#300 – Sam Wilson, Venomverse, Doctor Aphra

It’s the latest episode of the official podcast covering all things Marvel! Get up to speed on all the latest comics releases, plus loads of TV, movies and games news (1:22:36), and more! Hear from X-Cutioner’s Song’s Fabian Nicieza (1:32:20), as...

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The 10 Greatest AVENGERS Lineups of ALL TIME!

Going from 1,000,000 B.C. to 2099, and everything in-between.

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Deadpool Kills The Marvel Universe - Cullen Bunn

Deadpool Kills The Marvel Universe Cullen Bunn Genre: Graphic Novels Price: $6.99 Publish Date: November 14, 2014 Publisher: Marvel Entertainment Seller: Disney Publishing Worldwide

Collects Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe #1-4. What if everything you thought was funny about Deadpool was actually just disturbing? What if he decided to kill everyone and everything that makes up the Marvel Universe? What if he actually pulled it off? Would that be FUN for you? The Merc with a Mouth takes a turn for the twisted in a horror comic like no other!

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Injustice: Gods Among Us #3 - Tom Taylor & Mike S. Miller

Injustice: Gods Among Us #3 Tom Taylor & Mike S. Miller Genre: Graphic Novels Price: $0.99 Publish Date: January 29, 2013 Publisher: DC Comics Seller: DC Comics

Superman battles one of his most deadly foes while an innocent life is in danger. Tragic events are about to unfold that will change the course of history for the heroes of the DC Universe. It all kicks into high gear here!

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Injustice: Gods Among Us #4 - Tom Taylor & S. Mike Miller

Injustice: Gods Among Us #4 Tom Taylor & S. Mike Miller Genre: Graphic Novels Price: $0.99 Publish Date: February 5, 2013 Publisher: DC Comics Seller: DC Comics

In the wake of the unspeakable tragedy he unwittingly helped to trigger, Superman faces his greatest loss and his most challenging moral decision ever. Everything is about to pivot on the choice he makes; it could change the course of the world—and the lives of all the super heroes—forever. 

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Batman: The Killing Joke - Alan Moore & Brian Bolland

Batman: The Killing Joke Alan Moore & Brian Bolland Genre: Graphic Novels Price: $12.99 Publish Date: December 4, 2012 Publisher: DC Comics Seller: DC Comics

A NEW YORK TIMES Bestseller! Presented for the first time with stark, stunning new coloring by Brian Bolland, BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE is Alan Moore's unforgettable meditation on the razor-thin line between sanity and insanity, heroism and villainy, comedy and tragedy. According to the grinning engine of madness and mayhem known as the Joker, that's all that separates the sane from the psychotic. Freed once again from the confines of Arkham Asylum, he's out to prove his deranged point. And he's going to use Gotham City's top cop, Commissioner Jim Gordon, and the Commissioner’s brilliant and beautiful daughter Barbara to do it.

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THE FLASH: FLASHPOINT Film & What The Comic Book Event Could Mean For the DCEU

Could THE FLASH: FLASHPOINT be DCEU's CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR?

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SUPER SKRULLS Teased By CAPTAIN MARVEL Concept Artist

And the first official look at the MCU Skrulls for those who weren't at Comic-Con International: San Diego.

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GOTHAM Season Premiere Moved For Seth McFarlane's THE ORVILLE

the "Birth of Night" comes early.

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Batman Day Activity Kit and Selling Guide

Batman Day Activity Kit and Selling Guide

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News On DC's MILESTONE Relaunch Coming Soon Says JIM LEE

Could this become DC's latest pop-up imprint?

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GWAR: ORGASMAGEDDON Replaces Artists To Finish Out Title

Thankfully, the drum kit didn't eat anyone this time.

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The Six Questions MARVEL LEGACY Will Answer

Marvel is raising more LEGACY questions.

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Reviews: USAGI YOJIMBO Rejoins TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES Action Figure Line

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ICYMI: This Week’s Science News (7/28/17)

By: Jaclyn Cascio (@jaclynator)

When the world gets you down, remember that there is some really great research going on that will make the world better, or at the very least, entertain us. If STEM discoveries weren’t high on the priority list of news channels and you’re curious about what’s been happening, read on! ICYMI, here’s some of the science news from the last week!

