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Each week Jeff Moss and Donnie Coulter bring a unique look at the world of comics, and comic related paraphernalia. Fans, Collectors and Contributors of comics, Moss and Coulter are up to their necks in trivia, and swimming in their own petulance. Get ready to laugh!
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Episode 244: Ari and The Jump-Off | This week on The Watchtower, everyone’s getting a case of the Gay! Marvel has a Gay wedding! DC has a gay character! Donnie has… the week off. But, we have a special guest host, Ari, who has a unique perspective on the progressiveness of The Big Two. Then, Spoilers. Some love ‘em, some hate ‘em, and some just can’t avoid them. But are they really as bad as they seem? Plus, the News of The World, the Forecast and of course, we take your phone calls! | 5/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 243: Two Places At Once | This week on Watchtower Radio, we are literally in two places at once! First up, we come to you live from the first annual Ottawa Comicon! It was a great show and we chat comics, Avengers and the New 52 with some of our crew and anyone else who happens to pop by! Then, through the magic of… well, magic, we are transported to the brand new home of Watchtower Radio, The 4th Wall Podcast Theatre! We’ve built our own little niche within The 4th Wall and for the first time ever we’re using it to bring you a mega-sized Forecast and take your phone calls! | 5/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Watchtower Radio: Mixtape 002 | Hey Kids! Donnie’s getting himself settled in his new job this week, so I thought it would be a great time to sit back and dig through the record box and spin some tunes! A new mixtape for your reading pleasure. So grab your stack (of comics you pervs) and enjoy! -Moss Tracklist: Rhyme O’Clock – Wordburglar & More or Les Drawings With Words – WordBurglar Southbound – Ben Caplan Wrecking Ball – Bruce Springsteen I Knew Prufrock Before He got Famous – Frank Turner All Alright – Fun Eyes Wide Open – Gotye Crush – The Horrible Crowes Don’t Break The Needle – J Roddy Walston & The Business Can’t Hardly Wait – Kristopher Roe Women & Work – Lucero Admit It! – Say Anything Flute Loop – Beastie Boys You Really Got Me – Ray Davies & Metallica | 5/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episiode 242: Four Weddings & A Bastard | This week on Watchtower Radio, we’re talking about stuff that You probably never thought we’d talk about. First up, Grant Morrisson thinks Batman is “utterly gay.” Not that there’s anything wrong with that. Also, Marvel is hosting a gay wedding in the pages of Astonishing X-Men! Our question is, why’s everyone so concerned with people using 1880′s slang for Happy? Then, the the Spider-Men event is upon us, and it may have been going on longer than we thought… even longer than Nick Fury’s been having illegitimate children! We’ll talk about the “new” Nick Fury. Plus, The Forecast, lots of movie tidbits in the News of The World and of course, your phone calls!! | 5/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 241: High Protein Diets | This week on Watchtower Radio, there’s a lot of great advice. Advice that DC for example, should follow when choosing the name of its rumored event next year. Could there really be a return to the Trinity days? Then, With Avengers virtually on our doorstep, the most logical thing to do is start wondering what’s next? Iron Man 3, apparently and we’ve got some news! And since there were no Phone Calls this week (hrm), we pick and choose some quoteable moments from the last week. Plus, The Forecast, News of the World and advice from Donnie on how to keep that liquid diet on track! | 4/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 240: Flannel Pants Deuce | This week on Watchtower Radio, Donnie drinks Red Bull… with sexy results! C2E2 in Chicago was chock full of news! Jhonen Vasquez, Before Watchmen and new Marvel Solo series were the big buzz! We’ve got the scoop on what you can expect as the summer unfolds. Then, it’s been confirmed: In Spider-Men, “Amazing” Peter Parker is going to enter the world of “Ultimate” Miles Morales. This is going to be a big deal for one of these characters, but which one? Plus, an almost all-movie edition of News of The World, an over-sized Forecast and since it was so much fun last time, some Craigslist ads from C2E2! | 4/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 239: Smooth and Sexy | This week on Watchtower Radio there is only one think on peoples eyeballs: Avengers Vs X-Men. Now that this Mega-event is underway, we take a look at the first issue, take you into an AvX Release Party and give our own bold predictions! Then, according to some, Superhero Comics are a “dying genre.” We say if it is dying, it’s sure taking it’s sweet time. Plus, we’ll have The Forecast, News of The World, Your Phone Calls and if you want to hook up at a Comic Con, you may want to consider some options first! | 4/4/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 238: Avengers Vs X-Men Vs Watchtower Radio | This week on Watchtower Radio we bring you the heaviest hitters in their greatest matchups! or we talk about comics… yeah, probably the comics thing. Avengers Vs X-Men is officially under way! With Issue #0 and Issue #1 in our hot little hands, we look forward to diving to the stuff we’ve… already read? Also, what’s the tale of the tape? We find out! Plus, would you go see a movie about Middle-Age Alien Ninja Turtles? Michael Bay hopes you would! And, believe it or not, he’s not alone… Plus, The Forecast, Your Phone Calls and in the News of The World we wonder what James Cameron’s X-Men might have looked… and smelled, like. | 3/29/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 237: Watchtower Radio | This week we have for you the debut of the all-new Watchtower Radio!! First up, what the hell is Infinite Comics? Or Augmented Reality? If it sounds complicated, it’s not. Just follow along and we will explain all! Then, Wondercon has brought us an absolute bucket of announcements! We break down the good, the bad and the X-Treme (yeah, I spelled that right). Plus, News of The World, The Forecast, Phone calls and Ultimate Marathon is totally a thing | 3/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 236: 10 Pounds of Stuff | This week on The Watchtower we jam 10 pounds of awesome into a 5 pound bag. There’s a new Captain Marv- er, Shazam in town, but he’s not the only one getting a New 52 makeover! Jay Garrick‘s got a new set of duds and we’ve got the scoop! Archie comics are continuing to face down some of the biggest real-life problems out there and Avengers vs X-Men is beating out some stiff competition when it comes to pre-orders! Plus The Forecast, a tribute to some lost friends and a plea to parents! All and more on this week’s edition of The Watchtower! | 3/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 235: My Friend Dahmer | This week on The Watchtower an interview like no other with a cartoonist like no other about a friend like no other. Derf Backderf is our guest to talk about his graphic novel My Friend Dahmer. Derf went to school with serial killer Jeffery Dahmer and has a perspective on him that few get to see. He talks with us about cartooning, Dahmer and some of his may other projects. But of course, that’s not all! The Image Expo has given us a lot to talk about in terms of their crop of releases for 2012! Plus, can Bendis work his magic on The X-Men? Or, will Bendis work his magic on The X-Men? Also, New 52 Earth-2 is being revealed ever so slowly, the Forecast is chock full o’books and we have phone calls to get to!! | 2/29/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 234: Gorillas & Machine Guns | This week on The Watchtower, there is still yet more to get to. First up, Con Season is upon us! DC had a great showing at Megacon on Orlando, and we’ve got all the details on FCBD, Static Shock, The New Gods, and more!! Then, Kevin Smith’s Comic Book Men has launched over on AMC. People seem pretty let down by the first episode, but is all lost? Find out! And, this summer The Amazing Spider-Man will take on the Lizard! But what kind of Lizard is it? And what could his involvement at all say about future Spider-Man movies? Plus, The Forecast, Your Phone Calls and Udon Entertainment has some surprisingly good ideas!! Let us know what you think! (347) 655-3000! | 2/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 233: Out-Creepin’ The Creepy | This week on The Watchtower, there is a LOT to get to! It seems like everyone is suing everyone else in comics today. We break down Moore V Kirkman and Marvel V Freidrich and what implications it could have on the industry as a whole! Then, when do comics get too real? Buffy faces a tough choice and one has to wonder if its a bit too much. Plus, Power Girl gets a new look, The Forecast has this and that, and as if that isn’t enough, We have a very special exclusive interview with famed Marvel Artist Mike Deodato Jr! And as always, we want your input! Give us a call at (347) 655-3000! | 