On this jam packed episode of The Comics Pals, we dive into Doomsday Clock #1 and dissect the monumental comic. We also cover all the major news of week, including Justice League's underwhelming box office performance, the petition for a Zack Snyder director's cut of the film, Jude Law being cast as Captain Marvel, and more! Don't miss our review of The Punisher, and why some of us think it's Marvel's best Netflix offering to date!

PLUS: Cale's writing checks his tush can't cash!

News:

Justice League Has Weak First Week Opening:

http://deadline.com/2017/11/justice-league-opening-weekend-box-office-lower-thor-ragnarok-wonder-the-star-1202211094/

Justice League Does Well In China:

http://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-china-box-office-justice-league-20171024-story.html

Petition For Zack Snyder Cut of Justice League Launches:

https://www.cbr.com/justice-league-petition-zack-snyder-directors-cut/?utm_source=CBR-FB-P&utm_medium=Social-Distribution&utm_campaign=CBR-FB-P&view=list

https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/11/24/zack-snyder-supports-petition-asking-warner-bros-release-zack-snyders-cut-justice-league/

Collection of Scenes Cut Out of Justice League:

http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/11/22/what-didnt-end-up-in-justice-league?abthid=5a15c6a9b0cfacd815000016

Harley Quinn Adult Animated Series Announced:

http://comicbook.com/dc/2017/11/21/harley-quinn-animated-series-announced/

Voice Actors From Justice League Animated Show Want Reunion:

https://www.cbr.com/animated-justice-league-reunion/

Jude Law Cast As Captain Marvel:

http://comicbook.com/marvel/2017/11/22/captain-marvel-mar-vell-jude-law/

Punisher Rotten Tomatoes Score:

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/marvel_s_the_punisher/s01/

Main Topic:

Netflix's Punisher television show has launched to much criticism regarding its lack of a stance on hot button political issues in America. While the show is well regarded by fans, its critical reception has been lukewarm at best. The Pals talk about the controversy surrounding the show, and lavish praise upon it for being one of the best Marvel shows on Netflix.

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/woeismarco_

Phil: twitter.com/Cyborgbebop

On this jam packed episode of The Comics Pals, we dive into Doomsday Clock #1 and dissect the monumental comic. We also cover all the major news of week, including Justice League's underwhelming box office performance, the petition for a Zack Snyder director's cut of the film, Jude Law being cast as Captain Marvel, and more! Don't miss our review of The Punisher, and why some of us think it's Marvel's best Netflix offering to date!

PLUS: Cale's writing checks his tush can't cash!

News:

Justice League Has Weak First Week Opening:

http://deadline.com/2017/11/justice-league-opening-weekend-box-office-lower-thor-ragnarok-wonder-the-star-1202211094/

Justice League Does Well In China:

http://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-china-box-office-justice-league-20171024-story.html

Petition For Zack Snyder Cut of Justice League Launches:

https://www.cbr.com/justice-league-petition-zack-snyder-directors-cut/?utm_source=CBR-FB-P&utm_medium=Social-Distribution&utm_campaign=CBR-FB-P&view=list

https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/11/24/zack-snyder-supports-petition-asking-warner-bros-release-zack-snyders-cut-justice-league/

Collection of Scenes Cut Out of Justice League:

http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/11/22/what-didnt-end-up-in-justice-league?abthid=5a15c6a9b0cfacd815000016

Harley Quinn Adult Animated Series Announced:

http://comicbook.com/dc/2017/11/21/harley-quinn-animated-series-announced/

Voice Actors From Justice League Animated Show Want Reunion:

https://www.cbr.com/animated-justice-league-reunion/

Jude Law Cast As Captain Marvel:

http://comicbook.com/marvel/2017/11/22/captain-marvel-mar-vell-jude-law/

Punisher Rotten Tomatoes Score:

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/marvel_s_the_punisher/s01/

Main Topic:

Netflix's Punisher television show has launched to much criticism regarding its lack of a stance on hot button political issues in America. While the show is well regarded by fans, its critical reception has been lukewarm at best. The Pals talk about the controversy surrounding the show, and lavish praise upon it for being one of the best Marvel shows on Netflix.

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/woeismarco_

Phil: twitter.com/Cyborgbebop

In this VGP special, Sean and Peggy talk about Dragon’s win at ELEAGUE, MVP Black’s rise, the fall of SKT and the Overwatch World Cup.

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: https://twitter.com/SeansSoapbox

Peggy: twitter.com/MoiraiOW

In this VGP special, Sean and Peggy talk about Dragon’s win at ELEAGUE, MVP Black’s rise, the fall of SKT and the Overwatch World Cup.

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: https://twitter.com/SeansSoapbox

Peggy: twitter.com/MoiraiOW

This week, the Pals talk about the drag race, construct elaborate fan fiction, and posit a new theory about who the Black Hood could be. The guest in the booth this week is comics editor Mark Bouchard! Follow him on twitter: @barkmouchard!

The Pals:

Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete

Marco: twitter.com/woeismarco_

Cale: twitter.com/Totointow

This week, the Pals talk about the drag race, construct elaborate fan fiction, and posit a new theory about who the Black Hood could be. The guest in the booth this week is comics editor Mark Bouchard! Follow him on twitter: @barkmouchard!

The Pals:

Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete

Marco: twitter.com/woeismarco_

Cale: twitter.com/Totointow

Phil and Sean review and discuss WWE’s weekend in Houston where Andrade Cien Almas battled Drew McIntyre for the NXT championship and three factions fought for faction supremacy in War Games. At Survivor Series, we saw WWE champion AJ Styles take on Universal Champion Brock Lesnar in a champion vs champion match and two 5v5 matches to determine brand supremacy between Raw and Smackdown.

