Moving Panels

EC Comics helped change the way horror could be told in comic books — and its influence can still be felt in horror movies and television today. In this Moving Panels One Shot, Laramy and horror fan James Brooks take a trip back to the 1950s to explore the history of EC Comics and the horror titles that made the publisher legendary. We talk about Tales from the Crypt , The Vault of Horror , and Th...

Superman has the Justice League. Batman has the Bat-Family. But what happens when the heroes of the DC Universe need a little help from their pets? This week on Moving Panels , Laramy Wells and Brittany Baker unleash the Super-Pets as they take a look at DC League of Super-Pets ! We’re talking Krypto, Ace, PB, Merton, Chip, and Lulu, while exploring the surprising comic-book history behind DC’s Le...

What makes a great comic book animation? Is it the incredible detail of Spider-Verse ? The dark atmosphere of Batman: The Animated Series ? The colorful simplicity of Super Friends ? Or can a motion comic, CGI series, or even a radically reimagined Batman tell the story just as effectively? In this Moving Panels One Shot, Laramy and Nicholas Pepin take a trip through the history of comic book anim...

Miles Morales is back, and this time the Spider-Verse is bigger, crazier, and packed with more Spider-People than you can possibly keep track of! Laramy and Tim Williams dive into Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse , from Miles' struggle to define what being Spider-Man really means to the introduction of Miguel O'Hara, Spider-Punk, Spider-Man India, Spider-Gwen, and a certain dinosaur tha...

Deadpool is back—and this time, he’s bringing a team. In this episode of Moving Panels, Laramy Wells and Justin Baker dive into Deadpool 2 , the sequel that somehow manages to be bigger, louder, bloodier, and even more self-aware than the first. We’ll look at the movie’s comic book roots, the characters it brings to the big screen, the changes made along the way, and whether all those jokes and fo...

Can you spot the real tagline from the fake knockoff, or will you fall into the trap? On this special game night episode of Moving Panels , host Laramy Wells is joined by cohosts Nicholas Pepin and Chad Sheppard for a high-stakes, full-episode showdown of The Tagline Trap ! We’re putting their comic book movie marketing knowledge to the ultimate test across decades of Marvel, DC, and iconic superh...

What happens when your girlfriend is a superhero—and then you break up with her? This week on Moving Panels, Laramy Wells and Tim Williams take on My Super Ex-Girlfriend , the 2006 romantic comedy starring Uma Thurman and Luke Wilson. While the movie isn't based on a comic book, it borrows heavily from superhero conventions, giving us a Superman-inspired heroine, secret identities, superpowers...

In this special One Shot episode of Moving Panels , host Laramy Wells is joined by fan-favorite recurring cohost (and now teenager) Ruby Wells to break down five of the most iconic heroines across Marvel and DC Comics! From Jersey City to deep space, we’re looking at how these incredible characters' powers work on the comic page versus how they translate to the screen: Kamala Khan: Her recent...

What happens when you drop a dysfunctional super-powered family into 1960s Texas? You get civil rights sit-ins, 1960s cults, time-travel assassins, and peak needle drops. This week on Moving Panels , host Laramy Wells and co-host Bethany Wells travel back to 1963 Dallas to break down Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy Season 2. We compare Steve Blackman’s TV adaptation to its source material—Gerard Wa...

We all know the classics: flight, super strength, optic blasts. But what about the comic book abilities that are so bizarre, absurd, or completely useless that Hollywood won't touch them with a ten-foot pole? In this One Shot episode of Moving Panels , host Laramy Wells and co-host Justin Baker dive deep into the absolute bottom of the Marvel and DC bargain bins. From grotesque anatomy to deep...

Our Summer Series comes to a groovy conclusion! Laramy Wells is joined by Nicholas Pepin and James Brooks to discuss Army of Darkness , the cult classic that proves you don't need to be based on a comic book to feel like one. The trio explores how Sam Raimi's medieval horror-comedy captures the spirit of comic books through its larger-than-life hero, over-the-top action, and unforgettable...

We always talk about comic books getting turned into movies, but what happens when the traffic moves backward? In this special One Shot episode of Moving Panels , host Laramy Wells is joined by co-hosts Tim Williams, Nicholas Pepin, and Gerry D. to dive deep into the massive, chaotic, and awesome world of comic books directly inspired by cinema and television. From canonical continuation series th...

The Summer Series continues as Laramy Wells is joined by Justin Baker and Blake Fowler to discuss Chronicle (2012), the found-footage superhero thriller that asks a simple question: what would really happen if three teenagers suddenly gained incredible powers? As part of our series on movies inspired by comic books, we explore why Chronicle feels so much like an X-Men story despite not being based...

What happens when film directors reject Hollywood realism and start treating the movie screen like a hand-drawn comic book page? In this special One Shot episode, Laramy is joined by his co-host and wife, Bethany, to break down the concept of Panel-to-Frame Grammar . We aren't talking about movie reviews or standard comic adaptations—we are diving deep into the visual pacing, structural contin...

This week on Moving Panels , our Summer Series continues with a movie that isn’t based on a comic book… but absolutely feels like one. Laramy is joined by Nicholas Pepin from Pop Culture Roulette and Tim Williams from 80s Flick Flashback to discuss Hancock (2008), the superhero movie that asked: what if the world’s most powerful hero was also its biggest public nuisance? The group talks about Will...

What happens when you put Marvel’s first family up against Pixar’s super-powered household? On this Moving Panels One Shot , Laramy Wells and Gerry D. dive into the similarities and differences between the Fantastic Four and The Incredibles. From matching powers and team dynamics to the deeper theme of family, we explore why these two iconic groups feel so connected—and where they couldn’t be more...

This summer, Moving Panels is trying something new. Instead of discussing movies and TV shows directly adapted from comics, we’re celebrating stories inspired by them — movies that capture the spirit of comic books without coming from the page. To kick things off, Laramy is joined by his daughters Ruby and Lily to discuss The Incredibles . Together they talk about why this Pixar classic may secret...

This summer, Moving Panels is exploring a different side of comic book storytelling. When most people think of comic book movies, they think of direct adaptations. But every episode of Moving Panels begins with the phrase “based on, inspired by, and adapted from the world of comics” for a reason. Comic books have influenced storytelling far beyond the pages of Marvel and DC. In this special Moving...

What happens when Superman sings, Broadway collides with late-night television, and absolutely nobody involved seems to be making the same project? Laramy Wells and Tim Williams dive into the bizarre 1975 TV special It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman! —a musical adaptation of the Man of Steel that feels equal parts Silver Age comic, stage production, and fever dream. The guys...

It’s aniMAYtion month on Moving Panels , and hosts Laramy Wells, Tim Williams, and Nicholas Pepin are throwing a massive curveball into the ranking machine! We start the episode like any normal, chaotic day at the mercy of the Flickchart algorithm—pitting completely random comic book and superhero movies against each other in brutal head-to-head battles. But because it’s May, we are shaking things...

For aniMAYtion month, Laramy Wells and Blake Fowler dive into one of the most emotional and morally complex Batman stories ever adapted with Batman: Under the Red Hood . The guys discuss Jason Todd’s return, Batman’s no-kill rule, the legacy of A Death in the Family , and the infamous fan vote that decided Jason’s fate back in 1988. They also break down the differences between the comic and animat...

This week on Moving Panels: One Shot , Laramy Wells and James Brooks dive into the darker side of animated comic adaptations in “Adult Themes in Animated Comic Adaptations”. From the brutal violence of Invincible to the gothic horror of Castlevania and the emotional chaos of Harley Quinn, the conversation explores how animation evolved beyond the “kids cartoon” label to tackle trauma, horror, mora...

It’s aniMAYtion month on Moving Panels , and we’re diving into one of Marvel’s most chaotic animated releases— Hulk vs. 💥 This episode is split into two mini-episodes as we break down Hulk vs. Thor and Hulk vs. Wolverine separately, exploring how each story brings a completely different tone, style, and perspective to the Hulk. From mythological clashes with gods to brutal, grounded fights with W...

Mythology never really went away… it just started showing up in comic books. In this Moving Panels: One Shot , Laramy is joined by his wife Bethany to explore the deep connections between ancient mythology and modern superheroes. From characters pulled straight from legend like Thor and Hercules, to myth-inspired heroes like Moon Knight, Wonder Woman, Shazam, Aquaman, and Black Panther, this episo...

In this episode of Moving Panels , Laramy is joined by Gerry D, and Blake Fowler to break down Marvel’s Moon Knight —one of the most unique and psychologically complex entries in the MCU. The crew dives deep into how the series adapts the character from the comics, exploring the many versions of Marc Spector and how those changes shaped the show. They discuss Oscar Isaac’s standout performance, th...