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Justice League Heroes with Gavin Mevius (The Q Division, The Mixed Reviews)

Somewhere in the mid-2000s, a group of developers looked at the Justice League and said, “What if we made a game where all your favorite heroes team up… and then we just kinda vibed with that idea instead of sticking to any specific comic storyline?” Which kind of works actually because they got Dwayne McDuffie to write it but that’s not the point. So anyway, Justice League Heroes burst onto the scene for PS2, Xbox, PSP, and Nintendo DS like a Watchtower alarm that nobody remembers installing.

This week on Play Comics, we grab our capes, charge up our vaguely canon-adjacent superpowers, and dive into a game that absolutely has Batman, Superman, and friends… ummm, friends are definitely there I promise and sometimes they have to be there because of contractual obligations. And sometimes even the best version of those friends if you’re lucky and the best version of that hero had been invented already.

Joining the adventure is Gavin Mevius from The Mixed Reviews and The Q Division, bringing along just the right blend of insight, chaos, and “wait, was that ever a comic plot?” energy to help us make sense of it all.

So get ready for teamwork, button mashing, and a Justice League game that is just kind of meh, especially considering the story that it had to work with.

Learn such things as:

• When you can have Justice League adventures without Batman or Superman
• Why you don’t need a 100% comic plot line to have a good comic plot line.
• What the world was like before micro transactions got involved with everything
• And so much more!

You can find Gavin on BlueSky @shhhitsgavin, Instagram @gavinmev, and of course on his podcasts The Mixed Reviews (a monthly film review show taking a deep dive into a subject, actor, director, or something else along those lines) and The Q Division (a monthly deep dive into James Bond).

If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

The next episode is going to be Galactic Wrestling with Ultimate Muscle, so get your thoughts ready and over to me if you want to hear them in the show.

If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.

Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicspodcast on Threads, @playcomics on YouTube, or the Play Comics website.

If you want to hear Chris talk with Karrington Martin about the lessons we learned from children’s media and how crazy it is that we’re supposed to just forget about that now that we’re adults, then Sugar, Spite, and Everything is Fine is probably something you should check out.

A big thanks to Gimmicks and Spawnography for the promos today.

Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, whose super power is always knowing exactly where to find that file you’re looking for.

Random Old Comic: Fastest Man on Earth https://www.toyboxcomix.com/2017/05/30/fastest-man-on-earth/ Fastest Man on Earth #BlancheDevereaux #DC #DorothyZbornak #GoldenGirls #TheFlash

Our special skill is RULING, not RIDING!

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/2032533/our-special-skill-is-ruling-not-riding

Our special skill is RULING, not RIDING!

https://piefed.social/c/roughromanmemes/p/2032516/our-special-skill-is-ruling-not-riding

Today's the birthday of Samuel Scudder, aka Flash villain the Mirror Master.

(Art by Dick Dillin, Dario Brizuela, Carmine Infantino, and Nick Cardy.)

#1976DCCalendar #DCComics #comics #TheFlash #ScoobyDoo

Mi Vida Sin Un Jetpack - Es Un Nombre

http://sinjetpack.thecomicstrip.org/comics/322

#comics #superheroes #cienciaficcion #FlashGordon #DCComics #TheFlash

Mi hermana Silvia sabía como enloquecerme, incluso si no lo hacía a propósito. Ya no está con nosotros, pero no pasa un día sin que piense en ella, ni sin que la extrañe. Toda la familia la extraña. Hablando de superhéroes, es una lástima que Flash no apareció en la serie de TV de Batman cuando ella y mi hermana Laura me leían en voz alta los efectos de sonido en pantalla: bit.ly/sinjetpack133.

