Happy Holidays from 24 Panels!

"Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas." - Calvin Coolidge

From all of us at 24 Panels Per Second, we'd like to say Happy Holidays! Enjoy the time with family and friends, do something kind for someone, have a hot toddy. 

May your days be merry and bright.

"Easy on those cookies, Santa!"

Between Panels: Hot Toddy Talk

T'was the Moon Knight before Christmas...

It's Hot Toddy Talk, our 24 Panels 2012 Christmas Spectacular! Joined by Andrew Kannegiesser and James Hrivnak, Dave and Dru share their "Secret Santa" picks for 24 Panels-related holiday gift giving! From books to games to music to DVDs, we've got you covered when it comes to finding that special something for that special someone. 

Episode breakdown:

0:00 - 2:35: Dave's Christmas monologue

2:35 - 20:28: Intro banter (what we're drinking, holiday plans, Veg-pocalypse Nog 2012)

20:28 - 1:31:41: Secret Santa! (with an audio clip from Dave's first pick from 43:46 - 44:18)

1:31:41 - 1:39:03: Closing remarks

1:39:03 - 1:39:52: James' Christmas monologue

Send all feedback to twentyfourpanels@gmail.com. Stay up to date with our blogs at 24panelspersecond.blogspot.com and 24panels.tumblr.com. Follow Dave on Twitter @24panels and Dru @violetbooth. Remember that Dave live-tweets a different movie every Saturday night at 11PM! Like us on Facebook. Don't forget to subscribe (and review us) in iTunes! And if you like the show, please share it with your friends and on your social networks!

Next episode: G-Men From Hell...

Now hit the jump for links to all of our Christmas gift suggestions!

Reviews@24 Panels: X-MEN: FIRST CLASS (2011)

The opening of Bryan Singer's X-Men (2000) signaled its intentions as a weighty and serious comic book film, especially compared to the frivolousness the Batman franchise of the 1990s had become. That film's prologue, showing a young boy in a concentration camp being separated from his mother, is particularly effective and rather shocking. Matthew Vaughn’s X-Men: First Class opens exactly the same way – Vaughn painstakingly recreates the scene from Singer’s film right down to the camera angles and editing. It’s a bold, curious move and its intentions aren't exactly clear, but with it Vaughn's prequel essentially reboots the franchise (Preboot? C'mon people, help me out).

Episode 40. IRON MAN 2 (2010)

Our series looking at politically-charged comic book movies closes out with Mr. Stark Goes To... er... Iron Man 2, the 2010 sequel to the film that successfully announced to the world that the House of Ideas was a force to be reckoned with in the film community. 
After listening to this episode, you might wonder if Dave and Dru themselves have been hitting the bottle a little too hard... No wonder our Christmas episode next week is called "Hot Toddy Talk!"

Episode breakdown:
0:00 - 15:48: Intro banter (Gail Simone: fired!, women in comics, beans)
15:48 - 16:33: Iron Man 2 trailer
16:33 - 1:24:32: Main discussion: Iron Man 2
1:24:32 - 1:28:52: Closing remarks

Send all feedback to twentyfourpanels@gmail.com. Stay up to date with our blogs at 24panelspersecond.blogspot.com and 24panels.tumblr.com. Follow Dave on Twitter @24panels and Dru @violetbooth. Remember that Dave live-tweets a different movie every Saturday night at 11PM! Like us on Facebook. Don't forget to subscribe (and review us) in iTunes! And if you like the show, please share it with your friends and on your social networks!

Next episode: Hot Toddy Talk...

Trailers@24 Panels: MAN OF STEEL

By now, you've probably seen the trailer for Zack Snyder's Man of Steel, but in case you haven't we've embedded it below. After you've watched the trailer, hit the jump for a discussion between Dave and Dru, and make sure to contribute your own thoughts in the comments section!

Reviews@24 Panels: X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE (2009)

While on hiatus from the X-Men series at large, 2009 saw the release of the ridiculously titled X-Men Origins: Wolverine, a spin-off and prequel (Spinquel? Prespin? Let's coin a term for this, stat!). The film, as the title suggests, provides Wolverine’s backstory at length, dealing primarily with the events that led him to be the adamantium-claw wielding anti-hero we've come to know and love.

Episode 39. WATCHMEN (2009)

Nothing ever ends, especially not podcasts about Zack Snyder's Watchmen! Clocking in at about half the length of the movie, this episode of 24 Panels with guest Andrew Kannegiesser covers just about everything you want to know about this underrated revisionist superhero film: Is it better than the book? Is Ozymandias justified in his actions? Was Malin Ackerman that bad? And most importantly, was Danny Woodburn pulling our collective leg? Tune in to find out! 

Episode breakdown:
0:00 - 10:58: Opening banter (Woodburn-gate, Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups)
10:58 - 11:49: Watchmen trailer
11:49 - 1:21:54: Main discussion: Watchmen
1:21:54 - 1:30:20: Closing remarks

Send all feedback to twentyfourpanels@gmail.com. Stay up to date with our blogs at 24panelspersecond.blogspot.com and 24panels.tumblr.com. Follow Dave on Twitter @24panels and Dru @violetbooth. Remember that Dave live-tweets a different movie every Saturday night at 11PM! Like us on Facebook. Don't forget to subscribe (and review us) in iTunes! And if you like the show, please share it with your friends and on your social networks!

Next episode: Iron Man 2...