The Cultured Pull List

With the release of issue #1 of "Spider-Man: Reign 2" this past week, it seemed the perfect time to discuss its controversial predecessor. While there are some valid criticisms to be made of this story, many of the arguments at its release seem a bit out of touch and nitpicky. In this episode, host Mike talks about the pros and cons of Kaare Andrews' dystopian tale and the new "...

A LOT of big comic series are premiering this summer, and in this episode, we're talking all about them! With the end of the Krakoan Era Marvel is relaunching all of their X-Books, remaking and rebranding several fan-favorite teams and series! DC has some tricks up their sleeves as well with the blockbuster crossover event 'Absolute Power' and several new Elseworlds titles! Watch host...

With the first issue of 'Gotham by Gaslight: The Kryptonian Age' released last week, we're returning to the original DC Elseworlds story, 'Gotham by Gaslight'. This episode host Mike breaks down 'Gotham by Gaslight' and its sequel 'Master of the Future', and compares and contrasts the comics to the 2018 animated adaptation. Mike also discusses the new Ultimate S...

This week host Mike and guest host Jerry from ComicsCuts review Chip Zdarsky's masterful mini-series 'Avengers: Twilight'. They also discuss the newest Amazing Spider-Man run, Marvel's new Ultimate Universe, and more! - Follow Jerry on X and Instagram @comicscuts Check out SuperheroCutz on YouTube: @Superherocutz - Check us out on social media! https://linktr.ee/TheCulturedNerd And...

This episode host Mike and guest co-host James discuss their time at Motor City Comic Con last weekend and all the great finds they found! From filling holes in their collections to searching for rare gems, the guys talk all about their experiences with comic collecting at comic cons, what they look for, and how they decide what to buy. While they're not professionals, Mike and James have a lo...

Welcome back to another episode! Jerry from ComicsCuts is back as a guest, and we're talking all about Jonathan Hickman's event mini-series from last year 'Ultimate Invasion'. This series was the launch of Marvel's new Ultimate universe, which Jerry and regular host Mike talked about extensively, as well as some newer comics they've been reading lately. They also discussed...

This week we're doing something a little different! Jerry from ComicsCuts came on the show to talk with host Mike about the best new comics they've been reading. They talked about Ultimate Spider-Man, Blood Hunt, Superman, and Marvel's G.O.D.S. They also discussed their history with comics and geeked out over comic books in general! Overall it was a great time and big thanks to Jerry f...

The Cultured Pull List is back! This week host Mike (flying solo this episode) covers the last half of Jason Aaron’s latest 12-issue Punisher run: The King of Killers. - Check us out on social media! - https://linktr.ee/TheCulturedNerd - Contact us at: theculturedpulllist@gmail.com - Chapters: 0:00 Intro 01:08 News 03:19 Last Episode Recap 04:12 Story Summary 12:02 Review/Discussion 19:28 Cultured...

This week on The Cultured Pull List hosts Mike and Luke cover the first half of the most recent Punisher story arc from writer Jason Aaron: The King of Killers. For Our Cultured Picks, Luke chose ‘Birds of Prey’ #8, and Mike chose two new Spider-Man comics, ‘Ultimate Spider-Man #3’ and ‘Spider-Man: Shadow of the Green Goblin’ #1. - Check us out on social media! - https://linktr.ee/TheCulturedNerd...

This week hosts Mike and Luke finish talking about Chip Zdarksy's final Daredevil story arc: 'The Red Fist Saga'. - Check us out on social media! - https://linktr.ee/TheCulturedNerd - Contact us at: theculturedpulllist@gmail.com

Another week, another episode! This time we're reviewing the first half of Chip Zdarsky's most recent Daredevil series, 'The Red Fist Saga'! With Kingpin in prison and the Hand wreaking havoc across the globe, Daredevil and Elektra form a group of their own to battle the evil ninja clan. But how many compromises will Daredevil have to make to finally defeat the Hand, and how many f...

'Invincible' season 2 is back! In celebration of the hit Prime Video series' return, we're covering the next 10 issues of Robert Kirkman's original comic series! While the animated series does a great job capturing the story and feel of the comic, there are more differences than you'd expect. Watch this episode of The Cultured Pull List to see what they are! This episode ho...

In this week's episode hosts Mike and Luke talked about the classic DC Elseworlds story ‘Kingdom Come’! With James Gunn’s new Superman movie taking inspiration from the Kingdom Come version of Superman, it seemed timely to cover this story, not to mention the themes it presents that seem very applicable to today. Also in this episode, we talked about the newish releases Birds of Prey #7, and A...

This episode hosts Mike and Luke cover the second half of Tom King's miniseries 'The Human Target', which follows Christopher Chance as he finishes his quest to uncover the person who’s doomed him to death. Will he find his killer before time runs out, and will he be able to come to terms with his own mortality? Watch this week’s episode to fund out and hear our thoughts on the whole s...

This week's episode hosts Mike and Luke cover the first volume of Tom King's noir crime thriller 'The Human Target'! After being poisoned on a job for Lex Luthor, Christopher Chance has only 12 days to figure out who killed him before he breathes his last! Also in this episode: Black Panther is a vampire in Marvel's 'Blood Hunt' and Marvel has already planned a release...

Welcome back to another episode of The Cultured Pull List! This week we're covering part of Chip Zdarksy's recent Batman run, focusing on the android Failsafe that was designed specifically to kill Batman and neutralize anyone or anything that gets in its way! We had a lot of fun with this week's book, and we hope you enjoy yourself too! We also talked about a fun DC one-shot 'Nigh...

With Matthew Vaughn’s new movie ‘Argylle’ now out in theaters, we went back to the comic that inspired Vaughn’s first spy thriller: ‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’. While Mark Millar and Matthew Vaughn collaborated somewhat on the original story, there are still many differences between the original comic and the movie. From characters, events, locations, and style, ‘The Secret Service’ is almost a...

We are in the middle of the winter season, so what better time to tackle DC's Endless Winter story arc? With a global blizzard ravaging the planet and the appearance of a formidable new villain, the it will take everything the Justice League has in them to stop this new threat and discover his true origins. This week we also talked about Marvel's new graphic content edition of 'Blood H...

Welcome to the second episode of our second season! With the 'Echo' series now out on Disney+ and Hulu, we're covering Maya Lopez's first appearance in the comics, dating back to the 1999 Daredevil comics. While there are many similarities between the comic version of Maya Lopez and the MCU version, there are some big differences as well. In this episode we break down Echo's or...

Hello everyone, welcome to The Cultured Pull List! While this is the first episode we're uploading to audio podcast platforms, this is really the start of our second season. If you like this episode, check out our entire first season on our YouTube channel @theculturedpulllist ! - We're back with a brand new season! In this jam-packed first episode of season 2 we're talking about our f...