Comics Are My Happy Place

Catastrophe! Due to technical failure, the planned episode with Colin and Nick talking about Bishop is unsalvageable. Never fear, however, for Colin has stepped into the breach to do a whistlestop one-man recreation of that very episode for your listening pleasure. So here is not-quite-but-almost the lost episode - enjoy!

NOTE:- We'll be dropping down to a fortnightly schedule for the time being as life is very much interrupting the regular weekly schedule at the moment and we want to make sure you're still getting some comic-y goodness from us

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Catastrophe (and not just for the unsuspecting inhabitants of Tokyo)! Technical difficulties unfortunately stomped on this week's planned 90s X-Men themed episode so instead, we have an emergency broadcast in which our very own Nick Krik asks the question:- is Godzilla part of the Marvel universe? There's only one way to find out...

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We are back with Part 2 of our look at the web-slinger himself, Spider-Man! Join Colin and Nick as they take a look at some of Spidey's greatest moments and fianlly put the wall-crawling menace himself in the list. Where will he go???

Issues Read

Spider-Man 

Amazing Fantasy #15 (1st)

Amazing Spider-Man (1965) #33, #50, #121

Amazing Spider-Man (2015) Vol 4 #1

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Join Colin and Nick as they emerge fresh from the cinema (and, in Nick's case with a badge and some free socks) to chat about the latest MCU film, Spider-Man: Brand New Day and we'll be asking the big question:- who enjoyed it and who didn't? (We start off spoiler-free but it does get spoilery around the half hour. mark...)

Tune in to the first part of this Spidey two-parter and come back next week when we finally take a look at some of Peter Parker's greatest moments and put the web-slinging wall-crawler himself in the list at long last!

Films Watched

Spider-Man: Brand New Day

Other Comics Read

Poison Ivy (DC)

Geiger / Junkyard Joe / Redcoat (Image)

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It's the second part of Colin and Nick's look at the wonderful(?) world of 90s X-Force when everyone had guns and muscles and even the guns had muscles too (with smaller guns on them). They'll be asking the important questions like:- just exactly how does Gideon's hair work? How easy is it to create their own version of X-Force with classic characters like Rockhead and The Stoat? And how many attempts does it take to say goodbye at the end of a podcast?

Issues Read

271. X-Force 

X-Force (1991) #1

614. Garrison Kane 

X-Force (1991) #2 

274. Shatterstar

X-Factor (2013) #259

275. Feral 

X-Force (1991) #41

619. Gideon

X-Force (1991) #12

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On this week's episode, Colin and Nick are back into the world of X-Men '97 as they're both loving Season 2 which means it's time to take a look at (yeesh) X-Force and ask the important questions:- can Rob Liefeld draw feet? Who thought a man that shoots his hands was going to be the next big thing? And why can't X-Force be cxool like in the cartoon all the time

Issues Read

271. X-Force 

X-Force (1991) #1

614. Garrison Kane 

X-Force (1991) #2 

274. Shatterstar

X-Factor (2013) #259

275. Feral 

X-Force (1991) #41

619. Gideon

X-Force (1991) #12

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Colin and Nick are back with more chat about the main man Lobo including a look at the weirdly blandified New 52 version and his daughter Crush. They'll also be adding to the A-Bomb To zzzax Marvel character list with a look at some of Marvel's weirdest cosmic types and asking the questions:- do we need an alternate universe Hulk version of Mister Fantastic? Why are they still trying to make the power of dark a thing? And just who asked for Bug solo comic anyway? Enjoy!

Issues Read

425. Brute

Warlock (1972) #6

426. Pip

Strange Tales (1975) #179

428. Captain Universe

Marvel Spotlight (1979) #9

Avengers (2013) #6

434. Bug 

Bug (1997) #1

510. Count Abyss

Warlock And The Infinity Watch (1992) #33

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Feetal's Gizz! Join Colin and Nick as they take a look at everyone's favourite bastich, the Main Man himself Lobo (as appearing in the recently released Supergirl). They'll ask the important questions of the day like which 2000AD character does he remind them of, why does a genocidal maniac have a strict code of honour and just what is the link between cult 1960s TV show The Prisoner and Nick's recent 50th birthday? There's only one way to find out...

Issues Read

Omega Men (1983) #3

Justice League International (1987) #18

Lobo (1990) #1

Lobo - A Contract On Gawd (1994) #1

Lobo (2014) #1

Teen Titans (2016) #25

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It's the second part of our dive into the world of Supergirl and, this week Colin and Nick take a look at the comic that's the inspiration behind the film, Supergirl: Woman Of Tomorrow as well as chatting about the nearest Marvel equivalents (sort of) to Supergirl:- Cammi, America Chavez and Darkstar. They'll be asking the important questions like why is Marvel so obsessed with just "dark" as a power?

Issues Read

Supergirl: Woman Of Tomorrow

Supergirl #1 2025

Marvel Supergirls

427. Cammi

Drax The Destroyer #1

Revenge Of The Cosmic Ghost Rider #1

772. America Chavez

Vengeance #1

America #1

544. Darkstar

Champions 1975 #7

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It's part one of a two spectacular as Colin and Nick dive into the world of the many (and slightly confusing) versions of Supergirl in honour of the new film being released. Why is one of them a ball of pink protoplasm? Is it icky that she starts dating a parallel universe version of her "father"? And who has enough lead to coat an asteroid knocking around in their shed?

As well as the superchat, Colin and Nick chat about what they've been reading recently, namely classic Hellblazer and New 52 Animal Man.

As always, an extended version of this episode is available on Patreon with bonus Masters Of The Universe and pocket universe (unrelated) chat - link below

Come back next week for part 2

Issues Read For Part 1

Supergirl

Action Comics (1938) #252

Daring New Adventures Of Supergirl (1982) #1

Supergirl (1996) #1

Supergirl (2025) #1

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