Award winning mystery writer Alex Segura is co-launching hardboiled 1930’s detective Dick Tracy’s latest incarnation. We discuss Chester Gould's iconic comic detective from Dick Tracy's roots in the funny pages, the character's surprising sci-fi twists to Segura's new comic book series. We even touch on Warren Beatty’s underrated 1990 movie adaptation that featured Steven Sondheim musical numbers and Madonna! 

How is Dick Tracy like Riverdale? What are our dreams of a James Ellroy-verse? Whether you’re a Dick Tracy newbie, noir nerd or mostly know Segura from his popular runs on Poe Dameron, Spiderverse tales or his newest X-Men comics, don’t miss out! 

The new Dick Tracy comic book series is co-written by Michael Morecci with art by Chantal Aimee Osman and Geraldo Borges, colors by Mark Englehart, lettering by Jim Campbell and published by Madcave Studios.

Keep tabs on https://www.alexsegura.com/

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It’s Dick Tracy! With Writer Alex Segura

Alex and Joe hang out and talk about... well, almost anything and everything today; Marvel Legends, movies, cartoons, and, well, tangents. But mostly X-Men 97.

You can reach Alex and Joe can be found on Twitter respectively @karcossa and @FirstRonin4 if you feel the need to tell them they're wrong individually, or by email at ItsThose2Geeks@gmail.com.

Music by AlexGrohl from Pixabay

Those Two Geeks Episode 268: Finally, We Talk About X-Men 97!

Alex and Joe hang out and talk about... well, almost anything and everything today; Superman, wrestling and Marvel Legends and, well, tangents. But mostly tangents.

You can reach Alex and Joe can be found on Twitter respectively @karcossa and @FirstRonin4 if you feel the need to tell them they're wrong individually, or by email at ItsThose2Geeks@gmail.com.

Music by AlexGrohl from Pixabay

Those Two Geeks Episode 269: “This is such an us show!”

Covering the X-Men ’97 TV series, episodes 3-6: Fire Made Flesh, Motendo, Lifedeath and Remember It with my Deep Space Dive co-host, education research consultant and former Shakespeare professor Sarah Daniel Rasher.

We’ve got:

90's politics explained 
The love rhombus is really a hexagon
Every day the Shi'ar are Thinking About The Roman Empire 
What makes a good Inferno
Suggestions for the X-Men’s PR strategy
Nonbinary people having Morph feelings
References you might have missed
Don’t miss my conversation with the late Steven Attewell about the series first two episodes: https://graphicpolicy.com/2024/04/03/x-men-97-premiere-getting-animated-with-steven-attewell-phd/

X-Men '97 Episodes 3-6: Non-passing Mutants ACT Up

Alex and Joe hang out and talk about comic book movies that are usually considered terrible, but have redeeming features. This means we talk about X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Batman and Robin, Batman v Superman, Spider-Man 3, X-Men 3 and Superman Returns.

You can reach Alex and Joe can be found on Twitter respectively @karcossa and @FirstRonin4 if you feel the need to tell them they're wrong individually, or by email at ItsThose2Geeks@gmail.com.

Music by AlexGrohl from Pixabay

Those Two Geeks Episode 270: Movies That Are Terrible But Have Redeeming Features

Alex found a Batman trivia game, and so has challenged Matthew Klein to test his knowledge against Joe in the first of what could be many trivia based episodes.

Matthew's book Crashing is available now through IDW Publishing. His webcomic The Rhyme Scheme is available for free here. He can be found on Twitter @matthewklein316 and Instagram @macktheknife1116. 

You can reach Alex and Joe can be found on Twitter respectively @karcossa and @FirstRonin4 if you feel the need to tell them they're wrong individually, or by email at ItsThose2Geeks@gmail.com.

Music by AlexGrohl from Pixabay

Those Two Geeks Episode 271: Batman Trivia!

