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.
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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.