Metas & Mutants

Pulling rabbits out of your hat is cool and all but nothing beats being able to summon demons, forcefields, and shoot eldritch lightning out of your fingertips.  Magic users in comic books are usually awesome.  But the rules of magic tend to vary from comic universe to universe.  In this episode we talk about our favorite magic users in comics, how they acquire their powers and how they are allowed to use them.

Comic book writers draw from a bunch of different sources to come up with ideas for characters and stories.  There is nothing more full of creative jewels more than the myths and legends humanity has developed over the centuries. In this episode, we explore comic book characters that were inspired by early myths of man. 

We are still a few years out from Marvel Studios reintroducing the X-men to us.  But we want to get a headstart by giving out picks for the roles of some of the characters

Sure.  We all know DC Comics and Marvel.  But there are a bunch of indie companies that have made significant contributions to the genre.  In this episode, SuperCyGuy and Tombstone discuss their favorites.

We got such a great reaction from the first show we did about common comic book tropes, we decided to follow up.  There are so many to explore.  Digging into them really opens up the mind about why these stories and characters work.  As well as why they sometimes fail. 

We love DC and Marvel.  But they aren’t the only companies that have made significant contributions to this genre.  Far from it.  In this episode, we give some love and light to the Indie Comic book companies.

In this episode of Metas & Mutants, Tombstone and SuperCyGuy discuss common comic book tropes.  The good ones and the bad ones.  Examples of the ones used great and the ones used poorly.

We aren't sure how it got to this point but what we do know is that it needs to be addressed. There is something broken in geekdom. Inside the multiverse of Fandoms, there is a bunch of toxic attitudes that need to be exposed and discarded.   In this episode,  Tombstone and SuperCyguy are not the heroes you want.  They're the anti-heroes you need. 

Today we review the animated Marvel movie, Planet Hulk.  DC has been known for having great animation.  In the last few years, Marvel hasn't.  But this movie dropped during that short window of time when Marvel used to put out some respectable animated content.  In this episode we see if it still holds up.

This week, we give our thoughts on the passing of Chadwick Boseman as well as review the DC Comics Animated movie, Justice League: War.