ANOTHER upset? And during Harley Quinn month! I like the way these match ups are working out. And as mentioned on episode 35 of the podcast, these indie match ups always bring the weirdness. There are times where a team book or a book that has an ensemble cast and I make the executive decision to pick one character to represent the feel of the book. Sometimes it’s tough, as you’ll see in the coming weeks, other times its not. Like this one. So, representing Image Comics’ Saga, one of the toughest and best defined characters in all of comics, the number two seed, Alana: She does battle with the leader of the Autobots, representing the IDW Transformers line of books, the number ten seed, Optimus Prime: Voting has ended – thanks for checking us out! Perhaps you don’t want to contribute to the poll, that’s cool. You do your thing.  You can tweet your choice. Just don’t forget the hashtag #LBHQuery so I can track them down easier and we’ll go from there! Next week, we look at the next matchup in the indie...

The first comic book I ever put my hard earned, adolescent cash down for was G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #14. To this day, I know where I purchased that book: United Dairy Farmers, the corner market, in my home town. Back then, the United Dairy Farmers would give you 10 cents for each glass cola bottle you brought in. I had collected seven, thus covering my 60 cent cover price and a little extra for tax. I still have that first page indelibly inscribed in my psyche. Three legendary characters: Snake-Eyes, Dr Venom, and Kwinn, the Eskimo mercenary. From that point on, G.I. Joe was the book I collected. Larry Hama was the God of all things Joe. It was not until three years later that I was given my first superhero book (X-Factor #7) and I fell hard for collecting everything I could get my hands on. Shortly after I discovered G.I. Joe, I discovered Transformers #1 at the same corner market. It is worth remembering, that this was the 1980s, and there were no larger powerhouses of comic, cartoon, and toy lines aimed at kids, than these two behemoths. G.I. Joe and Transformers defined my childhood and taught me the value of storytelling which remains with me to this day. Both were must-read comics (the true canon) and must-see cartoons (as filler between months waiting for the next published panel). G.I. Joe and Transformers have had a multitude of adaptations over the decades. Within the comic book genre alone, both have been bastardized by commercialism, suffered 90s angst and been made extreme, and also wandered down the dark road that turned them morbid and gritty. At times, both licenses have thrived and suffered from these interpretations. In the 1980s, and...

Fantastic rumored team ups! Fake Free Comic Book Day! Everyone gets their cut at DC. And who cried when meeting the Doctor? Todd and Leonard talk about it all including heaping buckets of praise on Jason Aaron and Gail Simone, playing Kreskin with next week’s books and so much more! Links of Note Richmond, VA Comic Con 06/29  Take the DC Comics Survey Digital Books and Sales Transformers More Than Meets the Eye Sale Do Androids Dream of Electric Sleep Sale Geoff Johns Superman Sale What We Read Last Week Red Sonja #10 Thor #23 Original Sin #4  Silver Surfer #3  What We’re Looking Forward to This Week Todd’s Pick LFC’s Pick      http://media.blubrry.com/longbox_heroes/longboxheroes.com/_wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Longbox-Heroes-003.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe:...