Arc Reactions Podcast

Sunday, March 30, 2014

ARP - S08 - Emerald City Comicon 2014 Recap

Emerald City Comicon 2014 is over. Dylan and I had a great time there wearing our podcast shirts (thanks to Leigh Newman). We talked to so many people and saw some great panels and interviews.

ECCC also marks our 1 year anniversary of working on the show. It was last year at the con that Dylan and I discussed Avengers Vs. X-men and decided that we wanted to do a podcast where we record our discussions about comic book story arcs.

Also, this is our first "live" episode. We recorded this earlier this evening after getting home from the show. We had a great time and look forward to going again next year.

We took some pictures while at ECCC and you can view them here.

If you would like to download the MP3, you can right click on the link below and select Save As

ARP-S08-ECCC2014.mp3

Our next podcast will be Arpil 6th and we will be reviewing Captain America: Winter Soldier (the movie) with Demetrick.

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

We look forward to hearing from you.

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Sunday, March 16, 2014

ARP - 15 - Sweet Tooth

It is another first for the Arc Reactions Podcast. We are tackling our first creator-owned property. Join us as we dive into the first 11 issues of Jeff Lemire's Sweet Tooth. We talk about what we liked, disliked and speculate about the rest of the story.

*****BAD Things*****

Time inconsistancies (18:58)

Gus' dad wants to keep them isolated yet they live 100 feet from a road. (22:03)

*****GOOD Things*****

Art is bleak and the characters are drawn unappealing looking (25:11)

Gus (31:50)

Character Progression (40:15)

*****MORE Discussion******

Gus' father writes his own Bible (47:05)

The Preserve (58:00)

Going forward questions (1:02:12)

Post-apocalyptic stories (1:04:15)

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ARP-15-SweetTooth1.mp3

Our next podcast will be March 30th and we will be recapping our time at Emerald City Comic Con.

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.

Sunday, March 2, 2014

ARP - 14 - Reign of the Supermen

Dylan and John discuss the 1993 classic story following the Death of Superman. Steel, Cyborg Superman, Metropolis Kid, and the Last Son of Krypton are all claiming to be the real Superman. Which one will it be and how will they deal with the others. Tune in to find out and also hear what this story did well and what it did poorly.

BAD THINGS
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Suicide Slum (23:15)

Female Art (27:44)

Lex Luthor (31:31)

Superman (36:39)


GOOD THINGS
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Supermen (50:56)

Villain plot (1:01:18)

Metropolis Kid learning to be a hero (1:05:10)

The dynamic between Mongul and Henshaw (1:05:34)

Miscellaneous
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Lois Lane (1:10:44)

Henshaw's Origins (1:14:44)

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ARP-13-ReignOfSupermen.mp3

Our next podcast will be March 16th and we will be covering Sweet Tooth.

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.

Sunday, February 16, 2014

ARP - 13 - Death of Superman

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, its Superman! And what is that thing punching him? Oh my, I think he's dead! How can Superman be dead?!?!?!

Join us as we discuss the Death of Superman story from DC comics from 1992. This is part 1 of the Death and Return of Superman. We will be covering Reign of the Supermen in our next episode to finish out this story.

Talking Points
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Non-Superman like behavior (18:00)

Using a news report as a recap (23:30)

Supergirl/Matrix (32:00)

Superman's death (36:15)

Doomsday (43:30)

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ARP-13-DeathOfSuperman.mp3

Our next podcast will be March 2nd and we will be covering Reign of the Supermen to finish out this storyline from DC 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.

Sunday, February 2, 2014

ARP - S07 - Seattle Geekly Interview

Dylan and John have their second ever interview on the podcast. They met up with the good folks of Seattle Geekly to record a crossover interview. The Arc Reactors interview Matt and Shannon about what their podcast is and the challenges they have faced covering the broad subject of geek culture. Then the conversation delves deep into comic books and superheroes. They discuss various types of stories and methods of story telling as well as share some of their favorite types of stories.

Website: www.seattlegeekly.net
Twitter: @seattlegeekly
E-mail: seattlegeekly@gmail.com

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ARP-S07-SeattleGeekly.mp3

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Sunday, January 19, 2014

ARP - 12 - Spiderman: The Gauntlet and Grim Hunt

We have finally made it to Spiderman. This is one of our favorite heroes and this arc has a little bit of everything in it. It has most of Spiderman's foes as well as the return of Kraven the Hunter. Will you want to hunt down these issues for yourself? Tune in and find out!

There is a story behind the Superman shirt. Ask Dylan to explain it to you.

Talking points
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Bad things
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Financial Crisis (19:42)
The Gauntlet (24:09)
Domestic violence in comics (33:09)

Good
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Spidey humor (37:58)
Characters with great loss (41:08)
Flash Thompson backup (44:03)
Female art depiction (47:59)

Other
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Spidey powers (53:36)
Modernizing (59:44)

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ARP-12-GrimHunt.mp3

Our next podcast will be February 2nd and it will be an interview with the good people at Seattle Geekly. Be sure to check back to see what we chat about.

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.

Sunday, January 5, 2014

ARP - 11 - Age of Ultron

Our first episode of 2014 is the Marvel crossover event titled the Age of Ultron. This was published in 2013 and involved the Avengers, time travel, and the sentient robot Ultron. Who will survive this indomitable foe? Tune in and find out. This is the dawning of the Age of Ultron.

Talking points

BAD THINGS

art style (20:16)

Events in the past (25:35)
The Final plan (35:46)

Fallout (39:35)

Death (45:49)

- Lots of characters are killed

- Ultron attacks

- Alternate future

- Do we care that these characters die?

- B/C they die so quickly and easily, do we know that this reality will be fixed so that the character remains alive?

GOOD THINGS

New future Defenders team (54:28)

MISCELANIOUS

Ant Man (1:01:36)

Wolverine (1:11:41)

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ARP-11-AgeOfUltron.mp3

Our next podcast will be January 19th and it will be a surprise. Be sure to check back to see what story we cover that time.

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.