Episode 71 of the Comics Community Podcast features panelists Ashlie, Rafael, Ruben, Jason, and Phil your host as they discuss the best in comics and pop culture for the week of February 27, 2016! Show notes after the fold:
In This Episode of the Comics.Community Podcast…
0:00:01 Introductions
This episode, panelists Ashlie, Rafael, Ruben, and Jason join Phil your host to discuss:
0:05:33 Recent Comic News

* Items in comic book and pop culture news that recently caught our attention include…
* Chris McKay in negotiations to helm live-action Nightwing film
* Guillermo del Toro and Ron Perlman come and go from Hellboy 3
* Shannon W Lentz’s Karel’s Ring achieves Kickstarter goal
* Image Conics announces a 25th Anniversary blind box
* Jason becomes enlightened in all-things Tom Gauld
* Marvel quietly cancels a chunk of titles. Rafael mourns.
* Two older titles – The Dying and the Dead, and Saucer State – return
* Image announces variant cover series to benefit Planned Parenthood

0:18:05 Comics Worth Reading
This episode, out panelists recommendations include…
SABERTOOTH SWORDSMAN HC VOL 1 – (Dark Horse Comics) When his village is enslaved and his wife kidnapped by the malevolent Mastodon Mathematician, a simple farmer must find his inner warrior! Granted the form of the Sabertooth Swordsman by the Cloud God of Sasquatch Mountain, our hero embarks on a treacherous journey to the Mastodon’s fortress, along the way getting beaten to a pulp by ogres, plague mutants, the king’s army, and goats!
CHAMPIONS #1.1 MU – (Marvel Comics) An endangered habitat! A peaceful protest! And a team of freelance troubleshooters determined to end the work-stoppage at any cost! Sounds like a job for the Champions, right? Only, nobody mentioned anything about giant monsters falling from the sky!
BULLSEYE #1 – (Marvel Comics) Daredevil, Elektra, Punisher… you name ’em – Bullseye beat ’em. But that was just business… This? This is pleasure. What does the world’s greatest assassin do for fun? Find out what Bullseye gets involved in for laughs in this deadly first issue, way down in South America!
CURSE WORDS #2 – (Image Comics) In “The Devil’s Due” part two, Wizord, New York City’s beloved sorcerous protector (at least that’s what he wants you to think) has done something terrible to the city. It was completely on purpose, and now he has to fix it before everything goes to hell. Meanwhile, evil wizards, including Wizord’s ex Ruby Stitch, are lining up to take him down. It ain’t gonna be pretty—but it’s gonna be magic.
0:30:36 Topic of the Week: Breaking the Mold
In this episode, our panelists discuss their favorite superhero books that don’t conform to the standard tropes, and instead stretch the limits of the genre in some special way.
1:06:47 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.
1:14:40 Last Minute Fun
If all goes well, we’ll be back for Episode 72 on March 13, 2017. Until then – here’s to good comics!
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