Episode 496

May 2025 Solicitations

Comic Reviews:

• DC
  • Zatanna 1 by Jamal Campbell
• Marvel
  • Doom Academy 1 by Mackenzie Cadenhead, Pasqual Ferry, Edgar Delgado
  • Star Wars: The High Republic – Fear of the Jedi 1 by Cavan Scott, Marika Cresta, Jim Campbell
  • Thunderbolts: Doomstrike 1 by Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Tommaso Bianchi, Yen Nitro
  • Weapon X-Men 1 by Joe Casey, Chriscross, Mark Morales, Yen Nitro
  • Marvel Unlimited
    • Beastly Buddies 7 by Steve Foxe, Armand Bodnar
• Archie
  • Chilling Adventures Presents: The Nine Lives of Salem by Cullen Bunn, Dan Schoening, Ben Galvan, Matt Herms
• Dark Horse
  • Let This One Be a Devil 1 by James Tynion IV, Steve Foxe, Piotr Kowalski, Brad Simpson
  • Stranger Things and Dungeons and Dragons: The Rise of Hellfire 1 by Jody Houser, Eric Campbell, Diego Galindo, Diana Sousa
• IDW
  • Godzilla Heist 1 by Van Jensen, Kelsey Ramsay, Heather Breckel
  • My Little Pony: Sky’s Secret by Tee Franklin, Yancey Labat
• Image
  • Hive 1 by A.J. Lieberman, Mike Henderson, Inaki Azpiazu
• Titan
  • Loose End 1 by Dave Dwonch, Travis Hymel
• ComiXology
  • Lycan 1 by Thomas Jane, David James Kelly, Mike Carey, Diego Yapur, DC Alonso
• OGN Countdown
  • Tiger’s Tongue by Stephens, Diansakhu Banton-Perry
  • Halfway to Somewhere by Jose Pimienta
  • Almost Sunset by Wahab Algarmi
  • History of Everything by Victoria Evans
  • Oasis by Guojing
  • Cassi and the House of Memories by Dean Stuart

Additional Reviews:

• Buried Long, Long Ago 1 by Anthony Cleveland, Alex Cormack
• Sandman Mystery Theatre Compendium Vol 1 by Matt Wagner, Steven Seagle, Guy Davis
• Ghostwatch
• Win or Lose (first two episodes)
• Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man s1 wrap-up and s2 reveals

News: ND Stevenson’s first prose novel coming, Omninews, Elvira meets Harley Quinn, Giant-Size X-Men one-shots, Bond rights to Amazon, third Avatar series officially announced, Zdarsky Captain America series (out-of-continuity), Jeff mini by Kelly Thompson, Jeremy Adams signs DC exclusive, Tom Taylor re-ups exclusive, Sophie Campbell/Ryan North/Matt Fraction DC announcements, Waid taking over Action Comics, Jury Duty s2 on the way, Gene Ha Ghost Machine series ‘First Ghost’ with Johns and Meltzer, Death of the Silver Surfer by Greg Pak and Sumit Kumar, DC and Marvel crossovers, My Adventures with Green Lantern (starring Jess) greenlit plus more DC Animation news, Kathleen Kennedy retiring, Poker Face returning, Punisher Disney+ special, John Lithgow cast as Dumbledore

Trailers: Andor s2

Comics Countdown (19 February 2025):

1. Zatanna 1 by Jamal Campbell
2. w0rldtr33 13 by James Tynion IV, Fernando Blanco, Jordie Bellaire
3. Wonder Woman 18 by Tom King, Daniel Sampere, Tomeu Morey
4. New Gods 3 by Ram V, Riccardo Federici, Evan Cagle, Francesco Segala
5. Let This One Be a Devil 1 by James Tynion IV, Steve Foxe, Piotr Kowalski, Brad Simpson, Rachel Deering, Jesse Lonergan
6. Mystique 5 by Declan Shalvey
7. Power Fantasy 6 by Kieron Gillen, Caspar Wijngaard
8. Holy Roller 9 by Andy Samberg, Joe Trohman, Rick Remender, Roland Boschi, Moreno DiNisio
9. Flash Gordon 6 by Jeremy Adams, Will Conrad, Cliff Richards, Lee Loughridge
10. Aliens vs. Avengers 3 by Jonathan Hickman, Esad Ribic, Ive Svorcina