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[School of Movies 2026] This was a commissioned show for Sarah Montgomery, though it is a film we have promised to cover for years and needed the right time. Turns out sandwiching it between Shakespeare and the Rocky Saga is appropriately ideal. It was released the same year as The Empire Strikes Back and watching any one minute of it will convey to newcomers why this campy space opera could not possibly compete for the attention of an audience craving Star Wars. However, it still did well enough, especially in the UK where the many fans of Queen celebrated this, the first ever sci-fi blockbuster film underscored with rock music. It has subsequently gained a cult following and a revival of interest when forgotten star Sam J. Jones turned up as a parody of himself in Seth McFarlane's two Ted films. His life story is in fact just as compelling as the tale of a simple quarterback opposing the cruel emperor of the universe; Ming (the Merciless)! This week's After School Club: Hamnet Next week: Rocky & Rocky II
The Geeks review a Fantasy Cheese classic in The Beastmaster! Also on the broadcast, the second chapter of Flash Gordon, the latest ep of Star Trek Strange New Worlds and a Top 3 features the boys' fave protest songs!Thanks for listening and Keep On Geekin' On!
[School of Movies 2026] The final week of Shakestember brings us to a modern teen high school adaptation that far surpasses the dodgy original by an as-yet-unseasoned William, blushingly groping for a satirical take on misogyny in the sixteenth century and landing by accident upon dystopian horror with Taming of the Shrew. 10 Things was the debut of Heath Ledger, and is intensely fondly remembered, being the sweetly dry retreat for those who mourned his passing just nine short years later. It is also the most prominent early onscreen role for Julia Stiles, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and David Krumholtz. This one was a favourite for us from the first word, but we found out things we never knew whilst exploring these hallowed hallways. Our Shakespeare season may be ended here, but the Patreon bonus feed for the next few weeks will play host to a series of discussions on movies that explored the real life man, some heartbreaking, some hilarious and one utterly despicable! Coming soon, we unexpectedly find ourselves training up to tackle the Rocky movies after years of putting them off. This next month will be our long-awaited, long-promised Rocktober! This week's After School Club: Cutting Class on 10 Things Next week: Flash Gordon (1980)
The Geeks are so fed up with modern content they have gone back almost 100 years and one of the original sci-fi heroes with the very first Flash Gordon serial! This week's broadcast also features the latest ep of Star Trek Strange New Worlds and A Top 3 List of the worst songs by favorite artists! The boys' journey into 1980s fantasy cheese leads them to the Sandahl Bergman feature, She!Thanks for listening and Keep On Geekin' On!
We have a powerhouse duo on the podcast today. Author, Producer and Editor at Blackstone Publishing, Brendan Deneen and Aussie Horror God Katya de Becerra, whose newly release Adult Debut was edited by Brendan. We can't wait for you to hear all the incredible things they both had to say. But first, here's more about BrendanAbout Brendan: Brendan Deneen is the author of the award-winning novel THE NINTH CIRCLE as well as THE CHRYSALIS, a 2018 horror novel that was optioned by Paramount before it was published. He's also the author of the bestselling, four-volume NIGHT NIGHT GROOT picture book series for Marvel; the original middle grade graphic novel GREEN ARROW: STRANDED for DC Comics; and the bestselling novels MORBIUS: BLOOD TIES and GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: ANNIHILATION from Marvel/Titan, and ALIEN: UNCIVIL WAR from 20th Century Studios/Titan. His next novel is the post-apocalyptic romance/thriller TRACER, which comes out in 2025 from Blackstone Publishing. His other graphic novel work includes multiple volumes of FLASH GORDON, an original ISLAND OF MISFIT TOYS book, a CASPER THE FRIENDLY GHOST reboot, PHOENIX (with Jim Krueger), SOLARMAN (a reboot of a Marvel/Stan Lee series), and the original graphic novel SCATTERBRAIN. His short stories and essays have been published by St. Martin's Press, Reader's Digest Books, 13Thirty Press, and Necro Publications. @brendandeneen @blackstonepublishing https://www.brendandeneen.com/About Katya: Katya de Becerra writes atmospheric horror and mystery featuring determined characters, complicated families and enigmatic places. Critics called her debut What The Woods Keep “a thoughtful and compelling horror fantasy” (The Bulletin) and “a narrative that will keep readers enthralled” (Booklist), while her second novel Oasis earned a starred review from Booklist. Katya regularly publishes short fiction in anthologies and literary magazines. She is also co-editor of the bestselling anthology This Fresh Hell, which reimagines and subverts horror tropes in new and unexpected ways. As a child, Katya wanted to be an Egyptologist, but instead she earned a PhD in Cultural Anthropology and now works at a university, where she teaches and researches as well as supervises graduate students in Anthropology, Creative Writing and Education. Katya is a short version of her real name, which is very long and gets mispronounced a lot. Her third novel, When Ghosts Call Us Home, received two starred reviews, Kirkus Reviews calling it “haunting, intense, and eerily spooky”. When Ghosts Call Us Home is also a Best of 2023 Book as named by Kirkus Reviews, as well as an Aurealis Awards WINNER for Best Young Adult Novel and a Finalist for Best Horror Novel. When Ghosts Call Us Home was also shortlisted for the Shadows Awards in the Novel category. Her new novel, They Watch From Below is forthcoming with Page Street YA. @katyadebecerrahttps://katyadebecerra.com/
Staffel 11, Folge 13 - Wir machen heute eine Late Night Show für euch und haben uns extra am späten Samstagabend getroffen, um diese Folge aufzunehmen! Lucifer (in Castiels Hülle) hilft den Jungs bei einer Zeitreise, die aber dazu führt, dass Dean auf einem amerikanischen U-Boot im 2. Weltkrieg strandet. Es geht um "Das Boot", den Frankreich-Algerien-Krieg und Rosie, die Nieterin. Außerdem sprechen wir über James Cameron, Flash Gordon und die Bundeslade. Unser Discord-Server: https://discord.gg/4Defzq8EThUnsere Spotify-Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7sklx9OZGBGCJeYBLyReBP?si=e76fK0VcTCutDZsgL6Q5ggUnser Instagram Account: https://www.instagram.com/winchestersurprise.podcast
Episode: 3406 About the Short Subjects that we see, and that we once saw, before the movie we came to see. Today, short subjects.
