Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #331: Mad About Brutal Defenders

About this episode

The hosts discuss new comic book releases from DC and indie publishers, including notable titles and creative teams.

We have two episodes coming to you in audio form from our April livestream and here is the first!! Billy Z, Steve and Caleb got together in the middle of the month to discuss new books and it was an even split: half DC and half Indie! First from the house of Superman and Batman, we have the Mad About DC one shot, where some of the biggest names in comics take on DC characters and concepts a la Mad Magazine! We also talk about Batwoman #1, the new series feauring Kate Kane written by her co-creator Greg Rucka with art by DaNi! Rounding out the trio of DC books, we have a book about a trio: Detective Comics #1107 by Tom Taylor and Pete Woods which is the start of an arc teaming up Batman, Green Arrow and Black Canary! Then we switch over to the independent side - first with Red Book #1 from Dark Horse, a companion series to Blue Book by James Tynion IV and Michael Avon Oeming crafted by the same creative team examining UFO sightings throughout history in Russia and China! We then shift our sights onto Defenders of the Earth, a reboot of the 80s cartoon and toy line which brings together the most famous King Features heroes - Flash Gordon, Mandrake, Lothar and The Phantom courtesy…

People in this episode

Hosts: Billy Z, Steve, Caleb

Topics covered

• DC Comics
• Indie Comics
• Comic Book Reviews
• New Releases
• Superheroes
• Livestream

Keywords

• comic books
• DC
• indie
• Batwoman
• Detective Comics
• Red Book
• Defenders of the Earth
• Just Brutal

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dark Horse, Ignition Comics, Mad Magazine

Books & works: Mad About DC, Batwoman #1, Detective Comics #1107, Red Book #1, Defenders of the Earth, Just Brutal

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