Episode 45: Blackest Night

We give our thoughts on the entire series and specifically issue 8 'the finale' of what some are already saying is the greatest crossover event of all time! We also discuss a bevy of books all pictured below. You're gonna have to check it! Download the episode now!

Henny also discusses his trip to WonderCon with his girlfriend in San Francisco and compares it to our recent trip to Emerald City and San Diego Cons.

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Congrats to Wayne Coates!

Congratulations to Wayne Coates! Winner of our very first creator signed give-away! Wayne has won a signed Matt Fraction Uncanny X-men as well as whatever other crap we decide to toss into the box. Be sure to listen to the next episode and win more sweet signed shit! WAAAARRRRIORS!

Episode 44: Comic Book Ketchup

The warriors fill each other in on the books they've been reading.Talk about the birth canal ensues. Be sure to listen to the end and enter the very first Wednesday Warriors signed comic giveaway contest! The first one to email us at Wednesdaywarriors@gmail.com with the right answer is the winner of a signed by Matt Fraction copy of Uncanny Xmen!

Look at all this comic goodness were covering this week! There's bound to be something you love or we hate or vice versa. Download it now and lets hear it!

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Episode 43 - Powers Spotlight

Spotlight on Powers by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming. With Special Guest: Matt Page!

Episode Catch Up!

So yea, it's a really shitty slimey way to do this, but we're behind and we have day jobs so forget it. Sorry, we will try to do better. If you need to complain, do it to @microsuede on twitter, he loves that ISH.

Emerald City Comicon Wrap-up. The Warriors Discuss their experience at the ECCC.


Neck Breaking News! - Sean reviews the kick ass movie!


Capitan America. Special Guest Justin Allred.


The Wednesday Warriors Bang it Out.



Stroganoff Baby!

KICK ASS: The movie review

Warrior Sean got into a very early preview of the all new Kick Ass movie! Directed by Matthew Vaughn. With Nicolas Cage, Mark Strong, Chloe Moretz. Even though it doesnt come out until 4/16 download the episode now to hear the Sean's review!

Episode 37: Its Comic News Dudes!

Jonas's Pick
Swallow Me Whole (starts at 0:58)
Indy comic artist Powell, an Eisner-nominee, works full time with adults with developmental disabilities, which may have been an inspiration for Swallow Me Whole, a stand-alone graphic novel about two teenage stepsiblings with psychological problems. Ruth suffers from obsessive compulsive disorder and thinks she can hear insects speak, making it difficult for her to walk across grassy lawns but landing her a sweet internship in the natural history museum. Perry sometimes sees a tiny wizard who speaks to him about his destiny, which would be cute if this were a fantasy comic; instead, it's sadly tragic since Perry recognizes the wizard as nothing more than a troublesome hallucination. It should be obvious from the start that things will not end well.

Creators: STORY BY: Nate Powell / ART BY: Nate Powell

Sean's Pick
Grimm Fairy Tales: Pinnochio (starts at 4:17)
Two powerful stories collide in one of the most powerful and gut-wrenching Grimm Fairy Tales collections to ever hit stands!
A single father has only his young son left in this world. It is a bond that can never be shattered, but what if your son wasn’t really the boy you thought he was? Will a father’s love be enough to stop a viscous evil that stirs inside his son?
Meanwhile Gepetto attempts to rescue his wooden creation he calls a son. But something is not right with Pinocchio and it might be too late for Gepetto to save him. Can Gepetto’s blind love prove to be enough to save the wooden boy or will evil prevail and doom Gepetto once and for all?

Written by: Ralph Tedesco & David Seidman
Artwork by: David Seidman & Dave Hoover

Bryton has a huge laundry list of books he's been reading and gives a quick once over of the following. (Starts at 7:57)

G.I.Joe Origins #12 - Ben Templesmith art!
Worth the 3.95 there let alone the Baroness!
G.I.Joe Cobra Vol 2 issue 1
Batman and Robin #8 Robin inflitrates a sex club!
RASL #6
Amazing Spiderman #617 - Brytons pick for issue of the year?
Joe the Barbarian #1 The all new toy story Grant Morrison series from Vertigo only $1.00
Capt America Reborn #6 Hated it.
Incorruptible #2 - Much better than number 1!
DEMO Vol 2 #1 - Super Heroes in a real life capacity

Henny's Pick
B.P.R.D. (starts at 14:00)
The BPRD was founded in late 1944 by Professor Trevor Bruttenholm to combat various occult threats uncovered in operations against Nazi Germany. It initially had strong links to the USAAF and was based at a military airbase in New Mexico, but later relocated to a custom built facility in Fairfield, Connecticut. It maintains strong links to various branches of the United States Armed Forces to this day. It is a private organization that receives funding from several major governments (mostly the United States and United Kingdom, although other countries like Canada, Japan, France, and Italy have been mentioned).


