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Another iteration of the iconic DC Comics character, Batman, is now out in theatres. Matt Reeves' The Batman movie is killing it at the box office, with a totally new interpretation of the comic book character. The new movie blends Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy’s darkness and brooding with some emotional overtures when it comes to character development. Check out this episode of the Comic Years Podcast as the team of Meghan Hale, Joshua M. Patton and myself, get into the nitty-gritty of why this Batman is so great.  HIGHLIGHTS:  🦇 Meghan’s non-spoiler review of The Batman: https://comicyears.com/movies/matt-reeves-the-batman-movie/ 🦇 Joshua’s criticism of the portrayal of Bruce Wayne in Batman movies: https://comicyears.com/pop-culture/bruce-wayne-playboy-billionaire-batman-movies/ 🦇 That surprise cameo in The Batman’s ending: https://comicyears.com/movies/is-the-joker-in-the-batman-matt-reeves/ 🦇 The Batman’s high box office numbers: https://comicyears.com/movies/the-batman-opening-box-office/ 🦇 I break down what the second HBO Max spin-off could be all about: https://comicyears.com/tv-shows/matt-reeves-arkham-series/ 
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The Book Of Boba Fett is the latest Star Wars series on Disney+. With season 1 at an end, the Comic Years team of Joshua M. Patton, Jessica Kanzler and myself discuss the show at length. We talk about all the good, the bad and the creatively confusing choices in this new show. So check out this episode of the Comic Years Podcast. HIGHLIGHTS: Check out who is Boba Fett: https://comicyears.com/pop-culture/who-is-boba-fett-character-history-and-biography/ Joshua M. Patton provides a brief background on who Bob Fett is. Find out who Black Krrsantan: https://comicyears.com/tv-shows/who-is-black-krrsantan/ The finale review of Book Of Boba Fett: https://comicyears.com/tv-shows/the-book-of-boba-fett-finale-choices/ What was the choice in Book Of Boba Fett: https://comicyears.com/tv-shows/the-grogu-choice-luke-skywalker-boba-fett/ The Future of Star Wars podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/user/comicyears/cyp-what-is-the-future-of-star-wars Follow our guests and their work:  
Jessica Kanzler Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jessicaakanzler Joshua M. Patton Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshuaMPatton Comic Years: https://comicyears.com/author/joshua-patton/ Shah Shahid Twitter: https://twitter.com/theshahshahid Comic Years: https://comicyears.com/author/shah-shahid/   Comic Years on Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ComicYears Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/comicyears/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/comicyearsnews   Visit ComicYears.com for all the latest in TV news and reviews, not to mention in-depth discussions on the trending topics in the industry from our team of fans and experts.    For media inquiries contact: [email protected]

The last Disney Plus MCU series has come to an end. And surprisingly, Hawkeye has seemingly topped the list of MCU shows this year. All in a year where we also got WandaVision, Loki and so many more. Check out Joshua M. Patton, Meghan Hale and Roman Colombo as they discuss the entire new Hawkeye series and where it ranked among the rest of the Marvel Studios releases in 2021. HIGHLIGHTS: 🏹 One of the surprises in the Hawkeye finale: https://comicyears.com/tv-shows/laura-barton-watch-hawkeye/ 🏹 Kingpin in Hawkeye series explained: https://comicyears.com/tv-shows/vincent-donofrio-explains-kingpin-in-hawkeye/ 🏹 Hawkeye season finale review: https://comicyears.com/tv-shows/hawkeye-season-finale/ 🏹 Kingpin revealed in Hawkeye: https://comicyears.com/tv-shows/hawkeye-series-kingpin-episode/ 🏹 Hawkeye episode 4 review: https://comicyears.com/tv-shows/hawkeye-episode-4-is-a-mostly-low-key-affair-pointing-towards-the-endgame/ 🏹 Hawkeye learns ASL: https://comicyears.com/tv-shows/hawkeye-cast-learns-asl/ 🏹 Hawkeye episode 3 review: https://comicyears.com/tv-shows/hawkeye-episode-3/ 🏹 Hawkeye series premiere review: https://comicyears.com/tv-shows/hawkeye-series-premiere/ 🏹 For more on Wilson Fisk and Daredevil: https://comicyears.com/podcast/daredevil-season-1-podcast/ 🏹 Eternals spoiler review: https://comicyears.com/podcast/the-comic-years-podcast-eternals-spoiler-review/ 🏹 Ladies Of Comic Years episode 1 podcast: https://comicyears.com/podcast/ladies-of-comic-years-podcast-black-widow/ 🏹 Spider-Man: No Way Home review: https://comicyears.com/movies/spider-man-no-way-home-review/ Follow our guests and their work:  Meghan Hale Twitter: https://twitter.com/meghanrhale Comic Years: https://comicyears.com/author/meghan-hale/   Joshua M. Patton Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshuaMPatton Comic Years: https://comicyears.com/author/joshua-patton/ 
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When it comes to book-to-TV adaptations, you need not look any further than ComicYears.com's very own Emily O’Donnell to bring us all that coverage. She continues with another amazing interview from Helen Huang, the costume designer of the upcoming HBO Max series, Station Eleven. Check out their discussion as they talk about the nuances of how to make characters stand out through costuming in a post-apocalyptic series. 
