Best DC Comics Podcast Ep 6: The Spectre #5 (1993) ”A Rage in Hell”

 

WRITTEN BY: John Ostrander

PENCILS: Tom Mandrake

INKS: Tom Mandrake

COVER BY: Charles Vess

A gang of kidnappers dies a horrible death, taking the whereabouts of their hidden victim to their fiery graves. The desperate cops have no clues and less hope, but they do have the Spectre.

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PATREON SHOW: Walking Dead Wednesdays Ep 24: Walking Dead #24 Deluxe

 

Walking Dead Wednesdays Ep 24: Walking Dead #24 Deluxe

This week's Walking Dead Wednesday Podcast featured the big moment where "Rick Said It!" Yep, they are the walking dead and we talk about that and get ready to give our Top 5 Walking Dead Characters after we talk about issue #25 next show. 

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PATREON SHOW: DC Comics Patreon Spotlight: Are You Afraid of Darkseid? #1 & Wonder Woman 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1

 

DC Comics Patreon Spotlight: Are You Afraid of Darkseid? #1 & Wonder Woman 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1

This week's Badass Picks of the Week were two anthology books and while we usually only do on per spotlight, we thought, "what the heck, how long can it take us?"  Well, that logic turned into the longest Patreon Spotlight Show clocking in at 2 hours and 17 minutes!

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Crush & Lobo #5 Review

 

Crushing Laughter Since 2021

Writer: Mariko Tamaki

Artist: Amancay Nahuelpan

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: October 5, 2021

I was surprised with how well Crush & Lobo #1 sold. However, I have not been surprised at how far that sales number has dropped with each issue.  Mariko Tamaki's first issue had some promise, but instead of giving Crush fans some much-needed character work, Tamaki has dished out broken record flashbacks and not much else.  Fans of Lobo have probably bailed by now, pissed off that his name is even on the cover.  So, how is this issue? Let's find out...

The Swamp Thing #8 Review

Swamp Thing vs Swamp Thing Lite

Written By: Ram V

Art By: Mike Perkins

Colors By: Mike Spicer

Letters By: Aditya Bidikar

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: October 5, 2021

Swamp Thing #8 brings readers one step closer to knowing the new Avatar of the Green, Levi Kumei. The issue rehashes what we already know, introduces Levi's now-not-so-human brother to the conflict to reveal a little bit more, and sends the Suicide Squad packing for another 'L' on Waller's record. When Levi learns he's been working for the bad guys, the shadowy figures hungry for power step up their plans.

Arkham City: The Order Of The World #1 Review

When Everything Is Dark, There's No Light to Provide Direction

Written By: Dan Watters
Art By: Dani

Colors By: Dave Stewart

Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date; October 5, 2021

Arkham City: The Order Of The World #1 wonders aloud what Gotham citizens and law enforcement officials go through when Arkham's most dangerous criminals roam free without intervention from Batman or any other hero. The results are violent, brutal, dark, and sometimes gut-churning.

Batman #114 Review

 

Lame State

Writer: James Tynion IV, Brandon Thomas

Artist: Jorge Jimenez, Jason Howard

Cover Price: $4.99

Release Date: October 5, 2021

I am sitting here waiting for this Fear State event to get to a point where I can say that it has started. Instead, we've been recapping on repeat, and it still feels like we are in the setup stage of the game.  I felt the same way about the Joker War, and everyone has the right to disagree with me, but I thought that "event" was a bunch of bullshit!  It's not just Tynion, though, since Tom King's City of Bane was also bullshit!  No wonder Gotham is on the verge of an epic collapse; it's being held hostage by shitty story after shitty story!  Let's see if things begin to change as we get close to the midway point of all of this nonsense.

Are You Afraid Of Darkseid? #1 Review

Don't Say "Gentleman Ghost" Five Times Into The Mirror

Written By: Elliott Kalan, Kenny Porter, Calvin Kasulke, Dave Wielgosz, Collin Kelly, Jackson
Lanzing, Ed Brisson, Terry Blas, Jeremy Haun

Art By: Mike Norton, Allen Passalaqua, Simon Bowland, Max Dunbar, Luis Guerrero, Becca Carey, Rob Guillory, Pablo M. Collar, Wil Quintana, Dave Sharpe, Jesus Hervas, Eva De La Cruz, Clem Robins, Christopher Mitten, Tony Avina, Garry Brown, Marissa Louise, Tony Akins, Moritat, Troy Peteri

Cover Price: $9.99

Release Date: October 5, 2021

It's the spooky season and the way we're going to start that off, at least on the DC front, is to have an anthology book with probably the greatest name ever, bringing us horror stories that feature some of our favorite heroes and villains. These things are usually hit or miss with me, which is a problem with the type of price tag that these books have but I look forward to this and want to know what kind of mad and macabre things these short stories can do with the time allowed them. Let's jump into this issue and check it out.

