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We’re a group of pop culture journalists and commentators who want to talk about comics and video games on our terms! Expect news, analysis & interviews from the world of comic books and video games.
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Monday Nov 13, 2017
Monday Nov 13, 2017
The Pals cover all the news from arguably the biggest week in comics related media of the year, including Disney attempting to purchase 21st Century Fox, Brian Michael Bendis leaving Marvel for DC Comics, the first of Mark Millar's comics from Netflix being revealed, and a whole lot more! Pals Pulls: Cale - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #76, Journey to Star Wars The Last Jedi Captain Phasma Volume 1. Sean/Phil - Batman #35, The Batman Who Laughs News: Disney In Talks to Buy 21st Century Fox: http://comicbook.com/…/…/11/06/disney-buys-21st-century-fox/ Disney Will No Longer Stream Marvel Shows On Netflix: http://www.slashfilm.com/no-more-new-marvel-netflix-shows/ Disney Talks Pricing of Their Streaming Service: https://www.polygon.com/…/disney-streaming-service-price-la… Jean Grey's X-Men Red Series Announced: http://www.comicsbeat.com/jean-grey-gets-her-90s-on-in-new…/ Mark Millar's First Comic Under New Netflix Deal Announced: https://www.polygon.com/…/16…/netflix-comic-book-mark-millar Tessa Thompson 'Obsessed' with Saga, Would Love to Play Alana: http://comicbook.com/…/2017/11/07/tessa-thompson-saga-alana/ Eddie Berganza Hit Piece From Buzzfeed: https://www.buzzfeed.com/…/dc-comics-editor-eddie-berganza-… https://www.bleedingcool.com/…/sexual-harassment-allegation Critics Begin Reacting to Justice League Film: http://comicbook.com/…/10/justice-league-reviews-best-worst Flash Actor Ezra Miller Praises Grant Morrison: http://comicbook.com/…/justice-league-ezra-miller-inspired…/ DC Super Hero Girls Graphic Novel Sells 100k Copies: https://www.bleedingcool.com/…/dc-super-hero-girls-first-t…/ Brian Michael Bendis Leaving Marvel For DC: https://www.cbr.com/brian-michael-bendis-dc-exclusive/… Comic Creators React to Bendis' Move: http://comicbook.com/…/brian-michael-bendis-dc-comics-reac…/ Marvel to Allow Bendis to Say Goodbye to Marvel: https://www.bleedingcool.com/…/brian-michael-bendis-marvel…/ Main Topic: What does Bendis leaving Marvel for DC mean for the comics world? In the biggest comic book related news of the year, Marvel mainstay Brian Michael Bendis has announced jointly with DC that he's leaving Marvel Comics for the Distinguished Competition. The Pals break down what this could mean for both publishers, the best way for DC to utilize Bendis, and how Marvel can recover from this huge blow. 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/woeismarco_ Phil: https://twitter.com/Cyborgbebop
Wednesday Nov 15, 2017
Wednesday Nov 15, 2017
Welcome back to another episode of the Riverdale Review! This week in the booth the Pals are joined by Superheroic Sartorialist Betty Felon to talk about Riverdale Chapter 18: When A Stranger Calls. Follow Betty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bettyfelon The Pals: Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete Marco: twitter.com/woeismarco_ Cale: twitter.com/Totointow
Monday Nov 20, 2017
Monday Nov 20, 2017
In yet another big week in the world of comics, both The Punisher and Justice League saw release! The Pals talk about Justice League (with our review of The Punisher to come next week!) and all the biggest news in the industry, including the release of the trailer for Deadpool 2, the season finale of Inhumans, the potential of a new actor assuming the mantle of Batman in the DCEU, and much more! PLUS: Phil Gets a Love Note! Buy or Sell Pals Pulls: Pete - Snotgirl #8, Rat Queens #6, Void Trip #1, Superman: American Alien TPB Marco - Void Trip #1, Snot Girl #8 Cale - Void Trip #1 Phil/Sean - Doomsday Clock #1 News: Deadpool 2 Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-5Wv9UGkN8 Does the Deadpool 2 Trailer Tease the Purifiers: http://comicbook.com/marvel/2017/11/15/deadpool-2-purifiers/ Multiple Man Movie Starring James Franco In the Works: http://comicbook.com/marvel/2017/11/16/multiple-man-movie-james-franco/ Sony Working on Moribus Movie: https://www.polygon.com/2017/11/13/16646726/sony-morbius-the-living-vampire-spider-man-spinoff-movie The Final Word on Marvel's Inhumans: http://comicbook.com/marvel/2017/11/13/inhumans-finale-ratings-mcu/ C.B. Cebulski Takes Over As Marvel Editor-in-Chief: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/17/books/marvel-entertainment-names-new-editor-in-chief.html Mark Millar Announces New Kick-Ass Series: http://ew.com/books/2017/11/15/mark-millar-new-kick-ass-comic-black-female-hero/ Ben Affleck Wants Out As Batman: https://movieweb.com/the-batman-ben-affleck-dc-exit/ Matt Reeves Reportedly Wants Jake Gyllenhall as Batman: https://decider.com/2017/11/16/jake-gyllenhaal-could-replace-ben-affleck-as-batman/ Eddie Berganza Fired From DC Entertainment: https://www.polygon.com/comics/2017/11/13/16645452/dc-comics-sexual-harassment-eddie-berganza-fired Joss Whedon Torched By Fans Over Tweet: http://comicbook.com/dc/2017/11/16/joss-whedon-under-fire-justice-league-villain-tweet/ Warner Bros. Worried Justice League Won't Outperform Thor: Ragnarok: http://comicbook.com/dc/2017/11/16/justice-league-box-office-thor-ragnarok-warner-brothers-competition/ Justice League's Rotten Tomatoes Score Is Abysmal: http://comicbook.com/dc/2017/11/16/justice-leagues-rotten-tomatoes-score/ Main Topic: Justice League is finally here and the Pals have seen it! We break down the good, the bad, and the ugly of this much maligned film, talk about all the Easter eggs and secrets within the movie, and those after credits scenes! 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/woeismarco_ Phil: twitter.com/Cyborgbebop
