Character Corner - A Podcast on Your favorite Comic Book Characters
152 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 months ago - ★★★★★ - 94 ratingsDpalm & Kriss love talking about Comic Books & Comic Book Characters. The Character Corner lets them do just that. We pick some of our favorite characters from DC, Marvel, Image and more to discuss their backgrounds and important issue runs. We cover some characters you might not know about or you wan too learn more about. This is the perfect show for both those who only know these characters from the movies and for hardcore comic book readers. Check the show notes for the key issues we discuss.
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Doctor Who [S#E#] Review [Insert SEO Title] - Movie Trailer Reviews
February 11, 2020 15:00OUR DOCTOR IS BLACK AND THERE IS NO GOING BACK! You cannot take it away from us, no do-overs! Can you imagine Jo Martin and Captain Jack traveling the Universe? OMG it would be amazeballs! We are back to discuss the disappointment that was Orphan 55, the delight that was Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror, and the mind bender that was Fugitive of the Judoon. Does the Whoniverse have a multi-verse? What precisely did the Master do to cause this (because we all know he had a hand in it)? Ta...
Green Arrow Part 2 The Return of Oliver Queen
February 04, 2020 14:43 - 1 hour - 33.4 MBWe’re back with part 2 of our Oliver Queen/Green Arrow Character Corner. We held off on it for a little bit so that we could record it after the final episode of CW’s Arrow. Watching Stephen Amell say goodbye as Oliver Queen while reading about Ollie’s return from death by writer Kevin Smith really complemented each other. It was fitting that Ollie’s return in the comics involved Hal Jordan as the Spectre as Arrow closes with Oliver being the Spectre himself. Ollie’s return in the comics a...
Green Arrow Part 1 The Emerald Archer - Character Corner #80
January 14, 2020 13:59 - 1 hour - 33.8 MBWe're kicking off 2020 by covering the Emerald Archer himself, Oliver Queen. With Arrow on CW coming to a close soon, we thought it would be a great time to talk about Oliver Queen. Green Arrow is another character from DC Comics that has his origins all the way back to the Golden Age. First appearing in More Fun Comics #73 in November 1941 along side his sidekick Speedy (Roy Harper).If you remember back to our history of comics episode, it was comics like Action Comics or Detective comics or...
Doomsday Clock Was Worth the Wait - Pull List #3
December 31, 2019 14:30 - 1 hour - 28.3 MBIt’s here! The last Character Corner and Pull List of 2019 (and the decade). We told you all we’d be back if Doomsday Clock stuck to it’s release date and guess what? It did. Not only that, but in the end the entire series was worth it. Yes, there were a bunch of frustrating delays. But Geoff Johns Geoff Johns it up and delivered a great series that really brings all of what DC has been working on with Rebirth together. It’s an exciting time for DC Comics and to see what the future holds as i...
Claremont X-Men Part 4 Birth of the Blue & Gold Teams
November 18, 2019 16:21 - 1 hour - 39.5 MBWe’re finally here. The end of our Claremont X-Men run here on the Character Corner. We started this almost 6 months ago. To be fair we took a few detours and breaks but we’re wrapping it up now. Honestly, this has been one of our favorite series of episodes and not just because we got to talk about the X-Men. Rereading Claremont’s run and what he was able to do really exposed how much of the traits of the X-Men come from his time on the series. And even though this took us 5 episodes (4 on t...
Month of X - Pull List #
October 12, 2019 12:12 - 1 hour - 34.9 MBTo Me My X-Fans! It's Month of X time. It’s finally here. It’s October so it's not only time for another episode of the Pull List but this is a special month. It’s the Month of X. We’re going to discuss Jonathan Hickman starting his X-Men run with Powers of X and House of X that set the table for the upcoming Dawn of X that feels like a X-Men story that has been brewing since the Claremont era. But you’ll have to wait for that Month of X discussion. Before we get to that we want to go t...
