Fortress of Comictude Podcast

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Love comic books and nerd culture? This is the podcast for you! Comic book and movie reviews as well as in depth discussion about the medium and community as a whole. In addition to talking all things nerdy, we always try to focus on the Comic Book Creator (s) as much as possible.

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Was It That Bad? Superman III

Fortress of Comictude PodcastSep 19, 2021

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01:34:07

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Review

Jun 04, 202301:14:22

The Great DC Draft

This week we draft our own teams with characters from the DC universe

May 27, 202301:48:32

Was It That Bad? Super Mario Bros (1993)

This week we give the 93 version of Super Mario Bros a rewatch and see if it's a bad as we remember.

May 21, 202301:13:22

Review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3

This week we review the new Guardias of the Galaxy

May 14, 202301:33:04

Book Club: Nocterra

This week the gang reviews Vol 1 of Scott Snyder and Tony S. Daniel's "Nocterra"

Apr 29, 202301:23:10

Responsible Men: Top 5 Cocktails

This week the responsible men return to talk about their favorite drinks to order in a bar.

Apr 15, 202302:21:12

Top 5 Couples in Comics

Apr 09, 202301:46:35

Shazam: Fury Of The Gods Review

This week we talk about the 2nd Shazam film

Mar 19, 202301:22:09

Midnight Nation #8

Mar 12, 202352:07

Creator Focus: Dennis 'O Neil

This week we talk about the career of legendary writer Dennis O Neil

Mar 04, 202301:15:27

Book Club: Power Rangers - Soul of the Dragon

This week we review an OGN from BOOM Studios

Feb 25, 202301:27:56

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Review

Feb 19, 202301:02:42

Was It That Bad? The Killing Joke

This week we take a look back at the 2016 animated adaptation of The Killing Joke

Feb 11, 202302:01:03

Midnight Nation 7

This week we review issue 7 of Midnight Nation

Jan 28, 202301:16:55

Best of 2022

Jan 01, 202302:04:55

Top 5 Holiday Specials

This week the gang picks their top 5 holiday themed specials

Dec 18, 202201:35:44

Book Club: Transmetropolitan

This week we discuss Vol 1 of Transmetropolitan

Dec 11, 202201:30:34

Creator Focus: Dan Slott

This week we discuss the career of writer Dan Slott

Dec 03, 202201:28:01

Was It That Bad? Morbius

It's Morbin time this week on the podcast!!!!

Nov 26, 202201:21:09

Review: Wakanda Forever

This week we review the second Black Panther film

Nov 13, 202201:26:48

The Great Marvel Draft

This week the gang drafts their own teams of marvel characters

Nov 06, 202201:43:55

Black Adam Review

This week we review the new Black Adam movie from DC and Warner Bros

Oct 23, 202201:23:47

5 Year Anniversary

Oct 16, 202201:13:49

Throwback Episode: Was it That Bad?: X-Men Origins: Wolverine

We've been asked so here it is! Throwback Episode: Was it That Bad?: X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

Oct 13, 202201:53:43

Book Club: The Goon

This week the gang discusses Vol 1. of The Goon

Oct 08, 202201:37:04

Top 5 Lord of the Rings Moments

Oct 02, 202201:39:35

Top 5 Clichés and Tropes

Top 5 Clichés and Tropes we are tired of.

Sep 18, 202201:36:21

Creator Focus: Ivan Reis

Sep 11, 202201:13:09

Midnight Nation #6

Midnight Nation 6

Sep 04, 202201:12:39

Has the MCU peaked??

This week we discuss our opinions on the current state of the marvel cinematic universe

Aug 28, 202201:09:48

Was It That Bad? Ghost Rider 2

This week we take a look back at the second ghost rider movie

Aug 14, 202256:44

Review- Thor: Love and Thunder

This week we review the new Thor film

Jul 16, 202201:21:36

Book Club: Black Hammer Vol. 1

This week we discuss the first volume of Black Hammer from Dark Horse

Jul 03, 202201:43:00

Creator Focus: Jonathan Hickman

This week we discuss the career of Jonathan Hickman

Jun 26, 202201:06:02

Midnight Nation #5

This week we review the 5th issue of Midnight Nation

Jun 12, 202254:15

Top 5 Worst On Screen Costumes

This week the gang picks their least favorite super hero costumes in movies and TV

Jun 05, 202202:08:00

Was It That Bad? Fant4stic

This week we look back at the Fantastic 4 reboot film

May 29, 202201:23:39

Review: Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness

This week we review the 2nd doctor strange film

May 08, 202201:02:07

Book Club: Nightwing-The New Order

This week we discuss Nightwing The New Order

May 01, 202201:25:39

Creator Focus: J. Michael Straczynski

This week we discuss the career of writer JMS

Apr 17, 202201:54:12

Top 5 Soundtracks

This week we count down our top 5 soundtracks with special guest #1 fan Irene!!!!!

Apr 10, 202201:49:33

Responsible Men: Top 10 Albums

This week the responsible men are back to discuss their favorite albums of all time

Apr 07, 202201:39:54

Midnight Nation #4

This week we discuss the 4th issue of Midnight Nation

Apr 03, 202201:03:07

Was It That Bad? Batman V Superman

This week we look back on Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice

Mar 20, 202202:12:33

Book Club: The Department Of Truth

on this book club episode we discuss volume one of The Department Of Truth from Image

Mar 13, 202201:27:13

Creator Focus: Ed Brubaker

This week we discuss the career of Ed Brubaker

Mar 06, 202201:22:20

Midnight Nation #3

This week we review issue 3 or Midnight Nation

Feb 27, 202238:12

Was It That Bad? The Punisher (2004)

This week we take a look back at 2004's Punisher movie

Feb 19, 202201:19:49

Book Club: Blade Of The Immortal

This week we read Erin's book club pick:Blade Of The Immortal

Feb 06, 202201:46:36

Responsible Men: Top 10 Concerts We've Seen

This week the responsible men return for another drunken ramble about all of the best concerts they've seen

Jan 29, 202202:14:52

Creator Focus: Alex Ross

This week we discuss the career of artist Alex Ross

Jan 22, 202201:29:05

Midnight Nation #2

This week we review the 2nd issue of Midnight Nation

Jan 15, 202201:03:22

Was It That Bad? Constantine

This week we review the 2005 Constantine film

Jan 08, 202201:40:24

Best Of 2021

This week we recap all of our favorite comics, movies and TV shows of the past year

Jan 01, 202201:11:09

Spider-Man No Way Home Review

This week we review the new Spider-Man film from Sony and Marvel Studios

Dec 18, 202102:10:15

Book Club: Locke and Key- Alpha and Omega

This week we finally reach the finale of Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez's Locke and Key

Dec 12, 202102:23:34

Creator Focus: Tom King

This week we talk about the career of writer Tom KIng

Nov 28, 202101:25:45

Midnight Nation #1

This week we review the first issue of Midnight Nation

Nov 20, 202101:10:52

Was It That Bad? Ghost Rider

This week we go back to 2007's Ghost Rider to find out if it's really that bad

Nov 13, 202101:26:02

Eternals Review

This week we review the new film from Marvel Studios- The Eternals

Nov 06, 202101:23:48

Top 5 Sequels That Are Better Than The Original

This week the gang counts down their top 5 sequels

Oct 24, 202101:53:06

Book Club: God Country

This week the gang takes a deep dive into God Country from Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw

Oct 17, 202101:23:27

Creator Focus: Joe Hill

This week we discuss the career of Joe HIll

Oct 02, 202101:35:20

Was It That Bad? Superman III

This week we take a look back at Superman III

Sep 19, 202101:34:07

Shang Chi Review

This week we review the new Shang Chi film from Marvel Studios

Sep 04, 202101:15:40

Book Club: Superman Earth One

This week we dive into volume of superman earth one

Aug 29, 202101:25:23

Creator Focus: John Romita Jr

This week we look back on the career of John Romita Jr

Aug 22, 202101:08:24

Was It That Bad? Fantastic 4 Rise Of The Silver Surfer

This week we take a look back at the 2nd Fantastic 4 film

Aug 15, 202101:29:48

The Suicide Squad Review

This week we review James Gunn's Suicide Squad

Aug 08, 202101:08:13

Top 5 Comic Book Villains

This week we count down our Top 5 villains in comics

Jul 24, 202101:38:43

Book Club: Y The Last Man

This week the gang reads the first volume of Y the last man

Jul 18, 202101:34:37

Black Widow Review

This week the gang went and saw the new Black Widow movie from Marvel Studios

Jul 10, 202101:36:42

Creator Focus: Brian Michael Bendis

This week we look back on the career of Brian Michael Bendis

Jul 04, 202101:35:00

Watchmen #12

this week we finally conclude our issue by issue analysis of Watchmen and review the series as a whole

Jun 20, 202101:09:01

Was It That Bad? Godzilla 98

This week we review 1998s Godzilla

Jun 13, 202101:03:45

Book Club: Locke and Key: Clockworks

This week we review volume 5 of Locke and Key

Jun 06, 202101:21:25

Creator Focus: John Romita Sr.

This week we take a look at the legendary career of artist John Romita Sr.

May 30, 202101:11:42

Watchmen #11

this week we review issue 11 of watchmen

May 16, 202101:09:30

Was it That Bad?: Mortal Kombat (1995)

This week we take a look back at the original Mortal Kombat film

May 09, 202101:08:18

Book Club: Mister Miracle Part 2

This week we discuss the 2nd half of Tom King and Mitch Gerads' Mister Miracle

Apr 25, 202101:14:10

Book Club: Mister Miracle Part 1

This week we discuss the first half of Tom King and Mitch Gerads' Mister Miracle

Apr 11, 202101:35:41

Creator Focus: Benjamin Percy

This week we discuss comic writer Benjamin Percy

Apr 04, 202101:18:45

Responsible Men: Top 10 Seinfeld Episodes

This week the responsible men count down their top 10 episodes of the show about nothing

Mar 28, 202102:00:39

Top 5 Female Characters In Comics

This week we close out women's month by paying tribute to our favorite ladies in comics

Mar 28, 202101:48:48

Snyder Cut Review

This week we review the Zack Snyder's Justice League

Mar 21, 202101:53:27

Watchmen #10

This week we continue our issue by issue analysis of Watchmen

Mar 14, 202101:04:54

Was It That Bad? Power Rangers (2017)

This week we look back at the Power Rangers film from 2017

Mar 07, 202101:42:06

Book Club: Letter 44

This week we review Letter 44 from Oni Press

Feb 28, 202101:43:44

Creator Focus: Terry Dodson

This week we explore the career and work of artist Terry Dodson

Feb 21, 202101:02:28

Top 5 Movie Openings

Feb 14, 202101:40:22

Watchmen #9

This week we review the 9th issue of Watchmen

Feb 07, 202101:15:12

Responsible Men: Top 10 Beatles Songs

in the first episode of "Responsible Men" we count down our Top 10 songs by four lads from Liverpool.

Jan 31, 202101:26:58

Was It That Bad? Catwoman

This week we look back at the infamous Catwoman film from 2004.

Jan 31, 202101:22:40

Book Club: Rachel Rising Vol 2.

This week we're back in the world of Rachel Rising from Terry Moore. Join us for a fun ride with Witches, mass murder, and even a demon!!

Jan 24, 202101:20:49

Creator Focus: Scott Snyder

This week your favorite podcasts do a deep dive on the career of Comic writer Scott Snyder and books he's worked on.

Jan 17, 202101:08:22

Review: Birds Of Prey

This week we review the "Birds Of Prey" movie. Let us know what you thought!

Jan 10, 202101:18:46

Best Of 2020

it's finally here! 2021!!! But before we can move into the new year the gang must look back on the year that was 2020. Here we give you all of our picks for Comics, Movies, TV shows of the year and much more!

Jan 03, 202101:45:18

Watchmen #8

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Dec 13, 202050:06

Was it That Bad?: Spider-Man

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Dec 06, 202001:51:50

Book Club: Locke and Key: Keys to the Kingdom

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Nov 22, 202001:46:27

Creator Focus: Peter J. Tomasi

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Nov 15, 202001:09:36

Top 5 Remakes/Reboots

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Jun 14, 202001:43:08

Was it That Bad?: Jonah Hex

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Jun 07, 202001:26:46

Watchmen #4

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May 31, 202001:31:43

Book Club: Locke and Key: Crown of Shadows

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May 24, 202001:19:34

Creator Focus: John Byrne

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May 17, 202001:22:54

Oct 27, 201901:38:13

Creator Focus: Jeph Loeb

"Joseph "Jeph" Loeb III is an American film and television writer, producer and comic book writer. Loeb was a producer/writer on the TV series Smallville and Lost, writer for the films Commando and Teen Wolf, and a writer and co-executive producer on the NBC TV show Heroes from its premiere in 2006 to November 2008"

