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Welcome to Episode 88 of the Two-Headed Nerd Comicast!!!

This week, we discuss the return of Brian Singer to the X-Men movie franchise, Sony’s recent financial troubles, Jamie Foxx’s upcoming turn as Electro, and the $4 billion acquisition of Lucasfilm by Disney.

Plus, we play Fancy Catch Up with Dan Slott’s Amazing Spider-Man!

Hey! Don’t forget to check out our all-new, web exclusive feature, Answer of the Week, availabel ONLY at TwoHeadedNerd.com!

This week’s reviews:

  • Joe — Bedlam #1 from Image Comics
  • Matt — Aquaman #13 from DC Comics

Ludicrous Speed Round:

Joe’s 5:

  • Lot 13 #1 from DC Comics
  • CBLDF Liberty Annual 2012 from Image Comics
  • Masters of the Universe: The Origin of Skeletor One-shot from DC Comics
  • Avenging Spider-Man Annual #1 from Marvel Comics
  • Ghosts One-shot from DC/Vertigo

Matt’s 5:

  • Mighty Thor #22 from Marvel
  • Wolverine and the X-Men #19 from Marvel Comics
  • Legend of Oz: The Wicked West #1 from Big Dog Ink
  • Bloodstrike #32 from Image Comics
  • A + X #1 from Marvel Comics

Picks for next week:

  • Joe — Iron Man #1 from Marvel Comics by Kieron Gillen and Greg Land
  • Matt — Hellraiser: The Road Below #1 from BOOM Studios by Brandon Seifert and Ibraim Roberson

Trade/Graphic Novel of the Week:

  • BPRD Plauge of Frogs HC Vol. 4 from Dark Horse

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Our theme music is A Better Tomorrow by Dan the Automator. Other music found in this week’s episode was provided by the following sources: Big News Theme — Here is the News by ELO, Ludicrous Speed Round Theme — Fury of the Storm by Dragonforce featuring Dark Helmet, Star Wars by Bill Murray, Yoda by Weird Al Yankovic, Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band by Meco.