Under Two Capes

This week, Jared and Teladia create a sequel trilogy to the Christopher Nolan Batman movies of Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and The Dark Knight Rises. They discuss the introduction of the Batfamily of Nightwing, Robin, Batgirl, and other characters such as Flash, Wonder Woman, and Superman. They also link this universe to the SnyderVerse by using Flashpoint to transition from the Batman Trilogy...

This week, the crew discuss their top 5 favorite comic book battles that defined the genre for them. Represented are Dark Knight Returns, Darkseid War, King In Black, Superman/Wonder Woman Vs Zod and Faora, Civil War, and more to tell of the greatest conflicts that have graced a comic book page. Brit then regales the rest of the crew with the behind the scenes info on the New 52, Dan Didio, and mo...

This week, the Jared and the boys discuss the occasions when fan passion crosses the line to toxicity. The anti-Snyder, Clois, WonderBat, Snyder, Star Wars, and other communities are used as case studies. They outline their experience with internet toxicity and provide strategies to deal with this part of the internet. They finally discuss when fans send death threats to creatives. Let's face...

This week, the Jared and JHEAT list several comic events that were ultimately pointless. They outline Civil War 2, Batman/Catwoman: Gotham War, Heroes In Crisis, Dark Knights Death Metal and more to argue against all these regular events. And before you say anything, Marvel is not exempt from their criticism. Let's face it, the past 10- 15 years have been a dry spell for epic comics events. No...

This week, the boys discuss the various times DC and Marvel ripped each other off and analyze who has ripped off the most. From Superman to Hyperion, from Wonder Woman to Power Princess, there are numerous times in which the big two companies have stolen character ideas from each other. Immitation is the most sincere form of flattery, but are there times when that imitation cross a line. What do y...

This week, the boys create an entire cinematic universe around Christopher Reeve's Superman films. They include detailing superheroes who would fit int he universe, supervillains who would stand against the League, and actors who would bring it all together with their portrayals of the icons. Its such a fun thought experiment to create an entire cinematic universe around one central tenet or i...

This week, the boys discuss the Christoper Reeve Superman saga, aka the movie series that not only brought Superman into the mainstream, but also paved the way for modern comic book movies that fans enjoy today! They discuss each movie, the good, the bad, and more to indicate what made this series so iconic and beloved. No one can dispute the effect the Reeve Superman movies had on the movie and S...

This week, the Jared and the crew are joined by comic book writer/artist Tye the Art Guy to discuss tropes in the comic book medium that need to be put to rest, including constant death, shocking moments that are then undercut in the next issue, and more! It was a pleasure to welcome Tye back to the channel to get his thoughts on this important topic, and we hope to have him on again! What do you...

This week, the Jared and the crew discuss how the big two comic book companies have created an environment where their female characters suffer from poor writing and direction. They detail the factors that hamper the growth of these amazing titans and goddesses and what cane be done to fix the current creative predicament. It was a pleasure to welcome Bianca, MovieTheater, and Nyx to the channel t...

This week, the boys discuss the problems and pros of the Injustice Universe. They address the games, comics for Injustice 1 and 2, the travesty that was the Injustice movie, and more to discuss why this universe may not be as good as we remember. Injustice is certainly an entertaining DC elseworlds tale, but there are certain points that must be addressed! What do you think? Did you enjoy Injustic...

This week, the boys detail their favorite female characters from DC and Marvel Comics. They discuss the Justice League, X-Men, Fantastic Four, Squadron Supreme, and so much more to list out some of the best female characters to ever grace a comic book page! The group then descends into madness determining punishments for subscriber milestones. Women in comics have always made up some of the most i...

This week, the boys provide their theories surrounding the upcoming Sony Spiderman PS5 2 game From the Symbiote, to the epic plot, they experiment with comic book plots, animation, plot, and more to craft their direction for the highly anticipated video game sequel. While they will have to wait until the game is released on PC, the CL crew eagerly anticipates the release of this incredible looking...

In this special live edition of the Under Two Capes Podcast, the boys continue their discussion of DC animated projects by going over different lists of animated films. In addition, Jared goes on many rants about Wonder Woman 2009 and the Death of Superman animated movies. This is one field where DC has always destroyed Marvel; even the worst DC animated films are better than Marvel's attempts...

In this special live edition of the Under Two Capes Podcast, the boys welcome long time CL friend Tyler to discuss their favorite DC animated projects, from the DCAU to the wide catalogue of animated films. This is one field where DC has always destroyed Marvel; even the worst DC animated films are better than Marvel's attempts at animation! What do you think? Did you enjoy the conversation? W...

In this special live edition of the Under Two Capes Podcast, Jared welcomes scooper Syl Abdul to the show to discuss his DC films, comics, games, and the DCU's current direction. They discuss his scoops, what he got right, what he got wrong, and more as they pair geek out over DC content. It was great to have Syl on the channel to hang out, as he is a friend of the channel and a great help to...

This week, the boys examine the best gaming trilogy of all time, the batman Arkham trilogy. They discuss the plots, easter eggs, music, and the more as they discuss what stands as the best superhero video game trilogy of all time! So many got their introduction to the Batman mythos because of these games with the killer voice caste and the redefining of superhero gameplay! What do you think? Did y...

This week, Jared explains the bases of Flashpoint to his mother, a new fan tot he world of DC. They also go into why the SnyderVerse works as a way to introduce a new fan to the complicated DC Universe. This could be the start of a monthly series where Martha returns to CL to learn more about the wonder comic book world of DC comics and the exploits of the Justice League. What do you think? Do you...

This week, the boys attempt to answer the question of why the DC fanbase, in terms of the comics or the movies, are an angry fanbase. They go into the entitlement of fans, how DC as a company contributes to that division, and why a hang up of nostalgia is killing DC comics as a brand and a fanbase. Woe be the naive fans who decide to differ from the opinions of the gatekeeping minority of DC fans....

This week, the boys discuss their favorite Spiderman stories! The discuss comics, movies, and video games to trace the greatest legends of the friendly-neighborhood wall-crawler. Stories such as Kraven's Last Hunt, PS Spiderman, Web Of Shadow are mentioned among others. Spiderman is the Batman of Marvel in that he has some of the most legendary tales in all of comics. What do you think? Did th...

This week, Jared and the boys discuss certain creatives attacking their fans. This could come in the form of actors attacking people for liking the SnyderVerse, show runners attacking fans for disliking their shows, and many other issues in creative/customer relations. There is a sacred trust between the creative and the customers and, unfortunately, that trust is often taken for granted on the cr...

This week, the boys discuss the era of comics when DC and Marvel merged their characters into the Amalgam Comics Universe. It's is from here characters like Darkclaw, Amazon, Super Solider, and Iron Lantern among others. They also propose their own amalgamated DC/Marvel characters that were not used. These are some characters who could do well with an animated series. Unfortunately, these comp...

This week, Jared and the JHEAT discuss the monumental mess up that was the Marvel even Secret Empire by Nick Spenser. They go through the plot, context, and more to indicate that this story was a mistake and only served to damage the Captain America brand. Secret Empire served to turn us off of Marvel comics for many years, and no doubt has done so to many others. What do you think? Was Secret Emp...

This week, Jared and the boys discuss their favorite DC elseworlds storylines. They discuss Kingdom Come, Injustice, Dark Knights Of Steel, and more to discuss they advantage DC has over Marvel (i.e., the expansive multiverse of alternate worlds and takes on classic characters and storylines). Some of the best DC storylines belong to the elseworlds brand, so it is prudent to discuss these titans o...

This week, Jared welcomes longtime friend of Comics league Tristen from Nerdette's Newstand to discuss the age old debate, Are Comics Woke. This should be a good one! Wokeness has gotten out of hand in recent years, but is it really that bad? Find out on this exciting live edition of Under Two Capes! What do you think? Are comics woke? Are they not woke? How do you define woke? Like, comment,...

This week, the boys discuss the circumstances in which gatekeeping is not only justified, but also needed. They discuss the times when gatekeeping is not justified, how some take it too far, why it is necessary to gatekeep creatives more than fans, and so much more. Gatekeeping has gotten a bad reputation of late, but there are times when it is necessary to control who can contribute to the legaci...