San Diego Comic Con is upon us. The Juggernaut of comic book conventions. The one where everything happens. Many people have lamented over less actual comic announcements happening at SDCC with more focus to non-comic related properties (Hello, Twilight!) To me, I’m OK with anything that gets them in the door. Especially now with both Marvel and DC having such heavy presence on TV and the silver screen, there will be tons of those sort of announcements. Where the concern comes in is the actual comic announcements getting overshadowed by all this. Which is why companies like BOOM! and Image went and made their announcements before the convention actually began. So this week question to you is what do you want to see announced at SDCC? A new Star Wars book from Marvel? The return of the pre-52 DC Universe? Official word on what Warner Bros is doing with the DC movie universe? A Moon Knight TV show? Just tweet at us with the hashtag #LBHQuery or if you need more than 140 characters, tell us below and we’ll talk about it all on next week’s...

Lots of news! Lots of swapping, both of teams and gender and Todd & Leonard are going to cover it all! The View giving away HeroClix and 1/2 issues! Is Batgirl now a hipster? Gail Simone with the nasty tease of all time! Who deserves his own special day more, Batman or Doctor Who? All this plus what we read last week, what we’re looking forward to next week and the results of this week’s question which involves more math than necessary. Links of Note Ultracon of South Florida 07/19 – 07/20 Scranton Comic Con 07/20 Take the DC Comics Survey Digital Books and Sales Danger Girl Sale Claremont & Lee X-Men Sale All Valiant 2012 #1s Free  (X-O Manowar, Archer & Armstrong, Bloodshot, Eternal Warrior, Harbinger, Quantum & Woody, RAI, Shadowman & Unity) What We Read Last Week Superior Foes #13 Thor & Loki: the Tenth Realm #1  Spider-Man 2099 #1 New Suicide Squad #1  Walking Dead #129 What We’re Looking Forward to This Week LFC’s Pick Todd’s Pick http://media.blubrry.com/longbox_heroes/longboxheroes.com/_wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/LBH-006-final.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe:...

A million new books coming down the pike from every publisher. Which ones are Todd and Leonard most excited about? Which one will they force you to buy? Also, a story so controversial, it will shock you! All this, digital sales and a freebie, what we read last week, what we’re looking forward to this week and so much more. Join us, it’s BLISS. Links of Note ConnectiCon Capital City Comic Con The Great Allentown Comic Con Take the DC Comics Survey Digital Books and Sales Alan Moore’s Fashion Beast Mind the Gap Suicide Squad  Superior Spider-Man #27  What We Read Last Week The Legendary Star Lord #1 Rocket Raccoon #1  Thor God of Thunder #24 Green Arrow #33 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/2014/07/LBH-005.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe:...

Recently, at Wizard World Philadelphia, I met Matt Smith and Karen Gillan, who played the 11th Doctor and Amy Pond, respectively, on Doctor Who. They had photo ops for sale so I was able to get my photo taken with each of them. I’ve regaled Leonard and our listeners with the full tale in our already classic third Episode “Why Is This Monkey Crying”. Matt and Karen were not the first actors I’ve meet from Doctor Who and hopefully they will not be the last. I’ve met three other people who have had prominent roles on Doctor Who over the years and here are the stories. The first person I ever met from Doctor Who was Colin Baker who was the 6th Doctor. It was at the New York Comic Con in 2009, I think. He was appearing with a Doctor Who retailer that had a table on the show floor instead of being in the autograph area where most actors are. I had a pass that allowed me on the floor before the doors opened up to the general public (since I’m a big shot) so I got to spend some time alone with him. I told him I was a huge Doctor Who fan and he replied “Well, that’s lucky because recently I have become a huge Doctor” gesturing to his body implying he had packed on a few pounds. We talked mostly about the show and how America doesn’t give big enough portions of vegetables in restaurants. Also, he introduced me to the Doctor Who audio dramas on CD that he does for Big Finish now. I bought the first one in the series which also feature the 5th and 7th Doctors. I had him sign it and also sign my Trial...

While I was at Special Edition NYC (see my report here), my friends and I decided to leave the con and get some lunch and then wander over to the Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N. (Scientific Training and Tactical Intelligence Operative Network)  Exhibit on 44th Street. I had heard about it from Leonard and the con was giving out fliers which doubled as coupons for $5 off admission. When we got there we found that they also had the $5 coupons as soon as you come in (I definitely recommend grabbing one of these coupons as an adult admission is $27.00 & a child is $19.50. So depending on how many tickets you are purchasing that could end up being a huge savings). After we got our tickets, we were led downstairs to wait in line. While waiting, you are asked to sign up to be an agent of S.H.I.E.LD. by supplying your name and email address in one of the many machines along the queue. When finished, you receive a card with your name on it which works with many of the interactive exhibits. Also, this was when the staff briefs the new agents about everything available in the exhibit and intel about the Avengers, which really added to the experience. As you’re led in, an Agent stops you, checks your ID and tells you to stand in front of a green screen for the “last civilian picture you will ever take.” Also, you have to do your best superhero pose because the Avengers team will be put in behind you. Then, you are led to a waiting area and yelled at a little – after all you are raw recruits. And by yelled at I mean they give you the rules. The most important of...

This was Denver Comic Con’s 3rd year, but the first one I’ve been able to attend as my better half surprised me with tickets for our anniversary. She’s new to comics, but was excited to learn more with me & see her beloved Power Rangers. To give you a frame of reference, Denver’s first year was pretty small, but last year saw a huge jump in attendance. They weren’t prepared for the spike & just couldn’t handle the lines. This led to horror stories of five hour waits. Luckily this year they figured out line management. Luckily, we got there about an hour before badge exchange. The line was long, but it moved very smoothly. The poor dude in a Punisher costume had to keep reminding his Spider-Kids that there were no places in line to pee. Friday was a lot of fun. We started the day watching a Q&A with the Blue Ranger (David Yost), Black Ranger (Walter Jones) & Lord Zed (Robert Axelrod). The main event room had a crazy echo that made it hard for the panel guests to hear the fans questions, so Yost took matters into his own hands by moving the microphones closer to the stage. They mostly talked about being role models and stuff like that, but I enjoyed the tales of pranks. I guess the Green Ranger (Jason David Frank) really enjoyed ribbing Yost. Heeding Todd’s advice about cons, we took advantage of the small Friday morning crowd to explore the merch area & artist alley. Quite the sensory overload, but we got good recon to plan our weekend. We marked out pretty hard when we sat in the 1960’s Batmobile. It was neat chatting with the owner about the history of the car. Our buddies...

A brand new start to an old favorite. Todd and Leonard are back and never left at the same time! We talk about one of the craziest comics stories in quite some time! A deep discussion about Marvel’s variant cover policy and if it’s a good thing or a bad thing. We talk Daredevil casting news and somehow it gets to Adventures in Babysitting. Trust me, it all makes sense. All this, what we read last week, what we’re looking forward to this week, digital sales and freebies. But DANG IT, in our excitement, we forgot a Twitter question! We’ll let you know here shortly. ** Links of Note ** Orlando Toy & Comic Con  Denver Comic Con Eternal Con in Long Island  NY Comic Fest Special Edition NYC Take the DC Comics Survey **Digital Books Sales** Comixology Summer Reading List Letter 44 Sale Preacher Sale Marvel X-Men sales **What We Read Last Week** Big Trouble in Little China #1 Superior Foes #12 Original Sin #3 Loki Agent of Asgard #5 Cyclops #2 **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-001.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe:...