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Oct 13, 201901:04:39

Joker Review

Join us this week as we talk about a disturbing movie called JOKER.
"Forever alone in a crowd, failed comedian Arthur Fleck seeks connection as he walks the streets of Gotham City. Arthur wears two masks -- the one he paints for his day job as a clown, and the guise he projects in a futile attempt to feel like he's part of the world around him. Isolated, bullied and disregarded by society, Fleck begins a slow descent into madness as he transforms into the criminal mastermind known as the Joker"
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Oct 06, 201901:53:45

Top 5 Supporting Characters

This week we talk about our Top 5 Supporting Characters in comics

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Sep 22, 201901:01:09

Book Club: Reborn

"Bonnie Black has no faith in an afterlife. Spending her last days in the stroke ward of a county hospital, she fears falling asleep in case she doesn't wake up.When a final stroke ends her life, Bonnie is reborn in Adystria--a sci-fi fantasy world that's locked in a raging battle between good and evil. She's twenty-five again, there's a sword in her hand and she's ready to fight."
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Sep 15, 201901:23:46

Doomsday Clock Talk #11

This week Doomsday Clock #11 finally came out!

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Sep 08, 201959:13

Interview: Miskatonic High Creator

Miskatoic High: Five teens take on H.P. Lovecraft’s monsters and their small-town high school … They’re just not sure which is worse.

Facebook page www.facebook.com/Miskatonic-High-514071812406795/
Twitter: @MiskatonicH

Instagram: @MiskatonicHigh

Website: MiskatonicHighComic.com

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Sep 08, 201952:07

Interview: MEZO Creator

MEZO is written by Tyler Chin-Tanner, art by Josh Zingerman, Colors by Doug Garbark, letters by Thomas Mauer, cover by Claudia Ianniciello The rise of the Tzalekuhl Empire disrupts the peace across the land of Mezo. When the conquest begins, a young girl named Kyma witnesses the death of her father, a tribal leader who refused to yield. As the solar eclipse nears, Kyma must unite the various tribes against an emperor determined to make them all kneel before his god or be sacrificed in his name.

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Sep 03, 201944:24

Should Superheroes Kill?

This week we talk about and ask the question Should Superheroes kill?
Be sure to let us know your thoughts as well and where you stand. Are you a hard Yes or No or do you fall in the middle?

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Sep 01, 201954:56

Interview: Dead Legends Creators

Written by James Maddox, Art by Gavin Smith, Letters by Ryan Ferrier, Cover by Leo Colapietro.
"A widow seeking revenge. A champion hellbent on losing. A world-class assassin second-guessing her contract. The Dead Legends tournament contains a long history of pitting the best fighters in the world against one another. But this year, these combatants bend the rules and place the future of the tournament in jeopardy. This is the martial arts throwback series that hits harder than a kick to the skull, where alliances are made, bonds are broken, and fighters lose their lives."
Check out Dead Legends on A Wave Blue World
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Aug 20, 201943:08

Was it That Bad?: Supergirl

"Kara of Argo City poses as Clark Kent's cousin, Linda Lee, to recover the Omegahedron from an evil Terran sorceress. Based on DC Comics characters."
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Aug 18, 201901:13:04

Creator Focus: Matt Fraction

Matt Fritchman
December 1, 1975 (age 43)
Chicago Heights, Illinois

Occupation: Writer
Notable Works:
Hawkeye
Sex Criminals
The Invincible Iron Man
The Immortal Iron Fist
Casanova
Uncanny X-Men

Awards
"Favourite Newcomer Writer" Eagle Award (2007 or 08)
Best new Series Eisner Award 2009 Invincible Iron Man
2010 PEN Center USA Literary Award for "Outstanding Body of Work
2014 Harvey Award
"Best Single Issue or Story" for Hawkeye #11, "Pizza Is My Business" (shared with David Aja and others).
"Best New Series" for Sex Criminals (shared with Chip Zdarsky)

