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The Capes and Tights Podcast - a hub of comic, film, books and pop culture exploration hosted by Justin Soderberg. Every Wednesday, expect the unexpected with special guests from across the industry!

  1. 3d ago

    #292: Dan Watters - Writer of TMNT: Shredder

    This week on the Capes and Tights Podcast, Justin Soderberg welcomes comic writer Dan Watters to the program to discuss Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder, The Twilight Zone, and more! Watters is an Eisner-winning comic writer located in England who has worked on numerous projects from DC, Marvel, Image Comics, BOOM! Studios, IDW Publishing, and more. These titles include Nightwing, Destro, Detective Comics, The Six Fingers, Loki, Home Sick Pilots, Universal Monsters: Creature from the Black Lagoon, Batman: Dark Patterns, and more. Recently Dan was been writing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder and the opening chapter of The Twilight Zone for IDW Publishing, as well as M.A.S.K. for Image Comics. The trade paperbacks for TMNT: Shredder and The Twilight Zone: Stories from the Fifth Dimension hit stores on August 4 and September 1, 2026 respectively. Facebook: https://facebook.com/capestightspod Twitter: https://twitter.com/capestightspod Instagram: https://instagram.com/capesandtightspodcast Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/capesandtights.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/@capesandtights Website: https://capesandtights.com

  2. Jul 22

    #291: Dane Erbach - Author of Meat Bees

    This week on the Capes and Tights Podcast, Justin Soderberg welcomes author Dane Erbach to the program to discuss Meat Bees, his upcoming novel from Clash Books, and more! Erbach is a writer from Chicago’s northwest suburbs. He teaches English and journalism at a public high school. In 2006, Dane received his bachelor's degree in English and Education from Lake Forest College, where he wrote for the student newspaper. He taught at a North Shore high school before landing at McHenry Community High School, where he has taught since 2008. Dane earned his master's degree from DePaul University's School of New Learning in 2014. For many summers, he has taught writing at Northwestern University to gifted and talented middle and elementary school students. In 2024, Dane published his first novel entitled Friday Night at Humble House. His second novel, Meat Bees, publishes on August 4, 2026 form Clash Books. Facebook: https://facebook.com/capestightspod Twitter: https://twitter.com/capestightspod Instagram: https://instagram.com/capesandtightspodcast Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/capesandtights.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/@capesandtights Website: https://capesandtights.com

  3. Jul 15

    #290: Patrick Horvath - Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees

    This week on the Capes and Tights Podcast, Justin Soderberg welcomes cartoonist Patrick Horvath to the program to discuss Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Rite of Spring and more! Horvath is a filmmaker and comic book creator best known for IDW Publishing's Eisner-nominated comic book series Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees as well as the upcoming sequel, Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Rite of Spring. Horvath is also the mind behind the Zoop funded and Oni Press released Free For All. It was recently announced Patrick would pen the upcoming Archie in Hell series for Oni Press, coming this November 2026. The collected edition of Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Rite of Spring hits local comic shops and bookstores everywhere on July 21, 2026 from the IDW Dark imprint at IDW Publishing. Facebook: https://facebook.com/capestightspod Twitter: https://twitter.com/capestightspod Instagram: https://instagram.com/capesandtightspodcast Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/capesandtights.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/@capesandtights Website: https://capesandtights.com

  4. Jul 8

    #289: Comics of 2026...So Far with Paul Eaton

    This week on the Capes and Tights Podcast, Justin Soderberg welcomes comic book retailer Paul Eaton of Galactic Comics and Collectibles to the podcast to discuss the comics of 2026...so far, moving Galactic into their new shop, and more! Eaton is the owner of Galactic Comics and Collectibles located at 499 Hammond Street, Bangor, Maine. Opened six years ago, Galactic expanded into their current location in March 2026 which doubled the square footage. In addition to chatting about the expansion, Eaton is here to discuss the comics of the year and what we expect for the rest of the year. Facebook: https://facebook.com/capestightspod Twitter: https://twitter.com/capestightspod Instagram: https://instagram.com/capesandtightspodcast Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/capesandtights.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/@capesandtights Website: https://capesandtights.com

