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Back in the Saddle Again!!

February 03, 2024 10:32 - 51 minutes - 24.2 MB

Saying we’ll record more often and then disappearing for an extended period seems to be our podcast’s first trope. Verano and I have been gone so long we have over six months of released content to discuss. Guardians 3, the Flash, Blue Beetle, Ahsoka, Echo, the theater vs. streaming debate, the writers strike, and more get some airtime in this episode. Also, is anyone else tired of Taylor Swift’s boyfriend? (Hope our 44 bots enjoy the show!!) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.sp...

Apparent Exhaustion

June 30, 2023 12:38 - 30 minutes - 28 MB

In one last “check in” episode before our Civil War celebration in July, we discuss Titans and the Flash (CW) and their conclusions, the Gotham Knights show that neither of us watched (it’s cancelled now), and Across the Spider-Verse. Then we discuss the time that Peter Parker’s body was taken over by Otto Octavius’s mind in the pages of Superior Spider-Man. Our exhaustion from outside factors may be apparent in our discussion, but we hope you enjoy anyway. --- Support this podcast: https:...

...And We're Back!

May 12, 2023 12:45 - 56 minutes - 52.5 MB

Holy F'n S---, Batman! Another accidental six month break?!? Apologies, loyal listeners (who we can no longer call our "dirty dozen" since different analytics indicate there might be many more of you out there than we realized). Moving on, in this episode we discuss the accidental break, potential future plans, comic book related current events, and the Avengers vs. X-Men vs. Eternals crossover event (with a minor digression into the world of professional wrestling). We had fun talking about...

Slightly Past Their Prime Current Events

November 04, 2022 13:05 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MB

As I attempt to read through the entire Secret Wars event of 2015, we decided to hold off on another installment of Cable & Deadpool to bring you a conversation about the Deadpool 3 announcement, She-Hulk, James Gunn and the DCU, and Halloween Ends (among other things). Thank you to our dedicated dozen of fans, this one (like all of our episodes) is for you!! Dp-I-Y: Where DIY is not what we're good at, but it's how we make our podcast. Check us out on Instagram: dpiy.pod.sa (Senseless/Ja...

The Boring Parts of Building an Empire

September 30, 2022 01:46 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MB

We once again regale you with our take on comic book news that is somewhere between three weeks and a month out of date. This time, we discuss the completely underwhelming Thunderbolts team reveal that nobody cares about at the time of the episode release. Then we return to "As the Domino Rolls" (AKA Cable & Deadpool issue 29, "The Domino Principle, Part II: The Politics of Fear"), the soap opera surrounding the negotiations between Cable, the Ultimatum Guard, and the Rumeki Resistance Movem...

An Almost Immediately Irrelevant Conversation

August 30, 2022 20:11 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MB

In the wake of the cancellation of the Batgirl movie, we had a recorded conversation about that event and what it might mean for the fate of the Flash (the movie, not the tv show... although I think we talked about the cancellation of the tv show too). Something like two days after we recorded, the news broke that Ezra Miller had issued apologies for his behavior and was meeting with WB executives about next steps. So while we had both pretty much thought that the Flash would be going the wa...

Cable's First Time (Building an Empire)

August 08, 2022 02:06 - 1 hour - 61.3 MB

In which we talk about stuff that was relevant about a month ago to the world of comic books (sorry - it's been a busy month, loyal listener). Don't worry, it's mostly discussion of Thor: Love and Thunder and Jake's general sermonizing about something relatively unimportant, so if you want to skip to the read through that's just fine with most of us here at Dp-I-Y. Then we get to the issue of the day - Cable & Deadpool issue 28: The Domino Principle part 1, "For King and Country" - and see h...

There are no Father/Son Kamehameha’s in Marvel Comics!!

June 20, 2022 17:52 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MB

In which we talk about the second part of the prequel to the then-upcoming X-Men story arc Blood of Apocalypse; Cable & Deadpool #27 "With Eyes Open". We find out why Cable blames himself for almost every life that Apocalypse has ever taken, as well as why Irene Merryweather is the worst version of the Lois Lane archetype. We also talk about Dr. Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, the Thor trailer we both have seen, the Black Adam trailer only one of us has seen, and whether we believe Dea...

