Whelmed : the Young Justice files

Hello team! Welcome to Comic Commentary and our Retrospective with artist Christopher Jones. This is a really great episode of the show and there's a lot to talk about, so let's get to Part 2! Producer's note: The intro is Eric Lopez, and its amazing!   Christopher Jones Art As always, thanks for listening and all your support. We appreciate each and every one of you more than we can express. If y...

Hello team! Welcome to Comic Commentary and our Retrospective with artist Christopher Jones. This is a really great episode of the show and there's a lot to talk about, so let's get to Part 1! Producer's note: The easter eggs have easter eggs! As always, thanks for listening and all your support. We appreciate each and every one of you more than we can express. If you have a moment to add some add...

Hello team! Welcome to Elseworlds and our discussion of Batman: Gotham by Gaslight. This is a really great episode of the show and there's a lot to talk about, so let's get to it! Producer's note: There were no mullets!! The episode segments are as follows: Hello Megan - 2:18 Mission Briefing – 5:02 Feeling the Aster – 13:07 Future Past – 1:16:16 Movie: Batman: Gotham by Gaslight Comic: Batman: Go...

Hello Team! Welcome to Intel Update #11! We have some announcements! As you've likely heard, last week DC Universe announced more details on the subscription service. Though we haven't received a price or definite release date, we did get more info on what will be included in the service. https://www.dccomics.com/dcuniverse  - Sign up here for updates http://comicbook.com/category/young-justice-ou...

Welcome to the Cave, everyone, and welcome also to the third installment of "Super Sweethearts," the series where heroes hold hands and we all know smoochie moments are important. Here, I'll be talking about teen heroes in love and diving into the romantic arcs on the show and what we can learn as creators about portraying relationships in fiction. Today we'll be talking about a pair of young hero...

Hello team! Welcome to Comic Commentary and our discussion of Issues #24-25. This is a really great episode of the show and there's a lot to talk about, so let's get to it! Producer's note: Never the end. The episode segments are as follows: Hello Megan - 1:18 Mission Briefing – 2:53 Feeling the Aster – 7:31 Artistic License - 40:53 Christopher Jones art: https://bit.ly/2lfDfsV   https://bit.ly/2y...

Hello team! Welcome to Comic Commentary and our discussion of Issues #22-23. This is a really great episode of the show and there's a lot to talk about, so let's get to it! Producer's note: I'm totally having a Dick Grayson's Birthday themed Birthday Party next year!! The episode segments are as follows: Hello Megan - 1:20 Mission Briefing – 2:19 Feeling the Aster – 7:31 Artistic License - 42:08 C...

Hello team! Welcome to Comic Commentary and our discussion of Issues #20-21. This is a really great episode of the show and there's a lot to talk about, so let's get to it! Producer's note: The episode segments are as follows: Hello Megan - 1:25 Mission Briefing – 2:32 Feeling the Aster – 10:20 Artistic License: 50:59 Nightwing and Flamebird https://amzn.to/2LkwVvq https://bit.ly/2Jzdi5g As always...

Hello team! Welcome to Comic Commentary and our discussion of Issues #18-19. This is a really great episode of the show and there's a lot to talk about, so grab some tissues and let's get to it! Producer's note: We are definitely NOT monkeying around on this one! The episode segments are as follows: Hello Megan - 3:05 Mission Briefing – 4:17 Feeling the Aster – 8:52 Artistic License: 55:58 As alwa...

Hello Team! Welcome to Intel Update #10! The one in which we have a bit of actual intel to update. https://www.dccomics.com/dcuniverse That's it for this Update. Of course the best way to support the show is to share it with a friend. You can also support us with 5-Star reviews on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Leaving a rating or review pushes us up in the search ranks and helps oth...

Today in the Watchtower, we welcome Diana McCallum. Diana is the co-creator of the "From Superheroes" Network, a website specializing in superhero comedy in webcomics, videos, and podcasts. She is also a co-writer for the hilarious "Texts from Superheroes" and is the co-host of the "Talk from Superheroes" podcast, where she and her co-host, Andrew, discuss superhero movies and TV shows. You can al...

Today in the Watchtower, we welcome Marie-Claire Gould back for Part 2. Marie-Claire grew up impassioned  by philosophy, theology, mythology, and game design as the daughter of Wilf K. Backhaus, creator of one of the first roleplaying games, Chivalry & Sorcery. Marie-Claire has merged all these passions into her own projects, including playing Dryden Silverkin in the Dungeons and Dragons Actual Pl...

