56 Jon Kent Today we talk about the most recent superboy, Jon Kent, who is the son of Clark Kent and Lois Lane, and because it's comics of course this couldn't be a normal occurrence. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex (as a warning this was definitely written in 1969 - Convergence - Superman (2016) - Super Sons - The Man of Steel (2018) - Action Comics #1001 Bendis's run starts here! - Superman (2018) - Adventures of the Super Sons - Black Widow (2...
Jan 22, 2019•55 min•Ep. 56
55 Kon-El Today we talk about Conner Kent, or Kon-El, who is Superboy, The Metropolis Kid, and a Superman clone who didn't have an actual name for FAR TOO LONG. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Superboy (Clark Kent) - The Death and Return of Superman Omnibus - Young Justice Book One - Teen Titans (2003) - I lie to batman - Crisis on Infinite Earths - Final Crisis - Superboy (2011) - Young Justice (2019) #1 - Captain Marvel (2019) #1 - Die #2 Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our i...
Jan 15, 2019•56 min•Ep. 55
54 Kara Zor-El Today we talk about Kara Zor-El, who is Supergirl and also Superman's cousin from Krypton, but DC decided that was maybe weird so they unmade her, but people loved her so much they brought her back. Heads up, this one has some bumps in the audio while we figure out Olivia's new recording setup! Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Action Comics #252 - Comet and Streaky - The Superman Family -Not to be confused with Superman Family Adventures , although it is very cut...
Jan 08, 2019•58 min•Ep. 54
53 Clark Kent Today to kick off 2019 we talk about Clark Kent a.k.a. Kal-El a.k.a. Superman, who is arguably THE most well-known superhero in modern times. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - The Reign of the Superman - Krypton - Holy Musical B@man - The Death and Return of Superman Omnibus Young Justice (2019) #1 - Roadqueen: Eternal Roadtrip to Love - Super Sons - Lumberjanes - The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl - She-Ra and the Princess of Power - The War of Jokes and Riddles Thanks ...
Jan 01, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 53
52 Holiday Special 2018 Today we talk about our favorite holiday specials! To nobody's surprise, they're mostly DC titles. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - DC Universe Holiday Special 2017 #1 - World's Greatest Super-Heroes Holiday Special (2018) #1 - Merry X-Men Holiday Special (2018) #1 - Batman: Noel - Superman's reveal in Noel - Li'l Gotham vol 1 - Li'l Gotham #2 (the christmas issue) - DC Rebirth Holiday Special (2016) #1 Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Ca...
Dec 25, 2018•27 min•Ep. 52
51 Virginia "Pepper" Potts Today we talk about Virginia "Pepper" Potts, who started out as Tony Stark's secretary and love interest, and became the CEO of Stark Industries and her own superhero called Rescue! Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Tales of Suspense #45 - Iron Man portrait/Pepper and Happy being mean to each other - Rescue armor with JARVIS - Die #1 - Miles Morales: Spider-Man #1 - the fantastic four villains variant Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Ca...
Dec 18, 2018•53 min•Ep. 51
50 James Rhodes Today we talk about James Rhodes, a.k.a. Rhodey, who started out as Tony Stark's friend, and ended up having to be Iron Man while Tony faked his death a couple times, and eventually became his own hero called War Machine then Iron Patriot! Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Iron Man #118 - Iron Man: Demon in a Bottle - armor from SPACE - The Crew (2003) - Tony Stark: Iron Man (2018) - You breathe fire? okay. - Die #1 - Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (Netflix) - Ch...
Dec 11, 2018•52 min•Ep. 50
49 Tony Stark Today we talk about Tony Stark, a.k.a. Iron Man, a man who made a suit of armor in a cave, and then continued to make a bunch of suits of armor, and also many many mistakes. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Maus, the graphic novel - Tales of Suspense #39 - The Aviator - Iron Man 3 - The Dark Knight Returns - The Invincible Iron Man (2008) - Fullmetal Alchemist - Iron Man (2012) - They are the backbone of the avengers - I miss the Steve/Tony friendship it was so go...
Dec 04, 2018•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 49
48 Captains America Roundup Today we talk about some people inspired by Captain America, who had varying degrees of success as either Captain America or a Captain America-adjacent themed hero! Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Captain America Corps - John Walker wiki page - SUPER HUMAN WRESTLING - These are American Dream toys now, tell your friends - Truth: Red, White & Black - Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment - Enter The Spider-Verse (2018) #1 - Shuri (2018) - Side Charact...
Nov 27, 2018•54 min•Ep. 48
47 Sam Wilson Today we talk about Sam Wilson who was just a normal dude with a bird friend named Redwing until Steve Rogers convinced him to be a superhero named The Falcon, and then later convinced him to be Captain America. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Captain America #117 - MY MURDER CHAIR WILL DO IT BETTER - Lobo, from Dell Comics - Sam's first Falcon outfit - Falcon (1984) - Sam's Captain America outfit - Joaquin Torres as the Falcon - Falcon (2017) - Avengers Assemble...
Nov 20, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 47
46 James Buchanan Barnes Today we talk about James Buchanan Barnes, better known as Bucky, Captain America's sidekick who was dead for 40 years then came back as a brainwashed assassin known as the Winter Soldier, and then he was Captain America for a while! Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Bucky discovers Steve's secret - Captain America and...(2012) #620 - how to take a punch - the whole Captain America and... series from 2012 - All-Winners Squad - Invaders - Young Allies - B...
Nov 13, 2018•58 min•Ep. 46
45 Steve Rogers Today we talk about Steve Rogers, best known as Captain America, who went from zero to hero in no time flat, punched a bunch of nazi with his sidekick Bucky, was frozen in ice for two decades, and then straight back to superheroing with the Avengers in the 1960s because he has a really hard time not being Captain America. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Bucky discovers Steve's secret - Captain America #1 Cover - The Shield - if i don't eat my shield i'll DIE - ...
Nov 06, 2018•1 hr•Ep. 45
44 Monster Mash Today we talk about a bunch of spooooooky creatures for Halloween! We talk about Werewolves, Vampires, Ghosts, and Frankenstein's Monsters and how DC and Marvel have interpreted them! Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - The Comics Code Authority - Man-Wolf comic cover - Jupiter Ascending - Werewolf By Night comic cover - Wolfsbane transformation sequence - The New Mutants trailer - New Mutants Vol. 1 - the panel E sent to Olivia of Werewolf - Captain America: Man &...
Oct 30, 2018•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 44
43 Galactus Today we talk about one of The Big Men: Galactus. He's a huge purple dude who's just gotta eat whole planets! Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - First appearance - The watchers wikipedia - Original Sin -this isn't a link to anything but uh, be careful when you say things about science you're not sure of because then you'll end up in a wikipedia spiral looking into cosmology and cosmogony to see if you were wrong about the big bang... (i don't think i was?) -E - i was ...
Oct 23, 2018•51 min•Ep. 43
42 Norman Osborn Today we talk about Norman Osborn, who has been the Green Goblin, Red Goblin, Goblin King (not David Bowie), and Iron Patriot. We also talk about his son Harry because there's a LOT of drama with the Osborns. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Wow! Just WAIT until you see the green goblin! - Willem Dafoe's Norman Osborn talks to the Green Goblin - the CoolGames Inc Willem Dafoe bit - The Clone Saga - AMERICAN SON - Runaways: True Believers - The Amazing Spider-Ma...
Oct 16, 2018•52 min•Ep. 42
41 Harleen Quinzel Today we talk about Harleen Quinzel, a.k.a. Harley Quinn, who we have some uh... complicated... feelings about. We love her but boy howdy are there some Things with her character that could be done so much better. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Batman the Animated Series - Mad Love - Harley Quinn New 52 - Harley revealed to be part of the Secret Six - New 52 Suicide Squad - Gotham City Sirens - DC tweet confirming Harley and Ivy are girlfriends - Harley and...
Oct 09, 2018•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 41
40 The Joker Today we talk about the Joker, Batman's most iconic villain, who just does so many murders, and all of the bad stuff you could think of. We also spend a LONG time at the end talking about Heroes in Crisis #1 Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Some Jerry Robinson Joker design - Seduction of the Innocent - 60's Batman Joker threatens Batman over the phone - The Dark Knight Returns - The Joker (1975) - The Killing Joke - Endgame - The Joker's Last Laugh - A Serious Hous...
Oct 02, 2018•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 40
39 Cassie Sandsmark Today we talk about Cassie Sandsmark, the 2nd (or 3rd if you count Teen Diana) Wonder Girl. She's a spunky teen who wants to fight crime but also joins a cult later to resurrect her dead boyfriend, because Comics. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - it's a good mug y'all - Young Justice - Teen Titans, Geoff Johns Omnibus - Infinite Crisis - New 52 Teen Titans - Super Sons of Tomorrow - Justice League: No Justice - Young Justice (cartoon) - Batman Vol. 6 - Prelu...
Sep 25, 2018•55 min•Ep. 39
38 Donna Troy Today we talk about Donna Troy: Wonder Girl, Troia, Darkstar, Wonder Woman for a bit, and a woman who can remember all her lives in the multiverse because she's been cursed by an alternate universe version of herself? It's wild. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Seduction of the Innocent - Teen Titans: The Silver Age - New Teen Titans: Who Is Donna Troy? - Crisis on Infinite Earths - Titans Hunt - Check, Please!: #Hockey - Check, Please! webcomic page 1 - DC Titans...
Sep 18, 2018•52 min•Ep. 38
37 Diana, Princess of Themyscira Today we talk about Diana, who sometimes has a secret identity as Diana Prince, but other times is just Wonder Woman all the time. There's a lot of bondage talk in this one, folks. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Professor Marston and the Wonder Women - British spy show The Avengers - the cover of Ms Magazine - Wonder Woman movie - Wonder Woman Theme from Batman V Superman - also here's the Wonder Woman soundtrack on youtube - G. Willow Wilson'...
