Geeksplained Podcast

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! Who do you trust? Join the Book Club Bois as they discuss the next chapter in Brian Michael Bendis’ NEW AVENGERS SAGA! The Secret Avengers return from Japan just in time for the world to close in on them! Still reeling from the reveal that Elektra was a Skrull, our heroes reap the consequences of the Civil War when the villains they have been overlooking band together to take over New York! Covers New Avengers (2004) #32-37 & Annual #2 by Brian Michael Bendis, Leinil Francis Yu and Carlo Pagulayan Send us your questions for the Book Club Mailbag! Email: geeksplained@gmail.com Follow us! Twitter: twitter.com/geeksplainedpod?lang=en Instagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=en Music Sampled: "Alive" by Warbly Jets

Aeric and Malcolm sit down with comics writer Kelly Thompson to chat about BIRDS OF PREY, moving from Marvel to DC Comics, her upcoming Energon debut with SCARLETT, and more! Follow us! Twitter: twitter.com/geeksplainedpod?lang=en Instagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=en Send us your questions for the Geeksplained Mailbag! Email: Geeksplained@gmail.com Music Sampled: "Sayonara" by SAKEROCK “Never Too Much” by Luther Vandross

“I TOLD YOU NOT TO DOUBLE DARE THEM!” In our X-MAY 2024 Interlude, Aeric puts the Geeksplained Spotlight on hidden gem DEADPOOL VS OLD MAN LOGAN by Declan Shalvey and Mike Henderson! Time Stamps: 00:00:56 Intro 00:04:12 Spotlight on DEADPOOL VS OLD MAN LOGAN 00:37:43 Wrap-Up Intro/Outro Music by the INCREDIBLE Sophie Marlon: https://sophiemarlon.bandcamp.com/ Follow us! Twitter: twitter.com/geeksplainedpod?lang=en Instagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=en Send us your questions for the Geeksplained Mailbag! Email: Geeksplained@gmail.com Music Sampled: "Sayonara" by SAKEROCK “Like A Prayer” by Madonna

SHE’S BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK! In Issue #4, the Book Club Bois – OH WHO ARE WE KIDDING YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED THIS ISSUE! Perhaps the best issue of the series so far sees a double date for the ages and the return of YOU KNOW WHO! Covers Ultimate Spider-Man #4 by Jonathan Hickman and David Messina Send us your questions for the Book Club Mailbag! Email: geeksplained@gmail.com Follow us! Twitter: twitter.com/geeksplainedpod?lang=en Instagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=en Music Sampled: "Alive" by Warbly Jets

X-MEN UNITE! In the second session of this retrospective series, Aeric and AJ are joined by Good Brother™ and longtime friend of the pod Chris Dobson to discuss X2: X-MEN UNITED (2003)! The film that many people herald as the best in the franchise is front and center… but does it hold up 11 years later? Follow us! Twitter: twitter.com/geeksplainedpod?lang=en Instagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=en Music Sampled: “X-Men: Days of Future Past” by John Ottman “X-Men: Evolution” by William Kevin Anderson

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! With the Secret Avengers now established, it’s time for the Book Club Bois to travel to the other side of the aisle in the next chapter of Brian Michael Bendis’ NEW AVENGERS! In the aftermath of the superhero Civil War, Tony Stark finds himself in a world without Avengers. But he’s about to change all that. Ms. Marvel. The Sentry. Black Widow. The Wasp. Ares. Wonder Man. A new team for a new status quo forms just in time for the return of Ultron! Covers Mighty Avengers (2007) #1-6 by Brian Michael Bendis and Frank Cho Send us your questions for the Book Club Mailbag! Email: geeksplained@gmail.com Follow us! Twitter: twitter.com/geeksplainedpod?lang=en Instagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=en Music Sampled: "Alive" by Warbly Jets “Fight as One” by Bad City

TO ME, MY ASTONISHING X-MEN! In part two of X-MAY 2024, Aeric is joined by Book Club co-host Malcolm Russell-Nelson to wind the clock back 20 years and revisit ASTONISHING X-MEN #1! Time Stamps: 00:01:02 Intro 00:02:52 Astonishing X-Men #1 Revisited w/ Malcolm 01:28:44 Wrap-Up Intro/Outro Music by the INCREDIBLE Sophie Marlon: https://sophiemarlon.bandcamp.com/ Follow us! Twitter: twitter.com/geeksplainedpod?lang=en Instagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=en Send us your questions for the Geeksplained Mailbag! Email: Geeksplained@gmail.com Music Sampled: "Sayonara" by SAKEROCK “Believe” by Yellowcard