 SHOW NOTES:  - Emily’s breakdown of the Station Eleven trailer: https://comicyears.com/tv-shows/station-eleven-trailer/ - Helen Huang is the costume designer for the HBO Max series Station Eleven.  - Helen discusses her background and experience that led to her working on this new show.  - Emily inquires about how a background in visual arts translates into costuming.  Follow our guests and their work:  Emily O’Donnell Twitter: https://twitter.com/Faelai Comic Years: https://comicyears.com/author/emilyo/ Comic Years on Social Media:   Twitter: https://twitter.com/ComicYears Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/comicyears/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/comicyearsnews   Visit ComicYears.com for all the latest in TV news and reviews, not to mention in-depth discussions on the trending topics in the industry from our team of fans and experts.    For media inquiries contact: [email protected]

One of the more iconic fantasy novel series is now an Amazon Prime TV series. So of course, our Book Editor of ComicYears.com, Emily O’Donnell, is following along and reviewing each episode as they air on the streamer. With the premiere of the series now behind us, Emily sits down with another fantasy book fanatic, Jessica Kanzler, to discuss how the series is going so far. So check out this episode of the Comic Years Podcast as they review the premiere episodes of The Wheel Of Time. 
 HIGHLIGHTS:  - Emily’s spoiler review of The Wheel Of Time premiere episode: https://comicyears.com/tv-shows/wheel-of-time-premiere-episode/ - The spoiler reviews of episodes 2 & 3: https://comicyears.com/tv-shows/spoiler-review-wheel-of-time-episodes-2-3/ - Episode 4 of Wheel Of Time spoiler review: https://comicyears.com/tv-shows/spoiler-review-wheel-of-time-dragon-reborn/ - The most recent 5th episode spoiler review of Wheel Of Time: https://comicyears.com/tv-shows/spoiler-review-wheel-of-time-blood-calls-blood/ - Emily and Jessica discuss how the show is working so far, as an original show and as an adaptation.  - The two are excited about what’s to come. 
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Before the Disney Plus MCU shows, the TV branch of Marvel first appeared on Netflix. The original series of Daredevil kickstarted their own smaller TV universe with Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist, culminating in The Defenders. All the series were adult-themed and featured a more mature look while being very loosely connected to the MCU. On this episode of the Comic Years Podcast, our Managing Editor Joshua M. Patton takes a look back at how amazing season 1 of Daredevil was, and how it opened the door for the MCU on TV to thrive.  HIGHLIGHTS: 
 👿 Joshua recounts the quality of Daredevil on Netflix. 👿 Joshua’s written Retro Review of Daredevil season 1: https://comicyears.com/tv-shows/netflix-daredevil-season-1-review/ 👿 Daredevil confirmed in the MCU by Kevin Feige: https://comicyears.com/movies/charlie-cox-back-mcu-daredevil-kevin-feige/ 👿 Will Daredevil appear in Spider-Man: No Way Home? https://comicyears.com/movies/more-casting-news-for-spider-man-3-with-past-peter-parkers-a-mary-jane-and-daredevil/ 👿 How social media trended when Marvel got the rights back to Daredevil: https://comicyears.com/tv-shows/save-daredevil-rights-return-to-marvel-studios/  Follow our guests and their work: 
 Joshua M. Patton Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshuaMPatton Comic Years: https://comicyears.com/author/joshua-patton/ Shah Shahid Twitter: https://twitter.com/theshahshahid Comic Years: https://comicyears.com/author/shah-shahid/   Comic Years on Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ComicYears Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/comicyears/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/comicyearsnews   Visit ComicYears.com for all the latest in TV news and reviews, not to mention in-depth discussions on the trending topics in the industry from our team of fans and experts.    For media inquiries contact: [email protected]

Arcane is one of the most successful Netflix animated shows of all time. With 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, it’s the newest obsession for fans of animation, video game adaptations, and good storytelling in general. On this episode of the Comic Years Podcast, host Shah Shahid sits down with two of the editors from Arcane, Lawrence Gan and Ernesto Matamoros-Cox. Shah gets into the nitty-gritty of how the series was produced and if they knew during production what a big deal it was. HIGHLIGHTS: - Lawrence Gan and Ernesto Matamoros begin by recounting their experience in the recording booth for Arcane. - Shah’s non-spoiler review of Arcane’s premiere episode: https://comicyears.com/tv-shows/arcane-premiere-episode/ - Both editors break down their perceptions of the third episode. - Shah’s Arcane Act 1 non-spoiler review: https://comicyears.com/tv-shows/arcane-official-trailer/ - Lawrence and Ernesto describe the difference between live-action film and animated editing processes. - Shah’s non-spoiler review of Act 2 of Arcane: https://comicyears.com/tv-shows/arcane-act-two-review/ - Is Arcane anime? The editors weigh in. - Shah’s review of Act 3 of