Wednesday Nov 22, 2017
Wednesday Nov 22, 2017
This week, the Pals talk about the drag race, construct elaborate fan fiction, and posit a new theory about who the Black Hood could be. The guest in the booth this week is comics editor Mark Bouchard! Follow him on twitter: @barkmouchard! The Pals: Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete Marco: twitter.com/woeismarco_ Cale: twitter.com/Totointow
Monday Nov 27, 2017
Monday Nov 27, 2017
On this jam packed episode of The Comics Pals, we dive into Doomsday Clock #1 and dissect the monumental comic. We also cover all the major news of week, including Justice League's underwhelming box office performance, the petition for a Zack Snyder director's cut of the film, Jude Law being cast as Captain Marvel, and more! Don't miss our review of The Punisher, and why some of us think it's Marvel's best Netflix offering to date! PLUS: Cale's writing checks his tush can't cash! News: Justice League Has Weak First Week Opening: http://deadline.com/2017/11/justice-league-opening-weekend-box-office-lower-thor-ragnarok-wonder-the-star-1202211094/ Justice League Does Well In China: http://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-china-box-office-justice-league-20171024-story.html Petition For Zack Snyder Cut of Justice League Launches: https://www.cbr.com/justice-league-petition-zack-snyder-directors-cut/?utm_source=CBR-FB-P&utm_medium=Social-Distribution&utm_campaign=CBR-FB-P&view=list https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/11/24/zack-snyder-supports-petition-asking-warner-bros-release-zack-snyders-cut-justice-league/ Collection of Scenes Cut Out of Justice League: http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/11/22/what-didnt-end-up-in-justice-league?abthid=5a15c6a9b0cfacd815000016 Harley Quinn Adult Animated Series Announced: http://comicbook.com/dc/2017/11/21/harley-quinn-animated-series-announced/ Voice Actors From Justice League Animated Show Want Reunion: https://www.cbr.com/animated-justice-league-reunion/ Jude Law Cast As Captain Marvel: http://comicbook.com/marvel/2017/11/22/captain-marvel-mar-vell-jude-law/ Punisher Rotten Tomatoes Score: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/marvel_s_the_punisher/s01/ Main Topic: Netflix's Punisher television show has launched to much criticism regarding its lack of a stance on hot button political issues in America. While the show is well regarded by fans, its critical reception has been lukewarm at best. The Pals talk about the controversy surrounding the show, and lavish praise upon it for being one of the best Marvel shows 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: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete Cale: twitter.com/Totointow Marco: twitter.com/woeismarco_ Phil: twitter.com/Cyborgbebop
Monday Dec 04, 2017
Monday Dec 04, 2017
The Comics Pals tackle the biggest news of the week, including the monumental release of the Avengers: Infinity War trailer! We could have done a 2 hour podcast on that alone, but there was plenty more to discuss; the release of the trailer for Batman: Ninja, the FIVE different Harley Quinn film and television shows currently in development, and of course, the shocking revelation of the TRUE identity of comics’ legend Akira Yoshida! If you don’t know the story there, you definitely don’t want to miss out as we break it down! Reader Mail!: 00:06:07 Random Question of the Week!: 00:09:08 Pals Pulls: 00:13:59 Cale - The Amory Wars: Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV #9, Rocko's Modern Life #1, Go Go Power Rangers #5 Pete - Paper Girls #18, The Walking Dead #174 Marco - Archie #26, Fix #10 Sean - Captain America #696 News: Batman: Ninja Trailer Releases: 00: 17:39 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wId8XY6y_HA There Are Five Harley Quinn Films/Shows In Development: 00:25:31 https://www.avclub.com/harley-quinn-is-apparently-still-getting-a-solo-spin-of-1820902853 First Look At Titans' Robin: 00:33:53 http://tvline.com/2017/12/01/titans-robin-first-look-photo-brenton-thwaites-dick-grayson/ Damon Lindelof Wants To Do Watchmen TV Show Because It's "Dangerous": 00:36:16 http://www.vulture.com/2017/11/damon-lindelof-watchmen-adaptation-dangerous.html?utm_campaign=vulture&utm_source=tw&utm_medium=s1 Avengers: Infinity War Trailer: 00:49:50 