Meet Dave and John. Two self-admitted, proud nerds who happen to share a love of good coffee and an even deeper love for geek culture. Born over a hearty breakfast of bacon and conversation that love blossomed into this, the podcast you never knew you nee
Welcome back True Believers! We recently headed out to see the latest DC movie, Shazam 2 Fury of the Gods. Critics seem to HATE this movie even more than Morbius. But is it really that bad or are we simply in an era of overload from too many superhero movies being made? We answer those important questions in the latest and greatest episode from yours truly.While you are listening don't forget to grab some coffee from coffeencapes.com to sip while you listen to the dulcet tones of Dave and John as they wax philosophically about comics, movies and so much more. (Ok it is more nerding out but that is ok too.)
Ant-Man, Wasp, Kang. So what did we think of the latest Marvel movie? What amazing thoughts did we have on the subject?!?! People may or may not want to know, but we're sharing anyway! Check out our official review of Ant-Man & Wasp Quantumania.OH and we are doing a giveaway! First leave us a review wherever you are listening to the podcast (5 stars is good). Then head over to @coffee_n_capes on Instagram, find the post for the podcast and let us know in the comments you left a review. Then finally tag a friend (sharing is caring after all). We will announce the winner on the next podcast (you have to listen to this one to know what the prize is). Thanks everyone! https://coffeencapes.com/
We're back!!! After a brief hiatus (ok not so brief) we are back to tackle the heavy topics, like the latest announcement from AMC Theaters (lame) and what it means for movie enthusiasts like ourselves (not lame).Oh yeah! And it's almost Valentine's Day which means things and people coming together in perfect pairs. For us it is always coffee and comics so head over to coffeencapes.com to get half off any of our Coffee 'n' Capes shop exclusives when you buy a bag of our Heroically Great Coffeeâ„¢. Just use the code VDAY2023 at checkout and enjoy. Now on with the show.
Tis the season when we reflect on all the awesome things to celebrate from the world of geek culture. We have so much to be grateful for and we just wanted to take a quick moment to share it with you.If you get a chance, head over to https://coffeencapes.com/ and check out our latest roasts, Super boxes of coffee and comics, and our latest shop exclusive comics! Happy Holidays family!
It's been a minute since we've been on here. Lots going on with Coffee 'n' Capes, holidays, life etc, but we're back! In this episode though we tackle which movie was more fun to watch, Black Adam or Wakanda Forever. See who thought what and let us know your take at supers@coffeencapes.com.In the meantime check out our epic coffee and comic book offerings at https://coffeencapes.com/ including our very first shop exclusive!
We have a special episode this week True Believers. Comic artist David Sanchez was kind enough to sit down and chat with us about his art, the gratitude he has to be able to do what he does, and a very special upcoming comic exclusive. David has famously done the Tupac cover for Department of Truth, incredible covers for Something Is Killing the Children, Harley Quinn Eat Bang Kill Tour, and a number of others. He's awesome to talk to and you'll enjoy his humble kindness as much as we did.Check out David on Instagram at @dsanchezartist. You can grab some Heroically Great Coffee and comic books at https://coffeencapes.com/. Thanks for tuning in and leave us a review to let us know how you like the show.
Hey True Believers! It is that time of the year when thoughts turn to scary movies. Nothing is quite as nice than to settle down with a deranged hockey mask wearing camp counselor or five finger nightmare walker with some popcorn and get your scream on. This episode our dynamic duo of Dave and John run down their favorite Halloween horror movies.October is almost over! Grab some Pumpkin Spice coffee from https://coffeencapes.com/ before its gone. And check out our Spooktober coffee and comic super box. It is scary good.
Creepy. Scary. Awesome! That is the only way to describe this weeks episode True Believers. With Halloween right around the corner our Dynamic Duo of Dave and John geek out on their favorite spooky comic books this week.Coffee of the week? Try coffee of the millennium! Merv's Pumpkin Spice is THE perfect fall flavored coffee for your comic book reading morning routine. Also don't forget this months special limited Spooktober Mystery Box of coffee and comics. Available for a limited time at https://coffeencapes.com/
OH WOW! True Believers this week dropped some HUGH news about everybody's favorite merc with a mouth Deadpool. WHAT?!?!? Can it be true? Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman are bringing our dreams to the screen!This weeks episode is brought to you by Respawn, a Coffee 'n' Capes small batch medium roast available at https://coffeencapes.com/ Grab some now and sit back to the sweet sweet sounds of our dynamic duo as they freak out over the weeks revelations.
Well True Believers it has been a whole year since we started down this road. Can you believe it? Thanks for following along and being part of every episode. This week we finally get around to reviewing Ms. Marvel and there was a bit of a divide! It happens. So tune in, drop a review, and let us know how we did.Don't forget to grab your Coffee 'n' Capes Booster Pack or Booster Box of premium coffee and super amazing comic books over at https://coffeencapes.com/ to help kick start your morning right.
Well True Believers Dave and John are back. This week our dynamic duo are talking about The Boys Amazon Prime show (and a little of the comics). With three seasons of disturbingly awesome material to review they find themselves looking at the dynamics of absolute power and how The Boys dives into this in a way that is honest, entertaining, and sometimes a little gross...in all the best ways.So strap in for some fun, mayhem, and heart in Episode 45. Also check out Super Boxes, coffee, and so much more at https://coffeencapes.com/ After all caffeine and comic books are pretty much the perfect pairing.
Hey True Believers! This week Dave is flying solo while John is off doing his grown-up job. But not to worry because Dave is interviewing Ruben Najera about The Best Archie Comic Ever! You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll enjoy this podcast a lot. So sit back and give it a listen.Don't forget to head over to https://coffeencapes.com/ and check out our Labor Day weekend specials!
Hey True Believers! Marvel has released yet another show and your dynamic duo is coming in hot with their thoughts on the first episode of She-Hulk. Lots of reviews across the board from 4 star to 1 star in the old interwebs so we thought we'd check it out and chime in. Take a listen and let us know what you think.Don't forget to grab a Coffee 'n' Comic Super Box this month from https://coffeencapes.com/ to get some Heroically Great Coffee and a mix of new comics with ratios, exclusive covers, and more. Not to mention you get an entry into the Golden Funko prize which is pretty epic this month.
Hey True Believers! We're back and wanted to put some though into all the craziness surrounding C2E2. So this episode is some deep thoughts from yours truly, and then we lighten things up with our review of Top Gun Maverick! WHEW! Lots going on, so grab your favorite Coffee 'n' Capes roast and settle in for a Mach 10 ride!Stop on over to https://coffeencapes.com/ , sign up for our weekly newsletter and get a little thank you discount on your first order of Heroically Great Coffee and epic comic book stories.
Hello True Believers! We're back for Episode 41 and this time around our dynamic duo is discussing Stranger Things Season 4. I think we can all agree this was a good season with it's high moments, and heartbreaks (Eddie...too soon, too soon).Don't forget to visit coffeencapes.com for our new Coffee 'n' Comic Super Box and updated subscription offerings.Without further ado let's get into the upside down of it.
Welcome back True Believers! We waited so long for the latest Thor movie and we finally got our review in. No thunder??? Could we really have disliked the latest from Chris and Tika? We have thoughts and we share them. Tune in to check it out.Don't forget to grab some Heroically Great Coffee and epic comic storylines from coffeencapes.com! You can even subscribe to get coffee and comics delivered to your door every month. Big announcements around this coming soon so stay tuned.
Welcome back True Believers to episode 39. We've been enjoying the 1980's theme in Stranger Things and it has made us think back to all the amazing, and not so amazing, movies from that era. So we thought we'd take a trip back from the future to remember some of the greatest films that became franchises from that era (and some not so great). Join us in our trip down memory lane and let us know what we missed.Don't forget Thor Love & Thunder hit the theaters and to celebrate we released a limited edition roast Asgardian Amber which you can grab at our site coffeencapes.com.
We're back True Believers with another amazing episode where our dynamic duo tackle the important issues of the day. Ok maybe not important in the global view but it's the finale of OBI-WAN!!! There are tears, laughter, light sabres, evil, and fanboying all over the place. Don't forget to check out the new Coffee and Comic subscription on our website and get epic comic books with some heroically great coffee (and save 15% when you subscribe...kind of a big deal). Head over to coffeencapes.com and get your coffee, comics, and community fix!
