Variant: The Podcast

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Geek fandom is a vast and constantly growing space, and Variant covers nearly all of it. From the perspective of hosts Arris Quinones and Tim Connolly, this weekly Podcast talks Comics, Movies, TV, gaming, and collectibles, as well as the latest geek news, rumors and whatever else they feel like.

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Episode 115 | Warner Bros a...

12.21.2022

Arris and Tim close out the year with a look at the massive shakeups happening at both DC and Marvel Studios, and give their takes on the biggest winners and losers in all of it! Subscribe to the Podcast YouTube ...

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12.21.2022 Episode 115 \| Warner Bros and DC Finally Hit the Reset Button Arris and Tim close out the year with a look at the massive shakeups happening at both DC and Marvel Studios, and give their takes on the biggest winners and losers in all of it! Subscribe to the Podcast YouTube ...
11.19.2022 Episode 114 \| Wakanda Forever Hit Hard and Got it Right In this episode, Tim and Arris pay tribute to the great Kevin Conroy, and give their take on Black Panther: Wakanda Forever! Subscribe to the Podcast YouTube Channel: Variant the Podcast
10.23.2022 Episode 113 \| The Best Moments in DC's Black Adam Movie Arris and Tim give their reactions to the Black Adam movie and discuss whether it did in fact change the course of DC films. Subscribe to the Podcast YouTube Channel: Variant the Podcast
10.15.2022 Episode 112 \| Why Did The Rock Spoil the Best Reveal in Black Adam? Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson recently went on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and spoiled the biggest reveal and fan moment in Black Adam. Arris and Tim return to the Podcast and give their stunned reaction to the news. Other ...
07.19.2022 Episode 111 \| The MCU Completely Destroyed Thor In today's episode, Arris and Tim discuss Thor: Love and Thunder and why they think the MCU has completely ruined Thor. They also give their take on the Obi-Wan Kenobi finale and overall series. Subscribe to the Podcast YouTube Channel: ...
06.19.2022 Episode 110 \| Lightning Round Return of the Podcast In today's episode, Arris and Tim return with a lightning round topic blitz of everything that happened while they were away from the mic! From Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness to Obi-Wan Kenobi to the first Black Adam ...
04.27.2022 Episode 109 \| Thor Love and Thunder Could Have A Lot Going On In today's episode, Arris and Tim talk about all the possibilities for Thor: Love and Thunder, along with their take on Moon Knight episode 4. Subscribe to the Podcast YouTube Channel: Variant the Podcast
04.20.2022 Episode 108 \| Latest Warner Shakeup Could Finally Set A Clear Course For DC Entertainment In today's episode, Tim and Arris talk about the recent merger between Warner Bros. and Discovery, and why it could finally provide DC Entertainment with a clear direction. Other topics include Moon Knight episode 3 and spoiler reaction to Fantastic ...
04.15.2022 Episode 107 \| Moon Knight at the Halfway Mark In today's episode, Arris and Tim return to give their take on Moon Knight, and explain why they haven't seen Morbius. Subscribe to the Podcast YouTube Channel: Variant the Podcast
03.30.2022 Episode 106 \| Deleted Joker Scene and Ranking the Movie Jokers In today's episode, Arris and Tim give their thoughts on Matt Reeves' deleted Joker scene from THE BATMAN and rank all the movie Jokers. The Batman: Deleted Joker Scene at Arkham 2022 - Barry Keoghan (4K) Subscribe to the Podcast ...
03.22.2022 Episode 105 \| Is Marvel About to Change Mutant Origins? In today's episode, Tim and Arris discuss Marvel's move to change the origins of Mutants in both comics and the MCU. Other topics include reactions to the Ms. Marvel trailer, the Darth Maul news for the Kenobi series, and more. ...
03.15.2022 Episode 104 \| Obi-Wan Kenobi Trailer Reveals the Inquisitors In today's episode, Arris and Tim give their take on the first #ObiWanKenobi teaser, as well as Warner Bros and DC pushing back most of their 2022 film slate. Subscribe to the Podcast YouTube Channel: Variant the Podcast
03.05.2022 Episode 103 \| Does The Batman Live Up to the Hype? In this episode, Tim and Arris talk about all the big moments in THE BATMAN, and whether it lived up to the hype! Subscribe to the Podcast YouTube Channel: Variant the Podcast
03.03.2022 We Watched The Batman \| Spoiler-Free Review Arris and Tim give their spoiler-free reactions to THE BATMAN movie! Subscribe to the Podcast YouTube Channel: http://bit.ly/VariantPodcast
03.01.2022 Episode 102 \| Peacemaker Finished Strong In today's episode, Arris and Tim talk about the Peacemaker finale, what's really happening with Amazon's Rings of Power series, and why DC is doing another Crisis event. Other topics include Cobra Kai and The Old Republic: Legacy of the ...
02.21.2022 Episode 101 \| The Doctor Strange Trailer That Changed Everything In today's episode, Tim and Arris break down their thoughts and all the possibilities opened up with the Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Super Bowl trailer! Other topics include, the Rings of Power teaser and Moon Knight. Subscribe ...
02.15.2022 Episode 100 \| Why Was Boba Fett an Afterthought in His Own Series? For our 100th Episode, Arris and Tim talk about the final two episodes of The Book of Boba Fett. Subscribe to the Podcast YouTube Channel @ Youtube.com/VariantThePodcast
02.02.2022 Episode 99 \| The Return of the Mandalorian In today's Episode, Arris and Tim talk about the Return of the Mandalorian in The Book of Boba Fett Chapter 5 and take questions from the Variant Nation! Subscribe to the Podcast YouTube Channel @ Youtube.com/VariantThePodcast
01.25.2022 Episode 98 \| That Moon Knight Trailer Though In today's Episode, Arris and Tim give their reactions to the Moon Knight trailer and discuss the latest episodes of Peacemaker and The Book of Boba Fett. Other topics include the first look at HBO's Batgirl, Geoff Johns returning to ...
01.20.2022 Episode 97 \| Has Boba Fett Become a Pacifist? In today's Episode, Arris and Tim discuss The Book of Boba Fett and whether the writers have made Boba too soft. Other topics include, Darth Bane, The Bat and The Cat trailer and audience questions! Subscribe to the Podcast YouTube ...
01.18.2022 Episode 96 \| Where Does MCU Spider-Man Go After No Way Home? In today's Episode, Arris and Tim talk about what the future might be for Spider-Man in the MCU, after the events of Spider-Man: No Way Home. Other topics include the Disney+ Hawkeye series, and The Book of Boba Fett! Subscribe ...
01.03.2022 Episode 95 \| Most Anticipated Things In Geekdom For 2022 In today's episode, Tim and Arris kick off 2022 by breaking down their most anticipated movies, tv shows, and comics in the new year. Subscribe to the Podcast YouTube Channel @ Youtube.com/VariantThePodcast
12.27.2021 Episode 94 \| Best of Geekdom 2021 HAPPY NEW YEAR! To close out 2021, Arris and Tim highlight their favorite things from Geekdom this year, including comics, movies, and TV series! Subscribe to the Podcast YouTube Channel @ Youtube.com/VariantThePodcast
12.20.2021 Episode 93 \| Best Christmas Comics And Movies In today's episode, Tim and Arris breakdown their favorite Christmas comics and movies! Subscribe to the Podcast YouTube Channel @ Youtube.com/VariantThePodcast
12.14.2021 Episode 92 \| Ranking All The Spider-Man Movies In today's episode, Tim and Arris rank all the live action Spider-Man movies to date, just before Spider-Man: No Way Home hits theaters! Subscribe to the Podcast YouTube Channel @ Youtube.com/VariantThePodcast
12.09.2021 Episode 91 \| First Look At Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse Part 1 In today's episode, Tim and Arris give their thoughts on our first look at the upcoming Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse Part 1, along with Hawkeye episode 3, the recent Morbius clip and the confirmation of HBO's Penguin series with Colin ...
12.03.2021 Episode 90 \| Will Spider-Man Compete With Endgame AT The Box Office? In today's episode, Tim and Arris discuss the massive rush on Spider-Man: No Way Home tickets, and their thoughts on the first two episodes of Hawkeye on Disney+. Other topics include the Astonishing Times finale! Subscribe to the Podcast YouTube ...
11.25.2021 Episode 89 \| Is Hawkeye Marvel's Sleeper Series? In today's episode, Arris and Tim talk about whether Hawkeye could be Marvel's sleeper series and why. Subscribe to the Podcast YouTube Channel @ Youtube.com/VariantThePodcast
11.24.2021 Episode 88 \| What Are The Best Disney+ Series So Far? In today's episode, Arris and Tim break down which original shows rank the highest on the Disney+ streaming service and why. Subscribe to the Podcast YouTube Channel @ Youtube.com/VariantThePodcast
11.22.2021 Episode 87 \| Ghostbusters Spoiler Review and Spider-Man Trailer Reaction In today's episode, Tim and Arris give their reaction to the newest Spider-Man trailer, and their spoiler review of Ghostbusters: Afterlife! Subscribe to the Podcast YouTube Channel @ Youtube.com/VariantThePodcast
11.16.2021 Episode 86 \| The Best of Disney+ Day In today's episode, Arris and Tim talk about all news that did and didn't happen on Disney+ Day, including Obi-Wan Kenobi concept art, the first look at Moon Knight, and more! Subscribe to the Podcast YouTube Channel @ Youtube.com/VariantThePodcast
11.08.2021 Episode 85 \| Eternals Spoiler Review: What Did Marvel Just Do? In today's episode, Arris and Tim give their take on Marvel's Eternals movie, and try to sort out how it might effect the MCU going forward. SPOILER WARNING Vote in our Eternals Twitter Poll! Subscribe to the Podcast YouTube Channel ...
10.29.2021 Episode 84 \| Favorite Halloween Comics And Movies In today's episode, Tim and Arris talk about their go-to comics and movies for Halloween! Subscribe to the Podcast YouTube Channel @ Youtube.com/VariantThePodcast
10.24.2021 Episode 83 \| Black Adam And The Rest Of DC Fandome In today's episode, Tim and Arris return to DC Fandome to give their thoughts on the first look at Dwayne Johnson's BLACK ADAM, as well as AQUAMAN: THE LOST KINGDOM, SHAZAM: FURY OF THE GODS, and much more! Subscribe to ...
10.22.2021 Episode 82 \| Batman Dominated DC Fandome In today's episode, Tim and Arris give their thoughts on the biggest Batman reveals DC Fandome, including The Batman trailer, Batman: Caped Crusader, and Keaton Batman in The Flash teaser! Subscribe to the Podcast YouTube Channel @ Youtube.com/VariantThePodcast
10.13.2021 Episode 81 \| Venom Needed More Carnage In today's episode, Arris and Tim give their takes on the Venom: Let There Be Carnage movie and the WHAT IF finale. Other topics include their most anticipated reveals coming in DC Fandome! Subscribe to the Podcast YouTube Channel @ ...
10.04.2021 Episode 80 \| WHAT IF...That Thor Episode Never Happened? In today's episode, Arris and Tim rant about Marvel's What If series, and why they were confused by the "What If Thor Was An Only Child?" episode. Other topics include Star Wars Visions, Chris Pratt as Mario, and more! Subscribe ...
