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Listen Up Casuals! Welcome to a show for the casual fan. We break down your favorite comic book shows and movies and compare them to the comics they are based on. Did they nail it? What was different? Did we love it or hate it? Tune in to find out!
Get your engines ready because Rocco and Chris are back with another hauntingly dark episode of Listen Up Casuals! On the season finale we are discussing the Ghost Rider. We hope you enjoyed this season and we have some ideas for season themes cookin' so stay tuned. Speaking of cookin', let's talk the Spirit of Vengeance! This is LUC Dark.
 
INTRO
What are you reading?
NEWS

RIP Ray Stevenson
Miles Morales live action movie
Spiderman 2 VG
Marvel “retires” Nick Fury
Kamala Kahn to die
Alligator Loki comic 
New DD creative
GODS
Gotham War
TMNT trailer 
Image to depart previews

COMMERCIAL
CHARACTER DISCUSSION
Character Origin in Comics

Carter Slade - Ghost Rider #1 (February 1967)
Johnny Blaze - Marvel Spotlight #5 (Aug. 1972)
Danny Ketch - Ghost Rider (vol. 3) #1 (May 1990)
Robbie Reyes - All-New Ghost Rider #1 (March 2014)

TEAM UPS

Champions
Secret Defenders
Marvel Knights
Midnight Sons

Current Status in Comics

Ben Percy current run
Weapons of Vengeance this summer  w/ Wolverine
Danny Ketch mini series

MOVIES

Ghost Rider (2007)
Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance (2011)

TV

Agents of SHIELD - Robbie Reyes - Gabriel Luna & Tom McComas
90’s cartoons - appearances on X-Men, F4, Incredible Hulk (voiced by Richard Grieco)

PLUGS
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Listen Up Casuals! Welcome to a show for the casual fan. We break down your favorite comic book shows and movies and compare them to the comics they are based on. Did they nail it? What was different? Did we love it or hate it? Tune in to find out!
Abra cadabra! Rocco and Chris are back and we are talking all about everyone's favorite cynical, chain smoking sorcerer, John Constantine. Tune in as we talk about his comic book origins, animated and live action appearances, and more! Welcome to LUC Dark.
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FCBD?
What are you reading?
NEWS

Jim Lee promoted
Krypto in Superman Legacy
JSA members get their own minis
DC Knight Terrors 
McFarlane Toys Gold Label Superman Unchained patina version -10k qty
Marvel Star Wars xover event Dark Droids
Daredevil Reborn to be affected by strike? Blade production halted.
F4 castings?
Midnight Suns P6?

COMMERCIAL
Character Origin in Comics
Swamp Thing #37 (1985) - created by Alan Moore, Steve Bissette, and John Totleben
Runs
Hellblazer (1988- 2013) 300 issues
Justice League Dark (2011) 
Constantine (2013)
Constantine: The Hellblazer (2015)
The Hellblazer: Rebirth (2016)
Current Status in Comics
The Sandman Universe Presents: Hellblazer (2019) -  one-shot
John Constantine: Hellblazer (2019) - set in Sandman Universe - 12 issues
Hellblazer: Rise and Fall (2020) Tom Taylor - Black Label
Swamp Thing: Green Hell (2022-2023)
CHARACTER DISCUSSION
Keanu

Constantine (2005)
Newly announced sequel

Matt Ryan

NBC show (2014)
Arrowverse - Arrow (4th season), Legends of Tomorrow (3rd season and became regular on 4th)

Listen Up Casuals! Welcome to a show for the casual fan. We break down your favorite comic book shows and movies and compare them to the comics they are based on. Did they nail it? What was different? Did we love it or hate it? Tune in to find out!
On this episode we talk about another character near and dear to Rocco's heart, Elektra! We talked Daredevil in S1 and we thought it was about time we talked about his counterpart. This season has been dubbed LUC Dark as we are talking all about your favorite vigilantes, assassins, sorcerers and more!
INTRO
What are you reading?
NEWS

The Marvels
Kraven rated R & details
The Flash trailer 2
Mangold Swamp Thing
Penguin teaser
Creature Commandos cast
Blue Beetle ongoing SEPT
Brzrkr: Poetry of Madness

See it or skip it?
COMMERCIAL
Character Origin in Comics

First Appearance - Daredevil #168 (1964) Frank Miller introduces Marvel’s deadliest assassin. In a former lifetime she was a woman of privilege, a disciplined student of martial arts. But after her father’s death, Elektra focused solely on violence, masking her grief with rage
Daredevil: The Man Without Fear #3 (1993) While students at Columbia, a Greek heiress and a blind law student fall hard for each other- and embrace the danger of young, reckless love.
Daredevil #181 (1981) One of Frank Miller’s most famed Daredevil issues. Elektra and Bullseye engage in a ferocious battle. The death of Elektra.
Daredevil #190 (1982) The Hand, an occult clan of ninjas, resurrects Elektra for their own nefarious means. Once she was a disciple of their shadowy order is she now The Hand’s greatest weapon? Elektra’s abilities take a supernatural turn.
Elektra #1 (1996) first time having her own run.

Current Status in Comics

Ongoing as Lady Daredevil, Queen of the Fist and Daredevil’s wife in current Daredevil ongoing run by Zdarsky. In current Daredevil, Matt and Elektra go on a quest with The Fist, enemy of The Hand to take The Hand down once and for all. Matt and Elektra are married and take on titles of Kind and Queen of The Fist. Elektra’s new alter ego as Lady Daredevil. This run continues to collide with current The Punisher run as Frank is High Slayer of The Hand.