PREVIEW: Crush & Lobo #5

 

Writer: Mariko Tamaki

Artist: Amancay Nahuelpan

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: October 6, 2021

The hunt is on! Lobo left a trail of destruction across the galaxy that's...honestly pretty easy to follow. But even though Crush thinks she's seen it all (Murder! Mayhem! Intergalactic highway robbery!), nothing can prepare her for what she finds when her father's trail goes cold...

PREVIEW: Swamp Thing #8

 

Writer: V. Ram

Artist: Mike Perkins

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: October 6, 2021

A terrifying reunion! With Levi making his choice, the new avatar of the Green draws one step closer to escaping the clutches of the Suicide Squad! But is it already too late? Has the Squad bolstered themselves to an unstoppable end? Or will an unexpected guest help him to victory at a terrible cost?

PREVIEW: Wonder Woman 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1

 

Writer: Becky Cloonan, Michael W. Conrad, Jordie Bellaire, Mark Waid, Tom King, Steve Orlando, G. Willow Wilson, Amy Reeder

Artist: Jim Cheung, Paulina Ganucheau, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Amy Reeder, Evan Doc Shaner, Isaac Goodheart, Gabriel Picolo

Cover Price: $9.99

Release Date: October 6, 2021

Story by Becky Cloonan, Michael W. Conrad, Jordie Bellaire, Mark Waid, Tom King, Steve Orlando, G. Willow Wilson, Amy Reeder, and more! Art by Jim Cheung, Paulina Ganucheau, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Amy Reeder, Evan Doc Shaner, Isaac Goodheart, Gabriel Picolo and more! Put on your tiaras and prepare your indestructible bracelets! DC is inviting you to join us for a one-of-a-kind special showcasing Wonder Woman's past, present, and future to celebrate the legacy she has created and those she will continue to inspire with her adventures for years to come. This oversize super spectacular features work from some of the very best in the comic industry along with bright young stars ready to share the spotlight with Diana. You won't want to miss these new stories that capture timeless messages of hope and empowerment presented together in this gorgeous keepsake issue!

PREVIEW: Batman #114

 

Writer: James Tynion IV, Brandon Thomas

Artist: Jorge Jimenez, Jason Howard

Cover Price: $4.99

Release Date: October 6, 2021

Batman is racing against time to stop Gotham City from tearing itself apart as the Scarecrow's long game is revealed. The Dark Knight has bigger problems though, as an insane Peacekeeper-01 is on a murderous rampage through the streets of Gotham! Can Peackeeper-X stop him?!

Back-Up: Clownhunter has been doused with Fear Toxin at the hands of the Scarecrow, and he is living out every anxiety, moment of pain, and heartbreak he's ever had. Will he find his way out and resume his goal of being Gotham's protector from clowns? Or will he succumb to Scarecrow's greatest mind game yet?! See the end of this epic story that will change Clownhunter's trajectory in Gotham City forever!

PREVIEW: Arkham City: The Order of the World #1

 

Writer: Dan Watters

Artist: Dani

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: October 6, 2021

The Joker's attack on Arkham Asylum left the long-standing Gotham establishment in ruin, most of the patients killed or missing, and only a handful of surviving staff-a few nurses, a gravely injured security guard, and one doctor. In the chaos of the assault, it is believed that several of the asylum's patients escaped and scurried off into the dark nooks and crannies of Gotham City. Now, these Arkhamites walk among us, and it's up to the Asylum's one remaining doctor, Jocasta Joy, to round up her former patients.  

Meet these Arkhamites: a woman with no face, a pyggy in search of perfection, a man who feels nothing and burns everything, a woman who must devour life to save herself, a man unfit for the waking world who looks instead for Wonderland, a body with more than one soul, a being unbound from time who lives in the present and the past, a boy who seeks the comfort of vermin, and the twisted man who sees them all for who they are.  And witness the avenging angel who stalks them.  

This fall, join writer Dan Watters and artist Dani on an odyssey through the deepest depths and darkest shadows of Gotham City and find all-new reasons to fear the night.

PREVIEW: Are You Afraid of Darkseid? #1

Writer: Elliott Kalan, Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing, Jeremy Haun, Kenny Porter, Calvin Kasulke, Terry Blas, Ed Brisson
Artist: Max Dunbar, Mike Norton, Jess Hervas, Chris Mitten, Garry Brown

Cover Price: $9.99
Release Date: October 6, 2021

Gather ’round the fire, fellow campers, because it’s time for that most terrifying of traditions-campfire stories so scary you’ll never sleep without a night-light again! The Teen Titans guide those brave enough through tales of Batman and the hidden killer, Superman and Lois Lane and the killer in their back seat, Harley Quinn and Darkseid versus a furious Bloody Mary, and four more stories so hair-raising you’ll call your momma to come pick you up. So toast your marshmallows, pull up a s’more, and answer the only question that matters this Halloween: Are you afraid of Darkseid?