2014 Eisner Award
"Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)" for Hawkeye #11, "Pizza Is My Business" (shared with David Aja).[29]
"Best New Series" for Sex Criminals (shared with Chip Zdarsky)

2016 Inkpot Award

Characters Created By
Phil Coulson earth 616
Crane Mother
Detroit Steel
Firebrand
Nick Fury Jr
Lady Gorgon
Praeter
Zeke Stane

The first comic he remembers buying was Batman #316 (Oct. 1979). Comic strips he enjoyed included Peanuts and Doonesbury.
He became a regular, weekly comic reader around the time that the 1985–86 DC Comics storyline "Crisis on Infinite Earths" ended, though he found that storyline too bizarre and impenetrable to a new reader; as a result, he gravitated toward Marvel Comics, finding Spider-Man to be his favorite, along with other books such as Star Wars and G.I. Joe.
1990’s
In the late 1990s Fraction worked as an employee at the Charlotte, North Carolina-based comics retailer Heroes Aren't Hard to Find, and participated on the Warren Ellis Forums under the username "Matt Fraction"
2000’s
He became known early in his career for his creator-owned work on The Five Fists of Science (2006) and Casanova, before taking on a number of assignments for Marvel Comics
2006: Fraction teamed with Ed Brubaker for a run on Marvel's The Immortal Iron Fist.
The pair re-teamed on Uncanny X-Men for a short time, after which Fraction wrote the series solo until leaving it in 2011
He wrote The Mighty Thor and The Invincible Iron Man, the latter of which led to his consulting work on the set of the film Iron Man 2 (2010) and writing the Iron Man 2 video game that tied into that film sequel
2010’s
In 2011 Fraction wrote the Fear Itself limited series, which was the central part of the crossover storyline of the same name.
In December 2011 he revived the series The Defenders with artist Terry Dodson
August 2012 he started a new Hawkeye series with David Aja
part of Marvel NOW!, Fantastic Four was relaunched in November 2012 with the creative team of Fraction and artist Mark Bagley
spinoff series FF was produced by Fraction and artist Mike Allred

February 2013, he was named on IGN's list of "The Best Tweeters in Comics", which described him as "the premier comics Twitter personality.
2013, Fraction and Chip Zdarsky co-created the Sex Criminals series for Image Comics
He and Christian Ward created the ODY-C series in 2014, a science-fiction retelling of the Odyssey with the characters' genders changed to women.
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Aug 11, 201901:02:14

"Confident in his powers as Spider-Man, Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) embraces his new role as a hero and spends time with Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone) in between protecting New York from criminals. However, his greatest battle yet is about to begin. With the emergence of Electro (Jamie Foxx), Peter must confront an enemy far more powerful than he is. And when his old friend Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan) returns, Peter comes to realize that all his enemies have one thing in common: Oscorp."

