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This week we kick it off with what we are reading and watching:  Matts list: Hyde Street #6- Image Comics/Ghost Machine Mr. Terrific Year One: DC Comics Absolute Wonder Woman 8- DC Comics Predator Versus Spiderman-Marvel Comics Daredevil Cold Day in Hell- Marvel Comics Peacemaker PResents Vigilante Eagley Double Feature- DC Comics Death of a Unicorn- AppleTV Mythic Quest Apple TV Laurens List: Hor...

Friends! We come with a very special episode this week as Jeremy Adams aka Spacekicker on social media joins us for an excellent episode. We start off by discussing his origin story of how he got into writing for TV and Comics. We chat about Aquaman and Green Lantern Corps all of which he is currently writing as part of his exclusive deal with DC Comics. We then go into Supernatural because Jeremy...

We are all vibes on this special interview today as Kenny has returned to us to chat about his incoming online comic book shop! We chat about how he is developing this new revolutionary app and their partnership with Image Comics. Things go off the rails as Matt delivers an unhinged seminar on how to properly meme your way to 5 million views on Threads and we discuss comic books before losing Laur...

This week we are back and start things off by discussing our comics: Lauren: Wolverine and X-Factor from Marvel Matt: Absolute Batman 8, Aquaman 5, and Supergirl 1 from DC and Godzilla V X-Men from Marvel Comics  Lauren talks about The Walking Dead Dead City and Star Wars A New Dawn!  We then chat News (18Min) such as our thoughts on the Superman and Ironheart trailers. For our Main Topics ( 26min...

*THIS EPISODE WAS LIVE SO THERE IS A 30 SECOND COUNTDOWN BEFORE THE EPISODE KICKS IN* We are honored to sit down with Ernie Altbacker to discuss his new Kickstarter campaign Area 51 Studios. "It turns out Area 51 is a secret government base, but not for storing alien corpses or crashed spacecraft. It's actually a studio lot where aliens come to shoot low-budget galactic reality shows." The story f...

What's up family?! We kick this episode off by discussing our comicbook recommendations: Absolute Green Lantern 2 and Two-Face 6 from DC Comics Star Wars 1and Laura Kinney Wolverine  from Marvel  The Moon is Following Us 9 from Image Comics We chat about what we have been watching as well as some news. Our Main Topic this week (21 min) is all about Ahsoka!  We go into her appearances in the Clone...

The Thunderbolts* or New Avengers as we are calling them now have hit theaters bringing us one step closer to Avengers Doomsday. We saw the film and break down our thoughts and reactions to the latest MCU film.  Spoilers ahead! Make sure to subscribe and never miss an episode. Leave a review and help the podcast grow! Follow us everywhere: linktr.ee/hopsgeeknews  Become a supporter of this podcast...

It is officially Star Wars month here on the show! With that we kick of some quick readings recommendations and news before we go into our first episode of Star Wars month. ( 18 minutes) We saw Revenge of the Sith in theaters which was Lauren's first time in theaters with the film so we discuss our thoughts as well as why it is Matt's favorite Star Wars movie as well as tie in The Clone Wars seaso...

With Free Comic Book Day on the horizon it's the perfect time to get into your shops to pick up some new reads! we have Zack Kaplan back on the show to discuss the release of the trade for Kill All Immortals from Dark Horse Comics which can be best described as Succession meets John Wick! When a family of immortal Vikings becomes too powerful Frey must decide what's more important to her, her immo...

We kick things off by discussing our weekly must read comic books such as: Peacemaker Presents: Vigilants/Eagly Double Feature, Absolute Martian Manhunter,, and Absolute Wonder Woman from DC Predator Versus Spiderman and Deadpool/Wolverine from Marvel Hornsby and Halo from Ghost Machine/Image Welcome to Twilight from the world of Minor Threats from Dark Horse Comics Matt also gives a quick spoiler...

Matt and Lauren are joined by Megan of  @VigilanteVibesPod  to discuss characters with the same name in both Marvel and DC! Who came first? Why are there two Captain Marvels, Deathstroke v Deadpool?  We dive into these character similarities and bring to you some history!  Shoutout to Jerald for the video content! Make sure to subscribe and follow us on social media: linktr.ee/hopsgeeknews linktr....

Have you been watching The Last of Us on HBO Max? We have and we have thoughts! We dive into the first two episodes giving our thoughts and reactions as well as Matt giving some information on how things are different than in the game.  Spoilers ahead so be careful!  Make sure to subscribe and turn on notifications to never miss an episode!  linktr.ee/hopsgeeknews Become a supporter of this podcas...