Arcane, non-spoiler, of course: https://comicyears.com/tv-shows/arcane-act-two-review/ Follow our guests and their work: Lawrence Gan IMDb Page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2417330/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lawalaw Ernesto Matamoros IMDb Page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1666688/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/nettobetrippin Shah Shahid Twitter: https://twitter.com/theshahshahid Comic Years: https://comicyears.com/author/shah-shahid/   Comic Years on Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ComicYears Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/comicyears/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/comicyearsnews   Visit ComicYears.com for all the latest in TV news and reviews, not to mention in-depth discussions on the trending topics in the industry from our team of fans and experts.    For media inquiries contact: [email protected]

Ghostbusters: Afterlife rekindles the fan favourite franchise in a way and never before seen way. Even though revivals are common nowadays, making sequels of a story decades after, Afterlife is something special entirely. It’s been a franchise that’s has a fandom in different generations of audiences. Similarly, ComicYears.com Managing Editor Joshua M. Patton, a classic Ghostbusters fan, sits down with a newly minted fan, Movies Editor Meghan Hale, as they do a spoiler-review of Ghostbusters: Afterlife. 
 HIGHLIGHTS: 👻 Who are the Ghostbusters: https://comicyears.com/movies/a-guide-to-the-ghostbusters-who-are-we-gonna-call/ 👻 Ghostbusters: Afterlife Box Office numbers are impressive: https://comicyears.com/movies/opening-box-office-ghostbusters-afterlife/ 👻 Meghan and Josh start strong, talking about the runtime of Ghostbusters: Afterlife.  👻 Meghan is a new fan of the Ghostbusters franchise.  👻 Check out Meghan’s Retro Review of the original Ghostbusters: https://comicyears.com/pop-culture/ghostbusters-1984-retro-review-a-forever-fun-film/ 👻 Josh and Meghan discuss how the new movie stands up on its own, but also homages the original.  👻 Meghan’s written spoiler review of Ghostbusters: Afterlife: https://comicyears.com/movies/ghostbusters-afterlife-spoiler-review/ 👻 Joshua discusses his love for the franchise.  👻 Check out Joshua’s non-spoiler review of Afterlife: https://comicyears.com/movies/review-ghostbusters-afterlife-fan-service/ 
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 Meghan Hale Twitter: https://twitter.com/meghanrhale Comic Years: https://comicyears.com/author/meghan-hale/    Joshua M. Patton Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshuaMPatton Comic Years: https://comicyears.com/author/joshua-patton/ Comic Years on Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ComicYears Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/comicyears/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/comicyearsnews   Visit ComicYears.com for all the latest in TV news and reviews, not to mention in-depth discussions on the trending topics in the industry from our team of fans and experts.    For media inquiries contact: [email protected]

Cowboy Bebop is the biggest anime to get a live-action adaptation to date. The new show on Netflix is the live-action remake of a highly popular anime. But does the new series live up to the greatness of the new anime show? Find out as host Shah Shahid does a spoiler-free and then spoiler review of the show. And also find out what the biggest changes were from anime to live-action. HIGHLIGHTS 🤠 Shah breaks down why the original anime was so popular. 🤠 Why live-action anime adaptations aren’t the best. 🤠 Shah’s non-spoiler review of Cowboy Bebop’s first episode: https://comicyears.com/tv-shows/cowboy-bebop-premiere-episode-review/ 🤠 What works about the live-action show? 🤠 Shah’s review of the entire season 1 of Cowboy Bebop: https://comicyears.com/tv-shows/cowboy-bebop-review/ 🤠 The soundtrack of Cowboy Bebop from original composer: https://comicyears.com/tv-shows/live-action-cowboy-bebop-fall-release-composer-returns/ 🤠 Shah’s spoiler review of Cowboy Bebop. 🤠 What didn’t work in this new series? Follow our guests and their work:  Shah Shahid Twitter: https://twitter.com/theshahshahid Comic Years: https://comicyears.com/author/shah-shahid/   Comic Years on Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ComicYears Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/comicyears/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/comicyearsnews   Visit ComicYears.com for all the latest in TV news and reviews, not to mention in-depth discussions on the trending topics in the industry from our team of fans and experts.    For media inquiries contact: [email protected]

The Comic Years team has been anxiously awaiting the release of the MCU’s first-ever ensemble origin film for a group of characters that largely pre-dates anything else in the MCU. The Eternals has been much talked about, written and discussed amongst the team. On this episode of the Comic Years Podcast, Managing Editor Joshua M. Patton breaks down the significance of the movie against the landscape of the current MCU. Joshua also discusses how Eternals goes against the MCU origin story formula.  
HIGHLIGHTS: - 
An in-depth breakdown of the Marvel Cinematic Universe origin story formula.  - How does Eternals factor into the rest of the MCU? Read Joshua’s review of Eternals: https://comicyears.com/movies/review-eternals-movie-marvel-studios/ - Do the Rotten Tomatoes score really matter?  - Check out Roman Colombo’s article on why the RT score for The Eternals doesn’t matter: https://comicyears.com/movies/when-rotten-tomatoes-is-wrong/ - The hidden meanings and layers within Eternals, and how it differs from the rest of the MCU.  - The History of the comic book Eternals: https://comicyears.com/comics/the-history-of-the-eternals/ - Meghan Hale’s opening weekend Box Office analysis of Eternals: https://comicyears.com/movies/eternals-opening-box-office/ 
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ComicYears.com's Book Editor Emily O’Donnell scores another author interview, as she sits down with best-selling author Linden A. Lewis to discuss their latest book, The Second Rebel. Part of The First Sister Trilogy, Lewis goes deep on their motivations, inspirations, and the effort that went into creating this epic, queer, feminist space opera! Check out this episode of The Comic Years Podcast for the Linden Lewis interview.  HIGHLIGHTS
: - Author Linden Lewis discusses their journey into writing and how The First Sister Trilogy came about.  - Emily and Lewis talk about the queer feminist space opera that is the First Sister Trilogy.  - How gaming influenced Linden’s story and writing.  - The Charlie Jane Anders podcast episode: https://comicyears.com/podcast/charlie-jane-anders-podcast-interview/ - A Comic Years Podcast exclusive as Lewis reveals the title of their last book in the First Sister Trilogy! - What’s coming next from Linden Lewis? - More on Linden Lewis during our Comic Years Q&A: https://comicyears.com/books/linden-lewis-author-qa/ Follow our guests and their work: 
 Linden A. Lewis Twitter: https://twitter.com/lindenalewis The First Sister on Good Reads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52378525-the-first-sister The Second Rebel on Good Reads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55711588-the-second-rebel Emily O’Donnell Twitter: https://twitter.com/Faelai Comic Years: https://comicyears.com/author/emilyo/
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The movie industry, while a creative one, runs on monetary success, like any industry. Without the financial metric of how movies perform, we don’t get things like sequels, franchises or even cinematic universes. The Box Office is the metric by which movies are deemed hits or flops. Given that, we at Comic Years decided to break down the 2021 Box Office, and what it all means for the movies released so far, and the ones that are still left to come in this year. So join ComicYears.com Managing Editor Joshua M. Patton and feature writer Meghan Hale as they deep dive into the 2021 Box Office on this episode.  HIGHLIGHTS $ Joshua and Meghan recount their first experience with the Box Office.  $ We discuss what kind of things makes a hit at the box office, and what factors make a movie flop. $ Shang-Chi is the year’s biggest Box Office hit: https://comicyears.com/movies/shang-chi-2021-box-office-gross/ $ Joshua tries to fine-tune the expectations and distinguishes between a regular hit, or a ‘pandemic hit’.  $ How No Time To Die broke Box Office records: https://comicyears.com/movies/no-time-to-die-foriegn-box-office/ $ What genres do better from a monetary perspective?  $ Venom: Let There Be Carnage does surprisingly well at the Box Office. $ Did streaming releases impact the current box office results?  $ Free Guy also wins at the Box Office: https://comicyears.com/movies/free-guy-opening-weekend-box-office/ $ Did James Gunn’s Suicide Squad flop: https://comicyears.com/movies/suicide-squad-box-office-flop/ $ In the lightning round of this episode, the team gives their predictions of which 2021 upcoming releases will be hits or flops.  Follow our guests and their work:  Meghan Hale Twitter: https://twitter.com/meghanrhale Comic Years: https://comicyears.com/author/meghan-hale/    Joshua M. Patton Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshuaMPatton Comic Years: https://comicyears.com/author/joshua-patton/   Shah Shahid Twitter: https://twitter.com/theshahshahid Comic Years: https://comicyears.com/author/shah-shahid/   Comic Years on Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ComicYears Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/comicyears/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/comicyearsnews   Visit ComicYears.com for all the latest in TV news and reviews, not to mention in-depth discussions on the trending topics in the industry from our team of fans and experts.    For media inquiries contact: [email protected]