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424: Alfred With Nunchucks (and Other Rounds of Lightning)

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424: Alfred With Nunchucks (and Other Rounds of Lightning)
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It’s time for another LIGHTNING ROUND! Featuring multiple concise but electric mini-segments! No attention span required!

Kyle challenges us to pit randomly-selected comic characters against each other in battle with weapons, in a completely original segment we’re calling, uh, SUPAR FITES: “Fellow Chucker” Alfred vs. “Bird Master” Skin! Vandal Savage with New Hat vs. Tombstone with a Super Mario mushroom! Mister Terrific, turned into a pig like that JLU episode vs. Dex-Starr, except the kitty cannot stop tooting! And then, a round of “COOL OR FOOL”, in which we decide if comic characters would be cool when we need them to be cool! (Spoiler: Hawkman does not pass the test.)

Bry actually had some time to read comics recently and he wants to talk about ‘em in a couple READ THIS NOW segments! First, the very refreshing new “Ultimate Spider-Man” book from Jonathan Hickman, Marco Chechetto & Matthew Wilson! Then, a slightly belated review of “The Midnite Show” by Cullen Bunn, Brian Hurtt, Bill Crabtree & Jim Campbell! BONUS: we chat about the publishing schedule of horror comics, and also reminisce about those fold-out recap sections Marvel used to have; they should bring those back.

Merk leads us in DREAM PROJECTS, presenting us with hypothetical artist / writer teams and we have to choose the projects they collaborate on! Including the likes of: Brian K. Vaughan & Jaime Hernandez on “She-Hulk”! Garth Ennis & Simon Bisley on “Conan the Barbarian”! Grant Morrison & Fiona Staples on “Bucky O’Hare”! Kevin Smith & Todd McFarlane on… something that never gets completed? Frank Miller & Travis Charest on “Prez, the Teenage President”! Neil Gaiman & Junji Ito on “Hellboy”! And more!? Wow, what an episode!!

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423: When in Doubt, Blame Dennis!

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423: When in Doubt, Blame Dennis!
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Indie comic creator interview!!
Writer Dennis Robinson joins us and discusses his latest chapter of LYCAN:SOLOMON’S ODYSSEY! A gripping tale of the origin of the werewolf! We discuss his Kickstarter for chapter 3 that’s up now, why he decided to delve into the origins of the werewolf, what brought his story to the ancient middle east, his impressive international creative team, his struggles with writing and getting the book off the ground and lots more!
Join us for that, and our short talk on that cow avenger, Gilgamesh!
And check out the kickstarter!
And language warning! The gloves are off on this one!

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422: Henry Cavill as Wet Senator Kelly

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422: Henry Cavill as Wet Senator Kelly
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This week on a completely unplanned and very loosey goosey episode, we go over what Henry Cavill could possibly do in the MCU (and boy, there are options!), revisiting the first X-Men movie (which came out 24 goddamned years ago. Wow.) and its sequels, Beast and Wonder Man’s wonderful reunion, and Hellboy: The Crooked Man. Did you know that there’s a new Hellboy movie? Wait, really?

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421: Have We Ever Talked About Doctor Bong?

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421: Have We Ever Talked About Doctor Bong?
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We were gonna do an episode on drugs for episode #420, but then we… aw, you know the song. This week we discuss drugs in comics, the comic characters who likely partake, the wild and weird fictional drugs, Does the Avengers party-animal Beast cover the weed stank in his fur with patchouli? Do Thor and Jarvis share war stories over bong hits? Which version of Superman got high on Kryptonite dust? What are the subtle differences between MGH, Kick, and Ultimate Banshee (a drug, not a man)? What’s up with real-life weed strains named after superheroes, especially if the effects don’t even suit the character?? The answers lie in the episode, so grab something from Dr. Strange’s secret stash and join us in the Ditko Dimension! But don’t take any Bzrk… or any Tek from TekWar…

But first, we warm up buys by flexing our creative muscles with a grab-bag of scenarios and questions, including: If Thanos had a comedy sidekick, who would it be? What happens when a squad of lightning-based heroes and villains have a pool party? When Billy Batson “Shazams” into The Captain (Marvel), does he turn into a different person or does he just electric-blast past the awkward adolescence and get powers on the way? And uh, what if Man-Thing was a sexy vampire? What if, huh?

