Midnight Grappler Animals

We're trying something new this week with Midnight Grappler Animals: An episode that doubles as a commentary track. We sat down to watch the 2012 Dredd movie starring Karl Urban and recorded our live reactions to it, while also having a conversation on top of it. Whether you watch this alongside the movie, or as a standalone, there's something special here for you!

We're trying something new this week with Midnight Grappler Animals: An episode that doubles as a commentary track. We sat down to watch the 1995 Judge Dredd movie starring Sylvester Stallone and recorded our live reactions to it, while also having a conversation on top of it. Whether you watch this alongside the movie, or as a standalone, there's something special here for you!Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠midnightgrappleranimals@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

We've done it! We've made it 150 numbered episodes into this show! What better way to celebrate the occasion than to get introspective about why we even do anniversaries in the first place? Lan, Salt, and Keigen sit down to talk about three anniversary issues and get to the bottom of things. First it's the latest $7.99 Amazing Spider-Man comic, then we go back to the very real Marvel Age #1000, before moving across the aisle to look at Detective Comics #1027. What will these comics tell us about anniversaries? Thanks for listening for 150 episodes, and here's to at least 50 more!Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠midnightgrappleranimals@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

Happy thanksgiving, Americans! Our Canadian host took a break this time and left this very American holiday to our two American hosts as they look at something we should all be grateful for: The punk scene. What does it mean to be punk in the big 2 5? Salt and Keigen find out, through the lens of "punk" comics.Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠midnightgrappleranimals@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

We're doing a sequel to our Star Wars knockoffs episode by looking at a couple of superhero movie knockoffs. Marvel, DC, everyone's getting a piece of the pie this time, as Lan, Keigen, and Salt cover the 2017 movie Guardians and Supermen Dönüyor, A.K.A Turkish Superman.Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠midnightgrappleranimals@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

In a first for MGA's Sequels Month, we're doing an episode that isn't a sequel at all...or is it? Keigen is joined by contestants Lan, Dave, Brason, and Gui as they take part in MGA's very first* comics draft. How will our play-publishers fare in a market rebuilding after a total crash and collapse?Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠midnightgrappleranimals@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

In a first for our sequel season, we're covering something that's a sequel to episodes we've done in the past, but also, a prequel for something that has yet to debut. We delve back into the world of Frank Miller to look at his first solo directorial debut, 2008's The Spirit. Frank Miller taking on a Will Eisner work? What could possibly go wrong? Come along with Lan, Keigen, and Salt, as we soft launch our Works of Divorce series!Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠midnightgrappleranimals@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

Years ago, Lan and Salt covered the first volume of James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds' The Department of Truth. This time, joined by Snyder superfan Keigen, we cover the 0th issue of the book, with the books original creative team being joined by the creative duo of Scott Snyder and Joshua Hixson. Did our feelings on the book change?But wait, there's more! We also covered the first volume of Undiscovered Country, written by Scott Snyder and Charles Soule, with art by Giuseppe Camuncoli. Was this COVID-era book prescient about the current collapse of the United States, or did it completely miss the mark. We take a deep dive into the glut of America.Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠midnightgrappleranimals@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

This time, we revive an old series of ours, What Were They Thinking, and return to Gotham, the only democracy in the middle-east of America, for the last volume of Chip Zdarsky's Batman run, "The Dying City". Fret not, as neither Lan nor Salt read any of Zdarsky's Batman run up to this point. It's time for Keigen to tell the lads what they missed out on and put an end to almost a decade's worth of Batman comics with... Russiagate...?!Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠midnightgrappleranimals@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

We're revisiting our 81st episode and heading back to Kaijumax! Lan and Keigen discuss the second deluxe volume of Zander Cannon's Kaijumax, covering seasons three and four. Lan had to read not only the second Deluxe Edition volume, but the first as well. Did he like it as much as our hosts did the last time we covered it on this show?Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠midnightgrappleranimals@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

In this episode, we follow up on our 7th episode to revisit Shinji Higuchi and Hideaki Anno's Shin Ultraman, joined now by Ultraman newcomer Keigen. To prep Keigen for his first foray into the franchise, Salt assigned us some homework: Watch Ultraman (1966) episodes 22 and 23, both directed by Akio Jissoji. We talk about Jissoji's strengths as a director and what set him apart from his contemporaries, and use that as a springboard into our re-review of Shin Ultraman.Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠midnightgrappleranimals@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

