Latest What if Podcast Episodes
What if Batman's origin is tied into the origin of Jack the Ripper? From DC Comics Batman: Gotham by Gaslight
Dear Watchers: an omniversal comic book podcast - July 01, 2024 10:16 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsWhat's that lurking around the corner? It's the latest episode of Dear Watchers! We head to Victorian era London to discuss the very first Elseworlds comic - Batman: Gotham By Gaslight that sees the Bat tangle with Jack the Ripper. We talk the real life history of Jack the Ripper plus h...
What if Snagglepuss (the Hanna Barbera cartoon lion) was gay (& also an iconic American playwright)? From DC Comics Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles
Dear Watchers: an omniversal comic book podcast - June 17, 2024 22:16 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsHeavens to Murgatroyd! We're back with another Pride Month episode. This week we are covering Mark Russell's extraordinary 2018 miniseries Exit, Stage Left!: The Snagglepuss Chronicles that sees the effete pink lion turned Tennessee Williams-esque playwright drinking at the Stonewall an...
What if Wolverine was gay (and an exile from another world named Howlett who was boyfriends with Hercules)?
Dear Watchers: an omniversal comic book podcast - June 03, 2024 10:16 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsHappy Pride Month, Bub! After many X-Men episodes we are finally focusing on the most famous X-Man of all: Wolverine! We romp through many multiverses and meet Howlett, a gay version of Wolverine who is in a relationship with Hercules. We start by covering Wolverine's legendary first ap...
What if Furiosa (of Mad Max) barely appeared in a comic of her own name (but remained the best character ever)? Plus what is Mad Max canon + NO SPOILERS for Furiosa!
Dear Watchers: an omniversal comic book podcast - May 20, 2024 10:16 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsPut the pedal to the metal and join us as we explore the world of Mad Max in comics and on screen! We talk about George Miller's one of a kind film series especially Fury Road before exploring the Mad Max: Fury Road comic book series that shows the origin stories for Nux and Immortan Jo...
What if Deadpool was Frank-N-Furter in the Rocky Horror Picture Show (and was also in the Breakfast Club with Peter Parker aka Spider-Man)?
Dear Watchers: an omniversal comic book podcast - May 06, 2024 10:16 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsJump into the deep end of the (dead) pool with us as we dive into (get it?) the many multiverses of Wade Wilson aka Deadpool! We start by talking Deadpool's history in comics before chatting about Avenging Spider-Man #12-13 from Kevin Shinick and Aaron Kuder that sees the Merc with a Mo...
What if Rogue and Gambit of the X-Men revealed the greatest secrets of the Marvel Universe from Mister Sinister?
Dear Watchers: an omniversal comic book podcast - April 22, 2024 10:16 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsAfter many X-Men episodes, we finally do deep dive into everyone's favorite cajun: Gambit! We start by talking the debut issues for both Gambit and the twisted villain Mr. Sinister with whom Remy shares a dark secret. The secrets keep coming in the 90s aftermath of Age of Apocalypse tha...
What if Pinky and The Brain tried to be comic book superheroes and low-budget horror movie directors to take over the world?
Dear Watchers: an omniversal comic book podcast - April 08, 2024 10:16 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsWhat are we going to do on this episode? The same thing we do every episode: Host a comic book podcast and try to take over the world! Yes, we talk everyone's favorite megalomaniac mice as we discuss Pinky & The Brain on TV and in comics. We start with the duo's debut on The Animaniacs ...
What if Wonder Woman and Ororo Monroe (Storm of the X-Men) were amalgamated to become Amazon? (from Amalgam Comics / Marvel & DC)
Dear Watchers: an omniversal comic book podcast - March 25, 2024 10:16 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsGrab your magic girdle, it's getting stormy out! This week, we return to the world of Amalgam comics to discuss the Wonder Woman and Storm mashup that is Amazon! After some quick backstory on both WW and Storm, we talk Wonder Woman's reboot courtesy George Perez and company in 1987 befo...
What if the X-Men battled Apocalypse, Sentinels, the Brood, Juggernaut, Omega Red, Murder World, Mojo World, Exodus and Magneto all in one day? Plus a history of X-Men Video Games!
Dear Watchers: an omniversal comic book podcast - March 11, 2024 10:16 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsGrab your quarters and blow in your cartridge, we are exploring the world of X-Men video games! We talk 15+ X-Men video games from the classic 1992 arcade game to Arcade's Revenge! We then head the the alternate world of 1994's X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse for SNES that sees Wolverine, Cycl...
What if Cable had destroyed the X-Men & Magneto took over the USA? (From Marvel Comics What If #46-47)
Dear Watchers: an omniversal comic book podcast - February 26, 2024 11:16 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsGuido and Rob return to the world of Storm, Wolverine and company as it's X-Men time once again! This week's episode focuses on the two-part What If from Kurt Busiek and Tod Smith from 1993 that sees the X-Men turn against each other, Cable fight Wolverine, Magneto in the White House, S...
