Dear Watchers: an omniversal comic book podcast

Ep. 53 What if Jane Foster had found the hammer of Thor?
Special Guest Elliot from @ElliotComicArt
What If #10
Earth 788 (Marvel Comics)

Reading list:

• Thor #136 (1967)
• What If #10 (1978)
• Thor #s 1, 4, 6, 8 (2014-15)
• Mighty Thor #s 702, 703, 704, 705, 706 (2018)
• Thor: Love & Thunder (2022 film)

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Ep. 52 What if Captain America were revived today? (aka What if Captain America were not revived until today?)
What If #44
Earth 8-4444 (Marvel Comics)

Reading list:

• Avengers #4 (1964)
• Captain America #155-156 (1972)
• What If #44 (1984)
• Captain America #38 (2008)
• Captain America #602 (2010)

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Ep. 51 What if Clark Kent and Lois Lane had gone to see Superman, Cartoon Hero?
Superman #183 (an Imaginary Tale), originally from Superman #19
Earth of an unknown designation (DC Comics)

Reading list:

• Action Comics #1 (1938)
• Superman (Fleischer Cartoon Serial, Episodes 1 & 2: Mad Scientist & The Mechanical Monsters, 1941)
• Superman #183 (1966)
• Action Comics #662 (1991)
• Superman #18 (2020)

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Pride Month 50th Episode Mega-Crossover Special!
Countdown with us as we explore: What if our favorite queer characters traveled through the multiverse?
Featuring special guests:
Art from Alphabet Flight podcast,
author Carrie Harris,
activist Christian Fuscarino,
artist Miguel Morales,
Mike & Jessika from Ten Cent Takes podcast,
and Liam James from They're Queer podcast! 

Featuring trips through the queer multiverse with our favorite fictional queer characters:
Loki (Marvel), 
Elim Garak (Star Trek), 
Wiccan (Marvel), 
Frank 'N Furter (The Rocky Horror Picture Show), 
Robert Black (Providence),
Extrano (DC),
Rictor (Marvel),
Jon Kent Superman (DC),
Captain Hook (Peter Pan),
Tong (Marvel),
Elektra Abundance (Pose),
Mystique (Marvel),
Septimus Pretorius (Bride of Frankenstein),
Albert / Albin (Birdcage, La Cage),
& Peppermint Patty (Peanuts)!

Ep. 49 What if Robin fought aliens in the year 3000 (and was blonde)?
With Special Guests Jessika & Mike from the Ten Cent Takes podcast
Robin 3000 #1-2 (Elseworlds)
Earth of an unknown designation (DC Comics)

Reading list:

• Robin #1 (1991)
• Robin 3000 #1-2 (1993)
• Future State: Robin Eternal #1-2 (2021)
• Don't watch, but related (& discussed): Tom Swift (CW TV show 2022)

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Author, writer, editor, publishing expert, cult films aficionado, and comic book taxonomist Randall Lotowycz (The DC Book of Lists, DC Comics Superheroes & Villains Fandex, Superhero Playbook, Convergence backmatter pages, and much more) joins the Watchers Council to dive into how to begin to catalogue the vast DC universe, why DC has such an extensive multiverse, what lessons people should learn from the superheroes they love, plus much, much, much more!

Visit Randall Lotowycz's website to learn more about his work: https://www.randalljl.com
Follow Randall on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RandallLotowycz
Read, review, & order Randall's books wherever you can!
The DC Book of Lists from Running Press: https://www.runningpress.com/titles/randall-lotowycz/the-dc-book-of-lists/9780762472857/
Superhero Playbook from duo press: https://www.randalljl.com/superhero-playbook

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Ep. 47 What if Mister Sinister  formed the X-Men?
What If Volume 2 Issue 74
Earth-956 (Marvel)

Reading list:

• Classic X-Men #41-42 (Marvel, 1989)
• X-Factor #39 (Marvel, 1989)
• What If #74 (Marvel, 1995)
• Hellions #1 (Marvel, 2020)
• Immortal X-Men #1 (Marvel, 2022)

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Writer, activist, story expert, and world-builder David Avallone (Elvira Mistress of the Dark, Shape of Elvira, Elvira in Horrorland, Bettie Page Unbound, The Twilight Zone & The Shadow, Drawing Blood with Kevin Eastman & much more including host of the podcast "Pulp Today") joins the Watchers Council to dive into how stories get embedded in us, the function meta narratives serve in our collective psyche, activism as storytelling, bad stories not ruining your childhood, and how to remix and rebuild but not be derivative, plus much, much, much more!

Visit David Avallone's website to learn more about her work http://davidavallonefreelance.com/Home.html.
Follow David on Twitter: https://twitter.com/davallone.
Find David's podcast "Pulp Today" wherever you listen to podcasts. 
Read, review, & order David's books wherever you can!

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Ep. 45 What if Elvira Mistress of the Dark entered a multiverse of horror movie worlds?

Elvira Meets Vincent Price #5 / Elvira In Horrorland #1

Earth of an unknown designation

Reading list:

• Elvira's House of Mystery #1 (DC Comics, 1986)
• Elvira Mistress of the Dark #1 (Claypool Comics, 1993)
• Elvira Mistress of the Dark #1 (Dynamite Comics, 2018)
• Elvira Meets Vincent Price #5 (Dynamite Comics, 2022)
• Elvira In Horrorland #1 (Dynamite Comics, 2022)

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Ep. 44 What if Charles Xavier became Doctor Strange with the helmet/power of Doctor Fate?

Doctor Strangefate #1

Earth-9602

Reading list:

• More Fun Comics 67 (DC Comics 1941)
• Strange Tales 115 (Marvel Comics 1963)
• X-Men 12 (Maravel Comics 1965)
• Doctor Strangefate 1 (Amalgam Comics 1996)
• DC Vs Marvel: All Access 3-4 (Marvel & DC Comics 1997)

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