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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #46

FFoCaG — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:55:04 +0000

So, like this guy, is on like the like podcast and like talks to like Ed. Seriously, I mean it. Totally. For reals.

What up Nobel Knight?

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #45

FFoCaG — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:09:26 +0000

Ed’s back with a super top secret guest. Only way to find out who is on the show is to take a listen.

Noble Knight is the bomb!

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #44 – Gifts for Comic Geeks

FFoCaG — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:28:51 +0000

So, yeah. This is late for the typical gift giving season but you never know when you’ll need and idea for the comic book reader in your life!!

Oh by the way:

Noble Knight Rules!

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #43 – Week of November 4, 2009

FFoCaG — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:29:30 +0000

Ed is joined by Andy, Heath, Matt, and Trevor to well….

I should just let you listen…

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #42 – Week of October 28, 2009

FFoCaG — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:47:12 +0000

Ed coaxes Victor back onto the show while Victor is mainlining antihisimines and other cold-related drugs….oh, and Matt Storer is on the show to because, well, at least he talked about comics.

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #41 – Week of October 21, 2009

FFoCaG — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:36:24 +0000

Ed is joined by expert golfer and king of Hero Clix, Andy Howell…

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #40 – Week of October 14, 2009

FFoCaG — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:03:57 +0000

Ed is joined by Canada’s resident comics expert, Mr. Trevor Chapman!

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #39 – Week of September 30, 2009

FFoCaG — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:45:08 +0000

Jim Beard joins Ed to discuss comics and stuff like shoes.

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #38 – Week of September 23, 2009

FFoCaG — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 04:21:42 +0000

Ed and Jeff (from thetomeshow.com) discuss DC Comics’ summer event Blackest Night.

This podcast is supported by the generous people at rpgnow.com

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Monarch Comics Briefing – Vol 3 #37 – Week of September 16, 2009

FFoCaG — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 01:07:05 +0000

Ed chats with everyone’s favorite Canadian….Trevor. Well, maybe he isn’t EVERYONE’s favorite Canadian. Just ours. For right now until we meet more comic reading, network admin-ing Canadians.

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Monarch Comics Briefing

FFoCaG — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:43:16 +0000

Ed took the Labor Day off so no podcast this week.

But the new Monarch site should be up and running soon.<huzzah>

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #35 – Week of August 26, 2009

FFoCaG — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:56:34 +0000

Ed is back from hiatus just in time for us to update and reload the servers so we are bit late in getting this up but will be on time starting next week.

For a return engagement, Mr. Howell is off the island and piping into the shop.

This Podcast is supported by the generous folks at [...]

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #34 – Week of August 12, 2009

FFoCaG — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:43:15 +0000

The big bad Jeff Griener from The Tome Show rejoins Ed for, well some comic book chatting ’cause, well that’s what we do here.

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Monarch Comics Briefing – August 15, 2009

FFoCaG — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:38:57 +0000

Those of you that follow the Briefing regularly, have heard Ed speak of his dog Joey several times.

This past weekend, Joey died from complications of several seizures. As you may expect, Ed and his partner David are having a hard time dealing with their loss.

The MCB will be talking a two-week recording hiatus. During this [...]

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #33 – Week of August 5, 2009

FFoCaG — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 01:15:22 +0000

Jason Yarn rejoins Ed. Yep. He does. It’s true. Listen and respect….

This week’s episode is supported by the generous people at www.rpgnow.com. Please check them out.

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #32 – Week of July 15, 2009

FFoCaG — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:53:05 +0000

Ed is joined by new guest host, Mr. Andy Howell. That’s all I know about that so listen up….

This week’s episode is supported by the generous people at www.rpgnow.com. Please check them out.

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #31 – Week of July 8, 2009

FFoCaG — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:26:16 +0000

Mr. Chapman joins Ed for a rousing podcast…

This week’s episode is supported by the generous people at www.rpgnow.com, www.gamersattic.com, and www.RPGShop.com Please check them out.