John's Pick
Ultimate X #1 (starts at 18:40)
Well, well, well… turns out a baby was dropped off on the doorstep of one James Hudson a few years back by an old Army buddy by the name of James Howlett who most folks knew as Logan, or maybe Wolverine. Never mind who the mother was – that kid is definitely his father’s son, right down to his fingernails… or claws.

And that, in a nutshell is how Ultimate X opens up. We’ve got a few familiar names and a teenager who is something of a rebel without a cause. After a drag racing accident leaves him in a position that most folks don’t walk away from, Jimmy Hudson discovers that he heals a lot quicker than most folks. When Kitty Pryde shows up at his doorstep with a box of Wolverine’s possessions and a holographic projector, he finds out the reasons why. He also gets a pep talk from his old man (both of ‘em, actually) and by the end of the issue, it looks like this rebel might just have found himself something worth fightin’ for.

Omnibus's for $8 bucks?!

Yea I thought so too. Bryton got a hold of that sticky icky and got all high and was lying to us about books being on sale again but no! Its true this proves it! Amazon Selling Select Marvel Omnibuses For UNDER 10 DOLLARS Its a pretty rad deal to get a book for 1/10th the original cost and I'd never dreamed of owning 5 or more but you for sure should check it out!

Brubaker's Complete Criminal Hardcover? JMS Thor? Bendis's Powers and Daredevil? Fraction's Invincible Ironman? They are all there plus a ton more get nuts!

Episode 36: The Siege (released on 2.8.10)

"The Event Seven Years in the Making!" The first issues of Marvel's The Siege and The Siege: Embedded have hit the stands, and it's time for the Warriors to weigh in on this game-changing event. Does it deliver? Does it miss the mark? Is it too soon to tell? Find out in Wednesday Warriors: Episode 36!

What are the Wednesday Warriors reading?

Jonas
Alias (starts at 1:55)

Jonas has finally borrowed the much sought after Alias: Omnibus from Sean. He's nervous about reading such a rare tome, but so far he's loving this spy series about a detective, one-time Avenger Jessica Jones as she takes on cases that take her to the dark underside of the Marvel universe. This series helped launched the Marvel MAX imprint in 2001 and lasted 28 issues and is a favorite of several of the Wednesday Warriors. Can't afford the out-of-print Omnibus? Fear not true believers as Marvel has re-released the series in two affordable trade paperbacks.

CREATORS: STORY BY: Brian Michael Bendis / ART BY: Michael Gaydos / COVERS BY: David Mack

Sean
Captain America: Truth (starts at 13:45)

This mini-series posits that before giving the super soldier syrum to Steve Rogers, government scientists experimented on African-American soldiers and thus this story is about the "real" Captain America. Sadly, the idea of the military doing clandestine tests on it's own citizens actually not that far-fetched (read a history book!) Nevertheless, Sean loves the art in this book and found the series to be well worth a read. The series is collected in one volume and should be fairly easy to find.


CREATORS: STORY BY: Robert Morales / ART BY: Kyle Baker

John
You Have Killed Me (starts at 17:40)

Time for the weekly Crime Boner (tm) with this original graphic novel released by Oni Press. John liked this noir-ish detective story quite a bit, and though he liked the art he would have maybe preferred a tighter penciling style. This attractive hardcover volume should be available wherever comics are sold.




CREATORS: STORY BY: Jamie S. Rich / ART BY: Joelle Jones

Henny
Secret Warriors (starts at 20:40)

Sean H. likes this under-the-radar Marvel series, which reminds him of GI Joe. Secret Warriors follows the adventures of Nick Fury's secret group that assembled during the Secret Invasion. He says this is a fun series with a pseudo military/CIA vibe. The creators on this series are critical darlings, so how can you go wrong?

Secret Warriors is a continuing series and is widely available.


CREATORS: STORY BY: Jonathan Hickman / ART BY: Stefano Caselli

Bryton
Echo #18 (starts at 27:36)

B. loves this conspiracy tweaked sci-fi series from Strangers in Paradise creator Terry Moore. In this issue the business hits the fan as the mysterious wanderer wreaks some severe havoc upon a roadside tavern and the story kicks into high gear as it approaches its final year. Studio guest and Warrior Associate Scotty chimes in to let us know that he likes this series too.

Echo is an ongoing series that is always on time. Previous issues are collected in trade.

CREATOR: STORY and ART by Terry Moore

The Burning Questions

So dear listeners, have you read any of the books we talked about here? Do you love them, hate them, are you indifferent to them?

Is Marvel's the Siege the event you've been craving? Are you just happy for Dark Reign to be ending? How do you feel about these issues?

We want to hear from you! Comment below or send us an e-mail at wednesdaywarriors@gmail.com and we'll try to discuss it on the show.

Episode 35: Best of 2009 PART II

BEST GRAPHIC NOVEL:
Henny: MouseGuard: Winter 1152
Sean: Tiger, Tiger, Tiger.
John: Parker: The Hunter
Bryton: Luna Park

BEST TRADE:
Henny: Justice
Jonas: Walking Dead Compendium
Sean: Essex County
Bryton: Powers

BEST COMEBACK:
Henny: Barry Allen
Jonas: Ultimate Spiderman
Sean: Peter Milligan
John: Invincible
Bryton: G.I. Joe

BEST WILDCARD:
Henny: Ryan Ottley's Ability to draw gore!
Jonas: Image United
Sean: Dark Wolverine
John: Locke & Key
Bryton: David Mack

BEST COVER ARTIST:
Henny: Jim Cheung
Jonas: Gabriel D'oto
Sean: M.K. Pikar
John: Dave Johnson
Bryton: John Cassidy

BEST COVER:

Henny: Wolverine #72

Jonas: Invincible #63

Sean: Amazing Spider-Man #601

John: 100 Bullets #98

Bryton: Batgirl #1

BEST FIGHT:
Henny: Conquest VS Invincible / Invincible
Jonas: Old Man Logan VS Bruce Banner / Old Man Logan
Sean: Dara VS Earth Giant / Sword
John: Conquest VS Invincible / Invincible

BEST MOMENT:
Henny: Black Lantern Aquaman calling sharks to attack
Jonas: Teen Titan Crushing Black Lantern baby skull
Sean: The Punisher Kills his own family
John: San Diego Comicon
Bryton: Black Lanterns all reciting their oaths

BEST ARTIST:
Henny: Steve Mcniven / Old Man Logan
Jonas: Nic Klein / Viking
Sean: Steve Mcniven / Old Man Logan
John: Ryan Ottley / Invincible, Haunt
Bryton: Dustin Nguyen / Streets of Gotham

BEST WRITER:
Henny: Geoff Johns
Jonas: Joe Hill
Sean: J. WIllow Wilson
John: Robert Kirkman
Bryton: Fred Van Lente

BEST STORYLINE:
Henny: Old Man Logan
Jonas: Old Man Logan
Sean: Old Man Logan
John: Parker: The Hunter
Bryton: Scott Pilgrim

BEST SINGLE ISSUE:
Henny: Green Lantern #43
Jonas: Wolverine Giant Sized Annual
Sean: Cursed Pirate Girl #1
John: Walking Dead #66
Bryton: G.I. Joe Cobra Special

BIGGEST DISSAPPOINTMENT:
Henny: X-Men Utopia
Jonas: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
Sean: X-Men Utopia
John: X-Men Forever
Bryton: Cable

BEST SERIES:
Henny: Green Lantern
Jonas: Hellblazer
Sean: Invincible Iron Man
John: Criminal
Bryton: Chew

Ipod Trouble

Hey Waaaaaaarrrriiioooorrrrrrrrsss, anyone having trouble putting the last two episodes (#33 and #34) on their Ipods, please Delete them and Re-Download them. The problem should be fixed!

The Wednesday War Wages on!

Episode 34: Best of 2009 PART I

BEST HERO:
Henny: Iron Man
Jonas: Old Man Logan
Sean: Old Man Logan
John: Green Lantern
Bryton: Red Robin

BEST VILLAN:
Henny: Conquest (Invincible)
Jonas: Black Hand (Green Lantern)
Sean: Red Skull (Old Man Logan)
John: Mysterio (Ultimate Spider Man)
Bryton: Lady Stiltman (Amazing Spider Man)

BEST NEW SERIES:
Henny: Secret Warriors / Marvel
Jonas: Irredeemable / Boom
Sean: Secret Warriors / Marvel
John: Kick Ass / Icon (It was new to me?)
Bryton: Unwritten / Vertigo

BEST MINI SERIES:
Henny: Blackest Night
Jonas: B.P.R.D 1947
Sean: Locke & Key Headgames
John: Incognito
Bryton: B.P.R.D 1947
We all give a shout out to Destroyer as well.

