Podcasts about infinite earths

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief history of "Crisis of Infinite Earths", the standard for all comic book events.

Show notes provided Joe PelusoWorlds will live! Worlds will Die! And the DC Universe will never be the same!" That was the slogan--the catch-all that DC comics showcased in all their books in late 1984 for the coming company-wide event of 1985 that would make comic book publishing history! Characters, past events, time-lines, origins, and fifth years of publishing history, in an ever-expanding universe, was about to implode!    Join hosts, James, Keith and Joe as they rocket into themultiverse and try to stay ahead of the wave of destruction unleashed by master storytellers Marv Wolfman and George Perez. It was time for a change, and for twelve issues hitting the shelves every month in 1985, that change was steaming toward a cataclysmic and transformational conclusion of unprecedented proportions!    Beautifully illustrated by the great George Perez, Marv Wolfman's scintillating script came to life in the most shocking, awe-inspiring way. Tragedy, self-sacrifice, and mind-blowing super-heroics assaulted the senses of avid DC fans for an entire year! To the devoted reader, it was the equivalent of discovering "the lost city of gold"!   The boys deep dive into the first three issues with recollections, reviews, and raucous remarks that will delight and inform. If you have never read this seminal work, or are coming back to it after a period of time, join the guys as they are buffeted from one reality to the next as only this special medium of entertainment could exert! But be forewarned, there are spectral shadows of unspeakable peril that will terminate some of your favorite super-friends! Themultiverse is no place for the faint of heart!

Join Sis and Big Pops for a fun, fun talk about one of the things we love most—Nerd Stuff. We discuss our fav bits of nerd news: The cleaner Trailer, A24 coming out with a Masque of the Red Death movie, Florence Pugh has maybe Rapunzel, Ted Lasso maybe season 4, Silo has been approved for the next 2 seasons, the musical Waitress is coming to Max on Feb 14, Strange Academy show maybe on Disney+,  and a Nova tv-show on Disney+ as well! Oh, and Sis got her book! For bingeing, Big Pops has watched Big Bang Theory and Carry on and has been reading Crisis on Infinite Earth. Sis has been watching RWBY and Tarzan, as well as listening to The Empyrean Books on Audio. She has read 29 books so far this year. Then, Pops shared his pull list! This week, he introduces us to Action Comics Issue 1082 by DC; Amazing Spiderman Issue 65.deaths by Marvel; as well as The Lucky Devils Issue 1 by Image. His new number 1 is Marvel Ultimate Wolverine by Marvel. His Book of the Week is Jenny Sparks Issue 6 by DC and Fantastic Four Issue 26 . We then reviewed the Disney Pixar Film The Incredibles.

Diane and A.J. talk Justice League: Crises on Infinite Earths.  What did you think about this 3 part story/feature? Let us know at feathersandfoes@gmail.com www.thehuntresspodcast.com dianedarcy.bsky.social 

Gros épisode cette semaine. Sicarius monte de niveau et rejoint ainsi l'équipe sur une base régulière. Il parle de deux jeux, Cybertrash et The Thaumaturge. Beerman parle également d'un jeu disponible sur le Gamepass, From Space. Ensuite, Robin et Trash parlent des bandes dessinées Crisis on Infinite Earth et de Batman & Spawn 1994. Par contre, les deux ont essayé un jeu indépendant que les deux membres qualifient d'un des meilleurs indies de 2024, The Mobius Machine. Frank, alias le Dieu Geek, nous parle de deux romans, Bad Blood et Red Rising, puis il essaie de mettre les points sur les i de quelques sujets qui lui tiennent à cœur.PS : Trash s'excuse pour le son, un problème est survenu à moitié de l'épisode. Ce problème sera corrigé lors de l'épisode 184.Bonne écoute !‐-------‐‐-----------------------------------------Site Web ⬇️www.gpourgeek.caBalado Quebec ⬇️https://baladoquebec.ca/g-pour-geek/g-pour-geek-episode-183Spotify ⬇️https://open.spotify.com/show/1u1BuLjlLfSSOLq8YuAEa0Linktree ⬇️https://linktr.ee/gpourgeekYoutube ⬇️ #podcastgeek #podcast #quebec #francais #jeu #jeuvidéo #fromspace #themobiusmachine #thethaumaturge #cybertrash #crisisoninfiniteearths #batmanspawn1994 #dc #spawn #batman #badblood #dropout #redrising #marvel #spiderman #captainamerica #endwar #xbox #gamepass #playstation #nintendo #pc

Our perceptions are always shifting, expanding, dissolving as we open up to grow, blossom and bloom. Earth itself is infinite, knowing how to self seed, energise and thrive, in essence there are infinite earths. We have the ability to tune into any earthly realm as we let go, surrender limiting belief systems, so Lord Shiva, Ganesh, Parvati, Lakshmi, Hanuman and others came together to create an Ayurveda course and not only this one but others globally, to share the manifestation ability within Ahimsa, and all the elementals of the 8 limbs of Yoga. In this podcast we simply share an overview, introducing some constructs that are evolving in the exquisite tapestries of light made manifest within the infinite earth, how that can shift every cell in our human form as it creates, evolves itself, shifting limited ‘definitions' into constant expansions moment to moment within equanimity of playfulness, joy, fun and flow. Vibrations are an everyday reality flow, how we attune to this transforms our journey infinitely everyday in so many ways. It is up to us as individuals and as a collective, however each moment reveals infinite potential ready to be self realised. Being aware of what you truly desire, not what you ‘think' you desire but are in resonance with creates the effortless manifestation. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simplyblooming/message

The Spinnerrack reviews the Justice League Crisis on Infinite Earth Animated movie based on Wolfman & Perez. Part 1 of 3. @Spinnerrack Out!!! *Manhattan - MNN - 56/1996 (Wednesday 8pm) *Brooklyn - Bric - 79/68 (Saturday 8:30am & 7:30pm) *Bronx - Bronxnet - Channel 68/34 (Wednesday 8pm) *Youtube Channel - https://youtu.be/P1CMJMRGU7s *Instagram - the_spinner_rack *Soundcloud - The Spinner Rack

The Pals dissect and comment on a recent SKTCHD article in which retailers discussed the state of comic book retailing. We also discuss the upcoming Gang War event, play a draft game, and present the finale of the History of the DC Comics Implosion! 00:00 Intro 00:26 Retailers Speak on the State of Comics 1:21:52 Listener Comments 1:28:09 Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earth & Watchmen Animated Movies Announced 1:33:26 Marvel's Gang War Announced 1:42:07 Invincible Season 2 Trailer Released, Spider-Man Teased 1:45:32 History of DC Comics Implosion Part 3 2:15:15 Drafting a Team of X-Men Villains to Defeat the X-Men! Subscribe to our channel: youtube.com/thecomicspals?sub_confirm... Watch us LIVE on Twitch every: Thursday at 6 PM EST for Pals Pulls Saturday at 10:15 AM EST for The Comics Pals Grab some merch here: https://streamlabs.com/thecomicspals/merch Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/thecomicspals The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics.

