The Past is Prologue! Rogues get reimagined! The gates of Hades are stormed! And that’s just the DC half of this month’s Comics Cast. Meanwhile, Avengers VS X-Men begins its second act, and Dan has a lot to say about it – and about the structure of crossovers in general!

Comics Discussed

• Before Watchmen: Minutemen #1
• Batman, Inc #2
• Flash #10
• Legion Lost #10
• Avengers VS X-Men #6
• Wolverine and the X-Men #12
• Uncanny X-Men #14
• Wonder Woman #10

Crunchy Bits!

The Walking Eye Comics Cast #30: June 2012: 1 hour 27 minutes
Intro and Outro music: Pixelguru by Subatomicglue.

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After missing a month due to real-life problems and technical disasters, the Comics Cast returns! We salvaged the two most mind-melting bits of what would have been our December episode, and added a batch of cool January comics. This may be the closest we ever come to emulating the scheduling triumphs of such classics as Flash: Rebirth, Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds, or even Planetary, so… uh, that’s good… right?

Comics discussed:

• Batman Incorporated: Leviathan Strikes!
• Avengers: The Children’s Crusade #8
• Justice League #5
• Action Comics #5
• Aquaman #5
• Amazing Spider-Man #677
• Daredevil #8
• Secret Avengers #21

Crunchy Bits!

• The Walking Eye Comics Cast #27: January 2012: 1 hour 29 minutes
• Intro and Outro music: Pixelguru by Subatomicglue.

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This month CJ and Dan (well, mostly Dan) focus on Marvel comics with Fear Itself, Avengers, and FF action! Find out who lives, who dies, and who’s kicking butt in the Negative Zone!

Comics discussed:

• Fear Itself #7.3, 7.2, and 7.1
• Invincible #85
• New Avengers #18
• Avengers #19
• Legion of Super-Heroes #3
• Daredevil #6
• Captain America and Bucky #624
• Fantastic Four #600
• FF #12

Crunchy Bits!

• The Walking Eye Comics Cast #26: November 2011: 1 hour 41 minutes
• Intro and Outro music: Pixelguru by Subatomicglue.

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Longer than a 48-page special! Later than the next issue of All-Star Batman and Robin! More powerful than a… really powerful comic book thing… This month’s comics cast features big events on the Marvel side, and a first batch of new #1 issues from DC. We’ve got it all – Action! Controversy! Dinosaurs! Fear! Itself!

Comics discussed:

• Action Comics #1
• Captain America #3
• Red Hood and the Outlaws #1
• Fear Itself #6
• Demon Knights #1
• Avengers: The Children’s Crusade #7
• Flash #1
• Green Lantern #1
• New Avengers #16.1
• New Avengers Annual #1

Crunchy Bits!

• The Walking Eye Comics Cast #24: September 2011: 1 hour 55 minutes
• Intro and Outro music: Pixelguru by Subatomicglue.

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Lex Luthor faces Death! Legion fans vote! Avengers push us to the breaking point! And Dan makes sense of Grant Morrison’s Batman! No, really, he does!

Comics discussed:

• Superman #703, 704
• Time Masters: Vanishing Point #4
• Return of Bruce Wayne #5
• Batman and Robin #15
• Bruce Wayne – The Road Home: Batman and Robin #1
• Brightest Day #11, 12
• Green Lantern #58
• REBELS #21
• Steve Rogers: Super Soldier #4
• Secret Avengers #6
• Captain America #611
• Legion of Super-Heroes #6
• Adventure Comics #519
• Supergirl Annual #2
• DC Universe: Legacies #6
• Avengers #6
• DC Presents Young Justice #1
• Teen Titans #88
• Fantastic Four #584
• Secret Warriors #21
• Action Comics #894

Crunchy Bits!

• The Walking Eye Comics Cast #12: October 2010: 1 hour 46 minutes
• Intro and Outro music: Pixelguru by Subatomicglue.

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Which hero can Dan absolutely not stand, and which recap page stops him cold? What’s the secret of the other Nick Fury? Where was the Scarlet Witch this whole time? And what horrible fate befell the Blue Beetle? (Don’t worry, I’m sure he’ll get better). It’s the September Comics Cast, and we’ve got a lot to rant about!