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

Phil: https://twitter.com/Cyborgbebop

Phil and Sean review and discuss WWE’s weekend in Houston where Andrade Cien Almas battled Drew McIntyre for the NXT championship and three factions fought for faction supremacy in War Games. At Survivor Series, we saw WWE champion AJ Styles take on Universal Champion Brock Lesnar in a champion vs champion match and two 5v5 matches to determine brand supremacy between Raw and Smackdown.

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

Phil: https://twitter.com/Cyborgbebop

Star Wars Battlefront 2 is back in the news for all the wrong reasons and the pals are discussing whether it’s too late for EA to right this sinking ship.

PLUS: A new Super Mario Bros. movie is in the works!

RANDOM QUESTION OF THE WEEK

DA NEWS:

1. The nominees for The Game Awards have been revealed: http://thegameawards.com/awards/

2. Deadline is reporting that Fox 21 and Hulu have teamed for a television series based on Hitman franchise by IO Interactive:

http://deadline.com/2017/11/hitman-television-series-derek-kolstad-john-wick-creator-hulu-fox-21-pilot-script-1202206934/

3. Rampage Trailer Reactions:

b. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coOKvrsmQiI

4. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Nintendo has made a deal with Universal Pictures and their Illumination Entertainment studio is close to closing a deal for an animated Super Mario Bros. movie:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/mario-bros-set-to-jump-to-big-screen-in-movie-deal-with-universals-illumination-1510675881

https://io9.gizmodo.com/nintendo-is-finally-making-another-super-mario-bros-mo-1820435189

5. Marvel Heroes, the Diablo-style free-to-play action RPG by Gazillion Entertainment is shutting down:

https://kotaku.com/disney-shuts-down-marvel-heroes-1820475273

6. For what will hopefully be the last time, let’s jump into our last news item this week, the continued controversy around the release of DICE and EA’s Star Wars Battlefront 2:

https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWarsBattlefront/comments/7c6bjm/it_takes_40_hours_to_unlock_a_hero_spreadsheet/ https://www.polygon.com/2017/11/11/16637840/star-wars-battlefront-2-loot-crates-cost-heroes

https://www.polygon.com/2017/11/13/16643302/battlefront-2-40-hours-unlock-vader-luke-ea-response

https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/fan-outrage-spurs-changes-star-wars-battlefront-2/

https://www.polygon.com/2017/11/15/16656478/star-wars-battlefront-2-content-unlock-timecost

https://www.polygon.com/2017/11/16/16658476/star-wars-battlefront-2-loot-crate-costs-analysis

https://www.polygon.com/2017/11/13/16646374/battlefront-2-40-hours-unlock-luke-vader-prices

https://kotaku.com/ea-temporarily-removes-microtransactions-from-star-wars-1820528445

https://twitter.com/EAStarWars/status/931332890717143040

https://www.ea.com/games/starwars/battlefront/battlefront-2/news/pre-launch-update

Meat and Potatoes: Can Star Wars Battlefront II still be salvaged?

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:

Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete

Sean: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox

Thompson: twitter.com/RelicVampire

Andy: twitter.com/tiger_millions

Peggy: twitter.com/MoiraiOW

Star Wars Battlefront 2 is back in the news for all the wrong reasons and the pals are discussing whether it’s too late for EA to right this sinking ship.

PLUS: A new Super Mario Bros. movie is in the works!

RANDOM QUESTION OF THE WEEK

DA NEWS:

1. The nominees for The Game Awards have been revealed: http://thegameawards.com/awards/

2. Deadline is reporting that Fox 21 and Hulu have teamed for a television series based on Hitman franchise by IO Interactive:

http://deadline.com/2017/11/hitman-television-series-derek-kolstad-john-wick-creator-hulu-fox-21-pilot-script-1202206934/

3. Rampage Trailer Reactions:

b. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coOKvrsmQiI

4. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Nintendo has made a deal with Universal Pictures and their Illumination Entertainment studio is close to closing a deal for an animated Super Mario Bros. movie:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/mario-bros-set-to-jump-to-big-screen-in-movie-deal-with-universals-illumination-1510675881

https://io9.gizmodo.com/nintendo-is-finally-making-another-super-mario-bros-mo-1820435189

5. Marvel Heroes, the Diablo-style free-to-play action RPG by Gazillion Entertainment is shutting down:

https://kotaku.com/disney-shuts-down-marvel-heroes-1820475273

6. For what will hopefully be the last time, let’s jump into our last news item this week, the continued controversy around the release of DICE and EA’s Star Wars Battlefront 2:

https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWarsBattlefront/comments/7c6bjm/it_takes_40_hours_to_unlock_a_hero_spreadsheet/ https://www.polygon.com/2017/11/11/16637840/star-wars-battlefront-2-loot-crates-cost-heroes

https://www.polygon.com/2017/11/13/16643302/battlefront-2-40-hours-unlock-vader-luke-ea-response

https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/fan-outrage-spurs-changes-star-wars-battlefront-2/

https://www.polygon.com/2017/11/15/16656478/star-wars-battlefront-2-content-unlock-timecost

https://www.polygon.com/2017/11/16/16658476/star-wars-battlefront-2-loot-crate-costs-analysis

https://www.polygon.com/2017/11/13/16646374/battlefront-2-40-hours-unlock-luke-vader-prices

https://kotaku.com/ea-temporarily-removes-microtransactions-from-star-wars-1820528445

https://twitter.com/EAStarWars/status/931332890717143040

https://www.ea.com/games/starwars/battlefront/battlefront-2/news/pre-launch-update

Meat and Potatoes: Can Star Wars Battlefront II still be salvaged?

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:

Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete

Sean: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox

Thompson: twitter.com/RelicVampire

Andy: twitter.com/tiger_millions

Peggy: twitter.com/MoiraiOW