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It's time to get reading and discussing in The Fake Nerd Book Club! The original FNP segment has expanded to its own show, featuring deeper explorations of whole series, special deep dives on novels, interviews with creators, and the archive of segments from the mothership podcast.

For his rotational pick, Ben chose the first volume in Miles last run as part of the original Ultimate Universe. This volume contains Ultimate Spider-Man Issue #200 and the first 5 issues of Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man (2014). Picking up 2 years after the death of Peter Parker, the selection is an interesting beginning point for a Miles run. The guys get into the semantics around the issues creation, its relationship with the larger Ultimate Universe, what characters really worked for them, the beautiful art, and much more! All issues are written by Brian Michael Bendis and illustrated by David Marquez, with select pieces from Sara Pichelli, Mark Brooks, David Lafuente, Andrew Hennessey, and Mark Bagley. Enjoy the discussion!

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It's time to get reading and discussing in The Fake Nerd Book Club! The original FNP segment has expanded to its own show, featuring deeper explorations of whole series, special deep dives on novels, interviews with creators, and the archive of segments from the mothership podcast.

From the archive of the FNP episodes, this is the Book Club for episode 257. This was Sparkz's pick of the graphic novel: Halloween Tales, written and illustrated by both Olivier Boiscommun and Denis-Pierre Filippi. Enjoy the discussion!

Watch the episode here: https://youtu.be/bZi7r6GgYjg

Purchase this book: https://www.amazon.com/Halloween-Tales-Olivier-Boiscommun/dp/1594656541

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NEWS

1. 'Original X-Men' #1 uncovering multiversal mystery December 20th
   1. Marvel Comics Solicitations for December 2023 are here!
   2. New mini ‘Beware the Planet of the Apes’ #1 coming January 2024
2. Marvel signals the end of the Krakoan Age for January 2024 with new teaser
3. ‘Ultimate Spider-Man’ relaunching by Jonathan Hickman and Marco Checchetto
4. Chip Zdarsky returns to Marvel with 'Avengers: Twilight'
5. Rick Remender signs a three-year exclusive Image Comics contract
6. New dystopian series ‘Our Bones Dust’ #1 coming December 6th
7. BOOM! sets December 27th for Slaughterverse series 'Book of Butcher' #1
8. Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev reteam for 'Masterpiece' #1

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Wonder Woman #1 (Tom King, Daniel Sampere)
2. Predator vs. Wolverine (Benjamin Percy, Greg Land, Ken Lashley, Kei Zama)

Nathan:

1. Rare Flavours #1 (Ram V, Filipe Andrade)
2. Captain America #1 (J. Michael Straczynski, Jesus Saiz)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - Hawkgirl #3 (Jadzia Axelrod, Amancay Nahuelpan)

Dave - Superman #6 (Joshua Williamson, Gleb Melnikov)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: Power Girl #1 (Leah Williams, Julio Ferreira, Eduardo Pansica)
2. Nathan: Batman: The Brave and the Bold #5 (Various)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Jean Grey #2 (Amy Reeder)
2. Nathan: Static: Shadows of Dakota #6 (Nikolas Draper-Ivey)

Interview - Segment: Women of Marvel podcasters Ellie Pyle and Preeti Chhibber

1. To start, Women of Marvel is taking on a new format, what can fans expect and why change things up?
2. You're both incredibly talented with many credits to your name, could you talk a little bit about your other work and how you apply those skills to podcasting?
3. The editing on the show is fantastic, speaking as a person who edits a podcast every week, how much time goes into the sound design and tight editing?
4. For the podcasters out there, how much time goes into prep for the show, the recording, and post production?
5. Your first episode is about Jean Grey, was there anything you learned about Jean in prepping for the show, or from the guests, that you didn't know?
6. Is Jean your favorite X-Woman, and if not, who and why?
7. As revealed at SDCC, this season has Jean Grey, Shuri, Gwen Stacy, Kate Bishop, Ms. Marvel, and Echo getting the spotlight, is there a particular episode you're excited for fans to listen to?
8. You have amazing guests on too, with folks from the science world, a fandom, a writer from the X-Men Animated series, and journalist. Will each episode feature such a great swath of guests?
9. Preeti, your new book Spider-Man’s Social Dilemma out September 5th utlizes the Spot, how exciting is it writing the character now that he's so well known thanks to the Spider-Verse movie? 

