317 – Hawkeye: Kate Bishop: Anchor Points

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We call an audible for our Best of 2017 series and round it out with “Hawkeye: Kate Bishop: Anchor Points” by Kelly Thompson. We’ve seen Kate Bishop before in Young Avengers and Matt Fraction’s Hawkeye, and now we follow her out to the West Coast as she tries to make it on her own as a PI. This comic does a fantastic job of balancing the follow-through of Kate’s character from previous titles with the ability for new readers to jump on. We talk about her relationship with Jessica Jones, the role of the focused art, and Kate’s magnetic personality. Plus, David finds out he’s been butchering his boss’ name for years.

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Next time: “JSA Strange Adventures” by Kevin J. Anderson

316 – The Flintstones

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We pick up “The Flintstones” by Mark Russell for the next installment in our Best of 2017 series and are caught off guard and blown away. This episodic resurrection of the cartoon/live-action/vitamin-based franchise lands a surprisingly perfect balance between humor and poignant social commentary. We talk about all the ways this comic is great: the moments we laughed, the moments that got us thinking, and the moments we took away. Could a Flintstones comic book actually be “Capital L” Literature? Plus, we talk about Star Trek: Discovery, Babylon 5, and Stargate’s daunting barriers to entry. This week’s comic discussion starts around 12 minutes in.

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Next time: “You & a Bike & a Road” by Eleanor Davis

315 – Beowulf

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We’re all excited to be reading “Beowulf” by Santiago Garcia and David Rubin as the next entry in our “Best of 2017″ series. All three of us have at one time or another translated Beowulf from the original Old English and love the core story of a hero coming to save the Danes from the monsters that plague them. For this modern retelling, we discuss Garcia and Rubin’s take on the hero and the book’s supporting cast. We also dive into that gorgeous art, the theme of storytelling, and the phalluses. Yep. Plus, David plays his kid’s video game and Andy gets disillusioned from the return of Monsterpocalypse. This week’s comic starts at around 11:22.

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Next time: “The Flintstones” by Mark Russell