Heroes and Villains podcast
261 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 111 ratingsEach week this show takes an in depth look at a hero or villain from comic books or related media. Each episode typically includes a guest and dares to ask, "how much do you really know?"
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Episodes
Baron Zemo
April 17, 2021 17:37 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBThis is the audio track from my recent Youtube video about Baron Zemo. YouTube link: https://youtu.be/IisQ9Ab_WUg
John Walker and Battlestar!
April 09, 2021 23:46 - 15 minutes - 13.7 MBThis is the audio track from my YouTube video about John Walker and Battlestar! Here's the youTube link: https://youtu.be/JSHTd_FnRWI
Flag-Smasher!
April 03, 2021 17:13 - 12 minutes - 11 MBThis is the audio track from my recent youtube video about Flag-Smasher. You can find my YouTube channel Here: https://www.youtube.com/c/BruceLeslie
Jack Kirby's Fourth World!
March 05, 2021 17:04 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBThis is the audio track from my most recent youtube video! https://youtu.be/_ATckwJZRYE
Monica Rambeau, The Second Captain Marvel
February 23, 2021 01:07 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBThis is the audio from my recent youtube video. check the video out here: Monica Rambeau
King Shark
January 21, 2021 16:00 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBThis is the audio feed from the Youtube video All about King Shark. https://www.youtube.com/c/BruceLeslie
Wanda & Vision
January 07, 2021 18:38 - 13 minutes - 12.9 MBThis is the audio track from my latest Youtube video about the relationship between Scarlet Witch and Vision. I made this episode in eager anticipation of Wandavision. Subscribe to Bruce's YouTube channel
Let's Talk Paste Pot Pete!
January 02, 2021 16:49 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBThis is the audio track from the latest Heroes and Villains episode Click here for Bruce's Youtube channel!! In 2021 Bruce wants to transition the show from podcast to Youtube, but don't worry, the RSS feed will live on!
The Lone Ranger
April 21, 2020 22:30 - 51 minutes - 47 MB"Who was that masked man?" A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty Hi-yo Silver. The Lone Ranger, with his faithful Indian companion, Tonto, the daring and resourceful masked rider of the plains led the fight for law and order in the early Western United States. Nowhere in the pages of history can one find a greater champion of justice. Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear. From out of the past comes the thundering hoof beats of the great ...
Molecule Man
April 18, 2020 19:41 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MBOwen Reece went from lowly lab technician at ACME Atomic Corporation to a living time bomb across all realities in the Marvel Multiverse. Listen to learn all the details of the Molecule Man.
Tarzan
April 13, 2020 22:21 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBThis episode is all about the classic Edgar Rice Burroughs jungle man, Tarzan.
250: Black Goliath
April 07, 2020 22:47 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBThis episode is all about Dr. Bill Foster, the California biochemist who became Black Goliath.
249: Zorro!
April 02, 2020 20:13 - 1 hour - 69.1 MBAnother episode to serve as a distraction, or to otherwise occupy your time and mind. This time, an OG costumed adventurer, Zorro.
248: Green Goblin!
March 31, 2020 22:31 - 1 hour - 61 MBBruce is shaking off the rust and dust to do an old school character episode, this one is all about the Green Goblin!
Nerdspawn Genesis, Part 6
February 02, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 77 MBThis is a storytelling podcast presentation of Bruce's original novel Nerdspawn Genesis. You can purchase the ebook or paper back version of nerd spawn Genesis on Amazon by clicking here! You can visit amazon.com/author/bruceleslie to see all of Bruce's books available for purchase.
Nerdspawn Genesis, Part 5
February 01, 2020 06:00 - 54 minutes - 50 MBThis is a storytelling podcast presentation of Bruce's original novel Nerdspawn Genesis. You can purchase the ebook or paper back version of nerd spawn Genesis on Amazon by clicking here! You can visit amazon.com/author/bruceleslie to see all of Bruce's books available for purchase.
Nerdspawn Genesis, Part 4
January 31, 2020 06:00 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MBThis is a storytelling podcast presentation of Bruce's original novel Nerdspawn Genesis. You can purchase the ebook or paper back version of nerd spawn Genesis on Amazon by clicking here! You can visit amazon.com/author/bruceleslie to see all of Bruce's books available for purchase.
Nerdspawn Genesis, Part 3
January 30, 2020 06:00 - 53 minutes - 48.6 MBThis is a storytelling podcast presentation of Bruce's original novel Nerdspawn Genesis. You can purchase the ebook or paper back version of nerd spawn Genesis on Amazon by clicking here! You can visit amazon.com/author/bruceleslie to see all of Bruce's books available for purchase.
Nerdspawn Genesis, Part 2
January 29, 2020 06:00 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MBThis is a storytelling podcast presentation of Bruce's original novel Nerdspawn Genesis. You can purchase the ebook or paper back version of nerd spawn Genesis on Amazon by clicking here! You can visit amazon.com/author/bruceleslie to see all of Bruce's books available for purchase.
Nerdspawn Genesis, Part 1
January 28, 2020 19:54 - 1 hour - 62.4 MBThis is a storytelling podcast presentation of Bruce's original novel Nerdspawn Genesis. You can purchase the ebook or paper back version of nerd spawn Genesis on Amazon by clicking here! You can visit amazon.com/author/bruceleslie to see all of Bruce's books available for purchase.
243: PRIDE Special!
June 23, 2019 20:11 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MBThis week Bruce helps celebrate his towns inaugural Pride Festival by talking about some transgender characters from the Golden age until present day. Special Thanks to this article by Mey Rude.
242: Hoppy The Marvel Bunny!
April 20, 2019 23:15 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MBHappy Easter! This episode is sort of an Easter special, looking into one of the most powerful Bunny Heroes in all of comics, Hoppy The Marvel Bunny.
241: Static
February 03, 2019 21:01 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBVirgil Hawkins, AKA Static was a young hero appearing in Milestone comics before going on to feature in his own animated series as well as DC Comics.
An H&V Holiday Tradition: Santa Claus!
December 23, 2018 19:30 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBThis is the third annual presentation of Santa, a hero for everyone. And don't worry, I know Santa is real, so you can listen to it with the whole family.
240: Legion Of SuperHeroes
December 04, 2018 01:06 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBBruce is back! And this episode he is talking all about the Legion Of Superheroes!
239: The Crow with Dan Ritchie
November 13, 2018 22:13 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBThis week Dan tells us all about one of his favorite Gothic comic book characters, The Crow.
238: Cloud Strife with Dan Ritchie
November 06, 2018 00:21 - 1 hour - 62.9 MBThis week Dan takes the show in a different direction talking about a character from Video games. Straight from the world of Final Fantasy Dan gives you the man with the oversized sword, Cloud Strife.
237: Spider-Gwen with Dan Ritchie
October 28, 2018 16:57 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MBThis week Dan returns to telangiectasia us all about the relatively new character from Marvel, Spider-Gwen.
236: Red Skull featuring Dan Ritchie!
October 21, 2018 17:13 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBTo break the awkward silence, Dan steps up like the true hero he is and brings you this all new episode about Captain America's arch nemesis, the Red Skull.
235: The Vigilant (Fleetway Heroes Reborn!)
August 04, 2018 23:24 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBLost in the mists of time, home-grown British superheroes once entertained and enthralled millions of kids. Now, the likes of Adam Eterno, Blake Edmonds, Thunderbolt the Avenger, and The Leopard from Lime Street are coming back to make summer 2018 blazing hot! The Vigilant will be a special one-shot title this August which resurrects classic heroes from the Fleetway/IPC comics of the 1970s – reborn and updated for a new generation to enjoy! Written by Simon Furman (Transformers) with art...
234: Adam Warlock
July 16, 2018 18:21 - 2 hours - 110 MBAdam Warlock, known initially as simply "Him", was engineered to be the future of human evolution. Listen to this long episode to learn about the artificially created man who became a god.
233: Gorilla Grodd
June 19, 2018 00:54 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MBGorilla Grodd is a superintelligent, telekinetic, telepathic Gorilla who wants to conquer the world. Unfortunately for him, the Flash always seems to get in his way.
232: Detective Chimp
May 28, 2018 17:01 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBThis episode is about the world's greatest chimpanzee detective, Detective Chimp.
