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Hops "Geek" News

A podcast hosted by Lauren and Matt that discusses the latest in pop-culture news, tv shows, comics, and movies all the while featuring a beer of the week.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/hops-geek-news--5686721/support.

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53:54

Ep 210: Galaxy Con and X-Men 97

Hops "Geek" News ·

2024/03/25

We are back after a week off to bring you some of the best in pop-culture.We begin by discussing what we have been reading and watching such as Mean Girls the Musical, Wolverine, Kill Your Darlings, and more!Then we dive into the latest news from around the community before going into our main topic.This week Matt discusses his time at Galaxy Con Richmond before we discuss our thoughts on the first two episodes of X-Men 97!Find us buy searching hopsgeeknewspatreon.com/hopsgeeknews Weekly comic

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70:45

Ep 209: Eric and Julia Lewald of X-Men The Animated...

Hops "Geek" News ·

2024/03/11

Welcome to a massive mutant-filled episode as we are foregoing our normal news, reading/watching/messed up segments to bring you Eric and Julia Lewald the showrunner and writer of X-Men The Animated Series!So many of us grew up with these stellar 90's cartoons and they made our childhood amazing and we get to hear how it all began! Why was Beast in jail the entire first season? What decisions went into what storylines were followed? Find out here.Shoutout to our Discord channel for the

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59:41

BONUS: GHOST MACHINE DAY

Hops "Geek" News ·

2024/03/09

We had the distinct pleasure of sitting down with Geoff Johns, Bryan Hitch, Jason Fabok, and Gary Frank to discuss the upcoming April 3rd releases of Redcoat, Rook Exodus, and Geiger! April 3rd is now deemed Ghost Machine day and you need to get your hands on these!FOC is March 11th so run do not walk to your comic shopsFollow us on NerdInitiative.comHopsgeeknews on every social media accountsupport the show patreon.com/hopsgeeknewsLike, Review, Subscribe, and Share!

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59:16

Turn a Page Josh Trujillo Interview

Hops "Geek" News ·

2024/03/07

Recently on Turn a Page via Nerd Initiative we had Josh Trujillo on to chat about Blue Beetle! @nerdinitative@Losthiskeysman

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64:49

Ep 208: The Schlub w/ Kenny Porter, Tyrell Cannon,...

Hops "Geek" News ·

2024/03/04

We have a fantastic issue dropping today as Ryan Stegman, Kenny Porter, and Tyrell Cannon are joining the show to discuss The Schlub from @imagecomics! This six-issue series is action-packed, emotional, and filled to the brim with everything you could ever want in a comic.First things first we talk about what we are drinking such as Dewey Beer from Delaware and Benchtop Brewing from Norfolk, Va. We then go into what we are reading such as Wolverine, Spider-Punk, and more, as well as what we are

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64:06

Creator Interview: Jacob Phillips and Chris Condon!

Hops "Geek" News ·

2024/02/28

We have a special creator interview today as Chris Condon and Jacob Phillips the creators of Image Comics Enfield Gang Massacre stop by to discuss the 6 issue run and prepare for the trade to drop.FOC for the trade is March 4th and the trade releases on April 9th. Do not miss out on this Western tale of Texas justice. Find Chris @ChristophCondonFind Jacob @ThatJPhillipsPreorder the book

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51:02

Ep 207: Supernatural Season 8.10-10

Hops "Geek" News ·

2024/02/26

Welcome Welcome, we are back this week chatting up a lot of exciting things!We start with the introduction of our Cantina Hour, a new live segment that will begin airing on our socials. We then dive into what we have messed up on before going into what we have been reading and watching.Matt goes on an emotional tangent about the Netflix limited series One Day as we then delve into some of the latest pop-culture news.Finally, we go into the first 10 episodes of Supernatural! We discuss all the great

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45:33

Ep 206: Turn a Page w/ Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum,...

Hops "Geek" News ·

2024/02/19

Welcome to a special issue where we had the opportunity alongside Ken from The ODPH Podcast and Nerd Initiative to chat about the upcoming comicbook from Dark Horse Comics Minor Threats Vol 2.To do this Jordan Blum (MODOK, American Dad), Patton Oswalt ( Remy, MODOK, Literally everything everywhere.) and Scott Hepburn (Deadpool) join us and we dive into their amazing villainous universe! Subscribe to Nerd Initiative for our weekly comic reviewsSubscribe, Like, Share, and Rate to help our podcast

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51:39

Live Happy Hour: Deadpool 3 trailer and F4 casting...

Hops "Geek" News ·

2024/02/16

We have started a weekly live happy hour chatting about various topics and this week we sat to discuss the Fantastic 4 cast announcement, Deadpool and Wolverine trailer, and X-Men 97!Matt also chats about Dunkin Donuts and buying the Dunking Jacket from the Super Bowl commercial. Make sure to like, subscribe, and rate our show to help us growFollow us on social media @hopsgeeknewsFind our weekly comic reviews on @nerdinitiativelinktr.ee/hopsgeeknews

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30:40

BONUS: Valentines Day W/ Green Arrow and Wolverine

Hops "Geek" News ·

2024/02/14

Happy Valentines Day Lovers! We bring to you a special bonus episode where Matt dives into the love story of Black Canary and Green Arrow and then Lauren delivers the often tragic backstory behind Wolverine. Make sure to grab your heart-shaped box of chocolates and listen to this special episode. We will gladly be your valentine. Subscribe, follow, and rate us to help the show growJoin us on social media @hopsgeeknews

