Four Color Nerds Podcast: Comic Book Reviews

  Runaways # 5 – Marvel Comics – “Find Your Way Home, Part V” – Written by Rainbow Rowell – Art by Kris Anka     X-Men Gold Annual # 1 – Marvel Comics – “Cross Atlantic Caper” – Written by Marc Guggenheim and Leah Williams – Pencils by Alitha E. Martinez – “Why Love the X-Men” – Written by Monty Nero – Art by Djibril Morisette-Phan     Ms. Marvel # 26 – Marvel Comics – “Teenage Wasteland, Part 2” – Written by G. Willow Wilson – Art by Nico Leon     Star Wars: Darth Vader # 10 – Marvel Comics – Written by Charles Soule – Pencils by Giuseppe Camuncoli     Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey # 3 – Marvel Comics – “Chapter 3: A Constellation of Them All” – Written by Matthew Rosenberg – Pencils by Joe Bennett     Avengers # 675 – Marvel Comics – “Avengers: No Surrender Part 1” – Written by Mark Waid, Al Ewing and Jim Zub – Art by Pepe Larraz     Pull, Pass or Complain about it on the Internet Old Man Hawkeye # 1 – Marvel Comics – “An Eye for an Eye” – Written by Ethan Sacks – Art by Marco Checchetto     Venom # 160 – Marvel Comics – “Venom Inc – Part 5” – Written by Mike Costa with Story by Mike Costa and Dan Slot – Art by Gerardo Sandoval     Get the Merch!: Rat Queens at Tinkers Packs: Get the Theme Song!: Ratrace by The Groovie Ghoulies from Go Stories!

Rat Queens # 7 – Image Comics – Written by Kurtis J. Weibe – Art by Owen Gieni     Rogue and Gambit # 1 – Marvel Comics – “Ring of Fire, Part 1” – Written by Kelly Thompson – Pencils and Inks by Pere Perez – Colors by Frank D’Armata     Batman # 38 – DC Comics – “The Origin Of Bruce Wayne” – Written by Tom King – Pencils and Inks by Travis Moore – Colors by Giullia Brusco     Guardians Of The Galaxy # 150 – Marvel Comics – “The Return of Adam Warlock: Don’F Dear the Reaper” – Written by Gerry Duggan – Pencils and Oby Aaron Kuder and Marcus To – Colors by Ian Herring     Phoenix: Resurrection # 2 – Marvel Comics – “Chapter Two: All Lesser Birds” – Written by Matthew Rosenberg – Pencils by Carlos Pacheco – Inks by Rafael Fonterez – Colors by Rachel Rosenberg     Hawkeye # 14 – Marvel Comics – “Persons of Interest” – Written by Kelley Thompson – Pencils and Inks by Leonardo Romero – Colors by Jordie Bellaire     And now for Pull, Pass or Complain about it on the Internet Spider-Man # 246 – Marvel Comics – “Sinister Six Reborn” – Written by Brian Michael Bendis – Pencils and Inks by Oscar Bazaldua – Colors by Brian Rebar     Star Wars # 41 – Marvel Comics – “The Ashes of Jeddha, Part 4” – Written by Kierron Gillen – Pencils and Inks by Salvadore Larroca – Colors by Guru EFX     Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles # 1 – DC Comics – Written by Mark Russell – Pencils by Mike Feehan – Inks by Mark Morales – Colors by Paul Mounts     Rise of the Black Panther # 1 – Marvel Comics – “The King at the End of Everything” – Written by Evan Narcisse and Ta-Nehisi Coates – Pencils and Inks by Paul Renaud – Colors by Stephane Paitreau     Batman: White Knight # 4 – DC Comics – Written by Sean Murphy – Pencils and Inks by Sean Murphy – Colors by Matt Hollingsworth     Batman: The Signal # 1 – DC Comics – “Gotham By Day, Part 1: Morning” – Written by Scott Snyder and Tony Patrick – Pencils and Inks by Tony Patrick – Colors by Cully Hammer     Get the Merch!: Marvel Legends Spider-Man Lizard Series Get the Theme Song!: Ratrace by The Groovie Ghoulies from Go Stories! https://www.amazon.com/Go-Stories-Groovie-Ghoulies/dp/B0009R1TEA/ref=ntt_mus_ep_dpi_5 Get this week’s Companion Song! Pompeii – By Bastille on Bad Blood

