of 3) Curse Of The Buddha’s Tooth
Irredeemable #29
Izombie #17
Izombie TP Vol 02 Uvampire
Jennifer Blood #4
Judge Dredd Megazine #313
Justice League International #1
Kick-Ass 2 #1 5th Ptg
Kirby Genesis #3
Kiss & Tell Romantic Resume Ages 0 – 22 GN

In this issue we discuss our absence, The Library of Congress, and a whole mess o’ comics!

PLANET PICKS
ANGEL & FAITH #1
ANY EMPIRE HC
BATMAN MAD LOVE AND OTHER STORIES TP
CREEPY PRESENTS BERNIE WRIGHTSON HC
FLASHPOINT #5 (OF 5)
GREEN RIVER KILLER TRUE DETECTIVE STORY HC
JUSTICE LEAGUE #1
PLANET OF THE APES TP VOL 01
THE RINSE #1
STEVE DITKO OMNIBUS HC VOL 01 STARRING SHADE

NEW THIS WEEK
2000 AD PACK JUNE 2011
2000 AD PACK JULY 2011
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #668 SPIDER ISLAND
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN INFESTED #1 SPIDER ISLAND
ANGEL & FAITH #1
ANY EMPIRE HC
ARCHIE HIGH SCHOOL CHRONICLES TP VOL 02
Betty & Veronica FRIENDS DOUBLE DIGEST #217
BATMAN MAD LOVE AND OTHER STORIES TP
BODYSNATCHERS #3 (OF 6)
BUTCHER BAKER RIGHTEOUS MAKER #6
CHRONICLES OF WORMWOOD LAST BATTLE #6 (OF 6)
CLINT #9
CREEPY PRESENTS BERNIE WRIGHTSON HC
DEADPOOLMAX #11 (OF 12)
DR WHO MAGAZINE #437
DRIFTERS VOL 01
EDEN TP VOL 13 ITS AN ENDLESS WORLD
ELDRITCH KID WHISKY & HATE
ELEPHANTMEN #34
EPOCH #1 (OF 5)
ESSENTIAL WEB OF SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 01
FEAR ITSELF DEEP #3 (OF 4)
FLASHPOINT #5 (OF 5)
GAMBIT FROM THE MARVEL VAULT #1
GIRL GENIUS HC VOL 10 AGATHA H & GUARDIAN MUSE
GOON #35
GORE #4 (OF 12)
GREEN RIVER KILLER TRUE DETECTIVE STORY HC
GRIMM FAIRY TALES #63
HAUNT #17
HELLRAISER #4
HERC #6.1
INCREDIBLE HULKS #635
INSPECTOR GADGET GN VOL 01 GADGET ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS
INVINCIBLE #82
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN PREM HC VOL 08 UNFIXABLE
IRON MAN 2.0 #8
JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #626.1
JUGHEADS DOUBLE DIGEST #173
JUSTICE LEAGUE #1
JUSTICE LEAGUE #1 COMBO PACK with digital download
KILLING VELAZQUEZ GN
KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE BUNDLE OF TROUBLE TP VOL 33
LAST DRAGON HC
LAST MORTAL #4 (OF 4)

PLANET PICKS
Kevin Smith Bionic Man #1
DC Retroactive Justice League America The 90s #1
Drawing Power Compendium Of Cartoon Advertising SC
How To Understand Israel In 60 Days Or Less SC
Infinite Kung Fu SC
Milton Caniff Male Call HC
Punisher #2
Shadowland TP
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Ongoing #1

