Superhero Cinephiles

Crime author Luke Deckard makes his debut on the show to talk about the two-part animated adaptation of Watchmen! How does it compare to the comic and does it do a better or worse job than Zack Snyder's live-action adaptation? We'll talk about all that and more! Listen to Luke on Cinema Sleuths and check out his novel, No Saints Only Killers ! You can also follow him at the following links...

Hey everyone, new episodes are coming as soon as next week. But until then, I wanted to share with you a little bit of my thoughts about how the show will change going forward. I welcome your thoughts about the change in direction, so please feel free to reach out to me via superherocinephiles..com/contact .

In the last of the SBP Classic episodes, Ashley Thomas joins to discuss Charles Soule and Javier Pulido's She-Hulk run. Next week, we'll begun releasing new episodes of both the Superhero Cinephiles and Superhero Bibliophiles podcast! Thank you for your patience! Want to tell us what you think? Have any questions or comments for Perry about superheroes in media or comics? Leave a voice mes...

Perry just got back from watching Spider-Man: Brand New Day and wanted to share his thoughts on the film. This instant reaction episode contains both a spoiler-free review in the first part, and then will go into spoilers in the second. The spoiler section is clearly marked, so if you just want a spoiler-free review, you'll have ample warnings in the episode.

Another Spidey story! Liam Carrigan came by the Patreon show to talk about Maximum Carnage. Want to tell us what you think? Have any questions or comments for Perry about superheroes in media or comics? Leave a voice message to play on the show . You can also apply to be a guest on the show . Facebook | Bluesky | Threads | Instagram | Contact Support Links Corsairs is a new sci-fi space opera seri...

Another former Patreon exclusive! In this episode, Perry is joined by Ashley Stockdale to talk about Chip Zdarsky's Spider-Man: Life Story! Want to tell us what you think? Have any questions or comments for Perry about superheroes in media or comics? Leave a voice message to play on the show . You can also apply to be a guest on the show . Facebook | Bluesky | Threads | Instagram | Contact Sup...

In another SBP Classic, Perry is joined by author Brad Mengel to discuss the controversial Doomsday Clock! Want to tell us what you think? Have any questions or comments for Perry about superheroes in media or comics? Leave a voice message to play on the show . You can also apply to be a guest on the show . Facebook | Bluesky | Threads | Instagram | Contact Support Links Corsairs is a new sci-fi s...

Another SBP Classic episode, where Perry is joined by Ed Erdelac to talk all about Garth Ennis's Unknown Soldier series! Want to tell us what you think? Have any questions or comments for Perry about superheroes in media or comics? Leave a voice message to play on the show . You can also apply to be a guest on the show . Facebook | Bluesky | Threads | Instagram | Contact Support Links Corsairs...

Recurring guest Stacy Dooks comes by to talk comics! In this SBP Classic episode, Stacy and Perry discuss Archie Goodwin and Walt Simonson's classic DC tale, Manhunter! Want to tell us what you think? Have any questions or comments for Perry about superheroes in media or comics? Leave a voice message to play on the show . You can also apply to be a guest on the show . Facebook | Bluesky | Thre...

In another SBP Classic, Perry chats with Frankie Campisano about Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale's classic collaboration with Batman: The Long Halloween! Want to tell us what you think? Have any questions or comments for Perry about superheroes in media or comics? Leave a voice message to play on the show . You can also apply to be a guest on the show . Facebook | Bluesky | Threads | Instagram | Contac...

In another former Patreon show, listen to Perry's conversation with Nic Baldwin about the first Invincible trade, Family Matters! Want to tell us what you think? Have any questions or comments for Perry about superheroes in media or comics? Leave a voice message to play on the show . You can also apply to be a guest on the show . Facebook | Bluesky | Threads | Instagram | Contact Support Links...

Logan Crowley is back again, this time to dive into Superman: Man of Steel Volume 1, the first collection of the Post-Crisis Superman stories headlined by writer/artist John Byrne with Marv Wolfman and Jerry Ordway. We discuss the many changes Byrne's reboot brought to Superman, how we feel about them, and how the stories hold up. NOTE: The show is still on a temporary hiatus, these were just...

Tyler Patrick returns to the show for a discussion of Geoff Johns and Jason Fabok's controversial Batman tale, Three Jokers! Is it as bad as everyone says? A misunderstood classic? Somewhere in the middle? We're going to break it all down here. Listen to Tyler on the Krypton Report Podcast . Want to tell us what you think? Have any questions or comments for Perry about superheroes in media...

In another of the former Patreon-exclusive episodes, Perry and Kenisha Liu talk the incredibly well-written and beautifully illustrated Batwoman: Elegy by Greg Rucka and JH Williams! Want to tell us what you think? Have any questions or comments for Perry about superheroes in media or comics? Leave a voice message to play on the show . You can also apply to be a guest on the show . Facebook | Blue...

Fellow podcaster Logan Crowley returns for another comic book discussion. This week, we're looking at the collected Batman tales by writer/artist Matt Wagner! In these stories, the Dark Knight goes up against Two-Face, Hugo Strange and his Monster Men, the Riddler, and we get a retelling of the early Mad Monk stories! Listen to Logan on the Single Bound podcast and follow him on Instagram . Wa...

Author Gordon Dymoski and Perry continue their re-read of Warren Ellis and John Cassaday's seminal Planetary! This time, we dive into the third volume, Leaving the 20th Century. If you’re in the Chicagoland area, join Gordon in the Chicago Doctor Who Meetup . You can also find his books on Amazon or subscribe to his Patreon . Want to tell us what you think? Have any questions or comments for P...

In this former Patreon-exclusive, Perry and guest Kae Wilson discuss Joe Casey and David Messinia's stoner superhero tale, The Bounce! Want to tell us what you think? Have any questions or comments for Perry about superheroes in media or comics? Leave a voice message to play on the show . You can also apply to be a guest on the show . Facebook | Bluesky | Threads | Instagram | Contact Support...

Superhero Cinephiles is going to be on a temporary hiatus for the immediate future. Everything's okay, I'm just entering a busy period at work and I've exhausted my supply of movie episodes. While you're waiting, there are still some unaired episodes of Superhero Bibliophiles that will appear on the feed, and I still have several SBP Classic episodes from the old Patreon-exclusive...

Pulp author Gordon Dymoski returns to the show to discuss the animated adaptation of Frank Miller's Batman: Year One! Though lauded as one of the best of DC's animated adaptations, we found it sometimes adhered a bit too closely to the source material. If you’re in the Chicagoland area, join Gordon in the  Chicago Doctor Who Meetup . You can also find his books on  Amazon  or subscribe to...

In this replay of one of the old Patreon episodes, listen to Perry and guest Edward Thompson discuss Nick Spencer's Ant-Man run collected in Astonishing Ant-Man: The Complete Collection! Want to tell us what you think? Have any questions or comments for Perry about superheroes in media or comics?  Leave a voice message to play on the show . You can also  apply to be a guest on the show . Faceb...

Author and superhero fan Matt Farley makes his debut on the show to discuss the trippy 2001 film, Donnie Darko! We discuss both versions to get to the bottom of this flick, and answer the really important questions: why so many Bush/Dukakis references and is this a superhero movie or not? Find out more about Matt's book and follow him on Bluesky and Instagram . Want to tell us what you think?...

Our DC animation correspondant Stacy Dooks is back, and today we're discussing the beginning of the Tomorrowverse! While really strong compared to what would follow, there are some things holding this back from being the stellar rebranding DC had probably hoped for their animation branch. Listen to Stacy on The Fanboy Power Hour podcast . Want to tell us what you think? Have any questions or c...

We're going back to the 90s! Though this era of X-Men is heavily maligned, for Perry and returning guest Scott Honig, it represents when they got into comics. And today, we revisit one of the quintessential 90s X-Men stories — Fatal Attractions! Listen to Scott’s appearances on Digging For Kryptonite . Want to tell us what you think? Have any questions or comments for Perry about superheroes i...

Logan Crowley is back for a spirited debate over 2006's Ultimate Avengers: The Movie, the animated adaptation of the first arc of Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch's infamous comic, The Ultimates. One came away with a very positive view, the other had a very different view. Listen for the debate! Listen to Logan on the  Single Bound podcast  and follow him on  Instagram . Want to tell us what yo...

In another comic book episode, Stacy Dooks returns to discuss James Robinson and Paul Smith's JSA: The Golden Age! Originally an Elseworlds story, parts of it have seeped into mainstream DC continuity. And some of it is alarmingly prescient today! Listen to Stacy on The Fanboy Power Hour podcast . Want to tell us what you think? Have any questions or comments for Perry about superheroes in med...