Here’s the ninth episode of our podcast. Hear two Aussies talking about American and French comics, films and general pop culture-ness. Also, besides the topics below we talk about the future of Star Wars films in 3D, Captain Kirk’s alien romantic tendencies, Shrek’s snarkiness and more.
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1:00 NEWS
Updates on the DC shuffling/moving/retrenching, director Darren Aronofsky on the Preacher film, X-Men 3, Batman 3 and pensioners who read comics.
14:00 WHAT WE’VE BEEN READING
The Punisher returns to his status quo in Franken-castle #21 by Rick Remender and Dan Brereton
Lex Luthor battles a spoon wielding Gorilla Grodd in Action Comics #893, and Smallville’s Chloe Sullivan shows up
Jean Giraud’s rich alien landscapes in Moebius 4: The Long Tomorrow & Other Stories
The Six Voyages of Lone Sloane by Phillipe Druilet
45:00 WHAT WE’VE BEEN WATCHING
The stop motion work of Coraline reminds us of the dark tales from our childhoods, the menace in David Cronenberg’s A History of Violence and the classic animated sword and sorcery film Fire and Ice.
55:00 WEBSITE OF THE WEEK
Guess which film these classic battles are from on The Great Showdowns.