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We are Groot!  Bendis' new Guardians of the Galaxy blasts our Hearts! Podcast: DownloadSubscribe: iTunes | Miro | RSS The Radio Free Echo Rift podcast is your twice weekly resource for comics, movies, TV, and book reviews.   This pirate pop-culture podcast is brought to you from deep beneath the city of Philadelphia!  We have thirty minutes to record each episode - if we were ever caught, we'd be atomized for sure! Timestamps 00:24 - Bendis GoG more accessible than Abnett and Lanning's, Tony Stark and Connection to Avengers 07:38 - Amazing origin story in #0.1 09:51 - The first action, getting introduced to the Guardians and Treachery 14:33 - Rocket Racoon, Groot, Gamora, and Drax - Spaceborn superheroes 19:33 - Speculating about the film, Sara Pichelli's art - Gamora is beautiful, Favorite Scene 27:10 - Letters: Echo Rift Get Together? References Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 1. Cosmic Avengers is published by Marvel Comics and is also available from ComiXology Written by: Brian Michael Bendis Art by: St

Mike gets a job offer and we argue about Ricardo Montalban's chest Be sure to tell us what you think of the Confidential series! @EchoRift on Twitter Letters@EchoRift.com on email 856.208.RIFT leave us a voice-mail! And don't forget to rate us on iTunes!  Your ratings and reviews help keep us going!

We covered Mike's favorite Star Trek Movie, now it's Don's turn Podcast: DownloadSubscribe: iTunes | Miro | RSS The Echo Rift podcast is your twice weekly resource for comics, movies, TV, and book reviews.   This pirate pop-culture podcast is brought to you from deep beneath the city of Philadelphia!  We have thirty minutes to record each episode - if we were ever caught, we'd be atomized for sure! Timestamps 00:24 - Wrath of Khan made Don' a Star Trek fan 05:40 - Is this really Star Trek 1?  TMP's Science Fiction vs TWK's Space Opera 10:57 - Life, Death, Aging, and strong themes, Kirk's age and mortality 16:30 - Khan's fatal flaw and brutality 20:30 - Ship vs. Ship, Captain vs. Captain 23:30 - James Horner's score makes the movie References Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is directed by Nicholas Meyer Written by: Jason B. Sowards, Nicholas Meyer Starring: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley Ask questions or share your feedback Leave us a voicemail 856.208.RIFT Email letters@echorift.com

A series of clips from before we started recording the podcast proper (so audio quality varies) Be sure to tell us what you think of the Confidential series! @EchoRift on Twitter Letters@EchoRift.com on email 856.208.RIFT leave us a voice-mail! And don't forget to rate us on iTunes!  Your ratings and reviews help keep us going!

We're doing a little subscriber only experiment:  This is a mini-show that includes stuff that just didn't fit in your regularly scheduled Echo Rift Podcast.

Rick Remender takes us (and Cap) to Dimension Z! Podcast: DownloadSubscribe: iTunes | Miro | RSS The Radio Free Echo Rift podcast is your twice weekly resource for comics, movies, TV, and book reviews.   This pirate pop-culture podcast is brought to you from deep beneath the city of Philadelphia!  We have thirty minutes to record each episode - if we were ever caught, we'd be atomized for sure! Timestamps 00:24 - Outcast in Dimension Z, when was this written? You can't film this 05:22 - Jumping time, recap 08:45 - Zola design, loving the premise and unlikely star, flashbacks 12:54 - Childhood Steve Rogers and lessons, Weak men 17:32 - Internal monologues and thought bubbles, Remender experimenting 23:06 - Similarities to a story we wrote 25:21 - A Tweet (from @Slim) and a Voice Mail (Rob Liefeld and Kickstarter) References Captain America Vol 1: Castaway in Dimension Z is published by Marvel Comics and is also available from ComiXology Written by: Rick Remender Art by: John Romita Jr, Dean White Ask

We're doing a little subscriber-only experiment:  This is a mini-show that includes stuff that just didn't fit in your regularly scheduled Echo Rift Podcast.