"Mr. Sinister is obsessed with genetic purity and then this disaster bi bowling league shows up and stomps his ass," - Artist and Art Director Ethan Gould joins us to talk about the finale arc of Disney's X-Men '97 animated series. Episodes: Bright Eyes - Tolerance Is Extinction. 

We go deep on Bastian and Operation Zero Tolerance in the animated series and comics. The original 1992 animated series was a huge influence on Ethan's work so we discuss it at greater length here than I have so far on the podcast.

Don't miss my conversation with the Great Steven Attewell on the X-Men '97 premier:  https://bit.ly/X97 

Sarah Daniel Rasher on the mid-season episodes https://bit.ly/xmen97actup 

Check out Ethan's art and design for the Stillfleet TTRPG https://stillfleet.com/  where you will soon be able to check out The Sometimes Kingdom on Twitch etc. 

Portfolio: https://cara.app/gouldiniart and https://www.instagram.com/spectralhouse/

Get your Magneto Made Some Valid Points T via X-Plain the X-men podcast's Teepublic.

X-Men '97 Finale: Magneto and Xavier's Meet Cute in the Mind Palace

After Matthew beat Joe in Batman trivia last week, his prize/reward/curse was to come back with his choice of topic; a dive into Free Comic Book Day from a publisher, comic shop worker and consumer's perspective.

Matthew's book Crashing is available now through IDW Publishing. His webcomic The Rhyme Scheme is available for free here. He can be found on Twitter @matthewklein316 and Instagram @macktheknife1116.

You can reach Alex and Joe can be found on Twitter respectively @karcossa and @FirstRonin4 if you feel the need to tell them they're wrong individually, or by email at ItsThose2Geeks@gmail.com.

Music by AlexGrohl from Pixabay

Those Two Geeks Episode 272: A Look at Free Comic Book Day With Matthew Klein

Alex and Joe hang out and talk about toys (mostly).

You can reach Alex and Joe can be found on Twitter respectively @karcossa and @FirstRonin4 if you feel the need to tell them they're wrong individually, or by email at ItsThose2Geeks@gmail.com.

Music by AlexGrohl from Pixabay

Those Two Geeks Episode 273: Oh Toys, How We’ve Missed You

Alex and Joe hang out and talk about the worst movie in super hero trilogies. Sort of. We don’t really know what we’re doing with this.

You can reach Alex and Joe can be found on Twitter respectively @karcossa and @FirstRonin4 if you feel the need to tell them they’re wrong individually, or by email at ItsThose2Geeks@gmail.com.

Music by AlexGrohl from Pixabay

Those Two Geeks Episode 274: Ranking The Worst Movie in Super Hero Trilogies.

March 26, 2008, the launch of Graphic Policy. Born out of an interest in doing some more creative writing than what was allowed at work, the site began as a look at comic books, especially of those with political themes. Most importantly, the site was founded on three ideas:

    Transparency – the site would disclose all conflicting relationships, and most importantly disclose when materials were provided to the site for free from publishers, studios, etc., so that you the readers could make an informed decision.
    Open – the site is open to anyone to contribute. We want to provide a safe place for people to add their voice to the comics community and a platform to do so.
    Progressive – this site prides itself on being progressive. Both when it comes to inclusion of individuals (see #2), but also ideas, not just here but in the industry as a whole. We don’t tolerate harassment, bigotry, shaming, or bullying of any sort, as we feel the safer individuals feel to express their ideas, and the greater the diversity of those doing so, the better the industry is.

The site has morphed over the years from its “political roots,” to generally covering the comic industry with previews, reviews, interviews, and general convention coverage. It then morphed again digging into industry demographics, and becoming the leader for that information. In August 2011, the website went to the airwaves to launch Graphic Policy Radio which has aired ever since and then a second podcast Those Two Geeks among numerous other specialty podcasts. The site has evolved into what you see today to cover not just comics, but also movies, television, games, fashion, and technology, while keeping its “geek” roots.

Those Two Geeks Episode 271: Batman Trivia!

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