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100 Episodes and Running | The Comics Pals Episode 100

On this 100th edition of The Comics Pals podcast, we reflect on the history of the show by talking about our worst takes, DC revealing what's underneath the Batsuit in Batman: The Damned #1, our thoughts on the Captain Marvel trailer, and much more! Pals Pulls: Cale - MM Power Rangers #31 Thrilling Adventure Hour #3 Doctor Who The Thirteenth Doctor #0 Marco - Man-Eaters #1, Gamma #1 Phil - Exiles Complete Collection Volume 1 Pete - Doomsday Clock #7, Heroes in Crisis Sean - Doomsday Clock #7, Heroes in Crisis #1 News: Test Screening of Joaquin Phoenix as Joker Released: https://www.newsarama.com/41938-first-look-joaquin-phoenix-in-joker-make-up.html Batman: The Damned #1 Includes Shot of Batman's Penis: https://comicbook.com/dc/2018/09/22/internet-batmans-junk-batman-damned-reactions/ Captain Marvel Trailer: https://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/09/19/captain-marvel-trailer-viewed-100-million-times/ Disney to Give A-List MCU Characters Shows on Streaming Service: https://variety.com/2018/film/news/loki-scarlet-witch-tv-series-marvel-disney-streaming-service-1202947551/ Marvel to Provide Theaters With Venom Tie-in Comic: https://www.newsarama.com/41835-venom-movie-prequel-comic-to-be-sold-by-amc-theaters.html Daredevil Season 3 Has Release Date: https://www.newsarama.com/41914-daredevil-season-3-release-date-set-and-its-less-than-a-month-away.html Killmonger Miniseries Coming: http://www.vulture.com/2018/09/killmonger-mini-series-coming-to-marvel-in-december.html Chelsea Cain Speaks Out Against Marvel/Comics Industry: https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/09/21/chelsea-cain-rips-marvel-and-comics-industry-a-new-one-in-scorching-interview/ Main Topic: The Pals play a game of Jeopardy that definitely goes 100% smoothly and absolutely nothing goes wrong! 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

4 Kids Walk Into A Bank | The Comics Pals Bookclub

This month on The Comics Pals Book Club, the boys dive into another indie book from Black Mask Studios: 4 Kids Walk Into A Bank by Matthew Rosenberg and Tyler Boss. Leave us a comment letting us know what book YOU’D like to see us choose next for our book club, and don’t forget to like and subscribe while you’re here! 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 Phil: twitter.com/Cyborgbebop

Doomsday Clock #7 & Heroes in Crisis #1 Reviews! | The Comics Pals Episode 101

On this episode of The Comics Pals, they have a strange, hilarious conversation with comic creator Kelly Brack, dish on their collective disappointment with the Dark Phoenix trailer, and review DC’s two HUGE book releases: Doomsday Clock #6 and Heroes in Crisis #1! 00:01:14 - Interview with Kelly Brack Death of the Horror Anthology Kickstarter Page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/101033998/death-of-the-horror-anthology-stories-of-inner-dem?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=kelly%20brack News: 00:42:59 - Dark Phoenix Trailer Debuts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eclj77aXmWs Fox Announces Release Date Changes: https://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/09/28/x-men-dark-phoenix-gambit-movie-release-date-changes/ 01:02:11 - Fox Releasing PG-13 Version of Deadpool 2: https://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/09/28/deadpool-re-release-theaters-pg-13/ 01:07:24 - Batman Artist Norm Breyfogle Dies: https://comicbook.com/dc/2018/09/27/norm-breyfogle-comics-artist-dead-batman-dc-comics/ 01:10:26 - Sean Murphy Announces Sequel to Batman: White Knight: https://www.newsarama.com/42012-sean-murphy-returns-with-batman-curse-of-the-white-knight.html Main Topic: We review the biggest releases from DC Comics this week: Doomsday Clock #7 and Heroes in Crisis #1! We also talk about the huge controversy surrounding both books, and what each one says about the state of and the future of the DC Universe. 01:16:16 - Heroes in Crisis #1 Review 01:41:51 - Doomsday Clock #7 Review 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

Venom: Lethal Protector | The Comics Pals

On this month’s episode of The Comics Pals Book Club, we chose to read the quintessential Venom solo story, Lethal Protector! In honor of the film’s release, we wanted to take a look at the story that inspired the movie, and while the connections are certainly there, the book may actually be a deeper character analysis than the movie is. Give the episode a listen, let us know your thoughts, and tell us what comic book you’d like us to feature on a future episode of the book club!

Venom Review | The Comics Pals

The Venom movie is finally here, and The Comics Pals have seen it! Regular listeners of our podcast may be SHOCKED to hear what a certain Pal (namely Pete) has to say about the film, so you absolutely do not want to miss our review of Venom! Let us know in the comments below what you thought of the movie, and what you’d like to see them do with a sequel!

