Every Animal Was Kung Fu Fighting! This week Johnny and Brian are joined again by comic book writing veteran J. Torres. J. is here to talk about The Might Zodiac Vol. 1 (hopefully Vol. 2 will be on the way soon), Bro Bots Vol 2. and what is it like to be a professional comic book writer in the current climate. There is also a special appearance by Brian’s daughter Hayley who is J’s biggest fan! News Bites The Orville Trailer The Gifted Trailer DC Justice League/Power Rangers 5 & 6 Cancelled? War for the Planet of the Apes New Trailer Agents of SHIELD pushed to 2018 J Torres Returns! J. Torres is a Filipino-born Canadian comic book writer. He is perhaps best known for his run on DC Comics’ Teen Titans Go, the Eisner-nominated Alison Dare, and the Junior Library Guild/TD Summer Reading Club title Bigfoot Boy. Winner of the Shuster Award for “Outstanding Writer,” Torres has worked with characters from A (Archies) to Z (The Mighty Zodiac) and many more in between (Avatar, Batman, Ninja Scroll, Simpsons, WALL-E, Wonder Woman, Yo Gabba Gabba, and X-Men to name a few). Find J. Online Twitter Facebook YouTube Web New Comics...

I’m Mary Poppins, Y’All! This week Johnny and Brian blast off to the Cosmic MCU to revisit the Guardians of the Galaxy! They also talk about how they spent their Free Comic Book Day and the books they are looking forward to checking out (now that they have time). Free Comic Book Day As always the first Saturday in May is Free Comic Book Day, and this year Johnny and Brian spent the day helping out at Queen City Comics’ Pleasant Ridge location. They share tales of fun, family and comics. Learn everything you need to know about Free Comic Book Day… HERE. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Cast & Crew Directed by James Gunn Produced by Kevin Feige Written by James Gunn Based on Guardians of the Galaxy by Dan Abnett Andy Lanning Starring Chris Pratt Zoe Saldana Dave Bautista Vin Diesel Bradley Cooper Michael Rooker Karen Gillan Pom Klementieff Elizabeth Debicki Chris Sullivan Sean Gunn Sylvester Stallone Kurt Russell Music by Tyler Bates New Comics This Week Johnny BACK TO THE FUTURE #19 BATMAN/TMNT ADVENTURES #6 CAPTAIN AMERICA STEVE ROGERS #15 COPPERHEAD #13 ETERNAL WARRIOR: AWAKENING #1 FUTURE QUEST #12 HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS...

Who Watches the Watchmen… Batman and Flash! This week Johnny and Brian have a great conversation about the latest DC Comics event ‘The Button’, they talk about ‘Secret Empire’ #0, and give their thoughts on Jude Law as Young Albus Dumbledore. All that and they look at the first quarter of the End of all Things for Invincible! The Button Secret Empire  Jude Law IS Dumbledore  Invincible: The End of All Things New Comics This Week Johnny BATMAN #22 EVERAFTER FROM THE PAGES OF FABLES #9 FAITH (ONGOING) #11 GREEN LANTERNS #22 NIGHTWING #20 OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA #27 PAPER GIRLS #14 PREDATOR HUNTERS #1 SECRET EMPIRE #1 SPIDER-MAN 2099 #23 STAR WARS POE DAMERON #14 STAR WARS ROGUE ONE ADAPTATION #2 WALKING DEAD #167 WOODS #32 YOUNGBLOOD #1 Brian ALL NEW GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #1 BATMAN #22 CHAMPIONS #8 JEAN GREY #1 NIGHTWING #20 VAR ED PAPER GIRLS #14 SECRET EMPIRE #1 STAR WARS POE DAMERON #14 WALKING DEAD #167 X-MEN GOLD #3 YOUNGBLOOD #1 Contact Us The Infamous Podcast can be found wherever podcasts are found on the Interwebs, feel free to subscribe and follow along on social media. And don’t be shy about helping out the...

Talking Star Was with YouTuber David Griffin This week on the show Johnny and Brian welcome back the unofficial third member of the team David Griffin! David was able to attend Star Wars Celebration Orlando this year as part of the Collider Video team and he was kind enough to share his experience with us! You can find David Online at: YouTube on Collider TV Talk Twitter Instagram We Talk About The 40th Anniversary Panel The Last Jedi (DON’T CALL IT EPISODE VIII) Panel Star Wars Rebels Season 4 The Collider Panel The Special Celebration Edition of the Schmoedown and more! New Comics This Week Johnny BITCH PLANET #10 BRITANNIA WE WHO #1 COMIC BOOK HISTORY OF COMICS # FLASH #21 HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #19 IMAGE PLUS #13 KAMANDI CHALLENGE #4 MARVEL PREVIEWS OLD GUARD #3 PREVIEWS REBELS THESE FREE & INDEPENDENT STATES #2 STAR WARS DARTH MAUL #3 X-O MANOWAR (2017) #2 Brian AVATAR LAST AIRBENDER TP VOL 15 NORTH SOUTH PART 3 BATMAN BEYOND #7 VAR ED BEN REILLY SCARLET SPIDER #1 DETECTIVE COMICS #955 IMAGE PLUS #13 OPTIMUS PRIME #6 STAR WARS DARTH MAUL #3 Contact Us The Infamous Podcast can be found...

Trigger Warnings Abound This week Johnny and Brian are taking a side street away from Tights, Flight, and all that good stuff and looking at the Netflix Original Series ’13 Reasons Why’ based on the novel of the same name. Fair warning there will be talk of mature subjects, mental illness, and suicide. News Bites Star Wars: The Last Jedi Trailer Star Wars Rebels Season 4 Trailer Bruce & Thomas Wayne Reunited as Batman #21 Kicks Off ‘The Button’ Secret Empire #0 Out This Week SyFy Krypton Trailer 13 Reasons Why 13 Reasons Why (stylized onscreen as Th1rteen R3asons Why) is an American television series based on the 2007 novel Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher and adapted by Brian Yorkey for Netflix. The show revolves around a student who kills herself after a series of culminating failures, brought on by select individuals within their school. Originally conceived as a film set to be released by Universal Pictures for a female audience with Selena Gomez in the lead role, the adaptation was picked up as a television series by Netflix in late 2015. Gomez served as an executive producer. Cast Main Dylan Minnette as Clay Jensen Katherine Langford as Hannah...

It’s a Bird… It’s a Plane… It’s Another Edition of Cover Up! Welcome to the fourth edition of Cover Up! This week Johnny and Brian are reviewing some of their favorite covers throughout the history of the Man of Steel! They also talk about Thor Ragnarok’s first trailer, the controversy surrounding X-Men Gold, and Deathstroke’s imminent return to Arrow. News Bites Thor Ragnarok Trailer X-Men Gold Artist Addresses Controversy Superman Covers Johnny   Brian New Comics This Week Johnny COPPERHEAD #12 FLASH #20 HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #18 IMMORTAL BROTHERS GREEN KNIGHT #1 NEIL GAIMAN AMERICAN GODS SHADOWS #2 PLANET OF APES GREEN LANTERN #3 ROSE #1 SEVEN TO ETERNITY #5 SPIDER-MAN 2099 #22 STAR TREK BOLDLY GO #7 STAR WARS DOCTOR APHRA #6 Brian DETECTIVE COMICS #954 DRIFTER #18 CVR B VON KUMMANT GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #19 STAR TREK BOLDLY GO #7 STAR WARS DOCTOR APHRA #6 X-MEN BLUE #1 Contact Us The Infamous Podcast can be found wherever podcasts are found on the Interwebs, feel free to subscribe and follow along on social media. And don’t be shy about helping out the show with a 5-star review on iTunes to help us move up in...

Cel-e-brate Star Wars… Come on! This week Johnny and Brian are joined once again by LucasFilm artist Joe Corroney… but this time Joe brought along Brian Miller of Hi-Fi Color. Joe and Brian are here to talk about the art pieces they have at Star Wars Celebration, working as artists for LucasFilm and Star Wars in general. Make sure to check our their booth if you are headed to Star Wars Celebration April 13 – 16 in Orlando Florida. They are in booth 2810! Brian Miller Best known for his propaganda artwork for Star Wars, Brian also creates stunning illustrations celebrating the best of pop-culture from comic books, television, and film. Fans of Hollywood blockbusters have seen Brian’s illustrations for new films, like La La Land and The Force Awakens, as well as anniversary releases of The Shining, Ziggy Stardust, The Fly, and The Empire Strikes Back. Sci-Fi fans will recognize Brian’s artwork for The X-Files, Doctor Who and of course Star Wars. Brian’s Star Wars illustrations feature villains like Darth Vader, heroic Rebels, and everyone’s favorite droids, R2-D2 and C-3PO. Brian’s Star Wars Celebration Orlando exclusive artwork, “STAR WARS: Forty Years of the Force,” honors the 40th Anniversary of...

It’s People… Peeeeople!!! This week Johnny and Brian visit Santa Clarita to learn all about the new dieting craze. Summary Santa Clarita Diet is an American horror-comedy web television series created by Victor Fresco for the streaming service Netflix, starring Timothy Olyphant and Drew Barrymore. Fresco serves as the showrunner, and is an executive producer alongside Barrymore, Olyphant, Aaron Kaplan, Tracy Katsky, Chris Miller and Ember Truesdell. The single-camera series premiered on February 3, 2017 and consists of 10 episodes. The first season has received generally positive reviews, with critics praising the cast and premise, but criticizing the number of graphic scenes. Plot Married couple Sheila and Joel are real estate agents in Santa Clarita, California. The couple’s lives take a dark turn after Sheila goes through a transformation – becoming a zombie who feeds on human flesh. Cast Regulars – Timothy Olyphant as Joel Hammond, Sheila’s husband and Abby’s father – Drew Barrymore as Sheila Hammond, Joel’s wife and Abby’s mother – Liv Hewson as Abby Hammond, Sheila and Joel’s daughter – Skyler Gisondo as Eric Bemis, the Hammond’s neighbor Lisa’s son and Dan’s stepson Recurring – Ricardo Chavira as Dan Palmer, a sheriff’s deputy and the Hammonds’ neighbor...

Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting! This week on the show Johnny and Brian are in “real-time”, and that can mean only one thing… the return of News Bites! Plus the look at the battle of the century… Kenobi vs. Maul from Star Wars Rebels. They also have a chat about fantastic Kong Skull Island. Finally, they look at Netflix’s latest Marvel series Iron Fist, and the entire first season. News Bites Bernie Wrightson, Comic Book Artist and Swamp Thing Co-Creator, Dies at 68 http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/bernie-wrightson-dead-swamp-thing-creator-dies-at-68-987226 Batman-Centric Teaser For Saturday’s Justice League Trailer Drops https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/03/23/batman-centric-teaser-saturdays-justice-league-trailer-drops/ What Made THOR Unworthy? – SPOILERS http://www.newsarama.com/33686-what-made-thor-unworthy-spoilers.html Star Wars Rebels: Twin Suns “Twin Suns” is the twentieth episode of the animated television series Star Wars Rebels’ third season. It is the fifty-seventh episode of the series overall. It aired on March 18, 2017, on Disney XD. Description Maul arrives on Tatooine seeking revenge against his nemesis, Obi-Wan Kenobi. Ezra, meanwhile, heads to the desert planet hoping to reach the Jedi Master first. Cast & Crew Director(s) Dave Filoni Writer(s) Dave Filoni Henry Gilroy Guest star(s) – James Arnold Taylor – Sam Witwer – Stephen Stanton Source: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Twin_Suns_(episode) Kong Skull Island Kong: Skull Island is a 2017 American monster film directed...

The Force vs. The Big Bang In the third edition of Cover Up, Johnny and Brian continue to share some of their favorite comic book covers. This time out they selected characters from a grab bag of 10 random characters of their choosing, Static (Brian) vs. Vader (Johnny). Darth Vader Covers Static Covers New Comics This Week Johnny DIVINITY III ESCAPE FROM GULAG 396 #1 GREEN LANTERNS #19 HE MAN THUNDERCATS #6 HIGHLANDER AMERICAN DREAM #2 HORRORHOUND #64 I HATE FAIRYLAND #11 INVINCIBLE #134 KONG OF SKULL ISLAND #9 MANIFEST DESTINY #27 MASK MOBILE ARMORED STRIKE KOMMAND ANNUAL #1 NEIL GAIMAN AMERICAN GODS SHADOWS #1 SNOOPY TO THE RESCUE TP STAR TREK DEVIATIONS STAR WARS POE DAMERON #12 WILD STORM #2 Brian ARCHIE #18 BATMAN #19 HIGHLANDER AMERICAN DREAM #2 INVINCIBLE #134 NIGHTWING #17 SEX CRIMINALS #17 STAR WARS POE DAMERON #12 SUPER SONS #2 VAR ED SEX CRIMINALS #17 SUPERMAN #19 UNCANNY X-MEN #19 Contact Us The Infamous Podcast can be found wherever podcasts are found on the Interwebs, feel free to subscribe and follow along on social media. And don’t be shy about helping out the show with a 5-star review on iTunes to help us move up...