Weird!

The mystery surrounding an unexplained signal (officially called “Weird!”) that drew the public’s eye and aroused the hopes of some for extraterrestrial life has been solved. Strange signals were reportedly coming from Ross 128, a dim star roughly 11 light years from Earth. After much debate and networking, it seems that the signals are simply a type of satellite interference, transmissions from geostationary satellites. So the search for life continues…

Run, run, as fast as you can…

This Monday, a team of scientists revealed a “speed rule” formula that can predict (with 90% accuracy) an animal’s maximum speed knowing only their weight and the environment they move within (water, air, or land). Muscles and strength are not enough to dictate the speed at which an animal can move, the researchers concluded. Speed is dependent on strength and the rate their muscles use up the energy stored in the muscles. The fastest animals tend to be in an intermediate range, with enough muscle to move them forward without too much mass that requires expending energy too quickly. The formula seems to work when estimating dinosaur travel speeds as well! Beware, most of the quick animals are faster than humans; it seems our species has looked for brains, not brawn.

To chip or not to chip…

Wisconsin company Three Square Market, a snack stall supplier, is the first U.S. company to offer microchip implants to its employees. Approximately 50 of the company’s 85 employees have voluntarily agreed to the implants, which are the size of a grain of rice and set to be placed between the thumb and forefinger. The implant will hopefully allow the employees to perform tasks around the office with ease (such as opening doors, logging in to computers, using the copy machine, etc.). The company’s offering of the implants has, of course, sparked some debate, especially concerning the privacy of the “chipped” employees. Will it be the wave of the future or will people stick to microchipping their pets?

Self-talk takes a third-person perspective

Talking to yourself in the third person isn’t just for the lonely anymore. A new study has shown that talking to yourself in the third person in response to an emotional event may help keep emotions in check. The Michigan State University team conducted two research studies and the results seem to indicate that psychological distance is created by talking to oneself using a third person perspective. It appears to help to see ourselves as we see others, allowing us to balance our emotions more easily and reducing activity in areas of the brain associated with painful emotions. And it takes the same amount of energy as talking to yourself in the first person – so it’s an easy option! So chat away and talk with yourself about what you’re feeling.

Let’s look at the land down under the land down under!

A few months ago, the underwater continent Zealandia, emerged in the headlines. This week, a two-month long expedition sets off to try to uncover the mysteries of the continent and take a closer look at the Pacific Ring of Fire. The drill ship in the expedition will collect sediment from Zealandia to learn more about what the continent has been doing for the last 53 million years. What secrets will Zealandia reveal?

Books aren’t the only things being edited.

The DNA of a human embryo has reportedly been edited for the first time in the United States. A team of researchers from the Oregon Health and Science University in Portland apparently changed the DNA of one-celled embryos using CRISPR gene-editing technology. The embryos were not allowed to develop beyond a few days with no intention of implantation in a womb by the team. There are still few details about the research, but it is likely that it may answer some questions about the possibility of mutations when editing genes. Could the X-Men eventually become the real deal?

Imagination

Scientists working at Google’s DeepMind project are working on developing AI capable of imagination. Humans regularly take actions and predict their consequences, from big life decisions to simple actions like placing a glass of water on the edge of a table. Working through decisions to make plans for the future without explicitly programmed instructions is a challenge for AI, so DeepMind scientists have worked to create a system combining trial and error with simulation capabilities. The new system is helping the AI learn more with less experience and cope with gaps of knowledge to make decisions for the future. So how long will it be before a DeepMind system makes the leap that humanity is toxic and sets out to destroy us and war with us using Terminators?

I’ve lost weight. Can you tell?

Protons are everywhere. Inside every atom lies a proton. Using electric and magnetic fields in a Penning trap, scientists have worked to measure the mass of protons, attempting to be more and more accurate in their measurements. Physicists in Germany have worked to be more accurate, and it seems that protons are much lighter than originally thought! Of course, the team acknowledges that they might have stumbled onto unforeseen errors and hope that other teams will use their methods to support the new measurements. Could more accurate measurements help with other discoveries? We’ll see!

Breaking news: Weather forecasters happier than tornadoes in trailer parks!?

