269: Predator Versus Wolverine
Wolverine has lived one of the longest and most storied lives in Marvel Comics history. Now witness the untold greatest battles of Logan’s life — across the ages, against a Predator! One Yautja seeks the greatest prey in existence — and finds it in Weapon X. From the blood-ridden snows of the Canadian wilderness to the sword-slinging streets of Madripoor, Wolverine and a Predator will destroy e...
1hr 22m May 23, 2025
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268: Arcadia (2015)
When 99% of humankind is wiped out by a pandemic, four billion people are 'saved' by being digitized at the brink of death and uploaded into Arcadia, a utopian simulation in the cloud. But when Arcadia begins to rapidly deplete the energy resources upon which the handful of survivors in the real world depends, how long will the people left be able-and willing-to help? News 1:20 Arcadia 9:03 ...
1hr 15m May 16, 2025
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267: Taarna (Heavy Metal Comics)
Heavy Metal's legendary character finally gets her own ongoing series courtesy of writer Alex de Campi and artist Stephane Roux delivering another tale of the immortal warrior's quest to avenge injustice. Alex Ross provides two beautiful cover selections, launching this character into her greatest adventure - Comics! News 1:31 Taarna 7:28 Back Matter Matters 28:18 The Pull-List 32:00 Linkt...
1hr 1m May 09, 2025
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266: Thunderbolts (2012)
Red Hulk, Venom, Elektra, Deadpool, the Punisher. Forget the courts, the jails, the system - this team of Thunderbolts fights fire with fire, targeting the most dangerous and lethal players in the Marvel Universe with extreme prejudice. Led by General "Thunderbolt" Ross, a.k.a. the Red Hulk, this handpicked squad of like-minded operatives is going to make the world a better place -by any and al...
1hr 3m May 02, 2025
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265: Scooby Apocalypse
When the world is tossed into chaos, it's up to a group of meddling kids-Fred, Daphne, Velma and Shaggy and their dog, Scooby-Doo-to solve the mystery and survive hordes of zombies! But can they save the day and cure everyone, or will they become brain- eating zombies? The creatures of the night are among us, and the crew of the Mystery Machine has to fight to survive-because in the apocalyptic...
1hr 1m Apr 25, 2025
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264: Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees
Don’t. Murder. The locals. This is small-town serial killer, upstanding citizen, and adorable brown bear Samantha Strong's cardinal rule. After all, there's a sea of perfectly ripe potential victims in the big city just beyond the forest, and when you've worked as hard as Sam to build a cozy life and a thriving business in a community surrounded by friendly fellow animal folk, warm decor, and ...
1hr Apr 18, 2025
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263: The Last of Us: American Dreams
Nineteen years ago, a parasitic fungal outbreak killed the majority of the world's population, forcing survivors into a handful of quarantine zones. Thirteen-year-old Ellie has grown up in this violent, post-pandemic world, and her disrespect for the military authority running her boarding school earns her new enemies, a new friend in fellow rebel Riley, and her first trip into the outside worl...
1hr 17m Apr 11, 2025
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262: Hellblazer: Rise and Fall
A wealthy man plummets from the sky and is skewered on a church spire, angel wings attached to his back. More deaths follow, and Detective Aisha Bukhari is stumped—until she’s visited by John Constantine, who’s found the link to a moment in his and Aisha’s misspent youth. But even if this is his fault, will Constantine lift a finger to stop it? News 3:38 Hellblazer: Rise and Fall 12:19 Back ...
1hr 30m Apr 04, 2025
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261: Fables
When a savage creature known only as the Adversary conquered the fabled lands of legends and fairy tales, all of the infamous inhabitants of folklore were forced into exile. Disguised among the normal citizens of modern-day New York, these magical characters have created their own peaceful and secret society within an exclusive luxury apartment building called Fabletown. But when Snow White's p...
1hr 22m Mar 28, 2025
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260: The Other Side
The last addition to our War Comics month tells an unforgettable Vietnam war story from the point-of-view of two young soldiers on both sides of the conflict. Private Bill Everette is a US Marine. His opposite number, Vo Binh is a fighter for the People’s Army of Vietnam. These two young men have never met. They are not even aware of each other’s existence. And yet, in the battle-scared country...