231: Magik
May 10, 2018 00:58 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MBAfter being gone for entirely too long, I have returned to talk about Magik of the New Mutants.
230: Black Lightning
February 11, 2018 18:31 - 1 hour - 70.5 MBJefferson Pierce grew up on the mean streets of Suicide Slum. When his father was killed by an errant bullet in a mob hit gone wrong, he was taken under the wing of an Italian tailor named Peter Gambi. One day Gambi made Jefferson a super-suit and the young man's life was forever changed. He sat about fighting crime as the superhero called Black Lightning. Check out my new book Nerdspawn Genesis! Dragon In Gallis Chubby Wizard: Wrath Of The Manticore Ebook Dragon In The Needles ...
229: Doctor Doom
January 23, 2018 00:10 - 1 hour - 75.6 MBVictor Von Doom started life as a Romani child in the central european nation of Latveria. His mother was a sorceress and his father a healer, King Vladimir killed them both. Victor swore to someday dethrone the King and rule over Latveria... but why stop at Latveria if he can rule the world? Check out my new book Nerdspawn Genesis! Dragon In Gallis Chubby Wizard: Wrath Of The Manticore Ebook Dragon In The Needles Thanks Kirby Krackle for the theme music! Follow H&V on T...
228: Watchmen - A Brief Overview
January 14, 2018 01:45 - 1 hour - 105 MBThis is a brief (one-sided) conversation about Watchmen. I promise, I tried to be brief, but sometimes it's hard. I talk about the characters, the ins and outs, the backstory, world building and influences. This is not a simple summary of the plot of Watchmen. Enjoy! Check out my new book Nerdspawn Genesis! Dragon In Gallis Chubby Wizard: Wrath Of The Manticore Ebook Dragon In The Needles Thanks Kirby Krackle for the theme music! Follow H&V on Twitter and Facebook Email th...
227: Santa, an encore presentation.
December 21, 2017 22:00 - 49 minutes - 44.9 MBThis is an encore presentation of last year's episode Santa, A Hero For Everyone. I hope you enjoy. Merry Christmas!
226: Klaw (Ulysses Klaw)
December 17, 2017 22:23 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MBKlaw is sound given life and an arch-enemy of Wakandan ruler Black Panther. Listen to this episodes to learn all you need to know about the sinister physicist! Check out my new book Nerdspawn Genesis! Dragon In Gallis Chubby Wizard: Wrath Of The Manticore Ebook Dragon In The Needles Thanks Kirby Krackle for the theme music! Follow H&V on Twitter and Facebook Email the show: [email protected] Be sure to check out chubbywizard.com
225: Catwoman
December 01, 2017 15:14 - 1 hour - 72.1 MBThis episode is all about Catwoman, a cornerstone of the Batman family of comics. Check out my new book Nerdspawn Genesis! Dragon In Gallis Chubby Wizard: Wrath Of The Manticore Ebook Dragon In The Needles Thanks Kirby Krackle for the theme music! Follow H&V on Twitter and Facebook Email the show: [email protected] Be sure to check out chubbywizard.com
224: Deathlok
November 14, 2017 01:10 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MBDeathlok is an artificial intelligence protocol that can turn near-dead humans into cyborg soldiers. Several individuals have been the host for Deathlok, and this episode tries to cover them all. Check out my new book Nerdspawn Genesis! Dragon In Gallis Chubby Wizard: Wrath Of The Manticore Ebook Dragon In The Needles Thanks Kirby Krackle for the theme music! Follow H&V on Twitter and Facebook Email the show: [email protected] Be sure to check out chubbywizard.com
223: Nth Man, The Ultimate Ninja with Pawz Man
November 05, 2017 15:13 - 1 hour - 79.6 MBPawz Man joins me this episode to discuss John Doe, Nth Man, The Ultimate Ninja. his was a 16 issue series by Larry Hama. It takes place during World War III and involves a little time travel! Check out my new book Nerdspawn Genesis! Dragon In Gallis Chubby Wizard: Wrath Of The Manticore Ebook Dragon In The Needles Thanks Kirby Krackle for the theme music! Follow H&V on Twitter and Facebook Email the show: [email protected] Be sure to check out chubbywizard.com
222: Solomon Grundy
October 29, 2017 17:07 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBHappy Halloween! This episode is about the main Zombie villain in all of comics. Cyrus Gold was murdered over a hundred years ago and his body was dumped in Slaughter Swamp. Fifty years later it emerged from the swamp's murky waters as the undead villain Solomon Grundy. Check out my new book Nerdspawn Genesis! Dragon In Gallis Chubby Wizard: Wrath Of The Manticore Ebook Dragon In The Needles Thanks Kirby Krackle for the theme music! Follow H&V on Twitter and Facebook Email...
