Dave closes out 2016 with a one-off, stand alone episode in which he vents his feelings about one of his childhood crushes- Gwen Stacy.

Dave traces the history of Spidey’s original lady-love and her relationship with Peter Parker to show just how important Gwen Stacy was to the Spider-Man Saga.

This episode is not about the legendary “Night Gwen Stacy Died.” This is about who she was, and why she mattered when she lived. Enjoy the last episode of DDP for 2016.

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Dave is diving back into the Back to the Future saga with a close look at our beloved Doc Brown.

Dave takes a peek at a classic episode of Back to the Future the Animated Series, showing us a loose idea of what Emmet’s childhood could have been like, at least in cartoon form.

Then, It’s a trip into the Telltale games Back to the Future storyline to see who Emmett was as a young man in 1931, and the moments that inspired his career in science.

Finally, Dave cracks open the IDW Back to the Future comic to see a key moment in Doc’s life, and a turning point that would lead Doc to spend three decades building a time machine. What is it that Doc is trying to atone for?

This question (and more) will be answered, as Dave takes you Back to the Future.

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Take a trip down Montgomery Scott’s memory lane, and learn the best kept secret of everybody’s favorite chief engineer in the pages of DC’s Star Trek Annual #3.

Why is Scotty depressed and drinking more than he should? What news has brought up specters of the past? Peter David and Curt Swan bring us a very personal, and heartbreaking tale.

Also, what did Dave do in high school that had lasting effects on his Star Trek fandom? Why all of the questions? Download the episode and find out.

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It’s another journey into the world of Star Trek, but this time Dave has company.

Dario Gonzalez, the self-professed “Most Interesting Man in the World” and Mego aficionado schools Dave in the art of buying back one’s childhood.

Dario and Dave go over the line of toys, the accessories, and the playsets of the predecessor to the Star Wars toy phenomenon of the 70’s and 80’s.

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It’s another look at the early portions of the first Back to the Future film.

Have takes a magnifying glass to the first 5 minutes (or so) which introduce us to the characters, without showing us the film’s stars.

Then, Dave takes to the novelization, to learn what COULD have been. Would you believe that Strickland was more Batman than Principal? How about Marty McFly versus the Atomic Bomb?

What does any of this mean? Take a listen as Dave heads back… back to the future.

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