Geeksplained Podcast

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! Join the Book Club Bois for the second chapter of THE iconic event of the Geoff Johns GREEN LANTERN Saga! The Blackest Night has arrived, and the dead are rising across the universe! As Hal Jordan leads a ragtag group of multicolored-light wielders to the homeworld of the Black Lanterns, Barry Allen leads a resistance on Earth against the forces of DEATH! Covers Green Lantern (2005) #46-49 and Blackest Night (2009) #4-5 by Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis, Doug Mahnke and Ed Benes Time Stamps: 00:01:03 Intro & Whatcha Doin’? 00:28:34 Book Club Begins 02:06:32 Break 02:08:43 Emerald Mailbag 02:47:29 Patreon Shout-Outs & Wrap-Up Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/geeksplained Geeksplained Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/geeksplained Follow us! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/geeksplained.bsky.social Instagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=en Send us your questions for the Geeksplained Mailbag! Email: Geeksplained@gmail.com Check out Par’Mach’Cast, a Star Trek Deep Space 9 podcast hosted by friends of the pod Jamie and Steph: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6D7Q64RWep6FayTPFyumWz?si=9WhhCQCkSwmXaMM0l_imCQ Music Sampled: “Alive” by Warbly Jets “Sail Into The Black” by Machine Head

SECRETS REVEALED! We’re back! Join the Book Club Bois as they discuss the three most recent issues of ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN! In the wake of Kraven’s Hunt, the Parker family is on the run across the country! But with TWO Spider-Men in the family now, what adventures are in store for them? And back in New York, all is not what it seems… find out who is behind the mask of MYSTERIO! Covers Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) #15-17 by Jonathan Hickman, Marco Checchetto and David Messina Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/geeksplained Geeksplained Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/geeksplained Follow us! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/geeksplained.bsky.social Instagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=en Send us your questions for the Geeksplained Mailbag! Email: Geeksplained@gmail.com Music Sampled: “Alive” by Warbly Jets

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! RISE. Join the Book Club Bois as they dive into the darkest chapter of the Geoff Johns GREEN LANTERN Saga! The Book of Oa tells of a prophecy. This prophecy details the fall of the Corps, the discovery of the other emotional spectrum energies, and the war that would follow. But the hidden chapter of the book details the worst case scenario - an event so catastrophic that it would signal the end of all things… and that time has come. The Blackest Night is here. Heroes will fall, the dead shall rise, and the DC Universe will never be the same again… Covers Green Lantern (2005) #43-45 and Blackest Night (2009) #0-3 by Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis and Doug Mahnke Time Stamps: 00:01:10 Intro & Whatcha Doin’? 00:22:17 Break 00:23:46 Book Club Begins 02:16:09 Emerald Mailbag 03:13:00 Patreon Shout-Outs & Wrap-Up Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/geeksplained Geeksplained Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/geeksplained Follow us! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/geeksplained.bsky.social Instagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=en Send us your questions for the Geeksplained Mailbag! Email: Geeksplained@gmail.com Check out MYTHS OF ELYZIA: THE PROLOG EXPERIMENT, an Actual-Play DnD podcast from our friends at StoryCrash Media: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6l2vvp69gFGaTDBOdtAZQA?si=rcPI28N4R02myEvWc9scGQ Music Sampled: “Alive” by Warbly Jets “Sail Into The Black” by Machine Head

ECHOES OF X-MAY! Malcolm is joined by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing of the Hivemind for an X-MAY edition of the Creator Club! The Hivemind returns to the pod to discuss the swan song for their time with Marvel’s Merry Mutants in GIANT-SIZE X-MEN #1! After the events of NYX, Kamala Khan must take a trip through Mutant history in search of her place within it. Tune in as the Hivemind breaks down the first chapter of their FINAL X-Men story! Intro/Outro Music by the INCREDIBLE Sophie Marlon: https://sophiemarlon.bandcamp.com/ Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/geeksplained Geeksplained Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/geeksplained Follow us! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/geeksplained.bsky.social Instagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=en Send us your questions for the Geeksplained Mailbag! Email: Geeksplained@gmail.com Music Sampled: “Renegades of Funk” by Rage Against the Machine “Money, Money, Money” by The “Mamma Mia!” Cast “Where is the Love?” by The Black Eyed Peas “Fight The Power” by Public Enemy “Revolution” by Jim Sturgess “The Next Generation” by Jerry Goldsmith & Alexander Courage

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! Join the Book Club Bois for the last stop before eternal night falls across the universe! It’s the prelude to one of the most iconic events in the entire Geoff Johns GREEN LANTERN saga! The War of Light approaches. Red Lanterns rage across the universe. Blue Lanterns hope for the future. The Sinestro Corps seeds fear in its enemies. The Star Sapphires yearn for a loving embrace. And somewhere… Agent Orange stirs. Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps must find their place in this brave new galaxy before it burns down around them! Covers Green Lantern (2005) #26-28, #36-42, and Final Crisis: Rage of the Red Lanterns (2008) #1 by Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis, Mike McKone, Phillip Tan, Eddy Barrows, Rafael Albuquerque & Shane Davis Time Stamps: 00:00:25 Intro & Whatcha Doin’? 00:14:35 Book Club Begins 02:55:58 Break 02:57:26 Emerald Mailbag 03:35:28 Patreon Shout-Outs & Wrap-Up Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/geeksplained Geeksplained Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/geeksplained Follow us! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/geeksplained.bsky.social Instagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=en Send us your questions for the Geeksplained Mailbag! Email: Geeksplained@gmail.com Check out MYTHS OF ELYZIA: THE PROLOG EXPERIMENT, an Actual-Play DnD podcast from our friends at StoryCrash Media: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6l2vvp69gFGaTDBOdtAZQA?si=rcPI28N4R02myEvWc9scGQ Music Sampled: “Alive” by Warbly Jets

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! After the events of the SINESTRO CORPS WAR, the Book Club Bois go back in time to see where this rivalry between Thaal Sinestro and Hal Jordan began! Reckless pilot Hal Jordan is whisked away from his normal life to the wreckage of an alien spaceship, where he finds a dying Abin Sur - protector of Sector 2814. Abin passes his mantle and responsibilities to Jordan, who becomes the new GREEN LANTERN! But with his new role comes new threats - Hal must now contend with a magical ring, cryptic prophecies, and the arrival of threats both terrestrial and beyond! Covers Green Lantern (2005) #29-35 by Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis Time Stamps: 00:00:23 Intro and Whatcha Doin’? 00:58:40 Book Club Begins 02:43:27 Break 02:46:13 Emerald Mailbag 03:24:43 Wrap-Up and Patreon Shout-Outs Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/geeksplained Geeksplained Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/geeksplained Follow us! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/geeksplained.bsky.social Instagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=en Send us your questions for the Geeksplained Mailbag! Email: Geeksplained@gmail.com Check out MYTHS OF ELYZIA: THE PROLOG EXPERIMENT, an Actual-Play DnD podcast from our friends at StoryCrash Media: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6l2vvp69gFGaTDBOdtAZQA?si=rcPI28N4R02myEvWc9scGQ Music Sampled: “Alive” by Warbly Jets

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! Join the Book Club Bois as they wrap up the first big event in the Geoff Johns GREEN LANTERN SAGA! Sinestro and his army of Yellow Lanterns have brought a wave of fear to Earth. Backed by the most ruthless killers in the galaxy, the former Green Lantern has one goal in mind: kill the heroes who defy him and conquer the home of his rival Hal Jordan. But the Green Lantern has amassed his own Corps to defend the planet and, with the entire superhero community at his side, takes the fight to Sinestro in an earth-shattering conclusion to the SINESTRO CORPS WAR! Covers Green Lantern (2005) #24-25, Green Lantern Corps (2006) #16-19 & Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Superboy-Prime by Geoff Johns, Peter Tomasi, Dave Gibbons, Sterling Gates, Ivan Reis, Patrick Gleason, Jerry Ordway, Pete Woods, Angel Unzueta, Pascal Alixe, Dustin Nguyen, Jamal Igle and THAT FUCKING GUY Time Stamps: 00:00:37 Intro & Whatcha Doin’? 00:34:08 Book Club Begins 02:31:39 Break 02:33:08 Emerald Mailbag 03:08:51 Wrap-Up & Patreon Shout-Outs Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/geeksplained Geeksplained Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/geeksplained Follow us! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/geeksplained.bsky.social Instagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=en Send us your questions for the Geeksplained Mailbag! Email: Geeksplained@gmail.com Check out MYTHS OF ELYZIA: THE PROLOG EXPERIMENT, an Actual-Play DnD podcast from our friends at StoryCrash Media: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6l2vvp69gFGaTDBOdtAZQA?si=rcPI28N4R02myEvWc9scGQ Music Sampled: “Alive” by Warbly Jets

