Beginning with a few words from John on the recent passing of Stan Lee, we kick off episode 49 by discussing Josh Trank's much maligned Fantastic Four Film. We touch on the film's major missteps but more importantly discuss issues of brand durability, audience savviness, and the strength of the superhero movie age.

This week Meredith and Victoriana discuss the originality of 2008's Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, an original miniseries from Joss Whedon that subverted our understanding of what a superhero story could look like.

Why does a movie like Megamind matter? Or Chronicle? How do original superhero films like these relate to comic book superhero adaptations? Find out in this week's episode! Remember to check us out iTunes, the Google Play Store, and RadioPublic!

Spooky holiday episode! Listen to the gang discuss the crossover between superhero and horror movies, supernatural elements in comic book source material, and the scariest moments in superhero movies!

Check out this week's new episode where our trio discusses the meaty content of superhero films - the process of adaptation, why the films are so successful, and the dichotomy of superhero comics and superhero movies!

DC's new streaming service, DC Universe, just launched its flagship show, Titans! Featuring Robin, Starfire, Raven, and Beastboy, the show is intended to kickstart a wide slate of live-action DC properties on DC Universe. Check out our thoughts!

Check out our review of one of the last superhero movies of the year, Sony's Venom! Featuring Tom Hardy, Riz Ahmed, and Michelle Williams, the film is intended to launch Sony's Marvel Universe - a shared cinematic universe of Spider-Man properties that don't feature our favorite wallcrawler. Does Venom succeed? Find out!

With the sad news that Henry Cavill is hanging up the cape and tights for good, John, Meredith, and Ryan each pitch a Superman movie they think could both reignite the franchise and subvert the formulaic trappings of the superhero movie model. Also be sure to check out our new news segment at the beginning, appropriately titled - Cavill's Stache.

This week Ryan discusses why the FX show, Legion, is in a league all its own in his first solo episode!

Tune into A Little Anarchy this week as we reveal our new co-host and discuss the final superhero movies of 2018 - Venom, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and Aquaman!