Echorift | Pop Culture Interceptor (yes, A Fast Car From A Dark Future)

Get Mike Into Weekly Comics Continues with Archer & Armstrong #1 and Defenders #1   Radio Free Echo Rift is your the twice weekly Pirate Pop Culture Podcast brought to you from Deep Beneath the City of Philadelphia! We have thirty minutes to record each episode here in the confines of the Waiting Room – the only place our evil overlords, the Researchers, can’t monitor our activities. If we were ever caught, we’d be atomized for sure! Subscribe and rate us on iTunes! Episode 17 - A Gentle reMINDer 00:15: We're not ready! 00:43: Remind them about reMIND! 01:38: Vote for Team Echo Rift (#11 Don Garvey and Mike Connelly) 02:28: The reMINDblog Jingle 03:44: Getting Mike into Monthly Comics Continues 04:38: Tangent: Joe Kubert RIP 05:12: Don's Pick - Archer & Armstrong #1 (Fred Van Lente/Clayton Henry) 11:52: Archer & Armstrong Politics and Religion 15:20: Compared to the 1992 Series (Jim Shooter/Barry Windsor Smith) 20:00: Mike's Pick - Defenders #1 (Matt Fraction/Terry & Rachel Dodson) 25:00: "D

New Project: Getting Mike into monthly comics. We talk about his selections, Secret Avengers, and the Cola Wars! Radio Free Echo Rift is your the twice weekly Pirate Pop Culture Podcast brought to you from Deep Beneath the City of Philadelphia! We have thirty minutes to record each episode here in the confines of the Waiting Room – the only place our evil overlords, the Researchers, can’t monitor our activities. If we were ever caught, we’d be atomized for sure! Subscribe and rate us on iTunes! Episode 16 - The UnCola 00:36 - Welcome to Radio Free Echo Rift! 02:54 - The Cola Wars Revisted 06:56 - Mike and the Monthly Comics Project 08:18 - The Rules of the Game 09:16 - Visiting Lisbeth and the Comic Shop 11:56 - Mike's Selections -  Kirby Genesis (Kurt Busiek/Jack Herbert/Alex Ross) The Secret Service (Mark Millar/Dave Gibbons) Spaceman (Brian Azarello/Eduardo Risso) American Century (David Tischman/Howard Chaykin) Age of Apocalypse (David Lapham/Roberto De La Torre) The Defenders (Matt Fraction/Terry &

Batman & Son, Damian-Waynegate, Charlie might not be dead, Two-Wheelin, Pull Lists. Radio Free Echo Rift is your the twice weekly Pirate Pop Culture Podcast brought to you from Deep Beneath the City of Philadelphia! We have thirty minutes to record each episode here in the confines of the Waiting Room – the only place our evil overlords, the Researchers, can’t monitor our activities. If we were ever caught, we’d be atomized for sure! Subscribe and rate us on iTunes!   Episode 15  - Batman & Slapfight 00:36 - There must be some kind of way out of here… 02:05 - Regarding Episode 13 03:16 - Dawg Teeth is a Two Wheeler 04:47 - Did Mike see Charlie in the Echo Rift? 05:62 - What's on our pull lists & do we prefer digital or paper? + Listen to Ancillary Characters 11:28 - Abe Lincoln 12:13 - DamianWaynegate Rises 13:35 - Batman and Son - Grant Morrison & Andy Kubert 15:09 - Batman and Son overview 17:05 - Batman has a son called Damian, according to plan 19:35 - Damian is a real piece of work 21:38

Mark Waid’s Here Comes Daredevil, Comics that made us cry, Vacation. Radio Free Echo Rift is your the twice weekly Pirate Pop Culture Podcast brought to you from Deep Beneath the City of Philadelphia! We have thirty minutes to record each episode here in the confines of the Waiting Room – the only place our evil overlords, the Researchers, can’t monitor our activities. If we were ever caught, we’d be atomized for sure! Subscribe and rate us on iTunes! Image   Episode 14 - Here Comes 00:35 - Science Fact City Beneath Philadelphia 01:59 - The Brand New EchoRift.com is ON 02:39 - Butt-Dial from Ramsd3n 04:15 - Vast North American Conspiracy Against Us? 05:17 - Storylines that made Mike Cry - Wizard of Oz, Snoopy Come Home 06:05 - Storylines that made Don Cry - 1) New Mutants #37 (Claremont),  08:19 - 2) I Am an Avenger #2 (Greg Rucka) 11:02 - 3) Avenging Spider-Man #5 (Zeb Wells) 12:18 - Aderondack Vacation - Zombie Bears, Don Recalled 14:18 - Here Comes Daredevil!  Mark Waid, Paolo Rivera, Marcos Martin 16:49

Wolverine and the X-Men, Decompressed, Why Aren’t Comics Funnier? Radio Free Echo Rift is your the twice weekly Pirate Pop Culture Podcast brought to you from Deep Beneath the City of Philadelphia! We have thirty minutes to record each episode here in the confines of the Waiting Room – the only place our evil overlords, the Researchers, can’t monitor our activities. If we were ever caught, we’d be atomized for sure! Subscribe and rate us on iTunes! Episode 12 - Time It Right 00:35 - Don's not singing today 02:38 - Jane's Voice/Blackmail 07:48 - Wolverine and the X-Men 13 (Jason Aaron/Nick Bradshaw) 13:58 - Quire and Logan play Rain Man 14:41 - Run in with a Shopping Cart/Civility is Dead 19:24 - Kieron Gillen and his Decompressed Podcast 20:02 - Comics Alliance: Why Aren't Comics Funnier? 22:08 - Comedy depends on Timing 26:36 - Drawing Funny 27:42 - Doe the market even demand It? 29:39 - Outro Call-in number: 856-208-RIFT Letters: Letters@EchoRift.com Follow @echorift for podcast and comic updates Follow @D

Revival, Your Guide to Guardians of the Galaxy. Radio Free Echo Rift is your the twice weekly Pirate Pop Culture Podcast brought to you from Deep Beneath the City of Philadelphia! We have thirty minutes to record each episode here in the confines of the Waiting Room – the only place our evil overlords, the Researchers, can’t monitor our activities. If we were ever caught, we’d be atomized for sure! Subscribe and rate us on iTunes!   Episode 11 - Feckless Invasion 00:36 - Across the nation, around the world… 01:21 - Revival by Tim Seeley and Mike Norton 06:58 - Secret Guide to Guardians of the Galaxy 10:25 - Guardians - Post Mission Interviews 14:10 - Guardians - Character Dossiers 17:11 - Stories about Unlikely Allies/Tension 18:43 - Villains - The Universal Church of Truth 19:52 - Guardians - First Three Issues 22:50 - Guardians - Costumes 23:37 - Guardians - We want a good sic fi movie 24:47 - Guardians - Movie Discussion 24:36 - Guardians - Keep Reading 29:27 - Outro Call in number: 856.208.RIFT Letters:

The Dark Knight Rises!  Radio Free Echo Rift is your the twice weekly Pirate Pop Culture Podcast brought to you from Deep Beneath the City of Philadelphia! We have thirty minutes to record each episode here in the confines of the Waiting Room – the only place our evil overlords, the Researchers, can’t monitor our activities. If we were ever caught, we’d be atomized for sure! Subscribe and rate us on iTunes!   Episode 10 - Bends 00:37 - Once Again... 01:27 - Every Trip to the Movies is a Disaster 03:30 - Mike Solves Problems 04:26 - Hans Zimmer Broke the Theater 06:20 - Mike gets the Bends 10:01 - Dark Knight Rises - The Perfect Trilogy 14:13 - Dark Knight Rises - The Ending 17:02 - Dark Knight Rises - Themes of Redemption 21:25 - Dark Knight Rises - Tom Hardy and Bane 24:30 - Christopher Nolan and Batman 28:13 - Spending Time with Bruce Wayne 28:44 - Conclusion Call in number: 856.208.RIFT Letters:  letters@echorift.com Follow @echorift for podcast and comic updates Follow @Don_Garvey and @Mike_Connelly

Avengers v X-Men Update, Safety Not Guaranteed, Hickman/Pitarra’s The Manhattan Projects Radio Free Echo Rift is your the twice weekly Pirate Pop Culture Podcast brought to you from Deep Beneath the City of Philadelphia! We have thirty minutes to record each episode here in the confines of the Waiting Room – the only place our evil overlords, the Researchers, can’t monitor our activities. If we were ever caught, we’d be atomized for sure!   Episode 09 - No Snitches 00:35 - Introduction 01:30 - Caller: Top Five Horror Movies 10:10 - Furlough: Trip to The Comic Book Shop 10:48 - Avengers v X-Men Status Report and Round 8 Climax 16:30 - Mike saw Safety Not Guaranteed 21:10 - The Manhattan Projects (Hickman/Pitarra) 23:34 - Issue Synopsis, 1-4 24:26 - Issue 4 "The Rose Bridge" In-depth Discussion 28:55 - Outro - Judging isn't so bad Call in number: 856.208.RIFT Letters:  letters@echorift.com Follow @echorift for podcast and comic updates Follow @Don_Garvey and @Mike_Connelly