Chosen by Dave and Directed by Mike Hodges and produced by Dino De Laurentiis, Flash Gordon arrived in 1980 as a gloriously extravagant attempt to bring Alex Raymond's classic comic-strip hero back to the big screen. With a budget reported at around $20–27 million, the production went all-in on enormous studio sets, lavish costumes and deliberately colourful, old-school effects. Sam J. Jones took the title role alongside Melody Anderson, Max von Sydow, Ornella Muti, Topol, Timothy Dalton and a magnificently enthusiastic Brian Blessed.And then, of course, there's Queen. The band supplied the film's unmistakable rock soundtrack, accompanied by Howard Blake's orchestral arrangements, giving Flash Gordon one of the most recognisable scores of the era. The film performed strongly in the UK but struggled in some international markets, putting an end to plans for sequels. Over the decades, however, its combination of camp spectacle, huge performances and unapologetic excess has turned it into a genuine cult favourite.TRAILER GUY PLOT SYNOPSISWhen Earth finds itself at the mercy of a mysterious cosmic threat, one man is about to discover that saving the world requires courage, determination... and apparently being quite good at American football.Transported to the strange world of Mongo, Flash Gordon must face the merciless Emperor Ming, survive bizarre kingdoms, forge unlikely alliances and somehow convince everyone that a bloke called Flash really might be humanity's best hope.Prepare for spaceships, Hawkmen, ray guns, royal treachery and enough gold lamé to bankrupt an entire galaxy.FUN FACTSProducer Dino De Laurentiis originally considered Federico Fellini to direct the film.Mike Hodges later described the troubled production as essentially an improvised $27 million movie.Max von Sydow's elaborate Ming costume reportedly weighed more than 70 pounds, making it difficult for him to remain standing for long periods.Sam J. Jones had his naturally dark hair bleached blonde to play Flash, while Melody Anderson's blonde hair was dyed brown for Dale Arden.Jones was also supposed to wear blue contact lenses, but couldn't tolerate them.Dino De Laurentiis reportedly didn't know who Queen were when the band was first suggested for the soundtrack.Queen's Flash Gordon soundtrack album reached number 10 in the UK album chart.Brian May wrote the immortal “Flash's Theme”, while Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor and John Deacon also contributed individual pieces to the score.Kenny Baker, best known as the man inside R2-D2, makes a small appearance as a dwarf in the torture chamber.The cast were originally signed for multiple Flash Gordon films, but the planned sequels never materialised.SUPPORT THE SHOWIf you enjoy the show and would like to support us, we have a Patreon here.And if you're listening on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, leaving us a 5-star review (and a short comment) really helps more people discover the show. It's quick, free, and makes a huge difference. Referral links also help out the show if you were going to sign up:NordVPNNordPassthevhsstrikesback@gmail.comhttps://linktr.ee/vhsstrikesback
So what will you be doing in November of 2026? Hopefully reading some of the comics we recommend in this episode of the campus comics Cast. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Opening Music 00:00:10 Intro 00:00:40 Kyle Starks Kickstarter 00:02:45 Next Phase catalog start 00:10:15 DC 00:36:00 Image 01:08:20 Panels catalog start 01:08:47 Panels Highlights 01:15:45 Marvel 01:32:27 Comic Sales Numbers ICV2 01:38:20 Next Episode 01:38:50 Outros 01:39:31 Stingers Which November 2026 comics deserve your preorder dollars—and which buzzworthy releases are worth watching before they disappear from the shelves? This episode of Campus Comics Cast cuts through a crowded catalog to spotlight the upcoming books, facsimiles, graphic novels, collector editions, and possible sleeper picks that caught two longtime comic readers' attention. If you are trying to decide what to preorder, avoid missing a potentially underprinted issue, or simply want fresh reading ideas beyond the usual superhero pull list, this episode gives you a practical, collector-minded tour of November's solicitations. Scott Reed and Mike Atchison weigh familiar names such as Firestorm, Batman, Dune, Robin Hood, and Flash Gordon alongside unusual indie concepts, affordable one-shots, new graphic novels, and reprints that make costly classics easier to own. A curated list of November 2026 comic, graphic-novel, and collectible releases worth considering for their reading or preorder list. Clear, candid perspectives on likely highlights, including Fury of Firestorm, Dune Messiah Book 1, The Forgiven Divine, Retirement Plan, Robin Hood, Chaincata, Ghost Drive Station, and more. Practical collecting insight on facsimiles, variant-cover gimmicks, low-cost entry points, potential demand, reprints, and why some releases may be better bought to read than to speculate on. Play the episode now to build a sharper November preorder list and uncover a few under-the-radar books before final-order decisions pass you by.
Comics at the Movies explores the rich and often overlooked history of comic-book film adaptations, from 1930s serials like Flash Gordon to today's Marvel and DC blockbusters. It traces how the comic and film industries have intersected over the decades, analysing how adaptations reflect their economic, political and cultural contexts. The book examines neglected works such as Doc Savage, Popeye and Sheena, alongside iconic franchises like Superman, Batman and X-MenCatch Giles live - 'Let's Talk' - Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday - from 10.00CET...on tre.radio
While held captive by the Hawkmen, a rumble breaks out and the lights go out. The planet of the Hawkmen appears near destruction, but Doc Zarkoff claims he can save it. Stay tuned for the next amazing adventure!
Karen Cliche is a Canadian actress recognized for a sustained career in television and film spanning more than two decades, with particular distinction in science-fiction, action, and horror genres.She established herself through leading roles in several high-profile series of the early 2000s. These include Essie Rachimova in Vampire High, Mackenzie Previn in Adventure Inc., Lexa Pierce in Mutant X, Jacqueline Roget in Young Blades, and Baylin in the Sci Fi Channel's reimagining of Flash Gordon. Her film work includes a supporting role as Shelby in the horror franchise entry Saw VI (2009) and the part of Kathleen in Eli Roth's commercially successful slasher Thanksgiving (2023).In 2026, Cliche appears in the horror film Ice Cream Man, again collaborating with director Eli Roth. In the production she portrays a parent of the central young characters, contributing to a narrative that examines the collapse of an idyllic community under sinister circumstances.Her body of work demonstrates consistent versatility across television series, feature films, and made-for-television projects, underscoring her enduring presence in genre entertainment.
Dave is back! When our sometime host Dave heard we were doing 1980, he requested we discuss one of his favorite movies, Flash Gordon. None of the rest of us had seen this movie, and it is quite an experience. While it may not be the best movie ever made, it definitely has found its way into pop culture still today, thanks in no small part to the movie Ted. It also doesn't hurt that the music was done by Queen. It's a movie everyone should probably see once. Flash Gordon was pretty clearly thought to be a franchise with multiple sequels, but it didn't work out that way. So our draft in this one is our favorite characters who only ever appeared in one movie. Obviously a very broad topic, we cover a lot of ground and are sure to mention many greats that you will love. Support our show and join our Patreon!If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us on the iTunes/Apple Podcasts app or wherever you listen. Or better yet, tell a friend to listen!Follow us on your preferred social media:TwitterFacebookInstagram
Dave is back! When our sometime host Dave heard we were doing 1980, he requested we discuss one of his favorite movies, Flash Gordon. None of the rest of us had seen this movie, and it is quite an experience. While it may not be the best movie ever made, it definitely has found its way into pop culture still today, thanks in no small part to the movie Ted. It also doesn't hurt that the music was done by Queen. It's a movie everyone should probably see once. Flash Gordon was pretty clearly thought to be a franchise with multiple sequels, but it didn't work out that way. So our draft in this one is our favorite characters who only ever appeared in one movie. Obviously a very broad topic, we cover a lot of ground and are sure to mention many greats that you will love. Support our show and join our Patreon!If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us on the iTunes/Apple Podcasts app or wherever you listen. Or better yet, tell a friend to listen!Follow us on your preferred social media:TwitterFacebookInstagram
Kong turns hero as he battle madmen, dinosaurs, Mechani-Kong, and a lady named Piranha. Not to mention one unfortunate ape suit. Part Bond movie, part Saturday morning cartoon, it's all together memorable. It's King Kong like you've never seen him before! Plus remembering Sam Neill, Kaylee Hottle, upcoming monster movies, a special Season Announcement, Peter Lorre's farewell, and more Thom Shubilla (he gives us the lowdown on Bela Lugosi Road!)Thanks for joining this Kong-worthy adventure! Follow us on patreon.com/campkaiju, leave a rating and review, follow on Instagram, send an email at campkaiju@gmail.com, or enter the ANSWERING MACHINE ZONE at (612) 470-2612.We'll see you next time for The Lost World: Jurassic Park! (1997)TRAILERS AND CLIPS King Kong Escapes (1967); The King Kong Show (1966-1967); King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962); The Adventures of Flash Gordon (1979-1982); Santa Claus is Comin' to TownSHOUT OUTS & SPONSORSSubstack Film Criticism by Matthew Cole LevinePlays by Vincent S. HannamThe Video Store MPLS - Fundraiser Link! Support Now!Camp Kaiju: Monster Movie Podcast. King Kong Escapes (1967) Movie Review. Hosted by Vincent Hannam, Matthew Cole Levine © 2026 Vincent S. Hannam, All Rights Reserved.
