S3.E3 - Wolverine

Explicit content warning

05/10/23 • 91 min

Listen Up Casuals

Listen Up Casuals! Welcome to a show for the casual fan. We break down your favorite comic book shows and movies and compare them to the comics they are based on. Did they nail it? What was different? Did we love it or hate it? Tune in to find out!

We are back with a brand new episode of Listen Up Casuals! This season has been dubbed LUC Dark as we are talking all about your favorite vigilantes, assassins, sorcerers and more! This week Rocco and Chris tackle everyone's favorite cigar smoking Canadian Mutant, WOLVERINE!!

Follow us on Facebook! LIKE, COMMENT & SHARE!

INTRO

What are you reading?

Jonathan Majors discussion

NEWS

Liv Tyler back for Cap 4
Loki 2 rumored for end of Summer/September
Peter Weller joins Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur
Secret Invasion 6/21
Clayface rumored for The Batman 2
Titans returns 4/13
Stargirl/Titans xover
Jaxxon one shot

COMMERCIAL

CHARACTER DISCUSSION

Character Origin in Comics

Avengers #66 - first adamantium (1969)
FOOM Magazine #2 (1973) first true? Andy Olsen
Incredible Hulk #180/#181 - cameo and FA (1974) *He was created by Marvel editor-in-chief Roy Thomas, writer Len Wein, and Marvel art director John Romita Sr. Romita designed the character's costume, but the character was first drawn for publication by Herb Trimpe.
Giant-Size X-Men #1 (1975)
Wolverine #1 (1982) Claremont/Miller FIRST SOLO
Wolverine #1 (1988) Claremont/Buscema FIRST ONGOING
Wolverine The Origin #1 (2001) Quesada/Jenkins
NYX #3 (2004) - first X-23; first true appearance as Laura Kinney in X-Men Evolution TV 2003.
Wolverine: Origins #10 (2007) 1st Daken son of Wolverine and Itsu. Quesada/Way
Wolverine #66 (2008) 1st Old Man Logan. McNiven/Millar
Current State in Comics
Ben Percy (2020)

Movies/TV and more

X-Men TAS
X-Men films
Wolverine films
Deadpool 3

Other Media

Wolverine and the X-Men animated
The Long Night (podcast) Ben Percy

CLOSE

Follow us on Facebook! LIKE, COMMENT & SHARE!

INTRO

What are you reading?

Jonathan Majors discussion

NEWS

Liv Tyler back for Cap 4
Loki 2 rumored for end of Summer/September
Peter Weller joins Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur
Secret Invasion 6/21
Clayface rumored for The Batman 2
Titans returns 4/13
Stargirl/Titans xover
Jaxxon one shot

COMMERCIAL

CHARACTER DISCUSSION

Character Origin in Comics

Avengers #66 - first adamantium (1969)
FOOM Magazine #2 (1973) first true? Andy Olsen
Incredible Hulk #180/#181 - cameo and FA (1974) *He was created by Marvel editor-in-chief Roy Thomas, writer Len Wein, and Marvel art director John Romita Sr. Romita designed the character's costume, but the character was first drawn for publication by Herb Trimpe.
Giant-Size X-Men #1 (1975)
Wolverine #1 (1982) Claremont/Miller FIRST SOLO
Wolverine #1 (1988) Claremont/Buscema FIRST ONGOING
Wolverine The Origin #1 (2001) Quesada/Jenkins
NYX #3 (2004) - first X-23; first true appearance as Laura Kinney in X-Men Evolution TV 2003.
Wolverine: Origins #10 (2007) 1st Daken son of Wolverine and Itsu. Quesada/Way
Wolverine #66 (2008) 1st Old Man Logan. McNiven/Millar
Current State in Comics
Ben Percy (2020)

Movies/TV and more

X-Men TAS
X-Men films
Wolverine films
Deadpool 3

Other Media

Wolverine and the X-Men animated
The Long Night (podcast) Ben Percy

CLOSE

Previous Episode

S3.E2 - Harley Quinn

This time around we are chatting it up about the Clown Princess of Crime, Harley Quinn! What a unique character. One of the few characters who did not start off in the comics. Have a listen as Rocco and Chris have been long time Batman: TAS fans!