Today we talk about Tora Olafsdotter, who goes simply by Ice and is probably best known for being on the Justice League International. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -Justice League International (1987) reading order -Invasion! (1989) reading order -Armageddon 2001 (1991) reading order -Eclipso: The Darkness Within (1992) reading order -Death of Superman (1992) reading order -Showcase '93 #8 -Guy Gardner: Warrior (1992) #17-20 -Showcase '96 #7 -JLA Classified (2004) #6-7 -Birds of Prey (1999) #104-108 -Checkmate (2006) #16 -Green Lantern Corps (2006) #19-20, 28-29, 45-46 -Booster Gold (2007) #8-10 -Blackest Night (2009) reading order -Justice League: Generation Lost (2010) -Justice League International (2011) -Red Lanterns (2011) #27-28, 35 -Convergence: Justice League International (2015) -The Human Target (2021) -Dark Crisis of Infinite Earths (2022) #5-6 -DC's Harley Quinn Romances (2023) #1 -Public Domain (2022) vol. 1 Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

This is The Spoon: layers and layers of dog crap, hiding beneath the snow. Peter Anthony Holder is our guest this week, and we for one welcome our new robot overlords.  Music By  Nirvana/Rudie Obias Billy Strings  Tears For Fears Business Beyond Bizarre Spoon Feeding thing 1  Mary Karlzen History Of The World Pt II Most Dangerous Game    Top 5 Alternate Titles We Can Always Interpolate   Tell Me How Fun The Nazis Are  Three Times And It's A Bit  Born With His Foot On The Monitor Allow Me To Musicsplain  The Men Of The Spoon Robbie Rist Chris Jackson Thom Bowers The Spoon on Twitter  The Spoon Facebook Group The Spoon Facebook Page Email: the_spoon_radio@yahoo.com

 Ever get that feeling that you have other earth-selves wanting to horn in on your gig? If so, you probably need to look around and see if there's some a'hole in a medieval-space cosplay costume screaming “The end….!”. Because if so, you just got your @zz DC Comics Crisis-ed! This time on the Big Swig Pub Craw KMac and Yek breakdown that very first DC company crossover, Crisis on Infinite Earth.  Get out your Who's Who volumes ‘cause you are going to need them as we drink our way through this one. And what better way to sum up a multiverse colipase, then letting KMac and Yek sum up their enumerated hits and misses: 5 Hits:Those dope Perez Covers: Name all those Villains!It's EPIC: Blue Beetle coming in hot with the Shazam family! All the characters You best believe everyone's elite scuba diver team, the Sea Devils, are in this $hiz.Them stakes were real: Don't act like you didn't cry when Supergirl died.That hero that always ruins things: Pariah!!! Hopefully, there's a Bizaro Pariah.5 Misses:  Lots of odd panels: How anorexic can Perez make these panels?This is the big bad?: How is there an Anti-Monitor before a Monitor? Why does he have metal nose beard dreads? Not that bad: Multiverse collapsing? Meh, look dinosaurs in Metropolis.If this doesn't work, then we will do this, and then maybe this: Ah? Just put Castle Grayskull in space.Why you do that?: No more Barry Allen for 2 decades. Rough, bro. KMac: Stay Noided, OverFlow Brewing Co., St. Petersburg, FLStyle: NEIPA, 6.5% ABVRating: Earth 3 at home, but Earth 1 at the bar.Yek: Midnight Sun, Ithaca Beer Co., Ithaca, NYStyle: Black Lager, 5,8% ABVRating: Earth Prime only one son that turns out dark. Hit us up at Email: CBCPodcast@gmail.com, Twitter: @CBCO_Podcast, or Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/comicbooks_coldones/

Valentines Yule party is interrupted by an unexpected call to save Christmas, only to find himself faced with a multiversal mystery and a capitalistic conundrum.

Eddy continues his exploration in 1987, when DC decided it wasn't for kids any more in a post-Crisis for Infinite Earths landscape, and Green Arrow gets rebooted. Again. Issues covered: Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters #1-3 You can read the issues on DC Infinite: https://www.dcuniverseinfinite.com/comics/series/green-arrow-the-longbow-hunters/c4783958-4c34-4313-a364-8c78a3253423

Joe and Mike remember the comics work and careers of three all-time greats that left us in recent months. We dig into Neal Adams' defining art on Batman and Green Lantern/Green Arrow, as he brought a healthy dose of realism to our four-color friends. We talk about our personal favorites within George Perez's huge body of work, appreciating the expressive detail he brought to The New Teen Titans and Crisis on Infinite Earth (among others). And finally, we tip our hats to Tim Sale, a painterly artist who's deep dives on characters like Batman, Superman, Hulk, Spider-Man, and Daredevil will forever be seared in our mind's eye. RIP, and thanks for all the beautiful imagery you left behind.__________________________________If you liked this podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts. And tell your friends!Looking for more ways to express your undying DBB love and devotion? Email us at dollarbinbandits@gmail.com. Follow us @dollarbinbandits on Facebook and Instagram, and @DBBandits on Twitter. 

