Can it already have been 6 months since we closed out our Phases of the Moon Knight podcast?  With the Disney+ series complete and our review of Moon Knight’s comic history complete through the last published issue of the current run, we set the character aside for a it and moved on to the wider MCU.  Neither Duane nor I wanted to leave him completely behind, though, so we promised that we’d occasionally return to Marc Spector and his friends.  Since then, Moon Knight has been very busy in the comics world, and we are going to spend this week catching up on his recent print adventures, as well as visiting a bit about the status of the character in the MCU. 

This Week In Comics

James Gunn and Peter Safran to Lead DC Movie and TV Divisions 

• https://comicbook.com/movies/news/dc-studios-james-gunn-peter-safran-lead-dceu-kevin-feige/

Marvel No-Prizes Return in 2023 as Nostalgia Variant Covers

• https://comicbook.com/comics/news/marvel-no-prizes-2023-variant-covers/

Werewolf by Night Director Shares BTS Video of Epic Hallway Fight

• https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/werewolf-by-night-hallway-fight-behind-the-scenes-video/

The Story So Far - Moon Knight

This Week's Stack

• Moon Knight Black, White and Blood #1-4 

Moon Knight and the MCU

2 Minute Recap and Discussion Topics

• Moon Knight: Black, White and Blood

Final Thoughts

What's Next

• Black Panther V3 (1998) #26-30

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After years of standalone movies and origin stories, in 2012 Marvel finally delivered on the epic superhero team-up movie that it had been teasing and promising ever since the very first MCU after scene in Iron Man.  This week we are looking at The Avengers, where the MCU finally lived up to its promise as a live-action counterpart to the interconnected and continuity heavy Marvel comics that the films are based on. 

This Week In Comics

• Marvel Snap released. 

• https://youtu.be/ZlNFpri-Y40

• https://www.cbr.com/henry-cavill-officially-announces-superman-return-dceu/

• https://comicbook.com/comics/news/avengers-past-present-mephisto-army-avengers-assemble-alpha-first-look/

Film Facts

• Tagline: Avengers Assemble!

2 Minute Recap

Discussion Topics

Joss Whedon - the right writer/director for the job 

A New "Big Guy" 

And the return of a villain 

Felt like a comic book 

Brilliant writing/acting 

Still plenty of humor 

Extras 

Face Off!

Which Did it better? The Comics or the Movie

What's Next

• Moon Knight #11-16

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Way back in episode 7 we took a look at a number of classic She-Hulk comic runs, and this week we finally return to the world of Disney+, where for the last couple of months we have been treated to the slightly off-center world of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.  The first season of She-Hulk wrapped up last week, and so now it is time to see what we thought, and how the comics did or did not prepare us for the show! 

This Week In Comics

• Marvel's "What If" Variant Covers Celebrate Disney100

• https://comicbook.com/comics/news/marvel-comics-disney100-variant-covers-amazing-spider-man-what-if-mickey-mouse-disney-100th/ 

• https://comicbook.com/comics/news/skybound-invincible-20th-anniversary-announcement/ 

Show Facts

• Tagline: You'll like her when she's angry. 

• IMDB Rating: Ranging from 4.6/10 for Just Jen (6) to 7.7/10 Ribbit and Rip It (8) 

• Writers: Jessica Gao, Dana Schwartz, Cody Ziglar, Francesa Gailes, Jacqueline Gailes, Kara Brown, Melissa Hunter, Zeb Wells  

2 Minute Recap

Discussion Topics

• This *IS* She Hulk

Face Off!

Correspondence

What's Next

• The Avengers (2012)

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This week we get a Disney+ one-and-done special featuring our old friend Jack Russell. Ulyssess Bloodstone has died, and the powerful Bloodstone Gem is destined to find a new master through a monster hunt that has been infiltrated by his estranged daughter Elsa…as well as the Werewolf by Night! 

This Week In Comics

• Marvel teases 'Fall of X' during NYCC

• https://www.ign.com/articles/marvel-comics-x-men-crossovers-sins-of-sinister-fall-of-x-2023

• https://www.polygon.com/23394145/dc-comics-subscription-infinite-ultra-price

Show Facts

• Released: October 7, 2022 

2 Minute Recap

Discussion Topics

Michael Giacchino - An unlikely director?

Character Introductions

The Look and Feel was Amazing

New level of violence for Disney+ original content in the MCU

Is this a Marvel story?  Did it need to be? 

What to read after watching Werewolf By Night

• https://www.slashfilm.com/1046035/the-marvel-comics-you-should-read-after-werewolf-by-night/

What's Next

• She Hulk Attorney At Law TV Series on Disney+ 

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We are back in the stacks this week, opening up a Marvel “Maxi-Series” from the turn of the century.  Published less than a year after the World Trade Center bombings, Marvel’s Ultimates is a series that combines raw political commentary with photorealistic and cinematic visuals.  If you were a fan back in 2002 this was a completely new look for the Avengers, but fans of the MCU might feel right at home. 

This Week In Comics

New Black Panther trailers

• https://youtu.be/_Z3QKkl1WyM 

Blade is being turned into a series, and Armor Wars is becoming a movie

• https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/marvel-armor-wars-movie-disney-1235388788/

Marvel celebrates 60 years of The Avengers with limited series "War Across Time"

• https://comicbook.com/comics/news/marvel-comics-the-avengers-war-across-time-kang-the-conqueror-60th-anniversary-levitz-davis/

The Story So Far - Avengers

Creator Focus: Mark Millar

This Week's Stack

• Ultimates #1-13 (2001-2002)

2 Minute Recap and Discussion Topics

• It's Really a Captain America's Story

Final Thoughts

What's Next

• Werewolf by Night (Disney+ TV Special)

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This week we get one last solo adventure from Marvel Studios, after which the Avengers will pull the MCU together in ways that no previous movie universe had even dreamed.  This one, though, is just Captain America and his friends facing off against Red Skull and his armies.  Simple and classic. 

