After a trip to a day of future past and some technical difficulties, our review of Netflix's The Defenders is finally 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: https://twitter.com/SeansSoapbox

Pete: https://twitter.com/Loud_Pete

Cale: https://twitter.com/Totointow

Marco: https://twitter.com/woeismarco_

Phil: https://twitter.com/Cyborgbebop

After a trip to a day of future past and some technical difficulties, our review of Netflix's The Defenders is finally 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: https://twitter.com/SeansSoapbox

Pete: https://twitter.com/Loud_Pete

Cale: https://twitter.com/Totointow

Marco: https://twitter.com/woeismarco_

Phil: https://twitter.com/Cyborgbebop

This week, the Pals talk about more rumors surrounding the Joker movie, including whether or not Leonardo Dicaprio would ever accept the role as the Clown Prince of Crime, Ed Skrein stepping down from his role in Hellboy film due to whitewashing, the incredibly bad reviews for the Inhumans debut on Imax, and of course, our definitive, set in stone forever rankings of the Marvel Netflix shows! You don’t want to miss this one!

PLUS: A guest appearance by President Wilson Fisk?

Pals Pulls

News:

Joker Movie to be "Dark and Real"

http://www.cbr.com/joker-origin-movie-super-dark/?utm_source=CBR-FB-P

Leonardo Dicaprio as Joker:

https://www.newsarama.com/36225-report-warner-wants-leonardo-dicaprio-for-joker-solo-film.html

http://www.cbr.com/leonardo-dicaprio-joker-origin-film-fake/

Lakeith Stanfield Wants to Play Joker:

http://comicbook.com/dc/2017/08/26/the-joker-origin-movie-martin-scorsese-fancast-lakeith-stanfield/

Dick Grayson Has Been Cast:

http://www.cbr.com/titans-tv-dick-grayson/

Ed Skrein Steps Down From Hellboy Role:

https://www.polygon.com/2017/8/29/16219630/hellboy-actor-whitewashing-ed-skrein

Simon Kinberg Wants to Make 'Dark Phoenix' Movie Grounded:

http://www.cbr.com/x-men-dark-phoenix-grounded/?utm_source=CBR-FB-P

Inhumans Show Dragged On Social Media:

https://www.polygon.com/tv/2017/8/29/16220418/marvel-inhumans-trailer-medusa-hair

First Look At Misty Knight's Bionic Arm:

http://www.cbr.com/luke-cage-s2-misty-knight-bionic-arm-photo/

Sin-Eater Rumored to be Daredevil Season 3 Villain:

http://www.cbr.com/daredevil-season-3-villain-rumor/

Punisher Episode Titles Revealed:

https://www.polygon.com/tv/2017/8/28/16217222/marvel-punisher-netflix-episode-titles-premiere-date

What Leads Viewers to Watch Marvel Netflix Shows:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2017/08/22/you-wont-believe-what-shows-lead-viewers-watch-netflixs-marvel-series/587947001/

Main Topic:

Ranking Marvel's Netflix shows! With six seasons of television in the bank, the Pals give their definitive rankings for each show and then tally them for our official ranking. At least until Punisher comes out and changes everything!

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/woeismarco_

Phil: https://twitter.com/Cyborgbebop

This week, the Pals talk about more rumors surrounding the Joker movie, including whether or not Leonardo Dicaprio would ever accept the role as the Clown Prince of Crime, Ed Skrein stepping down from his role in Hellboy film due to whitewashing, the incredibly bad reviews for the Inhumans debut on Imax, and of course, our definitive, set in stone forever rankings of the Marvel Netflix shows! You don’t want to miss this one!

PLUS: A guest appearance by President Wilson Fisk?

Pals Pulls

News:

Joker Movie to be "Dark and Real"

http://www.cbr.com/joker-origin-movie-super-dark/?utm_source=CBR-FB-P

Leonardo Dicaprio as Joker:

https://www.newsarama.com/36225-report-warner-wants-leonardo-dicaprio-for-joker-solo-film.html

http://www.cbr.com/leonardo-dicaprio-joker-origin-film-fake/

Lakeith Stanfield Wants to Play Joker:

http://comicbook.com/dc/2017/08/26/the-joker-origin-movie-martin-scorsese-fancast-lakeith-stanfield/

Dick Grayson Has Been Cast:

http://www.cbr.com/titans-tv-dick-grayson/

Ed Skrein Steps Down From Hellboy Role:

https://www.polygon.com/2017/8/29/16219630/hellboy-actor-whitewashing-ed-skrein

Simon Kinberg Wants to Make 'Dark Phoenix' Movie Grounded:

http://www.cbr.com/x-men-dark-phoenix-grounded/?utm_source=CBR-FB-P

Inhumans Show Dragged On Social Media:

https://www.polygon.com/tv/2017/8/29/16220418/marvel-inhumans-trailer-medusa-hair

First Look At Misty Knight's Bionic Arm:

http://www.cbr.com/luke-cage-s2-misty-knight-bionic-arm-photo/

Sin-Eater Rumored to be Daredevil Season 3 Villain:

http://www.cbr.com/daredevil-season-3-villain-rumor/

Punisher Episode Titles Revealed:

https://www.polygon.com/tv/2017/8/28/16217222/marvel-punisher-netflix-episode-titles-premiere-date

What Leads Viewers to Watch Marvel Netflix Shows:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2017/08/22/you-wont-believe-what-shows-lead-viewers-watch-netflixs-marvel-series/587947001/

Main Topic:

Ranking Marvel's Netflix shows! With six seasons of television in the bank, the Pals give their definitive rankings for each show and then tally them for our official ranking. At least until Punisher comes out and changes everything!

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/woeismarco_

Phil: https://twitter.com/Cyborgbebop

This week, the Pals talk about more rumors surrounding the Joker movie, including whether or not Leonardo Dicaprio would ever accept the role as the Clown Prince of Crime, Ed Skrein stepping down from his role in Hellboy film due to whitewashing, the incredibly bad reviews for the Inhumans debut on Imax, and of course, our definitive, set in stone forever rankings of the Marvel Netflix shows! You don’t want to miss this one!

PLUS: A guest appearance by President Wilson Fisk?

Pals Pulls

News:

Joker Movie to be "Dark and Real"

http://www.cbr.com/joker-origin-movie-super-dark/?utm_source=CBR-FB-P

Leonardo Dicaprio as Joker:

https://www.newsarama.com/36225-report-warner-wants-leonardo-dicaprio-for-joker-solo-film.html

http://www.cbr.com/leonardo-dicaprio-joker-origin-film-fake/

Lakeith Stanfield Wants to Play Joker:

http://comicbook.com/dc/2017/08/26/the-joker-origin-movie-martin-scorsese-fancast-lakeith-stanfield/

Dick Grayson Has Been Cast:

http://www.cbr.com/titans-tv-dick-grayson/

Ed Skrein Steps Down From Hellboy Role:

https://www.polygon.com/2017/8/29/16219630/hellboy-actor-whitewashing-ed-skrein

Simon Kinberg Wants to Make 'Dark Phoenix' Movie Grounded:

http://www.cbr.com/x-men-dark-phoenix-grounded/?utm_source=CBR-FB-P

Inhumans Show Dragged On Social Media:

https://www.polygon.com/tv/2017/8/29/16220418/marvel-inhumans-trailer-medusa-hair

First Look At Misty Knight's Bionic Arm:

http://www.cbr.com/luke-cage-s2-misty-knight-bionic-arm-photo/

Sin-Eater Rumored to be Daredevil Season 3 Villain:

http://www.cbr.com/daredevil-season-3-villain-rumor/

Punisher Episode Titles Revealed:

https://www.polygon.com/tv/2017/8/28/16217222/marvel-punisher-netflix-episode-titles-premiere-date

What Leads Viewers to Watch Marvel Netflix Shows:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2017/08/22/you-wont-believe-what-shows-lead-viewers-watch-netflixs-marvel-series/587947001/

Main Topic:

Ranking Marvel's Netflix shows! With six seasons of television in the bank, the Pals give their definitive rankings for each show and then tally them for our official ranking. At least until Punisher comes out and changes everything!

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/woeismarco_

Phil: https://twitter.com/Cyborgbebop

After a trip to a day of future past and some technical difficulties, our review of Netflix's The Defenders is finally 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: https://twitter.com/SeansSoapbox

Pete: https://twitter.com/Loud_Pete

Cale: https://twitter.com/Totointow

Marco: https://twitter.com/woeismarco_

Phil: https://twitter.com/Cyborgbebop

Since last week was Gamescom we have a STACKED news week, that will be taking the place of our normal Meat & Potatoes, but the pals have some hot takes on all of the biggest announcements.