BEST INDIE COMIC
Henny: The Anchor
Jonas: Cursed Pirate Girl
Sean:Cursed Pirate Girl
John: Scott Pilgrim vs The World
Bryton: Terry Moore's Echo

BEST COMIC ADAPTATION:
Henny: Batman Brave & the Bold / Cartoon Network
Jonas: Watchmen / Motion Picture
Sean: Hulk Vs / DVD
John: Arkham Asylum / Xbox
Bryton: Stan Lee Impersonator / ComiCon

BEST COLORIST:
Henny: Brian Miller / Flash Rebirth
Jonas: Nei Ruffino /Green Lanter Corps
Sean: Alex Maleev / SpiderWoman
John: J.D. Mettler / Ex Machina
Bryton: Alex Sinclair / Blackest Night

MOST EXCITED FOR 2010:
Henny: Kick Ass Movie
Jonas: Kick Ass Movie
Sean: Iron Man 2 Movie
John: Kick Ass Comic
Bryton: Scott Pilgrim Comic

Episode 33: The Dark Side of Comics

After a quick discussion on what is or isn't a graphic novel and what format it actually fits in we get right into our picks and discuss the dirty closet of pornography in comics. Henny takes a beating for the team and goes into our shop and buys a copy of COMIC AG #108 for the team to review. We also discuss Image United and the utter flop its turned into so far. Emotional Rape happens on so many levels we have a hard time determining whats worse.

Jonas' Pick
Punisher Max #2 (starts at 8:15)
The second in the series is got some seriously f'd up stuff going on right now and Jonas is loving it and can't wait to see what happens in the series. The second issue of Punisher Max focuses on bodyguard Wilson Fisk as he recants the story of his life as a career criminal and sets the stage for his new career as the Kingpin of Crime. Up to this point, the Kingpin has been nothing more than an underworld myth but the top crime bosses in New York have decided to play on these rumors in order to send Frank Castle on a wild goose chase and lure him into a trap.

CREATORS: STORY BY: Jason Aaron / ART BY: Steve Dillon

Henny's Pick
Jonah Hex #50 (starts at 11:48)
Henny declares this "everyone's pick that only I picked" so its easy enough to assume we all made bad decisions here for not choosing the Darwyn Cooke drawn book. Issue #50 -- an oversized extravaganza drawn by Darwyn Cooke -- draws upon previous storylines and yet tells a story that begins and ends in this one issue. And what an ending it is.

Tallulah Black, otherwise known as the most important recurring character from this volume of "Jonah Hex," features prominently here. As a partner to Hex. A lover. And something more.

CREATORS: STORY BY: Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti / ART BY: Darwyn Cooke

Bryton's Pick
Invincible Iron Man #20 (starts at 16:12)
The Eisner Award-winning team of Matt Fraction and artist Salvador Larroca begin a new chapter in their critically acclaimed epic run asthe darkest chapter of Tony Stark's life—or is that afterlife—begins!
Bryton goes off here and chooses a few books so it was a bit hard for me to recount it all here your simply going to have to download to hear him ranting here about four or five different titles but the majority of it centered around Iron Man and his most recent story arc. There are quite a few spoilers to the series here so if your planning on picking it up you may want to skip ahead to the middle of the rant!
He also covers the continuity of Capitan America, some of Thor, Donald Blake and quite a few of the Noir Titles that he feels aren't getting as much attention as they should. He discusses Spiderman Noir, Wolverine, Daredevil and the X-men noir titles.

CREATORS: STORY BY: Matt Fraction / ART BY: Salvador Larroca

Sean's Pick
Stumptown #1 (starts at 35:23)
More Noir! Stumptown follows Dex, a PI that has a severe money management problem mostly due to gambling it away in a Native American casino. With a mentally challenged little brother at home under her care, Dex is far from a role model. Placing him in front of video games to keep him occupied while she goes out and gets herself shot up isn't exactly a guardian-like thing to do. Regardless, it provides a great starting point for us readers and fast tracks Stumptown's world building process. Portland home of cheap heroin!

CREATORS: STORY BY: Greg Rucka / ART BY: Matthew Southworth, Stefano Guadiano