Steve Reads a Comic
110 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago -Steve, a middle-aged man who claims to love pop culture, only recently started reading comic books after years of encouragement, gentle prodding, and overt threats from his friend Shawn. Listen as Steve, Shawn, and Rob (Steve's older brother) discuss a different comic storyline every week!
Disclaimer: This podcast is intended only as a work of satirical comedic entertainment and does not express or reflect any views that should be taken seriously.
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Episodes
Steve Reads Big Man Plans
January 05, 2024 04:48 - 1 hour - 124 MBTHE FINAL EPISODE! Steve is moving on to pursue his dream of becoming an amateur curler, Shawn will be devoting more time to making sure women who don't want abortions get them anyway (his true passion), and Rob hates the show more than any of our listeners so we're packing it in. Enjoy this last episode about Eric Powell's "Big Man Plans" and thanks for listening!
Steve Reads Killadelphia
December 05, 2023 16:47 - 1 hour - 156 MBA Steve pick this week! We discuss a comic called Killadelphia. Is it actually any good or is it Disney Plus Moon Knight good? Listen and find out.
Steve Watches Alien
November 20, 2023 20:20 - 1 hour - 108 MBWe discuss Alien, the Cleveland Browns, Loki, and the MCU. And probably Star Wars.
Steve Reads Hard Boiled
November 13, 2023 02:04 - 1 hour - 164 MBWe discuss Geof Darrow's INSANELY detailed artwork in Hard Boiled, co-created with Frank Miller. We also discuss the state of the MCU, Loki, and probably Star Wars. And Steve goes full apologist mode for the Moon Knight show.
Steve Watches Transformers
October 17, 2023 18:33 - 2 hours - 183 MBWe discuss the Netflix series "Transformers: War For Cybertron," Star Wars, Ahsoka, and Loki.
Steve Reads Daredevil Born Again
September 18, 2023 18:42 - 1 hour - 134 MBWe discuss Ahsoka, Daredevil: Born Again, and the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow.
Steve Watches Masters of the Universe
September 08, 2023 14:26 - 1 hour - 138 MBWe discuss Kevin Smith's take on He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, a property beloved by Shawn though Steve and Rob are indifferent to it. Also Ahsoka, Starfield, and Blue Beetle.
Steve Reads Preacher
August 31, 2023 13:39 - 1 hour - 158 MBWe discuss the Vertigo comic by Steve Dillon and Garth Ennis titled Preacher, the comic that completely altered Shawn's perception of what a comic book could be. Also the new Star Wars show Ahsoka, which appears to have been written by horny cartographers.
Steve Watches Sinister
August 18, 2023 00:17 - 1 hour - 135 MBWe discuss Sinister, Barbie, Oppenheimer, and Foundation.
Steve Reads Kingdom Come
August 10, 2023 21:26 - 1 hour - 103 MBWe discuss Kingdom Come (by Alex Ross and Mark Waid) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem.
Steve Watches Captain America
August 03, 2023 19:17 - 1 hour - 118 MBWe discuss the 1990 low budget Captain America movie, Barbie, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Star Trek, the MCU, Paul Reubens, and Loki.
Steve Reads Marvels
July 27, 2023 12:12 - 1 hour - 121 MBWe discuss Secret Invasion, Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning, and the instant classic comic Marvels by Alex Ross and Kurt Busiek.
Steve Watches I'm a Virgo
July 25, 2023 22:40 - 1 hour - 140 MBWe discuss Boots Riley's Amazon Prime series "I'm a Virgo."
Steve Reads Venom Dark Origins
July 12, 2023 22:52 - 1 hour - 117 MBWe discuss the origins of Spider-Man's greatest foe, Venom.
Steve Watches The Flash
June 22, 2023 14:45 - 1 hour - 145 MBSteve's favorite comic character (The Flash) finally gets a movie! Listen to find out just how much he loved it! We also discuss the recent Dungeons and Dragons movie.
Steve Reads Madman
June 15, 2023 14:43 - 1 hour - 134 MBWe discuss Mike Allred's Madman, Rob's fear of weed, and the methods of reproduction for a necrotic Avatar.
Steve Watches Batman
June 15, 2023 13:37 - 1 hour - 136 MBWe discuss Tim Burton's Batman and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, full SPOILERS!
Steve Reads Iron Man
June 06, 2023 22:16 - 1 hour - 139 MBWe discuss the series finale of Bill Hader's "Barry," the first few issues of Invincible Iron Man (2022), and probably Star Wars.
