In 1986, Frank Miller took Batman to a grim, dystopian future where a fascist government had taken over and only vigilantes and their followers could fend off their predations in the form of The Dark Knight Returns. How does this landmark piece of graphic storytelling stand up after 40 years?

With: Chelsy Bloomfield (moderating), JC Carter, Luke Hunsaker, and Michael Lovins

In 1986, writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons launched a fascinating alternate-history tale of costumed heroes and the use (and misuse) of power that became a landmark in the comic-book form. Explore the legacy of that creation--through the original series, the 2009 feature film adaptation, the 2019 HBO miniseries and other lesser-known spinoffs--in honor of WATCHMEN's 40th anniversary.

With: Chelsy Bloomfield, JC Carter, Scott Renshaw (moderating), and Bryan Richards

Released in 2005 and adapted from the graphic novel by Alan Moore and David Lloyd, V for Vendetta transformed a stylized dystopian thriller into a cultural touchstone. This panel revisits the film’s origins, its political resonance, and the evolution of the Guy Fawkes mask from comic-book icon to global symbol. We’ll discuss adaptation, authorship, and the Wachowskis’ screenplay, as well as the film’s enduring relevance in an age of surveillance, media manipulation, and protest movements.

With: Chelsy Bloomfield (moderating), Bryan Richards, and Dan Willis

Join us for another public Patreon where we dive into the road to FanX, covering panels, prep time, and some insider tips 'n' tricks.

We’re opening up the ol' Patreon for a public episode full of Star Wars, movie talk, conspiracy theories, creepy rabbit holes, and increasingly unhinged questions about memories, gut feelings, unexplained experiences, family secrets, and all the weird stuff that keeps you awake at 2 a.m.

Join us as we shoot the shit, overshare a little, question reality, and somehow keep circling back to Darth Maul. Come hang out.

(Julio R. please email us at chelsyandnoellegottohell@gmail.com because we have loved your comments and do not know how to contact you. Also Chels ordered a new microphone so excuse her for sounding like she recorded through a tin can this episode.)

In 1966, two Brazilian electricians were found dead on Vintém Hill wearing suits, raincoats, and homemade lead masks. Beside them: mystery capsules and cryptic instructions to “wait for the signal.” Was the infamous Lead Masks Case a UFO encounter, a scientific-spiritualist ritual, or a CIA experiment gone wrong? Keep the corkboard up, this conspiracy has everything.

Congress actually held a hearing on MKUltra, and for a brief, glorious moment it looked like we'd get a serious discussion about CIA mind control experiments, Frank Olson, Sidney Gottlieb, Charles Manson, and newly declassified files. Instead, the hearing devolved into an anti-vaccine spectacle complete with political grandstanding and conspiracy talking points.

This week we're breaking down everything that happened, separating documented history from speculation, and asking whether this new era of government "disclosure" is really about transparency, or about redirecting public attention elsewhere. If you came for MKUltra and stayed for the congressional clown show, this one's for you.

The Confederacy lost the Civil War, but the myth it built afterward never really died. In this episode, we unpack the Lost Cause: the postwar propaganda campaign that recast slavery as “states’ rights,” turned Confederate leaders into martyrs, and helped justify monuments, textbooks, and generations of historical denial. From secession documents to Black Union soldier massacres, Confederate prisons, and the rise of groups like the United Daughters of the Confederacy, this episode traces how a failed slaveholding rebellion was rebranded as noble heritage. The Confederacy was not misunderstood. It was rebranded.