In which the nerds celebrate and look back on 100 episodes of craziness and then take a break to get holiday blitzed   Batman # 36 – DC Comics – “Super Friends, Part 1″ – Written by Tom King – Pencils by Clay Mann – Inks by Clay Mann and Seth Mann – Colors by Jordie Bellaire     DC Universe Holiday Special # 1 – DC Comics – “The Reminder” – Written by Jeff Lemire – Pencils by Giuseppe Camincoli – Inks by Cam Smith – Colors by Tomeo Morley – “Twas The Night Before Christmas” – Written by Denny O’Neil – Pencils and Inks by Steve Epting – Colors by Dave McCaig – “You Better Think Twice” – Written by Mairghread Scott – Pencils by Phil Hester – Inks by Snde Parks – Colors by Trish Mulvihill – “Going Down Easy” – Written by Tom King – Pencils and Inks by Francesco Francavilla – Colors by Cleme Robins – “Hope For The Holidays” – Written by Joshua Williamson – Pencils and Inks by Neil Goose – Colors by Ivan Plascencia – “A Wilson Family Christmas” – Written by Priest – Pencils by Tom Grummett – Inks by Scott Hanna – Colors by Jeromy Cox – “Driver’s Seat” – Written by Max Landis – Art by Francis Manapul – “Silent Night, Atomic Knights” – Written by Dan Dedio – Pencils by Mathew Clark – Inks by Sean Parsons and Mathew Clark – Colors by Rob Schwager – “Holiday Spirits” – Written by Shea Fontana – Art by Otto Schmidt – “The Echoes of the Abyss” – Written by Scott Bryan Wilson – Art by Nic Klein – “Solstice” – Written by Greg Rucka – Art by Bilquis Evely – Colors by Romulo Fajardo Jr.     Doctor Strange # 382 – Marvel Comics – “Loki: Sorcerer Supreme, Part 2″ – Written by Donny Cates – Pencils and i now by Gabriel Hernandez Walta – Colors by Jordie Bellaire   Batman / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II # 1 – DC Comics / IDW – “A Knight in New York” – Written by James Tynion IV – Pencils and Inks by Freddy Williams II – Colors by Jeremy Colwell     Guardians of the Galaxy # 148 – Marvel Comics – “Jungleland” – Written by Gerry Duggan – Pencils and Inks by Marcus To – Colors by Ian Herring   The Jetsons # 2 – DC Comics – “Quiet Night Of Quiet Stars” – Written by Jimmy Palmiotti – Pencils and Inks by Pier Brito – Colors by Alex Sinclair   Paradiso # 1 – Image Comics – Written by Ram V – Pencils and Inks by Devmalka Pramanik – Colors by Dearbhla Kelley and Alex Sollazzo     Captain America # 696 – Marvel Comics – “Home of the Brave, Part 2: Capture The Flag” – Written by Mark Waid – Pencils and Inks by Chris Samnee – Colors by Matthew Wilson   And now for Pull, Pass or Complain about it on the Internet Batman: White Knight # 3 – DC Comics – Written by Sean Murphy – Pencils and Inks by Sean Murphy – Colors by Matt Holingsworth     Avengers # 974 – Marvel Comics – “World’s Collide, Part 5” – Written by Mark Waid – Art by Jesus Saiz     Amazing Spider Man and Venom: Venom Inc. # 1 – Marvel Comics – Written by Dan Slott and Mike Costa – Pencils and Inks by Ryan Stegman – Colors by Brian Reber     Get the Merch!: Top five trades from the nerds! Mat Krisztina Corissa Ryan Get the Theme Song!: Ratrace by The Groovie Ghoulies from Go Stories! Get this week’s Companion Song! “Talk to me” by Peaches from I Feel Cream

Batman Annual # 2 – “Some of These Days” – DC Comics – Written by Tom King – Pencils and Inks by Lee Weeks and Michael Lark – Colors by Elizabeth Breitweiser and June Chung     Moon Knight # 189 – “Crazy Runs In The Family, Part 2” – Marvel Comics – Written by Max Bemis – Pencils by Jason Burrows – Inks by Jason Burrows and Guillermo Ortega – Colors by Max Lopes     Mystik U # 1 – DC Comics – Written by Aliso Kwitney – Pencils and Inks by Mike Norton – Colors by Jordie Bellaire     Batman: Creature Of The Night # 1 – DC Comics – Written by Kurt Busiek – Art by John Paul Leon     Rick and Morty # 32 – “Summer’s Eve” – Oni Press – Written by Pamela Ribon – Pencils and Inks by Erica Hayes – Colors by Katy Farina     Super Sons Annual # 1 – “Animal Planet” – DC Comics – Written by Peter J. Tomassi – Pencils by Paul Pelletier – Inks by Cam Smith – Colors by Hi-Fi     Pull, Pass or Complain about it on the Internet Dark Hawk # 35 – Marvel Comics – Written by Chad Bowers and Chris Sims – Pencils and Inks Kev Walker – Colors by Java Tartaglia     Get the Merch!: By Scott McCloud: Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art BONUS By Grant Morrison: Supergods: What Masked Vigilantes, Miraculous Mutants, and a Sun God from Smallville Can Teach Us About Being Human Get the Theme Song!: Ratrace by The Groovie Ghoulies from Go Stories! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000QYO204/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=foucolner-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B000QYO204&linkId=36dbe02e243bfbc4dc26aaecd16c3a00   Get this week’s Companion Song! Some of These Days – Composed by Shelton Brooks and Sung by Sophie Tucker https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007LTLJ3A/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=foucolner-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B007LTLJ3A&linkId=8c19ffab51f637639d98ca8ed1b77f72

