New Comic Book Reviews 8/13 - 8/20 | Predator Kills the Marvel Universe, Black Cat, Superman & More

In this episode, Jason Aaron shows the nerds how much ass Uncle Scrooge can Whoop. The Ice Cream Man creators have Superman trying new flavors of Kryptonite. Ben Percy uses the Predator to prove he hates the Fantastic Four! G. Willow Wilson reveals the Black Cat’s beauty routine, and Rick Remender teams up with Daniel Acuna to kill some cute furry animals!

But that's not all! We're reviewing Saladin Ahmed and Clayton Henry's new covert team, Justice League Red. Bloodshot gets a "new origin" in Valiant Beyond: Bloodshot. And, Ryan North and Ed McGuinness prove they don't need panels in Marvel All On One. Finally, we share our “must-read” comic book picks for August 27, 2025.

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
3:19 Uncle Scrooge: Earth’s Mightest Duck #1 Review
9:26 Superman The Kryptonite Spectrum #1 Review
15:56 Predator Kills the Marvel Universe #1 Review
22:05 Valiant Beyond: Bloodshot #1 Review
30:29 The Black Cat #1 Review
35:37 Justice League Red #1 Review
42:15 Escape #1 Review
49:39 Marvel All On One # Review
55:46 Best of the Review Pile
56:36 Must Read Comics for 8/27/25
59:39 outro

After that, the nerds reveal their must-read new comic picks for the week of 8/27/25.

PLUS: Check out the THN Patreon Extra where Joe and Matt become The Comic Pushers and check in with loyal Listenerd Anthony D to see how he liked their recommendation of the Tom DeFalco/Ron Frenz Thor run!

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