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Some of My Friends Read Comics 253 – Swamp Thing by Alan Moore, Vol. 6

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We’re finally at the end of Alan Moore’s Swamp Thing! When we last left him, he was stuck in space on an alien planet, making the best of his situation with whatever plants he could find.

Will he ever make it back to Earth to see Abigail? Or will he just putz around with Adam Strange and Hawkgirl for a while?

We’ll find out in issues 57-64!

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Next Time: We continue spooky season with “Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees” by Patrick Horvath! Plus we start our next long-read with “The Ultimates #1”

Some of My Friends Read Comics 244 – Top Ten by Alan Moore, Pt. 2 + Thunderbolts #17

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It’s only been about 10 years since we read the first 5 issues of Alan Moore and Gene Ha’s Top Ten, but now we’re finishing the full first season with issues 6 through 12.

As the precinct deals with criminals on multiple fronts, there’s one question on everyone’s lips: What’s Sergeant Dog Cop up to?

Then we move onto Thunderbolts #17, which had a sword fight, an exploding castle, and a dude who can control gravity.

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Next Time – Superman: Secret Identity by Kurt Busiek & Stuart Immonen

Some of My Friends Read Comics 234 – Swamp Thing by Alan Moore, Vol. 5 + Thunderbolts #7

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Spooky season is swampy season here at SOMFRC and we’re back to Swamp Thing! We’re reading volume 5 of Alan Moore’s run with issues #51-56.

Swamp Thing has no more world-ending catastrophes to worry about, but his girlfriend’s being persecuted for being into plants! Nothing to do but take over Gotham, get into a fight with Batman, and then spend a cool time in space.

Then we move onto Thunderbolts #7, where the team disobeys a direct order from Baron Zemo!

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Next Time: We check out Garth Ennis’s time with John Constantine in Hellblazer: Dangerous Habits (Hellblazer #41-46)

Some of My Friends Read Comics 200 – 1963 by Alan Moore + Knightfall #7

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It’s our 200th episode!

And we’re celebrating by reading an unfinished comic that can’t be purchased anywhere, Alan Moore’s 1963 — A 6-issue Image comic from 1993 that is one big homage to the silver age of comics, with art from frequent Moore collaborators Rick Veitch, Steve Bissette, and Dave Gibbons. 

We meet a bunch of brand new heroes who miiiiight tie back into the present day somehow.

Then we move onto Chapter 7 of Knightfall with Batman #495 where Poison Ivy tries to kiss a bunch of rich people!

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Next Time: Fantastic Four: Full Circle by Alex Ross

Some of My Friends Read Comics 181 – The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen + The Korvac Saga #10 (Avengers #176)

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We’re reading a bit of a different superhero team today with the first volume of Alan Moore & Kevin O’Neil’s League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, which brings together British literary figures from the late 1800s. It’s better than the movie! We promise!

We’re also very near the end of the Korvac Saga as the Avengers take a bus out to see him in Avengers #176.

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Next Time: Neil Gaiman’s Chivalry

Some of My Friends Read Comics 164 – Swamp Thing by Alan Moore, Vol. 2 + The Life & Times of Scrooge McDuck #5

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Swamp Thing made someone’s heart sing!!! He’s in love! It’s so sweet!

But we have to go through some really creepy horror stuff first like BUGS. Eww, gross.

In Alan Moore’s 2nd volume of Swamp Thing (issues #28-34 & Annual #2), he gave us a little bit of everything, including a fun little trip to hell.

And then we kept reading The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck with Chapter 5. Spoiler alert: Scrooge dies.

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Next Time: The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #6-8

Some of My Friends Read Comics 120 – Superman by Alan Moore + Marvels #4

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We’ve got more Moore than you can handle, as we take a double dose of Alan Moore’s Superman from the 1980s!

First up, Alan Moore teams up with his future Watchmen collaborator Dave Gibbons with 1985’s “For the Man Who Has Everything”, where Batman & Wonder Woman try their darndest to find a good birthday present for Superman, while Superman imagines a world where Krypton did not explode and he never came to Earth.

Then, we check out the final story of the pre-Crisis Superman with Alan Moore and Curt Swan’s “Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?” As Bill Hader’s Stephon would say, this book has everything: Krypto the Superdog, superbabies turning coal into diamonds, Jimmy Olsen & Lana Lang getting superpowers, and Superman defending his friends against all his foes. It’s a classic story you don’t want to miss!

And finally, we conclude Phil Sheldon’s journey through the early days of the Marvel Universe with Kurt Busiek & Alex Ross’s “Marvels #4”! (That’s not really true, we start the sequel “Marvels: Eye of the Camera” next episode.)

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Next Time: Birds of Prey: Of Like Minds by Gail Simone (Birds of Prey #56-61) + Marvels: Eye of the Camera #1

Some of My Friends Read Comics 062 – Promethea by Alan Moore

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Not sure what to read? There’s always more Moore! We continue our tour of Alan Moore’s ABC imprint with Promethea, his take on a female warrior goddess hero.

But if you’re expecting Wonder Woman, think again.

In classic Moore fashion, we end up with a story that pushes the boundaries of the imagination with artwork by J.H. Williams III bringing that vision to life.

Join us as we read Promethea #1-6.

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Next time: Marvel Knights 1-6

Some of My Friends Read Comics 054 – Supreme: Story of the Year, Pt. 2

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The Story of the Year comes to a close! It’s the second half of our first two-parter as we read issues 49-52 of Alan Moore’s Supreme.

Who will be Supreme’s undoing? Will Supreme ever find love? Will that mouse find enough superheroes to fill out the roster for his 50’s baseball team?

The answers to all those questions and more can be found within!

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Some of My Friends Read Comics 045 – Swamp Thing by Alan Moore

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It’s been way too long since we read some Alan Moore, so it’s time to remedy that with his run on Swamp Thing from the early 80’s.

It’s dark, twisted stuff that turned the concept of Swamp Thing on its head and reinvigorated the franchise and influenced to many other comics to this day.

And that terrific horrific art by Stephen Bissette…. treat yourself.

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