The Doomsday Clock # 1 – DC Comics – Written by Geoff Johns – Pencils and Inks by Gary Frank – Colors by Brad Anderson     The Demon: Hell is Earth # 1 – “Part 1: Etrigan Returns” – DC Comics – Written by Andrew Constant – Pencils by Brad Walker – Inks by Andrew Hennessy – Colors by Chris SotoMayor     Imaginary Fiends # 1 – “The Cat’s Paw, Part 1” – Vertigo Comics – Written by Tim Seeley – Pencils and Inks by Stephen Molner – Colors by Quinton Winters     Detective Comics # 969 – “Fall Of The Batmen, Part 1” – DC Comics – Written by James Tynion IV – Pencils by Joe Bennet – Inks by Sal Begla – Colors by Jason Wright     The Hellblazer # 16 – “The Bardo Score, Part 1: Welcome to the Neighborhood” – DC Comics – Written by Richard Kadrey – Pencils by David Fabbri – Inks by Jose Marzan Jr. – Colors by Carrie Stachan     Rat Queens # 6 – Image Comics – Written by Kurtis J. Wiebe – Pencils and Inks by Owen Gieni – Colors by Sweeney Boo     Invincible Iron Man # 594 – ”The Search for Tony Stark, Part 2” – Marvel Comics – Written by Brian Michael Bendis – Pencils by Stefano Caselli and Alex Maleev – Colors by Israel Silva and Alex Maleev     The Kamandi Challenge # 11 – “Enter The Misfit” – DC Comics – Written by Rob Williams – Pencils and Inks by Walt Simonson – Colors by Laura Martin     Silver Sable And The Wild Pack # 36 – “Silver and Bold” – Marvel Comics – Written by Chris Faust – Pencils by Paulo Siquera and Jose Luis – Inks by Cam Smith, Terry Pallot, Paulo Siqueira – Colors by Rachelle Rosenberg     Void Trip # 1 – Image Comics – Written by Ryan O’Sullivan – Art by Plaid Klaus     Get the Merch!: ALL THE MERCH – Shop Online and save the stress! Check out ThinkGeek.com for one of a kind nerdy things! Get the Theme Song!: Ratrace by The Groovie Ghoulies from Go Stories! https://www.amazon.com/Go-Stories-Groovie-Ghoulies/dp/B0009R1TEA/ref=ntt_mus_ep_dpi_5 Get this week’s Companion Song! Black Hole Sun – Soundgarden https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KJO6D5S/ref=dm_ws_sp_ps_dp

  The Batman Who Laughs # 1 – DC Comics – Written by James Tynion IV – Pencils and Inks by Riley Rossmo – Colors by Ivan Plascencia     Guardians Of The Galaxy # 147 – Marvel Comics – “Infinity Quest, Part 1: Fortress” Written by Gerry Duggan – Pencils and Inks by Marcus To – Colors by Ian Herring     Doctor Strange # 381 – Marvel Comics – “Loki – Sorcerer Supreme, Part 1″ – Written by Donny Cates – Pencils and Inks by Gabriel Hernandez Walta – Colors by Jordie Bellaire     Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man # 297 – Marvel Comics – “Most Wanted, Part 1” – Written by Chip Zdarsky – Pencils and Inks by Adam Kubert and Juan Frigeri – Colors by Jason Keith   The Punisher # 218 – Marvel Comics – “Punisher: War Machine, Part 1” – Written by Matthew Rosenberg – Pencils and Inks by Guiu Vilanova – Colors by Lee Loughridge   Jenny Finn # 1 – Dark Horse Comics – Written by Mike Mignola and Troy Nixey – Pencils and Inks by Troy Nixey – Colors by Dave Stewart     Batman # 35 – DC Comics – “The Rules of Engagement, Part 3” – Written by Tom King – Pencils and Inks by Joelle Jones – Colors by Jordie Bellaire   Mighty Thor # 701 – Marvel Comics – “The Death of the Might Thor, Part 2: Wrath of the Mangog” – Written by Jason Aaron – Pencils and Inks by James Herren – Colors by Dave Stewart     Pull, Pass or Complain about it on the Internet Champions # 14 – Marvel Comics – “World’s Collide, Part 4″ – Written by Mark Waid – Pencils by Humberto Ramos – Inks by Victor Olazaba – Colors by Edgar Delgado     Rasputin: The Voice of the Dragon # 1 – Dark Horse Comics – Written by Mike Mignola and Chris Roberson – Pencils and Inks by Christopher Mitten – Colors by Dave Stewart     Dark Fang # 1 – Image Comics – “Earth Calling, Part 1” – Written by Miles Gunter – Art by Kelsey Shannon     Brilliant Trash # 1 – Aftershock Comics     Get the Merch!: Her Universe! http://www.heruniverse.com/new/?prefn1=license&prefv1=LOKI   Get the Theme Song!: Ratrace by The Groovie Ghoulies from Go Stories! https://www.amazon.com/Go-Stories-Groovie-Ghoulies/dp/B0009R1TEA/ref=ntt_mus_ep_dpi_5   Get this week’s Companion Song! Anthrax – Make Me Laugh https://www.amazon.com/Make-Me-Laugh/dp/B000W0CQ50/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1511552459&sr=8-1&keywords=anthrax+make+me+laugh  

