Category: Comics

Episode 114 – Crystal Sparrow & Tom Bacon

Crystal Sparrow from BlackGirlNerds.com joins Brad & Jarf to talk about X-Men’s television spin-off Gifted.

Entertainment writer Tom Bacon returns to talk about the Past & Future of the Netflix Marvel shows.

SPECIAL BONUS: Jason Moyle’s amazing daughter Ellen gives her opinion on Justice League.

The Digressions:
-Universal Fan Con
-Jarf Recommends CW’s Crisis on Earth X
-Supporting characters don’t last long in Punisher comics
-What the hell are unstable molecules?
-Brad has been reading The Amazing Spider-Man lately.

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Episode 113 – So Many Star Wars Reviews

Happy New Year!

The Last Jedi has been…Polarizing.  We decided to talk to a LOT of people about it.

Our Guests are:
-Brian Waltersdorff from Comic Store West
-Dave Pallas from Five Minutes of Mystery
–Thomas Howeth from Neverending Minute
–One Steele Sister Tierney, who is also from Neverending Minute
–Freestyle Komics’ Mike Watson

Since it is New Years Day (barely); Tom Bacon, Shawn & Beth, Brian, and Heather and The Little Mendenhalls share their favorite things of 2017. (Including The Orville, The Good Doctor, The Room Actors; Where Are They Now, Ghostheads, Centralia: Pennsylvania’s Lost Town)

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Episode 112 – Christmas 2017 w/ Alverne Ball & Veronica Smith

Almost in time for Christmas (oops!), Brad is joined by writer Alverne Ball & colorist Veronica Smith.  Both are involved in Freestyle Komics’ series Vigilance.

This episode is pretty tight, kind of light on the Digressions.

Be sure to check out the Kickstarter for Vigilance.  So many cool rewards!

Alverne’s website is AlverneBall.com.

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Episode 111 – Talking ‘Bout Star Wars

With an event as big as the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, we went big with Two (TWO!) panels.

Kathleen welcomes the Sensational Crystal Beth, Tierney (who is One Steele Sister) and Dave Pallas from Five Minutes of Mystery to talk about their hopes and fears for the new film.  They also share their favorite Star Wars characters.

Emily K from Feathered Hat Studios, Charlotte from Skytalkers & Jarf join Brad to discuss the importance of Rey to the Star Wars Universe.

The Digressions:
-Brady Crane went to Crystal Beth’s wedding
-The Writer rooms of Family Guy and Rick & Morty
-Thomas Howeth dressing his daughter as Rey
-The value of fan fiction
-50 Shades = Twilight + spanking
-Star Wars’ Bloodline
-Kathleen’s dad has some crazy Star Wars theories
-Dave Pallas has a 12 step plan
-A lot of panelists are whispering (‘whisper!’)
-Star Wars Christmas Special

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Episode 110 – The Return of Team Thor & Trailer Talk

It is a packed episode as Katie, Jarf, Michael & Brad have seen Thor: Ragnarok.  They share their favorite scenes.

There have been very cool trailers released recently:
-Jarf & Katie talk Avengers: Infinity War.
-Brady from Pele Media has thoughts on Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.

The Digressions:

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Episode 109 – The Return of Dani Bradford from Lone Rucksack

Episode 94 featured an awesome interview with Adventurer Dani Bradford, who was taking a motorcycle trip through South America.  Not long after that conversation, Dani got hit by a truck.

Since Dani is tough as nails, she is on the mend and back on the show.

Also joining the show is Tim Burdick to talk about the excellent comic book series Saga.

The Digressions:
-The web comic strip The Least I Could Do
-Comic Store West and their great staff.  Honest, they don’t pay us to talk about them, we just think they are fantastic
-How old should readers of Saga be?
-The very adult alternate cover for Savage Dragon 225
-Sex Criminals
-Hack & Slash

Find out what Dani is up to at LoneRucksack.com.

Tim updates his excellent website TimBurdick.com.

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Episode 107 – Centralia: Pennsylvania’s Lost Town Director Joseph Sapienza

Brad talks to documentary filmmaker Joe Sapienza about his excellent film Centralia: Pennsylvania’s Lost Town.

For the first time in a while, Brad does a To & From Review.  He caught Zack Snyder’s Justice League.

