Hey Comic Impact! Welcome to another edition of Antonio’s Top 5 Comics of the Week. I will be discussing a lot of spoilers in this week’s comics so you have been warned.
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1. Scarlet #6 by Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev [Icon] Though this was my number one pick of the week I decided to write about it last because of a very personal connection I have to this book. I just wanted to put that out there and I also want to say that comic books, like any other medium are suppose to make you feel something, something besides enjoyment. I feel connected with characters, especially the ones that I really love that’s why I love Batman and Spider-Man so much. Anyway I’m going to talk about the comic first and what happens in the issue and then I’ll talk about my connection and why it means so much to me and why I felt the way I did. When Bendis launched this book last year with Alex Maleev I was excited because this book was very different from what Bendis was doing on his Marvel work at the time, and when this launched it was a breath of fresh air in his writing, not to say that he lost anything, I have and always will be a Bendis fan. But to have him work on creator owned stuff was exciting. And though this comic had big ideas and big […]
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Welcome to Antonio’s Top 5 Comics of the Week. It is an honor to have my column to be featured on the Comic Impact website, so thank you Simon and Sheldon. This column is pretty easy to figure out what it’s about. I will obviously be doing a top 5 countdown every week based on my stack of comics that I buy. I’ve been doing this since March of 2012 on my tumblr account ReadWatchedandSeen.tumblr.com and I enjoy doing it. With moving the column here to Comic Impact I hope to get more discussion going about comics and highlighting comics that I really like. So on tothis week’s top 5.
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This weeks Pick of the Week should be no surprise. When you have one of the most creative writers in comics of the past 50 years and one the best artists joined by his long time colorists you get Avengers number one by Jonathan Hickman,Jerome Opeña and Dean V. White from Marvel comics. That’s not all we talk about though we also talk about the impact that Justin Jordan has had this past week in comics, not only did he have one book he had two this week!. Sheldon talk’s about Shadowman 2 from Valiant and Antonio talks about The Legend of Luther Strode from Image.Sheldon goes on another rant as he jumps on his soapbox and talks about Characters,Creators and Fans. Listen up fan boys!!!
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Welcome to the PICK OF THE WEEK for November 30 2011! If you are keeping track then you, and Sheldon, know this is show number 238! Well, at least you know this. Join Simon,Sheldon, Susan and special guest Gabriel Batista (Elephantmen, DC’s All Star Western) as they traverse the small, but tricky week in comics.The crew talks Mupppets, again, The White Rabbit Voice returns and Susan makes yet another deal…this time the stakes are raised! Oh and we also talk about the Pick, Ultimate Comics The Ultimates #4! We also cover Daredevil #6, Uncanny X-men #6, FF #12, and Thunderbolts #166.This is a crazy episode that you don’t want to miss!
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As the final issues of Ed Brubaker’s Captain America, Matt Fraction’s Iron Man, Jonathan Hickman’s FF, and Kieron Gillen’s Uncanny X-Men and Journey Into Mystery hits the stands, Pat and Antonio talk about their favorite moments from this amazing era of Marvel Comics history. We delve into the aforementioned runs, as well as Rick Remender’s Uncanny X-Force, Brian Bendis’ Avengers and so much more. We discuss what makes these runs so special, and we even go through some listener comments. Plus, we take a quick look at what’s coming next in Marvel NOW, and get into which books excite us the most!
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Trick-or-treat kids it’s that time of the month when we ask you “Did You Catch All That?” This month is loaded as we have hundreds of bits of news coming out of New York Comic Con.Did you know that Sheldon and Simon both have issues and these are not the typical issues that you would imagine them having.I am talking about some comics that your inner child of the 80s will love! Shelley give you the rundown of the best and most important entertainment news for October. Simon tells you what Zombies books have hit the shelves this month on “On Shelves Now.”We also talk about the events that are going on in comics currently such as Death of the Family and Marvel Now! All this and more on Octobers episode of “Did You Catch All That” coming to you live from DJ’s Universal Comics in the heart of Studio City! So start eating that Halloween candy and enjoy watching a brand-new episode of “Did You Catch All That?”
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Are you ready for an all new episode of Did You Catch All That? You know, that little video we do once a month with such features as We have Issues,Comics on Film,On Shelves Now,Events and so much more.Not only did we change up a few things but we also added new features for you such as One on One, where Simon talks about his love of Archangel, and Sheldon gives us The Rundown where he talks to us about one of his favorite artists of all time, the one and only Gabriel Hardman. We also break down the best cover of the month on The Breakdown, plus joining us for the season 2 opening of Did You Catch All That? We are joined by David Accampo, a Los Angeles based creator who talks to us about Sparrow & Crowe: The Demoniac of Los Angeles which debuts this July! In Pro’s and Con’s we talk about Phoenix Comicon 2012 and what to do to prepare for San Diego Comic Con!
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Show notes! You don’t need no stinking show notes! Seriously, you don’t need them. By this point you should know what we do on the podcast! If you don’t then on behalf of everyone in the Comic Impact family I welcome you. Please let us hold your hand and guide you into our little world by introducing you to this week’s Pick Of The Week which was one of Marvel’s ‘.1’ issues. It seems we’re all about starting points this week, so why not listen to Sheldon, Simon and Rob as they discuss Fantastic Four #605.1 which was Rob’s pick.
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Marvel’s “First Family” is back on top of the comic world! That’s right, Fantastic Four #600 by Jonathan Hickman was the best comic around for the week of November 23rd, if you ask Simon, who had the pick. Sheldon and Susan think Justice League Dark #3 was. Join the Comic Impact family as they talk about Captain America and Bucky #624,The Dark Knight #3,invincible #85, All–Star Western #3,Secret Avengers #19,I,Vampire #3,Kick-Ass Vol.2 #5,Teen Titans #3 and Justice League Dark #3.
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Remember that one Christmas where you had that one super special gift that you never ended up getting? That one gift that would not only make all your Christmas dreams come true, but the hopes and dreams of every last man, woman and child on the planet? Well, we’ve got good news for you! New POW, Pick Of the Week Podcast! Hooray! It finally came! This week, Simon, Ken and Ian have a bevy of new comics to talk about and, as always, are nothing nothing but the essence of maturity and composure. Ian has the pick and he went with Shield ∞ One Shot by Jonathan Hickman. But, the delights don’t stop there, chum! They gang also talks about The Flash #10, Uncanny X-Men #535, Uncanny X-Force #7, Ultimate Spider-Man #157, Ultimate Avengers Vs. New Ultimates #3, Captain America: The Fighting Avenger and Carnage #4. WOW! What a list! Give us a listen, why don’cha’?
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