WEBVTT 00:00.577 --> 00:06.282 [SPEAKER_00]: Weird Al, teams up with Batman and Supermass, fighter woman gets 50th anniversary special. 00:06.442 --> 00:08.284 [SPEAKER_00]: Weapon X goes black and white. 00:08.384 --> 00:11.147 [SPEAKER_00]: This is comic book club news for June 15th, 2026. 00:29.274 --> 00:40.617 [SPEAKER_00]: In an enormous missed opportunity to title a comic D-Sare to be stupid, D-C Comics has announced that none other than Weird Aliankovic will meet Batman and Superman in the upcoming 40 page one shot. 00:40.697 --> 00:44.338 [SPEAKER_00]: Batman, Superman, Weird Al, Worlds, Weirdus, number one. 00:44.358 --> 00:51.820 [SPEAKER_00]: Written by Mark Wade, with vibes from Weird Al and art from Dan's Showning, the comic finds the fifth dimension, quote, being hit with an affliction. 00:51.840 --> 01:00.062 [SPEAKER_00]: Fliction that turns everything dull and ordinary, but as Mr. Mesoplyzic reaches out to Superman and Batman for help, the same plague is struck earth. 01:00.102 --> 01:04.923 [SPEAKER_00]: Instead of dialing age for hero, there's only one person to call, weird out. 01:05.023 --> 01:15.106 [SPEAKER_00]: That man's Superman, weird out, world's weirdest number one hit stores on September 2nd, 2026, and not to backseat right or anything, but if there isn't a polka dot man joke in there somewhere, I'm suing. 01:23.673 --> 01:44.131 [SPEAKER_00]: She's 50 years old and Jessica Drew is getting a new status quo in Marvel's upcoming Spider-Woman 50th anniversary special number one in the lead story by Dead Waters and Andrea Brocardo spinning out of amazing Spider-Man Spider-Verse and Jessica Drew has a quote terrible twist of fate kicking off the latest chapter in her tangled web of lies and mystery 01:44.331 --> 01:56.759 [SPEAKER_00]: Turning to her roots as a private investigator and teeming up with journalist Ben Yerick, Spider-Woman Ventures into Corners of the Marvel Universe that are fellow heroes fear, will her embrace of the darkness, threaten her heroic legacy, or even her sanity? 01:56.939 --> 02:01.702 [SPEAKER_00]: Looks like the lead story and Necenty returns to Jessica with Artist Stefano Raphael. 02:01.762 --> 02:08.426 [SPEAKER_00]: We're a classic story about Spider-Woman on a bizarre case in Los Angeles that brings her face to face with flying tiger. 02:08.506 --> 02:10.627 [SPEAKER_00]: Normally tigers don't fly, fun fact! 02:10.687 --> 02:14.875 [SPEAKER_00]: Despite her woman's 50th anniversary, special number one hit stores at September 2nd, 2026. 02:24.619 --> 02:26.260 [SPEAKER_00]: Here's something a little confusing. 02:26.500 --> 02:29.262 [SPEAKER_00]: Dark Horse Comics has a new line of Marvel Comics. 02:29.543 --> 02:30.143 [SPEAKER_00]: We're right? 02:30.303 --> 02:33.525 [SPEAKER_00]: Well, weird, it may be, but it's starting off with something pretty iconic. 02:33.625 --> 02:42.612 [SPEAKER_00]: Marvel Black and White, Barry Windsor Smith's weapon X, which, per the name, will present Windsor Smith's classic Wolverine origin story indefinitive black and white. 02:42.692 --> 02:47.214 [SPEAKER_00]: Set alongside his historical commentary and an essay from Chris Ryle and John Lynn. 02:47.234 --> 02:54.756 [SPEAKER_00]: The new addition will also feature archival materials and additional work from Windsor Smith, specifically on Kenny X-Men 205 and 214. 02:54.836 --> 02:57.217 [SPEAKER_00]: Not mentioned, did Dark Horse's press release about this. 02:57.297 --> 03:09.761 [SPEAKER_00]: The color was actually a big deal for the original Printig of weapon X. Windsor Smith designed the colors for the story to match the cheaper newsprint marvel was using at the time, train additions, since then have normally over saturated the color. 03:09.841 --> 03:12.663 [SPEAKER_00]: Presenting a very different look than what the artist intended. 03:12.783 --> 03:15.906 [SPEAKER_00]: Anyhow, now there are no colors, so no problem. 03:15.946 --> 03:20.810 [SPEAKER_00]: Marvel black and white, Barry Windsor Smith's weapon acts while hit stores of November 24th, 2026. 03:21.611 --> 03:26.515 [SPEAKER_00]: For comic book club news, I'm Alex Albert, because Weird Al does pocus, that was the joke. 03:27.035 --> 03:28.978 [SPEAKER_00]: Got tips or stories you'd like us to cover? 03:29.198 --> 03:32.061 [SPEAKER_00]: Email us at comic bookclublive at gmail.com. 03:32.222 --> 03:37.008 [SPEAKER_00]: For more comic book news, reviews, and interviews, check out comic bookclublive.com. 03:37.208 --> 03:41.714 [SPEAKER_00]: Listen early and add free on patreon.com slash comic book club.