Back to Middle Earth! All 3 hosts in studio to discuss the season 2 premier of Lord of the Rings spinoff series: Rings of Power. We'll dig into Halbrand's transformation into Annatar, his manipulation of Celebrimboor, Galadriel and Elrond's conflict regarding the rings, Numenor, The Stranger, Nori, Isildur, Arondir, & more!Follow us on social media:Twitter/Instagram/TikTok: @whysosidiouspodYouTube: www.youtube.com/@whysosidiouspod?app=desktopSend us your questions/comments!Support the show

Grant Morrison's Animal Man quickly became a classic. Tackling real world issues through a really fun story with one of the wildest twist endings in comic books. Here we review the comic, we talk about other comics along the way, and we even dive into some of these real-world issues that are addressed in the story. Special guest Yuhoo returns! Enjoy! Cold Open: Grant Morrison's Batman first time reading quick reaction (Omnibus vol 1: Batman & Son, RIP, and The Resurrection of Ras Al Ghul) and Paul Dini's Batman 06:40 Intro & overall thoughts on the comic 16:15 B'Wana Beast & animal abuse 20:45 Coyote Gospel & the boldness of Morrison's first major DC comic 30:00 Frank Quietly art, the use of action in comics & politics in comics 38:00 Character's OP powers and inconsistencies 49:45 The corrupt system we live in (real life) 58:35 Buddy's Peyote trip & discussing Alan Moore Comics (Watchmen, Swamp Thing, Killing Joke, etc) 69:00 Animal Man's family murdered & the crazy strange twist ending 80:30 Swamp Thing/Animal Man, Grant Morrison vs Alan Moore, & Doom Patrol 87:00 Discussing the artwork in Animal Man, older comic styles, and digging into Yuhoo's omnibus collection Follow us on social media:Twitter/Instagram/TikTok: @whysosidiouspodYouTube: www.youtube.com/@whysosidiouspod?app=desktopEmail us questions/requests: whysosidious@yahoo.comSubscribe, Rate, and Review!Send us your questions/comments!Support the show

Marvel Studios cast Harrison Ford to play Thaddeus (Thunderbolt) Ross, replacing William Hurt - RIP. Thunderbolt Ross is a major Hulk villain, but not until Captain America Brave New World, have we seen him at his full strength, and by that we mean the Red Hulk. How, when, and why did Ross become the Red Hulk? From villain to Avenger, here's everything you need to know about the MCU's newest giant rage monster. Follow us on social media: Twitter/Instagram/TikTok: @whysosidiouspod YouTube: www.youtube.com/@whysosidiouspod?app=desktop Email us questions/requests: whysosidious@yahoo.com Subscribe, Rate, and Review!  Send us your questions/comments!Support the Show.

Week in Geek is where we discuss all the recent nerd fandom news. This episode includes a spoiler filled Alien Romulus movie review, and discussions on topics such as who might be cameoing in Daredevil Born Again, the Acolyte season 2 being cancelled, how Superman wraps filming/James Gunn doesn't need reshoots, D23 Marvel animation news, and our review of the latest Kraven trailer! We also call back to our 2024 Box Office draft (check out that episode) with an update and discuss anything we have been watching or reading lately!Follow us on social media: Twitter/Instagram/TikTok: @whysosidiouspod YouTube: www.youtube.com/@whysosidiouspod?app=desktop Email us questions/requests: whysosidious@yahoo.com Subscribe, Rate, and Review! Send us your questions/comments!Support the show

Cold Open - pick a Marvel event, and a character to base it around: Venom & Apocalypse  06:50 Intro, Art, & Overall Thoughts  13:45 Comics Multiverse vs MCU Multiverse, & Hickman's Fantastic Four connection  18:00 Dr Strange's arc, Mapmakers/Black Priests/Incursions  25:00 Namor/Black Panther, and the Great Society (Justice League parallel)  29:30 Dr Doom (Robert Downey Jr.) in the MCU's Fantastic Four  34:15 Hulk teased for next volume  Follow us on social media:  Twitter/Instagram/TikTok: @whysosidiouspod  YouTube: www.youtube.com/@whysosidiouspod?app=desktop  Email us questions/requests: whysosidious@yahoo.com  Subscribe, Rate, and Review! Send us your questions/comments!Support the show

