Hosted By: David McVay & Richard Gray
David and Richard discuss the latest in news from the world of comics. This week, it’s out with the old and in with the New, as DC’s New 52 gets reshuffled and becomes the New New 52. Also, what is the Omega Effect? Is it something that comes from Alpha Flight’s tailwind? And in Movie news, it’s Green Arrow! Fantastic Four! The Avengers! Thor 2 and… Deadpool? All of this plus our kick-ass Pick of the Week, this week we discuss Daredevil Visionaries: Frank Miller Vol 2.
Our next reading assignment: Green Lantern/Green Arrow.
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We talk about a lot of stuff on the show, here are our sources.
Vintage clip of the week: Can you guess who is playing Johnny storm?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKUp3lP2jSc
Comic News
Six titles in, six titles out in the New 52 – Earth 2!
http://www.newsarama.com/comics/dc-new-52-new-titles-120112.html
…leading to Grant Morrison’s Multiversity
http://www.newsarama.com/comics/biggest-surprises-new-52-second-wave-110111-1.html
Paul Levitz talks Earth 2
http://www.newsarama.com/comics/paul-levitz-worlds-finest-earth-2-120113.html
Omega Effect for Marvel
http://www.newsarama.com/comics/marvel-next-big-thing-reveal-120112.html
Movie News
CW ready to order Green Arrow TV pilot
http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/01/12/green-arrow/
Chronicle’s Josh Trank Eyed for Fantastic Four reboot
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=85978
Josh Whedon say Cap is the focus of The Avengers
http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/01/13/joss-whedon-reveals-character-is-perspective-in-the-avengers/2/
Robert Rodat rewriting Thor 2
http://www.deadline.com/2012/01/robert-rodat-to-rewrite-thor-2/
Jaimie Alexander confirms Sif in Thor 2
http://splashpage.mtv.com/2012/01/11/jamie-alexander-thor-2-avengers/
Has Fox shot 8 minutes of R-rated Deadpool?
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/01/13/rob-liefeld-may-or-may-have-not-seen-eight-minutes-of-r-rated-xmen-movie
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The music this week is from the film “Daredevil”.
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