Welcome back, loyal listeners, for Part 2 of our astonishing X-Men X-Travaganza with guest Granison Crawford! (A Phrasing we simply couldn't resist.) We'll cut right to the chase here, contained in this amazing episode: - Why are the X-Men all hot?  - What is it about the X-Men that keeps people coming back? Is it the characters, the themes, or Max's theory that every book's "weird factor" keeps things fresh? - Seriously, why aren't there Mutant models? Beast worries more about being blue and furry than any real issues. - What mutant power would you have? (And why some popular choices would probably suck.) That's it for now, folks! We'll be taking another short break as we prep the next few episodes, but Panel Perfect will return! Until then, keep being awesome, folks! GET SOCIAL WITH US HOSTS: @maxmielecki @alex_r_pappas GUEST: @instagranison --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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Panel Perfect #16: House of X Part 2

Greetings, true believers! Welcome back to another edition of the electrifying piece of entertainment that we call Panel Perfect. This week, Max and Alex welcome Granison Crawford onto the show to discuss the superhero series everyone's talking about, House of X! (And it's follow up, Dawn of X). Contained this installment: - If the Marvel Universe can cure Vampires, is Blade out of a job? - What about Jonathan Hickman's writing style makes his X-Men books so refreshing? - Seriously though, does Blade have a union, and how powerful is it? - With the X-Men forming their own nation, how does House of X explore their relationship to the rest of the world? - Does Blade have to lobby for Vampire rights? There's too many questions here. - What is it about the X-Men that keeps people coming back to their wonderfully weird corner of the universe? This discussion was actually so long and lively we turned into a double episode! Stay Tuned for Part 2 next week! See you there, folks! GET SOCIAL WITH US: Hosts: @alex_r_pappas @maxmielecki Guest: @instagranison --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Panel Perfect #15: House of X (w/ Granison Crawford)

What's up, true believers! We're working hard on the next batch of episodes! In the meantime, check out this tangent we went on with comedian Paul Naegle about the about of money it would take to live your life the way Martin Lawrence and Will Smith do in the Bad Boys saga.  We'll be back with a fresh, full episode next week, so sit tight and allow this extra to delight! GET SOCIAL WITH US: HOSTS: @maxmielecki @alex_r_pappas GUEST: @paul_naegle

Extras: Bad Boys are Back (w/ Paul Naegle)

Welcome back, true believers! We've got a special treat for you this week. New publishing startup NRG Comics has provided us with an advance copy of their upcoming superhero epic Zener: Master of the Mind, and Max and Alex have got all the juicy details! What did they like? Where could it go in the future? Listen in for the answers to all those questions and more! Check out Zener for yourself on Webtoons here: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/zener-master-of-the-mind/list?title_no=384241&webtoon-platform-redirect=true (And stay tuned for their upcoming Indiegogo campaign!) Thanks to NRG Comics for hooking us up! We'll be back next week with another dose of comic-inspired mayhem (and if you're in the Seattle area, remember to look out for Alex at Emerald City Comic Con March 12-15). GET SOCIAL WITH US! HOSTS: @maxmielecki @alex_r_pappas 

Extras: Zener: Master of the Mind Review

Welcome back, folks! Panel Perfect has returned with your weekly dose of insights and excitement related to positively talking about the printed page! This week comedian and literature junkie Paul Naegle joins our hosts to talk about either the greatest or worst story to happen to the DCU: Flashpoint, the modern Flash classic/trainwreck from Geoff Johns and Andy Kubert.  Contained in this mighty episode:  - Alex literally can't contain his excitement that this is a Flash episode. - Paul wonders if superhero stories have now devolved into simply packaging franchise elements together - Max wonders why the ending of Flashpoint soured so many people on the book. - How and Why did Batman get left in the care of his Butler? The panel discusses. - Alex maintains he'll believe in a Flash movie when he sees it. That's all for now, true believers! We'll be back next week with more comic-infused excitement! GET SOCIAL WITH US: HOSTS: @alex_r_pappas @maxmielecki GUEST: @paul_naegle --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Panel Perfect #14: Flashpoint (w/ Paul Naegle

Welcome back, folks! Panel Perfect has returned to rescue you from boredom, and we've brought Forbes' Wrestling Writer (Yes, they have one!) Alfred Konuwa along for the ride! This week we take a look at another Garth Ennis property, the indie comic turned Amazon-fueled sleeper hit The Boys. In this episode: - Alfred talks about how the indie scene got him back into comics after falling in love with superheroes as a kid. - Max ponders the implications of corporate bureaucracy on superheroes. - Alex finds the world of One Punch Man terrifying from a risk management perspective. - Is The Boys the most realistic depiction of what a superhero organization would be like in real life? - What is it about Garth Ennis that makes him want to explore the dark side of modern life? That's all for now, but keep an eye out for some more bonus content coming soon! (And our usual episodes, dropping every friday!) Keep it classy, true believers! GET SOCIAL WITH US HOSTS: @maxmielecki @alex.r.pappas GUESTS: @akonuwa --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Panel Perfect #13: The Boys (w/ Alfred Konuwa)

Welcome back, True believers! This week, Max and Alex welcome comedian and bearer of the finest sideburns Andy Rider for a talk about indie comic darling Chew!  Contained in this electric episode:  - Max wonders what noble title he would have in the Middle Ages. - Alex is filled with delight upon hearing love for his beloved Geoff Johns fun on the Flash. - Was Peter Parker the inspiration for the gig economy? - Andy tells the tale of Chew bouncing between networks and formats and his desire for it to finally get an adaptation. - What other shows have languished in production hell undeservedly? That’s all for now, but come back next week for another dose of delightful action on Panel Perfect! (Now back on Fridays where it belongs!) GET SOCIAL WITH US HOSTS: @maxmielecki @alex.r.pappas GUEST: @andyrideragain --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Panel Perfect #12: Chew (w/ Andy Rider)

Welcome back, True Believers! Did you miss our full episodes? We missed you! And to start this year off right, we decided to go out the gate with a series that was adapted into objectively the best movie: Suicide Squad. Join Max, Alex, and comedian Alex Caine as they jump into an episode full of this amazing stuff: - Alex Caine has a bone to pick with Marvel Movies. But also DC. (But Mostly Marvel). - Max reminisces over the X-Men's Reality TV obsession in the early 2000s. - Alex also has a bone to pick with DC. This one is Flash related. - Wait, isn't this a Suicide Squad episode? What is the actual appeal of the series, anyway? - Wait, Suicide Squad is about wacky villains doing wacky heists? How did the movie get it so, so wrong? - Did we forget the Iron Man sequels are of mixed quality? The boys sure haven't.  That's it for this week, folks, but come back next week for another dose of ink and paper insanity! We'll be releasing on tuesdays from now on, so pour your morning (or evening) coffee and get ready! GET SOCIAL WITH US: HOSTS: @maxmielecki @alex.r.pappas GUEST: @acaine47 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Panel Perfect #11: Suicide Squad (w/ Alex Caine)

Welcome back, true believers! We're still hard at work on the next batch of episodes, but in the meantime enjoy this cut content from our discussion of Preacher with comedian KC Michelson where Alex reveals a previously unseen part of his history. It involves baseball, Greece, and Michigan, so don't miss out! See you all back here at our new release day of Tuesdays for our first full episode of the new year! Until then, keep it cool, kids! GET SOCIAL WITH US: Hosts: Alex Pappas (@alex.r.pappas) Max Mielecki (@maxmielecki) Guest: KC Michelson (@KC.Michelson)

Extras: The Mafia is (Probably) after Alex (w/ KC Michelson)

Welcome back, True Believers! We're prepping our next batch of episodes to make sure they're both amazing and awesome (It's a hard ratio to get right), but in meantime, please enjoy this extra discussion from our One Piece episode that was cut for time, featuring eSports Commentator and Comedian extraordinaire Dan Grove!  It goes everywhere, from Dan's disappointment with the new Pokemon to his first job to him and Alex clashing over football. (As any good Comics podcast should have). We've got some more content on the way, see you all next friday for and remember to keep it cool, kids!

Extras: Dan Grove (Almost) Loves Pokemon

Happy New Year, True Believers! To kick off 2020, this week comedian and screenwriter KC Michelson (Funny or Die Features) came into the studio to talk about Garth Ennis' celebrated book series turned AMC show, Preacher. (He also brought his own liquor. How considerate!) Contained within this electric episode: - KC keeps mistaking "Comics" for "Comedians", hilarity ensues. - Alex marvels at the prospect of being able to get ANYTHING you want from a book fair. - Is Preacher the rare adaptation where the TV Show outshines the source material? - Max has some thoughts on the book series. Red hot, incendiary thoughts. - Was AMC's budget restraints a blessing in the disguise for the show? That's it for now, folks, have a great start to your year and read some amazing stories! See you soon! GET SOCIAL WITH US: Hosts @alex_r_pappas @maxmielecki Guest @KCMichelson -  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Panel Perfect #10: Preacher (w/ KC Michelson)

