News, reviews, discusssion and an interview with Cross Bronx creators Ivan Brandon and Mike Oeming. Packed with comic goodness! In this episode: -Reviews of Pride of Baghdad, Walking Dead, Cable Deadpool, Captain America, CVO: African Blood, Trials of Shazam, Claws and Street Fighter: The Ultimate Collection. -Mike and Kevin take a close look at Civil War #4. -Ricky interviews Ivan Brandon and Mike Oeming at the Baltimore Comic-con. -Plus Nick with the news! In future episodes we talk to Michael Turner, George Perez, Erik Larsen, Olivier Coipel, Clayburn Moore, John Romita Jr & Sr, Jerry Robinson and more!
Mike and Kevin take the new intern, Luis, to the MidJersey Comicon…hilarity ensues! Mike and Kevin talk to Chuck Satterlee, Scott Derby, Dave Perillo, Geekboy Press’ Louie La Palombara and con organizer Laverne. And Luis shows how not to react during an interview when he gets a shot to interview Mike Oeming and Rob Reilly. Also, in this episode: -Mike and Ricky give their picks of some Harvey Award Nominees. -Reviews of: Street Fighter Legends Sakura, Ultimate Fantastic Four, Fell, Claws #1 and Transformers Evolutions #2. -Ricky and Mike Swisstack take a look at Bowen’s new First Appearance Punisher statue and the very sharp Archangel mini bust. -Kevin gives a retailer perspective on Civil War delays. -Plus, Nick with the news. Keep an eye out later this week for Luis’ exclusive video blog from the MidJersey Comicon. Don’t forget that you have more than one way to watch Variant Edition! Choose the podcast version of the show that is playable on the iPod with video or any computer with Quicktime 7; or the streaming version of the show that can be watched right on the web page; or even a shareable version on our YouTube page. (The quality of this week’s YouTube version may not be that great due to how long the episode ran…) And don’t forget the bonus website reviews. We have something new at Variant Edition just about every day! Let us know what you think about the show. If there is anything you would like to see us cover, email us at feedback@variantedition.com.
Last March, John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt published an article in the London Review of Books. Entitled “The Israel Lobby: Does it Have too Much Influence on US Foreign Policy,” it drew swift charges of anti-Semitism in the editorial pages of American newspapers. The debate centers around these two perspectives as the panelists move among issues such as US-Israeli relations, the Middle East peace process, the origins of the Iraq War and Israeli settlement policy to name a few.
This is the 1st ten minutes of Comic Blender! Dick and Dave are hilarious in this issue! X-Factor, O.C.T., X-men First Class, and Robin this weeks reviews! Be sure to check out the rest at Itunes or BobsComics.com!
The Ministry of Truth presents: Benita reads us a story about a little girl named Sue Ellen who learns a big lesson about life. Girls suck. Feminist book review by Jackie Ryan. Yes this book is real.
