This week, the club discusses SDCC rumors, the newest gossip about comic book shows and movies, and Marvel replacing the last page of your comic with a QR code!

This week we're unfortunately discussing/navigating another comic community accusation of assualt. Next, we'll get into independent publisher moves with Boom! getting purchased, and a DSTLRY distribution change which gets us asking how are they doing on their mission to disrupt the industry. We'll also touch on the U.S. Mint making DC coins, Criminal casting, & Whoopi Goldberg's "The Change", before we get into our weekly issues, where we've got some doozies! We'll be talking about the latest relaunch of X-Men with a new first issue, creative team and some of the first pages post Krakoa! Greg and Andy also cover books like Barfly on Dark Horse, The Domain on Image (spin-off of Public Domain), and from Marvel Kid Venom, Moon Knight, Spider-Man Reign 2, & Werewolf by Night: Blood Hunt.

On the Patreon, we'll watch the Hellboy and Watchmen Chapter I trailers and react LIVE, so join us over there if you're looking for movie talk.

People are fleeing St. Louis! Should they be? Greg has the details on how STL is performing in comic shops and coolness. Next we've got a Marvel Blood Hunt update, speculate about a suprise Marvel drop, talk about the stills from DC's Superman movie, and remember a rad Marvel cover artist.

In addition to the books in the title we're also talking White Boat from DSTLRY, Magicks Blood Hunt one-shot issue, and DC's back with the Elseworlds imprint with Gotham by Gaslight: The Kryptonian Age.

This week is a special "AND THE" episode, as we discuss Marvels Uncle Scrooge AND THE Infinity Dime, along with the Comixology Exclusive Roderick AND THE City of Morhil. In addition to these bagged and boarded bad boys, we talk Venomverse Reborn, along with DC solicitations, and the imminent conclusion of Marvels current era of Star Wars mags.

PATREON PREVIEW

We're gearing up for Boulevardia this week so we decided to give you the Patreon where our friend Doug tells us about all his trouble with the grading company CGC. This is probably the wildest story you'll ever hear this week about CGC. There was twists and turns, highs and lows, tears from both laughter and saddness. Doug's story is not uncommon in the community, but he's the first to tell it. We hope you enjoy and share with your friends.

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Big, bulky, and boisterous... A F.I.C episode like none before it.

Greg and Andy are joined by Chris Hacker (The Oblivion Bar podcast) and Badr Milligan (The Short Box podcast) for an incredibly special and rowdy episode of the First Issue Club. Chris and Badr have been longtime friends of ours IN ADDITION to being massive influences and voices in the comic book podcasting community. A crossover that has been a longtime in the making and will go down in FIC history as one of our best shows.

The Comic Gentlemen discuss the end of the Krakoan Age (2016-2024) and the impact it had in comic books and beyond, Petrol Head by Pye Parr and Rob Williams from Image Comics is optioned to become either a movie/TV show, Steve Orlando is penning a new Avenger's series over at Marvel with the most head-scratching lineup featuring Club favorite Night-Thrasher, and finally we discuss how a steamy Star Wars parody comic is making massive waves in the community and may have gotten itself in hot water...

First issues covered this episode -
Scarlett #1 - Kelly Thompson and artist Marco Ferrari

TMNT: Alpha - Jason Aaron, Tom Waltz, Chris Burnham, Gavin Smith

Ultimates #1 - Deniz Camp, Juan Frigeri

Profane #1 - Peter Milligan, Raul Frenandez

Falling in Love on the Path to Hell #1 - Gerry Duggan, Garry Brown

Canto: A Place Like Home - David M. Booher, Drew Zucker

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This week we're talking about current Kickstarters & Humble Bundles, before getting to comix. What comics??? They're in the title bub! No need to read it twice, & yes need... to press play.

Today, we're talkin'. WHY? Becuase theres new stuff to talk about each and every week, and its the duty and responsibility of the First Issue Club to keep the conversation going. These conversations include topics like Tom King writing an Archie comic, an upcoming Avengers/Ultraman crossover mini, the impending return of the Green Goblin in the pages of Amazing Spider-man, and wether or not Jean, Logan, and Scott were ever really in a throuple during the Krakoan era of X-Men.

After the yackin', Greg walks us through the Blood Hunt tie-in Union Jack the Ripper from Marvel Comics, and the eerie indie Butchers Boy out on Darkhorse Comics.

Hop over to our Patreon for this weeks bonus where we talk first appearances and lucky finds.