Today we talk about Gorilla Grodd, an extremely intelligent psychic gorilla who thinks he should be in charge of the entire world, much to the chagrin of his fellows in Gorilla City.

What we were up to this week:

• Briar hasn't read any comics because they would like to work on sewing but their ding dang holds keep coming it at the library so they have to focus on reading books!
• Olivia is looking forward to the first episode of season 3 of My Adventures with Superman and is delighted by the reveals for Absolute Cassandra Cain and Absolute Barbara Gordon

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Today we talk about Congorilla, who is a seemingly immortal gorilla who you can switch bodies with if you have a special ring, which is mostly used by a guy called "Congo Bill".

What we were up to this week:

• Briar went to Phoenix Fan Fusion and mostly did critical role stuff and hung out with friends
• Olivia watched the Tony Awards, read the first issue of Did You Hear About Mimi Green?, and the X-Men 97 season 2 comic tie-in

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Today we talk about Rip Hunter, who is a secretive time travelling guy who makes sure no time shenanigans mess things up and that nobody finds out that Booster Gold is his dad (not because it's embarrassing, so that they can't make him not exist by killing his dad before he was born).

What we were up to this week:

• Briar caught up on the Locked Tomb and started reading Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green while getting ready to go to Phoenix Fan Fusion
• Olivia read Wiccan & Hulkling: Raid of Ultron (2026) #1 and caught up on Daredevil Born Again
• DC Blackout campaign

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Today we talk about several people who have come in contact with the mysterious rotary phone that allows you to dial H E R O and become a randomly generated superhero!

What we were up to this week:

• Briar hasn't done much except look forward to reading Nona the Ninth and confuse small children.
• Olivia read Absolute Green Arrow (2026) #1 and went to a The Mountain Goats concert.

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Today we talk about Dr. Karla Sofen, who is a terrible therapist and also mostly does crime under the guise of Moonstone, because she gets her power from a stone from the moon that she stole from one of her clients (the original Moonstone).

What we were up to this week:

• Briar read Gideon the Ninth and (most of) Harrow the Ninth
• Olivia got a hold of the Absolute Batman #20 Tim Drake variant cover, Barbara Gordon Breakout #1, and is excited to read Absolute Green Arrow #1.

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Today we talk about Melissa Gold, who started out as Screaming Mimi in a group of superpowered wrestlers who also did crime then switched to Songbird when she joined the Thunderbolts and kind of accidentally became a superhero for real.

What we were up to this week:

• Briar resisted the urge to finish reading Murderbot Diaries during recording (don't worry they finished it after)
• Olivia was excited to see more information about Marvel Midnight and that Darren Criss is voicing Conner Kent in My Adventures With Superman

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Today we talk about Jacques Duquesne, who is a guy who is very good with a sword, so he calls himself Swordsman, and he mostly uses this sword to do crimes but also he really really really wants to be on the Avengers please please please.

What we were up to this week:

• Briar has been reading the Murderbot Diaries and went for a Luke Skywalker Hike (a hike where you dress up like luke skywalker, because it is May the 4th and you want to go for a hike)
• Olivia went to a Florence & the Machine concert and saw Several shows in NYC

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Today we talk about Zelda DuBois, most well known as Princess Python from the Circus of Crime. She doesn't have any special powers, she's just a very good snake trainer, and her very large snakes help her commit crimes.

What we were up to this week:

• Briar had a Big Reading Week, including Ruined, Tusk Love, The Eyes & the Impossible, The Girl from the Sea, and The Deep Dark. They also picked up Romeo & Juliet and Godzilla, and Superman/Spiderman (2026) #1
• Olivia started a new book in Benjamin Stevenson's Ernest Cunningham Mysteries series and had fun at a Ren Faire-type event!

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Today we talk about Tilda Johnson, who uses self-taught science skills to try to turn people into werewolves and women, and also trick people with realistic robots.

What we were up to this week:

• Briar caught up on John Rich and the Big Picture
• Olivia went to Anime Boston and finished reading The Devils by Joe Abercrombie
• Preorder Orion by Ngozi Ukazu, out July 7th.

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Today we talk about Rex the Wonder Dog, who served in the US Army where he was given super soldier serum. After he retired he started solving crimes, became immortal, and went to space.

What we were up to this week:

• Briar was at Wondercon!
• Olivia is being so brave and strong and will resist the temptation of the bisexual Jon Kent funko pop

Recent comics and comics news:

• Wonder Man (2026) #1
• Daredevil (2026) #1
• Bizarro Year None (2026)
• Deadpool: April Pool's Day (2026) #1
• DC Pride 2026 previews

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