Back in the studio after the landmark "Guide to Secret Wars" episode, VF and Nickel spend some much needed alone time with one another.  As is often the case, it takes a little while before the topic of discussion finally gets around to comics (40 minutes to be exact).  Off-topic banter includes an update on Nickel's cabin acquisition, The Salty Language Podcast attempting to deflate Graphic Novice's Moon War victory, Doc Thirst's disdain for his fans, podcast listening habits, the weather, VF's chickens, Mad Max, and how Nickel gets drunk and lies about stuff to try and make friends at parties.  

After the hauntingly beautiful "Comic News" bumper blesses your earballs, the guys discuss the Super Girl trailer, and the now cancelled Archie Comics kickstarter campaign.  

Two weeks of books (May 6, 2015 and May 13, 2015) are covered in the "Rapid-Fire Review" segment including Afterlife With Archie #8, Convergence #5, Jupiter's Circle #2, Nailbiter #12, The Wicked + The Divine #10, Amazing Spider-Man #18, Ant-Man #5, Punisher #18, Secret Wars #1, Spider-Gwen #4, Spider-Woman #7, Wolverines #17, Lantern City #1, Rebels #2, Convergence #6, Birthright #7, Black Science #14, Chrononauts #3, East of West #19, Savior #2, Walking Dead #141, Howard the Duck #3, Magneto #18, Ms. Marvel #15, Night Nurse #1, Secret Wars #2, Silk #4, Thor #8, Uncanny Avengers #4 and Wolverines #18.  

As always, we wrap things up looking at the books we'll be reading from the following week, and finally say our farewells.  Thanks to everyone for your support, interaction and feedback.

Graphic Novice scribe Desmond Hassing joins Nickel & VF to take an in depth look at Marvel Comics' Secret Wars.  Throughout the episode, we take a look at the history of Secret Wars, try to figure out how it will end, and eventually work through the giant list of new titles Marvel will release as part of the event.  To the surprise of no one, things tend to veer off-topic occassionally, but if you're looking for information to help you navigate the muddied waters of Marvel's Secret Wars event, where better to turn than the Graphic Novice Comic Book Podcast (don't answer that)?

As we closed in on the 3-hour mark, Des is blindsided by the decision to wrap things up, but not to be denied, he sneaks in a brief "Rapid-Fire Review" segment to discuss a couple books Nickel & VF haven’t discussed before, including Image Comics' No Mercy #2.

Tell your friends, co-workers, and grandparents, that the answers to all their Secret Wars questions have finally been answered...  The Graphic Novice Guide to Marvel's Secret Wars is here! 

Editor's Note: We apologize if this podcast makes this already confusing event even more confusing.  We are who we are.

Thanks for not kicking us off the interwebs just yet.  If you enjoy or hate this podcast enough to leave an iTunes review, drop us a line and we'll send you a handwritten thank-you letter.

Thank-you so much for listening.

Everything starts out nice and civil as VF and Nickel discuss Mother's Day, marriage, regional differences in Canada, Rose City Comic Con, meeting new people, fear of financing, mortgages, and the cabin financing until things get a little heated during a debate of the merits of Marvel's Secret Wars Event.  VF is really optimistic and positive about Secret Wars after the first book, Nickel decides to rant incoherently on the negative side.  In a nonsensical tirade, Nickel insults Stan Lee and broad range of comic writers and confuses the '60s with the '80s, while VF prefers the path of common sense.  Early polls have Round 1 going to VF, but Nickel's incessant rambling do manage to give VF a migraine.

In our "Rapid-Fire Review" segment for books released on April 29, 2015, we talk about Batman #40, Convergence #4, Alex + Ada #14, Bitch Planet #4, Outcast #8, Red One #2, All-New Captain America #6, Avengers #44, Fantastic Four #645, Inhuman #14, Moon Knight #14, New Avengers #33, Nova #30, Silk #3, Superior Iron-Man #8, Wolverines #16, and X-Men #26.

After wrapping up our discussion of a week of reading, we once again look ahead to the books coming out on May 6, 2015 and pick the books we're most excited about.

Unite the Seven.

The Graphic Novice Comic Book Podcast is back for the second time this week, because we figured you just couldn’t get enough of us…  then we realized that yes, yes you can get enough of us…  but we decided to release this episode anyway.  Before we get to comics, we talk about Hollaback Girls, friend of the show Gwen Stefani, fatherly dating advice and Doc Thirst, VF’s new mattress, pillows, Nickel’s crowdfunding initiative for a new grill, our new staff writer Desmond Hassing, Salty Language and our monumental Moon War victory.  

Then we discuss VF’s crush on Michael Leal.

Then we talk comic news.  We look at the Netflix Daredevil series, Lady Mechanika, The Avengers sequel, and avoid discussing the 2015 Eisners once again. 

In Rapid Fire Review we discuss Lady Mechanika The Tablets of Destinies #1, Curb Stomp #3, Convergence #3, Deadly Class #12, The Empty #3, Lazarus #16, Manifest Destiny #14, Postal #3, Velvet #10, All-New X-Men #40, Amazing Spider-Man #17.1, Amazing X-Men #19, Guardians of the Galaxy #26, Inhuman Special #1, Guardians of the Galaxy And the X-Men The Black Vortex Omega #1, Woverines #15, Ninjak #2 and Kaptara #1.  

As always, we look ahead to the following week of comic book releases (April 29, 2015) and let you know some of the books we're excited to check out.

Thanks for listening. Check out www.graphicnovice.com for all of our back catalogue and several articles and reviews.

WTWN v. DAPF v. GN: Dawn of The Who The Dark Graphic Freak Now. 

VF and Nickel get together with a couple of their favorite podcasters, Annaleis (@wiretechgirl) from The Dark Angels and Pretty Freaks Podcast and Michael Leal (@michael_leal) from Who The What Now to share tales of Free Comic Book Days Past and Present.  Before we get to Free Comic Book Day, we take everyone down the rabbit hole with us and discuss parenting other people’s children, Tenacious D heading north of the wall, the financial woes of podcasters, Gotham, Gotham Lights, and more.  Eventually we talk comics, and discuss Free Comic Book Day, opening a Comic shop in Napa City, and The Avengers Age of Ultron movie.

Our thanks to Annaleis and Michael for taking a couple hours to chat, and to everyone who takes the time to listen.  We’ll be back to our regular broadcasting format next episode.