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“What if things had turned out differently ? Only I know…  For I am the Watcher, and mine is the power to see what was… And what might have been !” Yup, in this episode we explore the cosmos' greatest observer, The Watcher! We chat about the history of The Watcher in Strange Tales, What If and of course his origins in Fantastic Four. We also talk about some of our favorite current shows and how we...

The buzz about the new Black Panther film is everywhere and for good reason, it's the best of the superhero movies. Grown Ass Men loved the film so we discuss it, the fan reactions, and Black Panther in the comic books. We also chat about Doug's trip on Disney's Marvel Day at Sea Cruise and how they befriended Loki. Don't miss this one! Original music by Adam Bernstein

When it comes to Star Wars vs. Star Trek, Grown Ass Men take a radical stance; why compare? Let's just rate them all as one great collection of science fiction. That's a big task for anyone but we knew to call award-winning American stage actor, singer and narrator Robert Petkoff! Besides Robert's great accomplishments on the stage and screen, he's an expert on both shows and records voiceovers on...

What do you really want for the holidays? Peace on earth? Good will towards beings? Not setting the alarm? A different looking Congress? Binge watching every Cagney movie? While all of those are pretty damn cool, when it comes down to it, Grown Ass Men determined that all we want are comic books. Feel the same? We know you do. Check out this episode! Original music by Adam Bernstein

Want to know the real story between Marvel and DC? Want to hear the behind the scenes stories of the 50-year battle between the two comic book industry power houses? Well Grown Ass Men did so we asked the author of the great new book Slugfest by Reed Tucker to join us on latest episode (available everywhere through Da Capo publishing)! Don't miss it! Original music by Adam Bernstein

It's the eve of the release of Thor: Ragnarok and Grown Ass Men had to chime in. We're both huge Thor fans so we are using this grand occasion to discuss the very first Thor stories from Journey Into Mystery, lesser known artist Al Hartley, and why we think Thor is so cool. It's a good one, don't miss it! Original music by Adam Bernstein

In this episode, Grown Ass Men take a diversion from their regular comic book culture topics to discuss one of our favorite bands, the incomparable Steely Dan. With the passing of Walter Becker, both of us were compelled to discuss him and Steely Dan as we are both gigantic fans. Going back to the 70's, Steely Dan produced some of the most unique, satisfying music and we've both been obsessed with...

Back in August, Grown Ass Men had the great opportunity to visit the Society of Illustrators in NYC (https://www.societyillustrators.org) for the Spiderman original art exhibit. The private collection focused on John Romita Sr's incredible art but there were also gems by Steve Ditko, Gil Kane, Ross Andru and other well known artists. We brought honorary GAM Sam Mastandrea along and like proper com...

In the DC universe, Wonder Woman is one of our greatest heroes. The recent film starring Gal Godot is one the best of all the superhero movies that have been released, so over here at Grown Ass Men headquarters we've been talking about the film a lot. To celebrate, Grown Ass Men interviewed some of our favorite women to get their views on the film and what it means in the current climate. Give a l...

Joseph Scrimshaw is a super funny, intelligent, writer and comedian. When it comes to expertise on Star Wars, Star Trek, comic book films and other important geek topics, Grown Ass Men call on Joseph. He's appeared on our show before with his featured "Scrimshaw's Rants" and this is our first full length interview with him. You do not want to miss it! Listen! Original music by Adam Bernstein.

Welcome to Grown Ass Men episode 50! We're very psyched to celebrate this momentous occasion with an extra special episode about our favorite Batman, Adam West! To help us in our celebration we called upon writer, director Jack Perez! We chat Batman, other great moments from Adam West's career and Jack's film with Adam West, Monster Island. Listen! Share! Wish us a happy 50! Original music by Adam...

Ever wonder what a comic book inker really does? We did, so Grown Ass Men asked the best in the business, Klaus Janson, to share his thoughts on the subject! This is Part II of our interview with Klaus, and listen for the special tour we got of his studio! Check it out, true believers! Original music by Adam Bernstein.

