Millenial's Bad Fur Day Andrew and Producer Rob are on the prowl for more tasty comic-book and manga treats. This week they discover the multi-fronted return of Wolverine (and not just any Wolverine but the extra hot version), the worst DC live-action movie imaginable, the renewal of Legion for a third season, and the trailer for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. After that it's time for the spoils of our hunt with Iceman: Absolute Zero, Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson's supernatural pet-based ho...
Jun 11, 2018•1 hr 4 min
Grimy Old Man Logan We've got a shorter episode than normal of everyone's friendly(ish), neighbourhood comics and manga podcast as Andrew and Producer Rob discuss The Pouch - Rob Liefeld's newest character, the news that Todd Macfarlane will direct the new Spawn movie (which will star Jamie Foxx in the title role), the Netflix television adaptation of Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodríguez's Locke & Key, and the streaming company's collaboration with Mark Millar on the production of an original moti...
Jun 04, 2018•47 min
Dimension Jumping Lassie Andrew and Producer Rob are back to talk about some narrative sequential art (you know, comics and stuff … and maybe the odd cave painting). Kicking things off this week is the news that Mysterio will be the main villain in the sequel to Spiderman: Homecoming, which leads us on to a defunct concept called Old Man Peter Parker. After that we discover that Disney World Florida is offering Marvel haircuts, and the news that Damon Lindelof's Watchmen will be a “remix” of sor...
May 29, 2018•55 min
Everyone Forgets About Turkish Superman It's time for another dose of that anarchic comic-book "medicine" that your ears desperately need, so join us as we have a chat about a Doom Patrol TV series, and a prequel/origin story spinoff for Gotham about Bruce Wayne's trusty butler Alfred (which is going by the simple moniker Pennyworth). We also discuss Kevin Feige's hints about Kamala Khan's addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the trailer for the TV adaptation of Rick Remender's Deadly ...
May 21, 2018•1 hr 8 min
Because Tank Girl! It's a special day for comic-book fans. A time when rich and poor alike can enjoy the antics of superheroes and villains together … until the inevitable fight over the last free issue of whatever's popular at the time. That's right. It's Free Comic-Book Day which means we have a big pile of comics and we're going to cover ourselves in them and damn the consequences (but maybe leave the shop first before you think of doing that). With so many titles to get through we've had to ...
May 14, 2018•1 hr 15 min
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Lens Flare After some Thanos-based finger-snapping shenanigans only two-thirds of us are available for this episode, so join Mick and Producer Rob as they discuss J.J. Abrams' new and "subversive" superhero movie, DC's plans for another TV adaptation Swamp Thing, and a strange case involving Superman, Lois Lane, the Church of Scientology and the FBI. After that it's time for a chat about Avengers: Infinity War - which we try to make as spoiler-free as possible. This week'...
May 08, 2018•56 min
Morbius, The Eurotrash Vampire It's time to get neck deep into comics and manga again, and this week we've stolen "borrowed" one of the hosts from another show in the Geek Show's podcast family. He's [in] our gaffe now. Unfortunately we recorded this a few days before that movie hit cinemas everywhere, but we will be talking about it on the next show so don't worry. In the meantime we have a nice chat about the trailer for Venom, Joss Whedon's horrible script for Wonder Woman (which he has tried...
May 01, 2018•1 hr 9 min
Magical Girl or Interpretative Dance? Mick returns from his travels to join Andrew and Producer Rob for another hearty blast of comics and manga, which this week kicks off with the confirmation that Syfy have ordered the TV adaptation of Rick Remender's Deadly Class, and the possibility that Steven Spielberg may direct a DC superhero movie. Sticking with DC, we also discover that Margot Robbie's Harely Quinn will feature in the movie adaptations of Birds of Prey. After all of that it's time for ...
Apr 23, 2018•1 hr 4 min
Banana-Flavoured Iron Fist It's often said that it's not the destination that's important but the journey itself, which is good news for us as we often wonder how can start with a simple bit of news and wind up somewhere … else. Aside from that it's time for your weekly dose of comic-book and manga goodness which will be administered through your ears by Andrew, Producer Rob and Editor Rob. Kicking things off is the news that the rather excellent series Injection by Warren Ellis has been optione...
Apr 16, 2018•1 hr 5 min
The Power of Sparkles Compels You When does nightmare fuel eventually travel full-circle and become hilarious? That's the sort of question that can only be answered on the latest edition of 4-Panel. Join Andrew and Rob as they talk about all things comics & manga, and kicking off this week are the 42nd annual Kodansha manga award nominees followed by the surprising news that a "metal" band are getting their own graphic novel. After that it's time for lots and lots of speculation about the po...
Apr 09, 2018•1 hr
The Unfathomable Anatomy of 1990s Comics You bring the ears, we'll bring the comics. It's been a busy week in comic-book land, so join Rob and Andrew as they find out more about Marvel and SB Projects' acquisition of half of Aspen Comics, discuss a plethore of DC news (including the end of Dark Nights: Metal, the return of the hall of justice, and what that last bit might herald). There's more from inhumans-watch which just doesn't die (or will it? A newly announced comic holds all the clues), a...
Apr 02, 2018•1 hr 11 min
Everything is Game of Thrones We may be a day late but that doesn't mean we can't tackle the comic book world with our usual class. That's a perfect description of this show, isn't it? In the news this week we discover that Ava DuVernay is being lined-up to direct DC's New Gods movie, after which we have a nice chat about the trailer for Deadpool 2. We also learn that Chris Evans will definitely be leaving after Avengers 4, social network My Anime List is opening an online digital manga store, a...
Mar 27, 2018•1 hr 9 min
Venom Gives You Extreme Protection Andrew, Mick and Rob embark on another jaunt through the oceans realms of comic-books and manga where they trawl for tasty nuggets of graphic literature goodness. Amongst the items and oddments caught in their net this week are Marvel's plans for X23, the announcement of a new Plastic-Man mini-series by Gail Simone, details about more deranged crossovers between DC and Hannah-Barbera, and confirmation that Kazuhiro Fujita's Karakuri Circus will be getting an an...
Mar 19, 2018•56 min
Scrooge and the Ghost of Days of Future Past The 4-Panel gang ride into town again, which means it's time for another round-up of all things comic-book and manga related. Kicking things off this week are some newly revealed details about Marvel's highly-anticipated Avengers: Infinity War, after which we're shocked to discover that the movie "Dredd" was actually directed by Alex Garland (according to Karl Urban that is). Rounding things off is the news that show favourite Skottie Young will be ma...
Mar 12, 2018•1 hr 8 min
** The Good Guide to Wearing Trousers** It's time for more comics and manga shenanigans from your "friendly" neighbourhood podcast, so join Andrew, Mick and Rob as they discuss the cast for upcoming comic-book and superhero movies, re-shoots of The New Mutants movie, and the new series announcements from Marvel's latest reboot. At least in theory, they do. After that it's down to the nitty-gritty with our featured comics and manga - Battle Angel Alita: Mars Chronicle, The Immortal Iron Fists, Ri...
Mar 05, 2018•54 min
Predator Banjo Battles If we included all of the outtakes on this episode they'd be enough to make your hair go white, curly, and eventually abandon you out of sheer hopelessness as the gremlins are out in force this week. But we still soldier on, so join us for another round of comic-books and manga as we discuss Marvel's latest relaunch, an animated adaptation of Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur, the future of various DC titles and the casting of the live-action adaptation of Hikaru Nakamura's h...
Feb 26, 2018•56 min
Ulysses Klaue: Villainous Temp This week we've replaced Andrew with Rob from Cinema Eclectica for our Black Panther Special! Before we head to Wakanda we discover that Alex Garland wants to make a Swamp Thing movie and Brian Michael Bendis wants to make a Kitty Pryde film, and then it's time for the good ship 4-Panel set sail for Africa to spend some quality time with King T'Challa. With the release of Marvel's new blockbuster movie Black Panther, we discuss the film before sticking our heads in...
Feb 19, 2018•1 hr 4 min
Doctor Doom's Splendid Fairy Cakes Once the door to shenanigans has been opened, there's no closing it … which can only mean that it's time for another instalment of everyone's favourite comic-book and manga podcast! It's been an interesting week, and first up for discussion is the rare occurence of a comic-book or superhero-related piece of news on the BBC (whatever next?). After that it's back to "normality" with trailers for Deadpool 2 and Venom, followed by the announcement that 2000 A.D.'s ...
Feb 12, 2018•1 hr 2 min
Health and Safety Does Star Wars We're constantly trying to put Inhumans-watch to bed but the world keeps on dragging it back into the light for one last hurrah … Andrew, Mick and Producer Rob are back with an even more chaotic edition of 4-Panel than normal, and this time they've got the trailer for Ant-Man & The Wasp, enough hard tangents and gritty surrealism for everybody, and Curtis (don't ask) - all for a chat that quickly goes … somewhere else? Our featured comics and manga are Star W...
Feb 05, 2018•54 min
In Which We Are Haunted By Sir Patrick Stewart Are we podcasters or are nothing more than wigs on sticks who have been given a voice? The answer should be obvious, but we couldn't possibly ruin the mystery … On this week's episode we the trailer for I Kill Giants, the Academy Award nomination for Logan, and the petition for Joker to be gay again (we'll admit that we're confused by this as well). Along with a smattering of Black Panther what may be the final outing for Inhumans-watch, we've got a...
