This week on the Capes and Tights Podcast, Justin Soderberg welcomes back comic book retailer Paul Eaton to the program to discuss The Toxic Avenger film from 1984!

Tromaville has a monstrous new hero. A 98-pound nerd from New Jersey lands in a vat of toxic waste and becomes a benevolent monster. Now evildoers will have a lot to lose.

The Toxic Avenger was produced and directed by Michael Herz and Lloyd Kaufman (Samuel Weil) from a screenplay by Joe Ritter, based on a story by Kaufman. The film stars Mitch Cohen as Melvin Ferd / The Toxic Avenger, Andree Maranda as Sara, Pat Ryan Jr. as Peter Belgoody, Jennifer Babtist as Wanda, Robert Prichard as Slug, Cindy Manion as Julie, Gary Schneider as Bozo, Mark Torgl as Melvin pre-mutation, and Kenneth Kessler as the voice of The Toxic Avenger.

Troma Entertainment released the film initially on April 14, 1984. During the next year, it had a long run as the midnight movie on the single screen of the Bleeker Street Cinema in New York City. Two years later on April 4, 1986, the film opened on 45 screens and earned $140,000 for its opening weekend. The movie released by Troma on VHS and Betamax in 1986 and for the first time on DVD on March 25, 1998. Troma released the film on Blu-ray on August 12, 2014.

The Toxic Avenger is getting a reboot written and directed by Macon Blair releasing on August 29, 2025 which stars stars Peter Dinklage as the title character, alongside Jacob Tremblay, Taylour Paige, Julia Davis, Jonny Coyne, Elijah Wood, and Kevin Bacon.

You can stream the 1984 classic on Prime Video.

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

This week on the Capes and Tights Podcast, Justin Soderberg welcomes comic writer Timmy Heague to the program to discuss Archie vs. Minor Threats and more!

Heague is a comic book writer known for his work in the world of Riverdale. His work on Archie Comics is a big reason why he is tackling From the World of Minor Threats: Archie vs. Minor Threats along with co-creators Jordan Blum and Patton Oswalt. Timmy is also the owner of the five-time Eisner nominated Arsenal Comics and Games in California.

From the World of Minor Threats: Archie vs. Minor Threats hits local comic shops on August 6, 2025 from Dark Horse.

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

This week on the Capes and Tights Podcast, Justin Soderberg welcomes filmmaker Aaron B. Koontz to discuss Revivaland more!

Koontz is a producer, writer and director. He is the founder and CEO of Paper Street Pictures, a film production company in Austin, Texas. Koontz is the writer, director and producer behind The Pale Door, the Scare Package franchise, and Camera Obscura. As a producer Koontz has also worked on Old Man, The Artifice Girl, and Shelby Oaks.

More recently Koontz is the showrunner, producer, writer and director, along with Luke Boyce, of the SyFy television adaptation of Revival based on the comic book series created by writer Tim Seeley and artist Mike Norton.

WATCH REVIVAL ON PEACOCK!

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

This week on the Capes and Tights Podcast, Justin Soderberg welcomes back comic retailer Paul Eaton to discuss the 2005 Fantastic Four movie.

Scientist Reed Richards persuades his arrogant former classmate, Victor von Doom, to fund his experiments with cosmic energy. On von Doom's space station, the crew -- including astronaut Ben Grimm, researcher Sue Storm and pilot Johnny Storm -- are exposed to a mysterious cosmic storm that bestows super powers upon them. As they cope with their transformations, von Doom vows his revenge.

The film was directed by Tim Story on a script by Mark Frost and Michael France based on the Marvel Comics' characters co-created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The team first appeared in comics in The Fantastic Four #1(November 1961).

Starring Ioan Gruffudd as Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic, Jessica Alba as Sue Storm / Invisible Woman, Chris Evansas Johnny Storm / Human Torchs, Michael Chiklis as Ben Grimm / The Thing, Julian McMahon as Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom, and Kerry Washington as Alicia Masters.

Fantastic Four released in theaters on July 8, 2005 and is now available to stream.

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

This week on the Capes and Tights Podcast, Justin Soderberg welcomes Bram Stoker-nominated author Craig DiLouieto the program to discuss My Ex, the Antichrist and more!