Our friend Tyrell swung by the show this week to announce his newest campaign that has been 5 years in the making! We got a taste of ERIS and the complete collection is available now! "ERIS is a sci-fi action comic exploring power, violence, and consciousness that captures the energy of 90’s comics, the thought-provoking formalism of alternative comics, and the excess of 80’s action films. ERIS ta...

We are back to normal production this week where we start out with discussing the recent Disney Magic Cruise Matt went on. We chat about our comics this week such as Absolute Flash 2, Zatanna 3, Wolverine, and more with out full reviews on  ⁨@NerdInitiativeNetwork⁩  before diving into a little bit of pop-culture news. We finally dive into our main topic this week with Andrew Hewitt, a mental healt...

In honor of Easter this sunday and it being on 4/20 we revisit the cult classic film Mallrats which takes us to a dating show in a mall featuring our friend Brian O'Halloran, Jay and Silent Bob, Stan Lee, Ben Affleck, and so many more!  We discuss our favorite quotes, moments, and fun facts as well as Lauren's passion for punching an Easter Bunny.  Make sure to subscribe and hit the notification b...

We skipped opening segments this week, and went right into a quick recap of Andor season 1, to get you ready for season 2, out April 22nd, on Disney+. #starwars #andor #disneyplus Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/hops-geek-news--5686721/support .

Matt sat down with Tanya, the Co-Founder of Comics on Coffee, which is an amazing brand of coffee bringing you a variety of flavorful roasts all in various comic book themed bags! Check out their website: comicsoncoffee.com  Make sure to like, subscribe, share, and follow to never miss an episode: linktr.ee/hopsgeeknews Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/hops-geek...

This week Matt and Lauren are back starting things off by chatting about their time at Galaxy Con Richmond before going into their comic reviews this week. This weeks reading lineup:  Hellverine- Marvel Hyde Street #5- Ghost Machine/Image Comics Absolute Green Lantern #1- DC Comics Daredevil Cold Day in Hell #1- Marvel They then dive into some news to catch you up on the latest and greatest. Main...

We hosted a couple of panels at Galaxy Con Richmond with Megan from Vigilante Vibes Podcast, The Nerd Haven, and Nerd Initiative!  What was supposed to be a superhero draft devolved into chaos and discussion of epic proportions and was one of the most fun panels we have ever done!  Find Megan: linktr.ee/vigilantevibespodcast Facebook group: The Nerd Haven Follow and subscribe to us: linktr.ee/hops...

We came together for a quick recap and reaction to Daredevil Born Again episode 7. How did we feel about Muse and the reveal? What about Fisk's realization that Matt is back as Daredevil? Make sure to listen now!  Find all of our recaps and episodes: linktr.ee/hopsgeeknews www.nerdinitiative.com Make sure to subscribe!  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/hops-geek...

Galaxy Con Richmond was this past weekend, and Megan of Vigilante Vibes Podcast and The Nerd Haven joined Lauren and Matt, as well as Micah, to discuss the double episode release last week of Daredevil Born Again on Disney+! Around 21 minutes in they were joined by a couple of awesome cosplayers who came as Daredevil and Spiderman! you can find Deacon (Daredevil) on Instagram at Bohefy_bates30 to...

We have another stellar interview you absolutely do not want to miss this week!  "Marcus Alqueres is a Canadian-Brazilian filmmaker and commercial director. His works have been featured around the globe, including his critically acclaimed short film, The Flying Man, with over 20 million views, currently being developed by Sony/Columbia Pictures as a feature film, with Marcus attached to direct. In...

We have had the distinct honor of sitting down with Marc Guggenheim creator of CW's Flash and Arrow as well as so many other great things such as Eli Stone and he even writes comics!  We chat about his current run Star Wars Jedi Knights and his upcoming Spiderman and Wolverine comic book run. Check out his website: https://marcguggenheim.com/ Peep his substack: https://marcguggenheim.substack.com/...

We were joined by the Marvel Queen herself Megan from The Nerd Haven Facebook group and Vigilante Vibes Podcast to discuss the latest episode of Marvel Studios Daredevil Born Again Episode 4. We go into our thoughts and theories and so much more! Find us all at Galaxy Con Richmond the 3 of us have a panel Friday, March 28th at 1015 PM and Saturday, March 29th at 1015 PM as well as a get-together a...

On this special episode, we sat down to chat with our old friend Joel Geier, who traveled to 1,400 breweries across America! During that time he has documented all of his travels and breweries in a book titled Flights Across America: A Brewery Lover's Journey. The 3 of us go into various breweries and beers that we love and get some insight into his traveling adventures. Follow Joel on Instagram:...