Marvel by the Month

By Bryan Stratton, Jamie Wenger, Robb Milne

What's Marvel by the Month about?

Bryan, Robb, and Jamie take a month-by-month journey into the history of Marvel Comics. Get extended episodes at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth.

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Marvel by the Month episodes:

06.26.2024
PREVIEW - #246: February 1975 Omnibus - "Foggy Nelson, Agent of SHIELD"
The complete version of this episode is available to Patrons who support us at the $4/month level at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth — join today to hear us cover all of these issues:"Foggy Nelson, Agent of SHIELD" - Daredevil #121, written by Tony...
06.19.2024
#245: February 1975 (w/Jordan Morris) - "Let All Men Bring Together"
Jordan Morris is the Eisner-nominated co-creator of the Bubble graphic novel (and the podcast that it was adapted from), as well as the co-host of the Maximum Fun network's Jordan, Jesse, Go! and Free With Ads. Pre-order his upcoming YA...
06.12.2024
#244: Secret Wars Is Hell (w/Chip Zdarsky and Matt Fraction)
Chip Zdarsky is writing about 40 different things these days and drawing several of them as well. They're all great, and you can find out all about them by going to his website and signing up for his must-read newsletter....
06.05.2024
#243: MONSTER by the Month 12 (w/Bronze-Age Monsters) - "A Candle For Sainte-Cloud"
Jacob Balcom and Matt Howell are the hosts of Bronze-Age Monsters, the definitive podcast of the monster comics of the 1970s. Be sure to check out their Patreon, which delivers a horrific amount of frighteningly good content! For 40 minutes...
05.29.2024
PREVIEW - #242: January 1975 Omnibus (w/Carl Sciacchitano) - "Among Us Walks... Black Goliath!"
Carl Sciacchitano is a Portland writer and illustrator whose work can be seen in comics by Monkeybrain, Archie, and IDW, including The Army of Dr. Moreau with friend of the show David F. Walker. Carl's latest work is the extraordinarily...
05.22.2024
#241: January 1975 (w/Elliott Kalan) - "Who Is Adam Warlock?"
Elliott Kalan is the co-host of The Flop House, the world's greatest podcast, the former head writer of The Daily Show With Jon Stewart and Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return, and most importantly (for the purposes of this blurb),...
05.15.2024
PREVIEW - #240: December 1974 Omnibus - "Lift-Off!"
The complete version of this episode is available to Patrons who support us at the $4/month level at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth — join today to hear us cover all of these issues:"Lift-Off!" - Captain Marvel #37, written by Steve Englehart and Al...
05.08.2024
#239: December 1974 (w/Robert K. Elder) - "Silent Night... Deadly Night!"
Robert K. Elder is the president and CEO of Outrider Foundation, an award-winning author of 20+ books, including Hemingway In Comics. Find him online at robelder.com. For 20 minutes of bonus content — including our in-depth discussion of the debut...
05.01.2024
PREVIEW - #238: November 1974 Omnibus - "Kang War II"
The complete version of this episode is available to Patrons who support us at the $4/month level at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth — join today to hear us cover all of these issues:"Kang War II" - Avengers #132, written by Steve Englehart and...
04.24.2024
#237: November 1974 (w/Ben Saunders) - "The Mark of Madness!"
Ben Saunders is an academic expert in comic and cartoon studies, pop culture and English literature who co-founded and directs the University of Oregon's minor in Comic and Cartoon Studies, the first undergraduate minor of its kind in the country....
04.17.2024
PREVIEW - #236: October 1974 Omnibus (w/Douglas Wolk) - "Games Godlings Play!"
The complete version of this episode is available to Patrons who support us at the $4/month level at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth — join today to hear us cover all of these issues:"Games Godlings Play!" - Giant-Size Defenders #3, written by Steve Gerber,...
04.10.2024
#235: October 1974 - "The Yesterday Connection!" (w/Ibrahim Moustafa)
Ibrahim Moustafa is the brilliant writer-artist behind the original graphic novels Count and Retroactive, as well as the co-creator of the Eisner Award-nominated High Crimes (with Christopher Sebela), and yes, a bunch of Marvel stuff too! His latest OGN, Cyn,...
