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Andy Wilson from the Kiss Your Franchise Goodbye podcast and Kristin Scalisi both return to discuss the latest episode of She-Hulk. Of course we talk Daredevil, but also the history of Leapfrog, the Sokovia Accords, and secret identities in general.

Brooke Heyn and Andy Wilson from the Kiss Your Franchise Goodbye podcast both return to Dive Deep into the latest episode of She-Hulk. In addition to learning a lot about Jen’s dating life, you also get to hear some of the personal history of the podcasters themselves, as various moments from the show bring up memories.

Kristin Scalisi returns to join me and Andy Wilson from the Kiss Your Franchise Goodbye podcast to Dive Deep into the latest episode of She-Hulk. There’s a whole lot of wedding talk, and we learn (and reiterate) two very important lessons. Find out what they are by listening to this week’s Welcome to Geektown!

It’s just me and Andy Wilson from the Kiss Your Franchise Goodbye podcast this time to Dive Deep into the latest episode of She-Hulk, in which Titania finally returns, as she and Jen fight (in the legal sense) over the name “She-Hulk.” In addition, we get the MCU’s equivalent of Edna Mode, and a tease for a certain blind lawyer. We break it all down for you in this episode!

As Brooke was unavailable this week, Kristin Scalisi joined me and Andy Wilson from the Kiss Your Franchise Goodbye podcast to Dive Deep into the latest episode of She-Hulk. Wong returns, along with our new favorite, Madisynn (thankfully, she spells it out for us, so I know I got that right), and their antics inspire us to discuss the copyright of magic, various premium TV shows, and yak milk.

Brooke Heyn and Andy Wilson, both from the Kiss Your Franchise Goodbye podcast return again for a look at the She-Hulk show. We’re finally past all the set up, and we have what feels like what should be a “typical episode,” if such a beast exists. We break down the show, as each of us ends up revealing our own personal trauma brought up by specific moments in this sitcom.

Continuing the Deep Dive into the She-Hulk show, I get a much needed female perspective in the form of Brooke Heyn along with the returning Andy Wilson, both from the Kiss Your Franchise Goodbye podcast. In addition to breaking down the show, we veer into other subjects both serious and frivolous, including issues of mental control and consent to comics as case law.

As should be obvious by now, I love the character of She-Hulk, so I’m going to be diving into her “fun lawyer show” on Disney+, along with guest Andy Wilson from the Kiss Your Franchise Goodbye podcast. In this first episode, we get Jen’s super heroic origin story, and we learn more about Captain America than we may have wanted…

In preparation for the She-Hulk show, we go back and revisit an older episode, going over She-Hulk’s origin and major events, as well as what makes her different from her cousin Bruce. Then fill in the gaps in her comic book history that happened between that episode’s release and now.

Inspired by the animated movie, “Into the Spider-Verse,” a listener asks about the various characters in the Spider-Family that differ from the Spider-Man we all know and love. There are too many to go through in one episode, but we’ll start this series of “The Alternates” by looking at those featured in the movie that inspired the question.

Since the advent of the Direct Market, event comics have been a staple of Marvel and DCs sales strategy. But, while some are huge successes still fondly remembered, others are mocked or completely forgotten. We go back to the start of the Event Era and look at some of the most famous and infamous to see if we can figure out what is the winning strategy.

The saying the listener asking this week’s question references used to be: “No one stays dead but Bucky, Jason Todd and Uncle Ben,” but two of those three have also returned from the grave. So, why are so many characters brought back to life after being given a “permanent” end to their story?

Following up on last episode, instead of the elemental planes for animals, plants, and other forms of life associated with colors, this time we go over the emotional forces associated with colors in the DC Universe, and how entire Corps of heroes and villains have been built around them.

While many superheroes and villains have colors in their name (Green Arrow, Scarlet Witch, Blue Beetle, etc.), in the DC Universe there are two ways that colors influence some characters powers, and vice versa. This episode, we discuss the elemental forces that are associated with a few different colors in the first of this two part look.

Although we’ve finished our blow-by-blow of the individual episodes, guest John Mulhall and I still had some thoughts on the show in general, as well as the Disney+ MCU shows overall, which I decided to include as this special “Wrap Up” episode.

We’ve reached the finale of the show, and while John and I both have our issues with it, we still find a lot to enjoy and discuss as we talk about the characters, the story, and the connections and references to the original source material in the comics!

Continuing our look into the Moon Knight show with author John Mulhall (johnmulhall.com), we get into the penultimate episode. If you’ve seen the show, you should know there are content/trigger warnings that should go along with this episode, including parental abuse, so be advised.

Continuing our look into the Moon Knight show with author John Mulhall (johnmulhall.com), we get into Episode 4. Of course, we talk about that final shot, but we also discuss everything along the way to there, which includes some storytelling issues that John has.

Continuing our look into the Moon Knight show with author John Mulhall (johnmulhall.com), we get into Episode 3. John has a few nitpicks this episode, but overall we’re both still enjoying the show, and exploring Marc and Steven’s world (and relationship)!

Continuing our look into the Moon Knight show with author John Mulhall (johnmulhall.com), we get into Episode 2, where Marc Spector gets a little more spotlight time, as well as introducing us to an original character, Layla, who turns out to be…well, spoilers abound in the show, but not in this intro!

Moon Knight is a mysterious enough character that I thought it deserved a Deep Dive, and I brought along a guest, author John Mulhall (johnmulhall.com) to discuss the ins and outs of the show, compare and contrast with its comic origins, and do some light theorizing as to where it’s headed.

Continuing the anniversary tradition, Kurt moves forward in his chronological look at Speedball and the New Warriors team. Having finished up the 75 issue Volume 1 last year, we now move on to the short lived Volume 2, focusing on how they got back together and on the new members that joined, mutant teen Bolt, and the inner city youth turned mythological champion, Aegis!

In anticipation of the upcoming Disney+ show (and the Deep Dive I’ll be doing with author John Mulhall), it’s time to take a look at the origins of Moon Knight, why some call him “Marvel’s Batman,” and most importantly what makes him completely unique.

You may have heard of Earth 1, Earth 2, and possibly even Earth 616. But, how did all these names come to be, and who decides which is which? Wouldn’t they all want to be Earth 1? That’s what listener Joel L. asks, and Kurt answers for both the Marvel and DC Universes this episode.

Following up on last episode’s discussion of board game mechanics, we move into some game mechanics and other terms that are specific to games with cards. We define some of the more common terms and mechanics, using examples from some of the more popular card games.