Melody Anderson joins me and discusses having a crush on Tonto; going into radio journalism; hearing a radio broadcast of Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf and wanting to go into acting; moving to LA and modeling to pay bills; getting gigs of Welcome Back, Kotter, Pleasure Cove, Elvis, and BJ in the Bear quickly; starring in Flash with Max von Sydow; playing it straight; meeting Queen; co-starring in Dead and Buried with a sick Jack Albertson; getting great reviews as an undead school teacher; going against type on Bunker's Place; wanting to be like Jean Arthur or Carole Lombard; guesting on Fall Guy and with Dirk Benedict on A-Team and Battlestar Galactica; CHiPs; Police Woman Centerfold; starring in movies of the week; Manimal; loving the animals; show is made fun of but was a fun job; playing Edith Adams to Jeff Goldblum's Ernie Kovacs; High School USA; Boy in Blue with Nicholas Cage; St. Elsewhere; Murder, She Wrote; going to NYU to get her masters in social work; being a trauma treatment specialist; wants to be known for doing good; EMDR treatment; sees patients 20 hours a week; Zoom therapy; www.counselingbymelody.com; calming techniques; what she does if patients recognize her
Antes de Internet, antes de los algoritmos y antes de que la crítica llegara antes que la película, había una época gloriosa en la que bastaba una buena portada para vender cualquier cosa. Y en esa época, medio mundo descubrió que copiar un éxito de Hollywood era mucho más rentable que inventar uno nuevo. Bienvenidos al cine trampa. En este episodio repasamos 9 casos de plagio, robo y descaro cinematográfico organizados por técnica: cambiar el título (el falso Mazinger que tenía el nombre del robot original escrito en el hangar y el doblaje español sin inmutarse llamándolo Mazinger de todas formas), copiar la portada y vender humo (el King Kong coreano rodado con 23.000 dólares cuyo gorila le hace una peineta a un helicóptero, o el E.T. español protagonizado por los Hermanos Calatrava), robar metraje y música (el Star Wars turco que usó metraje real de Lucas sin permiso y la banda sonora de Raiders, Moonraker, Flash Gordon y Ben-Hur todo junto), y secuestrar personajes ajenos sin pedir permiso a nadie (un Spider-Man convertido en jefe mafioso en Estambul, y un espía filipino de 83 centímetros con jetpack de juguete y pistola a medida regalada por Imelda Marcos). Porque antes de Sharknado ya existía gente viviendo del "si cuela, cuela". Con Mon Suárez. Y los memes de @diamocasin. Con El Selenita a cargo de la creatividad digital. Y el Dictador Supremo Frikimalismo se meterá con vosotros por ver esta maravilla de programa y para recordaros que hay que mandar MX Dollars. Haz eso que no haces nunca de darle la LIKE y SUSCRIBIRTE. Twitter: @frikimalismofm Instagram: @frikimalismofm
Hop into the Way Back Machine as this week on GENZ/X™, JM & Braxton take us to 1980 for the cinematic masterpiece Flash Gordon! Starring Sam Jones, Brian Blessed, and Timothy Dalton! Then we take a mind trip to 2016’s DOOM! by id Software. 017 GENZ/X™ The World’s Greatest Generational Podcast Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and AMAZON too! The post 017 GENZ/X | I Love You Flash, Go To Hell! appeared first on The LEFT Show.
Gen X. Campy. Fun. Perfect.
Hey everyone, this is a Zero episode of an upcoming project David Heath and DB Spitzer are working on. It is an exploration of the sources of Warhammer 40,000, and their sources. Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link] Season 23 bonus episodes 1-25 1 The Imperium of Man Dune, Foundation, Roman Empire in space, religious dystopias Edward Gibbon, imperial decline literature, medieval Christendom, future-history fiction 2 Space Marines Starship Troopers, action-movie super soldiers, power armor, comic-book warriors Heinlein military SF, crusading orders, Spartan myth, warrior monks, fascist hero imagery 3 Astra Militarum / Imperial Guard World War movies, Starship Troopers, British war comics, doomed infantry stories H. G. Wells future-war fiction, Kipling, trench literature, boys' military papers, pulp battlefield fiction 4 Adeptus Mechanicus Metropolis, cyberpunk machine cults, mad scientists, techno-priests Gernsback invention fiction, H. G. Wells, Frankenstein, lost-technology stories, mad-science pulp 5 Adepta Sororitas / Ecclesiarchy Hammer horror, warrior nuns, Joan of Arc cinema, witchfinder movies Gothic novels, martyr stories, saint legends, witch-trial pamphlets, religious melodrama 6 The Inquisition The X-Files, witchfinder films, secret-police thrillers, occult detectives M. R. James-style scholars, Blackwood, Machen, witch-hunter tracts, secret-society fiction 7 Rogue Traders Star Trek, Flash Gordon, space pirates, merchant princes Planetary romance, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Leigh Brackett, C. L. Moore, colonial adventure fiction 8 Adeptus Custodes Golden demigod bodyguards, imperial palace guards, mythic super-soldiers Achilles, Gilgamesh, sacred kingship, Praetorian Guards, immortal companions of god-kings 9 Adeptus Titanicus Pacific Rim, Gundam, giant robot anime, kaiju movies, walking battleships, cathedral mecha Wells' Martian tripods, “The Land Ironclads,” dreadnoughts, siege engines, bronze giants, golems, sacred statues, war-gods 10 The Horus Heresy Star Wars, fallen Jedi, dark lords, civil-war space opera, tragic chosen ones Milton's Paradise Lost, Lucifer's rebellion, Cain and Abel, Arthur and Mordred, Roman civil wars, succession crises 11 Chaos Space Marines Fallen angels, heavy metal villains, corrupted super-soldiers, black knights, rebel legions Milton's Paradise Lost, Moorcock's Chaos, Byronic rebels, cursed champions, Satanic romance, Gothic villains, revenge tragedy 12 Chaos Daemons Hellraiser, Event Horizon, occult horror, possession films, nightmare dimensions Medieval demonology, grimoires, witch-trial literature, Arthur Machen, Algernon Blackwood, occult pulp, weird menace fiction 13 World Eaters / Khorne Conan, gladiator films, berserker metal, chainsaw action horror, grindhouse revenge Robert E. Howard, sword-and-sorcery pulp, berserker sagas, blood cults, Homeric rage, arena spectacle, revenge tragedy 14 Death Guard / Nurgle Zombie plague films, body horror, gross-out comedy, infection horror, fungal rot, swamp monsters Poe's “The Masque of the Red Death,” plague literature, danse macabre, memento mori, corpse folklore, leper saints 15 Thousand Sons / Tzeentch Wizard cults, cursed books, Egyptian sorcerers, cosmic chessmasters, forbidden libraries H. P. Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, E. R. Eddison, mummy fiction, forbidden-book stories, Decadent occultism, Renaissance magic 16 Emperor's Children / Slaanesh Glam rock horror, decadent villains, body modification nightmares, cursed artists, aristocratic monsters Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, Huysmans, fin-de-siècle decadence, Gothic aristocrats, cursed art, aestheticism 17 Chaos / Imperial Knights Haunted mecha, cursed noble machines, demonic war engines, Gundam, BattleTech, Pacific Rim Gothic castles, cursed armor, haunted inheritance, family-doom melodrama, chivalric romance, sins of the fathers 18 Orks Mad Max, fantasy orcs, biker gangs, football hooligans, British comic violence, slapstick war movies William Hope Hodgson's “The Voice in the Night,” fungus horror, Matango, invasive-species stories, goblins, comic grotesques 19 Tyranids Alien, Aliens, The Thing, bug-war movies, swarm horror, hive minds, biological weapons John W. Campbell's “Who Goes There?”, H. G. Wells' Martians, insect-hive fiction, invasion literature, cosmic naturalism 20 Genestealer Cults Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Alien, cult horror, red-scare paranoia films, sleeper cells Hidden-bloodline stories, secret cult pulp, infiltration fiction, changeling folklore, cuckoo-child fears, apocalyptic sects 21 Necrons The Terminator, killer robots, metal skeletons, space undead, immortal android kings Karel Čapek's R.U.R., robot rebellion, automaton fiction, artificial labor nightmares, mummy pulp, Egyptomania, tomb curses 22 Aeldari / Drukhari Tolkien elves, dying space aristocrats, psychic aliens, dark elves, vampire cities, cruel fairy courts Lord Dunsany, Jack Vance's Dying Earth, fairy otherworlds, decadent elder-race fiction, Atlantis, Gothic aristocrats 23 Night Lords Batman turned inside out, The Crow, slasher films, serial-killer thrillers, torture horror, vigilante movies Conrad's Heart of Darkness, Gothic villains, penny dreadfuls, Jack the Ripper panic, Grand Guignol, Dracula, public punishment 24 T'au Empire / Leagues of Votann Clean anime mecha empire, sleek battlesuits, utopian coalitions, space dwarves, hard-SF miners Utopian SF, technocracy fiction, Cold War futures, missionary empire, company towns, mining-company frontier stories, labor colonies 25 REDACTED Spy thrillers, Mission: Impossible, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Manchurian Candidate, The Prisoner, The Testament of Dr. Mabuse John Buchan, Joseph Conrad, G. K. Chesterton, Erskine Childers, E. Phillips Oppenheim, Norbert Jacques, invasion-scare fiction, fifth-column paranoia
Hey everyone, this is a Zero episode of an upcoming project David Heath and DB Spitzer are working on. It is an exploration of the sources of Warhammer 40,000, and their sources. Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link] Season 23 bonus episodes 1-25 1 The Imperium of Man Dune, Foundation, Roman Empire in space, religious dystopias Edward Gibbon, imperial decline literature, medieval Christendom, future-history fiction 2 Space Marines Starship Troopers, action-movie super soldiers, power armor, comic-book warriors Heinlein military SF, crusading orders, Spartan myth, warrior monks, fascist hero imagery 3 Astra Militarum / Imperial Guard World War movies, Starship Troopers, British war comics, doomed infantry stories H. G. Wells future-war fiction, Kipling, trench literature, boys' military papers, pulp battlefield fiction 4 Adeptus Mechanicus Metropolis, cyberpunk machine cults, mad scientists, techno-priests Gernsback invention fiction, H. G. Wells, Frankenstein, lost-technology stories, mad-science pulp 5 Adepta Sororitas / Ecclesiarchy Hammer horror, warrior nuns, Joan of Arc cinema, witchfinder movies Gothic novels, martyr stories, saint legends, witch-trial pamphlets, religious melodrama 6 The Inquisition The X-Files, witchfinder films, secret-police thrillers, occult detectives M. R. James-style scholars, Blackwood, Machen, witch-hunter tracts, secret-society fiction 7 Rogue Traders Star Trek, Flash Gordon, space pirates, merchant princes Planetary romance, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Leigh Brackett, C. L. Moore, colonial adventure fiction 8 Adeptus Custodes Golden demigod bodyguards, imperial palace guards, mythic super-soldiers Achilles, Gilgamesh, sacred kingship, Praetorian Guards, immortal companions of god-kings 9 Adeptus Titanicus Pacific Rim, Gundam, giant robot anime, kaiju movies, walking battleships, cathedral mecha Wells' Martian tripods, “The Land Ironclads,” dreadnoughts, siege engines, bronze giants, golems, sacred statues, war-gods 10 The Horus Heresy Star Wars, fallen Jedi, dark lords, civil-war space opera, tragic chosen ones Milton's Paradise Lost, Lucifer's rebellion, Cain and Abel, Arthur and Mordred, Roman civil wars, succession crises 11 Chaos Space Marines Fallen angels, heavy metal villains, corrupted super-soldiers, black knights, rebel legions Milton's Paradise Lost, Moorcock's Chaos, Byronic rebels, cursed champions, Satanic romance, Gothic villains, revenge tragedy 12 Chaos Daemons Hellraiser, Event Horizon, occult horror, possession films, nightmare dimensions Medieval demonology, grimoires, witch-trial literature, Arthur Machen, Algernon Blackwood, occult pulp, weird menace fiction 13 World Eaters / Khorne Conan, gladiator films, berserker metal, chainsaw action horror, grindhouse revenge Robert E. Howard, sword-and-sorcery pulp, berserker sagas, blood cults, Homeric rage, arena spectacle, revenge tragedy 14 Death Guard / Nurgle Zombie plague films, body horror, gross-out comedy, infection horror, fungal rot, swamp monsters Poe's “The Masque of the Red Death,” plague literature, danse macabre, memento mori, corpse folklore, leper saints 15 Thousand Sons / Tzeentch Wizard cults, cursed books, Egyptian sorcerers, cosmic chessmasters, forbidden libraries H. P. Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, E. R. Eddison, mummy fiction, forbidden-book stories, Decadent occultism, Renaissance magic 16 Emperor's Children / Slaanesh Glam rock horror, decadent villains, body modification nightmares, cursed artists, aristocratic monsters Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, Huysmans, fin-de-siècle decadence, Gothic aristocrats, cursed art, aestheticism 17 Chaos / Imperial Knights Haunted mecha, cursed noble machines, demonic war engines, Gundam, BattleTech, Pacific Rim Gothic castles, cursed armor, haunted inheritance, family-doom melodrama, chivalric romance, sins of the fathers 18 Orks Mad Max, fantasy orcs, biker gangs, football hooligans, British comic violence, slapstick war movies William Hope Hodgson's “The Voice in the Night,” fungus horror, Matango, invasive-species stories, goblins, comic grotesques 19 Tyranids Alien, Aliens, The Thing, bug-war movies, swarm horror, hive minds, biological weapons John W. Campbell's “Who Goes There?”, H. G. Wells' Martians, insect-hive fiction, invasion literature, cosmic naturalism 20 Genestealer Cults Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Alien, cult horror, red-scare paranoia films, sleeper cells Hidden-bloodline stories, secret cult pulp, infiltration fiction, changeling folklore, cuckoo-child fears, apocalyptic sects 21 Necrons The Terminator, killer robots, metal skeletons, space undead, immortal android kings Karel Čapek's R.U.R., robot rebellion, automaton fiction, artificial labor nightmares, mummy pulp, Egyptomania, tomb curses 22 Aeldari / Drukhari Tolkien elves, dying space aristocrats, psychic aliens, dark elves, vampire cities, cruel fairy courts Lord Dunsany, Jack Vance's Dying Earth, fairy otherworlds, decadent elder-race fiction, Atlantis, Gothic aristocrats 23 Night Lords Batman turned inside out, The Crow, slasher films, serial-killer thrillers, torture horror, vigilante movies Conrad's Heart of Darkness, Gothic villains, penny dreadfuls, Jack the Ripper panic, Grand Guignol, Dracula, public punishment 24 T'au Empire / Leagues of Votann Clean anime mecha empire, sleek battlesuits, utopian coalitions, space dwarves, hard-SF miners Utopian SF, technocracy fiction, Cold War futures, missionary empire, company towns, mining-company frontier stories, labor colonies 25 REDACTED Spy thrillers, Mission: Impossible, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Manchurian Candidate, The Prisoner, The Testament of Dr. Mabuse John Buchan, Joseph Conrad, G. K. Chesterton, Erskine Childers, E. Phillips Oppenheim, Norbert Jacques, invasion-scare fiction, fifth-column paranoia
Make Cazarre enchaîné great again de 16h30 à 17h30 en direct du Flora Caffé avec Julien Cazarre & Jean-Christophe Drouet.
We are the choices we make. Good guy? Bad guy? We decide that every day until our last day. On this week's podcast, we're exploring how heroism and villainism mingle in Lavender Jack, the pulp adventure from cartoonist Dan Schkade. We're considering when to swim with society and when to swim against it, and how comic book vigilante justice too often forgets its own messaging. Lavender Jack, originally published on Webtoon, is where Schkade cracked the comic strip medium, preparing him to take over Flash Gordon, where he now lives daily. We discuss why these pulp adventurers appeal so profoundly to him, and how their tales can be told with a contemporary bite. It's the perfect discussion to prepare us for next week's plunge into San Diego Comic-Con, where we'll be moderating three panels and attempting to interview all the comic book celebrity guests. We're in plug-goblin-mode during the intro, barely containing our excitement for the year's biggest comic book event. If you thought our July 2026 coverage was already intense, oh boy, strap in. Lavender Jack is written, illustrated, and lettered by Dan Schkade. It's colored by Jenn Manley Lee. Volume One is currently available from Dark Horse Comics, and you can expect Volume 2 on September 29th. Make sure you're following Dan Schkade on Instagram and Bluesky. Other Relevant Links to This Week's Episode: Subscribe to the Comic Book Couples Counseling YouTube Channel Watch The Stacks, Comic Creators Name Their Favorite Comics Previously on CBCC: Dan Schkade on Flash Gordon Comic Book Club: Spider-Man: Brand New Day at Meanwhile...Coffee in Herndon, Virginia, on 8/2 at 3:30 PM Final Round of Plugs (PHEW): Support the Podcast by Joining OUR PATREON COMMUNITY. And, of course, follow Comic Book Couples Counseling on Facebook, on Instagram, and on Bluesky @CBCCPodcast, and you can follow hosts Brad Gullickson @MouthDork & Lisa Gullickson @sidewalksiren. 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What happens when the love of your life is buried on the other side of the country, and you're a ghost who can't leave your grave? That's the beautifully haunting setup of Till Death, a new romantic horror-comedy from Michael Schwartz, Rachael Schaefer, and artist Gaia Cardinali now on Kickstarter from Clover Press! Vivian has waited decades for her husband to join her in the afterlife. But when she discovers he's been buried across the country, she makes a deal with Mack, a man whose near-death experience allows him to see ghosts. We've read Till Death, and we absolutely loved it. It's a bold, original four-color romance, fitting snugly inside comics' most unsung genre. Till Death is on Kickstarter now. Visit the campaign and make your pledge today! Third Eye Comics is opening its biggest store ever: Third Eye 97, a 10,000-square-foot comic, game, and collectibles mega-store inside a former Walmart in Glen Burnie, Maryland, with the doors opening July 25th. Grand opening month goes huge with a Rob Liefeld signing at the new flagship on July 31st, the legend behind Youngblood, Deadpool, and Cable, live and in person. Can't make it to Maryland? The entire Third Eye world ships to your door at thirdeyecomics.com: new releases, back issues, games, and exclusives, sent anywhere with Third Eye Ships. See Third Eye's massive inventory while watching THE STACKS and then order those same books your favorite creators talk about online! Use codeword: STACKSORDIE for 15% off your order! The Alamo Drafthouse in Winchester, Va is not only unlike any theater in America; it's unlike any Alamo Drafthouse. It's a franchise. In fact, it's the first Alamo Drafthouse location outside of Texas. On July 5th, their Film Club is celebrating America's 250th with the 85th Anniversary of the Greatest Movie Ever Made, Citizen Kane! They'll have an encore screening of Kane on Wednesday, July 8th, too. Film Club is great, but so is their Psycho Cinema series hosted by Faye. On July 14th, they're screening truly one of the best bad movies of all time, Samurai Cop. Golly, have you even lived until you've seen Samurai Cop on the big screen? I think not. Get your tickets today!
Read transcriptIn 1986, King Features looked at its stable of unrelated newspaper strip heroes and decided the responsible thing to do was throw them all in a blender. Flash Gordon, Mandrake the Magician, and the Phantom. A spaceman, a stage hypnotist, and a guy who lives in a skull-shaped cave and inherited his job from his dad got drafted into a single Saturday morning cartoon called Defenders of the Earth on the apparent theory that if the Avengers could do a team-up, so could three guys who had never met before that year and shared nothing except a syndicate contract. Then, because nothing from the '80s was allowed to stay just a cartoon, Defenders of the Earth became a video game in 1990, courtesy of Enigma Variations, for the exact kind of home computer that made you type a magic incantation and wait: Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Amiga, and, for the three people on Earth who owned one, the SAM Coupé. You play Flash, sneaking through Ming's castle dodging security cameras, occasionally calling in Mandrake or the Phantom to open doors, because apparently that's what magic and jungle-honed strength were for in these days. Helping make sense of this glorious pile of licensed heroes is Ryan Estrada, who's written comics for Star Trek, Popeye, Garfield, and, fittingly, Flash Gordon itself, having contributed to Papercutz's newer Flash Gordon Adventures line. Ryan's also built a reputation for tucking real hidden puzzles and messages directly into his comic pages, in plain sight, daring anyone paying close enough attention to find them. Which feels like exactly the right skillset for an episode about a security system that apparently only a few specific comic strip disciplines can defeat. So track down a joystick you no longer own, adjust to a universe where Flash Gordon answers to a management structure that includes a professional hypnotist, and let's find out whether the Defenders of the Earth earned their game, or whether Earth would've been just fine handling Ming on its own. Learn such things as: Is it really a team game if you only get to play as one member? Why should you learn another language that uses a different alphabet? What are some of the special rules with making licenses comics? And so much more! You can find everything you could ever want to know about Ryan on RyanEstrada.com. Let's see if anyone can pick out my favorite part. I'll give you a hint, it's on the home page. If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you're interested in. The next episode is going to be Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 Mutant Nightmare, so get your thoughts ready and over to me if you want to hear them in the show. If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix. You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicspodcast on Threads, @playcomics on YouTube, or the Play Comics website. If you want to hear Chris talk with Karrington Martin about the lessons we learned from children's media and how crazy it is that we're supposed to just forget about that now that we're adults, then Sugar, Spite, and Everything is Fine is probably something you should check out. A big thanks to Xandar Radio and Saints of Storm and Sorrow by Gabriella Buba for the promos today. Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who exclusively wears red jackets with embedded speakers so there's always a soundtrack. 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-89f00a for 40% off for 4 months, and support Play Comics.
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Send us Fan MailOne episode couldn't do this one justice, so the boys present a special two-parter in order to squeeze in all the pew pew pews, the red sateen, the tiny tinyHawk Men shorts, and more cheese than we deserve. Plus, we share our takes on some famous ambiguous endings in film.
