The Titans Return to Happy Harbor in DC'S LEX AND THE CITY #1

 
If you ever get up to Happy Harbor, the cherry pie is worth a stop.

My second DC Universe story for DC Comics, "Together Again", was released this week as part of DC's new Valentine's Day anthology DC's Lex and the City #1. Featuring art by Serg Acuña, colors by Alex Guimarães, and lettering by Josh Reed, "Together Again" has four original members of the Teen Titans -- now adult Titans -- spending a guys' weekend in the wonderful and strange town of Happy Harbor, Rhode Island.

Returning to the Double H Diner, their former refuge from being teenaged superheroes, Dick Grayson, Wally West, Roy Harper, and Garth Curry reminisce about the original weekend they spent as teenagers helping the Justice League move from the League's original Secret Sanctuary headquarters hidden inside Mount Fox in Happy Harbor. However, it turns out Dick Grayson has an ulterior motive for the guys' weekend, involving a towering Kaiju monster named Raxodon.

Here's the official solicitation for DC's Lex and the City #1...

AS SUPERMAN FLEW AWAY YET AGAIN, I HAD TO WONDER…WAS I TRYING TO DESTROY HIM, OR WAS HE DESTROYING ME? Written by Brendan Hay, Sina Grace, Dave Wielgosz, Charles Skaggs, Callie C. Miller, Maggie Tokuda-Hall and More Art by Howard Porter, Serg Acuna, Stephen Byrne, Lisa Sterle, Leslie Hung, and More

It's Valentine's Day, which means that love and heartbreak are sweeping every city in the DCU! This anthology collects eight stories of heroes and villains looking for love in the big city (which practically feels like its own character!). Lex Luthor laments over the one that got away–the big, ever-elusive Metropolitan man, Superman! Raven and Beast Boy embark on a romantic scavenger hunt across San Francisco (which just might be a trap)! And Damian Wayne runs a dating-advice gauntlet through Gotham City, organized by none other than the dating master himself, Tim Drake! Gather your pals, pour yourself a cosmo, and hit your nearest comic shop–DC'S LEX & THE CITY is coming this January!

DC's Lex and the City #1 can be found at your local comic shop or digitally on Amazon.com!

Live-Action TEEN TITANS Film in Development at DC Studios

 
Titans together...on the big screen!

The Hollywood Reporter has word that DC Studios is developing a live-action film based on DC Comics superteam the Teen Titans, with Ana Nogueira tasked with writing the screenplay.

Nogueira, 38, is an actress and playwright best known as Penny Ares on The Vampire Diaries TV series, and has appeared on episodes of The Blacklist, The Michael J. Fox Show, and Hightown. Currently, she's also working on the script for another DC film, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow starring Milly Alcock as Supergirl/Kara Zor-El.

Created in 1964 by Bob Haney and Bruno Premiani, the Teen Titans first appeared in The Brave and the Bold (vol.1) #54, where Robin (Dick Grayson), Kid Flash (Wally West) and Aqualad (Garth) teamed up to defeat a weather-controlling villain known as Mister Twister. They appeared under the name "Teen Titans" in The Brave and the Bold #60 and were joined by Wonder Woman's younger sister Wonder Girl (Donna Troy). After being featured in Showcase #59, the Teen Titans were spun off into their own series with Teen Titans (vol.1) #1 by Haney and artist Nick Cardy. Green Arrow's sidekick Speedy (Roy Harper) made guest appearances before officially joining the team in Teen Titans #19.

After running 43 issues, the series was cancelled in 1973, but was brought back in 1976 with additional team members, including African-American superheroes Guardian/Hornblower (Mal Duncan) and Bumblebee (Karen Beecher), along with former supervillain-turned-superhero Harlequin (Duela Dent). The revival was short-lived, however, and the series ended in 1978 with issue #53.

In 1980, writer Marv Wolfman and artist George Pérez created a new incarnation of the team, the New Teen Titans, which debuted in DC Comics Presents #26 before getting their own series. Original members Robin, Wonder Girl and Kid Flash were joined by Beast Boy (Gar Logan), now called Changeling, and new superheroes Cyborg (Victor Stone), Raven (Rachel Roth) and Starfire (Koriand'r). Brought together by Raven to help defeat Raven's demonic father, Trigon, this version of the Teen Titans became the most popular incarnation of the team to date and a rival to Marvel's most popular superteam, the X-Men.

The New Teen Titans (vol.1) introduced other notable adversaries, including Deathstroke the Terminator, Brother Blood, and Blackfire, and featured classic stories such as "A Day in the Lives", "Runaways", and "Who Is Donna Troy?". In 1984, the series was relaunched as a second volume, while the original series became Tales of the Teen Titans. Before ending original stories with #58, Tales of the Teen Titans featured additional classic stories "The Judas Contract", which featured Robin adopting the new identity of Nightwing, and "We Are Gathered Here Today...", which told the story of Donna Troy's wedding.

