The power couple discusses the first episode of season 2 of DareDevil on Netflix. There's more tv talk as we dive in and try to catch up on the highly praised FX show, The Americans. In comics this week we talk about Superman: American Alien #5, Power Man and Iron Fist #2, and Ms. Marvel. We also discuss some interesting podcasts from the week and other exciting geek news.
GeekChew No. 36: A Metaphor Wrapped in the Sneaky Guise of a Comic Book
The power couple discusses the latest trailers for Game of Thrones and Captain America: Civil War, as well as some upcoming projects like Netflix's Iron Fist, the new Black Panther Series, and the Dark Tower movie. We also talk about Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny, a new Netflix original movie. Comic books from this week include Doctor Strange and Descender. And in television we discuss 11.22.63, Breaking Bad, and Cooked.
GeekChew No. 35: Podcasts About Other Podcasts is the Future of Podcasting
The power couple discusses the new Ghostbusters trailer and other movie stuff, including Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Children of the Corn. In comics we talk the new Black Widow series and Descender. For tv consumed this week we really enjoyed Last Week Tonight, 11.22.63, Veep, The Fall, and The Bachelor. We also talk about some other podcasts like Serial, Stuff You Should Know, and Sources Say. We close it all out with Girl Scout cookies... get 'em while you can!
GeekChew No. 34: The Great Breakfast Taco Debate
The power couple discusses the second trailer released for season 2 of DareDevil and briefly talk about Spectre, the latest Bond movie that was just released for home viewing. A lot of tv talk for this week as we cover the season finale for X-Files, the second episode of 11.22.63, The Bachelor, and Unreal. A couple of new podcasts include the Minimalists and The Podcast Dude, both of which offer helpful tips for life and stuff. Awesome comics this week included Dark Knight III and Black Magick. Also, an article from The Atlantic sheds light on the secretly warring factions from disparate parts of Texas that demand satisfaction via credit for creation of the breakfast taco.
GeekChew No. 33: Robot Arms Are My Favorite Kind of Arms
The power couple discusses the new Deadpool movie and the trailer for season 2 of DareDevil on Netflix. We debut our new metal theme music, provided courtesy of Ryan McCracken. In tv stuff we talk 11.22.63, Hulu's new mini-series based on the Stephen King book of the same name. We also hit on the second to last episode of the new X-Files. Comic book talk includes Power Man and Iron Fist, Superman: American Alien, and Lazarus.
GeekChew No. 32: Who Doesn't Like Emily Blunt? Nobody. That's who.
The power couple discusses the world of comics with Pretty Deadly, Doctor Strange, and Batman. In television we're out on The People vs. OJ Simpson and in on The Leftovers, Veep, and The Batchelor. For movies we watched Kung Fu Panda 3, Magic Mike, The Visit, and the first half of Sicario. Instead of talking about podcasts we talked about some podcasts advertisers we are either trying or interested in, like Headspace and The Great Courses Plus. We also hit on the SuperBowl and Valentine's Day.
GeekChew No. 31: Kylo Ren is My Evil Batman
The power couple tries to make it easier to record by basically eliminating format... and research... and cogency. For comics we briefly touch on DareDevil, Pretty Deadly, and the new Spider-Man series. In television the X-Files is back, Legends of Tomorrow has aired a few episodes, and Unreel and The Batchelor are on Charlene's mind a lot. We also talk about superior podcasts like Stuff You Should Know, the Channel 33 podcast network, and The Vertical.
GeekChew No. 28: Fall TV Preview... sort of
The power couple discusses some of the new shows that premiered last week as the fall TV season kicks off. We talk about a couple of NBC shows, Blindspot and Heroes Reborn, as well as two more from Fox, Scream Queens and Minority Report. We are quickly intimidated by the live-plus-three rating system, deciding to almost completely ignore it. We also exit the viewing of these four episodes a little tepid on the new network television submissions. But we will press on and continue watching TV for the common good. We also share some geek news!
GeekChew No. 27: Bitch Planet #5/Batman #44/A-Force #4
The power couple discusses Bitch Planet #5 from Kelly Sue DeConnick and Valentine De Landro, a book published by Image Comics. We talk about the series to date and how important it is to the medium and to us personally. We look at the storyline, but also how effectively the creators are using every part of a comic book to make an important statement/call to action. We also talk briefly about Batman #44, a one-shot detective story arc from Scott Snyder and JOCK that draws a lot of parallels to many of the important social issues that come to the fore again and again in today's society. We take another short detour to talk about A-Force, from G. Willow Wilson and Marguerite Bennett, a super fun series that ties into the Secret Wars event at Marvel. Finally, we choose a new show for the fall TV season to follow and discuss: Blindspot on NBC, Monday's @ 10 EST for anyone who wants to follow along!
