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In this special spoiler filler episode the format goes out of the window as, after Monts gets Guardians, a russian superhero film off his chest, he and Nuge focus all their attention on Avengers: Endgame.

Again be warned this episode is filled with Avengers Endgame spoliers!

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The dynamic geek breakfast duo of Stace and Barry make the leap from Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour over to the Geek Syndicate Network.

In this brand new second series (was easier than calling it episode 23 and confusing everyone) the pair are here to welcome you once more to the weekend. The pair pick their musical faves from the Lion King and Into the Spiderverse. There's then their picks of the fortnight and a look at some Saturday morning comics.

Be warned they may and do get very sweary!

Join Monts and Nuge as they surf the podcast waves once again to bring you all the happenings from the world of geek.

News

Nuge reveals details of a new film in development detailing the true life story and adventures of the first and only african samurai.

Week that was

Monts reluctantly delves into Bendis' run on Action Comics and is more than surprised at what he finds. He also hides behind his cinema seat as he watches the latest film from Jordan Peele...'Us'

Nuge takes a trip with The Traveller a steampunk adventure comic from Tpub Comics and has a little non spoiler Game of Thrones chat.

The lads rejoice at the glorious insanity that is the latest trailer for Hobbs and Shaw.

Main

Following up on the last Grouch Old Geeks episode Monts and Nuge back at some of their fave moments within the MCU with a few Endgame predictions.

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This month the lads get into to a full conversation about the ups and down of the golden age of geekdom we are currently living through. There's also a lot of talk around the issues with all the various streaming services which a crawling out of the woodwork.

In between all that they find the time to talk Star Wars Episode Nine news and feedback to a listener email.

Week that was

Monts gushes over Captain Marvel and Shazam before checking out the comics Books of Magic and Bronze Age Boogie.

Nuge finally swings into the Spiderverse before reading The Nicodemus Job from IDW.

The lads round up with a look at Kingdom the zombie show doing the rounds at Netflix.

Welcome to Crash Landing. In this episode Steve speaks to Tasha Suri, the author of Empire of Sand, a fantasy novel from Orbit books. Tasha has just 60 minutes to choose 5 books that she couldn't live without if she was going to crash land on an alien world.

Barry grabs some time with Shane Chesbney, the always busy comics events organiser. Shane stops by to share all the gossip on the upcoming Shrewsbury Comics Festitval 'Comics Salopia' he is helping to organise.

This is Bags of Action. The podcast devoted to action movies, both old and new, but all of them are awesome! In this episode Steve and Pete talk about the 1992 film Passenger 57 starring Wesley Snipes. Both hosts have really fond memories of this film from when Snipes was the peak of his popularity and starring in a series of very popular films. But will it live up to their fond memories in 2019?

After the usual news and reviews (which includes big announcements about Disney/Fox and James Gunn) Scott and Steve talk about their recollections of the Alien franchise. Started exactly 40 years ago, the original move has spawned sequels, comics, tie-ins, audiobooks and games. They talk through some of their highlights over the years.

Once again, the Birds of Geek swoop in with a quick dose of comic reviewery. Amy, Ant and Barry delve into Victoria Schwab's prequel comic for her successful novel series and then Barry checks out one of the DC / Looney Toons crossover comics. Credits for the comics reviewed are as follows:

• Shades of Magic Volume 1 (Writer: VE Schwab, Artist: Andrea Olimpieri, Colourist: Enrica Eren Anglioni, Colour Assist: Viviana Spine, Flats, Chapter 4: Cassandra Peirano Letters: Rob Steen) - Swashbuckling, magical fantasy.
• Batman Elmer Fudd Special #1 (Writer: Tom King, Artist: Lee Weeks, Colourist: Lovern Kindzierski, Letterer: Deron Bennett) - Transporting cartoon staples into a Noir Gotham.

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