Mike and Derek get together to discuss Thunderbolts #16 in our coverage of the ongoing series.Then in the historical half, Derek and Mike read West Coast Avengers #46 featuring the 1st appearance of the Great Lakes Avengers!
Tuesday, December 27, 2022
Justice Not Entirely Dissimilar To Lightning # 20: Thunderbolts #16/West Coast Avengers #46
Mike and Derek get together to discuss Thunderbolts #16 in our coverage of the ongoing series.Then in the historical half, Derek and Mike read West Coast Avengers #46 featuring the 1st appearance of the Great Lakes Avengers!
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Big In Japan Episode #35: Ultraman The Adventure Begins
Justin, Tony and Derek get together to discuss the Hanna-Barbera Productions and Tsuburaya Productions produced Ultraman The Adventure Begins or Ultraman USA as it is known in Japan!
Watch along here:
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Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Fanholes Episode # 211: The Dark Crystal 40th Anniversary!
Justin, Tony and Derek get together to discuss the feature film, The Dark Crystal, on its 40th Anniversary!
Sunday, December 11, 2022
The Top Fifteen WORST Transformers Things IDW Produced!
IDW Publishing’s almost done with Transformers after eighteen years
producing content for the franchise and the license to make Transformers comics will rest with some other publisher very soon. The second Shattered Glass
mini-series was currently still going as of the writing of this list, but for all intents and purposes,
we’ve seen all we’re gonna see from IDW in terms of Transformers.
The influence IDW’s comics have had on the brand is quite significant, introducing or solidifying characters, story elements, and mythology that will undoubtedly be permanent fixtures in future Transformers fiction for years to come. Just about everyone who has read IDW Transformers at some length has a beloved story or preferred take on a classic or new character or even a favorite toy directly influenced by the IDW comics.
BUT.
IDW’s also produced some stinkers in their time. Bad stories, bad takes, misreads of the fandom, and utter misfires of projects. This is what I’d like to talk about for a little while because I’m in a mood. What follows is my personal bottom fifteen WORST things IDW ever produced, and they’re not all stories. Also, there’s a dis-honorable mention and a “0” entry, as usual with my lists.
One last thing… SPOILERS- Tom Scioli’s work is not on this list because it’s awesome and you’re bad for not liking it.
The influence IDW’s comics have had on the brand is quite significant, introducing or solidifying characters, story elements, and mythology that will undoubtedly be permanent fixtures in future Transformers fiction for years to come. Just about everyone who has read IDW Transformers at some length has a beloved story or preferred take on a classic or new character or even a favorite toy directly influenced by the IDW comics.
BUT.
IDW’s also produced some stinkers in their time. Bad stories, bad takes, misreads of the fandom, and utter misfires of projects. This is what I’d like to talk about for a little while because I’m in a mood. What follows is my personal bottom fifteen WORST things IDW ever produced, and they’re not all stories. Also, there’s a dis-honorable mention and a “0” entry, as usual with my lists.
One last thing… SPOILERS- Tom Scioli’s work is not on this list because it’s awesome and you’re bad for not liking it.
Monday, December 5, 2022
Fanholes Mobile Suit Mondays Episode # 77: Mobile Suit Gundam "Amuro Deserts"
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Join the Fanholes as they discuss the seventeenth episode of the series that started it all, Mobile Suit Gundam, on what is now Fanholes tradition, Mobile Suit Mondays!
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Fanholes Comic Books Mutha@#$%! Do You Read 'Em?!? # 99: Ghost Rider 50th Anniversary!
The Fanholes get together to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Ghost Rider!
Comic Books Discussed:
Sunday, November 20, 2022
Fanholes Mobile Suit Mondays Episode # 76: Mobile Suit Gundam "Sayla's Agony"
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Join the Fanholes as they discuss the sixteenth episode of the series that started it all, Mobile Suit Gundam, on what is now Fanholes tradition, Mobile Suit Mondays!
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Fanholes Comic Books Mutha@#$%! Do You Read 'Em?!? # 98: Video Game Comics!
The Fanholes get together to discuss some comics that originated from Video Games!
Comic Books Discussed:
Derek - Atari Force #1 (1982)
Mike - Captain N The Game Master #2 (1990)
Tony - Double Dragon #1 (1991)
Justin: Mortal Kombat Rayden and Kano #1 (1995)
Tuesday, November 8, 2022
Big In Japan Episode #34: Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
Dragon Ball is back in movie theatres! And so are the Fanholes! Come listen to their thoughts on the latest feature film release Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero!
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Monday, October 31, 2022
Fanholes Comic Books Mutha@#$%! Do You Read 'Em?!? # 97: Freddy vs Jason vs Ash
The month-long Fanholes Frightfest concludes as the gang looks at Wildstorm/Dynamite series Freddy vs Jason vs Ash #1-6.
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
Fanholes Comic Books Mutha@#$%! Do You Read 'Em?!? # 96: Jason vs Leatherface
Fanholes Frightest turns full-on Slugfest as Derek and Justin cover Jason vs. Leatherface #1-3 from Topps Comics!