04.03.2024
#234: "The Coming of Conan!" (w/Jim Zub)
Marvel fans will recognize Jim Zub as the writer of Thunderbolts, Uncanny Avengers, Invincible Iron Man, and The Avengers. And for the past five years, he’s been writing Savage Sword of Conan and Conan the Barbarian, first for Marvel, and...
03.27.2024
#233: MONSTER by the Month 11 (w/Jennifer aka Comics Will Break Your Heart) - "The Hell-Bound Hero!"
For one full hour of bonus content — including a swampy take on King Kong in Giant-Size Man-Thing #2, Blade vs. Dracula in Tomb of Dracula #24, the first appearance of Hannibal King in Tomb of Dracula #25, and our...
03.20.2024
PREVIEW - #232: September 1974 Omnibus - "The Coming of the Nomad!"
The complete version of this episode is available to Patrons who support us at the $4/month level at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth — join today to hear us cover all of these issues:"The Coming of the Nomad!" - Captain America #180, written by...
03.13.2024
#231: September 1974 - "A Separate Reality"
For 25 minutes of bonus content — including the Swordsman's funeral in Avengers #130 and the follow-up to Wolverine's first appearance in Incredible Hulk #182 — support us at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth. Subscribers at the $4/month level get instant access to our...
03.06.2024
PREVIEW - #230: August 1974 Omnibus - "Power Play!"
The complete version of this episode is available to Patrons who support us at the $4/month level at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth — join today to hear us cover all of these issues:"Madness Means... The Mindworm!" - Amazing Spider-Man #138, written by Gerry...
02.28.2024
#229: August 1974 - "Bid Tomorrow Goodbye!"
For nearly an hour of bonus content — including the storyline that ultimately ends with Captain Marvel's death, plus the Falcon versus not one but TWO Lucifers — support us at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth. Subscribers at the $4/month level get instant access...
02.21.2024
PREVIEW - #228: July 1974 Omnibus - "Death-Trap Times Three!"
The complete version of this episode is available to Patrons who support us at the $4/month level at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth — join today to hear us cover all of these issues:"Death-Trap Times Three!" - Amazing Spider-Man #137, written by Gerry Conway,...
02.14.2024
#227: July 1974 (w/Seanbaby) - "And Now... The Wolverine!"
If you're not already a regular 1900HOTDOG reader, do yourself a favor and correct that immediately! For cryin' out loud, Seanbaby literally invented being funny on the internet! For an additional 30 minutes of bonus content — including more Wolverine...
02.07.2024
PREVIEW - #226: June 1974 Omnibus - "The Green Goblin Lives Again!"
The complete version of this episode is available to Patrons who support us at the $4/month level at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth — join today to hear us cover all of these issues:"The Green Goblin Lives Again!" - Amazing Spider-Man #136, written by...
01.31.2024
#225: June 1974 - "Bride and Doom!"
For an additional 30 minutes of bonus content — including our coverage of the second appearance of the Guardians of the Galaxy in Marvel Two-In-One #4-5 — support us at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth. Subscribers at the $4/month level get instant access to...
01.24.2024
#224: Wolverine and the X-Men (2011)
Many, many thanks to Jamie's friend Chris, who generously donated $250 to our friend Jennifer (aka Comics Will Break Your Heart)'s GoFundMe campaign to support her in her battle against cancer. Please consider supporting her at bit.ly/keepjenreading — no donation...
12.25.2023
#223: MBTM's Uncanny X-Mas 2023 (w/Jeff Parker)!
Hear our Uncanny X-Mas Spotify playlist, featuring holiday songs from Hawkeye, Iron Man 3, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special at bit.ly/uncannyxmas "Marvel by the Month v. 1.0 (Holiday Remix)" theme written by Robb...
12.13.2023
#222: MONSTER by the Month 10 - "Night of the Laughing Dead"
For an additional 40 minutes of bonus content — including our in-depth coverage of Giant-Size Creatures #1 and Giant-Size Man-Thing #1 (tee hee) — support us at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth. Subscribers at the $4/month level get instant access to our bonus feed...
12.06.2023
PREVIEW - #221: May 1974 Omnibus - "Nuklo -- The Invader That Time Forgot!"
The complete version of this episode is available to Patrons who support us at the $4/month level at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth — join today to hear us cover all of these issues:"Captain America Must Die!" - Captain America #176, written by Steve...
12.02.2023
#220: May 1974 - "A Cold Knight's Frenzy"
For an additional 40 minutes of bonus content — including our coverage of the debut of the Tarantula and the second appearance of the Punisher in Amazing Spider-Man #134-135 and the Black Panther's latest scrap with Klaw in Avengers #126...
11.15.2023
PREVIEW - #219: April 1974 Omnibus - "Comes the Piranha!"
The complete version of this episode is available to Patrons who support us at the $4/month level at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth — join today to hear us cover all of these issues:"Danger Is a Man Named... Tarantula" - Amazing Spider-Man #134, written...
11.08.2023
#218: April 1974 (w/Steve Englehart) - "The Sins of the Secret Empire!"
Steve Englehart began his 40+ year career in comics as one of the most prominent voices in the 1970s Marvel Bullpen, scripting virtually every superhero series that the company was publishing at the time, including Defenders, Amazing Adventures (featuring the...
11.01.2023
PREVIEW - #217: March 1974 Omnibus - "Beware the Star-Stalker!"
The complete version of this episode is available to Patrons who support us at the $4/month level at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth — join today to hear us cover all of these issues:"This Vampire Must Die!" - Adventure Into Fear #22, written by...
10.25.2023
#216: March 1974 (w/Elliott Kalan) - The THANOS WAR
Elliott Kalan is one-third of the hosts of the world's greatest podcast, The Flop House. He's also an Emmy Award-winning writer of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Mystery Science Theater 3000, and the Who Was? Show, as well as...
10.18.2023
PREVIEW - #215: February 1974 Omnibus - "The Spider and the Sorcerer!"
The complete version of this episode is available to Patrons who support us at the $4/month level at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth — join today to hear us cover all of these issues:"The Master Plan of the Molten Man!" - Amazing Spider-Man #132,...
10.11.2023
#214: February 1974 (w/Douglas Wolk) - "The Fury of Iron Fist!"
Douglas Wolk brings many, many more than 52 pages of comics expertise to the table, as evidenced by his two Eisner Award-winning books: Reading Comics: How Graphic Novels Work and What They Mean and All of the Marvels: A Journey...
10.04.2023
PREVIEW - #213: MBTM Trivia Night
Help Jennifer (aka Comics Will Break Your Heart) beat cancer! Contribute generously to her GoFundMe at bit.ly/keepjenreading Want to play along with the boys? You can find the quiz at https://bit.ly/MBTMep213quiz "Marvel by the Month" theme v. 3.0 written and...
09.27.2023
#212: MONSTER by the Month 09 (w/Jack Rudo) - "Death of a Monster!"
Jack Rudo is the mad scientist behind the Stapled Spine fanzine, a must-read for HorrOregonians and fright fans the world over! You can also tune into XRAY.fm and hear his Stapled Sounds radio show anywhere the internet can find you....
09.20.2023
PREVIEW - #211: January 1974 Omnibus - "And Vegas Writhes In Flame!"
The complete version of this episode is available to Patrons who support us at the $4/month level at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth — join today to hear us cover all of these issues: "Conquerors Three!" - Astonishing Tales #23, written by Tony...
09.13.2023
#210: January 1974 (w/Seanbaby) - "My Uncle... My Enemy?"
Seanbaby invented being funny on the internet and continues perfecting it each and every week on the last comedy website, 1900HOTDOG. He drank six Rainiers while recording this episode! Six! For an additional... holy shit, 80 minutes! of bonus content...
09.06.2023
Second Printing: August 1969 (w/Tom Brevoort) EXTENDED - "The Awesome Answer!"
This is just one of the nearly 100 Patreon-exclusive episodes on our bonus feed. Head to patreon.com/marvelbythemonth and back us at the $4/month level for instant access to all of our past, present, and future subscriber-exclusive content. "Marvel by the...
