The latest film by Marvel Studios is the much hyped Avengers: Age of Ultron! With the 2012 Avengers film breaking records and being almost universally loved, how will the sequel stack up? Well let's freaking talk about it! We've assembled our own team of Avengers from around the YouTubes comprised ...
2015-05-06 21:57:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Free Comic Book Day is the happiest day of the year for us comics fans, but how did it get started? We were lucky enough to talk with the event's founder, Joe Field, and ask him about the origins of FCBD! Make sure you check out ...
2015-04-27 21:48:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Free Comic Book Day is the happiest day of the year for us comics fans! We were lucky enough to be able to sit down with the founder of FCBD, Joe Field, and pick his brain about the origin and history of the annual event. He discusses how the idea became a reality, what happened during those crucial...
2015-04-27 18:31:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver are making a big splash in Avengers: Age of Ultron as the brother-sister team of "miracles". You might know that they've been considered the children of Magneto for many years, but that wasn't always considered canon. Originally, these two had a different dad. A Golden ...
2015-04-23 02:13:30 +0000 UTC View Post
We're discussing Marvel's first Netflix series, Daredevil! The show is definitely a lot darker and grittier than a lot of what we've seen from Marvel Studios so far, which was a bit unexpected, but still very welcome and fitting for the world of the Man Without Fear. Scott, Chris, and special guest...
2015-04-20 17:35:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Captain America's weapon of choice is his iconic shield! He is so incredibly skilled with it that he can throw it, bounce it off multiple surfaces and enemies, and then have it almost magically return to him. But how does Captain America's shield always seem to come back to him? The simple answer he...
2015-04-17 20:43:29 +0000 UTC View Post
We all know that Captain America was frozen during World War II and thawed out years later. The strange thing is that there were many appearances by Cap in the comics after the war had ended, but before he came back in Avengers #4. So how do you explain that? Who filled in for Steve Rogers as Captai...
2015-04-16 14:34:18 +0000 UTC View Post
We're taking a break from Marvel and DC stuff to bring you an episode completely dedicated to the Walking Dead TV show! We're going to be discussing our thoughts about season 5 of the show as well as sharing our hopes and predictions for the spinoff show "Fear the Walking Dead!" Plus, we're also go...
2015-04-13 22:29:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Agent Phil Coulson is a pretty important character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, so it was only a matter of time before they introduced Coulson into the comics with a 6-issue mini-series called Battle Scars! In this story, Coulson is given the nickname "Cheese". It's never explained in the comic...
2015-04-10 16:05:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Daredevil might have been blinded as a kid, but can he still "see"? Put on your learning hats, because we're talking about the science behind whether or not being blind REALLY enhances your other senses to superhuman levels. We're also going to discuss the super confusing and inconsistent "radar sen...
2015-04-08 22:51:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Comic book legend Stan Lee makes cameo appearances in almost every single Marvel movie, plus a lot of TV shows and video games as well. Because of that, there's a persistent fan theory across the internet that Stan "The Man" Lee is secretly playing the same Marvel comic book character in all of his ...
2015-04-02 09:08:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the unedited conversation between Rob and I. There's really only about 10 extra minutes of audio because there wasn't much editing in the official episode. Either way, you've earned those extra 10 minutes!
2015-03-30 16:10:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Rob Jefferson from the YouTube channel ComicsExplained guests on the podcast today and talks about how he got started making videos about strictly Marvel comics and characters, and how he recently expanded into DC's territory as well. He also explains how his channel blew up thanks to Reddit and a ...
2015-03-30 16:08:54 +0000 UTC View Post
We all know that Kryptonite is Superman's most iconic weakness, but what is it and where did it come from? I'm not just talking about the green rock's history and origin inside of the DC Comics universe as fragments of Superman's home world of Krypton. Actually, the behind the scenes origin of how a...
2015-03-25 19:49:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Next month's Comic Book Club reading will be Invincible vol. 1: Family Matters written by Robert Kirkman with art by Cory Walker. Here's a synopsis of what you'll be reading: "Mark Grayson is just like most everyone else his age. He's a senior at a normal American high School. He has a crappy part ...
2015-03-24 10:50:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the excerpt from the podcast where we try and answer a fan quiz about comic book vehicles. It was a disaster, but take a listen anyway!
2015-03-24 10:25:21 +0000 UTC View Post
It's time to test your comic book knowledge with another TRIVIA CHALLENGE! Chris brings a quiz about popular franchises that have spawned successful comics. Scott tests how well you pay attention to the beginning of comic book movies with a quiz about opening lines of dialogue. And Bryce brings us ...
2015-03-23 20:08:44 +0000 UTC View Post
When Dick Grayson retired from the role of Robin, he knew he needed a new name in order to be taken as a leader and not just "Batman's sidekick". The new alias he decided on was Nightwing, but how did he think of that name? Today, we're learning about who the name Nightwing has its roots in a Krypto...
2015-03-20 19:17:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Jason Todd had a very short run as the second Robin at Batman's side before being killed by the Joker in the classic story, A Death in the Family. A few decades later, he reappears in Gotham City as the vigilante, Red Hood. But how did Jason Todd come back to life after his brutal death? Was it the ...
2015-03-18 18:37:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Warner Bros. CEO said that their films will be "edgier" than Marvel's movies. SHOTS FIRED! Eh, not really, but it does raise a question about what DC plans to do with their movies that would make them stand out from the hugely successful Marvel films. Are Warner Bros. and DC just planning on making ...
2015-03-16 20:02:00 +0000 UTC View Post
On the first ever Comic Book Club, we're discussing Five Ghosts: The Haunting of Fabian Gray! I'm looking forward to the next one!
2015-03-15 00:27:45 +0000 UTC View PostI have created tomorrow's event page on Google+. Make sure you RSVP and get ready to discuss the comic! https://plus.google.com/events/cljvbn7rn3l2lha151vua8c2aek?authkey=CM2-46HN0u...
2015-03-13 04:25:41 +0000 UTC View Post
During the late 1990s, Marvel and DC merged their worlds and their together into one line of comics published under the shared Amalgam Comics imprint. This event combined their most famous heroes and villains together, creating new ones. Today, we're going to try to do the same thing! We're joined ...
2015-03-09 17:19:50 +0000 UTC View Post
We're lining up the first NerdSync Comic Book Club for you great Patrons! On the last hangout, we had decided on doing volume one of the Image comic Five Ghosts. It's a really fast and easy read that's packed full of great supernatural action and wonderful visual storytelling. Here's the description...
2015-03-06 21:18:41 +0000 UTC View Post
We're diving back into the comment section today to find out if Lex Luthor really lost his hair due to Kryptonite poisoning or cancer, whether or not we've ever actually seen the true murders of Batman's parents, and discover when and where Superman gained the power of flight for the first time! You...
2015-03-05 00:22:52 +0000 UTC View Post
It's a classic debate: Physical paper comic books versus digital comics. Curling up on the couch smelling the ink on the pages as you flip through your stack of new comics, or scrolling through panel by panel on your tablet or phone loaded with your entire library? Arris Quinones from VariantComics ...
2015-03-02 15:55:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's an unedited version of the entire skype call with Arris from VariantComics about physical vs digital comic books! The regularly edited version of the podcast will be up later today, but I wanted to give you Patrons full access to the entire call in case you wanted to give it a listen. Enjoy!
2015-03-02 07:23:13 +0000 UTC View Post
