Dylan and John attended Emerald City Comicon 2016 and share their experiences and discuss what they would like to see the convention continue to do and also things they would like to see changed going forward into 2017. As mentioned in this episode ----------------------------------- Arc Reactions - S03 - Secret Origins Arc Reactions - 41.1 - The Force Awakens Arc Reactions - 35 - Billy Love Nibbles Ryan Fisher's print for Torchlight Lullaby Torchlight Lullaby Our next podcast will be our coverage from Daredevil Season 2 Review on April 24th. Our next Bat Books For Beginners episode will be Catwoman - Dark End of the Street on April 19th. We are also on Comics Podcast Network. Please go over there and check out our section as well as some of the other podcasts they host. We would like to thank Packie Wambaugh for recording our intro and outro music for us. We look forward to hearing from you. Contact us with any feedback or suggestions you may have and subscribe to us on your favorite platform:

New Avengers - Breakout is the story that relaunched the Avengers team and books following Avengers Disassembled. Zomburai joins Dylan and John to discuss this story as well as the comics industry as well as superhero team books. Talking points ----------------- BAD THINGS ------------------ Art  (4:41) NEUTRAL ------------- Story (9:15) Brian Michael Bendis' writing (15:17) GOOD THINGS -------------------- How do we feel about this Avengers lineup? (18:54) What is the role of a team book in comics publishing (23:43) If you would like to download the episode, right click and Save As ARP-46-Breakout.mp3 As mentioned in the episode ----------------------------------- ARP - 43 - Deadpool: Merc With A MouthTV tropes - Wolverine PublicityARP - 05 - Armor WarsARP - 21 - Thor: The God Butcher Our next podcast will be our coverage from Emerald City Comiccon on April 17th. Our next Bat Books For Beginners episode will be Catwoman - Dark End of the Street on April 19th. We are also on Comics Podcast Network. Please go over there and check out our section as well as some of the other podcasts they host. We would like to thank Packie Wambaugh for recording our intro and outro music for us. We look forward to hearing from you. Contact us with any feedback or suggestions you may have and subscribe to us on your favorite platform:

SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS! Batman V Superman, the long awaited film from Warner Brothers is here. Dylan and John talk the good, the bad, and everything in between about this film. If you would like to download the episode, right click and Save As ARP-45-BvS-Film.mp3 Our next episode will be New Avengers - Breakout on April 3rd. We want to thank Packie Wambaugh for composing our intro and outro music selections. We are also now on Comics Podcast Network. Please go over there and check out our section as well as some of the other podcasts they host. We look forward to hearing from you Contact us with any feedback or suggestions you may have:

A story from 1978 that introduces many elements into the Judge Dredd canon that endure to this day. It is also the first long form story for the character. We talk about the story, the social commentary, and the possible origins of the Jurassic Park novel in this episode. Talking points ------------------ BAD THINGS ------------------- The Plot (15:09) GOOD THINGS --------------------- Atmosphere (19:34) World Building (21:25) Alien Riders (26:46) Social commentary (29:26) OTHER POINTS --------------------- Jurassic Park comparison (54:10) Favorite sub-story (57:45) If you would like to download the episode, right click and Save As ARP-44-TheCursedEarth.mp3 As mentioned in the episode ----------------------------------- Arc Reactions 41 - Who Is The Black Panther? Michael Crichton lecture on Yellowstone Insular Cases Our next podcast will be our review of the Batman V. Superman film on March 27th. Our next Bat Books For Beginners episode will be Orpheus Rising on March 15th. We are also on Comics Podcast Network. Please go over there and check out our section as well as some of the other podcasts they host. We would like to thank Packie Wambaugh for recording our intro and outro music for us. We look forward to hearing from you. Contact us with any feedback or suggestions you may have and subscribe to us on your favorite platform:

SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS! The Deadpool movie came out this weekend and we went with our friends Zomburai and Cade Reynolds. We talk about the humor, action, music, and how well Deadpool was depicted in his eponymous film. We did not do any talking points for this episode. Instead we went around the table and each gave one bad point and one good point for the film. As Mentioned ----------------- Episode 01 - Avengers Vs. X-Men If you would like to download the episode, right click and Save As ARP-43-1-DeadpoolFilm.mp3 Our next episode will be Judge Dredd - The Cursed Earth on March 6th. We want to thank Packie Wambaugh for composing our intro and outro music selections. We are also now on Comics Podcast Network. Please go over there and check out our section as well as some of the other podcasts they host. We look forward to hearing from you Contact us with any feedback or suggestions you may have:

We cover Deadpool - Merc With A Mouth this month. This is a story where Deadpool is hired to retrieve his own zombified head and of course it doesn't go smoothly. This 13-issue series is from 2009-2010 and involves time travel, the Savage Lands, and a blimp. Talking points ------------------ BAD THINGS ------------------- Depection of women (19:27) Plot (54:53) GOOD THINGS --------------------- Humor (1:03:56) Homage covers (1:11:20) FINALE ----------- Deadpool (1:13:20) If you would like to download the episode, right click and Save As ARP-43-MercWithAMouth.mp3 As mentioned in the episode ----------------------------------- Episode 34 - The Wake Episode 35 - Billy Love Nibbles Darth Jar Jar Theory I was unable to find the link to the specific article I read about the Jason Todd as the Joker theory that I mentioned in the episode. Our next podcast will be our review of the Deadpool film on February 14th. Our next Bat Books For Beginners episode will be Joker's Last Laugh on February 16th. We are also on Comics Podcast Network. Please go over there and check out our section as well as some of the other podcasts they host. We would like to thank Packie Wambaugh for recording our intro and outro music for us. We look forward to hearing from you. Contact us with any feedback or suggestions you may have and subscribe to us on your favorite platform:

Flashpoint is the event comic that led into the New 52 reboot of DC comics in 2011. Dylan and John tackle this major event in our January episode of the show. Talking points -------------- BAD THINGS ---------- Flash regaining his powers (8:51) Superman (14:06) Impact of the story (19:30) Comparison to the Flash TV show (26:15) Barry's theory (28:52) GOOD THINGS ------------ Batman: Knight of Vengeance (33:10) OTHER THINGS ------------ The plot (38:01) If you would like to download the episode, right click and Save As ARP-42-Flashpoint.mp3 As mentioned in the episode ----------------------------------- Episode 26 - Cataclysm Episode 1 - Avengers vs X-men Our next podcast will be Bat Books For Beginners 138 - Robin: Secrets Revealed and Birds of Prey: The Big Romance on January 19th We are also on Comics Podcast Network. Please go over there and check out our section as well as some of the other podcasts they host. We would like to thank Packie Wambaugh for recording our intro and outro music for us. We look forward to hearing from you. Contact us with any feedback or suggestions you may have and subscribe to us on your favorite platform:

SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS! Tobiah Panshin of View From The Gutters joins Dylan and John to discuss what we enjoyed and what we found lacking from Netflix's Jessica Jones tv show. We did not do any talking points for this episode. Instead we went around the table and each gave one bad point and one good point for the film. If you would like to download the episode, right click and Save As ARP-41-2-JessicaJones.mp3 Check out our Star Wars: The Force Awakens coverage also released today. Our next episode will be Flashpoint on January 3rd. We want to thank Packie Wambaugh for composing our intro and outro music selections. We are also now on Comics Podcast Network. Please go over there and check out our section as well as some of the other podcasts they host. We look forward to hearing from you Contact us with any feedback or suggestions you may have:

SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS! Travis from Creator's Edge Press and his lovely wife Sarah join Dylan and John to discuss The Force Awakens. Will this highly anticipated movie live up to all the fan expectations? We examine what we enjoyed and where we felt the film fell flat for us. We did not do any talking points for this episode. Instead we went around the table and each gave one bad point and one good point for the film. If you would like to download the episode, right click and Save As ARP-41-1-TheForceAwakens.mp3 Check out our Netflix's Jessica Jones coverage also released today. Our next episode will be Flashpoint on January 3rd. We want to thank Packie Wambaugh for composing our intro and outro music selections. We are also now on Comics Podcast Network. Please go over there and check out our section as well as some of the other podcasts they host. We look forward to hearing from you Contact us with any feedback or suggestions you may have:

This story recounts the origin of T'Challa, the Black Panther, and his first encounter with one of his more famous villains. Dylan and John tackle a rich story and explore the many interesting aspects it contains in a lively discussion. Talking Points --------------- Bad Things ---------- Racial slurs (31:36) Language inconsistancies Good Things ----------- Anti-colonialism message? (43:12) Politics (45:55) Black Panther as a mantle, not a specific person (58:10) Klaw (1:06:35) Action (1:18:40) If you would like to download the episode, right click and Save As ARP-41-WhoIsTheBlackPanther.mp3 As mentioned in the episode ----------------------------------- Captain America - The Winter Soldier Brimstone and the Borderhounds Our next podcast will be Bat Books For Beginners 136 - Officer Down on November 17th We are also on Comics Podcast Network. Please go over there and check out our section as well as some of the other podcasts they host. We would like to thank Packie Wambaugh for recording our intro and outro music for us. We look forward to hearing from you. Contact us with any feedback or suggestions you may have and subscribe to us on your favorite platform: