Fantastic Four

It's the 499th episode of Pete's Basement! Pete and Ramon hit the roundtable to review some comics, talk some trash, and drink some whiskey! You know you wanna' join them, so what are you still doing reading! Hit the play button, and take another step closer to the 500th episode extravaganza!

Pete and Pete hit the roundtable to review six weeks worth of books!! That's right -- six weeks worth! All the highlights that you absolutely need to read, and even a few low lights that you're better off staying away from. Plus we've got free stuff to give away and a review of the first episode of Black Lightning! Stop wasting time reading the description -- hit the Play button already!

Pete and Steve hit the roundtable to discuss all things "FoxVel!" What properties does Disney gain in the Fox buyout, and what kind of implications will it have on the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe? We've got all your answers here! Plus, hear exclusive insider information from our source The Shadow that you won't get anywhere else! We told you about the Disney Fox deal back in September, over a month before any of the major news carriers! And there's proof right here in this episode! And now we've got more of Kevin Feige's big plans for the MCU!

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season finale, Game of Thrones, and Flash have the roundtable talking this week. It's a full house with Cheezeburger, Chris Craddock, and Greg joining the party. New York Comic Con has new rules for tickets. Pete is livid about Civil War II's 1 in 1000 variant. Plus we'll be dropping all sorts of bombs this week, so you'll want to be tuning in for the scoop months before the mainstream geek sites have it!

Win a Game of Thrones Stag crown replica NYCC exclusive! We have a massive Fantastic Four BOMB this week! We've got our tickets for Civil War, how about you? Demon Chicken Poyo destroys it this week. Pete oils his favorite katana and strongly suggests you order the amazing Guinness brownies from 8-bit bakeshop. All this and a ton more books and bombs, so grab a drink and enjoy the show.

SPIDER-MAN. BLACK PANTHER. CIVIL WAR. Nuff said. The internet broke and we are here to put it back together! Will Batman v Superman be a hit? Will Ghostbusters be a blast or bust? How does Pete feel about Ice Cube possibly cast as J. Jonah Jameson? We wrap our White Cell Inoculation contest and continue our 8-Bit Bakeshop giveaway. We review Lovecraft P.I, Street Fighter V from Udon, Mockingbird. PLUS we're dropping tons more bombs this week! Constantine, Iron Fist, Fantastic Four, Silk and more! You won't want to miss this episode. Tune in and hear it here first!

Pete and Ramon delight over the red wedding of Fantastic Four. We answer your questions live in a portion of the show streaming over Periscope. Red Sonja Conan, The Shadow, Secret Wars, John Flood, and lots more! But so many of the books are disappointing this week that Pete takes to drinking tequila! If you know anything about Pete, you know that'll go over as well as offering him pineapple on pizza, or misusing the word 'gravy'. Well don't just stand there bleeding! Get to watchin right now!

Dimitrios brings his buddy Pedro to hang with Pete in The Basement this week. They've got a new project called The 6th Borough, featuring New Yorkers as animals native to the big city! So yes, the main character is a pigeon! This is another live Periscope episode, so the boys also answer a ton of fan questions, as well as interact with viewers during the live show! Couple this with highlighting two weeks worth of books and you've got an extra long, feature length Basement episode!