The Super Mates Podcast

Just in time for the Amazing Amazon’s big screen solo debut, Cindy pulls out her favorite Wonder Woman toys! She and Chris discuss plastic princesses from Ideal, Mego, Kenner, Mattel and more! Get us out from under, Wonder Woman! Subscribe via iTunes. This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK Visit our WEBSITE: http://fireandwaterpodcast.com/ Follow us on TWITTER - https...

JLMay continues! Chris and Cindy join the podcast crossover event by taking a look at Justice #2, focusing on Batman’s battle of wits with the Riddler, brought to you by Jim Krueger, Alex Ross and Doug Braithwaite! Follow the JLMay crossover to these great podcasts below! Each show will cover another issue of Justice this May! Use the hashtag #JLMay when discussing the crossover on social media! A...

Chris and Cindy have a lazy couch episode, watching the latest trailers from all the upcoming comic-related films this year! They discuss what they’ve seen so far of Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol.2, Wonder Woman, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Thor: Ragnarok, Justice League and Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and what they hope they’ll see later! Son Andrew stops by for a brief cameo! Come join them on the couc...

Chris and Cindy FINALLY return to Opal City for another installment of their Starman Chronicles series! This time it’s Starman #20-23, the “Sand and Stars” arc guest-starring the Golden Age Sandman! Plus, FW All-Star Ryan Daly fills us in on “The Mist” storyline from Sandman Mystery Theatre # 37-40, which features Ted Knight and the origins of The Mist! We finish up with YOUR listener feedback! Do...

Cindy, Chris and daughter Dani discuss the brand-new Disney live action film version of Beauty and the Beast! Join in the SPOILER-FREE discussion on the car ride home from the theater with the Franklins! Subscribe via iTunes. This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK   Visit our WEBSITE: http://fireandwaterpodcast.com/ Follow us on TWITTER - https://twitter.com/FWPodcast...

Chris and Cindy welcome a very special guest, their daughter Dani, who drops by to discuss The Lego Batman Movie, and all the toys and tie-ins that come with it! SPOILER WARNING! Subscribe via iTunes. This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK Visit our WEBSITE: http://fireandwaterpodcast.com/ Follow us on TWITTER - https://twitter.com/FWPodcasts & https://twitter.com...

It’s episode 66, so Chris & Cindy celebrate all things Batman ’66! They discuss the recent animated sequel Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders, starring the voices of Adam West, Burt Ward & Julie Newmar! Spoilers ahead! They review the new coffee-table book, Batman: A Celebration of the Classic Television Series, and they wrap things up with a Bat-quiz you can play along with at home! Su...

It’s Christmastime again! Chris and Cindy spread yuletide cheer by looking at three of their favorite Christmas stories featuring DC’s greatest heroes! Superman and Wonder Woman star in two touching tales from Christmas with the Super-Heroes #2, 1989. Batman and Robin must race against time as their greatest foe broadcasts his own brand of holiday jeer in “Christmas with the Joker” from Batman: Th...

Just how did the World’s Finest heroes meet? Was it A) When they were kids in Smallville? B) When The Dynamic Duo saved the Man of Steel from Kryptonite? C) On the Superman Radio Show? The answer is: D) ALL OF THE ABOVE!   Chris and Cindy take a look at World’s Finest Comics #271, celebrating ALL of the origins of the Superman-Batman team! Roy Thomas and Rich Buckler weave a tangled web that...

It’s the end of The House of Franklin-Stein for 2016…and the beginning of Hammer Horror! Chris and Cindy discuss 1957’s The Curse of Frankenstein starring Peter Cushing as the mad but charismatic baron, and Christopher Lee as his grotesque creation! This film launched the Hammer Horror tradition; the color, the gore and the glamour! Then, instead of the dusty comic long boxes, the intrepid duo fir...

This episode bites! Chris and Cindy take a look at the 1979 version of Dracula starring Frank Langella as a sexy Count, and Sir Laurence Olivier as his opponent Van Helsing! How does this stack up to other cinematic adaptations? Listen and find out! Then Batman has his first brush with the supernatural when he encounters the vampire (or is he a werewolf?) known as The Monk! It’s the Golden Age cla...

Have a howling good time at the House of Franklin-Stein! Chris and Cindy discuss the Hammer Films classic The Curse of the Werewolf. Oliver Reed’s nights get rowdier than usual when he grows fur and fangs! Then, it’s off to the crypt (or is that the attic) to read Spectacular Spider-man #152 by Gerry Conway and Sal Buscema, where the wall-crawler tangles with the lycanthropic Lobo Brothers! Subscr...

The House of Franklin-Stein has risen from the grave! Chris and Cindy revive their annual Halloween series focusing on a classic horror movie and a related comic! First up is Universal’s 1944 monster rally, House of Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney, John Carradine and Glenn Strange! Then it’s monster mayhem, Jack Kirby-style in Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #142-143! Download via iTun...

Chris and Cindy warp into the Final Frontier to share their favorite moments and lines from classic Star Trek! They open their hailing frequencies for transmissions from a Starfleet of podcasting stars who share their own Trek memories! Join Ryan Daly, Gene Hendricks, Rob Kelly, Andrew Leyland, The Irredeemable Shag, Siskoid and Paul Spataro as the USS Franklin slingshots around the sun into the f...

In a tie-in to the NEW Fire & Water Show, Saturday Morning Fever, Chris and Cindy take a look at the first two issues of DC’s new Future Quest series, starring the Hanna Barbera action heroes like Jonny Quest and Space Ghost! Then it’s time to dig into that giant pile of feedback you folks have been kind enough to send us!   This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NET...

Summer Blockbusters That Weren’t, Part 2! Chris and Cindy head to the jungles of Bengalla to talk about the 1996 film, The Phantom, starring Billy Zane! The Ghost Who Walks gets involved in a globetrotting adventure surrounding a set of mystical skulls! Listen on and SLAM EVIL!!!   This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK   Visit our WEBSITE: http://fireandwaterpod...

Summer Blockbusters That Weren’t! Chris and Cindy examine the 1994 film adaptation of pulp and radio’s Master of Darkness, The Shadow, starring Alec Baldwin and Penelope Ann Miller. Does it hold up today, despite its less-than-stellar box office returns? Chris and Cindy know!   This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK   Visit our WEBSITE: http://fireandwaterpodcast...

The adventures of Jack Knight continue in Starman #17-19. Another trip to Opal City brings an epilogue to the epic “Sins of the Child” storyline, a “Times Past” story starring the original Astral Avenger, and a “Talking with David” issue! Plus, the Shade teams with Dr. Fate in Showcase ’96 # 4 & 5!     This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK   Visit our W...

Chris, Cindy and son Andrew share their thoughts on The Flash Season 2 finale…in a Flash!!! WARNING!!! SPOILERS ON THE SEASON FINALE AND DC: REBIRTH!!!!   This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK   Visit our WEBSITE: http://fireandwaterpodcast.com/ Follow us on TWITTER - https://twitter.com/FWPodcasts Like our FACEBOOK page - https://www.facebook.com/FWPodcastNetwo...

The epic JLMay podcast crossover continues! Chris and Cindy take a look at JLA: Year One #9 by Mark Waid, Brian Augustyn, Barry Kitson and Michael Bair. The JLA are at their lowest point while Locus strikes! Plus, every DC fan’s wish: Snapper Carr gets his!   Be sure to follow the crossover to these fines shows: Idol Head of Diabolu: http://shoutengine.com/TheIdolHeadofDiaboluPodcast Comic Re...

This episode, Chris and Cindy begin a new recurring feature, Tales from the Toy Chest! This new series will cover a comic character’s history in plastic, from the first licensed products through today. With Captain America: Civil War only a week away, what better hero to start with than the Star Spangled Avenger himself, Captain America!   From Captain Action to Mego, Secret Wars to Toy Biz a...

Join Chris, Cindy and son Andrew as they recount their recent trip to Walt Disney World and Universal Studios, Florida! Along the way they met some podcasting friends, had a face to mask encounter with Kylo Ren, were examined by Jawas, saluted Captain America, bowed before Dr. Doom, and exposed the Green Goblin! They entered the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, the Marvel Island of Adventure, and...

Just in time for the debut of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Chris, Cindy and son Andrew discuss the ORIGINAL Batman/Superman movie, the 3-part Superman Animated Series episode, “World’s Finest”!   The Joker has a large supply of Kryptonite and a need for cash. Lex Luthor has billions to spare. So these arch villains team-up to wipe out the Man of Steel! Luckily Batman is in town to lend...

It’s our 50th episode! Chris and Cindy celebrate by welcoming returning guests and Fire & Water Network pals Rob Kelly and Ryan Daly to discuss Alan Davis’ epic mini-series JLA: The Nail!   For want of a nail, the DC Universe is denied its greatest hero. How does the destiny of the JLA unfold without the Man of Steel to guide and safeguard them? The answers may shock you!   This podc...

The Mist returns to wreak havoc on Opal City! Chris and Cindy take a look at the second major Starman story arc, Sins of the Child by James Robinson, Tony Harris and friends, from Starman issues 12-16. This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK Visit our WEBSITE: http://fireandwaterpodcast.com/ Follow us on TWITTER - https://twitter.com/FWPodcasts Like our FACEBOOK page -...