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Brian and Sam delve into one of the major themes of Discovery Season 4: non-violence versus retaliation.  Connect with us on Twitter @GeekChurch or at our website Church of the Geek. To help support the podcast, please visit our Ko-Fi page here: https://ko-fi.com/churchofthegeek Theme song by @RickRackYouTube     

The concluding part of The Hard Lessons, where four students of a former teacher return to the school when the teacher dies. In this game, Brian and Sam are joined by the creator of the game, Joshua Wise and their own game master from their D&D game, Michael James. Join them as they tell the story of Mother Ruler from St. Destructo's School for Incorrigible and Wayward Youth. This is part 2. Joshua is the creator of The Hard Lessons and the founder of All Ports Open Network,  You can find All Ports Open Network here.  (yes, it is a safe Linktree) You can go directly to The Hard Lessons Itch funding page here. Connect with us on Twitter @GeekChurch and on Facebook at Church of the Geek. Our new website: Church of the Geek – At the Intersection of the Comic and the Divine To help support the podcast, please visit our Ko-Fi page here: https://ko-fi.com/churchofthegeek

Church of the Geek goes back to school! In The Hard Lessons, four students of a former teacher return when the teacher dies to remember the teacher. In this game, Brian and Sam are joined by the creator of the game, Joshua Wise and their own game master from their D&D game, Michael James. Join them as they tell the story of Mother Ruler from St. Destructo's School for Incorrigible and Wayward Youth. This is part 1. Part 2 will drop tomorrow. Joshua is the creator of The Hard Lessons and the founder of All Ports Open Network,  You can find All Ports Open Network here.  (yes, it is a safe Linktree) You can go directly to The Hard Lessons Itch funding page here. Connect with us on Twitter @GeekChurch and on Facebook at Church of the Geek. Our new website: Church of the Geek – At the Intersection of the Comic and the Divine To help support the podcast, please visit our Ko-Fi page here: https://ko-fi.com/churchofthegeek

Brian and Sam boldly go... into the fourth season of Star Trek: Discovery. Connect with us on Twitter @GeekChurch or at our website Church of the Geek. To help support the podcast, please visit our Ko-Fi page here: https://ko-fi.com/churchofthegeek Theme song by @RickRackYouTube    

Sam reviews New Mutants #25, with art by Rod Reis and Jan Juursema, written by Vita Ayala, and lettering by Travis Lanham. Magik is handing Limbo over to the Goblin Queen, and her teammates aren't too keen on the idea. Will Illyana's attempt to close the door on her traumatic past open the door up to more? Referenced this episode: Why We Sometimes Hold On To Trauma by Victoria McGee Follow us on Twitter: @geekchurch, and I'm @revsblair Please leave us a rating and review, share us with your friends, and subscribe for more Geek goodness.

Brian and Sam discuss Dr. Strange 2 and places we have to reckon with notions of heroes and villains.  Connect with us on Twitter @GeekChurch or at our website Church of the Geek. To help support the podcast, please visit our Ko-Fi page here: https://ko-fi.com/churchofthegeek Theme song by @RickRackYouTube                 

Brian and Sam talk with Joshua Wise, creator of the All Ports Open Network about The Hard Lessons, the new collaborative story telling game that he has created and is currently itch funding. You can find All Ports Open Network here.  (yes, it is a safe Linktree) You can go directly to The Hard Lessons Itch funding page here. Connect with us on Twitter @GeekChurch and on Facebook at Church of the Geek. Our new website: Church of the Geek – At the Intersection of the Comic and the Divine To help support the podcast, please visit our Ko-Fi page here: https://ko-fi.com/churchofthegeek Theme song by @RickRackYouTube

Brian and Sam talk with Jon Engel, Regional Manager of New Dimension Comics and Promoter of 3 Rivers Comicon, which takes place in Pittsburgh on June 4-5 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. Find the Con at: 3RiversComicon.com Instagram: @3RiversComicon Facebook: 3 Rivers Comicon Disclosure: Church of the Geek is receiving press passes for entry to the Comicon. Connect with us on Twitter @GeekChurch and on Facebook at Church of the Geek. Our new website: Church of the Geek – At the Intersection of the Comic and the Divine To help support the podcast, please visit our Ko-Fi page here: https://ko-fi.com/churchofthegeek

The Disney+ series Moon Knight is finished, so Brian and Sam jump in to discuss! Mental health, devotion and commitment, and Brian volunteering to be one particular deity's avatar all inside!   Connect with us on Twitter @GeekChurch or at our website Church of the Geek. To help support the podcast, please visit our Ko-Fi page here: https://ko-fi.com/churchofthegeek Theme song by @RickRackYouTube                

In this installment of Off The Shelf, Sam reviews the series Step By Bloody Step, by the creative team of Si Spurrier, Matias Bergara and Matheus Lopes. Connect with us on Twitter @GeekChurch and on Facebook at Church of the Geek. Our new website: Church of the Geek – At the Intersection of the Comic and the Divine To help support the podcast, please visit our Ko-Fi page here: https://ko-fi.com/churchofthegeek Theme song by @RickRackYouTube

Brian reviews the 5-issue series Daisy, written and illustrated by Colin Lorimer, colors by Joana Lafuente, and lettering by Jim Campbell, published by Dark Horse. Interview with Colin Lorimer at AIPT Comics: https://aiptcomics.com/2021/11/04/colin-lorimer-daisy-qa/  Connect with us on Twitter @GeekChurch and on Facebook at Church of the Geek. Our new website: Church of the Geek – At the Intersection of the Comic and the Divine To help support the podcast, please visit our Ko-Fi page here: https://ko-fi.com/churchofthegeek Theme song by @RickRackYouTube

Brian and Sam take some time to talk about things they are enjoying... aka Blessings, and things they... are not. Those would be the Whoa's! An entire streaming service gets brought up by one of us in one of those categories. Can you guess which service and which category?  Connect with us on Twitter @GeekChurch or at our website Church of the Geek. To help support the podcast, please visit our Ko-Fi page here: https://ko-fi.com/churchofthegeek Theme song by @RickRackYouTube