Podcast: Behind the Panels – Issue 43: Y – The Last Man

Behind the Panels: Y The Last Man

Behind the Panels: Issue 43 coverIn this issue, we talk about Marvel NOW! and the latest superhero TV. THEN DC takes a digital stand, and goes overboard with the variants. Meanwhile, help reveal the Man of Steel (as what?) and Marvel takes another crack at that Phase One Box. PLUS our pick of the week: Y: The Last Man by Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra & José Marzán, Jr.

Our next reading assignment: The Last Christmas by Gerry Duggan, Brian Posehn, Rick Remember and Hilary Barta.

Your Hosts: Richard Gray & David McVay

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Vintage Clip of the Week

Who’s Afraid of Diana Prince (1967) and a bonus clip.

What We’ve Been Reading/What We’ve Been Watching

This week Marvel Now! and continuing coverage of the TV series The Walking Dead (AMC) and Arrow (CW)

Comic News

DC Issues statement on digital distribution
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/11/20/dc-comics-issue-statement-on-digital-distribution-timing/

52 Covers for Justice League of America #1
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/11/17/justice-league/

Movie News

Reveal something exclusive from Man of Steel
http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/173729-help-reveal-an-exclusive-from-man-of-steel

Marvel Phase One Box Redux – Now with Added Stuff!
http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/11/20/marvel-phase-one-phase-two/

The Rest…

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The music used for this episode is The Rolling Stone’s “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” because Yorick mourns the loss of this and other bands in the series.