Comics! - Best Introductory Arcs For New Readers & All-Time Favorites

Published: Nov. 3, 2021, 7:05 a.m.

On a very special Episode 10 of X-Ray Vision, Jason Concepcion is joined by both co-hosts, Rosie Knight & Cody Ziglar, for an all hosts, all comics, all conversation! In Previously On\u2026(1:10) Jason goes solo (and Soprano) to unpack the trailer of Disney+\u2019s\xa0Boba Fett, Sony\u2019s Morbius, and celebrate the formation of the brand new Comic Book Workers United union at Image Comics (link to support below!). In the Airlock (9:51) Jason, Rosie, and Zig dive deep (deeeeep) into the world of comics, offering entry points for eager new readers, some all time personal faves, and what they\u2019re looking forward to in all things panel & page. In The Endgame (1:00:22), Jason, Rosie, and Zig play Some Assembly Required, picking their comics character to go head-to-head-to-head in a randomly selected scenario (Hint: stock up on Koopa Shells). Use #XRVEndgame & let us know what you think of their choices!\n\nTune in every Wednesday and don\u2019t forget to Hulk Smash the Follow button!\xa0\n\nFollow Jason: twitter.com/netw3rk\nFollow Crooked: twitter.com/crookedmedia\n\nPLUGS:\nCheck out Comic Book Workers United & show your support!\n\nThe Listener\u2019s Guide for all things X-Ray Vision!\nBlack Widow (2020) - Kelly Thompson & Elena Casagrande. Available here.\n\nHawkeye (2012) - Matt Fraction & David Aja. Available here.\xa0\n\nHellions (2020) - Zeb Wells & Stephen Segovia. Available here.\n\nYoung Avengers (2013) - Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie, & Matt Wilson. Available here.\n\nInfinity Gauntlet (1991) - Jim Starlin, George P\xe9rez, & Ron Lim. Available here.\n\nSilver Surfer: Rebirth of Thanos (1990) - Ron Lim & Jim Starlin. Available here.\n\nX-Men: Grand Design (2018) - Ed Piskor. Available here.\n\nUltimate Spider-Man (2000) - Brian Michael Bendis with Mark Bagley, Stuart Immonen, David LaFuente, & Sara Pichelli. Available here.\n\nAvengers Disassembled / New Avengers (2004) - Brian Michael Bendis with various, including David Finch & Steve McNiven. Available here.\n\nSaga of Swamp Thing (1984) - Alan Moore, Stephen Bissette, & John Totleben. Available here.\n\nBatman: Year One (1987) - Frank Miller & David Mazzucchelli. Available here.\n\nHellboy: The Chained Coffin and Others (1998) - Mike Mignola. Available here.\n\nInvincible (2003) - Robert Kirkman with Cory Walker & Ryan Ottley. Available here.\n\nThis One Summer (2014) - Mariko & Jillian Tamaki. Available here.\n\nSuper Mutant Magic Academy (2015) - Jillian Tamaki. Available here.\n\nVery Near Mint (2011) - Justin Peterson. Available here.\n\nScott Pilgrim (2004) - Bryan Lee O\u2019Malley. Available here.\n\nLove and Rockets (1982) -The Hernandez Brothers, Gilbert, Jaime, & Mario. Available here.\n\nAkira (1982) - Katsuhiro Otomo. Available here.\n\nFantasy Sports (2015) - Sam Bosma. Available here.\n\nWe3 (2004) - Grant Morrison and Frank Quietly. Available here.\n\nDemon Days (2021) - Peach Momoko. Available here.\n\nTrial of the Amazons DC Event (2022) - Written with input by Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad, Vita Ayala, Stephanie Williams, Joelle Jones, and Jordie Bellaire. Start with Nubia & The Amazons, available here.\n\nThe Antagonists (2020) - Tyler F. Martin with Felipe Dunbar, Kelechi Nwaogwugwu, Kieran Jack, Giacomo Guida. Available here.\xa0\n\nFist of the North Star re-release by Viz (2021) - Buronson & Tetsuo Hara. Available here.\n\nThe Good Asian (2021) - by Pornsak Pichetshote & Alexandre Tefenkgi. Available here.\n\nThe Department of Truth (2021) - James Tynion & Martin Simmonds. Available here.\n\n\nFor a closed-captioned version of this episode, please visit crooked.com/xrayvision..\xa0\nFor a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.