Geeksplained Podcast

TIME TO MEET YOUR MAKER! In Part 2 of ULTIMATE JUNEVASION, returning guest Owen (OwenLikesComics) joins Aeric to break down the comic book history of Earth-1610’s Reed Richards… aka THE MAKER! The former Ultimate Mister Fantastic is taking center stage in Hickman and Hitch’s ULTIMATE INVASION this month, so venture back into the character’s past to find out how he became the biggest villain in the...

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! This week, the Book Club Bois continue the journey of Barry Allen and the rest of the Flash Family in Volume 2 of FLASH REBIRTH! After reuniting with the long-lost Wally West and putting away longtime friend August Heart – aka Godspeed – Barry Allen finds himself face to face with another figure of his past: The Shade! This former enemy-turned-ally is facing a...

THE ULTIMATE JUNEVASION BEGINS! To celebrate the release of ACROSS THE SPIDERVERSE and the return of the Ultimate Universe this month in ULTIMATE INVASION, host Aeric Azana is joined by Book Club co-host Malcolm Russell-Nelson to discuss the BEST comics featuring Miles Morales! Plus a Wild Card Weekly Review on the season finale of Ted Lasso, this weeks Comics Countdown, and more! Time Stamps: 00:...

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! In our SEASON 4 PREMIERE, the Book Club Bois dive into the opening chapter of the Rebirth Era and discuss the first volume of THE FLASH by Joshua Williamson! Something has robbed the DC Universe of time. And not just time – legacy, love and hope are also in short supply. But that’s about to change, as a lightning bolt strikes to hail the return of Wally West!...

X-MAY 2023 DRAWS TO A CLOSE! In this GIANT-SIZED finale to X-May 2023, Aeric is joined by Justin and Alicia of The X-Wife Podcast to decide which book in the Krakoan Age stands as the BEST OF X! Thirty(!) books are discussed, compared and contrasted in this single-elimination tournament… hope they survive the experience! Plus a GIANT-SIZED Weekly Review on the series finale of The Flash, this week...

FOR EVERY KIND OF X-MEN ERA! This week, Aeric is joined by returning guest and “The Godfather of X-May” Doug (For Every Kind of Geek) to discuss and define EVERY era of X-Men comics! From the original Lee/Kirby days to the Krakoan Age – if you’ve ever wanted to get into a specific era of X-Men comics but didn’t know where to start, then this episode is for YOU! Plus our latest Weekly Review on the...

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! This is it! The GRANT Finale of the season! Join the Book Club Bois as they discuss the end of Grant Morrison’s time on Batman with BATMAN INCORPORATED VOLUME 2: GOTHAM’S MOST WANTED! War has come to Gotham. The forces of Leviathan and Batman Incorporated clash – with the fate of the entire world in the balance! As the situation gets more dire, will Damian cho...

JEAN GREY WILL BE JUDGED! In our X-MAY 2023 Interlude, Aeric goes solo to put the Geeksplained Spotlight on THE TRIAL OF JEAN GREY! This underrated crossover between the OG5 and the Guardians of Galaxy sees Jean Grey being abducted by the Shi’Ar Empire to stand trial for her crimes as The Phoenix! This time-displaced Jean hasn’t experienced the events she’s being accused of, but that won’t stop Ka...

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! It’s the beginning of the end! This week, the Book Club Bois dive into the first half of our two-part season finale with Volume 1 of the New 52 BATMAN INCORPORATED! Now that Bruce has assembled his worldwide crime-fighting organization, it’s time to go to war! With the ever-growing threat of Leviathan, Bruce will need to travel all over the globe to combat the...

THE X-MEN ARE COMING TO THE MCU! In Part 2 of X-MAY 2023, Aeric is joined by returning guest Troy (troyoboyo17) to discuss the X-Men and their history on the silver screen. They discuss what worked and what didn’t about the Fox films, their experience with these film adaptations, their mutual love of X-Men Evolution, and what they’d like to see when the Mutants arrive in the MCU! Plus our latest W...

GOTHAM SAYS GOODBYE TO GRAYSON! This week, the Book Club Bois finish the Dick Grayson Batman saga with the final stop before the New 52 – BATMAN: GATES OF GOTHAM! A conspiracy that stretches back to Gotham’s gilded age comes back to haunt the Gotham of today! Dick Grayson and Damian Wayne are joined by Cassandra Cain and Tim Drake to battle against the villainous Architect, whose grudge with the F...

WELCOME BACK TO X-MAY! In our landmark 250TH EPISODE, we’re kicking off our annual celebration of Marvel’s Merry Mutants by traveling back to where it all began! Host Aeric Azana is joined by Connor Goldsmith of CEREBRO to revisit Stan Lee and Jack Kirby’s X-MEN #1 – featuring a discussion on how the book came to be, the bonkers story, and where every major player in the issue has gone since! Plus...

