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Geeks Unleashed
Two geeks separated by an ocean discuss the latest news in comics, film, TV, video games, and all things nerdy!
10 years and 22 feature films have brought us to this moment. Avengers End Game is the culmination of a collective fandom! Pulling in a worldwide box office of over $2.7 Billion dollars, this film is the second highest grossing film of all time. As fans of the MCU, we truly felt like 10 years of fandom received a massive payoff by way of this movie. Emotional, funny, thought provoking, and let's not forget action packed -- Avengers End Game does NOT disappoint.
TRACKLIST:
1:17 - Quick catch up with the Geeks!
8:05 - Geek of the Week - Mark: Sinners (2025); Jasmin: The Residence (2025, Netflix)
25:31 - Film summary and 10 years of of the MCU
36:32 - Avengers: End Game Review
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It's all come to this!!! The beginning of the end has finally landed and let's not even beat around the bush - this film is just as great now as it was then.
TRACKLIST:
1:36 - Geek of the Week - Jasmin: Twisters (2024); Mark: Stolen Girl (2025, Disney+)
13:22 - Film summary and fun facts
28:19 - Avengers: Infinity War review
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We're doing something we've never done before on the pod, and replaying an old episode! We've got a new intro and a new outro for the episode, but we wanted to include Black Widow in the big guns run! So here it is!! We were joined by Erin of Girls Talk Comics back in 2021 on episode 59. And if you've been following our series so far, you'll know we've noticed a trend in how our ratings change as we rewatch these films.
TRACKLIST:
1:13 - Black Widow as a "big gun" of the MCU;
9:16 - Revisiting Black Widow in 2025
20.42 - Original Black Widow review from episode 59 with Erin of Girls Talk Comics
1:28:52 - We re-rate Black Widow now
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Talk about a tonal shift! This third entry into the Thor franchise is not even in the same universe as the previous two films. It's bright, with an epic soundtrack, and Chris Hemsworth being used to great effect for his comedic timing! What do you think of this shift for Thor?
TRACKLIST:
4:51 - Geek of the Week - Jasmin: G20 (Prime, 2025); Mark: Death of a Unicorn (2025)
12:41 - Film summary and fun facts
25:16 - Thor: Ragnarok (2017) Review
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It's getting real! We're getting closer and closer to the end of our big guns run here with the film that breaks up the family. By the way, whose side are you on? Let us know if you're Team Cap (anti-accords) or Team Stark (pro hero registration). Captain America: Civil War feels even more appropriate in this 2025 political climate.
TRACKLIST:
2:04 - Geek of the Week - Jasmin: Black Panther (2018); Mark: Absolute Green Lantern #1
9:26 - Film summary and fun facts
23:10 - Captain America: Civil War (2016) review
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And we're rolling right along here to tackle our second big team-up picture! Other than the over-use of CGI, we've got yet another film where the Geeks feel like their opinions changed a bit from first watch!
TRACKLIST:
1:41 - Geek of the Week - Jasmin: Venom (2018); Mark: PCP Movie Night - Double Dragon
13:50 - Film summary and fun facts
22:19 - Avengers: Age of Ultron review
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A longer episode, but we touch on just how connected season 1 of AOS is to Winter Soldier. Really great to see both arms of the MCU speaking the same language! It was Jasmin's first time to watch and of the episodes. But you'll have to listen in if you want to see whether or not the Geeks opinions on this film have changed in 11 years!
TRACKLIST:
1:10 - Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 1 Tie In to Captain America: The Winter Soldier
34:49 - Film summary and fun facts
44:38 - Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) review
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OK, this is getting troublesome. While this movie is still not great, it wasn't as bad as we remembered. Why does this keep happening to the Geeks? Are we caught in some kind of alternate reality as we rewatch the big guns of the MCU?
TRACKLIST:
1:43 - Geek of the Week - Mark: Absolute Flash; Jasmin: Mass Effect 3 (12 year anniversary of 3rd game)
10:54 - Film summary and fun facts
22:32 - Thor: The Dark World review
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Another one... Yet another film that wasn't as bad as when we saw it in 2013! What is happening to the Geeks??? What about you? Has your opinion changed on any of the films we've been covering in our GU Avengers Initiative?
TRACKLIST:
2:40 - Geek of the Week - Jasmin: Leverage (2008); Mark: Last Breath (2025)
13:51 - Film summary and fun facts
24:14 - Iron Man 3 review
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And we've finally made it to our first big team up!! This is the 6th film in the MCU, 5 years after the debut of Iron Man. Four solo films and a sequel has brought us to The Avengers! What's your guess -- Do you think the Geeks enjoyed this film just as much 12 years later?
TRACKLIST:
1:10 - Geek of the week - Jasmin: Cross (Prime); Mark: Has officially joined Team Android! And also he watched The Substance (2024)
26:06 - Film summary and fun facts
38:20 - The Avengers (2012) review
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Let's take a trip back in time as we get our introduction to the guy who won the hearts of a nation. But first, we have a question for you, listener... Would you consider this an adventure film or a superhero film?
TRACKLIST:
3:28 - MCU Trivia (so far)
18:45 - Film summary and fun facts
25:01 - Captain America: The First Avenger review
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Another! Yep, keeping our theme going, here we are taking a look at our first introduction to "aliens" in the MCU! Is this film as weird as we remembered it from 2011?
TRACKLIST:
2:33 - Geek of the Week: Jasmin - Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey (Netflix); Mark - Unforgotten Season 6 (iTV)
13:08 - film summary and fun facts
29:43 - Thor (2011) review
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And we're moving right along with our BIG GUNS series as we make our way (eventually) to Captain America: Brave New World! The second film from our anchor in this MCU, Mr. Tony Stark. With Iron Man 2, this film didn't do much to wow us back then and the same holds true now. We feel like this is just a filler film to move us deeper into the MCU. But what do YOU think?
TRACKLIST:
5:47 - Geek of the Week - Jasmin: American Manhunt: OJ Simpson; Mark: Big Little Lies, season 1
20:38 - Film summary and fun facts
31:37 - Iron Man 2 (2010) review
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Moving right along into the forgotten feature of the MCU, The Incredible Hulk! This "requel" (both a reboot and a sequel) was miles better than its predecessor from 2003, so how come it remains one of the poorest performing films of the MCU?
TRACKLIST:
1:55 - Geek of the Week: Jasmin - Backlight (Lezhin); Mark - The Leftovers
16:14 - Film summary and fun facts
29:27 - The Incredible Hulk (2008) review
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It's is time... We're kicking off our next BIG run of adaptations with what we've dubbed Geeks Unleashed Presents: Avenger Initiative! Yes, that's right! Join us as we embark over the next several months through the MCU's big guns! We begin with the one film to rule them all (oops, wait, wrong franchise...) Iron Man!
TRACKLIST:
2:52 - Our BIG plan for 2025!
4:51 - Geek of the Week: Jasmin - Assassination Classroom; Mark - Severance
16:23 - Film summary and fun facts
26:44 - Iron Man (2008) review
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We are BACK, baby!!! Happy New Year! Your Geeks are back to talk about what they're looking forward to here in 2025.
TRACKLIST:
2:36 - What we've been up to over the holiday break
13:06 - Books/Comics/Manga
22:22 - Films
35:41 - TV
50:11 - Video Games
53:55 - Music
56:10 - Personal aspirations for the Geeks in 2025
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We're closing out the year with our BEST OF episode! We're joined by our friends Stephen Fox, DeVaughn, and Big Herm to help us wrap up the year in true geek fashion. Thanks to YOU, dear listener, for following us along this Internet journey for yet another year. Be sure to tag us on socials and tell us what were a few of your favorite things this year!
TRACKLIST:
1:20 - Our guests: Stephen Fox, DeVaughn, Big Herm Collectibles
2:26 - Best reads (comics, manga, novels) of 2024
27:36 - Best films of 2024
54:19 - Best series (Network or Streaming) of 2024
1:15:13 - Best music of 2024
1:32:50 - Best games (console or PC) of 2024
1:44:44 - Our Personal Best Accomplishments of 2024!
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We are BACK with our annual holiday special! Yes, that's right. In 2020, we decided we were going to make our Scott Pilgrim reviews a Christmas tradition. So here we are, with vol 5 in the series, Scott Pilgrim: Scott Pilgrim vs The Universe. And we are once again joined by our PCP Bad Batch brother in arms, Rockin' Robbie Billups!
Tracklist:
0:29 - Intro with Rockin' Robbie of Pop Culture Philosophers!
10:01 - A small tribute to our friend Jennifer, of Comic Books Will Break Your Heart, who recently lost her battle with cancer
18:44 - Intro to Scott Pilgrim vol 5 characters
20:51 - Summary of vol 5 and fun facts
25:50 - How did we read it - Jasmin was digital, Mark and Robbie were hard cover -- everyone read it in color
29:03 - Overall thoughts on vol 5 and thoughts on artwork and progression from vol 1
42:55 - Themes in this volume?
1:04:03 - Final thoughts on Scott Pilgrim Vol 5
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And thus concludes our 2024 season of "normal" Geeks Unleashed episodes! What a fun, witchy run we've had the past several weeks. We wrap it all up with a surprise favorite from recent TV as we cover the entire Agatha All Along series. With this direct sequel to WandaVision and notes from the fallout of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, where does this latest Marvel Television series leave us?
TRACKLIST:
2:43 - Geek of the Week - Jasmin: Natsume's Book of Friends; Mark - Wicked (2024)
17:55 - Series summary and fun facts
29:54 - Agatha All Along (2024) series review
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Back to the witches as wizards as we follow up WandaVision with what feels like a direct sequel. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is truly a visual treat as we traverse through all kinds of different universes! But what did the geeks think of the film? Give us a listen to find out!
TRACKLIST:
1:17 - Geek of the Week: Mark - Silo Season 2; Jasmin - Yakuza Fiance (2024 Crunchyroll)
11:24 - Film summary and fun facts
22:51 - Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness review
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We're keeping it witchy/wizardy as we move from Doctor Strange to WandaVision! Do you remember how talked about this series was when it dropped in 2021? Nerds were suffering from a content drought due to a global pandemic, and this was the first piece of MCU content we'd received in over a year! But how does it hold up now that we've had three years of other Marvel stories? You've got to listen to find out what the Geeks think!
TRACKLIST:
1:17 - Geek of the Week: Mark - Strange Darling (2023); Jasmin - To The Stars and Back (Webtoon)
12:08 - Series summary and fun facts
27:27 - WandaVision (2021) series review
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Now it's time to kick off our MCU magic arc! We're starting with Doctor Strange, or as Kaecilius calls him, Mr. Doctor. Have our feelings on this film changed since we first saw it in 2016? You've got to listen to find out!
TRACKLIST:
1:19 - Catching up on life!
9:58 - Geek of the Week - Mark: Fresh (2022); Jasmin: The Mafia Nanny (Webtoon)
16:06 - Film fun facts and summary
28:30 - Doctor Strange (2016) Review
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And we're finally (maybe??) closing out our Skrulls arc! We wrap it up with The Marvels! The fanbros really did what they could to kill our chances of seeing these three together on screen again. But your Geeks didn't think the hate this film received was at all warranted. What did you think when you saw it?
TRACKLIST:
1:20 - Geek of the Week - Jasmin: Hell's Paradise (2023); Mark - Detective Comics All In #1090, Absolute Wonder Woman
13:39 - Film summary and fun facts
22:59 - The Marvels (2023) review
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In keeping with our Captain Marvel/Skrulls theme, we're sneaking this Secret Invasion review before we cover the final film in this series (so far)! What did you think about this series and how it fits into the MCU?
TRACKLIST:
1:17 - Geek of the Week - Jasmin: Officer Black Belt (Netflix 2024); Mark - Sweet Pea (Sky/Starz)
14:10 - Series summary and fun facts
22:27 - Secret Invasion series review
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Staying with our previous episode, we've come now to cover Carol Danvers' biggest fan: Kamala Khan! Yes, we're tackling Ms. Marvel from 2022 -- and boy oh boy are we glad we waited to cover this one. One of the Geeks did a complete 180 in their opinion from the first time they watched the series two years ago. Can you guess who changed their mind?
TRACKLIST:
1:27 - Geek of the Week - Jasmin: Romantic Killer (Netflix); Mark: Absolute Batman #1
16:54 - Series summary and fun facts
30:01 - Ms. Marvel season 1 review
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It's time to jump into our Skrulls MCU run! We kick it off with Captain Marvel -- which we both agreed that this film got a bunch of hate it absolutely did NOT deserve. Before we get into the film review, the Geeks both talked about falling down the true crime rabbit hole on Netflix. So let's go higher, further, faster by giving this episode a listen!
TRACKLIST:
1:24 - Geek of the Week: Jasmin - American Murder: Laci Peterson (2024, Netflix); Mark - Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (2024, Netflix)
15:45 - Film summary and fun facts
29:39 - Captain Marvel (2019) review
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After an extended hiatus, your Geeks have returned!! Where were we? Totally unbeknownst to us, we both went on cruises! Mark went to France and Jasmin, like the characters in Sweet Tooth, made her way up to Alaska! Don't worry, she didn't see any Hybrids, nor does she have The Sick. ;) But we are back to wrap up this series that we began covering back in 2021!
We first dove into the world of Sweet Tooth with the first volume of the original graphic novel by Jeff Lemire. Check out episode 53 if you need a refresher. Then we talked about season 1 in episode 54 and season 2 in episode 131. So how does the series we've been following for the past three years end, and were we satisfied? You'll have to listen to find out!
TRACKLIST:
2:11 - What we've been up to over our podcast break!
12:04 - Geek of the Week: Jasmin - Twilight Out of Focus (2024 Crunchyroll); Mark - Uglies (2024 Netflix)
21:14 - Sweet Tooth Season 3 (final season) review
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We started our adventure into this branch of Marvel allllllllllll the way back in March of this year! And here we are now, 21 episodes later! Thank you so much for taking this ride with us. This block has been in the works for nearly two years over here at Geeks Unleashed, and it's a little bittersweet that it's come to a close.
Our "Summer of X" has lasted almost half the year and we couldn't be more thrilled to truly end on a bang with the BILLION DOLLAR film, Deadpool & Wolverine. Not only did we take it back to Generation X, we also threw some Daredevil: Director's Cut and Elektra in for good measure. From Patrick Stewart to James McAvoy and every character in between, we've had a blast. Now here's the first film of 2024 that BOTH Geeks saw in theaters!
TRACKLIST:
1:20 - Geek of the Week: Jasmin - Revenger (2023, Crunchyroll); Mark - Twisters (2024)
9:20 - A small 2024 podcast recap!
12:09 - Film summary and fun facts
24:50 - Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) review
1:24:57 - Mark and Jasmin have an announcement!
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Here we are, nearing the end of the world we've been talking about for most of 2024! In this conversation episode, we're joined by the Geeks Unleashed OG Stephen Fox and our good friend and fellow Bad Batch buddy, Phable from One Collection Down! We're talking all things X-Men -- from the books that started it all to the the 1992 cartoon to our favorite (and least favorite) films in the franchise. Join us!
TRACKLIST:
2:36 - Were we fans of the comics before the 2000 X-Men film
8:06 - Did any of these films make you want to go back and pick up comics?
14:58 - Best translation of characters from comic to screen
18:10 - Which character was poorly translated
24:10 - Favorite film in the whole franchise
29:46 - Most underrated film in the franchise
35:27 - Worst film in the franchise (no, we didn't all have the same answer)
42:19 - What kind of impact did the 2000 film have on the superhero genre
50:21 - Parallels between X-Men and real world events
57:14 - Cultural impact of X-Men in other forms of Pop Culture
1:01:00 - X-Men reads we recommend
1:11:47 - Final thoughts on the whole franchise
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We continue on with the follow up to last week's film, Deadpool 2! Both Geeks had the same beef with this one -- can you guess what it was?
TRACKLIST:
1:16 - Geek of the Week: Mark - Happy Valley; Jasmin - The Heroine Runs the Show
12:25 - Film summary and fun facts
19:40 - Deadpool 2 review
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We're in the endgame now! Here we are at the final franchise in our Summer of X series. We're closing out this series with a bang, starting with Deadpool!
TRACKLIST:
1:30 - Geek of the Week: Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
13:07 - Film summary and fun facts
26:46 - Deadpool (2016) review
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To completely wrap up our stint with our favorite adamantium clad anti-hero, we read Wolverine Origin (2001). This mini series was a nice change of pace from the other X-Men collections we've read during our Summer of X series. Both Geeks really enjoyed going all the way back to the late 1800s to learn more about James Howlett.
TRACKLIST:
1:55 - Characters - First Appearances
3:07 - Summary and How We Read it
9:56 - Thoughts on the artwork
15:27 - Thoughts on the story/structure, and accessibility
24:41 - Legacy of this Mini Series and Themes
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We're at the last entry in the Wolverine stand alone films! Can you believe this is Mark's first time watching the film?! Do you think it holds up well 7 years later?
TRACKLIST:
1:43 - Geek of the Week: Jasmin - Road House (2024); Mark - A Quiet Place Day One
14:04 - Film summary and fun facts
30:15 - Logan (2017) review
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We are joined this week by our good friend DeVaughn, from The Good Game Guys podcast! Everyone had seen this film before, but we all had wildly different experiences! Tune in as we keep working our way through our Summer of X series!
