The Capes and Tights Podcast

The Capes and TIghts Blog

noreply@blogger.com (Noah0z) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 05:07:00 +0000

Our new Blog is now live @ Capesandtights.com/catblog.

Stop in and let us know what you think!

Wizard World Chicago Pics

noreply@blogger.com (Noah0z) — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:50:00 +0000

Wizard World Chicago

noreply@blogger.com (Noah0z) — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:30:00 +0000

Debbie and I are making the journey. We will be sure to share our experiences.

Noah vs. Larry

noreply@blogger.com (Noah0z) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:49:00 +0000

Our new blog is up and running. I wanted to wait until we had a few posts in the bag before I posted a link

Noah vs. Larry

The Future

noreply@blogger.com (Noah0z) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:20:00 +0000

As some of you may have noticed the podcast has wound down quite a bit. We'll keep doing them on occasion, but nothing on a regular basis. It was just alot of work for a cast that already has alot on their plate. The new podcasts will still be posted here, but reviews and such will probably be at our latest endeavor.

Larry and I have started a new site though with is going to be all all encompassing blog for anything and everything that we find interesting. Because it is Larry and myself it will more often than not be related to geek/nerd type topics.

Thanks for everything.

Noah

Capes and Tights Episode 21

noreply@blogger.com (Noah0z) — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 23:35:00 +0000

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Hey CaTs and Kids! This week's edition of the Capes and Tights Podcast has the returning man-duo of Noah and Larry, as they double-take straight to business in reviews, reflections and ridiculousness. Hopefully the trend of new episodes continue, as The Battle for the Cowl seems poised to provide quality storytelling where recent major DC and Marvel events have left most of us wondering what the heck happened.

Also, we're slowly incorporating other areas of geekary into our discussions. We love comics, but there are so many other topics to discuss, as the television season winds down and the movie season kicks into gear. Noah and Larry will briefly discuss their areas of interest in said topics.

So download, grab a beverage, and give a listen as the Capes and Tights Podcast covers:

Battle for the Cowl #1

Oracle: The Cure #1

The Watchmen movie

Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles/Terminator Salvation

TV Reflections

We hope you enjoy the podcast, and stick around for future episodes.

Capes and Tights Staff

Capes and Tights Episode 20- Battle for the Cowl Teaser Talk

noreply@blogger.com (Noah0z) — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 05:30:00 +0000

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Larry's back this week and we discuss the DC comics teaser image for their upcoming story arc; Battle for the Cowl. The image itself shows a variety of Batmen and some supporting casts in ways you've never seen them. So join us as we go over this bit of teasing.

Capes and Tights Episode 19- Transformers Commentary

noreply@blogger.com (Noah0z) — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 19:31:00 +0000

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After a very long hiatus we are back with a new episode. This week we record movie commentary for the Transformers from 2007. Larry and I were pushing for a commentary on Transformers: The Movie, but Debbie put her tiny little foot down. To be honest she isn't the biggest fan of this version either, but in her eyes I suppose it was the lesser of two evils. So listen on us as we discuss the movie high points and low points, as well as some very off topic discussion that has nothing at all to do with the movie.

Thanks as always for listening.

Invisible, Inc.

noreply@blogger.com (Noah0z) — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 18:58:00 +0000

This showed up in our mailbox recently and I gotta say I'm liking what I'm seeing.

They know the secret identities. They hold great power with no responsibilities. They are watching the watchmen. They are Invisible, Inc., secret rulers of the world.

Invisible, Inc. is the collaborative product of writer Brendan McGinley (Hannibal Goes to Rome, Dose) and artist Tomás Aira (Starcraft, Marilith).

Bankshot Comics' all-new web series follows Vera Bell, a reporter with the New York Herald, as she uncovers the ultimate conspiracy; a gathering of power manipulates the world, keeping heroes from effecting real change.

In the powerful "Yellow Journalism" arc, Bell discovers supervillains no longer try to take over the world because they succeeded decades ago. She pursues the mysterious Yellow Book, which can alter memories and perceptions, in her quest to expose its owners.

Aiding Bell's search for the truth is the questionable Mr. Twist. As the reporter follows the story, Twist gathers superpowers to strike at media king and crime lord Victor Fox. Stalking all parties is the mysterious Blackbird. It all builds to one terrible revelation that will have readers gasping, unable to accept the horrible truth before them.

The first, complete issue of Invisible, Inc. is online at www.indeliblecomics.com. A new page posts every Monday.

Capes and TIghts Podcast Returns

noreply@blogger.com (Noah0z) — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 17:51:00 +0000

We're recording Episode #19 Tonight!

