GeekChew No. 115: It Looked Awesome

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In this episode of The Innovators & Investors Podcast, host Kristian Marquez sits down with David Brem, Managing Director of the University of Michigan’s Zell Lurie Commercialization Fund. David offers a rare glimpse into the inner workings of a student-led endowment fund focused on early-stage, sector-agnostic investments primarily in the Michigan ecosystem. He shares insights on their unique, founder-first investment approach, how they navigate pre-seed to Series A venture opportunities, and the rigorous due diligence process involving qualitative analysis over pure numbers. David also discusses his roles with global VC networks including Electro Ventures, the London Venture Capital Network, and Level Up Ventures, illustrating how he bridges U.S., European, and Australian venture ecosystems with a special focus on mobility and transportation tech. Highlights include deep dives into emerging trends like eVTOLs (electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft), smart city infrastructure, and safety innovations in aviation technology. Listeners will gain valuable perspectives on how diverse expertise—from military intelligence and management consulting to academic ventures—shapes David’s investment thesis and community-building efforts. The episode also explores the importance of networking, adding value in the startup ecosystem, and practical advice for aspiring investors or entrepreneurs navigating the venture capital world. With stories of successes, challenges, and future outlooks, this episode is a must-listen for innovators, founders, and investors aiming to understand the intersection of academia, technology, and venture capital in today’s dynamic landscape. Learn more about David's work at https://zli.umich.edu/zell-lurie-commercialization-fund/ Connect with David on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-lowell-brem/ Think you'd be a great guest on the show? Apply at https://finstratmgmt.com/innovators-investors-podcast/ Want to learn more about Kristian Marquez's work? Check out his website at https://finstratmgmt.com…

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The Black Cloak series from Kelly Thompson and Meredith McClaren has our highest recommendation, plus we rank our top movies of 2023.

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#Geekery #Tech #Comics #Movies #Popular #Culture #Television #Books #Pop #Geek #Charlene McCracken #Arts #Entertainment #GeekChew

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This week, we dig into our love for the graphic novel horror series, The Night Eaters, by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda. We also talk about the new tv series Mr. and Mrs. Smith, an instant favorite. Plus, our next book club book will be Babel, by R.F. Kuang.

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The Black Cloak series from Kelly Thompson and Meredith McClaren has our highest recommendation, plus we rank our top movies of 2023.

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We’re back and talking Public Domain by Chip Zdarsky! We also discuss Nope and do some MCU phase 4 rankings.

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GeekChew No. 113: On the First Read 26:35

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It’s another book club episode! This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone is the book and it… was… awesome! We also talk about the Hawkeye trailer and our latest movie jar pull, On the Waterfront.

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GeekChew No. 112: Not on Order but in the Cart 28:01

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GeekChew No. 111: I'm Gonna Look It Up and Get Back to You on That 26:49

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This week we talked about a new graphic novel from Eric Powell and Harold Schechter, Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done? Then it’s all about Shang-Chi!

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GeekChew No. 110: Books I Didn't Read 30:47

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First, we picked our next book club book! It’s This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone. Read it soon!! We also talked tv with Reservation Dogs and 100 Foot Wave, then movies like Atonement, Reminiscence, and Candyman.

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GeekChew No. 109: Maybe It Should Go in the Jar 34:21

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We covered a lot of ground this week, jumping from new shows like The Bad Batch and Girls5Eva, to new movies on Netflix The Mitchells vs the Machines and Army of the Dead, to the debut issues of Wonder Girl and Time Before Time.

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This week we talk about Godzilla vs. Kong, episode 3 of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and a couple of new series: Shadecraft by Joe Henderson and Lee Garbett (Image Comics) and Silk by Maurene Goo and Takeshi Miyazawa (Marvel Comics).

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GeekChew No. 103: Unanimously They Hated It 30:55

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This week we dive into the first issue of the new series from Scott Snyder and Tony Daniel, Nocterra, the first two episodes of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and the Snyder cut of Justice League.

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GeekChew No. 102: It's Quite High on My List 48:52

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This week we talk about the 2006 movie The Host from director Bong Joon-Ho, Raya and the Last Dragon, the season/series finale of WandaVision, and then we each do our own rankings for all 23 Marvel Cinematic Universe movies.

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GeekChew No. 101: She's Got Great Hair 35:10

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This week we talk about episode 8 of WandaVision, the new Billie Eilish doc on Apple TV+ called The World’s a Little Blurry, Emerald Fennell’s movie Promising Young Woman, and then we get into volume one of Once and Future, a series by Kieron Gillen and Dan Mora.

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GeekChew No. 100: It Only Took Us Eight Years 32:56

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This week we talk about episode 7 of WandaVision, the new Netflix movie I Care a Lot, and the new book from Jeff Lemire and Jock, Snow Angels.

