In this issue, it’s graphic novels galore, mid-season finales and enough Spider-man films to make you moist. PLUS our Kick Ass Pick of the Week, The Adventures of Barry Ween: Boy Genius by Judd Winick.
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Vintage Clip of the Week
Batman 1950s Radio Show
What We’ve Been Reading/Watching
New Releases (11 December 2013): Justice League 3000 #1
TV: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Arrow (“The Scientist”)
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News Headlines
- Marvel has revealed a new original graphic novel due out in May. From writer Mike Carey and artist Salvador Larocca, X-Men: No More Humans is the first X-Men OGN since God Loves, Man Kills.
- Marvel and ABC Studios announce a new original graphic novel, Castle: Unholy Storm. For those keeping score, this is a comic based on the works of an author who is actually a character in a television series
- Sony has announced Spider-man spin-off films The Sinister Six and Venom under the guidance of Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Jeff Pinkner, Ed Solomon, and Drew Goddard
- Getting in on the graphic novel action, DC Comics has announced Black Canary and Zatanna: Bloodspell for May. It’s from writer Paul Dini and artist Joe Quinones
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier has gone back for a few days of additional shooting. We guess they needed more Loki.
- Rumours have hit the web that Fox’s forthcoming series Gotham is looking for someone to play a young Bruce Wayne…
- “Bad Wolf Girl” Bille Piper will join the Oz Comic-Con in 2014 for the Adelaide and Perth events. For more details, visit OzComicCon.com
- DC will kick off its “Five Years Later” event on Free Comic Book Day, with a new weekly comic “The New 52: Futures End” to follow in May.
Kick Ass Pick of the Week
This week we read The Adventures of Barry Ween: Boy Genius by Judd Winick. Buy it online and support the site.
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