The Spirit of '38

02/09/2022

All arise for the honors of Taylor, Rick, and every man Cary. We come to these mics today to discuss the most recent development in the landscape of Disney+ Marvel endeavors. With the introduction of She-Hulk, we find ourselves in a situation where we need to determine the direction a show will be g...

12/08/2022

Holy vanishing sidekicks Batman! There was a recent announcement that Warner Studios is canning a few of it's projects, and considering on dropping a few more, we wanted to get behind a mic to chat about it. As a bit of a bonus to lighten the mood, listen to the end to find Rick giving his thoughts on the most recent movie with DC League of Super Pets. What are your thoughts on the current state of the studio? Should DC fans be worried, or is this a sign of them moving in a different but better direction?

Holy vanishing sidekicks Batman! There was a recent announcement that Warner Studios is canning a few of it's projects, and considering on dropping a few more, we wanted to get behind a mic to chat about it. As a bit of a bonus to lighten the mood, listen to the end to find Rick giving his thoughts....

15/07/2022

Break out your Guns and Roses gear and get ready to rock and roll. Picking back up with our favorite god of thunder, Thor: Love and Thunder starts him on an adventure with Valkyrie and the Mighty Jane Foster as they hunt down the madman Gorr the God Butcher as he rampages across the heavens. With th...

01/07/2022

Hello there! A long time ago in a galaxy far far away, three men gathered together to debate the latest stories to come through the spice trading routes. Through the spice trading routes comes the story of a general from the cione wars, a hardened Jedi long thought dead along with his ancient religion. Will this most recent Disney+ Star Wars venture hold up, or will we find the return of the greatest space bound dynamic duo's lack of force disturbing? press play to find out!

Hello there! A long time ago in a galaxy far far away, three men gathered together to debate the latest stories to come through the spice trading routes. Through the trading routes comes the story of a general from the clone wars, a hardened jedi long thought dead along with his ancient religion. Wi...

10/06/2022

We made it! After more than a couple years, the boys on the Spirit of 38' are celebrating with a bit of a blast from the past and welcoming back our founder Spencer to come talk on essentials if we were to be trapped on a desert island. What would your list look like? do you agree with us on any of our decisions?

We made it! After more than a couple years, the boys on the Spirit of 38' are celebrating with a bit of a blast from the past and welcoming back our founder Spencer to come talk on essentials if we were to be trapped on a desert island. What would your list look like? do you agree with us on any of....

13/05/2022

It's a whole new world! or rather a whole new universe, from the latest marvel venture. When Bandersnatch Cummerbund finds himself on a wild chase across the multiverse playing a game of keep away with our latest addition to the MCU’s ever growing roster of heroes, America Chavez. Is this an easy win for us, or are we still on the fence about our feelings? you'll have to hit play to find out!

It's a whole new world! or rather a whole new universe, from the latest Marvel venture. When Bandersnatch Cummerbund finds himself on a wild chase across the multiverse playing a game of keep away with our latest addition to the MCU's ever growing roster of heroes, America Chavez. Is this an easy wi...

29/04/2022

Rick has returned to grace us with his melodious voice and what better way celebrate than to give a small love letter to our favorite boy in blue. Not Cap (as much as we love him), not Spidey (that's an episode for another day), but of course our patron saint Superman. Do you agree with our discussi...

08/04/2022

Following right on the coat tails of our last episode, Michael Morbius the Living Vampire with the aid of his crutches, walked his way onto the silver screen played by Jared Leto. Now while Jared Leto is no stranger to the comic book silver screen experience, he is a stranger to a successful debut w...

25/03/2022

Following right on the coat tails of our last episode, Michael Morbius the Living Vampire with the aid of his crutches, walked his way onto the silver screen played by Jared Leto. Now while Jared Leto is no stranger to the comic book silver screen
experience, he is a stranger to a successful debut with Su***de Squad (2016) being his other venture. Will the silver in the silver screen stay a weakness of this vampire or
will Michael Morbius find his way soaring like a bat above the skyline of New York? Hit play to find out what we thought!

