Welcome to Episode 105 of the Two-Headed Nerd Comicast, with a “surprise twist” co-host!

This week, Dave DeMarco, THN Love Slave and co-owner of Legend Comics & Coffee in Omaha, NE, joins Joe in the Ziggurat (or DOES he?!) to discuss IDW’s plans to bring Monkeybrain Comics to print, the casting of Chris Cooper as Norman Osborn in the Amazing Spider-Man sequel, and the long-awaited return of Mike Kunkel’s Herobear and the Kid.

Plus, Kacie’s Krazy Korner is back to bring you the (drunken) history of Ultron!

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 — Guardians of the Galaxy #0.1 from Marvel Comics by B.M. Bendis and Steve McNiven
  • Dave (?!) — Uncanny Skullkickers #1 from Image Comics by Jim Zub and Edwin Huang

Ludicrous Speed Round:

Joe’s 5:

  • Batman Incorporated #8 from DC Comics
  • Five Weapons #1 from Image Comics
  • Avenging Spider-Man #18 from Marvel Comics
  • Uncanny X-Men #2 from Marvel Comics
  • Uncanny Avengers #4 from Marvel Comics

Dave’s 5 (I guess…?):

  • Amala’s Blade #0 from Dark Horse Comics
  • Rocketeer Hollywood Horror #1 from IDW
  • Vampirella New Blood One Shot from Dynamite Entertainment
  • Savage Hawkman #17 from DC Comics
  • Uncanny X-Force #2 from Marvel Comics

Picks for next week:

  • Joe — Age of Ultron #1 from Marvel Comics by B.M. Bendis and Bryan Hitch
  • Dave? I don’t even know… — Lost Vegas #1 from Image Comics by Jim McCann and Janet Lee

Trade/Graphic Novel of the Week:

  • Sleeper Omnibus HC from DC Comics by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips

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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, O.G. Original Gangster by Ice-T, Reunited by Peaches and Herb, Kid Gloves by Rush, Ain’t That a Kick in the Head by Dean Martin, The Flying Wedge (Drag Race) by Link Wray, Suita Liturgica II: Theresiae a Jesu Infante by Petr Eben et al, Crazy in Love by Beyonce and Jay-Z.