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After rave reviews for out last Star Wars review In Episode 36 of the Confirmed Epic Podcast The Reel Brad Bell, Jerry “Barbecue 17” Reed, and Andrew Stokes decided it would be a good Idea to review another Star Wars Comic: Marvel’s Star Wars #2 by Jason Aaron rather than see a certain Sci-Fi film with Channing Tatum.  In EPIC NEWS the guys discuss: Ghostbusters 3, Managing Star Wars The Force Awakens expectations and a potential release push, Netflix’s new DareDevil Trailer, Netflix’s potential live-action Zelda show.  In what we have been CHECKING OUT the gang discusses: David Fincher’s Gone Girl, Star War: Tarkin by James Luceno, and Hulks Agent of Smash on Netflix.  We also delve into overarching conversations about Comic/Film continuity and race/Gender in the modern Comic Book. 

 In the 2015 debut episode of The Confirmed Epic Podcast The Reel Brad Bell, Jerry “Barbecue 17” Reed of the newly formed Actionfigurebarbecue.blogspot.com, and Andrew Stokes all return to review Marvel Comics best-selling Star Wars #1 by Jason Aaron.  In Epic News we discuss the departure of Tom Hardy from the Suicide Squad film and our thoughts on Jake Gyllenhaal as a potential replacement and what All-star casting means for DC films moving forward.  As always we talk about what we have been checking out: The Babadook, the new NETFLIX original series Marco Polo, and the phenomenon that is loot crate.    

In Episode 31 of The Confirmed Epic Podcast we review Director Doug Liman’s latest film starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt: Edge of Tomorrow.  As far as what we have been checking out we talk about: meeting George RR Martin at Con of the Carolinas 2014, HBO’s True Detective Season 1, and Netflix’s House of Cards Season 2.  In Epic News we discuss: Josh Trank Directing a Star Wars Spin-off film, Scott Derrickson directing Dr. Strange and who might play the Sorcerer Supreme in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Peyton Reed directing Ant-Man, more Star Wars Episode VII casting, Mark Hamill weight loss, and Marvel comics turning their back on the Fantastic Four. 

In the 30th Edition of The Confirmed Epic Podcast we review The Reel Brad Bell’s most anticipated film of Summer 2014: X-men Days of Future Past Directed by: Bryan Singer.  In this week’s edition of Epic News we discuss: Marvel Studio’s crisis of creativity with Edgar Wright leaving Ant-Man and Drew Goddard stepping down as Daredevil Showrunner, Gareth Edwards directing the first Star Wars spinoff film, and the new Batman Superman film title.  We also get into what we have been checking out: 24 Live Another Day, Disney XD’s Ultimate Spiderman cartoon, Rick Remender and Oliver Coipel’s Uncanny Avengers, and the board game Zombicide.  With our review of Days of Future past you will also find a pretty in depth discussion about the logistics of movie time travel and future continuity of the X-men film franchise moving forward.  

In the 26th Edition of The Confirmed Epic Podcast Gina and Kristen return to help the boys review one of their most anticipated films of 2014: Captain America The Winter Soldier Directed by the Russo Brothers.  The gang also gets into what they have been checking out:  The How I Met Your Mother Series Finale (Spoiler Free), Table Top Day 2014, Classic Plastic Toy Soldiers, Bob’s Burgers, Season 4, and Once Upon A Time on ABC.  In the Epic News segment we discuss the possibilities of a Goonie’s 2, DC Collectibles new Batman The Animated Series Figures, and Johnny Knoxville voicing Leonardo in Michael Bay’s TMNT reboot.

The Reel Brad Bell has laryngitis in this one so Andrew Stokes and BBQ17 are left to handle things in the 25th Edition of The Confirmed Epic Podcast where we finally review 300 Rise of an Empire, and believe me you don’t want to miss our thoughts on Eva Green’s Epic performance in this sequel.  In Epic News this week we discuss: a possible Game of Thrones feature film, Star Wars Episode 7 being set 30 years after Return of the Jedi, Phil Lord and Chris Miller potentially replacing Ivan Reitman as the Director of Ghostbusters 3, and the latest Jurassic World casting news.  We also talk about what we have been checking out: Moth Man books, spectator video gaming, and our favorite childhood lunch boxes. 

The Epic Review is proud or maybe not so proud to introduce the inaugural edition of the Confirmed Crap Podcast.  The Confirmed Crap Podcast is a spin-off podcast of our traditional Confirmed Epic Podcast.  Rather than our traditional formal format in this podcast we constantly jump around to an array of collecting, comic, TV, and film topics as well as well share with you what we think are some hilarious geeky stories and dilemmas from our own lives that we are sure you can relate to.  Normally this is the part where we tell you what you can expect in this podcast, however think of the Confirmed Crap Podcast as a blind bag or Epic goodness.  You know you are going get plenty of Epic geek commentary, but you will just have to click play to find out what lies beyond the wall! 