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GeekChew No. 99: Done Rhyming for Now 32:01

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This week we talk about episode 6 of WandaVision, the show The Flight Attendant on HBO Max, then round it out with a couple of movies: Judas and the Black Messiah and Weathering With You.

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GeekChew No. 98: Sleep Talking 28:48

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This week we talk about another new episode of WandaVision and the new Netflix movie, Space Sweepers. Then we talk about Ted Lasso from Apple TV+ and we could not have loved this show more.

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GeekChew No. 97: Quaint and Bizarre 36:51

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GeekChew No. 96: Maggie the Mechanic 35:34

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It’s our first Love and Rockets episode! We get it rolling with Maggie the Mechanic by Jaime Hernandez.

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GeekChew No. 95: Thank You for Not Listening 29:02

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We finally got around to watching Midnight Sky on Netflix and talk about it. Then we discuss DC’s Future State before getting into the premier of WandaVision.

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GeekChew No. 94: Pausing for Dramatic Effect 31:20

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We watched the new Shadow in the Cloud movie and talk about that before we get into our favorite movies of 2020. Always one of our favorite episodes of the year!

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GeekChew No. 93: I Only Count Up 28:57

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We’re catching up on Pretty Deadly: The Rat by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Emma Rios! We also talk about Spontaneous, Soul, and WW84.

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GeekChew No. 92: That's Some Good Accent Work 46:29

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GeekChew No. 91: For the Love of the Sequels 35:30

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After surviving a 14K foot jump from a plane, we saw The Croods: A New Age and then talked about our favorite sequels. None of this was a mistake.

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GeekChew No. 90: Never Tell Me What It's Worth 36:24

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We watched the new movie from Blumhouse, Freaky, and David Byrne’s American Utopia. And Charlene is turning 40. It’s not going well.

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GeekChew No. 89: The Case of the Curious Wallet 32:07

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Sex Criminals has been one of our favorite books over the last seven years, and with issue #69 it has come to an end. We talk about the series from Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky and what it’s meant to us. We also talk Maids from Katie Skelly and unveil our plans to deep-dive into the Love & Rockets books.…

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GeekChew No. 88: What's Old School to You? 42:15

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We announce our new book club book here! Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi. Then we talk about our annual October Halloween movie binge before we dive into the collected volume of House of X and Powers of X, by Jonathan Hickman and Pepe Larraz.

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GeekChew No. 87: A Batman Recipe 28:19

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Book club episode! We talk about Neil Gaiman’s The Ocean at the End of the Lane, but first we discuss two movies: Your Name and The Devil All the Time.

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GeekChew No. 86: Chef's Table Stole My Wallet 51:00

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We blew through the season of Chef’s Table BBQ that just dropped on Netflix, and it was amazing. We also started Cobra Kai and talk about Netflix’s newly announced adaptation of The Three-Body Problem. Then we get into a great new series by Al Ewing and Simone Di Meo, We Only Find Them When They’re Dead. And finally, a trio of movies from the past couple weeks, skipping from Mulan to I’m Thinking of Ending Things to Tenet.…

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GeekChew No. 85: Kid Cudi and the Space-time Continuum 41:47

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Movies! So many movies. We saw Bill and Ted Face the Music and The New Mutants. Casablanca. The Speed Cubers. Class Action Park. We also announce our new book club book: The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman.

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GeekChew No. 84: The Math Does Not Check Out 46:01

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Tenth of December book club episode! We talk about the collection of George Saunders short stories, the news and trailers coming out of the DC Fandome, Lovecraft Country on HBO, and the documentary Boys State. Our book club is the best book club.

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GeekChew No. 83: Not in a Good Way 44:08

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What did we watch on Netflix? Project Power, Always Be My Maybe, and (un)well. HBO? We finished Perry Mason! Did we subscribe to Shudder? Absolutely we did that to watch Host. iTunes got our money too! Inferno, She Dies Tomorrow, and Never Rarely Sometimes Always. Oh, we also talked about the Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass book by Mariko Tamaki and Steve Pugh. Full week!…

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GeekChew No. 82: No Time to Change 37:48

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Movie week! A couple new ones, a couple not as new: we talk about An American Pickle, Guns Akimbo, Yes God Yes, and Jojo Rabbit.

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GeekChew No. 81: So Many Wrong Words 39:17

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Ran the gamut this week, talking about comics (East of West, Lazarus), TV (Doom Patrol, Umbrella Academy, Perry Mason, Survivor), and a movie (The Vast of Night). Unsurprisingly, we like all these things!

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GeekChew No. 80: The Horror of Beautiful Darkness 40:30

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It’s horror week! We read Beautiful Darkness by Fabien Vehlmann and Kerascoet, then the first issue of the new Chew spin-off series by John Layman and Dan Boultwood, Chu. Then it’s all movies: Sea Fever, The Conjuring, Drag Me to Hell, and Relic. It was an intense week!

