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Is having a hard power ceiling on superheroes a writing restriction or a much need change for superhero stories ?Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhTwitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShieldsTwitter Axle:https://twitter.com/AxleWrightPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsNaming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214…

We're cracking the seal and doing our first Age of Sigmar faction deep dive. It just so happens to be about one of the most unloved factions in the setting, the Beasts of Chaos, AKA Beastmen. Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhTwitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShieldsTwitter Axle:https://twitter.com/AxleWrightPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/Geeks…

We're joined our good friend of the podcast Wretched, to talk about nerds obsession with "canon" and its importance; and whether its bad for the medium as a whole.Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhTwitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShieldsTwitter Axle:https://twitter.com/AxleWrightPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsFireside Allince:h…

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With the 40th Anniversary of Warhammer Fantasy fast approaching it seems likely that well get a full reveal on Warhammer the Old World. And everyone else has given there thoughts and now its our turn.Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhTwitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShieldsTwitter Axle:https://twitter.com/AxleWrightPatreon:https://www.patreon.c…

Venom is a Spiderman villain that is beloved by kids of the 90's, who only realy works as a Spiderman. So does he work as an anti hero ? Do we want to see him in the MCU ? And should they have just left the idea of the Symbiote as, black space goo rather than invent a complex mythos for it. Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhTwitter:https://twitter…

We're back and we're highlighting even more or our favorite games from smaller publishers. All of which are available on Steam.Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhTwitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShieldsTwitter Axle:https://twitter.com/AxleWrightPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsFireside Allince:https://www.firesidealliance.com/…

The Internet loves ranking lists and Spiderman, and we're no different. So we ranked Spiderman's most iconic villains', and a couple lesser ones, to give you the definitive ranking of all time ! Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhTwitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShieldsTwitter Axle:https://twitter.com/AxleWrightPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/Ge…

Welcome to an episode that started life as a simple Buckler and became a full length episode complete with us questioning the bathroom habits of the Fantastic 4. The question is simple, should the Punisher be moved to a simple Imprint. The answer was more complicated. Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhTwitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShieldsTwi…

To celebrate 5 years of doing this podcast we decided to set ourselves the challenge of talking about very Non MCU Superhero movie since the year 2000. And as an added bonus for those of you in our Discord, we did it live !Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhTwitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShieldsTwitter Axle:https://twitter.com/AxleWrightPatreo…

Its that time of year again, we're talking about our top 10 favorite movies of 2022.Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhTwitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShieldsTwitter Axle:https://twitter.com/AxleWrightPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsFireside Allince:https://www.firesidealliance.com/Naming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/…

Axle and Ulric are old, back in there day shows ran 20 episodes and had things called "Filler Episodes". Now everything is 6 episodes and everyone complains that episode two "dragged". When did filler become a bad thing and was it ever realy a good thing ?Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhTwitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShieldsTwitter Axle:htt…

Magnus is back, Mortarion is back, Angron is back, Fulgrim is coming sooner rather than later. Meanwhile loyalists only have Guilman, where's the rest of his Brothers ? Well we're giving you our little quick pitch for how each of the missing Primarchs could be brought back. Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhTwitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShie…

Well, we've had access to Warhammer+ for over a year. So what's our final opinion on the service as 3 hardcore Warhammer fans ? Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhTwitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShieldsTwitter Axle:https://twitter.com/AxleWrightPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsFireside Allince:https://www.firesidealliance.com/…

There is inarguably too many named Space Marine Characters in the setting of 40k. So we decided to compile them all and play a game of Keep, Kill, Primaris. How'd we do ?Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhTwitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShieldsTwitter Axle:https://twitter.com/AxleWrightPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsFireside Al…

We're once again joined by our friend Bert Jennings to talk about some of the most popular pitches for Total War Games and if they'd actualy make good Total War games ?Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhTwitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShieldsTwitter Axle:https://twitter.com/AxleWrightPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsFireside Alli…

No new episode this week, so instead we made this short update on our bigger projects like The Road to Bayham and the MCU Smackdown.Kirjoittanut Geeks With Shields