TRACKLIST:
1:25 - Geek of the Year (so far!) - DeVaughn: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes; Jasmin: Tadaima, Okaeri (anime); Mark: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Ultimate Spider-Man, and Dark Matter (AppleTV)
13:39 - Film summary and fun facts!
22:02 - The Wolverine (2013) Review
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We've finished all the team driven films and are embarking on the individual characters now. We're kicking it off with the first of the Wolverine trilogy. Jasmin has seen this film more times than she can count, but this is only Mark's second viewing. Will this have any bearing on the Geek's rating?
TRACKLIST:
1:16 - Geek of the Week: Jasmin - A Condition Called Love (Crunchyroll); Mark - House of X (Marvel Comics)
12:19 - Film summary and fun facts
26:50 - X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) Review
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Between reshoots, a merger, and COVID, how much sympathy are the Geeks willing to give to the circumstances surrounding this film? Can The New Mutants surprise us in spite of its doomed production?
TRACKLIST:
1:45 - Geek of the Week: Mark - Dark Matter (AppleTV); Jasmin - Windbreaker (Crunchyroll)
17:15 - Film summary and fun facts
25:30 - The New Mutants (2020) Review
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Call it a casualty of the merger if you'd like, but Dark Phoenix is the second to last film in this age of X-Men as lead by Fox. We definitely dig into some of the behind the scenes drama with this one, but where does it fall on our ranking of X-films so far? You've got to tune in to find out!
TRACKLIST:
1:17 - Geek of the Week: Jasmin - A Sign of Affection (Crunchyroll); Mark - Yellowface (2023)
22:23 - Movie summary and fun facts
35:39 - X-Men: Dark Phoenix review
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Rolling right along, here we are at 2016's offering of X-Men: Apocalypse. Mark originally saw this one in theaters while this was Jasmin's first time watching the film. Are the Geeks on the same page with this one? Give us a listen to find out!
TRACKLIST:
1:16 - Geek of the Week: Jasmin - Atlas (Netflix); Mark - Baby Reindeer (Netflix)
13:42 - Film intro and fun facts
25:44 - X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) review
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Another Late to the Party Book Club episode in the middle of our "Summer of X!" Since we just covered Days of Future Past last week, we're now on the two issue run that started it all! Once again, we're joined by our brother Lynk to deep dive into the legacy of this 1980s classic.
TRACKLIST:
3:17 - Familiarity with this story
9:56 - The legacy of this story
11:43 - Do writers know when their work will be iconic?
17:45 - What is this story really about?
22:25 - How did we read it?
26:26 - What were your thoughts when you first read this vs now?
39:27 - How does this story fit into the current MCU?
45:24 - Accessibility of this book
50:26 - Story structure
56:47 - Thoughts on the artwork
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We are joined once again by our homie, Lynk to help us get through this -- dare we say -- underrated film? That's right, our "Summer of X" continues as we tackle The Rogue Cut of X-Men Days of Future Past. And when we say this is an underrated film, you'll understand why when we talk about the absolute POWERHOUSE year for blockbuster films that was 2014.
TRACKLIST:
1:20 - Geek of the Week: Lynk - X-Men 97 and Superman Blue; Jasmin - Tadaima, Okaeri!; Mark - The Fall Guy
10:24 - Film summary and fun facts
19:52 - How we got this film
24:59 - How did we watch this film the first time vs now
31:48 - Theatrical Cut vs The Rogue Cut
40:11 - Overall thoughts on this film
48:57 - Our favorite characters
52:59 - Thoughts on the plot
1:02:50 - Favorite scenes
1:08:09 - What we would have changed or cut
1:11:22 - Other films that came out this same year
1:21:45 - Where to find us online
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Although neither of the Geeks saw this film in theaters, they were united in their thoughts on this entry that restarts a struggling franchise. Also, can you guess whose powers each of us would have chosen for ourselves?
TRACKLIST:
1:43 - Geek of the Week: Jasmin - The Killer (Netflix); Mark - Civil War (2024)
9:40 - Summary and fun facts
22:06 - X-Men First Class (2011) review
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After last week's anti-climactic end to the original X-Men trilogy, we decided to go back to the source material. We're reading The Dark Phoenix Saga to see what could have been. But be warned, this saga is not so easily digestible for comic novices.
TRACKLIST:
1:27 - How familiar are we with these characters?
4:06 - Summary and our thoughts on this story/arc
11:01 - How would this story have been told now, 40+ years later?
18:10 - How did we read it and our thoughts on the artwork
26:35 - Legacy of this graphic novel
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And here we are... The movie in this series we like to pretend doesn't exist. Now in 2024, is this film as bad as it was back in 2006? Listen in to hear what we think!
TRACKLIST:
1:35 - Geek of the Week: Mark - Godzilla X Kong; Jasmin - My Hero Academia rewatch
9:30 - Film summary and fun facts
20:22 - X-Men: The Last Stand review
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A rare occasion in film where the sequel is better than the original? We certainly think X2 fits the bill. We did get a bit sidetracked at the beginning of the episode with our discussion on Quiet On Set. Trigger warning, we do briefly mention some of the abuse that the documentary covers.
TRACKLIST:
1:21 - Geek of the Week: Jasmin - Quiet on Set; Mark - Unforgotten
31:49 - Summary and fun facts
43:40 - X2: X-Men United (2003) review
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We are back this week with, arguably, the film that kicked off our higher expectations in the Superhero film genre. (2008 took that to new heights, but that's another conversation for another day...) X-Men, or as Mark calls it, The Wolverine Show, really raised the bar for comic book films! All this and more as we continue our run of all the mutant films!
TRACKLIST:
1:19 - Geek of the Week: Jasmin - Dangerous Convenience Store Vol 2; Mark - Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
10:08 - Summary and fun facts
25:54 - X-Men (2002) review
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And here we go! Kicking off our BIGGEST themed run EVER -- the Geeks are tackling every single X-Men film. And yes, we mean EVERY one of them. Starting with Fox's failed attempt at getting a live action series going back in the late 90s. We're starting with Generation X and we've got some friends to help us out. This week, we're joined by Phable and Lynk!
TRACKLIST:
1:05 - Introducing our guests! Phable of Blame Phable and his Amazing Friends; and Lynk of Supreme Clientele
4:04 - Generation X summary and trivia!
14:51 - Our previous knowledge of Generation X characters
24:16 - Summary of our thoughts on the film and if we'd seen it back in the 90s
38:33 - Favorite characters
49:42 - Thoughts on the plot, favorite scenes, what we would have changed
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To close out our Daredevil and Elektra reviews, we decided to the throw in the definitive Daredevil book as well! We are joined on this Book Club by our good buddy, Lynk. Join us as we dive into Daredevil: The Man Without Fear.
TRACKLIST:
1:13 - First Appearances
2:05 - Our familiarity with the character of Daredevil
6:13 - Overall thoughts on this book
15:05 - How did we read the book? Jasmin - Digital; Mark - Trade Graphic Novel; Lynk - Floppies
21:51 - Thoughts on the artwork
31:13 - Story and structure of the 5 collected issues
51:04 - How has this book influenced Daredevil as a character
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Finishing up our time on Earth-701306, and we're grateful there weren't anymore sequels here. The year was 2005, the soundtrack is blah (compared to Daredevil two years prior), and a lot people phoned it on for this one.
TRACKLIST:
1:21 - Geek of the Week: Jasmin - Buchigiri; Mark - Kin Season 2
10:11 - Elektra summary and fun facts
19:27 - Elektra (2005) review
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Another film in a string of poor choices... This week, we're going back to 2003 -- The Nickelback and Evanescence Renaissance! This version has 30 more minutes of footage than the theatrical release -- but does it do anything to help the story? You've got to listen to find out!
TRACKLIST:
1:17 - Geek of the Week - Mark: Ultimate Spider-Man #2; Jasmin - Haikyu!! rewatch
9:29 - Film summary and fun facts
18:48 - Daredevil - Director's Cut (2003) review
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For the final entry in our current block of fighting game adaptations, we're joined by DeVaughn of the Good Game Guys podcast! It was his first time to see the film while Mark and Jasmin were on their second watch. We also rank all four of game films in this episode -- where does this film fall? Tune in to find out!
TRACKLIST:
2:05 - Geek of the Week: DeVaughn - Helldivers 2; Jasmin - Apothecary Diaries; Mark - Quantum Leap season 2
22:02 - Film Summary and Fun Facts
28:29 - Street Fighter: Legend of Chun Li (2009) review
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Spoiler alert: this film is spectacularly bad. Jasmin saw it upon release in 1997 while Mark watched for this first time this week. Is Mortal Kombat Annihilation bad enough to take the crown from Man-Thing? You've got to tune in to find out!
TRACKLIST:
1:37 - Geek of the Week: Jasmin - Skip and Loafer; Mark - Ultimate Black Panther #1
10:25 - Mortal Kombat Annihilation summary and fun facts
21:17 - Mortal Kombat Annihilation review
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We've just hit 150 episodes!!! So we're celebrating our nearly 4 years of podcasting this week! We're taking a trip down memory lane to spend some time talking about ourselves and some of our FAVORITE episodes from the previous 149 episodes, late to the party book clubs, and conversations.
Be sure to drop us a comment and let us know what some of YOUR favorites are! We'd love to hear from you!!
TRACKLIST:
2:45 - How the Geeks Unleashed Podcast came to be and what we've learned about ourselves along the way
15:01 - Our favorite theme runs (month of video games, Spidey film, etc.)
26:18 - Brand new things the podcast introduced us to - Fire Power and Pulp (to name a few)
36:43 - Worst things we've watched and/or read - The Devil All the Time and Man Thing (to name a few)
48:32 - Our favorite book club episodes - V for Vendetta made both our lists, you've got to listen for the rest! (Correction: V for Vendetta is episode 2, episode one of our Late to the Party Book Club was Maus.)
59:16 - Our favorite conversation episodes - So many, but especially our IN-PERSON MEET UP IN NYC IN APRIL OF 2022!!
1:05:35 - Our favorite GU features we've added to the podcast... Can you guess what these would be?!
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Mark needed a pallet cleanser after last week's Street Fighter episode, and so Jasmin thought yet another video game adaptation would do the trick! We covered the MK reboot waaaaayyyyy back on episode 46! But we're taking it back to the OG -- Mortal Kombat (1995). Jasmin was worried that Mark would hate this film so badly that she'd need to recruit a new co-host. Did the Geeks have a falling out? Tune in to find out!
TRACKLIST:
1:07 - Geek of the Week: Jasmin - Kindle Unlimited; Mark - Cruel Summer
15:48 - Mortal Kombat summary and fun facts
30:21 - Mortal Kombat (1995) review
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We were feeling nostalgic and took a trip back in time to 1994. And WOW, talk about things that didn't age well... The Geeks are divided on this film -- where do you stand? Let us know!
TRACKLIST:
1:20 - Geek of the Week: Jasmin - Operation: True Love (Webtoon); Mark - Cruel Summer
19:22 - Street Fighter summary and fun facts
30:24 - Our first introduction to Street Fighter (Mark - arcade; Jasmin - Super NES)
38:12 - Street Fighter review
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Our first official episode of 2024! Yes we are back to our regularly scheduled programming of review episodes, and we're kicking the year off with one of the most recent, hotly debated super hero films: The Batman. Be sure to let us know what you think about this film, too!
TRACKLIST:
2:21 - Geek of the Week: Mark - Anatomy of a Fall; Jasmin - Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!
16:34 - The Batman summary and fun facts
24:58 - The Batman review
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We are BACK for another year of geekery! Thanks for joining us in this NEW conversation series and for our first episode of 2024! We're doing another formatting change where we'll sprinkle in some conversation episodes that aren't our usual reviews nor are they our book clubs... They're just a place for us to hang out and talk about pop culture in general.
While recapping our favorites from 2023, we wanted to shout out ourselves. That's right -- We're tootin' our own horns here! Here are our two favorite episodes from last year: Mark - Late to the Party Book Club Episode 14 - Scott Pilgrim vol 4; Jasmin - Episode 125 - Doomed! The Untold Story of Roger Corman’s The Fantastic Four (2015). Let us know if you had any favorite GU episodes from last year as well!
TRACKLIST:
2:55 - Our 2023 most anticipated recap (comics, TV, films, games)
17:33 - Our 2023 best of (best reads, best TV, best game played, best film, best album, best live show)
57:05 - Our 2024 most anticipated (film, TV, reads, games)
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We are BACK with our annual holiday special! Yes, that's right. In 2020, we decided we were going to make our Scott Pilgrim reviews a Christmas tradition. So here we are, with vol 4 in the series, Scott Pilgrim: Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together. And we are once again joined by our PCP Bad Batch brother in arms, Rockin' Robbie Billups!
Thank you to all of our listeners for another fun year. Happy Christmas, Merry New Year, and be excellent to one another!
Tracklist:
1:15 - Intro with Rockin' Robbie!
3:09 - Characters
4:01 - Summary of vol 4
4:34 - How did we read it - Jasmin was digital, Mark and Robbie were hard cover -- everyone read it in color
5:53 - Overall thoughts on vol 4
14:46 - The relationship between Scott and Ramona
24:51 - Thoughts on the artwork (and progression from vol 1) and lettering
34:37 - How this vol addresses the game aspect and dream sequences
43:20 - Which characters are driving the story forward
51:01 - Has this story aged well?
59:01 - How do the villains compare to previous volumes?
1:08:33 - What themes are present in vol 4?
1:14:02 - What were our favorite video games from the 90s?
1:22:36 - Final thoughts on Scott Pilgrim Vol 4
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Joined once again by Devaughn of Good Game Guys, we close out 2023 and the Guardians franchise with this third and final film! Definitely the most emotional film in the series and arguably one of the most emotional films in the entire MCU. It's a long episode, but we had A LOT to cover (including having way too much with our Geeks of the week!).
Tracklist:
3:00 - Geek of the Week: Mark - The Last of Us Part 2; Jasmin - Exodus trailer from The 2023 Game Awards; DeVaughn - GTA 6 trailer and God of War: Ragnarok DLC from The Game Awards
21:00 - Guardians Vol 3 summary and fun facts
33:52 - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 review
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Chuggin' along with our Guardians franchise re-watch, and we've made it to the Disney+ Holiday Special! Joined again by Devaughn of Good Game Guys, he helps to hold down the fort while Mark is away. First time in 145 episodes the Geeks were split up! It's temporary, fret not!
Tracklist:
1:41 - Geek of the Week - DeVaughn: Grand Theft Auto Trailer Drop Date; Jasmin: Dangerous Convenience Store Manhwa (vol 1)
6:45 - Guardians Special summary and fun facts!
11:53 - Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special Review
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We're back this week with the second film of this franchise and the 15th release of the MCU. Joined again by Devaughn of Good Game Guys, we were actually all agreed on one thing about this movie. Gotta give it a listen to find out what it was!
Tracklist:
2:55 - Geek of the Week! Mark - The Lazarus Project (TV series); Jasmin - New Mass Effect Artwork; Devaughn - Evil West (video game)
13:59 - Guardians summary and fun facts!
25:35 - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 Review
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We're kicking off another round of a whole franchise to wrap up this year, and it's time we take a look at Marvel's Misfits! We are joined by Devaughn from The Good Game Guys Podcast to help us break down the Guardians franchise.
Tracklist:
1:53 - Geek of the Week - Devaughn: Attack on Titan; Jasmin: The Fast and the Furious (2001); Mark: Doctor Who Series 13 Flux
10:52 - Guardians summary and fun facts!
30:32 - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 1 review
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How was this film made with ONLY a $60M budget??? Your Geeks are very confused by this because we were surprised by the production value here!
Tracklist:
1:18 - Geek of the Week: Jasmin, Aoashi (Crunchyroll); Mark, Orphan Black: Echoes
10:34 - Gran Turismo summary and trivia!
21:33 - Gran Turismo review
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This marks the final entry in our Blade series, where we've tackled all three films plus the Spike TV series! If you missed part one of this season long review, check it out here. Spoiler alert, the back half of this series was much better than the first six episodes. Did you stick around to watch the whole thing back in 2006?
Tracklist:
1:14 - Geek of the Week: Jasmin - My New Boss is Goofy (anime); Mark - An ode to Matthew Perry
12:16 - Fun rumors and summary of Blade: The Series episodes 7-12
17:46 - Blade: The Series, review of the back half of season 1
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And here we are with the first half of Blade: The Series! This Spike original didn't make it past the first season, but was that necessarily a bad thing?
Tracklist:
1:15 - Geek of the Week: Jasmin - Given Vol 8; Mark - Gravity 10 year anniversary
12:10 - Blade: The Series summary and fun facts
17:31 - Blade: The Series, episodes 1-6 review
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We're here with the final installment of the original Blade trilogy, and let's be real.... This film leaves a lot to be desired. Agree? Disagree? Let us know!
Tracklist:
1:17 - Geek of the Week: Mark - The Lost Boys (1987); Jasmin - Sasaki & Miyano: Graduation (Crunchyroll)
7:01 - Blade Trinity summary and fun facts
19:10 - Blade Trinity review
45:33 - With the new Blade MCU film, is it possible fans may get a live-action version of the Midnight Sons?
