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Next week is Free Comic Book Day 2013, and once again, Blake and Erin are here to walk you through the books being offered. What are this year's can't-miss titles? What are books you've never heard of that may be worth your time? And what special treat has Blake cooked up for you guys? Contact us with comments, suggestions, or anything else at Showcase@CXPulp.com! Music provided by Music Alley from Mevio.

The temperatures are rising and it's almost time to seek refuge in a nice, air-conditioned movie theater. This week, Blake and Erin walk you through all the big releases of Summer 2013 -- what we're excited about, what we couldn't care less about, and a heck of a lot in-between. In the picks, Erin is getting into the BBC's Sherlock, and Blake's favorite new comic of 2012 Danger Club, returns from hiatus. Contact us with comments, suggestions, or anything else at Showcase@CXPulp.com! Music provided by Music Alley from Mevio.

Our pal Adam from the Graphic Panels Podcast has declared the week before Free Comic Book Day, beginning April 29, to be Comics Kick Ass Week -- a time to celebrate what we love about comics, and we here at the Showcase are going to tell you how to help spread the word. Blake talks about what's got him excited about comics this week and tells you how to do the same. In the picks this week, it's Batman and Robin #19. Contact us with comments, suggestions, or anything else at Showcase@CXPulp.com! Join the Comics Kick Ass Week event on Facebook! Follow Comics Kick Ass Week on Tumblr! Music provided by Music Alley from Mevio.

They're both back! Overcoming Herculean computer problems, this week Blake and Erin are both audible as they talk a little bit about the current movie crop. Erin sings the praises of Jurassic Park in 3D, while Blake gives his opinion on the remake of Evil Dead and the new DVD release of John Dies at the End. The two also talk this week's episode of Doctor Who and mourn the passing of comic greats Carmine Infantino and George Gladir. Contact us with comments, suggestions, or anything else at Showcase@CXPulp.com!

Erin, who is much nicer than Blake, told him to go ahead and post this week's episode despite a catastrophic recording error that chopped out her half of the conversation. So if you're up for it, here's an hour of Blake talking to himself about the new Doctor Who episode, some news from Wondercon, and the book Wool by Hugh Howey. If you don't want to listen to that, he doesn't blame you. Contact us with comments, suggestions, or anything else at Showcase@CXPulp.com! Music provided by Music Alley from Mevio.

If Digital Comics are your thing, clear the space off on your iPad... Marvel is making a bold move this week at the South By Southwest Expo. Blake also gives a short spoiler-free recommendation to Oz the Great and Powerful. In the picks, it's Animal Man #18, the epilogue to the Rotworld crossover. Contact us with comments, suggestions, or anything else at Showcase@CXPulp.com! Music provided by Music Alley from Mevio.

This week, Blake starts to chat about what happens in Batman, Inc. #8 and instead gets sidetracked on a rant about spoilers. They're everywhere. They cannot be avoided. So maybe it's just time to give into the madness. WARNING: This podcast contains spoilers for... well... everything. In the picks, it's Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time #2. Contact us with comments, suggestions, or anything else at Showcase@CXPulp.com! Music provided by Music Alley from Mevio.

This week, Blake and Kenny sit down to chat about comic book news -- the new Green Lantern creative teams, the return of Power Girl's classic costume, George Romero bringing his zombies to Marvel Comics, and more! Then, with a little help from our Facebook friends, we pick into big properties that are NOT currently being published in this age of licensed comics... James Bond, Gargoyles, Silverhawks... where are their comics? In the picks, Kenny is reading Geek Magazine and Blake is reading Locke and Key: Omega. Contact us with comments, suggestions, or anything else at Showcase@CXPulp.com! Music provided by Music Alley from Mevio.

It's a big week for Bruces and Blake and Erin take in Willis's newest film, A Good Day to Die Hard, and talk about the repercussions of Wayne's lastest battle with the Joker in the conclusion of Death of the Family. We also talk about the return of The Walking Dead, rejoice in the crapitude of Birdemic: Shock and Terror, and Blake recommends that if you're not reading Morning Glories, you go back and start at the beginning. Contact us with comments, suggestions, or anything else at Showcase@CXPulp.com! Music provided by Music Alley from Mevio.

Blake's world is mildly shattered this week as a pratice of Disney's comic book publishing comes to light. He picks himself up with some comforting news about Thom Zahler's Love and Capes, and wraps it up with a shout-out to Witch Doctor: Mal Practice. Contact us with comments, suggestions, or anything else at Showcase@CXPulp.com! Music provided by Music Alley from Mevio.

