Lying In The Gutters – 20th August 2017 – Nerd Blocked

Right now, I don’t think Nerd Block would be less popular if they had joined Alyssa at that rally. And as Metal #1 hit with a loud clanging noise – and then retailer variants had to be reprinted – everyone else seemed to be desperately trying to pick up Totally Awesome Hulk instead.So what were you reading this week?

Top Twenty Traffic Of The Week

1. The Supergirl Cosplayer Who Went To Charlottesville – Guess Whose Side She Was On
2. James Gunn Confirms Leaked Footage From Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3
3. Nerd Block Owes Diamond And Funko A Quarter Of A Million Each, And NYCC $150K
4. Dark Nights: Metal #1 Gets Its Watchmen Moment On The Final Page (MAJOR SPOILERS)
5. We Talk To The Supergirl Cosplayer “Along For The Ride” At The White Nationalist Rally In Charlottesville
6. Gay Angels In NBC Drama ‘Midnight, Texas’ Cause Uproar Among Right-Wing Pundits
7. Watch The Nightwing/Harley Sex Scene From ‘Batman And Harley Quinn’
8. No, Ethan Van Sciver Is Not A Nazi
9. xHamster To Wachowskis: Let’s Make Beautiful Sense8 Music Together
10. What Happens To A Comic Store When Funko Opens Its New HQ Opposite?
11. Jonathan Hickman Confirms Jim Lee’s News To Bleeding Cool
12. What You Can Post When Marvel’s Chairman Is No Longer Your Boss
13. DC Comics Reprint Retailer Exclusive Covers Of Metal #1 After Serious Print Flaws
14. Want To See The Outlander Season 3 Premiere Early?
15. Wonder Woman Home Video Release Will Feature Epilogue With New Footage
16. A Brand New Strong Bad Email Just Hit
17. The Shocking (SPOILER) Of Batman At Superman’s Hands By Jonathan Glapion For #DCMetal
18. White Supremacist Spotted On CNN Wearing Hydra T-Shirt
19. Now The Washington Post Posts The Last Four Pages Of Dark Nights: Metal #1 (SPOILERS)
20. Peter David Explains Why The Charlottesville White Nationalists Shouldn’t Be Fired

And Ten You May Prefer

1. A Few More Big Books Of DC Comics For 2018 – Absolutes, Omnibuses, Deluxes And More
2. Should Orson Scott Card Be A Guest At Salt Lake Comic Con?
3. Why Did Unstoppable Wasp… Stop?
4. Fanboy Rampage: Richard Isanove Responds To Peter David On Charlottesville; Endless Creator Brouhaha Ensues
5. Amazon Has Officially Stopped New Game Discounts
6. “Before the #liberals find a reason to deface, destroy or degrade this one…” – 50 Of The Geekier Responses
7. Wizard Returns As A Magazine, With Brian Walton As EIC
8. Sam Humphries Leaves Green Lanterns For Something New As Tim Seeley Takes Over
9. Tomorrow’s Totally Awesome Hulk #22 Already Selling For $17.99 On eBay Because Of Weapon H
10. 13 DC Comics Covers For September From Rafael Albuquerque, Jill Thompson, Artgerm, Emanuela Lupacchino And More

Lying In The Gutters – 20th August 2017 – Nerd Blocked

via https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/08/20/lying-gutters-20th-august-2017/
Rich Johnston