Comic Book Feuds! Todd vs. God! (It wasn’t a fair fight!)

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Comic Book Feuds! Todd vs. God! (It wasn’t a fair fight!)

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63 minutes

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Jan 26, 2024

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Our Comic Book Feuds take a supernatural turn as Todd McFarlane takes on God. I was there, I watched it!

Released:

Jan 26, 2024

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Podcast episode

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Robservations is the new podcast by Comic Book Legend Rob Liefeld which exists to explore and celebrate comic books as an art form and their tremendous impact on the culture.

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Comic Book Feuds! Todd vs. God! (It wasn’t a fair fight!)

Comic Book Feuds! Todd vs. God! (It wasn’t a fair fight!)

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