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Join Christian Bladt and his rotating panel of experts as they discuss some of the most infamous comic books of all time.

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    • May 30, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 33 EPISODES


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    Geekscape Book Club - May 2025: Thunderbolts Red

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 65:52


    Christian Bladt and Eric Conner discuss the first year of the 2013 series of Thunderbolts, known os "Thunderbolts Red" by Daniel Way and Steve Dillon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Geekscape Book Club - April 2025 : Creature Commandos

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 84:55


    Christian Bladt, Eric Conner, Jeff Winstead and David Brody discuss a 2014 Trade Paperback collecting the earliest stories of the Creature Commandos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Geekscape Book Club - March 2025 : Daredevil Born Again (1985)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 60:14


    Christian Bladt, Eric Conner, David Brody and Nate Miller discuss "Daredevil: Born Again" by Frank Miller and David Mazzuchelli, whcih originally appeared in Daredevil Vol. 1 issues 226-233 (1985-1986). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Geekscape Book Club - February 2025 - Captain America: Symbol of Truth (2022)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2025 56:15


    Christian Bladt, Eric Conner and David Brody examine "Captain America: Symbol of Truth" from 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    PENGUIN - The Prodigal Bird

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 65:53


    Following up on the Max series "The Penguin" with Colon Farrell, this mont Christian Bladt and Eric Conner dive into a recent title, "Penguin: The Prodigal Bird" by Tom King. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Hellboy Christmas / Uncanny X-Men #143 / Marvel Team-Up #1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 78:39


    For our last episode of 2024, Christian Bladt, Eric Conner and David Brody celebrate the season with three festive stories: "A Christmas Underground" from the Hellboy Christmas Special, "Demon" from Uncanny X-Men #143 and "Have Yourself A Sandman Little Christmas" from Marvel Team-Up #1. PLUS, we announce the titles for next year's monthly episodes of "Geekscape Book Club" through the end of next summer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    "Venom: Lethal Protector" (1993)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 70:55


    Christian Bladt, Eric Conner, Nate Miller and David Brody discuss "Venom: Lethal Protector" (1993) by David Michelinie, Mark Bagley and Ron Lim, explore this relative infancy of the Venom character and touch upon what was still to come from the character in the 30 years since. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe, Fights the Marvel Universe & Celebrates the Fox Universe (LIVE)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 51:30


    LIVE from LA Comic Con 2024, the Geekscape Book Club discusses "Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe", "Deadpool vs. The Marvel Universe" and the big screen "Deadpool & Wolverine", with a live crowd gathered to watch Christian Bladt, Nate Miller, Eric Conner, Katie Hampton and Jordan Morris. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Daniel Clowes "Ghost World"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 73:54


    Christian Bladt and Eric Conner discuss Daniel Clowes mid-90's independent phenomenon "Ghost World" and the film version starring Thora Birch and Scarlett Johanson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    DARK WEB

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2024 79:03


    Christian Bladt and Eric Conner are back to discuss Marvel's 2022 crossover event "Dark Web", which included the X-Men, Spider-Man, Venom, Ms. Marvel among others. They talk about the pros and cons of stepping into modern continuity, the importance of having great characters, and celebrate one of the single greatest panels in comic books of the 21st century. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Starman (1994) #0-11

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024 79:45


    Christian Bladt and Eric Conner discuss Starman Vol. 2 from 1994 issues 0-11 with Jeb Woodard who oversaw a number of collections DC released over the past 20 years, including this Starman collection. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    E is for Extinction (2001)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2024 62:07


    This month in the Geekscape Book Club, we've re-assembled our X-Men '97 panel from Marvel Movie Talk of Christian Bladt, Eric Conner, Nate Miller, Katie Hampton and David Brody as they examine 2001's "E is for Extinction" by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Geekscape Book Club - April 2024 - "Spider-Woman: Origin"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2024 63:35


    Christian Bladt and Eric Conner discuss 2008"s "Spider-Woman: Origin" by Brian Michael Bendis, Brian Reed, Jonathan & Joshua Luna, the cinematic nature of the story, and the elements of it that we've already seen on the big screen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Aquaman (1986) By Neal Pozner & Craig Hamilton

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2024 76:43


    Christian Bladt and Eric Conner welcome back to the show Jeff Winstead ("The Alternate", "The Last Battle of the Revolution") as they discuss the often-overlooked 1986 "Aquaman" mini-series from Neal Pozner and Craig Hamilton which took major steps at reviving the character -- steps which were ultimately retconned away in a few short years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Echo: The Saga of Maya Lopez

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2024 60:43


    Christian Bladt and Eric Conner discuss "Echo: The Saga of May Lopez", collecting the character's earliest appearances from Daredevil  (1998) #9-15 and #51-55. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    J.M. DeMatteis on "Kraven's Last Hunt"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2024 68:40


    Christian Bladt and Eric Conner talk to writer J.M. DeMatteis about "Kraven's Last Hunt", "Creature Commandos", the comic book industry, his upcoming projects and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Tom King's "Vision"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2023 56:44


