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Pasadena Comic Con 2025 was this past weekend and guess what... I survived (barely)! Heidi joins me on this ridiculous episode to regale all of you on just how touch and go things got after Sean "Bad Boy Barnes" Kanan challenges me right off the bat to his Cobra Venom Hot Sauce Challenge! And I won... and very, very much lost! The voice of Roger Rabbit, Charles Fleischer, joins me to talk about po...

Comic Con Revolution 2025 is behind us! And what a kick-ass weekend it was! We're sorry if you missed it... but don't worry! This episode gives you a fun taste of the action as we bring you there ourselves! Ghostbusters star Ernie Hudson talks to us about the state of the industry and how to live a better life! Chris Mancini and I start to suspect that Fernando Pinto has been pulling a fast one on...

Marvel's not-so-superteam of rejects has finally hit the big screen... and do they prove to be enough to save the day? We've met characters like the second Black Widow, Red Guardian, The Winter Soldier, U.S. Agent, Taskmaster, and Ghost on the big screen before. How about The Sentry? Who is he and what does his appearance mean for the MCU? Who are the Thunderbolts anyways and what are their comic...

You wouldn't expect yet another SoCal Comic Convention to be able to compete against heavies like San Diego, WonderCon, and Los Angeles! But last year's Comic Con Revolution in Ontario, California was a total blast! And this year's promises to be even better with guests like the cast of Smallville, original Ghostbuster actor Ernie Hudson, pro wrestler Mick Foley, comic artists like Mark Bagley and...

Actor Jeremy Miller is best known for playing Ben Seaver on the 80s TV sitcom 'Growing Pains'! Or as the voice of Linus van Pelt in some of the Peanuts TV specials! But my wife Heidi and I know him as Uncle Jeremy (Ophelia loves him), Chef Jeremy (he's a fantastic cook) and one of the kindest souls we've ever meet. Join us on Geekscape as we talk to Jeremy about his on upcoming convention appearan...

The Man Without Fear is Born Again... as a new Disney+ series that picks up where earlier MCU Daredevil stories left off! Wilson Fisk is back and running for Mayor of New York! Foggy Nelson, Karen, and Bullseye are back to their old selves! New characters are introduced! And even Frank Castle is back for the ride! But does this new season deliver? Or is the Devil in the details? Luckily, Ian Kerne...

From the WonderCon 2025 description: Some have called the spectacle of pro wrestling “a comic book come to life.” That is not far from the truth. From the heroics of Hulk Hogan to the anti-heroics of “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and the villainy of Ric Flair, this panel explores the parallels in character development and storyline advancement between these outrageous forms. Featuring Paul London (Her...

My dad is on the podcast... and it's awesome! Author Jack W. London arrives on Geekscape to talk about his brand new historical fiction book 'Dangerous Latitudes'! Along the way we discuss putting a reader INTO your story, the ambiguous and contested history of the state lines of Texas, and so much more! I found the conversation REALLY interesting. And if you're a history buff, you're going to lov...

Geekscape went to WonderCon 2025! And beyond the panels, comic books, and making new friends, we got a chance to catch up with a few creators and talk shop! And YOU are going to hear those conversations RIGHT HERE on a brand new episode! Writer Brandon Easton talks all things 'Iyanu', his brand new animated series! TV's Rico E. Anderson jokes with me about the ins and awkward outs of being a worki...

Mike Drucker is an Emmy-nominated writer and comedian whose work in television includes The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Bill Nye Saves the World, and Full Frontal with Samantha Bee. His comedy writing has also appeared in The New Yorker, The Onion, McSweeney’s, and Marvel Comics. Now Mike arrives on Geekscape to talk about his brand new, comedic biography 'Good Game, No Rematch' - a love l...

Writer, creator and comics pro Shannon Denton has been a friend and comic book mentor for over a decade... he was my editor on the Miami Vice comics! Now Shannon and I reconnect on a brand new Geekscape as he joins artist John Cboins to tell us all about their new graphic novel: Return of the Monsters! The story takes the classic favorites like Wolfman, Frankenstein, Dracula, and more and pits the...

Seattle area pop punk favorites 'Amber Pacific' are back with their first album in 11 years. I befriended original members Matt and Will during the recording of their 2nd album 'Truth in Sincerity' way back in 2006. Now we're going to talk about their new album 'All In', how things have changed with the band and the music scene in the last two decades, and also how they've stayed the same... like...