This Week In Comics

• She-Hulk rolls along.  I have waited 4 years for Daredevil.  I suppose I can make it another week. 

Film Facts

• Released: July 22, 2011 

2 Minute Recap

Discussion Topics

The Transformation of Steve Rogers

VFX

Cap's Shield

Hugo Weaving plays a great villain

Like Jane Foster in Thor, Peggy Carter is an excellent female character

Introducing H.Y.D.R.A.

Cap getting found

No post credit scene?? Or did I miss something??

References to the comics 

Face Off!

Which Did it better? The Comics or the Movie

What's Next

• The Ultimates #1-13 (2002 – 2003) 

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This week we look at the subject of the last solo movie that Marvel put out as they built toward the Avengers and the end of “Phase 1” of the MCU.  Captain America debuted in Timely comics way back in 1940, and has had a long and twisting history in the Marvel Universe.  We prep for the movie by taking a look at that classic debut issue and a number of other classic Cap stories, as well as the books that introduced Nick Fury and his Howlin’ Commandos. 

This Week In Comics

Someone made a crazy big comic book that includes all 50 volumes of One Piece

• https://hypebeast.com/2022/9/one-piece-50-volume-comic-book-release-info

Marvel previews upcoming Crypt of Shadows releasing in October 

• https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/crypt-of-shadows-preview-released/ 

Marvel celebrates 60 years of The Avengers with limited series "War Across Time"

• https://comicbook.com/comics/news/marvel-comics-the-avengers-war-across-time-kang-the-conqueror-60th-anniversary-levitz-davis/

The Story So Far - Captain America

Creator Focus: Jack Kirby

This Week's Stack

• Captain America Comics #1 

2 Minute Recap and Discussion Topics

• Origin Recap

Final Thoughts

What's Next

• Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

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This week’s topic is Thor, from 2011.  We saw Thor’s hammer at the end of Iron Man 2, and now the man himself appears to and we get to see his fall from grace and his efforts to reclaim his power and regain his father’s respect.

This Week In Comics

Werewolf by Night Special comes to Disney+ October 7th

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLEFqhS5WmI

Secret Invasion Trailer.  On D+ next year

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZVTkn2NjS0

Marvel Snap Digital CCG launches October 18th

• https://www.marvelsnap.com/

Dan's Recommendation: Animal Castle

• https://www.amazon.com/Animal-Castle-Vol/dp/1684970032

Film Facts

• Tagline: Courage is Immortal

• IMDB Rating: 7.0/10

2 Minute Recap

Discussion Topics

Hemsworth and Hiddleston really make this movie

Jane Foster is a great character 

A who's who of actors playing secondary characters

Idris Elba as Heimdall

Mjolnir contains the power of Thor - just like the comics

Less CGI and more practical effects

Humor – more than I remembered

Introduction of the Tesseract/The Space Stone

More improvisation leads to memorable scene

More references to the comics 

Face Off!

Which Did it better? The Comics or the Movie

What's Next

Captain America

• Captain America Comics #1 

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This week as we get ready to watch the first Thor movie from 2011 we are heading back in time.  Our first comic for this week is Thor’s first ever Marvel appearance, in Journey into Mystery #83 from August 1962, after which we will skip ahead to the beginning of the Walt Simonson run from the mid-1980s.  We start reading in that era with the introduction of Beta Ray Bill in Thor #337 and continue up to #353, which was the end of the multi-year Surtur Saga.

This Week In Comics

Marvel Artist Alex Ross Debuts First Look at Fantastic Four: Full Circle Graphic Novel

• https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/marvel-alex-ross-fantastic-four-full-circle-first-look/

DC FanDome Canceled This Year, Says Warner Bros. Discovery

• https://comicbook.com/dc/news/dc-fandome-2022-canceled-warner-bros-discovery/

The Story So Far - Thor

Creator Focus: John Workman Jr. 

This Week's Stack

• Journey into Mystery #83

2 Minute Recap and Discussion Topics

• Origin Recap

Old Comics for New Readers

What's Next

• Thor (2011) Movie Review 

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This week’s topic is Iron Man 2, from 2010.  The unexpected box office triumph of 2008’s Iron Man prompted Marvel Studios to immediately green-light a sequel, which featured the return of Tony Stark, the recasting of James Rhodes and the introduction of Black Widow.  There was a lot of action, some questionable science, and many, many explosions.

This Week In Comics

Marvel NFTs 

• https://www.comicsbeat.com/marvel-veve-artworks-nft-variant-covers/

D23 Expo starts soon

Dan’s review: Netflix's The Sandman

Film Facts

• Tagline: It's not the armor that makes the hero, but the man inside. 

• IMDB Rating: 6.9/10

2 Minute Recap

Discussion Topics

A new James Rhodes

Tony Stark is a dick in this movie

Stark family history questioned

Dual villains: Justin Hammer and Ivan Vanko/Whiplash

Black Widow deserved better

Set the stage for effects and overwork

More really well-done world building

Post credit scene - "We found it"

Face Off!

Which Did it better? The Comics or the Movie

What's Next

We move on to the third of the Avengers to get their own movie and look at Thor’s 1st appearance as well as one of the most celebrated Marvel comic runs of the 1980s.

• Journey Into Mystery #83 (1962) 

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