178. Hellboy Summer Pt. 2 - The Human Condition

Hellboy Summer returns! We're rounding out the first Omnibus volume of Hellboy, looking at Wake the Devil and Almost Colossus.Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

Summer ain't over till we say it's over, baby! This week, the Boys go to hell! Enter Hellboy Summer, where Lan and Salt get to go through the mainline Hellboy releases, guided by our very own Charon, Keigen. This episode, we start off the first Omnibus volume of Hellboy with a look at Seed of Destruction, Wolves of St. August, and The Chained Coffin.Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

The Canceled Comics Cavalcade returns, with a look at the 2011 "Documentary" (if one were to classify it as such) Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts. What does this film have to say about Ellis and his legacy, and what can we glean from it, 15 years later? Keigen, Salt, and Lan dive in to find out.https://somanyofus.com/Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

America has (unfortunately) turned 250, and to "celebrate", Lan, Keigen, and Salt look at 1776, Marvel's "comic" created in commemoration of this "achievement". Did J. Michael Straczynski, Sean Damien Hill, and Ron Lim actually deliver something worth reading, or will this be forgotten to the annuls of time, like the American Empire eventually will?Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

This was frankly the only way we could've ended off this month. Lan, Keigen, and Salt delve into arguably the most evil movie we've covered for Video Maym, with Eli Roth's disasterpiece Borderlands (2024).Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

Salt pulls a reverse end-of-Furious-7 and rejoins the crew to talk about a very fast, but not so furious take on the racing genre. Does Need for Speed (2014) have... anything resembling an identity?Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

Ok, so maybe Uncharted (2022) wasn't our cup of tea, but perhaps this more British take will suit our fancy? Lan and Keigen enter their British era.Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

Lan and Keigen delve into the woefully-miscast Uncharted (2022) to see if there's a good movie hiding under all that Wahlberg.Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

Get ready to recite the vows and receive your enlightenment, Assassin; and I don't mean the Shahada. Join Lan and Keigen as they journey back to a very Islamic time in Spain's history for this episode of Video Maym.Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

This week, Midnight Grappler Animals answers the most important question of our modern times: Who is the White Woman of the 2020s?Well, more specifically, we look at Prince of Persia, the 2010 movie starring very few actual Persians.Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!