Tonight, on a very special THIRD episode of Fresh Takes, they get to… well… episode 3 of Brock’s favorite anime series, Gurren Lagann, and our beloved Captain finally gets to meet our first main villain: Viral!
Read MoreWelcome, citizens, to another special episode of RPC Capes! Josh and Keona are joined by the co-creators and writers of Starlite, Travis Webb and Greg Smith, as we chat about their successful Kickstarter relaunch and where their cosmic superhero story is set to go in the future! We also chat about Travis’ background in the rave scene and Greg’s other comic, Junior Braves of the Apocalypse! Be prepared for a hilarious and edifying discussion as we blast off into the Starlite yet again! Hit that link for more!
Read MoreGreetings, citizens, and welcome back to another episode of RPC Capes! Join Keona, Brock, Mike, and Tyler as they discuss New York Comic-Con 2020, which was a virtual event that took place over the weekend, along with their SPOILER-filled thoughts on Amazon Prime's The Boys, and the unveiling of the Invincible animated series trailer! Check out the discussion by pressing the play button, and don't forget to subscribe wherever you enjoy our show!
Read MoreGood evening, citizen, and welcome to issue 2 of the Comics Column! Neoplasmic here with more thoughts and musings on the comics I’ve been obsessed with over the last few days. We start with the latest doozy of an X-Men crossover, move over to the Joker War in the Batman titles, and end with a few indies. Let’s get to it!
Read MoreTonight, on a very special episode of Tooned Up: Cam the Animation Guru, and Captain Kaye are joined by Billy Pollihan of the See You Next Summer Podcast to talk about a town where something's rotten in the air, and it ain't just Old Man McGucket. Our intrepid trio takes a hike through the town of Gravity Falls, and recap/review the highly influential Disney Channel Original.
Read MoreRandy here with an update from the frontlines of the GPU Wars! With the release of Nvidia’s latest set of graphics cards, the GeForce RTX 30 series comes both good news and bad news. In short, the good news is that they’re awesome! The bad news is that some users are experiencing issues while playing games. That is, if they’re lucky enough to even find one of the 3080s or 3090s to buy in retail stores! <Sigh> Yet another tech shortage. Goodie.
Read MoreBrock and Mike return with a look at Gurren Lagann episode 2, “I Said I’m Gonna Pilot That Thing!” Enjoy our dynamic anime duo’s discussion of the episode at their Youtube channel, and also at the link below!
Read MoreGreetings, citizens of Earth-Prime! Neoplasmic here, with the first installment of the latest RPC feature series, The Comics Column! I’m going to be covering a bunch of comics I’ve been reading, some current and others a bit older. This time around, I’m going to discuss Artemis & the Assassin, Gotham Central, X-Men, Cyberpunk 2077: Trauma Team, Sandman, Lonely Receiver, and Marauders, so we have an eclectic mix to get through! Suit up and get ready to fly, everyone!
Read MoreHello, Renegades! Two of our podcast hosts, Brock and Mike, have begun a new endeavor on Youtube with the debut of their show, Fresh Takes! For their first episode, they’ve decided to take a look at an anime that doesn’t get the amount of love it deserves, Gurren Lagann! Check out their fresh take on episode one of the series by clicking the link!
Read MoreWelcome to episode 2 of the RPC Jukebox! Join Mike and guest host Nick as they take us on a musical journey through Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor’s solo project, CMFT. It’s sure to be a far more eclectic collection of songs than we’ve seen from Taylor before, so without further ado, let’s hear Mike and Nick break the album down. Click that link and enjoy!
Read MoreGreetings and welcome to RPC Capes, our comic book show here on Renegade Pop Culture! We recently had the opportunity to speak to Kevin Joseph, the writer behind Kechal Comics’ Tart, a very unique fantasy/action/adventure/time-travel story that follows a group of women called the Toxic Fruit Organization and their battle against the King of Hell and his demon horde! If that ain’t a good hook, I don’t know what is! Featuring incredible painted artwork by Ludovic Salle, Tart is a comic that reads like a modern version of Buffy with a little bit of Hellboy and Sandman thrown into the mix! Its aesthetic is truly unlike anything else out there! Click that link and enjoy the interview!
Read MoreWelcome to another special edition of the Renegade Arcade here on the RPC Podcast Network! This episode, Jacob and I had the chance to interview the awesome co-directors of the Console Wars documentary, currently available on CBS All Access! This was an incredible opportunity to speak with fellow gamers about a time which seems so long ago, and yet I still remember it like it was yesterday. Ah, the nostalgia. The documentary, like Harris’ book, is chock full of discussions with industry luminaries like Nintendo’s Howard Lincoln and Gail Tilden, along with Sega’s Tom Kalinske and Al Nilsen. It’s a veritable wealth of first-hand accounts and behind the scenes info, and it is just glorious for gaming history buffs like myself. Click that link and let’s ride the time wave back to the early 1990s!
Read MoreWelcome back to the most electrifying podcast in the world of entertainment: The Free For All! It’s been a while since we did a free-flowin’ discussion about the things that interest us, so Mike, Brock, Josh, Kristal, and Keona sat down to chat about the Sony Playstation 5 preorder fiasco, the Microsoft Xbox Series S/X preorder kerfuffle, David Ayer’s Tax Collector film, Netflix’s Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance cancellation, a bit of wrestling news, the Beatles’ most famous songs, and so much more! Smash that play button!
Read MoreWhether the Academy can have this ceremony in a physical space or they will have to go virtual like every other award season so far this year, I'm looking forward to having a whole slate of movies to watch during the next few months leading up to it. It will also be the first Oscars season where they are implementing their new standards of diversity and inclusion for their nominees, so expect another incredible victory for misrepresented groups after Parasite winning Best Picture, so don't expect another Green Book situation anytime soon. It also explains the revealing stories of most of the movies that Variety predicts will be the frontrunners for the top prize. If the amazing buzz that these flicks have elicited is any indication, this will be a superb lineup and I can't wait to watch every one of them either in my living room or in the theater when it's safe.
Read MoreThe latest episode of Tooned Up is a doozy, my friends! Up first, Mike and Cameron deliver all the latest animation news, which is a laundry list in itself. Plus reviews and discussions of Cartoon Saloon’s Wolfwalkers, Netflix’s hit show Aggretsuko and their newest arrival, Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, as well as an animated series based on Capcom’s popular RPG, Dragon’s Dogma, and HBO Max’s latest, The Fungies. So sit back, grab a cold one, and enjoy the episode!
Read MoreWelcome to a super-special exclusive interview here on RPC! I’m so proud of this one, and am so elated to have had the opportunity to speak with actress Amy Acker, who has played such characters as Winifred “Fred” Burkle on Angel, Kelly Peyton on Alias, Samantha “Root” Groves on Person of Interest, and many others! She’s a prolific and talented actress, a skilled writer and director, and the sweetest person you could ever meet! Please click that link and enjoy the interview!
Read MoreWelcome, one and all, to an extra-special edition of RPC Capes, wherein we chat with writer and co-creator Travis Webb, one of the creative voices behind Starlite, a brand new Kickstarter-supported comic book series! Webb, along with co-writer Greg Smith and artist Brett Weldele, worked very hard to bring their sci-fi and rave culture-inspired series to life, and the Kickstarter campaign is ending in a few hours, so we’d like everyone to send them their support and well wishes! Click that link!
Read MoreNeoplasmic here, with some thoughts on Blake J. Harris’ excellent non-fiction novel, Console Wars! Nostalgic, informative, and fast-paced to the point that I could barely put it down, Console Wars recounts the years-long battle for video game industry dominance between Nintendo (the big N, perennially in control of the market) and Sega (the scrappy, edgy underdog). Whichever one you owned or rooted for back then, the competition between both entities certainly resulted in an exciting time for those of us who remember the first Console War. Suit up, click the link, and be ready to enter the front lines!
Read MoreWelcome to part two of an RPC Capes special, featuring our take on the second half (or thereabouts) of Fox’s X-Men film franchise! Jacob, Brock, Keona, and special guest host Millennial Mike from the Exiles Network podcast discuss the finer adamantium claw-points of The Wolverine, X-Men: Days of Future Past, X-Men: Apocalypse, Logan, Deadpool 2, Dark Phoenix, and New Mutants! It’s a long show, with a lot of chatter and opinions and tangents! Click that play button below, and enjoy the episode!
Read MoreGreetings, citizens of Space Sector 2814, also known as Earth! This is a very premiere episode of RPC Capes, our superhero and comics podcast! Keona and Mike sat down to speak about the events of DC Fandome part 2, while also chatting about the CW superhero series like Legends of Tomorrow, Stargirl, and the upcoming Superman & Lois! Plus, some hot takes on Junkie XL’s score for Zack Snyder’s Justice League cut and John Ridley’s The Other History of the DC Universe, as well as tidbits on Harley Quinn, Doom Patrol, and Superman: Man of Tomorrow! Oh, and we talk about Amazon Prime’s original series, The Boys!
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