Guardians 3000 (Marvel)I’ve been saying for months that people should be reading the Abnett/Lanning run of Guardians of the Galaxy. It’s great on so many levels. While Abnett and Lanning are no longer writing together (due to conflicts over process), fans are fortunate enough to get more Guardians stories from Dan Abnett in the form of Guardians 3000.
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The biggest news in geek culture this last week has to be that Jack Kirby’s family and Marvel have come to a settlement over the copyrights of the Marvel character that Kirby helped create. The details of the settlement have not been released, and probably won’t be, but it must have been substantial for the Kirby family to stop pursuing the matter. In addition, a settlement means that the case will not go before the United States Supreme Court. While the Court had not officially decided to hear the case, they had requested a response from Marvel in advance to taking the case to conference, one step closer toward the case being heard. Many in the comics industry had hoped the case to be a watershed for other old school creators and their families.
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Alien Legion: Dead and Buried (Titan)I love a good action comic—a book that has all the hallmarks of a summer blockbuster, but that can be held in my hand and enjoyed any time I feel like it. Alien Legion: Dead and Buried, from Titan Comics, fills that need and does so in all the right ways. This new trade paperback collects Alien Legion 1-12, originally printed by Epic in the mid 1980s. Continue reading
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***** SPOILER ALERT *****
This podcast will be discussing plot points of comics and movies which may be considered spoilers. Consider yourselves warned.
In which, Andrew and Tracy discuss the finer points of the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Gotham season premieres. Mostly we like them! Tracy criticizes the scope of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Andrew shoots her down. Are you #TeamTracy or #TeamAndrew? Let us know in the comments!
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