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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

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

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

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

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

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

All-Star Superman Book Club | The Comics Pals

This month, The Comics Pals read the benchmark piece, All-Star Superman by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely from DC Comics! Tune in to find out what we thought of the book, and leave us a like and subscribe if you enjoy the content! Let us know in the comments what books YOU would like to see us read for an upcoming Book Club episode, and stay tuned to The Comics Pals podcast for updates on future book choices! 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 Andy: twitter.com/tiger_millions

Chapter Thirty: The Noose Tightens (S2E17) | The Riverdale Review

Jail breaks, Samurai Nuns and some honest to goodness plot development dominated this week's conversation on the Riverdale Review! Question of the Week: how would you break your lover out of an illegal nun fortress? 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 Fantastic Four Return & Doomsday Clock #4 Review | The Comics Pals Episode 75

This week the Pals talk about Marvel announcing the return of the Fantastic Four (finally!), the cancellation of Donald Glover’s Deadpool animated series, all the Justice League comic announcements, and more! Reader Mail Random Question of the Week Pals Pulls: Sean - Batman: White Knight #7 Pete - Snotgirl #10, Walking Dead 178 Phil - X-Men: Grand Design TP Cale - Doctor Star and the Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows #2, Sonic the Hedgehog #1, Head Lopper Volume 2 News: The Fantastic Four Return This August: https://www.newsarama.com/39277-marvel-s-fantastic-four-are-back-sort-of.html Marvel Announces Infinity Wars: http://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/03/27/marvel-infinity-wars/ Donald Glover's Deadpool Canceled: http://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/03/25/deadpool-animated-series-cancelled-donald-glover-FX/ New Mutants and Dark Phoenix Pushed Back: http://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/03/28/the-new-mutants-release-date-delay/ Several New Justice League Titles Announced: https://www.polygon.com/comics/2018/3/24/17159862/darkseid-dc-comics-justice-league-wondercon-no-justice-dark-odyssey Main Topic: We review the three biggest comic books of this huge release week: Power Rangers: Shattered Grind #1, Dark Nights: Metal #6, and Doomsday Clock #4! 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

Chapter 29: Primary Colors (S2 E16) | The Riverdale Review

Family and interpersonal drama continue to reign supreme on this week's episode of Riverdale, but what do the Pals think of Chapter 29: Primary Colors? Question of the Week: what is Cheryl/Toni's relationship name? 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