Welcome back folks, the fine purveyors of pertinent entertainment at Panel Perfect have returned with a new episode sure to delight your peepers! In honor of the Star Wars sequel trilogy's final chapter, we sat down with the Historic Alex Theatre's House Manager and resident Jedi Master, Colin Perkins! There have been a TON of Star Wars comics over the years, and Colin turned onto some of the craziest stories, such as: - Did you know there Trash compacter monster in the Death Star was trying "baptize Luke with the force?" - Han Solo had a best friend for years named Jackson Rabbit (Who was a giant Green rabbit) - There's an entire novel about the IG-88, the Droid Bounty Hunter from Empire Strikes Back, taking over the Death Star to mess with the Emperor? - Max is astounded that there was a Star Wars newspaper strip that provided a panel a day of galactic stories in the 70's - Alex wonders if any Star Wars will recapture the triumph that was Super Bombad Racing. That's all for this week, folks, but come back next week for our FINAL EPISODE OF 2019 as we send out the decade with a blast! In the Glendale, California area? Check out events at the Alex Theatre here: https://alextheatre.org/ GET SOCIAL WITH US: HOSTS @maxmielecki @alex_r_pappas GUEST Colin Perkins (Find him on Facebook) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Panel Perfect #09: Star Wars Comics (w/ Colin Perkins)

Panel Perfect is sending in the clowns this week as the boys welcome DJBooth.com writer Drew Landry to discuss "Joker", DC's R-rated take on the iconic Batman villain that absolutely no one saw. Contained within this mighty piece of media: - Alex tells a story of impersonating the voice of Moviefone cost him a job. - Is "Joker" really a more modern update of the classic story "The Killing Joke"? - Drew ponders exactly what parts of the movie can be trusted due to the Joker's penchant for fantasy. - Max would love to see Joaquin Phoenix's take on the character fight Batman (because of course he does.) - Why does the violence in "Joker"  feel more real than something like Mortal Kombat? - Would a sequel have to answer the mysteries posed in the film or would it be able to step around them? That's all for now, folks! But return next week for even more electrically charged engagements on Panel Perfect! Find Drew Landry's work on DJBooth here: https://djbooth.net/author/drew-landry GET SOCIAL WITH US: HOSTS @alex.r.pappas @maxmielecki GUEST @mrdrewlandry --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Panel Perfect #08: Joker (w/ Drew Landry)

Kono panerupāfekutode wa, makkusu to Arekkusu ga moto e supōtsukomentētā no dangurōbu to tomoni sutajio ni mukai, sekai de mottomo ninkinoaru manga `wanpīsu' o katarimasu! (In this Panel Perfect, Max and Alex head into the studio with former eSports commentator Dan Grove to talk the world's most popular manga, One Piece!) Kono ude o nobasu episōdo ni fukumareru: (Contained within this arm-stretching episode:) - Alex continues his streak of correct name-saying! - Dan talks about how he discovered One Piece and why it helped him through a difficult time.  - He also comes out hard against fellow Shonen Jump property Naruto. - Max tries to figure out why the pirate adventure One Piece has such dedicated fans. What's the secret to the enduring popularity of Eiichiro Oda's series? - Our heroes try to figure how One Piece's Snail-Phones (Yes, Snail-phones) actually work. - Is the production cycle and serialized storytelling of anime & manga something the world is embracing in the streaming age? - Dan thinks the whole "Golden Age of TV" is a crock.  Toriaezu, komikku no sekai de sarani kin'iro no romansuadobenchā o tanoshimimashou! (That's all for now, join us next week for more golden romance adventures in the world of comics!) GET SOCIAL WITH US: Hosts: @maxmielecki @alex.r.pappas Guest: @dangrovecomedy_ NEW EPISODES EVERY FRIDAY! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Panel Perfect #07: One Piece (w/ Dan Grove)

Welcome back, loyal listeners! This week on Panel Perfect, Max and Alex welcome comedian Nadav Fleisher into the studio to discuss Marvel's reinvention of the jade giant, The Immortal Hulk! Contained within this exhilarating episodic experience: - Alex finally gets names right! Will this  trend keep up? - Nadav talks about his history with comics, including his father using them to learn English! - The boys discover the true measure of age is how many Pokemon you can name. - Just how crazy is The Immortal Hulk? The Hulk eats god and throws planets at people. And that's just the tip of the iceberg! - Nadav and Alex bond over Magic the Gathering. Max tries to pretend he knows anything at all about the classic card game. - Who would make the best addition to the MCU? Smart money is on the cast of Queer Eye. - Max attempts to summarize the plot of Death Stranding. Attempts. That's all for now, but check back in next week for more audacious adventures in the land of ink and art! See Nadav's work on Macaulay Culkin's humor site Bunny Ears here: https://bunnyears.com/hulk-smash-phone-and-hulk-no-have-insurance/ GET SOCIAL WITH US! Hosts @maxmielecki @alex.r.pappas Guest @im_nadav_hello --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Panel Perfect #06: The Immortal Hulk (w/ Nadav Fleisher)

Join comedians, filmmakers, and super nerds Max Mielecki and Alex Pappas as they discuss the fine medium of art with words on it. Come back every week to see them interview a new guest about one of their favorite properties to find out why they're so great, if they'd hold up today, and so much more.

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