In the septenary episode of True Believers, Andrew & chrs cover the long and somewhat questionable history of Shang-Chi, the Master of Kung Fu, as a quick guide for fans before the September 3rd premiere of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.Follow us on instagram @truebelieverspod, on twitter @truebelieversp (yes, the name was too long), and on facebook @truebelieverspod (facebook.com/truebelieverspod)If you want to speak to us directly, feel free to DM us on social media or email us at [email protected], or, you can leave us a voicemail at (650) 761-2629.NOTES: "In 2020, Shang-Chi starred in a self-titled five issue miniseries written by American Born Chinese author Gene Luen Yang with art by Dike Ruan and Philip Tan. Initially set for a June 2020 release, the first issue was delayed to September due to the COVID-19 pandemic." -WikipediaTony Shalhoub is actually doing a parody of David Carradine in Kung Fu in the movie Galaxy Quest "I can't play an Asian guy. I won't play an Asian guy. But I will play a guy who plays an Asian guy." and he is the son of a Lebanese immigrant (I don't remember if I said that I didn't know what his ethnicity was, but, bases covered).Annette Bening absolutely DOES play Mar-Vell in Captain Marvel, and she's the avatar of the Kree Supreme Intelligence."The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu" (the first book in Sax Rohmer's series) was published in 1913. Here is an article about the birth of the character: (It's giving The Birth of a Nation vibes) http://philsp.com/SaxRohmer/birthof.htmJodie Landon, the self-proclaimed (and undisputed) ‘Queen of the Negroes' in Daria is dating Michael Jordan "Mack" Mackenzie, my fourth favorite character on Daria behind Jodie, Mrs. Morgendorffer, and Principal Li.I, unfortunately, now know that there's not a separate word for people who have bug fursonas, but it's not an unheard of phenomenon. Please direct all questions about furry categorization, furries, or being a furry to askpapabear.com. If you direct them to me, I will tell you to go right to the pits of hell.The Peter Parker of Earth-92100 has six arms.https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EthnicMagicianThe Five Weapons Society is made up of the House of the Deadly Staff, the House of the Deadly Sabre, the House of the Deadly Dagger, the House of the Deadly Hammer, and the House of the Deadly Hand.I was going to verify my statement that the Protector of China was a Makluan and I ended up on the MCU wikipedia page instead by accident, so, you heard it here folks: the Great Protector is in Shang-Chi.https://time.com/3524847/gwen-stefani-racist-harajuku-girls/Music: "Xenon Sentry" by Shane Ivers - www.silvermansound.com

In this episode (and on very short notice) Andrew and chrs unexpectedly tackle the young adult graphic novel Teen Titans: Raven by Kami Garcia and Gabriel Picolo. Follow us on instagram @truebelieverspod, on twitter @truebelieversp (yes, the name was too long), and on facebook @truebelieverspod (facebook.com/truebelieverspod)If you want to speak to us directly, feel free to DM us on social media or email us at [email protected]: Trigon actually seduced Raven's mother Arella (Angela Roth) under false pretences in a human form to get her to marry him and bear a half-human, half-demon child.Raven is a Cambion - the half-human half-demon offspring of an incubus, succubus, or demon with a human.chrs meant a HOMECOMING mum. There's no such thing as a graduation mum. https://www.countryliving.com/life/g28035883/homecoming-mums-tradition-ideas/What was said about Slade is not without merit, and apparently it is a hot debate.The "Teen Titans Go!" episode referenced is called "Two Parter" and it's episode 3x17"Once An Accident, Twice A Coincidence, Three Times A Pattern" - Alan Weiss, PhD.If you wanted to read more about Raven, you can find her in DC Special: Raven (2008) Raven (2016-2017), and Raven: Daughter of Darkness(2018-2019)Music: "The Paladin's Underworld" by Shane Ivers - www.silvermansound.com

