2 IN 1 SHOWCASE EPISODE 66: THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN - UPDATED WITH TWO MINI-EPISODES!

[Blake Petit]

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Episode 66: The Invincible Iron Man
by Chase Bouzigard and Blake Petit

With a new movie in the works, Blake and Chase are giving up this week to Marvel's armored Avenger, the Invincible Iron Man! What are their favorite stories? Why does Chase dislike the character? How long can Blake rant about why he hated Civil War? And will the movie be any good? Stick around for the picks (Iron Man: Legacy of Doom and X-O Manowar: Birth), listener e-mails and Ask Chase Anything, and find out how YOU can make May 2008 the biggest month in Showcase history! E-mail us at Showcase@comiXtreme.com, and join us on May 3 at BSI Comics in Metairie, Louisiana for Free Comic Book Day 2008!


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Episode 66: The Invincible Iron Man

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BONUS! The Showcase crew caught a sneak preview of the new Iron Man movie courtesy of their good friends at BSI Comics! How do Chase and Blake think it stacks up next to the other Marvel Movies? Find out now in this SPOILER-FREE review!

Episode 66.5: Iron Man Movie Review

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BONUS TIMES TWO! Saturday, May 3, is Free Comic Book Day 2008, and in this mini-episode -- for the second year in a row -- the Showcase boys give you a rundown of all the goodies that may be available in your local shop -- after Chase explains why he doesn't like FCBD and Blake explains why it's the greatest thing since sliced bread. (Remember Sliced Bread #42, when ol' Yeasty fought the diabolical Dr. Mold? Ahem. Anyway...) If you're in the New Orleans area, visit the guys at BSI Comics at noon! If you're not, go to www.FreeComicBookDay.com to find the participating comic shop nearest you!

Episode 66.9: Free Comic Book Day 2008 Sneak Preview

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[Ben Lehnsherr]

Hmm, I'm cautious to listen to this show considering Iron Man is one of my all-time favorite characters. Judging by some of pics up, we may see some things "differently".

[Adam Chapman]

Doesn't look like the link is working guys...

[magneto69]

Nope not working.

[WhereIsTony]

works on itunes

[Blake Petit]

Formatting error, darn it. Try it now.

(You guys should all be subscribed on iTunes anyway!)

[Wolverace]

Blake Petit Formatting error, darn it. Try it now.

(You guys should all be subscribed on iTunes anyway!)

Cheap plug?

I knew it. First they subtly reel you in with the podcast, you get hooked, and when you don't expect it they try to hook you on other stuff. I knew it.
They get endorsed by iTunes.

[Blake Petit]

Originally Posted by Wolverace

Cheap plug?

I knew it. First they subtly reel you in with the podcast, you get hooked, and when you don't expect it they try to hook you on other stuff. I knew it.
They get endorsed by iTunes.

If you got all your episodes via your iTunes subscription, you'd already know we're all about the cheap plugs.

[magneto69]

Loved the Domestic over Civil War

[Chase Bouzigard]

Originally Posted by magneto69

Loved the Domestic over Civil War

Thanks, we loved it.

[TobiasJeth]

I love when you guys mention me. Makes me feel all gooey inside.

[Blake Petit]

Originally Posted by TobiasJeth

I love when you guys mention me. Makes me feel all gooey inside.

Awesome.

:marks off #42 on "2-in-1-To-Do-List":

[TobiasJeth]

WOOHOO! Not only am i on the To-Do list, but im number 42? So long and thanks for all the fish.

[Zap Rowsdower]

This is a strange podcast. I start off totally agreeing with Chase for the second time ever! I don't like Iron Man as a character. I always thought he was a Bruce Wayne ripoff (they might as well have named his butler Alphonse) who they gave too many flaws in an attempt to make him interesting.

Then we get into the Civil War discussion, you guys sound like me and Wolverace, and then I am back in Blake's corner 100%. I actually finished Blake's comment out loud when he stopped himself from saying what this story is a piece of.

Iron Man was the villain of Civil War, and I can't understand how Chase can say otherwise. Chase -- Tony Stark made a deal with Norman Osborn. Let me rephrase that: Tony made a deal with the man who killed Gwen Stacy. That deal allowed him to become head of government agency with all past crimes erased. Oh, yeah and the guy who killed Karen Paige is also let out of jail and allowed to run amuck killing people.

Why did Tony do these things? It's never explained in the story so pretty much just to villify the U.S. Government. I'd bet money Millar checked to see if the burgler who killed Uncle Ben was still alive so he could make him the Secretary of State (Marvel's legal department shot down Mark's plan to make Joe Chill Chief Justice of the Supreme Court).

Civil War was propaganda. Anyone affiliated with the government is pure evil, and everyone in favor of civil liberties is a hero. Yeah, I know I'm going to tick off a lot of people by saying it, but you guys opened the floodgates...

Tony's not a villain? He got the guy who killed Gwen Stacy pardoned. Case closed.

[Adam Chapman]

Spider-Man made a deal with the devil. I think that pales in comparison to Tony making a deal with Norman Osborn. Because Mephisto's an actual devil who's body count and trust-worthiness is far more suspect. So if you want to call people villains, call Spider-Man one. And it wasn't just his love for Aunt May, it was his own selfishness at not wanting to feel guilt for her death.

[Zap Rowsdower]

Originally Posted by Adam Chapman

Spider-Man made a deal with the devil. I think that pales in comparison to Tony making a deal with Norman Osborn. Because Mephisto's an actual devil who's body count and trust-worthiness is far more suspect. So if you want to call people villains, call Spider-Man one. And it wasn't just his love for Aunt May, it was his own selfishness at not wanting to feel guilt for her death.

So you're defending the second worst story Marvel has ever published by comparing it to the worst?

I would call Spider-Man a villain if I read One More Day, but I refused to. I will never acknowledge it as having taken place.

[Adam Chapman]

Originally Posted by Zap Rowsdower

So you're defending the second worst story Marvel has ever published by comparing it to the worst?

I would call Spider-Man a villain if I read One More Day, but I refused to. I will never acknowledge it as having taken place.

I'm not defending the storyline by comparing it to OMD, I'm calling your assertion that Iron Man is a villain based upon that decision incorrect and asserting myself that by that logic no one at Marvel is more of a villain than Spider-Man.

[Zap Rowsdower]

Well I disagree completely. Gwen was a beloved character whose brutal murder still haunts Marvel's flagship hero (and his fans.)

Tony Stark got Osborn pardoned for that murder. That makes him a villain in my book.

And yes, Peter Parker is also a villain if you count One More Day. I do not. The main character in those comics who made a deal with Mephisto that traded away his life with Mary Jane is NOT Peter Parker. Not the one I spent my childhood reading about.

I should also add that the character in Civil War who makes a clone of Thor that goes kills a man and then feels no remorse is not the Reed Richards I spent my childhood reading about either.

[WhereIsTony]

Norman was not pardoned, nor was he charged or convicted with that murder

[Zap Rowsdower]

Originally Posted by WhereIsTony

Norman was not pardoned

Then why is he running a government agency and not in prison? He did break out of prison in a comic also written by Millar.

I recall a Thunderbolts comic where the real life White House spokesperson was discussing Norman being supposedly 'reformed' with the media.