GAR! Podcast Episode 118: Sports and Racism

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This week’s episode of The GAR! Podcast includes discussion of the following:

intro / Cowboys fans / Long Pig / the Klan / Eagles fans / batteries / Pat Burrell / Michael Irvin / Cowboys vs. Giants / Madden / KKK at Eagles games / Veterans Stadium / classism and racism / The Apprentice / Vince McMahon / Mavericks fans / football vs. basketball / Patriots equal cheaters / Knicks fans / crossover fandom / what Glenn knows about basketball / Harlem Globetrotters / Gilligan’s Island / Bob Denver / brushes with greatness / Hee Haw / more crossover sports / Madden or Rollerball? / a better world / Memphis wrestling / Young Bucks vs. cancer / badass doesn’t equal good / GAR! entrance music / closing /

Links:

GAR’s Worst Episode Ever

Jim Cornette on MLW Radio

Biff Bam Pop!

Glenn’s Twitter

Ray’s Twitter

The Adventures of Ray

The GAR! Podcast on Pinterest

The GAR! Podcast on Stitcher

The GAR! Podcast on iTunes

The GAR! Podcast Group on Facebook

The GAR! Podcast Page on Facebook

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GAR! Podcast Episode 114: Finally, Fantastic Four! (And Denny’s!)

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This week’s episode of The GAR! Podcast includes discussion of the following:

apology and intro / Deptford 8 / Fantastic Four 2015 / corporate war / Josh Trank / what FF should be / the best FF comic run / Invisible Woman / The Thing / Human Torch / Reed Richards / Doctor Doom and origins / Namor / box office / romantic rivals / cinematic rights / Ben Grimm / what Ray wants / Johnny and Sue / favorite FF comics / the end of the FF comic / Audacious Eleven / aftermath / Ray’s initial thoughts on a bad movie / the good first half / clobbering time / spoiler warning / superhero movies and heroics / exclusive Sue / the acting / the blame / editing / flaws / Denny’s / The Thing Burger / Make Mine Magic / end of the film franchise / The Terminator / FF in the comics / Deadpool / trust / Wolverine and the X-Men / Kitty Pryde / the special effects / acting with effects / things about the movie Thing / origin without training / locales / cartoon with no plot / Doom’s lack of motivation / scars / anti-source material / the soul of Chronicle / oral history / Denny’s just desserts / thumbs up to Denny’s / young Ray’s thoughts / rating the movie / how bad is it? / closing / All Things Fun! Doctor Who Day / send Ray your toys /

Links:

The Fantastic Four Trailer

Ray Watches the Trailer Live

Andy Burns’ review at Biff Bam Pop!

Skott Stotland’s review at The Nerd Signal

Johnny and Sue, and Grant Morrison

The Deadpool Trailer at Biff Bam Pop!

Denny’s Blackwood-Clementon Road

Screen Crush ate everything on the Denny’s Fantastic Four Menu

All Things Fun!

Doctor Who Day at All Things Fun! August 15, 2015

Biff Bam Pop!

Glenn’s Twitter

Ray’s Twitter

The Adventures of Ray

The GAR! Podcast on Pinterest

The GAR! Podcast on Stitcher

The GAR! Podcast on iTunes

The GAR! Podcast Group on Facebook

The GAR! Podcast Page on Facebook

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GAR! Podcast Episode 109: Listener Feedback

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This week’s episode of The GAR! Podcast includes discussion of the following:

intro / a very special episode / rainbows and marriage / listener feedback / Ray vs. Christie, round two / Ray’s light show / Glenn’s tornado story / Christie, round three / the official GAR! BBQ / barbecue vs. barbeque / Hell’s Kitchen / Meghan’s steak / chefs over crazy / beating the reality formula / Big Brother / Marvel post-Secret Wars / Al Ewing / Warren Ellis / Kindle Unlimited / Glenn is an Oldhead / which Wolverine is which? / closing / True Detective / bug Rick Springfield /

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Links:

Sarah Hawkins Miduski

Barbecue vs. Barbeque

Craig LaBan’s Jersey Shore Dining Guide

Cunning Plans: Talks by Warren Ellis

The Writers Coffeehouse

Glenn talks Avengers on our last episode

Glenn’s website

Sarah on “Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell” at Biff Bam Pop!

