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Dawn of X reigns supreme, the toxicity of piracy and behind X-Men Monday

Episode Summary

This week Chris Hassan joins the show to fill in for Forrest. Get better soon Forrest! On our 50th episode, we talk about the latest news, review the best of last week, dive into the piracy debate in comics, and discuss X-Men Monday. 

Episode Notes

THE NEWS:

1. New dysfunctional X-Team announced
2. Strange Academy in the works for some time
3. Vault introduces pay-what-you-want holiday sale this season
4. Diamond Distributors dig into November sales figures

TOP BOOKS OF LAST WEEK:

1. Dave
   1. Excalibur #3 (W: Tini Howard, A: Marcus To)
   2. Justice League (2018) #37 (W: Scott Snyder, A: Jorge Jimenez)
2. Chris
   1. X-Men #3 (W. Jonathan Hickman, A: Leinil Francis Yu)
   2. Doctor Doom #3 (W: Christopher Cantwell, A: Salvador Larroca)
3. ComicBookRoundUp
   1. Critic: Die #10 (W: Kieron Gillen, A: Stephanie Hans)
   2. Fan: The Dreaming #16 (W: Si Spurrier, A: Marguerite Sauvage)

Segment: Piracy NOW!

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK:

• Dave: Red Mother #1 (W: Jeremy Haun, A: Danny Luckert)
• Chris: X-Force #3 (W: Benjamin Percy, A: Joshua Cassara)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.:

• Dave: Undiscovered Country #2 (Francis Manapul)
• Chris: X-Force #3 (Dustin Weaver)

Segment: Behind X-Men Monday

Off topic top shelf: Chris - Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee