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In this week's episode, I take a look back at the movies and streaming shows I watched in Summer 2026 and rate them. This coupon code will get you 25% off the ebooks in the Ghost Armor series at my Payhip store: FALLARMOR The coupon code is valid through September 21, 2026. So if you need a new ebook this fall, we've got you covered! TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Updates Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 319 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is September the 4th, 2026, and today I'm looking back at the movies and streaming shows I watched over Summer 2026. We will also have Coupon of the Week and an update on my current writing, publishing, and audiobook projects. So let's start off with Coupon of the Week. This week's coupon code will get you 25% off the ebooks in the Ghost Armor series at my Payhip store. That coupon code is FALLARMOR. As always, you can get the coupon code and the links to my Payhip store available in the show notes for this episode. This coupon code will be valid through September 21st, 2026, so if you need a new ebook for this fall, we have got you covered. Now an update on my current writing, publishing, and audiobook projects. I'm pleased to report that the rough draft of Blade of Visions is done. It came to 99,000 words. It'd be kind of cool if it came to 100,000, but as I've learned in the 15 years I've been doing this, it's not a good idea to pad things for length. Editing is underway. I'm about 15% through the first pass of edits. I'm working on the cover design, so I'm on good track to have the book out before the end of the month. I also wrote a tie-in short story called Winter Crown and don't forget that [newsletter] subscribers will get a free ebook copy of that short story when Blade of Visions comes out later this month. So this makes a very excellent time to subscribe to my new release newsletter. I am also 12,000 words into Elven-Warlock, which will be the seventh book in the Half-Elven Thief series. Hopefully that will be out in October, if all goes well. In audiobook news, I think Blade of Thieves (as narrated by Brad Wills) and Cloak of Worlds (as narrated by Hollis McCarthy) are now finally available at all the usual audiobook stores, which includes Audible, Apple, Amazon, Kobo, Google Play, Chirp, and all the others. So if you want to listen to those if you are going on a Labor Day road trip, you can check those out. A reminder that Stealth and Spells Online: The Complete LitRPG trilogy (narrated by C.J. McAllister) is also available on Audible, so check that out. That's 32 hours long and that would also cover all your Labor Day travels. So that is where I'm at with my current writing, publishing and audiobook projects. 00:02:22 Main Topic of the Week: Summer 2026 Movie Roundup So let's move on to our main topic this week. Our main topic this week is the Summer 2026 Movie Roundup and I always enjoy doing those. These episodes are a little less serious than some of the other episodes and it's fun to talk about things I enjoyed and that you might enjoy as well. And I did see a lot of new movies this summer. In fact, I went to the actual theater four times for Masters of the Universe, The Odyssey, Spider-Man, and Coyote vs. Acme, which is probably more than I've gone in a single season since before COVID times. So as usual, here are the movies I saw this summer (rated from least favorite to most favorite). The grades are totally subjective and based on nothing but my own thoughts and opinions. First up is The Breadwinner, which came out in 2026. This is basically standup comedian Nate Bargatze's act come to life as a movie. If you've seen Bargatze's standup, his usual routine is to portray himself as the dumb husband and bumbling Girl Dad, which is actually quite clever from a comedic standpoint since you're unlikely to have outraged mobs calling for your head if all you're doing is making fun of yourself. Anyway, Bargatze portrays Nate Wilcox, the best Toyota salesman in Nashville. (Don't worry, this is the first of only many product placement moments.) He lets his wife Kate manage the household and do the bulk of the work with their three daughters. When Kate's invention takes off on Shark Tank, she has to go to South Korea for two weeks to oversee manufacturing, leaving Nate in charge of the kids. Comedic chaos ensues. On the positive side of this movie, I did approve how this movie showed a married couple trying to work through a rough patch and do what's right for their kids and each other in a semi-productive way rather than blowing up their lives over nonsensical trivialities in the style of Eat, Pray, Love. On the downside, there was a lot of product placement, to the point where it at times felt like an extended commercial with bits of plot jammed in between product endorsement. No doubt most of the production budget came from product placement money. Will Forte was funny as an eccentric roofing contractor and Martin Herlihy as a shifty DoorDash employee. Kumail Nanjiani was funny as Nate's rival salesman at the car dealership. So overall, I would say this was blandly amusing and inoffensive with some funny slapstick moments. Overall grade: C- Next up is Supergirl, which came out in 2026. This movie really was sort of a strange combination of John Wick and the human trafficking subplot from 2020's Black Widow. The end result wasn't quite as good as Superman from 2025, alas. I did like this movie's interpretation of Supergirl. Kara Zor-El's departure from Krypton was way more traumatic than Superman's, so she's dealing with her unresolved emotional issues by traveling from planet to planet with red suns and getting hammered since the same yellow sun that gives Kryptonians their superpowers on Earth also keeps them from getting drunk because their bodies process alcohol too efficiently. However, Kara comes to a planet where a girl named Ruthye lives. Ruthye's family has been slaughtered by ruthless brigands yet led by Krem of the Yellow Hills and she's going on a quest for revenge. When Ruthye tries to recruit Kara for the quest, she's not interested, but then Krem steals Kara's spaceship and poisons her dog Krypto. Krem carries the antidote on his person, so now Kara and Ruthye team up to get vengeance on Krem and to heal Krypto. Krem is a nasty piece of work and he and his space gang travel from planet to planet abducting women to be their wives. I think the problem was that Krem was kind of a boring but nasty villain, but he was still boring. He was basically a space thug with too many piercings. Lex Luthor from 2025 Superman, by contrast, was a really interesting villain, this malignant narcissist who knows that his obsession with Superman is over the top, but he's going to act on it anyway. Additionally, I don't think this version of Supergirl is quite capable of being a lead character on her own. She'd make a superb secondary character, but I don't think she could quite carry a movie on her own. And Jason Momoa was pretty good as Lobo. Overall grade: C- Next up is Troy, which came out in 2004. I wanted to see this either before or after I watched The Odyssey this summer and ended up watching it the day before I went to see The Odyssey. I would say this movie was slow and ponderous, but I did enjoy watching it. This is an adaption of The Iliad and has the sort of slow stateliness of epic films from the '60s. It had good performances and good battle scenes. Brian Cox was enjoyable as a scenery chewing Agamemnon and Brad Pitt worked as Achilles. Interestingly, his version of Achilles reminded me of the interpretation of Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen from Dune 2 as sort of a violent psychopath with his own twisted sense of honor. Oddly, despite the fact that this was rather a long movie, the ending seems a bit rushed, like we needed to hurry up and get to the Trojan Horse. It was amusing how Achilles' relationship with Patroclus was changed to "cousin" for the modern audience, but Greek views on sexuality would definitely be unpalatable with both right-wing and left-wing versions of the modern mind, which is a good thing because while the Greeks contributed a great deal to the development of civilization, they were into a lot of unsavory stuff. So overall, I would say this was a fun, epic movie, but I think this walked so the 2026 version of The Odyssey could run. Amusing fact: Christopher Nolan was apparently supposed to direct this, but the deal fell through and he got Batman Begins as a consolation prize instead. Overall grade: B- Next up is The Dink, which came out in 2026. This is an Apple TV comedy movie about pickleball of all things. I feel like this was made because some Apple executive got made fun of by some tennis players for playing pickleball and then decided to take revenge through media. Jake Johnson plays Dustin Boyd, a washed up former child tennis star who now works at his father's tennis club. The club has difficulties because of a growing influx of pickleball players who the hardcore tennis players hate. Dustin's father decides to use the club's bylaws to force a duel match to decide the issue, in the grand tradition of wacky comedy stakes. Dustin really wants to play the duel match, but his wrist is injured in an accident. To get his wrist mobility back, the doctor suggested he play some pickleball and Dustin views this as beneath him, but he really wants to play again, so he signs up for pickleball. This ends up being a wacky sports company/buddy movie as Dustin gradually befriends an eccentric older pickleball player. Ed Harris should really do more comedic roles. He was great as Dustin's stern, yet unscrupulous father. I do admire Apple TV's dedication to making random stuff. Overall grade: B- Next up is Green and Gold, which came out in 2025, and this is a melodrama about a farmer and his granddaughter dealing with the grim economic realities of farming. This is set in 1992/1993 era Wisconsin. Buck refuses to modernize his dairy farm in Door County, Wisconsin. His granddaughter Jenny is a talented musician and also a skilled farmer, and Buck wants her to take over the farm one day, but Jenny's ambitions are looking elsewhere. Events come to a head when Jenny realizes that Buck is deeply in debt to the bank, which is about to foreclose on the farm. However, Buck and the chief banker have a personal animosity, so they settle on a bet. If the Green Bay Packers win a Super Bowl title in 1993, the banker will give Buck one more year to turn things around on the farm. Meanwhile, Jenny begins to wonder if her music ambitions might generate the money to save the farm. Of course, if you are familiar with the history of the Packers, you know that they won a Super Bowl in 1996, not 1993. The movie has carried on the back of the very strong performances of its actors. It also has an ambiguously happy ending, as is true with so many things in farming. I like this movie because I've spent a lot of my life in the American Midwest, [and] I did appreciate how it shows the difficulties of the farming life. Also, this is important: a fall from a ladder is a plot point. Ladder safety is important, people! If you are going up a ladder, for heaven's sake don't climb the ladder in high heels like the character in question does. Wear sensible, well-fitting shoes with good soles. A very long time ago, I used to work with a guy who would climb extension ladders in cowboy boots. It is nothing short of the mercy of God that he didn't fall off and shatter half the bones in his body. Overall grade: B Next up is Grumpy Old Men, which came out in 1993. Apparently this is set in Wabasha, Minnesota, which is amusing because filming actually took place in several areas in the Twin Cities in Eastern Minnesota, but not actually in Wabasha. I found that personally amusing because I'm quite familiar with the area and so I recognize several filming locations. Anyway, the movie is about two retirees, Max and John, who are enemies and have been enemies for years, but Max is lonely and wants to get married again, and John is about to lose his house to the IRS due to tax problems. Things come to a head when an attractive literature professor moves across the street and both Max and John take an interest in her and start competing for her affections. However, it turns out that Max and John are actually best friends whose love language happens to be hatred and practical jokes, kind of like Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner, but more on them below. This was a good character comedy/drama. It was interesting that the professor was an early version of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl trope, albeit several decades before someone came up with the term. This is worth watching both as a character and comedy drama and a time capsule of the 1990s. Sometimes a movie ages a bit badly (Airplane and the Thomas Crown Affair from the Spring Movie Roundup come to mind), but this didn't. The sequel Grumpier Old Men from 1995 is basically the same movie, but with the characters acting about 20% dumber so a sitcom style plot can happen. Still entertaining, but not as good as the first one, so Grumpier Old Men only gets a B-, but Grumpy Old Men gets a B+. Next up is Masters of the Universe, which came out in 2026. It was amusing to read reviews of this movie because people thought way too hard about a movie that is essentially about battling action figures. Anyway, this was pretty good. It was nice to see a movie about a science fiction property that doesn't actually hate the source material. Basically it's a live action version of the cartoons from the '80s, albeit with somewhat more thoughtful moments. I heard someone suggest that it was close in tone to Thor: Ragnarok, and that seems accurate. The plot is that Skeletor conquers Eternia and 10-year-old Prince Adam is sent with the Sword of Power through a magical portal to Earth to keep him and the sword out of Skeletor's reach. However, Adam loses the sword while passing through the gate and 15 years later is working in human resources. He's still seeking for the sword despite his therapist trying to convince him that it was a trauma-induced fantasy. However, his persistence pays off and he does find the sword. Teela, who is one of the resistance leaders against Skeletor's rule, comes to Earth to find him and bring him back, but Skeletor's minions arrive to claim the sword as well. Adam and Teela escape back to Eternia and it's up to Adam to find a way to use the Sword of Power to become the hero that Eternia needs. Dolph Lundgren's cameo was great. Overall, I would say this is a fun movie to watch, especially if you're a Millennial or Gen Xer who saw the cartoons or the live action movie back in the '80s. Jared Leto has something of an increasingly questionable reputation these days, but he did a good job as Skeletor, played him halfway between the solemn gravitas of the 1987 version and the malevolent comedic cornball of the cartoons. Of course, in my opinion, the Frank Langella version from 1987 is the best version of Skeletor since he placed it with all the seriousness of a Shakespearean villain monologue at the Royal Shakespeare Company. In hindsight, it wasn't terribly surprising that this underperformed at the box office. It felt like it was made for guys my age, not for kids. I would've been comfortable bringing an eight-year-old to see The Mandalorian and Grogu or Super Mario Galaxy, but I would've been less certain bringing a kid that age to see Masters of the Universe. Additionally, it seemed very Marvel in tone, and I think the overall mood of the US these days is less "Marvel Cinematic Universe quips and banter" and more sort of the grimness of The Odyssey, which we'll talk about shortly. Overall grade: B+ Next up is Young Washington, which came out in 2026, a biopic of the early life of George Washington, covering how he more or less accidentally started the French and Indian War and how he recovered his reputation at the Battle of Braddock's Field. To be fair, the international situation at the time meant that someone was going to start the French and Indian War. It just happened to be Washington, who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Overall, I liked this. It was reasonably historically accurate, though some of the emotional and family dialogue at times was a bit clunky. Additionally, Washington was portrayed as having revolutionary leanings much earlier in life than he actually did, since when he was a young man, he had no thoughts of being anything but a British subject and officer. That said, some of the most implausible stuff in the movie actually happened in real life. Like if I were to write in a novel that the future president of the United States personally rallied the army's rear guard to save as many men as possible from an ambush, and in the process had two horses shot out from under him and ended up with bullet holes in his hat and coat (all while fighting continuously), you would probably find that a bit implausible, but it actually happened that way. Washington's daring actions during that battle were one of the reasons he was appointed commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, that and there weren't many other colonials with as much experience of military command as Washington. In that vein, the battle scenes were the best part of the movie. They captured the brutality and messiness of 18th Century warfare without being especially graphic. Anyway, I'm glad this is getting a sequel. Maybe we'll end up with a Young Washington Cinematic Universe. Overall grade: B+ Next up is Meet the Parents, which came out in 2000, and this is probably one of the apex forms of cringe comedy. Ben Stiller plays Greg Focker, a nurse who's in love with schoolteacher Pam Burns. Greg wants to marry Pam, but overhears a phone call with her sister where she says her fiancé asked permission of her traditional father first. Greg decides that he's going to ask Pam's father's permission first to get off on the right foot, and so accompanies Pam to her sister's wedding and her parents' house to, as the title says, Meet the Parents. However, Pam's father is the former CIA counterintelligence officer Jack, and he and Greg immediately get on each other's nerves. To make things worse, the airline has lost Greg's luggage. From these two starting premises follow a cascading series of hilarious disasters that accumulate in a septic tank fire on the lawn. I'm not sure, but I think I saw this one in the theaters when it came out in 2000, and I thought it was funny then. With 26 years of additional life experience under the belt, I still think it's pretty funny, though you could still tell that this movie was filmed before 9/11 because if Greg had his airport meltdown seen today, the consequences would've been much worse. Overall grade: B+ Next up is O Brother Where Art Thou, which came out in 2000. This is a very, very, very specific adaptation of The Odyssey directed by the Coen brothers. George Clooney plays Everett, a convict who escapes from a chain gang in Mississippi during the Great Depression. He wants to find a treasure and he recruits fellow convicts Delmar and Peter to assist him. Along the way, Everett and his team encountered 1930s era versions of the Sirens, the cyclops, the blind prophet Tiresias, and other characters and foes from the original Odyssey myth. Everett and his friends end up running a scam where they pretend to be a Christian music group, but as it turns out, they're actually pretty good at singing, so this leads to unexpected hilarity and opportunities. This was also a very funny movie. Imagine The Odyssey is a comedy with a lot of singing set in the Deep South during the Depression, and you're there. If you're a fan of bluegrass music, this is worth watching. If you've seen Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, it's worth watching this just to ponder how the same source material can produce such wildly divergent interpretations. If you don't care about The Odyssey, then this is still a fun movie to watch. Proof: I mentioned to someone that I had seen this and she responded that she both loved the movie and was surprised to learn that he had in fact been inspired by The Odyssey. Overall grade: A- Next up is Hoppers, which came out in 2026. Like most Pixar movies, this was very high concept. Unlike many recent Pixar movies, it wasn't too depressing and didn't disappear up its own tailpipe. In the city of Beaverton, hot tempered girl Mabel bonds with her grandmother in their favorite place, a woodland grove favored by beavers. Years later, Mabel is a biology student under Dr. Fairfax, but is neglecting her studies to face off against her nemesis, the popular yet sketchy Mayor Jerry of Beaverton. Mayor Jerry wants to build an expressway that will wipe out the woodland grove, and he's perfectly within his rights to do it since no animals have been found living there. Since Mabel's grandmother has died, she's unwilling to give up the grove. However, Dr. Fairfax's research might give her a way. Dr. Fairfax has worked out a way to temporarily transfer human consciousness to a robotic beaver capable of speaking to real beavers, much like the plot of Avatar. In a funny scene, Fairfax angrily denies that it's just like Avatar. Mabel gets the idea to use this to convince real beavers to settle in the grove, thereby thwarting Mayor Jerry's plans. This touches off both a wacky yet poignant adventure. The plot was very well structured and it followed the proper rules of story structure, which I've talked about before. Mabel definitely is a protagonist who takes action, but experiences setbacks and problems of her own creation. It was pretty good. I say it was a return to form for Pixar after some of their weaker movies in the 2020s. Overall grade: A Now it's time for my three favorite movies of summer 2026, all of which I actually saw in the theater. First up is Coyote versus Acme, which came out in 2026. This movie had an extra surge of popularity from the fact that Warner Brothers canceled it as a tax write-off, but distributor Ketchup Entertainment revived it. That makes it a plucky underdog since Warner Brothers senior executives are kind of like the apex version of soulless corporate bug men. Like if I wrote characters in my books who acted like Warner Brothers senior executives, people would think I was being didactic and heavy-handed. Anyway, after decades of failures in efforts to capture the Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote decides to sue Acme Corporation for its numerous defective products. Coyote teams up with a lazy strip mall lawyer named Kevin Avery, who specializes in getting small settlements from Acme. However, Avery and Coyote end up filing a massive lawsuit against Acme, which means they'll face the full wrath of Acme Corporation, including its ace lawyer Buddy Crane and its ruthless CEO, Foghorn Leghorn. What follows is a comedic courtroom battle as Coyote and Avery try to defeat Acme Corporation, defeat its sinister plans, and Coyote starts to realize that Road Runner might actually be his best friend. Both quite amusing and touching, and I'm glad this was rescued from the tax write-off vault. Overall grade: A Next up is The Odyssey, which came out in 2026. This wasn't quite as good as Oppenheimer in 2023 in my opinion, but it was still very good and very much worth seeing. It was weird that The Odyssey was briefly a football in the never-ending US culture war scrum because the movie isn't really political and doesn't really have a message beyond "war is destructive and bad", which every sensible person would agree with, and a lesser message of "violating the law of morality has unforeseen cascading bad consequences, including the destruction of civilization", which is also quite true and was one of the themes of Oppenheimer. Nolan himself dismissed the controversies as "irrelevant" and "part of the territory" since no one had actually seen the movie yet, and given that The Odyssey has made a billion and a half dollars as of this recording, I think that may have proved his point. I imagine the scrutiny from Batman fans back in the 2010s was way more intense since in the modern era, many people care more deeply about the accuracy of Batman than The Odyssey. I do think the debate over the historical accuracy in The Odyssey is pointless because the Odyssey is myth, not history. The Iliad and The Odyssey are a lot like Arthurian myth in terms of their actual historicity. Even when Arthurian legend was massively popular with English kings and nobles in the late medieval and early modern period (for example, Henry VIII's older brother was named Arthur in imitation of King Arthur), the version of Arthurian myth they celebrated and wished to emulate had virtually no connection to the reality of Britain in the 500s AD and was instead a sort of fantasy version of their own time in the 14th and 15th centuries. By the time The Odyssey was written down, no doubt a similar process was underway. Both The Iliad and The Odyssey and the Arthurian cycle probably have a kernel of historical truth buried underneath the tales of magic swords, sirens, cyclopses, and vengeful witches with magic islands. There likely was a Romano-British warlord who might have been named Arthur (or possibly Ambrosius Aurelianus) who held off the Saxons for a while before he was overwhelmed and killed. Likewise, Heinrich Schliemann was a highly eccentric and very sketchy crazy rich guy, but he did prove that there really was some version of the city of Troy that was destroyed at the end of the Bronze Age. But everything beyond those basic details came from thousands of years of embellishments and flourishes from later poets and writers. So arguing about the historical accuracy of The Odyssey is a bit like arguing if Star Wars portrays faster than light travel in an accurate way. That kind of argument is just missing the point entirely. It's also interesting to see how modern standards clashed with the ancient mindset. You know how I always say that everywhere in the United States is exactly the same right until it really, really isn't? I think ancient people are just like us until they really, really weren't. Like ancient people would have been superstitious to an extent that even the most credulous crystal and aura influencer on TikTok would find horrifying and frequently violent in a way that the most strident self-defense advocate would find shocking. The Odyssey's version of Odysseus feels guilt and remorse over his actions in a way an actual ancient Greek probably wouldn't have, but so what? This is The Odyssey viewed through the lens of the 21st century, just as those English nobles viewed the myth of King Arthur and his knights through the lens of their time. As I mentioned with Troy above, the ancient Greeks were often quite brutal and would celebrate sacking an enemy city. One side note before we get to the movie, I probably found it funnier than I should have how Nolan favorably cited classicist Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey as a source, and Wilson then had an extended and unintentionally comedic multi-article crashout about how much she hated the movie and of course how much she hated the commemorative Trojan Horse popcorn bucket. Apparently Wilson hated the movie so much she's going to do a new translation of The Odyssey, much to her publisher's baffled dismay. No one does offended huffy petulance quite like an academic. Anyway, back to the movie. It follows the familiar story of Odysseus through Christopher Nolan's preference for non-linear storytelling and practical effects. I did think it was interesting how in this interpretation, Odysseus explicitly connected the ruse of the Trojan Horse with the collapse of the Bronze Age and the rise of the Sea Peoples. It's also probably the most supernatural film Nolan has ever done with actual fantasy and supernatural elements as opposed to science fiction like Inception, Tenant, and Interstellar. Odysseus talks to Athena throughout the movie and it's left up to the viewer's interpretation whether or not he's actually talking to Athena or his own guilt-ridden hallucinations. That said, Odysseus encounters a witch with actual magic powers and travels to the underworld to speak with the shades of the dead, so it's entirely possible he's talking to the actual Athena. In this version, as I mentioned, Odysseus is guilt-ridden over the ruse of the Trojan Horse, which is shown as a violation of the sacred hospitality of Zeus's law and as great a crime as the creation of the atomic bomb in Oppenheimer, which of course is similar to Oppenheimer, where Oppenheimer's creation of the atomic bomb is treated similarly. There are also some genuinely scary sequences in the movie. The bit with the underworld is very spooky, the cyclops is actually quite frightening, and the character of Circe reaches the level of scary previously attained by Heath Ledger's version of The Joker in The Dark Knight. If Nolan ever decides he wants to do a horror movie, it will probably be one of the scariest ones ever made. To sum up, The Odyssey has great performances, great spectacle, great cinematography, and great action sequences. As an interesting interpretation of the original myth, definitely worth seeing. I think you can tell it was a great movie because of all the arguments on the Internet about "what does it really mean?" Great art often has that effect. Overall grade: A The final of my three favorite movies of [Summer] 2026 is Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which came out in 2026. There's a rumor, and I don't know if it's true or not, that Tom Holland found the experience of working with Christopher Nolan on The Odyssey so eye-opening that he insisted that if they made another Spider-Man movie, it had to have a reason for existing other than "make a lot of money". If this story is true, it clearly worked. Previously, I though the two best Spider-Man movies were Spider-Man 2 from 2004 and Spider-Man: No Way Home from 2021. I must now amend that opinion to say that there are three best Spider-Man movies and Spider-Man: Brand New Day is one of the three. It is pretty good. I would've trimmed it here and there, but I thoroughly enjoyed it and is an excellent Spider-Man story that totally captures the essence of the character within a good story. It takes place four years after the events of No Way Home erased everyone's memory that Peter Parker was Spider-Man. Peter has now been crime fighting full time, but it is taking a severe toll on his emotions and personal life that he's deliberately ignoring. Meanwhile, Spider-Man has become the beloved crime fighter of New York, trusted by both the NYPD and the Federal Department of Damage Control, which is a reoccurring frenemy for superheroes from other movies. When someone launches an attack on the headquarters of Damage Control, the director recruits Peter to fight their new enemy, a mysterious figure who uses telepathy to possess people from a distance. Peter is the only one who can sense it thanks to his spider sense, and he's also the only one able to resist the telepath's possession abilities. But despite his resistance to possession, fighting a telepath is a dangerous proposition for someone with as many emotional issues as Peter, and things start to spiral out of control when the telepath starts digging into his life. But there's another lesson Peter has to learn. People (and especially superheroes) who take the federal government at its word tend to regret it. For that matter, ignoring his emotional issues is causing Peter's spider powers to start acting in strange ways. But of course, at the end of the day, Spider-Man always follows his conscience, no matter how high the cost to him personally. Definitely an enjoyable movie. All the scenes with Spider-Man and Punisher were great, and the two of them had a great dynamic together. A few other Marvel Cinematic Universe people show up, but this is probably one of the most standalone movies the MCU has done in a while. Of course, the risk of MCU Continuity Lockout is always there (which is one of the reasons I started writing Half-Eleven Thief in 2023). Overall grade: A So I would say it was a pretty good summer for movies. It's also valuable lessons in not taking the Internet too seriously, which too many people do nowadays. There are all these dedicated analyses on X, Threads, and Reddit in June and May explaining why The Odyssey was going to fail for whatever reason, and instead it made $1.5 billion. So I think that's a good lesson in not taking everything you read on the internet a little too seriously. So that's it for this week. Thanks for listening to The Pulp Writer Show. I hope you found the show enjoyable. A reminder that you can listen to all the back episodes at https://thepulpwritershow.com. If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave a review on your podcasting platform of choice. Stay safe and stay healthy, and we'll see you all next week.  