Sep 11, 2018•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 37
36 Flash Roundup Today we talk about a bunch of Flashes and Flash-adjacent characters that we didn't have enough material on for their own episodes! Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Don and Dawn Allen/Tornado Twins - Jenni Ognats/XS - Iris West II/Impulse/Kid Flash - Jai West - Jay Garrick/The Flash - Flash: Rebirth - Max Mercury - Johnny Quick - Jesse Quick - Wallace West - Teen Titans: Rebirth - Avery Ho - August Heart/Godspeed - Eobard Thawne/Professor Zoom/Reverse-Flash - H...
Sep 04, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 36
35 Bart Allen Today we talk about Bart Allen, Barry's grandson from the future, who becomes Impulse, then Kid Flash, then The Flash for a little bit. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Legion of Super-Heroes - Who Named Impulse? bc it's comics, a lot of different people, it turns out, - Impulse Solo Series - Young Justice - Teen Titans (2003) - Infinite Crisis - stupidest boy dead - Final Crisis - Flashpoint - Flash War - Bart Allen is BACK - Young Justice Cartoon - Lumberjanes V...
Aug 28, 2018•1 hr•Ep. 35
34 Wally West Today we talk about our favorite Speedster, Wally West, who started out as Kid Flash then took over as The Flash while Barry was dead for 23 years, and boy howdy does this one get weird. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Young Justice Cartoon - Silver Age Teen Titans - Crisis on Infinite Earths - Justice League Cartoon - Look we didn't mention this specific clip but please, Wally is so good in Justice League/Justice League Unlimited, please watch this cartoon - Fla...
Aug 21, 2018•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 34
33 Barry Allen Today we talk about Barry Allen, who is not the first Flash, but is most likely the most well-known, even though he was dead for 23 years. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - it doesn't have Barry in it but Justice League Cartoon! - Crisis on Infinite Earths - apparently DC has a Crisis on Infinite Earths collection?? - Final Crisis - Battle for the Cowl - Flashpoint - Flash War - Justice League War, Barry meets Batman - Teen Titans Earth One - Action Comics #1000 -...
Aug 14, 2018•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 33
32 Teen Titans Today we talk about the Teen Titans, a group of mostly teen sidekicks (except they grow up and sometimes get back together as the Titans). Over the decades there have been several different rosters, but the Titans legacy is always there. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode (the internet ate my first list so this is incomplete and out of order, sorry y'all): - New Teen Titans: The Judas Contract - Teen Titans Year One - Teen Titans (2003): A Kid's Game - Reign of the Su...
Aug 07, 2018•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 32
31 Hellboy Today we talk about Hellboy (some folks call him Red, since that's better than calling a dude "Hellboy" day-in-day-out), a half-demon who works for the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - This article has scans of Hellboy's first appearance in SDCC Comics #2 - THE FISH MAN MOVIE did we ever say it was called The Shape of Water? Did you not know that? it is, we're sorry, it's very good. - excuse me 90's i cannot see my comics -...
Jul 31, 2018•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 31
30 Peter Parker Today we talk about Peter Parker, the original friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, and boy howdy does some buckwild stuff happen to this dude in his 50+ years of comics history. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - AMAZING ADULT FANTASY - Jack Kirby's Spiderman - The Very Famous First Cover - ONE DAY MORE - Spider-Man: One More Day - Bzzzz lines - Into the Spider-Verse Bzz Lines - Tobey Maguire webslinging - Yo Danny Fenton he was just fourteen.... - J Jonah Jameson i...
Jul 24, 2018•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 30
29 Gwen Stacy Today we talk about Gwen Stacy, who for a long time was "Spider-Man's girlfriend who died" but she's too cool for that so she came back as an alternate universe spider-person lovingly referred to as Spider-Gwen, and it's great!!! Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Our Loki episode, which is cursed - a 2013 article about Gwen Stacy set photos - Into the Spider Verse trailer - Face it tiger, you just hit the jackpot! - more about the actual issue of spider-man publish...
Jul 17, 2018•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 29
28 Miles Morales Today we talk about Miles Morales, who became Spider-Man after the original Spider-Man died, Oscorp tried to recreate the spider that bit Peter Parker, and Miles ended up with powers and responsibilities at the tender age of 13. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Rest in Peace, Steve Ditko - Into the Spider Verse trailer - a list of Ultimate Marvel titles - DC's New 52 - Donald Glover's spiderman standup - Community - Secret Wars - our episode on Jaime Reyes - ou...
Jul 11, 2018•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 28
27 Loki Today we talk about Loki, the Asgardian God of Mischief, who you may have heard of in the Marvel Cinematic Universe or on 2012 Tumblr, but did you know that sometimes he's a kid without memories, a hot teen, and even sorcerer supreme? Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: hey google how many Thor movies are there American Gods the myth of loki tied to rocks as punishment comics did in fact replicate this predicament somewhat!! Journey into Mystery Loki cover Arcane Trickster E...
Jul 03, 2018•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 27
