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Welcome to Episode 103 of the Two-Headed Nerd Comicast, now with 100% less Matt Baum!
This week, John Littrel, THN Love Slave and co-host of the Burnt Weiners comic podcast, joins Joe in the Ziggurat to discuss the current DC Comics/Orson Scott Card controversy, the end of Geoff Johns’ nine-year run on Green Lantern, and the upcoming graphic novel series March by civil rights legend John Lewis.
Plus, the Comic Pushers are back to help a poor tweaker named Velva hooked on the good stuff!
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This week’s reviews:
- Joe — Mylo Xyloto #1 from Bongo Comics by Mark Osborne, Coldplay, and Alejandro Fuentes
- John — Garth Ennis’ Battlefields #4 from Dynamite Entertainment by Garth Ennis and Russ Braun
Ludicrous Speed Round:
Joe’s 5:
- Batman #17 from DC Comics
- Powers: Bureau #1 from Marvel/Icon
- Secret Avengers #1 from Marvel Comics
- Uncanny X-Men #1 from Marvel Comics
- Katana #1 from DC Comics
John’s 5:
- Manhattan Projects #9 from Image Comics
- Elephantmen #46 from Image Comics
- Fury Max #9 from Marvel Comics
- Crawling Sky #2 from Antarctic Press
- To Hell You Ride #3 from Dark Horse Comics
Picks for next week:
- Joe — Nova #1 from Marvel Comics by Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness
- John — Sixth Gun: Sons of the Gun #1 from Oni Press by Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt
Trade/Graphic Novel of the Week:
- Resident Alien Vol. 1 TPB from Dark Horse Comics by Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse
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Hi guys, great episode. The Orson Scott Card thing, though… hmm… Joe is correct in saying the OSC has a right to express himself, but it’s not his right to be published. DC think that everything is ok by saying that they don’t endorse his views & his views don’t represent company policy, but what if the guy publically hated Jews or African Americans? They wouldn’t go near him. By employing him DC are endorsing his views, and unfortunately, to my ears, Joe seemed to agree with DC…
Joe here… Thanks, Tim! You make a fair point. I agree that if Card vocally expressed a hatred of Jews or African Americans, DC probably wouldn’t dare hire him. Where we DISAGREE, however, is the idea that DC hiring Card is an endorsement of his personal beliefs. DC’s going to do what they think will make them the most money, just like any other corporation. I don’t believe for one second that Card’s politics (or ANY creator’s politics for that matter) factored into their decision to hire him.
Personally, I find the man reprehensible. I don’t plan on buying the issues with which he will be involved. Do I wish they’d thought twice about hiring him? Sure. Do I support a retailer’s right to refuse to stock it or a reader’s right to refuse to read it? Of course. But I’m not going to begrudge a retailer for stocking it because they think the book will be good, or someone for buying it because they’re just looking for a good Superman story. And I’m not going to begrudge DC for hiring someone with beliefs that differ from my own.
But he is a slimeball, though… 🙂
Sonic Disruptors… I had a couple I got in grab bags, never really had any idea what was going on. http://www.depthoffieldmagazine.com/2011/04/29/pop-music-comics-sonic-disruptors/