Fireside Chats - Comic Book Podcast

Welcome back Fireside Faithful! It’s Wednesday so it’s our time. It’s our day from new comics and new news. The boys are back in town and we have a lot to go over. Mendte, Maurer, and Features are back in their Wednesday best (beep Sunday), here to talk about this week in comic happenings. The Turtles got an awesome Gotham redesign, Blade and Logan go claw to fang, Godspeed makes his glorious debut, and so much more. We are just wasting time at this point. Press play. Welcome to Fireside. You know the drill.

***Spoiler Warning*** Shazam! Ok. Now that I have your attention, I think it’s time for we review this year’s 2nd Captain Marvel and another major hit for DC. Join Mendte, Features, and Emergent Gamer host/ Comic book movie aficionado- Felix Hergood. Maurer being very Maurer, he still haven’t seen it. But alas, the show must go on. How does Shazam stack up to the comic? How does it stack up with the rest of the DCEU? What does it say for the future of Shazam? Say those manic words Fireside Faithful and let’s get started. Welcome to Fireside! ***Spoiler Warning***

Greetings and salu-BEEPING-tations Firesiders! Its Wednesday once more so let’s break up the monotony with a little of the sweet sweet new news. Fireside is running at full strength as Mendte, Maurer, Features, and Baby Huey are back together to bring you those weekly comic book happenings. With Loki’s hammer time, Deadpool creating Batman, Another Walking Dead Show rises from the grave of Preacher, Endgame, Shazam, and much more. At this point you know the drill. Welcome to Fireside.

A day late and a trailer short. You may be asking yourself, “Why the hell didn’t those three ding bats didn’t talk about the new Avengers trailer?” Well first off, stop being rude to both our hosts and those sky puppies. Second, we thought it deserved it’s own issue. Join Mendte, Maurer, Features as they brake down the newest Endgame trailer and a few theories to what the hell is happening. We are in the Endgame not. Welcome to Fireside.

Greetings and Salutations Fireside Faithful. Welcome to Wednesday again. By now we are sure you know what that means, it’s time for NEW NEWS (You just read that in Features voice). This week Mendte, Mr. Maurer, and P. Features have major stories from all over the Comic-Sphere. News like Matt Ryan looking to bring Constantine to DC Universe’s Swamp Thing, Todd McFarlane’s Jim Lee announcement, and Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker appearing in another DC film. All this plus much much more. Find out if Features is a little “Hercules” and what being Scottish has to do with it. All while hanging with your friendly favorite Fireside fellas. Welcome to Fireside.

Endgame is almost here Fireside Faithful, so it’s time to start preparing. Who better to start with than the Mad Titan himself, Thanos. Last year Marvel released a book called Titan Consumed, which is the official MCU origin for the Intergalactic Warlord. Join Mendte, Maurer, and Features as they talk about the the novel and summarize the main plot points. How does it differ from the comics? How did he learn about the stones? Is it worth your time? Jump in and find out where the mad Titan came from before his infamous snap. Welcome to Fireside.

What’s up Firesiders! It’s time for some New News! Join Mendte, Mr. Maurer, and P. Features as they talk about all of the latest comic related current events. Well not all of the latest, just the stuff that interests them. Tune in to hear all about Marvel’s 3 Major Announcements from C2E2, Idris Elba’s new comic movie, Black Widow’s movie villian, and much much more. Welcome to Fireside!

So with the DC Universe shaping up to be a pretty solid streaming service, we thought we should talk about one of the lesser known, but wildly entertaining shows: Doom Patrol. Welcome back Fireside Faithful, and join us while we break down the first Misfit family in comics. Join Mendte, Maurer, and Features as they breakdown the likes of Robotman, Crazy Jane, Elasti-Girl, The Negative Man, and more. It’s going to get a little weird. Welcome to Fireside.

Welcome back Fireside Family! It’s Wednesday so it’s time for a little of that sweet sweet new news. All those “Comic related current events” (it’s easier to type than say apparently) you have come to expect. Join Mendte, Maurer, and P. Features as they bring you the most awesome of those comic centered happenings. Could there be a connection with DC comics biggest two events? Could there be more to the Silver Surfer getting a new book? What about those Walking Dead scars? How could the Fox acquisition be hurting the Dark Phoenix? Those answers and more on this weeks Issue. Welcome to Fireside.

***Spoilers Alert*** Ok Firesiders, we have all had a chance to see it so it’s time for us to talk about Captain Marvel. Carol Danvers is officially in the MCU and it’s time to see what the guys thought. Join Mendte, Maurer, Features, and Baby Huey as they review Marvels latest hit. How does it stack up to the comic origin? Nick Fury’s eye. Goose’s appetite. The Skrulls. Mar Vel. And that mid credit scene! After you see Marvel Studios newest Captain, come back and press play. Welcome to Fireside.***Spoilers Alert***

Better late than never Firesiders! After some tweaking we are finally ready for a little bit of that new news you have come to expect on Wednesday’s! That’s right, join Mendte, Maurer, and Features as they gush over Doomsday Clock, Joker coming and going, Arrow bidding his farewell, and Captain Marvel going higher, further, and faster at the box office! We have wasted enough time. Let’s do this. Welcome to Fireside!

Some of you have seen it. Some of you haven’t... but we could all use a refresher on who is Carol Danvers. Yes Fireside Faithful, Captain Marvel is in theaters so we figured a breakdown was in order. Join Mendte, Maurer, and Features as they breakdown the origins of Marvels newest MCU contender. How did she join the fray? How was her origin retconned? Plus how is it that she is at the forefront of the Marvel world when she has historically been a somewhat unpopular character. Before you see the movie, kick start the psyche magnetron, go binary, and Welcome to Fireside.

Welcome back Fireside Family! With another Wednesday mean another round of news from our beloved Comicsphere. Join Mendte, Maurer, and Features as they not only give you the news, but make seemingly normal words feel very inappropriate. As Casey Jones so elegantly put it in the first Turtles movie. “It’s a talent.” Join these haggard host as they talk about the dumbest Disney/Marvel rumor, Constantine might get the respect he deserves, Lego screwing up again, and the new Shazam and Hellboy trailers. Let’s get this going. Welcome to Fireside.

We’re back to basics here at Fireside Studios Fireside Faithful! The news is new and were full of it. Read into that anyway you’d like. Join Mendte, Maurer, and Features as the bring you the happenings from around the Comicsphere. We have a lot to go over. How did Wolverine got back into the marvel comics universe? Why would someone send death threats over Venom? And what happened that lead to Shazam coming to the aid of Captain Marvel? Find out after you hit play. Welcome to Fireside!

Greetings and Salutations Firesiders! Mendte and Mr. Maurer have a supersize Issue for your listening pleasure. The crew is joined by the man of a million voices Frank Caliendo. Frank talks his own superhero origin, his new podcast Comic Playground, auditioning against Jon Favreau, and much much more. (Special guest appearances by Robert Downey Jr., Donald Trump, Nic Cage, Christopher Walken, Barrack Obama, Adam Sandler, Morgan Freeman, William Shatner, Todd McFarlane, Charles Barkley, Shaggy, Scooby, and more!)* Welcome to Fireside! *Special Guests do not actually make any appearances.