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Cameron Hodge
Which one of you hotdogs wants a mustache ride, huh? Is it you? How about you? Oh, I see. I see what it is. It's YOU. Of course it would be you and not the others.
Only you could ride the wild stallion of critical discourse that is the Xtinction Agenda. Only you could buck your hips and wave your raised arm high enough, holding on to hear us talking comics and movies of various stripes.
You have chosen a hard but worthy path. We welcome you.
Time to get your medicine. Weekly.
The Terminator (1984)
Chris, James, and James are kicking off a new series of episodes devoted to James Cameron's The Terminator. Appropriately enough, this begins with a discussion of the movie itself. What is this thing? What makes it such a classic? If you don't already know the answer to these questions, find out! "You must survive or I'll never exist."
01:10:2620/06/2021
Sniper: Ultimate Kill (2017)
Adam, James, and James pass the finish line on the Sniper franchise. Will Sniper: Ultimate Kill (2017), a movie featuring not only Billy Zane and Tom Berenger, but also the most explicit sex scenes of the series, be the greatest Sniper movie of them all? Don't count on it. "How many times can you go fishing, right?"
38:5712/06/2021
Superman vs. Kang, or Someone Stole My Kryptonite!
Chris, James, and James argue their way through the cosmic bracket of their supernerd tournament of nerds. Who is strongest one of all? Money is a superpower, right? And just what version of Lex Luthor are we talking about here anyway? FIND OUT! "Time Traveling Perverts"
01:22:3406/06/2021
Alien: Resurrection
After a necessary tour into Classics Corner and an extended look at the comic book villain Brainiac, our intrepid heroes--Chris, James, and James--return to the franchise of franchises and examine its most bizarre entry -- Alien: Resurrection (1997). "A beautiful baby boy..."
01:11:3829/05/2021
Grant Morrison - The Invisibles Vol. 2 #5-7
Chris and James got more than they bargained for as they sought the Hand of Glory. The action spills over into a two-parter! But what could you possibly expect from such sad and far away children...? "Replace logic gap."
52:2623/05/2021
Grant Morrison - The Invisibles Vol. 2 #1-4
Chris and James return (finally!) to The Invisibles. Buckle up. The bus is the world and we're all careening towards enlightenment. What awful truth hides down below the New Mexican desert, under all that radioactive ash? And what does it all have to do with Big Macs? FIND OUT! "I'm going to be sorry when you all head back to the... ah... the front lines of whatever-it-is."
01:06:5120/05/2021
Scott Pilgrim
Chris, James, and James read a reasonable chunk of Bryan Lee O'Malley's Scott Pilgrim comics. It goes pretty well. "What kind of tea do you want?"
49:0916/05/2021
Sniper: Ghost Shooter (2016)
James and James are left alone behind enemy lines, their telemetry hacked, their position compromised, reviewing the worst entry in the Sniper franchise. This episode: Sniper: Ghost Shooter (2016). "There's no providence for what we do, is there?"
28:0711/05/2021
Wolverine and the Incredible Hulk
James and James use Barry Windsor-Smith's Wolverine-centric issue of Uncanny X-Men and an issue from Bruce Jones' run on The Incredible Hulk to try to drill down on what makes these characters tick. "Friends don't hurt friends, Mr. Logan. Why did you? Don't you know me?"
56:0008/05/2021
The Rise and Fall of Emma-Venom
James and James, in an bid to rebound from a last minute guest cancellation, put the hard questions to themselves. Who would win in a fight? Wolverine or Batman? Cyclops or the Joker? Emma Frost or Venom? Many fine match-ups are discussed. But only one can walk away the champion. Find out who! "Whoever wins, loses."
01:08:4401/05/2021
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
James and James find themselves going back to the well of ex-Valiant properties, this time with multi-media sensation: Turok: Dinosaur Hunter! First Greg Pak and his team of nobodies shit the bed. Fortunately, Bart Sears comes back from the past to clean it up. No quote today. Can't find my notes. Can't have everything you want in life, can you?
