Cape Town Community Podcast - Ep. 020 - "Did You Hear the One About DC Comics?”

Jerry’s back and we are not talking about a huge variety of comics—however, we promise more diversity next week! We discuss Flashpoint and Fear Itself and their respective crossovers. But we knew we wanted to spend a good portion of our time discussing last week’s big DC Comics bombshell. So sit back and enjoy our perspectives on everything DC has announced for their September relaunch!

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Cape Town Comic Discussion

00:06:12 Flashpoint #2: The whole thing kept us interested—including its shocking ending!

00:11:53 Fear Itself #3: We continue to enjoy the horror unfolding in the Marvel Universe.

00:17:00 Flashpoint: Batman: Knight of Vengeance #1: Give us Brian Azarello and Eduardo Risso on Batman any day.

00:20:43 Flashpoint: Abin Sur: The Green Lantern #1: We’re happy to see that this Abin Sur-centric comic book is not just a throw away comic.

00:24:17 Flashpoint: The World of Flashpoint #1: Again, we are surprised by the quality of this Flashpoint title.

00:27:46 Flashpoint: The Secret Seven#1: Jerry enjoyed this Flashpoint crossover more than Don, was not captivated by this supporting story.

00:30:42 Thunderbolts #158: We’re loving what Jeff Parker has in store for the Thunderbolts in this Fear Itself crossover.

00:34:20 Fear Itself: The Deep #1: Jerry did not love this book, but sees potential in the return of one of Marvel’s classic B-List teams.

00:39:05 Halcyon #5: We learn in this final issue of this fun mini that Zenith is not a dog person.

Cape Town News Discussion

00:42:52: We break down the specifics of the DC relaunch.

00:52:43: We discuss the incentives that DC will offer to retailers as a part of the relaunch and the Day-and-Date Digital publishing.

00:57:31: We discuss all the relaunches and new titles that DC has planned for September.

01:07:20: The rumors regarding new titles, relaunches and creative teams have been swirling since DC made their announcement.

01:15:31: We offer our final thoughts on the relaunch and the future of DC.

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Cape Town Community Podcast - Ep. 020 - "Did You Hear the One About DC Comics?”