We love comic books here at RPC, and we love turning the spotlight on comics-to-film adaptations and their source material! Also included are the Comics Column feature articles and the MCU retrospective series!
In this episode, Captain Kaye and OrganoidZero are joined by Crazy Lemur, Neoplasmic, and Matt to talk full spoilers of the inaugural season of X-Men '97!
In this episode, OrganoidZero and Captain Kaye are joined once again by Meredith to fly higher, further, faster into a full spoiler discussion of the 33rd feature film in the MCU, The Marvels!
Hold on to your sentient scarabs and your power armor, folks! Our esteemed co-hosts, Captain Kaye (Mike) and Organoid Zero (Brock), are joined by none other than The Director (Josh) himself for their review of the Blue Beetle movie, the latest addition to the DC universe of films! Is it a fun origin story for one of DC's newer characters? Did WB make the right decision to release the movie in theaters rather than relegate it to HBO Max? Let's find out, shall we? Enjoy the episode!
Our dynamic reviewin' duo of Mike and Brock are joined by a packed panel of alliterative avengers as Manning, Matt, Meredith, Malcolm, and Taylor all wax rhapsodic about the latest installment of the MCU, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania! It's impressions and spoilers ahead, folks, as they give their individual takes on the film, and ruminate on the future of the cinematic mega-franchise! What you gonna do, people, when Quantumania runs wild on you?????? Oh, I know. Hit that play button, listen, and enjoy!
In this episode, Captain Kaye, Organoid Zero, The Streamin Demon and Teresa pay tribute to Kevin Conroy, as well as the legacy of the late Chadwick Boseman with our review for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
I can’t believe I’m writing this. I’m sitting here, tears welling up in my eyes, as I think of what this man’s work, and his career, have meant to me. RIP, Kevin Conroy. The voice of Batman for 30 years. The man who owned the role for so long. The Greatest of All Time. I’ll miss him.
In this episode, Captain Kaye and Teresa discuss She-Hulk, Werewolf by Night, and Black Adam!
On the next Marvel After The Credits, Captain Kaye and Organoid Zero look at Marvel’s Halloween Special, Werewolf By Night.
On the latest Marvel After The Credits, Captain Kaye and Organoid Zero look at the fourth wall-nuking season finale of She-Hulk: Attorney At Law, Whose Show is This?
On the next Marvel After The Credits, Captain Kaye and Organoid Zero look at the latest episode of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, Ribbit and Rip It, Where Jen meets up with Marvel fans’ other favorite lawyer!
Tonight on Renegade Capes, Captain Kaye, Organoid Zero, Neoplasmic, Teresa, and The Director & Krystal band together to discuss Marvel's Disney+ series Moon Knight and their new theatrical film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness!
Tonight, on the next Marvel After the Credits, Mike and Brock look at the second episode of Marvel’s new Disney+ series, Moon Knight!
Welcome to Marvel After The Credits with Captain Kaye and OrganoidZero! Today, they’ll look at Marvel and Sony’s latest collaboration, Morbius!
Tonight, on a web spun episode of RPC Capes... we've got a double threat of a show as Captain Kaye, The Director, Lord Hades, and OrganoidZero round out the previous year's Marvelous escapades with discussions of Hawkeye, and Spider-Man: No Way Home!
Tonight, on a cosmic episode of Renegade Capes, our beloved Captain Kaye is joined by first timers Teresa and Taylor to talk about the Jack Kirby based epic from the MCU by director Chloe Zhao: Marvel's Eternals!
Our resident Director takes a look at the goofy, non-sensical film Venom: Let there Be Carnage, and has an absolute blast the whole time!
Tonight, on a stuffed episode of Renegade Capes, the DC Fandome returns! Likewise, so do The Director and Kay-Rah to talk about the announcements with Captain Kaye and OrganoidZero!
Tonight, on a venomous episode of RPC Capes, Captain Kaye, the Streamin' Demon, and OrganoidZero team up to tackle Venom: Let there Be Carnage and ponder the question: What If?
Tonight, on a STRIKING episode of Renegade Capes, Captain Kaye, Organoid Zero, and the Streamin' Demon discuss the latest Marvel joint: Shang-Chi!
Tonight, on a BLOODY episode of Renegade Capes, Captain Kaye, OrganoidZero, The Director, Kay-Rah, and Haylee assemble to discuss The Suicide Squad, and in turn, take part in a minor domestic dispute between Josh and Kristal.
