THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE!This week… the Dark Reign begins!! Join the Book Club Bois as they discuss the opening chapter of the darkest era in Avengers history!The SECRET INVASION is over. SHIELD is gone. The Avengers are scattered. And a new world order has been established. Norman Osborn has taken control of Avengers Tower and has his …

THE FIRST ARC ENDS!This month, the Book Club Bois review the sixth issue of Hickman and Checchetto’s Spidey epic! But does the climactic confrontation with Wilson Fisk stick the landing? And how will the Parker family react to the reveal of what Pete’s been up to for the past six months?Covers Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) #6 by Jonathan Hickman and M…

THE BEGINNING OF THE END!Join Aeric, AJ and Chris as they review the film that put into motion the downfall of the FoX-Men! Following after DAYS OF FUTURE PAST is no easy feat, but 2016’s X-MEN: APOCALYPSE aims to do just that. Will it succeed? Find out here!Follow us!Twitter: twitter.com/geeksplainedpod?lang=enInstagram: www.instagram.com/geekspla…

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE!The End is Nigh. But what is an ending… but an opportunity for a new beginning? Join the Book Club Bois as they discuss the ending to SECRET INVASION!ALL. OUT. WAR. The Invasion was successful, and the Skrulls took over. But the rebellion of Earth’s superheroes has culminated in a final battle to decide the fate…

I’M BATMAN!This week we’re celebrating 35 years of Tim Burton’s BATMAN! Join Aeric as he dives into the story of how this iconic film came to be – and all the bumps in the road along the way!Time Stamps:00:00:42 Intro00:01:44 The Story Behind Batman ‘8901:06:34 Wrap-UpFollow us!Twitter: twitter.com/geeksplainedpod?lang=enInstagram: www.instagram.co…

Anne and Dallas sit down to discuss Kelly Sue Decconick and Robson Rocha's Aquaman run! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecomicscollective/support

MAXIMUM EFFORT!This week, our intrepid heroes review the little film that could: DEADPOOL! A film that took over a decade to materialize and almost didn’t happen - what made this film such a success and turned the character of Wade Wilson into a household name? Aeric, AJ and Chris dive in and discuss!Follow us!Twitter: twitter.com/geeksplainedpod?l…

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE!In Part 3 of Secret Invasion Month, the Book Club Bois continue down the rabbit hole of the Skrull infiltration of Earth and get ready for the final battle!In the past, Veranke’s infiltration of the superhero community continues as she deals with the events of House of M and the near-annihilation of her people. …

THE ORIGIN OF THE GREEN GOBLIN!This month features a deep dive into Harry Osborn’s journey to become the Green Goblin of Earth 6160! What steps were taken to bring us to this point, and is Harry a hero… or something else?Covers Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) #5 by Jonathan Hickman and David MessinaSend us your questions for the Book Club Mailbag!Email:…

Anne, Lexi, and Dallas sit down to discuss The Great Darkness Saga --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecomicscollective/support

LET’S DO THE TIMEWARP AGAIN!This week Aeric, AJ and Chris discuss the culmination of every film in the FoX-Men Saga so far: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST! Can fate be changed? Are we destined to fail? What does “Days of Future Past” even mean??? Find out here!Follow us!Twitter: twitter.com/geeksplainedpod?lang=enInstagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?…

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE!Secret Invasion Month continues! The Book Club Bois discuss the infiltration of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in the latest chapter of Brian Michael Bendis’ NEW AVENGERS SAGA!The Invasion is underway. But how did it begin? From the moment the Illuminati escaped the clutches of the Skrull Empire, the plan to infiltrat…

GAME ON!This week, Aeric counts down his Top 10 video games based on comic books! Plus some honorable mentions and a look forward to the most anticipated games on the horizon!Time Stamps:00:00:39 Intro00:03:33 Top 10 Comic-Based Video Games01:37:03 Wrap-UpFollow us!Twitter: twitter.com/geeksplainedpod?lang=enInstagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplaine…

Anne, Lexi, and Dallas sit down to talk about G Willow Wilson and Marcio Takara's Poison Ivy issues 1-6 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecomicscollective/support

JOURNEY TO THE EAST!This week, join Aeric and Chris as they discuss the UNDERRATED second chapter of Logan’s solo adventures in THE WOLVERINE! What happens when Wolverine heads to Japan to tie up loose ends? A whole lotta movie, that’s what!Follow us!Twitter: twitter.com/geeksplainedpod?lang=enInstagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=enMusi…

Dallas sits down with artist and writer Wes Craig to talk about his ongoing comic sereies Kaya --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecomicscollective/support

