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Dark Roast Comics Podcast

Jerry I, Victor Young

A podcast dedicated to exploring the deeper meanings and the various layers of the comics medium

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Episode 16 - Venom 2 and The Magic Order 1 wait...a...

Dark Roast Comics Podcast ·

2018/06/19

SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW! Join our Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/182907015663575/ Hey everyone! This week we break down Venom issue 2 and take a dive into the super weird and magical with The Magic Order issue 1 from Image Comics and...Netflix?! There’s lots to talk about with these two books. Venom looks to continue the momentum set from the first issue, and The Magic Order sets history as the first comic book published by the streaming giant Netflix! But before we enter what is

01:03:20

Episode 15 - Justice League 1 - Totality and Infinity

Dark Roast Comics Podcast ·

2018/06/12

SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW! Join our Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/182907015663575/ The Hall is open! Everyone gather at the Hall of Justice as this week we dive head first into the brand new Justice League #1 by Scott Snyder and Jim Cheung! We breakdown the beginning of The Totality arc, and we give it our best shot at analyzing what we think The Totality actually refers to. Do you think we’re onto something? But before we turn the knob and enter the Hall, we’ve got a few weeks of

01:04:42

Episode 14 - Gideon Falls 3 - The calm before the storm

Dark Roast Comics Podcast ·

2018/05/22

SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW! Join our Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/182907015663575/ It’s back to Gideon Falls we go with issue 3 this week as we continue to try and unveil the mystery that is happening in that town. Some more questions arise, and a major revelation at the end introduces a whole new light to the mystery. Can’t wait for the next issue of what is pretty much a mainstay series on our podcast! But before we enter Gideon Falls, we catch up on what we’ve been up to the

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Episode 13 - Venom 1 - We Are Venom

Dark Roast Comics Podcast ·

2018/05/15

SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW! Join our Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/182907015663575/ This week, we finally give Marvel some love as we discuss the hot new Venom #1 by Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman! Eddie Brock is back! And he is better than ever! Some new exciting stuff is brewing in the Venom mythos, and we can’t wait to tell you all about what we think! But before we dive into Venom, we talk briefly about our time with God of War, as we both finally beat the game now. So now we need

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Episode 12 - DC Nation 0 - The summer of events!

Dark Roast Comics Podcast ·

2018/05/08

SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW! Join our Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/182907015663575/ The summer of (DC) events is nearing, so this week we discuss DC Nation #0, which includes 3 short stories from some amazingly talented creative teams. We discuss what these events mean for the future of DC Comics, and which stories we are looking forward to the most. And boy, we are excited for what’s to come! But before we go into all the happy and the positives of upcoming DC stories, we take a

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Episode 11 - Gideon Falls 2 - Disturbingly wonderful

Dark Roast Comics Podcast ·

2018/05/01

SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW! Join our Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/182907015663575/ This week, we venture back into Gideon Falls to analyze and discuss issue 2 by Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino. The mystery deepens as more and more questions arise, and Jerry and Victor attempt to break it all down and see if we can unfold the truth. But before we unfold the truth and all that, Jerry and Victor spend some time talking about the new game God of War! It’s so good. When you’re not

01:23:51

Episode 10 - Action Comics 1000 - A milestone...

Dark Roast Comics Podcast ·

2018/04/24

SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW! Join our Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/182907015663575/ It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Episode 10 of Dark Roast Comics Podcast! This week, it is all about Superman as the big blue turns 80! Coinciding with this milestone, Action Comics 1000 hits the stands! Jerry and Victor talk all about Action Comics 1000 published by DC Comics and all the wonderful stories from all the talented creative teams involved, including a story from Brian Michael Bendis that

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Episode 9 - Gideon Falls 1

Dark Roast Comics Podcast ·

2018/04/17

SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW! Join our Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/182907015663575/ This week, Jerry and Victor talk about issue 1 of the new Image series Gideon Falls by Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino. This is a book we’ve been wanting to do for a while now, so we are very excited to finally discuss this book on this episode. We will definitely be coming back to this series as it moves forward in the future. But before we get into Gideon Falls, we talk about the first ever

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Episode 8 - Swamp Thing Winter Special

