Episode 969 - August 2017 Previews
The Previews episode is a touch shorter this month, but it's filled to the brim with lots of books you'll want to take note of.
Aug 08, 2017•35 min
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Episode 968 - Riverdale Interviews 2017
Part three of the three-part Comic-Con International: San Diego interviewpalooza is filled to the brim with the cast and crew of Riverdale: Sarah Schechter, Asha Bromfield, and Haley Law; Roberto Aguirre Sacasa and Casey Cott; KJ Apa and Cole Sprouse; Madeline Petsch and Ashleigh Murray; and Lili Reinhart and Camilla Mendes!
Aug 05, 2017•32 min
Episode 967 - Batman and Harley Quinn Interviews
Part two of the three-part Comic-Con International: San Diego interviewpalooza sees Donovan Morgan Grant interview the creative minds behind Batman and Harley Quinn: Kevin Conroy, Jim Krieg, Bruce Timm, Paget Brewster, Kevin Michael Richardson, and Loren Lester!
Aug 03, 2017•44 min
Episode 966 - Steven Universe and OK KO Interviews 2017
Today begins a three-part Comic-Con International: San Diego interviewpalooza, all thanks to Donovan Morgan Grant. First up, Donovan speaks with the creative minds behind Steven Universe and OK KO! Let's Be Heroes: Zach Callison, Rebecca Sugar, and Ian Jones-Quartey.
Aug 01, 2017•51 min
Episode 965 - July 2017 Previews
As we round out the month, Mike sits down to read through the Previews catalog.
Jul 24, 2017•48 min
Episode 964 - League of Extraordinary Gentlemen 2003
Ian Wilson returns to introduce a previously unreleased comic book movie review between him, Dave Probert, and Jim Moon, with the English trio looking at League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. There are also updates as to the current status of Comic Reel-lief and For Your Ears Only.
Jul 22, 2017•1 hr 32 min
Episode 963 - List and Shout: Old Women
In the second female-dominated edition of List and Shout, Pandy and Christian cover the full spectrum of old women in fiction: the hottest, the coolest, and the meanest. Plus, Pandy unmasks the real villains of a classic Disney film while Christian weighs in on the recent Beauty and the Beast remake.
Jul 11, 2017•1 hr 23 min
Episode 962 - June 2017 Previews
It might be coming a bit late this month, but it's Previews time!
Jun 27, 2017•45 min
Episode 961 - Mystery Science Theater 3000
With its recent revival on Netflix, Dan, Wendee, and Will sit down to discuss the past, present, and future of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Also, tangents on subjects including Tumblr posts, 1980s schlock cinema, and 1990s cable channel history. Capsule? Capsule.
Jun 20, 2017•2 hr 17 min
Episode 960 - Wonder Woman 1967, 1975, and 2011
Today we're all about live-action adaptations of Wonder Woman, namely: the five-minute oddity Wonder Woman: Who's Afraid of Diana Prince? from 1967; the 1975 TV-movie The New Original Wonder Woman, starring Lynda Carter; and the never-aired, Dark Knight-inspired Wonder Woman pilot from 2011.
Jun 17, 2017•1 hr 28 min
Episode 959 - List and Shout: The Senses
In this nasty, brutish, and short edition of List and Shout, Pandy and Christian scrutinize the senses as represented in fiction, assembling a superteam of the sensorily-gifted characters and rogues' galleries of both the worst-sounding and the worst-smelling ones.
Jun 03, 2017•1 hr 12 min
Episode 958 - Batman 1943 and 1966
Dan and Mike return to discuss the first three episodes of the exceptionally racially insensitive Batman serial from 1943, as well as the first two episodes of the 1966 Batman television program starring Adam West and Burt Ward. Prepare yourself for endless gushing over Frank Gorshin.
May 30, 2017•1 hr 25 min
Episode 957 - The Flash Season Two
Now that the third season of The Flash has drawn to a close, travel back in time as Chris and Donovan discuss the second season. Did it reach the heights of the highly praised first season? Was Zoom a threat worthy of following the machinations of the Reverse-Flash? Which of the hosts was less than impressed with the annual Arrow crossover? How do DC fan favorites Jay Garrick and Wally West fare in live action? And what were their initial reactions to the reality altering conclusion?
May 27, 2017•4 hr 5 min
Episode 956 - May 2017 Previews
Previews time! Which means it's also Mike Stumbles Over Simple Words time!
May 23, 2017•48 min
Episode 955 - List and Shout: Witches
Useless rings, forgotten plot points, and unseen Disney characters are just a few ingredients of this flaptastic edition of List and Shout! This time, Pandy and Christian conjure up their favorite good and wicked witches and compile the cruelest curses ever cast.
May 13, 2017•1 hr 40 min
Episode 954 - Fallout: New Vegas, More
In a bit of catchup, We're Hep to It reacts to the Image announcements from ECCC, talk a lot about video games (including Fallout: New Vegas, Mass Effect Andromeda, and Persona 5), a bit of music, some Atomic Blonde, the wonderfulness of Mayday, and the not so wonderfulness of America (Chavez).
