Ep.15A: Falcon & the Winter Soldier FINALE! Mortal Kombat, Invincible, Comics Pull List, & more!5/4/2021
Happy Pink-Moon Monday!
This week's A episode starts off with the big-ticket item for the day: the finale of Falcon and the Winter Solder! It was a great wrap-up, and I discuss all the deets here. Then I talk about the Mortal Kombat movie on HBO Max, which I had a lot of fun with! I also had a great time this weekend binging Invincible on Amazon Prime, and I talk about my thoughts on the show thus-far, before it has its finale this Friday. No spoilers for Invincible, that'll be next week! I have some thoughts bout the Shang Chi movie, as well, specifically the character of Awkwafina's Katy and the mysterious "Great Protector" dragon. After that, it's finally into the new comics Pull List for the week, which includes spotlights on women, LGBTQ+, and creators of color. I wrap this segment up with a tip on how you might be able to get a very valuable comic this week from your own local comic shop, so stick around to check that out! I wrap things up with a few announcements based on DC and Marvel's July comics solicitations. I'll be back Friday, April 30th, to discuss what was best from this week's new comic book day, as well as any other comic industry or geeky news and updates! Have a sweaty week!
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Good Monday everyone and what a Monday it is! I woke up this morning to see the first teaser trailer for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings had dropped online! What a superb wat to start a sweaty week.
But first! I start the episode talking this week's comic book pull list, spotlighting comics written by and starring women. These also happen to be my favorite comics coming out this week, and include Luna #3, Monstress #33, Women of Marvel #1, Spider-Woman #11, and Captain Marvel #28. There are a lot of other comics I discuss as well, but those are the headliners of the week! After that, it's the regular Falcon and the Winter Soldier episode discussion, this week covering Friday's episode five. Following last week's bombshell, there was a lot to unpack, and we're definitely getting to a precipice of fan speculation. All discussed here! Then, finally, we can talk about Shang-Chi, and why there are so many reasons to be excited for this ground-breaking MCU film. From Awkwafina to the San Francisco backdrop; from the comics inspiration to modern Asian-American culture---of all the segments this week, I was most looking forward to discussing this teaser, as the movie behind it is such an important step. I hope I do it justice in explaining why. I don't like ending things on a negative note, so after the unfortunate rumors of Black Lightning versus Superman and Lois, I go through the Entertainment Weekly article posted today, coinciding with the Shang-Chi teaser, really just reaffirming my point about what an iconic and paramount moment in film and comics history this movie will be. As usual, I'll be back Friday, April 23rd, to discuss this week's comic book picks--things I enjoyed or were otherwise noteworthy from this week's comic book releases, as well as any industry or relevant pop culture news. Until then, as always, find something to get sweaty about, and sweat it out unabashedly. Ep.13A: Weekly Comic Book Pull List, Falcon and the Winter Soldier pt.4, and Extreme Carnage!4/20/2021
Hello folks! This Monday episode starts by covering the new comic pull list for this week! With a ton of great material coming out, I focus on characters like Barbara Gordon, Patsy Walker, and Elektra, and talk great indie titles like Karmen, Maniac of New York, Homesick Pilots, and more! As always, make sure to stop by your Local Comic Shop if you are able to see what other new comics they have to suggest!
After the comics, around the 48minute mark I get into Falcon and the Winter Soldier episode 4! What a big one it was, too! Super Serum, Battlestar, Karli's complicated fate, the Dora Milajae, and everything in-between is fully discussed! There are just two episodes of the show left, so make sure you're all caught up and explained! I was planning on spending some time razzing Warner Bro's for having kind of screwed themselves over, but there's enough negativity in the world, so I only do some slight razzing before moving onto much the more interesting topic of Extreme Carnage! Following in the footsteps of Maximum and Absolute, Extreme Carnage is a Marvel event that will follow all the Life Foundation symbiotes and some surprises--discussed on this episode! As a major fan of Scream and of the Life Foundation symbiotes, this event is going to be a blast, and I discuss all the info here. I'll be back for another podcast episode this Friday, April 16th, where we'll discuss what was great, terrible, and/or notable in this week's comic releases! And, of course, I'll be going over whatever comic-in-pop-culture news, theories, speculations or updates we get between now and then, too! In the meantime, have a productive week, and stay sweaty!
Whattup, nerds? Today's Monday episode starts by covering this week's comic book Pull List, including spotlights on comics with representation of marginalized peoples. Those include Green Lantern #1, America Chavez: Made in the USA #2, Far Sector #11, and a few others. Comics will be out on the 6th and 7th this week!
Friday's Falcon and the Winter Solider episode 3 had some gems to take in, and I discuss it all here! From Madripoor to Wakanda, from Zemo to Sharon Carter; I'm talking comic inspiration, speculation, and characterization. The weekend gave us a new look at a fresh Black Widow trailer, and this morning's Loki trailer was a nice surprise to wake up to! I break down both trailers in this episode to see what we're working with for these blockbuster characters. Finally, after briefly mentioning it in the last episode, I go fully into Godzilla VS Kong, discussing the pros and cons and best moments of what's really just a fun monster battle movie. I'll be back Friday, April 9th with a new episode (12B) covering this week's comic book picks and notable events, plus all the news and speculation that comes with a geek-driven era of pop-culture. It's a good time to be a nerd! See you Friday, and stay sweaty!
Happy Monday, folks! This week's "A" episode starts off with Falcon and the Winter Soldier episode 2 discussion, including Isiah Bradley, the Flag Smashers, John Walker, and Zemo!
As I mentioned in the last episode, I owe it to myself/the universe to watch Black Lightning, especially since I'm watching Superman and Lois. I'm almost done with season 1, so I give some background on the comic versions of the characters and discuss the show as a whole so far. And so far, it's just as good as Superman and Lois, at least! After reacting to the Suicide Squad trailer from James Gunn last Friday, today I go through each team member for a quick who's-who of cast and characters, then this week's comic book Pull List is joined by Spotlights on Representation of characters of color, LQBTQ+ themes, and women in comics, before heading back into news! Some MCU concept art leaked last week, so I felt it was worth mentioning, as well as the recent MODOK show casting news and today's Obi-Wan Kenobi cast announcement! Finally, Comic Con San Diego is making some questionable decisions for fall 2021, but at least the DCEU and MCU lineups for 2022 look unbelievable! No, really. I do expect a few films to get pushed into 2023. Still, it does remain an amazing time to be a nerd. I'll be back this Friday, April 2nd, to discuss the best and most noteworthy moments of this week's comic books, as well as whatever industry news might break between now and then! In the meantime, be good to your fellow man, and stay sweaty!
This Monday episode starts off with my discussion of Zack Snyder's Justice League! I go though the 12(ish) points of expectation I laid out last Monday (ep. 9A) based on what we had been promised by Snyder himself, as well as some additional general thoughts. Spoilers abound, of course, in what ends up a really fun reviewing of this long, and long-awaited, redo.
Then I go into the first episode of Falcon and the Winter Soldier, which premiered last Friday! The series is off to a stupendous start, giving much-desired insight into fan-favorite characters who previously didn't have as much development or screen time as their fellow heroes. The episode showed not only a plethora of spinning-off points for plot, but also how Disney Marvel is so ready and able to tap into multiple genres of filmmaking for their wide variety of comic book properties--and it works! After the live-action discussions, we're left with comic books themselves! Discussing this week's new comic book Pull List, including spotlights on various aspects of comic representation. Finally, I cover the announced and relevant Marvel comics solicitations for June, which brings new series', final issues, and a few noteworthy titles. Come back on Friday March 26th for another new episode, discussing what stood out from this week's new comic books, as well as whatever geek-culture news and updates rear up between now and then! Stay Sweaty! |
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