Hype is my Superpower

We changed it up a bit this episode! No comics — instead, we brought in our good friends Matthew Fox and Paul Hoppe from the excellent podcast Superhero Ethics to chat about everyone's favorite Cinematic Universe (hint: it's the Marvel one). Where is it going from here? What are the problems? What are the opportunities? You're not gonna want to miss this one!

How are Will and Steve such good friends despite being about as different as two people with the same childhood could be? Those stories plus, Will shares the scoop on Venom by Al Ewing & Ram V vol 1: Recursion, Captain Marvel vol 7: Last of the Marvels, and Phoenix Song: Echo. Meanwhile, Steve barely survives Magneto Rex and X-Men Unlimited vol 1 #23-24.

Utopia is where we all go splat. This week Will got his fix of magically-induced body horror with Savage Avengers Vol. 5: The Defilement of All Things by the Cannibal-Sorcerer Kulan Gath, Darkhold, Fantastic Four by Dan Slott vol 9: Eternal Flame, and Ka-Zar: Lord of the Savage Land. Steve read the overwhelmingly Alan Davis-y Uncanny X-Men vol 1 #368-370 and X-Men vol 2 #88-90.

Absurd MCU fancasting, Sandman pleading, and a heaping dose of awesome comics. Will reads Amazing Spider-Man: Beyond vol 2, Extreme Carnage, and Darkhawk: Airborne. Steve reads Cable vol 1 #s 66-70, including the storyline "Sign of the End Times".

"This guy's whole business is built on ripping people off, how long can that last?"

Will read Immortal Hulk vol 11: Apocrypha, Kang the Conqueror: Only Myself Left to Conquer, and Moon Knight vol 1: The Midnight Mission. Steve read Peter Parker: Spider-Man vol 1 #4, X-Men/Dr. Doom Annual 1998, Deadpool vol 3 #26-29, and Mutant X vol 1 #7-12.

The highs of 2020s Marvel meet the lows of 1999! Will reads Winter Guard, Deadpool: Black, White and Blood, Death of Dr. Strange, and Death of Dr. Strange: Companion, and they're good! Steve reads X-Men: The Magneto War, and WOW it's bad.

Sorry for yet another delay. We have podcasts for you, all lined up, and I'll be posting two a week until we're up to date.

In this episode, we talked about the legacy of Crash Cars, Spider-Man for the PS4, and a few comic books too. Will read Amazing Spider-Man: Beyond vol 1 and The Marvels vol 1: The War In Siancong (both from 2022). Steve read Gambit vol 3 #1/2 and 1-5, Uncanny X-Men vol 1 #365, X-Men vol 2 #85, and X-Men: Magneto War vol 1: #1.

On this week's episode, we dig deep on ways the mainstream Marvel Comics continuity (aka 616) has changed through the influence and success of the MCU. 

We discussed this topic because Steve did not read any books. Will made up for this with The United States of Captain America, Daredevil by Chip Zdarsky vol 7: Lockdown, Miles Morales vol 6: All Eyes on Me, and Spider-Woman vol 3: Back to Basics.

We had a guest! Greg Benninger, co-host of the eSpot podcast, joined to talk about two of his and Steve's enduring shared obsessions: 90's X-Men comics, and Eurovision.

Will read Gamma Flight, Black Cat vol 6: Infinity Score, and Shang-Chi by Gene Luen Yang, vol 2: Shang-Chi vs the Marvel Universe. Steve read X-Force vol 1 #86-90, X-Man vol 1 #48-50, and Generation X vol 1 #50-52.

This is your podcast. This is your podcast on drugs.

Will read Carnage: Black, White & Blood, Avengers by Jason Aaron vol. 9: World War She-Hulk, and Non-Stop Spider-Man. Steve labored through X-Man vol 1 #45-47, Cable vol 1 #63-65, Wolverine vol 2 #133-139, Wolverine Annual 1999, Baby's First Deadpool Book, and a novel! A Thousand Steps into Night by Traci Chee.