This week we decided to do another of our semi-regular comics blowouts because we planned to have two Halloween episodes (and not at all because we’ve got piles of comics and not enough time …). So what’s in store? Well, we’ve got The Immortal Hulk: Abomination, Miles Morales: Straight Out […]
Graphic Novels
Comic-Book Adaptations That Went Astray – 4-Panel Vol. 2, Issue 53
Comic Books As TV Shows – 4-Panel Vol. 2, Issue 52
TV adaptations of comics are all the rage these days, and since our resident comics sage (Andrew), has gone to do Roman things (that may or may not include conquering Europe), we decided to investigate the plethora of live-action superhero shows. From the Adventures of Superman back in 1952, through […]
Marvel’s War Of The Realms – 4-Panel Vol. 2, Issue 51
Superman’s Bizarre Powers – 4-Panel Vol. 2, Issue 50
Sometimes you don’t have to look far to see just how weird comics can get, and in this episode we’re looking no further than Superman, who probably has the strangest collection of powers and abilities of any character in comics. Now relatively speaking, flight, super-strength, super-speed, heat vision, X-ray vision, […]
The Future Of The Justice League – 4-Panel Vol. 2, Issue 49
It’s our 200th episode, but rather than celebrating this milestone of podcasting, Andrew and Rob decided to try and figure out where the DC could take their premier superhero team now that Bat-fleck and Super-Cavill have hung up their capes. Get ready for a barrage of lesser-known DC characters as […]
Hellboy and Supernatural Pest Control – 4-Panel Vol. 2, Issue 48
Hellboy is arguably one of the most recognisable comic-book characters that aren’t part of the Marvel of DC multiverses, and Mike Mignola’s creation has been preventing all manner of occult shenanigans, mystical hijinks and supernatural tomfoolery for twenty five years. Which means it’s a good time to find out more […]
4-Panel Vol. 2, Issue 47 – The Boys: Spanking Superheroes
4-Panel Vol. 2, Issue 46 – Semi-Retired Comic-Book Tropes
Comic-book tropes change over time so this week Andrew and Rob decided to cast a nostalgic (and sometimes harshly critical), eye over some of those that have or are falling out of use. From talking in the third-person, the mysterious narrator, thought bubbles, and the dreaded exposition dialogue, to sidekicks, […]
4-Panel Vol. 2, Issue 45 – Thor: Love And Thunder
SDCC dropped a lot of revelations about Marvel’s Phase 4, and this week we’re focusing on the announcement that Taika Waititi will be directing Thor: Love And Thunder, and that Jane Foster will be wielding Mjolnir. So along with the shocking revelation that George Clooney could have played the role […]