Comics Who Love Comic Books Brett Singer

My guest this week is comedian Zak Benedek! What did Bone have in it that little kids maybe shouldn't see? What's the right age for Bone? What did Zak read to learn about the Marvel Universe? Where did you used to be able to buy comic books? What comic book did Zak's mother pull out of his hand? How great is G-Man? What has Lewis Trondheim written? What did we think of Before Watchmen? When did Barnes and Noble start to kick kids out of the store for making trouble? Who is Great Man? What makes the Hulk such an interesting character? What's happening in Immortal Thor? Why does Zak like Doctor Doom? What happens in the latest Secret Wars, the one with Doctor Doom? What was better, The Death of Stalin comic or the movie? Is Hawkeye just shittier Bullseye? What's wrong with the way Aquaman comics are written? What was Dark Reign? 
Reading list:
Bone
Marvel Encyclopedia
Secret Invasion (free on Comixology Unlimited)
G-Man
G-Man WebComic
Mini Marvels
Dungeon; Mr. O; Mr. I; all by Lewis Trondheim
Watchmen
Before Watchmen
Immortal Hulk
Immortal Thor
Avengers: Twilight
Secret Wars (Doctor Doom)
The Death of Stalin
Dark Reign/Dark Avengers

This week comedian Ian Koranek returns to talk about the comics that inspired X-Men 97! Spoilers for various X-Men comics. What comic predicted 9/11? Why didn't anyone blame mutants for 9/11 in the Marvel Universe? What happens in Uncanny X-Men #200, The Trial of Magneto? In what way did X-Men 97 improve on the source material? Which groups are X-Men an allegory for? How did we feel about Disney buying 20th Century Fox? What happens in the X-Men story Fatal Attractions? Why can't we take dialogue from comic books and put it on screen? What happens in Operation Zero Tolerance? What was one of the key changes they made in adapting the story for X-Men 97? Why does Ian hate it when people say "Magneto is right"? Who is Graydon Creed and who are his parents? Who is Bastion? Who are some mutants who don't want to join the X-Men? 
Reading list:
Uncanny X-Men #200
Fatal Attractions: Uncanny X-Men #304 and X-Men #25
Operation Zero Tolerance: X-Men #65-70 and Wolverine #115-118

This week part 2 of our discussion of X-Men movies with Adam Gabel! Spoiler alert for X-Men movies including Deadpool and Deadpool 2. What do we think of X-Men First Class? Do we prefer the more complex relationship between Professor Xavier and Magneto? What historical event did Magneto cause? What scene did they expand on in First Class? Which actor do you prefer as Sabretooth? What movie do Brett and Adam differ on? Why did Jean "die" in X2? What was wrong with X-Men: The Last Stand? How good is Kelsey Grammer as Beast? How great is the Quicksilver scene in Days of Future Past? Who did Adam want to see alive at the end of Days of Future Past? Why did Apocalypse look like that? Why didn't Olivia Munn get more to do as Psylocke? Why did they release Dark Phoenix? How much do we like the first Deadpool movie? How about Deadpool 2? What key element of Logan do you notice on a second watch? 
Watch list:
X-Men First Class
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
X-Men
X2
X-Men: The Last Stand
The Wolverine
X-Men: Days of Future Past
X-Men: Apocalypse
X-Men: Dark Phoenix
Deadpool
New Mutants
Deadpool 2
Logan
Recorded live 6-27-24

This week comedian Adam Gabel returns to the show to discuss the X-Men movies! Spoiler alert for X-Men movies. What is the right order to watch the movies in? Does it matter when actors are replaced? Are the X-Men movies better than the MCU? Why should someone watch these movies? How many times did Hugh Jackman play Wolverine? Who is the better Professor X and who is the better Magneto? How great is it when Magneto fights Nazis? Is Wolverine a good name for the character? What did Hugh Jackman originally think the character was supposed to be? Was it the goal to have Wolverine be the center of the movies? What is the New Timeline? What is the Essex Corporation? Should the Deadpool movies be part of the timeline? Is it possible that Ryan Reynolds is trolling us? Is it the same Colossus in the X-Men movies as it is in the Deadpool movies? 
Recorded live 6-27-24

My guest this week is comedian Chris Ferretti! How would you explain Wolverine to someone who didn't know about him? What made Dr. Strange comics unique and interesting? What cool stuff has Brian Azzarello written? What is too much time travel? When could time travel be better used? Is it harder for Batman to be Bruce Wayne? Do your tastes change as you get older? What's the deal with the Punisher? What sort of contrast do you need with Punisher comics? What would you do if you had Homelander's powers? Where did Nicolas Cage get his name from? When did Peter Parker fake pictures? What jobs did Peter Parker have? How great is J.K. Simmons? What was Superior Spider-Man's catchphrase? How long did Superman stay dead? What happened when they killed off Johnny Storm? How about Captain America? Are baseball cards worth money? How has Venom changed over the years? 
Reading list:
Brian Azzarello's Joker and Luthor and Noel
The Boys (now available from Humble Bundle)
Mark Gruenwald Captain America (The Captain)
Civil War (free on Kindle Unlimited)
Wolverine
Superior Spider-Man
The Last Ronin (free on Kindle Unlimited)
TMNT comics (some free on Kindle Unlimited)
Jonathan Hickman Fantastic Four (Death of Johnny Storm)
Amazing Spider-Man #300 (free on Comixology Unlimited)
The Death of Captain America (free on Comixology Unlimited)
Watch list:
The Boys
Daredevil
Luke Cage
Jessica Jones
Spider-Man 2
Recorded live at Everyone Comics on 6-26-24

My guest this week is comedian Kenny Sparrow! What happens in Batman: A Death in the Family? What did it cost to vote to kill Jason Todd? Is Spider-Man 2 a perfect movie? Is Tony Stark a cooler version of Batman? Is Batman a vigilante or a superhero? How is Peter Parker like an onlyfans model? When did Spider-Man fake photos of himself? What's it like doing comedy at a comic con? Which is worse, Gwen Stacy's death in the comics or in the movies? Is it sad that we never got Paul Giamatti as the Rhino? What's going on with the Sony Spider-Man movies? What is Jared Leto's deal? Who cloned Peter Parker? Is it murder to kill a clone? How much did playing Deadpool help Ryan Reynolds career? Who is Hit Monkey? Which comedian wrote Deadpool for awhile? How good was the last Batman movie? 
Reading list:
Batman: A Death in the Family
Death of Gwen Stacy (free on Comixology Unlimited)
Scarlet Spider (Ben Reilly)
Cable & Deadpool
Spider-Man and Deadpool
Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe
Deadpool: Dead Presidents (free on Comixology Unlimited)
Secret Invasion (free on Comixology Unlimited)
Hit Monkey
Watch list:
Batman: Under the Red Hood
Spider-Man 2
Iron Man
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
X-Men '97
The Batman
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