For Comic Junkies

Tune in as Zaki Hasan (The Moviefilm Podcast, San Francisco Chronicle) and I discuss the legendary Indiana Jones film saga. We start at the beginning with Raiders of the Lost Ark and it’s impact on cinema and filmmaking in the decades that followed!

Today my guest is Chris Evans from Let’s Go! Chris and I get into the mega popular Civil War comic book and how it inspired and was translated to the movie! Which one did it better? Tune in to find out!

Today's bonus episode of the For Comic Junkies Podcast is JJ breaking down the Ghostbusters: Afterlife trailer!

Join Jesse, Steve, and I as we do a deep dive into the best Terminator movie T2! We get into it’s complex themes as well as what made this film peak since the followers failed to reach the heights of this phenomenal blockbuster!

Tune in as the Gotham Outsiders, TJ and Chris, crossover to my neck of the woods! We get into the origin of their podcast and friendship! Plus we discuss DC Pride and Marvel Voices and the importance of the rise of queer representation in media!

BOF’s own Garret Grev joins me today to discuss both the comic and the movie Captain America: The Winter Soldier! We get into what we like about the book and the movie and how well it translated into the different mediums. Plus we do a deep dive into what it means to be a true patriot fighting for freedom in the modern world!

As Pride Month comes to a close, I bring on my friend Colleen Mattis to discuss the importance of LGBTQIA+ representation in comic books and pop culture! Colleen brings her knowledge and humor to the show discussing her love of Batwoman and the whole Bat-world! We have an in depth discussion about outing yourself vs being outed and the effects of homophobia in media.

In this episode we do a deep dive with author Katie Maloney about her book Cake Pops and Coffee! She discusses her trauma that led her to write the book and how she uses what’s she has learned to help others!

In this episode it’s just me, little ole JJ, talking about my excitement for DC’s upcoming film slate. I get a little personal and deep but that’s only because I love these characters so much!

Tune in as I interview my good friend Kristin! We discuss how we met to the struggles she’s had a single mother/full time nurse to now being a homeowner with the love of her life!

Today’s guest is Erie’s own Kristy Gnibus! We discuss her origins as a feminist, single mom, teacher and her campaign for Congress in 2020 and where she plans to go now! Bad ass and real life Wonder Woman if you ask me!

Happy Memorial Day! We’re kicking off Captain America’s 80th anniversary with a discussion about his legacy from THE FIRST AVENGER to THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER! Joining me today is Nick Zednik (Vigilante 1939) and we get into our love of Captain America and why we keep falling for this guy with the ones that love him like Sam and Bucky!

Emily Jude returns to For Comic Junkies! We get into her love of Halloween and wearing elaborate costumes and how that easily translated into a love of cosplay! Plus Emily does her SPOT ON impression of Jenny Slate as Mona Lisa Saperstein from Parks and Rec! Don’t miss out!

Tune in as Mike Bufis (the North Jersey Nerd) and I get into the fun of cosplaying as his favorite superheroes and horror icons like Jason Voorhees and Michael Myers. We get into our secret origin as friends and how he's been catapulted into being a cosplay superstar! 

Today my guest is Meg Ciafre (Tik Tok Superstar) as we get into her love of Renaissance Fairs and making fun Tik Tok videos with exciting costume changes and dancing to Irish jigs. Meg gets into her love of costuming and why she wanted to get into the ever growing popularity of Tik Tok extravaganza! Follow her at www.tiktok.com/@meganciafre

Tune in as my new guest Megara Hope and I discuss the fun of cosplaying at conventions. She gets into her secret origin of cosplay and how we both can’t wait to get back to Comic Con!

Tune in to this awesome episode with returning guest Chelsea Logan (The Natural Ones) as we discuss the fun of cosplay! Chelsea gets into her origins with cosplay and the craziness that comes with being a Comic Con Celebrity!

This time its war! Tune in as returning guests / my best friends Jesse James and Steve DeJohn join me to talk about one of our all time favorites Aliens on its 35th anniversary!

An unstoppable force (the Xenomorphs) vs the immovable object (Superman)! Tune in as Peter Verra (Straight Outta Gotham, Batman-On-Film) joins me to discuss an oft overlooked classic Superman vs Aliens! A fun “Elseworlds” tale where Superman confronts the Aliens in a cool mashup of classic properties!

Tune in as returning guest Emmet Davis and I discuss the original draft of Alien 3 and how it holds up to the finished film. Should it have been made instead? Hear our thoughts!

Tune in to Part 1 of 2 of the For Comic Junkies coverage of Dark Horse’s Aliens Comics! I’m joined by Emmet Davis from the Let’s Go Podcast Network as we get into the Alien Original Screenplay graphic novel and how it influenced the final film!

Today we review Zack Snyder’s Justice League! Join Jesse James (Film Grain) and first time guest Ashley Magee as we discuss the director’s cut of Justice League and what worked better over the theatrical cut!

The Suicide Squad is coming and we e got the first trailer to whet our appetites! Tune in as I watch the trailer and ramble on about what I’m seeing and feeling! Spoilers - it’s mostly nonsense. But it’s fun nonsense!

Jesse and I finish out our Watchmen celebration with the most recent and arguably best addition to the Watchmen world - the Watchmen limited series on HBO MAX! We do a deep dive into the series and it’s connections to the real world and with Watchmen as a whole.

A world turned upside down by the most powerful man in the universe Dr Manhattan! That world of course is home to DC’s greatest heroes and villains! Tune in as Ryan Lower (the Batman Book Club) and I discuss the Watchmen sequel and it’s affects on us as readers as well as the main characters of Superman and the rest of the Justice League.