The release of Morbius is just around the corner and Rick is out of town so what are Taylor and Cary going to do? not talk about Superman we can tell you that much! With Morbius being a hero that neither of our hosts are familiar with, they decided to dive into the most recent comic with the living....

11/03/2022

The boys might be on opposite ends of the state, recording over Zoom but when we want to talk about the Batman, we will talk about the Batman. With the most recent release of our favorite brooding bat, our hero finds himself pitted against his newfound nemesis the Riddler as a trail of bodies leads the worlds greatest detective through the criminal underworld and even past the graves of his own parents. Now riddle me this listeners, what did we think of this release? You’re going to have to hit play to find out!

The boys might be on opposite ends of the state recording over zoom but when the boys want to talk about the Batman, we will talk about the Batman. With the most recent release of our favorite brooding bat, our hero finds himself pitted against his nemesis, the Riddler as a trail of bodies leads the...

18/02/2022

At the end of another lap around the twin suns, everyone's favorite clone bounty hunter is having a bit of a midlife crisis. Rather than buying a convertible or a motorcycle like most, the most feared bounty hunter in the galaxy takes a different route with a career change. Now sitting at Daimyo of....

04/02/2022

Welcome to another year and another episode of the Spirit of ‘38! In this weeks episode, we look forward to a year with more upcoming comics and movies than Batman has villains. With all that is coming out this year, what are you most looking forward to? What are we most anticipating? You’ll have to hit play to find out.

Welcome to another year and another episode of the Spirit of '38! In this weeks episode, we look forward to a year with more upcoming comic and movies than Batman has villains. With all coming out this year, what are you most looking forward to? What are we most anticipating? you'll have to hit play...

31/12/2021

Beginning this year, Marvel Studios introduced us to the idea of a multiverse in WandaVision and now at the close of 2021, they have taken the next logical step and when asked "which villain should be in Tom Holland's 3rd outing?" have firmly replied "yes!" Will this movie suffer a similar fate as S...

06/12/2021

We speak about this in our upcoming episode going over our thoughts on the Disney+ Hawkeye series. What other actors do you feel can't be replaced within certain roles?



https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/kevin-feige-confirms-daredevil-casting-in-the-mcu-and-fans-will-be-pumped

The MCU found its Man Without Fear.

20/11/2021

8 years ago, an unknown group of cosmic heroes united to stop an entity much greater than themselves at decimating life in the galaxy. Now Guardians of the Galaxy are household names that everyone knows and loves. Just the other week, another unknown group of cosmic heroes hit the big screen to save...

12/11/2021

I don’t what we did to deserve this gift but I am thrilled!

https://www.cbr.com/x-men-animated-series-disney-plus-revival/

Disney+ is developing an X-Men: The Animated Series revival featuring a number of original voice actors for 2023.

05/11/2021

This year as part of our Halloween celebrations, we decided to go ack to the Halloween which never ended and review the animated Batman: Long Halloween. initially released 25 years ago, the Long Halloween by Jeff Loeb and Tim Sale remains one of the essential stories written for the caped crusader.....

22/10/2021

Another year has passed and with it comes another Fandome. With last year being a huge success and being a day packed with everything our little nerd hearts could have dreamed of, this years had a lot to live up to. With a lot of trailers, panes, and some teasers sprinkled in, what did the boys thin...

08/10/2021

When Venom release a couple of years ago, all of us were blown away by how well that first movie worked and what it was able to bring to the table in such a saturated market. Fast forwarding now to a second movie during a time that is both more saturated and starved of theatric content, and we are l...

01/10/2021

Geez it has been a minute since we have really been able to get behind the mics! This episode is a bit different and the guys just get a chance to sit back and catch up on various things that have come out in the last month and a half that we have missed the chance to talk about. What are some of your thoughts about the things we discussed? What are you most excited for?

Geez it has been a minute since we have really been able to get behind the mics! This episode is a bit different and the guys just get a chance to sit back and catch up on various things that have come out in the last month and a half that we have missed the chance to talk about. What are some of yo...

17/09/2021

If we were to list some Marvel mistakes from the last 10 years, 2 of them would have to be the Iron Fist Nerflix series, and another would be the treatment of the Mandarin in Iron Man 3. In the latest blockbuster from Marvel though, they try to redeem both of these mistakes with a fresh take on both...

28/08/2021

Sorry! The guys were in various corners of the world the past couple weeks and weren’t able to record something new. We’ll be back in a couple of weeks though with a brand new episode! In the meantime, what returning villain are you most excited for In Spider-Man No Way Home?

14/08/2021

Close your eyes and think of the quintessential 80's Saturday morning. You picturing it? good. If your image doesn't include a large blonde man in a loin cloth and his friends, the Masters of the Universe, I'll just need you to imagine that again. It seems like the 80's have made a resurgence in rec...

30/07/2021

About a year ago, we had a man on the show by the name of Doug Knight who introduced us to his story of Cross Eye Comics and the story of Chiasm that accompanied it. Now, one year and 8 issues later, a lot has changed and Doug wanted to hop on and fill us in on what a years worth of learning has done to his creation and the process of releasing your own comic line as a one man act in the land of Wolverines and hockey pucks.

About a year ago, we had a man on the show by the name of Doug Knight who introduced us to his story of Cross Eye Comics and the story of Chiasm that accompanied it. Now, one year and 8 issues later, a lot has changed and Doug wanted to hop on and fill us in on what a years worth of learning has don...

16/07/2021

9 years ago, we were first introduced to Black Widow and now that she's been dead in the MCU a little over 2 years, Marvel has finally released her solo film introducing us to the rest of the Widow family. Was the film worth waiting for though, or should the time stone be used to put this back into it's proper place in the timeline? tune in and listen to what we thought of the latest and maybe greatest, MCU experience.

9 years ago, we were first introduced to Black Widow and now that she's been dead in the MCU a little over 2 years, Marvel has finally released her solo film introducing us to the rest of the Widow family. Was the film worth waiting for though, or should the time stone be used to put this back into....

15/07/2021

As the first season of Loki comes to a close, bringing an end to the Marvel Television (MTV?) series for the year, the boys in the Batcave wanted to give a quick discussion on the finale and where we can go from the end of time. Is the MCU starting to feel like the end of time, no longer knowing quite where it's going to go from here, or do they still have a good plan forward? hit play and find out listen in!

As the first season of Loki comes to a close, bringing an end to the Marvel Television (MTV?) series for the year, the boys in the Batcave wanted to give a quick discussion on the finale and where we can go from the end of time. Is the MCU starting to feel like the end of time, no longer knowing qui...

06/07/2021

Such a sad thing to hear. He was the first man to make us believe that a man could fly.

Director-producer Richard Donner, best known for helming the “Lethal Weapon” film series, “The Goonies” and the original “Superman” film, died on Monday. He was 91. Donner’s produ…

02/07/2021

With Rick gone, it's up to Taylor and Cary to sit back and chat for a minute. Have you been watching Loki?! We have some ideas of where it's going but don't know if we want to get our hopes up because of the way that Falcon and Winter Soldier, and Wandavision ended... We're keeping our hopes up though that it works out. In addition to our Loki discussion, we also jump in on a general discussion on the future of the MCU and where we hope things will go. What do you think is in the future of the MCU?

With Rick gone, it's up to Taylor and Cary to sit back and chat for a minute. Have you been watching Loki?! We have some ideas of where it's going but don't know if we want to get our hopes up because of the way that Falcon and Winter Soldier, and Wandavision ended... We're keeping our hopes up thou...

01/07/2021

A good friend of the show Doug Knight of Cross Eye Comics has released issue 7 of his series on ComiXology! Go check out his amazing work at https://crosseyecomics.com/ and as our friend would say !
If you want to learn more about Doug and Chiasm, check out this episode with Taylor and Doug https://www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-9eiw4-2ed8b4

18/06/2021

With the recent debut of Marvels latest Disney+ series, Loki, the boys have decided to give their thoughts and theories on our favorite god of mischief. As Loki jumps from time period to time period, we get to see truly just how diabolical he can be! do you have any theories on where this show is go...