Hideous Energy
308 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 34 ratingsHideous Energy is a place where thoughts and words can't be stopped. David Hopkins and Austin Wilson love comics, and can never stop reading them, or talking about them. Listen to their opinions, some based on facts and others that are wild lies. They reanimated monsters. All for comics.
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#291 – Part-Time Wolf-Man
August 24, 2016 01:54 - 74.1 MBHyphens on hyphens on hyphens.Featuring:David Hopkins & Austin WilsonRunning Time: 1:20:53Topics • Mary Jane casting, Anna Mercury, shock-jock naming conventions, and yes: werewolves and how much time they spend being werewolves. This episode has it all, and is brought to you by DCBService.com!
#290 – An Uneducated Dragon
August 17, 2016 02:50 - 78.5 MBIn which Amanda tells David to do something graphic.Featuring:David Hopkins & Austin WilsonRunning Time: 1:25:43Topics • Intro – We had nothing planned, and it probably shows. We do get in some Pete’s Dragon talk, a discussion of Austin’s “Me Problems” and then some other books David recently read including Animal Man, Stray Bullets, and Lazarus, all
#289 – No Man’s Squad
August 09, 2016 23:24 - 73.8 MBOr is it spelled “skwad”?Featuring:Austin Wilson & David HopkinsRunning Time: 1:24:34Topics • Intro – DCBService.com has all of the books you could possibly want, and then more. Check them out, and their sister site InStockTrades.com! Also listen to us talk about some of the stuff we’re read lately. • Movie…Talk? – We watched Suicide Squad and
#288 – Dallas Buyers Club Book
August 03, 2016 02:02 - 78.5 MBThat’s like three references in one title!Featuring:David Hopkins & Austin WilsonRunning Time: 1:24:34Topics • Intro – Check out our Patreon where we host our all-time best episodes apparently! Buy your books through our sponsor, DCBService.com! And also listen to some dickhead at a con bullying a fake artist! It’s…complicated. • Club Book – we head
#287 – Decompovision
July 27, 2016 00:54 - 77.5 MBLet’s get high…on comics.Featuring:Austin Wilson & David HopkinsRunning Time: 1:24:34Topics • Intro – SDCC happened and we weren’t there! But let’s talk about it anyway! • You Should Read This – like three people’s favorite segment returns and we recommend Sheriff of Babylon Vol. 1 by Tom King & Mitch Gerads, and The Vision Vol. 1 by
#286 – Get the Papers, Get the Papers
July 21, 2016 03:14 - 93.4 MBGoodfellas reference brought to you by BKV.Featuring:David Hopkins & Austin WilsonRunning Time: 1:41:57Topics • Should men write female characters? What determines authenticity in piece of art? Will hot sauce burn your scrotum on just physical contact? We tackle the big questions in this week’s Hideous Energy!
#285 – Oh Well
July 14, 2016 01:25 - 71.7 MBOHHHHH WELLLLLLL.Featuring:Austin Wilson & David HopkinsRunning Time: 1:18:12Topics • Listener emails! Diversity in comics! Talent scout controversy! Batman and cults! Lots to cover this week, so let’s get into it.
#284 – Wash Your Balls
July 06, 2016 02:32 - 84.4 MBIt’s just sound advice.Recorded on July 5th, 2016.Featuring:David Hopkins & Austin WilsonRunning Time: 1:32:07Topics • For once, today’s disgusting episode title isn’t brought to you by David, but rather someone tainted by David’s disgusting influence. Listen for The Amanda Moment, some Harvey Awards chat, and some book recommendations like Steve Lichman, Patience, How To Talk
#283 – Magic Camp
June 22, 2016 01:22 - 75.1 MBRecorded on June 21st, 2016.Featuring:Austin Wilson & David HopkinsRunning Time: 1:21:59Topics • Intro/The Show – The Amanda Moment, magic camp, laughing at stuff we shouldn’t laugh at, etc. etc. • Read ‘Em & Weep – Batman #1 by Tom King & David Finch, and Superman #1 by Peter J. Tomasi & Patrick Gleason.
#282 – Better Attractive
June 15, 2016 01:55 - 80.5 MB3 Ninjas Knuckle CrunchRecorded on May 14th, 2016.Featuring:David Hopkins & Austin WilsonRunning Time: 1:27:49Topics • Intro – This intro is 30 minutes. I’m trying to remember what we DON’T cover. • Are there other segments? I don’t even remember. I’m going to bed.
