Dear Watchers is a comic book podcast taking you through the omniverse where your Watchers Guido and Rob explore a different multiverse each episode, from Marvel’s What If to DC’s Elseworlds and far beyond. Join as we discuss the stories that were inspired by and take inspiration from each episode's alternate universe. Includes special episodes with guest creators, scholars and fellow podcasters to share their favorite trips to the multiverse and help ponder the possibilities of what lies ah ...
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Jake Nicholson of SMEVentures uncovers the stories behind search fund entrepreneurs around the world. The Search Fund Podcast is a show about hungry entrepreneurs who, instead of starting a business, decide to buy one. These are their stories of success, failure, and the lessons they've learned.
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Divine Comedy (version 2 Dramatic Reading), The by Dante Alighieri (1265 - 1321)
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The Divine Comedy (in Italian, Divina Commedia, or just La commedia or Comedia) is an epic poem written by Dante Alighieri in the first decades of the 14th Century, during his exile from his native Florence. Considered the most important work of Italian literature, the poem has also has enormous historical influence on western literature and culture more generally. Dante represents the three realms of the afterlife in his three canticles (Inferno--Hell; Purgatorio--Purgatory; Paradiso--Parad ...
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What if Iron Man and Green Lantern amalgamated to become Iron Lantern? From Marvel & DC Comics Iron Lantern #1
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In brightest day, in blackest night, Dear Watchers is here to set things right! We are back with 11-time returning guest Ethan from MakeMineAmalgam as we talk the Green Lantern / Iron Man hybrid: Iron Lantern! We talk the first appearances of Hal Jordan's Green Lantern and Tony Stark's Iron Man plus the villains Star Sapphire and Madame Masque befo…
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What if Wolverine teams-up with Ka-Zar, Shanna, and Namor to save endangered species from The Conservator? (from Marvel's Wolverine: Global Jeopardy)
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Welcome to the Jungle! We (kind of) break our own rules and cover the wackiness that is Wolverine: Global Jeopard - part prestige book, part PSA. In this 1993 book (with an embossed cover), Wolverine partners with Namor, Ka-Zar and Shanna to confront the mysterious Conservator who is teleporting animals. Coming from the minds of Peter David and Ric…
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What if Deadpool [redacted] the Marvel multiverse? From the MCU film Deadpool & Wolverine
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It's fourth wall breaking fun as Guido and Rob are joined by Elliot from @ElliotComicArt to discuss the new film Deadpool & Wolverine! We talk our background with the Deadpool franchise (and the Fox Universe Marvel films) before sharing our thoughts on the new Shawn Levy directed film. We wrap up by discussing some of Marvel's big San Diego Comic C…
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What if Dick Tracy the movie was instead an HBO mini-series (but in comic book form)?
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Calling Dear Watchers! Calling Dear Watchers! Grab your yellow fedora and join us for a profile of legendary detective Dick Tracy in comics and on screen! We start by talking through Chester Gould's iconic creation and his grotesque rogues gallery in newspaper strips & comics before diving into Tracy on screen, mainly Warren Beatty's 1990 masterpie…
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What if Batman's origin is tied into the origin of Jack the Ripper? From DC Comics Batman: Gotham by Gaslight
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What's that lurking around the corner? It's the latest episode of Dear Watchers! We head to Victorian era London to discuss the very first Elseworlds comic - Batman: Gotham By Gaslight that sees the Bat tangle with Jack the Ripper. We talk the real life history of Jack the Ripper plus his many appearance in fiction, from Time After Time to From Hel…
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What if Snagglepuss (the Hanna Barbera cartoon lion) was gay (& also an iconic American playwright)? From DC Comics Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles
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Heavens to Murgatroyd! We're back with another Pride Month episode. This week we are covering Mark Russell's extraordinary 2018 miniseries Exit, Stage Left!: The Snagglepuss Chronicles that sees the effete pink lion turned Tennessee Williams-esque playwright drinking at the Stonewall and battling HUAC. We also talk Snagglepuss (and Hanna Barbara's …
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What if Wolverine was gay (and an exile from another world named Howlett who was boyfriends with Hercules)?
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Happy Pride Month, Bub! After many X-Men episodes we are finally focusing on the most famous X-Man of all: Wolverine! We romp through many multiverses and meet Howlett, a gay version of Wolverine who is in a relationship with Hercules. We start by covering Wolverine's legendary first appearance in The Incredible Hulk before tackling Howlett's debut…
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What if Furiosa (of Mad Max) barely appeared in a comic of her own name (but remained the best character ever)? Plus what is Mad Max canon + NO SPOILERS for Furiosa!
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Put the pedal to the metal and join us as we explore the world of Mad Max in comics and on screen! We talk about George Miller's one of a kind film series especially Fury Road before exploring the Mad Max: Fury Road comic book series that shows the origin stories for Nux and Immortan Joe plus prequel stories for Max and our featured character, Furi…
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What if Deadpool was Frank-N-Furter in the Rocky Horror Picture Show (and was also in the Breakfast Club with Peter Parker aka Spider-Man)?
