Trentus Magnus Punches Reality

In this latest ball-bending episode, Two True Freaks co-host comes back to once again joins forces with Magnus, which can only mean there's another Big Book to talk about. This time it's the DC/Paradox Press Big Book of Losers written by Paul Kirchner with art by Frank Quitely, freaking Ty Templeton, Lee Moder, Val Semeiks, Rick Geary, Marshall Rogers, Dick Giordano, Joe Orlando, Charlie Adlard, Kieron Dwyer, Joe Staton, Ed Hannigan, Steve Leialoha and a metric crapload of others.These are the mind-turning tales of failure at life, industry, entertainment and even death that the perpetrators' magnitude of suck simply had to be documented for all time partly for entertainment value and partly as a cautionary tale to others.Still, a scant minority of ideas first presented in the Big Book of Losers have been vindicated by history, believe it or not, and the Big Book Reporters make sure to give those things their due.So start listening already! Failure to download and listen to this podcast is a mistake of such m

In this latest ball-pounding episode, Magnus joins forces with Shawn Joe Engel Anthrax, host of Just One of the Guys (http://twotruefreaks.com/shows.php?show=19) to talk about Green Lantern- Rebirth, written by Geoff Johns and drawn by Ethan Van Sciver.The last time Magnus had to talk about a Geoff Johns book, he ripped it to pieces. And Engel hosts a Kyle Rayner lovefest show. So what did they think about Rebirth? Love it? Hate it? Wish for Geoff Johns to be tarred, feathered and run out of town?Do you REALLY think Magnus will give that much away in a teaser?Get to it already! Start to listening or the Spectre will magically graft copies of NFL Super-Pro to your forehead as punishment because this episode is one hour, 39 minutes and 31 seconds of pure, undiluted AWESOME! Also, thanks once again to Shawn for joining in!Do you have a suggestion for a topic? Feel free to e-mail me at trentusmagnus@gmail.com and I might consider thinking about the possibility of potentially discussing whatever you have in mind s

In this latest ball-searing episode, Magnus takes a look back at Vertigo's Y: The Last Man, written by Brian K. Vaughan and drawn by Pia Guerra. The concept of Y: The Last Man is sufficient enough to offend everybody who ponders the ramifications of it, which makes it a natural for Magnus to talk about. Just how offended *IS* he over Y: The Last Man's content? Well, who doesn't like stories about monkeys?All this and Magnus opens up his mail-sack. Yes indeedy, we've got more feedback to dig through this week!There's only way to find out! So get to listening or Agent 355 will give you the same treatment she gave to the Amazons when they attacked (see what I did there?).Do you have a suggestion for a topic? Feel free to e-mail me at trentusmagnus@gmail.com and I might consider thinking about the possibility of potentially discussing whatever you have in mind some day. And that's a promise!Feedback for this and any other episode may be sent to trentusmagnus@gmail.com.

In this latest ball-ripping episode, His Excellency Magnus takes a look back at Batman- The Long Halloween, written by Jeph Loeb and illlustrated by Tim Sale. Considering what happened the last time a Jeph Loeb story came up as a topic of conversation, what was the verdict for The Long Halloween? Winner? Loser? Mediocre? There's only one way to find out! All this and Magnus opens up the mailbag to deal with some feedback! That's about as good an indicator as you're going to get so what are you waiting for? A Falcone hitman has instructions to pay you a visit unless you listen NOW! Do you have a suggestion for a topic? Feel free to e-mail me at trentusmagnus@gmail.com and I might consider thinking about the possibility of potentially discussing whatever you have in mind some day. And that's a promise! Feedback for this and any other episode may be sent to trentusmagnus@gmail.com.

In this episode, Magnus is joined by renowned Post-Crisis Superman artist and writer Dan Jurgens to shoot the breeze about Panic in the Sky, the triangle numbering system and Bob McLeod.What more is there to say? What are you waiting for? Unless you want Mongul and Warworld to come knocking on your door, start listening now!Do you have a suggestion for a topic? Feel free to e-mail me at trentusmagnus@gmail.com and I might consider thinking about the possibility of potentially discussing whatever you have in mind some day. And that's a promise!Feedback for this and any other episode may be sent to trentusmagnus@gmail.com.

