Superhero Cinephiles
Film, TV & Pop Culture
About
Author and comic book fan Perry Constantine is your guide into the world of superhero film and TV! In each episode, Perry and a guest tackle a different movie or TV show and go into detail about what works and what doesn't, trying to focus on the stuff they enjoy as opposed to ranting about the stuff they hate.
Episodes
- Hiatus Announcement
Superhero Cinephiles is going to be on a temporary hiatus for the immediate future. Everything's okay, I'm just entering a busy period at work and I've exhausted my supply of movie episodes. While you're waiting, there are still some unair…
- SCP #233 – Batman: Year One (2011)
Pulp author Gordon Dymoski returns to the show to discuss the animated adaptation of Frank Miller's Batman: Year One! Though lauded as one of the best of DC's animated adaptations, we found it sometimes adhered a bit too closely to the sou…
- SBP Classic – Astonishing Ant-Man by Nick Spencer
In this replay of one of the old Patreon episodes, listen to Perry and guest Edward Thompson discuss Nick Spencer's Ant-Man run collected in Astonishing Ant-Man: The Complete Collection! Want to tell us what you think? Have any questions o…
- SCP #232 – Donnie Darko (2001)
Author and superhero fan Matt Farley makes his debut on the show to discuss the trippy 2001 film, Donnie Darko! We discuss both versions to get to the bottom of this flick, and answer the really important questions: why so many Bush/Dukaki…
- SCP #231 – Superman: Man of Tomorrow (2020)
Our DC animation correspondant Stacy Dooks is back, and today we're discussing the beginning of the Tomorrowverse! While really strong compared to what would follow, there are some things holding this back from being the stellar rebranding…
- SBP #9 – X-Men: Fatal Attractions
We're going back to the 90s! Though this era of X-Men is heavily maligned, for Perry and returning guest Scott Honig, it represents when they got into comics. And today, we revisit one of the quintessential 90s X-Men stories — Fatal Attrac…
- SCP #230 – Ultimate Avengers: The Movie (2006)
Logan Crowley is back for a spirited debate over 2006's Ultimate Avengers: The Movie, the animated adaptation of the first arc of Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch's infamous comic, The Ultimates. One came away with a very positive view, the oth…
- SBP #8 – JSA: The Golden Age
In another comic book episode, Stacy Dooks returns to discuss James Robinson and Paul Smith's JSA: The Golden Age! Originally an Elseworlds story, parts of it have seeped into mainstream DC continuity. And some of it is alarmingly prescien…
- SCP #229 – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
Apologies for the delay between episodes, but hopefully we'll be a little more frequent. Alex Marcus of The Pop Break returns to the show to discuss Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, the long-awaited sequel to Into the Spider-Verse! We…
- SCP #228 – Thunderbolts* (2025)
Thunderbolts* was a movie that got little attention but ended up being pleasantly surprising. Mike Sangregorio returns to break down all the things that make this movie an underappreciated gem, and some interesting parallels with the comic…
- SBP Classic – Planetary: All Over the World and Other Stories
Before listening to their discussion on Planetary: The Fourth Man, revisit Perry and Gordon's discussion on the first Planetary volume, All Over the World and Other Stories! If you’re in the Chicagoland area, join Gordon in the Chicago Doc…
- SBP #7 – Planetary: The Fourth Man
Perry and author Gordon Dymowski continue their journey into pop culture archaeology with their discussion of the second volume of Warren Ellis and John Cassaday's pulp masterpiece. If you’re in the Chicagoland area, join Gordon in the Chi…
- SCP #227 – Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009)
Another DC animation episode! Today, Sy Islam returns to the show to discuss Superman/Batman: Public Enemies. Reuniting Tim Daly, Kevin Conroy, and Clancy Brown, this adaptation of the first Jeph Loeb/Ed McGuinness Superman/Batman story-ar…
- SBP #6 – Wildcats Version 3.0
WildC.A.T.S is an interesting concept that went through a lot of changes over the years. But none left as big a mark as Joe Casey who took over the book in its second volume and evolved it into Wildcats Version 3.0, or the idea of the corp…
- SCP #226 – Justice League: Doom (2012)
This episode, Perry is joined by comedian, podcaster, and returning guest Will Short to discuss the 2012 animated film, Justice League: Doom! Reuniting much of the DCAU cast in an adaptation of Mark Waid's excellet Tower of Babel storyline…
- SBP #5 – Superman vs. Mongul
Comic fan and podcaster Logan Crowley joins the Superhero Bibliophiles to talk about Superman vs. Mongul, a trade paperback covering Superman and Mongul's Pre-Crisis battles. From Mongul's first appearance up to Alan Moore's famous "For th…
