Church Of The Geek

Brian and Sam enter the Dreaming to discuss the first five episodes of the Netflix show Sandman, based on the comic written by Neil Gaiman.  Setting the tale in a dream world gives Gaiman a great deal of freedom in writing.  Connect with us on Twitter @GeekChurch or at our website Church of the Geek. To help support the podcast, please visit our Ko-Fi page here: https://ko-fi.com/churchofthegeekTheme song by @RickRackYouTube    

Brian and Sam revisit Thor: Love & Thunder as well as Jason Aaron's work with Jane and Thor to delve into the nature of divinity and what it means for God to be worthy. In many ways, Jane is the counter to Gorr. Not all gods need to die. Connect with us on Twitter @GeekChurch or at our website Church of the Geek. To help support the podcast, please visit our Ko-Fi page here: https://ko-fi.com/churchofthegeekTheme song by @RickRackYouTube         

This episode, Sam reviews X-Men #12, “Controlled Demolition”. Story by Gerry Duggan, art by Pepe Larraz and Marte Gracia, and letters by VC’s Clayton Cowles.It's an issue full of questions and tension! Now that the secret of mutant resurrection is out, how will humanity react? Will the X-Ladies save the galaxy from Cordyceps Jones' Gameworld? Just who is Dr Stasis? Will ethics get punched in the face? Follow us on Twitter: @geekchurch, and Sam is @revsblairPlease leave us a rating and review, share us with your friends, and subscribe for more Geek goodness.

Sam and Brian are each off boldly going on adventures to strange new worlds. To continue our mission of faithfully discussing cool geeky content, we offer this excellent dollar bin episode from July 2020 with Dr. James McGrath as we discuss our shared love of Star Trek.  Dr. McGrath is the Clarence L. Goodwin Chair in New Testament Language and Literature at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. He writes regularly on science fiction and theology and has published the book aptly titled Science Fiction and Theology. You can read his blog at Religion Prof. You can reach out to him on Twitter, also @ReligionProf. Connect with us on Twitter @GeekChurch or our website Geek.Church.Theme song by @RickRackYouTube       

Throughout the fantastic first season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, one of the major plot threads, if not the biggest thread, is Captain Pike struggling with the foreknowledge of his future death. Brian and Sam discuss this new offering to the Star Trek world and that meaty topic of fate and determinism. For those who are interested, we mentioned our episode on Craig Thompson's Blankets. You can find it here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/17870/8344702 Connect with us on Twitter @GeekChurch or at our website Church of the Geek. To help support the podcast, please visit our Ko-Fi page here: https://ko-fi.com/churchofthegeekTheme song by @RickRackYouTube        

Brian and Sam discuss Thor: Love & Thunder along with the hefty theological question of where is God in the face of suffering?    Connect with us on Twitter @GeekChurch or at our website Church of the Geek. To help support the podcast, please visit our Ko-Fi page here: https://ko-fi.com/churchofthegeekTheme song by @RickRackYouTube       

Obi-Wan has to live after Order 66 and find new meaning and purpose, which doesn't seem all that far from what folks who are in the midst of deconstructing their faith are doing. Brian and Sam discuss the new series and what deconstruction looks like.   Connect with us on Twitter @GeekChurch or at our website Church of the Geek. To help support the podcast, please visit our Ko-Fi page here: https://ko-fi.com/churchofthegeekTheme song by @RickRackYouTube      

Brian and Sam delve into one of the major themes of Discovery Season 4: non-violence versus retaliation.  Connect with us on Twitter @GeekChurch or at our website Church of the Geek. To help support the podcast, please visit our Ko-Fi page here: https://ko-fi.com/churchofthegeekTheme song by @RickRackYouTube     

The concluding part of The Hard Lessons, where four students of a former teacher return to the school when the teacher dies. In this game, Brian and Sam are joined by the creator of the game, Joshua Wise and their own game master from their D&D game, Michael James. Join them as they tell the story of Mother Ruler from St. Destructo's School for Incorrigible and Wayward Youth. This is part 2. Joshua is the creator of The Hard Lessons and the founder of All Ports Open Network,  You can find All Ports Open Network here.  (yes, it is a safe Linktree)You can go directly to The Hard Lessons Itch funding page here. Connect with us on Twitter @GeekChurch and on Facebook at Church of the Geek.Our new website: Church of the Geek – At the Intersection of the Comic and the DivineTo help support the podcast, please visit our Ko-Fi page here: https://ko-fi.com/churchofthegeek

Church of the Geek goes back to school! In The Hard Lessons, four students of a former teacher return when the teacher dies to remember the teacher. In this game, Brian and Sam are joined by the creator of the game, Joshua Wise and their own game master from their D&D game, Michael James. Join them as they tell the story of Mother Ruler from St. Destructo's School for Incorrigible and Wayward Youth. This is part 1. Part 2 will drop tomorrow.Joshua is the creator of The Hard Lessons and the founder of All Ports Open Network,  You can find All Ports Open Network here.  (yes, it is a safe Linktree)You can go directly to The Hard Lessons Itch funding page here. Connect with us on Twitter @GeekChurch and on Facebook at Church of the Geek.Our new website: Church of the Geek – At the Intersection of the Comic and the DivineTo help support the podcast, please visit our Ko-Fi page here: https://ko-fi.com/churchofthegeek