  Daredevil # 595 – “Mayor Fisk, Part 1” – Marvel Comics – Written by Charles Soule – Pencils and Inks by Stefano Landini – Colors by Mark Milla     Moon Knight # 188 – “Crazy Runs In The Family, Part 1” – Marvel Comics – Written by Max Bemis – Pencils and Inks by Jacen Burrows – Colors by Matt Lopes     She-Hulk # 159 – “Jen Walters Must Die, Part 1” – Marvel Comics – Written by Mariko Tamiko – Pencils and Inks by Jahnoy Lindsay – Colors by Frederico Blee and Chris Sotomayor     Runaways # 3 – “Find Your Way Home, Part 3” – Marvel Comics – Written by Rainbow Rowell – Pencils and Inks by Kris Anke – Colors by Matt Wilson     Batman Lost # 1 – DC Comics – Written by Scott Snyder, Joshua Williamson, and James Tynion IV – Art by Yanick Paquette, Doug Mahnke, Jorge Jimenez, and Jamie Mendoza     Star Wars # 38 – “The Ashes of Jedha, Part 1” – Marvel Comics – Written by Kieron Gillen – Pencils and Inks by Salvador Larroca – Colors by Guru E-FX     Pull, Pass or Complain about it on the Internet Master of Kung Fu # 126 – “Shang Chi’s Day Off” – Marvel Comics – Written by CM Punk – Pencils and Inks by Dalibor Talajic – Colors by Erick Arciniega     Kong on the Planet of the Apes # 1 – Boom Studios – Written by Ryan Ferreir – Pencils and Inks by Carlos Magno – Colors by Alex Guimaraes     Coyotes # 1 – Image Comics – Written by Sam Lewis – Art by Caitlin Yarsky     Port of Earth # 1 – Image Comics – Written by Zach Kaplan – Pencils and Inks by Andrea Mutti – Colors by Vladimir Popov     Get the Merch!: Batman: Hush 15th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Hardcover https://www.amazon.com/Batman-Hush-15th-Anniversary-Deluxe/dp/1401276490/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1510904092&sr=8-1&keywords=Batman%3A+Hush+15th+Anniversary+Deluxe+Edition+Hardcover Get the Theme Song!: Ratrace by The Groovie Ghoulies from Go Stories! https://www.amazon.com/Go-Stories-Groovie-Ghoulies/dp/B0009R1TEA/ref=ntt_mus_ep_dpi_5 Get this week’s Companion Song! Green Day – Know Your Enemy https://www.amazon.com/Know-Your-Enemy/dp/B076DHPMHT/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1510904470&sr=8-2&keywords=green+day+know+your+enemy  

The Jetsons # 1 – “Meet the Jetsons” – DC Comics – Written by Jimmy Palmiotti – Pencils and Inks by Pier Brito – Colors by Alex Sinclair Batman # 34 – “Rules of Engagement, Part 2” – DC Comics – Written by Tom King – Pencils and Inks by Joelle Jones – Colors by Jordie Bellaire Guardians of The Galaxy # 146 – “The Evil Has Landed” – Marvel Comics – Written by Gerry Duggan – Pencils and Inks by Marcus To – Colors by Ian Herring Spiderman # 234 – “Sinister Six Reborn, Part 1” – Marvel Comics – Written by Brian Michael Bendis – Pencils and Inks by Oscar Bazaldua – Colors by Justin Ponsor     In line with the hit movie out this weekend, my merch of the week is the Marvel Legends Hammer of Thor, a 1:1 scale replica, available at thinkgeek.com: http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/kmpj/?srp=7 Avengers # 693 – “Worlds Collide, Part 3” – Marvel Comics – Written by Mark Waid – Pencils and Inks by Javier Pena and Paco Diaz – Colors by Rachelle Rosenberg     Captain America # 695 – “Home of The Brave, Part 1” – Marvel Comics – Written by Mark Waid – Pencils and Inks by Chris Samnee – Colors by Matthew Wilson     Iron Fist # 74 – “Sabretooth: Round 2” – Marvel Comics – Written by Ed Brisson – Pencils and Inks by Mike Perkins – Colors by Andy Troy     Pull, Pass or Complain about it on the Internet Batman: The Devastator # 1 – “Sympathy of Destruction” – DC Comics – Written by Frank Tieri and James Tynion IV – Pencils by Tony S. Daniel – Inks by Danny Miki – Colors by Tomeu Morey     The Gravediggers Union # 1 – Image Comics – Written by Wes Craig – Pencils and Inks by Wes Craig and Toby Cypress – Colors by Niko Guardia     Deadman # 1 – “Still Dead, After All These Years” – DC Comics – Written by Neal Adams – Art by Neal Adams     Power Pack # 64 – “Rarely Pure and Never Simple” – Marvel Comics – Written by Devin Grayson – Pencils and Inks by Marika Cresta – Colors by Chris O’Halloran   Get the Theme Song!: Ratrace by The Groovie Ghoulies from Go Stories! https://www.amazon.com/Go-Stories-Groovie-Ghoulies/dp/B0009R1TEA/ref=ntt_mus_ep_dpi_5   Get this week’s Companion Song! https://www.amazon.com/1999-Explicit-Prince/dp/B00122PJJC/ref=sr_1_1?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1510353221&sr=1-1-mp3-albums-bar-strip-0&keywords=1999  

