Fireside Chats - Comic Book Podcast

Greetings and salutations dear Firesiders. We’ve missed you, but pleasantries aside… we have a lot of New news to go over. So much so that I don’t think we are going to be able to fit it all in this issue. I’ll be damned if we don’t try. Join Mendte, Mr. Maurer, and Features and they take on this avalanche of comic related current events. From Iron Man trying to get a leg up on Dark Ages, and it going terribly wrong, to all the craziness in Dark Knights: Death Metal. From the Walking Dead getting a fresh new coat, to the awesome news about losing Free Comic book Day. That’s just the tip of the iceberg dear Firesiders, so let’s get this started. Welcome to Fireside.

Welcome back Fireside faithful! When we were thinking of topics for today’s show, it was thrown out that we need to do an Eternals breakdown at some point, especially with the rumor of a trailer dropping soon. We all sat in silent for a bit, knowing what that meant… but it must be done. So here it is dear Firesiders, the long and somewhat convoluted history of the Eternals. Join Mendte, Mr. Maurer, Features, and Baby Huey as they tackle to characters the will introduce the next few phases of the MCU. Who are they? Why are they important to the greater Marvel universe? Why should you be excited? Braces yourself, hit play, and Welcome to Fireside.

Greeting, salutations, and welcome back Fireside Faithful! It’s time to tackle the next 500 and what better way then a little new news. Good thing it’s Wednesday. It’s great how these things line up sometimes. Join Mendte, Mr. Maurer, Features, and the Babiest of Hueys as they tackle those comic related current events. From the return of Knull, Ghost Ride flexing new muscles, and a new Green Ranger, to Lucifer being replaced, The Bad Batch, and Zombie Superman One Million. Press play and let’s take those 500 next steps. Welcome to Fireside.

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you dear Firesiders! Welcome to issue 500. If you would have asked us when we started if we thought we would’ve made 500 of these, it would have been a resounding “no”. Here we are though... 500 down, and excited for 500 more. Join Mendte, Mr. Maurer, and Features as they reminisce on the last 5 years, picking out some of the most memorable moments from along the way. After that the guys merge both Fireside Fusion and Fightclub (with no prior planning) to take on the Bizarro versions of themselves. Lastly we have a couple big announcements. For the 500th time, Welcome to Fireside. Thank you.

Welcome back fireside Faithful, and welcome to our last news show before 500. I know, I know, but we control the numbers around here. Last time. Promise. Wink*. That’s all besides the point. It’s Wednesday, so we have some new news to cover. Join Mendte, Mr. Maurer, Features, and that lovable scamp Baby Huey as they bring you all those comic related current events. From Ray Fisher’s comments about Joss Whedon, The Robin King, Green Lantern’s 80th anniversary’s jealousy, Stargirl, and so much more. Hit play, get caught up, and Welcome to Fireside.

It’s here. The moment you all have been waiting for it time for Fireside’s…….part two of issue 498! That’s right, we still aren’t quite at the 500th issue because there was so much to talk about when Ming and Mike (You know, the Comic Book Men) were on the show last week. So Join Mr. Maurer, P. Features, and Baby Huey as they discuss the sad and happy news we received last week in regards to the caped crusader. The guys joined by the Comic Book Men talk the life of Joel Schumacher and new life of Michael Keaton’s Batman and more. Welcome to Fireside.

We are back Fireside faithful! Sorry about the Friday show, but we had a good reason... we can get into that on the show. It’s Wednesday though, and we know what that means by this point... New News. Yes, those weekly comic related current events you have come to expect, and we’ve come to deliver. Join Mendte, Mr. Maurer, Features, and Baby Huey... who refuses to keep his clothes on by the way... as they bring you those comicsphere happenings from the books, tv, streaming, movies, and more. From Jokers going Psycho, Interactive DCU breaking Maps, Lucifer dating himself, to yet another nail in the DC steaming apps coffin. We have plenty to talk about, and the boys are back in town... let’s do this. Welcome to Fireside.