In this special giant sized edition of The Confirmed Epic Podcast rather than reviewing a film this week we spend the majority of the show covering Toy Fair 2014. In their Toy Fair 2014 discussion The Reel Brad Bell and BBQ17 discuss the offerings from NECA, DC Collectibles, Playmates, Hasbro, Dark Horse and Funko among others. They also discuss the items they must own from the show and Toy Fair 2014’s biggest disappointments. Before that BBQ and Brad discuss what they have been CHECKING OUT: House of Cards Season 1, Star Wars Black Waves 1 and 2, and must watch bad horror films currently on Netflix watch instantly. In EPIC NEWS: we discuss The Raid American Remake, Princess of Leia recasting rumors, and of course our thoughts on the recently released Guardians of the Galaxy Trailer. We also get off into a few tangents in this one such as: the Star Wars characters we most want to see get the black series treatment!

In Episode 23 of The Confirmed Epic Podcast we review one of our most anticipated films of Winter/Spring 2014: Jose Padilha’s Robocop Remake. We also get into what we have been checking out: The original Star Wars, Trilogy, Frank Miller’s Robocop 2 graphic novel, The Jason Bateman and Jennifer Anniston film Switch, The Sacha Baron Cohen film The Dictator, and the epic PC game Civ 5. In Epic News we discuss: Star Wars: The Clone Wars coming to Netflix March 7th, FOX’s upcoming Gotham TV Show, Spiderman’s upcoming brand new origin comic: Learning to Crawl by Dan Slott, and The Wonder Year’s finally coming to DVD sometime in 2014. 

In Episode 22 of The Confirmed Epic Podcast we review George Clooney's potential masterpiece: The Monument's Men and countdown most anticipated films of Winter/Spring 2014!

In the 21st edition of The Confirmed Epic Podcast we review the film collectors have waited a lifetime for: The Lego Movie, Directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller. In the what we have been checking out segment we delve into The original Robocop Trilogy, The Last of Us for PS3, the Michael B. Jordan and Miles Teller film: That Awkward Moment from Director Tom Gormican, as well as Captain America and Thor Marvel Now graphic novels. In this week's epic news segment we discuss: the tragic passing of Phillip Seymour Hoffman, whether or not it is moral to recreate a deceased actor digitally, Captain America 3, Thor 3, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, and the series upcoming Disney XD cartoon, the latest Avengers 2: Age of Ultron Casting news of Paul Bettany playing Vision, the Ms. Marvel Avengers 2 rumor, and the upcoming 52 week comic book epic from DC Batman Eternal.

In the long awaited 20th episode of The Confirmed Epic Podcast we review Aaron Eckhart’s latest film I, Frankenstein. The episode also boasts the return of all your favorite confirmed epic segments including what we have been checking out: Cool and Collected Magazine, Charlotte Mini-Con, and the struggling Marvel’s Agents of Shield. In Epic News we cover the breaking news of Jesse Eisenburg being cast as Lex Luthor in the Batman Vs. Superman film, the look of Michael Bay’s Ninja Turtles, Channing Tatum possibly playing Gambit, and Enterbay’s ¼ scale Robocop figure. 

In this edition of The Confirmed Epic Podcast we preview our epic Halloween plans for the website as well as discuss: GTA 5, Archer, Bob's Burgers, Pokemon X and Y, S.H.I.E.L.D, favorite John Carpenter movies, and much more!(You can now find the Confirmed Epic Podcast on itunes just search thepicreview)(Editors Note: If you have any problems with the link either install adobe flash player or if you are listening from a phone simply follow the direct link to our audio here:http://thepicreview.podbean.com/Thank You!)

In the long awaited 18th edition of the confirmed epic podcast we review James Mangold's long awaited The Wolverine.  We also cover the epic news items of the week: Avengers 2 Age of Ultron and the recently announced Batman and Superman film from Warner Bros.  In addition to that we delve into what we have been checking out: San Diego Comi-Con 2013,The Conjuring,  The Raid Redemption, and Taxi Driver

In this week’s edition of The Confirmed Epic Podcast we review Zack Snyder's new smash hit: Man of Steel. We also cover the EPIC news items of the week: Microsoft reneging some of their controversial changes to  XBox One, Robert Downey Jr. signing on for Avengers 2 and 3, three more Amazing Spiderman movies headed our way, and James Gandolfini passing a away. Our Tweet of the Week was: Agents of S.H.E.I.L.D. cast will be revealed at San Diego's Comic Com. As always we get into what we have been checking out this week: G.I. Joe Complete Collection by IDW, Undead Lab's new open world game State of Decay, Now You See Me, This is the End, Fast Six, and Neil Gaiman's new book The Ocean at the End of the Lane. Although we do warn listeners in the podcast, we wish to reiterate: THERE ARE SPOILERS IN THIS PODCAST.