Comic Zombie Podcast #32: The Future of the DCU?

Posted by ErikSlader on February 10, 2023

Issue 32: The Future of the DCU?

“Storytelling is always king, that’s all that matters to us.” – James Gunn

In light of the recent news that James Gunn (director of “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “The Suicide Squad”) and Peter Safran are officially “rebooting” the *entire* DC film franchise (following “The Flash” and “Aquaman: The Lost Kingdom”), we decided to break down what each of us would do if we were (somehow) put in charge of the DC Studios reboot! Strap in for two of the craziest, nerdiest, mega-fan pitch meetings of all time as Chris and Erik attempt to construct an entire inter-connected cinematic universe!

Also On This Episode:

James Gunn’s DC Studios Announcements: “Chapter One: Gods and Monsters” (click here for the full video!)
Discussion regarding Henry Cavill’s exit from the DCEU following the “Black Adam” debacle
Essential Reads: Iron Man

(Episode edited by Erik Slader)

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Comic Zombie Podcast #31: Frank Miller’s “SIN CITY” (Comics vs Movies)

Posted by ErikSlader on January 17, 2023

Issue 31: Frank Miller’s “SIN CITY” (Comics vs Movies)

“Walk down the right back alley in Sin City, and you can find anything.” – Marv

Erik rides solo for a deep dive into the corrupt, blood soaked, streets of Basin City with a review of Frank Miller’s “Sin City” graphic novels, and how they compare / contrast to the Robert Rodriguez movie adaptation, and it’s sequel, “Sin City: A Dame to Kill For”…

Click here for Erik’s original reviews of the Sin City comics for visual references:

Vol 1 – “The Hard Goodbye”
Vol 2 – “A Dame to Kill For”
Vol 3 – “The Big Fat Kill”
Vol 4 – “That Yellow Bastard”
Vol 5 – “Family Values”
Vol 6 – “Booze, Broads, and Bullets”
Vol 7 – “Hell and Back” (coming soon)

Check out our blog at ComicZombie.net for more!

And you can buy Erik’s new sci-fi / noir novella, “2299” here!

(Episode edited by Erik Slader)

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Comic Zombie Podcast #30: The “Ultimate Marvel” Comics

Posted by ErikSlader on December 16, 2022

Issue 30: Ultimate Marvel

“Hulk Smash Freddie Prinze Junior!” – The Ultimate Hulk (The Ultimates #4)

Chris and Erik review the “Ultimate Marvel” Comics Line (2000-2015) – including: Ultimate Spider-man, Ultimate X-Men, Ultimate Fantastic Four, Ultimate Marvel Team-Up, The Ultimates, and Ultimatum…

Also On This Episode:

Erik’s (spoiler free) mini-review of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
Quick thoughts on “Werewolf by Night” and “The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special”
Artist Spotlight: Darwyn Cooke
Essential Reads: The Incredible Hulk

Check out our blog at ComicZombie.net for more!

And buy Erik’s new sci-fi / noir novella, “2299” here!

(Episode edited by Erik Slader)

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Essential Reads: THE INCREDIBLE HULK

Posted by ErikSlader on December 16, 2022

On our latest podcast episode (Issue #30) we gave some recommendations for THE HULK!

Chris’s Pick: THE IMMORTAL HULK by Al Ewing and Joe Bennett

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Artist Spotlight: Darwyn Cooke (1962-2016)

Posted by ErikSlader on December 16, 2022

For the latest ‘Artist Spotlight’, we decided to showcase the late great Darwyn Cooke!

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Comic Zombie Podcast #29: X-Men: The Age of Apocalypse!

Posted by ErikSlader on December 7, 2022

Issue 29: X-Men: The Age of Apocalypse!

“I am the rocks of the eternal shore: crash against me and be broken!” -Apocalypse

In this solo episode, Chris goes deep into Marvel comics lore to gush about another famous (infamous?) 90’s X-Men story-arc: “THE AGE OF APOCALYPSE”!

(Episode edited by Chris Carroll and Erik Slader)

Check out our blog at ComicZombie.net for more, including Erik’s recent reviews of Frank Miller’s Sin City graphic novels!

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Essential Reads: THE FLASH

Posted by ErikSlader on December 7, 2022

On our latest podcast episode (Issue #28) we gave some recommendations for The Flash!

Erik’s Pick: “FLASHPOINT” by Geoff Johns and Andy Kubert

Chris’s Pick: FLASH: “THE RETURN OF BARRY ALLEN” by Mark Waid and Greg LaRocque

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The Best X-Men Movie Watch Order?

Posted by ErikSlader on December 1, 2022

Now that mutants are officially being introduced into the MCU (Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Ms. Marvel, Wakanda Forever, Deadpool and Wolverine, etc), I figured it might be a good time to revisit Fox’s X-Men series, before it’s inevitably rebooted by Disney.

Before the Marvel Cinematic Universe began with 2008’s “Iron Man”, before Sam Raimi’s Spider-man trilogy, and following the success of 1999’s “Blade”, Bryan Singer gave us one of the most serious takes on a comic book franchise to date, with 2000’s “X-Men”!

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Every Spider-man Movie Explained

Posted by ErikSlader on November 25, 2022

With the release of “Spider-man: No Way Home”, we figured it might be helpful to put together a guide to the Spider-man films, especially considering we’ve had three live-action takes on Peter Parker in the last 20 years! So if you’re new to the webslinger, or just need a refresher course, this is a good starting point.

THE SAM RAIMI ‘SPIDER-MAN’ TRILOGY (2002-2007)

Before Spider-man’s official introduction into the MCU (with Tom Holland as the web crawler), this is a great point to revisit the original Spider-man trilogy, directed by Sam Raimi and starring Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker!

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