Tag Archives: pop culture

Our Most Wanted – Maggott

January 22, 20192GTAllYouCanEat, My Big Fat Pull ListAge of X, Alpha Flight, Apartheid, comic book podcast, comic books, geek, geek culture, geek podcast, Generation X, Generation X #49, Joseph, Maggott, marvel, Marvel VS Capcom 2, MBFPL, mutant, My Big Fat Pull List Podcast, Necrosha, Onslaught Saga, Operation: Zero Tolerance, podcast, pop culture, Psi-War, Shi'ar, Skin, The Phalanx, Uncanny X-Men, Uncanny X-Men Vol 4 #9, Weapon X series, X-Men '92, X-Men #75Nick Hearne

Spider-Man. Batman. Spawn. Wonder Woman. Doctor Doom. Savage Dragon. The Flash. Captain Marvel. Some comic book characters need no introduction. They’ve been around so long or have gotten so much media attention, just seeing an image of them brings thoughts of their origins, their greatest victories and most crushing defeats. Then there are those … Continue reading Our Most Wanted – Maggott →

Elseworlds and What Ifs?

January 18, 20192GTAllYouCanEat, My Big Fat Pull List1942, Alan Moore, Alex Ross, batman, Batman: Holy Terror, Captain America, comic books, Curt Swan, Daredevil, DC comics, Earth X, Elseworlds, geek culture, geek podcast, Gotham By Gaslight, Imaginary Stories, JLA, Kingdom Come, Legends of the Dead Earth, Leo Dorfman, marvel comics, Max Fleischer, MC2, Nextwave, Planetary, podcast, pop culture, Punisher Kills The Marvel Universe, Ruins, Spider-Girl, superman, Superman #14, Superman/Batman: Brothers, Tarzan, The Last Avengers Story, What If?, Whatever Happened To The Man Of Tomorrow?Nick Hearne

Alternate Realities. Parallel Universes. Infinite Multiverses. These concepts have become a staple of the modern day superhero comic book story. With series like DC’s Elseworlds and Marvel’s What If…?, readers get the opportunity to see their favorite characters, stories and events play out differently than they had seen before. Questions can be asked, such as … Continue reading Elseworlds and What Ifs? →

The Art Of Collecting Part 2

November 17, 20182GTAllYouCanEat, My Big Fat Pull ListBowen, Clothes, collecting, comic books, DC, geeks, marvel, Mini Busts, podcast, pop culture, Prose Novels, Sideshow, Statues, Trading Cards, Wall ArtNick Hearne

A lot can be said about a person by what their hobbies are. Not too long ago, having a geeky hobby like collecting comic books, playing with action figures or buying trading cards could get you picked on and bullied by your peers. Now, the tide has changed. Geeks have slowly inherited the earth and … Continue reading The Art Of Collecting Part 2 →

The Art Of Collecting Part 1

November 13, 20182GTAllYouCanEat, My Big Fat Pull ListAction Figures, comic books, DC, Funko, G.I. Joe, geeks, He-Man, Legos, marvel, Mystery Minis, podcast, pop culture, Pops, Power Rangers, TMNT, TransformersNick Hearne

Inside geek society, comic books, cartoons and movies are some of the most powerful gateway drugs into collecting pop culture. The amount of merchandise that comes out of popular shows and films is staggering and as technology advances, so do the awesomeness of the products released. During this first part of a two part episode, … Continue reading The Art Of Collecting Part 1 →