This week! We veer off into Image Comics territory and explore one of the most popular independent creations of the 90's: Todd McFarlane's Spawn!

Suggested Reading: Spawn Vol. 1 #1-12 (honestly, you'll probably want to read more than this, but it's a great start.) 

Spawn #174 sold 22,667 copies

Spawn #185 Todd returns

Spawn #200 sold out first print – art by Greg Capullo and Jim Lee

Spawn #8, 32 & 37 Alan Moore guest writer

Spawn #9 & #26 Neil Gaiman guest writer

Spawn # 200 Robert Kirkman guest writer

Spawn #9 First Angela

This Week: We cover as much as we can tolerate on the popular character Cable, who's publication history is as convoluted as his back story. Oy vey.

 

Suggested Reading: New Mutants #87 (First Appearance), X-Force Vol. 1, Cable Vol. 1, X-Cutioner's Song, Inferno, The Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix miniseries.

This week! We sit down with Lady Deadpool Wanda Wilson and go through some of our observations of the Merc with a Mouth!

 

Reading Suggestions: Deadpool (1997) #33-36, Deadpool & Death annual (1998)

 

Also, check out some of this cool stuff:

Wanda's Etsy Shop, she makes perler bead sprites. Lots of Deadpool stuff.

Midnight's Edge

Deathstroke isn't Deadpool

Josh Trank on Fatman on Batman

This Week: We sit down and go over Rob Liefeld's master creation, X-Force. Plus, we take a moment to cover our thoughts on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

 

Reading Suggestions:

New Mutants #86/87 1ST Cable, first Liefeld

New Mutants #97 1st Nicieza as writer

New Mutants #98 1st Deadpool & Domino

New Mutants #100 final issue 1st X-Force

X-Force #1

X-Force # 2-19 (First Story Arc, Also Include X-Cutioner's Song: Uncanny X-Men #294-297, X-Men #14-16, X-Factor #84-86, and X-Force #16-19)

This week: Eva and Ben discuss one of the titular X-Men titles from the 80's: New Mutants!

 

KEY ISSUES:

Marvel Graphic Novel # 4 1st appearance

New Mutants #1

New Mutants #14 1st Magik

New Mutants #15 Magik joins team

New Mutants #16 1st New Thunderbird’s bro James proudstar/Warpath

New Mutants #25/26 1st Legion

New Mutants #35 Magneto as headmaster

New Mutants Annual #2 1st American Psylocke

New Mutants annual #6 1st Shatterstar

New Mutants #55 Louise Simonson writing

New Mutants #60 Death of Cypher

New Mutants #64 the morbid issue

New Mutants #86/87 1ST Cable, first Liefeld

New Mutants #96 death of Warlock

New Mutants #97 1st Nicieza as writer

New Mutants #98 1st Deadpool & Domino

New Mutants #100 final issue 1st X-Force

This week: Eva and Ben go through Brubaker's last run with Marvel, The Winter Soldier.

Key Issues: Captain America #1 (First Appearance), Tales of Suspence #63-71, Avengers #4, Avengers #56, Captain America Vol #5 #1, 5/6, #34 as Captain America.

Trade Editions: Longest Winter, Broken Arrow, Black Widow Hunt (All three this week). Captain America: Prisoner of War, No Escape, The Trial of Captain America; Winer Soldier: Electric Ghost, Bitter March, Bucky Barnes: The Winter Soldier.

This Week: Eva and Ben go more in depth with the publication history of Ms Marvel.

 

KEY ISSUES AS MS MARVEL (Covering the history and origin story in this episode): 

Marvel Super-heroes #13 (first appearance)

Ms Marvel vol1 # 1 (23 issue run from 1977 – 1979)

Ms Marvel Vol1 #3 (First Claremont issue as writer)

Ms Marvel vol1 #16 (first Mystique)

Captain Marvel #18 (Carol gets her powers)

Avengers #171 (Ms Marvel joins)

Avengers #200 (the rape of Ms Marvel)

Uncanny X-Men #158 & #164 (first Binary)

Uncanny X-Men #166 – 167 (covers Binary & the Brood)

Ms Marvel vol2 #1 (50 issue run)

     TRADE EDITIONS (all covering the Ms Marvel modern arcs discussed this episode):

Ms Marvel: Civil War vol 2 (covers Ms Marvel vol2 #6-10)

Ms Marvel: Operation Lightening Storm vol3 (covers Ms Marvel vol2 11-17)

Ms Marvel: Secret Invasion vol5 (covers Ms Marvel vol2 25-30)

House of M (full trade editions available)

This Week! Josh from Sacramento's Jaguar Muay Thai Academy joins us for another epic character breakdown: Batman. Join us as we talk abot his publication history and one of his more recent epic stories: Court of Owls.

 

Key Historical Issues: Detective Comics #27 1939 (First Appearance), Batman #1 1940, Action Comics #12, Detective Comics #29, 31, 33, 38 and 395, Superman #76

 

Trade Editions: Batman Archives Vol. 1-8, Batman The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 1-8, Batman The World's Finest Archives Vol. 1-3, Batman Chronicles Vol. 1-11

 

Notable Books/Graphic Novels: The Killing Joke, THe Dark Knight Returns, Batman: Year One, Batman: The Long Halloween, Batman New 52: Court of Owls, Batman New 52 Death of the Family, Batman Death in the Family, Batman: Son of the Demon, Batman: Knightfall pts 1-3, Batman: Under the Red Hood, Batman: Hush, Batman: Battle for the Cowl

 

Also, check out Josh's Jaguar Muay Thai on Facebook.

This week: Eva and Ben go in depth about the Doctor Strange movie and the graphic novel The Oath.

Reading list: The Oath

Watch List: Doctor Strange

This Week: Eva and Ben dive into the Halloween spirit by investigating Marvel's Blade. 

Reading List: Tomb of Dracula #10, Adventure into Fear #24, Vampire Tales #8, Marvel Preview #3, Ghost Rider #28, Blade the Vampire Hunter #1-10, Blade Vol 2 #1, Blade Vol 3 #1-12, Blade: Nightstalking, Blade: Black and White, Blade: Max