The Biggest Retcon Mistake of Cable's Life

May 13, 2022 20:43 - 41 minutes - 38.8 MB

In which we discuss Moon Knight, the cancellation of Batwoman and Legends of Tomorrow, and which of us has seen Dr. Strange by the time of recording (the other will see it soon, we promise). We walk through Cable & Deadpool issue 26 - "Blood of Apocalypse Prequel: Born Again Part 1 - With Eyes Closed"; the start of a story whose main purpose was to set up an event in a better selling title. We end with a discussion of the "Age of Konshu", talking about five takeaways from the Avengers (2018)...

Talk Radio

April 25, 2022 22:59 - 55 minutes - 51.8 MB

Holy uploads, Batman! Two in one month?!? Yes - we're getting back into the pace we hope to maintain for the foreseeable future (thank God), but whether or not this is good for our listeners is for you to decide. On this episode, Senseless (with permission from Verano) sidesteps the issue of why we were gone for so long (sorry, dear listeners, but I'm not ready to be that open with you yet...), and then we talk about a bunch of comic book related properties. No Way Home, the Batman, the Gua...

Captain Nathan Christopher Summers America the Aeolist

April 02, 2022 22:26 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MB

We're back after an unscheduled 2 month hiatus (more about that in the next episode). This time we jump right in to a chapter in Cable & Deadpool in which Captain America shows off his espionage skills... and they are surprisingly lacking considering his longtime friendship with one Director Nick Fury. We also find out some more about Cable's past in the future, and Deadpool makes a minor cameo in a book whose title bears his name. Then, I try to rope Verano into fixing some messes my kids m...

The Matrix Resurrections, Personal Fan Theories, and Marvel's Villainous

February 01, 2022 13:57 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MB

Welcome to our first podcast of 2022... ONLY four weeks late (seriously... we recorded on January 3rd, but it was rendered unusable thanks to Senseless's accidents of babbling...). Anyways, join Mr. Verano and the Senseless Apprentice as we discuss the newest Matrix movie and Senseless's own personal theory about the origins of the Merovingian (aren't you glad we waited until after the movie had been taken off HBOMax to talk about the movie?). Afterward we review Marvel's Villainous, a boar...

Peter and Wade have a Meet Cute

December 12, 2021 21:29 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MB

On this episode we cover a more momentous occasion than usual, dear listener, as Mr. Verano and Senseless have the privilege to talk to you about the time that Peter Parker met Wade Wilson by getting thrown off the Queensboro Bridge (it's kinda his turn considering all of the times his girlfriends have been thrown from comparable structures). But seriously, Cable & Deadpool issue 24 - "Sticky Situations" - marks the introduction of Wade Wilson to his "special boy" Spider-Man (see Gwenpool St...

Shang Chi, What If...?, and the Critical Reaction to the Eternals

November 28, 2021 02:57 - 40 minutes - 37.6 MB

Well, this is a first... we waited so long to release the spoiler filled discussion about a comic related property that the movie release on the associated streaming service accidentally made the property relevant again (so I waited a few days to let Shang Chi's release on Disney+ go stale because the idea of lucking into good timing seemed off for a couple of amateurs like us). We also talk about What If...? and the Marvel fan freak out about the critical aggregate score of the Eternals tha...

The Underwhelming Reveal of Cable's New Power Conduit

October 25, 2021 01:33 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MB

In which Mr. Verano and Senseless discuss a poor example of a spouse (thankfully briefly) before turning their attention to Cable & Deadpool issue 23 - "Bosom Buddies Part 4: Fighting Myself". It should come as no surprise that Senseless still has little respect for the Cat, Verano still does not like Cyclops, and absolutely no one cares about Comcast (the comic book villain, not the cable company). This is the issue where we finally find out just who is hiding behind the Black Box armor - a...

A Spoiler Filled Discussion About the Suicide Squad

September 29, 2021 02:11 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MB

We're finally back with another spoiler laden discussion about a current comic book property, but this time it's all your fault if you haven't seen the Suicide Squad yet since it is no longer on HBO Max. But as we say here on Dp-I-Y, good timing is for the professionals, and that ain't us. On this episode, Mr. Verano tries to offer an earnest critique of the movie in question while the Senseless Apprentice meanders through a web of his favorite fan theories and comic book connections. Maybe ...

