ABC Podcast, Episode #106 with special guest Chris Neseman! and visual aids

This very special episode of Awesomed By Comics is brought to you by Chris Neseman! That's right, the famed podcaster from 11 O'Clock Comics and Around Comics joins us in our studio via wormhole from Chicago, and can be credited/blamed for the existence of Awesomed By Comics in the first place. Amadeus Cho is powerfully awesome, Thor is devilishly great, and Science Dog's bark is better than his bite. We talk about why Scott Pilgrim tanked, and get a recommendation for a web comic that is pretty much a sure bet to devour us whole. Also: Should you let your girlfriend win at video games? Tune in for the definitive answer.

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Cover(s) of the Week

Chris's pick, from Justice League: Generation Lost #8, cover by Cliff Chiang:


Evie's pick, from Prince of Power #4, cover by Salva Espin and Beth Sotello:


Aaron's pick, from Thor #613, cover by Mico Suayan and Laura Martin:


Panel(s) of the Week

Evie's pick, from Thor #613 by Kieron Gillen and Richard Elson:


Aaron's pick, from Madame Xanadu #26, by Matt Wagner and Chrissie Zullo:


Chris's pick, from Superman Batman #75, story by Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo:

Come out of the closet, ladies

A comics-reading friend asked me recently about the degree to which I'm willing to read comics in public. I told him that most of my public comics reading occurs on Wednesdays, because that's when they are between the store and my house, and it happens almost exclusively a) on the subway, or b) in a pedicure chair at the nail salon next to Forbidden Planet. While I certainly feel a twinge of embarrassment about it, it's not enough to keep me from doing it when I need to read something and I have comics in my purse. Also, I don't think that I really telegraph "stereotypical superhero comics reader" (for at least one obvious reason), so I actually take a little bit of pride in subtly being like "SHATTER YOUR BIASES, ONLOOKERS".

Anyway, with these themes in mind, Brian Heater has established Read Comics In Public Day, which is this Saturday, August 28 (Jack Kirby's birthday). And with Read Comics In Public Day in mind, the DC Women Kicking Ass blog has created a Tumblr called Women Read Comics in Public, which will post submitted pictures of women reading comics in public. So, ladies: please take pictures of yourself reading comics in public, and submit them! Or non-ladies, please take pictures of you and your female friends and loved ones and submit them! Or go out on Saturday and take pictures of female strangers reading comics in public and apologize and submit them!

The benefits of this public pride are kind of obvious, but the blogs linked above make the most compelling arguments, so I encourage reading them if you need convincing. And of course if you are not able to insert any ladies into the equation, still read a comic in public this Saturday and feel free to submit a pic to Brian's blog, because he's posting them too.

ABCP Episode #105 plus visual aids

This episode of the Awesomed By Comics Podcast is brought to you by DIN-O-SAURS, DIN-O-SAURS, which, hundreds of years ago, were the most. Speaking of Hundreds (wooooo segue!) Ex Machina comes to an end after 50 issues, and there is much oddly vague discussion, so as not to give away the ending for those who read this in trade. Avengers Academy shines, Old Bruce Wayne is a prick, Honey West is super fun, and Israeli snacks are delicious. Also there is an phat beatz.

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Cover(s) of the week

Evie's Pick, from Fables #97, cover by Joao Ruas

Aaron's Pick, from Deadpool #26, cover by Dave Johnson

Panel(s) of the Week:

Evie's Pick, from Avengers Academy #3, by Christos Gage and Mike McKone

Aaron's Pick, from Ex Machina #50, by Brian K. Vaughn and Tony Harris (censored for your spoiler protection)

ABCP Episode #BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZTTT

Hey, you guys remember back when Evie was away and I pretended I electrocuted myself in the bathroom? That was funny.

What's not funny is serious electrical problems inside one's wall, severe enough that an outlet with nothing plugged into it is smoking. THERE IS NO SMOKING IN OUR HOUSE, OUTLET. TAKE IT OUTSIDE, OUTLET.

So blame Electro, or Living Lightning, or Black Lightning, or Static, or Electabuzz, or the fact that Superman is just walking around, but we have exactly one room of electricity right now, and it isn't the one with my recording equipment in it. And also the wall was kinda on fire.

Hoping the 24-hour electrician service comes through and we can get you a show tomorrow.

ABC Podcast Episode #104, plus visual aids.

This episode of the Awesomed By Comics Podcast is brought to you by a question from Aaron: What do you do when you don't feel like reading comics that week? Secret Six inexplicably (and unexplainedly) visits the old west and hijinx ensue, while Sparta and Spidey frustrate, Sweet Tooth hits a soft spot, and The Boys shine even when nothing really happens. Also, what's a 'Reshef?'

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Cover(s) of the Week:

Evie's pick, from The Red Hood: The Lost Days #3, cover by Billy Tucci

Aaron's pick, from Sweet Tooth #12, cover by Jeff Lemire

Panel(s) o' the Week:

Aaron's Pick, from Sweet Tooth #12, story and art by Jeff Lemire

Evie's pick, from S.H.I.E.L.D. #3, story by Jonathan Hickman, art by Dustin Weaver

ABC Podcast Episode #103, plus visual aids

This episode of Awesomed By Comics is brought to you by, uh, some people out there in our nation don't have maps and, uh, I believe that our, uh, education like such as in South Africa and, uh, the Iraq.We answer some of your drunk-ass discussion questions, and give a lot of love to cats, caterpillars, gods and clowns. We also utter the most shocking four words in the English language, "We miss Greg Land".

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Cover(s) of the Week

Aaron's pick, from Incorruptible #8, cover by Rafael Albuquerque:


Evie's pick, from Justice League: Generation Lost #6, cover by Cliff Chiang:


Panel(s) of the Week

Evie's pick, from Action Comics #891 by Paul Cornell, Pete Woods and Cafu:


Aaron's pick, from Thor #612 by Kieron Gillen and Doug Braithwaite:


Bonus Crap of the Week Panel

Bonus PIKACHUS (thanks to Kian)