The Fellowship is pleased to present our latest Casting Call episode. This time we're adding some casting to the 1978 Superman film series (you know, Christopher Reeve and company). We have a list of characters and we've come up with casting ideas for them. And as always, our picks of the week.
What we're up to this week:
Mikey's Big Bag o' Nothing® - having to be the r-word
A trade-a-day reading group, starting to watch Happy
Bubba Ho-Tep on the big screen
AGFA film this month - Shame of the Jungle (1975)
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We mention near the end that you may want to have Google or Wikipedia handy while listening; sometimes we get a little obscure since we're talking about actors from the past. (Not if you're driving, though.)
Also, if you have any ideas for casting these characters, please share them with us on social media. We'd love to hear from you and discuss them :-)
[Note: Aliens was 1986. I can't believe I blanked on that… And I was way off on A Clockwork Orange (1971). -m]
As mentioned, not linking every name we talked about. But Les mentioned this list of Superman villains you can check out.
Picks for the week of 1/17:
The Family Trade #4 (Image)
Star Wars Adventures #6 (IDW)
The Spirit: The Corpse Makers #5 (Dynamite)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn trade (IDW)
Shadows On The Grave HC trade (Dark Horse)
The Red Ten #10 (ComixTribe)
The Further Adventures of Nick Wilson #1 (Image)
Belle: Beast Hunter #1 (Zenescope)
Honorable Mention: Ice Cream Man #1 (Image)
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The Fellowship is pleased to present our celebration of the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein. We talk about the story, variations on the story, sci-fi implications, film adaptations and our usual silliness. And as always, our picks of the week.
What we're up to this week:
Red Dwarf XII - good but not great
Vacation in central Texas, reading comics in the car - Wonder Woman The True Amazon, very impressive
Doctor Radar, Barbarella
Thomas' Big Bag o' Nothing® - taking it easy this week
No major happenings from NYE - just a bit of a tangent on the really cold weather we had
And the Thin Man marathon on TCM
[Note: The Chris Meloni movie Les describes is National Lampoon's Dirty Movie (2011). -m]
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If you have not read the original novel, you really should. It's not all that long by modern standards, and it will probably surprise you one way or another :-)
Also, hang tight for the little bonus bit after the end of the show ;-)
Picks for the week of 1/10:
Harley Quinn: Be Careful What You Wish For #1 (DC)
Satellite Falling trade (IDW)
Ninjak vs the Valiant Universe #1 (Valiant)
Monstro Mechanica #2 (Aftershock)
Robyn Hood: The Curse #1 (Zenescope)
Postal volume 6 trade (Image)
X-Men Gold Annual #1 (Marvel)
Rose #7 (Image)
Honorable Mention: Farscape omnibus vol 1 (BOOM! Studios)
[Note: As of drop time (1/7/18) Farscape is no longer streaming on Netflix. -m]
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The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion of 2017. We get retrospective, talking about the things that made this year interesting. A lot of cool things happened in the world of geek, and these are a few of our favorites. And as always, our picks of the week.
What we're up to this week:
Kickstarter loot - Simon Blood vol 1, Queen #2 of 4, Amiculus omnibus
Comic haul - Batman White Knight, The Jetsons, Klaus vol 2
More comics - Jupiter Jet, Monstro Mechanica, The Last American Vampire (not a comic, but fun nonetheless)
Even more comics - collected Joker series, Daredevil Epic Collection
Also the Doctor Who Christmas Special
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[Note: our local comic shop has a "#1 Comic Club" that hosts a weekly discussion of a new comic series. It gets mentioned in passing a couple of times here, so I thought I should explain. -m]
Picks for the week of 1/3:
Quarry's War #2 (Titan)
The Jetsons #3 (DC)
Scales & Scoundrels #5 (Image)
Star Wars Adventures: Forces of Destiny #1: Leia (IDW)
Minky Woodcock: The Girl Who Handcuffed Houdini #2 (Titan)
Van Helsing vs Robyn Hood #1 (Zenescope)
Birthright #29 (Image)
Suicide Squad: The Silver Age collection (DC)
Honorable Mention: Generation Gone vol 1 trade (Image)
Shoutouts:
Please remember to support your local stores during the holiday season - think of it as helping out your neighbors :-)
Manny the Martyr - thanks for letting us use your music; check them out by clicking the link
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The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion of the repercussions of the deal in which Disney is buying out most of Fox. There are a ton of moving parts in this, and a lot of potential for geek stuff to be affected, so we chatted about some of the possibilities. And as always, our picks of the week.
