News: The return of Marvel Zombies
Axe superheroes “The Freshman”, the only team that’s definitely had sex with a passed out girl at a frat party
Punisher doesn’t like you

Big stuff this week, as the Defenders help liberate a city of the future with the Guardians of the Galaxy, bring the number of human strongholds to… two. Exciting! Thor fights some Egyptian gods, Luke Cage wins a fight no one should feel good about, and Iron Fist cares about someone other than himself for once.

News: Marvel Comics Presents
Marvel changes Hulk 2099 #1 reprint
War of the Realms

TOUCHDOWN! This week, we talk about Clive Reston, who may well be the world’s first self-insert character. Grand-nephew of Sherlock Holmes, son of James Bond, deluded fantasist! He is the absolute worst.

News: The Ultimate Universe returns
JJ Abrams “writes” Spider-Man
Erik Larsen returns to Spider-Man

News: Weapon Plus
Ultron Agenda
Marvel Land
Marvel 1000 variant

We wrap up the original Clone Saga, as well as the Black Goliath series, and begin the Serpent Crown. Hawkeye, Thor and Moondragon have a COWBOY ADVENTURE! Spider-Man DISPOSES OF A BODY! Frankenstein’s Monster has HIS FEELINGS HURT! A good time is had by all.

Well, except for Frankenstein’s Monster.

News: CB Cebulski won’t kill anyone
Marvel 1000
John Byrne’s fan fiction
Agents of Atlas

It’s the beginning of the Clone Saga! Well, the least shitty part. The part that was over in a few issues.

Also, Morbius does a bunch of killing, and we’re supposed to apparently keep rooting for him, despite his not being written very well. It’s a generally bad scene.

News: Keya Morgan arrested
Spider-Man: Far From Home
House of X

This week, we talk about the problems with early Ghost Rider and why the best villains are the ones that make some sense. The Red Skull’s ultimate plan is revealed, and Cap’s world falls apart. Dave Cox turns out to be a good guy, and Englehart continues tossing out story grenades left, right and center. A good time is had by all (read: us).

News: Savage Avengers, New Hulu Shows

Discussion: Endgame spoilers. You can skip to 00:34:35 if you’ve not seen it yet.

Comics: As has been the case, we have a healthy smattering of Man-Thing again, leading up to the final issue of volume one. In addition, we have a Marvel-Two-in-One that shows how to do a Black Widow story for those that don’t know, and a whole lot of Doom and Namor.

News: Endgame

It’s a whole lot of Man-Thing this week, and hella dark to boot! Fortunately, we have a bit of Howard the Duck to break it up, as well as some truly awful Fantastic Four. What’s that you say? Not enough? How am I hearing you? How about an alternate version of Johnny Storm turned into a cosmic goalie, and because we’re watching. Always watching.

And judging.

News: Jane Foster, Valkyrie

Man-Thing goes on some unnecessary adventures, Iron Man interrupts a storyline more times than is strictly called for, and the X-men return! Xavier recruits an international team of young mutants to save his students, only to discover that their foe is an island that’s become a terrible hive mind. Hilarity ensues.