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We're back with our month of Blade! We've moved on to the sequel and realized there was a lot about this film that we didn't remember. Did you know this film is Wesley Snipes' favorite in the franchise? You've gotta listen to see if it is our favorite as well!
Tracklist:
1:43 - Geek of the Week: Jasmin - Black or White vol 7 (manga); Mark - Sliders (1995)
9:34 - Blade II summary and fun facts!
22:24 - Blade II review
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Our summer break lasted longer than we planned, but we are back at it! For the month of October, we're going to be talking our way through one of our favorite vampire franchises; and this week we're starting with Blade! Our biggest question to each other and to our audience: Is Blade just a vampire movie, or the beginning of the MCU as we know it?
Tracklist:
1:36 - We're back! Catching up on our two month break
4:40 - NEW SEGMENT: Geek of the Week! | Jasmin - Yowamushi Pedal, Mark - Only Murders in the Building S3
10:13 - Blade background and fun facts
22:31 - Blade review
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It's been a while, but we're back! And we're covering something that is fairly recent. For our 15th book club episode, we're joined by Stef of Missing Lynk Comics. In this Late to the Party Book Club we're covering Fantastic Four: Full Circle, by Alex Ross.
Tracklist: 1:57 - Intro to our book, Fantastic Four: Full Circle 2:46 - Our background knowledge on the Fantastic Four in general 14:35 - How we read the book and how it influenced the experience (Jasmin and Stef on digital, and Mark got a hard copy) 20:27 - Thoughts on the artwork itself 29:08 - Story and structure 36:37 - Opinion on the use of flashback in the story 42:35 - Themes throughout the story 53:27 - Would we recommend this book as an entry point for hero comics? 55:26 - Where you can find our guest, Stef of Missing Lynk 56:38 - Any graphic novels Stef would recommend
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We are joined by our friend Adam, from GoFigure YouTube Channel, because we needed some SERIOUS help to talk about this atrocity. You may remember Adam from when he joined us for episode 62 where we covered the Masters of the Universe film! This is our fourth and final entry into the 90s era Batman franchise! We'll be taking our summer holidays for the month of August, but we've got plenty more fun planned for September onward!
Tracklist: 1:00 - Introducing our guest, Adam, from GoFigure! 5:36 - Netflix cancels their Masters of the Universe live action film 11:36 - What we've been watching/reading (Adam: Titans, Nobody (Netflix); Jasmin: Prey (Hulu); Mark: The Mother (Netflix)) 22:26 - Batman and Robin summary and fun facts 37:32 - Batman & Robin review
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Has there ever been a bigger tonal shift in the middle of a franchise than the STARK difference between Batman Returns and Batman Forever? All of our thoughts and more on this neon abomination!
Tracklist: 0:56 - Catching up (Jasmin got a new Batman: Hush adult coloring book) 4:31 - What we've been watching/reading (Mark: Bird Box Barcelona; Jasmin: Yowamushi Pedal (Netflix), Daytime Star (Webtoon) 14:24 - Batman Forever summary and fun facts 31:00 - Batman Forever review
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Back with our second week of back in the day Batman and we're tackling what was (turns out) always one of our favorite films of the collective franchise!
Tracklist: 1:41 - Deadpool 3 casting news 10:36 - What we've been watching (Mark: Superman & Lois, John Wick 4, Operation Fortune, Knock at the Cabin; Jasmin: Bloodhounds, Violent Night) 22:30 - Batman Returns summary and fun facts 36:40 - Batman Returns review
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Since The Flash was actually a Batman film in disguise, we've decided that we're taking it all the way back to 1989 to talk about Michael Keaton's first appearance as the Dark Knight. July kicks off our month of Batman films where we'll tackle the Tim Burton and Joel Schumacher films.
Tracklist: 1:35 - Clark Kent and Lois Lane DCU casting news 15:31 - What we're reading and watching (Jasmin: more Kdramas; Mark: Red Goblin) 18:23 - Recap of Batman involvement in The Flash film, development drama 21:27 - Fun Facts 31:08 - Batman (1989) review
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One of the last sputtering breaths of the DCEU before fans are introduced to James Gunn's new DCU. And how does The Flash do? Let's just say it's par for the course with what we've (unfortunately) come to expect from WB.
Tracklist: 1:01 - Update on the Titan submersible 9:15 - What we've been watching/reading (Mark: Power Book 2, Ultimate: Invasion, Titans, The Avengers; Jasmin: Tomorrow, Bad & Crazy) 16:25 - Recap of alllllll the drama surrounding this film 28:22 - The Flash (2023) Review
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We're catching up on our binge watching and talking about the second season of Sweet Tooth on Netflix. For a little refresh, check out episode 53 where we covered the first 12 issues of the comic and then episode 54 where we did cover the first season of the show.
Tracklist: 1:43 - Titan Submersible news 13:26 - What we've been watching (Mark: Manifest, From; Jasmin: Tomorrow) 33:10 - Sweet Tooth Season 2 review
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Please, PLEASE make sure you've seen this film before listening to the episode because our review is filled with spoilers! Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is a BIG film, spanning several earths throughout the multiverse... But just how well is the story told? Give us listen to hear how this film compares to its epic predecessor. Straight into some fun facts and right into the review. Another no-fluff episode!
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Spoiler: We've got nothing but good things to say about this film! No fluff, no catch up, no chit chat -- in this episode, we jump straight into fun facts and our review of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
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And here's the closeout to our Fantastic Four Month of May! We wrap up this revisit with a review and a ranking of all the films together.
Tracklist:
1:24 - Fantastic Four (2015) intro
3:46 - Fun facts (really, just more drama behind the scenes as is par for the course with this franchise)
9:17 - Background on Marvel Ultimates arc and how it relates to this film
13:04 - Overall thoughts on the film
22:57 - Characters we loved and didn't, along with favorite scenes
40:19 - Rating all the films from best to worst
41:56 - We talk real MCU implications for bringing this franchise into the fold
46:22 - Rating Fantastic Four (2015)
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Was this sequel as big of a flop as 2007 made it out to be? We tackle this film as if the MCU wasn't around and through the lens of a potential folding into the MCU for 2026.
5:14 - Rise of the Silver Surfer intro and our thoughts on shard universes pre-MCU
15:09 - Fun facts!
18:13 - Overall thoughts on this follow-up
27:12 - Favorite characters and scenes, thoughts on structure/writing and what we'd change
46:21 - Our rating
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All the drama of the last two weeks has led us here! This is the reason the 1993 film was made. Does Fantastic Four live up to the hype?
1:35 - Fantastic Four intro and fun facts (including a VASTLY different potential cast from former director, Peyton Reed)
12:38 - Our overall thoughts on the film
17:22 - We imagine what it would be like to have this cast included in the MCU multiverse
21:21 - Favorite characters
30:48 - Structure, writing, anything we'd cut or change
43:15 - Our ratings
Be sure to come chat with us on our socials about how YOU feel about this quartet!
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This documentary is a MUST WATCH! If you're at all curious about that unreleased film, then you can check this out on Amazon Prime (for free with ads). Doomed! really highlighted the way the people who were actually making this film thought vs what the powers-that-be knew.
No real tracklist this week. We just had a discussion about the documentary itself and the information we learned. We highly recommend watching if you're a Marvel fan.
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We've got another themed month coming your way! For all of May, we are talking all things Fantastic Four. From the chaotic production and eventual failure of the unreleased film, to the documentary made about what happened during production of said film, to the 2005 introduction of the team and their subsequent sequel, to 2015's critical flop... No screen version of the Fantastic Four can escape Geeks Unleashed!
So to kick it off, we're going all in for the super low budget ($1M) unreleased film that began production in 1992.
Tracklist:
2:17 - Brief history of the Fantastic Four characters
5:30 - First appearances and film intro
7:48 - Fun facts surrounding this doomed production
10:19 - Review
Be sure to come chat with us on our socials about how YOU feel about this quartet!
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Short, sweet, and to the point this week! No news, no catch up, but we sneak a mini review of a Netflix special (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always) in before our main film review, Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
Tracklist:
1:00 - Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always mini review
(Power Rangers episode reference, #105)
13:02 - Sonic the Hedgehog 2 review
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We're rolling on through with our Nintendo vs Sega month as we move on to the Sonic the Hedgehog films! This week, we give you an intro into the world's fastest hedgehog. We talk about character origins, our history with Sonic, and much more!
Tracklist:
0:58 - Mini catch up, what we're watching (Mark, The Flash; Jasmin, Business Proposal)
3:25 - Origin of Sonic (Creation in 1991, video games, animated cartoons, and now live action film)
16:25 - Our introduction to Sonic (Mark, the games; Jasmin, the cartoons)
25:29 - Sonic The Hedgehog (2020) Review
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Here we go! This week, we're following up the 1993 film with the 2023 Mario movie! Come with us as we adventure through the Mushroom Kingdom and save Brooklyn in the process.
Tracklist:
1:00 - Catching up (can you believe movie ticket prices these days?!)
8:33 - The Marvels trailer
17:26 - HBOMax announces Harry Potter series
26:57 - Star Wars Announcements
37:44 - The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) review
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We're celebrating all things Mario! Spent some time this month chatting with our podcast friends about how we've all had some kind of history with Mario games. So we kick off this love fest with the 1993 classic, Super Mario Bros: The Movie!
Tracklist:
3:45 - Check out some of our friends sharing their Mario stories!
17:48 - Where our love of Mario started
32:30 - Super Mario Bros.: The Movie (1993)
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No tracklist this week again as we jump straight into our Shazam! Fury of the Gods spoilery review! Please listen to this episode AFTER you've seen the film because we ruin all the surprises. In this episode, we talk about behind the scenes drama, potential trilogy, and why we love the found family trope so much.
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No tracklist this week, we literally just jump straight into our Shazam! review! There's trivia! There's a history of the character in the comics! We talk about what we hope to see in the sequel! Be sure to let us know if you like Captain Sparklefingers as much as we did!
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Wrapping up our lesser known Marvel arc, we're closing it out with the cult classic, Howard the Duck! But before that, we talk about time travel and give our thoughts on the winners and losers at the Academy Awards!
Tracklist:1:16 - What Mark has been watching (You, Plan B)20:17 - Oscars recap (Mark and Jasmin make the case for a Blockbuster category because Top Gun: Maverick needed more wins!)42:36 - Howard the Duck review
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After we watched Werewolf by Night last week, we were curious about Man-Thing as a character. Let's just say this film did absolutely nothing to answer any of the questions we had.
Tracklist:1:34 - Catching up and a shout-out to Web Squadron8:27 - Mark has become an expert trader and picked up some Nintendo products20:38 - Man-Thing (2005) review
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We finally stop and have a look at the Marvel TV special for Werewolf By Night! It caused us to take a trip down classic Hollywood memory lane and also discuss some of the old school Universal monster flicks. Do you want more content like this from Marvel?
Tracklist:1:27 - Mark explains British things to Americans5:49 - What we've been watching (Jasmin - Thai and Korean dramas; Mark - Pan Am)14:00 - Werewolf By Night review
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SPOILERS!!! We are talking about the first film of Marvel's Phase 5 and we are talking ALLLLLL the spoilers, so be warned!
Tracklist:1:13 - The Flash trailer, live reaction9:48 - Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania review
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We're continuing our lead up to Quantumania, the first MCU film of 2023! This week we dive into Ant-Man and The Wasp as we break out how this film fits into phase 3 and what questions we hope to see answers to in Thunderbolts and the next film. But first, we talk about Nintendo news and the Fast X trailer!
Tracklist:1:12 - Fast X trailer4:12 - Nintendo announces Gameboy and Gameboy Advance games coming to the Switch; we react to the trailer16:38 - Ant-Man and The Wasp trivia!20:56 - Ant-Man and The Wasp review
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There's A LOT of DCU news that we just had to cover this week before jumping into our month of Ant-Man. Let us know what you think of the new slate for Chapter One: Gods and Monsters and James Gunn's new DCU plan.
Tracklist:1:09 - New DCU slate announced from DC, WB, and James Gunn (we're most excited about Lanterns and Batman The Brave and The Bold)29:02 - Mini Plane review! Spoiler, go see it and leave your brain outside. Fun action shoot 'em up on a "shoestring" budget.36:59 - Ant-Man (2015) review
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If you're anything like us, you absolutely did not remember the star power casting from Jonah Hex! Thankfully, Josh Brolin didn't give up on super hero films after this flop, because it's hard to imagine anyone else as Thanos now...
Tracklist:1:03 - Catching up, what we're watching (Mark: Pieces of Her, Marcella, The Wolf Pack; Jasmin: nothing, lol)11:29 - Titans and Doom Patrol cancelled at HBOMAX; Tomb Raider series moving forward at Amazon20:57 - Jonah Hex trivia25:03 - Jonah Hex (2010) review
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Looks like we spent more time talking about the Scream 6 trailer than we did discussing our main feature! And it looks like this could be our lowest rated film... ever? Spawn just doesn't hit right outside of 1997.
Tracklist:6:28 - Scream 6 trailer and why we're so excited for this film16:09 - Catching up (Mark has been playing Mario Odyssey and watching The Last of Us, Jasmin has been watching K-dramas and cooking Korean street food)25:42 - Spawn film trivia30:23 - Spawn (1997) review
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Did you know this film has made over $1BILLION in worldwide box office sales? The Geeks finally watch the highly acclaimed 2019 film and their reaction is not nearly as enthusiastic.
Tracklist:2:20 - What we've been up to (not much, lol)10:16 - Joker trivia, Jasmin is in the hot seat this week17:52 - Joker (2019) review
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Happy New Year!! Your Geeks are back with their annual most anticipated list for the year ahead. We recap our end of 2022 and talk about how much of our 2022 most anticipated list we actually made it through before jumping into what's on our minds for 2023.
To everyone who participated in our Instagram polls, thanks so much! We had a lot of fun in the comments chatting about what everyone else is looking forward to (or avoiding, ha)!
Tracklist:2:11 - Recapping out end of the year9:10 - What we've been watching/reading/playing in 2023 so far32:21 - How much of our most anticipated of 2022 list did we ACTUALLY get to?41:06 - Mark and Jasmin's 2023 Geeky Resolutions47:33 - Recap of what our Instagram followers are looking forward to in 202350:48 - GU's most anticipated comics, TV, film, and games releasing in 2023
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We are BACK with our annual holiday special! Yes, that's right. In 2020, we decided we were going to make our Scott Pilgrim reviews a Christmas tradition. Our singular Late to the Party Book Club episode for the year will close it out for your Geeks in 2022. We are reviving the book club for 2023, so join us next year!
Thank you to all of our listeners for another fun year. Happy Christmas, Merry New Year, and be excellent to one another!
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Tune in as we close out the MiB franchise. But before we get into, can anyone help us understand what is going on at WB Discovery? Is DC a mess or what?!
Tracklist: 1:43 - What the heck is happening at WB Discovery???18:35 - Men in Black 3 review47:13 - Men in Black International review
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Another double feature in our penultimate episode for the year! We take a trip down Will Smith memory lane and also talk about our favorite of his feature films. And please, be sure to message Mark and gently encourage him to go and watch Hitch!
Tracklist: 1:20 - Catching up, World Cup, and Christmas flicks we're watching21:40 - Men in Black (1997) review53:12 - Men in Black II (2002) review
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This one is all about the Power Rangers. We spend a bit of time talking about Jason David Frank's career before jumping into Power Rangers from the Bootleg Universe (2015), Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995), and closing it out with the Power Rangers reboot film from 2017.
Tracklist: 1:35 - Small tribute to Jason David Frank 5:59 - Adi Shankar's Bootleg Universe Power Rangers mini review 13:09 - Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995) review 45:32 - Power Rangers (2017) review
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** Here's a link to when Jasmin got to interview producer Adi Shankar for TV Goodness ahead of season 1 of Castlevania.
We've got a film this week that is older than some of our listeners! But before we get into this campy 1996 affair, we also say our goodbyes to AMC's The Walking Dead and talk about the loss of actor Jason David Frank.
Tracklist: 1:37 - What we've been watching/reading (Jasmin - BL manga, Mark - Action Comics Warworld saga) 4:22 - We say goodbye to The Walking Dead 27:14 - Actor Jason David Frank, of Power Rangers fame, has died 36:21 - The Phantom (1996) Review
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No news, no catching up, no distractions this week as we jump straight into our double feature!! We would absolutely LOVE to hear your thoughts on the sequel! And be warned, this episode is FILLED with spoilers!
Black Panther Review - 2:23 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Review - 51:13
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Happy Halloween! As spooky season comes to a close, we wanted to get one more haunt in the books. We're taking it back to 2007 and we dive into the comic adaptation 30 Days of Night.
Tracklist: 0:54 - Henry Cavill being replaced by Liam Hemsworth in The Witcher for the 4th per Netflix 8:13 - What we've been watching (I Am A Stalker on Netflix and Minions: The Rise of Gru) 16:53 - Mark and Jasmin chat about horror in general. Favorite horror films, favorite sub-genre of horror, favorite vampire films, how do the vamps in this film compare to the rest of the genre, and check out our Halloween recommendations! 43:48 - 30 Days of Night review
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For the first time since Spider-Man: No Way Home, Mark and Jasmin went to the theater for the opening weekend of a film! And that was completely unplanned! So in stead of our Halloween episode, here is our review of DC's Black Adam.