  5. Jul 1

    #288: Kenny Porter - Writer of Operation: Iron Coffin

    This week on the Capes and Tights Podcast, Justin Soderberg welcomes comic writer Kenny Porter to discuss Operation: Iron Coffin, Power Rangers Unlimited, Superman: Father of Tomorrow, and more! Kenny Porter is a comic writer living in Michigan. He is known for his work on Superboy: The Man of Tomorrow, The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive, DC: Mech, Superman, Green Lantern at DC Comics; The Schlub at Image Comics; The New Space Age at Mad Cave Studios; and more! Kenny is having a hell of a year with the release of Superman: Father of Tomorrow, Power Rangers Unlimited, and Operation: Iron Coffin. Superman: Father of Tomorrow #1 is on shelves now with Operation: Iron Coffin and Power Rangers Unlimited hitting your LCS on July 8, 2026 from IDW Publishing and July 1 from BOOM! Studios respectively. Facebook: https://facebook.com/capestightspod Twitter: https://twitter.com/capestightspod Instagram: https://instagram.com/capesandtightspodcast Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/capesandtights.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/@capesandtights Website: https://capesandtights.com

  6. Jun 24

    #287: Griffin Sheridan - Writer of Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone

    This week on the Capes and Tights Podcast, Justin Soderberg welcomes comic writer Griffin Sheridan to the podcast to discuss Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone, The Horror of Godzilla, Supergirl: Survive, and more! Griffin is half of the Eisner-nominated comic writing duo along with Ethan S. Parker. The two of them are known for their Image Comics horror / fantasy series Kill Your Darlings. Since then they have gone on to work on Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone, Marvel Zombies: Red Band, Blink and You'll Miss It, and more! Additionally, the upcoming The Horror of Godzilla and Supergirl: Survive. Grab the trade paperback collected edition of Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone on June 23, 2026 from IDW Publishing. Facebook: https://facebook.com/capestightspod Twitter: https://twitter.com/capestightspod Instagram: https://instagram.com/capesandtightspodcast Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/capesandtights.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/@capesandtights Website: https://capesandtights.com

  7. Jun 17

    #286: Tyler Boss - Writer of Exquisite Corpses: Rascal Randy

    This week on the Capes and Tights Podcast, Justin Soderberg welcomes back comic creator Tyler Boss to the podcast to discuss Exquisite Corpses: Rascal Randy and more! Boss is the artist behind such comics as What's The Furthest Place From Here?, 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank, Dead Dog's Bite, a few issues of The Department of Truth and more. Tyler also has many variant covers under his belt. More recently he has jumped into the writing seat for You'll Do Bad Things, Universal Monsters: Phantom of the Opera, and the upcoming Exquisite Corpses spin-off Exquisite Corpses: Rascal Randy. Exquisite Corpses: Rascal Randy drops at local comic shops on July 8, 2026 from Image Comics. Facebook: https://facebook.com/capestightspod Twitter: https://twitter.com/capestightspod Instagram: https://instagram.com/capesandtightspodcast Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/capesandtights.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/@capesandtights Website: https://capesandtights.com

  8. Jun 10

    #285: Supergirl (1984) Movie Review

    This week on the Capes and Tights Podcast, Justin Soderberg welcomes back comic book retailer Paul Eaton to the program to discuss the 1984 Supergirl movie! After losing a powerful orb, Kara Zor-El, Superman's cousin, comes to Earth to retrieve it and instead finds herself up against a wicked witch. The film directed by Jeannot Szwarc and written by David Odell, based on the DC Comics character. It is a spin-off from the Superman film series and is set after the events of Superman III (1983). The film stars Helen Slater as Supergirl, along with Faye Dunaway, Hart Bochner, Peter Cook, Mia Farrow, Brenda Vaccaro, and Peter O'Toole, with Marc McClure reprising his role as Jimmy Olsen from the Superman films. First release on July 18, 1984, you can stream the film now! Facebook: https://facebook.com/capestightspod Twitter: https://twitter.com/capestightspod Instagram: https://instagram.com/capesandtightspodcast Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/capesandtights.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/@capesandtights Website: https://capesandtights.com

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The Capes and Tights Podcast - a hub of comic, film, books and pop culture exploration hosted by Justin Soderberg. Every Wednesday, expect the unexpected with special guests from across the industry!

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