Join hosts Caleb and David as we fill in for our good friend Andy on his podcast, The Galactic Core Podcast! And we are talking ALL things "The Rings of Power".We open the episode discussing the most common gripes from the fandom regarding season 1 of the series and if we agree with them or not, as well as what our own personal gripes were with the season. We also give our TOP 5 moments from the season, with a few OLI's! (Outside looking in)After our discussions about the first season, we dive into season 2. What to expect, analysis on some of the things we saw in the trailers released so far, if we think it will be better than season 1, and more! We also contemplate what seasons will be better by the end of it, House of the Dragon S2 or The Rings of Power S2?Finally, we discuss the upcoming projects coming out of Middle-Earth: The Hunt for Gollum and War of the Rohirrim. All of this and MORE!03:40 - The Rings of Power Season 1 Common Audience Gripes23:45 - Our Top 5 Moments of the Season38:00 - Our Season 1 Gripes43:15 - Season 2 Expectations + Trailers Discussion49:55 - War of the Rohirrim and The Hunt for Gollum DiscussionFollow us on social media:Twitter/Instagram/TikTok: @whysosidiouspodYouTube: www.youtube.com/@whysosidiouspod?app=desktopEmail us questions/requests: whysosidious@yahoo.comSubscribe, Rate, and Review!Send us your questions/comments!Support the show

Join the crew as we do our first reaction live stream as we watch the D23 2024 announcements unfold!We start off discussing what we want to see in the DCU that hasn't been announced yet as we wait for the first D23 news to drop..and then we jump right into it! Star Wars released trailers and information regarding The Skeleton Crew, The Mandalorian and Grogu, and Andor Season 2. After that, Marvel takes the stage and we get into projects such as The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Captain America: Brave New World, Daredevil: Born Again, and Agatha All Along. All of this and more!02:20 - What we want from the DCU (Jon Kent, Nightwing, Wally West and more)22:30 - Star Wars Announcements44:30 - MCU AnnouncementsFollow us on social media:Twitter/Instagram/TikTok: @whysosidiouspodYouTube: www.youtube.com/@whysosidiouspod?app=desktopEmail us questions/requests: whysosidious@yahoo.comSubscribe, Rate, and Review!Send us your questions/comments!Support the Show.

We talk a great deal about Marvel, DC, and a little Star Wars at the beginning. IF you only came for the comic book review, skip at to the 39 minute mark! Failsafe is about Batman's contingency plan for himself, in the past he created an ultron-like robot to take himself out under extreme circumstances. When the Penguin frames Batman for murder, Failsafe is released and wreaks havoc on Batman, Robin, and the Jusrtice League. Intro  03:50 Star Wars Comics & using their source material  08:50 MCU talk (Wanda, Kang, Dr Doom)  17:30 Theory on why Victor Von Doom is identical to Tony Stark & MCU variants  21:00 Favorite Robin? Damian Wayne as the DCU's Robin? & other DC series  29:15 Why didn't the Killing Joke age well?  33:40 Favorite Batman comics? (Batman The Last Arkham)  39:20 Batman Failsafe Comic Book Review starts here  45:40 Batman is a questionable character & the ZUR EN ARRH character history  55:30 Batman survives a fall to Earth from the Moon & Justice League Batman vs Detective Batman  59:00 Comparing Ben Affleck's, Robert Pattinson's, and Christian Bale's portrayal  66:50 Back to the Comic review & what happens after Vol. 1?  81:20 James Gunn's DCU projects and expectations  96:50 Superman movie  Follow us on social media:  Twitter/Instagram/TikTok: @whysosidiouspod  YouTube: www.youtube.com/@whysosidiouspod?app=desktop  Email us questions/requests: whysosidious@yahoo.com  Subscribe, Rate, and Review!  Send us your questions/comments!Support the show

