With the Doctor Strange movie coming up, we dove into a Doctor Strange comic.  Doctor Strange: The Oath, a self contained story, with a good dose of back-story. 

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• 2 oz Plymouth Gin
• 0.75 oz Lime Cordial
• 0.75 oz Lime Juice

Shake with ice and strain into a chilled coupe glass.  Garnish with a lime wheel.

One theory is that the drink was named after British Royal Navy Surgeon Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas Gimlette KCB (1857-1943), who allegedly introduced this drink as a means of inducing his messmates to take lime juice as an anti-scurvy medication. (Lime and other citrus fruit have been used by the Royal Name for the prevention of scurvy since the mid-18th century.) However, neither his obituary notice in the Times, nor his entry in the Who was Who 1941-150 mentions this association. 

Episode 28 - Doctor Strange: The Oath is out now on iTunes, GooglePlay, Stitcher, and TuneIn

With the Doctor Strange movie coming up, we dove into a Doctor Strange comic.  Doctor Strange: The Oath, a self contained story, with a good dose of back-story. 

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This week we are joined by our first guest bartender.  Rich from The Cellar Spirit Room in Fullerton created “The Elixir” a craft cocktail that ties in perfectly for this book.

• 1 oz Orgeat (Small Hand Food Recomended)
• 0.5 oz Kübler Absinthe (has to be this Absinthe for the drink to taste right)
• 0.5 oz Fords Gin (or any standard gin)
• 3/4 oz Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice 

Shake the shit out of it, and strain into a glass.

Listen to Episode 28 - Doctor Strange: The Oath for an interview with Rich about his career, and his process.

Episode 28 - Doctor Strange: The Oath is out now on iTunes, GooglePlay, Stitcher, and TuneIn

All is not well in Riverdale.  The Zombie hoard, lead by Jughead is attacking the Halloween dance.  A horror spin on the classic Archie comics.

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• 1 part White Rum
• 1 part Golden Rum
• 1 part Dark Rum
• 1 part Apricot Brandy
• 1 part Pineapple Juice
• ½ part 151-Proof Rum
• 1 part Lime Juice

Mix ingredients other than the 151 in a shaker with ice. Pour into glass and top with the high-proof rum.

Episode 27 - Afterlife with Archie is out now on iTunes, GooglePlay, Stitcher, and TuneIn

This week we enter the Demilitarized Zone, AKA the DMZ, AKA Manhattan.  The story takes us thru a war torn New York in the center of a second American Civil War. Vertigo presents DMZ, a tale from expertly written by Brian Wood with beautiful Art by Riccardo Burchielli.

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• 2 ounces London Dry-style gin
• 1 ounce fresh lime juice
• 1 ½ ounces ruby grapefruit juice
• ½ ounce simple syrup

Todd variation on the standard gin and juice.

This week we enter the Demilitarized Zone, AKA the DMZ, AKA Manhattan.  The story takes us thru a war torn New York in the center of a second American Civil War. Vertigo presents DMZ, a tale from expertly written by Brian Wood with beautiful Art by Riccardo Burchielli.

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• 2 oz Dark Rum
• 1/2 to 3/4 oz Lime Juice
• 4 oz Ginger Beer

Add rum and lime juice to a glass.  And Ice and stir.  Top with ginger beer and garnish with a lime wheel if you so desire.

Note: Adjust the line/ginger according to the sweetness of the rum/ginger beer.

It may be a bit of a stretch, but Bryan likes this simple cocktail, and things are "Dark and Stormy" for America, Manhattan, and the characters in DMZ.

This week we are discussing 2002 Wonder Woman: The Hiketeia. From Greg Rucka and J.G. Jones, this book would begin Rucka’s long run writing Wonder Woman.  We changed up the format a little this week.  In part one we do a spoiler free intro to the book, then in part two we step thru the plot of the book and explore this gem.  Let us know what you think of the format change on our website, or any of our social media outlets.  Next week we are reading Hawkeye: My Life as a Weapon.  A modern take on what an Avenger does when he has no suit, no powers, and isn’t Avenging.

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2 Parts Southern Comfort

2 Parts White Rum

2 Parts Blue Curacao

2 Parts Peach Schnapps

2 Parts Lime Juice

1 Part Grenadine

Fill shaker half with ice.  Add ingredients and shake.  Pour into glass, and top with Lemonade.

A greek myth cocktail to go with the Hiketia.

With beautiful art by Alex Ross, a script by Mark Waid this DC Elseworlds mini-series made a splash in 1996.  This week we are discussing Kingdom Come.  A futuristic story that deals with the conflict between the out of touch heroes we know, and a new group of dangerous vigilantes.

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 1oz Mandarin Vodka

A Splash of Cranberry Juice

A Splash of Lime Juice

A Splash of Triple Sec

Shake with ice and strain into a glass.

This week we stretch our feminist muscle with Bitch Planet.  We read the first collection of this current series by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Valentine De Landro.  It is both a feminist parody of exploitation films, specifically women in prison movies, and a great commentary on society.

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1 oz burbon

1 oz gin

.25 oz lime juice

1 dash orange bitters 

.5 oz ginger liquore

add ginger beer

Mix all the ingredients together.  Top off with ginger beer.

The men in this comic are suffering yet, but I'm sure they will eventually get the suffering they deserve.

This week we stretch our feminist muscle with Bitch Planet.  We read the first collection of this current series by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Valentine De Landro.  It is both a feminist parody of exploitation films, specifically women in prison movies, and a great commentary on society.  

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1.5 oz Vodka

0.5 oz Cointreau

1 teaspoon fresh lime juice

1.5 oz Cranberry Juice

1 twist lime

Shake all the ingredients together with ice, and then strain out into a glass.  

Todd was connecting with his inner "Sex in the City" gal when he picked this drink.  According to Q, Todd it a Carrie.

A cross of Star Wars and Game of Thrones, this week we discuss Saga, from Brian K. Vaughn, and Fiona Staples.  A space opera that tackles everything from war, to parenthood.

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4 cl (4 parts) White rum

3 cl (3 parts) Fresh lime juice

6 sprigs of Mint

2 teaspoons Sugar

Soda Water

Muddle mint leaves with sugar and lime juice. Add a splash of soda water and fill the glass with cracked ice. Pour the rum and top with soda water. Garnish and serve with straw.  To add a Saga Twist, add some melon liquor and garnish with two sticks of sugar cane to give it horns.