Behind The Panels Issue 41 – Guardians of the Galaxy

In this month’s issue Marvel Point One, The Amazing Spider-Man comes to an end, Alan Moore goes out in public, James Gunn is directing Guardians of the Galaxy, future plans for Thanos and The Hulk plus our amazing pick of the week: Guardians of the Galaxy from Marvel.

Our next reading assignment: Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns.

Your Hosts: Richard Gray & David McVay

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Vintage Clip of the Week

 The Fantastic Four (1960s cartoon)

Comic News

Marvel Point One…Oh, it’s Nova! And Coulson!
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/09/19/marvel-now-confirms-jeph-loeb-and-ed-mcguinness-on-nova/
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/09/18/nick-spencer-and-luke-ross-take-on-agent-coulson-for-marvel-now/

The Amazing Spider-Man to end with #700
http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/172787-comics-marvel-to-end-the-amazing-spider-man-with-issue-700

Shock! GI Combat Cancelled – again!
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/09/17/dc-comics-cancels-gi-combat/

Alan Moore attends comic convention by accident
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/09/19/alan-moore-im-going-to-a-comic-convention-by-accident/

Movie News

James Gunn confirmed for Guardians of the Galaxy
https://www.facebook.com/jgunn

Feige Talks Thanos…and Phase 3?
http://splashpage.mtv.com/2012/09/20/thanos-marvel-kevin-feige/

Future plans for The Hulk
http://splashpage.mtv.com/2012/09/21/planet-hulk-movie-kevin-feige/

The Rest…

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The music used for this episode is “Jupiter” from “The Planets” by Gustav Holst.