‘Batman and Harley Quinn’ (review) at Forces of Geek

In a world without Mr. J, Harley Quinn has teamed up with Batman and Nightwing in the latest animated DC movie. Confirmed by writer and producer Bruce Timm as part of the DC Animated Universe aka Timmverse,Batman and Harley Quinn is the first PG-13 installment in the universe.

Cussin’, fartin’, raunchy boudoir humor and a bizarre Batusi musical segment complete with a 70s rarity “Don’t Pull Your Love” followed by Harley Quinn blasting out Blondie’s “Hanging on the Telephone” puts a little spike in the punch of your typical Batman: The Animated Series adventure. Batman & Harley face off against Poison Ivy and Jason Woodrue a.k.a. The Floronic Man. Batman Kevin Conroy and Nightwing Loren Lester reprise their roles from the original series with Melissa Rauch voicing Harley. Even Mr. Timm gets in an off-camera cameo as Booster Gold!

Those familiar with recent New 52 lore will recognize the force of The Green as the supernatural swamp energy running the world. Poison Ivy and Plant Master are going all in to combat the destruction of the Earth and The Green by putting a plan in to place that will turn all living creatures into plants. An Inconvenient Truthindeed! In order to sway Pam from making this green-thumbed gaffe, Nightwing and Batman track down Harley who has gone off the grid for a bit. Not only that, but also in line with current DC continuity, she has gone straight. I mean, Joker’s dead, right?

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League Podcast Comic Book Picks of the Week for Wed August 30, 2017

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I sense a plot to destroy the Jedi, and your wallet! Get every variant of the Star Wars Jedi Republic Mace Windu #1 today! … Continue the Jack Kirby 100th Birthday Celebration with Kirby biographer Mark Evanier’s Darkseid Special #1. … Supergirl’s powers are out of control in Supergirl Annual #1. … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.

Boston Comic Con’s Journey To FanExpo Boston is Not Without Growing Pains at FORCES OF GEEK

This year’s FanExpo Boston takeover of Boston Comic Con came with not only a change of venue, but an entirely different experience for BostonCon fans. The change in venue from Seaport World Trade Center to the much larger Boston Convention and Exhibition Center was a welcome to accommodate more fans. It did seem a bit odd that Fan Expo had nearly an entire room dedicated to a line queue when some vendors and artist alley tables were on top of each other with not much room for people to ‘squeak by’.

I’m familiar with well-run conventions in the same space, most notably PAX East, so I don’t think my overall iffy experience at FanExpo was a unique one. First time convention volunteers and ushers gave wrong or poor information. The Guidebook App was difficult to track down. Signage was messed at a major floor entryway that said EXIT. Instead of fixing the sign on day 2, they just posted two guards there to send people in the opposite direction.

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League Podcast Comic Book Picks of The Week for Wed. August 23, 2017

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What happens when Boy Meets Girl, or Thor Meets Thor? Find out in Generations: Unworthy Thor & Mighty Thor #1 when Odinson faces off against the current lady Thor! … Nightwing has taken control of Gotham, but is that a good thing? Check out this future tale by classic Nightwing team Kyle Higgins and Trevor McCarthy of Nightwing: The New Order #1. … From the pages of 4001 AD is War Mother #1 by Fred Van Lente with Cover by David Mack. … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.

League Podcast Comic Book Picks of The Week for Wed. August 16, 201

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Logan and Laura are teaming up for Generations Wolverine & All-New Wolverine #1. You’ve been waiting a long time for this, bub! … As the book nears its end, the battle for the end of all things happens in Invincible #139. … Jeff Lemire and Andy McDonald are back for Teen Titans Earth One: Volume 2! … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.

‘LEGO DC Super Hero Girls: Brain Drain’ (review) at FORCES OF GEEK

‘LEGO DC Super Hero Girls: Brain Drain’ (review)

August 9, 2017 by Clay N. Ferno

The DC Super Hero Girls are back in LEGO form for this latest animated feature, LEGO DC Super Hero Girls: Brain Drain. Starring Wonder Woman (Grey Griffin), Supergirl (Anais Fairweather) and Batgirl (Ashlyn Nicole Selich), the students of Super Hero High face an unknown threat and try to solve the mystery of the High School’s amnesia from being brainwashed.

Don’t expect The LEGO Movie twist on these familiar characters, quite the opposite, this movie, while bricked up, sits nicely in the Super Hero High storyline and current loose and fun take on the DC Universe established in 2015 with the DC Super Hero Girls brand since 2015.

