Podcasts Archives - Geek Hard

Originally Aired: 08/05/16

We discuss the geek news of the week with in studio guest Sammy Younan, Girth Radio‘s Program Director and host of My Summer Lair. Pokemon GO! cheaters lose another advantage with Pokevision and other such sites have been shutdown. Writer J. Michael Straczynski announces that he is finished with comics and moving on to work on novels and plays. PSN cancels Powers after 2 series of the show based Brian Michael Bendis comic series. The passing actor David Huddleston famous for his role in The Big Lebowski.

Our review of Suicide Squad starring Will Smith, Margot Robbie and Viola Davis. Synopsis: Figuring they’re all expendable, Amanda Waller (Viola Davis) decides to assemble a team of dangerous, incarcerated supervillains for a top-secret mission. Now armed with government weapons, Deadshot (Will Smith), Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), Captain Boomerang, Killer Croc and other despicable inmates must learn to work together. Dubbed Task Force X, the criminals unite to battle a mysterious and powerful entity, while the diabolical Joker (Jared Leto) launches an evil agenda of his own.

We also talk with long time friend of the show and well known sci-fi actor Robin Dunne. Robin is best known for his role as Will Zimmerman in four seasons of the Syfy series Sanctuary opposite Amanda Tapping. Other television credits include leading and guest starring roles in shows such as Defiance for Syfy, CSI Miami for CBS, Code Breakers for ESPN, and Dawson’s Creek for WB. He also stars in the indie feature Torment opposite Katharine Isabelle. Dunne has starting spending more time behind the camera and most recently directed his first feature film, ARCHIE, in which he also stars. Robin made his annual appearance to chat with us about his latest projects, including his role on the web series Inhuman Condition as well as the film he’s currently directing, Welcome to Nowhere. We also talk hospital visits, onset weddings and naked skydiving… yes naked skydiving. When Robin joins us it’s always an adventure.

It was a great show!

Plus for our Patreon supporters, our latest Geek Hard Extra After Credits segment discussing the Rotten Tomatoes Petition that erupted after the horrible early reviews of Suicide Squad were released.

If you’re gonna geek out, GEEK HARD!

Welcome friends to Back Issue Bloodbath, a comics-centric podcast presented by Geek Hard. Join hosts Andrew Young and Gavin Stephens as they get down and dirty in the four-colour world of comic books, focusing on classic stories, new issues, comic creators and hot button topics.

Some bad news for all you Gavin fans out there. Gavin Stephens will be unable to appear on BIB until the end of the summer. But fear not! He will return in September. In the meantime, Andrew keeps bringing you the goods from the four-colour world of comics with some special friends to help him along the way. Returning once again will be last week’s panel of awesome: Sammy Younan of Girth Radio and the newly christened Young Boy James (who sounds a fair bit like Mr. Green, but whatever). What magical series will they be talking about this week? The answer does not lie in magic but in science……Black Science if you will.

Black Science is an Image title that launched back in November of 2013. Since then, 22 issues have hit the comic stands (with issue #23 out today!) and nothing has ever been the same. From the hyper-kinetic storytelling style of Rick Remender to the Frazetta-like illustrations of Mateo Scalara to the aggressive colours of Dean White, there is nothing quite like this graphic series. The story of a group of scientists lost as they travel through various dimensions is nothing new in the realm of sci-fi and pulp fiction. What makes this book special is the complex characters that Remender and co. have offered up for us as they travel through exotic and hostile environments. Find out what Andrew and his guests have to say about this modern classic.

Have an idea for a certain topic we should cover? Have an indie comic book you’d like us to review? Send us an email at [email protected] with “Back Issue Bloodbath” in the subject line. We’d love to hear from you.

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Originally Aired: 07/29/16

We discuss San Diego Comic Con news & announcements. We also highlight our best movie trailer (Justice League, Wonder Woman, Kong: Skull Island, LEGO Batman, etc.), best television show trailer (The Walking Dead, The Flash, Arrow, Legion, Sherlock, Iron Fist, etc.), best announcement, best panel, best overall showing (DC, Marvel, Image, Warner Bros, Disney, etc.) and the property we are most looking forward to. There’s a lot to talk about here.

