Welcome to Behind the Panels Issue 112, the comic book show that truly is the worlds’ finest.
In this issue, it’s your chance to finally lick Batman! THEN Geoff Johns becomes a LEGO minifig! But how will he write with his hands locked in a cupping position? ALSO it’s Gotham Academy, Lobo, Bucky Barnes on the wall and more in What We’ve Been Reading.
PLUS our Kick-Ass Pick of the Week: Worlds’ Finest V1: The Lost Daughters of Earth-2 with SPECIAL GUEST: Singer and songwriter Meri Amber. This is Behind the Panels.
Your Hosts: Richard Gray, David McVay and Special Guest: Meri Amber
The Show
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Supergirl (1984)
What We’ve Been Reading
This Week (1 October 2014): Gotham Academy #1, Lobo #1, Bucky Barnes Winter Soldier #1, Guardians 3000 #1, Thor #1, Death Of Wolverine #3 (still not dead)
News Headlines
- Dark Horse Comics has announced Frankenstein Underground from Mike Mignola and artist Ben Stenbeck, and will be set in the same universe as Hellboy and BPRD
- DC Comics has claimed the most sales in September with 3.5 million comic books sold
- The U.S. Postal Service is teaming up with DC Comics to produce a series of collector stamps in honour of Batman’s 75th anniversary this year.
- Harvey Dent comes to TV’s Gotham as Nicholas D’Agosto gets set for a guest role
- Guardians of the Galaxy is now the third biggest Marvel film in the US, with a North American total of over $319 million, and over $644 million worldwide
- Dominic Cooper will return as Howard Stark in Marvel’s Agent Carter
- Kevin Smith, Geoff Johns and Stephen Amell join the roster of LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham with their own digital minifigs!
- Finally, a trailer from Justice League: Throne of Atlantis surfaced this week, so here’s a little taste.
Kick-Ass Pick of the Week
Worlds’ Finest V1: The Lost Daughters of Earth-2 with SPECIAL GUEST: Singer and songwriter Meri Amber
Feedback/Shameless Plugging
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Meri Amber can be found at www.meriamber.com and on Twitter @meriamber. Check her website for tour details.
Next Week (113): Greg Rucka’s The Punisher with Special Guest: Andrew Constant, writer of Torn, Broken Line and the new Gestalt Comics release Fly
The Rest…
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Music used in this episode includes live performances from Meri Amber’s Super EP available at www.meriamber.com
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