Sean O’Connell and Sierra Nutkevitch kick off CBR Horror Week with horror diehards Katie Doll and Caralynn Matassa to crown the scariest monster on screen. This horror villain bracket isn’t about “best movie.” It’s about who actually haunts you after the credits: the rule-breaking cosmic terrors, the “just a guy” slashers, and the monsters you can’t simply outrun, outsmart, or out-believe. Along the way, the panel argues Freddy Krueger vs Pennywise, Jason vs Michael Myers, Samara vs Regan, Blair Witch vs The Witch, The Thing vs the Pale Man, Jigsaw vs Ghostface, Hannibal vs. Leatherface and more. If you love friendly chaos with real horror history baked in, this horror villain bracket is for you. Highlights include: “You can bully Pennywise to death,” the sudden realization that “nothing is scarier than litigation” might be true, and Sean’s eternal survival tip: “Move to Kansas.” By the end of the bracket, the finalists collide and the winner is decided. Stick around for the tease of Heroes Journey Live at Emerald City Comic Con, featuring special guest Jeff Loeb and on-stage trivia! https://www.emeraldcitycomiccon.com/en-us/experiences/panels/event-info.html?gtID=918153&panel-name=Heroes-Journey-A-Live-Recording-of-CBRs-Hit-Podcast

Robin in the DC Absolute Universe is still a mystery, but the new ‘R’ tease tied to DC’s “Absolute Batman” has fans wondering what comes next for the Boy Wonder.

In Heroes Journey Podcast Episode 19, Sean O’Connell and Sierra Nutkevitch unpack why Scott Snyder’s rollout worked, which Robin might emerge in this remix universe, and how the conversation feeds into Robin in DC's Absolute Universe. They also weigh the big-screen problem: why Robin keeps getting sidelined, and whether The Brave and the Bold is the cleanest path versus forcing Robin into Matt Reeves’ The Batman world.

Spider-Noir is Nicolas Cage’s live-action Spider-Man spinoff, and Sean O’Connell breaks down the biggest new reveals from the show’s first major profile.

On this Heroes Journey Podcast episode, Sean runs through five key takeaways about Spider-Noir: the release window, the option to watch in full color or a black-and-white “noir” presentation, and the biggest curveball of all: Cage isn’t playing Peter Parker. He’s playing private investigator Ben Reilly, with the series treating that name as a story mystery.

Sean also digs into what it means to bring a Spider-Man Noir story into live action (instead of animation), why the character is being positioned like a classic 1930s/40s pulp hero “known as The Spider,” and how this approach could be Sony’s smartest way to build Spidey stories without stepping on the MCU.