- SCP #225 – Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero (1998)
Eoin Smith returns to the show to discuss the animated film Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero. Originally meant as a tie-in to Batman & Robin, but then delayed a year. It's a fun film that was overshadowed by the poor reception to Batma…
- SBP #4 - Green Lantern: Blackest Night
In the latest comic book discussion, Perry is joined by fellow podcaster Kaz Wheeler to discuss Blackest Night, one of the tentpole events of Geoff Johns's run on Green Lantern. Listen to Kaz on the Fatal Four Podcast and follow him on Blu…
- SCP #224 – Captain America: Brave New World (2025)
Nic and Dani Baldwin are back again to talk about Anthony Mackie's first big-screen outing as the new Captain America in Captain America: Brave New World! There's a lot to unpack here, from the missteps to the missed opportunities and how…
- SCP #223 – Madame Web (2024)
Fellow podcaster Derick McDuff returns to discuss Madame Web. Yet another of Sony's attempts to create a Spider-Man universe without Spider-Man, and with a cast that's sleepwalking through pretty much the entire production. Listen to Deric…
- SBP #3 – Hawkeye by Fraction and Aja
After our discussion on the Hawkeye TV show, author Bobby Nash returns with a discussion of the comic that inspired it. Yes, we're diving into the Hawkeye run, a critical darling from Matt Fraction and David Aja. Visit BobbyNash.com to lea…
- SCP #222 – Fantastic 4: First Steps (2025)
Fourth time's the charm! To discuss the fourth attempt at bringing Marvel's First Family to the big screen, Kelen "B-Hyphen" Conley is back and we're talking Fantastic 4: First Steps! Did they finally get it right? Want to tell us what you…
- SCP #221 – Peacemaker, Season 2 (2025)
We're talking a James Gunn project, so of course we had to have our resident James Gun superfan back. Author Adam Lance Garcia returns to discuss the second season of Peacemaker—how it compares to the first, how they made the jump from the…
- SBP #2 – Astonishing X-Men by Whedon and Cassaday
After Grant Morrison changed the X-Men in the early 2000s, Marvel followed up with Joss Whedon and John Cassaday's Astonishing X-Men, a back-to-basics approach to the team. Justin Zyduck joins Perry to discuss this fun nostalgic throwback.…
- SBP Classic – Avengers: Under Siege
In this replay of one of the old Patreon Book Club episodes, Will Short joins to discuss the classic 1980s Avengers story, Under Siege! Widely considered to be one of the best Avengers stories ever written. Want to tell us what you think?…
- SBP #1 – Amalgam Comics
For the first episode of the Superhero Bibliophiles companion podcast, Perry is joined by returning guest Eoin Smith to dive into the Amalgam Age of Comics! On two occassions, Marvel and DC came together and combined several of their chara…
- SCP #220 – Gargoyles Season 1 (1994)
Ashley Thomas returns to the show to discuss the first season of the cult favorite animated series, Gargoyles! Created by Greg Weisman, who has a litany of fan-favorite shows under his belt. In addition to talking about the episodes, Ashle…
- SCP #219 – Spider-Man (1977)
Before Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire, there was another live-action Spider-Man. Justin Zyduck of The Iron Age of Comics joins to discuss the CBS Spider-Man telefilm/pilot starring Nicholas Hammond! With a lack of supervillains, poor SFX, and…
- SCP #218 – Hawkeye (2021)
NOTE: An earlier version had some audio overlap issues. They've been fixed now. Christmas comes early as author Bobby Nash returns to the show to discuss 2021's Disney+ series, Hawkeye! We talk the comic influences of the show, the introdu…
- SCP #217 – The Fantastic Four (1994)
With the Fantastic Four entering the MCU, it's time to look back at their very first live-action outing. We're finally covering the Roger Corman-produced, never-officially released 1994 Fantastic Four movie! Fellow podcaster Logan Crowley…
- SCP #216 – Black Adam (2022)
The balance of power in the DC Universe absolutely shifted...although not in the way Dwayne Johnson had thought. This week, Perry is joined by Kaz Wheeler to discuss the largely underwhelming Black Adam. Listen to Kaz on the Didn't Get All…
- SCP #215 – X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
We're back with all-new episodes! This time, Perry is joined by Daniel Cohen, host of Batman by the Numbers, to break down X-Men: Apocalypse! Expected to chart a new course with the First Class cast, it...didn't exactly turn out that way.…
- Summer of Superman Bonus – Ranking the DCEU
In celebration of the Summer of Superman and the lead-up to James Gunn’s Superman film this July, Superhero Cinephiles is rebroadcasting all of our Superman movie coverage. For our final rebroadcast, revisit Perry's ranking of the DCEU (an…
- Summer of Superman Bonus – Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