After various incarnations of the Titans over the decades, the seven members of the New Teen Titans are once again the current version of the team in Titans (vol.4), now written by Tom Taylor and drawn by incoming artist Lucas Meyer. Following the events of the Dark Crisis event series and during Taylor's run on Nightwing (vol.4), Superman approached Nightwing with the proposition that he serve as the leader of the new superhero team, after the Justice League disbanded. This led to Nightwing unveiling a new Titans Tower in Bludhaven, with his friends from the New Teen Titans era, only now no longer teenagers.

TITANTALK 091: "Titans Forever" Is Up!

 
"On Christmas morning, people are all about the presents, right? The instant gratification. But Christmas Eve is all about the hope, the excitement, the anticipation, because all the good things are still in the future, yet to come."
-- Garfield Logan, Titans: "Titans Forever"

Hello again, Titans fans! DJ Nik and I are back with a new episode of TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast! This time, we discuss "Titans Forever", the series finale of Titans, featuring Brenton Thwaites as Nightwing, Anna Diop as Starfire, Joseph Morgan as Brother Blood, and Craig Burnatowski as the voice of Trigon!

In this episode, we discuss things like Nik's sports segment, why this won't be the final episode of TitanTalk, whether the Titans finale was a satisfying ending to the show, only getting Superman's boots in the quick cameo, our thanks that we finally got to see a Trigon that was more than a human dude in a suit, how quickly and easily Brother Blood was able to kill Trigon, Trigon probably being killed off quickly because of the lack of production budget, Richard Hatem not being creative enough to overcome Titans' small production budget, wondering why the hell S.T.A.R. Labs was going to give Superman a Red Kryptonite cocktail in case he was severely injured, Dick knowing about the Icarus Gate but never mentioning it to any of the other Titans before this episode, Brother Blood somehow finding a bunch of hired goons off-camera, wondering what makes Starfire special if every Tamaranean has the ability to generate the equivalent of 10,000 suns, wondering where the hell Brother Blood was going to live if he destroyed both Earth and Tamaran, hoping Richard Hatem doesn't write for any other shows we care about, wanting a behind-the-scenes documentary of how Titans was made, Gar having to pull out four big cables instead of one to disable the targeting system, wondering why Beast Boy didn't turn into a gorilla for extra strength to pull out the four cables, Krypto being the MVP of the finale, Nightwing wanting to use the Icarus Gate to send Brother Blood to the other side of the universe, Kory's big almost-sacrifice to take Brother Blood off the board, the inexplicable Christmas flashback for an episode airing in May, not getting any explanation for how Starfire survived the explosion that killed Brother Blood, not getting any truly emotional scenes in the finale, hoping James Gunn someday gives Titans fans a better adaptation in live-action, the Titans' farewell dinner, Rachel wanting to spend time with more normal people, wondering when Conner and Superman made plans to hang out in Metropolis, wondering why the last thing we see in the show is Superboy flying, wondering if the writers suddenly aborted the "Lex Luthor is still alive inside Conner's body" plan because the show was cancelled, this Titans series being summed up as wasted potential, the Titans series showing us what not to do with the Titans characters, why the next live-action adaptation of the Titans needs to have a lighter tone, Wonder Girl not appearing in the entire final season, our favorite quotes of the episode, my recent discussion of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King on Gold Standard: The Oscars Podcast, Nik and I returning to The Fandom Zone Podcast while we wait for the rest of Doom Patrol Season 4, our thanks to all of the Titans fans all over the world, and more!

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While we're waiting for the final six episodes of Doom Patrol Season 4 to be released, be sure to come over to The Fandom Zone Podcast as DJ Nik and I return to the Fandom Zone to discuss "A New World Part Three: Changes", the twelfth episode of The Flash Season 9!

TITANTALK 090: "Project Starfire" Is Up!

 
"Replicate powers…Is that even possible?"
"If anybody could, it’s Lex. You’d be surprised what jealousy and a shit ton of money can do."
-- Rachel Roth and Dick Grayson, Titans: "Project Starfire"

Hello again, Titans fans! DJ Nik and I are back with a new episode of TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast! This time, we discuss "Project Starfire", the eleventh episode of Titans Season 4, featuring featuring Anna Diop as Starfire/Kory Anders, Jay Lycurgo as Robin III/Tim Drake, Franka Potente as Mother Mayhem, and the return of Curran Walters as Red Hood/Jason Todd!

