Become the Teapot

Ian and Iain round up their second year (and a whole lot more) in this very special Anniversary Spectacular! They're discussing their favourite and least favourite movies and comics from the show's past year, seeing what lessons they may have accidentally learned and doling out the highly anticipated Become the Teapot awards! As if that wasn't enough, there's a round up of all the news from D23 before they and their guests give their thoughts on Spider-Man: No Way Home, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Thor: Love and Thunder, Moon Knight, Ms Marvel, She-Hulk, The Batman, The Umbrella Academy, Y: The Last Man, and Sandman. Phew!Send your thoughts, questions and comments on this and other episodes to becometheteapot@hotmail.com or tweet us @becometheteapod.Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // YouTube

Ian and Iain assemble their thoughts on The Avengers (2012) also known as Marvel's Avengers Assemble in the UK (to avoid confusion with a TV series from the 1960's that they thought people assume was showing at cinemas for some reason). To accompany it, they're reading The Ultimates by Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch, so Ian can prove, once and for all, how little of the MCU is taken from those comics. Also WHYBUTL? returns for some brief discussion about the Planet of the Apes series, Spiderhead, Bohemian Rhapsody, Reading Festival, KAPOW! Wrestling and Nope.Iain's YouTube Recommendation:  Chef - A Movie REALLY About Iron Man - https://youtu.be/zIA3Iz48irs  Send your thoughts, questions and comments on this and other episodes to becometheteapot@hotmail.com or tweet us @becometheteapod.Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // YouTube

Ian and Iain pick up some Dangerous Habits in the pages of Garth Ennis and Will Simpson's Hellblazer and see how the story was adapted for the screen for both Constantine (2015) and Legends of Tomorrow season 5.Send your thoughts, questions and comments on this and other episodes to becometheteapot@hotmail.com or tweet us @becometheteapod.Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // YouTube

Ian and Iain double down for their 50th Episode by watching both Superman: The Movie (1978) and Man of Steel (2013). It's Reeve v Cavill: Dawn of Truth, Justice and the American Way, but who will emerge as the true Man of Tomorrow? To accompany the movies, they're also reading two separate origins, with both John Byrne's The Man of Steel limited series and also the 1938 original Action Comics #1 and 1939's Superman #1, the oldest comics they've ever covered.Send your thoughts, questions and comments on this and other episodes to becometheteapot@hotmail.com or tweet us @becometheteapod.Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // YouTube

Ian and Iain discuss James O'Barr's The Crow and the 1994 film of the same name before gently wrapping up the episode with the return of WHYBUTL for some discussion about Thor: Love and Thunder, The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, Back to the Future, It Takes Two, The Boys, Umbrella Academy and (as always) Supernatural. Send your thoughts, questions and comments on this and other episodes to becometheteapot@hotmail.com or tweet us @becometheteapod.Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // YouTube

Ian and Iain watch Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) and compare it to the comic of the same name by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons. They say manners maketh man, but can man maketh good movie? Will the Millarisms get to Ian, like they did with Wanted? and how do The Golden Circle and The King's Man stack up? All of these questions and more may or may not be answered within! Send your thoughts, questions and comments on this and other episodes to becometheteapot@hotmail.com or tweet us @becometheteapod.Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // YouTube

Ian and Iain discuss Thor: Ragnarok (2017)  in a desperate attempt to appear up-to-date whilst watching things that literally came out years ago. To accompany the previous Thor film (in preparation for the upcoming Thor film) we’re reading Planet Hulk by Greg Pak and Carlo Pagulayan, a comic in which Thor barely appears. Nailed it!Send your thoughts, questions and comments on this and other episodes to becometheteapot@hotmail.com or tweet us @becometheteapod.Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // YouTube

Ian and Iain are going back to school as they enroll in the Umbrella Academy for a crash course in Season One of the Netflix show and the first volume of the comic book "Apocalypse Suite". As well as the usual opining and character breakdowns, there'll be follow-up questions, hypothetical questions and more Buzzfeed questions. Send your thoughts, questions and comments on this and other episodes to becometheteapot@hotmail.com or tweet us @becometheteapod.Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // YouTube

Ian and Iain prepare for the return of The Boys to Amazon Prime by revisiting the first season of the show, along with the first fourteen issues of the comic by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson. Together they break-down the characters, discuss revisiting TV shows and also talk The Boys Presents: Diabolical, complete with quasi-Australian/Cockney accents that'd make Dick Van Dyke proud. Send your thoughts, questions and comments on this and other episodes to becometheteapot@hotmail.com or tweet us @becometheteapod.Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // YouTube

Ian and Iain are joined by John (from the Hugo Award nominated podcast Octothorpe) to bring law and order back to Mega City One with an iron fist and casual conversation about Dredd (2012) and Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 03. John is brought to task about his views on The Losers, The Old Guard, Moon Knight, Ms Marvel, The Raid and Tolstoy before discussion turns to Des O'Conner Block, Boat arrests, and Walter the Wobot. Send your thoughts, questions and comments on this and other episodes to becometheteapot@hotmail.com or tweet us @becometheteapod.Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // YouTube