1hr 26m Mar 21, 2025
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259: The Sheriff of Babylon
Baghdad, 2003. In an effort to establish some semblance of order in the war-torn city, Florida cop-turned-military consultant Chris Henry has been assigned to train cadets in law enforcement. But good intentions are not immune to the chaos found in the post-9/11 Middle East. When one of Henry's trainees is found dead, he's forced to ally himself with Nassir, the last policeman in Baghdad, to un...
1hr 20m Mar 14, 2025
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258: Punisher: The Platoon
Before the Punisher was born in Vietnam, Frank Castle had already become a dark legend of the battlefield. Stories about him were told in whispers, if at all. Now the legendary creative team of Garth Ennis and Goran Parlov brings the first of those stories to light: the tale of Frank Castle's first command, and his first kill. During the Tet Offensive, death surrounded Lt. Castle's platoon on a...
1hr 26m Mar 08, 2025
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257: We Stand On Guard
Set 100 years in our future, WE STAND ON GUARD follows a heroic band of Canadian civilians turned freedom fighters who must defend their homeland from invasion by a technologically superior opponent...the United States of America. News 3:17 We Stand On Guard 13:55 Back Matter Matters 43:20 The Pull-List 48:00 Captain America: Brave New World 1:04:20 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!
1hr 20m Feb 28, 2025
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256: Daredevil (2015) Vol. 3: Dark Art
Losing a big case has landed A.D.A. Matt Murdock in hot water with the city, leaving him less time to clean up the streets as DD. But as his protégé, Blindspot, tries to take up the slack, the young hero gets in over his head when he stumbles upon a horrific crime scene — one that will terrify even the Man Without Fear! Muse — a serial killer who turns his victims into works of art — is on the ...
1hr 27m Feb 21, 2025
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255: Hellboy in Love
Love blooms between Hellboy and archaeologist Anastasia Bransfield—when they aren’t busy chasing goblins through the UK, fighting shadow ghosts in Turkey, and investigating film sets haunted by unsettled spirits in India, that is! News 4:40 Hellboy in Love 16:08 Back Matter Matters 42:24 The Pull-List 46:52 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!
1hr 13m Feb 14, 2025
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254: Hulk (2008) Vol. 1: Red Hulk
In this startling origin epic, the breathtaking events that ended WORLD WAR HULK rocket into this brand-new saga. When one of the Hulk's oldest cast members is murdered, everyone turns to the team of Iron Man, She-Hulk and Leonard Samson to solve the grizzly case. All the evidence points to the Hulk as the killer, but all is not as it seems! News 1:22 Hulk 10:55 Back Matter Matters 46:15 Th...
1hr 17m Feb 07, 2025
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253: Dog Man
George and Harold have created a new breed of justice. With the head of a dog and the body of a human, this heroic hound digs into deception, claws after crooks, rolls over robbers, and scampers after squirrels. Will he be able to resist the call of the wild to answer the call of duty? News 00:39 Dog Man 12:40 Back Matter Matters 39:10 The Pull-List 49:10 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!
1hr 25m Jan 31, 2025
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252: Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (2019)
Spider-Man is the worst neighbor ever! There are always crazy villains and property damage and drama and... and he catches those villains. And he tries to fix the damage. And he helps carry your groceries. And actually that property damage keeps the rents down. You know what? Spider-Man is the best neighbor ever, and this book will give you a closer look at Spider-Man's (and Peter Parker's) nei...
1hr 1m Jan 25, 2025
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251: The Astounding Wolf-Man
When Gary Hampton is mauled and left for dead--his life takes a drastic turn. Gary is cursed: When the moon is full he transforms into a beast of the night, a werewolf. This curse will not be used for evil - witness the birth of the world's most unlikely new superhero: WOLF-MAN! Brought to you by the writer of THE WALKING DEAD and INVINCIBLE! News 00:30 The Astounding Wolf-Man 13:52 Back Mat...
1hr 29m Jan 17, 2025
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250: Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Ten years after an aging Batman retired, Gotham City has sunk deeper into decadence and lawlessness. Now, when his city needs him most, the Dark Knight returns in a blaze of glory. Joined by Carrie Kelly, a teenaged Robin, Batman takes to the streets to end the threat of the mutant gangs that have overrun the city. And after facing off against his two greatest enemies, the Joker and Two-Face, f...
