COMICS

Sookie Sookie now! Vampires, mindreaders and Daredevil's Ann Nocenti are more than enough reasons to pick up the new ongoing True Blood series from IDW. Issue #1 sucks your wallet dry of $3.99. ... Youngblood is Rob Liefeld's team superhero book held over from Image Comic's inception 20 years ago. Issue #71 is an all-new look at the team from screenwriter John McLaughlin and Liefeld. Get caught up on the front lines of the Image Revolution 20 years on. ... Conspiracy theorists are right, we are watching you so put down that coffee! Get paranoid with the debut issue of Mind MGMT from Matt Kindt (3 Story). Talking dolphins and weaponized psychics haunt and bewilder a young journalist on search for the truth. ... Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.

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Ya like comics? Check out Clay's interview with Richard Stevens of the Diesel Sweeties webcomic! EARTH PRIME TIME: DIESEL SWEETIES: INTERVIEW WITH RSTEVENS.

Played: 45 | Download | Duration: 01:04:06

Clay and Dursin rap about Cabin in the Woods, Fatale #5, Secret Service #2, Catwoman #8, how quickly Tony Stark could change into his armor back in the day, and more importantly, what we wore under it.



Discussed in this Episode:
Secret Service



Brubaker & Phillips' Fatale

COMICS

Hardcore gets people's attention, especially here in Boston. What about a book about an assassin brain waves taking over your body? Hardcore #1 is a Pilot Season book from Image heavyweights Kirkman (Walking Dead) and Silvestri (X-Men, Cyberforce). ... Stoked by the new Hulk in the Avengers movie? So were we, and Marvel wants you to bite on this "7.1" issue. That strange number means 'Buy me, please'. Incredible Hulk 7.1 will smash your puny brain. ... A retired assassin and a ballerina are hunted by a sniper in Nathan Edmonson's Dancer #1 from Image Comics. ... Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.

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Played: 75 | Download | Duration: 01:10:11

The boys are back to discuss The Avengers second-week record gross, what it means, how the good movie actually was, and what that means.  Plus, Free Comic Book Day, expensive Mother's Day cards, and mean, old 3rd grade teachers. 


Discussed in the Episode:
John Byrne's Trio


Avengers 3-D Glasses

COMICS

Comic book master John Byrne (Superman, X-Men, Fantastic Four) subtracts one from the superhero family to bring us his creator owned Trio #1. ... The stars of the show are Rock, Paper and Scissors. No room for a guy that catches on fire in this book! ... The Pro from Garth Ennis, Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti pits a super-powered prostitute against the hard livin' streets. Oh my! ... Takio is our all- ages pick this week from Avengers scribe Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming. Sisters Taki and Olivia deal with being the only superheroes on the planet, can they handle all of the pressure? ... Picks this week from the letter T and LeaguePodcast.com.

Speaking of wondrous illustrations, Author and illustrator Maurice Sendak passed away yesterday at the age of 83. Where the Wild Things Are inspired generations of adults and children—teaching us to hug the monsters under the bed and not be afraid of the dark. Read Clay's heartfelt tribute here: EARTH PRIME TIME: MAURICE SENDAK.

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COMICS

Robert Venditti (The Surrogates) pens the triumphant return of 1990s armored barbarian X-O Manowar for the all-new Valiant Universe. Look for the talking voice variant cover of issue #1 to hear ‘The Voice of War’. … You sure hate Mondays, but Wednesdays just got a little better with the debut of Garfield #1 from kaboom!. Comics legend Mark Evanier (DNAgents, Groo, MAD Magazine) teams up with artist Gary Barker for comic gooier than 7 layer lasagna! … The less questions asked about the new-new DC continuity the better. Earth 2 #1 materializes over at DC to give us alternate versions of Batman, Superman, Power Girl and Huntress. Why? Only Starman’s James Robinson knows. It’s comics—just consume and accept! … LeaguePodcast supports your decision to bring the kids to Free Comic Book Day Saturday!

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Played: 96 | Download | Duration: 00:57:01

Josh, Clay and Dursin play How Drunk Were You as it relates to the big Boston Comic-Con After-Party.  Plus, Avengers vs. X-Men, Avengers international box office and Avengers the television show.


No, no that one.  The animated one.

Discussed in this Episode:
Boston Comic-Con 2012 After-Party:

A vs. X


Free Comic Book Day


Music:
"Live to Rise" - Soundgarden

COMICS

100 Months was written and drawn by the late 2000AD/Judge Dredd artist John Hicklenton before his assisted death in 2010. Diagnosed with MS, John struggled with the disease and left us with this ethereal and insightful quest of Mara the Earth Goddess vs. evil Longpig. ... S.H.I.E.L.D has taken over in Ultimate Comics: Ultimates #9. What does this mean for the Ultimates and the nation they are sworn to protect? ... Find out all about the place Superman hangs his cape and his gigantic golden key in Superman Secrets of the Fortress of Solitude! The sheer number of visits to the Fortress of Solitude Wikipedia site is prompting another check up at the shrink before having to explain this to HR! Picks from LeaguePodcast's Boston Comic Con After-Party are here. Thanks for coming!

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Psssst... guess what graphic novel thing is tonight at Harvard Book Store at 7pm? EARTH PRIME TIME: GUY DELISLE SIGNING FOR ‘JERUSALEM’. Don't forget your sketch book, kehd.