Comics Code Atrocity

After his Rebirth, Green Lantern opened up the spectrum of light. No longer were there just GREEN Lanterns that wield willpower. But Yellow (fear), Pink (love), Red (rage), Blue (hope), and Orange (greed). Unfortunately most of them don't exactly blend together. This is a big episode where we cover the story arcs: Mystery of the Star Sapphires, The Sinestro Corps War, Rage of the Red Lanterns, and...

Hal Jordan has been through a lot as Green Lantern, none worse than the lose of Cost City thanks to the hands of Mongul. So he did what anyone would do, recreate the city, kill the guardians of the universe along with all his friends, rename himself Parallax and become a villain hellbent on changing the universe in his image.... And then die and become the Spectre. Of course.  When all this i...

I'm joined again by my Blues Brother Todd to go over some of our favorite moments from James Gunn's 'The Suicide Squad. The newest movie in the DCEU (or whatever that is now) There's tons of fun with lots of obscure cameos, Laughable moment, and lots and lots of mindless violence. We also dive into the future of the DC film franchises, both in theaters and HBO Max. The talk then goes into what DC...

Batman Beyond travels 30 years in the past to prevent a cyborg takeover of the world. The problem is the creators of the artificial intelligence are the two smartest men on the planet, Mr. Terrific and Bruce Wayne. Following the events of World's End, a war between Earth 2 and our dimension leaves the planet as a disaster full of paranoia, human experimentation, cooperate coverups, and a missing S...

A teenage version of Kang the Conqueror goes back in time to form a new team of Avengers. Captain America's grandson, Antman's Daughter, Captain Mar-Ell's son, a new set of Maximoff twins, and the one and only Kate Bishop need to team up to take down Kang, Super Skrulls, and deal with their parent drama. If you love the marvel heroes, you'll love the next generation more! Written by: Allan Heinber...

DC comics have an infinite version of infinite stories. Val Zod is from the New 52's metaverse version of Earth 2, a world that's very different from the one you know. Val took the violent lessons of his father (General Zod) and decided to use his strengths to heal and bring peace instead of destruction. Additionally we talk about another Superman from the Final Crisis event, Calvin Ellis. A hero...

In 1995, the writers of X-Men did something most comics had never done before; they went to another dimension. The event labeled Legion-Quest shows a troubled David Heller going back in time and accidentally killing Charles Xavier. Those events caused an alternate timeline where Apocalypse was able to take over the world without the interference of the X-Men. In this Age, Magneto leads a new, more...

When a pandemic breaks out killing most of the population and makes all future children turn into animal hybrids. However when society crumbles, it is man who becomes the most savage of creatures. The story follows a little boy Gus and a big man Jeppard as they navigate the dark and bloody world with many dangers.  Written and illustrated by: Jeff Lemire

Who is, in Odin's words, that "titanic mute baby too dumb to be of use."? Well that is Uatu, a member of the first race who is spending all eternity watching the marvel heroes. Even though he has vowed never to interfere with their lives... he does quite a bit. This episode of the podcast briefly explains who he is, some of the stuff he has done in the comics, and what he will be doing in the new...

Criminal is, well a story about criminals. The ones living in the big city and do all the fucked up things they do to get by. Ed Brubaker shines a light on those individuals in a beautiful and ugly way. This anthology series covers the stories of several families and the generations that get wrapped up in the worst things humans are capable. This episode specifically covers my favorite and probabl...

Fell is a story of a detective named Richard Fell, who goes over the bridge to Snowtown, which is hell to many, or home to some. The story has a series of some of the worst crimes you could imagine, the warped minds that commit them, and the sad few that do their best to save the citizens that cant escape. Recently there are (lets call them) rumors for a sequel to one of Warren Ellis' best works....

A living machine from the 31st century travels to the past plotting to kill his enemies before they form. The Avengers band together with the Guardians of the Galaxy to defeat Korvac by any means necessary! However after gaining cosmic power and, more importantly, love he wants to help a universe full of injustice... by ruling it. In this story the lines of good and evil blur as the Avengers fight...

Todd joins again for another live episode! This time on some casting problems that currently face the Marvel Cinematic Universe  Rumors have surfaced of Charlie Cox and other Netflix Defenders joining the MCU. What kinds of challenges will the movies and fans face with this confusion. We also cover past recasting in the MCU, the changes Spider-Man has gone through, and what Black Panther 2 mi...

Superman: Last Son was a story from the pages of Action Comics that introduced a new Last Son of Krypton. A child with super powers, who speaks Kryptonese lands in our world. Is he the future of Krypton? Clark Kent has to choose if he needs to be the father, for this child, that he never had. Unfortunately Clark meets the real parents... from the Phantom Zone; A prison dimension housing the most d...

The Eternals are like gods, or more appropriately angels. Imagine living on this planet for millions of years. They have seen the creation of life and the horrors of extinction. Some of these "people" want to protect the planet and everyone on it, others want nothing but horror, slavery, and death. Now imagine all of their minds were erased and the chaos that would bring on modern civilization. Th...

Hulk is sent away from Earth by his fellow Avengers and crash lands on the war torn planet of Sakaar. He faces slavery, gladiator battles, and every form of monster imaginable. But Hulk is the strongest one there is! And his new personality, The Green Scar, is stronger than any other Hulk before him.  We also talk a bit about the sequel World War Hulk, when the Green King brings his army to E...

A special episode of Comics Code Atrocity where I'm joined by a co-host, my brother Todd! We talk about the success of Zach Snyder's version of Justice League, the backstory of how this came to be, and the unlikely future of this franchise. As well as get sidetracked on just how good some of the other DC cartoon shows were!

Tony Stark has had to deal with his company being bought out, his suit getting hacked (causing him to be seen as a monster to the world), and every family and friend leave in his time of need. So who does he turn to but his old friend Uncle Jack... Daniels. This is a story that not only defines the character, but humanized comic books for many people who know what it's like to struggle. This is th...

Head Lopper, The Executioner, The Son of the Minotaur... Norgal. He's just a badass motherfucker that is great at doing one thing, and it's cuitting off heads. This dude is so great at cutting off heads that when he winds up in a strange land threatened by an evil sorcerer, he is send on an epic quest to rid the evil from it's shoulders. Every great hero needs a side kick, this on just happens to...

Secret Empire is a story about the great American gaslight. Steve Rogers is more than a hero, he is the soul of this country and the American dream. So what happens when that dream gets hijacked by Hydra. And this isn't just some Germany Nazi spy trick. This is literally an entirely new reality where he has always been a member of Hydra. Well he does what Cap always seems to do, he wins. The soul...

The Vision is the best, most kind, morally perfect hero in the Avengers. However when he decides to make himself a family (Wife Virginia and two children Vin and Viv), the line of morality gets more blurry. Anyone with a family knows a father has to make some hard choices in life. This is a story of The Vision learning what it means to become a good father and husband, even if that means becoming...

Avengers Standoff is a marvel event a bit of a smaller scale. Mariah Hill, the director of SHIELD, made a prison that robs villains' of free will and consciousness, which she named it after herself. With some help from a sentient Comic Cube named Kobik, Hill made a ticking time bomb waiting to explode. Luckily Steve Rogers, Sam Wilson, Bucky Barnes, and a whole bunch of other heroes have shown Jus...

Steve Rogers has lost his Powers and becomes an old man... So who is the new hero to take up the shield? Sam Wilson is the first African American Captain America. This covers  a version of the character that's bold and has a side on political issues. Not just fighting evil scientists but Wall Street crooks and White Supremacist's using "the constitution" to commit acts of terror. And the wors...

House of M is a story spinning out of the fallout of Avengers Dissembled. The Scarlet Witch has gone off the reservation. Unfortunately everyone else is forced to join her. A world is reshaped to make Magneto the king of America and mutants are finally the superior race. Wolverine just cant seem to let everyone have a good time and starts giving people their memories back in order to fight Magneto...

In order to tell you about the new series Three Jokers , I have to tell you about two of the most iconic Batman stories as well: The Killing Joke and A Death in the Family . Who is the Joker and where did he come from? Well which one are we talking about? Are you ready to hear about the Joker's most sadistic, clownish and complex acts of crime? Or are you just sticking around to finally know who r...