Batman is one of the most well know superheroes around despite the fact that he's not really a superhero when you break the term down. Don't care, still love him. And that little used fact in games where he's a pretty good detective. Good thing we have Matt and Thad from Making Nerds Cringe here to help unravel the mystery of Batman Vengeance. Listen in as we take a look at this Batman the Animated Series (?) inspired game and all the fun that goes with it. Learn such things as: Why can't anyone agree on which series/season this game was based on? Can a Batman game exist with Joker in it somewhere? Does Nightwing regret his choice to have a mullet? And so much more! You can find the guest at their social media places and podcast links. 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. 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. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order. 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 @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook. A big thanks to Chrises on Infinite Earths as well as Adventures in Erylia for the promos today. Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who probably would have gotten this out yesterday when it was supposed to be out in the world.

This Week on Earth Station DCU! Drew Leiter and Cletus Jacobs discuss the death of the Justice League. John Constantine reveals Tim Drake to be one of Batman's spies while Kal-El travels to Amazonia to speak with Queen Hippolyta in Dark Knights of Steel #6. Terry McGinnis is recruited by Derek Powers to work for him after his father is killed, while Bruce Wayne gets an unexpected Ally in his pursuit to stop Derek in Batman: Beyond The White Knight #2. The Amazons must battle the god Chaos in Trial of the Amazons #2. Levi calls in the Jack Hawksmoors, the King of Cities, when he feels a new avatar has been birthed in The Swamp Thing #12. Everyone including Batman is wondering what happened to the Clown Prince of Crime in The Joker #14. Mongol decides its time to take out Superman once and for all in Action Comics #1042. Deathstroke and Respawn retreat to a safe house in Deathstroke Inc. #8. Robin and Ravager discover Deathstroke's safe house in Robin #13. Batman investigates when crimes are being pulled but the victim's don't care about the consequences in Detective Comics #1059. The Justice League dies in Justice League #75. All this plus, DC News, DC TV, Shout Outs, and much, much more! ------------------------ Table of Contents 0:00:00 Show Open 0:01:25 DC News 0:06:46 Dark Knights of Steel #6 0:13:58 Batman: Beyond The White Knight #2 0:19:15 Trial of the Amazons #2 0:31:35 The Swamp Thing #12 0:34:40 The Joker #14 0:40:59 Action Comics #1042 0:46:39 Aquamen #3 0:52:18 Deathstroke Inc #8 0:53:13 Robin #13 0:58:37 Detective Comics #1059 1:09:00 Justice League #75 1:19:58 The Flash S8 Ep14 – Funeral for a Friend 1:28:35 Naomi S1 Ep11 – Worst Prom Ever 1:36:50 Superman & Lois S2 Ep11 – Truth and Consequences 1:43:25 Show Close   Links Dark Knights of Steel #6 Batman: Beyond The White Knight #2 Trial of the Amazons #2 The Swamp Thing #12 The Joker #14 Action Comics #1042 Aquamen #3 Deathstroke Inc #8 Robin #13 Detective Comics #1059 Justice League #75 Crisis of Infinite Earths #1 (Cletus's Read More Comics Pick) Batman #431 (Drew's Read More Comics Pick) Earth Station One Tales of the Station Earth Station One Tales of the Station Vol. 2 The Chameleon Chronicles: Colors of Fate The Chameleon Chronicles: Sisters of the Thorn Want to Donate to the Show or Sponsor our Comics Talk for this week? No problem! Just click on the donate button below! If you would like to leave feedback, comment on the show, or would like us to give you a shout out, please call the ESDCU feedback line at (317) 564-9133 (remember long distance charges may apply) or feel free to email us @ earthstationdcu@gmail.com

This week we pay homage to one of the greatest artists in comic book history. The Legendary George Perez whose seminal work on Crisis on Infinite Earth, JLA/Avengers, Judas Contract still remains the pinnacle of artistry in the industry. He will be sorely missed. Wale starts us off with his review of Dr Strange 2. We then move on to The Boys trailer and we discuss a lot of the hints seen and geek out about the show and of course Tunde doesn't miss an opportunity to hate on Marvel in comparison.Finally we discuss the Moon Knight finale and how we rate the entire season. As usual we dissect the entire show and the parts we liked or absolutely hated.Did you like this episode? Then please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts.And let us know in the comments here and be sure to follow us on Twitter@NaijaGeekingOut, Instagram, Facebook and watch our shows on YouTube.If you like this podcast you'll enjoy our sister podcast Naija Nerds so give it a listen. 

James Golden (AKA Bo Snerdley) chats with Fmr. Governor David Paterson about the recent NYC crime wave. Bo also sounds off on Wonder Woman, Netflix, Disney, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James Golden (AKA Bo Snerdley) chats with Fmr. Governor David Paterson about the recent NYC crime wave. Bo also sounds off on Wonder Woman, Netflix, Disney, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New logo… new species?? That right—we're back to regular episodes and getting weird about dinosaurs with Christi and Chris Eddleman, sauropod enthusiasts and hosts of the Chrises on Infinite Earths podcast, taking a bite out Excalibur #51, “Don't Drink the Water,” starring Alysdon and Alysaur Stewart, Shadowcompsognathus, Britanicus Rex, Megon, and Nightstrutter in a story that's not as profound as the ABC sitcom Dinosaurs, but does feature a teacup-sized Zabu, so all is forgiven. We discuss why dinos are cool and why birds are dinos plus create time travel checklists consisting solely of what we'd pay Pepe Larraz to draw for us back when his commissions were cheap.  

Celebrating THREE-HUNDRED Episodes of X-Lapsed... and SIX-YEARS of DAILY content at Chris is on Infinite Earths, by taking a look into the past -- to the very seeds of the era I've dedicated thousands of hours to over the past couple of years - the 2019 House of X/Powers of X Free Preview! In addition to our hindsight-fueled look at "What's to Come" in the X-Men Universe, I also chat a bit about how we got to where we are... and do a full-on "State of the Union" chatting up all of the books we've covered to this point. Plus: Great Mailbag and a Stuffed Voice Mailbox!  It's near two-hours of me talking to myself... you don't wanna miss it! -- https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com The All-New, All-Different chrisisoninfiniteearths.com facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

It's time for our annual awards show, and this year, we're handing out Gordies across the multiverse! You submitted the categories, we pick the winners!