In this episode, we discuss things like Nik's update on his Inter Milan football club, Titans finally using proper episode titles, hoping the returning Trigon won't be just a guy in a suit once again, Sebastian finally getting his official Brother Blood super suit, Jason Todd's return fitting in well with the advancement of Tim's evolution into the third Robin, some comics background on Tim's debut as the third Robin, our disappointment that Jason's alias "Venta" had no meaning whatsoever, Dick and Kory musing on regular people going about their day without worrying about people like Brother Blood and Trigon, wondering if Starfire will end up joining Dick in civilian life, Dick calling out Kory for wanting to do everything herself without the Titans' help, wondering how long Lex Luthor was working on replicating Starfire's blue light powers, Conner clearly being a good guy again because he's wearing his Superboy t-shirt, Gar and Rachel being forced into the "guy in the chair" role, Rachel advising Gar to embrace his connection to The Red, Tim getting his version of Dick's "Fuck Batman" scene from the first episode of Titans, Red Hood taking over for Batman in Gotham City, Jason giving Tim some more fighting tricks in his arsenal, Jason giving Tim his own motorcycle, wondering how Sebastian learned that his dead mom was still alive, Sebastian's whiny "I'm not nothing!" rant, Mother Mayhem's Mortal Kombat "Fatality" move, the writers probably ditching their "Conner is actually Lex Luthor in Conner's body" setup at the last minute to make Conner good again, Dick quickly trusting Conner with their only shot to take out Sebastian, Sebastian absorbing his mom and her powers to level up, wondering if Raven will go to a temple somewhere like the Scarlet Witch with the Darkhold, Eminem's "Lose Yourself", wondering if we'll get a Superman cameo in the finale like the one in the Shazam! movie, our favorite quotes of the episode, new Twitter feedback from Madison Dad & Son, my upcoming return to NIk's Gold Standard: The Oscars Podcast to discuss The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, wondering if the writers will figure out how to stick the landing in the Titans finale, and more!

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Be sure to come back next week as DJ Nik and I discuss "Titans Forever", the final episode of Titans, featuring Brenton Thwaites as Nightwing, Anna Diop as Starfire, Joseph Morgan as Brother Blood, and Craig Burnatowski as the voice of Trigon!

TITANTALK 089: "Game Over" Is Up!

"What's going on?"
"We were hoping that you could tell us. Everything was a hell of a lot less George of the Jungle around here until you rolled up."
"Oh, Gar -- meet Vic. There's a 50/50 chance you'll kill each other."
-- Beast Boy, Cyborg and Negative Man, Titans: "Game Over"

Hello again, Titans fans! DJ Nik and I are back with a new episode of TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast! This time, we discuss "Game Over", the tenth episode of Titans Season 4, featuring Ryan Potter as Beast Boy/Gar Logan, Joivan Wade as Cyborg/Vic Stone, and the voices of Brendan Fraser as Robotman/Cliff Steele and Matt Bomer as Negative Man/Larry Trainor!

In this episode, we discuss things like Nik's updated on his Inter Milan football club, the Doom Patrol's return on Titans for the first time since Season 1, wondering where the female Doom Patrol members were, Joseph Morgan portraying the physical manifestation of Rachel's darkness, finally getting to see Beast Boy and Starfire together with Cyborg, the doubles tennis match of Gar and Kory vs. Vic and Larry, the Titans version of the trash compactor scene from Star Wars, wondering why nobody tried leaving through the door Kory entered, Beast Boy possibly seeing the Doom Patrol more as his family than the Titans, nobody noticing that Kory has vanished, Kory letting go of her regret of not killing Sebastian when she had the chance, Kory meeting Vic by nearly breaking his jaw, Helena the rando sorceress filling in for John Constantine, wondering if someone told the Titans production team they couldn't use John Constantine, being able to get old grimoires on your tablet, John Constantine subcontracting out to Helena, the Titans becoming able to harm Sebastian without hurting Raven, Mother Mayhem wanting to sacrifice Metropolis to Trigon, Sebastian being a whiner yet again, Mother Mayhem being killed by Sebastian only to be resurrected later in the same episode, Sebastian finally getting his lame videogame released, more evidence that Lex Luthor is inside Conner's body, Conner letting the Titans stop Sebastian hoovering up the lifeforces of the people playing his videogame, the Scissor Sisters song "I Can't Decide", LexCorp having a morgue, the Horn of Trigon looking a lot like the Jewish shofar horn, our favorite quotes of the episode, my upcoming return to NIk's Gold Standard: The Oscars Podcast to discuss The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, enjoying discussing Titans episodes regardless if they're good or not, and more!

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Be sure to come back next week as DJ Nik and I discuss "Project Starfire", the eleventh episode of Titans Season 4, featuring the return of Curran Walter as Red Hood/Jason Todd and Natalie Gumede as Mercy Graves!

TITANTALK 088: "Dude, Where's My Gar?" Is Up!

 
"I can see you! Can you see me?"
-- Grant Morrison, Titans: "Dude, Where's My Gar?"

Hello again, Titans fans! DJ Nik and I are back with a new episode of TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast! This time, we discuss "Dude, Where's My Gar", the ninth episode of Titans Season 4, featuring Ryan Potter as Beast Boy/Gar Logan, Nyambi Nyambi as Freedom Beast/David Mndawe, Brec Bassinger as Stargirl/Courtney Whitmore, and Joivan Wade as Cyborg/Vic Stone!

In this episode, we discuss things like Nik being grateful that Inter Milan advanced to the semifinals, Ryan Potter helping Geoff Johns with the episode's story ideas, the episode not really advancing the main plot, wondering if Gar's story continues in the Doom Patrol series' final six episodes, wondering if fans of comic book movies and TV shows are getting tired of multiverse stories, some comics background on Freedom Beast, the original sequence where Dr. Meyers is merged with an ape in Animal Man (vol.1) #4, Grant Morrison's "I can see you!" reference to Buddy Baker seeing the readers of Animal Man (vol.1) #19, a rundown of the archive footage and audio featured in the episode, Dominic explaining The Red to Gar, Freedom Beast calling Gar "Changeling", Dominic being convinced that Gar is more powerful than Animal Man, Vixen or himself, Dominic wanting to "grief bond" with Gar over their family killed by Sakutia, Gar casually taking a hallucinogenic serum from a guy he just met, Jinx hinting that she'll eventually resurrect herself from being dead, Gar learning that The Chief released the virus that killed his family, Dominic trying to convince Gar that he's more than the Titans' "Beast Boy", wondering if Gar time-traveled back to before Cyborg removed his cybernetic implants, our low expectations for Stephen Amell's return as Oliver Queen on The Flash, Stargirl's wasted cameo appearance on Titans, my wanting an Animal Man TV series now, Animal Man writer Grant Morrison's surprise cameo, our favorite quotes of the episode, our not knowing what "Game Over" is going to be about, and more!

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Be sure to come back next week as DJ Nik and I discuss "Game Over", the tenth episode of Titans Season 4, featuring appearances by Joivan Wade as Cyborg, Brendan Fraser as the voice of Robotman, and Matt Bomer as the voice of Negative Man!

TITANTALK 087: "Caul's Folly & Dick & Carol & Ted & Kory" Is Up!

 
"Record some memories. They’re a map of who we are. A map we can use to find our way back if we get lost."
"Memories?"
"The shittier, the better."
"Dick…this is some peak daddy bullshit, and you fall for it every time!"
"Painful memories are more vivid. They’ll center you, make you more impenetrable, help drown out the music. It could work!"
"Yeah, I’m sure it could work, if you’re a psychopath!"
-- Dick Grayson and Kory Anders, Titans: "Dick & Carol & Ted & Kory"

Hello again, Titans fans! DJ Nik and I are back with a new episode of TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast! This time, we reopen Titans Tower to discuss "Caul's Folly" and "Dick & Carol & Ted & Kory", the seventh & eighth episodes of Titans Season 4, featuring Brenton Thwaites as Nightwing/Dick Grayson, Anna Diop as Starfire/Kory Anders, and the return of Natalie Gumede as Mercy Graves!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I discuss things like Nik hoping Inter Milan makes it to the semifinals, Titans using up two episodes of their final six without moving the main plot forward, The Flash and Titans both wasting potential as they reach their respective conclusions, TitanTalk finishing what we started with Titans, showrunner Greg Walker directing these two episodes instead of writing them, these two episodes being pushed ahead of "Dude, Where's My Gar?" on the schedule, wondering why Kory wasn't the one who decoded the Tamaranean book, finally getting confirmation that Jinx died, Conner not showing the Titans the rest of the letter from Lex Luthor, Roberta's omnious prophecy that Kory will end...as she is now, wondering how Mercy Graves knew that Conner was returning to Cadmus, Tim and Bernard's adjoining hotel rooms being reminiscent of a scene in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Bernard being the uptight one in the relationship, more speculation on Lex Luthor being inside Conner's body, the 1969 rom-com Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, wondering how many streets Kory actually tried to leave Caul's Folly, wondering how the Cult of Blood got those faked pictures of Dick and Kory made so fast, my wishing the Cult of Blood was more like the Thuggee Cult in Temple of Doom, wondering how the Sheriff knew that following ravens would lead him to Rachel, wondering how Megan and her father Jacob could lip-read one another while looking away from one another, Kory calling out Dick for his "daddy issues", the interdimensional lite rock radio station powered by one guy hooked up to tubes of blood, Dick's ruined pink shirt, Conner and Sebastian toasting to the future, our favorite quotes of the episodes, some leftover Fandom Zone Fanmail from Jesse Jackson and Christine Peruski, looking forward to seeing Stargirl again in the next episode, and more!