The Nerds go bump in the night for this week’s issue. Legacies, horrors, and last minute saves abound     DC House of Horror # 1 – “Bump in the Night” Written by Edmund Lee – Pencils and Inks by Howard Porter – Colors by Hi Fi – “Blackest Day” by Brian Keene – Pencils and Inks by Scott Kolins – Colors by Rumulo Far Jada Jr. – “Man’s World” – Written by Mary Sangiovonni – Pencils and Inks by Bilquis Evely – Colors by Hi Fi – “Stray Arrow” – Written by Ronald Malfi – Pencils and Inks by Dale Eaglesham – Colors by Jordan Boyd – “Crazy for You” – Written by Bryan Smith and Brian Keene – Art by Kyle Baker – “Unmasked” – Written by Wrath James White – Pencils and Inks by Tom Rainey – Colors by Gina Going Raney – “Last Laugh” Written by Nick Cutter – Pencils and Inks by Rags Morales – Colors by Lovern Kindzierk     The Despicable Deadpool # 288 – “Deadpool Kills Cable, Part 2: Waiting for Cable Installation” – Written by Gerry Duggan – Pencils and Inks by Scott Koblish – Colors by Nick Filardo     Black Panther # 166 – “Klaw Stands Supreme, Part 1” – “Avengers of the New World, Part 7” – Written by Ta-Nehisi Coates – Pencils by Leonard Kirk – Inks by Leonard Kirk and Marc Deering – Colors by Laura Martin       The Kamandi Challenge # 10 – “Mother, May I?” – Written by Greg Pak – Pencils by Shane Davis – Inks by Michael Deleki – Colors by Hi Fi     The Amazing Spider-Man # 790 – “The Fall of Parker, Part 2” Written by Dan Slott – Pencils by Stuart Immonen – Inks by Wade Von Grawbadger – Colors by Marte Gracia       Saga # 48 – Written by Brian K Vaughn – Art by Fiona Staples       Fu Jitsu # 2 – “Curse of the Atomic Katana, mm Part 2” – Written by Jai Nitz – Pencils and Inks by Wes St. Clair – Colors by Maria Santaolalla       B.P.R.D.: The Devil You Know # 3 – Written by Mike Mignola and Scott Allie – Pencils and Inks by Laurence Campbell – Colors by Dave Stewart       Captain Marvel # 125 – “Dark Origins, Part 1” – Written by Margaret Stohl – Pencils and Inks by Michele Bandini – Colors by Erick Arciniega       And now for Pull, Pass or Complain about it on the Internet   Jughead The Hunger # 1 – Written by Frank Tieri – Pencils by Tim Kennedy – Inks by Pat Kennedy       Batman: The Merciless # 1 – Written by Peter J. Tomasi – Art by Francis Manapul     Get the Merch! Injustice 2 Hellboy Pack! Saga Pops! Run the Jewels Marvel Merch!   Get the Theme Song! Ratrace by The Groovie Ghoulies from Go Stories! https://www.amazon.com/Go-Stories-Groovie-Ghoulies/dp/B0009R1TEA/ref=ntt_mus_ep_dpi_5   Get this week’s Companion Song! https://www.amazon.com/Chronicle-Greatest-Creedence-Clearwater-Revival/dp/B005DOJ68K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1509606705&sr=8-1&keywords=creedence+clearwater+revival+cd

This week it’s Mat and Ryan with a Bro Force Episode just trying to figure out how they can be legends.     The Mighty Thor # 700 “The Death Of The Mighty Thor, Part 1: Blood of the Norns” – Marvel Comics – Written by Jason Aaron – Art by Walter Simonson, Matt Wilson, Russell Dauterman, Daniel Acuna, James Harren, Dave Stewart, Becky Cloonan, Dan Pastoras, Chris Burnham, Ive Svorcina, Andrew Mclean, Jill Thompson, Mike Del Mundo, and Oliver Coipel     The Incredible Hulk # 709 “Return To Planet Hulk, Part 1” – Marvel Comics – Written by Greg Pak – Pencils by Greg Land – Inks by Jay Leister – Colors by Frank D’Armata     The Invincible Iron Man # 593 “The Search for Tony Stark, Part 1” – Marvel Comics – Written by Brian Michael Bendis – Pencils and Inks by Stefano Caseli and Alex Maleev – Colors by Marte Gracia and Alex Maleev     Batman # 33 – DC Comics – “The Rules Of Engagement, Part 1” – Written by Tom King – Pencils and Inks by Joelle Jones – Colors by Jordie Bellaire     All New Guardians of the Galaxy # 12 “We Said Hello, Goodbye” – Marvel Comics – Written by Gerry Duggan – Art by Rod Reis     Pull, Pass, Complain on the Internet Batman: The Drowned # 1 “The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner” – DC Comics – Written by Dan Abnett – Pencils and Inks by Philip Tan and Tyler Kirkman – Colors by Dean White and Arif Prianto     Cable # 150 “The Newer Mutants” – Marvel Comics – Written by Ed Brisson – Pencils and Inks by Jon Malin – Colors by Jesus Lanham     Venom # 156 – Marvel Comics – Written by Mike Costa – Pencils by Marc Bagley – Inks by John Dell and Scott Hanna – Colors by Dono Sanchez Almara     Doctor Strange # 26 – Marvel Comics – Written by John Barber – Art by Niko Henrichon     Luke Cage # 166 “Caged, Part 1” – Marvel Comics – Written by David F. Walker – Pencils and Inks by Guillermo Sanna – Colors by Marcio Menya     Animosity: Evolution # 1 “Brave New World” – Aftershock Comics – Written by Marguerite Bennet – Pencils and Inks by Eric Gapstur – Colors by Rob Schwager   Get the Merch! MoviePass https://www.moviepass.com/   Get the Theme Song! Ratrace by The Groovie Ghoulies from Go Stories! https://www.amazon.com/Go-Stories-Groovie-Ghoulies/dp/B0009R1TEA/ref=ntt_mus_ep_dpi_5   Get this week’s Companion Song! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00QNAIUGM/ref=dm_ws_sp_ps_dp

This week, the nerds take you to some low places, back to basics, and continue to find the way home. Also, Sonoma County has recently come into some hard times with the California wildfires. If you can help, please do through https://www.redwoodcu.org/northbayfirerelief The Nerds make no money on this. This link is to help people impacted by these fires. The damage is catastrophic.   Falcon # 1 – “Bad Kid, Mad City” – Marvel Comics – Written by Rodney Barnes – Pencils and Inks by Joshua Cassara – Colors by Rachelle Rosenburg     Runaways # 2 – “Find Your Way Home, Part 2” – Marvel Comics – Written by Rainbow Rowell – Pencils by Kris Anka – Colors by Matthew Wilson     The Amazing Spider-Man # 789 – “The Fall of Parker, Part One: Top to Bottom” – Marvel Comics – Written by Dan Slott – Pencils by Stuart Immonen – Inks by Wade Von Grawbadger – Colors by Marte Gracia     Dark Knights Metal # 3 – DC Comics – Written by Scott Snyder – Pencils by Greg Capullo – Inks by Jonathon Glapion – Colors by FCO Plasencia     Rocket # 6 – “The Blue River Score: The Mourner” – Marvel Comics – Written by Al Ewing – Pencils and Inks by Adam Gorham – Colors by Michael Garland     Ragman # 1 – “Chapter One: Return Fire” – DC Comics – Written by Ray Fawkes – Pencils and Inks by Inaki Miranda – Colors by Eva De La Cruz     God Complex # 1 – Image Comics – Written By Paul Jenkins – Pencils and Inks by Hendry Prasetya – Colors by Jessie Kholinne     Get the Merch! Justice League: An Adult Coloring Book https://www.amazon.com/Justice-League-Adult-Coloring-Book/dp/1401274048/ref=pd_sim_14_4?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=0RH6RNDNQ28QAKPM50N1&dpID=61FR109207L&preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&dpSrc=detail Get the Theme Song! Ratrace by The Groovy Ghoulies from Go Stories! https://www.amazon.com/Go-Stories-Groovie-Ghoulies/dp/B0009R1TEA/ref=ntt_mus_ep_dpi_5 Get this week’s Companion Song! https://www.amazon.com/Run-Jewels-2-Explicit/dp/B00O8Z92B6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1508390489&sr=8-2&keywords=run+the+jewels