1hr 57m Jan 10, 2025
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249: Regarding the Matter of Oswald's Body
The Kennedy assassination is a rat's nest of conspiracy theories: mafia involvement, a second gunman, a government cover-up… but the most important one may just be the idea that the body in Oswald's grave is not actually Lee Harvey. Meet the ragtag group of "useful idiots" unwittingly brought together to clean up the crime of the century – a wannabe cowboy from Wisconsin, a Buddy Holly-idolizin...
1hr 37m Jan 03, 2025
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248: Petrol Head
The first of our Trade Waiters Christmas gifts is Petrol Head. In a climate crisis-ravaged future metropolis, an old, grumpy, obsolete, smoke-belching, cigar-chomping, HOTROD-RACING ROBOT is one 12-year-old girl’s only hope. Together, can they outrace the chasing Robo-Cops with an invention that might just save humanity? News 1:12 Petrol Head 19:10 Back Matter Matters 54:03 The Pull-List 56...
1hr 30m Dec 27, 2024
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247: The Deviant (Holiday Episode)
As snow falls over Milwaukee in 1972, a blood-stained Santa Claus commits unimaginable atrocities against young men. Fifty years later, a troubled young writer interviews this so-called "Deviant Killer," who still maintains his innocence from behind bars. And as Christmas approaches once again, the past returns, wielding a sharpened ax. By James Tynion IV and Josh Hixson. News 1:06 The Devian...
1hr 23m Dec 20, 2024
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246: Sonic the Hedgehog (2018)
The evil genius Dr. Eggman has been foiled—but the work of Sonic the Hedgehog isn't over yet! In the aftermath of the latest epic battle, rogue robots continue to attack small villages around the world. In order to succeed, Sonic will need the help of his friends Tails, Knuckles, and Amy, along with some new and surprising allies. This new collection from acclaimed writer Ian Flynn features the...
1hr 14m Dec 13, 2024
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245: Captain Atom (2012)
It's that time of the year for Nathan's birthday pick. He remembers this book fondly from early in his comic reading career, but has it held up after all this time? Captain Atom is taking his powers to new heights - saving people all across the world in the blink of an eye. But is he losing control of his powers, making him a threat to the planet? News 1:53 Captain Atom 8:15 Back Matter Matt...
1hr 20m Dec 06, 2024
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244: Spider-Man: Kraven's Last Hunt
Kraven the Hunter has stalked and killed every animal known to man. But there is one beast that has eluded him. One quarry that has mocked him at every turn: the wall-crawling web-slinger known as Spider-Man. And to prove that he is the hero's master, he will pull on his costume and become him...after he shoots and buries him six feet under! News 00:57 Kraven's Last Hunt 19:09 Back Matter Ma...
1hr 35m Nov 29, 2024
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243: Fantastic Four (2012)
For thanksgiving we read a book about Marvel's first family. We have seen the future, and it will be fantastic! When Reed and Sue decide the family needs to relax, they take Ben, Johnny and the kids on a year-long vacation - through all of infinite time and space! And in the absence of Marvel's First Family, a handpicked substitute FF - Ant-Man, Medusa, She-Hulk and the new Ms. Thing - stand re...
1hr 43m Nov 22, 2024
1hr 43m
242: Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. (feat. Creature Commandos)
Did you know there's Frankenstein comics? And did you know he's a part of the DC Universe? To prepare for the first installment of the new DC film/TV universe we read this title from The New 52 by a podcast favorite writer, Jeff Lemire. It's all-out war as Frankenstein and his new field team, THE CREATURE COMMANDOS, uncover an age-old conspiracy at the heart of Bone Lake! News 1:54 Frankenste...
1hr 18m Nov 15, 2024
1hr 18m
241: GrizzlyShark
What began as a SOLD OUT, cult hit, one-shot comic is now a full color slaughter-fest that contains, continues and concludes the bloody adventures of the world's most feared animal: THE GRIZZLYSHARK! News 4:58 GrizzlyShark 17:14 Back Matter Matters 55:15 The Pull-List 1:01:18 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!
1hr 36m Nov 08, 2024
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240: Vote Loki
Loki is many things: god, trickster, brother, son, villain, even hero. Now he wants to add one more title to the list: President of the United States! That's right, the God of Lies wants to be ruler of the free world! But is this just another scheme? One fact is certain: With Loki's winning smile and silver tongue on the campaign trail, this election just got a lot more interesting! He'll soon ...