THE MUTANT AGE HAS NOW BEGUN! Welcome to a Geeksplained Extra series we’re calling “PREVIOUSLY, ON X-MEN”! Aeric is joined by his Film Club cohorts AJ Kincaid and Chris Carter on a quest through the history of X-Men in film! In our first installment, Aeric and AJ discuss the groundbreaking film X-MEN (2000) - the film that started the franchise and kicked off a brand new era of superhero filmmaking! Follow us! Twitter: twitter.com/geeksplainedpod?lang=en Instagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=en Music Sampled: “X-Men: Days of Future Past” by John Ottman “X-Men: Evolution” by William Kevin Anderson

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! With CIVIL WAR officially concluded, the superhero community finds itself irreparably fractured. The Book Club Bois catch up with one side of the conflict, as Luke Cage leads the Secret Avengers in the next chapter of Brian Michael Bendis’ NEW AVENGERS! Luke Cage. Iron Fist. Spider-Woman. Wolverine. Doctor Strange. Spider-Man. Ronin. Together, they are the SECRET AVENGERS. On the run and fugitives of the law, these heroes must stay hidden if they are to continue their careers as superheroes. But when a desperate message from Maya Lopez in Japan asks for their help against Elektra and The Hand, they’ll risk life and limb to help their fellow Avenger… no matter the cost. Covers New Avengers (2004) #26-31 by Brian Michael Bendis, Alex Maleev and Leinil Francis Yu Send us your questions for the Book Club Mailbag! Email: geeksplained@gmail.com Follow us! Twitter: twitter.com/geeksplainedpod?lang=en Instagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=en Music Sampled: "Alive" by Warbly Jets “Fight as One” by Bad City

WELCOME BACK TO X-MAY!!! For the fourth time, it’s our annual month-long series on Marvel’s Merry Mutants! Kicking off a full month of X-Men related episodes is a discussion with Connor Goldsmith of CEREBRO on Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely’s E IS FOR EXTINCTION! Time Stamps: 00:01:01 Intro 00:02:55 E is for Extinction w/ Connor Goldsmith 02:16:30 Wrap-Up Intro/Outro Music by the INCREDIBLE Sophie Marlon: https://sophiemarlon.bandcamp.com/ Subscribe to CEREBRO: https://www.connorgoldsmith.com/cerebro Follow us! Twitter: twitter.com/geeksplainedpod?lang=en Instagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=en Send us your questions for the Geeksplained Mailbag! Email: Geeksplained@gmail.com Music Sampled: "Sayonara" by SAKEROCK “Happy Nation” by Ace of Base

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! This is the big one. This week, the Book Club Bois have a GIANT-SIZED discussion on the Marvel Comics event that changed Comic Book Events forever: MARVEL’S CIVIL WAR. Change has come to America. After a tragedy in Stamford, Connecticut, the Superhuman Registration Act becomes law – dividing the superhero community down the middle. With Captain America and his Secret Avengers opposing the new law of the land, it’s up to Iron Man and his government-backed team to take down his old friend… by any means necessary. With the fate of the world hanging in the balance, one question will be asked… Whose side are YOU on? Covers Marvel’s Civil War (2006) #1-7 and New Avengers (2005) #21-25 by Mark Millar, Steve McNiven, Brian Michael Bendis, Howard Chaykin, Leinil Francis Yu, Olivier Coipel, Pasqual Ferry and Jim Cheung Time Stamps: 03:47:24 Mailbag Send us your questions for the Book Club Mailbag! Email: geeksplained@gmail.com Follow us! Twitter: twitter.com/geeksplainedpod?lang=en Instagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=en Music Sampled: "Alive" by Warbly Jets “Fight as One” by Bad City

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! This week, the Book Club Bois take a detour to examine reports of young superheroes who have taken crime fighting into their own hands! Join Aeric, Malcolm and Jacob as they dive into YOUNG AVENGERS! In the aftermath of AVENGERS: DISASSEMBLED, the world found itself without its mightiest heroes. But from the ashes of the old guard… comes something new. PATRIOT. ASGARDIAN. HULKING. IRON LAD. These four teenage superheroes are out the save the world from an impending threat – one so massive that they might need backup. But will the additions of CASSIE LANG and KATE BISHOP be enough when KANG THE CONQUEROR comes to town? Covers Young Avengers (2005) by Allan Heinberg, Jim Cheung & Andrea di Vito Send us your questions for the Book Club Mailbag! Email: geeksplained@gmail.com Follow us! Twitter: twitter.com/geeksplainedpod?lang=en Instagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=en Music Sampled: "Alive" by Warbly Jets “Fight as One” by Bad City “Kids in America” by Len

WELCOME TO VOLUME 7! We kick off Volume 7 with an annual tradition, as Aeric counts down the TOP 10 Comics YOU Should be Reading in 2024! Time Stamps: 00:00:44 Intro 00:04:50 Top 10 Comics 2024 01:15:06 Wrap-Up Follow us! Twitter: twitter.com/geeksplainedpod?lang=en Instagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=en Send us your questions for the Geeksplained Mailbag! Email: Geeksplained@gmail.com Music Sampled: "Sayonara" by SAKEROCK “Deep Blue” by The Midnight

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! This week, the Book Club Bois discuss the consequences of the House of M in Volume 3 of Brian Michael Bendis’ NEW AVENGERS SAGA aka THE COLLECTIVE! When Wanda Maximoff whispered “No More Mutants”, millions of Mutants lost their powers and left only 198 powered Mutants on the planet. Many of those Mutants controlled energy… so where did that energy go? Enter: The Collective, a destructive force of nature ripping its way through North America. Why is it here? What does it want? And can ANYONE stop it? Covers New Avengers (2004) #16-20 & Annual #1 by Brian Michael Bendis, Steve McNiven, Mike Deodato Jr. and Olivier Coipel Send us your questions for the Book Club Mailbag! Email: geeksplained@gmail.com Follow us! Twitter: twitter.com/geeksplainedpod?lang=en Instagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=en Music Sampled: "Alive" by Warbly Jets “Fight as One” by Bad City

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! This week, the Book Club Bois deal with the fallout of HOUSE OF M, as they discuss Volume 3 of Brian Michael Bendis’ NEW AVENGERS! The Avengers are hot on the trail of the Silver Samurai – one of the escaped 42 super criminals from the breakout at The Raft. And joining them on this crusade is their newest member: RONIN! But who IS Ronin, and why have they joined the team? Find out here! PLUS, the secrets of Spider-Woman finally come to light, as the Illuminati make a choice they cannot come back from… Covers New Avengers (2004) #11-15, Giant-Size Spider-Woman #1, and New Avengers: Illuminati One-Shot by Brian Michael Bendis, David Finch, Rick Mays, Frank Cho and Alex Maleev Send us your questions for the Book Club Mailbag! Email: geeksplained@gmail.com Follow us! Twitter: twitter.com/geeksplainedpod?lang=en Instagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=en Music Sampled: "Alive" by Warbly Jets “Fight as One” by Bad City

THE GOBLIN UNMASKED! In Issue #3, we get reveals galore! Join Aeric and Malcolm as they discuss the next chapter of Jonathan Hickman and Marco Checchetto’s ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN SAGA! In the most action-packed issue so far, Peter’s new persona finally materializes – just in time for a new challenger to come to town! Enter: BULLSEYE! Covers Ultimate Spider-Man #3 by Jonathan Hickman and Marco Checchetto Send us your questions for the Book Club Mailbag! Email: geeksplained@gmail.com Follow us! Twitter: twitter.com/geeksplainedpod?lang=en Instagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=en Music Sampled: "Alive" by Warbly Jets

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! This week, the Book Club Bois discuss the first event of the Brian Michael Bendis New Avengers Saga: HOUSE OF M! Ever since the events of AVENGERS: DISASSEMBLED, a clock has been ticking. The time has come to decide the fate of the Scarlet Witch. The Avengers and the X-Men team-up for a story that will have ramifications on the Marvel Universe for decades! Covers HOUSE OF M (2005) #1-8 by Brian Michael Bendis and Olivier Coipel Send us your questions for the Book Club Mailbag! Email: geeksplained@gmail.com Follow us! Twitter: twitter.com/geeksplainedpod?lang=en Instagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=en Music Sampled: "Alive" by Warbly Jets “Fight as One” by Bad City

THANK YOU FOR SIX YEARS! To celebrate our sixth anniversary, we’re bringing back the fan favorite segment Pitch It! Join Aeric as he pitches the SEQUEL to his original Batman Beyond pitch - BATMAN BEYOND: SHADOW OF VENGEANCE! Time Stamps: 00:01:13 Intro 00:04:56 Pitch It! Batman Beyond 2 00:15:53 Previously, on Batman Beyond… 00:18:43 Prologue 00:32:54 Act One 01:26:42 Act Two 01:50:21 Act Three 02:09:32 Wrap-Up Follow us! Twitter: twitter.com/geeksplainedpod?lang=en Instagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=en Send us your questions for the Geeksplained Mailbag! Email: Geeksplained@gmail.com Music Sampled: "Sayonara" by SAKEROCK “Batman Beyond Theme” by Kristopher Carter “The Legacy Continues” by Michael McCuistion “Sirens” by Ludwig Goransson “Return of the Joker Main Title” by Kristopher Carter “Industrial Heist” by Kristopher Carter “Yo Is That a Yes” by Ludwig Goransson “One Week” by Barenaked Ladies “Wheeler Fight” by Ludwig Goransson “The Final Flight of the Osiris” by Don Davis “The Public Challenge” by Ludwig Goransson “Runaway” by Ramin Djawadi “You Think I’m Going to Lose” by Ludwig Goransson “Batman Defeats the Jokerz” by Kristopher Carter “Dame v. Felix” by Joseph Shirley “Under Water” by Ludwig Goransson “Runnin (feat. A$AP Rocky)” by Ludwig Goransson “Frankenstein’s Monster” by Henry Jackman “Cadmus” by Blake Neely “Viene por Sangre” by Joseph Shirley “Fight in Moscow” by Ludwig Goransson “This Will Mean War (ft. Magatte Sow)” by Ludwig Goransson “Imperius Rex” by Ludwig Goransson “It’s Your Time” by Ludwig Goransson “Bye Bye Blight” by Lolita Ritmanis “Unbreakable” by James Newton Howard

THANK YOU FOR SIX YEARS! To celebrate our sixth anniversary, we’re bringing back the fan favorite segment Pitch It! Join Aeric as he pitches the SEQUEL to his original Batman Beyond pitch - BATMAN BEYOND: SHADOW OF VENGEANCE! Time Stamps: 00:01:13 Intro 00:04:56 Pitch It! Batman Beyond 2 00:15:53 Previously, on Batman Beyond… 00:18:43 Prologue 00:32:54 Act One 01:26:42 Act Two 01:50:21 Act Three 02:09:32 Wrap-Up Follow us! Twitter: twitter.com/geeksplainedpod?lang=en Instagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=en Send us your questions for the Geeksplained Mailbag! Email: Geeksplained@gmail.com Music Sampled: "Sayonara" by SAKEROCK “Batman Beyond Theme” by Kristopher Carter “The Legacy Continues” by Michael McCuistion “Sirens” by Ludwig Goransson “Return of the Joker Main Title” by Kristopher Carter “Industrial Heist” by Kristopher Carter “Yo Is That a Yes” by Ludwig Goransson “One Week” by Barenaked Ladies “Wheeler Fight” by Ludwig Goransson “The Final Flight of the Osiris” by Don Davis “The Public Challenge” by Ludwig Goransson “Runaway” by Ramin Djawadi “You Think I’m Going to Lose” by Ludwig Goransson “Batman Defeats the Jokerz” by Kristopher Carter “Dame v. Felix” by Joseph Shirley “Under Water” by Ludwig Goransson “Runnin (feat. A$AP Rocky)” by Ludwig Goransson “Frankenstein’s Monster” by Henry Jackman “Cadmus” by Blake Neely “Viene por Sangre” by Joseph Shirley “Fight in Moscow” by Ludwig Goransson “This Will Mean War (ft. Magatte Sow)” by Ludwig Goransson “Imperius Rex” by Ludwig Goransson “It’s Your Time” by Ludwig Goransson “Bye Bye Blight” by Lolita Ritmanis “Unbreakable” by James Newton Howard

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! This week the Book Club Bois dive into the secret history of the hero that time forgot, as they discuss the next chapter of the Brian Michael Bendis NEW AVENGERS saga: THE SENTRY! Now that the New Avengers have been assembled, it’s time to answer a lingering question: Who is The Sentry, and why does no one remember him? Plus: The Wrecker, comic books, and a secret meeting between the most powerful members of the Marvel Universe! Covers New Avengers (2004) #6-10 by Brian Michael Bendis, Steve McNiven, Paul Jenkins and Sal Buscema Send us your questions for the Book Club Mailbag! Email: geeksplained@gmail.com Follow us! Twitter: twitter.com/geeksplainedpod?lang=en Instagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=en Music Sampled: "Alive" by Warbly Jets “Fight as One” by Bad City