Category Archives: Episodes

76 – Blacksad by Juan Diaz Canales & Juanjo Guarnido

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Hey Handsomites! Eric and Robbie are discussing Blacksad this week! They talk about the amazing art, the clever use of anthropomorphizing animals, and how ferrets stink. All of this plus Gotham Academy #2, Axis #4, and a podcast first in Checking In!

Weekly Floppies

  • Gotham Academy #2
  • Action Comics #36
  • Axis #4
  • Amazing Spider-Man #9
  • Tooth & Claw #1

Checking In

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75 – Ghost World by Daniel Clowes

Hey Handsomites! Eric and Robbie are discussing Ghost World by Daniel Clowes this week! They talk about being a teenagers, the weirdos that populate Clowes’ world, and why using Slimer green as a highlight color in a comic book is not pretentious. All of that plus Rasputin #1, Southern Bastards #5, and podcast recommendations!

Weekly Floppies

  • Southern Bastards #5
  • Rasputin #1
  • Elektra #7
  • Inhuman #7
  • Batman Eternal #30

Checking In

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74 – Orc Stain by James Stokoe

Hey Handsomites! Eric and Robbie are talking about the gronch-a-riffic Orc Stain by James Stokoe this week! They discuss the obsession with orc penis, why it’s an adventure comic at heart, and the sentient furs of swamp women. All of this plus Axis #3, Memetic #1, and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!

Weekly Floppies

  • Memetic #1
  • Arkham Manor #1
  • Multiversity The Just #1
  • Avengers #37
  • Axis #3

Nerd Boy Book Club

Show Notes

Next week in Nerd Boy Book Club – Ghost World by Daniel Clowes

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73 – Fatale by Ed Brubaker & Sean Phillips

Hey Handsomites! This week, Eric and Robbie are talking the noir/horror masterpiece of Brubaker & Phillips, Fatale! They discuss the depth of the main character, how it subverts a typically male-oriented genre, and its similarities to The Sandman! All this plus reviews of Justice League, Axis, and Death of Wolverine!

Weekly Floppies

  • Teen Titans #3
  • Justice League #35
  • Axis #2
  • Death of Wolverine #4
  • Ms. Marvel #9
  • Wild’s End #2

 

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Next week in Nerd Boy Book Club – Orc Stain by James Stokoe

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72 – The Adventures of Superhero Girl by Faith Erin Hicks

Hello Handsomites! Eric and Robbie are talking about the Eisner award-winning The Adventures of Superhero Girl by Faith Erin Hicks! They discuss the juxtaposition of the nostalgic trappings of superhero comics with the progressive story of a young female superhero, the real life context of the feminist issues in nerd culture, and how gosh darn fun it is. They talk about the week’s hottest books, including Batgirl #35 and Axis #1!

Weekly Floppies

  • Alien vs. Predator: Fire and Stone #1
  • Copperhead #2
  • Batgirl #35
  • Batman #35
  • Avengers #36
  • Axis #1

Nerd Boy Book Club

  • The Adventures of Superhero Girl by Faith Erin Hicks

Show Notes

Next week in Nerd Boy Book Club – Fatale Vol 1-5 by Ed Brubaker & Sean Phillips

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71 – The Rise of Aurora West Vol. 1 by Paul Pope, JT Petty, & David Rubin

Hello Handsomites! Eric and Robbie are talking about the brand spanking new Rise of Aurora West, the next chapter in the Battling Boy saga! They discuss the deeper emotional content and somewhat more mature subject matter, and the breadth of the Battling Boy universe! They also look at the week’s hottest books, including Captain America #25, Death of Wolverine #3, and Thor #1, and what they mean about Marvel and three of their biggest heroes! All of this plus discussion of Inktober and Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor!

Weekly Floppies

  • Fiction Squad #1
  • Gotham Academy #1
  •  Names #2
  • Captain America #25
  • Death of Wolverine #3
  • Thor #1

Nerd Boy Book Club – The Rise of Aurora West Vol. 1 by Paul Pope, JT Petty, & David Rubin

Show Notes

Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

Inktober

Next week in Nerd Boy Book Club – The Adventures of Superhero Girl by Faith Erin Hicks

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70 – Snowpiercer by Jacques Lob, Benjamin LeGrand, and Jean-Marc Rochette

Hey Handsomites! Eric and Robbie are reading Snowpiercer this week, the French comic that the film of the same name is based upon. They talk it’s inherent Frenchness, the change in art styles between the two books, and how trains are not cars. All of this plus the week’s new books and podcast recommendations!

Weekly Floppies

  • Star Spangled War Stories GI Zombie Futures End #1
  • Bobs Burgers #2
  • Wayward #2
  • Storm #3
  • New Avengers #24

Nerd Boy Book Club

  • Snowpiercer Vol 1-2 by Jacques Lob, Benjamin LeGrand, and Jean-Marc Rochette

Show Notes

Saints Row 4

The X-Files Files

Tell Me Something I Don’t Know

Next week in Nerd Boy Book Club – The Rise of Aurora West by Paul Pope

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69 – Andre the Giant by Box Brown

Hello Handsomites! Eric and Robbie are discussing the 8th Wonder of the World, Andre the Giant, with Box Brown’s biographical comic about the astounding wrestler!  They also take a look at the week’s hottest comics including the newest Multiversity and Avengers!

Weekly Floppies

  • Thor: God of Thunder #25
  • Avengers #35
  • Multiversity The Society Of Super-heroes #1
  • Sirens #1
  • Shutter #6

Nerd Boy Book Club

  • Andre the Giant by Box Brown

Show Notes

– Wolf in White Van by John Darnielle

– Remember Me

– Computing with Quantum Cats by John Gribbin

– Words For Pictures by Brian Michael Bendis

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