Geeks of Grimdark is back with another Round Table Discussion, and we're taking on the small discussion of Female Space Marines. This was an incredibly fun episode to record and a great conversation. And if we get driven off the internet by enraged trolls it'll serve as a good final episode of the podcast. Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhTwitter…

Catholicism, Judaism, and non Denominational Christianity play a big part in most Horror movies. But is horror mining these mythologies as much as they could ?Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhTwitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShieldsTwitter Axle:https://twitter.com/AxleWrightPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsFireside Allince:https…

We're talking forgotten and underappreciated horror movies and tv shows on this week's episode. Just in time to plan for your big halloween party ! Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhTwitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShieldsTwitter Axle:https://twitter.com/AxleWrightPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsFireside Allince:https://www.fire…

This week Axle and Ulric are joined by Podcast Producer and host of the sister podcast, Geeks Who Haunt, Slagathor. Slagathor is here to discuss the nexus point of her love of horror, Nightmare on Elm Street. Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhTwitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShieldsTwitter Axle:https://twitter.com/AxleWrightPatreon:https://www.…

As iconic a monster as Vampires and Zombies, Werewolves seem to get the short end of the stick in terms of big screen adaptation. What's the deal with that ?Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhTwitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShieldsTwitter Axle:https://twitter.com/AxleWrightPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsFireside Allince:https:/…

This is not a good episode, this is however what an average conversation between Axle and Ulric is, so if you've ever wondered what we're like off the podcast here you go. We also do come back around to talking about the lack of Epic Fantasy movies.Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhTwitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShieldsTwitter Axle:https://tw…

Slagathor is filling in for Axle this week as we talk with Stand Up Comedian and Podcaster Ron Swallow, about the book that launched his deep love of fantasy. Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhTwitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShieldsTwitter Axle:https://twitter.com/AxleWrightPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsFireside Allince:https…

Most of us agree that Peter Jackson's adaptation of the Lord of the Rings is near perfect film series, but should it have stopped there ? Are we tempting fates with the Rings of Power ? Or is Middle Earth such an expansive universe that not doing more with it is being overly preciouses. Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhTwitter:https://twitter.com…

We're kicking off Lord Of The Rings Month to celebrate the release of The Rings of Power. This week we were joined by Brendan Agnew to discuss why the Lord of the Rings has some of the most powerful and epic cinematic battles in film history Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhTwitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShieldsTwitter Axle:https://twitter.c…

Why is Luke Cage Street Level but Spiderman isn't? There Power Levels are the close to the same. Why is Batman part of the Justice League but Nightwing is limited to the streets? What makes a superhero "Street Level"? Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhTwitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShieldsTwitter Axle:https://twitter.com/AxleWrightPatreon:htt…

With House of the Dragon set to premier Axle and Ulric discussed the internet's favorite topic, did Season 8 kill Game of Thrones ?Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhTwitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShieldsPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsFireside Allince:https://www.firesidealliance.com/Naming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.…

Every day there's an article, or a blog, or a podcast, or a twelve part youtube series telling you that the Superhero Genre is ruining film. But is Superhero realy a Genre ? Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhTwitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShieldsPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsFireside Allince:https://www.firesidealliance.com/…

Listen, this is a hard one to describe, but it's a realy great discussion about how many of us misrepresent the pastDiscord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhTwitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShieldsPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsFireside Allince:https://www.firesidealliance.com/Kirjoittanut Geeks With Shields

We've been asked about it. Others have made videos about it. So now we're weighing in, is the MCU In Trouble ? No, of course not. But if you want a more nuanced answer, listen to the episode. Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhTwitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShieldsPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsFireside Allince:https://www.fir…

We're talking about one of the most epic franchises birthed in the 90's Power Rangers. And not just Might Morphin, but all of them, yes, even Turbo. Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhTwitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShieldsPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsFireside Allince:https://www.firesidealliance.com/…

We're talking about a Scifi classic and possibly Ulric's current favorite movie. Paul Verhoeven's Starship Troopers.Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhTwitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShieldsPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsFireside Allince:https://www.firesidealliance.com/Naming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/…

With Immortal Empires about to launch in August, we were joined once again by Wretched to pitch a few of our Wishlist Items for the Warhammer Total War Saga.Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhTwitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShieldsPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsOpening Song: Odin by Evan KingFireside Allince:https://www.firesid…

