400! That’s way more than some Frank Miller book! To celebrate making it to 400 episodes, we’re going to do a whole load of 400-second segments! Marvel as Batman fights Mondays! Feel the shame of knowing we live in a world without Mutant ER! Get serious about serious topics, like comic book movie fatigue. All that, and someone dies! Who could it be? Pay no attention to the episode image, and listen in!
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We’re back together! No, really. We are. The boys are back together in the same room for the first time after zoom recording for a LONG time. So what do we have planned? um…. nothing. We’re just gonna get together and chat. Catch up. Have fun. We talk comics and what we’re reading and why Bry thinks there may be too many TMNT comics (which COULD be the sign of the apocalypse) and more! We talk Toronto comic book stores and how broke we are now! Merk also breaks out a game of ‘Cast an 80’s pop star as a comic character game’. There’s weirdly a lot of Rom and Dazzler. But we get Double Bowie Krang, so we’re all good. Join us and have zero issues!
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It’s time once again for the POWER! The power of Power Records, of course! They were comics that came with a record of a performance of the same comic, and they sure were something. This time we’re listening and riffing along to 1975’s “Alien Creatures” starring Superman! Jimmy Olsen hot-boxes with Dr. Tripper in the observatory, Clark Kent whizzes out the window, Lois Lane JUST DOESN’T GET IT, and the people of Metropolis nearly catch the silver bullet (and it’s even worse than Coors Light!).
But alas, Power Records are a finite resource. Eventually we will run out, and we can only imagine what other ridiculous comics could be cheaply and cornily recorded then pressed onto a 45. So let’s do that, meaning make up the Power Records that could have been — and could yet be! Along the way we might just stumble upon a future Juno Award-winning new Zero Issues project that’ll really put Calgary on the map (and definitely get us interviewed by George Stroumboulopoulos). And while we’re at it, somebody get Jon Bernthal and the cast of Riverdale to make an audio drama of “Archie Meets the Punisher”! All this, and Mr. T and the T-Force? Hey, why not.
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Whole lotta sequels going on! This week, we’ve got Basic Instinct 2 (or is it 2.5? 3? 2.Now?) Last Ronin 2, some cool TMNT DLC, talkin’ ’bout the Scott Pilgrim re-adaptation, and maybe even more! Lotsa news*!
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What’s THIS? A surprise third Classic Zero Issues episode? Well, since a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles episode has hit theatres, why not enjoy this 2020 episode celebrating the first-ever TMNT film?? Personally, we recommend it. Here’s the original write-up:
30 years ago, the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie was unleashed on the world! To comic fans of a, uh, certain age, this movie was a definitive cinema experience. But a lifetime later, how does it hold up? We discuss the legacy of this indie comics classic, compare it to the TMNT’s later adaptations, discuss its standing amongst the incredible growth of comic movies since, talk about our favourite moments, the bodacious cast, those Henson Company animatronic suits, a bunch of production trivia and goofs, little-known deleted scenes, and SO much more. It’s… Bossanova? …Chevy Nova? (Excellent!!)
Get your dose of Turtle Power in a very special Z-E-R-O ISSUES PODCAST!
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From the passing of the mantle of The Flash to Batman’s many, many, many teen sidekicks, legacy characters have been a part of super hero comics for almost as long as there has been super hero comics. With that in mind, we set our sights on talking about some of them!
“But Zero Issues Dudes,” we hear you say, “you’ve already done an episode about legacy characters!” Well, sure we have, but that was a long time ago! It’s time for a fresh, hip look at legacy characters, courtesy of three middle-aged white men! Just like in comics!
And while we’re at it, we try to come up with some brand new legacy characters for super heroes who’ve never gotten one before in the Warm Up. Because maybe, just maybe, Gambit’s worth it, too.
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It’s TURTLE TIME!
With the new TMNT movie arriving, we’re doing a turtle episode! Kyle begins by interviewing esteemed Turtle scholar Esa Keltamaki about the TMNT comic series ‘The Last Ronin’-SPOILERS. Bry listened to part of it. Merk intentionally avoided it. There’s reasons.
Then the main event!
It’s TURTLE BATTLE ROYALE time!
We each pick a number of turtle characters from various timelines, sources, media and publishing companies…. then make ’em fight to the end!
Don’t worry if you’re not fluent in all the turtle lore. Neither is Merk! But he enjoyed himself, didn’t you, Merk?
Yes i did-Merk
So join us for a discussion about wacky battles, Death Star Butt Canals, Jeff Goldblum flying around, how Bry thinks Baxter Stockman is a ‘bit of a weenus’, a lesson about where alligators and crocodiles are AND a very awkward segment discussing a huge severed cow head in space.
So join Cowabunga Kyle, Brycalangelo and Merkatello for a helluva shell game!
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San Diego Comic-Con has come and gone, and in its wake: NEWS! Conan and his savage sword return to comics with a Cimmerian murderer’s row of talent well-geared to making comics about Conan! The relative absence of Hollywood at SDCC meant great things for actual comics creators and publishers, go figure! Hellboy is back — in Giant Robot form! Mere weeks after Ms. Marvel’s SHOCKING death, her PREDICTABLE resurrection has come to pass, except now she’s an Inhuman AND a Mutant and also is gonna be written by her MCU actor Iman Vellani! If you wanna see Superman fight Godzilla, “Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong” seems very likely to deliver on that promise, along with “roar” sound-effect birthday card technology! A sequel series to The Last Ronin is coming, which is really pushing the definition of the word “last”! A Nightwing & Titans crossover event is coming, and it’s called… [dun dun!] BEEEAST WOOORLD! And the sad state of collecting has landed at, ugh, “completely empty steelbook WandaVision case for $90”.
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Nearly 400 episodes in, we need a little break! So, this week and next, we’ll be re-uploading some of our classic episodes. This week it’s episode 63: A-List Losers! Here’s the original writeup:
These super heroes get no respect, I tell ya! No respect!
We are talking about characters who, while they’re certainly great, just can’t seem to get a break, either from the diehard fans or from the public at large. Aquaman, Dazzler, Hank Pym, and Cyclops, with all of his terrible, terrible costumes.
Plus: news, a where-would-you-live warmup, and Metamorpho joins the League of Baldos!
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