4-Panel | Comics & Manga

Sometimes you don’t have to look far to see just how weird comics can get, and in this episode we’re looking no further than Superman, who probably has the strangest collection of powers and abilities of any character in comics. Now relatively speaking, flight, super-strength, super-speed, heat vision, X-ray vision, cold breath and invulnerability are pretty normal for a superhero, so what we’re talking about is the really odd stuff. 

 

Get ready for super ventriloquism, super hypnotism, super phasing through solid objects, super shape-shifting, super memory wiping kisses, super throwing symbols, super telepathy, super telekinetic vision, super imagination, and more -  and those aren’t even the weirdest powers! 

 

After that cavalcade of strangeness, it’s time for our regular look at the things we’ve been reading, which this week are Age of X-Man: The Amazing Nightcrawler, Star Wars: Age of Rebellion - Heroes, The Ice Wanderer and Other Stories by Jiro Taniguchi, and X-Men: Grand Design - X-Tinction.

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It’s our 200th episode, but rather than celebrating this milestone of podcasting, Andrew and Rob decided to try and figure out where the DC could take their premier superhero team now that Bat-fleck and Super-Cavill have hung up their capes.

Get ready for a barrage of lesser-known DC characters as we come up with several ideas including a Booster Gold/Blue Beetle movie, an alternate timeline version of Wonder Woman: 1984, creative use of the supervillain Doctor Destiny, and more.

After that we take our regular look at some of the things we’ve been reading, which this week are The Savage Sword Of Conan: The Cult Of Koga Thun, the first volume of Fairy Tail: 100 Year Quest by Hiro Mashima, the third volume of Kino’s Journey: The Beautiful World by Keiichi Sigsawa, and Old Man Quill: Nobody’s Fault But Mine.

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Hellboy is arguably one of the most recognisable comic-book characters that aren’t part of the Marvel of DC multiverses, and Mike Mignola’s creation has been preventing all manner of occult shenanigans, mystical hijinks and supernatural tomfoolery for twenty five years. Which means it’s a good time to find out more about Hellboy, the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defence, and punching demons in the face with a big red hand made of stone. 

 

Join Andrew and Rob for a paranormal excursion through the multimedia world of Hellboy.

 

After all that exercise it’s time for our regular look at the things we’ve been reading, which this week include Anthem: Strong Alone, Stronger Together, the third volume of Mob Psycho 100 by ONE, Deadpool: Good Night, and Daredevil: Know Fear.

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It’s every fan of the MCU’s worst nightmare - Sony and Disney-Marvel have split and now Spider-Man has to go live with mummy-Sony. This has led to a lot of wild and worried speculating across the internet, so rather than stick our oar into already muddy waters, we decided to discuss The Boys instead.

 

That’s the Amazon Prime series adapted from the violent and brutal superhero deconstruction comics by Garth Ennis, not some local gang of jack-the-lads and ne’er-do-wells.

 

After that it’s time for our usual look at the things we’ve been reading, which this week include Tom Clancy’s The Division: Extremis Malis, B.P.R.D.: The Devil You Know - Ragnarok, the third volume of Edens Zero by Hiro Mashima, and Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man: Secrets And Rumours.

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Comic-book tropes change over time so this week Andrew and Rob decided to cast a nostalgic (and sometimes harshly critical), eye over some of those that have or are falling out of use. From talking in the third-person, the mysterious narrator, thought bubbles, and the dreaded exposition dialogue, to sidekicks, celebrity appearances, and public service announcements, there’s a whole heap of stuff to talk about.

 

And yes, we did include the extra muscles and really, really, really skin-tight costumes.

 

Once that’s over it’s time for our regular look at the things that we’ve been reading, which this week include Wolverine: The Long Night, Crimson Lotus (From The World Of Hellboy), the second volume of I’m Standing On A Million Lives by Naoki Yamakawa and Akinari Nao, and Sky Hawk by Jiro Taniguchi.

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SDCC dropped a lot of revelations about Marvel’s Phase 4, and this week we’re focusing on the announcement that Taika Waititi will be directing Thor: Love And Thunder, and that Jane Foster will be wielding Mjolnir.

 

So along with the shocking revelation that George Clooney could have played the role of Nick Fury (and the equally shocking reminder that The Hoff actually did), Andrew and Rob get down to more Thor-ness than you can twirl a hammer at with Jason Aaron’s Jane Foster/Thor arc. the Thor Corps, Beta Ray Bill (who is best dude), the ever-so ‘90s Thunderstrike and more. 

 

After that it’s back to business as usual with our regular look at the things we’ve been reading, which this week are the first volume of Dead Man Logan, the Uncanny X-Men: Wolverine & Cyclops, West Coast Avengers: City Of Evils, and the first volume of Magus Of The Library by Mitsu Izumi.

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It’s the end of July, which means it’s time for another of our monthly comic-book and manga extravaganzas where we try to cram as many different titles into one episode as we can. This month we’ve got another wide-ranging selection that includes the second volume of the HALO: Omnibus, the stand-alone graphic novel HALO: Lone Wolf,  Winter Soldier: Second Chances, Conan the Barbarian: The Life And Death Of Conan, the second volume of Witch Hat Atelier by Kamome Shirahama, Ironheart: Those With Courage, the fourth volume of Space Boy by Stephen McCranie, and Predator: Hunters II.

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San Diego Comic-Con is one of the highlights of the year for fans of all things superhero, and as usual we’re here to add our own brand of shabby chic to proceedings while we talk about the things that DC and Marvel have in store for everyone going forward. 

 

After that we manage to squeeze in a little bit of time for the things that we’ve been reading, which thus week are Marvel Comics: Timeless Tales, the second omnibus edition of Mind MGMT by Matt Kindt, and God of War.

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After burning omelettes and being fed tasty chicken, we decided we’d prepared enough to tackle one of the more … confusing additions to Marvel’s burgeoning cinematic universe, the super team known as The Eternals!

 

Join Andrew, Mick and Rob for an exploration of the shocking history, powerful storylines and memorable characters that make up the group. 

 

Wait. That’s the X-Men, or The Avengers, or The Inhumans, or just about any other team of superheroes. 

So what are The Eternals actually famous for?

 

After that it’s down to the serious business of talking about the things we’ve been reading, which this week include Spider-Man: Far From Home Prelude, Avengers: No Road Home, Captain America: Evolutions of a Living Legend, the third volume Aposimz by Tsutomu Nihei, and Star Wars: Doctor Aphra - Worst Among Equals.

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On this week’s 4-Panel it’s a festival of Spider-Man versus Mysterio as Andrew and Mick embark upon a spoiler-filled discussion about the latest addition to the MCU - Spider-Man: Far From Home. 

 

Is it as good as Homecoming? Is it the best Spider-Man movie so far? 

 

After answering those (and other), questions it’s time for a new set of musings like why do the two characters have so much beef between them, what are Mysterio’s real origins, how many Mysterios are there really, and other things like that. In order to answer these hugely important questions, this week Andrew and Mick have been reading Marvel Platinum: The Definitive Spider-Man - Redux, and Spider-Man Versus Mysterio.

 

Oh, and just in case - spoilers ahead.

 

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