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**Comics In Motion**

Regular episodes celebrating all things comic book and comic related. A number of different shows drop each week including TV & Movie reviews and news, Indie Comics Spotlight, Mandatory Marvel & DC, Star Wars: Comics In Canon, Superheroes for Dummies, Femme On Film, Classic Comics, Seasons Greetings, Whats the Topic and occasional weekly episode-by-episode shows (including Book of Boba Fett and Mandalorian Season 2, with more to come)!

Latest Episodes:

Femme on Film: Marie Antoinette Aug 14, 2022

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This episode Ria, Megan and Mike discuss Sofia Coppola's 2006 film, Marie Antoinette. Listen and enjoy as Megan proves that she is smarter than us all and gives us a short history lesson about Marie Antoinette and the French revolution.

We discuss the frivolity of youth, modern music in period dramas and how society views young women.

Follow Megan:

Instagram: @grittsgetsfit

Find Mike's social media & various other links here: Linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat

Follow Femme on Film on Twitter @FemmeOnFilmPod and Ria @riacarrogan and get in touch if there’s a film you would like to talk about!

Femme on Film is a place to talk about films made for women, about women, by women… just awesome lady folk (and those who identify as awesome lady folk) content that has often been unfairly maligned, misunderstood by critics, and are often way ahead of their time and need a revisit. Ria guests discuss all of this and much more!

A huge thank you to the Comics in Motion network who has given space to create this podcast. If you would like to come and chat about a film for Femme on Film, drop a message via Twitter.

Intro and outro music: Say You Will by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

SWCIC: Qi’ra’s Assassins Attack, Sabé Plots Against Vader & More Chaos Ensues - Crimson Reign 2 & Its Companions (CR2, DV20, BH20, DA18 & SW21) – Ep 104 Aug 13, 2022

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QI’RAS ASSASSINS PREPARE AMIDST THE CHAOS CAUSED BY CRIMSON DAWN! The second batch of Crimson Reign comics is in Mike’s sight this week continuing Qi’ra & Crimson Dawn’s efforts to disrupt the Empire’s hold on the galaxy. This week, Qi’ra’s assassins; Ochi Of Bestoon & Deathstick attack, all while the four comics crossing-over with CR (Star Wars, Darth Vader, Doctor Aphra & Bounty Hunters), continue corresponding stories that will all line up very soon. Aphra continues to search for Ascendant artifacts with Sana Starros, Vader kills suspected Crimson Dawn collaborators, the Bounty Hunter crew searches for 4-LOM and Shara Bey tries to escape the star destroyer Tarkin’s Will without being noticed by the Empire…

This story is set after Empire Strikes Back & after the War Of The Bounty Hunters event, but before Return Of The Jedi and the reading order is BH20> DA18>CR2>DV20>SW21.

BH20 was released 12th January 2022 and was written by Ethan Sacks with Paolo Villanelli as artist and Bryan Valenza as colour artist. DA18 was released 19th January 2022, written by Alyssa Wong with Minkyu Jung as artist Rachelle Rosenberg as colour artist. Crimson Reign 2 was released 2nd February 2022 and was written by Charles Soule, with Steven Cummings as penciller, Victor Olazaba as inker and Guru eFX as colour artist.DV20 was released 9th February 2022, was written by Greg Pak with Raffaele Ienco as artist and Alex Sinclair as colour artist. SW21 was released 2nd March 2022 and was written by Charles Soule, with Marco Castiello & Ramon Rosanas as artists and Rachelle Rosenberg as colour artist.

Mike covered the first volume of Crimson Reign in episode 102 and he covered the prelude to Crimson Reign in ep 97 of SWCIC. For all War of The Bounty Hunters comics, check episodes 60, 64, 68, 72, 77 & 84.

Last week, in ep 103, Mike delved into the canon comics by IDW Publishing; Return To Vader’s Castle – 5 more horror stories with many familiar faces, character information & connections all perfect for any lover of horror & Star Wars! This episode includes Vader, Darth Maul, Asajj Ventress, Tarkin, Jabba The Hutt & B’omarr Monks, zombies, sarlaccs, Frankenstein-like monsters and a whole bunch of references & connections to Star Wars and horror movies!