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Jul 21, 201901:32:19

Creator Focus: Gail Simone

This week we talk about Gail Simone for Creator Focus Gail Simone Born: July 29, 1974 Oregon Occupation: Writer, Critic Notable Works: Birds of Prey Secret Six Welcome to Tranquility Wonder Woman Red Sonja Batgirl Awards 2009, she was inducted into the Friends of Lulu's Female Comic Creator's Hall Of Fame. 2010 and 2012, Simone was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic Book through her work on Secret Six July 2014, Simone was awarded the first ever True Believers Comic Award for Roll of Honor/Comic Excellence at London Film and Comic Con n 1990’s Simone first came to fan attention through Women in Refrigerators, a website founded in 1999 In response to Green Lantern #54, where Kyle’r girlfriend (Alexandra DeWitt) was murdered and put into a refrigerator. The site was dedicated to identifying female superheroes who had been killed, raped, or otherwise suffered traumatic indignities as a plot device for a male character. Simone worked for Bongo Comics, scripting many of their comics based on The Simpsons. Her contributions include stories for Simpsons Comics, an annual Treehouse of Horror special, and regular scripts for Bart Simpson Comics. 2000’s Simone entered the comics mainstream with a run on Marvel Comics' Deadpool. When Deadpool was canceled and relaunched as Agent X, Simone continued as writer, but eventually left the series after a conflict with the series' editor After the dispute with Marvel, Simone moved on to DC Comics, where she was given the Birds of Prey title in 2003 all-female group consisting of Oracle, Black Canary, The Huntress and Lady Blackhawk. Simone took over Action Comics after writer Chuck Austen, with John Byrne penciling. 2005 Villains United limited series – part of the "Infinite Crisis" crossover – in which she revitalized the Catman character. wrote a two-issue story arc that focused on the new Hawk & Dove for the third Teen Titans series, with Rob Liefeld penciling. Simone maintained her usual enthusiastic stance, fandom was quick to lambast the promotional art Liefeld produced in tandem with the PR announcement. In 2005 Simone wrote a Villains United limited series spin-off, entitled Secret Six, which led to an ongoing series debuted in September 2008 and finished with the rest of DC's titles prior to the September 2011 New 52 relaunch. Killer Princesses #1–3 (with Lea Hernandez, Oni Press, December 2001 – April 2003) collected as: Killer Princesses (96 pages, February 2004 Action Comics #827–831 & 833–835 2006 Collected as: Superman: Strange Attractors Rose and Thorn #1–6 2004 Simone also wrote an Atom series, based on ideas by Grant Morrison Other work includes a Gen¹³ series 2006 and a creator-owned project about a retirement community of super-heroes, Welcome to Tranquility, for the company Wildstorm. Simone was also a contributor to Tori Amos's Comic Book Tattoo an Eisner Award and Harvey Award-winning anthology graphic novel made up of fifty-one stories, each based on or inspired by a song by American singer-songwriter Tori Amos, published by Image Comics in 2008. April 12, 2007, DC announced that Simone would be the new regular writer of the third volume of Wonder Woman notable for being Wonder Woman's longest-running female writer 2010’s named as the writer for Birds of Prey under the "Brightest Day" banner. A second Welcome to Tranquility limited series was also published in 2010 June 2011, it was announced that Simone would be working on a revamped Firestorm series starring Ronnie Raymond and Jason Rusch 2011, Simone contributed to The Power Within, a Kickstarter-funded comic book that focuses on teen bullying That same year, as part of DC Comics' New 52 initiative, Simone wrote the new Batgirl title starring Barbara Gordon. Simone introduced a character named Alysia Yeoh, who was later revealed to be transgender, the first major transgender character written in a contemporary context in a mainstream comic book 2012, various press reported rumors that

Jul 14, 201901:20:10

Interview: Canto Creator's

We have David and Drew on the show to talk about Canto
Canto’s adventure begins! Enslaved for generations, Canto’s people once had hearts. Now they have clocks. When slavers damage a little tin girl’s clock beyond repair, Canto must brave his strange and fantastic world to bring back her heart. Can he overcome the dangers that await to save the one he loves?
CREATORS:
David M. Booher (Author) Twit: @davidbooher
Drew Zucker (Artist, Cover Artist) Twit: @ Drew_Zucker
Vittorio Astone (Colorist)

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Jul 14, 201956:28

Spider-Man: Far From Home Review

Following the events of Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man must step up to take on new threats in a world that has changed forever.

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Jul 07, 201902:09:40

Book Club: Astonishing X-Men - Gifted

Issues 1-6 Gifted
"The first story arc focused on the introduction of several key characters and their involvement on the team. Whedon introduced a "mutant cure" designed by Indian Benetech scientist Dr. Kavita Rao, who was secretly sponsored by warrior alien Ord. The prospect of "real" humanity arouses the interest of a heavily mutated Beast, who visits Rao only to discover that the drug is the product of illegal human experimentation on an unknown victim. The X-Men raid Benetech and reunite with Colossus. With Colossus's help, the team takes down Ord, but not before it's revealed that a mutant (most likely an X-Man) would destroy Ord's home planet, the Breakworld, within the next three years."

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Jun 30, 201901:50:58

Triage with Phillip Sevy

This week comic creator Phillip Sevy returns to the fortress to tell us about his upcoming mini series from Dark Horse Comics "Triage". The first issue of Triage comes out on September 4th so be sure to let your LCS know that you want it!
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Jun 24, 201901:06:34

DC vs. Marvel

To celebrate making it to 100 episodes we decided to bring on special guests for a DC vs. Marvel Episode.

