Today we talk about Amadeus Cho: a genius-level teen who hangs out with superheroes before replacing Hercules as the Prince of Power to save him, replacing Bruce Banner as Hulk to save him, and then settling into his own newfound identity of Brawn. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Amazing Fantasy (2004) #15 - World War Hulk - Incredible Hercules (2008) - Fear Itself - Totally Awesome Hulk (2015) - Civil War II (2016) - Champions (2016) - Agents of Atlas (2019) - Strange Adventu...
Mar 17, 2020•51 min•Ep. 116
Today we talk about Howard the Duck, who is a cynical duck-shaped alien who ended up on Earth, where he endures many misadventures, falls in love with a human woman, and is forced to wear pants. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Howard the Duck cameo in Guardians of the Galaxy - Adventures into Fear (1970) #19 - Spider-Man Team Up (1995) #5 - Howard the Duck (1986 Movie Trailer) - Falcon & Winter Soldier (2020) #1 - Strange Adventures (2020) #1 Thanks to Victoria Watkins...
Mar 10, 2020•43 min•Ep. 115
Today we talk about Lunella Lafayette, canonically the smartest person in the Marvel Universe who is best known as Moon Girl, and her best friend Devil Dinosaur, who is literally a dinosaur named Devil. We also talk a bit about Moon-Boy, who is a small furry boy who first befriended and named Devil. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Devil Dinosaur (1978) #1 - Fallen Angels (1987) - Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (2015) - Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur tv series announcement - Falcon...
Mar 03, 2020•54 min•Ep. 114
Today we talk about Uatu the Watcher. Who is this big alien man? Why does he watch? Why does he keep breaking his non-interference oath to keep helping the Fantastic Four? Let's find out. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Fantastic Four (1961) #13 - Uatu: jsyk i can't INTERFERE if you just HAPPENED to take something POWERFUL from my HOME in order to SAVE YOUR WEDDING - Uatu: don't worry, i'm NOT gonna watch your honeymoon - Original Sin (2014) - The Magnus Archives - Superman Sm...
Feb 25, 2020•52 min•Ep. 113
Today we talk about Roberto "Robbie" Reyes, the 5th Ghost Rider, and the only Ghost Rider to drive a Dodge Charger and be visually modeled after Zayn Malik of One Direction. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - All-New Ghost Rider (2014) - Avengers (2018) - Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - Robbie Reyes: Ghost Rider (2016) - Ghost Rider (2019) - Hawkeye: Freefall (2020) - Gwen Stacy (2020) #1 - Superman: Heroes (2020) #1 - Bojack Horseman - The Penumbra Podcast - Ric Grayson Wants His ...
Feb 18, 2020•52 min•Ep. 112
Today we talk about Helena Bertinelli, best known as the Huntress, but was also Batgirl for a bit. We also talk about Helena Wayne, who was the first heroine to go by Huntress, because they're basically indistinguishable except for their personalities and backstories. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - DC Superstars (1976) #17 - Infinity, Inc. (1984) - Crisis on Infinite Earths - The Huntress (1989) - Batman: No Man's Land - Birds of Prey (1999) #57 - The Question: Pipeline (an e...
Feb 11, 2020•50 min•Ep. 111
Today we talk about the Birds of Prey, a superhero team founded by Oracle and Black Canary, typically with Huntress and Lady Blackhawk, though the team has included many characters including Hawk and Dove, Catwoman, Big Barda, and many more! Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Black Canary/Oracle: Birds of Prey #1 - Birds of Prey: Manhunt - Birds of Prey (1999) - Birds of Prey: Of Like Minds (Gail Simone's first arc) - Birds of Prey (2010) - Birds of Prey (2011) #1 - Batgirl and t...
