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Welcome to Geektown
by Kurt Onstad
We answer geeky questions that non-geeks have!
Episodes
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Episode 205: VisionQuest Deep Dive (Ep 1 & 2)
He joined me for WandaVision and for Agatha All Along, so it only makes sense I invite friend Joel Levitz back to discuss the show VisionQuest. We do a Deep Dive into the plot, the mysteries, and the philosophy underpinning all of that in this long podcast dedicated to the first two episodes of…
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Episode 204: Lanterns Deep Dive (Ep 8)
Time to discuss the season finale of Lanterns. Murderers revealed, oaths stated, and territories divided! Check out Woody and Kurt’s discussion of everything that happens, and what it means for the characters we’ve followed, and will continue to follow in the ongoing DCU.
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Episode 203: Lanterns Deep Dive (Ep 7)
We name a few suspects in the murder of Hal Jordan, including Hal himself. Do we guess right? And also, what’s that yellow glow coming from down deep in the planet? Hear my theories in the penultimate Deep Dive of Lanterns with guest Woody Gaertner.
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Episode 201: Lanterns Deep Dive (Ep 5)
This mid-season episode felt like a season finale, with a massive battle in and for the town of Rushville. Guest Woody Gaertner and I have a lot to say, discussing not only this episode, but where things might go from here.
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Episode 200: Lanterns Deep Dive (Ep 4)
Who Hunts the Manhunters? The Green Lanterns, of course! We reveal the mystery of who the Manhunter is this episode, but more questions are asked than answered in the halfway point of this Lanterns Deep Dive.
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Episode 199: Lanterns Deep Dive (Ep 3)
How do you make a Green Lantern? That’s the question that John Stewart’s parents have in this episode of the show Lanterns, and that guest Woody Gaertner and I discuss for this episode of the podcast. We also touch quite a bit on John (and Woody’s) experience as a Black man in America, as that is…
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Episode 198: Lanterns Deep Dive (Ep 2)
Continuing the Lanterns Deep Dive with my guest Woody Gaertner, we discuss Manhunters, Kanes, Mogo, and Sinestro. Find out the significance of all of those and more by taking a listen to this latest episode!
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Episode 197: Lanterns Deep Dive (Ep 1)
Welcome Back to Welcome to Geektown! We return with a Deep Dive into the DC show Lanterns, currently airing on HBO. This first episode gives us mysteries aplenty, as well as the opportunity to discuss lots of comic book history. Take a listen!
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Welcome to Geektown Interviews: Jay Faerber (Part 3; Finale)
Wrapping up our discussion comic book and television writer Jay Faerber, we discuss a number of his tv projects, especially the ones featuring superheroes, including animated Marvel work, the much-loved “Crisis on Infinite Earths” Arrowverse crossover, and Jay’s current gig adding to the DCU mythos.
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Welcome to Geektown Interviews: Jay Faerber (Part 2)
We continue to talk with comic book and television writer Jay Faerber, moving on to his creator-owned work at Image (especially Noble Causes), and then move on to his television writing, learning how it began, and answering some basic behind the scenes questions.
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Welcome to Geektown Interviews: Jay Faerber (Part 1)
Beginning my interview with comic book and television writer Jay Faerber, in this first section we discuss his pre-professional life, then his early works for Marvel and DC, including a stint on The New Warriors (featuring Speedball, so you know we’re focusing on that!)
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Welcome to Geektown Interviews: Dana Simpson (Part 3; Finale)
In this final part of my conversation with Dana Simpson, we get the most personal, as we talk about a planned project of Dana to chronicle her gender transition, then we discuss different ways that has affected her life and other work, as well as get into some political discussion and gender theory.
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Welcome to Geektown Interviews: Dana Simpson (Part 2)
Continuing our conversation with Dana Simpson, this second part (of three) focuses primarily on “Phoebe & Her Unicorn,” and how it’s changed over the years. Then we touch on a couple of other projects as well, one finished, and one left incomplete.
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Welcome to Geektown Interviews: Dana Simpson (Part 1)
We start a new conversation this week, this time talking to Dana Simpson, creator of “Ozy and Millie” (now Ozy and Milo), and the NYT Bestselling “Phoebe & Her Unicorn.” This first part starts with her education, then her work on family-friendly “Ozy and Millie” and the political cartoon called…
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Welcome to Geektown Interviews: Judd Winick (Part 3; Finale)
We wrap up my interview with Judd Winick by starting on his decision to bring back Jason Todd (the 2nd Robin) from the dead as The Red Hood, then move on to his work during the New 52 at DC, the animated shows he worked on, and finally get to his decade-plus work writing and drawing the Hilo…
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Welcome to Geektown Interviews (Judd Winick; Part 2)
In this 2nd of three parts of my interview with Judd Winick, we talk about his time on The Real World, the doors that opened and how he grew as a storyteller from writing about his experiences, leading to his comic book work for DC (and a little Marvel).