Welcome back True Believers! Thanks for continuing to tune in and support the coffee, comics, community mission. This week our dynamic duo goes down rabbit hole after rabbit hole as they discuss what they think Marvel Studio's Phase 5 big project will be. What do you think it will be? Let us know in the comments.Also @one_true_nerdking on Instagram needs a little community love. His daughter Gwyn is going through chemo again so we are doing a fundraiser to help cover costs. We made a "Friends of Gwyn Hope" limited edition t-shirt to help raise money. All the proceeds past production and shipping costs go to Philip and Gwyn to help cover her medical costs. You can get the shirt on our site under the apparel section HERE. Thanks for helping out with this important cause for a member of the community.
Welcome back True Believers! So much great stuff to talk about, but is it too much? Our Dynamic Duo Dave & John talk about that very thing. Is there just too much out there and are we starting to suffer from content overload? If so what does that mean? Also there are a lot of tangents in this one. A lot!This episode is brought to you by The Trinity medium roast available now on our new and improved Coffee 'n' Capes website. Also don't forget you can now get comics and coming soon our coffee and comic subscription option! WHAT?!?!
We're back True Believers! After a little break your favorite Dynamic Duo (other than Batman and Robin of course) are back and in this episode we analyze the first three episodes of the incredible new Star Wars series OBI-WAN!!! Been waiting so long for this one.CONTEST ALERT!!! Head to the new Coffee 'n' Capes website at comics.coffee and enter to win a full year subscription to coffee and a comic. EPIC!
Happy Sunday everyone! we figured since so many people are heading back from Megacon Orlando we'd release this weeks episode a day early to give you some travel podcast goodness.This week we tackle the Star Trek galaxy. From the early Capt. Kirk days to the current versions on Paramount+ we look at the good, the not so great, and the far out.For all your coffee needs go to coffeencapes.com and grab some delicious comic themed coffee to kick start your day. Sign up for the newsletter there and get a discount on your first order. Thanks for the support!
Welcome back True Believers, this week we are talking about the latest Marvel show on Disney+, Moon Knight. What a wild ride! Was it perfect? Nope and we talk about that, but it was pretty amazing and a lot of fun. Drop us a line at supers@coffeencapes.com with your thoughts on the episode and Moon Knight.Don't forget to save 10% on premium fair trade coffee at coffeencapes.com when you sign up for our newsletter. Thanks for all the love and support!
Welcome back True Believers! Today our Dynamic Duo of Dave and John tackle the latest from the Marvel MCU, Dr. Strange and the Multiverse of Madness. Lots to unpack here and while it wasn't a perfect movie, it was pretty great and definitely different from a Marvel perspective (which isn't a bad thing).Don't forget to check out coffeencapes.com for some premium comic inspired coffee. Save 10% off your first order when you sign up for our newsletter on the site!
Welcome back True Believers to episode 31. Today our dynamic duo is taking a trip down memory lane and reminiscing about comic book storylines that impacted them growing up and instilled that long standing love of comic books.Also check out coffeencapes.com for the best geek culture themed, fresh roasted, premium coffee around. It'll give you superpowers...maybe.
Ok so this is actually Episode 30 True Believers (sorry for the confusion). Within geek culture we seem to see some of the same actors play different characters across multiple universes. Chris Evans, Zoe Saldana...Kevin Costner. So in this episode we break down some of our favorites and the roles, good & bad, that they've held.Don't forget to check out coffeencapes.com for some premium comic inspired coffee. Save 10% off your first order when you sign up for our newsletter on the site!