I'll Have the Prolonging of the Re-Veal Parmigiana

August 28, 2021 17:50 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MB

Welcome back to the pod (after an accidental month off)! We address the delay in releasing a new episode, but not until the last segment of the show. Before that, Mr. Verano gives Senseless a hand at understanding a particularly frustrating series of dreams, though it may have been a wasted effort... Then, we take a look at Cable & Deadpool issue 22 - "Bosom Buddies Part 3: Crack the Internet in Half" - in which Senseless expresses a newfound dislike (to put it mildly) of the Cat while Veran...

Loki/Black Widow Reactions and Implications

July 19, 2021 16:16 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MB

**Listener BEWARE -- Ahead there be plentiful spoilers for Loki, Black Widow, Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and WandaVision (in the episode, not this description)** That's right, everyone, it's the spoiler-ific episode that nobody asked for (but we're doing it anyway because why not!?!)! Mr. Verano and the Senseless Apprentice discuss the most recent Marvel properties and the implications they provide for the future of the MCM (the Marvel Cinematic MULTIVERSE). SPOILERS ABOUND - Listen at...

Pop Goes the Weasel

July 17, 2021 20:54 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MB

We open this one by beating the "very few listeners" joke to death (we promise to stop soon... maybe), and then we get into discussing Cable & Deadpool issue 21, "Bosom Buddies Part 2: Friendly Fire". The one time Heroes for Hire drop by since the question of the issue is whether Deadpool's buddy Weasel did something bad to the Rand-Meachum servers, and apparently Luke Cage (the big Avenger-man now) owed Danny Rand a favor. The BAD Girls are still around, too, but you're probably tired of he...

The Gratuitous Cleavage Issue

July 08, 2021 07:41 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MB

In this episode, we begin by finding out the results of our attempt to connect with listeners (as of this release, it hasn't gone well) and talk a little bit about things going on in the comic book adjacent realm. In this weeks issue of Cable & Deadpool (issue 20 - "Bosom Buddies Part 1: B.A.D. to the Bone"), we are treated to a pretty fun story accentuated by C-List guest stars (Black Mamba, Asp, and Diamondback, AKA the B.A.D. Girls) with art that makes me miss the subtlety of "Thor-Lite" ...

Whose Origin Sucked Worse? (Happy Father's Day!)

June 20, 2021 15:36 - 34 minutes - 32 MB

An ironic coincidence: as we return to the main Cable & Deadpool storyline (Cable & Deadpool issue 19 ""Enema of the State Epilogue/Bosom Buddies Prologue: Why, Where I Was Your Age...") we start with a story that includes suspected patricide... just in time for a Father's Day release. It's an exciting tale of Cable and Deadpool sitting in a bar in a small Pennsylvania town doing their best to tell each other as little as possible while discussing where they both come from. Anyway, other com...

House of Mmmm - The Mutant Holocaust and a Return to Relative Normalcy

May 31, 2021 02:21 - 44 minutes - 41.6 MB

In which we interpret dreams in a mercifully short cold open, then complete our coverage of House of M with issues 7 and 8. One issue is the penultimate battle the entire miniseries has been building toward (with a continuity altering climax that forever changed the Scarlet Witch), while the other is the fallout (with a continuity altering revelation that forever changed Wolverine). These are probably the most significant issues of Marvel history that will ever be poorly summarized on this p...

House of Mmmm - Re-Assembling the Team (For the First Time Ever)

May 08, 2021 19:49 - 54 minutes - 50.6 MB

Before we read through issues 5 and 6 of House of M, Senseless takes some time to complain about some other podcast he listens to and Mr. Verano provides the appropriate amount of attention to his commentary - none (outside of the time it took to listen to the meandering gibberish). Then we get to the meat of the story as Wolverine, the Human Resistance, Emma Frost, and Layla Miller begin to build their team in order to attack the House of M and re-align the world to the way it was. But weig...

House of Mmmm - What's Your Name?

April 26, 2021 19:21 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MB

As we here on Dp-I-Y continue to walk through the House of M event of 2005 (issues 3 and 4), Mr. Verano and the Senseless Apprentice provide the additional "service" of stumbling through news from the worlds of professional wrestling and comic books for our listener (no, I did not forget the "s"). In the wake of the previous cooking based skit, Senseless also takes the time to apologize for assuming improv would be easy (his yelling during the Aji skit could have, and should have, been funni...

