Episode 85
The Best Comics of the Year 2020 - So far!
In a special segment, Dave and Forrest pick the best comics of the year...so far! Plus our usual weekly recap of the news and best comics of the week.
August 16, 20201h 4mExplicit
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Show Notes
NEWS
- DC layoffs rock the comics community
- DC cancels Teen Titans, Young Justice, (actually just ending) Suicide Squad, Hawkman, and more
- DC Comics shrinks monthly line as Jim Lee addresses concerns
- NYCC canceled
- Valiant restructuring
- X-O Manowar returning in November
- Undone by Blood gets a second act
- Sweet Tooth: The Return starts November 3
- Doom Metal coming this September and it gets eXXXtreme in November.
- The Other History of the DC Universe gets re-announced
- The Phoenix Force is coming
- Marvel teases 5th path to X of Swords art, also all the covers in November
Segment: The Best Comics of the Year - So far!
- Dave: Superman Smashes the Klan, Skulldigger and Skeleton Boy, X-Men
- Forrest: King of Nowhere, Undone by Blood, That Texas Blood
Our Top Books of the Week
Dave:
- Alienated #5 (W: Si Spurrier, A: Chris Wildgoose)
- Seven Secrets #1 (W: Tom Taylor, A: Daniele Di Nicuolo)
Forrest:
- Undone By Blood #5 (W: Zac Thompson, Lonnie Nadler, A: Sami Kivela)
- Alienated #5 (W: Si Spurrier, A: Chris Wildgoose)
TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK
- Dave: Voyage to the Stars #1 (W: James Asmus, A: Connie Daidone)
- Forrest: Cycle of the Red Moon TPB #1 (W: Jose Antonio Cortina, A: Fiona Hsieh)
JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.
- Dave: Captain America #22 (Alex Ross)
- Forrest: The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage #4 (Andrea Sorrentino)
Off TOPIC TOP SHELF - Forrest - Family
Topics
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