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Al Mega

Al Mega is the CEO and driving force behind Comic Crusaders, bringing the WEPA energy to comics, pop culture, music, tech, podcasting and the business behind the fandom. Expect creator-first conversations, sharp takes, a little Brooklyn attitude and a whole lot of love for the culture. The Crusade Never Ends!

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Comic Crusaders Podcast August 13, 2026

Robert Saucedo | Curse of the Where Wolf | Comic Crusaders Podcast #743

Werewolves, Texas weirdness, cult cinema and one VERY questionable defense of Howling III. Rob Saucedo joins Al Mega for a monster-sized conversation!

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Comic Crusaders Podcast August 13, 2026

Atom! Freeman | Comics! The Magazine more… | Comic Crusaders Podcast #742

WEPA! Crusaders, today we’re stepping behind the spinner rack and straight into the business engine of the comic book industry. On this…

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Comic Crusaders Podcast August 13, 2026

Jeffrey Brown | Hulk Teach #2 | Comic Crusaders Podcast #741

Eisner Award winner Jeffrey Brown joins Al Mega to reveal the creative mayhem behind Hulk Teach! A Tale of Two Teachers.

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Comic Crusaders Podcast August 13, 2026

Chris Mancini | Alpha Cat #2 | Comic Crusaders Podcast #740

Writer, filmmaker, comedian, podcaster, publisher, and returning Comic Crusaders guest Chris Mancini joins Al Mega for another high-energy conversation, this time centered…

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Comic Crusaders Podcast August 13, 2026

Jeff Treppel | Waypoint | Comic Crusaders Podcast #739

Enter the strange world of Waypoint as Jeff Treppel discusses cosmic noir, an impossible murder, creator ownership, and his Kickstarter campaign.

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Al Mega Takes August 12, 2026

Image Comics Said Warren Ellis Had to Make Amends. Five Years Later, He’s Back. So What Changed?

Image Comics drew a very public line around Warren Ellis in 2021. Five years later, he is publishing new work with the…

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Comics August 12, 2026

FISTICUFFS: Book Four Surpasses Kickstarter Goal by More Than 100%; Late Pledges Open Through August 25

Superpowered horror comic from SchwartzArt explores addiction, dysfunction and asks, “How much explosive force it takes to crack open a closed mind?”…

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Comics August 12, 2026

AVENGERS #1 UNLEASHES A NEW ERA AS CHIP ZDARSKY AND MARCO CHECCHETTO ASSEMBLE EARTH’S MIGHTIEST SURVIVORS

Marvel is blowing up the Avengers playbook this November, and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are coming back with scars, baggage, and one hell…

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Comic Book News August 12, 2026

SPAWN 77 GOES FULL COLLECTOR MADNESS WITH NEW TODD McFARLANE AND MARK SPEARS VARIANT COVERS

Todd McFarlane’s original 1977 Spawn design finally enters comic book canon, and Image Comics is stacking the debut with some seriously wild…

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Comic Reviews August 12, 2026

THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE DELUXE EDITION Review: Forty Years Later and This Bad Boy Still Runs on Pure Energon

WEEEPAAAAA! Yo, Crusaders, now THIS is the kind of anniversary book that knows exactly why we showed up. The Transformers: The Movie…

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