Make mine minus Mendte! Greetings Firesiders! It’s time for the New News and this week we are doing it without our fearless leader. While he takes a quarantin-cation at a secure location Mr. Maurer has enlisted the help of some Marvelous Member of the Fireside Crew. Ming Chen and Mike Zapcic of A Shared Universe (and Comic Book Men) join Mr. Maurer, P. Features, and Baby Huey as they bring you the newest of news. The crew talk about The Walking Dead’s return to comics and Michael Keaton’s return to playing Batman. They also talk about Falcon Cap saving 2020 from cancelation, Doctor Doom taking a lover (then it ending badly), HULU keeping the son of the devil alive, and Lucifer himself. All this and more! Welcome to Fireside

Welcome back Fireside faithful! Recently the industry lost another legend, and while it’s sad, we wanted to celebrate his accomplishments, and impact on the comic industry as a whole. Today we want to remember and celebrate the incredible Denny O’Neil. Join Mendte, Mr. Maurer, Features, and Baby Huey as they talk about Denny’s work that changed the comic industry, how he viewed the industry, as well as some stories and anecdotes about the legendary writer. While it’s sad to say goodbye, his impact will never fade. Welcome to Fireside. Here’s to Denny O’Neil, thank you for making all of our lives better.

Welcome back to the Wednesday show Firesiders! It’s time to get our new news on…. ok that was dumb… I’m sorry, but cut me some slack, I’ve written almost 500 of these things. Anyways, I’m sure you guess what’s next at this point… join Mendte, Mr. Maurer, Features, and the forever young Baby Huey as they recap all those comic-related current events. From Iron Man getting another Alex Ross makeover, Spidey’s rogue’s gallery getting a familiar dash of green, Joker’s new sidekick is a low blow for Bats, Thanos’s brother’s possible MCU entrance, and Miles taking over PS5. Like I’ve said a few hundred times… press play, and Welcome to Fireside.

Welcome back Fireside faithful! It’s Friday so it’s time to focus on something, and that something is Stargirl. That’s right, the character that could - Courtney Whitmore. To a lot of non comic fans, and even long time readers alike, she my come off as a bit more of an obscure character, but she is so much more. Join Mendte, Mr. Maurer, Features, and Baby Huey as they breakdown her origin, and thoughts on the new DCU/CW show. The guys talk about her incredibly rich and complex legacy, spanning back to golden age of comics... twice, as well as a deeply heartbreaking and beautiful lens to view the show through. Welcome to Fireside.

Welcome back Firesiders! Let’s not waste time. It’s Wednesday…. New News…. Yada, yada. We have a lot to get too, and million-dollar ideas to work on. When you hit play you will know what I mean. Join Mendte, Mr. Maurer, Features, and Baby Hueys as they bring you those comic-related current events… even if they can’t harmonize. Again hit play and that will make sense. We have the origin of Punchline, Bendis nearing the end of his Superman run, A flash character killed, and an actor fired, as well as a new Lantern! Let’s go… I’m sick of typing. Hit play. Welcome to Fireside. Did you hit play yet? Good.

Greetings and salutations dear Firesiders, welcome back to the Wedns... I mean the Frid... the Satu... Wednfraterday show. Welcome to the Wednfraterday show. Today’s topic is not just the news, but the newest of news. Join Mendte, Mr. Maurer, Features, and the Bearded Baby Huey, as they tackle the onslaught of the weeks comic related current events. From Moon Knight wrecking EVERYONE, to a new joker origin, Fear Eater Captain A.I.M.ERICA and Yellow Hulk, Batwoman, Falcon and The Winter Soldier, and much much more. Let’s play catch up. Welcome to Fireside.

It’s Wednesday Fireside Faithful, but there will be no new news today. I’m sure we can all use a little levity, but It doesn’t feel right to talk comics at a time like this. Instead, today’s show is 30 minutes of Silence. There are voices that need your ears right now. Please consider using this time to donate to a charity, check in on loved ones, and listen to the voices trying so hard to be heard. Everyone is welcome to Fireside.

Welcome back Fireside Faithful! We have another treat for you today dear Firesiders, because on today’s we are joins by the Comic Book Men themselves, Creators of a Shared Universe Podcast Studio - Ming Chen and Mike Zapcic! Join Mendte, Mr. Maurer, and Features as they chop it up with the Secret Stash guys about the comic book industry and how it’s changed, how has the stash been dealing with the pandemic, the Shared Universe Podcast journey, and much much more. You may remember Ming dubbed Mendte and Maurer as official Comic Book men a few years ago at Big Apple Comic Con, but Features wasn’t there because he was doing man on the street interviews… Today we right that wrong. Welcome to Fireside.