When you think of the most influential comic creators of the last 50 years, it's inevitable that Klaus Janson's name will come up. His work on Daredevil, and The Dark Knight which he created with Frank Miller, changed the industry. Klaus has worked on almost every major Marvel and DC character and has inked many of the greatest pencillers in comics history. Grown Ass Men were lucky enough to be in...

Better, stronger, faster. Yup, Grown Ass Men have returned with another power packed episode where we chat the most 70's of 70's shows, The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman! Join us as we revisit the magic of bionics, the weirdness of Oscar Goldman, professional wrestling and of course, Farrah Fawcett!

On the eve of the new Netflix Iron Fist series, Grown Ass Men were excited to discuss the series with one of the actors in the series Carolyn Baeumler Bost! We discuss the show, the Iron Fist origin story and how TV is such a great place for writers these days. It's a great episode, give a listen! Original music by Adam Bernstein

Every now and then it's good to revisit the classics. If you take a look at lists that discuss the greatest storylines in comics, The Infinity Gauntlet is high on most lists. This classic series by Jim Starlin, George Perez, Ron Lim and Josef Rubinstein is loaded with the most powerful of the Marvel Universe as they tackle the most cosmic of villains, Thanos. If you don't know Thanos, check out th...

It’s all about the music on this episode -- Mr. Jaws, King of Fuh, The Streak -- novelty music, with plenty of demented samples! Plus an interview with special Grown Ass guest Rob Kelly from the great Power Records Podcast (https://twitter.com/FWPodcasts), talking about superhero LPs, and Doug wins five bucks from Adam. Don’t miss it!

Let's admit it folks, these are trying times and GAM needed to chime in on the state of the country. Seeing we're comic book nerds, we couldn't help but fantasize about some super powerful hero or villain coming to save the day! (Thanks, Mighty Mouse.) So we came to you, Grown Ass Fans, to tell us who you thought would be best suited to take care of the situation. Welcome to the Disruptor! Origina...

At Grown Ass Men enterprises we like to make an effort to discuss new and classic comics that the other may not know. This is the third of "convincing" episodes we've done and this one explodes with a discussion of comics you must check out! Along with the classic Bronze Age series Marvel Premiere, we also discuss two great new books; Black Hammer by Jeff Lemire/Dean Ormston and Paper Girls by Bri...

Welcome to a Grown Ass Men 2017! We wanted to start this year with a bang so we chose a topic everyone has an opinion about; what's better, Star Wars vs. Star Trek!? We certainly have our thoughts about it and we asked folks in the GAM community what they thought as well. It's a fun episode, give a listen! Original music by Adam Bernstein.

When you think of the giants of the comic book industry, its inevitable that Chris Claremont will be at the top of the list. He joined the Marvel Comics Bullpen in the early 70's and went on to pen some of the greatest stories in comics. Besides his classic work on Iron Fist, New Mutants, Batman, Fantastic Four and others, he basically elevated the rebooted X-Men team to the most popular in comics...

In the spirit of the great NYC comic book heroes, Grown Ass Men like adventures in a good ole' warehouse. A few weeks ago, we traveled to the recesses of Sunset Park, Brooklyn to get a private visit with Joe Koch, owner of the Koch Comics Warehouse. Any comic book fan would be blown away by the sheer volume of collectibles and we were no different. Besides touring the premises, we got a chance to...

We met Jamar Nicholas at NYC Comic Con. We were both taken in by his fantastic adaptation of Geoffrey Canada's book Fist Stick Knife Gun. We spoke with Jamar from his home in Philadelphia, where he's originally from. We talked about his great graphic novel, his love of comic strips, difficulties of urban inner city life and his upcoming book, Leon. Don't miss it! Original music by Adam Bernstein.

It's election time but we don't have to tell you that. In this most unprecedented election season, Grown Ass Men needed to chime in on the current political scene. We chat the great fiction characters who ran for political office, Martin Sheen from West Wing, the mayor from Ex-Machina and our favorite, Howard the Duck! Check it out! And don't forget to vote! Original music by Adam Bernstein.

Two of Marvel's greatest make appearances in this brand spankin' new Grown Ass Men episode, Luke Cage and The Vision. We chat about the Vision's powers, his new comic and share our excitement about the Luke Cage Netflix series. Don't miss it! Original music by Adam Bernstein.