Some of My Friends Read Comics 134 – I Hate Fairyland by Skottie Young + JLA/Avengers #3

August 5, 2020August 5, 2020 Vincent Goodwinbest comics 2010s, best modern comics, dc marvel crossover events, george perez, i hate fairyland, image comics, jla avengers, kurt busiek, skottie young, wizard of ozLeave a comment

It’s a scientific fact that stories about maniacal ax-wielding children are always entertaining. I Hate Fairyland is no exception, although I guess technically it’s about a woman who just looks like a kid because she’s spent 27 years stuck in a sugary wonderland.

We read the first 5 issues of writer/artist Skottie Young’s recent Image series and then we continued JLA/Avengers with issue #3.

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Next Time: Marvel Assistant Editor’s Month 1984 (Avengers #239, Dazzler #30, Defenders #127, Marvel Team-Up #137, Thing #7)

Some of My Friends Read Comics 133 – Aliens vs. Predator + JLA/Avengers #2

July 22, 2020July 22, 2020 Vincent Goodwinalien vs predator, aliens vs predator, avp, chris warner, dark horse comics, machiko noguchi, phill norwood, randy stradley, some of my friends read comics, somfrc, xenomorphLeave a comment

In 1989, long before the AVP movies, Dark Horse published a few short stories that brought the Alien and Predator franchises into the same universe.

In 1990, they kicked off a full miniseries of Aliens vs Predator. Now, with the news that Dark Horse is losing their rights to the licenses, we take a look back at that original miniseries that forever intertwined these two foes.

We also continue JLA/Avengers with issue #2.

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Next Time: I Hate Fairyland, Vol. 1: Madly Ever After by Skottie Young

Some of My Friends Read Comics 132 – Green Lantern/Green Arrow: Hard Travelin’ Heroes + JLA/Avengers #1

July 8, 2020July 8, 2020 Vincent Goodwin70s dc comics, dc marvel crossovers, dennis o'neil, denny o'neil, george perez, green arrow, green lantern, hal jordan, jla avengers, kurt busiek, neal adams, social justice green lantern, some of my friends read comics, somfrcLeave a comment

This week on the show, we remember Dennis O’Neil with a look back at his run with Neal Adams on Green Lantern from 1970, in which he explored a few topics that superheroes didn’t often tackle.

Green Lantern shared the spotlight with Green Arrow to start their “Hard Travelin’ Heroes” Era, and we read issues 76-81. After that we jumped into another DC/Marvel team-up with the first issue of JLA/Avengers from 2003.

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Next Time: Aliens vs. Predator (1990)

Some of My Friends Read Comics 131 – The Amalgam Universe + DC vs Marvel #4

June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 Vincent Goodwin90s comics, amalgam comics, amalgam universe, batman vs captain america, comic book crossovers, darkclaw, dc marvel crossover events, dc vs marvel, john byrne, mark waid, mike wieringo, some of my friends read comics, somfrcLeave a comment

For the last few episodes, we’ve been reading Marvel vs DC, about two universes pitted against each other. But just before the final issue, they merged and Amalgam Comics was born!

We take a look at a handful of those special one-shot issues that all arrived before the event’s finale which we also read! Join us as we explore Amazon, Dark Claw, Super Soldier, Spider-Boy, Doctor Strangefate and the JLX.

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Next Time: We remember the late great Denny O’Neil with Green Lantern & Green Arrow: Hard-Traveling Heroes (Issues 76-81) + We start our next long-read with JLA/Avengers #1 (from 2003).

Some of My Friends Read Comics 130 – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles by Kevin Eastman & Peter Laird + DC vs Marvel #3

June 10, 2020June 10, 2020 Vincent Goodwin80s indie comics, kevin eastman, mirage comics, ninja turtles origins, original ninja turtles comics, peter laird, some of my friends read comics, somfrc, teenage mutant ninja turtles, tgri vs tcri, tmnt, tmnt black & white comicsLeave a comment

Teenage. Mutant. Ninja. Turtles. Four words that instantly belong together. We go back to where it all started in Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird’s original comics from the mid 80’s.

We read the first 7 issues and saw the turtles fight robots, travel to outer space and murder Shredder(?!). Unfortunately, there were no Cowabungas.