May 02, 2017•1 hr 51 min
Episode 953 - The Death and Life of Jason Todd
Whether you know him as the dead Robin or The Red Hood, Jason Todd's impact on Batman lore will forever be felt. His murder helped shape Batman into the dark, brooding knight we still see today, while his resurrection opened old wounds. Today, we take a look at the death and life of Jason Todd! First, Dan and Mike discuss A Death in the Family, A Lonely Place of Dying, and Under the Hood. Then James returns as he and Mike breakdown the animated feature Batman: Under the Red Hood!
Apr 29, 2017•3 hr 25 min
Episode 952 - General Comic Book Banter
Dan and Mike sit down to talk comics, specifically their experiences getting into the medium, falling out of it, then back in, their first storylines and collected editions, books they could never get into, and so much more.
Apr 25, 2017•2 hr 16 min
Episode 951 - The Trial of the Incredible Hulk
Dan and Mike take an in depth look at The Trial of the Incredible Hulk, featuring Street Hawk's Rex Smith as Matt Murdock / Daredevil. Then they dive into the first two episodes of the Daredevil Netflix series, which just might be the best production to come out of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Apr 22, 2017•2 hr
Episode 950 - List and Shout: The Most British and American Characters
After playing an extended opening theme and completely failing to deliver a coherent intro, Pandy and Christian rank the five most British and most American characters, along with their favorite fictional figures from neither the UK nor the US. (Note: Not recommended for Trump supporters or Brexiteers.)
Apr 08, 2017•1 hr 40 min
Episode 949 - Ghost in the Shell 2017
First: Hannah and Jim briefly drop into Mass Effect: Andromeda, Nier: Automata, the end of Divinity III, how Matt Kindt can do all these comics, and briefly reference a current comics thing. And second: What makes a good anime adaptation in live-action? Ghost in the Shell may come the closest, but it still misses the mark in terms of translating the philosophical soul of the original series. Donovan and Harry sit down to discuss the controversial film, going through the number of ways the script...
Apr 04, 2017•2 hr 19 min
Episode 948 - April 2017 Previews
Wasn't there a Previews episode the show before last? Yes, yes there was. That one was rather late in the month, whereas this one is as early as possible. Enjoy.
Apr 01, 2017•55 min
Episode 947 - Power Rangers 2017
Will has seen 2017's Power Rangers and presents his thoughts after taking a few moments to talk about why the previous Power Rangers films might not have worked. This episode is probably not brought to you by Krispy Kreme.
Mar 28, 2017•46 min
Episode 946 - March 2017 Previews
It might be coming late in the month, but it's Previews time!
Mar 25, 2017•1 hr 2 min
Episode 945 - Earth-2-in-1: Marvel Team-Up #32 and The Brave and the Bold #118
Why are Dan and Mike covering Marvel Team-Up #32, along with The Brave and the Bold #118, instead of an issue of Marvel Two-in-One? For the answer to that, you'll have to listen. But that's not why you're here. You're here to hear about that dog. That poor, poor dog.
Mar 14, 2017•52 min
Episode 944 - The 1983 CBS Saturday Morning Line-Up
As they make their way through the fall 1983 Saturday morning animated lineup for CBS, Will and Dan bear witness to a surreal descent into abject madness, which astonishingly does not come at the hands of obnoxious tiny puppy knights, flashdancing beagles, or stock car racing moonshiners facing off against the grand wizard of the leprechauns. What is donut?
Mar 11, 2017•1 hr 39 min
Episode 943 - List and Shout: Fictional Millionaires
Put on your monocles and smoking jackets! In this edition of List and Shout, Pandy and Christian collude with Donovan Morgan Grant to invest in the fictional rich. Specifically, noble philanthropists, heartless misers, and the foolish purchases made between the two. During their survey, the three gentlemen encounter Leicester's second coolest pair of brothers, learn to how to befriend a certain bearded comics legend, and reveal the true fate of the Titanic.
Feb 28, 2017•2 hr 17 min
Episode 942 - Marguerite Bennett, More
Hannah and Jim get to talking, and oh man, do they have things to say. Such things include, but are not limited to: a review of X-O Manowar #1, a discussion of the impending Batwoman relaunch, discussion of Marvel's May cancellations, a review of that godawful vampire-Viking-angel-fighting-ISIS book, a Marguerite Bennett extravaganza, Carol Danvers getting hit with the idiot ball, and so much more. Four hours worth of more, in fact. Also, this segment finally has a name, which you won't know unt...
Feb 25, 2017•4 hr 7 min
Episode 941 - Jem and The Holograms (2015) and Josie and The Pussycats (2001)
Kids, don't watch crappy movies while drunk. Otherwise, you'll end up like Will and taking an inebriated look at 2015's Jem and The Holograms and 2001's Josie and The Pussycats. You start noticing the similarities. Then you realize how much the failure of films geared towards teenage girls is partially to blame due to them. You also get a bad hangover.
Feb 21, 2017•40 min
Episode 940 - List and Shout: The Deservedly Deceased
Pandy and Christian hit more spoilers than usual, the two best films of the 1960s, and the genius of Michael Giacchino as they dig up the most sadly, the most stupidly, and the most deservedly deceased.
Feb 11, 2017•1 hr 36 min
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