Sowing the Seeds of Invincibility

We can’t believe we’re 5 episodes in already. Here’s what you’re getting this week!

As always, we kick off with some news:

• Chloe Zhao getting high praise from Angelina Jolie in reference to the Eternals. Angelina called her a very special director. Small little stories like this are continuing to add to this being the Marvel property I’m most excited to see.
• John Ridley, 12 Years a Slave writer, is taking over the Black Panther comics. Ta-Nehisi Coates had been the writer on this series for the past 5 years on a critically acclaimed run.
• An interesting piece of miscellany. A planned Hulk arc originally begun in 1984 is just seeing print now. It looks like this has changed a lot in 35 years, but the book, Monsters written by Barry Windsor-Smith and published by Fantagraphics will be released on 5/5/2021. The copy reads: “Created over a period of 35 years, Barry Windsor-Smith’ Monsters is a tour de force of visual storytelling. Part family drama, part espionage thriller, part metaphysical journey, it is an intimate portrait of individuals struggling to reclaim their lives and an epic political odyssey across two generations of American history.” I must say it looks beautiful, but it’ll cost you a pretty penny at $79.99.

After that we get down to this week’s comic swap and Steve had Joe read a grimy, pre-post-apocalyptic take (wr. Ann Nocenti, ill. David Aja) from Dark Horse/Berger Books release The Seeds.

Then we move on to the spotlight shows du jour, it’s our season wrap ups of Invincible and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.

We run down the (mostly) upcoming comics adaptations:
M.O.D.O.K. – May 21
Sweet Tooth – June 4
Loki – June 9

And of course talk about what’s on the stack this month:
The Department of Truth vol. 1 (Steve)
Infinity Train ( Steve ) -PLEASE WATCH THIS SHOW!
Immortal Hulk vol. 1 (Joe)
Scumbag vol. 1 (Joe)
Big Trouble in Little China comic adaptation (Joe)
Mare of Easttown ( Joe)

And we really hope you’re coming back in two weeks for our rundown of Postal and our review of Rick and Morty (plus bonus M.O.D.O.K. chatter)