Xtinction Agenda

James and James go toe to toe in a No Veto Halloween Special. Paul Schrader's 'erotic' remake of Cat People , followed up by Rob Zombie's hill-billy violence remake of Halloween . "Hey buddy. Just to give you a heads up: I got a taco deluxe supreme talkin' back at me, so I'm gonna be a while."

Chris and James try to unpack some of what's going on in Grant Morrison's The Invisibles #1-8 as they begin their quest to unlock the secrets of the multiverse. "The unconscious speaking directly to the unconscious. Invisible speech."

Adam, James, and James continue their harrowing journey into the bowels of the Sniper franchise. On this day they go back to the beginning, to the hacienda that started it all. "Don't take a piss. Bugs will swarm right up through your dick. Good night."

Chris, James, and James go in for an extensive discussion of arks, both of the earth and of the sky, talking about Darren Aronofsky's Noah (2014) and Ridley Scott's Alien: Covenant (2017). "The ark, the beasts, and all of your women are now mine."

James and James. No Veto! No Mercy! We talk Ridley Scott's Black Rain (1989). It's pretty racist. We talk Abel Ferrara's Bad Lieutenant (1992). It's pretty messed up. Hilarity ensues. "You made the rain black."

Chris and James scratch the surface of Providence , written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Jacen Burrows. Spoilers. Content warning. Nameless horrors shuffling in the dark. Get it. "I got, I got mixed up. Mixed up in something. A-and I shouldn't. I shouldn't have..."  

James, Chris, and James talk the newest Batman trailer and then go deep on Planetary #1-14. Go screw yourself Warren. "Let's keep it that way."

Welcome to Pinned Down! A Survey of Snipers in Film . Here begins the long ass journey into night. The team is pleasantly surprised to discover that Sniper: Assassin's End was a solid, entertaining action film. We won't be so lucky again... Trust Only Blood

James and James venture into NO VETOES territory, where they subject each other to The Fast and the Furious (2001) and The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996). "I need Nos!"

James and James hit the high seas with the Joes, taking in Chuck Dixon and Paul Gulacy's G.I. Joe: Special Missions #1-4 "Gonna be cold out there. And dark."

James and James look in on Marv Wolfman and George Perez on a Teen Titans classic, The Judas Contract .  "My files are complete"

Chris, James, and James talk Cronenberg! Videodrome (1983) and The Fly (1986) "It's the Flesh. It makes you crazy."

Chris, James, and James talk COVID conspiracies.

James and James plow into Bendis' Civil War 2 .  "Stop the fight!"

James and James take some time to consider the backmatter of Spawn #300. "I'm tired of trying to get other people to see into my brain. I'm done."

Chris, James, and James discuss Batman vs. Predator (1991-1992) and Robocop vs. Terminator (1992) in this franchise crossover special! "--That pot roast smells great!"

James, James, and Chris talk briefly about Mario Bava's Planet of the Vampires (1965) in relation to the Alien franchise before biting into the recent comics adaptation of William Gibson's unproduced Alien 3 screenplay. "Maybe this is the end result of someone else's arms race."

James and James are invited to look inside the fridge. "Whatcha think?"

James and James talk the 1995 anime Ghost in the Shell . Things quickly take a turn towards the absurdity of futurism and the perils and pleasures of surveillance capitalism. On account of plague, this podcast will now be monthly rather than weekly. "It's slow death."

James and James take a short half-hour to sort of discuss Astonishing X-Men #1-4 (1995) "The Age of Apocalypse is Over!"

James and Chris take a short trip into Black Vortex Town to confront the horror of Junji Ito's Uzumaki . "Kirie, did you know that female mosquitoes are the only ones who suck blood?"    

This week, James and James discuss Star Wars: Dark Empire , and Star Wars generally, before moving over to Punisher: Soviet , a natural A+. "Besides, on the level those two are on--do people even have countries anymore?"

James and James talk a lot of Superman. First with Loeb and Sale on their really excellent Superman For All Seasons #1 , and then with Miller and Romita on Superman: Year One , which is less excellent. "Slicker than snot."

More on Goku and Zamasu. Very important revelations. "Gather all the stars; they will open a gate up in the sky, which will lead us to a brand new stage."

James and James talk Dragon Ball Super . They talk Goku. They talk Zamasu. Then they move over to Punisher: Circle of Blood . Then it is over. "You guys are a couple of jerks, aren't yah?"