Jan 30, 2018•1 hr 3 min
It’s a Tomspiracy!! Welcome back to the Event Horizon of comic-book and manga podcasts that is 4-Panel (just don't ask us to pronounce the names of anyone). On this drama-filled episode we discuss Chris Hemsworth's Thor contract (which sounds painful), rumours about the Venom movie, DC taking another stab at a Suicide Squad movie and a mysterious little something called Manga Kakeru. This weeks comics are Generation X: Natural Selection, the first volume of the Overwatch Anthology, Darth Vader: ...
Jan 22, 2018•51 min
Spider-Man Vs. The League of Binge Drinkers It's 2018 and 4-Panel return for more anarchic comic-book and manga mayhem. As it's the first show of the year, we're duty-bound to look back at highs and lows of the past 12 months - in a manner of speaking! We also discuss Marvel's annual cull of not-so-popular comics and the final days of the popular unlicensed manga website Batoto - who have long been a friend to scanlator groups everywhere. This week's featured comics and manga are Marvel Superher...
Jan 15, 2018•59 min
The Great Yorkshireman, J. Jonah Jameson … And with this we wave goodbye to 2017, but we'll be back again in 2018. Before that you should brace yourselves as the two Rob's, Mick and Andrew have a tidal wave of things to talk about so come and join us for another unusual episode. So in our final episode of this year our featured comics and manga are Arakawa Under the Bridge volume 1 by Hikaru Nakamura, I Am Not Okay With This by Charles Forsman, America: The Life and Times of America Chavez, Helv...
Dec 16, 2017•49 min
Meaty Slabs of Beef Mick has gone to more exotic climes so Rob takes the third seat alongside Andrew and Producer Rob for another comics and manga podcast extravaganza. In other news, Marvel are thinking of doing their own story-based podcast, we get our first look at the live-action Teen Titans version of Robin (long-time listeners will be able to guess where that leads), and there's now a petition for two different cuts of Justice League meat. Our featured comics and manga are Marvel: Generati...
Dec 09, 2017•56 min
So Much Blood It's time for another heaped spoonful of comics and manga with Andrew, Rob and Mick. So the big news this week is the release of the first official trailer for Avengers: Infinity War, and the "accidental" (but technically totally on-purpose), racism from Marvel's new Editor-in-Chief (silly boy). After that we get down to some home-grown violence and discuss Netflix's new series of The Punisher. Our featured comics are The Shield, The Escapists, the Colder Omnibus, Thor: Ragnaroks a...
Dec 01, 2017•1 hr 2 min
Not By The Hair On My CG Lip Andrew and Mick trade back their new model Rob for the older, more comfortable version this week. The news is cause for some head-scratching as DC's decide to do a JLA/Doom Patrol crossover with the rather odd title of Milk Wars. Meanwhile, Jude Law may take on the role of Marvel's original Captain Marvel (i.e. the Kree warrior Mar-Vell), Marvel wonder where Wolverine is, and the cast of the Justice league cartoon want to do a reunion movie - which neatly leads us on...
Nov 24, 2017•1 hr 3 min
Don't Taint My Slime With Your Filth! Andrew, Mick and the other Rob (he's not a palette-swap - honest!), are here with another heaping helping of comics and manga. This week the gang discuss the new trailer for Deadpool 2, the early reactions to the Justice League movie (which aren't all pretty), and the return of Kick-Ass for its 10th-anniversary - which apparently the comic-book community really wanted and wasn't news to everyone … Our featured comics and manga are A Small Revolution (a Frenc...
Nov 17, 2017•52 min
Arm The Sneeze Torpedoes It's time for more comic-book and manga fun, and big things seem to be happening for DC this week with the announcement that the road may be ending for the DCEU and the arrival of Brian Michael Bendis - who finally leaves arch-rivals Marvel after seventeen years. We also find out that Disney once had discussions with Fox to by almost all of it, and that the best Inhuman of all (which is Lockjaw obviously), is getting his own series. Our featured comics and manga are Porc...
Nov 10, 2017•1 hr 9 min
Black Bolt’s Bad Burrito More comics and manga can only mean it's time for another episode of 4-Panel. This week we have the unexpected return of Inhumans-watch! It's almost as if we're flogging a dead horse, but who could possibly do that to the Inhumans? Who? (Yeah, sarcasm is invisible on the internet.) Anyway, we also discuss Mads Mikkelsen in a movie adaptation of a web-comic and discover some unexpected inspiration for a survival guide manga. Our featured comics and manga are Baby Teeth #1...
Nov 03, 2017•1 hr 1 min
Black Adam Goes Forth Your weekly dose of comic-y goodness returns with 4-Panel, and our usual blend of irreverent anarchy sees the return of Inhumans-watch, the return of a major character in the third season of Daredevil, rumours about a Deathstroke movie and the possible return of Marvel's One-Shot short films. So lots and lots of rumours with a little bit of Halloween. Confirming things is overrated it seems. This week our featured comics are Thor & Hulk, Dr. Strange & The Punisher: ...
Oct 28, 2017•55 min