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #30 – Week of July 1, 2009

FFoCaG — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:31:15 +0000

Ed is rejoined by trusty sidekick Victor…

This week’s episode is supported by the generous people at www.rpgnow.com, www.gamersattic.com, and www.RPGShop.com Please check them out.

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #29 – Week of June 24, 2009

FFoCaG — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:24:48 +0000

Victor and Ed couldn’t get their schedules to jive so Ed took the week off.

If they hadn’t, his week’s episode would be supported by the generous people at www.rpgnow.com, www.gamersattic.com, and www.RPGShop.com True that!!!

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #27 – Week of June 10, 2009

FFoCaG — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:42:49 +0000

That guy from up in the north that speaks the perfect Queen’s English with none of that rhyming slang business is back. The man; the legend….Trevor!!!! <crowd noise in background>

This week’s episode is supported by the generous people at www.rpgnow.com, www.gamersattic.com, and www.RPGShop.com Please check them out.

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #26 – Week of June 5, 2009

FFoCaG — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:16:04 +0000

Our fav comic writer, Jim Beard sidekicks for Ed the week…

This week’s episode is supported by the generous people at www.rpgnow.com, www.gamersattic.com, and www.RPGShop.com Please check them out.

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #25 – Week of May 27, 2009

FFoCaG — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:51:00 +0000

Ed is joined by buddy Heath…

This week’s episode is supported by the generous people at www.rpgnow.com, www.gamersattic.com, and www.RPGShop.com Please check them out.

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #24 – Week of May 20, 2009

FFoCaG — Tue, 26 May 2009 01:55:19 +0000

Ed is once again joined by trusty sidekick, Victor. They even talk about comics a bit…

This week new comics are due on Thursday because of the Memorial holiday.

This week’s episode is supported by the generous people at www.rpgnow.com, www.gamersattic.com, and www.RPGShop.com

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Monarch Comic Briefing Vol 3 #23 – Week of May 13, 2009

FFoCaG — Wed, 20 May 2009 06:49:48 +0000

Ed is joined by pal Andy to cover the Novi comic con and…

This week’s episode is supported by the generous people at www.rpgnow.com, www.gamersattic.com, and www.RPGShop.com

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Monarch Comic Briefing Vol 3 #22 – Week of May 6, 2009

FFoCaG — Fri, 08 May 2009 18:04:13 +0000

Jeff Griener, from The Tome Show, joins Ed this week….

This week’s episode is supported by the generous people at www.rpgnow.com, www.gamersattic.com, and www.RPGShop.com

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #21 – Week of April 22, 2009

FFoCaG — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:05:54 +0000

Trevor from Canada joins Ed to discuss the fates of Dr. Doom and the homeless Asgardians and Atlanteans. Quite a heady topic, eh?

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #20 – Week of April 15, 2009

FFoCaG — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 02:32:12 +0000

Ed breaks in a newbie to the show, Brian…

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #19 – Week of April 8, 2009

FFoCaG — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:50:52 +0000

Ed’s faithful sidekick, Victor, returns to the fold for a look at this week’s comics…

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Monarch Comic Briefing Vol 3 #18 – Week of April 1, 2009

FFoCaG — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 14:45:12 +0000

Ed chats with customer Jerry about comics Ed never talks about…

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #17 – Week of March 25, 2009

FFoCaG — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:44:47 +0000

Andy, everyone’s favorite pharmacist from Columbus, OH joins Ed to discuss Battle for the Cowl tie-ins as well as a plethora great comics that came out his week.

