Marveling At Marvel's Marvels

In this episode, we dig into the 2005 event House of M. We'll explain the stories leading up to the event, the 8 issue series itself, and the repercussions on the Marvel Universe as a whole. We avoid discussing spoilers for the Wandavision Disney+ series, but as that series is ongoing, there's a chance some of the storylines here will end up on the show. 

It's the ultimate podcast crossover, as we proudly welcome Katie & Allen from Werewolf Ambulance! The 2020 New Mutants movie? I'm not sure anyone should be proud of that... Join us as we try to make sense of this mess, explain to Katie how the X-Men work, and welcome back Allen for a very special visit. 

We're extremely proud to bring you one of the strangest characters we've ever covered: Ulysses Solomon Archer and his truck U.S.1! Borne of a line of toys and the trucker craze of the late seventies, this is a comic you need to hear to believe. There's so much crazy that we needed to bring in a special guest presenter: Kris, host of the MegaDumbCast. Thank you, Kris, for exposing us all to the madness of U.S.1! To hear more from Kris, check out the MegaDumbCast: https://megadumbcast.podbean.com/

Our latest episode takes us deep into the Spider-Verse! We'll discuss the 2015 series and it's successors, covering all manner of Spider-Men, Spider-Women, and Spiders-Man. 

There have been a lot of announcements recently from Marvel Studios. In this episode, we discuss the upcoming slate of movies and TV shows coming to the Marvel cinematic universe- find out which ones Josef can't wait to be forced to watch!

We put out a call and you responded! In this episode, we check out some listener suggestions for future episodes. Join us as we dig into strange, curious, and outrageous listener requests!

Now that Josef has a fair knowledge of Marvel characters, we discuss the team that brings them all together: the Avengers! Since 1963, this team has been Marvel's premier supergroup and we tackle at least a little of that history! 

We delve this week into the long sordid history of Warren Worthington, III. Also known as Angel, Archangel, Death, and Dark Angel, there's a lot to unpack here...

From the far future comes tomorrow's hero, Spider-Man 2099! Join us as we explain future history, discuss the evils of corporations, and try to decide which dystopia is better: Marvel 2099 or the United States 2020... 

Join us for a detailed discussion of the recent comic series' that redefined the X-Men: House of X and Powers of X. Spoilers abound, so you may wish to listen after you've read the comics. Or not- Josef didn't & it had no impact on his enjoyment.

It's been a few years since we talked about Laura Kinney, AKA X-23, AKA the other Wolverine. To present this awesome character, we've brought in a very special guest, long-time friend of the show, Erica! You may want to revisit episode 75 (our original X-23 episode) for a refresher before diving into this one. Or not: we had to give Josef a refresher, too.

For this moderator-less episode, Jon & Josef talk about the strange history of the Bloodstone! We cover the gem itself and its two most famous bearers: world renowned monster hunters Ulysses and Elsa Bloodstone!

We finally go North of the border to discuss Canada's national superhero team, Alpha Flight! In this episode we'll introduce the core members of the team, their powers, and their beef with Wolverine. For our first episode without Allen, we welcome a very special guest, Alyssa from Real Chills podcast! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/real-chills/id1458646903

It is with heavy hearts that we say farewell to Allen, everyone's favorite moderator. We dedicate this episode to sending him off with the class and high level discourse you've come to expect from us. 

On this all-new episode, we present Marvel's favorite freelance mechanoid peace-keeper, Death's Head! Never heard of him? Well, we can fix that! We dig deep into his origins, his cross-cultural guest appearances, and the history of Marvel UK! Apologies up front: I (Jon) managed to royally screw up and used the wrong mic to record my part of the episode. As a result, I sound real rough and bring a lot of background noise (I swear, most of those noises are coming from my chair!)

You know him, you love to hate him: it's Wilson Fisk, the Kingpin of Crime! We talk about his supervillain origins, his best enemies, and his most villainous schemes! 

In this episode we discuss Truth: Red, White, and Black, the landmark 2003 comic by Robert Morales and Kyle Baker. The series presents the story of African-American soldiers experimented on by the American government during WWII in an effort to make a new super-soldier serum. Be warned: it's a dark, sad tale mirroring actual historic events. 

For this special episode, we all read Chelsea Cain's 2016 Mockingbird series! Join us as discuss and share our thoughts on this series. Needless to say, there will be spoilers- if you haven't read it already, we recommend doing so before listening.

In 2001, Peter Milligan and Mike Allred turned X-Force into a one of the strangest teams in comic history with a comic so graphic it drove Marvel out of the Comics Code Authority. This group eventually became X-Statix, one of Jon's all-time favorite team comics and he's thrilled to share them with you!

Welcome back for another episode from quarantine! We talk about Dr. Barbara Morse, also known as Bobbi, Mockingbird, Huntress, and the only woman willing to marry Hawkeye. We talk about her long history and recent controversies- you won't want to miss this extra long episode!