This week on The Doombots Podcast, Searnold went to see Madame Web while Zach refused. So, instead, Searnold breaks it down for him scene by scene and -- per usual -- Zach loses his mind almost instantly. If you want to know if the widespread mocking of Madame Web is fair, check out this week's episode to find out!

What is the new Ultimate Marvel Universe? In what ways is it different than the original? After spending 2 episodes building the necessary backstory, today, we'll discuss how Marvel threw all that out with the bathwater and made something completely different instead. We'll talk about Jonathan Hickman's extremely elaborate story "Ultimate Invasion," his slightly less elaborate "Ultimate Spider-Man", as well as Peach Momoko's "Ultimate X-Men." Also, Zach read "The Ultimates" by Al Ewing, and he'll discuss how his thoughts about it didn't change at all after reading it for himself.

Continuing our coverage of the fall and rise of Marvel's Ultimate Universe, this week, we examine Ultimate Reed Richards, aka The Maker. Along with Miles Morales, he managed to escape the demise of the Ultimate Universe during the incursions circa 2015. What has he been up to since? A lot! We'll look at 4 different stories from the pages of "The Ultimates," "New Avengers," "The Future Foundation," and "Venom" to see what has lead up to the point where the Ultimate Universe can now be reborn.

This week's Doombots Podcast is all about the Ultimate Universe, Marvel's effort to create a grittier world with less convoluted storylines, which quickly went off the rails.

Predator is now officially part of Marvel. This week, we'll talk about what happened in their epic fight with Wolverine. Plus: Who is Spider-Boy? Why is Superior Spider-Man Back? Is The Thing a better lover than Thanos? Could Mystique impregnate herself? Will the Caliban suit save the mutants from the Fall of X? Are the Celestials more powerful than the Beyonders? So many questions, and we'll discuss all of them this week as Zach and Searnold go over highlights (and lowlights) from assorted Marvel Mini-Series published in 2023.

To ring in the new year, Zach and Searnold are celebrating with another round of our fun, specially-tailored trivia challenge!

Over the course of this year, all but 3 of Marvel's ongoing comics were rebooted. In this episode, we'll look at the new premises and summarize some of what was wrapped up. Black Panther must defend the city of Birnin T'chaka. Hulk leaves Hulk Planet and comes back to Earth to fight The Mother of Horrors. The Avengers must tangle with Kang and the Ashen Combine. Scarlet Witch has the Darkhold and a new store. The new Punisher is named Joe Garrison. The Guardians of the Galaxy deal with Grootfall. Captain America conquers the Outer Circle. Venom and Doctor Doom are time traveling together. Thor becomes even more immortal. And Jonothan Hickman redefines (or at least starts to) the entire Marvel cosmology in G.O.D.S.

The New Mutants are a team of X-Men students that Xavier assembled when he thought the X-Men had all been killed by the Brood. This week, we'll discuss who they are, why they are so beloved, and Xavier's secret evil intentions. We'll also go over what is generally considered the best New Mutants story, the Demon Bear Saga. Check out our website for the problematic page we discuss at length where two white people accidentally magically become Native Americans. As a bonus: who is Marvel's Team America and are they the best mutant ever?

What is Searnold's favorite Marvel mini-series? Is Echo Thor's mom? And how many pianos did Helen Keller eat? In this bizarre episode of the Doombots Marvel Podcast, we'll discuss all these questions and more as we do a deep dive into the character Echo. Created by David Mack in the year 2000, Echo has recently grown in popularity due to her upcoming Disney+ show. We'll talk about her origin, her relationship with Daredevil, her death and mysterious resurrection, her time as the Phoenix, and so many other things that inevitably come up when Searnold and Zach have a conversation.

Jason Aaron has completely changed the story of Frank Castle, aka The Punisher. Now, he's the leader of the ninja death cult called The Hand. By adding some back story and bringing his dead wife back from the dead, Jason Aaron has elevated The Punisher's story to a Shakespearean level. We'll discuss the entire 12 issue arc, explain how Frank came to this point, and what it means to be the Fist of the Beast. We'll also discuss some of The Punisher's greatest hits, including "Welcome Back Frank" and the time he teamed up with a cosmic powered Spider-Man to prevent the American government from switching their currency to the cocaine standard.