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Be sure to come back next week as DJ Nik and I discuss "Dude, Where's My Gar?", the ninth episode of Titans Season 4, featuring appearances by Brec Bassinger as Stargirl and Joivan Wade as Cyborg, on TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast!

TITANTALK 086: "Hope Patrol" Is Up!

 
"I feel like I shouldn't have to tell you this, but when a bone temple spontaneously sprouts from the ground, it's not usually a good sign."
-- Negative Man, Doom Patrol: "Hope Patrol"

Hello again, Titans & Doom Patrol fans! DJ Nik and I are back with a new episode of TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast! This time, we celebrate TitanTalk's 5th Anniversary and discuss "Hope Patrol", the sixth episode of Doom Patrol Season 4, featuring the return of Wynn Everett as The Fog/Shelley Byron & Daniel Annone as Wally Sage, along with the introduction of the Scissormen!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I discuss things like Nik playing the online game Manor Matters, celebrating five years of TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast, our podcast's survival being up to Warner Bros. Discovery, Nik going to the Dark Web to find out when the second half of Doom Patrol is being released, wanting to follow Doom Patrol writers on other TV shows, some comics background on the Scissormen and Orqwith, Cliff wearing a "Crawling from the Wreckage" t-shirt, a refresher on Wally Sage, Jane freaking out about losing her longevity, the big moment of Cliff removing his oven mitt to hold Jane's hand, the inevitable awkward moment when the Zombie Butt escaped from Cliff's freezer, Cliff and Jane leaving an injured Willoughby Kipling just lying on their hallway floor, the foundation of Cliff and Jane's friendship being their mutual hatred of the Chief, Madame Rouge and Rita breaking into the Ant Farm disguised as a janitor and a bucket of dirty water, my being right about my Wally Sage theory from last week, that awkward moment when Rita goes full blob and squishes Wally Sage, the distance between Detroit and Toledo, Vic and Deric repairing their friendship, Vic and Deric geeking out that they could make a real-life Mr. Invincible robot, Mr. 104 being ignored by the Scissormen, Keeg finally revealing what Future Keeg showed him, our favorite quotes from the episode, an audio message from original TitanTalker Jesse Jackson, TitanTalk returning sometime in 2023, Nik and I moving over to The Fandom Zone to discuss The Flash Season 9, and more!

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While we wait for the rest of Titans and Doom Patrol Season 4 to be released sometime in 2023, DJ Nik and I will return in three weeks on The Fandom Zone Podcast to discuss the final season of The Flash!

TITANTALK 085: "Youth Patrol" Is Up!

 
"I’m starting to think that the world’s always going to need rescuing. But you gotta wonder…I mean, you’re out there saving the planet, who the fuck is rescuing you?"
"You are so high right now."
"I’m pretty lit, yeah."
-- Crazy Jane and Vic Stone, Doom Patrol: "Youth Patrol"

Hello again, Titans & Doom Patrol fans! DJ Nik and I are back with a new episode of TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast! This time, we discuss "Youth Patrol", the fifth episode of Doom Patrol Season 4, featuring Michelle Gomez as Madame Rouge/Laura DeMille, Sendhil Ramamurthy as Mr. 104/Rama, and the return of Mark Sheppard as Willoughby Kipling!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I discuss things like celebrating a new year of talking Titans and Doom Patrol, Nik being happy that Willoughby Kipling returned, Doom Patrol putting a fresh spin on the story concept of de-aging, how immortality factored into the original Doom Patrol comics, Rita's desperation to prevent herself from aging, Madame Rogue finally getting the opportunity to patch things up with Rita, Madame Rouge revealing her childhood appearance to Rita, Larry and Mr. 104 learning of each other's experiences in the Ant Farm, why Mr. 104 could be the right guy for Larry, Keeg playing Cupid for Larry and Mr. 104, explaining who grabbed Larry and pulled him back through a portal, why Mr. 104 is on Team Immortus, Willoughby's big mane of hair, that awkward moment when Jane returns to the Underground while masturbating, Kay telling Jane her physical body is also Jane's, Jane tingling Drug Sense, Corporal Klinger on M*A*S*H and his hometown of Toledo, Ohio, Willoughby hitting the Wizard Kush, writer Shoshana Sachi being very fond of writing scenes involving drugs, Cliff being appreciative that Madame Rouge brought back the classic car they found by the side of a road, Willoughby being summoned by Herman's Hermits' song "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter", finally learning the backstory of why the Doom Patrol members are immortal, Willoughby being tired of cleaning up the Doom Patrol's messes, the return of Bunbury and the Knights Templar, Jane finally getting the high school experience, Cliff finally calling out Jane for not asking if he's okay when he clearly isn't, our favorite quotes from the episode, some quick Tell It to TitanTalk feedback from Christine Peruski, why "The Final Fight" from Buffy the Vampire Slayer is our show theme music, Nik and I being stunned that TitanTalk has over 11,000 followers on Facebook, Nik appearing on Ghostwood: The Twin Peaks Podcast to discuss the Italian film 8 1/2, our upcoming 5th anniversary of TitanTalk, my Rollercoaster Theory of Time, and more!

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Be sure to come back next week as DJ Nik and I discuss "Hope Patrol", the sixth episode of Doom Patrol Season 4 featuring the introduction of the Scissormen, on TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast!

TITANTALK 084: "Casey Patrol" Is Up!

 
"Okay, sweetie, you're up at a Katy Perry, and I'm going to need you to bring it way down to an Alicia Keys."
-- Maura Lee Karupt, Doom Patrol: "Casey Patrol"

Hello again, Titans & Doom Patrol fans! DJ Nik and I are back with a new episode of TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast! This time, we discuss "Casey Patrol", the fourth episode of Doom Patrol Season 4, featuring the return of Abi Monterey as Dorothy Spinner & Alan Mingo Jr. as Maura Lee Karupt, and the introduction of Madeline Zima as Space Case/Casey Brinke!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I discuss things like Nik enjoying Hanukkah, catching up with Dorothy Spinner and Maura Lee Karupt, Nik playing Laser Tag in Italy, Madeline Zima as Tracey Barberato on Twin Peaks: The Return, Tyler Mane as Sabretooth in the first X-Men movie, some comics background on Space Case and Torminox, some background on the phrase "Bona to Vada", the short experimental film Bona to Vada, Dorothy going through her sulky teenage years, the current status of the Dead Boy Detectives spinoff series, Dorothy getting upset that Danny made her a banana split, the Candlemaker now being under Dorothy's control as her protector and weapon, Dorothy coming of age and leaving Danny the Street, Dorothy unloading all of her repressed emotions about her father on Torminox, Torminox being powerful enough to take out both Danny and the Candlemaker, Maura Lee Karupt using her Morris Wilson voice to tell Dorothy to get back inside her trailer, Maura Lee realizing that she and her friends can't change the world unless they leave their safe space with Danny, that awkward moment when Maura Lee assumes an ally is adding hateful graffiti instead of getting rid of it, the epilogue teasing more of the "Immortus will rise" subplot, Dorothy telling Casey that she brought her into the real world from a comic book, Casey freezing in battle against her father Torminox, my theory on who the mystery artist is, Maura Lee repeatedly butchering Torminox's name, our favorite quotes from the episode, some new Tell It to TitanTalk feedback from Steve Sigmund, Nik joining me on Ghostwood: The Twin Peaks Podcast to discuss the film 8 1/2, our upcoming discussion of "Youth Patrol", and more!

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TITANTALK 083: "Nostalgia Patrol" Is Up!

 

"All of my life, I have felt like a fraud. All of my life, I have been the imposter masquerading as Rita Farr. But one day, you crazy bunch of misfits, who are just like me, came into my life. I say, ‘Fuck Niles Caulder,’ for most things, but not this. He gave me you, my family. I know you don’t think we deserve anything but one thing I know we do deserve is the love that we have for each other. Well, had. Before the Butts screwed us up and that weird testicle monster thing, but the point is, you accept me, the real me, whether I blob or triumph, you are always the place that I return to. You are my home."
-- Elasti-Woman, Doom Patrol: "Nostalgia Patrol"

Hello again, Titans & Doom Patrol fans! DJ Nik and I are back with a new episode of TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast! This time, we discuss "Nostalgia Patrol", the third episode of Doom Patrol Season 4, featuring April Bowlby as Elasti-Woman, Joivan Wade as Cyborg, and the introductions of Sendhil Ramamurthy as Mr. 104 & Timeca Seretti as Doctor Janus!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I discuss things like Nik watching The Tree of Life, my Funko figure of Bloodwork from The Flash, some comics background on Mr. 104 and Doctor Janus, the current number of elements on the Periodic Table being more than 104, wondering why Magneto has never tried to take out the Red Skull, Vic's childhood friends wondering what happened to his Cyborg tech, Vic attempting to reach out to the friends he lost after his accident, Deric telling Vic he can't help volunteer to help teach kids robotics, Madame Rouge begging the Doom Patrol to help her fix her friendship with Rita, Madame Rouge's epic drunken rant, Michelle Gomez getting to use her natural Scottish accent, Jane getting an orgasm from a cloud of green mist, the Interrupters' great ska cover of Billie Eilish's song "Bad Guy", why Jane feels comfortable opening up to Cliff, Cliff expressing his approval of orgasms, Larry getting frustrated by Keeg avoiding him and not telling him why, Rita getting easily tricked by a brochure for a Rita Farr film retrospective, Rita's fuel gauge of emotion pendant, Rita's film Spartacus 452 being a nod to Jane Fonda's film Barbarella, wondering why Mr. 104 saved Rita from falling, Doctor Janus dropping the "Immortus will rise" ominous  foreshadowing bomb, wanting a Titans/Doom Patrol crossover, our favorite quotes from the episode, our outrage that several tubs of buttered popcorn in the movie theater were left uneaten and wasted, DC Comics' upcoming Unstoppable Doom Patrol limited series, our call for Doom Patrol feedback, the upcoming TV debut of Doom Patrol member Space Case, and more!

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Be sure to come back next week as DJ Nik and I discuss "Casey Patrol", the fourth episode of Doom Patrol Season 4, on TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast!

TITANTALK 082: "Doom Patrol & Butt Patrol" Is Up!

 

"Why do you get to pick the codenames? Because they suck."
"When you spend days researching and plotting missions while getting paper cuts and inky fingers, you can choose the codenames, okay? Until then, you’re Robotman, Dr. Harrison is Crazy Jane, Larry is Negative Man, Vic is Cyborg, and Rouge, you’re Dogshit McGivens."
-- Robotman and Elasti-Woman, Doom Patrol: "Doom Patrol"

Hello again, Titans & Doom Patrol fans! DJ Nik and I are back with a new episode of TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast! This time, we reopen Doom Manor to discuss "Doom Patrol" & "Butt Patrol", the first two episodes of Doom Patrol Season 4, featuring Brendan Fraser as the voice of Robotman, Diane Guerrero as Crazy Jane, April Bowlby as Elasti-Woman, and the introduction of Keiko Agena as Dr. Margaret Yu!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I discuss things like Nik celebrating France over England in the World Cup, being able to buy into the most ridiculous things on Doom Patrol, still finding new layers to the Doom Patrol characters, "Doom Patrol" being the episode title for Doom Patrol Season 4 Episode 1 and Titans Season 1 Episode 4, some comics background on Codpiece, the Doom Patrol finally becoming the Doom Patrol, the Doom Patrol getting victories by winging it and sheer dumb luck, Rita trying to get Madame Rouge to leave, my love of glam rock vs. Nik's love of glam metal, the Doom Patrol TV writers using really obscure comics villains, Dr. Harrison's various diagnoses for the team's mental disorders, the rivalry between Jane and Dr. Harrison, Kay testing Jane by hiding out inside Dr. Harrison, wondering if Kay is growing up, wondering where the other personas are, Vic and Silas doing something nice for Cliff, Cliff trying to save his first touch for his grandson, the Doom Patrol traveling to 2042 Cloverton, Ohio and learning about the Asspocalypse, the Zombie Butts vs. the Demogorgons from Stranger Things, wondering how the Doom Patrol is able to see ghosts inside Doom Manor, Keeg deciding he doesn't want anything to do with Larry, waiting for Vic to realize his purpose in life to help save the world, our favorite quotes from "Doom Patrol", Keiko Agena as Lane Kim on Gilmore Girls, Vic using the aliases "Wolfman and Perez" for him and Jane, the Butts singing "Shpoopi" from The Music Man, Dr. Yu being oblivious to the chaos going on inside the Ant Farm during the Season 1 episode "Cyborg Patrol", Rita getting voted out as Doom Patrol leader and replaced by her rival Madame Rouge, that awkward moment when Cliff goes to kill Zombie Darren Jones only to have Zombie Darren Jones ask Cliff to kill him, Cliff being horrified that the first thing he touches with his new hand is Zombie Darren Jones' squished brain, Madame Rouge having regrets over her past actions, Tommy Snider returning as the Butt Hunter, Jane getting frustrated at being unable to solve Kay's puzzle, our favorite quotes from "Butt Patrol", the leaked list of Doom Patrol Season 4 episode titles being completely out of release order, and more!

