2024 sure was a year that happened, huh? It really, really happened. Such an important, vital year. *Sigh* But hey! Some good stuff happened that year, and we’re gonna focus on it this week. What’s the GOOD stuff that we read? What’s the good stuff that we DIDN’T, and can we fix that? We’ll find out, this week, and then, eventually, this year, one assumes!
PS: There was also stuff that we didn’t like, and we do talk about that. It’s fine, because nothing’s perfect, and it’s crazy to expect anything to be.
We haven’t done a news episode for a while, and there’s a whole bunch of somewhat-new and new-new stuff we want to talk about, so here we are!
The Superman teaser dropped (as well as the teaser to the teaser to the teaser) and we have some thoughts about the tone, the music, the haircuts, and of course Krypto! One or two Batman movies may or may not be delayed! The Creature Commandos will re-enlist for season two! Mike Flanagan writes Clayface! Over at Marvel Studios, Chris Evans returns again in Avengers: Doomsday — but will he also be playing Doctor Doom this time??
The Amazing Spider-Man is relaunching with a new #1 issue (again) but this time it’s got Joe Kelly, Pepe Larraz, and the ever-prolific John Romita Jr! Godzilla makes his triumphant return to Marvel, and he’s gonna atomic-blast the Fantastic Four! Boom Studios have left Diamond for a new distributor in Penguin Random House amongst retailer complaints about Diamond’s handling of some shipments. And more! More!!
It’s CHRISTMAS, baby!!
And the boys have a special Christmas episode for you!
GODZILLA!!
What’s says Holiday Love like a giant radioactive lizard?
It’s record time to listen to a Godzilla story from 1977.
Godzilla, String beans, nachos, aliens, bugs bunny and a Lake Michigan Jacuzzi!
Take a 30 minute Godzilla break today with us, won’t you?
As the days grow shorter and the nights grow colder, it’s time once again for Bry, Merk, and Kyle to celebrate the season, and to get a little silly about comic books and the holidays. This year, it’s a Lightning Round! Join us as we answer questions such as:
– Who loves Christmas more: Luke Cage, or Superman?
-Who plays who in the X-Men’s nativity scene?
-Who is (and isn’t) invited to Ben Grimm’s Hanukkah celebration?
-And, of course, is the rest of Ghost Rider’s body a skeleton or a skeletor?
Today is Bry’s birthday, and to celebrate he’s taking the reins for a birthday-themed variety show! First up, the boys perform a Dramatic Reading of the “Jughead” classic where Ms. Grundy is going to celebrate her birthday — whether she wants to or not! Then Kyle and Merk compete in a comic-character birthday quiz (don’t worry, there are plenty of hints)! And last, we discuss a very special birthday tale from The Amazing Spider-Man #500, where Peter Parker’s gift is a “greatest hits” of trauma and guilt, of course. BIRTHDAY!
It’s halfway between Halloween & Christmas and that can mean only one thing…..
CELERY DAY STALK SLAM!!!
The 4th episode in our annual event, we pit Christmas & Holiday Season characters against horror & Halloween related characters to the DEATH!!
Unless one of them just gives up, or they become friends or one sings an alluring song and seduces the other.
One of those things happens this episode.
Now we WOULD give you a heads up on who appears in this episode….
but why spoil the surprise?!?!
Take a listen and join us on a holiday journey …. fight club… kinda … thing. And seduction. And robots. And Dr Druid. And cats! We have cats!
It’s time to choose an adventure of our own (no trademark)!
Kyle guides Merk and Bry as they are suddenly contacted by one Al U. Card and one Frank Stone, also known as the infamous Dell Comics Dracula and Frankenstein! These spooky former superheroes recruit the boys to investigate the whereabouts of their old ally, The Werewolf (who is not actually a werewolf, nor is he a Wolfman™).
It’s an adventure of somewhat-international intrigue that leads them from Pennsylvania to Iqaluit, as they cross path with a clubbing robot, Jerry Seinfeld, and the memory-card-reading Gill Mantis as they’re faced with a nuclear plot that could spell doom for the world! Unless the powers of TEETH, EYES, EARS, and BAT and a set of three dice can save the day! (Roll for “save the day” by listening along!)
We’re BACK!!! The archive site we used got hacked & attacked but we’re back! And yes, we know it’s November but we missed being able to post a lot of spooky stuff! So first up… SPOOKY LIGHTNING ROUND… A series of short, random, all spooky related topics including…. Marvel Scarecrow vs DC Scarecrow! MFK the B-Lister Universal Monsters! Merk queries! A Junji Ito scary love fest! Is Caspar dead Richie Rich? And LOTS more!
Boff! Pow! Sock! Sock again, even! This week, in a dramatic reading, we’re covering a few of Fletcher Hanks’s lesser-known protagonists: Buzz Crandall and Whirlwind Carter! They are definitely two different guys, they aren’t the same guy with a different belt. Y’see, Buzz Crandall lives on Venus and works for the Space Patrol, an interplanetary secret service, whereas Whirlwind Carter works for the Interplanetary Secret Service! Completely different guys. Their skintight smocks are probably different shades of blue, also!
