The Avenging Hour

By Jason & JohnArts Books Leisure

The Avenging Hour episodes

March 02 Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (2005) #1-2 l 402
We begin to discuss a limited series this week! Fresh off the success of X-Men: Children of the Atom, Joe Casey comes to the Avengers and gives us a story during the first year and change of the original 1963 title. These two issues cover issues 1-5 of the original Stan Lee/Jack Kirby run!
37 min
February 23 What If Avengers Disassembled (2007) l 401
We skip a few years into the future to discuss the What If that reimagined Avengers Disassembled if the Scarlet Witch hadn't acted alone. We then discuss why we won't be discussing Avengers AAFES in detail on the podcast.
47 min
February 16 Avengers: Finale (2005) and Volume 3 wrap up l 400
This week we're talking about the Avengers: Finale, which tries to put a bow on Avengers Disassembled and then we take a quick stroll through everything we read during Volume of the Avengers!
41 min
February 09 Avengers (1998) #502-503 l 399
We finish Avengers Disassembled this week, as the team is destroyed. Yeah, yeah, I know they've done that trick before, but this time they mean it!
36 min
February 02 Avengers (1998) #500-501 with Mike from the Nerdcave l 398
Well, we couldn't put it off any longer: this week we start the Bendis run on Avengers! But we needed some help, so we called in special guest Mike from The Nerdcave (TheNerdCaveVideos (@thenerdcavevideos) | TikTok) to help us begin Avengers Disassembled, where everything you know about the Avengers is going to change!
1 hr 1 min
January 26 Avengers/Thunderbolts (2004) #5-6 l 397
Its the end of the Avengers/Thunderbolts crossover but will either team, or the Earth itself, survive it? (Spoiler alert: Yes, the Earth survives.)
35 min
January 19 Avengers/Thunderbolts (2004) #3-4 l 396
The Avengers/Thunderbolts storyline continues as the Thunderbolts roust the Wizard and Cobalt man joins their ranks! Or does he?
36 min
January 12 Avengers/Thunderbolts (2004) #1-2 l 395
It's time for a crossover, before the team is destroyed! The Avengers and the Thunderbolts get together to tell a tale about trust and betrayal! We start off with the Avengers inserting one of their own members into the Thunderbolts to figure out what that team has planned.
38 min
January 05 Avenging Hour Spotlight 7: Interview with Kurt Busiek (mostly)
This episode we're doing an interview with Kurt Busiek! He wasn't able to come on the show in person, but he was so kind to answer a ridiculous number of questions and in some detail via email, and so Jason is going to play him, as we discuss his time on the Avengers!
37 min
December 29, 2025 Avengers (1998) #83-84 and Invaders 0 with Jason Lady l 394
The Once an Invader story ends, and Jason Lady, author of numerous books for the young (and young at heart) joins us to discuss them.
Find out all about Jason Lady's work at Jason R. Lady- Author of fantasy and sci-fi for young readers!
1 hr 10 min

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Jason and John look at the Avengers, tracing the evolution of the team from its origins in 1963 up to the present! There will be synopses of issues, details, nit picking, unbridled joy, excessive…