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Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast #458 Weecock

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Todd McFarlane says he can sell 'a book drawn by Michelangelo and written by my dog.'

1. KA-POW! The Pop Cultured Podcast #458, titled "Weecock," moves from movie recommendations into comic books and TV trailer talk. 2. Jordan Lowe and Cliff Barnes host the episode, and Seth is introduced in the show opening before the conversation settles into a two-host format. 3. The episode asks what matters more in comics, what HBO's Lanterns is doing with Green Lantern, and why Wonder Man feels different from standard Marvel shows. 4. Jordan recommends Nirvana, The Band, The Show, The Movie, says he saw it in Athens with college kids, and tells listeners to avoid the trailer. 5. The hosts spend time on awards-season TV, including the Independent Spirit Awards, the Actor Awards, and the Oscars date of March 15. 6. They react to the Paramount, Netflix, Warner Brothers consolidation news and worry about fewer major companies controlling streaming and news. 7. Jordan says he rewatched Andor season one on Disney+ and mentions Tony Gilroy saying they used a 'fascism for dummies' book while making the series. 8. A Valentine’s Day hangout turns into an HBO anecdote when friends notice sex scenes in the background and one guest jokes, 'how European of you.' 9. James Patrick's Astronaut is described as a film option at Netflix, and Kaiju Score is mentioned as another adaptation with James Patrick involved. 10. Jordan recalls meeting James Patrick at Second Street and hearing his joke about 'death and the man who would not die.' 11. Todd McFarlane's Wired Q&A becomes the core comic-book argument when he says he can sell a comic drawn by Michelangelo and written by his dog. 12. The hosts answer that issue one can be sold by art, but issue two, three, and four depend more on story and reader interest. 13. They also say comic covers, splash pages, and variant covers can drive purchases even when the reader has not committed to the run. 14. The discussion expands to indie comics, where the hosts note that simple art can still work if the story is personal or distinctive. 15. The conversation broadens further into board games and iconography, with the hosts saying theme and art affect whether they will play or buy. 16. They close the comics debate by saying comics are a medium where art and writing are linked and neither side can fully replace the other. 17. The tone stays casual, opinionated, and conversational, with the hosts interrupting each other and using jokes to move between topics. 18. The format is a pop-culture roundtable rather than a single-feature interview, so the episode jumps from movies to comics to TV without a hard break. 19. Listeners who like comics arguments, superhero TV, and industry chatter will likely enjoy this episode. 20. Listeners wanting a tightly focused recap of one property may skip this episode.

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A loose, funny reset after the last episode, with the conversation drifting wherever the hosts want it to go.

Ka-Pow #458 starts with a check-in after the Marathon Poobah Awards episode, and the joke is that Cliff barely made it through. From there, Jordan, Cliff, and Seth settle into the show's usual mix of comics, television, movies, and fan talk.

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You want a post-marathon breather packed with comic, TV, and movie riffs from Jordan, Cliff, and Seth.

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