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It's the second annual 2 in 1 Showcase Halloween Spooktacular! In this oversized episode, the boys talk about their favorite slashers, both in the movies and in comics. The guys talk about the worlds of Halloween, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street and the Freddy Vs. Jason Vs. Ash crossover, plus a discussion of the best slasher series ever to come out of comics, Hack/Slash. In the picks, Chase is a fan of Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen Special #1, while Blake has been introduced to the coolness that is Supernatural Law. E-mail us with your comments, "Ask Chase Anything" questions, or anything else at Showcase@comixtreme.com! Music provided by the Podshow Podsafe Music Network

As a special Halloween Treat (while you wait for Monday's Halloween Spooktacular II), Blake is here today to give you a reading of an all-new Halloween short story. You can read the full story as it's serialized over the next week at his website, Evertime Realms, but he hopes you enjoy this audio version of the first part of the tale. Enjoy "THE RESTLESS DEAD OF SIEGEL CITY!"

Back in April, the Showcase boys did a special segment for Dr. Pus's Library of the Living Dead podcast giving their rundown of the Marvel Zombies universe! For those of you who missed that episode, it appears here in our feed for the first time. Happy Halloween, everybody!

How do you read your comics? Once the monthly magazine has run its course, there are more options than ever before: hardcovers, paperbacks, digests, phone book-like "Essentials," Premiere hardcovers, and hefty, hefty omnibus editions. This week the guys talk about all the different ways comics can get collected in the aftermarket, which verions they like the best, which formats don't cut the mustard, and even the possibility of digital comics for your collected editions! In the picks this week, Chase is a fan of The Lone Ranger, while Blake recommends the new beginning in Fables #76 E-mail us with your comments, "Ask Chase Anything" questions, or anything else at Showcase@comixtreme.com! Music provided by the Podshow Podsafe Music Network

It's a new beginning for the 2 in 1 Showcase podcast! With a slight change in format, the guys decide to go back and talk about a character who didn't get his due the first time they discussed him -- Daredevil. Blake and Chase talk about the character's history, some of their favorite stories, the way the book is featured today, and rumors of a new movie. But that's not all! This episode features the first ever 2 in 1 Showcase Trivia Contest! The winner will be selected from everyone who sends the correct answers to the five questions at the bottom of this post! In the picks this week, Blake loves the first Starman Omnibus, while Chase enjoys the new Flash Gordon comic! E-mail us with your comments, "Ask Chase Anything" questions, or anything else at Showcase@comixtreme.com! Music provided by the Podshow Podsafe Music NetworkTRIVIA CONTEST QUESTIONS: 1. In what comic book did The Taskmaster make his first appearance?2. Who played "Thug #1" or "Lead Thug" in the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles move?3. On wh

It's a packed Tangent episode of the 2 in 1 Showcase Podcast -- surrounded by the staff and customers of BSI Comics, the boys are joined by regular back-up geeks Mike and Kenny, as well as Marcus and Anthony of Lightning Age Studios! This week, the guys read your e-mail about the Star Wars episode, discuss the new Force Unleashed videogame, give more tidbits about DC Online, talk about the end of the war in Fables, chat up the new fall TV season, and debate whether Will Smith should play Captain America. In the picks this week, Mike recommends Fallen Angel Vol. 4, Blake enjoyed Avengers: The Initiative #16, and Chase picks Garth Ennis's new Avatar title, Crossed. E-mail us with your comments, "Ask Chase Anything" questions, or anything else at Showcase@comixtreme.com! Music provided by the Podshow Podsafe Music Network

Since the dawn of the Showcase, we have been hit with requests that Chase and Blake talk about the Japanese-born phenomenon of manga. The only problem? Blake and Chase don't know squat about manga. So in this special episode, recorded at BSI Comics, the boys invite their resident manga expert Kenny Fanguy to sit in, explain the popularity of the form, talk about some of his favorite manga titles, and reveal the previously unknown legend of Bob Viz. Fans of manga -- listen up and tell us how wrong we are. People who don't read manga -- listen up for one of the funniest chats the Showcase boys have ever hosted! In the picks this week, Chase recommends the new Rapunzel's Revenge, Blake pleads with you to read DC's The Family Dynamic, and Kenny suggests the newest volume of the manga series Negima and the series Seraphic Feather. E-mail us with your comments, "Ask Chase Anything" questions, or anything else at Showcase@comixtreme.com! Music provided by the Podshow Podsafe Music Network.

We're back! Chase and Blake, along with their emergency back-up geeks Mike and Kenny set up shop at BSI Comics to record a new batch of episodes! This week, the guys discuss what it's like to be a comic reader in a hurricane zone, tell about their Gustav and Ike experiences, and most importantly, dish on the comics they've read since they've been out. In the picks this week, Blake likes Atomic Robo: Dogs of War #2, and Chase endorses Savage Dragon #137. Thanks to everyone who has stuck with us during the unexpected hiatus, and let's hope we don't have to do it again. E-mail us with your comments, "Ask Chase Anything" questions, or anything else at Showcase@comixtreme.com! Music provided by the Podshow Podsafe Music Network

It's another Chaseless week, as the power crews work desperately to restore energy to the secret lair -- unfortunately, Ike seems to have pushed things further back. To fill time, this week Blake discusses four recent first issues: The Family Dynamic #1, Secret Six #1, The Stand: Captain Trips #1 and Fringe #1. Will we be back next week? Your guess is as good as ours. E-mail us with your comments, "Ask Chase Anything" questions, or anything else at Showcase@comixtreme.com! Music provided by the Podshow Podsafe Music Network

With Gustav gone, the Showcase gang is still scattered to the four winds, and it will be a few weeks before Blake and Chase can get together to record again. In the meantime, Blake brings you this hiatus mini-episode to tell you how all of your favorite geeks made out during the storm... and just so there's some comic book content, Blake talks about the comics he read while he evacuated: Watchmen, Star Wars: Vector, The Alcoholic and The Nearly Complete Essential Hembeck Archives Omnibus. We don't know when we'll be back full-time, guys, but we hope it's soon. In the meantime, e-mail us with your comments, "Ask Chase Anything" questions, or anything else at Showcase@comixtreme.com!

He seems to win a pick of the week every other episode, so Blake and Chase finally devote an entire hour to the amazing Geoff Johns. From his groundbreaking work on Green Lantern to his upcoming revamp of the Flash to the totally brilliant revitalization of the Legion of Super-Heroes, the guys discuss why they like his work, what makes him so darn good, and whether or not Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds will be as awesome as Blackest Night. In the picks, Blake goes with the first issue of the new Vertigo series, Air, while Chase is blown away by The Walking Dead #51. Please stay tuned after the theme music for a quick message from Blake about the Showcase crew's efforts to dodge Hurricane Gustav. Keep us in your prayers, friends.

This week the guys turn their attention to the world's first pliable sleuth, Plastic Man! The guys ask why he's never cracked the upper tier of the DC Icons, share their favorite stories, reminisce about a miniseries that almost no one remembers, and wonder if Ethan Van Sciver's proposed relaunch will ever get off the ground. After a quick side-discussion on Flash: Rebirth, the guys get to their picks of the week. Chase goes with the webcomic The Devil and the Monk, while Blake asks everyone to rush out and get the superhero novel Playing For Keeps! E-mail us with your comments, "Ask Chase Anything" questions, or anything else at Showcase@comixtreme.com! Music provided by the Podshow Podsafe Music Network

The Showcase boys love to argue with each other, but even they have to admit that the Cosmic Corner of the Marvel Universe is currently the place to be. The guys talk about their all-time favorite cosmic Marvel stories, how Annihilation laid the groundwork for Nova and Guardians of the Galaxy to be two of Marvel's best comics, and the upcoming War of Kings crossover event! In the picks this week, Blake stays cosmic with the Skrulls Vs. Power Pack mini-series, while Chase cheers for Captain America #40. E-mail us with your comments, "Ask Chase Anything" questions, or anything else at Showcase@comixtreme.com! Music provided by the Podshow Podsafe Music Network

