Cape Town Community Podcast

Cape Town Community Podcast - Ep. 052 - "Saying Goodbye"

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 03:49:48 +0000

At two and a half hours, we may have decided to call our last episode “The Long Goodbye”. Don and Jerry are sending you off with a few laughs, some memories, a bit of background on the show, comic book discussion (of course), and talk about what’s next for the infotainers. We’ve had a blast for the last twenty months and we hope we put out a show that you will remember with fondness. We both thank you all for listening!

Cape Town Jibber Jabber
00:06:50 Jerry and Don discuss Jerry’s Floridian nuptials.
00:19:18 Don and Jerry share their thoughts on The Dark Knight Rises and the Man of Steel trailer.
00:27:03 Don didn’t get married, but he did go to the Orange County Fair!
00:32:19 Jerry shares his thoughts on Olympians. Don agrees.
00:39:17 Why we’re saying goodbye.
00:43:35 Okay, we said it wasn’t retrospective, but we start retrospecting.
01:04:40 What’s next for Don?
01:11:51 We’re talking about one comic book for our final episode: Matthew Todd and Jonathan Case’s Mysteryman: All About Eve.
01:15:47 Don and Jerry discuss the books they can’t wait to read.
01:27:57 We discuss the Newsarama article which called Christopher Reeve one of the worst superhero performances of all time.
01:31:14 It’s time to rank the three comic book summer movies.
01:35:16 From Justice League to Ant-Man, there are a ton of comic book movies on the horizon that have us excited.
01:48:37 We’re ready for a final round of “Five Questions with Don and Jerry”.
02:21:43 It’s time to wrap this mother up.

Song “Saying Goodbye”
The Muppets

Runtime: 02:35:11

Cape Town Community Podcast - Ep. 051 - "Books We're Talking About Now"

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 04:36:50 +0000

Max Beckman is back for another round of reviews and comic book discussion. We are reading a handful of new minis and ongoings as well as discussing some of our favorite titles from the last two weeks.

Cape Town Comic Discussion
00:10:50 National Comics: Eternity #1: We both loved this one-shot by Jeff Lemire.
00:14:55 Debris #1: Max enjoyed this new mini from Image, but Don thought the art and coloring is the real star.
00:20:18 Axe Cop: President of the World #1: Max is still enjoying the writing of young Malachai Nicolle, but Don is missing the energy of the previous mini.
00:25:24 Captain Marvel #1: While we both enjoyed the first issue, Don doesn’t believe the art fits the new series.
00:31:53 Incredible Hulk #11: This book is breath of the skunk ape fresh air.
00:35:26 Secret Avengers #29: We’re not certain when the story takes place, but we’re digging what Rick Remender is doing on the series.
00:43:22 Captain America #15: Cap’s adventures are winding down, and not feeling entirely fresh any longer.
00:46:09 Wolverine #309: Ivan Brandon delivers a thoughtful Wolverine story (we mistakenly credit Mike Costa’s work in Blackhawks during the episode).
00:51:11 Avengers vs. X-Men #8: The fight continues and we are happy observers.
00:57:44 Red Hood and the Outlaws #11: We continue to enjoy Scott Lobdell’s fun adventure series.
01:02:08 Manhattan Projects #5: If you aren’t reading this book, we may just think less of you.

Cape Town News Discussion
01:06:54 Grant Morrison is moving away from superhero comics.
01:11:28 Captain America is getting a makeover.
01:13:52 Dan DiDio says a linewide crossover may be coming in 2013.
01:16:55 Captain America: The Winter Soldier is going to be “darker and edgier”.
01:20:40 Marvel cancels Thanos: Son of Titan shortly after it was announced.

Song “At Least We Tried”
Gold Motel

Runtime: 01:25:14

Cape Town Extra: "The Dark Knight Rises Review"

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 16:16:45 +0000

It is the finale to one of the most critically and financially successful trilogies of all time and we’re discussing what we loved, what we liked and what had us puzzled. Max Beckman joins Don to discuss The Dark Knight Rises, and we set some time aside to discuss the Man of Steel teaser.

Song: “Batman and Robin Theme”
Elliot Goldenthal

Runtime: 01:16:15

Cape Town Community Podcast - Ep. 050 - "Nifty at Fifty"

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 00:02:45 +0000

Max Beckman joins Don again to discuss the latest comics and the biggest news spinning out of Comic Con International. From the latest news on Marvel’s Second Phase of movies to the Man of Steel panel, we are up to our ears in Con Discussion. But we’ve got the lowdown on the comics as well! We’re discussing (and seriously spoiling) The Walking Dead #100—and wow, the book was something else.

Cape Town Comic Discussion
00:09:48 The Walking Dead #100: Big changes were promised beginning with this anniversary issue, and that’s exactly what we get.
00:21:16 Revival #1: Tim Seeley and Mike Norton bring creepy fun to this new Image series.
00:025:55 Before Watchmen: Ozymandias #1: We wanted something special. Here it is.
00:30:36 Chew: Secret Agent Poyo #1: This Chew spinoff is pretty cluckin’ good.
00:33:46 Space Punisher #1: He may be in space, but this Frank Castle is just as committed to violence as his Earthbound counterpart.
00:36:32 Punk Rock Jesus #1: Sean Murphy shows off his skills as a scribe in this opener to his new mini-series.
00:40:34 Mind Management #2: Matt Kindt pour more mystery into his new Darkhorse mystery and it is totally compelling.
00:43:37 Wolverine and the X-Men #13: We’re still not tired about showering this series with praise.
00:49:54 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe #1: It’s sparse with story, but what’s there is surprisingly good.
00:55:13 Batman #11: A satisfying conclusion to another great Batman story.
01:01:20 Avenging Spider-Man #9: Kelly Sue DeConnick has won us over with her take on the new Captain Marvel.
01:05:43 Batman: Earth One: Geoff Johns plays enough with this early tale of the Dark Knight to feel fresh.

Cape Town Comic Con Discussion
01:11:24 Marvel announces their Phase Two slate of new films.
01:22:36 The Superman panel feature Zack Snyder and Henry Cavill.
01:25:46 Marvel sells fans on their Marvel NOW! initiative.
01:41:34 DC writers tease what is coming up in their series.
01:54:42 Image and Skybound panels feature a gaggle of new series and minis.
02:03:27 The Eisner Awards feature big wins for Mark Waid and Ramon Perez.

Song “Gun Has No Trigger”
Dirty Projectors

Runtime: 02:11:18

Cape Town Extra: "The Amazing Spider-Man"

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 04:02:34 +0000

Jerry is back for this special edition episode featuring our review of “The Amazing Spider-Man”. Did we love it? Did we think it was mediocre? Did we think it was awful? We’re not telling here gang! For that you’ll have to listen to the show, which we think is pretty… amazing!

Song “Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends”
Dominik Hauser

Runtime: 1:20:05

Cape Town Extra: "Marvel NOW!"

Wed, 04 Jul 2012 23:47:11 +0000

So Marvel is going to begin relaunching old titles and launching new titles this October—what’s the deal? Don is joined by Max Beckman to break it all down for you as well as give you our thoughts on the relaunch and the new Avengers and X-Men titles announced this week.

Song: “Don’t Stop Me Now”
Queen

Runtime: 44:04

Cape Town Community Podcast - Ep. 049 - "Things That Make You Go Hurm"

Wed, 04 Jul 2012 21:32:29 +0000

Don is joined by Max Beckman in this (late) episode as they talk, talk and talk comics. We’ve got the lowdown on the latest Before Watchmen book and question whether or not we still think the project was a good idea or not. We’ve also got reviews of the latest comics and discussion of the latest in comic book news.

Cape Town Comic Discussion
00:13:19 Before Watchmen: Comedian #1: Don thought this was the best of the Before Watchmen minis, while Max was left somewhat cold.
00:18:31 Before Watchmen: Nite Owl #1: We both agree that the Kuberts worked magic together, but DC’s editorial staff needs to grow a backbone.
00:30:52 Wonder Woman #10: We both agree that this is one of DC’s finest titles.
00:37:21 Batman: The Dark Knight #10: Don thinks this is the best issue of the series (including Vol. 1), but Max questions the need for another Batman book.
00:42:51 Mars Attacks #1: We were both unimpressed with John Layman’s series opener.
00:45:33 Saga #4: Brilliant.
00:50:30 Astonishing X-Men #51: We love what was accomplished in this issue, but we don’t know if Marjorie Liu’s writing is as compelling as it ought to be.
00:57:57 Avengers vs. X-Men #6: Best of the bunch folks.
01:06:10 Punisher #12: Are you still not reading this book? You deserve to be punished.
01:09:32 Justice League #10: We dig it, but we’re finding some holes in the story.
01:13:52 Amazing Spider-Man 688: Don was not wowed by this Lizard-centric issue.
01:17:59 Hit-Girl #1: We agree that this book feels more like a Kick-Ass book than anything else.
01:21:46 Spider-Men #2: There nothing to hate in Brian Michael Bendis’ crossover adventure.
01:25:15 Batman Incorporated #2: Grant Morrison at his best.

Cape Town News Discussion
01:30:00 Spidey gets a sidekick.
01:33:26 Ed Brubaker wraps things up at Marvel.
01:36:33 Tony Daniel is leaving Detective Comics.
01:38:23 Is Dark Knight poised for an Avengers-sized opening?
01:40:31 Is Marvel ready to announce a Guardians of the Galaxy film?
01:44:43 George Perez did not have a super time on Superman.

Song “Wild Soul”
Langhorne Slim, The Law

Runtime: 01:57:12

Cape Town Community Podcast - Ep. 048 - "Comic Book Controversies"

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 07:01:39 +0000

Don is joined by Max Beckman for this special episode in which we discuss several of the controversial books of the last few weeks (and a host of others). What do we think of the Before Watchmen books now that they’ve been published? Are we cool with the merging of the 616 and Ultimate Universes? And what do we think of that little Batman bombshell? Well, we discuss it all—and Alan Scott! Sit back and enjoy as we get all up in your comic book grill!

Cape Town Comic Discussion
00:19:40 Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre #1: Don has some tonal issues with this second entry in the Before Watchmen mini-series.
00:24:40 Before Watchmen: Minutemen #1: Darwyn Cooke is right at home with telling the early days of costumed vigilantism.
00:30:14 Batman #10: Don and Max are divided on the BIG revelation.
00:36:55 Spider-Men #1: Max loved the first issue of the Brian Michael Bendis mini, while Don had a medium-level gripe.
00:44:27 Saucer Country #4: We certainly hope you are reading one of the best new books of the year!
00:48:30 Ravagers #2: We certainly hope you are dropping one the worst new books of the year!
00:53:35 The Spider #2: This book begs to be a period piece.
00:57:21 The Scarlet Spider #6: Chris Yost and Ryan Stegman are creating one of the most fun new comic books.
01:00:41 Harbinger #1: Don enjoyed the first issue of this new series, but Max was left cold.
01:03:58 Thief of Thieves #5: How many great new books are we getting in 2012? Make sure to keep this one on the list.
01:09:37 American Vampire: Lord of Nightmares #1: How does this series continue to so thoroughly entertain us?
01:14:12 Extermination #1: While not disappointing, we were not wowed by this high-concept new book.
01:17:54 Dark Avengers #175: It’s a jumping on point kids—so jump on!
01:21:54 Avengers vs. X-Men #5: Don is still waiting for something big to happen. Max assures us that it’s coming.
01:27:28 Earth 2 #2: DC has another fantastic new series on its hands.

Song “Don't Leave Me (Ne Me Quitte Pas)”
Regina Spektor

Runtime: 01:37:52

Cape Town Community Podcast - Ep. 047 - "A Cape Town Commusical"

Sun, 20 May 2012 18:35:07 +0000

Don and Jerry are joined again by the Jason Inman (jawiin.com) for a round of comic book reviews and news discussion. Jason proves that he has more than comic knowledge to bring to the table—he’s got a flair for on-the-spot theme-song composition! So sit back, relax and enjoy some laughs, some music, and fair-ish discussion of Rob Liefeld comic books.

