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Episode 29: House of X #1 (2019) - Part 1 of our PHOX Event coverage

If you're looking for a good jumping on point for the X-Men, this event is your golden ticket! From the first issue of House of X , Alex and I knew we needed to cover it. We are dropped right in the middle of the action in a whole new world of X-Men. Exactly how we got here will take a few more issues to figure out.  " House of X " and " Powers of X " are two intertwined stories that work in tandem to tell this expansive story. Early on, Alex began referring to it as PHOX to save time in text conversations and it just kind of stuck. We will be covering all 12 issues of PHOX, so we hope you will follow along! The issues are now available on Marvel Unlimited ! If you missed them in paper form you can read them there! (Or listen to this episode to figure out how you can enter to win your very own copy of this issue. #2ManGiveaway) Did you enjoy House of X #1? We would love to hear from you! Reach out to us on  Twitter @2mancomicbook ,  ...

Episode 28: Let's Talk Digital Comic Book Services!

If it weren't for Marvel Unlimited , it is fair to assume that this podcast would have never been started.  With these various services being such an easy way to get into comic books, we thought that it would be cool to talk through what we think of them! Marvel Unlimited is a really great service with tons of comic books and an awesome interface. We highly recommend it! DC Universe is relatively new, but it has an awesome collection of comic books, and it also has TV and Movies! (And the DC Universe Original Shows are absolutely fantastic!!) Comixology Unlimited is an absolutely fantastic service if you're looking for Indie comic books in addition to a pretty good selection of Marvel and DC titles! We also discuss a few other options. Whichever method you choose, we just hope you read comic books!  Did you enjoy this "Let's Talk" episode? Would you like to hear more short subject episodes like this? If so please reach out and let u...

Mini-sode: Which universe would you live in?

We recently took a #2ManRoadTrip to Oklahoma City to watch an NBA game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Boston Celtics. While in town we dropped by New World Comics   and picked up a few books. On the way back I had a random question for Alex so I pulled out my portable mp3 recorder and we had a quick discussion. If you had to pick one of the various superhero universes to live in, which would you pick? It's not quite as easy as "Marvel" or "DC". There is the whole multiverse angle to think through, as well as the fact that most of those universes are constantly at the brink of total annihilation! It was far from an exhaustive discussion, and I'm sure that if we had the chat again, some of our answers might be different, but regardless, it was a nice little discussion to take occupy our minds for a few minutes of the 7 hours we spent on the road that day. Which universe would you pick? Editors Notes :  There is a lot of road noise i...

Episode 27: Batwoman #4 & 5 (2017)

Batwoman is in an intense fight with Knife in a cave filled with explosives. How is she going to get out of it alive? In today's episode, we follow Kate Kane, Tahani, and Safiyah through fights, back stories, and intense storms. The story comes to a quasi-conclusion in issue 4, though with a real "to be continued" vibe. We continue covering with a little epilogue issue of #5, though it is more of a prologue where we get to see more of "The Lost Year". We absolutely had to cover this issue! It is a wonderful glimpse into Kate's past, as well as what made Tahani so mad.  It also had some of the most amazing art I've seen in a comic in a long time! Artist Stephanie Hans fills every panel and page with pure art! Here are a few examples of some of that wonderful art! We highly recommend you check this issue out! Though we wrap up our coverage of Batwoman with this episode (for now at least), I am going to continue reading to see what u...

Episode 26: Batwoman #2 & #3 (2017)

In Episode 26, Alex and Drew dig into the next to issues in the first Rebirth story arc of Batwoman. There are so many mysteries that the first two issue posed. Some are answered and more are revealed. The story is really starting to pick up. We're enjoying the story and we hope you are too! The trivia rounds are heating up too! Alex and Drew are neck and neck... who will win this round of trivia? Do you have trivia you would like us to use in our trivia rounds? Reach out to Alex and Drew on Twitter. If we use your question we'll give you a shout out on the show! And as always, if there is a comic series or topic you would like to hear us cover on the podcast, reach out to us on  Twitter @2mancomicbook , or  Instagram @2mancomicbookclub .