About this episode

The episode discusses the new Spider-Noir series, the backlash over Stan Lee's AI voice, and features an interview with Bill Stoddard about his comic Murder Mouse.

Episode Summary Nicolas Cage finally gets to be Nicolas Cage, and Frank has thoughts. This week the guys are back in studio to break down the new Spider-Noir series, the ElevenLabs deal recreating Stan Lee's voice that has fans up in arms, and the freshly revealed Minecraft Movie Squared logo and Matt Berry casting. Along the way they realize the Herobrine creepypasta they believed for years was apparently made up the whole time. The back half turns into a full 2026 mid-year check-in, ranking the year's biggest surprises like Wonder Man and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms while looking ahead to Clayface, Spider-Man Brand New Day, and House of the Dragon. Then comic writer Bill Stoddard joins to talk Murder Mouse, the gleefully unhinged book Frank describes as Chuck E. Cheese meets Disneyland meets an 80s slasher flick. Timestamps and Topics 00:00 Intro, In-Studio Catch-Up, and Patreon Thanks 02:32 Minecraft Movie Squared and the Herobrine Myth 08:10 Stan Lee's AI Voice and the ElevenLabs Backlash 16:42 Spider-Noir Review 25:22 2026 Mid-Year Check-In: Movies and Shows 34:15 What's Coming Up Next: Clayface, BioShock Dreams, and More 50:32 Guest Interview: Bill Stoddard on Murder…

People in this episode

Host: Frank

Guest: Bill Stoddard

Topics covered

• Spider-Noir
• Stan Lee's AI Voice
• Minecraft Movie
• 2026 Mid-Year Check-In
• Murder Mouse
• Herobrine Myth

Keywords

• Spider-Noir
• Stan Lee
• AI Voice
• Minecraft Movie
• Murder Mouse
• Bill Stoddard
• Herobrine
• 2026 Movies
• Wonder Man
• Clayface

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ElevenLabs

Books & works: Spider-Noir, Minecraft Movie Squared, Murder Mouse, Wonder Man, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Clayface, Spider-Man Brand New Day, House of the Dragon

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