Midnight Grappler Animals

This week, Midnight Grappler Animals answers the most important question of our modern times: Who is the White Woman of the 2020s?Well, more specifically, we look at Prince of Persia, the 2010 movie starring very few actual Persians.Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

What better way to celebrate the month of May than another themed month? We thought long and hard about where to take this month (i.e. 5 minutes after a one-off joke during a recording), and decided that we ought to take a look at the video game movie adaptations of the 2010s and 2020s, to see how far the concept of the "Video Game Movie" has gone.This week, a very opportune first movie, as we look at the 2021 Mortal Kombat movie ahead of its sequel's release. Was this reboot Dead or Alive on arrival, or should it have Tekken- I give up.Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

It's the spinoff to the spinoff, as Keigen puts Lan and Salt in his sidecar on this Absolute DC ride-along! Which books did Lan and Salt pick to continue on with? How much duress was Lan under? Tough to say, tough to say. But if you really want the saucy details, we simultaneously dropped the first followup to this episode where we cover the first volume of Absolute Batman on Patreon!Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

In what some are calling the episode with the most discombobulating start to an episode of MGA, Keigen and Lan take a dive into Chinese cinema, but not with a movie that anyone would call good by any stretch of the imagination. We took a look at The Battle at Lake Changjin to investigate the various claims of propaganda lobbed at this movie. It didn't take us long to find something in here worse than propaganda, though.Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

It's playoff season, and it's up to us to fix the NBA before things get any worse. Keigen enlisted the help of lifelong Knicks fan Dave Shevlin and lifelong Raptors test subject Lan to talk about the various ways in which the current NBA system is broken, and what we could do to fix it.Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then Daredevil: Guardian Devil is a comic that'll give you too much bang for your buck. Lan, Keigen and Salt sat their sighted asses down to slog through Kevin Smith's "masterpiece" and figure out if it lives up to normie hype.Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

For our Month of Zorro we’ve reached our last episode for the main feed. Today we look at Zorro The Gay Blade, a 1981 comedic vehicle for actor George Hamilton. While maligned by critics of its own time, we find plenty to laugh at and enjoy in this silly spoof of our sassy swashbuckler. Plus, a brief look at George Hamilton the guy, and his dalliances with some international financial chicanery. For the rest of our Zorro series head on over to the Patreon where we’ll be watching The Legend of Zorro and reading A Certain Zorro Comic From 2024.Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

Hola, senõr Salt here for more Zorroary, aka the Month of Zorro. Keigen also joins, but Lan is absent this round, probably doing caballero stuff. For our third installment of our Zorro series we’re going back to the very beginning of Zorro, and even before. We’re taking a look at Johnston McCulley’s 1919 book “The Mark of Zorro”. Originally titled The Curse of Capistrano, the book was retitled The Mark of Zorro after the smashing success of the first Zorro film. We get into some of the possible precursors to Zorro, including Robin Hood, as well as an even earlier Masked Rider, and The Scarlet Pimpernel, a character designed to drive Keigen crazy. The Mark of Zorro is a rollicking good time at the books, people say fun time at the movies so we can say fun time at the books, who cares. Plus, we wrap things up with a new game. Come back next time for Salt’s other favourite Zorro movie, Zorro, the Gay Blade!Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

We’re back with more movie Zorro for Zorroary. It’s not the first Zorro movie, not even the first Zorro talkie, so while it’s no first, The Mark of Zorro (1940) is a reel good time at el cine (“the cinema” for you non-Spanish speakers). Mark of Zorro was the 4th Zorro adaptation, 6th if you count the serials, so we also get into the notion of superhero fatigue, which we learn is a phenomenon nearly as old as el cine itself. This Zorro has all the good stuff, swords, masks, love, and those majestic behooved equine angels, our good friends los caballos (“the horses”).Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