PLUS: The fuck Nintendo?

What we're playing this week.

RANDOM QUESTION OF THE WEEK: If your favorite game HAD to be made by another development team, who would it be?

Old Slack N' Slash Final Fantasy Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_o5PTzV1nLE&list=PLDI1R3bvIvxHpMkrfyXWIOZ_p6-n6TtWH&index=1

DA NEWS:

1. Universal and Frontier Developments the team behind Elite Dangerous & Planet Coaster, have revealed their next game, Jurassic World Evolution

https://www.polygon.com/2017/8/20/16176368/jurassic-world-evolution-sim-frontier-developments-ps4-xbox-one-pc

2. Speaking of long-dormant PC darlings, Microsoft Studios has announced Age of Empires 4 is currently in development for PC.

https://www.polygon.com/2017/8/21/16180714/age-of-empires-4-pc-relic-entertainment-definitive-edition

3. Speaking of remakes, Square Enix has announced a Secret of Mana remake for PS4, PS Vita & PC:

https://www.polygon.com/2017/8/25/16201488/secret-of-mana-remake-ps4-vita-windows-pc-release-date

4. Square also announced Final Fantasy 15 is coming to PC…and mobile?

https://www.polygon.com/2017/8/21/16178022/final-fantasy-15-windows-pc-release-date-trailer

http://kotaku.com/final-fantasy-xv-pocket-edition-announced-1798300284

5. In more, What the fuck Sqaure Enix news, Final Fantasy XV is getting free dlc that crosses over with Assassin’s Creed:

http://kotaku.com/final-fantasy-xv-gets-dlc-from-uh-assassins-creed-1798391506

6. Speaking of free DLC, ARMS next DLC character Lola Pop is on the way:

https://www.polygon.com/2017/8/22/16182734/arms-free-demo-playable-characters-lola-pop-trailer

7. Injustice 2 has announced its second character pack will include Aquaman villain Black Manta, Mortal Kombat’s Raiden, and Dark Horse Comic’s Hellboy:

https://www.polygon.com/2017/8/23/16188870/injustice-2-fighter-pack-2-dlc-raiden-black-manta-hellboy

8. Nintendo has mismanaged the hell out of the SNES Classic Pre-Orders, surprising no one:

http://www.businessinsider.com/nintendo-snes-classic-preorder-fiasco-2017-8

9. While Nintendo is mismanaging the pre-orders of their latest miniconsole, Microsoft seems to be knocking it out of the park with the Xbox One X’s pre-orders:

https://news.xbox.com/2017/08/25/xbox-one-x-project-scorpio-edition-fastest-selling-xbox/#D6zQtcqlE7FHW4Cm.99

10. And Finally, in what may be the end to one of gaming’s greatest untold stories, the lead writer of the Half-Life Series, Marc Laidlaw, posted what many are calling the unreleased Story for Half-Life 3:

i. The Original: http://www.marclaidlaw.com/epistle-3/

ii. And a mirror version on GitHub which changes all of the character names and gender pronouns to properly match the game:

iii. https://github.com/Jackathan/MarcLaidlaw-Epistle3/blob/master/Epistle3_Corrected.md

iv. Marc on Twitter: https://twitter.com/marc_laidlaw/status/900902074954661888

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

Andy: twitter.com/Tiger_Millions

Thompson: twitter.com/RelicVampire

Since last week was Gamescom we have a STACKED news week, that will be taking the place of our normal Meat & Potatoes, but the pals have some hot takes on all of the biggest announcements.

PLUS: The fuck Nintendo?

What we're playing this week.

RANDOM QUESTION OF THE WEEK: If your favorite game HAD to be made by another development team, who would it be?

Old Slack N' Slash Final Fantasy Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_o5PTzV1nLE&list=PLDI1R3bvIvxHpMkrfyXWIOZ_p6-n6TtWH&index=1

DA NEWS:

1. Universal and Frontier Developments the team behind Elite Dangerous & Planet Coaster, have revealed their next game, Jurassic World Evolution

https://www.polygon.com/2017/8/20/16176368/jurassic-world-evolution-sim-frontier-developments-ps4-xbox-one-pc

2. Speaking of long-dormant PC darlings, Microsoft Studios has announced Age of Empires 4 is currently in development for PC.

https://www.polygon.com/2017/8/21/16180714/age-of-empires-4-pc-relic-entertainment-definitive-edition

