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Welcome to Episode 140 of the Two-Headed Nerd Comic Book Podcast!

This week, we discuss Marvel’s 2014 Free Comic Book Day offering, the upcoming relaunch of Moon Knight by Warren Ellis, the forward momentum with the long-in-development Preacher TV series, and reports of an upcoming Sleeper film from Ben Affleck and Matt Damon.

Plus, we review Vivek Tiwary and Andrew Robinson’s The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story in our Take A Look It’s In A Book segment!

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This week’s reviews:

  • Joe — Harley Quinn #0 from DC Comics by Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti, and a host of artists
  • Matt — A Voice In the Dark #1 from Image Comics by Larime Taylor

Ludicrous Speed Round:

Joe’s 5:

  • Ben 10 #1 (IDW)
  • Scooby Doo Team Up #1 (DC)
  • Batwoman #25 (DC)
  • Red Hood and The Outlaws #25 (DC)
  • Uncanny X-Men #14 (Marvel)

Matt’s 5:

  • Superior Spider-Man Annual #1 (Marvel)
  • Battlestar Galactica: Starbuck #1 (Dynamite)
  • Afterlife With Archie #2 (Archie)
  • X-O Manowar #19 (Valiant)
  • Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi – Force War #1 (Dark Horse)

Picks for next week:

  • Joe — Infinity #6 from Marvel Comics by Jonathan Hickman and Jim Cheung
  • Matt — Black Science #1 from Image Comics by Rick Remender and Matteo Scalera

Trade/Graphic Novel of the Week:

  • Polar: Out From the Cold HC from Dark Horse Comics by Victor Santos

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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, Take A Look Theme — the Reading Rainbow theme song in slow motion, Mazel Tov by Talco, Comfortably Numb by Roger Waters featuring Van Morrison and The Band, Jive Turkey by the Ohio Players, Darkness by King Khan and The Shrines, Heathen Child by Grinderman, and other fine songs that are copyright/trademark their respective artists/owners.