Episodes
Monday Jan 01, 2018
Ep 90 - Doom Patrol: Brick by Brick
Monday Jan 01, 2018
Monday Jan 01, 2018
This Week: Flex Mentallo, Robotman, Rebis, Crazy Jane, and more are back to twist minds and take control. This new take on a classic embraces and reimagines the Morrison run's signature surrealism and irreverence. Incorporating bold, experimental art and a brash tone to match a new generation of readers, Gerard Way's Doom Patrol establishes radical new beginnings, breaks new ground, and honors the warped team dynamic of the world's strangest heroes.
Doom Patrol is the flagship title of Young Animal--a four-book grassroots mature reader imprint, creatively spearheaded by Gerard Way, bridging the gap between the DCU and Vertigo, and focusing on the juxtaposition between visual and thematic storytelling.
Next Week: Reed Richards plans his most audacious scientific endeavor ever when he challenges himself to "solve everything," and it leads him and the rest of the Fantastic Four into trouble.
Episode 90 - Doom Patrol: Brick by Brick, is out on January 1st. Find this, and all our other episodes on iTunes, Stitcher, GooglePlay, and TuneIn
Monday Nov 06, 2017
Ep 82 - V for Vendetta
Monday Nov 06, 2017
Monday Nov 06, 2017
This week:A powerful story about loss of freedom and individuality, V FOR VENDETTA takes place in a totalitarian England following a devastating war that changed the face of the planet.
In a world without political freedom or personal freedom, and precious little faith in anything, comes a mysterious man in a white porcelain mask who fights political oppressors through terrorism and seemingly absurd acts. It's a gripping tale of the blurred lines between ideological good and evil.
Next week: Journey back to the Big One as Captain America recalls one of his most incredible missions. It's 1941, and the Howling Commandos are enjoying a respite from the ordeal of World War II — until Cap and his faithful partner, Bucky, lead them into the hands of the enemy! As the Nazis unleash their latest deadly soldiers, an old ally lends a hand — but an even older enemy will threaten America's greatest hero like never before. Will the Sentinel of Liberty gain his freedom in time to rescue Paris from the clutches of a monster? The Eisner Award-winning creative team of Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale (DAREDEVIL: YELLOW, HULK: GRAY, SPIDER-MAN: BLUE) reunites to deliver another colorful exploration of the early days of a Marvel icon!
Episode 82 - V for Vendetta, is out on November 6th. Find this, and all our other episodes on iTunes, Stitcher, GooglePlay, and TuneIn
Monday Sep 18, 2017
Ep 75 - Green Arrow: Quiver
Monday Sep 18, 2017
Monday Sep 18, 2017
The original Green Arrow, Oliver Queen, reemerges after years of being assumed dead. But many people, including Black Canary, his ex-lover, Arsenal, his ex-partner, Connor Hawke, his son and temporary successor and Batman, the Dark Knight Detective, want to know how Green Arrow survived the airplane explosion and where he has been. Using strong characterization and engaging dialogue, comics and screenplay writer and movie director Kevin Smith (Clerks, Dogma, Batman: Cacophony) successfully resurrects one of the world's classic heroes this week in Quiver.
Heroes glide through the sky on lightning bolts and fire. Flamboyant villains attempt daring daylight robberies. God-like alien creatures clash in an epic battle in the night sky. And on the dirty city streets below, homicide detective Christian Walker does his job. Detective Walker has to investigate the shocking murder of one of the most popular superheroes the world has ever known: Retro Girl. Walker is teamed up with spunky rookie Detective Deena Pilgrim and the investigation takes them from the seediest underbelly a city has to off er, to the gleaming towers that are home to immortal beings. As shocking twisted hidden truths about Retro Girl come to light, Walker finds that to solve this crime, he might have to reveal his own dark secret. Next week were reading Powers, Who Killed Retro Girl?
Episode 75 - Green Arrow: Quiver, is out on September 18th. Find this, and all our other episodes on iTunes, Stitcher, GooglePlay, and TuneIn
Monday Jul 24, 2017
Episode 67 - The Sandman, vol 2 - The Doll's House
Monday Jul 24, 2017
Monday Jul 24, 2017
During Morpheus's incarceration, three dreams escaped the Dreaming and are now loose in the waking world. At the same time, a young woman named Rose Walker is searching for her little brother. As their stories converge, a vortex is discovered that could destroy all dreamers, and the world itself. Neil Gaiman's transcendent series SANDMAN is often hailed as the definitive Vertigo title and one of the finest achievements in graphic storytelling.