Expect a new episode on you feed early in the week.

90s X-men Cartoon finally coming to DVD

noreply@blogger.com (Noah0z) — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 01:39:00 +0000

http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/X-Men-Volumes-Announced/11203

I'm b0th excited and hesitant about this. In my mind it has always been ridiculously awesome but the few times I've caught in reruns as an adult it was less than stellar.

UG's old site

noreply@blogger.com (Noah0z) — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:18:00 +0000

I'm sure alot of you are familiar with this site, but I thought it was still worthy of a link to newcomers.

'Shippers Anonymous

Lots of good stuff there.

Just finished a dud

noreply@blogger.com (Noah0z) — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:23:00 +0000

Just finished reading Secret Invasion #8 and all I can say is that completely fizzled out for me. That first issue was so very strong and this is what we ended up with. After reading the ending to R.I.P last week I gotta say Final Crisis better wow me or that's 3 for 3 for these events.

Secret Six #3

noreply@blogger.com (Noah0z) — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:25:00 +0000

And I'm back after a long hiatus. Very few books have been standing out for me lately, but the last 3 issues of Gail Simone's Secret Six series has forced themselves onto the top of my stack. I'll say this for Simone, she writes a hell of a team book and that's not something everyone can do. She's had alot of practice over the years on Birds of Prey, but I feel like this series is already surpassing the Birds in quality. The art alone is beautiful. Nicola Scott is one awesome Aussie. These two redheads are just doing phenomenal work. The plot line that's run through this arc is the acquisition of a certain card. It seems as if all of the criminal underworld is now vying for this card including what I assume is a new character, named Junior. Junior is...well I'm gonna be honest with you. He's a scary fellow. So we have Junior after the Secret Six as well as the criminals he has ordered to find them. Villians fighting against villians is always great in my book. Especially when you throw a favorite of mine by the name of Cheetah into the mix. Great dialogue and great art leaves me jonesing for the next issue.
5 out of 5 for Art and Story

Final Crisis- Rogue's Revenge #3

noreply@blogger.com (Noah0z) — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:21:00 +0000

Let me start by telling you I was a huge fan of the Rogues. Particularly when written by Geoff Johns. To me the Flash's rogues gallery is on par with Batman's. Well if I really think about it I may like them a little more, if only because they group together so you get a lot of character interaction. I picked up my first Flash comic in at least 5 years with Flash #201 and Wally's interaction with Len in those subsequent issues was one of the things that kept me reading up until recently. I've kinda dropped off since Wally came back...

This issue shocked me time and again. Things I never thought would would happen came to be. The thing to remember about the Rogue's is that they are all deeply broken characters. They all have issues. In the issues prior to this one we got a peek into Captain Cold's demons and this time Weather Wizard is up to bat. I don't want to spoil anything but I will tell you there are two deaths in this issue that I don't take lightly. Not only that but we see another Flash villain changed in a way I didn't expect. Johns and Kolins portrayed the Rogue's perfectly and I can't wait to see them back in the main title.

I hate this is over. I've enjoyed everyone of these issues greatly and it saddens me to know the Flash title pales so badly in comparison. I know it has to tread water until Flash:Rebirth, but it's still unfortunate.

Green Lantern #35

noreply@blogger.com (Noah0z) — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 02:22:00 +0000

My god Geoff Johns, how you complete me. Is there anything this man touched that isn't great these days. I'm convinced he can fix any DC character. Hell I'd love to see him write Gnort and I'm sure some Gnort superfan out there probably agrees with me. Issue 35 wraps up the Secret Origins story line that has been running through the Green Lantern title and has been tweaking Hal Jordan's origin as it went. I wasn't a fan of this book when it first hit the stands. Mainly because I'm not a Hal fan. I'm still not even though though the book is solid. When I started reading Green Lantern it was during Emerald Twilight so my exposure to Green Lanterns has pretty much been Kyle. Who I am still a big fan of to this day. If you wanna read Kyle go over to Green Lantern Corps, you won't regret it. Anyway, back to Hal. Johns has taken the silver age and warped it in this book so it works. It's amazing really. Not only is he making it work, but he's weaving his future storylines in with it. The next year of Green Lantern is gonna be amazing. What I do think he's setting up here is some sort of redemption of Sinestro. You see him in these last couple of issues being exactly what they've always said he was, but we've never seen, The Greatest Green Lantern. You see some similarities between him and Hal as well and if you didn't already know their future you would think they would become the best of friends. Sinestro's Murtaugh to Hal's Riggs as it were. In the now, we have Sinestro locked away on Oa after leading another ruthless Corps against them, which seems unlike the character we see here. I was sympathizing with him by the end of the issue to be honest and disliking Hal even more for ratting him out. The art was great for the most part and Reis has kept the quality up every issue he's been on it, but I gotta say there one panel of Hal on Oa looked like it was straight outta Leifeld's sketch book. I'm sure it was just me, but I chuckled none the less.

