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The Ancillary Characters Podcast"Daredevil: Born Again" by Frank Miller & David Mazzucchelli - Episode 164After MONTHS in the dark, we're back with another meandering episode of Ancillary Characters, featuring your favorite hosts: Seth, Paul, and Allen.
We're finally coming to you with our thoughts on Miller/Mazzucchelli's Daredevil: Born Again. We also talk about some films, some shows, and some comics. Also, we love you.
Thanks for tuning in. Enjoy. Please.
2025-11-291h 07The Ancillary Characters PodcastSuperman directed by James Gunn - Episode 163LOOK UP! It's time for a super presentation of Ancillary Characters, featuring your favorite hosts: Seth, Paul, and Allen.
We come to you today with a special episode. While comics are on the docket (we list our Top Ten Superman books), we've hopped onto the mics today to share our thoughts on the first official film of the new DCU, Superman from director James Gunn.
Thanks for tuning in. Enjoy. Please.
2025-08-011h 21The Ancillary Characters PodcastMythmakers by John Hendrix - Episode 162Welcome back! It's time for another entertaining yet concerning episode of Ancillary Characters.
Topics for today: Andor, Superman, The Thing, Flash, and that time the animators for The Lion King were held hostage in Africa.
Our BOOK-IT for this episode is Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien by John Hendrix. Thanks for tuning in. Please enjoy.
2025-06-101h 00The Ancillary Characters PodcastSuperman For All Seasons by Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale - Episode 161Welcome back! It's time for another wild and crazy episode of Ancillary Characters.
Topics for today: CHICKEN JOCKEY, yard fires, Doctor Doom, and New Thunderbolts.
Our BOOK-IT for this episode is Superman For All Seasons by Jeph Loeb and the late Tim Sale. Thanks for tuning in. Please enjoy.
2025-05-1352 minThe Ancillary Characters PodcastBatman Elmer Fudd & Trinity Special: World's Finest by Tom King - Episode 160Welcome back! It's time for another zany episode of Ancillary Characters.
Topics on the docket: Gladiator II extras? Plastic Man No More? Jenny Sparks? Wasp attack?
Our BOOK-IT for this episode consists of two one-shots, both by Tom King: Batman Elmer Fudd #1, and Trinity Special: World's Finest #1.
Thanks for tuning in. Please enjoy.
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The Ancillary Characters Podcast"Daredevil: Dark Nights" by Lee Weeks - Episode 159Merry Christmas! It's Christmas Eve, and we're coming to you with a new Holiday episode, hot off the presses.
Some topics the bois discuss this time: Colonel Sanders' Ghost? Hot Browns? Shrek Forever After? THE SUPERMAN TRAILER?? And, of course, Daredevil: Dark Nights by Lee Weeks.
We love you all. Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals.
2024-12-241h 15The Ancillary Characters PodcastSomething is Killing the Children by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell'Edera - Episode 158It's been a while... Sorry about that. You know what they say: Halloween episodes are better late than never.
The bois share their thoughts on a number of comics and such, finally talking about Tynion's Something is Killing the Children. Enjoy. And thanks for listening.
2024-12-101h 07The Ancillary Characters PodcastVoid Rivals by Robert Kirkman and Lorenzo De Felici - Episode 157The boys are back! Gonna be honest with you upfront: the comics talk doesn't come until the fourth quarter in this one. The AC Pop-Culture podcast this week covers the following topics: MBH Con (a D&D Podcast convention we just held, for the Make-Believe Heroes Podcast), Video Games (Fortnite? The Witcher? CoD?), and more. Then we talk about comics, including Void Rivals. Join us for a chat amongst pals.
2024-09-141h 13The Ancillary Characters PodcastSuperman vs. Meshi by Satoshi Miyagawa and Kai Kitago - Episode 156This week, we take a trip over to Japan for some food-inspired Superman manga. We also talk about a number of tv shows and video games, as well as some comics. Thanks for coming to our TED talk.
2024-06-291h 06The Ancillary Characters PodcastFantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman - Episode 155This week, we go back to the annals of Marvel's History and read the first Omnibus from Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman, joined by a slew of artists. That's right, a whole SLEW of 'em. You heard me.
2024-05-171h 07The Ancillary Characters PodcastPlanetary by Warren Ellis and John Cassaday (aka "The Hot Browning") - Episode 154This week, the fellas bring their brilliant minds together to dissect the seminal work of Warren Ellis and John Cassaday: Planetary. It's wild, it's crazy, and it's comic-book-ey. Enjoy.
2024-04-221h 06The Ancillary Characters PodcastLove Everlasting by Tom King - Episode 153This week, the boys gather in honor of the Valentine's to talk about the first two volumes of Love Everlasting by Tom King and Elsa Charretier. Join us and bask in everlasting love, amigos.
2024-04-011h 01The Ancillary Characters PodcastKlaus by Grant Morrison - Episode 152The guys regroup to talk about the brilliant miniseries by Grant Morrison and Dan Mora. Disclaimer: Seths audio this episode is absolute dookie-poo garbage and he humbly apologizes.
2024-02-091h 11The Ancillary Characters PodcastThe Last Ronin - Episode 151This month the fellas discuss the legendary, The Last Ronin from original TMNT creators Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman. Do they like it or leave it? Listen to learn!
2023-11-251h 00The Ancillary Characters PodcastHellboy in Hell - Episode 150This month, the boys sit down to talk about Mike Mignola's seminal Hellboy run, and its final chapter, Hellboy in Hell.
2023-10-1355 minThe Ancillary Characters PodcastDissecting Grant Morrisons Green Lantern - The Ancillary Characters Podcast Episode 149This week the boys talk about the beautiful words and pictures featured in the superhero epic, Green Lantern by Liam Sharp and the esteemed, Grant Morrison. Did they like it? Maybe even love it? Is it the greatest superhero comic of all time with flowery prose that lights the fires of the readers imaginations? Find out now!
2023-09-081h 03The Ancillary Characters PodcastShoot the Poop Edition - The Ancillary Characters Podcast Episode 148We're back! Paul, Allen, and Seth talk about a slew of topics as they catch up on the past... seven years of life that they've missed out on.
There's a lot to this episode so as much as we'd enjoy to recap and break it all down, you'll just need to listen to the show to hear it all unfold. But the main thrust of the episode of the episode is The Flash film and Seths hatred of Marvel movies. There it is. That's the episode.
Enjoy.
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