A podcast dedicated to kicking open the door to your next favorite thing. Our mission, our creed, our code is this... to make all things more approachable and accessible to EVERYONE. We want you to find a universe that you’ll fall in love with.
Ringo and Eisner Award-winning writer Chuck Brown joins us for an in-depth look on the character of Black Manta. We discuss how David sees himself, the idea of legacy, who the character was and who h…
Meghan Fitzmartin joins us to chat about her recent Robin “Sum of Our Parts”, starring none other than Tim Drake. We dig into the recent story dealing with Tim’s journey of self discovery and his jou…
Please take your seats and welcome to the GateCrashers piano anime music recital, where Jon and Ashley get mad at Jake for making them watch Your Lie in April. Tears were shed by all.
Stories covered…
Scarlett makes the case for the angry boy, Amanda sheds real tears over fallen heroes, and Dan can't remember a single character's name as the GateCrashers dive into the world of the mega-popular sup…
JH Williams joins Dan to talk about his upcoming Image series “Echolands”. Dan was a bit nervous for a bucket list interview like this one. The conversation digs into some of the thematics of the sto…
After much deliberation, Jake finally convinced Dan to watch Mobile Suit Gundam! Sit back and listen while Jake and Dan discuss newtypes, mobile suits, political drama, and the trauma of war.
Rebellions are built on hope.
Fitting that the end of our Star Wars month is about the story that sparked the fire that freed the Galaxy from the Empire. Tim Daniel joins Dan to talk about their favo…
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Today, Ashley and Ethan sit down to discuss the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy. They talk about everything from their love of these films, emo bitch boy Kylo Ren to the one, the only, Babu Frik.
…That's no moon... it's a gate crashing!
Today, Dan and Mike discuss the films that started it all, Star Wars: The Original Trilogy! Dan discusses his deep love of all things Jabba, and Mike shark-sha…
This is it, our 100th episode! We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for listening, whether this is your first episode or your hundredth. Episode 100 is the start of our 4 part Star Wars special…
We are joined by oracle of the burger, George Motz. George is serves as host of the YouTube show "Burger Scholar Sessions" from First We Feast. He spoke with Dan and Jake about preserving and spreadi…
In preparation for the long-awaited F9, Dan, Amanda, Jon, and Amir got together to talk about the legacy of the Fast & the Furious franchise. They discuss theories for F9 and beyond, the absolutely b…
Dan and Ethan sit down to act like two completely ordinary humans and discuss the 2008 Marvel Comics event Secret Invasion by Brian Michael Bendis and Leinil Francis Yu. They discuss everything from …
Rodney was kind enough to join Dan to talk all about the first 2 arcs of Killadelphia. They spoke about some of the things that made it feel authentically Philly, horror, and discuss the future of th…
Dan and Ethan are joined by comics writer Jed MacKay to talk about his work over at Marvel Comics on Black Cat, Taskmaster, his upcoming relaunch of Moon Knight, and working on a big event series cen…
Jon, Amanda, and Jake venture into the sewers to discuss the Heroes in a Half Shell. Chaos ensues as they begin discussing the IDW comics relaunch of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. In this reimagi…
Joshua Williamson spoke with Jake and Dan to dive deep into his upcoming mini series Infinite Frontier and Robin. They get deep into the characters of Chase, Bones, and Damian Wayne with conversation…
Space… the final frontier! Jake and Dan trek into space for the first time! Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly drop so much Star Trek knowledge on them as this week's co-hosts.
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With Vault’s FIRST costumed hero The Blue Flame on the horizon, Dan speaks with the writer, Christopher Cantwell. The conversation gets into what being a hero means today vs the golden age, who the B…
Video Games can lead to all sorts of inspiration. Scarlett is joined by Ben Kahn and Rachel Silverstein, authors of Renegade Rule, to dive into the world of Overwatch! We chat about Overwatch charact…