League Podcast and Dig Boston Comics Picks of the Week for Wed. July 8, 2015
"Lando's not a system, he's a comic!"
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Read MoreMatt Wagner (Grendel, Batman) picks up Will Eisner’s The Spirit and places him in a brand new #1from Dynamite! Here’s to a version of Denny Colt for a brand new set of pulp fans!
Read MoreMickey Mouse heads out on The Lost Explorers Trail with help from Goofy and Eurasia Toft in a brand new #1 from IDW!
Read MoreThe Shadow knows! Before comics there were the pulps full of rich heroes taking on the criminal set in the night with a mask on. Dynamite’s The Shadow #100 celebrates the anniversary with pulp fans Matt Wagner, Howard Chaykin and Francesco Francavilla.
Read MoreThe Second issue of Robin Hood: Outlaw of the 21st Century hits devices today on Comixology. The League’s own Matt Dursin’s reboot of the classic Robin Hood tale has Robin stealing from the doctors and giving to the sick! Both issues available today on Comixology’s Submit platform as well as Kindle and hard copy if you ask nice.
Read MoreTyler Durden lives in Fight Club 2 #1 from all star team of Chuck Palahniuk, and Cameron Stewart with David Mack. The first rule is to tell all your literati friends about this as Chuck writes the much anticipated sequel in comics form!
Read MoreAwww, Shucks! Donald Duck is ready to be a private dick but will Uncle Scrooge and the nephews get in the way? Check out Donald Duck #1!
Read MoreForget Hitchhikers’ Guide, the real crazy happened in Douglas Adams’ Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency #1 from IDW. Dirk arrives in San Diego and hopefully doesn’t have to deal with a horse in his stairwell! … Frank heads back to L.A to do what he does best, #punishment in Punisher #18. The nerd starter kit starts here with Valiant Universe Handbook 2015!
Read MoreDaredevil #15 pits the Netflix sensation Matt Murdock up against an old foe. Hey if you like the show, check out Mark Waid & Chris Samnee’s crimson Defender.
Read MoreChewie, we’re home! If your force is all aflutter, check out this scruffy looking nerf herder variant cover for Star Wars #4 starring Han and a walking carpet.
Read MoreVelvet #10 concludes Brubaker & Epting’s (Captain America) second arc of the lady super spy - highly recommended for female for fans of Agent Carter!
Read MoreBrian Michael Bendis is ending the longest Spider-Man run in history as universes collide in Marvel’s Secret Wars. Miles Morales Ultimate Spider-Man #12 caps off the Ultimate Spidey universe after 15 years.
Read MoreWay back in the day, we interviewed Chris Lewis about Drones #1, today IDW re-releases the Las Vegas style War book. It’s like your favorite basement band being picked up by your favorite label!
Read MoreTruly Outrageous! That's right, Jem is back with her Holograms in a brand new #1. Facing the neon and non-devilock sporting Misfits, girls and boys will be stoked on the fashion, music and comic fun for the modern age!
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Like spies, jetpacks, and the glamor of a Hollywood stuntman? Look no further than all of Dave Stevens original comics for The Rocketeer are presented this week in trade form from IDW. … Mark Millar’s (Kick-Ass, Civil War) latest Chrononauts #1 with Sean Murphy (Punk Rock Jesus) telling the tale of the first televised trip through the time stream! … Crockett & Tubbs are back, reimagined by Joe Casey and Jim Mafood for Lion Forge Comics’ Miami Vice Remix #1. …Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com!
Local cat Joe Quinones draws the foul fowl Howard the Duck in a new #1 written by Sex Criminal's Chip Zdarsky!
Read MoreDescender #1, Spawn: Resurrection #1 written by Brian Wood (Star Wars, DMZ). Princess Leia #1 from Mark Waid and Terry Dodson.
Read Moreeems like you can’t spin a web in this town without hearing some Spidey News. From his team-up in Avengers to casting speculations, what we do know is that the Webb-era is behind us. Introducing Spider-Gwen #1, wherein the Spider-Verse cashes in on our wide-eyed favorite girlfriend of Peter Parker—this time with Spider-Powers!
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