Claremont X-Men Part 3 - Sinister Saga - Character Corner #78
September 25, 2019 12:10 - 1 hour - 41.6 MBWe're back with the 78th episode of the Character Corner. We're almost to the end of our Claremont X-Men run. Picking up right where we left off after the Trial of Magneto with issue 201 and it's Cyclops vs Storm for leadership of the X-Men! Scott is reunited with his wife, Madelyne, and his son Nathan but he's struggling to figure out where he fits in. Does he stay with the X-Men or does he retire and go off as a husband and a father? Storm sensing the struggle inside of her friend and colle...
Wally West - Character Corner Short
September 05, 2019 12:06 - 27 minutes - 12.6 MBWe're back with another Character Corner short. This time Dpalm & Kriss are doing a short update on their favorite Flash: Wally West. Wally has been through so much. Is DC finally prepared to give Wally West the respect he deserves? Maybe but of course without putting him through the ringer again. We pick up with Wally's return to the DC Universe with Rebirth and go through Heroes in Crisis and talk about what might be on the horizon for the red headed speedster. You can check out our origina...
New Mutants Part 1- Character Corner #77
August 18, 2019 13:06 - 1 hour - 38.8 MBWe're officially back with a new Character Corner episode. First off, we want to thank all the fans who nominated us for the Podcast Awards. We've made the final slate of 10 in the Entertainment category and that means a lot to us. So thank you to everyone who voted. And if you're a new listener who has found us because of the podcast awards, welcome and we hope you enjoy. Now...as for this episode. So we started off with going through the Claremont X-Men run (Part 1 and Part 2 are here) and ...
Doomsday Clock, House of X & Powers of X - The Pull List
August 12, 2019 11:21 - 1 hour - 42.5 MBSo small announcement. Normally we discuss our comic pull lists at the end of each Mailbag on the Super Tuesday Recap podcast. But we've decided to do some reorganization and make the Pull List a special recurring episode on the Character Corner. It just makes more sense to discuss the comics we're reading on our comic book podcast. So...welcome to the August Pull List on the Character Corner. Every few months we'll discuss what we've been reading the last few months and have some discussions...
Tim Drake Update - Character Corner Shorts
July 31, 2019 03:21 - 17 minutes - 7.61 MBOur first foray into micro-pods, our Character Corner Shorts are small bites that will serve to update existing Character Corners. While this seems like an excuse for us to read more about characters we already love, it's also a great way to talk about old favorites who have been positioned to be even more important in the future. This episode, we head to Gotham to reconnect with the Robin of my youth, Tim Drake. Biting my tongue, we dig into not just the New 52 iteration of the character, b...
Claremont X-Men Part 2 - Solidifying The Character Traits We've Come to Know and Love
July 02, 2019 12:43 - 1 hour - 39.2 MBKriss and Dpalm are back with part 2 of their Chris Claremont X-Men series. For this episode we pick up right after the end of the Dark Phoenix saga with issue 139 and go all the way through the iconic issue 200. The key to this portion of the run is recognizing that this is where most of the most notable qualities of the characters we love come from. From the friendship between Nightcrawler & Wolverine to Ororo's mothering of Kitty Pryde and leadership of the entire X-Men team. Really this a...
LGBTQ Characters and Moments in Comics
June 19, 2019 17:00 - 58 minutes - 26.1 MB*EDIT* Correct Title is updated in all RSS Feeds Now Since it is Pride month we're taking a break from our Claremont X-Men series (I know I know, we just started it) to talk about LGBTQ characters and representation in comics. Instead of focusing on just a handful of characters we focus more in general on some of the bigger, milestone moments (both good and bad) in comics. We start with the big two (DC and Marvel) and we fully acknowledge that while there have been some great improvements, th...
Chris Claremont's X-Men Part 1 The Phoenix Saga - Character Corner #75
May 22, 2019 23:42 - 1 hour - 33.2 MBWe didn't plan this but its May and our 75th Character Corner just happens to be the start of our Chris Claremont X-Men series and Claremont started his 17 year X-Men run in May 1975. It's like we were meant to do this. This is probably going to be the closest you get to us doing an X-Men comics podcast. We start at the beginning with Claremont's Phoenix saga which really covers 44 issues to truly understand Jean's evolution as the Phoenix. It fleshes out Jean, her relationship/friendship/sis...