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82:46

Ep 205: Supernatural Behind the Scenes w/ Ryan Curtis

Hops "Geek" News ·

2024/02/12

This week we are back after our break discussing news and what we are reading and watching such as Mace Windu 1 and Wolverine from Marvel and Lisa Frankenstein.We then are joined by SFX master Ryan Curtis who worked for 3 seasons on Supernatural! He details what it is like creating the magic and how they did things such as beheading vampires and so much more.Check out his comics here:

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25:41

BONUS: MEGACON PREVIEW

Hops "Geek" News ·

2024/01/31

MEGACON IS HEREWe will be at Megacon Orlando every day and so we are here to break down our plans. We have 2 panels to host, Epcot to drink around, and An Emo Night to attend. Will we see you there?Find us on social media @hopsgeeknews

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68:04

Ep 204: Supernatural Season 7 Wrap-up

Hops "Geek" News ·

2024/01/29

Welcome back to another week and another fun episode!This week we sit down and chat about what we have been reading which includes:Thrawn Alliances from Marvel Dracula #4 from Skybound Entertainment and Image ComicsThe Schlub #6 from Image ComicsTitans Beast World Tour Star City #1 from DCPercy Jackson on Disny+And more. We then dive into some of the latest news from around the pop culture universe before, our main topic.This week's main topic is finishing up Supernatural season 7. We start with

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88:12

Ep 203: Scott Pilgrim W. DT of Space Castle Pod

Hops "Geek" News ·

2024/01/22

Welcome back!This week we kick things off by talking about what we have been reading and watching. We chatJustice League vs Godzilla vs Kong from DCBlack Hammer from Dark Horse ComicsKill Your Darlings from Image ComicsPercy Jackson on Disney+SupernaturalThen, we dive into some news before being joined by our dear friend DT to discuss Scott Pilgrim!We chat about the books, the movies, and the latest show on Netflix. What did we like and where does it rank in terms of movies for us? Listen to find

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32:43

ep 202: Echo Comicbook Origins

Hops "Geek" News ·

2024/01/15

Matt and Lauren bring to you a new episode this week where they discuss what they have been reading and watching which includes Outsiders from DC Comics, Thunderbolts from Marvel comics, and Percy Jackson from Disney+.They then touch on some news before diving into the origins of Maya Lopez AKA Echo in honor of the latest release from Marvel Studios. The duo discusses her initial appearance in Marvel Knights Daredevil #9-15 and touches upon her abilities. Drop a review and subscribe so you never

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34:18

Echo Review

Hops "Geek" News ·

2024/01/13

Marvel has just released all 5 episodes of their latest MCU show and the newest Spotlight series #echo. We sat down to give our #review about what we liked, what we may not have liked, and overall thoughts!As always like, subscribe, and leave a review! Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/ymDz48zsFind us weekly on @NerdInitiativeNetwork Join us as we will have 2 panels at Megacon Orlando Feb 1-4.

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35:22

Creator Interview: Corissa Grant of Worthy Chaos Comics

Hops "Geek" News ·

2024/01/12

Join us for a special creator interview as Corissa Grant writer and creator of Worthy Chaos Comics joins us to talk about her Kickstarter campaign for Redemption.Fans of #supernatural will want to get their hands on this as it is a "Fight for survival against destiny and the forces of the underworld. Think Buffy, Resident Evil, Good Omens & Supernatural."Back the campaign here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/worthychaoscomics/worthy-chaos7Find more of her work at:

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60:27

Ep 201: Doctor Who Specials 2023

Hops "Geek" News ·

2024/01/08

Welcome back to a new year of the Geeks! We are back to our regularly scheduled programming where we talk about what we have been watching such as Supernatural, Percy Jackson, What If...?, Birds of Prey from DC Comics, and more! We then dive into some news such as the recent Megacon announcements before diving into our main topic which is the most recent Doctor Who Specials with the grand return of David Tennent and Doctor Donna! Then, of course we finish by talking about the Doctor Who Christmas

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58:34

Ep 200 Pt 2: Favorite TV Shows and Movies of 2023

Hops "Geek" News ·

2024/01/03

Our 200th episode fun continues on as Lauren and Matt gather around to go over the massive year that was film and television.They start things off by talking about their top 5 favorite TV shows of 2023 and then follow it up by discussing their Top 5 favorite Movies of 2023. 2023 brought us Barbenheimer, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3, Ted Lasso, Ahsoka, Godzilla, Loki, The Marvels, and so many more good things find out what made the list!LAst but certainly not least they go over everyone who was kind

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86:55

Ep 200 Part 1: Favorite Comics of 2023 w/ Ken and Tom...

Hops "Geek" News ·

2024/01/01

We have hit another massive milestone on this journey and we are celebrating 200 glorious episodes!Up first in part 1, we are joined by Ken from The ODPH Podcast and Tom aka Off the Cuff Tom the Pop Culture Connoisseur to discuss our favorite comicbooks of 2023. We give our favorites from @imagecomics @BOOM-Studios @marvel @dcofficial @IDWPublishing @darkhorsecomics and more!What comics made our list? Come on in and find out and drop what comics made your list!Follow Tom on social media:

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