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE!In our 150TH SESSION, join the Book Club Bois as they kickoff SECRET INVASION MONTH!The Skrull Empire has infiltrated the superhero community of Earth. They can be anywhere. They can be anyone. The Invasion isn’t coming… it’s already happened. All that’s left is war. But how can you fight a war if you can’t trus…

Dallas, Alexis, Anne, and Evan wrap up their coverage of Hellboy with Mike Mignola's masterpiece Hellboy in Hell --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecomicscollective/support

Dallas and Michael Avon Oeming sit down to discuss his upcoming comic William of Newbury--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecomicscollective/support

TIME FOR A REBOOT!This week heralds the return of cohost and filmmaker Chris Carter, who rejoins Aeric and AJ just in time to head back to the Sixties with X-MEN: FIRST CLASS! Just when the franchise needed it most, this film gave the series a fresh coat of paint and got audiences excited about X-Men films again!Follow us!Twitter: twitter.com/geeks…

Dallas and Juni Ba sit down to talk about Boy Wonder, available wherever you get your comics! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecomicscollective/support

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE!It’s our LAST STOP before the world changes forever… but who shaped that world? Find out alongside the Book Club Bois as they discuss the latest chapter of Brian Michael Bendis’ NEW AVENGERS SAGA!The Illuminati. An elite group of the planet’s most powerful guardians. Whenever Earth faces its greatest threats, th…

X-MAY 2024 FINALE!To wrap up this year’s festivities, Aeric and Malcolm are joined by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing to discuss their upcoming book NYX! A book with a LOT of history behind it, and even more history to be made – Jackson and Collin dig into their process of putting the book together and why it’s more important than ever to have a b…

Dallas and Anne are joined by Aeric Azana and Malcolm Russell Nelson to discuss Jason Aaron's Wolverine and the X-men! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecomicscollective/support

THE ORIGIN OF THE HUGE JACKED MAN!This week, Aeric and AJ discuss their unique experiences with X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE! An infamous installment in this saga also features one of the most bizarre screw-ups in adapting a comic book character from page to screen. Hopefully they figure out what to do with that Deadpool guy!Follow us!Twitter: twitter.…

Dallas and Anne sit down with Jason Aaron to discuss his upcoming run on teenage mutant ninja turtles --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecomicscollective/support

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE!This week, the Book Club Bois return to… (ugh) The “Mighty” Avengers in the latest chapter of Brian Michael Bendis’ NEW AVENGERS SAGA!With the Ultron threat neutralized, the new team Tony Stark has assembled must now turn their gaze to a new threat: a bomb made of Symbiotes has gone off in the center of Manhatta…

Dallas and Kyle Starks sit down to discuss his new comic Karate Prom, available wherever you get your comics! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecomicscollective/support

WELCOME TO THE REVOLUTION!In Part 4 of X-MAY 2024, Aeric and Malcolm are joined by Dallas Taylor (Comics Collective Podcast) to discuss the defining story in the modern era of Scott Summers! In 2013, Brian Michael Bendis and Chris Bachalo took the recently deposed Cyclops and turned him from Fallen Son to Mutant Revolutionary. But does this story h…

Dallas and Anne are joined by Owen from Owen Likes Comics to talk about Astonishing X-men --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecomicscollective/support

THE LAST STAND!This week, Aeric and AJ complete the first lap of this marathon with X-MEN: THE LAST STAND (2006)! As the end of this first era in X-Men films, there is A LOT wrong with this film… but are there any redeeming qualities? Find out here!Follow us!Twitter: twitter.com/geeksplainedpod?lang=enInstagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?h…

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE!Who do you trust? Join the Book Club Bois as they discuss the next chapter in Brian Michael Bendis’ NEW AVENGERS SAGA!The Secret Avengers return from Japan just in time for the world to close in on them! Still reeling from the reveal that Elektra was a Skrull, our heroes reap the consequences of the Civil War wh…

Aeric and Malcolm sit down with comics writer Kelly Thompson to chat about BIRDS OF PREY, moving from Marvel to DC Comics, her upcoming Energon debut with SCARLETT, and more!Follow us!Twitter: twitter.com/geeksplainedpod?lang=enInstagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=enSend us your questions for the Geeksplained Mailbag!Email: Geeksplained…

“I TOLD YOU NOT TO DOUBLE DARE THEM!”In our X-MAY 2024 Interlude, Aeric puts the Geeksplained Spotlight on hidden gem DEADPOOL VS OLD MAN LOGAN by Declan Shalvey and Mike Henderson!Time Stamps:00:00:56 Intro00:04:12 Spotlight on DEADPOOL VS OLD MAN LOGAN00:37:43 Wrap-UpIntro/Outro Music by the INCREDIBLE Sophie Marlon:https://sophiemarlon.bandcamp.…

