The biggest movie of the year – and of the Marvel multiverse – is finally here! We’re having a spoiler-filled discussion covering every aspect of Spider-Man: No Way Home, from cameos to comicbook references, so consider yourself warned. But before we get to that, we’ll let you know what else we’ve been up to, along with some of the geek news of the past week. Plus, one of our favorite local burger joints has a special treat for the holidays! Listen now!
If you’re a fan of comics, you know about reprints – when a book is in demand or there’s an anniversary or simply to provide a character’s origin. The past couple of years, the big two (DC and Marvel) have been doing a lot of reprints. Marvel especially has been releasing a lot of first appearances and first issues, sometimes to coincide with movie releases, but other times just because. And with that in mind, we get the reprint of the first issue of Howard the Duck. Continue reading Comics Cosmos – What the Duck?!
You’ve heard pimpin’ ain’t easy, but have you ever considered how difficult it is with animals? No?! Well you’ll need to listen to the “interesting” discussion this week! But that’s just the beginning. Our main focus this week is Spider-Man: Far From Home and we talk all the spoilery details. Plus there’s some interesting news about a popular comic becoming a streaming series, an old school computer making a comeback and the chance to do stuntwork in a major movie. Listen now! Continue reading GW1 Issue 209 – Pimpin’ and Swinging
Spider-Man: Far From Home hit theaters last week. It’s the sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming, though the fifth movie in which we’ve seen this particular incarnation of Spider-Man. (Personally, I think Tom Holland is the best of the bunch – he has the youth, exuberance, naiveté and physicality that works so much better than what McGuire and Garfield ever showcased.) It’s also the close of Phase 3 of the MCU, an epilogue of sorts to Avengers: End Game. And the movie works really well on a number of levels. Continue reading She Geek Critique – Friendly Neighborhood Spider Monkey!
There was a lot going on last week, with news, movies and tv shows. For comic show geeks, there was the yearly CW crossover, this time with Arrow, Flash and Supergirl meeting Batgirl in an TElseworlds story. And the new animated Spider-Man movie premiered, plus there was an early screening of Aquaman and the new edit of Deadpool 2. We have so much to talk about! Listen now! Continue reading GW1 Issue 184 – Manipulating the Multiverse