Geeksplained Podcast

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! In our 150TH SESSION, join the Book Club Bois as they kickoff SECRET INVASION MONTH! The Skrull Empire has infiltrated the superhero community of Earth. They can be anywhere. They can be anyone. The Invasion isn’t coming… it’s already happened. All that’s left is war. But how can you fight a war if you can’t trust the ones you fight alongside? Who DO you trust...

TIME FOR A REBOOT! This week heralds the return of cohost and filmmaker Chris Carter, who rejoins Aeric and AJ just in time to head back to the Sixties with X-MEN: FIRST CLASS! Just when the franchise needed it most, this film gave the series a fresh coat of paint and got audiences excited about X-Men films again! Follow us! Twitter: twitter.com/geeksplainedpod?lang=en Instagram: www.instagram.com...

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! It’s our LAST STOP before the world changes forever… but who shaped that world? Find out alongside the Book Club Bois as they discuss the latest chapter of Brian Michael Bendis’ NEW AVENGERS SAGA! The Illuminati. An elite group of the planet’s most powerful guardians. Whenever Earth faces its greatest threats, they assemble. But why? And why has no one in the...

X-MAY 2024 FINALE! To wrap up this year’s festivities, Aeric and Malcolm are joined by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing to discuss their upcoming book NYX! A book with a LOT of history behind it, and even more history to be made – Jackson and Collin dig into their process of putting the book together and why it’s more important than ever to have a book like this in comic shops. Time Stamps: 00:00:...

THE ORIGIN OF THE HUGE JACKED MAN! This week, Aeric and AJ discuss their unique experiences with X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE! An infamous installment in this saga also features one of the most bizarre screw-ups in adapting a comic book character from page to screen. Hopefully they figure out what to do with that Deadpool guy! Follow us! Twitter: twitter.com/geeksplainedpod?lang=en Instagram: www.inst...

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! This week, the Book Club Bois return to… (ugh) The “Mighty” Avengers in the latest chapter of Brian Michael Bendis’ NEW AVENGERS SAGA! With the Ultron threat neutralized, the new team Tony Stark has assembled must now turn their gaze to a new threat: a bomb made of Symbiotes has gone off in the center of Manhattan! But who is responsible for this attack, and w...

WELCOME TO THE REVOLUTION! In Part 4 of X-MAY 2024, Aeric and Malcolm are joined by Dallas Taylor (Comics Collective Podcast) to discuss the defining story in the modern era of Scott Summers! In 2013, Brian Michael Bendis and Chris Bachalo took the recently deposed Cyclops and turned him from Fallen Son to Mutant Revolutionary. But does this story hold up over twenty years later, or is it just ano...

THE LAST STAND! This week, Aeric and AJ complete the first lap of this marathon with X-MEN: THE LAST STAND (2006)! As the end of this first era in X-Men films, there is A LOT wrong with this film… but are there any redeeming qualities? Find out here! Follow us! Twitter: twitter.com/geeksplainedpod?lang=en Instagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=en Music Sampled: “X-Men: Days of Future Pas...

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! Who do you trust? Join the Book Club Bois as they discuss the next chapter in Brian Michael Bendis’ NEW AVENGERS SAGA! The Secret Avengers return from Japan just in time for the world to close in on them! Still reeling from the reveal that Elektra was a Skrull, our heroes reap the consequences of the Civil War when the villains they have been overlooking band...

Aeric and Malcolm sit down with comics writer Kelly Thompson to chat about BIRDS OF PREY, moving from Marvel to DC Comics, her upcoming Energon debut with SCARLETT, and more! Follow us! Twitter: twitter.com/geeksplainedpod?lang=en Instagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=en Send us your questions for the Geeksplained Mailbag! Email: Geeksplained@gmail.com Music Sampled: "Sayonara" by SAKER...

“I TOLD YOU NOT TO DOUBLE DARE THEM!” In our X-MAY 2024 Interlude, Aeric puts the Geeksplained Spotlight on hidden gem DEADPOOL VS OLD MAN LOGAN by Declan Shalvey and Mike Henderson! Time Stamps: 00:00:56 Intro 00:04:12 Spotlight on DEADPOOL VS OLD MAN LOGAN 00:37:43 Wrap-Up Intro/Outro Music by the INCREDIBLE Sophie Marlon: https://sophiemarlon.bandcamp.com/ Follow us! Twitter: twitter.com/geeksp...

SHE’S BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK! In Issue #4, the Book Club Bois – OH WHO ARE WE KIDDING YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED THIS ISSUE! Perhaps the best issue of the series so far sees a double date for the ages and the return of YOU KNOW WHO! Covers Ultimate Spider-Man #4 by Jonathan Hickman and David Messina Send us your questions for the Book Club Mailbag! Email: geeksplained@gmail.com Follow us!...

X-MEN UNITE! In the second session of this retrospective series, Aeric and AJ are joined by Good Brother™ and longtime friend of the pod Chris Dobson to discuss X2: X-MEN UNITED (2003)! The film that many people herald as the best in the franchise is front and center… but does it hold up 11 years later? Follow us! Twitter: twitter.com/geeksplainedpod?lang=en Instagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplain...

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! With the Secret Avengers now established, it’s time for the Book Club Bois to travel to the other side of the aisle in the next chapter of Brian Michael Bendis’ NEW AVENGERS! In the aftermath of the superhero Civil War, Tony Stark finds himself in a world without Avengers. But he’s about to change all that. Ms. Marvel. The Sentry. Black Widow. The Wasp. Ares....

TO ME, MY ASTONISHING X-MEN! In part two of X-MAY 2024, Aeric is joined by Book Club co-host Malcolm Russell-Nelson to wind the clock back 20 years and revisit ASTONISHING X-MEN #1! Time Stamps: 00:01:02 Intro 00:02:52 Astonishing X-Men #1 Revisited w/ Malcolm 01:28:44 Wrap-Up Intro/Outro Music by the INCREDIBLE Sophie Marlon: https://sophiemarlon.bandcamp.com/ Follow us! Twitter: twitter.com/geek...

THE MUTANT AGE HAS NOW BEGUN! Welcome to a Geeksplained Extra series we’re calling “PREVIOUSLY, ON X-MEN”! Aeric is joined by his Film Club cohorts AJ Kincaid and Chris Carter on a quest through the history of X-Men in film! In our first installment, Aeric and AJ discuss the groundbreaking film X-MEN (2000) - the film that started the franchise and kicked off a brand new era of superhero filmmakin...

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! With CIVIL WAR officially concluded, the superhero community finds itself irreparably fractured. The Book Club Bois catch up with one side of the conflict, as Luke Cage leads the Secret Avengers in the next chapter of Brian Michael Bendis’ NEW AVENGERS! Luke Cage. Iron Fist. Spider-Woman. Wolverine. Doctor Strange. Spider-Man. Ronin. Together, they are the SEC...

WELCOME BACK TO X-MAY!!! For the fourth time, it’s our annual month-long series on Marvel’s Merry Mutants! Kicking off a full month of X-Men related episodes is a discussion with Connor Goldsmith of CEREBRO on Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely’s E IS FOR EXTINCTION! Time Stamps: 00:01:01 Intro 00:02:55 E is for Extinction w/ Connor Goldsmith 02:16:30 Wrap-Up Intro/Outro Music by the INCREDIBLE Soph...

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! This is the big one. This week, the Book Club Bois have a GIANT-SIZED discussion on the Marvel Comics event that changed Comic Book Events forever: MARVEL’S CIVIL WAR. Change has come to America. After a tragedy in Stamford, Connecticut, the Superhuman Registration Act becomes law – dividing the superhero community down the middle. With Captain America and his...

WELCOME TO VOLUME 7! We kick off Volume 7 with an annual tradition, as Aeric counts down the TOP 10 Comics YOU Should be Reading in 2024! Time Stamps: 00:00:44 Intro 00:04:50 Top 10 Comics 2024 01:15:06 Wrap-Up Follow us! Twitter: twitter.com/geeksplainedpod?lang=en Instagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=en Send us your questions for the Geeksplained Mailbag! Email: Geeksplained@gmail.co...

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! This week, the Book Club Bois discuss the consequences of the House of M in Volume 3 of Brian Michael Bendis’ NEW AVENGERS SAGA aka THE COLLECTIVE! When Wanda Maximoff whispered “No More Mutants”, millions of Mutants lost their powers and left only 198 powered Mutants on the planet. Many of those Mutants controlled energy… so where did that energy go? Enter: T...

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! This week, the Book Club Bois deal with the fallout of HOUSE OF M, as they discuss Volume 3 of Brian Michael Bendis’ NEW AVENGERS! The Avengers are hot on the trail of the Silver Samurai – one of the escaped 42 super criminals from the breakout at The Raft. And joining them on this crusade is their newest member: RONIN! But who IS Ronin, and why have they join...

THE GOBLIN UNMASKED! In Issue #3, we get reveals galore! Join Aeric and Malcolm as they discuss the next chapter of Jonathan Hickman and Marco Checchetto’s ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN SAGA! In the most action-packed issue so far, Peter’s new persona finally materializes – just in time for a new challenger to come to town! Enter: BULLSEYE! Covers Ultimate Spider-Man #3 by Jonathan Hickman and Marco Checche...

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! This week, the Book Club Bois discuss the first event of the Brian Michael Bendis New Avengers Saga: HOUSE OF M! Ever since the events of AVENGERS: DISASSEMBLED, a clock has been ticking. The time has come to decide the fate of the Scarlet Witch. The Avengers and the X-Men team-up for a story that will have ramifications on the Marvel Universe for decades! Cov...

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! This week the Book Club Bois dive into the secret history of the hero that time forgot, as they discuss the next chapter of the Brian Michael Bendis NEW AVENGERS saga: THE SENTRY! Now that the New Avengers have been assembled, it’s time to answer a lingering question: Who is The Sentry, and why does no one remember him? Plus: The Wrecker, comic books, and a se...