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Disney Buys Fox & Star Wars: The Last Jedi Review | The Comics Pals Episode Episode 60

This week the Pals talk about the biggest news in comic book film history AND the biggest film release of the year in one jam packed episode! With the Disney and Fox deal now complete, what does that mean for Fox’s slate of X-Men movies? We also talk about the Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse trailer, the announcement of Punisher season 2 and the first trailer for Jessica Jones season 2, and much more! Pals Pulls: Cale - X-Men: Grand Design #1, Astro City #50 Pete - Invincible #143 Phil/Sean - Dark Knights: Metal #4 Sean - Marvel Two-In-One #1 News: Brian Michael Bendis Hospitalized: https://www.cbr.com/brian-michael-bendis-hospitalized/… Young Animal Relaunching: https://www.pastemagazine.com/…/gerard-ways-young-animal-re… Jeffrey Dean Morgan Wants To Be Batman: http://comicbook.com/…/jeffrey-dean-morgan-batman-flashpoi…/ Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Trailer: http://www.ign.com/…/official-spider-man-animated-feature-t… Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse uses Comic Book Techniques For Art Style: http://comicbook.com/…/spider-man-into-the-spider-verse-mo…/ Venom Film to Use Lethal Protector As Source Material: https://www.cbr.com/comic-venom-movie-based-on/… Punisher Season 2 Officially Announced: http://comicbook.com/…/the-punisher-season-2-officially-an…/ Jessica Jones Season 2 Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK_iX5cPDhE Disney/Fox Deal Goes Through: http://money.cnn.com/2017/12/14/media/disney-fox-deal/ Main Topic: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Review. After years of anticipation and speculation, Star Wars: The Last Jedi is finally upon us! No one expected how divisive this film would be, and it split the Pals right down the middle! We have an in depth discussion about the most anticipated movie of the year, and our opinions on it may surprise you! The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics. The Pals: Sean: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete Cale: twitter.com/Totointow Marco: twitter.com/MrMarcoAnimoto Phil: twitter.com/Cyborgbebop

Take-Two's Private Division & The Future of AA Games | The Video Game Pals Episode 34

Take-Two has announced an exciting new initiative focused on AA games by AAA talent and the Pals are digging in to what this might mean for the industry! PLUS: What the heck happened at PSX? The show: -Reader Mail -Random Question of the Week Da News: 1. PSX Announcements: http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/12/09/all-the-news-and-trailers-from-psx-2017s-opening-ceremony 2. Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection is coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Windows PC May 2018 https://www.polygon.com/2017/12/10/16759800/street-fighter-30th-anniversary-collection-switch-ps4-xbox-pc 3. Overkill Software, the team behind the Payday series, released a trailer for their upcoming game set in the Walking Dead Universe: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-12-11-overkills-the-walking-dead-game-resurfaces-with-cool-new-teaser-trailer http://www.pcgamer.com/overkills-the-walking-dead-is-a-four-player-co-op-shooter-where-you-fight-zombies-and-other-humans/ 4. Atari has “indefinitely” delayed the AtariBox: Sourced by email 5. Nintendo Switch has sold 10 million units: http://variety.com/2017/digital/games/nintendo-switch-10-million-console-sales-1202636150/ 6. PUBG finally came to Xbox this week and sold over 1 million copies in its first 48 hours on the platform: https://www.polygon.com/2017/12/15/16781354/pubg-free-xbox-one-x Meat and Potatoes: Take-Two Interactive has announced a new publishing label called Private Division which will be focusing solely on AA games from some really exciting talent. What does this mean for the industry and the future of AA games? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OPoHP9PJeU http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2017/12/14/take-two-announces-new-publishing-label-private-division.aspx http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2015/04/23/patrice-desilets-new-game-explores-mankinds-greatest-achievements.aspx Outro Music: "Swanky Ballroom Party For Sophisticated People" by Adhesive Wombat - @adhesivewombat The Video Game Pals is The Pals Network's weekly video game podcast where we talk about video games, the news and how it all makes us feel. The Pals: Sean: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete Thompson: twitter.com/RelicVampire Andy: twitter.com/tiger_millions Peggy: twitter.com/MoiraiOW

Chapter 22: Silent Night, Deadly Night (S2E9) | The Riverdale Review

On this week's episode, the Pals in the booth take the mid season finale on by themselves! The Pals will be back at Pop's in 2018 when Riverdale(The show of our time)returns! The Riverdale Review is a weekly conversational review of The CW's Riverdale! The Pals: Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete Marco: twitter.com/MrMarcoAnimoto Cale: twitter.com/Totointow

Isaac Goodhart Interview & Marvel Cancellations | The Comics Pals Episode 61

On the penultimate episode of the year, the Pals have on their last guest of the year, Postal artist Isaac Goodhart! He dishes on how he got into the industry, working on Postal and his love of mailmen, his time at the DC Creator’s Workshop, and more! The Pals also talk about the biggest news in the industry this week, including the continuing saga of Ben Affleck’s flip flopping on being involved with the DCEU, Star Wars dominating the box office, and C.B. Cebulski apologizing for the Akira Yoshida debacle. Interview with Isaac Goodhart: 00:01:20 Apples and Origins: 00:37:53 Pals Pulls: 00:43:23 Cale - Star Wars: Jedi Storms of Crait #1 Marco Cunalata - Postal Vol. 6, They're not Like Us #17 Pete - Void Trip #2, Image+ #5 (Oblivion Song Cover Issue), Saga Vol. 8 TP Sean - Doomsday Clock #2 News: 00:53:00 New Ghost Rider Series Coming From Christopher Sebela: http://comicbook.com/marvel/2017/12/19/marvel-ghost-rider-new-comic-series/ IGN's Best of the Year Awards: http://au.ign.com/wikis/best-of-2017-awards?abthid=5a3ac1f00cb72b8455000011 Gail Simone and Cat Staggs Crosswind In Development For TV: https://www.newsarama.com/37913-simone-staggs-crosswind-in-development-for-tv.html Sex Criminals Returns This January: https://imagecomics.com/content/view/brimpers-rejoicesex-criminals-returns-this-january Does Ben Affleck Still Want To Direct a Batman Film?: 00:58:48 http://comicbook.com/dc/2017/12/21/ben-affleck-batman-future-dceu-justice-league/ Arrow Television Show Can No Longer Use Deathstroke: 01:02:16 http://au.ign.com/articles/2017/12/22/arrow-cant-use-deathstroke-anymore-because-of-joe-manganiello-movie Titan Comics Unveils The Factory: 01:05:20 https://graphicpolicy.com/2017/12/20/factory-new-dystopian-sci-fi-coming-jodorowsky-moebius-collaborator-elgo/ Valiant Reveals X-O Manowar Live Action First Look: 01:09:30 http://capelesscrusader.org/valiant-reveals-first-look-live-action-x-o-manowar/ Star Wars: The Last Jedi Score Allegedly Tampered With By Alt Right Member: 01:15:22 http://comicbook.com/starwars/2017/12/23/star-wars-the-last-jedi-rotten-tomatoes-alt-right/ Star Wars: The Last Jedi Dominates Box Office, But Doesn’t Beat Out The Force Awakens: http://comicbook.com/starwars/2017/12/22/star-wars-last-jedi-box-office-650-million-worldwide/ C.B. Cebulski Apologizes For Using Pseudonym Akira Yoshida: 01:22:10 https://www.polygon.com/comics/2017/12/18/16790024/marvel-comics-editor-cebulski-name-akira-yoshida Main Topic: 01:25:59 Marvel's Cancellations - why do they matter? Working in comics can be a heartbreaking experience. It happens all the time that talented writers, artists, colorists, and beyond can put their absolute all into a book they think is really good, only for it to turn out to not connect with audiences, get cancelled by the publisher and leave the creative team high and dry. This is an experience six different creative teams shared this week as Marvel announced the cancellations of six of their books. Cancellations are nothing new in comics -- but the reaction to this round of them by Marvel has been surprising to say the least. The Pals break down why people are so up-in-arms about the cancellation of these books, the realities of working in comics and how small the audience pool is, what constitutes a successful release in comics, how fan reactions underlie a big problem for the industry, and much more. Six Marvel Comics Books Cancelled: http://comicbook.com/2017/12/20/luke-cage-canceled Tom Breevort Comments On Cancelled Marvel books: https://www.newsarama.com/37898-brevoort-addresses-wave-of-marvel-title-cancellations.html The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics. The Pals: Sean: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete Cale: twitter.com/Totointow Marco: twitter.com/MrMarcoAnimoto Phil: twitter.com/Cyborgbebop