Daredevil Season 3 Trailer Drops and NYCC 2018 News Coverage | The Comics Pals Episode 102

New York Comic Con 2018 is upon us, and The Comics Pals are there! We’re talking all the biggest news from the show, including trailer reactions for Daredevil, Harley Quinn and Aquaman, bombshell comic book announcements like Brian Michael Bendis reviving Young Justice through his Wonder Comics imprint, and much much more! 00:03:45 - Random Question of the Week News: 00:10:40 - Chris Evans Wraps Filming For Avengers 4 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/chris-evans-is-done-playing-captain-america-as-he-wraps-avengers-4-1149324 00:17:17 - Kieron Gillen Making Superhero Comics Comeback With Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/kieron-gillen-returns-superhero-comics-peter-cannon-thunderbolt-1148504?utm_source=twitter 00:23:30 - Venom Receiving Great Reactions From Audiences: https://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/10/05/venom-movie-audience-score-critics-rotten-tomatoes/ Main Topic: All this huge news from NYCC! 00:31:27 - New Daredevil Trailer Raises the Stakes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n83s6NO1NE0 00:38:21 - Into the Spider-Verse Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tg52up16eq0 00:44:24 - Jason Aaron's Long Awaited War of Realms Coming: https://www.newsarama.com/42240-war-of-the-realms-coming-to-marvel-in-2019.html 00:47:06 - Captain Marvel Being Relaunched Ahead of Film: https://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/10/04/captain-marvel-getting-relaunched/ 00:52:52 - Marvel Announces Sequel to No Surrender Weekly Event: https://www.cbr.com/marvel-avengers-no-surrender-weekly-sequel-no-road-home/ 00:56:50 - John Cassady and Mark Waid Team to Launch Superhero Universe With Humanoids: https://www.newsarama.com/42215-cassaday-waid-launch-superhero-universe-at-humanoids.html 01:03:02 - New Aquaman Trailer Pulls Back the Curtain and Wows: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaWnLiffxJ4 01:11:45 - Harley Quinn DC Universe Series Gets First Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBrVLmLsHBQ 01:16:38 - Geoff Johns Spotlight Panel Reveals Artwork From Three Jokers Series, Doomsday Clock and Shazam: https://www.cbr.com/batman-three-jokers-preview-jason-fabok/ 01:31:50 - Brian Michael Bendis Announces Pop Up Imprint Wonder Comics, Bringing Back Young Justice: https://www.cbr.com/nycc-bendis-brings-new-series-old-friends-to-dc 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

Venom, Spider-Man & the MCU Explained | The Comics Pals Episode 103

This week, the Pals talk about James Gunn signing with Warner Bros to write Suicide Squad 2, our thoughts on the first image of Ruby Rose as Batwoman, an update on the Batman: Damned controversy, and much more! Pals Pulls: Cale - Adventure Time Season 11 #1, Frankenstein Alive Alive!- The Complete Collection Sean - Justice League Dark #4 News: James Gunn Attached to Write, Possibly Direct Suicide Squad 2: https://www.polygon.com/2018/10/9/17956906/james-gunn-suicide-squad-2-warner-bros-disney First Image of Ruby Rose as Batwoman Revealed: https://www.newsweek.com/ruby-rose-batwoman-costume-arrowverse-crossover-1160209 Secret Six Television Show in Development at CBS: https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/secret-six-dc-tv-series-cbs-1202976283/ Jim Lee and Dan Didio Comment on Batman: Damned Controversy: https://www.polygon.com/comics/2018/10/8/17952834/dc-comics-batman-nudity-black-label-jim-lee-dan-didio God Country being Adapted to Film: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/image-comics-god-country-be-adapted-by-aftershock-legendary-1150605 Skybound and Sony Partner to Bring New Properties to TV: https://www.newsarama.com/42302-top-cow-and-skybound-s-the-darkness-nailbiter-think-tank-thief-of-thieves-in-development-for-tv.html Iron Fist Canceled at Netflix: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/iron-fist-canceled-2-seasons-at-netflix-1152134 Young Avengers Returning in 2019: https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/10/06/young-avengers-will-return-in-2019/ Chuck Wendig Fired From Marvel Comics: https://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/10/12/chuck-wendig-fired-from-marvels-star-wars-books/ Venom Continues to Feast at the Box Office: https://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/10/12/venom-box-office-week-2-a-star-is-born/ Main Topic: Is Venom's success an omen of doom for Marvel? Venom is a bonafide hit, bar none. The executives at Sony, who have wanted to make a star out of Venom for over 10 years have finally succeeded, but what does that mean for the future of their Spider-Man properties, and does it alter the trajectory of their dealings with Marvel Studios going forward? Is it possible that Sony now understands how to create hits with their Spider-Man adjacent characters, and are ready to have the Wall Crawler back in their house? 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: https://twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Pete: https://twitter.com/Loud_Pete Cale: https://twitter.com/Totointow Marco: https://twitter.com/mrmarcoanimoto Phil: https://twitter.com/Cyborgbebop

