The Fantom Zone: Recent Episodes
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This week, join the whole Fantom Zone gang as Chris, Ian, Sym and Tobi sit down to break the fourth wall and discuss the much-anticipated Deadpool and Wolverine. Plus we cover some of the biggest Marvel news from San Diego Comic Con.
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This week, in anticipation of the upcoming release of Deadpool & Wolverine, Chris and Ian take a look back at the first film in the Franchise, Deadpool. We discuss how we felt about it then versus now, its impact on the genre and much more.
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This week, join Tobi and Ian as they finally get another chance to profess their love for all things animation with their thoughts on X-Men 97, a short but sweet review of Scavenger's Reign and general thoughts on the golden age of animation we happily find ourselves in these days.
And of course, it wouldn't be the Fantom Zone if Tobi didn't get to talk about Star Wars, so we also have some chat about a galaxy far, far away.
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Join Chris, Ian and Tobi as part of The Fantom Zone's 50th episode celebrations, brought to you in partnership with the good folks at UK Film Review.
This week in the first of two parts of our deep dive into all things Watchmen, we discuss the merits of Zack Snyder's 2009 adaptation.
Make sure to also tune in next week for part 2 where the gang discuss the 1976 Alan Moore comic itself.
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This week, Chris, Ian and Symone (thankfully returning after way too long a hiatus) sit down to discuss the sci-fi horror classic Alien. We discuss how it's managed to stand the test of time after 45 years, why most of the prequels, sequels and spin-offs haven't come anywhere close since and we also uncover Ian's God complex.
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This week, Chris, Tobi and Ian hunker down inside their vault to discuss their thoughts on the latest smash hit TV show, Fallout, discussing everything from their favourite moments and characters, the recent upturn in the quality of video game adaptations and what games they'd like to see adapted next.
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This week, Ian and Tobi share their thoughts on the recent Fantastic Four casting of Julia Garner as the Silver Surfer, Robert Downey Jr. reportedly being up for returning as Iron Man, the latest trailer for Joker: Folie à Deux and lots of other fun nerdy stuff in-between.
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This week, join Chris, Tobi and Ian as they discuss the shocking finale of Invincible Season 2, recap the season as whole, ponder the intricacies of adaptation and pick out their personal highlights from the last eight episodes as well.
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This week, Chris and Ian sit down to review the penultimate episode of Invincible Season 2 Part 2 now on Amazon Prime Video, I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
Make sure to tune in next week as we review the final episode and recap what has been an incredible series so far!
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This week, Chris and Tobi continue our weekly thoughts on Invincible Season 2 Part 2 now on Amazon Prime Video, discussing all the craziness that happened in episode 6.
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This week in our Nerd News special, Chris, Ian and Tobi talk all about a bunch of new trailers that have dropped including The Acolyte, Alien: Romulus, Furiosa and The Penguin. We also discuss the rumours of Aaron Taylor Johnson becoming the next Bond, and the supposed absence of Sebastian Stan and Daniel Bruhl from Captain America: Brave New World.
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This week, Chris and Ian celebrate and discuss the long-awaited return of Invincible on Amazon Prime Video, which kicked off Season 2 Part 2 this week with a bang.
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This week, the whole gang sit down to discuss Madame Web, the latest offering from Sony's Spider-Man Universe. We discuss all the highs(?) and lows(!) as well as discovering more about Ian's bready past.
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This week, Chris, Tobi and special guest Rob get super-nerdy as they talk all about superheroes in video games, including the Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, the Batman Arkham trilogy, Marvel's Spider-Man, the Insomniac data breach and much more.
Apologies for some sound quality issues towards the end of the episode.
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This week in our Nerd News special, Chris and Tobi talk all about the Fantastic Four casting announcements, trailers for Invincible Season 2 Part 2 and X-Men 97, as well as our first look at the Borderlands movie.
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Who you gonna call? The Fantom Zone! Join the gang this week as they celebrate 40 years since the release of one of the greatest comedies of all time, Ghostbusters.
We'll be discussing what makes the 1984 original so iconic, why the sequels have never really matched it and where is our Slimer movie?!
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Join the Fantom Zone for a cheeky bonus episode where we discuss the new trailer for Deadpool & Wolverine!
