Issue #191: Spider-Man Casting, Captain Marvel and The Fiction
Lots of news got announced before recording commenced so Tom Holland getting cast as the new Spider-Man is a topic of discussion, Kelly Sue DeConnick leaving Captain Marvel (and the new team that’s coming on board), Noelle Stevenson leaving Lumberjanes and all sorts of other things get brought up.
Here’s a couple other things mentioned in the show: Secret Loves of Geek Girls (OMG Stephanie has to write a thing for a thing… supposing the thing is funded!) and we’ll be talking a bit about this piece by Kieron Gillen regarding sales numbers from someone that it directly affects next week so check it out if you want to be informed.
Lightning Round
Harley Quinn/Power Girl #1, Secret Six #3, Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman #11, Ms. Marvel #16, Black Canary #1, Alex + Ada #15, Archer & Armstrong Vol. 1, Quantum & Woody Vol. 1, Old Man Logan #2, Mad Max: Fury Road: Furiosa #1, Hex 11, Coffin Hill #19, Saga #29.
Book of the Week
Doctor Strange & Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment (1989/Stern/Mignola OGN)(plus a side-trip into Emperor Doom OGN/1987), Martian Manhunter #1, Runaways #1, Thors #1.
Shared Book of the Week
The Fiction #1 by Curt Pies and David Rubin.
Next week’s #TCBOTW is: Mulan Revelations #1 by Marc Andreyko and Micah Kaneshiro
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