Girl Talk: The Hunger Games (Novel), Digital Comics and Kids, New Reader Recommendations Radio Free Echo Rift is your the twice weekly Pirate Pop Culture Podcast brought to you from Deep Beneath the City of Philadelphia! We have thirty minutes to record each episode here in the confines of the Waiting Room – the only place our evil overlords, the Researchers, can’t monitor our activities. If we were ever caught, we’d be atomized for sure! Episode 08: Girl Talk 00:32 - Introduction 01:47 - Caller: Kids, Digital Comics, iPads, Games, etc 10:03 - Caller: Comic recommendations for new readers 14:22 - Girl Talk: The Hunger Games (novel) 17:03 - Quick Synopsis of Hungry Game 19:40 - Crossing Lines, Heroes that Kill 20:28 - Which Boy Will I Choose? 24:34 - Hungry Games Movie 26:11 - Indecisive Girls 28:44 - Butch Testosterone Filled Outro Call in number 856-208-RIFT Email: letters@echorift.com Follow @echorift for podcast and comic updates Follow @Don_Garvey and @Connelly_Mike  

Radio Free Echo Rift is a pirate broadcast transmitted from a secret location deep beneath the city of Philadelphia.  Don and Mike discuss comics, movies, and the comics that they make based on what they see in the mysterious Echo Rift.  New Episodes every Wednesday and most Fridays. Episode 07 - Don't Be the Better Man 00:32 - Introduction 01:16 - What was Episode 13? 10:09 - Echo Rift does reMIND (link) 13:21 - Saga, by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples 19:45 - Saga's Ambition 20:17 - "R Rated" Comics 22:21 - Harsh content as a storytelling mechanism 24:54 - Dancing the line of shock value 25:51 - Can we still talk about Morning Glories? 26:41 - The Will 28:49 - Call me, maybe (With apologies - Don refers to "Wood" a number of times when he meant to refer to "Vaughan" - too many Brian's!) Call in number: 856.208.RIFT Letters:  letters@echorift.com Follow @echorift for podcast and comic updates Follow @Don_Garvey and @Mike_Connelly          

Radio Free Echo Rift is a pirate broadcast transmitted from a secret location deep beneath the city of Philadelphia.  Don and Mike discuss comics, movies, and the comics they make based on what they see in the mysterious Echo Rift. New Episodes every Wednesday and sometimes on Friday.   Episode 13 - Thirteen 00:00 - Introduction 01:13 - Fish or Cut Bait 01:31 - Training Session 10:45 - Dear Editor Letter 12:39 - Atomic Robo, Flying She-Devils of the Pacific 15:00 - Morning Glories 22:50 - M.R. James and Victorian Ghost Stories  24:00 - Hotel Ghost Story 26:33 - The Thunder Stopped 26:53 - Radio Free Echo Rift Disaster Protocol 1 Call in number: 856.208.RIFT Letters: letters@echorift.com Follow @echorift for podcast comics and updates Follow @Don_Garvey and @Connelly_Mike 

Radio Free Echo Rift is a pirate broadcast transmitted from a secret location deep beneath the city of Philadelphia.  Don and Mike discuss comics, movies, and the comics they make based on what they see in the mysterious Echo Rift. New Episodes every Wednesday and sometimes on Friday. Episode 06 - Torn on the Darkness 00:00 - Introduction 01:24 - We Stand for Tolerance/I Don't Care 03:21 - Letters from a Remote Outpost 04:18 - Judgement, Pillows 09:15 - Gushing about Marooned (www.maroonedcomic.com) 19:06 - Spider-Man SHED Wells/Pacheco/Rios 24:19 - The Gravity of SHED, Superheroes Die 25:54 - Don and Darkness in Comics 28:10 - Quick Read 29:09 - Outro Call in number: 856.208.RIFT Letters: letters@echorift.com Follow @echorift for podcast comics and updates Follow @Don_Garvey and @Connelly_Mike 