This week, Corissa, Ryan and Mat venture into some dark and emotional places with our weekly picks.   Batman # 32 – “The War of Jokes and Riddles”, Conclusion” – DC Comics – Written by Tom King – Pencils and Inks by Mikel Janin – Colors by June Chung     Slots # 1 – Image Comics – Written and Art by Dan Panosian     The Punisher: The Platoon # 1 – “Crack the Sky and Shake the Earth” – Marvel Comics – Written by Garth Ennis – Pencils and Inks by Gordan Parlov – Colors by Jordie Bellaire     All-New Guardians of the Galaxy # 11 – “The Highway Patrolman” – Marvel Comics – Written by Gerry Duggan – Pencils and Inks by Roland Boschi – Colors by Daniel Brown     Batman: White Knight # 1 – DC Comics – Written by Sean Murphy – Pencils and Inks by Sean Murphy – Colors by Matt Hollingsworth     Spirits of Vengeance # 1 – “War at the Gates of Hell – Part 1” – Marvel Comics – Written by Victor Gischler – Pencils and Inks by David Baldeon – Colors by Andres Mossa     Get the Merch! The Funko Rick ant Morty Toy Portal Gun; available soon! https://www.amazon.com/Funko-Rick-Morty-Toy-Portal/dp/B071GVGFQF Get the Theme Song! Ratrace by The Groovy Ghoulies from Go Stories! https://www.amazon.com/Go-Stories-Groovie-Ghoulies/dp/B0009R1TEA/ref=ntt_mus_ep_dpi_5 Get this week’s Companion Song! Yer So Bad by Tom Petty from Full Moon Fever https://www.amazon.com/Full-Moon-Fever-Tom-Petty/dp/B000002O5L/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1507610634&sr=1-1&keywords=tom+petty+full+moon+fever

Batman # 31 – DC Comics – “The War of Jokes and Riddles, Part 5” – Written by Tom King – Pencils and Inks by Mikel Janin – Colors by June Chung     All New Guardians of the Galaxy # 10 – Marvel Comics – “The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway” Written by Gerry Duggan – Pencils and Inks by Aaron Kuder – Colors by Ive Sorvcina     Wonder Woman / Conan # 1 – DC Comics and Dark Horse Comics – “A Crowd with Mercy” Written by Gail Simone – Pencils by Aaron Lopestri – Inks by Matt Ryan – Colors by Wendy Broome     The Totally Awesome Hulk # 23 – “Blast Off” – Marvel Comics – Written by Greg Pak – Pencils and Inks by Ibraim Roberson – Colors by Nolan Woodard     Doctor Strange # 25 – Marvel Comics – Written by John Barber – Past Art by Kevin Noland, Tina Dexter Vines, Mark Morales, Terry Pallot, Tom Palmer and Dan Brown – Current Art by Juan Figuri and Java Tartaglia     Big Trouble in Little China: Old Man Jack # 1 – Boom Studios – Written by John Carpenter and Anthony Burch – Pencils and Inks by Jorge Corona – Colors by Gabriel Cassetta     Generations – The Marvels – Marvel Comics – Written by G. Willow Wilson – Art by Paolo Villanelli  

Dark Knights: Metal # 2 – DC Comics – Written by Scott Snyder – Pencils by Greg Capullo – Inks by Jonathan Glapion – Colors by FCO Plascencia     Action Comics # 987 – DC Comics – “The Oz Effect, Part 1: Hope ” Written by Dan Jurgens – Pencils by Victor Bogdanovic – Inks by Jonathan Glapion, Jay Liester, and Victor Bogdanovic – Colors by Mike Spencer     Runaways # 1 – Marvel Comics – Written by Rainbow Rowles – Pencils and Inks by Kris Anka – Colors by Mathew Wilson     Generations: Captain Marvel and Captain Marvell – Marvel Comics – “The Bravest” Written by Margaret Stohl – Pencils and Inks by Brent Schoonover – Colors by Jordan Boyd     Secret Empire: Omega # 1 – Marvel Comics – Written by Nick Spencer – Art by Andrea Sorentino, Joe Bennet, Joe Pimentel, Scott Hannah and Rachelle Rosenberg     Rocket # 5 – Marvel Comics – “The Blue River Score, Part 5: The Plunder Squad” Written by Al Ewing – Pencils and Inks by Adam Gorham – Colors by Michael Garland     Harrow County # 25 – Dark Horse Comics – Written by Cullen Bunn – Art by Tyler Crook  

Generations: Iron Man & Ironheart – Marvel Comics – “The Iron” – Written by Brian Michael Bendis – Pencils by Marco Rudy, Szymon Kudranski, and Nico Leon – Inks by Szymon Kudranski, Will Sliney, Scott Koblish and Nico Leon     Batman # 30 – DC Comics – “The Ballad of Kite Man, Part 2” – Written by Tom King – Pencils by Clay Mann – Inks by Seth Mann – Colors by Jordie Bellaire     Venomverse # 1 – Marvel Comics – Written by Cullen Bunn – Art by Iban Coello – Colors by Matt Yackey     Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Captain Phasma # 1 – Marvel Comics – Written by Kelly Thompson – Art by Marco Checchetto – Colors by Andres Mossa     All-New Guardian of the Galaxy # 9 – Marvel Comics – Written by Gerry Duggan – Pencils by Mike Hawthorne – Inks by Terry Pallot – Colors by Jordie Bellaire     Animosity: The Rise # 3 – Aftershock – “The Resistance” – Written by Marguerite Bennett – Art by Juan Doe    

