Geeks Unleashed

Please, PLEASE make sure you've seen this film before listening to the episode because our review is filled with spoilers! Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is a BIG film, spanning several earths throughout the multiverse... But just how well is the story told? Give us listen to hear how this film compares to its epic predecessor. Straight into some fun facts and right into the review. Another no-fluff episode!

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This month, we speak with creator and writer Shawn Pryor! We talk everything from Super Sentai to Action Lab Comics to mental health and we get the inside scoop on the long list of projects Shawn has in the pipeline -- including his latest Kickstarter for Ignition #3!

Tracklist:
3:35 - Getting to know Shawn and his comic origin story
18:27 - How did Shawn get into writing sports themed books for kids
25:20 - Writing an RPG for the band Angels & Airwaves
34:49 - How'd Shawn get into the comics industry and Shawn talks about his time building and working within Action Lab Comics
53:54 - Transitioning from comics to getting a literary agent and moving into (traditional) books
1:01:20 - Ignition #3 Kickstarter
1:15:34 - Shawn's essential graphic novel recommendation: Black Sad

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We've got three continents represented on the podcast this week as we're joined by Matt from Talking Pop Culture, all the way from Australia! We had such a fun time getting to know Matt and then chopping it up about how much fun Army of Thieves is.

Tracklist:

2:25 - Matt's comic origin story
4:01 - How did the Talking Pop Culture YouTube channel come about?
10:53 - What Matt's learned from podcasting and YouTubing
14:51 - How Matt gets comics shipped to Australia and what he buys locally
20:23 - Any "essential" graphic novels recommendations
22:48 - Top reads of 2021 so far
25:26 - PROMO: Legends A Superhero Story
26:20 - Army of Thieves review
- 27:16 - Thoughts on the first film of the franchise, Army of The Dead
- 35:38 - Summary of Army of Thieves
- 39:02 - Overall thoughts on this film
- 49:46 - Favorite characters
- 57:40 - Structure of the film, favorite scenes, writing/dialogue
- 1:09:20 - How does this prequel fit into the same universe as Army of The Dead
- 1:14:13 - Is there a message in this film?
- 1:18:20 - How does the ending of this prequel fit with Army of The Dead and setup the third film, Planet of the Dead
- 1:25:03 - Army of Thieves Rating

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We continue our trek down Spidey memory lane as we take a look at the Andrew Garfield era. It was Jasmin's first time seeing both Amazing Spider-Man films while Mark got a revisit, and let's just say some things can be as bad as you remember them to be.

Tracklist:
2:21 - Netflix has cancelled live action Cowboy Bebop
7:46 - Christmas prep
8:29 - The Amazing Spider-Man and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 summaries
28:46 - Overall thoughts and the backstory with Peter's parents
40:39 - Emotional connection in these films
53:47 - Favorite characters and villains
1:02:56 - Who are we excited to see pop up in Spider-Man: No Way Home
1:07:25 - Ratings

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We have decided to dedicate the entire month of December to Spider-Man! Yes, in the lead up to Spider-Man: No Way Home, we're taking a look back at the films that came before. For this first week of the month, we're going back to 2002 and reviewing Tobey Maguire's run as our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man!

Tracklist:
1:56 - Catch up on what we've been watching (Jasmin - Cowboy Bebop live action; Mark - Dexter)
11:30 - Spider-Man (Sam Raimi trilogy) review
- 19:55 - Summary of the three films
- 30:23 - Overall thoughts on the trilogy as a whole
- 44:18 - Why is this trilogy so iconic?
- 1:09:26 - Rating the films back then vs now

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