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This week on the Capes and Tights Podcast, Justin Soderberg welcomes The Lawrence Brothers to the program to discuss The Lawrence Brothers: Detective Agency and more!

Joey, Matt and Andrew have been a part of Hollywood since the 1990s and likely part of your childhood. That might be Joey as Oliver in Oliver & Company or Joey Russo on Blossom, Matt as Chris Hillard from Mrs. Doubtfire or Jack Hunter from Boy Meets World, Andrew as Theodore J. Detweiler from Recess or Vinnie Nasta from The Kids from Room 402, or even the entire crew in Brotherly Love. However, more recently the brothers have been hard at work on their own graphic novel, which fitting features themselves.

The Lawrence Brothers  have toyed around with their own take on the Hardy Boys by creating a detective agency with a Hollywood twist. A darkly funny graphic novel that reimagines them as reluctant heroes battling a conspiracy that’s warping the very fabric of fame. Set against the surreal backdrop of a corrupted Hollywood, The Lawrence Brothers: Detective Agency is a satirical fever dream about identity, memory, and the absurdity of pop culture.

Think Scooby Doo meets Barry meets Bojack Horseman. Except instead of searching for criminals they are searching for lost child stars... with cameos from some of your favorite actors from the 90s! The graphic novel hit shelves at bookstores everywhere and a comic shop near you on September 29, 2026 from Z2 Comics.

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This week on the Capes and Tights Podcast, Justin Soderberg welcomes author Kiersten White to the program to discuss Something is Killing the Children: Hope is a Knife, and more!

Kiersten White is the #1 New York Times bestselling, Bram Stoker Award-winning, and critically acclaimed author of dozens of books for readers of all ages, including The House of Quiet, the And I Darken trilogy, the Sinister Summerseries, the Camelot Rising trilogy, Star Wars: Padawan, Hide, Mister Magic, Lucy Undying, The Fox and the Devil, and Hiding from the Dark: A Star Wars Horror Novel.

Her books have been published in over twenty territories, been Indie, Publisher’s Weekly, USA Today, and Sunday Times bestsellers, and her novel The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein was an NPR best book of the year pick. Other accolades include the Utah Book Award, the San Diego Book Award, a Rainbow List Top Ten pick, a YALSA Teen Top Ten pick, an Evergreen Book Award, a Florida Teen Reads winner, and spots on many other regional and national lists.

White's latest novel, Something is Killing the Children: Hope is a Knife, which she co-authored with James Tynion IV, hits bookstores everywhere on October 13, 2026. The first-ever prose novel based in Tynion's Slaughterverse.

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It's here. The 300th episode of the Capes and Tights Podcast and with this, Justin Soderberg welcomes writer, director, actor, comedian, and podcaster Kevin Smith to the program to help us celebrate in fitting fashion!

Kevin Smith came to prominence with the low-budget comedy Clerks (1994), which he wrote, directed, co-produced, and acted in as the character Silent Bob of stoner duo "Jay & Silent Bob." Jay and Silent Bob have appeared in Smith's follow-up films Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Clerks II, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. Kevin has also directed and produced films such as Cop Out (2010), the horror film Red State (2011), and the horror comedies Tusk (2014) and Yoga Hosers (2016), the first two films in the True North trilogy. More recently he has written and directed Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019), Killroy Was Here (2022), Clerks III (2022), and The 4:30 Movie (2024).

In the world of comics, Kevin Smith is known for his runs on DC's Green Arrow and the recently released Bizarro; Marvel's Daredevil, Jay & Silent Bob: Jays of Future Past, and recently released Spider-Man / Hulk: Fire and Brimstone; Dynamite Entertainment's Green Hornet and The Bionic Man; and Dark Horse's Masters of the Universe: Revelation, as well as writing comics under his imprint at Dark Horse with Quick Stops and Maskerade. It was recently announced Smith will be penning the first-ever Marvel / Star Wars crossover event, Star Wars / Marvel: Hope Assembles, which debuts in January 2027.

Kevin Smith has been podcasting on a regular basis over a number of different shows as part of his Smodcast platform since the early 2000's. Some of his more notable shows have been Fatman Beyond with co-host Marc Bernardin; Hollywood Babble-On with co-host Ralph Garman; Jay & Silent Bob Get Old with Jason Mewes; and more!

This is the 300th numbered episode of the Capes and Tights Podcast. Launched on August 8, 2021 in Bangor, Maine by co-founders Soderberg and Adam Morrisette, the Capes and Tights Podcast has faithfully released at least one-episode per week. Over five years, the Capes and Tights Podcast has gone on to host 196 different guests, reviewed 63 movies and 13 television programs all from their studio in Maine.

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This week on the Capes and Tights Podcast, Justin Soderberg welcomes author Richard Chizmar to the program to discuss his Boogeyman series including his final installment, Killing the Boogeyman, and more!

Chizmar is a New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Amazon, and Publishers Weekly bestselling author best known for his collaborations with Stephen King on Gwendy's Button Box and Gwendy's Final Task, as well as sole writing the middle book Gwendy's Magic Feather. He has also authored The Boogeyman series with Chasing the Boogeyman, Becoming the Boogeyman, and Killing the Boogeyman. Recently he co-authored a best-selling book with his son W.H. Chizmar entitled Widow's Point: The Complete Haunting.

The bestselling author is also the founder/publisher of Cemetery Dance magazine and the Cemetery Dance Publications book imprint. He has edited more than 35 anthologies and his short fiction has appeared in dozens of publications. Chizmar's work has been translated into more than fifteen languages throughout the world.

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This week on the Capes and Tights Podcast, Justin Soderberg welcomes Star Trek Editor Heather Antos to the program to celebrate 60 years of Star Trek on Star Trek Day 2026.

Heather Antos is the Senior Group Editor in charge of Star Trek at IDW Publishing. Antos oversees the Star Trek line which includes titles such as The Last Starship, Red Shirts, Lower Decks, Starfleet Academy: Lost Contact, Strange New Worlds: The Seeds of Salvation, and more!

Star Trek Day is an annual commemorative day on September 8, referencing the broadcast US premiere of the original Star Trek series on that day in 1966, with the airing of "The Man Trap". This year, we are celebrating the 60th anniversary of Star Trek with this episode dropping a day early to coincide with the special day!

Antos is also the Senior Group Editor of IDW Dark which has a HUGE upcoming few months and more to be announced!

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This week on the Capes and Tights Podcast, Justin Soderberg welcomes comic creator Christian Ward to the program to discuss The Forever Home, The Patron, and more!

After 10 years of encouraging London teenagers to draw anything other than comics, Christian Ward is now a multi-Eisner winning comic book artist and writer. He is best known for his cosmic space operas ODY-C co-created with Matt Fraction and the Einser winning Invisible Kingdom co-created with G Willow Wilson. He was also the artist on the Acclaimed Marvel comics series Black Bolt (with Saladin Ahmed), as well contributing to both Thor (with Jason Arron) and Batman (with James Tynion IV). In 2019 he released his first book as a writer, Machine Gun Wizards co-created with Sami Kivelä and in 2022 released Blood Stained Teeth co-created with Patric Reynolds.

Over the past few years, Ward has illustrated Spectregraph for DSTLRY and written such comics as Batman: City of Madness (artist as well) and Two-Face for DC Comics, Event Horizon: Dark Descent, Event Horizon: Inferno, and Event Horizon: Pandemonium for IDW Publishing, as well The Patron for Ignition Press and the upcoming The Forever Homefor Oni Press.

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This week on the Capes and Tights Podcast, Justin Soderberg welcomes back comic creators Julio Anta and Jacoby Salcedo to discuss their upcoming comic No Gods, No Masters and more!

Salcedo is an Eisner Award-nominated comic book illustrator based in Portland, Oregon. He is the artist on Dark Horse miniseries, It's Only Teenage Wasteland with writer Curt Pires. Jacoby has also been featured in multiple comic anthologies such as DC's Legion of Bloom, Panel X Panel, Graphic Mundi's Covid Chronicles, A Wave Blue World's Young Men in Love, Monsters in Love: A Pride Anthology, and more!

Anta is an Eisner Award-nominated author of many graphic novels including Home, Sí, Se Puede: The Latino Heroes Who Changed the United States and The Beast of Boriken. Julio can also be found in anthologies such as EC Comics' Shellshock and Cruel Universe, DC's Legion of Bloom and Batman: Urban Legends, as well as Hello Darkness.

Together the creative duo has put together Frontera, This Land is Our Land: A Blue Beetle Story, and the upcoming No Gods, No Masters, which hits shelves on September 2, 2026 from BOOM! Studios.

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This week on the Capes and Tights Podcast, Justin Soderberg welcomes author Adam Cesare to the program to discuss Clown in a Cornfield 4: Lights! Camera! Frendo! and more!

Cesare is the author of the Bram Stoker Award-winning Clown in a Cornfield series and several other novels and novellas including the cult hit Video Night which gets a new edition this September 29, Influencer, and The Toxic Avenger. The fourth installment in the Clown in a Cornfield series hit shelves on August 18, 2026 at bookstores everywhere. Cesare also announced re-releases of Zero Lives Remaining, Video Night as well as a physical version of Mercy House coming September 1, September 30, and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Over the past few years, Cesare has been a part of a number of various comics including Power Rangers Unlimited: The Coinless and Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, not to mention his comic series Dead Mall at Dark Horse.

The Clown in a Cornfield feature film adaptation directed by Eli Craig and written by Craig and Carter Blanchard hit theaters on May 9, 2025. Based on Cesare's novel, the film stars Katie Douglas, Aaron Abrams, Carson MacCormac, Kevin Durand, and Will Sasso.

Cesare's latest novel, Bloodsick, hits shelves in early 2027 from Union Square & Co.

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This week on the Capes and Tights Podcast, Justin Soderberg welcomes back Paul Eaton of Galactic Comics and Collectibles to discuss the 1991 film, The Rocketeer.

Cliff Secord is a cocky stunt pilot in love with a beautiful actress, Jenny Blake. When he discovers a jetpack hidden in a biplane, Cliff straps on the rocket, dons a flashy helmet and becomes the high-flying hero known as The Rocketeer. But when Nazis want to use the rocket as a weapon, Cliff must use his alter ego to both protect Jenny from an evil actor and save the day.

The Rocketeer was directed by Joe Johnston (Captain America: The First Avenger, Jumanji, October Sky) on a story by Danny Bilson, Paul De Meo, and William Dear based on the comic books by Dave Stevens. The film stars Billy Campbell as Clifford "Cliff" Secord / The Rocketeer, Alan Arkin as A. "Peevy" Peabody, Jennifer Connelly as Jenny Blake, Timothy Dalton as Neville Sinclair, Paul Sorvino as Eddie Valentine, Terry O'Quinn as Howard Hughes, and Tiny Ron Taylor as Lothar.

Cliff Secord first appeared in Starslayer #2 (April 1982) from Pacific Comics before coming back in Pacific Comics Presents. The rights to the comic are now with IDW Publishing having released recent series such as The Island and Infiltrator! in 2026.

You can watch the film on Disney+ as well as Prime Video.

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This week on the Capes and Tights Podcast, Justin Soderberg welcomes back author Joshua Millican to the program to discuss Dopefoot, his latest novel from Mad Axe Media, and more!

Over the past decade-plus, Joshua Millican has proven himself to be a horror expert of the highest caliber. After establishing a personal blog in 2011, Millican quickly became one of the genre’s premiere journalists, contributing to many websites before ultimately landing at Dread Central in 2016. One of the top horror outlets on the planet, Millican served as Editor-in-Chief from 2019 through 2021. His talk show Chronic Horror (sidelined by the Pandemic) explored the intersection of horror movie fandom and cannabis culture.

Millican other books include Septum and Deeper Than Hell, as well as Forbidden Zone: The Novelization. Recently Millican released Dopefoot at Mad Axe Media.

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