The Comic Book Revolution Podcast

In this episode, Steven and Rokk get together for an in-depth discussion of Godzilla v. Kong! 

7:50: Discuss their history with Kong and Godzilla

20:57: Discuss the MonsterVerse

46:25: Non-Spoiler Discussion of Godzilla v. Kong

1:17:00: Spoiler Discussion of Godzilla v. Kong

In this episode, Steven, Kevin, and Rokk join together for an in-depth roundtable discussion of Zack Snyder’s Justice League! 

5:35 - Background on the DCU and events the lead to Zack Snyder’s Justice League and Joss Whedon replacing Snyder. They also discuss Snyder’s Man of Steel and Batman versus Superman. They then discuss Joss Whedon’s Justice League. 

32:26 - Non-spoiler general discussion of Snyder’s Justice League 

59:21 - Full spoiler discussion of Snyder’s Justice League. The boys delve into the 6 distinct chapters of Snyder’s Justice League as well as the Epilogue.

In this episode, Rokk and Steven take a deep dive into WandaVision Season 1!

8:00 - History of Scarlet Witch and Vision in Marvel Comics

26:58 - WandaVision Non-Spoiler Discussion

1:05:00 - WandaVision Spoiler Discussion and Breakdown of Each Episode

2:10:02 - Overall reaction to the major themes of WandaVision and where Marvel goes from here

In this episode, Rokk and Steven breakdown everything related to DC’s new direction for the DCU and their big event story in Infinite Frontier. The boys dig deep into Infinite Frontier #0 and discuss the future of DC Comics.

In this episode, Rokk and Steven first discuss some news from across the internet dealing with new shows coming to Disney +, news concerning a Blue Beetle movie, and the next Superman movie. They also touch on a new attempt to ban violent video games. Then the boys get down to business and review the following comic books. Rokk and Steven enjoyed three of these titles. They were neutral on two of them. And they downright could not stand one of them.

25:24 - Amazing Spider-Man #60

40:57 - Black Cat #3

1:00:04 - Maestro #2

1:15:04 - New Mutants #16

1:42:46 - Wolverine #10

1:57:28 - X-Men #18

In this episode, Rokk and Steven continue their discussion of American comics versus manga. The boys debate what creative techniques, business practices, and production and distribution methods that American comics can take from manga in order to resurrect the dwindling American comic book industry.

In this episode, Rokk rides solo and reviews Taskmaster #3, Thunderbolts #2, Fantastic Four #29, X-Force #17, S.W.O.R.D. #3, and Eternals #2.

Taskmaster #3 at the 3 minute 36 second mark

Thunderbolts #2 at the 18 minute 15 second mark

Fantastic Four #29 at the 35 minute 41 second mark

X-Force #17 at the 48 minute 56 second mark

S.W.O.R.D. #3 at the 1 hour 9 minute 20 second mark

Eternals #2 at the 1 hour 20 minutes 52 second mark

In this episode, Steven and Rokk breakdown the differences between American Comics and Manga. In Part 1, The guys examine all of the differences from histories, techniques, styles, themes, production, and distribution. The Manga industry is hot and growing. The American Comics industry...is not. The goal in mind is to first know the different strengths and weaknesses in order to understand what American Comics can learn from Manga in order to rehabilitate the American Comics industry.

In this episode, Steven and Rokk continue with part 3 of their deep dive into Disney's Star Wars. The boys try and predict where Disney is going to go in the future with the Star Wars franchise. 

At the 6 minute mark, the guys discuss the competing factions in Lucasfilm, the differences between the Favreau/Filoni faction and the Kathleen Kennedy faction, will one side win out in the end, and how each side interacts with the fans.

At the 53 minute mark, the boys talk about if Disney would ever retcon the Sequel movies. They then define what they consider to be "good" Star Wars. They also talk about the best path forward for Disney as they try to expand the Star Wars universe. They also debate how Disney should balance fan service and nostalgia with creating new characters and content. 

At the 110 minute mark, the boys debate target audiences for Star Wars going forward. They also discuss how to build out the Star Wars franchise concerning the different timelines and characters unrelated to the movies. They guys then wrap up the episode by examining the various vehicles for Disney's Star Wars going forward between comic books, video games, theatrical releases, and Disney+.

In this episode, Steven and Rokk continue with Part 2 of their deep dive into Disney's Star Wars. The boys take a look at every single Star Wars project that Disney currently has in the pipeline. The boys cover the High Republic initiative in the world of books and comics, every show coming to Disney+, the upcoming theatrical releases, and the new Star Wars video game. Steven and Rokk give their impressions of all the various projects and discuss which of these projects are most likely to succeed and which are most likely to fail.