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Post by Huw on Jul 23, 2014 10:30:24 GMT -5
Issue #143: New Captain America, Seconds and an Interview w/ Nathan EdmondsonPodcast StreamDownload Directly From iTunesFeedburner LinkOn this week’s show, we’re joined by special guest Nathan Edmondson, writer of Black Widow, The Punisher, The Activity and more. We ask him some of our questions and read him a bunch of YOUR amazing questions, so make sure to tune into that in the second half of the show.  Stephanie is back this week and the gang reunite to talk about a whole lot of comics. Lightning round picks include: Batman Eternal, Teen Titans, Thor: God of the Thunder, Uncanny X-Men, Starwoman & JSA Jr., X-Factor #11, Silver Surfer #4, Harley Quinn Invades SDCC, Power Girl #26 Books of the Week include: Robin Rising Omega, Seconds, Justice League of America (#8-14, the Forever Evil tie-ins), Ms. Marvel #6, Captain Marvel Special (1989 with Monica Rambeau). Everyone welcome back Stephanie after her absence, the TC crew are back together and rocking another awesome show!
What are your feelings on Sam Wilson taking over Captain America's mantle?
Did you read any of the books the team mention on the podcast, what did you think of them?
Discuss anything and everything mentioned on the show, right here!!
Oh and a message for a certain Gary: SHUT THE FUCK UP, GARY!
Annnnnnnnnnd… we say it on the show, but just in case you missed it, the Talking Comics crew on Twitter are: Bobby: @bobbyshortle Steve: @dead_anchoress Stephanie: @ hellocookieAnd Bob’s email is bobreyer@talkingcomicbooks.com  One last thing: HAPPY 75th BIRTHDAY, BATMAN!!!
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Post by iamasianbatgirl on Jul 23, 2014 11:33:00 GMT -5
 Because Bob mentioned the JSA jr. issue I had to dig up my old copy of the trade. I loved this story arc so much when I was a kid! My copy is beat up and crinkled, a tell-tale sign that it was a beloved and well-read book in my childhood collection. |
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Post by Bob Reyer on Jul 23, 2014 19:55:20 GMT -5
Because Bob mentioned the JSA jr. issue I had to dig up my old copy of the trade. I loved this story arc so much when I was a kid! My copy is beat up and crinkled, a tell-tale sign that it was a beloved and well-read book in my childhood collection. Nikki, I hadn't thought about that book in years, but I came across it going through the "JSA box" whilst looking for Stargirl stuff for Stephanie. I never bought the rest of the event, but I'll be on the hunt now, thanks to your imprimatur! |
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Post by courtneyk on Jul 23, 2014 22:16:58 GMT -5
Great interview (I thought the question asked by listener Courtney Key was particularly incisive  ) and it was awesome to have Stephanie back! Really intrigued by the concept of Seconds. Re: other books discussed on the show, I agree Ms. Marvel continues to be fantastic, and I have been enjoying the Thor & Loki Original Sin tie-in a lot after grumbling a bit about it taking away two of my favorite books for a few months. The biggest surprise for me that was mentioned in the lightning round has been Silver Surfer - I started reading it knowing almost nothing about the character and have been utterly charmed by the book every month. I've put it on my pull list and it is quickly becoming one of my favorites. |
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Post by Bob Reyer on Jul 24, 2014 3:00:40 GMT -5
Great interview (I thought the question asked by listener Courtney Key was particularly incisive ) and it was awesome to have Stephanie back! Really intrigued by the concept of Seconds. Re: other books discussed on the show, I agree Ms. Marvel continues to be fantastic, and I have been enjoying the Thor & Loki Original Sin tie-in a lot after grumbling a bit about it taking away two of my favorite books for a few months. The biggest surprise for me that was mentioned in the lightning round has been Silver Surfer - I started reading it knowing almost nothing about the character and have been utterly charmed by the book every month. I've put it on my pull list and it is quickly becoming one of my favorites. Courtney, Mike Wallace himself couldn't have asked a better question! I hope that more people take a chance on Silver Surfer; I think a lot of folks are worried about his deep back-story, but as you've seen, all you need is the barest hint of knowledge about the character to have a great time! |
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Post by IncredibleD on Jul 24, 2014 6:22:36 GMT -5
Great podcast guys, and pretty good interview!Nathan Edmondson sounds like a nice guy.