In this nut-blasting episode, Magnus is joined by classic Batman illustrator Norm Breyfogle to shoot the breeze about Breyfogle's first year or so on Detective Comics, his views on Batman, his approach to his art and lots of tidbits about key supporting characters he and Alan Grant created for the series.So what are you waiting for? Start listening *NOW* unless you want Breyfogle to send Anarky and Scarface to pay you a visit.Do you have a suggestion for a topic? Feel free to e-mail me at trentusmagnus@gmail.com and I might consider thinking about the possibility of potentially discussing whatever you have in mind some day. And that's a promise!Feedback for this and any other episode may be sent to trentusmagnus@gmail.com.

In this latest ball-waterboarding episode, the Merry Magnus Marching Society gets together to talk comic book movies. I mean, seriously, *WHY* do people make such a big deal out of them? Are they *TOO* big a priority? Magnus is joined by Scott "Pinch and roll" Gardner from Two True Freaks, Shawn "she's over 18, it's legal" Engel from Just One of the Guys, Bill "not guilty, your honor" Robinson from Back to the Bins and Professor Alan from the Relatively Geeky network to bash this out. That was the plan anyway. But before too long, the conversation went off in a million different directions. So what are you waiting for? Start listening *NOW* unless you want Magnus to call his legion of soldiers down on you.Do you have a suggestion for a topic? Feel free to e-mail me at trentusmagnus@gmail.com and I might consider thinking about the possibility of potentially discussing whatever you have in mind some day. And that's a promise!Feedback for this and any other episode may be sent to trentusmagnus@gmail.com.

In this latest ball-maiming episode of Trentus Magnus Donkey-Punches Reality, Scott Ryfun from Dinner 4 Geeks joins in for the fun to talk about the Star Wars- Shadows of the Empire novel by Steve Perry and as well as the score, comics and other aspects of the Shadows of the Empire multimedia project. This episode concludes Star Wars discussion as part of this show's regular format. The next eighth episode will launch the Magnus Talks About Smallville series of retrospectives beginning with the pilot episode of Smallville from 2001. Star Wars will likely be a feature in future episodes but not as part of the show's regular format and certainly not any time soon. So what are you waiting for? Unless you want a shaved Wookiee to pay you a visit, you should get to listening. Do you have a suggestion for a topic? Feel free to e-mail me at trentusmagnus@gmail.com and I might consider thinking about the possibility of potentially discussing whatever you have in mind some day. And that's a promise!Feedback for this a

This is it! In this latest ball-cutting episode, His Excellency Magnus is once again joined by Two True Freaks co-host and former SNL script writer Chris Honeywell for the latest in the Big Book Report series, this one centering on the Big Book of Hoaxes from DC Comics/Paradox Press, written by Carl Sifakis and illustrated by artists too numerous (and awesome) to mention.This 3.5 hour epic features one of the episode's co-hosts confessing a willingness to experiment with cannibalism, Magnus throwing a verbal grenade about all journalism at all times in the entire world all through history, sound clips from movies and Magnus digging through listener feedback. And at some point, Magnus and Honeywell also talk about the hoaxes listed in the book.3.5 hours, people. This episode is not for the faint-hearted. If you suffer from high blood pressure, low blood pressure, astigmatism, lysdexia, hearing loss, erectile dysfunction or basically any other problem, this episode may not be safe for you. During test-screening

In this ball-chopping episode, Magnus is rejoined by Michael "Crazy Mike" Bailey from Views from the Longbox to close out the Elseworlds Series by talking about Superman- Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow, written by Alan Moore and drawn by Curt Swan.Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow is a complicated subject both for His Excellency and for Crazy Mike which is why they need roughly an hour and a half to hash through their feelings about it.Trentus Magnus Punches Reality is a very proud member of the Two True Freaks podcast network, the Comics Podcast Network and the Rhymes With Geek podcast network.Do you have a suggestion for a topic? Feel free to e-mail me at trentusmagnus@gmail.com and I might consider thinking about the possibility of potentially discussing whatever you have in mind some day. And that's a promise!Feedback for this and any other episode may be sent to trentusmagnus@gmail.com.