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! WE’RE DOING A STAR WAAAAAAR! Join the Book Club Bois as they dive into the first of our two-part discussion on the SINESTRO CORPS WAR! In Blackest Day, In Brightest Night… Beware Your Fears Made Into Light… Let Those Who Try To Stop What’s Right… Burn Like MY Power… SINESTRO’S MIGHT! Covers Sinestro Corps War Special (2007) #1, Green Lantern (2005) #21-23 & Green Lantern Corps (2006) #14-15 by Geoff Johns, Dave Gibbons, Ivan Reis, Patrick Gleason, Angel Unzueta and THAT FUCKING GUY Time Stamps: 00:00:36 Intro & Whatcha Doin’? 00:24:26 Break 00:25:55 Book Club Begins 02:53:38 Emerald Mailbag 03:30:20 Wrap-Up & Patreon Shout-Outs Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/geeksplained Geeksplained Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/geeksplained Follow us! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/geeksplained.bsky.social Instagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=en Send us your questions for the Geeksplained Mailbag! Email: Geeksplained@gmail.com Check out MYTHS OF ELYZIA: THE PROLOG EXPERIMENT, an Actual-Play DnD podcast from our friends at StoryCrash Media: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6l2vvp69gFGaTDBOdtAZQA?si=rcPI28N4R02myEvWc9scGQ Music Sampled: “Alive” by Warbly Jets

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! The Book Club Bois learn about lore and love in the latest chapter of the Geoff Johns GREEN LANTERN SAGA! One year after returning to the Corps, Hal Jordan finds himself deep behind enemy lines on a rescue mission for a fellow pilot! But Jordan isn’t the only one on the hunt – faces from the past return to exact vengeance on the Green Lantern, and will stop at nothing to get what they want… including framing Hal for MURDER! Covers Green Lantern (2005) #14-20 by Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis, Daniel Acuna and Dave Gibbons Time Stamps: 00:00:30 Intro & Whatcha Doin’? 00:21:55 Book Club Begins 02:03:15 Break 02:04:05 Emerald Mailbag 02:43:30 Wrap-Up and Patreon Shout-Outs Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/geeksplained Geeksplained Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/geeksplained Follow us! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/geeksplained.bsky.social Instagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=en Send us your questions for the Geeksplained Mailbag! Email: Geeksplained@gmail.com Music Sampled: “Alive” by Warbly Jets

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! Join the Book Club Bois for the next chapter of Geoff Johns’ GREEN LANTERN SAGA, as Hal Jordan tries to rebuild the Green Lantern Corps! Hal Jordan reunites with heroes from throughout his superhero career! But not all of them are happy to see him. Green Arrow, Batman, and more allies from Hal’s past join him for adventures that will shape his future, and speaking of the future… ONE YEAR LATER, Hal Jordan must face the architect behind his fall from grace at the edge of the known universe! Covers Green Lantern (2005) #7-13 by Geoff Johns, Carlos Pacheco, Ivan Reis and THAT FUCKING GUY Time Stamps: 00:00:26 Intro & Whatcha Doin’? 00:50:58 Book Club Begins 02:27:01 Break 02:28:00 Emerald Mailbag Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/geeksplained Geeksplained Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/geeksplained Follow us! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/geeksplained.bsky.social Instagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=en Send us your questions for the Geeksplained Mailbag! Email: Geeksplained@gmail.com Music Sampled: “Alive” by Warbly Jets