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Jump into the deep end of the (dead) pool with us as we dive into (get it?) the many multiverses of Wade Wilson aka Deadpool! We start by talking Deadpool's history in comics before chatting about Avenging Spider-Man #12-13 from Kevin Shinick and Aaron Kuder that sees the Merc with a Mouth and Spider-Man tangling Hyno Hustler in dreams within dream…
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What if Rogue and Gambit of the X-Men revealed the greatest secrets of the Marvel Universe from Mister Sinister?
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After many X-Men episodes, we finally do deep dive into everyone's favorite cajun: Gambit! We start by talking the debut issues for both Gambit and the twisted villain Mr. Sinister with whom Remy shares a dark secret. The secrets keep coming in the 90s aftermath of Age of Apocalypse that sees a fracture between Gambit and Rogue. For this week's alt…
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What if Pinky and The Brain tried to be comic book superheroes and low-budget horror movie directors to take over the world?
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What are we going to do on this episode? The same thing we do every episode: Host a comic book podcast and try to take over the world! Yes, we talk everyone's favorite megalomaniac mice as we discuss Pinky & The Brain on TV and in comics. We start with the duo's debut on The Animaniacs before talking their solo TV debut. We head to the world of com…
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What if Wonder Woman and Ororo Monroe (Storm of the X-Men) were amalgamated to become Amazon? (from Amalgam Comics / Marvel & DC)
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Grab your magic girdle, it's getting stormy out! This week, we return to the world of Amalgam comics to discuss the Wonder Woman and Storm mashup that is Amazon! After some quick backstory on both WW and Storm, we talk Wonder Woman's reboot courtesy George Perez and company in 1987 before diving into John Byrne's Amazon #1. We continue to follow Am…
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What if the X-Men battled Apocalypse, Sentinels, the Brood, Juggernaut, Omega Red, Murder World, Mojo World, Exodus and Magneto all in one day? Plus a history of X-Men Video Games!
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Grab your quarters and blow in your cartridge, we are exploring the world of X-Men video games! We talk 15+ X-Men video games from the classic 1992 arcade game to Arcade's Revenge! We then head the the alternate world of 1994's X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse for SNES that sees Wolverine, Cyclops, Beast, Gambit and Psylocke tangle with Apocalypse, Magneto…
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What if Cable had destroyed the X-Men & Magneto took over the USA? (From Marvel Comics What If #46-47)
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Guido and Rob return to the world of Storm, Wolverine and company as it's X-Men time once again! This week's episode focuses on the two-part What If from Kurt Busiek and Tod Smith from 1993 that sees the X-Men turn against each other, Cable fight Wolverine, Magneto in the White House, Sentinels conquering the world, an atomic bomb explosion and muc…
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Briscoe Protective: Alexander Schuil
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In this inspiring episode of "The Search Fund Podcast," we delve into Alexander Schuil's remarkable journey from an early interest in entrepreneurship to achieving a significant exit through a search fund. Alexander shares his beginnings, from diverse early work experiences to pivotal educational moments that shaped his path. He discusses the strat…
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What If we interviewed creator TIM SHERIDAN? Special Episode with the writer of Alan Scott Green Lantern, Masters of the Universe, Teen Titans Academy, Batman: The Long Halloween film & much more!
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Great Scott! It's the co-creator of the current miniseries "Alan Scott Green Lantern", the amazing writer & storyteller TIM SHERIDAN! After meeting Tim at NYCC, we are thrilled to finally chat with him about writing for (and respecting) pre-existing characters, the role of fans in comics & TV, becoming friends with Geoff Johns, why Marv Wolfman's n…
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What If Josie and the Pussycats went into outer space? With special guest Ethan aka MakeMineAmalgam!
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We blast off with Riverdale's favorite girl group as Josie and the Pussycats rocket into outer space, first on TV and later in a 2020 comic. We start with the first episode of Josie and the Pussycats very Scooby-Doo original animated series in 1970 before the gang gets "lost in space" in the 1972 follow up. Finally, we launch into the 2020 five-par…
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What If Kal-El arrived to earth in rural England to become Colin Clark, repressed British Superman? (From the DC Comics Elseworlds tale Superman: True Brit #1)
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We head to jolly olde Britain to ask the question, what if Superman was British? We tackle 2004's Superman: True Brit, written by Monty Python co-founder John Cleese and Monty Python scholar Kim Howard Johnson with art by John Byrne. This story sees Colin Clark coming of age in rural Britain before moving to the big city to work for a famous tabloi…
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What If we ranked "What If: Series 2" and tried to better understand the MCU multiverse with it? Plus pondering future possibilities!
