The Secret Origins of Mint Condition: Comics, Movies, TV, Sports, Gaming and more

Show notes provided by Joe Peluso At Thanksgiving in 1986, Paramount Pictures released a sci-fi, comedy, pirate adventure, caper film with the little title of: "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home". It was an immensely popular (and financially successful) departure to what had come before! Amongst Trekkers the world over, this is still considered the best Star Trek film ever made. And your hos...

Show notes provided by Joe Peluso World's collide! World's die! Time and space merge unleashing apocalyptic chaos! And in the middle of it all are the greatest heroes and villains in the known universe! In advance of the coming void, new heroes debut to try to halt the coming cosmic disaster. The "old guard" is thrown into the breach where they find themselves battling forces of...

Happy May the 4th listeners. This year your hosts James, Josh, John and Toby look back on Episodes I, II and III.

Show notes provided by Joe Peluso What do you get when you take a police procedural, mix it with science fiction and super-heroes, throw in social and political overtones that reflect modern society--and--call it an origin story? You get one guess--and it has nothing to do with a dead planet named Krypton. Give up? Well, the answer is Timothy Truman's three issuemasterpiece--HAWKWORLD.     Joi...

Show notes provided by Arco Esposito Secret Wars Part 2 Having just watched the Masters on tv, I find that is the perfect analogy for this podcast, though in this case we will say that we now enter the back 6 of the masterful Secret Wars limited series! You heard us introduce you to the concepts and ideas behind Marvels first 12 issue opus, and here we will tie it all with a bow, giving insight on...

Show notes provided by Joe Peluso Life has many joys, and not the least among these is, of course, friends. And when you get to share in the success--and the realization of a friend's dream--the manifestation of that joy is heart-warming.     Join your hosts James, Chris, and Joe in welcoming back to the podcast Richie Garofalo and a little gem he has created called: " The Mighty Little Lumberjack...

Joe and Keith Wrap Up Season 1 of Dexter: Original Sin

Show notes provided by Arco Esposito As comic book fans we all have a particular favorite era that we can either remember fondly or relate to in some way that makes it a bit more special than others. However, has there ever been a time in comics history that has graced the medium with as many memorable, and dare I say even legendary, characters as the run between Fantastic Four #44 through #66?? T...

This weeks podcast  is a classic “Secret Origins” episode where we get to talk to a customer of Mint Condition. This podcast was created to build community and as a way for the the customers of Mint Condition to reconnect and this weeks guest is a part of the reason this store became a place to not just buy comics and cards but to hangout and make friends for your host James and John.  Join James...

Thoughts on Daredevil Born Again: Episodes 1 & 2

Show notes provided Joe Peluso Worlds will live! Worlds will Die! And the DC Universe will never be the same!" That was the slogan--the catch-all that DC comics showcased in all their books in late 1984 for the coming company-wide event of 1985 that would make comic book publishing history! Characters, past events, time-lines, origins, and fifth years of publishing history, in an ever-expandi...

DC All In and DC Absolute Update with Joe and Keith

Show notes provided by Joe Peluso Family dramas have been a TV staple almost from its inception with such classic offerings as Bonanza,The Waltons, Little House of the Prairie, 7th Heaven, and Friday Night Lights. Engaging storylines with well-rounded characters, often making their way through a troubled world that can often be cruel and unforgiving. We watch with rapt attention because we are ent...

Show Notes Provided by Arco Esposito One of the words that has entered our lexicon in the last decade is “generational”, which denotes something that happens rarely per generation. In the world of comics we can all name favorite stories that have touched us in the best of ways, but how many of them can be said to have actually changed the industry itself? Action Comics #1, Detective Comics #27, Fa...

Show notes provided by Joe Peluso Once upon a time you had to go to the movies to see the trailers for upcoming films. Now all you gotta do is grab your favorite hand-held device and ask Google or Siri to call it up for you. And of course, there are those numerous reaction videos (Some longer than the films they're reacting to.) With all that said, if you really want the scoop on Marvel/Disney...

Show notes provided by Joe Peluso Hey PILGRIM strap on  your web-shooters and get ready to sling back to the "swingin' sixties" and join James and Joe as they trek down to that special corner once again, and this time are transported back to the spring of 1966. What's so special about this tie-dyed season? What fantastic forces dropped them in the flower-power era? Would you beli...

Celebrate the Lunar New Year 2025 with your SOMC hosts James and Josh Murray as they talk about one of their favorite movies Big Trouble in Little China.

Join your hosts James, Joe and Chris as they enter the multiverse to talk about Deadpool/ Wolverine. We talk about the amazing acting, the character moments, if we want to see these characters return and more.

Show notes by Joe Peluso Keith and Joe are back with special guest Dylan for the second part of his "Secret Origin". And this time around they are treated to a master class on Manga! Once again Dylan informs and entertains, with youthful enthusiasm and insight, as he educates and elucidates the merits of the medium's differences and similarities with "western" comics.     From the not for the fain...

Show Notes provided by Joe Peluso Okay SUPERmaniacs July 11th will be here before you know it! And we will be ready to"look up!". James Gunn's new SUPERMAN movie is coming at us faster than a speeding bullet. In this episode your hosts James, and Joe take an x-ray look at the teaser trailer that hit before the Holidays. What did we think? What were we looking for? What did we see that surprised us...

Show Notes provided by Joe Peluso Unlike the New York Yankees in this year's World Series, New Year's at 12:00AM is the only time it is acceptable to drop the "ball".     Ringing in the new year is always accompanied with a "sober" look back at the highlights of the past dozen months. But with your ever faithful Mint crew of James, Chris and Joe, the recollections are dialed down to the world of P...

HO! HO! HO! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!" The plus-sized man in red from the far north is getting ready to venture out once again and spread some CHEER. We know all us mere mortals are on his list, but what does Santa have in that voluminous bag that could brighten up the day of our favorite pop-culture characters?      Join your hosts, James, Chris, Jack and Joe as they get to play Santa in this special Hol...

Show notes provided by Joe Peluso DC Comics had its Rebirth. Dexter had its New Blood. Star Trek had its Next Generation.     So why can't The Secret Origins of Mintcondition have some fresh blood? Join your hosts Keith and Joe as they introduce a young man with some incredible takes on our pop culture universe. From the Sam Rami Spider-Man movies, to the MCU, and the OG Superman Christopher Reeve...

Join James, Josh and Patrick Louie as they celebrate 40 years of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The look back on the comics, the cartoons, toys and movies that have made this franchise last for so long. Also you will here an fantastic story at the end where Patrick got meet one of the creators and their creation. Turtle Power!

The Secret Origins bridge crew of James, Joe, John, Josh and Adrienne head into the Nexus to look back on Star Trek: Generations.