Caffeinated Comics on Radio Misfits

Adam West has passed away at age 88. Jon and Steven discuss his slow burning comeback, the unsold pilot from Conan O’Brien “Lookwell” and how he was everyone’s introduction to superheroes. Also, the “Black Panther” trailer and Joss Whedon remakes “Justice League”.

Two months ago it was called a “trainwreck”. Now they say “Wonder Woman” is the best DC movie ever. Jon, Steven, Lisa Brown and Tina Canfield weigh in. They discuss editing choices in the third act, how faithfully the script reflects 75 years of the character and if DC is finally catching up to example Marvel has set. Plus, news about a member of the show.

After a lengthy discussion on how Joss Whedon can affect “Justice League” months before its release, Jon, Steven and Davis Miller look into alternate reality comics. Are they a chance to stretch creatively or a waste of effort in terms of continuity? Is “The Age of Apocalypse” the biggest “What If” story ever? Also, why did “CBR” turned into clickbait?

Ridley Scott returns once again to the Alien franchise! Jon and Steven discuss the connections to “Prometheus”, the foolish decisions of characters in horror prequels and just why the director decided to make a third Alien film instead of the second “Blade Runner”. Plus, Hellboy gets a reboot.

Karl Kesel is bringing back his creator owned series after 17 years! He and Tom Grummett are rereleasing the three issues of their Image series “Section Zero” and completing the story as a Kickstarter graphic novel. Jon discusses the history of the series with the legendary artist, the tone he brings to work like “Superboy” and “Fantastic Four” and how to write and ink the same book without losing it.