As for the new Cap, i'm of two minds on it, on one hand i don't like it because i rather have Steve Rogers as Cap and i think this kind of thing happens too much with the character, but on the other hand i think that Sam Wilson is a good choice to be a temporary replacement and i like that the character will get a chance to shine now.
And i also thought that Seconds book sounded pretty interesting, might check it out one day.
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Post by Bob Reyer on Jul 24, 2014 10:23:05 GMT -5
Great podcast guys, and pretty good interview!Nathan Edmondson sounds like a nice guy. As for the new Cap, i'm of two minds on it, on one hand i don't like it because i rather have Steve Rogers as Cap and i think this kind of thing happens too much with the character, but on the other hand i think that Sam Wilson is a good choice to be a temporary replacement and i like that the character will get a chance to shine now. And i also thought that Seconds book sounded pretty interesting, might check it out one day. Dave, As always, thanks for the "Thumbs up!" Nathan Edmondson was very cool, and one of those guests that just fell right into our rhythms, so it made for a great conversation (We may have to ask him back when that "Faux-tastic Four" movie opens though, as we were running too short of time for what could have been a nice discussion!) As you heard, I'm in the same dual mind-set regarding the Sam-as-Cap news, although with slightly different reasons, but if as you say, it increases Falcon's profile enough that he becomes a break-out star in comics, too, it's all good! |
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Post by courtneyk on Jul 24, 2014 10:39:12 GMT -5
Great interview (I thought the question asked by listener Courtney Key was particularly incisive ) and it was awesome to have Stephanie back! Really intrigued by the concept of Seconds. Re: other books discussed on the show, I agree Ms. Marvel continues to be fantastic, and I have been enjoying the Thor & Loki Original Sin tie-in a lot after grumbling a bit about it taking away two of my favorite books for a few months. The biggest surprise for me that was mentioned in the lightning round has been Silver Surfer - I started reading it knowing almost nothing about the character and have been utterly charmed by the book every month. I've put it on my pull list and it is quickly becoming one of my favorites. Courtney, Mike Wallace himself couldn't have asked a better question! I hope that more people take a chance on Silver Surfer; I think a lot of folks are worried about his deep back-story, but as you've seen, all you need is the barest hint of knowledge about the character to have a great time! Ha ha, thanks! I hope people pick up Silver Surfer too, it's a book that definitely deserves to be read. I've recommended it to a friend who, like me, is a MCU fan who's just getting into the comics - she's a Doctor Who fan as well and I think she will like that tone to the story. So I'm doing my best to recruit new readers! |
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Post by Bob Reyer on Jul 24, 2014 11:00:58 GMT -5
Courtney, Mike Wallace himself couldn't have asked a better question! I hope that more people take a chance on Silver Surfer; I think a lot of folks are worried about his deep back-story, but as you've seen, all you need is the barest hint of knowledge about the character to have a great time! Ha ha, thanks! I hope people pick up Silver Surfer too, it's a book that definitely deserves to be read. I've recommended it to a friend who, like me, is a MCU fan who's just getting into the comics - she's a Doctor Who fan as well and I think she will like that tone to the story. So I'm doing my best to recruit new readers! Courtney, That's great news...keep up the good work! It seems I've been saying it a lot recently, but those of us who love these smaller titles have to beat the drum about them so as to be heard over the din of a million "events" all going off at once!" |
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Post by iamasianbatgirl on Jul 24, 2014 13:14:46 GMT -5
Because Bob mentioned the JSA jr. issue I had to dig up my old copy of the trade. I loved this story arc so much when I was a kid! My copy is beat up and crinkled, a tell-tale sign that it was a beloved and well-read book in my childhood collection. Nikki, I hadn't thought about that book in years, but I came across it going through the "JSA box" whilst looking for Stargirl stuff for Stephanie. I never bought the rest of the event, but I'll be on the hunt now, thanks to your imprimatur!Did a review/write-up on this trade on my blog because I had so much nostalgia for this story arc! iamasianbatgirl.tumblr.com/post/92747158508/childhood-trades-young-justice-sins-of-youthIt includes the reading order because Comixology doesn't have one and the story arc page is missing two important issues :/ |
