Vertigo Voices

Today we dive into a mystery box. What's in the mystery box? You'll just have to listen and find out!

Pilot Season continues as we watch the pilot of the 2010 Human Target series. Can you make a valid and interesting adaptation of something while ignoring the core tenants of what it's based on? We'll try to sort that out...poorly.

We both agree that this was a pretty solid series that didn't get the initial love that it deserved. While there's some things that don't quite work in the pilot, later episodes smoothed those out as the show progressed and grew. Give it a listen and give the series a watch!

Today we begin a new miniseries looking at the pilots of Vertigo-based TV series starting with Preacher. This comic has been in some form of adaptation for a couple of decades. While I don't think the finished result sticks the landing 100%, it could have been a whole lot worse. So listen along as we watch the first episode of Preacher and get lost in various conversational segues. And come back next week for part 2 of Vertigo Voices: Pilot Season!

We begin the episode with some huge announcements for Netflix's upcoming Sandman television series. From there, we head on over to Terminal City. Written by Dean Motter with art by Michael Lark, this series (and its sequel, Areal Graffiti) tells the story of the strange denizens of the retro futuristic, art deco metropolis of the title. We both loves this story. Check it out!  

We look back at the media that we consumed in 2020, both old and new. After that, we dive into Jamie Delano's 2020 Visions, a 1997 series that predicted life in 2020. To quote Lou Stathis, "Today's fiction is just tomorrow's fact in a bad suit."

We're back from winter break! Now that our hibernation has subsided, we take a look at Vertigo Comics adaptation Wonder Woman 1984. Patty Jenkins returns to helm this sequel to her last Wonder Woman film and muddy the timeline of the DCEU even more. You may be wondering how this is a Vertigo adaptation. Well, listen along and find out!

We look at the multiple incarnations of Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere, paying particular attention to the Vertigo Comic series by Mike Carey and Glenn Fabry. This is a remarkable story in how often it's been adapted but how little changes in each retelling. Listen to us try to decipher why that is and provide exactly zero definitive answers.

We're back and talking about Jeff Lemire's The Nobody. This contemporary take on Wells' The Invisible Man re-stages the story into mid-western America for a solid and contemplative look at connection and loneliness. 

We watched The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. While it's nowhere near the genius of Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill's comic, it's still dumb fun. Which can be fine on occasion. Prepare for quite a few Sean Connery impressions.