We've talked Star Wars here before, way back in Episode 19, but with a new movie coming out, the Showcase boys decide to once again journey to a galaxy far, far away. This week, the guys discuss all six Star Wars movies, why Chase hates the Expanded Universe, how he ruined Vector Prime for Blake, who for some reason became friends with him anyway, the current comics from Dark Horse, the property in video games, and of course, the upcoming Clone Wars movie and TV show! In the picks this week, Chase gives props to Daredevil #109, and Blake chuckles over Ambush Bug: Year None #1! E-mail us with your comments, "Ask Chase Anything" questions, or anything else at Showcase@comixtreme.com! Music provided by the Podshow Podsafe Music Network.

It's time for a whole new Showcase! Blake and Chase of the 2 in 1 Showcase on Comics podcast are going to turn their attention to the silver screen in the new 2 in 1 Showcase at the Movies! Every few weeks, the guys' "movie club" will delve in to a film that's out on DVD, pick it apart, and explain why they like it or why they don't. For our first episode, we delve into the world of the 1999 Brendan Fraser film The Mummy, talk briefly about its sequels and the other movies in its world, and explain why we still dig it even nine years later. Next up? The 1984 horror/comedy hybrid classic Ghostbusters! E-mail us with your comments on The Mummy or Ghostbusters, "Ask Chase Anything" questions, or anything else at Showcase@comixtreme.com! Subscribers, please note: this new show will be on a separate feed from the regular podcast. Only the first episode will also appear on the usual 2 in 1 Showcase feed. You can subscribe to the NEW show by pasting this RSS link into iTunes, or your favorite podcatcher: http://twoi

Because YOU demanded it! We got so many requests after our Valiant Comics retrospective, that we simply had to delve into another lost universe of the 90s, the Malibu Comics Ultraverse! The Showcase boys talk about their favorite Ultraverse titles and stories, what made the Ultraverse such an innovative experiment, and how the line of comics died out. Also this week: Blake hits three comic shops on his recent trip to Las Vegas -- are any of them better than BSI? And with Chase still absent from the comic shop, Blake doubles up on his picks of the week: Final Crisis: Rogues' Revenge #1 and Hack/Slash Annual #1. E-mail us with your comments, "Ask Chase Anything" questions, or anything else at Showcase@comixtreme.com! Music provided by the Podshow Podsafe Music Network

Once again, the boys come at us with a special Showcase Tangent, in which any and all topics are up for grabs! The guys start by picking apart all of the news that's come from this year's San Diego Comicon so far! Mark Waid writing The Incredibles? Disney is making a Tron 2? Johns, Robinson and Gates on Superman: New Krypton? Will Blake ever see sunlight again after DC Universe Online is released? Plus, even more thoughts on The Dark Knight, Chase reviews The X-Files: I Want to Believe, and the guys make a BIG announcement about the next Showcase special project! Then, there's plenty of time to answer your e-mails! Chase doesn't have a pick this week, but Blake tells you about the coolness of Archie #587. That's right. Archie. Want your own comments to be read on a future episode? E-mail us with your comments, "Ask Chase Anything" questions, or anything else at Showcase@comixtreme.com! Music provided by the Podshow Podsafe Music Network

Blake and Erin hit you with a double-dose review of the animated feature Batman: Gotham Knight and the blockbuster hit The Dark Knight. This is a spoiler-filled review, so if you haven't seen the movie, pay attention when you're given the spoiler warning!

The summer movie season continues as the boys discuss one of Chase's all-time favorite TV shows, The X-Files. The guys talk about the history of the show, its history in comics, other comics in that paranormal vein, and just what they expect out of the new movie. The guys double up on their picks of the week, with Chase choosing Nova #16 and Guardians of the Galaxy #2 and Blake saying goodbye to G.I. Joe: America's Elite and hello to Spooks: Omega Team. E-mail us with your comments, "Ask Chase Anything" questions, or anything else at Showcase@comixtreme.com! Music provided by the Podshow Podsafe Music Network