This week D. Bethel brings on Elijah Kaine to talk about the X-Men in anticipation of this week's release of X-Men: Apocalypse. They discuss not only the filmic franchise but also of the themes of the X-Men in general and how they fit in with the greater Marvel universe.

Read Elijah's writing at the Geek Intellectualist.

Check out his gaming streams at twitch.tv/wthhero.

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For all intents and purposes, that was a Shortcast recap.

Featured Music:

-"Thunder Busters" by Wax Audio
-"X-Men Theme (from 'The Animated Series')" by Otaku Attack
-"X-Men Theme Song" by Robert J. Walsh (from "Pryde of the X-Men")

It's the return of the Summer Shortcast! 

Extra-Long Week in Geek: Andrew watches Deadpool and Dan reads the Dark Phoenix Saga and also talks about the death of animator and comicker, Darwyn Cooke.

Links:

-Batman Beyond - Darwyn Cooke's Batman 75th Anniversary Short

Featured Music:

-"Stayin' in Black" by Wax Audio
-"Thunder Busters" by Wax Audio

Week in Geek: Andrew co-hosts a Hearthstone tournament while it lasted and played Klei Entertainment's newest entry, Invisible Inc., while Dan watched two bad movies: Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer and Jurassic World.

Captain America v Iron Man: Dawn of Civil War: Dan and Andrew go in-depth talking about what they felt Captain America: Civil War brings to not only the Marvel Cinematic Universe's table, but to the superhero genre in general and, in a bit of self-gratification, compare this new release against the wobbly-but-similar entry, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.

Leave your thoughts about any of the topics discussed this week as comments at forall.libsyn.com. Be sure to join the official Facebook group for exclusive links and listener discussions. You can e-mail the show at forallpod [at] gmail.com. If you like the show, please leave a review on iTunes to help spread the world to new potential listeners.

For all intents and purposes, that was an episode recap.

Featured Music:

-"Stayin' in Black" by Wax Audio
-"Ain't No Friend of Mine" by Mason Jennings
-"Moving On" by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis (from The Assassination of Jesse James By the Coward Robert Ford)

Week in Geek: Andrew watches Ant-Man while Dan gets scared playing Alien: Isolation. Also is a talk about Jessica Jones.

Friendly Fire: With the imminent release of Captain America: Civil War, Dan and Andrew discuss why fans get so jazzed about seeing superheroes punch each other, often more than punching bad guys.

Leave a comment at forall.libsyn.com. Be sure to join the official Facebook page for links and join in on conversations with other fans. E-mail us with any questions, comments, or concerns at forallpod [at] gmail.com. Help spread the word by leaving a review at the official iTunes store page.

For all intents and purposes, that was an episode recap.

Links:

-"Superhero Smackdowns: Why We Love to See Caped Crusaders Fight Each Other" by Noah Berlatsky (via The Guardian).
-"Why Are All the Superheroes Fighting Each Other Right Now? Daredevil vs. Punisher, Batman vs. Superman, & Captain America: Civil War" by Meghan O'Keefe (via Decider).

Featured Music:

-"Stayin' in Black" by Wax Audio"
-"Iron Man" by Brian Tyler (from Iron Man 3)
-"Captain America March" by Alan Silvestri (from Captain America: The First Avenger)