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	<title>Alex Zalben</title>
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	<itunes:summary>Alex Zalben, Justin Tyler, and Pete LePage bring you the best and most hilarious comic book reviews around! Plus, audio podcasts from their weekly live show in NYC, featuring special guests from the worlds of comic books and comedy!</itunes:summary>
	<itunes:author>Comic Book Club</itunes:author>
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	<copyright>2010</copyright>
	<itunes:subtitle>Comic Book Club is a live weekly talk show about comic books, featuring the best creators and comedians around!</itunes:subtitle>
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		<title>Comic Book Club with Dan Hopper and Shawn Wickens</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:20:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Dan Hopper (Best Week Ever) and Shawn Wickens (How To Lose Your Virginity) stop by the 8/14/10 show!</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Dan Hopper (Best Week Ever) and Shawn Wickens (How To Lose Your Virginity) stop by the 8/14/10 show!</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>Comic Book Club</itunes:author>
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		<title>Comic Book Club with Fred Van Lente and Mike Camerlengo</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:14:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fred Van Lente (Dead Avenger) and comedian Mike Camerlengo hit the stage for the 8/17/10 show!]]></description>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Fred Van Lente (Dead Avenger) and comedian Mike Camerlengo hit the stage for the 8/17/10 show!</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Fred Van Lente (Dead Avenger) and comedian Mike Camerlengo hit the stage for the 8/17/10 show!</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Thor and the Warriors Four Digest! Order Now!</title>
		<link>http://alexzalben.com/?p=443</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:18:41 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Not to sound like too much of a commercial, but the Thor and the Warriors Four Digest is now available for order! You can get it in comic book stores on October 6th, or regular old book stores on October 20th. And it&#8217;s cheap! $10! That&#8217;s less than a movie, and way more baby Thors (than most movies).</p>
<p>And if you don&#8217;t believe me, check out <a href="http://comicsworthreading.com/2010/08/12/coming-up-marvel-comics-due-october-2010/">Comics Worth Reading</a>, who recommends picking up the digest, saying: &#8220;It’s a good story with plenty of hooks, from adventure to emotional appeal!&#8221;</p>
<p>Links below, as well as info on the book:</p>
<p><a href="http://alexzalben.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/80564comic_storystory_full-9742915..jpg"><img src="http://alexzalben.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/80564comic_storystory_full-9742915.-196x300.jpg" alt="" title="80564comic_storystory_full-9742915." width="196" height="300" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-441" /></a><strong>THOR AND THE WARRIORS FOUR DIGEST #1</strong><br />
COVER BY: Gurihiru<br />
WRITER: Alex Zalben<br />
PENCILS: Gurihiru<br />
THE STORY:<br />
Power Pack’s biggest adventure ever begins, as they desperately search for the only person who can save the life of their grandmother – THE MIGHTY THOR! But first, they’re going to need to get to Asgard, and that means joining forces with Frog Thor and THE PET AVENGERS! An epic tale that starts with a book of myths and ends with the destruction of the entire world, this is a journey into mystery that will leave Power Pack changed – forever! Collecting THOR AND THE WARRIORS FOUR #1-4. All Ages …$9.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-4120-4 </p>
<p>PRICE: 9.99<br />
IN STORES: October 6, 2010 </p>
<p><a href="http://marvel.com/catalog/?id=16804">GET IT ON MARVEL.COM</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Thor-Warriors-Four-Alex-Zalben/dp/0785141200/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;s=books&#038;qid=1281622562&#038;sr=8-1">GET IT ON AMAZON.COM</a></p>
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		<title>Comic Book Club with Jane Wiedlin and Michael Hartney</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Jane Wiedlin (The Go-Gos) and Michael Hartney (So I Like Superman) hit the stage for the 8/10/10 show!</itunes:subtitle>
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		<title>Comix Connection on Warriors Four</title>
		<link>http://alexzalben.com/?p=435</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:24:46 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Comix Connection put up a rad list of comics that women like, and I&#8217;m honored that they included Thor and the Warriors Four, given how good the company is! Check &#8216;em out, <a href="http://blog.comixconnection.com/2010/08/what-women-like-part-three.html">over here</a>.</p>