The AIPT Comics podcast returns to recap the week in comics, plus Brian Michael Bendis joins the show to discuss Fortune & Glory: The Musical. In the sequel to his Eisner-nominated series, we unpack what we're in store for as he shares how the sequel is a means to tell stories about his own life (the first chapter is on his Substack now), working with artist Bill Walko, editor Daniel Chabon, and so much more!

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NEWS

1. Dawn of DC grows with new 2023 creative teams on Flash, Wonder Woman, Hawkgirl and more
2. New 'Incredible Hulk' creative team announced: Phillip Kennedy Johnson and artist Nic Klein
3. Marvel reveals new details about the 'Captain America: Cold War' finale
4. ​​Marvel reveals full Scott Koblish ‘Fantastic Four’ connecting cover
5. Marvel sheds light on Dan Watters and Germán Peralta's 'Loki' miniseries
6. Is Chip Zdarsky's 'Daredevil' ending in August 2023?
7. Brian Michael Bendis sets 'Fortune & Glory: The Musical' for Substack release
8. Dark Horse Books sets October 2023 for 'The Unlikely Story of Felix and Macabber'
9. Titan sets July 2023 for Jamie Lee Curtis’ ‘Mother Nature’ horror graphic novel
10. ‘Dracula, Motherf**ker’ creative team returns this October with ‘Parasocial’

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. New Mutants Lethal Legion #1 (Charlie Jane Anders, Enid Balam)
2. Adventures of Superman: Jon Kent #1 (Tom Taylor, Clayton Henry)

Nathan:

1. Scarlet Witch #3 (Steve Orlando, Sara Pichelli)
2. Adventures of Superman: Jon Kent #1 (Tom Taylor, Clayton Henry)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - Fantastic Four #5 (Ryan North, Ivan Fiorelli)

Dave - Fantastic Four #5 (Ryan North, Ivan Fiorelli)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: Star Trek: Defiant #1 (Christopher Cantwell, Angel Unzueta)
2. Nathan: Hellcat #1 (Christopher Cantwell, Alex Lins)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: The Harrower #2 (E.M. Gist)
2. Nathan: Danger Street #4 (Joëlle Jones)

Interview: Brian Michael Bendis - Fortune & Glory: The Musical 

1. This might be kismet this interview is taking place today, because I'm literally 6 days from traveling to London to see the Back to the Future musical! Were you a fan of musicals before turn of the dark, and then after?
2. Fortune and Glory is a book I read and cherished when I went to college for screenwriting in the early 2000s. It was not only entertaining, but was enlightening about Hollywood and that industry. How much can fans expect from you as far as helpful tips for writing and your process?
3. Having had a chance to read some of the sequel, I have to say your voice as yourself is incredibly entertaining. Do you find talking as yourself as an easy thing to do in a comics format, maybe that's what you were already doing with Spider-Man and Superman?
4. You're releasing Fortune and Glory: The Musical over your substack, with a print edition from Dark Horse in the future, about how many months will you be releasing chapters?
5. You drew Fortune and Glory, what made Bill Walko the right choice to draw the sequel?
6. How has it been working with Daniel Chabon who is editing the sequel?
7. When writing about your own life, how tempted are you to punch up the moments and make them bigger than they might have been?
8. Hollywood, broadway, what will the third book be about? What's left!?

In this special crossover episode, Chris and Bronwyn crash the podcast to make it more unhinged than usual. After a fun game, the TC crew braces for stormy weather with Lightning Rounds, a Secret Invasion wrap-up, and a passionate rant from John about his undying love for Paw Patrol.

Books: Catwoman #47, Avengers Forever #9, Jane Foster & The Mighty Thor #4, Fantastic Four #47, Harley Quinn 30th Anniversary Special, Vanish #1, AXE: Judgement Day #5, Worlds Finest #7, Batman vs. Robin #1, Tim Drake: Pride Special, Teenage Mercenary (Webtoon), Secret Invasion Omnibus (wrap-up), 21 Century Knights (Webtoon), LET'S CAST OFF (Webtoon), Death Rescheduled (Webtoon), Vampire Magicka (Webtoon), Hollow

Other Stuff: Los Espookys, Paw Patrol, Wytchwood, Batwheels

The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com) The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh, Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Aaron Amos, John Burkle, and Chris Ceary, who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Twitter handle is @TalkingComics, and you can email us at podcast@talkingcomicbooks.com.

