The Pals are back to discuss our Life is Strange 2 impressions, the fallout from Telltale's closure, and the rumors surrounding Rocksteady's next big game!

What we’re playing:

-World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth

-LIFE IS STRANGE 2 BAY BEE (Go Watch on Pals Play: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AC1qKR6tTA)

DA NEWS:

1. Telltale fallout & update:

https://twitter.com/telltalegames/status/1044370808657915905

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-09-24-telltales-treatment-of-laid-off-staff-a-problem-endemic-in-the-industry

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-09-25-former-telltale-employees-sue-studio-for-labor-law-violations-in-mass-layoff

2. Pokemon:

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/meltan-pokemon-gos-weird-new-creature-revealed-her/1100-6462019/

https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/09/27/pokemon-lets-go-works-without-motion-controls-but-theres-a-catch?abthid=5bad5ba3c9445999790001eb

3. Castlevania Requiem: Symphony of the Night & Rondo of Blood is coming exclusively to PS4 on 26th October 2018:

https://www.konami.com/games/castlevania/us/en-us/

-RANDOM QUESTION OF THE WEEK

4. Sony Caves on Crossplay:

https://blog.us.playstation.com/2018/09/26/extended-fortnite-cross-play-beta-launches-on-ps4-starting-today/

5. PSX isn’t happening this year:

https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/09/28/psx-2018-is-not-happening-playstation-exec-confirms

6. Xbox announces own event:

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-announces-big-x018-xbox-event-this-novem/1100-6462037/

7. Marvel Games’ Executive Director says Spider-Man, “Kicks off a new era for Marvel Console Games”:

https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/09/25/marvel-exec-spider-man-kicks-off-new-era-for-marvel-console-games

Meat & Potatoes:

Rocksteady’s Justice League Wishlist:

https://www.cbr.com/rocksteady-justice-league-game/

Outro Music:

"Swanky Ballroom Party For Sophisticated People" by Adhesive Wombat - @adhesivewombat

The Video Game Pals is The Pals Network's weekly video game podcast where we talk about video games, the news and how it all makes us feel.

The Pals:

Sean: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox

Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete

Thompson: twitter.com/RelicVampire

Andy: twitter.com/tiger_millions

On this episode of The Comics Pals, they have a strange, hilarious conversation with comic creator Kelly Brack, dish on their collective disappointment with the Dark Phoenix trailer, and review DC’s two HUGE book releases: Doomsday Clock #6 and Heroes in Crisis #1!

00:01:14 - Interview with Kelly Brack

Death of the Horror Anthology Kickstarter Page:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/101033998/death-of-the-horror-anthology-stories-of-inner-dem?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=kelly%20brack

News:

00:42:59 - Dark Phoenix Trailer Debuts:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eclj77aXmWs

Fox Announces Release Date Changes:

https://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/09/28/x-men-dark-phoenix-gambit-movie-release-date-changes/

01:02:11 - Fox Releasing PG-13 Version of Deadpool 2:

https://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/09/28/deadpool-re-release-theaters-pg-13/

01:07:24 - Batman Artist Norm Breyfogle Dies:

https://comicbook.com/dc/2018/09/27/norm-breyfogle-comics-artist-dead-batman-dc-comics/

01:10:26 - Sean Murphy Announces Sequel to Batman: White Knight:

https://www.newsarama.com/42012-sean-murphy-returns-with-batman-curse-of-the-white-knight.html

Main Topic:

We review the biggest releases from DC Comics this week: Doomsday Clock #7 and Heroes in Crisis #1! We also talk about the huge controversy surrounding both books, and what each one says about the state of and the future of the DC Universe.

01:16:16 - Heroes in Crisis #1 Review

01:41:51 - Doomsday Clock #7 Review

The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics.

The Pals: Sean: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox

Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete

Cale: twitter.com/Totointow

Marco: twitter.com/mrmarcoanimoto

Phil: twitter.com/Cyborgbebop

This month on The Comics Pals Book Club, the boys dive into another indie book from Black Mask Studios: 4 Kids Walk Into A Bank by Matthew Rosenberg and Tyler Boss.

Leave us a comment letting us know what book YOU’D like to see us choose next for our book club, and don’t forget to like and subscribe while you’re here!

The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics.

The Pals:

Sean: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox

Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete

Cale: twitter.com/Totointow

Phil: twitter.com/Cyborgbebop

The Pals are back this week to discuss Shadow of the Tomb Raider, the PS1 Classic, Telltale’s demise and much, MUCH more! Make sure you check out our brand new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiGpA0i_fC-_A3J0XvtTrFA

What we’re playing:

Spider-Man

World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

DA NEWS:

1. Let’s start the show by addressing the Mushroom Cloud of awkward in the room (25:47):

https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/600769151137927170

https://kotaku.com/stormy-daniels-says-donald-trump-has-a-dick-like-the-m-1829130895

2. Pokemon Go Glitch Reveals new Pokemon (30:52): http://www.ign.com/articles/2018/09/22/completely-new-un-catchable-pokemon-begins-to-appear-in-pokemon-go

3. N64 Classic (40:00): https://comicbook.com/gaming/2018/09/20/nintendo-64-classic-release-date-holiday-2018/

4. PS1 Classic (49:30): https://blog.us.playstation.com/2018/09/18/introducing-playstation-classic-with-20-pre-loaded-games/

5. RIP PS Vita (1:04:30):

https://gematsu.com/2018/09/ps-vita-production-to-end-in-2019-in-japan

6. Netflix has a Diablo animated series with Hellboy writer Boom! Studios founder and Hellboy writer Andrew Cosby as writer and showrunner (1:08:15):

https://comicbook.com/gaming/2018/09/21/diablo-animated-netflix-series/

7. Capcom has announced the shutdown of Capcom Vancouver (1:15:20):

https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/09/18/capcom-expects-to-lose-40-million-after-cancelling-dead-rising-studios-games

Meat & Potatoes (1:20:41):

Telltale is closing down and the Walking Dead Final Season will go unfinished:

http://gamasutra.com/view/news/327085/Report_The_Walking_Dead_developer_Telltale_Games_closing_down.php

https://twitter.com/Wario64/status/1043223061170798592

https://twitter.com/HirunCryer/status/1043223593872707584

https://twitter.com/LawofTD/status/1043223826941669376

https://twitter.com/Nibellion/status/1043223025733255168

https://twitter.com/telltalegames/status/1043252010999410689

https://twitter.com/LawofTD/status/1043278296396357633

https://twitter.com/emilybuckshot/status/1043557603597406208

https://twitter.com/UbisoftStudioSF/status/1043582453015707650

Outro Music:

"Swanky Ballroom Party For Sophisticated People" by Adhesive Wombat - @adhesivewombat

The Video Game Pals is The Pals Network's weekly video game podcast where we talk about video games, the news and how it all makes us feel.

The Pals:

Sean: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox

Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete

Thompson: twitter.com/RelicVampire

Andy: twitter.com/tiger_millions

On this 100th edition of The Comics Pals podcast, we reflect on the history of the show by talking about our worst takes, DC revealing what's underneath the Batsuit in Batman: The Damned #1, our thoughts on the Captain Marvel trailer, and much more!

Pals Pulls:

Cale - MM Power Rangers #31

Thrilling Adventure Hour #3

Doctor Who The Thirteenth Doctor #0

Marco - Man-Eaters #1, Gamma #1

Phil - Exiles Complete Collection Volume 1

Pete - Doomsday Clock #7, Heroes in Crisis

Sean - Doomsday Clock #7, Heroes in Crisis #1

News:

Test Screening of Joaquin Phoenix as Joker Released:

https://www.newsarama.com/41938-first-look-joaquin-phoenix-in-joker-make-up.html

Batman: The Damned #1 Includes Shot of Batman's Penis:

https://comicbook.com/dc/2018/09/22/internet-batmans-junk-batman-damned-reactions/

Captain Marvel Trailer:

https://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/09/19/captain-marvel-trailer-viewed-100-million-times/

Disney to Give A-List MCU Characters Shows on Streaming Service:

https://variety.com/2018/film/news/loki-scarlet-witch-tv-series-marvel-disney-streaming-service-1202947551/

Marvel to Provide Theaters With Venom Tie-in Comic:

https://www.newsarama.com/41835-venom-movie-prequel-comic-to-be-sold-by-amc-theaters.html

Daredevil Season 3 Has Release Date:

https://www.newsarama.com/41914-daredevil-season-3-release-date-set-and-its-less-than-a-month-away.html

Killmonger Miniseries Coming:

http://www.vulture.com/2018/09/killmonger-mini-series-coming-to-marvel-in-december.html

Chelsea Cain Speaks Out Against Marvel/Comics Industry:

https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/09/21/chelsea-cain-rips-marvel-and-comics-industry-a-new-one-in-scorching-interview/

Main Topic:

The Pals play a game of Jeopardy that definitely goes 100% smoothly and absolutely nothing goes wrong!

The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics.

The Pals:

Sean: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox

Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete

Cale: twitter.com/Totointow

Marco: twitter.com/mrmarcoanimoto

Phil: twitter.com/Cyborgbebop

This week, the Pals discuss the incredible new creative team behind Miles Morales: Spider-Man, we review the latest comic by Ryan O' Sullivan, Fearscape #1, and we talk about the wild story about Henry Cavill being pushed out by Warner Bros and removed from the role of Superman within the DCFU.

00:07:45 - Pals Pulls:

Phil - Mr. Miracle #11

Marco - Coda Vol.1, Black Badge #2

Sean - Batman Damned #1

00:14:21 - Fearscape #1 Review

News:

00:33:32 - Daredevil Season 3 Teaser Released:

https://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/09/10/daredevil-season-3-teaser-trailer-officially-released-marvel-netflix/

00:40:43 - New Creative Team Behind Miles Morales Book Announced:

https://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/09/14/marvel-comics-announces-miles-morales-spider-man-creative-team/

00:45:48 - Chelsea Cain's Vision Cancelled Before Release:

https://www.newsarama.com/41830-marvel-s-the-vision-cancelled-before-debut.html

00:50:55 - Alterna Comics Publisher Peter Semeti Releases Statement in Response to Controversy:

https://www.cbr.com/alterna-comics-statement-social-media-policy/

01:00:33 - New Martian Manhunter Solo Series Announced:

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/dc-entertainment-comic-book-martian-manhunter-launch-december-1142992

01:11:52 - Ryan Gosling Open to Playing Batman:

https://www.cbr.com/ryan-gosling-batman-la-la-land/

Jon Hamm ALSO open to playing Batman:

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/jon-hamm-says-he-is-interested-playing-batman-1142717?utm_source=twitter&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral

01:21:17 - DC Entertainment Shifts to New Management:

https://comicbook.com/dc/2018/09/13/dc-entertainment-new-president-warner-bros-shuffle/

01:27:14 - Main Topic:

Henry Cavill OUT as Superman... or is he?

There's been a ton of conversation this week after THR dropped a bombshell article claiming that Henry Cavill was dropped by Warner Bros. in part to clean up the stink left behind by the Zack Snyder regime. Many rumors have come out of this report, including that Michael B. Jordan is the frontrunner to play the man of steel in his next outing. But is any of this even true? We'll dive into all the news and try to get to the bottom of it, while also asking why Superman hasn't worked on screen in decades.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/henry-cavill-as-superman-warner-bros-dc-universe-shake-up-1142306

The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics.

The Pals:

Sean: https://twitter.com/SeansSoapbox

Pete: https://twitter.com/Loud_Pete

Cale: https://twitter.com/Totointow

Marco: https://twitter.com/mrmarcoanimoto

Phil: https://twitter.com/Cyborgbebop

Pete spent the weekend at a wedding, but drove 5 and a half hours to talk about Spider-Man! As a result, Andy is leading the show today where the Pals dig into the Nintendo Direct that never was, the return of some beloved and obscure IP and discuss Polygon's decision to ditch game review scores.

02:33 Spider-Man & Battlefield V Beta impressions

30:51 Reader Mail

33:54 Nintendo Direct announced and then cancelled

https://www.lootpots.com/articles/nintendo-direct-delayed-due-to-powerful-earthquake-in-hokkaido-japan-06092018/

43:37 THQ Nordic acquires the Kingdoms of Amalur IP from 38 Studios

https://twitter.com/THQNordic/status/1037687044464697349

47:27 Bandai Namco Trademarked Katamari Damaci Reroll in Europe

http://www.siliconera.com/2018/09/07/katamari-damacy-reroll-trademarked-in-europe/

51:16 2K games producer says that microtransactions are “an unfortunate reality of modern gaming”

https://www.trustedreviews.com/news/microtransactions-unfortunate-reality-modern-gaming-says-nba-2k19-producer-3550636#SEltwaCmB6Xj20kW.99

01:04:11 Meat and Potatoes: Polygon no longer putting scores on its reviews. Do you like this change? And more broadly, do you support this kind of take on games criticism?

Outro Music:

"Swanky Ballroom Party For Sophisticated People" by Adhesive Wombat - @adhesivewombat

The Video Game Pals is The Pals Network's weekly video game podcast where we talk about video games, the news and how it all makes us feel.

The Pals:

Sean: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox

Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete

Thompson: twitter.com/RelicVampire

Andy: twitter.com/tiger_millions

This week, the Pals talk about DC's approach to marketing for its upcoming Heroes in Crisis event and whether it's insensitive, the return of Superman: The Movies to theaters, and a follow up on the Alterna Comics social media policy now that it has (allegedly) claimed its first victim. We also talk all about Captain Marvel!

00:03:48 Listener Mail

00:09:32 Random Question of the Week

00:23:10 Pals Pulls:

Phil - Absolute Batman The Killing Joke

Marco - Cemetery Beach #1, MCMLXXV #1

Sean - Fantastic Four #2

News:

00:31:49 Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo Reunite For Swamp Thing:

https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/09/02/greg-capullo-scott-snyder-swamp-thing/

00:40:43 DC Criticized for Handling of Heroes in Crisis Ads:

https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/09/07/dr-janina-scarlet-heroes-in-crisis-psychological-reports/

00:57:29 DC Comics and Films Makes Diversity Commitment:

https://www.newsarama.com/41695-dc-comics-dc-films-makes-diversity-inclusion-commitment.html

01:03:07 Superman: The Movie Returning to Theaters:

https://heroichollywood.com/superman-movie-40th-anniversary/.W493vReXDo0.twitter

01:07:28 Micah Myers Claims he Was Fired From Alterna Comics Book Over Block Chain:

https://www.cbr.com/alterna-comics-micah-myers-block-chain-ban/

01:20:01 Ms. Marvel Has Sold Over Half a Million Trades:

https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/08/31/ms-marvel-sold-half-million-trade-paperbacks/

01:29:19 Main Topic:

Captain Marvel Blowout!

Entertainment Weekly and Brie Larson teamed up to tease the reveal of something marvelous, and it turned out to be the Captain Marvel issue of EW. We break down all the information coming out of this issue.

https://ew.com/movies/2018/09/05/captain-marvel-ew-cover-brie-larson/?__twitter_impression=true

The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics.

The Pals:

Sean: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox

Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete

Cale: twitter.com/Totointow

Marco: twitter.com/mrmarcoanimoto

Phil: twitter.com/Cyborgbebop

On this week's show the pals discuss Cyberpunk 2077, the Nindie Summer event and the horrific events of last week's shooting in Jacksonville.