Is TV the Best Medium for Superheroes? | The Comics Pals Episode 104

This week, Sean gives his early spoiler-free impressions of Daredevil Season 3, and the Pals talk about James Gunn's "fresh take" on Suicide Squad, Zack Snyder revealing his original plans for a Justice League trilogy, and we discuss the legacy of superheros on television. 00:10:54 - Daredevil Impressions 00:16:23 - Pals Pulls: Marco - Isola Volume 1, Books of Magic #1 Cale - Yokai Rental Shop Vol 4 News: 00:22:01 - WB Reportedly Done With Cavill AND Affleck: https://variety.com/2018/film/news/flash-standalone-movie-release-date-1202980356/ 00:29:41 - Zack Snyder's Original Justice League Plans Revealed: https://comicbook.com/dc/2018/10/19/batman-v-superman-ending-lex-luthor-motherboxes/ 00:38:43 - DC Says Gunn's Suicide Squad 2 is a 'Completely Fresh Take': https://www.cbr.com/james-gunn-suicide-squad-2-confirmed/ 00:44:41 - Guardians of the Galaxy Production Delayed to 2021: https://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/10/18/guardians-of-the-galaxy-3-production-delayed-2021/ 00:54:48 - Tom Holland Reveals New Spider-Man Costume: https://twitter.com/jimmykimmel/status/1053091528976097280/video/1 01:09:07 - Luke Cage Canceled on Netflix: https://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/10/20/luke-cage-cancelled-netflix-marvel-no-season-3/ 01:24:28 - Main Topic: Is Television the Unsung Hero of Superhero Media? Comic book characters have been on TV for a LONG time. Many, many people got their start by watching these characters on not the big screen, but the small, with the animation boom of the 90's and shows like Smallville. We take a look at the past and present of comics on television, and talk about how these characters may be experiencing their golden era now. 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: https://twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Pete: https://twitter.com/Loud_Pete Cale: https://twitter.com/Totointow Marco: https://twitter.com/mrmarcoanimoto Phil: https://twitter.com/Cyborgbebop

Infidel | The Comics Pals Book Club

For this month’s Book Club, we chose the hit horror book of 2018, Infidel by Pornsak Pichetshote, Aaron Campbell and Jose Villarrubia! If you’re in the mood for an unconventional horror comic that includes tough conversations about race relations in the U.S., this is definitely the book for you. Let us know your thoughts about it in the comments! 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

Dirk Manning Interview & the Fall of Marvel on Netflix | The Comics Pals Episode 105

On this week's episode, we have special guest Dirk Manning on to talk about his latest book releases, how he's managed to survive and thrive in the comics industry, and so much more. If you're an aspiring writer you absolutely don't want to miss what Dirk has to say! In addition, we talk about Wonder Woman 1984 being delayed, the hopes for a season 4 of Daredevil, and why the empire of Marvel on Netflix appears to be crumbling. 00:01:53 - Dirk Manning Interview 01:20:24 - Listener Mail: 01:40:21 - Pals Pull: Pete - Heroes in Crisis #2 Phil - American Vampire Omnibus Marco - Hex Wives #1, Transdimensional #1 Sean - Heroes in Crisis #2 News: 01:43:42 - Wonder Woman 1984 Delayed: https://www.polygon.com/2018/10/22/18010320/wonder-woman-1984-movie-delayed-2020?fbclid=IwAR26FvZrBrbuDemS8ruRlxCvBdUsgkMrtrsw-ANTyuCh76Z1F1u3-vvpLvE 01:50:09 - Mark Waid Seeks Help in Funding Legal Defense Against Richard Meyer: https://www.newsarama.com/42496-mark-waid-launches-crowdfunding-for-legal-defense-in-comicsgate-lawsuit.html 01:59:03 - Daredevil Showrunner Hopeful and 'Stoked' For Season 4: https://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/10/21/daredevil-season-4-tease-showrunner-erik-oleson/ 02:03:37 - Main Topic: Is Netflix's Defenders to blame for the fall of Marvel's Netflix shows? Over the last couple of weeks we've learned that Iron Fist and Luke Cage will not be returning for third seasons on Netflix, and new reports are suggesting that Daredevil and Jessica Jones aren't safe from the chopping block either. We talk about when the shift in excitement for these shows changed, and how the desire to connect the shows for the Defenders series could have doomed Marvel on Netflix. 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: https://twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Pete: https://twitter.com/Loud_Pete Cale: https://twitter.com/Totointow Marco: https://twitter.com/mrmarcoanimoto Phil: https://twitter.com/Cyborgbebop