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Cory!! has gotten his hands on an internal memo from Marvel showing their actual sales for June of 1990, which was the month that the Todd McFarlane helmed Spider-Man dropped, which sold over a million copies and many people say began the 90’s speculator boom.

They have the total, complete sales of every Marvel comic from that month, so they go over what sole, their memories and stories about comics from that month, and other tidbits from comics history. They also discuss:

• Rumors about Marvel’s buyer from 1968, Perfect Film
• How did Scott Lobdell break into comics
• Joe talks about a clip on, and it’s not a tie

All of this, the usual shenanigans, and much, much more!

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There are a lot of comics out there, but Cory!! and Joe have got your back as they tell you which comics to Buy, which ones to Borrow, and which ones to Ignore. This month, they review:

• Marvel’s Black Widow movie
• Dark Ages Issue 1 – Marvel
• Primordial – Image
• Die Volume 1 – Image
• Spider-Man 75 – Marvel
• Fight Girls – AWA
• The Terrible Elizabeth Dumn against the Devils in Suits – Image
• Hey Kids! Comics! – Image

All of this, the usual shenanigans and much, much more!

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It’s that time again, when Cory!! and Joe go through the monthly Previews catalog and recommend books, tell stories about comics and prove they spend too damn much money on funny books!

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It’s time for a new episode and this week, Joe and Cory!! have a Fave Five where they discuss their Favorite Five things in the world of comic books, and this week, it’s their Fave Five super-hero teams.

There’s lots of news in comics this week as well, so they discuss:

• Joe is panicking over the paper shortage causing delaying in comics printing.
• They go into why the trades and hardcovers are being delayed.
• How is Penguin Random House doing with shipping Marvel now? Not good.
• How will this affect the collector’s community

All of this, the usual shenanigans and much, much more!

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There’s a whole lot of comics talk this week, including:

• Joe gives a rundown of his time at the Minnesota FallCon running the Charity Booth…for the last time.
• Cory!! discusses the August 1961 Omnibus from Marvel
• Cory!! gives his theory on Early Marvel, and Stan Lee’s statement that he wanted to do “his best comic” when he wanted to quit in 1961.
• The heirs of Ditko to get trademark back on characters he created for Marvel.

All of this, the usual shenanigans and much, much more!

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It’s supposed to be a review show, but if you know Joe, you know things will go off the rails, and it does. Joe has been too busy to read comics, so he talks about:

Cory!!’s football watching

Joe’s trip to Duluth

The comic shops in Duluth and new comic shops in Minneapolis/St. Paul

They do get some reviews in such as:

• The Me You Love In The Dark 1 & 2 – Image Comics
• Inkblot Vol 1 – Image
• Strange Embrace – ComicCraft
• Pleasure Thresholds – Patricia Tallman Babylon 5 Memories

All of this, the usual shenanigans and much, much more!

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Boy there are a lot of comics that come out every month. And the Previews catalog from Diamond is HUGE and filled with so many things! HOW TO MAKE SENSE OF IT ALL??!!

Well, don’t worry, Cory!! and Joe have got your back as they go through the books coming out in November and let you know the new stuff that you might like…OK, the stuff they might like, but we don’t know you all that well.

Anyway, it’s the Previews episode with the usual shenanigans, and much, much more!

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Every year, comic book companies get together to offer Free Comic Books as a way to bring people into comic shops and promote upcoming books. And every year, Cory!! and Joe go to shop to see what they are putting on sale and pick up a big ol’ box of everything that is available so they are review them and tell you what they think! This episode, we recap the day and go over these books:

• DC’s 4 free comics
• 10 Tons of Fun
• Tales of a Grown Up Nothing
• On Tyranny
• Archie Past, Present, and Future
• Bountiful Garden
• Marvel’s 2 Free Comics

All of this, the usual shenanigans and much, much more!

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It’s that time again! The new comics catalog for comics coming out in October has arrived, and Joe and Cory!! go through to point out the new stuff they find interesting, fun and worth their money!

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