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Be sure to come back next week as DJ Nik and I discuss "Nostalgia Patrol", the third episode of Doom Patrol Season 4, on TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast!

TITANTALK 081: "Brother Blood" is Up!

 
"Even Bruce figured it out eventually. Do you know how many people The Joker killed since Batman bashed his head in?"
"...Zero."

"Zero. I like that kind of math."
-- Conner Luthor and Tim Drake, Titans: "Brother Blood"

Hello again, Titans fans! DJ Nik and I are back with a new episode of TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast! This time, we discuss "Brother Blood", the sixth episode of Titans Season 4, featuring featuring Joshua Orpin as Superboy/Conner Kent, Teagan Croft as Raven/Rachel Roth, Franka Potente as Mother Mayhem, and Joseph Morgan as Sebastian Sanger!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I discuss things like missing Nik at GalaxyCon in Columbus, not making a complete fool of myself talking to John Wesley Shipp, online reviewers being disappointed the midseason finale, accepting that Titans probably isn't going to get any better as a show than it already is, switching over from Titans to Doom Patrol, some comics background on Brother Blood, some comics background on Superboy shaving his head, some comics background on Raven's white costume, returning to our theory that Lex Luthor is still alive inside Conner's body, Lex Luthor's failing as a character, wondering why Dick Grayson isn't considering the possibility that Lex Luthor is inside Superboy's body, giving credit to Joshua Orpin for distinguishing Conner Kent from Conner Luthor, Drakkar Noir cologne vs. Axe Body Spray, my theory that the Mysterious Person is DC Comics' Freedom Beast, finally getting to see Beast Boy as an animal that isn't a tiger or a virus, Kory telling Dick that they had the same vision of their future child, Raven getting her powers back with a new white costume, Jinx probably not being dead because she just got her expensive super-suit, Jinx's interesting final words "Not again", Mother Mayhem manipulating Sebastian all his damn life, Sebastian breaking up with his girlfriend because he expects things to go sideways at any moment, Mother Mayhem being the Stage Mother from Hell, my big rant that we still haven't seen Sebastian in his Brother Blood costume after six episodes, our favorite quotes of the episode, wishing I could speak Italian, switching from Titans Tower to Doom Manor, and more!

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Be sure to come back next week as DJ Nik and I discuss "Doom Patrol" and "Butt Patrol", the first two episodes of Doom Patrol Season 4, on TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast!

TITANTALK 080: "Inside Man" Is Up!

 
"So, how do we stop this thing?"
"Well, I am gonna have to consult the only person capable of handling a snake of this magnitude -- Samuel L. Jackson."
-- Dick Grayson and Jinx, Titans: "Inside Man"

Hello again, Titans fans! DJ Nik and I are back with a new episode of TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast! This time, we discuss "Inside Man", the fifth episode of Titans Season 4, featuring Ryan Potter as Beast Boy/Garfield Logan, Joshua Orpin as Superboy/Conner Kent, Franka Potente as Mother Mayhem, and Joseph Morgan as Sebastian Sanger!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I discuss things like the 0-0 score between the US and England in the World Cup, Titans being consistent...in a bad way, Gar becoming GARVID-19, Titans wasting episodes and not driving the main plotline forward, Beast Boy finally getting the spotlight, some comics background on The Red, our "Lex Luthor is inside Superboy's body" theory looking less likely, Possessed Conner calling out Dick Grayson about Hawk's death, Gar's braveness in transforming himself into a virus that could get stuck in Conner's body, Titans' inconsistent depiction of Dick Grayson's characterization, Tim's impulsive decision to go after the Magic Snake, wondering if we're getting an appearance by John Constantine, Gar hugging Bernard while dripping with goo, Tim replacing Gar as the junior member of the team who isn't taken seriously, Bernard being the Alfred Pennyworth of the Titans, my hoping that Jinx won't betray the Titans, wondering how the Tamaraneans set up the Elko Diner chain restaurants and who's running the chain, Mother Mayhem praying to Trigon because she can't get ahold of Sebastian, Sebastian willingly going with Mother Mayhem to protect Rachel, Kory not being down with killing Sebastian for Zadira, Kory's vision of the birthday party for her daughter with Dick Grayson, destiny vs. free will, Rachel's upcoming conflict of taking her powers back, never getting to see Gar transform, Mother Mayhem catching heat from her acolytes for not turning Sebastian into Brother Blood before the Blood Moon ends, the Trigon Koi Pond, Mother Mayhem sacrificing Gina to get a power boost, our favorite quotes of the episode, finally getting to see Joseph Morgan play Brother Blood, and more!

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Be sure to come back next week as DJ Nik and I discuss "Brother Blood", the sixth episode of Titans Season 4, on TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast!