Avengers 24
Today, Spencer and Drew are discussing Avengers 24, originally released December 24th, 2013. Spencer: Writer Jonathan Hickman has been playing with the metaphor of the Avengers being a machine...
View ArticleNew Avengers 13.INH
Today, Spencer and Ethan are discussing New Avengers 13, originally released December 31st, 2013. Spencer: When you need to fight evil dictators or invading aliens, you call the Avengers, but when you...
View ArticleLoki: Agent of Asgard 1
Today, Patrick and (guest writer) Arielle are discussing Loki: Agent of Asgard 1, originally released February , 2014. Patrick: You guys, we live in a post Avengers world. Generally, that movie...
View ArticleMs. Marvel 1
Today, Drew and Spencer are discussing Ms. Marvel 1, originally released February 5th, 2014. But what did he see in the clear stream below? His own image; no longer a dark, gray bird, ugly and...
View ArticleCaptain Marvel 1
Today, Drew and guest writer Suzanne are discussing Captain Marvel 1, originally released March 12th, 2013. All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the oyster’s autobiography. Federico Fellini Drew:...
View ArticleOriginal Sin 1
Today, Patrick and Taylor are discussing Original Sin 1, originally released May 7th, 2014. Do we… check for a pulse or… did he even have a pulse? Do we know? Captain America, Original Sin 1 Patrick:...
View ArticleNew Avengers 18
Today, Spencer and Patrick are discussing New Avengers 18, originally released May 14th, 2014. Spencer: As I’m sure most of us do, I love the big, climatic final battles that usually come at the end...
View ArticleOriginal Sin 2
Today, Shelby and Drew are discussing Original Sin 2, originally released May 21st, 2014. Shelby: Last issue, we discussed the merits of a superhero murder mystery. Patrick mentioned that the fluidity...
View ArticleNew Avengers 19
Today, Spencer and Patrick are discussing New Avengers 19, originally released June 11th, 2014. Spencer: The more I look at the following panels, the more I realize how succinctly they sum up the...
View ArticleDeadpool 35
Today, Drew and Taylor are discussing Deadpool 35, originally released September 24th, 2014. Then things started to get weird; middle of the night he would disappear. He’d come home smelling like bad...
View ArticleSuperior Iron Man 1
Today, Patrick and Mark are discussing Superior Iron Man 1, originally released November 12th, 2014. Patrick: Let’s talk about Office Space. It’s a modern comedy classic, and while that...
View ArticleBlack Widow 12
Today, Suzanne and Spencer are discussing Black Widow 12, originally released November 19th, 2014. Suzanne: Have you ever looked at your job description six months into a new job and chuckled to...
View ArticleAvengers 39
Today, Spencer and Mark are discussing Avengers 39, originally released December 10th, 2014. Spencer: When you read enough comics, you start to see certain repeated themes and styles emerge among...
View ArticleAnt-Man 1
Today, Taylor and Spencer are discussing Ant-Man 1, originally released January 7th, 2015. Taylor: As long as stories have been told, people have enjoyed hearing about clever heroes. Perhaps the...
View ArticleDetective Comics 40
Today, Mark and Michael are discussing Detective Comics 40, originally released March 4th, 2015. Mark: On a week to week basis, comic books are junk food. Most everything that comes out is disposable,...
View ArticleAvengers 42
Today, Patrick and Drew are discussing Avengers 42, originally released March 4th, 2015. “We don’t view our history as being broken or something that we need to fix. If anything we think we are...
View ArticleFree Comic Book Day 2015 Round Up
Patrick: There’s one question that keeps rolling through my head in reading FCBD issues: who is this for? For retailers, the purpose of the event is self-evident. Stores get throw fun little parties...
View ArticleChat Cave: Avengers – Age of Ultron
Marvel’s flagship film franchise landed its second installment this weekend, assembling the Avengers to take on Ultron. Secrets were revealed! Tears were shed! Scenery was chewed! Spoilers for sure...
View ArticleAvengers 44/New Avengers 33
Today, Spencer and Ryan are discussing Avengers 44 and New Avengers 33, originally released April 29th, 2015. Spencer: Jonathan Hickman’s Avengers saga has gone through three different phases. The...
View ArticleSecret Wars 1
Today, Ryan and Patrick are discussing Secret Wars 1, originally released May 6th, 2015. “Oh, best war ever…” -General Nick Fury, Secret Wars 1 Ryan: Secret Wars grabs the baton from Jon Hickman’s...
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