What If we interviewed creator TIM SHERIDAN? Special Episode with the writer of Alan Scott Green Lantern, Masters of the Universe, Teen Titans Academy, Batman: The Long Halloween film & much more!
Dear Watchers: an omniversal comic book podcast - February 12, 2024 11:16 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsGreat Scott! It's the co-creator of the current miniseries "Alan Scott Green Lantern", the amazing writer & storyteller TIM SHERIDAN! After meeting Tim at NYCC, we are thrilled to finally chat with him about writing for (and respecting) pre-existing characters, the role of fans in comic...
What If Josie and the Pussycats went into outer space? With special guest Ethan aka MakeMineAmalgam!
Dear Watchers: an omniversal comic book podcast - January 29, 2024 11:16 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsWe blast off with Riverdale's favorite girl group as Josie and the Pussycats rocket into outer space, first on TV and later in a 2020 comic. We start with the first episode of Josie and the Pussycats very Scooby-Doo original animated series in 1970 before the gang gets "lost in space" i...
What If Kal-El arrived to earth in rural England to become Colin Clark, repressed British Superman? (From the DC Comics Elseworlds tale Superman: True Brit #1)
Dear Watchers: an omniversal comic book podcast - January 15, 2024 11:16 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsWe head to jolly olde Britain to ask the question, what if Superman was British? We tackle 2004's Superman: True Brit, written by Monty Python co-founder John Cleese and Monty Python scholar Kim Howard Johnson with art by John Byrne. This story sees Colin Clark coming of age in rural Br...
What If we ranked "What If: Series 2" and tried to better understand the MCU multiverse with it? Plus pondering future possibilities!
Dear Watchers: an omniversal comic book podcast - December 31, 2023 00:26 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsWhat If...we covered Series 2 of What If? We discuss the return of Uatu to Disney+ in nine new episodes focusing on such characters as Happy Hogan, Nebula, Tony Stark, and many more including the return of Season 1's iconic Captain Carter and Strange Supreme plus film favorites The Gran...
What If Extraño showed Bunker the former Teen Titan a world without him, before heading to a JLQ Christmas party? (from DC Comics 'Twas The Mite Before Christmas 2023 Holiday Special)
Dear Watchers: an omniversal comic book podcast - December 18, 2023 11:16 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsIt's a queer Christmas! DC meets It's a Wonderful Life as we ask What If Extraño showed Bunker the former Teen Titan a world without him, before heading to a JLQ Christmas party? First we talk Miguel Jose Barragan aka Bunker's first appearance courtesy Scott Lobdell and Brett Booth back...
What if the X-Men were cyberpunk? AKA the X-Men meets the Matrix (from Marvel's What If X-Men #1)
Dear Watchers: an omniversal comic book podcast - December 04, 2023 11:16 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsBoot up your modem, we're going cyberpunk! We're cover What If? The X-Men from 2018 that sees our favorite mutants go full Matrix as Charles Xavier, Cable and Domino tangle with Magneto in cyberspace. Then we head back to this universe as we see a digital Wolverine face off against a mu...
What if Harley Quinn tried to destroy all DC comic book events while saving her family Thanksgiving?
Dear Watchers: an omniversal comic book podcast - November 20, 2023 11:16 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsGobble Gobble! We are celebrating Thanksgiving, the multiverse and Harley Quinn with this week's STUFFED episode that's certainly no turkey. We start with a history of Harley Quinn in comics, tv and film before discussing her first official appearance in the DC Comics Universe in 1999 f...
What if Marvel’s Multiverse Saga was redirected in just one day of the MCU? Featuring The Marvels and Loki Series 2
Dear Watchers: an omniversal comic book podcast - November 13, 2023 11:16 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsWhat a time to live in! With the release of The Marvels and the conclusion of Loki Series 2, the Multiverse Saga is in all new territory! Join your Council of Watchers as they recap the multiverse in the MCU from Quentin Beck's lies through No Way Home & Multiverse of Madness to what li...
What if the original Jason from Friday the 13th faced off against Uber-Jason from Jason X?
Dear Watchers: an omniversal comic book podcast - October 30, 2023 10:16 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsWe are going back, back, back to Crystal Lake and into outer space to ask the question what if the original Jason from Friday the 13th faced off against Uber-Jason from Jason X? We talk the origins of Jason X on screen (New Line, Freddy vs. Jason, Jason Goes to Hell, Kane Hodder) and th...
What if Jason Voorhees from Friday the 13th was adopted by Leatherface and the cannibals from The Texas Chain Saw Massacre? A Horror Special!
Dear Watchers: an omniversal comic book podcast - October 23, 2023 10:16 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsGrab your hockey mask (or if you prefer, a leather face) and join us as we dive deep into both Crystal Lake and the heart of Texas to explore Jason Voorhees & Friday the 13th and Leatherface and the Texas Chainsaw Massacre on film and in comics! We talk the backstories for both of the i...
