Legion is a mind-trippy story about the most powerful mutant on Earth, who also suffers from severe mental illness. In this episode we stare into the abyss of season 2 and try to keep it from staring back into us. Along the way we come to conclusions, all of which
For better or worse, “Dark Phoenix” marks the end of the X-Men franchise as we know it. It’s a little like a political lame duck; it’s being released after the Disney/Fox merger but does not tie into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Reviews for the film haven’t been kind — it’s
Cigar Nerds Podcast Episode 114: Heckboy. This week we take a look at another reboot and see if its a hit or a miss. We’re talking about Hellboy and discussing if the new guy can fill Ron Pearlman’s big boots, stranger things have happened. In Blowing smoke Joe and Brad
Award Winner. Modern Master. Legend. Writer/artist John Byrne has made his mark on some of the iconic characters in comics. Mike, Mike, Michael Bailey, and Kyle Jones look at his career from rising the X-Men out of the ashes to creating a new vision of the original Star Trek crew.
By now you’ve probably seen the meme of Mickey Mouse wearing Thanos’ Infinity Gauntlet from “Infinity War,” with the Infinity Stones symbolizing the different franchises/studios Disney has acquired thus far — Star Wars, Marvel, etc. Last week, the Walt Disney Company officially added another “Infinity Stone” to the gauntlet; the
Marvel’s Inhumans made history by being the only MCU series to not be renewed for a second season. With controversial choice of showrunner, Scott Buck, helming the show, the series suffered from poor ratings and poor reception from the fanbase. In this episode we examine the Inhumans series and examine
Timeless gained a second year because the fans demanded it. In a season with reduced runtime and a lower budget Timeless fought for its very survival and told another interesting story through time. In this episode we delve into the changes between Timeless season 1 and season 2, talk about
Mr. Gene and I back in a HUGE way for this week’s podcast. Normally, I have a couple of news tidbits to talk about but since I was Mr. Gene, we had lots to talk about that I think you will want to hear. As if that was enough, we
The Gifted season 2 it’s on its way, so this week The 42cast looks back at season 1. We look at whether or not the series is a worthy adaptation of the X-Men storyline. We also talk about whether it benefits or huts the series to use a mix of
This week we go off-med as we discuss season one of Legion, the TV series about David Haller an incredibly powerful mutant with more than his fair share of personality. We talk about the characters, it’s placement in Fox’s X-Men universe, and what we want to see out of Legion
Hold on to your quarters, this week we discuss the arcade phenomenon that as talk about 30 years of experiences playing the games and hanging out at the locations. We go over our favorites, how the games affected the console market and vice versa, and how arcades are making a
It’s been over six months, since Thor: Ragnarok hit theaters. Teaming up Thor with the Hulk, the film boasted a higher humor content than previous movies in the Thor franchise and also ended up being the highest grossing film in the series to date. This week, the 42cast talks about