2/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 232: Before Before Watchmen | This week on The Watchtower, the biggest story continues to be DC’s Before Watchmen! We break down the series themselves, the ethics behind doing a project like this and even toss around a few names that didn’t get involved! Then, Marvel wants us to get excited about Spider-Men this June. But is it really as exciting as the suit that Amazing Spider-Man is borrowing from the American Panther? Plus a massive Forecast and for the very first time, we take your calls on The Watchtower!! Got a question or comment for Donnie or Jeff? Leave a message at (347) 655-3000!! | 2/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Watchtower Radio: Mixtape 001 | Hey friends! Moss here and Donnie is out sick with the flu, so I thought I’d take this opportunity to try something a little different! Next to comics, my biggest passion is Music. I get quite a few questions about some of the music we use on the show and what I’m listening to and so on. Well, since Donnie is away I thought why not throw together a bit of a mixtape for y’all to listen to while you’re reading this week’s stack of books? So kick back and enjoy a few of my favorites. Maybe you’ll even find a song or band or two that you hadn’t heard of that you can get into. Next week, Donnie will be back and we’ll have all the reaction to Before Watchmen, speculation on Spider-Men, The Forecast and for the first time, your phone calls! So be good, and we’ll see you then! -Moss Tracklist: Good night on the lash – The Mahones Damage Case – Motorhead Mariachi el Bronx – Mariachi El Bronx Come around – Chuck Ragan Redemption Song – Joe Strummer American Slang – Gaslight Anthem Rainbow Connection – The Muppets The WB – Wordburglar Africa – Quietdrive Queen of Hearts – F****d Up If ever I stray – Frank Turner Sometimes – Lucero Mutiny – William Elliot Whitmore For Whom The Bell Tolls – Metallica Ain’t No Grave – Johnny Cash | 2/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 231: Upper Anger Management | This week on The Watchtower, we shine a light on an area of comics that’s rarely seen: Editing. We chat with Dark Horse’s Scott Allie (Hellboy, BPRD, Buffy, Serenity, and more) about what it is exactly an Editor does, and how good editors can make or break a book! Then, there are some huge rumors abound as some are speculating that a certain wall-crawler may appear in the upcoming Avengers movie. Not likely, say others… Also, Nick Fury has been a lot of things, but a Baby Daddy? Oh yes my friends, there is questionable parentage afoot! Plus the Forecast and a look ahead to what’s coming out (and not coming out) from Marvel in April! | 1/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 230: Who You Gonna Call? | This week on The Watchtower its a DC Free-For-All! Starting of course, with this: DC’s new Logo is… something, but that’s not all! Seconds after we wrapped last week’s show, DC cancelled 6 titles and announced 6 more! We break down this “Second Wave” of the New 52! Also, Rob Liefeld’s Hawk & Dove has been cancelled. But don’t worry, he’s got not one, not two, but THREE new jobs up his sleeve. We marvel as you do. All that plus the Forecast and an announcement so huge it will change the way you listen to this show forever!! Got a question or comment for Donnie or Jeff? Leave a message at (347) 655-3000!! | 1/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 229: It’s Good To Be Baaaack! | It’s good to be back on The Watchtower! While we had a bit of an extended holiday break, the comics world swirled around us! So much to talk about including: -Avengers Vs X-Men Tie-In (note the sigular)! -DC’s no-so-much holding the line at $2.99! -Pandora’s box is open, and impending crossovers in the New 52! -Comic Sales for 2011 were…up? And so much more!! All that plus we’ve got a massive Forecast, and Donnie turns fashion critic on the new Captain Cold! It’s 2012! It’s The Watchtower! It’s Good To Be Baaaaack!!! Got a question or comment for Donnie or Jeff? Leave a message at (347) 655-3000!! | 1/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 228: Sh*T Donnie Says | This week on The Watchtower, it’s almost Christmas! Which means we’re mailing it in! (not really) Actually there is a lot of Movie news to get to this week. Brand new trailers for GI Joe, Ghost Rider and The Hobbit have all dropped and need to be picked apart. Plus, I’m sure you’ve seen the excellent trailer for The Dark Knight Rises. Know who hasn’t? Donnie! We sit in as he views it for the first time! But that’s not all! We’ve got some of our close personal friends stopping by with holiday messages, The Forecast, last minute gift ideas for the comic fan in your life and Jeff has a special surprise for Donnie! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from The Watchtower! | 12/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 227: I Had A Really Witty Title, But Forgot To Write It Down | This week on The Watchtower, there’s a whole lot of stuff to get to! First up, Defenders #1 offered us not only a decent book, but a new level of teasing from the folks at Marvel. Isn’t it about time the tease ended? Then, with Avengers vs X-Men on the horizon we look at the possibility of Tie-Ins. May we actually be spared the lions share with this event? And, the publisher of Image says that Marvel and DC are out of ideas and living in the past. At first glance, he may be right, but when you think about it… really, Image? Plus, The Forecast, some new collected editions and JMS did NOT listen to Jeff last week. | 12/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 226: Don’t Be a Dick. | This week on the Watchtower there’s big things afoot in the Marvel U! Marvel announced this week the mega-event Avengers Vs X-Men. With 12 issues, 5 writers and 3 artists can this be the most ambitious comic story ever told? Or too much putting all the eggs in one basket. Then, from the forthcoming Amazing Spider-Man movie it’s The Lizard! Brought to you by… Pez? And after all that, two old me yell at each other over something that has nothing to do with comics. Do with that what you will… Plus, The Forecast and Jeff has a special message for everyone involved in comics: Hey, Don’t Be a Dick. | 12/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 225: It’s Time To Light The Lights | This week on The Watchtower we take a look at some burning questions! First up, the Human Torch returns in Fantastic Four #600! An over-sized mess, or the new milestone for anniversary issues? Then, you know what burns me up? Comic Book Marketing! Do these guys have any idea how to draw in the new readers? And, the burning debate of who is the greatest foil for Batman? All that plus The Forecast, and the Wonder Woman movie you had no idea was coming out! | 11/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 224: It’s The F&%King Watchtower | This week on The Watchtower, anything can happen (and does)! Marvel has gone cancel-crazy lately. X-23, Ghost Rider, Punisher MAX, Black Panther, Alpha Flight, Destroyers, Victor Von Doom, Daken: Dark Wolverine, Iron Man 2.0, and All-Winners Squad have all bit the big one. Some without even publishing an issue! Is it as a result of sales? Or Strategy? Could we be seeing these fringe titles go away to streamline things and set the stage for something really big? Then, do we really need another Comicon? Image seems to think so, but the payoff? Well that’ll be determined for Gold Level Members only. And, Joe Mad, So Sad. Seconds after the first issue hit stands, it was announced that Joe Mad was off Avenging Spider-Man, as Mad will be doing “Every other Story Arc.” Marvel says this was the plan all along, they just forgot to tell anyone. Shrewd move with a notoriously slow artist? Or another case of too much too soon? All that plus The Forecast, and some TV news that’s just Golden! | 11/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 223: Comic Book Babble-On, and on, and on… | This week on The Watchtower… We’re really tired. So there might be some… drifting, in this week’s show. First up, Marvel’s Point One. This issue is supposed to set the stage for the Marvel U in 2012, but did it leave us with more questions than answers? Then, Joe Mad is back! In a big, bad way and we dissect the Avenging Spider-Man. And, Do you guys remember Thor? Neither do we! But Tanarus sure is great! Plus, a heavy-duty Forecast, a rant from Jeff and even more of the excitement of us talking!! | 11/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 222: When Nothing Becomes Something | This week on The Watchtower, we are making a whole lot of something out of nothing! Nothing seemed to happen this week in comics, but that don’t stop us! We kick it off by talking some TV. With the success of The Walking Dead, can other networks make “geek-friendly” fare that will be just as good? Probably not. And, Bucky is back! In what was one of the shortest death spans ever, Bucky is back and we will tell you why its awesome! Plus we take a look a the Bad Guys of the New 52 and give you all you need to know in The Forecast! | 11/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 