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

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

Pete and Sean are covering away covering Flame Con 2017 with The Comics Pals, so Andy & Thompson are holding down the fort yet again with an episode about what it takes to make a great Star Wars game.

PLUS: You gotta stop perpetuating the myth that Boba Fett is some kind of bad-ass.

-What we're playing

-BUY OR SELL

-NEWS

1) MASS EFFECT ANDROMEDA UPDATE:

https://www.masseffect.com/news/mass-effect-andromeda-update-from-the-studio

2) Sonic Mania is good (suck it Thompson):

https://twitter.com/sonic_hedgehog/status/897630533253033984

3) German Magazine leaks THQ Nordic’s new game BIOMUTANT: THE Post apocalyptic kung fu RPG:

https://twitter.com/Tino_Hahn/status/898864092307484672

4) FFG Announces Star Wars Legion at GenCon:

https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/products/star-wars-legion/

5) New Star Wars Battlefront 2 trailer showcases Starfighter assault mode:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWHQ77BZDZg&feature=youtu.be

Meat & Potatoes: WHAT MAKES A GOOD STAR WARS GAME?

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

Pete and Sean are covering away covering Flame Con 2017 with The Comics Pals, so Andy & Thompson are holding down the fort yet again with an episode about what it takes to make a great Star Wars game.

PLUS: You gotta stop perpetuating the myth that Boba Fett is some kind of bad-ass.

-What we're playing

-BUY OR SELL

-NEWS

1) MASS EFFECT ANDROMEDA UPDATE:

https://www.masseffect.com/news/mass-effect-andromeda-update-from-the-studio

2) Sonic Mania is good (suck it Thompson):

https://twitter.com/sonic_hedgehog/status/897630533253033984

3) German Magazine leaks THQ Nordic’s new game BIOMUTANT: THE Post apocalyptic kung fu RPG:

https://twitter.com/Tino_Hahn/status/898864092307484672

4) FFG Announces Star Wars Legion at GenCon:

https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/products/star-wars-legion/

5) New Star Wars Battlefront 2 trailer showcases Starfighter assault mode:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWHQ77BZDZg&feature=youtu.be

Meat & Potatoes: WHAT MAKES A GOOD STAR WARS GAME?

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

Pete and Sean are covering away covering Flame Con 2017 with The Comics Pals, so Andy & Thompson are holding down the fort yet again with an episode about what it takes to make a great Star Wars game.

PLUS: You gotta stop perpetuating the myth that Boba Fett is some kind of bad-ass.

-What we're playing

-BUY OR SELL

-NEWS

1) MASS EFFECT ANDROMEDA UPDATE:

https://www.masseffect.com/news/mass-effect-andromeda-update-from-the-studio

2) Sonic Mania is good (suck it Thompson):

https://twitter.com/sonic_hedgehog/status/897630533253033984

3) German Magazine leaks THQ Nordic’s new game BIOMUTANT: THE Post apocalyptic kung fu RPG:

https://twitter.com/Tino_Hahn/status/898864092307484672

4) FFG Announces Star Wars Legion at GenCon:

https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/products/star-wars-legion/

5) New Star Wars Battlefront 2 trailer showcases Starfighter assault mode:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWHQ77BZDZg&feature=youtu.be

Meat & Potatoes: WHAT MAKES A GOOD STAR WARS GAME?

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

Phil and Cale are MIA this week so the Titans Three are holding down the fort on a week focused on the Inhumans.

-Reader Mail

-Random Question of the Week

-Pals Pulls

PLUS: RIP Phil Skrull

News:

1. Whedon Rumored to Have Scrapped original Justice League Ending: http://www.cbr.com/justice-league-whedon-original-ending-darkseid/

2. Casey Affleck says Ben is done as Batman?

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/batman-ben-affleck-justice-league-casey-release-date-solo-film-stepping-down-leaving-a7896976.html

3. Patty Jenkins To Become the Highest Paid Female Director with Wonder Woman 2:

http://www.indiewire.com/2017/08/wonder-woman-2-patty-jenkins-director-highest-paid-female-1201867661/