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Welcome to Geektown Interviews (Judd Winick; Part 1)
Starting at the very beginning of Judd Winick’s life, part one of this interview continues through to his college days, the value of an art education, and his early comic strip, “Nuts & Bolts.”
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Welcome to Geektown Interviews: Darick Robertson (Part 3; Finale)
In this final part of my interview with Darick Robertson, we start by discussing his work with Garth Ennis and a couple of other writers for a second stint at Marvel, then move on to Happy and The Boys, the latter of which you’ll hear how Darick has been involved in the adaptation process.…
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Welcome to Geektown Interviews: Darick Robertson (Part 2)
In part two of this three-part interview, we mostly focus on The New Warriors run that was Darick’s first regular gig at Marvel, and then move into more of his creator-owned work, as well as discussing the differences between collaborating vs writing and drawing all on his own.
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Welcome to Geektown Interviews: Darick Robertson (Part 1)
In this first part of my interview with legendary artist Darick Robertson, we cover his early love of comics and drawing, how he got his first creator-owned comic book, Space Beaver, published, and how that led into his first bit of work for Marvel and DC.
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Welcome to Geektown Interviews: J.M. DeMatteis (Pt 2; Finale)
The last of the rerun episodes, as I wrap up my interview with J.M. DeMatteis. We talk Moonshadow, the Bwah-Ha-Ha era of JLI, his animation work, and other parts of his career.
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Welcome to Geektown Interviews: J.M. DeMatteis (Pt 1)
A repeat of part 1 of my interview with legendary author J.M. DeMatteis, starting at the beginning and going through to the genre-defining “Kraven’s Last Hunt."
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Welcome to Geektown Interviews: Evan Skolnick (Pt 4; Finale)
We wrap up the very first interview done at Welcome to Geektown, covering Evan’s work on Ultimate Alliance 2, his time as a professor, as well as listener questions.
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Welcome to Geektown Interviews: Evan Skolnick (Pt. 3)
In Part 3 of the Evan Skolnick interview, we start on his time at Acclaim during the comic book bust, then move on to his video game career.
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Welcome to Geektown Interviews: Evan Skolnick (Pt 2)
Continuing the re-run of older interviews in anticipation of the new interview format of the show, here’s part two of my talk with Evan Skolnick, focusing on his time with Marvel, and especially as the writer of the New Warriors.
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Episode 196: Why-Men (Lesser-Known X-Men; Lady Mastermind & Omega Sentinel)
After an illness-driven break, I return with a new installment in the “Lesser-Known X-Men” series. Rogue (herself a former villain) recruited two villainous ladies (plus Sabretooth) to her team in 2006: Lady Mastermind and Omega Sentinel. How did that end up working out? Take a listen and find out!
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Episode 195: Why-Men (Lesser-Known X-Men; Husk and Warpath)
Returning again to the “Lesser Known X-Men” feature (or “Why-Men” as I’m affectionately referring to it), we hit the mid-2000s with a pair of siblings, not to each other, but each one to a previously covered X-Man in this series. If you haven’t already done so, meet Husk and Warpath!
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Episode 194: Agatha All Along Deep Dive (Ep 9 and Final Thoughts)
Anne (who helped me discuss both seasons of Loki) fills in for Joel on this final Deep Dive on Agatha All Along. We discuss the final episode, which fills in quite a bit of the past, and discuss what it means for the future; of these characters and their place in the MCU.
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Episode 193: Agatha All Along Deep Dive (Ep 8)
The final two episodes of Agatha All Along were released at once, but my conversation with Anne (filling in for Joel) was too long to put out in one go, so this is the penultimate discussion. Secrets galore are uncovered and we get a fight to the death…with Death.
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Episode 192: Agatha All Along Deep Dive (Ep 7)
It’s Episode 7 of 9, but the Voyage is All Along the Witches Road! Joel and I continue our Deep Dive on the latest MCU show, with quite a bit of discussion on Tarot thanks to some extra expertise from friend of the show Johnnie Breen.
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Episode 191: Agatha All Along Deep Dive (Ep 6)
Well, hello there, Billy! It’s (mostly) a flashback episode, where we fill in a lot of the gaps of how we got to where we are with Teen (aka William Kaplan, aka Billy Maximoff, aka Wiccan). Some questions get answered, though others are asked, as Joel and I continue our Agatha All Along Deep Dive.
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Episode 190: Agatha All Along Deep Dive (Ep 5)
We’ve reached the halfway point of Agatha All Along, with some major reveals, and Joel and I have plenty to say about it, as well as a fairly long conversation at the end about our feelings on the MCU in general, post-Endgame. Take a listen and let us know what you think!
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Episode 189: Agatha All Along Deep Dive (Ep 4)
We may have lost Mrs. Hart (Sharon!), but we’re continuing to talk about the rest of the coven in our Deep Dive of Agatha All Along. Hear Joel and Kurt’s theories about who Teen and Rio really are, and their relationships to the title character, plus some musical talk from a recurring contributor.
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Episode 188: Agatha All Along Deep Dive (Ep 3)
We’re moving on down the road in Episode 3 of Agatha All Along. As the coven faces their first trial, Joel and Kurt are surprised to discover an old name get mentioned that they had relegated to the dead theory pile at the end of WandaVision.
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Episode 187: Agatha All Along Deep Dive (Ep 1 & 2)
We begin the Agatha All Along Deep Dive with a double episode dose of witchy goodness. There are many questions raised to theorize on, and tons of new characters to discuss and compare to their Marvel Comics counterparts. Take a listen, and then let us know your thoughts!
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Episode 186: Who Has Agatha Been All Along? (Deep Dive Prequel)
Since the next few weeks will be devoted to a Deep Dive of the Agatha All Along show, I thought it would be a good idea to edit together some of the thoughts Joel and I had about Agnes/Agatha as she appeared in WandaVision, along with a comparison to her comic book counterpart, edited together…
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Episode 185: Why-Men (Lesser-Known X-Men; Stacy X, Lifeguard, Slipstream, and Northstar)
Continuing to work towards completing the “Lesser Known X-Men” feature, we cover four characters this time; three short-term members, and one who is possibly well-known enough to not qualify, but is important enough to merit inclusion to make sure as many learn about him as possible.
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Episode 184: Why-Men (Lesser Known X-Men; Xorn, Zorn, and Chamber)
Returning to my Lesser Known X-Men feature (affectionately dubbed the “Why-Men”), we break from chronological joining to cover twins who were recruited at different times, but are so close that they may as be one character, as well as a mutant mentioned briefly in the “New Warriors Vol 4” episode...
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Episode 183: Iron Man & Doom; What’s the Connection?
Thanks to some recent big news announced at San Diego Comic-Con, I was inspired to discuss the connections between Iron Man and Doctor Doom. Sure, they’re both guys in armor, but what else connects them, and how will the MCU handle this? I’ve got a theory…
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Episode 182: Welcome to the Superbig House (Prisons in Comics)
With so many super criminals in comics, it only makes sense that they’d have their own prison, and thanks to a question from listener Scott P., we’ll be discussing those, from the real life locations, to the made up super-prisons, then to the dark halls of the asylums.
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Episode 181: Why-Men (Lesser Known X-Men; Thunderbird, Mirage, and Sage)
Continuing once again with the Lesser Known X-Men feature, we’ve reached the “aughts” or the first decade of the 2000s, where we find an Indian with a Native American codename, a Native American who gets tangled up with Norse Mythology, and a spy with a computer for a brain that wants to be a...
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Episode 180: LGBT Characters in Marvel (with JennytheGeek)
Back in Episode 89, we discussed LGBT characters in DC with JennytheGeek. Well, after three years, she’s back to discuss LGBT characters in Marvel. From Northstar’s coming out story to the recent “Pride” issues, we touch on some of the characters we feel the most strongly about, and what Marvel…
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Episode 179: Why-Men (Lesser Known X-Men; Joseph, Cecilia Reyes, Maggott and Marrow)
Wrapping up the 90s era of “Lesser Known X-Men,” we have the clone, the doctor, the sentient slugs, and the bone-wielding Morlock all joining the team, though few of them stay on the team for too long. What happened to them after? I discuss that and many other details of their lives in this episode.
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Episode 178: Why-Men (Lesser Known X-Men; Bishop, Kwannon & Cannonball)
The 1990s was one of the best-selling eras for the X-Men comics. But, if you didn’t read them, you might not know who Bishop, Kwannon, or Cannonball are. Take a listen here to find out what makes each of those characters unique and what they brought to the team.
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Episode 177: Non-Powered Superheroes
Inspired by a new listener question, Kurt goes through his definition of a “Non-Powered Superhero” (or Supervillain in one case), to see who qualifies in the Big 2 comic book universes. The answer may or may not surprise you, but you’ll have to listen to find out!
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Episode 176: Why-Men (Lesser Known X-Men; Dazzler and Forge)
Continuing our focus on the “Almost Famous” members of the X-Men, we wrap up the members who joined in the 80s with the Disco Queen known as Dazzler, and the Indigenous American inventor who goes by Forge. But, before that, an important announcement about the future of the show.
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Episode 175: Who Are The New Warriors? (Volume 4)
For the sixth anniversary of Welcome to Geektown, Kurt continues looking at the history of the New Warriors. However, this is the only incarnation of the team that does not have his favorite superhero, Speedball, as a member. Who are these new kids, and where do they get off taking the team’s name?
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Episode 174: Why-Men (Lesser Known X-Men; Rachel Summers, Longshot, Psylocke)
Our fourth in a recurring series on the less famous members of the X-Men roster, we reach the 80s, with a alternate future child, a mullet-wearing alien clone, and a body swapped telepathic ninja. Yes, the X-Men are weird. Take a listen to find out exactly how weird it can get!
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Episode 173: Who Are Madame Web and the Spider-Women?
Inspired by the recent Sony movie (which, while not good, is fun in its own way), we go through the comic book counterparts of the four lead women to see how they are all interconnected in multiple ways throughout their respective histories.
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