True Believers: A Comic Book poDCast

In episode twenty of True Believers, Andrew & chrs are joined by special guest and treasured friend Rachel, and in true True Believers fashion, deliver the messiest possible tier ranking of animated superheroes.

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Notes: 

• Raimundo is already the dragon of the wind, and he actually becomes the Shoku Warrior - the leader of the Xiaolin Apprentices.
• W.I.T.C.H. is short for Will, Irma, Taranee, Cornelia, and Hay Lin. They are the guardians of the Kandrakar and the veil between worlds. 
• Virgil Hawkins was a black  attorney who spent the last several decades of his life fighting to practice law in Florida after having been rejected the University of Florida School of Law because of his race.
• FUN FACT!!! Anansi the Spider, champion of Kwaku Anansi, posessor of the Golden Spider, illusionist, etc. is actually played by Carl Lumbly, who plays Isaiah Bradley in Captain America and The Winter Soldier! :)
• Andrew's Wheel of Horror episode came out soooooo long ago lmao he dumb 

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In Episode Nineteen, Andrew and chrs watched The Long Halloween. That’s the most polite thing to say about this.

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NOTES: 

• Mention of REPRODUCTIVE ABUSE from 35:17 to 37:00
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBzNfDzejSA
• Trypophobia is the fear of holes.
• Sofia Falcone actually does appear in the show Gotham, played by Crystal Reed.
• Actually, Roman Sionis and Bruce Wayne are probably about the same age. He’s just a rich prick born into a disgusting amount of wealth who has a kink for hurting people.
• https://www.instagram.com/p/CU5PDfmF6NT/
• https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/megan-fox-machine-gun-kelly-interview
• https://gizmodo.com/bruce-wayne-is-a-goddamn-monster-1791881139
• Andrew is wrong as hell about Alfred - if you want to eat the rich, start with Pennyworth https://www.cbr.com/nightwing-alfred-pennyworth-billionaire/
• After Joker War (2020) Bruce is BROKE AF!!! Batman on a BUDGET!!! aka hide da money y'all
• https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/us/the-woman-ronald-reagan-calls-mommie-1.2562443

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In episode eighteen of True Believers, chrs and Andrew watched Eternals and came here to spoil the crap out of it.

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NOTES: 

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t21DFnu00Dc
• There was a list of everybody with mind control superpowers and almost everybody on the gosh darn list is a supervillain omg https://www.superherodb.com/mind-control/60-48/
• https://youtu.be/3Ih-q7D-wi8
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUjTmTnnszk
• Okay, I can only find trailers for Stomp the Yard that were made after the movie was released (once everybody knew that he died), but I promise you that 80% of the advertising was “THIS IS CHRIS BROWN’S FIRST MOVIE AND IT’S A DANCE MOVIE :) “
• Kingo abandoned Sprite in Macedonia because he was tired of having to move every five or so years because she noticeably doesn’t age
• "That's my great-grandfather, that's my grandfather, that's my father, and that's me. I'm part of a great Bollywood dynasty." -Kingo
• Apparently Makkari and Druig have that relationship in the film only because of the incredible chemistry between Lauren Ridloff and Barry Keoghan 
• https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Olympia
• Mahd Wy’ry is a condition in the comics stemming from retaining the memories of thousands of years, and, it also takes a couple of thousands of years to set in
• I couldn’t find exactly where Kingo was, it just said that he was in India
• Handsome Ben Stoss is played by Haaz Sleiman
• With the Uni-Mind, the Eternals can join their minds into one entity. Like, Captain Planet and a Megazord
• Ikaris actually said "You won't succeed against me. And I will kill every one of you if I have to." and it was so hot
• Ikaris is listed as deceased in the MCU wiki...for now
• Actually, Tiamut is the Dreaming Celestial and he rose in 616 in the Golden Gate Park in San Francisco
• Tiamut the Communicator is a Celestial who was imprisoned on Earth (for questioning the Fulcrum) during the Neil Gaiman run of the Eternals who delayed his own imminent destruction of the planet in order to judge humanity due to the Eternals' attempts to save them. 
• Chloe Zhao confirmed that the voice at the end was Mahershala Ali as Blade
• We are in Phase 4 of the MCU
• Matt Ryan is the John Constantine guy
• https://anchor.fm/jordanblueman

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In Episode 17 of True Believers, Andrew & chrs read The United States of Captain America and explore one of the core tenets of American society - hating Nazis.