In this episode, Bob, Joey, Aaron, and Steve experience love everlasting, meet Muppets trying to survive an apocalypse, encounter teen angst and land themselves in the middle of a Secret Invasion.

Books: Like Father Like Daughter #1-6, Bandette Vol. 1, Ms. Marvel/Venom #1, Batgirls #10, Captain Marvel #41, Love Everlasting #2, Survival Street #1-2, Maskerade #1, Bone Orchard: Black Feathers #1, Supper Club OGN, Secret Invasion Omnibus (New Avengers #32, Mighty Avengers #7, New Avengers: The Illuminati #1, New Avengers #5, New Avengers #39, Secret Invasion #1-4)

Other Stuff: Scarlet Witch, Constantine, Kraven, Madame Web, Keanu Reeves, Saving Batgirl, Madame X,  Warner Bros. Discovery 

The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com) The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh, Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Aaron Amos, John Burkle, and Chris Ceary, who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Twitter handle is @TalkingComics, and you can email us at podcast@talkingcomicbooks.com.

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NEWS

• DC unveils Batman Day festivities
  • International too!
• Action Comics #1050 ends current Superman era with extra-sized milestone issue
• Marvel announces Marvel’s Stormbreakers class of 2023
• Marvel sheds light on the end of Jason Aaron’s era of Avengers
• Spider-Man teams up with Mickey Mouse in D23 Expo exclusive
• Set sail with Dark Horse’s Ubisoft tie-in ‘Skull and Bones: Savage Storm’ #1
• Stan Sakai to expand 'Usagi Yojimbo' universe with Dogu Imprint
• Dark Horse launching ‘Farseer Trilogy’ adaptation ‘Assassin’s Apprentice’ #1 – Exclusive
• Massive-Verse adds ‘Radiant Pink’ this December 2022
• Ice-T and Arabian Prince launching hard-crime IP universe with Death for Hire: The Origin of Tehk City at Z2
• Curt Pires and Jacoby Salcedo team for ‘It’s Only Teenage Wasteland’ #1 December 7
• Fear what lies beyond in ‘The Approach’ #1 from BOOM! Studios this October

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Everyday Hero Machine Boy (Tri Vuong & Irma Kniivila)
2. Poison Ivy (2022) #4 (G. Willow Wilson, Marcio Takara)

Nathan:

1. Everyday Hero Machine Boy (Tri Vuong & Irma Kniivila)
2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #132 (Sophie Campbell, Pablo Tunica)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - Love Everlasting #2 (Tom King, Elsa Charretier)

Dave - Poison Ivy (2022) #4 (G. Willow Wilson, Marcio Takara)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

• Dave: The Bone Orchard: Ten Thousand Black Feathers #1 (Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino)
• Nathan: Midnight Suns #1 (Ethan Sacks, Luigi Zagaria)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

• Dave: Above Snakes #3 (Otsmane-Elhaou Cover)
• Nathan: Batman vs. Robin #1 (Joshua Middleton variant)

Interview André Lima Araújo about Phenomena: The Golden City of Eyes out September 13 

1. Thanks for being on the AIPT Comics podcast, for folks looking at getting into Phenomena, can you give us the elevator pitch?
2. I read that you largely began work on this without a script. Was there much back and forth as the story started to take form?
3. Andre, your scenic work is just so incredibly detailed. How often do you find yourself going back and saying, “Just one more thing?”
4. The first big spread seems inspired by Toronto, and there’s a lot of real world kind of architecture throughout. Are we going to see more things we almost recognize as the series continues?
5. How do you approach something like this vs. something more grounded like A Righteous Thirst for Vengeance?
6. Fans of sci-fi novels, comics, books, and movies typically see the same things done in slightly new ways, how did you approach Phenomena to make it feel all its own?
7. From a nuts and bolts perspective, how far are the rest of the graphic novels completed?
8. For fans who pick that up next week, Andre what was your favorite page of art in The Golden City?
9. Do you have other projects you’d like to talk about today?

On this week's Hypothetical Island, Reilly and George are joined by comics artist David Marquez who talks about the perils of prognostication, the advantages of a two-dimensional existence, the monogamy of artists vs the polyamory of writers, and breaking into comics by pursuing a history degree.

