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Time Codes: 00:01:22 - Introduction 00:03:41 - Support us on Patreon! 00:05:54 - Love and Rockets #1 00:40:27 - Garden of the Flesh 00:59:56 - The One Hundred Nights of Hero 01:20:10 - Wrap up 01:21:28 - Contact us This week the Two Guys with PhDs Talking about Comics check out three recent titles, including the latest contributions from the Hernandez brothers. They begin with Love and Rockets #1 (Fantagraphics), the launch of the brothers' new (fourth) series that will appear quarterly and in magazine-sized format. This kind of presentation harkens back to the original run of Love and Rockets beginning in the early 1980s. Andy and Derek are quick to point out that, while the format may have changed, the storytelling picks up where the Love and Rockets: New Stories annual left off. Jaime continues his previous storylines surrounding Princess Animus, Vivian's half-sister Tonta, and, perhaps most notable, Maggie and Hopey's punk reunion. With Gilbert, it's the always evolving and convoluted Frit