Then we read Marvel vs DC part 3 aka the one with all the fights!

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Next Time: We wrap up DC vs. Marvel, but not before reading a few comics from the Amalgam Universe!

Some of My Friends Read Comics 129 – Criminal: Bad Weekend + Marvel vs DC #2

May 27, 2020May 27, 2020 Vincent Goodwincriminal bad weekend, criminal comics, ed brubaker, image comics, non-superhero comics, sean phillips, some of my friends read comics, somfrcLeave a comment

There aren’t main writer/artist pairs in comics who work together as consistently as Ed Brubaker & Sean Phillips, and yet we’ve never covered their work!

We finally rectify that by reading a spin-off of their long standing Criminal series called Bad Weekend, in which we learn about all kinds of shady practices behind the scenes of the comic book industry.

And then we keep diving deeper into Marvel vs DC with issue #2.

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Next Time: The original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics by Kevin Eastman & Peter Laird!

Some of My Friends Read Comics 128 – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Manga, Vol. 2 + DC vs Marvel #1

May 13, 2020May 13, 2020 Vincent Goodwinakira himekawa, best videogames of all time, legend of zelda, nintendo manga, ocarina of time, videogame manga, zelda comic book, zelda mangaLeave a comment

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It’s the exciting conclusion to the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time manga with Volume 2! Will Link ever be a little kid again? Will this mysterious Sheik be friend or foe? And how much does this thing line up with the video game?

After that, we begin our long read of Marvel vs DC, featuring the most famous comic book character of all time: Lobo!

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Next Time: Criminal: Bad Weekend by Ed Brubaker & Sean Phillips

Some of My Friends Read Comics 127 – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Manga, Vol. 1 + Marvels: Epilogue

April 29, 2020April 29, 2020 Vincent Goodwinakira himekawa, alex ross, kurt busiek, marvels epilogue, non-superhero comics, ocarina of time manga, some of my friends read comics, somfrc, videogame comics, vizmedia, zelda mangaLeave a comment

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Some of My Friends Read… Manga?!?!? And Play Video Games?!?!?!

After 5 years, we finally delve into some content from Japan: The Ocarina of Time manga adaptation from the Legend of Zelda series. Did we get confused reading right to left? Were we able to switch back for the Marvels Epilogue? (Yes, it was fine.)

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Next Time: We close out The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time with Volume 2 + we start reading DC vs. Marvel issue by issue.

Some of My Friends Read Comics 126 – The New Mutants: The Demon Bear Saga + Marvels: Eye of the Camera #6

April 15, 2020April 15, 2020 Vincent Goodwinbest new mutants stories, bill sienkiwicz, chris claremont, demon bear saga, major new mutants storylines, new mutants comic, new mutants movie, some of my friends read comics, somfrcLeave a comment

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Marvel’s had plenty of titles dedicated to the “next generation” of X-Men, but New Mutants was the first.

We jumped into the Demon Bear Saga and read issues 18-21 written by Chris Claremont in his prime and with the wIcKeD art of Bill Sienkiewicz.

Then we finished up Marvels: Eye of the Camera with the unexpectedly moving issue 6.

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Next Time: After 5 years, we finally decide to dip our toe into manga with The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Vol. 1 by Akira Himekawa

Some of My Friends Read Comics 125 – The Kentucky Fried Chicken Trilogy + Marvels: Eye of the Camera #5

April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 Vincent Goodwincolonel of two worlds, colonel sanders, crisis on infinite colonels, kentucky fried chicken, kfc, kfc comics, licensed comics, some of my friends read comics, somfrc, tom derenick, tony bedard, yum brandsLeave a comment

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Remember that time Colonel Sanders defeated the evil Colonel Sunder from Earth-3 by taking down his knock-off fried chicken franchise with the help of Green Lantern and Flash?

Well you’re remembering it wrong, Colonel Sanders doesn’t need nobody’s help.

We read a 3-pack of KFC/DC crossover comics from 2015-2017 and then we experienced an actually intriguing story beat in Marvels: Eye of the Camera #5.

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Next Time: New Mutants: The Demon Bear Saga (New Mutants 18-21)