Cape Town

Things didn't look good for Cape Town when Tyler, Hannah and Ryan were snapped out of existence along with half of all life during the Blip. But now they're back and ready to pick up where they left off with a quick catchup over the last few big superhero events, and what you can expect from a whole era of your friendly neighborhood superhero podcast about superhero things. 

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Nobody in comics is ever truly dead. Every superhero franchise gets its inevitable reboot. And the Cape Town podcast learned from the best. Welcome to the return of a superhero podcast about superhero things with your hosts Tyler Huckabee, Hannah Mezzell and Ryan Hamm.

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A look at the history of the first Captain Marvel and why nobody calls him that anymore. Also, our thoughts on the new Joker movie and, hey, how about that Captain Marvel movie?

War of the Realms #1 is out: https://www.marvel.com/war-of-the-realms

Chris is really enjoying Dan Slot and Mike Allred's Silver Surfer run: https://www.amazon.com/Silver-Surfer-Slott-Allred-Omnibus/dp/130291359X

Ryan is going to start reading Jason Aaron and Esad Ribic's Thor run. So should you! https://www.amazon.com/Thor-God-Thunder-Butcher-Marvel/dp/0785166971/

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This week, the gang talks about DC Comics' Mister Miracle — star of one of the best superhero comic runs we've ever read. We also talk about Batman casting rumors and breakdown some of the early Captain Marvel reviews.

The Fourth World by Jack Kirby: https://www.amazon.com/Fourth-World-Jack-Kirby-Omnibus/dp/1401274757

Mister Miracle by Tom King and Mitch Gerad: https://www.amazon.com/Mister-Miracle-Tom-King/dp/1401283543/ref=sr_1_2?crid=MJSGUE8NWYFP&keywords=mister+miracle+tom+king&qid=1551450037&s=books&sprefix=Mister+Miracle%2Cstripbooks%2C133&sr=1-2

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Miles Morales: The Ultimate Spider-Man: https://www.marvel.com/comics/series/18508/miles_morales_ultimate_spider-man_2014_-_2015

Spider-Man: https://www.marvel.com/comics/series/20508/spider-man_2016_-_2018

Miles Morales: Spider-Man: https://www.marvel.com/comics/series/25999/miles_morales_spider-man_2018_-_present

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We try to figure out just why the Unbeatable Squirrel Girl became such a huge hit, and why so many guys don’t seem to like her. Also, we take a look at the early good reviews for Aquaman and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and try to guess when the Avengers 4 trailer will land.

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Vol 1: https://www.amazon.com/Unbeatable-Squirrel-Girl-Vol-Power/dp/0785197028

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We kick things off with a look back at the life and legacy of Stan “The Man” Lee before moving on to our discussion of a character he always said was one of his favorites: Daredevil, the Man Without Fear. Also, a few Watchmen rumors, some Aquaman predictions and more!

Mark Waid’s collected Daredevil run should be on your Christmas wishlist this year: https://www.amazon.com/Daredevil-Vol-1-Mark-Waid/dp/0785152385

Daredevil: Born Again is a clear inspiration for season three of Daredevil. Check it out! https://www.amazon.com/Daredevil-Born-Again-Frank-Miller/dp/0785134816/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=ZSCCW2H0WS7HVWRRF8EQ

So many excellent tributes to Stan Lee this past week, but Abraham Reisman’s was particularly good: https://www.vulture.com/2018/11/stan-lee-obituary-the-marvel-legend-gave-more-than-he-took.html

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Special guest Phil Christman joins us to discuss Hawkman, maybe the most confusing character we’ve talked yet. Also, Marvel’s got another new TV show in the works, and we take a look back at an old X-Men casting call that might have been.

-Follow our new friend Phil on Twitter! https://twitter.com/phil_christman

-Read Hawkworld! Hannah liked it! https://www.amazon.com/Hawkworld-New-Timothy-Truman/dp/1401243290

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With Hannah and Ryan gone for the week, Chris and Tyler take a deep dive into the rumors around the future of the Avengers movies. Rumors and potential spoilers abound!

Saladin Ahmed’s Black Bolt series, vol 1: https://www.amazon.com/Black-Bolt-Vol-Hard-Time/dp/1302907328

Scott Snyder’s Justice League run, vol 1: https://www.amazon.com/Justice-League-Vol-1-Totality/dp/140128499X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1539799476&sr=1-1&keywords=scott+snyder+justice+league

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-The absolute best place to start reading Captain Marvel is with Kelly Sue DeConnick's iconic run: https://www.amazon.com/Captain-Marvel-Vol-Pursuit-Flight/dp/0785165495

-Also check out Carol's revamped origin in Margaret Stohl's new miniseries, The Life of Captain Marvel: https://comicstore.marvel.com/The-Life-Of-Captain-Marvel-2018-1-of-5/digital-comic/48601?

-This news came out to late for us to talk about it on the podcast, but Marvel just announced a new Captain Marvel series from Kelly Thompson, debuting in January! https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/02/arts/captain-marvel-new-comic-series.html

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