The Signal Scan: Jason Statham, Gotham, Doomsday & more

Robert Kirkman’s Terminal #1 sent up the Signal — and not just because of the comic.Terminal’s blind bags come with a twist: you might open one expecting issue #1 and find yourself holding a FULL future issue instead — including #7 or even #10.And weirdly enough…it took me right back to being a kid.Remember grabbing a random Batman or X-Men comic from a grocery store rack with absolutely NO IDEA what happened before it? No complete collections. No reading guides. You just jumped in and figured it out.Somehow, Terminal brought a little bit of that magic back.So, is Terminal #1 worth reading? Is putting future issues in a blind bag brilliant or ridiculous? And the biggest question of all:If you pulled Terminal #10 today…would you read it?📡 That’s my Signal. What’s yours?Bat-Signals From the MultiverseThe Signal — Comics worth reading, discovering, and talking about.

I bought X-O Manowar #1 in 2017 because the cover was awesome and X-O seemed like a character I should love.There's just one problem: almost ten years later, I couldn't remember a thing about it.So it's time for one last read and one final decision: Wall Worthy, Keep, or Trade?Plus, The Chase gets a big update! X-Men Annual #14 has officially joined my Gambit collection, I resisted buying something that wasn't on The Chase, and my Batman: Knightfall Run just got MUCH bigger.Is X-O Manowar Worth the Space?And what's the weird, quirky Gambit book that belongs in my Core?

he Bat-Signal is lit!This week we begin with a voice that helped define our childhoods as we remember Peter Cullen and talk about the voices, cartoons and theme songs that helped make us the nerds we are today.Then it's time for the Signal Scan. We're talking Batman: Bad Seeds, Bug Wars, Final Boss, why Lanterns keeps getting better, our early Manhunter theory, and our thoughts on Dog Stars. Plus, we head into the squared circle for a big WWE discussion featuring Oba Femi, Bron Breakker, Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes, Drew McIntyre and more.What lit up YOUR Bat-Signal this week?

Not every comic deserves to stay in the collection. On Worth the Space? I'm building MY comic collection — keeping the books that mean something to me,trading the ones that don't, and using those books to help fuel The Chase. Every episode, one comic gets One Last Read before I make one final decision: 🖼️ WALL WORTHY📦 KEEP🤝 TRADE

🦇 THE BAT-SIGNAL IS LIT!Jason Statham has made a career out of kicking ass, driving fast, surviving ridiculous situations and, occasionally, fighting a prehistoric shark.But what belongs on the Mount Nerdmore of Jason Statham movies?This week, Brad & Brian are breaking down Statham's career and choosing the FOUR movies that best represent what makes him one of our favorite action stars.PLUS:🏔️ MT. NERDMORE — The 4 Essential Jason Statham Movies⚔️ THE GAUNTLET — Bald Action Star Edition!Bruce Willis. The Rock. Jason Statham. Samuel L. Jackson. Dave Bautista. Grace Jones. Patrick Stewart?! Only ONE can survive.🎮 BRIAN'S GAME — The Expendables vs. The Avengers in dodgeball?! Riding the Meg vs. the Kraken?! And we cast Jason Statham in both Marvel AND DC.📢 HONEST AD — Brad finally says what he REALLY thinks about the Iowa State Fair.❤️ BETTER THAN US HUMAN OF THE WEEKAnd, as always, things go wildly off the rails along the way.💬 YOUR TURN:What FOUR Jason Statham movies belong on YOUR Mount Nerdmore?And who is the greatest bald action star of all time?Drop your picks in the comments!📚 When My 9 Lives Are Gone — Brad's children's book is available now on Amazon.👍 Like💬 Comment🔔 Subscribe⭐ Follow & leave a review wherever you listen to podcastsNo matter what universe you call home, thanks for spending a little time in ours.🦇 KEEP YOUR BAT-SIGNAL LIT.

I somehow missed Final Boss until it was already eight issues in. I found #8 while comic hunting, tracked down #1, gave it a read…and now I have a problem. I need the rest.Imagine Mortal Kombat with a tournament that actually feels natural, mixed with the hidden world of Supernatural, some Scott Pilgrim weirdness, and the feeling of playing an N64 game in comic-book form.This is exactly what The Signal is about: shining a little more light on something I think deserves your attention.What are YOU reading, watching, or discovering right now that deserves a little more light? Drop your Signal in the comments.🦇 Keep your Bat-Signal lit.

📡 The Signal Scan is lit!This week we're scanning everything lighting up the nerd multiverse — and Green Lanterns has our attention.We get into why Lanterns isn't the giant intergalactic spectacle we expected, Aaron Pierre's take on John Stewart, that HUGE Episode 1 development, and why the slower mystery approach might be exactly what the Green Lantern corner of the DCU needed.Plus:🎬 Jason Statham being Jason Statham⚽ Ted Lasso🦸 Marvel's Road to Avengers: Doomsday❌ X-Men movies that may NOT deserve the rewatch📚 Final Boss🃏 Worth the Space? & the comic Chase🤼 WWE's championship problem🔥 And the usual Bat-Signals chaos⚠️ SPOILER WARNING:We discuss major Green Lanterns Episode 1 spoilers.What Signal did YOU pick up this week?Drop it in the comments!Follow Bat-Signals From the Multiverse wherever you get your podcasts.Keep your Bat-Signal lit. 🦇

In this episode of Bat-Signals from the Multiverse, Brian & I talk about the Mt. Nerdmore of Generational songs of the 80's&90's. I put him through a musical Guantlet, and he schools me on 90's.  🎙️ Recorded live whenever possible.No script. No filters. Just nerds talking nerd.🌎 CONNECT WITH THE MULTIVERSE 🎵 TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@nerddadbrad▶️ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@BSFTMV1📸 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bradleybutin✖️ X https://twitter.com/nerddad_Brad🎬 Letterboxd https://boxd.it/bV7OB 🦇 JOIN THE CONVERSATION What lit up YOUR Bat-Signal this week? Drop your thoughts, hot takes, and wild theories in the comments. No matter what universe you call home... 🦇 Keep your Bat-Signal lit.🌎 CONNECT WITH THE MULTIVERSE 🎵 TikTokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@nerddadbrad ▶️ YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@BSFTMV1 📸 Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/bradleybutin ✖️ Xhttps://twitter.com/nerddad_Brad 🎬 Letterboxdhttps://boxd.it/bV7OB New Signals everyweek.🌎 CONNECT WITH THE MULTIVERSE 🎵 TikTokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@nerddadbrad ▶️ YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@BSFTMV1 📸 Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/bradleybutin ✖️ Xhttps://twitter.com/nerddad_Brad 🎬 Letterboxdhttps://boxd.it/bV7OB New Signals everyweek.

Welcome to the very first episode of Gotham Files, a new monthly Signal Sessions series from Bat-Signals from the Multiverse.Each month, we'll open the case files on Gotham City's biggest books, breaking down the stories, artwork, biggest moments, and the questions that keep us coming back for the next issue.🦇 Batman #12🕵️ Detective Comics #1111⚫ Absolute Batman #23⭐ Which book lit up my Bat-Signal the most?🏆 Which one should YOU spend your money on?And, of course...🧠 Nerdy & Questionable Words of Wisdom━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━🎙️ About Gotham FilesGotham Files is a monthly Signal Sessions feature where we review Gotham's biggest comics, discuss the stories behind the cape and cowl, and help you decide which books deserve a spot on your pull list.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━🌎 Connect with the Multiverse🎵 TikTokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@nerddadbrad▶️ YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@BSFTMV1📸 Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/bradleybutin✖️ Xhttps://twitter.com/nerddad_Brad🎬 Letterboxdhttps://boxd.it/bV7OB━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━🦇 Join the InvestigationWhich Gotham book won the month for you?Batman?Detective Comics?Absolute Batman?Drop your thoughts, theories, and hot takes in the comments.The evidence is in... now it's your turn.No matter what universe you call home... keep your Bat-Signal lit.📂 This Month's Case Files

In this episode of Bat Signals Presents... The Signal Scan, Brian & I talk about Reacher, X-Men 97, Batman #12, The End of Oak Street, and a WWE update.  🎙️ Recorded live whenever possible.No script. No filters. Just nerds talking nerd.🌎 CONNECT WITH THE MULTIVERSE 🎵 TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@nerddadbrad ▶️ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@BSFTMV1 📸 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bradleybutin ✖️ X https://twitter.com/nerddad_Brad 🎬 Letterboxd https://boxd.it/bV7OB New Signals every week. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🦇 JOIN THE CONVERSATION What lit up YOUR Bat-Signal this week? Drop your thoughts, hot takes, and wild theories in the comments. No matter what universe you call home... 🦇 Keep your Bat-Signal lit.