In celebration of the Summer of Superman and the lead-up to James Gunn’s Superman film this July, Superhero Cinephiles is rebroadcasting all of our Superman movie coverage. In our second bonus, revisit Perry's discussion of the Snyder Cut…
- Summer of Superman Bonus – Justice League (2017)
In celebration of the Summer of Superman and the lead-up to James Gunn’s Superman film this July, Superhero Cinephiles is rebroadcasting all of our Superman movie coverage. As a bonus, revisit Perry and Derrick's coverage of Josstice Leagu…
- Summer of Superman #15 – The Death and Return of Superman (2023)
In celebration of the Summer of Superman and the lead-up to James Gunn’s Superman film this July, Superhero Cinephiles is rebroadcasting all of our Superman movie coverage. We close out this rebroadcast series with Perry and Krypton Report…
- Summer of Superman #14 – Superman: Red Son (2020)
In celebration of the Summer of Superman and the lead-up to James Gunn’s Superman film this July, Superhero Cinephiles is rebroadcasting all of our Superman movie coverage. Revisit Perry and Stacy Dooks' conversation about Superman: Red So…
- Summer of Superman #13 – Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
In celebration of the Summer of Superman and the lead-up to James Gunn’s Superman film this July, Superhero Cinephiles is rebroadcasting all of our Superman movie coverage. This time, we look back on Perry and Derrick's epic takedown of Ba…
- Summer of Superman #12 – The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened? (2015)
In celebration of the Summer of Superman and the lead-up to James Gunn’s Superman film this July, Superhero Cinephiles is rebroadcasting all of our Superman movie coverage. This time, we revisit Perry and Derrick's discussion of the docume…
- Summer of Superman Bonus: Secret Identities
Perry was recently on Digging For Kryptonite with Anthony Desiato to discuss the necessity of Superman's secret identity. As a companion to that, listen to this rebroadcast of the time Anthony was on this show to talk about the concept of…
- Summer of Superman #11 – Superman Unbound (2013)
In celebration of the Summer of Superman and the lead-up to James Gunn’s Superman film this July, Superhero Cinephiles is rebroadcasting all of our Superman movie coverage. Re-listen to Perry's conversation with Superman podcaster Anthony…
- Summer of Superman #10 – Man of Steel (2013)
In celebration of the Summer of Superman and the lead-up to James Gunn’s Superman film this July, Superhero Cinephiles is rebroadcasting all of our Superman movie coverage. Listen again to Perry's conversation about Man of Steel with autho…
- Superman (2025) Spoiler-Free Instant Reaction
Just a quick digression from our Summer of Superman recap. Perry had the opportunity to see the new Superman movie last night and wanted to share some quick, spoiler-free, post-film reactions.
- Summer of Superman #9 – Superman vs. the Elite (2012)
In celebration of the Summer of Superman and the lead-up to James Gunn’s Superman film this July, Superhero Cinephiles is rebroadcasting all of our Superman movie coverage. In this episode, revisit Perry's discussion with podcaster Craig M…
- Summer of Superman #8 – All-Star Superman (2011)
In celebration of the Summer of Superman and the lead-up to James Gunn’s Superman film this July, Superhero Cinephiles is rebroadcasting all of our Superman movie coverage. This time around, revisit Perry's discussion on All-Star Superman…
- Summer of Superman #7 – Superman Returns (2006)
In celebration of the Summer of Superman and the lead-up to James Gunn’s Superman film this July, Superhero Cinephiles is rebroadcasting all of our Superman movie coverage. We revisit another episode when Derrick was still with us, and our…
- Summer of Superman #6 – The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest (1997)
In celebration of the Summer of Superman and the lead-up to James Gunn's Superman film this July, Superhero Cinephiles is rebroadcasting all of our Superman movie coverage. Now, we revisit Perry's discussion with podcaster Mike Blanchard a…
- Summer of Superman #5 – Steel (1997)
In celebration of the Summer of Superman and the lead-up to James Gunn's Superman film this July, Superhero Cinephiles is rebroadcasting all of our Superman movie coverage. This time around, we revisit Perry and Derrick's epic discussion o…
- Summer of Superman #4 – Superman: The Last Son of Krypton (1996)
In celebration of the Summer of Superman and the lead-up to James Gunn's Superman film this July, Superhero Cinephiles is rebroadcasting all of our Superman movie coverage. We dive back into animation with Stacy Dooks to discuss Superman:…
- Summer of Superman #3 – Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
In celebration of the Summer of Superman and the lead-up to James Gunn's Superman film this July, Superhero Cinephiles is rebroadcasting all of our Superman movie coverage. To discuss Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, Perry is joined by wr…