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52 – State of the Comics Union

Eric and Robbie have conquered a year of podcast! They take a look at Moon Knight #3, Original Sin #1, and Futures End #1 in Weekly Floppies! They talk Game of Thrones and more roguelike games, and have a in depth discussion about the state of the comics industry as well as nerd culture in general in their first annual State of the Comics Union! Get it while it’s hot!

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51 – Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud

Hey Handsomites! Eric and Robbie come out swinging this week, powering through an unepic week of Weekly Floppies featuring not a single Buy! They talk video games and computer systems (surprising, I know), and talk about art, the definition of comics, and the fundamentals of comics storytelling in Nerd Boy Book Club! Minor technical difficulties aside, another great week, another great episode! Check it out!

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50 – Casanova Vol. 1-3 by Matt Fraction, Gabriel Ba, & Fabio Moon

Hello Handsomites! With episode 50 comes great tidings of comic book joy! Eric and Robbie talk Secret Origins, Original Sin, and Elektra in Weekly Floppies, check in with videogames and nostalgia, and talk Fraction, Moon, and Ba’s Casanova in Nerd Boy Book Club! Eccentric excitement hides within! Come and get it!

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49 – Nick Fury Max by Garth Ennis & Goran Parlov

Hey Handsomites! Another podcast filled to the brim of comic book goodness awaits! Eric and Robbie read the new Ms. Marvel, as well as Translucid #1 from BOOM! Eric tries his hand at the Bryan Lee O’ Malley Tweet Quiz once again, they delve deep into discussion about Nick Fury Max: My War Gone By, and talk about computers! What nerds, right? Take a look, it’s in this podcast, it’s Handsome Boys!

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38 – Captain America: Winter Soldier by Ed Brubaker & Steve Epting

Hello Handsomites! Eric and Robbie bring a rollicking episode of comic goodness to you this week! They review all Indie books this in week in Weekly Floppies, including the spectacular Shutter #1! They serve up a dose of nerdy goodness as always, and talk Ed Brubaker, Winter Soldier, and good ole’ Cap himself in Nerd Boy Book Club! Last, but certainly not least, Randy Savage, the Macho Man himself, makes a visit and talks X-Men! You don’t want to miss it!

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47 – Smile & Drama by Raina Telgemeier

Hello Handsomites! Eric and Robbie are hitting a prime number this week, as they deliver some podcasty goodness straight to your ears! They talk the week’s hottest books, including Inhuman #1 and Pretty Deadly #5! They talk Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and look at a duo of Raina Telgemeier books in Smile & Drama! What more could you ask for? Nothing, that’s what!

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46 – World War Hulk by Greg Pak & John Romita Jr.

Hello Handsomites! Eric and Robbie are fresh, rested, and recording together for this amazing episode! They take a look at the week’s newest books, including Ghost Rider and Silver Surfer #1, not to mention the oft-delayed Sandman Overture #2! In Nerd Boy Book Club they discuss World War Hulk as a counterpoint to the Sinestro Corps War, and ask if the former succeeds where the latter failed. Finally, Robbie defends the second and third Matrix films in Guilty Pleasure! More podcast, more fun, more of the best!

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45 – Megacon 2014

Hello Handsomites! Eric and Robbie are coming at you on the heels of three days at Megacon, Florida’s largest comic book convention! They talk about their experiences there, and also talk about the week’s newest books, including the spectacular Ms. Marvel #2! Great times, great stories, great podcast! Button up and tune in!

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