We Who Are About to Talk... A LOT, Salute You! Welcome to the first compilation of the Chris' (Bailey & Sheehan) deep-dive into that book that everybody seems to love to DISCOVER (and farm cheap internet karma by posting the cover of first issue on the socials)... but very few actually bother to READ! Peter B. Gillis and Brent Anderson's unique and wonderful Strikeforce: Morituri! This time out, we look at the first six issues, during which we meet our initial recruits (we even lose one or two!)... find out a bit about the Morituri Process... and are introduced to the Alien Horde that threatens Marvel Earth-1287! We also talk at length about how and when WE discovered this wonderful title... and explore various (and numerous) tangents along the way! Also included as part of this package is the 24th Episode of Chris is on Infinite Earths, wherein I first mentioned my love for this property... and put the "first feelers" out into the universe in hopes of starting up this show! MORITURI MONDAYS was one of the most fun podding projects I'd ever been a part of, and if you missed it the first time 'round, we invite you to hop on board here! You won't be sorry! -- https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics @Charlton_Hero / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com charltonhero.wordpress.com/ The All-New, All-Different chrisisoninfiniteearths.com facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

It's the episode no one asked for, no one needs and no one wants! it's our annual Podcast on Infinite Earths Quiz all about Podcasts on Infinite Earths! We quiz each other on 3 of our favourite movies and shows from last year to see how well we remember the objective nonsense we spit every week. Turns out, we don't remember much at all. Play along at home or just wait until we do a proper episode again if you want...

Crisis Month continues as Marc and Remso break down issues 5-8 of DC's classic crossover event of crossover events, the multiversal cataclysmic adventure known as Crisis on Infinite Earths! The SPC crew look at all of the multiversal characters that enter into the fray, from the Marvles of Earth-S to the Blue Beetle and crew from the Charlton Universe, and of course, to everyone favorite Confederate General possessing a tank, Ghost Tank! Along the way, we witness several tragic, emotional, and historic comic books death that actually did count (for a while anyway...). Support the Second Print Comics Podcast on Patreon, where you'll get access to TONS of bonus content and perks, including early episode releases original shows like Remso Rants, The Random Marvel Comics Podcast, Tales from the Fuck It Pile, Remso vs the MCU, Disney Plus recap, the forthcoming "What Marc Missed" and so much more, for as little as a measly $5 per month! And if you're one of the next 3 patrons to join AT ANY LEVEL after this episode airs you'll get a free graphic novel delivered directly to your door! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @SecondPrintPod! 

The difficult "sophomore episode" of the Action Comics Daily Appendix opens with some Christorical information about what led to the shift to ACW over at Chris is on Infinite Earths, and some of the concerns and worries I had about that shift! From there, we talk all about the second chapters of our original six features!  We witness a Green Lantern funeral, we nearly sacrifice Deadman, we blow up a bookstore and an airplane, and we almost see Janos Prohaska's li'l Blackhawk! It's been a blast revisiting these, I hope you're enjoying them as well!  I'd love to hear your thoughts! -- Original ACW #602 post: https://www.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/2019/02/action-comics-weekly-602-1988.html  Wanna Read Ahead?: https://www.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/p/action-comics-daily_3.html  -- https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com The All-New, All-Different chrisisoninfiniteearths.com facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

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Hey everybody, I'm back with another show! This time around my good buddy Chris Sheehan (@Acecomics) is joining me to talk about this crazy DC Silver Age comic about Superman! The insanity of the story is a lot of fun, and Chris and I have a blast talking about it, plus a wild back up story featuring Supergirl, too! As usual, you can contact the show via email at MagazinesandMonsters@gmail.com or on the FB page or by reaching out to me on Twitter @Billyd_licious (main account). Chris is on Twitter @Acecomics and definitely check out his blog, Chris is on Infinite Earths, and the main feed for his podcasting is the Cosmic Treadmill. You can also find him on Patreon as well! 

Heyyy, it's the long-awaited launch of Children of the Atom... and, well... they don't even get the cover for the anthology volume!  How sad. We've also got Betsy beboppin' around the Infinite Earths, Wolverine partying like it's 1992, Kid Cable makin' time with Domino... and much, much more! -- https://www.patreon.com/xlapsed X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

Shout Outs TikTok thereforehaku rogerrivera06 linascott990 thiccgod1 elizabethgould5 murica_gaming mrj1714 welcome2k IG canez51loc ashton.barrow bluealien070707707 whatswrongwithyoucast stacey_christina TW Tylore (MGB) Spookyguy08 Music Follow-ups/Corrections New Videos/Music Arch Enemy - Deceiver, Deceiver https://youtu.be/m_m2oYJkx1A Mastodon - Sickle and Peace https://youtu.be/6F76JslnhBo Vended - Burn My Misery https://youtu.be/0Bj3NSaeco0 Tours Slipknot - Nov 5th live stream!! $15 advance or $20 day of. www.knotfest.veeps.com Rise Against New EP “Nowhere Sessions” to be released Nov 12 https://youtu.be/y5feMZ0jcqE Cannibal Corpse Corpsegrinder is CANCELLED! Because of comments from 2007?? Gaming/Tech Follow-ups/Corrections Halo - The 360 servers will go offline Jan 13 2022. https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/sunsetting-halo-xbox-360-game-services-in-2021 Trailers Halo Infinite - https://youtu.be/hXrMkGXtk0c story teaser. “The Banished Rise” Apex Legends - https://youtu.be/N-7j2ejytyI Escape season 11, Ash's abilities confirmed. Marked for Death, Arc Snare, Phase Breach. CAR SMG, new map (Storm Point), and Ash will be released on Nov 2. A Quiet Place New survival horror from Saber Interactive, iLLOGIKA, and EP1T0ME. No release date other than a 2022 timeframe. https://aquietplace.game/ DJI New Cinema 4D camera is CRAZY! Sony A7 IV Finally!! Zoom Rolling out closed captioning to ALL users. Comic Books/Books Follow-ups/Corrections Batman Figures McFarlane Toys revealed a TON of killer new statues. https://comicbook.com/dc/news/mcfarlane-day-pre-order-details-spawn-dc-multiverse-the-witcher-and-warhammer-40k/ Gunslinger Spawn Speaking of McFarlane, the delayed next book in the Gunslinger series SHOULD be out today! TV/Streaming Follow-ups/Corrections Raised By Wolves - Season 2 will release in 2022. Ahsoka Hayden Christiansen will not only be returning for Obi-Wan, but ALSO the Ahsoka series… oh yeah and the Ahsoka series is happening again… https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/star-wars-hayden-christensen-ahsoka-show-1235035459/ Friends Actor James Michael Tyler has lost his battle with prostate cancer. He was 59. Movies Follow-ups/Corrections Batgirl - Brenden Fraser cast as the main villain. https://deadline.com/2021/10/batgirl-brendan-fraser-leslie-grace-1234861890/ DUNE!! - Part 2 officially Greenlit!! https://www.facebook.com/legendary/?__cft__[0]=AZWA9nMyNWVJq58Wrq1Z0Od3zKVFB-gwnUXhEHWoxYKBpZxkBBrZKFsqZ8ofIW3WwTEkFmiKRKWjNrpolmp6xdU8_hJiAXVc_3HG_NM8RiN2qtL0lc7S3fNnGbCk4egPDOX0WNbwo_AM0jiMv0-QyKTd&__tn__=-UC%2CP-R Trailers Clerk - https://youtu.be/LBbcw7a3VqI a new documentary about Smith. That one movie set mishap Can we just talk about movie set safety for a moment? Haylina Hutchins, Alec Baldwin, Rust Movie Rumor Mill Confirmations/Refutations Ms. Marvel - Green Lantern-like powers confirmed with new promo art. Birds of Prey New movie in the works, Sans Harley Quinn/Margot Robbie. Though should see the likes of Leslie Grace's Batgirl. Flashpoint Said to be serving the “Infinite Earths” in a way. By the end of the movie it is supposed to bring the different universes together and rebooting the DCEU with the “Real” Batman being Michael Keaton… Batgirl Firefly is supposedly who Fraser will play. WB Fighting Game Platform fighting game rumored to be coming from WB Games. ALSO rumored to be in development by NetherRealm???

