Ep 039: Doom Patrol, The Umbrella Academy, Lower Deck and more!

08/12/20 • 66 min

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Welcome back to GYCO Tower for episode #39 of the podcast! This week Neil & Martin have a lot to catch up on after a month away from podcasting. They're catching us up on the latest news, discussing the guest list for DC Comics virtual FanDome event, talking all the latest from the world of Star Trek and discussing their favourite moments from Comic-Con@Home. This episode we're also reviewing two series currently streaming from Netflix and HBO Max. First up its season 2 of Netflix's hit series The Umbrella Academy. Both seasons of the series are available to stream now. Then we're talking HBO Max and DC Universe's Doom Patrol season 2. That series will be coming to UK soon via StarzPlay. Finally we asked you at home to tell us whether you class yourself as a fan of "Old Trek," "New Trek" or "All Trek" in a Star Trek special discussion topic celebrating the release of the animated comedy series Star Trek: Lower Decks. ----------------------------------- 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:30 DC FanDome event 00:13:15 Comic-Con@Home roundup 00:18:30 Star Trek: Lower Decks 00:23:23 Star Trek: Discovery 00:24:35 The Boys season 2 00:26:20 The New Mutants 00:31:00 The Umbrella Academy season 2 review 00:43:53 Doom Patrol season 2 review 00:59:55 Star Trek discussion 01:05:02 Outro ----------------------------------- Theme - "Cataclysmic Molten Core" by Jingle Punks

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Ep 038: Harley Quinn, Doom Patrol, Wynd & DC FanDome!

Welcome back to GYCO Tower for episode #38 of the podcast! This week Neil & Martin have a bumper section of news to catch you up on including the announcement of DC Comics FanDome event, Michael Keaton potentially returning as Batman, a roundup of Disney+ news and a discussion on the first trailer for new Warner Bros. animated movie Superman: Man of Tomorrow. On the review front we’re discussing the first two seasons of DC Universe’s Harley Quinn animated series, the return of Martin’s favourite series, Doom Patrol, and rounding up some of the films and series we’ve been watching over lockdown. This episode Neil is also reviewing the BOOM! Studios comic book Wynd which we’ve talked about in previous episodes. Finally we’ll get to find out what he thought of the first issue of the James Tynion IV series! ----------------------------------- 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:37 DC announces FanDome event 00:13:32 Michael Keaton in talks The Flash appearance 00:22:53 Wynd #1 gets second printing from BOOM! Studios 00:24:50 Disney+ roundup 00:26:27 Superman: Man of Tomorrow trailer released 00:33:00 Lucifer renewed for sixth season 00:34:06 Harley Quinn Seasons 1 & 2 discussion 00:55:24 Wynd #1 review 01:00:56 John Wick 1 & 2 review 01:08:22 The Umbrella Academy Season 1 reivew 01:15:35 Doom Patrol Season 2, episodes 1-3 review 01:33:21 Outro ----------------------------------- Theme - "Cataclysmic Molten Core" by Jingle Punks

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Ep 040: DC FanDome, Superman: Man of Tomorrow & Tim Sheridan interview!

Welcome back to GYCO Tower for episode #40 of the podcast! This week Neil & Martin are diving deep in to the world of DC FanDome to talk all about the DC Comics themed event which took place on August 22. They'll be tackling all of the major panels from the day including Wonder Woman 1984, The Flash, The Suicide Squad, Black Adam, The Batman and the reveal of not one but TWO new DC Comics themed video games. Then Neil sits down for a chat with Tim Sheridan, the writer of DC and Warner Bros. Animations latest movie release Superman: Man of Tomorrow. Hear all about how Tim approached writing this younger version of the Man of Steel, voiced by Glee's Darren Criss. Then we round out the episode with a review of Superman: Man of Tomorrow and discuss what's coming up in episode #41. ----------------------------------- 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:52 BatFleck Returns! 00:05:34 DC FanDome Intro 00:08:18 Wonder Woman 1984 00:19:56 Gotham Knights (video game) 00:26:52 Multiverse 101 00:36:21 The Flash (movie) 00:43:20 The Suicide Squad 00:51:57 Zack Snyder's Justice League 00:59:08 Black Adam 01:02:20 Aquaman 01:02:40 Shazam 01:05:22 Suicide Squad (video game) 01:09:12 The Batman 01:20:53 The Flash & Titans TV series' 01:29:06 Superman: Man of Tomorrow - Tim Sheridan Interview 01:44:07 Superman: Man of Tomorrow review 01:49:57 Outro ----------------------------------- Theme - "Cataclysmic Molten Core" by Jingle Punks