OFF THE PANEL #14 - Daredevil: The Man Without Fear

In the series' fourteenth installment, The Sloth (Alex Koch) is once again joined by The Sissy (James Lewis) and a returning fixture of the show, The Satanist (Mike Napier), to discuss Frank Miller's last great superhero story and the definitive portrayal of the origin story that mythologizes one of Marvel's most underrated superheroes. Listen as three podcasters without fear discuss in detail what makes Matt Murdock tick, how cinematic fiction can be achieved in the pages of a comic, and most importantly, the lengths a blind man will go to in order to eventually beat up Stilt-Man. This is Frank Miller and John Romita Jr.'s Daredevil: The Man Without Fear.

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Episode 123

In which the Off-Panelist get jazzy with it! In a weird, free-flowing episode of the Off-Panel Podcast, the Skirt, Sphinx, and Southerner riff on the Pacific Rim sequel, a smoking hot Constantine, and the week's batch of comics sandwiched in between a weird beginning, a cheesy book filled middle, and an even weirder ending. TREES!

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Episode 122

In which the Off-Panelist begin the second step of world domination. The Skirt is beset by connection problems, the Southerner is tested and found wanting, and the Sphinx discovers the gripes and groans of old age. Matt makes a big announcement, Wiegeabo's backstory grows elaborate, and Merce's stomach goes a rumbling. Also, the three Off-Panelists cover news and comics! From big Netflix news, to big Sony news to -- holy crap did they talk about TV for a long ass time or what?;

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Episode 121

In which the Off-Panelist want to know what you see. In this final (!) episode of the show, the Scot and Sphinx announce that they plan to close shop for good in favor of a podcast dedicated to  a more fitting culinary inclined television show. After the big news, it's on to the real news. From groping convention scumbags to the selling power of a raccoon with a ****king machine gun, to the potential Strange Marvel casting news and, if you listen closely, you can hear a Witnesses heart breaking from far away. On the comic book front; Original Sin is something crazy, Nailbiter is something riveting, and Big Trouble in Little China is something passable.  

OFF-PANEL IS DEAD. LONG LIVE OFF HANNI-BAL

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Episode 120

In which the Off-Panelist want to know who sent you, dammit! While the Sphinx skips on work, the Southerner begins to experience paranoia at the hands of nametag creep. They fight off their laziness and unease to get down to the rollercoster of emotions that is the news. From the depressing of X-Men: Days of Future Past to good news on the Daredevil Netflix, to bad news of Ant-Man, and then back up to ore Marvel casting news! After news it's on to books. The Southerner goes into the too lifelike implications of Southern Bastards and the dishes on the beauty of Velvet while the Sphinx poo-poos Nightwing and revels in the Gozer lory of Ghostbusters. During all this someone is forced vamp for time. FIND OUT WHO!

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Episode 117

In which Haggis & Grits are back on the job. With the other three Off-Panelist in the wind, it's up for the Southerner and Scot to join forces in the name of podcasting. While the Southerner experiences sweet homecoming, the Scot tastes sweet success. After loads to TV news, they get into the week's books. Fatale, Epic, a nailbiting brand new book, and an actual book what has words in it are discussed before a deadly game of what-if is played with the listeners. The Off-Panel Podcast: 5 dead babies strung up in a tree out of 5 approve.

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Episode 116

In which the Off-Panelist complain about work, movies, and the general mehness of life. While the reformed Sloth complains about work, the Sphinx warns of the perils of Internet Explorer... six years after everyone stopped using it. After talking up the Marvel movies and declaring their down with DC, they get into this week's books. Among those are the Image Comics crime book Southern Bastards and a bunch of other books I don't care about because they're not Southern Bastards! You whores! Written by Matt Johnson, FYI

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Episode 115

In which the Off-Panelist learn that life is hard and brutal and will continue to be so until they die. While the Sloth tries to break his chains and become the Suit, the Scot gets on his soapbox to scalp the comic fans that make everyone's skin crawl. Speaking of scalp.... SCALPED IS GETTING A TV SHOW! WHO CARES WHAT ELSE HAPPENS IN THIS EPISODE? SCALPED IS COMING TO TV!

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Episode 113

In which the Off-Panelist have a guy's night out! Join all four of the OPP guys as they delve into this week's batch of comics and comics related news, all while trying to avoid the dreaded bitchitis. While the Sloth shocks with employment news, the Southerner tries to one-up his Midwestern soulmate, as well as spoil TV for the Scot, who drops the real bombshell by revealing the shocking origins of the Sphinx, he of the fighting German Wiegeabos. After news it's on to comics, where a pretty neat Detective Comics leads to a pretty awesome Moon Knight, and an underrated Swamp Thing segues into a Hulktastic She-Hulk. Who wins? Who loses? Is the end nigh?! More importantly, who can get Mike Napier to stop commenting?!

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Episode 108

In which The Off-Panelists are hooked on a feelin', they're high on believin' that they're in love with the new Guardians of the Galaxy teaser trailer! Join the space outlaw Alex Koch (The Sloth) and rabid raccoon Wiegeabo (The Sphinx) as they also discuss less important news, such as the casting of the new Fantastic Four, new tidbits relating to Fox's Gotham TV series, and even a surprise late-breaking story before moving onto the week's reviews - including, but not limited to - the final issue of Mark Waid's current volume of Daredevil, the latest issue of Brian Azzarello's Wonder Woman, the second issue of Nathan Edmunson's The Punisher, and Justin Jordan's Green Lantern: New Guardians, among others. Ooka, chakka, ooka, chakka..