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League Podcast Comic Book Picks of the Week for Wed. August 9, 2017

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The Hasbro Universe crossover kicks off with First Strike #1 combining the worlds of G.I. Joe, Transformers and M.A.S.K.. … Read further adventures of Cassian & K2SO in this Rogue One Special #1. … We are Groot! Celebrate Kirby’s 100th with a reprint of Tales To Astonish #13 starring everyone’s favorite tree, Groot! … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.

League Podcast Comic Book Picks of the Week for Wed. August 2, 2017

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Yo, Joe! What does Mindbender have planned for the Joes in G.I. Joe #242? Only Zartan can know for sure! … Bill Willingham (Fables) is back with Larks Killer #1 from Devil’s Due for a runaway tale of adventure and swords! … Turok the Dinosaur Hunter returns to comics in Turok #1 featuring a backup starring Doc Spektor! … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.

League Podcast Comic Book Picks Of The Week For Wed. July 26, 2017

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Secret Empire heats up as Miles Morales to goes after Captain America in Secret Empire #7. … Hazel takes her family to the Badlands in Saga #45. …Run, Barry! Flash vs. Reverse Flash in Flash #27. … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.

League Podcast Comic Book Picks of the Week for Wed July 19, 2017

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Are you ready for some fun in the sun with Kitty? It’s Die Kitty Die’s Summer Vacation spectacular! … It’s Darth Maul versus a Jedi Padawan in Darth Maul #5! Garth Ennis’ Jimmy Bastards #2 has to be seen to be believed with Jimmy taking on a full frontal assault on the golf course! … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.

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League Podcast Comic Book Picks of the Week for Wed. July 12, 2017

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Supergirl and Batgirl take on the Phantom Zone in Supergirl #11! …Classic Atari video game Centipede is brought to life in Centipede #1! … Don’t miss Spider-Men II #1 for Miles and Peter’s newest adventures seeking THE OTHER Miles! … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.

League Podcast Comic Book Picks of the Week for Wed. July 5, 2017

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It’s Spider-Man Week! Catch up with Mile Morales in Spider-Man #18 as the city’s gang war heats up! … Maria Hill turns to Jessica for much needed help in Jessica Jones #10. … What does it mean now that Slade has the speed force? Find out in Deathstroke #21. … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.

League Podcast Comic Book Picks of the Week for Wed. June 28, 2017

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Our very own Matt Dursin’s Robin Hood: Outlaw of the 21st Century Vol. 1: The Law’s Already Broke is finally on Comixology as a full volume collecting issues 1-4. Cover from Wonder Woman’s Ray Dillon as Robin Hood takes on Big Pharma! … Chris Eliopoulos gives us cute and funny in-canon stories in Star Wars Droids Unplugged #1! Sam and Twitch return in Spawn #275 - 25th Anniversary issue! … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.

FOG! Requisitions Answers From Newly Enlisted ‘G.I. Joe’ Writer Aubrey Sitterson - FORCES OF GEEK

He may be the latest-born writer on a regular G.I.Joe property, but Aubrey Sitterson has distilled his interpretation of the team into a military sci-fi property that earns the title “The Crown Jewel of the Hasbro Universe”. With a Transformer on the team and an awesome new headquarters, Aubrey joined us today to talk G.I. Joe, The Hasbro Universe and what we can expect after the latest Hasbro event First Strike!

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FOG!: Yo, Joe! Thanks for taking the time to talk Joe with us! What brings you to the IDW Joe Universe? How did you end up taking over for this season?

Aubrey Sitterson: Last year I wrote the fan-favorite Street Fighter x G.I. Joe, which was not only beloved by readers, but by Hasbro themselves. They dug the high-energy take on the Joes, one where they all felt like unique characters, so when it came time to launch a brand-new G.I. Joe series, IDW knew exactly who to call!

Following Revolution, we’re seeing a brand new take on IDW’s Joe properties, certainly different than the ongoing Larry Hama G.I.Joe: A Real American Hero continuity. For one, it is integrated into the other Hasbro titles, as “The Crown Jewel of the Hasbro Universe”. Tell us what it is like to write a Transformer, Skywarp, on to the team.

What kind of question is that? How is it to write a big, mean, surly transforming robot that happens to be on a team with people he could literally crush beneath his foot? It’s AMAZING, Clay.

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League Podcast Comic Book Picks of the Week for Wed. June 21, 2017

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Yo, Joe! Roadblock’s team takes on Crystal Ball’s monsters in G.I.Joe #6 - The Crown Jewel of the Hasbro Universe! … Looney Tunes and DC are having a fun run so check out The Amazonian Take on The Tazmanian in Wonder Woman Tasmanian Devil Special #1. … Gail Simone and Cat Staggs merge a Chicago hitman with a Seattle housewife in Crosswind #1 in their highly anticipated Image debut. … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.

FOG! Chats With Writer Mairghread Scott and Editor David Hedgecock About ‘First Strike’, A Hasbro Comic Book Event at FORCES OF GEEK

The original G.I. Joe, Joe Coulton, takes his fight to Transformers home world of Cybertron, tying together the Hasbro Comic Universe event of 2017, First Strike!

Today we spoke with writer Mairghread Scott and editor David Hedgecock to talk about Hasbro post-Revolution and how Micronauts, M.A.S.K. and ROM fit into this epic story.

Earth formally joins the Cybertronian Council of Worlds but there can’t be universal peace with Dire Wraiths and Cobra out there for the Joes and Transformers to take on!

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FOG!: For those not caught up in the Hasbro shared universe, where is a good place to start to get caught up on Revolution that can carry you to the events of First Strike?

Mairghread Scott: Well let’s start with what First Strike is. Cybertron and Earth are having their first joint diplomatic event. Explosions, fighting, no one knows what’s going on and before anyone on Earth can figure it out the feed cuts out. All we know is that it looks like Cobra is laying waste to Cybertron and there’s seemingly no way to get there.

But a little thing like interstellar travel isn’t gonna stop Scarlett and her team of G.I. Joes, who gather all the help they can to make it to Cybertron and try to save day. Unfortunately, the Cybertronians they’re trying to defend are often as much of a threat to them as the people they’re fighting.

We’ve got Optimus vs. Destro. Storm Shadow and her ninjas cutting down Decepticons. This is the story where you get to see the world’s most elite soldiers riding and dying with the universe’s most powerful warriors.

So what do you need to read get onboard?

Nothing.

G.I. Joe are the good guys, Cobra are the bad guys and the Transformers are everything in between (literally). But of course, if you want to go back and read our previous issues, they’re totally worth it and available on Comixology now.

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League Podcast Comic Book Picks of the Week for Wed. June 14, 2017

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What’s Up, Doc…tor Fate? Check out this Warner/DC one-shot with Legion of Superheroes/Bugs Bunny #1 taking you back to the future! ,,,Marvel’s Netflix stars are the newest version of The Defenders with Daredevil, Iron Fist, Luke Cage and Iron Fist! Check out Defenders #1 by Brian Michael Bendis and David Marquez. … From Garth Ennis (The Boys/Preacher) comes Jimmy Bastards #1 - Britain’s newest top super-spy! Bastards, Jimmy Bastards for those familiar! … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.

‘Captain Kid: Super-People Problems’ TPB (review) at FORCES OF GEEK

Captain Kid: Super-People Problems
Written by Mark Waid & Tom Peyer
Illustrated by Wilfredo Torres & Brent Peeples
Colored by Kelly Fitzpatrick
Lettered by A Larger World
Published by AfterShock Comics
$14.99
ISBN-13: 978-1935002864
Comixology Digital Release

Today sees the release of the collected edition ofCaptain Kid Vol. 1 (Aftershock Comics) from writers Mark Waid & Tom Peyer. Waid’s collected an impressive creative team, co-writing with The Atom‘s Tom Peyer with art by Wilfredo Torres (Jupiter’s Circle), and Brent Peeples (TMNT). The origin of the story starts with an idea Peyer (Legion of Superheroes, Tek Jansen) had ten years ago, finally bringing the story to light for Aftershock.

What exactly is Captain Kid, you ask? It is Mark Waid doing what he is best at, retelling familiar comic book superhero stories with a new twist. In the vein of Irredemable and Insufferable, Captain Kid takes the idea of your super powerful tight wearing hero but this time, he’s allowed himself to have a bit more fun with the palette.

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League Podcast Comic Book Picks of the Week for Wed. June 7, 2017

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Wonder Woman has had a heck of a week! Tim Seeley gives us Wonder Woman Steve Trevor #1 to ride out the wave! … Darth Vader has a new #1 as he turns to Darth Sidious and The Dark Side, written by Charles Soule! … New ongoing series written by Sina Grace Iceman #1 puts the frozen mutant’s adventures on the front line! …Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.

League Podcast Comic Book Picks of the Week for Wed. May 31, 2017

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Check out the final battle between Marc and Konshu in Moon Knight #14! … Hazel and her star-crossed parents star in this Quarter-Bin priced Image Anniversary issue of Saga #43 - a great jumping on point for new readers! … Star Trek: Waypoint #5 stars Deep Space Nine’s Doctor Bashir. … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.