To hear Mike’s exclusive canon book reviews on Dark Disciple & A New Dawn, plus the Legends books Shatterpoint, Darth Bane & Darth Plagueis as well as the movie & TV “Afterthoughts” episodes, support the show at http://patreon.com/genuinechitchat

To listen to one of Mike’s Patreon episodes for free, check out the first in Mike & Megan’s Tom Hanks rewatch here: https://bit.ly/TomHanks1

Please subscribe to Mike’s YouTube channel to see video versions of his conversations, playlists filled with episode of GCC & SWCIC and more: https://youtube.com/GenuineChitChat

Mike's Guest Spots:

Mike appeared on Spider-Dan & The Secret Bores to talk about Maximum & Absolute Carnage: https://pod.fo/e/13304a

Outro read by BZ The Voice: http://www.bzthevoice.com

Intro theme arranged by Mike Burton, backing music by Eric Matyas at www.soundimage.org

Indie Comics Spotlight: Hidden Gem: Haphaven Aug 11, 2022

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Welcome to Haphaven where you must knock on wood and don't spill the salt. Is it just a book about magic or is there a deeper meaning? Listen and find out.

Haphaven

Norm Harper (Goodreads Author),

Louie Joyce (Illustrator)

Ever-superstitious Alex Mills will do anything to avoid a jinx. Picking up pennies, knocking on wood, collecting rabbit's feet . . . you name it. That is until she steps on a crack and it actually does break her mother's back. To save her mom, Alex must follow Hubbub Caskside, a trusty leprechaun, on a journey through the end of a rainbow to Haphaven, the world where all of Earth's superstitions draw their power. All she needs is a rabbit's foot to save her mom, but she soon discovers the lucky article won't be so easy to retrieve. Not only is the rabbit's foot guarded by Haphaven's most formidable creature, the Jinx, there's also a forest full of trees that knock back if you don't knock on wood, people named Penny who do not like to be picked up, and a particularly vindictive black cat who will not be crossed.
As Alex finds herself desperately searching for a way to save her mom, she learns of a mysterious connection between her family's fate and the rulers of Haphaven. With her mother's life on the line and her own fate at stake, Alex must find the strength within herself to unlock the mystery and take back control of the superstitions that have controlled her life, even if it means crossing the Black Cat once and for all.

Super Draft Episode 1: Sidekicks Aug 10, 2022

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show notes:
Welcome, to the Super Draft!
In this episode, Max (Mandatory Marvel & DC) and Tony (indie Comics spotlight) go head to head to pick their best teams of 5 Sidekicks.
To see the final teams and vote for which you think is the best, head to https://twitter.com/comicsinmotionp
Let us know your thoughts and tell us who you would have picked.
May the best team win!
A full list of the rules can be found at https://www.superdummy.co.uk/draft/draft-rules/
Max can be found at https://twitter.com/maxybyrne
Tony is at https://www.arfarina.com/
And host 'SuperDummy' Paul is at https://twitter.com/PaulDaMac

The Pop Guerrillas Present: Summer Blockbusters Aug 08, 2022

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Join the Guerrillas as they see if the top grossing movies released between May 1 and Labor Day from 1989-2021 are any good.

Don't forget to subscribe to our stand-alone feed as well as we welcome our newest member, the Dark Ronin himself, Dan!

SWCIC: More Star Wars Horror Stories; Tarkin’s Monster, B’omarr Monks, Baby Sarlaccs & More (Return To Vader’s Castle) – Ep 103 Aug 06, 2022

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IT’S TIME FOR MORE STAR WARS MONSTER STORIES! Mike is delving into the canon comics by IDW Publishing; Return To Vader’s Castle – 5 more horror stories with many familiar faces, character information & connections all perfect for any lover of horror & Star Wars! This episode includes Vader, Darth Maul, Asajj Ventress, Tarkin, Jabba The Hutt & B’omarr Monks, zombies, sarlaccs, Frankenstein-like monsters and a whole bunch of references & connections to Star Wars and horror movies!

The continuous story is set somewhere in the original trilogy era (between 0ABY - 4ABY) and the other stories are all over the prequel & original trilogy era! The writer for these comics was Cavan Scott and Francesco Francavilla is the artist & colour artist for the continuous story.The guest artists are Megan Levens, Kelley Jones, Nick Brokenshire, Nicoletta Baldari & Charles Paul Wilson III and the guest colour artists are Charlie Kirchoff, Michelle Madsen, Nick Brokenshire, Nicoletta Baldari & David Garcia Cruz.

Issues 1-5 were released in October 2019, the trade paperback collection was released March 2020 and the hardcover collection of this & the previous collection; Tales Of Vaders Castle was released January 2021.

The first batch of Vader’s Castle stories was tackled in episode 76 of SWCIC. Mike delved into all four volumes of 2017 Vader in ep 62, 66, 70 & 74 of SWCIC. For the 2015 Vader run (set after A New Hope), check out episodes 15, 17, 19, 23 & 29 of SWCIC, for the 2020 run of Vader comics, check episodes 79 & 81 of SWCIC and check ep 41 for the Vader: Dark Visions anthology mini-series and ep 49 is the Target Vader mini-series.

