SHINE ON: Our hosts spend a quick minute discussing the fall of Diamond Distribution and all the markets it touched.

WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew watches the new Star Trek movie, Star Trek: Section 31, while D. Bethel finally jumps on the bandwagon and watches the beginning of the Apple TV+ show, Severance.

TOPICS:

(00:00) Intro - Diamond Comics Distribution goes bankrupt

(08:52) Andrew's WiG: Star Trek: Section 31

(30:44) D's WiG: Severance

(43:21) Outro - "Superhero" is public again

(46:03) Outtakes

RELEVANT LINKS:

• Davis, Wes. "Marvel and DC Lose 'Super Hero' Trademark." The Verge, Vox Media, 29 September 2024.
• MacDonald, Heidi. "Diamond Comics Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy." The Beat, Superlime Media, 14 January 2025.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

• "Jersey Finger" (26 April 2024): Where our hosts discuss the breakup of the comical overreach of the Embracer Group.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

• "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod
  • Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae
• "District Four" by Kevin McLeod
  • Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
• Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• "Nerd Law" by D. Bethel

WEEK IN GEEK: It's a new year and––guess what?––our hosts are still geeks that have weeks; with that in mind, our hosts share the open-world character action games that have been occupying their time lately: Andrew dives into the conspiracy of Assassin's Creed: Origins while D. Bethel uses the force in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.

TOPICS:
(00:00) Intro - Teacher talk.

(02:48) Andrew's Week in Geek: Assassin's Creed: Origins

(14:39) D.'s Week in Geek: Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

(27:01) D.'s Extra Week in Geek: Starting Agatha All Along

(35:08) Outro - D. Bethel's actual "Thing of 2024": Godzilla Minus One Minus Color

(37:24) Outtakes

RELEVANT EPISODES:

• "Reverent Irreverence" (17 May 2019): Where D. Bethel shares his time with Assassin's Creed: Origins.
• "The Full Kyrun" (2 February 2024): Where D. Bethel discusses the surprisingly affective experience of watching Godzilla Minus One Minus Color.
• "Rogue Staple" (8 November 2024): Where Andrew walks through his thoughts of Agatha All Along.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

• "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod
  • Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae
• "District Four" by Kevin McLeod
  • Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
• Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

2024's THINGS OF THE YEAR: Reflecting on the 2024 that was, our hosts pick what defined the year for them. For Andrew, it's how Star Trek: Lower Decks brought its excellent run to a close while D. Bethel can't stop thinking about Amazon Prime's Tales from the Loop (though it originally dropped in 2020). Andrew also talks a bit about the series finale to the Disney+ MCU animated series, What If...?

TOPICS:

(00:00) Intro - It's a new year!

(02:29) Andrew's 2024 Thing of the Year: The ending of Star Trek: Lower Decks

(12:51) D. Bethel's 2024 Thing of the Year: Tales from the Loop

(19:45) Andrew talks about the ending to What If...?

(27:33) Outro - 2024 in a nutshell

(28:38) Outtakes

RELEVANT EPISODES:

• "Kamen Themes" (30 December 2022): Where our hosts discuss their 2022 things of the year. Andrew lands on Andor while D. Bethel got lost in the world (as a cat) in Stray.
• "Sausageria" (29 December 2023): Our hosts return to talk about their 2023 things of the year, which means Andrew reflected on the many ups and downs of Dungeons & Dragons while D. Bethel got sentimental watching Indiana Jones & the Dial of Destiny.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

• "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod
  • Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae
• "District Four" by Kevin McLeod
  • Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
• Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/