Dallas, Anne and special guest David Harper sit down to talk about the X-TREME crossover X-cutioner's Song. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecomicscollective/support

SHE’S BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!In Issue #4, the Book Club Bois – OH WHO ARE WE KIDDING YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED THIS ISSUE! Perhaps the best issue of the series so far sees a double date for the ages and the return of YOU KNOW WHO!Covers Ultimate Spider-Man #4 by Jonathan Hickman and David MessinaSend us your questions for the Book Club Mai…

X-MEN UNITE!In the second session of this retrospective series, Aeric and AJ are joined by Good Brother™ and longtime friend of the pod Chris Dobson to discuss X2: X-MEN UNITED (2003)! The film that many people herald as the best in the franchise is front and center… but does it hold up 11 years later?Follow us!Twitter: twitter.com/geeksplainedpod?…

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE!With the Secret Avengers now established, it’s time for the Book Club Bois to travel to the other side of the aisle in the next chapter of Brian Michael Bendis’ NEW AVENGERS!In the aftermath of the superhero Civil War, Tony Stark finds himself in a world without Avengers. But he’s about to change all that. Ms. M…

TO ME, MY ASTONISHING X-MEN!In part two of X-MAY 2024, Aeric is joined by Book Club co-host Malcolm Russell-Nelson to wind the clock back 20 years and revisit ASTONISHING X-MEN #1!Time Stamps:00:01:02 Intro00:02:52 Astonishing X-Men #1 Revisited w/ Malcolm01:28:44 Wrap-UpIntro/Outro Music by the INCREDIBLE Sophie Marlon:https://sophiemarlon.bandcam…

Dallas, Anne, Lexi (sort of), and Doug sit down to chat about Chris Claremont and Bill Sienkiewicz --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecomicscollective/support

THE MUTANT AGE HAS NOW BEGUN!Welcome to a Geeksplained Extra series we’re calling “PREVIOUSLY, ON X-MEN”! Aeric is joined by his Film Club cohorts AJ Kincaid and Chris Carter on a quest through the history of X-Men in film!In our first installment, Aeric and AJ discuss the groundbreaking film X-MEN (2000) - the film that started the franchise and k…

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE!With CIVIL WAR officially concluded, the superhero community finds itself irreparably fractured. The Book Club Bois catch up with one side of the conflict, as Luke Cage leads the Secret Avengers in the next chapter of Brian Michael Bendis’ NEW AVENGERS!Luke Cage. Iron Fist. Spider-Woman. Wolverine. Doctor Strang…

WELCOME BACK TO X-MAY!!!For the fourth time, it’s our annual month-long series on Marvel’s Merry Mutants! Kicking off a full month of X-Men related episodes is a discussion with Connor Goldsmith of CEREBRO on Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely’s E IS FOR EXTINCTION!Time Stamps:00:01:01 Intro00:02:55 E is for Extinction w/ Connor Goldsmith02:16:30 Wra…

Dallas, Anne, Lexi and Evan sit down to talk about the best Hellboy omnibus yet! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecomicscollective/support

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE!This is the big one. This week, the Book Club Bois have a GIANT-SIZED discussion on the Marvel Comics event that changed Comic Book Events forever: MARVEL’S CIVIL WAR.Change has come to America. After a tragedy in Stamford, Connecticut, the Superhuman Registration Act becomes law – dividing the superhero communi…

Dallas, Anne, and Lexi are joined once again by Matt Draper to talk about Daredevil: Born Again --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecomicscollective/support

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE!This week, the Book Club Bois take a detour to examine reports of young superheroes who have taken crime fighting into their own hands! Join Aeric, Malcolm and Jacob as they dive into YOUNG AVENGERS!In the aftermath of AVENGERS: DISASSEMBLED, the world found itself without its mightiest heroes. But from the ashe…

We love sex positivity here at the comics Collective! We also love awesome Kickstarter projects which is why we have friend of the show, Wells Thompson, here to talk about his new comic "Smut"! And I mean, hey, you gotta stick around to see what that's about, right? :D Smut Kickstarter Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wellsthompson/smut-1…

WELCOME TO VOLUME 7!We kick off Volume 7 with an annual tradition, as Aeric counts down the TOP 10 Comics YOU Should be Reading in 2024!Time Stamps:00:00:44 Intro00:04:50 Top 10 Comics 202401:15:06 Wrap-UpFollow us!Twitter: twitter.com/geeksplainedpod?lang=enInstagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=enSend us your questions for the Geeksplai…

Anne and Lexi tackle HEATHEN by Natasha Alterici and Ashley Woods--a story of a brave Viking, exiled from her home, on a perilous quest to free the queen of the Valkyries from her curse and Odin's wrath! There will be Gods, there will be smooches, and the nipples will be FREE! Check it out! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/p…