Hops 'Geek' News

We had the distinct pleasure of sitting down with Geoff Johns, Bryan Hitch, Jason Fabok, and Gary Frank to discuss the upcoming April 3rd releases of Redcoat, Rook Exodus, and Geiger! April 3rd is now deemed Ghost Machine day and you need to get your hands on these! FOC is March 11th so run do not walk to your comic shops Follow us on NerdInitiative.com Hopsgeeknews on every social media account s...

Recently on Turn a Page via Nerd Initiative we had Josh Trujillo on to chat about Blue Beetle! @nerdinitative @Losthiskeysman Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/hops-geek-news--5686721/support .

We have a fantastic issue dropping today as Ryan Stegman, Kenny Porter, and Tyrell Cannon are joining the show to discuss The Schlub from @imagecomics! This six-issue series is action-packed, emotional, and filled to the brim with everything you could ever want in a comic. First things first we talk about what we are drinking such as Dewey Beer from Delaware and Benchtop Brewing from Norfolk, Va....

We have a special creator interview today as Chris Condon and Jacob Phillips the creators of Image Comics Enfield Gang Massacre stop by to discuss the 6 issue run and prepare for the trade to drop. FOC for the trade is March 4th and the trade releases on April 9th. Do not miss out on this Western tale of Texas justice. Find Chris @ChristophCondon Find Jacob @ThatJPhillips Preorder the book https:/...

Welcome Welcome, we are back this week chatting up a lot of exciting things! We start with the introduction of our Cantina Hour, a new live segment that will begin airing on our socials. We then dive into what we have messed up on before going into what we have been reading and watching. Matt goes on an emotional tangent about the Netflix limited series One Day as we then delve into some of the la...

Welcome to a special issue where we had the opportunity alongside Ken from The ODPH Podcast and Nerd Initiative to chat about the upcoming comicbook from Dark Horse Comics Minor Threats Vol 2. To do this Jordan Blum (MODOK, American Dad), Patton Oswalt ( Remy, MODOK, Literally everything everywhere.) and Scott Hepburn (Deadpool) join us and we dive into their amazing villainous universe! Subscribe...

We have started a weekly live happy hour chatting about various topics and this week we sat to discuss the Fantastic 4 cast announcement, Deadpool and Wolverine trailer, and X-Men 97! Matt also chats about Dunkin Donuts and buying the Dunking Jacket from the Super Bowl commercial. Make sure to like, subscribe, and rate our show to help us grow Follow us on social media @hopsgeeknews Find our weekl...

Happy Valentines Day Lovers! We bring to you a special bonus episode where Matt dives into the love story of Black Canary and Green Arrow and then Lauren delivers the often tragic backstory behind Wolverine. Make sure to grab your heart-shaped box of chocolates and listen to this special episode. We will gladly be your valentine. Subscribe, follow, and rate us to help the show grow Join us on soci...

This week we are back after our break discussing news and what we are reading and watching such as Mace Windu 1 and Wolverine from Marvel and Lisa Frankenstein. We then are joined by SFX master Ryan Curtis who worked for 3 seasons on Supernatural! He details what it is like creating the magic and how they did things such as beheading vampires and so much more. Check out his comics here: https://gl...

MEGACON IS HERE We will be at Megacon Orlando every day and so we are here to break down our plans. We have 2 panels to host, Epcot to drink around, and An Emo Night to attend. Will we see you there? Find us on social media @hopsgeeknews Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/hops-geek-news--5686721/support .

Welcome back to another week and another fun episode! This week we sit down and chat about what we have been reading which includes: Thrawn Alliances from Marvel Dracula #4 from Skybound Entertainment and Image Comics The Schlub #6 from Image Comics Titans Beast World Tour Star City #1 from DC Percy Jackson on Disny+ And more. We then dive into some of the latest news from around the pop culture u...

Welcome back! This week we kick things off by talking about what we have been reading and watching. We chat Justice League vs Godzilla vs Kong from DC Black Hammer from Dark Horse Comics Kill Your Darlings from Image Comics Percy Jackson on Disney+ Supernatural Then, we dive into some news before being joined by our dear friend DT to discuss Scott Pilgrim! We chat about the books, the movies, and...

Matt and Lauren bring to you a new episode this week where they discuss what they have been reading and watching which includes Outsiders from DC Comics, Thunderbolts from Marvel comics, and Percy Jackson from Disney+. They then touch on some news before diving into the origins of Maya Lopez AKA Echo in honor of the latest release from Marvel Studios. The duo discusses her initial appearance in Ma...