221: Return of The Boom Bap | And we’re back! After a brief hiatus, The Watchtower returns! And what a world we’ve returned to! Watchtmen 2? Are you serious? Apparently there’s a good chance that it’ll happen! Also, Fear Itself is over, but there’s something else scary lurking on the horizon. The Phoenix! It’s coming back, and no one really knows why. Plus, it’s Halloween! So we get into some scary comics and discuss the state of horror in the funny books today! All that and The Forecast, some sweet Ghost Rider news and some Arkham City talk! | 11/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 220: Fillin’ Up The Dustbin | This week on The Watchtower, we are sweeping up the floor and dealing with a lot of mini-topics! -Marvel fires a Digital shot across DC’s Bow! -The numbers on the New 52 are in! -NYCC is almost here and with it come rumours galore! -The Avengers trailer has hit but did it knock us out? -Schism has come to an end, but what will it mean for the X-Men? All that plus The Forecast, a mini-rant from the Rant Farm, and the impossible happens: Jeff endorses a polybag! | 10/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 219: Return of The Son of the Return of The Something or Other | This week on The Watchtower, after a brief hiatus we’re back! And while we were gone the whole world lost it’s mind over the New 52. Sexy Times, Homophobic Villains and The Crisis of Crisis’ are all covered! Speaking of losing minds, Frank Miller might have lost his. At least that’s what our review of his “totally-not-Batman” graphic novel Holy Terror would have you believe. And, of course, it’s the return of The Watchtower Checklist and we’re talkin’ cartoons! Plus, 2 weeks worth of New 52 reviews, and a look ahead at whats on the shelves this week in a super-extended Forecast! | 10/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 218: It’s The Here and The Now | This week on The Watchtower, it’s the end of the world! Slave Labor Graphics has announced it’s going all-digital with it’s single issues. The beginning of the end? or a shrewd business move? Also, could X-Sanction be Marvel’s answer to some other time-spanning stories of late? One observer seems to thing so… Plus, there’s a new member of the Teen Titans who’s Living Out Loud. But is anybody really listening? All that plus The Forecast, New 52 week 2 reviews and the return of Questy’s Rant Farm! | 9/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 217: We’ll Be Singing When We’re Winning | This week on The Watchtower, it’s all about winning (and not in a Sheen-esque way)! First up, Cable wins because he’s back from the dead! But can he win against the Avengers in the upcoming X-Sanction? And can any of it win at getting anyone’s attention? Then who wins during the debut of a brand new segment, The Watchtower checklist! All that, plus we discuss the winners and losers both this week and last in The Forecast, who’s winning the cheap shot battle, and we ALL win in the comic shops in August! | 9/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 216: Behind the Curtains | It’s here! It’s here! It’s the Watchtower!! This week there is plenty to get to as we are finally able to get a toehold on the New DCU. Is it living up to the hype? And on that front, when is a comic book sell out really a sell out? Could it be never? We reveal all! Plus, Marvel’s Season One is ready to go, but will it have the impact of an Earth One? And, after a Flipped Forecast, Jeff reads some pretty amazing fan responses to a Batman status quo change!! All that and more on this week’s episode of The Watchtower!! | 9/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 215: The Beginning of The End of The Prelude To The Beginning | This week on The Watchtower there is all kinds of newness afoot! First, the new DCU is upon is! We finish off our three-part look at all 52 books, and a wee sneak peek at Justice League #1! Then, we thought Fear Itself was over in October… Think again, true believers! If you thought comic book numbering was silly before, hold on toy out horses! All this plus The Forecast, a musical spotlight and we reveal the results of last week’s much-touted Questy Awards!! | 8/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 214: The Grand Questys Eve Reveal! | This week on The Watchtower, yeah we’ve got stuff. Stuff to talk about in the Forecast, and our second-of-three part look at DC’s New 52. But the big nut? The real thing that’s got everyone excited? We have and interview with, and will reveal the identity of the Special Mystery Guest who will be appearing at this year’s Questy Awards! It’s a big surprise, and once you know who it is you aren’t going to want to miss anything he has to say! *UPDATE* – Sadly, we’ve just learned that Ethan Van Sciver won’t be joining us in Toronto, or at the Questy Awards (See Below) So, sadly, the big reveal was for naught. However, our interview with Ethan about the New 52 is still more than worth a listen and with Kirby Krackle on the Questys bill, it’s still gonna be a great show! | 8/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 213: They Have Comics In Books Now | This week on The Watchtower, it’s all about the books! First up, we start a three-part series in which we break down the New 52. What’s good? What’s worth missing? What’s a Must Have? We let you know! Then, the Marvelous Mavens of Marketing, Marvel have announced… ready for it? More polybags! But these ones have a surprise in them! And meet the new God of Thunder! What?! I just started to like the old one!! All that plus, Questy’s Rant Farm, The Forecast and more info on the 2011 Questy Awards!!! | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 212: The 2011 Questy Awards | That’s right folks! The most wonderful time of the year is here, and we have all the info you need on the 2011 Questy Awards! Katherine Curtis joins us in studio to let you know the Where’s, When’s and very special Who’s that make up this year’s event! Plus, lots has been said about Miles Morales, the new Ultimate Spider-Man, but has anyone actually talked about the book? Or the story? We break it down as it should be, a comic book. And it would seem the Fantastic Four is making a comeback just in time for issue #600! Hey wait, didn’t we say that a year ago? All that plus a very special offer from us to you on The Watchtower! | 8/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 211: The Vengance of ChubbyBandito | And we are back! And we’ve brought a friend! Donnie’s girlfriend Sabrina is here, and she’s brought with her a non-comic fan’s review of Captain America: The First Avenger! Could this be the film that builds bridges? Plus, we get the rundown on the SDCC experience, and don’t worry Marvel! We won’t spoil the contents of the book that you put in a bag to protect against spoilers but then spoiled in USA Today anyways. All that plus The Forecast, Donnie Does The DCU Episode 12 and an extra special glimpse into the world of the man called Questy! | 8/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 210: Back To The Future From The Past’s Present | This week on The Watchtower, it’s San Diego Comicon! (And by that, we mean that Jeff’s there and Donnie’s mad about it.) So we are broadcasting from the past, but that doesn’t stop us from delivering your dose of the non-frightening lighting! We take a look back at 2011 (so far). What were the big stories? What impact did they have? What impact is yet to come? Halfway through a year, and we’ve seen so much that we’ve never seen before!! Plus, we have a full-length Forecast Through Time and the return of Questy’s Rant Farm!! Dr. Who ain’t got nuthin’ on The Watchtower!! | 7/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 209: We’re Just a Great Big Tease | It’s all about the tease this week on The Watchtower! Marvel has released a virtual slew of teaser images that it promises to elaborate on during SDCC. Assuming of course they don’t tell the New York Times the day before the panel. Also, the identity of the new Ultimate Spider-Man is a big tease? Have we seen him before? or have we not seen her yet? And, we take a look at the ever-changing vibe of San Diego Comicon. How come zombies are OK, but Love and Romance is maligned? Plus Donnie Does The DCU, and a complete and wonderful Forecast!! | 7/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Epsiode 208: Mysterious Seductions of The Red | This week on The Watchtower, we are diving deep into the mysterious unknown! First up, DC has released it’s “New 52 FAQ” and it contains… well, a lot of the same stuff we already knew. But there are some new points that are worth a gander! Then, Ultimate Spider-Man’s swan song has swung, so what’s next for the Ultimate Webslinger? Donald Glover would be happy with the rumored answer to that question. And, We save comics (again) with the help of a wonderfully “seasonal” article on Newsarama. Plus The Forecast, and Donnie Does The Questioning of Questy’s Rant Farm. Or something. | 7/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 207: Deadly Digital Dilemmas | This week on The Watchtower, we get a whole bunch of stuff done. First up, the DC Retailer Roadshow has swung through and given us some more details on how their relaunch is going to roll out. Advertising, incentives, variants and print outsells digital by how much?! Then, it’s a somber, spoiler-riddled segment as we talk about the events of Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #160. It’s contents, it’s bag and the ball that was dropped. Then circling back to the DCNu, we have a brand new JLA and everybody’s gotta wear pants? All that, plus The Forecast and the return of Questy’s Rant Farm! | 6/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 206: The Terrible Trifecta | This week on The Watchtower, it’s a perfect storm. Doing this show is always a blast, but there are three instances in which it’s even more fun: 1.) There is a big-budget superhero movie to review (ie Green Lantern). 2.) There is an issue to discuss that transcends the books themselves (ie racial or gender equality in comics) 3.) When one of the comic book publishers lobs us up a softball by doing something monumentally stupid (ie spoiling Ultimate Spider-Man #160 the day before it’s released). As you can see, this week, we have all three. Plus, The Forecast and the 10th edition of Donnie Does The DCU! | 6/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 205: The Super-Bro Code | This week on The Watchtower, we’re going back and forth! First we look ahead to the DCNu. The books have been announced, the teams have been announced and the looks have been revealed. And what looks they are. Five ups and Five downs to the DC Relaunch! Then, we reach back a couple of weeks and discuss X-Men: First Class. Is this the best X-Men movie ever? or the “Maybiest” X-Men movie ever? Then, looking forward to September, and blast from the past: Joe Mad is Back!!! And he’s drawing the character he was born to draw. But how long will it last? All that plus The Forecast and Donnie Does The DCU! | 6/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 204: The Good, The Bad and The Donnie | This week on The Watchtower it’s wall to wall coverage of the DC-Nu-s that’s hit in the least week! We run down what’s going to be happening with your favourite titles, characters and creators. JLA, Batman, Superman, Morrison, Lee, Johns, Lanterns, Legions and more!! Then, we dive into the digital debate. Are “combo” packs really the answer? Or just another way to get comics in a polybag? And, as a result of some of the rumored changes, Barbara Gordon will once again be Batgirl! A, er, walking, Batgirl… How? Plus, Donnie Does The DCU, and as many books as we can cram into The Forecast!! | 6/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 203: Goint Back To One | This week on The Watchtower, huge news that has rocked the comics world! Yes, that’s right Katherine Curtis, the Naked Nerd is back! Also, there may be something about DC comics rebooting their entire universe with all-new first issues in September. Might we have something to say about that? Yeah, I’d like to think so. We also stage a requiem for a planet, throw out a whole bunch of stuff in the Forecast and do a little re-booting of our own. All that, and the Wonder Woman TV show that will not die!! | 6/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 202: Building A Better Mouse Trap | Greetings friends and neighbours! It’s, once again, The Watchtower! This week, its all about Flashpoint and Fear Itself! The opening salvos have been thrown in the “Big 2″ summer events, so which one seems better? Which is being executed properly? And more importantly, which one will be getting the numbers? Then, a discussion about comic book numbering. As DC is poised to take the majority of their titles “back to #1,” we ask who wins with renumbering? And, do we need numbers at all? Then, in the wake of the tragic cancellation of the Wonder Woman TV show that no one ever saw but everyone had an opinion on, we don’t revel in sadness. Instead, we look at how it could have been saved, and what should be done next! All that plus The Forecast, and the return of Questy’s Rant Farm! | 5/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 201: The Mighty Hammer of The Warrior Questyll | This week on the Watchtower, we’re heading to Asgard and back! Thor has officially hit world wide movie screens, which means we’ve seen it and we’ll give you the ins and outs of what was good and what was not so good! Then, in other movie news, huge and gargantuan spoilers from the sets of Amazing Spider-Man and The Dark Knight Rises. There could be huge characters in both, but will it work? Also, the question of diversity in comics has been raised again. We raise the question is it diversity that’s the problem? Or simply the way we view diversity? All that plus The Forecast, and for the second week in a row Donnie Does The DCU!! (he must be exhausted!) | 5/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 200: The Bi-Tennial Edition | Yes, you read that right folks. It’s the 200th episode of The Watchtower!! To kick it all off, we get Ultimate as Marvel unveils it’s new line of Ultimate comics. Can Hickman, Spencer and Co revive what was greatest about Ultimate Comics? Or could be be looking at another Ultimatum? Then, someone’s gotta call Batman because there seems to be a rash of scumbags at conventions making things hard on artists. One prominent wielder of pencil and ink has even stopped sketching all together! Is there something that can be done? Or is this the new normal in our art community? And, it’s the greatest day of the year this weekend: FREE COMIC BOOK DAY!! That’s right, lots of comics, totally free, and we’ll let you know what to keep an eye out for! Plus Donnie Does The DCU, another Wonder Woman update and a whole lot more on the 200th episode of The Watchtower!! | 5/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 199: Honkin’ On Bobo | This week on The Watchtower, Donnie has the night off so in between periods of the tragic Montreal/Boston hockey game, Moss is going solo! There’s plenty of stuff to get fired up about, including the arrival of yet another huge Vertigo Character in the DCU! Could this be the start of a whole new trend? Plus, Superman is an American no more!! But does it matter? And an update on the biggest story in comics: The Wonder Woman TV show. Some plot points have been tinkered with, but will it create divisive opinion and discussion the way the color of her pants did? Find out!! All that, plus a complete Forecast and a first ever live cold-call!!! | 4/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 198: Magical Dinosaurs Await Thee! | This week on The Watchtower, we’re taking it to the streets! I have no idea what that means. What I can tell you though is we’ve got big news to talk about! Starting with a brand new Ultimate Spider-Man! Who will wear the costume? What will become of Peter Parker? Will the fact it’s been spoiled for us 3 months before it happens matter? We ask these and other questions! Also, can the Anthology save print comics? And, where did the numbers go? Are publishers going out of their way to make reading comics hard? All that plus the Forecast, Donnie Does The DCU, and lots, lots more!! | 4/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 197: A Sidebar With an Open Bar | That’s right kids, The Watchtower is back!!! And we have a lot of stuff to get to: First up, there’s two huge returns in comics and both were spoiled before we could read the book! Swamp Thing has hit the DCU, and Steve Rogers is picking up the shield once again. Also, some interesting Batman tie-ins… Then, we get Scaaaaaary as we talk Fear Itself #1! Is Marvel’s big event all it’s cracked up to be? Or will we be scared of its…reality? And, there’s no place like home. Which has nothing to do with the fact I can’t remember what this segment is about, and plan to keep typing until I rememb– Oh Yeah! Kapow Con! The Millarworld convention has come and gone, but was it worth the (continuing) hype? All that plus a detailed Forecast, Questy’s Rant Farm and we keep you up to date on the biggest story in comics: Wonder Woman’s pants. | 4/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 196: The Crankpants Hypocrite Edition | This week on The Watchtower, I’m tired, cranky and can barely remember what I said. So, on with the show! First up, the Black Panther is on his way to becoming the American Panther. Will this be another triumphant usurping of Cap’s costume a-la Captain Punish-erica? We shall see… In other costume news, the internet has won! The TV version of Wonder Woman will have a much more appealing costume on the show. But if no one’s watching, will a costume falling in the woods make a sound? Plus, the re-boot of Batman is about to take place! By Chris Nolan! Before he’s even started filming The Dark Knight Rises! Or something like that, as 2013 will (maybe) see (perhaps) a (not likely) Justice League Movie (never happen). All that plus two massive editions of The Forecast and a double Rant Farm! I mean what else can you ask? I don’t know, but text me. I’m going to nap. | 3/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 195: In Which The Shilling Commences | It’s something of a new-look show this week as the Watchtower returns from a brief hiatus! C2E2 exploded in Chicago, assuring it’s place among the top-tier conventions of the season. There was huge news from Marvel about Daredevil, Punisher, Ghost Rider and More! Not to be left out, Image and DC also made some announcements, and we get an idea of where The Walking Dead TV show is heading for season 2! Also, could digital comics be the final nail in the coffin for comic book “collectors?” No one’s really talked about digital collecting yet, so Goshdarnit we will! All that plus a Double Forecast, Donnie Does The DCU AND a Questy’s rant farm! About PANTS no less!! You can’t beat that with a stick! well, maybe you can… but, please don’t. | 3/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 194: Full of Tiger Blood and Win | This week on The Watchtower, everyone’s jumping on the Charlie Sheen saga so why not us? Joining us for an exclusive interview is Mark Shapiro, writer of the upcoming Charlie Sheen bio-comic from Bluewater. Have we seen all there is to The Warlock? or is there more? Also, the Year of The X-Men is upon us, and as usual death might be coming knocking for a major character. Could Cyclops’ greatest moment as X-Leader be his death? All this plus The Forecast, Donnie Does The DCU Part 3, the new Liefeld/Kirkman connection and Marvel’s double baggin’ it! It’s The Watchtower, more powerful than a thousand bitchin’ rock stars from Mars! | 3/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 193: The Deafening Sound of Silence | This week on The Watchtower, there is an absolute ton of stuff to get to. There really wasn’t a single huge story this week, but there were certainly lots of things to talk about! The Cape says goodbye as Powers starts up. Scooby’s done something wrong, and Anne is totally a cat, AND: Spidey’s daring new look: Plus, The Forecast, Questy’s Rant Farm and the winners of our All-Star Superman Blu-Ray/DVD Combo packs!! | 3/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 192: Giving. Stuff. Away. | This week on The Watchtower, there are a ton of things to get to, both big and small. First off, the comics world was stunned this week by the sudden death of Milestone co-founder Dwayne McDuffie. We take a moment to remember a man who may have been under the radar for some, but who’s impact was felt by all of us. Also, Geoff Johns has dropped some tidbits about Flashpoint. The DC mega-event is starting to take shape, but what does it all mean? What indeed… All that plus Internet Panic, The Forecast and Donnie Does The DCU. Oh, and one more thing: Be sure and listen this week for your chance to win a free Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital combo pack of the All-New DC Universe Animated Original Movie ALL STAR SUPERMAN from Warner Home Video, courtesy of our friends at Warner Home Video and Lex PR! | 2/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 191: The Future of The Foundation Is Fantastic | This week on The Watchtower, there is so much to get to it’s a wonder this wasn’t a 2-parter! In the wake of Johnny Storm’s death, the remaining members of the Fantastic Four are re-branded as Future Foundation. They add Spider-Man to their roster and steal X-Force’s uniforms. Big Mistake? Or the Future…? um, foundation. CANCELLED! DC drops the axe on 5 books and the biggest selling book in Dec (The Dark Knight #1) barely cracked 93,000 copies. Maybe it’s time for Comic fans to appreciate the fact that they still print these things at all. AND The new animated ALL-STAR SUPERMAN movie hasn’t hit the shelves yet but we got our greasy mitts on a copy, and Donnie has the lowdown for you! All this, plus the X-Men: First Class trailer has us (and only us, apparently) underwhelmed, There are a ton of cool new toys out this year, Spider-Man is “Amazing” and Alpha Flight returns!! | 2/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 190: Donnie Does The DCU | There is a metric ton of stuff to get to in this week’s episode of The Watchtower! First up, we break down and review the Superbowl’s biggest Comic/Sci-Fi trailer Debuts!! -Thor -Captain America -Transformers 3 -Cowboys & Aliens -Pirates of The Caribbean 4 and More! Then, the Mecca of ComiCon’s, SDCC has sold out again. Supposedly there were 350,000 people trying to buy tickets. Our question: How come these people aren’t buying, y’know, COMICS? All that plus The Forecast, and The Debut of not one but TWO new segments!! A companion piece to Why Do I Own this, and the much-requested beginning of Donnie Does The DCU! You Ask, We Deliver on The Watchtower!! | 2/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 189: Later Than Spawn #202 | This week on The Watchower we got snowed in. But fortunately we’re Canadian so that didn’t keep us down for long! Flashpoint has been revealed to be DC’s next MEGA event. And when they say Mega, they mean MEGA. With 15 mini-series and several tie in one-shots ON TOP of a regular series, is this the next big thing? Or a big step backwards. Next, Goon creator Eric Powell is making some noise about indie comics, and the Superhero dominance of the comics industry. The question isn’t about right or wrong, the real question is, has Powell made so much noise he’s drowning out his point? And the script for David Kelley’s Wonder Woman TV has hit the net and, well… it’s something. All that plus the Forecast, Rant Farm and the announcement of a brand new “Donnie Does…” Segment!! | 2/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 188: Death Comes To Us All | This week on The Watchtower, we discuss two huge deaths in the comics world. First up, Wizard Magazine, the publication that used to make or break those in comics industry has closed hit’s doors forever. A sign of the times? or a sign that should read “under new management?” Also, the Fantastic Four suffers a blow with the loss of one of their own. But who’s really suffering? Comics fans, old and new. All that, plus Spider-Man’s new movie duds, Wonder Woman gets a win, the Forecast, Rant Farm and anything else we can cram into this bad boy!! | 1/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 187: Live… From The Kitchen! | This week on The Watchtower, I won’t lie: Things get weird. First off, Donnie’s sick with Bubonic Dysentery or something, and I can’t even reach him by phone. So, I’ll do waht any good friend would: Assume he’s ok, and soldier on in his absence. So we’ve got a SLEW of new movie pics to talk about. Spider-Man, Thor, X-Men: First Class and Captain America images have been raining down on the web like, well, rain. What to think? Also, Marvel’s giving you a free comic! That’s right, free! But if you already bought it, too bad so sad. And the teaser parade for DC’s upcoming Flashpoint event has the internet buzzing. But could they be from another world? An ELSEworld, if you will? Plus, a whole bunch of Forecasting and me babbling on about the goings on in my personal life. Oh yeah, it’s good stuff. | 1/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 186: Shining It Right Up | This week on The Watchtower, we shine up a Diamond as there’s NOTHING going on. But fear not, there’s always something to talk about. Like the comic book “Media” for example. Could they be contributing to the success or defeat of certain titles? And Wonder Woman… first a lukewarm re-launch, and now a passed over TV show. Is it maybe time for the Amazonian Princess to take a bit of a break? Also, the DCU Online MMMMMMMMMMORG has gone live. It’s taken 2 years longer than they though, cost over $50 Million, and features the work of over 150 programmers. But the question remains: Is it worth playing? All that plus The Forecast, Questy’s Rant Farm and more, oh, so much more!! | 1/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 185: Kickin’ It In The 2K11 | Yes, that’s right it’s The Watchtower in 2011!! We took a couple of weeks off but we’re back, and have a TON of stuff to get to! Marvel’s got a new evernt on the horizon: Fear Itself. Are we ready for another big event? And more importantly, is Marvel? There’s a new Venom in town, and before you ask what happened to the old Venom, wait until you hear about the makeover the alien suit is getting! Also, Bendis & Bagley are back together on Ultimate Spider-Man. It’s a great thing, but what other great teams in modern comics should be putting the band back together? Plus, a massive Forecast, Questy’s Rant Farm and a whole lot more! It’s 2k11, the year of The Watchtower!! | 1/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 184: The 2010 Christmas List Edition | This week on The Watchtower, we go a-wassling! That’s right, it’s the annual Christmas List edition, in which we spell out for you the best Christmas gift ideas for the geeks on your list! And this year as our gift to you, we’ve brought in the lovely Katherine Curtis of Naked News to decode the best way to shop for the Fangirl on your list! Plus The Rant Farm, The Forecast, and a special segment about what NOT to get your geek! It’s Christmas Cheer all around on The Watchtower!! | 12/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 183: Phoning It In For A Change | This week on The Watchtower, we’re back! But somehow still phoning it in. First up: Shadowland is over… and Daredevil is… something? …maybe? 27 #1 from Image is on shelves this week, but advance copies are already selling for $35-$50 on ebay. Has Image grown to be the best place for creator owned and indie titles? And the next big comics property to get adapted to tv is… Raven? Really? Did they forget they had other stories? All that plus, The Rant Farm, a double Forecast and Donnie has 90 seconds to tell me why I should care about Tron. | 12/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 182: Don’t Get Any Ideas | This week on The Watchtower its big news, big people and big ideas!! We kick it off with all kinds of news on the new Spider-Man movie… that starts shooting in 2 WEEKS?!?! Also, rumor has it director Zack Snyder is looking to Avatar’s special effects crew, because he wants his version of Superman — rumored to be Watchmen’s Matthew Goode — to be fully CG. Could a CG-Heavy movie be the only way to save Superman? With the recent cancellation of “Thor: The Mighty Avenger” we ask the question no one wants to: If it was so great, why didn’t you buy it? And, Mark Millar’s Millarworld crossover… it’s not what we think, but should it have been what Donnie thinks? Plus the Forecast, The Rant Farm and another awesome edition of “What I Did On The Weekend!” | 11/24/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 181: How Are We Supposed To Stop… THE END OF THE WORLD!?! | This week on The Watchtower, we dodge disaster after disaster!! JMS is leaving Monthly Comics to focus on the sequel to Superman: Earth One, and apparently THE WORLD IS ENDING BECAUSE OF IT!!! Spider-Man is going to die (but not that Spider-Man), and Doomsday will reign… and apparently THE WORLD IS ENDING BECAUSE OF IT!!! The first Green Lantern Trailer has hit and you can watch it along with Donnie as he sees it for the very first time!! Uh, and apparently THE WORLD IS ENDING BECAUSE OF IT!!! But we keep the planet spinning with The Forecast, The Rant Farm and oh, so much more!! | 11/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 180: In Which We Resume Talking About Batman | The week on The Watchtower, The Dark Knight isn’t the only one returning! The Naked Nerd Katherine Curtis joins us in studio! Batman’s Back!! And with him comes more details on Batman Inc! Is this gonna work? Or is he doomed to be “Bruce” the way Captain America is “Steve?” Judging a book by it’s cover: With Variants, non-canon covers and even Blank do-it-yourself covers, is the comic cover a lost art? Or the biggest selling tool of them all? Legendary Pictures launches Legendary Comics. A shrewd business move? Or didn’t Radical try the same thing? All this plus The Forecast, The Rant Farm and plenty of the (semi) Witty banter you’ve come to know and love! | 11/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 179.1: In Which We Hardly Talk About Batman | This week on The Watchtower, there’s plenty of tomfoolery afoot! In the new year, DC and Marvel are going to be focusing on attracting new readers. Marvel has set up a “Point One” program, and DC is trying a series of one shots featuring it’s “Key” characters. Will either of these work? Or are they just grabbing at that cash? The Walking Dead debuted on Halloween, and 8.3 million people can’t be wrong! We’ll tell you why this should be the blueprint for comic adaptations from here on out. Also, Superman’s trip to Earth One has been big talk in the media and at the stores, but does it live up to the hype? Sorta… Plus, the Forecast and Questy Rants against… himself? | 11/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 178: The Watchtower Rises… Then Falls Asleep Again | This week on The Watchtower, there’s a ton of stuff to cram in! In addition to your weekly dose of The Forecast, there’s also the title of the new Batman movie, and news that The Riddler will not be the villain as suspected! But what does it all mean…? Also, does the internet kill comic sales? Not through downloading or scanning, but through negative buzz? Some folks think so! Plus we talk Halloween, the strangest comic gear and stories out there, and a somewhat apologetic Rant Farm!! | 10/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 177: The Edge of Forever (or something) | This week on The Watchtower there are many shocking and appalling moments! First up, we talk TV as we run down ABC’s wishlist of Marvel properties to make into ongoing shows. Are they close to a hit? Or way off base? Also, Ryan Reynolds has a Lantern. It looks like this: Finally, along with an awesome Rant Farm and in-depth Forecast, Jeff says a bad word and commits the ultimate comic book sin!!! | 10/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 176: The Show That Will Not Die | After an absolute SLEW of problems (Physical, Mental and Societal), The Watchtower is here!! Last weekend was New York Comicon, and it ended up being a massive show, not only in size but news as well!! -DC and Marvel are dropping prices! -Theres new Captain America on the way! -Aquaman is the “leader” of the DCU! -A Zombie infestation is coming to IDW and only The Ghostbusters… and Transformers… and GI Joe… and Captain Kirk… Can stop it! But that’s not all! Spider-Man has a new massive, mega-star of a villain for his next movie! You know him! He’s that guy… that did that one thing… that time. All this plus a Reverse Forecast, and of course The Rant Farm!! | 10/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 175: Super-Snyder-Sexy-Stone-Shot-Specials | This week on The Watchtower, we slow it down a bit and get a little sexy! For example, is there a line when it comes to comics and sex? Is there a time when things can get too sexy? Or is that just at Donnie’s house? Also, in movie news, Zack Snyder (300, Watchmen) is on board to direct the next Superman flick! Will his Super-Slo-Mo-Style make Superman Super again? Or will the new Mary Jane steal his thunder! Plus those one-shots and tie ins. Some say that they’re just a slimy way to suck money out of completists. Others think that it’s a great way to get people exposed to new characters they normally wouldn’t read. I say: Can’t it be both? All that plus, The Forecast, The Rant Farm, and oh, so much more!! | 10/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 174: Meet The New Boss, Same As The Old Boss | This week on The Watchtower, there’s a virtual pantload of stuff to get to! The Big News this week: DC has a new boss, and the thing about this boss is he’s the former boss at Marvel, Bob Harras. He’s also the recipient of one of the most famous digs in comics. Will this bring fresh blood into the DCU? Or could we be on the verge of another Clone Saga? A parting shot at Bob Harras from Earth X: Spider-Man Also, DC’s newest direct to DVD movie has dropped! Superman/Batman: Apocalypse is in stores now and we get a chance to talk to the film’s director, Lauren Montgomery! We’re almost into October, which brings out all the scary things! Including… books? Yeah, that’s right, Books. And we shall explain why! All that, plus Questy’s Rant Farm, The Forecast, and a special Future-Cast of Uncanny X-Force #1! | 9/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 173: Movin’ On Up, To The West Coast (Kinda) | This week on The Watchtower, it’s moving day! That’s right not only is Marvel cashing in some of it’s Disney Dollars and getting swanky new digs, but DC is headed bi-costal! What does this mean? Not good things if you work at Wildstorm… Also, there’s a new Man Without Fear in town and it’s not Donnie! Can the Black Panther really live up to Daredevil’s legacy? And isn’t Hell’s Kitchen a little bit of a commute from Wakanda? All this plus The Forecast, Questy’s Rant Farm and we’re joined live in studio “for the full hour” by writer Jim Zubkavich, the man behind the sold-out Image series Skullkickers! (“For the full hour” TM and C Larry King) | 9/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Jimmy Palmiotti Think’s We’re Neat! | Check out this clip from the latest “Listen To Jimmy with Jimmy Palmiotti!” The full show can be downloaded via iTunes, or through WhereMonstersDwell.ca | 9/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 172: Headfirst Into The Reach | This week on The Watchtower, it’s not just about comics! That’s right, the newest and biggest installment of the most massive video game franchise in history has hit stores. Halo: Reach is up and running, and to find out what the deal is with this huge game, we go right to the source: Microsoft. Then, the first pictures of live-action Captain America are on the web, and they are awesome! or are they? Yeah, they are. Maybe… Plus, One Moment In Time has drawn to a close and answered (kinda) the most burning questions (kinda) about a story still fresh in the minds of Spider-Man fans everywhere (kinda). Were our moments wasted on this story? Or is it another Brand New Day for Peter Parker? All that plus the Forecast, and Story Time with Uncle Questy! | 9/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 171: Grumpy Old Bat-Men | This week on The Watchtower, we’re back and there’s a ton of stuff to get to! DC is going to bring you two-times the fun this fall when Bruce Wayne returns to the cape and cowl he made famous. But what of Dick Grayson? No worries, they can BOTH be Batman! Wha…? Daredevil is going down for the count in Shadowland, but how will he be reborn? Find out! And, legendary writer and artist Darwyn Cooke had some harsh words for the comic book industry at Fan Expo. A grumpy old dude spouting off? Or some valid points? I think you’ll find a little from column A and a little from Column B… All that plus The Forecast and the return of Questy’s Rant Farm!! | 9/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 170: Holy, uh, Batman, Batman! | This week on The Watchtower we have the ONE TRUE BATMAN!! That’s right, not Kilmer, not Keaton, not the other guys… the one and only ADAM WEST joins us to talk Batman, Family Guy, and dating. Uh, what? But that’s not all! Katherine Curtis is here for a preview of the first annual Questy Awards! This friday is gonna be a day not to be missed!! And settled in between all that we’ve got The Forecast, some big movie news and Jeff finally saw Scott Pilgrim! | 8/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 169: Donnie Rocks The Socks Off The Ol’ Xbox | This week on The Watchtower, Donnie’s full of excitement! Moss is full of tacos. That doesn’t have a whole lot to to with this episode though. The man they call Questy has played all of Fall’s releases for the XBox!! Halo, Mortal Kombat, and one game that is so huge to comic fans, it needed it’s own segment!! Plus, a doctor in the US says that today’s superheroes are devoid of an merit or morality? Wha? Has she ever READ Ultimate Avengers? And, its the biggest movie in the (comic book) world, so The Watchtower will have our Scott Pilgrim vs The World review! (kinda) | 8/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 168: The Adventures of Bruce and Steve | This week on The Watchtower some surprising (and not so surprising) returns. First up Donnie’s back! But where’s our intrepid reporter been? Find out! Also since Daredevil’s going bad, we think it’s time that a villain went good. But who’s the best Marvel Villain for the job? We speculate and pontificate! Hal Jordan’s mentor may have been Sinestro, but the one who taught him how to ring-sling was Kilowog. Who in the upcoming Green Lantern movie, looks like this: Naturally, we have a few thoughts. Plus, The Rant Farm, The Forecast, and the return of a key piece of Batman’s costume! | 8/11/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 167: On Tape and On My Own! | If you don’t like the sound of me talking, you’re in for a rough ride on this week’s edition of The Watchtower! That’s right, my parter in crime, the man they call “Questy” is enjoying a much-deserved vacation, so I’m bringin’ it to you solo this week! But that doesn’t mean there isn’t a butt-load of things to talk about. This weekend in Toronto, the Canadian GI Joe Convention kicks off with exclusive figures, free toys and a very limited edition comic! We talk with convention organizer Mike Heddle and artist Jason Loo about this year’s Joe Con! In the wake of the madness that is SDCC, we almost missed out on the fact that Marvel & DC have their October Solicitations out! I’ll run down what you should be looking for in October. And, because I can, I’m gonna tell you about a few books you should be reading if you’re looking to be cool like me! All that plus the Forecast, an attempted Rant Farm, and so much more!! | 8/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 166: In Which No One Was Stabbed In The Eye With A Pen | San Diego Comicon has come and gone once again! And like years past, there has been a bevy of news and information expunged into the internet from this once-small convention. Movies, TV, Video Games and even a few Comics were at the centre of this year’s Con, and we run down all the headlines you need to know! Plus, Alan Moore, the Mad Genius of Comics has refused a DC Comics offer that would return the Watchmen rights to the bearded scribe. What? Why’d he do that? We know… And everyone likes the Babes, but do the belong at Comicon? Some say no, we say “you’re dumb.” All that and The Forecast, Questy’s Rant Farm, and so much more!! | 7/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 165: The Watchtower’s Finest Hour (or 43 Minutes) | This week on The Watchtower, there’s a whole bunch of stuff to get to! In addition to the usual stuff like The Forecast and Questy’s Rant Farm, Holy Hell! Ryan Reynolds as Green Lantern!! What’s good, what’s bad, and what’s just strange… Also, unless you read comics under a rock, you know Scott Pilgrim Volume 6 has hit the shelves! Does the final chapter in this epic of epic epicness live up to the rest? Find out!! AND, The Brightest Day is about to get darker according to DC’s latest teaser. We dissect the indissectable! Plus, Jeff has a tip for those of you looking to hook up at Comicon! | 7/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 164: Scott Pilgrim Vs The Watchtower | This week on The Watchtower there is so much to cram into one show, at the end you’re gonna need a nap! I know I did. Any way, first up, the lovely and talented Katherine Curtis is in the studio, and she’s bringing one hell of a surprise with her. Buckle up and get ready because the industry may never be the same after August 27th! Then, in an interview we’ve been after for years, Donnie realizes a dream when he gets to sit down with Bryan Lee O’Malley, the Canadian artist/writer behind the phenomenon known as Scott Pilgrim. With the 6th and final volume as well as the major motion picture due out in the next couple of weeks, there’s a lot to talk about! All that, and we still managed to jam in both parts of The Forecast! It truly is one stop shopping on this week’s episode of The Watchtower! | 7/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 163: What Not To Wear | This week on The Watchtower we break it down and put it back together! The world has a new Spider-Man! And he’s… who? Andrew Garfield was introduced to the world as the newest Peter Parker. Will he live up to the responsibility? Or the Power? Or… the… I dunno, something else? Up next, Makeovers!! Jeff “Clinton” Moss and Donnie “Stacy” Coulter run down the good and the bad of Wonder Woman’s new gear! And there’s been a lot of talk about vampires lately, but they all don’t sparkle. We run down some decent comic book vampires that you may or may not of hear of. Plus, The Forecast, Questy’s Rant Farm and Spoiler Roulette! | 7/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 162: Saving Comics, One Cover At a Time | This week on The Watchtower, there’s much ado about nothing… and much ado about something! (What?) We dig deep into the Marvel Vs DC Digital Compensation arguments. Healthy competition is one thing, but these guys are one step away from Yo Mama jokes! Next up, our friends The Suicide Girls aren’t going to be at this year’s SDCC. Not very cool, but one has to ask… should they have been there in the first place? And also The Forecast, Questy’s Rant Farm, and Jeff saves print comics!! Tune in to find out how!! | 6/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 161: They’re Both Words (The Just Don’t Make Sense Together) | This week on The Watchtower we get down and dirty with the biggest issues (see what I did there?) facing comics today!! First up, with the One Moment In Time story looming in the distance, we ask can retconning a retcon really work? And honestly, was Brand New Day that bad? DC Comics has come under fire for killing off Ryan Choi, the new Atom. Why, you ask? Because he is a minority character, something that seems to be few and far between in the DCU. Are DC a buncha racists? Or is this just the way the cookie crumbles? All this plus, the Forecast, Questy’s Rant Farm and Jonah Hex may be the worst movie ever made, and we haven’t even seen it!! | 6/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 160: The Revenge of The Return of The Naked Nerd | That’s right, she’s gorgeous, she’s sassy and she’s back! This week on The Watchtower, Katherine Curtis of Naked News (aka The Naked Nerd) joins us for the full program! And what a program it is! First up, it’s E3 this week which means gaming, gaming, gaming! But is there something in there for the comic fans? You’re darn tootin’ there is!! September solicitations for all the big companies have hit the interwebs and there are a few books coming down the pip this fall that you need to know about. Which ones? Find out! Plus, Daredevil is poised to enter the Shadowland, but will turning this beloved hero into “Marvel’s Greatest Villain” mean he can never come back? All this and Questy’s Rant Farm, the Forecast and so much more!! | 6/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 159: Nothing But The Solid Gold | Fresh as a daisy, and ready to go here comes the new episode of The Watchtower! It’s not just the Emperor that gets some new clothes! Captain America, Thor and Scott Pilgrim all have some new gear! Who’s the freshest of the fresh? Find out! Up next, Marvel experiments with same-day distribution of it’s print and digital comics. A step forward? Or the end of the comic shop as we know it… Also, who’re the people we’d like to see kill a universe. And no, it’s not Donnie. All that plus Questy’s Rant Farm, some video game news, and of course the Cast-Fore! | 6/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 158: Water Bagged and Boarded | This week on The Watchtower, Donnie’s back! And not a moment too soon, as we’ve got a whole bunch o’crap to jam into this week’s episode! Movies movies movies! So much news this week, all coming out faster than we could keep up with! We’ve whittled it down to the big stuff though! Green Lantern, The Flash, Scott Pilgrim, Thor and Spider-Man all made the cut, so take notes! There will be a test… maybe. Jerry Siegel. Joe Shuster. Stan Lee. Jack Kirby. Probably the four most important names in comics. Each one has had their share of legal woes with the companies that own their creations, and now the Estate of Jack Kirby is suing Marvel/Disney to get his characters back. We ask the big question: what if they win? Plus, Mark Millar and Lenil Francis Yu have a new project on the way. Teaser images for “Superior” have hit the net, and they’ve caused quite a stir. All this and of course The Forecast, and the newly recuperated Questy’s Rant Farm! | 6/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 157: All By Myself, Don’t Wanna Be All By Myself | This week on The Watchtower, Donnie is no longer with us. No, he didn’t die or get “restructured,” he’s come down with a pretty nasty throat infection (No word on if Despotellis was involved). So, I thought to myself “What would I want to hear on The Watchtower?” I can tell you this: It isn’t me prattling on about nothing. So, I dipped into the Archives and brought out our interview with the one and only Kevin Smith. We spoke with him back in February, and I’m proud to present this second look at a great chat with a great dude. But that’s not all of course. Not unlike Atlas himself, I put the weight of The Forecast solely on my shoulders, and let you know what’s good in the world of comics before embarking on a journey that can only be called JEFFY’s Rant Farm? That’s a terrible name. Not to worry though, Donnie will be back next week, fresh as a daisy and wrong as ever! | 5/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 156: A Pants-Off Dance-Off | That’s right ladies and gents, this week on The Watchtower it’s the one thing you’ve always wanted from us: PORN! Yep, that’s right, we go deep in an exclusive one-on-one probing interview with Axel Braun, the man behind Vivid Entertainment’s Batman: A XXX Parody. As the hits on the Youtube explode, we penetrate the internet buzz and really get inside the issues surrounding this new film. Also, we say goodbye to some old friends this week. Heroes has been officially cancelled by NBC, Siege has come to an end, and one of the fallen is given his proper send off. But it’s not all doom and gloom! There’s a Heroic Age upon us! Which means new books, new TV shows, new Avengers, and oh so much more! Plus, Superboy gets the best possible writer, Daredevil’s got some new gear, and of course The Forecast. I’m telling you, if this show was any tighter… Well, that’s probably best left unsaid. | 5/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 155: Steal This Radio Show | This week on The Watchtower, we tackle all the issues, and we start by donning our Eyepatches and Peg Legs to talk about Piracy! The popular website for scanned comics HTMLcomics.com was shut down this week by a coalition of publishers, retailers, and creators. Is it OK to download comics? We’ve almost all contributed to piracy in some way, shape or form, but does it change things when it’s a comic? Also, X-Men: First Class has had to deal with scheduling conflicts that have made it impossible for Bryan Singer to be in the director’s chair. Who can fill his shoes? And will they kick enough ass to do a good job? Find out! All this plus The Forecast, Questy’s Rant Farm and of course, and in-depth review of Iron Man 2! | 5/11/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 154: A Doozie of An Iron Man Twozie | This week on The Watchtower we pry Donnie away from the Xbox long enough to talk about a few things. First up, Free Comic Book Day has come and gone for another year. Did you have a good time? We certainly did, and we’ll tell you all about it! Plus, are the books worth it? Or do you get what you pay for? This week marks the North American release of Iron Man 2! Tony Stark is everyone’s favourite guy in a robotic suit… or is he? We pit the CEO of Stark Industries against the Dark Lord of The Sith, Darth Vader in a contest of “Who’s Suit Is Better?” And also, a sad note as we mark the passing of a longtime X-Man. And by mark, I mean wonder if it means anything at all. All this plus The Forecast, Questy’s Rant Farm, and oh, so much more!! (well in reality, only a little more. I’ve pretty much covered it here. But you get the idea) | 5/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 153: You Get What You Pay For | This week on The Watchtower, there’s even more than usual to get to! We’re on the cusp of Free Comic Book Day 2010, but what’s the big deal? Are there any books really work slogging to the store for? Or is this another case of “get what you pay for?” We break it all down. On the multimedia side, it was a big week for movie and TV news. Green Hornet, Wanted 2, Ronin, Ghost Rider 2 and more all had interesting tidbits worth jawin’ about, plus Warner has announced 2 new animated series! MAD? Why, it’s plum crazy! And Batman’s going live. No, not Viral, Live. We will explain all… Plus we’ve got The Forecast, Questy’s Rant Farm and more love than you can shake a stick at! That’s a lot of love, here on The Watchtower! | 4/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 152: Siege The Moment, Donnie | This week on The Watchtower, we try and wade through the slew of news that came out of last weekend’s C2E2 show in Chicago. There’s a whole lot happening in the X-World, as 2 new series and a reboot were announced in Chicago. But who will the X-Folks be up against? Sinister? Apocalypse? Dracula? Yeah, you read that right. Plus Steve Rogers and Daredevil get their own minis, and they want to move New Comics Day to when? All this and as always, The Forecast and an all-new Questy’s Rant Farm! | 4/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 151: Doctor. . . Who? | This week on The Watchtower, there’s so much to get to only point-form questions can truly lay it all out: -What’s a Hulked-Out-Hero? -Who’s gonna direct The Avengers? -Where are Disney and Marvel going next? -Why does Witchblade stink? -How come Green Lantern’s got no pants? All that teasing, plus The Forecast, and the funniest Questy’s Rant Farm this year! | 4/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 150: The 150th Episode | That’s right friends and family, it’s the 150th episode of The Watchtower! And what have we got planned for this extra-special anniversary episode? Absolutely nothing! Except, of course, the fun and frolic that you’ve come to know and love from The Watchtower! First up, Blackest Night #8. Did it live up to the hype? Are we really set for Brightest Day? We’ll give you the lowdown on the rundown of this amazing crossover event! Next, the newest Apple innovation has hit stores, as the iPad takes the US by storm. Even though we don’t have it up here in the Frozen North yet, Jeff’s had a chance to play with one. Is it really the “game-changer” everyone says it is? Find out! All this plus The Forecast, Questy’s Rant Farm and a heaping dose of Shameless Self-Promotion, all on this week’s episode of The Watchtower! Seriously though, to all our friends who’ve been with us this far, a hearty salute and grateful thank you goes out to each and everyone of you who’s ever checked out an episode, left a comment, or tuned into our madness. It’s been such a blast putting together the past 150 episodes for you, and we can’t wait to dig into the next 150!! So from the bottom of our hearts, Thank You, and hang on! The ride’s just beginning!! -Jeff & Donnie | 4/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 149: A Dynamic Trio! | This week, it’s a super-sized edition as we are joined by a Canadian superstar artist for a full hour!! Cameron Stewart has worked with some of comics biggest writers such as Joss Whedon, Ed Brubaker, and frequent collaborator Grant Morrison. Having just finished up a 3-issue run on Batman & Robin, Stewart joins us to chat about Comics, Movies, and what it’s like bringing the imagination of someone like Grant Morrison to the page. Also, Captain America has a face! And its… Johnny Storm? Find out all the details about the man who will Wield The Shield in First Avenger: Captain America! Plus The Forecast, Questy’s Rant Farm, and oh, so much more!! | 3/24/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Watchtower Throwback: Volume 7 | -- | 3/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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