Welcome to our latest Rapid Reviews column. We are excited to talk about these three new number ones. They have some things in common; one of those things is they have a female lead character whose personal sense of self is challenged by the outside world. Each one of them is presented with different obstacles and approach those challenges in ways unique to their circumstances.

Join Mike and Bob as they chat about current Pop Culture events, and welcome comic creators Paul Eza and Kasey Quevedo to the SquadCast for the launch of the next installment of their Kickstarter funded comic Heroes & Zeros. We will have them on campaign launch day and talk all about this series. Also, we will get into whatever else we can think of and have time for. We hope you enjoy the conversation. If you don't catch it live, you can watch later.

Welcome to the New Number Ones! Each week we bring you the list of new series and special editions coming this Wednesday. We are highlighting what you need to put in your cart at the comic shop or digital marketplace. Wow! This is a big list of new number ones. Both Marvel and DC have kicked off their big fall crossover events, and particularly for Marvel, that means a bunch of renaming books and new numbering.

“And he's up there, what's that? Hawaiian noises? Bangin' on the bongos like a chimpanzee. That ain't workin', that's the way you do it. Get your money for nothin', get your chicks for free.” From "Money For Nothing" written by Gordon Sumner and Mark Knopfler. Did you collect coins when you were a kid? Coin collecting was a big deal when I was a small child.

Honor Bound, Bound for Honor!

Join Mike and Bob as they chat about current Pop Culture events, and welcome comic book creator Franco to the SquadCast. We will talk about comics and The Greatest Little Luchador Ever, his latest Kickstarter project We hope you enjoy the conversation. If you don't catch it live, you can watch later. 

Join Mike and Bob as they chat about current Pop Culture events, and welcome comic book creator Franco to the SquadCast. We will talk about comics and The Greatest Luchador Ever, his latest Kickstarte...

WHEN I WAS a kid, my comic fanboy buddies and I all really liked the Vision in the Avengers. We rooted for him to succeed and especially to “get the girl”— that gorgeous Wanda.  The Vision and the Scarlet Witch seem like an ideal couple.  He wore green and she liked red.  It made perfect sense. The only problem was that the Vision was an android.

Join Mike and Bob as they chat about current Pop Culture events, and welcome comic book historian and Jewish representation expert Sasha Kaplan to the SquadCast. We will talk about comics and comics media and how Jewish themes are represented both good and bad. Plus we will be chatting about the current Kickstarter campaign that she is co-showrunning called CHUTZPAH! A Jewish Celebration In Comics. We hope you enjoy the conversation. If you don't catch it live, you can watch later.

Welcome to the New Number Ones! Each week we bring you the list of new series and special editions coming this Wednesday. We are highlighting what you need to put in your cart at the comic shop or digital marketplace. October is here. That means that publishers will be releasing more and more spooky comics as the month goes along, and that starts now.

A grindhouse Texas horror comic.

LAST WEEK’S COLUMN, focusing on the Absolut Vodka ad treasure trove that my cousin Mary bequeathed to me got so much traction that I wanted to run another installment. Last week I briefly recapped TBWA’s long-running campaign that made Absolut the #1 vodka brand in the world, while charming the public for decades. In the first installment, we took a look at the Absolut ads that focused on artists.

“If a bad president can come in and take away our rights and we’re dependent on a good president replacing them in four years to give us back our rights, then we do not have any rights. If politicians can take or distribute them, then they're not "inalienable" and they're not rights.” — George Carlin. Hmmm. Let’s see now. Rapist. Pederast.

A.I. is SUCH a topic for us all to think about and struggle with. I feel as if almost every part of my life—and my family’s lives—is being touched by it at this moment. And while I “get it” – I can see all the benefits, I’m still so frustrated by the artistic thievery and rotten creative shortcuts that it lures us all into.

Welcome to the New Number Ones! Each week we bring you the list of new series and special editions coming this Wednesday. We are highlighting what you need to put in your cart at the comic shop or digital marketplace. This is a big list of new releases this week, and there is a super special big deal at the end of it.

Join Mike and Bob as they chat about current Pop Culture events, and welcome comic writer and journalist Zack Quaintance back to the SquadCast for the launch of his next Kickstarter campaign. We will talk about his career working in comics as well as his newest upcoming release. We hope you enjoy the conversation. If you don't catch it live, you can watch later.

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“I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked… who were burned alive in their innocent flannel suits on Madison Avenue amid blasts of leaden verse and the tanked-up clatter of the iron regiments of fashion and the nitroglycerine shrieks of the fairies of advertising & the mustard gas of sinister intelligent editors, or were run down by the drunken taxicabs of Absolute Reality.” Excerpted from Howl, by Allen Ginsberg.

The Last Spartan is a gritty action thriller where ex-outlaw Frank Kane, guided by Spartan maxims and divine visions, risks his freedom to rescue a kidnapped child. Fans of TAKEN, Sons of Anarchy, and...

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We are going LIVE twice this week. Mike Gold and Bob Harrison will bring you a special conversation with actor, wrestler, writer, and producer Tyler Mane. We will talk about his graphic novel The Last Spartan: Red Tape that is about to be available for retail release. Join us for a thrilling conversation about the book, his career, and the cause behind the graphic novel. We hope you enjoy the conversation. If you don't catch it live, you can watch later.