Feb 04, 2020•51 min•Ep. 110
109 John Constantine Today we talk about John Constantine, an occult detective and con man who has seen too much but still does his best. He's also the kind of man to have a threesome with ghosts. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Swamp Thing (1982) #37 - Crisis on Infinite Earths - tumblr post about witches having joint custody of a child - Polygon's Constantine Threeway article - Grayson Annual #3 - Justice League Dark (2011) - Justice League Dark (2018) - (mildly nsfw) tumblr...
Jan 28, 2020•58 min•Ep. 109
108 Zatanna Zatara Today we talk about Zatanna Zatara, whose superhero name is just her first name, and she can cast spells by saying words backwards! She's an extremely powerful magician--both on stage and in the Justice League. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Action Comics (1938) #1 - Hawkman (1964) #4 - Identity Crisis (2004) - Zatanna (2010) - Justice League Dark (2018) - Hawkeye: Freefall (2020) #1 - The Hard Tomorrow - Emperor Hulkling news - WandaVision hulkling news - ...
Jan 21, 2020•55 min•Ep. 108
107 Doctor Fate Today we talk about Doctor Fate, who is mostly a Lord of Order named Nabu who empowers/inhabits the body of whoever puts on the Helmet of Fate. Typically this is Kent Nelson, but it has been many, many people. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - More Fun Comics (1936-1947) - Kent Nelson origin - Eldritch Blaest - All-Star Comics #3 (forming of the Justice Society of America) - Doctor Fate (1987) - Justice League Dark (2018) - Doctor StrangeFate - Batman (2016) #86 ...
Jan 14, 2020•52 min•Ep. 107
106 Michael Holt Today we talk about Mr. Terrific: a little bit of Terry Sloane but mostly Michael Holt, both men with no super powers but they're EXTREMELY smart and just REALLY GOOD AT EVERYTHING. Although, Michael Holt really should've been Dr. Terrific because he EARNED those 14 PhDs. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - CW Arrow's Mr. Terrific (Curtis Holt) - Terry Sloane's terrific costume - Spectre (1992-) #54 - New 52 Mister Terrific - Hawkeye: Freefall (2020) #1 - Diana, P...
Jan 07, 2020•47 min•Ep. 106
105 Yelena Belova Today we talk about Yelena Belova, the second Black Widow after Natasha Romanoff joined the Avengers. She gets her face swapped, quits spy work, gets sent to the Savage Lands, and ends up being both a cyborg and a clone (at different times)! Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Black Widow (1999) - Black Widow (2001) - I Want To Turn People Into Dinosaurs - Tales of Suspense: Hawkeye and Winter Soldier - Looks like as of November 2019 Yelena is ALIVE and in Web of...
Dec 31, 2019•45 min•Ep. 105
104 Tony Masters Today we talk about Tony Masters, better known as The Taskmaster, a villain who can memorize any fighting style at the expense of his other memories, and he used this to open a school to teach people how to fight the Avengers. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - MCU Taskmaster in Black Widow trailer - Avengers (1963) #196 - Taskmaster (2002) - MCU Hawkeye Costumes - Batman (2016) #85 - Runaways (2017) #28 - Batman: Last Knight on Earth #3 - Folklords #2 - The Low,...
Dec 24, 2019•52 min•Ep. 104
103 Nick Fury Today we talk about Nick Fury, who started out as a soldier, then became a spy after drinking some Infinity Formula, and then the director of SHIELD, but when he ran out of his infinity juice he retired to space and was replaced by his son: Nick Fury Jr. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos (1963) #1 - Strange Tales (1951) #135 - Ultimate Marvel Team-Up (2001) #5 - A CBR article on the reason why Samuel L Jackson is Nick Fury in the...
Dec 17, 2019•51 min•Ep. 103
102 Natasha Romanoff Today we talk about Natasha Romanoff, or Natalia Alianova Romanova, or Natalie Rushman, or... well, she goes by a lot of names, but most people know her as the Black Widow, a Russian super spy turned Avenger! Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Black Widow trailer - Wonder Woman 1984 trailer - Tales of Suspense (1959) #52 - Tales of Suspense (1959) #57 - Civil War - Tales of Suspense: Hawkeye and the Winter Soldier - Black Widow (2019): No Restraints Play - Yo...
Dec 10, 2019•54 min•Ep. 102
101 Virgil Hawkins Today we talk about Virgil Hawkins, best known as Static, who went into the middle of a fight between two gangs (on some very bad advice) and ended up getting electromagnetic superpowers! Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Static (1993) #1 (I can't find a place to buy it digitally, so this link is a Retro Review that does have some scans) - Static Shock (TV Show) (on DC Universe) - Final Crisis (2008) - Terror Titans (2008) #4 - Batman: Creature of the Night (2...
Dec 03, 2019•53 min•Ep. 101
100 Bruce Wayne Today we revisit Bruce Wayne for our 100th episode!! He's a very rich, very traumatized man who dresses up as a bat, and has done so since 1939 (although he has... changed a lot since then). Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Okay, we didn't mention this, but here's a trailer for a documentary about Bill Finger and Batman - Detective Comics (1937) #27 - Detective Comics (1937) #38 - The Dark Knight Returns - Batman: Hush - Batman: The Long Halloween - Batman: Dark...
Nov 26, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 100
99 Jane Foster Today we talk about Jane Foster, who started out as a love interest for Thor, but then became a doctor for the Avengers, then Thor, and now Valkyrie. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Health to the Company (Brass Farthing) - Journey into Mystery (1952) #84 - Thor (2014) - War of the Realms (2019) - War of the Realms Omega #1 - The Witch Boy by Molly Knox Ostertag - The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (2015) #50 - Far Sector (2019) #1 Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our ic...
Nov 19, 2019•51 min•Ep. 99
Beta Ray Bill Today we talk about Beta Ray Bill, who is a genetically modified alien who fought Thor and was found worthy of Mjolnir, gaining all his powers and his outfit. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Welcome to the Go Support Ngozi Power Hour - The Mighty Thor (1966) #337 - Die #9 - Young Justice (2019) #10 - Batman (2016) #82 - B B Free #1 - Spider-Man & Venom: Double Trouble #1 - Legion of Super Heroes (2019) #1 - New Mutants (2019) #1 - The Witch Boy by Molly K...
Nov 12, 2019•50 min•Ep. 98
97 Thor Odinson Today we talk about Thor Odinson, who is sometimes a Doctor named Donald Blake but mostly he's Thor, a super powerful alien from Asgard that the Norse god is based off of. He has a very powerful magic hammer and he has a... strained family dynamic. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Journey Into Mystery (1952) #83 - Avengers (1963) #1 - Thor (1966) - Civil War (the official Marvel suggested reading order) - Avengers (1963) - Seriously, it's stuff like this that ma...
Nov 05, 2019•56 min•Ep. 97
96 Venom Today we talk about Venom, who is an alien symbiote who has had multiple hosts, most notably Peter Parker and Eddie Brock. Together with Eddie he antagonizes Spider-Man and eats criminals. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Spider-Man: Birth of Venom (collects relevant issues of secret wars, spider-man & fantastic four) - Secret Wars (1984) - why is venom Like This - Venom (2018 film) - Venom (2018 comic) - Amazing Mary Jane (2019) #1 - Money Shot #1 - Amazing Spider...
Oct 29, 2019•55 min•Ep. 96
95 Pamela Isley Today we talk about Pamela Isley, better known as Poison Ivy, who was a botanist who got plant powers and uses them for crime sometimes and ecological betterment other times (though her methods are usually through crime). Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - that Lore episode about Egyptian artifacts - Secret Origins (1986) #36 (the Ivy part is in the second half of the comic) - Batman: No Man's Land - Batman the Animated Series (on DCUniverse) - Someone will die. O...