In which Yer Boys breakdown the fall of man; the rise of A.I.; Sequels that came too late; The best Hobbit flick; and Kryptonians on Spring Break.

Undaunted by the laws of physics, and after witnessing the highly unusual ways in which surviving Kryptonians commemorate the destruction of their homeworld, Jimmy takes it upon himself to travel back in time and avert the tragedy entirely, thus rendering his entire timeline obsolete! Confused? Us too! It's all right here in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #101! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My!(00:00:17) - Jimmy Olsen 101(00:05:09) - Food Line: Carry Your Gun Everywhere(00:05:48) - Will Butler's Surgery Is Complete(00:07:15) - Wonders of the World(00:09:18) - Jimmy Olsen In The Superman Story(00:11:13) - Jimmy Olsen on a Mission to Save Krypton(00:18:27) - Superman and Supergirl: The Duplicate Planet(00:19:46) - Superman On The Bottled City Of Kandor(00:24:33) - If You Could Go Back in Time and Prevent Krypton's Destruction(00:27:56) - What's the Scariest Movie You Saw at the Drive-(00:29:15) - Superman in the Phantom Zone(00:32:11) - Superboy vs Jaxer in the Phantom Zone(00:33:52) - Time Traveling With Jimmy(00:34:58) - Superman Returns to Kandor(00:38:01) - Jimmy on Krypton: The True Story(00:42:16) - The Phantom Zone villains in the present day(00:43:01) - Superman Returns to Krypton(00:47:52) - The Kryptonian Story(00:54:06) - Jimmy Olsen: Letter to the JO Club

In what was his second film as the titular Man of Steel, the late, great Christopher Reeve returns as Kal-El, the Son of Crypton who has now settled in Metropolis under disguise as Clark Kent, a nerdy reporter a The Daily Planet who also pines for his fellow reporter Lois Lane played by the late, great Margot Kidder.  As Superman, he is now doing his part to keep the human inhabitants of Planet Earth safe until.....three Kryptonians come calling lead by the aggrieved General Zod (Terence Stamp) who is seeking revenge against Kal-El after his late father had him imprisoned in the previous film.  Together Zod, Ursa (Sarah Douglas), and Non (Jack O'Halloran) begin to wreak havoc on Earth and frigteningly, NO ONE can stop them as they each have similar powers to Kal-El. :o And what results is an intense battle of ONE vs. THREE....can Superman prevail this time around??  Directed by Richard Lester (A Hard Day's Night) taking over from Richard Donner....sort of, this beloved sequel also features returning cast members Gene Hackman, Jackie Cooper, Valerie Perrine, and Ned Beatty.  KNEEL before ZOD!!!!Host & Editor: Geoff GershonProducer: Marlene Gershon Send us Fan MailSupport the showhttps://livingforthecinema.com/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Living-for-the-Cinema-Podcast-101167838847578Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/livingforthecinema/Letterboxd:https://letterboxd.com/Living4Cinema/ 

Jace and Rocky break down all 11 DC releases for the week of July 1, 2026. Absolute Green Lantern #16 brings the Absolute Lantern spectrum closer together as Hal Jordan uses violet light to protect the group from the Black Star of Sinestro, Jo Mullein weaponizes the people of Evergreen inside the Green Lantern construct, and Jessica Cruz's connection to Mogo threatens to throw the fight sideways. Poison Ivy #46 moves the pieces into place for Bad Seeds without Pamela appearing in the issue, as Janet from HR explains why Harley may be the only person who can reach Ivy and why Pamela's love for Harley makes her feel vulnerable. Batman #11 brings Lady Ojo back into the story as Batman clashes with her, the Minotaur's hold on Gotham's criminal money comes back into focus, Dr. Zeller deals with the fallout of Bruce's almost-date, and Verity Pennyworth makes her first appearance at Wayne Manor. Adventures of Superman: Book of El #10 continues Philip Kennedy Johnson's House of El story as Superman battles for his adoptive children, the fight on Tamarian escalates, and Kryl-Ux proves how powerful he has become by taking on a Sun-Eater. Batgirl #21 brings Cassandra Cain back to Gotham as Doctor Forget-Me-Not forces her to confront memories of a young girl named Victoria who may have been killed by Cassandra when she was younger, while the issue continues building Batgirl's own supporting cast. 100 Bullets: The U.S. of Anger #1 returns to Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso's world in black and white, following Lono through a grim, angry story involving podcasters, gang violence, police violence and the fractured state of America. Deadman #2 improves on the first issue by bringing in Plastic Man, showing Deadman fail to take over Batman because of Bruce's psychological defenses, and expanding the villain's interference with souls transitioning into the afterlife. Supergirl: Survive #2 turns Kara and baby Kal-El's escape into a galaxy-hopping Elseworlds adventure as Lobo's gang hunts the last Kryptonians, the Lantern Corps appears across the emotional spectrum, and Kara receives a hope lantern ring after Saint Walker's death. Absolute Martian Manhunter #12 closes the series by focusing on John Jones' relationship with his son Tyler, how his inability to understand Tyler helped fracture his family, and how the Martian Manhunter experience lets him see others differently as he chooses a second chance with his wife and child. JSA #21 explores the Spectre's origin and has the spirit of vengeance jump between different JSA hosts, including Obsidian, Jade and Wildcat, while Metron suggests the mystery depends not only on the Spectre's beginning but also on Jim Corrigan's origin. Batman / Green Arrow / The Question: Arcadia #4 continues Gabriel Hardman's political mystery as Batman, Green Arrow and the Question push deeper into the conspiracy around Arcadia, with the book still functioning more as a dense ideological thriller than a traditional superhero team-up. They also give a rundown of this week's collected editions, reprints and facsimile releases. As always, all books are ranked from top to bottom and each host gives a Book of the Week pick.

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The Christian Nerd Podcast is back and trying to be more moderate. Scott starts the show by talking about his week and getting ready for vacation. Nerd News has stories about a live-action Gaston movie and some fan favorites returning to the theaters. Approved for All Audiences looks at trailers for the Muppets, Kryptonians, and creepy aliens. And in Jesus Time, Scott talks about how living with joy and moderation can help us show Jesus to more people.   Show Notes   Intro - 0:00 "Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!" Nerd News - 3:58 YouTube shuts down fake movie trailer channels Andrew Stanton's next movie heading to Hulu Monarch prequel series on the way Disney working on a live-action Gaston movie Lord of the Rings extended editions coming January 16-18 and 23-25 Avengers: Endgame coming back September 25 Star Wars coming back for its 50th anniversary February 19, 2027 Approved for All Audiences - 14:21 The Muppet Show Young Sherlock Disclosure Day Supergirl Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic Jesus Time - 20:27   Goodbye - 25:34 Be sure to check out The Christian Nerd Like The Christian Nerd on Facebook Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and leave a comment Or use our RSS Feed to subscribe: http://thechristiannerd.libsyn.com/rss Follow The Christian Nerd on Twitter Follow Scott on Twitter Support The Christian Nerd on Patreon Email Scott at Scott@TheChristianNerd.com to get added to The Octagon. Thanks to Nick for The Christian Nerd theme music.

The government is shut down and the boys are unsupervised! This week, the Dicks dive into a legendary (and painful) story involving a stripper and a jalapeeno, ponder the logistics of interstellar travel for Kryptonians, and debate the finer points of homelessness, recession fears, and the 13th floor. All this, plus a check-in from a very special guest, Gabby. It's a wild one.

Superman, Sub-Zero, Captain America; just some of the amazing portrayals within cosplay from the super amazing...@Supermazing_23!Mark joins me this episode to discuss why he chose Calvin Ellis, but yet a Man of Steel suit for his portrayal of Superman, and keeping with theme of Kryptonians, we're also discussing James Gunn's Superman and it's sequel. Brainiac for the villain? Bringing in the phantom zone?Tune in for the above, as well as some talk of Mortal Kombat and why the decision to cosplay klassic ninjas, and of course, much more! Join us!▾ Cosplay Of The Week!: ▾ http://instagram.com/aegidiusdesignshttp://instagram.com/aegicostuming_____________►

Superman (2025) brings audiences a version of Lois Lane and Clark Kent who are clearly very hot for each other. But could they ever actually consummate their relationship?“Putting it delicately…do you…eat?”Pulitzer Prize winning reporter Lois LaneWelcome to Does it Fly? After Dark, the podcast that puts your favorite pop culture concepts to the test…but this time in a slightly more adult setting. That's right, for this episode, we were live in front of an audience (at Mission Brewery in San Diego, California) with our brilliant friends Rosie Knight and Jason Concepcion of I Heart Media's X-Ray Vision podcast. Honestly, we needed all the help we could get to discuss the hot button issue of the moment: how is it possible for Superman and Lois Lane to have sex?Look, anyone who watched Rachel Brosnahan and David Corenswet as Lois and Clark on screen in James Gunn's brilliant Superman movie this year absolutely could feel the heat coming off those characters from the screen. So it's not “how COULD they” so much as it is “seriously, HOW could they?” As we all know, Kryptonians are made of, um, harder stuff than humans, and folks have spent the better part of 80 years quietly asking how Superman and Lois can be intimate without serious injury to the human part of the equation.Sure, there aren't many actual scientific studies involving human to alien sex, so we examined this heat-vision hot topic from all positions…sorry…angles in a raucous, slightly more R-rated format than usual. Check it out, but beware…this episode contains adult themes and strong language!Watch the video version here! https://youtu.be/4E3Zc3uT97MThis episode of Does it Fly is brought to you by Upper Deck. Fleer Brilliants Superman shines the light on Superman and Metropolis in a bright and brilliant new way!Whether it's the 90-card base set on rainbow foil board featuring art by some of the greatest artists in Superman history or highly collectible inserts like “Classic Covers,” “Last Son of Krypton,” “World of Metropolis,” Truth, Justice, and a Batter Tomorrow” or the super rare “Powered by the Sun” cards, Fleer Brilliants Superman is the ultimate tribute to the Man of Steel and his friends, family, and foes.Head to upperdeckstore.com to start your collection, today!FURTHER VIEWINGMuch of what prompted our discussion about Clark Kent and Lois Lane actually getting down to business came from the radiation burns level hot chemistry that co-stars David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan have on screen in James Gunn's Superman (2025). You can now watch this on HBO Max if you need further proof. But also!Let's also refer you back to Richard Lester and Richard Donner's Superman II (1980) in which Clark (Christopher Reeve) temporarily gives up his powers to be with Lois (Margot Kidder) and there's a pretty sensual moment of the two of them in bed together in the Fortress of Solitude. That being said, Clark was a “normal man” there, but the fact that he had to give up his powers in order to get there might be an indication.Mid-1990s TV series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman often featured their Lois (Teri Hatcher) and Clark (Dean Cain) in an ongoing will they/won't they fury of sexual tension (they eventually did). But the specific episode where they learn they can't have children together because of Clark's alien biology was the series finale, season 4, episode 22.And, of course, Smallville was a remarkably horny show and there's uh…several episodes dealing with the matter of Clark (Tom Welling) having sex with human women. But one in particular is season 7, episode 7, “Wrath” in which Lana Lang (Kristin Kreuk) gains powers so Clark doesn't have to worry about holding back. But the real fun with Smallville is the long and winding and horny journey, so feel free to just wallow in Clark's awkwardness throughout.We also have fun with the question of the “kryptonite condom” raised by Kevin Smith's slacker comedy classic Mallrats.FURTHER READINGDo you want to delve a little deeper into the facts, concepts, and stories Hakeem and Tamara referenced in today's episode? Of course you do! Man of Steel, Woman of KleenexYou think we're the first people to consider this topic? Famed sci-fi and fantasy author Larry Niven first tackled this topic way back in 1969 (nice!). It's available online to read here.And in the Comics…For more than half of Superman's published history, it was more or less implied that he was pretty chaste. Aside from the major romantic players in his life like Lana Lang and Lois Lane, Superman has at various times been intimate with Maxima (a powerful alien who sees Supes as perfect to have kids with), Wonder Woman (during DC's “New 52” era and a fling which is almost certainly no longer canon), and others. But the real progression of his romance with Lois Lane, which eventually leads to the birth of their son, Jon, began in the mid-90s and Jon's birth and its aftermath are depicted in the Convergence: Superman and Lois and Clark limited series by Dan Jurgens and Lee Weeks which are pretty much the starting point for their modern/current relationship.WANT MORE FROM DOES IT FLY?The companion piece to this episode is our much more family-friendly examination of the concept of Superman getting his powers from the yellow sun of Earth.And for something not remotely sexy, we looked at the horrifying reality of the Joker toxin from Batman (1989) here.FOLLOW US!Stay in the loop! Follow DOES IT FLY? 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This week on Bros, Foes & Heroes, we jump into Part 3 of our All-Star Superman deep dive, covering issues 7–9 — and things get wonderfully weird. We talk Bizarro world (and the lonely genius ZiBarro), Superman's DIY rocket escape, bizarre Justice League knock-offs, and what happens when two other Kryptonians show up and decide Earth needs a new management team (spoiler: it doesn't go well). Along the way, we get sidetracked on everything from the Superman movie's perfect “golly” moments to popcorn salt overload, James Gunn's Peacemaker, the future of DC movies, and the tragic downfall of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in our hearts. It's part myth, part Silver Age fever dream, part love letter to Superman — and all chaotic fun. Tune in as we build toward the final chapters of this classic run and gear up for the big Superman movie talk coming Wednesday! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's arguably no superhero in existence that has been reimagined, redefined, or reinterpreted more than Batman.  No matter how many times he's been rebooted, audiences are always willing to come back to Gotham City's greatest defender.  With so much Bat content out there, there's plenty to dissect, analyze, and of course, rank!  This podcast is dedicated to a surgical evaluation of Batman's history, with a focus on ranking several topics in the world of Batman, among other classic Bat themes and characters.Join hosts Daniel Cohen, Pop Break's former Film Editor, and Kris Ingersoll, co-host of the Media/Lit podcast, as they bring on several guests every month to share their passion for the one and only Dark Knight.  From Adam West to Robert Pattinson, no bat stone will be left unturned.  Bottom-line: If you're a Batman fan, this is required listening.We're one month away from a new Superman film, and the first theatrical release of the new DC Universe.  Before a new Superman graces the screen though, it's time once and for all we honor what came before, and rank every single theatrically released Superman film!We continue our yearlong theme of World's Finest by going back all the way to 1978 with the iconic first Christopher Reeve Superman movie directed by Richard Donner, all the way to 2016's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and everything in between.  In this monster episode, we rank seven Superman films, which include (in chronological order); Superman.  Superman II.  Superman III.  Superman IV: The Quest for Peace.  Superman Returns.  Man of Steel.  And Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.  With this being such a big episode, we had to bring in a massive panel of returning guests, starting of course with the podcasting director of the Pop Break, Alex Marcus.  Also joining us, it's Alex's cohost on the new It's Tom-plicated Podcast, and he was a guest on the epic Christopher Nolan movie rankings episode, Manish Mathur.Also making their returns, he was on our recent Batman Allies Draft episode, it's pop break contributor, Ben Murchison.  And cohost of the flagship podcast of the Pop Break, the Socially Distanced Podcast, and the Anime X Pop podcast, it's Amanda Rivas.These six temporary Kryptonians come together to break down everything you could possibly want analyzed in a Superman movie.  It is a true nostalgic history lesson of all these movies.  We cover it all; the good, the bad, and the Nuclear Man.For Superman fans, this is a perfect precursor to next month's Superman movie!

New York NEW YORK - it's a wonderful towwwwwwn! As NYCC 2024 comes to close, we begin to open our collective wallets. There's something for everyone from Kryptonians, Latvreian Rulers, Spectral Catchers, Big Rubber Guys, X-Hunters and even more Mutated Adolescents. Too cryptic? It shouldn't be cause if you love this stuff like we do, you already know what I'm talking about! Time to make Fry say the thing! Support the show: http://patreon.com/toypowerpodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's top story: The House of El sucks!Welcome back for another round of the Smallville Legends stories with your two favorite hosts. Smallville meets Game of Thrones? Count us in. We dive deep into the origin story of our newest Smallville character, Kara a.k.a. Supergirl, and the events that led her to Earth. Krypton is on the brink of destruction and it seems to be intentional through the secret actions of Kara's father, Zor-El, and the OG General Zod. Throughout the story we meet fellow Kryptonians such as Kara, a new Top 10 character named Augo, and the unforgettable Stoner Mom of Kal-El, Lara. By the way, you're not better than us if you watched these episodes on your Sprint phone back when it aired (jk you are). Don't forget to leave those five stars!

Sketch, Paul and Steven return for more adventures with Superman but before that they have some Toonami schedule updates to discuss. 00:00 - Toonami Schedule Updates 28:04 - My Adventures with Superman Eps 15 & 16 Recap Music credits for this episode: "Overture" from the Supergirl 1984 Film Soundtrack as composed by Jerry Goldsmith

In this episode of Supergirl Radio, Morgan Glennon and Rebecca Johnson discuss the first and second episodes of My Adventures With Superman Season 2! Episode Description of "Most Eligible Superman":  Lois and Clark's relationship is pushed to the breaking point when Superman is named Metropolis' most eligible bachelor! Episode Description of "The Machine Who Would Be Empire":  Kidnapped and far from home, Superman bonds with his cousin Kara ... and discovers the truth about Krypton from the last Kryptonians in existence! Watch the Live Stream Episode Links: Kiana Madeira Silver St. Cloud George Taylor You can find Supergirl Radio on: Social Media: Facebook – Twitter – Instagram  Subscribe: Apple Podcasts – DC TV Podcasts - Multivese of Color - Spotify Playlist - iHeartRadio Support: DC TV Podcasts TeePublic Store – Patreon  

The gathered heroes and villains split into teams to thwart the coming of the Omega Titans! Plus Superman investigates arson in Metropolis as his new enemy plots the destruction of all Kryptonians

Superman Annual #6 imagines Superman if he were Mowgli or Tarzan! Plus, Lex has Kryptonite! Superman The Man of Steel Annual #3 is a dystopian world where Kryptonians rule! Can Superman set things right? Also, we cover the rest of the Elseworlds Annuals! Including Steel Annual #1 which tries to tackle slavery, find out if it was successful! Listen to the end for David and Denis giving their own Elseworlds pitches! Check out comics by Denis:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.deniscomix.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

BIG THING COMIC BOOK! https://bit.ly/493Er9i On today's episode of the show, we discussed the new Supergirl casting. House of the Dragon star Milly Alcock has been cast as the Girl of Steele. Is this a good call, bad call? Speaking of Kryptonians, Matthew Vaughn, who is directing the Film Argyle is on a press tour and he talked about doing a Superman movie. His take and pitch was interesting. He said he would like to do a Henry Cavill Superman lead Elseworlds film based off of the Mark Millar comic Red Son. Will this ever happen? Would Henry Cavill ever return to the DC universe? We discussed the latest Daredevil photos. It seems like they are connecting way more to the Netflix series than ever.what will the next few DC movies be? Will it be Brave And The Bold with Batman and Robin? Will it be Supergirl? Will it be something different? This and more on today's episode of The Big Thing Capes and Cowls with Kristian Harloff and Winston A. Marshall. Join us, and as always leave a comment! #DC #DCU #Superman #Supergirl #ManOfSteel #GirlOfSteel #Krypton #Movies #Batman, #BatmanAndRobin #Robin #Film, #Marvel #MCU #Daredevil OUR SPONSORS: AG1: http://www.drinkAG1.com/BigThing MAGIC SPOON Go to http://www.magicspoon.com/BIGTHING to grab a variety pack and try it today! And be sure to use our promo code BIGTHING at checkout to save five dollars off your order! PATREON: Become a Patron!: https://www.patreon.com/TheBigThingShow

We talk new trailers for Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, Dead Boy Detectives and Merry Little Batman – plus, post strike, the business is booming again! We have exciting news about Superman Legacy, Supergirl Woman of Tomorrow, and moreAquaman and the Lost Kingdom New Trailer Released David Harbour Teases How Frankenstein Could Translate to Live-ActionSuperman: Legacy Casts The Authority Member The EngineerLegacy Release Date Will Not ChangeWhy Jacob Elordi Turned Down Auditioning for SupermanSupergirl: Woman of Tomorrow Movie Finds ScreenwriterThe Saga of Coyote vs ACMEBlue Beetle is Streaming on MaxHarley Quinn Renewed for Season 5 on MaxDead Boy Detectives Trailer Confirms Netflix DebutMerry Little Batman Trailer Released by DC and Prime VideoJoin our riotous DC debauchSite: https://dconscreen.comStore: https://bit.ly/DCoStorePatreon: https://patreon.com/dconscreenApple: http://bit.ly/DCoSReviewSpotify: http://bit.ly/DCSCREENSpreaker: https://bit.ly/DCoSSpreaker"Full On" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Adventures with Superman Is a Big Hit for Adult Swim"Dark Hallway (clean)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3414609/advertisement

In this episode, we talk about the season 2 premiere of Superman The Animated series, that features Kryptonians returning from The Phantom Zone.

EPISODE 12: Injustice - “What are you gonna do, a podcast or something?”Greetings Super friends! Welcome to Superman & Lois & Pals. I'm Henry Bernstein and alongside me is my favorite super pal, Professor Sam Brody. Tons of Superman news, specifically Superman and Lois. The good news is Superman and Lois was renewed for Season 4. The bad news was that it was at a great cost. Kind of like the end of a superhero movie. Only 10 episodes and The Cushings, Irons' and Sam Lane were all cut from the regular cast. Sam, what are your thoughts?In larger Superman news, The Flash movie finally came out. I know a lot of things have been spoiled and I'm not in the business of spoiling things, but I will say there are a lot of Superman treats and easter eggs in it. Is it a good movie? I don't think so. But I did enjoy myself. The Batman stuff is really fun. It is a fun theater experience, but since it's doing so poorly it'll probably be out on Max soon. Let's talk about Superman & Lois Season 3, Episode 12S03E12 - InjusticeDirected by:Sudz SutherlandWritten By:Michael NarducciThe IMDB & Apple TV Recap is: Lois and Clark clash with Jordan over his carelessness around using his powers in public. And finally, after seventeen years behind bars, Lex Luthor is set to be released from prison.HENRY's NOTES: There's Clark taking away the computer again. Love that he's washing her hair. So sweet. Injustice is a reference to her losing a part of her bodyI love that they're teeing up Luthor ready to kill Lois and Clark protecting her. Cool Lex music.The idea of Lex in prison for 20 years is so interesting. Love that he gets a nice soft boiled egg for breakfast. Who's the pic? Does he have a daughter? Who's the mom?Who's Janet? Foswell gave the Luthor story to Simone. Who's Simone?Love Clark mouthing “no no” hahaWhoa Lex with hair in the flashback? OTIS! Drops wedding ring but has pic of kid. LOVE Lois' look with the hat. Looks like the Jenny Frison cover from Lois Lane #1.Haha Bazoombas makes another appearance. Why has Bazoombas become a thing?What did you think about all the Alpha Male vs Alpha Male FD thing?Is Kyle being nice to Jonathan because he knows Clark is Superman?Sam Lane - I guess in a world where Superman is the only hero then it IS a big deal that there's another super in Smallville. Yes, they had Kryptonians attack them but another Hero is different. Not sure why.Why is it Jordan's fault that Sarah's having a rough timeWhat do you think about Luthor shaving his head vs having lost his hair at a young age? To paraphrase a quote from Larry David, those who shave their head to cultivate a look are not part of the bald community. I think a Luthor who has lost his hair all the way at a young age or is losing his hair so shaves it is better than a full thick head of gorgeous hair and shaves it. Why did Luthor let his ass get kicked? Mind games? False sense of security?Did you notice that the prison standard issue had the prisoner names on it? Isn't the whole thing about prison is they dehumanize you by giving you just a number?So Otis is not Luthor's henchman but a rival. Cool twist. I like that the Warden is just blatant about being crooked.So was Superman and Lois' Luthor one that had hair? Interesting….Damn this Lex is cold. I kinda love it. Oooooh Tornado in Smallville! Classic Superman Stuff! My first thought was, “will there be an MOS reference to Pa Kent putting his hand up?”Superman vs a Tornado is always good. One of the better parts of Superman IV which was deleted. Can you freeze a tornado?! Do you think you can talk inside a tornado?Haha, who are these idiots standing in front of a window? They've obviously seen a tornado before! Kyle and Jonathan just standing there watching?!Oy Jordan, not good. Doing the whole “I dunno” teenage thing.What was that little power display with Clark? Was Clark trying to grab Jordan and he used his powers to break away?Sam giving the advice of “reign him in” - clearly doesn't understand how teenagers work. I do like how Sam explained the flight path thing. That makes sense.Dean Jr looks like he's 45.Does Jonathan also have a video game system in his room?Oh my god did Lex Luthor walk from Stryker's Island to Smallville?!Oooooh Luthor is SCARY“What I want is to never have to read your words again”“But I wasn't wrong about what you are”Yeah Clark, stand up to that bully!“Don't ever come back” - “Then you'd better retire”“Tell Superman he's next”Ha! Otis is now his henchmanI know head shaving scenes are cool, but well you know how I feel about this. Better shave that beard. Haha I knew his chair would definitely be a person Who's Dr. Hook, who's Orr?YES LEX AND BIZARRO! The way it should be.Going with the Horror version of Bizarro. Eating rats and mutilating Otis. Nice.

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Look up in the sky! Now eyes back on the road, as you listen to our leap into the world of Superman. We return to the world of DC Comics, this time to specifically look at the original alien turned superhero - Kal El. Aka Clark Kent. Aka Superman.We are joined by podcasters and comic book authors Ben Robinson and Jon Williams (not that one) of the Geeksploration podcast.Check out the return of the Geeksploration podcast, a once-monthly round-up of everything nerd culture @ geeksplorationpodcast.com or wherever you get your podcasts.You can (and should) buy issues one and two of Space Oddities, Jon and Ben's comic, right here! - www.drivethrucomics.com/product/355610/Space-Oddities-1In this episode of Gateleapers, players must recognize real Superman villains, defend controversial fan opinions in court, know their variant supermen, as well as their pop-culture aliens.Join us on Discord - https://discord.gg/DBE9nVHb - Or send us a DM on Twitter for an updated link!Follow us on Twitter @GateleapersFollow Jason on Insta @ZenFlowPaintingMusic: BoucheDag by Alexander Nakarada (serpentsoundstudios.com)Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Main Superman theme cover and clips played underneath a section that genuinely reviews and critiques.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5150861/advertisement

You guys cave guys? Let's hang out in a cave. They're immovable until they're not, then you're in real trouble. Let's fill our cave with this week's comics and keep the bears at bay! Running Time: 01:17:55 Pick of the Week: 00:02:13 - DCeased: War of the Undead Gods #3 Comics: 00:11:29 - Batman: The Knight #10 00:18:18 - G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #299 00:24:05 - G.C.P.D: The Blue Wall #1 00:34:19 - Rogues, Book Four 00:41:06 - Public Domain #5 00:45:40 - Deadly Neighborhood Spider-Man #1 00:48:34 - Deadly Class #56 00:50:31 - Flashpoint Beyond #6 Patron Pick: 00:52:42 - Miracleman: The Silver Age #1 Patron Thanks: 01:05:50 - Gilbhert Audience Question: 01:07:45 - Brad G. from Exeter, California wants to know if Kryptonians are part plant. Josh sets a timer and Ryan races against the clock to explain his thinking. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "The Bear and the Maiden Fair" The Hold Steady Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rocktober Begins! This week, Nando DJ and Diggins take a trip to sunny Metropolis to watch the movie that gave us more Dwayne Johnson than we ever thought possible, DC League of Super Pets. They nitpick the pets, the crimes, and of course the Kryptonians.

Could the races of Amazons and Atlanteans be descendants of ancient Kryptonians in the DCEU? We're coming to Dallas Fan Expo! Join us for a live show on Friday, October 14th at 7pm in Irving, TX. Get your tickets to the festival: https://fanexpohq.com/dallasfanfestival/buy-tickets/ 15% off with promo code BADMATH - Want a FTQ shirt, mug, phone case, or many other products? Shop our merch store! https://www.fantheoryqueries.com/merch/ For exclusive bonus content, FTQ Discord theory discussion channel, and the ability to view live recording sessions, support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fantheoryqs Advertisers: please contact sales@advertisecast.com if you would like to advertise on Fan Theory Queries. Fan Theory Queries is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Visit AirwaveMedia.com to listen and subscribe to their other fine shows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3 Kryptonians enter... 1 leaves. Welcome to Season 2 Episode 65 of Digital Dissection: A Nerd Podcast! On today's Thunderdome of an episode, we compare and contrast the three major on screen interpretations of the Man of Steel himself -- Superman! Christopher Reeve, Brandon Routh, and Henry Cavill all bring something special to the character but which of them harnesses the essence of Superman the best? Who has the best supporting cast of Lois Lane, the Ma and Pa Kent, and his birth parents Jor-El and Lara Lor-Van? Download today's episode to find out which Superman is left standing at the end! Music by Joystock: https://www.joystock.org Opening Track: "Modern Power-Up Electronic" Closing Track: "Future is Now" Follow us on: Facebook: https://facebook.com/DigitalDissect1 Twitch: https://twitch.tv/digitaldissect1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/digitaldissect1

EPISODE 14 “You Are More Than Just Your Powers” The penultimate episode of Season 2 is upon us! Sam and Henry pay tribute to the late, grate artist Tim Sale. The Pals share a lot of frustrations with some things they liked sprinkled in. Also some signature tangents about TV trends and still wondering where is Supergirl???  Greetings Super friends! Welcome to Superman & Lois & Pals. I'm Henry Bernstein and alongside me is my favorite super pal, Professor Sam Brody.  Let's talk about Superman and Lois Season 2 Episode 14S02E14 - “Worlds War Bizarre” Directed by:Sheelin ChokseyWritten By:Michael Narducci"Superman is rendered powerless by Ally's attack, and the others rally as the two Earths merge."Romantic violin version of the theme over the title screenJohn Henry/Nat - Ally is an energy parasite, can absorb power from anything. Nat being assertive of going in there with John Henry. Love it. Ugh, I'm with Nat, “Dad don't do this.” LET HER HELP. Nat could definitely get through those safeguards. So John Henry was right that Nat shouldn't come but not for the right reasons. She obviously needed to save everyone but she could've helped him. Lana - “This is what tired looks like”, um Lana you look amazing. Smallvillians riled up again. They're so cartoony. Nice to hear Kyle and Lana finally talk about his infidelity. Why are the Smallvillians laughing at Lana. They literally went through an army of Kryptonians attacking them last season. Obnoxious George is back. Lol to “you're flying in and saving the day.” Lana did you fucking tell everyone Superman lost his powers? What the fuck Lana?! That's not your call to make. Great now Sarah is going to be mad at Lana. More CW nonsense. Lois/Chrissy- Bizarro world taking over, text was backwards. Ally/Inverse - Wait was Bizarro Lana doing with her eyes?Lara - Cells not healed? Sam explain please. He's like a baby again? Developed powers at 4! How is Lara's projection being affected by the merge? Isn't it Kryptonian technology?Clark - Why does he need to wear his glasses all the time when he's Clark? Is it just a visual cue, a marketing thing? Seriously, it doesn't make sense. Why does he need to wear his glasses in the fortress with John Henry and Lara? We talked about this in the first episode. The kids never saw their dad without glasses? Incredible Lois pep-talk to Clark and frankly to US, reminding him what Superman means.  Superman is a “Friend”Jordan/Jonathan - Kids, suit up and do your job. Blah blah Sarah/Jordan blah blah. Well now Sarah knows. Nice angry red eyes of anger Jordan. Ok that fight was awesome.

On this episode, Ray is a descendent of Kryptonians and Jimmy would break easily, Sons of Mayans spin-off y mas, Xbox is expensive af and sports games are all the same, Ray's tattoo ideas, the guys fucks wit Ms. Marvel and Young Rock, gold is good energy and Ray gets jealous with a Freaky Friday situation, more MCU talk, Ray explains the Joker, Ray wants his tattoos skinned and displayed in his museum and some other bullshit. Please LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, COMMENT and SHARE. Thank you. 

Why, hello there, fellow humans (and any potential Kryptonians who may intercept this radio transmission)! Welcome to episode 8 of the Up Yours with More! comic book podcast, the official podcast of the world's greatest comic shop, Up Up and Away! Comics in Cincinnati, OH! B.C. is back again this week, holdin' it down like Julie Brown while MODOK is still enjoying himself at the Walker, Texas Ranger con (He's there for the chase variant belt buckles!). But do not fret, my friends, because you are in for a special treat this week as we are joined by the man himself: your friendly neighborhood funny book dealer and the mono-rail conductor at Up Up and Away: Kendall (AKA Homer J.)! Join us as we take a deep dive into Kendall's secret origin story, some classic Up Up and Away tales, his love for DC comics, and since Dark Crisis is officially underway, we thought a discussion of crisis events throughout the history of the DC multiverse would be a fun topic to hit. And if we're lucky, Kendall might give us a few reasons why we never see him at work anymore! Comics Top 10 Books Last Week :: 02:48 New Books This Week :: 23:05 Discussion Kendall's Origin Story :: 41:13 History of DC Crises :: 01:24:04 Top 10 Reasons You Might Not See Kendall at Work Anymore :: 02:11:47 Parting Shot 02:24:37 Find Us Online at the Following Outlets: Website :: upupandawaycomics.com Facebook :: facebook.com/upupaway and facebook.com/uuablueash Instagram :: instagram.com/upupawaycomics Twitter :: twitter.com/upupawaycomics

Before there was Mambo #5, Gangam Style, and and The Macarena, There was the Krypton Crawl - a song that originated on Krypton that nearly lead to the mass sea-monster eating of the entire race of Kryptonians!  Superman recalls the song suddenly, and has a brilliant idea to give it to Jimmie Olson so he can get back to "making time" with Lois Lane's sister. There'll be swinging swaying, red-heads playing, dancing in the the streets as Mike and Zach review this all time dandy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/multiverseofbadness/message

Hello Hello and welcome to a Raids wrapping up edition of AAD. A hungover Tewtytron joins the show to talk re-works and take a victory lap on Mongul, AB wrestles with a skipping gong and Satan spawns a new Superhero Louis. Sekju mixes up his Kryptonians, BIFF asks for Merci, Retpmus tells you why chars the die are bad and Witty and Raven give “the finger” to Azreal. And did you get a load of those Raid rewards? Don't wait another second to listen while finishing up your milestones… same AAD time… same AAD channel. Oh and make sure you Thank AB for his service this weekend… it would mean a lot. (wink, wink)

Jeremiah and Kyle interview Phillip Kennedy Johnson! A man with a hankering for writing aliens, may they be Xenomorphs, Kryptonians, and symbiotes. Phillip is an Eisner nominated writer, best known for Superman, The Last God, Last Sons of America, Warlords of Appalachia, and Smoketown. He is Sergeant first-class in the United States Army, touring with the U.S Army Filed Band. We greatly discuss his understanding of Superman and prove him to be a certified Alien expert. See his work at www.phillipkennedyjohnson.com and be sure to follow him on Twitter @PhillipKJohnson, FB: facebook.com/phillip.kennedyjohnson, and IG: phillip_kennedy_johnson Download Descript and easily edit with the power of transcription! Click the following affiliate link and try it out for free! https://www.descript.com/?lmref=iil2iw Send your questions and requests to paneloids@gmail.com. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok, Youtube, and Twitter @paneloids. Leave us a review on Apple, Google, Amazon, Etc, and we'll read it on our next episode

Hosts: Jim, Jon & GregoryGuest: Eden Royce In this episode we create a vision of a hell in which daemons try to live better lives, but are plagued by crime and corruption. And of course the occasional kidnapping by humans from another world.00:00 Tomfoolery00:12 Megalopolis00:21 Mr. Snuffleupagus00:37 Barghest / Darth Vader / Black Dog / Geist00:52 The Hound of the Baskervilles / Baskerville01:06 Intro02:47 Listener Feedback03:10 Happy Jack's RPG Podcast03:37 Creative Commons04:12 Determining Basics04:38 Atlas / Atlas Shrugged05:04 Demon / Devil / Hell06:11 Hellevator08:27 Fedora08:57 Film Noir / Hardboiled Fiction09:14 Faustian Bargain09:37 "This is my boomstick!"10:53 Drug Fiend11:58 Drug Mule12:09 Mephistopheles13:37 Art Deco / Succubus / Femme Fatale14:03 Determining Physical Properties14:13 Dark City14:59 Superman / Kryptonians15:55 Discussing Social Aspects16:16 No One Can Eat Just One17:07 Discussing Supernatural Rules18:47 Discussing Inhabitants & Society20:43 Discussing Powers22:29 Prohibition / Speakeasy / Eliot Ness23:34 Devil in a Blue Dress24:24 Imp / Incubus25:10 Discussing Wild Life25:38 Terrarium25:56 Arthropod / Arachnid / Crustacean26:35 Discussing Environment27:24 Futurama / New New York27:51 Zeppelin / Steampunk29:15 Industrial Revolution29:43 Sulfur Dioxide / Acid Rain32:14 Discussing History32:50 Elder Things33:23 Yog-Sothoth / Elder Gods / Great Old Ones37:12 Egalitarianism38:58 Discussing Religion39:33 Lovecraftian / Hastur40:13 Humanism / The King in Yellow40:30 Gothic Architecture41:41 Gaslighting42:14 Drinking the Kool Aid / Heaven's Gate42:20 Discussing Crime43:09 Discussing Souls44:31 Scarab45:05 Discussing Government & Organizations45:43 Fidel Castro47:01 Byakhee48:03 Arkham / Mikatonic University49:03 Wall Street49:17 Coney Island / Renaissance Faire50:20 Naming Beings, Titles & Organizations50:33 Daemon52:20 Body Politic / Constabulary / Constable53:27 Clot54:02 Humours / Bile55:25 Naming Places55:59 Furlong56:25 Naming Deities57:28 Naming More Groups & Movements58:17 Walker, Texas Ranger59:37 Naming More Places61:08 Naming the City62:04 Naming the Setting63:23 www.EdenRoyce.com63:39 LudusNovus.net63:45 Conclusion & OutroDOWNLOAD EPISODE 11 - Hell Noir

STAROCK COLUMBA RESURGET - THE DOVE RISES SE1 EP3 Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol 00:26:20 "An architect with 46, builds a bridge of weightless bricks. In Etam waits a stone once hewn, returned at last to mother's womb. Lastly, heed the Starling's call, for all who seek must also fall." 43X. 7-STAR-OCK 10 י ******* “The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs; the nations will obey him.” ‭‭Genesis‬ ‭49:10‬ ‭ “But his bow remained firm and steady [in the Strength that does not fail], For his arms were made strong and agile By the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, (By the name of the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel),” ‭‭Genesis‬ ‭49:24‬ ‭ “‘I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not close at hand. A [star] (king will march forth) and A scepter (strangely rendered as comet [rock] to make parallel with “star”) will rise out of Israel. STAR-ROCK He will crush the skulls of Moab, and the heads of all the sons of Sheth. Edom will be a possession, Seir, his enemies, will also be a possession; but Israel will act valiantly. A ruler will be established from Jacob; he will destroy the remains of the city.'”” Numbers‬ ‭24:17-19‬ ‭ “Lift me up and I will be safe. Empower me to live every moment in the light of your ways.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭119:117‬ “Ascend, O Lord, to your resting place, you and the ark of your strength!” Psalms‬ ‭132:8‬ ‭NET‬‬ “The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will give him some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and on that stone will be written a new name that no one can understand except the one who receives it.'” ‭‭Revelation‬ ‭2:17‬ ‭ “She gave birth to a man-child who is about to rule and shepherd every nation with an iron scepter, and her son was caught up to God and to his throne.” ‭‭Revelation‬ ‭12:5‬ ‭ This is a figure for a king (see also Isa 14:12) not only in the Bible but in the ancient Near Eastern literature as a whole. The immediate reference of the prophecy seems to be to David, but the eschatological theme goes beyond him. There is to be a connection made between this passage and the sighting of a star in its ascendancy by the magi, who then traveled to Bethlehem to see the one born King of the Jews (Matt 2:2). The expression “son of a star” (Aram Bar Kochba) became a title for a later claimant to kingship, but he was doomed by the Romans in a.d. 135. House of El was one of the noble ruling families of the planet, Krypton. The name El translates in Kryptonian to "of the star". The family line extends back thousands of years, to a time when tribes of Kryptonians still waged war against one another across the continents. The direct descendants of Jor-El the First sired children who would become the sole survivors of Krypton's destruction - Kal-El and Kara Zor-El. The practice of seating the ruler upon a stone was practised in Ireland since ancient times. This tradition is understood to be a surviving part of ancient fertility rites. Generations of Scotland's sovereigns, from the ninth century, had been crowned upon the stone. The Stone was used at Iona, Dunadd, Dunstaffnage and Scone for enthroning a succession of Dalriadic and subsequent monarchs. There are various descriptions of the Stone of Destiny. The switch between Ephraim and Manasseh AMERICA EASTMINSTER - MANASSEH If St Columba's, it was white marble. BRITAIN WESTMINSTER -EPHRAIM If Jacob's Pillow, it would have been black basalt. The Stone of Destiny was the traditional Coronation Stone of the Kings of Scotland and, before that, the Kings of Dál Riata. Legends associate it with Saint Columba, who might have brought it from Ireland as a portable altar. In AD 574, the Stone was used as a coronation chair when Columba anointed and crowned Aedan King. Decrease time over target: PayPal.me/mzhop or Venmo @clastronaut

We are back to finally spoil The Batman and talk about the mid-season finale for Superman and Lois. First, our SNN Host Sarah Belmont jumps right to get to the Smallville action and then talks a little news including the Obi-Wan Kenobi trailer. Then our SNN Producer, Will Polk ventures into Gotham City to break down the latest Batman entry, featuring rats, riddles, and rage. We rant...we rave...we review...this is Scene N' Nerd.  Timestamps 0:00 Welcome 1:30   Superman and Lois, episode 2 x 7 "Anti-Hero." 17:10  Thoughts on the teaser trailer for Obi-Wan Kenobi 24:20  The DCEU release date shuffles the 2022-2033 schedule as Black Adam, The Flash, Aquaman 2, DC Super-Pets, and Shazam 2 move around. 28:35  The Batman 1:06:00   Outro Follow our crew on Twitter @SceneNNerd, friend us on Facebook, follow us on Instagram @scene_n_nerd, and our website at www.scenennerdpodcast.com.  But most importantly rate, follow, and comment on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get podcasts! #TheBatman #Batman #SupermanandLois #DCComics #ObiWanKenobi #DCEU #BlackAdam #TheFlash #Aquaman2 #Shazam #DCSuperPets #StarWars #DisneyPlus #HBOMax

Hello and welcome to Episode #26 of The Aspiring Kryptonians Podcast!In this episode we discuss Superman & Lois retuning, #RestoreTheSnyderverse and we also discuss our thoughts on the following comic books; World Of Krypton #1, Dark Knights Of Steel #2, Justice League Infinity #6, Son Of Kal-El Annual, Supergirl: Woman Of Tomorrow #6, Action Comics #1038 and Superman '78 #5.This week's topic schedule is as follows and please note that we include spoilers throughout this episode!3m 8s - Superman & Lois Returns12m - World Of Krypton #129m 20s - Dark Knights Of Steel #243m 6s - Justice League Infinity #649m 38s - Son Of Kal-El Annual 1hr 11m 57s - Supergirl: Woman Of Tomorrow #61hr 27m 47s - Action Comics #10381hr 45m - Superman '78 #5Again thank you so. much for taking the time to listen to our podcast, it really does mean the world to us!For more information about our Patreon, here is the link to do so: https://www.patreon.com/theaspiringkryptonianAnd if you want to follow us on social media, you can find us here:Website: https://www.theaspiringkryptonian.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9tCtl2G1FccWwGxFxE5wDQTasmin - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theaspiringkryptonianTwitter - https://twitter.com/aspiringkryptoFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/theaspiringkryptonianEvan - Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/evandavidproductionsEvan's 'Black Blossom' Kickstarter: http://kck.st/3E8y0CKAshley - Twitter - https://twitter.com/ASHLEYSHORT13

On bisexual Kryptonians, 40-year-old gamers, and Kyrie Irving.

Because YOU (well, one of you, at least) asked for it, we finally get around to discussing All-Star Superman by Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely and Jamie Grant, published by DC Comics! Superman is dying, his cells flooded with solar radiation thanks to his arch-nemesis Lex Luthor. But before he goes, Kal-El has a few things to scratch off his to-do list. This acclaimed 12-issue series combines fun Silver Age concepts and a contemporary sensibility to distill the Man of Steel to his essence and explore what makes him one of the most iconic and inspiring characters in popular culture. Can the Last Son of Krypton celebrate Lois Lane's birthday, protect the Earth from the Bizarro world and boorish Kryptonians, and defeat a monster that eats time and a living, evil red sun? And can he project himself into that Phantom Zone of funnybooks known as ... The Comics Canon? In This Episode! How to write Superman The Death of Superman Does Superman like abasing himself? Chekhov's Sun-Eater The Death of Captain Marvel by Jim Starlin Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen by Matt Fraction and Steve Lieber Join us in two weeks as we delve into the worlds of horror and manga with a look at Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror! Until then: Impress your friends with our Comics Canon merchandise! Rate us on Apple Podcasts! Send us an email! Hit us up on Twitter or Facebook! And as always, thanks for listening!

Morgan Edge is revealed. Kryptonians are flooding Smallville. Kal-El has the chance to reunite with his mother.

With Superman and Doomsday high above Metropolis, the United States orders the launch of a Nuclear Missile directly at the Kryptonians. Guest Commentator: Cainan Rayford

Comedian Yarri Tal sits down with Danny to talk about Judaism, SJWs, and how unfortunate it is that the only two Kryptonians left are first cousins! Follow us on Twitter, @NaNaNaPodcast, Facebook Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Podcast. Follow Danny on twitter @DannyRathbun, and Wallace @AMouthyBroad, follow Jacob @Colburn219. Check out our list of Batmen at: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HyosnRn-dfHNkD15RJzl9yLKkA52YWrVRj87F7360kg/pub?output=pdf And see our scheduled movies at : https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eyUAowtbYKpW3Gv4YCOuD_II7PwntCRGaTa5KVbCUis/edit?usp=sharing

Superman, Lois Lane, and USNORTHCOM devise a plan to stop the Kryptonians. Guest Commentator: Ralph Attanasia

Kal-El saves Colonel Hardy from Faora-Ul, before the Kryptonians end the Battle of Smallville

The Kryptonians are attacked by choppers, Kal-El saves a soldier falling out of one, and Faora begins to dispose of the ground forces.

