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Do Marvel and DC WANT Physical Comics to Die? | The Comics Pals Episode 378

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00:40 Show Start

01:57 What Would Motivate Marvel and DC to Stop Publishing Physical Floppies?

17:28 The Numbers Don't Support a Digital Future for Comics -- Yet

41:54 The Problem With Comic Book Recap Channels & Social Media

49:27 The Debt we Owe Creators From the 2000's

1:01:50 Listener Comments

1:21:45 DC Repackages Prez & Other Comics for YA Audiences

1:27:01 Amazon Orders Criminal to Series

1:31:19 Daniel Warren Johnson Joined by Jorge Corona on Art for Transformers' Second Arc

1:40:02 The Hood to Become Ghost Rider in Upcoming Series

1:47:05 Be the Editor: Assemble a Team of Creators for the X-Men, Avengers, Justice League and Titans!

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ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN reimagines Peter Parker as a DAD? | Pals Pulls

This Week's Books:

- Ultimate Spider-Man #1

- Rise of the Powers of X #1

- Wolverine #41

- Action Comics #1061

- Titans: Beast World #4 (Listener Pick)

- Transformers #4

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The FUTURE of the X-Men & How it Almost Included Jim Lee | The Comics Pals Episode 377

The X-Men relaunch is imminent, and this week we learned more about what it will look like, including Greg Capullo accidentally spoiling his Marvel return book and how JIM LEE nearly came back to Marvel to work on X-Men!

We also discuss the possibility of Kang being recast in the MCU, Steven Yeun dropping out of Thunderbolts, how Gail Simone almost brought MORTAL KOMBAT into the DCU, and we play a brand new game called Be the Editor!

BATMAN vs BATMAN in Mindbomb’s Epic Conclusion! | Pals Pulls

It's the first Pals Pulls of the year, the gang's all here and it's a HOT week for comics! Batman goes to war with himself, the end of the Krakoan Era officially begins in Fall of the House of X, and much more!

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00:28 Show Start

01:38 Batman #141 Review

14:57 Fall of the House of X #1 Review

29:44 Amazing Spider-Man #41 Review

39:16 Vengeance of Moon Knight #1 (Listener Pick)

50:36 Tyler Talks Fantastic Four #15

54:00 Pine & Merrimac #1 Review

1:08:45 New Years Catch Up

1:17:30 Sean's Stack -- Does he Start the New Year Buying LESS Comics?

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Celebrating the BEST Comics of 2023 with the PALLY AWARDS | The Comics Pals Episode 376

On the final episode of 2023, The Comics Pals present The Pally Awards! We celebrate our favorite comics of the year, go over our prediction results for 2023 and make predictions for 2024! Which creators came out on top, and which pal won the prediction game?

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00:45 2023 Prediction RESULTS

22:15 2024 Predictions

51:08 The 2023 Pally Awards!

52:03 Best Superhero Movie

54:28 Best Superhero in Comics

57:12 Most Shocking Announcement / News Story

1:00:48 Best Writer

1:05:53 Best Artist

1:09:08 Best Colorist

1:11:15 Best Letterer

1:13:25 Best Cover Artist

1:18:41 Best Creative Team

1:23:22 Best Issue #1

1:26:05 Best Series

1:31:20 Best Publisher

1:36:17 Best The Comics Pals Interview

1:42:02 Best The Comics Pals Book Club

1:48:28 Drafting Characters From ALL Media

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Phillip Kennedy Johnson’s ACTION COMICS FINALE | Pals Pulls

On the final episode of 2023, the Pals review SIX of the week's biggest books. With Phillip Kennedy Johnson's stellar Action Comics run coming to an end and Kieron Gillen's time on Immortal X-Men wrapping up, how does the comics industry say goodbye to 2023? 00:00 Show Start 01:13 Action Comics Annual 2023 Review 16:30 Titans: Beast World #3 Review 30:50 The Flash #4 Review (Listener Pick Poll Winner) 42:32 Duke #1 Review 52:45 Immortal X-Men #18 Review - Series Finale 1:05:14 Timeless #1 Review 1:23:27 Are We Excited for Marvel's Vampire Event Blood Hunt? 1:24:53 Sean's Stack -- Is the Last Week of 2023 a Light Week? Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18o1BfrxCMwks6-lTiJoSQ/join Subscribe to our channel: youtube.com/thecomicspals?sub_confirm... Watch us LIVE on YouTube every: Thursday at 6 PM EST for Pals Pulls Saturday at 10:15 AM EST for The Comics Pals Grab some merch here: https://streamlabs.com/thecomicspals/merch Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/thecomicspals The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics.

Jonathan Majors FIRED by Marvel, What’s Next? | The Comics Pals Episode 375

Jonathan Majors was found guilty of harassment and reckless assault, leading Marvel to swiftly fire him from the role of Kang. Where does Marvel go from here? We discuss the possibilities, from recasting to Doctor Doom, and if it's possible for Marvel to right the ship.

00:00 Intro

00:53 Marvel Fires Jonathan Majors After he's Found Guilty in Court

16:49 What Happens if Marvel DOESN'T Recast Kang?

25:03 How Marvel Can Pivot Without Kang

34:34 Did Marvel's Decision Making Lead to its Current Problems?

55:30 New Patron Superhero Origins

1:07:20 This Episode in Comics History 375

1:12:14 Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom Releases to a Whimper

1:30:03 Batman: Dark Age by Mark Russel and Mike Allred Announced

1:34:43 Primer is DC's Best Selling Graphic Novel, but What is it?

1:42:55 Spider-Gwen / Ghost Spider Being Inserted Into the 616 Universe

1:54:11 Marvel Officially Announces the X-Men Line Relaunch Month

2:10:46 The Colors Draft!

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The Original X-Men RETURN! | Pals Pulls

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JUSTICE by Any Means Necessary! | The Authority Book One Book Club

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Geoff Johns RETURNS to talk Ghost Machine with Gary Frank! | The Comics Pals Episode 374

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