House of Mmmm - The New World Order

April 09, 2021 00:58 - 59 minutes - 55.3 MB

On this episode, we begin our four episode "House of Mmmm" event. Now that everyone has moved on to The Falcon and the Winter Soldier on Disney+, Senseless and Verano begin a walk through of 2005's House of M event! (Missing the mark - anyone can do it, but it takes a true amateur to do it so spectacularly!) Anyway, we discuss issues 1 and 2 of the cross over event that provided some of the source material for WandaVision (but had so much more to do with X-Men Origins: Wolverine). Then, in...

Look Who's Talking to (Dada Deadpoo)

March 17, 2021 21:52 - 40 minutes - 37.8 MB

In which we talk about the main letdown of WandaVision (spoiler alert - it has nothing to do with the actual show). We also get our first listener email... but mainly because Verano's father thinks he could be doing better things with his time. Then we read through Cable & Deadpool issue 18, "Enema of the State, Part IV: Bringing up Baby" in which the entire storyline closes with a bunch of pseudo-scientific explanations from Forge (the resident "not Tony Stark" cameo for the mutant characte...

Living on the Edge (of Someone Else's Story)

February 25, 2021 02:23 - 56 minutes - 52.4 MB

In which we have lost one of our hosts (we sent him to be an Agent of Mr. Sinister - not the 616 one, an alternate version that is strangely reminiscent of a pale Pa Kent - but he never came back). If you see him, please let us know. So, Mr. Verano and Senseless muddle on and discuss their thoughts (mostly Senseless's) about the WWE (that nobody asked for) and WandaVision (that, seriously, no one asked for). There are no real spoilers, but that probably makes the segment worse... Anyways, we...

Prelude to the Tie-In

February 02, 2021 21:50 - 46 minutes - 43 MB

In which we begin the episode talking about WandaVision with (hopefully) no spoilers. We mention a few other things too, maybe go off on an unnecessary tangent, and foreshadow an upcoming Deadpool-It-Yourself event that none of you asked for but we are going to press on with anyways. Then we cover Cable & Deadpool issue 16, "Enema of the State, Part II: What if...?", in which Deadpool travels to new and interesting locales to fight various versions of his good buddy Cable (who isn't acting l...

Fallout from the Side story... or are WE the Side story?!

January 26, 2021 03:44 - 47 minutes - 44.4 MB

Just kidding with that title, we know we would have to gain so many more listeners to even be considered within six degrees of being adjacent to the side story! Anyway, we once again begin the episode with talking about stuff from the previous few weeks worth of comic book related property news (and we may have overlapped with some of the stuff we talked about last time... oops! Good thing we haven't quit our day jobs!). Then we take a walk through Cable & Deadpool issue 15, "Enema of the St...

Back to the Character Development

December 30, 2020 16:45 - 52 minutes - 48.8 MB

If you want to skip the earlier stages of our podcast figuring itself out, this might be the episode to start with. After reckoning with and then ignoring our decision to remember that we are a narrative and not a topical podcast, we promptly discuss Wonder Woman 84 and the passing of Jon Huber, known to fans of AEW (where he was just beginning to rise) as Brodie Lee and fans of WWE (where he was woefully underused) as Luke Harper. RIP. Anyway, then we walk through Cable & Deadpool issue 14,...

Dying to Explore Providence

December 25, 2020 02:50 - 42 minutes - 39.5 MB

This week we realize too late that we are a narrative podcast and not a topical one, and as a result you (dear listener, because according to Anchor there is probably only one of you out there) get to suffer through the comic book news of a couple of weeks ago... Merry Christmas! I don't remember what Verano and I talked about, but I do know we will both miss Tommy "Tiny" Lister, the best president the galaxy has ever had (Rest in Power, Zeus). Then we read through Cable & Deadpool issue 13,...

Askani'son Awakening

December 06, 2020 04:46 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MB

Once again, the episode has primarily slipped my mind. We talk about stuff, Verano and I. Then we read through the epic conclusion of the epilogue story to "The Burnt Offering" (Thirty Pieces Part 2: True Confessions). That's a fun ride. Then we skip the DIY for another alternate format thing. You can skip it, if you want. See you next week! Check us out on instagram: senselessapprenticecog Follow up with feedback for the show: [email protected] --- Support this podcast: ...