    Christian Bladt, Eric Conner and Garrett Briones discuss Tom King's "Vision" series from 2015-2016. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Batman: The Long Halloween

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2023 66:30


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    Secret Invasion

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2023 60:35


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    Flashpoint

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2023 51:42


    Christian Bladt and Garret Briones discuss DC's "Flashpoint" series and it's correlation to the big-screen "Flash", now in theaters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Geekscape Book Club - "The Infinity Entity" & "Thanos : Infinity Finale"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2023 88:54


    Christian Bladt and Eric Conner discuss two recent Jim Starlin stories dealing with Adam Warlock and Thanos: "The Infinity Entity" and "Infinity Finale". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Kang The Conqueror : Only Myself Left to Conquer

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2023 53:23


    Christian Bladt and Eric Conner discuss the 2021 series "Kang The Conqueror : Only Myself Left to Conquer". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    "The Bitter Root" (f/ Diallo Jackson)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2023 69:33


    To commemorate the conclusion of Black History Month, Diallo Jackson joins Eric Conner and Christian Bladt for February's selection, which is the 15 issue run of Image Comics' “Bitter Root” by David F. Walker, Sanford Greene and Chuck Brown, which tells the multi-generational story of a family determined to protect humanity from a growing evil throughout the world, demons strengthened by both hatred and sadness.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    X-Men "God Loves, Man Kills" (with Chris Claremont)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2023 130:23


    In our first "Geekscape Book Club" of 2023, Christian Bladt, Eric Conner and Jeff Williams Jr. discuss the quintessential X-Men story, "God Loves, Man Kills" from 1982. They are joined by writer Chris Claremont, known for his 17 year run with the characters. They discuss the process of creating the book and how it is sadly just as relevant 40 years later. Claremont also shares his thoughts on Wolverine's parentage, his bone claws, and how he felt X-Factor should have been created. They also discuss Zach Snyder, Star Trek, James Bond, Doctor Who, European soccer compared to American football, and, perhaps most surprisingly, actor John Barrymore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Black Panther "Sturm und Drang (2000)" and "Dark Reign (2009)"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2022 68:59


    In an episode containing content from a live panel at LA Comic Con, host Christian Bladt is joined by Jordan Blum,Kaitlin Cournelle, Eric Conner, Nate Miller, Jeff Williams and Eric Conner to discuss two epic runs of Black Panther: 2000's "Sturm und Drang" and 2009's "Dark Reign". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Black Adam "The Dark Age"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2022 63:30


    The Geekscape Book Club assembles once again as Christian Bladt, Eric Conner, Kaitlin Cornell and Jeff Winstead discuss "Black Adam : The Dark Age". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Sandman Volume One

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2022 72:27


    To commemorate the wildly successful Netflix adaptation, this month, the Geekscape Book Club examines Neil Gaiman's classic "Sandman", focusing on Volume One, collecting original issues 1-20. Join panelists Christian Bladt, Kaitlin Cornell Krusoe and Eric Conner as they share their thoughts after reading this book for the first time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Jason Aaron's "The Mighty Thor Vol. 1 : Thunder In Her Veins" (2015)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2022 56:54


    Christian Bladt, Michael Shirley, Kaitlin Cornell and Eric Conner discuss one of the books that heavily influenced this year's "Love And Thunder", Jason Aaron' and Russell Dauterman's "Mighty Thor : Thunder In Her Veins" from 2015. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Ms Marvel No Normal

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2022 60:41


    Following up the six part Disney+ series of the same name, this month's Geekscape Book Club features hosts Christian Bladt, Kaitlin Cornell, Jeff Williams Jr and Eric Conner as they discuss issues 1-5 of 2014's Ms. Marvel by G Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Wonder Woman by George Perez Volume One

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2022 79:07


    To celebrate the exceptional work of George Perez, hosts Christian Bladt, Kaitlin Cornell Krusoe and Eric Conner are joined by Jeff Winstead (“The Alternate”) to discuss “Wonder Woman by George Perez Volume One”, by Perez, Len Wein and Bruce Patterson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Moon Knight

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2022 59:22


    On the heels of the Disney+ series, hosts Christian Bladt, Michael Shirley, Kaitlin Cornell and Jeff Williams Jr. analyze a book they all recently read for the first time: “Moon Knight : The Complete Collection” by Lenore, Smallwood and Bellaire Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Doctor Strange : The Way of the Weird

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2022 69:48


    Join hosts Christian Bladt, Kaitlin Cornell Krusoe, Michael Shirley and Eric Conner as they discuss a book that they have all read for the first time, "Doctor Strange : The Way of the Weird" by Jason Aaron and Chris Bachalo. They will also announce next month's book, and each host will give you a personal recommendation from their reading list. Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-4222c3 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Geekscape Book Club.

    Batman Year One

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2022 63:44


    Join Christian Bladt and a panel of comic book experts as they discuss and breakdown the iconic book Batman: Year One which happened to a huge influence on the recent Batman Movie The panel was made up of Jonathan London (@GeekscapeDotNet), Kaitlin Cornell (@cornellable) and Michael Shirley (@ihatemichaelshirley)

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