#281 – Austin & David Waste An Inordinate Amount of Time
June 08, 2016 02:27 - 91.1 MBThis title is a Fall Out Boy song.Recorded on May 31st, 2016.Featuring:Austin Wilson & David HopkinsRunning Time: 1:39:27Topics • Intro – Let’s get this taken care of real quick-like: DCBService is the best place for comics and InStockTrades.com ain’t bad either. Get on that train and thank us later. • Patreon Updates! – If you’re
#280 – The Journal Germanist
June 01, 2016 02:59 - 112 MBThe Rural Juror Part II.Recorded on May 31st, 2016.Featuring:David Hopkins & Austin WilsonRunning Time: 2:02:33Topics • Listener mail all the way from Germany! DC Rebirth discussions! The Amanda Moment centers on X-Men: Apocalypse and has some unexpectedly strong language! DCBS DCBS DCBS DCBS DCBS!
#279 – Umbderscore Pie
May 25, 2016 02:03 - 91.9 MBIt’s delimcious.Recorded on May 24th, 2016.Featuring:Austin Wilson & David HopkinsRunning Time: 1:40:19Topics • A long intro, cause hey, it’s us. DCBS! DC Rebirth?! Do we hate it? Spoilers! Comixology Unlimited! And Mark Miller wants to pay you $80,000.
#278 – Twelve Out of Twelve
May 18, 2016 01:18 - 60.9 MBThis episode almost had a VERY different name.Recorded on May 17th, 2016.Featuring:David Hopkins & Austin WilsonRunning Time: 1:06:31Topics • This week’s episode is a sort of “potpourri” if you will. David tells a story about how he approached the Edge of Madness one morning while listening to an alarm for an hour. Austin still hates your
The Civil War FanOff Crossover!
May 12, 2016 23:00 - 63.4 MBTell us why you’re wrong, Dave.Recorded on May 10th, 2016.Featuring:Hideous Energy (us) and Rave Doberts, Tyler Moliterno, and Felipe Diaz-Vera of Generation Animation!Running Time: 1:09:10Topics • In our first ever FanOff Crossover episode, we team up with the fine gents over at Generation Animation for a fun discussion of Captain America: Civil War! Make sure you check
#277 – Civil Turismo
May 11, 2016 02:15 - 68 MBThere’s nothing civil about really accurate rims.Recorded on May 10th, 2016.Featuring:Austin Wilson & David HopkinsRunning Time: 1:14:09Topics • We finally play a voicemail from two whole episodes ago, then read some British listener mail that may or may not contain a British slur in it (and are then paranoid about what we said for the rest
#276 – Kids Comics
May 04, 2016 01:18 - 72.7 MBIt’s my eleventeenth birthday!Recorded on May 3rd, 2016.Featuring:David Hopkins & Austin WilsonRunning Time: 1:19:23Topics • Kids Comics! What are they? Are all-ages comics different? What about eleventeen-year-olds? All of these questions and more on this week’s episode focusing on comics for the younger crowd. And check out Seth T. Hahne’s Good Ok Bad article covering kids comics
#275 – Perfect Comics
April 27, 2016 01:33 - 103 MB6/10 on the Hideous Energy scale.Recorded on April 26th, 2016.Featuring:Austin Wilson & David HopkinsRunning Time: 1:52:13Topics • Can a Perfect Comic exist? (no) Can art be objective? (no) Are we wasting our time here? (yes) Will you hate this episode? (probably not?!)
#274 – Mr. Owl Hooties
April 20, 2016 01:43 - 56.4 MBHe wears it all right there on his wing.Recorded on April 19th, 2016.Featuring:David Hopkins & Austin WilsonRunning Time: 1:01:31Topics • The Eisner nominations are out and WE. ARE. PISSED. Not really. But we do have some opinions! We also talk about why our podcast is easy to produce (here’s a big hint: the low level of
#273 – Happiness Is Money & Drugs
April 14, 2016 01:26 - 96 MBAnd cocaine-fueled robots.Recorded on April 12th, 2016.Featuring:Austin Wilson & David HopkinsRunning Time: 1:44:48Topics • Topics? We don’t need no stinkin’ topics! We free-form (AKA poorly plan and fail to execute) some topics ranging from Star Wars trailers, to the new Black Panther comic, to Kanye West’s legitimacy as a “musical genius.” Not gonna lie, it’s a
#272 – Even Back In The 90s, They Still Used Machines
April 06, 2016 02:34 - 78.2 MBYou can take that to the bank.Recorded on April 5th, 2016.Featuring:David Hopkins & Austin WilsonRunning Time: 1:25:24Topics • We had THREE listener voicemails come in, so the new name of the podcast is PARTY TOWN WITH DAVID AND AUSTIN so come listen to us listen to these calls. We sincerely love it when you guys call
#271 – Austin v David: Jar of Urine
March 30, 2016 01:15 - 91.7 MBBoth of our moms are named “Jennifer” (that’s not true).Recorded on March 29th, 2016.Featuring:Austin Wilson & David HopkinsRunning Time: 1:40:09Topics • Did you see Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice? Of course you did. You’re part of the problem! But hey, so are we cause we saw it too. Let’s discuss what worked (not much) and
#270 – The C2E2 2016 Show!
