A “Brief” Recap of the MCU Timeline (Part Seven – Phase 5 Vol. 1 – World’s Collide)

In Part 1Part 2Part 3, and Part 4 of my (overly ambitious) chronological MCU Timeline Breakdown, we covered the Infinity Saga (“Captain America: The First Avenger” to “Avengers: Endgame”), then in Part 5 and Part 6 we covered ‘Phase Four’ (with the start of the Multiverse Saga), and now we’re delving into the first half of Phase Five

Note: the schedule has been shifted around a bit…
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A “Brief” Recap of the MCU Timeline (Part Six – Phase 4 Vol. 2 – The Universe Expands)

Click here for Part 1Part 2Part 3, and Part 4 of our MCU Breakdown!

We’re continuing where we left off last time (Part 5: The Multiverse Saga Begins) with the second half of Phase Four, in chronological order…

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A “Brief” Recap of the MCU Timeline (Part Five – Phase 4 Vol. 1: The Multiverse Saga Begins)

Click here for Part 1Part 2Part 3, and Part 4 of our MCU Breakdown!

Before we delve into Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (in chronological order), if you haven’t already, this is a great time to refresh yourself on ALL the Spider-man movies, as well as the previous entries in the X-Men franchise, before we kick off “The Multiverse Saga”! (As always with these breakdowns, spoilers ahead!)

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Issue #41: Revisiting the MCU: Phase Three (Part 2 of 2) – Podcast

Revisiting the MCU: Phase Three (Part 2 of 2) – Podcast

“Dread it. Run from it. Destiny arrives all the same. And now, it’s here. Or should I say… I am.” – Thanos

Chris, Erik, and Zack (⁠⁠⁠Podcasters Assemble⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Effin Cultured⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠The Neat Cast⁠⁠⁠) assemble once again to *finally* finish off The Infinity Saga!

MCU Phase 3 Movies (part two):

  • Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
  • Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
  • Captain Marvel (2019)
  • Avengers: Endgame (2019)
  • Spider-man: Far From Home (2019)

Be sure to listen to our previous MCU episodes as well:

(Episode edited by Chris Carroll)

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2 Young 4 This Trek / Comic Zombie: “Nu Trek?!” – Bonus Podcast Crossover

Chris and Erik got together for a Bonus Crossover episode of “Too Young For This Trek: A Star Trek Podcast” – a show that Erik co-hosts on, where Erik introduces Chris to a selection of random episodes from some of the new Star Trek series, out of order, without context! (They also discuss TNG, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Picard – Season 3, and why Quark from DS9 sucks so much)

Click here for the Episode!

Episodes Reviewed:

  • Star Trek Discovery – S1E7: “Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad”
  • Short Treks: “The Trouble with Edward”
  • Lower Decks – S1E6: “Terminal Provocations”
  • Lower Decks – S1E9: “Crisis Point”
  • Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – S1E9: “All Those Who Wander”

Also be sure to check out Erik’s Trek articles over on GeektoGeekMedia.com:

Issue #40: All 4 “FANTASTIC FOUR” Movies?! – Podcast

Issue 40: All 4 “FANTASTIC FOUR” Movies?! – Podcast

“Flame On!” – Johnny Storm, the Human Torch

After dreading it for years, Chris and Erik are finally tackling their deep-seated trauma, and reviewing ALL 4 “Fantastic Four” movies!? (Spoilers: they’re all garbage, despite the comics being so good…) As well as some speculation on what the MCU may end up doing with the FF in Phase 5 or 6…

Movies Discussed:

  • Fantastic 4 (1994)
  • Fantastic Four (2005)
  • Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
  • …FANT4STIC ?! (2015)

Also on this episode:

  • Invincible – Season 2: Part 1 (Amazon Prime)
  • What If? – Season 2 (MCU, Disney Plus)
  • ECHO (MCU, Disney Plus)
  • Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (Apple Plus)

(Episode edited by Chris Carroll and Erik Slader)

Check out our Essential Reads for the FF and more at our blog – ⁠⁠⁠⁠ComicZombie.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

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Issue #39: Revisiting the MCU: Phase Three (Part 1 of 2)

Issue 39: Revisiting the MCU: Phase Three (Part 1 of 2) – Podcast

“Dormammu, I’ve come to bargain!” – Doctor Strange

Zack returns once again – the ‘Nick Fury of podcasting’ himself: radio host extraordinaire (from ⁠⁠Podcasters Assemble⁠⁠⁠⁠Effin Cultured⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠The Neat Cast⁠⁠) for another epic CZ Team-Up with our heroes, Chris and Erik to finally tackle ‘Phase Three’ of the MCU! (Part 1 of 2)

MCU Phase 3 Movies (part one):

  • Captain America: CIVIL WAR (2016)
  • Doctor Strange (2016)
  • Guardians of the Galaxy – VOL 2 (2017)
  • Spider-man: Homecoming (2017)
  • THOR: RAGNAROK (2017)
  • Black Panther (2018)

Be sure to listen to our previous MCU episodes as well:

(Episode edited by Chris Carroll)

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Podcast – Issue #38: X-MEN: The Dark Phoenix Saga / Days of Future Past

Issue 38: X-MEN: The Dark Phoenix Saga / Days of Future Past

“Hear me, X-Men! No longer am I the woman you knew! I am Fire and Life incarnate! Now and forever – I am PHOENIX!”

This week, Chris and Erik are talking about the Chris Claremont / John Byrne era of X-Men comics history, delving into two of the most iconic storylines of all time: “The Dark Phoenix Saga” and “Days of Future Past”!

(Episode edited by Chris Carroll)

Check out our blog at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ComicZombie.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more! 

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Issue 37: THE FLASH and ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE (Movie Reviews) – *Spoiler Alert*

Comic Zombie Podcast #37: THE FLASH and ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE

“Time has a pattern that it can’t help reliving. Different people, different worlds, drawn to each other like magnets.” – Barry Allen

*SPOILERS AHEAD!*

On the latest episode, Erik and his wife, Meg, do a back-to-back multi-versal comic book movie double feature, and review both “The Flash” *and* “Across the Spider-verse”!

Note: We also give our “brief” (lol) thoughts on: “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3”, “Shazam 2: Fury of the Gods”, “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania”, the *first* “Into the Spider-verse”, initial thoughts on the “Blue Beetle” trailer, and our review of the new Stan Lee documentary on Disney Plus!

(Episode edited by Erik Slader)

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Every STAR TREK Movie Ever… So Far

Reblogged from GeekToGeekMedia.com!

The Star Trek Movies are often overshadowed by the shows themselves (all 12 of them), but despite having arguably some of the franchise’s most notorious outings (as well as some of its absolute best), there’s no doubt that the series as a whole has left a massive impact both on the fandom and movie history! With rampant fan speculation about a fourth Kelvin-verse outing, bizarre rumors of a Quentin Tarantino-led film, and the recent announcement of Section 31 – a straight-to-streaming spin-off “special movie event” starring Michelle Yeoh (of Everything Everywhere All At Once and Discovery fame) – we thought it might be time to take a look back at the previous 13(!) films in this multi-decades-long sci-fi blockbuster series!

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