12.15.13
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Episode 298: A Very Craptacular Christmas

It’s time once again for the Showcase gang to sit down and indulge in some holiday hijnks! This year’s Christmas marathon brings the boys face-to-face with some of the lousiest Christmas specials ever made, including several suggestions by you! Listen in as the guys tackle Christmas in PacLand, The Smurfs Christmas Special, He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special, Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer, The Alpha-Bots Christmas, and the granddaddy of them all, The Star Wars Holiday Special! Not gonna lie, guys, we needed the RiffTrax crew to get us through that one.

And what’s cool this week? Blake is still jazzed about the new Astro City, and talks about the new storyline that kicked off with issue #7.

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Episode 298: A Very Craptacular Christmas

12.08.13
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One-Shot #14: Wonder Woman Whining

This week, the upcoming Man of Steel sequel got another confirmed cast member — Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman! Predictably, the internet started to have a hissy fit. This week, Blake takes on the Wonder Woman Whiners, as well as those getting huffy over Indiana Jones, and asks for your suggestions for this year’s Showcase Christmas Marathon.

And what’s cool this week? It’s a triple dose of cool with Earth 2 #18, Amazing X-Men #2 and Disney’s newest animated film, Frozen.

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Showcase One-Shot #14: Wonder Woman Whining

11.24.13
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Episode 297: The Night, the Day, the Doctor

It’s an event fifty years in the making: Blake and Erin gush over the Doctor Who anniversary special The Day of the Doctor! In a spoiler-saturated discussion they talk about John Hurt, the return of David Tennant, Easter Eggs and surprises galore, and exactly what this episode means for the future of the franchise. They also talk the mini-episode prequels The Night of the Doctor and The Last Day; the BBC drama about the creation of the series, An Adventure in Space and Time; and the recently-concluded IDW anniversary series Prisoners of Time.

And what’s cool this week? Erin is reading Crag DiLouie‘s The Infection, and Blake is having fun with Forever Evil: Rogues Rebellion #2.

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Episode 297: The Night, the Day, the Doctor

11.17.13
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At the Movies Episode 38: Thor-The Dark World

After some very busy weeks for our boys, the Showcase crew finally gets together to see Thor: The Dark World, give a spoiler-free review of the movie, and discuss its place in the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe. Contact us with comments, suggestions, or anything else at Showcase@CXPulp.com!

And what’s cool this week? Jason is enjoying season two of Revolution, while a jury duty-bound Blake hasn’t had time for anything but the six-minute short “The Night of the Doctor,” the prequel to next week’s Doctor Who 50th anniversary special.

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At the Movies Episode 38: Thor-The Dark World

11.03.13
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Episode 296: The 2013 Holiday Movie Preview

With the end of the year approaching, the second Hollywood Blockbuster season is here! This week, Blake and Erin take a look at two months’ worth of releases — the big-budget movies, the smaller Oscar bait, and anything else that catches their eyes. Contact us with comments, suggestions, or anything else at Showcase@CXPulp.com!

And what’s cool this week? Erin is still heavy into The Dresden Files: Cold Days and Blake gives it up for Sandman: Overture #1.

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All New Showcase #296: The 2013 Holiday Movie Preview

10.15.13
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Episode 295: The Return of the Return of the Return

It’s the season of returns in this week’s Showcase, as Blake returns to Pittsburgh and Erin returns to the show! We start off with the return of The Walking Dead for season four, then delve into the announcements from this weekend’s New York Comic-Com! The return of Miracleman! The return of the New Warriors! The return of Stephanie Brown! The return of Solar: Man of the Atom! The return of Serenity! So many returns it’s giving Blake a nosebleed! Contact us with comments, suggestions, or anything else at Showcase@CXPulp.com!

And what’s cool this week? The dead return to Riverdale in the first issue ofAfterlife With Archie!

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All New Showcase #295: The Return of the Return of the Return

10.06.13
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One-Shot #13: What Should I Be?

With Halloween approaching, it’s time to start dipping into the well of available costumes… but that brings up the eternal question, what should I be? Blake talks about some of the creepier “sexy” costumes, the dearth of options available for a geek in a non-geek crowd, and asks for your suggestions for this year’s cleverest Halloween get-ups. Contact us with comments, suggestions, or anything else at Showcase@CXPulp.com!

And what’s cool this week? In comics, it’s Tim Seeley and Mike Norton‘s Revival, while on DVD there’s the massive 7-hour documentary Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th.

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Showcase One-Shot #13: What Should I Be?

09.22.13
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One-Shot #12: Podcast Problems

This week, Apple released the big iOS7 update, which is pretty cool. Also, the iTunes 11.1 update… which is the exact opposite of cool. Blake rants a little bit here. Contact us with comments, suggestions, or anything else at Showcase@CXPulp.com!

And what’s cool this week? To make up for this rant, Blake hits you with a quadruple dose of cool, with Flash #23.3: The Rogues, Avengers A.I. #3, Herobear and the Kid: The Inheritance #2 and some Valiant classics you can grab cheaply right now.

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Showcase One-Shot #12: Podcast Problems

09.15.13
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Episode 294: Whoa-Oh-Oh, It’s Magic!

Blake and Kenny make the trek to Slidell for the second Magic Mini-Con! The guys chat with Vernon Smith about his new comic Hide, Travis Hymel and Joe Badon about the upcoming Memoirs of the Mysterious, as well as Travis’s webcomic Punch and Joe’s Outside the Lines graphic novel, and Kurt Amacker gives us an update on the Cradle of Filth comic. The guys also talk about how Marvel has stolen the name of our podcast, chat about cosplayers, and sit in astonishment at the proliferation of Kickstarter campaigns in the universe today. Contact us with comments, suggestions, or anything else at Showcase@CXPulp.com!

And what’s cool this week? Kenny recommends The Legend of Korra Book One on Blu-Ray and Blake enjoyed the first issue of DC’s Forever Evil!

(Oh — and before we forget, Blake’s new novel The Pyrite War is now available digitally and in print!)

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Episode 294: Whoa-oh-oh, It’s Magic!

09.01.13
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One-Shot #11: Villains Month Mumbo Jumbo

With Villain’s Month starting this week at DC Comics, Blake talks briefly about the controversy with the special covers. More importantly, he talks about the conclusion of Trinity War and the run-up to Forever Evil. Contact us with comments, suggestions, or anything else at Showcase@CXPulp.com!

And what’s cool this week? Blake recommends Itty Bitty Hellboy #1 and the BBC America series Orphan Black!

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Showcase One-Shot #11: Villains Month Mumbo Jumbo