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! This week – the Book Club Bois begin the final act of Grant Morrison’s Batman, with the first chapter of BATMAN INCORPORATED! As Batman brings his fight against crime to the international stage, he finds himself and his fellow heroes in the crosshairs of LEVIATHAN! Bruce recruits allies from across the planet in preparation for the war that will follow – and n...

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! This week, join the Book Club Bois as they chronicle the final volume of BATMAN AND ROBIN! Rounding out the Dick and Damian era is a trio of stories that will push the new Dynamic Duo to the limit! Featuring new enemies (and the return of a well-known one!), this anthology volume gives us the send-off to our local caped crusaders before the fight against crime...

GO GO POWER RANGERS! To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers, we’re diving back into the Boom! comics to discuss the sequel to SHATTERED GRID. Join host Aeric Azana as he puts the Geeksplained Spotlight on POWER RANGERS: NECESSARY EVIL. Plus a Wild Card Weekly Review, this weeks Comics Countdown, and more! Time Stamps: 00:00:46 Intro 00:05:34 Spotlight on Power Range...

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! This week, the Book Club Bois check back in with Dick Grayson, Damian Wayne, and… THE JOKER?!? Everything since BATMAN R.I.P. comes to a head – as The Joker resurfaces, Batman and Robin fight their most dangerous battle, and The Black Glove makes its move to take control of Gotham City! Amidst the chaos, one thing is certain… BATMAN AND ROBIN MUST DIE! Covers...

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! This week… He Returns. Join the Book Club Bois as they dive deep into the time-bending adventure of THE RETURN OF BRUCE WAYNE! In this wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey tale - following his apparent death at the hands of Darkseid in FINAL CRISIS - Bruce Wayne finds himself stranded in time! He’ll have to fight his way back to the present, but a shadowy threat stalks...

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES! This week, the Dick Grayson Batman era continues! Join the Book Club Bois as they discuss Talia’s revenge and the return of Knight and Squire in BATMAN VS ROBIN! Following their clash with the Red Hood, Dick Grayson is on a mission: to bring back Bruce Wayne. And he’ll go to the ends of the earth and use any means necessary to achieve this goal. But what does that mean for t...

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! This week… a new era begins! Dick Grayson is Batman. Damian Wayne is Robin. And crime fighting in Gotham will never be the same! Join Aeric, Malcolm and Jacob as they discuss the opening act of this new Dynamic Duo in BATMAN AND ROBIN: REBORN! A new threat has arrived in Gotham: Professor Pyg and his Circus of Strange! Dick and Damian will need to set aside th...

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! This week marks our 90TH SESSION of the Geeksplained Book Club! To celebrate, the Book Club Bois discuss the changing of the guard in the Batfamily in BATMAN: BATTLE FOR THE COWL! Following the death of Batman, Gotham has fallen into chaos. Nightwing and the rest of the Batfamily are trying to hold the city together, but the people of Gotham don’t just need he...

THE END IS NIGH! In this GIANT-SIZED ANNIVERSARY edition of the Geeksplained Book Club, our journey through Grant Morrison’s epic Batman saga brings the Book Club Bois to the end of all things, as they discuss FINAL CRISIS. Good has lost. Evil has won. Is there any way back from here? Join the heroes of the DC Multiverse as they battle against Darkseid and his unstoppable Anti-Life Equation, with...

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! Dearly beloved, we gather this week to say our goodbyes to The Batman… or do we? Find out in this session, where the Book Club Bois discuss BATMAN R.I.P! Bruce Wayne has been driven to the brink of sanity by the mysterious Black Glove, and if he’s to survive their final gambit he may have to break everything that makes him Batman… including his own mind. Is th...

DING DING DING! This week, we’re celebrating the release of CREED III by ranking EVERY film in the Rocky/Creed series! From Apollo Creed to Viktor Drago, who reigns supreme as the champion in the ring?? Find out here! Plus our latest Weekly Review on the final season of The Flash, this Week’s Comics Countdown, and more! Time Stamps: 00:00:40 Intro 00:01:49 Rocky/Creed RANKED 01:29:38 Weekly Review...

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! This week, the #BookClubBois are invited to a deadly dinner on a mysterious island – courtesy of The Black Glove! Join Aeric, Malcolm and Jacob as they discuss the next chapter in Grant Morrison’s BATMAN saga! Batman and Robin are invited to a reunion of the International Club of Heroes – a defunct organization that comprising the Batmen of all nations! But th...

REILLY-HOLICS, STAND UP! This week, host Aeric Azana is joined by Zach McRary (The Comics That We Love) to discuss the life(s) and times of Ben Reilly! Tracking his comic book history from his creation all the way to this year’s DARK WEB event, this episode is your one-stop shop for all things concerning the SENSATIONAL SCARLET SPIDER! Plus our latest Weekly Review on the final season of The Flash...