Iron Man Bonus: Tony's Garage
May 08, 2019 12:57 - 51 minutes - 23.9 MBWe promised a bonus episode and here it is. Fresh off of Endgame and our 2 part Iron Man series we jump into Tony Stark's garage. We go through some of his major armors and how some of them were represented in the MCU. Also, prepare yourselves cause in a few weeks we'll be back with Part 1 of our Chris Claremont X-Men run series. Armors: Mark I & II - Tales of Suspense #39 & #40 Mark III & IV - Tales of Suspense #48 (Mark III) & Iron Man vol 1 #38 (Mark IV) Mark VII Silver Centurion...
Iron Man Part 2 I Am Iron Man - Character Corner #74
April 23, 2019 11:44 - 1 hour - 43.4 MBKriss and Dpalm are back right before the release of Avengers Endgame with the second part of their Iron Man deep dive. This is where the character of Tony Stark really gets interesting. Starting with Iron Man Volume 3, the character of Tony Stark had some big changes. Most of this could be due to the fact that the character would soon be the launching point for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The first change comes in Volume 3 with Tony coming clean to the public that Iron Man isn't piloted b...
Iron Man Part 1 Tony Stark and His Bodyguard - Character Corner #73
April 12, 2019 11:11 - 1 hour - 35.8 MBTo celebrate the release of Endgame this month we're diving into the character that launched the MCU: Tony Stark aka Iron Man. Tony Stark is an interesting character for Marvel. On face value he might seem like Marvel's attempt to duplicate Bruce Wayne. A rich playboy during the day who fights crime at night. The difference is, Tony Stark is the more interesting identity between Tony & Iron Man. A lot of early Iron Man villains are really Tony Stark villains who cross paths with Iron Man beca...
Captain Marvel Part 3: Billy Batson, Shazam & the Marvel Family - Character Corner #72
March 24, 2019 11:40 - 1 hour - 50.3 MBSorry for the delay folks but we're finally back to wrap up *checks notes* Captain Marvel Part 3? Or is this Shazam? Yeah we waste no time in this episode addressing the elephant in the room: What the heck do we call this character? Kriss & Dpalm have varying opinions but one thing that is agreed upon is that this is all DC's fault. They destroyed Fawcett because the "Superman Clone" was more popular than Superman, then tried to resurrect the character 20 years later after the name had alread...
Captain Marvel Part 2 Monica Rambeau & Carol Danvers - Character Corner #71
February 26, 2019 13:06 - 1 hour - 43.6 MBWe're back to wrap up our two-part Captain Marvel series with two of the most powerful characters in the Marvel Universe: Monica Rambeau and Carol Danvers. These are not only some of the most power female characters in the Marvel stable but two of the most powerful characters ever. We start first with Monica Rambeau, the first black female character to become a member of the Avengers. While Monica has never really had her own on-going solo series, she played a significant role on the Avengers...
Captain Marvel Part 1 The Life & Death of Mar-Vell - Character Corner #70
February 13, 2019 12:34 - 1 hour - 37.5 MBCarol Danvers makes her live action debut as Captain Marvel next month. To prepare, Kriss and Dpalm are tackling the mantle of Captain Marvel. We're focusing on the three main characters to hold the title in the Marvel Universe (We'll be covering Fawcett/DC's Captain Marvel/Shazam next month): Mar-vell, Monica Rambeau and Carol Danvers. But even before that, we start with a little bit of a crash course in the background of the Kree & the Skrull since they're not only playing a heavy role in...
The History of Comics The Bronze and Modern Ages of Comics - Character Corner #69
January 30, 2019 04:21 - 1 hour - 41.6 MBKriss and Dpalm are back for the second part of their break down of the history of comic books. This episode we're tackling the Bronze Age and the Modern Age. Now the Bronze Age goes from approximately 1970 to 1985 and the Modern Age is from 1985 to the present. We think the Modern Age as it's officially broken out is a bit long and could technically be broken out into two more ages. We discuss key moments & books of the Bronze Age, the formation of Image Comics, the comic speculator market b...
