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What Makes a Great Villain? | The Comics Pals Episode 76

This week, Sean is out at Wrestlemania this weekend! But someone let Phil out of his cage and he took over the show! Prepare yourselves for something pretty different. We talk about DC’s new sales records, the new Vault Comics preorder service and we try to figure out what makes a good bad guy! PLUS: Who are The Eternals? Reader Mail- 00:01:43 Random Question of the Week- 00:14:10 Would You Rather? Pals Pulls: 00:27:48 Pete- Oblivion Song #2 Phil - Action Comics 80th Anniversary HC Cale - Captain Swing and the Electric Pirates of Cindery Island tpb, Immortal Men #1 News: DC NATION #0 Lands One Million Orders, ACTION COMICS #1000 500k- 00:33:34 https://www.newsarama.com/39385-dc-nation-0-lands-one-million-orders.html Power Rangers: Shattered Grid Sells Out Again- 00:41:34 https://www.previewsworld.com/…/210561-Power-Rangers-Shatte… Vault Comics Launches ‘BookIt’ Online Preorder Service with 20 Retailers- 00:51:49 https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/04/04/vault-comics-bookit-preorder-service/ IDW Group Editor SARAH GAYDOS Jumps to ONI PRESS- 01:00:41 https://www.newsarama.com/39318-sarah-gaydos-jumps-from-idw-to-oni.html 'Y: The Last Man' Moving Forward at FX With Pilot Order- 01:04:48 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/y-last-man-moving-forward-at-fx-pilot-order-1100179 Exclusive: Marvel’s New ‘Phase 4’ MCU Franchise – The Eternals!- 01:12:06 http://mcucosmic.com/2018/04/exclusive-marvels-new-phase-4-mcu-franchise-the-eternals/ Main Topic: 01:18:59 Let's talk baddies. What makes a good bad guy, a memorable bad guy, what makes a bad bad guy, and why do movies struggle with that so much??? 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

Spider-Man, Spyro & Our Most Anticipated Switch Games | The Video Game Pals Episode 50

Sean is away so...Pete has a bad time. But at least the news was tailor-made for him! The Pals are discussing Spider-Man, Spyro and the future of the Nintendo Switch's library on this week's episode of the Video Game Pals! What we’re playing: • Dishonored 2 love! Reader mail: • YouTube comments! DA NEWS: 1. Insomniac’s Spider-Man is coming this September! https://www.cbr.com/spider-man-ps4-gameplay-footage/ http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2018/04/04/114-rapid-fire-questions-about-spider-man.aspx http://twinfinite.net/2018/04/spider-man/ 2. WITNESS THE RETURN OF THE DRAGON on September 21st with the Spyro: Reignited Trilogy! https://twitter.com/Wario64/status/981777313967702016?s=19 https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180405005319/en/Spyro-Original-Roast-Master-Back!-Spyro-Reignited 3. Ubisoft announces new studio: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-04-06-ubisoft-opening-winnipeg-studio 4. “Animal Crossing website gets a major overhaul with replacement text left in and Kafka”: https://twitter.com/LeakReview/status/982764673945649152/photo/1 https://www.resetera.com/threads/animal-crossing-website-gets-a-major-overhaul-with-replacement-text-left-in-and-kafka.34809/ Main Topic: Speaking of Nintendo Switch, since Sean is away I thought this week we could take some time to speculate on the future of my new favorite handheld. What games are you most excited for on Nintendo Switch, announced or otherwise? 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

Does Stan Lee Need a Hero? | The Comics Pals Episode 77

This week, the Pals cover all the biggest news in the comic book world, including the backlash surrounding the set photos of Starfire from the new Titans show, Joelle Jones launching a Catwoman solo series, and the news of a potential return of the Ultimate Universe! Random Question of the Week 03:31 Pals Pulls: 19:27 Cale- Power Rangers #26, Black Monday Murders Vol 2 Marco- Power rangers #26, Mister Miracle #8 Phil- Mister Miracle #8 Pete- New-SuperMan #22 Sean- Action Comics #1000 News: Titan’s Set Photos Cause Backlash: 28:05 http://comicbook.com/dc/2018/04/13/titans-starfire-anna-diop-photos-backlash-response/ Joelle Jones to Write and Draw New Catwoman Series: 42:04 https://www.cbr.com/catwoman-joelle-jones-new-series-c2e2/ DC Comics Changing Variant Cover Policy: 44:30 https://www.cbr.com/dc-comics-variant-covers-removes-logos/ Diamond Reveals More Information About Pullbox Initiative: 49:43 https://www.newsarama.com/39459-diamond-offers-further-pullbox-details.html Avengers: Infinity War Presales Higher Than Last Seven Marvel Films Combined: 57:34 http://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/04/11/avengers-infinity-war-selling-more-tickets-last-seven-marvel-mov/ Matthew Rosenberg and Greg Land Taking Over Astonishing X-Men: 1:01:24 https://www.newsarama.com/39505-rosenberg-takes-over-astonishing-x-men.html Marvel Has Plans to Reintroduce the Ultimate Universe: 01:05:41 https://www.cbr.com/marvel-ultimate-universe-plans/ Mark Millar Reveals Why the Ultimates Wasn’t Called Avengers: https://www.cbr.com/millar-why-marvel-ultimates-not-avengers/ Main Topic: 1:29:45 Does Stan Lee need a hero? This week has seen an explosion of rumors and speculation about Stan Lee, with accusations being made of abuse against his daughter J.C. Lee, manipulation by his “friend” Keya Morgan, and much more. In the midst of all that, Stan has come out in defense of his daughter and Morgan, threatening lawsuits against the writers of several articles alleging that Stan is surrounded by a circle of vultures looking to bleed him dry in his final years. We break down all the information in order to (hopefully) get to the bottom of his sad situation. 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

