• 52 First Dates - Supergirl v1: Last Daughter of Krypton
    Jan 29 2025

    This week, we are reading Supergirl volume 1, a pretty normal and enjoyable comic book that still manages to produce some spirited and passionate debate about where it goes in the rankings (including two members completely fumbling their position). The show may never be the same again!

    Join us next week for what may be the episode to really kill us, Teen Titans volume 1: It's Our Right To Fight (issues 1-7)

    Current rankings:

    1. Resurrection Man
    2. Batman
    3. Justice League
    4. Justice League Dark
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • 52 First Dates - Justice League Dark v1: In The Dark
    Jan 22 2025

    The Wheel giveth, and this week, the Wheel taketh away. Join us for a real down read in Justice League Dark by Peter Milligan and Mikel Janin, a book in which virtually nothing happens across its 6 issues. The highs and lows of the New 52 era, manifest.

    Current rankings:

    1. Resurrection Man by Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, and Fernando Dagnino
    2. Batman by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo
    3. Justice League by Geoff Johns and Jim Lee

    Next week: Supergirl v1: Last Daughter of Krypton (containing Supergirl (2011) issues 1-7)

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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • 52 First Dates - Resurrection Man v1: Dead Again
    Jan 15 2025

    The Wheel delivers us our first big surprise in Resurrection Man: Dead Again, by Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, and Fernando Dagnino. Unlike anything we've yet read in this show, Resurrection Man quickly establishes itself as a lost opportunity in this brave era of DC Comics, and we are here to celebrate and make the best of what we got. No spoilers for where it lands on the ranking, but we think you can't go wrong with this one!

    Current rankings:

    1. Batman by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo
    2. Justice League by Geoff Johns and Jim Lee

    Next week: Justice League Dark v1: In The Dark (containing Justice League Dark (2011) issues 1-6)

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    56 mins
  • 52 First Dates - Batman v1: The Court of Owls
    Jan 8 2025

    This week on Pandora's Longbox, the wheel decided to keep us on the mainstream track with Batman: The Court of Owls, by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo. Arguably the most successful series of this era, join us as we try to get a sense of what works in this introductory arc, and what drags on and on, with some surprising division in the panel's takes!

    Introducing our final gimmick: an absolute ranking of each New 52 series we have read. Listen to the end to see how each new series stacks up!

    Next week: Resurrection Man v1: Dead Again (containing Resurrection Man (2011) issues 1-7)

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • 52 First Dates - Justice League v1: Origin
    Jan 1 2025

    In our first episode of our first season, we read Justice League volume 1: Origin! Written by Geoff Johns and drawn by Jim Lee, this is the first arc of the New 52 continuity, no better place to start. Join us for our discussion about how nothing actually happens in this comic, and how this comic is a poor introduction to the iconic superteam.

    Also introduced: our Wheel, which determines what book we are reading every week!

    Next episode: Batman v1: Court of Owls (containing Batman (2011) issues 1-7).

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • From the Flashes--A New Beginning!
    Dec 25 2024

    You can't discuss The New 52 without discussing Flashpoint, the extremely popular and enduring DC Comics event that ended DC's long running post-Crisis on Infinite Earths continuity and started The New 52 continuity.

    This is the first episode we recorded, so it's a longer, bumpier road than our normal weekly episodes. Feel free to skip this if you aren't a DC Comics sicko, but we had a great time and hope you will too.

    Next week: Justice League v1: Origin (containing Justice League (2011) issues 1-6).

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    1 hr and 45 mins