What would you get if you crossed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Mega-Man, and Weapon-X? Apex: Cybernetic Samurai Owl A short review of the first arc of a fun indie action comic written by Kenny Aitken and illustrated by Brian Balando. A great superhero romp that doesn't demand a lot of your time, and doesn't try to to be more than it is. Plus, it's not yet another "what if superheroes, but assholes" comic (which kind start to get old after a while). Is it perfect? No. Am I looking forward to the...
Oct 17, 2022•8 min•Season 2Ep. 19
The Idiots discuss cyberpunk (the genre), and it's relation to the current world we live in. Can someone please tell the people in charge that Cyberpunk is NOT A HOW TO MANUAL!? A dystopic society where people work multiple jobs and do whatever they can on the side just to make enough money to keep a roof over their head and food on the table, while the wealthy elite sit in their ivory towers, basking in the glow of their exceptionally large bank accounts and stock portfolios, where the politici...
Oct 12, 2022•45 min•Season 2Ep. 18
The Idiots have a chat about some of their favorite media adaptations over the years. "The movie is never as good as the book" they say, and that's often true, but that doesn't mean that there aren't some great films based on books, or video games based on comics, or other media adaptations that even if they weren't as good as their source were still excellent. Some of our favorites include The Sandman, Jurassic Park, The Old Guard, and some slightly out there answers you might not expect. Be su...
Sep 28, 2022•54 min•Season 2Ep. 17
The Idiots discuss some of the most toxic tropes to permeate entertainment media. A quick word of warning: We touch on some very serious and very politically charged topics in this episode. We'll be back to our regularly scheduled goofiness next week. We touched on some of them back in our queer representation episode, but there are so many other tropes in media that are problematic, harmful, or straight up toxic. Some of them may be ones you never even really noticed, especially if you're white...
Sep 21, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 16
The Idiots discuss the Netflix comic book movie The Old Guard. Released in 2020, and starring Charlize Theron, Kiki Layne, and Matthias Schoenaerts, The Old Guard is based off the 2017 Image comic of the same name and follows a group of immortal soldiers and an organization that wants to capture them and use them for personal gain. It features a diverse cast, and a great mix of action, humor, and social commentary. Well worth the watch, if for no other reason that Charlize Theron with an axe. Li...
Sep 14, 2022•41 min•Season 2Ep. 15
The Idiots discuss gatekeeping, the issues with it, and the issues it causes in communities. We've all heard of it, most of us have seen it happen, some of us have participated in it (intentionally or not), and some of us have been victims of it. The act of keeping people out of a community or hobby because you don't think they belong. They're the wrong gender, the wrong skin color, the wrong sexuality, not enough of a fan. There's another kind of gatekeeping too though, one that's more widespre...
Sep 07, 2022•53 min•Season 2Ep. 14
The Idiots engage in MORTAL KOMBAT!! as they discuss this 2021 adaptation of the popular fighting game franchise. Released on HBO Max, with a cast of relative unknowns (Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Joe Taslim, and Mehcad Brooks make up the primary cast) and based off a video game, Mortal Kombat has all the makings of a complete dumpster fire of a movie. Somehow though, they got the right mix of serious and camp in the writing, and a cast who could pull it off and they made it work be...
Aug 31, 2022•37 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Zolgar reviews the action/horror indie comic Siege Town from Witching Hour Comics. Siege Town is written by Benjamin Ruffet, illustrated by Andrey Portilla, with colors by Cristian Ramirez. A brutal, bloody fight for survival from a team I'd love to see more from. This comic was received free for the purposes of reviewing. I try not to let that influence my reviews, but I am always transparent about it. If you want to pick yourself up a copy, you can find it on Witching Hour's Etsy shop. -- http...
Aug 28, 2022•7 min•Season 2Ep. 12
We threatened to do it back in the first episode of Unleashed (Stupid Weapons in Media), this week we did it. We're talking about the weapons of RWBY. Originally releasing in 2013, RWBY (pronounced 'Ruby') is an anime-inspired American animated series, featuring stylistic art and a lot of focus on specific colors... and some of the most asinine weapons ever created for a media property. Cool, but asinine. Join us as we dive into some of these weapons and discuss how cool, and absolutely impossib...
Aug 24, 2022•43 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Netflix surprised us with Episode 11 of The Sandman, so of course the Idiots had to talk about it! Spoiler warning: If you have not watched episode 11 or read issues 17 and 18, there are spoilers contained herein. Lots of spoilers. There's several little side stories within The Sandman, some hint at bigger things to come, some are just cool little standalones, following season 1 which gave us the first two major arcs from the comics, they decided to stealth drop one more episode that contains tw...
Aug 22, 2022•36 min•Season 2Ep. 10
This week, Zolgar talks about the dark erotic supernatural mystery series Unnatural, written and illustrated by Mirka Andolfo and published by Image Comics. Unnatural is one of those books that is kind of all over the place, but it works so well. It's a solid, well written story that is sexy without relying solely on sex appeal to sell, especially since the main character isn't typical comic book sexy. Be sure to also check out We Have Issues: -- https://www.youtube.com/wehaveissuespodcast Like ...
Aug 19, 2022•10 min•Season 2Ep. 9
The Idiots decided to shake things up something fierce and discuss Sandman, both the Netflix series and to a lesser extent the comic. Spoiler warning: We give our general, spoiler free impressions of the show in the first 39 minutes. After 40 minutes, we go into full on spoiler discussion. We do give a warning with plenty of time to stop the episode though if you want to only listen to the spoiler free portion. We had been wanting to do an episode of what we dubbed Serial Idiocy for a while now,...
Aug 17, 2022•1 hr 45 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Zolgar returns to the works of the mad genius, Neil Gaiman, for Sandman Volume 2: The Doll's House. I wasn't originally that taken in by The Sandman when I read Volume 1, so I decided it was only fair that I give it a real chance. Does the series hook it's claws into me with the next 8 issues, or is it just not my cup of tea? You'll have to listen to find out. I hadn't planned on doing an episode on Sandman Volume 2 so soon, but with the show releasing I needed to read it before I watched the sh...
Aug 13, 2022•9 min•Season 2Ep. 7
The Idiots decide to return to the universe of Star Wars to talk about just how screwed up the Clone Wars is. Two slave armies killing each other to further the aims of one man, literal children not only fighting in the war but put in command positions, and so much more. This horrific event shook the entire galaxy, killing millions, destroying homes, livelihoods, etc. sounds like great fare for a kids show! But, the Clone Wars is great, you should watch it if you haven't already. Be sure to chec...
Aug 10, 2022•56 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Murder? Interspecies romance? Tensions between herbivores and carnivores? Zolgar talks about Zootopia... no that's wrong. *checks notes* Beastars, Volume 1. Released in 2016, a mere 6 months after the kid-friendly Disney animated racism analogy, comes a darker more mature manga set in a similar world. The similarities stop at the surface though, as Beastars explores the world in different ways. Want to read the short story I'm considering adapting into a comic? -- https://www.wattpad.com/user/JH...
Aug 05, 2022•9 min•Season 2Ep. 5
The Idiots discuss Ryan Reynolds adventure in a video game landscape, Free Guy. Released in 2021, starring Deadpool, Rey's mother, Blackbeard, that guy from Stranger Things (no, the other one), and a bunch of people you've probably seen before but don't know their names, along with a special cameo appearance of Captain America, Free Guy is one of those movies you watch to laugh and feel good as you see a hapless NPC turn in to a Big Damn Hero in order to help the woman of his dreams save his dig...
Aug 03, 2022•41 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Zolgar finally reads something written by the legendary troll herself, Gail Simone. DC's Countdown to Infinite Crisis: Villains United, written by Gail Simone and illustrated by Dale Eaglesham and Val Semeiks, is a 6 issue mini series focused a small group of b and c-list characters from the DC rogues gallery facing off against a whole bunch of a through d list villains leading up to some big universe altering event ... that Zolgar doesn't really care about, he just wanted to read a book by Gail...
Jul 29, 2022•10 min•Season 2Ep. 3
The Idiots talk about the common misconception that animation is 'kids stuff'. Join us as we talk about adult animation, "adult" animation, ostensibly kids shows that cover a range of deep and important topics one would not normally expect from a kids show... and the simple, undeniable fact that there is nothing wrong with liking 'kids stuff' as an adult... just don't make it creepy, k? Be sure to give Anime Talk some love: -- https://anchor.fm/matt-st-jack00 Like what we do? Leave a rating and/...
Jul 27, 2022•53 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Grimm and Zolgar tackle Godzilla, the start of Legendary's Monsterverse franchise. Released in 2014, Godzilla stars Aaron-Taylor Johson, Elizabeth Olsen, Bryan Cranston, and Ken Wantanabe... and I guess some big old CGI monsters. Does it break the tradition of American Kaiju films of more being just a disaster movie that the disaster happens to be giant monsters? Can our protagonist be any more generic and uninteresting? Why doesn't Scarlet Witch just save the day since her kid is in danger? The...
Jul 20, 2022•36 min•Season 2Ep. 1
This week Zolgar talks about the semi mage-punk indie comic, Hex11. From creators Lisa K. Weber and Kelly Sue Milano comes a blending of magic and cyberpunk in a way you've probably not seen it before, telling a story of adventure with world-altering stakes. Join me as I dive into this story of magic and demons and megacorporations that is Hex11. Be sure to visit Hex Comix's website and read the first issue, then pick up at book or two, and maybe an enamel pin for your favorite podcast host. -- ...