This week Blake and Erin sit down to talk about the big news from Lucasfilm -- J.J. Abrams to direct Star Wars Episode VII. We explain why we're cautiously optimistic about this development before we get into other comic-to-screen news, including the end of the Chew TV show, the cancellations of Young Justice and Green Lantern, developments for Man of Steel and X-Men: Days of Future Past and more. Plus, we talk about DC's Black History Month sales through Comixology, and Blake tosses a pick at Avengers #4 Contact us with comments, suggestions, or anything else at Showcase@CXPulp.com! Music provided by Music Alley from Mevio.

DC Comics quietly confirmed this week the new Scott Snyder/Jim Lee Superman title is going to be called Man of Steel, which is what most of us assumed all along... so why all the secrecy about it? Blake ponders, then hits you with a pick of the week, Keith Giffen's Threshold #1. Contact us with comments, suggestions, or anything else at Showcase@CXPulp.com! Music provided by Music Alley from Mevio.

It's finally here, friends... the Showcase crew goes through everything interesting in the world of comics and pop culture for the past 12 months! This mammoth podcast touches on Marvel Now!, the New 52, The Walking Dead, hit movies, not-so-hit movies, LEGO, Aquaman, Spider-Man, Batman, Superman, the Avengers, the X-Men, Hello Kitty and virtually everything else. And as always, the crew closes it out with their picks of the year. Go to the bathroom first, because this episode is a giant. Contact us with comments, suggestions, or anything else at Showcase@CXPulp.com! Music provided by Music Alley from Mevio.

This week, Erin and a scratchy-voiced Blake took in the new Tarantino western Django Unchained and the broadway adaptation Les Miserables. Can Tarantino do for the slave trade what he did for the Third Reich? Will Hugh Jackman live up to the Les Mis 10th Anniversary Concert Erin fell in love with years ago? Will Blake be able to talk for a full 16 minutes without his voice bailing out entirely? Find out here! Contact us with comments, suggestions, or anything else at Showcase@CXPulp.com! Music provided by Music Alley from Mevio.

It's time for your next 2-in-1 Shot! Now that Disney's purchase of Lucasfilm is final, what does that mean for Dark Horse's Star Wars comics? And how is Fantagraphics still doing such beautiful Disney comics right now? Also, after Gail Simone was fired from Batgirl, DC has announced her replacement... Gail Simone! Blake also hits you with a special Yuletide pick, Hawkeye #6. Contact us with comments, suggestions, or anything else at Showcase@CXPulp.com! Music provided by Music Alley from Mevio.

Peter Jackson is returning to Middle-Earth, and the Showcase boys are going with him! Blake, Kenny and Jason took in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. How does it compare to the Lord of the Rings trilogy? How does it measure up to the book? Does it really need to be split into three movies? The guys give their thoughts inside. Contact us with comments, suggestions, or anything else at Showcase@CXPulp.com! Music provided by Music Alley from Mevio.

As the Yuletide spirit warms the cockles of our hearts, the Showcase boys get together for their annual Christmas marathon. This year we're peeking into two episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000, Santa Claus Conquers the Martians and Santa Claus, along with two RiffTrax holiday treats, Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny and Magic Christmas Tree. Blake sticks with the holiday picks with Donald Duck: A Christmas For Shacktown and the seasonal tale in Ghostbusters #16. Contact us with comments, suggestions, or anything else at Showcase@CXPulp.com! Music provided by Music Alley from Mevio.

Blake's bringing in a new format for the occasional mini-episode, starting this week, the 2-in-1-Shot! When you see this, expect a quick rant on a single topic, then you can be on your way. In this first shot, Blake looks at the introduction of "Captain K'Rot" in DC's upcoming Threshold title, then gives a quick recommendation for Jonathan Hickman's Avengers #1. Contact us with comments, suggestions, or anything else at Showcase@CXPulp.com! Music provided by Music Alley from Mevio.

It's the second Wizard World New Orleans convention for 2012! Why? Blake and Kenny try to solve the mystery. The boys also talk convention shopping, cosplaying, Star Trek panel mayhem and close encounters in the Men's Room. In the picks, Blake is reasonably impressed with Indestructible Hulk #1. Contact us with comments, suggestions, or anything else at Showcase@CXPulp.com! Music provided by Music Alley from Mevio.

Still stuffed from a particularly exciting Thanksgiving week, Blake and Erin sit down to talk about things from across the Geek landscape. They review the latest James Bond film, Skyfall, talk with much spoiler-tude about recent events in The Walking Dead (both comic and TV show), and dish on the Batman crossover Death of the Family, the resurrected Amethyst in DC's Sword of Sorcery, and the big twist in Amazing Spider-Man #698. Oh, and they've got a little something personal to share with you guys, too. In the picks, Erin recommends the Walking Dead novels Rise of the Governor and The Road to Woodbury, and Blake picks the Marvel Now! reboot of Deadpool. Contact us with comments, suggestions, or anything else at Showcase@CXPulp.com! Music provided by Music Alley from Mevio.