Next week its a few years down the road in the wrong direction, a woman's failure to comply with her patriarchal overlords results in exile to the meanest penal planet in the galaxy. But what happened on Earth that this new world order came to pass in the first place? Return to the grim corridors of Auxiliary Compliance Outpost #2, to uncover the first clues to the history of the world as we know it? and meet PRESIDENT BITCH. Its the latest in our month of Take 2’s - Bitch Planet vol 2.
Episode 67 - The Sandman - Vol 2 - The Doll’s House, is out on July 24th. Find this, and all our other episodes on iTunes, Stitcher, GooglePlay, and TuneIn
Monday Jun 19, 2017
Ep 62 - Midnighter: Vol 1 - Out
Monday Jun 19, 2017
Monday Jun 19, 2017
Between the supercomputer wired into his brain and the enhancements saturating his body, the living weapon known as Midnighter doesn’t face a lot of real challenges to his uncanny combat skills. Lucky for him, he enjoys beating the tar out of low-level bad guys as much as the high-end ones—and since his recent breakup with his first love (and fellow superhuman) Apollo, he’s had plenty of chances to engage in his unique brand of physical therapy. This week we’re reading Midnighter Vol 1 - Out.
Next week we finish our pride month with the gay super group - The Pride. Follow the adventures of FabMan, Wolf, Muscle Mary, Frost and the rest of the team as they face off against threats like the Reverend, Poker Face, Basher and more!
All this while proving how vital and important the LGBTQ superheroes of the world really are!
Episode 62 - Midnighter: Outis out on June 19th. Find this, and all our other episodes on iTunes, Stitcher, GooglePlay, and TuneIn
Monday Jun 12, 2017
Ep 61 - Batwoman: Elegy
Monday Jun 12, 2017
Monday Jun 12, 2017
We continue our Pride Month celebrations withBatwoman Elegy. Batwoman battles a madwoman known only as Alice, inspired by Alice in Wonderland, who sees her life as a fairy tale and everyone around her as expendable extras! Batwoman must stop Alice from unleashing a toxic death cloud over all of Gotham City — but Alice has more up her sleeve than just poison, and Batwoman’s life will never ever be the same again.
Next week between the supercomputer wired into his brain and the enhancements saturating his body, the living weapon known as Midnighter doesn’t face a lot of real challenges to his uncanny combat skills. Lucky for him, he enjoys beating the tar out of low-level bad guys as much as the high-end ones—and since his recent breakup with his first love (and fellow superhuman) Apollo, he’s had plenty of chances to engage in his unique brand of physical therapy. We’re reading Midnighter Vol 1 - Out next week!
Episode 61 - Batwoman: Elegyis out on June 12th. Find this, and all our other episodes on iTunes, Stitcher, GooglePlay, and TuneIn
Monday Jun 05, 2017
Ep 60 - Love is Love
Monday Jun 05, 2017
Monday Jun 05, 2017
We begin our Pride month with Love is Love. A collection from the top names in comics today join forces to raise money for the survivors, and families of those killed at the Pulse nightclub shooting.
Next week were reading Batwoman Elegy. Batwoman battles a madwoman known only as Alice, inspired by Alice in Wonderland, who sees her life as a fairy tale and everyone around her as expendable extras! Batwoman must stop Alice from unleashing a toxic death cloud over all of Gotham City — but Alice has more up her sleeve than just poison, and Batwoman’s life will never ever be the same again.
Episode 60 - Love Is Love is out on June 5th. Find this, and all our other episodes on iTunes, Stitcher, GooglePlay, and TuneIn
Monday May 22, 2017
Ep 58 - Death of Superman
Monday May 22, 2017
Monday May 22, 2017
This week we're reading the best selling graphic novel of all time (or so the cover says), The Death of Superman. It’s the comic book event that crossed over to pop culture in a big way. It also influenced the film Batman v. Superman.
Next week we finish off our month of Gaps in Our knowledge with Fables. A modern update on fairy tale characters in New York City.
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Monday May 08, 2017
Ep 56 - Sandman
Monday May 08, 2017
Monday May 08, 2017
Its a book that Adam missed: Sandman. Gaiman’s lucid dream of a comic blends superhero’s and the supernatural in a book that has rightly been labbeled a classic.
Next time on Funnybooks and Firewater were reading Planet Hulk. Bryan has never read a Hulk book before, and this is a highly recommended Hulk story. Also the basis for part of the next Thor movie.
Monday May 01, 2017
Ep 55 - JLA
Monday May 01, 2017
Monday May 01, 2017
This week we are begging out month of Gaps in Knowledge, books we feel we should have read before, but for some reason are just getting around to know. We start with a gap in Q's knowledge, JLA.
Next Week its a book that Adam missed: Sandman. Just in time for the premier of one of Gaimans other books as a TV series: American Gods.
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