‘Phantom Thread’ (movie review) at Forces of Geek

“Whatever you do, do it carefully”.

Paul Thomas Anderson directs Daniel Day-Lewis in his final acting role in Phantom Thread opposite Vicky Krieps and Lesley Manville.

The film focuses on The House of Woodcock, a fashion house in England run by Reynolds Woodcock (Day-Lewis). Woodcock is a talented, depressed and genius designer of dresses and couture.

While taking breakfast one day he plays a flirty game with waitress Alma Elson (Krieps) and asks her out to dinner.

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League Podcast Comic Book Picks of The Week for Wed. January 10, 2018

 

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Dawn Moreno returns as the new female Snake-Eyes in G.I.Joe #247. … Kingsman: The Red Diamond #4 continues leaving Eggsy and Kwaito stranded in China. … Excalibur reunites on their 20th anniversary in X-Men Gold Annual #1. … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.

League Podcast Comic Book Picks of The Week for Wed. January 3, 2018

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The X-Men are in The Negative Zone fighting a god in X-Men Gold #18. … The Sinister Six have returned, this time for Miles in Spider-Man #236, Bendis’ flagship title at Marvel. … Guardians of the Galaxy hit #150 with Legacy numbering as the Infinity Stones are in high demand! … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.

League Podcast Comic Book Picks of The Week for Wed. December 27, 2017

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Bendis looks to wrap up over at Marvel with the conclusion of Spider-Man II #5. … The Flash is trapped by crime lord Captain Cold in The Flash #37. … Take a chance on Bonehead #1 from Image Comics from Postal’s Bryan Hill as a gang war tears this city apart. … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.

League Podcast Comic Book Picks of The Week for Wed. December 20, 2017

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Dragon takes on neo-Nazis in Savage Dragon #230 - Christmas Stalking! … The War of the Realms continue to spread as Jane Foster rallies the Asgardians to defend their home in The Mighty Thor #302. Hell’s Kitchen has more chefs as the crime lords battle for the streets in Defenders #8. … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.

League Podcast Comic Book Picks of The Week for Wed. December 13, 2017

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To celebrate our interview with Rob Liefeld for Image Comics on AMC this week over at Forces of Geek, our first pick is Youngblood #7 - Liefeld Cover! … It’s Clobberin’ time over at Marvel Legacy with The Thing and The Human Torch bringing back one of the House of Ideas’ classic titles, Marvel Two-In-One #1 written by Chip Zdarsky. … The Valderrama Bros. debut in America with Giants #1 from Dark Horse. Find out what happens when a race of gigantic monsters drives humanity underground! … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.

FOG! Chats With Rob Liefeld About Tonight’s ‘Image Comics: Declaration of Independents’!

FOG! Chats With Rob Liefeld About Tonight’s ‘Image Comics: Declaration of Independents’!

The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman’s documentary series Robert Kirkman’s Secret History of Comicsconcludes on AMC with Image Comics: Declaration of Independents, shedding light on the dawn of Kirkman’s current house of ideas, American comic publisher Image Comics. Founded in 1992, The creator-owned vision of the company founded by industry rock stars Todd McFarlane, Jim Lee, Whilce Portacio, Marc Silvestri, Erik Larsen, Jim Valentino and Rob Liefeld changed the way the business of comics works. Affectionately known as “The Image Revolution”, this industry coup skyrocketed Image books to the top of the stack and the Image founders a place at the table with The Big Two.

We’re honored to talk to Image Comics founder Rob Liefeld about what you can expect to see on AMC tonight.

Liefeld’s comic creations are well known but Rob holds the distinction of having the first comic published by the twenty-five year old independent comics publisher, Youngblood #1.

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FOG!: Thanks for joining us, Rob. How are you enjoying the series so far?

Rob Liefeld: It has shown greater detail than people have come to expect from these kinds of shows so it’s so nice, it’s really, really nice.

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League Podcast Comic Book Picks of The Week for Wed. December 6, 2017

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Rocco faces unemployment in Roccos Modern Life #1 from Boom! Studios. …Alex Underwood appears in a new number one to host Witchblade in Witchblade #1. …Peter Parker, Eddie Brock and Flash Thompson face off in Amazing Spider-Man/Venom Venom Inc Alpha #1!… Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.

