Welcome to Episode 178 of the Two-Headed Nerd Comic Book Podcast!

This week, we discuss the launch of Small Press Publishers, the rumored Titans TV show, and the return of Blue Beetle and Booster Gold.

Plus, we get to the bottom of all of this Thor business in our Ask A Nerd segment.

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This week’s reviews:

  • Joe — Teen Dog #1 from Boom Box by Jake Lawrence
  • Matt — Annihilator #1 from Legendary Comics by Grant Morrison and Frazer Irving

Ludicrous Speed Round:

Joe’s 5:

  • Constantine: Futures End #1 (DC)
  • Ms. Marvel #8 (Marvel)
  • Number One One Shot (Aazurn)
  • Stumptown Vol. 3 #1 (Oni)
  • Prometheus: Fire and Stone #1 (Dark Horse)

Matt’s 5:

  • Wilds End #1 (Boom)
  • Batgirl: Futures End #1 (DC)
  • Dawn/Vampirella #1 (Dynamite)
  • Edge of Spider-Verse #1 (Marvel)
  • Rot and Ruin #1 (IDW)

Picks for next week:

  • Joe — Avengers #35 from Marvel by Jonathan Hickman and Jim Cheung
  • Matt — Thor: God of Thunder #25 from Marvel by Jason Aaron and Esad Ribic

Trade/Graphic Novel of the Week:

  • Leaving Megalopolis HC from Dark Horse by Gail Simone and Jim Califiore

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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 — Big News II by Clutch, 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, Girl Trouble by Violent Femmes, Cruel to Be Kind by Nick Lowe, I Like Beer by Tom T. Hall, Totally Rad by Luxury Elite, Making Plans/Gathering the Clans from the Braveheart soundtrack by James Horner and the London Symphony Orchestra, Tree Trunk (Wizards & Warriors) by The Advantage, Intro + Stage 1 (Castlevania) by The Advantage, and other fine songs that are copyright/trademark their respective artists/owners, but didn’t get listed because Matt is still editing as I type these notes.