What if we covered New York Comic Con 2023 so that it felt like you were at NYCC with us?
Dear Watchers: an omniversal comic book podcast - October 16, 2023 10:16 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsJoin us for our special coverage of all things New York Comic Con 2023 with our special guest, Elliot from ElliotComicArt! We talk Slayers (the new Buffy the Vampire Slayer) Audible series, John Carpenter & Storm King Comics, Rhys Darby & Our Flag Means Death, Alan Scott, Wonder Woman, ...
What if Marvel Zombies invaded Earth but stopping them breaks the timeline & author Marsheila Rockwell comes to talk to us about it? From The Hunger: A Marvel Zombies Novel (2023) + SPECIAL INTERVIEW
Dear Watchers: an omniversal comic book podcast - October 02, 2023 10:16 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsWe've risen from the grave to present a new interview episode! We devour the brain of author Marsheila Rockwell to discuss her new book, The Hunger: A Marvel Zombies Novel! We talk to Marcy about her horror origin story (from Lovecraft to The Craft), her extensive research into Marvel Z...
What if Tomb Raider Lara Croft made her comic book debut in New York City alongside Witchblade?
Dear Watchers: an omniversal comic book podcast - September 25, 2023 10:16 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsWe are back! In the 1990s that is with our hair braided and our ancient artifacts in hand as we explore the many versions of Lara Croft Tomb Raider from video games to films to her VERY 90's team up with Michael Turner and Marc Silvestri's Witchblade! We talk 1996's Tomb Raider video ga...
What if Joker accidentally killed Batman and ended up working at Wayne Enterprises? (from DC Comics Knight Terrors: The Joker)
Dear Watchers: an omniversal comic book podcast - September 11, 2023 10:16 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsThe joke is on you as we explore the nightmare world of Batman’s greatest enemy: The Joker! We start with the Clown Prince of Crime’s first appearance in 1940 before diving into the very recent two issue Knight Terrors: The Joker and the first chapter of the new manga Joker: One Operati...
What if the Age of Apocalypse had not ended? With X-TRA Special Guest Jason Ayers (of WWE Smackdown wrestling)
Dear Watchers: an omniversal comic book podcast - September 04, 2023 10:16 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsWe are back in the world of Age of Apocalypse and this time, Galactus is coming along for the ride! The world eater is bringing a special guest...not the Silver Surfer but WWE referee and comic book super fan Jason Ayers! We talk to Jason about his comic book origin store, his history w...
What if Barbie and Super Mario Bros blew away Hollywood with their multiversal mayhem?
Dear Watchers: an omniversal comic book podcast - August 28, 2023 10:16 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsIt's a Barbie World...or should we say a Super Mario World? We look at the two biggest grossing films of the year that have Hollywood once again embracing multiversal storytelling! We give brief histories of both Barbie and Mario before diving into the multiversal (or is that multidimen...
What if the Age of Apocalypse finally wrapped up but appeared in X-Men comics again and again for all of eternity? (Part 3 of our X-Men: AOA coverage)
Dear Watchers: an omniversal comic book podcast - August 21, 2023 10:16 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsWe are back, back, back again in the Age of Apocalypse for our final coverage of the epic 1995 X-Men event. Today, we discuss the conclusion to the story, how the AOA continues to pop up to this day, the spinoff video games and when and how we'd like to see the AOA on the big screen. ...
What if Jem & the Holograms were heroes in the Hasbro multiverse alongside Micronauts, Transformers, GI Joe, MASK, Candyland, Inhumanoids, Stretch Armstrong, and others? (from Unit-E comic book)
Dear Watchers: an omniversal comic book podcast - August 14, 2023 10:16 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsShowtime Synergy! We throw on our holographic micro-projector earring for a celebration of all things Jem & the Holograms! First we explore the 5-episode beginning to the iconic 80s series by Christy Marx...which Guido loves and Rob has just discovered. Then it's off to one of the wilde...
What if the Age of Apocalypse continued in X-Men books for four months? (Part 2 of our X-Men: AOA coverage)
Dear Watchers: an omniversal comic book podcast - August 07, 2023 10:16 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsIt was the best of times, it was the...Age of Apocalypse! We are back for part two of our three part coverage of the mega comics event in X-Men and Marvel history! We start off by exploring how Age of Apocalypse played out on X-Men: The Animated Series with the two-part "One Man's Worth...
What if the Skrulls succeeded in their Secret Invasion?
Dear Watchers: an omniversal comic book podcast - July 31, 2023 10:16 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsHello fellow "humans"! Your two hosts Guido and Rob - who are certainly and 100% real human beings - are taking you through a Secret Invasion! We start with the landmark 8-issue mega event from Brian Michael Bendis and Leinil Francis Yu before heading to our alternate universe for What ...
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