Unable to meet with Chase to record this week, Blake recruits his girlfriend Erin to sit in on the second Showcase Tangent! Blake and Erin update you on their Buffy the Vampire watching and answer your questions! Chase does manage to chime in, however, giving his thoughts on Wildstorm Comics and The Authority. In this week’s picks, Chase throws support to Amazing Spider-Man, Erin is excited to be reading Strangers in Paradise Vol. 1, and Blake was taken by surprise by the coolness of Batman and the Outsiders #5.
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Episode 61: Comic Book Weddings
It’s spring, the time a young man’s fancy turns to thoughts of love — and a friend of the Showcase is walking down the aisle this weekend! Chase and Blake prepare for the Bachelor Party by talking about their favorite comic book wedding stories, which superheroes work married and which ones don’t, and discuss love, families and everything that comes with taking the big plunge. In the picks, Blake digs Jeff Smith‘s RASL and Chase says farewell to Cable and Deadpool.
Episode 56: The Showcase Tangent
The Showcase Geeks have been having a lot of fun lately going through your messages and e-mails… so much fun, in fact, that this week we’re giving you the first-ever 2 in 1 Showcase Feedback Special! This week, you steer the conversation, as the guys answer an avalanche of questions and discuss comments on everything from Brand New Day to Exiles to the question of what the worst DC Comics crossover of all time really was. They spin off onto Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles, Lost, and Chase breaks the needle off the Geekometer with a classic Star Trek rant! In the picks this week, Chase presents Chronicles of Wormwood: The Last Enemy, while Blake bids a fond farewell to Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra‘s Vertigo mainstay, Y: The Last Man.
Episode 53: The Ultimate Marvel Universe
It’s one of the most heated debates in Showcase history, as Chase and Blake pull apart Marvel’s Ultimate Universe. The guys each pick their favorite stories and talk about the current state of the line, and the guys each have pretty strong feelings over this one. In the picks this week, Blake digs Booster Gold #6, while Chase pimps the newest Youngblood #1.
Episode 50: 2007-The Year in Review
Green Lantern soared. Spider-Man crashed. Small crossovers rocked. Big ones fizzled. Archie tried a new look. Mark Bagley jumped ship. Mike Wieringo passed away. From the best in comics for 2007 to the absolute worst, this week the Showcase crew sits down and takes apart 365 days of comic books, then looks ahead to 2008! Sit back, rev up your MP3 player and listen as Blake and Chase hash out what they hated and hailed what they liked.
Episode 44: Comic Book Turkeys
With their stomachs full and the urge to take a Thanksgiving nap, Blake and Chase sit down this week to dish on some of the all-time comic book turkeys — comics that were supposed to be the Next Big Thing and turned out to be the thing everyone wishes they could forget. Spider-Man: Chapter One; The Dark Knight Strikes Again; JLA: World War III and X-Men: The End have their badges of dishonor bestowed upon them. But not to end on a down note, the guys talk about some of the great comics out there that they’re thankful for: Booster Gold, PS 238, The Walking Dead and Jonah Hex, just to name a few!
Episode 34: Our Favorite Team-Up Stories
Superman, Spider-Man, Batman, The Thing, Richie Rich… what do all these heroes have in common? That’s right, they’ve all anchored a team-up comic! This week, Chase and Blake talk about some of their all-time favorite team-ups, when one hero drops in on another’s turf for an issue or two. They briefly discuss the history of the team-up, and the state of team-up comics today. In this week’s picks section, Chase cheers on Hellblazer, while Blake bids farewell to Dan Slott‘s She-Hulk.
Episode 30: Avengers
Before launching this week’s episode, the guys take a few minutes to pay tribute to the late Mike Wieringo. Then it’s time to tackle the best of Marvel’s premiere heroes, the Mighty Avengers! The guys dish on their all-time favorite Avengers stories, share some of your choices and talk about the current state of the three (or is it five?) Avengers titles. In the picks section, Blake sings the praises of Hack/Slash, while Chase bids a fond farewell to Peter David‘s Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man.
Episode 21: Archie Comics
There’s something for the whole family in this week’s 2 in 1 Showcase, when Chase and Blake turn their attention to America’s favorite teenager and the rest of the gang at Archie Comics. Blake recalls his favorite titles, Chase ponders the cartoon show, and the guys talk about the “new look” of Betty and Veronica, the AWOL Archie superheroes, Sonic the Hedgehog and everything else Archie! This week’s picks stay with the family-friendly theme, with Marvel Adventures: Spider-Man and Uncle Scrooge, plus a bonus discussion on various Disney projects. Gather the kids — young and old — and listen to this one together.
Episode 20: Legion of Super-Heroes
Blake and Chase are climbing into the time machine this week to bring you the adventures of the 31st Century’s greatest protectors — The Legion of Super-Heroes. Through three continuities and innumerable revamps, what are Blake and Chase’s favorite Legion stories? How about the Legion these days? How do they fit in with the Justice Society and Justice League? And what about the new Legion television show? The guys cover them all. Stick around for this week’s picks, including Ape Entertainment’s White Picket Fences and Marvel’s Sensational Spider-Man Annual.
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