The Digressions:
-The Zoetropolis Art House Theater in Lancaster, PA
-Centralia was almost shelved 3 times
-Ronald Reagan’s quote: ‘The most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’
-Bill Bryson’s A Walk in the Woods
-Silent Hill
-Dan Aykroyd’s Nothing but Trouble
-Dave Dekok’s Fire Underground
-The documentary The Town That Was
-Broken Dreams: The Man I Always Wanted to Be/The Story of James Dupree
-The History of Montco, a Documentary
-Old Lime Productions & Ghost Heads

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Episode 104 – Thor Talk w/ Walt Simonson

So much Awesome Thor Talk!

Jarf, Katie & Mike Watson join Brad to talk about Thor: Ragnarok.

Extra Special Guest Walt Simonson discusses his Legendary Career working on such titles as X-Factor, Manhunter and, of course, The Mighty Thor.

The Digressions:
-Marvel Battle Royale
-Katie feels Chris Hemsworth is ‘not bad to look at.’
-Frog Thor
-Michael & Katie are both huge Harry Potter fans. A friendship is born.
-Chris Hemsworth might be a breakout star of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
-Brad again talks about how much his mom likes Thor
-Who wants to see a Ironheart Movie?
-Pop Culture Speed Round
*Harvey Weinstein
*Is anyone watching Inhumans?
*Black Panther’s 2nd trailer
*Harry Potter And the Cursed Child is coming to Broadway
–Short Fuse Media
–Freestyle Komics
-The Minute of Darkness Podcast (Brad really misses Ryan)
-The Cosmic Geppetto Podcast: Where Relationships are Found and Broken
-Walt Simonson was had a cameo in the first Thor film
-Asgardians don’t need glasses
-You shouldn’t eat while filming a banquet scene
-Brad loves Beta Ray Bill
-Walt is back writing/drawing Thor with IDW’s Ragnarok
-Muhammad Ali needed Joe Frazier and George Foreman
-Walt’s work on Manhunter w/ Archie Goodwin
-Very cool music from 8 Bit Universe
-There are two great Facebook Pages for Walt Simonson fans.  Check them out Here & Here.

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Episode 103 – Halloween 2017

It is the 2017 Halloween Episode with Special Guests Kyle, Kathleen, Ryan & Katie talking about some of the Horror Movies everyone saw this year.

Kelly Yates, an excellent artist possibly best known for his work on Dr. Who comics, talked to Brad at the recent Baltimore Comic Con.  We finally have the conversation edited and it is a good one.

The Digressions:
-Do owls have butt-holes?
-Who was possessed in The Thing?
-What does everyone think of Kristen Stewart?
-Monkeyshines
-Crazy Woman Canyon
-Lotta Iron Fists will be running around this Halloween
–The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is a great organization to donate your time and/or money
-Kelly Yates’ creator owned works Amber Atoms & MonstHER

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Episode 102 – Star Wars w/ Ray Esposito & Wonder Woman w/ Ellen Moyle

It is a packed episode!

Brad talked to Old Lime Productions‘ Ray Esposito about the Star Wars Episode 9 director change.

Ellen Moyle, and her dad Jason, join Brad to have the definitive Wonder Woman discussion.

Pele Media‘s Kyle Crane reviews the new Blade Runner.

The Digressions:
-The Phineas & Ferb where they age 10 years.
-Wonder Woman lost her powers in the 70s.
-Brad asks Ellen her favorite Star Wars movies. If you listen real close, you can tell he doesn’t believe her.
-Disney’s Descendants
-Alcatraz vs The Evil Librarians
-Brad & Ray are stumped by the word ‘petition.’
-Fortunately, Ray’s wife is smart.
-Scott Carelli from Dueling Genre is Cosmic Geppetto’s Edgar Wright expert.
-Before Thor, Chris Hemsworth was an Australian Soap Opera Star who appeared on the Aussie Dancing w/ The Stars.
-Email Mystory@DoubleWindsorFilms.com with your Bill Murray story.
-The doc Nobody Speak changed gears partway through.
-The Chris Whitley documentary has not yet come out.
-Old Lime’s short film Amy is awesome and terrifying.
-Brad’s wife went to the school at the center of The Keepers. Ick.

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