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In the wake of this year’s Super Bowl, we have our first ever Superhero Movie Draft!
We’ve prepared our 1st Round Picks in the categories of Sequels, Teams, Non-Marvel/DC, Solo and the Billion Dollar Club!
It promises to be a humdinger with steals, surprises and alley-oops!
As always, thanks for listening!

On this episode, we discuss the music, the movies, television, comics and personal memories from the year Kyle Reese came back to save humanity - 1984!

On this week's pod, we build an unofficial hall of fame to one of the greatest to ever do it — Walt Simonson. We include seminal works like his run on The Mighty Thor from the 1980s, his Manhunter backup stories from Detective Comics, and his art for one of the first Marvel-DC crossovers, The Uncanny X-Men and The New Teen Titans. Our discussion also gets into his unforgettably unique signature (in the shape of a dinosaur) and his quick cameo in the first Thor film from 2011.

In filmmaking, surprise endings and quests for mysterious objects can derail your movie entirely if not handled well. Today, we take on the best (and worst) plot twists and MacGuffins in cinematic history. We're talkin' final reveals in Psycho and The Sixth Sense, Marcellus Wallace's briefcase in Pulp Fiction, the "one ring to rule them all," and many more. We also discuss the careers of such directors as Alfred Hitchcock, M. Night Shyamalan, and David Fincher, and whether or not being known for plot twists and MacGuffins is a good thing. 

We're back with another installment in this award-winning series. Up for crapnalysis, The Substitute from 1996 starring Tom Berenger and The Chronicles of Riddick from 2004 featuring Vin Diesel. In our conversation, we discuss Tom Berenger's less than believable martial arts skills, which role is Vin Diesel's true breakout: Dominic Torreto or Riddick, what these two films got right versus what they got wrong, and why casting Dame Judy Dench is never a bad move. We also get into the sequels associated with The Substitute and The Chronicles of Riddick, all of which were equally craptastic.

Everyone's a critic nowadays, especially the hosts of this podcast.
But when Rotten Tomatoes launched in 1998, it quickly became the recognized standard of cinematic good taste for a generation.
In today's conversation, we debate the accuracy of the fans vs. critics rating system on Rotten Tomatoes, the site's ownership by Comcast-Universal and Warner Bros, and whether or not Rotten Tomatoes is still relevant in a world where opinions are in abundance online.
We also go through a short list of highly and not-so highly regarded films to see where they fall on the ol' Tomatometer.

Which actors have appeared in more sci-fi, fantasy, and comic book movies than any other? Which ones will dominate with fans at pop culture conventions over the next decade? On today’s pod, we run down actors with the most “geek credibility.” Names that are synonymous with far-flung futures, magic wands, and caped crusading such as Samuel Jackson, Sigourney Weaver, Karl Urban, Hugo Weaving, Zoe Saldana, and more. We also discuss the careers of actors like Mark Hamill and Linda Hamilton who live in the shadow of popular characters they've played, and how taking those roles has been both a blessing and a curse. 

Today's pod is the conclusion of our 2-part Classic episode with legendary artist/illustrator Brian Stelfreeze! 'The Sensei' continues the discussion with his working process, the science of cover art for comics and more!

Today's pod is part 1 of our Classic episode with legendary artist/illustrator Brian Stelfreeze! Known throughout the industry for his nigh-cinematic comic storytelling and lush coloring, Stelfreeze discusses his first art gig, his incredible run as cover artist on Batman: Shadow of The Bat series and the (then) state of the comic biz.
Part 2 will be dropping later this week!
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Today, we name-check five comics that will tell you what the 1970s were all about. Books that feature adaptations of toys like Micronauts and Shogun Warriors, characters with occult backgrounds such as Ghost Rider and the Demon, and heroes who were influenced by the martial arts craze of the '70s like Shang Chi and the Sons of the Tiger. We also give credit to Bronze Age creators like Denny O'Neil, and Don McGregor for trying different things in an attempt to capture the spirit of the times.