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #16 – Week of March 18, 2009

FFoCaG — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:21:09 +0000

So, Ed was just sitting behind the counter, minding his own business when Jim Beard bull rushes the shop, grabs the George Perez limited edition Black and White Batman statue and cries, “Let me on the podcast or Batman gets it, man!!” Or Ed called Jim and asked him to finish the discussion from last week.You choose…

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #14 – Week of March 11, 2009

FFoCaG — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:46:21 +0000

Jim Beard shows up at the shop and demands that he be on the show…

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #14 – Week of March 4, 2009

FFoCaG — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:26:13 +0000

Ed debates this week in comics with new customer Steve who really likes the new Watchmen movie…

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Monarch Comic Briefing Vol 3 #13 – Week of February 28, 2009

FFoCaG — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 21:06:49 +0000

Ed chats with former customer, Cornilus, who has recently moved to Cincinnati…

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Monarch Comic Briefing Vol 3 #12 – Week of February 11, 2009

FFoCaG — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:53:30 +0000

OK, so Victor must hate Jason Yarn. Every time Ed has him on the show, Victor forgets to post the episodes or loses it or something. Away, here is Ed and Jason’s podcast discussing well, this week’s comics. Like they would discuss Fashion Week or something(?)…

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #10 – Week of February 4, 2009 Part 1

FFoCaG — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:20:08 +0000

After his long, frustrating absence, Ed returns hitting the ground running with Secret Invasion/Dark Regin, Final Crisis wrap-up and the last two week’s in comics.

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #11 – Week of February 4, 2009 Part 2

FFoCaG — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:18:19 +0000

The second part of Ed’s glorious return he recorded with Andy and Heath….

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #10 – Week of January 21, 2008

FFoCaG — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 01:47:03 +0000

With both Ed and Victor down with the flu, we’ll be skipping the MCB this week but will be back next week.

Stay tuned…

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #09 – Week of January 14, 2009

FFoCaG — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 03:43:28 +0000

Ed discusses Amazing Spiderman #583 with his bud Andy and goes through the week in comics… This ep is sponsored by the good folks at RPGNow.com and GMDice.com.

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #08 – Week of January 7, 2009

FFoCaG — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 23:46:58 +0000

Long time customer Heath Huber joins Ed for a most Marvel discussion of current titles and a more in-depth look at “Dark Reign”

This episode is was supported by a generous contribution from RPGNow.com where you can find great games like Bounty Head Bebop and also by GMDice.com, the best place w know of to get dice for all our gaming needs.

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #07 – Week of January 2, 2009

FFoCaG — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:50:33 +0000

Ed is once again joined by Victor to discuss the “Dark Reign” and ”War of the Kings” story lines as well as JLA/Milestone, the wrap-up of “Thy Kingdom Come” in JSA as well as recent books written by Mark Millar…

If you get confused by some of Ed’s comments in the podcast, take a gander at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCF3ywukQYA . Warning: Not Work [...]

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #06 – Week of December 24, 2008

FFoCaG — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:47:54 +0000

Our budding librarian from Kent State University, Johnathan H. Cook, III, joins Ed for this week’s comics round-up…When Ed talks about Batman: Battle for the Cowl…check this out…

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #05 – Week of December 17, 2008

FFoCaG — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 20:06:15 +0000

It’s an all-Marvel episode!!! Ed and Victor brave the tundra that Toledo has become to discuss the wrap up of Secret Invasion and Marvel’s transition to Dark Reign.

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #04

FFoCaG — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:46:07 +0000

So Ed went AWOL and Victor quickly gathered John, Benton and Darin and recorded a mish-mash of new comics and old comics and a discussion on Cartoon Network’s Batman: Brave and the Bold show….

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #03

FFoCaG — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 01:42:26 +0000

Ed and Trevor Chapman discuss Rage of the Red Lanterns!!! And this is the last of our back logged MCBs. Weds will be a new ep!!! Huzzah!

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #02

FFoCaG — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:39:15 +0000

Ed and listener Trevor Chapman discuss wrap-up on Marvel’s Secret Invasion….

