Comic Book Characters

True Believers, stand back! The Comic Book Characters have returned bigger and better and bigger still! Come chant the magic word with us ("Quack!"), enlarge to kaiju-size, and get ready for a GIANT SIZED portion of Nerd News! Highlights from this episode include:

-Shoutouts to y'all! We believe in the True Believers!

-Casting Corner with more freshly cocooned bits from the Spider's web

-The CBC Pod Movie Review of The Thunderbolts*!

-A new segment that will have you Walking Tall and HARD

-A Super Manly trip to the Trailer Park for a bit of Iron-Hearted Watch-Pause-Talk!

-And of course, the Big Wheel Winner of the Week!

True Believers, you are feeling very sleepy. Very relaxed. It's almost as if the supply chain isn't in danger! And we have plenty of time to clear out The Backlog of reading material. Ahh. This must be the quiet part of the Trauma Maze. It's Episode 158! Let's disassociate!

TRUUUUUUUE BELIEVERS!! It's ...TIME! The Comic Book Characters are back to body slam a fresh batch of Nerd News straight through the middle of the mat! Get those tables, ladders, and chairs ready, because we came to rumble. Highlights from this episode include:

-A Pop Culture Pop Quiz for one unsuspecting host!

-What's good on the publishing side of the street

-Casting Corner with everything and the Sadie Sink!

-and FINALLY, the Shang-Chi HAS COME BACK to the CBC Pod Movie Review!!

True Believers, if my math is correct, which it always is, then Spidey 3:16 says you can REST. IN. PEACE. I believe in Comic Book Characters! It's Episode 157! Let's rock!!

A casting announcement so big, we had to page Dr. Doom, it's an emergency pod! The fellas dive into each and every one of the officially released casting announcements for the next huge MCU crossover epic, Avengers Doomsday!

And what exactly do the chair pairings mean? You know Loki and Magneto sitting next to each other spells t r o u b l e!

So sit back and relax, school is in session. Excelsior, true believers!

True Believers, put down that PSL with the low fat oat milk. Unhand and rewrap those mini chocolate bars. Get all the way unspooked because the Comic Book Characters are back with a frightening fistful of Nerd News! Highlights from this episode include:

-CASA '24 recap! shoutout to all the new fans!

-A minty-fresh reupholstered Casting Corner full of Green Lantern's light!

-Is that Venom running through your system, or just the Spidey news tingling?

-and the CBC Pod Review of Joker 2: Folie a les Financiers

Hey, True Believers, wanna hear a joke: What did the printed-out pattern say to the pumpkin? "Knife to meet you!" It's Episode 156! Let's carve a squash!

True. Believers. It is time. The sun grows short, the pumpkins are spiced, and the skellys are on spook patrol. That's right, it's time for another round of Nerd News with the Comic Book Characters! Highlights from this episode include:

-Quick shout outs to the fantastic fans

-Drive-by Crow sightings

-A more verdant casting corner that will have you Green with Lanterns

-Gaming journalists entering the "find out" phase

-The CBC Movie Review of Deadpool and Wolverine!

-...and of course the Big Wheel Award to them that do the most, but accomplish the least

My friends, True Believers, I know one thing to be true: when one door closes, a Spirit Halloween store is sure to open. It's Episode 155! Let's rock!

This is it.

The Madame Web review. You won't want to miss this one.

Enjoy?

True Believers! Hope you had a stomach full of food 'cause the Comic Book Characters are here to talk turkey to your ear drums! Come listen to our cornucopia of Nerd News to get you through your return to work or extended airport gate stay. Highlights from this jam-packed episode include:

-Big shout out to all the fans, who are nothing but What's Good for us!

-Scott Pilgrim shows up HONGRY for Thanksgiving this year!

-Dave hasn't gotten his Filoni of Star Wars IP yet

-The CBC Pod Review of "The Marvels"!

-Casting Corner with a Mando, 2 randos, and a bit of cheeky Nando's!

-Taking Vanity Fair's hit on the purple-grooved chin

-Marvel wrapping up the year with Loki plunging into the Deadpool

-...and the Big Wheel winner get the broken wishbone!

Stay strong, True Believers, 'cause Cyber Monday is comin' for us. Hold on tight to your wallets, wave the white flag of discounts, and hope that you end up in one piece. If not, let our Hot Takes glue your bits back together! It's Episode 153! Let's rock!!

True Believers, don't break those hoodies and sweaters out yet! 'Cause the Comic Book Characters are are turning up the heat with our hot takes on all the late summer Nerd News. Highlights from this pumpkin-spiced episode include:

-Catching up with the Characters

-A whiff of a teaser of an Aquaman 2 trailer

-Our thoughts on an Invasion that should have been a better kept Secret

-Is there blue milk in Ashoka? Does it come from Thrawn??

-Potter plays just the tip with one of the hosts!!!

-Casting Corner gets Fantastic ...AGAIN

-the CBC Pod review of Blue Beetle, a la chingada!!

-...and of course the biggest Big Wheel of the wheels

True Believers, do not give in. Do not be constrained by the flat, unfeeling calendar. Spooky Season is a state of mind. It's Episode 152! Let's rock!!

True Believers, ring the bell! The Comic Book Characters have hit the mat and are ready to tap! We get it already, Summer: you're hot and the sun is a deadly laser. Quick, come find some shade with us and cool off with some Nerd News! Highlights from this episode include:

-Catching up with the characters!

-A quick trip to the movie lobby in between showings!

-Casting Corner with Fantastic family speculations

-A CBC Pod movie review double header, from the Speed Force to the Sewer!

-And a very obvious Big Wheel Winner

True Believers, you know it's bad when extraterrestrials on Earth can't get top billing over these wild weather patterns. Stay cool, hydrate, and trust no one! It's Episode 151! The truth is out there!

Yowza, True Believers, it's a hot one out there! Good thing that the Comic Book Characters are back with the AC on full blast until the power grid goes out! Come get chilled to the bone with a fresh batch of Nerd News. Highlights from this episode include:

-Catching up with the Characters

-A Comic Book Legend is awaited in Valhalla

-Can K'uk'ulkan K'uk'ulknot?

-Casting Corner, featuring bad news for Barbie and Kylo

-The CBC Pod Review of Across the Spider-verse!

-...and a Big Wheel Award winner that comes out of left field!

Remember, True Believers, it's not a trap if you know it's a trap when you're walking into it. It's a face off. Join us for a face off against the summer heat... by staying indoors! It's Episode 150! Let's rock!