Hype is my Superpower

Announcement! Will's still going with the guest spots at Superhero Ethics — go listen to him talk Falcon and the Winter Soldier with our favorite philosophical podcast friends. But hey, also listen to us here! In this episode, Will discusses Captain Marvel vol 3: The Last Avenger (2020), Ms. Marvel by Saladin Ahmed vol 2: Stormranger (2020), and Daredevil by Chip Zdarsky vol 3: Through Hell (2020). Steve talks his way through issues of Uncanny X-Men, Wolverine, X-Man, and the Beast limited series (1997), and hates himself for it.

After such a tardy first Dawn of X podcast, we decided not to tease it at all this time. Quickly taking care of some appetizers first (Will: the rest of Spider-Verse: Spider-Zero (2020); Steve: 1997 issues of X-Factor, X-Men, Deadpool, Excalibur, and X-Force), we then settle down for the main course: the conclusion of the first arc of Dawn of X (vols 5 and 6, 2020).

The levels of hype are starting to get out of control.

First piece of news: Will was a guest on another podcast! Go listen to him on Superhero Ethics where he talks about race and Falcon and the Winter Soldier.

In this episode of this podcast, Will works through his vacation reading backlog, including Silver Surfer Black (2019), Ghost Rider: the War for Heaven books 1 & 2 (2006), Savage Avengers: to Dine with Doom (2020), and Spider-Verse: Spider-Zero (2020). Steve continues to struggle through 1997 — specifically, what the hell Marvel was thinking bringing back Madelyne Pryor. Finally, they discuss the trend of Hollywood movies being forced into franchises.

Will and Steve put aside everything else to go deep on Dawn of X vols 1-4 (2020), and gush at about one of our new favorite issues of any comic book, ever. Indies also get a bit of love when we answer a listener question: what non-superhero comics still hold a place in our hearts?

It's not an April Fools joke guys, I promise. We actually finally talked about Dawn of X. For real.

Historical figures in a "shared universe" continuity, quick reboots vs long-running titles, and a listener question: Which Marvel characters would we most love to write?

Lots of books, lots of digressions into nonsense. Will dishes on Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, The Life and Death of Conan Book Two, Avengers by Jason Aaron vol 5: Challenge of the Ghost Riders, and Ghost Rider vol 1: King of Hell (whew!) Steve talks about Domino, the Juggernaut one-shot, and a look at the X-book status quo of 1997.

Will and Steve talk Wandavision! But not until the end, so don't you worry your pretty little head about spoilers. In between, we answer a listener question, and Will talks Venom: Absolute Carnage and Ghost Spider vol 1 (2019); Steve discusses Venom: Tooth and Claw, Logan: Shadow Society, and Deadpool #1 (1997).

We start the show with a new recurring feature where we dive deep on a comic we both loved — in this episode, House of X/Powers of X (2019). Next, Will discusses the rest of Tales through the Marvel Universe (2019) and Steve talks about some more 1996-7 crap. Finally, we reminisce about how we both got into comics in the first place.

Will talks about Age of Conan: Valeria (2019) and Tales through the Marvel Universe (Marvel Comics Presents) (2019). Steve talks about The Rise of Apocalypse, X-Force's "The Shatterstar Saga", Punisher's "Total X-Tinction", and X.S.E., all published in 1996.

Our first episode! Will talks about Gwenpool Strikes Back, Guardians of the Galaxy by Donny Cates vol 1, and The Daughter of Wolverine, all published in 2019. Steve talks about his re-read of the 1996 Onslaught crossover.