Tracklist: 5:08 - What have we been up to? Mark binged The Watcher on Netflix. 18:13 - Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania trailer 27:23 - Black Adam review
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0:00 - IT'S OUR 100TH EPISODE!!! Thank you to some of our friends who sent in lovely messages! 2:07 - We are BACK, baby! We are reformatting our podcast, so give a listen to see what changes we're making! 11:47 - What we've been up to while on hiatus (Jasmin went to Bali and Mark watched all the Power spin offs) 17:38 - Constantine sequel, Keanu Reeves to reprise his role as John Constantine and director Francis Lawrence is back at the helm as well 23:09 - Mark quizzes Jasmin on Constantine trivia -- the tables have turned! How did she do? 32:40 - Constantine (2005) review
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This week's episode wraps up our Wizarding World marathon as we tack all three Fantastic Beasts films. But before that, we spend quite a bit of time discussing our favorites from San Diego Comic Con.
Tracklist: 2:17 - Some of our favorites from San Diego Comic Con (Multiverse - Avengers: Secret Wars and Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, Wakanda Forever, Ironheart, Daredevil: Born Again, Thunderbolts, Walking Dead 6 episode mini with Rick and Michonne) 34:46 - Fantastic Beasts franchise intro 47:21 - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them review 53:02 - Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald review 1:02:56 - Fantastic Beasts: Secrets of Dubmbledore review
**NOTE: Could not find the specific episodes where Mark mentions the Thunderbolts.
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This is the conclusion to our Harry Potter franchise before we jump into the Fantastic Beasts series next. Did the 7th films have the payoff we hoped for? Did our favorite characters survive He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named? Did Jasmin change her mind about Dobby? All these and SO MUCH MORE are answered as we bring the franchise to a close!
Tracklist: 1:42 - What we've been watching (Ms. Marvel, Obiwan) 19:22 - Netflix woes continue as they report massive Q2 losses 31:09 - Apple TV announces live action monsterverse series that follows Godzilla vs Kong, Kurt Russell set to star 36:40 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows review (we combine parts 1 and 2 into one big review)
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We switched up our recording schedule so Mark could stay up late and hang with our friends over at the Pop Culture Philosophers! Be sure to give that episode a listen AFTER you hear what we have to say about Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. Also, Mark is finally sorted -- can you guess which house he's in?
Tracklist: 2:19 - Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin drops trailer, will be streaming on HBOMAX July 28th 5:59 - Ralph Fiennes talks about his NSWF Harry Potter spin off involving Voldemort and his Bride 8:58 - Mark FINALLY takes a sorting quiz so we find out which house he belongs in (in a previous episode, Cookie and Jasmin predicted Mark would be a Hufflepuff) 22:14 - Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince review
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This week, we are joined by Cookie from Just A Little Podcast, as we continue our HP marathon. We put him on the hot seat and ask him all sorts of nerdy questions before we get to this week's meat and potatoes.
Tracklist: 2:40 - Nextar acquires 75% of CW for a whopping $0 upfront, but they'll absorb over $100M in projected losses 14:18 - Getting to know Cookie 32:09 - HP5 trivia (Spoiler: Mark was really bad at this) 38:39 - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix review
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Back yet again as we continue with our marathon! This fourth installment brings us to the awkward teenage phase with bad hair and questionable dialogue. But before we get to that, we talk about more Scream 6 casting news, another Game of Thrones spin off, and what we've been up to!
Tracklist: 5:31 - Courtney Cox set to return for Scream 6 reprising her role as Gale Weathers 11:41 - Kit Harrington will play Jon Snow in yet another Game of Thrones spin off 17:53 - What we've been up to (Miles Morales on PS4, K-dramas on Netflix) 37:55 - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire review (our favorite magical items, favorite characters, and why we feel like the adults steal the show in this one)
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This is the film that really kicks the franchise into a higher gear! Is it possible that Mark and Jasmin are on the same page with Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban?
Tracklist: 3:43 - Neve Campbell not returning for Scream 6? 7:36 - Resident Evil trailer reaction 13:22 - Sandman teaser reaction 28:26 - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban review
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We keep rolling with our HP marathon as we tackle the second film. Honestly, seems like we both were on the meh train with this one, while acknowledging that it is a necessary bridge to the rest of the franchise. Let us know what you think about Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets?
Tracklist: 8:13 - Westworld Season 4 news 10:12 - An Arachnophobia sequel? 17:20 - What we've been watching and reading (Immortal House of X, FBI: Most Wanted, Top Gun: Maverick) 32:42 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets review
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We're back and in the lead up to our 100th episode, we're revisiting one of the BIGGEST franchises in the world! That's right, we're going to be reviewing all of the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films!
Tracklist: 1:34 - Thor: Love and Thunder trailer 6:08 - Scream 6 casting rumors 7:20 - What we've been watching lately (Sonic 2, The Bad Guys, Moon Knight, Dr. Strange and the Multiverse of Madness) 18:14 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone review - We talk about being late to the original HP party back in 2001, favorite characters, casting, overall story, and re-watching knowing how it all ends.
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On this episode, we spend quite a bit of time talking about our trip to New York! It is official, the GU crew has FINALLY met in person! In addition to Mark and Jasmin meeting, they also met up with some fellow podcast nerds including Phable, Big Herm, and K! We hung out, bought comics together, crashed a live show, went to a bar, and ended the night with $1 pizza in the rain!
Tracklist: 2:00 - A recap of Mark and Jasmin meeting for the first time and hanging out in NYC!! 9:13 - We also had a nerdy podcast meet-up with Phable, Big Herm, and K! 39:00 - Blade Runner: Origins Vol 1 review
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Guess what? By the time this episode drops, Mark and Jasmin will have FINALLY met in person! That's right, after meeting online and working on a GU website back in 2013, the Geeks Unleashed are going to be face-to-face!
In this episode we take a look at another entry into the Sony Spider-Man Shared Universe with Morbius. We also talked about what we've been watching (Jasmin: Sasaki & Miyano, Kotaro Lives Alone; Mark: The Batman) where we've been, and we play a little live action vampire themed versus!
Tracklist: 23:51 - a live vs battle! We've selected random vampires to battle against each other to see who would win. Let us know what you think about our choices! 28:18 - Morbius review
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Is this, perhaps, our shortest episode ever? That alone should tell you everything you need to know about our thoughts on The King's Man.
Tracklist: 0:47 - Where we've been traveling! Jasmin was adventuring in South Africa while Mark was cruising in Bruges. 6:59 - What we've been watching and/or reading 13:05 - The Oscar's slap heard 'round the world 19:57 - The King's Man review
Our apologies for the audio quality this week!
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For the first time in a long time, we've rated this series the same! The jokes landed, the chemistry with the cast was off the charts, and it was all wrapped up in a violent, profanity laden bow! Spoiler: we LOVED Peacemaker!
Tracklist: 1:18 - What we've been watching (Jasmin - Sasaki & Miyano and Salaryman's Club; Mark finally finished all of Power) 11:59 - Blind reaction to Obi-Wan Kenobi trailer 19:17 - Walking Dead spin-off, Isle of the Dead, set to premiere in 2023 and will follow Negan and Maggie 28:24 - Peacemaker season 1 review
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OMG, we're BACK again! Yes, after several weeks off because of life happenings, Mark and Jasmin are back to poddin'! We talk about what we've been up to over the past six weeks and cover a few pieces of news. Then we dive in to the final season of A Discovery of Witches and see if any of our predictions from Season 2 came true.
Tracklist: 8:44 - What have we been up to while on hiatus! 20:10 - I Am Legend moving forward with sequel starring Will Smith and Michael B. Jordan 28:43 - Hulu doing an Alien film that is "unconnected to the previous films," Fede Alvarez set to direct 33:12 - A Discovery of Witches - The Final Chapter review
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This week, we're catching up! We talk about what we're reading and watching, go over a bit of news, and then dive into another nostalgic feature as we discuss Ghostbusters Afterlife.
Tracklist: 2:05 - What have we been up to this week (Jasmin read hilariously inappropriate D*ck Fight Island; Mark is continuing to watch Power and picked up She-Hulk #1) 13:38 - Netflix announced new casting for the live action He-Man film 19:30 - Jason Momoa rumored to be joining The Fast and Furious franchise for Fast 10 25:58 - More MCU rumors! Tom Cruise as Iron Man? Andrew Garfield and another Spidey film? 32:23 - Ghostbusters Afterlife review
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We are back to talk about one our ALL TIME FAVORITE franchises! But before we get into Scream 5, we go through live trailer reactions for Moon Knight and Picard season 2, and we'll also catch up on what else we've been watching this week.
Tracklist: 3:02 - Catching up on the week (Jasmin's been watching Ranking of Kings and Mark has moved on to season 2 of Power.) 9:17 - Moon Knight reaction trailer 16:06 - Picard season 2 reaction trailer 21:38 - Scream 5 review - We go over some trivia, talk about the new rules, legacy characters vs newbies, best death scene, how this film fixes most of the mistakes from the 4th film, and where we'd like to see the franchise go from here!
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We are BACK to our regularly scheduled geekery as we catch up on what we binged over the holidays, talk about a few news bits that have us excited, and dive into the things we're looking forward to so far in 2022!
Tracklist: 2:19 - What we caught up on over the holidays (Tokyo Revengers, The Silent Sea, Power, The Matrix: Resurrections) 16:39 - The return of Justified, new mini series Justified: City Primeval 22:27 - Talks of a Quantum Leap revival from the showrunners of La Brea 27:00 - Most anticipated comics of 2022 (so far). Mark picked some floppies and a trade, while Jasmin picked some webtoons and manga 35:41 - Most anticipated TV of 2022. Mark picked all streamers and Jasmin anime (duh) and a couple of network shows 52:49 - Most anticipated movies of 2022. Mark is holding out for two DC flicks while Jasmin is excited about a Sony showing! 1:04:48 - Most anticipated game of 2022. We both picked PS exclusives! Shocker for Jasmin since she's bigger on Xbox.
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Happy 2022! We are back and the gang's all here! This episode is a special, intentional deviation from our norm and we hope you'll give this a listen if you're a newbie or a regular. Mark, Jasmin, and Stephen sit down to talk about our mental health during the pandemic. What kind of things popped up for us, what measures we've put in place to work our way out of it, and how general geekery and pop culture have helped us keep our sanity as we move into this third calendar year of a global pandemic.
Our best advice? Talk about it! Talk to a professional, talk to some friends or family, or find your people online (like we did) and talk to them. We get a little serious, we have a few laughs, but mostly we're grateful that we were able to open up to receiving the help we needed.
Some resources:
In the UK: - Samaritans - Call: 0800 689 5652 - Shout Crisis Text Line - Text SHOUT to 85258
In the US: - National Suicide Prevention Lifeline - Call: 1-800-273-8255 - Crisis Text Line - Text HELLO to 741741
International - Check this link.
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We have decided that Scott Pilgrim will henceforth be known as a Christmas book. No, we will not be taking questions on the matter. In fact, we hope you'll join us next year as we cover volume 3 in December 2022! In great spirit, as always, we were joined by Rockin' Robbie (who has also been co-opted into this new tradition) to help us get through Scott Pilgrim Vol 2: Scott Pilgrim vs The World!
Tracklist: 5:51 - Thoughts on the artwork 21:13 - How's the video game boss progression for the evil exes 31:55 - Favorite gag from vol 2 35:42 - What's the significance of The Clash at Demonshead 48:15 - Our favorite alt/rock bands of the 90s 54:13 - Any essential comic books Robbie would recommend
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Wrapping up another year of podcasting! For this year's year end extravaganza, we decided we would chop it up with some of the friends we've picked up along this journey. We were joined by Amir and K from Paperbacks & Soundtracks and Phable and Big Herm from The PCP Bad Batch. Be sure to check out their shows as well!
Thanks so much, especially to all of our listeners! Thank you for the downloads, the likes, the comments, and for buying us some comics as well! We definitely appreciate the love and are looking forward to what 2022 will bring geekdom!
Tracklist: 9:00 - Best Comic of 2021 28:17 - Best TV Series of 2021 47:28 - Best Animated Series of 2021 59:38 - Best Movie of 2021 1:14:45 - Best Album of 2021
This was originally a live YouTube broadcast, so our apologies for the audio quality!
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Please do not listen to this episode until AFTER you have seen Spider-Man: No Way Home. As a spidey fan, we want you to be as unspoiled as possible.
Tracklist:
5:28 - Brief thoughts and ratings for Homecoming and Far From Home 33:39 - LAST CHANCE TO BE UNSPOILED! We jump into all of our spoilery thoughts on Spider-Man: No Way Home for the rest of the episode
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We continue our trek down Spidey memory lane as we take a look at the Andrew Garfield era. It was Jasmin's first time seeing both Amazing Spider-Man films while Mark got a revisit, and let's just say some things can be as bad as you remember them to be.
Tracklist: 2:21 - Netflix has cancelled live action Cowboy Bebop 7:46 - Christmas prep 8:29 - The Amazing Spider-Man and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 summaries 28:46 - Overall thoughts and the backstory with Peter's parents 40:39 - Emotional connection in these films 53:47 - Favorite characters and villains 1:02:56 - Who are we excited to see pop up in Spider-Man: No Way Home 1:07:25 - Ratings
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We have decided to dedicate the entire month of December to Spider-Man! Yes, in the lead up to Spider-Man: No Way Home, we're taking a look back at the films that came before. For this first week of the month, we're going back to 2002 and reviewing Tobey Maguire's run as our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man!
Tracklist: 1:56 - Catch up on what we've been watching (Jasmin - Cowboy Bebop live action; Mark - Dexter) 11:30 - Spider-Man (Sam Raimi trilogy) review - 19:55 - Summary of the three films - 30:23 - Overall thoughts on the trilogy as a whole - 44:18 - Why is this trilogy so iconic? - 1:09:26 - Rating the films back then vs now
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This month, we speak with creator and writer Shawn Pryor! We talk everything from Super Sentai to Action Lab Comics to mental health and we get the inside scoop on the long list of projects Shawn has in the pipeline -- including his latest Kickstarter for Ignition #3!
Tracklist: 3:35 - Getting to know Shawn and his comic origin story 18:27 - How did Shawn get into writing sports themed books for kids 25:20 - Writing an RPG for the band Angels & Airwaves 34:49 - How'd Shawn get into the comics industry and Shawn talks about his time building and working within Action Lab Comics 53:54 - Transitioning from comics to getting a literary agent and moving into (traditional) books 1:01:20 - Ignition #3 Kickstarter 1:15:34 - Shawn's essential graphic novel recommendation: Black Sad
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We are joined once again by Verno from The Cerebros Podcast! We take some time to get to know Verno before jumping into the episode where we cover the latest Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer. Then we've got a mixed bad as we discuss the FX on Hulu series, Y: The Last Man.
Tracklist: 1:43 - New Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer reaction and expectations for the film 13:25 - Verno's secret comic origin 20:52 - How did The Cerebros Podcast come to be? 29:29 - Transitioning from podcasting to YouTube 39:59 - Best thing you've seen or read in 2021? 53:07 - Y: The Last Man Season 1 Review 1:52:30 - Our ratings
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For this month's book club, we're taking a look at one of the classics: Fables! We are joined by Jennifer, from Comics Will Break Your Heart, as we discuss this modern take on some of the most famous characters in all of literature. Snow White finally has some autonomy; Prince Charming is a real d-bag; and Goldilocks is spearheading a revolution? All that and more, give it a listen and let us know what you think!
Tracklist: 1:10 - Meet Our Guest: Jennifer from Comics Will Break Your Heart 2:53 - Fables summary 7:07 - Overall experience reading Fables 13:42 - Why it's so easy to recommend this series to casual readers 15:13 - Discussing the modern take on fairy tale characters and our favorite characters of the series 32:49 - Writing and Story Structure (does story hold up, mythology, character journey/development) 51:36 - Artwork - covers vs interiors
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Back to the original duo! We haven't done an episode with just the two of us in about 6 weeks because we've been having so much fun talking with guest hosts! This week, we're back to chatting and catching up, recommendations, and discussing news of the week before we jump into our review of the 26th MCU film, Eternals.
Tracklist:
2:58 - Intro/catch up, just the two of us! 5:02 - Recommendations 10:48 - News of the week: The passing of actor Dean Stockwell; Disney+ Announcements we loved 26:10 - PROMO: Go Figure 27:08 - Eternals review
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We've got three continents represented on the podcast this week as we're joined by Matt from Talking Pop Culture, all the way from Australia! We had such a fun time getting to know Matt and then chopping it up about how much fun Army of Thieves is.
Tracklist:
2:25 - Matt's comic origin story 4:01 - How did the Talking Pop Culture YouTube channel come about? 10:53 - What Matt's learned from podcasting and YouTubing 14:51 - How Matt gets comics shipped to Australia and what he buys locally 20:23 - Any "essential" graphic novels recommendations 22:48 - Top reads of 2021 so far 25:26 - PROMO: Legends A Superhero Story 26:20 - Army of Thieves review - 27:16 - Thoughts on the first film of the franchise, Army of The Dead - 35:38 - Summary of Army of Thieves - 39:02 - Overall thoughts on this film - 49:46 - Favorite characters - 57:40 - Structure of the film, favorite scenes, writing/dialogue - 1:09:20 - How does this prequel fit into the same universe as Army of The Dead - 1:14:13 - Is there a message in this film? - 1:18:20 - How does the ending of this prequel fit with Army of The Dead and setup the third film, Planet of the Dead - 1:25:03 - Army of Thieves Rating
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The conclusion to our jam-packed spooky season series! We are joined by Verno from The Cerebros Podcast, Nick from Comic Culture, and Cookie from Just a Little Podcast as we tackle Netflix's Fear Street Trilogy!
