The crickets chirp into the summer night as the guys are joined by Stella (Batgirl to Oracle) to discuss recent — and forthcoming — adaptations, including Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, The Ghost in the Shell, and Street Fighter. Would “interpretation” be a better term? Is it a matter of time and place for certain stories? Is eroticism and death a good combination? … More What are the Needs of an Adaptation ROUND 3
With the passing of legendary actor Sam Neill, the guys are joined by Part of Your World’s Christian Honoré to discuss a major aspect of his legacy: being a genuinely good man. This week, we deconstruct that term as the lens through a visit to Jurassic Park, from one of our first movie heroes Dr. Alan Grant through to the badass excess of Jurassic World. … More Models of Masculinity: Jurassic Park?
Donovan and Harrison discuss the 250th Birthday of their country! They also go over a slew of semi-related topics, such as where we stand with AI, the cultural shift against right wing propaganda, creative writing, what the landscape looks like for the next election, and more!
The discussions of reverence continue with the legendary 12-issue maxiseries Watchmen! Speaking on all they admire, Don and Harry then go into the recent material that’s colored the franchise such as the 2009 film, the various and controversial Before Watchmen miniseries’, and Alan Moore’s effect on the fandom at large!
It’s been forty years since DC Comics published one of the most popular epics in the entire industry. Since then, Batman has been indelibly refashioned closer to the image realized by Frank Miller’s pen and perspective in both comics and media. Don and Harry discuss not only their affection for this massive work, but also … More What Will Replace The Dark Knight Returns?
And Lo, there shall be…a team-up! Furrowing his brow over the present and future of the American comic industry, Donovan brings in several friends from the long running comic book podcast Comic Timing to discuss the ultimate question, as well as several others! Ian, Kris, Brandon and Jamal join Don and Harry in discussing the … More Why Aren’t Comic Books More Popular in America? (feat. Comic Timing!)
This week Don speaks with author and fellow bookseller Amanda McCrina, hot off the release of her latest historical fiction novel Beyond Seven Forests. Amanda discusses her experiences writing in an often stigmatized genre, her literary interests and influences, and prejudices experienced as a woman writing about history. Also featuring Mo the cat!
After paying tribute to the late, great Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa and enduring our first Annual Amazon Shaming, Donovan and Harrison begin the long journey of recounting the story of their years as told in the movies, TV shows, and comics they enjoyed (and hated). The discussion of those revelatory works of media is interspersed with highlights and lowlights from 2025, including Superman, Sinners, 28 Years Later, Weapons, One Battle After Another, as well as small-screen terrors like Squid Game, The Last of Us, The Chair Company and more! Secrets are revealed, and the guys find themselves at loggerheads over the most unexpected film of the year… … More Year End Review 2025
In our third episode looking at fascism in media, we hone in the 1997 military/sci-fi flick Starship Troopers. Everyone fights, no one quits! Your cohosts Ace Harrison and Donovan Rico take apart the film as a work of propaganda and ask whether or not it’s entirely successful. … More What Did Starship Troopers Teach Us About Fascism?
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