The National Severe Storms Laboratory is developing a new prediction system that will hopefully be able to put out a tornado warning an hour or more before the storm (as opposed to the average 13 minutes residents have currently). The new system, Warn on Forecast (WoF), was tested in Oklahoma, and the trial run gave residents 90 minutes to prepare for tornadoes. Currently, warnings are given after humans manually look at data and attempt to make predictions, but WoF gathers and analyzes more data than a human could ever hope to process. The prediction model uses the massive amounts of data to anticipate storms and how they might develop, and if further testing is successful, it might become a step forward in early-warning systems, giving people more time to prepare and escape danger! Now, if you’ll excuse me. I’m off to watch Twister.

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Gender Identity & 'Being A Man' In GUMBALLS #3 Preview

Erin Nation's engrossing story continues.

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DC Signed Harley Quinn Graphic Novel & Batman: Mask of the Phantasm Blu-ray™ Sweepstakes

DC Signed Harley Quinn Graphic Novel & Batman: Mask of the Phantasm Blu-ray™ Sweepstakes

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An Oral History of DC's CAPTAIN MARVEL/SHAZAM: The Fawcett Years, Part 1

Newsarama's in-depth oral history of SHAZAM/Captain Marvel.

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VIAN IZAK Mix Comics & Indie Pop With 'Starlit Summer's Eve'

Spotify does comics.

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Comic Book Spotlight: Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman

By: J.P. Perumba de Puthenveetil

The Sandman is a series by Neil Gaiman about a godlike being named Morpheus who rules over the realm of dreams. The series focuses on different stories regarding dreams and usually have Morpheus at the center of them.

This is one of the most unique pieces of literature that I have ever read in my entire life. Throughout the series, a multitude of different themes and ideas are covered and every one of them is still so unique. Other than dreaming, one of the major themes of these comics is that of how gods see humans how our pain and suffering may not matter to a person who is eternal and can see everything on a greater scale. Morpheus is in many ways a good guy, but because he cannot die, and has seen the world from the beginning, he has a hard time finding a reason to help mortals with their own troubles.

There are many very different but interconnected stories in this series, from stories about cats to stories about serial killer conventions. There is no telling where these books will take you once you open a new one.

This series focuses on mortal life and how lives are affected and changed completely by the seemingly careless actions of the higher powers. Morpheus is just one of the many undying powers that these stories look into. The family he belongs too is called the Endless. The represent the different aspects of life itself and each one is its own character study on how these responsibilities take tolls on these godlike beings.

My favorite character, Death, is a prime example of this. She is responsible to appearing to any newly dead person and escorting them to the afterlife, just like the Grim Reaper. Because she has spent lifetimes doing this, she has become completely numb to the idea of dying. She almost ignores in entirely and attempts to make it a fun time!

These beings are far from perfect; they are probably more flawed than most living mortals. That is why The Sandman is interesting, with its main objective posed to a group of undying, all-powerful beings and the question it asks them: what if they had to deal with their own human nature?

This series is very strange; there are many things that will discomfort the reader and a lot of it will be really hard to look at, but if you think you can endure this magnificent trek into this unknown world and meet the Lord of the Dream World face to face, you will come out of it a changed person.

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1,000,000 B.C. GHOST RIDER Rides a Wooly Mammoth... Because Of Course

And one hero's dad shows up.

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The White Donkey: Terminal Lance - Maximilian Uriarte

The White Donkey: Terminal Lance Maximilian Uriarte Genre: Graphic Novels Price: $13.99 Publish Date: April 19, 2016 Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Seller: Hachette Digital, Inc.

New York Times Bestseller A graphic novel of war and its aftermath. A powerful, compulsively page-turning, vivid, and moving tribute to the experience of war and PTSD, The White Donkey tells the story of Abe, a young Marine recruit who experiences the ugly, pedestrian, and often meaningless side of military service in rural Iraq. He enlists in hopes of finding that missing something in his life but comes to find out that it's not quite what he expected. Abe gets more than he bargained for when his journey takes him to the middle east in war-torn Iraq. This is a story about a Marine, written and illustrated by a Marine, and is the first graphic novel about the war in Iraq from a veteran. The White Donkey explores the experience of being a Marine, as well as the challenges that veterans face upon their return home, and its raw power will leave you in awe.

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