Tonight, on a very special (in more ways than one) episode of Renegade Capes, we unite the crew to host the DC Defined special event!
Tonight, on a very MISCHIEVOUS episode of Capes... we have a STACKED crew together to GUSH about Marvel's Loki, and Special Guest Host Cole Hrusovsky just KILLS everyone when Morbius comes up in conversation...
Greetings, citizens of Earth, and welcome to the rebirth of RPC’s Capes podcast! This is a very special episode, as we celebrate and critique Zack Snyder’s Justice League, also known as the Snyder Cut, as well as the entire DCEU franchise! Joining in on the festivities is Mike, Jacob, Keona, Brock, the returning Morgan (who last joined us on the Home Theater podcast), Josh and Kristal (making their triumphant reappearance!), and our special guest and Twitter bestie, Gwendolyn Jae Stone! Enjoy the episode!
On this very special episode of Capes, we chat about a Kickstarted indie comic book called Of Stone with writer/artist/creator David Bishop! He’s an awesome, extremely talented dude, and we’re very honored to have had him on the show! Check out his artistic portfolio at Renerd.com! And don’t forget to read the show notes and listen to our podcast at the link!
Greetings, citizens of Earth-Prime! Neoplasmic here, with a special guest in tow! Yes, friends, today we are speaking with prolific comic book scribe Ryan Little! Ryan was kind enough to chat with us about his latest project, Super Scouts, which is a Super Sentai (think Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers) meets Galaxy Quest story about a group of past-their-prime actors who discover that the TV show they were featured on in their youth was based on actual events. Sounds intriguing, doesn’t it? Let’s find out where Ryan and his artistic collaborators came up with the idea, and what separates the Scouts from the Rangers, by smashing that play button! Enjoy the episode!
Welcome, everyone, to a very special edition of the Free For All! This time, Josh, Kristal, and Keona are joined by Lorenzo from Trinigrafx and special guest Michaela Lee as they chat about Amazon Prime’s The Boys, Michaela’s new movie, Archaon: The Halloween Summoning, and Lorenzo’s graphic novel series The Almighty! In addition, our team discusses some of the things that have kept them sane recently, like Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch, Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding, and Marvel’s Amazing Mary Jane comic series. Oh, and don’t miss Keona and Lorenzo talking about the best part of living in Hawaii: the food! Hit that play button and enjoy the episode!
Welcome, citizens, to another special episode of RPC Capes! Josh and Keona are joined by the co-creators and writers of Starlite, Travis Webb and Greg Smith, as we chat about their successful Kickstarter relaunch and where their cosmic superhero story is set to go in the future! We also chat about Travis’ background in the rave scene and Greg’s other comic, Junior Braves of the Apocalypse! Be prepared for a hilarious and edifying discussion as we blast off into the Starlite yet again! Hit that link for more!
Greetings, citizens, and welcome back to another episode of RPC Capes! Join Keona, Brock, Mike, and Tyler as they discuss New York Comic-Con 2020, which was a virtual event that took place over the weekend, along with their SPOILER-filled thoughts on Amazon Prime's The Boys, and the unveiling of the Invincible animated series trailer! Check out the discussion by pressing the play button, and don't forget to subscribe wherever you enjoy our show!
Greetings and welcome to RPC Capes, our comic book show here on Renegade Pop Culture! We recently had the opportunity to speak to Kevin Joseph, the writer behind Kechal Comics’ Tart, a very unique fantasy/action/adventure/time-travel story that follows a group of women called the Toxic Fruit Organization and their battle against the King of Hell and his demon horde! If that ain’t a good hook, I don’t know what is! Featuring incredible painted artwork by Ludovic Salle, Tart is a comic that reads like a modern version of Buffy with a little bit of Hellboy and Sandman thrown into the mix! Its aesthetic is truly unlike anything else out there! Click that link and enjoy the interview!
Good evening, citizen, and welcome to issue 2 of the Comics Column! Neoplasmic here with more thoughts and musings on the comics I’ve been obsessed with over the last few days. We start with the latest doozy of an X-Men crossover, move over to the Joker War in the Batman titles, and end with a few indies. Let’s get to it!
Greetings, citizens of Earth-Prime! Neoplasmic here, with the first installment of the latest RPC feature series, The Comics Column! I’m going to be covering a bunch of comics I’ve been reading, some current and others a bit older. This time around, I’m going to discuss Artemis & the Assassin, Gotham Central, X-Men, Cyberpunk 2077: Trauma Team, Sandman, Lonely Receiver, and Marauders, so we have an eclectic mix to get through! Suit up and get ready to fly, everyone!
Join Mike, Brock, and special guest hosts Matt and Manning as they celebrate the finale of the MCU's found family, the Guardians of the Galaxy! James Gunn returns to the franchise that made him a true household name with the third installment in the trilogy, and it's a resounding success! Enjoy the latest episode as our panel discusses the finer points of the film!
Our dynamic reviewin' duo of Mike and Brock are joined by a packed panel of alliterative avengers as Manning, Matt, Meredith, Malcolm, and Taylor all wax rhapsodic about the latest installment of the MCU, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania! It's impressions and spoilers ahead, folks, as they give their individual takes on the film, and ruminate on the future of the cinematic mega-franchise! What you gonna do, people, when Quantumania runs wild on you?????? Oh, I know. Hit that play button, listen, and enjoy!
In this episode, Captain Kaye, Organoid Zero, The Streamin Demon and Teresa pay tribute to Kevin Conroy, as well as the legacy of the late Chadwick Boseman with our review for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
In this episode, Captain Kaye and Teresa discuss She-Hulk, Werewolf by Night, and Black Adam!
On the next Marvel After The Credits, Captain Kaye and Organoid Zero look at Marvel’s Halloween Special, Werewolf By Night.
On the latest Marvel After The Credits, Captain Kaye and Organoid Zero look at the fourth wall-nuking season finale of She-Hulk: Attorney At Law, Whose Show is This?
On the next Marvel After The Credits, Captain Kaye and Organoid Zero look at the latest episode of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, Ribbit and Rip It, Where Jen meets up with Marvel fans’ other favorite lawyer!
On the next Marvel After The Credits, Captain Kaye and OrganoidZero look at episode five of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, Mean, Green, and Straight Poured into These Jeans!
On the next Marvel After The Credits, Captain Kaye and Organoid Zero look at Episode 4, She-Hulk Attorney At Law, Is this Not Real Magic?
On the next Marvel After The Credits, Captain Kaye and Organoid Zero look at Episode 2 of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, Superhuman at Law!
On the new Marvel After The Credits installment, Captain Kaye and Organoid Zero look at the first episode of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, A Normal Amount of Rage!
Tonight, on the next Marvel After the Credits, Mike and Brock look at the third episode of Marvel’s new Disney+ series, Moon Knight!
Tonight, on a web spun episode of RPC Capes... we've got a double threat of a show as Captain Kaye, The Director, Lord Hades, and OrganoidZero round out the previous year's Marvelous escapades with discussions of Hawkeye, and Spider-Man: No Way Home!
Tonight, on a cosmic episode of Renegade Capes, our beloved Captain Kaye is joined by first timers Teresa and Taylor to talk about the Jack Kirby based epic from the MCU by director Chloe Zhao: Marvel's Eternals!
Tonight, on a venomous episode of RPC Capes, Captain Kaye, the Streamin' Demon, and OrganoidZero team up to tackle Venom: Let there Be Carnage and ponder the question: What If?
Tonight, on a STRIKING episode of Renegade Capes, Captain Kaye, Organoid Zero, and the Streamin' Demon discuss the latest Marvel joint: Shang-Chi!
The Director takes a swing at Marvel’s Shang-Chi: one of the most unique and emotional entries in the Marvel Cinematic Universe!
Tonight, on a very MISCHIEVOUS episode of Capes... we have a STACKED crew together to GUSH about Marvel's Loki, and Special Guest Host Cole Hrusovsky just KILLS everyone when Morbius comes up in conversation...
Mike, Jacob, and Keona are back with another episode of the Renegade Home Theater, where we watch the latest films and TV and chat about them! This episode, we talk about Amazon’s Coming 2 America, Netflix’s I Care A Lot, the brilliant premium VOD entry, Minari, and of course, the latest chapter in the MCU’s long-running tale, WandaVision. Spoilers ahead, so bear that in mind, and enjoy the show!
Captain America: The Winter Soldier is what Marvel fans often point to as the film where the cinematic universe truly came together because it was here that the complexity, nuance, and genre-defining that were already prevalent in the previous films were brought to the attention of filmgoers and critics. Any series that went from pulpy, old-fashioned WWII adventure to espionage political thriller in the same vein as The Manchurian Candidate and the Bourne series.
Both Iron Man 3 and Thor The Dark World were released in 2013. Meanwhile, Warner Bros and DC had launched their cinematic universe with Man of Steel in that year as well, which was met with a disappointingly small box office intake and less than stellar critical reception. Many of the complaints lobbied against Zack Snyder's take on Superman were about how downbeat and overly bleak it was.
Iron Man 3 is the final standalone outing for Tony Stark, released at a time when audiences were assured that six different superheroes could indeed occupy the same film successfully. What they needed to be reminded was that these heroes could still be interesting in their own flicks.
The Avengers was by no means the first film to cross different characters from different series together in one film. Freddy vs Jason, Alien vs Predator, Zatoichi and the One-Armed Soldier, King Kong vs Godzilla, and Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman, just to name a few. But what it was the first of this kind of movie to treat like a serious stepping stone for its characters’ arc. It didn’t just bring these heroes together because it would be fun to see that. It brought them together because that’s why they made them in the first place.
The summer of 2011 saw the releases of four major superhero movies: Green Lantern, X-Men: First Class, Thor, and Captain America: The First Avenger. The former was DC's first crack at establishing a cinematic universe for themselves, but it came massively short. The latter three Marvel branded films, however, solidified that company's progressing dominance of this new stage of the genre. Thor and Captain America especially were noteworthy for continuing the Marvel Cinematic Universe's winning streak, proof that audiences were becoming more and more welcoming of these larger than life characters in their own standalone stories before seeing them together in one flick.
Thor came out in a time when audiences were starting to accept the fact that a certain group of Marvel heroes could exist in the same cinematic universe. Iron Man and Hulk were two characters that fit neatly in the science-fiction genre, albeit the former being somewhat more practical than the latter, so the idea of them teaming up wasn’t that big of a stretch to moviegoers. But there was another hero on the horizon, one that belonged in the fantasy genre in a way few other Marvel heroes did, so much so that his creators weren’t Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, or Jack Kirby, but the Norsemen of centuries past: Thor. It didn’t help that Marvel’s depiction of the god of thunder was extremely goofy, with all the insane worlds he visits via a rainbow bridge while donning his flying helmet.
Iron Man 2, the first direct sequel in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, was made at a time when Iron Man went from a relatively obscure hero in the comics to an instant star in the movies. So, it only made sense that Marvel would give Tony Stark another outing before they dove into their truly esoteric characters like the even more obscure Thor and the explicitly patriotic Captain America.
The Incredible Hulk is a fascinating chapter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It was released when people still had the unusual (however you felt about that film) taste of Ang Lee’s Hulk from 2003 in their mouths and had to deliver what that movie failed to promise in the eyes of many fans of the not-so-jolly green giant, it brought forth a star that audiences agreed was a good Bruce Banner and wanted to see more of in future installments, and it was still in a stage where the Marvel films were keeping their interconnectivity subtle.
As I said in the prelude to this review series, the 2000s were the decade that superhero movies were becoming the next big Hollywood genre, after being deemed the kiss of death in the 90s. They were becoming more adult and complex and had their creative voices as shown by the success of Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man and Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins and the failure of Bryan Singer’s Superman Returns, which to many filmgoers and critics, relied too much on nostalgia for the original Christopher Reeve films. But an even more unique take on the comic-book flick came in the form of Jon Favreau’s Iron Man.
Marvel is a word that, when said as a noun, means something that elicits amazement in the eyes of someone. For eleven years, to an entire world of filmgoers, a series of movies was precisely that, representing the changing tide of the whole cinematic landscape and a time when superheroes were not relegated to pulpy pages read by teens who frequented the nearest conventions. It was even the word that it went by.
In this exciting episode of Capes, Organoid Zero, Captain Kaye, and Neoplasmic discuss the recently announced James Gunn and Peter Safran-led DCU movie slate! Highlights of the soft reboot include a new version of the Man of Steel in Superman: Legacy, the debut of the Bat-family in The Brave and the Bold, Viola Davis’ return in the HBO Max series Waller, and the first big screen adaptation of Wildstorm’s The Authority. Join us!