Listen Up Casuals! Welcome to a show for the casual fan. We break down your favorite comic book shows and movies and compare them to the comics they are based on. Did they nail it? What was different? Did we love it or hate it? Tune in to find out! On this episode we are joined by Casey Bowker to talk all about the Dark Knight himself, BATMAN! Follow us on Facebook to listen to episodes a day early! LIKE, COMMENT & SHARE!   INTRO  Welcome Casey Bowker - Comic book writer and Director of DFAT Entertainment Your earliest memory of Batman or what made you become a fan   FIRST APPEARANCE (FA) Detective Comics #27 - created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger 1939 - FA Commission Gordon    KEY ISSUES/KEY RUNS Detective Comics 29 - FA Utility Belt / Doctor Death 1st Batman villain Detective Comics 31 - FA Batarang  Detective Comics 33  - Origin / Joe Chill & Death of Waynes (1939)  Detective Comics 38 - Dick Grayson/Robin (1940) Batman #1 - FA Joker & Selina Kyle (1940) Batman #3 - FA Catwoman in costume (1940) Batman 4 - Gotham City first mention (40) Batman 5 - FA Classic Batmobile  (1941) All Star Comics 7 - Frist Superman Batman team-up AKA World's Finest  Detective Comics 60 - FA Bat Signal (1942) Batman 12 - FA Batcave (referred to as underground hanger) (1942) Batman 16 - FA Alfred Pennyworth (1943) All Star Comics 36 - FA Trinity (Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman) VILLIANS! DC 40 - Clayface (40) / DC 58 - Penguin ...

Listen Up Casuals! Welcome to a show for the casual fan. We break down your favorite comic book shows and movies and compare them to the comics they are based on. Did they nail it? What was different? Did we love it or hate it? Tune in to find out! On this episode we talk all about the Black Widow and her influence on the MCU and comic origins! Follow us on Facebook to listen to episodes a day early!   INTRO Key Issues/Runs Tales of Suspense #52 (APR 1964) - 1st appearance. Created by Stan Lee, Don Rico, and artist Don Heck Avengers #43 (Aug 1967) 1st appearance of the Red Guardian, Alexi Shostakov- husband of Natasha Romanova, the Black Widow Amazing Adventures #1 (Aug 1970) 1st cover appearance of the Black Widow wearing her classic black costume & 1st Black Widow solo story Avengers #111 (May 1973) Black Widow joins the Avengers Marvel Fanfare #11 (Nov 1983) 1st appearance of Iron Maiden, Melina Vostokoff, a female assassin and enemy of the Black Widow. Rachel Weisz cast as Melina Vostokoff in the Black Widow movie Inhumans #5 - 1st Yelena (MAR 99)  Black Widow: Pale Little Spider #1 (Aug 2002) First solo series featuring Yelena Belova, the Black Widow Black Widow #1 (June 1999) 1st issue of three-issue miniseries where Natasha Romanoff and Yelena Belova face-off to own the codename Black Widow.First mention of the Red Room where orphaned girls were trained in the Black Widow Ops program. Yelena Belova identity revealed Black Widow #4 (Dec 2004) Origin of Black Widow, specifically the brainwashing and training she ...

Listen Up Casuals! Welcome to a show for the casual fan. We break down your favorite comic book shows and movies and compare them to the comics they are based on. Did they nail it? What was different? Did we love it or hate it? Tune in to find out! Follow us on Facebook to listen to episodes a day early!   INTRO KEYS Created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird Gobbledygook 1 & 2 TMNT #1 (1984) - 1st Appearance of Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michaelangelo as well as Splinter, the Shredder & the Foot Clan TMNT #2 (1984) - 1st appearance April, Baxter Stockman & Mousers Raphael #1 (1985) - 1st appearance Casey Jones Tales of TMNT - 1st appearance Rat King (#4 1988), 1st appearance Leatherhead (#6 1988) TMNT ADVENTURES #1 (1988) (Mini) : 1st appearance Bebop  / Rocksteady  / Krang TMNT #53/54 (1992) - 1st appearance Karai  IMAGE 1996 Sale of the media franchise to Nickelodeon in October 2009 IDW 2011  The Last Ronin 2020 COMMERCIAL  Cartoons Movies - 90’s Trilogy, TMNT animated, Michael Bay duology, Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2019) Video games Coming soon: Shredders Revenge and The Cowabunga collection CLOSE ...