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #01

FFoCaG — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:27:30 +0000

Ed and Victor recorded this ”comic gifts for the geek” just before the holiday season…

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #53

FFoCaG — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 10:13:50 +0000

Ed is joined by Jeff “I’m not evil, I’m just misunderstood” Griener from www.thetomeshow.com to discuss DC’s Final Crisis, Trinity, and where/when to start reading Superman comics.This show is supported by generous underwritting from www.rpgbomb.com.We’re almost caught up with the back log of episdoes so keep downloading….Check out the MCB mesage board at www.vorpalnetwork.com/forums

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #52

FFoCaG — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:50:22 +0000

Ed is joined by Cornelius Wormely, Mordred58 on The Vorpal Network forums, to discuss Black Panther and Wakanda’s role in Secret Invasion plus Ed drags Corni into a discussion on Storm: X-man or Queen. The next few MCBs might be out of order date wise but at least they are posted right?

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #51 – Week of October 29 , 2008

FFoCaG — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:06:14 +0000

The less than dynamic duo is reunited. Ed is joined by Victor to discuss the week in comics…

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #50 – Week of October 22 , 2008

FFoCaG — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:43:16 +0000

Ed is joined by long-time FFoCag listener, Jason Yarn (Kalyarn on the forums) , to discuss what comics to read if you want to get into current continuity. Together they run through WWHulk, Countdown, 52, Civil War, and various other series and discuss what trades you need to get caught up with DC and Marvel [...]

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #49 – Week of October 18 , 2008

FFoCaG — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 05:01:11 +0000

Ed is joined by another long-time listener of the show, Jason Yarn (Kalyarn on the forums) to discuss this week’s comics:

Dr. Who: The Forgotten Dr. Who Magazine reprints by Grant Morrison Secret Invasion: Mighty Avengers #19 Secret Invasion: Iron Man Director of Shield #34 Secret Invasion #6 Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds #2 Final Crisis: Rogues’ Revenge #3 Uncanny X-Men #503 Astonishing [...]

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #47 – Week of September 24, 2008

FFoCaG — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 05:01:04 +0000

Ed is joined by long-time friend, Matt W. , to discuss this week’s comics:

X-Infernous #1 Thunderbolts #124 New Avengers #45 Avengers: Initiative #17 Black Panther #41 Back to Brooklyn #1 All-Star Batman and Robin #10 Captain America #42 Superman #680 Share and Enjoy:

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #46 – Week of September 17, 2008

FFoCaG — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 05:01:20 +0000

Ed is joined by Jeremiah McCoy, from the The Basics of The Game podcast (http://thebasicsofthegame.blogspot.com/) to discuss Marvel and DC’s team books…

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #45 – Week of September 10 , 2008

FFoCaG — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 05:01:57 +0000

Ed is joined by Jeff Griener from The Tome Show podcast (thetomeshow.com) to discuss DC Comics’ current weekly book, Trinity…

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #44 – Week of September 3, 2008

FFoCaG — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:48:52 +0000

Victor rejoins Ed for the MCB this week while MattPrime heckles from the background…

Amazing Spider-Man #569, 570 Secret Invasion: Amazing Spider-Man #1 Avengers The Initiative #16 Mighty Avengers #17 New Avengers #44 DC Universe Last Will and Testament Final Crisis Superman Beyond #1 Marvel Apes #1 Teen Titans #62 Titans #4 X-Men Manifest Destiny #1 Share and Enjoy:

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #43 – Week of August 20, 2008

FFoCaG — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 03:33:15 +0000

Ed is joined by Trevor Chapman who is a MCB fan all the way from Ontario, Canada. If you are interested in joining Ed on the MCB, send Ed an email at monarchcomics[at]sbcglobal[dot]net.

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #42 – Week of August 13, 2008

FFoCaG — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:40:51 +0000

While Victor was at Gen Con, Ed and Matt W. recorded …

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #41 – Week of July 31, 2008

FFoCaG — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:57:11 +0000

Ed and Victor get through the whole podcast this time and discuss some wackiness at the store before jumping into this week’s comics…

Black Panther #39 Ms. Marvel #29 FF: Secret Invasion #3 JSA Annual #1 Reign in Hell #1 Tarot #51 Thor #10 Wildcats: World’s End #1 Wolverine #67 X-men: Odd Men Out X-Men: Kitty Pryde & Wolverine Captain Marvel: Secret [...]

