By DFAT Entertainment
The podcast currently has 19 episodes available.
Listen Up Casuals! Welcome to a show for the casual fan. We break down your favorite comic book shows and movies and compare them to the comics they are based on. Did they nail it? What was different? Did we love it or hate it? Tune in to find out!
Get your engines ready because Rocco and Chris are back with another hauntingly dark episode of Listen Up Casuals! On the season finale we are discussing the Ghost Rider. We hope you enjoyed this season and we have some ideas for season themes cookin' so stay tuned. Speaking of cookin', let's talk the Spirit of Vengeance! This is LUC Dark.
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What are you reading?
NEWS
COMMERCIAL
CHARACTER DISCUSSION
Character Origin in Comics
TEAM UPS
Current Status in Comics
MOVIES
TV
PLUGS
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Listen Up Casuals! Welcome to a show for the casual fan. We break down your favorite comic book shows and movies and compare them to the comics they are based on. Did they nail it? What was different? Did we love it or hate it? Tune in to find out!
Abra cadabra! Rocco and Chris are back and we are talking all about everyone's favorite cynical, chain smoking sorcerer, John Constantine. Tune in as we talk about his comic book origins, animated and live action appearances, and more! Welcome to LUC Dark.
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FCBD?
What are you reading?
NEWS
COMMERCIAL
Character Origin in Comics
Swamp Thing #37 (1985) - created by Alan Moore, Steve Bissette, and John Totleben
Runs
Hellblazer (1988- 2013) 300 issues
Justice League Dark (2011)
Constantine (2013)
Constantine: The Hellblazer (2015)
The Hellblazer: Rebirth (2016)
Current Status in Comics
The Sandman Universe Presents: Hellblazer (2019) - one-shot
John Constantine: Hellblazer (2019) - set in Sandman Universe - 12 issues
Hellblazer: Rise and Fall (2020) Tom Taylor - Black Label
Swamp Thing: Green Hell (2022-2023)
CHARACTER DISCUSSION
Keanu
Matt Ryan
Honorable Mentions
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Listen Up Casuals! Welcome to a show for the casual fan. We break down your favorite comic book shows and movies and compare them to the comics they are based on. Did they nail it? What was different? Did we love it or hate it? Tune in to find out!
On this episode we talk about another character near and dear to Rocco's heart, Elektra! We talked Daredevil in S1 and we thought it was about time we talked about his counterpart. This season has been dubbed LUC Dark as we are talking all about your favorite vigilantes, assassins, sorcerers and more!
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What are you reading?
NEWS
See it or skip it?
COMMERCIAL
Character Origin in Comics
Current Status in Comics
CHARACTER DISCUSSION
Daredevil (2003)
Elektra (2005)
Netflix’s Daredevil Season 2 (2015) & Defenders (2017)
Daredevil: Born Again? (2024)
Thunderbolts? (2024)
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Listen Up Casuals! Welcome to a show for the casual fan. We break down your favorite comic book shows and movies and compare them to the comics they are based on. Did they nail it? What was different? Did we love it or hate it? Tune in to find out!
We are back with a brand new episode of Listen Up Casuals! This season has been dubbed LUC Dark as we are talking all about your favorite vigilantes, assassins, sorcerers and more! This week Rocco and Chris tackle everyone's favorite cigar smoking Canadian Mutant, WOLVERINE!!
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What are you reading?
Jonathan Majors discussion
NEWS
COMMERCIAL
CHARACTER DISCUSSION
Character Origin in Comics
Movies/TV and more
Other Media
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Listen Up Casuals! Welcome to a show for the casual fan. We break down your favorite comic book shows and movies and compare them to the comics they are based on. Did they nail it? What was different? Did we love it or hate it? Tune in to find out!
This time around we are chatting it up about the Clown Princess of Crime, Harley Quinn! What a unique character. One of the few characters who did not start off in the comics. Have a listen as Rocco and Chris have been long time Batman: TAS fans!
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What are you reading?