Today in the Watchtower, we welcome Marie-Claire Gould. Marie-Claire grew up impassioned  by philosophy, theology, mythology, and game design as the daughter of Wilf K. Backhaus, creator of one of the first roleplaying games, Chivalry & Sorcery. Marie-Claire has merged all these passions into her own projects, including playing Dryden Silverkin in the Dungeons and Dragons Actual Play Podcast, Tave...

Hello team! Welcome to Elseworlds and our discussion of Batman: Under the Red Hood. This is a really great episode of the show and there's a lot to talk about, so grab some tissues and let's get to it! Producer's note: There were no mullets!! The episode segments are as follows: Hello Megan - 2:44 Mission Briefing – 3:42 Feeling the Aster – 10:38 Artistic License: 48:37 Movie: Batman: Under the Re...

Hello team! Welcome to Comic Commentary and our discussion of Issues #16-17. This is a really great episode of the show and there's a lot to talk about, so grab some tissues and let's get to it! Producer's note: More plot twists than a mid-day soap opera! The episode segments are as follows: Hello Megan - 1:24 Mission Briefing – 2:14 Feeling the Aster – 7:02 Artistic License: 48:37 Terminal Veloci...

Hello Team! This update talks about the state of the podcast, and what new things are on their way. Also, there are bloopers! Who doesn't love bloopers!? As always, thanks for listening and all your support. We appreciate each and every one of you more than we can express. If you have a moment to add some additional support, a rating and review on iTunes or your pod catcher of choice would help im...

Hello team! Welcome to Comic Commentary and our discussion of Issues #14-15. This is a really great episode of the show and there's a lot to talk about, so grab some tissues and let's get to it! Producer's note: The trashiest of trash! One trash to trash them all! The episode segments are as follows: Hello Megan - 1:40 Mission Briefing – 2:18 Feeling the Aster – 9:41 Artistic License: 39:29 Atlant...

Hello team! Welcome to Comic Commentary and our discussion of Issues #12-13. This is a really great episode of the show and there's a lot to talk about, so grab some tissues and let's get to it! Producer's note: Find your #batbreakup card at a Hallmark store near you! The episode segments are as follows: Hello Megan - 1:23 Mission Briefing – 2:32 Feeling the Aster – 9:41 Artistic License: 42:22 Ba...

Today in the Watchtower, we welcome back Jeff Stormer. Jeff is the host of the Actual Play podcast, Party of One, and the world-building brainstorm podcast, All My Fantasy Children. Each week, All My Fantasy Children brings Jeff together with Aaron Catano-Saez as they take a listener prompt and transform that prompt into a living, breathing character that adds to the world and drives their co-oper...

Today in the Watchtower we welcome, Nick Thyes. Nick is the co-host of the Unapologetic Geek Out podcast, where he and his co-hosts discuss geek conventions and the latest geek news, interview content creators, review films for their series "Netflix and Kill", and more. In fact, they invited me on the show recently for a deep-dive into Young Justice, which you can check out right now. This time I...

Hello team! Welcome to Comic Commentary and our discussion of Issues #11. This is a really great episode of the show and there's a lot to talk about, so grab some tissues and let's get to it! Producer's note: There are more Clayfaces than you can shake a stick at! The episode segments are as follows: Hello Megan - 1:19 Mission Briefing – 1:57 Feeling the Aster – 5:20 Artistic License: 21:42 Batgir...

Today in the Watchtower we welcome, Trent Boyd. Trent is the host of the Melbourne-based YouTube series, "Roll for Adventure", a series where three veteran role-players take a look at different RPGs, digging in to what makes them unique as well as talking to their creators about the inspiration and systems behind them. Trent was kind enough to reach out to us to talk about some of my favorite topi...

Hello team! Welcome to Comic Commentary and our discussion of Issues #9-10. This is a really great episode of the show and there's a lot to talk about, so grab some tissues and let's get to it! Producer's note: Time travel via nuclear explosions seems very inefficient. The episode segments are as follows: Hello Megan - 1:25 Mission Briefing – 2:08 Feeling the Aster – 8:45 Artistic License: 45:36 T...

Today in the Watchtower we welcome dear friend of the show, Chris Sniezak. Chris is the co-owner of Misdirected Mark Productions, Encoded Designs, and Lake Effect Gaming, is the host of the Misdirected Mark and Down with D&D podcasts, and editor of the Gnomecast, Hobbes and Friends of the OSR, and more. Chris is also a writer, designer, and convention coordinator - basically, if you are a part of...

Today in the Watchtower we welcome Angela Murray. Angela is an award winning author for the multi-Gold ENnie Award winning website, Gnome Stew. She is also a host of the GnomeCast, Gnome Stew's own podcast, and was a founding member of Rogue Princess Squadron, a female-centric gaming blog. Angela's writing focuses on cooperative storytelling, player involvement, and working to bring both the enter...