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #40 – Week of July 23, 2008

FFoCaG — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:24:54 +0000

Ed and Victor started discussing this week’s comics and then got interrupted by a technical issue so we have an abbreviated show this week…

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #03 – Week of July 16, 2008

FFoCaG — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:11:39 +0000

Ed and Vic are joined by JJ (from the Superhero Summit) to discuss this week’s comic stack…

Final Crisis: Rogues’ Revenge #1 Secret Invasion: The Incredible Hercules #119 Secret Invasion: X-Factor #33 Batgirl #1 Captain America #40 Dreamwar #4 Secret Invasion: The Mighty Avengers #16 Spike – After the Fall #1 Forgotten Realms: The Legacy #3 X-Force#5 Counter X TPB Share and Enjoy:

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #38 – Week of July 9, 2008

FFoCaG — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:30:25 +0000

This week, Ed and Victor are joined by Matt W. and talk about these comics:

Young X-men #4 Detective Comics #846 Captain America #0 Final Crisis: Requiem Guardians of the Galaxy #3 Justice Society of America #17 Secret Invasion #4 Trinity #6 Ultimate Origins #2 Powers #29

Word of warning: Ed dropped a f-bomb somewhere in the show…

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #37 – Week of July 2, 2008

FFoCaG — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 04:00:14 +0000

Ed and Vic are joined by Cornilus to discuss this week’s comics which Ed put away before Victor made a list ;0)

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #36 – Week of June 25, 2008

FFoCaG — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:44:55 +0000

Victor makes a special trip to the lair of the great Ed to record this week’s podcast. Ed and Victor discuss the plethora of Avenger books that were released this week and some bits from Origins Game Fair and Wiz

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #35 – Week of June 18, 2008

FFoCaG — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:04:28 +0000

Ed is BACK from a health related hiatus.This week, Ed and Victor are joined by John (from the 8 Bit and Beyond podcast) to discuss comic related news regarding possible changes in DC Comics editorial.Plus, they discuss these comics from this week: War is Hell #5 Action Comics #866 Dean Koontz’s Frankestein #2 Justice League of America #22 Trinity #3 Secret [...]

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #34 – Week of June 4, 2008

FFoCaG — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:43:00 +0000

So, Victor and Ed where recoreding the MCB and got about half way through and then the file crashed and was lost. So this is the redo…

Avengers/Invaders #2 of 12 The Boys #19 Buffy the Vampire #15 Robin/Spoiler Special #1 Detective #845 Nightwing #145 Secret Invasion #3 of 8 Kickass #3 Trinity #1 Ultimate Origins #1 of 5 Manhunter #31 Astonishing X-men Sketchbook Starman Omnibus Vol 1 [...]

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #32 – Week of May 30, 2008

FFoCaG — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 09:38:31 +0000

This week Ed has allergy attack and Victor has a sinus infection so both are a bit off their game.

1998 1 of 6 The New Avengers 41 Batman 677 Batman: Gotham After Midnight 1 of 12 Daredevil 107 Fables 73 Final Crisis 1 of 7 King Size Hulk 1 Ms. Marvel 27 Angel 1 of 5 Giant-sized Astonishing X-Men 1 Ultimate Spider-man 122 Judenhass Share and Enjoy:

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #32 – Week of May 26, 2008

FFoCaG — Wed, 28 May 2008 23:53:02 +0000

Ed and Victor are back this week talking comics and what not… Victor forgot to write down the books we talked about so your just going to have to listen!!!