Glenn’s thoughts on “True Detective” then and now

Biff Bam Pop!

Glenn’s Twitter

Ray’s Twitter

The Adventures of Ray

The GAR! Podcast on Pinterest

The GAR! Podcast on Stitcher

The GAR! Podcast on iTunes

The GAR! Podcast Group on Facebook

The GAR! Podcast Page on Facebook

Contact us directly here.

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GAR! Podcast Episode 101: Ask Me Anything Part 2

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This week’s episode of The GAR! Podcast includes discussion of the following:

intro / the meaning of GAR / 4chan / gar / Ben Grimm is purple / Glenn’s dream Marvel Netflix / Moon Knight / other choices / wrestling comics champs / New 52 Wonder Woman origin / Frightful Four / Paste-Pot Pete / Watchmen comic vs. film / DEVO / superhero erotica / Cartoon Network favorites / music likes and dislikes / new Marvel Netflix / Spider-Man on TV / television future / mixing the ducks / that Archie guy again / closing /

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Links:

Nerdfect Strangers

Audacious 11

Robin Renee

Glenn’s Daredevil reviews

Biff Bam Pop!

Glenn’s Twitter

Ray’s Twitter

The Adventures of Ray

The GAR! Podcast on Pinterest

The GAR! Podcast on Stitcher

The GAR! Podcast on iTunes

The GAR! Podcast Group on Facebook

The GAR! Podcast Page on Facebook

 

GAR! Podcast Episode 100: Ask Me Anything Part 1

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This week’s episode of The GAR! Podcast includes discussion of the following:

GAR100 intro / Red Robin / audience participation / two different first meetings / Ray’s top five Fantastic Four stories / Glenn’s top five Avengers stories / Astro City / GAR meaning / Rock and Wrestling / Koko B. Ware / sequels / the Superboy paradox / blogs / unrehearsed / how and why / favorite episodes and guests / origins / Derrick Ferguson / abuse / great Image Comics / The Walking Dead / Howard Chaykin / Dynamite / Garth Ennis’ War Stories / Johnny Red / GAR101 / closing /

Links:

Sarah Hawkins-Miduski’s blog

Derrick Ferguson

The Ferguson Theater

Bryan J.L. Glass

Dennis Knight

Robin Renee

Ensley F. Guffey On… Johnny Red

Biff Bam Pop!

Glenn’s Twitter

Ray’s Twitter

The GAR! Podcast on Pinterest

The GAR! Podcast on Stitcher

The GAR! Podcast on iTunes

The GAR! Podcast Group on Facebook

The GAR! Podcast Page on Facebook

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Special thanks to Last Kiss Comics for this week’s picture

 

GAR! Podcast Episode 97: Florida and Indiana and Ultron

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This week’s episode of The GAR! Podcast includes discussion of the following:

intro / walking in WDW / exercise in WDW / Ray’s vacations / boat friends / Hamburger Mary’s / Leigh Shannon / Glenn’s drag queen track record / breast implants / the challenge / Twitter terrors / Indiana / Mike Pence / Clerks / the fight / graphic novel / Avengers: Rage of Ultron / the evolution of Hank Pym / New 52 exception / Yellowjacket / Ray Rice / Janet Van Dyne / good turns / Pym vs. Vision / the merging / hate and love / continuity issues / Secret Wars / science vs. comics / Weirdworld / Convergence / behind the scenes / the pirate universe / quarter and dime boxes / closing /

Links:

GAR! on the Hurricane Sandy Cruise

The Make Mine Magic Podcast

Welcome to Hell by Glenn Walker

Glenn E. Walker.com

French Fry Diary

Hamburger Mary’s

Hamburger Mary’s at French Fry Diary

The Dumpsta Players

Leigh Shannon

“A Boy Less Ordinary” by Fred Shelley

Glenn’s The Outrage of Ultron at Biff Bam Pop!

