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Comics
Roger Langridge brings Popeye to IDW in April
Boston Comic Con guest lineup
Comic sales numbers

TV/Movie
Evil Dead remake lead is a girl
Marcus Nispel to direct Hack/Slash
CW developing Green Arrow series
Disney XD launching programming block on April 1
Powers in trouble
Three Stoogers trailer

Toys
Pnahtom Menace toys
Toy Fair
Blake Griffin
Captain Action Deluxe Firgures available for pre-order

Games
Star Trek Online is Free to Play
WoTC having fans help design D&D 5e
PS Vita sales
XBox 720 / PS4
Lego Universe is closing

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Reviews:
Batgirl #5
Ultimate Spider-Man #5
Tiny Titans #48
Star Wars The Old Republic: War #1
Star Trek #5

Creator Spotlight: Andy Lanning
Matt sat down with the prolific inker and part of the dynamic DnA duo at NYCC 2011.

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Boob Tube / Big Screen Bonanza

TV:
Doctor Who Xmas Special
Twilight Zone
Dog the Bounty Hunter
Simpsons
Storage Wars
Military Channel
Gavin and Stacey
Graham Norton
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
NBA on TNT

Movies:
Tucker and Dale vs. Evil

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Download Location of the Week: New Orleans, LA

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Reviews
Hawk and Dove #1
All- Star Western #4
Haunt #20
Archie #628
The Red Ten #1

Winter Reading Project: Star Wars--Heir to the Empire Chapters 8-14
Brian and Wayne are back for the second installment of the Winter Reading Project. For next time, read through Chapter 22.

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Trades
The Killing Joke
The Rocketeer Adventures

Required Reading--Longshot

Longshot #1-6 (!985)
X-Men Annual #10 (1986)
X-Men Annual #11 (1987)
X-Men Annual #12 (1988)
Uncanny X-Men #215, 218, 224, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 248 (1987)
X-Factor #38 (1986)
X-Men #1 (1991)
X-Men #5 (1992)
Exiles #90 (2007)

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Download Location of the Week: San Diego, CA

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The Ray #1
Villains for Hire #1
Voodoo #4
The Strain #1
Witchblade #150

Creator Spotlight: Dan Abnett
Brian caught up with the prolific writer at NYCC to talk Marvel cosmic, Heroes for Hire, Infestation and Resurrection Man.

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In this special episode, we look back at some of our favorite books, stories, moments and creators from the past year. Here are your categories:

BEST NEW CHARACTER (debuted in 2011)

BEST NEW COMIC (#1 shipped in 2011)

BEST LIMITED SERIES (that finished in 2011)

BEST SINGLE ISSUE OR ONE-SHOT (usually under 80 pages)

BEST CLIFFHANGER OR MOMENT

BEST STORYLINE WITHIN A SERIES OR MULTIPLE SERIES

BEST SLEEPER/SURPRISE HIT

BEST ONGOING COMIC (doesn't have to start in 2011)

BEST REPRINT COLLECTION

BEST ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL

BEST WRITER

BEST ARTIST

BEST INKER

BEST COLOR ARTIST

BEST LETTERER

BEST EDITOR

BEST COVER ARTIST

BEST CREATIVE TEAM (Writer/Penciller/Inker/Letterer/Colors/Editor)

BREAKOUT TALENT OF 2011

BEST WEBCOMIC OR DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE

BEST COMIC PROJECT IN ANOTHER MEDIUM (movie, TV, toys, novels, etc.)

BEST PUBLICATION or WEBSITE ABOUT COMICS

BEST COMICS PODCAST (Other than Secret Identity)

BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT OF 2011

MOST IMPORTANT NEWS OF 2011

MOST ANTICIPATED FOR 2012

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Punisher Max #20
Herc #10
Peanuts #0
Ghost Rider #6
The Defenders #1

Creator Spotlight: Paul Levitz
Matt sat down with the legendary writer and editor at NYCC 2011 to discuss how he broke into comics, his time as President at DC and his legendary run on Legion of Super Heroes.

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Out of the Longbox:
GLX-Mas Special
DC Super-Star Holiday Special

Saturday Morning Special:
A Charlie Brown Christmas

Primetime Rewind:
Twilight Zone--Night of the Meek (S2E11)

Old Time Holiday Radio:
CBS Radio Mystery Theater--A Christmas Carol (WBBM Chicago--1978)

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Download Location of the Week: North Pole

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Reviews
Buffy Season Nine #3
Archie #627
Avenging Spider-Man #1
A Child Is Born
Snarked #2

Winter Reading Project: Heir to the Empire--Chapters 1-6

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Boob Tube / Big Screen Bonanza:

TV:
Walking Dead
How I Met Your Mother
Always Sunny
Supernatural
New Girl
Raising Hope
The Middle
Modern Family
Simpsons
Heavy Metal Evolution
South Park

Movies:
The Muppets
Return of the Jedi
Batman: Year One
Super 8
J. Edgar

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Reviews
Flash Fordon: Zeitgeist #1
Valen the Outcast #1
New Avengers #18
Star Wars: Agent of the Empire #1
Justice League Dark #3

Creator Spotlight: Carolyn Belefski and Joe Carabeo
Brian spoke to the creative duo behind Curls Studio and the comics Kid Roxy, Black Magic Tales and The Legettes at NYCC 2011. For more info, head over to www.curls-studio.com, where you can also read the Curls webcomic that Carolyn does twice weekly.

In this special episode, Matt and Brian give their recommendations for holiday gifts, including comics, toys, games and more.

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Reviews
Aquaman #3
Punisher #5
Black Panther: Man Without Fear #525
Justice League #3
Wonder Woman #3

Creator Spotlight: Hilary Price
Matt sat down with the creator of Rhymes with Orange at the Paint and Pixel festival 2011.

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Out of the Longbox
What If...The Punisher Killed Daredevil?
Star Wars #38

Saturday Morning Special
Batman Brave and the Bold

Plastic Fantastic
Family Guy Toys

Liner Notes
Megadeth: Thirteen

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