Comics discussed:

• Batman and Robin #14
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer #36
• REBELS #20
• Action Comics #893
• Brightest Day #9, 10
• Flash #5
• Green Lantern #57
• Steve Rogers: Super Soldier #3
• Captain America #610
• Shadowland #3
• Time Masters: Vanishing Point #3
• Booster Gold #36
• Avengers #5
• Secret Avengers #5
• Fantastic Four #583
• Legion of Super-Heroes #5
• Avengers: The Children’s Crusade #2

Crunchy Bits!

• The Walking Eye Comics Cast #11: September 2010: 1 hour 35 minutes
• Intro and Outro music: Pixelguru by Subatomicglue.

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Green Lantern, the Flash, and Batman and Robin may have forsaken us this month, but CJ and Dan still find a lot to talk about in August’s comic book releases!

Comics discussed:

• Brightest Day #7, 8
• Batman #702
• Time Masters: Vanishing Point #2
• Avengers #4
• Secret Avengers #4
• Legion of Super-Heroes #4
• Adventure Comics #517
• Superman/Batman #75
• Secret Warriors #18, 19
• SHIELD #3
• Superman #702
• Action #892

Crunchy Bits!

• The Walking Eye Comics Cast #10: August 2010: 1 hour 15 minutes
• Intro and Outro music: Pixelguru by Subatomicglue.

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Neither rain, nor sleet, nor dark of night, will keep us from reviewing our favorite comics. Well, maybe rain. Also moving, vacations, major flooding, broken water distribution systems, contaminated water distribution systems, family reunions, and skipping town to see Rush. But once you get all that out of the way, you get the long-missing July episode of The Walking Eye Comics Cast!

Comics discussed:

• Green Lantern #56
• Brightest Day #5,6
• Batman and Robin #13
• Batman #701
• Return of Bruce Wayne #4
• Time Masters: Vanishing Point #1
• Booster Gold #34
• Superman #701
• Astonishing Spider-Man and Wolverine #2
• Shadowland #1
• Legion of Super-Heroes #3
• Adventure Comics #516
• Brave and the Bold #35
• Steve Rogers: Super Soldier #1
• Secret Avengers #3
• Avengers #3
• REBELS #18
• The Flash #4
• New Avengers #2
• Action Comics #891
• Avengers: The Children’s Crusade #1

Crunchy Bits!

• The Walking Eye Comics Cast #9: July 2010: 1 hour 28 minutes
• Intro and Outro music: Pixelguru by Subatomicglue.

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In a marathon session, CJ and Dan find the Heroic Age unfolding in a quartet of Avengers Books, while big numbers bring big changes to some of DC’s major characters.

Comics discussed:

• Superman #700
• Wonder Woman #600
• SHIELD #2
• Secret Warriors #17
• Invincible #72, 73
• Captain America #606
• Legion of Super-Heroes #2
• Adventure Comics #12
• Booster Gold #33
• Avengers Prime #1
• Avengers #2
• Secret Avengers #2
• Brightest Day #3, 4
• Green Lantern #55
• The Flash #3
• Action Comics #890
• Return of Bruce Wayne #3
• REBELS #17
• New Avengers #1

Crunchy Bits!

• The Walking Eye Comics Cast #7: May 2010: 1 hour 45 minutes
• Intro and Outro music: Pixelguru by Subatomicglue.

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The Heroic Age begins, and several years of Superman stories conclude! It’s a month so action-packed it destroys two entire worlds! Plus, CJ has his most expensive Free Comic Book Day ever!

Comics discussed:

• FCBD Impulse Buy: Impulse
• War of the Supermen #0-4
• Adventure Comics #11
• Siege #4
• Dark Avengers #16
• New Avengers Finale
• Siege Epilogue: The Sentry: Fallen Sun
• Legion of Super-Heroes V6 #1
• Booster Gold #32
• Secret Warriors #16
• Iron Man / Thor FCBD
• Avengers #1
• Secret Avengers #1
• Brightest Day #1-2
• Green Lantern #54
• Batman and Robin #12
• The Return of Bruce Wayne #1-2

Crunchy Bits!

• The Walking Eye Comics Cast #7: May 2010: 1 hour 24 minutes
• Intro and Outro music: Pixelguru by Subatomicglue.

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