Spidey is back with a new animated series on Disney+... but it also brings some confusion. Is this new high school set series of 10 episodes a part of the MCU? Is this Tom Holland's Peter Parker? But other MCU actors are here playing their MCU roles? What big changes did they make to Spider-Man's classic supporting cast? Where does this series sit among the animated Spider-Man shows? Ian Kerner jo...

DJ Wooldridge is becoming a Geekscape staple! A writer, filmmaker, podcaster, and comic creator like myself, Geekscapists have witnessed us becoming fast friends over the past two years! And he's also a new dad! Now DJ is back on Geekscape to talk about his brand new comic 'Danger Boi' and why it's pop and anti-authoritarian sentiments might be more pertinent than ever! Order your copy of 'Paul Lo...

In this weekend's 'Captain America: Brave New World' Sam Wilson, the new Captain America, finds himself in the middle of an international incident after The Serpent Society tries to steal a valuable resource and the original super soldier Isaiah Bradley attempts to assassinate President Thunderbolt Ross... but are those the only things going on in the film? Ian Kerner is going to help me work thro...

It's been a while since I had my brother on the podcast... and what better time than now, to celebrate the launch of our first comic book: 'Paul London: Hero of the Prophecy'! Join us as we talk comics, wrestling, writing together and making our comic book, the new Fantastic Four: First Steps teaser and tons of other spontaneous hilarity. It's never a dull moment when we're together so you're not...

Finally! Musician (and wonderful human being) Joel Reader is back on the Geekscape schedule! I first met Joel in 1998 as a member of the iconic Bay Area rock band The Mr. T Experience (aka my favorite band). Since then, Joel has gone on to form bands like The Plus Ones and the Boston area Power Pop group The Fatal Flaw! The whole time, Joel has remained an active part of punk groups Pansy Division...

Disney+'s 'Star Wars: Skeleton Crew' just wrapped its first season... and will there be more? We ask that question and many more as Ian Kerner and I visit that galaxy far, far away with the Goonies in Space style series 'Star Wars: Skeleton Crew'! Were these brand new characters, droids, aliens, and planets as good as we'd all hoped? Does this series reawaken that old Star Wars magic? Is the myste...

Ian Kerner and I discuss James Gunn's first (official) entry to his new DCEU with the animated 'Creature Commandos'! Just who are the Creature Commandos? Is it like the Suicide Squad? And what hints do these episodes give for future seasons or for next summer's 'Superman' film? We'll be discussing the source material and what came before! But also... SPOILERS! So be careful! Strange Creatures lurk...

On January 8th, our 'Two Dollar Late Fee' podscaster Dustin Rubin and his wife Erin evacuated their house in Alta Dena to avoid high winds and rolling power outages. They thought that they’d be safely back home the next day. But in less than 24 hours, the Eaton Fire tore through their neighborhood, taking their house, car, and belongings with them. They lost everything they own. We here at Geeksca...

Marvel's animated series 'What If...?' was released on Disney+. And it's a shame, because the first two seasons are some of the best storytelling the MCU has to offer, with multi-versal interpretations of some of our favorite Marvel characters! And sometimes these animated alternates find their way to the wider MCU, like the fan favorite Captain Carter! Now that Season 3 has concluded, it's time t...

Finally! Sony has released the final chapter in its Spider-Man-less Spider-Man villain series of films with 'Kraven: The Hunter'! Starring Aaron Taylor Johnson, Kraven's solo adventure sees him hunting down the bad people who deal drugs, run crime syndicates and do what he does in the comics: hunt animals! But that's not the only deviation from the source material! Ian Kerner joins me to pick thro...

2024 was quite a year! As we bring things to a close, Matt Kelly and I look back on the year that was and bring you our Top 5 Pop Culture Things of 2024! What were some of yours!?! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kevin Smith's 'Chasing Amy' is one of my favorite films. I was just discussing its themes of friendship, love and disappointment yesterday. But it may mean even more to filmmaker Sav Rodgers. As a 12 year old queer kid from Kansas, 'Chasing Amy' forced a coming of age Sav to come to terms with his identity. In 'Chasing Chasing Amy' Rodgers examines the film and its making as a cornerstone of LGBTQ...

Yes, this is a movie about an invisible velociraptor terrorizing a small town. And yes, Actor/Co-Writer Mike Capes, Co-Writer Johnny Wickham and Director Mike Hermosa are on Geekscape to talk about it. Who even financed a crazy movie idea like this? How did it get made? Did people think they were nuts or was there a little bit more method to their madness? Join us as we talk some filmmaking nuts a...