1:01 - Verno from The Cerebros Podcast 1:20 - Nick from Comic Culture 1:55 - Cookie from Just A Little Podcast 2:54 - Horror film trivia / Q&A 23:27 - Fear Street Part One: 1994 review - 25:58 - How well or how poorly does this first film live up to its genre decade? - 35:36 - Knowing that this is part one of a trilogy, how does this film stack up as a stand alone? - 42:06 - Best/Favorite killer? - 46:38 - Best/Favorite Teen? - 49:12 - Best Death Scene? - 51:52 - Thoughts on the ending/lead up into the second film and our combined rating 58:47 - Fear Street Part Two: 1978 review - 1:00:22 - How well or how poorly does this first film live up to its genre decade? - 1:05:00 - Knowing that this is part two of a trilogy, how does this film stack up as a stand alone? - 1:12:33 - Best/Favorite killer? - 1:18:28 - Best/Favorite Teen? - 1:20:25 - Best Death Scene? - 1:25:05 - Thoughts on the ending/lead up into the second film and our combined rating 1:31:34 - Fear Street Part Three: 1666 review - 1:33:49 - How well or how poorly does this first film live up to its genre era? - 1:43:26 - Knowing that this is the final entry of a trilogy, how does this film do when wrapping up the whole story? - 1:56:02 - Thoughts on the ending/lead up into the second film and our combined rating 2:06:32 - Any music stand out throughout the trilogy?
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On this episode we're speaking with our buddy Tom, from the 2 Brothers at a Watercooler podcast about his publishing company and the comic he's got on Kickstarter at the moment! Hedge is about a deaf witch in New York City whose desire to learn more about magic lead to unintended consequences. Be sure to give this one a look as this all ages comic is a diverse and fun fantasy tale! The main event, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, is a lot of Mark trying to get Jasmin and Tom to say something (ANYTHING) positive.
Tracklist:
1:26 - Director of Photography, Halyna Hutchins, was killed on the set of Rust due to a prop gun having a live round 5:39 - Tom's comic origin story 17:38 - How did 2 Brothers At A Watercooler come to be as a podcast? 20:23 - When did you create Crow Hill Comics? 23:35 - Tom's original comic, Hedge, on Kickstarter 32:24 - PROMO: Comic Book Keepers 32:57 - Venom: Let There Be Carnage Review - 34:03 - Our viewing experience - 37:40 - Overall thoughts on the first Venom film - 39:36 - Summary of Venom: Let There Be Carnage - 41:38 - Overall thoughts on Venom: Let There Be Carnage - 50:52 - Favorite characters - 55:44 - Structure and writing - 1:05:42 - Favorite scenes and what we would have cut - 1:12:34 - Too much CGI or just right? - 1:18:51 - Ending and mid-credits overall MCU impact/connections - 1:35:08 - Venom: Let There Be Carnage rating
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We wanted to cover something seasonal since it's officially spooky season, and what could be more perfect than one of the most quintessential Batman stories, Batman: The Long Halloween. This month, we are joined by Chris Hacker of The Oblivion Bar Podcast as he helps us break down what makes this a MUST read for any Batman fans.
Tracklist: 1:27 - Getting to Know Chris from The Oblivion Bar podcast 3:33 - Summary of Batman: The Long Halloween 6:12 - Overall reading experience 15:50 - Gotham as a character 18:56 - Character highlights 29:13 - Thoughts on the writing and structure of this book 41:59 - Tim Sale's artwork throughout the book 50:52 - The Holiday reveal 1:06:08 - Batman: The Long Halloween film 1:16:31 - Batman: The Long Halloween Special, set for release 26 October 2021 -- a direct follow-up comic to the original book
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Guess what... VS is back! Who do you think wins in a battle between Ghostface (from a Scream of your choosing) and The Fisherman (from the first I Know What You Did Last Summer film)?! We cover a LOT this week as we go through some our favorite moments from DC Fandome Day 1 and we cover all 20 issues of Something is Killing the Children.
Tracklist: 1:03 - Ghostface (Scream) vs The Fisherman (I Know What You Did Last Summer) 5:40 - Jon Kent's Superman set to come out as bisexual in Nov 19:05 - DC Fandome - 19:13 - Superman's motto is changing to be more modern and inclusive - 20:46 - Renewals: Pennyworth (season 3), Titans (Season 4), Doom Patrol (Season 4) - 21:46 - The Milestone Initiative - 24:22 - New DC trailers! The Batman, Peacemaker, Naomi, Flashpoint, Black Adam, Batwoman, and Blue Beetle (no trailer for this one) 42:37 - Something is Killing the Children review (issues 1-20) - 46:21 - Summary and overall thoughts on the series - 52:55 - Compelling characters - 1:10:23 - Structure and writing - 1:19:45 - Favorite issues/arcs/scenes - 1:24:51 - Mythology - 1:34:01 - Masks, color meanings, and which faction we'd join - 1:41:57 - Thoughts on the artwork - 1:46:21 - Vol 3 ending and vol 4 ending - 1:46:29 - Ratings
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Stray Dogs is one of the most talked about comics of 2021 and we spoke with creator Tony Fleecs about this massive hit and talk about his upcoming Kickstarter, Time Shopper.
Tracklist:
4:14 - What is Tony Fleecs' comic origin story 8:46 - What books really hooked you in after your first trip to a comic shop 14:05 - When did you decide you wanted to make comics for a living 18:09 - Writing vs illustrating, what are the different processes you go through for each 24:31 - Differences between working within larger franchises vs creator owned works 32:54 - What impact has COVID had on your published works 37:55 - Time Shopper, Kickstarter project 44:26 - Were there any time travel influences on this new book? 51:03 - Horror inspirations for Stray Dogs 56:13 - How did all the Stray Dogs variant covers come to be? 1:01:34 - What's your favorite scary movie? 1:03:34 - Telling the story of Stray Dogs only from the dogs point of view 1:06:25 - Anything else coming up that you can talk about? 1:11:04 - Graphic novel recommendations you'd consider essential 1:13:25 - Favorite comic book of 2021 so far 1:16:32 - POST-CREDITS SURPRISE!!!
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We are kicking off our spooktacular Halloween month with a creature feature double feature! We are joined by Phable of the Blame Phable show and part of the PCP Bad Batch as we break down A Quiet Place Parts 1 & 2.
Tracklist: 1:24 - Guest intro and Phable's secret origin story 4:30 - What is Phable into at the moment 6:00 - Any contenders for book of the year so far for 2021? 8:50 - What exactly is the PCP Bad Batch? 14:04 - Lessons streaming has taught 16:53 - PROMO: 2 Brothers at a Watercooler 17:26 - A Quiet Place review 43:26 - First film rating 45:47 - A Quiet Place Part 2 review 1:20:16 - Second film rating
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For our September conversation, we speak with Martin "Biff" Averre, founder and owner of ACE Comics, a retailer in the UK! Biff's been in the industry for 40 years and he was generous with his time, allowing us to pick his brain about all things comics! Not in the UK? No worries, you can still order from ACE and have it shipped to you! (We did have some technical issues with this episode, so our apologies for the sound quality!)
Tracklist:
1:36 - Where does the nickname Biff come from? 3:49 - What is Biff's comic origin 5:53 - Which UK comics did Biff read before he got into American comics? 9:18 - What books Biff is catching up on right now 11:53 - Is the feeling of reading comics now the same as having read them when you were younger? 14:57 - Selling, trading, and what it takes for ACE Comics to turn a profit 18:37 - Founding ACE Comics and going from mail order to brick and mortar to thriving during COVID 24:21 - Competing with and being confused with Forbidden Planet, and fostering healthy rivalries amongst colleagues 29:22 - What was mail order like before the Internet? 34:00 - Mechanics of keeping physical comics stocked without breaking the bank 41:04 - Acquiring Economic Comics and several other mail order/online only retailers and folding them into ACE 49:42 - ACE Comic flexibility and diversity of income source really lessened the impact of COVID lockdowns in the UK 54:13 - What does Biff think the impact of digital comics and Substack will have on the comic industry moving forward 1:02:18 - The impact of old school "letter's pages" in comics 1:08:06 - Any "essential" graphic novels that Biff would recommend
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We secretly took some time off, but we are back after almost two week of not recording! We're doing another trailer reaction with Hawkeye, talking about new books coming next year from DC and Marvel, and then we go deep into the first season of Jujutsu Kaisen.
Tracklist:
0:54 - Catch up, Jasmin took a week off and Mark went moonlighting on other podcasts (BlamePhable and The Cerebros)! 5:18 - Hawkeye series trailer reaction 11:39 - New comics next year from the Big 2 - Batgirls from DC and Ben Reilly: Spider-Man from Marvel 18:33 - Promo: Good Game Guys Podcast 19:32 - Jujutsu Kaisen season 1 review - 24:48 - Overall series summary - 31:09 - Breakdown of the 5 major categories of anime - 33:48 - Overall thoughts on the first season as a whole - 41:17 - Favorite and/or most compelling characters - 57:55 - Thoughts on the structure and arcs of the first season and favorite episodes - 1:12:27 - Anything we'd change? - 1:15:44 - Thoughts on the animation style - 1:19:04 - Discussing Intro 1 - 1:22:10 - Discussing Intro 2 - 1:25:36 - Discussing the Ending song - 1:28:52 - The end of season 1, hopes for season 2 - 1:35:59 - How we'd rate Jujutsu Kaisen
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Hot on the heels of the new Hulu series, we're taking on one of Mark's favorite books as we cover the first two volumes of Y: The Last Man. This episode also marks one year of our book club! Thank you reading along with us, engaging in some great conversations, and massive thanks to the people who have picked up their first graphic novel ever because of our series.
Tracklist:
0:32 - Thank you for 1 year of our Late to the Party Book Club! 1:41 - Episode 1 - Maus with guest host Randy from the Midseason Replacements Podcast 2:12 - Episode 2 - V For Vendetta with guest host, Irish author and play write Derek Flynn 3:07 - Episode 3 - Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life Vol 1 with guest host Rockin' Robbie of the Pop Culture Philosophers 4:16 - Episode 4 - Monstress: Awakening Vol 1 with guest host author Allie Burke 5:04 - Episode 5- March Book 1 with guest host, American Library Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Deborah Taylor 6:10 - Episode 6 - Akira Vol 1 with guest host, comic and television writer Mellow Brown 7:47 - Episode 7 - They Called Us Enemy with returning guest host Deborah Taylor 8:43 - Episode 8 - The Killing Joke with guest host, and regular Geeks Unleashed co-host, Stephen Fox 9:29 - Episode 9 - Persepolis with guest host, professor of political communication at the University of Oklahoma, Dr. Lindsey Meeks 11:40 - Which books/episodes were our personal favorites?! 16:32 - Where we love on the guests we've had on so far! 20:17 - Intro to Y: The Last Man Book 1 (volumes 1 and 2) 25:15 - Initial thoughts on the series 31:02 - Would we recommend this book to new comic readers 34:50 - Favorite characters and character interaction 45:03 - Thoughts on the artwork, both covers and interiors 55:43 - Overall structure of the first two volumes 1:04:37 - How this book compares to present day (even though it is almost 20 years old) 1:24:52 - Thoughts on the ending
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We are joined by Jelani of the Pop Culture Philosophers this week to discuss Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings!
Tracklist:
1:55 - Our guest, Jelani from the Pop Culture Philosophers, tells us his nerdy origin story 8:50 - What we're enjoying reading/watching right now 14:29 - How has PCP changed since COVID hit and what have you learned podcasting so far (TW/CW: talk of suicide) 23:27 - PROMO: GoFigure 24:04 - Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings review - 27:50 - Overall thoughts on the film - 43:19 - Favorite characters - 54:04 - Iron Man 3 connections - 1:11:14 - Writing, film structure, and what we'd have changed - 1:28:13 - Thoughts on the ending, mid and post credits scenes - 1:34:30 - Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings ratings
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We had more fun covering this week's big Marvel and DC news than we did with our main event. In short, we read Count of Dracula vol 1 so you didn't have to.
Tracklist:
1:38 - Marvel announces 8 new titles for the publisher's 82nd anniversary - 2:43 - Devil's Reign, Daredevil book out in December 2021 - 6:19 - Avengers Forever, Avengers book out in December 2021 - 7:28 - Timeless, Kang the Conqueror limited series, book debuts this December - 10:55 - X Lives of Wolverine, X Deaths of Wolverine, both books out in January 2022 - 13:23 - She-Hulk from current Avengers series, new book debuts January 2022 - 15:58 - Fantastic Four: Reckoning War will take another look at the original Secret War story line, book comes out January 2022 - 17:06 - Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur is relaunching near the release of the animated series on Disney+, book drops February 2022 19:19 - DC announces lineup for their DC Fandome event, which starts streaming for 24hrs straight on October 16, 2021 - 19:57 - WB Pictures - The Batman, Black Adam, The Flash, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, and a look at League of Super-Pets - 22:23 - WB TV - Batwoman, The Flash, Superman & Lois, Sweet Tooth; a farewell tribute to Supergirl; 100 episodes of DC's Legends of Tomorrow; first look at Naomi; sneak peak of Stargirl - 26:16 - WB Games - Gotham Knights and Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League, this segment will cover new features and game play - 30:12 - DC Publishing - Wonder Woman Historia, Nubia and the Amazons, Wonderful Women of the World; Batman/Fortnite crossover, and Batman: Fear State; Black Manta six issue series; more Milestone books - 32:52 - HBOMAX - Peacemaker; limited event DMZ; more info on Titans, Doom Patrol, and more originals teased - 38:43 - WB Animation - Injustice (based on the game series); Catwoman: Hunted 40:46 - PROMO: Two Brothers at a Watercooler 41:20 - Cult of Dracula vol 1 review 45:08 - Initial thoughts on the first 6 issues 54:19 - Artwork: covers vs interiors 1:01:26 - Overall story and structure
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We've got a new monthly feature where we'll chop it up interview style with some people we think are pretty awesome! In this episode we get to speak with Rockin' Robbie Billups of the Pop Culture Philosophers, and we're talking everything from making music to making comics to running a successful YouTube channel and everything in between!
Tracklist:
3:06 - Origin of Robbie's nickname 8:07 - Robbie's hip hop past and music influences 21:26 - A GU freestyle from Robbie? ;) 22:45 - What's your comic origin story? 26:45 - Co-creator of Black Spec, an indie comic... Any other comics coming down the pipeline? 35:28 - How long have you worked in and around comics? What do you love most about working in a comic shop? 44:56 - How do you recommend books to total newbies that walk in looking for something to jump into? 51:13 - Got any kind of comic shop drama you'd like to share? 54:41 - Thoughts on the rise of digital distribution and now Substack subscription models? 1:05:37 - How did the Pop Culture Philosophers come to be? 1:16:08 - How'd you get your own exclusive PCP cover for Blood, Skulls, and Chrome? 1:18:03 - What's up next for PCP and your YouTube channel? 1:22:32 - GU POST CREDITS! Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer reaction
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A cross over to end all cross overs? You bet! This week, we take a look at volume 1 of Crossover from Image Comics. We also spend some time talking about whether or not the Substack subscription model will be good for comics and how we're looking forward to Black Canary film in the works from HBO.
Tracklist:
1:23 - Geeks Unleashed format changes 11:03 - Who Wins Wednesday: Star Lord (T'Challa) vs Star Lord (Peter Quill) 13:41 - Comic creators moving to Substack subscription model 32:14 - Black Canary film in the works at HBO with Jurnee Smollett and Misha Green attached 35:16 - Nerd By Word Promo 35:52 - Crossover Vol 1 - Review
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What's it like for a young girl to come of age in a time of war, oppression, and revolution? We take a deep dive into the graphic memoir Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. On this episode, we are joined by Dr. Lindsey Meeks -- a political communication and gender bias in media professor from the University of Oklahoma. Please listen in as we discuss privilege, rebellion, and being 14 and alone in a country where you don't speak the language.
Tracklist:
0:46 - Guest Intro: Dr. Lindsey Meeks 3:39 - Graphic novels as a non-fiction vehicle, from a Professor's perspective 6:36 - How does this artwork, specifically, aid in the storytelling 17:51 - How well does Satrapi handle all of the different themes that are covered throughout Persepolis (repression, war, leaving home/returning home, violence, , communication, family...) 35:35 - Which parts of the book resonated most 46:22 - From privilege to homeless, how pride can get in the way of progress 55:04 - Why do you think this book winds up on so many must read lists? 1:02:33 - Final thoughts on the book
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We're back to present day this week as we talk The Suicide Squad! But before we get into the film, we cover Wednesday casting news, Marvel's What If... has opened the door for more MCU animated series, Chloe Bennet's exit from CW's Powerpuff series, live action Avatar: The Last Airbender series announces main cast, and the My Hero Academia live action film gets a director!
Tracklist:
4:44 - Who Wins Wednesday: Bloodsport vs Knuckles 7:39 - Catherine Zeta-Jones and Luis Guzman cast as Morticia and Gomez Addams in Netflix series Wednesday 9:22 - Marvel has more animated series in the pipeline 13:06 - Chloe Bennet has exited CW's Powerpuff Girls series 18:24 - Netflix's live action Avatar: The Last Airbender begins announcing main cast 19:14 - My Hero Academia live action film announced in 2018 finally has director with Shinsuke Sato 22:07 - Legends: A Superhero Story Promo 23:01 - The Suicide Squad review
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Happiest of Birthdays to our fearless leader, Mark! We celebrate this week by talking about one of his favorite films, Masters of the Universe! To help ring in the big 4-0, we've also got Robbie of the Pop Culture Philosophers and Adam of GoFigure with us this week to talk all things He-Man.
Tracklist:
0:39 - Birthday wishes for Mark's 40th! 4:27 - Intros with our guests Robbie and Adam 6:23 - Who Wins Wednesday - Striga vs Teela 9:33 - Adam's He-Man Toy Talk 23:59 - Masters of the Universe trivia 37:25 - Comic Book Keepers Promo 38:01 - Masters of the Universe (1987) review -- 40:03 - Initial thoughts -- 1:06:47 - Technology -- magic, phasers, swords, does it all work together? -- 1:12:48 - Wardrobe, set design, what is really going on here? -- 1:20:47 - Could this film be rebooted or remade today? -- 1:26:57 - Characters, OGs vs new faces -- who did it better? -- 1:37:44 - What would you change about this film to make it better? -- 1:55:21 - Ratings
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Week one of our two weeks of all things He-Man! But first, we talk about the beatdown in our Who Wins Wednesday poll between Bugs Bunny and Roger Rabbit; then we get into the latest Army of Thieves trailer (prequel to Army of the Dead); talk about Scarlett Johansson's lawsuit against Disney for breach of contract; and Horizon Forbidden West has been delayed until 2022. Our main event is comparing Netflix's new Masters of the Universe: Revelation series to all the previous He-Man cartoons that came before starting with the original from 1983 and wrapping up with the 2002 version.
Tracklist:
1:47 - Army of Thieves, prequel to Army of the Dead 3:54 - Who Wins Wednesday, Bugs Bunny vs Roger Rabbit 8:42 - Scarlett Johansson sues Disney citing breach of contract 20:30 - Horizon Forbidden West delayed until 2022 (no official announcement from Sony) 24:15 - Go Figure YouTube Promo 25:13 - Breakdown of previous He-Man cartoons from 1983-2002 45:56 - Masters of the Universe: Revelation Part 1
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Our Loki vs Joker Who Wins Wednesday poll was a wild one this week! The God of Mischief seems to have edged out the Clown Prince of Gotham, but not by much. In news we talk about the deplorable details of the lawsuit filed against Activision/Blizzard; in good news we speculate about Michaela Coel being cast in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever; and we talk about theater chains still beefin' with studios over streaming films. Then we dive into the sacred timeline as we talk all things Loki season 1!
Tracklist:
1:21 - Who Wins Wednesday: Loki vs Joker 6:28 - Blizzard/Activision lawsuit over "frat boy culture" 14:24 - Michaela Coel cast in undisclosed role in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 18:28 - Theater owners make statement to Disney/Marvel over the 67% drop in theater sales for Black Widow due to simultaneous launch on D+ 34:37 - Comic Book Keepers promo 35:12 - Loki Season 1 Review
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Easily one of the most influential Batman stories of all time, we tackle Batman: The Killing Joke with our regular co-host Stephen Fox. From the legacy of this story, to the modern context, and even a comparison to the 2016 animated feature, we all had strong reactions to this book.
Tracklist:
1:55 - Brief history of The Killing Joke 3:17 - Reading this book the first time vs re-reading it now 12:17 - The legacy of The Killing Joke 20:40 - The Killing Joke in Modern Context 1:03:38 - Print vs The Animated Film 1:17:07 - Overall Thoughts
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This week, we're joined by Erin who is one half of the Girls Talk Comics podcast! First we chat it up about who would win a brawl between Black Widow and Huntress. Next, we talk about some of the odd Emmy Nominations that dropped this week including all of the Marvel nods. Then we put Erin on the hot seat so we can get to know more about her and the Girls Talk Comics podcast! Finally, we go all in on Black Widow, which is the 24th MCU film and the first film of phase 4. From the way the film talks about women, to where it fits into the overall MCU, and we break down the good, bad, and ugly of the characters.
Tracklist:
2:09 - Who Wins Wednesday - Black Widow vs Huntress 5:36 - What's up with the Emmy nominations? 15:22 - Getting to know Girls Talk Comics 38:19 - Promo: 2 Brothers At A Water Cooler 38:52 - Black Widow review
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This week, we delve into some Hollywood classics as we talk about the passing of legendary director and producer Richard Donner. Then we get into the news of the week covering The Witcher season 2 release date, a Silverhawks revival, and the Netflix adaptation of Something Is Killing The Children. To wrap up, we cover the supernatural/fantasy series from Vault Comics, Shadow Service! Spoiler alert, we absolutely loved this book!
Tracklist:
3:42 - Riddick vs Dom Toretto Instagram results (#family) 6:24 - Our condolences to the family of director and producer Richard Donner 10:20 - SilverHawks revival in the works 14:04 - Something Is Killing The Children set for Netflix adaptation 19:06 - The Witcher season 2 is dropping on Netflix on December 17, 2021 21:04 - Getting back to the movie theater 28:12 - Good Game Guys Podcast promo 29:12 - Shadow Service Vol One: Dark Arts
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This week, we're talking Ben Riley's return to Spider-Man comics, $10M in stolen Xbox gift cards, Riddick 4: Furya script is complete, Batwoman season 3 will be bringing in Renee Montoya. Then we dive into F9 and the 20 years of content so far in the Fast and Furious franchise.
Tracklist:
3:24 - Ben Riley back as Spider-Man, dropping in September 7:49 - Who Wins Wednesday - Skeletor vs Shredder 10:35 - $10M in stolen Xbox gift cards?! 17:55 - Riddick 4: Furya script is complete, likely to film in Australia 24:45 - Batwoman season 3 adding Renee Montoya 27:53 - Nerd By Word promo 28:40 - F9: The Fast Saga review
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We've got a couple of format changes to show off this week... let us know if you notice them! We've got A LOT of news to get through before we dive into the first season of Netflix's Trese.
Tracklist:
2:35 - Playing through Miles Morales: Spider-Man on PS4 13:31 - Our new Instagram feature, Who Wins Wednesday -- Luther vs Luthor 16:40 - Supernatural prequel series announcement causes drama between Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki 28:30 - The Blacklist loses showrunner after 8 seasons 36:02 - Madame Xanadu series coming to HBOMAX as part of the Justice League Dark shared universe 40:20 - New Spider-Man creative team at Marvel Comics 45:42 - Image Comics distances themselves from Warren Ellis until “he has made amends to the satisfaction of all involved.” 59:41 - Legends: A Superhero Story Promo 1:00:36 - Trese Season 1 Review 1:09:47 - Favorite and least favorite characters 1:14:51 - What worked and didn't 1:19:33 - What we thought of the structure of the series 1:31:34 - Overall thoughts on season 1 and what to expect for season 2 1:38:06 - Ratings
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It's our 1 year podiversary!!! Thanks so much to all of our listeners for taking this journey with us -- we appreciate you humoring our geekiness. And a very special thanks to The Ciabatta Boys at Paperbacks and Soundtracks for hopping on to talk about all the things we're loving about 2021 so far.
7:15 - How did Paperbacks and Soundtracks come to be? 12:23 - What's your comic origin story? 16:46 - Any podcasting horror stories? 19:03 - Going back to cons anytime soon? 21:06 - What does Paperbacks and Soundtracks have on the horizon?
FAVORITE TV OF 2021 SO FAR 27:54 - Amir's pick: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (honorable mention, The Mandolorian) 34:07 - K's pick: Young Rock (honorable mention, Grey's Anatomy) 41:12 - Jasmin's pick: Fruits Basket (honorable mention, Castlevania) 49:46 - Mark's pick: WandaVision (honorable mention, Line of Duty)
FAVORITE COMIC OF 2021 SO FAR 58:15 - Amir's pick: Killadelphia (honorable mention, Bitter Root) 1:03:30 - K's pick: Milestone Returns (honorable mention, Copra) 1:10:39 - Jasmin's pick: Future State: Wonder Girl (honorable mention, Blade Runner: Origins) 1:14:44 - Mark's pick: Batman (honorable mention, Nightwing)
FAVORITE FILM OF 2021 SO FAR 1:20:27 - Amir's pick: Without Remorse (honorable mention, United States vs Billie Holiday) 1:22:55 - K's pick: In The Heights (honorable mention, Mortal Kombat) 1:25:54 - Jasmin's pick: Mortal Kombat (honorable mention, Justice League Snyder Cut) 1:34:27 - Mark's pick: Cruella (honorable mention, Army of the Dead)
FAVORITE ALBUM and/or ARTIST OF 2021 SO FAR 1:39:46 - Amir's pick: Children of Zeus (honorable mention, HER - Back of My Mind) 1:41:05 - K's pick: Czarface and MF Doom - Super What
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We managed to get Stephen to co-host two weeks in a row! We are back this week talking about Sweet Tooth again as now we review the first season of the Netflix series and compare it to the first 12 issues of the Sweet Tooth Deluxe Edition that we covered last week. In news, we talk about Namor casting rumors and break down Netflix Geeked Week announcements and reveals! There was so much to cover here, so be sure to have a look at the full Geeked Week trailers, images, and messages at the official Netflix site.
Tracklist:
2:45 - He-Man: Revelations trailer 6:11 - Tenoch Huerta is Namor? 10:28 - Netflix Geeked Week Day 1 recap 13:37 - Netflix Geeked Week Day 2 recap 17:21 - Netflix Geeked Week Day 3 recap 21:57 - Netflix Geeked Week Day 4 recap 29:03 - Sweet Tooth Season 1 review
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Stephen's back this week as we strip the episode down to a bit of news and then we really sink our teeth into the first 12 issues of Sweet Tooth before the Netflix adaptation drops.
Tracklist:
2:05 - Ryan Ottley and Donny Cates join Hulk in November; Bryan Hitch, Ram V, and Al Ewing join new Venom ongoing in November 7:30 - God of War sequel pushed back to 2022, per Santa Monica Studios 14:35 - Jupiter's Legacy cancelled after one season on Netflix 21:03 - Avengers Campus tour and opening ceremony 27:40 - FX releases fall schedule 34:28 - Sweet Tooth Deluxe Edition Book 1
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We've changed up the format just a touch this week, so please bear with us as we continue to tweak and improve formatting! That said, we've got a fun show this week kicking off with news like Danai Gurira returning to Wakanda for Disney + series; the Eternals trailer drop; Kraven the Hunter getting a solo film; and The Book of Boba Fett gets a Disney + release date! Then we move on to our reviews of Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead and this month's Pilot Season review of Demon Slayer (Kimetsu No Yaiba).
Tracklist:
1:10 - Catching up on the week, what we're reading and watching 12:41 - Danai Gurira to return for Disney+ Wakanda origin type story 16:12 - Aaron Taylor-Johnson to star as Kraven in Kraven The Hunter stand alone film set for 2023 release from Sony 23:48 - The Book of Boba Fett set for Disney+ series release in December 2021 26:07 - Eternals trailer 30:11 - Army of the Dead review 1:06:08 - Pilot Season: Demon Slayer
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We are joined once again by Deborah Taylor, a Lifetime Achievement Award recipient from the American Library Association as we digest the graphic memoir of actor and activist George Takei's They Called Us Enemy. We can't help but make comparisons to our previous Maus and March episodes as we read through Takei's account of living in Japanese internment camps in the 1940s. Please join us as we experience this journey through the eyes of a child.
Tracklist:
3:54 - What kind of impact did telling this story from the perspective of a child have on you as a reader? 14:29 - Learning about events in this memoir for the first time had an impact on us, and how current legislation (in 2021!) is continuing to censor history 26:37 - Takei explaining the differences between the ways the different generations responded government mistreatment, and how his parent's decisions changed the trajectory of their lives in the internment camps 31:36 - The importance of forming a community in the camps, trying to make a home, and the impact Takei's father's role as a Block Manager had on George's relationship with his father 34:37 - How George realized, later in life, that his father had sewn the seeds of activism from a very young age. The intangibles that make a leader, similarities between They Called Us Enemy and March. 48:21 - Takei's later life where he could see the same patterns re-emerging to "otherize" marginalized people, and relating it back to his past allows him to articulate some of the unexplained feelings he had as a child 53:59 - Takei details what it was like to audition for Star Trek with creator/producer Gene Roddenberry 56:06 - Non-fiction and graphic memoirs can reach an audience in ways straight narrative cannot 58:21 - Harmony Becker's artwork was a perfect compliment to this story 1:02:32 - Our takeaways from the book 1:08:48 - You can find Deborah talking all things Harry Potter on The Black Cauldron: A RealzTenisFanz Podcast and in general on Twitter @shackle52
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We've got a jam-packed episode this week as we are joined by Stephen Fox! After several tangents (many of which did not make the final cut), we were finally able to cover news like Henry Cavill attached to Highlander film, Marvel crossover/shared Disney + world, and a new Vampire Academy property. Then we dive into our THREE topics for this week in Shang-Chi issue #1, Wonder Girl Issue #1, and the 4th and final season of Castlevania on Netflix. Enjoy!
Tracklist:
1:17 - Henry Cavill to join Highlander film 3:52 - RUMOR: Marvel developing several cross over Disney + shared universe, potentially Young Avengers, Thunderbolts, and Midnight Sons 5:54 - Julie Plec set to lead Vampire Academy series for Peacock 9:13 - Shang-Chi Issue #1 review 27:36 - Wonder Girl Issue #1 review 45:05 - Castlevania Season 4 review 1:25:36 - Mark's Recommendation: Clarice 1:26:40 - Jasmin's Recommendation: @GoodGameGuys podcast let me and Aaron of @OblivionBarPod talk about the Mass Effect Legendary Edition! 1:27:33 - Stephen's recommendation: Fallout 4 (while waiting on new game Biomutant)
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50! We've hit 50 episodes, can you believe it?! Thanks for taking this journey with us! We wanted to change things up a little bit for this special episode, so we invited back one of our favorite Late to the Party Book Club guests back for a candid conversation! For this episode, we've sat down (virtually) with author, playwright, and musician, Derek Flynn. We talk about his latest novel (The Bone Lake), some of his most memorable rejection letters, shifting gears while keeping the lights on during COVID-19, which comics brought Derek into the geek world, plus so much more! Join us!
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Busy week news wise, so we try to keep this one short and sweet! We both enjoyed Time Before Time and are looking forward to more issues in this world, and we were very lackluster about Jupiter's Legacy (but some parts do shine).
Tracklist:
1:32 - Venom: Let There Be Carnage Trailer 7:31 - Tom Cruise returns his 3 Golden Globes in protest of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) 16:38 - First look at He-Man animated series, Masters of the Universe: Revelation, coming to Netflix, from Kevin Smith with a ROCKSTAR voice cast 19:18 - Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins posters and trailer 21:35 - Black Widow posters -- who is Taskmaster, really?! 24:21 - Time Before Time Issue #1 review 38:33 - Jupiter's Legacy review 1:04:42 - Mark's recommendation - Line of Duty 1:06:25 - Jasmin's recommendation - Mass Effect Legendary Edition
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Busy week this episode as we also snuck in a mini wrap up review of the first season of Invincible as well! In news, Hannah John-Kamen cast as Red Sonja; Stranger Things Season 4 drops first trailer; Netflix set for live action adaptation of Lady Killer series from Dark Horse (Netflix does have a first look deal with Dark Horse comics); Marvel releases film titles and dates through 2023; Can a Black Superman and Henry Cavill existing on the same earth? After that, we jump into Invincible, Raya and the Last Dragon, and Stillwater Vol 1!
Tracklist:
3:02 - Hannah John-Kamen casts as Red Sonja in live action film 7:42 - Stranger Things Season 4 first trailer drops 10:04 - Netflix picks up live action film adaptation of Lady Killer comic, Blake Lively and Diablo Cody attached 15:53 - Marvel releases 3 minute video montage of their films through 2023, and a handful that don't have release dates yet 30:43 - More talk about Black Superman 36:46 - Invincible - mini review 50:29 - Raya and the Last Dragon review 1:12:05 - Stillwater vol 1 review 1:36:07 - Mark's Recommendation - Line of Duty the BBC series 1:38:56 - Jasmin's Recommendation - The Good Asian from Image Comics
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We're giving you a break from last week's marathon episode with a short news roundup and reviews of Yasuke (a Netflix original anime about the first and only known Black Samurai in Japan) and this month's Pilot Season review of Fox's Fringe, which first aired in 2008!
Tracklist:
1:35 - Sony delays Morbius again 1:56 - Invincible renewed for seasons 2 and 3 on Amazon Prime 2:49 - Finn Wittrock cast as Guy Gardner in HBO live action Green Lantern series 4:51 - CW releases first look image from Naomi series 6:33 - Disney Wish cruise ship news 12:40 - Yasuke review 41:50 - Pilot Season: Fringe S01E01 1:07:39 - Mark's Recommendation: Robin Issue #1 1:09:18 - Jasmin's Recommendation: Afro Samurai
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The serialized version of Akira ran from 1982 - 1990, and we were so excited to dive into the first collected volume of this renowned manga by Katsuhiro Otomo. As we are dropped into Neo-Tokyo after a decimating explosion leveled the old city, we meet a wild cast of characters and set off on a cyberpunk thriller! This month, we are joined by writer Mellow Brown, who is currently writing another cyberpunk series in Blade Runner: Origins from Titan Comics. Join us as we discuss the incredibly detailed line art, humor, influence, and humanity of Akira.
Tracklist:
00:39 - Guest intro: Mellow Brown 3:23 - Discussing the art style 10:47 - Characters informing the book's culture -- what exactly is cyberpunk 15:07 - Kids, gangs, and found families 20:07 - Dropped into this story with no backstory on characters (off topic but relevant: flashbacks, yay or nay?) 23:39 - Why, specifically in Japanese mediums, is the burden always on the kids to do something grandiose 30:53 - Where else do you see Akira's influence? 36:55 - Revolutionaries vs terrorists 41:29 - Despite the dire topic, this book is surprisingly hilarious 47:25 - Action set pieces 49:08 - Plans to finish the remaining 5 volumes? 52:56 - Where to find Mellow and his work, and he drops some video games, anime, and comic recommendations
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This week's episode runs a tad longer as we also sneak in a mini wrap up of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier! In news, we talk about new Superman changes at DC; MCU casting rumors; and the big announcement of Captain America 4 from Marvel! Then we dive into the pandemic laden Sleeping Beauties vol 1 before we talking about the biggest divide we've every had over a movie rating with Mortal Kombat.
Tracklist:
1:04 - Horizon Zero Dawn Frozen Wilds DLC 2:24 - MCU Casting rumor bring the Netflix casts into the Disney+ fold 7:53 - Russell Crowe confirms he's playing Zeus in Thor: Love and Thunder 12:02 - Superman shakeups at DC with Son of Kal-El and Superman and The Authority 16:53 - Captain America 4 announced, quick The Falcon and The Winter Soldier series review 34:09 - Sleeping Beauties vol 1 review 59:57 - Mortal Kombat review 1:40:32 - Mark's recommendation: Stoner Chicks Podcast 1:43:21 - Jasmin's recommendation: The Case Files of the Jeweler Richard
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Stephen Fox is back this week to help us get through this episode! After a few minutes of catching up, we kick off with news including Luther being criticized for not be Black enough; a live action Gundam series coming to Netflix with Jordan Voght-Roberts and Brian K. Vaughn attached; Skybound anthology series coming from Image Comics will bring Clementine in from Telltale's Walking Dead video game series; and Castlevania season 4 gets a new poster and a release day of May 13th! Then we head into a difference kind of monsterverse with Pacific Rim: The Black and CW's re-imagined take on the 1972 series of the same name, Kung Fu.
Tracklist:
0:46 - Catching up on what the three of us are up to 10:06 - Luther series accused of not being authentic enough 17:17 - Live action Gundam movie coming to Netflix with Jordan Voght-Roberts and Brian K. Vaughn attached 19:17 - Skybound miniseries announced for anthology run that involves most of their characters from across books 26:31 - Castlevania season 4 poster released -- It will be the final season and it airs on Netflix May 13th 28:27 - Pacific Rim: The Black review 51:36 - Kung Fu review 1:19:08 - Mark's recommendation: The Batman #107, from DC Comics 1:22:56 - Jasmin's recommendation: Snow White with the Red Hair, streaming on Funimation 1:25:34 - Stephen's recommendation: Upgrade, streaming on Amazon Prime
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At just under 90 minutes, we managed to pack a lot into this episode! After an absurd number of outtakes, we kick off the episode talking about other podcasts we're listening to. In news, we cover the new Sony/Netflix "pay one window" deal; Into the Spider-Verse 2 casting rumors; Chris Terrio's comments about Whedon's Justice League; and the slate of films Paramount has pushed back. Then we dive into the centuries sprawling second season of A Discovery of Witches before expressing our disappointment in Godzilla vs Kong. Be sure to let us know what you think!
Tracklist:
1:10 - What other podcasts we're listening to 3:23 - Netflix and Sony sign new exclusive deal where Sony's films will hit Netflix immediately after theatrical release and home video release 8:20 - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2 rumored to be bringing in 90s cartoon Spidey 10:42 - Chris Terrio, screenwriter for Justice League, speaks out about how he wished he could have had his name removed from the theatrical version 17:39 - Paramount moves 10 films, pushing nearly all of them back even further 25:31 - A Discovery of Witches Season 2 review 59:27 - Godzilla vs Kong review 1:22:18 - Mark's Recommendation: Geiger #1 from Image Comics 1:24:16 - Jasmin's Recommendation: Two Moons from Image Comics
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Long one this week as we dive head first into Zack Snyder's Justice League! We cover a bit of a news at the beginning including MLB getting political over Georgia's new voting laws, and a bunch of DC info like New Gods and The Trench getting axed, The Batman being set on Earth-2, and the voice cast announced for animated Batman: The Long Halloween.
Tracklist:
1:07 - New Gods (Ava DuVernay) and The Trench (James Wan) have been cancelled by WB 2:58 - MLB pulls All-Star game and draft out of the state of Georgia based on disapproval of new voting laws 5:08 - The Batman, starring Robert Pattinson, is set to take place on Earth-2 7:35 - Batman: The Long Halloween reveals animated voice cast 8:45 - Zack Snyder's Justice League review 1:42:52 - Mark's Recommendation - The Falcon and the Winter Soldier episode 3 1:43:30 - Jasmin's Recommendation - Invincible on Amazon Prime
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We try to get better about letting you know what's going on in our lives, so we spend a bit of time talkin about our "geek caves" this week. Then we get into some Disney release date changes, a new National Treasure series coming to Disney+, and Marvel's big break from Diamond distributors and on to Penguin/Random House. Next we review the first three episodes of Amazon's Invincible before we finish the month off with Pilot Season: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - The Day of the Dumpster.
Tracklist:
0:55 - What do our "geek caves" look like 10:04 - How did Mark and Jasmin even meet?! 12:01 - Marvel moves away from Diamond distributing to Penguin/Random House 16:17 - New National Treasure series set for Disney + 19:23 - Black Widow, Cruella, and Luca have new release dates from Disney 23:51 - Invincible review 48:38 - Pilot Season: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - The Day of the Dumpster - Pilot review 1:11:45 - Mark's Recommendation: Witchblood #1 from Vault Comics 1:13:17 - Jasmin's Recommendation: Kentucky Kaiju
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Lots of fun this week as our news dissolved into us chatting about all sorts of unrelated franchise topics! BZRKR, a Keanu Reeves and Matt Kindt comic, is being adapted for film and an anime over at Netflix with Keanu attached; Hawkeye has already produced a spinoff series as Native American hero Echo gets her own Disney+ series as well; Batwoman has officially recast Kate Kane. Then we get into the meat and potatoes as we tackle the first episode of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier and bring our monster-verse film watching to a close with Godzilla: King of the Monsters.
Tracklist:
1:02 - BZRKR comic, with Keanu Reeves, gets Netflix film and anime adaption 4:22 - Echo, a Native American superhero, is getting her own spin off series from the Hawkeye Disney+ series 7:05 - Batwoman has officially recast Kate Kane, after Ruby Rose's exit, they have added Wallis Day 13:00 - Random tangent that covers a bazillion different things 19:26 - The Falcon and The Winter Solider review 51:56 - Godzilla: King of the Monsters review 1:15:21 - Mark's recommendation - Marvel's Netflix Series (Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, The Defenders) 1:21:38 - Jasmin's recommendation - Fruits Basket Season 3
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A bit of sad news to start the week as actor Cliff Simon passed away -- best known for his role as Ba'al on Stargate: SG1. Camrus Johnson, who plays Luke Fox on Batwoman, will be writing for the character of Luke Fox for DC comics! In Netflix news, casting announcements for both an adaptation of a Philippine graphic novel, Trese, and the Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness animated series'; first look images and release date for Yasuke have been announced as well. We're back to our March Monster Movie Month as we continue with the next film in our series, Kong: Skull Island; and we're heading back to Zamunda for Coming 2 America!
Tracklist:
1:46 - Actor Cliff Simon has passed away aged 58 3:50 - Trese, Philippine graphic novel, announced as new Netflix Anime series from a Jakarta and Singapore based studio 6:11 - Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness voice cast announced for Netflix series 7:47 - Camrus Johnson, Luke Fox in Batwoman series, set to write a Luke Fox story for DC Comics 9:57 - Yasuke, an original Netflix anime about the only documented Black Samurai, released stills and a stream date 17:20 - Coming 2 America review 49:36 - Kong Skull Island review 01:14:09 - Mark's Recommendation: Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver 01:18:08 - Jasmin's Recommendation: Blade Runner: Origins from Titan Comics
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It's always a fun time when Stephen Fox joins us on the podcast! This week we do a bit of WandaVision recap, talk about SDCC going virtual for the second year in a row, and talk about some Seuss books that haven't aged well. Then we get into our reviews of the first two episodes of Superman & Lois on The CW and we kick off our March Monster Movie Month with Godzilla (2014)! For the first time in a long while, each of us had a comic to recommend this week.
Tracklist:
1:03 - WandaVision recap 11:41 - Quiet Place 2 moves up release date by 4 months 12:00 - SDCC going virtual only in July for second year in a row, but may have smaller in-person event in November 12:35 - Dr. Seuss books pulled from circulation for racist implications 18:54 - Superman & Lois review 52:50 - Godzilla (2014) review 01:21:35 - Mark's recommendation: Nocterra #1 comic 01:26:33 - Jasmin's recommendation: Marvel Voices Legacy #1 01:28:00 - Stephen's recommendation: Jupiter's Legacy
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We skipped news this week because last week's review of Black Cotton really got us thinking about how the societal role reversal could be done differently. For episode 38, we're taking a look at the BBC/Peacock series Noughts + Crosses which also explores a "what if" scenario about the roles of the majority and minority being flipped. We review Bitter Root vol 1 from Image Comics as well. As for this month's Pilot Season, we're revisiting Dear White People on Netflix. There are lots of things to unpack in this episode, so please give it a listen and leave a comment!
Tracklist:
1:07 - Catching up on the week 3:36 - Noughts + Crosses review 50:50 - Pilot Season: Dear White People S01E01 review 01:14:27 - Bitter Root Vol 1 review 01:32:13 - Mark's recommendation: Shadowman from Valiant Comics 01:34:11 - Jasmin's recommendation: Powerman and Iron Fist (2011) from Marvel Comics
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Originally published in 2013 by Top Shelf, an imprint of IDW Publishing, March is a trilogy that spans Congressman John Lewis’s lifelong fight for civil rights and the role he played in the Civil Rights movement in the United States. Book 1 covers Lewis’s youth from his childhood spent fighting to be able to go to school, up to his university days where he met Dr. Martin Luther King and began to organize sit ins at counters around the downtown area of his town. March is a multi-award winning series including being a New York Times bestseller, a Washington Post bestseller, a National Book Award winner, a Coretta Scott King Book Award winner, a Robert F. Kennedy Book Award winner, and an Eisner winner. We are joined this week by retired librarian and American Library Association Lifetime Achievement award winner Deborah Taylor. Please listen as we discuss the importance of graphic novels as a medium to tell non-fiction stories and we talk about how the late John Lewis always found a way to get into good trouble.
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The cold snap in Texas won't stop us! Jasmin's working on borrowed Internet to get things done this week as we guested on Pop Culture Philosophers Live with Robbie! Be sure to check that out on YouTube and give it a thumbs up! This week, there's Star Girl news, we talk the Mortal Kombat trailer, Super Girl has been cast for the Flash film, and Wednesday Addams is getting a live action series on Netflix. Then we have a serious conversation about Black Cotton #1 before wrapping up our Castlevania rewatch with season 3.
Tracklist:
00:50 - Recap of the week: our appearance on Pop Culture Philosophers and Jasmin's trying times in the Texas freeze 13:47 - John Wesley Shipp will guest star on Star Girl 19:53 - Mortal Kombat trailer 24:49 - Sasha Calle cast as Super Girl in Flash film 27:15 - Wednesday Addams gets live action Netflix series, with Tim Burton set to direct 28:31 - Black Cotton #1 review 55:32 - Castlevania Season 3 review 1:28:42 - Mark's recommendation: Nice White Parents podcast 1:30:08 - Jasmin's recommendation: Cannon Busters anime on Netflix
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This week, we're once again joined by Stephen Fox of Fox Storytelling! The three of us cover more Joss Whedon is terrible news, CW pilot pick ups, Gina Carano fired from Lucasfilm, Last of Us live action cast for Joel and Ellie, and HBOMAX's new slate of adult animation. Our first review this week is the first issue of the highly anticipated Radiant Black from Image Comics; and we're continuing our Castlevania re-watch as we fight over the greatness of the second season.
Tracklist:
00:58 - More actors come forward about Joss Whedon's abusive behavior 6:45 - CW orders pilots for Powerpuff Girls, a 4400 reboot, and Naomi 10:17 - Gina Carano fired from Lucasfilm 13:42 - Last of Us live action series on HBOMAX has cast Joel and Ellie 21:51 - HBOMAX announces big slate of adult animation shows 27:25 - Radiant Black Issue #1 review 53:24 - Castlevania Season 2 review 1:19:44 - Mark's recommendation - Bastille - Surviving [from the Goosebumps EP] 1:22:00 - Jasmin's recommendation - Horimiya, streaming on Funimation 1:23:18 - Stephen's recommendation - Symphony of the Night, part of the Castlevania game series
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The past week has been tough personally and we lost some Hollywood giants. Legendary actors Christopher Plummer and Cicely Tyson have both passed away at 91 and 96, respectively. CW announces early renewals for every show that has already premiered for this season, including adding 5 more episodes for the first season of Walker and 2 more episodes for the first season of Superman and Lois. We also talk Mass Effect Legendary Edition as the official release date has been set for May 14th. We take a look at a new book from BOOM! Box, a Boom Studios imprint, Specter Inspectors (think a Helstrom and Ghost Facers/Hunters mashup); and we take on Castlevania Season 1 on Netflix.
Tracklist: 00:54 - Issues at the local comic shop 13:50 - Christopher Plummer dies at 91 15:32 - Cicely Tyson dies at 96 16:48 - CW announces early renewals for nearly all of their series 22:30 - Mass Effect Legendary Edition official release date is May 14th, plus other new tidbits about the release 27:55 - Specter Inspectors Issue #1 review 45:22 - Castlevania Season 1 review 1:15:19 - Mark's recommendation: WandaVision episode 5 1:22:14 - Jasmin's recommendation: Knight of the Ice manga
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Not much by way of news this week, but we are going to get some Tomb Raider upgrades as Misha Green is set to direct the next Tomb Raider film starring Alicia Vikander and we're getting a Netflix animated Tomb Raider series. We are also GEEKED about the Godzilla vs Kong trailer, and we've got another Cloverfield film on the way! This week we review disaster film, Greenland; and we jump into our newest series, Pilot Season! The last week of each month, we're going to be taking a look back at a pilot from an often lauded series. Our first Pilot Season covers the Dexter pilot. Join us!
Episode Tracklist: 00:54 - Tomb Raider anime series on Netflix and Misha Green set to direct second Alicia Vikander film 05:25 - Godzilla vs Kong trailer 10:30 - Another Cloverfield film announced 14:18 - Greenland review 48:50 - Pilot Season: Dexter, Season 1 Episode 1 1:23:28 - Mark's recommendation - WandaVision Episode 4 1:25:54 - Jasmin's recommendation - Urbanime
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Just when we thought we'd be able to shed the bad luck from 2020, fans have been hit with another round of film delays. Uncharted, Morbius, No Time to Die, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, and MORE have all been further delayed due to COVID. The Glastonbury Festival has also been officially cancelled and there are unconfirmed rumors that the 2021 Olympic Games may not happen either. Venom #200 set to be Donny Cates' last hurrah for the character; and Marvel has also announced a 25th anniversary Heroes Reborn even. We then jump right in to our review of the season 2 premiere for Batwoman on The CW, and it offers a welcome change of pace and overall improvement from season 1. Next up is the series premiere of Walker, also on The CW, but the jury is still out on this one...
Episode Tracklist 1:17 - Several more films delayed due to existing COVID conditions 4:23 - Final issue of Venom will be #200 out in April 2021 (issue 35 of current run) 5:44 - Marvel announces Heroes Reborn 25th Anniversary Event 9:15 - Bernie memes take over the Interwebs 11:46 - Batwoman Season 2 Premiere Review 40:19 - Walker series premiere 1:07:51 - Mark's recommendation of the week: King in Black #3 1:09:22 - Jasmin's recommendation of the week: Sk8 the Infinity
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Another week of DC Future State new releases has us jumping headlong into this new and neon Gotham. But first, we talk about Mortal Kombat first look images, the newest DC slate of book announcements, and Disney+ re-imagining of Doogie Howser M.D. with a female lead. We've FINALLY got some new MCU content to kick off the year as we take a look at the first two episodes of WandaVision. Then we dive into Future State Dark Detective #1 as well as briefly cover Justice League and Green Lantern first issues as well. Join us!
