Hey gang! The great DREW GERACI, writer of THE DEMANDS, inker extraordinaire, is BACK ON THE SIGNAL! This episode of Drew’s Views concerns THE OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE! We all know Drew is the Marvel Encyclopedia, and this topic is his forte! An omnibus of this 80’s handbook is coming out this year and Drew answers Dave’s question – “Should Dave get it?”!
Also we cover the recent wave of Marvel movies and get Drew’s anticpation and expectation for Endgame!
All this and more on the latest episode of Drew’s Views! Just be aware that Skype was not playing nice on this recording but I’ve worked hard on the edit and done it as best I could! I hope you enjoy folks. Grab a coffee or a glass of wine, and enjoy Drew Geraci, BACK IN THE SWAMP, on the Signal of Doom!
WELCOME to the 2ND YEAR ANNIVERSARY of SIGNAL OF DOOM! Dave and Stew would like to thank ALL the listeners, all the people we’ve had on, all the people who have done our SIDE SHOWS – every one of you has HELPED THIS SHOW. We love you.
This week we WRAP UP our long-haul Knightfall read, with KnightsEnd!
Dave is coming off a VIRUS and has LESS ENERGY but don’t worry – he still has plenty to say! Fist off, there’s a HUGE CAPTAIN MARVEL SPOILER REVIEW, so be alerted to this!
Then Dave talks at length about an awesome Ed Brubajer interview on Word Balloon, and the impact it has had. We talk about Captain Marvel numbers, IDRIS ELBA is the LEAD AND ONLY CANDIDATE to play HEADSHOT, in James Gunn’s Suicide Squad!
Spielberg v Netflix is a topic of the week, and the boys go back and forth on this – while also looking at the future of the cinema franchise model!
Well folks, the unthinkable has happened , the great man, Stan Lee, passed away this week and Signal of Doom gathers, deep in the Swamp, to discuss the great man and his legacy, Stew has a lot of memories and stories of those early years when Stan and Jack and others created the Marvel Universe! It really is a sad day but he left us so much. Excelsior Stan! Rest easy.
In other news, we are covering Dc vs Marvel, the 90’s cross event that took comics by storm! Also, there is an extended debate about Darth Bane and the Rule of Two – Dave has issues with it!
There’s some more updates for Conan fans, and you will all be relieved to know Disney have recouple the 4 Billion they paid for Lucasfilm! Oh…and JJ is about to get PAID!
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.
This weeks Stew is joined by some long time friends of the signal to play through Marvel Munchkin.
Joining Stew is Daniel Watts, Simon Jones, and Stew’s little brother Greg.
The 4 of us take on Marvel Munchkin, playing as a group of lowly S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, we try to progress up the ladder by taking down some of the baddest super people in the Marvel universe, luckily aided by some of the heaviest hitters ourselves!
Following the play through (1:50:00) we delve into some news of the week including the state of the DCEU now that it looks like they need a Superman and a Batman, where the Catain Marvel trailer is, and whats happening with comic book movies biggest competitors in Fast and Furious and Jurassic World.
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!
Hey GANG! Well, Dave is back from his cocktail party, 3 G&T’s deep, and he has NOT done his Luke Cage TV homework! Meanwhile, he has survived a POSSIBLE MUGGING, all for the sake of one pink iced donut! Frank Castle, you might be needed! MEANWHILE STEW has rolled through all 13 episodes of Luke Cage, and Dave feels his wrath! Finally this week after pestering by Dave, Stew finally UNLEASHES HIS DARK VISION OF THE FUTURE!
Also theres extensive breakdown of the Predator trailer, Jared Leto is going to play Morbius, and there’s FINALLY SOME news about the Dc streaming service!
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