SuperHero Homies!

The 2025 Video Game Awards are in the books, and the SuperHero Homies! are here to break it all down with hype, hot takes, and a little nerdy chaos.

Welcome back, Homies! This is our Comic News December 2025 episode—our recurring deep-dive into the biggest superhero, comic book, TV, movie, and pop-culture updates happening right now. If you love DC Comics, Marvel, MCU/ DCU news, The Boys, Invincible, or just nerd culture in general, this episode is absolutely loaded. We kick things off with a fun Video Game Awards (VGA) prediction session!

Stranger Things Season 5 is finally here, and we’re breaking down Episodes 1–4 with full spoilers, fan theories, character analysis, and our honest review! Whether you're a longtime Stranger Things fan, a TV/movie lover, or a pop-culture junkie—this is the episode for you. But first, in our cold open we dive into:

Welcome back to SuperHero Homies! In this episode, we launch the ULTIMATE Superhero Actor Tournament — a 16-actor bracket showdown to decide who is the greatest superhero actor of all time. From Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine to Chris Evans’ Captain America, Heath Ledger’s Joker, Christopher Reeve’s Superman, and more, we break down iconic performances, legendary moments, and why each actor deserves (or doesn’t deserve) to advance. But first… we kick things off with a fun cold open, where we briefly discuss Wicked For Good (no spoilers), and then dive into three major video games: Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, and Expedition 33. We cover the pros, cons, gameplay, storytelling, and whether they live up to the hype. Then it’s on to the main event:

Welcome back to the SuperHero Homies Podcast — and today we present something truly special: The Homie Commandments! In this episode we break down the 10 foundational rules we use to judge, analyze, and appreciate storytelling across comic books, superhero movies, TV shows, novels, and all forms of pop culture media. These commandments aren’t about being “gatekeepers” or claiming authority — they simply reveal the metric we use to measure good storytelling, from Marvel and DC stories to indie comics and blockbuster superhero films. But before we get into our storytelling philosophy, we open the episode with a fun discussion about the Video Game Awards and their 2024 nominations. We talk about the unprecedented number of nominations for Expedition 33, what games might win Game of the Year, and how this year compares to past VGAs. Then we dive into The Homie Commandments, including: