Some of My Friends Read Comics 090 – Venom: Lethal Protector + Crisis 11

September 26, 2018September 26, 2018 Vincent Goodwinbest venom comics, crisis on infinite earths, david micheline, eddie brock, mark bagley, ron lim, some of my friends read comics, somfrc, tom hardy, venom, venom movie, venom symbioteLeave a comment

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You want teeth? Venom’s got teeth!

As his first movie approaches release, we thought we’d read his first titular miniseries, Venom: Lethal Protector from 1993.

Venom travels through time*, fights five different versions of his own symbiote spawn, and deals with three different dudes in suits.

And we’ve got a special no-prize going out to the first listener to count all the teeth in these issues!

PLUS! We read the penultimate issue of Crisis on Infinite Earths…and it’s good?

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Next Time: We wrap up Crisis on Infinite Earths with issue #12 and start our next long reading project, Secret Wars (1984) #1!

*Venom does not travel through time.

Some of My Friends Read Comics 089 – Batwoman: Elegy by Greg Rucka & J.H. Williams III + Crisis 10

September 12, 2018September 12, 2018 Vincent Goodwinbatwoman, batwoman cw, crisis on infinite earths, crisis on infinite earths issue 10, detective comics, greg rucka, jh williams iii, kate kane, maggie sawyer, marie severin, some of my friends read comics, somfrcLeave a comment

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When Batman is dead, who gets to take over Detective Comics? Batwoman!

With issue 854, Kate Kane became the star of the title and creators Greg Rucka and J.H. Williams III made sure she stepped up to the plate.

It’s not often that we get to talk about werewolves and lesbian tuxedo meet-cutes in the same episode, but here we are. Join us for Batwoman: Elegy.

Also, we near the homestretch of Crisis on Infinite Earths with issue 10, as our characters abandon the issue’s plot halfway through to do something way more interesting. And Wildcat once again is nowhere to be seen.

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Next Time: Venom: Lethal Protector!

Some of My Friends Read Comics 088 – The Goon

August 29, 2018August 29, 2018 Vincent Goodwincrisis on infinite earths, dark horse comics, eric powell, some of my friends read comics, somfrc, the goonLeave a comment

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Even the undead fear… The Goon! But who is The Goon? We take a look at Eric Powell’s strange pulpy horror adventure crime comic series about a tough guy who beats up spiders and zombies and elves and cows and anyone else who needs a beating.

We’re looking at 4 issues (and a color special) that were self published by Eric Powell, but that Dark Horse later released as Volume 1 of the Goon.

We’re also getting close to the end of Crisis on Infinite Earths with issue #9 of our continuing series.

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Next Time: Batwoman: Elegy by Greg Rucka & JH Williams III

Some of My Friends Read Comics 087 – Hellboy: Krampusnacht and Hellboy/Beasts of Burden + Crisis 8

August 15, 2018August 15, 2018 Vincent Goodwinadam hughes, beasts of burden, crisis on infinite earths, eisner awards, eisner winners 2018, eisner winners best single issue, evan dorkin, hellboy, jill thompson, mike mignolaLeave a comment

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It’s Eisner season again! This year we took a look at the winner for best single issue, Hellboy: Krampusnacht.

But of course one issue’s not enough for us. We thought we’d also visit our old friends (and previous Eisner winners) Beasts of Burden in their team-up with Hellboy called Sacrifice before moving on to our continuing read of Crisis on Infinite Earths with issue #8. We’re two-thirds of the way through!

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Next Time: The Goon

Some of My Friends Read Comics 086 – Steve Ditko’s Blue Beetle and Question + Crisis 7

August 1, 2018August 1, 2018 Vincent Goodwinblue beetle, captain atom, charlton comics, comic book podcast, crisis on infinite earths, crisis on infinite earths 7, dan garrett, dc comics, death of supergirl, some of my friends read comics, somfrc, ted kord, the question, vic sageLeave a comment

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In this episode, we honor Steve Ditko’s memory by reading one of his rare solo creations as both writer and penciller with Charloton Comics’ Blue Beetle #1-5 from 1967.

These issues also featured backup stories with The Question, so we take the time to talk about some of these early Charlton characters before they made their way to the DC Universe.

Also: Crisis on Infinite Earths heats up with the double-sized Issue #7! We finally get a backstory, stakes, a villain with an understandable motive, and emotional payoff! Spoiler-alert for what happens on the cover: Supergirl dies!

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Next Time: The 2018 Eisner Award winner for Best Single Issue “Hellboy: Krampusnacht”! And we’ll revisit the Beasts of Burden when they crossed over with Hellboy in 2010’s “Beasts of Burden/Hellboy: Sacrifice”.

Some of My Friends Read Comics 085 – X-Force 70-75 + Crisis 6

July 18, 2018July 18, 2018 Vincent Goodwinadam pollina, deadpool 2, john francis moore, some of my friends read comics, somfrc, x-forceLeave a comment

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Now that Cable and Domino have appeared on the big screen in Deadpool 2, the team of X-Force is all the more well-known.

We take a look at one of the best eras of X-Force with issues 70-75, when some of the other characters spread their wings and leave Cable behind.

And stick around afterwards for our continued read of Crisis on Infinite Earths with issue #6. Halfway there!

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Next Time: We remember Steve Ditko with Blue Beetle (1967) 1-5

Some of My Friends Read Comics 084 – Prez (2015) + Crisis 5

July 4, 2018July 4, 2018 Vincent Goodwin4th of july, corndog in chief, crisis on infinite earths, dc comics, first teen president, mark russell, presidential comics, prez 2015, some of my friends read comics, somfrcLeave a comment

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Happy 4th of July!

Last year we talked about Prez, the 1st teen president, so this year we decided to celebrate America’s upcoming reboot by reading the Prez reboot from 2015.

This time it’s a teenager named Beth Ross in the year 2036 who takes on robots, cat flu, and evil corporations like Pharmaduke.

Join us to find out if Transylvania sends any vampires again.

lus, we continue our look into Crisis on Infinite Earths! Things are finally starting to get good!

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Next Time: We get into some classic 90s X-Men with X-Force 70-75!