221: Scud The Disposable Assassin
October 22, 2017 16:35 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBScud is a character from an off the wall nineties independent comic. Scud is a vending machine robot assassin who must self destruct after completing his mission. As a result, he goes to great lengths to avoid completing his first mission. Check out my new book Nerdspawn Genesis! Dragon In Gallis Chubby Wizard: Wrath Of The Manticore Ebook Dragon In The Needles Thanks Kirby Krackle for the theme music! Follow H&V on Twitter and Facebook Email the show: laundryroombruce@gma...
220: Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan)
October 08, 2017 17:54 - 1 hour - 92.5 MBKamala Khan grew up idolizing Carol Danvers. When the tTerrigen Mists gave her super powers of her own, she adopted the name Ms. Marvel and forever changed the Marvel landscape. Dragon In Gallis Chubby Wizard: Wrath Of The Manticore Ebook Dragon In The Needles Thanks Kirby Krackle for the theme music! Follow H&V on Twitter and Facebook Email the show: [email protected] Be sure to check out chubbywizard.com
219: M.O.D.O.K.
September 23, 2017 16:19 - 1 hour - 58 MBThis episode is all about M.O.D.O.K. Also known as Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing. He brutally seized control of A.I.M. and went on to battle the likes of Captain America, Namor, Hulk, Iron Man, Deadpool and Squirrel Girl. Dragon In Gallis Chubby Wizard: Wrath Of The Manticore Ebook Dragon In The Needles Thanks Kirby Krackle for the theme music! Follow H&V on Twitter and Facebook Email the show: [email protected] Be sure to check out chubbywizard.com
218: Red Tornado
September 10, 2017 00:15 - 1 hour - 96.8 MBRed Tornado is an android, he's also Ulthoon, The Tornado Tyrant, he's also the Tornado Champion, he's also the air elemental created by Maya, he's also a high school teacher named John Smith. Curious? Listen to the episode to find out how all these parts come together! Dragon In Gallis Chubby Wizard: Wrath Of The Manticore Ebook Dragon In The Needles Thanks Kirby Krackle for the theme music! Follow H&V on Twitter and Facebook Email the show: [email protected] Be s...
217: Kang The Conqueror with Matt Quiett
August 05, 2017 18:24 - 1 hour - 90.1 MBKang The Conqueror is Marvel's best known time traveling villain. Matt Quiett joins Bruce to talk all about it! Check out Nerd's Domain! Dragon In Gallis Chubby Wizard: Wrath Of The Manticore Ebook Dragon In The Needles Thanks Kirby Krackle for the theme music! Follow H&V on Twitter and Facebook Email the show: [email protected] Be sure to check out chubbywizard.com
216: Doctor Manhattan
July 30, 2017 17:18 - 1 hour - 62.5 MBDoctor Manhattan is an integral character in Watchmen, and now the main force behind Rebirth. Dragon In Gallis Chubby Wizard: Wrath Of The Manticore Ebook Dragon In The Needles Thanks Kirby Krackle for the theme music! Follow H&V on Twitter and Facebook Email the show: [email protected] Be sure to check out chubbywizard.com
215: Vulture
July 12, 2017 19:53 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBAdrian Tomes built a set of wings and entered a life of crime (kind of late in life) as the Vulture. Chubby Wizard: Wrath Of The Manticore Audiobook Chubby Wizard: Wrath Of The Manticore Ebook Chubby Wizard: Wrath Of The Manticore Paperback When Nerds Collide Thanks Kirby Krackle for the theme music! Follow H&V on Twitter and Facebook Email the show: [email protected] Be sure to check out chubbywizard.com Dragon In The Needles E-Book (Kindle) Dragon In The Ne...