Now that The Avengers has had its world premiere, we are witness to the fourth live action version of the Hulk. Empire has a nifty rundown of all his film and TV incarnations so far, right here (not counting animated outings).
Extra Sequential Podcast #87-Long Lost Characters
64 mins. We dedicate this show to supporting cast members who had their day in the sun, but haven’t been seen for some time. It’s time for misty eyed fondness as we remember some of our favourite characters who never had their own series, but fulfilled a special role. Also Dr Marvin Monroe as Batman, the importance of butlers, and crotch sniffing.
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WHAT WE’VE BEEN READING
The Shadow. Alec Baldwin as a superhero.
Robert Crumb’s respectful adaptation, The Book of Genesis.
5:07 NEWS
Kevin Eastman’s original TMNT art auction
Marvel’s meeting of their two Spider-Men
Jeffrey Brown’s Darth Vader and Son
National Comics revival for DC Comics
Alan Moore on TV
Painter Alex Ross does Star Trek and Jimmy Corrigan
15:44 LONG LOST CHARACTERS
Or characters who have vanished. Whatever happened to such and such, and why? Why?!
Peanuts’ Shermy, Violet, and Patty (not of the Peppermint variety)
Mickey Mouse’s pal Horace Horsecollar
Green Arrow’s grizzled buddy Eddie Fyers
Lex Luthor’s bodyguard Mercy Graves
Superman’s science advisor Emil Hamilton
Dubbilex, Rex and Roxy Leach from Superboy’s Hawaiian days
The troubled lives of Clark Kent’s old friends, Lucy Lane’s, Lana Lang, Pete Ross and Chloe Sullivan
Betty Brant and Robbie Robertson from The Daily Bugle
Batman characters such as Harold, Leslie Thompkins, Matches Malone, Sasha Bordeaux and Orpheus
Extra Sequential Podcast #85-Race Relations
65 mins. We finally get to this topic! The history of minority characters within comics, superheroes who are replaced by minority characters, or changed when adapted to other media. We also throw a few gnarly questions at one another.
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1:05 NEWS
Katsuhiro Otomo returns to long form manga
Ralp McQuarrie’s He-Man film sketches
Warner Bros. vs the Superman creators’ heirs. Again.
Perth’s Swancon, featuring Extra Sequential’s own Kris Bather speaking at 2 panels!
WHAT WE’VE BEEN READING/ WATCHING
Hilarious Little League webcomic
Atomic Robo’s new series
2 foreign films – Cell 211, and Tais Toi
Hobbes and Bacon webcomic
IDW’s Locke and Key
David Boring
15:16 THEME – RACE RELATIONS
Replacement characters including:
War Machine
Steel
Ryan Choi as Atom
Miles Morales as Ultimate Spider-Man
History of minority superheroes including:
Black Panther and his wife Storm
Luke Cage
Falcon
Static Shock
The use of Black in character names, such as:
Black Manta, Black Lightning, Black Racer (he’s on skis!), and Black Vulcan
Asian characters like Amadeus Cho, James Woo, Green Arrow Connor Hawke, Batgirl Cassandra Cain, Katana, Lady Shiva and Nico Minoru from Marvel’s Runaways.
and many more characters.
As an added bonus, here’s the “Bruce Lee” film from 1977 that Mladen mentions.
AVX: VS #1 Preview
Gotta love a good acronym for a title! Below is a text-free preview of the Versus mini-series that ties into Marvel’s Avengers vs X-Men series. AVX: VS focuses on superheroes fighting each other, just like the main series does, but without any pretence of a story behind it I guess. It’ll be sure to look good of course, especially with the debut ish drawn by Kubert and Immonen.
Your First Look At AVX: VS #1– An AVENGERS VS. X-MEN Tie-In!
Marvel is proud to present your first look at, AVX VS #1, the explosive, high-octane action packed tie-in to the hotly-anticipated blockbuster event of the year – Avengers VS. X-Men! From acclaimed creative teams, Jason Aaron & Adam Kubert and Kathryn & Stuart Immonen; catch the cover to cover battles – featuring pulse-pounding action as Iron Man faces off against Magneto & Thing takes on Namor! Don’t miss out on all the action in AVX VS #1, available in comic shops worldwide and on the Marvel Comics app this April!
Which team will reign supreme? Join the conversation on Twitter with #AvX!
For more on Avengers VS X-Men, please visit http://avx.marvel.com
AVX: VS #1 (FEB120531)
Written by JASON AARON & KATHRYN IMMONEN
Art by ADAM KUBERT & STUART IMMONEN
Cover by ADAM KUBERT
Variant Cover by STUART IMMONEN
Rated T+…$3.99
FOC – 4/02/12, ON SALE –4/25/12
Avengers #25, and Wolverine & The X-Men #9 Previews
Ah, Walt Simonson, and Chris Bachalo artwork, without all the words in the way. Both issues are Avengers vs X-Men tie-ins and both are out on April 18. Nice.
