Empire's Comics Presents: Cracking The Vault

.. in which we, Patrick Clarke, Ryan Miller, & Tony Asaro, belatedly celebrate Patty's birthday by discussing one of his favorite characters in the whole wide world: The Flash!! [episode image drawn by The Francis Manapul, & owned by DC Entertainment] Download EP_147_-_THE_FASTEST_MAN_ALIVE_FIN.mp3

.. in which we, Tony Asaro, Minnie Saucedo, Patrick Clarke, & Ryan Miller, offer up our tastiest takes on the tidal wave of trailers, news, announcements, & awards, that came from San Diego Comic Con 2018!! [*Note: We recorded this episode on a blazing hot summer's eve, so there's some added background noise from the A/C. Apologies! But also we assure you it was an absolute necessity.*] Download EP_146_-_SDCC_2018_NEWS_FIN.mp3

.. in which we, Patrick Clarke, Tony Asaro, & Ryan Miller, review the 20th, & newest, entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Ant-Man & The Wasp!! [Alert: As usual, we do dive into a spoiler-filled discussion, for this film!] Download EP_145_-_ANT_MAN_AND_THE_WASP_REVIEW_FIN.mp3

.. in which Tony Asaro interviews our very own Ryan Miller in advance of the release of his & Hatem Aly's upcoming book, How To Feed Your Parents!! Download EP_144_-_How_To_Feed_Your_Parents_FIN.mp3

.. in which we, Tony Asaro, Ryan Miller, & Patrick Clarke, discuss shipping & confess to so many ships (!), in comics & elsewhere, in a conversation inspired by Batman #50!! **This episode was recorded just prior to the release of Batman #50 & Catwoman #1, & does not contain spoilers for either of those books, however, there is spoiler-y discussion of X-Men Gold #30. You've been warned!** [episode image from Batman: The Animated Series, owned by Warner Bros Entertainment] Download EP_143_-_WHEN_YOUR_SHIP_COMES_IN_FIN.mp3

.. in which we, Patrick Clarke & Tony Asaro, discuss whether or not we are starting to feel rumblings of super-hero or Star Wars fatigue, in the cinema, if it's possible that we're seeing the beginnings of a bursting bubble, &/or what else might've contributed to the under-performance of Solo: A Star Wars Story, at the box office. Download EP_142_-_I_M_SO_TIRED_FIXED.mp3

.. in which we, Ryan Miller, Patrick Clarke, & Tony Asaro, kick off summertime by gathering 'round the campfire to reminisce about summer camps of years past, & chat about camp-themed & camp-appropriate comics!! Download EP_141_-_Summer_Camp_FIN.mp3

.. in which we, Ryan Miller & Tony Asaro, have a gab about reboots, restarts, & reimaginings!! Download EP_140_-_Have_You_Tried_Turning_It_Off_And_Then_Turning_It_Back_On_Again_FIN.mp3

.. in which we're back, baby!! And more importantly, at long last, we air our cavalcade of creator interviews from Free Comic Book Day 2018 at Empire's Comics Vault! In this episode, you will hear from: * [13:59] Kyrun Silva - TaurusComics.com * [21:53] Kristine Balog - KristineBalog.com * [30:31] Heather Lee Art - @HeatherLeeArtPhotography * [36:42] Dan Bethel - LongJohnComic.com * [50:13] Cory Patten - Plotless.com * [59:18] Julie Okahara - JulieOkahara.com * [1:06:52] Jared Konopitski - JaredKonopitski.com * [1:13:43] Eben Burgoon - EbenBurgoon.com * [1:30:17] Ghost Thunder Collective: ft. Christopher Alvarez, Hannah Moore, & David Andry - GhostThunder.com * [1:35:33] Justin Orr - Jusscope.com * [1:41:21] Bianca Kim - FreshBiscuits * [1:45:41] Lee Nordling - www.amazon.com/Lee-Nordling * [1:57:51] Daniel Tucan Starflower - @Birdgodz * [2:01:56] HaiNaNu “Nooligan" Saulque - Nooligan.com * [2:16:40] Jen Monson - JenuoneArt.com Thank you to all of the exceptionally kind, gracious, & talented, creators who sat down with us for this episode, & thank you to Ben for putting on such a brilliant FCBD festival every year. (episode image by the great Sergio Aragones) Download EP_139_-_FCBD_2018_FIN.mp3

.. in which we, Minnie Saucedo, Ryan Miller, Stephanie Groce, Patrick Clarke, & Tony Asaro, talk-out our deepest feels in regards to the 19th entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the record-breaking blockbuster that is Avengers: Infinity War!! **Warning: This is a spoiler-filled review. If you care about such things, please hold off on listening until after you've seen the film!** Download EP_138_-_Avengers_Infinity_War_Review_fin.mp3