Episode 69 of the Comics Community Podcast features panelists Ashlie, Ruben, Travis, and Phil your host as they discuss the best in comics and pop culture for the week of January 30, 2017. Show notes after the fold:
In This Episode of the Comics.Community Podcast…
0:00:01 Introductions
This episode, panelists Ashlie, Ruben, and Travis join Phil your host to discuss:
0:02:03 Recent Comic News
Items in comic book and pop culture news that recently caught our attention include…

* Marvel partners with Square Enix
* DC price change and Digital Edition news
* Sad cancellations include Clean Room and Spider-Woman
* Miles Morales stars in Sony’s December animated film
* New York Times removes graphic novels from their Best-Seller lists
* Riverdale premiers

0:11:20 Comics Worth Reading
This episode, out panelists recommendations include…
THE DREGGS #1 – (Black Mask Studios) In this blood-soaked satire of gentrification, an exclusive new restaurant called Pijin becomes the hottest spot in town by serving high-end dishes of human flesh. Where is the meat coming from? No one knows for sure, but a drug addled homeless man named Arnold Timm notices his friends disappearing and is determined to find out if they’re being fed to the rich. A modern spin on Sweeney Todd in our world of excess where a touch of celebrity can make even cannibalism seem downright sexy.
EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #18 – (Marvel Comics) The X-Men have waged war on the Inhumans, and the X-Men’s resident genius – Forge – has just been dispatched on a mission crucial to not just the X-Men’s success, but their survival. But will Forge’s unrequited love for Storm drive him to start a war of his own when he’s partnered with the X-Man receiving her affections — Old Man Logan?
SAGA #42 – (Image Comics) End of Story Arc! “The War for Phang’s” epic conclusion arrives! Hell is war, as Hazel and her family learn the hardest way.
SPIDER-WOMAN #15 – (Marvel Comics) After a deadly confrontation with The Hobgoblin, Jessica Drew is going to be saying R.I.P.P. (Hint: the extra P stands for Porcupine)!
WWE #1 – (Boom! Studios) BOOM! Studios is proud to present the most authentic line of ongoing WWE comics. The first story arcs detail the ‘Breaking of The Shield.’ Seth Rollins. Roman Reigns. Dean Ambrose. Together they formed The Shield, one of the most dominant factions in WWE history-until the ultimate opportunist Seth chose to betray the group at the behest of Triple H, the ‘King of Kings’ who has cemented himself as the authority in control of WWE. Now, eager to prove himself, Seth is on the hunt for the WWE Championship, a journey that will send him on a collision course with his former brothers.
0:19:05 Topic of the Week: Favorite Freshmen Comics
In this episode, our panelists discuss their favorite new titles – still in their first story arcs – that show the most promise for 2017.