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		<title>Comic Book Club: Pete&#8217;s Birthday!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:13:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pete celebrates his birthday with special guests Bob Joy and Alex Zalben!]]></description>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Pete celebrates his birthday with special guests Bob Joy and Alex Zalben!</itunes:subtitle>
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		<title>Comic Book Club with Ben Joseph</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 15:10:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[College Humor's Ben Joseph stops by the 7/26/10 show.]]></description>
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		<title>Comic Book Club with Anthony Marques</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:37:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anthony Marques (The Joe Kubert School) hits the stage for the 7/20/10 show!]]></description>
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		<title>Thor and the Warriors Four #4 &#8211; Reviews!</title>
		<link>http://alexzalben.com/?p=413</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:55:36 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Before I get into the reviews, I just wanted to thank everyone who picked up this book. Beyond what I had to do with it, GuriHiru made some amazing art, Colleen Coover did an awesome back-up, and generally, I was honored to be part of this project. So yeah, thanks for that, everyone, and I&#8217;ll see you back on the stands in September!</p>
<p>- <a href="http://axiomsedge-scifi.com/wordpress/2010/07/comic-book-reviews-in-the-province-of-gods/">Axiom&#8217;s Edge</a> loved the issue, and said, &#8220;This was just a great, fun series written with just the right touch of humor and action by Alex Zalben with perfect artwork for this story by Gurihuru. If you haven’t read this series I highly recommend it in trade.&#8221;</p>
<p>- Comixtreme <a href="http://www.comixtreme.com/content.php?404-Done-In-One-Reviews-for-July-13-2010">gave the comic 4.5 out of 5 stylized letters I&#8217;s</a> (at least I think that&#8217;s their rating system), and called it, &#8220;&#8230;the best of the all-ages Power Pack series to date!&#8221;</p>
<p>- Gurihiru has a breakdown of <a href="http://gurihiru.blogspot.com/2010/07/warriors-four-cover-layouts.html">their cover process for the entire series</a> &#8211; as well as a look at <a href="http://gurihiru.blogspot.com/2010/07/thor-and-warriors-four-4.html">what went into making issue four</a>.</p>
<p>- <a href="http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2010/07/what-are-you-reading-79/">Robot 6 on CBR</a> sez, &#8220;Thor and the Warriors Four (the four-issue miniseries) came to a satisfying happy ending for kids and adults alike. Like a good sitcom, I enjoy the snippets of dialogue that Alex Zalben works in&#8211;case in point when Thor, Frog of Thunder; and Beta Ray Bill acknowledge each other as they head into battle (Frog: &#8220;Thorse&#8221;&#8216; Bill&#8221; &#8220;Throg&#8221;).&#8221;</p>
<p>- <a href="http://girlsreadcomics.wordpress.com/2010/07/15/july-7-comics/">Girls Read Comics Too</a> loved the last issue, saying, &#8220;I think that’s what my favorite thing about this series has been and why it’s been a success (aside from the sheer adorableness steeped in every panel) — that it’s still very much grounded in human emotion and tragedy&#8230; I love it so much. I forsee dozens of happy re-reads in my future.&#8221;</p>
<p>- By Odin&#8217;s Beard <a href="http://byodinsbeard.wordpress.com/2010/07/13/single-combat-71310/">gave the issue four out of five beards</a>, and calls out one moment in particular, saying, &#8220;The appearance of Jormungand provides a great opportunity for Alex Power to prove himself, though, and what follows is a great moment, one of the best I’ve read like it.&#8221;</p>
<p>- Hero Sandwich <a href="http://www.herosandwich.net/2010/07/12/power-and-thunder/">gives the issue a thumbs up times a billion</a>, and says, &#8220;This was the best comic I got last week. Absolutely HUGE props to writer Alex Zalben and artists Gurihiru for this one — I haven’t had this much fun reading a comic book in ages.&#8221;</p>
<p>- <a href="http://1979semifinalist.wordpress.com/2010/07/09/womans-eye-view-comics-week-7810/">1979 Semi-Finalist</a> says &#8220;Buy It!&#8221; and also, &#8220;Wonderful adorable totally fun stuff.  Gurihiru’s art is just phenomenal (as is Coover’s in her tale) and Zalben’s writing is funny and right on point.  Adorable.  If you have kids, totally get this, if you just want to have fun reading some fun comics, get it even if you don’t have kids.&#8221;</p>
<p>And that&#8217;s it for right now, other than some chatter about Beta Ray Bill&#8217;s haircut on 4Chan, which I&#8217;m not gonna link to because it&#8217;ll be gone by the time you click the link. Anyway, I&#8217;ll update this post as more reviews come in! As long as they&#8217;re good. Or fair. Or offer me free cake. I&#8217;ll post anything for cake.</p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:08:25 +0000</pubDate>
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