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Post by Bob Reyer on Jul 24, 2014 14:57:19 GMT -5
Nikki, I hadn't thought about that book in years, but I came across it going through the "JSA box" whilst looking for Stargirl stuff for Stephanie. I never bought the rest of the event, but I'll be on the hunt now, thanks to your imprimatur!Did a review/write-up on this trade on my blog because I had so much nostalgia for this story arc! iamasianbatgirl.tumblr.com/post/92747158508/childhood-trades-young-justice-sins-of-youthIt includes the reading order because Comixology doesn't have one and the story arc page is missing two important issues :/ Nikki, Another great post! Your joy at re-discovering a treasure of your youth fairly leapt from the page! As you can imagine, I'm constantly bumping into bits of my past as I prepare for the show, sometimes to the point where I find hours have gone by whilst sitting between boxes reading old books! You make a marvelous point about the dark direction DC has taken over the last decade or so, but it seems that with Gotham Academy and the new Batgirl team, at least part of the DC universe will have the spirit of fun that this connected series of stories did! |
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Post by wylietimes on Jul 24, 2014 18:17:18 GMT -5
Bit late to the party on the Falcon as Cap and female Thor bit I like the idea overall and get the sense that Marvel is learning how to market characters less likely to support their own title out the gate.
Sam Wilson Falcon is a great character that should be able to support his own series, bit today the reading market doesn't throw money at the second tier characters or groups. By making him Cap most Cap fans won't be offended as the change is deserved and more people get exposed to the character. From there you hope you can transition him to his own title after a lengthy hopefully we'll written run as Cap. Same can be done with whoever is Thor.
The theory seems sound to me and it seems like the hearts may even be in the right place. Rather than shed these books out with a likely short shelf life they are building a brand. The real strength will come when they decide to put a creative team on any book thatbspins out of these changes when it goes back to status quo.
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Post by thebradpinder on Jul 25, 2014 19:43:57 GMT -5
I just heard that Mighty Avengers is being canceled or so Bob said. Shame. It was in my opinion a much needed street level Avenger book.
I have a question about books such as this being canceled. Is it possible its our fault as purchasers because we (and I'm 100% guilty of this) are waiting for the trade? I read the first arc and loved it... and yet I and many other folks have decided to wait for the traded... now books are judged on there current sales as they are released true?
So if were waiting to read these books... are we hurting the potental longevity of these books?
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Post by iamasianbatgirl on Jul 25, 2014 19:59:08 GMT -5
I just heard that Mighty Avengers is being canceled or so Bob said. Shame. It was in my opinion a much needed street level Avenger book. I have a question about books such as this being canceled. Is it possible its our fault as purchasers because we (and I'm 100% guilty of this) are waiting for the trade? I read the first arc and loved it... and yet I and many other folks have decided to wait for the traded... now books are judged on there current sales as they are released true? So if were waiting to read these books... are we hurting the potental longevity of these books? As far as I know, they do take graphic novel sales into account. The good news about Mighty Avengers is that it's getting relaunched soon with the same writer but as Captain America and the Mighty Avengers, so it shows that Marvel is making an effort to keep Al Ewing's book alive in a way |
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Post by thebradpinder on Jul 25, 2014 21:16:04 GMT -5
Do u know when its being relaunched
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) and it was awesome to have Stephanie back! Really intrigued by the concept of Seconds. Re: other books discussed on the show, I agree Ms. Marvel continues to be fantastic, and I have been enjoying the Thor & Loki Original Sin tie-in a lot after grumbling a bit about it taking away two of my favorite books for a few months. The biggest surprise for me that was mentioned in the lightning round has been Silver Surfer - I started reading it knowing almost nothing about the character and have been utterly charmed by the book every month. I've put it on my pull list and it is quickly becoming one of my favorites.