DiLouie is the author of novels such as How to Make a Horror Movie and Survive, Episode Thirteen, Suffer the Children, The Children of Red Peak, and many more. His works have been nominated for major literary awards such as the Bram Stoker Award and Audie Award.

His latest novel, My Ex, the Antichrist, hit bookstores everywhere on July 1, 2025 from Run for It.

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

This week on the Capes and Tights Podcast, Justin Soderberg welcomes bestselling author Paul Tremblay to the program to discuss his upcoming novel, Another, and more!

Tremblay is the author of Horror Movie, Survivor Song, The Cabin at the End of the World, Disappearance at Devil's Rock, A Head Full of Ghosts, the crime novels The Little Sleep and No Sleep Till Wonderland, and the short story collection, Growing Things and Other Stories. He has won Bram Stoker, British Fantasy, and Massachusetts Book awards.

His young adult horror novel, Another, hits bookstores everywhere on July 22, 2025 from Quill Tree Books. The audiobook, narrated by Ramon de Ocampo, is available for preorder at Libro.fm!

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

 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.

Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Rite of Spring #1 hits local comic shops on July 9, 2025 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

This week on the Capes and Tights Podcast, Justin Soderberg welcomes back comic book retailer Paul Eaton to the program to discuss Back to the Future in honor of the film's 40th Anniversary.

In this 1980s sci-fi classic, small-town California teen Marty McFly is thrown back into the '50s when an experiment by his eccentric scientist friend Doc Brown goes awry. Traveling through time in a modified DeLorean car, Marty encounters young versions of his parents, and must make sure that they fall in love or he'll cease to exist. Even more dauntingly, Marty has to return to his own time and save the life of Doc Brown.

It stars Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly, Christopher Lloyd as Emmett "Doc" Brown, Lea Thompson as Lorraine Baines McFly, Crispin Glover as George McFly, and Thomas F. Wilson as Biff Tannen. The 1985 portion of the film features a cast including Claudia Wells as Marty's girlfriend Jennifer Parker, and Marc McClure and Wendie Jo Sperber as Marty's siblings Dave McFly and Linda McFly. Elsa Raven plays the Clocktower Lady. Singer Huey Lewishas a cameo role as a judge for the Battle of the Bands contest. Richard L. Duran and Jeff O'Haco portray the Libyan terrorists.

The film was released on July 3, 1985 and is celebrating its 40th anniversary.

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

This week on the Capes and Tights Podcast, Justin Soderberg welcomes back comic writer Zack Kaplan to the program to discuss Kill All Immortals, Masterminds, and more!

Kaplan is a break out science fiction comic writer and creator of such comics and graphic novels as Eclipse, Port of Earth, The Lost City Explorers, Join the Future, Break Out, Metal Society, Mindset, and more recently, Forever Forward, Beyond Real. The Midnight: Shadows, and Kill All Immortals. He has worked with publishers such as Image Comics/Top Cow, Dark Horse, Aftershock Comics, Vault Comics, Humanoids, Scout Comics and DC Comics.

His first three series were all optioned for TV adaptation, with Port of Earth being developed by Robert Kirkman’s Skybound Entertainment and Amazon TV Studios. Zack has taught screenwriting and storytelling at the International Academy of Film and TV, located in the Philippines.

This August 27 Kaplan will release his newest series Masterminds at Dark Horse.

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

This week on the Capes and Tights Podcast, Justin Soderberg welcomes author Philip Fracassi to the program to discuss his novella D7 and upcoming novel The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre.

Philip Fracassi is the author of the novels Don't Let Them Get You Down, A Child Alone with Strangers, Gothic, Boys in the Valley and The Third Rule of Time Travel. He is also the author of several novellas, including Sacculina, Shiloh, Commodore and D7. His upcoming books include the novels Sarafina and The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre.

Other work includes the story collections No One Is Safe!, Beneath a Pale Sky, and Behold the Void. He is also the author of a children's book, The Boy with the Blue Rose Heart, and a book of poetry, Tomorrow's Gone.

As a screenwriter, his feature films have been distributed by Disney Entertainment and Lifetime Television, with several projects in various stages of development.

The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre hits bookstores everywhere on September 30, 2025 from Tor Nightfire. The audiobook, narrated by January LaVoy, can be pre-ordered at Libro.fm!

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