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This week the gang are back for the third and final part of our Animation Celebration Spectacular oh my god they're talking all about Pluto. Join Ian and Tobi as they discuss their thoughts on yet another great anime offering now available to watch on Netflix.
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This week, the gang are back for our first episode of 2024 where Chris, Ian and Symone continue our Animation Celebration Spectacular talking all about the utterly fabulous Blue Eye Samurai, an absolute must watch now on Netflix.
Seriously, if you haven't seen Blue Eye Samurai yet, watch it now. We'll wait.
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This week, join Chris, Ian and Tobi for Part One of our Animation Celebration Spectacular where we gush over two fabulous animated shows, Scott Pilgrim Takes off and Invincible: Season Two - Part 1
Enjoy! And watch this space for Part Two where we will be talking about Pluto and Blue Eye Samurai, both a must watch on Netflix now.
If you haven't had the chance to enjoy these brilliants shows then please beware as there spoilers abound for both!
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Join Chris, Ian and Tobi as they discuss the final three episodes of Loki Season 2 as well as our thoughts on the MCU as a whole, the future of the MCU and the weather!
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Join the Fantom Zone gang as they put forward their case as to why their film choice should be your number one horror movie for Halloween!
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Join Chris, Ian and Tobi who are Just Chatting this week all about the first three episodes of Loki Season 2, now on Disney+.
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Continuing our Spooooooctober celebrations this week, join Ian, Tobi and special guest Andrew Sztehlo (@sztehlocomics) as they discuss Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden's comic Joe Golem: Occult Detective - The Rat Catcher
Plus the return of Nerd News including the end of Gal Gadot and Jason Momoa as we know them in the DCU, Jeff Johns and several other prolific comic book names leaving the likes of DC & Marvel to start their own imprint Ghost Machine, and also the very exciting news of the impending Invincible Season 2.
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Chris and Tobi finally manage to sit down and discuss the final three episodes of the latest Star Wars series Ahsoka plus what we thought of the series as a whole and where we think a potential series 2 might take us.
Thank you to all for following us in this series and beyond, may the force be with you.
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This week in an extended edition of Small Talks, Chris and Tobi get stuck in to Ahsoka episodes 4 & 5, dissecting all the key moments such as they return of Hayden Christensen as Anakin, General Syndulla's terrible parenting and when will we get to see Thrawn?!
May the force be with you, and don't forget to follow us @thefantomzonepodcast or email us at thefantomzonepodcast@gmail.com
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Join Chris and Tobi once again as they have a little chat all about the third episode of the new Star Wars series, Ahsoka.
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Join Chris and Tobi in a galaxy far, far away as they get together to discuss the first two episodes of the new Star Wars series, Ahsoka.
May the force be with you, and don't forget to follow us @thefantomzonepodcast or email us at thefantomzonepodcast@gmail.com
Dive into the latest TMNT thrill-ride with The Fantom Zone! We tackle "Mutant Mayhem's" dynamic plots, fresh animation, and iconic villains. From classic turtle tales to new twists, it's a radical review not to miss.
Grab a slice, and join the shell-shocking debate over pineapple on pizza!
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Join The Fantom Zone gang as they venture off to Barbie Land to talk all about Greta Gerwig's latest film Barbie with Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling
We discuss all the highs and lows, the commercial aspects of a toy-based film and comparisons with Oppenheimer in terms of representation of female characters.
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This week Tobi, Ian and Symone sit down to discuss the new Prime Video Invincible special episode Invincible: Atom Eve.
Plus in this slightly more political than normal episode we discuss the ongoing writers and actors strikes as well as the beauty and underappreciation of animation.
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Join the whole Fantom Zone gang as they sit down and talk all about the latest movie in the DCEU, The Flash.
We get all spoilery as we discuss everything from wobbly CGI, why Batman is just the best ever, the physics of babies in microwaves and how a tin of tomatoes can be so important.
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Join Chris, Tobi and Ian as they prepare for the upcoming DCU movie The Flash by getting down and nerdy with Flashpoint, the comic that inspired it.
We talk all about how Flashpoint reset the DC canon in a huge way, what that meant for the New 52 and could possibly mean for DCU movies going forward and everything else in between.
We also discuss proper cinema etiquette and of course Nerd News including Captain America 4's title change, Batman: Brave and the Bold director rumours and the possibility of Idris Elba in Star Wars.
Enjoy.