World War Z is happening right here, with Brad Pitt! Podcast: DownloadSubscribe: iTunes | Miro | RSS The Radio Free Echo Rift podcast is your twice weekly resource for comics, movies, TV, and book reviews.   This pirate pop-culture podcast is brought to you from deep beneath the city of Philadelphia!  We have thirty minutes to record each episode - if we were ever caught, we'd be atomized for sure! Timestamps 00:24 - Brad Pitt is a handsome, cool, lovable man, Yeah. 05:03 - Starts in Philly and doesn't stop - 3D is Terrible 09:47 - The Zombies, Army Ants, lack of gore 16:32 - Cool resourceful experts, impersonal action sequences, filmed conclusion 23:28 - The original filmed ending, non CGI zombies 27:05 - Letter: Man of Steel vs. Superman References World War Z (2013) is directed by Marc Forster Written by: Matthew Michael Carnahan, Drew Goddard Starring: Brad Pitt, Mirelle Enos, Daniella Kertesz Ask questions or share your feedback Leave us a voicemail 856.208.RIFT Email letters@echorift.com Tweet

We're doing a little subscriber only experiment:  This is a mini-show that includes stuff that just didn't fit in your regularly scheduled Echo Rift Podcast.

Superman Birthright in the context of Man of Steel, with Javon and Paperkeg's Dale_A  Podcast: DownloadSubscribe: iTunes | Miro | RSS The Radio Free Echo Rift podcast is your twice weekly resource for comics, movies, TV, and book reviews.   This pirate pop-culture podcast is brought to you from deep beneath the city of Philadelphia!  We have thirty minutes to record each episode - if we were ever caught, we'd be atomized for sure! Timestamps 00:24 - Paperkeg's own Dale_A and Javon from the IT Department return! 02:40 - Mark Waid's Superman Birthright - Updating the Superman Origin, Bits of Birthright in Man of Steel 07:36 - Superman IS Krypton, Lex Luthor, Interpreting Kryptonian Past 14:00 - The Kent Family, Wishing Man of Steel was a direct Adaptation of Birthright 17:30 - The Metropolis Clark Kent "Costume", Unsustainable decisions in Man of Steel 20:30 - The Big Battle: Superman's betrayal and Inspiring People 23:10 - Beautiful end to Birthright, the desperate situation on Krypton 26:24 - Superfan of Ma

Unfiltered reactions to Man of Steel with Dale (of Paperkeg fame) and Javon Podcast: DownloadSubscribe: iTunes | Miro | RSS The Radio Free Echo Rift podcast is your twice weekly resource for comics, movies, TV, and book reviews.   This pirate pop-culture podcast is brought to you from deep beneath the city of Philadelphia!  We have thirty minutes to record each episode - if we were ever caught, we'd be atomized for sure! Timestamps 00:24 - Introducing Javon and the return of Dale_a from Paperkeg and #TheFlap Join us! 03:30 - Around the table: Man of Steel Reactions 06:51 - Krypton and Jor-El 10:42 - Jonathan Kent - Debating who is the better father? 16:16 - What was the moment when Superman ever inspired anyone? 20:00 - A dark film, literally, fear of Superman.  An Alien among us. 24:30 - So much destruction, wrapped up with physics, tentacle fights 29:09 - Outro - Javon and Dale return for Episode 107: Superman Birthright References Man of Steel (2013) is directed by Zach Snyder Story by: Christopher N

Ted is back for Chew Vol 1 by John Layman and Rob Guillory! Podcast: DownloadSubscribe: iTunes | Miro | RSS The Radio Free Echo Rift podcast is your twice weekly resource for comics, movies, TV, and book reviews.   This pirate pop-culture podcast is brought to you from deep beneath the city of Philadelphia!  We have thirty minutes to record each episode - if we were ever caught, we'd be atomized for sure! Timestamps 00:24 - What did Ted make of Chew, no warning, Introducing Chew 07:00 - Tony Chu makes his choice 15:30 - Tony is a great protagonist - brave 20:00 - Stylized Art, selling this story, Chew on TV 26:30 - Letters: Collecting Bug References Chew Volume 1: Taster's Choice is published by Image Comics and is also available from ComiXology (dirt cheap $5.99!) Written by: John Layman Art by: Rob Guillory Ask questions or share your feedback Leave us a voicemail 856.208.RIFT Email letters@echorift.com Tweet us @EchoRift Please connect with us Subscribe, rate, and review us on iTunes Follow @Ec

Ted returns for our discussion of Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight! Podcast: DownloadSubscribe: iTunes | Miro | RSS The Radio Free Echo Rift podcast is your twice weekly resource for comics, movies, TV, and book reviews.   This pirate pop-culture podcast is brought to you from deep beneath the city of Philadelphia!  We have thirty minutes to record each episode - if we were ever caught, we'd be atomized for sure! Timestamps 00:24 - Ted is back! The Dark Knight - crime thriller, Grounded 06:04 - Fear, The Joker as Jaws,  09:45 - Harvey Dent, the White Knight, Noble Lies 19:10 - Turning points for Gotham, the Gotham PD across the films 25:07 - Letters: Donnie Darko and Philadelphia movies References The Dark Knight (2008) is directed by Christopher Nolan Story by: Christopher Nolan & David S. Goyer Written by: Jonathan Nolan & Christopher Nolan Starring: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart Ask questions or share your feedback Leave us a voicemail 856.208.RIFT Email letters@echorift.

Returning to Morning Glories with Vol 2: All Will Be Free Podcast: DownloadSubscribe: iTunes | Miro | RSS The Radio Free Echo Rift podcast is your twice weekly resource for comics, movies, TV, and book reviews.   This pirate pop-culture podcast is brought to you from deep beneath the city of Philadelphia!  We have thirty minutes to record each episode - if we were ever caught, we'd be atomized for sure! Timestamps 00:24 - There is a show about Vol 1, Catch up on Vol 1 - Casey is the focus 08:13 - Vol 2: Introduction to the other students - Zoe and Hunter 12:50 - Jun and Hiaso swap, Two Jades 16:40 - Ike, working with Archetypes/Cliches effectively 22:30 - Miss Hodge, Analyzing the Story Structure - Vol 1 vs. Vol 2, Non-stop page turner 26:50 - Letter: Splash Pages References Morning Glories Vol 2: All Will Be Free is published by Image Comics and is also available from ComiXology (Issues 7-12) Written by: Nick Spencer Art by: Joe Eisma Ask questions or share your feedback Leave us a voicemail 856.20

Not weird enough? After Earth from Night Shyamalan Podcast: DownloadSubscribe: iTunes | Miro | RSS The Radio Free Echo Rift podcast is your twice weekly resource for comics, movies, TV, and book reviews.   This pirate pop-culture podcast is brought to you from deep beneath the city of Philadelphia!  We have thirty minutes to record each episode - if we were ever caught, we'd be atomized for sure! Timestamps 00:24 - Shyamalan's Ascent into Weirdness, Descent into Madness - the Sixth Sense & Unbreakable 06:18 - Signs, the Village, The Lady in the Water 13:58 - The Happening - the weirdness bar is set, and then Last Airbender 17:45 - After Earth: Vanity Project, Opening, Exposition, bad SciFi 26:11 - Letters: More References References After Earth (2013) is directed by M. Night Shyamalan Story by: Will Smith Written by: Gary Whitta & M. Night Shyamalan Sarring: Will Smith, Jaden Smith Ask questions or share your feedback Leave us a voicemail 856.208.RIFT Email letters@echorift.com Tweet us @Ech

A love letter to Star Trek: The Motion Picture Podcast: DownloadSubscribe: iTunes | Miro | RSS The Radio Free Echo Rift podcast is your twice weekly resource for comics, movies, TV, and book reviews.   This pirate pop-culture podcast is brought to you from deep beneath the city of Philadelphia!  We have thirty minutes to record each episode - if we were ever caught, we'd be atomized for sure! Timestamps 00:24 - Creating a library of episodes about our favorite movies, The Star Trek Movie that Never Happened, from TV Series to Screen 08:40 - Compare to 2001 not Star Wars, Spock is Scary and Kirk is a Jerk 14:26 - A Nautical Film, the Tour of the Enterprise, Influence on Next Generation and Into Darkness 20:50 - V'ger talks to Spock, the V'ger Flyover - absorbing the film 24:23 - Defining Science Fiction, Suspect most people haven't seen this movie 28:09 - Letter: Flash Terminal Velocity, Outro References Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) is directed by Robert Wise Story by: Gene Roddenberry, Alan Dean

An episode so BIG we could only talk about Superior Spider-Man + SURPRISES! Podcast: DownloadSubscribe: iTunes | Miro | RSS The Radio Free Echo Rift podcast is your twice weekly resource for comics, movies, TV, and book reviews.   This pirate pop-culture podcast is brought to you from deep beneath the city of Philadelphia!  We have thirty minutes to record each episode - if we were ever caught, we'd be atomized for sure! Timestamps 00:24 - Real-Time, Real-Space Communication, Tightrope Storytelling, Clinical Character Examination 09:30 - Anticipation of Violence, Anticipation of Capture, Hope that Ock can get caught, Massacre 16:50 - Horror-Comedy, Spider-man as Gru Despicable Me, Witches Brew of Tension 18:17 - What would a kid thing of this?  Kids on Comics Podcast.  Do we think Peter Parker is really dead? 27:34 - Voicemail: Criticism of Superior Spider-Man, Thanks to Chris on our 100th Episode 31:50 - Still Spider-Man, the Marvel Now storyline dares, the Waiting Room References Superior Spider-Man is

WHOA! Talking about the finale of Doctor Who series 7 Podcast: DownloadSubscribe: iTunes | Miro | RSS The Radio Free Echo Rift podcast is your twice weekly resource for comics, movies, TV, and book reviews.   This pirate pop-culture podcast is brought to you from deep beneath the city of Philadelphia!  We have thirty minutes to record each episode - if we were ever caught, we'd be atomized for sure! Timestamps 00:24 - Biggest Finale Doctor Who has ever Given Us, Mike talks Time Travel 08:56 - Clara The Impossible Girl 13:26 - Vastra, Strax, Jenny - time travel via sleep with Clara and River, The Doctor Cries 18:50 - Time Scars, The Great Intelligence, Clara's Decision/Reveal 24:17 - The BIG ENDING, Who is HE? References Doctor Who is produced by the BBC, The Name of the Doctor can be downloaded from iTunes Written by: Stephen Moffat Starring: Matt Smith, Jenna Louise Coleman, Alex Kingston Ask questions or share your feedback Leave us a voicemail 856.208.RIFT Email letters@echorift.com Tweet us @Ech

Star Trek Into Darkness for people who already saw the movie! Podcast: DownloadSubscribe: iTunes | Miro | RSS The Radio Free Echo Rift podcast is your twice weekly resource for comics, movies, TV, and book reviews.   This pirate pop-culture podcast is brought to you from deep beneath the city of Philadelphia!  We have thirty minutes to record each episode - if we were ever caught, we'd be atomized for sure! Timestamps 00:24 - Chris Pine's Star Trek Into Darkness, Cinematography, Characters Making Decisions 08:54 - Touching on Terrorism, The Plot, Socio-Fiction & Post Nero Event 12:59 - The Marcus', Scotty, Torpedoes 18:14 - John Harrison's Savagery 21:57 - Warp Speed, USS Vengeance, Edge of the Seat, Kirk and Harrison, Alt Spock 27:40 - Letters: Facebook Room 237, Picking up on a Long Running Series References Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) is directed by JJ Abrams Written by: Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof Sarring: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Benedict Cumberbatch Ask qu

Learning about The Flash with Mark Waid's Terminal Velocity run Podcast: DownloadSubscribe: iTunes | Miro | RSS The Radio Free Echo Rift podcast is your twice weekly resource for comics, movies, TV, and book reviews.   This pirate pop-culture podcast is brought to you from deep beneath the city of Philadelphia!  We have thirty minutes to record each episode - if we were ever caught, we'd be atomized for sure! Timestamps 00:24 - Trying to learn DC characters, why we picked Terminal Velocity, Mark Waid on The Flash, Story overview 07:59 - "A guy who runs real fast", Defining the Speed Force 12:48 - Time and Time-Travel, Physics, Light-Speed, 90's comics 18:00 - Attempting to film The Flash, Thinking at the Speed of Light, Operating fast, Brainstorming about the Flash 27:18 - Letter: Art Apprciation References The Flash: Terminal Velocity is published by DC Comics and is also available from ComiXology (Issues 95-100) Written by: Mark Waid Art by: Salvador Larrocca and Carlos Pacheco Ask questions or sha