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How to Grade Comic Books Special

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August 26th Review

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September 2nd Comic Book Pull List

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  Aftershock Disaster Inc #3 AWA Upshot Grendel Kentucky #1 DC Batman #98 Batman The Adventures Continue #4 DCeased Dead Planet #3 Hellblazer Rise and Fall #1 Justice League #52 Image Die #13 Firepower #3 Sex Criminals Sexual Gary Special Marvel Avengers of the Wasteland #5 Cable #4 Empyre #6 Fantastic Four #23 New Mutants #12 Wolverine #5

Three Jokers Hype and Trepidation

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Tomorrow is the beginning of the end of something I have looked forward to since 2016. From the moment Batman's butt hit Metron's chair and Bruce was temporarily transformed into the God of Knowledge I have been hungrily tearing at every possibly hint or scrap of information about the Joker. The Clown Prince of Crime's secret identity has been a mystery 80 years in the making.  Back in 2016 Geoff Johns planted the seeds that caught my attention.    There being three distinct Jokers made so much sense. If you look at the different major story lines from the Joker over the years it is hard to reconcile that the Joker is the same guy without delving into what has moved him through the different stages of his career.  The "original" Joker was a criminal with a gimmick. The whole theme just seemed to go along with the personality. Batman spent his career making that Joker frown. He seemed to only be grinning while setting things in motion that would gain him power or m

Adventures in Podcasting: Sick Days

 Garin and I are almost insanely dedicated to recording. We get together early every Sunday morning and we work until the early afternoon. Whenever one of us takes a vacation, we typically record what we can early. I have my doubts about the validity of what we are doing (meaning I wonder sometimes if we really have much of an audience), but I don't doubt the commitment either of us have to the show.  Want to see the two of us out of sorts? Keep us from recording. I think we both get our fellowship time in a very real a religious sense just talking and hanging out. Why does it take 4 or 5 hours to record an hour and a half of material? Am I the dogged professional that makes the talented Garin do take after take? Not at all. We nerd out completely!  I have cut more and more of our off topic material out of the YouTube portion of the podcast. There are hours and hours of conversations that don't get recorded. Honestly, I am a lot funnier off camera. Nerves? Probably. Playing the

August 26th Pull List

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  Aftershock Godkillers #5 The Man Who Effed Up Time #5 Awa Upshot Year Zero #4 Boom! Wynd #3 DC Batgirl #48 Batman Beyond #46 Batman Three Jokers #1 Detective Comics #1026 The Flash #760 Last God #8 Dynamite Bettie Page #2 IDW TMNT #108 Image Mirka Andolfo’s Mercy #5             That Texas Blood #3 Marvel Amazing Spider-man #47 Empyre Avengers #3 Fantastic Four Antithesis #1 Hellions #3 X-Factor #2 X-men #11 X-men God Love Man Kills Extended Cut #2 Oni Rogue Planet #4 Previews Previews #384 Scout Grit #2 Top 4 1. Batman Three Jokers #1 2. The Flash #760 3. TMNT #108 4. The Man Who Effed Up Time  #5