Vertigo Voices

Episode 43: Y: The Last Man TV Series Recap.

It's finally here! After about 15 years of development hell and false starts, the adaptation of Brian K. Vaughn and Pia Guerra's beloved Vertigo comic has finally dropped. How does the new TV series stack up against the comic? Is Ben Schnetzer really that good looking? Listen along and find out! And if you need some more background on the original comic, we discussed the first volume way back in episode 5. Give it a listen too!

Episode 42: JLD: Apokolips War Commentary.

We're back to complete the Justice League Dark movie series. Apokolips War is even more of a joyless slog than the last one. You can hear the movie slowly sapping our will to live with every passing second that we watch it. Enjoy!

Episode 41: Justice League Dark Commentary.

We're back after a bit of a hiatus with a look at this animated adaptation of the titular New 52 series. While this has become something of a fan favorite, neither of us can really figure out why. It's toothless and slow paced, which are some of the worst things that an R-rated action-horror film could be. Needless to say, we basically find any excuse to talk about anything other than the action on the screen. Enjoy!

Episode 40: THE Suicide Squad.

We discuss James Gunn's new take on the exploits of Task Force X. It's currently in theatres, and we'd highly suggest you give it a watch (if it's unsafe to visit the movies in your area, it's free to watch on HBO Max through September 5th). Was this version better or worse than the previous attempt? Who lives and who dies? Was there a post-credit scene? All this and more will be revealed!

Episode 39: Suicide Squad Commentary.

We watch and discuss 2016's Suicide Squad. While the movie's become something of an example of studio overreach these days, we take a look at the underlying choices in the design and narrative to see if there's really any hope of salvaging this beast with a director's cut. Listen along and find out how this team of supervillains ties in with Vertigo Comics!

Episode 38: Vertigo Card Collections!

Colby gets a chance to show off his collection of Sandman and Vertigo Comics trading cards and their swanky binders to Sophia. Since those at home can't see what we're looking at, you can check out photos of the collections here:

Sandman Trading Cards

And here:

Vertigo Trading Cards

Now you can check them out while you listen along. Enjoy!

Episode 37: Books of Magic.

We're back from a couple of weeks off with a look at a story about the quintessential bespectacled, British, schoolboy who learns about magic. You all know who I'm talking about, right? Yes, it's Tim Hunter! The Neil Gaiman penned Books of Magic was a huge influence (while not always acknowledged) on popular culture. We discuss the original comic, it's novel adaptation, pseudo-sequel and the lesser works that have been derived from it. Listen as we tall you why Hunter is better than Potter!

Episode 36: Sweet Tooth - Part 2.

We continue our look at the Sweet Tooth comic and television series. This week, we talk about characters being adapted, potential plot threads for season two and the follow up stories Sweet Tooth: Black and Sweet Tooth: The Return. Enjoy!

Episode 35: Sweet Tooth - Part 1.

Have you been watching Sweet Tooth on Netflix? We explore the series and its connections to the original comic book series by Jeff Lemire. While both the comic and the show have vastly different tones and story arcs, the characters and core narrative are the same. Listen to us pick apart both versions of the story!

Episode 34: Pilot Season - Swamp Th...Lucifer!

We look at another pilot episode and one that Sophia has been dreading since this endeavor started. Naturally, some subterfuge was employed in order to get the episode going. Is this show as bad as Sophia believes? Is it still an adaptation if it ignores everything about the source? Come and listen to us hash it out.