In this episode, Andrew + chrs step back into DC Nation's Future State to recommend and review their favorite serieses. ig: @truebelieverspodtwitter: @truebelieverspfacebook: @truebelieverspod (facebook.com/truebelieverspod)email: [email protected]: Fun fact: chrs doesn't even enjoy the movie "Back to the Future"Yara Flor's design is inspired by an indigenous Brazilian model named Suyane MoreiraThe concept that chrs was thinking of when she was struggling to define Yara Flor's story was a parable. A parable is a story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, and they're very common in most theologies.It's actually Brainiac's skull ship where Diana encounters The Spectre. The Spectre is...something like the DC Comics version of Ghost Rider. You'd have to look it up. I'm not wrong, but I'm also not making an effort to be right. Their interplanetary group is called the United Planets. Not the Federation. Before Krypton exploded, the Bottle City of Kandor was captured and miniaturized by Brainiac. After defeating him, Superman brought the city to his Fortress of Solitude and spent many years attempting to return it to the normal size. Because the people of Kandor are alive and thriving, Superman has never actually been the last son of Krypton.The space/time ocean was called the Confluence. A confluence is the joining of two rivers.chrs did in fact accidentally make a Moana reference. The fish were called the Glimmerfish.The Aquaman: The Beginning miniseries starts on 9/21 and Brandon Thomas also wrote FS: AquamanBobo T. Chimpanzee is also known as Detective Chimp. Similarly to Throg and Spectre? You better use google.Andrew was wrong. It's actually "Gone, gone, the Simian, arise the demon Etrigan."The Doctor Fate of Future State is Khalid NassourMongol 2 actually said that Superman wouldn't be able to save the people next to him, not that he wouldn't be saved.We both said "Mr. Terrific" but we both MEANT "Mister Miracle" ...sorry, Scott Free.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOyE_l80D4YMikel Janín is pronounced like Mik-ell Yah-neen.My friend legitimately has somewhat of a Jesus fetish or, rather, has been known to be attracted to Jesus Christ in multiple forms of media. Talk about a holy roller.Music: "Big Boi Pants" by Shane Ivers - www.silvermansound.com

Following our inadvertent theme of multiversal mixup, in this off the rails episode Andrew and chrs recap and review the mad merry-go-round movie that is Teen Titans Go! vs Teen Titans.Notes:We apologize for the choppy sound editing towards the end of the episode. Andrew was up editing the episode at two in the morning because of work obligations.Our bad.We accidentally said episode 3 at the beginning. This is episode 4. "Avengers: Endgame'' released in April of 2019 and "Teen Titans Go! vs Teen Titans" premiered at SDCC in July of 2019, but the digital release was in September of 2019.Lil Yatchy did write a significant portion of "Act Up" by City Girls after saying "no homo'' before going into the booth.The literal definition of Satire is "the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues."Teen Titans premiered in July of 2003 and the final episode, "Things Change," premiered in January of 2006, followed by the movie "Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo," premiering September the same year.There's a 55-issue comic book called "Teen Titans Go!" based on the 2003 animated series and their continuity that's mostly collected in six trade paperbacks.The "Nevermore" episode indirectly references the poem "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe. Ironically, the word ‘nevermore' is a prophetic warning in the poem.In "Nevermore" Cyborg actually counsels against Beast Boy invading Raven's room. Minding his black-owned business. We stan.The alternate aspects of Raven are her "emoticlones" that serve as a physical manifestation of her true feelings."Tiny Titans'' was a two-time Eisner Award winning series featuring alternate versions of DC Comics characters in an elementary school environment. The initial series ran for 50-issues from February of 2008 to March of 2012, and from 2014-2015, the series revived with a 6-issue miniseries - "Tiny Titans: Return to the Tree House""Auld Acquaintance" is the 26th episode of Young Justice, and the first season's finale. The only Justice League member who doesn't get their shit rocked by the JV is Wonder Woman.I couldn't be bothered to look up the H.I.V.E. episode we were referencing, but it's interesting that their stupid battle catchphrases seem to parody Robin's "Titans, GO!"When Raven mentions facing her demons, she's directly referencing season 4 of Teen Titans.Santa Claus actually appears many times in Teen Titans Go! (largely as an antagonist) in the episodes "Second Christmas", "The True Meaning of Christmas", "The Teen Titans Go Easter Holiday Classic", "Who's Laughing Now", "Halloween v Christmas", "Teen Titans Save Christmas", and "The Streak"The stupid ‘Battle Ready Armor' joke is a reference to the ubiquitous armor worn by the teen ninjas in "Codename: Kids Next Door"Cyborg is the one who obtains the Worlogog after it goes flying out of Megan's hands, which is understandable - before he was cybernetically enhanced and became a superhero, he was a promising young athlete.Teen Titans Go! Cyborg has the nerve to have actually yelled out "Cyborg Cycle, Activate Alpha Maneuver 42 Delta!" without having agreed on any codewords ahead of time.Because of their mythological association with misfortune and misery, a group of ravens is called An Unkindness. Music: "The Victory Of Heroes" by Shane Ivers - www.silvermansound.com