Steve Watches Dark City
May 30, 2023 16:26 - 1 hour - 141 MBWe discuss Alex Proyas' Dark City, a pre-Matrix diamond in the rough. We probably talk about Star Wars too.
Steve Reads Hellboy: The Crooked Man
May 20, 2023 22:52 - 1 hour - 98.6 MBWe discuss the source material for the upcoming Hellboy movie. Plus the usual: Marvel, DC, and Star Wars.
Steve Watches American Splendor
May 12, 2023 15:56 - 1 hour - 112 MBSPOILERS AHEAD! We discuss (and spoil) Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3. We also discuss the movie American Splendor, the series Mrs. Davis, and (as always) Star Wars.
Steve Reads Star Wars: Dark Empire
May 04, 2023 03:14 - 1 hour - 121 MBIt's Star Wars week, which works out great because this episode is almost all Star Wars. Plus Bill Hader's "Barry."
Steve Watches Road to Perdition
April 27, 2023 03:31 - 1 hour - 111 MBWe discuss Sam Mendes' and Tom Hanks' underrated movie Road to Perdition. Also Barry, Scream 6, and The Flash trailer.
Steve Reads RoboCop vs Terminator
April 21, 2023 16:42 - 1 hour - 98.1 MBMandalorian Season 3 Finale! RoboCop vs Terminator! Superman's birthday! Come and listen as we discuss all these super cool retro properties because we're old but somehow this stuff is still relevant.
Steve Watches Halo
April 13, 2023 15:37 - 1 hour - 118 MBWe discuss Halo: The Fall of Reach, Beef, The Mandalorian, and the future of the MCU.
Steve Reads The Mask
April 06, 2023 14:04 - 1 hour - 132 MBWe discuss The Mask. Not the nineties Jim Carrey vehicle, but the source material created by John Arcudi and Doug Mahnke. It's a bit different from the movie. Also The Mandalorian, the best threequels, and Blue Beetle.
Steve Watches The Tick
April 06, 2023 13:48 - 1 hour - 139 MBWe discuss the 2001 live action The Tick TV series, all nine episodes of it. Plus The Mandalorian and other genre properties. "The human mind is a dangerous plaything, boys. When it's used for evil, watch out. But when it's used for good, then things are much nicer."
Steve Reads Hitman
March 29, 2023 16:50 - 1 hour - 117 MBWe discuss Hitman by Garth Ennis and John McCrea, The Mandalorian, and Steve orates on his digestive system for longer than anyone should endure.
Steve Watches The Raid 2
March 21, 2023 18:09 - 1 hour - 114 MBTurn your volume down because Steve is hitting those high notes as he rages about nothing significant for far too long. If you stick around past all that nonsense we discuss The Raid 2 and The Mandalorian.
Steve Watches Ant-Man
March 03, 2023 04:32 - 1 hour - 148 MBWe discuss Quantumania, Shawn's thoughts on the state of the MCU, The Mandalorian, and Steve rages because not everyone wants to pay to see mediocre movies. Also Joe Madureira's Battle Chasers!
Steve Watches Barb Wire
February 25, 2023 03:23 - 1 hour - 106 MBWe discuss Pamela Anderson's cult classic Barb Wire. What else could you possibly need to know?
Steve Reads The Goon
February 16, 2023 13:59 - 1 hour - 127 MBWe discuss Eric Powell's wonderful creation known as The Goon, Shawn makes the guys cry when he says pro athletes shouldn't be idolized, and Steve makes a plea to listeners to intervene over Shawn's comic movie viewing habits.
Steve Watches The Thing
February 06, 2023 14:34 - 1 hour - 129 MBWe discuss John Carpenter's The Thing, Avatar, James Gunn's DC announcements, and The Last of Us
Steve Reads Ghost Rider
January 16, 2023 18:10 - 1 hour - 141 MBWe discuss Ghost Rider, Nicolas Cage, The Menu, and train graffiti.
Steve Watches Clerks 3
January 05, 2023 06:34 - 1 hour - 156 MBWe discuss Covid, not seeing Avatar, Black Adam, stage rushing Harry Connick Jr., He-Man, Kevin Smith, and Clerks 3. And this week Rob has no issues so Shawn brought the technical difficulties in an effort to stay consistent.
