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Welcome to Episode 116 of the Two-Headed Nerd Comicast!

This week, we discuss the imminent return of Comics Alliance, the cold war between Fox and Marvel Studios over the use of Quicksilver, and the Philadelphia preschool that banned make believe.

Plus, we tell the Comic Pushers to take a hike in favor of a special Memorial Day edition of the THN Top 5!

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

This week’s reviews:

  • Joe — Green Lantern #20 from DC Comics by Geoff Johns, Doug Mahnke, and friends
  • Matt — The Bounce #1 from Image Comics by Joe Casey and David Messina

Ludicrous Speed Round:

Joe’s 5:

  • Green Team #1 from DC Comics
  • Half Past Danger #1 from IDW
  • Superman #20 from DC Comics
  • Double Jumpers #4 from Action Lab Entertainment
  • Avengers #12 from Marvel Comics

Matt’s:

  • Journey Into Mystery #652 from Marvel Comics
  • Lobster Johnson: Satan Smells a Rat One-Shot from Dark Horse Comics
  • Accelerators #1 from Blue Juice Comics
  • Akaneiro #1 from Dark Horse Comics
  • Occupy Comics #1 from Black Mask

Picks for next week:

  • Joe — The Wake #1 from Vertigo by Scott Snyder and Sean Murphy
  • Matt — X-Men #1 from Marvel Comics by Brian Wood and Olivier Coipel

Trade/Graphic Novel of the Week:

  • Thor God of Thunder Vol. 1 HC: The God Butcher

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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, Mr Wendal by Arrested Development, Make Belive by Red Foley, Goodbye Stranger by Supertramp, Eat It by “Weird Al” Yankovic, Cicada by Deuter, Hymn to the Fallen by John Williams, She’s Having a Baby Now by Tages.