Geekscape

'Monarch: Legacy of Monsters' showrunner Chris Black joins me on a brand new Geekscape to talk about the making of "that Apple+ Godzilla show"! Along the way, we discuss working with Kurt Russell, the series' origins at Legendary Pictures, his Godzilla and kaiju fandom, beating out a genre television season, collaborating with comic book writer Matt Fraction on creating the series and so much more! If you're into TV, Godzilla or stories in any way, this is a perfect Geekscape conversation just for you! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welp... we can't escape her web any longer. After over a week of messages, texts, and DMs asking when we're going to talk Sony's 'Madame Web', here it is. Join me and Marvel Movie Talk's Christian Bladt as we spin a discussion about the film's highlights, its lowlights, Madame Web's comic book origins compared to her big screen depiction, who Ezekiel is, those other Spider-Women in the film and what our favorite Pepsi product placement moment was. We also discuss whether or not there's a better way of doing these non-Spider-Man Spiderverse films! It's a real doozy so don't miss it! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Young Adult novels just keep getting more and more popular! So it was only a matter of time before Geekscape created their own YA podcast with 'YA OK'! YA author Erik Brown returns to Geekscape and brings along 'The Circle' contestant Alyssa Ljub to talk about YA novels, their new podcast on the Geekscape podcast network, the loofah code, and a ton more! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DJ Woolridge returns to Geekscape to tell us all about his new film project 'Gunplay'! Three interconnected short films that tell one story, 'Gunplay' is an existential crime-thriller that follows a drug dealer, a gay porn star, and a rideshare driver as they careen through the Los Angeles criminal underworld after a heist gone wrong on Halloween night. Along for the ride is Olympic gymnast and actor Danell Leyva to talk about starring in one of the shorts. Get ready for some filmmaking talk, Geekscapists! The road to 'Gymkata: Legacy' starts here! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pasadena Comic Con was this past weekend and there was no way Heidi Cox and I were going to miss it! With guests like Taimak (The Last Dragon), James Duval (Donnie Darko, Independence Day, The Doom Generation), Gigi Edgley (Farscape), and Geekscape friend Tone Rodriguez, it was a prime opportunity to bring YOU to the convention with Geekscape! So strap yourselves in as we go for a ride to Pasadena to visit some friends! Listen if only for Tone's new Tyrese stories! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While walking through Artists Alley at December's Los Angeles Comic Con, I was taken by a huge banner that read 'Monster Matador! It depicted a classic Spanish matador staring down the jaws of a vicious beast! A matador who fights monsters?!? How does that not equate to an awesome comic? This week on Geekscape we've got Monster Matador creator Steven Prince! We'll talk about monsters, genre mash-ups, making indie comics, and much more! I also tell you about my visit to the lovely 'Pokémon Concierge'! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marvel is back with a new live-action Disney+ series: ‘Echo’! Spinning out of the events from ‘Hawkeye’, Echo sees Maya Lopez deal with the consequences of shooting Wilson Fisk. What happens when The Kingpin Wilson returns? Also returning is Ian Kerner as we talk about the 5 episode miniseries! What about Marvel cameos like Daredevil? What are the differences in the treatment of Echo in the comic books vs on screen? And when we might see Maya and these characters again? It’s all on a new Geekscape! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Writer (and now Director) Mickey Rapkin began his career as a journalist for The New York Times, ELLE, Bon Appetit, and National Geographic Traveler before becoming a senior editor at GQ. His first book, Pitch Perfect, inspired the hit film series about a cappella singing. He is also the author of Theater Geek, It's Not a Bed, It's a Time Machine, and more. And now Mickey is on the shortlist for the Oscar for Best Live Action Short for his new film 'The Anne Frank Gift Shop'. We talk about writing, meeting with Elizabeth Banks, his foray into directing, having Selma Blair love your film, and so much more on a new Geekscape! Enjoy! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This holiday season saw the release of Marvel's "What If?" Season 2... a continuation of their critically successful animated multiverse series! This time they released daily episodes over 9 days, turning things into a kind of geeky advent calendar! Did the new release schedule help keep our attention? Which of the 9 semi-standalone stories were breakout favorites? What characters and storylines helped to enhance our enjoyment of the established MCU? And which multiverses do we want to see more of? I'm joined by my ward Garrett Briones to discuss his and more on a brand new Geekscape! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the last day of the year, join me and Geekscape Book Club and Marvel Movie Talk host Christian Bladt as we bid farewell to both 2023 and the entire Snyderverse. That's right... we're finally talking about 'Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom'. Was it the exciting swan song that we all expected it to be? Does it improve on the "so off the wall insane that it's kinda awesome" formula of the first one? Or does it leave us with one last breath as it disappears into the deep? Join us as we say goodbye to this phase of DC films and discuss what elements of them may rise to the surface one day soon...! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So you want to make some indie comics and enter the comic book industry but don't know where to start? Boy, do I have a panel for you! Recorded live at Los Angeles Comic Con 2023, it's our 'Making Indie Comics' Panel to save the day! How do you get started? What are the best habits to develop? How do you deal with industry hurdles or imposter syndrome? Joined by indie comic creators, Tony Fleecs (Stray Dogs, Local Man), Dennis Culver (Crone, Burnouts), Ashley Victoria Robinson (Jupiter Jet), Jason Inman (Super Best Friend), and Payhuan Shiao (Immortal Studios), Geekscape and I help get your questions answered! Enjoy! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So you want to be a screenwriter? Or just like movies? Then you're in luck! Straight from LA Comic Con 2023... it's our Screenwriting industry panel! Featuring working Hollywood screenwriters, Brendan Hay (Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai), Stephanie K. Smith (Carnival Row), Meghan Fitzmartin (Supernatural), and Noam Dromi (Dolphin Tail), we talk about breaking into screenwriting, the realities of doing it for a living, and much, much more! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Geekscape Network Holiday Livestream went off without a hitch! And in the middle of it, I got a chance to catch up with Matt Kelly and assess The Geekscape State of the Union! What shows live under the Geekscape umbrella? How did we do as a network this year? Or as a community? I also implore Matt (and you) to enjoy the awesomeness that is "Godzilla Minus One" on the big screen! We also talk about our favorite comic book and genre films of the year! And something comes up for Shane O'Hare on the Livestream... Enjoy! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 'Star Wars Holiday Special' is one of the most notoriously bad misfires in the history of television and film. Produced for live television in the wake of the first film's massive box office and cultural success, the special soon became one of the biggest cult films of all time... but maybe not for the reasons the creators intended. Now, decades after the Special has fallen into cultural obscurity, the new documentary 'A Disturbance in the Force' revisits all of the musical numbers, random TV celebrity cameos, Lumpy, and just awful decisions. Christian Bladt sits down with the documentary's producer and co-director Jeremy Coon to get all of the hilarious details! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LA Comic Con 2023 might be over... but that doesn't mean Geekscape can't make sure you're a part of it! In this special LIVE episode of Geekscape, we recap the fun, the sightings, the purchases, and MORE from LA Comic Con 2023! Join me and Geekscape podcasters Zak Shaffer, Diallo Jackson, Christian Bladt, Ben Wan, and Josh Jackson as we recap our experiences! Josh and Christian talk about meeting Ms. Marvel star Iman Vellani! Zak, Diallo, and Ben discuss their panels! Heidi Cox talks about me staying fully awake during her 'Flip The Script' reading! And recent Geekscape guest Joe Johnson Jr. gets bullied into almost joining the Geekscape network! Plus! Cooper Barnes and his daughter Ripley drop by as well as Geekscape friends Adam Schomer and Kraig Rasmussen! There's a LOT of hilarity in this episode so enjoy! It's second only to being there yourself! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Director Angel Gracia feature film directorial debut was Netflix’s From Prada To Nada - a modern, Latino-centric story loosely based on Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility. Now Angel is back with How The Gringo Stole Christmas, a modern-day, Latino-centric 'Guess Who's Coming To Dinner' and 'Meet The Parents' style comedy starring George Lopez and Jack Kilmer! On a new Geekscape, Angel talks to me about shooting the film on a low budget and tight schedule, some different camera tricks for getting the look he wanted, and more! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marvel's newest cosmic, cinematic outing 'The Marvels' released this weekend, combining and continuing the adventures of 3 of their most powerful female characters: Captain Marvel, Ms. Marvel and Monica Rambeau! Based on box office receipts, the pundits are out in full force, claiming the MCUs most recent release is a sign of "superhero fatigue"... but is that what's really going on here? Blast off with Ian Kerner and I as we compare the film's storylines to their comic book counterparts, discuss its place in the MCU and why you shouldn't count 'The Marvels' out quite yet! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The second season of Marvel's 'Loki' has come to a close, leaving me and Ian Kerner with a glorious purpose: to break it all down for you! How did the events in Season 2 compare to some of the classic (or more recent) Marvel storylines? Where do the events in the Finale leave our characters and the MCU moving forward? Does Marvel have "a Kang problem"? We'll be discussing this and more on a brand new Geekscape so check your TemPad and listen in! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fans are familiar with actor Matthew Lillard from his roles in fan favorites like Scooby Doo, Scream, and SLC Punk! But did you know he owned a Tabletop Gaming company? Well, now you do as Matthew and Bill Rehor, one of his other co-founders of the popular tabletop game company Beadle and Grimm’s arrive on Geekscape to answer your questions, talk a ton of tabletop gaming and discuss their new Dungeons & Dragons TV show,“Faster, Purple Worm! Kill! Kill!” Enjoy! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The martial arts fantasy genre known as Wuxia may not be a household term to most Western audiences but fans are definitely familiar with Wuxia stories from films like 'Big Trouble in Little China' and 'Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon'! Now Immortal Studio founder and CEO Peter Shiao arrives on Geekscape to discuss creating Wuxia stories in various pop culture mediums and bringing them to the global stage! We talk spirituality, Kung Fu and Wuxia's origins in Yoga and much, much more! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices