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Fans of PowerSep 11, 2023
Celebrating 40 Years of Transformers | "More Than Meets The Eye" VHS Watch-Party!
In a first for the show, someone fell asleep on air...Hopefully we're able to keep you awake with this discuss on the first three episodes of Transformers.
Thundarr the Barbarian "Secret of the Black Pearl" Watch-Party!
After being requested multiple times the crew embarks on watching the first episode of Thundarr the Barbarian together, but something weird is going on and of course Joe is at the center of it all.
The Spinner Rack | Avengers #273
The 4th iteration of The Masters of Evil led by the 2nd version of Baron Zemo are setting up their plan to take over Avengers Mansion. Will they succeed and how many Marvel Legends has Nathan purchased because of it? Tune in to find out!
Ep. 391 | Masters of the Universe UK Comic Issue #6 Review!
It's time for some UK Comics.....plus we talk about how this new Masters of the Universe movie will probably be in development hell forever.
St. Vitus Nights | One-Eyed Jack
Tyler and Nathan investigate Miami Vice's sixth episode from the first season "One-Eyed Jack"!
Ep. 390 | Celebrating Masters of the Universe Day! | Power Tour Watch-Party
I think it's safe to say after watching the Power Tour from 1987, we've ruined Masters of the Universe Day forever....
Ep. 389 | MOTU Character Spotlight | Webstor!
Rebekah can't remember who we're talking about and Nathan snags an eBay score away from Tyler.
The Spinner Rack | Wolverine #48
On this edition of The Rack we dive deep into some Larry Hama Wolverine, discuss our evolving collector habits and so much more!
The Spinner Rack | The Brave and The Bold #168
Tyler and Nathan check out an issue teaming Batman with Green Arrow
Ep. 388 | Masters of the Universe Star Comics #8 Review!
The cover looks awesome, but does the story stand the test of time?
Blackstar "Tree of Evil" | Watch-Party
Check out another part of Filmation's history as we watch an episode from the short lived Blackstar series!
ThunderCats "Exodus" VHS Watch-Party!
Took us longer than expected but it's time to discuss some ThunderCats!
Ep. 387 | MOTU Golden Book Spotlight| "The Magic Mirrors"
We'll see if Joe can get the intro right this time.
Ep. 386 | She-Ra Princess of Power Watch-Party! | "For Want of a Horse"
We watch along to one of Rebekah's favorite She-Ra episodes!
The Spinner Rack | The Man of Steel #1
Nathan has never been a big fan of Superman. Will issue #1 of these limited series change his mind?
And Now For Something...Different! | Conan #28
Joe can never get the intro right these days
And Now For Something...Different | Bucky O'Hare And The Toad Wars| "War of the Warts"
It's all things Bucky O'Hare this week as the gang watches the first episode of the animated series together!
Ep. 385 | Masters of the Universe Merchandise Special!
Just us as we take a look at all the wonderful and weird merchandise Masters of the Universe that not only solidified it as a pop culture phenomenon but set the template that other properties would use and still use to this day!
Ep. 384 | Masters of the Universe Mini-Comic Spotlight | "The Flying Fists of Power!"
Joe is too cold to be on camera? Ren remembers ThunderCats outtakes and we're all left wondering why Skeletor looks the way he does in this mini-comic.
The Spinner Rack | Spawn #5
Tyler and Nathan discuss the similarities and differences between the comic and animated HBO show, as well as their own histories involving Seal's "Kiss From a Rose".
Ep. 383 | Masters of the Universe Watch-Party | "Island of Fear"
It's watch-party time and the gang is in a silly mood.
Ep. 382 | Masters of the Universe Tier List | Wave 2 Figures and Mini-Comics!
Who will bring down the rankings this go around?
And Now For Something...Different | Action Jackson
Originally planned to be a Spinner Rack, we instead decided to celebrate the career of Carl Weathers given the recent news. Focusing our attention to one of few times he got to play the leading man. Enjoy!
St. Vitus Nights | "Brother's Keeper"
Fan of Miami Vice? Then be sure to give this a listen! Tyler has been a big fan for decades and with Rebekah binging her way through the series we decided to talk about it. Hear our thoughts on the first episode of arguably one of the best shows ever created.
Ep. 381 | Masters of the Universe Character Spotlight | Horde Troopers
Horde Troopers are given a closer look, an AI story is eerily accurate and more shenanigans ensue.
Ep. 380 | She-Ra Princess of Power Watch-Party! | "Enchanted Castle"
The gang watches an episode of She-Ra together!
Ep. 379 | Masters of the Universe UK Comic Issue #5 Review!
Joe, Nathan, Rebekah and Dusan flip through the fifth issue of the MOTU UK Comic!
The Spinner Rack | Thor #126 + Mystery Box of Comics w/ James Eatock
James Eatock joins Tyler and Nathan to discuss one of his favorite comics of all time plus we take a peak inside of one of his comic boxes to see what treasures he forgot he had!
Christmas Eve Cartoon Watch-Party! | "Tex's Terrible Night" & "A Cosmic Christmas"
It's Christmas Eve on the Fans of Power channel and instead of checking out the He-Man She-Ra Christmas special for the umpteenth time we decided to switch it up a little bit and watch Bravestarr's "Tex's Terrible Night" and something most of us had never seen before "A Cosmic Christmas".
Sorry you're listening to this a couple days after the fact but hope the watch-party along with some of our own personal Christmas stories will still resonate with you this holiday season.