Simonson Prepares For War In Your First Look At AVENGERS #25 – An AVENGERS VS. X-MEN Tie-In!
Marvel is proud to present your first look at, Avengers #25, an explosive tie-in to the hotly-anticipated blockbuster event of the year – Avengers VS. X-Men! From superstar writer Brian Michael Bendis & legendary artist Walter Simonson; Captain America has declared war on The X-Men! The impending doom of the Phoenix Force lurks ever closer; forcing The Avengers to suit up and join the battle to save the Earth! But, which Avengers will follow Captain America to the front lines? Find out in Simonson’s epic return to Marvel with Avengers #25, hitting comic shops everywhere and the Marvel Comics app, this April!
You’ve heard It’s Coming—and this April The War Is Here in Avengers VS X-Men! All your favorite super heroes enter—and only one team will emerge victorious!
Which team will reign supreme? Join the conversation on Twitter with #AvX!
For more on Avengers VS. X-Men, please visit http://avx.marvel.com
AVENGERS #25 (FEB120541)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils by WALTER SIMONSON
Cover by DANIEL ACUNA
Rated T…$3.99
FOC –3/26/12, ON SALE – 4/18/12
Your First Look At WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN #9 – An AVENGERS VS. X-MEN Tie-In!
Marvel is proud to present your first look at, Wolverine & The X-Men #9, an epic tie-in to the highly anticipated blockbuster event of the year –Avengers VS. X-Men! From the critically acclaimed team of Jason Aaron & Chris Bachalo; Captain America arrives at The Jean Grey School Of Higher Learning to convince Wolverine to join The Avengers on the front lines! Logan’s choice will drastically alter the impending war between The Avengers & The X-Men, and Captain America needs him on his squad! Will Wolverine join Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, or will he stick to his X-Men roots? Find out in Wolverine & The X-Men #9, hitting comic shops everywhere and the Marvel Comics app, this April!
You’ve heard It’s Coming—and this April The War Is Here in Avengers VS X-Men! All your favorite super heroes enter—and only one team will emerge victorious!
Which team will reign supreme? Join the conversation on Twitter with #AvX!
For more on Avengers VS X-Men, please visit http://avx.marvel.com
WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN #9 (FEB120547)
Written by JASON AARON
Art & Cover by CHRIS BACHALO
Rated T+…$3.99
FOC – 3/26/12, ON SALE –4 /18/12
Extra Sequential Podcast #84-Strange Team-Ups
57 mins. Strange x-overs you never knew existed! Unusual team-ups you tried to forget! Dodgy pronunciations of ‘moustache’ and ‘oeuvre.’ This one has it all, including a detour involving celebrity cameos and Jeff Goldblum movies.
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WHAT WE’VE BEEN READING
R.E.B.E.L.S Vol. 1: The Coming of Starro. Vril Dox is one manipulative, green skinned leader.
Killeroo: Gangwar. A cool Aussie comic starring a tough roo/human hybrid.
David Mack’s Kabuki: Metamorphosis. Read it slowly to get the full effect.
Justice: League: Doom. A fitting, action packed tribute to the late, great writer Dwayne McDuffie.
10: 35 NEWS
Teenage Mutant (or Alien?) Ninja Turtles!
Mark Waid’s new digital comic
15: 37 THEME – STRANGE TEAM-UPS
Lobo/ The Mask. Highly detailed scenes of ultra violence and lovely insanity.
Tarzan vs Predator: At Earth’s Core.
Muggsy Bogues vs Mothra. Um, I mean Charles Barkley vs Godzilla.
Superman/ Tarzan: Sons of the Jungle.
Superman meets He-Man in Eternia, and Sgt. Rock in WWII.
Spawn #10 featuring Dave Sim’s Cerebus. Also, a meta-comic.
Batman vs Predator III: Blood Ties. Featuring two Seinfeld easter eggs, and Mr. Freeze denying children ice-cream.
Upcoming team-ups such as Star Trek: TNG/ Dr Who from IDW, and team-ups that didn’t happen such as Cerebus and X-Men, a resurrected Princess Di in X-Statix, and Dr Who and Sherlock.
As an added bonus, here’s an excellent fan-made Prognosis: Negative film trailer.
Avenging Spider-Man #6 Preview
Great looking text-free preview below of the first part of the 3 part The Omega Effect x-over featuring Spidey, Punisher and Daredevil.
