Oh man, there is change afoot at FC Dallas this week! Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick get to break down the massive news, the firing of Coach Nico Estevez and the naming of Peter Luccin as interim coach. Why now? What's next? What's Luccin's style? Will this make anything better? Play the kids? Nice. Play quality football? Sure. Play go…

Please to meet you. Have you guessed our names? We reach the end of the Master Pandemonium story arc and have a devil of a time. Join Kirk, Nigel, Brian and Tim as they cover Avengers West Coast issues 51 & 52. Wanda’s kids are missing, Demons invade the Avengers compound and Master Pandemonium is going to have a hell of a time finding gloves to fi…

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast it's a double loss episode. Your hosts - Peter Welpton, Buzz Carrick, and (for some of the time) Dan Crooke - break down the two losses in LA looking for common elements. The trio talks about the club's current surprise 10 Patrickson Delgado, the amazing Maarten Paes, the Sam Junqua quandary, burning up midfielde…

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - have the painful responsibility of breaking down the first three-goal collapse in club history. There are some good things to take away but man is there loads of bad. Coach Nico subs, late-game mistakes, defensive 10s, starting 8 defenders, FCD prototype…

Do deactivated androids dream of electric sheep? The 3rd Degree Byrne Team is going to find out. Join us as we cover the original Human Torch’s introduction into the Marvel Silver Age. Brian, Kirk, Nigel and Tim look at Fantastic Four Annual 4 where the Torch is reactivated the Mad Thinker. Then we move onto Sub-Mariner issue 14 as the Torch fights…

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - get the joy of an MLS road tie and a Cup win. Maarten Paes is flying high and keeping the club in games while the injuries keep piling up - 8 starters were missing for the Cup game. But a win is a win even if the draw for the next round wasn't great. FCD…

It's a winning episode this week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, as your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - try to tackle the good and the bad of the Austin game. A win is a win and there are some positives to take away. FC Dallas also has an ever-expanding injury list, with two more names going on this week the midfield is getting pr…

Nigel Spink is a man who loves John Byrne. A man who loves the Law. He is a man alone and the only one to take on Judge Dredd. Nigel digs into the crime files of Mega City One’s toughest cop when he covers Judge Dredd’s Crime Files issue one, the only story illustrated by John Byrne. So, grab your face canceling helmet and lawmaker and enjoy! https…

Cocktails and Comics has its 26th round and our man in Japan,Nigel Spink makes his debut. Join us for a lively discussion on the 25th anniversary of the “Phantom Menace” and getting into and out of collecting comics. So grab your sake, and join Kirk Greenfield, Nigel Spink and Tim Elliott for our first international round of Cocktails and Comics! h…

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - discuss the current state of FC Dallas and why The Big Lebowski has something to do with it. FCD got smocked in Toronto then rebounded in the US Open Cup. Then your hosts throw Coach Nico vs TD Zanotta into the ring for the "at fault" battle royal. And t…

3rd Degree Byrne continues their coverage of West Coast Avengers issue 48 and 49. Nigel Spink, Kirk Greenfield, Brian Hughes and Tim Elliott discuss John Byrne’s version of Invasion of the Body Snatchers and an Avenger dies. Again. So put on your put on your matching black body suite and get ready to be assimilated. https://twotruefreaks.com/podcas…

It's an FC Dallas winning podcast! Peter and Dan are here and Buzz calls in from Key West! Look, your club should win when up a man for 85 minutes. But they still have to take care of business and FCD did. There are some positives to build on: Jesus returns, Farfan excels, Illarramendi is great. FCD now turns to Toronto FC in the League and then Me…

These are dark times indeed my friends. On this week's episode of 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - still seek the way through. They try to bring some light to the tunnel of shame that is the current FCD season. Yes, "worst season ever" watch continues. Were there any bright spots against the Rapids?…

3rd Degree Byrne continues their coverage of West Coast Avengers issue 46 and 46. Nigel Spink and Tim Elliott discuss John Byrne’s instruction of the Great Lakes Avengers and Wanda heads to the Lone Star state for a little Android Antics. So put on your 10-gallon hat and boots and enjoy. https://twotruefreaks.com/podcast/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/…

This episode of 3rd Degree the Podcast is dedicated to Jim Feldman. Rest in Peace, my friend. - Buzz This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - try their best to break down one of the most boring games in memory, the 0-0 draw against Seattle Sounders. Is there much good to talk about other than A…

Cocktails and Comics has its 25th round and since we recorded in the morning, it is COFFEE & COMICS. Well, what do we talk about? Well, I’ll tell ya. Why do we think the 70’s and 80’s were the very best time for comics? Was it just because of John Byrne? We discuss at length and the conclusion is quite enlightening. But it doesn’t just apply to com…

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Buzz Carrick and Peter Weltpon (that wiley Dan Crooke got away again) - are forced to dissect the game at St Louis including the Nkosi Tafari benching. There are a couple of positives and negatives to chew on from that game. Then it's on to today's Nico Estevez press conference, the latest on injuri…

3rd Degree Byrne concludes its coverage of “Vision Quest” in West Coast Avengers issues 44 and 45. Kirk Greenfield, Nigel Spink and Tim Elliott sift through the parts of Vision and assemble a brand new episode. So put away your soldering iron and get your ears ready as 3rd Degree Byrne Covers finally sees 20/20 with the end or “Vision Quest”. To he…

