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Excelsior B*tches! Welcome to The Black Variant! A podcast focused on nerd culture—spanning the universe of comics to the silver screen, hosted by the unfiltered, irreverent duo of X and Van. Every week a new deep dive into the world of comic books and super hero movies.
Unknown Host hosts The Black Variant, a leisure show with 294 episodes published.
The Black Variant live from the ruins of Mamdanistan as the New York Knicks have won the NBA Title AKA Hell has Frozen over. Plus - Supergirl movie premieres, another banger of a Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer, Batman
The Boys are back to rewatch episode 1 of season 3 of The Wire and discuss 2004 fashion! For more Shotgun Confessions and all of our other bonus content subscribe to the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theblackvariantrn
As Trumpito ruins the vibe for the City of New York, Van and X talk Chip Zdarsky running back the New Avengers era of Marvel Comics. Plus - Spider-Man: Brand New Day runtime revealed, The Batman - Part II begins filming,
For the first time in 27 years, the New York Knickerbockers have made the NBA Finals so join us for a special championship edition of The Black Variant as Van and X talk the series premiere of Nic Cage's Spider-Noir. Plu
Van and X talk Matt Reeves and The Batman - Part II cast reveal. Plus - The Mandalorian and Grogu movie premieres, Eisner Award Nominations, Lantern delivers the trailer we wanted, Daisy Ridley's New Jedi Order, and more
Van and X along with special guest Banks from BVD talk Punisher: One Last Kill. Plus - Matt Reeves posts the first camera test of The Batman - Part II, Marvel announces 'Midnight' imprint, Superman: Man of Tomorrow, and
Van and X talk the finale of Daredevil: Born Again S2. Plus - Rookie Darth Vader highlight tape in Maul: Shadow Lord finale, Avengers vs IMAX, Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, The Boys series finale nears, and mor
Van and X talk the return of Jessica Jones, the beginning of the fall of Kingpin, and the latest episode of Daredevil: Born Again S2. Plus - Adria Arjona's role in Man of Tomorrow, Charles Dance (Tywin Lannister of GoT)
Van and X talk the return of Foggy Nelson and the latest episode of Daredevil: Born Again S2. Plus - CinemaCon brings us the latest on Black Boy, White Boy AKA Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse and Brand New Day, Adria
Van and X talk the earth-shattering mid-season finale of Daredevil: Born Again S2. Plus - The Batman: Part II begins shooting, Man of Tomorrow and James Gunn's search for Wonder Woman, the premiere of Maul: Shadow Lord,
Van and X talk Daredevil: Born Again S2. Plus - Super full trailer, Marvel acknowledges the Lisan al Gaib as Disney weighs moving up Avengers: Doomsday, Invincible, and more on this issue of The Black Variant. Tap in! Su
Van and X talk the premiere of Daredevil: Born Again S2. Plus - Absolute Batman's next saga, Wonder Man gets S2, comic news, and more this issue of The Black Variant. Tap in! Subscribe to Patreon: https://www.patreon.com
Van and X talk the official trailer of Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Plus - we preview Season 2 of Daredevil: Born Again ahead of the premiere next week, Superman: Man of Tomorrow update, Maul: Shadow Lord's amazing new tra
Van and X back to talk as uncertainty mounts around Paramount/WBD deal as the US/Israel war with Iran continues. Plus - latest trailer of Daredevil: Born Again S2, Terrence Howard tells the truth on his exit from Iron Ma
Van and X back to talk....alot. Paramount closes it's deal to acquire Warner Bros, multiple trailers (Lanterns, The Mandalorian & Grogu, Daredevil, etc), DC K.O. comes to a close, and Milestone returns (again.) Tap into
Van and X back to talk Daredevil: Born Again S2's teaser trailer. Plus - Disney names a new CEO, first look at Jason Momoa's Lobo in Supergirl, Series Premiere (and finale) of Marvel's Wonder Man, Maul: Shadow Lord, and
Van and X return to talk as uncertainty strikes Batman: 'Brave and the Bold'. Plus - Kathleen Kennedy steps down from Lucasfilm, Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and more from Westeros, WBD/Netflix update as Paramount plays
Van and X return to talk as Sebastian Stan reportedly joins The Batman - Part II as Harvey Dent, AKA Two-Face. Plus - The Iron Curtain falls as Sony has thawed relations with Marvel Studios, Jordan Peele pulls up on Kevi
On the final issue of The Black Variant of 2025 - Van & X present their top picks throughout Comics in the return of the Blammys. Plus - Marvel 140p leaks, Warner Merger, and more. Tune in as they recap this year in comi
Van and X are joined by the Jason Williams 'You ight, White Boy" award winner Davis (@DavisAKADrip) return for a special year-end recap all of the comic book movies of 2025 plus the latest on Warner Bros sale, John Cena'
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The Black Variant is hosted by Unknown Host. The show is categorised under leisure (animation) and has published 294 episodes.
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