Your First Look At AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #6 – THE OMEGA EFFECT PT. 1
Marvel is proud to present your first look at, Avenging Spider-Man #6 – The Omega Effect part one, from the superstar creative team of Mark Waid, Greg Rucka & Marco Checchetto. “Trust no one… Hurt everyone” – The Omega Effect begins here! Spider-Man, Daredevil & The Punisher, find themselves in an epic chase across Manhattan for the all-powerful Omega Drive! But can the three of them put aside their differences before the Omega Drive falls into the wrong hands? Find out in Avenging Spider-Man #6, hitting comic shops everywhere and the Marvel Comics app, this April!
AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #6 (FEB120575)
Written by MARK WAID & GREG RUCKA
Pencils by MARCO CHECCHETTO
Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN
Rated T+…$3.99
FOC –3/19/2012, ON SALE – 4/11/2012
Secret Avengers #25 Preview
Text-free preview of next month’s issue of Secret Avengers below. What a great Art Adams cover.
Your First Look At SECRET AVENGERS #25
Marvel is proud to present your first look at Secret Avengers #25, from the red-hot creative team of Rick Remender & Gabriel Hardman. The Descendants live by a simple creed: Serve Father. Protect The Core. Kill all Avengers! Against all odds, it’s up to Hawkeye’s fractured team to stop this superhuman threat from achieving their sole objective–contagious robotic evolution! To what lengths will the Secret Avengers go to save all humanity as we know it? Find out in Secret Avengers #25, hitting comic shops everywhere and the Marvel Comics app, this April!
SECRET AVENGERS #25 (FEB120556)
Written by RICK REMENDER
Pencils by GABRIEL HARDMAN
Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS
Rated T+…$3.99
FOC –3/19/2012, ON SALE – 4/11/2012
Secret Avengers #24 and Daredevil #12 Previews
Here’s a few text-free pages from this month’s Secret Avengers, and May’s issue of Daredevil
Your First Look At SECRET AVENGERS #24
Marvel is proud to present your first look at, Secret Avengers #24, from the critically acclaimed team of Rick Remender, Gabriel Hardman & Bettie Breitweiser. The tragic events of last issue weigh heavily on Hawkeye’s conscience, leaving his position as leader, questionable. The Secret Avengers lie trapped at the center of the earth, allowing Father and his Descendants to enact their plan -spread contagious robot evolution! It is up to Venom to save the wayward squad, but will he make it in time? Will Hawkeye stand down as leader? Find out in Secret Avengers #24, hitting comic shops everywhere and the Marvel Comics app, this March!
SECRET AVENGERS #24 (JAN120645)
Written by RICK REMENDER
Pencils by GABRIEL HARDMAN
Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS
Rated T+…$3.99
FOC –3/5/12, ON SALE – 3/28/12
Your First Look At Waid & Samnee’s DAREDEVIL #12!
Marvel is pleased to present your first look at, Daredevil #12. The best reviewed comic of the year continues as writer, Mark Waid, welcomes aboard fan favorite artist Chris Samnee (Thor: The Mighty Avenger, Ultimate Comics Spiderman)! Matt Murdock’s alter-ego leaves him little time for a social life; but the Man Without Fear finally makes time for Kirsten McDuffie! But, the assistant district attorney’s motives aren’t so innocent; she’s on a mission to uncover Daredevil’s true identity at any cost!
“I’ve been a lifelong Daredevil fan and Mark happens to be one of my all-time favorite funnybook writers, said Samnee. “I’ve have been head over heels for this latest run of DD since I first caught a glimpse of Paolo’s onomatopoeia filled cover for issue one.”
“When Chris’s pages come in over email, I drop everything to admire them” explained Waid. “He’s astounding.”
Will Daredevil’s super-human senses save him from falling hopelessly in love? Find out in Daredevil #12, hitting comic shops everywhere and the Marvel Comics app, this May; as Samnee joins the all-star Daredevil creative team, creating unimaginable adventures only The Man Without Fear can handle!
“Chris is a profoundly adept storyteller with an eye for posture and mood in all his characters,” adds Marvel Senior Editor, Stephen Wacker “He’s a perfect complement to his cohort Paolo Rivera’s outstanding art on Daredevil and I’m over the moon that he’s on board.”
DAREDEVIL #12 (MAR120608)
Written by MARK WAID
Pencils by CHRIS SAMNEE
Cover by PAOLO RIVERA
Rated: T+ …$2.99
FOC – 4/09/12, ON SALE – 5/2/12
Extra Sequential Podcast #81-Meta-Comics
56 mins. We go high-brow and examine meta-comics. In other words, stories in which the writers appear as themselves, characters know that they’re in a comic, and more rule breaking craziness. Also, the best pirate joke you’ll ever hear.
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WHAT WE’VE BEEN READING
The adventurous and entertaining Lord of the Jungle #2
The disappointing Danger 5 TV series, and Reading Comics book by Douglas Wolk
The erotic Lost Girls by Alan Moore and Melinda Gebbie
9:35 NEWS
The upcoming Image Comics doco
11: 30 THEME – META-COMICS
Characters and comics that break the fourth wall.
Grant Morrison’s work on Animal Man, and The Invisibles
Planetary by Warren Ellis and John Casasday, including the Batman cross-over one-shot featuring different versions of the superhero
Bat-Mite in TV’s Batman: Brave and the Bold
Ambush Bug
Deadpool. Here’s 10 of his best fourth wall breaking moments.
Dave Sim’s Cerbeus
Andrew Drilon’s Supermaker webcomic
John Carter: The Gods of Mars #1 Preview
It’s a good time to be a fan of Burroughs’ non-Tarzan creation, with the film on its way, and various related comics from Dynamite. Now, here’s Marvel’s latest series based on the pulp adventurer, with a text free preview below.
Your First Look At JOHN CARTER: THE GODS OF MARS #1!
Marvel is pleased to present your first look at, John Carter: The Gods Of Mars #1, hitting comic shops everywhere March 2012! From the creative team of rising stars Sam Humphries (Sacrifice) & Ramon Perez (Jim Henson’s Tale Of Sand), the heroic John Carter makes his return to Barsoom not to save it from Martian beasts…but Martian GODS! This new series, in collaboration with the Edgar Rice Burroughs estate, is an all-new graphic fiction adaptation of the legendary John Carter novels AND considered part of the official canon set by Burroughs. No fan looking for added depth to the rich John Carter mythos can miss this.
As our hero finds himself in the land of the dead, all hope looks lost. But nothing will stop John Carter from saving Mars from the terror of those looking to destroy it and this March, the next chapter of one of the greatest action stories ever told begins in John Carter: The Gods Of Mars #1!
JOHN CARTER: THE GODS OF MARS #1 (of 5) (JAN120655)
Based on the Novel by EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS
Adaptation by SAM HUMPHRIES
Art by RAMON PEREZ
Cover by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO
All Ages …$2.99
FOC – 2/27/12, ON SALE – 3/21/12
Extra Sequential Podcast #80-Multi-discipline Writers
46 mins. These days there are more people writing comics from other disciplines than ever before. We discuss the whos and the whys, including examples of playwrights, TV and film writers, as well as novelists who spend their time writing comics too. Also, Darth Maul and why he was never cloned, and when celebrities embarrass themselves by thinking they know how to write comics.
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WHAT WE’VE BEEN READING/WATCHING
The Grey. Despite it’s minimal amount of wolf punching, it’s a good film.
Chronicle.
Archeologists of Shadows. A dazzling digital comic.
Road to Perdition, which became the film with a balding Jude Law.
4:57 NEWS
Bart Simpson’s pal Milhouse gets his own comic in April
The new, and free, Rations magazine
Trailer for the upcoming Comic-Con documentary
Nate Simpson’s Nonplayer goes to Hollywood
11:25 FEATURE TOPIC – MULTI-DISCIPLINE WRITERS
Michael Green and Marc Guggenheim
Kevin Smith
Joss Whedon
Jane Espenson
Writers of TV’s Lost – Bran K Vaughan, Damon Lindelof, Drew Goddard and Jeph Loeb
Robert Aguirre-Sacasa
Celebrities behind comics such as Rosario Dawson, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Mark Hamill and Tyrese Gibson and good examples like Rashida Jones and Gerard Way
Brad Meltzer
David Liss
Stephen King and Joe Hill
Peter David
Clive Barker
As an added bonus here’s an ad for Admiral Ackbar’s cereal from Robot Chicken.
Extra Sequential Podcast #79-Unfinished Projects
51 mins. Advertised, but never released, or completed projects is this show’s focus, and there’s quite a few of them! We also present an unpopular viewpoint on the legal battles of Ghost Rider co-creator Gary Friedrich, and Mladen rails against Kevin Smith’s popular public persona. Also Oasis, Dolly Parton and Doctor Who.
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A brief return to What We’ve Been Reading including Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi, B.P.R.D: Hell on Earth-The Long Death, and Love and Rockets.
4:45 NEWS
The legal case between Ghost Rider co-creator Gary Friedrich and Marvel, and The Walking Dead battle
DC relaunch sales figures
Kevin Smith’s new Comic Book Men reality TV show
21:05 FEATURE TOPIC – UNFINISHED AND UNRELEASED PROJECTS
Barry Windsor-Smith’s Superman
Alan Moore and Bill Sienkiewicz’s Big Numbers
William S Burroughs’ Ah Pook Is Here!
All Star Wonder Woman by Adam Hughes
Batman: Europa
Kevin Smith’s mass of titles
Image United
Captain America: White by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale, and Astonishing Captain America
Loeb’s and J. Scott Campbell’s Spider-Man
Bryan Singer’s Ultimate X-Men
Daredevil: End of Days
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