Episode 60 of the Comics Community Podcast features panelists Chris, Darrol, Mitch, Randy, and Phil your host as they discuss the best in comics and pop culture for the week of August 15, 2016! Show notes after the fold:
In This Episode of the Comics.Community Podcast…
0:00:01 Introductions
This episode, panelists Chris, Darrol, Mitch, and Randy join Phil your host to discuss:
0:03:55 Recent Comic News
Items in comic book and pop culture news that recently caught our attention include…

* Possible synopses for Thor Ragnarok leaks
* Marvel announces a new Ghost Rider comic series
* Mirror Master announced for Flash Season 3
* Spider-Man Homecoming casts the Tinkerer
* Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets gets a a release date and three new English-language editions
* Geoff Johns promoted to President and CCO at DC

0:15:00 Comics Worth Reading
This episode, out panelists recommendations include…
Superwoman #1 – (DC Comics) Who Is Superwoman? part one! Lois Lane takes flight! Now powered up with the abilities of Superman, Lois pledges to carry on the super-legacy as Superwoman! There’s only one problem: Lois’ new powers are killing her, and neither she nor her friend and confidant Lana Lang know what to do about it. Will Lois even survive long enough to learn the deadly secret of Ultra Woman?
Cook Korean a Comic Book with Recipes – (Ten Speed Press) Fun to look at and easy to use, this unique combination of cookbook and graphic novel is the ideal introduction to cooking Korean cuis ine at home. Robin Ha’s colorful and humorous one-to-three-page comics fully illustrate the steps and ingredients needed to bring more than sixty traditional (and some not-so-traditional) dishes to life. In these playful but exact recipes, you’ll learn how to create everything from easy kimchi (mak kimchi) and soy garlic beef over rice (bulgogi dupbap) to seaweed rice rolls (gimbap) and beyond. Friendly and inviting, Cook Korean! is perfect for beginners and seasoned cooks alike who want to try their hand at this wildly popular cuisine.
Empress #3 – (Marvel/Icon) Outmatched and on the run, Queen Emporia and her and her children are racing to break away from the clutches of vengeful dictator Morax. Oh, and did we mention he’s her husband? With Morax’s new fleet of security nipping at their heels as they teleport between alien war zones, dead worlds and the lairs of intergalactic beasts – can they escape in time?
Old Man Logan #10 – (Marvel Comics) The Last Ronin continues! Logan wakes up at the bottom of a well. Every time he tries to scale its walls, a mysterious figure from Logan’s future appears and riddles him with arrows. Can Logan escape his prison and close the gap between his future and his past?
0:28:35 Topic of the Week: Catching Up
We’ve been on a break – so it’s time to get caught up on what’s been going on since last time…
0:46:40 Comics In Our Future
Wondering what new comics to watch for in the next few weeks? Our panelists share what’s topping their pull lists.
0:53:20 Last Minute Fun
Episode 60 Cast Photo

If all goes well, we’ll be back for Episode 61 on August 29, 2016. Until then – here’s to good comics!
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