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NOTES:

• https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/batman-incorporated-2010/batman-incorporated-vol-1-deluxe-edition
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Are_Robin
• Black Panther is actually the richest person in Marvel because of Vibranium. He’s followed by Black Bolt, Tony Stark, Dr. Strange (?), and Namor the Submariner.
• https://newsone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2021/07/16253366025168.jpg?quality=80&strip=all&w=938&crop=0,0,100,1024px
• Multiversity Issue 7, Mastermen, takes place on Earth-10. They Nazis.
• Joe Gomez’s Kickapoo name is Chiitaska - Thunder That Jumps Across The Sky
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmE5jrY083g
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbVPcPL30xc
• Steve Rogers was born July 4, 1922, James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes was born in 1925. Not far apart in age in 616.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qxJ6bznkNI
• Hatemonger was cosplaying Dark Magician as a Grand Wizard LMAO
• Issue 1 - Writer:Christopher Cantwell, Josh Trujillo Inker:Dale Eaglesham, Jan Bazaldua - Inactive Colorist:Matt Milla Letterer:Vc Joe Caramagna Editor:Alanna Smith Penciler:Dale Eaglesham, Jan Bazaldua 
• Issue 2 - Writer:Mohale Mashigo, Christopher Cantwell Inker:Dale Eaglesham, Natacha Bustos Colorist:Matt Milla Letterer:Vc Joe Caramagna Penciler:Natacha Bustos, Dale Eaglesham Editor:Alanna Smith
• Issue 3 - Writer:Darcie Little Badger, Christopher Cantwell Inker:Roberto Poggi, Dale Eaglesham Colorist: Matt Milla Letterer: Vc Joe Caramagna Penciler: Dale Eaglesham, David Cutler Editor:Alanna Smith
• Issue 4 - Writer:Christopher Cantwell, Alyssa Wong Inker:Jodi Nishijima, Scott Hanna, Cam Smith Colorist:Matt Milla Letterer:Vc Joe Caramagna Penciler:Jodi Nishijima, Ron Lim Editor:Alanna Smith
• Issue 5 - Writer: Christopher Cantwell Inker: Dale Eaglesham Colorist: Matt Milla Letterer: Vc Joe Caramagna Editor: Alanna Smith Penciler: Dale Eaglesham

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In the sixteenth episode of True Believers, Andrew & chrs cover the history and some of the characters in The Eternals, created by Jack Kirby, as a quick guide for fans before the November 5th premiere of the eponymously titled movie.

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NOTES:

• It’s actually @ truebelieversp on twitter.
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Characters_created_by_Jack_Kirby
• https://marvelcinematicuniverse.fandom.com/wiki/Phase_Four
• Galactus actually DOES physically appear in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer as a cloud.
• https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Celestials_(Race)
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Babylon_(636)
• https://metro.co.uk/video/how-angelina-jolie-helped-deaf-actress-lauren-ridloff-set-eternals-2534243/
• I know that many people who are culturally Deaf do not consider themselves to be disabled due to their lack of ability to hear and I sincerely apologize if what I said was offensive or off putting.
• https://twitter.com/angiesfilm/status/1450466213545627648?s=20
• I actually remembered WHY the Kazakh girl and I were having that conversation - she wanted to join the Army as a Russian speaking translator to be naturalized as a citizen of the United States through military service.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-Tm65i96TY
• The X-Men and the Eternals team up was actually NOT pre-Bad Girls Club! The first episode of Bad Girls Club came out in December of 2006. Warren Worthington is a City Girl confirmed.
• Kumail Nanjiani’s Kingo is actually a BOLLYWOOD star by day and Eternal by night, according to the marvelstudios instagram account three hours before I’m typing this. 
• “Beast for Bush” is a reference to our eleventh episode - X 1-3 The Good, The Bad, and The Mutanity - which was requested by our longtime listener Eddie! Hello, Eddie!
• Pandora still won’t verify us, but I’m trying to make today a good day. :)

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In episode fifteen of True Believers, Andrew and chrs watch two questionable movies featuring a really hot guy in a toxic relationship with alien goop. Also known as Venom and Venom: Let There Be Carnage.

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NOTES:

• We’re aware that Ms. Marvel is going to be a Disney+ original SHOW, but chrs meant that Kamala Khan is going to be in The Marvels (dir. Nia DaCosta)
• https://i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk/incoming/article24578974.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/0_Austin.jpg
• Anne Weying actually IS an attourney, and she WORKED FOR CARLTON DRAKE and Eddie got her FIRED FROM HER JOB.
• Isaac actually asks “but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?”
• Near the end of the Loki show they went to The Void
• https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/marvelmovies/images/7/70/Anne_Weying.png/revision/latest/top-crop/width/360/height/360?cb=20180424204441
• https://youtu.be/t0pryRrJvfI?t=140

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In the fourteenth episode of True Believers, Andrew and chrs ponder the meaning of legacy and community while recapping Green Lantern: Legacy and DC Festival of Heroes: The Asian Superhero Celebration in honor of Vietnamese Women's Day!

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NOTES:

• Green Lantern: Legacy actually takes place in Coast City. 
• Iolanthe is the queen of Betrassus
• The Green Lanterns of Earth are Hal Jordan, Guy Gardner, John Stewart, Kyle Rayner, Simon Baz, Jessica Cruz, Keli Quintela (Teen Lantern), Sojourner "Jo" Mullein, Kim Tran, Tai Pham, and (sort-of) Alan Scott.
• It actually is Xander Griffin 
• Apparently Coast City is where Hal Jordan lives, so, sorry Flash, Where the hell was Green Lantern when they were throwing bricks through the window? 
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z5-P9v3F8w
• https://www.dccomics.com/blog/2021/10/16/dc%E2%80%99s-monkey-prince-new-series-to-debut-on-lunar-new-year-2022
• Kong Kenan is the Super-Man of China! And it’s the Justice League of China! I was still thinking about Cass Cain and the time she spent in Hong Kong.
• In What’s in the Box, Cass is speaking with Colin Wilkes (aka Abuse)
• I know the The Ray thing doesn’t make sense.
• https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Amazons_of_Bana-Mighdall
• https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/8c/f8/60/8cf860e767d40c53742918b3a21b3857.jpg
• I was talking about Lyssa Drak (referencing Mira Nova), a member of the Sinestro Corps…listen, they’re evil, but that’s a ‘fit. 

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In the thirteenth episode of True Believers: A Comic Book PoDCast, Andrew and chrs circle back to episode eight and dive into the multiverse of Marvel's latest Disney+ original, What If...?

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NOTES:

• Cull Obsidion is called Black Dwarf in the MCU. Not "the big one" or "you know, Ebony Maw, Proxima Midnight and...the other one"
• Also, Hope Van Dyne sacrifices herself to save the other characters in episode five, not Jan.

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In Episode Twelve of True Believers,  Andrew and chrs meditate through Teen Titans: Beast Boy and Teen Titans: Beast Boy Loves Raven. Does he really LOVE Raven, or did he just trauma bond with the OG goth gf?

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NOTES: 

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xg4Pa3DORCE
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hop45DC7Hao
• The bully guy’s name is actually Mike. 
• The pepper is actually a California Reaper, the hottest pepper in the entire world.
• https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/tree-shrews-pain-chili-peppers-news
• Sakutia is not a real disease; it's in the DC Database of fictional diseases "Sakutia (also known as Green Fever) is an extremely rare virus found primarily in the African region of Lamumba."
• Slade's number was 555-321-2040
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AgBIeTHzTM
• Starfire is actually 6'4
• https://sportshub.cbsistatic.com/i/2021/09/28/b43f1b0c-14ab-4ec7-b2cb-fa900a96b5c2/teen-titans-robin.jpg?auto=webp&width=640&height=960&crop=0.667:1,smart

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In the eleventh episode of True Believers, Andrew and chrs take a listener request and watch and review the original X-Men movie trilogy. 

NOTES: 

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXFqTGBty1w
• https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/ivermectin-dewormer-republicans-rand-paul-b1911392.html
• Rogue and Captain Marvel have beef because Rogue stole Carol's powers and also took her memories and psyche. She didn't kill her.
• The diplomats WERE on Ellis Island.
• https://www.science.org/content/article/how-europeans-evolved-white-skin-rev2
• calisto and caliban powers
• Izzo (H.O.V.A.) by Jay-Z   -    "Not guilty, he who does not feel me/Is not real to me,/therefore he doesn't exist/So poof - vamoose, son of a bitch!"
• kity pryde actors Sumela Kay and Katie Stuart initially played Kitty Pryde in cameos before Elliot Page took over the role in X-Men: The Last Stand
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2djx83-4XNQ
• https://www.vox.com/culture/2016/10/2/12818984/junot-diaz-in-conversation

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