Darwyn Cooke, one of our favorite comic book creators, passed away last week at the age of 53.
To honor him, we decided to cover his magnum opus, DC: The New Frontier, which takes a look at the Dawn of DC’s new superheroes and the birth of the Justice League in the 1950’s.
It’s an oversized 6-issue miniseries completely written and drawn by Cooke himself and it’s an absolute must-read for fans of the genre, young and old.
X-Men: Apocalypse comes out this week, and to celebrate the X-Men film series’ Sweet 16, we’re ranking the previous 5 X-Men films (and discussing the 3 spinoff films). What’s the worst? What’s the best?
Also, who’s really to blame for the failure of The Last Stand (which turns 10 years old today)? And we discuss screenwriter Simon Kinberg’s penchant for burning bridges (in both The Last Stand and Apocalypse). And what X-Man would be the best Pokémon?
Remember that time Superman had a game for the Game Boy Advance? And it was actually a Sudoku game instead of an action game? Welcome to Superman Returns: Fortress of Solitude!
SATURDAY NIGHT LOVE returns with Drake doing double-duty as host and musical guest!
Kate McKinnon killed it as Olya; Jay Pharaoh had an amazing episode rife with many characters; and Drake realizes people only like him for memes!
Also, find out what skit most appealed to Vince’s two-year-old son!
Take a trip with us back to 2001 as we evaluate the hottest hits on Now, That’s What I Call Music Vol. 6. We’ll discuss all the songs and draft our favorites, determining what tracks have stood the test of time.
All that plus: the band that spawned from the ashes of 3LW, the shocking truth behind the origin of Coldplay’s “Yellow,” and we expose the little-known Swedish plot to take over popular music in 2001.
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THAT WAS A GAME returns to take a look at the 16-bit Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade’s Revenge! This was a 16-bit game where, you guessed it, Spider-Man and the X-Men teamed up. How could they possibly go wrong?
Find out!
Academy Award Winner Brie Larson storms the Saturday Night Live stage for a special Mother’s Day episode of SATURDAY NIGHT LOVE!
Meanwhile, Vince explains that you should never point out if your mom or your wife has a “Mom” haircut (and trust us, he speaks from experience!). Also, we plug a plucky little podcast called “This American Life” (like and subscribe to that show – they need your help)!
How was there not a Power Pack cartoon in the ‘80s? How is there not one NOW?!?
We took a look at issues 1-4 of this 1984 Marvel superteam created by debut writer Louise Simonson and artist June Brigman.
We really let it transport us to a land of sugary cereals on Saturday morning and fake unicorn grandparents that you love more than your actual family (yes, really).
We also try to figure out why someone named Alex Power would choose the much lamer “Gee” as a codename. Get it together, Alex. You’re an embarrassment to the Power Pack.
We’ve got an embarrassment of superhero movie riches now, so ALL MY FRIENDS ARE HERE to look back at the two cartoons that first got us into superheroes: the 90s X-men and Spider-Man animated series!
Join Chris, Vince, and Richard as they remember the great storylines of the X-Men animated series and how they managed to pack Apocalypse and Days of Future Past into the first season. Also, does Wolverine love Morph more than he loves Jean Grey?
Meanwhile, Vince recounts how the Spider-Man series quickly went off the deep-end as Mary Jane’s clone joined a Dormammu cult and Spider-Man teamed up with Spider-Men from alternate dimensions to fight a Spider-Man possessed by the Carnage symbiote!
This episode gets especially nerdy.
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On this episode, Vince gives a tour of Crazy Taxi – the taxicab arcade game from the late 90s/early 2000s. Watch as Vince tries to get his passengers to their destinations while jamming out to The Offspring!
All My Friends Are Right Here 