League Podcast Comic Book Picks of The Week for Wed. November 29, 2017

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Are you having Disco withdrawals since Episode #9? Don’t worry, we have Star Trek: Discovery #1 for you from IDW, so strap into the spore drive! …There’s no need to fear—Underdog #1 is here, reprinting classic stories from the Gold Key 1975 series. … Krypto and Titus take over as Super-Pets are Unleashed in Super Sons Annual #1. … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.

‘Monstro Mechanica’ With Paul Allor Interview at Forces Of Geek

Leonardo Da Vinci stars in the latest book from AfterShock Comics written by Paul Allor (G.I.Joe, TMNT). Paul joined us today to talk about Monstro Mechanica, his take on a robotic Renaissance and the difference between his robot and the one Da Vinci actually designed and built! This fun book places an automaton in the age of de’ Medici family and on the streets of Florence in 1472.

You’ve never read a book quite like this! Here’s what Paul had to say.

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FOG!: Thanks for joining us, Paul! Issue #1 introduces us to Leonardo Da Vinci, a robot and his female apprentice. Why set a comic book story with a robot in The Renaissance?

Paul Allor: The more heady answer is that the Renaissance is where the modern western conception of the self first began to develop; the idea that every individual has importance and worth beyond their place in society. So we were intrigued by the notion of pairing that time period with the classic sci-fi story of a robot gaining sentience.

The less heady answer is that a robot in the renaissance sounded like a whole lot of freaking fun.

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League Podcast Comic Book Picks of The Week for Wed. November 22, 2017

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One thing we can all be thankful for, as comic fans, is Watchmen. Will you also be thankful for a sequel from he top creators in the business? Geoff Johns and Gary Frank give us the highly anticipated Doomsday Clock #1 as the minutes tick closer to Superman! We saw a preview and we have to say it’s one hell of a ride! … Our friend Paul Allor wraps up Clue #6 over at IDW. Remember, communism is just a red herring. …I’d pay good money to see a motorcycle gang led by Betty & Veronica. Oh, I can? I guess I’ll be picking up Betty and Veronica Vixens #1. … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.

‘Justice League’ (review) at Forces Of Geek

Have we broken through? Have the rough drafts been scrapped and the iterations of the Batmobile reached a point where it won’t loose a wheel?

Folks, I think we’re there, and Justice League and the DC cinematic universe has figured itself out. Is it perfect?

Far from it, but my prep for the film came in the form of watching Avengers: Age of Ultron and Wonder Woman.

My logic being, let’s take what we have to build on and look forward from there. Zack Snyder’s Justice Leaguehad the advantage (through very shitty circumstances) of being punched up by Joss Whedon and also the distinct pleasure of being the next chapter to Gal Gadot’s and Patty Jenkins’s incredible Wonder Womanmovie from earlier this year.

Sure, I’ve been a Man of Steel apologist, and perhaps you might judge me for going against the grain by also championing Suicide Squad so take my ringing Justice League endorsement with a grain of salt, certainly. I can’t blame you for that. I’ve also spent a few Sunday afternoons with Batman v Superman: Ultimate Edition because I wanted to. You aren’t the boss of me!

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League Podcast Comic Book Picks of The Week for Wed. November 14, 2017

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Forbush Man Returns in Not Brand Echh #14 written by your boy Nick Spencer! … Matthew Rosenberg takes over on Punisher Legacy with issue #218. … Don’t miss part 2 of Death of The Mighty Thor #701 with guest artist Jason Harren. … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.

League Podcast Comic Book Picks of The Week for Wed. November 8, 2017

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Kieron Gillen moves over to the main Star Wars book in issue #38 bringing The Rebel Alliance to Jedha. … Orion and Mister Miracle #4 from The Visions writer Tom King. Check out his take on the classic Kirby hero. … First Strike expands to Cybertron with Optimus Prime in Transformers: First Strike #1. … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.

Brain Candy Live! With Adam Savage and Michael Stevens - placeholder

Adam Savage (Mythbusters) and Michael Stevens (Vsauce) joined us to talk Brain Candy Live!, actual candy and the horrors of mansplaining. But more importantly, science! This two part interview caused a riff in the space-time continuum. First we asked Adam Savage about Brain Candy Live! and working with Michael Stevens.

DO617: WE’RE EXCITED ABOUT BRAIN CANDY LIVE!

ADAM SAVAGE: Me Too!

WHAT IS THE MOST SURPRISING THING THAT HAS HAPPENED WITH A GUEST ON STAGE AT BRAIN CANDY LIVE?

We have some wonderful, wonderful audience interactions. We bring a young person up on stage every night to build a machine with us. It is really, really fun to get their help, they don’t quite realize what kind of machine they are making and then they get to drive it.

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‘Batman vs. Two-Face’ (review) at FORCES OF GEEK

Adam West’s final film puts him back in the cowl facing off against ’60s television hero William Shatner in Batman vs. Two-Face.

With co-star Burt Ward by his side, West and company reunite with other cast members of the ’66 series, most notably Julie Newmar as Catwoman and an appearance by Lee Meriwether as Lucilee Diamond.

Shatner plays a Batman ’66 version of Harvey Dent / Two-Face, a character that unusually never appeared in the show. The Dynamic Duo faces the entirety of Gotham’s rogue gallery that includes Hugo Strange, The Joker, The Riddler, Penguin and even King Tut and this reviewer’s personal favorite, Bookworm.

The story kicks off with Strange and assistant Harley Quinn extracting evil from all of Gotham’s bad guys.

When the machine goes Ka-Blam!, the essence wipes out star district attorney Harvey Dent and transforms him into Two-Face.

Batman and Bruce Wayne are naturally disturbed by this turn of events. Wayne uses his resources to restore Dent’s face to its natural look, but the evil Two-Face could very well be lurking below the visage.

The pace and tempo of West’s dialogue, long ingrained into our collective consciousness, is slapped right up against Shatner’s staccato delivery, making you wonder if we haven’t been missing Shatner in the Batman Universe for our entire lives!

In 2014, “The Two-Way Crimes of Two-Face,” an episode written by sci-fi and Star Trek writer Harlan Ellison was released in comic book form from Len Wein (RIP) and artist José Luis Garcia-Lopez as Batman ’66: The Lost Episode #1. After seeing these pages, we’d love to build a time machine and persuade the network to make this happen with William Shatner in the role.

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League Podcast Comic Book Picks of the Week for Wed., November 1, 2017

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The Joes take on Cobra in an ongoing mission that has results that will change the future of both organizations in G.I.Joe: A Real American Hero #245. …The Joker takes over as the defender of Gotham in Batman: White Knight #2! …Don’t miss Neal Adam’s Deadman #1 and learn more about Boston Brand’s secrets! … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.

League Podcast Comic Book Picks of the Week for Wed. October 25, 2017

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Thor goes back to Nifleheim in Thor Where Walk The Frost Giants #1! … Jughead has become lupine! Archie’s pal becomes a werewolf in Jughead The Hunger #1. Just in time for Halloween is the return of Hack/Slash Resurrection #1 written by new series writer Tini Howard! … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.

NYCC: ‘Marvel Contest of Champions’: Gameplay and New Character Reveal

This year at New York Comic Con we stopped by the Kabam booth to try our hands at the latest from Contest of Champions. The mobile game features Marvel characters in head to head fighting action and has the distinction of adding new heroes and villains into the Marvel Universe. Have you been following the adventures of Venompool, Civil Warrior and Guillotine?

No, you, haven’t because these are brand new properties introduced exclusively for Contest of Champions.

We spoke with Contest of Champions design director Tim Molyneux on the New York Comic Con floor and he talked us through his job and what we can expect from the future, including the introduction of mystic character Morningstar and other new characters soon to be unlocked on a tablet or phone near you.

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League Podcast Comic Book Picks of the Week for Wed. October 18, 2017

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Marvel numbering is back in a big way with Mighty Thor #700! Jane’s cancer takes a turn for the worse. Captain Jack himself John Barrowman picks up a new Torchwood series in Torchwood #1 right after an alien invasion was just thwarted! … The new Karen Berger imprint at IDW is called Black Crown, kicking off with an all-star lineup of creepy comic creators Peter Milligan and Tess Fowler give us Kid Lobotomy #1. For fans of Peter’s work on Shade, The Changing Man! … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.