Welcome back to the pod!!. This week is the second installment of the As Told by Zo Variety Special!

This time, host Zo dives headfirst into a rapid-fire mix of pop culture, video games, anime, sci-fi, and Halloween season hype.

Zo takes a critical look at Insomniac Games’ Wolverine, breaking down the concerns, creative choices, and issues surrounding one of Marvel’s most anticipated gaming projects.

From there, it’s time for a crash course in the visual connection between 1980s and 1990s American science fiction and Japanese anime. Zo explores the shared aesthetics, themes, technology, character designs, and cinematic influences that helped define the look and feel of both eras.

Zo also gets into the hype surrounding this year’s Halloween Horror Nights, discussing what makes the event such a massive pop-culture phenomeno ...