Super Friends Super Show

We discuss the teaser postcards mailed out by Marvel Comics to comicbook retailers promoting a possible CIVIL WAR II summer event! What is possibly left for the Marvel Universe to fight over and is this Civil War going to venture closer to themes from the actual Civil War!? We also talk about the current state of the Marvel Comics universe, SECRET WARS and the latest, line-wide soft-reboot. * It’s another week of Fox’s GOTHAM and another report from Super Friend Shannon Dawn! Find out which Gotham citizen lived and who died amidst an elaborate heist while impersonating a circus performer. We also dive deep into Shannon’s horrible bias against CW’s THE FLASH and why she’s suddenly given up on the greatest superhero TV show since Mork and Mindy! * Warner Bros. has dropped a bombshell about their version of Lex Luthor in the upcoming BATMAN v. SUPERMAN, just in time for NYCC! Will a combination of viral marketing and fancy wigs be enough to boost the public’s interest in WB’s next superhero blockbuster? * The Super Friends preview the upcoming appearance at Buffalo Comic Con 2015, Oct. 17-18 at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center. For more information head over to BuffaloComicCon.com! … THAT AND MUCH MORE COMIC BOOK AND SUPERHERO NEWS AND DEBATE! Featured Super Friends: Sean Dwyer, Sean Brennan and Shannon Dawn.

It’s the season premiere of FOX’S GOTHAM and new Super Friend Shannon Dawn has the scoop! We dig deep into what era GOTHAM takes place in and what it’s like to be around such a big television celebrity like Sean Brennan on a weekly basis. * Marvel makes yet another step toward making “No More Mutants” a reality across their comic line. Is this just simply another story line, or does a sudden allergic reaction to the Inhuman’s famous Terrigen mist spell the end for the X-Men? * Shannon Dawn a few comics with the Super Friends from local comic creator Ben Grisanti and his series INSURANCE: THE COMIC BOOK. Spirited discussion about the local comic book scene somehow leads to the Super Friends discussing the tragic separation of Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale. The gang goes around the horn and shares how the break-up has affected each of their lives in a different, personal way. Also, Shannon reveals she’s never seen TITANIC. And Eric refrains from spoiling the ending. * The Super Friends preview the upcoming appearance at Buffalo Comic Con 2015, Oct. 17-18 at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center. For more information head over to BuffaloComicCon.com! … THAT AND MUCH MORE COMIC BOOK AND SUPERHERO NEWS AND DEBATE! Featured Super Friends: Sean Dwyer, Sean Brennan, Eric Lingenfelter and Shannon Dawn.

On the show we it’s the latest round of rumors surrounding Christopher Nolan’s possible involvement directing an live-action AKIRA for Warner Bros.! Is Nolan the right man for the job? Given the complexity of AKIRA’s source material, we discuss a number of the best approaches WB should take in adapting the six-volume genre-defining manga series. * We catch up with the latest news coming from KINGDOM HEARTS and POKEMON! Both franchises are planning spin-off titles in the form of KINGDOM HEARTS 2.8 and POKEMON GO! We give our takes and finally answer whether it should be possible to capture human beings in a pokeball. Real groundbreaking stuff! Prepare to get digitized … Or not! * We discuss the latest plans for the upcoming WONDER WOMAN movie and sift through rumors that it might, at least partially, be set in World War I. What would including Wonder Woman in the first great war mean for humanity’s relationship with superheroes in the young DC movie universe? We discuss the disturbing ramifications! * Also, DC continues to reiterate its intention to keep their TV and movie universes separate. We decide whether this is a mistake or if its possible to have TV & movie characters share the same universe with positive results. … THAT AND MUCH MORE COMIC BOOK AND SUPERHERO NEWS AND DEBATE! Featured Super Friends: Sean Dwyer, Sean Brennan and Eric Lingenfelter.

It’s a show where we talk about the possible ramifications to follow Kevin Feige and Marvel Entertainment parting ways. What does this move mean for the future of the MCU? Does this finally given Feige unbridled freedom to direct the MCU exactly how he sees fit, or does a more powerful Feige indicate the beginning of the end? And exactly what is Mickey’s role in all of this? * We share how we spent #ForceFriday and gauge our respective excitement levels for the new line of Star Wars merchandise and our early impressions on the direction they are taking the brand-new Expanded Universe. * It’s the first information coming from Marvel Comics about what new characters and changes to the status quo are expected to follow their Fall line-wide soft-reboot, following the events of Secret Wars. We discuss our thoughts on the new Totally Awesome Hulk and his super-secret identity. * We then take a trip to China to catch up on the latest tales of corruption and fraud coming from their movie theaters nation-wide! … THAT AND MUCH MORE COMIC BOOK AND SUPERHERO NEWS AND DEBATE! Featured Super Friends: Sean Dwyer, Sean Brennan and Eric Lingenfelter.

It’s a show we talk about the recently wrapped SUICIDE SQUAD film and all the reported fun the cast got into on set! Tattoos, haircuts and friendship! Does the cast’s positive morale speak to their feelings on the film? We break down how this movie fits in to the larger DC/Warner Bros. shared cinematic universe. * The Super Friends share their favorite memories from the STAR WARS franchise and thoughts about the upcoming EPISODE 7: THE FORCE AWAKENS. Is waiting in line with a bunch of hot and sweaty cosplaying nerds worth the price of seeing the greatest film ever made? Super Friend Eric Lingenfelter doesn’t think so and plans on waiting until it’s available on Video On-demand! What ways can the series learn from its past mistakes and become a Scifi classic for a new generation? We share our opinions. All while Super Friend Sean Brennan reveals that he hates both Star Wars & Star Trek. So, there’s that. * DC Comics is already $2 million in the hole for 2015! Is they’re new approach of abandoning the formerly now-less-new approach a good way of bringing back old readers? We discuss why the DC YOU was a failure and why DC’s best attack plan shouldn’t just be to focus on Batman & Superman! * This year’s 5-hour(!) WWE SUMMERSLAM’s offering was enough to make any pro-wrestling fan overdose on spandex! Your Super Friends sift through all the crap and talk what REALLY went down between Brock/Taker; Cena/Rollins/Stewart and Arrow/Stardust! … THAT AND MUCH MORE COMIC BOOK AND SUPERHERO NEWS AND DEBATE!

It’s a show that caps off our three-part talk on FANTASTIC FOUR’s incredible failure at everything. It becomes immediately clear that we’d would rather talk about anything else, unable to help be segue to lighter topics like FINAL FANTASY on the TI-89 calculator and how Shawn Michael’s lost & found his smile. * We also talk the leaked episode titles for the Marvel’s next Netflix series: JESSICA JONES. Plus, we get into how to handle a TV show that takes place in a shared universe and how the traditional format might not be the best way to go. * We can’t wait for star of TV’s ARROW to clash with Stardust at this year’s SUMMERSLAM, while making sure to curb our excitement with more somber topics like the recent passing on BATMAN 66’s Yvonne Craig and her contributions to the series. … THAT AND MUCH MORE COMIC BOOK AND SUPERHERO NEWS AND DEBATE! Featured Super Friends: Sean Dwyer, Sean Brennan and Eric Lingenfelter.

It’s a show filled with our special continued coverage of the FANTASTIC FOUR train-wreck! We discuss what this box office bomb means for the future of the franchise and how Fox Studios should play damage control. * Could 100 BULLETS be the next runaway comic book movie or television adaptation? We talk about the chances for mainstream success and our own personal history with the comic series. And speaking of comic book movie adaptations, we get talking about the huge NEMESIS update as it changes hands from Fox Studios to Warner Bros. Could Mark Millars’ “What if Batman was actually The Joker” story finally earn its wings and escape development purgatory? * We humor host Sean Dwyer as we talk about the disappointment gripping the internet with the poor execution/poor animation from DRAGON BALL SUPER’S first arc! … THAT AND MUCH MORE COMIC BOOK AND SUPERHERO NEWS AND DEBATE! Featured Super Friends: Sean Dwyer and Eric Lingenfelter.

It’s a show filled with our unique coverage of Fox’s FANTASTIC FOUR disaster! We offer a Denny’s Value Menu assortment of solutions on how Fox can recoup their loses with with a killer marketing campaign, served hot with a side of tapas! * Getting lost in our own discussion, we take a 20-minute excursion through our childhood video game memories, spanning: FINAL FANTASY, METAL GEAR SOLID, ASSASSIN’S CREED and more! * Plus, we have an update on the future of Fox’s GAMBIT and a quick and thorough review of Marvel Studio’s summer blockbuster, ANT-MAN! * And a pit-stop at Wrestling Corner! We share our favorite Rowdy Roddy Piper memories/stories and revisit other legends from wrestling’s past. … THAT AND MUCH MORE COMIC BOOK AND SUPERHERO NEWS AND DEBATE! Featured Super Friends: Sean Dwyer and Eric Lingenfelter.

We’re breaking down the all the latest trailers debuted at SDCC 2015! Lots of BATMAN v. SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE; X-MEN: APOCALYPSE; DEADPOOL; THE EVIL DEAD discussion and everything else we could manage to pack into this week’s full Winnebago of a show! In fact, it’s so big Super Friend Eric Lingenfelter needed to step out for a breather half way through and couldn’t muster the strength to return! * Plus, we give our impression of Ezra Miller’s latest and most odd interview w/ MTV where he talks about his future role of the FLASH (’18) and his extremely (yet misguided) thoughts about CW’s FLASH and Grant Gustin. It’s the Event Horizon themed episode you’ve been waiting for! … AND MUCH MORE COMIC BOOK AND SUPERHERO NEWS AND DEBATE! Featured Super Friends: Sean Dwyer, Eric Lingenfelter and Sean Brennan.

On the show, the Super Friends talk about comic-creator and general crazy guy Grant Morrison’s latest Editor-In-Chief job at Heavy Metal magazine and how it might be a relationship bizarre enough to work! * We reel from the news that Marisa Tomei has been cast to play a much younger version of Aunt May in Marvel/Sony’s upcoming SPIDER-MAN film! * Plus, we salivate over the secret commentator notes leaked from WWE/Vince McMahon and discuss how confusing/frustrating it must be to be one of their employees. … AND MUCH MORE COMIC BOOK AND SUPERHERO NEWS AND DEBATE! Featured Super Friends: Sean Dwyer, Eric Lingenfelter and Sean Brennan.