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"When Captain America throws his mighty shield!" Chris and Erik bs for a couple hours about new comics / trailers, and what we would do with certain properties if given the chance... On this Episode: Captain America by Chip Zdarsky Mortal Thor by Al Ewing Daredevil: Born Again - Season 2 The "Spider-man: Brand New Day" trailer speculation "Supergirl" final trailer spe...

For more from Season 13 of Podcasters Assemble on the Terminator franchise - click here! "Dead or alive, you are coming with me." - RoboCop Zack is joined by Erik and Chris from ⁠Comic Zombie⁠ to talk about the original 1987 sci-fi action movie classic, "RoboCop" - directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Peter Weller! ⁠Click here for an extended cut of our RoboCop franchise dis...

"Doom is wisdom. Doom is power. Doom is prosperity. And only Doom can save you." - Dr. Doom Chris and Erik talk all things Dr. Doom - from his debut in the pages of the Fantastic Four to "Secret Wars" , speculation about "Avengers: Doomsday", and the latest Marvel Comics Event: "One World Under DOOM"! Also on this Episode: The first 4 teasers to "Avenge...

"I am Marvel Jesus." - Deadpool Chris, Erik, and Zack ( ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcasters Assemble ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Neat Cast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ) assemble once again, continuing through The Multiverse Saga! MCU Phase 5 Movies: Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Guardians of the Galaxy - Vol 3 The Marvels Deadpool & Wolverine Captain America: Brave New World Thunderbolts* Be sure to listen to our...

"That is where you've always been wrong about me, Lex! I am as human as anyone. I love, I-I get scared. I wake up every morning, and despite not knowing what to do, I put one foot in front of the other, and I try to make the best choices that I can. I screw up all the time, but that is being human, and that's my greatest strength. " - Superman to Lex Luthor That's right, it&#...

"The World's Greatest Superheroes, 52 All-New #1's!" Chris and Erik are back with another random episode... DC's 'New 52' Era (2011-2016) Crisis on Infinite Earths / Flashpoint Jim Lee's Justice League Grant Morrison's Action Comics Scott Snyder's Batman (Court of Owls / Zero Year) Brian Azzarello's Wonder Woman Geoff Johns's Aquaman and Green Lant...

"There's something wrong with me. An emptiness. I thought it started when my sister died, but now it feels like something bigger. Just a void... Or maybe I'm just bored." - Yelena Belova / Black Widow (Thunderbolts) Chris and Erik are back at it with another random episode... MCU Catch-Up: "Thunderbolts", "Captain America: Brave New World", and "Daredevil...

"I don't need cars, or planes, or computers. I don't need anything you have. All I need... is BATMAN." - Absolute Batman #5 Chris and Erik team up once again to talk all things BATMAN for this 50th Episode Special! Absolute Batman / Absolute DC The Batman / The Penguin / Sequel News? Hush 2 - Comics News Best Bat-Villains Best Bat-Comics Best Batman Animated Movies The Long Halloween, The Court of...

For the rest of Podcasters Assemble - Season 8: the Batman movies, click here! "Fear is a tool. When that light hits the sky, it's not just a call. It's a warning..." - The Batman With the release of the latest Batman film , podcasters from around the globe are on a mission to revisit every live-action Batman movie. For this episode of Batcasters Assemble , we're finally talk...

"Come to me, son of Jor-El! Kneel before Zod!" - General Zod (Superman II) Chris and Erik are joined once again by Justin Ache to talk some DC movies - this time we're delving into the long history of not-so-great Superman films, before James Gunn's long-awaited reboot... Superman Movies Discussed: Superman: The Movie (1978) Superman II (1981) Superman II: The Donner Cut (2006) S...

Chris and Erik catch up on some comics, give their takes on the recent trailer for "Fantastic Four: First Steps" and James Gunn's "Superman", and pitch their ideas for what they would do if they were given a chance to write for Marvel or DC! Also on this Episode: Pitch Ideas: "Flash / Green Lantern: When Barry Met Hal" (Erik), "Spider-man: Doc-Ock vs the Gree...

"I thought I could change my name, start a new life... but I could never escape his shadow." - Shang-Chi Chris, Erik, and Zack ( ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcasters Assemble ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Neat Cast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ) assemble once again to kick off The Multiverse Saga! MCU Phase 4 Movies: Black Widow Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Eternals Spider-man: No Way Home Doctor Strange in the Multiv...

"We're looking for the legendary Kevin Bacon!" - Drax Chris, Erik, and Zack ( ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcasters Assemble ⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Neat Cast ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ) assemble once again to kick off The Multiverse Saga! MCU Phase 4 Shows: Wandavision The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Loki (Season 1) What If...? (Season 1) Hawkeye Moon Knight Ms. Marvel She Hulk Werewolf by Night The Guardians of the Galaxy - Holiday Sp...

"What the fuck do you call 125 murders in 5 years?" "Work in progress." - Frank Castle Chris and Erik talk "The Punisher" - the movies, the Netflix series, the Garth Ennis comics, and more! "The Punisher" (1989) - starring Dolph Lundgren and Louis Gossett Jr. "The Punisher" (2004) - starring Thomas Jane and John Travolta "Punisher: War Zone" (2008) - starring Ray Stevenson, Dominic West, and Wayne...

"We need new heroes. Ones suited for the times we're in. Symbols are nothing without the women and men that give them meaning." - Sam Wilson, Captain America (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier) Chris and Erik talk about some of their favorite "Replacement Heroes" in comics! Characters include: Batman Beyond (Terry McGuinness) The Superior Spider-man (Doc-Ock) Sam Wilson / B...

A Crossover Special?! On this Bonus Episode for the "2 Young 4 This Trek" podcast (from back in 2023) - Erik decided to make Chris watch a few samples from some of the newer Star Trek shows: Star Trek: Discovery Short Treks Lower Decks Star Trek: Strange New Worlds And a discussion about "Star Trek: Picard" - Season 3 (Episode edited by Erik Slader) Check out our blog at  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

"Magneto was right..." On Part 2 of our long-awaited X-Men '97 coverage, we're talking about every crazy twist, comic book reference, Morph cameo, and 'Oh Shit!' moment from the second half of Season 1 of this insanely good animated legacy series... Also on this Episode: Johnny (from the Rapper's Corner and Remember the Record) gives his thoughts on "X-Men '9...

"The name's Gambit... Remember it." On this extremely belated episode, Chris and Erik are talking about the *incredible* first season of Marvel's "X-Men '97" - now on Disney Plus! (Part 1: Episodes 1-5) Also on this Episode: "My Adventures with Superman" - Anime Series (Max) James Gunn's "Superman" (2025) update / suit talk "Invincible&q...

“Dread it. Run from it. Destiny arrives all the same. And now, it's here. Or should I say... I am.” – Thanos Chris, Erik, and Zack ( ⁠⁠⁠ Podcasters Assemble ⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠ Effin Cultured ⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠ The Neat Cast ⁠⁠⁠ ) assemble once again to *finally* finish off The Infinity Saga! MCU Phase 3 Movies (part two): Avengers: Infinity War (2018) Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) Captain Marvel (2019) Avenge...

“Flame On!” - Johnny Storm, the Human Torch After dreading it for years, Chris and Erik are finally tackling their deep-seated trauma, and reviewing ALL 4 "Fantastic Four" movies!? (Spoilers: they're all garbage, despite the comics being so good...) As well as some speculation on what the MCU may end up doing with the FF in Phase 5 or 6... Movies Discussed: Fantastic 4 (1994) Fantastic Four (2005)...

“Dormammu, I've come to bargain!” - Doctor Strange Zack returns once again - the 'Nick Fury of podcasting' himself: radio host extraordinaire (from ⁠⁠ Podcasters Assemble ⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠ Effin Cultured ⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠ The Neat Cast ⁠⁠ ) for another epic CZ Team-Up with our heroes, Chris and Erik to finally tackle 'Phase Three' of the MCU! (Part 1 of 2) MCU Phase 3 Movies (part one): Captai...

“Hear me, X-Men! No longer am I the woman you knew! I am Fire and Life incarnate! Now and forever - I am PHOENIX!” This week, Chris and Erik are talking about the Chris Claremont / John Byrne era of X-Men comics history, delving into two of the most iconic storylines of all time: "The Dark Phoenix Saga" and "Days of Future Past"! ⁠ Click here for our Essential Reads on the X-ME...

"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...