Tag Archives: Marvel Comics

Episode 142 – What If We Did a What If Episode? (With Alonso Duralde)

Posted on August 4, 2021 by Kevin Moreau

Alonso Duralde, the hardest working man in podcasting (Maximum Film, Breakfast All Day, the Linoleum Knife family of podcasts) returns as we prepare for the Aug. 11 launch of What If…? on Disney+ by gazing upon the alternate realities of … Continue reading →

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Episode 136 – Journey Into Mystery: Fear Itself

Posted on May 12, 2021 by Kevin Moreau

In this episode, Myth Takes, our miniseries on comics and mythology, continues with a discussion of everyone’s favorite teenage God of Chaos, Kid Loki, in Journey Into Mystery: Fear Itself (specifically, Journey Into Mystery issues #622-626 and #628-629) by Keiron … Continue reading →

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Episode 131 – The Invincible Iron Man: Demon in a Bottle

Posted on March 3, 2021 by Kevin Moreau

Combining corporate intrigue, James Bond-style espionage and more than a hint of social relevance, it’s perhaps the defining Iron Man storyline—and arguably informs Robert Downey Jr.’s mega-popular portrayal of the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In this episode, we … Continue reading →

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Episode 125 – Captain America: Winter Soldier

Posted on December 9, 2020 by Kevin Moreau

For decades, Bucky Barnes sat cooling his heels with Ben Parker in the exclusive club of characters Marvel Comics would never bring back from the dead. But all that changed in 2006, as chronicled in Captain America: Winter Soldier—specifically, Captain … Continue reading →

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Episode 124: The Howard the Duck Episode

Posted on November 25, 2020 by Kevin Moreau

In this episode, we quack the case of everyone’s favorite talking waterfowl with a look at Steve Gerber’s Howard the Duck! Specifically, his appearances in Giant-Size Man-Thing issues 4-5 and Howard the Duck (Vol. 1), issues 1,2,3, and 5, published … Continue reading →

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Episode 123: The Hawkeye Episode

Posted on November 11, 2020 by Kevin Moreau

Bro! On this episode, comics writer and publisher Carlton Hargro (20th Place Media) returns as we take aim at “the breakout star of the blockbuster Avengers film” with a discussion of Hawkeye (2012), specifically issues 1-5 (as seen in Vol. … Continue reading →

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Episode 116 – The Avengers: The Kree-Skrull War

Posted on August 5, 2020 by Kevin Moreau

On this episode, we launch a new miniseries on cosmic comics stories called (what else?) The Cosmic Canon! First up: the historic Kree-Skrull War, specifically Avengers issue #93-97, by Roy Thomas, Neal Adams and John Buscema, published by Marvel Comics! … Continue reading →

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Episode 115 – Marvels

Posted on July 22, 2020 by Kevin Moreau

Phil Sheldon is just your average man on the street—except that his career as a freelance photographer uniquely positions him to chronicle several key events in the history of the Marvel Universe, as depicted in the 1994 miniseries Marvels by … Continue reading →

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Episode 97 – Secret Wars (2015)

Posted on November 13, 2019 by Kevin Moreau

You finally achieve your lifelong goal—absolute dominion over all of creation, not to mention the wife of your bitterest rival—only to find that godhood isn’t everything you’d hoped for. We’ve all been there, right? Victor Von Doom certainly has, in … Continue reading →

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Episode 96 – Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars (1984-85)

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Kevin Moreau

The all-powerful Beyonder transports some of Earth’s mightiest heroes and villains to a patchwork planet known as Battleworld, conveniently outfitted with high-tech ships and fortresses! His one command: “Slay all your enemies and all you desire shall be yours!” Thus … Continue reading →

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