Issue #109 - "Sidekicks" (Live w/ Jon Gabrus & Tom Goss)
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03/20/19 • 64 min
Comedians and podcasters Jon Gabrus (High & Mighty) and Tom Goss (Mean Boys) joined us for a special episode live from the Yukon Comedy Festival to discuss DC's sidekicks!
Intro Music by Aaron Barry
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Intro
(1:45) Meet Tom Goss.
(6:45) Meet Jon Gabrus.
(12:30) Hot takes on Superman.
Sidekicks
(18:45) Is Harley considered a sidekick? Do any villains have sidekicks?
(27:05) Whose sidekick do we want to be?
(34:05) Sidekicks becoming enemies.
(37:35) Debuting a sidekick in the DCEU and giving a sidekick their own movie.
(40:50) Creating a sidekick.
(45:11) Assigning a sidekick to a different hero.
(53:28) Should sidekicks take over the mantle from their hero or become their own hero?
Dial Doc
(59:30) Creating an overweight sidekick for Flash.
(60:16) Insta-Gram
(61:50) Hacker sidekick for Cyborg
Characters, Places, Things
Alfred (Nolanverse)
Aqualad (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
Harley Quinn (DCAU) (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
Jimmy Olsen (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
Mia Dearden (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
Red Hood (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
Sinestro (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
Speedy (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
Wrath (Earth-One) (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
Media
People
Comedians and podcasters Jon Gabrus (High & Mighty) and Tom Goss (Mean Boys) joined us for a special episode live from the Yukon Comedy Festival to discuss DC's sidekicks!
Intro Music by Aaron Barry
Find more great podcasts like this on Brain Freeze
To ask questions for the next episode, or to continue the conversation online visit us here:
On Twitter
On Facebook
On Instagram
On our Website
Or check out our new store for merch
And our Patreon!
Intro
(1:45) Meet Tom Goss.
(6:45) Meet Jon Gabrus.
(12:30) Hot takes on Superman.
Sidekicks
(18:45) Is Harley considered a sidekick? Do any villains have sidekicks?
(27:05) Whose sidekick do we want to be?
(34:05) Sidekicks becoming enemies.
(37:35) Debuting a sidekick in the DCEU and giving a sidekick their own movie.
(40:50) Creating a sidekick.
(45:11) Assigning a sidekick to a different hero.
(53:28) Should sidekicks take over the mantle from their hero or become their own hero?
Dial Doc
(59:30) Creating an overweight sidekick for Flash.
(60:16) Insta-Gram
(61:50) Hacker sidekick for Cyborg
Characters, Places, Things
Alfred (Nolanverse)
Aqualad (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
Harley Quinn (DCAU) (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
Jimmy Olsen (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
Mia Dearden (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
Red Hood (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
Sinestro (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
Speedy (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
Wrath (Earth-One) (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
Media
People
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Issue #108 - “Legion of Super-Heroes Lad” (w/ Doctor DC Sr.)
This week we are joined by the Chief in Comics, Doctor DC Sr. as we talk all about the Legion of Super-Heroes, their villains, their homeworlds, and the 31st-Century in general!
Sponsored by Great Lakes Grooming Co.
Intro Music by Aaron Barry
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News and Notes
(3:29) Aquaman Sequel Gets Official Release Date
(7:20) Titans Season 2 Has Found Its Superboy
(10:30) Titans' Starfire Teases Season 2 Costume
(13:02) Will Smith Has Been Replaced by Idris Elba in Suicide Squad 2
(18:09) Cast Rumors for Suicide Squad 2
(24:06) Trailer for Mera: Tidebreaker
(29:25) Zack Snyder To Host Director's Cut Film Event
(31:25) Doctor DC Senior's Reactions to Shazam Trailers
(36:38) Season 8 is Arrow's Last Season
(40:23) Ezra Miller Claims Flash Movie Will Unite the DC Multiverse
(43:05) New Constantine Series in Development
(47:26) Rumors The Others Are To Appear in Aquaman Sequel
(51:25) Swamp Thing TV Series
(53:00) DC Debuts Biggest and Most Insane Batsuit Ever
(54:29) Kaley Cuoco Teases Harley Quinn Animation
(55:52) Scott Snyder Teases How Year of the Villain Affects the DCU
(58:43) DC Debuts New Justice League of the Future
Legion of Super-Heroes
(1:02:00) Doctor DC Sr's Legion of Super-Heroes Facts
(1:11:10) What other Justice League members are honored in the 31st century? What happened to cause the Green Lantern Corps to be disbanded?
(1:16:30) Timberwolf and Matter-Eater Lad... buddy cop movie?
(1:19:58) Legion continuity.
(1:26:30) What characters/powers should be brought over to other titles?
(1:31:38) Starting point recommendations.
(1:35:47) Ferro Lad
(1:38:55) What planets other than Durla and Daxam are represented in the 21st century?
(1:42:13) A summary of how the Legion was created. Animated vs Live Action adaptation.
(1:50:03) Cast key characters.
(1:54:14) Is Mon-El affected by the Daxamite reputation of being xenophobic?
(1:57:18) Favorite Legionnaires and coming up with our own codenames.
(2:04:09) Would Marvel's Nightcrawler make sense as part of the Legion like he was originally intended to be?
(2:06:31) Who is the Legion's greatest enemy?
(2:10:05) Contemporary heroes/villains that do and do not have lineages in the Legion.
(2:14:58) Dial Docs join the Legion!
Dial Doc
(2:16:03) Frequent-Sir
(2:17:44) Black Hole Boy
Characters, Places, Things
...
Next Episode
Issue #110 - "Sidekicks II"
Last week we had SO many amazing questions so this week we return to the sidekick well to answer the remaining inquiries.
Sponsored by Great Lakes Grooming Co.
Intro Music by Aaron Barry
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News and Notes
(1:33) Chelsea Zhang Cast as Rose Wilson in Titans Season 2
(3:30) New Details Announced for DC Zoom and Ink Titles
(5:21) Producer Says Wonder Woman 1984 is Not a Sequel
(9:55) Ezra Miller Writing His Own Flash Movie Script
(12:57) Warner Bros Eyes Justice Society for Big Screen
(16:43) Justice League to Meet Lemire's Black Hammer
(19:19) New Service to Bring Free Comics to Nintendo Switch
(23:03) Bryan Hitch Confirms Hawkman Departure
(25:10) Super Sons Fly High in New DC Graphic Novel Trailer
Sidekicks II
(31:10) Why does Green Lantern not have a sidekick?
(39:27) Which sidekick did the best job of stepping into their own hero identity?
(43:57) Are Jimmy Olsen and Dick Grayson friends?
(45:47) Does Jimmy ever meaningfully interact with anyone outside of the Super-Family?
(46:51) Best and worst sidekick?
(54:43) Most powerful sidekick?
(56:35) Which generation of sidekicks is the Doctor's favorite and why?
(1:08:03) What sidekick could replace their hero and be better than the hero?
(1:13:15) Which Robin was the best sidekick to Batman and why?
(1:16:32) Who are the best sidekicks that have fallen to the dark side?
(1:20:47) What hero needs a sidekick and who needs to be a sidekick?
(1:23:58) Why is Stargirl younger than her sidekick?
Dial Doc
(1:27:32) All Seer
(1:28:45) Pope-sicle
Characters, Places, Things
Aztek (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
Dick Grayson (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
Harley Quinn (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
Jackson Hyde/Kaldur'ahm (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
Jason Todd (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
Jimmy Olsen (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
Miss Martian (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
Pie Face (PreFlashpoint) (
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