Cape Town Hullaballoo
00:02:07 Jason and Jerry share stories from Jason’s recent “The Origin of the Avengers” video.
00:06:55 The boys discuss their thoughts on the CW’s new Arrow series.

Cape Town Comic Discussion
00:22:34 Earth 2 #1: We all got a kick out of Earth 2, but Jason questions if we got enough of the new cast.
00:29:16 World’s Finest #1: Jerry feels the Power Girl/Huntress title is the strongest of DC’s Second Wave.
00:36:03 Dial H #1: There is little fault to find in this revival of Dial “H” for Hero.
00:40:19 GI Combat #1: Nobody was blown away, but we all agree this book did not deserve the negative reviews it’s been receiving.
00:47:16 Higher Earth #1: Interesting concept, but the art lost us and there wasn’t enough to bring us back for a second issue.
00:52:13 Frankenstein Alive, Alive #1: Don and Jerry are taken with Steve Niles’ take on Frankenstein, and we all agree that Bernie Wrightson’s pages are fantastic.
00:55:02 Punisher #1: We can’t all agree on whether zombies and Punishers mix well.
00:59:13 Dancer #1: We all agree that the hook at the end of this issue is enough for us to pick up the next book.
01:04:31 Hardcore #1: Jerry and Don found a lot to enjoy in this former Pilot Season entry.
01:09:10 Fantastic Four #605.1: This Point One shows off the talents of Jonathan Hickman above all else.
01:13:31 The Incredible Hulk #7.1: Jerry and Don loved Jason Aaron’s day in the life of a Hulk story.
01:20:02 Deathstroke #9: If you don’t know what we think about this one, then thanks for listening—it’s obviously your first episode!
01:28:30 Youngblood #71: From the writer of… The Black Swan?

Cape Town News Discussion
01:32:47 We discuss the Avengers phenomenon and wonder where Marvel will go next.
01:42:04 There are rumors that Scott Lobdell is going to take on Superman. How do we feel about that?
01:47:38 What Superman books would we like to see come out of the New 52?
01:49:44 What happens one year after the New 52?
01:51:14 What book would we like to see come out of the Third Wave?
01:55:45 Squirrels. Yes, squirrels.
01:58:48 Jerry and team discuss film criticism.

Song “On the Road”
Keane

Runtime: 02:05:30

Cape Town Extra: "The Avengers Review"

Mon, 07 May 2012 00:37:06 +0000

For a super-sized film like The Avengers we have a super-sized panel of reviewers—Don and Jerry are re-joined by Jason Inman (www.Jawiin.com) and Jerry’s wonderful fiancée Casey Ristaino. While we are all in agreement that the film is good (some might even say great), not everyone was blown away by the blockbuster.

The show is embedded below and is also available on iTunes for subscription (what are you waiting for?). Each episode is categorized so you can link to previous episodes here on the site by accessing the Podcast tab. Refer to the Show Notes to avoid spoilers; click on the Direct Download link to download the MP3.

Song: “The Avengers Theme”
Alan Silvestri

Runtime: 01:12:15

Cape Town Extra: "Free Comic Book Day 2012"

Sun, 06 May 2012 08:25:42 +0000

Don is joined again by Jason Inman as they spend time chatting with comic shoppers at a Free Comic Book Day event at Pulp Fiction Comics in Long Beach, California. We spoke to a handful of great folks who were eager to grab some free goodies as well as do a bit of shopping.

Pulp Fiction Comics
1742 Clark Ave
Long Beach, CA 90815
Phone: (562) 986-4154

Web Store: cheapgraphicnovels.com
Twitter: @CheapGN

Song “I’m Free”
The Soup Dragons

Runtime: 43:02

Cape Town Community Podcast - Ep. 046 - "Hoo Hoo Are You?"

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 01:31:23 +0000

We’ve got plenty of new comic reviews! We’ve got plenty of movie discussion! We’ve got plenty of jokes that fall flat—repeatedly. But nothing will stop Don and Jerry from trying their darndest to infotain the comic enthusiasts hungry for scintillating comic book discussion.

Cape Town Jibber Jabber
00:01:42 Don and Jerry discuss Dungeons and Dragons and our general lack of knowledge of role-playing games.
00:09:58 We hope you’ll enjoy our new segment “Getting Know Jerry Ahern”.
00:16:16 What comic book adaptations are exciting you most this summer?

Cape Town Comic Discussion
00:22:20 Moon Knight #12: We bid adieu to one of our favorite titles.
00:28:29 Batman #8: “The Night of the Owls” kicks off stupendously.
00:32:13 Nightwing #8: Kyle Higgins and Eddy Barrows deliver a fantastic crossover to “The Night of the Owls.”
00:34:46 Red Hood and the Outlaws #8: Scott Lobdell continues to bring a balance of zaniness and heart to his corner of the Bat-universe.
00:38:59 AvX: Versus #1: We enjoyed the two-fisted action but Jerry just isn’t loving the main series.
00:44:28 Avengers #25: We both had higher hoped for this issue.
00:48:37 Wolverine and the X-Men #9: Jason Aaron juggles a lot of story in this fun AvX crossover.
00:52:05 Secret Avengers #26: We’re excited for where the supporting stories are taking AvX.
00:57:03 Captain America and Hawkeye #629: Jerry enjoyed this Marvel Team Up more than Don did.
01:00:55 The Shadow #1: Neither of us were curious about the evil that lurks within the hearts of men.
01:03:51 Reset #1: Peter Bagge keeps presents an unexpected take on the age old question: What if you could do it all again?
01:08:27 Popeye #1: We found this new mini enjoyicable.
01:10:57 Resident Alien #0: Part Murder She Wrote. Part E.T. All enjoyable.

Cape Town News Discussion
01:15:37 Grant Morrison Playboy interview.
01:22:05 Axe Cop gets picked up as a part of Fox’s upcoming Animation Domination.
01:24:24 X-Men: First Class sequel will shoot for a Christmas 2013 release date and a New Mutants film may also be on the horizon.
01:31:41: Agent Coulson and Nick Fury Jr. are introduced into the 616.
01:36:58 Jerry discusses his thoughts on The Avengers now that he’s had the whole film spoiled for him (No spoilers).

Cape Town Announcement
01:48:35 Don will be at Pulp Fiction Comics in Long Beach, California, for Free Comic Book Day on Saturday May 5th.

Song “Who Are You?”
The Who

Runtime: 01:59:05

Cape Town Community Podcast - Ep. 045 - "To Infinite and Beyond"

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 05:50:23 +0000

Jason Inman (Sh*t Comic Book Nerds Say) is joining Don and Jerry to review a new stack of books—and this week has brought another smorgasbord of new titles and mini-series. Are they good? Are they bad? Well folks, they run the gamut in our eyes. After the review we spend some time reflecting on the New 52 now that we’re seven months in and discuss the latest news out of C2E2.

Cape Town Ramblings
00:02:24 Jason introduces himself and shares our Secret Origin.
00:14:36 The boys pontificate on the success of The Avengers and The Dark Knight Rises.
00:23:40 What was missing from the recent Eisner nominations? A bit too much.

Cape Town Comic Discussion
00:29:30 Avengers vs. X-Men #1: Don is on an island by himself with his enjoyment of AvX.
00:38:01 Avengers vs X-Men #1 Infinite: Every book could use a little more infinite.
00:44:11 America’s Got Powers #1: Jerry and Jason dug this new mini while Don felt the material was too familiar.
00:53:07 Secret Service #1: We all agreed that Mark Millar has done better.
00:57:35 Invincible #90: Read this book turkey!
01:04:04 Rich Johnston’s Iron Muslim #1: Nobody’s in on the joke.
01:08:33 Fanboys vs. Zombies #1: We’re all in on the joke, but only Jerry’s laughing.
01:13:04 Bionic Woman #1: It’s time for Dynamite to rethink its Bionic franchise.
01:19:06 Danger Club #1: We’re all on board for this new series with a ton of potential.
01:24:14 Secret #1: Don is back on his island again.
01:29:06 Supreme #63: Secret was supposed to be confusing. What’s your excuse Supreme?
01:37:51 Avenging Spider-Man #6: Mark Waid and Greg Rucka start their crossover off with perfection.
01:43:29 Saga #2: Jerry and Jason feel that the book was over too quick, but we’re all agreed that this is a perfect series.

Cape Town News & Views Discussion
01:51:19 We discuss creator-owned comics.
01:56:01 What are we loving seven months into the New 52?
02:08:07 Marvel is ready to return Gambit to his own series.
02:11:02 Gambit may not excite us, but we’re all over Hawkeye.
02:13:35 Can a meeting between Peter Parker and Miles Morales work?
02:19:53 Ultimate Cap is returning to the Ultimate books.
02:23:27 We share more thoughts on Before Watchmen.
02:26:58 Where will Brian Michael Bendis find himself after his Avengers run?
02:31:59 Mark Waid announces his exciting own new digital initiatives.

Song: Magdalena
Artist: Quantic & Alice Russell

Runtime: 2:46:22

Cape Town Community Podcast - Ep. 044 - "Stay Classy Seattle"

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:39:00 +0000

Con season is upon us and Max is on hand to share plenty of fun stories from the Emerald City Comic Con is Seattle. We’re sharing our stories from the panels and the Con floor as well as reviewing some of the best books from the last two weeks. So sit back, put your feet up and, above all, stay classy.

Cape Town Comic Discussion
00:17:45 Super Crooks #1: Another solid offering from Mark Millar and Leinil Yu.
00:24:58 Justice League #7: Gene Ha can fill in on this book whenever he wants.
00:35:58 Wonder Woman #7: We agree on a lot about this book—especially that Amazons could be nicer.
00:41:41 Amazing Spider-Man #682: Dan Slott ought to write this book as long as he wants.
00:48:37 Avengers: X-Sanction #4: Max sees the flaws in the series but enjoyed it for its light fare.
00:56:18 John Carter: Gods of Mars #1: Sam Humphries story is good, but Ramon Perez’s artwork is astonishing.
01:03:08 Smoke and Mirrors #1: Abracaborebra.
01:08:12 Hoax Hunters #0: In a sea of new titles being published recently, this title is going to have to improve greatly to be noticed.
01:16:25 American Vampire #25: You want to be surprised? This issue has some good ones.
01:23:37 New Deadwardians #1: We rather enjoyed this bloody book.
01:28:41 Bloodstrike #1: This book is an homage to the 90’s. That isn’t a compliment.
01:35:44 Avengers vs. X-Men #0: While the book doesn’t feel necessary to read prior to the big event, we enjoyed Brian Michael Bendis and Jason Aaron’s stories.
01:42:37 Uncanny X-Force #23: Gut-wrenching. And damn good.

Cape Town Emerald City Comic Con Discussion
01:50:33 Arriving in Seattle and soaking in culture and Starbucks.
01:56:34 Marvel’s Breaking into Comics.
01:57:58:00 DC’s All Access.
02:01:42 ECCC Spotlight on Rick Remender.
02:03:39 Crime in Comics with Ed Brubaker and Greg Rucka.
02:05:20 Marvel’s Pint O’ C.B.
02:06:30 DC’s New 52.
02:10:42 Marvel’s AvX.
02:13:14 ECCC Spotlight on Francis Manapul.
02:15:25 DC Art Masters: Drawing DC Comics with Francis Manapul and Greg Capullo
02:18:46 Marvel’s Next Big Thing.
02:23:21 Don and Max discuss the goodies they got on the Con floor.
02:31:46 Jay and Silent Bob Get Old

Song “Movin’ Right Along”
Alkaline Trio

Runtime: 2:38:40

Cape Town Community Podcast - Ep. 043 - "Drowsy Tales from a Con"

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 06:21:08 +0000

We were tired this week thanks to two full days at WonderCon! But that didn’t stop us from putting a couple of microphones in front of our faces to bring on the noise and the funk! We’ve got another big batch of new creator-owned titles to discuss and almost an hour of WonderCon stories!

Cape Town Comic Discussion
00:08:14 Action Comics #7: We’re digging this man of action!
00:17:06: Saga #1: For lovers of great comic books.
00:22:58 Avengers Assemble #1: The book needs to be disassembled.
00:26:09 Fairest #1: Worry not dear readers, Fairest is as good as it is accessible.
00:29:43 Green Arrow #7: The story is fine, the art is great, the words—not so much.
00:33:53 Age of Apocalypse #1: We thought the book was good, but Don felt it was geared more for the X-fans.
00:38:19 The Manhattan Projects #1: Jonathan Hickman is working more magic with this new creator-owned work.
00:43:14 Hell Yeah #1: Don’t let the name turn you off—this book is Hella good.
00:48:11 Superbia #1: Don enjoyed the fun of this title more than Jerry, but both agree that not everything felt fresh.
00:53:54 Fatale #3: Don is still getting a kick out of this supernatural noir tale.
00:58:10 Saucer Country #1: Paul Cornell brings more oddball goodness to comics.
01:01:24 Avengers: Children’s Crusade #9: Allan Heinberg wraps everything up nicely before we head into AvX.

Cape Town WonderCon Discussion
01:08:52 Our first impressions of the Con Floor.
01:12:20 Don tells the tale of his Stan Lee autograph.
01:18:23 We met Scott Snyder!
01:23:48 Jerry was not bowled over by the panels.
01:27:51 Don discuss Marvel’s ReEvolution and shares his experiences reading the first offering from Marvel Comics Infinite. Get excited kids!
01:35:00 We shares stories about the cosplayers we met as well as the fine folks we ran into.
01:45:49 We got to see Superman vs. the Elite! Woot.

Song “Everybody Talks”
Neon Trees

Runtime: 02:02:18

Cape Town Community Podcast - Ep. 042 - "The Wonders of Weddings and Working"

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 02:52:59 +0000

Well it’s been a month since Don and Jerry have yammered together so they do a bit of catching up before getting down to comic talk. The two discuss Jerry’s impending nuptials, their thoughts on the new Avengers trailer, discuss Comic Book Men and The Walking Dead. When the discussion finally turns to comics, the boys don’t seem to want to agree on all of the books they read. Worry not dear listeners, everything remains amicable.

Cape Town Catch-Up
00:05:33 Jerry explains his pre-wedding adventures with his fiancée at Disney World.
00:13:05 Don and Jerry gab about that amazing Avengers trailer.
00:19:01 We share our notes on Comic Book Men, Smash and The Walking Dead.
00:29:11 Don and Jerry lay out their social network activities.

Cape Town Comic Discussion
00:33:27 Invincible #89: Jerry and Don are excited for the book’s new direction.
00:39:31 No Place Like Home #1: Who died? Oh yeah, the protagonist’s rents.
00:44:11 Fantastic Four #603: Sure there’s a lot going on, but we’re still having fun.
00:47:22 Aquaman #6: Jerry enjoyed the new adventures of Aquawoman more than Don.
00:50:59 Teen Titans #6: Grymm made us groan—but we’re loving the rest.
00:56:39 Secret Avengers #23: Now this is how to do the death of a hero.
01:01:27 Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #7: Chris Samnee is back in top form.
01:06:15 The Cape #4: Jason Ciaramella and Zach Howard land this one in nicely.
01:09:58 Justice League #6: Don may be alone in his enjoyment of the conclusion of the team’s first adventure.
01:18:17 Moon Knight #10: Jerry deals with the death that really, really happened.
01:22:57 Ultimate Comics X-Men #10: Don and Jerry are at odds again over another Nick Spencer book.

Cape Town News Discussion
01:30:07 We speculate about the creative changes at Marvel.
01:35:36 Now we’re ready to speculate about what really might be happening on the new Earth 2 series.
01:44:58 We discuss what’s going down at WonderCon in Anaheim and share some Con stories.

Cape Town Jibber Jabber
02:06:15 Don and Jerry provide a window into their work lives.

Song “Carry On”
fun

Runtime: 02:22:21

Cape Town Community Podcast - Ep. 041 - "The Late, Late Show"

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:23:24 +0000

Okay—this show is late, which inspired the title of the show. Don is on his lonesome this week but he’s got the rundown on a bevy of new books that have hit the comic shelves over the last two weeks. He also spends a few minutes talking about getting ordained, Robert Kirkman’s criticism about superhero comics being stale, and AMC’s new series Comic Book Men.

Cape Town Comic Discussion
00:11:31 Thief of Thieves #1: Nick Spencer’s knack for fun dialogue saves this new crime drama.
00:19:58 Severed #7: Scott Snyder, Scott Tuft and Atilla Futaki score an absolute homerun with the conclusion of their scary story.
00:24:19 Secret Avengers #22: Rick Remender seems starts thing off strong with this official beginning to his run on the series.
00:28:25 Venom #13.1 and #13.2: Rob Williams spins a fun yarn co-starring Hulk, X-23 and Ghost Rider.
00:33:00 Last of the Greats #5: While it doesn’t have the shocking ending of the previous issue, it’s hard not to be intrigued about where this book will head next.
00:36:38 Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #6: Frankenstein in the middle of the Vietnam War—why aren’t you reading this?
00:41:49 Avenging Spider-Man #4: This one is not for the Hawkeye fans.
00:45:43 Road Rage #1: Do you like carnage? Then you’re gonna dig this.
00:49:50 Mondo #1: While it wasn’t Don’s thing, this might appeal to appreciators of more indie fare.
00:52:25 Glory #23: The Rob Liefeld renaissance continues with another solid entry from his former Extreme Studios catalog.
00:56:41 Peter Panzerfaust #1: Kurtis Weibe and Tyler Jenkins may have something very special on their hands.
01:00:16 Batman #6: Why do we keep talking about this book? Because it’s excellent.
01:03:15 Fantastic Four: Season One: It’s not fantastic, but four might be accurate.

Song “Stare Into the Sun”
Graffiti6

Runtime: 01:09:47

Cape Town Community Podcast - Ep. 040 - "The Superb Owl Show"

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:54:59 +0000

It’s game time and we’re ready to celebrate with all of you by offering a very special Super Bo—uh—Superb Owl episode! We’ve got our Taquitos, Pace Picante Sauce and Stella Artois and we’re ready to talk about the best (and not so best) books of the last two weeks! While we’re not doing a news segment this week, of course we had to discuss the brouhaha over Before Watchmen.

This episode is perfect for your tailgating!

Cape Town Pregame Discussion
00:04:12 Jerry was thisclose to an awkward celebrity encounter
00:08:34 Don and Jerry offer their thoughts on Before Watchmen.

Cape Town Comic Discussion
00:19:46 Winter Soldier #1 Don and Jerry enjoy this new Ed Brubaker title—but Butch Guice and Bettie Breitweiser steel the show.
00:25:05 I, Vampire #5: There’s nothing but love for Joshua Hale Fialkov and Andrea Sorrentino’s vampire series.
00:29:21 The Sixth Gun #18: We’re happy to see another great jumping on point for Cullen Bunn’s fun Western tale.
00:34:17 Justice League #5: The unmasking sat well with us.
00:42:33 All Star Western #5: DC has a new odd couple in our second Western title of the week.
00:48:40 Ultimate Comics Ultimates #6: We’re digging this book, but spend some time discussing Mark Millar’s original series.

00:54:07 Cape Town Community Half Time Show

01:28:39 Secret Avengers #21.1: Don knew how Jerry would feel about this book.
01:37:34 Flash #5: We’re totally sold on Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato’s Flash run.
01:41:45 Alpha Girl #1: There was little to enjoy in this uninspired zombie book.
01:46:23 Defenders #3: Don and Jerry disagree on the direction of this series.
01:50:10 Animal Man #6: An example of the best of DC’s New 52.
01:55:49 Hawk and Dove #6: Okay, so we learn Don is an angry drunk.

Song “Touchdown/You Gotta Be A Football Hero Medley”
East York Barbershoppers

Runtime: 2:15:50

Cape Town Community Podcast - Ep. 039 - "A Dirty Bleeping Show"

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:54:35 +0000

We’ve used some racy dialogue in previous episodes—once we found it necessary to bleep ourselves—but we’re apologizing now for some of the foul language we found necessary to discuss Last of the Great #4. Don’t listen with the kids Dad! Don’t listen with your Mom kids! And don’t listen with Fox news… uh… watchers of Fox News! We have a massive stack of books to discuss and a whole lot of news as well, so sit back and enjoy our bleeping show!

Cape Town Comic Discussion
00:08:59 Batman #5: While the book was a difficult digital read, there’s no disputing Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s amazing story.
00:14:16 Supergirl #5: Jerry is enjoying the pace of this new take on the Girl of Steel.
00:19:26 Prophet #21: Don was surprised at the quality of this new Extreme title.
00:25:59 Amazing Spider-Man #677 and Daredevil #8: Mark Waid brought humor, action and fun to his Spider-Man/Daredevil crossover.
00:29:41 Catwoman #5: Though not as great as Power Girl, we’re still having fun with Judd Winick’s Catwoman.
00:33:25 Venom #12: Don and Jerry are torn on this symbiote story.
00:39:23 Secret Avengers #21: There is much to love with Warren Ellis’ final issue.
00:44:01 Superior #7: We agree that there is one supernatural weakness to the overall story.
00:48:09 Journey Into Mystery #633: We’re glad to be back on board with ‘lil Loki.
00:51:18 Wolverine and the X-Men #4: Don is absolutely loving the art of Nick Bradshaw.
00:54:34 Carnage USA #2: Don and Jerry are in agreement on this symbiote story.
00:58:12 Last of the Greats #4: Let the potty talk begin. We loved it by the way.
01:03:53 Scarlet Spider #1: We both enjoyed the introduction of a new Spider-Man. And he’s a clone!

Cape Town News Discussion
01:07:30 DC cancels six of their New 52 titles.
01:09:52 Rob Liefeld is hired for three different DC books.
01:17:58 DC announces their Second Wave of books.
01:25:23 DC is increasing the page count on Batman and Detective Comics, adding follow-up stories on both.
01:29:33 Marvel has a string of “Next Big Thing” press calls.
01:39:00 Twentieth Century Fox is in the early stages of a Fantastic Four reboot.
01:44:50 FX not certain about the future of their Powers pilot.
01:49:37 The CW greenlights Arrow—a Green Arrow inspired pilot.
01:52:46 AMC announces a 16-episode Season 3 of The Walking Dead.
01:56:40 DC unveiled their new logos.

Song “Fallen Empires”
Snow Patrol

Runtime: 02:09:39

Cape Town Community Podcast - Ep. 038 - "Ain't No Love Like Geek Love"

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 04:37:24 +0000

It’s a new year and romance is in the air! As well as catching up on the last three weeks of comic books, Jerry and Don are also excited to talk about the wonderful new TLC series Geek Love and talk about Jerry’s summer wedding. It’s also been a big week for comic book movie rumors—who are the rumored villains who might appear in The Avengers and Superman: Man of Steel? That’s right folks, we’re addressing the stories that The View won’t!