The History of Comics Golden & Silver Ages - Character Corner #68
January 20, 2019 15:17 - 1 hour - 43 MBThe first Character Corner of 2019 is here! For this episode Kriss and Dpalm do something a little different and instead of focus on a particular character, they're breaking down the history of comic books starting with the Golden and Silver Ages. For this episode Kriss used two audible books for sources (both are also available on Kindle or Paperback: Superheroes! Capes, Cowls and the Creation of Comic Book Culture Marvel Comics: The Untold Story Using those two sources, Kriss and Dpalm...
Aquaman Part 2 - Character Corner #67
December 24, 2018 12:13 - 1 hour - 32.9 MBThe last Character Corner of 2018! Kriss & Dpalm finish out 2018 with Part 2 of Aquaman and lets just say, shit gets a bit crazy from here. For the first time ever, we have to start the episode out by recapping Part 1 just so you get a sense for how off the rails Aquaman gets from here on out. A lot of writers, some of our favorites included, owe Peter David an apology for dropping the ball and wiping out the meticulous and detailed history of Atlantis and Aquaman that he laid out in his run....
Aquaman Part 1 Peter David's Aquaman Run - Character Corner #66
December 15, 2018 16:55 - 1 hour - 36.8 MBTime to end 2018 with the final Character Corner subject of 2018: Aquaman. The King of the Seven Seas is getting his first solo film this month and so we're taking a look at the history behind Arthur Curry aka Aquaman. Aquaman is another DC character that has been around since the Golden Age and has seen a lot of drastic changes not only to his origin but his supporting cast as well. He's a character that's struggle to get respect, with many people thinking his only powers are talking to fish...
The Doom Patrol - Character Corner #65
November 21, 2018 17:00 - 58 minutes - 26.8 MBWe're back! This time instead of diving into your favorite, well-known characters, we're tackling a group that's a little less known: The Doom Patrol. This episode is bit different from other Character Corners we've done since there's not a whole lot of material to pull from for the Doom Patrol. This is a group that ended their first run in the late 70's with the entire team being killed off. We start off our discussion by talking about the comic landscape in the 60's and the claim from one o...
The Impact & Influence of Stan Lee - Character Corner #64
November 16, 2018 15:23 - 53 minutes - 23.9 MBThe great Stan Lee passed on Monday (November 12th) at the age of 95, leaving behind a legacy and characters that will forever be remembered and timeless. Kriss and Dpalm talk about what impact Stan Lee and his creations had on them and why he matters so much to the world of comic books. Beyond the huge list of iconic characters he created/co-created, what stuck out so much about Stan Lee is how much he championed for diversity and inclusion in the medium. From creating the first black superh...
Ultimate Spider-Man Part 2 - Character Corner #63
November 14, 2018 16:36 - 1 hour - 52.2 MBWe’re finally back with another Character Corner. Sorry for the delays, been having a lot going on outside of the network and so it’s taken us a while to get back to where we need to be. We’ll definitely be back to a more normal schedule in 2019. We do have a schedule for the rest of 2018 and it’s as follows: Ultimate Spider-Man Part 2 (Hi) The Legacy of Stan Lee Doom Patrol Aquaman Part 1 & 2 Now let’s get into the conclusion of Ultimate Spider-Man... It can’t be understated jus...
Ultimate Spider-Man Part 1 - Character Corner #62
October 17, 2018 12:02 - 1 hour - 36.6 MBIn October 2000, Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley launched Ultimate Spider-Man and it quickly became the the ultimate success story for the ultimate line. Benis and Bagley held the record for the longest continual run on a Marvel comic series by two people. Having one creative team for so long allowed Ultimate Spider-Man to take chances and explore the world of a teenage Peter Parker in ways readers hadn’t experienced before. It takes seven issues to retell Peter’s origins, filling in det...
Robins Part 2 Tim Drake & Damian Wayne - Character Corner #61
October 03, 2018 12:28 - 1 hour - 41.2 MBWe wrap up our discussion about the Robins with Tim Drake and Damian Wayne (with a slight detour to discuss Stephanie Brown). We've covered Tim, Stephanie before in their own Character Corners and touched on Damian's origin in Batman Part 3. So in this episode we're going to do less of a complete deep dive and more of a conversation about each and where they are now. If Dick Grayson and Jason Todd are the “wayward sons”, then Tim and Damian are the sons raised right by Bruce. Obviously Tim...