1hr 25m Nov 01, 2024
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239: Shiver: Junji Ito Selected Stories
We finished up horror month with the horror manga legend, Junji Ito. We came to the conclusion that Shiver is the scariest book we've review to date. An arm peppered with tiny holes dangles from a sick girl’s window… After an idol hangs herself, balloons bearing the faces of their destined victims appear in the sky… An amateur film crew hires an extremely individualistic fashion model and faces...
1hr 39m Oct 25, 2024
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238: Maniac of New York: The Death Train
Four years ago, a masked slasher began stalking the streets of New York City. Maniac Harry is inhuman, unkillable and unstoppable. Which is why the authorities' solution has been to ignore him, and let New Yorkers adapt to a world where death can strike at any moment. When Maniac Harry starts killing his way through the subway system, trauma-haunted political aide Gina Greene and disgraced NYPD...
1hr 36m Oct 18, 2024
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237: KISS / Army of Darkness
KISS is on top of the world and rocking faces until the night disciples of The Destroyer show up and the band disappears. Now, with the KISS tour canceled, a young Ash misses one of the most important events of his life that will change his destiny. Now the Chosen One has to get back on the right path and join the KISS ARMY OF DARKNESS! News 1:27 KISS / Army of Darkness 9:46 Back Matter Matt...
1hr 28m Oct 11, 2024
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236: DCeased
What happens to the World’s Finest if the world ends? With death spreading across the planet, who will live and who will turn in this apocalyptic tale of heroism, sacrifice, and annihilation? Fighting time, each other, and all of humanity, Earth’s greatest heroes must rally together for what may very well be their last chance to save the world from the most terrible plague humanity has ever see...
1hr 36m Oct 04, 2024
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235: Venom (2011)
A new Venom for a new era! Flash Thompson is Spider-Man's biggest fan. That hero worship inspired him to enlist in the Army, where he became a decorated veteran and war hero. And though he lost his legs, Flash never lost his dignity - or his desire to serve. Now, the government has offered him a chance to be a hero once again - to don the alien symbiote that grants its wearer powers similar to ...
1hr 32m Sep 27, 2024
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234: Hellboy: The Crooked Man & The Return of Effie Kolb
This week we visit Hellboy's classic Appalachian horror adventure that inspired the new movie! Hellboy helps a young man who sold his soul to the terrifying Crooked Man in Mignola and Richard Corben's original series and the inspiration for the new film. In the sequel by Mignola and Zach Howard, Hellboy confronts the folk legend again when someone-or something-has moved into the Crooked Man's b...
1hr 16m Sep 20, 2024
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233: Transformers (2023)
Transformers One is coming out and we decided to brush up on the recent comics. Optimus Prime was supposed to have led the Autobots to victory. Instead, the fate of Cybertron is unknown, and his allies have crash-landed far from home, alongside their enemies — the Decepticons. As these titanic forces renew their war on Earth, one thing is immediately clear: the planet will never be the same. Ne...
1hr 27m Sep 13, 2024
1hr 27m
232: The Penguin (2023) Vol. 1: The Prodigal Bird
The Penguin, the king of Gotham City’s criminal underworld, has died and is contentedly living in Metropolis in a not so well-deserved retirement. With his children fighting over his vast criminal empire, the once great crime boss is cooking dinners for his girlfriend and buying expensive suits, until the U.S. government enlists the Penguin as their agent to take back the Iceberg Lounge and his...
1hr 55m Sep 06, 2024
1hr 55m
231: Quantum and Woody (2013)
Those guys are the worst. Once upon a time, Eric and Woody Henderson were inseparable. Adopted brothers. Best friends. Brilliant minds. Years later, they are estranged siblings, petty rivals, and washed-up failures. But when their father's murder leads them into the throes of a life-altering scientific accident, Eric and Woody will find themselves with a whole new purpose - and a perfectly legi...
55m Aug 30, 2024
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230: The Crow: Special Edition (1989)
When James O’Barr poured the pain and anguish of a personal tragedy into the drawings that comprise The Crow, his intensely cathartic story of Eric—who returns from the dead to avenge his and his fiancée’s murder at the hands of a street gang—resonated with readers around the world. The illustrated tale that became the thrilling and spectacular silver screen triumph was then presented in 2011 a...