Cape Town Comic Discussion
00:16:51 Action Comics #5: Superman’s origin has been told a million times and Don and Jerry are happy to read it again.
00:25:03 Fatale #1: Jerry and Don disagree on Ed Brubaker’s supernatural noir mini-series.
00:28:43 Avengers Annual #1: Undoubtedly, Brian Michael Bendis and Gabrielle Dell’Otto present a fun, fun read.
00:33:19 Hulk #47: After a brief hiatus, we’re glad to be reading the Red Goliath again.
00:37:33 American Vampire #22: Scott Snyder offers up an excellent and surprising jumping on point.
00:41:58 Avengers: The Children’s Crusade #8: After a year and a half, we’re still loving this great book.
00:45:27 Justice League Dark #4:
00:50:07 Captain American #6: We’re at odd again, as Jerry just can’t get behind Cap and Hawkeye’s acrobatics or villains with robes.
00:54:24 Wonder Woman #4: Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang have produced the best issue yet of their wonderful new book.
01:01:36 Fantastic Four #601: Come on. You got a little choked up didn’t you?
01:07:01 Amazing Spider-Man #676: The Sinister Six get a spectacular treatment.
01:11:17 Wolverine and the X-Men #3: Jason Aaron is giving us a fresh, fresh mutant book.
01:14:41 Blackhawks #4: Mike Costa’s book takes a great leap in terms of the quality as we get some excellent character moments.
01:18:17 The Cape #3: We sure hope you get your hands on The Cape—it’s freaking great!

Cape Town News Discussion
01:22:39 Movie Rumor #1 Will we hear Bane this summer?
01:27:05 Movie Rumor #2 Will Bradley Cooper play Superman’s arch-nemesis?
01:29:39 Movie Rumor #3 Will another villain cause problems for Earth’s Mightiest Heroes?
01:32:08 We’re upset too that The Walking Dead webisodes aren’t going to be made.
01:36:19 Pandora’s her name, but what is her game?
01:39:08 Marvel comes out on top in terms of sales again for the month of December.
01:40:37 Avengers vs. X-Men—whose side are you on? And will you attend an event at your local comic shop?
01:47:55 We know very little about the recently announced Morrisoncon—but we’re ready to speculate!

Cape Town General Gibber-Gabber
01:51:15 We’ve watched TLC’s Geek Love and we’re lovin’ it.
02:00:15 We discuss how we’re doing with our New Year’s resolutions a week into 2012.
02:06:04 It’s time to get down to brass tax (whatever that is) and talk about Jerry’s impending wedding.

Song “Something Unusual”
Wolf Gang

Runtime: 02:18:25

Cape Town Extra - "Best of 2011"

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 23:41:29 +0000

The episode you’ve been waiting all year for! At just shy of three (informative and entertaining) hours, we’re giving you enough to listen to as you take down the tree, wait for the Stairmaster at the recently clogged gym, take back those “thoughtful” gifts, and so much more over the long holiday weekend.

We discuss the best books (new and ongoing), writers, artists, mini-series, one-shots and more—and damn—it was a great year for comic books folks! We also share some our favorite clips from our first year of episodes and get a few digs in on the books we didn’t love.

Best of the Year Discussion
00:09:04 Best Mini-Series
00:21:12 Don and Jerry discuss Lake Placid, DC protestors and Miles Morales.
00:25:58 Best One-Shots
00:38:09 We discuss the Hulk’s sleeping habits, animation voice-overs and Spider-Man’s spider-sense.
00:43:29 Best Comic Book and Television
01:01:32 We feature clips from our Transformers: The Movie and Wonder Woman Pilot episodes.
01:09:26 Best Artist
01:19:25 We discuss comic circle misunderstandings, bad reviews and homeless listeners.
01:22:29 Best Writers
01:38:08 We discuss the Grey Gargoyle, the Scarlet Witch’s costume, and John Romita Jr.’s Fantastic Four #600 teaser.
01:41:58 The Worst of the Year
02:00:23 Hitting milestones, Aquaman’s theme song and whathisface from Non-Player.
02:02:39 Best New Series
02:16:25 We discuss Bryan Singer’s and Superman Returns, Mr. June Brigman’s artwork and finding kryptonite.
02:21:54 Best Series
02:38:13 We discuss being the comic book View, music producer Dr. Fitzpop McGee, selling out and the Hannah Montana.

Song “I Love to Singa”
Owl Jolson

Runtime: 02:46:05

Cape Town Community Podcast - Ep. 037 - "Cable Reborn... Prematurely"

Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:33:09 +0000

It’s the holiday season and Don and Jerry have Christmas on their minds big time—be warned, the first 30 minutes of this episode revolves around Christmas shopping, memories, advice and anything else that comes to mind. After that we dive right into what you may have also come here to listen to: comic book reviews! We’ve got a good assortment of new titles and such to get your comic juices flowing. So sit back, grab some egg nog and join us for some holiday and comic jibber-jabber.

Special Note: We review the books from December 7th and 14th, although Don mistakenly says November during the opening.

Cape Town Christmas Discussion
00:02:38 Winter weather in Southern California versus Massachusetts.
00:04:48 We admit how far behind with their holiday duties.
00:07:34 It’s time to discuss holiday plans (and Jerry’s wedding plans).
00:09:29 After reviewing our Christmas wants, we realize we’re getting older.
00:11:14 Don and Jerry give lessons in opening gifts.
00:17:23 Don wins the battle of the office holiday party faux pas.
00:22:50 We’re almost done folks. We share our favorite Christmas memories.

Cape Town Comic Discussion
00:28:35 Avengers: X-Sanction #1: While not a misfire, Jeph Loeb misses an opportunity to get non-Cable fans interested in this character.
00:36:41 The Defenders #1: We’re both onboard with Marvel B-list team.
00:41:37 The Avenging Spider-Man #2: Zeb Wells and Mads are delivering a fun and funny Spidey book.
00:44:57 Moon Knight #7: And the greatness continues.
00:49:25 Last of the Greats #3: We’re loving Joshua Fialkov’s new and inventive creation—thanks for bringing Oprah back to comics!
00:52:11 Swamp Thing #4: His milkshake brings all the boys to the yard--to die!!!
00:57:13 Stormwatch #4: Paul Cornell should be on this book forever! Damn.
01:05:14 American Vampire #21: More Snyder goodness from his epic vampire tale.
01:11:16 Superboy #4: Superboy versus a Christmas tree!
01:16:00 Locke & Key: Clockworks #3: A time traveling key helps the Locke kids understand more about their creepy house.
01:19:13 The Ray #1: Don and Jerry are split over Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti’s new mini-series.
01:23:19 Uncanny X-Force #1: Don has nothing negative to say about Marvel’s best X-Men book.

Cape Town News Discussion
01:29:36 What’s happening to our favorite… uh… most of our favorite books?!? The creative teams are leaving!
01:34:01 We take a look at some of the recently released concept art from Superman Lives and Spider-Man.
01:41:54 Jerry gives his thoughts on Expendables 2.
01:48:14 Now that Patty Jenkins is off Thor 2, we discuss the search for a new director.

Song “Christmas Can Can”
Straight No Chaser

Runtime: 01:58:19

Cape Town Community Podcast - Ep. 036 - "The Great Muppet Cape Town"

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 07:49:37 +0000

December 4, 2011
We spend a great deal of the show discussing the works of Jonathan Hickman this week but make sure to also get in enough time for some Muppet love. Wait—that doesn’t sound right at all. Okay, towards the end of the episode Don gives the rundown on The Muppets for Jerry. But worry not if you are hear to listen to comic talk! There’s are plenty of good reads that we want to share with you dear listeners. It’s time to get things started, it’s time to—well, you know.

Cape Town Comic Discussion
00:15:34 Fantastic Four #600: While we enjoyed this book on the whole, we starting to feel really bad for the Big Apple.
00:21:44 FF #12: The FF kids leave the nest and soar in this new direction for the book.
00:26:54 Captain America and Bucky #5: Brubaker, Andreyko, Samnee and Breitweiser come out on top with their final issue of the series.
00:32:55 Flash #3: We’re having a lot of fun with this new Flash series
00:37:35 We break to discuss Face/Off and dubbing foul language in movies.
00:41:52 Ultimate Comics Hawkeye #4: We enjoyed Hickman’s mini-series, but Don likes his heroes a bit more heroic.
00:45:29 Invincible #85: Another strong and surprising turn by Robert Kirkman and guest artist Cory Walker.
00:51:02 Locke and Key: Guide to the Known Keys #1: Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez unlock another corner of their expanding world and the results are incredibly satisfying.
00:55:07 Teen Titans #3 Okay, Bunker—cool power, fine with the representation of a flamboyantly gay character, but the character’s dialogue might need some work.
01:02:01 T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #1: We enjoyed this—but it’s also a strong argument for a recap page.
01:06:47 Ultimates Comics The Ultimates #4: Hickman has done no wrong on this book.
01:12:55 Daredevil #6: Mark Waid’s got Don hooked on this new take on the Man Without Fear.

Cape Town News Discussion
01:19:15 We discuss the sale of Nicholas Cage’s $2.16 Million payday for the sale of his issues of Action Comics #1.
01:21:56 What if you found Amazing Fantasy #15 in your attic?
01:23:49 Should there be more stories based off of the Watchmen? We chime in.
01:32:24 We’re impressed with the look of the Lizard from The Amazing Spider-Man.

Cape Town Banter
01:38:19 We bring it down and discuss what we learned this week.
01:38:57 Don’s Muppets review and discussion.
01:46:35 Don discusses his disappointment with the most recent issue of Tiny Titans.
01:48:08 Jerry is not yet blown away by Brian Azarello’s Wonder Woman run.
01:53:27 We discuss the extreme viewpoints of fanboys.
02:01:12 We getting ready for our Best of 2011 show. Fear Itself was not the worst of year kids.

Song: “Life’s a Happy Song”
Jason Segel, Peter Linz and Amy Adams

Runtime: 02:07:49

Cape Town Community Podcast - Ep. 035 - "One Singular Sensation"

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 01:53:47 +0000

November 21, 2011

Don is flying solo this week and he has a stack of books to discuss from the last two weeks. What is off his pull list, what is he pumped for, and what has him scratching his head? This is as mixed a bag of books as we’ve ever had on the show! Let’s hope this episode isn’t a turkey—but if it is—well this is the week for it!

Cape Town Comic Discussion
00:11:51 Point One #1: While not a failure, this book didn’t really get us amped for everything that follows.
00:25:45 Avenging Spider-Man #1: Zeb Wells and Joe Mads bring it—and then some!
00:29:50 Uncanny X-Force #17: Flat out, the best X-book being published.
00:33:59 Wolverine #18: And just by a hair, this is the second best X-book being published.
00:37:51 Batgirl #3: Barbara Gordon is a welcome addition to the Bat-family.
00:41:01 Deathstroke #3: This book is having a difficult time arguing that Deathstroke is more than a one-note character.
00:43:41 Ultimate Spider-Man #4: We dare you to find something wrong with this book.
00:47:39 Avengers #19: Capes are welcome on Cap’s new roster!
00:54:05 Thunderbolts #165: Jeff Parker continues to write one of the best team books around.
00:57:47 Ultimate Comics X-Men #4: Great book—needs more pages for four bucks!
01:02:37 Batman #3: Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo are producing one of DC finest titles.
01:06:14 Catwoman #3: It’s time for people to starting to give some love to Judd Winick.
01:09:58 Red Hood & the Outlaws #3: This is far from the Bat-books—but did we get the substance we should have gotten in this issue?
01:14:13 Mudman #1: Paul Grist is a fantastic artist—but the script should have been more self-referential.
01:18:11 Xenoholics #2: With too much to juggle in the story, this book becomes somewhat aimless.
01:20:30 Severed #4: Another perfect issue. And it gets spoiled pretty severely here.

Song “Legal Tender”
B-52’s

Runtime: 01:25:34

Cape Town Extra: "Spider-Island" Review

Sun, 13 Nov 2011 17:49:44 +0000

November 13, 2011

Now that is how to do an event! Don and Jerry are here to review the recently concluded “Spider-Island” event that lasted a mite three months and spanned just under 30 books! So sit back and listen as we discuss Dan Slott, Humberto Ramos and Stefano Caselli’s Amazing Spider-Man issues as well as all of the crossovers and minis (including Spider-Island: Cloak and Dagger, Black Panther, Herc, Venom and more!).

As always, we remind you that this episode is as spoil-heavy as our review show, so you may want to give it a listen after you’ve read your books.

The show is embedded below and is also available on iTunes for subscription (what are you waiting for?). Each episode is categorized so you can link to previous episodes here on the site by accessing the Podcast tab. Refer to the Show Notes to avoid spoilers; click on the Direct Download link to download the MP3.

Song “Spider-Man Theme”

Runtime: 1:13:43

Cape Town Community Podcast - Ep. 034 - "How to Mess Up a Podcast & Other Tales from a Comic Con"

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 03:24:37 +0000

November 6, 2011

With sweeps month upon us, we pull out every stop in our big, ‘ol bag of tricks. If you haven’t listened to our show yet—then this is a perfect jumping on point since we discuss a handful of #1 issues this month. Okay, in truth every episode is an excellent jumping on point. This month Don and Jerry review Action Comics 2 and 3, The Strange Talent of Luther Strode #1 and 2, The Incredible Hulk #1 and many more. We also discuss Marvel’s new move towards publishing their titles digitally day-and-date, announcement coming out of Comic Con, and Space Ghost! Are you thinking what we’re thinking? This show seems to have everything!

00:04:51 Don and Jerry recount all the fun, adventure and glamor of attending the Long Beach Horror and Comic Con.

Cape Town Comic Discussion
00:21:10 Action Comics #1 and #2: Don and Jerry are loving Grant Morrison’s run on Action Comics and his take on Clark Kent.
00:29:09 American Vampire: Survival of the Fittest #5: Nazi vampires on skis—and it works. This book can do no wrong.
00:33:24 Aquaman #2: We continue to find this one of our favorite New 52 titles.
00:36:13 Fear Itself #7: Everybody seems to have beaten up on Fear Itself over the last few weeks. Now it’s our turn.
00:43:04 Green Lantern #4: Is there any greater villain in the DCU than Sinestro?
00:46:17 The Incredible Hulk #1: Don is enjoying Jason Aaron new Hulk series more than Jerry.
00:50:44 Invincible #84: The status quo is changed up significantly in this challenging story.
00:57:14 The Strange Talent of Luther Strode #1 and #2: We agree that Tradd Moore’s art is fantastic, but we were not bowled over by Justin Jordan’s dialogue.
01:03:28 Justice League #2: Heroes fighting each other is fine by us—with fun characterization and action.
01:09:28 Ultimate Comics The Ultimates #2 and 3: Jonathan Hickman is writing an perfect comic book.
01:14:04 Wolverine & the X-Men #1: Aaron is writing a fresh and accessible X-book.
01:19:28 Uncanny X-Men #1: This doesn’t feel as fresh as Aaron’s new title.
01:25:22 We discuss some of our other reads from the past month, including Last of the Greats #2, Severed #3, Superman #2 and Supergirl #2.

Cape Town News Discussion
01:30:14 We discuss Marvel’s move towards digital comics publishing and what it could mean for the industry.
01:35:06 DC’s great business can only mean good things for the industry.
01:36:26 The Walking Dead’s phenomenal ratings have caused AMC to approve a third season.
01:43:15 We review recent announcements from New York Comic Con.
01:48:23 With Marvel’s pulling of Nick Spencer’s Doctor Doom book, Don wonders whether Nick Spencer is a great fit at Marvel.
01:51:53 Don and Jerry aren’t excited yet about The Scarlet Spider.
01:53:09 We discuss Superman: Earth One #2 and Geoff Johns and Gary Frank’s upcoming take on Captain Marvel.
01:57:51: We get back into a bit of Fear Itself bashing and what future events ought to look like.

Closing Discussion
02:03:37: We spend about twenty closing the show!

Song “Stony and Cory”
Kid Creole and the Coconuts

Runtime: 02:24:46

Cape Town Extra: "Batman Year One" Blu-Ray Review

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 22:17:07 +0000

In this Special Edition Episode, Don and Jerry review the new direct to DVD animated adaptation of Batman Year One.! We'll also discuss the Catwoman short that accompanies the film. Don and Jerry also diverge from the main topic, but hey, who doesn't want to hear about our thoughts on the state of the greeting card industry?

As always, we remind you that this episode is as spoil-heavy as our review show, so you may want to give it a listen after you’ve seen the movie.

Song “Batman: The Brave and the Bold Theme”
Andy Stumer

Runtime: 52:14

Cape Town Extra: 52 Pick-Up

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 21:32:54 +0000

Jerry and Don are joined by Max and Ryan—whose Independent Comics show premieres next weekend—in this quadruple stuffed episode in which we discuss all 52 of DC’s new comic books. We apologize for the muffled sound, but we promise to make up for it with scintillating and provocative discussion of the works of all the magic makers at DC comics.

We broke the conversation into seven parts, based on the categories DC assigned to the new titles: Batman, Justice League, Dark, Green Lantern, Edge, Young Justice and Superman. We don’t spoil everything, but we do tend to discuss the endings of many books—so be warned!

Cape Town Comic Discussion

00:07:56 Batman: Batman by Scott Snyder & Greg Capullo, Detective Comics by Tony Daniel, Batman & Robin by Peter Tomasi & Patrick Gleeson, Batman: The Dark Knight by David Finch & Richard Friend, Batwoman by J.H. Williams III, Haden Blackman & Amy Reeder, Batgirl by Gail Simone, Ardian Syaf & Vicente Cifuentes, Birds of Prey by Duane Swierczynski & Jesus Saiz, Catwoman by Judd Winick & Guillem March, Nightwing by Kyle Higgins & Eddy Barrows, Red Hood and The Outlaws by Scott Lobdell & Kenneth Rocafort, and Batwing by Judd Winick & Ben Oliver

00:40:36 Justice League: Justice League by Geoff Johns & Jim Lee, Wonder Woman by Brian Azzarello & Cliff Chiang, Aquaman by Geoff Johns & Ivan Reis, The Flash by Francis Manapul & Brian Buccallato, The Fury of Firestorm by Gail Simone, Ethan Van Sciver & Yildiray Cinar, Green Arrow by J.T. Krul & Dan Jurgens, Justice League International by Dan Jurgens & Aaron Lopresti, Mister Terrific by Eric Wallace & Robert Robinson, Captain Atom by J.T. Krul & Freddie Williams III, DC Universe Presents by Paul Jenkins and Bernard Chang, and The Savage Hawkman by Tony Daniel & Philip Tan

01:06:30 Dark: Swamp Thing by Scott Snyder, Yanick Paquette & Francesco Francavilla, Animal Man by Jeff Lemire, Travel Foreman & Dan Green, Justice League Dark by Peter Milligan & Mikel Janin, Demon Knights by Paul Cornell, Diogenes Neves & Oclair Albert, Frankenstein, Agent of SHADE by Jeff Lemire & Alberto Ponticelli, Resurrection Man by Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning & Fernando Dagnino, I, Vampire by Josh Fialkov & Andrea Sorrentino, and Voodoo by Ron Marz & Sami Basri

01:18:42 Green Lantern: Green Lantern by Geoff Johns & Doug Mahnke, Green Lantern Corps by Peter Tomasi, Fernando Pasarin & Scott Hanna, Green Lantern: The New Guardians by Tony Bedard, Tyler Kirkham & Batt, and Red Lanterns by Peter Milligan, Ed Benes & Rob Hunter

01:28:27 Edge: Stormwatch by Paul Cornell & Miguel Sepulveda, Blackhawks by Mike Costa & Ken Lashley, Men of War by Ivan Brandon & Tom Derenick, All-Star Western by Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray & Moritat, Deathstroke by Kyle Higgins, Joe Bennett, & Art Thibert, Grifter by Nathan Edmundson, Cafu, & Bit, OMAC by Dan DiDio, Keith Giffen, & Scott Koblish, and Suicide Squad by Adam Glass & Marco Rudy.

01:44:48 Young Justice: Blue Beetle by Tony Bedard, Ig Guara & Ruy Jose, Legion Lost by Fabian Nicieza & Pete Woods, Legion of Superheroes by Paul Levitz & Francis Portela, Teen Titans by Scott Lobdell, Brett Booth, & Norm Rapmund, Static Shock by John Rozum, Scott McDaniel & Jonathan Glapion, and Hawk & Dove by Sterling Gates & Rob Liefeld.

01:53:49 Superman: Action Comics by Grant Morrison & Rags Morales, Superman by George Perez & Jesus Merino, Superboy by Scott Lobdell, RB Silva & Rob Lean, and Supergirl by Michael Green, Mike Johnson & Mahmud Asrar.

Cape Town News Discussion
02:05:59 We close our discussion with some final thoughts on the relaunch and whether or not DC was able to accomplish what they set out to do.

Song “Magic”
Girls

Runtime: 02:26:01

Direct Download:
Cape Town Extra - "52 Pick-Up”

Cape Town Community Podcast - Ep. 033 - "Scott Lobdell Didn't Write Starfire for Your Seven-Year Old Daughter"

Sun, 02 Oct 2011 18:16:38 +0000

Has it really been three weeks since our last review show? Well, we’ve got a super-sized episode to keep you filled with Cape Town Communitainment until the first week of November (we’re actually doing a couple more “Very Special” episodes before then). Get ready for Don and Jerry to bring on the controversy this week—Whoopi and the View gals aren’t the only one who can discuss hot topics! We get into the recent spat over sex scenes in Red Hood and the Outlaws and Catwoman, Marvel charging $3.99 for books that we don’t feel ought to be priced so high, and Don’s decision to stop buying Marvel titles until they’re available on Comixology’s Android app (or something similar).

00:05:58 Don and Jerry discuss their experiences with digital comic book reading.

Cape Town Comic Discussion
00:00:00 Superman #1: An artist who writes? We couldn’t believe how well this book works!
00:00:00 Flash #1: And artist and colorist who write? Again—a home run for Francis Manapaul and Brian Buccellato.
00:00:00 Last of the Greats #1: Josh Fialkov and Brent Peeples have presented an inventive take on a world where humans and superhumans exist. This is an advance review—the book will be released on October 5th!
00:00:00 Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #1 and #2: Peter who? There is nothing but love for the direction that Brian Michael Bendis is taking this new Spider-Man title.
00:00:00 Bionic Man #2: What happened to the charm of the first issue? Steve Austin’s plane isn’t the only thing that took a nose dive.
00:00:00 Superboy #1: Scott Lobdell proves he is up for the relaunch with a new take on the Boy of Steel.
00:00:00 Supergirl #1: It’s official—four strong Super-books in one month. When is the last time that happened?
00:00:00 Red Hood and the Outlaws #1: Don’t let the controversy cloud your opinion—this is an enjoyable new book!
00:00:00 Batman #1: Scott Snyder is still in Gotham and he doesn’t miss a beat transitioning from Dick Grayson to Bruce Wayne.
00:00:00 Catwoman #1: We’re sorry sex between two consenting adults has gotten in the way of enjoying this new Judd Winick book.
00:00:00 Aquaman #1: Jerry and Don are totally enamored with Geoff Johns’ take on the King of the Sea.
00:00:00 Teen Titans #1: Lobdell is three-for-three.
00:00:00 I, Vampire #1: 2011 is looking to be the year of Fialkov with the introduction of another excellent new title.
00:00:00 Rachel Rising #2: Terry Moore still hasn’t sold us on this new horror series.
00:00:00 The Mighty Thor #6: Matt Fraction closes a solid and enjoyable first arc on this great new book.

Cape Town News Discussion
01:31:23 We continue the discussion every other comic book fan has been having: the sex scenes in Red Hood and the Outlaws and Catwoman.
01:42:45 We discuss the proliferation of 20-ish page books from Marvel with a $3.99 price tag.
01:50:50 Hugh Jackman defends rewrites to the Wolverine script.
01:53:14 Michael Shannon has been discussing much of the filming of The Man of Steel.
01:57:55 DC Universe has announced the cast of the Justice League Doom.
02:01:52 Patty Jenkins, the director of Monster, is being considered for the Thor sequel.
02:04:13 Nielsen has been hired to conduct market research on DC’s new line of books—but there have been a few snags.
02:13:31 Entertainment Weekly released some underwhelming Avengers head-shots.
02:19:32 Jerry isn’t crazy about Catwoman’s ears in The Dark Knight Rises.

Song “The Original”
Switchfoot

Runtime: 02:23:54

Cape Town Extra: "Thor" Blu-Ray Review

Sun, 18 Sep 2011 06:25:59 +0000

In this Special Edition Episode, Don, Jerry and Max review the new Blu-ray edition of Thor! While we bring you up to speed on how our opinions may or may not have changed since the film was released last May, we spend most of the episode discussing the new disc's special features. Max has a special announcement at the end of the episode that we hope will make you verily happy.

As always, we remind you that this episode is as spoil-heavy as our review show, so you may want to give it a listen after you’ve seen the movie. The show is embedded below and is now available on iTunes for subscription.

Song “The Thunder Down Under”

Dave Evans

Runtime: 42:50

Cape Town Community Podcast - Ep. 032 - "We're Gonna Have to Change the Script"

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 07:29:21 +0000

Well folks—this is it! This is our last weekly show, but we will be back on a monthly basis. Why bother you ask? Gosh, we hope you aren’t asking that! But we do love producing the show and we didn’t want to give that up. Jerry and Don have a lot to discuss outside of the weekly comic books—from Don going to digital only comic book reading to Jerry’s thoughts on next year’s superhero movie costumes. We hope you enjoy our extra-long final weekly episode and we really hope you come back for a listen next month!

Cape Town Ramblings, Part 1
00:03:34 We give the 4-1-1 on the show and its future.
00:05:46 Don and Jerry discuss the movies that have disappointed us over the years.
00:13:26 Don admits moving to digital comic book reading.
00:23:27 We’re still not ready to get started!
00:43:27 Jerry breaks away from our reviews to teach us a thing or two about wrestling characters.

Cape Town Comic Discussion
00:28:44 Action Comics #1: We loved Grant Morrison’s take on the Man of Steel.
00:38:49 Detective Comics #1: We were not as thrilled with Tony Daniel’s script as we were with his artwork.
00:47:44 StormWatch #1: While not all of the characters were familiar to us, we think Paul Cornell is off to a strong start with these former Wildstorm characters.
00:54:56 Animal Man #1: Jeff Lemire knocked it out of the park on this new series.
00:59:46 The New Avengers Annual #1: Brian Michael Bendis’ old school storytelling device has us pleased as punch.
01:05:45 Spider-Island: I Love New York City #1: The “Spider-Island” books continue to get better and better.
01:10:48 The Big Lie #1: We can both agree that this book sucks.
01:15:46 Batwing #1: Neither Don or Jerry were completely smitten with Judd Winick’s new book.
01:20:59 Swamp Thing #1: Scott Snyder is off to a solid start with the return of this classic character.
01:28:27 Batgirl #1: We finally disagree on the quality of one of DC’s new books.

Cape Town News Discussion
01:35:18 You’re probably already heard about this GD story.
01:39:21 MTV might pick up Locke & Key.

Cape Town Ramblings, Part 2
01:43:24 Jerry and Don discuss the costumes we’ve been seeing from the sets of next year’s comic books films.
01:47:27 Don is excited that Jor-El and Wolverine will be appearing in a movie.
01:48:51 Don tells Jerry all about the Liberace episode of Batman.

Opening Song “Leaving on a Jet Plane”
Chantal Kreviazuk

Closing Song “Travel Song”
Shrek the Musical

Runtime: 01:56:45

Cape Town Community Podcast - Ep. 031 - "And We Normally 'Heart' Creator-Owned Comics"

Mon, 05 Sep 2011 19:46:58 +0000

If this is your introduction to our show you might think we don’t enjoy creator-owned books—but that couldn’t be further from the truth! This was one of those unusual weeks where we weren’t bowled over by what some of the independent publishers put out this week. Fear not dear listeners—we love all sorts ‘o books! This being the big week for DC’s relaunch, we spend some extra time speaking about the goings-down in Flashpoint #5 and, of course, Justice League #1.

Cape Town Comic Discussion
00:11:35 Flashpoint #5: Though there were some clunky storytelling devices, the heart of this closer makes up for any flaws. But what is DC hinting at in the final pages of this mini-series?
00:23:08 Justice League #1: We’re totally sold on the first issue of DC’s New 52!
00:30:19 Ultimate Comics: Hawkeye #1: Jonathan Hickman presents a thinking man’s action story.
00:34:36 Secret Avengers #16: Max feels that Warren Ellis and Jamie McKelvie have produced one of the best one-shots in years.
00:40:36 Vescell #1: An overstuffed and unsexy mess.
00:46:22 The Rinse #1: We were not smitten with this new noir story by Gary Philips, but we agreed that the art by Marc Laming was excellent.
00:50:28 Epoch #1: Don found little freshness in this new IDW title.
00:54:47 The Rocketeer Adventures #4: We were a little let down with most of what has been a superior tribute-series.
00:59:26 Uncanny X-Force #14: Rick Remender continues pulling from continuity in a wonderful way and Jerome Opena is a welcome return to the book.
01:04:13 Journey Into Mystery #626.1: Another strong Point One issue from Marvel.
01:09:52 Spider-Island: Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #1: Sebastian Fiumara is a welcome addition to Marvel’s arsenal of artists.
01:12:37 The Amazing Spider-Man #668: Dan Slott’s Spider-epic continues to enthrall us.

Cape Town News Discussion
01:17:18 The Wolverine sequel rewrites have us concerned.
01:22:06 WonderCon moves to Anaheim which is good news for these Southen Californian podcasters.
01:25:36 Barry Allen is now a swingin’ single.
01:29:06 AMC picks up Kevin Smith’s reality series Secret Stash.
01:33:24 Captain America film scribes want MODOK, Falcon, Sharon Carter and World War II for the sequel.

Song “The Summer Place”
Fountains of Wayne

Runtime: 01:40:58

Cape Town Community Podcast - Ep. 030 - "'Kick-Ass 2' Inspires Potty Mouths"

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 04:37:34 +0000

August 27, 2011

Well we get down and dirty in an extra-sized episode this week—but we cleaned the show up seamlessly if you’re not interested in listening to a show filled with vulgar obscenities! So listen on as we review the week’s books, take Marvel to task for charging $3.99 for what is essentially a 20-page book and DC for not getting Batman Incorporated out on time, and discuss our lowest of low television habits.

Cape Town Comic Discussion

00:11:08 The Ultimates #1: From the script to the art, there are no complaints about this book. However, the price point has us concerned.

00:17:56 Wolverine #14: Wow—Jason Aaron has rocked Logan to his core in this amazing issue.

00:25:20 Bionic Man #1: Don and Jerry are totally split on this reimagining of the classic 70’s television series.

00:30:38 Kick-Ass 2 #3: We think Mark Millar goes a tad overboard with the vulgarity in this issue.

00:35:44 Batman: Gates of Gotham #5: We enjoyed the conclusion to Scott Snyder and Kyle Higgins quality Batman mini.

00:40:09 American Vampire #18: Don enjoyed everything about one of his new favorite tites.

00:45:02 Captain America & Bucky #2: More comic books need action set atop a train!

00:50:03 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1: Why so serious?

00:54:27 Batman Incorporated #8: We got a kick out of this inventive Grant Morrison book—now where’s the rest of the books we were promised?

00:58:40 Wonder Woman #614: While the overall story was satisfactory, it fell short of expectations for Don.

01:03:44 Avengelyne #2: We promised that we’d give the book a second try. And we did.

Cape Town News Discussion

01:10:49 Disney lets go of Marvel Studios Marketing Department.

01:12:41 DC confirms that James Robinson and Nicola Scott are working on a JSA book.

01:17:46 The CW is looking to adapting a Deadman series.

01:20:45 The first issue of Justice League tops 200K, while another six top 100K.

Cape Town Updates:

01:27:48 We give as much as we now about Wizard World LA and our upcoming DC New 52 episode.

Song “Muppet Show Theme Song”

OK Go

Runtime: 01:37:20

Cape Town Extra: "Wonder Woman" Pilot Review

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 02:32:45 +0000

In this Special Edition episode, Don and Jerry are joined by Max as they review NBC's unaired Wonder Woman Pilot starring Adrianne Palicki as Diana Prince aka Wonder Woman, Justin Breuning as Steve Trevor, Elizabeth Hurley as the evil Veronica Cale, Cary Elwes as Henry Johns, and Tracie Thoms as Etta Candy. She's got pants! She's got panties! But she doesn't have a series beginning in a few weeks!

We also discuss this weekend's D23 Expo which featured a presentation of The Avengers.

As always, we remind you that this episode is as spoil-heavy as our review show, so you may want to give it a listen after you’ve seen the episode.

Song: “Wonder Woman Theme”
Charles Fox

Runtime: 43:58

Cape Town Community Podcast - Ep. 029 - "Run, Reed Richards, Run!"

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 05:10:30 +0000

August 14, 2011

What’s happening with our blockbuster events?!? Last week we dissed Flashpoint and this week—well, you’ll have to listen now won’t you? There is a lot of love to have for the Bat-family of books this week as some DC storylines, and titles, come to a close. Of course we take time to try to figure out what is going on with Fantastic Four #600 and why Reed Richards and team don’t choose a more pragmatic way to race into action!

Cape Town Comic Discussion

00:07:12 Detective Comics #881: Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant. Scott Snyder, Jock and Francesco Francavilla finish a dream run.

00:15:00 The Amazing Spider-Man #667: Dan Slott knows how to bring the fun to a big event.

00:20:09 Cloak and Dagger #1: Jerry loved the return of Marvel’s original runaways, but Don was not enamored by one half of the team.

00:25:21 Spider-Island: Deadly Foes #1: Slott and Christos Gage present an excellent Hobgoblin story, but the Jackal follow-up falls a bit flat.

00:31:42 Fear Itself #5: At five issues in, Fear Itself is feeling a bit empty.

00:39:15 American Vampire: Survival of the Fittest #3: Snyder’s got a thing for bats. And we love it.

00:44:06 Red Wing #2: See—time travel stories can be fun and interesting!

00:48:31 X-Men #15.1: Marvel’s Point One initiative feels as though it’s focus has been lost.

00:51:47 Batgirl #24: We debate the mystery at the heart of the final issue of Bryan Q. Miller’s fantastic run on Batgirl.

Cape Town News Discussion

00:57:47 Guillermo Del Toro’s Hulk won’t be tied to the recent Marvel Studios’ productions.

01:00:54 The Hollywood Reporter broke why Frank Darabont was fired from The Walking Dead.

01:05:34 Who will be drawing Action Comics #2—Rags Morales or Brent Anderson?

01:08:22 Don is confused as to what is happening with Fantastic Four and FF.

Cape Town Announcements

01:12:26: Big time announcements regarding the site, future episodes and our next Comic Con appearance.

Song “Sunshine Superman”

Donovan

Runtime: 01:18:15

Cape Town Community Podcast - Ep. 028 - "Life is Like a Box of Pizza, & Other 'Flashpoint' Similes"

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 03:18:51 +0000

August 7, 2011

We’ve been off for a week—but we’re back with a supersized episode! While we only discuss eight books (plus an impromptu “Grounded” chat), there’s a lot of news to keep us going a bit long. Plus, we have plenty of announcements at the end of the show regarding our next Comic Con appearance, future episodes, and our brand-spanking-new website design. So listen on listeners!

Cape Town Comic Discussion

00:10:44 The Punisher #1: Punisher saves the day at the end of his first new issue—does the body count really exceed 50? Whew.

00:15:56 The Infinite #1: Nothing about this new Robert Kirkman/Rob Liefeld book has us excited.

00:22:19 Ultimate Fallout #1: We want more Miles Morales, Reed Richards and mutant conspiracy.

00:28:38 Flashpoint #4: Element Woman and a plodding story brings down the penultimate issue of DC’s big game-changer.

00:34:46 Severed #1: Scott Snyder, Scott Tuft and Atilla Futaki bring brilliance to their chilling period piece.

00:39:22 Rachel Rising #1: Our introduction to Terry Moore is solid—but we need more to form a concrete opinion.

00:43:15 Moon Knight #4: Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev are at the top of their game with this spectacular title.

00:47:09 Flashpoint: Batman: Knight of Vengeance #3: Flat out, The best of the Flashpoint tie-ins.

Cape Town News Discussion

00:51:23 We question the brouhaha over race as it related to the new Ultimate Spider-Man and the casting of Laurence Fishburne in Superman: The Man of Steel.

01:02:23 Don worries about a “dark and edgy” Green Lantern sequel.

01:06:02 NonPlayer, another comic book that is extremely early in its run, gets picked up by Warner Bros.

01:09:13 Will we be getting to the comic shop at midnight to purchase Flashpoint #5 and Justice League #1.

01:12:09 We discuss the first shot of Henry Cavill as Superman and Selina Kyle from The Dark Knight Rises.

Cape Town Announcements

01:20:53: Big time announcements regarding the site, future episodes and our next Comic Con appearance.

Song “Black or White”

Robbie Fulks

Runtime: 01:28:27

Cape Town Extra: "Captain America: The First Avenger" Review

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 22:03:28 +0000

July 25, 2011

In this Special Edition episode, Don and Jerry review Captain America: The First Avenger. It has costumes! It has action! It has romance! It has a sneak-preview of next summer’s Avengers film! But does the film have the Cape Town Community seal of approval? Listen for yourselves True Believers!

As always, we remind you that this episode is as spoil-heavy as our review show, so you may want to give it a listen after you’ve seen the movie.

The show is embedded below and is now available on iTunes for subscription. Each episode is labeled "podcast" so you can link to previous episodes here on the blog. Refer to the Direct Download link after the jump to download the MP3.

Song: “Star-Spangled Man”

Alan Menken and David Zippel

Runtime: 38:39

Cape Town Community Podcast - Ep. 027 - "Who Crowned Terry Salsa the King of Strippers?"

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:13:33 +0000

July 25, 2011

Max is back in the co-host chair for our post Comic-Con episode and we’re keeping it quick this week and only reviewing the books—we’ve saved the comic book conversation for a super-sized Comic Con News episode. However, we do take a few minutes to discuss the recently leaked Avengers teaser and the first few preview pages of Justice League #1.

Cape Town Comic Discussion

00:09:29 Daredevil #1: There is nothing but love for Mark Waid, Paolo Rivera and Marco Martin’s triumphant take on the Man Without Fear.

00:16:47 Ultimate Fallout #2: Brian Michael Bendis is joined by Jonathan Hickman and Nick Spencer as they begin to plant the seeds of the Ultimate U and we like what they’re giving us.

00:20:46 Avengelyne #1: This book is a winner! Unfortunately the prize is titled “Worst of the Week.”

00:24:21 Flashpoint: Wonder Woman and the Furies #2: We’re disappointed with the rushed feel of the artwork.

00:27:59 Flashpoint: Deadman and the Flying Graysons #2: J.T. Krul’s story stumbles a bit in this second outing, but the art stumbles more.

00:30:29 X-Men #15: The close of “First to Last” is solid, if a little anticlimactic.

00:34:10 Uncanny X-Men #541: We’re all for this Fear Itself crossover.

00:37:59 Fear Itself: FF #1: This issue carries on the tradition of (mostly) unsatisfying Fear Itself minis and one-shots.

00:42:13 Avengers #15: Chris Bachalo’s work is always welcome on the Avengers.

00:45:15 Invincible Iron Man #506: This is a #@%$! good book!

Song “2082”

They Might Be Giants

Runtime: 52:53

Direct Download:

Cape Town Community Podcast - Ep. 027 - "Who Crowned Terry Salsa the King of Strippers?”

Cape Town Community Podcast - Ep. 026 - "It's a Big, Big, Big, Big Week for Comic Books"

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 04:39:51 +0000

July 17, 2011

Don is joined by Max this week to review a large stack of books. The boys play, whose stack is larger—Max wins with an astounding 42 books last week. Don’s own stack comes in at a mite 27. Nonetheless, that amounts to more reviews for you! Does X-Men: Schism live up to the hype? Does the Captain America relaunch? Or Ultimate Fallout? Or The Red Wing? There were a lot of first issues this week—so sit back and enjoy the reviews!

Cape Town Comic Discussion

00:05:48 X-Men: Schism #1: Jason Aaron script is excellent offering perfection on each page. Carlos Pacheco’s artwork is great, but what’s up with Wolverine’s head?

00:13:01 Ultimate Fallout #1: Brian Michael Bendis keeps the bar set high as the tragedy of Peter Parker’s death sets in.

00:16:25 Captain America #1: Ed Brubaker and Steve McNiven begin a solid new Captain America run.

00:21:44 The Red Wing #1: Jonathan Hickman has presented a thinking man’s adventure.

00:26:13 FF #6: Max finds this issue gratifying as a fan of Hickman’s body of work. Don thought the lack of FF was not a great choice this early in the run of this new title.

00:30:14 The Amazing Spider-Man #665: Dan Slott presents a new viewpoint into the well-traveled relationship of Peter and May Parker—and it’s fantastic.

00:35:14 The New Avengers #14: Mike Deodato’s artwork is as effective as it’s ever been in this Mockingbird-centric issue.

00:42:00 The Avengers vs. The New Ultimates #6: Ultimate Thor doesn’t mess around.

00:44:43 All Winner’s Squad: Band of Heroes #2: Max is enjoying this Paul Jenkins book more than Don, who isn’t sure the narrative choices are effective.

00:48:48 Crawl to Me #1: There is nothing haunting about this sub-par new horror comic book from IDW.

00:52:19 Ghost Rider #1: Max is happy with Rob Williams’ new Ghost Rider title.

00:54:59 American Vampire: Survival of the Fittest #1: We’re loving the double dose of American Vampire!

00:58:37 Green Lantern #67: We knew part of what was coming at the conclusion of the issue—but Geoff Johns fits in another interesting surprise.

01:01:11 Detective Comics #879: Francesco Francavilla’s artwork is as stunning as ever.

01:05:36 Black Panther: The Man Without Fear #521: A new Hate Monger is in town—and we like him.

Cape Town News Discussion

01:10:24: DC has drawn the line with their DCnU artists. We also discuss double and triple shipping titles each month.

01:17:28: Comic Con prices have gone up—will this affect sales?

01:22:53: Marvel has been teasing a possible new Defenders ongoing series.

Song “Cherry Red”

Katla

Runtime: 1:29:51

Cape Town Extra: SDCC '11 Schedule Highlights

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 04:48:51 +0000

July 10, 2011

Last week we provided dazzling tips on how to prepare for a positive Comic Con adventure! In the second of three SDCC ’11 Special Edition podcasts, Don and Max look at the highlights of this year’s recently published schedule. With over 300 different panels being conducted over the five-day event, Don and Max share their thoughts on this year’s activities and attempt to prioritize some of their time.

The show is embedded below and is now available on iTunes for subscription. Each episode will labeled "podcast" so you can link to previous episodes here on the blog. Refer to the Show Notes after the jump as well as a direct link to download the MP3. You can find the corresponding written survival guide here.

Song “Lost in Space Theme”

Runtime: 55:43

Cape Town Community Podcast - Ep. 025 - "What's Another Word for Hammer-Wielding?"

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:25:39 +0000

July 10, 2011

Twenty Five episodes! Wow! It took us 25 weeks to get here but we did it! This week was a huge week for both publishers and there was a lot of good reads—but not everything. Don and Jerry are happy that the Big Two publishers are putting out splashy, fun blockbusters this summer.

Cape Town Comic Discussion

00:10:05 Fear Itself #4: This book kicks into high-gear just in time to quell fears that the book might be aimless.

00:15:15 Flashpoint #3: While we’re not yet sold on Cyborg, this Flashpoint is pushing all the right buttons.

00:20:23 Flashpoint: Batman: Knight of Vengeance #2: How do you make Batman’s life look like a walk in the park? Just read Brian Azarello alternate take on the Dark Knight.

00:23:17 Trailblazer One-Shot: We wanted more story from this one-shot—which we think is a compliment.

00:28:06 Hulk #36: Jeff Parker delivers another great Hulk one-shot. Hardly shocking.

00:31:39 Moon Knight #3: Wow—Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev are delivering the most unexpectedly off-kilter superhero book in memory.

00:35:27 Supreme Power #2: Kyle Higgins is expounding on wonderfully on the world that J. Michael Straczynski established.

00:39:57 Flashpoint: Abin Sur the Green Lantern #2: Sinestro is just being Sinestro.

00:43:48 Red Skull Incarnate #1: If all dogs go to heaven, there must be a long line to get in this week.

00:47:56 Wolverine & the Black Cat: Claws II #1: Remember Trailblazer? We dug that book.

00:51:48 Uncanny X-Men #540: Greg Land knows how to draw sexy women and men.

00:56:51 Vengeance #1: While we enjoyed Nick Dragotta’s fine artwork, we were left a little lost with Joe Casey’s story.

Cape Town News Discussion

01:01:38 Warner Bros. has optioned Undying Love, the fantastic new vampire mini-series from Image.

01:03:44 A handful of Superman: The Man of Steel set pics have leaked—and we like the possibility of there being some action in this film.

01:06:07 DC Universe announced that a Catwoman featurette would be attached to the Batman: Year One film.

01:08:18 We speculate on what the mysterious Jeph Loeb/Ed McGuiness project might be.

01:11:19 The first Dark Knight Rises trailer is just a week away!

Song “There Was a Thump, Then Another”

You, Me, and Everyone We Know

Runtime: 1:17:39

Cape Town Extra: Comic Con Survival Guide

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 13:31:28 +0000

July 6, 2011

Are you prepared for Comic Con? Are you sure? With two weeks to go, it’s time to start seriously thinking about how to organize yourself so that you have a great time, see everything you can, and keep out of unnecessary lines. Don is joined by Max Beckman, our resident professional Con attendee, for the first in a series of Comic Con related podcasts that we will record over the next few weeks.

Song “Battlestar Galactica Theme”

Cape Town Community Podcast - Ep. 024 - "The People vs. DC Comics"

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 06:23:13 +0000

July 4, 2011

Happy Fourth everyone! There are plenty of great books to discuss in this week’s latest batch of comics, but the quality of some of the Flashpoint books seems to be winding down.

Cape Town Comic Discussion

00:07:15 Detective Comics #878: Brilliant—simply brilliant. And don’t you dare jump ahead to the final page.

00:13:40 Avengers: The Children’s Crusade #6: We don’t know where this book is headed, but we’re enjoying the ride.

00:19:34 The Sixth Gun #12: The third arc kicks off with an excellent jumping on point.

00:23:42 Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #11: Get your Guy Gardner fix in this Point One-ish issue.

00:26:17 Fear Itself: The Black Widow #1: Cullen Bunn brings it—but this doesn’t feel like a Fear Itself tie-in.

00:29:41 All Winners Squad #1: Don likes the possibilities here, but Jerry was not sucked into this revisiting of forgotten Timely Comics characters.

00:35:17 Witch Doctor #1: Jerry’s isn’t sure how he felt about this Exorcist meets House take on the supernatural.

00:39:20 Flashpoint: The Canterbury Cricket #1: Thankfully this cricket’s song is short.

00:41:57 Flashpoint: Project Superman #1: Jerry was not totally sold on this Scott Snyder/Lowell Francis title—Don saw more potential. We both agreed that Gene Ha’s artwork was absolutely fine.