Glenn’s Age of Ultron reviews at Biff Bam Pop!

Twilight of the Superheroes

GAR! at Camden Comic Con

Biff Bam Pop!

Glenn’s Twitter

Ray’s Twitter

The GAR! Podcast on Pinterest

The GAR! Podcast on Stitcher

The GAR! Podcast on iTunes

The GAR! Podcast Group on Facebook

The GAR! Podcast Page on Facebook

 

GAR! Podcast Episode 86: Secret (and not-so-secret) Wars

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This week’s episode of The GAR! Podcast includes discussion of the following:

intro / trademark / payment / Secret Wars announcement / the press conference / Tom Brevoort teases the fanboys / period Fantastic Four / Marvel’s sliding timeline / post-Crisis trauma / Age of Ultron / Disco Dazzler / X-Men comics / the real Green Lantern / Ray ruins Glenn’s favorite X-Men story / wrong reader perception / Ray trashes the new 52 / tweaking and trust / the new Ms. Marvel / Ray reads everything / crossovers are worth it for the side stories / Ultimate Comics Universe / Weird World / reactions / Jonathan Hickman / Scott Lang Ant-Man / Battleworld / M*A*S*H the videogame / Ray in the hospital / closing /

Links:

Glenn on the Secret Wars announcement at Biff Bam Pop!

“Uptown Funk” by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars

X-Men #130

M*A*S*H for Atari 2600

Biff Bam Pop!

Glenn’s Twitter

Ray’s Twitter

The GAR! Podcast on Pinterest

The GAR! Podcast on Stitcher

The GAR! Podcast on iTunes

The GAR! Podcast Group on Facebook

The GAR! Podcast Page on Facebook

GAR! Podcast Episode 84: Who Loves Ya, Baby?

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We’re back! This week’s episode of The GAR! Podcast includes discussion of the following:

intro / unrehearsed / chemistry / Glenn’s hiatus from everything / background / podcasts / The Fire and Water Podcast / Power Records / Full Circle Records / Spider-Man on record / The Multiversity / Morrison vs. Moore / Watchmen vs. Charlton / pure Captain Marvel / the killer comic / Mark Waid’s S.H.I.E.L.D. / Avengers #400 / Mike Weiringo / Scott Snyder’s Joker / does the Joker know Batman’s identity? / pre-Joker Joker / The Killing Joke / killing crossovers / Original Sin / Flash Vs. Arrow / Constantine / Gotham / the return of Ben Parker / Ray brings Gwen Stacy back / Bucky / Agent Carter / Netflix Daredevil / The Owl / Punisher 2099 / bottomless fries / John Pinette / Patton Oswalt / closing /

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Links:

The Nerdist

Grantland

Serial

Audacious 11

The Fire and Water Podcast

Better in the Dark

Rob Kelly’s Power Records Blog

Full Circle Records

Glenn’s review of The Multiversity #1

Glenn’s review of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1

Alan Moore Really Hates Grant Morrison’s Guts

Glenn examines the Charlton/Watchmen parallel

Why Glenn doesn’t like crossovers

Glenn on Flash Vs. Arrow part 1

Glenn on Flash Vs. Arrow part 2

Glenn on “Agent Carter” Ep 1

Glenn on “Agent Carter” Ep 2

Red Robin at French Fry Diary

John Pinette at the Chinese Buffet (not PC)

Patton Oswalt on Amazon

Camden Comic Con

Rob Kelly

Ray’s Fantastic Four/CM Punk Conspiracy Theory

Biff Bam Pop!

