We’re cramming a lot into this week’s episode – trailers, movies and tv! We talk about the plot and character clues from the new Deadpool 2 trailer, the premiere of the Constantine animated series, the return of the time travelers of Timeless and the premiere of the pre-Superman Krypton. Plus, we have a review of the giant robots fighting giant monsters in Pacific Rim: Uprising. Listen now! Continue reading GW1 Issue 148 – Heroes and Monsters
It’s been three years since the first (and only) season of Constantine aired. At that time it was an ambitious show for a big television network because it was so dark, literally and figuratively. Of course, it couldn’t be any other way with a title character who is an occult detective and self-described master of the dark arts (yes, it’s on his business cards). But NBC did a really good job with the show and a lot of people (including me) were disappointed it didn’t get renewed. Continue reading She Geek Critique – Hunting Demons
When I was kid I loved to draw. I was reminded many times that I couldn’t draw. That dream went away.
When I was a teenager I loved to write. I wasn’t told I could not write; which they probably should have done because my stuff was crap when I was 14. I could never get the knack of journaling, but I was writing full-length novels (though after pulling the notebooks out of the purgatory they should return, they were just barely novellas) of Disney fan-fic stories that included my friends and I. They were bad. If compared to Tina Belcher’s friend fic, they would be buried alive and refuse to come back as a zombie for her stories. Continue reading Best Geeky Finds – Get Mortified
We have a bit of a mixed bag for you this week in our final Meeplecast from the original location of The Malted Meeple. With no big movie release to talk about (don’t worry, we do have box office updates on Black Panther), we picked a few interesting stories that you may not have come across. There’s details about a big screen version of the classic mini-series V, some new STEM toys from Disney and an update on when to expect the new season of Doctor Who. Plus we chat a bit about the joy of cheap comic trade paperbacks and how much we’re enjoying the return of Legends of Tomorrow. Listen now! Continue reading GW1 Issue 144 – Farewell to the Octagon
Anyone who reads comics invariably becomes interested in the stories behind them. Whether it be how a comicbook company started, the development of a favorite character or the difficulties of a particular artist or writer when breaking into the industry, the stories behind the books can be as exciting as the comics themselves. And, last fall, Robert Kirkman’s Secret History of Comics began sharing some of those stories with the world. Continue reading Comics Cosmos – Comicbook History