Episode 67 of the Comics Community Podcast features panelists Ashlie, Mitch, Ruben, Travis, and Phil your Host as they discuss the best in comics and pop culture for the week of December 12, 2016. Show notes after the fold:
In This Episode of the Comics.Community Podcast…
0:00:01 Introductions
This episode, panelists Ruben, Mitch, Travis, and Ashlie join Phil your host to discuss:
0:02:00 Recent Comic News
Items in comic book and pop culture news that recently caught our attention include…

* Vin Diesel reports Groot will fight Hulk
* Hentai publisher Fakku joins the CBLDFF
* Marvel announces new Iron Fist title for 2017 from Brisson and Perkins
* IDW opens Portland office and adds new Woodworks imprint
* RL Stine gets a Marvel title
* Movie rights for Snyder/Lemire’s A.D. optioned by Sony
* Emily the Strange optioned for animation at Amazon and SyFy options Boom!’s The Woods

0:07:20 Comics Worth Reading
This episode, out panelists recommendations include…
GLITTERBOMB #4 (Image Comics) – On stage. In the spotlight. There’s no escape. “Sharply written and drawn, with deft insight into the trappings of celebrity culture, Glitterbomb just might be the ultimate Hollywood horror story.” — Karen Berger, Founder of DC’s Vertigo imprint.
MOON KNIGHT #9 (Marvel Comics) – A meeting of the Moon Knights! The many iterations of Marc Spector converge! In the clash of personalities, who will emerge victorious?!
PAPER GIRLS VOL 2 TPB (Image Comics) – The smash-hit series from Brian K Vaughan and Cliff Chiang continues with a bold new direction, as intrepid young newspaper deliverers Erin, Mac, and Tiffany find themselves launched from 1988 to a distant and terrifying future… the year 2016. Collects PAPER GIRLS #6-10.
MOTOR CRUSH #1 (Image Comics) – The team behind the critically acclaimed revamp of Batgirl returns with an exciting sci-fiaction-adventure series! By day, Domino Swift competes for fame and fortune in a worldwide motorcycle racing league. By night, she cracks heads of rival gangs in brutal bike wars to gain possession of a rare, valuable contraband: an engine-boosting “machine narcotic” known as Crush. Featuring Part One of Isola: Prologue!
0:14:00 Topic of the Week: Fireside Reading
In this episode, our panelists discuss their favorite stand-alone, self-contained stories. Tales you can easily sink into – and finish – over a holiday break.
0:37:20 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.
0:48:10 Last Minute Fun
If all goes well, we’ll be back for Episode 68 on Month X, 2016. Until then – here’s to good comics!
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