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GeekChew No. 79: Netflix+ 41:25

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We announce our next book club book! Tenth of December: Stories by George Saunders. Then it’s all about movies, from Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga to The Old Guard to Palm Springs. Also Greyhound. And a little bit about The King of Staten Island… we’re all over the place.

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GeekChew No. 78: And Then There Were Two 39:48

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It’s our book club episode! We discuss The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin.

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GeekChew No. 77: She Didn't Read the Description 35:18

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Things are slow but we picked our new book club book, The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin! We also caught up on Saga, Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, Chinatown, Stuber, playing a lot of Clank! In! Space!, and so much more.

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GeekChew No. 76: The Target Circles Lady Rides Again 44:01

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We each rank our top 3 movies from 2019 (better late than never) and the 3 movies we’re most looking forward to in 2020 (assuming they’re released this year). We also talk about Strange Adventures, the new Tom King/Mitch Gerads/Evan “Doc” Shaner book!

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GeekChew No. 75: At Least a Sixpence 49:13

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We catch up on trailers, Deadly Class, and movies we’ve seen.

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GeekChew No. 74: Nachos are Never a Bad Idea 30:20

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In which we each rank our top 5 movies from 2018.

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GeekChew No 73: Could've had a Baby 36:20

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We’re back after a short nine-month break and it’s our book club episode! First we talk Aquaman (3:54) and the new Image Comics series Die, by Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans (10:32). The we get into History of Wolves by Emily Fridlund (18:18) and announce our next book club book!

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GeekChew No. 72: Transcending Genres One Episode at a Time 39:51

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We cover a lot of ground this week, including I Kill Giants (8:38), Oblivion Song (15:33), Gideon Falls (20:09), Ready Player One (24:37), and A Quiet Place (31:46).

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No. 71: Nuances... please. 39:44

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This week is book club week! We talk about Paul Auster's book, 4 3 2 1 (18:07).

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GeekChew No. 70: We Roll in Culture 33:38

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This week we celebrate 5 years of podcasting! We revisit Quantum & Woody in a throwback to our first episode and discuss the relaunched series, written by Daniel Kibblesmith with art by Kano (3:25). Then we roll into some talk about Deathbed no. 1, a new Vertigo series by Joshua Williamson and Riley Rossmo (11:59). We finish up with the movie Annihilation (18:38).…

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GeekChew No. 69: We Need Explainers 44:35

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This week is Black Panther week! First we talked about the Swamp Thing: Winter Special (9:22), then hit on some Netflix sci-fi with The Cloverfield Paradox (19:17) and Altered Carbon (24:37), and finish it out with Black Panther (29:31).

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GeekChew No. 68: Irony is too Highbrow 26:37

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This week's episode covers the new Vertigo book Imaginary Fiends, from Tim Seeley and Stephen Molnar (4:28), the Netflix series Dark (11:10), and the latest movie from Paul Thomas Anderson, Phantom Thread (18:11).

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GeekChew No. 67: Practically Perfect in Every Way 38:44

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This week we look back at the movies of 2017, each rank our top five, and discuss what we're looking forward to in 2018.

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GeekChew No. 66: All That and a Bag of Potato Chips 43:10

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This episode consists entirely of talk about Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Spoilers ahead!

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GeekChew No. 65: Thor: Ragnarok/Justice League 49:54

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This episode we talk The Punisher on Netflix (7:20), The Runaways on Hulu (10:46), and the trailer for Avengers: Infinity War before we get into Thor: Ragnarok (25:40) and Justice League (31:38).

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GeekChew No. 64: Conceptual Approval 51:13

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This week we kick things off talking about new trailers for Pacific Rim Uprising, Justice League, and Star Wars: The Last Jedi. We also announce our next book club book, 4 3 2 1: A Novel, by Paul Auster. Then we get into the new X-Men show on Fox, The Gifted (12:51), the new book Batman: White Knight by Sean Murphy (18:36), and Blade Runner 2049 (30:16).…

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GeekChew No. 63: Pauline Boty: Female Artist 45:10

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We finally finished our second book club book! So this week we talk about Mister Miracle #2 (9:04) and the movie It (16:39) before we dive into the novel Autumn, by Ali Smith (26:00).

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GeekChew No. 62: Fight Seens 39:36

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This week we start with some talk about the first five episodes of The Defenders on Netflix (6:40), then slide into Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (14:18) and Atomic Blonde (20:35), and cap it off with what might be our favorite book of the year, Mister Miracle, by Tom King and Mitch Gerads (26:02).…

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GeekChew No. 61: The Big Sick/Dunkirk 48:10

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This episode we cover the season 7 premiere of Game of Thrones (10:44), the new Image book Generation Gone (20:25), Kumail Nanjiani's The Big Sick (26:14), and Dunkirk (34:24).

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GeekChew No. 60: Baby Driver/Spider-Man: Homecoming 45:55

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This week we talk through a lot of movie trailers before we dive into two of our favorite movies of the year so far, Baby Driver (23:03) and Spider-Man: Homecoming (34:31).

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GeekChew No. 59: Non-Compliant Tangents Abound 53:02

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This week we riff on invisibility for reasons unknown before we get into the new anthology series Bitch Planet: Triple Feature (21:51) and the last two episodes of the first season of American Gods (36:20).

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GeekChew No. 58: Is it Wonder Woman? It Absolutely Is. 49:33

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It's a busy episode with the first Black Panther trailer (3:25), the new comic book Destroyer (8:42), episode 6 of American Gods (19:53), and the Wonder Woman movie (28:51).

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GeekChew No. 57: A.D. After Death/American Gods/War Machine 42:35

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This week we talk about the new Netflix original movie War Machine (5:04), episodes 4 and 5 of American Gods (17:56), and A.D. After Death (29:44) by Scott Snyder and Jeff Lemire.

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GeekChew No. 56: And Now Everyone Knows 48:43

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This episode we talk about Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (13:15) and then move on to some Neil Gaiman material, to include the new show on Starz, American Gods (20:14), and his latest book, Norse Mythology (34:49).

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GeekChew No. 55: Colossal, Rock Candy Mountain, and Bullwhip

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Things we love and can't get over this week: Colossal (16:55), Rock Candy Mountain (27:18), and Bullwhip (32:56).

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GeekChew No. 54: Iron Fist & Legion 49:16

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This week we talk about Iron Fist on Netflix (20:59) and the final two episodes of Legion on FX (38:37).

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GeekChew No. 53: Dry and Flat and Dark... Just the Way We Like It

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The power couple discusses episodes 5 & 6 of Legion (7:24), Kong: Skull Island (13:04), and Grass Kings, the new book from Matt Kindt and Tyler Jenkins (18:07).

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GeekChew No. 52: Oh snap, it's Wolverine... snikt!

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The power couple talks the FX show Legion (6:06), Jeff Lemire's new book Royal City (17:34), and the movie Logan (24:35).

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GeekChew No. 51: The Definitive All-Star Batman Podcast... from us... so far...

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The power couple discusses the new FX show Legion (11:09), the Lego Batman movie (19:08), and issues 6 and 7 of All-Star Batman (24:18).

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GeekChew No. 50: The 1975 Boob Tube

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The power couple returns and is bad at math and can’t talk so good. We kick off episode 50 talking about some of the things we’ve missed over the last few months, then get into the CW’s new show Riverdale (15:45). We also discuss a couple of #1 issues from Image: Curse Words, by Charles Soule and Ryan Browne (20:28), and The Few, by Sean Lewis and Hayden Sherman (28:50).…

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GeekChew No. 49: Work That Villainiest Villain Thing!

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The power couple discusses the first six episodes of Netflix's new Marvel series, Luke Cage (8:59). We also talk about a new book from Image Comics, Moonshine, by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso (17:10). Then we wrap up by talking about HBO's new series West World (23:05).

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GeekChew No. 48: Throw the Bona Fides Out the Window

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The power couple discusses the recently concluded 8-episode mini-series from HBO, The Night Of (11:53). Then we dive into volume one of what quickly became our favorite new book, Marvel's The Vision, written by Tom King with art by Gabriel Hernandez Walta (26:04).

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GeekChew No. 47: Certified Fresh! Or Not... We Can't Tell

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The power couple discusses Black Hammer, the new series from Image Comics, written by Jeff Lemire with art by Dean Ormston (12:16). We also talk movies with some Jason Bourne discussion (24:36) and Suicide Squad (34:13).

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GeekChew No. 46: Star Trek. Big. Space. Deal.

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The power couple discusses news out of San Diego Comic Con, mostly the trailers for the upcoming Wonder Woman (2:18) and Justice League (4:06) movies. We also talk about some of the Marvel stuff (7:38), from Captain Marvel to Thor: Ragnarok to Marvel on Netflix. We then jump to Bo Burnham's new comedy special on Netflix (14:31), the last two episodes from season six of Game of Thrones (12:25), Pokemon Go (14:31), and Star Trek Beyond (16:23). After that we dive into the new Netflix series Stranger Things (19:03), a fantastic new show created by the Duffer Brothers, with a great cast that includes Winona Ryder, David Harbour, and many more. Finally, we talk volume one of Monstress, a series from Image Comics written by Marjorie Liu with art by Sana Takeda (28:53).…

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GeekChew No. 45: Like Earth with a D

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The power couple discusses DC's latest continuity event, Rebirth. First, we talk the book and upcoming movie The Girl on the Train (1:25) and episodes 5 and 6 of Game of Thrones, season 6 (3:55). Charlene went to see The Jungle Book movie (11:11), and then we talk some tv: Preacher (12:19), Outcast (15:06), and The Flash (2010). After that we dive into DC's Universe Rebirth issue and what it means for the new and old continuity (23:09). We also briefly touch on the exciting return of the Afterlife with Archie book (34:30).…

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GeekChew No. 44: It's Okay Folks, Nothing to See Here... except GODZILLA!!!