La música esta vez no es del año en el que pasa la tira, porque uno de los cantantes favoritos de mi hermana, Rodrigo, ya había muerto una década antes. Elegí la canción Lo Mejor del Amor, de su álbum de 1996 del mismo nombre:

https://youtu.be/w3OuRpcJ5iY

My Life Without A Jetpack - It's A Name

http://nojetpack.thecomicstrip.org/comics/322

#comics #superheroes #sciencefiction #FlashGordon #DCComics #TheFlash

My sister Silvia knew how to drive me crazy, even if she wasn't doing it intentionally. She's no longer with us, but not a day goes by that I don't think of her, and that I don't miss her. All the family does. Speaking of superheroes, too bad Flash didn't show up in the Batman TV show when she and my sister Laura read the on-screen sound effects out loud for me: bit.ly/nojetpack133.

Music this time is not from the year the strip takes place, because one of my sister's favorite singers, Rodrigo, had already passed away a decade earlier. I chose the song Lo Mejor del Amor, from his 1996 album of the same name:

https://youtu.be/w3OuRpcJ5iY

Today's the birthday of Jay Garrick, the Golden Age Flash. (Also thrown in: Golden Age DC funny-animal superhero the Terrific Whatzit.)

(Art by Scott Shaw, Dario Brizuela, Chuck Patton, and Carmine Infantino.)

#1976DCCalendar #DCComics #comics #TheFlash #JusticeSociety #CaptainCarrot #ScoobyDoo 

Today's the birthday of James Jesse, aka Flash villain the Trickster.

(Comic art by Carmine Infantino and Dario Brizuela.)

#1976DCCalendar #DCComics #comics #TheFlash #ScoobyDoo #MarkHamill 

Today's the birthday of Barry Allen, aka the Flash.

(Comic art by Curt Swan and Carmine Infantino.)

#1976DCCalendar #DCComics #comics #TheFlash #ScoobyDoo

Today's the birthday of Mick Rory, aka Flash villain Heat Wave.

(Comic art by Carmine Infantino and Dario Brizuela.)

#1976DCCalendar #DCComics #comics #TheFlash #Arrowverse #ScoobyDoo

Today's the birthday (or *will* be the birthday) of Eobard Thawne, aka Professor Zoom, the Reverse-Flash.

(Art by Jose Luis Garcia Lopez, Carmine Infantino, and Dario Brizuela.)

#1976DCCalendar #DCComics #comics #TheFlash #ScoobyDoo

Ca me fait penser à la série #TheFlash qui avait une première (et un peu la seconde) saison tellement parfaite que je regrette qu'elle ne soit pas allée dans la même direction que Superman& Loïs. Et que dire de cette scène si forte et émouvante entre Barry et son père...
https://youtu.be/WJLgneOuVsI?si=sXULftIigzEfKJ5z

Today's the birthday of Roscoe Dillon, aka Flash villain the Top.

(Art by Nick Cardy, Dario Brizuela, Howard Porter, and Carmine Infantino.)

#1976DCCalendar #DCComics #comics #TheFlash #ScoobyDoo

Today's the birthday of Wally West, aka Kid Flash/the Flash. (Also included: his younger cousin, Wallace "Kid Flash" West.)

(Art by Joe Staton, Dario Brizuela, and Dan Jurgens.)

#1976DCCalendar #DCComics #comics #TheFlash #TeenTitans #ScoobyDoo #LooneyTunes 

Today's the birthday of Gorilla Grodd.

(Art by Rick Hoberg, Dario Brizuela, Stewart McKenny, and Jose Luis Garcia Lopez.)

#1976DCCalendar #DCComics #comics #TheFlash #ScoobyDoo

Aquest any és el 30è aniversari de la publicació a casa nostra de "Justice League Task Force" per "Mega Drive" de #Sega 🕹🎮. #JusticeLeagueTaskForce #Batman #DcComics #Aquaman #TheFlash #JusticeLeague #Superman #WonderWoman #MegaDrive #Lluita #Videojocs

Movie TV Tech Geeks #TV #Superhero #Hawkeye #TheFlash 10 Great Superhero Shows Perfect To Watch on Christmas Day http://dlvr.it/TPzjM6