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Giant Size #27 & #28: Marvel NOW! Reading List, Omnibus Edition

The following Reading List post encompasses both "Unraveling Craziness" and "Heavy Metal Album Cover", which make up a full look at the entire Marvel NOW! line, which is half a year into its life. These episodes also feature interviews with artists Phil Noto and Jim Cheung (in his first-ever interview, according to him). Recommendations for their respective work can be found at the tail end of this post.

Unlike typical Reading Lists, these recommendations are predominantly one-line summaries of what each title is, including spoiler-free teases of the twists given to many iconic characters. The list proceeds chronologically alongside the flow of both episodes' conversation.

A significant amount of time and work goes into collecting links and compiling these posts. Even though referral revenue from the Amazon links help support the show and these posts, I always encourage you to support local comic shops, who can (generally) help you find everything you could want, including back issue special orders.

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Giant Size 1: Baby Deadpool Tattoo

I launched a new show this week on 5by5. It features interviews with comic creators. I'm crazy for the theme music.

The first episode includes chats with these people:

Stan Lee
Co-creator of some among the most popular characters in comic book history, mostly-official Ambassador of the form, day player in Marvel movies

Humberto Ramos
Spider-fan and the penciler on the current and outstanding run of Amazing Spider-Man, whose work is truly Amazing

Hope Larson
Writer/artist who uses a manga-inspired B/W plus spot-color style, just released her excellent graphic novel adaptation of A Wrinkle In Time

Brian Posehn & Gerry Duggan
The team writing the new Marvel NOW! Run of Deadpool, which finds the merc with a mouth mowing down evil undead US Presidents

Topics include things they like to read, Star Wars, the piracy "thing", and many others!