1hr 10m Aug 23, 2024
1hr 10m
229: Aliens: Genocide / Labyrinth
In anticipation for Alien: Romulus we read two stories from the franchise. In Aliens: Genocide, Humans have just pulled themselves out of the ruins caused by the Alien infestation of Earth. The last thing anyone wants to see is more Aliens, right? So why is billionaire Daniel Grant leading an expedition to the Alien homeworld? And in Aliens: Labyrinth, Aliens may be virtually impossible to cont...
1hr 40m Aug 16, 2024
1hr 40m
228: Before Watchmen: Comedian / Rorschach
The controversial prequels to the best-selling graphic novel of all-time. DC Comics has assembled the greatest creators in the industry to further paint the world of Watchmen, with this volume starring two of the most polarizing anti-heroes ever, Comedian and Rorschach. In Rorschach, Azzarello again teams with superstar artist Lee Bermejo to illustrate how one of most dangerous vigilantes the c...
1hr 49m Aug 09, 2024
1hr 49m
227: Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?
New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman joins a murderer’s row of superstar artists to lend his unique touch to the Batman mythos! Spotlighting the story “Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?” from Batman #686 and Detective Comics #853, in which Gaiman joins artist Andy Kubert and inker Scott Williams for a story that shines a new light on the Dark Knight, this title also collects sto...
1hr 23m Aug 02, 2024
1hr 23m
226: Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe
In anticipation for Deadpool & Wolverine we read a book we think inspired it, Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe. What if everything you thought was funny about Deadpool was actually just disturbing? What if he decided to kill everyone and everything that makes up the Marvel Universe? What if he actually pulled it off? Would that be FUN for you? The Merc with a Mouth takes a turn for the twiste...
1hr 35m Jul 26, 2024
1hr 35m
225: Godzilla: Here There Be Dragons
For our last week of reviewing Eisner Nominees we reviewed, Godzilla: Here There Be Dragons. In the 1500s, before humanity had successfully traveled the entire globe, it was believed that monsters ruled the oceans just beyond the horizon. "Here there be dragons..." was written on maps to denote the areas people dared not go. That is, until Sir Francis Drake circumnavigated the seas, visiting fo...
1hr 13m Jul 19, 2024
1hr 13m
224: Local Man
Continuing our Eisner Nomination reviews, we've read Local Man by Tim Seeley and Tony Fleecs. Once the star recruit of the media sensation super-team, Third Gen, Jack Xaver had it all. But when controversy sends Crossjack crawling back to his mom and dad's basement in the Midwest Jack struggles to fit into a world he left far behind. And then the bodies start piling up. News 1:58 Local Man 12...
1hr 37m Jul 12, 2024
1hr 37m
223: Shazam! (2023) Vol. 1: Meet the Captain!
Billy Batson has the powers of the gods, but Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, and Mercury never gave the Wizard Shazam their permission! Now the disgruntled gods engage in a six-way fight to turn the World’s Mightiest Mortal into the World’s Mightiest Puppet! As the gods’ meddling threatens the entire world, an unlikely team of heroes rises up to save the Captain from…himself! It’s a w...
1hr 35m Jul 05, 2024
1hr 35m
222: Suicide Squad: Get Joker!
Task Force X is put against their deadliest target yet—The Joker! This DC Black Label series pits Red Hood, Harley Quinn, Firefly, and more of DC's most villainous criminals against The Joker! When Task Force X's Amanda Waller sets her sights on Batman's greatest foe, she enlists the Dark Knight's former partner Jason Todd to track down the Clown Prince of Crime and put an end to his mad reign ...
1hr 27m Jun 28, 2024
1hr 27m
221: The Cull
A dark tale of five friends setting off in the middle of the night to shoot a short film on a forbidden rock near their small coastal town the summer before they all go their separate ways. But they're not really there to shoot a film. One of them has lied. And that lie will change everything. News 1:31 The Cull 11:34 Back Matter Matters 51:21 The Pull-List 56:53 Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Re...
1hr 39m Jun 21, 2024
1hr 39m
220: The Hedge Knight: A Game of Thrones Prequel
A century before the events of Game of Thrones, a squire named Dunk picks up the sword and shield of his dead master and enters a tournament to begin his career as a knight. But "Ser Duncan" has much to learn about this world of knights and nobles, and as he attempts to find a sponsor who will allow him to enter the tournament, he makes friends and enemies readily. Dunk is a capable fighter and...
1hr 46m Jun 14, 2024
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