We're talking the weird and wild history of Robotech with Scott Rubin. Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhTwitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShieldsPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsFireside Allince:https://www.firesidealliance.com/Naming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214Planned Parenthoodhttps://www.weare…

This week we were joined by our good friend Wretched to talk about the growing problem of book bloat in 40k. Why does one army need 4 books to stay up to date and why are they never relevant for longer than 2 months ? Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhTwitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShieldsPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsOpenin…

We brought Loremaster of Sotek on this weeks episode to talk with us about Warhammer Fantasy and Age of Sigmar, and to compare and contrast the two settings. How do they stack up to each other ? Is it as one sided as some claim ? Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhTwitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShieldsPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithS…

This week Slagathor and Ulric are breaking down every Horror Fans favorite topic, "Elevated Horror". What is it, what makes a horror movie "elevated, and why does the term set every horror fans teeth on edge ?Discord:https://discord.gg/c3EPFkqeQMTwitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShieldsPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsFireside Alli…

We're trying something new this week. Axle and Ulric have been friends for well over a decade and with that comes lots and lots of great stories. So this week, we're getting personal and sharing some gems from our past. Including the time Ulric was questioned about his one night stand, by his grandmother. Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhTwitter:…

This week we thought it would be fun to shine a light and promote some of the smaller Indie Dev games Axle and Ulric have been playing. Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhTwitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShieldsLovers of The Unique Resin Crats:https://www.etsy.com/shop/loversoftheunique/Fireside Allince:https://www.firesidealliance.com/Naming Yo…

We're going back to basics with an episode of Gone But Not Forgotten. Talking about some of our favorite forgotten Toys, Tv Shows, and Video GamesDiscord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhTwitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShieldsPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsLovers of The Unique Resin Crats:https://www.etsy.com/shop/loversoftheunique/F…

Yes, we know that's a bit click baited. Yes we know we're coming in hot. Yes, we recognize these are far from perfect. All that said, give it a listen and tell us they don't hold the key to adapting Video Games to movies. Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhTwitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShieldsPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsLo…

Welcome to our longest episode yet ! What was previously only available on our Patreon has now been combined. Our weekly episode by episode break down and discussion of Marvels Moon Knight Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhTwitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShieldsPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsLovers of The Unique Resin Crats:ht…

We've gone mad with power lately between this and our Squat Fix. But we're going to roll with it, with our list of our 5 most important changes we'd made at Games Workshop if we were in charge. Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhTwitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShieldsPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsOpening Song: Odin by Evan Kin…

Yup, GW may have made the announcement first but we pitched our fix first ! So here it is, what we would do if GW asked us to relaunch Squats (League of Votan). Gotta say, im realy proud of this one.Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhTwitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShieldsPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsOpening Song: Odin by Eva…

Axle and Ulric are discussing a hot topic in geek circles this week, how accurate does a Superhero Movie or show need to be to its comic book origin ? Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhTwitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShieldsPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsLovers of The Unique Resin Crats:https://www.etsy.com/shop/loversoftheuni…

Axle and Ulric are both self admitted Sitcom Junkies. And while there are tons of tropes that need to be taken behind the preverbal woodshed these are Axle and Ulric's top offenders. Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhTwitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShieldsPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsLovers of The Unique Resin Crats:https://…

So things are a bit hectic for us this week so we're releasing some of our Patreon Content into the general feed. So what does Ulric, who traditionally doesn't like Anime make of one of the most beloved Animies of all time ? Listen and find out Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhTwitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShieldsPatreon:https://www.patreon…

We're breaking down one of Ulric's favorite franchises this week with the aid of former Film Rescue Host, upcoming film maker Seth Decker and youtuber, movie critic, pop culture scholar, Bob Movie Bob Chipman. Love it or hate it The Purge has come along way from its first barebones movie.Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhTwitter:https://twitter.co…

Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhTwitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShieldsPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsOpening Song: Odin by Evan KingLovers of The Unique Resin Crats:https://www.etsy.com/shop/loversoftheunique/Fireside Allince:https://www.firesidealliance.com/Kirjoittanut Geeks With Shields