Timestamps: 1:58 - Mortal Kombat first look images 4:47 - DC announces slew of new books 10:21 - Disney+ re-imagining Doogie Howser M.D. with female lead 15:16 - WandaVision review 36:36 - Dark Detective #1 review 51:28 - Future Past Part 1 57:23 - Justice League #1 1:01:47 - Green Lantern #1 1:03:46 - The Taking of Sector 0123 1:05:30 - The Book of Guy 1:08:26 - Mark recommends Cross Over #3 1:12:59 - Jasmin recommends Kemono Jihen on Funimation
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WE ARE BACK! And we've brought a massive episode to ring in the New Year after our holiday break. There's some catching up at the beginning and a look ahead to some of the cool, new things we want to try with the podcast in 2021. In the meantime, we start 2021 with The Idhun Chronicles Part 2 and the first issues of DC's Future State books. This week, we've included a timestamped track list to help navigate this double sized episode.
00:56 - Catching up on our holiday time off! 15:35 - New GU content, series, and info for 2021! 18:22 - News - Green Arrow and the Canaries cancelled at The CW; Book of Boba Fett spin off from The Mandalorian 24:26 - Idhun Chronicles Part 2 49:12 - DC Comics Future State - The Next Batman #1 1:03:44 - Future State: Outsiders 1:10:34 - Future State: Arkham Knights 1:18:57 - Future State: Wonder Woman 1:28:50 - Future State: Superman 1:33:42 - Future State: Mr. Miracle 1:34:36 - Future State: Guardian 1:36:06 - Future State: Swamp Thing 1:43:58 - 2020 Year In Review 1:58:02 - Looking ahead to 2021
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Monstress: Awakening (Image Comics) is the first volume of an ongoing, multiple award winning series lead by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda. The series drops the reader into the aftermath of a devastating war that has left several different races of fantastical beings teetering on the edge of a fragile truce. This month, we are joined by author Allie Burke to discuss the incredible artwork, world building, and sprawling tale of identity and belonging. This violent yet intriguing story captivated the three of us, leaving us excited to pick up the next volumes to continue!
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We're closing out our 2020 season with a virtual party! We gathered some guests and each brought drinks, merriment, and a film to battle for the title of King of Christmas. Mark chose a hotly debated film, Die Hard; Jasmin came into the ring with the hilarious and festive Trading Places; Peggy (Peggy at the Movies) chose rom-com The Family Man; Stephen (Fox Storytelling) came with a Disney darling, While You Were Sleeping; and Robbie (Pop Culture Philosophers) came to slay with Gremlins. Which film came out on top? You'll have to tune in to find out! We've also done something a little different with this episode and uploaded a video version to YouTube!
Thank you so much for listening in 2020! We're taking a couple of weeks off for the holidays and will be back with plenty of new content in 2021! Cheers!
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There was so much news this week, we had to break it off into its own episode! So if you're looking for info on the Disney Investor's Day and The Game Awards 2020, please give episode 28 a listen!
As for our reviews, this episode covers the first six issues of That Texas Blood from Image Comics and the first season of Batwoman on the CW. We really loved Chris Condon and Jacob Phillips' debut comic! It doesn't smack you in the face right out of the gate, but it brings the kind of satisfaction that only a slow burn story can. Gritty art and biting dialogue make this series a must read! We also finished off Batwoman season 1 to get ready for all the changes coming down the pipe in the second season. Instead of a traditional review, we opted for a top 5 likes and dislikes from the first season, then we'll leave you with our thoughts on what we hope for in season 2.
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What a busy news week! So busy, in fact, we recorded a special episode with just the news. Disney made some huge announcements in their 4+ hour Investor's Day virtual conference. 10 Star Wars series, 10 Marvel series, and 30 Disney+ additions from across all House of Mouse brands. After a global pandemic drastically reduced content in 2020, Disney has just laid out a 3-year plan that promises to inject said content directly into consumer's streaming veins. Additionally, The Game Awards 2020 was held on December 10th, and we talk about the year's biggest winners (hint: Naughty Dog), and we get excited about some of the world premiere game trailers from the show. Because there is SO MUCH INFORMATION this week, we've included two posts on our website that has lists of all the Disney announcements and The Game Awards winners and trailers.
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This week was a MASSIVE news week! We begin with WB Pictures announcing they are releasing entire 2021 slate on HBOMAX same day as theaters (0:57); Theater chains response to WB news (3:37); Hailee Steinfeld finally confirmed by Marvel to be Kate Bishop in Hawkeye Disney+ series (6:44); Sony finally confirms (then removes video) that Tobey Mcguire, Andrew Garfield, will join Tom Holland in Spider-Man 3 (8:25); Diggle is making the Arrowverse rounds as he’s set to guest star on each series in 2021 (11:08); Leticia Wright, who plays Shuri in Black Panther, is in hot water for anti-trans Twitter thread she shared (13:57); Oscar Isaac confirmed to star in new video game adaptation Metal Gear Solid as main character Solid Snake (17:00); Elliot Page has come out as transgender, and will continue his role in Umbrella Academy season 3 to continue Vanya’s story (20:05).
Now we get into our mixed review of DC's Batman/Catwoman #1 (22:02) and our glowing review of Marvel's King in Black #1 (42:00). And not totally unexpected, our recommendations this week (1:05:11) delve into the backstories of the two comics we've reviewed for the week.
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Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life is the first of 6 volumes in the series written and drawn by Bryan Lee O'Malley, and what a perfect little breather to inject into our book club series after two months of heavy material. On this episode we are joined by Robbie Billups of the Pop Culture Philosophers to help us dig through this first volume of a book that all of us could relate to in one way or another. From dating woes to roommate jokes to the wacky infusion of video game boss fights, we laughed our way through this episode and through the book.
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We're joined by a special guest and former writer for Geeks Unleashed, Stephen Fox! We spend a bit of time talking about more Spider-Man 3 rumors and the as yet untitled film's new release date, plus we geek out about The Mandalorian episode 5! Then we jump into our reviews as we wrap up Native American Heritage Month as we discuss Redbone: The True Story of a Native American Rock Band; then we usher in some Christmas cheer with our review of Netflix's Christmas Chronicles 2.
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We've made it to 25 episodes! Huzzah!!! This week's news includes all of our questions about the simultaneous release of WW84 into theaters and onto HBOMAX; we are excited about a new CW Wonder Girl series staring newcomer Yara Flor; but we are sad to see that Black Lightning will be ending with upcoming season 4. Our first review this week takes on Sea of Sorrows issue #1 from IDW publishing and we try to sum up 15 years of fandom as we say goodbye to Supernatural.
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We lost another household name this week with the passing of legendary television personality, Alex Trebek, after the long-time Jeopardy host lost his battle against prostate cancer. There were a few bright spots of news, however! WandaVision finally gets a release date on Disney+, Painkiller is getting his own spin off from Black Lightning, and Grey's Anatomy brings a fan favorite back to the series (sort of)! Then we dive into our reviews of DC's Punchline One Shot and Netflix's Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey -- both of which we thoroughly enjoyed. Join us!
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The US Presidential election dominated global news this past week, but we did manage to squeeze in a Sean Connery tribute since he passed away on October 31, 2020, and we talk about Johnny Depp's exit from Fantastic Beasts amid a franchise mired in controversy. Then we tackle our reviews for the week in the first issue of Image Comics' Crossover, which we both enjoyed, and The Queen's Gambit, which caused the most divisive review we've ever done!
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"Remember, remember the 5th of November..." We take another stab at one of the best graphic novels of all time as we tackle Alan Moore's V For Vendetta. We could not have picked a more timely book given the current global political climate; and trust us, this book has not aged a day since it was published in the late 1980s. There is so much more to this book than anarchy. Joined by author and musician Derek Flynn, we discuss the prescient topic the story tells and how all of us were shocked at universal and timely the theme is. This is our first podcast where three different countries and nationalities are represented!
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The CW has released its winter premiere dates, and we've got our fingers crossed that we'll actually get new network content beginning in January. We're most excited about Batwoman, The Flash, Superman & Lois, and Black Lightning! Netflix and Ubisoft have announced a big Assassin's Creed teamup that involves multiple shows including both live action and animated series. Let's just say we're cautiously optimistic about this one. Finally we dive into this week's reviews as we both surprisingly loved Love and Monsters and were a bit disappointed with the return of The Mandalorian. Let us know where you stand as well!
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We took on a bit too much this week, so our apologies for the delay and length! In news we have a new Netflix and Jamie Foxx original feature in the works; another Spider-Man 3 casting rumor; and a potential lead cast as Moon Knight for upcoming Disney + series! Then we jump into our review of volume one of The Resistance from AWA Upshot Comics and season 1 of Helstrom on Hulu. We had some differences of opinion this week, but were finally able to setting on ratings we could both live with. Give us a listen and let us know your thoughts on The Resistance and Helstrom!
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Big news from DC this week as they've announced their new Future State! We talk about the comics we're looking forward to picking up, as well as more Spider-Man 3 casting rumors, and a Dexter revival headed to Showtime for a limited series. Then we dive into what we loved with this week's reviews of Adventureman issues 1-4 from Image Comics and the season 3 premiere of Star Trek Discovery from CBS All Access. Let us know what you think!
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Regal Cinemas have closed "until further notice" all of their theaters worldwide due to COVID-19 and no major film releases; Dr. Strange will be the major MCU crossover character for the as yet untitled Spider-Man 3 film; HBOMAX Green Lantern series has found its writers; Captain Janeway is making a comeback in 2021 for Nickelodeon's animated series Star Trek: Prodigy. Spooky season has brought us the return of The Walking Dead and their newest spin off series World Beyond. We dive into the zombie apocalypse once more with our mixed review of The Walking Dead: World Beyond; and we wrap up an overstuffed second season of The Boys.
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Late to the Party is our BRAND NEW book club podcast where we read what are classified as some of the greatest graphic novels of all time. Our inaugural episode features the only comic to have ever received a Pulitzer Prize, Maus by Art Spiegelman. We are also joined by Randy Dankievitch of Goomba Stomp and the Mid-Season Replacement Podcast. Join us as we discuss this narrative of Holocaust survival and how generational trauma informs the lives of those it touches. We also ask ourselves, would this story have worked -- especially as a comic -- if it hadn't been drawn allegorically as animals.
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Netflix reveals that Cobra Kai has been renewed for a 4th season while setting the release date for season 3 in early 2021; Jamie Foxx confirmed to reprise role of Electro in new MCU Spidey film; and No Time To Die pushes its release date to Easter 2021, knocking F9 even further back to a Memorial Day Weekend release in 2021. Geeks Unleashed are a house divided when it comes to the Utopia remake on Amazon Prime, while we can't sing enough praises for Gangs of London!
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We kick off this week with an Emmy wrap up where HBO and Schitt's Creek were the biggest winners; lament over the cancellation of CW's Supergirl; wonder about WB's Peacemaker TV spin off, Amazon's The Boys college edition spin off series, and Disney+ with a new Nick Fury series. Then we dive into a week of more upbeat features as we review Bill and Ted Face the Music along with Netflix's Enola Holmes. One of these films gave us our first unanimous rating decision! Tune in to find out which ;)
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Feels like we were more excited about the news this week than we were about the two reviews! First up, PS5 pricing and release dates are out; She-Hulk casts Tatiana Maslany in titular role; Jonathan Majors set to play Kang the Conqueror in the MCU's Ant-Man 3. Then we dive into two items with sketchy religious followings as we tackle Netflix's The Devil All The Time and HBO's The Third Day.
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Jam packed episode this week as we tackle quite a bit of news, including Xbox Series X pricing and release date, Walking Dead's ending spawns two more spinoffs, more Scream 5 casting news, Wonder Woman 1984 release pushed back, plus a handful of comic new bits! Then we dive into our reviews of Netflix's The Idhun Chronicles (a Spanish anime) and Disney's live action Mulan. We've also introduced a new rating system for our reviews, and we remind you about our upcoming Late to the Party Book Club that begins in October. Be sure to join us!
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Light on news this week as we cover the new Mario Kart augmented reality Switch game, Batwoman begins filming, and Netflix has announced a live action Resident Evil series with all new characters. Getting into the nitty gritty, we talk about Netflix's Away while we geek out about the idea of realistic space flight, and we go hog wild over the insanity that is Amazon Prime's The Boys Season 2!
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This week's episode starts on a somber note as we discuss the career of the late Chadwick Boseman who passed away from cancer. The rest of the episode is all DC related as we cover the plethora of news from DC's Fandome virtual event, review Superman: Man of Tomorrow, and Batman: Three Jokers.
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We got a little carried away with our reviews this week, but it couldn't be helped because HBO's Lovecraft Country and Netflix's Project Power were just too good! But before we wax poetic about these great shows, we talked about some Netflix cancellations, DC Flashpoint news, and a fresh face stepping into Sony's Spiderverse.
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Is WB OK? Has someone checked in on them? On this episode we discuss the shakeup happening over at Warner Bros across all their different divisions. We also touch on Bel Air, the Fresh Prince reboot that has Will Smith exec producing; and we find out New York Comic Con is going virtual with some LIVE panels and Q&A sessions. Our reviews this week are Seven Secrets, a new book from Boom! Studios written by Tom Taylor; and we finally get around to reviewing Umbrella Academy season 2. Give us a listen!
It's all about the comics this week! After a trip down memory lane with news of a new Knight Rider, a 3rd TRON film, and yet another team up from Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, we dive into two new ongoing series. First up is Horizon Zero Dawn Issues #0 and #1 from Titan Comics, followed by a gleeful review of Fire Power issues #1 and #2 from Image Comics. We also discuss TV shows we'd like to see make a comeback and a handful of other comics that are keeping our attention!
This week's theme inadvertently plays up to our nostalgic sides as we take a trip down memory lane! With news about Scream 5, Patty Jenkins leaving Wonder Woman after the third film, and Spider-Man being a playable exclusive in the PS4/5 version of the Avengers game, Mark and Jasmin talk about the impact the Scream franchise and PlayStation consoles had on their childhoods. Reviews of Transformers: War for Cybertron and Pulp lead to more nostalgic asides even though one of the aforementioned pieces left a lot to be desired. Have a listen!
We wrap up the final two days of Comic-Con at Home, discussing our favorite panels and our hopes for more digital access in the future. From DC's Death Metal, to Boom! Studio's BRZRKR, to conversations with Nathan Fillion and Keanu Reaves, and a good time for horror with films like Antlers, and new series like Lovecraft Country and Helstrom.
For the first time in San Diego Comic-Con's 50+ year history, they were forced to cancel the physical event. Lucky for fans everywhere, they've put the 2020 event online for FREE! This special episode is a rundown of the panels and news that caught our attention from the first three days of the convention. We've got updates on The Walking Dead, New Mutants, The Boys, Star Trek: Discovery, His Dark Materials, the Horizon Zero Dawn comic, and so much more!
This week we cover lots of comic news; including a Power Rangers relaunch with Mighty Morphin #1, re-release of full color issues for The Walking Dead, and a brand new comic from Boom! Studios and Keanu Reaves. As for reviews, we're tackling Cursed (a Netflix original series), and TNT's Snowpiercer series now that the first season has wrapped up. Recommendations this week are the March graphic novel series from Congressman and civil rights activist John Lewis (who passed away this week), and Empyre #1 from Marvel.
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We start off this episode with more DCEU news -- Javicia Leslie has been announced as the new Batwoman for the CW and HBO Max will have a Gotham PD series spin off from the Robert Pattinson led Batman film. In Marvel comic news, there's another massive event coming our way in December as Knull heads to Earth. We also gush about how much we've enjoyed Japan Sinks and The Old Guard which were new Netflix originals. Give us a listen and let us know what you think!
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Big DCEU news this week with allegations against Joss Whedon's behavior on the set of Justice League. Stargirl was renewed for a second season on the CW, and Marvel has bought up the rights to Alien and Predator imprints from Dark Horse Comics. We also talk about how much we loved Robert Kirkman's new title, Fire Power, as well as delve into the world of the rebooted Perry Mason limited series on HBO.
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We got a little carried away this week, so this one runs a tad long! Catch up with what we're watching (Coronavirus numbers go up) before we get to quite a bit of news and then two major summer even kick off series': DC Death Metal #1, Marvel's Road to Empyre and Empyre Avengers #0. Join us!
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Welcome back! In this episode we discuss Michael Keaton's potential return to the DCEU in Flashpoint, send our condolences to director Joel Schumacher's family, get excited about Netflix picking up Cobra Kai, and talk about the 10 of swords X-Men cross over event as well as Image's one shot Negan Lives comic. As promised from episode 1, we also gush about our favorite trailers and other thoughts from the PS5 event as well as review last week's recommended read, Far Sector from DC's Animal Imprint. Join us!
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We've been on a break, but we're back and ready to geek out! In this first episode, we talk about what has kept us entertained during COVID-19 lockdown, chat about the ridiculousness of Space Force, laugh about the Joker's 80th Anniversary issue, and share some nerdy reads from Black authors. Join us!
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