52:1325/04/2021
Osamu Tezuka - Phoenix
Chris and James look again into the Magic Mirror. From across the darkness and wind of the infernal other they imagine a bird of fire. Join them now as they discuss Osamu Tezuka's Phoenix, Volume 5: Resurrection. "If you're human you'd hate me so much you'd kill me!"
58:5917/04/2021
Jae Lee - WildCATs Trilogy
James and James return to the spinner rack of a 1993 convenience store and grab themselves a fistful of awesome: Jae Lee's WildCATs Trilogy #1-3. "Your blood bonds are too strong to be tainted by betrayal."
43:1511/04/2021
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Let it never be said that the Xtinction Agenda doesn't care about justice. That it doesn't stand for truth. That it isn't always already here for you each and every waking moment, watching, waiting. Chris, James, and James take it all in. All four hours. All six hours. Every bit that could be bought of Zack Snyder's Justice League. His vision. Our nightmare. "Make your own future."
01:16:5503/04/2021
David Mack - Kabuki: Circle of Blood
Chris and James, as part of their small break from Grant Morrison talk, return to the 1994-1995 comics work of David Mack. Neither of us really liked Kabuki: Circle of Blood at first, but then it grew on us. And then we talked about it in greater detail than we thought would be required. Because it turned out to be required. "I am part of the storm."
01:07:1128/03/2021
Sniper: Legacy (2014)
Adam, James, and James are heading straight towards the end of their mighty quest of learning. Sniper: Legacy on deck today, the fifth in the series. In this episode we find ourselves facing what looks to be a soft reboot. There are nice locales and some respectable bits of the ultra violence. Daddy issues abound. "I can do whatever I like. It's Syria."
38:5626/03/2021
Matt Fraction - The Invincible Iron Man
Chris, James, and James find themselves exploring the peanut butter and jelly sandwich that is Matt Fraction and Salvador Larroca's The Invincible Iron comics circa 2008-2009. "It's not terror if civilians don't get killed, dummy."
01:17:1521/03/2021
The Grande Odalisque
James and James take in some Fine Art over at Fantagraphics. They thoroughly discourse themselves and whatnot about Bastien Vives, Jerome Mulot, and Florent Ruppert's The Grande Odalisque (2021). Many nudes are stolen. Or at least there are thrilling attempts. "No. The goal stays the same."
32:4817/03/2021
Wandavision
Chris, James, and James give Wandavision the once over. One of them is thoroughly annoyed by the experience. During this, they also take in John Byrne's Avengers West Coast #51-52 (1989). As source material, it is surprisingly fertile. And dumbfoundingly dumbfounding. "They'll never know what you sacrificed for them."
01:04:0914/03/2021
X-Men: Fatal Attractions / Wedding of Cyclops & Phoenix
James and James get into some incoherent nerd talk regarding X-Men: Fatal Attractions and the Wedding of Cyclops and Phoenix (1993-1994). "Always when I'm takin' a bubble bath, too!"
01:05:4207/03/2021
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Chris, James, and James take a walk over to some manga and anime, looking at the cultural moment that was Sailor Moon. Many kinky layers are uncovered. “Beautiful. All this suffering at the moment of destruction.”
54:2328/02/2021
Enemy at the Gates
Adam, James, and James sit down for a heaping helping of (Ed) Harris, mix in a judicious amount of Jude Law, and reap a really irresponsible measure of Rachel Weisz. That's right; it's time for Jean-Jacques Annaud's sniper-related classic, Enemy at the Gates. "In the forest, the wolf lives for three years and the donkey for nine."
55:4825/02/2021
Transformers: The Movie (1986)
Because no one on Earth asked for it, James and James return to the year 2005 to provide a Transformers: The Movie audio commentary. "Why throw away your life so recklessly?"
