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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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55:04

Fantastic Four First Steps Review

Hops "Geek" News ·

2025/07/28

Marvel Studios' latest film, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, is out everywhere now! The highly anticipated release of Marvel's first family has been seen by us, and in this episode, we discuss the things we loved about it and those aspects we didn't love as much (21 min.)Did they hit the mark? The film stars Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Julia Garner, and more!We do dive into spoilers for this and Thunderbolts*, so beware! First up we discuss our weekly comicbook

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33:19

Jaws The Revenge Review!

Hops "Geek" News ·

2025/07/25

We sat down for this year's Shark Week spectacular to witness the film that built Sir Michael Caine's house. Is Ellen Brody out of her mind, or are the sharks out for revenge against her family? Is this the widow of a sane mind or will Hoagie put all of his gambling debts upon her? SO many questions, all starting with why was this movie made? Cap off this years Shark Week with us as we dive into the deep fun facts and review this final entry into the beloved Jaws

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56:15

279: Fantastic Four Deep Dive and Pre-Show

Hops "Geek" News ·

2025/07/21

The big week is here! We are kicking it off by discussing what we have read this week in comics such as:Absolute Flash 5, Absolute Batman 10, Krypto The Last Dog of Krypton 2, Redcoat 13, Predator versus Spider-man , Zatanna 6, Giant Size House of M, Deadpool and Wolverine, and Ultimate Wolverine.Lauren finally watched Sinners and Dexter Resurrection has kicked off!We briefly hit on news before going into a deep dive into the Fantastic Four. (20 min)We discuss Reed, Sue, Johnny, and Ben as well as

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51:04

Supernatural Season 11 Recap

Hops "Geek" News ·

2025/07/18

We are back finishing off season 11 of Supernatural! We pick up with episode 17 and go straight through the finale.Can Chuck stop us? Can Amara see the good? Will Crowley and Lucifer make up?Find out!Subscribe now linktr.ee/hopsgeeknewsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/hops-geek-news--5686721/support.

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60:45

Episode 278: Superman Review!

Hops "Geek" News ·

2025/07/14

We saw it! It is finally here, and today we will dive into all of our spoiler-filled thoughts on James Gunn's DC debut with Superman starring David Corensweat, Rachel Brosnahan, and Nicholas Hoult. Did we like it? What did we not like? All of it is in here (24 min)First, we delve into our reading list, which is filled with amazing comic books, including Superman Treasury 2025, Batman: Gotham by Gaslight, a League of Justice, Aquaman 7, Fantastic Four 1, and Laura Kinney: Wolverine. Some news follows

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28:12

Marvel Studios Ironheart Review

Hops "Geek" News ·

2025/07/11

We sat down to give you our thoughts on the six episode season of Ironheart! We chat about Zelma, Riri, and that big reveal in the final episode and where we think the MCU could go next!linktr.ee/hopsgeeknews Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/hops-geek-news--5686721/support.

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61:19

Episode 277: Superman Pre-Show Party!

Hops "Geek" News ·

2025/07/07

We dive right into it this week as we head down the road of origins for: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, Jimmy Olsen, Guy Gardner, HawkGirl, Mr. Terrific, and Krypto giving you all of the background you need to know before seeing the film and these characters. We then go into some must-read Superman comics as we get ready for the big long long-awaited release of the film!We chat: Superman BirthrightSuperman Kingdom ComeAbsolute SupermanAll-Star SupermanDeath of SupermanMake sure to follow us

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66:30

Episode 276: Man of Steel/ Batman V Superman

Hops "Geek" News ·

2025/06/30

We are kicking it off with our comics:Matt: Hyde Street 7, Predator Versus Spider-Man 4, Spider-man & Wolverine 2, New history of the DC Universe, Mr Terrific Year One 2, Peacemaker Presents: Vigilante/Eagly 4, and Absolute Wonder Woman 9. Lauren: Welcome to Twilight 4 and Rocketfellers 6. Lauren discusses Duma Key by Stephen King, and Matt chats about 28 Years Later.After some news, they move on to this week's main topic! 26 min We chat Zack Snyder's Man of Steel, starring Henry Cavill and Amy

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53:44

Episode 275: Superman Returns

Hops "Geek" News ·

2025/06/23

Kicking off this week, we chatted about our beers from Tree House Brewing and Bissell Brothers Brewing before going into what we had been reading.Matt: Absolute Flash #4, Krypto: The Last Dog of Krpyton #1, Godzilla VS Avengers #1, and Aliens VS Avengers #4Lauren: Wolverine #10 (Her current favorite run)Matt has begun watching Superman & Lois, so the two chat about the first few episodes and the Spaceballs return news before the main topic!(25min) This week we are on to Superman Returns, the

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53:52

Supernatural Season 11 Episodes 8-16 Recap

Hops "Geek" News ·

2025/06/20

What has seemed like forever is finally back as we are returning with our Supernatural discussions! This time, we are discussing season 11 episodes 8 through 16 of our favorite show, following along where we left off with Sam and Dean Winchester. Make sure to like, subscribe, share, and hit subscribe! linktr.ee/hopsgeeknewsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/hops-geek-news--5686721/support.

