For many kids today, no matter how kind and upbeat, no matter how good their friends or how supportive and loving their parents, the world presents innumerable hurdles and hostilities. But each and every one of them, and each and every one of us, have a spark of true power to help protect our communities. It's just for one teen, Nubia, that spark is a flame. But just like the rest of us, she will have to figure out for herself what it means to be a hero.
Join us as we discuss Nubia: Real One, an alternate universe origin story for Amazonian Queen and superhero Nubia, written by LL McKinney, with art by Robyn Smith.
Next week we will be reading Fantastic Four (2002) #60: Inside Out, a one-issue introductory arc by Mark Waid that is the #2 Best Selling Superhero Comic of All Time.
Veronica's theme for this season is stories from the DC Graphic Novels for Young Adults imprint. Monte's theme is the five top-selling superhero comic books of all time.
The comic lineup for Season 12 will be:
Superman Smashes the Klan
Amazing Spider-Man (2014) #1-6
You Brought Me the Ocean
Ultimate Spider-Man (2000) #1-7
Shadow of the Batgirl
Batman: The 10-Cent Adventure
Nubia: Real One
Fantastic Four (2002) #60
Galaxy: The Prettiest Star
X-Men (1991) #1-3
Check out the inaugural crossover of the Hall of Pods, our podcast network! We discuss Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness with The Fandom Optimists, Cape Corner, and True Believers: a Comics PoDCast! Find all of our links here.
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