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Episode 107

In which the Off-Panelist cut the fat and the jawing and get down to business. Join the Scot, Sphinx, and Southener as they try to get Dick out of their heads, Dick Grayson that is, and carry on withe show. While Matt gabs over Gotham, Wieg squees at the Flash casting news. On this week's books John and Wieg talk about the new direction of the Batman title while Matt goes over a couple of strong number ones, Vertigo's The Royals and Image's Mercenary Sea. Also on the table is Marvel's new Winter Solider series. Meanwhile the Wieg grapples with the dilemma of book droppage with Justice League 3000. John rounds out the books with a review of self-published horror comic Golem by the UK's own Christopher Kent.

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The Golem by Chris Kent

Episode 102

In which the OPP crew get their motors running and head on down the highway.  Join the Sloth, Southerner, the newly licensed driver Scot, and the Skirt as they hop in their murder vans and proceed down the road to Bitch Planet. It's a road that includes asshole driving instructors, comics creators having conversations with chain restaurants, squishy faced Jedi, and the continued prattling of sandy-vagina voiced Alan Moore. And in comics there's the butt-stuff of Sex Criminals, the maneater of Fatale, and the syphilitics tinged history of Manifest Destiny.

Insensitive jokes, sexual perversion, and snake gods means business as usual at the Off-Panel Podcast.


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Episode 101

 
In which The Off-Panelists get back in the saddle and ride out. They kick off a new epoch (era) or whatever you want to call it in an extra-long episode. Sloth Alex and Southerner Matt are joined by a new panelist... the Sphinxlike wiegabo. 

After attempts to enforce Hickman goodness on the rookie, the trio catch up on news missed over the break, including two big movie adaptations, before getting into comics. From the strut of Matt Murdock's walk in Daredevil, to the Dude in alienform in The Manhattan Projects, to the new rock 'n roll of science to Nowhere Men, before the true villain of OPP makes his return: Coffee Mug Bane!


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Episode 96

In which The Off-Panelists' welcome a very special guest --- Nick Pitarra, artist of Image Comics' THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS! After going over this week's news topics, the Scot and Sloth get into it with Nick. They learn about how he was plucked from the internet by the mad writer Jonathan Hickman, how Frank Quitely shaped his world, the benefits of shirtless bowel movements, and what is indeed the tightest of buttholes.

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Off The Panel #8 - Preacher

In episode eight, the Southerner (Matt Johnson) is joined by his fellow Southerner James Lewis to discuss perhaps the most southern comic (so far anyway)featuring vampires, immortal cowboys, sex detectives, the Klan, and women... made of meat. In between all of that are the themes of religion, misogyny, self-destructive patterns, America, and Bill Hicks. Depravity and deep questions? It can only be Vertigo classic Preacher.

 

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OFF THE PANEL #7 - Origin

In the seventh installment of the series, the Sloth (Alex Koch) is joined by two members of The Off-Panel Podcast's sister network, James Lewis (Below The Bible Belt) and Mike Napier (Pulp Nightmare), to talk about an often overlooked but fascinatingly rich chapter of the extensive Marvel catalog that once threatened to tell the tale that could have unraveled one of comics' most beloved characters. From his humble beginnings playing hoop and stick, to his tragic and often disturbing turn into the animal he was always destined to become, discover the origin story of The X-Men's Wolverine for the very first time in the controversial 2001 graphic novel simply titled, Origin.

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Episode 83

In which The Off-Panelists are such dirty pervs and lust for man-meat, debating their qualifications for marriage material as they react to some of the bigger second and third day news items from Comic-Con. Do they approve of Superman and Batman meeting up onscreen, possibly to shag? Is it okay for Ultron to be created by the schwarma shop guy? These answers and more... are not really answered, as they find themselves hung-up on first world problems. But in terms of reviews, join the Southerner, the Sloth, the Scotsman, and the Spaniard as they sit themselves down to review such titles as the second issue of Greg Rucka's Lazarus, Jonathan Hickman's New Avengers, Bucceletto and Manupal's The Flash, and more! Quick! What's the Batman update?!

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Links of the Week

'Avengers: Age of Ultron' to be the next Avengers film
Batman to appear in Man of Steel follow-up

OFF THE PANEL #5 - A Flight Of Angels

In the fifth installment of the series, join the Sloth (Alex Koch) once again as he's accompanied by the Spaniard (Sergio Martinez) in the midst of taking flight, examining a recent entry into the Vertigo catalog while boasting it as a seminal classic worthy enough to join comics' finest. That's right, under the microscope for this episode, the two examine the spiritual anthology graphic novel all about Angels and the many tales associated with them in Rebecca Guay's A Flight Of Angels.

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OFF THE PANEL #4 - Zot!

For the fourth volume of Off the Panel, the Scotsman (John) and the overmodding Southerner (Matt) dive headfirst into Zot! a hidden gem amongst the "grim and gritty" 80's that defies the genre expectations of the time. Mixing crazy sci-fi, fun adventures, and serious topics all in one to produce one of the most overlooked masterpieces in comics. 

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OFF THE PANEL #3 - Spider-Man: Blue

In the third installment of the series, join the Sloth (Alex Koch) once again as he's accompanied by the Skirt (Merce Mueller) while they spin a web of their own on one of the seminal works by the dream team of Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale, examining the love lost of everyone's favorite webslinger: a classic entry of the Marvel "color" series, Spider-Man: Blue.

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