Welcome back True Believers! In Episode 29 (not 30, sorry) our Dynamic Duo tackle movies that were better than generally regarded, and some that aren't as great as we were led to believe. We may lose a few points here for some of our choices, but hey it's our hill and we'll die on it if we want to.Don't forget to check out coffeencapes.com for some premium comic themed coffee. Use the code "Hero10" and save 10% on your first order! Thanks for tuning in as always. Enjoy
We're back True Believers! Dave made it home safe after a quick Planes, Trains, and Automobiles vacation moment, and just in time to review Morbius! Yay? Our Dynamic Duo braved the theaters for this so we could bring you our official Coffee 'n' Capes review and rating. This episode pairs nicely with Respawn. A single origin, smooth roast to help you make it through the day after a late night of serious gaming. Respawn is available now at coffeencapes.com(No Kevin Costner's were injured during the filming of this podcast.)
Welcome to episode 27 True Believers! Today our Dynamic Duo plays a familiar game of Would You Rather. For instance would you rather serve under Captain Kirk or Captain Picard on the Enterprise? Ooooooooooooh. Yep we answer the questions that makes the whole world sing. Oh yeah, and Kevin Costner.Finally this episode is brought to you by Coffee 'n' Capes One Punch Roast available available now at coffeencapes.com along with the rest of our Heroically Great Coffeeâ„¢
What is the one thing a hero needs to really be a hero? A villain, and there are so many good ones in geek culture. Today our dynamic duo dives into the murky underworld of the villain community to fanboy over the dark forces that exist. (No Kevin Costner was injured during the recording of this podcast true believers.)Also we are giving stuff away so enter now to win cool stuff so click the link in the bottom. Our way of celebrating the Coffee 'n' Capes coffee launch and saying thanks for all the support.Finally this episode is brought to you by The Empire's Roast, one of our Heroically Great Coffeeâ„¢ roasts coming soon.https://gleam.io/AEUTX/coffee-n-capes-launch-day-giveaway
Riddle us this. What has wings of gold at the box office? The Batman is correct. This week our dynamic duo reviews the latest (and maybe greatest) installment in the long history of Batman on screen representations.Also we are giving stuff away so enter now to win cool stuff HERE. Our way of celebrating the Coffee 'n' Capes coffee launch and saying thanks for all the support.Finally this episode is brought to you by Dynamic Duo, one of our Heroically Great Coffeeâ„¢ roasts coming soon.
Welcome to episode 24 True Believers! This week our dynamic duo talks about all the upcoming Marvel, DC, Star Wars and other things coming to the screen. What they could mean for a bigger expanded cinematic universe, as well as hopes and fears that come with those shows.Also check out Coffeencapes.com and sign-up for our coffee launch contest! we are giving away more cool stuff to celebrate the launch of our heroically great coffeeâ„¢Thanks for the support True Believers.
Episode 23 is here and it is a doozy as our dynamic duo reviews season one of James Gunn's latest hit, Peacemaker. It has emotion, depth, humor, action, and oh yeah, Eagly. It's friggin' beautiful.Also we may be running another contest pretty soon to celebrate the Coffee 'n' Capes coffee launch. Go to CoffeenCapes.com and sign up now to be entered for some sweet sweet prizes. As always, thanks for listening True Believers.
Hello True Believers and welcome to episode 22! Thanks for sticking around. This week our dynamic duo tackles comic book crossover events. They look at which ones worked, which ones kind of worked, and which ones felt a little undercooked. So grab some coffee, sit back, relax and enjoy another fun filled episode of Coffee 'n' Capes (oh and there is a Kevin Costner reference in there too...).Don't forget to check out CoffeenCapes.com and sign up for the official launch day of Coffee 'n' Capes coffee.Ranked in the Feedspot.com Top 80 Comic Podcasts!
Hello True Believers! It's almost Valentine's Day and we thought we would celebrate with some tasty coffee while we countdown some of the most epic power couples in comics and geek culture. So grab your sweetheart, or Sweetheart candy, get comfortable and soothe yourselves to the sweet, sweet sounds of comic book love.Ranked in the Feedspot.com Top 80 Comic Podcasts!
Hello True Believers! Episode 20 is here and our Dynamic Duo is breaking all the rules today. Despite the Book of Boba Fett not being done with season one Dave and John tackle the latest episode and ask the question, is the Book of Boba Fett better without, well, Boba Fett? The answer may surprise you...and we talk about Kevin Costner a couple times.
Can you believe we've survived 19 episodes? Yeah, it's not really tough to survive this. Still it's been fun so far and we are grateful for everyone listening in. In this weeks episode our dynamic duo just spend the time geeking out on various topics from #peacemaker to #invincible (the comic not the movie) and some #tedlasso love.Don't forget there's still time to enter the Epic Saturday giveaway contest. You can enter here https://coffeencapes.com/pages/epic-saturday-giveaway . Our way of saying thanks and giving a little back for being such a great community.As always thanks for listening True Believers! Enjoy the show and don't forget to leave your thoughts and comments or email them to us at supers@coffeencapes.com
Episode 18 is here and we just hit 1k downloads! Thanks everyone so much for listening. To celebrate we are running a contest so make sure you check out Instagram or Facebook for details or click the link below:https://coffeencapes.com/pages/epic-saturday-giveawayIn this episode we run down the 11 Star Wars movies to have been in the theater from worst to first. The lists didn't quite match up (Dave is more of a Jedi to John's Sith leanings it seems) so tune in and find out how the rankings shook out. Thanks for listening true believers!
Lots of rumors around the future of the DCEU and the Justice League this week. Our dynamic duo takes a hard look at the future of the DCEU, it's sordid and unbalanced past, and why it has struggled where Marvel succeeds. Strap in true believers, this is a good one.
Episode 16 is here and our dynamic duo has braved the latest installment of the Matrix series of movies. We jump into the rabbit hole and give our official Coffee 'n' Capes patented rating. It may surprise you. Thanks for listening true believers!
Happy New Year everyone! In our last episode of 2021 our fearless duo take aim at the latest Disney+ Marvel series, Hawkeye. Did Dave and John decide Hawkeye hit the mark, or was it wildly off target? Take a listen true believers.
Episode 14 is here and we bring you yet another Spider-Man No Way Home review that you didn't know you needed to listen to. Our dynamic duo break down their favorite moments, geek out a bit too much on a couple points, and look to the possible futures the movie could bring. Merry Christmas world! Our gift to you is here.
Episode 12 sparked some debate (which is awesome). In this weeks episode we tackle another time honored geek fueled discussion just in time for the holiday. What super powers would you want? We approached it from a draft perspective and had a lot of nerdy fun. Give it a listen and let us know what your wish list would look like.
One of the most time honored geek conversations is here. Who is the strongest there is? In this episode our dynamic duo explores, in full geek style, who is the strongest character and could Darth Vader force choke the Hulk?!?!?! Enquiring minds shall know.
What is geek culture? It is a question that turns out encompasses a lot! From comic books (we love), to anime (not Dave's thing but John likes it), to Dungeons and Dragons (both fans) and beyond! Thanks for listening true believers!
Spider, spider on the wall. Who did it best of all? Spider-Man No Way Home is on the way so in today's installment of Famous Franchises, Different Faces we dive into all the on screen versions of everyone's favorite web slinging, wise cracking hero. Oh, and Dave watches the trailer for the first time. Yay!
In today's episode of the Coffee 'n' Capes podcast Dave and John review the newest addition to the Marvel MCU, The Eternals. In our last review our team was divided, can they get back on track this episode and agree once more? Oh! And a new rating system is born. Don't forget to follow us on IG at coffee_n_capes (please)
This week we see our fearless duo tackle two iconic characters and the actors who brought them to life on the screen to discuss who did it best, and who did it...not so best. This week's characters none other than the Caped Crusader and the Clown Prince of Crime, Batman and the Joker. Enjoy!
Welcome to the latest and greatest (?) episode of Coffee 'n' Capes. In this episode Dave and John find themselves standing on opposite sides of a line in the sands of Dune. Who fell on the side of liked it, and who stood on the opposite side of the discussion? Can they reach a middle ground? Tune in to find out!
Not your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, but his dark spinoff Venom! In this episode we review Venom Let There Be Carnage, talk about that amazing post-credits scene (WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT???) and why Venom is truly the Odd Couple of comic book movies (and why it works so well).
With so many strong women characters in geek culture we thought it was time to highlight some of our favorites. From Harley Quinn, to Capt. Marvel, and of course Wonder Woman herself we take a look at the evolution of these amazing women and their positive impact on #geekculture