It’s the return of BK’s Bullets! Brent takes the wheel as he is joined by Donovan Morgan Grant to discuss DC’s latest television project, Lanterns, and whether or not it lives up to expectations. Expect spoilers for the full season within, as well as some salty and perhaps spicy takes within.
Comic Timing returns with a Gold Team episode, featuring Ian, Chris Eberle, Murd and Shane! The first forty minutes of this one allow Chris, Murd and Shane to give their thoughts on James Gunn’s Superman, closing out the entire squad’s views on that. The group then gives their in-depth opinions on Marvel’s attempt at a summer blockbuster, The Fantastic Four: First Steps. What worked, what didn’t, what was somewhere in between? Expect it all this episode! That includes the effects, script, plot, actors chosen, what was cut before release, to mustache or not to mustache, Baby on Board, Mole Man could have been smaller, Galactus could have been bigger, Johnny’s linguistics skills, and so much more. Spoilers abound, of course! And we end with some recent comic book acquisitions from Shane, Murd checking out Superman: Red and Blue, and Ian’s recent viewing of Jurassic World: Rebirth, as well as a taste of an Extra Point to come on Albert Pyun’s Director’s Cut of the 1990 Captain America movie.
Time stamps:
Superman: 0:02:41
Fantastic Four: First Steps – 0:40:13
Shane’s Recent Reads and more: 1:43:50
And here’s the video version of the episode:
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Would it even be a movie review of a Superman property on Comic Timing if the episode itself wasn’t longer than the movie? I say thee nay! Ian, Brent, Kris, Donovan, Brandon and Raph are joined for this one by host of the Star Joes podcast and creator of the Stealth Hammer comic, Ryan Drost! He shares his firsthand knowledge from being an extra on the set of the movie when it filmed in Cleveland, how the movie’s filming was welcomed by the city at large, his experiences being up close with David Corenswet and James Gunn, and the awesome Easter Eggs that are the street names of Metropolis’ city grid. We also go through the movie as a whole, what worked, what didn’t, some passionate back and forth on whether what didn’t work actually didn’t work, the glory that is Guy Gardner’s mop top, Krypto is a bad dog, Lois is a reporter, Jimmy Olsen gets all the ladies, Lex Luthor is Musky, Mr. Terrific lives up to his name, and so much more. That also includes where this new universe may go next, and also where it’s been before. Punk rock, baby!
You can support future releases of Comic Timing and get in on the occasional early releases of the show at http://www.patreon.com/ComicTiming. Video versions of most episodes are at http://youtube.com/@comictimingpodcast, along with Raph’s new shorts series, Raph’s Comic Catch-Up, so go ahead and subscribe if you haven’t already done so.
125 episodes of Comic Timing! Holy crap! To celebrate, Brent and Ian say farewell to the old DC Universe with a review of Flashpoint #5 and say hello to the new one with Justice League #1! We are also joined by longtime listener Donovan Morgan Grant for the Justice League conversation. Plus, there is plenty of conversation and clarification on Brent’s Editorial on why he feels some comic shops might not be using the DC Relaunch to its fullest potential.
As always – we are sponsored by DCBS! That’s right! Discount Comic Book Service! This month you can get the entire DCnU for 50% off when you buy all of the issue #3’s – otherwise they are at an astonishing 40% off! And for those of you who have not used DCBS before you can save an additional 8% off your first order via the promo code: CT8. Plus, be sure to check out DCBS’ new Comixology digital store!
We are also sponsored by New York Comic Con. This year’s show is taking place from October 13 – 16 as the show is now FOUR DAYS LONG! Be sure to stop by Podcast Arena to chat with Ian or to pimp your books!
Thanks for listening and we will see you in October for our review of the rest of the New 52.
Before the end of the month there’s more Comic Timing to be had! This one has Brent Kossina and Ian Levenstein joined by Angela from 2 People Talking and Invisible Jetcast, Chris Johnson now of Dying in the Gutters and Umar of Dafixer’s Hideout as we talk all about the DC Relaunch before all 52 titles were announced. We decided to hold this one back until everything was finalized out of DC just so you could see what we got right and what we got wrong. This one is plenty of fun so I hope everyone enjoys it!
As always – we are sponsored by DCBS! That’s right! Discount Comic Book Service! This month you can get the entire DCnU for 50% off when you buy all of them – otherwise they are at an astonishing 42% off! And for those of you who have not used DCBS before you can save an additional 8% off your first order via the promo code: CT8. Here are our Review Corner picks for the month:
Time for our MegaCon coverage to begin! In this episode, Brent Kossina, Brandon Christopher and Ian go over the events of Friday and Saturday, as well as what we picked up at the con, who we met, and where we ate. Trust me, it’s a lot more interesting than you’d think. Next up will be the interviews and comments on Day 3 from Brandon and Ian, which will be out later this week. So listen in and stay tuned for the rest of our MegaCon action!
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We will see you next time for more MegaCon coverage! Until then, thanks for listening, thanks for downloading!