09.24.2021 Episode 79 \| How Will Venom 2 Impact The MCU? In today's episode, Tim and Arris talk about the rapidly approaching Venom sequel and how it could impact the MCU going forward! Subscribe to the Podcast YouTube Channel @ Youtube.com/VariantThePodcast Check out MAVIX Gaming Chairs here - https://bit.ly/3xcA6xc
09.10.2021 Episode 78 \| Variant The Podcast Returns! Variant The Podcast returns with Tim and Arris talking about all the biggest things that happened in Geekdom while they were away. Topics include WHAT IF...?, Suicide Squad, Shang-Chi, DC Fandome announcements, and much more! Click here to Order ASTONISHING ...
07.25.2021 Episode 77 \| Introduction To The World Of Astonishing Times: A Creators Roundtable In today's episode, Tim sits down with writers Arris Quinones, Frank Barbiere, and Artist Ruairi Coleman, creators of the upcoming ComiXology Original, ASTONISHING TIMES, to discuss the details and making of comics newest Superhero Universe. If you are a comic ...
06.23.2021 Episode 76 \| We've Got LOKI Theories In today's episode, Tim and Arris each give their theories about where the Loki series is headed and how it will play into Phase 4 of the MCU. Watch Variant's ASTONISHING TIMES announcement video: https://youtu.be/n7X_8VUzME8 Subscribe to the Podcast YouTube ...
06.19.2021 Episode 75 \| Is LOKI Already The Best MCU Series? In today's episode, Arris and Tim talk about the new Loki series on Disney+, and whether it has already taken the throne as the best MCU series so far. Other topics include, Bad Batch, and the Batgirl and Blue Beetle ...
06.11.2021 Episode 74 \| The Return of Keaton Batman In today's episode, Tim and Arris freak out over Flash Director, Andy Muschietti's Keaton Batman tease. Other topics include our first look at the new live action Shazam suit, CW's Batwing reveal, the MCU casting Namor rumors, and more. Watch ...
06.04.2021 Episode 73 \| Astonishing Times Are Coming In today's episode, Tim and Arris finally get to talk openly about the newly announced ASTONISHING TIMES, a creator owned ComiXology Originals comic series written by Arris himself and Frank Barbiere, with Art by Ruairí Coleman! Other topics include, Aaron ...
05.27.2021 Episode 72 \| Dave Filoni Finally Gets His Promotion At LucasFilm In today's episode, Tim and Arris talk about Dave Filoni's long overdue promotion at LucasFilm, and what it could mean for Star Wars going forward. Other Topics include, Variant's big announcement on May 28th, the Bad Batch, the first trailer ...
05.26.2021 Episode 71 \| Batman: Caped Crusader Cometh In today's episode, Tim and Arris talk about the recently announced BATMAN: CAPED CRUSADER series coming to HBO Max and Cartoon Network. Other topics include Dwanye Johnson's Black Adam tease, the recently announced Injustice animated movie, the SNAKE EYES, BLACK ...
05.22.2021 Episode 70 \| Venom 2 Looks Like An Upgrade In today's episode, Tim and Arris give their thoughts on the recent VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE trailer, which gave us our first look at Woody Harrelson as Carnage. Other topics include THE BAD BATCH, Zach Snyder's version of John ...
05.15.2021 Episode 69 \| Dave Filoni Does It Again With The Bad Batch In today's episode, Arris and Tim discuss their thoughts on Dave Filoni's new Star Wars series, THE BAD BATCH, for Disney+. Other topics include Marvel Studios' Phase 4 trailer, the INVINCIBLE finale and more. Subscribe to the Podcast YouTube Channel ...
04.30.2021 Episode 68 \| We Have A New Captain America In today's episode, Tim and Arris give their thoughts on THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER finale, where Sam Wilson finally takes up the mantle of Captain America. Other topics include Arris' disappointment in the Mortal Kombat movie, and the ...
04.22.2021 Episode 67 \| Falcon And The Winter Soldier Is More Serious Than Expected In today's episode, Tim and Arris discuss their thoughts on the very complex topics confronted in THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER, as we head into the series finale. Other topics include the new SHANG-CHI trailer, and the conclusion of ...

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