[SPEAKER_00]: The End Times gets collected, scavengers rain artist launches graphic novel Kickstarter's Darski Post Armageddon Reading List.
[SPEAKER_00]: This is Comic Book Club News from March 5, 2026.
[SPEAKER_00]: Benjamin Percy probably best known to listeners of this podcast for his comic book work on everything from Deadpool to Punisher has also been working on a post-apocalyptic newspaper called The End Times alongside none other than Stephen King.
[SPEAKER_00]: And now the End Times will become a full-length novel from bad-hand books.
[SPEAKER_00]: Even better proceeds will benefit the recovery efforts in Minneapolis.
[SPEAKER_00]: After a sold-out print run for the print newspaper, the novel will collect all the material in book format, not on newsprint, with it even a half-by-eleven trim size as well as quote, exclusive material not included in the original serial.
[SPEAKER_00]: In the book, set an impossible to imagine future after a deadly pandemic quote, Mary Poole finds meeting as a writer and editor when she receives an old printing press and begins publishing a small town newspaper.
[SPEAKER_00]: Mary soon discovers there are other more sinister agendas at work as well.
[SPEAKER_00]: As new writers begin contributing to the newspaper, familiar names like Claudia in as Bachman.
[SPEAKER_00]: Begin to have an even greater impact on the small town of North End, likely for the worst.
[SPEAKER_00]: As the book is said in Minnesota and Percy is a Minnesota native, one dollar from the sales of each book direct from the publisher will quote, go to benefit mutual aid efforts in Minneapolis as the community recovers from the horrific impacts of ice saturation.
[SPEAKER_00]: book is available for pre-order now in advance of a 2027 release if we survive that long.
[SPEAKER_00]: The scavenger's reign is one of the most cordlessly rendered animated series of the past few years.
[SPEAKER_00]: And it was a lot to Artis Jonathan Nejom DeKondo who directed multiple episodes as well as working as an animator, storyboard artist and designer on the series.
[SPEAKER_00]: And now, O'Neigh Press and Magnetic Press are launching tune to Kondo graphic novels to Kickstarter, peaceful remission and wandering as part of his series' worlds between worlds.
[SPEAKER_00]: Peaceful remission focuses on an elderly couple living on a satellite orbiting Earth whose relationships starts to crack after they hear a mysterious nighttime rumbling.
[SPEAKER_00]: Meanwhile, wandering focuses on a world where society is retreated underground after the surface was taken over by strange geometric creatures.
[SPEAKER_00]: The Kickstarter is open until March 20.
[SPEAKER_00]: Avengers are McGeadon Marvel's Big Summer event is coming at you faster than an evil asteroid that can only be stopped by the most elite oil drillers on Earth and an advance of the series that promises to redefine Earth's mightiest heroes again.
[SPEAKER_00]: Reader chips and Arskie is offered up three crucial comics you must check out first.
[SPEAKER_00]: Captain America, Wolverine weapons of Armageddon, and of course, absolute bat dad.
[SPEAKER_00]: Wait, what?
[SPEAKER_00]: Batman?
[SPEAKER_00]: Oh, Zadarski, you scamp.
[SPEAKER_00]: Vies, latest newsletters, Zadarski listed Captain America, number 6 through number 11, as it tees up, cap it right, Hulk Wolverine, weapons of Armageddon, number 1 through number 4, as it sets up Wolverine, and has an ending that will be, quote, huge for the adventures and this event going forward, and absolute Batman, number 1 through number 19,
[SPEAKER_00]: which the Darsky thinks people should really give a shot.
[SPEAKER_00]: Not to be Mr. No fun, but yes, of course, absolutely Batman isn't essential to Armageddon.
[SPEAKER_00]: Unless, of course, Red Hulk kicks a baby at some point.
[SPEAKER_00]: As for the other two, get to it, folks.
[SPEAKER_00]: You heard Zadarsky, it's time to get into prep mode, because Armageddon is coming and you don't want to miss a thing.
[SPEAKER_00]: Avengers Armageddon number one hit stores on June 3rd, 2026.
[SPEAKER_00]: For comic book club news, I'm Alex Alvin.
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