Our review of Jason Bourne starring Matt Damon, Tommy Lee Jones and Alicia Vikander . Synopsis: It’s been 10 years since Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) walked away from the agency that trained him to become a deadly weapon. Hoping to draw him out of the shadows, CIA director Robert Dewey assigns hacker and counterinsurgency expert Heather Lee to find him. Lee suspects that former operative Nicky Parsons is also looking for him. As she begins tracking the duo, Bourne finds himself back in action battling a sinister network that utilizes terror and technology to maintain unchecked power.

We also talk with cartoonist Faith Erin Hicks. Faith’s most recent graphic novel, The Nameless City, came out earlier this year. Listen as Faith discusses the first chapter in this trilogy of books as well a number of other projects she’s been involved in. She’s a great guest to talk about all the great comics that she is doing including Comics Will Break Your Heart a YA novel that she has written. A novel that touches on love, betrayal and the history of comic creator rights.

It was a great show!

Plus for our Patreon supporters, our latest Geek Hard Extra After Credits segment discussing the new release of DC’s The Killing Joke. We give our review of the this latest offering from DC/WB Animation.

If you’re gonna geek out, GEEK HARD!

Welcome friends to Back Issue Bloodbath, a comics-centric podcast presented by Geek Hard. Join hosts Andrew Young and Gavin Stephens as they get down and dirty in the four-colour world of comic books, focusing on classic stories, new issues, comic creators and hot button topics.

Another week without Gavin. I know, big surprise, right? I guess you should just expect that until we tell you to stop expecting it. Anyways, the show must go on and all that. Once again, Andrew’s brought in a panel of comic geeks to fill in for his missing co-host. Joining Andrew this week is the returning Mr. Green (who gets a new name this episode) as well as a special guest who has not been heard by the Bloodbath audience since December of last year: Sammy Younan. Sammy is the program director and one of the hosts of the Girth Radio podcast network. He joins us once again to provide some extra fan wisdom on a topic that has affected many a mainstream fanboy and fangirl in different ways.

This week, we talk about the rise and fall of The New 52. Back in 2011, DC Comics took a gamble and launched a publishing initiative that would change the face of their comic universe FOREVER! Apparently, forever is about 5 years. They brought 52 titles without the weight of the company’s previous continuity, changing out some of the comics as they went. They did find levels of success with this move at first, but would once again end up the Number Two seller in the world of comicdom. So they left The New 52 as they entered: in 2nd place. Take a listen as we dissect what went wrong on this very special episode of Back Issue Bloodbath.

Have an idea for a certain topic we should cover? Have an indie comic book you’d like us to review? Send us an email at [email protected] with “Back Issue Bloodbath” in the subject line. We’d love to hear from you.

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Originally Aired: 07/22/16

We have an interview with Finn Wolfhard star of the Netflix original show Stranger Things. Finn talks with Andrew about the show and his role on the latest Netflix original project. Here’s a little about the show – A love letter to the ’80s supernatural classics that captivated a generation, Stranger Things is set in 1983 Indiana, where a young boy vanishes into thin air. As friends, family and local police search for answers, they are drawn into an extraordinary mystery involving top secret government experiments, terrifying supernatural forces and one very strange little girl.

Our review of Star Trek Beyond starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban . Synopsis: A surprise attack in outer space forces the Enterprise to crash-land on a mysterious world. The assault came from Krall (Idris Elba), a lizard-like dictator who derives his energy by sucking the life out of his victims. Krall needs an ancient and valuable artifact that’s aboard the badly damaged starship. Left stranded in a rugged wilderness, Kirk (Chris Pine), Spock (Zachary Quinto) and the rest of the crew must now battle a deadly alien race while trying to find a way off their hostile planet.

We also talk with indie comic creator Scott Sawyer about his Kickstarter project NORTH. A new comic about a team of Canadian superheroes, was funded in 8 days. There’s still many days left in the campaign, so now instead of just 1 issue of the comic being published, the goal is to print 2 issues! Scott tells us more about this new band of heroes and what amazing stories await you if you support the kickstarter.

It was a great show!