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZfuNTqbHE8 Avengers 4 Ushering In New Era Of Marvel Films: https://www.polygon.com/2017/11/27/16705156/avengers-4-iron-man-captain-america-hulk-thor-thanos Avengers Vanity Fair Article: 1:01:32 https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/11/marvel-cover-story?mbid=social_twitter Marvel Has Twenty Post Avengers 4 Movies Planned: 1:08:00 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/marvel-avengers-infinity-war-future-phase-three-four-sequels-future-films-a8078376.html Marvel Announces World War Hulk II: 1:16:10 http://comicbook.com/marvel/2017/12/01/marvel-announces-world-war-hulk-ii/ Main Topic: 1:24:14 C.B. Cebulksi's Editor-in-Chief Reign Is Off to a Rocky Start Akira Yoshida is a writer whose career is shrouded in mystery. It lasted one year, and consisted of him writing for some heavy hitters, like Dark Horse and Marvel. As quickly as his career began, though, it ended, and Akira Yoshida was never to be heard from again. Rumors have swirled ever since as to who this person really was, and how someone could go from such a hot start to their career to fizzling out in such a short time. Well, the mystery has finally been solved, and it’s shocking to say the least. How does this tie-in to C.B. Cebulski becoming the Editor-in-Chief at Marvel? Listen in to find out! https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/11/28/marvel-eic-c-b-cebulski-akira-yoshida/ 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/woeismarco_ Phil: twitter.com/Cyborgbebop
Wednesday Dec 06, 2017
Wednesday Dec 06, 2017
On this week'a episode of The Riverdale Review, Titan Comics editor Amoona Saohin joins the Pals in the booth to discuss Chapter 20: Tales From the Darkside! Check out Amoona's art: http://amoona.net/ Follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/amoonasaohin 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
Monday Dec 11, 2017
Monday Dec 11, 2017
Things continue to heat up in the comic book film world as The Comics Pals break down all the news surrounding X-Men: Dark Phoenix, the musical chairs game being played over at Warner Bros. about who will play Batman, and of course, the news that Disney and Fox are very close to signing an acquisition deal, which would see the X-Men and Fantastic Four move over to Marvel for the first time on screen! The Pals also talk about the Power Rangers crossover Shattered Grid, the upcoming Wolverine podcast, and more! Reader Mail - 0:2:30 Pals Pulls: 19:57 Cale - Lobster Johnson Vol 5 Marco - Royal City #8, Harrow County #28, Grass Kings #10 Pete/Sean - Mister Miracle #5 News: Ben Affleck to Star In Flashpoint Film, Not Batman Solo Film: 29:09 http://comicbook.com/…/the-batman-ben-affleck-replaced-the…/ Jon Hamm Wants to Play Batman: https://www.newsarama.com/37696-jon-hamm-pursuing-batman-ro… Joshua Williamson and Riley Rossmo's Deathbed: 37:40 https://www.newsarama.com/37691-williamson-rossmo-s-deathbe… Power Rangers Mega Crossover Event Shattered Grid: 40:35 http://comicbook.com/…/mighty-morphin-power-rangers-25-sha…/ Wolverine Podcast Coming to Stitcher: 46:51 http://comicbook.com/…/marvel-wolverine-the-long-night-ser…/ Marvel Rising: 49:36 https://www.buzzfeed.com/susancheng/marvel-rising… First Look at Sophie Turner as Dark Phoenix: 58:12 http://comicbook.com/…/x-men-dark-phoenix-jean-grey-sophie…/ Who is Jessica Chastain Playing in X-Men: Dark Phoenix?: http://comicbook.com/…/x-men-dark-phoenix-jessica-chastain…/ How X-Men: Dark Phoenix Fits Into Continuity: http://comicbook.com/…/how-x-men-dark-phoenix-fits-into-co…/ Main Topic: 1:10:07 Nearly every comic book film fan is bursting with excitement over the news that Disney and Fox are nearing the completion of their talks for Disney to purchase Fox's film and television properties. But should we be? Could their acquisition of Fox -- which would see the X-Men and Fantastic Four under the MCU umbrella for the first time in history -- spell doom for the MCU as we know it? How can all of the character's Marvel would now have the rights to exist under the same banner and receive equal treatment without Disney cannibalizing itself by publishing too many superhero films per year? And finally, given that Marvel is unlikely to ever break from their usual formula, meaning that films like Deadpool and Logan never would have been made in the MCU, are we at risk of superhero films becoming too samey, and losing out on the different voice that the Fox films offered? The Comics Pals tackle all those big 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
Wednesday Dec 13, 2017
Wednesday Dec 13, 2017
On this week's episode of The Riverdale Review, Editor-In-Chief for The Nerd League, Gabrielle Van Welie joins the gang in the booth to discuss Chapter 21 of Riverdale(The Show of Our Time)! Check out The Nerd League: http://thenerdleague.com/ Follow them on Twitter: @thenerdleague Follow Gabrielle on Twitter: @gvanwelie 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
Monday Dec 18, 2017
Monday Dec 18, 2017
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