Sunday, November 23, 2014

ARP - S16 - 2 Year Review

We are celebrating our 2 years of podcasting. We decided that the last episode of the year would be a review of some of the episodes we have released over that period. Enjoy this break from our normal format and maybe check out a few of the episodes we talk about in this episode.


Talking points
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Worst comics stories

Worst films

Best Interviews

Best recordings

Best comics stories

Best films


This is our last episode of 2014. Please join us again in 2015 when we will be changing our release schedule to be monthly on the first Sunday of the month. We are going to begin with Planet Hulk.

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We would like to thank Packie Wambaugh for recording our intro and outro music for us.

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Sunday, November 9, 2014

ARP - 30 - Hellboy: Wake The Devil

Dylan and John read a story from the Dark Horse staple, Hellboy. We chose the 1996 story Wake The Devil. Hellboy and the BPRD track down Giurescu and have some interesting adventures along the way. Join us as we discuss what this story did well and what things could have been done better.


Talking points
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BAD
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Confusing story (19:53)
   
GOOD
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supernatural story (31:05)

Hellboy (37:23)

OTHER
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Rasputin and the Dragon (42:36)


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Join us November 23rd for our 2 year recap show where we tell you our favorite and least favorite stories and films we've covered.


We are also on Comics Podcast Network. Please go over there and check out our section as well as some of the other podcasts they host.


We would like to thank Packie Wambaugh for recording our intro and outro music for us.

We look forward to hearing from you.

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Sunday, October 26, 2014

ARP - 29 - Welcome Back, Frank

Dylan and John read the 2000 Punisher story, Welcome Back Frank and give their thoughts on this generally well liked story from Marvel comics.

Talking points
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BAD THINGS
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Lack of a strong main villain (15:31)

Portrayal of the police (19:40)

Characters are caricatures (23:37)

Poor humor (28:44)

Other Vigilantes (32:53)


GOOD THINGS
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Punisher vs Daredevil (37:36)

Joan and her interaction with Frank (43:25)


GENERAL
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Frank Castle (45:53)


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Join us on November 9th for Hellboy: Wake the Devil from Dark Horse comics.

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We would like to thank Packie Wambaugh for recording our intro and outro music for us.

We look forward to hearing from you.

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Sunday, October 12, 2014

ARP-28-Chew

Dylan and John welcome Carl (owner of Tacoma Games) to discuss his favorite comic book, Chew. We chose to cover the first five issues entitled Taster's Choice. This comic is a food themed take on the police procedural detective story. Join us as we discuss the good and bad things of this unique comic.

Talking points
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Bad things
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Characterizations (23:49)


Good things
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Background humor (46:17)

Future plot points (49:11)

The World/Setting (1:02:48)


Other
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Interesting take on the detective story (1:12:10)


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Join us on October 26th for our next story Punisher - Welcome Back, Frank from Marvel Comics.

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We would like to thank Packie Wambaugh for recording our intro and outro music for us.

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Sunday, September 28, 2014

ARP - 27 - Aquaman Triton Saga

Dylan and John head down to Poseidonus to visit Aquaman and see what he's up to. Turns out Poseidon's son, Triton, wants to kill him. Don't you hate it when a Greek god wants you dead? How does DC's king of the sea handle this situation? Join us and find out.



Talking points
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BAD THINGS
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Poseidon imparting power on Arthur twice (20:41)

Female Art (24:35)

The whale from Annual issue (29:51)

GOOD THINGS
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Year One (34:31)

Mythology (37:13)
   
Aquaman defends the monster from Sentinal (40:49)
   
Aquaman (45:03)

Crossover with other heros (49:13)
   
OTHER
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Aquaman's plan to have Triton kill him so he could go get Poseidon from Hades (52:26)

Villains (55:38)


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Join us on October 12th for our next story Chew - Taster's Choice from Image Comics.

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We would like to thank Packie Wambaugh for recording our intro and outro music for us.
 
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Sunday, September 14, 2014

ARP - 26 - Cataclysm

Dylan and John sit back, eat some popcorn, and watch the end of the Ultimates universe.... or do they? Join us as we look at this story and discuss the events as well as possible fallout from the event.


Talking Points
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Bad Things
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Did X-Men story add anything to the narative? (31:23)

Inconsistencies (39:06)
 

Good Things
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Miles unmasking in front of his dad (45:29)

Rogue becoming a super-mutant (48:39)

Final solution (53:12)


Other things
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AIM trying to become Galactus' herald to survive (1:01:46)   

Ultimates Universe (1:04:44)


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ARP-26-Cataclysm.mp3

Join us on September 28th for our next story Aguaman - Triton Saga from DC Comics.

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We would like to thank Packie Wambaugh for recording our intro and outro music for us.
 
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Sunday, August 31, 2014

ARP - 25 - Quiver

Dylan and John tackle another Kevin Smith story, this time from DC comics. Green Arrow - Quiver is the relaunch of the title and this story does a good job of restarting the story while still tying it to the history of the character. Dylan and I had a great time discussing the elements of this story both good and bad. Enjoy our thoughts on this story.

Talking points
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BAD THINGS
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Sexism (29:06)

Stanley's monster (30:36)

Questionable content (34:14)

   
GOOD THINGS
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Olliver Queen (44:20)
       
Put downs (45:49)
       
Narrator (47:02)

Arrow's arrows (50:21)


GENERAL THINGS
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Comparison to Arrow (Tv show) (53:49)
       
How will Black Canary react to the newly resurrected Ollie (59:35)


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Join us on September 14th for our next story Cataclysm from Marvel's Ultimates Universe.

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We would like to thank Packie Wambaugh for recording our intro and outro music for us.
 
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Sunday, August 17, 2014

ARP - S15 - Ross May Interview

Dylan and John welcome Ross May to the podcast to discuss his creator-owned graphic novel, Devil Dealers, available at www.devildealers.com. The conversation then turned to super heroes and his work on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Join us and learn about an up and coming comic creator.




www.devildealers.com


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Our next release will be August 31st when we release Quiver, a Green Arrow story from Kevin Smith.

We want to thank Packie Wambaugh for composing our intro and outro music selections.

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Sunday, August 10, 2014

ARP-S14-TMNT-film

SPOILERS!!!!  SPOILERS!!!!  SPOILERS!!!!  SPOILERS!!!!  SPOILERS!!!!

Dylan and John are back with another summer movie. This time its Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from Nickelodeon films and Michale Bay. Did we like it? Did it stay true to the Turtles origin? Tune in and find out.



Talking Points
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Plot
Origin
Character depiction
Casting
Costumes
Action


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Our next release will be August 17th when we will have an interview with Ross May who has written for Ninja Turtles comics.

We want to thank Packie Wambaugh for composing our intro and outro music selections.

We are also now on Comics Podcast Network. Please go over there and check out our section as well as some of the other podcasts they host.
 
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Sunday, August 3, 2014

ARP - S13 - Guardians of the Galaxy (film)

SPOILERS!!!!  SPOILERS!!!!  SPOILERS!!!!  SPOILERS!!!!  SPOILERS!!!!

We are joined once again by Demetrick for Guardians of the Galaxy from Marvel Studios. Have you seen the film? If not, please go see it and come back to listen to the episode. If you have seen the film, enjoy our thoughts on it and please let us know your thoughts on the film.


Talking Points
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Villain(s)

Casting

Music

Character depiction

Action

Comedy/Humor

Overall thoughts


Link to Vin Diesel recording his lines in multiple languages.



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Our next release will be next weekend (August 10th) when we cover the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film.

We want to thank Packie Wambaugh for composing our intro and outro music selections.

We are also now on Comics Podcast Network. Please go over there and check out our section as well as some of the other podcasts they host.
 
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ARP - 24 - TMNT - City At War

In preparation for the new Michael Bay movie, we decided to cover a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle story. We settled on City at War which takes place after the Shredder has been killed by Leonardo. Will the Turtles be able to survive the aftermath? Come along with us as we watch the characters grow as individuals and a team.

Talking Points
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Bad
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Casey Jones characterization (26:06)

A middle story (35:46)


Good
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Turtles get the opportunity to team up with The Foot and end their conflict for good, but at what cost (42:27)

The conflict of Bushido honor and loyalty with an increasingly complicated set of circumstances. (55:21)

Leo's motivation to kill Shredder's elite guard (complicated) (1:03:53)

Violent but not gorry? (1:07:17)

Aditional
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Turtles have to learn to operate as a team without their mentor Splinter (1:12:23)

Rat King (1:13:18)

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Today we also released our movie review for Guardians of the Galaxy. Join us next week for the TMNT movie.

We are also on Comics Podcast Network. Please go over there and check out our section as well as some of the other podcasts they host.


We have new music for our intro and credits. We would like to thank Packie Wambaugh for recording it for us.
 
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Sunday, July 20, 2014

ARP - 23 - Guardian Devil

Daredevil has a crisis of faith and a mysterious villain tries to use it against him. Will Daredevil solve the mystery and stop the villains diabolical plot? Tune in and find out. We had a such a great time recording our thoughts on this story that you get another 100-minute spectacular.

Talking Points
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BAD THINGS

Murdock's inability to talk to women (39:04)
References to past stories (44:42)
Use of Aids (47:58)

GENERAL

Mysterio (1:01:51)

GOOD THINGS

Religious subtext (1:17:06)
Daredevil (1:20:03)
Detective story (1:21:15)
Superhero relationships (1:22:40)
Ambiguity of story (1:25:38)


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Our next release will be a double release on August 3rd. We will be releasing our review of the Guardians of the Galaxy film and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - City at War.

We are also on Comics Podcast Network. Please go over there and check out our section as well as some of the other podcasts they host.


We have new music for our intro and credits. We would like to thank Packie Wambaugh for recording it for us.
 
We look forward to hearing from you.

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Sunday, July 6, 2014

ARP - 22 - Green Lantern: Rise of the Third Army

The Guardians are at it again. This time they have created a Third Army to destroy their own Green Lantern Corps. Can the Corps survive? How do they fight these mindless creatures designed to destroy them? A hero will need to arise. Will it be Hal Jordan, John Stewart, Simon Baz, Kyle Raynor, or someone else? Join us as we discuss this crossover story amongst the Lantern titles.

Talking points
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Guardians are rash and quick to give up on things rather than work to fix them (24:10)

Introduction of an Arab character as a hero (27:07)

Philosophical question (53:26)

B'dg (the squirrel lantern) (1:05:05)

Third Army (1:07:46)   

GL Event stories (1:10:43)

Kyle's ability to use all emotional spectrums (1:17:32)


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ARP-22-GL-ThirdArmy.mp3 

Our next story will be on July 20th and we will be covering Daredevil - Guardian Devil

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We have new music for our intro and credits. We would like to thank Packie Wambaugh for recording it for us.
 
We look forward to hearing from you.

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Sunday, June 22, 2014

ARP - 21 - Thor: The God Butcher

We tackle Marvel's golden-haired god, Thor in this episode. Their is something amiss in the heavens and Thor must figure it out and stop it. Gorr, the god butcher, is on a rampage and its more than one Thor can handle. Enter multiple Thors! That's right. This story has 3, count them, 3 Thors. Join us as we talk about the first Marvel Now story for this founding member of the Avengers.



Talking points
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Thor hears prayers (42:04)
   
Marvel Now first story (46:53)
   
Librarian's snark to Thor is awesome (52:30)

Gorr's philosophy (55:07)

Time Travel (1:23:28)
   
Gorr (1:27:56)

Multiple Thors (1:34:26)


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ARP-21-TheGodButcher.mp3

Our next episode will be Green Lantern - Rise of the Third Army on July 6th.

We are also on Comics Podcast Network. Please go over there and check out our section as well as some of the other podcasts they host.


We have new music for our intro and credits. We would like to thank Packie Wambaugh for recording it for us.
 
We look forward to hearing from you.

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Monday, June 16, 2014

ARP - S12 - Denver ComicCon review

 John here. I was presented with the opportunity to attend Denver ComicCon as a media outlet. Join me as I recap my time there. I have interviews with Kevin J. Anderson, Derek Fridolfs, and Ron Randle included. Also, my buddy Paul Trebilcox-Ruiz joined me on Saturday to recap his time at the convention.


I wanted to share a few pictures with you. First picture is the view from my hotel room into the city. Pretty spectacular.

My photo of Kevin J Anderson at his panel:

A couple of cosplayers dressed up as the brothers Maul:


 The Godzilla suit that will be featured in Godzilla: Heritage, a fan film that will be created here soon. I went to their panel and they are very enthusiastic for this project. The have a facebook page here,  https://www.facebook.com/GodzillaHeritage and will soon be launching a Kickstarter campaign to raise funding for their movie. I plan on donating to their campaign as they have a great plan and great people working on this project.



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 Our next podcast will be on June 22nd and we will be covering Thor - The God Butcher.

We are also on Comics Podcast Network. Please go over there and check out our section as well as some of the other podcasts they host.

We have new music for our intro and credits. We would like to thank Packie Wambaugh for recording it for us.
 
We look forward to hearing from you.

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Sunday, June 8, 2014

ARP - 20 - The Star Wars

John here. As a teenager I was in love with anything Star Wars. I waited in line to get Episode I tickets in 1999 like so many others. When I heard that Dark Horse was publishing The Star Wars comic series that brings a rough draft of the original story to the page, I was waiting patiently for the story to be released. Now that the final issue is out, Dylan and I tackle this story and see what was different in this original version and what was the same. Join us as we discuss this peek into the past of a classic sci-fi franchise.





Before we go further, I'd like to point out a couple corrections i noticed when editing:

1) I forgot to mention IG-88 when talking about the bounty hunters. He was not in this story, but was on the bridge of the Executor with the other bounty hunters in Empire Strikes Back
2) I said the vote of no confidence for Chancellor Valorum was in Episode II. I looked it up and it was in Episode I.

I apologize for the mistakes. I was relying on my memory, which I guess isn't as good as I thought it was.

Talking points
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Bad Things
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Character developtment (19:30)

Teaching wookiees to be combat pilots in a short timeframe (22:43)


Good Things
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The Force was not as pronounced (25:43)

Story is very obviously an early draft (28:22)

Character Study (34:39)

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Our next podcast will be on June 16th or 17th and I will be covering my time at Denver Comic Con with a friend of mine, Paul Trebilcox-Ruiz.


We are also on Comics Podcast Network. Please go over there and check out our section as well as some of the other podcasts they host.


We have new music for our intro and credits. We would like to thank Packie Wambaugh for recording it for us.
 
We look forward to hearing from you.

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Sunday, May 25, 2014

ARP - S11 - Days of Future Past (film)

Arc Reactions Podcast at the movies is back. This time we munch popcorn while we watch Fox Studios' Days of Future Past adaptation. How well did they portray the comics story? Did they do a good job? Give this episode a listen and find out.

SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS!!!! Be aware that we are talking about all aspects of the film and there will be spoilers if you have not seen the film.


Talking points
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Plot (5:42)

Relation to Comic Story (26:07)

Villains (33:07)

Action (41:53)


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Arc Reactions Podcast - S11 - Days of Future Past (film).mp3

Our next podcast will be June 8th and we will be covering The Star Wars from Dark Horse comics.

We have a new intro music composed for us by Packie Wambaugh. We want to thank him for his contribution to our show.

We are also now on Comics Podcast Network. Please go over there and check out our section as well as some of the other podcasts they host.
 
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ARP - 19 - Days of Future Past (comic)

In preparation for the Fox Studios film adaptation of Days of Future Past, Dylan and John decided to cover the 2-issue story from 1981. Join us as we examine Uncanny X-men 141 and 142.

  
 Original cover created by John Byrne and Terry Austin. Modifications by Leigh Newman.

Talking points
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Bad
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Wolverine sexist? (16:36)

Sending consciousness back in time vs. sending a person back in time (23:07)
   
Alternate timeline (30:27)

Other
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Post apocolyptic stories and devolving of technology (39:45)

Good
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Fight in Washington (46:07)


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Our next podcast will be on June 8th and we will be covering The Star Wars from Dark Horse comics.


We are also now on Comics Podcast Network. Please go over there and check out our section as well as some of the other podcasts they host.


We have new music for our intro and credits. We would like to thank Packie Wambaugh for recording it for us.
 
We look forward to hearing from you.

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Sunday, May 11, 2014

ARP - 18 - Watchmen Part 3

We take our final look deep into the classic tale of The Watchmen from Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. We had a blast researching and talking about this in depth tale. Join us for a double length episode as we try to cover the rest of our talking points.

Talking points
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Sub-plots and did they add to the story for you (0:30)


Very much a cold war era book (25:55) 

Philosophical question: Who makes the world? (Issue 4) (46:48)


Is this comic 'adult' for the sake of being 'adult'? (58:40)

Watchmen is credited with starting several things (1:14:50)


Character study
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Orig. Silk Spectre (1:20:00) 


Silk Spectre II (1:22:27) 

Doctor Manhattan (1:25:20)


Night Owl (1:30:22) 

Rorschach (1:34:31)

Ozymandias (1:41:05)


Fate of Hooded Justice and Cap Metro (1:51:46)  


Daniel and Hollis discussing their times as Night Owl (1:54:19) 


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ARP-18-WatchmenPt3.mp3

Our next podcast will be on May 25th and we will be covering Days of Future Past.


We are also now on Comics Podcast Network. Please go over there and check out our section as well as some of the other podcasts they host.


The intro music was composed by longzijun and can be found on youtube here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETIcNYDGMk4&feature=player_embedded
 
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