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What If...we covered Series 2 of What If? We discuss the return of Uatu to Disney+ in nine new episodes focusing on such characters as Happy Hogan, Nebula, Tony Stark, and many more including the return of Season 1's iconic Captain Carter and Strange Supreme plus film favorites The Grandmaster (Jeff Goldblum) and Hela (Cate Blanchett). We rank the …
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What If Extraño showed Bunker the former Teen Titan a world without him, before heading to a JLQ Christmas party? (from DC Comics 'Twas The Mite Before Christmas 2023 Holiday Special)
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It's a queer Christmas! DC meets It's a Wonderful Life as we ask What If Extraño showed Bunker the former Teen Titan a world without him, before heading to a JLQ Christmas party? First we talk Miguel Jose Barragan aka Bunker's first appearance courtesy Scott Lobdell and Brett Booth back in 2011 before jumping to December 2023 that sees elder gay Ex…
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ACE Training & MultiSkills Training: Rob Gaunt
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What if the X-Men were cyberpunk? AKA the X-Men meets the Matrix (from Marvel's What If X-Men #1)
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Boot up your modem, we're going cyberpunk! We're cover What If? The X-Men from 2018 that sees our favorite mutants go full Matrix as Charles Xavier, Cable and Domino tangle with Magneto in cyberspace. Then we head back to this universe as we see a digital Wolverine face off against a multi-armed Silver Samurai in a 2019 follow-up. Plus we talk the …
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What if Harley Quinn tried to destroy all DC comic book events while saving her family Thanksgiving?
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Gobble Gobble! We are celebrating Thanksgiving, the multiverse and Harley Quinn with this week's STUFFED episode that's certainly no turkey. We start with a history of Harley Quinn in comics, tv and film before discussing her first official appearance in the DC Comics Universe in 1999 from co-creator Paul Dini and Yvel Guichet. We then jump to 2020…
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What if Marvel’s Multiverse Saga was redirected in just one day of the MCU? Featuring The Marvels and Loki Series 2
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What a time to live in! With the release of The Marvels and the conclusion of Loki Series 2, the Multiverse Saga is in all new territory! Join your Council of Watchers as they recap the multiverse in the MCU from Quentin Beck's lies through No Way Home & Multiverse of Madness to what lies ahead. We talk the multiverse (and overall thoughts) for The…
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What if the original Jason from Friday the 13th faced off against Uber-Jason from Jason X?
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We are going back, back, back to Crystal Lake and into outer space to ask the question what if the original Jason from Friday the 13th faced off against Uber-Jason from Jason X? We talk the origins of Jason X on screen (New Line, Freddy vs. Jason, Jason Goes to Hell, Kane Hodder) and the transition of Uber-Jason to comics via Avatar with Brian Poli…
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What if Jason Voorhees from Friday the 13th was adopted by Leatherface and the cannibals from The Texas Chain Saw Massacre? A Horror Special!
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Grab your hockey mask (or if you prefer, a leather face) and join us as we dive deep into both Crystal Lake and the heart of Texas to explore Jason Voorhees & Friday the 13th and Leatherface and the Texas Chainsaw Massacre on film and in comics! We talk the backstories for both of the iconic series on film, discuss Guido's first time ever watching …
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What if we covered New York Comic Con 2023 so that it felt like you were at NYCC with us?
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Join us for our special coverage of all things New York Comic Con 2023 with our special guest, Elliot from ElliotComicArt! We talk Slayers (the new Buffy the Vampire Slayer) Audible series, John Carpenter & Storm King Comics, Rhys Darby & Our Flag Means Death, Alan Scott, Wonder Woman, Goosebumps and our encounters with Carmen Carnero, Lenore Zann,…
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What if Marvel Zombies invaded Earth but stopping them breaks the timeline & author Marsheila Rockwell comes to talk to us about it? From The Hunger: A Marvel Zombies Novel (2023) + SPECIAL INTERVIEW
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We've risen from the grave to present a new interview episode! We devour the brain of author Marsheila Rockwell to discuss her new book, The Hunger: A Marvel Zombies Novel! We talk to Marcy about her horror origin story (from Lovecraft to The Craft), her extensive research into Marvel Zombies, what sets her new book from Aconyte Books apart from th…
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What if Tomb Raider Lara Croft made her comic book debut in New York City alongside Witchblade?
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We are back! In the 1990s that is with our hair braided and our ancient artifacts in hand as we explore the many versions of Lara Croft Tomb Raider from video games to films to her VERY 90's team up with Michael Turner and Marc Silvestri's Witchblade! We talk 1996's Tomb Raider video game, Lara's first appearance in Sega Mean Machines Magazine and …
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What if Joker accidentally killed Batman and ended up working at Wayne Enterprises? (from DC Comics Knight Terrors: The Joker)
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The joke is on you as we explore the nightmare world of Batman’s greatest enemy: The Joker! We start with the Clown Prince of Crime’s first appearance in 1940 before diving into the very recent two issue Knight Terrors: The Joker and the first chapter of the new manga Joker: One Operation Joker which both examine the villain’s codependent relations…
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What if the Age of Apocalypse had not ended? With X-TRA Special Guest Jason Ayers (of WWE Smackdown wrestling)
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We are back in the world of Age of Apocalypse and this time, Galactus is coming along for the ride! The world eater is bringing a special guest...not the Silver Surfer but WWE referee and comic book super fan Jason Ayers! We talk to Jason about his comic book origin store, his history with X-Men and Age of Apocalypse and about the What If issue tha…
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