Contest of Champions Live Episode #51.1: X-Men Books & TV Shows

Welcome to Season 3 of the internet's only superhero fight podcast, Contest of Champions Live! Each week, your hosts the Clobberin' Clergyman and the Canadian Capekiller are joined by a cast of Comic Attack contributors to battle it out and decide once and for all who can beat up who.

Listen to Episode #51.1 here! 
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After our 51st episode, we kept the recorder going! We are joined by Eli Anthony, Tom McNeely, and Infinite Speech as we discuss our favorite TV shows, the state of X-Men books, and much more!

Leave us an iTunes review, follow us on Twitter @CoCPodcast, or talk to us on Facebook at facebook.com/cocpodcast. Listen to past episodes by going here. And you can now find us both here at ComicAttack.net, and over at ComicRelated.com!

Jeff Jackson
jeff@comicattack.net
@FrJeffJackson

Contest of Champions Live Episode #51: Krakoa vs. Hydro-Man

Welcome to Season 3 of the internet's only superhero fight podcast, Contest of Champions Live! Each week, your hosts the Clobberin' Clergyman and the Canadian Capekiller are joined by a cast of Comic Attack contributors to battle it out and decide once and for all who can beat up who.

Listen to Episode #51 here! 
You can click the link to listen to the podcast or right click “save link as” to download it.

This week, we are joined by Eli Anthony, Tom McNeely, and Infinite Speech as we discuss who would win in a fight between biologically-powered fighters Krakoa and Hydro-Man.

Vote for who you think would win here over at our forums!

Also in this episode, we talk about what's on our Naughty & Nice list like Avengers Arena #2, Locke & Key: Omega #2, Indestructible Hulk #2, Red Hood & the Outlaws #14, and Snake-Eyes & Storm Shadow #20. We also discuss this week's comics news, if the Thing could actually beat Namor underwater, and what's on the top of our wish lists for Santa's visit!

Leave us an iTunes review, follow us on Twitter @CoCPodcast, or talk to us on Facebook at facebook.com/cocpodcast. Listen to past episodes by going here. And you can now find us both here at ComicAttack.net, and over at ComicRelated.com!

Jeff Jackson
jeff@comicattack.net
@FrJeffJackson

Comics Are My Religion: Phantom Stranger Podcast with A. David Lewis

Welcome to Comics Are My Religion, a look at theology through the lens of comic books. There are some basic ground rules about engaging in respectful dialog about religion in this column. The column below may have spoilers for books you might not have read, so be warned!

The Phantom Stranger has a long and varied history in the DC Universe. But in the New 52 Universe, in "Phantom Stranger" #0 by Dan Didio and Brent Anderson, his origin has been explicitly tied to a religious and biblical story. This is perhaps the closest a mainstream comic has come to making Judeo-Christian characters legitimate players in a fictional universe. What does this mean theologically? What does this mean for comics?

This month, we're back in podcast form, and Dr. A. David Lewis joins me again to discuss the new Phantom Stranger's origin and the ramifications of who he is to the larger Christian mythology in comic form.

Listen to the Comics Are My Religion Podcast here!You can click the link to listen to the podcast or right click “save link as” to download it.

If you have questions or feedback on the podcast, comment below or visit us at the ComicAttack.net Forums under the Comics Are My Religion Thread.

NEXT MONTH: We'll play "Stump the Priest!" Toss me your difficult questions involving religion and/or comics. You can do so on the forum, by e-mail, or Twitter.

Podcast music by Vigilantes of Love, "Judas Skin."

Jeff Jackson
jeff@comicattack.net
@FrJeffJackson

Contest of Champions Live #50: Season 3 Premiere

Welcome to the premiere episode of Season 3 of the internet's only superhero fight podcast, Contest of Champions Live! Each week, your hosts the Clobberin' Clergyman and the Canadian Capekiller are joined by a cast of Comic Attack contributors to battle it out and decide once and for all who can beat up who.

Listen to Episode #50 here! 
You can click the link to listen to the podcast or right click “save link as” to download it.

This week, we are joined by Eli Anthony, Tom McNeely, and Dan Briand as we discuss who would win in a fight between female street-level fighters Domino, Lady Deathstrike, and Mystique.

Vote for who you think would win here over at our forums!

Also in this episode, we talk about our highs and lows of the week like Avengers Arena #1, Batman #15, The Walking Dead #105, and Cable & X-Force #1. We also cover "meta messages," artists who work (or don't) with Brian Michael Bendis, superhero movie merchandising, digital comic collecting, and if Hulk could beat Black Bolt in a fight!

Leave us an iTunes review, follow us on Twitter @CoCPodcast, or talk to us on Facebook at facebook.com/cocpodcast. Listen to past episodes by going here. And you can now find us both here at ComicAttack.net, and over at ComicRelated.com!

Jeff Jackson
jeff@comicattack.net
@FrJeffJackson