Radioactive Lounge

This episode is all about mistakes. We own up to our role in Spiderman leaving the MCU and DC Comics killing Alfred Pennyworth. And Larry Boxshall makes a factual error that may ruin his credibility for ever. The heat is on. SHOW NOTES: 00:00 Intro & News 34.26 Reviews - Powers of X #3 - House of X #3 - Stranger Things: Season 3 - Fantastic Four: 4 Yancy Street - Batman Superman #1 - Marvel Comics #1000 - Money Shot #1 - Hashtag Danger #2 - Stone Fruit preview 1:30:15 Feature Topic: All about Alfred 1:53:55 BA’s PA

Rob Liefeld's woes, creepy song lyrics, and a giant pile of comics reviews. What better way to spend an anniversary episode? SHOW NOTES: 00:00 Intro & News 31:29 Reviews - House of X #2 - Powers of X #2 - Conan The Barbarian: Exodus - Once & Future #1 - This Love So Brief - Second Coming #1-2 - Punisher Kill Krew #1 - Sensational Spider-Man: Self-Improvement - The Infinity War TPB - Deathlok assorted 2:13:23 BA’s PA

The episode so entertaining we did it twice! Even the computer eating our first attempt at this show couldn't stop us from doing it all over again to review Jonathan Hickman's new X-era, and discuss Marvel's Phase 4 announcements, Eisner winners, and the next Tom King / Mitch Gerads joint. SHOW NOTES: 00:00 Intro & News 55:50 Feature Reviews - House of X - Powers of X 1:33:20 BA’s PA

It’s another episode of blockbuster entertainment - at least in an era where Cats counts as a blockbuster. We try to get our heads around this year’s weirdest trailer and a bunch of other SDCC trailer disappointments, and review DC’s much discussed Walmart books. This episode has an official Jeremy Renner warning. SHOW NOTES: 00.00 Intro & News 36.48 Reviews: - Superman: Up In The Sky #1 - Batman Universe #1 - Wonder Woman: Come Back To Me #1 - Event Leviathan #2 - Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #1 - Black Hammer / Justice League #1 - Punisher Annual #1 - X-Men: The Seeds of Tomorrow 1:24.00 Feature Topic: SDCC trailers 1:53.52 BA’s PA

We review Spider-Man: Far From Home, talk the horror of DC’s horror publishing strategy, pick the best Black Cat stories ever, and give a farewell salute to Willie Tanner. Plus much, much more. SHOW NOTES: 00.00 Intro & News 50.37 Reviews - Archie vs Predator 2 #1 - Berserker Unbound #1 - JLA #1 - Savage Avengers #2 - Black Cat #1 1:17.45 Feature: Spider-Man: Far From Home 2:00.12 BA’s PA

The death of Vertigo came too late to talk about this episode. Instead we spend our time discussing a 30 year old Batman movie and nearly 30 year old X-Men series which still obsess pop culture. We’ll leave you to decide whether those two facts are connected. SHOW NOTES: 00.00 Into & News 19.05 Reviews: - Star Wars #108 - The Incredible Hulk: Last Call #1 - Superman: Year One #1 - Murder Falcon #8 - Superman: Leviathan Rising - Lois Lane #1 - Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #1 1:05.57 Feature Topic: Batman ’89 1:44.45 BA’s PA

It's reunion season as another old friend returns, as we talk Godzilla: King of the Monsters, great licensed comics, the future of Vertigo Comics... and our new website obsession. SHOW NOTES 00.00 Intro & News 30.18 Reviews - DCeased #1-2 - Aama 50.15 Feature Topic: Godzilla King of the Monsters 1:30.02 BA’s PA

If you’re in the mood for big opinions, then this is the episode for you. Truth in comics marketing, the future of Batman on screen and on the page, the Dukes Of Hazzard - we’re taking on all the big guns. Plus talking about the oddest action figures ever. SHOW NOTES: 00.00 Intro & News 39.50 Reviews - Leviathan - Silver Surfer: Black - Daredevil #5 - Marvels Annotated #3 - Sara 1:13.25 Feature Topic: Action Figure Oddities 1:42.08 BA’s PA 2:05.10 Sandman Tales

This episode our young whippersnapper work-experience kid joins us, as we dive deep inside covers to pick our favourites ever. Plus the latest trailers have us trying to get our heads around a Marvel Cinematic Multiverse, Sonic the Hedgehog's teeth, and what the hell is happening in this new Watchman show. SHOW NOTES: 00.00 Intro & News 58.46 Reviews: - Deadly Class #36 - Lazarus Risen #1 - Low #21 - The Wildstorm #22 - The Wicked & The Divine #43 - Black Hammer ’45 #3 - Red Sonja & Vampirella Meet Betty & Veronica #1 - DC Year of the Villain #1 - Savage Avengers #1 - Heroes In Crisis #8 - Vault of Spiders #1 1:31.22 Feature: Comic Book Covers 2:06.44 BA’s PA

Surprise! It’s an early Radioactive Lounge, as we rush back to the mic to give you our thoughts on the biggest comic book movie ever, Avengers Endgame. Plus death threats, birthday heartbreak, Italian horror comics, and the comics we’d put in our hope chests. “What is this? Why are we doing this for? How is this content?” - Mitchell Davies, The Radioactive Lounge, 2019. SHOW NOTES: 00.00 Intro 19.35 News 50.26 Reviews - Symbiiote Spider-Man #1 - Amazing Spider-Man #252 (Facsimile Edition) - Jughead The Hunger vs Vampironica - The War of the Realms #1-2 - Dear Justice League (FCBD) - The Dylan Dog Case Files 1:20.30 Feature: Avengers Endgame 2:30.49 BA’s PA 2:42.14 Sandman Tales