Jul 17, 2022•8 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Have you ever seen something in a piece of media that if you think about it for more than two seconds makes no bloody sense? Well this episode is for you! We discuss some of our favorite things that just make no sense in any realistic context, and pull no punches at even attacking some of our favorite franchise, so stand back because the Idiots are about to be Unleashed. Be sure to check out our friends over at The Fandalorians. They're teachers, so they don't have to make sense. ;) -- https://t...
Jul 13, 2022•54 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Zolgar gets serious for a moment to discuss George Takei's They Called Us Enemy. George Takei tells the story of his time in the Japanese Internment camps that were scattered across the US from 1942 to 1946 following the attack on Pearl Harbor. He tells it with his recollection of his childhood innocence and wonder, seeing what happened as an adventure, juxtaposed with his adult understanding of just how horrible what America did back then was, and the gross violation of their rights as American...
Jul 08, 2022•10 min•Season 1Ep. 29
You ever hear of this little film from the early 90s, Jurassic Park? Didn't think so. We're gonna talk about it with our friend Nyx (they/them) though. Released in 1993 and starring one hell of an animatronic T-Rex, guys in amazing velociraptor puppet suits... oh yeah and Sam Neill, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum, Jurassic Park pushed the envelope of what was possible for movies at the time so much so that it still stands up to this day. This film holds a special place in the heart of many a mill...
Jul 06, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 28
This week, Zolgar talks about Dragon Child, an indie book written and illustrated by Katie Shaw. I'm back! A dental emergency put me out of commission for a week so I wasn't able to get an episode recorded, and I don't have a buffer of these ready to go. I should fix that. Anyways, this week I'm talking about Dragon Child, by Katie Shaw. A hidden world fantasy story focused on The Dragon Child, who has to Save The World, or at least the world of magical races. If my cadence seems off, I apologiz...
Jul 01, 2022•9 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Join Grimm and Zolgar in a special Pride month topic; queer representation in media. They talk about some of the harmful tropes and stereotypes that have plagued the entertainment industry for decades, but they also discuss some of the properties that have done it well over the years, and how important it is to remember the properties that had to crawl so modern media could run. They talk about how far we've come, and how far we still have to go. Editor's note: Kevin Conroy is 66 years old. Zolg...
Jun 25, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 25
We've done it. 6 months of Two Idiots and a Dog, we've completed our season 1 production schedule. We're just as surprised as you are. This week, The Meg. Released in 2018 and starring Jason Statham, Bingbing Li, Cliff Curtis, Page Kennedy, Ruby Rose, and a big-ass CGI shark. This film is a worthy successor to the shark movie throne, a lot of obvious inspiration from Jaws and others that came before, but also doing it's own thing and turning some of the tropes on their heads. Like what we do and...
Jun 22, 2022•46 min•Season 1Ep. 25
This week, the second annual DC Pride collection. Only fitting that I went ahead and covered this for Pride month. I don't typically read DC superhero titles, but I wanted to get this one, if for no other reason than the Kevin Conroy story. Support your local comic book shop and pick up a copy! Credits for the entire team: https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/DC_Pride_2022_Vol_1_1 Be sure to check out FTO: Nerd Talk for all your nerd new needs. -- https://ftonerdtalks.wordpress.com/ Like what we do and wa...
Jun 17, 2022•15 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Whoof. This episode is going to ruffle some feathers. In "You Missed The Point." we discuss media properties that a portion of the fandom took the wrong message away, idolized the wrong characters, or otherwise just missed the actual point. Some of the properties we bring up? Judge Dredd, Joker, Watchmen, Punisher, Breaking Bad, Akira, and more. We could easily do this again, so if you like this episode please let us know because we might do a part 2, maybe a little less focused on mentally ill ...
Jun 15, 2022•54 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Zolgar reviews an oddball indie comic! Dinosaurs Vs. Marsbots: 1997 Conceived, written, and illustrated by Gary Hodges, this series tells the story of a secret war which you were never supposed to know about- the Dinosaur/Martian war! Interested in DvsM? -- Follow Gary Hodges on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dinosaursvsmarsbots/ -- Find the comic on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/DINOSAURSvsMARSBOTS Don't forget to check out our friends over at I'm A Sophisticate and So Can You: -- https...
Jun 10, 2022•8 min•Season 1Ep. 21
The Idiots talk about 1999's The Mummy, which was responsible for about 80% of queer millennials realizing they were queer. Released in 1999, and starring Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weiss and Arnold Vosloo, along with an excellent supporting cast, The Mummy is a great pulp action adventure film which has withstood the test of time, and is packed with some serious eye candy for almost all sexualities. Like what we do and want to support us? -- https://www.Patreon.com/tiaadmedia -- https://www.ko-fi.c...
Jun 08, 2022•41 min•Season 1Ep. 20