Join Chris and Tobi as they return to continue their discussion of DC animated movie, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, based on the classic Frank Miller graphic novel.
Plus in nerd news, we discuss a potential John Wick 5, the latest Barbie trailer and Sony's multiple Spider-Man related projects.
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Join Chris and Tobi in the Fantom Zone as they process the emotional rollercoaster that is Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, the latest offering from the MCU and final part of the epic trilogy.
We discuss everything from the heart-breaking to the heart-warming and pretty much everything else in between. If you're still processing like we are and need a safe place, stick on your headphones, hit play and come and join us.
Plus all the latest nerd news including Superman: Legacy casting rumours, Willem Dafoe joining the cast of Beetlejuice 2 and a potential 12th Fast & Furious film.
Join Chris and Tobi this week as they discuss Part 1 of the epic DC animated movie, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, based on the classic Frank Miller graphic novel.
Plus in nerd news, we discuss the new Flash trailer, Amazon's multiple upcoming Batman animated series and our first look at the new Alien movie.
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Join Chris and Tobi as they don their tailored suits and gear up ready to discuss the epic John Wick: Chapter 4
Plus we discuss a bunch of nerd news including Kraven The Hunter, Guardians of the Galaxy 3, Star Wars and more.
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Join Chris and Tobi as they nerd out over the latest DC Animated movie, Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham.
Plus we discuss A TON of nerd news including the upcoming Scott Pilgrim animated series as well as the trailers for Secret Invasion and Blue Beetle.
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Join the whole Fantom Zone gang as they sit down to chat all about the gripping finale of HBO's The Last of Us and also share their thoughts on this extraordinary series as a whole.
Join Chris, Tobi and special guest and horror expert Rachel as they review the latest in the invulnerable Scream franchise, Scream VI.
Chris and Tobi are joined by horror expert and friend of the podcast Rachel Pullen, host of The Scream Test podcast to talk all about the latest entry in the Scream franchise. We discuss everything (and we mean everything) including horror clichés, our gripes about gatekeeping culture and ask who is actually styling these films?
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Join Chris, Ian and Symone as they talk all about the penultimate episode of The Last of Us, When We Are in Need.
With the recent release of the new show, this week Chris and Tobi discuss the impact and experiences of the critically acclaimed, The Last of Us video game
Join the gang as they review the new Marvel film Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantamania and discuss some Nerd News too.
Join Chris, Ian and Symone as they discuss the most recent episodes of HBO'S The Last of Us.
Join the gang as they discuss the first episode of The Last of Us, HBO'S adaptation of the best-selling PlayStation game.
The gang gets together to discuss the highs and lows of 2022 with some nerd news thrown in.
Join the gang as they discuss James Cameron's return to the distant moon of Pandora in Avatar: The Way of Water and, as always we have some Nerd News along the way.
Join the full team at The Fantom Zone as they battle it out to crown the podcasts number one Christmas movie of all time!
Join Chris, Ian and guest Tobi as we discuss the late great Kevin Conroy who passed away last week. We discuss Batman The Animated Series, Mask of the Phantasm and some other roles of Kevin Conroy's.
Join Symone and Ian for their review of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and some Nerd News along the way.
Come join the gang in their new format where we discuss our quick thoughts on the Amazon Prime show Rings of Power.
This week is a special episode dedicated to talking about the amazing Tim Sale who sadly passed away at aged 66. We have chosen to focus on Spiderman Blue written by Jeph Leob but go into far more of Sale's work.
This week join Ian and the fantastically talented Andrew Sztehlo as they discuss one of their favourite comics by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons For the Man Who Has Everything. We also talk Nerd News and new trailers this week.
Join us this week where the gang continue their ongoing read of Sex Criminals by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky. Also catch up on all the Nerd News this week!
Join the gang as they discuss one of Dr Strange's most iconic comics The Oath by Brian K Vaughan and art by Marcos Martin. Also for Nerd News we cover the new Avatar trailer.
This week the gang are reading Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky's Sex Criminals (Woo) Volume One. We also discuss some Nerd News including the new Thor trailer.
Ian, Chris and Symone start our new comic book club with the Batman Classic The Long Halloween in honour of Matt Reeves's The Batman. Join us and please give feedback on our Instagram @TheFantomZonePodcast or email us at thefantomzonepodcast@gmail.com