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- #105 – Yelena Belova105 Yelena Belova
Today we talk about Yelena Belova, the second Black Widow after Natasha Romanoff joined the Avengers. She gets her face swapped, quits spy work, gets sent to the Savage Lands, and ends up being both a cyborg and a clone (at different times)!
Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-Black Widow (1999)-Black Widow (2001)-I Want To Turn People Into Dinosaurs-Tales of Suspense: Hawkeye and Winter Soldier-Looks like as of November 2019 Yelena is ALIVE and in Web of the Black Widow-Dr. Strange (2019) #1-Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me-The Hard TomorrowThanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon!
Support Capes and Japes by:Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jarFind out more on the Capes and Japes website.
46 min - #104 – Tony Masters104 Tony Masters
Today we talk about Tony Masters, better known as The Taskmaster, a villain who can memorize any fighting style at the expense of his other memories, and he used this to open a school to teach people how to fight the Avengers.
Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-MCU Taskmaster in Black Widow trailer-Avengers (1963) #196-Taskmaster (2002)-MCU Hawkeye Costumes-Batman (2016) #85-Runaways (2017) #28-Batman: Last Knight on Earth #3-Folklords #2-The Low, Low Woods #1-Superman Smashes the Klan #2-Fanonball!Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon!
Support Capes and Japes by:Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jarFind out more on the Capes and Japes website.
52 min - #103 – Nick Fury103 Nick Fury
Today we talk about Nick Fury, who started out as a soldier, then became a spy after drinking some Infinity Formula, and then the director of SHIELD, but when he ran out of his infinity juice he retired to space and was replaced by his son: Nick Fury Jr.
Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos (1963) #1-Strange Tales (1951) #135-Ultimate Marvel Team-Up (2001) #5-A CBR article on the reason why Samuel L Jackson is Nick Fury in the films, though I wish i could find the original interview!!-Battle Scars (2011) #1-B B Free #2-Annihilation - Scourge: Beta Ray Bill (2019) #1Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon!
Support Capes and Japes by:Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jarFind out more on the Capes and Japes website.
52 min - #102 – Natasha Romanoff102 Natasha Romanoff
Today we talk about Natasha Romanoff, or Natalia Alianova Romanova, or Natalie Rushman, or... well, she goes by a lot of names, but most people know her as the Black Widow, a Russian super spy turned Avenger!
Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-Black Widow trailer-Wonder Woman 1984 trailer-Tales of Suspense (1959) #52-Tales of Suspense (1959) #57-Civil War-Tales of Suspense: Hawkeye and the Winter Soldier-Black Widow (2019): No Restraints Play-Young Justice (2019) #11-Die #10-Batman (2016) #84-Strange Academy announcement-Long ExposureThanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon!
Support Capes and Japes by:Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jarFind out more on the Capes and Japes website.
54 min - #101 – Virgil Hawkins101 Virgil Hawkins
Today we talk about Virgil Hawkins, best known as Static, who went into the middle of a fight between two gangs (on some very bad advice) and ended up getting electromagnetic superpowers!
Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-Static (1993) #1 (I can't find a place to buy it digitally, so this link is a Retro Review that does have some scans)-Static Shock (TV Show) (on DC Universe)-Final Crisis (2008)-Terror Titans (2008) #4-Batman: Creature of the Night (2017) #4-Marauders (2019) #1Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon!
Support Capes and Japes by:Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jarFind out more on the Capes and Japes website.
53 min - #100 – Bruce Wayne100 Bruce Wayne
Today we revisit Bruce Wayne for our 100th episode!! He's a very rich, very traumatized man who dresses up as a bat, and has done so since 1939 (although he has... changed a lot since then).
Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-Okay, we didn't mention this, but here's a trailer for a documentary about Bill Finger and Batman-Detective Comics (1937) #27-Detective Comics (1937) #38-The Dark Knight Returns-Batman: Hush-Batman: The Long Halloween-Batman: Dark Victory-Batman (2016)-Superman/Batman (2003)-Arkham Asylum: Serious House on Serious Earth-READ THE WHOLE WITCH BOY TRILOGY, IT'S GOOD!!-Batman (2016) #83-Folklords #1Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon!
Support Capes and Japes by:Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jarFind out more on the Capes and Japes website.
1 hr 6 min - #99 – Jane Foster99 Jane Foster
Today we talk about Jane Foster, who started out as a love interest for Thor, but then became a doctor for the Avengers, then Thor, and now Valkyrie.
Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-Health to the Company (Brass Farthing)-Journey into Mystery (1952) #84-Thor (2014)-War of the Realms (2019)-War of the Realms Omega #1-The Witch Boy by Molly Knox Ostertag-The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (2015) #50-Far Sector (2019) #1Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon!
Support Capes and Japes by:Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jarFind out more on the Capes and Japes website.
51 min - #98 – Beta Ray BillBeta Ray Bill
Today we talk about Beta Ray Bill, who is a genetically modified alien who fought Thor and was found worthy of Mjolnir, gaining all his powers and his outfit.
Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-Welcome to the Go Support Ngozi Power Hour-The Mighty Thor (1966) #337-Die #9-Young Justice (2019) #10-Batman (2016) #82-B B Free #1-Spider-Man & Venom: Double Trouble #1-Legion of Super Heroes (2019) #1-New Mutants (2019) #1-The Witch Boy by Molly Knox OstertagThanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon!
Support Capes and Japes by:Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jarFind out more on the Capes and Japes website.
50 min - #97 – Thor Odinson97 Thor Odinson
Today we talk about Thor Odinson, who is sometimes a Doctor named Donald Blake but mostly he's Thor, a super powerful alien from Asgard that the Norse god is based off of. He has a very powerful magic hammer and he has a... strained family dynamic.
Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-Journey Into Mystery (1952) #83-Avengers (1963) #1-Thor (1966)-Civil War (the official Marvel suggested reading order)-Avengers (1963)-Seriously, it's stuff like this that makes it So Good-Check, Please!-Batman (2016) Annual #4-Nightwing (2018) Annual #2-No Ivy LeagueThanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon!
Support Capes and Japes by:Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jarFind out more on the Capes and Japes website.
57 min - #96 – Venom96 Venom
Today we talk about Venom, who is an alien symbiote who has had multiple hosts, most notably Peter Parker and Eddie Brock. Together with Eddie he antagonizes Spider-Man and eats criminals.
Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-Spider-Man: Birth of Venom (collects relevant issues of secret wars, spider-man & fantastic four)-Secret Wars (1984)-why is venom Like This-Venom (2018 film)-Venom (2018 comic)-Amazing Mary Jane (2019) #1-Money Shot #1-Amazing Spider-Man: Full Circle #1-Black Canary: Ignite-Clint Barton was kidnapped and Venom was thereThanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon!
Support Capes and Japes by:Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jarFind out more on the Capes and Japes website.
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