NEWS
Commercial
CHARACTER DISCUSSION
Harley’s FIRST APPEARANCE: she was created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm as a comic relief henchwoman for the supervillain Joker in Batman: The Animated Series, and debuted in its episode, "Joker's Favor", in September 1992
Character Origin in Comics
Current Status in Comics
MEDIA
Batman: The Animated Series (1990s)
Suicide Squad (2016)
Batman and Harley Quinn (animated 2017)
Harley Quinn show on HBO (animated 2019-)
Birds of Prey (2020)
The Suicide Squad (2021)
Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)
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Listen Up Casuals! Welcome to a show for the casual fan. We break down your favorite comic book shows and movies and compare them to the comics they are based on. Did they nail it? What was different? Did we love it or hate it? Tune in to find out! We are back with our third season and we are opening it up with a big banger Frank Castle, THE PUNISHER!! Thank you for your patience as life happens and we've missed doing this show. We hope you enjoy this season!
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What are you reading?
NEWS
Character the in Comics
AMS #129 (1974)
Punisher V1 #1 (1986)
Punisher War Journal V1 #1 (1988)
Punisher War Zone V1 #1 (1992)
Punisher Max #1 (2010)
The Hand - current Jason Aaron run
COMMERCIAL
CHARACTER DISCUSSION
The Punisher (2004)
Punisher: War Zone (2008)
DD S2 & The Punisher S1-S2
Other Media
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Listen Up Casuals! Welcome to a show for the casual fan. We break down your favorite comic book shows and movies and compare them to the comics they are based on. Did they nail it? What was different? Did we love it or hate it? Tune in to find out! On the season finale we talk about Doctor Stephen Strange's history in the comics and his time in the spotlight as one of the leaders of the MCU! Thank you so much for listening this season! We will return this fall with more episodes featuring your favorite heroes, villains and more!
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WHAT ARE YOU READING?
HOW DID YOU FIRST MEET THEM?
FIRST APPEARANCE
1963 - Strange Tales #110 - Stan Lee and Steve Ditco
KEY ISSUES/KEY RUNS
COMMERCIAL
DOCTOR STRANGE MOVIES AND OTHER APPEARANCES
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Listen Up Casuals! Welcome to a show for the casual fan. We break down your favorite comic book shows and movies and compare them to the comics they are based on. Did they nail it? What was different? Did we love it or hate it? Tune in to find out! On this episode we are joined by Casey Bowker to talk all about the Dark Knight himself, BATMAN!
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Welcome Casey Bowker - Comic book writer and Director of DFAT Entertainment
Your earliest memory of Batman or what made you become a fan
FIRST APPEARANCE (FA)
Detective Comics #27 - created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger 1939 - FA Commission Gordon
KEY ISSUES/KEY RUNS
Detective Comics 29 - FA Utility Belt / Doctor Death 1st Batman villain
Detective Comics 31 - FA Batarang
Detective Comics 33 - Origin / Joe Chill & Death of Waynes (1939)
Detective Comics 38 - Dick Grayson/Robin (1940)
Batman #1 - FA Joker & Selina Kyle (1940)
Batman #3 - FA Catwoman in costume (1940)
Batman 4 - Gotham City first mention (40)
Batman 5 - FA Classic Batmobile (1941)
All Star Comics 7 - Frist Superman Batman team-up AKA World's Finest
Detective Comics 60 - FA Bat Signal (1942)
Batman 12 - FA Batcave (referred to as underground hanger) (1942)
Batman 16 - FA Alfred Pennyworth (1943)
All Star Comics 36 - FA Trinity (Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman)
VILLIANS!
