Superhero Cinephiles
Author and comic book fan Perry Constantine is your guide into the world of superhero film and TV! In each episode, Perry and a guest tackle a different movie or TV show and go into detail about what works and what doesn't, trying to focus on the stuff they enjoy as opposed to ranting about the stuff they hate.
Episodes
Our DC animation correspondant Stacy Dooks is back, and today we're discussing the beginning of the Tomorrowverse! While really strong compared to what would follow, there are some things holding this back from being the stellar rebranding DC had probably hoped for their animation branch.
Listen to Stacy on The Fanboy Power Hour podcast.
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We're going back to the 90s! Though this era of X-Men is heavily maligned, for Perry and returning guest Scott Honig, it represents when they got into comics. And today, we revisit one of the quintessential 90s X-Men stories — Fatal Attractions!
Listen to Scott’s appearances on Digging For Kryptonite.
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Logan Crowley is back for a spirited debate over 2006's Ultimate Avengers: The Movie, the animated adaptation of the first arc of Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch's infamous comic, The Ultimates. One came away with a very positive view, the other had a very different view. Listen for the debate!
Listen to Logan on the Single Bound podcast and follow him on Instagram.
In another comic book episode, Stacy Dooks returns to discuss James Robinson and Paul Smith's JSA: The Golden Age! Originally an Elseworlds story, parts of it have seeped into mainstream DC continuity. And some of it is alarmingly prescient today!
Listen to Stacy on The Fanboy Power Hour podcast.
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Apologies for the delay between episodes, but hopefully we'll be a little more frequent.
Alex Marcus of The Pop Break returns to the show to discuss Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, the long-awaited sequel to Into the Spider-Verse! We discuss expanding the Spider-Verse, the different styles used to help differentiate the different universes, and the character dynamics at the heart of the film.
Thunderbolts* was a movie that got little attention but ended up being pleasantly surprising. Mike Sangregorio returns to break down all the things that make this movie an underappreciated gem, and some interesting parallels with the comic it's based on.
Listen to Mike’s appearances on Digging For Kryptonite.
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Before listening to their discussion on Planetary: The Fourth Man, revisit Perry and Gordon's discussion on the first Planetary volume, All Over the World and Other Stories!
If you’re in the Chicagoland area, join Gordon in the Chicago Doctor Who Meetup. You can also find his books on Amazon or subscribe to his Patreon.
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Perry and author Gordon Dymowski continue their journey into pop culture archaeology with their discussion of the second volume of Warren Ellis and John Cassaday's pulp masterpiece.
If you’re in the Chicagoland area, join Gordon in the Chicago Doctor Who Meetup. You can also find his books on Amazon or subscribe to his Patreon.
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Another DC animation episode! Today, Sy Islam returns to the show to discuss Superman/Batman: Public Enemies. Reuniting Tim Daly, Kevin Conroy, and Clancy Brown, this adaptation of the first Jeph Loeb/Ed McGuinness Superman/Batman story-arc has a lot going on...at times maybe too much!
Pick up a copy of Leaders Assemble! Leadership in the MCU and follow Sy on Bluesky.
WildC.A.T.S is an interesting concept that went through a lot of changes over the years. But none left as big a mark as Joe Casey who took over the book in its second volume and evolved it into Wildcats Version 3.0, or the idea of the corporation as a superhero. Mike Sangregorio joins Perry to break down this forgotten gem from the early 2000s.
This episode, Perry is joined by comedian, podcaster, and returning guest Will Short to discuss the 2012 animated film, Justice League: Doom! Reuniting much of the DCAU cast in an adaptation of Mark Waid's excellet Tower of Babel storyline.
Check out Will's comedy channel The Wickedly Talented on YouTube and listen to him on the Days Past Tooncast.
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Comic fan and podcaster Logan Crowley joins the Superhero Bibliophiles to talk about Superman vs. Mongul, a trade paperback covering Superman and Mongul's Pre-Crisis battles. From Mongul's first appearance up to Alan Moore's famous "For the Man Who Has Everything" story, there's a lot to talk about here.
Listen to Logan on the Single Bound podcast and follow him on Instagram.
Eoin Smith returns to the show to discuss the animated film Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero. Originally meant as a tie-in to Batman & Robin, but then delayed a year. It's a fun film that was overshadowed by the poor reception to Batman & Robin and the shift from Batman: The Animated Series to The New Batman Adventures.
Visit Eoin’s Linktree to find out more about him.
In the latest comic book discussion, Perry is joined by fellow podcaster Kaz Wheeler to discuss Blackest Night, one of the tentpole events of Geoff Johns's run on Green Lantern.
Listen to Kaz on the Fatal Four Podcast and follow him on Bluesky and Instagram
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Nic and Dani Baldwin are back again to talk about Anthony Mackie's first big-screen outing as the new Captain America in Captain America: Brave New World! There's a lot to unpack here, from the missteps to the missed opportunities and how this movie could have been great if Marvel didn't get cold feet.
Listen to Nic and Dani on the In Love With Movies podcast.
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Fellow podcaster Derick McDuff returns to discuss Madame Web. Yet another of Sony's attempts to create a Spider-Man universe without Spider-Man, and with a cast that's sleepwalking through pretty much the entire production.
Listen to Derick on the Underrated and Infinity Stones and Dragon Bones podcasts.
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After our discussion on the Hawkeye TV show, author Bobby Nash returns with a discussion of the comic that inspired it. Yes, we're diving into the Hawkeye run, a critical darling from Matt Fraction and David Aja.
Visit BobbyNash.com to learn more about Bobby's writing.
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Fourth time's the charm! To discuss the fourth attempt at bringing Marvel's First Family to the big screen, Kelen "B-Hyphen" Conley is back and we're talking Fantastic 4: First Steps! Did they finally get it right?
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We're talking a James Gunn project, so of course we had to have our resident James Gun superfan back. Author Adam Lance Garcia returns to discuss the second season of Peacemaker—how it compares to the first, how they made the jump from the DCEU to the new DCU, and a lot more.
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After Grant Morrison changed the X-Men in the early 2000s, Marvel followed up with Joss Whedon and John Cassaday's Astonishing X-Men, a back-to-basics approach to the team. Justin Zyduck joins Perry to discuss this fun nostalgic throwback.
Listen to Justin on The Iron Age of Comics podcast!
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