Robins Part 1 Dick Grayson & Jason Todd - Character Corner #60
September 19, 2018 12:52 - 1 hour - 52.3 MBKriss and Dpalm are back with another Character Corner episode. This time its Part 1 of a two part series on the Robins. We’ve covered most of the Robins already in previous episodes like Batman's Rogue Gallery, Tim Drake, all the Batgirl episodes and our three part Batman series. But we’ve never really dug deep into each of the Robins and gone into their differences and how they tell the larger story of Batman. We’re starting with Dick Grayson and Jason Todd not just because chronologically ...
Hickman's Avengers Run From Everything Dies to Time Runs Out - Character Corner #59
August 27, 2018 12:53 - 2 hours - 58.3 MBWe wrap up our creator spotlight on Jonathan Hickman with him destroying and rewriting the Marvel Universe(s). Hickman's Avengers run is so good because it ties in with his previous work with the Fantastic Four and S.H.I.E.L.D. perfect and really brings everything home. The way that New Avengers and Avengers seem to start off as different books but slowly reveal to be telling the same story is masterful. If you want the full picture of what we discussed, make sure you listen to our episodes ...
Hickman's S.H.I.E.L.D. and Secret Warriors - Character Corner #58
August 17, 2018 11:09 - 1 hour - 34.4 MBWe’re continuing our look at Jonathan Hickman’s Marvel run by going all the way back to the beginning and talking about his Secret Warriors and S.H.I.E.L.D. runs. We only touch on a bit of Secret Warriors since we’ve covered that before but we’ve never talked about S.H.I.E.L.D which has its foundations laid in Secret Warriors and explains several things from Hickman’s Fantastic Four run (Ever wanted to know how Nathan Richards got time travel abilities?). The thing to understand about S.H.I....
Jonathan Hickman's Fantastic Four Run - Character Corner #57
July 16, 2018 19:14 - 2 hours - 54.2 MBWe're continuing our Summer of Character Corner expansions with a new Character Corner/Comic Book Book Club hybrid. We're kicking off our discussion of Jonathan Hickman's Marvel run by discussing his wonderful Fantastic Four Run. Hickman fundamentally changed the Marvel Universe, starting in 2009 with Secret Warriors all the way through the 2015 Secret Wars. We'll be revisiting Secret Wars (And S.H.I.E.L.D.) next month and wrapping up with Avengers/New Avengers/Secret Wars. But we decided to ...
Chaos Theory, Last Stand of the Wreckers & Sins of the Wreckers - Comic Book Book Club
June 27, 2018 12:45 - 1 hour - 39.8 MBKriss and Dpalm are back with another...wait...is this a Character Corner or a Comic Book Book Club? If you didn't know we're trying something new on the Character Corner podcast feed. We'll still be doing break downs of our favorite characters but in order to bring new content to the listeners, we're also going to be bringing some Comic Book Book Club episodes to the Character Corner. For this episode, we continue our dive into IDW's Transformers world with Chaos Theory, Last Stand of the W...
Transformers: Enter Unicron - Character Corner
June 06, 2018 16:00 - 1 hour - 34.3 MBIn 2005, the Transformers comic license had found it's way to IDW Publishing and back into the hands of beloved Transformers scribe Simon Furman. Only, things didn't necessarily go according to plan in those initial issues as the man behind the keyboard spun a tale largely absent the well worn trappings of the franchise. To say the fan base was uneasy is to put it mildly so fresh off of the collapse of Dreamwave Productions. Thirteen years, more issues than any other Transformers universe, a...
Cable (Nathan Summers)
May 18, 2018 10:41 - 1 hour - 41.2 MBWith Deadpool 2 hitting theaters this weekend we've finally recorded our Character Corner episode on Nathaniel Christopher Charles Summers, aka, Cable. Now first off, we've touched on a lot of the early years with Nathan/Cable already in some previous Character Corners. We cover Nathan's birth and being sent to the future in the Cyclops & Alex episode as well as him being genetically created specifically to be a weapon against Apocalypse in our Apocalypse & Mister Sinister episode. And if you...