Secret Empire # 10 – Marvel Comics – Written by Nick Spencer – Pencils by Steve McNiven – Inks by Jay Leisten – Colors by Mathew Wilson – Additional Art by Rod Reis, Juan Vlasco, Jesus Aburtov, and Rob Lim     Generations: Hawkeye and Hawk(ess)eye – Marvel Comics – “The Archers” Written by Kelley Thompson – Pencils and Inks by Stefano Raffaele – Colors by Digikore   Darkseid Special # 1 – DC Comics – “The Resistance” Written by Marilla Evanier – Pencils and Inks Scott Kolinz – Colors by David McCaig – “OMAC: One Man Army Corps” Written by Paul Levitz and Phil Hester – Pencils by Phil Hester – Inks by Andrew Parks – Colors by Dave Stewart – “The Young Gods of Supertown: Raid from Apokolips” Written by Jack Kirby – Pencils by Jack Kirby – Inks by Vince Colletta     Saga # 46 – Image Comics – Written by Brian K Vaughn – Art by Fiona Staples     B.P.R.D: The Devil You Know # 2 – Dark Horse Comics – Written by Mike Mignola and Scott Allie – Pencils and Inks by Laurence Campbell – Colors by Dave Stewart     Jean Grey # 6 – Written by Dennis Hopeless – Pencils and Inks by Paul Davidson – Colors by Jay David Ramos  

Generations: The Unworthy Thor and The Mighty Thor # 1 – Marvel Comics – “The Thunder” Written by Jason Aaron – Pencils and Inks by Mahmud Ashar, Colors by Jordie Bellaire     Secret Empire # 9 – Marvel Comics – Written by Nick Spencer – Pencils by Leinil Francis Yu and John Bennet – Inks by Gerry Alanguilan, Leinil Francis Yu, and Joe Pimentel – Colors by Sonny Cho and Dono Sanchez Almara       Shirtless Bear Fighter # 3 – Image Comics – Written by Jody Leheup and Sebastian Girner – Pencils and Inks by Nil Vendrell – Colors by Mike Spencer     Doctor Strange # 24 – Marvel Comics – Written by Dennis Hopeless – Art by Niko Henrichon  

Batman # 29 – DC Comics – “The War of Jokes and Riddles, Part 4” – Written by Tom King – Pencils by Mikel Janin – Inks by Mikel Janin and Hugo Petrus – Colors by June Chung All New Guardians of the Galaxy # 8 – Marvel Comics – “Robbin’ and Stealin’” – Written by Gerry Duggan – Pencils and Inks by Marcus To – Colors by Ive Svorcina Generations: All New Wolverine and Wolverine – Marvel Comics – “The Vanishing Point: The Best” – Written by Tom Taylor – Pencils and Inks by Ramon Rosanas – Colors by Nolan Woodard Southern Bastards # 17 – Image Comics – “Gut Check, Part 3” – Written by Jason Aaron – Art by Jason Latour Totally Awesome Hulk # 22 – Marvel Comics – “Weapons of Mutant Destruction: Conclusion” – Written by Greg Pak – Pencils and Inks by Robert Gill – Colors by Nolan Woodard

  All New Guardians of the Galaxy # 7 – Marvel Comics – “The Horns of Doom” Written by Gerry Duggan – Art by Greg Smallwood     Batman # 28 – DC Comics – “The War of Jokes and Riddles, part 3” Written by Tom King – Pencils and Inks by Mikel Janin – Colors by June Chung     Sex Criminals # 20 – Image Comics – Written by Matt Fraction – Art by Chip Zdarsky     The New Gods Special # 1 – DC Comics – “Orion of New Genesis” Written by and pencils by Shane Davis – Inks by Michelle Delecki – Colors by Alex Sinclair – “Teeth of the See, a story of Young Orion” Written by and Pencils and Inks by Walter Simonson – Colors by Laura Martin – “The Young Gods of Super Town ” Written by and Pencils by Jack “King” Kirby – Inks by Coleffa     Superman # 28 – DC Comics – “Independence Day” Written by Peter J Tomassi and Patrick Gleason – Pencils and Inks by Scott Godlewski – Colors by Gabe Eltab     Generations: Banner Hulk and Totally Awesome Hulk # 1 – “The Vanishing Point” Written by Greg Pak – Pencils and Inks by Matteo Ruffagni – Colors by Dono Sanchez Almara  

Pick of the week is Saga #45