This week we start off our little tribute the blockbuster Avengers movie by reading “Marvel Knights: Black Widow” by Devin Grayson and Greg Rucka. What starts out as a Russian superintelligence agency’s attempt to replace Natasha Romanoff turns into a mind rape re-enactment of Nicholas Cage’s FACE/OFF. Yeah, it gets weird. For more information on past or future shows, visit www.AtomicPoweredSuperCast.com!
The big two comic book publishers come together to make what was billed as the greatest crossover in the history of superhero comics. They put their best writers and artists on the project, and had readers vote on the outcomes of matchups long asked for by fans: Silver Surfer vs. Green Lantern, Lobo vs. Wolverine, and Batman vs. Captain America, to name a few. What the reader gets instead is a deeply disappointing, sometimes disturbingly out-of-touch comic book. If only it hadn’t been written in the 90’s, maybe it could have had a shot at being more than a steaming pile. For more information, visit www.AtomicPoweredSuperCast.com!
The Infestation comes to a dramatic (ish?) conclusion, rolling through the universes of GI Joe and the Ghostbusters. We talk about some surprisingly good writing, and discuss the differences between books that tie in to major events and books that stay hands-off. Plus, zombie, vampire, technovirus boobs! For more information on past or upcoming episodes, visit www.AtomicPoweredSuperCast.com!
