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It was a busy week. We watched The Shining and Blade Runner -- the original and 2049. Unfortunately because of all the craziness, Skye couldn't make it on the podcast this week. So we'll have to catch up with her next time to hear her full thoughts on both. She has some strong feelings about The …
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Batman is one of the most well-known and liked superhero characters in comics. His popularity is seen with his appearance in numerous animated and live action movies. Batman's most notorious (and popular) villain is, without a doubt, the Joker. The two, in many ways, are polar opposites. Yet, it's sometimes been said it was simply …
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If you read the Old Man Logan story arc by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven, you know "old man" Hawkeye played a big role. Logan gave up being a superhero and was trying to live a peaceful life as a pig farmer with his wife and kids. Clint Barton was still friends with Logan and …
Pretty much everyone knows the story of the final days of Krypton. Jor-El, Superman's father, discovered the planet was in peril. He tried warning the Council, but they refused to listen. Jor-El only had enough time to build a spaceship to send his son, Kal-El, to safety on Earth. The events of Action Comics #987 …
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The coolest comic book art you won’t see in comics. The reason you won’t see this art in comics is because artists often draw sketches, warm-ups, and commissions and post them on their Tumblrs, blogs, and Twitter. Some artists even arrange commissions through their sites so be sure to check them out to stay up …
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Marvel Legacy #1 is out, and there's been some changes and the return of certain characters. Marvel has stated that with the new Legacy titles, every story is an event. That will indeed be the case in the upcoming Avengers: No Surrender arc. Beginning in January's Avengers #675, a weekly story will bring together the …
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Things are changing in the Marvel Universe. With the concept of legacy, some things are returning or reverting back to what they used to be. Many of the Marvel characters have gone through big changes recently. While they are continuing to evolve, they seem to be embracing their true roots and who they used to …
With the home release of the movie, the latest episode of the Random Podcast From Heck features discussion on Wonder Woman, past and present. It's a little unfair to compare the movie with the 2011 TV pilot and 70s show, but we discuss some of the differences. Then there's some discussion on other female-lead movies …
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Ben Reilly once was a great hero known as the Scarlet Spider. Despite being a clone of Peter Parker, he became his own man. His time as a superhero was cut short when he died protecting his "brother" Peter during a battle between Spider-Man and Norman Osborn. For some reason, Ben's dead body immediately decomposed …
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Jean Grey is coming back--finally. While we currently have the time-displaced younger version of Jean in the Marvel Universe, the original Jean is making her return after over a decade. Jean died heroically in Grant Morrison’s run of New X-Men. The running joke was she would return from the dead immediately. That didn't quite happen. Jean's …
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What the Heck is going on?!? 