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NEWS
Polybagged Fantastic Four #587
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Stephen
George R.R. Martin’s Doorways #2 (of 4)
George R.R. Martin (w) • Stefano Martino (a) • Martino, Rebecca Wrigley (c)
Doctor Tom really didn’t know what he was getting into when he helped the mysterious woman, known only as Cat. On the run from the police, federal agents, and the equally mysterious “Thane”, Tom finally steps through one of Cat’s “doors”. Only to find that it may not be that easy to find one home.
*2 regular covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Rodrigo
Chip ‘N Dale Rescue Rangers #1
Written by Ian Brill
Drawn by Leonel Castellani
COVER A: Leonel Castellani
It’s the return of your favorite furry flatfoots in an all new original ongoing series! Coming on the heels of BOOM!’s bestselling DARKWING DUCK ongoing series, BOOM! brings you another piece of the Disney Afternoon Revolution with CHIP ‘N DALE RESCUE RANGERS. Join DARKWING DUCK writer Ian Brill and MARVEL SUPERHERO SQUAD artist Leonel Castellani as they take the diminutive detectives on all new original adventure! This is the series that will have you singing that song you can never forget: “Sometimes some crimes go slipping through the cracks. But these two Gumshoes are picking up the slack. There’s no case too big, no case too small, when you need help just call —Ch-ch-ch-Chip ‘N Dale Rescue Rangers!”
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Matthew
PROJECT SUPERPOWERS X-MAS CAROL
40 pages FC • $5.99 • Teen +
Plot by ALEX ROSS & BRANDON JERWA
Written by BRANDON JERWA
Art by PATICK BERKENKOTTER
Cover by ALEX ROSS
“Virgin Art” Retailer incentive cover by ALEX ROSS
Christmas is a time of hope and peace. It’s also a time of cold chills and shadowy spirits, especially when you’re spending the holiday with PROJECT SUPERPOWERS. Fighting Yank, the Ghost and the American Spirit are teaming up to scare the Dickens out of the villainous Clown…but he’s got a bag full of tricks and a secret plan that’s guaranteed to ruin Christmas for our heroes.

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MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK
A plethora of superhero adult movies is climbing with more and more companies getting into the schtick. While parody is being claimed, and unless someone wants to enter a prolonged legal battle on what constitutes fair use, it looks like the porno adventures of your favorite heroes will continue. While it may be seen as harmless fun, does it ultimately harm the brand?

VOTE

MAJOR SPOILERS DISCUSSION: The Dark Tower: Gunslinger Born
“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.” With those words, millions of readers were introduced to Stephen King’s Roland – an implacable gunslinger in search of the enigmatic Dark Tower, powering his way through a dangerous land filled with ancient technology and deadly magic. Now, in a comic book personally overseen by King himself, Roland’s past is revealed! Sumptuously drawn by Jae Lee and Richard Isanove, adapted by long-time Stephen King expert Robin Furth (author of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower: A Concordance) and scripted by New York Times bestseller Peter David, this series delves in depth into Roland’s origins – the perfect introduction to this incredibly realized world; while long-time fans will thrill to adventures merely hinted at in the novels. Be there for the very beginning of a modern classic of fantasy literature! Collects Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born #1-7.

Music from this episode comes from Armin Brewer (intro) and James Kennison (closing) from the Nobody’s Listening Podcast. A big thanks to both of these guys for creating kick-ass music for the show!

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Blackthunder01: December 8, 2010 at 8:44 am

I don’t think that the Porn Parodies hurt comics at all. I think they do just the opposite. They create buzz for those characters when a movie is about to be released (such as you guys discussing it now) which gets people thinking about them again if they haven’t done so in a while. After finding out what Wonder Woman will look like in the Justice League spoof, it brought the character to the front of my mind and made me want to watch some of the Linda Carter TV show, reread Who Is Wonder Woman, and very much consider buying that beautiful Wonder Woman #600 statue. Normally I wouldn’t have even thought about her since I’ve found her comic to be very dull and boring. (I did think #600 was an interesting premise but I couldn’t stick with it … nor could JMS. lol)

I’ll tell you this. I was never a fan of Adam West. Still don’t really care for him outside of Family Guy or the Grey Ghost. I never sat through and watched his Batman the Movie either. That is, until AFTER I got the porn parody. I watched the parody and it made me want to buy the “source material” to compare it to … so I did. This put money in someone’s pocket who was not part of the porn industry. I’m sure Wonder Woman will be the same for me. Probably the Hulk and Superman as well.

Long story short, creating a porn parody of my favorite character does this:

1. makes me want to read comics with sexy art renderings of them (female only thanks)
2. makes me nostalgic for old tv shows and movies they’re spoofing from. (I’ll probably buy them because of it.)
3. fulfills a twisted sick fantasy that the meds are no longer able to cure. lol
4. and gives me something to laugh at.

Larry King: December 8, 2010 at 9:39 am

I had never read any of the Dark Tower books and only really experiance Stephen King’s works when they are adapted to film. I don’t think Roland’s world is a post apocalyptic one. I think it as world where things from other worlds have fallen through cracks and ended up there, such things as gas pumps, tanks, oil fields etc. The Crimson King is another form of the Walking Dude aka Randal Flagg from THE STAND, so that makes him extra creepy, and those creepy critters that the Katet have to face are basicaly the same ones from the movie THE MIST. Dark Tower seems to be a crossroads to the Stephen King-verse, and I like that. I don’t have the time or patients to read the books, but I do like the reading the summed up goodness.

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