March 23, 2016 00:39 - 79.6 MBIf you don’t know by now, I’m talkin’ bout Chi-Town.Recorded on March 22nd, 2016.Featuring:David Hopkins & Austin WilsonRunning Time: 1:26:52Topics • We went to C2E2 in Chicago and it was amazing. Listen as we discuss the news coming out of the con, the people and creators we met, the geek nails we applied to our fingers,
#269 – Everything Is Sci-Fi
March 16, 2016 01:02 - 70.5 MBThis chair, politics, your mom. Everything.Recorded on March 15th, 2016.Featuring:Austin Wilson & David HopkinsRunning Time: 1:16:56Topics • Buy your comics from DCBS and InStockTrades! We didn’t prepare anything for this episode! • Topic Thunder (Sort Of) – We pretend that this is a segment and talk about Iron Fist casting, Game Of Thrones, Civil War trailers, Peter
#268 – Get Fuzzy, Hopkins!
March 09, 2016 02:56 - 84 MBCuttin’ loose on that dance floor.Recorded on March 8th, 2016.Featuring:David Hopkins & Austin WilsonRunning Time: 1:31:44Topics • Buy your comics from DCBS and InStockTrades! David went to Germany and basically learned nothing! • Read ‘Em and Weep – The return of fan-favorite segment REAW! We discuss Scarlet Witch #1 and Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur #1 from Marvel Comics. • Top
#267 – Consensual Kissing
February 24, 2016 05:50 - 71 MBIt’s all gravy, baby.Recorded on February 23rd, 2016.Featuring:Austin Wilson & David HopkinsRunning Time: 1:17:28Topics • Buy your comics from DCBS and InStockTrades! Discussions of airbag mishaps and stupidity. • Read ‘Em and Weep – The return of fan-favorite segment REAW! We discuss Power Man & Iron Fist #1, Spider-Man #1, and Doctor Strange #1 all from
#266 – Art Is Void
February 17, 2016 01:21 - 85.6 MBThere is Truth in pain.Recorded on February 16th, 2016.Featuring:David Hopkins & Austin WilsonRunning Time: 1:33:28Topics • Buy your comics from DCBS and InStockTrades! Then let’s talk about Deadpool, the newest BvS:DoJ trailer, and being a snob. • We break the locks and kick down the doors back into CLUB BOOK! This week, we continue our
#265 – Wolverweins & Alchemolics
February 10, 2016 01:31 - 61.4 MBIt’s a confusing world.Recorded on February 9th, 2016.Featuring:Austin Wilson & David HopkinsRunning Time: 1:07:00Topics • Buy your comics from DCBS and InStockTrades! We discuss being annoyed with people, Deadpool, Rob Liefeld, Rob Liefeld being a dick, and the fantastic Ex-Heroes novel by Peter Clines. • We break the locks and kick down the doors back into
#264 – Asmodeus, Asmodeus!
February 04, 2016 01:37 - 72.5 MBThis Hellboy is wearing a hat.Recorded on February 3rd, 2016.Featuring:David Hopkins & Austin WilsonRunning Time: 1:19:10Topics • Buy your comics from DCBS and InStockTrades! We discuss comic book shops, Civil War, when the French/Indian Wars were, then the film The Patriot starring Mel Gibson. • We break the locks and kick down the doors back into
#263 – Art Criticism
January 27, 2016 05:15 - 79.5 MBWe art art exparts.Recorded on January 26th, 2016.Featuring:Austin Wilson & David HopkinsRunning Time: 1:26:48Topics • Buy your comics from DCBS and InStockTrades! Suicide Squad! DC comics! Hellboy!
