WELCOME to another SIGNAL of DOOM, where a hung-over tired Dave fends off some little jabs and bombs LOBBED by STEW! The boys are back and we discuss Worlds Finest Volume 1, DC Elseworlds on CW, Stew gives us an Into the Spider-Verse review AND Dave talks about how much he prefers Batman in the 70’s!
Hello and welcome to another episode of the Signal of Doom.
This week Stew and returning co-host Simon Jones tackle the topics of this week, while giving Simon a chance to explain last weeks positive Predator review!
We also touch on spoilers from the Russo brothers, the walking dead, the joker, and the new captain Marvel trailer among others.
WELCOME GANG to another big SHOW, the last episode before Dave goes to Hawaii for his holiday and STEW TAKES OVER for 3 weeks!
Don’t worry kids, Dave will be back and is full of ranting this episode to make up for his up coming absence!
There was a big Kevin Smith presentation on the Dc Universe streaming service that is launching on batman Day, Sept 15 which we discuss in detail, Oscar Isaac is linked to The Batman, and there’s speculation Batfleck might be uninsurable for the Batman, if he is used at all.
We take a swing at the appalling standards of journalism at CBR, and there’s an interesting look at recent example of “Insult apology” by Bendis on Superman, while our favourite debate about ninjas makes a comeback!
RIP Gary Friedrich, Marie Severin , and Russ Heath. All legends, go in peace. You changed the world with your work.
Dave is excited about Red Dead Redemption 2, and the guys critique the upcoming Heroes in Crisis event by Tom King. Dave’s dad almost stopped the car when he heard Batman and Superman were headed for therapy!
Get ready for next week when Stew takes CONTROL! Aloha!
Its another BIG WEEK on Signal of Doom – coming to you HOT on a THURSDAY!
David busy reading about The Air War in Vietnam, Two Chris’s may DEPART Stark Trek 4, Ruby Rose takes a STAND, and Alan Horn meet with james Gunn to give him THE BAD NEWS!
There’s Rambo 5 chat, Disney streaming service details, Hydro Man, a really boring Old Man Logan 12 issue mega-thon, and Shuri is the Smartest MCU Character!
There’s also talk of a philosophical Batman point that was discussed on Chuck Dixon’s page, and the boys weigh up the Eaglemoss Legend of the Batman collection!
Plus Dave gets VERY EXCITED about the upcoming Tarantino movie as actors are supposedly revealed for the Steve McQueen and Bruce Lee roles!
HELLO FRIENDS! Its a BIG ONE this week as Dave & Stew cover CLASSIC Fantastic Four – The Coming of Galactus! Dave talks Mike Baron’s amazing Josh Pratt books, check them out, now on Amazon!
Then there’s a MOVIE REVIEW! Jurassic Snore! Dave has been blocked on Twitter by Al Ewing, the victim of BLOCKLISTS! There’s a Spider-Man sequel title which Dave doesn’t like, and John Bernthal is DOING ANOTHER EPISODE OF WALKING DEAD!
Stew is back in the BOARDROOM with the Fox Disney deal! Rupert is certainly COUNTING LOTS OF MONEY in his spacecraft circling Planet earth!
Lucas film has various reports out denying that solo spinoff movies are on hold – Dave isn’t buying what they are selling, but Stew claims to have the inside track!
Silk is potentially upcoming from Sony, and Kevin Fiege has PLENTY to say about the Marvel slate! There’s more Batman chat as Matt Reeves is looking like he’s doing a standalone series if reports are true – and Stew ain’t happy!
Dave has some news about the Sammy Davis Jr biopic, and then Stew has some MAJOR ISSUES with the upcoming Spielberg-Sam Mendes picture, 1917, and this leads into a fascinating debate over WW1 that was UNEXPECTED!
All this and MORE! Its the SIGNAL – we do this for YOU!
