Listen Up Casuals! Welcome to a show for the casual fan. We break down your favorite comic book shows and movies and compare them to the comics they are based on. Did they nail it? What was different? Did we love it or hate it? Tune in to find out!

Get your engines ready because Rocco and Chris are back with another hauntingly dark episode of Listen Up Casuals! On the season finale we are discussing the Ghost Rider. We hope you enjoyed this season and we have some ideas for season themes cookin' so stay tuned. Speaking of cookin', let's talk the Spirit of Vengeance! This is LUC Dark.

INTRO

What are you reading?

NEWS

• RIP Ray Stevenson
• Miles Morales live action movie
• Spiderman 2 VG
• Marvel “retires” Nick Fury
• Kamala Kahn to die
• Alligator Loki comic
• New DD creative
• GODS
• Gotham War
• TMNT trailer
• Image to depart previews

COMMERCIAL

CHARACTER DISCUSSION

Character Origin in Comics

• Carter Slade - Ghost Rider #1 (February 1967)
• Johnny Blaze - Marvel Spotlight #5 (Aug. 1972)
• Danny Ketch - Ghost Rider (vol. 3) #1 (May 1990)
• Robbie Reyes - All-New Ghost Rider #1 (March 2014)

TEAM UPS

• Champions
• Secret Defenders
• Marvel Knights
• Midnight Sons

Current Status in Comics

• Ben Percy current run
• Weapons of Vengeance this summer w/ Wolverine
• Danny Ketch mini series

MOVIES

• Ghost Rider (2007)
• Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance (2011)

TV

• Agents of SHIELD - Robbie Reyes - Gabriel Luna & Tom McComas
• 90’s cartoons - appearances on X-Men, F4, Incredible Hulk (voiced by Richard Grieco)

PLUGS

CLOSE

Listen Up Casuals! Welcome to a show for the casual fan. We break down your favorite comic book shows and movies and compare them to the comics they are based on. Did they nail it? What was different? Did we love it or hate it? Tune in to find out!

Abra cadabra! Rocco and Chris are back and we are talking all about everyone's favorite cynical, chain smoking sorcerer, John Constantine. Tune in as we talk about his comic book origins, animated and live action appearances, and more! Welcome to LUC Dark.

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FCBD?

What are you reading?

NEWS

• Jim Lee promoted
• Krypto in Superman Legacy
• JSA members get their own minis
• DC Knight Terrors
• McFarlane Toys Gold Label Superman Unchained patina version -10k qty
• Marvel Star Wars xover event Dark Droids
• Daredevil Reborn to be affected by strike? Blade production halted.
• F4 castings?
• Midnight Suns P6?

COMMERCIAL

Character Origin in Comics

Swamp Thing #37 (1985) - created by Alan Moore, Steve Bissette, and John Totleben

Runs

Hellblazer (1988- 2013) 300 issues

Justice League Dark (2011)

Constantine (2013)

Constantine: The Hellblazer (2015)

The Hellblazer: Rebirth (2016)

Current Status in Comics

The Sandman Universe Presents: Hellblazer (2019) - one-shot

John Constantine: Hellblazer (2019) - set in Sandman Universe - 12 issues

Hellblazer: Rise and Fall (2020) Tom Taylor - Black Label

Swamp Thing: Green Hell (2022-2023)

CHARACTER DISCUSSION

Keanu

• Constantine (2005)
• Newly announced sequel

Matt Ryan

• NBC show (2014)
• Arrowverse - Arrow (4th season), Legends of Tomorrow (3rd season and became regular on 4th)
• DC Animated movies
  • Justice League Dark (2017)
  • City of Demons (2018)

Listen Up Casuals! Welcome to a show for the casual fan. We break down your favorite comic book shows and movies and compare them to the comics they are based on. Did they nail it? What was different? Did we love it or hate it? Tune in to find out!

On this episode we talk about another character near and dear to Rocco's heart, Elektra! We talked Daredevil in S1 and we thought it was about time we talked about his counterpart. This season has been dubbed LUC Dark as we are talking all about your favorite vigilantes, assassins, sorcerers and more!

INTRO

What are you reading?

NEWS

• The Marvels
• Kraven rated R & details
• The Flash trailer 2
• Mangold Swamp Thing
• Penguin teaser
• Creature Commandos cast
• Blue Beetle ongoing SEPT
• Brzrkr: Poetry of Madness

See it or skip it?

COMMERCIAL

Character Origin in Comics

• First Appearance - Daredevil #168 (1964) Frank Miller introduces Marvel’s deadliest assassin. In a former lifetime she was a woman of privilege, a disciplined student of martial arts. But after her father’s death, Elektra focused solely on violence, masking her grief with rage
• Daredevil: The Man Without Fear #3 (1993) While students at Columbia, a Greek heiress and a blind law student fall hard for each other- and embrace the danger of young, reckless love.
• Daredevil #181 (1981) One of Frank Miller’s most famed Daredevil issues. Elektra and Bullseye engage in a ferocious battle. The death of Elektra.
• Daredevil #190 (1982) The Hand, an occult clan of ninjas, resurrects Elektra for their own nefarious means. Once she was a disciple of their shadowy order is she now The Hand’s greatest weapon? Elektra’s abilities take a supernatural turn.
• Elektra #1 (1996) first time having her own run.

Current Status in Comics

• Ongoing as Lady Daredevil, Queen of the Fist and Daredevil’s wife in current Daredevil ongoing run by Zdarsky. In current Daredevil, Matt and Elektra go on a quest with The Fist, enemy of The Hand to take The Hand down once and for all. Matt and Elektra are married and take on titles of Kind and Queen of The Fist. Elektra’s new alter ego as Lady Daredevil. This run continues to collide with current The Punisher run as Frank is High Slayer of The Hand.

CHARACTER DISCUSSION

Daredevil (2003)

• Jennifer Garner cast

Elektra (2005)

• Jennifer Garner reprises her role in a generally maligned movie

Netflix’s Daredevil Season 2 (2015) & Defenders (2017)

• Élodie Yung portrays Elektra back closer to her comic book origins
• Élodie Yung reprises her role as the villain w/ The Hand

Daredevil: Born Again? (2024)

• Bringing in Elektra?

Thunderbolts? (2024)

• Brief stint with the Thunderbolts in the comics.

CLOSE

Listen Up Casuals! Welcome to a show for the casual fan. We break down your favorite comic book shows and movies and compare them to the comics they are based on. Did they nail it? What was different? Did we love it or hate it? Tune in to find out!

We are back with a brand new episode of Listen Up Casuals! This season has been dubbed LUC Dark as we are talking all about your favorite vigilantes, assassins, sorcerers and more! This week Rocco and Chris tackle everyone's favorite cigar smoking Canadian Mutant, WOLVERINE!!

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INTRO

What are you reading?

Jonathan Majors discussion

NEWS

• Liv Tyler back for Cap 4
• Loki 2 rumored for end of Summer/September
• Peter Weller joins Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur
• Secret Invasion 6/21
• Clayface rumored for The Batman 2
• Titans returns 4/13
• Stargirl/Titans xover
• Jaxxon one shot

COMMERCIAL

CHARACTER DISCUSSION

Character Origin in Comics

• Avengers #66 - first adamantium (1969)
• FOOM Magazine #2 (1973) first true? Andy Olsen
• Incredible Hulk #180/#181 - cameo and FA (1974) *He was created by Marvel editor-in-chief Roy Thomas, writer Len Wein, and Marvel art director John Romita Sr. Romita designed the character's costume, but the character was first drawn for publication by Herb Trimpe.
• Giant-Size X-Men #1 (1975)
• Wolverine #1 (1982) Claremont/Miller FIRST SOLO
• Wolverine #1 (1988) Claremont/Buscema FIRST ONGOING
• Wolverine The Origin #1 (2001) Quesada/Jenkins
• NYX #3 (2004) - first X-23; first true appearance as Laura Kinney in X-Men Evolution TV 2003.
• Wolverine: Origins #10 (2007) 1st Daken son of Wolverine and Itsu. Quesada/Way
• Wolverine #66 (2008) 1st Old Man Logan. McNiven/Millar
• Current State in Comics
• Ben Percy (2020)

Movies/TV and more

• X-Men TAS
• X-Men films
• Wolverine films
• Deadpool 3

Other Media

• Wolverine and the X-Men animated
• The Long Night (po...

Listen Up Casuals! Welcome to a show for the casual fan. We break down your favorite comic book shows and movies and compare them to the comics they are based on. Did they nail it? What was different? Did we love it or hate it? Tune in to find out!

This time around we are chatting it up about the Clown Princess of Crime, Harley Quinn! What a unique character. One of the few characters who did not start off in the comics. Have a listen as Rocco and Chris have been long time Batman: TAS fans!

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INTRO

What are you reading?

NEWS

• Moon Knight s2 King Rama Tut? 16:40
• X-Men 97
• Morbius MS trailer
• Fantastic Four petition
• Titans s4 p2 returns 4/13
  • First look Jaylen Waddle Robin costume
• Dawn of the DCU titles. Batgirls and Tim Drake: Robin ending.
• Shazam 2 digital in April
• TMNT Usagi Yojimbo Wherewhen
• Sweet Tooth S2 4/27
• Punkdroid Kickstarter. LAST PUSH! ONLY A FEW MORE DAYS LEFT TO BACK!!!!

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CHARACTER DISCUSSION

Harley’s FIRST APPEARANCE: she was created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm as a comic relief henchwoman for the supervillain Joker in Batman: The Animated Series, and debuted in its episode, "Joker's Favor", in September 1992

Character Origin in Comics

• The Batman Adventures #12 (September 1993, “non-canon”)
• Batman: Harley Quinn #1 (October 1999, “canon” The first official Harley Quinn entry (appearance) into the DC Universe. Also an origin issue. A modern day classic cover by Alex Ross "Mad Love"
• Action Comics #765 - (2000) – Harley steps out of a Batman comic universe for the first time. This comic is also the first time she appears in the same book as Superman.
• Harley Quinn #1 - (2000) – 7 years after her debut into the comic book world, Harley finally gets her own title.
• HQ and Birds of Prey Black Label
• Newest run is...

Listen Up Casuals! Welcome to a show for the casual fan. We break down your favorite comic book shows and movies and compare them to the comics they are based on. Did they nail it? What was different? Did we love it or hate it? Tune in to find out! We are back with our third season and we are opening it up with a big banger Frank Castle, THE PUNISHER!! Thank you for your patience as life happens and we've missed doing this show. We hope you enjoy this season!

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INTRO

What are you reading?

NEWS

• Bernthal back as Punisher in MCU. Vanessa Fisk recast. Foggy and Karen not returning.
• Cap 4 synopsis
• Clancy Brown joins Penguin as Salvatore Maroni
• Batman Caped Crusader picked up by Amazon
• 20th Century Imprint

Character the in Comics

AMS #129 (1974)

Punisher V1 #1 (1986)

Punisher War Journal V1 #1 (1988)

Punisher War Zone V1 #1 (1992)

Punisher Max #1 (2010)

The Hand - current Jason Aaron run

COMMERCIAL

CHARACTER DISCUSSION

The Punisher (2004)

Punisher: War Zone (2008)

DD S2 & The Punisher S1-S2

Other Media

• 89 movie
• Iron Man: Rise of Technovore, voiced by Norman Reedus.
• Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher, voiced by Brian Bloom.

CLOSE

Listen Up Casuals! Welcome to a show for the casual fan. We break down your favorite comic book shows and movies and compare them to the comics they are based on. Did they nail it? What was different? Did we love it or hate it? Tune in to find out! On the season finale we talk about Doctor Stephen Strange's history in the comics and his time in the spotlight as one of the leaders of the MCU! Thank you so much for listening this season! We will return this fall with more episodes featuring your favorite heroes, villains and more!

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WHAT ARE YOU READING?

HOW DID YOU FIRST MEET THEM?

FIRST APPEARANCE

1963 - Strange Tales #110 - Stan Lee and Steve Ditco

• FA Ancient One
• FA Wong

KEY ISSUES/KEY RUNS

• Strange Tales #111 - FA Baron Mordo
• Strange Tales #115 - Origin of DS, First mention of Dormammu and of the Vishanti: Agamotto, Hoggoth, Oshtur
• Strange Tales 118 - orb of Agamotto
• ST 126 - FA of Dormammu & Clea (1964)
• ST 127 - Introduction of the Eye of Agamotto and the Cloak of Levitation
• ST 130 - FA Kaecilius (Mads)
• Doctor Strange 169 - ST renamed, first solo title (1968)
• Avengers 60 - first x-over (1969)
• Doc strange 183 - end of series also FA of Undying Ones
• Sub Mariner 22 - first meeting. FA Nameless One. Crossover story arc continues from Doctor Strange #183 and concludes in The Incredible Hulk #126, leads to the formation of the Defenders
• Marvel Feature 1 - FA Defenders (1971)
• Defenders 1 (1972)
• The Night Nurse #1 - FA Christine Palmer (1972)
• Marvel Premiere 10/11 - becomes SS (1973)
• Doctor Strange 1 - first official solo (1974)
• DS #2 - Unofficial crossover appearance of the Green Lantern, passed out under the table after drinking yellow chamomile tea (yellow being a weakness to the Green Lanterns)
• Ghost rider 29 - first meeting (1978)
• Dr Strange Sorcerer Supreme 44 - 1st full appearance of Cyttorak, the entity whose Crimson Gem gave Juggernaut his powers (1992)
• Dr. Strange Sorcerer Supreme #50 - 1st team appearance of the Secret Defenders: Doctor Strange, Ghost Rider, Hulk (1993)

Listen Up Casuals! Welcome to a show for the casual fan. We break down your favorite comic book shows and movies and compare them to the comics they are based on. Did they nail it? What was different? Did we love it or hate it? Tune in to find out! On this episode we are joined by Casey Bowker to talk all about the Dark Knight himself, BATMAN!

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Welcome Casey Bowker - Comic book writer and Director of DFAT Entertainment

Your earliest memory of Batman or what made you become a fan

FIRST APPEARANCE (FA)

Detective Comics #27 - created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger 1939 - FA Commission Gordon

KEY ISSUES/KEY RUNS

Detective Comics 29 - FA Utility Belt / Doctor Death 1st Batman villain

Detective Comics 31 - FA Batarang

Detective Comics 33 - Origin / Joe Chill & Death of Waynes (1939)

Detective Comics 38 - Dick Grayson/Robin (1940)

Batman #1 - FA Joker & Selina Kyle (1940)

Batman #3 - FA Catwoman in costume (1940)

Batman 4 - Gotham City first mention (40)

Batman 5 - FA Classic Batmobile (1941)

All Star Comics 7 - Frist Superman Batman team-up AKA World's Finest

Detective Comics 60 - FA Bat Signal (1942)

Batman 12 - FA Batcave (referred to as underground hanger) (1942)

Batman 16 - FA Alfred Pennyworth (1943)

All Star Comics 36 - FA Trinity (Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman)

VILLIANS!

DC 40 - Clayface (40) / DC 58 - Penguin (41) / DC 66 - Two Face (42) / DC 140 - Riddler (48) / Batman 121 - Mr Zero aka Mr Freeze (59) / Batman 181 - Poison Ivy (66) / DC 411 - Talia Al Ghul

Worlds Finest Comics 153 - Batman slapping Robin (from the meme)

Detective Comics 370 - first published Neil Adams Batman art

Batman 200 - Neil Adams writing debut (1968)

Batman 232 - FA Ra's Al Ghul (1971)

Batman 242 - FA Matches Malone (1972)

Batman 258 - FA Arkham Hospital (referred to in The Batman)

Brave and the Bold 200 - FA The Outsiders

Batman and the Outsiders #1 (1983)

Batman 357 - Jason Todd aka 2nd Robin (1983)

Dark Knight Returns (1986)

Batman Year One (1987)

Batman Son of the Demon GN - First Damian Wayne

The Killing Joke (1988)

Batman 436 - Tim Drake (1989)

Vengeance of Bane - FA Bane (1992)

Knightfall Saga (1993-94)