In this mischievous episode, Andrew and chrs sort through six episodes of multiversal madness with a roguish recap and review of the Disney+ Loki show.Follow us on instagram @truebelieverspod, on twitter @truebelieversp (yes, the name was too long), and on facebook @truebelieverspod (facebook.com/truebelieverspod)If you want to speak to us directly, feel free to DM us on social media or email us at [email protected]: The actress who plays Hunter B-15 is the gorgeous Oluwunmi "Wunmi" Mosakuchrs definitely knows how to pronounce Mjölnir, she was just joking.Sylvie Laufeydottir is based on two characters - Lady Loki (Loki taking a female form after being reincarnated post-Ragnarök) and Sylvie Lushton (a human girl enchanted by Loki to believe she was an Asgardian who styled herself after the first Enchantress, Amora ("Dark Reign: Young Avengers")"Journey into Mystery" is the name of a series published by Atlas Comics and later Marvel that ran "The Mighty Thor" by Lieber, Lee, and Kirby starting in issue #83. It was renamed for it's breakout superhero star from issue #126 on, and has been revived as Journey into Mystery at least three times in the decades since.The Journey into Mystery Storyline chrs references is written by Kieron Gillen and starts with "Journey into Mystery vol. 1: Fear Itself"The Great Sphinx of Giza has a missing nose. No one knows exactly why the nose is missing, but many people believe that it was shot off with a cannonball by the French army under Napoleon Bonaparte.The Beyoncé song chrs references is called "BLACK EFFECT".I refuse to recap Throg, Frog of Thunder. If you want to know? Google it.Alligator teeth of the lower jaw can not be seen when the jaw is closed. Crocodile teeth of the lower jaw can be seen when the jaw is closed. In crocodiles, the upper and lower jaw are about the same size. So, the upper and lower teeth interlock or interdigitate when the mouth shuts.Kid Loki, or KING Loki (as chrs would say) is the oldest variant in the Nexus, and has just never aged - that's why it's his kingdom.

In this episode, Andrew + chrs boldly move beyond tomorrow as they sort through DC Nation's Future State Sampler to select promising reads.Follow us on instagram @truebelieverspod, on twitter @truebelieversp (yes, the name was too long), and on facebook @truebelieverspod (facebook.com/truebelieverspod)https://www.dccomics.com/FutureStatehttps://www.comixology.com/DC-Nation-Presents-DC-Future-State-2020-1/digital-comic/905480?ref=c2VhcmNoL2luZGV4L2Rlc2t0b3Avc2xpZGVyTGlzdC90b3BSZXN1bHRzU2xpZGVy

In this inaugural episode, Andrew & chrs haphazardly and erratically cover the mythological, comic book canonical, and Marvel cinematic universal history of Loki Laufeyson before watching season 1 of the Disney+ showFollow us on instagram @truebelieverspod, on twitter @truebelieversp (yes, the name was too long), and on facebook @truebelieverspod (facebook.com/truebelieverspod)Notes: at the beginning of the episode, Andrew says "aegis" instead of Aesir. Our bad.Also, the tesseract was the SPACE infinity stone. Neither one of us knew that.The four part series that chrs was talking about is Thor & Loki: Double Trouble.

The not quite first episode of True Believers: A Comic Book poDCast in which we explain who we are, why we are the way that we are, and what exactly we hope to accomplish. Follow us on instagram @truebelieverspod, on twitter @truebelieversp (yes, the name was too long), and on facebook @truebelieverspod (facebook.com/truebelieverspod)

The Trailer for the upcoming True Believers: A Comic Book poDCast!A podcast about all things comics hosted by Andrew & chrs.