Bienvenidos luchadores. Zorroary, our month-long deep dive into the various adaptations and adventures of Zorro, begins. We kick things off with 1998 blockbuster The Mask of Zorro. And who better to join us than fellow Zorro buff, and comics creator Ibrahim Moustafa. We also briefly look at a few other Zorro adaptations and our exposure to those versions; somehow Keigen never saw a Zorro before this movie. Stay tuned for the rest of the month, we’ll be looking at Zorro’s very first adventure, as well as a few other noteworthy Zorro outings. Ibrahim’s custom Zorro figure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nSpkBGQsoY Ibrahim’s entire Zorro collection: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjeZH5tdjQgWant to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.socialFollow Ibrahim on Bluesky: @ibrahimmoustafa.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

We've reached the end of our 2025 catch-up, and we decided to throw everything but the kitchen sink at this last round of things to catch up on. We did movies, shows, and comics already, so we rounded it out with anime (which doesn't count as a show, I swear), a YouTube series (which doesn't count as a show, I swear), and music. Join us as we finally say goodbye to 2025 and start our new 11-month year!Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

We're still catching up on 2025 things! Listen, so much stuff comes out in any given year, so can you really blame us? It's a lot, it's a lot.This week, we talk shows! We've got Alien: Earth, The Chair Company, and Heated Rivalry. You can probably guess who suggested what.Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

We're picking up the stuff we missed from 2025! Lan, Keigen, and Salt have each given each other homework to read, watch, and engage with, and we sit down to discuss our thoughts.This week, we talk comics! We've got Mothra: Queen of the Monsters, Spider-Man '94, and Assorted Crisis Events vol. 1. Who assigned which comic? Who didn't realize that their comic still isn't done?Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

It's January, and while everyone's adjusting their budgets, habits, and wardrobes, we're looking back at the year just ended! Lan, Keigen, and Salt gave each other homework for the next month, making each other read, watch, and listen to things from 2025 that they might've missed.This week, we talk movies! We've got 28 Years Later, Weapons, and One of Them Days on the docket. Who assigned which movie? You'd be surprised by the results!Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

We couldn't let 2025 go without one last episode to round things out. With Marvel's Ultimate Endgame #1 dropping today, Lan and Keigen went through the trials and tribulations of reading every Ultimate Marvel comic released since Ultimate Universe #1 (2023). We cover Ultimate Wolverine, Ultimate X-Men, Ultimate Black Panther, Ultimate Spider-Man, the Ultimates, and even Ultimate Spider-Man: Incursion. Every single issue of all these books released to date. It's no surprise this episode ended up as long as it did.Thank you for a wild 2025, and we look forward to bringing you more Midnight Grappler Animals in 2026! Happy New Year!Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

Merry Christmas! The year's almost over, so why not celebrate with a look back at things that happened this year? Lan puts contestants Gui, Salt, and Keigen to the test in a battle of wits and memory as they get quizzed on things that happened in 2025, Jeopardy-style.Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

We're back with the time-honored tradition of the yearly Tastebreaker's Grab Bag, where we DON'T recommend you check out the things we talk about. We did this year's as a live show, where viewers and members of our Discord channel got to chime in on our takes. Our next episode will also be a live show, going live at 5pm PST on Sunday, December 21st, 2025! Join us at the link below if you want to see the episode recorded live.Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

We're trying something new this week with Midnight Grappler Animals: An episode that doubles as a commentary track. We sat down to watch the 2012 Dredd movie starring Karl Urban and recorded our live reactions to it, while also having a conversation on top of it. Whether you watch this alongside the movie, or as a standalone, there's something special here for you!

We're trying something new this week with Midnight Grappler Animals: An episode that doubles as a commentary track. We sat down to watch the 1995 Judge Dredd movie starring Sylvester Stallone and recorded our live reactions to it, while also having a conversation on top of it. Whether you watch this alongside the movie, or as a standalone, there's something special here for you!Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

We've done it! We've made it 150 numbered episodes into this show! What better way to celebrate the occasion than to get introspective about why we even do anniversaries in the first place? Lan, Salt, and Keigen sit down to talk about three anniversary issues and get to the bottom of things. First it's the latest $7.99 Amazing Spider-Man comic, then we go back to the very real Marvel Age #1000, before moving across the aisle to look at Detective Comics #1027. What will these comics tell us about anniversaries? Thanks for listening for 150 episodes, and here's to at least 50 more!Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

