You want to get nuts? Let's get nuts! We are telling the story of DC Comics in film from Christopher Reeve's Superman to Michael Keaton's Batman through the Synderverse, all leading up to our coverage of 2023's The Flash and its take on the multiverse alongside a brief recap of the film's messy production history. Plus we speculate as to what's next for DC on film. Ep. 102 What if the DC superhero movie universes were a bowl of spaghetti? Including Michael Keaton’s Batman, resurrecting DC film w...
Jun 19, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 102
For episode 101, we explore the history of the multiverse in DC comics...and it's not what you think! We provide a (brief) overview of the first examples of multiversal theory in fiction and science before discussing the first multiverse story in DC comics (which is NOT The Flash but rather in the pages of Wonder Woman)! We then discuss the iconic and meta Flash of Two Worlds and the first use of the term "multiverse" from an All-Star Squadron story by Roy Thomas. Ep. 101 What if the Flash of Tw...
Jun 12, 2023•52 min•Ep. 101
It’s our 100th episode and we’re celebrating! Guido and Rob count down the 10 most listened to episodes while sharing alternate universe characters they want to see on screen, favorite episodes, what they’ve learned about themselves hosting the podcast and more. Plus we announced an exciting summer long giveaway! Ep. 100 What if to celebrate 100 episodes we counted down multiversal things (plus had a bunch of comic book giveaways)? To celebrate our 100th episode, it’s lists and lists and lists! ...
Jun 05, 2023•52 min•Ep. 100
Hey ho, let's go! As we prepare for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, let's visit the introduction of Hobie Brown aka Spider-Punk in comics! We start with his first appearances in The Amazing Spider-Man and Spider-Verse before unleashing the power (chords) of his five-part mini-series by Cody Ziglar and Justin Mason. Plus we share a Ramones song (meaning it is very short) size history of punk rock and speculate on what's next for the Spider-Verse on screen. Ep. 99 What if Spider-Man was in a ...
May 29, 2023•55 min•Ep. 99
We return to the worlds of What If as we wonder what if Spider-Man had remained possessed by the evil alien symbiote suit? We discuss the unusual story behind the suit’s creation by fan Randy Schueller to its introduction in both The Amazing Spider-Man 252 AND Secret Wars 8. We dive into this week's What If that sees both a Venom-ized Hulk and Thor plus an awesome turn for Black Cat before diving into a recently Venom-ized Hulk in Absolute Carnage. All of this plus special guest Joey Vazquez fro...
May 22, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 98
It’s Sore vs Superbman, I mean…what the?! Yes exactly! We cover Marvel’s humor book What The—?! featuring The Avengers (The Revengers) vs the Justice League of America (Just-Us League) years before this battle became official. We discuss a history of both parody books and the “big two” crossovers plus speculate if we will ever see Marvel and DC team up in print or on screen again. Ep. 97 What if the Avengers fought the Justice League in a parody spoof before it happened for real? Plus a HISTORY ...
May 15, 2023•51 min•Ep. 97
We have another One Bad Day as we head to Hollywood with Batman's shapeshifting foe, Clayface! We go back to 1940 for the first appearance of Basil Karlo aka Clayface then to James Tynion IV's revamp of his origin story (with a nod to Batman: The Animated Series). And we trade gloomy Gotham for sunny LA as Basil leaves a muddy trail of destruction through Tinsel Town in the truly amazing take from Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing and Xermánico in the One Bad Day series. We wrap up by speculating wh...
May 08, 2023•54 min•Ep. 96
We got the band back together and we are heading to Riverdale to discuss Josie and the Pussycats from Archie Comics. We cover a brief history of Archie Comics and Josie, the band’s first appearance in the 1960s, the 2016 reboot, their role on Riverdale and especially the 2001 film which is much more satirical and meta you might remember. Plus Rob discusses his experience working on the Archie Comics Musical! We are joined by resident Josie expert and superfan Ethan from MakeMineAmalgam who liter...