Brian and Sam boldly go... into the fourth season of Star Trek: Discovery. Connect with us on Twitter @GeekChurch or at our website Church of the Geek. To help support the podcast, please visit our Ko-Fi page here: https://ko-fi.com/churchofthegeekTheme song by @RickRackYouTube    

Sam reviews New Mutants #25, with art by Rod Reis and Jan Juursema, written by Vita Ayala, and lettering by Travis Lanham.Magik is handing Limbo over to the Goblin Queen, and her teammates aren't too keen on the idea. Will Illyana's attempt to close the door on her traumatic past open the door up to more?Referenced this episode: Why We Sometimes Hold On To Trauma by Victoria McGeeFollow us on Twitter: @geekchurch, and I'm @revsblairPlease leave us a rating and review, share us with your friends, and subscribe for more Geek goodness.

Brian and Sam discuss Dr. Strange 2 and places we have to reckon with notions of heroes and villains.  Connect with us on Twitter @GeekChurch or at our website Church of the Geek. To help support the podcast, please visit our Ko-Fi page here: https://ko-fi.com/churchofthegeekTheme song by @RickRackYouTube                 

Brian and Sam talk with Joshua Wise, creator of the All Ports Open Network about The Hard Lessons, the new collaborative story telling game that he has created and is currently itch funding. You can find All Ports Open Network here.  (yes, it is a safe Linktree)You can go directly to The Hard Lessons Itch funding page here. Connect with us on Twitter @GeekChurch and on Facebook at Church of the Geek.Our new website: Church of the Geek – At the Intersection of the Comic and the DivineTo help support the podcast, please visit our Ko-Fi page here: https://ko-fi.com/churchofthegeekTheme song by @RickRackYouTube

Brian and Sam talk with Jon Engel, Regional Manager of New Dimension Comics and Promoter of 3 Rivers Comicon, which takes place in Pittsburgh on June 4-5 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. Find the Con at: 3RiversComicon.comInstagram: @3RiversComiconFacebook: 3 Rivers ComiconDisclosure: Church of the Geek is receiving press passes for entry to the Comicon. Connect with us on Twitter @GeekChurch and on Facebook at Church of the Geek.Our new website: Church of the Geek – At the Intersection of the Comic and the DivineTo help support the podcast, please visit our Ko-Fi page here: https://ko-fi.com/churchofthegeek

The Disney+ series Moon Knight is finished, so Brian and Sam jump in to discuss! Mental health, devotion and commitment, and Brian volunteering to be one particular deity's avatar all inside!   Connect with us on Twitter @GeekChurch or at our website Church of the Geek. To help support the podcast, please visit our Ko-Fi page here: https://ko-fi.com/churchofthegeekTheme song by @RickRackYouTube                

In this installment of Off The Shelf, Sam reviews the series Step By Bloody Step, by the creative team of Si Spurrier, Matias Bergara and Matheus Lopes. Connect with us on Twitter @GeekChurch and on Facebook at Church of the Geek.Our new website: Church of the Geek – At the Intersection of the Comic and the DivineTo help support the podcast, please visit our Ko-Fi page here: https://ko-fi.com/churchofthegeekTheme song by @RickRackYouTube

Brian reviews the 5-issue series Daisy, written and illustrated by Colin Lorimer, colors by Joana Lafuente, and lettering by Jim Campbell, published by Dark Horse. Interview with Colin Lorimer at AIPT Comics: https://aiptcomics.com/2021/11/04/colin-lorimer-daisy-qa/ Connect with us on Twitter @GeekChurch and on Facebook at Church of the Geek.Our new website: Church of the Geek – At the Intersection of the Comic and the DivineTo help support the podcast, please visit our Ko-Fi page here: https://ko-fi.com/churchofthegeekTheme song by @RickRackYouTube

Brian and Sam take some time to talk about things they are enjoying... aka Blessings, and things they... are not. Those would be the Whoa's! An entire streaming service gets brought up by one of us in one of those categories. Can you guess which service and which category?  Connect with us on Twitter @GeekChurch or at our website Church of the Geek. To help support the podcast, please visit our Ko-Fi page here: https://ko-fi.com/churchofthegeekTheme song by @RickRackYouTube               

It's a new day! Brian and Sam try a new format for episodes, looking to be shorter an tighter on topics. Also, a bit of a new category of episodes, Gods In The... Sam and Brian look to explore the ways gods are used in comics and comic-related materials. We hope you all like it! This episode has us reflect on the first real deity in the MCU, Khonshu from the Moon Knight series.  Connect with us on Twitter @GeekChurch and on Facebook at Church of the Geek or at the blog Church of the Geek. To help support the podcast, please visit our Ko-Fi page here: https://ko-fi.com/churchofthegeekTheme song by @RickRackYouTube