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Feb 2, 2020 1 hr 6 min

Do comic book covers lie to consumers?

from AIPT Comics Hosted by David Brooke

NEWS DC begins teasing Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s next event ROBIN 80TH ANNIVERSARY 100-PAGE SUPER SPECTACULAR Postponed a Week...does this reoccurring “spectacular” going to have legs? AARON & GUERA's GODDAMNED to Return This May Free MARVEL SAMPLER Coming to Stores KICKSTARTER Launches BLUESTOCKINGS COMICS FEST to Showcase Queer and Trans Creators Marvel Introducing new villain, a “maligned” Steve Rogers Fan called The Natural Madelyne Pryor returning to X-Men comics in Hellions Eddie Berganza and Eric Esquivel launch new publisher Alternate Empire to massive backlash (“latinx empowerment”) TOP BOOKS OF LAST WEEK Dave Thor #2 (W: Donny Cates, A: Nic Klein) Justice League #39 (W: Scott Snyder, A: Jorge Jimenez) Forrest Doctor Strange: The End (W: Leah Williams, A: Filipe Andrade) Protector #1 (W: Simon Roy, Daniel Bensen, A: Artyom Trakhanov) ComicBookRoundUp Black Stars Above #3 (Vault, 9.2) Thor #2 (Marvel, 9.6) SEGMENT - Breaking down the difference between comic cover and content TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK Dave: X-Men + Fantastic Four #1 (W: Chip Zdarsky, A: Terry Dodson) Forrest: Dark Agnes #1 (W: Becky Cloonan, A: Luca Pizzari) JUDGING BY THE COVER JR. Dave: Star Wars: Darth Vader #1 (Mike del Mundo) Forrest: Butcher of Paris #3 (A: Dave Johnson) OFF TOPIC TOP SHELF Dave: The Gentlemen by Guy Ritchie

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