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Newsflash for Feb 19, 2024

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Newsflash for Feb 19, 2024
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NEWSTIME!!! GET YA NEWS!!!
There’s lots going on, so strap in! Sad, Great and a few floating in between.
The sad passing of comics great Paul Neary, as well as the tragic news of a crew member of the upcoming Wonder Man series, Jaun ‘Spike’ Osorio, passing in a horrible on set accident.
Gina Corano wants back on the Mandalorian …. oh and she’s suing Disney.
OMNIBUS! OMNIBUS! OMNIBUS!! Fun DC/Marvel Omnibi on the way!
Fantastic Four Casting!! It’s official!
And X-Men ’97 has a trailer and a release date! And Chuck’s dead! That sucker is dead!

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420: Whoa, Whoa, Whoa, Crom’s a Lady!

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420: Whoa, Whoa, Whoa, Crom's a Lady!
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Why buy Crom when you can rent Crom? This and MANY other Crom puns await you as we listen to a remarkably civilized sounding Power Records ’45 called Conan the Thunder Dust!
All that AND Merk talks about some Kickstarter swag that just arrived! “Tale from Town’s City” from Dismay Comics and “Boris Karloff, Gold Key Mysteries”. We also talk Canadian band the Odds, and Kids in the hall AND, of course, Tom Jones…. Whoa, Whoa, Whoa, Crom’s a lady!

 

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419: He’s Darlene

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419: He's Darlene
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Aqua, man! I mean Aquaman. I mean, y’know, Aquaman! My man! This week, we’re offering you four fishtastic Aquaman segments. First, we review Aquman: The Lost Kingdom, which is certainly a movie! Some of us even liked it! Kinda!

Then, we head into the Fixatorium to try and come up with new, inventive takes on Mr. Arthur Curry, King of Atlantis, friend to an octopus named Topo, the Totally Octopus Powerfully Octopus…Octopus. Do we put him in a team-up book? Do we change his origin and upbringing? Do we send him to Florida AGAIN? The answer to all of these questions is an enthusiastic yes, so, uh, spoilers?

My man!

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Newsflash for January 29, 2024

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Newsflash for January 29, 2024
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Whoa, look at all this news! What if… Marvel used their “What If…” brand for Aliens comics… and also gave us the Paul Reiser / Phil Noto crossover we’ve all long dreamed of? Right?? If you’re an X-Fan who would like Hank McCoy to be more of a fun Beast and less of an evil genocidal monster Beast, your wish may come true! Madame Web is hitting theatres soon, one assumes, after a history of mind-boggling decisions, reshoots, and threatened cameos. It’s (allegedly) Sony vs. Marvel in a battle over how many Spider-Men will appear in Spider-Man 4! IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles returns with Jason Aaron and a murderer’s row of A-list art talent. And Matt Murdock will be reunited with many friends, foes, and even a stunt coordinator in Daredevil: Born Again.

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418: Nobody Puts Steranko on the Crate

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418: Nobody Puts Steranko on the Crate
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This week we’re taking a look at the career, impact, legacy, and most importantly STORIES of the one and only Jim Steranko! An innovator, a showman, a living legend, and one that’s no stranger to controversy (let’s be real, controversies, plural) who has left a permanent impact on comics as an art form. So let’s talk a bit about the man, his life, his art, and his legacy — and, of course, dig into some of the famous stories he’s told over the years both online and on convention panels everywhere. From slapping some cash into Bill Finger’s palm, to slapping all five fingers across Bob Kane’s face, to discussing the very mathematical rules of design itself, to getting damn near the entire comics community mad at him for insensitive tweets. And how about a Steranko CIA conspiracy theory!? But that’s not all: did anybody ask for a Steranko-themed round of Character Storm? (Gosh, we sure hope so, we made it just for you!)

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417: Dragula Continues… The Marvel Echo Review

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417: Dragula Continues... The Marvel Echo Review
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A new Marvel Series is out! ECHO! Echo… echo…. echo….

ok. We’re going to use that joke a few times. Get comfortable as we discuss this new Marvel Disney+ series. Was it good? Was it bad? What worked? What didn’t? Why even listen to other people? Go check it out … and then come back and listen to the discussion. Do you agree? Disagree? Spoilers abound my friends, so be warned!
Kyle also challenges us with a Blue Monday quiz! So blue!
Join us, won’t you? It’s the Biscuits & his monster truck podcast! Dragula continues!

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