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! Join the Book Club Bois for a GIANT-SIZED discussion on all things GREEN LANTERN! As a new era begins for the Corps, old enemies return and new ones are forged in the next chapter of the GEOFF JOHNS GREEN LANTERN EPIC! Hal Jordan is alive once more, and has been reinstated as the Green Lantern of Earth. But his rebirth has dire consequences that Jordan will not be able to run from – for no man escapes the MANHUNTERS! Then – across the universe the Green Lantern Corps is rebuilding, but they may not be welcome in the new galactic landscape. Do Kyle Rayner, Guy Gardner and Kilowog have what it takes to RECHARGE the Corps’ belief in overcoming fear? Find out here! Covers Green Lantern (2005) #1-6 and Green Lantern Corps: Recharge (2005) #1-5 by Geoff Johns, Carlos Pacheco, Simone Bianchi, Patrick Gleason and THAT FUCKING GUY Time Stamps: 00:00:27 Intro & Whatcha Doin’? 00:27:58 Book Club Begins 01:41:05 Break 01:41:55 Book Club Continues 03:10:57 Emerald Mailbag Join the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/geeksplained Geeksplained Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/geeksplained Follow us! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/geeksplained.bsky.social Instagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=en Send us your questions for the Geeksplained Mailbag! Email: Geeksplained@gmail.com Music Sampled: “Alive” by Warbly Jets

-| PATREON EXCLUSIVE |- Join the Book Club Bois for the first edition of THE COOKOUT! Our new Patreon-exclusive bonus podcast features the Bois getting up to all sorts of shenanigans not related to the main podcast. And to celebrate the launch of our NEW Patreon, we're giving you the first episode FREE! Join Aeric, Malcolm and Jacob as they chat about recent events, play games, and more! Become a patron of Geeksplained and enjoy the monthly Cookout episodes and other bonus perks here: https://www.patreon.com/c/geeksplained Follow us! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/geeksplained.bsky.social Instagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=en Send us your questions for the Geeksplained Mailbag! Email: Geeksplained@gmail.com

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! Join the Book Club Bois for their 200TH SESSION! This week, we’re kicking off the second leg of our journey through the Geoff Johnnaisance of the 2000s with GREEN LANTERN: REBIRTH! Long ago, Hal Jordan was the greatest of the Green Lanterns… until he wasn’t. A legacy tarnished, a Corps destroyed, and trust broken meant that Jordan’s story would go down in history as a cautionary tale of flying too close to the sun. But what if… that’s not where the story ends? What if the greatest Green Lantern could be… reborn? PLUS, stay til the end for a GIGANTIC ANNOUNCEMENT that will change Geeksplained forever! Not a hoax! Not a dream! Not an imaginary story! Covers Green Lantern: Rebirth (2004) by Geoff Johns and THAT FUCKING GUY Time Stamps: 00:00:20 Intro & Whatcha Doin’? 00:37:08 Book Club Begins 02:25:40 Emerald Mailbag 03:01:45 ANNOUNCEMENT Follow us! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/geeksplained.bsky.social Instagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=en Send us your questions for the Geeksplained Mailbag! Email: Geeksplained@gmail.com Music Sampled: “Alive” by Warbly Jets

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! Join the Book Club Bois for the final chapter of the GEOFF JOHNS TEEN TITANS SAGA! With their team finally reunited, the Titans must face down their greatest foe once again: Deathstroke. But he’s not alone – he has assembled HIS OWN Titans to battle our intrepid heroes and usurp them. Enter the Titans East! Covers Teen Titans (2003) #42-46 by Geoff Johns, Adam Beechen, Peter Snejbjerg, Tony S. Daniel and Al Barrionuevo Time Stamps: 00:00:20 Intro & Whatcha’ Doin’? 00:41:46 Book Club Begins 01:25:29 Titanic Mailbag Follow us! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/geeksplained.bsky.social Instagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=en Send us your questions for the Geeksplained Mailbag! Email: Geeksplained@gmail.com Music Sampled: “Alive” by Warbly Jets

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! Coming off of their longest session ever, the Book Club Bois rejoin the Teen Titans an entire year after the events of INFINITE CRISIS for the latest chapter in the GEOFF JOHNS TEEN TITANS SAGA! One Year Later… Victor Stone awakens to a brave new world. But what has happened in the last 52 weeks? What is the state of a world that survived a multiversal cataclysm? And where are the Teen Titans…? Time Stamps: 00:00:33 Intro & Whatcha Doin’? 00:41:36 Book Club Begins 02:11:51 Titanic Mailbag Follow us! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/geeksplained.bsky.social Instagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=en Send us your questions for the Geeksplained Mailbag! Email: Geeksplained@gmail.com Music Sampled: “Alive” by Warbly Jets