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The power couple discusses the new stand-alone The Walking Dead: The Alien story from Brian K. Vaughn and Marcos Martin, available on Panel Syndicate. First, we watched HBO's The Jinx (2:16) and also discuss Marvel's plans for their Inhumans movie and the Godzilla: Resurgence movie coming out of Japan (5:01). We also have a brief discussion about the diversity of comic book characters and how the established industry is trying to increase the diversity of the characters they offer (11:26). Then we get into some new trailers, hitting The Lobster, The Accountant, and Assassin's Creed (19:28). Of course, we do talk about episode 4 of the new season of Game of Thrones (27:33) before we get into The Walking Dead: The Alien (33:26). Issue #2 of the new Black Panther series is next (39:06), and we wrap up with a discussion about an article in The Atlantic, written by David Sims, that tackles the loop that network television seems to be stuck in when developing new shows (44:28).…

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GeekChew No. 43: Emily Blunt and Friends... and Civil War

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The power couple discusses Captain America: Civil War (00:47) and the upcoming Mary Poppins movie (20:36). We also hit episodes 2 and 3 of Game of Thrones (22:39) before we dive into some of the best comics of the week. We talk about Moon Knight #2 (26:13), A-Force #5 (28:34), and 4001 A.D. (31:31).

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GeekChew No. 42: Let's Get This Party Started! Dark Knight-style

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The power couple discusses the first half of the 8-part Dark Knight III series from DC Comics, written by Frank Miller and Brian Azzarello with art by Andy Kubert and Klaus Janson. We start the week talking about some new trailers (Doctor Strange, Jason Bourne, Magnificent Seven, The Girl on the Train, X-Men: Apocalypse, and Independence Day: Resurgence); you can tell we're really "excited" about all these movies because we each use that word about ten times a piece while describing our reactions to the trailers (3:50). We the talk about the upcoming Flash movie and the ongoing Flash tv show (15:28) before briefly touching on the upcoming Punisher tv series from Netflix (18:29). Some of the best new comics from the week are next, even though Charlene read approximately none of them (19:35). We watched the latest film adaptation of MacBeth this week (24:31) and talk about the expanding podcast network of The Ringer (26:42). Next up is our first impression of the new Game of Thrones recap show After the Thrones on HBO (28:54), and we follow that up with some talk about the first episode of Game of Thrones, season 6 (30:50). Lastly, before we get to Dark Knight, we cover Beyonce's visual album Lemonade (34:07). Then, the best part: BATMAN (36:51)!…

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GeekChew No. 41: Dept. H and Other Things That Don't Suck

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The power couple discusses the new Dark Horse on-going series from Matt and Sharlene Kindt, Dept. H. We start the week with our excitement for the season 6 premier of Game of Thrones (3:19) and then move into news about the next Spider-Man movie (8:49). We talk about some new podcasts, an NPR interview with Ta-Nehisi Coates (10:05) and Embedded (12:23). We also watched the first two episodes of the new season of The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt on Netflix (14:27). Marvel's Moon Knight #1, written by Jeff Lemire with art by Greg Smallwood, is up next. It was a great debut issue and introduction to the character that we highly recommend (15:53). The Fire Rises documentary about the Nolan Batman movie trilogy (20:20) and another viewing of Batman v. Superman (21:53) quickly followed. Then we dive into "Enough with the Canon," an article from The Atlantic by Asher Albein about the relationship between fans and canon (27:08). Finally, we get to Dept. H #1 and the great start of its locked-room mystery (38:03).…

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GeekChew No. 40: Cliff-Hanger, Hanging from a Cliff

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The power couple talks about the new Black Panther series - from Ta-Nehisi Coates and Brian Stelfreeze - and the first arc of Black Magick, written by Greg Rucka with art from Nicola Scott. We start this week talking about the new trailer for the next Star Wars movie, Rogue One (2:17). We the jump from Sherlock (7:44) to Brian K. Vaughn's new Twitter account @HeyBKV (8:45) to the end of the Matt Kindt and Scott Kolins series The PastAways (11:24). We also briefly chat about the upcoming sequel to the movie Edge of Tomorrow (12:25) and the final Hunger Games movie, Mockingjay Part 2 (13:32). Then we dive deep on Black Panther (15:43) and Black Magick (24:46).…

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GeekChew No. 39: BABYMETAL and Black Science

