CW Arrowverse - Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part 1

Phillip and Eric are back with the penultimate episode of the 2019 CW Arrowverse crossover event, Crisis on Infinite Earths. Hear them bemoan having to use PlutoTV to watch the Arrow episode, Eric chides Phillip for not having read any of J.H. Williams's run on Batwoman, and Eric raves about the movie Obession starring Superman and Lois actor Inde Navarette.

Phillip and Eric continue their rewatch commentary on the third episode of the 2019 Arrowverse crossover, Crisis on Infinite Earths! They gush over Black Lightning finally crossing over, the budget limitations of the crossover, and the implications of "the nod" being multiversal.

Phillip and Eric return to their rewatch of the Arrowverse crossover event of 2019, Crisis on Infinite Earths! They talk about its homages to Kingdom Come, the best cameos of the crossover, and confusing the movie Girls Trip with a Weekend at Bernie's ripoff.

Phillip and Eric are back to continue their breakdown of the Vertigo Native American crime epic, Scalped by Jason Aaron and R. M. Guéra. They talk about the comic's themes of characters struggling with their cultural self-identity in the face of adversity, sneaking in moments of tenderness and beauty amidst bleakness, and Eric further bashes the MFA in Comics grad program at the now-defunct California College of the Arts!

Phillip and Eric kick off a multi-part discussion of one of their favorite Vertigo series, the Native American neo-noir Western Scalped by Jason Aaron and R.M. Guera. They talk about its basis in the Red Power Movement and Native American civil rights history, the most unlikeable antihero in comics ever, and about a certain reunion of characters in Daredevil Born Again.

Phillip and Eric do a rewatch and commentary of the final crossover event featuring the DC Arrowverse shows with part 1 of Crisis on Infinite Earths! Plus Phillip makes his pitch for his X-Men movie, Eric explains a bunch of CW stuff to Phil who had stopped watching these shows at this time, and he explains who Cody Rhodes to Eric.

Phillip and Eric are talking the hit fantasy manga series, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End by Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe. They discuss its character-driven take on the well-trodden high fantasy genre, the deconstruction of various fantasy character archetypes, and buying Mrs. Butterworth syrup.

In this episode, Phillip and Eric watch an episode from the maligned Titans tv series starring the secret origin of Hawk and Dove. Hear them lose their minds on the dark edginess of the series, plus they talk about being unable to find pizza places that sell by the slice and Wonder Man being renewed for another season.

Phillip and Eric are back to conclude their rewatch commentary of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem animated movie written and produced by Seth Rogen! They talk about Ice Cube's career, the supporting mutant characters from the comics, and also highlight the "accomplishments" of the figures of Black excellence that is Kamala Harris and Jasmine Crockett.

Phillip and Eric break down the indie comic that kicked off a pop culture franchise, the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird from their creator-owned Mirage Studios. They discuss its grittier tone and black and white art style, its homages and spoofs of Jack Kirby and Frank Miller, and talk about the Lanterns teaser and the whiny reaction from fanboys.