This episode was recorded on January 30th, 2022!

Brian, Kate, and Mike sat down to chat about our Goodreads Book of the Month for January 2022, Pearl Vol. 1 by Brian Michael Bendis, Michael Gaydos, and Joshua Reed--as chosen by the folks who finished the Goodreads Reading Challenge in 2021!

Check out the Goodreads Thread

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• 00:17:31 - Top of the Pile
• 00:26:01 - Goodreads Book of the Month - Perl Volume 1
• 00:52:26 - Goodreads BotM Update!
• 00:55:18 - Wrap/Credits

Comics Read / Top of My Pile

• Saga #55
• The Girl from the Sea 
• Forget Me Not
• Archie vs. Predator II
• Once & Future vol 2
• Sabretooth #1

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This is Part 2 of a two-part episode.

What if you gave everyone in the world just what they wanted? Or, what they THOUGHT they wanted.

This week we have Matt and Pat from excellent comics podcast Waiting On the Trade to help us discuss House of M, the Marvel event where Wanda Maximoff, the Scarlet Witch, "goes bad!" We discuss everything, from the moral dilemma of destroying  a false reality to the Poptarts Conundrum, and also write a nostalgic flash fic about Magneto and Professor X. Basically, it's the best.

Next week, we will be reading Black Panther (2016) #1-4: A Nation Under Our Feet (pt 1), the first Black Panther story by acclaimed writer Ta-Nehisi Coats. We invite you to read along with us!

Monte's theme this season is Black Panther. Veronica's theme is Heroes Go Bad.

Check out Monte and Veronica's guest appearances on Waiting on the Trade (Melissa's to come)!

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Check out the inaugural crossover of the Hall of Pods, our podcast network! We discuss Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness with The Fandom Optimists, Cape Corner, and True Believers: a Comics PoDCast! Find all of our links here.

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This is Part 1 of a two-part episode.

What if you gave everyone in the world just what they wanted? Or, what they THOUGHT they wanted.

This week we have Matt and Pat from excellent comics podcast Waiting On the Trade to help us discuss House of M, the Marvel event where Wanda Maximoff, the Scarlet Witch, "goes bad!" We discuss everything, from the moral dilemma of destroying  a false reality to the Poptarts Conundrum, and also write a nostalgic flash fic about Magneto and Professor X. Basically, it's the best.

Next week, we will be reading Black Panther (2016) #1-4: A Nation Under Our Feet (pt 1), the first Black Panther story by acclaimed writer Ta-Nehisi Coats. We invite you to read along with us!

Monte's theme this season is Black Panther. Veronica's theme is Heroes Go Bad.

Check out Monte and Veronica's guest appearances on Waiting on the Trade (Melissa's to come)! Find Waiting On the Trade's feed here, and visit their website, Matt Reads Comics!

Email us at sjwcomicspodcast@gmail.com, or check out our social media at:

https://twitter.com/sjwcomicscast
https://www.instagram.com/sjwcomicscast/

Check out the inaugural crossover of the Hall of Pods, our podcast network! We discuss Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness with The Fandom Optimists, Cape Corner, and True Believers: a Comics PoDCast! Find all of our links here.

To get in touch with us, you can email sjwcomicspodcast@gmail.com, or check out our social media at:

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This week we're covering (ohohoo) a Brian Michael Bendis/David Mack banger, published by Image, it's the everyman espionage book, Cover. At one trade, it's a quick read so get on it, then gather up your spy gear and come with us!

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NEWS

• Jonathan Hickman exits X-Men with ‘Inferno’ this fall
• Brian Michael Bendis' Jinxworld headed to Dark Horse Comics
• DC Characters Are Coming to Webcomics Through Deal With Webtoon
• Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman launch Substack
• Zdarsky launching Newburn at Image Comics.
• EXCLUSIVE BOOM! First Look: Regarding the Matter of Oswald's Body #1
• BOOM! Studios announces ‘Power Rangers Universe’ event
• Matthew Rosenberg and Tyler Boss reunite for ‘What’s the Furthest Place From Here?’
  • Image Comics Solicitations November 2021
• Marvel Solicitations!
  • Marvel reveals Kraven and Morbius are the ones who knock in ‘Amazing Spider-Man’ #78-80
  • Hawkeye: Kate Bishop coming!
  • Marvel announces ‘Marvel’s Voices: Heritage’ #1 for November
• Diamond reveals top 10 comics of July

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Home Sick Pilots #8 (Dan Watters, Caspar Wijngaard)
2. Nocterra #6 (Scott Snyder, Tony S. Daniel)

Nathan:

1. Superman and the Authority #2 (Grant Morrison, Mikel Janin)
2. Nightwing #83 (Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - Nightwing #83 (Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo)

Dave - Star Wars War of the Bounty Hunters #3 (Charles Soule, Luke Ross with David Messina) 

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: Spider-Man: Life Story Annual #1 (Chip Zdarsky, Mark Bagley)
2. Nathan: Superman ‘78 #1 (Rob Venditti, Wilfredo Torres)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Amazing Fantasy #2 (Kaare Andrews)
2. Nathan: Alien #6 (Jay Anacleto)

Segment: Interview: Taboo and B. Earl - Writers of Spirits of Vengeance and Werewolf by Night

1. Ben Earl, Taboo, thank you for joining the AIPT comics podcast to talk about your comics work! Spirits of Vengeance: Spirit Rider #1 is an extra-sized issue now out in shops, what made this the right project to follow Werewolf by Night?
2. Did your collaboration process change at all when working on Spirits of Vengeance?
3. Spirits of Vengeance has Paul Davidson on art, and also Jeffrey Veregge, how did this duo join you on the project?
   1. What was it like working with them on this project?
4. Taboo, how does crafting a comic book story compare to crafting your music?
5. A really fun thing about Kushala is that she’s sort of a woman out of time. She’s still adjusting to the modern-day, but she also is embracing it in some ways (karaoke and open mics). What are the challenges to approaching a character who is still trying to figure out her place in the world, who’s just a bit out of step?
6. Are there any Marvel characters that are on your bucket list to write next?
7. What comics are you reading right now?

Off topic off shelf with B Earl and Taboo - Philosophize This, family, A kids book about identity -- Ikidscompanyabout, Flow Water

NEWS

• Heroes Reborn revealed as Jason Aaron & Ed McGuinness  project
• Marvel Comics opens up fan-voting for their next X-Men team lineup
• Marvel to launch new line of graphic novels called ‘Mighty Marvel Masterworks’
• Marvel and Scholastic have announced Spider-Ham: Great Power, No Responsibility, an original graphic novel by Steve Foxe and Shadia Amin.
• Saga Writer Brian K. Vaughan Confirms Series Will Return Soon
• Brian Bendis No Longer Exclusive At DC Comics
• Comic con on a cruise ship? Image and Skybound planning one for next year
• Dark Horse to publish entire YouNeek Studios line of graphic novels

Segment: WHO IS NATHAN SIMMONS - 3 truths and a lie (we reveal the answer after judging?)

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Wolverine #9 (W: Ben Percy, A: Adam Kubert)
2. Strange Adventures #8: (W:  Tom King, Artist: Mitch Gerads, Evan Shaner)

Nathan:

1. The Department of Truth #5 (W: James Tynion IV, A: Martin Simmonds)
2. We Only Find Them When They’re Dead #5 (W: Al Ewing, A: Simone Di Meo)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

• Dave: The Dreaming: Waking Hours #7 (W: G. Willow Wilson, A: Javier Rodriguez)
• Nathan: Future State: Swamp Thing #2 (W: Ram V, A: Mike Perkins)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

• Dave: King In Black: Gwenom Vs. Carnage #2 (Flaviano Design Cover)
• Nathan: Hellblazer: Rise and Fall #3 (Cover B: Sean Phillips)

Segment: Interview - Josh Williamson - Infinite Frontier, Robin, Future State: Justice League, Nailbiter Returns