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The power couple focuses this week on the Godworld arc of Black Science, the book written by Rick Remender with art by Matteo Scalera, published by Image Comics. But first, in our week-in-review, we talk about watching Sailor Moon on Hulu (1:52) and share more Batman v. Superman news (4:05). We also cover NBC's live tv productions (7:21), Iron Fist on Netflix and in print (8:29), Gilmore Girls (10:37), the first arc of the newest DareDevil series by Charles Soule (12:02), images that have surfaced of movies currently in production (we're looking at you, Doctor Strange and Wonder Woman!) (13:37), DC's upcoming Rebirth (16:09), and the return of The Flash on the CW (16:51). In a rare foray into music, we also briefly discuss a newfound band (BABYMETAL) and their newly released sophomore effort (Metal Resistance) (20:37). After all that we dive into Black Science, specifically the 5-issue arc titled Godworld that just wrapped up this week with issue #21. With lots of creativity, introspection, and beautiful art, Remender and Scalera continue to take Black Science in interesting new directions.…

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GeekChew No. 38: The One With Batman v Superman

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The power couple committed to two things this week: Batman v Superman and the entire second season of DareDevil. Both were glorious and we discuss them in this episode.

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GeekChew No. 37: Season 2 of DareDevil is More of the Same and You Want Us to be Mad?

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The power couple discusses the first episode of season 2 of DareDevil on Netflix. There's more tv talk as we dive in and try to catch up on the highly praised FX show, The Americans. In comics this week we talk about Superman: American Alien #5, Power Man and Iron Fist #2, and Ms. Marvel. We also discuss some interesting podcasts from the week and other exciting geek news.…

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GeekChew No. 36: A Metaphor Wrapped in the Sneaky Guise of a Comic Book

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The power couple discusses the latest trailers for Game of Thrones and Captain America: Civil War, as well as some upcoming projects like Netflix's Iron Fist, the new Black Panther Series, and the Dark Tower movie. We also talk about Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny, a new Netflix original movie. Comic books from this week include Doctor Strange and Descender. And in television we discuss 11.22.63, Breaking Bad, and Cooked.…

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GeekChew No. 35: Podcasts About Other Podcasts is the Future of Podcasting

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The power couple discusses the new Ghostbusters trailer and other movie stuff, including Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Children of the Corn. In comics we talk the new Black Widow series and Descender. For tv consumed this week we really enjoyed Last Week Tonight, 11.22.63, Veep, The Fall, and The Bachelor. We also talk about some other podcasts like Serial, Stuff You Should Know, and Sources Say. We close it all out with Girl Scout cookies... get 'em while you can!…

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GeekChew No. 34: The Great Breakfast Taco Debate

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The power couple discusses the second trailer released for season 2 of DareDevil and briefly talk about Spectre, the latest Bond movie that was just released for home viewing. A lot of tv talk for this week as we cover the season finale for X-Files, the second episode of 11.22.63, The Bachelor, and Unreal. A couple of new podcasts include the Minimalists and The Podcast Dude, both of which offer helpful tips for life and stuff. Awesome comics this week included Dark Knight III and Black Magick. Also, an article from The Atlantic sheds light on the secretly warring factions from disparate parts of Texas that demand satisfaction via credit for creation of the breakfast taco.…

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GeekChew No. 33: Robot Arms Are My Favorite Kind of Arms

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The power couple discusses the new Deadpool movie and the trailer for season 2 of DareDevil on Netflix. We debut our new metal theme music, provided courtesy of Ryan McCracken. In tv stuff we talk 11.22.63, Hulu's new mini-series based on the Stephen King book of the same name. We also hit on the second to last episode of the new X-Files. Comic book talk includes Power Man and Iron Fist, Superman: American Alien, and Lazarus.…

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GeekChew No. 32: Who Doesn't Like Emily Blunt? Nobody. That's who.

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The power couple discusses the world of comics with Pretty Deadly, Doctor Strange, and Batman. In television we're out on The People vs. OJ Simpson and in on The Leftovers, Veep, and The Batchelor. For movies we watched Kung Fu Panda 3, Magic Mike, The Visit, and the first half of Sicario. Instead of talking about podcasts we talked about some podcasts advertisers we are either trying or interested in, like Headspace and The Great Courses Plus. We also hit on the SuperBowl and Valentine's Day.…

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GeekChew No. 31: Kylo Ren is My Evil Batman

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The power couple tries to make it easier to record by basically eliminating format... and research... and cogency. For comics we briefly touch on DareDevil, Pretty Deadly, and the new Spider-Man series. In television the X-Files is back, Legends of Tomorrow has aired a few episodes, and Unreel and The Batchelor are on Charlene's mind a lot. We also talk about superior podcasts like Stuff You Should Know, the Channel 33 podcast network, and The Vertical.…

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GeekChew No. 30: The Final Girls/Paper Girls

