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Lying In The Gutters – 29th January 2017 – Getting The Politics Out Of Comic Books

So. That's been a week hasn't it? Only last week it was all about punching nazis in the face. And now… well, it appears to have escalated somewhat. As comic book creators are taking the politics out of the comics books – and onto the street.

Top Twenty Traffic Of The Week

1. Warren Ellis, On Whether Nazis Should Be Punched In The Face, Or Not
2. Marvel And Square Enix Form Partnership For "The Avengers Project" And More Games (UPDATED) #Reassemble
3. Civil War II: The Oath's Three Biggest Spoilers – Including What Those Future Martian Robots Are
4. It's Time To Vote! Bleeding Cool Readers' Awards Nominees Are Here
5. Now DC Shows You Double Splash Page Futures Of The DC Universe – Hal Jordan, Action Comics, Justice League And Suicide Squad (Spoilers)
6. George R. R. Martin Needs Your Help To Complete Important Project (And It's Not Winds Of Winter)
7. How Marvel Will Help Amazing Spider-Man #25 Top The Dollar Chart For March
8. Phil Noto Revises His Civil War II #0 Kamala Khan Ms Marvel Cover Art In Reaction To Trump's Immigration Ban
9. The Actual Supergirl Warns Donald Trump About Grabbing Her…
10. Lieutenant Barclay Returns In The Star Trek: The Next Generation Mirror Universe Free Comic Book Day Title
11. Full Marvel Comics Solicitations For April 2017 – Beginnings… And Endings
12. So Why Were DC Comics April 2017 Solicitations Delayed A Week Anyway?
13. Scott Lobdell Quits Facebook Over Hatred
14. Marvel's Secret Empire Starts Earlier Than We Thought (SPOILERS)
15. Marvel To Release Free Guidebook In April To Help Decipher Impossible Reading Order Due To Constant Relaunches
16. What Will Happen To Task Force X After Justice League Vs Suicide Squad? Just Ask Grant Morrison (SPOILERS)
17. Which Order Should You Read Your Marvel And DC Comics Tomorrow So As Not To Impair Your Enjoyment?
18. Parks And Recreation Funko Pop Reveal
19. Karen Gillan Justifies Skimpy Jumanji Outfit Again, Media Grateful For Second Helping Of Clicks
20. Jim Starlin Made More From A Small Character In Batman V Superman Than From Thanos, Drax And Gamora In The Marvel Movies

And Ten You May Prefer

1. The Spoilery Titles Of Marvel/Netflix's Iron Fist Episodes, Who Directed Them, And Why The DVD Will Be 18 Rated In The UK
2. Bleeding Cool Bestseller List – 22nd January 2017 – "I Ordered Really Low On Monsters Unleashed But It Wasn't Low Enough"
3. DC Comics Cancels Its Second Direct Currents Magazine
4. Latest Superhero To Get Her Own Comic Book Is… Lana Del Rey?!
5. Image Comics Solicits For April 2017 – Launching Black Cloud, Rose, Redneck, Plastic, Rock Candy Mountain, Mighty Man And Splitting Image
6. Bendis: "Just Landed In JFK… There Is Military And Police Everywhere. This Is Real."
7. Comic Folk React To Trump's Grabbing America By The Immigration Policy
8. Call For Comic Creators To Help Refugees At ECCC, From "We Can Never Go Home" Writer Matthew Rosenberg
9. Robert Crumb On Donald Trump: Democrats "Reaped What They Sowed", 90% Of Males Have "Behaved That Way"
10. Nick Spencer: "What A Time To Be On A Flight To JFK… This Exact Place, At This Exact Moment In History"

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