Dark Roast Comics Podcast ·

2018/04/10

SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW! Join our Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/182907015663575/ In this episode, Jerry and Victor visit the Swamp (Thing) and discuss the ideas and themes of Swamp Thing Winter Special, written by Tom King and drawn by Jason Fabok. We talk about what it means to face your inner monster and what it means to be human. The coffee we’ll be brewing this week is called Finca Nueva Armenia roasted by Kittel Coffee Company. We start off very clueless on the taste this

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Episode 7 - Dark Nights: Metal 5 & 6

Dark Roast Comics Podcast ·

2018/04/03

SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW! Join our Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/182907015663575/ In this episode, Jerry and Victor take a spoiler-free look at Dark Nights: Metal 5 and 6, the themes that these issues try to convey, and reflecting back at the overall structure, story, and ideas of the Dark Nights: Metal event. But first! We talk about marathoning the Marvel Studios movies in anticipation of Infinity War, and what we thought about the Secret Empire comics from Marvel. For our

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Episode 6 - Dark Nights: Metal 3 & 4

Dark Roast Comics Podcast ·

2018/03/27

SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW! Join our Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/182907015663575/ In this episode, Jerry and Victor talk a little about playing in Dragonball Super Card Game tournaments at our local shops, because we like the game a lot. We get into a conversation about Comixology sales, and what we've been reading. We then brewed our coffee and discussed Dark Nights: Metal issues 3 and 4. We go into talking about situations where you will need to cross the line, and whether or not

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Episode 5 - The Batman Who Laughs

Dark Roast Comics Podcast ·

2018/03/20

SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW! Join our Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/182907015663575/ SPOILER NOTE: In order to talk about The Batman Who Laughs in-depth, we needed to create context for why some of the themes we discussed are heavy in nature. Therefore, the comic segment starts off pretty spoilery for about 15 minutes. If you have not read the book, you should totally read it! But if you’re going to listen to this before reading, please skip ahead roughly 15 minutes or so once you’re

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Episode 4 - Batman The Merciless and Batman The...

Dark Roast Comics Podcast ·

2018/03/13

SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW! Join our Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/182907015663575/ This week we discuss DC Comics’ Batman: The Merciless and Batman: The Devastator. We touch on themes of betrayal, the Superman complex, justifiable war, and the corruption of power, which seems to be a recurring theme through the Dark Nights tie-ins. We also end up ogling the artwork for a good potion of the show. Also, Obi-Wan KiBatman: “You were the chosen one!” The coffee we put through our taste

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Episode 3 - Batman The Dawnbreaker and Batman The...

Dark Roast Comics Podcast ·

2018/03/06

SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW! Join our Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/182907015663575/ In this episode, we discuss DC Comics' Batman The Dawnbreaker and Batman The Drowned. The themes we touch on in this week's episode are cynicism, absolute power corrupts, and revolutionaries. Also, Sylvester the Cat! Instead of our usual sampling of random coffee beans coming to us online, we decided this week, and probably once a month moving forward, to visit a local coffee shop in our neighbour to

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Episode 2 - Batman The Red Death and Batman The...

Dark Roast Comics Podcast ·

2018/02/27

SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW! Join our Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/182907015663575/ In this episode, we discuss DC Comics' Batman The Red Death and Batman The Murder Machine. We get a sample in of Martin Ramos coffee from Colombia as we try to guess what the notes are, while discussing themes of family, compassion, and grief. Time Stamps: Intro: 0:07 Coffee Segment: 2:56 Comics Discussion: 8:43 Wrap-Up: 1:06:33 Comixology: Batman: The Red Death Click here Batman: The Murder

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Episode 1 - Dark Nights: Metal 1 & 2

Dark Roast Comics Podcast ·

2018/02/20

SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW! Join our Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/182907015663575/ Our first official episode! We did it! In this episode, we discuss the DC Comics series Dark Nights: Metal issues 1 and 2. We touch on themes such as infinite universes, what sets a hero and villain apart, and becoming the villain of your own story. We also try our hands at a new brew by Cut Coffee from a region in Rwanda as we continue our jouney to becoming coffee connoisseurs (yeah right). Show

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Prologue - Origins

Dark Roast Comics Podcast ·

2018/02/13

Every hero has an origin story, Dark Roast Comics is no different. Join us as we explore the deeper meanings and underlying principles of the comics medium, while enjoying a nice cup of coffee.

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