Creator Spotlight: Samuel Stevquoah & Mill City’s Finest
May 02, 2018 11:18 - 29 minutes - 12.9 MB%CODE_MCF% Kriss talks with Sam Stevquoah about his own production company's flagship animated project, Mill City's Finest. Sam describes Mill City's Finest as an "urban, superhero coming of age story" in the same vein as Young Justice and Static Shock. We chat about how Sam got involved in animation, what makes this series so unique and culturally diverse and what's next to get more people behind this project. Make sure you follow Sam and Mill City's Finest on social media. Twitter: @...
Thanos, the Infinity Stones and The Black Order - Character Corner #53
April 28, 2018 11:36 - 1 hour - 36.5 MBAvengers Infinity War is in theaters now and is already crushing records (and souls). While you wait for Avengers 4 to come out, now is a perfect time to catch up on Thanos in the comics to see just how accurate the movie is. But before we can get into Thanos, we first have to give a brief overview of Marvel Cosmic. We've touched on Marvel Cosmic a bit with Inhumans and when we talked Alex Summers. But Thanos throws us right in the middle of it. Jim Starlin really helped solidify the cosmic s...
Batman Part 3: The Man Behind the Mask - From Grant Morrison to Tom King
April 19, 2018 15:26 - 48.5 MBWe finish up the Dark Knight himself with what might be the greatest and longest streak of great stories for a solo character. From the time Grant Morrison takes over Batman to today’s Tom King Run, we have what is arguably the best storytelling at DC. It gets weird, it gets crazy and it brings in things all the way from the 50’s & 60’s. If you want to truly understand Bruce Wayne and Batman, pick up the Grant Morrison Batman omnibus and strap in, you’re going to be in for a ride. But before ...
Batman Part 2 - The Many Cowls of the Bat From the Small to Big Screen
April 03, 2018 14:57 - 1 hour - 41.9 MB%CODE_BAT2% We’re back with Part 2 of our Batman Character Corner. Part 1 focused mostly on the early comics up through the introduction of Tim Drake in Batman #440. For this episode, before diving back into the comics, we wanted to cover the other media that Batman has been prevalent in. Considering that TV has had a big impact on Batman in the comics, we felt throwing this episode in between the two comic focused episodes was best. Both the 66 TV show and the early 90’s Animated Series hav...
Marvel Studios & the MCU There Was an Idea - Character Corner #50
March 20, 2018 13:28 - 62.1 MBIt all started with an idea. 10 years ago Marvel Studios launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe and nothing was the same again. Ten years and 18 (soon to be 19) films and over 15 BILLION dollars. It’s the highest grossing movie franchise of all time and Marvel Studios is one of the most innovative companies and movie studios there is. So how did it all start? We break it down and go over the history of Marvel Studios from creation all the way up to our reaction to the Infinity War trailer. So...
Batman The Dark Knight Part 1: Bill & The Bat - Character Corner
March 13, 2018 13:24 - 40.5 MBThis time on the Character Corner we’re finally talking about The Batman. We’ve talked around Batman for a while now. We covered him a bit in our Suicide Squad Character Corner, then the Rogue Wars episode on is villains. We’ve also covered one Robin and all of the Batgirls and even Batwoman. So it’s about time we finally dive into discussing the big guy himself. We’ll be breaking this out into three parts. For this first part we cover the early years of Batman up to the introduction of Tim D...
Apocalypse vs Mister Sinister: Survival of the Fittest vs Genetic Manipulation
February 27, 2018 14:41 - 45.5 MB%CODE_APOCALYPSE% We're back with another Character Corner. This time we're doing double the trouble with two classic X-Men villains: Apocalypse and Mister Sinister. It's actually pretty fitting that we do these two at this point. We recently did an episode on the Summers brothers, Scott & Alex. And we're also planning on doing an episode on Cable and the rest of the Summers bloodline. Throwing Sinister and Apocalypse in between those two seems pretty fitting considering how tied these villa...
Lex Luthor - A Diabolical Genius with a Quest For Power Who is Truly Evil
February 02, 2018 17:33 - 1 hour - 52.9 MB*Note* Excuse the audio issues this episode. I was partly sick when recording this and didn't check my settings.* %CODE_LEXLUTHOR% We’re back! While our Summers Brothers episode was technically the first Character Corner of 2018, we recorded it in 2017, so this Lex Luthor episode is the first real episode of 2018. And you all are in for a treat. This episode is slightly different from our other Character Corners. We still go through the history of Lex but we spend more time really discussing ...
Cyclops Was Right? - Essential Comic Books for Scott & Alex Summers
January 06, 2018 16:28 - 2 hours - 62.8 MBhttp://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/6121556 We’re starting 2018 off right by going through the essential comic books for Scott Summers and Alex Summers. That’s right it's Cyclops and Havok time. Any chance we can get to talk X-Men, we’re going to leap at it. This was a fun episode to do because Cyclops and Havok have such long and rich histories not only with the X-Men but X-Factor as well. Scott Summers first appeared in X-Men #1 and Alex debuted in issue #54. Scott starts off as...
Heir to the Bat: Cassandra Cain & Kate Kane
December 17, 2017 15:24 - 36.4 MBWe're back to wrap up our Batgirls Character Corner with two special characters: Cassandra Cain and Kate Kane. Now, Kate really isn't a Batgirl as she never took up the mantle and her origin as Batwoman is pretty much autonomous from Batman but we're including her in this series anyway. Cassandra is also an interesting case. She's definitely a Batgirl, as she's the first to hold that mantle and get her own solo series, but in many ways she's closer to a Robin and a good case could be made for...
Batgirl: Barbara Gordon & Stephanie Brown - Character Corner
November 25, 2017 10:58 - 5 MBIt's been a while but....WE'RE BACK! Feels like a while since we've done a Character Corner. But we're back now and it's time to enter once again into the Bat-Family, this time with the mantle of Batgirl. To the uninitiated, the Batgirl mantle might just seem like the female-version of the Robin mantle. But that couldn't be further from the truth. We start this two-part series exploring the most well known Batgirl, Barbara Gordon and her journey from the daughter of a Police Commissioner to...
Thor Part 2: Thor Returns, The God Butcher, Jane Foster & More
October 31, 2017 12:00 - 5 MBThor: Ragnarok drops this week and so it's time to wrap up our Thor Character Corner with part 2. First we quickly cover what happened when we last left Thor during part 1. Ragnarok happened and Thor and the rest of Asgard died. And Thor stayed dead for a while. When the road to Civil War started, Thor was still gone but Mjolnir makes an appearance, falling to Earth as the Gods died, tearing a hole that allows Doctor Doom to escape Hell. After a brief attempt by Doom to take the hammer for hi...
Thor Part 1: Walt Simonson's Run & Ragnorak
October 17, 2017 13:03 - 46.9 MBWe’re a few weeks out from Thor: Ragnarok being released so I guess it’s time to drop our latest Character Corner: Thor Part 1! First off, we recorded this over a month ago so please excuse any outdated references. If you’re listening to this I’m assuming Trump hasn’t killed us all so that’s a positive. Anyway, in this first part of a two part series, we cover Thor Volume 1 and Thor Volume 2. Our main focus though is the Walt Simonson run from volume 1 that ran from issues 337 – 382. Simonso...
Artist Spotlight-Tim Lewinson and Savage Empire
October 06, 2017 14:10 - 5 MBJourney with The Doctor and Tim Lewinson, writer and creator of Savage Empire, into a world of time rifts, urban warfare, and dinosaurs. Tim joins me to discuss his debut novel, how his work in video games lent itself to writing, the difference between the media, creating a diverse world with 3 dimensional characters, and the amazing story that Savage Empire introduces. Find Timothy on Twitter: @vancouvertim and on Instagram: @likestofight www.SavageEmpire.org @TheDrIsIn2015 %CODE_savage...