Join hosts Caleb and David as we cover the finale episode of season 2 on House of the Dragon, with our returning guest and friend of the show, Ben!We open up with some talk about other projects being worked on in the Game of Thrones universe, including the upcoming "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms". We then jump into the extra long finale episode that left a lot of people wanting for more...and rightfully so. We discuss the new members of Team Black including the disrespectful Ulf, Rhaena running down Sheepstealer, Daemon seeing a vision of ice and fire, Rhaenyra finally getting her army at Harrenhal, and Rhaenyra and Alicents secret conversation grudge match. Was it a bad episode? Not by any means. Was it a good FINALE episode? Not by any means. Then, we talk about the season as a whole and what we are expecting from season 3.All of this and more!00:00 - Game of Thrones Projects08:05 - Finale Quick Recap09:10 - Finale Overall Thoughts11:50 - Episode Discussion1:14:20 - Season 2 Overall Thoughts & 1-10 Rating1:23:55 - Season 3 ExpectationsFollow us on social media:Twitter/Instagram/TikTok: @whysosidiouspodYouTube: www.youtube.com/@whysosidiouspod?app=desktopEmail us questions/requests: whysosidious@yahoo.comSubscribe, Rate, and Review!Send us your questions/comments!Support the Show.

Join hosts Caleb and David as we tackle the penultimate episode of season 2 on House of the Dragon!We dive right into the episode, discussing Team Green's plans and failures and Alicent's midlife crisis. We also discuss the fantastic scene at Harrenhal with Daemon Targaryen and the lords of the Riverlands, led by Oscar Tully. Then its on to Team Black to discuss the red sowing! Rhaenyra's attempt at building an army of bastards on dragon back. We talk bout just how cool it was to finally see Vermithor and Silverwing. Finally, we discuss the "next on" clips and what we hope to see in the finale episode.All of this and more!Follow us on social media:Twitter/Instagram/TikTok: @whysosidiouspodYouTube: www.youtube.com/@whysosidiouspod?app=desktopEmail us questions/requests: whysosidious@yahoo.comSubscribe, Rate, and Review!Send us your questions/comments!Support the Show.

Cold Open: Robert Downey Jr as MCU's new big bad, Dr Doom Intro and Overall Thoughts 13:00 Gripes (like how it didnt do anything for the MCU) 19:30 Cameos and Wolverine variants: Johny Storm, Blade, Elektra, Age of Apocalypse, Days of Future Past, etc.  31:25 Thor and Deadpool in Secret Wars? & more cameo talk 34:45 Character Spotlight: Hugh Jackman's Wolverine 47:35 Easter Eggs 51:05 Character Spotlight: Cassandra Nova & Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool 60:00 Theories moving forward 67:00 Climax of movie & over $500,000,000 box office in its first week!? Follow us on social media: •Twitter/Instagram/TikTok: @whysosidiouspod •YouTube: www.youtube.com/ @whysosidiouspod?app=desktop Email us questions/requests: whysosidious@yahoo.com Subscribe, Rate, and Review!Send us your questions/comments!Support the Show.

Marvel, DC, The Boys, Rings of Power, what was announced at SDCC 24 and what do hosts JD and Caleb think about the news? Cap 4 is finally bringing the celestial (poking out of the Indian Ocean) back to big screen, and its made out of adamantium!? This is the substance that Wolverine's skeleton is made of. Fantastic 4 has a title, Avengers 4 has a title and RDJ returns to the MCU, and much more. Intro 01:00 Marvel: TVA comic book series, Captain America Brave New World 05:00 Thunderbolts, Fantastic Four "First Steps" 09:30 Avengers (4) Doomsday and Avengers (5) Secret Wars Directed by the Russo Brothers! AND Robert Downey Jr playing DR DOOM 19:30 The Boys/Gen V spinoff series & Rings of Power season 2 trailer 25:40 DC/DCU: Superman & Lois, Batman Caped Crusader, Creatures Commando trailer 30:30 The Penguin trailer Follow us on social media: •Twitter/Instagram/TikTok: @whysosidiouspod •YouTube: www.youtube.com/ @whysosidiouspod?app=desktop Email us questions/requests: whysosidious@yahoo.com Subscribe, Rate, and Review!Send us your questions/comments!Support the show

