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Not enough questions in the forums? I guess my time is now.

Are there any worthwhile wrestling comic books? I am open to old or new books with at least a tangential wrestling theme.

I recently read 'Andre The Giant: Life and Legend' by Box Brown. It was a fun read, but it left me wanting more. The current WWE Superstars comics have had interesting storylines, but the art has been very rough. The newest storyline is supposed to be a mash-up of WWE and Marvel's Secret Wars, which would reignite my interest in the series.

@madeinbangladesh: I have not enjoyed the Hardys/3D/Wolves matches very much. I think the big moments in these matches (ex: one of the Wolves getting powerbombed onto guardrail) made me feel bad for the people wrestling as opposed to being excited by the moment. The three teams are all strong in different ways, but they did not gel well together.

That being said, I have been enjoying the evolution of Rockstar Spud as he slowly breaks away from ECIII. The promos between these two have been pitch perfect. ECIII has a justified gripe he is taking too far and Spud is an everyman discovering that his "friend" isn't who he thinks he is.

I like a lot of the characters in TNA. The Bro-mans, The Great Sanada, Austin Ares, and Bobby Lashley have been fun to watch. The Knockouts division has been solid with Havok and Gail Kim leading the way. My biggest issues, as have been noted before, are how poor the story-telling and storylines are.

WWE tends to have more characters I enjoy and their story-telling is more in line with my tastes. NXT is still the best of the bunch though.

Speaking of WWE, their website just posted a couple of pictures of wrestlers as heroes and villains. Medusa Mix-a-Fox and Dark Dango were my personal favorites.

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I know it's silly, but seeing 3-D Man on the cover of Avengers Worlds made me grin like a big, goofy idiot.

Cyclops has been there since the beginning and has had a fascinating character arc. Sorry Jean......

First and foremost, thank you for the fun podcast. You guys make a great companion to the Powerbombcast and I hope you consider doing a crossover show at some point.

Second, what are your thoughts regarding comedy in wrestling? Comedy often gets presented as blows to the groin or juvenile insults, but I enjoy it when done well. I love characters like Santino Marella, Colt Cabana, and Kikutaro that make comedy a big part of their style. The old, funny promos with people like Stone Cold and Kurt Angle are great to watch too.

Third, you folks should cover NXT a little more. You don't need to talk about the whole show. Mention one thing that you enjoyed from the previous week's show. For example, Enzo Amore challenging Sylvester LeFort to a Hair vs. Hair match. I never thought I would be excited for a Hair vs. Hair match, but there you go.

How does this comic compare to a series like Demon Knights? I loved that series for its strong characterization and fun fantasy battles.

Won-dah Womaaaaaan!

@king_saturn: Indeed. Bryan and Kane are facing Dolph and Big E for the Tag Team Championship at Wrestlemania. I have come to like Big E a lot, but he and Dolph should both be singles competitors. The tag team division has a lot of potential that is being squandered right now. The Prime Time Players, the Usos, and even the Hip Hop Hippopotami (Tons of Funk?) all deserve to get a little more than just squash matches. The Hippopotami are having a match with Rhodes Scholars at Wrestlemania and it looks like it will just be early event filler. It's a shame because the level of talent in that match, male and female, is pretty solid.

With the recent announcement of a remastered Duck Tales game, I have the itch read the old Carl Barks comics. However, the initial "Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck" volumes are prohibitively expensive.

Are there alternate collections of the Barks comics that I could acquire at a lower price? Alternately, are there other, less expensive volumes in the "Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck" series that you would recommend?

Oh heck, I might as well as well post this video.