“SUPERMAN IN EXCELSIS” “It’s all just us, in here, together. And we’re all we’ve got.” Thank you for 300 episodes. Thank you for 7 years. Thank you for letting a geek connect with you over the love of comic books. Thank you. ALL-STAR SUPERMAN Credits: Writer: Grant Morrison Pencils: Frank Quitely Inks & Colors: Jamie Grant Letters: Phil Balsman & Travis Lanham Editors: Bob Shreck & Brandon Montclare Follow us! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/geeksplained.bsky.social Instagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=en Get in touch with us! Email: Geeksplained@gmail.com Music Sampled: "Sayonara" by SAKEROCK “The Adventures of Superman” by Leon Klatzkin “Theme from Superman” by John Murphy

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! The Book Club Bois gather for their longest session EVER. The fate of EVERY world is on the line in Geoff Johns’ epic INFINITE CRISIS! Once upon a time, there were infinite earths. Then, one day… there weren’t. Now, when the skies turn red and villains unite… they will return. Worlds will live. Worlds will die. And nothing will ever be the same. Covers Infinite Crisis (2005) #1-7, Teen Titans (2003) #32-33 & Teen Titans Annual #1 by Geoff Johns, Marv Wolfman, Phil Jimenez, George Perez, Ivan Reis, Joe Bennett, Todd Nauck, Ed Benes, Dale Eaglesham, Tom Grindberg & Elton Ramalho Time Stamps: 00:00:34 Intro and Whatcha Doin’? 00:50:15 INFINITE CRISIS 05:37:26 Titanic Mailbag Follow us! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/geeksplained.bsky.social Instagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=en Send us your questions for the Geeksplained Mailbag! Email: Geeksplained@gmail.com Music Sampled: “Alive” by Warbly Jets “Iron” by Woodkid “For the Damaged Coda” by Blonde Redhead

“RED SUN DAY” Our penultimate chapter features the return of Meghan Fitzmartin (Tim Drake: Robin, Justice League x RWBY) for a discussion on adaptation, online discourse and what makes a Superman story truly sing. ALL-STAR SUPERMAN Credits: Writer: Grant Morrison Pencils: Frank Quitely Inks & Colors: Jamie Grant Letters: Phil Balsman & Travis Lanham Editors: Bob Shreck & Brandon Montclare Follow us! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/geeksplained.bsky.social Instagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=en Get in touch with us! Email: Geeksplained@gmail.com Music Sampled: "Sayonara" by SAKEROCK “The Adventures of Superman” by Leon Klatzkin “Theme from Superman” by John Murphy

THE HUNT CONTINUES! Join the Book Club Bois as they discuss the latest issue of ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN! With Harry and Peter trapped in the Savage Land and hunted by Kraven, Richard Parker patrols the streets as the All-New(?) Spider-Man! But what happens when he crosses the path of the All-New Black Cat? Covers Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) #14 by Jonathan Hickman and Marco Checchetto Send us your questions for the Book Club Mailbag! Email: geeksplained@gmail.com Follow us! Twitter: twitter.com/geeksplainedpod?lang=en Instagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=en Music Sampled: "Alive" by Warbly Jets

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! The Book Club Bois ear witness to the return(s) we’ve all been waiting for, as we head into the final lap of the GEOFF JOHNS TEEN TITANS SAGA! On the world of New Cronus, gods and monsters clash while vying for the most dangerous weapon in the universe! And leading the charge? A somehow alive DONNA TROY! But when the Titans and Outsiders are called to the battlefield, will this reunion be a happy one? And that’s not the ONLY former hero who has their sights set on the young heroes! Covers The Return of Donna Troy (2005) #1-4 and Teen Titans (2003) #29-31 by Phil Jimenez, Geoff Johns, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Tony S. Daniel and Todd Nauck Time Stamps: 00:00:22 Intro & Whatcha Doin’? 00:31:55 Book Club Begins 01:57:23 Titanic Mailbag Follow us! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/geeksplained.bsky.social Instagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=en Send us your questions for the Geeksplained Mailbag! Email: Geeksplained@gmail.com Music Sampled: “Alive” by Warbly Jets