Plus for our Patreon supporters, our latest Geek Hard Extra After Credits segment discussing the news of the week: Game of Thrones Season 7 launch delayed, The 4th Star Trek film green-lit before Beyond opened and announcing that Chris Hemsworth would be returning, Kevin Smith’s Buckaroo Banzai TV show finds home on Amazon Prime and we touch a little on the Leslie Jones twitter fiasco from earlier in the week.

If you’re gonna geek out, GEEK HARD!

Welcome friends to Back Issue Bloodbath, a comics-centric podcast presented by Geek Hard. Join hosts Andrew Young and Gavin Stephens as they get down and dirty in the four-colour world of comic books, focusing on classic stories, new issues, comic creators and hot button topics.

Another week without Gavin. But that don’t mean that there can’t be any Bloodbath! So once again, we’re shaking things up a bit as we take a trip into the vault of Andrew’s many interviews with comic creators from the past few years. This week, we bring you two great ones that took place at Fan Expo Canada, an annual convention that takes place at the end of the summer in Toronto. Over the years, Andrew’s gotten to meet and chat with a bunch of great writers and artists and this week, we revist two of those meetings!

First up is an interview from last year’s Fan Expo where Andrew caught up with one of Marvel’s best writers, Charles Soule. This was just before the release of the current Daredevil and Uncanny Inhmans series. Charles talks a little bit about both books as well as his work on She-Hulk and the Lando miniseries he did with Alex Maleev. He also gives the answer to a very important question. What Question? Take a listen and find out.

The Second Interview is from the 2014 Fan Expo when Andrew spoke with up and coming comic artist Michael Walsh. At this time, Walsh was in the middle of his run on Secret Avengers (written by Ales Kot) and he gives us some detailed insight into the making of that comic series. There’s also talk of representation in fiction, paper vs. digital and death in comics. Michael gives a number of great answers here so you’ll want to hear this delightful interview.

We’re back to the usual format next week, so enjoy these interviews in the meantime on this week’s Bloodbath!

Have an idea for a certain topic we should cover? Have an indie comic book you’d like us to review? Send us an email at [email protected] with “Back Issue Bloodbath” in the subject line. We’d love to hear from you.

If you’re gonna geek out, GEEK HARD!

Originally Aired: 07/15/16

We discuss the news of the week with our guest in studio guest author Adrienne Kress. We discuss a little Pokemon GO! craziness sweeping the world. The release of the Nintendo Classic the mini console being released this fall. Marvel is releasing a new Jessica Jones series coming back to comics with the original Alias team back to do it again. We also touch on Netflix new social service Flixtape. A lot of classic nostalgia going on this week in the news.

Our review of Ghostbusters starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon. Synopsis: Paranormal researcher Abby Yates (Melissa McCarthy) and physicist Erin Gilbert are trying to prove that ghosts exist in modern society. When strange apparitions appear in Manhattan, Gilbert and Yates turn to engineer Jillian Holtzmann for help. Also joining the team is Patty Tolan, a lifelong New Yorker who knows the city inside and out. Armed with proton packs and plenty of attitude, the four women prepare for an epic battle as more than 1,000 mischievous ghouls descend on Times Square.

We also talk with Cara Gee, one of the stars of Inhuman Condition, a new web series on the KindaTV Youtube channel. A story of a therapist who works with patients with supernatural powers, Cara plays Tamar, a young woman with special abilities who has been kept away from humanity for most of her life and is just now entering public life again. We talk about the series and learn more about her character as well as have a few laughs along the way.

It was a great show!

Plus for our Patreon supporters, our latest Geek Hard Extra After Credits segment discussing the world of the webseries along with Adrienne who chimes in with her perspective on this entertainment stream.

If you’re gonna geek out, GEEK HARD!

Welcome friends to Back Issue Bloodbath, a comics-centric podcast presented by Geek Hard. Join hosts Andrew Young and Gavin Stephens as they get down and dirty in the four-colour world of comic books, focusing on classic stories, new issues, comic creators and hot button topics.

Well folks, it’s another week without Gavin. I know, I know, I miss him too. But fear not as we’ve still got show for ya! Filling in once again will be two guys that Andrew works with on a regular basis. Joining him are Mr. Green (aka his co-host from Geek Hard) and Kris Johnson (co-writer of the New Comics blog for this very site). This merry band of three is ready to talk comics and make you feel all happy inside from it.

