If you grew up with The Karate Kid or fell in love with Cobra Kai, this is the episode you cannot miss. In this emotional, fist-pumping celebration of the final season, Jesse Blaze dives deep into how Cobra Kai pulled off the impossible—resurrecting a decades-old franchise and delivering one of the most satisfying, redemptive, and character-driven stories in modern TV history. This isn’t just a recap—it’s a love letter to legacy, storytelling, and the power of honoring your roots while kicking ass with style.

Thank you for listening to The Coolest Geek Alive, Episode #199 - Cobra Kai Did What Disney Couldn’t: HONOR the Fans, RESPECT the Story.

Phil Lord, what you've just helped to create is one of the most insanely awesome animated films the Coolest Geek Alive has EVER seen! At no point in your fun, fast-paced, gorgeously rendered love letter to the comic book medium were you even close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched your film. We award you all of the points, and may God bless your soul eternally.

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EP 192 Coolest Pick - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

This week, we’re celebrating one of the greatest, weirdest, most wonderfully absurd superheroes of all time — THE TICK! From his mysterious comic book origins (did he escape a mental institution?!) to the iconic animated series, to two wild live-action versions, we’re diving into it ALL. We’re talking Chairface, Little Wooden Boy, The Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight, Danger Boat, Barry the other Tick, and every hilariously heroic moment in between. It’s big blue chaos in the best way possible — grab your antennae, shout SPOON!, and join us on this loving deep-dive into the legacy of Ben Edlund’s indestructible idiotic icon.