00:45:52 Flashpoint: Green Arrow Industries #1: This arrow missed its target.

00:48:25 Hal Jordan #1: For the Flashpoint book we expected the least from, we were totally surprised at how good this issue turned out.

Cape Town News Discussion

00:53:45 Warner Bros. admits a Green Lantern has not yet been decided on yet.

00:56:49 Guillermo Del Toro says that the ABC Hulk series is still in the works.

00:59:16 We doth protest the protesting of the DCnU.

01:03:48 T2or is coming in 2013!

Song “Monday Morning”

Death Cab for Cutie

Cape Town Extra: "Transformers: The Movie" Review

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 01:55:57 +0000

In this Special Edition episode, Don and Jerry review the 1986 Transformers the Movie! Jerry had seen the film a million times while Don missed it the summer it was released. With the third installment of the live-action blockbuster released into theaters, we thought this was an opportune time to revisit this timeless classic.

As always, we remind you that this episode is as spoil-heavy as our review show, so you may want to give it a listen after you’ve seen the movie.

The show is embedded below and is now available on iTunes for subscription. Each episode will labeled "podcast" so you can link to previous episodes here on the blog. Refer to the Direct Download link after the jump to download the MP3.

Cape Town Community Podcast - Ep. 023 - "Green Lantern Loves His Chipotle Bacon Ranch Sub"

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 04:45:52 +0000

June 26, 2011

DC has us itching to head straight to Subway after a series of ads for the fast-food giant have integrated their way into our books. After some discussion about other ways to use DC character to advertise delicious foot long sammies, we head right to the reviews. And there are a lot of excellent reads this week. Of course, we had to open with the finale to Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley’s “Death of Spider-Man” storyline. We also recommend a couple of titles that might have flown beneath your radar.

Cape Town Comic Discussion

00:07:26 Ultimate Spider-Man #160: We were both happy (you know what we mean) with this finale of “The Death of Spiderman.”

00:12:13 Superman #712: Before the big DC relaunch, we’re happy to have gotten what might be the last Krypto story we read for a while.

00:16:29 Rocketeer Adventures #2: Though Jerry was not bowled over by Mark Waid’s story, we both agree that this book has hit enough heights to still strongly recommend.

00:20:17 Avengers Vs. New Ultimates #4: Fulk smash!

00:23:11 Secret Avengers #14: Don thinks this is Nick Spencer’s best work at Marvel, but Jerry is still not sold.

00:27:02 Mystery Men #2: Why you’re not reading this book is the real mystery.

00:29:59 All Nighter #1: Don was surprised to enjoy this fresh indie book.

00:34:32 Captain America #619: Mitch Breitweiser, Butch Guice and Chris Samnee have delivered one of the best looking issues of Captain America in quite some time.

00:38:07 The Mighty Thor #3: Galactus is awesome and Sif is sexy. Olivier Coipel can do no wrong on this book.

00:42:15 Flashpoint: Reverse Flash #1: While we both liked this book, Don was not impressed with the artwork.

00:47:16 Flashpoint: Kid Flash Lost #1: Neither of us were overwhelmed with the return of Sterling Gates to the DCU.

00:49:05 Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance #1: While we both enjoyed this Flashpoint entry, the artwork was awfully boobish.

00:52:18 Flashpoint: The Outsider #1: While a good read, we were left unhooked by our last Flashpoint title.

Cape Town News Discussion

00:55:08 There is a lot of interesting DC news coming out of the Retailer Roadshows..

01:00:49 Marvel won’t be featuring an Avengers movie panel at Comic Con.

01:03:07 But Comic Con will show the Locke & Key pilot followed by a panel.

01:05:18 Warner Bros. says they are committed to a Green Lantern sequel.

01:10:37 Image has chosen to adopted a rating system.

Cape Town Community Podcast - Ep. 022 - "Kneel Before Grodd"

Sun, 19 Jun 2011 21:59:45 +0000

June 19, 2011

We’re still reeling from this weekend’s great Green Lantern movie debate, but the show must go on. And go on it does! We offer a spoiler-filled review of Invincible #80, say farewell to Judd Winick and his wonderful run on Power Girl, test out John Layman’s take on the King of the Monsters, and continue to provide our thoughts on all of the Flashpoint tie-ins.

Cape Town Comic Discussion

00:05:59 Invincible #80: Don is jumping on with this issue—which turns out to be an excellent jumping on point.

00:11:14 Power Girl #25: We’re sad to see Judd Winick’s run on this book go into the sunset.

00:14:50 Superman/Batman #85: Don was involved in the mystery Joshua Fialkov has served up for Batman and Superman, but Jerry was not as thrilled.

00:18:18 Godzilla: Gangsters & Goliaths #1: Don is curious as to why IDW keeps visiting this property. Jerry would rather watch a Godzilla movie.

00:22:11 Avengers #14: We both enjoyed this Hulk-centric issue of Avengers.

00:27:02 Kirby Genesis #1: We still can’t pin down an opinion on this book whose story is still unfolding.

00:31:25 Batgirl #22: Bryan Q. Miller serves up another charming team-up—this time with Squire!

00:34:23 Alpha Flight #1: Don has waiting almost thirty years to enjoy a take on the Canadian super team.

00:40:09 Flashpoint: Legion of Doom #1: We both agreed that this is the worst of the Flashpoint minis.

00:42:23 Flashpoint: Wonder Woman and the Furies #1: DNA had us enthralled in this fantastic Wonder Woman/Aquaman tragedy.

00:46:47 Flashpoint: Deadman and the Flying Grayson #1: J.T. Krul and Mikel Janin are at the top of their game on this book!

00:49:39 Flashpoint: Grodd of War #1: Don found this to be the best of the Flashpoint minis this week.

Cape Town News Discussion

00:52:59 Is the dissolution of Superman and Lois Lane’s wedding a good thing?

00:56:18 We offer our thoughts on the casting of Russell Crowe as Jor-El in The Man of Steel.

00:58:10 James Mangold has been hired to direct the The Wolverine.

01:00:31 Warner Bros. and other film companies have announced that they will not be conducting panels at this year’s San Diego Comic Con.

Cape Town Extra: "Green Lantern" Review

Sun, 19 Jun 2011 05:25:47 +0000

In this Special Edition Episode, Don and Jerry review the new film Green Lantern! While the movie has been derided by critics, Don and Jerry both went in with open minds. They came out, however, with different thoughts on the film.

As always, we remind you that this episode is as spoil-heavy as our review show, so you may want to give it a listen after you’ve seen the movie.

Cape Town Community Podcast - Ep. 021 - "Did You Hear the One About DC Comics? Part 2"

Sun, 12 Jun 2011 21:54:42 +0000

June 12, 2011

Max Beckman returns to review the week’s new books with Jerry due to Don’s inability to travel across the country and still make time to read his comic books. Last week we promised a bigger mix of books and that’s what we’ve given you in this episode thanks to the launching of several new ongoings and minis: Ghost Rider, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Mystery Men, Supreme Power and all four Flashpoint crossovers are among the books Jerry and Max will be discussing. Don, Jerry and Max are all on hand for a round table discussion regarding all DC Comics’ latest creative team announcements for their line-wide September relaunch. We offer our thoughts on the new Batman and Superman books, the ancillary books, which creators and titles we’ll miss, and some of the changes that have us scratching our heads.

Cape Town Comic Discussion

00:09:04 Supreme Power #1: While the book is not as spectacular as what J. Michael Straczynski had accomplished on the title, Jerry and Max were pleased with the small story that Kyle Higgins is writing.

00:12:49 Mystery Men #1: Max loved this new period piece, but Jerry is worried about Marvel’s most famous Canuck making an appearance.

00:15:57 Ultimate Spider-Man #159: Jerry and Max loved the penultimate issue of the “Death of Spider-Man” storyline, despite an oddly placed attempt at a chuckle.

00:18:07 Star Wars: The Old Republic: The Lost Suns #1: While huge fans of all things Star Wars (movies, novels, comics and video games) this might be more enjoyable—but Jerry and Max did not find this book to be accessible at all.

00:21:01 Journey Into Mystery #624: Does Jerry like Loki too much?

00:23:24 Ghost Rider #0.1: Rob Williams has kicked off a strong new Ghost Rider title.

00:26:46 Ka-Zar #1: Max was not bowled over by this new Paul Jenkins-penned book.

00:29:33 Flashpoint: Emperor Aquaman #1: Jerry and Max are enjoying this dark take on Aquaman.

00:31:38 Flashpoint: Frankenstein and the Creatures of the Unknown #1: Jerry was surprised to find himself enjoying a book starring Frankenstein.

00:34:03 Flashpoint: Citizen Cold #1: Max is, for the most part, enjoying the art of Scott Kolins after his recent work on The Flash.

00:36:01 Flashpoint: Deathstroke and the Curse of the Ravager #1: We sure hope you know who Ocean Master is.

Cape Town News Discussion

00:39:14: We discuss our thoughts on the Batman relaunches and the return of Barbara Gordon as Batgirl.

00:47:06: We discuss DC’s next generation of writers as well as the integration of the Wildstorm and Vertigo characters in the DCU.

00:53:42: We list one book, one writer and artist we’ll be missing once the new DCU comes along.

00:56:45: We’re happy and not so happy with some of the Superman announcements. We can all agree that Grant Morrison is they guy to write a Superman for the 21^st Century.

01:05:24: Our final thoughts on the DC relaunch.

Cape Town Extra: "X-Men: First Class" Review

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 05:01:31 +0000

In this Special Edition Episode, Don and Jerry review the new film X-Men: First Class! Was it as good as the critics have been claiming? Was it better than the last few mutant outings served up by Twentieth Century Fox? Listen and hear for yourselves!

As always, we remind you that this episode is as spoil-heavy as our review show, so you may want to give it a listen after you’ve seen the movie.

Cape Town Community Podcast - Ep. 020 - "Did You Hear the One About DC Comics?"

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 06:22:39 +0000

June 5, 2011

Jerry’s back and we are not talking about a huge variety of comics—however, we promise more diversity next week! We discuss Flashpoint and Fear Itself and their respective crossovers. But we knew we wanted to spend a good portion of our time discussing last week’s big DC Comics bombshell. So sit back and enjoy our perspectives on everything DC has announced for their September relaunch!

Cape Town Comic Discussion

00:06:12 Flashpoint #2: The whole thing kept us interested—including its shocking ending!

00:11:53 Fear Itself #3: We continue to enjoy the horror unfolding in the Marvel Universe.

00:17:00 Flashpoint: Batman: Knight of Vengeance #1: Give us Brian Azarello and Eduardo Risso on Batman any day.

00:20:43 Flashpoint: Abin Sur: The Green Lantern #1: We’re happy to see that this Abin Sur-centric comic book is not just a throw away comic.

00:24:17 Flashpoint: The World of Flashpoint #1: Again, we are surprised by the quality of this Flashpoint title.

00:27:46 Flashpoint: The Secret Seven#1: Jerry enjoyed this Flashpoint crossover more than Don, was not captivated by this supporting story.

00:30:42 Thunderbolts #158: We’re loving what Jeff Parker has in store for the Thunderbolts in this Fear Itself crossover.

00:34:20 Fear Itself: The Deep #1: Jerry did not love this book, but sees potential in the return of one of Marvel’s classic B-List teams.

00:39:05 Halcyon #5: We learn in this final issue of this fun mini that Zenith is not a dog person.

Cape Town News Discussion

00:42:52: We break down the specifics of the DC relaunch

00:52:43: We discuss the incentives that DC will offer to retailers as a part of the relaunch and the Day-and-Date Digital publishing.

00:57:31: We discuss all the relaunches and new titles that DC has planned for September.

01:07:20: The rumors regarding new titles, relaunches and creative teams have been swirling since DC made their announcement.

01:15:31: We offer our final thoughts on the relaunch and the future of DC.