This ep we give you a spoiler-free review of all the books you don't want to miss at Free Comic Book Day, and we talk daddy issues: Rey's, Mitch's, and Hellboy's, as we get into our feelings about the Big Red Guy's latest cinematic outing. SHOW NOTES: 00.00 Intro & News 26.25 FCBD Reviews: - Avengers - Minecraft - Spider-Man - H1 Ignition - Grumble vs Goon - Spawn - Lumberjanes - Bloodshot - Kino’s Journey - Welcome to the Whedonverse - My Hero Academia - A Sheet’s Story 1:17.58 Feature Topic: Hellboy review 1:56.05 BA’s PA

This episode we review our second Captain Marvel movie in a month, we ask if Detective Comics #1000 measures up to Action Comics #1000, and we inaugurate our first official Rad Lounge nemesis. SHOW NOTES: 00.00 Intro & News 39.30 Reviews: - Detective Comics #1000 1:14.10 Feature Topic: Shazam review 1:36:00 BA’s PA 1:46:34 Sandman Tales

Stan Lee said every comic is someone’s first. Well good luck if this is your first Rad Lounge... We talk superpets, swingers parties and some very weird dreams. We’re a comics podcast apparently. SHOW NOTES: 00.00 Intro 21.40 News 50.30 Reviews: - Spider-Man: Life Story #1 - Go-Bots #1-4 - Magical Beatdown Vol. 1 - Dark Red #1 - Outer Darkness #1-5 - Disco Download 1:31.57 Feature Topic: Super Pets 2:03.13 BA’s PA 2:22.00 Sandman Tales

It’s nothing but nineties this episode as we talk Captain Marvel, Luke Perry, 90210 handshakes, and an embarrassing photo from Lucas’s past. Plus reviews of a couple of great new Marvel releases and a local graphic novel celebrating the life of Superman creators Siegel and Shuster. And an exciting announcement! SHOW NOTES: 00.00 Intro & News 38.39 Reviews: - Vader: Dark Visions #1 - Meet The Skrulls #1 - Immortal Hulk #14 - Truth, Justice and the American Dream: The Men Behind Superman - Swimsuit 1:00.59 Feature: Captain Marvel review 1:33.24 BA’s PA

It’s an episode of bad decisions, from a post mortem of our listener poll for Comics’ Greatest Couple, right through to a feature where two-thirds of the group try to convince themselves they enjoyed Umbrella Academy. Plus we try to solve the mystery of what is going on at DC right now, and a metric crap-tonne of other news and comics reviews. SHOW NOTES: 00.00 Intro & News 48.42 Reviews: - Red Sonja #1 - Savage Sword of Conan #1 - Bold Ben Hall - Daredevil #1 - Little Bird #1-3 1:24.20 Feature Topic: The Umbrella Academy 1:41.56 BA’s PA

It’s a momentous show as we have perhaps our last ever episode of Affleck Offlick, #Lettergate reaches its conclusion AND we celebrate Valentine’s Day by picking once and for all comics’ greatest couple. Plus a heap of other news, reviews, and our comic white whales. SHOW NOTES: 00.00 Intro & News 31.16 Reviews: - Monkey Junk #1 - Fante Bukowski - Invisible Kingdom #1 - Naomi #1 - Action Comics #1007 1:09.24 Feature Topic: Comics great couples 1:33.52 BA’s PA

Court is in session as we make our accusations for the great comic book crimes. If by "great crimes" you mean petty grudges. Plus #Lettergate, news, reviews, dreams, you name it... SHOW NOTES: 00.00 Intro & News 32.58 Reviews - Avengers: No Road Home #1 - Disco Download - Neither Here Nor Hair - Marvel Comics Presents #1 - Archie #701

We're back for 2019! Everyone's on a Spider-Man high at the moment, so we're picking our favourite Spidey comics runs for you to revisit. Plus reviews - including the first book in Bendis's new Wonder Comics line, Young Justice. And we talk the end of Star Trek movies… and comic book hunks! SHOW NOTES: 00.00 Intro & News 20.46 Reviews: - Young Justice #1 - Captain Marvel #1 - Dream Diary by Rachel Ang - Sneaky Goblins by Rene Pfitzner - Die #1 & 2 51.57 Feature: Our Favourite Spidey Runs 1:29.40 BA’s PA

Look, we won’t lie. This one gets a little loose as we have a drink and say farewell to our co-host Dave, while talking Aquaman, Spider-Man: Into The Spiderverse, doppelgängers, Larry’s time displacement and a bunch of comics new and old. SHOW NOTES: 00.00 Intro & News 39.25 Reviews - Ms Marvel Vol 2: Generation Why - Shazam #1 - Marvel Action: Avengers #1 - X-Force #1 - Conan The Barbarian #1 - Guardians of the Galaxy #1 - Plastic - Juni Ito’s Frankenstein 1:20.08 Feature Topic: Spider-Man: Into The Spiderverse & (@1:50.36) Aquaman 2:27.28 BA’s PA

Here it is, the biggest event of the comics year - the Rad Lounge Awards for 2018! We celebrate the dozens of amazing comics that came out this year, as we name our Top 5 books. Then, at 1 hour 48 minutes, things get weird. SHOW NOTES: 00.00 Intro 10.15 Our Top 5 comics for 2018 1:48.50 Random Top 5s