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Heroes Direct

45 Episodes

60 minutes | Aug 13, 2019
The Uncanny Rebirth-Crisis #7: Titans S2 Trailer, DC/Marvel Casting Rumours, Venom 2
We.’really back in the saddle discussing Titans’ second season, Giancarlo Esposito potentially joining the MCU and the DCEU Andy Serkis helming Venom 2. The pull list this week focuses on Absolute Carnage #1 + DCeased #4...
58 minutes | Aug 5, 2019
The Uncanny Rebirth-Crisis #6: The Boys, New Gods, Black Widow and Gears of War
Dav and Eammon are joined by Countdown to Infinity alumni and our very own Iron Man, Matty Stark! They review The Boys, talk about Ava DuVernay's plans for New Gods, Rachel Weisz's comments on Black Widow and Terry Crews wanting to make a Gears of War movie with Dave Bautista. 
66 minutes | Jul 29, 2019
The Uncanny Rebirth-Crisis #5: San Diego Comic-Con Edition
No, we weren't at SDCC. But we wish we were. You'll just have to make do with us running through all the big comic, tv and movie news that came out of the con instead. Eternals! Blade! Cats! SHIELD! Thor! Crisis on Infinite Earths! Adam Strange! Get listening, nerds. 
39 minutes | Jul 5, 2019
The Uncanny Rebirth-Crisis #4 Sandman TV Series, Knives Out, The Witcher, DCeased, Fantastic Four
In this issue of The Uncanny Rebirth-Crisis, not even an ocean can keep Dav and Eammon apart as they talk about The Sandman tv series, Henry Cavill's new series; The Witcher, those Vanessa Kirby Catwoman rumours, the trailer for Rian Johnson's next film; Knives Out and the new Teen Titans Go! vs Teen Titans movie... Make sure you stick around for our pull list, where we'll be talking about DCeased #3, Fantastic Four: The Prodigal Sun #1 and Blossoms 666. 
45 minutes | Jul 2, 2019
A Superfan For All Seasons #3 - Kris Dawson (Bury Tomorrow, Positive Nostalgia Facility)
It's morphin' time this week as Dav talks to his Bury Tomorrow brother Kris Dawson about his Power Rangers love, where it all started and what he'd like to see in the future of the franchise. Check out his new musical venture on Instagram and Spotify; @positivenostalgiafacility or tweet him @duwasbt! Credits by Tri-Tachyon - https://soundcloud.com/tri-tachyon/albums
47 minutes | Jun 28, 2019
The Uncanny Rebirth-Crisis #3 Cult of Carnage, Live-Action Spider-Verse, Swamp Thing Details
We say goodbye to DC's Vertigo, discuss those Swamp-Thing movie rumours now that the series has been cancelled, look at whether JJ Abrams' son has skipped the comics line and Dav reviews Brightburn. Also! Our pull list looks at Batman Damned, Cult of Carnage, The Immortal Hulk (of course) and Fearscape. 
30 minutes | Jun 25, 2019
A Superfan For All Seasons #2 - Millicent Thomas (Screen Queens, Little White Lies, Berlin Film Journal)
In the second episode of A Superfan For All Seasons,  Dav talks to film journalist, Millicent Thomas, about her love of all things X-Men. They discuss the Animated Series, All-New X-Men, The Last Stand and of course - the divisive Dark Phoenix... Find Millicent over on the Screen Queens podcast for in-depth discussions on women in film, or chat to her about Tomb Raider on Twitter @Millicentonfilm!   Credits by Tri-Tachyon - https://soundcloud.com/tri-tachyon/albums
52 minutes | Jun 21, 2019
The Uncanny Rebirth-Crisis #2 The Boys, Cancelled Beast Spin-Off, Jessica Jones S3
Dav and Eammon discuss Marvel's mysterious countdown, an abandoned Beast spin-off movie, plot leaks from Matt Reeves' Battinson film, the full trailer for The Boys and Eammon briefly reviews Jessica Jones Season 3. Also! They talk this week's trio of comics you should (or shouldn't) be reading. Apologies on the sound quality in places folks, we've got a new set-up and we're just working out some of the issues - should be back to normal next week!
24 minutes | Jun 18, 2019
A Superfan For All Seasons #1 - Beez (That's Not Metal)
A Superfan For All Seasons is here! We'll be interviewing a whole bunch of different creative types about their love of comics, movies, tv and games. In our debut episode, Dav talks to Beez from the That's Not Metal podcast about his love of horror, The Walking Dead, The Boys, Batman, 100 Bullets and Doctor Doom...  Credits by Tri-Tachyon - https://soundcloud.com/tri-tachyon/albums
40 minutes | Jun 14, 2019
The Uncanny Rebirth-Crisis #1 Swamp-Thing, Silver Surfer and Dark Phoenix
We're going back to issue 1. The HD podcast went through a Crisis, and now it's gone into a Rebirth. We wanted to make more regular content, and know the New Gods have given us their blessings to bring you new weekly episodes focusing film, tv and comic books. We'll try stick to it a little better this time...  Darkseid is.
43 minutes | Apr 29, 2019
Avengers: Endgame Reaction
Dav and Eammon unpack their initial thoughts on Avengers: Endgame! The first few minutes are spoiler free - but after that, please don't listen to the episode if you haven't seen it! ALSO, apologies for the sound quality, that's what happen when we record in a bar... 
44 minutes | Mar 9, 2019
Captain Marvel Spoiler-Free Review
Eammon's joined by Screen Queens host and Little White Lies writer, Millicent Thomas, to review Captain Marvel. Don't worry, there aren't any spoilers here. (Except for the fact that Carol Danvers is going to punch Thanos' nutsack chin off his face, of course).
41 minutes | Feb 9, 2019
HD RESET: Starship Troopers
Dav and Eammon kick off a new segment where they reset classic movies and cast new actors + tell new stories. First up: Starship Troopers. Yes, it's like Damage Control. No, we're not sorry about it. 
44 minutes | Jan 6, 2019
Aquaman + Into the Spider-Verse Review
Dav and Eammon (finally) give their audible verdicts on Aquaman and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Guess which one they preferred?
32 minutes | Oct 12, 2018
Venom Review
WE ARE Heroes Direct. Obviously. This week, Eammon and Joseph review Venom, spoilers; they're really not keen. Also: James Gunn's move to DC, Daredevil Season 3 and those Brie Larson MCU contract rumours.
32 minutes | Aug 24, 2018
Damage Control: Ep 7 X-Men: Apocalypse
On the latest episode of Damage Control, Eammon is joined by another of the HD writing team, Millicent Thomas, as they tackle the most recent X-Men film featuring the whole team; Apocalypse.
3 minutes | Aug 5, 2018
RIP Jon Schnepp
Jon Schnepp has sadly passed away - Dav talks about one of his heroes.
29 minutes | Jul 14, 2018
Damage Control: Ep 6 Man of Steel
We've talked about tackling Man of Steel for quite some time, and here it is. We attempt to come up with ways of fixing the notorious Superman reboot...
22 minutes | Jul 5, 2018
Damage Control: Ep 5 Ghost Rider
Eammon is joined by Joseph Kime this week as they tackle a largely forgotten piece of Marvel film history... Ghost Rider.
17 minutes | Jun 15, 2018
Damage Control: Ep #4 Green Lantern
In brightest day, in blackest night, no terrible comic book film shall escape our sight. That means you too, Ryan Reynolds era Hal Jordan.
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