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The power couple discusses the new movie The Final Girls, starring Taissa Farmiga and Malin Akerman. The movie, now in limited release for theaters but also available to rent and stream online, follows Max (Farmiga) and her friends when they pulled into the world of a classic slasher film. It puts a funny twist on a lot of genre tropes and is well worth a watch. We also talk about the new book from Image Comics, Paper Girls. Written by Brian K. Vaughn with art from Cliff Chiang, it follows a group of paper girls out on their routes in the early morning of All Saints' Day in 1988. The first issue builds the world and characters really well, then shifts gears halfway through and the story arc takes off. Check it out!…

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GeekChew No. 29: The Martian/The Private Eye

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The power couple records our first, but not last, pod while geographically separated. Sound quality suffered, but we'll keep trying to get it right! This week we talk about the new Ridley Scott movie, The Martian. Starring Matt Damon and a super duper all-star cast, the movie is based on a novel by Andy Weir about an astronaut who gets stranded on Mars. It's a great movie that's funny and smart, fairly scientifically accurate (according to people who would know), and really well acted. It's awesome sauce. We also discuss Vol. 1 of The Private Eye, the digital book from Brian K. Vaughn and Marcos Martin that's available on panelsyndicate.com for whatever price you think is fair. Set in 2076 LA in a world where a now-defunct Internet once dumped all private information out into the world, the story follows a paparazzo who gets pulled into investigating a murder. Surprise! We thought this book was also awesome. Two awesome things, one podcast.…

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GeekChew No. 28: Fall TV Preview... sort of

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The power couple discusses some of the new shows that premiered last week as the fall TV season kicks off. We talk about a couple of NBC shows, Blindspot and Heroes Reborn, as well as two more from Fox, Scream Queens and Minority Report. We are quickly intimidated by the live-plus-three rating system, deciding to almost completely ignore it. We also exit the viewing of these four episodes a little tepid on the new network television submissions. But we will press on and continue watching TV for the common good. We also share some geek news!…

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GeekChew No. 27: Bitch Planet #5/Batman #44/A-Force #4 44:07

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The power couple discusses Bitch Planet #5 from Kelly Sue DeConnick and Valentine De Landro, a book published by Image Comics. We talk about the series to date and how important it is to the medium and to us personally. We look at the storyline, but also how effectively the creators are using every part of a comic book to make an important statement/call to action. We also talk briefly about Batman #44, a one-shot detective story arc from Scott Snyder and JOCK that draws a lot of parallels to many of the important social issues that come to the fore again and again in today's society. We take another short detour to talk about A-Force, from G. Willow Wilson and Marguerite Bennett, a super fun series that ties into the Secret Wars event at Marvel. Finally, we choose a new show for the fall TV season to follow and discuss: Blindspot on NBC, Monday's @ 10 EST for anyone who wants to follow along!…

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GeekChew No. 26: Plutona #1/Lazarus #19/Hank Johnson: Agent of Hydra

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The power couple discusses the first issue of Plutona, written by Jeff Lemire with art by Emi Lenox. The first issue of a five-part mini-series published by Image Comics, Plutona #1 introduces us to the main characters of the story and offers a startling introduction into a new superhero-inhabited world. From there we move on to Lazarus #19, written by Greg Rucka with art by Michael Lark. We've talked about Lazarus before, but the series just keeps getting better and better and issue nineteen was no exception. And finally, we also really enjoyed the new one-shot from Marvel Comics, Hank Johnson: Agent of Hydra. Written by David Mandel with art by Michael Walsh, the book is loaded with humor as it tells the story of a rank and file member of Hydra and the challenges of everyday life - both at work and at home.…

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GeekChew No. 25: Trailers/Tig Notaro

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The power couple discusses trailers for the post-summer blockbuster movie season, with highlights including Black Mass, Final Girls, and The Witch. There looks to be a whole slew of great movies on the way, and we talk first impressions about a lot of them right here. We also just recently watched the Netflix documentary Tig, which details many of the challenges of the last few years for comedian Tig Notaro, and saw Tig's new HBO stand-up special, Boyish Girl Interrupted.…

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GeekChew No. 24: Exquisite Corpse/Fantastic Four

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The power couple discusses Exquisite Corpse, a graphic novel from Penelope Bagieu, originally published in France in 2010 and brought to the US this year by First Second Books. We both loved this book and would recommend it to anyone. We also talk about the new Fantastic Four movie, directed by Josh Trank and starring Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara, and Jaimie Bell. Hear what we thought about the movie and the noise surrounding its production/results at the box office. Finally, Charlene's Notable this week was the upcoming movie Pod, an intense looking new horror movie from director Mickey Keating. Eamon's Notable this week was Jon Stewart's last episode of The Daily Show, which ended an amazingly influential run in late night television.…

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GeekChew No. 23: Mr. Robot/The Shadow Hero 45:23

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The power couple discusses The Shadow Hero, last year's graphic novel about the Green Turtle. Published by First Second, it's a superhero origin story written by Gene Luen Yang with art by Sonny Liew. The Green Turtle was originally created in 1944, had only a five-issue run in comics, and is rumored to be the first Chinese-American superhero in comics; Yang brings the hero back to life with this story. We also talk about the new USA Network show Mr. Robot, starring Rami Malek and Christian Slater. The show is about a cyber-security engineer/hacker who is recruited to help take down a huge corporation. As USA's first attempt at prestige television, Mr. Robot does a ton of things right and the intrigue continues to build as the season goes along. We highly recommend this show. Charlene's Notable this week is the end of Matt Kindt's MIND MGMT series and the one-shot follow-up conclusion, NEW MGMT. Eamon's Notable is Jason Reitman's live reading of the Big Lebowski, held at the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal.…

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GeekChew No. 22: Hawkeye #22/Ant-Man/Ex Machina 41:17

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The power couple discusses Hawkeye #22, the final issue of the Matt Fraction and David Aja run. A great issue to end an amazing series, we talk about the story and the art and the overall effect that this Hawkeye book has had on comics in general. We also talk about the new Ant-Man movie, Marvel's latest superhero offering that stands out because of its unique approach to Marvel's version of the superhero genre movie. Directed by Peyton Reed, Ant-Man stars Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lilly, and Corey Stoll. Lastly, we talk about Ex Machina, the new movie from director Alex Garland and starring Alicia Vikander, Domhnall Gleason, and Oscar Isaac. The movie is a tense sci-fi drama (with a very small cast) about the advent of self-aware artificial intelligence, and does a great job with a lot of associated themes. Eamon's Notable this week is that Hulu has made the entire series of Seinfeld available on demand, and he throws in some other cool Seinfeld stuff. Charlene's Notable is the news about ABC's television series Once Upon A Time that came out of Comic-Con, and why it's so important to her.…

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GeekChew No. 21: We Stand On Guard/Archie/7 Days in Hell 46:44

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The power couple discusses the new book from Image Comics, We Stand On Guard, written by Brian K. Vaughn with art by Steve Skroce. The story is set in Canada, the year 2124, 12 years into a war between the United States and Canada. It's got giant robots, crisp art, lots of action, and an interesting hook: definitely a book worth reading. We also talk about the newly relaunched Archie series, written by Mark Waid with art by Fiona Staples. The talent of the creative team shines as the story pulls you in immediately, making Riverdale feel both fresh and well established for new and old readers alike. Finally, we also hit on HBO's faux sports documentary 7 Days in Hell, starring Adam Samberg and Kit Harrington. This 43 minute mockumentary details a 2001 Wimbledon match that somehow stretches over an entire seven-day span. It is absolutely hilarious. Charlene's Notable this week is Neil Gaiman's novel American Gods, particularly the tenth anniversary full cast audio book edition, which she is listening to for a second time. Eamon's Notable is the NBA free agency (emoji-filled) saga that rocked the Twitter-verse last week.…

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GeekChew No. 20: Mulan: Revelations/Effigy 44:41

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The power couple discusses the first issue of Dark Horse Comics new series Mulan: Revelations, from creator Robert Alter, writer Marc Andreyko, with art by Micah Kaneshiro. It’s a cyberpunk vision of future China, where a virus threatens a tech-dependent society and it seems only a descendent of the legendary Mulan has the cure. Issue number one does a great job building characters, the future world, and the art is fantastic. We also talk about Effigy, a new series that just wrapped up its first arc, published by Vertigo and written by Tim Seeley with art by Marley Zarcone. We say that there’s a lot going on this book so many times through the pod that it must be true: murders, the occult, gender and societal perception, fame as religion, reality vs. script… seriously, it is a lot. Charlene’s Notable this week is Framebridge, the custom picture frames and online art framing site from which she ordered a Father’s Day gift. The site is awesome and easy to use, pretty much our only prerequisites. Eamon’s Notable this week was the flurry of Spider-Man news, as the new web-slinger was cast for both Marvel and Sony movies as the studios collaborate to get Spidey just right for many upcoming projects. Also, Charlene refers to a lot of things as “creepy” this week.…

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GeekChew No. 19: Ei8ht/Inside Out 52:01

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The power couple discusses the first arc of Ei8ht, the new series from Rafael Albuquerque and Mike Johnson, published by Dark Horse Comics. Adapted from Albuquerque's Brazilian web comic, Tune 8, the series introduces the Meld as a place out of time and embroiled in conflict. We also saw the new Pixar movie, Inside Out, and talk about our reactions to the movie and how well it captured our imaginations when measured against the high standard Pixar has set for itself. Charlene's Notable for the week is the new podcast Mystery Show. Eamon's Notable for the week was twofold and included Batman #41 and Ms. Marvel #16, both very good standalone comics.…

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GeekChew No. 18: Constantine: The Hellblazer/Gotham Academy

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