I messed up. I was wrong. Usually, I’ll make the joke ‘I thought I was wrong once but I was mistaken’ but no, this is inexcusable to me. The second semi finals match up in the Marvel bracket pits the number seven seed Daredevil: Against the number five seed, Thor: On the show, I said the Thing instead of Thor. Thor beat the Thing last round. I’m really bummed I made such an oversight. Thor wins, 9 to 7 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! Just to keep track, here’s the current standings in the Marvel Bracket: Next week, maybe we’re taking a break from the tournament. Maybe not. I’m still reeling from my...

For two characters in the same profession (lawyers) you would think that Jen Walters and Matt Murdock would have crossed over way more than they have. This battle here is only the third time in 10 years that the number seven seed, Daredevil: takes on the number sixteen seed, She-Hulk: Daredevil wins, 9-6 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! Just to keep track, here’s the current standings in the Marvel Bracket: Next week, the final four begins in the DC Bracket with a very Bat centric match...

So, I can find these guys together, but it is a splash page going across two pages and they are in mid air so not the BEST representation. So, I decided to go with the same artist.  Here is the penultimate first round Marvel match up as the number seven seed, Matt Murdock Daredevil: Takes on the number fifteen seed Bucky Barnes, the Winter Soldier: Daredevil wins 16 to 2 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, the final first round DC match up takes place, Green vs. Red and more than likely another situation of not being able to find them in a useable panel...

I keep meticulous records of my comics. Whether my travelling notebook, two different Excel spreadsheets or my Stash My Comics listings, I know what’s here, what’s coming in and what’s going out. This week is the fewest number of books I’m picking up on a non-holiday week since June 15th 2011. Does Todd make up for it? Todd’s Pull: SENSATION COMICS #1 ALL NEW X-FACTOR #12 DAREDEVIL #7 MAGNETO #8 THE DELINQUENTS #1 THE FADE OUT #1 LFC’s Pull: THE FADE OUT #1 DAREDEVIL #7 MIGHTY AVENGERS #13 DELINQUENTS #1 THE EMPTY MAN #3 Here’ the full list of what’s on sale for 08/20/14 thanks to our good friends at Comics on the Green. What are you picking up this week? What are you most looking forward...

What a crazy week and what a crazy episode. You’re gonna notice something different about this episode. And probably the next few episodes. We’re, and by “we” I mean everyone but Leonard, been working hard to get this show into your hot little ears. I hope you like it! Links of Note Tampa Bay Comic Con San Antonio Wizard World Charlotte Comic Con Birmingham International Comic Expo Guardians of the Galaxy opens Friday Take the DC Comics Survey Digital Books and Sales Robin 101 Sale Guardians of the Galaxy Trades Archer & Armstrong Sale Annihilation sale Skybound Humble Bundle Transformers Humble Bundle What We Read Last Week Doctor Who 11th Doctor #1 Star Spangled War Stories #1 Saga #21 Daredevil #6 Amazing Spider-Man #4 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-08.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe:...

It’s San Diego Comic Con week! And there are tons of books in stores! A light week last week and a five Wednesday month still yields tons of books! Todd’s pull: ALL STAR WESTERN #33 BATMAN #33 STAR SPANGLED WAR STORIES GI ZOMBIE #1 RED LANTERNS #33 SUPERMAN #33 WONDER WOMAN #33 ALL NEW INVADERS #8 DAREDEVIL #6 ORIGINAL SINS #4 ORIGINAL SIN 5.2 STORM #1 DOCTOR WHO 10th DOCTOR #1 DOCTOR WHO 11th DOCTOR #1 LETTER 44 #8 SAGA #21 VELVET #6 LFC’s pull: ALL STAR WESTERN #33 BATMAN #33 RED LANTERNS #33 STAR SPANGLED WAR STORIES GI ZOMBIE #1 SUPERMAN #33 SWAMP THING BY BRIAN K VAUGHAN TP VOL 02 SAGA #21 VELVET #6 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #4 DAREDEVIL #6 MIGHTY AVENGERS #12 ORIGINAL SIN #5.2 LETTER 44 #8 Here’ the full list of what’s on sale for 07/23/14 thanks to our good friends at Comics on the Green. What are you picking up this week? What are you most looking forward...

July has five weeks of shipping but somehow, this first week is a MONSTER! Here’s what Todd’s getting this week: Swamp Thing 33 Green Arrow 33 Earth-2 25 Miracleman 8 Original Sin 5 Rocket Raccoon 1 Gaurdians Of The Galaxy Galaxy’s Most Wanted 1 Legendary Star Lord 1 Thor God Of Thunder 24 Black Widow 8 Daredevil Road Warrior 0.1 Magneto 6 All New X-Factor 10 Quantum and Woody 12 Big Trouble In Little China 2 Lazarus 9 Southern Bastatds 3 And here’s what Leonard’s getting this week: ACTION COMICS #33 BATMAN SUPERMAN #12 GREEN ARROW #33 SUPERMAN UNCHAINED #7 SWAMP THING #33 TINY TITANS RETURN TO THE TREEHOUSE #2 SOUTHERN BASTARDS #3 DAREDEVIL #0.1 LEGENDARY STAR LORD #1 MILES MORALES ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #3 MOON KNIGHT #5 ORIGINAL SIN #5 ROCKET RACCOON #1 THOR GOD OF THUNDER #24 BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA #2 QUANTUM & WOODY #12 Here’ the full list of what’s on sale for 07/02/14 thanks to our good friends at Comics on the Green. What are you picking up this...

Another Wednesday, another new shipment of books!! Whether be in a local store or digitally, there are tons of books available. Here’s what Todd’s getting this week: HARLEY QUINN #7 WONDER WOMAN #32 RED SONJA #10 FATALE #23 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #35 THOR GOD OF THUNDER #23 IRON MAN #28 SILVER SURFER #3 DAREDEVIL #4 ORIGINAL SIN #4 And here’s what Leonard’s getting this week: HARLEY QUINN #7 FATALE #23 DAREDEVIL #4 IRON MAN #28 ORIGINAL SIN #4 SILVER SURFER #3 THOR GOD OF THUNDER #23 RED SONJA #10 Here’ the full list of what’s on sale for 06/18/14 thanks to our good friends at Comics on the Green. What are you picking up this...

This is an idea I’ve had for a while and was even a Twitter question on the old podcast. There are some issues of a comic book that stick with you. That do exactly what a comic should do: give you a complete story, beginning, middle and end, in one single issue while staying true to the character/teams/etc. you are reading about. Most of these I’m going on from memory but I’m also going to do my best to reread these today to see how well they hold up. So, let’s begin with the wild and crazy far flung year of 1996: Daredevil #360 – Alone against the Absorbing Man Written by Karl Kesel with art by Cary Nord What you need to know: as a child, Matt Murdock was stuck in the eyes by a radioactive isotope while trying to save a man crossing the street. This good deed blinded him however, it heightened all of his other senses, allowing him to “see” with a radar sense. Also, under the training of Stick, he became the Man Without Fear! He is also a lawyer, playing on the whole ‘justice is blind’ thing, I’m sure. Also, this is during the time at Marvel of ‘Heroes Reborn.’ Marvel, and comics in general weren’t doing great in the late 90’s. The days of books selling millions of copies had come and gone and the bubble had burst. Things had gotten so bad, it was around this time that Marvel even filed for bankruptcy! Looking at how successful Marvel is today, this may seem crazy, but this is the topsy-turvy world of comics publishing. As an attempt at the “let’s throw everything against the wall & see what sticks” method, Marvel had reached out to creators who...