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Jun 23, 201901:55:10

Was it That Bad?: X-Men: The Last Stand

"The discovery of a cure for mutations leads to a turning point for Mutants (Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, Anna Paquin, Rebecca Romijn, Kelsey Grammer). They may now choose to give up their powers and become fully human or retain their uniqueness and remain isolated. War looms between the followers of Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart), who preaches tolerance, and those of Magneto (Ian McKellen), who advocates survival of the fittest"

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Jun 16, 201901:50:54

Interview: Jason Inman

This week we got to talk to Jason Inman about his new book Super Soldiers
"Jason Inman is known for his work on DC All Access (2013), Collider Heroes (2015) and The Screen Junkies Show (2011)."
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Jun 09, 201933:29

Dark Phoenix Review

"This is the story of one of the X-Men’s most beloved characters, Jean Grey, as she evolves into the iconic DARK PHOENIX. During a life-threatening rescue mission in space, Jean is hit by a cosmic force that transforms her into one of the most powerful mutants of all. Wrestling with this increasingly unstable power as well as her own personal demons, Jean spirals out of control, tearing the X-Men family apart and threatening to destroy the very fabric of our planet. The film is the most intense and emotional X-Men movie ever made. It is the culmination of 20 years of X-Men movies, as the family of mutants that we’ve come to know and love must face their most devastating enemy yet -- one of their own."

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Jun 09, 201901:43:37

Interview: Doug Wagner

This week we got to talk to Doug Wagner about a his new book The Ride.

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Jun 02, 201901:32:21

Donny Cates
Born: Sept 14th 1984 Garland, Texas
Occupation: Writer
Notable Works:
Cosmic Ghost Rider
Babyteeth
God Country
Awards:
2018 Best Limited Comic Series Golden Issue Cosmic Ghost Rider
3 Diamond Gem awards
Cates studied sequential art at the Savannah College of Art and Design.
He then got an internship for Marvel Comics, working in the New York editorial office for their Ultimates line
His first title, Hunter Quaid, was published in Dark Horse's anthology, Dark Horse Presents
Link to the interview mentioned in the Podcast
www.comiccrusaders.com/family-man-an-interview-with-donny-cates/
Career
2010’s
Dark Horse Presents 2011 and 2014
Archer and Armstrong #25 2014
Unity 2013
He also wrote Buzzkill which was published by Dark Horse Comics in 2013.
Ruben is an unconventional superhero who gets his powers through the consumption of alcohol and illicit drugs. On one fateful day, facing a world-ending threat, Reuben drank so much that he blacked out. He saved the world...but he has no idea how or why. Now, he's in recovery, trying to get sober and piece together not only the events of the night in question, but the broken parts of his life as an alcoholic and an addict.

Ghost Fleet 2014 – 2015 7 issues

Captain America: Sam Wilson 2015
Captain America: Steve Rogers 2016
Interceptor 2016 5 issues
Poli has a mech suit and a mission. Weep has machine guns and a temper. Together they lead a band of freedom fighters on a planet populated exclusively by blood-sucking vampires. A planet called Earth. Donny Cates (Venom, God Country) and Dylan Burnett (Cosmic Ghost Rider, X-Force) bring you neon-drenched, blood-soaked, all-out vampire warfare. #DeathBeforeUndead

Star Trek 2016 and 2017
Waypoint
Deviations

God Country 2017
In GOD COUNTRY, readers meet Emmett Quinlan, an old widower rattled by dementia. Emmett isn't just a problem for his children—his violent outbursts are more than the local cops can handle. When a tornado levels his home—as well as the surrounding West Texas town—a restored Quinlan rises from the wreckage.
An enchanted sword at the eye of the storm gives him more than a sound mind and body, however. He's now the only man who can face these otherworldly creatures the sword has drawn down to the Lone Star State...

Atomahawk 2017
Babyteeth 2017
Redneck 2017
The Bowmans are VAMPIRES who have quietly run the local barbecue joint in their small town for years, living off cow's blood. Their peaceful coexistence ends as generations of hate, fear and bad blood bubble to the surface--making it impossible to separate man from monster!

Thanos Legacy 2018
Death of Inhumans 2018
Venom 2018
Web of Venom: Ve’Nam 2018
Doctor Strange 2018
Damnation

Guardians of the Galaxy 2019
Web of Venom: Carnage Born
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May 19, 201901:44:19