Radio Free Echo Rift is a pirate broadcast transmitted from a secret location deep beneath the city of Philadelphia.  Don and Mike discuss comics, movies, and the comics they make based on what they see in the mysterious Echo Rift. New Episodes every Wednesday and sometimes on Friday. Episode 05 - Eat Smoke 00:00 - Introduction 01:04 - Don't call it "Reefer" 01:50 - Letter, Tell us about Echo Rift Comic 07:27 - Monkeybrains.com 08:05 - Monkeybrain: October Girl 10:58 - Monkeybrain: Amelia Cole & The Unknown World 14:28 - Monkeybrain: Bandette (Paul Tobin is Don's Twitter Husband) 17:12 - Incident at Amazing Spider-Man Movie 23:10 - Amazing Spider-Man Film Casting 25:13 - Origin Stories in Film 29:16 - Outro Call in number: 856.208.RIFT Letters: letters@echorift.com Follow @echorift for podcast comics and updates Follow @Don_Garvey and @Connelly_Mike 

Radio Free Echo Rift is a pirate broadcast transmitted from a secret location deep beneath the city of Philadelphia.  Don and Mike discuss comics, movies, and the comics they make based on what they see in the mysterious Echo Rift. New Episodes every Wednesday and sometimes on Friday.   Episode 04 - Wavefunction 00:00 - Introduction and Happy Independence Day 01:47 - What is the Echo Rift? 06:21 - Voice Mail, Superhero Cartoons 11:30 - Judging Seth 12:44 - Monkeybrain: Edison Rex 17:43 - Monkeybrain: Aesop's Ark 20:32 - Religion and Prometheus 28:50 - Outro Call in number: 856.208.RIFT Letters: letters@echorift.com Follow @echorift for podcast comics and updates Follow @Don_Garvey and @Connelly_Mike     

Radio Free Echo Rift is a pirate broadcast transmitted from a secret location deep beneath the city of Philadelphia.  Don and Mike discuss comics, movies, and the comics they make based on what they see in the mysterious Echo Rift. New Episodes every Wednesday and sometimes on Friday. Episode 03 - Ice Cream Social 00:00 - Introduction 01:10 - An Echo Rift Love Letter(™) 02:32 - Letter Part 1: Judged 03:52 - Final Crisis 15:02 - Ice Cream Social 16:52 - Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared Syn 28:08 - Letter Part 2: Judged Call in number: 856.208.RIFT Letters: letters@echorift.com Follow @echorift for podcast comics and updates Follow @Don_Garvey and @Connelly_Mike 

Radio Free Echo Rift is a pirate broadcast transmitted from a secret location deep beneath the city of Philadelphia.  Don and Mike discuss comics, movies, and the comics they make based on what they see in the mysterious Echo Rift. New Episodes every Wednesday and sometimes on Friday.   Episode 02: 00:35 - Welcome back, we survived 01:33 - New Recruits/Mike was lied to 02:43 - Charlie's Atoms 04:30 - Avengers vs X-Men Rounds 1 through 5 10:32 - Re-reading Comics, Single Issue Stories 14:39 - Field Trip in the Senior Citizen Bus 15:29 - We LikedLovedLiked Prometheus 16:16 - Prometheus Plot Conveniences 19:46 - Prometheus - The Characters 21:50 - Assertions as Storyline Elements 23:17 - Origin of the Species 27:14 - Trying to figure out the Alien lifecycle 28:07 - Outro - Mike does NOT have a cervix Call in number: 856.208.RIFT Letters: letters@echorift.com Follow @echorift for podcast comics and updates Follow @Don_Garvey and @Connelly_Mike 

Radio Free Echo Rift is a pirate broadcast transmitted from a secret location deep beneath the city of Philadelphia.  Don and Mike discuss comics, movies, and the comics they make based on what they see in the mysterious Echo Rift. New Episodes every Wednesday.   Episode 01: 00:37 - Introducing Radio Free Echo Rift 01:08 - Charlie got Atomized 04:20 - What's with the suit? 05:14 - Sherlock (BBC Style) 09:04 - Spider-Man The Ends of the Earth 15:41 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from IDW 28:10 - Outro - Send Letters and Leave Voicemails! Call in number: 856.208.RIFT Letters: letters@echorift.com Follow @echorift for podcast comics and updates Follow @Don_Garvey and @Connelly_Mike