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Monarch Comic Briefing Vol 2 #31 – Week of May 05, 2008

FFoCaG — Sun, 11 May 2008 01:40:40 +0000

Ed and Victor are joined by MattPrime to discuss this week’s comics:

Buffy #14 Avengers/Invaders #1 Mighty Avengers #13 Secret Invasion #2 Invincible Iron Man #1 Iron Man: Viva Las Vegas #1 X-Factor: The Quick and the Dead #1 House of Mystery #1 Rann-Thanagar Holy War #1 Action Comics Annual #11 The Mummy – The Rise and Fall of Xango’s Ax #1 Aztek: The Ultimate Man TPB

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #30 – Week of April 30, 2008

FFoCaG — Tue, 06 May 2008 18:13:29 +0000

Ed and Victor discuss the aftermath of Free Comic Book Day and then go into a discussion on art and Photoshop.Plus, this weeks comics…

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #28 – Week of April 23, 2008

FFoCaG — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:33:58 +0000

Victor has some news items:

New feed to download MCB: http://monarch.fistfullofcomics.com/?feed=podcast David Lapham has an unique offer for trying his new Young Liar’s book Ed gets an email from a mysterious source <cue ominous music>

Bongo Comics Free-for-All Jughead Sonic the Hedgehog Del Rey and Dabel Brothers Preview 2008 Hellboy Free All-star Superman EC Comics’ Sampler Graphic Classics Transformers Animated Marvel Adventures: Ironman/Hulk/Spiderman X-men Broken Trinity The Stranded Shonen Jump Special 3 Walt Disney’s Gyro Gearloose Wizard’s How to Draw

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #27 – April 9, 2008

FFoCaG — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 07:28:29 +0000

Ed and Victor review these comics from this week:

George A.A. Martin’s Wild Cards #1 Wonder Woman #19 Number of the Beast #1 Doktor Sleepless #6 Justice Society of America #14 B atman: Deathmask #1 Wolverine #64 Secret Invasion: The Infiltraton TPB The New Mutants Classics TPB Vol 3 Marvel Zombies: Dead Days HC Hellboy Vol 1 HC Share and Enjoy:

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #26 – Week of April 2, 2008

FFoCaG — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:40:21 +0000

Ed and Victor review: Action Comics 863 Anna Mercury #1 Avengers: Emma Peel DVD collection Batman/Grendel TPB The Boys #17 Detective Comics #843 Fritz Lang’s M GN Planet Hulk TPB Kick Ass #2 Secret Invasion #1 Walking Dead #48 Young X-men #1 Young Avengers Presents #3

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #25 – March 26, 2008

FFoCaG — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:49:52 +0000

Ed and Victor are joined by Matt (not prime) to discuss the last two weeks in comics…

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #23 – March 12, 2008

FFoCaG — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:35:56 +0000

Victor and Ed chat about:

Dead of the Night #2 http://www.marvel.com/catalog/?id=8363 Annihilation Conquest #5 http://www.marvel.com/catalog/?id=8367 Green Arrow/Black Canary #6 http://dccomics.com/comics/?cm=8969 Avengers: The Initiative #10 http://www.marvel.com/catalog/?id=8291 Booster Gold #7 http://dccomics.com/comics/?cm=8967 The Last Defenders #1 http://www.marvel.com/catalog/?id=8345 Fantastic Four #555 http://www.marvel.com/catalog/?id=8355 Mighty Avengers #1 http://www.marvel.com/catalog/?id=6097 Serenity: Better Days #1 http://www.darkhorse.com/profile/profile.php?sku=15-190 Suicide Squad #7 http://www.dccomics.com/comics/?cm=8973 Thunderbolts #119 http://www.marvel.com/catalog/?id=8113 X-Factor #29 http://www.marvel.com/catalog/?id=8352 X-Men: Die by the Sword TPB http://www.marvel.com/catalog/?id=8365 Judenhaus http://www.judenhaus.com

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Monarch Comic Briefing Vol 2 #22 – Week of March 5, 2008

FFoCaG — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 05:48:39 +0000

Ed and Victor welcome Jim Beard, comic historian, to discuss this upcoming projects the Tomorrow Publishing and then we delve into this week’s comic list:

All-new Atom #21 http://dccomics.com/comics/?cm=8986 Buffy #21 http://www.darkhorse.com/profile/profile.php?sku=99-089 Dark Tower: The Long Road Home #1 http://www.marvel.com/catalog/?id=8323 Uncanny X-men #496 http://www.marvel.com/catalog/UNCANNY_X-MEN.496 X-Force #2 http://www.marvel.com/catalog/?id=8317 Amazing Spider-man #522 http://www.marvel.com/catalog/?id=2212 Cable #1 http://www.marvel.com/catalog/?id=8312 Justice League: The New Frontier Special http://dccomics.com/comics/?cm=8966

There were a [...]

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #21 – Week of February 27, 2008

FFoCaG — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 04:15:44 +0000

Ed and Victor review:

Black Panther Annual All-Star Batman Legion of Superheroes Rascl Thor Captain America HeroClix: DC Crisis and others… Share and Enjoy:

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #20 – Week of February 20, 2008

FFoCaG — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 18:43:52 +0000

Darin, Celephasis on the message boards, joins Ed and Victor this week.

Comics discussed are: Death of the New Gods; Venom/Carnage TPB; Ultimate Hulk; Cable/Deadpool and various others…

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Monanarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #19 – Week of Febuary 13, 2008

FFoCaG — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:48:26 +0000

This week we have Cornilus and JJ on the cast and are later joined by Andy.

We discuss Ghost Rider, Spider-man, the X-men books, and New Avengers.

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #18 – Week of February 6, 2008

FFoCaG — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 03:07:52 +0000

Ed has a harrowing experience at the shop before launching into this week’s comics including Teen Titans : Year One #2, Battlestar Galactica: Origins #2, Kyle Baker’s Kittens and Babies, and others….

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #17 – Week of January 30, 2008

FFoCaG — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 05:39:05 +0000

Ed and Victor briefly (very briefly) discuss the movie Atonement. Then they get into is weeks comics highlights including Batman, the Avengers books. Later they are joined by Mr. Jim Beard and discuss Project: Superpower and the Death of the New Gods.

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #15 – Week of January 23, 2008

FFoCaG — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:07:46 +0000

Ed and Victor discuss Cloverfield (just a bit more), the upcoming new Star Trek movie, and other tid bits just avoid discussing this weeks books.

But they get around to talking about Countdown, Legion of Superheroes, Action Comics, Amazing Spider-man, and few other titles that shipped on this rather light week.

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #15 – Week of January 16, 2008

FFoCaG — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 21:24:14 +0000

Ed and Victor are joined by no one, not one person. Plus this was a slow week in comics so the guys are forced to add filler…

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #14 – Week of January 9, 2008

FFoCaG — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:54:15 +0000

Another customer of Ed’s, Matt (Prime), joins Ed and Vic in discussing the Amazing Spider-man: A Brand New Day story arc as well as a plethora of other comics that can out this week.Plus, Ed admits a mistake and throws down a gauntlet.

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #13 – Week of January 02, 2008

FFoCaG — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 05:53:06 +0000

Matt, a customer at Monarch joins Ed and Vic for a long discussion on the state of Marvel’s Thunderbolts plus other comics out this week.Plus Ed gives out a prize…

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #12 – Week of December 26, 2007

FFoCaG — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 10:23:09 +0000

Comics were delivered on Friday this week because of the Holidays and there were a ton of them.

Plus Ed and Victor are joined by Heath, a customer and friend of Ed’s to discuss the events in Amazing Spider-man, Countdown, Legion of Superheroes, Action Comics, Black Panther, Iron Man and a host of other titles this [...]

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #11 – Weeks of December 12 & 19, 2007

FFoCaG — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 05:32:35 +0000

Our extra-special, double sized Winter edition covering the last two weeks of comics.

