Source Pages: A Reading Collective - Andor

Source Pages: A Reading Collective - Andor

Source Pages: A Reading Collective (SPaRC) is a Stranded Panda network podcast where Hayley Hobbs and Brian V. Klein (BVK) dive into the source material (novels and comics) for all of the geeky movies and television shows we love. Also will cover comics for primer episodes on upcoming MCU/ Star Wars/ ++ movies and Disney+ shows and also novels and comics that are continuations of our favorite shows and movies!!

Episodes

Season 15 of Doctor Who has ended, and the whole crew is here to talk about it. Hayley, Karen, Liz and Brian share their thoughts about "The Reality War": the good, the bad, The Two Ranis, and ALL of the WTF moments that occurred in this finale! 

SPaRC's Podcast Buddies:
Across the Bifrost: The Mighty Thor - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/across-the-bifrost-the-mighty-thor-podcast/id1572200841
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For the first time this season, the entire TWT crew is here! Hayley, Liz, Karen and Brian convened to discuss the penultimate episode of this season of Doctor Who: Wish World. What schemes do The Rani, or Ranis (or whatever the plural of "Rani" is :) ), Conrad and the newborn incarnation of Desiderium have cooking, and what Time Lord may make an unexpected return from The Underverse? Listen and find out!

SPaRC's Podcast Buddies:
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Well, Season 2 of Andor: A Star Wars Story has come and gone, but this masterpiece will undoubtedly be talked about for many years to come. Hayley and Brian chat about everything that came to mind, from the acting, to the writing, to the sets, to the on-screen tension, and there is quite a bit that was missed! Also, we briefly compare it to the Cassian & K2 One-off comic that was discussed in the primer. We laughed, we cried, w...
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Timey Wimey Talk is back from The Flux. Karen and Hayley are manning the TARDIS, talking about Lucky Day, The Story & The Engine, and The Interstellar Song Contest whilst Liz and Brian are on a special mission for UNIT. If the mission goes as planned, the entire crew will be back for the final two episodes of this season! Allons-y! 

SPaRC's Podcast Buddies:
Across the Bifrost: The Mighty Thor - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podca...
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Thunderbolts*, hit the big screen, and the SPaRC crew went and saw it, (duh!). Hayley and Brian review what they thought of this latest installment into the MCU and compare it with the Sentry comics that were read for the primer. Buckle up, because this is going to be a wild ride! *The New Avengers.

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April 29, 2025 • 44 mins
The next installment in the MCU, Thunderbolts*, is set to debut this week, and Source Pages is here to help get your even MORE primed for it! Hayley and BVK read the 2018 Jeff Lemire run of Sentry (Sentry World), to get more familiar with the title character, and also his other "personalities": Bob Reynolds and The Void. Will he be as OP in the movie as he was in this comic run? Will The Void be as dangerous? How much of Bob will w...
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It's Ring-a-Ding time! On this episode of Timey Wimey Talk, Brian and Liz are missing after going to Miami to see a movie, but Karen and Hayley gather to chat about episodes 2 and 3 from this season of Doctor Who, "Lux" and "The Well". Will The Doctor and Belinda be able to get the TARDIS back to 2025 to get Belinda home? "Don't Make Me Laugh." 

SPaRC's Podcast Buddies:
Across the Bifrost: The Mighty Thor - https://podcasts.apple.com...
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We are traveling BACK to that Galaxy Far Far Away! Hayley and Brian and joined by fellow SPaRC Jedi Council member James Hewings to talk all things Star Wars. Mainly chatting about Andor Season One and the Cassian/ K-2SO Marvel One Shot, in anticipation of Andor Season Two, dropping on Disney +. Also discussed is all the great news revealed at this past weekend's Star Wars Celebration Japan. From Shawn Levy's Starfighter movie, sta...
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The first part of the BATTLEWORLD: War Zones coverage wraps this week, with Hayley and BVK covering the 4 issues of Mrs. Deadpool and the Howling Commandos. What happens when our 4th Wall Breaking Buddy has to be the narrator in one of his wife's.... ex-wife's... widow's (not sure what to call Shiklah) comics run? Also, we did adieu to Brian's microphone, who has failed the show FOR THE LAST TIME!!! Also, you may notice that we wen...
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Another Doctor Who season premiere means an all-new episode of Timey Walk Talk! Hayley is off on Missbelindachandra helping with the fallout of the revolution, but Karen, Liz and Brian are here to discuss "The Robot Revolution", the first episode of the new season of Who. Come join in on the fun, "polish, polish"

**Brian is aware that his mic sounds a little canned. Corrections will be made, or he will be vaporized**

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Another week, another dive into the 2015 Secret Wars Event pool. This time, Hayley and Brian read the Infinity Gauntlet tie-in comics. Thanos is at it again, trying to acquire all of the Infinity Stones, but has multiple factions trying to stop him, including Zigzag the dog of the Bakian Clan. See below for the guide that we are using as a reference for this read-through.

https://marvelguides.com/part-17-secret-wars

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ALL HELL HAS BROKEN LOOSE IN MANHATTAN! Hayley and BVK continue their coverage of the 2015 Secret Wars comic event, with Inferno #1 - 5. Hellish Limbo has taken over Battleworld Manhattan, and the X-Men are stuck in it. Even though it's been over 5 years, Colossus (Piotr Rasputin) still wants to go back in and try to rescue his sister, Illyana, aka the X-Man Magik, even though she is long gone, but demonic forces are stopping this ...
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...and the award for the longest SPaRC episode title ever ISSSS.... THIS ONE!! Hayley and Brian are back reading comics from the 2015 SECRET WARS event. This go-round it's Giant Size Little Marvel: Avengers v. X-Men. What would happen if all of our favorite Marvel characters were in elementary school, trying to get the new kids to join their club? Well, look no further than this absolutely bonkers episode. Also, some discussion abo...
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The Jedi Council has gathered once again, after spending WAY too much time away, exploring the Unknown Regions and Wild Space. Hayley, James, Suds and BVK gather to discuss another DARTH novel, this time it's The Old Republic: Deceived, by Paul S. Kemp, which features Darth Malgus. What would happen if the Sith attack Coruscant, burn the Jedi Temple, then sue for peace? And how would certain Sith feel about this move, and why not j...
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With so much good content being released, it took a little longer to get to the review & comparison episode for "Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man". Hayley and Brian gather to talk about the latest show from Marvel Animation Studios and compare what morsels of goodness were carried over, if any, from the comics that were read for the primer. Hopefully Otto Octavius doesn't come and sabotage the episode!

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Guess who's back, back again. Fisk is back, it won't end! Hayley and BVK are here with more Daredevil primers with the release of the Disney+ Daredevil: Born Again show just around the corner. This time, the beginning of the "Mayor Fisk" arc from Charles Soule's 2015 Marvel Comics run is covered. What can go wrong when the people of NYC "elect" The Kingpin as Mayor, and then Fisk selects an unlikely hero to be his deputy mayor! Let...
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The return of Daredevil on the small screen is just around the corner, and Source Pages is here to get you even MORE pumped! Hayley and BVK read the Dark Art run of Charles Soule's 2015 Daredevil series to get more familiar when the character of Muse. If Muse's depiction on the show is anywhere close to this comics run, we are are sure to be in for a wild ride!


Comics Read: Daredevil (2015): #10 - 14

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The MCU is back in the theaters and Source Pages is here to cover it! Hayley and BVK both saw it, and enjoyed it, over opening weekend, and are here to discuss it, and also compare it to the 2 comics primers, 1 for Red Hulk and 1 for Sam Wilson, and how much crossed over into the movie. Quick spoiler: a lot more of the primer material than was originally thought made its way on screen. 

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The primers for the new Captain America movie keep coming fast and furiously! Hayley and Brian are back with their second primer for Brave New World, this time focusing on the titular character himself: Sam Wilson. Be prepared for some twists and turns and unexplainable plot points, but it's all in good fun!

Comics Read:
Captain America: Sam Wilson (2015): #1 - 6

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A brand spanking new MCU movie is on the horizon, and Source Pages is here with a brand spanking new primer! Captain America: Brave New World is about to be released, so Hayley and Brian read some comics to get you ready for the big screen debut of Red Hulk! They read the 4-issue run of "Fall of the Hulks: Red Hulk", so you don't have to! But if you do, will you be just as confused at the end as they were? 

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