We're back with another entry in our Sequels Month series, this time following up on our seminal 50th episode, where we covered The Pope Drops In, while also semi-reviving our run of Toku Thursday episodes. We decided to take a look at the movie the pope was watching in the movie and cover 2020's Notzilla, a parody of classic kaiju films, beloved by the indie scene. But did we like it? Lan and Salt look at what the film gets right and wrong, not only about kaiju films, but satire comedy in general.Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠midnightgrappleranimals@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

It's the start of sequels month, leading up to our monumental episode 150! We're starting this month off with a sequel to our eleventh episode about the North Korean kaiju film Pulgasari, What happened when Shin Sang-Ok managed to flee North Korea, into the arms of the United States? Schlock, that's what! Teaming up with Sean McNamara, the man who'd go on to direct Reagan (2024), Shin remade Pulgasari as a Camelot-inspired DCOM called Galgameth. Was it good? Well, there's only one way to find out.Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠midnightgrappleranimals@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

With the release of Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc, Keigen and Salt made their way to their local cinemas to catch up with the film debut of Denji and Division 4. Before getting into the movie, Keigen and Salt have a brief discussion covering their experiences with the manga. The movie is short but impactful, and Keigen and Salt how the film exemplifies the greatest strengths of the series. Go ahead and have a listen as we get into the beauty of psychedelic violence, the follies of young love, and mice, mice, MICE!Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠midnightgrappleranimals@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

It's been four years since a group of comics creators took Substack's dirty money in an effort to revolutionize the way we read comics. Has that actually happened? Keigen and Lan delve into one of these Substack comics universes to see if that's actually the case. We delve into Three Worlds, Three Moons as both a comics universe and a publishing effort, and try to figure out how much this whole thing was actually worth it. Many surprising revelations were had as we look at the current state of the project.Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠midnightgrappleranimals@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

Much like Miles Morales, we're taking a hit concept from our other podcast and applying it to our main one, baby. Lan and Keigen join up to relentlessly bully- I mean introduce Salt into Marvel's latest line of Ultimate Marvel comics by reading the first issues of every Ultimate comic. And yes, we do mean the first issues of every Ultimate comic since 2023. Flop, founder, fluster, or flourish? Will Salt overcome his fears of continuity? Will Lan and Keigen successfully trick Salt into picking up an X-Men book? Did Lan and Keigen somehow manage to not account for user error once again with their reading list for Salt? Find out in the episode critics are calling "the best Ride Along series since Kamen Ride Along"!Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠midnightgrappleranimals@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

Salt and Keigen sail the high seas with 2003's Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl! Was there a time when Disney knew how to make big budget live action ensemble films? We dive in to find out! Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠midnightgrappleranimals@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

In an episode that is either a one-off or the start of a new series, Salt and Keigen examine the legacy of a comics creator whose once sterling public image has been tarnished by bad behavior. In the 2016 documentary Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously, viewers follow along with Gaiman to see the spectacle that was his 2013 book signing tour. In the fallout of the harrowing accounts publicized in summer 2024 and winter 2025 alleging the many vile crimes of Gaiman, this decade-old documentary conveys far more sinister messaging than ever intended. As Salt and Keigen watch and analyze this poorly-aged hagiographic record they discuss the ways in which Gaiman already had long exuded an over-the-top narcissism, the slippery and manipulative use of the word ‘mythology’, and the sweet sense of retribution that is knowing an airborne can of beer took down The Sandman.Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠midnightgrappleranimals@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

We did it! Lan, Keigen, and Salt made it to the end, finally finishing Lan's read pile with a full read-through of Immortal Thor. Was the wait worth it? Was reading all those comics that had nothing to do with Immortal Thor worth it? You're asking a lot of questions. Good thing we've got this plus-sized episode to answer at least two of them!Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠midnightgrappleranimals@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!

We watched Shin Godzilla in 4k last time, so why not round things out and rewatch Minus-One while we're at it, joined once again by Sophie Campbell. Godzilla newbie Keigen questions Lan's less-than-positive opinion of the movie, even though Lan went out of his way to buy the 4k release. Sophie just can't get her eyes off Godzilla's feet and we can't blame her.Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠midnightgrappleranimals@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Lan on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Keigen on Bluesky:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Salt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show’s official Bluesky page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mgapod.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/HNDTVfMburIf you liked this episode, please give us a good review!