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DestroyTheCyborg! is about comics, music, and movie reviews. We have a podcast (I Read Comic Books) and editorials about comics.

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So long, and thanks for all the reviews!

Hiya folks. Editor-in-Chief, Mike Rapin, here. It's with a sad heart that I write this post. As of today, May 3rd, 2016, DestroyTheCyborg! will be closing its doors. We've spent an incredible eight years writing reviews and articles and rants and editorials about comic books, music, movies, books, video games, manga, and television, but it's about time for us to retire. The site will continue to live on as an archive, not only for our writers to hold on to their publishing history,

Read our final article at DestroyTheCyborg!

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The Weekly Pull List - April 27th, 2016

May this be the greatest week in comics.... ever. What's on YOUR Pull List?

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The Weekly Pull List - April 20th, 2016

Super later than normal edition! What's on YOUR Pull List?

Let us know what you're reading this week at DestroyTheCyborg!

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Postmortem: Batman and Robin Eternal

I loved Batman Eternal, so much so that I think it may have been one of my favorite Batman titles/arcs to come out of the New 52. This however, oh man. This series was just a disappointment week after week. I really wanted this series to be either as good or better than its predecessor but it wasn't. I felt so lost in this series week to week that it barely made sense. I actually forgot what this was supposed to be about so here it is as described from DC Comics website: "It’s here at last—the sequel to the blockbuster weekly series BATMAN ETERNAL!

Read this review at DestroyTheCyborg!

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The Weekly Pull List - April 13th, 2016

Hidy ho, comic people! How about them comics? What's on YOUR Pull List?

Read this review at DestroyTheCyborg!

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The Weekly Pull List - April 6th, 2016

May the comics be with you... What’s on YOUR Pull List?

Read this review at DestroyTheCyborg!

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Patience by Daniel Clowes

The description from the back cover of Patience, the new graphic novel from cartoonist Daniel Clowes, actually sums up the book much better than any recap or synopsis possibly could: "A cosmic timewarp deathtrip to the primordial infinite of everlasting love." Of course, even that descriptive summation doesn't quite scratch the surface of Clowes' new work. Like his recent books Wilson and Mr. Wonderful, Patience is a complex, nuanced, and at times challenging story about characters trying, in their own sometimes misguided ways, to understand love. While Wilson and Mr. Wonderful focused on the particular neuroses of their title characters, Patience tries for a grander, more universal approach by casting the story across space and time. In the end, however, Clowes manages to create a familiarly character-driven and focused story that fits comfortably with his own idiosyncratic oeuvre.

Read this review at DestroyTheCyborg!

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I Read Comic Books | Episode 64 | Just... Edgy

This week's episode was recorded on March 27th, 2016.

The show this week features guests Nick and Tia joining Mike to talk about "edgy" comic books and what that really means.  Their comic picks for the week were Darth Vader #18, Fight Cub 2 #10, and Omega Men #10. Be prepared for a few soapboxes and rants.

Relevant Links

Mike - @mikerapin

Nick - @dethstarplnz

Tia on Tumblr

Timestamps:

Start/Last Week in Comics - 00:00:00

Comic Picks - 00:32:05

Edgy Comics and Tropes - 00:38:46

Edgy Comics and Story Structure - 01:03:26

Credits - 01:26:00

Rebirth, BvS, and Marvel/DC movie talkz - 01:27:25

This week's music was by Moderator and Infinity Shred.

This week's episode was produced by Mike Rapin and edited by Zander Riggs.

Have a question? Want us to talk about a topic? Submit discussion topics to our subreddit /r/IReadComicBooks and get a hold of us here: [email protected] - @ircbpodcast & #IReadComicBooks - destroythecyborg.tumblr.com.

And we want to give a warm shout out to #PodernFamily listeners! Hello!

Listen to this episode at DestroyTheCyborg!

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The Weekly Pull List - March 30th, 2016

Just... just tell us... What's on YOUR Pull List?

Read this review at DestroyTheCyborg!

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I Read Comic Books | Episode 63 | Those Darn Comic Book Contracts

This week's episode was recorded on March 20th, 2016.

Our show this week is brought to you by Nick, George, and Mike. Their comic picks for this week were The Spire #7, Batman #50, Bloodshot Annual #1, and Obi-Wan and Obi-Wan and Anakin #3. This week's focal discussion was about the implications of comic book exclusivity contracts and the episode is rounded out with a chat about the Batman vs. Superman movie. 

Relevant Links

Mike - @mikerapin

Nick - @dethstarplnz

George - @georgembenson

Timestamps:

Start/Last Week in Comics - 00:00:00

Comic Picks - 00:16:01

Exclusivity Contracts - 00:28:14

Credits - 01:09:50

This week's music was by The Four Owls and Infinity Shred.

This week's episode was produced by Mike Rapin and edited by Zander Riggs.

Have a question? Want us to talk about a topic? Submit discussion topics to our subreddit /r/IReadComicBooks and get a hold of us here: [email protected] - @ircbpodcast & #IReadComicBooks - destroythecyborg.tumblr.com

And we want to give a warm shout out to #PodernFamily listeners! Hello!

Listen to this episode at DestroyTheCyborg!

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Batman explains who will really win in Batman v Superman.

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The Weekly Pull List - March 23rd, 2016

♫ We have…. Comics and comic and comics and comics and comics and comics and comics and comics and… ♫ What’s on YOUR Pull List?

Let us know what you're reading at DestroyTheCyborg!

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I Read Comic Books | Episode 62 | What's your favorite Daredevil creative team?

This week's episode was recorded on March 13th, 2016.

On this week's episode, Paul and Kate join Mike to talk comics and the best creative teams/runs of Daredevil, why they're the best, and how they differed. Things spin outward into Daredevil TV show and other related show discussion.

Relevant Links

Mike - @mikerapin

Kate - @KateSkocelas

Paul - @OhHiPaulie

Timestamps:

Start/Last Week In Comics - 00:00:00

Comic Picks - 00:18:51

Daredevil Creative Teams - 00:30:20

Daredevil and superhero TV shows - 01:08:37

Credits - 01:15:49

Wonder Woman - 01:17:14

This week's music was by GARREN and Infinity Shred.

This week's episode was produced by Mike Rapin and edited by Zander Riggs.

Have a question? Want us to talk about a topic? Submit discussion topics to our subreddit /r/IReadComicBooks and get a hold of us here: [email protected] - @ircbpodcast & #IReadComicBooks - destroythecyborg.tumblr.com.

And we want to give a warm shout out to #PodernFamily listeners! Hello!

Listen to this episode at DestroyTheCyborg!

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The Weekly Pull List - March 16th, 2016

There's still time! There's still... comics! What's on YOUR Pull List?

Read this article at DestroyTheCyborg!

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Black Canary by Brenden Fletcher, Annie Wu and Pia Guerra

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This book is so damn great.

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Abilities expunged.

Uncanny X-Men #185 September 1984 John Romita Jr., Dan Green, and Chris Claremont

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Juan Ferreyra

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