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Big In Japan Episode #33: Vampire Hunter D
Continuing Fanholes Frightfest Month! Big In Japan takes a look at the OVA Vampire Hunter D!
Monday, October 10, 2022
Fanholes Transformers Tuesdays # 83: Feral Scream
Fanholes Frightfest kicks off in 2022 with the gang taking a look at the two-part episode from Beast Wars titled "Feral Scream"!
Sunday, October 2, 2022
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Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Justice Not Entirely Dissimilar To Lightning # 19: Thunderbolts #15/Punisher War Journal v2 #22
Mike and Derek are joined by the Irredeemable Shagg
to discuss Thunderbolts #15 in our coverage of the ongoing series. Then
in the historical half, Derek has Mike and Shagg read part 5 of a six-part story from Punisher War Journal v2 #22 for all the G.W. Bridge character moments!
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Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Fanholes Comic Books Mutha@#$%! Do You Read 'Em?!? # 95: Iron Man - Armor Wars 35th Anniversary!
Mike, Justin and Derek get together to discuss Iron Man Armor Wars on its 35th Anniversary!
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
Fanholes Comic Books Mutha@#$%! Do You Read 'Em?!? # 94: Superman - Ending Battle 20th Anniversary!
Mike, Justin and Derek get together to discuss the 8 part saga Ending Battle, that ran through all the Superman titles, on its 20th Anniversary!
Monday, September 5, 2022
Fanholes Mobile Suit Mondays Episode # 74: Cucuruz Doan's Island - The Movie!
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They made a movie out of this episode?!?!?!! Justin, Mike and Derek couldn't believe it either, but they are here to cover the feature length film on what is now Fanholes tradition, on Mobile Suit Mondays!
Monday, August 29, 2022
Fanholes Transformers Tuesdays # 82: Dreamwave Armada Part III
Completing this month, Mike, Justin and Derek get together for the final episode, in a three-part podcast series, to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Dreamwave Productions' Transformers Armada!
Comics Discussed:
Transformers Armada #12-18
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Monday, August 22, 2022
Fanholes Transformers Tuesdays # 81: Dreamwave Armada Part II
Continuing this month, Mike, Justin and Derek get together for a three-part podcast series to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Dreamwave Productions' Transformers Armada!
Comics Discussed:
Transformers Armada #6-11
Monday, August 15, 2022
Fanholes Transformers Tuesdays # 80: Dreamwave Armada Part I
Starting this month, Mike, Justin and Derek begin a three-part podcast series to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Dreamwave Productions Transformers Armada series!
Comics Discussed:
Transformers Armada Preview
Transformers Armada #1-5
Transformers Armada FCBD
Tuesday, August 9, 2022
Fanholes Episode # 210: Friday The 13th part 3-D 40th Anniversary!
Justin and Derek get together to discuss Friday the 13th Part 3 on its 40th Anniversary!
Monday, August 1, 2022
Fanholes Mobile Suit Mondays Episode # 73: Mobile Suit Gundam "Cucuruz Doan's Island"
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Join Mike, Justin and Derek as they discuss the fifteenth episode of the series that started it all, Mobile Suit Gundam, on what is now Fanholes tradition, Mobile Suit Mondays!
Monday, July 25, 2022
Fanholes Mobile Suit Mondays Episode # 72: Mobile Suit Gundam "Time, Be Still"
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Join Mike, Justin and Derek as they discuss the fourteenth episode of the series that started it all, Mobile Suit Gundam, on what is now Fanholes tradition, Mobile Suit Mondays!
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Tuesday, July 19, 2022
Big In Japan Episode #32: Dragonball Z - The History of Trunks
Justin, Mike and Derek get together to discuss the TV Special, Dragonball Z - The History of Trunks!
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
Fanholes Comic Books Mutha@#$%! Do You Read 'Em?!? # 93: Star Trek - Debt of Honor (30th Anniversary)
Mike, Justin and Derek get together to discuss the graphic novel Star Trek: Debt of Honor on its 30th Anniversary!
Monday, June 27, 2022
Fanholes Transformers Tuesdays # 79: The Underbase Saga!
Mike and Derek sit down to talk the four-part story line from the Marvel Comics Transformers series known as "The Underbase Saga!"
Comics Discussed:
Transformers #47-50
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Transformers #47-50
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Fanholes Comic Books Mutha@#$%! Do You Read 'Em?!? # 92: War Machine Weapon of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Dark Reign!
Mike and Derek revisit a series of comics featuring James 'Rhodey' Rhodes aka War Machine!
Comics Discussed:
Iron Man Director of SHIELD #33-35 (aka War Machine Weapon of Shield)
Dark Reign: New Nation one-shot.
War Machine (2009) #1-12
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Monday, June 13, 2022
Fanholes Transformers Tuesdays # 78: Ranking Gestalts and City Bots!
Mike and Derek are joined by special guest Larry Tun to to rank the City Bots and Gestalts from Transformers!
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Fanholes Episode # 209: Conquest of the Planet of the Apes 50th Anniversary!!!
Derek and Justin celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Conquest of the Planet of the Apes!!!!!!
Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Fanholes Episode # 208: Star Trek II - The Wrath of Khan 40th Anniversary!!!!
Mike, Justin and Derek celebrate the 40th Anniversary of The Wrath of.......Khaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan !!!!!!
Sunday, May 22, 2022
Fanholes Mobile Suit Mondays Episode # 71: Crossbone Gundam "Steel 7"
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Derek and Mike get together to discuss the continuing adventures of the Crossbone Gundam crew in the "Steel 7" manga!
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Fanholes Comic Books Mutha@#$%! Do You Read 'Em?!? # 91: West Coast Avengers and X-Men Adventures! Stories From The Spinner Rack!
Derek and Mike get together to discuss the following Marvel Comics they got from the Spinner Rack!
Derek - West Coast Avengers v2 #37
Mike - X-Men Adventures #6
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Fanholes Episode # 207: Halo: The Fall of Reach
Mike has Derek watch the 2015 3D animated military science fiction miniseries based on the novel of the same name, Halo: The Fall of Reach!
Monday, May 2, 2022
Fanholes Transformers Tuesdays # 77: Beast Wars Uprising - Alone Together
Mike has Derek read 'Beast Wars Uprising - Alone Together' from the ongoing comic featured exclusively in the Transformers Collectors' Club Magazine.
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Justice Not Entirely Dissimilar To Lightning # 18: Thunderbolts #14/Tales To Astonish #44
Mike and Derek are joined by the Irredeemable Shagg to discuss Thunderbolts #14 in our coverage of the ongoing series. Then in the historical half, Derek makes Mike and Shagg suffer through the Ant-Man & The Wasp segment of Tales To Astonish titled, "The Creature from Kosmos!"
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Fanholes Comic Books Mutha@#$%! Do You Read 'Em?!? # 90: Unity 30th Anniversary!
Derek and Special Guest Luke Jaconetti of Earth Destruction Directive,Vault Of Startling Monster Horror Tales Of Terror, and Get Back To The Wrestling talk about the epic Valiant crossover event Unity on its 30th Anniversary! Time is not absolute!
If you want to see Derek's book report that he shamelessly swiped from the pages of X-O Manowar, click here!
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Fanholes Comic Books Mutha@#$%! Do You Read 'Em?!? # 89: Stories From The Spinner Rack! Flash! Silver Surfer! Spider-Man!
The Fanholes are talking some more Stories From The Spinner Rack!
Justin: Flash #292
Derek: Silver Surfer Annual #1
Mike: Amazing Spider-Man #436
Derek: Silver Surfer Annual #1
Mike: Amazing Spider-Man #436
Thursday, March 31, 2022
Fanholes Toku Thursdays Episode #57: Android Kikaider "Red Hornet's Terrifying Prisoner Plan"
Justin and Derek are back to talking the live-action tokusatsu series Android Kikaider!
Monday, March 21, 2022
Fanholes Transformers Tuesdays # 76: Headmasters 35th Anniversary!
Mike and Derek are celebrating the 35th Anniversary of the Marvel Comics' Limited Series Headmasters!
Monday, March 14, 2022
Fanholes Transformers Tuesdays # 75: "The Rebirth!"
Mike and Derek are joined by Kyle Benning of the King-Size Comics Giant-Size Fun, to discuss the three-part series finale of the Transformers, "The Rebirth!"
Monday, March 7, 2022
Fanholes Transformers Tuesdays # 74: The War Within Vol. 1
Mike and Derek are joined by Shagg of the Fire & Water Podcast Network, to discuss Transformers The War Within Vol. 1!
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Monday, February 28, 2022
Fanholes Transformers Tuesdays # 73: Marvel Comics Stories From The Spinner Rack!
Mike and Derek get together to discuss some Marvel Comics that they got from the Spinner Rack!
Mike: Transformers #26
Derek: Transformers #70
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Fanholes Episode # 205: Book of Boba Fatt
Off-air after hours recordings that compile the Fanholes thoughts on the Book of Boba Fett!
Monday, February 14, 2022
Fanholes Transformers Tuesdays # 72: Dreamwave 20th Anniversary Transformers Summer Special
The Fanholes get together to discuss the Dreamwave 20th Anniversary Transformers Summer Special!
Featuring short stories from Generation One, Transformer Energon, Robots In Disguise and Beast Wars!
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
Fanholes Toku Thursdays Episode #56: Android Kikaider "The Woman Crimson Jellyfish Calls to the River Styx"
Justin and Derek are back to talking the live-action tokusatsu series Android Kikaider!
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
Fanholes Episode # 204: More Metal Gear with TJ!
TJ Damon of Quad M Productions is back to join Mike and Derek to discuss the motion comic Metal Gear Solid 2: Digital Graphic Novel! Download this episode!
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Fanholes Comic Books Mutha@#$%! Do You Read 'Em?!? # 88: Avengers: Operation Galactic Storm 30th Anniversary!
The Fanholes get together to discuss the 19-part crossover, Avengers: Operation Galactic Storm on its 30th Anniversary!