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56:43

Episode 274: Superman TV Shows

Hops "Geek" News ·

2025/06/16

Super Summer continues on this week as we start with what we are reading in the comicbook world this week:Matt:The New Avengers 1Star wars 2Absolute batman 9Aquaman 6super girl 2Lauren: Deadpool and WolverineWe covered some news (14 min), discussing the outrageously priced Galactus popcorn bucket and potential fan castings for James Gunn's Wonder Woman before moving on to the main topic.(21min) This week we are discussing Superman TV shows breaking down fun facts and production with some of the most

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61:55

Ep 273: Super Summer Kickoff: Superman 1978

Hops "Geek" News ·

2025/06/09

It's time for SUPER SUMMER!We kick it off with our reading recommendations:Matt: Absolute Green Lantern #3Justice League Vs Godzilla Vs KongThe Moon Is Following us #10Ultimate Spiderman incursionGhost rider vs GalactusLauren: Laura Kinney Wolverine #7We chatted about some news, including our thoughts on Stranger Things coming to an end, and finally, we were given the dates. (14 min) And of course, our main topic is diving into Superman (1978) starring Christopher Reeve and Gene Hackman as well as

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58:56

Ep 272: Last of Us Season 2 Wrap-Up

Hops "Geek" News ·

2025/06/02

This week we kick it off with what we are reading and watching: Matts list:Hyde Street #6- Image Comics/Ghost MachineMr. Terrific Year One: DC ComicsAbsolute Wonder Woman 8- DC ComicsPredator Versus Spiderman-Marvel ComicsDaredevil Cold Day in Hell- Marvel ComicsPeacemaker PResents Vigilante Eagley Double Feature- DC ComicsDeath of a Unicorn- AppleTVMythic Quest Apple TVLaurens List:Hornsby & Halo- Ghost Machine/ Image ComicsThe Mask of Fear, Reign of the Empire by Alexander freedDead City-

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54:32

Episode 271: Interview W/ DC's Jeremy Adams

Hops "Geek" News ·

2025/05/26

Friends! We come with a very special episode this week as Jeremy Adams aka Spacekicker on social media joins us for an excellent episode.We start off by discussing his origin story of how he got into writing for TV and Comics.We chat about Aquaman and Green Lantern Corps all of which he is currently writing as part of his exclusive deal with DC Comics.We then go into Supernatural because Jeremy wrote a few of the best episodes on the show.We chat Scoobynatural, Last Holiday, and Last Call all

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32:18

Pure Vibes w/ Kenny Founder of Sweet Shop Comic Shop!

Hops "Geek" News ·

2025/05/21

We are all vibes on this special interview today as Kenny has returned to us to chat about his incoming online comic book shop! We chat about how he is developing this new revolutionary app and their partnership with Image Comics.Things go off the rails as Matt delivers an unhinged seminar on how to properly meme your way to 5 million views on Threads and we discuss comic books before losing Lauren to the woes of bad internet connection. Find the shop: https://sweetshop.app/Find your local comic

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71:56

Episode 270: Andor Series Wrap-Up

Hops "Geek" News ·

2025/05/19

This week we are back and start things off by discussing our comics:Lauren: Wolverine and X-Factor from MarvelMatt: Absolute Batman 8, Aquaman 5, and Supergirl 1 from DC and Godzilla V X-Men from Marvel Comics Lauren talks about The Walking Dead Dead City and Star Wars A New Dawn! We then chat News (18Min) such as our thoughts on the Superman and Ironheart trailers.For our Main Topics ( 26min) we go into our thoughts on Andor season 2. The series has ended and it may just be the most perfect Star

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57:45

Ernie Altbacker Area 51 Studios and DC Animated Film

Hops "Geek" News ·

2025/05/14

*THIS EPISODE WAS LIVE SO THERE IS A 30 SECOND COUNTDOWN BEFORE THE EPISODE KICKS IN*We are honored to sit down with Ernie Altbacker to discuss his new Kickstarter campaign Area 51 Studios. "It turns out Area 51 is a secret government base, but not for storing alien corpses or crashed spacecraft. It's actually a studio lot where aliens come to shoot low-budget galactic reality shows."The story focuses on Zephril Boon as he tries to save his once-great career!Check out area51comic.com@ErnieAltbacker

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63:28

Ep 269: Deep Dive into Ahsoka!

Hops "Geek" News ·

2025/05/12

What's up family?!We kick this episode off by discussing our comicbook recommendations:Absolute Green Lantern 2 and Two-Face 6 from DC ComicsStar Wars 1and Laura Kinney Wolverine from Marvel The Moon is Following Us 9 from Image ComicsWe chat about what we have been watching as well as some news.Our Main Topic this week (21 min) is all about Ahsoka! We go into her appearances in the Clone Wars, Rebels, her novel, and her show on Disney+ and everything in between. She is one of our favorite force

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48:32

Thunderbolts* Spoiler Review

Hops "Geek" News ·

2025/05/07

The Thunderbolts* or New Avengers as we are calling them now have hit theaters bringing us one step closer to Avengers Doomsday. We saw the film and break down our thoughts and reactions to the latest MCU film. Spoilers ahead!Make sure to subscribe and never miss an episode.Leave a review and help the podcast grow!Follow us everywhere: linktr.ee/hopsgeeknews Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/hops-geek-news--5686721/support.

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75:14

Ep 268: Star Wars Revenge of the Sith 20th...

Hops "Geek" News ·

2025/05/05

It is officially Star Wars month here on the show! With that we kick of some quick readings recommendations and news before we go into our first episode of Star Wars month. (18 minutes) We saw Revenge of the Sith in theaters which was Lauren's first time in theaters with the film so we discuss our thoughts as well as why it is Matt's favorite Star Wars movie as well as tie in The Clone Wars season 7 as Order 66 and everything happens chronologically!Make sure to subscribe and hit the notification

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