Listen Up Casuals! Welcome to a show for the casual fan. We break down your favorite comic book shows and movies and compare them to the comics they are based on. Did they nail it? What was different? Did we love it or hate it? Tune in to find out! Follow us on Facebook to listen to episodes a day early!   INTRO What are you reading? A Few thoughts on Doc Strange 2 FIRST APPEARANCE 1975 Werewolf By Night #32-33 - Doug Moench and Don Perlin KEY ISSUES/RUNS 1976 Marvel Spotlight #28:  1st Moon Knight solo story, 1st appearance of Marlene V1 - 1980 - Doug Sienkiewicz/Bill Moench  Moon Knight #1:  Origin of Moon Knight, 1st appearance of Bushman, 1st appearance of Khonshu.  Marc Spector dies for the first time. Moon Knight #29 - 30:  Moon Knight fights and later teams up with Werewolf by Night. 1987 The West Coast Avengers #21:  Moon Knight joins the West Coast Avengers. V5 - 2006 - Charlie Huston/David Finch (8 issues) V6 - Brian Michael Bendis/Alex Maleev (12 issues) V7- 2014 - Warren Ellis/Declan Shalvey (6 issues) - 1st Mister Knight V8 - 2017 - Jeff Lemire/Greg Smallwood (14 issues) Rocco’s Modern Runs  COMMERCIAL  D+ Moon Knight discussion CLOSE   Enjoy and take a listen to the other great shows on the DFAT ENTERTAINMENT podcast network! If you or someone you know is a fan of any of our podcasts show them some support with some apparel from White Imprints! ...

Listen Up Casuals! Welcome to a show for the casual fan. We break down your favorite comic book shows and movies and compare them to the comics they are based on. Did they nail it? What was different? Did we love it or hate it? Tune in to find out! On the epic premiere of season 2 we discuss the hit HBOMax show Peacemaker!  Follow us on Facebook to listen to episodes a day early! Intro Origin: Peacemaker first appeared as a backup series in Charlton Comics' espionage-team title Fightin' 5 #40 (November 1966) and was created by writer Joe Gill and artist Pat Boyette.  Key Issues/Other Versions Peacemaker v1 1967 (five issues) Peacemaker v2 1988 (four issues) Influence for The Comedian in Watchmen #52 of 52 (Earth 4)  Pax Americana (Morrison’s Multiversity) Mitchell Black (#3) VIGILANTE #36-38 Vigilante vs Peacemaker complete story THE VIGILANTE (1983 DC) Current SS runs and features Disturbing the Peace - One-Shot Commercial Arrowverse The Suicide Squad Peacemaker  Close   Enjoy and take a listen to the other great shows on the DFAT ENTERTAINMENT podcast network! If you or someone you know is a fan of any of our podcasts show them some support with some apparel from White Imprints! ...

Listen Up Casuals! Welcome to a show for the casual fan. Love Daredevil but you've never read any of the comics? Watched both iterations of Hellboy but don't know which is more faithful to the comics? Love The Dark Knight but don’t understand why the Joker is such a big deal? Then this podcast is for you! Chris and Rocco break down your favorite shows and movies from the Geek perspective. Did they nail it? What was different? Did we love it or hate it? Tune in to find out! Get ready faithful listens because a SHINY NEW SEASON of Listen Up Casuals is coming soon! On this Special Edition of LUC, Rocco and Chris welcome their good friend Ruben Romero who is currently Kickstarting the final chapters of The Illusion Witch. The Illusion Witch is also headed to comic book shops this June! Check out both at these links: The Illusion Witch #1 on Previews (order it at your local comic shop!): https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/APR221302 The Illusion Witch Books 4 & 5 on Kickstarter (ENDS MONDAY April 25th!):   https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/theagencysixcomic/the-illusion-witch-book-4and5?ref=user_menu   Enjoy and take a listen to the other great shows on the DFAT ENTERTAINMENT podcast network! If you or someone you know is a fan of any of our podcasts show them some support with some apparel from White Imprints! ...