4. Is Hickman moving to DC?

https://www.newsarama.com/28536-hickman-teases-involvement-in-dc-s-rebirth.html

5. Thor Ragnarok Trailer Confirms Doctor Strange:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZcBnbe1ma8

6. New Punisher Teaser:

https://www.polygon.com/tv/2017/8/18/16167256/punisher-trailer-marvel-netflix

7. CM Punk Writing a Master of Kung-Fu One-Shot:

http://comicbook.com/marvel/2017/08/16/master-of-kung-fu-marvel-legacy-cm-punk/

8. Jamie Bell On 'Fantastic Four': "I Think We Were All Bitterly Disappointed":

http://comicbook.com/marvel/2017/08/18/jamie-bell-fantastic-four-i-think-we-were-all-bitterly-disappoin/

9. New Inhumans Trailer:

http://comicbook.com/marvel/2017/08/18/inhumans-trailer-fixes-medusa-hair/

10. Marvel wanted Inhumans to be "Fast and Cheap":

https://www.cnet.com/news/marvel-inhumans-fast-and-cheap-director-roel-reine/

11. Marvel is to Blame for Inhumans:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2017/08/18/marvel-is-the-only-one-to-blame-when-inhumans-is-inevitably-a-disaster/#298c24314577

Main Topic: Inhumans: Marvel's first TRUE failure?

Phil and Cale are MIA this week so the Titans Three are holding down the fort on a week focused on the Inhumans.

-Reader Mail

-Random Question of the Week

-Pals Pulls

PLUS: RIP Phil Skrull

News:

1. Whedon Rumored to Have Scrapped original Justice League Ending: http://www.cbr.com/justice-league-whedon-original-ending-darkseid/

2. Casey Affleck says Ben is done as Batman?

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/batman-ben-affleck-justice-league-casey-release-date-solo-film-stepping-down-leaving-a7896976.html

3. Patty Jenkins To Become the Highest Paid Female Director with Wonder Woman 2:

http://www.indiewire.com/2017/08/wonder-woman-2-patty-jenkins-director-highest-paid-female-1201867661/

4. Is Hickman moving to DC?

https://www.newsarama.com/28536-hickman-teases-involvement-in-dc-s-rebirth.html

5. Thor Ragnarok Trailer Confirms Doctor Strange:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZcBnbe1ma8

6. New Punisher Teaser:

https://www.polygon.com/tv/2017/8/18/16167256/punisher-trailer-marvel-netflix

7. CM Punk Writing a Master of Kung-Fu One-Shot:

http://comicbook.com/marvel/2017/08/16/master-of-kung-fu-marvel-legacy-cm-punk/

8. Jamie Bell On 'Fantastic Four': "I Think We Were All Bitterly Disappointed":

http://comicbook.com/marvel/2017/08/18/jamie-bell-fantastic-four-i-think-we-were-all-bitterly-disappoin/

9. New Inhumans Trailer:

http://comicbook.com/marvel/2017/08/18/inhumans-trailer-fixes-medusa-hair/

10. Marvel wanted Inhumans to be "Fast and Cheap":

https://www.cnet.com/news/marvel-inhumans-fast-and-cheap-director-roel-reine/

11. Marvel is to Blame for Inhumans:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2017/08/18/marvel-is-the-only-one-to-blame-when-inhumans-is-inevitably-a-disaster/#298c24314577

Main Topic: Inhumans: Marvel's first TRUE failure?

Phil and Cale are MIA this week so the Titans Three are holding down the fort on a week focused on the Inhumans.