A Little Help from a Friend

November 27, 2020 15:59 - 45 minutes - 42.3 MB

Due to ADHD and technical difficulties, this episode's release is has been slightly delayed (sorry to our listener). Anyways, thanks to the time delay the memory of what we discussed in our news segments is fleeting (maybe something happened with Deadpool 3, or the Mandalorian, or something... I don't remember). We read through Cable & Deadpool issue 11 ("Thirty Pieces - A Story in Two Parts, Part 1: Predator & Pray"). Then we eschew our normal DIY segment for something more practical in wha...

Encephalic Immolation

November 17, 2020 21:35 - 43 minutes - 40.6 MB

In this episode our hosts discuss Johnny Depp (more specifically how little we care about the issues surrounding him at the moment and why) and Chris Pratt (more specifically how surprising it is that people are surprised that he might show up in Thor: Love and Thunder considering the "Asgardians of the Galaxy" scene at the end of Endgame). Then we read through issue 10 of Cable & Deadpool, the climax of "the Burnt Offering" storyline. We end on an explanation of chopping wood for a fall bon...

Foreshadowing the Offering

November 02, 2020 22:01 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MB

In this episode, the Senseless Apprentice is clearly tired and struggles to formulate coherent thoughts. Our hosts discuss the passing of Sean Connery and praise the movie that led to his retirement from film. Then we read through issue 9 of Cable & Deadpool, "The Burnt Offering part 3: When the Whip Comes Down", before another seasonal DIY project: using a Jack O'Lantern as filling for a pumpkin pie. Sure, the Senseless Apprentice messes up the task again, but I'd bet you can't guess how he...

Nathan Christopher Summers' Last Supper

October 26, 2020 19:59 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MB

This episode, the Senseless Apprentice and Mr. Verano discuss updated casting in the Black Adam movie, Shang Chi and the Ten Rings wrapping up the filming stage of production, and the non-news regarding Deadpool 3 (Ryan Reynolds made a birthday joke). We also forget the news about Titans season 3 we were going to discuss (maybe next week... probably not). Then we read through issue 8 of Cable & Deadpool, "The Burnt Offering part 2: Lepers at the Table". We finish up by trying to help you wit...

Sacrifice Bundt Cake

October 16, 2020 20:46 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MB

Today our hosts apologize for being long winded on social media, then tell long winded stories about our exploits in high school and college (...a lifetime ago...). We finally get into the news and talk about the newly announced Green Lantern Corps show and other updated comic book related project and casting news. Then we open up the "The Burnt Offering" storyline of Cable & Deadpool with our walkthrough of issue #7, "Headless Horseman". Before we leave, we attempt to give you some help wit...

Viral Electricity

October 09, 2020 20:11 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MB

In this episode we tried to learn from the "too many issues" problem of our previous episode but didn't seem to lose much time in the recording... maybe we talk too much. Anyway, in our news segment we discuss the fact that most comic book movie release dates have been pushed back, and then the Senseless Apprentice attempts to put every listener to sleep with a long, boring aside about why he likes Wally West (seriously, you should listen as a challenge - if you make it through his monologue ...

Fractured Friendships and Broken Digits

September 29, 2020 17:27 - 1 hour - 65.1 MB

In this episode we continue our read through of "Cable & Deadpool" with coverage of too many issues of the first storyline ("If Looks Could Kill" parts 2, 3, and 4). Seriously, we recorded after a long day of work for both hosts and it probably shows by the time we get to issue 4 (but we'll let you be the judge of that). In our news segment we discuss the casting of Aldis Hodge as Hawkman, plus the news about Nick Fury and WandaVision. We also try to help you repair a hole in the wall. You s...

Great Beginnings

September 24, 2020 17:05 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MB

In this episode we begin our read through of "Cable & Deadpool", the legendary four year comic that led into the Daniel Way solo Deadpool title. We also give some (not so great) advice for listeners looking for help with an oil change and provide our perspectives on the announcement of the final season of Supergirl and the proposed changes to the DC Universe app. However, we did forget to provide the production information regarding the comic issue we discussed, so see below for that stuff: ...

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September 23, 2020 17:05 - 46 seconds - 741 KB

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