Crisis on Earth-X, Part 4 - CW Arrowverse rewatch

Phillip and Eric are back from their Thanksgiving hiatus to break down one of the hottest comics of the year, Absolute Batman by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta, one of the flagship titles of DC's Absolute line. They discuss Snyder's reimagining of billionaire Bruce Wayne as an angry and brutal middle-class engineer, the series influences from Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns and Year One, and Cynthia Erivo's tweets about black American culture.

Phillip and Eric are the first part of a rewatch of Sam Raimi's infamous Spider-Man 3 starring Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst and featuring Sandman, Venom, Green Goblin, Gwen Stacey, and too many subplots. They see if the film has aged better as Phillip claims and debate the difference between a host and a maitre'd.

Phillip and Eric break down the Boom! Studios sci-fi comic, We Only Find Them When They're Dead by Al Ewing and Simone Di Meo. They discuss the series's unique concept and gorgeous illustration impaired by structural issues with its storytelling, its striking cover designs, and Eric chides Phillip for not making the time to watch crappy Gundam movies but not Andor.

Just in time for Halloween, Phillip and Eric wrap up their rewatch of the vulgar auteur classic Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance starring Nicholas Cage and directed by Neveldine and Taylor. They also discuss more Ghost Rider lore, Idris Elba's career choices, Lizzo and culture culture, and how Suits lost the plot.

In this episode, Phillip and Eric discuss the latest series from Food Wars! creators, the shonen cinephile manga Tenmaku Cinema by Yūto Tsukuda and Shun Saeki. They debate the quality of the book's writing and depth of cinema knowledge, what it means to be a passionate lover of any art form, and how much Riverside FM is an awful, terrible recording platform that sucks.

In this episode, Phillip and Eric are rewatching and talking the underrated cinematic masterpiece that is Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, at least according to Eric. They talk Nic Cage's hammy acting, having a Ghost Rider movie directed by the team of utterly insane Crank movies, and Phillip shares his thoughts on the Spider-Man Magic: the Gathering set despite not playing Magic.

In this episode, Phillip and Eric discuss the wine connoisseur family drama manga series, Drops of God, by Tadashi Agi. They discuss making a compelling narrative out of people standing around talking like sommeliers, its use of beautiful imagery to turn wine descriptions into something like a super power, and how Phillip is too uncultured to hyperdecant his wine.

In this episode, Eric finally makes Phillip watch the first episode of the CW series Superman and Lois starring Tyler Hoechin and Elizabeth Tulloch! Plus he bashes Phillip for taking the time to watch Captain America: Brave New World, but won't take the time to watch superhero movies and tv shows that are actually good, let alone good movies.

Phillip and Eric are talking the manga adaptation of famed cosmic horror writer HP Lovecraft's short story, The Shadow Ove Innsmouth, by Gou Tanabe and published by Dark Horse. They talk adapting Lovecraft's purple prose to a visual medium, Tanabe's mesmerizing art, and how Phillip thinks he should get the day off for 9/11.

Phillip and Eric conclude their rewatch commentary on the final part of the Arrowverse crossover, Crisis on Earth-X. They also talk about House on Mango Street, Love Actually, and the cost of American weddings vs European ones.