-What we're playing (2:07)

-DA NEWS:

1. Spider-Man is around 20 hours (12:56):

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/spider-man-ps4-games-length-estimate-confirmed-by-/1100-6461417/

2. Spider-Man post-launch DLC plans:

https://blog.us.playstation.com/2018/08/28/marvels-spider-man-post-launch-content-revealed/

3. Spider-Man graphics “downgrade.”:

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/spider-man-ps4-dev-responds-to-graphics-downgrade-/1100-6461509/

4. Battlefield V gets delayed (35:18):

https://www.ea.com/games/battlefield/news/an-update-on-battlefield-5#__prclt=xWIFxy0y

5. Nindies Summer showcase (42:00):

https://www.lootpots.com/articles/recap-nindies-showcase-summer-2018-28082018/

6. Yacht Club Games has revealed the FINAL Kickstarter stretch update for Shovel Knight (48:12):

https://www.lootpots.com/articles/shovel-knight-multiplayer-expansion-showdown-coming-in-2019-28082018/

7. Nintendo’s latest mobile effort Dragalia Lost revealed (Sorry ni timecode):

https://www.lootpots.com/articles/nintendos-latest-mobile-effort-dragalia-lost-launches-september-27th-30082018/

8. Cyberpunk 2077 Gameplay(1:03:24):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjF9GgrY9c0&has_verified=1

Meat & Potatoes (1:20:55):

The Jacksonville Florida Shooting:

https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/27/us/jacksonville-shooting-victims/index.html

GO FUND ME for the victims:

https://www.gofundme.com/rip-true-and-spot

EA’s Response:

https://twitter.com/EA/status/1033895720212815872?s=19

Message from Andrew Wilson:

https://www.ea.com/news/message-from-andrew-wilson

Jacksonville tribute Fund:

https://twitter.com/EA/status/1034998313731256321?s=19

Peace & Love from your Pals.

Outro Music:

"Swanky Ballroom Party For Sophisticated People" by Adhesive Wombat - @adhesivewombat

The Video Game Pals is The Pals Network's weekly video game podcast where we talk about video games, the news and how it all makes us feel.

The Pals:

Sean: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox

Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete

Thompson: twitter.com/RelicVampire

Andy: twitter.com/tiger_millions

Creators Fire Back Against Comicsgate | The Comics Pals Episode 97

This week, the Pals talk about Alec Baldwin's about face with regards to his role in the Joker film, C.B. Cebulski's (A.K.A. Akira Yoshida) desire to keep Marvel Comics entertaining, and we discuss the industry's top creators FINALLY firing back at Comicsgate.

Random Question of the Week

Pals Pulls:

Phil - Batman by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale Omnibus, Moon Knight and Jeff Lemire and Greg Smallwood

Pete - Snotgirl #11

Sean - Batman #54

News:

Alec Baldwin Joins then Exits Joker Film:

https://ew.com/movies/2018/08/29/alec-baldwin-joker-movie/

High Insurance Could Spell End of Batfleck Saga:

https://comicbook.com/dc/2018/08/28/ben-affleck-batman-insurance-costs-cut/

DC Universe Release Date Announced:

https://www.polygon.com/2018/8/29/17798590/dc-universe-streaming-launch-date-titans-tv-air-date

DC Fans Demand Justice League Snyder Cut during DC Live Stream:

https://comicbook.com/dc/2018/08/30/justice-league-snyder-cut-dc-universe-live-stream/

Diamond Delays Pullbox:

https://www.newsarama.com/41626-diamond-s-pullbox-pushed-back-to-october.html

C.B. Cebulski Wants Marvel Comics to Focus on Entertainment, not Politics:

https://io9.gizmodo.com/marvel-editor-in-chief-c-b-cebulski-wants-to-focus-on-1828715312

Alterna Comics Says Its Creators Can't Mass Ban Trolls:

http://comicsandheroes.com/2018/08/31/alterna-comics-block-chain-ban-for-creators-courts-controversy/

Main Topic:

Comic Book creators are finally banding together to hit back against comicsgate. We discuss how this could positively (or negatively) impact comics, why the heavyweight creators waited so long to weigh in on this controversy directly, and how the timing and inciting incident of this stand may represent an inherent problem in our culture.

https://www.polygon.com/comics/2018/8/29/17796422/comicsgate-online-harassment-darwyn-marsha-cooke-van-sciver

The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics.

The Pals: Sean: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox

Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete

Cale: twitter.com/Totointow

Marco: twitter.com/mrmarcoanimoto

Phil: twitter.com/Cyborgbebop