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Zach on Film: Sneakers (1992) Feb 17, 2017

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This week, we take a light hearted look at government espionage, with the star filled Sneakers.

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SNEAKERS

A security pro finds his past coming back to haunt him, when he and his unique team are tasked with retrieving a particularly important item.

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**Dueling Review Super Sons #1** Feb 16, 2017
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The Super Sons are back, and this time, they aren't a computer simulation! Listen in as we review Super Sons #1 from DC Comics.

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SUPER SONS #1
Written by: Peter J. Tomasi
Art by: Jorge Jimenez
The sons of Batman and Superman have graduated to their own monthly comic—but if they want to survive, they’re going to have to share it! This debut issue looks at the lives of Robin and Superboy and their destiny to follow in their fathers’ footsteps, while we meet a new villain whose ascension parallels the boys’ own understanding of their powers—except that he believes it’s his right to rule over every being on the planet!

**The Legion Clubhouse #002 - Problematic Portrayals** Feb 15, 2017
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In this episode, we take a look at Action Comics #267 and Adventure Comics #282 and the problematic portrayal of teenage girls.

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**Action Comics #267**
**The Three Super-Heroes**
**August 1960**
**w: Jerry Siegel**
**a: Jim Mooney**
After watching a demonstration put on by her cousin Superman in her civilian guise of Linda Lee, Supergirl is visited by three teens who can exhibit extraordinary powers and happen to know Supergirl's secret identity. Supergirl decides to finally investigate when these teens manage to activate her Linda Lee robot.

Upon confronting these teens, they reveal themselves to be Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad and Saturn Girl, members of the Legion of Super-Heroes from the 30th Century. When Supergirl recalls her cousin telling her of his induction into the Legion when he was Superboy, the Legion members tell her that they are the children of the original Legion and that they want her to join their ranks.

Traveling to the 30th Century, Supergirl meets other new members of the Legion: Chameleon Boy who can change shapes, Invisible Lad who can turn invisible, and Colossal Boy who can grow to titanic heights. Her initiation into the group would require her to perform a super-feat for them. When it's learned that there is too much air traffic on the planet Earth, Supergirl digs a tunnel through the planet wide enough for air ships to fly through in order to lighten the load. However, when she emerges and returns to the Legion, she is shocked that she is a full grown woman and therefor is no qualified to be a member of the Legion who does not admit anyone over the age of 18.

Dismayed, the now Superwoman uses her X-Ray vision to find the cause, and finds that there was a chunk of Red Kryptonite that caused the change in her body. The Legion regretfully tells Superwoman that she will not be able to apply for membership for another year. Returning to her own time, and after the effects of the Kryptonite have worn off, Supergirl (in her civilian guise of Linda Lee) wonders if she'll be invited into the Legion again. - **via DC Wikia**

**Adventure Comics #282**
**Lana Lang and the Legion of Super-Heroes**
**March 1961**
**w: Otto Binder**
**a: George Papp**
Lana Lang is once more trying to win Superboy's affections, when the Boy of Steel is summoned to a cave near Smallville where he meets a super-hero calling himself Star Boy. Coming from the 30th Century and the planet Xanthu, Star Boy explains that he has similar super-powers to Superboy. He goes on to explain that he is also a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes, and that he has traveled into the past to stop two Xenthuian criminals who had escaped into this era and are hiding out on Earth. However, Starboy's X-ray vision cannot penetrate copper and so has asked Superboy's help who's x-ray vision will be able to see through the copper piping used in Smallville's water system to find the criminals, who have been hiding in underground caverns.

Lana Lang stumbles upon the two young heroes just as they finished capturing the Xanthuian criminals, and in order to get Superboy jealous, Lana bluffs Star Boy into believing she overheard his secret identity and forces him to pretend to be her boyfriend in order to make Superboy jealous. Traveling to the 30th Century with Superboy and Star Boy, Lana has the latter do whatever it takes to try and make Superboy jealous. However, Superboy sees through this ploy and ignores everything and even goes so far as to "date" a Xantharian girl, which causes Lana herself to become jealous and admit to the whole deception. With Lana having learned her lesson, the two teens from the 20th Century return to their own time. - **via DC Wikia**

Major Spoilers Podcast #716: March Volume 3 Feb 14, 2017

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This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: Are you ready for the Secret Empire? We review, Powerless on NBC, Archie #17, and Champions #5. Plus, if you have not read March Volume 3, it is a must buy book.

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NEWS
THE SECRET EMPIRE IS COMING!
http://majorspoilers.com/2017/02/13/solicitations-yay-theres-another-marvel-epic-event-coming-way/

REVIEWS
STEPHEN
ARCHIE #17
Writer: Mark Waid
Artists: Joe Eisma, Andre Szymanowicz, Jack Morelli
Publisher: Archie Comics
Cheryl Blossom’s unleashed on Riverdale, creating chaos and tumult at her whim! Only Veronica can stop her—but how will she get back from her Swiss boarding school in time to save her friends?
[rating:4/5]

MATTHEW
Champions #5
Writer: Mark Waid
Artists: Humberto Ramos and Victor Olazaba
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Oh, great! Just when the Champions had a nice little movement going on, here comes Gwenpool to ruin – I mean, “improve” – it all, with her patented brand of consequence-less violence and disregard for human life!
[rating:3/5]

RODRIGO
Powerless
Ep. 1 & 2
Network: NBC
In a world where humanity must cope with the collateral damage of Super Heroes and Super-Villains, Emily Locke (Vanessa Hudgens) begins her first day as Director of Research & Development for Wayne Security, a subsidiary of Wayne Enterprises that specializes in products that make defenseless bystanders feel a little safer. Full of confidence and big ideas, Emily quickly learns that her expectations far exceed those of her new boss (Alan Tudyk) and officemates, so it will be up to her to lead the team toward their full potential and the realization that you don’t need superpowers to be a hero.
[rating:2.5/5]

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DISCUSSION
March: Book Three
John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell
By Fall 1963, the Civil Rights Movement is an undeniable keystone of the national conversation, and as chair of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, John Lewis is right in the thick of it. With the stakes continuing to rise, white supremacists intensify their opposition through government obstruction and civilian terrorist attacks, a supportive president is assassinated, and African-Americans across the South are still blatantly prohibited from voting. To carry out their nonviolent revolution, Lewis and an army of young activists launch a series of innovative projects, including the Freedom Vote, Mississippi Freedom Summer, and a pitched battle for the soul of the Democratic Party waged live on national television.

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GHL Ep 149 - Wild Dog (Arrow) Feb 13, 2017

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Wild Dog is part of Team Arrow on Arrow Season 5, but what do we know of his origin? Dive deep into the comic books to discover the secrets of this gun-toting vigilante. Special thanks to our special guest Matthew Peterson! www.twitter.com/mightykingcobra Be careful! This podcast contains SPOILERS. So if you don't want to know what happens, then you should come back later. Support the show on Patreon and listen to the Patreon exclusive Geek History Lesson EXTRA podcast! https://www.patreon.com/Jawiin GET OUR RECOMMENDED READING from this episode here: http://geekhistorylesson.com/recommendedreading Make sure to visit our Facebook fan page: http://www.facebook.com/geekhistorylesson You can find Ashley on Twitter @AshleyVRobinson and Jason on Twitter @Jawiin. Thanks for showing up to class today. Class dismissed!

Wayne’s Comics Podcast #268: Russell Nohelty Feb 12, 2017

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Monsters are something many of us truly love and, during this week’s Episode 268, Russell Nohelty from Wannabe Press is back, giving us the scoop on his Kickstarter that will be beginning this Tuesday for his hardcover, 244-page anthology called Monsters and Other Scary Shit. We delve into how this excellent book came to be, and we explore several of the stories you’ll enjoy as you read it! He’s got some very special rewards for people who jump on board in the first couple of days in the campaign, so be sure to look for this project to debut on Tuesday morning as of 7 a.m. Pacific Time (10 a.m. ET). For more on this high-power creation, go to this link. Russell gives us a lot more info about this project during our discussion, so be sure to listen what he has to say!

Finally Friday for February 10, 2017 - Trading Archie for $4.99 Feb 10, 2017

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Another week has come to a close, which means it is time to talk about the week that was, as we talk Riverdale, digital comic changes, and Gloomhaven.

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Zach on Film: The Falcon and The Snowman (1985) Feb 10, 2017

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Spy Flick Season continues this week as we look at The Falcon and The Snowman, based on the true story of two Americans who sell secrets to the Russians.

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THE FALCON AND THE SNOWMAN

The Falcon and the Snowman is a 1985 American spy drama film directed by John Schlesinger. It is loosely based on a true story about two young American men, Christopher Boyce (Timothy Hutton) and Andrew Daulton Lee (Sean Penn), who sold U.S. security secrets to the Soviet Union. The film is based on the 1979 book The Falcon and the Snowman: A True Story of Friendship and Espionage by Robert Lindsey, and features the song "This Is Not America", written and performed by David Bowie and the Pat Metheny Group.

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