Last week, in ep 102, Mike delved into the first full volume of Crimson Reign; centring around Qi’ra & Crimson Dawn as they try to topple the galactic empire by causing unrelenting chaos! In this episode Mike will take you through the story, as well as the four coinciding comics (Star Wars, Darth Vader, Doctor Aphra & Bounty Hunters), providing you with plenty of trivia, facts & knowledge along the way.

To listen to one of Mike’s Patreon episodes for free, check out the first in Mike & Megan’s Tom Hanks rewatch here: https://bit.ly/TomHanks1

Please subscribe to Mike’s YouTube channel to see video versions of his conversations, playlists filled with episode of GCC & SWCIC and more: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClQvgois9knDkFvjqcpoQtw

Mike's Guest Spots:

Mike appeared on Spider-Dan & The Secret Bores to talk about Maximum & Absolute Carnage: https://pod.fo/e/13304a

Mike appeared on Indie Comics Spotlight, discussing Cavan Scott’s Shadow Service with Tony, listen on the feed of Comics In Motion! https://pod.fo/e/1259e4

Mike returned to Star Wars Timeline to talk about Villains in each of the SW trilogies here: https://youtu.be/V7382WWkSP0

Outro read by BZ The Voice: http://www.bzthevoice.com

Intro theme arranged by Mike Burton, backing music by Eric Matyas at www.soundimage.org

Comics in Motion Book Club: Sandman Volume 2: The Doll's House Aug 05, 2022

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In the book club today, Tony, Ria, and Steve spend time in the Dreaming playing with Dolls.

If you have not listened to Volume one of the Sandman discussion, please listen to it here.

Read MORE BOOKS!

Indie Comics Spotlight: Tintin in the Land of the Soviets Aug 04, 2022

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Today, Tony and Blake pick up a dog sidekick and head to the USSR.

You can read along with us for free via the internet archive

E8 - Back to the Filmography: Jason Statham - The Italian Job Aug 01, 2022

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Travel Back to the Filmography with the show dedicated to watching every credited film from an actor’s complete Back catalogue from past debut through to present day in chronological order. Each episode, I am joined by an esteemed guest to watch and discuss the next entry from the focused Filmography and consider how it ranks amidst their career and whether we can trace any typecasting trends or topic traits or theatrical tics. For episode eight, I’m joined by Handsome Tony Farina to discuss the eighth appearance of The Stath in revved up remake The Italian Job. We watch. You listen… and, hopefully, watch along too..? Back to the Filmography is presented to you by The Pop Guerrillas, a collective of hive minds who provide spoiler-free reviews of anything from pop culture in less time than a takes to listen to a song. Check out our reviews via Anchor and Spotify or your preferred podcatcher of choice. Tony can be found in a myriad of places, but is best contacted through his website www.arfarina.com. You can hear him on Indie Comics Spotlight on a weekly basis and Mandatory Music and CD on a monthly basis via the Comics in Motion Podcast feed. You can follow and contact JAC through twitter (@IamJACsMusings) and read his diary of pop culture musings on wordpress (iamjacsmusings.wordpress.com) and film reviews on letterboxd (https://letterboxd.com/Iamjacsmusings/). The show can be contacted directly through twitter (@BacktotheFilmog) and please remember to use the #FollowtheFilmography and #Statholution in any and all interactions. Don’t forget to subscribe and, if you have the time, please leave a review of the show on your podcast provider of choice. The intro and outro music is Electronic Rock (King Around Here) by AlexGrohl from Pixabay. Until next time, be excellent to each other and make sure you take the time to treat yo’ self too. Yippee-ki-yay, movie lovers.

Star Wars Book Review: Last Shot by Daniel Josè Older - Lando & Han's Adventure After Return Of The Jedi (Spoiler-Free) Jul 30, 2022

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This week Mike has released a book review from his Patreon for Daniel Josè Older's Last Shot, set years after Return Of The Jedi, focusing on Han Solo and Lando Calrissian, including a hacker-Ewok, flashbacks featuring L3-37, nightmarish experiments and more!

To listen to one of Mike’s Patreon episodes for free, check out the first in Mike & Megan’s Tom Hanks rewatch here: https://bit.ly/TomHanks1

Mike appeared on Spider-Dan & The Secret Bores to talk about Maximum & Absolute Carnage: https://pod.fo/e/13304a

Mike appeared on Indie Comics Spotlight, discussing Cavan Scott’s Shadow Service with Tony, listen on the feed of Comics In Motion! https://pod.fo/e/1259e4

Mike returned to Star Wars Timeline to talk about Villains in each of the SW trilogies here: https://youtu.be/V7382WWkSP0

Outro read by BZ The Voice: http://www.bzthevoice.com

Intro theme arranged by Mike Burton, backing music by Eric Matyas at www.soundimage.org

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