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Welcome to the show notes for the forty third episode of Geeking with Destination Venus! Click on the image below to go to the download page, listen on Harrogate Community Radio or simply search for Geeking with Destination Venus wherever you find your podcasts.
We started with the Obi-Wan trailer:
And let's be honest, there was a lot to like...
And then, because it's hard to avoid Regie looked at the ways geeks are getting involved in the resistance to the Russian invasion and occupation of Ukraine. Read more about the Anonymous hacking of Russian TV HERE. You can read more about the hacking of electric vehicle chargers HERE.
Then on to happier things. Regie is really looking forward to Tatiana Maslany raising a new banner (see what we did there?) and becoming Jessica Walters, the She-Hulk on Disney+. Images of her in the role have been kept under close wraps, but - of all people - Thermos, the vacuum flask company accidentally leaked some photos by putting images of She-Hulk merch on the Amazon website. They were rapidly taken down, but this is the internet, so you can view them on the CBR website HERE.
In movie news it seems that the forthcoming Flash and Aquaman movies are being pushed back to 2023. Read more HERE. On the other hand, Fury of the Gods, the sequel to Shazam is going to make an earlier than planned appearance. Read more HERE.
Over the street at Marvel we've got some news on the forthcoming animated series I am Groot. Read more HERE.
Then on to Science news. We started with the news that a project using genetically modified mosquitos as a pest control measure. Read more HERE.
Then there was the reassuring news that although there are species of spiders that hunt in packs they are reacting to vibration, not to some controlling intelligence. Still the stuff of nightmares. Read more HERE if you dare.
Back over in Ukraine we have the news that the Chernobyl nuclear site has lost power, meaning that the spent radioactive fuel is no longer being cooled. Don't worry, it's probably not as bad as that sounds. Read more HERE.
After all of that we went on to explore space. NASA is opening up some pristine Moon Rock samples - the first time this has been done in forty years - as preparations for the Artemis project continue. More HERE and HERE.
This weeks comics recommendations included:
A high-octane crime thriller from Christa Faust (Bad Mother, Redemption) and Priscilla Petraites (Chariot). Lulu has a very unique profession: She gets paid by the bruise.
When she is witness to the execution of one of her regular clients, she escapes into the night with a briefcase filled with diamonds and a pack of killers on her trail.
Navigating the dark underbelly of decaying, early-90's Atlantic City, one step ahead of her pursuers, Lulu must call upon every one of her street-born instincts and underworld connections in what will be the longest - and possibly last - night of her life!
WOMAN OUT OF TIME?
A reality where Agent Peggy Carter took the Super-Soldier Serum is turned upside down when the World War II hero is pulled from the ice where she was lost in action decades before. Peggy struggles to find her footing in a modern world that's gotten a lot more complicated - cities are louder, technology is smarter and enemies wear friendly faces.
Everyone with an agenda wants Captain Carter on their side, but what does Peggy want? And will she have time to figure it out when mysterious forces are already gunning for her?
Prolific comics creator and designer Jamie McKelvie teams with rising star Marika Cresta to tell an unforgettable Captain Carter story for a modern age. RATED T+
WILL THE PUNISHER'S WAR END?
Born of tragedy. Devoted to war. Unstoppable in his rage. As the Punisher, Frank Castle has become the most accomplished killer the world has ever seen. Now it's time for him to face his true destiny.
What shocking secret from Frank's past will convince him to take the reins of the Marvel Universe's most notorious clan of assassins? And once Frank becomes the warlord of the deadly ninjas of the Hand, will it also mean an end for the Punisher? Or a whole new bloody beginning?
Join the superstar team of writer Jason Aaron and artists Jess Saiz and Paul Azaceta for an epic exploration of the dark and violent past and inevitable future of one of Marvel's most iconic characters.
PARENTAL ADVISORY
NOT ENOUGH GWENS!
When Gwen Stacy was bitten by a radioactive spider, she gained arachnid-like super-powers and started a crimefighting career as Spider-Woman (or as she's affectionately known to her peers, Ghost-Spider)!
But what would have happened if instead she had picked up the enchanted hammer, Mjolnir? Or if she received the Super-Soldier Serum? Or built a high-tech suit of armor? Or...you get the idea!
Find out in this new five-issue miniseries by Tim Seeley (HEROES REBORN: MARVEL DOUBLE ACTION) and Jodi Nishijima (UNITED STATES OF CAPTAIN AMERICA) as Ghost-Spider tumbles through time and comes face-to-face with herselves!
Rated T+