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159 - If You Want To Hate Your Superheroes - Week of 5/1/19

The Fellowship of the Geeks Podcast

Release Date: 04/28/2019

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The Fellowship of the Geeks Podcast

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The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion of Free Comic Book Day and the books that we're looking forward to this year. Every year for more than ten years now, the first Saturday in May brings a special event to our Local Comic Shops, and we're big fans of that sort of thing (not surprisingly). We talk new titles, cool reprints, and a whole lot of other stuff. Plus our usual oddness, as well as our picks of the week.
 
Announcements:
Come hang out with us! We have monthly meetups on 2nd Saturdays in Garland, TX; details on Facebook & Twitter & the Events tab on our website
 
What we're up to this week:
I got my loot from the Boston Metaphysical Society Kickstarter - again, thanks, Madeleine!
A hard week fighting poison ivy - and not even the fun Batman villain 😞 (but a fun torture tangent)
Actual comics - Astro Hustle, Section Zero, Dial H For Hero, Fairlady; all are awesome first issues (oh, and we're doing reviews again on the website, go check it out)
Picking up trades - Silver Age Justice League of America v2 and v3; cool stuff
 
Check out our sponsor page! Head to the website and click on the banners for Things From Another World! (Click through the TFAW banner on our site and we get a cut. Thank you!)
 
April showers and all that, right? Well, in Texas we do things big, and our spring storms are no exception, as you'll hear throughout this week's exciting installment. A show so good it will rattle the foundations of the earth! 😉 
And oh yeah, free comics! Go check out your Local Comic Shop to get in on some of this action - and tell 'em we sent you!
If you don't have a regular comic shop, go to this website and they'll help you find one near you!
 
Picks for the week of 5/1:
Dragonsblood #1 (Zenescope)
2000 AD Villains Takeover Special one-shot (Rebellion/2000 AD)
Under the Moon: A Catwoman Tale GN (DC)
Spencer & Locke 2 #1 (Action Lab Danger Zone)
Ms. Marvel: The Woman Who Fell to Earth Epic Collection (Marvel)
Salome and Other Stories (Wayne Alan Harold Productions)
DCeased #1 (DC)
Eve Stranger #1 (IDW/Black Crown)
Honorable Mention: Free Comic Book Day is Saturday, May 4 - go get you some cool comics!
 
Shoutouts:
Pop Goes The Culture podcast network - go check them out! 🙂
#PodernFamily - an awesome group of indie podcasters supporting each other; find a podcast on literally anything by searching the hashtag
Manny the Martyr - thanks for letting us use your music; check them out by clicking the link
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