This week, we take a look at a series that launched from the House of Ideas…..that’s Marvel in case you weren’t familiar with the nickname. Returning as a duo after many years a part, Power Man and Iron Fist is once again a title on the comic racks. Written by David Walker with artwork by Sandford Greene, the new series has taken both Luke Cage and Danny Rand back to their roots, taking on thugs, mobsters and some pretty weird super powered types on the streets of New York. Listen as we take look at the first, 4 issue story arc of Power Man and Iron Fist and also talk about the history of these two characters and their everlasting friendship. It’s all coming your way on a BRAND NEW Back Issue Bloodbath.

Have an idea for a certain topic we should cover? Have an indie comic book you’d like us to review? Send us an email at [email protected] with “Back Issue Bloodbath” in the subject line. We’d love to hear from you.

If you’re gonna geek out, GEEK HARD!

Originally Aired: 07/08/16

We discuss the news in our rapid fire news style. Star Trek Beyond to Reveal first openly gay character – Sulu, Cody Rhodes to appear on Arrow this Season, Next Iron Man in comics to be Black Woman post Civil War II – 15 year old Riri Williams, Noel Neill (First On-screen Lois Lane) dies at age 95, Bronze Captain America Statue to debut at Comic Con then make it’s home in Brooklyn Park. There is a lot of show so we got hit the news fast.

We talk with actor-writer-director-producer Jeremy Redleaf. Jeremy chats with us about 3rd Street Blackout, his latest film which is available On Digital HD and On Demand on July 5th. It’s a comedy that takes place days after Hurricane Sandy when large parts of New York went without power. The advertising for this film says it’s a “dark comedy….literally.”

Our review of The Secret Life of Pets starring Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet and Kevin Hart . Synopsis: Max (Louis C.K.) is a spoiled terrier who enjoys a comfortable life in a New York building until his owner adopts Duke, a giant and unruly canine. During their walk outside, they encounter a group of ferocious alley cats and wind up in a truck that’s bound for the pound. Luckily, a rebellious bunny named Snowball swoops in to save the doggy duo from captivity. In exchange, Snowball demands that Max and Duke join his gang of abandoned pets on a mission against the humans who’ve done them wrong.

We also talk with via phone by one of the cast of Dark Matter, the lovely Melissa O’Neil. Melissa plays Two on the Syfy original series (which airs on Space in Canada, Fridays at 10pm). She tells us more about the new season. Before you catch Episode Two of Season Two of Dark Matter, be sure to listen to our interview with Two.

It was a great show!

Plus for our Patreon supporters, our latest Geek Hard Extra After Credits segment discussing further the fact that Sulu will be revealed as an openly gay character in Star Trek Beyond.

If you’re gonna geek out, GEEK HARD!

Welcome friends to Back Issue Bloodbath, a comics-centric podcast presented by Geek Hard. Join hosts Andrew Young and Gavin Stephens as they get down and dirty in the four-colour world of comic books, focusing on classic stories, new issues, comic creators and hot button topics.

This week we’re shaking things up once again. Our very own Gavin Stephens is still away on assignment but filling in for him is not one but TWO special guests. One man co-hosts the show Geek Hard every Friday with Andrew. The other co-writes a comics blog titled New Comics every Tuesday with Andrew. They are Mr. Green and Kris Johnson. What will happen when two men step in to share one man’s job? A lot of calamity, that’s for sure.

This week we take a trip back to 1986 to look at a book that is heralded for taking comics into a darker, more mature realm. Watchmen, written by Alan Moore with art by Dave Gibbons, is considered one of the greatest comic series of all time. It’s influence is visible in comic books to this day. It’s considered by critics and fans as the hallmark of quality. But can it really be seen as a masterpiece in the modern era? That’s what we aim to figure out.

Join us as Andrew, Green and Kris talk about the lives of Dr. Manhattan, Rorschach, Silk Spectre and Nite Owl and discuss if their stories are relevant today and if DC will ever let them rest. It’s all waiting for you on an ALL NEW Bloodbath.

Have an idea for a certain topic we should cover? Have an indie comic book you’d like us to review? Send us an email at [email protected] with “Back Issue Bloodbath” in the subject line. We’d love to hear from you.

If you’re gonna geek out, GEEK HARD!