The Cracking the Vault crew dissects Netflix' Stranger Things' first season in this ultimate "episode 80s." The gangs all here: Jacob DeSersa, Amy Nunag, Patrick Clarke, and Tony Asaro.
Patty, Jake, Amy, and Tony get together for a birthday-choice episode, meaning, it's Patty's belated birthday, and he wants to talk about samurai, why we like them, what they mean to us, and each of our favorite samurai comics, tv shows, and films -- to which we all say, Hai! ('Yes' in Japanese).
Amy, Patty, and Tony cover recent news and trailers coming out of Comic-Con International, San Diego.
Jake, Amy, Patty, and Tony review the theatrical release of the animated adaptation of Batman: The Killing Joke.
It's Jake, Amy, Patty, and Tony passing around a ramen bowl filled with questions they'd each written up beforehand. Good times!
It's Jake, Patty, Amy, & Tony, dishing out their piping hot takes on the rest of the Spring and early Summer comics news that they couldn't get to a few weeks ago, including DC's/Gerard Way's new Young Animal imprint, the revival of DC's Round-Robin Storytelling "Challenge" Series, all 20+ newly announced Image books from the most recent Image Expo, and more. Picks & Pulls of The Week at the end, as usual.
We're celebrating this week's release of the 6th volume of collected issues of the mighty comic book known as Saga. Jake, Patty, Amy, and Tony talk all things Saga -- spoilers on -- from way back when to current! Don't miss this exciting episode. We're on iTunes and Stitcher, so please rate our show. Thank you.
Sixteen Pixar movies ranked five times! How would you rank them? Let us know in the comments. Then listen as Jake, Amy, Patrick, Tony, and returning guest Ryan Miller take the long stroll down this crooked mile of ecstatic joy and thunderous anger. Insert cheesy grin. Love the show? Please rate us on iTunes.
Tony, Patty, and Amy talk about all sorts of comics news from the last couple of months including Mike Mignola's retirement, the cancellation of Agent Carter, the recent slate of DC animated films, Geoff Johns' appointment as the Grand Poobah of DC/WB films, how Civil War II's coming along, how Rebirth is going, how the Preacher and Outcast shows have been, and much more.
Episode 71's description was guest-written by Thomas Petborisooth, one of our guests from The Capeless Crusaders podcast who "appear" in this episode: "In case y'all forgot comic books and their characters are a huge part of our cutlure and have been for the last 80 years... Cracking The Vault and The Capeless Crusaders came together to talk about some Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to debate who is the best." Join Jake, Amy, Patrick, and Tony as they battle it out, and guest podcasters, The Capeless Crusaders, who render a decision. The Capeless Crusaders are Anthony Esteves, David Barrie, Justin Piper, and Tom Petborisooth.