4 out of 5

X-Force #7

noreply@blogger.com (Noah0z) — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 01:44:00 +0000

One of the most important things to me when it comes to the X-Titles is history. The X-Titles have always referred back to themselves and interwoven their stories. Sometimes it was successful. Sometimes not so much. Which brings me to my point in saying X-Force is by far my favorite X-book right now. This wasn't always the case of course. In fact, when I first heard the news that they were relaunching X-Force I scoffed at the notion and resigned it to fodder before I'd read it. I gotta say Kyle and Yost have wooed me. My enjoyment of the issues has increased with every issue and hopefully won't stop any time soon. We've followed our heroes(can you still call them heroes when they spend issues cutting people to shreds? I'm gonna say yes.) on their mission to hunt down and eliminate the Purifier threat. The entire team has gone through changes, well with the exception of Logan and Laura. Some have change mentally and some have changed physically. Lucky for me all the changes are compelling.
Issue seven is essentially the epilogue for the first story arc in which we essentially get to see where the team is left after the last big mission. Some of my bigger questions were answered and some more put forth for us. My biggest question is Angel's fate and his place with the team now that there are serious issues between him and a teammate, not to mention what courses through his veins. The books drips with subtle and not so subtle nods to the past and I often wonder if the non-obsessed reader even notices. The links don't look to be stopping either as the final pages show the return of something that's already taken the life of more than one member of the X-family. I don't want to sign off not mentioning Mike Choi's art either. I loved him on Laura's X-23: Target X series and I'm still loving it here. Hopefully they'll keep throwing him work in the X-Universe.

5 out of 5

JLA #25

noreply@blogger.com (Noah0z) — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:22:00 +0000

What in the world has happened to JLA in the last few years. To me it's went from one of my favorite titles to one that I have to make myself read because I feel like it should be a cornerstone.
I feel like a large part of my disappointment is in the choices they have made in artist. Don't get me wrong, I envy their talents, but JLA shouldn't be all asses and boobs. I know it's been done for years, but I've come to expect more from my comics. Take a look at the cover to the left for example.

My problems with the book are not contained to just the art either. There was a time when the JLA defended more than just the team itself. The majority of the series has been devoted to Red Tornado and if not Red Tornado then the various other second stringers that seem to always have problems. You have 14 people on this team. It's starting to resemble the JSA in sheer numbers alone, but the JSA is actually trying to be a 'society'. I don't mind drama and I don't mind character development, but has there been any?

One of the things this series has done well is bring Red Tornado to the forefront. He needs to be there is only for his awesome threads. The big three have also been portrayed well in my opinion. Some people complain that they should be leading the JLA, but when you get down to it they are the busiest people in the DCU. It would only make sense for them to be there, but not be in charge of the day to day. I like the notion, although Black Canary wouldn't be my first choice as chair. In this issue she's taking point and working to resolve the issue's with Vixen's powers. It's probably the first time I saw her as the leader. Of course in typical JLA fashion it falls apart for them. Through manipulation by Anansi the stories and timelines are reworked and we see glimpses of various realities, which is always fun for me. They used various artists for all the various twists and I gotta tell you it was great to see Doug Mahnke drawing JLA again.

2 out of 5

Capes and Tights Art Challenge #19 -Deadpool

noreply@blogger.com (Noah0z) — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:18:00 +0000

We're having another art challenge over at our home site of Capesandtights.com and this time it's the merc with a mouth-Deadpool!

I'll be posting the entries here for all to see in the coming days.

DC Universe: Decisions #1

noreply@blogger.com (WonderWoman) — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 02:59:00 +0000

I’ll be honest, I originally wasn’t going to pick this up because I felt it was a little cheesy of DC to being doing a politics book this close to the elections. But for whatever reason, I saw this on the stands and felt compelled to flip through it. The art alone pushed me to lay down the $2.99 and I’m not gonna lie, when I saw Wonder Woman had a dialogue balloon (albeit a small one) I couldn’t help myself. Surprisingly, the story itself was very intriguing. After an assassination plot on presidential candidates is revealed, the superheroes must volunteer to protect them. Green Arrow of course suggests that each hero be able to choose who they protect versus random assignment. By the end of the issue Green Arrow decides to fully endorse his chosen candidate, a decision that will change the way DC politics are done, and forcing other heroes to make their own endorsements.

Fear Agent Vol.1 Trade

noreply@blogger.com (Noah0z) — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 21:44:00 +0000

I'd read the last 2 issues of Fear Agent after hearing the guys on ifanboy talk so fondly of it. I was intrigued by issue 22, but 23 totally hooked me into finding out what was going on with the main protagonist, Heath Houston. So after reading them I immediately went online and ordered Vol 1 and Vol 2 trades (along with vol. 1 of Scalped) from InstockTrades.com. They arrived Thursday, but I wasn't able to start them until Friday afternoon when I arrived home from work. First off I gotta say these are nice trades for the price. I really prefer the glossy paper. I know some people prefer the newsprint on somethings, but I like glossy on everything. Anyway, back to Fear Agent and how it's a must for a sci-fi fan. I really like how Rick Remender introduces us to a new reality without telling us everything, yet keeping us clued in enough not to toss the book due to it's confusion. Heath Houston is by his own a admission an alien exterminator and the sole survivor of a bunch of Texas ass-kickers called the Fear Agents. His adventures, well I call them adventures, but to him they are more like misfortunes, are saturated with Science Fiction. Visually the art style hearkens back to older elements, but the science feels more like modern Sci-Fi. The trade read quickly but going back and looking through it again I feel like I read it quick, because I was absorbed in it. It's not lacking in substance at all. So if you think you'd be interested in a drunk guy that kills aliens for a living, but doesn't ever seem to be able to break even (even when he succeeds) then you might want to check out Fear Agent Vol 1. by Rick Remender and art by fan favorite Tony Moore.

5 out of 5

Titans #5

noreply@blogger.com (Noah0z) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:13:00 +0000

I've decided to start using the blog to do mini reviews of issues I won't be able to talk about on the show. One of those issues from last week would be Titans #5. As you know from previous episodes we were not terribly fond of Titans. The first issue was pretty good in my opinion but issues 1-4 were severely lacking in the art department and I feel that's why we had alot of the bad feelings about it. It was just bad to look at. That changed with this issue. The additions of Julian Lopez and Prentis Rollins has dramtically improved my opinion of this book. Winnick's writing is strong in this issue as he focuses more on the interpersonal relationships of the team. That was what drew me to back issues of the Titans years ago. I don't need nonstop action, but I do need to feel some connection to these characters. They seem more true to their characters in this issue from the Gar/Raven interactions to the whole team wanting to be there when Cyborg takes his first steps on his new feet. They seem like a family again and thats integral to a Titan's book working. That and drama and drama is at the issues conclusion where we go back to Titan's staple.

Overall 4 out of 5

Capes and Tights Episode 18

noreply@blogger.com (Noah0z) — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 04:13:00 +0000

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This week Larry, Ashlee and I discuss the fall premieres and what we are looking forward to in the coming weeks. This leads to a longer opening than we had planned, but good fun was had by all. In the news section we discussed:

* Lady Bullseye? Really?
* Next Avengers
* Dark Knight passes 500 million domestic
* No Watchmen trial till April or June which could block it's release
* Voltron has a director
* Catwoman ends at issue 82
Wolverine and the X-men airs in Canada Sept 6!

In our review section we go over:

* Superman/Batman #51-Ashlee's Pick
* Wolverine #68-Noah's Pick
* Rogue's Revenge #2-Larry's Pick
* Catwoman #82
* Teen Titans #62

We finish up with our usual comic recommendations.

We'll be back soon. Hopefully with a cured Debbie.

Thanks for listening.

Capes and Tights Episode 17

noreply@blogger.com (Noah0z) — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:31:00 +0000

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This is the first episode featuring this grouping of hosts. This week you have Noah, Debbie, and Chris discussing the past couple of weeks comics and news. It actually comes in about an hour shorter than normal which must mean Larry and Ashlee are the ones that cause us to run long......
Anyway in our new segment we discussed:

* No Watchmen?
* Harry Potter bumped
* Heroes Preview
* Dark Knight hit 870 Million worldwide
* Superman Reboot
* Rumor-Cher as Catwoman? WTF
* Force Unleashed Demo dropped

Then over in the review segment we have:

* Wonder Woman #23
* X-Force #5
* Final Crisis:Revelations #1
* Final Crisis #3
* Secret Invasion #5

We end the show with our recommendations and usual ramblings.

Hope you enjoy!

Hulu has Dr. Horrible for those interested

noreply@blogger.com (Noah0z) — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:19:00 +0000