Here's our initial reaction to the first R rated MCU installment. Intro 1:50 Does the movie meet expectations? 4:40 Did the cameos work? (still non spoiler) 7:00 Villain Cassandra Nova & is this a top 10 MCU movie? 11:00 Humor & Hugh Jackman as Wolverine 14:00 End Credit scene (there's 1) & closing thoughts Follow us on social media: •Twitter/Instagram/TikTok: @whysosidiouspod •YouTube: www.youtube.com/ @whysosidiouspod?app=desktop Email us questions/requests: whysosidious@yahoo.com Subscribe, Rate, and Review! Send us your questions/comments!Support the Show.

Join hosts Caleb and David as we dive back into a galaxy far, far away to cover the very last episode of the first season of The Acolyte, Star Wars newest series on Disney+!We cold start the episode with some discussion about Emmy nominations for some of our favorite series of the year, before we get into the main topic.After that, we cover the finale episode of a very divisive season of The Acolyte. Hoping to get a lot of answers these last few episodes, we end up having a few more questions than we hoped for. We discuss the disappointing Master Sol, along with Osha and his stand off leading to the bleeding of a kyber crystal. We also discuss the "sure throw that in there too" cameos of Master Yoda and Darth Plagueis and give our thoughts on what we thought about those decisions. At the end, we discuss whether we want a second season of the series, and what our 1-10 ratings are for this season. All of this and MORE!00:00 - Emmy Nominations (Shogun, Fallout, Ahsoka, 3 Body Problem)04:45 - The Acolyte Finale Recap and DiscussionFollow us on social media:•Twitter/Instagram/TikTok: @whysosidiouspod•YouTube: www.youtube.com/ @whysosidiouspod?app=desktopEmail us questions/requests:whysosidious@yahoo.comSubscribe, Rate, and Review!Send us your questions/comments!Support the Show.

DC and Marvel join forces to produce an epic crossover by Kurt Busiek & George Perez. Special guests Zane & Jose join the discussion on the JLA/Avengers comic book event.  Intro  2:30 Finding rare copies of this printing (only 7,000 copies printed)  8:00 Other Marvel & DC crossover comics  13:30 Jose's story involving juvenile hall and a shank  20:50 Comic book conversation  40:10 Batman vs Captain America  49:20 Hercules, Gorr, MCU, DCU  55:35 Back to the comic conversation  67:00 Climax  71:00 Comic Talk on other titles (Superman, Green Lantern, & Avengers)  Follow us on social media:  Twitter/Instagram/TikTok: @whysosidiouspod  YouTube: www.youtube.com/@whysosidiouspod?app=desktop  Email us questions/requests: whysosidious@yahoo.com  Subscribe, Rate, and Review! Send us your questions/comments!Support the show

Aemond fires his mother Alicent from the small council. Whoops, Rhaenyra feeds their last hope to a dragon. Seasmoke finds a rider, becoming a new last hope for team Black, & more!  Intro  2:30 Episode Discussion  Follow us on social media:  Twitter/Instagram/TikTok: @whysosidiouspod  YouTube: www.youtube.com/@whysosidiouspod?app=desktop  Email us questions/requests: whysosidious@yahoo.com  Subscribe, Rate, and Review!  Send us your questions/comments!Support the show

With returning special guest Mark Hennessey, covering a classic DC comic book written by Alan Moore and art by Brian Bolland. Cold Open: Captain America 4 Trailer (A Brave New World) 7:00 DCU Superman: set photos of Hawkgirl and Green Lantern 9:30 Intro 12:00 Is Batman that great of a character? 14:30 Comic Conversation 18:30 The philosophy of the Joker (One Bad Day) 21:40 The actual "killing joke" 26:10 Other Alan Moore comics (& New 52/Doomsday Clock) 30:10 Reeve's The Batman universe: The Penguin series & other good crime shows (The Gentleman, Warrior) Follow us on social media: Twitter/Instagram/TikTok: @whysosidiouspod YouTube: www.youtube.com/@whysosidiouspod?app=desktop Email us questions/requests: whysosidious@yahoo.com Subscribe, Rate, and Review! Send us your questions/comments!Support the Show.

Join hosts Caleb and David AND special guest Ben Donohue as fly over to Westeros to cover House of the Dragon, Episode 5!We open up introducing our guest, and going through their binge journey of Game of Thrones! After that, we naturally jump into a top 5 list of the biggest plot points that were simply just abandoned by D&D in the last two seasons...After that, we cover the House of the Dragon episode 5, as we see both Team Green and Team Black reacting to the events of Rook's Rest: the death of Rhaenys and Meleys, and the melting of Aegon. We discuss Team Green's decision making, Team Black's phenom Jacaerys Velaryon, and both teams opposition to letting a woman call the shots.We also talk about Daemon's frustrating journey at Harrenhal, the exciting notion of wild dragons being tamed by the highlighted Dragonseed characters, and SO much more!00:00 - Introducing guest Ben Donohue + Top 5 Abandoned Plots from Game of Thrones14:15 - Episode 5 Recap18:00- Episode 5 DiscussionFollow us on social media:Twitter/Instagram/TikTok: @whysosidiouspodYouTube: www.youtube.com/@whysosidiouspod?app=desktopEmail us questions/requests: whysosidious@yahoo.comSubscribe, Rate, and Review!Send us your questions/comments!Support the Show.

Join hosts Caleb and David as we dive back into a galaxy far, far away to cover the Star Wars series on Disney+, The Acolyte Episodes 6 and 7!But first, we open up the episode discussing the trailers that dropped this week: Gladiator 2, Captain America: Brave New World, and Agatha All Along. We give our takes on the trailers themselves, and discuss what interest we have in these projects.After that, we cover both episode 6 and episode 7 of The Acolyte. Coming off of a explosive Episode 5, these two episodes definitely left us wanting for a bit more. We learn the backstory to the events of Episode 3 involving Master Indara, Sol, Torbin, Kelnacca, Osha, Mae and their mother's witches coven. Was this worth a massive Jedi cover-up? Did we actually get the answers we were hoping to get, or did it create more questions? Find out all of this and MORE!00:00 - Trailer Reactions: Gladiator 2, Captain America: Brave New World, Agatha All Along29:10 - The Acolyte Episode 6 Discussion43:40 - Episode 7 DiscussionFollow us on social media:•Twitter/Instagram/TikTok: @whysosidiouspod•YouTube: www.youtube.com/ @whysosidiouspod?app=desktopEmail us questions/requests:whysosidious@yahoo.comSubscribe, Rate, and Review!Send us your questions/comments!Support the Show.

Featuring Deadpool & Wolverine***DISCLAIMER the host of the episode lost audio half way through the episode. So if the episode feels disjointed during the end and ends abruptly, its Riverside's fault and we did our best to edit the audio into a cohesive episode. We chose Rick Remender's X Force because of a certain big new MCU movie on its way. Deadpool & Wolverine are lead characters in this comic along with the rest of the team. Their banter, their combat, all of what makes them both great characters is on display in this comic book. It’s also a great read. Covering issues #1-19 Intro Overall thoughts and Summary 11:30 Deadpool comics vs Ryan Reynolds movie portrayal 13:40 Psylocke and Archangel's Jeckyll & Hyde dynamic Open Conversation Follow us on social media: Twitter/Instagram/TikTok: @whysosidiouspod YouTube: www.youtube.com/@whysosidiouspod?app=desktop Email us questions/requests: whysosidious@yahoo.com Subscribe, Rate, and Review! it’sSend us your questions/comments!Support the Show.