#262 – Paranoid Androids
January 20, 2016 01:50 - 76.8 MBLots of shame and uncovered secrets in this one.Recorded on January 19th, 2016.Featuring:David Hopkins & Austin WilsonRunning Time: 1:23:52Topics • Buy your comics from DCBS and InStockTrades! David’s secret project is revealed! Austin lost over 2,000 words because of his inability to save a document! Sadness! • We briefly talk about new DC movie news
#261 – Uncle Demon
January 13, 2016 00:57 - 63 MBSnow, our dreaded enemy.Recorded on January 12th, 2016.Featuring:Austin Wilson & David HopkinsRunning Time: 1:08:44Topics • Buy your comics from DCBS and InStockTrades! Listen as Austin guesses what comic David is lettering now (they are a hive mind)! Marvel (get it?) at the Black Panther director announcement! • We break the locks and kick down the doors
#260 – ?! (Interrobang)
January 06, 2016 02:58 - 76.9 MBConfused excitement?!Recorded on January 5th, 2016.Featuring:David Hopkins & Austin WilsonRunning Time: 1:23:59Topics • Buy your comics from DCBS and InStockTrades! Listen to us talk about how we’re better than everyone else (we’re not)! What are interrobangs?! Darkness Calls?! THE BABA YAGA?!
#259 – Make It Muppet
December 31, 2015 08:02 - 91.9 MBKiss our nuts, 2015!Recorded on December 30th, 2015.Featuring:Austin Wilson & David HopkinsRunning Time: 1:40:19Topics • Buy your comics from DCBS and InStockTrades! Listen to us talk about the merits of the Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles, and Man On Fire! Then, we briefly discuss the new Dr. Strange photos, the Daredevil season 2 shot, and then
#258 – Best of 2015!
December 16, 2015 03:14 - 124 MBListen to us talk about some things we liked this year!Recorded on December 15th, 2015.Featuring:David Hopkins, Austin Wilson, & special guest R.J. Ryan!Running Time: 2:15:13Topics • Buy your comics from DCBS and InStockTrades! Also, let’s talk Field of Vision and the new Star Wars expanded universe novel, Lost Stars by Claudia Gray. • Our friend R.J. Ryan
#257 – Costumed Shenanigans
December 08, 2015 03:21 - 86.3 MBThe Man. The Myth. The Beard.Recorded on December 7th, 2015.Featuring:Austin Wilson, David Hopkins, & special guest Dave Marquez!Running Time: 1:34:14Topics • Buy your comics from DCBS and InStockTrades! • Holy crap, Dave Marquez stops by to talk about the just-announced Civil War II with Brian Michael Bendis! Then we discuss the Iron Fist TV news, random
#256 – Pure Fish Invasion
December 02, 2015 04:32 - 96.6 MBTranslation: GyoRecorded on December 1st, 2015.Featuring:David Hopkins & Austin WilsonRunning Time: 1:45:24Topics • Let’s talk about Monstress #1 by Marjorie Liu / Sana Takeda and Barrier #1 by Brian K. Vaughan / Marcos Martin! • We break the locks and kick down the doors back into CLUB BOOK! This week, we continue our multi-part discussion of
#255 – Conquerer Jones
November 25, 2015 01:59 - 78.1 MBAlmost as cool as a Basketball Jones.Recorded on November 24th, 2015.Featuring:Austin Wilson & David HopkinsRunning Time: 1:25:15Topics • Let’s talk about Iron Fist news, potential Iron Fist casting changes, and what we think of Netflix’s Jessica Jones so far! • We break the locks and kick down the doors back into CLUB BOOK! This week,
#254 – The Shirt Cannon of Doom
November 18, 2015 03:10 - 97.8 MBBehold, the horse from the stadium.Recorded on November 17th, 2015.Featuring:David Hopkins & Austin WilsonRunning Time: 1:46:45Topics • We combine like three different segments for our Intro-Review-Current Events segment! • We break the locks and kick down the doors back into CLUB BOOK! This week, we continue our multi-part discussion of Mike Mignola’s magnum opus, Hellboy! So
#253 – Coffin Full of Tears
November 11, 2015 01:49 - 86.1 MBAnd a heart full of art.Recorded on November 10th, 2015.Featuring:Austin Wilson & David HopkinsRunning Time: 1:34:02Topics • The HE boys break out their notepads and do some self-reflection and therapy to get through the ART ANGST. And then… • We break the locks and kick down the doors back into CLUB BOOK! This week, we
#252 – Paprika Chicken Baby!