 It's time for the Comic Talk Headlines with Generally Nerdy! Star Wars news that we saw coming. Crazy awesome Batgirl casting. Out of control Rumor Mill.All that and MORE!! Catch up on all the nerdy headlines in TV and Movies, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Plus, don't forget to subscribe for more fresh content.     TV/StreamingFollow-ups/CorrectionsRaised By Wolves - Season 2 will release in 2022.AhsokaHayden Christiansen will not only be returning for Obi-Wan, but ALSO the Ahsoka series… oh yeah and the Ahsoka series is happening again…https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/star-wars-hayden-christensen-ahsoka-show-1235035459/ FriendsActor James Michael Tyler has lost his battle with prostate cancer. He was 59.MoviesFollow-ups/CorrectionsBatgirl - Brenden Fraser cast as the main villain. https://deadline.com/2021/10/batgirl-brendan-fraser-leslie-grace-1234861890/ DUNE!! - Part 2 officially Greenlit!! https://www.facebook.com/legendary/?__cft__[0]=AZWA9nMyNWVJq58Wrq1Z0Od3zKVFB-gwnUXhEHWoxYKBpZxkBBrZKFsqZ8ofIW3WwTEkFmiKRKWjNrpolmp6xdU8_hJiAXVc_3HG_NM8RiN2qtL0lc7S3fNnGbCk4egPDOX0WNbwo_AM0jiMv0-QyKTd&__tn__=-UC%2CP-R TrailersClerk - https://youtu.be/LBbcw7a3VqI a new documentary about Smith.That one movie set mishapCan we just talk about movie set safety for a moment?Haylina Hutchins, Alec Baldwin, Rust MovieRumor MillConfirmations/RefutationsMs. Marvel - Green Lantern-like powers confirmed with new promo art.Birds of PreyNew movie in the works, Sans Harley Quinn/Margot Robbie. Though should see the likes of Leslie Grace's Batgirl.FlashpointSaid to be serving the “Infinite Earths” in a way. By the end of the movie it is supposed to bring the different universes together and rebooting the DCEU with the “Real” Batman being Michael Keaton…BatgirlFirefly is supposedly who Fraser will play.WB Fighting GamePlatform fighting game rumored to be coming from WB Games. ALSO rumored to be in development by NetherRealm???You can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.

 It's time for the Comic Talk Headlines with Generally Nerdy! Star Wars news that we saw coming. Crazy awesome Batgirl casting. Out of control Rumor Mill.All that and MORE!! Catch up on all the nerdy headlines in TV and Movies, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Plus, don't forget to subscribe for more fresh content.     TV/StreamingFollow-ups/CorrectionsRaised By Wolves - Season 2 will release in 2022.AhsokaHayden Christiansen will not only be returning for Obi-Wan, but ALSO the Ahsoka series… oh yeah and the Ahsoka series is happening again…https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/star-wars-hayden-christensen-ahsoka-show-1235035459/ FriendsActor James Michael Tyler has lost his battle with prostate cancer. He was 59.MoviesFollow-ups/CorrectionsBatgirl - Brenden Fraser cast as the main villain. https://deadline.com/2021/10/batgirl-brendan-fraser-leslie-grace-1234861890/ DUNE!! - Part 2 officially Greenlit!! https://www.facebook.com/legendary/?__cft__[0]=AZWA9nMyNWVJq58Wrq1Z0Od3zKVFB-gwnUXhEHWoxYKBpZxkBBrZKFsqZ8ofIW3WwTEkFmiKRKWjNrpolmp6xdU8_hJiAXVc_3HG_NM8RiN2qtL0lc7S3fNnGbCk4egPDOX0WNbwo_AM0jiMv0-QyKTd&__tn__=-UC%2CP-R TrailersClerk - https://youtu.be/LBbcw7a3VqI a new documentary about Smith.That one movie set mishapCan we just talk about movie set safety for a moment?Haylina Hutchins, Alec Baldwin, Rust MovieRumor MillConfirmations/RefutationsMs. Marvel - Green Lantern-like powers confirmed with new promo art.Birds of PreyNew movie in the works, Sans Harley Quinn/Margot Robbie. Though should see the likes of Leslie Grace's Batgirl.FlashpointSaid to be serving the “Infinite Earths” in a way. By the end of the movie it is supposed to bring the different universes together and rebooting the DCEU with the “Real” Batman being Michael Keaton…BatgirlFirefly is supposedly who Fraser will play.WB Fighting GamePlatform fighting game rumored to be coming from WB Games. ALSO rumored to be in development by NetherRealm???You can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.

This week on Superman: The Animated Podcast, I talk about all of my favourite podcasts and let you know where to for this podcast. Shout Out to the following podcasts: Lois and Clark'd: The New Podcast's of Superman, Digging for Kryptonite, All Star Superfan Podcast, Krypton Report: The All Things Kryptonian Podcast, Timm Talk, Podcasts on Infinite Earths, Always Hold onto Arrow, The Podcast of Steel, The DCAU Review, The Caped Wonder Superman Podcast, The Saturday Morning Superman Show, Geek History Lesson, Inside of You, Always Hold onto Smallville and too The Daily Planet. You can find us on Social Media: Facebook: www.facebook.com/themword81 Twitter: www.twitter.com/SupAnimatedPod Twitter: www.twitter.com/themword81 Website: www.themword81.com Email: themword81@yahoo.com  

Gather 'round gang, it's time to learn about being a responsible citizen! Today's TOTAL PACKAGE revisits the times Reggie and I discussed the Public Service Announcement specials released by DC Comics during the first-half of the 1980s, chock full of Gestalty goodness - and in our own inimitable style! In addition to the Cosmic Treadmill episodes, and in the interest of completionism, I have also included an episode of the old Chris is on Infinite Earths show, where I spend an hour blabbing about psychological addiction and how one of these comics actually realizes that it's a thing that exists! I hope you enjoy! -- TIMESTAMPS: (00:00:00) Chris is on Infinite Earths, Episode 20 New Teen Titans Drug-Awareness Special #2 (1983) (01:10:40) Cosmic Treadmill, Episode 35 New Teen Titans Drug-Awareness Specials & History (02:59:45) Cosmic Treadmill, Episode 107 American Honda & Supergirl Teach us how to Buckle Up! Total Running Time: 4 Hours, 32 Minutes, 29 Seconds -- BLOG POSTS: New Teen Titans Drug Awareness Special (the first one) New Teen Titans Drug Awareness Special (the second one) New Teen Titans Drug Awareness Special (the third one) American Honda Presents DC Comics' Supergirl (the first one) American Honda Presents DC Comics' Supergirl (the second one) -- Voicemail: 623-396-5375 Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com

X-Men. It's the reason I started this podcast. It's the comic series that people ask me about the most for coming on the show. And they just never disappoint because there are about a billion different reasons why people have gotten into them and why they love them. So what's wrong with another look? If you ask Kevin Newburn, nothing at all. Which is great because that would have made for a really awkward episode if he didn't think that these mutants were worth another look. Learn such things as: What series of games have people asked me about the most? How does this game perfectly represent that working together as a team is better than going at it alone? Did anyone actually get excited about these X-Men Legends comics? And so much more! You can find Kevin on Twitter @KevinNewburn and on Instagram @newbachu. 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. 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. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order. 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 @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook. A big thanks to Agents of C.O.M.I.C.B.O.O.K. and Chrises on Infinite Earths for the promos today. Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, blah blah blah nobody reads this part anyway. I dare you to prove me wrong.

this week we talk about one of the biggest crossovers the CW's Crisis on Infinite Earth as well news that made headlines.

Welcome friends, to a day of Multiple Milestones!  Today we wrap up both the Hellfire Gala and the fourth volume of X-Factor... as well as celebrate TWO-THOUSAND days of Daily Comics Content at Chris is on Infinite Earths! We bid a sad farewell to our Boneyard residents, mysteries are awkwardly solved, people are horribly dressed... and wrap up with the discovery of SPOILER ALERT's dead body!  Whodunnit... well, we're going to have to wait and see! -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

Alex Grand and Jim Thompson interview comic archivist, author, critic and historian, Peter Sanderson who was a regular contributer to Julius Schwartz' Flash Grams in the 1960s, to Omniverse with Mark Gruenwald, DC Universe's Who's Who making Crisis on Infinite Earth's possible with Marv Wolfman.  In the first of a two parter, he also discusses joining Marvel indexing and writing biographies and assessing strengths in the Handbook of the Marvel Universe, writing the Marvel Saga, the Wolverine Saga, and working under Jim Shooter and Tom DeFalco. Images used in artwork ©Their Respective Copyright holders, CBH Podcast ©Comic Book Historians. Thumbnail Artwork ©Comic Book Historians.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/comicbookhistorians)

**Spoilers for Doom Patrol ** In today’s bubble, Eric and I are back and bringing the BOOYAH, loose butts, and so much DOOM.  Doom Patrol S1 is now playing in the Bubble and we talk about the characters of Doom Patrol, from Niles “Chief”Caulder (Timothy Dalton) to Ezekiel (Curtis Armstrong) and everyone in between. Thanks for listening and Keep Streaming! CW for sexual assault. Minor Spoilers for Titans. Spoilers for the Arrowverse crossover, Crisis on Infinite Earths.

The dynamic duo of Robbie Landis and Ben Morse is back once again for another episode of the Other Identity. The Other Identity is a podcast about exploring the culture created by comic books. This week Robbie and Ben dig deep into the effect of loss and death in comics. Some of the most famous story-lines in comics revolve around the death of a hero. This week Robbie and Ben caught up with they've been reading in their spare time. Ben continues to work through his read of the Blackest Night storyline. Robbie finished his #InBlackestNight challenge weeks ago, but Ben has barely scratched the surface. As Robbie continues his #DCRebirthEraChallenge he talks about how much he's loving Supergirl. He also expresses his hopes and dreams for the series long-term. Several months ago a discussion sparked on Twitter about comic book deaths. Whether or not bringing back a dead character invalidates the weight of the original death. One of Ben's favorite stories is the Death of Barry Allen in the Crisis on Infinite Earth's crossovers. Robbie thinks that the Death of Spider-Man in the Ultimate Timeline is one of the best stories from Marvel. Where the two differ, is that Robbie doesn't think bringing a character back hurts the original story. They discuss at length, if Barry Allen's resurrection is worth it or if Wally West actually suffers more as a character. It doesn't stop with death in comics though. Despite the short history of the comic book movie or TV show, there are a few examples to draw from there as well. Robbie and Ben use the death and Resurrection of Agent Coulson from Avengers and Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. to keep the discussion going.

"You have no idea how powerful the truth can be." - Oliver Queen   Welcome to episode 26, on this episode we give our detailed spoiler review of Crisis of Infinite Earths! Infinity Bro Mark gets nervous thinking that the Obi Wan series is cancelled. Meanwhile, Infinity Bro Max pauses and gives his thoughts on the controversial role of "Apu" on the Simpsons. It's a jam packed DC episode you don't want to miss!   ----more---- Links Discussed During Episode:   https://www.darkhorizons.com/azaria-no-longer-voicing-apu-on-simpsons/   https://www.darkhorizons.com/flash-film-confirmed-to-use-flashpoint/   https://www.darkhorizons.com/marvels-avengers-game-delayed-four-months/   https://fandomwire.com/2020/01/17/exclusive-obi-wan-kenobi-series-canceled/   ----more----   Feel free to follow us on Instagram | Facebook | Twitter @InfinityBros! You can also email us your feedback at infinitybrospodcast@gmail.com. Listen to us on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-infinity-bros-podcast/id1460090836   See us on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC49ADcSjllAH6FTeLhAScmA   Listen to us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6JljHssXHMAyzlXgSgxP3G#upsell   Listen to us on Podbean: https://infinitybrospodcast.podbean.com    Like our cover art? Checkout @Jack_baumertart on instagram!

On today's episode we take a look at my upcoming travels to San Antonio, TX for PAX, along with what I will be carrying with me. Second, we take a quick look at a couple of Kickstarter/Indiegogo items that could peak your interest to back the campaign. Then, I will give you 5 YouTube channels that you might want to check out if you aren't already subscribe, and lastly I give a final review on DC's latest crossover “Crisis on Infinite Earth's” remember spoiler alert “you have been warned”. Episodes are recorded weekly and released on Thursday mornings. Subscribe to my podcast on Anchor.fm, Google Podcast, Apple Podcast, Spotify, or any of your favorite podcast players to guarantee new episodes are delivered as soon as they go live. Host: Jeff B Follow me @ Anchor.FM Become a Patreon member here Episode Links: --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/themanestreampodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themanestreampodcast/support

What's Up Cinemaniacs! Join Cinemania Editors Duane, Hannah, Tyler, and Larry Episode 66 of the Cinemania World Show! The show where we talk about the latest movie, television, and pop culture news. This week we got: 1. Oscar nominations discussion and the problem with this years awards. 2. "Morbius" trailer discussion. 3. "Black Widow" teaser trailer thoughts. 4. Fast Track News (Billie Eilish to perform the theme for "No Time To Die) 5. TV Fast Track (Ezra Miller cameos on "Crisis on the Infinite Earths") 6. Closing segments.  Follow us: Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Stitcher Messy Castbox Spotify  Follow Duane: Twitter Instagram  Follow Hannah: Twitter Instagram  Follow Tyler: Twitter YouTube  Follow Larry (LC Screen Talk): Twitter YouTube  Cinemania World Merch: Teepublic  NEW Cinemania World Patreon: Support Here 

This week we cover the CW crossover event 'Crisis of Infinite Earths'. We breakdown parts 1-3, discuss differences between the television event and the comic run, and predict to where the Arrowverse may go from here. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/epochsoapbox/support

Todays was pre-recorded 1 week ago as the YTF is mostly our of the country. On this episode, they talk a lot about TV shows they are currently watching. The upcoming Crisis on Infinite Earth is something we all are looking forward to. Everyone except Danny. Some Disney plus talk since Mandalorian is coming out soon. And of course we talk about Watchmen, which Dom thinks its worth watching. Listen to us every Sunday where we talk nonsense, more nonsense and nothing but nonsense Spotify | https://spoti.fi/2JxhYrC Apple podcast | http://bit.ly/theytfshow Google podcast | http://bit.ly/ytfshow Stitcher | https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=417648 Castbox | http://bit.ly/theYTF Youtube Clips | http://bit.ly/ytfclips

We're watching the Long Goodbye Job, we're talking about Reflection, Remission, and Community Theatre.We also discuss: Fabby at the con, amazing good episode, Fabby's twitter post (cw blood), lying to the audience but its good actually, Magneto 3some stopper, Queers-is on Infinite Earths, Cass forgot Birds of Prey, Extra Life and the science of Farts, Symbiosis (Cass meant Mitochondria), Portland self-depreciation, Shakespeare Puckcast, Parker Mastermind, Rope-skills, the Muppet Show with our very special guest stars Fabby and Cass, My Steranko, are security guards bastards?, Leverage gets bloody, Is it Salty?, Timothy Hutton good actor, a story for Jim, Sophie is direct(ing), the self-interesting of Jim Sterling (Tweener), Taylor+TheKillers, Nate as a stay-at-home husband, Sophie's real name, Leverage is over, Fabby stans Colin Baker, Stealcast Reunion watch Librarians, selfies are serious business, “I'm Always Dick Van Dyke”, game gender, medical checks, Tara appreciation society, the highest highs and the lowest lows, Sophie and Hardison (indirect killers), She did it her way.Recommendations:Citizen HankMini MetroCities: Skylines Analysis by DoNotEat01Young Avengers (2013)The Muppet Christmas Family Special (Poparena video)Defunctland: The Muppets and Jim Henson

Netflix has canceled Punisher/Jessica Jones - https://deadline.com/2019/02/the-punisher-jessica-jones-canceled-netflix-marvel-krysten-ritter-jon-bernthal-1202535835/ How do you rank Marvel shows on Nextflix: Daredevil Defenders Punisher Jessica Jones Iron Fist Luke Cage Hulu could take over for Netflix with Marvel Shows - https://screenrant.com/hulu-revive-canceled-netflix-marvel-shows/ CW's Arrow, Supergirl and Legends of Tomorrow could come to an end after next year's Crisis of Infinite Earths. https://cosmicbook.news/arrow-canceled https://cosmicbook-news.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/cosmicbook.news/supergirl-canceled-superman?amp=&_js_v=0.1#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s&share=https%3A%2F%2Fcosmicbook.news%2Fsupergirl-canceled-superman The Flash - Carlos Valdes (Cisco/Vibe) leaving at end of season; How do you think he'll exit? - https://screenrant.com/flash-cisco-carlos-valdes-exit/ New Constantine show in the works hopefully with Matt Ryan - https://wegotthiscovered.com/tv/warner-bros-considering-new-constantine-tv-show-starring-matt-ryan/?fbclid=IwAR1Czkk3kdEv_QyO3DvHC75TckIIFbUOgAYRIOVsbXvPtqnKLkptd9FQXP8 Jack Ryan renewed for Season 3 - https://screenrant.com/john-krasinski-jack-ryan-renewed-season-3/ Apple Announcing a new Streaming service - https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/2019/02/14/apple-streaming-service-announcement-march-jj-abrams/ Court to hear new evidence in Steven Avery (Making a Murderer) Case - https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/steven-avery-attorney-we-won-court-to-hear-new-evidence-in-making-a-murderer-case/ar-BBUapSa?ocid=spartanntp Aladdin live action trailer with Will Smith as Genie? - Disney's Aladdin - Special Look: In Theaters May 24 Breaking Bad movie (Sequel with Aaron Paul) - https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/breaking-bad-movie-is-a-sequel-starring-aaron-paul-1159128 Gwyneth Paltrow have exited the Marvel Universe; Is this a clue for Avenger's End Game? - https://variety.com/2019/film/news/gwyneth-paltrow-marvel-exit-1203142428/ Edge of Tomorrow sequel in development Captain Marvel to be first movie to go to Disney + streaming service Aquaman 2 Announced Dec 2020 Email - theptrshow@gmail.com Twitter - @theptrshow --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theptrshow/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theptrshow/support

Todd Lemons is an economist, engineer and ultimately, an environmentalist (quite the unique combo). Over the last 25 years, Todd Lemons lived and worked in South and Central America, Mainland China and South East Asia. In that time, he has: Served as CEO for EnVision Corp, an “incubator for sustainability technologies and a leader in the development of market-based environmental finance solutions” Founded Infinite Earth which “develops and manages tropical conservation land banks and provides environmental offsets and private-label CSR solutions to companies across the globe” While at Infinite Earth, together with Biruté Mary Galdikas he founded the Rimba Raya Project, the first validated REDD+ project under the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and helped define the criteria by which all projects are measured Most recently, founded Veridium Labs, an “environmental FinTech company offering a real-world application of blockchain technology that uses cryptographic environmental mitigation offsets” In this episode, we cover Todd's background, how he went from chopping down trees to saving them, the mechanisms being used to do this and how blockchain will be used to dramatically improve how carbon offsets are traded for companies and consumers. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Find the show notes here  ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ *** SOCIALIZE WITH US *** Website  Instagram  Facebook   Twitter  YouTube      

A look at Jan Van Meter's 21st Century updated take on Black Lightning's origin story.Affiliate link included.Transcript:"Justice like lightning should ever appear, to some men hope, to other men fear." We're taking a look at Black Lightning, Year One, coming up next.Black Lightning was created by Tony Isabella in 1977. Black Lightning, Year One was published in 2009 and is a modern updating of Black Lightning's origin stories. The reason this was done is that he was introduced prior to Crisis on Infinite Earth where the DC Universe could be rebooted, and its continuity simplified so that that would never happen again. And about twenty-five years later they had to do it again.The original origin story from the 1970s really worked pretty well for the most part. The story was that Jefferson Pierce, a gold medal Olympian, returned to his old high school – Garfield High in a suicide slum in Metropolis – to serve as a high school teacher; and the murder of one of his students leads him to become Black Lightning and to take on the 100, the evil gang that dominates his city. 2009 Update changes some things. First, rather than coming in as a teacher he arrives as the principal. In some ways I think this is kind of a nod to Lean on Me where Morgan Freeman plays Joe Clarke, a principal who comes to restore order to a troubled school. In the original story Pierce was divorced and his ex-wife showed up working at the same school he was at, and she is in the school and frequently ignored until finally they become friends and happily divorced as was the big trend in the 1970s, the cultural push for people to become divorced, be good friends and have it all be very socially acceptable. This not really being a thing in 2009 he is actually still married to his wife Lynn and they have one child and another child's quickly on the way. But Jeff's decision to become Black Lightning creates a lot of friction in his marriage, ending up with her leaving him though not getting divorced. She doesn't come off particularly well in the exchange but there's actually a reason for it, and it's probably the book's most clever innovation. And what makes a good retelling of an origin story stand out from one that is a bit weak, a good retelling will take a look at some element of the story that wasn't explained or fleshed out and flesh it out and provide a remarkable twist that fills in a hole that a writer in a previous age hadn't thought of. And writer Jen Van Meter really does that here. When you think about it a key problem with the original story of Suicide Slum called Southside here in Year One is the idea that there is a portion of Metropolis that is overrun with crime, and that Superman doesn't do anything about it. When you think about it the idea then is that Superman is not addressing the problems with crime in this neighborhood unlike crime in other parts of Metropolis, because he doesn't really care about black people. I'm sure that is not what Tony Isabella was going for. He was used to dealing with Marvel characters, and Marvel characters do not generally have as much power or scope as Superman. There's a reason Spider-Man doesn't fight crime in Harlem as a practice, because his main area is Manhattan and Queens, and he cannot fly everywhere in the city. Superman is different and the original take on this leaves the impression that there's a portion of Metropolis that Superman is ignoring even as he flies all over the world and universe to fight crime elsewhere. And Van Meter does something clever and introduces an evil mystical force into the equation as the key cause behind this. And as most people know, Superman does not have powers against magic; and in the books it's referenced that Superman is weakened inside the Suicide Slum....

This week on the show, the regular podcasting crew is joined by one of the founding fathers of Nerd Lunch...PLee! After catching up with PLee about some music projects he has in the hopper, the Nerds discuss what they would be like in various alternate realities? Who is Jeeg in Star Trek's Mirror Universe? How is Pax's life affected in the alternate, Biff-dominated timeline in Back to the Future part II? And what does the Earth-2 CT do for a living? All this and a ton more!