-Reader Mail

-Random Question of the Week

-Pals Pulls

PLUS: RIP Phil Skrull

News:

1. Whedon Rumored to Have Scrapped original Justice League Ending: http://www.cbr.com/justice-league-whedon-original-ending-darkseid/

2. Casey Affleck says Ben is done as Batman?

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/batman-ben-affleck-justice-league-casey-release-date-solo-film-stepping-down-leaving-a7896976.html

3. Patty Jenkins To Become the Highest Paid Female Director with Wonder Woman 2:

http://www.indiewire.com/2017/08/wonder-woman-2-patty-jenkins-director-highest-paid-female-1201867661/

4. Is Hickman moving to DC?

https://www.newsarama.com/28536-hickman-teases-involvement-in-dc-s-rebirth.html

5. Thor Ragnarok Trailer Confirms Doctor Strange:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZcBnbe1ma8

6. New Punisher Teaser:

https://www.polygon.com/tv/2017/8/18/16167256/punisher-trailer-marvel-netflix

7. CM Punk Writing a Master of Kung-Fu One-Shot:

http://comicbook.com/marvel/2017/08/16/master-of-kung-fu-marvel-legacy-cm-punk/

8. Jamie Bell On 'Fantastic Four': "I Think We Were All Bitterly Disappointed":

http://comicbook.com/marvel/2017/08/18/jamie-bell-fantastic-four-i-think-we-were-all-bitterly-disappoin/

9. New Inhumans Trailer:

http://comicbook.com/marvel/2017/08/18/inhumans-trailer-fixes-medusa-hair/

10. Marvel wanted Inhumans to be "Fast and Cheap":

https://www.cnet.com/news/marvel-inhumans-fast-and-cheap-director-roel-reine/

11. Marvel is to Blame for Inhumans:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2017/08/18/marvel-is-the-only-one-to-blame-when-inhumans-is-inevitably-a-disaster/#298c24314577

Main Topic: Inhumans: Marvel's first TRUE failure?

-What We're Playing This Week

-PSA: Dear Matt Murphy, Hellblade is apparently good

-Buy or Sell: What’s Good Games: Choose one franchise to revive in exchange for another that you love.

DA NEWS:

1. Paris is currently considering including eSports in the 2024 Olympics:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2017/08/08/paris-mulling-inclusion-of-esports-in-2024-olympic-program/

2. EA is fighting to make NBA Live Relevant Again:

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ea-has-a-clever-way-of-helping-nba-live-18-compete/1100-6452440/

https://www.polygon.com/2017/8/3/16088412/wnba-nba-live-18-teams-rosters

3. Shadow of War made some headlines this week because of its new approach to microtransactions:

https://community.wbgames.com/t5/Official-Announcements/Introducing-the-Market/m-p/1611183

4. Valve has announced their next video game, and their fans are NOT happy:

http://screenrant.com/valve-dota-2-artifact-announcement-response/

5. Moving on to some brighter news, Netflix’s Castlevania series has (almost) broken a small record at Rotten Tomatoes:

http://www.cbr.com/castlevania-rotten-tomatoes/

Meat and potatoes: since this is our sweet 16 episode, I wanted to ask you, who are some of your favorite teenagers in gaming? What makes that time period such an attractive setting for video games?

Gaijin Goomba’s Japanese High School Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PC4dGbizOM

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

-What We're Playing This Week

-PSA: Dear Matt Murphy, Hellblade is apparently good

-Buy or Sell: What’s Good Games: Choose one franchise to revive in exchange for another that you love.

DA NEWS:

1. Paris is currently considering including eSports in the 2024 Olympics:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2017/08/08/paris-mulling-inclusion-of-esports-in-2024-olympic-program/

2. EA is fighting to make NBA Live Relevant Again:

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ea-has-a-clever-way-of-helping-nba-live-18-compete/1100-6452440/

https://www.polygon.com/2017/8/3/16088412/wnba-nba-live-18-teams-rosters

3. Shadow of War made some headlines this week because of its new approach to microtransactions:

https://community.wbgames.com/t5/Official-Announcements/Introducing-the-Market/m-p/1611183

4. Valve has announced their next video game, and their fans are NOT happy:

http://screenrant.com/valve-dota-2-artifact-announcement-response/

5. Moving on to some brighter news, Netflix’s Castlevania series has (almost) broken a small record at Rotten Tomatoes:

http://www.cbr.com/castlevania-rotten-tomatoes/

Meat and potatoes: since this is our sweet 16 episode, I wanted to ask you, who are some of your favorite teenagers in gaming? What makes that time period such an attractive setting for video games?

Gaijin Goomba’s Japanese High School Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PC4dGbizOM

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