Ep. 378 | Masters of the Universe Tag Team Lethal Lottery Kumite!
A Masterverse figure review precedes the return of our Kumite series, this time with a twist! Check it out to see which team comes out on top!
B-Movie Battle Christmas Edition | Silent Night, Deadly Night vs Christmas Evil!
Tom Bryski returns and you know with him comes a battle between two lower tier genre flicks. This time around to get into the holiday spirit we're checking out a couple killer Santa Claus "classics" Silent Night, Deadly Night and Christmas Evil! Enjoy!
Ep. 377 | MOTU Mini-Comic Spotlight! | Between A Rock And A Hard Place!
A spotlight is given and a new concept arises!
The Spinner Rack! | Fantastic Four #374
The guys delve into Fantastic Four vs The New Fantastic Four in the Black Friday edition of the Spinner Rack!
Rocky/Creed Franchise Tier List! | And Now For Something...Different!
James Eatock joins in to tier list the Rocky/Creed Franchise but not before we check out a very peculiar drawing from his childhood.
The categories include:
- The Movie Itself
- The Villain/Antagonist
- The Main Event
- The Montage
Ep. 376 | MOTU Character Spotlight! | Roboto!
On episode 376 we discuss the impending (as of this upload it is now offline) closure of He-Man.org. We discuss our own personal experiences with the website and forum before jumping into a very divisive deep dive on Roboto!
The Spinner Rack | Daredevil #169
Tyler and Nathan are back with another issue from The Spinner Rack. This time around featuring an issue from Frank Miller's first run of Daredevil The Man Without Fear!
Ep. 375 | MOTU Golden Book Spotlight | "Power From The Sky"
What start this week off with an interesting comic book conversation before turning our attention to the rare and expensive final Masters of the Universe Golden Book produced, "Power From The Sky"!
Fright Night | And Now For Something...Different!
We close out October with a watch party to one of the best horror films ever made, Fright Night. Special appearance by Rebekah, John and Tom Bryski at the start of the show. Enjoy!
B-Movie Battle! | Alligator vs Killer Crocodile | And Now For Something...Different!
13 categories, 2 movies, 1 victor. From the mind of Tom Bryski (who also graciously joins us this week) we're gonna compare two Jaws knock offs and determine which one is best. Enjoy!
Ep. 374 | Filmation MOTU Storyboards + Watch Party w/ James Eatock "The Cat and the Spider"
James Eatock joins the show to give us some behind the scenes and storyboards to the Filmation episode "The Cat and the Spider". We also talk about Species, The Rocky franchise (tier list incoming for that one) and so much more. Enjoy!
An American Werewolf In London | And Now For Something...Different!
It's week two of our horror month shows and we're jumping from the Golden Age to the Bronze age as we check out the practical effect masterpiece "An American Werewolf In London" Enjoy!
Frankenstein (1931) | And Now For Something...Different!
The leaves are changing, the temperatures are dropping, October is here and it's time to get into the spooky season. We start it off with a classic, Frankenstein and we're joined on this special occasion by Penny Dreadful! Enjoy the show!
Ep. 373 | "The Greatest Adventures of All" 40th Anniversary Watch-Party!
40 year ago on September 24th 1983 Mattel and Filmation shut down Hollywood Boulevard and premiered (at the world famous Mann's Chinese Theater) the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Animated series with "The Greatest Adventures of All" special!
James Eatock joins us to ring in this special occasion as we watch "The Greatest Adventures of All" together!
RoboCop The Animated Series Watch Party! | "Crime Wave" | And Now For Something...Different!
Tyler botches the intro, we check out the current bids over at Heritage Auctions link a little further in the description and we watch the very first episode of RoboCop: The Animated Series together to varying degrees of opinion. Enjoy!
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Ep. 372 - Mattel Creations MOTU Fan Vote | '87 Movie She-Ra Draft Revealed & More!
The Mattel Creations fan vote for the next made to order projects is over but we managed to catch it on it's last day when we were live. It sparked some rather heated debate about the current state of the toy industry.
Once the dust settled on that, we showed off some awesome vintage items up for auction at this link right here: https://entertainment.ha.com/c/auction-home.zx?saleNo=49152&type=dmc-fansofpower-49152-toys-090823
Finally, Tyler reads the draft script for She-Ra's appearance in the '87 live action film. Enjoy!
Ep. 371 | MOTU Mini-Comic Makeover! "The Cosmic Key"
Enjoy the show!
The Spinner Rack! | X-Men #4-5 (1st Appearance of Omega Red)
The Rack is back and this go around per request from a listener we flip through some 90's Jim Lee X-Men!
Ep. 370 | Masters of the Universe Faction Spotlight: The Snake Men!
Tyler is back this week! We get his thoughts on his Power-Con experience and then travel down the timeline of The Snake Men's history within the MOTU mythology!
The parking lot hot dogs were a lie?!?!
Ep. 369 | Our Greatest Adventure of All!
Power-Con has come on and gone....it's time for us to reflect on all of the awesome memories we made in Columbus! From Con crud (Tyler's was so bad he couldn't even make this episode!) to weird order requests at a bar. Join us and the man behind Power-Con, Val Staples for what us at Fans of Power have dubbed "Our Greatest Adventure of All" (so far anyway!)
The Spinner Rack! | Batman vs Predator #2&3
Tyler and Nathan pick up where they left off and finish the incredibly fun Batman vs Predator mini-series!