01:31:1121/02/2021
My Hero Academia / The Boys
Dipping into an episode each of the enjoyable My Hero Academia and the cartoonishly anti-Trump The Boys, Chris, James, and James investigate the relationship between superheroes and far right ideologies. "Okay, let's go fuck the wife. Consensually."
01:00:5014/02/2021
Sniper: Reloaded (2011)
Adam, James, and James continue with the Sniper franchise. Things kick into a different sort of gear at this point. Sniping becomes less of a lifestyle and more of a daddy issue. Not really that great. "Are you kiddin? We're not gonna live through this."
46:5810/02/2021
Grant Morrison - The Invisibles Vol. 1 #21-25
Chris and James enter into the lion's den as they tackle the final issues of the first volume of Grant Morrison's The Invisibles. Having failed to touch the earth, they are uploaded into paradise. "I saw yu! I saw yu!"
01:49:3506/02/2021
Mike Grell - Green Arrow
James and James explore another find from the Dollarama: The Trial of Oliver Queen (1988-89), by Mike Grell, Dan Jurgens, and Ed Hannigan (with Dick Giordano). Wonderful colours. Explosive action. Many social issues tackled. "White slavery isn't just something you read about in story books."
46:0031/01/2021
Steven Moffat - Doctor Who
James and James open up the gift of Doctor Who. Steven Moffatt - Series 7.... Asylum of the Daleks (2012) and The Name of the Doctor (2013). "Surrender your women and your intellectuals!"
49:0024/01/2021
Monstress Vol. 1
Chris, James, and James dip into the first volume of Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda's Monstress. This is solid stuff folks. Believe the hype. "There's more hunger in the world than love."
41:2817/01/2021
Grant Morrison - The Invisibles Vol. 1 #17-20
Chris and James face off against the root mantra of restriction and the secret name of the mighty demon! Also they discuss The Invisibles Vol. 1 #17-20 (1996). Apologies to Grant Morrison for fucking up pronouns. We're genuinely making the effort here. Kinda made a hash of it tho. Shout out to Barbelith Underground. Shout out to Diane Podcast.
01:40:5212/01/2021
Sniper 3 (2004)
Adam, James, and James continue their pilgrimage, this time landing with Tom Berenger in Vietnam. Sniper 3 gets the full treatment. Deluxe engagement. "Whenever I kill a man its because he needs killing."
39:2710/01/2021
Highlander
Adam, James, and James face the deadly sword of the Kurgan and then explode some windows. Today: the cult-classic Highlander (1986) “I have the power! The quickening that empowers me! I feel everything! I know everything! I am everything!”
43:5703/01/2021
Doug Moench - Spectre / Batman: Conspiracy
Chris and James do what they always threatened to do: they start to talk seriously about Doug Moench. In this installment, the two read from the Spectre Vol. 2 #1-3 (1987) and Batman: Conspiracy (1996). "thanks."
55:3131/12/2020
Falling Down
Once Adam finishes making his martini, he and the two James take a long look into the mirror of angry white masculinity with Joel Schumacher's Falling Down (1993). "I am just disagreeing with you! In America, we have the freedom of speech, the right to disagree!"
50:1727/12/2020
Hellraiser / Scrooged
Chris, James, and James unwrap the greatest gift of all: Hellraiser (1987). Then, having thoroughly delved into the realm of domestic horror, they discover the true meaning of Christmas. "No tears, please. It's a waste of good suffering."
01:18:3224/12/2020
Grant Morrison - The Invisibles Vol. 1 #13-16
Chris and James return to The Invisibles, checking in on the origin of Lord Fanny and the abduction of Jack Frost. Brodie is an asshole. Sir Miles is hilarious. And Jill Thompson's art is finally appropriate. "I truly believed in Tezcatlipoca. I just didn't ever think he was real."
01:09:5919/12/2020
Bloodshot
James and James take an impromptu voyage into Valiant Comics' Bloodshot series, from Bob Perlin to Vin Diesel. Lotta competent work here. Surprisingly. "Are you questioning what my body can and can't do?"
26:2913/12/2020
Sniper 2 (2002)
Adam, James, and James chew the grizzle that is Sniper 2, a movie in which a tank scene is traded in exchange for any and all effort. "Freedom!" PS: James' audio a little choppy this round. Sorry folks. Trying new things.
43:3106/12/2020
Enemy of the State / Rambo: Last Blood
Chris, James, and James put themselves though Tony Scott's relentlessly mediocre Enemy of the State. They then sit back and immerse themselves in the warm bath that is Rambo: Last Blood. “I know how black a man's heart can be.”
54:5029/11/2020
Batman: Knightfall
After getting into Zack Snyder's Justice League #snydercut trailer, Chris, James, and James talk Batman: Knightfall - The Crusade (1993). Jean-Paul Valley is a creep. "Failure comes from fear."
01:09:0322/11/2020
Maximum Carnage
Chris, James, and James ask the hard questions this episode, dipping into an issue of Spectacular Spider-Man, part of the Maximum Carnage megaevent of 1993. "-And they don't get any more evil than me!"
46:5115/11/2020
Grant Morrison - The Invisibles Vol. 1 #9-12
Chris and James explore the mysteries of inauthentic voodoo, the monstrous appropriation of bodies, and nameless aristocratic horrors. They also discover the tragic origins of supervillain goons. This time with... The Invisibles Vol. 1 #9-12... "Your wife won't say a thing. I gave her to Stevens there over six months ago."
01:16:4708/11/2020
Warren Ellis - Transmetropolitan
Chris, James, and James talk Warren Ellis and Darick Robertson. They talk Transmetropolitan. They talk sci-fi. They talk police. They talk politics. They talk victims. They talk about huge wangers. "Did you ever want to set someone's head on fire, just to see what it looked like?"
01:09:4101/11/2020
Platoon (1986)
In their quest to come to grips with the Sniper franchise, Adam, James, and James try to get some deep background on Tom Berenger, watching Oliver Stone's Platoon (1986). Feelings were had. Lessons were learned. None of it had a thing to do about Sniper. "And if that happens, you won't know about it anyway.”
56:2425/10/2020
Near Dark / Interview with the Vampire
Chris, James, and James bring their October festivities to their inevitable conclusion. They embrace the deafening night and talk about Kathryn Bigelow's Near Dark (1987) and Neil Jordan's Interview with the Vampire (1994). "Which one of you did it?!"
01:30:4818/10/2020
Grant Morrison - Action Comics #1-8
James and James explore Grant Morrison's take on Superman's origin. It was cheap at a dollar store. "But take it from me, sir. Nothing's impossible."
21:0714/10/2020
Cat People (1982) / Halloween (2007)
James and James go toe to toe in a No Veto Halloween Special. Paul Schrader's 'erotic' remake of Cat People, followed up by Rob Zombie's hill-billy violence remake of Halloween. "Hey buddy. Just to give you a heads up: I got a taco deluxe supreme talkin' back at me, so I'm gonna be a while."
01:05:5110/10/2020
Grant Morrison - The Invisibles Vol. 1 #1-8
Chris and James try to unpack some of what's going on in Grant Morrison's The Invisibles #1-8 as they begin their quest to unlock the secrets of the multiverse. "The unconscious speaking directly to the unconscious. Invisible speech."
01:17:4703/10/2020
Sniper (1993)
Adam, James, and James continue their harrowing journey into the bowels of the Sniper franchise. On this day they go back to the beginning, to the hacienda that started it all. "Don't take a piss. Bugs will swarm right up through your dick. Good night."
57:0427/09/2020
Noah / Alien: Covenant
Chris, James, and James go in for an extensive discussion of arks, both of the earth and of the sky, talking about Darren Aronofsky's Noah (2014) and Ridley Scott's Alien: Covenant (2017). "The ark, the beasts, and all of your women are now mine."
01:16:3921/09/2020