CHARACTER DISCUSSION
Daredevil (2003)

Jennifer Garner cast

Elektra (2005)

Jennifer Garner reprises her role in a generally maligned movie

Netflix’s Daredevil Season 2 (2015) & Defenders (2017)

Élodie Yung portrays Elektra back closer to her comic book origins
Élodie Yung reprises her role as the villain w/ The Hand

Daredevil: Born Again? (2024)

Bringing in Elektra?

Thunderbolts? (2024)

Brief stint with the Thunderbolts in the comics.

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Listen Up Casuals! Welcome to a show for the casual fan. We break down your favorite comic book shows and movies and compare them to the comics they are based on. Did they nail it? What was different? Did we love it or hate it? Tune in to find out!
We are back with a brand new episode of Listen Up Casuals! This season has been dubbed LUC Dark as we are talking all about your favorite vigilantes, assassins, sorcerers and more! This week Rocco and Chris tackle everyone's favorite cigar smoking Canadian Mutant, WOLVERINE!!
 
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INTRO
What are you reading?
Jonathan Majors discussion
NEWS

Liv Tyler back for Cap 4
Loki 2 rumored for end of Summer/September
Peter Weller joins Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur
Secret Invasion 6/21
Clayface rumored for The Batman 2
Titans returns 4/13
Stargirl/Titans xover
Jaxxon one shot

COMMERCIAL 
CHARACTER DISCUSSION
Character Origin in Comics

Avengers #66 - first adamantium (1969)
FOOM Magazine #2 (1973) first true? Andy Olsen 
Incredible Hulk #180/#181 - cameo and FA (1974) *He was created by Marvel editor-in-chief Roy Thomas, writer Len Wein, and Marvel art director John Romita Sr. Romita designed the character's costume, but the character was first drawn for publication by Herb Trimpe.
Giant-Size X-Men #1 (1975)
Wolverine #1 (1982) Claremont/Miller FIRST SOLO
Wolverine #1 (1988) Claremont/Buscema FIRST ONGOING
Wolverine The Origin #1 (2001) Quesada/Jenkins 
NYX #3 (2004) - first X-23; first true appearance as Laura Kinney in X-Men Evolution TV 2003. 
Wolverine: Origins #10 (2007) 1st Daken son of Wolverine and Itsu. Quesada/Way
Wolverine #66 (2008) 1st Old Man Logan. McNiven/Millar
Current State in Comics
Ben Percy (2020)

Movies/TV and more

X-Men TAS
X-Men films

Listen Up Casuals! Welcome to a show for the casual fan. We break down your favorite comic book shows and movies and compare them to the comics they are based on. Did they nail it? What was different? Did we love it or hate it? Tune in to find out!
This time around we are chatting it up about the Clown Princess of Crime, Harley Quinn! What a unique character. One of the few characters who did not start off in the comics. Have a listen as Rocco and Chris have been long time Batman: TAS fans!
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INTRO
What are you reading?
NEWS

Moon Knight s2 King Rama Tut? 16:40
X-Men 97
Morbius MS trailer 
Fantastic Four petition
Titans s4 p2 returns 4/13

First look Jaylen Waddle Robin costume

Dawn of the DCU titles. Batgirls and Tim Drake: Robin ending.
Shazam 2 digital in April
TMNT Usagi Yojimbo Wherewhen
Sweet Tooth S2 4/27
Punkdroid Kickstarter. LAST PUSH! ONLY A FEW MORE DAYS LEFT TO BACK!!!!

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CHARACTER DISCUSSION
Harley’s FIRST APPEARANCE: she was created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm as a comic relief henchwoman for the supervillain Joker in Batman: The Animated Series, and debuted in its episode, "Joker's Favor", in September 1992
Character Origin in Comics

The Batman Adventures #12 (September 1993, “non-canon”) 
Batman: Harley Quinn #1 (October 1999, “canon” The first official Harley Quinn entry (appearance) into the DC Universe. Also an origin issue. A modern day classic cover by Alex Ross "Mad Love"
Action Comics #765 - (2000) – Harley steps out of a Batman comic universe for the first time. This comic is also the first time she appears in the same book as Superman. 
Harley Quinn #1 - (2000) – 7 years after her debut into the comic

Listen Up Casuals! Welcome to a show for the casual fan. We break down your favorite comic book shows and movies and compare them to the comics they are based on. Did they nail it? What was different? Did we love it or hate it? Tune in to find out! We are back with our third season and we are opening it up with a big banger Frank Castle, THE PUNISHER!! Thank you for your patience as life happens and we've missed doing this show. We hope you enjoy this season!
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INTRO
What are you reading?
NEWS

Bernthal back as Punisher in MCU. Vanessa Fisk recast. Foggy and Karen not returning. 
Cap 4 synopsis
Clancy Brown joins Penguin as Salvatore Maroni
Batman Caped Crusader picked up by Amazon
20th Century Imprint 

Character the in Comics
AMS #129 (1974)
Punisher V1 #1 (1986)
Punisher War Journal V1 #1 (1988)
Punisher War Zone V1 #1 (1992)
Punisher Max #1 (2010)
The Hand - current Jason Aaron run 
COMMERCIAL
CHARACTER DISCUSSION 
The Punisher (2004)
Punisher: War Zone (2008)
DD S2 & The Punisher S1-S2
Other Media

89 movie
Iron Man: Rise of Technovore, voiced by Norman Reedus.
Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher, voiced by Brian Bloom.

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