Casual Comics Cast

In this mildly spooky episode, we're catching up on Season 2 of the Disney+ Series "Loki"

And, we've got reviews of a couple of NEW Marvel titles:
Werewolf by Night #1 (2023) - DEREK LANDY (W) • FRAN GALÁN (A) 
Spine Tingling Spiderman #1 -  SALADIN AHMED (W) • JUAN FERREYRA (A) 

Join me with special guest host Erik Hale as we get ready for Halloween by revisiting the Marvel monster-verse, exploring BLADE: The Vampire Hunter

We're covering Blade Comics spanning three distinct eras:
Tomb of Dracula #10 (1973) - Blade's first, groundbreaking appearance
Blade: Sins of the Father #1 (1998) - Classic 90s Marvel movie tie-in
Blade #1 (2023) - The new adventures of Blade in Marvel comics

And, Erik discusses his new novel "All the Brittle Pieces", the first book in the Forgotten Child series. You can find Erik (and his book) online at erikkhale.com

With football season comes fantast football. And - at the Casual Comics Cast - a Fantasy Avengers Draft. Listen in as we get a scenario for the Avengers to tackle and draft our fantasy Avengers Teams.

Who drafted the better team? Listen in and let us know!

Plus, we discuss the new Fantastic Four series from Ryan North - a great place for new comic fans to jump in and catch up on Marvel's First Family. And, we review the first issue of Marvel's X-Men crossover event, "Sins of Sinister". 

In this installment, we're talking:
Trailer for Kraven: The Hunter
Review of Spider-man: Across the Spider-Verse
Comic Review of the latest Guardians of the Galaxy series from Marvel

And, more of the other stuff you've come to know and love.

With The Flash zooming into cinemas, it's our last chance to discuss our hopes, fears, and other expectations for the last pre-James Gunn film in the DC movie universe. 

And, we've already covered a few Supergirl comics, but in anticipation of the film, we're going back in time to read and review some Supergirl comics from DC comics history.

Available to stream now, Evil Dead Rise continues the franchise in new - and sometimes refreshing - ways. Here are our thoughts on this spook-fest from director Lee Cronin and  executive producers Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell.

Plus, we talk comics based on movies, including "Death to Army of Darkness" and "Spinal Tap". 

It's crazy to think that it was almost 10 years ago that director James Gunn introduced audiences to Rocket, Groot, Star Lord, and the rest of the Guardians crew. This found family has had a profound impact on the MCU - and on the hearts and minds of fans everywhere.

Now, the Guardians of the Galaxy story comes to a close with "Guardians of the Galaxy 3" - a two-and-a-half hour love letter to misfits everywhere.

Join us for a discussion of the movie, as well as of our favorite Marvel "trilogies" to-date. 

“All it takes is one bad day to reduce the sanest man alive to lunacy. That's how far the world is from where I am. Just one bad day.” Those immortal words were spoken by The Joker in 1988’s classic Batman one-shot, The Killing Joke. 

Now, Batman fans can experience new tales of classic Batman villains as each of them relives their own ONE BAD DAY. On this episode, we're covering three books in the recent "One Bad Day" series. 

The latest installment of the MCU past it's expiration date for spoiler discussions, so we recap Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaina - what we liked, what we wish had been done differently, and where this ranks in the MCU roster. 

Plus, we review 2022's Marvel Comic Series "Ant-Man", a 4-issue romp through the annals of each hero who held the title "Ant-Man": Hank Pym, Scott Lang, Eric O'Grady, and a mysterious figure from the far future. 

Written by comic super-start Al Ewing, we'll review this series and let you know how much casual comics fans would enjoy this series. (Hint: It's "a lot")

Kang and MODOK are two of the most iconic villains in Marvel Comics. And, now, they're taking center stage in the next installment in the MCU - Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania!

In this episode, we talk about who these characters are, where they fit into the Marvel Universe, and some of their comics history. We're reviewing two classic comic runs - one for each of these masters of malice.

Kang - Avengers #267-269
MODOK - Captain America #132-133

Image Credit: Fan Art by Raphael Albero X Bosslogic