Game of the Year 2017! | The Video Game Pals Episode 35

We’ve got a very exciting show for you this week where we’ll be naming our GOTY picks and taking you through the last news cycle before the end of 2017! PLUS: A new episode of Life is Strange dropped this week! RANDOM QUESTION OF THE WEEK: What game are you most excited to play over Christmas break? DA NEWS: 1. Congratulations are in order for Studio MDHR who announced this week that Cuphead has sold over 2 million copies across all platforms which is HUGE for a little indie. You go Cuphead! http://studiomdhr.com/cuphead-goes-double-platinum/ 2. Doki Doki Literature Club won @IGN People’s Choice (most votes) for every category it was nominated for: Best PC Game, Best Adventure Game, Best Story, and Most Innovative. Thank you and what an insane fan base! https://twitter.com/dansalvato/status/943552005469097984?s=17 3. Atlus has announced Catherine: Full Body for PlayStation 4 and PS Vita: https://gematsu.com/2017/12/catherine-full-body-announced-ps4-ps-vita https://gematsu.com/2017/12/catherine-full-body-new-endings-episodes-anime-sexy-events-online-battles 4. Finally we’ve got some rumors of brand new games on the horizon. According to a job listing, Blizzard is currently working on a new unannounced first-person game. This unannounced first-person game and will feature playable/drivable vehicles. 5. And Riot is apparently working on a game called Teemo’s Adventure: Meat and Potatoes: The Video Game Pals Games of the Year 2017! Outro Music: "Swanky Ballroom Party For Sophisticated People" by Adhesive Wombat - @adhesivewombat The Video Game Pals is The Pals Network's weekly video game podcast where we talk about video games, the news and how it all makes us feel. The Pals: Sean: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete Thompson: twitter.com/RelicVampire Andy: twitter.com/tiger_millions Peggy: twitter.com/MoiraiOW

The Best of 2017 & Our Predictions For 2018, Doomsday Clock #2 Review | The Comics Pals Episode 62

On the last episode of 2017 and the first of 2018, the Pals review the last major comic book release of 2017: Doomsday Clock #2! We also wish Stan the man Lee a Happy Birthday, talk the CW’s trailer for Black Lightning, and Brian Michael Bendis’ rumored first DC project being Superman! As a means of reflecting on the year that was 2017 and looking forward to 2018, the Pals talk about their favorite comic book related moments and books from 2017, and cast their eyes to the future and make predictions for 2018! Random Question of the Week! 00:04:12 Pals Pulls: 00:14:35 Cale/Marco/Pete - Exit Stage Left Snagglepuss Chronicles #1 Marco - Paper Girls #19 Pete - Rat Queens #7, Walking Dead #175 Phil - Captain Atom: The Fall And Rise Of Captain Atom TP Sean - The Resurrection of Jean Grey #2, Astonishing X-Men #7 Doomsday Clock #2 Discussion 00:21:21 Dark Knight Metal #4 Discussion 00:37:28 News: Stan Lee Reports Stolen Money: 00:42:38 http://comicbook.com/marvel/2017/12/30/stan-lee-300000-stolen-police-investigating/ Marvel's Create Your Own Platform's Weird Restrictions: 00:48:30 https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2017/12/28/16827356/marvel-comics-create-your-own-platform-terms-restrictions CW's Black Lightning Trailer: 00:56:39 https://twitter.com/blacklightning/status/943179139581751296 Tom King Gives Update On Sheriff Of Babylon Season Two: 00:59:10 http://comicbook.com/dc/2017/12/28/tom-king-gives-an-update-on-sheriff-of-babylon-season-2/ Action Comics #1000 Hardcover Price Jumps to $50: 01:01:26 https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/12/28/action-comics-1000-hardcover-now-50-book-not-30/ Brian Michael Bendis Rumored to Be Taking Over Superman Title In 2018: 01:10:29 https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/12/25/brian-bendis-ivan-reis-joe-prado-superman/ Main Topic: 01:23:17 The Pals end the year by reflecting on 2017 in the world of comics culture, and what a year it was! We also look into the future and make some predictions about 2018. Come back at the end of 2018 to see if we were right about our predictions! Join us in sending off 2017 but ALSO welcoming 2018 by crafting your own Best Of 2017 and 2018 prediction lists! The questions are as follows: Best of 2017: Favorite news story of 2017? Favorite comic book of 2017? Favorite comic book film of 2017? Favorite Comics Pals interview of 2017? Favorite comic book creator of 2017? Predictions for 2018: Will Ben Affleck say goodbye to the Batman role in 2018? Will Marvel publish new Fantastic Four comics in 2018? Which comic book movie do you think you’ll enjoy the most in 2018? Will The Comics Pals interview any of the following three creators in 2018: Grant Morrison, Tom King or Scott Snyder? Which comic book creator do you think will break through in 2018 and become a major star? The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics. The Pals: Sean: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete Cale: twitter.com/Totointow Marco: twitter.com/MrMarcoAnimoto Phil: twitter.com/Cyborgbebop

Swatting Incident Leads to Death of An Innocent Man | The Video Game Pals Episode 36

Happy New Year Pals! In our first show for 2018 we're talking about the issue of Swatting after an incident stemming from a game of Call of Duty led to the death of an innocent father of two. Plus: Some not existentially horrifying news! The show: -Peggy's shoutcasting experiences -Random Question of the Week Da News: 1. Nintendo Switch news and rumors: http://comicbook.com/gaming/2017/12/26/pokemon-switch-rumors/ https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/12/big-titles-must-wait-as-nintendo-pushes-back-64gb-switch-game-card-rollout/ 2. PUBG hits 3 Million concurrent players, and are literally just competing with themselves at this point: https://www.polygon.com/2017/12/29/16829768/pubg-3-million-concurrent-players-record 3. The World Health Organization is considering recognizing ‘gaming disorder’: https://www.polygon.com/2017/12/28/16825828/who-gaming-disorder-addiction-draft-icd-11 4. In truly horrifying news, a dispute over a Call of Duty wager has seemingly led to the death of an innocent 28 year old man: https://charlieintel.com/2017/12/29/dispute-call-duty-wager-leads-death-28-year-old-man-kansas/ http://www.kansas.com/news/local/crime/article192111974.html http://www.kansas.com/latest-news/article192242919.html Meat and Potatoes: What, if anything, can be done about this problem? Swatting has been a serious issue in some gaming communities for a while now, but to my knowledge this is the first time that it’s resulted in someone’s death. How do we think this will affect the industry or even twitch? Who holds the responsibility to do something here? The Cops? Twitch? Outro Music: "Swanky Ballroom Party For Sophisticated People" by Adhesive Wombat - @adhesivewombat The Video Game Pals is The Pals Network's weekly video game podcast where we talk about video games, the news and how it all makes us feel. The Pals: Sean: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete Thompson: twitter.com/RelicVampire Andy: twitter.com/tiger_millions Peggy: twitter.com/MoiraiOW

Is The Punisher Bad For Our Culture? | The Comics Pals Episode 63

The Pals join the rest of the world in 2018 with a fresh episode covering all the news in the comics world! It may be the dead of winter which typically means dry news cycles for the world of comics, but there’s still plenty to talk about, including the latest in the DC Films saga, some new comic titles from Dirk Manning, Gail Simone making her grand return to Marvel Comics with Domino, and more! We also talk about the Punisher and what his popularity says about our culture, and whether he should even exist given our culture’s problem with gun violence. Random Question of the Week 00:03:15 Pals Pulls: 00:08:57 Marco - Wicked + Divine Vol 6: Imperial Phase Pt II, Royal City #9 Cale - Mech Cadet Yu Vol 1, Hellboy and the BPRD 1954 Sean/Phil - Mister Miracle #6 News: Many Batman Movies Now Streaming On Netflix: 00:15:46 http://comicbook.com/dc/2018/01/02/batman-movies-streaming-on-netflix/ Fans Protesting WB HQ Want Justice League Director's Cut: 00:22:28 http://comicbook.com/dc/2018/01/04/zack-snyder-fans-protest-warner-bros-hq-justice-league-directors/ DC Movies Shake Up Sees New President: 00:30:01 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/dc-movies-find-new-president-it-conjuring-executive-1071435 Dirk Manning Announces Nine New Titles For 2018: 00:36:49 https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/01/01/hope-new-superhero-comic-k-lynn-smith-dirk-manning-2018/ New Michael Moreci Comic Wasted Space Announced By Vault: 00:40:02 https://www.newsarama.com/38060-a-false-prophet-called-in-to-save-the-galaxy-in-vault-s-wasted-space.html Jodie Foster Trashes Superhero Films, James Gunn Responds: 00:42:10 https://www.newsarama.com/38018-jodie-foster-says-superhero-movies-are-like-fracking-gunn-responds.html Gail Simone to Write Domino Series For Marvel: 00:50:06 http://www.ign.com/articles/2018/01/05/marvel-rolls-out-domino-comic-by-fan-favorite-writer X-Men: Grand Design Second Genesis Release Date Moved Up Significantly: 00:53:12 https://www.newsarama.com/38044-x-men-grand-design-3-release-moved-up-to-summer.html Main Topic: 01:02:50 Jon Bernthal Says" fuck them" Regarding Alt-Right Fans Of Punisher Netflix Series: https://www.avclub.com/jon-bernthal-to-his-alt-right-punisher-fans-fuck-th-1821752348 The Punisher is arguably the most polarizing character ever created in the comics space, and questions about his impact on our society and the dangers of his popularity have only intensified with the release of the Punisher Netflix series. In light of his symbol being blazoned by police officers and alt-right supporters alike, some are even calling for Marvel to stop publishing material with the character in it completely. Do these criticisms of the character and Marvel have merit? Should a character who commits gruesome acts of violence exist in a culture that is ravaged by gun crimes? The Comics Pals answer these questions and more! The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics. The Pals: Sean: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete Cale: twitter.com/Totointow Marco: twitter.com/MrMarcoAnimoto Phil: twitter.com/Cyborgbebop