May 01, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 95
Hey Girls and Boys, Lads and Lasses, the biggest superhero team on any Earth, The Legion of Super-Heroes, tangles with the villainous Time Trapper as he turns their former ally Superboy against them. It’s an ambitious story in the post-Crisis world that serves as a template for DC storytelling to this day. We discuss this all with Legion super-fan and "DC Book of Lists" author Randall Lotowycz! Ep. 94 What If the Time Trapper created a pocket universe to turn Superboy against the Legion of Super...
Apr 24, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 94
ThunderCats hooooo! Or should we say, By the Power of Grayskull! Two 1980s icons join forces in He-Man / ThunderCats as the Masters of the Universe pair up with Lion-O and team to battle the combine forces of Skeletor and Mumm-Ra in this six-part comic book series from DC Comics. And speaking of joining forces, we are joined in this conversation by special guest Mike from Multiverse of Badness. Ep. 93 What if He-Man teamed up with the Thundercats? With Special Guest Mike of the Multiverse of Bad...
Apr 17, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 93
This episode is as big as Lex Luthor's ego! We finally cover the legendary Elseworlds story Kingdom Come that sees DC Comics' holy trinity of Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman battling a new generation of meta humans, aging super villians, the United Nations and each other in Alex Ross and Mark Waid's epic tale of visions and visionaries. We talk through all four parts with special guest and Superman super fan Elliot from ElliotComicArt. Ep. 92 What if we covered Elseworlds legendary tale KINGDO...
Apr 10, 2023•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 92
You've heard her name mentioned in countless past Dear Watchers episodes so we were thrilled to sit down with legendary comic book letterer Janice Chiang to discuss her amazing life and career including her activist beginnings, her long tenure at Marvel, the role of a letterer and how it has changed in the digital age, breaking ground as a woman and Chinese-American in the comic book industry, how to stay current 40 years into a career and her current work with Sandy King and John Carpenter's St...
Apr 04, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 91
In this week's multiverse, we return to the pages of What If to see the post-apocalyptic world ruled over by Charles Xavier as the Juggernaut. It's Professor X with brain and brawn as he battles Magneto, Cyclops, Jean Grey and a non-powered Cain Marko. We also explore the Juggernaut's first appearance in 1965 and discuss how Charles and Cain's relationship has evolved over time with special guest James Enstall of Geek to Me Radio. Ep. 90 What if Professor X (Charles Xavier of the X-Men) had beco...
Mar 27, 2023•55 min•Ep. 90
A rocket with the last son of Krypton lands on Earth and the child inside becomes...Batman? Join us and extra special guest and super-fan Lance from Comic Book Keepers as we cover Superman: Speeding Bullets. Kal-El is adopted by Thomas and Martha Wayne and becomes Bruce Wayne but after a fateful trip down a dark alley, a vengeful "Bruce" becomes Batman, falls in love with Lois and battles a Lex Luthor / Joker amalgam! Ep. 89 What if Superman’s rocket from Krypton landed in Gotham and he became B...
Mar 20, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 89
Bang! Or should we say, Shazam! In this pseudo-alternate earth, Fawcett's Captain Marvel (aka Shazam) accidentally destroys the world by furthering a nuclear war, oops! On this episode, we discuss the history of Fawcett Publications and Captain Marvel, from creation to lawsuits to the long road of being part of the DC Comics family. Ep. 88 What if Shazam (aka Captain Marvel) caused a nuclear holocaust destroying all of Earth & was the last living being, but actually THE star of an anti-war P...
Mar 13, 2023•45 min•Ep. 88
When the 1980s run of Marvel's Ka-Zar is canceled, our hero finds himself the king of the Land of Canceled Heroes! This multiverse is home to heroes who have had their comics canceled and believe it or not, we return to this earth again in issues of Silver Sable and the Wild Pack AND Deadpool. We discuss these visits, other meta comics, Mike Carlin's wedding proposal and more. Ep. 87 What if there was a Land of Canceled Comics / Heroes? Earth of a temporary designation 709 (Marvel Comics), as se...
