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"Time has a pattern that it can't help reliving. Different people, different worlds, drawn to each other like magnets." - Barry Allen *SPOILERS AHEAD!* On the latest episode, Erik and his wife, Meg, do a back-to-back multi-versal comic book movie double feature, and review both "The Flash" *and* "Across the Spider-verse"! Note: We also give our "brief" (...

“There are worse things out tonight than vampires...” - Blade On today's episode, Chris and Erik talk all things Blade - the vampire slayer! We breakdown the original Blade trilogy (starring Wesley Snipes), talk about the character's Marvel comics origins (first appearing in 1973's "Tomb of Dracula" #10), and discuss what we hope to see in the MCU with Oscar-winning actor, Ma...

“Get me Bullseye!” - The Kingpin On today's episode, Chris and Erik breakdown some of the early 2000's (pre-MCU) Marvel movies! Back when comic book movies had way lower standards... Movies Discussed: Ang Lee's "Hulk" (2003) Daredevil (2003) Elektra (2005) Ghost Rider (2007) Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011) (Episode edited by Chris Carroll) Check out our blog at  ⁠⁠ Co...

“Behind this door, a dark entity. Evil, ancient, and hungry...” - Abe Sapien  “Oh, well. Let me go in and say hi.” - HellBoy Erik and Chris get together to talk some "HellBoy"! Mike Mignola's comics from Dark Horse, the Guillermo del Toro duology starring Ron Perlman (and Doug Jones), the 2019 movie with David Harbour, the animated movies, the latest video game, the spin-off comics,...

“Yeah, I Can Talk To Fish. So What? How Often Do You Need To Be Saved By A School Of Salmon?” - The Deep *Spoiler Alert!* Erik and Chris are joined by 'the boys', Jimmy and BJ, to talk about "The Boys" Seasons 1-3 (now on Amazon Prime), their favorite moments / characters, how it compares to the Garth Ennis comics from Dynamite, and what they hope to see going forward... #TrustTheGunn Al...

"Storytelling is always king, that's all that matters to us." - James Gunn  In light of the recent news that James Gunn (director of "Guardians of the Galaxy" and "The Suicide Squad") and Peter Safran are officially "rebooting" the *entire* DC film franchise (following "The Flash" and "Aquaman: The Lost Kingdom") , we decided to break down what each of us would do if we were (somehow) pu...

“Walk down the right back alley in Sin City, and you can find anything.” – Marv  Erik rides solo for a deep dive into the corrupt, blood soaked, streets of Basin City with a review of Frank Miller's "Sin City" graphic novels, and how they compare / contrast to the Robert Rodriguez movie adaptation, and it's sequel, "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For" ...  Click here for Erik's original review...

"Hulk Smash Freddie Prinze Junior!" - The Ultimate Hulk (The Ultimates #4) Chris and Erik review the "Ultimate Marvel" Comics Line (2000-2015) - including: Ultimate Spider-man, Ultimate X-Men, Ultimate Fantastic Four, Ultimate Marvel Team-Up, The Ultimates, and Ultimatum...  Also On This Episode:  Erik's (spoiler free) mini-review of "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" Quick thoughts o...

"I am the rocks of the eternal shore: crash against me and be broken!" -Apocalypse  In this solo episode, Chris goes deep into Marvel comics lore to gush about another famous (infamous?) 90's X-Men story-arc: "THE AGE OF APOCALYPSE"!  (Episode edited by Chris Carroll and Erik Slader) Check out our blog at  ComicZombie.net for more, including Erik's recent reviews of Frank Mille...

"If dreams disappear, then so will humanity..." - Morpheus Erik and Chris break down the incredible Netflix adaptation of Neil Gaiman's "Sandman" graphic novels...  Also On This Episode: Erik reviews Alex Ross's "Fantastic Four: Full Circle" Artist Spotlight: Marcos Martín Essential Reads: The Flash Ben (from Dragoon Effect) reviews "Batman '89" (2022) Check out our blog a...

"I'm no hero..." - Black Adam Erik and Chris got together to see the latest DC movie, "Black Adam", and decided to record a quick impromptu episode on their initial thoughts of the film, where they think the DCEU could be heading next, how the movie compares to the JSA / Black Adam comics, Pierce Brosnan as Doctor Fate, Aldis Hodge as Hawkman, how Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson fills in the iconic...

"It's an incredibly bad look to cancel a Latina Batgirl movie." - Kevin Smith  Erik and Chris return to discuss the latest geek news - with ALL of Kevin Feige's Marvel Phase 5 *and* 6 announcements from this year's San Diego Comic Con 2022! Meanwhile, the new head of Warner Bros decided to cancel not only the (nearly completed) "Batgirl" movie, starring Leslie Grace (and Michael Keaton!)...

Chris goes solo once again to talk about one of the biggest DC comic book events of the 90's: "The Death (and Return) of Superman" - just in time for the 30th Anniversary!  For more random nerdy content, check out our blog at  ComicZombie.net for more - including  our Top 100 Heroes list and our Essential Reads: Superman!   (Episode edited by Chris Carroll) Follow us...

"When I was a boy..." - Wilson Fisk aka The Kingpin Chris and Erik join forces once again to talk about the Marvel Netflix shows! (Now on Disney Plus) Marvel Netflix Shows: Daredevil Jessica Jones Luke Cage Iron Fist The Defenders The Punisher  *Note: this episode was recorded prior to the release of "Moon Knight", "Ms. Marvel", "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness", and "Thor: L...

"You have failed this universe." - Oliver Queen *Note: this episode was recorded back in early February, 2022!* An extremely outdated episode where Chris and Erik catch up on what they've been reading, and speculate about things that are already out now, before talking about the DC / CW "Arrow-verse" shows: 'The Flash', 'Supergirl', 'Arrow', 'Legends of Tomorrow', 'Batwoman', etc - now that E...

"I'm with you, till the end of the line..." - Cap to Bucky Chris and Erik are teaming up once again with Zack Derby - the 'Nick Fury of podcasting' himself: radio host extraordinaire (from Podcasters Assemble , Effin Cultured , and The Neat Cast ), to revisit the Marvel Cinematic Universe - continuing with 'Phase Two'...  *Note: this episode was recorded prior to the release of "Doctor S...

Chris goes solo to talk about another one of his favorite Marvel comic book story arcs from the 90's: the 12-part X-Men crossover that was "X-Cutioner's Song"! Check out our blog at  ComicZombie.net for more - including Chris's original "X-Cutioner's Song" article in Part 5 of his X-Men Crossovers series , as well as the first part of our Top 100 Villains Countdown!  (Episode e...

"You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain." - Harvey Dent  This week, with the upcoming release of Matt Reeves's "The Batman", Chris and Erik are teaming up with graphic designer Justin Ache (from Podcasters Assemble and Significant Otter Co ), to revisit and discuss Christopher Nolan's "Dark Knight" trilogy, starring Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne!  T...

Chris goes solo to talk about one of his favorite Marvel comic book story arcs from the 90's: "Maximum Carnage"! Be sure to listen to our recent "Spider-man: No Way Home" Review and our last episode on the MCU Phase One (w/ Zack Derby)! And check out our blog at  ComicZombie.net for more - including Chris's original three-part review of the Maximum Carnage comic books , as well as o...

"We have a Hulk." - Tony Stark To kick off Season 3, Chris and Erik are teaming up with Zack Derby the 'Nick Fury of podcasting' himself: radio host extraordinaire (from Podcasters Assemble , Effin Cultured , and The Neat Cast ), to revisit the Marvel Cinematic Universe - starting with Phase One! MCU Phase 1 Movies: IRON MAN (2008) THE INCREDIBLE HULK (2008) IRON MAN 2 (2010) THOR (2011) CAPTAIN A...

“I’ve watched you from deep behind Norman’s cowardly eyes, struggling to have everything you want while the world tries to make you choose. ” – The Green Goblin to Peter Parker In this spoiler-filled review, Chris and Erik are joined by their good friend Jimmy Lester to talk about their (emotional) reactions to the latest MCU movie, "Spider-man: No Way Home"!  Also on this episode:  Wher...

Who is the 6th member of the Sinister Six? On this week's Marvel-heavy episode we're discussing our initial thoughts on the first 4 episodes of "Hawkeye" (now on Disney+), giving our predictions for this Friday's "Spider-man: No Way Home", and celebrating the life and works of the great George Pérez for our first artist spotlight. (Minor Spoilers for the post-credit scenes for "Eternals", "Sh...

On today's episode we're discussing the anime anthology, "Star Wars: Visions" (now streaming on Disney+), the two-part finale of Marvel's "What If...?" (also on Disney+), and a quick breakdown of DC Fandome's new trailers for "The Batman" and "The Flash" ! Also on this episode: Initial thoughts on "Y: The Last Man" - show vs comics (Hulu) "Superman and Lois" discussion (HBO Max) Chris's "Squid Gam...

On today's episode we talk about James Gunn's "The Suicide Squad" (now streaming on HBO Max) and the first *seven* episodes of Marvel's "What If...?" (now streaming on Disney+) Also on this episode: Speculation about the new "BATMAN '89" and "SUPERMAN '78" comics "My Hero Academia" anime / manga "Geiger" by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank (Image) Comics News: creative team changes on Batman, Spider-man...

On today's episode we talk about our thoughts on the current state of the MCU with "Black Widow" and "LOKI"! (Now streaming on Disney+) Also on this episode:   More talk about "The Immortal Hulk" and Jonathan Hickman's "X-Men" books Revisiting Bryan Lee O'Malley's "Scott Pilgrim" graphic novels "The Nice House on the Lake" (DC Black Label) Speculation about "Armor Wars", and MCU's Phase 5 Ess...