Ian and Iain prepare to enter the Multiverse of Madness by paying a visit to the good doctor. This episode, they're discussing Marvel's Doctor Strange (2016) and Doctor Strange: The Oath by Brian K Vaughan and Marcos Martin, but will they like them or will they find them a bit... odd? Also on the menu (apart from the usual overstuffing of eggs) is some first impressions and general chit-chat about Moon Knight. Laters 'gators.Send your thoughts, questions and comments on this and other episodes to becometheteapot@hotmail.com or tweet us @becometheteapod.Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // YouTube

Ian and Iain are 50% riddled with COVID but that won't stop them from wanging on about Wanted (2008) and the comic book miniseries it's loosely based on by Mark Millar & J G Jones. Strong opinions are shared before discussion turns to Peacemaker, IT (Parts 1 & 2), Death on the Nile, The Bubble, Moonfall, and (once again) Supernatural.Content Warning: Discussion of themes and events present in the comic book, including racism, ableism and sexual assault.Send your thoughts, questions and comments on this and other episodes to becometheteapot@hotmail.com or tweet us @becometheteapod.Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // YouTube

Ian and Iain are your hosts in a half-shell for this exploration into 21st century Turtle Power. Bad decisions may have been made when they chose not-Michael Bay's (but totally Michael Bay's) 2014 movie, but what will they think of the IDW comic run from around the same time? As well as the general waffle, they're also discussing product placement, favourite turtles and pizza based Buzzfeed quizzes.Send your thoughts, questions and comments on this and other episodes to becometheteapot@hotmail.com or tweet us @becometheteapod.Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // YouTube

Ian and Iain may be locked in combat for your soul, but they're in full agreement about the quality of The New Mutants (2020). Will this newfound harmony carryover into their discussion of Chris Claremont and Bill Sienkiewicz's Demon Bear Saga? Probably not, but listen anyway to find out. Also, as they've both finally got around to watching The Batman, feast your ears on some bonus spoiler-free bat chat. Send your thoughts, questions and comments on this and other episodes to becometheteapot@hotmail.com or tweet us @becometheteapod.Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // YouTube

Ian and Iain are sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. Today, still wanted by the government they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire The Losers. Wait... that doesn't sound right. This episode, Ian and Iain discuss The Losers (2010) in relation to the comic of the same name by Andy Diggle and Jock, as well as Final Space, Shaun of the Dead, Star Wars, and Supernatural (apologies once again to Supernatural fans).Send your thoughts, questions and comments on this and other episodes to becometheteapot@hotmail.com or tweet us @becometheteapod.Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // YouTube

Ian and Iain prepare for the upcoming release of The Batman by revisiting The Caped Crusader's last solo film, The Dark Knight Rises (2012). They also read Batman: Knightfall in order to get to grips with the main Bane; "the man who broke the bat". Having completed the Christopher Nolan trilogy (in the wrong order, naturally) they discuss their favourite films, villains and (as always) Easter Eggs. Send your thoughts, questions and comments on this and other episodes to becometheteapot@hotmail.com or tweet us @becometheteapod.Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // YouTube

Ian and Iain are joined by full-time friend and part-time composer James to discuss Ghost World (2001) and compare it to Daniel Clowes' comic of the same name. Along the way they also discuss Scott Pilgrim, Tank Girl, Jodorowsky's Dune,  and James recommends some movies and web-comics.Send your thoughts, questions and comments on this and other episodes to becometheteapot@hotmail.com or tweet us @becometheteapod.Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // YouTube

Ian and Iain round out Ryanuary by revisiting the imaginatively titled Deadpool 2 (2018), and what better comic is there to accompany a Deadpool film featuring Cable than Cable & Deadpool by Fabian Nicieza? Does the sequel live up to its predecessor? Is Josh Brolin better as Cable or Thanos? Can Ian guess higher or lower numbers? Two of these three questions will be answered in this very episode!Send your thoughts, questions and comments on this and other episodes to becometheteapot@hotmail.com or tweet us @becometheteapod.Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // YouTube

Ian and Iain put in Maximum Effort as they try to put X-Men Origins Deadpool behind them and celebrate the New Year with a new Deadpool. This episode they're discussing the 2016 movie Deadpool and the first eleven issues of Joe Kelly's seminal 1997 Deadpool run. They'll also be giving their spoiler-free thoughts on Hawkeye, Spider-Man: No Way Home and also Red Notice for some reason.Send your thoughts, questions and comments on this and other episodes to becometheteapot@hotmail.com or tweet us @becometheteapod.Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // YouTube

Ian and Iain kickstart Ryanuary (not a real word) by going back to Ryan Reynolds' debut as the Merc with (and later without) a Mouth in X-Men Origin: Wolverine. To accompany this cinematic tour de force, they'll also be reading Weapon X by Barry Windsor-Smith and Origin by a whole bunch of people. Also featuring the much promised "New Years New Who", in which we discuss Doctor Who: Flux.Send your thoughts, questions and comments on this and other episodes to becometheteapot@hotmail.com or tweet us @becometheteapod.Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // YouTube