Welcome to Episode 102 of the Two-Headed Nerd Comicast, the first episode of a bold, new, Baum-less era!

This week, Aaron Meyers, THN Love Slave and King of Ask A Nerd joins Joe in the Ziggurat to discuss the next, NEXT Marvel event Infinity, the casting of Chris Pratt as Star Lord in Guardians of the Galaxy, and Lucasfilm’s announcement of character-centric solo films set in the Star Wars universe.

Plus, we Ask A Nerd is back with a question straight from the heart of the King himself!

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

This week’s reviews:

  • Joe — Green Arrow #17 from DC Comics by Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino
  • Matt — Snapshot #1 from Image Comics by Andy Diggle and Jock

Ludicrous Speed Round:

Joe’s 5:

  • Mr. Toast #4 from DKE Inc
  • Fearless Defenders #1 from Marvel Comics
  • Winter Soldier #15 from Marvel Comics
  • Red Team #1 from Dynamite Entertainment
  • Dia de los Muertos #1 from Image Comics

Matt’s 5:

  • Son of Merlin #1 from Image Comics/Top Cow
  • Fairy Quest #1 from BOOM Entertainment
  • My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic #3 from IDW
  • Harbinger #0 from Valiant Entertainment
  • Multiple Warheads: Alphabet to Infinity #4 from Image Comics

Picks for next week:

  • Joe — Batman #17 from DC Comics by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo
  • Matt — Manhattan Projects #9 from Image Comics by Jonathan Hickman and Nick Pitarra

Trade/Graphic Novel of the Week:

  • Batman: Night of the Owls HC from DC Comics by Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo, et al.

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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, Ask A Nerd Theme — They’re So Incredible from the Revenge of the Nerds Soundtrack, as well as many other fine songs that are copyrighted to their respective artists, record labels, etc, but I can’t list because I don’t know how to work Spotify properly (please don’t sue us).