November 04, 2015 02:45 - 80.1 MBWe can’t get away from the chickens…Recorded on November 3rd, 2015.Featuring:David Hopkins & Austin WilsonRunning Time: 1:27:26Topics• We break the locks and kick down the doors back into CLUB BOOK! This week, we continue our multi-part discussion of Mike Mignola’s magnum opus, Hellboy! So kick back with volume 2, Wake The Devil, and listen to us talk
#251 – Hellbook
October 28, 2015 00:41 - 77.9 MBBust out your glowsticks and candy necklaces.Recorded on October 27th, 2015.Featuring:Austin Wilson & David HopkinsRunning Time: 1:25:03Topics• We break the locks and kick down the doors back into CLUB BOOK! This week, we start our multi-part discussion of Mike Mignola’s magnum opus, Hellboy! So kick back with volume 1, Seed of Destruction, and listen to
#250 – Spooky Star Wars
October 21, 2015 00:42 - 86 MB¯_(ツ)_/¯Recorded on October 20th, 2015.Featuring:David Hopkins & Austin WilsonRunning Time: 1:33:52Topics• For our 250th episode, we have something special planned! JUST KIDDING HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA YOU’RE GONNA HATE IT SEE YA LATER KIDS. #dcbservice
#249 – We Love DC (Sort Of)!
October 14, 2015 01:47 - 90.1 MBCrisis On Infinite TearsRecorded on October 13th, 2015.Featuring:Austin Wilson & David HopkinsRunning Time: 1:38:22Topics• This one gets a little out of control. We talk about elitism, how many Criterion movies David owns, how many Criterion movies David has actually watched, DC comics, the specifics of Barry Allen’s origins, and finally Brandon Graham. Because we can’t
#248 – Netflix and Chill
October 07, 2015 03:32 - 68.3 MBYou know what we mean.Recorded on October 6th, 2015.Featuring:David Hopkins & Austin WilsonRunning Time: 1:14:33Topics• Visit DCBService.com for all of your comics needs, including the stellar ALIAS by Brian Michael Bendis & Michael Gaydos. Then you can be prepared for our discussion on Marvel’s Netflix offerings!
#247 – Comics Journalism
September 30, 2015 00:09 - 58.6 MBGrab your sources and hold on to your ledes!Recorded on September 29th, 2015.Featuring:Austin Wilson & David HopkinsRunning Time: 1:03:55Topics• We (meaning Austin) did some research and prep for today’s show, including gathering quotes from a few professionals within the industry, to talk about the state of comics journalism.
#246 – The SPX 2015 Show!
September 23, 2015 01:18 - 62.8 MBYou can’t spell “comics” without an X!Recorded on September 22nd, 2015.Featuring:David Hopkins & Austin WilsonRunning Time: 1:08:30Topics• We went to SPX this past weekend in lovely Bethesda, Maryland! We talk about what we gave away, what we took home with us, the Ignatz awards, and Comixology!
#245 – Sci-Fly
September 16, 2015 01:11 - 65.8 MBKill Wolfhead!Recorded on September 15th, 2015.Featuring:David Hopkins & Austin WilsonRunning Time: 1:11:49Topics• Intro/Sci-fi discussion – We discuss sci-fi comics, specifically some of our favorite ones. We also talk about the Hamburglar, weird things we’d eat…look, we weren’t prepared. Let’s just be real.
#244 – Metal Gear Snobbery
September 09, 2015 01:58 - 66.4 MBSNOB PARADOX.Recorded on September 8th, 2015.Featuring:Austin Wilson & David HopkinsRunning Time: 1:12:30Topics• Intro/TCJ discussion – We discuss the finer points of the Metal Gear Solid franchise, the problem with secondary writer credits, and how the Japanese people are disappearing (just listen). We then discuss a recent Comics Journal article about being a comics snob.
#243 – Original Vs. Predator
August 26, 2015 01:41 - 66.2 MBAliens Vs. SequelRecorded on August 25th, 2015.Featuring:David Hopkins & Austin WilsonRunning Time: 1:12:17Topics• Intro/Entire Show – We do one long take about AvP (that’s what it’s called, alright?), Max Landis, The Abyss, American Ultra, the death knell of original content (not really), and guys getting their balls stuck in drawers. Welcome back!