Plus Ed joins the forums and bunches of other stuff…

You’ll be glad you listened…

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #10 – Week of December 5, 2007 – Gift for the Comic Geek

FFoCaG — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:12:27 +0000

JJ, the Working Man, joins Ed and Victor at a quick look at holiday gifts suggestions for the comic geek. Make sure you load this onto your significant other’s mp3 playing device.

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #09 – Week of November 29, 2007

FFoCaG — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:48:15 +0000

Ed and Victor are joined by one of Monarch’s long time customers, Cornilus. Discussions range from should Spider-man be married to why Wolverine is scared of Cyclops.

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #08 – Week of November 21, 2007

FFoCaG — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:06:18 +0000

JJ, the Working Man, joins us for a wrap-up on World War Hulk and catches up on the new direction DC’s Flash comics is following. Plus Victor has an allergy attack…

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #07 – Week of November 14, 2007

FFoCaG — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:55:39 +0000

We get an email from a fan named Jason discussing incongruent character developments with DC heroes since Infinite Crisis. Also, Jeff, from TheTomeShow.com transmits in to debate Ed on Countdown (which Ed now refers to as Crapdown).

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #06 – Week of November 07, 2007

FFoCaG — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 05:10:00 +0000

The week Jim Beard, a customer at Monarch’s that was written stories from Marvel, DC Comics, as well as Dark Horse. Jim is also a moderator on ComicBloc.com and writes for www.silverbullet.com as well as a local newspaper, toledofreepress.com

This week we get Jim’s take on Countdown and other DC books as well as some of his [...]

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #05 – Week of October 31, 2007

FFoCaG — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:11:06 +0000

We get some an email from our Canadian friend, Trevor, about Ed’s inquiry about Ghost Rider’s plot (or lack of) which we discuss a bit and then respond to a post that Jeff (from www.thetomeshow.com) posted on the FFoCaG forums regarding DC’s Countdown series. Plus we chat about this week’s comics…

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #04 – Week of October 24, 2007

FFoCaG — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:26:08 +0000

Ed and Vic start the day off with a tour of the Superman comics and then dive into this week’s comics.

Plus, Ed leaks a surprise that JJ wasn’t ready to let out yet?!? Make sure you listen to the whole show cause it’s at the very end after Vic’s spiel about where to find a [...]

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #03 – Week of October 17, 2007

FFoCaG — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 00:57:22 +0000

Ed and Victor are joined by JJ (working Man) from The Inner Circle to discuss 30 Days of Night, a graphic novel about vampires that has been made into a movie. Plus Ed gets some postal mail from a fan.

Then we get around to talking about this week’s comics…

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #02 – Week of October 10, 2007

FFoCaG — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 23:33:42 +0000

Ed and Victor are joined once again by Rick (Jade Monkey) and Benton (Arcane Guyver) from The Inner Circle. We get off topic and then discuss this week’s comics.

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #01 Part 1 – The State of Marvel Comics, More Email, and Some Guests

FFoCaG — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 18:16:04 +0000

This week Ed and Vic are joined by Rick (Jade Monkey) and Benton (Arcane Guyver) from The Inner Circle podcast. We discuss some email suggested topics and then launch into a debate on the state os the Marvel Universe.

This episode run a bit long so we seperated it into two segments. Let us know if this has a bad idea [...]

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #01 Part 2 – The State of Marvel Comics, More Email, and Some Guests

FFoCaG — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 18:09:50 +0000

This continues our discussion from MCB Vol 2 #01 Part 1 about our take on the state of the Marvel Universe. Then we get into this week’s comics…

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 1 #33 – Week of Sept 19, 2007 – Summer Top Ten Comics ?!?

FFoCaG — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 04:09:19 +0000

OK, so last week Ed and Vic decided NOT to do a Summer Top Ten Comics List and then we got an email from Jeff from TheTomeshow.com with his Summer Top Ten Comics list so…we have a Summer Top Ten Comics List Show. Pretty cool!

Plus, Vic learns the difference between Canada and Pennsylvania. And it’s not [...]