Vertigo Voices

We're back after a bit of a hiatus with a look at this animated adaptation of the titular New 52 series. While this has become something of a fan favorite, neither of us can really figure out why. It's toothless and slow paced, which are some of the worst things that an R-rated action-horror film could be. Needless to say, we basically find any excuse to talk about anything other than the action on the screen. Enjoy!

We discuss James Gunn's new take on the exploits of Task Force X. It's currently in theatres, and we'd highly suggest you give it a watch (if it's unsafe to visit the movies in your area, it's free to watch on HBO Max through September 5th). Was this version better or worse than the previous attempt? Who lives and who dies? Was there a post-credit scene? All this and more will be revealed!

We watch and discuss 2016's Suicide Squad. While the movie's become something of an example of studio overreach these days, we take a look at the underlying choices in the design and narrative to see if there's really any hope of salvaging this beast with a director's cut. Listen along and find out how this team of supervillains ties in with Vertigo Comics!

Colby gets a chance to show off his collection of Sandman and Vertigo Comics trading cards and their swanky binders to Sophia. Since those at home can't see what we're looking at, you can check out photos of the collections here:

Sandman Trading Cards

And here:

Vertigo Trading Cards

Now you can check them out while you listen along. Enjoy!

We're back from a couple of weeks off with a look at a story about the quintessential bespectacled, British, schoolboy who learns about magic. You all know who I'm talking about, right? Yes, it's Tim Hunter! The Neil Gaiman penned Books of Magic was a huge influence (while not always acknowledged) on popular culture. We discuss the original comic, it's novel adaptation, pseudo-sequel and the lesser works that have been derived from it. Listen as we tall you why Hunter is better than Potter!

We continue our look at the Sweet Tooth comic and television series. This week, we talk about characters being adapted, potential plot threads for season two and the follow up stories Sweet Tooth: Black and Sweet Tooth: The Return. Enjoy!

Have you been watching Sweet Tooth on Netflix? We explore the series and its connections to the original comic book series by Jeff Lemire. While both the comic and the show have vastly different tones and story arcs, the characters and core narrative are the same. Listen to us pick apart both versions of the story!

We look at another pilot episode and one that Sophia has been dreading since this endeavor started. Naturally, some subterfuge was employed in order to get the episode going. Is this show as bad as Sophia believes? Is it still an adaptation if it ignores everything about the source? Come and listen to us hash it out.

After a short break, we're back with a whole bunch of Vertigo news from the past couple of weeks. Most importantly, we break down and discuss the newly revealed cast of Netflix's Sandman adaptation. For some reason some of these decisions were "controversial" to the worst people on the internet and we spend some time on why they're dumb. We then jump into Kyle Baker's wacky dark comedy I Die At Midnight. It's good to be back! 

This episode starts with us taking some random people who don't listen to the show to task for some odd, and not particularly enlightened, opinions on comics. We then look at It's A Bird... by Steven T. Seagle and Teddy Kristiansen. It's a very complex look at familial secrets, the creative process and humanity in general all under the giant shadow of Superman's red cape. More than that, it askes probably the most important question that every person needs to answer themselves. Listen and find out.