Jor-El navigates Lois Lane through the Black Zero, Kal-El regains his strength, and the Kryptonians make their way to Smallville. Guest Commentator: Travis Bow and Patrick Redmond

General Zod reveals Jor-El’s fate and his willingness to see Krypton live again. Guest Commentator: Travis Bow and Patrick Redmond

Starling Tribune - Season 5 Edition – Invasion (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast)   The Official Arrow Podcast of the Gonna Geek Network   Episode:            “Invasion!” [Season 5 Episode 8] Air Date:           Wednesday, November 30, 2016 Director:      James “Bam Bam” Bamford                    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0051466/?ref_=tt_ov_dr                    5x Arrow | 1x Supergirl                    Writers:       Marc Guggenheim (teleplay)                    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0973233/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr4 EP of Arrow | 11x Arrow (writer) | 7x Legends of Tomorrow   Wendy Mericle (teleplay)                    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1355890/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5 Showrunner of Arrow | 19x Arrow   Greg Berlanti (story by)                    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0075528/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr6 EP of Arrow, The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, and Supergirl | Story by: 19x Arrow, 10x Flash, 5x Supergirl, 4x Legends     Promo: https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/a-familiar-face-returns-in-arrow-season-5-episode-8-episode-100-promo-a147155     Weekly Ratings   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Legacy 5-Oct-16 1.89 02 The Recruits 12-Oct-16 1.94 03 A Matter Of Trust 19-Oct-16 1.79 04 Penance 26-Oct-16 1.87 05 Human Target 2-Nov-16 1.61 06 So It Begins 9-Nov-16 1.95 07 Vigilante 16-Nov-16 1.86 08 Invasion 30-Nov-16 3.55 09 What We Leave Behind 7-Dec-16 10 Who Are You TBD 11 Second Chances TBD 12 Bratva TBD 13 Spectre Of The Gun TBD   Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters     What was the overall theme for this episode / What was the link to the ep. name Part 2 of the Invasion! crossover Ollie, Thea, Diggle, Sara and Ray captured by Dominators and are trapped in a shared hallucination Fight scenes & Stunts: Share your thoughts BEST FIGHT EVER Ollie v. Deathstroke Sara v. Darhk Thea v. Malcolm Diggle v. Ghost (was it supposed to be Andy??) Ray v. Mirakuru Soldier (That's how his Fiancee died wasn't it??) Thea stab Malcolm, fires arrow at Sara, who catches arrow and stabs Darhk with it, Thea tosses Ollie bow, and Ollie shoots Deathstroke with arrow Malcolm hit him with at beginning of fight Rene v. Cyberwoman (followed by Barry & Kara kinda beating her up in an unfair fight) Flash and Supergirl team up on Cyberwoman Diggle and Ollie v. “Deathstroke” Dominators Saw a lot on ship Chase escapees with a lot of ships Took group to gather intel Team rescued by Waverider Have a weapon On way to Earth Flashbacks: Share your thoughts None Well, we could consider that Episode 100 was one big flashback Ollie:  Bat-checklist: Ollie is the tactician Dream about if he didn't go on Queen's Gambit Going to marry Laurel next day First one to remember reality Tempted to stay - wants to take QC job and elope with Laurel Realizes he can't stay - tearful goodbyes with parents Thea wants to stay; didn't become Arrow for the reward, did it because it was right; says bye to Thea  After fight, tearful goodbye to Laurel Before leaving dream, see loved ones; told many times in dream that parents would be proud, he's a changed man, he's grown up Finds alien gun Diggle The Hood - wore the outfit in season 1  Starts to remember after Ollie visit (his Arrowcave has bad security too) Figures out they need to go to Smoak Tech building to exit dream Thea Dream: manages Verdant, happy Wants to stay so she doesn't lose family Changes mind because the group is her family too  Felicity and the Nerd Army Dream: engaged to Ray, Diggle's sidekick Part of the “Nerd Army” with Cisco and Curtis Nerds try to hack alien tech, blows up first time Is surprised group in space; uh, the Nerd Army should have looked there first - aliens and all that Nerd Army contacts Waverider; Ray figures out why taken, recalls bit of Dominator dialogue, Gideon translates Quentin Lance Dream: happy Dad Curtis Part of the Nerd Army Quotes movies - Cisco not impressed; 3PO processor - Star Wars reference Disappointed Dominators are space monsters Fawns over Flash / happy he got a Flash ride Fawns over Supergirl Happy to be hacking alien tech Wild Dog He can do the salmon ladder! Shirtless! Doesn't like metahumans or aliens - they have powers of gods, but think they can dress up and do good Doesn't get a ride from Flash Fights with Cyberwoman, then Flash and Supergirl save him, changes tune Realizes Ollie would have decked him if he spoke to Ollie like he spoke to Supergirl and Flash Artemis Absent Ragman Thinks all is a divine plan Recognizes that the Dominator language is based on Hebrew / Old Testament language - how convenient Is honored to meet Flash and Supergirl D.A. Adrian Chase Absent Susan Williams Absent Bratva Absent - unless Russian lady who worked for Queens is a secret member Prometheus Leads? - None this week Michelle's List O'Suspects: (Being bold by eliminating some this week due to developments) Tommy Merlyn Robert Queen Adrian Chase (but more likely to become Vigilante) Billy Malone (he “heard on the street” that Prometheus was a threat to the Arrow; very eager to learn where Green Arrow lives) Helena Bertinelli (but I would rather see her as either Huntress or head of the Bertinelli family) Isabel Rochev Mckenna Hall Shado Slade Wilson (being Deathstroke right away could give his plan away) Talia al Ghul (see this week's news) New: Quentin Lance (likely a red herring) (in rehab) Roy (he's been mentioned, he's had access to arrows, and he might have seen The List)  Viktor (SP's add; he did see the list - shown in the season premiere)  SUPERGIRL: “Medusa” Stefan Pleszczynski - director; writers: Jessica Queller and Derek Simon Imdb link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5957644/?ref_=ttep_ep8 Recap: http://www.cbr.com/supergirl-recap-luthors-henshaws-space-time-continuum/ Thanksgiving episode Medusa virus developed by Kara's father designed virus to kill all non-Kryptonians; altered by Cadmus to kill all aliens Alex and Maggie finally kiss Portal appears 3 times; Barry and Cisco come through the last one into Kara's apartment Barry says Cisco is his friend, but Cisco says they're coworkers THE FLASH: “Invasion!” Dermott Downs - director; story by Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg; teleplay by Aaron Helbing and Todd Helbing Imdb link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5584134/?ref_=tt_eps_cu_n Recap:http://comicbook.com/dc/2016/11/30/the-flashrecap-with-spoilers-invasion-/ Barry got scolded by entire team about messing with the timeline Message from future: Hey younger Barry, you messed up the future too, you selfish dumb dumb Supergirl meets team Train against Supergirl Dominators mind control Heroes fight each other. Yes, it's cool, but we've seen this trope too many times Barry angers Supergirl to get her to destroy machine Ollie's speech to Barry LEGENDS OF TOMORROW: “Invasion!” Gregory Smith - director; story by Greg Berlanti; teleplay by Phil Klemmer and Marc Guggenheim Imdb link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5584108/?ref_=ttep_ep_cur Recap: http://comicbook.com/2016/12/02/legends-of-tomorrow-recap-with-spoilers-invasion-/ THOUGHTS Best part of the crossover? Earth's Mightiest Heros - My earth could use a Supergirl. Mine could use an oliver queen Stein's kid.  New recurring character. Diggle with the best piece of advice “It's like I keep telling this guy, you have to forgive yourself” Cisco's device to communicate and cross over You look like the star spangled idiot She's Hot? Yup. Barry and Ollie drinking.  Great friendship.  Damn. Not a lot of Dominators. Not a lot of Supergirl. Why was she even there? INVASION! - DC comic book series - skip so we can push ahead. Dedicated show in the future Three-part comic book series published from late 1988 to early 1989 Writers: Keith Giffen and Bill Mantlo; pencillers: Todd McFarlane and Bart Sears; inkers: P. Craig Russell, Al Gordon, and Dick Giordano; colorist: Carl Gafford Plot: the alien race the Dominators form an alliance and attack Earth with the goal of ridding Earth of all of its metahumans and superpowered people Invasion stopped, but a young Dominator develops a Gene Bomb, which causes all meta-humans to lose control of their powers A group led by Martian Manhunter finds a cure Comparison to TV adaptation: There is no way the TV version can be as grand because the TV universe doesn't have as many metahumans and supers as the comic Started with aliens in comic, so know their motivation, but it took a long time to learn their motivation in the adaptation  CURRENT EPISODE DC EASTER EGGS & POP CULTURE REFERENCES   Season 5 Episode 8 “Invasion!” (Date: 01 Dec 2016) Article: http://comicbook.com/dc/2016/12/01/arrow-easter-eggs-and-things-you-might-have-missed-in-invasion-/    Running - Stephen Amell said, "The hundredth episode of Arrow begins in a very appropriate way: it begins with Oliver running. We've had him running into the premiere almost every year, we didn't have him running in this year, but we have him running in the hundredth episode." Dinah Laurel Lance - Full-naming your fiancee while doing cutesy talk isn't entirely unheard-of, but here it's a nice little reminder that, yes, Laurel is actually Dinah Lance from the comics, the longtime Justice League and Birds of Prey member known as the Black Canary. Laurel's necklace is the Black Canary logo from the comics Oliver and Company - The reference, in case you missed it the first hundred times we used it or when Cisco explained it this week, is to a Disney animated film from the '80s. It was a musical comedy about a group of streetwise dogs who take in a small, orange cat, in which the soundtrack was primarily driven by Billy Joel, whose biggest fan is probably Arrow EP Marc Guggenheim. Per Guggenheim, he made the Oliver and Company joke in the script, but it was actor Carlos Valdes who added the Billy Joel nod. The Hozen - In the pilot, Oliver gave Thea a Hōzen (宝箭) -- an arrowhead-shaped stone he found around the neck of a dead Japanese soldier on Lian Yu. In the pilot, he told her -- as she tells him this week -- that in Japanese Buddhism, the hōzen symbolizes reconnecting. Palmer's Buyout Offer - The Palmer Technologies buyout of Queen Consolidated came in season 3 of the TV show, but apparently here, Palmer was hovering around Queen as soon as he heard Robert Queen was thinking of stepping down. Van Horn Industries - Van Horn Industries is the name of a company owned by the family of Andrew Van Horn, a superhero known as Gunfire. Gunfire was created during the Bloodlines attack, a '90s attempt to create a bunch of new superheroes by giving them a common starting point: an alien invasion where some of the victims of parasitic, cannibalistic aliens survived and gained powers. Hood Sketch - Along with Diggle under the hood, we get a look at the original Hood sketch and newspaper clippings that made up part of the Starling City Police Department's Rip Hunter-style chalkboard looking for the Arrow in season 1. MY NAME IS OLIVER QUEEN - When Oliver starts to introduce himself, he goes with "My name is Oliver Queen," just like he does in the voice over at the start of nearly every episode. Felicity hilariously cuts him off with "everyone knows who you are." Which serves the story -- he's a famous, wealthy socialite -- and the meta-text of the episode. CHICAGO MED - That roundabout thing about how Tommy is a doctor in Chicago now, and he just couldn't break away from his long shifts to come visit for the wedding? That's a whole lot of meta, talking about actor Colin Donnell, who played Tommy in season 1 and has periodically come back in flashbacks and other such stories. Donnell couldn't come for the hundredth episode because he's now a regular on Chicago Med, which is in production and couldn't spare him. THE PATH NOT TAKEN - This story seem familiar? Like last year's Supergirl episode "For the Girl Who Has Everything," or the "Flashpoint" episode of The Flash? What about "Perchance to Dream" from Batman: The Animated Series? THE FERN - It came back! Was seen when Ollie enters Diggle's Arrowcave ARROW NEWS: Heroes & Villains Fan Fest: Arrow Cast Panel Recap (Date: 19 Nov 2016) Highlights from the Arrow panel include: David Ramsey thankful he has a new helmet, Willa Holland misses wearing the Speedy outfit, and John Jr. is suppose to tie into the Conner Hawke storyline. Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/11/19/heroes-villains-fan-fest-arrows-stephen-amell-panel-recap/    Arrow's Stephen Amell Wants To Play A Villain (Date: 22 Nov 2016) com had the chance to hear Amell speak in Atlanta at Heroes & Villains Fan Fest, and it was there that the actor shared his nefarious dreams. “Having lived in the hero's shoes for a moment, I would say I'd like to play a...famous and memorable villain,” he said, “in the vein of Hans Gruber or Hannibal Lector.” Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/11/22/arrows-stephen-amell-wants-to-play-a-villain-2/   STEPHEN AMELL HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR (Date: 26 Nov 2016) “They've reached out to me to do ‘American Ninja Warrior,'” he said at a Heroes & Villains Fan Fest convention panel, according to ComicBook.com. “We'll see. One of the things that I'm learning now as someone that has a big responsibility at the head of a television show and has some business interests and is a husband and a father– priorities not being in that order — I don't want to stretch myself too thin, and I wouldn't want to do something if I couldn't put my heart and soul into it.” Link:http://www.cbr.com/stephen-amell-has-been-in-contact-with-american-ninja-warrior/?utm_source=CBR-TW&utm_medium=Social-Distribution&utm_campaign=CBR-TW&view=list   ARROW & PROMETHEUS HAVE AN EXPLOSIVE CONFRONTATION IN NEW PHOTOS (Date: 23 Nov 2016) Team “Arrow” is in deep trouble. In “What We Leave Behind,” the episode following the “Invasion!” crossover, Oliver discovers that Prometheus knows his and his fellow vigilantes' secret identities. What follows is an explosive confrontation between Green Arrow and his mysterious foe. The photos below show Green Arrow and Prometheus coming to blows, but Oliver is not alone. He has a little help from Spartan and Wild Dog, and it looks like they're going to fight fire with fire. Link:http://www.cbr.com/arrow-prometheus-have-an-explosive-confrontation-in-new-photos/?utm_source=CBR-TW&utm_medium=Social-Distribution&utm_campaign=CBR-TW&view=list   Arrow Boss Marc Guggenheim Reflects on 100 Episodes, Favorite Moments — Plus, What's Still on His 'To-Do' List? (Date: 29 Nov 2016) In the photo gallery above right, Marc Guggenheim shares favorite memories and musings from the past 100 episodes — Which casting was a “happy accident”? What stunt still wows him? Did “Olicity” happen too soon? — as well as offers some behind-the-scenes secrets. Link:http://tvline.com/2016/11/29/arrow-episode-100-marc-guggenheim-favorite-moments-casting-olicity/   Arrow boss previews Matrix-esque 100th episode (Date: 29 Nov 2016) EW interviewed Marc Guggenheim about Arrow's 100th episode and the series so far. Guggenheim admits to having some regrets: “The truth is, I don't think I've ever been involved with an hour of television on any show where there hasn't been something I wanted to take back,” he says. “Doing 23 episodes a year, you're just constantly running, so nothing ever turns out exactly the way you want it to. In other words, my list of regrets is actually incredibly long; it's 100 episodes long. I'd say probably my biggest regret is I wish we had allowed the Oliver-Felicity storyline in season 4 to unfold at a more natural pace. We had set these tentpoles at the beginning of the season, and we were a bit too rigorous on how we hit them. That was a case where the planning overtook the storytelling. We didn't do things as naturally and as elegantly as we should have.” Link:http://www.ew.com/article/2016/11/29/arrow-100-episode-spoilers   ‘Arrow' EP Marc Guggenheim On Tonight's 100th Episode, CW's Mega-Crossover & What's Next (Date: 30 Nov 2016) Reflecting on Arrow's future and past, as well as the labyrinth and rewards of the multi-show saga, Guggenheim spoke with Deadline about how “Invasion” came together as a crossover and a stand-alone episode of the Vancouver-filmed show. The EP, who developed the show with Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg, also hinted at where things could go next for the archer and his team as Arrow heads towards next week's Season 5 winter finale, who we may see more of from the show's past, and what the next crossover could be like. Link:http://deadline.com/2016/11/arrow-100-episodes-invasion-cw-crossover-marc-guggenheim-1201862283/   Arrow Hits Season High Ratings During 100th Episode (Date: 01 Dec 2016) In a report by Deadline, the site has confirmed Arrow hit a season-high rating last night of 1.3/5. The episode drew in 86% more viewers ages 18-49 than it did on November 16. The episode was a tenth down from last year's superhero crossover special, but its viewership was still impressive. More than 3.52 million people watched the episode. Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/12/01/arrow-hits-season-high-ratings-during-100th-episode/ GENERAL DC TV NEWS SUPERGIRL'S BRENDA STRONG ON UNLEASHING LILLIAN LUTHOR'S WRATH (Date: 22 Nov 2016) com interviewed Brenda Strong who currently plays Lillian Luthor, Lex's mother, on Supergirl. In the interview, when asked about Lillian's means justifying the end, she said, “That is such a great moral question. Everybody could ask themselves that and come up with a whole slew of different answers. It just goes back to the question of, when is it right to do the wrong thing? That opens up a whole can of worms about good and evil, black and white. Where's the gray? Ultimately, she isn't crazy, but she's definitely committed to the end. It does justify the means for her. Obviously, she's been willing to sacrifice any kind of personal relationships with this single-minded focus. There are costs for this character to achieve her commitment.” Link:http://www.cbr.com/brenda-strong-talks-supergirl/   SUPERGIRL: MEHCAD BROOKS COMPARES JAMES OLSEN'S GUARDIAN TO BATMAN (Date: 28 Nov 2016) During a recent set visit, Brooks told CBR and other reporters that James' CatCo position has made him more like the Dark Knight. “I kind of liken it to Bruce Wayne, running an enterprise during the day and then at night putting on the sleek black suit and your costume,” he explained. “James in the DC Universe has seen examples of it before, right? He's never had to do it himself. Yeah, I think he was ready for both of those responsibilities anyway, so now he's handling it well, but at first not so much.” He also discusses the suit, why James is reluctant to tell Kara, and why he thinks Superman would approve. Link: http://www.cbr.com/supergirl-mehcad-brooks-compares-james-olsens-guardian-to-batman/    DC TV Crossover Featurette Includes Revealing New Behind The Scenes Footage And Interviews (Date: 28 Nov 2016) It doesn't reveal any major details we probably haven't already heard, but the video still provides a fascinating insight into how this crossover became a reality, and it sounds like a logistical nightmare! Link:https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/the_flash/dc-tv-crossover-featurette-includes-revealing-new-behind-the-a147129   THE DOMINATORS SET FOR POST-CROSSOVER APPEARANCE ON SUPERGIRL (Date: 28 Nov 2016) The crossover between four of The CW's DC Comics-based shows is now unfolding, but no matter the outcome, it's been confirmed that the alien race at the center of the story will return — later this season on “Supergirl,” though it's not yet known when or under what context. “This is not the last you've seen of The Dominators,” Andrew Kreisberg, an executive producer on “Supergirl,” “The Flash,” “Arrow” and “DC”s Legends of Tomorrow,” told a group of press including CBR during a Q&A Monday at The CW's Burbank headquarters. “The Dominators will return on ‘Supergirl' later this season.” Link:http://www.cbr.com/the-dominators-set-for-post-crossover-appearance-on-supergirl/?utm_source=CBR-TW&utm_medium=Social-Distribution&utm_campaign=CBR-TW&view=list   Supergirl Ratings Soar As Crossover Begins (Date: 29 Nov 2016) The CW's four-part “Heroes vs. Aliens” DC Comics television crossover event got off to a solid rating start with this week's episode of Supergirl. The episode, titled “Medusa,” scored a solid 1.1 rating in the core 18-49 demographic, and was watched by 3.51 million viewers in total. That an uptick from last week's episode of Supergirl that puts the ratings for “Medusa” on par with the second season premiere of Supergirl. Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/11/29/supergirl-ratings-soar-as-crossover-begins/   THE FLASH: MARK HAMILL, JOHN WESLEY SHIPP RETURN IN NEW PHOTOS (Date: 29 Nov 2016) In “The Present,” next week's episode of “The Flash,” Barry Allen will pay a little visit to Jay Garrick (John Wesley Shipp) — and that means crossing over into Earth-3. New photos from the episode reveal a first look at Jay's world as well as Earth-3's version of James Jesse (Mark Hamill), better known as the Trickster on Barry's world. Link:http://www.cbr.com/the-flash-mark-hamill-john-wesley-shipp-return-in-new-photos/?utm_source=CBR-TW&utm_medium=Social-Distribution&utm_campaign=CBR-TW&view=list   THE FLASH HITS SEASON-HIGH RATINGS THANKS TO ARROWVERSE CROSSOVER (Date: 30 Nov 2016) When the second installment of “Invasion!” arrived on “The Flash”, 4.09m viewers tuned in to see it, making it the show's most-watched episode since Season 1's “The Man in the Yellow Suit,” which aired on December 9, 2014. “Invasion!” achieved a 1.2/5 rating in the adults 18-34 demographic and a 1.5/5 in adults 18-49, something the show hasn't done since last season. Link:http://www.cbr.com/the-flash-hits-season-high-ratings-thanks-to-arrowverse-crossover/   Matt Ryan Has A Message For Constantine Fans (Date: 24 NOv 2016) Over the weekend, Ryan appeared at Heroes & Villains Fan Fest, alongside several actors from Arrow and The Flash. ComicBook.com had the chance to catch up with the actor regarding a potential future for his role as Constantine."Never say never, right?" Ryan said. It was the best he could offer, not knowing whether or not fans should actually expect to see Constantine pop up on television again.He does, however, has a message for those fans."I'd just like to say 'Thank you fans for all the support you've given me from playing this character. It's such an iconic role and to have you guys support me is just a fantastic thing so thank you very, very much." Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/11/24/matt-ryan-has-a-message-for-constantine-fans/ GREEN ARROW COMICS & TOY NEWS X-MEN: GOLD AND BLUE ROSTERS AND CREATIVE TEAMS REVEALED (Date: 28 Nov 2016) X-Men: Gold will be written by Marc Guggenheim with art by Ardian Syaf. The phase-shifting Kitty Pryde at long-last will become an X-Men team leader, whose squad includes Storm, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Old Man Logan, and Rachel Grey. “Kitty is the right person to bring the X-Men into the future, to herald in the next era of the X-Men,” Guggenheim told us in a phone interview. “We are post the war with the Inhumans. The X-Men are sort of at a crossroads. They're at a point where they are trying to decide, is there a future for the X-Men? And Kitty is very much of the mindset that there is a future for the X-Men and it's a bright future.”  Guggenheim is best known as co-showrunner and writer on The CW's Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow and previously worked on the adjectiveless X-Men book in 2014 featuring an all-female cast of characters. Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/11/28/x-men-gold-and-blue-rosters-and-creative-teams-revealed/   NEXT EPISODE   Promo for Next Week's: Episode - “What We Leave Behind” (Date: 17 Nov 2016) Article:https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/there-are-lots-of-big-reveals-in-arrow-season-5-episode-9-promo-what-a147195   Episode:   “What We Leave Behind” [Season 5 Episode 9] Air Date:        Wednesday, December 7, 2016 Summary:      PROMETHEUS MAKES A DEADLY MOVE AGAINST OLIVER AND THE TEAM — After Prometheus attacks Curtis (Echo Kellum), Oliver (Stephen Amell) realizes Prometheus knows all of Team Arrow's secret identities and is planning to come for them one by one. Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) and Detective Malone (guest star Tyler Ritter) discover a clue that links Prometheus to Oliver's past. Director:         Antonio Negret Writers:          Wendy Mericle & Beth Schwartz IMDB:   http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5584158/?ref_=ttep_ep9   Join The Starling Tribune each week as we stream live on Thursday nights at 9:00 PM eastern or 8:00 PM Central at www.geeks.live. Join the fun chatroom and interact with the hosts live. Contact us: @StarlingTribune - starlingtribune@gmail.com - www.starlingtribune.com - www.facebook.com/starlingtribune - 612-888-CAVE or 612-888-2283.   Starling Tribune is proud to be a member of the GonnaGeek network found at GonnaGeek.com. For more geeky podcast visit GonnaGeek.com.   You can find us on iTunes under ''Starling Tribune." We are very thankful for all of our positive iTunes reviews. 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Starling Tribune - Season 4.5 Special Edition – Legends Of Tomorrow Last Refuge (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast)   The Official Arrow Podcast of the Gonna Geek Network   Episode:            “Last Refuge” [Season 1 Episode 12] Air Date:           April 21st, 2016 Transcript:         http://transcripts.foreverdreaming.org/viewtopic.php?f=557&t=26768   IMDB:               http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4952750/?ref_=tt_ep_nx   Director:           Rachel Talalay Late in the season the showrunners are breaking out a seasoned director, who has over 55 directing credits to her name, including an upcoming episode of BBC's Sherlock with Benedict Cumberbatch in 2017                         http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003080/?ref_=tt_ov_dr                         LoT: 1x Director Other Director Credits: 1x Flash | 4x Doctor Who | 1x Reign | 1x Supernatural | 2x Haven | 4x Ally McBeal | 1x Boston Legal … the movie Tank Girl and many others!                         Writers:             Chris Fedak Chris is credited as Executive Producer for 15 episodes of Legends of Tomorrow, but this only his second writing credit, although is he credited with a couple “Story By” and “Teleplay By” later in the season. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0973233/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr6                         Executive Producer credits: 15x EP LoT | 21x EP Forever | 27x EP Chuck | Other Chuck credits: 91x “Created by” | 16x “Written by”   Matthew Maala Well, they don't get any greener than this folks - this is Matthew's first and only writing credit so far … and, uh, he has a couple of other credits... http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5279759/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr6                         Legends of Tomorrow: 1x writer Other credits: 1x Jessica Jones (Writer's Assistant) | 5x The Mob Doctor (Assistant to Rob Wright - showrunner)   Weekly Ratings   Rating: Episode 11 - 1.78 (April 21st, 2016) Down two-tenths of a point…   Arrow: On break until April 27th the following week The Flash:  April 19th - “Versus Zoom” (Ep.2.18) - 03 (Hunter Zolomon's Back Story) Supergirl: April 18th - “Better Angels” (Ep.1.20) - 11 (Season Finale) Links for Other Shows Arrow: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Arrow_episodes#Season_4_.282015.E2.80.9316.29 Flash: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Flash_episodes#Season_2_.282015.E2.80.9316.29 Supergirl: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supergirl_(TV_series)#Episodes   Episode # Episode Title Episode Air Date Rating 1 Pilot, Part 1 21-Jan-16 3.21 2 Pilot, Part 2 28-Jan-16 2.89 3 Blood Ties 4-Feb-16 2.32 4 White Knights 7-Feb-16 2.39 5 Fail-Safe 18-Feb-16 2.25 6 Star City 2046 25-Feb-16 2.47 7 Marooned 3-Mar-16 2.28 8 Night of the Hawk 10-Mar-16 2.01 9 Left Behind 31-Mar-16 1.97 10 Progeny 7-Apr-16 1.88 11 The Magnificent Eight 12-Apr-16 1.98 12 Last Refuge 21-Apr-16 1.78 13 Leviathan 28-Apr-16 1.86 14 River of Time 5-May-16 1.63 15 Destiny 12-May-16 1.89 16 Legendary 19-May-16 1.85 What was the overall theme for this episode / What was the link to the ep. name “Last Refuge” The home of Rip's adoptive mother Fight scenes & Stunts: Share your thoughts Kendra and Sara spar Pilgrim attacks police station (Another Terminator reference?) ..no paperwork on this attack? Sara one-on-one with Pilgrim; +Mick steps in w/his gun Ends with usual team fight; Pilgrim surprised by young Rip w/knife Fun cgi with Pilgrim hit from all sides Time Travel: Share your thoughts Rip - kidnap younger selves to save them from Pilgrim, but... If younger selves are left out of timeline too long, people will forget about them, and… They really shouldn't interact with younger selves because of paradox Rip says this about Stein wanting to hold his baby-self, but Stein talked to Stein in the 1970s What are the rules? Amnesia pills are optional Palmer's injuries Rip Hunter His plan actually works! His real name is Michael; he was taken by Time Masters when he was an orphan on the streets trying to survive Offers self to Pilgrim. Without him, there is no team. Stein tries to remind all about how dangerous it is to remove a Time Master from the timeline, something Rip told him at the start of show Rate The Captain on a scale of 1 (Captain Crunch) to 10 (Captain Picard) Vandal Savage Not in episode! Mentioned at end because they remember their mission The Atom - Ray Palmer “Come with me if you want to live” - has always wanted to say that Existential crisis - “Could I be dead and not know it?” 2007 self gets beat up, bruises show up on present Ray Asks Kendra to marry him. Then doubt drama. Then a “Yes.” White Canary - Sara Lance Fights Pilgrim Spares with Kendra - tries to get Kendra to tell Ray the truth 2007 self - take daughter to work day with Dad Younger self is not a ninja Hawkgirl - Kendra Saunders Because of reincarnation powers, can't be killed by Pilgrim (so Pilgrim can't go back to Ancient Egypt before meteor hit? Of course, if she did, then there would be no show) Relationship drama with Ray (snore), but agrees to marry Ray Captain Cold - Leonard Snart 1972, Central City - Baby Snart is adorable, but a handful Keeps needling Rip because they don't know about Rip's past Heatwave - Mick Rory Younger self, 1990, Central City, is Pilgrim's first target Played with fire and killed family; didn't wake them, ran instead Younger self tells Mick he sounds like their father Present Mick tells younger Mick that he was angry at him for something not in his control and tells him to be better than present Mick Firestorm - Professor Martin Stein 1950 - born in back of car Surprised his father just gave him to strangers Ignores the rules and gives Jefferson a chance to meet his father Firestorm - Jefferson Jackson Born in 1993 in Central City Father died serving country; Jax never met father Has a conversation in hospital; father says he is proud of his son Jax doesn't stop father Pilgrim kidnaps father; after saved, Jax talks to father; tries to warn father Did he change things? Rip does say that maybe time wants Jax to be with father Waverider/Gideon Helps track Pilgrim When loses track of Pilgrim, Rip forms abduction plan The Pilgrim Cool Matrix-like powers Has authority to kill anyone in order to save the timeline Kidnaps team's loved ones in order to get team to give themselves up Has only one shot to kill them Time Masters Council Not the sort of folks you want to hang around the watercooler with Mary Xavier (Rip Hunter's “Mother”) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0408309/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t13 The Highlander's (Connor's) First Wife in 1986 film Star War's Fighter Pilot Bridget Jones' Diary Alum Captain Lance In his golden age   EPISODE DC EASTER EGGS:   Season 1 Episode 12 “Last Refuge” (Date: 22 Apr 2016) Article:http://comicbook.com/dc/2016/04/22/dcs-legends-of-tomorrow-things-you-might-have-missed-in-last-ref/1 Obvious Ones: Cities mentioned - Star City, Central City, Hub City, Ivy Town; Appearances by Quentin Lance (Sara's father), Lisa Snart/Golden Glider (Leonard's sister, and Anna Loring (Ray's fiancee. On Arrow, Anna was an attorney who worked for Oliver Queen's mother, but in the comics, Jean Loring was Ray Palmer's wife prior to her killing another superhero's wife) Disappearing from History: The visual effects used to represent the man executed by the Time Masters at the start of the episode are the same ones used in last year's finale for The Flash, when Eddie Thawne committed suicide in order to kill his descendant, Eobard/The Reverse Flash “Come with me if you want to live”: Line is from The Terminator. Booster Gold once made a similar remark during his time-travel adventures written by Legends executive producers Geoff Johns Marty McFly: Younger Rory is wearing a red vest/jean jacket outfit reminiscent of Marty McFly's Back to the Future outfit. Arrow bits: “If he ever lost me…” young Sara says of her father. Date of Ray's attack is December 19, 2014, and Arrow was on hiatus at that time Fruit Brute: Fruit Brute is one of the “monster” cereals like Count Chocula and Frankenberry. The fact that Rip has a collection of vintage cereals makes total sense because in the Booster Gold comics, we were told once that Rip has a fridge full of vintage Coca Cola Ma Hunkel: Ma Hunkel's Red Tornado is seen in Rip's time lab Rip Hunter's Mother: In the comics, we never learn the name of Rip's mother, so as to not lock his father, Booster Gold, into a future relationship Michael?: Rip Hunter's father in the comics is Michael Jon Carter, aka Booster Gold, so the name “Michael” might be a nod to his comic book parentage.   ARROW NEWS:   Where Team Arrow Stands when Season 5 Begins  (Date: 16 Aug 2016) IGN: Executive producers Wendy Mericle & Marc Guggenheim preview what's ahead: *Season 5 deals with legacy, it deals with the past. The challenge for Oliver this year is how do you evolve and move forward when the past keeps grabbing at you, trying to pull you back. Oliver: building team with Felicity, Curtis (who is going to become Mr. Terrific), and newcomers Evelyn Sharp and Wild Dog while trying to be mayor. Tries to optimistic, but forces will try to pull him into the darkness. Relationship with Felicity should be closer to what it was during season 1.                         * Diggle: He is to have his own story in the army trying to get his morality back.                      * Thea: Going to be Oliver's chief of staff and is good at it. Link:http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/08/16/where-team-arrow-stands-when-season-5-begins Stephen Amell was kicked in the face during and Arrow fight scene, see the picture (Date: 15 Aug 2016) * CinemaBlend: Stephen Amell posted a photo on his Facebook page showing the results of him taking a foot to the face during shooting a fight scene. Stephen is fine, just has a tissue up his nose and some swelling. Link:https://www.cinemablend.com/television/1545720/stephen-amell-was-kicked-in-the-face-during-an-arrow-fight-scene-see-the-picture Was Hayley Atwell around? ~SP Producers confirm flashbacks continue after S05, but will change (Date: 11 Aug 2016) * after producers told the TCAs that Arrow would ditch the flashbacks after S05, showrunner Marc Guggenheim told IGN that it isn't quite that simple. * “in Season 6, what we'll end up doing is we'll do some episodes without any sort of flashbacks. We've also established over the four seasons that we can do flashback stories that don't involve the island narrative” * "We still want to make that part of our storytelling, because we do like them. We like when those non-island flashbacks sort of illuminate what's going on in the present day," Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/08/11/silly-rabbit-of-course-the-arrow-flashbacks-will-never-end/ Can it really be Arrow with a Flashback/Flashforward? ~SP Daredevil and Game Of Thrones series name drop by showrunner Wendy Mericle ~SP Arrow meets Legends meets Flash meets Supergirl: A Crossover Supercut! (Date: 16 Aug 2016) *TV Line presents a montage of meet-ups between the characters of Arrow, The Flash, Legends, and Supergirl. Also news of the release of the latest seasons on DVD/Blu-ray: Supergirl season 1 is out now, Legends season 1 releases Aug. 23, Arrow season 4 releases Aug 30, and The Flash season 2 releases Sept. 6   Link: http://tvline.com/2016/08/16/arrow-flash-supergirl-legends-crossover-supercut-video/ Could we get more Tommy with Flashpoint?? (Date: 14 Aug 2016) * Colin Donnell did an interview with TV Line * “I can't tell you how many people I've talked to about the possibility and how it could possibly happen. It's not out of the realm of possibility.” * Neil comment: I hate to bring this up… but does anybody still care? That was Season 1?! I mean I like the guy but I think we've moved on? Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/08/14/tommy-merlyn-could-possibly-return-on-arrow-due-to-flashpoint/ If John Barrowman ever has to leave the series I could see them brining Tommy back. But I doubt that will happen through season 7 (Stephen Amell is on contract through season 7, right? ~SP No Immediate Plans for Roy to Return (Date: 17 Aug 2016) * This follows up on a news article from prior weeks where Colton Haynes was spotted on the set of Arrow, which kick started speculation that he was returning to the series * In a TVLine interview Wendy Mericle stated that Colton Haynes was just visiting the set and was not scheduled to appear * Colton is busy filming Scream Queens Link:http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/sorry-arrow-fans-colton-haynes-is-not-returning-yet Colton, you are always welcome back to Arrow from the fans on Starling Tribune. ~SP   GENERAL DC TV NEWS   Legends: Legends of Tomorrow Season 2: Arthur Darvill and Maisie Richardson-Sellers Interview  (Date: 16 Aug 2016) * (Showbiz Junkies). Arthur Darvill (Rip Hunter) and Maisie Richardson-Sellers (Vixen/Amaya Jiwe) discuss season two. Both promise a little conflict in the team because everyone has a similar goal, but they have their own way of doing things and that there will be good fights. Link:http://www.showbizjunkies.com/tv/interviews/legends-of-tomorrow-arthur-darvill-maisie-richardson-sellers-interview/ I'd love to see Arthur Darvil rate Captain Rip Hunter each episode on a scale of 1-10. ~SP Opinion: How the CW's DC universe became one of TV's most inclusive (Date:16 Aug 2016) *Not really news, but is a good look at how Greg Berlanti's DC comic book shows for the CW are building a universe populated with characters who have been casts as African-American even though the characters are white in the comics (Iris West, Jimmy Olson) and who are LGBT (Sara, Nyssa, Curtis) Link:http://www.denofgeek.com/uk/tv/supergirl/43010/how-the-cws-dc-universe-became-one-of-tvs-most-inclusive Legends: Legends of Tomorrow Season 2: EP Subtly confirms Matt Ryan's John Constantine cameo (Date: 15 Aug 2016) * Movie News Guide: Legends executive producer Phil Klemmer subtly confirmed Matt Ryan's appearance in a recent interview, telling Zap2it, “If this show goes as many seasons as I hope it does, it would be a crime for him not to appear in our universe.” A photo on Marc Guggenheim's twitter shows a table read with an actor's face blurred out. Link: http://www.movienewsguide.com/legends-tomorrow-john-constantine/263618 ...BUT does this article from a couple days before contradict it with a quote from Greg Berlanti? LINK:http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/the-cw-has-no-plans-for-constantine-at-this-time * The takeaway is that I guess they're doing a pretty good job keeping us guessing at this point Legends: Guggenheim tweets pic of Samurai ATOM suit (Date: 18 Aug 2016) * Ray is riding a horse in the ATOM suit with a samurai helmet * Guggenheim's tweet was “Legends of Tomorrow: This show is insane...” Link:http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/legends-of-tomorrows-atom-dons-new-samurai-style-armor-in-new-photo Legends: Lance Henricksen cast as Obsidian  (Date: 11 Aug 2016) * Late news out of the TCAs that week that didn't make it into our news rundown * Henriksen joins the ranks of the Justice Society of America, which already includes Patrick J. Adams as Hourman, Maisie Richardson-Sellers as Vixen, Matthew MacCaull as Commander Steel and Sarah Grey as Star Girl. * The son of the Golden Age Green Lantern, Obsidian was introduced in 1983's "All-Star Squadron" #25, and joined a modern incarnation of the Justice Society in 2007. He can merge with his own shadow, allowing him to fly and pass through solid objects, and possess the shadows of others. * Henriksen's lengthy list of film and television credits is dotted with memorable sci-fi and horror roles, from "The Terminator" and the "Alien" franchise to "Near Dark" and "Millennium." Link:http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/legends-of-tomorrow-casts-lance-henriksen-as-obsidian Flash: Grant Gustin spills the beans on a little Easter Egg  (Date: 18 Aug 2016) * Grant Gustin admits that the cast and crew have snuck a rubber duckie into every scene in the police station… because why not. Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/08/18/grant-gustin-reveals-the-flash-easter-egg-that-no-one-has-notice/ Flash: Barry's heading to Gorilla Island! (Date: 11 Aug 2016) * Two part episode with the return of Grodd Confirmed (late news out of the TCAs last week) * At the end of his S02 episode, Grodd was transported to Earth-2 and abandoned in Gorilla City, a setting from the DC Comics Universe. * Unless Grodd somehow finds his way back to Earth-1 and finds its version of Gorilla City, it seems likely that the two-episode mini-arc will take place on Earth-2 Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/08/11/gorilla-grodd-returns-in-the-flash-season-3/ Flash: Producer explains how S03 Dark Speedster is ‘not at all' like the dark speedster villains from S01 and S02 who wanted to steal Barry's Speed (Date: 17 Aug 2016) * Todd Helbing (Executive Producer) gave an interview to IGN * “If you have another speedster, like Zoom, or Reverse Flash, you need somebody on an equal level to provide that threat” * “Savitar is more of a psychological villain in a weird way” * “Everything about this guy is different. I can't go into super detail, but he's not like Zoom or Reverse Flash” Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/08/18/the-flash-executive-producer-explains-how-savitar-is-different-f/ Supergirl: Kevin Smith says something and the media covers it (hehe) (Date: 18 Aug 2016) * Actually, there's a cool linkage to the old superman script titles “Superman Lives” he wrote * Kevin Smith announced that the title of the Supergirl episode he's directing is “Supergirl Lives” thanks to Andy Kriesberg * Actually a pretty cool quote from Kevin Smith in the article... Link:http://www.comicbookmovie.com/supergirl/kevin-smith-ecstatically-reveals-the-title-of-the-supergirl-season-2-a144591 Supergirl: Discussion on whether the Legion of Superheroes will join the DC TV Universe (Date: 13 Aug 2016) * We've seen Legion flight rings in both Flash (Speed Force Flashbacks) and Supergirl (in the Fortress of Solitude) * Mon-El is linked with the Legion of Superheroes, so there's a natural linkage * Other Supergirl characters have ties * long discussion article Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/08/14/is-the-legion-of-super-heroes-coming-to-the-cws-dc-tv-universe-/ Supergirl: Project Cadmus set to be S02 “Big Bad”  (Date: 12 Aug 2016) * Exec Producer Andrew Kreisberg revealed that Project Cadmus is the "big bad" of at least the first half of the season * "It's dedicated to eradicating alien life on Earth. They're fanatics. They're true believers," * in the comics and Young Justice, Project Cadmus has taken an interest in Kryptonians before as the creators of Superboy, a partial-clone of Superman Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/08/12/supergirl-season-2-new-details-on-project-cadmus-revealed/   GREEN ARROW COMICS & TOY NEWS   New Form Factor from #Funko: Pint Size Heroes! (Date: 16 Aug 2016) Funko is introducing a new line of collectible vinyl figures - Pint Size Heroes! Taken favorite parts of Pop! and Dorbz and made them into an even smaller package - and all at a new low price! The first series will focus on the Batman universe - Batman, Robin, Catwoman, etc. Figures are 1.5” tall. Check out GameStop and Hot Topic for special exclusive characters. Start your collection in September! Link:http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/new-form-factor-from-funko-pint-size-heroes-dccomics-marvel-and-more/ DC Comic's Rebirth dominates July's top 20 sales positions (Date: 15 Aug 2016) CBR: Scroll down and look at the charts - DC is the top publisher, and 18 of the top 20 comics are from DC. The other two are from Marvel - Civil War II Link:http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/dc-comics-rebirth-dominates-julys-top-20-sales-positions Green Arrow (Rebirth) Issue #5 dropped this week (Date: 18 Aug 2016) * “The Death and Life of Oliver Queen” part five! It's Green Arrow and Black Canary versus Shado and the Ninth Circle in the belly of the Inferno. * Ends the first arc * Written by Benjamin Percy * Pencils, Inks, Colours and Cover by Juan E. Ferreyra Link:https://www.comixology.com/Green-Arrow-2016-5/digital-comic/384559?ref=c2l0ZS9pbmRleC9jb20uY29taXhvbG9neS5kY2NvbWljczMvZGVza3RvcC9zbGlkZXJMaXN0LzEyNjk4 Toy News International Does a review of the new Arrow S03 figures (Date: 17 Aug 2016) * 7" Season 3 Arrow & Laurel Lance Black Canary Figures from DC Collectibles. * Basic figures, but if you're a hardcore fan… Link: http://toynewsi.com/news.php?itemid=27007 Video: https://youtu.be/_2T9udgjdo4 NEXT EPISODE   Promo for Next Week: Legends Of Tomorrow - “Leviathan” Article:http://www.comicbookmovie.com/dc_tv/legends_of_tomorrow/legends-of-tomorrow-season-1-episode-13-promo-leviathan-a139828 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFHhMFQskxw     Episode:            “Leviathan” [Season 1 Episode 13] Air Date:           Thursday, April 28th, 2016 Summary:         Rip takes the team to London in the year 2166, three days before his family is killed. He believes this to be their final opportunity to take out Savage who is, unfortunately, at the height of his power. However, the team discovers two key elements to defeating him - Savage's daughter and the means to kill Savage once and for all. Director:           Gregory Smith http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0808376/?ref_=ttfc_fc_dr1 Writers: Sarah Nicole Jones and Ray Utarnachitt IMDB:   http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4952746/?ref_=tt_ep_nx   Join The Starling Tribune each week as we stream live on Thursday nights at 9:00 PM eastern or 8:00 PM Central at www.geeks.live. Join the fun chatroom and interact with the hosts live. Contact us: @StarlingTribune - starlingtribune@gmail.com - www.starlingtribune.com - www.facebook.com/starlingtribune - 612-888-CAVE or 612-888-2283.   Starling Tribune is proud to be a member of the GonnaGeek network found at GonnaGeek.com. For more geeky podcast visit GonnaGeek.com.   You can find us on iTunes under ''Starling Tribune." 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