Steve Reads TMNT Last Ronin
December 15, 2022 17:35 - 2 hours - 180 MBIn our last episode of the year, we discuss Eastman and Laird's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin. Also we discuss our favorite movies and shows of 2022. Rob and Shawn have a polite (insult throwing) conversation about quality vs popularity in music. And in an absolutely stunning twist, Rob's audio shits the bed once again, but don't worry it is definitely not his fault.
Steve Watches the Power Rangers Movie
December 08, 2022 21:08 - 1 hour - 117 MBWe review the 1995 classic, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie. Well, two of us review it. SOMEONE didn't even watch it. We also discuss the Pantera reunion shows, country music, and Patty Jenkins.
Steve Reads Fantastic Four
December 07, 2022 21:58 - 1 hour - 114 MBWe discuss the first six issues of the Warren Ellis and Stuart Immonen run on Ultimate Fantastic Four. No equipment malfunctions this week!
Steve Watches Enter the Dragon
November 23, 2022 14:08 - 1 hour - 124 MBWe discuss the ultimate kung fu flick, Bruce Lee's Enter the Dragon, as well as Andor and, uh, some other nerdy stuff I'm sure. I can't remember, we recorded this like a week ago. Oh, you'll never believe this, but Rob had technical issues again. I cut out the worst of it though.
Steve Reads Blue Beetle
November 14, 2022 20:17 - 1 hour - 99.2 MBWe discuss Keith Giffen and Cully Hamner's Blue Beetle, Star Wars: Andor, and the airspeed velocity of an unladen (European) swallow.
Steve Watches Mortal Kombat
November 01, 2022 14:53 - 1 hour - 111 MBMORTAL KOMBAT! The ultimate embodiment of early nineties video game excess gets an animated adaptation that captures the blood, gore, and violence of the arcade klassic in Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge. We also discuss Andor and House of the Dragon. As always, spoilers ahead.
Steve Watches Games of Thrones
October 06, 2022 16:04 - 1 hour - 131 MBDon't call it a comeback, Rob's been here for YEARS. Because he's old. So anyway we're back to discuss a whole bunch of nerdy media including Game of Thrones, Andor, and She-Hulk.
Steve Reads Batman Under the Hood
July 11, 2022 02:48 - 1 hour - 149 MBWe discuss Thor: Love and Thunder, The Batman, and Rob does NOT disconnect this episode!
Steve Watches RoboCop 2
July 01, 2022 18:36 - 1 hour - 154 MBWe discuss The Boys, Umbrella Academy, and one of the most underrated sequels of all time, RoboCop 2. Guess how many minutes until Rob has technical difficulties, place your bets!
Steve Reads Punisher: Soviet
June 23, 2022 17:06 - 2 hours - 184 MBWe cover Obi-Wan Kenobi, Dr. Strange, The Boys, and another Garth Ennis Punisher story. Rob gets so angry with Shawn he turns into a child. Can't miss podcasting!
Steve Reads The Flash
June 10, 2022 13:53 - 1 hour - 114 MBThe show returns after Steve's introspective journey to return to his roots to discover his true self by living in the dumpster behind Olive Garden for a month. We cover Obi Wan Kenobi, Dr. Strange, Top Gun, and The Flash.
Steve Watches Darkman
May 06, 2022 02:00 - 1 hour - 141 MBSteve verbally contorts himself into a pretzel defending the soul numbing mediocrity that is Moon Knight. Rob continues to exhibit the characteristics of a geriatric boomer. Shawn finally watched Snake Eyes and his thoughts might surprise you. But probably not.
Steve Watches Evil Dead 2
April 22, 2022 16:19 - 1 hour - 162 MBWe discuss The Greatest Cinematic Achievement of All Time (Evil Dead 2, if you didn't know), the Halo series, and if you listen closely you can hear an embolism move into Steve's lungs as he struggles to defend the creative choices made by the folks behind Moon Knight.
Steve Reads Deadpool vs SHIELD
April 15, 2022 18:04 - 1 hour - 164 MBSteve continues to defend the Moon Knight Disney Plus series as if either he's being blackmailed by someone or a loved works on the show, we haven't determined which. We also talk Severance, Halo, and Deadpool.
Steve Watches Road House
April 08, 2022 23:26 - 1 hour - 108 MBWe discuss the underrated classic Joel Silver production known as "Road House" starring Patrick Swayze. Also full spoilers for "Severance," "Moon Knight," and "Halo the Series." And no episode would be complete without technical difficulties, brought to you this week by Rob instead of Shawn.