5 Ways to Fix Comics (And Why They Won’t Happen), Not Giving Up, New DC/Marvel Titles and More

Thinking Critical Comic Book Podcast

Wes is back with another episode of the The Comic Wrap. Wes runs down the biggest comic book and pop culture news and best conversations of the week. Wes lays out five easy ways to fix the comic book industry and why they can’t happen. (00:00:00) Comics Aficionados co-host Dok joins Wes to talk about why they still read comic books despite rising prices and declining quality. If nobody shines a spotlight on the issues within comic books they can never return to their former glory (00:26:41) She-Ra fans loved talking smack when Netflix rebooted the character, ignoring past history in 2018. Now they are upset Amazon is producing a live-action series, all but ignoring the 2018 animated series, I love irony. (00:49:23) There are a host of rumored gender swaps on the big screen including; Indiana Jones, James Bond and Flight of the Navigator. Wes covers each rumor as Hollywood continues rebooting or replacing male heroes with female leads. (01:09:56) DC Comics announced 4 new comic coming in December including; World of Krypton, Batgirls and Swamp Thing: Green Hell. (01:30:54) Marvel Comics also announced new titles and clarified the future of events like Devil’s Reign and a return to the Old Man Universe. (01:50:47) Drew from Comics Elite comic shop joins Wes to talk about the best comics to read right now. They name a few Marvel and DC favorites but mostly it’s indie comics. (02:10:00) Finally, Wes talks about how you can’t even escape modern strife and events in Batman ’89. (02:37:38)

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