In this latest ball-tearing episode, Magnus nears the end of The Elseworlds Series. On the docket this time is Kingdom Come, written by Mark Waid and co-plotted, drawn and painted by Alex Ross. This story is a favorite for many people but what does His Excellency think? Did he love it? Hate it? Merely tolerate it? And how good can Magnus do a Christian Bale impression? All these questions and more are answered right here! Trentus Magnus Punches Reality is a very proud member of the Two True Freaks podcast network, the Comics Podcast Network and the Rhymes With Geek podcast network. Do you have a suggestion for a topic? Feel free to e-mail me at trentusmagnus@gmail.com and I might consider thinking about the possibility of potentially discussing whatever you have in mind some day. And that's a promise!Feedback for this and any other episode may be sent to trentusmagnus@gmail.com.

In this latest ball-tearing episode, Magnus continues the Elseworlds Series, this time discussuing Batman vs. Dracula- Red Rain written by Doug Moench and drawn by the incomparably awesome Kelley Jones. The fact that these vampires don't spark alone makes this comic is worth reading Trentus Magnus Punches Reality is a very proud member of the Two True Freaks podcast network, the Comics Podcast Network and the Rhymes With Geek podcast network. Do you have a suggestion for a topic? Feel free to e-mail me at trentusmagnus@gmail.com and I might consider thinking about the possibility of potentially discussing whatever you have in mind some day. And that's a promise!Feedback for this and any other episode may be sent to trentusmagnus@gmail.com.

In this spontaneous-but-still-ball-bashing not-quite-Christmas episode, Magnus takes a look back not only on 2013 but other years as well before making a big announcement. Trentus Magnus Punches Reality is a very proud member of the Two True Freaks podcast network, the Comics Podcast Network and the Rhymes With Geek podcast network. Do you have a suggestion for a topic? Feel free to e-mail me at trentusmagnus@gmail.com and I might consider thinking about the possibility of potentially discussing whatever you have in mind some day. And that's a promise!Feedback for this and any other episode may be sent to trentusmagnus@gmail.com.

In this latest ball-bursting entry in The Elseworlds Series, Magnus takes a look back at Superman- War of the Worlds, written by Roy Thomas and drawn by Michael Lark, as well as Superman- Speeding Bullets, written by J.M. DeMatteis and drawn by Eduardo Barreto. One gets saluted in sheer reverence and appreciation, the other gets the middle finger with extreme prejudice. Trentus Magnus Punches reality is a very proud member of the Two True Freaks podcast network, the Comics Podcast Network and the Rhymes With Geek podcast network. Do you have a suggestion for a topic? Feel free to e-mail me at trentusmagnus@gmail.com and I might consider thinking about the possibility of potentially discussing whatever you have in mind some day. And that's a promise!Feedback for this and any other episode may be sent to trentusmagnus@gmail.com.

In this latest ball-busting episode, Professors Michael Bailey and Alan come back to continue The Elseworlds Series and talk about Batman- In Darkest Knight written by Mike W. Barr with art by Jerry Bingham. They all loved it! Or did they? Listen and find out! Trentus Magnus Punches reality is a very proud member of the Two True Freaks podcast network, the Comics Podcast Network and the Rhymes With Geek podcast network. Do you have a suggestion for a topic? Feel free to e-mail me at trentusmagnus@gmail.com and I might consider thinking about the possibility of potentially discussing whatever you have in mind some day. And that's a promise!Feedback for this and any other episode may be sent to trentusmagnus@gmail.com.

In this ball-breaking episode, Magnus joins forces with Professor Alan of the Relatively Geeky Network and Professor Michael Bailey of Views From the Longbox, From Crisis to Crisis- A Superman Podcast and too many other shows to mention to kick off a new miniseries. Yes sir, this is the start of The Elseworlds Series, the first storyline of which is Superman- Red Son, written by Mark Millar and drawn by Dave Johnson and Kilian Plunkett.Do you have a suggestion for a topic? Feel free to e-mail me at trentusmagnus@gmail.com and I might consider thinking about the possibility of potentially discussing whatever you have in mind some day. And that's a promise!Feedback for this and any other episode may be sent to trentusmagnus@gmail.com.

In this latest ball-rupturing episode, Magnus joins forces with Scott and Chris from Two True Freaks to talk about The Empire Strikes Back- Infinities written by Chris Warner and drawn by Drew Johnson. Did they love it? Hate it? There's also some broader Expanded Universe discussion, talk about the prequels and even a few comments on Episode VII.Remember the Superman discussion Scott, Chris and I had in a previous episode? Empire Infinities was what we originally convened to record.Do you have a suggestion for a topic? Feel free to e-mail me at trentusmagnus@gmail.com and I might consider thinking about the possibility of potentially discussing whatever you have in mind some day. And that's a promise!Feedback for this and any other episode may be sent to trentusmagnus@gmail.com.

This is it! Not only is this the first episode of Trentus Magnus Punches Reality to come out via the Two True Freaks feed but it's also the next installment of The Big Book Report. This time out, Magnus is joined by Arthur Ratnik to discuss The Big Book of Conspiracies. The assassination of John F. Kennedy, UFO's landing in Roswell, MK Ultra, Manchurian Candidates, mind control, election-rigging, coup d'etat, secret moon colonies, faked moon landings, Nazis in America, black helicopters, Jim Morrison faking his death and so much more fill up all three hours of this conspiracy theory-fueled insanity!Do you have a suggestion for a topic? Feel free to e-mail me at trentusmagnus@gmail.com and I might consider thinking about the possibility of potentially discussing whatever you have in mind some day. And that's a promise!Feedback for this and any other episode may be sent to trentusmagnus@gmail.com.

In this ball-mutilating episode, Magnus reaches the final chapter of Superman Begins, the miniseries saluting (or flipping off) various Superman origin stories from comics.This time out the subject is Superman- Earth One vol. 1 written by J. Michael Straczynski and drawn by Shane Davis. Did Magnus love it? Hate it? Is this going to be another Secret Origin episode where he can't even bear to finish the episode? There's only one way to find out!Also winding down is this Libsyn account in preparation for the move to the Two True Freaks podcast network. I'm not sure how long I will keep this Libsyn account active or, for that matter, how best to facilitate the final transfer to the TTF feed. However, the final episode I plan to upload at this time is the Tuesday, 11.19.2013 episode. Be advised that the day will come when this Libsyn account will "go dark", after which Trentus Magnus Punches Reality will be availably only via www.twotruefreaks.com.Do you have a suggestion for a topic? Feel free to e-mail me at tr

In this latest ball-smashing episode, Magnus begins winding down the Superman Begins miniseries with discussion about Superman- Secret Origin by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank. Brief discussion, as it happens, for reasons that will become clear only after you listen to the episode.Seriously, this episode is not for the faint of heart. It's also not for fans of Secret Origin. If you love Secret Origin, you may want to listen to something else.Also winding down is this Libsyn account in preparation for the move to the Two True Freaks podcast network. I'm not sure how long I will keep this Libsyn account active or, for that matter, how best to facilitate the final transfer to the TTF feed. However, the final episode I plan to upload at this time is the Tuesday, 11.19.2013 episode. Be advised that the day will come when this Libsyn account will "go dark", after which Trentus Magnus Punches Reality will be availably only via www.twotruefreaks.com.Do you have a suggestion for a topic? Feel free to e-mail me at trentusm