Mar 06, 2023•49 min•Ep. 87
We were thrilled to talk to the multitalented Luciano Vecchio about transitioning from fan to creator, how constraints can fuel creativity, on being both a writer and an artist, his passion for championing queer and Latinx creators and his work for Marvel, DC plus his creator owned work Sereno. Ep. 86 CREATOR INTERVIEW: Luciano Vecchio (artist, writer, creator) Highlights of Luciano's works include art for DC Comics' Multiversity: Teen Justice, Young Justice, Beware The Batman, and DC Pride; Mar...
Feb 27, 2023•49 min•Ep. 86
Join us for quite the MILESTONE episode! In a birthday tribute to the late comic ICON Dwayne McDuffie, we are taking our first exploration of Milestone Comics and their mega event with DC Comics, Worlds Collide. We are joined by Milestone mega fan Ethan from MakeMineAmalgam for the origins of Hardware, Blood Syndicate, Icon & Rocket and Static and the time they teamed up with Superman, Superboy, and Steel. Plus we share EXCLUSIVE behind the scenes insights from Worlds Collide and DC editor a...
Feb 20, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 85
We are continuing our exploration of Kang the Conqueror via his teen incarnation Iron Lad by discussing two youthful superhero teams: The Young Avengers and The Runaways and that time they merged (sort of). We explore the origins of each team, discuss The Runaways TV show, and why we might see the Young Avengers in the MCU sooner than you think. Ep. 84 What if the Runaways became the Young Avengers? Earth-2912 (Marvel Comics), as seen in What If One-Shots 2008 It's that time again! In the lead u...
Feb 13, 2023•56 min•Ep. 84
In this timely & time-filled episode, we explore the complicated history of Kang the Conqueror, from his first appearance in 1964 to the Council of Kangs' war on each other (and the Avengers) in the 1980s to his recent and upcoming depiction by Jonathan Majors in the MCU. Ep. 83 What if Kang the Conqueror tried to kill himself over and over again? Earth-267 & 616 (Marvel Comics), as seen in Avengers #267-269 It's the man of the hour! (Hour, time, get it?) In preparation for his appearanc...
Feb 06, 2023•55 min•Ep. 83
Ep. 82 What if the Doom Patrol was re-created in name only, on a tangent? Earth-9 (DC Comics), as seen in Tangent Comics: Doom Patrol #1 Reading List: My Greatest Adventure #80 (1963 DC Comics) Tangent Comics: Doom Patrol #1 (1997 DC Comics) Doom Patrol (TV series 2019) Learn more about Dear Watchers: Find us at https://linktr.ee/dearwatchers Email [email protected] Theme music is Space Heroes by MaxKoMusic ( Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 ) ★ Support this podcast ★...
Jan 30, 2023•53 min•Ep. 82
Ep. 81 What if Buffy was the last vampire slayer in 30 years aka Old Woman Buffy? Earth of an unknown designation (Boom Studios / Buffyverse), as seen in Buffy The Last Vampire Slayer Vol. 1 Reading List: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997 TV series) Buffy the Last Vampire Slayer #1-4 (2022 Boom Studios comics) Multiversal Buffies Learn more about Dear Watchers: Find us at https://linktr.ee/dearwatchers Email [email protected] Theme music is Space Heroes by MaxKoMusic ( Creative Commons Attri...
Jan 23, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 81
Ep. 80 What if The Punisher's family hadn't been killed? Earth-90200 (Marvel Comics), as seen in What If Vol. 2 #10 Reading List: Amazing Spider-Man #129 (1974 Marvel Comics) Marvel Preview #2 (1975 Marvel Comics) What If #10 (1990 Marvel Comics) Punisher #1 (2022 Marvel Comics) Learn more about Dear Watchers: Find us at https://linktr.ee/dearwatchers Email [email protected] Theme music is Space Heroes by MaxKoMusic ( Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 ) ★ Support this podcast ★...