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - do indeed want to chat about the Austin FC game (just a little) and they want to look ahead to St Louis City (just a little). But mostly they want to talk about how FC Dallas got here. What has gone so wrong this year and, honestly, all the way back to t…

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton and Buzz Carrick (Dan is MIA) - discuss the elephant in the room, Paxton Pomykal. What's the surgery for, what's the prognosis, what's the expected future for Pomykal, what's next for FC Dallas, and how does this affect the club's summer plans? Plus Buzz has a training report, a Coach …

As the song says, we are going under the sea. Kirk Greenfield and Tim Elliott concluded their coverage of Namor the Sub-Mariner, with a review of Wakanda Forever. How does the Avenging Son’s live action debut? Listen and find out. 3rd Degree Byrne is proud to be part of the TwoTrueFreaks Internet Radio Network http://twotruefreaks. https://twotruef…

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - are back together but the angst is real. FCD got smoked by Vancouver and there are lots of talking points. Musa, Ferreira, poor connections, shifting tactics, defensive frailty. But then there are macro season concerns too as this is the 3rd worst start …

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, Dan Crooke is off doing Crooke things but Peter Welpton and Buzz Carrick persevere against all odds to bring you, the FC Dallas Curious, a banger podcast. FCD didn't do so hot in New York, but was it so bad it's time to panic? The 2024 project is teetering on the edge and your hosts will dig deep for their "pani…

As the song says, we are going under the sea. Kirk Greenfield and Tim Elliott time with the Avenging Son comes to an end with their coverage of issue 25 – 32 of Namor the Sub-Mariner. Look for future shows as Kirk and Tim bring their coverage of Namor to a close. Issue 25 wraps up the H’ylthri story line and with issue 25 a new artist comes on boar…

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, the Moose is loose! Your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - dissect the debut of Petar Musa and all things FC Dallas. By which we mean all things wrong with FC Dallas. Wingbacks, center backs, injuries (yes again), declining talents, developing profiles, players forced into the shape, lack of …

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, it's the Dante Sealy show! Your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - dig deep on the opening game against San Jose and the topic de jour is the performance of one Dante Sealy. Sure, there were other talking points like Tafari, the success of the 3-4-3, the greatness of Illarramendi, the Kamungo …

Ever wonder what the X-men were up to between issue #67 and Giant-Sized X-men #1? John Byrne did and he wanted to tell the world. The saga continues as the original X-Men spilt their time between the Savage Land and Kenya. The team encounter a Storm followed by a Deluge. The X-Men are pretty much in a situation of “out of the frying pan, into the f…

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - are here to get you hyped for the season. Final DC tuneup. The 3-4-3 again? What's the point and is it risky? Best FCD XI for 2024? How about an XI prediction vs San Jose? Training report, injury updates, and who's missing, plus Enes Sali and Logan Farri…

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, both Peter Welpton and Dan Crooke are out, so Buzz Carrick has to go solo. Without someone to converse with, the pod is a little shorter than normal but there's still plenty of news. FC Dallas announced a new stadium deal in Mansfield (it's just not for them), the Super League is still coming to Dallas, There ar…

As the song says, we are going under the sea. Kirk Greenfield and Tim Elliott close in on the end of their coverage of John Byrne’s take on the Prince of the Sea with issue 23 & 24 of Namor the Sub-Mariner. These two issues a hero returns and another turns bad. Look for future shows as Kirk and Tim bring their coverage of Namor to a close. https://…

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton and Buzz Carrick (Dan Crooke is out on family business) start to wind down spring camp talk as FC Dallas finished up in Spain. You got questions, we got answers. The club parted with Jesús Jiménez? Is Dante Sealy awakening? Who else is good? Is it still a 3-4-3? (oh sorry, 5-2-2-1) Whe…

The FC Dallas preseason continues on this week's edition of 3rd Degree the Podcast and your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - have boatloads to talk about. A brand new 9 is on the way, FC Dallas knocked off New Mexico, training in Spain, Antonio Carrera is going on loan, Nolan Norris is a 6, Leagues Cup, the 3-4-3, and last - bu…

As the song says, we are going under the sea. Kirk Greenfield and Tim Elliott continue their coverage of John Byrne’s take on the Prince of the Sea with issue 21 & 22 of Namor the Sub-Mariner. These two issues Namor deals with loose ends from last issue and decides to take a trip to K‘un-L’un. Look for future shows as Kirk and Tim reach the end of …

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast... Finally some game action! Your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - have the FC Dallas vs Messi's Miami game to talk about. Then, so much new happened that the Messi game - THE freakin' MESSI GAME - fell to 4th in the show rundown. So what led the show you ask? Was it the newest FCD signing? N…

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton and Buzz Carrick, Dan Crooke is away on family business - have a boatload of Huntsmen Dumps to talk about as Buzz went to his first day of training in the 27th season of 3rd Degree coverage of FC Dallas. Jesus Jimenez, Jose Mulato, Divock Origi, two or three signings to come (soon?), E…

Ever wonder what the X-men were up to between issue #67 and Giant-Sized X-men #1? John Byrne did and he wanted to tell the world. The saga continues as the original X-Men discover a disturbing situation in a heretofore unknown corner of the Savage Land. A city reaching the skies, avian overlords, a volcano, and Magneto. The X-Men are pretty much in…