Follow us on Facebook! LIKE, COMMENT & SHARE!

INTRO

What are you reading?

NEWS

Moon Knight s2 King Rama Tut? 16:40
X-Men 97
Morbius MS trailer
Fantastic Four petition
Titans s4 p2 returns 4/13
- First look Jaylen Waddle Robin costume
Dawn of the DCU titles. Batgirls and Tim Drake: Robin ending.
Shazam 2 digital in April
TMNT Usagi Yojimbo Wherewhen
Sweet Tooth S2 4/27
Punkdroid Kickstarter. LAST PUSH! ONLY A FEW MORE DAYS LEFT TO BACK!!!!

Commercial

CHARACTER DISCUSSION

Harley’s FIRST APPEARANCE: she was created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm as a comic relief henchwoman for the supervillain Joker in Batman: The Animated Series, and debuted in its episode, "Joker's Favor", in September 1992

Character Origin in Comics

The Batman Adventures #12 (September 1993, “non-canon”)
Batman: Harley Quinn #1 (October 1999, “canon” The first official Harley Quinn entry (appearance) into the DC Universe. Also an origin issue. A modern day classic cover by Alex Ross "Mad Love"
Action Comics #765 - (2000) – Harley steps out of a Batman comic universe for the first time. This comic is also the first time she appears in the same book as Superman.
Harley Quinn #1 - (2000) – 7 years after her debut into the comic book world, Harley finally gets her own title.
HQ and Birds of Prey Black Label
Newest run is an ongoing

Current Status in Comics

MEDIA

Batman: The Animated Series (1990s)

Suicide Squad (2016)

Batman and Harley Quinn (animated 2017)

Harley Quinn show on HBO (animated 2019-)

Birds of Prey (2020)

The Suicide Squad (2021)

Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)

CLOSE

Next Episode

S3.E4 - Elektra

On this episode we talk about another character near and dear to Rocco's heart, Elektra! We talked Daredevil in S1 and we thought it was about time we talked about his counterpart. This season has been dubbed LUC Dark as we are talking all about your favorite vigilantes, assassins, sorcerers and more!

INTRO

What are you reading?

NEWS

The Marvels
Kraven rated R & details
The Flash trailer 2
Mangold Swamp Thing
Penguin teaser
Creature Commandos cast
Blue Beetle ongoing SEPT
Brzrkr: Poetry of Madness

See it or skip it?

COMMERCIAL

Character Origin in Comics

First Appearance - Daredevil #168 (1964) Frank Miller introduces Marvel’s deadliest assassin. In a former lifetime she was a woman of privilege, a disciplined student of martial arts. But after her father’s death, Elektra focused solely on violence, masking her grief with rage
Daredevil: The Man Without Fear #3 (1993) While students at Columbia, a Greek heiress and a blind law student fall hard for each other- and embrace the danger of young, reckless love.
Daredevil #181 (1981) One of Frank Miller’s most famed Daredevil issues. Elektra and Bullseye engage in a ferocious battle. The death of Elektra.
Daredevil #190 (1982) The Hand, an occult clan of ninjas, resurrects Elektra for their own nefarious means. Once she was a disciple of their shadowy order is she now The Hand’s greatest weapon? Elektra’s abilities take a supernatural turn.
Elektra #1 (1996) first time having her own run.

Current Status in Comics

Ongoing as Lady Daredevil, Queen of the Fist and Daredevil’s wife in current Daredevil ongoing run by Zdarsky. In current Daredevil, Matt and Elektra go on a quest with The Fist, enemy of The Hand to take The Hand down once and for all. Matt and Elektra are married and take on titles of Kind and Queen of The Fist. Elektra’s new alter ego as Lady Daredevil. This run continues to collide with current The Punisher run as Frank is High Slayer of The Hand.

CHARACTER DISCUSSION

Daredevil (2003)