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My Marvelous Year 2013 Pt. 9: Wrapping up the year with some X-Men and Deadpool

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Charlotte, Dave, and Zack reminisce about the good old days and then look ahead to the future. Will Dave and Zack survive long enough to complete MMY or will Charlotte have to find new cohosts once they’re put in an old folks home?

We also read some comics.

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My Favorite Graphic Novels of January & February 2026

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Welcome back to the first 2026 edition of Dave’s Faves! I took a month off for 1) A new baby (a girl!) and 2) to play Silksong, Super Metroid, Metroid Prime and watch the Traitors with my wife. Turns out this is a great way to detox from comics before the bug returns, and as you’ll see from this list, I’ve caught it bad again.

In an effort to catch up from a month off, I’m sharing graphic novels I read in January and February, plus my favorites from the 2025 Shortbox Comics Fair (which I also finally caught up on). Will 2026 have as many great graphic novels as 2025? Read on to find out!

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Extra Issues – Osamu Tezuka pt. 3: Swallowing the Earth, Apollo’s Song, Ode to Kirihito, The Book of Human Insects, MW

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A sentient sperm, a human dog, and the sexiest podcaster alive (Dave, Charlotte, and Zack, not necessarily in that order) continue our six part series on the works of Osamu Tezuka.

CW: These comics contain very graphic depictions of sexual violence.

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Comics covered in this episode:
– Swallowing the Earth, Apollo’s Song, Ode to Kirihito, The Book of Human Insects & MW

Topics discussed:
– Zack makes the most insane comparison to a modern comic writer (but is correct).
– Do we prefer Tezuka’s very adult works to his more children-focused earlier works?
– How on earth did he create so much?

Next up, we’re continuing our six month series covering the work of Osuma Tezuka:
4. Ayako & Buddha
5. Black Jack
6. Message To Adolf & Phoenix

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