08.30.2023
Second Printing: X2: X-Men United (w/Miles Stokes)
This is just one of the nearly 100 Patreon-exclusive episodes on our bonus feed. Head to patreon.com/marvelbythemonth and back us at the $4/month level for instant access to all of our past, present, and future subscriber-exclusive content. "Marvel by the...
08.23.2023
PREVIEW - #209: December 1973 Omnibus - "Snowbound In Hell"
The complete version of this episode is available to Patrons who support us at the $4/month level at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth — join today to hear us cover all of these issues: "Houses Divided Cannot Stand!" - Avengers #121, written by Steve...
08.16.2023
#208: December 1973 - "The Terrible Triumph of Doctor Doom!"
For an additional 30 minutes of bonus content — including our in-depth coverage of Marvel Feature #12-14 and Doctor Strange's cosmic battle against Sise-Neg — support us at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth. Subscribers at the $4/month level get instant access to our bonus...
08.09.2023
PREVIEW - #207: December 1973 Omnibus (w/Jennifer from Comics Will Break Your Heart) - "Death Stalks the Demolition Derby!"
The complete version of this episode is available to Patrons who support us at the $4/month level at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth — join today to hear us cover all of these issues: "Betrayed!" - Amazing Spider-Man #130, written by Gerry Conway, art...
08.02.2023
#206: November 1973 (w/Joe Keatinge) - "Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu!"
Making his record-setting 11th guest appearance on MBTM, Joe Keatinge is an Eisner Award-winning editor and writer of Shutter, Glory, Ringside, and much more! Head to tinyurl.com/bearvsbearcomic to check out his latest comics work, Bear vs. Bear, illustrated by Rob...
07.26.2023
PREVIEW - #205: October 1973 Omnibus - "And Canst Thou Slay... The Juggernaut?"
The complete version of this episode is available to Patrons who support us at the $4/month level at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth — join today to hear us cover all of these issues: "The Vulture Hangs High!" - Amazing Spider-Man #128, written by...
07.19.2023
#204: October 1973 (w/Gerry Conway) - "The Punisher Strikes Twice!"
Gerry Conway got his start writing comics with a story in DC Comics’ House of Secrets #81 in 1969, when he was just 16 years old. Within three years, he'd written Daredevil, Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, The Inhumans, The...
07.12.2023
PREVIEW - #203: Marvel Swimsuit Special #1 (w/Chelsea Cain)
The complete version of this episode is available to Patrons who support us at the $4/month level at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth — join today to hear us talk about this hilarious (and shockingly gender equitable!) historical artifact. "Marvel by the Month" theme...
07.05.2023
#202: MONSTER by the Month 08 (w/Dan McCoy and Stuart Wellington) - "Brother Voodoo!"
Dan McCoy and Stuart Wellington are the co-creators and two-thirds of the hosts of The Flop House, which is a podcast where they watch bad movies and then talk about them (don't make it more complicated than you need to,...
06.28.2023
PREVIEW - #201: September 1973 Omnibus - "The End of the Fantastic Four!"
The complete version of this episode is available to Patrons who support us at the $4/month level at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth — join today to hear us cover all of these issues: "Death From On High!" - Incredible Hulk #170, written by...
06.21.2023
#200: September 1973 (w/Matt Fraction and Brian Michael Bendis) - THE AVENGERS/DEFENDERS WAR!
If you don't know who Matt Fraction and Brian Michael Bendis are, you probably weren't reading Marvel comics in the first decade of the 21st century, because they pretty much wrote all of the best ones. Two hundred thank-yous to...
06.07.2023
#199: August 1973 (w/Charles Soule) - "The Yellow Claw Strikes"
Charles Soule just celebrated his 10th anniversary with Marvel Comics, where he's written critically acclaimed series like Death of Wolverine, She-Hulk, Daredevil, and Death of X, as well as more Star Wars comics than you can swing a lightsaber at....

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Marvel by the Month episodes:

PREVIEW - #246: February 1975 Omnibus - "Foggy Nelson, Agent of SHIELD"

#245: February 1975 (w/Jordan Morris) - "Let All Men Bring Together"

#244: Secret Wars Is Hell (w/Chip Zdarsky and Matt Fraction)

#243: MONSTER by the Month 12 (w/Bronze-Age Monsters) - "A Candle For Sainte-Cloud"

PREVIEW - #242: January 1975 Omnibus (w/Carl Sciacchitano) - "Among Us Walks... Black Goliath!"

#241: January 1975 (w/Elliott Kalan) - "Who Is Adam Warlock?"

PREVIEW - #240: December 1974 Omnibus - "Lift-Off!"

#239: December 1974 (w/Robert K. Elder) - "Silent Night... Deadly Night!"

PREVIEW - #238: November 1974 Omnibus - "Kang War II"

#237: November 1974 (w/Ben Saunders) - "The Mark of Madness!"

PREVIEW - #236: October 1974 Omnibus (w/Douglas Wolk) - "Games Godlings Play!"

#235: October 1974 - "The Yesterday Connection!" (w/Ibrahim Moustafa)

#234: "The Coming of Conan!" (w/Jim Zub)

#233: MONSTER by the Month 11 (w/Jennifer aka Comics Will Break Your Heart) - "The Hell-Bound Hero!"

PREVIEW - #232: September 1974 Omnibus - "The Coming of the Nomad!"

#231: September 1974 - "A Separate Reality"

PREVIEW - #230: August 1974 Omnibus - "Power Play!"

#229: August 1974 - "Bid Tomorrow Goodbye!"

PREVIEW - #228: July 1974 Omnibus - "Death-Trap Times Three!"

#227: July 1974 (w/Seanbaby) - "And Now... The Wolverine!"

PREVIEW - #226: June 1974 Omnibus - "The Green Goblin Lives Again!"

#225: June 1974 - "Bride and Doom!"

#224: Wolverine and the X-Men (2011)

#223: MBTM's Uncanny X-Mas 2023 (w/Jeff Parker)!

#222: MONSTER by the Month 10 - "Night of the Laughing Dead"

PREVIEW - #221: May 1974 Omnibus - "Nuklo -- The Invader That Time Forgot!"

#220: May 1974 - "A Cold Knight's Frenzy"

PREVIEW - #219: April 1974 Omnibus - "Comes the Piranha!"

#218: April 1974 (w/Steve Englehart) - "The Sins of the Secret Empire!"

PREVIEW - #217: March 1974 Omnibus - "Beware the Star-Stalker!"

#216: March 1974 (w/Elliott Kalan) - The THANOS WAR

PREVIEW - #215: February 1974 Omnibus - "The Spider and the Sorcerer!"

#214: February 1974 (w/Douglas Wolk) - "The Fury of Iron Fist!"

PREVIEW - #213: MBTM Trivia Night

#212: MONSTER by the Month 09 (w/Jack Rudo) - "Death of a Monster!"

PREVIEW - #211: January 1974 Omnibus - "And Vegas Writhes In Flame!"

#210: January 1974 (w/Seanbaby) - "My Uncle... My Enemy?"

Second Printing: August 1969 (w/Tom Brevoort) EXTENDED - "The Awesome Answer!"

Second Printing: X2: X-Men United (w/Miles Stokes)

PREVIEW - #209: December 1973 Omnibus - "Snowbound In Hell"

#208: December 1973 - "The Terrible Triumph of Doctor Doom!"

PREVIEW - #207: December 1973 Omnibus (w/Jennifer from Comics Will Break Your Heart) - "Death Stalks the Demolition Derby!"

#206: November 1973 (w/Joe Keatinge) - "Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu!"

PREVIEW - #205: October 1973 Omnibus - "And Canst Thou Slay... The Juggernaut?"

#204: October 1973 (w/Gerry Conway) - "The Punisher Strikes Twice!"

PREVIEW - #203: Marvel Swimsuit Special #1 (w/Chelsea Cain)

#202: MONSTER by the Month 08 (w/Dan McCoy and Stuart Wellington) - "Brother Voodoo!"

PREVIEW - #201: September 1973 Omnibus - "The End of the Fantastic Four!"

#200: September 1973 (w/Matt Fraction and Brian Michael Bendis) - THE AVENGERS/DEFENDERS WAR!

#199: August 1973 (w/Charles Soule) - "The Yellow Claw Strikes"

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