Episode 118 - Ron's Christmas Gift Vault Show! - [Discussion]

[conorkilpatrick]

What's in the vault this week? The last member of an intergalactic police force; an icon of truth, justice and the Soviet Way; and some young super-powered whippersnappers who don't know their place!

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This week, iFanboy goes into the vault to take a look at two books that Ron bought the other guys for Christmas and... another random book. Apparently, Ron didn't get the memo. It was on Christmas themed-paper!

First up is Nova Volume 1: Annihilation from Marvel Comics. Writers Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning showcase their own patented style of throwbacky but modern comics in this mammoth hard cover that contains the first year of the book that redefined Richard Ryder.

Next is Superman: Red Son from DC Comics. What if a slight tilt in the Earth's rotation meant that instead of landing in the heartland of rural Kansas, Baby Superman's spaceship fell to Earth in the cold, unforgiving Soviet Union of the late 1930s? Things wouldn't be to good for America, comrade.

Finally, there is Young Avengers. The hardcover that collects the entire series from writer Allan Heinberg (Grey's Anatomy) and artist Jim Cheung hits on every Avengers-loving level. This is the book that caused Ron to first bellow the now infamous "Damn you, Heinberg!"

[amircat]

Great show! I am definitely going to be checking out Nova. I already have read and own Red Son (and got 3 other friends to buy it).

[timothyobriant]

Wow I want all three of those. To be fair I already wanted to get Nova and Red Son but holy crap Young Avengers looks awesome. I would have never though to pick that up but I was sold by the art, instantly!

[amircat]

Young Avengers is a lil' **bleh** for me. But as the spoiler suggested, it may be cool.

[conorkilpatrick]

I read Young Avengers after we did the show. I really loved it.

[iHeretic]

Great show! Coincidentally, I just picked up Red Son the other day and finished reading it this afternoon right before watching the show. Amazing ending, I didn't see that coming at all.

I now also want to pick up Young Avengers (their brief appearance in Civil War was an early highlight of that event for me) and Nova.

[amircat]

I read Young Avengers after we did the show. I really loved it.

Cool. I will check it out at the library and may buy it.

[dierect-current]

I've always meant to pick up Red Son but somehow I just haven't managed to yet. That will be rectified. I realy like Millar, his Logan work is excellent. The look of the Young Avengers book is awsome, which is enough in itself to make me pick it up. I like that Nova doesn't realy tie in too tightly with the MU that much. Read this in issues, a fun read. Thanks guys.

[optimus187prime]

Dont really care for Nova, but I LOVE Red Son and Young Avengers. I got the same feeling Josh did while reading it. Even though I didnt read the classic Avengers stories, it felt like it had that epic fun scale of their old adventures. I love how modern the stories were without getting too 'dark' like the current Avengers titles. The art, dear god, the art :D