Giant Sized Violence: A Toku Comics Podcast

This week on Giant Sized Violence, we're joined by Charlotte Fierro of My Marvelous Year and Extra Issues as we review Rumble from Image Comics! Join us as we take a look at James Harren and Dave Stewarts' creator owned precursor to UltraMega, written by John Arcudi with later issues drawn by Dave Rubin.

If too much pink energy is dangerous, then this is our riskiest episode yet! We're joined by writer/producer Melissa Flores (@Misty_Flores) and writer/voice actress/Amazing Race contestant Meghan Camarena (@Strawburry17) to chat about their co-written Massive-Verse title, Radiant Pink! We also discuss all things Power Rangers, Women of Marvel, zombie survival and more!

In this deeply personal episode, we'll be covering highlights of the last year, commemorating the heroes we lost,  and walk through Tomi's experience of finding their voice through heroes like the Power Rangers. Along the way, they recount their story of their own psychedelic experience that led to a life-changing realization. For the first time in our show's history, we also incorpora...

Following Tomi’s appearance on the Henshin Men’s Kamen Rider Black episode last month, Henshin Host Nathan Marchand joins us here to discuss Amazon’s dark remake of the classic series with Kamen Rider Black Sun. The franchise has never before been this brutally violent, or had such hard hitting political themes, and we’re here for all of it! We of course have a lot to say about this drastically da...

Brandon Easton, writer of the upcoming Kamen Rider: Zero One comic, as well Transformers: War for Cybertron, Overwatch 2, and Iyanu: Child of Wonder joins us to discuss his extensive work in comics as well as his love of Kamen Rider. We of course couldn't miss the opportunity to pick his brain on everything from Star Trek, to unadapted Transformers anime, and even Hamilton gets a mention! Be on th...

This week we welcome Nathan from the Henshin Men back to the show, along with his cohost, Michael, from the Power Trip podcast. Join us as we take a look at the most notorious Power Rangers fan film - Power Rangers: Unauthorized (aka Power/Rangers). Check out Nathan and Michael on The Power Trip: A Journey Through the Power Rangers Franchise https://open.spotify.com/show/5BywCLIJtw5n5rHZuBmJi3?si=...

Giant Sized Violence is back with our most exciting episode yet! We're taking a look at the next major toku-inspired book from Image Comics, Dead Lucky! Joining us to discuss the book is none other than the author herself, Melissa Flores! We talk at length not only about her upcoming comic, but also her 10 years as a producer on Power Rangers, as well as her work on other shows like Glitter Force...

In our first ever Ultra-sized crossover episode, we welcome to the show Nate (no, a different Nate this time) from the Henshin Men Podcast to cover the final issue of UltraMega's first arc! Join us as we get lost in several toku-tangents exploring the countless references and similarities to Power Rangers and classic Ultraman found in this climactic final issue!

What happens when you mix Terminator, Robocop, Mad Max, and Power Rangers and add a dash of religious imagery and satanic themes? Mechanical Violator Hakaider is what happens. Grant and Grant are back this week to discuss the ultimate B-movie for UltraMega fans, and to be honest we're still a little surprised this movie exists.

Grant and Nate are together again to discuss the third issue of UltraMega! Join us as we take a look into what might be the best issue of the series so far and discuss how this book plays with the tropes in the genre! Music Used: Intro & Outro: You're An Ace Kid - DEMONDICE

Grant and Grant do a deep dive into the history of one of Japan's favorite superheroes: Kamen Rider! Join us as we discuss the history of the hero that established many of the tropes we've come to love in the genre of Tokusatsu, and why fans of UltraMega should check out this beloved long-running series. If you've ever wondered what happens when you mix Batman, Doctor Who, and the Power Rangers, t...

This week Grant is joined by Nate, cohost of the Comically Confused Podcast, to discuss the second issue of UltraMega. Join us as we do a deep dive into the characters, world, and references we'll be following for the rest of the series so far! Music Used: Intro & Outro: You're An Ace Kid - DEMONDICE Background Music: Kamen Rider Black Opening Guitar Cover - AlfarAway Music

Hosts Grant and Grant kick off the podcast by covering the first issue of UltraMega by James Harren and Dave Stewart! Join us as we geek out over the best single issue of a comic book we’ve read in years and pick apart everything that makes this series so great!