What we're up to this week:
100 Years of Horror (Amazon Prime) - very cool documentary series once you get past the terrible opening titles
Negative Space (Dark Horse), Here's Negan, getting ready for the holidays
Harley Quinn 25th Anniversary book, Batman: Hush
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (what, a movie came out this week?), The Chair (the film from the Alterna comic), Logan
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[Note: Thomas' microphone was doing that weird thing to his voice again. It did it once before during recording, but hasn't done it again since, so we didn't have any way to fix it. We're still not even sure it's his microphone, but we'll try to pin it down. Mostly it just makes him sound a bit autotuned. But anyway, sorry about that. -m]
Picks for the week of 12/27:
Batman: The Brave and The Bold Bronze Age Omnibus volume 1 (DC)
Hawkman Found #1 (DC)
Teether #2 (Antarctic Press)
God Complex #3 (Image)
Casper and Wendy #1 (American Mythology)
Eugenic #3 (BOOM! Studios)
Love Machines collection (Lost His Keys Man Comics/Comixology)
Bonehead #1 (Image)
Honorable Mention: The Art of Hammer updated edition and The Hammer Vault (Titan Books)
Shoutouts:
Please remember to support your local stores during the holiday season - think of it as helping out your neighbors :-)
Manny the Martyr - thanks for letting us use your music; check them out by clicking the link
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You, dear listeners! Thanks for listening, and if you haven't yet, subscribe so you won't miss next week's exciting episode :-)
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The Fellowship is pleased to present our quarterly look at crowdfunding projects. It's fun to troll around on Kickstarter looking for cool comics projects (and other kinds too) so we can give you a list of what looks cool. So go throw them some money if you can, and you'll get some interesting new comics. And as always, our picks of the week.
What we're up to this week:
Kill or Be Killed vol 1, Manifest Destiny vol 4, Britannia vol 1
Walking Dead omnibuses, Doomsday Clock, getting over being sick, Negative Space trade
DC Holiday Special - good stuff, a nice blend of characters and creators
Kirby's Challengers of the Unknown collection - a good read, but a product of the time (a bit sexist in spots)
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Links to the campaigns we recommend:
The List #1 - Not your normal Christmas tale...
The Return of Barry Dale: The Original Atoman
The-Chair [A Handicapable Comic Series]
Goth Ghost Girl comic book #1 [Note: as of drop time this campaign has expired. It did make goal, though, so yay :-) -m]
Judges (A Neo Noir Crime Comic Book)
Metal Made Flesh (Hardback reprint)
Holidaze - The All-Krampus Spectacular
Picks for the week of 12/20:
The Comic Book History of Comics: Comics For All #1 (IDW)
The Harcourt Legacy #2 (Action Lab Danger Zone)
The Hard Place #5 (Image)
Batman Arkham: Joker's Daughter collection (DC)
Quantum and Woody! #1 (Valiant)
The Hangman volume 1 (Dark Circle)
Backways #1 (Aftershock)
Doom Patrol #10 (DC)
Honorable Mention: 30 Days of Night #1 (IDW) - Steve Niles brings a new vision to the story
Shoutouts:
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The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion of the "Death of Superman" story arc on its 25th anniversary. This was a story that was as much about cultural impact and changes in the comics industry as it was about the actual story of the death of Superman. And as always, our picks of the week.
What we're up to this week:
Liz called in sick this week :-(
Trade pile - Alex de Campi's Grindhouse trades, The Fix vol 1, Simonson's Ragnarok (IDW, not Marvel)
More trade pile - Kirby's Challengers of the Unknown, JLA Year One
Even more trade pile - two Superman trades, The Phantom Zone & Tales From The Phantom Zone
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Let us know what your reaction was to the death of Superman (whenever or however you experienced it) on social media :-)
Picks for the week of 12/13:
Action Comics #993 (DC)
Hercules: Wrath of the Heavens #5 (Titan) [I think "labors" was the word I was looking for :-) -m]
Under #1 (Titan)
Marvel Two-in-One #1 (Marvel)
Skin&Earth #6 (Dynamite)
Judas #1 (BOOM! Studios)
Honorable Mention: Marvel Comics Digest #4 (Archie)
Honorable Mention: Grimm Fairy Tales 2017 Holiday Special (Zenescope)
Honorable Mention: The Chair #4 (Alterna)
Shoutouts:
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The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion of John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China. After doing some of the darker Carpenter movies in October, we wanted to cover some lighter fare (that and movie discussions are, let's face it, fun). Our usual hijinks ensue, of course. And as always, our picks of the week.
What we're up to this week:
Murder Dice - a D&D actual play podcast that you should all check out
A Very Bad Guild - webseries centered (loosely) on DDO (Dungeons & Dragons Online) hosted by Dirty William that you should also check out
Holiday shopping, family visiting for the holiday (and a tangent)
Showcase Presents: Super Friends - interesting read, especially when it poked fun at Marvel
The Heretic - a cool crime story from a few years back
Movie time - Murder on the Orient Express, Justice League, AGFA at the Alamo (The Kentucky Fried Movie)
Marvel's Epic Collections - Iron Man: The Enemy Within
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[Note: I'm listening to this while editing and I still don't know how we got off on the Lancelot Link thing. If you're listening and can figure it out, please let us know on social media ;-) -m]
Picks for the week of 12/6:
The Consultant #1 (Action Lab Danger Zone)
Klaus and the Crisis in Xmasville #1 (BOOM! Studios)
Spawn: A Holiday Krampus Tale one-shot (Image)
The Fix #10 (Image)
DC Universe Holiday Special 2017 (DC)
Jupiter Jet #1 (Action Lab) [We had the honor of talking with Ashley Robinson, one of the creators, early in the year about it. Congrats to her and the team for getting this book going. -m]
Witchblade #1 (Image)
Justice League of America: The Detroit Era Omnibus (DC)
Honorable Mention: Faith Winter Wonderland Special (Valiant)
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The Fellowship regrets to inform you that we were not able to record an episode this week. That said, I'm still posting our picks of the week. It’s the least we can do, right? And please check out our usual sponsor, of course, and if you'd like to contact us, how to do that is listed below. Thanks :-)
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Picks for the week of 11/29:
John Wick #1 (Dynamite)
Quarry's War #1 (Titan)
Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter #3 (Titan)
Neil the Horse collection (Conundrum)
Reactor #1 (Vault)
Santa Claus: Private Eye collection (Darby Pop)
The Ghost Fleet: The Whole Goddamned Thing collection (Image)
Green Arrow Annual #1 (DC)
Old Man Logan #31 (Marvel - starting the Scarlet Samurai storyline)
Vampirella #8 (Dynamite - new creative team)
Kill Or Be Killed #14 (Image)
Honorable Mention: local boy Donny Cates is pretty busy this week - check out some of his books :-)
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The Fellowship is pleased to present another Q&A episode. This week we're answering questions about the DC cinematic universe and the Richard Donner cut of Superman. We also introduce a new geek, Liz. And as always, our picks of the week.
What we're up to this week:
Trade Pile - Knights of the Dinner Table, Harrow County, The Eighth Seal
The original Little Shop of Horrors on TCM, some comics by Gil Kane
Fluff day - Harley Quinn, Betty & Veronica, Rick & Morty
Documentaries - Birth of the Dead, Chicago: The Terry Kath Experience
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Big thanks to Danny ( @DannyDoesDallas on Twitter ) for the fun questions. And we'd like to do this again sometime, so send us your questions via the methods listed below. Thanks :-)
[Note: If you're not aware of William Hootkins (and I admit I wasn't), check out this article about him. Seriously, it's a fascinating story. -m]
Picks for the week of 11/22:
Rat Queens #6 (Image)
Challengers of the Unknown by Jack Kirby collection (DC)
Imaginary Fiends #1 (DC/Vertigo)
Sword of Ages #1 (IDW)
Van Helsing vs The Werewolf #5 (Zenescope)
Batman Year Two 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition HC (DC)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 80th Anniversary one-shot (Joe Books/Disney Comics)
Giantkillers #0 (IDW)
Honorable Mention: Doomsday Clock #1 (DC)
Shoutouts:
Welcome to the fold, Liz :-)
Manny the Martyr - thanks for letting us use your music; check them out by clicking the link
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The Fellowship is pleased to present a discussion of the big news of the day (we recorded this on Tuesday, 11/7). Brian Michael Bendis announced his departure from Marvel and his new exclusive contract with DC that morning. So we talked about his work and what we'd like to see him doing in the DC universe. And as always, our picks of the week.
What we're up to this week:
Movie Chair - She Makes Comics; documentary about women in comics past & present; people should watch it (it's on Netflix)
Comics Pile - Batman White Knight #2; strongly recommend
Thomas' Big Bag o' Nothing® - too busy for fun
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The link to the Jim Zub Tumblr post that cracked us up before recording
Picks for the week of 11/15:
Star Trek Boldly Go #14 (IDW)
Postal #24 (Image)
Not Brand Echh #14 (Marvel)
Your Pal Archie #4 (Archie)
Regression volume 1 trade (Image)
Brilliant Trash #1 (Aftershock)
Honorable Mention: Weird Love: So This is Love! collection (IDW/Yoe Books)
Honorable Mention: Call of Duty: Zombies trade (Dark Horse)
Honorable Mention: Doppelganger #1 (Alterna)
Shoutouts:
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You, dear listeners! Thanks for listening, and if you haven't yet, subscribe so you won't miss next week's exciting episode :-)
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