We welcome Zenescope’s Ralph Tedesco as he gives us the inside scoop on what it takes to bring a comic book creation to the big (and small) screen. Plus we debate which Batman director performed best under pressure: Christopher Nolan or Tim Burton as we reveal the winner of the Batman bracket in our March Madness Comic Book Movie Franchise Final Four!

Vote Now in our Spider-Man bracket and tune in this Friday at 11am as we welcome Transmedia specialist Jeff Gomez as he explains Shared Universes and which studios are pulling it off right!

Vote in our #ComicBookMovie #MarchMadness bracket: Which #SpiderMan film reigns supreme? Results next Fri #podcast

— Michael Dolce (@Michael_Dolce) March 11, 2016

Click here to listen to Secrets of the Sire: Episode Eight

We introduce the Comic Book Movie March Madness bracket. Each week we’ll pit the 4 most popular/best versions of each Batman, Spider-Man, Superman, and X-Men franchises against each other in a weekly poll on our Twitter feed (@Michael_Dolce) starting with the Batman bracket – and leave it in your hands to see which film emerges as the best in that franchise.

We also hear from Atlas Genius’ Keith Jeffrey on the new Creative Economy: What jobs exist today in the creative field that never existed at any time before – and how do you score those gigs? Video Game analyst, Blogger, Professional live streamer, YouTube Sensation – we give you the insight and history of how the Internet (for the umpteenth time) has changed EVERYTHING. Plus, we break down Chris Rock’s Oscar speech and more! Secrets of the Sire: Friday 11am ET on TalkingAlternative.com

Click here to listen to Secrets of the Sire: Episode Seven

Mad Max Is An Oscars 2016 Anomaly…And It Just Might Win

We break down the favorites to win the gold statue and are we even allowed to root for any of them because their white? Plus, I have a bone to pick with X-Files creator Chris Carter about the reboot.

Click here to listen to Secrets of the Sire: Episode Five

Deadpool made 135M at the box office. We break down WHY.

Sure, Secrets of the Sire went on record to predict doom and gloom for the Deadpool movie only to watch it set R-rated box office records. But enough dwelling on the past, listen in as we break down WHY the Deadpool movie killed it this past weekend.

Click here to listen to Secrets of the Sire: Episode Five

We chat with Pat Shand (Robyn Hood, Charmed) about the path he took to break into comics and get his take on what you should do the same (minus any restraining orders). We also find out some of your favorite creators’ most memorable moments in the biz.

As always you can listen above or download us on iTunes and now Google Play as well! Or check out the show any podcasting app for your iOS or Android phone. Just search “Secrets of the Sire” or “Host Michael Dolce” to find us.

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Wanna know what it’s like to work for the Big Two? What about taking the plunge to help START your own comic book company? Our guest, editor Mike Marts, can clue us in on both as he’s walked both worlds as Executive Editor for the X-Men and Batman lines and has branched out with upstart After Shock Comics.

As always you can listen above or download us on iTunes or any podcasting app on your iOS or Android phone. Just search “Secrets of the Sire” or “Host Michael Dolce” to find us.

Or you can head to our Soundcloud page and catch up on any podcast you may have missed!

Relive one our most popular and controversial topics! Which new comic book movie in 2016 do you think is poised to become the next Guardians of the Galaxy? If you said the Deadpool movie you are absolutely, 100 percent…wrong!

You can listen above or download us on iTunes or any podcasting app on your iOS or Android phone. Just search “Secrets of the Sire” or “Host Michael Dolce” to find us.

Or you can head to our Soundcloud page and catch up on any podcast you may have missed!

Our first Secrets of the Sire Podcast available now!

Diversity is a hot button topic in Hollywood – most notably the latest online movement #OscarsSoWhite dominating the entertainment headlines. But are the politics behind the scenes actually taking away from the movies themselves? And is it the moviegoers responsibility to care?

Click here to listen to Secrets of the Sire: Episode 1 below: Episode One