DC 40 - Clayface (40) / DC 58 - Penguin (41) / DC 66 - Two Face (42) / DC 140 - Riddler (48) / Batman 121 - Mr Zero aka Mr Freeze (59) / Batman 181 - Poison Ivy (66) / DC 411 - Talia Al Ghul
Worlds Finest Comics 153 - Batman slapping Robin (from the meme)
Detective Comics 370 - first published Neil Adams Batman art
Batman 200 - Neil Adams writing debut (1968)
Batman 232 - FA Ra's Al Ghul (1971)
Batman 242 - FA Matches Malone (1972)
Batman 258 - FA Arkham Hospital (referred to in The Batman)
Brave and the Bold 200 - FA The Outsiders
Batman and the Outsiders #1 (1983)
Batman 357 - Jason Todd aka 2nd Robin (1983)
Dark Knight Returns (1986)
Batman Year One (1987)
Batman Son of the Demon GN - First Damian Wayne
The Killing Joke (1988)
Batman 436 - Tim Drake (1989)
Vengeance of Bane - FA Bane (1992)
Knightfall Saga (1993-94)
Batman 497 - Knightfall Breaking of the Batman
The Long Halloween (1996-97) - RIP Tim Sale 2022
No Man's Land (1999)
Death of Batman - Infinite Crisis #6 (2006)
Batman 655 - Damian Wayne
New 52 - Scott Snyder Court of Owls (2012)
Detective Comics 46 - Bill Finger finally gets credit (2015)
COMMERCIAL
ROCCO'S MODERN RUNS
Detective Comics - Bruce Wayne loses billions, focus on what Batman means for the rich v poor
Batman - Batman Inc./Ghostmaker
Robin - Death tournament/Mother Soul
Harley Quinn - added to the Bat Family
Nightwing - Large inheritance from Alfred, using it without a mask
Catwoman - funneling Wayne’s money to Lucius Fox
The Next Batman - Jace Fox, Lucius’ son, operating in NYC
DC Pride - Kevin Conroy
MOVIES/TV APPEARANCES
Favorite Batman/Bruce Wayne
Adam West
Michael Keaton
Kevin Conroy
Val Kilmer
George Clooney
Christian Bale
Ben Affleck
Robert Pattinson
Honorable Mentions
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Listen Up Casuals! Welcome to a show for the casual fan. We break down your favorite comic book shows and movies and compare them to the comics they are based on. Did they nail it? What was different? Did we love it or hate it? Tune in to find out! On this episode we talk all about the Black Widow and her influence on the MCU and comic origins!
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Key Issues/Runs
Tales of Suspense #52 (APR 1964) - 1st appearance. Created by Stan Lee, Don Rico, and artist Don Heck
Avengers #43 (Aug 1967) 1st appearance of the Red Guardian, Alexi Shostakov- husband of Natasha Romanova, the Black Widow
Amazing Adventures #1 (Aug 1970) 1st cover appearance of the Black Widow wearing her classic black costume & 1st Black Widow solo story
Avengers #111 (May 1973) Black Widow joins the Avengers
Marvel Fanfare #11 (Nov 1983) 1st appearance of Iron Maiden, Melina Vostokoff, a female assassin and enemy of the Black Widow. Rachel Weisz cast as Melina Vostokoff in the Black Widow movie
Inhumans #5 - 1st Yelena (MAR 99)
Black Widow: Pale Little Spider #1 (Aug 2002) First solo series featuring Yelena Belova, the Black Widow
Black Widow #1 (June 1999) 1st issue of three-issue miniseries where Natasha Romanoff and Yelena Belova face-off to own the codename Black Widow.First mention of the Red Room where orphaned girls were trained in the Black Widow Ops program. Yelena Belova identity revealed
Black Widow #4 (Dec 2004) Origin of Black Widow, specifically the brainwashing and training she and 27 other orphaned girls endured after being recruited to The Red Room Academy for the Black Widow Ops Program
Rocco's Modern Runs
COMMERCIAL
MOVIES/TV
1975 CXL Daredevil and Black Widow TV show
Iron Man 2
Avengers
Cap 2&3
Black Widow
Avengers IW & Endgame
Hawkeye
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Listen Up Casuals! Welcome to a show for the casual fan. We break down your favorite comic book shows and movies and compare them to the comics they are based on. Did they nail it? What was different? Did we love it or hate it? Tune in to find out!
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KEYS
Created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird
Gobbledygook 1 & 2
TMNT #1 (1984) - 1st Appearance of Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michaelangelo as well as Splinter, the Shredder & the Foot Clan
TMNT #2 (1984) - 1st appearance April, Baxter Stockman & Mousers
Raphael #1 (1985) - 1st appearance Casey Jones
Tales of TMNT - 1st appearance Rat King (#4 1988), 1st appearance Leatherhead (#6 1988)
TMNT ADVENTURES #1 (1988) (Mini) : 1st appearance Bebop / Rocksteady / Krang
TMNT #53/54 (1992) - 1st appearance Karai
IMAGE 1996
Sale of the media franchise to Nickelodeon in October 2009
IDW 2011
The Last Ronin 2020
COMMERCIAL
Cartoons
Movies - 90’s Trilogy, TMNT animated, Michael Bay duology, Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2019)
Video games
Coming soon: Shredders Revenge and The Cowabunga collection
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The podcast currently has 19 episodes available.