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Haul Around The World: Prelude to FOMO Haul – EVERY New Epic & DC Finest, X-Men, Compendiums, & More

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I hauled around the world and I, I, I, I… I am out of shelf space.

No, seriously, this is the haul where I have truly run out of any space on any shelf where I can possible fit the books. And, this is just one of TWO (or maybe THREE?) parts of the haul that resulted from my FOMO show a few weeks ago! This is mostly the things I decided to buy while MAKING the FOMO list. A few FOMO items are on here, but… a lot more is to come in the next Haul.

Join me as I dig into EVERY new classic Marvel Epic Collection, EVERY new DC Finest, tons of DC Compendiums, X-Men in omnibus, and some indie books that you may have never heard of before!

Seriously, this haul is absurd. I’m not sure what I was thinking. Honestly, even before the FOMO show, the FOMO had taken control of my brain like a rat sitting beneath a chef’s hat, except mine would be a Golden Lion Tamarin clinging to the back of my head (maybe that’s why the back of my hair never quite looks right – it’s the Tamarin!)

Pull List: Survivor Mode! – Reading Comics Released on 15 July 2026

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Can I live through The Pull List: Survivor Mode, reading comics released on 15 July 2026? I had so much fun with the pilot of this new stream idea last week that I wanted to give it another try with a special mid-week stream while it was fresh in my brain.

Here’s the pitch: Instead of just reading comics and encountering both good and bad ones along the way, what if Pull List reading was more like a video game – complete with health scores, damage, and special challenges?

Could you put your pull in the right order to read only the VERY BEST books so you could keep reading for as long as possible? What if you had to read a book from a different publisher every time? What if you had to start with your LEAST FAVORITE book on your pull list? Or what if you had to read a random #1 issue?

And, what if you had the superpowers of one of your favorite heroes to help you avoid defeat?

Will I survive the experience? Tune in to find out!

Patrons-Only: Crushing Comics Club Aftershow – Post Modern Epic Collection Update Hangout and Q&A

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Every week after my Sunday stream I keep on streaming for another hour of uncut, unlimited, unfiltered, and unhinged Q&A exclusively for live viewers and Patrons.

Join me for unlimited Q&A, stories from my life in New Zealand, and maybe a few random bars of a song as I chat with the commentariat until they run out of comments.

Please don’t publicly share this video link! It is an exclusive benefit for live viewers and Patrons of CK.

(Note that Sunday stream Afterparty links are a benefit for Patrons who support CK at the Pledgeonaut level, but other Aftershows or video exclusives are available on to the Crushing Comics Club level.)

Marvel Epic Collection Update – Every Modern Line Explained, Every Gap Mapped! (Plus, Classic Line new releases in 2027!)

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Last month I explained every one of Marvel’s 50 classic Epic Collection lines, including a visual guide to mapping every gap. Now I’m back with the second part of that exercising – explaining every one of their 27 Modern Epic lines to give them visual guide they’ve always deserved and explain where the heck they all start and stop where they do.

ALSO, I’ll do a lightning round reviewing all of the Classic Epic Lines to see which ones have had a new book announced for April to June of 2027 and what that means for their remaining gaps.

All of your questions will be answered by this stream in easy-to-screenshot explanations, backed by my fifteen years of expertise in tracking EVERY Marvel collected edition!

Whether you’re an avid Epic collector or just trying to understand where the line has been and where it’s going, you’ll want to tune in for this one.