Glenn’s Twitter

Ray’s Twitter

The GAR! Podcast on Pinterest

The GAR! Podcast Group on Facebook

The GAR! Podcast Page on Facebook

Videos:

Plastic Man and Metamorpho Theme Songs from Power Records

GAR! Podcast Episode 65: The All-Batman Episode!

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This week’s episode of The GAR! Podcast includes discussion of the following:

intro / Batman75 at Biff Bam Pop! / the Batman ’66 boxed set / Bat-mania and nostalgia / rights issues / child of Batman ’66 / poor Burt Ward / Frank Gorshin / should have been extras / the first Batman movie / Bat-sexy / King Tut / Harley Quinn / the Riddler / Batman Forever / Gotham / Cillian Murphy / Predators / Batman Planetary / Neal Adams Omnibus / Alan Brennert / Top Ten and Alan Moore / Alan Brennert’s comics / Neal Adams revisions / Brave and the Bold / Batman Family / Robin / Birds of Prey / Barbara Gordon / Dick Grayson / Bat-Mite / Batwoman / Injustice / Bat-closing / Sharknado 2 / Batman on Twitter / Spooky says hi /

Burt Ward’s company was Boy Wonder Visual Effects, and it did the special effects for Bulletproof Monk, but appears to have gone out of business, poor Burt…

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Links:

Intro to Batman75 at Biff Bam Pop!

JP Fallavollita on Batman’s Costume

Glenn on the Batmobile

JP Fallavollita on Batman Adventures #1

Marie Gilbert on Batman’s Ladies of Film and Television

Glenn on the Batman of Earth-Two

Batman The Complete Series on Blu-Ray Limited Edition

Glenn’s review of Predators

Alan Brennert

Rob Kelly’s interview with Alan Brennert on The Fire and Water Podcast

Glenn’s review of Grayson #1

Devin Grayson’s Nightwing Sexual Assault Story

Glenn’s review of Sharknado 2

If Glenn Did It – Man of Steel

Glenn’s The Dark Knight review

Glenn reviews The Dark Knight again

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Biff Bam Pop!

Glenn’s Twitter

Ray’s Twitter

The GAR! Podcast on Facebook

Videos:

Frank Gorshin does “The Riddler Song” on “The Dean Martin Show” 1966

Batman: Dead End

 

GAR! Podcast Episode 63: Potato Chips and the New Female Thor

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This week’s episode of The GAR! Podcast includes discussion of the following:

intro / Thor on The View / Thor vs. Archie / Archie vs. Archie / Dan DeCarlo / The View / Chris Hemsworth / more of The View / timing / Batgirl / comics vs. film / San Diego Comic-Con / Stan Lee / Lay’s Do Us A Flavor / the flavor finalists / breaking them down / Oh Yoko! / the predicted un-researched winner / meat chips / Denny’s Atari videogames / Arkanoid / Huff Post on the Lay’s chips / Doritos Jacked / more female Thor / Wolverine interlude / Luther / Chelsea Cain / Better Call Saul / Marvel Star Wars / Gil Kane and Aliens / Grayson / Winter’s Bone again /

Links:

The new female Thor

Also on “The View”

Lay’s Do Us A Flavor Contest

Do Us A Flavor at French Fry Diary

Sexy Feet Flavored Potato Chips

Last year’s Do Us A Flavor contenders at French Fry Diary

Oh Yoko! at French Fry Diary

Hot dog chips at French Fry Diary

Denny’s Atari games

The Huffington Post on the Lay’s chips

Deptford woman’s connection to the Lay’s promotion

Cinnamon Pringles at French Fry Diary

The Doritos mystery flavors

The new female Thor at IGN

Glenn’s mini-review of Grayson #1

“Better Call Saul!”

Grayson at Biff Bam Pop!

Biff Bam Pop!

Glenn’s Twitter

Ray’s Twitter

The GAR! Podcast on Facebook