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Naoki Urasawa 20th Century Boys Vol 16
Action Comics #904 (Doomsday)
Alex Toth Last Chance One Shot
MMW Atlas Era Venus HC Vol 01
American Vampire #18
Archie #624
Archie & Friends Double Digest #8
Astonishing X-Men #41
Avengelyne #2
Bart Simpson Comics #62
Batman Arkham City #5 (Of 5)
Batman Gates Of Gotham #5 (Of 5)
Batman Incorporated #8
Batman The Dark Knight #5
Batman Under The Red Hood TP
Betty & Veronica #255
Kevin Smith Bionic Man #1
Blackjacked & Pistol Whipped: Crime Does Not Pay SC
Bouncer One Armed Gunslinger HC
Brightest Day Aftermath Search For Swamp Thing #3 (Of 3)
Captain America And Bucky #621
Captain America Prisoner Of War Prem HC
Cartoon Network Action Pack #63
Chew #20
Comics Journal #301
Daken Dark Wolverine #13
Dark Horse Presents #3
DC Comics Presents Jla Heavens Ladder #1
DC Retroactive Green Lantern The 90s #1
DC Retroactive Justice League America The 90s #1
DC Retroactive Superman The 90s #1
Deadpool #42
Disney Pixar Presents Incredibles Family Matters
Doctor Who Annual 2011
Doctor Who Ongoing Vol 2 #8
Drawing Power Compendium Of Cartoon Advertising SC
Driver Crossing The Line #1
Duke Nukem Glorious Bastard #2 (Of 4)
Dungeons & Dragons #10
Dungeons & Dragons Drizzt #1 (Of 5)
Esperanza Love & Rockets Book SC
Fear Itself Youth In Revolt #4 (Of 6)
FF #8
FF By Jonathan Hickman Prem HC Vol 01
Flashpoint Hal Jordan #3 (Of 3)
Flashpoint Kid Flash Lost #3 (Of 3)
Flashpoint Lois Lane And The Resistance #3 (Of 3)
Flashpoint Project Superman #3 (Of 3)
Following Cerebus #12
Gears Of War #19
G.I. Joe A Real American Hero #169
Godzilla Kingdom Of Monsters #6
Gotham City Sirens #26
Gotham City Sirens HC Vol 03 Strange Fruit
Graveyard Of Empires #2
Green Arrow #15

In this episode we discuss the shrinking earth and Jubilee’s inability to detect the presence of 80 foot tall Sentinels that are standing 10 feet away from her.

PLANET PICKS
Captain America #2
Damaged #1 (Of 6)
Dc Comics Presents Teen Titans #1
Daredevil #2
Fantastic Four By Waid & Wieringo Ult Coll TP Book 2
Sergio Aragones Funnies #2
Setting Standard Alex Toth GN
X-Men Schism #3 (Of 5)

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99 Days HC
All Nighter #3 (Of 5)
Archie & Friends #157
Archie Double Digest #221
Avengers #16 Fear
Avengers Academy #18 Fear
Avengers Academy TP Arcade Death Game
Batman #713
Boys Butcher Baker Candlestickmaker #2
Bprd Hell On Earth TP Vol 01 New World
Breed Col Vol 02 Book Of Ecclesiastes TP
Captain America #2
Captain America Corps #3 (Of 5)
Complete Peanuts Box Set 1979-1982
Complete Peanuts HC Vol 16 1981-1982
Conan Road Of Kings #7 (Of 7)
Criminal Macabre Omnibus TP Vol 01
Cyclops #6
Damaged #1 (Of 6)
Daredevil #2
Darkwing Duck #15
Dc Comics Presents Teen Titans #1
Dc Retroactive Batman The 90s #1
Dc Retroactive The Flash The 90s #1
Dc Retroactive Wonder Woman The 90s #1
Dc Universe Online Legends #14
DMZ #68
Dr Who Insider Magazine #4
Executive Assistant Orchid #2 (Of 3)
Fables #108
Fables Deluxe Edition HC Vol 03
Fantastic Four By Waid & Wieringo Ult Coll TP Book 2
Fear Itself Deadpool #3 (Of 3)
Fear Itself Fearsome Four #3 (Of 4)
Fear Itself Home Front #5 (Of 7)
Flashpoint Abin Sur The Green Lantern #3 (Of 3)
Flashpoint Legion Of Doom #3 (Of 3)
Flashpoint The Outsider #3 (Of 3)
Flashpoint Wonder Woman And The Furies #3 (Of 3)
Fogtown TP
Generation Hope #10 Schism
Gladstone’s School For World Conquerors #4
Gold Digger #131
Green Lantern Corps #63

PLANET PICKS

Amazing Spider-Man #667 Spider Island
Bad Island SC
Detective Comics #881
Terry Moores Echo Complete Edition SC
Fear Itself #5 (Of 7)
Forming 1 HC
Morning Glories #11
Red Wing #2 (Of 4)
Spider-Island Cloak And Dagger #1 (Of 3)

NEW THIS WEEK

All New Batman The Brave And The Bold #10
All Winners Squad Band Of Heroes #3 (Of 8 )
Alpha Flight #3 (Of 8 ) Fear
Alter Ego #103
Amazing Spider-Man #667 Spider Island
American Vampire Survival of the Fittest #3 (Of 5)
Anita Blake Circus Of Damned Ingenue #5 (Of 5)
Archies Mad House HC Vol 01
Artifacts #9 (Of 13)
Back Issue #50
Bad Island SC
Baltimore Curse Bells #1
Batgirl #24
Batman 80 Page Giant 2011 #1
Batman And Robin #26
Batman Impostors TP
Betty & Veronica Double Digest #193
Billy The Kid Old Timey Oddities TP Vol 02 Fiend
Birds Of Prey #15
Tezuka’s Black Jack Vol 15
Black Panther Man Without Fear #522 Fear
Blankets SC
Blankets HC
Blue Estate #5
Booster Gold #47 (Flashpoint)
Borderline TP Vol 04
Bprd Hell On Earth Monsters #2 (Of 2)
Breed III #4 (Of 6)
Chronicles Of Conan TP Vol 21 Blood Of Titan
Classics Illus Dlx HC Vol 04 Adv Of Tom Sawyer
Criminal Last Of Innocent #3 (Of 4)
Crow Special Ed TP
Daken Dark Wolverine #12
Daken Dark Wolverine 1 Empire TP
Dark Rain A New Orleans Story SC
DC Retroactive Green Lantern The 80s #1
DC Retroactive Justice League America The 80s #1
DC Retroactive Superman The 80s #1
Deadpool #41
Detective Comics #881
Doc Savage #17
Dollhouse Epitaphs #2 (Of 5)
Jim Butcher Dresden Files Fool Moon #3
Terry Moores Echo Complete Edition SC
Executive Assistant Iris Vol 2 #2
Farscape #22
Fear Itself #5 (Of 7)
Fear Itself Fellowship Of Fear
Fear Itself Uncanny X-Force #2 (Of 3)
Flashpoint Citizen Cold #3 (Of 3)
Flashpoint Deadman And The Flying Graysons #3 (Of 3)
Flashpoint Emperor Aquaman #3 (Of 3)
Flashpoint Frankenstein Creatures Of Unknown #3 (Of 3)
Forming 1 HC
Freakshow TP Vol 01
Ghost Rider #2 Fear
Godzilla Gangsters & Goliaths #3 (Of 5)
Green Hornet Year One #11
Gunnerkrigg Court HC Vol 03
Hellboy The Fury #3 (Of 3)
Hocus Pocus GN
Hulk Visionaries Peter David TP Vol 08
Ikigami Ultimate Limit GN Vol 07 (Of 7)
Incredible Hulks #634
Incredible Hulks Dark Son TP
Infestation TP Vol 01
Iron Age #3 (Of 3)
Jack Kirby Collector #57
Knights of the Dinner Table Bundle Of Trouble TP Vol 32
Life With Archie #12
Luz Sees The Light GN
Madame Xanadu TP Vol 04 Extra-Sensory