Jan 16, 2023•58 min•Ep. 80
Ep. 79 What if Stan Lee created Wonder Woman for DC Comics? Earth-6 (DC Comics), as seen in DC Comics Just Imagine... Wonder Woman #1 Reading List: All-Star Comics #8 (1942 DC Comics) Just Imagine Stan Lee's Wonder Woman #1 (2002 DC Comics) Tales From Earth-6: A Celebration of Stan Lee #1 (2023 DC Comics) Plus: Future State Wonder Woman (2020) & Wonder Girl (2021) Learn more about Dear Watchers: Find us at https://linktr.ee/dearwatchers Email [email protected] Theme music is Space Her...
Jan 09, 2023•48 min•Ep. 79
Ep. 78 What if Stan Lee created Batman for DC Comics? Earth-6 (DC Comics), as seen in DC Comics Just Imagine... Batman #1 Reading List: Detective Comics #33 (1939 DC Comics) Just Imagine Stan Lee's Batman #1 (2001 DC Comics) Tales From Earth-6: A Celebration of Stan Lee #1 (2023 DC Comics) Plus: Future State The Next Batman (2020) & I Am Batman (2021) Learn more about Dear Watchers: Find us at https://linktr.ee/dearwatchers Email [email protected] Theme music is Space Heroes by MaxKoM...
Jan 02, 2023•56 min•Ep. 78
Ep. 77 SPECIAL: Countdown Our Top 10 Episodes Of 2022 & Our Gift To You... the premiere episode of Omniversity (our patron-exclusive spin-off podcast) We wrap up the year with a countdown of our top 10 most listened to episodes of 2022 including episodes on Namor, Hulk, The Fantastic Four and interviews with creators. We also share the premiere episode of "Omniversity", our Patreon only spin-off series. On this first episode of Omniversity, we discuss Promethea by Alan Moore and JH Williams ...
Dec 26, 2022•57 min•Ep. 77
Ep. 76 What if we applied the "Christmas Carol Multiversal Saga" formula to a 2022 year-in-review episode? Visit the Past, Present, and Future of our fandoms on our double date with ElliotComicArt and NancyIDon'tLikeComicArt! Featuring special guests ElliotComicArt & Nancy for a double date where we look back at 2022 and look ahead to 2023 with the ghosts of the past, present, and future. Incorporating all media formats, we go into: what we re-read; what we re-watched; music and podcasts we ...
Dec 19, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 76
Ep. 75 What if the DC female heroes were all fighting in World War II as a team called the Bombshells? Special Guest Author Tim Hanley (Not All Supermen: Sexism, Toxic Masculinity, and the Complex History of Superheroes) Bombshells Earth (DC Comics) As seen in DC Comics Bombshells Vol 1 Featuring special guest Tim Hanley (Author of Not All Supermen: Sexism, Toxic Masculinity, and the Complex History of Superheroes, The Many Lives of Catwoman, Investigating Lois Lane, Wonder Woman Unbound and mor...
Dec 12, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 75
We are excited to be joined for this special creator interview by Meghan Fitzmartin! As a comic creator, Meghan's work includes writing the current run of Tim Drake: Robin. Meghan's additional work spans film, television and podcasts including writing the recent DC animated film Justice Society World War II and a stint on the beloved television show Supernatural. On this episode, Meghan shares the formative stories that made her want to become a creator, how she broke into comics, secrets for wr...
Dec 05, 2022•53 min•Ep. 74
Ep. 73 What If Kevin Conroy, the best Batman there is, was amalgamated with Wolverine in an Animated Series? Featuring Ethan from MakeMineAmalgam Earth 9602 (Amalgam Comics) As seen in Dark Claw Adventures #1 Featuring special guest Ethan of MakeMineAmalgam Follow Ethan on Twitter @MakeMineAmalgam or on Instagram at Make_Mine_Amalgam Reading List: Batman: The Animated Series - Episode: Off Balance (1992 Warner Bros. Animation) Batman Adventures #29 (1995 DC Comics) Dark Claw Adventures #1 (1997 ...
Nov 28, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 73