GeekChew No. 25: Trailers/Tig Notaro
The power couple discusses trailers for the post-summer blockbuster movie season, with highlights including Black Mass, Final Girls, and The Witch. There looks to be a whole slew of great movies on the way, and we talk first impressions about a lot of them right here. We also just recently watched the Netflix documentary Tig, which details many of the challenges of the last few years for comedian Tig Notaro, and saw Tig's new HBO stand-up special, Boyish Girl Interrupted.
GeekChew No. 23: Mr. Robot/The Shadow Hero
The power couple discusses The Shadow Hero, last year's graphic novel about the Green Turtle. Published by First Second, it's a superhero origin story written by Gene Luen Yang with art by Sonny Liew. The Green Turtle was originally created in 1944, had only a five-issue run in comics, and is rumored to be the first Chinese-American superhero in comics; Yang brings the hero back to life with this story. We also talk about the new USA Network show Mr. Robot, starring Rami Malek and Christian Slater. The show is about a cyber-security engineer/hacker who is recruited to help take down a huge corporation. As USA's first attempt at prestige television, Mr. Robot does a ton of things right and the intrigue continues to build as the season goes along. We highly recommend this show. Charlene's Notable this week is the end of Matt Kindt's MIND MGMT series and the one-shot follow-up conclusion, NEW MGMT. Eamon's Notable is Jason Reitman's live reading of the Big Lebowski, held at the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal.
GeekChew No. 21: We Stand On Guard/Archie/7 Days in Hell
The power couple discusses the new book from Image Comics, We Stand On Guard, written by Brian K. Vaughn with art by Steve Skroce. The story is set in Canada, the year 2124, 12 years into a war between the United States and Canada. It's got giant robots, crisp art, lots of action, and an interesting hook: definitely a book worth reading. We also talk about the newly relaunched Archie series, written by Mark Waid with art by Fiona Staples. The talent of the creative team shines as the story pulls you in immediately, making Riverdale feel both fresh and well established for new and old readers alike. Finally, we also hit on HBO's faux sports documentary 7 Days in Hell, starring Adam Samberg and Kit Harrington. This 43 minute mockumentary details a 2001 Wimbledon match that somehow stretches over an entire seven-day span. It is absolutely hilarious. Charlene's Notable this week is Neil Gaiman's novel American Gods, particularly the tenth anniversary full cast audio book edition, which she is listening to for a second time. Eamon's Notable is the NBA free agency (emoji-filled) saga that rocked the Twitter-verse last week.
GeekChew No. 20: Mulan: Revelations/Effigy
The power couple discusses the first issue of Dark Horse Comics new series Mulan: Revelations, from creator Robert Alter, writer Marc Andreyko, with art by Micah Kaneshiro. It’s a cyberpunk vision of future China, where a virus threatens a tech-dependent society and it seems only a descendent of the legendary Mulan has the cure. Issue number one does a great job building characters, the future world, and the art is fantastic. We also talk about Effigy, a new series that just wrapped up its first arc, published by Vertigo and written by Tim Seeley with art by Marley Zarcone. We say that there’s a lot going on this book so many times through the pod that it must be true: murders, the occult, gender and societal perception, fame as religion, reality vs. script… seriously, it is a lot. Charlene’s Notable this week is Framebridge, the custom picture frames and online art framing site from which she ordered a Father’s Day gift. The site is awesome and easy to use, pretty much our only prerequisites. Eamon’s Notable this week was the flurry of Spider-Man news, as the new web-slinger was cast for both Marvel and Sony movies as the studios collaborate to get Spidey just right for many upcoming projects. Also, Charlene refers to a lot of things as “creepy” this week.
GeekChew No. 17: Past Aways/The Whispers
The power couple discusses the first arc of the Dark Horse Comics series Past Aways, written by Matt Kindt with art by Scott Kolins. Lots of exciting and creative stuff in this new book about time traveling adventurers, and we're really looking forward to the next arc. We also talk about the new ABC series The Whispers, a show that airs Monday nights and is based on the 1951 Ray Bradbury short story Zero Hour. One episode in and this looks like it's going to be a fun adaptation of a classic. Notables this week include Disney's new cartoon series Star vs. the Forces of Evil and a couple of documentaries about superhero movies that were almost made but never got off the ground: Superman Lives and Justice League Mortal.
GeekChew No. 16: The Flash/Wytches
The power couple discusses the first season of The Flash on the CW. We also talk about the Image Comics series Wytches, written by Scott Snyder with art by JOCK. The outstanding horror series just wrapped up its initial 6-issue arc. Notables this week include some Spider-Gwen apparel from welovefine.com and the upcoming Suicide Squad movie.
GeekChew No. 13: Chrononauts/Daredevil
The power couple is back after a long hiatus with episode 13 of GeekChew! We talk about Chrononauts, the new Image Comics series from writer Mark Millar and artist Sean Murphy. We also discuss the first four episodes of the new Daredevil series from Netflix. Then we close out with our Notables, from the X-Files to Cadbury chocolate.
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