This week we have a mighty offering of first issues and industry goings-on to get into. Mike D read Vicarious by Ryan Parrott, and Mystique by Declan Shalvey, while Vargas did the heavy lifting & talks us through Batman & Robin, Moon Knight, Where Monsters Lie, Batman Full Moon, and Exorcism at 1600 Pennsylvania.

Join us on the patreon in a few days to hear what Vargas thought about the new Hell Boy movie, and a chat about what we're still reading on our show within a show: "The Subsequent Issue Club"!

This week we talk about the clear headliner... DC is ALL IN on Absolute Batman, but how does the First Issue Club feel?! We also read Sentinels on Marvel, Toxic Avenger on Ahoy, Terminator on Dynamite, and The Body Trade on Mad Cave.

In the news we'll talk about rumors swirling around a "new" Batman creative team, the resurrection of Youngbloods on Image, Joker 2 box office woes, and Supermans love life.

This week, DC illuminated us on the next era of comics with the giant-sized DC All In Special! How special was it?! We have takes, so listen and find out. In the news we'll be talking about retailers as publishers, COVR Price making moves in the software space, the first full appearance of Marvels Fantasma, and the Beauty TV show being cast. In our indie comics offerings, Greg will be walking us through Skin Police, The Creeping Below, and Hyde Street. All spooky books to get your fall started off right.