Last week, “Ultimate Comics X-Men #1” hit shelves. Which means that all of the titles from the relaunch of Marvel’s Ultimate universe are out. Since I talked about the relaunch on the podcast, I decided that I should let you guys know what I think about the titles one by one.
(more after the jump. Warning: spoilers)
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Join the Rag-NERD-rok Crew this week for our very first interview! In this episode, we sit down with Bob Rozakis, former writer and Executive Director of Production at DC Comics, to pick his brain about his time in the industry. Mr. Rozakis shares some fascinating and hilarious anecdotes from his 25 years at DC, including the Comic Mobile debacle, the imbroglio surrounding the death of Superman, and the story of how he helped to usher the company into the digital age. After the break, Erik gives us the rundown on the newest expansion for “Red Dragon Inn,” a board game by Slugfest Games in which each player portrays an archetypal hero in the style of “Dungeons & Dragons” with the objective of drinking his or her fellow adventurers under the table at a post-adventure booze session.
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In this episode, the guys in the Rag-NERD-rok Crew discuss their favorite parts of SDCC 2011. Meyer talks about the “Amazing Spider-Man” panel, Ed covers “Doctor Who,” Ryan gushes over “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic,” Alex gives us the rundown on Brian K. Vaughan and Bryan Lee O’Malley, and Erik discusses “Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3” and CM Punk. Later, Meyer reviews “Captain America: The First Avenger,” and we once again delve into the mind of our friend Will, who never fails to confuse and entertain us.
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When a beloved series is laid to rest by its creators, never again to offer us the thrill and joy of new installments, its fans are often overcome with grief. Whether the series in question spanned a decade or only a few short seasons, they feel as if there wasn’t enough time to truly relish what it had to offer. Mourning these losses can be difficult and draining, for even as fans remember the good times they had watching, reading, or listening, they must acknowledge that the story has come to an end if they are truly to move on. In this very special episode of Rag-NERD-rok, Alex, Ryan, Ed, Meyer and Erik take a fond look back at some of their favorite series that have “passed beyond the veil,” so to speak, and pay them tribute in stirring eulogy. After this nerdly memorial service, Alex gives us a review of “The Rocketeer Adventures,” and Ed introduces the first episode of his new audio drama, “Dead of Winter.”
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SPIDER-MAN IS DEAD!!!
Well, Ultimate Peter Parker is dead. Ultimate Spider-Man is going to live on. However, Peter Parker’s premature demise is leading us into a relaunch of the entire Ultimate Marvel universe in August.
Warning: spoilers