How Far Off Is PS5? | The Video Game Pals Episode 51

On this week's show the Pals are exploring the rumors circling around the next Bioshock, Sony's plans for the PS5 and much more! PLUS: Wait, you can BEAT World of Warcraft? What we’re playing (2:47): • Ni No Kuni II Impressions • Sean’s Guild Beat WoW! RANDOM QUESTION OF THE WEEK (20:58) DA NEWS: 1. It appears that an unnamed secret studio is hard at work on a new Bioshock game(43:57): https://kotaku.com/how-the-makers-of-mafia-iii-lost-their-way-1825242177 2. Boss Key Productions launched battle royale game Radical Heights to save the studio (54:10): https://www.polygon.com/2018/4/9/17207682/radical-heights-battle-royale-boss-key-steam-early-access-f2p 3. BlizzCon HYPE (107:14): https://www.polygon.com/2018/4/9/17215386/blizzcon-2018-dates-ticket-sales-blizzard 4. Minecraft for Nintendo Switch is getting Xbox Achievements (1:11:53): https://www.polygon.com/2018/4/12/17229492/minecraft-nintendo-switch-xbox-achievements-better-together-update 5. Flash news: a. EA has confirmed that A Way Out has sold more copies than EA thought it would sell in it’s lifetime: https://www.pcgamer.com/a-way-out-sells-one-million-copies-within-three-weeksmore-than-ea-thought-it-would-sell-in-its-liftetime/ b. Mega Man X Legacy Collection 1 and 2 Launch on July 24th: http://www.capcom-unity.com/capkel/blog/2018/04/10/mega-man-x-legacy-collection-1-and-2-launch-july-24th c. Sega also confirmed HD rereleases of the PS2 classics Shenmue I & II: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPtlofIccAk d. They also announced two retro initiatives: i. Sega Ages: https://twitter.com/mochi_wsj/status/984969583344762885?s=19 ii. The Sega Genesis/Sega Mega Drive mini: Main Topic: Closing down the show with another Jason Schreier joint, according to his sources despite the rumors about dev kits being released, the PlayStation 5 is still a ways off. https://kotaku.com/sources-the-playstation-5-is-still-a-ways-off-1825152206 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

Infinity Gauntlet Book Club | The Comics Pals

The Comics Pals Book Club returns with a new episode, this time tackling the classic Marvel Comics event Infinity Gauntlet! If you want to understand who Thanos is and what his goals are, or you just want to read old school Marvel cosmic goodness, look no further than this incredible six issue run by writer Jim Starlin and artists George Perez and Ron Lim. 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 Marco: twitter.com/mrmarcoanimoto Phil: twitter.com/Cyborgbebop

Action Comics #1000 Review & Infinity War Predictions | The Comics Pals Episode 78

On this episode of The Comics Pals, we review the monumental Action Comics #1000, talk about the news of Steven Spielberg directing a Blackhawk film for DC films, and much more! Reader Mail- 02:47 Random Question of the Week- 16:40 Action Comics #1000 Review- 37:06 Pals Pulls: 1:20:31 Marco - Harrow County #30, Image First Afar #1 Cale - Bug the Adventures of Forager TP, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Annual 2018 Pete - Saga #51 Sean - Kill or be Killed #18, Abbott #4 News: Steven Spielberg Directing Blackhawk Movie for DC: 01:26:11 https://www.dccomics.com/…/breaking-news-spielberg-enters-t… Cathy Yan Top Choice to Direct Untitled Harley Quinn Led Film: 01:33:57 http://deadline.com/…/harley-quinn-margot-robbie-cathy-yan…/ Injustice Universe Crossing Over With He-Man: https://www.polygon.com/…/dc-comics-injustice-he-man-master… SyFy Channel Orders Deadly Class Series: 01:41:31 http://variety.com/…/deadly-class-series-syfy-russo-brothe…/ Jim Starlin and Marvel Are Done (Again): 01:43:41 http://www.vulture.com/…/jim-starlin-creator-of-infinity-wa… Main Topic: 01:51:26 Avengers: Infinity War is just days away, and the world waits with bated breath to see what Marvel and the Russo Brothers have in store for fans. We talk about the 10 years of Marvel Studios films, how it's all led to this epic moment, what we expect from Avengers: Infinity War and where we think this film will leave our favorite characters. 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

Pokemon Gen 8 Wishlist! | The Video Game Pals Episode 52

The grouchiest Pal of the bunch, Cale Ward of The Comics Pals, joins Pete, Thompson and Peggy for a conversation about the future of Pokemon! PLUS: God of War & Radical Heights Impressions! What we’re playing: 02:40 Hey Cale, Watcha’ playing? Radical Heights God. Of. War. Listener Mail 31:30 RANDOM QUESTION OF THE WEEK! 37:36 DA NEWS: Castlevania is BACK…on iOS: 49:00 http://www.ign.com/articles/2018/04/17/castlevania-grimoire-of-shadow-announced Keeping Thompson down, Dark Souls: Remastered has been delayed on Nintendo Switch: 58:19 https://www.polygon.com/2018/4/17/17246506/dark-souls-remastered-nintendo-switch-release-date-delayed Thanks to Eurogamer we now know more about the Ataribox/VCS (which is a thing they’re calling it now for some reason): 1:02:18 https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-04-18-atari-on-re-entering-the-hardware-space-with-the-vcs Bioware’s general manager Casey Hudson made a post on the Bioware blog to talk to fans about the importance of story in Anthem: 1:13:18 http://blog.bioware.com/2018/04/16/studio-update-from-casey-hudson/ In probably the weirdest news story this week Firewatch Developer Campo Santo has been purchased by Valve: 1:17:16 http://blog.camposanto.com/post/173170027579/campo-santo-news https://kotaku.com/sources-valve-buys-firewatch-developer-campo-santo-1825445890 Main Topic: Pokemon on Switch Wishlist! 1:22:40 Official Nintendo Magazine Confirms Pokémon On Switch Will Be 'Generation Eight'; Promises New Mechanics: http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/04/official_nintendo_magazine_confirms_pokemon_on_switch_will_be_generation_eight 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 Cale: twitter.com/totointow

Chapter Thirty One: A Night To Remember (S2E18)| The Riverdale Review

This week on the Riverdale Review, we've got special guest Olivia Hicks in the booth, dropping some fandom academia into our dumb section of the diner! Plus: Where the heck is Cale? Follow Olivia!: Twitter: @missoliviahicks Instagram: @lassomagicarescarte 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

The Greatest Royal Rumble Special | The Comics Pals

Phil and Sean are back to talk about more wrestling, and this time they’re here to discuss the Greatest Royal Rumble in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia! The boys discuss how the WWE was brought to Saudi Arabia, the controversy surrounding the event, and talk about all the matches on the card such as, Roman Reigns vs Brock Lesnar, AJ Styles vs Shinsuke Nakamura, and a 50 person Royal Rumble! Was this truly the Greatest Royal Rumble, or did it fail to live up to the hype! Leave us a comment letting us know what YOU thought of the Greatest Royal Rumble! 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 Phil: twitter.com/Cyborgbebop

Avengers: Infinity War Review | The Comics Pals Episode 79

Avengers: Infinity War is finally upon us! All the Pals are on hand to talk about this monumental film, and their opinions run the gamut! They also talk about the new Venom trailer, the Eisner Award nominees, and more! Listener Mail 05:48 Random Question of the Week Pals Pulls: 14:42 Phil - DC Nation #0 Pete - The Walking Dead #179 Cale - Go Go Power Rangers #9, Doctor Star and the Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows #3 Sean - DC Nation #0, Avengers #1 The Deadpool Cares Giveaway! 21:20 News: Venom Trailer #2: 24:05 http://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/04/23/venom-first-look-at-tom-hardy-in-costume-in-cinemacon-footage/ 2018 Eisner Award Nominees: 33:14 https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/04/26/marvel-comics-eisners-jinx-2018/ Jim Starlin Reviews Avengers Infinity War: 45:04 http://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/04/23/thanos-creator-reviews-avengers-infinity-war/ Avengers Infinity War Credits Include Many Comic Creators: 48:10 http://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/04/27/avengers-infinity-war-who-are-the-comic-book-creators-in-the-cre/ Avengers: infinity War Projected to Make 225 Million Opening Weekend: 51:22 http://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/04/27/avengers-infinity-war-opening-weekend-box-office/ Main Topic: 54:26 Avengers Infinity War Review Post Credits Scene! 2:33:32 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