It’s Rj’s turn to pick a title to scratch off of his to-be-read list. This week power through yet another amazing title from Vertigo, Unknown Soldier by Joshua Dysart. The story takes place in a war-torn Uganda in the early 2000’s and focuses on the crimes committed by Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army. Trigger Warning: some of the subject matter of this book is fairly upsetting.

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This week we are joined by friend of the shop and friend of the show Mike Kaufman, who has brought us the DC sci-fi police drama, Far Sector by NK Jemisin and Jamal Campbell. What happens when a disillusioned police officer is given a burner Green Lantern ring and sent to the far recesses of space to maintain order in a society void of emotion? We talk about what it truly means to have emotions and navigate systemic issues present in all communities… even ones on the far edges of space.

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It's that time again to talk about comics from last week. This week we visit our pals on Cybertron for the first time in a while. Also tsunami surfing robots, a mutant horse friend, and Nightcrawler sees Wolverine naked.... Again.

Pull List (with spoiler time stamps):

• 00:10:25 - Time Waits #1
• 00:20:43 - Uncanny X-Men #2
• 00:31:14 - Transformers #12
• 00:44:44 - Wolverine #1

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This week, it's time to dig into one of RJ's all time favorites: MADAME XANADU by Matt Wagner & Amy Reeder! This mystical montage of mysterium and machinations brings us on a journey through time, with the Phantom Stranger standing at Madame Xanadu's opposition! The hands of fate are constantly trying to shape destiny with the help of the Stranger, while Xanadu is constantly struggling with the burden of foresight and how to truly do the greatest amount of good. It's high fantasy and high strangeness of the highest order!

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It's that time again to talk about comics from last week. This week we dive into the deep recesses of space… only to get space depression. Also an evil number 4, a hereditary melting problem, and two separate death rays!

Pull List (with spolier time stamps):

• 00:09:37 - Ultimates #4
• 00:22:59 - Exceptional X-Men #1
• 00:42:16 - Plastic Man No More #1
• 00:50:38 - Cruel Universe #2

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This week, we're tackling an entry off Adam's To-Be-Read pile: Hellblazer- Original Sins by Jamie Delano & John Ridgeway! It's an iconic run for a reason! This book is full of laughs, tears, yuppie demons, child murderers, Christian pyramid scheme cults, Nazi hate monsters, and just so much more insanity! It truly is one of the first pioneers of the Vertigo era, paving the way for all the weird, esceroteric, and brilliant comics to follow in its wake.

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It’s that time again! This week we celebrate the start of horror anthology season, get sick on a distant planet, and Cacey joins a cult.

Pull List (with spoiler time stamps):

• 00:09:54 - Aliens vs Avengers #1
• 00:24:42 - Zatanna: Bring Down the House #3
• 00:34:46 - Convert #1
• 00:41:14 - Hello Darkness #2

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This week we're joined by our awesome friend, Faust @faustiandesigns! They brought us one of their all time favorites (which happens to ALSO be one of OUR all time favorites): UNCANNY X-FORCE by Rick Remender & Jerome Opena! We talked about the 1st arc of that run, The Apocalypse Solution, and dug into the spectacular character development, the complexities of the team dynamics, and the running theme of redemption.

SPOILER WARNING! We do spoil the end of this arc AND talk a bit about the ramifications that has on the rest of the run

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