It's a slightly different episode this week as Nick goes solo to take a little sidestep away form the list to look at the Transformers and ask the question we've all been asking:- are the Transformers part of tge Marvel universe? (Normal list-based service will resume next week...)

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BATTERING RAM, ANARCHIST, ORPHAN, BLOKE, DOOP, DEAD GIRL, U GO GIRL, LA NUIT, VIVISECTOR, VENUS DEE MILO

It's a frankly ridiculous number of marvellously media-savvy (if mortally-challenged) mutants this week as Colin and Nick take a look at X-Statix. Who were the X-Statix? Did anyone make it through the revolving door of death? Was Princess Diana really on the team? And what is Doop saying? Some of these questions may be answered...

255. Battering Ram 

256. The Anarchist

257. Orphan

258. Bloke

La Nuit 

259. Doop

X-Force (2002) #116 - 118

260. Dead Girl

X-Force (2002) #125

261. U-Go Girl

X-Force (2002) #128

262. Vivisector 

X-Force (2002) #129

263. Venus Dee Milo

X-Statix (2002) #1

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Colin and Nick are back to answer that age old question:- "How many Buckys is too many Buckys?" as they take a look at the inexplicably high number of people who have decided to take on the mantle of child sidekick. We're talking Nomad (Jack Monroe), Nomad (Rikki Barnes), Battlestar (surprisingly not Nomad) and Sharon Carter (sister-niece of Peggy). Reckless endangerment ahoy!

250. Battlestar 

Captain America (1968) #341 (pages 10-17)

252. Nomad (Jack Monroe)

Captain America (1968) #282 (from page 9) 

253. Nomad (Rikki Barnes)

Nomad: Girl Without World 2009 #2

254. Sharon Carter 

Captain America (1968) #103

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WONDER MAN, GRIM REAPER, DOORMAN

Look, up in the sky... oh no, hang on, that's someone else. Join Colin and Nick as they take a look at a hero neither of them has paid much attention to before, Simon Williams AKA Wonder Man as they ask the question:- is it worth bothering with the comics or should you just watch the excellent series instead (what do you mean, "leading question"?) Also they take a look at his brother, the Grim Reaper and Doorman (who is generally unrelated to Wonder Man with the exception of the series). Enjoy!

Issues Read

1045. Wonder Man 

Avengers (1963) #9 (first)

Avengers (1963) #194 (just the Beast / Wonder Man bits- very much an ensemble piece)

Avengers (1998) #11 (lot of words - skip non-Wondy bits)

Wonder Man (2006) #1

628. Grim Reaper  

Avengers (1963) #52 (first)

319. Doorman

Great Lakes Avengers (2016) #2

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Bastion, Sentinels, Master Mold, Bolivar Trask

Look out, the machines are taking over! In what feels like a very timely episode, Colin and Nick take a look at the man-made machines menacing the mutants of the Marvel universe (yeah, maybe all this Stan and Jack has been rubbing off on us, alliteratively speaking). Are the Sentinels a terrifying look at the future of robotics or another 60s misunderstanding of how robots work? Is it OK to just do the Iron Giant but with a sentinel? What is a Siege Perilous? And does Bastion's origin make any sense at all? Listen and find out!

Issues Read:-

244. Bastion 

Machine Man / Bastion Annual '98

245. Bolivar Trask

Uncanny X-Men (1963) #14

246. Mastermold

Uncanny X-Men (1963) 15

247. Sentinels 

Uncanny X-Men (1963) 98

248. Sentinel

Sentinel (2003) #4

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Bart Rozum, Wrecker, Thunderball, Piledriver, Bulldozer

Let's get wrecked! This week, Colin and Nick are taking a look at Damage Control and the Wrecking Crew as next on the list is Bart Rozum (no, us neither). It's thumping, smashing, head-butting frenzy of destruction (and mildly incompetent clean-up)

Issues Read:-

Bart Rozum & Damage Control (group) 

Damage Control #1 (Sept 1989)

Wrecking Crew 

Defenders (1974) #18-19

413. Wrecker

Thor (1967) #148

412. Bulldozer 

414. Pile Driver

Runaways (2005) #1 (only up to page 14)

415. Thunderball

Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #248 (A-story)

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KRAVEN THE HUNTER, CALYPSO, RHINO, CHAMELEON

Colin and Nick are joined by returning and (hopefully) recurring pal James O'Donoghue to take a look at Spidey's animal-tracking foe, Kraven The Hunter. It's also a chance to (mercifully) finish off our look at the SPUMC movies with a bit of chat about Kraven's inexplicable movie. Plus, given that they also feature in the film, we'll dive into Rhino, Chameleon and Calypso too.

Kraven the hunter - on Netflix

Kraven & Chameleon

Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #15, #294, 389

Calypso

Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #209

Rhino

Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #41

Spider-Man's tangled web #5-6

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SUPER SKRULL! TALOS! PAIBOK! LYJA! BARONESS S'BAK? XAVIN

Colin and Nick (or are they?) discover those shape shifting swines the Skrulls! Are they all bad? How much of a perv is Paibok? Which of these is surprisingly good?

Skrulls 

234. Baroness S'bak 

Annihilation - Super Skrull #1

235. Super Skrull

Fantastic Four (1963) #18

236. Lyja

Fantastic Four (1963) #357

237. Paibok

Fantastic Four (1963) #358

238. Talos

Incredible Hulk (1963) #419

239. Xavin

Runaways (2005) #7-8

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BARON STRUCKER, VIPER, BOB AND GORGON

Join Colin and Nick as they take a look at a fascist organisation hellbent on world domination (yes, maybe a bit on the nose in early 2026). They take a look at Baron Strucker (baldy fascist), Viper (sexy fascist), Gorgon (stabby fascist) and Bob (in-it-for-the-healthcare fascist). Cut off the head and two shall grow! (Disclaimer - please don't cut off Colin and Nick's heads; they only have the one each)

Issues Read

Baron Strucker 

Strange Tales (1951) #156-157 (A-story)

Sgt Fury (1963) #5

Bob, Agent Of Hydra

Cable And Deadpool (2004) #38

Viper 

Captain America (1975) #182

Gorgon 

Wolverine (2004) #20

Hydra

Strange Tales (1951) #135-136 (A-story)

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Colin and Nick are still taking a little post-festive break so, to tide you over in the meantime, here's a little taster of some of the bonus content that we're putting out on the Patreon in a frankly shameless attempt to encourage new subscribers (boo, capitalism!). We talk a little bit about the Zombie, Simon Garth, and the Marvel universe's version of Frankenstein's Monster (both covered way back in Season 1 episode 19, fact fans!)

Enjoy and we'll be back with full episodes from next week!

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