Happy thanksgiving, Americans! Our Canadian host took a break this time and left this very American holiday to our two American hosts as they look at something we should all be grateful for: The punk scene. What does it mean to be punk in the big 2 5? Salt and Keigen find out, through the lens of "punk" comics.Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

We're doing a sequel to our Star Wars knockoffs episode by looking at a couple of superhero movie knockoffs. Marvel, DC, everyone's getting a piece of the pie this time, as Lan, Keigen, and Salt cover the 2017 movie Guardians and Supermen Dönüyor, A.K.A Turkish Superman.Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

Salt sits down with Nino from the Boycott Scream 7 movement. They discuss the origins and details of the protest, and how the horror franchise juggernaught silenced one of its stars for speaking out against US and Israeli-backed violence perpetrated in Palestine.Contact [email protected] for more info or to get involved.Follow BoycottScream7 on instagram: @boycottscream7 Boycott Scream 7 toolkit: https://boycottscream7.tiiny.site/?brid=Xtq9GgtJ8AUvW7yaEeAGSwWant to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

In a first for MGA's Sequels Month, we're doing an episode that isn't a sequel at all...or is it? Keigen is joined by contestants Lan, Dave, Brason, and Gui as they take part in MGA's very first* comics draft. How will our play-publishers fare in a market rebuilding after a total crash and collapse?Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

In a first for our sequel season, we're covering something that's a sequel to episodes we've done in the past, but also, a prequel for something that has yet to debut. We delve back into the world of Frank Miller to look at his first solo directorial debut, 2008's The Spirit. Frank Miller taking on a Will Eisner work? What could possibly go wrong? Come along with Lan, Keigen, and Salt, as we soft launch our Works of Divorce series!Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

Years ago, Lan and Salt covered the first volume of James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds' The Department of Truth. This time, joined by Snyder superfan Keigen, we cover the 0th issue of the book, with the books original creative team being joined by the creative duo of Scott Snyder and Joshua Hixson. Did our feelings on the book change?But wait, there's more! We also covered the first volume of Undiscovered Country, written by Scott Snyder and Charles Soule, with art by Giuseppe Camuncoli. Was this COVID-era book prescient about the current collapse of the United States, or did it completely miss the mark. We take a deep dive into the glut of America.Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

This time, we revive an old series of ours, What Were They Thinking, and return to Gotham, the only democracy in the middle-east of America, for the last volume of Chip Zdarsky's Batman run, "The Dying City". Fret not, as neither Lan nor Salt read any of Zdarsky's Batman run up to this point. It's time for Keigen to tell the lads what they missed out on and put an end to almost a decade's worth of Batman comics with... Russiagate...?!Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

We're revisiting our 81st episode and heading back to Kaijumax! Lan and Keigen discuss the second deluxe volume of Zander Cannon's Kaijumax, covering seasons three and four. Lan had to read not only the second Deluxe Edition volume, but the first as well. Did he like it as much as our hosts did the last time we covered it on this show?Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

In this episode, we follow up on our 7th episode to revisit Shinji Higuchi and Hideaki Anno's Shin Ultraman, joined now by Ultraman newcomer Keigen. To prep Keigen for his first foray into the franchise, Salt assigned us some homework: Watch Ultraman (1966) episodes 22 and 23, both directed by Akio Jissoji. We talk about Jissoji's strengths as a director and what set him apart from his contemporaries, and use that as a springboard into our re-review of Shin Ultraman.Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

We're back with another entry in our Sequels Month series, this time following up on our seminal 50th episode, where we covered The Pope Drops In, while also semi-reviving our run of Toku Thursday episodes. We decided to take a look at the movie the pope was watching in the movie and cover 2020's Notzilla, a parody of classic kaiju films, beloved by the indie scene. But did we like it? Lan and Salt look at what the film gets right and wrong, not only about kaiju films, but satire comedy in general.Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

It's the start of sequels month, leading up to our monumental episode 150! We're starting this month off with a sequel to our eleventh episode about the North Korean kaiju film Pulgasari, What happened when Shin Sang-Ok managed to flee North Korea, into the arms of the United States? Schlock, that's what! Teaming up with Sean McNamara, the man who'd go on to direct Reagan (2024), Shin remade Pulgasari as a Camelot-inspired DCOM called Galgameth. Was it good? Well, there's only one way to find out.Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

With the release of Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc, Keigen and Salt made their way to their local cinemas to catch up with the film debut of Denji and Division 4. Before getting into the movie, Keigen and Salt have a brief discussion covering their experiences with the manga. The movie is short but impactful, and Keigen and Salt how the film exemplifies the greatest strengths of the series. Go ahead and have a listen as we get into the beauty of psychedelic violence, the follies of young love, and mice, mice, MICE!Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

It's been four years since a group of comics creators took Substack's dirty money in an effort to revolutionize the way we read comics. Has that actually happened? Keigen and Lan delve into one of these Substack comics universes to see if that's actually the case. We delve into Three Worlds, Three Moons as both a comics universe and a publishing effort, and try to figure out how much this whole thing was actually worth it. Many surprising revelations were had as we look at the current state of the project.Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

Much like Miles Morales, we're taking a hit concept from our other podcast and applying it to our main one, baby. Lan and Keigen join up to relentlessly bully- I mean introduce Salt into Marvel's latest line of Ultimate Marvel comics by reading the first issues of every Ultimate comic. And yes, we do mean the first issues of every Ultimate comic since 2023. Flop, founder, fluster, or flourish? Will Salt overcome his fears of continuity? Will Lan and Keigen successfully trick Salt into picking up an X-Men book? Did Lan and Keigen somehow manage to not account for user error once again with their reading list for Salt? Find out in the episode critics are calling "the best Ride Along series since Kamen Ride Along"!Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

Salt and Keigen sail the high seas with 2003's Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl! Was there a time when Disney knew how to make big budget live action ensemble films? We dive in to find out! Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

In an episode that is either a one-off or the start of a new series, Salt and Keigen examine the legacy of a comics creator whose once sterling public image has been tarnished by bad behavior. In the 2016 documentary Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously, viewers follow along with Gaiman to see the spectacle that was his 2013 book signing tour. In the fallout of the harrowing accounts publicized in summer 2024 and winter 2025 alleging the many vile crimes of Gaiman, this decade-old documentary conveys far more sinister messaging than ever intended. As Salt and Keigen watch and analyze this poorly-aged hagiographic record they discuss the ways in which Gaiman already had long exuded an over-the-top narcissism, the slippery and manipulative use of the word ‘mythology’, and the sweet sense of retribution that is knowing an airborne can of beer took down The Sandman.Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

We did it! Lan, Keigen, and Salt made it to the end, finally finishing Lan's read pile with a full read-through of Immortal Thor. Was the wait worth it? Was reading all those comics that had nothing to do with Immortal Thor worth it? You're asking a lot of questions. Good thing we've got this plus-sized episode to answer at least two of them!Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

We watched Shin Godzilla in 4k last time, so why not round things out and rewatch Minus-One while we're at it, joined once again by Sophie Campbell. Godzilla newbie Keigen questions Lan's less-than-positive opinion of the movie, even though Lan went out of his way to buy the 4k release. Sophie just can't get her eyes off Godzilla's feet and we can't blame her.Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

Shin Godzilla was back in theatres this year thanks to a 4k re-release. This was a perfect opportunity for the lads to go engage with the beauty of the theatrical experience. For some it was the first time, and for some, it was their third or fourth time watching this movie. Is Shin Godzilla a movie that gets better with age?Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

In this episode, Keigen tries to justify the selection of books he made Lan and Salt read as Lan slowly loses his mind. What does this mean for the rest of this series, and the reading habits of our hosts? How does any of this even factor into Immortal Thor? We try and figure these questions out.Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

It's Al as in Alasdair, not AI as in Allen Iverson.This week, Keigen and Lan revisit 2014's Loki: Agent of Asgard as first-time reader Salt once again encounters his arch-nemesis: continuity. Somehow, this will all make sense in a few weeks' time, but for now, enjoy this retrospective on this decade-old run.Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

Keigen and Lan are two busy boys who don't have time to read all the comics they do/don't buy. Salt doesn't read monthly comics. Join us as Lan and Keigen force themselves to whittle their respective read piles down to zero and talk about the experience.Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

Welcome to Kamen Ride Along, the show where Lan and Salt take our friend Keigen through the first episodes of every Kamen Rider show to date in hopes of finding one that'll have the honour of being Keigen's first fully-watched Kamen Rider show! Each week we'll pit two (or three) shows' first episodes against each other to see which one interests Keigen more, and in the end, our victor will be the first show we cover for this podcast. Hop in the sidecar and ride along with us as we take this journey through the decades!We're posting the first episode of this series, but future episodes will going up on its own feed.This week, we've got the original 1971 Kamen Rider series going up against its sequel, Kamen Rider V3. Which of these two shows will find a place in Keigen's heart? Will it be the handsome Hongo-helmed original series, or will our vicarious victor be V3?Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

Guess who hadn't seen the entire Jurassic Park franchise until a month ago? That's right, Salt M. Bank.Lan and Salt sit down to discuss Salt's recent journey through the much-maligned mega-franchise and figure out why people keep making Jurassic World movies.Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

Lan went to the Toronto Comic Arts Festival this year, with a recorder, two mics, and a haphazard dream: To gather takes from the people exhibiting at the show.In this episode, Lan sits down with the likes of Aaron Losty, Allison O'Toole, Stefan Tosheff, Haus of Decline, and more to talk about a variety of topics related to comics (and the NBA).Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

We're ending Manga May the way we started it: talking about Naoki Urasawa. Keigen and Lan head back near the start of Urasawa's career to take a look at Master Keaton and delve into the many crazy things going on behind the scenes.Want to listen to this episode earlier than the public? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Serg on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@theefantomas.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/YnHTnNd3mS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

This week, Salt and Serg sit down to discuss Gou Tanabe's adaptation of HP Lovecraft's Shadow Over Innsmouth! Streets are calling this our most efficient episode yet.Want to listen to this episode earlier than the public? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Serg on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@theefantomas.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/YnHTnNd3mS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

It's another round of Manga May, as Lan, Keigen, and Salt venture into the depths of Hokkaido to talk about Satoru Noda's Golden Kamuy. Like all good ventures into the forest, expect a detour into talking about North Korea.Want to listen to this episode earlier than the public? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Serg on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@theefantomas.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/YnHTnNd3mS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

Manga May begins, as Keigen, Lan, and Salt dive into Naoki Urasawa's latest ongoing series Asadora! Hear our thoughts on what it means to be in the late stage of an artist's career, what artistic influences Urasawa has kept with him throughout the years, and what olympic sport we all think the average joe could moderately succeed at.Want to listen to this episode earlier than the public? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Serg on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@theefantomas.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/YnHTnNd3mS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

In this instalment of Creator’s Corner, Salt is joined by filmmaker Lexi Alexander. Starting with Lexi’s career origins, Lexi shares the stories of her kickboxing accomplishments and her brief time on the Mortal Kombat stage show tour. Also covered are the creative choices behind Lexi’s work on Punisher: War Zone, and how a comic book printing production mistake led to the movie’s distinct colour palette.Finally, the two explore a variety of topics related to Lexi’s upcoming film, Absolute Dominion, including how Lexi’s dual-religious childhood informed the script, the unique distribution model of the film, the stark reality of producing art during the genocide against Palestine, all-around good guy Alex Winter’s roles as actor and producer, and more.Absolute Dominion releases in LA and NY cinemas on May 7th, and is available on Apple and Amazon on May 9th.Want to hear the uncensored version of this podcast earlier than the public? Head over to our Patreon to find them: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Serg on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@theefantomas.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/YnHTnNd3mS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you liked this episode, please give us a good review!