FULL OF SOUND AND FURY

Amazon cancels The Wheel of Time and that leads the guys into a conversation about the trickiness of cross-media adaptations. Also in this episode: American pro sports are a lie, the anime industry is changing for the better, and films based on video games are having a moment. 

In the first part of a two-part megapod, the guys break down the fallout from Netflix's acquisition of Warner Bros.

Superman and Fantastic Four: First Steps draw nigh and we have all the feelings. Also in this episode: how the MCU might pivot in the wake of diminished box office, rethinking the timeline of American comics publishing, and the increasing insanity of graded collectibles markets. 

Marvel Studios drops the main cast billing for Avengers: Doomsday in an unusual manner to generate hype. Did it work? Also in this episode: reviews of Daredevil: Born Again, Captain America: Brave New World, Agatha All Along and The Penguin, previews of Superman and Avatar, and a head to head comparison of Marvel's Ultimate line with DC's Absolute line.

Everything comic books and comic book collecting in the year 2025.

The Dallas sports scene reaches an all-time low, prompting Keyshawn and his family to seek salvation playing Marvel Rivals.

The guys look ahead to The Last of Us Season 2 and the shape of a post-Majors MCU.

Keyshawn discovers anime and rediscovers collectible trading cards.

Keyshawn takes his youngest to his first comic book convention and survives to share their tale.

Reviews of Dune Part 2 and The Acolyte followed by previews of Deadpool and Wolverine and the 2024 editions of San Diego Comic Con and D23 Expo.

It's all things X-Men in this episode, with reviews of X-Men '97, House of X, Powers of X, and X of Swords, plus some fancasting for the forthcoming X-Men Marvel Studios movies.

A trip to Emerald City Comic Con 2024 leads to a deep-dive into the world of geek fandom collectibles.

Reviews of The Marvels and One Piece, a retrospective look at Fox's stewardship of the X-Men franchise, and previews of X-Men 97, Fantastic Four and Superman: Legacy.

2024 opens with reviews of Blue Eye Samurai, What If ..., and Echo.

Early in 1992, seven fan-favorite artists left Marvel Comics to form their own creator owned and controlled comic book publishing company. In this episode, we look back at thirty years of Image Comics, from its chaotic and controversial beginning all the way to its gradual maturation into one of the most important publishers in the American comics scene.

The triumphant finale of Loki Season 2 and the poor opening weekend for The Marvels within days of one another begs the question: should Marvel Studios contract? Also in this episode, The Year of the Video Game continues, as we review Sony's Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and Netflix's Castlevania: Nocturne.

Exit reviews of The Flash (2023), Ahsoka, and The Witcher Season 3.

Reviews of Ahsoka and Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3, a refusal to review The Flash, and a eulogy for one of the all-time great gameshow hosts.

Thanks to the Hollywood writer's strike, San Diego Comic Con 2023 was, in fact, a comic con, and we come with the deets. Also in this episode: Disney's 100th celebration has been anything but, Henry Cavill needs a bigger sword, and Paramount's various Star Trek  offerings continue to impress.