Send us Fan MailFlash and the gang face off against the glorious villain Ming the Merciless (who could easily take Thanos's lunch money). There's ridiculous special effects, very short Hawk-Men shorts, and a Queen soundtrack that will crush your face. We promise this will be the best 52 min, 28 sec of your day.
Jimmy attended Heroes Con the weekend of June 12-14. It's one of the best comic book conventions around where comic books are the star! The con is fun, comfortable, family friendly, stacked with talent and more. Shelton, Karla and the whole crew work their butts off to give you this amazing convention every June! Plan on attending next year so you don't miss out on all the nerdy goodness. Jimmy got 10 interviews at Heroes Con and you'll hear them all over the next few weeks. In this episode, you'll hear his interview with old pal John Lucas. They talk about GODZILLA VS AMERICA: TEXAS, MONSTER HANDS, FLASH GORDON and more!
This week, Steve and Dylan delve back into the discography of Queen, covering their soundtrack album (and the movie it scores) "Flash Gordon" as well as the dance-forward "Hot Space." How many times will they say "FLASH! AHHHHH!"? Can Steve get behind the funk of Hot Space? Tune in to find out! Hosted by Steve Wright, Brian "BC" Chapman and Ryan "BB" Bannon Produced by Dylan Wright Music by Mark Sutorka Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7DFg4soDqGDNab6MKMFIX0?si=def137fbe46c4071 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PTHpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Previously Flash and Dale have become marooned on the planet Mongo, and after a narrow escape from Ming, they have been captured by the Shark men, and after more adventures…
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I was a Flash Gordon freak when I was a kid. Now, you probably have led a deprived life and you may be saying, “Flash who?” Let me bring you up-to-date. Flash Gordon was an inter-galactic hero that was made famous in a serialized movie that I think might have been filmed way back in the 1930s. No, I did not see it when it first came out! But it kept going on and on and on forever. I think you might still be able to find it sometimes on late night TV. Every episode ended with Flash Gordon in a jam, and he was always ready to be destroyed by some space monster or death ray. And you were sure there was no way Flash was going to get out of this one. There always was. He always did, and there is always a way out for you and me, too, if you're working for the right director. I'm Ron Hutchcraft and I want to have A Word With You today about “Rescued Again and Again.” Now, you probably have a life full of close calls, just like old Flash Gordon. Except his were on movies and yours and mine are for real. There's a man who had a life full of close calls in the Bible – the Apostle Paul. He talks about them in our word for today from the Word of God, 2 Timothy 3:11 he says, “You know the persecutions and sufferings and what kinds of things happened to me in Antioch, Iconium and Lystra, the persecutions I endured.” But listen to this, “Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them.” Now, I have kind of a convoluted mind (you know that already), because as soon as I read that verse, I think of Flash Gordon. No, he's not in the Bible, and I know I've got a mental problem. I can't help that, but I remember that he was always rescued out of every close call. That's the bottom line for every child of God. He will sometimes let you go to the edge. It may look like there's no way out, but He will never let you go over the edge. “But the Lord rescued me out of them all.” You can say that, and so can I. It's not that it hasn't been close sometimes, but just look at the exciting episodes from your past; the time that the money ran out, or your friends ran out, or your family ran out, or your strength ran out. Maybe you've been so lonely at times in the past you couldn't stand it, or frustrated because every door seemed to slam shut in your face. There were these people that you had depended on, and they were suddenly gone. Or maybe you're hopelessly buried in work and responsibility and stress. And you say, “I'll never get out of this mess!” You've been to the edge of desperation, but remember the Lord rescued you out of them all. Maybe you're in a perilous or a painful place again. This time it looks like there is no way out of this, but then it's looked like that before at the end of other episodes and you're still here. Get some perspective. Stand back. Remember a lifetime of the Lord rescuing you. 1 Corinthians 10:13 says, “He will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide a way out..." He will let you have heavy loads, but never more than you can handle. Jesus is, after all, your Savior. He can save you from this comparatively small crisis. He'll change the situation or He'll enlarge you to deal with the situation. But one way or the other, your Savior will rescue you. Look, He always has. Now, Flash Gordon, my old hero, got in big trouble – some big jams, a lot of close calls – so will you. But Flash Gordon always got rescued, and so will you. The God of the universe is writing your script and the God of the universe is producing your future.
This one is something special. We have absolute legend of the animation and comicbook world, who has written episodes of Flash Gordon, Dungeons & Dragons, He-Man, Transformers, Star Wars: Ewoks, Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs, Batman: The Animated Series, Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, Superman: The Animated Series, Batman Beyond, Justice League, Lost, Batman: Arkham Asylum and Arkham City, PAUL DINI!Paul gives us the story of his career from starting at Filmation straight out of college, being one of the only people in the world working on Star Wars when it was dormant in 1986, all the way to inventing Harley Quinn. Just unreal stuff. Then we talk about the dark 1982 animated feature that launched Don Bluth's challenge to Disney, The Secret of NIMH. Do not miss this very special episode.Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:37:34) The Secret of NIMH Roundtable (00:50:54) Your Letters (01:37:31) Notes and Links Check out Escape Hatch Merch! Our all new collection of swag is available now and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. Browse our collection now. Join the Escape Hatch Discord Server! Hang out with Haitch, Jason, and other friends of the pod. Check out the invite here. Escape Hatch is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn! Escape Hatch is a member of TAPEDECK Podcasts, alongside: 70mm (a podcast for film lovers), Bat & Spider (low rent horror and exploitation films), The Letterboxd Show (Official Podcast from Letterboxd), Cinenauts (exploring the Criterion Collection), Lost Light (Transformers, wrestling, and more), and Will Run For (obsessed with running). Check these pods out!. See the movies we've watched and are going to watch on Letterboxd Escape Hatch's Breaking Dune News Twitter list Rate and review the podcast to help others discover it, and let us know what you think of the show at letters@escapehatchpod.com or leave us a voicemail at +1-415-534-5211. Follow @escapehatchpod on Bluesky,Instagram, and TikTok. Music by Scott Fritz and Who'z the Boss Music. Cover art by ctcher. Edited and produced by Haitch. Escape Hatch is a production of Haitch Industries.
We went to see Masters of the Universe, the latest toy-turned-into-a-movie, and honestly had a good time, better than we expected. We briefly compare it to the 1987 film (see episode 79), as well as Flash Gordon, Arthurian romance, and more. Starring Nicholas Galitzine, Jared Leto, Camila Mendes, Idris Elba, and Alison Brie. Directed by Travis Knight.
June is Color Rush month. Its colors in the movie title because why not. Red Sonja on account of her red hair. This is like Flash Gordon level. Its so bad but kind of good. Fuckin Arnold was in this.. Go figure. Just proves if you follow legal immigration and start at the bottom, your dreams of having an illegitimate child with your maid can come true. Enjoy!
What is "Camp"? In 1964, literary critic Susan Sontag investigated this question in her culture-defining essay "Notes on Camp". We discuss how the concept of Camp applies to Eurovision, other forms of pop culture, and our day-to-day lives.
Sam J. Jones on Flash Gordon, Fear, Fame, and Life Beyond Hollywood In this episode of Reza Rifts, Keith Reza sits down with actor Sam J. Jones for a funny, candid, and surprisingly thoughtful conversation about Flash Gordon, staying grounded in Hollywood, working security outside the movie business, fan conventions, and the mindset it takes to survive a long career in entertainment. Sam reflects on the pressure of carrying a cult classic, why Flash Gordon still connects with audiences decades later, and how discipline, humility, and preparation shaped both his acting career and his life off-screen. The conversation also dives into Sam's work on The Spirit, Under the Gun, and Life After Flash, along with behind-the-scenes stories about conventions, celebrity encounters, comic timing, and one unforgettable Harley-Davidson wrap-party moment. It's a warm, honest episode packed with old-school Hollywood perspective and practical life wisdom. Guest Bio: Sam J. Jones Sam J. Jones is an American actor best known for playing the title role in Flash Gordon (1980). Over the years, he has also appeared in projects including The Spirit, Under the Gun, and the documentary Life After Flash, which explores the legacy of Flash Gordon and his life beyond the film. Follow Sam J. Jones Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealsamjjones/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SamJJonesOfficial/ IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0429207/ Featured Titles and References Flash Gordon (1980)...https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080745/ The Spirit (1987)...https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094017/ Under the Gun...https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098558/ Life After Flash...https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4917554/ Life After Flash official page: https://www.lifeaftermovies.com/lifeafterflash Episode Chapters 00:00 Introduction and opening banter 04:58 The legacy of Flash Gordon 06:28 Fear, pressure, and leading a cult classic 09:54 Why Flash Gordon still resonates with audiences 14:36 Sam's security work and how it parallels filmmaking 21:56 The wild story of being recognized while on a protection job 29:37 Life After Flash and the idea for a future documentary 31:10 Working with Richard O'Brien and the joy of fan conventions 37:29 Under the Gun, Vanessa Williams, and the Harley wrap-party story 41:08 Playing The Spirit and Will Eisner's endorsement 44:20 Early Hollywood memories, Robin Williams, and Paul Mooney 47:20 Where to follow Sam J. Jones online Call to Action If you enjoyed this episode of Reza Rifts, make sure to subscribe, rate, and review the show, and share this episode with a fellow movie fan, comic-con regular, or anyone who still believes in the power of a great cult classic. Support the show on https://patreon.com/rezarifts61 Follow Keith on all social media platforms: FB: https://www.facebook.com/realkeithreza IG:https://www.instagram.com/keithreza ALT IG:https://www.instagram.com/duhkeithreza X:https://www.twitter.com/keithreza TT:https://www.tiktok.com/keithreza Book Keith on cameo at www.cameo.com/keithreza Check out my website for dates at https://www.keithreza.com/ Subscribe - Rate & Review on Apple Podcasts - Tell a friend :) Be a Rifter! #RezaRifts #KeithReza #SamJJones #FlashGordon #TheSpirit #UnderTheGun #LifeAfterFlash #MoviePodcast #HollywoodStories #ComicCon #CultClassic #ActorInterview #EntertainmentPodcast
Mark and Niall discuss the 1980 space opera superhero film Flash Gordon. Directed by Mike Hodges, and starring Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Max von Sydow and some loud hawkmen, the movie focuses on what happens when a quarterback battles a merciless foe. In this episode, they also talk about expensive productions, loud characters, and cult classics. Enjoy!
Blockbuster comics writer Jadzia Axelrod (with a slew of books out for DC this June) joins our show to reflect on the 1980 cult classic Flash Gordon film adaptation and pitch us her own vision for an expansive modern cinematic universe based on the classic newspaper comics!Find more from us at Patreon.com/DylanAndDalton starting at $5/mo, with a 7-day free trial! CHAPTERS (Spoilers within!)00:00:00 - Opening00:03:55 - Introducing Jadzia Axelrod00:08:06 - Discussing Flash Gordon (1980)00:11:48 - What is Flash Gordon anyway?00:18:37 - Jadzia's Flash Gordon origins00:23:36 - Is Ming the Merciless problematic?00:39:59 - Setting up Jadzia's Flash pitch00:53:32 - Direct spin-offs01:04:23 - Expanding the cast01:08:53 - Defenders of the Earth01:19:41 - Jadzia's new comics!
Welcome back Last Comic Shop Fans! It's time to help kick off your summer season right by introducing the latest in the Last Comic Shop Podcast's collection of past episodes all linked together in one extended play mix! Every May over at the Last Comic Shop, the gang celebrates the unique relationship between comic books and the cinema by showcasing comics and those movies that feature the same characters in an event they like to call "Movie Mayhem". So for this mega pack, get ready to grab an extra large popcorn and settle into these comic book/movie review combos including: 1) The V for Vendetta comic book and 2005 film. Original Air Date: 5/31/2022 2) The Suicide Squad comic book and 2021 film. Original Air Date: 8/10/2021 3) The original Flash Gordon comic strip and 1980 film. Original Air Date: 5/16/2023 4) Ms. Marvel Team Up and 2023 The Marvels film. Original Air Date: 11/14/2023 5) Spawn the Complete Collection Volume 1 and 1997 film. Original Air Date: 5/7/2024 6) The Coldest City comic book and 2017 Atomic Blonde film. Original Air Date: 5/27/2025 Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith, JA Scott Guest Panelist: Mikey Wood, Nicole Larson & Benjamin Morse (@BenjaminWMorse) Order "We are Scarlet Twilight": https://www.red5comics.com/uz-titles?category=We+Are+Scarlet+Twilight Support the Upcoming "Cobalt Crisis": https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/benjaminwmorse/scarlet-twilight-countdown-to-cobalt-crisis Subscribe to Shortbox Summary here: https://www.shortboxsummary.com Get all of your comic book supplies at 10% off by using Promo Code LCSPOD at Checkout: www.bcwsupplies.com Click to get all your Last Comic Shop Podcast gear & support the shop!
This week was Brian's birthday — and it turns out he shares it with Star Wars Day. That's all the excuse needed to bring Plugged In's Adam Holtz into the conversation for a deep dive on George Lucas's galaxy far, far away. How did a $10 million film with an uncertain release become a cultural watershed that changed cinema forever? What did Lucas actually borrow from — Joseph Campbell, Kurosawa, Flash Gordon, Eastern religion, the Bible — and what does that mean for Christians trying to engage it thoughtfully? Adam breaks down the Force as a theological concept, why the original trilogy still holds up for family viewing, and what went so wrong with the sequel trilogy that Disney may be looking to erase it from canon entirely. A fun, fast conversation perfect for any Star Wars fan trying to think Christianly about one of the most enduring stories in pop culture. Find more of Adam's work at pluggedin.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We have two episodes coming to you in audio form from our April livestream and here is the first!! Billy Z, Steve and Caleb got together in the middle of the month to discuss new books and it was an even split: half DC and half Indie! First from the house of Superman and Batman, we have the Mad About DC one shot, where some of the biggest names in comics take on DC characters and concepts a la Mad Magazine! We also talk about Batwoman #1, the new series feauring Kate Kane written by her co-creator Greg Rucka with art by DaNi! Rounding out the trio of DC books, we have a book about a trio: Detective Comics #1107 by Tom Taylor and Pete Woods which is the start of an arc teaming up Batman, Green Arrow and Black Canary! Then we switch over to the independent side - first with Red Book #1 from Dark Horse, a companion series to Blue Book by James Tynion IV and Michael Avon Oeming crafted by the same creative team examining UFO sightings throughout history in Russia and China! We then shift our sights onto Defenders of the Earth, a reboot of the 80s cartoon and toy line which brings together the most famous King Features heroes - Flash Gordon, Mandrake, Lothar and The Phantom courtesy of Dan DiDio and James Calafiore. And lastly from new publisher Ignition Comics we chat about the first issue of Dennis Hopeless and Brahm Revel's Just Brutal, a kinetic yet chaotic blend of sorcery and family dynamics!! This is a loaded two-hour melting pot of a funny book fondue so hit play and enjoy!
Send us Fan MailEpisode 260 of the Hey You Guys Podcast is here, and this week, Liam and Rob look back at sci-fi cult classic, 1980's, Flash Gordon. As surprisingly dark as it is colourful, as camp as it is oddly sincere, and as horny as it is family friendly, Mike Hodges and Dino de Laurentiis' take on the 30s serial source material is nothing if not utterly eclectic. Does it hold up though? Is it chintzy or charming? Unforgettable or just plain annoying? Listen in via your podcast of choice to find out.
Flash Gordon returns, Darth Maul lurks in the background, Bill Schweigart talks Dirty 20, and we head into Euro-comics territory with Blake and Mortimer: The Secret of the Swordfish—great airplanes, dated politics, and a lot of weekly-serial energy. RSS Feed Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) REVIEWS STAR WARS: SHADOW OF MAUL #2 Writer: Benjamin Percy Artist: Derrick Chew Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: April 8, 2026 THE UNDERWORLD EXPLODES WITH SCUM AND VILLAINY AS MAUL LOOMS IN THE SHADOWS! Ruthless mercenaries are looking to unload IMPERIAL treasure! Crime lord DEEMIS will stop at nothing to get it! Will CAPTAIN LAWSON be able to thwart the exchange of the smuggled fortune? Rating: 4/5 You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/4bXmIUI FLASH GORDON #0 Writer: Dan Abnett Artist: Manuel Garcia Publisher: Mad Cave Studios Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: April 8, 2026 A NEW ERA OF FLASH! Bestselling writer Dan Abnett and veteran artist Manuel Garcia blast off into new worlds! Flash Gordon has always been a maverick, on the football field and in the stars. But when he's offered a job training the next generation of explorers, he'll end up fighting for top gun! A "quick trip" around Neptune's moons with Flash's cadets turns into a deadly alien hunt – and one of the new recruits thinks they can save the day without the dusty instructor. Introducing a new supporting cast – enemies and allies alike – and setting the stage for a swashbuckling new story, Flash Gordon #0 is a can't-miss! Rating: 3/5 You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3O4oJp4 DIRTY 20 Writer: Bill Schweigart Release Date: May 12, 2026 Tommy Fugue never cared for the family business. But when his father—aka Big Al, aka King of the Denver Streets—assigns him the "summer job" of laundering money online, Tommy figures he can list some fake projects on FunFunder, pledge them with zombie accounts, and clean a dirty $20,000 in time for college in the fall. Unfortunately for Tommy, he's more creative than he thought. Just as he's about to give his father's capos a progress report, he sees that a roleplaying game he mocked up using his mom's old artwork has been funded to the tune of $650,000… and counting. The only thing scarier than an angry Big Al is a Big Al that smells cash and family bonding time. Voluntold by their mercurial boss to assist, various criminals and killers help playtest and produce Tommy's 1,000 Blades of Tergivers RPG in the hopes they can truly turn a dirty twenty into legit millions. At first Tommy sees game sessions with brothel owners, hit women, and a street captain with OCD as yet another example of why he needs to get out from under his father. But when Tommy realizes that being game master might help him uncover what these criminals know about his mother's disappearance, it's Game On. Playing a game while making a game is tricky—especially when elements of the fantasy world keep blending into the players' real lives. And when the streets declare the Family Fugue slipping, Big Al starts playing a new game, with rules only he knows. Support one of your own! Bill has been a Spoilerite since 2010, and Major Spoilers references are often found in his books (including this one)! You can purchase Dirty 20 via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/41laCi4 TRADE DISCUSSION THE ADVENTURES OF BLAKE AND MORTIMER By Edgar P. Jacobs At long last, a hardback collected edition of Blake & Mortimer is published in English! This first collection brings together the three episodes of our heroes' very first adventure, The Secret of the Swordfish, introducing their nemesis Olrik, their habit of saving the world … and Jacobs's love of airplanes! You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/4sVlf7k At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. If you know someone who loves comics, share this post and episode with them!
This week on Toon'd In!, Jim Cummings welcomes legendary character actor Deep Roy! Known for his unforgettable performance as the Oompa Loompas in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and his appearances across the Star Wars and Star Trek universes, Deep Roy has built one of the most distinctive and wide-ranging careers in genre film and television. With decades of work spanning sci-fi, fantasy, cult classics, and blockbuster hits, he remains a beloved figure whose performances have left a lasting mark on pop culture.In this engaging and wide-ranging episode, Deep Roy shares his remarkable journey into Hollywood—from early opportunities in British television to landing memorable roles in iconic productions. He reflects on collaborating with visionary directors like Tim Burton, discusses the unique challenge of portraying multiple characters in a single film, and offers behind-the-scenes stories from major projects including Flash Gordon and The NeverEnding Story. Deep Roy also opens up about adapting to different filmmaking styles, working with practical effects, and bringing personality to characters with minimal dialogue.Jim and Deep Roy dive deep into the world of practical effects performance, exploring what it's like acting in heavy prosthetics, performing physical character work, and collaborating with visual effects teams long before modern CGI workflows became standard. They discuss the evolution of fantasy and science fiction filmmaking, the importance of physicality in performance, and how character actors help shape the tone and identity of beloved franchises.
Dan Schkade returns to the show this week to talk about the Flash Gordon newspaper strip, the new Lavender Jack collection, Berserk, the downsides of talkin' trash, and much more!We make our show on Zencastr, and you can too! Follow this link to sign up now!Join the WRA Patreon to help us keep doing the show and get rewards!
In the first of many episodes rerunning Carlin Trammel and Michael May's old Dragonfly Ripple podcast that they hosted with their kids, here's the show's debut in which Carlin shares Flash Gordon (1980) with his daughter Annaliese and Michael shares Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) with his son David.
Lethal Mullet Podcast #304: FLASH GORDON Season Nine is here, and return of the Mullet. On tonight's episode: we head to Mongo to fight Ming the Merciless along with Dale Arden, Dr Hans Zarkoff, Prince Barin, the Hawkmen and FLASH GORDON. Join us we relive the classic 1980 film and the ever amazing soundtrack by QUEEN! #flashgordon Flash Gordon Sam J Jones as Flash Gordon Melody Anderson as Dale Arden Topol as Zarkoff Max Von Sydow as Ming the Merciless TUNE IN to FPN on fpnet.podbean #FandomPodcastNetwork FPN on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@FandomPodcastNetwork Trailer: https://youtu.be/-rnpQMYC2u4?si=5GBitVS3LJqBsh_D Where to watch the film: For Australian listeners: https://7plus.com.au/by-the-sword Film is on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/RaJePljGZXQ?si=-tWXScl3pwQKEt5F send us your comments on FLASH GORDON below #lethalmulletpodcast #fandompodcastnetwork
Today's Adventure:Tarzan is mistaken for a missing American archeologist by dangerous criminals who demand he tell them the location of the land of Asher and "the Father of Diamonds".Originating Radio Broadcast Date: May 14, 16, and 18, 1934Originating from New YorkStarring: Carlton Kadell as TarzanTo subscribe to this podcast and follow more adventures of Flash Gordon go to https://greatadventures.info/Become one of our Patreon supporters at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter @radiodetectives
A woman (Olivia De Haviland) comes to suspect that her husband (William Powell) is a murderer.Original Air Date: September 18, 1944To subscribe to this podcast and follow more adventures of Flash Gordon go to https://greatadventures.info/Become one of our Patreon supporters at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter @radiodetectives