2018's Hottest Games | The Video Game Pals Episode 37

This week on the show, The Video Game Pals talk about the games they’re looking forward to for 2018! They also cover the outcome of the swatting incident in Kansas, a new Nintendo sales record, and the specs for the new Dragon Ball Z game! Plus: We speculate WILDLY! Random Question of the Week! Da News: Update from last week: the individual who called in the false police report that lead to the death of Andy Finch in Wichita, KS has been arrested and charged. http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/03/us/kansas-police-shooting-swatting/index.html In another instance of swatting being a garbage thing that garbage people do, cops actually did the right thing! http://kron4.com/2018/01/06/alameda-county-sheriffs-stop-castro-valley-swatting-attempt IN LIGHTER NEWS THANK GOD Nintendo announces that the Switch is the fastest selling console in US history after 10 months. https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/948901835284283393 Rocket league hits 40 million worldwide players! https://twitter.com/RocketLeague/status/948312773565362176 Dragon Ball FighterZ announces minimum/recommended PC specs https://twitter.com/BandaiNamcoUS/status/949385026356920322 LawBreakers publisher blames PUBG (now a game) for its failure http://nichegamer.com/2018/01/04/lawbreakers-publisher-writes-off-huge-failures-from-game-blames-pubgs-popularity/ Meat and Potatoes: What video games we’re looking forward to in 2018! Outro Music: "Swanky Ballroom Party For Sophisticated People" by Adhesive Wombat - @adhesivewombat The Video Game Pals is The Pals Network's weekly video game podcast where we talk about video games, the news and how it all makes us feel. The Pals: Sean: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete Thompson: twitter.com/RelicVampire Andy: twitter.com/tiger_millions Peggy: twitter.com/MoiraiOW

Brian Michael Bendis Writes Superman & Stan Lee Assault Allegations | The Comics Pals Episode 64

This week, the Pals talk about the announcement of Brian Michael Bendis writing for Action Comics #1000, the news about a Black Widow movie finally being written, Tessa Thompson’s Valkyrie joining the Exiles within the comics, and much more! Don’t forget to leave us a like and subscribe to the channel if you like what you hear! Phil's New Game (Help Us Name it!) 00:03:11 Reader Mail 00:09:35 Pals Pulls: 00:16:40 Sean - Batman #39 Marco- Kill or Be Killed #15, Star Wars #42 Phil- Anarky the Complete Collection (TP) News: Brian Michael Bendis to Write Story For Action Comics #1000: 00:21:05 http://comicbook.com/dc/2018/01/11/brian-michael-bendis-first-dc-comics-work-revealed-superman-action-comics/ First Trailer For Krypton Series Releases: 00:27:57 https://www.facebook.com/rottentomatoes/videos/10155906815922357/?fref=gs&dti=833038996839182&hc_location=group John Ridley to Write Series About Minority Heroes For DC: 00:37:17 https://www.polygon.com/comics/2018/1/12/16883074/dc-comics-john-ridley-12-years-a-slave-other-history-of-the-dc-universe ONI PRESS Making Big Changes For 2018: 00:43:24 https://www.newsarama.com/38141-oni-press-names-new-publisher-more-staff-changes.html New Exiles Comic Announced, Thor: Ragnarok Version of Valkyrie to Join Team: 00:52:51 https://www.polygon.com/comics/2018/1/9/16868060/thor-ragnarok-valkyrie-marvel-comics A Kitty Pryde Film May Be In the Works At Fox: 01:03:08 http://screencrush.com/kitty-pryde-x-men-spinoff-tim-miller/ A Black Widow Movie Is Being Written: https://www.thewrap.com/jac-schaeffer-marvel-black-widow-movie/ Main Topic: 01:08:13 Stan Lee is the most well known comics creator of all time, and at age 95, most consider him a harmless, sweet old man who is responsible for creating their favorite superheroes. Unfortunately, disturbing allegations of sexual assault against his nurses have now come to light that completely call into question what we think we know about Stan Lee. The Pals examine the information that’s currently available and do their best to comment on a very uncomfortable subject. Stan Lee Allegations Discussion https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/01/12/new-allegations-stan-lee-groped/ https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/01/12/alan-duke-stan-lee-abuse-allegations/ The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics. The Pals: Sean: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete Cale: twitter.com/Totointow Marco: twitter.com/MrMarcoAnimoto Phil: twitter.com/Cyborgbebop