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Bat Boy, Leonardo, Optimus, and Snake-Eyes had best have a great Dungeon Master to guide them through the second IDW crossover event, Infestation #2. Lovecraftian demons have invaded IDW once again, could Cobra's dark experiments be behind it all, or are other evil machinations in place? ... It's 60 years after the oil has dried up, a massive recession has crippled the economy, and civil war has broken out! The ancestors of Navy Seals protect the city of New San Diego in Marksmen #5 from Image Comics. ... We're no strangers to crippling coffee addiction at Dig & The League. Can there ever be too much? New Yorker cartoonist Shannon Wheeler's Too Much Coffee Man #2 is added to the increasingly impressive BOOM! Studios catalog. ... Picks by LeaguePodcast.

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Clay and Dursin make an awesome announcement, and talk about how their Dad's answer "How are you?"  Both very important topics.



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Discussed in this Episode:
Marvel Adventures


League After-Party I & II


Music: "Dating Batman" - Cars Can Be Blue

COMICS

The controversial and gifted storyteller Grant Morrison released an analysis of super heroes and autobiography Supergods last year. Check out his take on British TV's Avengers in Steed and Mrs. Peel #1. Best read in your worst Scottish accent aloud on the bus with one eyebrow raised! ... If you're trapped in the prison of Hell, you had best outsmart the mysterious Warden to escape. Greg Pak (Hulk) and Tony Parker (Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep) debut Dead Mans Run #1 this week. Preview here. ... We hate repeating ourselves but, come on! This Mark Waid Daredevil book is what everyone is talking about, plus Daredevil #8 features The Amazing Spider-Man and Black Cat! Don't miss the astounding classic art style of Paolo Rivera and Matt Murdock being happy for once! Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.

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Played: 39 | Download | Duration: 01:03:49

John, Clay and Dursin rock the house with more reboot possibilities, bad movie etiquette and why Snake-eyes wore that rubber mask, and if it freaked anybody out.



Discussed in this Episode:
Classic G.I. Joe TPB

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Moriarty (Image Comics) sold out the first issue, an extraordinary feat! Taken from the journals and adventures of Sherlock's antagonist, Moriarty #8 finds the Professor investigating the murder of his student and ally in Burma. ... Why not make the first science fiction monster a secret agent and pit him against O.M.A.C. (One Machine Army Corp) in a freak battle royale? The New 52 gives us Frankenstein, Agent of Shade #5! ... Ted McKeever chose a black & white, Golden Age format for his latest, Mondo #1. You won't like Mondo when he's chicken! BTW, You should totally swing by Hub Comics on Saturday. They're rebooting the store.

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It's a new year, but the same old awesome for The League, as John, Clay and Dursin cover Fatale #1, Action Comics #5 and the Hogan's Heroes reboot/re-imagining/redux/prequel, which we are working on (Patent pending.  Patent pending.  Patent pending.)

 

Discussed in this episode:
The Joker: The Man Who Laughs

COMICS

Storm and Cyclops are about to lock lips, but that seems a bit off, right? Scott and Ororo don't hang like that! Who's fogging up the windows post-Schism and why is Logan rocking a mustache? Greg Pak delivers a solid caper worthy of Claremont in Astonishing X-Men #45! ... Ron Marz has concluded his epic 71 issue run of Top Cow's Witchblade. Tim Seeley (Hack/Slash, G.I. Joe) takes over with Witchblade issue #151. This is absolutely the best time to jump on! ... Lone Ranger and Tonto are classic heroes nearly 80 years old! They capture the spirit of the old west idealism while fighting injustice with perfect grammar. Lone Ranger #1 hi-ho's onto shelves today! ... Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.

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Iron Man 2.0 (aka War Machine) is one of the axed titles from Marvel's current budget cuts. Our pal Nick Spencer (Morning Glories, Ultimate X-Men) wraps up his Palmer Addley is Dead storyline with issue #12. It's also a shame we'll never see him complete his Victor Von Doom origin with Becky Cloonan. The budget cuts are making people scratch their heads because Marvel is now owned by Disney! ... Oh, Canada. You get no respect. Another book on the block is Alpha Flight at issue #8. The lead up to the end in issue #7 guest stars Wolverine! ... Hot Stove, Cool Comics: Chew #23 unearths the story of a dead baseball player, and Tony Chu serves up an undead spitball! Picks from LeaguePodcast.com.

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A Christmas Carol Ferris performed by Lex Luthor, Luke Cage, The Black Panther, Damian Hellstrom, The Hulk, Metamorpho, Bill McMahon, Carol Ferris, The DC Comics Narrator, Cutter, Hawkeye and Digby Masters



Voices:
John Hunt
Matt Dursin
Edited by:
John Hunt

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Played: 40 | Download | Duration: 00:09:10

We wrap up Merry Morpho Month with the epic conclusion to the origin of The Element Man, as Rex Mason completes his transformation from mild-mannered sexual Zeus into Metamorpho, and deals with the evil dingleberry, Java.



Voices:
"Joyful" John Hunt
"Red-Nosed" Ray O'Hare
"Merry" Matt Dursin
"Chestnut-Roasting" Claynferno

Edited By:
John Hunt