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*Spoilers* for Supergirl Season 2, Episode 2 "The Last Children of Krypton" in this review and recap.

Supergirl and Superman are teaming up again in the second episode of Supergirl Season 2. Clark wants to head back to Metropolis, but agrees to 1 final team-up with Kara before heading back to Lois. Of course, John Corben as Metallo shows up to put a dent in those plans.

The two heroes have to work together with Martian Manhunter and Alex to bring down what turns into multiple Metallos from Project Cadmus.

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The upcoming Aquaman and The Batman films dominate today's episode, along with some Wonder Woman news. Director James Wan recently spoke with ETOnline about his take on Aquaman. He had many interesting things to say about what he is using as inspiration as well as what we might see from Aquaman and Mera in Justice League.

Mark Hughes of Forbes released an article yesterday with several interesting pieces of information regarding Ben Affleck's The Batman. Hughes gave updates on when we might see the movie as well as name-dropping some of the supporting characters we may see in the movie.

Today is a big day for Wonder Woman, as DC Comics is calling it her 75th anniversary. She was recently named the most powerful superhero by Entertainment Weekly and is being honored by the United Nations today.

In other new, DC Comics characters are topping the sales charts for Halloween costumes this year, according to thisisinsider.com. Harley Quinn came in on top, to nobody's surprise. DC ranked 4 characters in the top 7 and had 8 of the top 50 overall.

* 00:20 Director James Wan says the Aquaman film will be full of action

* 04:35 Mark Hughes of Forbes recently released an article about The Batman with several interesting tidbits

* 09:10 Wonder Woman was recently named the most powerful superhero by Entertainment Weekly

* 11:10 Wonder Woman is being named a U.N. Ambassador today

* 12:11 DC Comics characters are dominating Halloween costume sales this year

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The Accountant isn't just the number 1 movie in America right now. Did you know that DC Comics released a one-shot comic book to go along with the film? The Accountant comic book comes in 2 forms - digital and motion comic.

The digital edition can be accessed be winning the game on The Accountant's official website. Warner Bros. Pictures also released a motion comic before the movie was released on October 14, 2016.

In this episode, we review the one-shot comic and discuss whether we would like to see more of The Accountant in the DC or Vertigo comics lineup. We also give non-spoiler thoughts on if this is similar to the movie.

*Spoilers* for DC's Legends of Tomorrow Season 2, Episode 1 "Out of Time" in this review and recap.

Season 2 of DC's Legends of Tomorrow has arrived and Tom and Zac are here to break it down. The team was told not to go back to 1942, so of course that is the very first thing that they do. Nate Heywood presents this information to Oliver Queen and asks him to help stop it.

In this episode, we discuss what we liked and didn't like from the premiere episode. More importantly, we look forward to what we can expect from the rest of the season from the Justice Society of America and the Legion of Doom.

Joe Manganiello recently let it slip to Entertainment Tonight that Ben Affleck's upcoming solo film that is tentatively titled The Batman is set to begin filming in the Spring of 2017.

On this episode, we talk about what Ben Affleck's reaction to this news might be and speculate on when we might actually see the film in theaters.

We also talk about how Affleck and Geoff Johns have taken their time with the script, what some of the already announced cast might be, and what we hope to see in the battle between Batman and Deathstroke.

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The Justice League movie continues to creep closer and closer. Now 13 months out from release, principal photography has officially wrapped, according to Jason Momoa's Instagram.

Powerless star recently talked with Bustle about when the series might debut on NBC.

DC comics sales are still going strong in the aftermath of rebirth and a new crossover between the Justice League and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers has been announced by DC Entertainment and BOOM! Studios.

On October 21st, Wonder Woman is going to be named as an Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Women and Girls by the United Nations, according to the Washington Post.

* 00: 19 Zack Snyder's Justice League film has wrapped principal photography

* 01:51 The Powerless premiere date on NBC is still unknown

* 03:18 DC Comics sales are still going strong

* 05:01 A Justice League/Mighty Morphin Power Rangers crossover has been announced

* 07:04 Wonder Woman is to be named UN Ambassador

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*Spoilers* for The Flash Season 3, Episode 2 "Paradox" in this review and recap.

What all has changed after Barry tried to fix the timeline from the effects of Flashpoint? Barry thinks he is back to where he left off at the end of Season 2, but clearly everything is not exactly the same. Will The Flash try to go back and change the timeline again or try to fix the current one?

This episode also features the debut of Tom Felton as Julian and returns John Wesley Shipp as Jay Garrick. Thanks for listening and be sure to subscribe to catch every episode.

*Spoilers* for Supergirl Season 2, Episode 1 "The Adventures of Supergirl" in this review and recap.

The Season 2 premiere of Supergirl is here. The show has a new network and a new Superman, but has anything else changed? We also get our first action of Miss Tessmacher, Lena Luthor, and John Corben.

This review provides a brief non-spoiler section and the spoiler section is clearly marked. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast to never miss an episode.

We have gotten our first picture of Amber Heard as Mera in 2017's Justice League movie. IGN got the exclusive reveal of Aquaman's partner. Heard will first appear as Mera in Justice League before having a starring role opposite Jason Momoa in James Wan's 2018 Aquaman film.

In TV news, we got our first look of James Olsen suiting up as the vigilante Guardian in Supergirl. DC Comics released the image of Mehcad Brooks in the role. The hosts also give a spoiler-free reaction to last night's Season 2 premiere of DC's Legends of Tomorrow on The CW. In other news, the second season of Vixen also premiered last night on the CW Seed.

* 00:19 Our first look at Amber Heard as Mera in Justice League

* 02:37 First Look at Mehcad Brooks suited up as Guardian in Supergirl

* 04:22 Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 premiere non-spoiler reaction

* 06:28 Season 2 of the Vixen animated series debuted last night

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*Spoilers* for DC's Legends of Tomorrow Season 1, Episodes 1-16 in this brief review and recap.

Season 2 of DC's Legends of Tomorrow is set to premiere tonight, Thursday October 13, on The CW. To prepare for tonight, Tom and Zac prepared a Legends of Tomorrow Season 1 summary that covers all of the major characters and plot points from the first season.

This isn't meant to be a comprehensive recap of the series. It is meant to get newcomers up to speed on the important happenings and serve as a refresher for those coming back to the show.

So listen in as the hosts discuss time travel, Ray Palmer, the Justice Society of America, and more.