Weekly Comics
Batman #49
Batman: Prelude to the Wedding – Red Hoods vs Anarky
WELCOME TRAVELER! Its a BIG SHOW this week as Dave and Stew cover Knightfall, Volume 2! The rule of Az-Bat! Some of the finest talent comics has to offer worked on this huge series of books, including Chuck Dixon, Alan Grant, Doug Moench, and some AWESOME art including Graham Nolan and Brett Blevins! The boys go IN DEEP go on this VOLUME and Dave experiences a searing VISION, live and IN DEEP from Gotham!
Dave has been home all week shut down in isolation and he takes the INTENSITY up to MAXIMUM this week! Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson are both attached to the MIB remake, and Stew makes some controversial comments about Will Smith’s rap skills! Get Jiggy with it, Stew!
Justice League Mortal pics have hit the internet which sends Dave off into an impassioned monologue about George Miller’s career! Did he direct ALL the Mad Max movies? Well, listen and find out cool kids!
Michael Bay is set to ROBOPOCALYSPSE, which sounds cool, till we are reminded by how BORING the Transformers movies got! Dave and Michelle do a KRYPTON REVIEW, and we do a whole piece on the Marvel FRESH START initiative!
Gather round for this one folks, Dave and Stew are DRIVING for the BASKET!
Its All New Ghost Rider this week for Dave and Stew! Its been a week of missile alerts in Hawaii while Dave dreams of riding through Hell-fire as the Rider! There’s reports of Chris Evan as Nomad, some in depth research by Dave (and Dave Warner!) has all the Wolverine sightings, there’s a Han synopsis, and the eternal question – is Spider-Man in the Venom movie?
Dave rants about Batman sobbing, we talk about conventions in Australia, we are sceptical about the He-Man film universe, there’s talk about the Black Widow movie and major digressions about tarantino and his upcoming movie featuring the Manson murders as a backdrop…
AND MUCH MORE KIDS! Lots more rants from Dave too.
Weekly Comics
Robyn Hood #1
Trinity #1
Avengers #675 and 676
Damage #1
Batman #39
Thor #703
Trade of the Week: All New Ghost Rider Vol 1
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Hey gang! It’s a big holiday themed episode of Signal of Doom, and we cover the fantastic 1970’s trade “Batman: Strange Apparitions”, by Steve Englehart and Marshall Rodgers! This is a good one folks! Gothic, moody and magnificent, with the dark of Gptham LIT UP by the magnificent Silver St Cloud! Maybe we are tipping our hand but the boys enjoyed this one!
Also, Dave has a Great New Big Idea, which involves ranking the top 3 Comic Book runs we have discussed on the show in 2017, and also our top 3 genre movies! Don’t worry we also have a Most Disappointing Category as well!
We cover IN DEPTH the Doct Who Xmas Special, and Dave gives his (sleep-interrupted) review of Bright.
Stew has done some research this week, and it is do with the top acting earners in Hollywood in 2017 – Dave gets outraged by what he feels is a low valuation on Hugh Jackman’s earnings, so get ready for a reminder of his property holdings! Stew MEANWHILE has all the DETAILS on Mark Wahlberg!
Santa Dave is in the HOUSE, along with his HEAD ELF Stew! Stew coins a term for the Signal T-shirt, “All Output, No Input”! There’s a sale on at Kings Comics and the boys revel in the Xmas spirit! Dave is confounded by Knights of the Old Republic, Stew is once again proved wrong on his miscalculations of Harley Quinn’s enormous popularity, and Stew aka Vicki Vale is subbing in to do the news this week!
Dave has finally caught the Ready Player One trailer, and fantasises about this happening in real life. We debate the career of Dave Bautista, Stew goes into the DEEP WEB to discover Gwen Stew audition tapes, earning Dave’s praise for his HUNGER for news. We talk the Oceans 8 trailer, and speculate of this gambit movie which is grinding towards actually shooting! Noah from the Serious Issues fan page blows us all away with a casual observation about the properties Disney owns! Then we debate the slab of rock that is Knights of the Old Republic.
All this and more! Merry Xmas and Happy Holidays EVERYBODY! We love you and thanks for supporting the Signal of Doom!