1. Josh, you’re very busy, with Robin coming as well as Infinite Frontier, and Nailbiter Returns, and Future State Justice League... is this the busiest year for you in comics, or are you just getting started?
2. Earlier this week you spoke to CBR and you talk a bit about Wonder Woman and Spectre playing a big part in teasing the future DC Comics stories. What makes these two characters the right choice to push forward?
3. There have been many cases where a big event or cliffhanger teases the “future events” at the big-two, but in many cases, some of those events don’t happen or fall off. Can you say with certainty what we see in Infinite Frontier will be used and explored down the line?
4. What goes into writing an overarching structure for a comic like Infinite Frontier? Is it an outline, a rough script, a treatment, an abstract painting they riff off of?
5. As a writer for the big-two, soon to be publishing a book you’re spearheading in Infinite Frontier, how do you navigate ambition, approaching the size and scope, but also what you want to achieve personally? - i think he’s kinda covered this ok!
6. It’s not evident if you’ve written or will write Dr. Manhattan, but I must know, is there any extra stress or anxiety around writing a character or exploring the consequences of a character that is so iconically part of one of the most famous comics in existence?
7. It might be because folks are still figuring out Future State and aren’t quite ready for Infinite Frontier, but I swear there’s even more hype around Robin. What do you think makes Robin aka Damian Wayne such an alluring character for fans?
8. Can you talk a little bit about Gleb Melnikov’s work on Robin, was there any specific page in the first issue that went above and beyond what you could have anticipated?
9. The pandemic has affected the entire industry, I was curious if it helped or hindered the development of Infinite Frontier and Robin? 
10. SUPERFIGHT: Spectre vs. Wonder Woman -  

Infinite Frontier #0 - RELEASES MAR 2ND, 2021 FOC - February 7th

ROBIN #1 arrives in April Gleb Melnikov

Your heroes return only to have their world ripped apart as they enter Marvel's House of M! What's real and what isn't?

This episode features an in-depth discussion into event comics, why we love Bendis, and a look at Magneto's family. As always you'll find the History of the Book, Favorite Lines, Art Awards, and a quick stroll down Adaptation Alley.

House of M is written by Brian Michael Bendis, penciled by Olivier Coipel,
inked by Tim Townsend, colored by Frank D'Armata, and published by Marvel Comics.

ComiClub is hosted by Blaine McGaffigan and Adam Cook. 

Your heroes return to give their First Impressions of House of M. This event comic was the start of a new era of Marvel comics where stories would would lead from one event to the next. Tune in for the "Bare Bones", "Judging a Book By Its Cover", and "Who Is This For?"

House of M is written by Brian Michael Bendis, pencilled by Olivier Coipel,
inked by Tim Townsend, colored by Frank D'Armata, and published by Marvel Comics.

ComiClub is hosted by Blaine McGaffigan and Adam Cook. 

NEWS

• DC FanDome: Explore The Multiverse schedule revealed and there are free comics too
  • Beast Boy creators are there...and on tour
• DC Comics reveals Represent!
• DC Generations event returns reimagined with the homecoming of "the original" 1939 Batman
• Batman: Black and White returns in December
• More Dark Multiverse stories coming
• New Bat/Cat coming December 1
• Bendis off Superman
• Endless Winter finally hyped
• King in Black tie-in info came out Friday
  • King in Black is showing up in cover art
  • Marvel relaunches Black Cat ongoing just in time for 'King in Black' crossover
  • Champions gets resolicited/relaunched in October
• Children of the Atom gets a sale date!
• Empyre State of Mynd tidbits
• IDW adds DC veteran Kobashigawa and promotes Hughes and Stotter
• Little Bird prequel, Precious Metal revealed

Segment - Pitch a book for a character who doesn’t have a book right now?

Forrest:

Kieron Gillen Javier Garron Superior Spider-Man

Leah Williams Daniel Warren Johnson X-23

Dave:

Jeff Lemire & Christian Ward Starjammers

Christopher Priest Chris Samnee Bishop

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Amazing Spider-Man #48 (W: Nick Spencer, A: Mark Bagley)
2. Cyberpunk 2077: Trauma Team #1 (W: Cullen Bunn, A: Miguel Valderrama)

Forrest:

1. The Rise of Ultraman #1 (W: Kyle Higgins, Matt Groom, A: Francesco Manna)
2. Cyberpunk 2077: Trauma Team #1 (W: Cullen Bunn, A: Miguel Valderrama)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

• Dave: Detective Comics #1027 (too many to list)
• Forrest: Giant-Size X-Men: Storm (W: Jonathan Hickman, A: Russell Dauterman)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

• Dave: Slaughterhouse-Five (Albert Monteys)
• Forrest: X-Men Marvels Snapshot #1 (Alex Ross)

Off Topic Top Shelf - Dave - Raised By Wolves