3. Speaking of remakes, Square Enix has announced a Secret of Mana remake for PS4, PS Vita & PC:

https://www.polygon.com/2017/8/25/16201488/secret-of-mana-remake-ps4-vita-windows-pc-release-date

4. Square also announced Final Fantasy 15 is coming to PC…and mobile?

https://www.polygon.com/2017/8/21/16178022/final-fantasy-15-windows-pc-release-date-trailer

http://kotaku.com/final-fantasy-xv-pocket-edition-announced-1798300284

5. In more, What the fuck Sqaure Enix news, Final Fantasy XV is getting free dlc that crosses over with Assassin’s Creed:

http://kotaku.com/final-fantasy-xv-gets-dlc-from-uh-assassins-creed-1798391506

6. Speaking of free DLC, ARMS next DLC character Lola Pop is on the way:

https://www.polygon.com/2017/8/22/16182734/arms-free-demo-playable-characters-lola-pop-trailer

7. Injustice 2 has announced its second character pack will include Aquaman villain Black Manta, Mortal Kombat’s Raiden, and Dark Horse Comic’s Hellboy:

https://www.polygon.com/2017/8/23/16188870/injustice-2-fighter-pack-2-dlc-raiden-black-manta-hellboy

8. Nintendo has mismanaged the hell out of the SNES Classic Pre-Orders, surprising no one:

http://www.businessinsider.com/nintendo-snes-classic-preorder-fiasco-2017-8

9. While Nintendo is mismanaging the pre-orders of their latest miniconsole, Microsoft seems to be knocking it out of the park with the Xbox One X’s pre-orders:

https://news.xbox.com/2017/08/25/xbox-one-x-project-scorpio-edition-fastest-selling-xbox/#D6zQtcqlE7FHW4Cm.99

10. And Finally, in what may be the end to one of gaming’s greatest untold stories, the lead writer of the Half-Life Series, Marc Laidlaw, posted what many are calling the unreleased Story for Half-Life 3:

i. The Original: http://www.marclaidlaw.com/epistle-3/

ii. And a mirror version on GitHub which changes all of the character names and gender pronouns to properly match the game:

iii. https://github.com/Jackathan/MarcLaidlaw-Epistle3/blob/master/Epistle3_Corrected.md

iv. Marc on Twitter: https://twitter.com/marc_laidlaw/status/900902074954661888

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

Andy: twitter.com/Tiger_Millions

Thompson: twitter.com/RelicVampire

Since last week was Gamescom we have a STACKED news week, that will be taking the place of our normal Meat & Potatoes, but the pals have some hot takes on all of the biggest announcements.

PLUS: The fuck Nintendo?

What we're playing this week.

RANDOM QUESTION OF THE WEEK: If your favorite game HAD to be made by another development team, who would it be?

Old Slack N' Slash Final Fantasy Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_o5PTzV1nLE&list=PLDI1R3bvIvxHpMkrfyXWIOZ_p6-n6TtWH&index=1

DA NEWS:

1. Universal and Frontier Developments the team behind Elite Dangerous & Planet Coaster, have revealed their next game, Jurassic World Evolution

https://www.polygon.com/2017/8/20/16176368/jurassic-world-evolution-sim-frontier-developments-ps4-xbox-one-pc

2. Speaking of long-dormant PC darlings, Microsoft Studios has announced Age of Empires 4 is currently in development for PC.

https://www.polygon.com/2017/8/21/16180714/age-of-empires-4-pc-relic-entertainment-definitive-edition

3. Speaking of remakes, Square Enix has announced a Secret of Mana remake for PS4, PS Vita & PC:

https://www.polygon.com/2017/8/25/16201488/secret-of-mana-remake-ps4-vita-windows-pc-release-date

4. Square also announced Final Fantasy 15 is coming to PC…and mobile?

https://www.polygon.com/2017/8/21/16178022/final-fantasy-15-windows-pc-release-date-trailer

http://kotaku.com/final-fantasy-xv-pocket-edition-announced-1798300284

5. In more, What the fuck Sqaure Enix news, Final Fantasy XV is getting free dlc that crosses over with Assassin’s Creed:

http://kotaku.com/final-fantasy-xv-gets-dlc-from-uh-assassins-creed-1798391506

6. Speaking of free DLC, ARMS next DLC character Lola Pop is on the way:

https://www.polygon.com/2017/8/22/16182734/arms-free-demo-playable-characters-lola-pop-trailer

7. Injustice 2 has announced its second character pack will include Aquaman villain Black Manta, Mortal Kombat’s Raiden, and Dark Horse Comic’s Hellboy:

https://www.polygon.com/2017/8/23/16188870/injustice-2-fighter-pack-2-dlc-raiden-black-manta-hellboy

8. Nintendo has mismanaged the hell out of the SNES Classic Pre-Orders, surprising no one:

http://www.businessinsider.com/nintendo-snes-classic-preorder-fiasco-2017-8

9. While Nintendo is mismanaging the pre-orders of their latest miniconsole, Microsoft seems to be knocking it out of the park with the Xbox One X’s pre-orders:

https://news.xbox.com/2017/08/25/xbox-one-x-project-scorpio-edition-fastest-selling-xbox/#D6zQtcqlE7FHW4Cm.99

10. And Finally, in what may be the end to one of gaming’s greatest untold stories, the lead writer of the Half-Life Series, Marc Laidlaw, posted what many are calling the unreleased Story for Half-Life 3:

i. The Original: http://www.marclaidlaw.com/epistle-3/

ii. And a mirror version on GitHub which changes all of the character names and gender pronouns to properly match the game:

iii. https://github.com/Jackathan/MarcLaidlaw-Epistle3/blob/master/Epistle3_Corrected.md

iv. Marc on Twitter: https://twitter.com/marc_laidlaw/status/900902074954661888

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

Andy: twitter.com/Tiger_Millions

Thompson: twitter.com/RelicVampire

This week, the Pals talk about the landslide of (mostly bad) news coming from DC/WB, including the controversial Joker origin movie announcement, the compelling back and forth between directors James Cameron and Patty Jenkins, and the scathing essay written by Joss Whedon’s ex-wife Kai Cole, and what her words about him say about his work, and whether it can still be considered feminist.

PLUS: We plug a Defenders review that got ruined by Audacity! Tune in this week for the replacement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEJ84xsPRqw&feature=youtu.be

Pals Pulls:

Planetoid Praxis #6 - Marco

Quantum Teens Are Go - Cale

Saga #46 - Pete

Secret Empire #10 - Sean

Batman Rebirth Deluxe Edition #1 - Phil

News:

Christopher Sebela's HEARTTHROB Optioned for TV Show:

https://twitter.com/xtop/status/900719834484191232

Wonder Woman Eclipses Spider-Man and Deadpool to Become Highest Grossing Origin Film Domestically:

https://www.facebook.com/rottentomatoes/photos/a.10151031062162357.453462.7899892356/10155535254312357/?type=3&theater

WB/DC Announce Joker Origin Film:

http://www.cbr.com/joker-movie-martin-scorsese/…

http://comicbook.com/…/20…/08/23/joker-origin-movie-setting/

Joker and Harley Quinn Film Announced:

http://comicbook.com/…/joker-harley-quinn-movie-dc-films-d…/

http://comicbook.com/…/joker-harley-quinn-movie-reportedly…/

Matt Reeves Clarifies That The Batman Will Be in DCEU:

http://www.cbr.com/ben-affleck-batman-film-not-dceu/…

https://www.polygon.com/…/16199426/batman-matt-reeves-dc-wa…

Justice League Dark Suffers Another Setback:

http://comicbook.com/…/…/justice-league-dark-script-rewrite/

Starfire Cast for Teen Titans:

https://www.comicbookmovie.com/…/titans-live-action-tv-seri…

Batman Who Laughs Revealed:

https://www.polygon.com/…/16…/joker-batman-dark-nights-metal

James Cameron Criticizes Wonder Woman:

http://comicbook.com/…/20…/08/24/wonder-woman-james-cameron/

Patty Jenkins Fires Back at James Cameron:

http://www.msn.com/…/patty-jenkins-fires-back-a…/ar-AAqFtq9…

Guardians of the Galaxy 3 Sets Up "10-20 Years" of MCU Films:

https://www.polygon.com/…/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-mar…

Joss Whedon's Ex-Wife Pens Scathing Essay Labeling Whedon a Hypocrite

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/…/joss-whedons-ex-wife-warns-…

Main Topic:

Does Joss Whedon cheating on his wife negate him as a feminist, and does it taint his creative works?

Looking for our Defenders Review? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEJ84xsPRqw&feature=youtu.be

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/Soundinctrio

Phil: https://twitter.com/Cyborgholliday