Marvel has just released all 5 episodes of their latest MCU show and the newest Spotlight series #echo. We sat down to give our #review about what we liked, what we may not have liked, and overall thoughts! As always like, subscribe, and leave a review! Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/ymDz48zs Find us weekly on @NerdInitiativeNetwork Join us as we will have 2 panels at Megacon Orlando Feb 1-4...

Join us for a special creator interview as Corissa Grant writer and creator of Worthy Chaos Comics joins us to talk about her Kickstarter campaign for Redemption. Fans of #supernatural will want to get their hands on this as it is a "Fight for survival against destiny and the forces of the underworld. Think Buffy, Resident Evil, Good Omens & Supernatural." Back the campaign here: https://www.k...

Welcome back to a new year of the Geeks! We are back to our regularly scheduled programming where we talk about what we have been watching such as Supernatural, Percy Jackson, What If...?, Birds of Prey from DC Comics, and more! We then dive into some news such as the recent Megacon announcements before diving into our main topic which is the most recent Doctor Who Specials with the grand return o...

Our 200th episode fun continues on as Lauren and Matt gather around to go over the massive year that was film and television. They start things off by talking about their top 5 favorite TV shows of 2023 and then follow it up by discussing their Top 5 favorite Movies of 2023. 2023 brought us Barbenheimer, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3, Ted Lasso, Ahsoka, Godzilla, Loki, The Marvels, and so many mor...

We have hit another massive milestone on this journey and we are celebrating 200 glorious episodes! Up first in part 1, we are joined by Ken from The ODPH Podcast and Tom aka Off the Cuff Tom the Pop Culture Connoisseur to discuss our favorite comicbooks of 2023. We give our favorites from @imagecomics @BOOM-Studios @marvel @dcofficial @IDWPublishing @darkhorsecomics and more! What comics made our...

Episode 199 is here and we are sitting down to discuss the iconic 2003 film that changed Christmas movies forever. That's right we are discussing lef and the glorious 20 years it has been since it graced our screens. First, however, we chat about what we have been watching such as Candy Cane Lane on Amazon Prime, It's a Wonderful Knife on #shudder, and then what we have been reading such as Kill Y...

Welcome to our first annual #christmas special where we forego everything we typically do such as news and what we have been reading and watching to bring you 100% holiday cheer. We are discussing things such as what Christmas traditions we have whether geek-themed or not, our top 5 beloved movies, underrated movies, and even overrated movies. Movies such as Elf, Christmas Vacation, Jingle All The...

This week we are back discussing what we have been reading and watching such as Kill Your Darlings from @imagecomics Stuff of Nightmares Slay Ride, The Midnite Show, Thunderbolts from @marvel Transformers #3 from @Skybound , Candy Cane Lane on Amazon Prime, Godzilla Minus One and more! (10:18) We then dive into some news before reaching our main topic (29 min) where we discuss our top 5 favorite C...

This week we convene with delicious Christmas beers to discuss what we have been reading and watching such as Jingle All the Way, The Ref, and more! We chat about the Doctor Who special (28 min) before diving into some news. We then discuss Christmas monster folk tales from far away places such as Norway, Iceland, Sweden, and Greece. Each tale features Christmas Trolls, Creatures that ride on your...

Happy Holiday season everybody! We are back this week first discussing what we have been reading and watching such as The Alternates and Dracula for @NerdInitiativeNetwork We then give our thoughts on the casting of Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor for James Gunn's #superman film. Finally, we dive into the two cult classic #christmas films #homealone 1 and 2. We give production facts and our thoughts...

Join the NI Bullpen on a very special edition of Turn A Page as GEOFF JOHNS (Geiger: Ground Zero) and JASON FABOK (Rook: Exodus) stops by to talk about the brand new creator-owned media imprint GHOST MACHINE, the giant-sized one shot slated for January,and much more! Follow GHOST MACHINE at: https://ghostmachinepro.com/ Follow Geoff at: https://ghostmachinepro.com/#gm-anchor__creators Follow Jason...

Welcome back! This week Matt and Lauren are discussing what they have been reading and reviewing for @NerdInitiativeNetwork such as Capwolf and the Howling Commandos from @marvel and The Cull! They then dive into their #review of #themarvels and #loki season 2. What did we like or maybe not enjoy come follow along as we dive into it all! Follow, Subscribe, and share with a friend to help the podca...