“Flame On!” - Johnny Storm, the Human Torch After dreading it for years, Chris and Erik are finally tackling their deep-seated trauma, and reviewing ALL 4 "Fantastic Four" movies!? (Spoilers: they're all garbage, despite the comics being so good...) As well as some speculation on what the MCU may end up doing with the FF in Phase 5 or 6... Movies Discussed: Fantastic 4 (1994) Fantastic Four (2005) Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) ...FANT4STIC ?! (2015) Also on this episode: ⁠Invincible - Season 2: Part 1 (Amazon Prime) What If? - Season 2 (MCU, Disney Plus) ECHO (MCU, Disney ..read more

“Dormammu, I've come to bargain!” - Doctor Strange Zack returns once again - the 'Nick Fury of podcasting' himself: radio host extraordinaire (from ⁠⁠Podcasters Assemble⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Effin Cultured⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠The Neat Cast⁠⁠) for another epic CZ Team-Up with our heroes, Chris and Erik to finally tackle 'Phase Three' of the MCU! (Part 1 of 2) MCU Phase 3 Movies (part one): Captain America: CIVIL WAR (2016) Doctor Strange (2016) Guardians of the Galaxy - VOL 2 (2017) Spider-man: Homecoming (2017) THOR: RAGNAROK (2017) Black Panther (2018) Be sure to listen to our previous MCU episodes as well: Iss ..read more

“Hear me, X-Men! No longer am I the woman you knew! I am Fire and Life incarnate! Now and forever - I am PHOENIX!” This week, Chris and Erik are talking about the Chris Claremont / John Byrne era of X-Men comics history, delving into two of the most iconic storylines of all time: "The Dark Phoenix Saga" and "Days of Future Past"! ⁠Click here for our Essential Reads on the X-MEN!⁠ (Episode edited by Chris Carroll) Check out our blog at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ComicZombie.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more!  Follow us on Social Media: Instagram: @ComicZombiePodcast Twitter: @ComicZombie2 Network Info This podcast is ..read more

"Time has a pattern that it can't help reliving. Different people, different worlds, drawn to each other like magnets." - Barry Allen *SPOILERS AHEAD!* On the latest episode, Erik and his wife, Meg, do a back-to-back multi-versal comic book movie double feature, and review both "The Flash" *and* "Across the Spider-verse"! Note: We also give our "brief" (lol) thoughts on: "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3", "Shazam 2: Fury of the Gods", "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania", the *first* "Into the Spider-verse", initial thoughts on the "Blue Beetle" trailer, and our review of the new Stan Lee documen ..read more

“There are worse things out tonight than vampires...” - Blade On today's episode, Chris and Erik talk all things Blade - the vampire slayer! We breakdown the original Blade trilogy (starring Wesley Snipes), talk about the character's Marvel comics origins (first appearing in 1973's "Tomb of Dracula" #10), and discuss what we hope to see in the MCU with Oscar-winning actor, Mahershala Ali as the iconic 'day walker'! Movies / Shows Discussed: Blade (1998) Blade II (2002) Blade: Trinity (2004) Blade: The Series (2006, Spike TV) Blade: The Anime Mini-Series (2011) (Episode edited by Chris Carrol ..read more

“Get me Bullseye!” - The Kingpin On today's episode, Chris and Erik breakdown some of the early 2000's (pre-MCU) Marvel movies! Back when comic book movies had way lower standards... Movies Discussed: Ang Lee's "Hulk" (2003) Daredevil (2003) Elektra (2005) Ghost Rider (2007) Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011) (Episode edited by Chris Carroll) Check out our blog at ⁠⁠ComicZombie.net⁠⁠ for more!  Follow us on Social Media: Instagram: @ComicZombiePodcast Twitter: @ComicZombie2 Network Info This podcast is a production of the We Can Make This Work (Probably) Network. Follow us bel ..read more

“Behind this door, a dark entity. Evil, ancient, and hungry...” - Abe Sapien  “Oh, well. Let me go in and say hi.” - HellBoy Erik and Chris get together to talk some "HellBoy"! Mike Mignola's comics from Dark Horse, the Guillermo del Toro duology starring Ron Perlman (and Doug Jones), the 2019 movie with David Harbour, the animated movies, the latest video game, the spin-off comics, and the upcoming reboot based on Mike Mignola's "The Crooked Man"! Movies Discussed: HellBoy (2004) HellBoy II: The Golden Army (2008) HellBoy (2019) The HellBoy Animated Movies: "Sword of Storms" and "Blood ..read more

“Yeah, I Can Talk To Fish. So What? How Often Do You Need To Be Saved By A School Of Salmon?” - The Deep *Spoiler Alert!* Erik and Chris are joined by 'the boys', Jimmy and BJ, to talk about "The Boys" Seasons 1-3 (now on Amazon Prime), their favorite moments / characters, how it compares to the Garth Ennis comics from Dynamite, and what they hope to see going forward... #TrustTheGunn Also On This Episode: Erik, Chris, and Jimmy discuss James Gunn's recent DC Studios Announcements: "Chapter One: Gods and Monsters" (click here for the full video!) (Episode edited by Erik Slader) Che ..read more

"Storytelling is always king, that's all that matters to us." - James Gunn  In light of the recent news that James Gunn (director of "Guardians of the Galaxy" and "The Suicide Squad") and Peter Safran are officially "rebooting" the *entire* DC film franchise (following "The Flash" and "Aquaman: The Lost Kingdom"), we decided to break down what each of us would do if we were (somehow) put in charge of the DC Studios reboot! Strap in for two of the craziest, nerdiest, mega-fan pitch meetings of all time as Chris and Erik attempt to construct an entire inter-connected cinematic universe ..read more

“Walk down the right back alley in Sin City, and you can find anything.” – Marv  Erik rides solo for a deep dive into the corrupt, blood soaked, streets of Basin City with a review of Frank Miller's "Sin City" graphic novels, and how they compare / contrast to the Robert Rodriguez movie adaptation, and it's sequel, "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For"...  Click here for Erik's original reviews of the Sin City comics for visual references: Vol 1 - "The Hard Goodbye" Vol 2 - "A Dame to Kill For" Vol 3 - "The Big Fat Kill" Vol 4 - "That Yellow Bastard"  Vol 5 - "Family Values"  Vol ..read more