Oct 22, 2019•59 min•Ep. 95
94 Victor von Doom Today we talk about Victor von Doom, better known as Doctor Doom, who is a scientist who also uses magic, ruler of Latveria, and enemy of Reed Richards specifically (and the Fantastic Four and Avengers by proxy). He wears a mask and wants to take over the world but that's not technically a crime? Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Doctor Doom first appearance - Cynthia, she's a really cool dancer - the bike meme - Secret Wars (2015) - DOCTOR DOOM DOES AS HE PLE...
Oct 15, 2019•52 min•Ep. 94
Mystique Today we talk about Mystique, who mostly goes by Raven Darkholme, but we don't know her given name. She's a rad shapeshifter who mostly does crimes, but she did help raise Rogue with her long-time girlfriend Irene Adler. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Mystique first appearance - Ms. Marvel (1977) #16 - Raven and Destiny - Foxx trying to seduce Gambit - Then being confronted by Rogue - Runaways (2017) #25 - Something Is Killing The Children #1 - The Adventure Zone: Pe...
Oct 08, 2019•56 min•Ep. 93
92 Darkseid Today we talk about Darkseid, the Lord of Apokolips and one of the New Gods. We're kicking off Villaintober with one of The Big Men, and this guy is looking for the Anti-Life Equation to take over the universe! Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Jack Kirby's Forever People (1971) - The New Gods by Jack Kirby (1971) - Darkseid first appearance - Mister Miracle (2017) - Sword - Ghost-Spider (2019) #2 - Batman/Superman (2019) #2 - The White Trees - Harleen (2019) #1 - Jo...
Oct 01, 2019•51 min•Ep. 92
91 M'gann M'orzz Today we talk about M'gann M'orzz, also known as Miss Martian or Megan Morse, who was sent away from the Martian civil war, then came to Earth because she heard of the Martian Manhunter and even though she had zero experience fighting crime, she joined the Teen Titans. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Goblin! Valley! Utah! - Teen Titans (2003) #37 - M'gann vs Evil M'gann - not M'gann but boy howdy is this kid star-spangled - Young Justice (cartoon) - Sexual Dim...
Sep 24, 2019•43 min•Ep. 91
90 J'onn J'onzz Today we talk about J'onn J'onzz, the Martian Manhunter, who started out in comics as a detective, but then became a superhero, especially working with the Justice League. He's also incredibly powerful and he loves Oreos. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - J'onn's first appearance - Justice League International (1987) - Martian Manhunter (2018) - Justice League Cartoon introduces J'onn - If Wonder Woman doesn't get pants, nobody gets pants (I couldn't find the ori...
Sep 17, 2019•54 min•Ep. 90
89 Black Adam Today we talk about Black Adam, originally Teth-Adam, who is a hero turned villain turned hero turned villain?--it's complicated, but he misused his Shazam! powers to do some murders and Shazam (the wizard) got very upset with him for it. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - This is the image Eliane was remembering Black Adam from - Black Adam First Appearance - Infinite Crisis - 52 - Isis and Osiris - Chocolate Egg Cream - Dark Nights: Metal - The Wicked + The Divine...
Sep 10, 2019•52 min•Ep. 89
88 Freddy Freeman Today we talk about Freddy Freeman a.k.a. Captain Marvel Jr. or Shazam Jr., a boy who was severely injured during one of Captain Marvel's fights by Captain Nazi, and Billy Batson decided to give him some magic powers to save his life. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Freddy and his Grampa attacked by Capt. Nazi - Captain Marvel Jr. (1941) #1 - Elvis/Capt. Marvel Jr. - and they were brothers - The Power of Shazam! (1995) - The Trials of Shazam (2006) - Justice ...
Sep 03, 2019•53 min•Ep. 88
87 Mary Bromfield Today we talk about Mary Bromfield who depending on the origin, is either the separated twin sister or the foster sister of Billy Batson, who gains the same powers whenever she yells SHAZAM! becoming Mary Marvel and later Lady Shazam. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Mary Marvel first appearance - Lieutenant Marvels wiki - Mary Marvel (1945) - Evil Mary Marvel (darkseid) - Breaking the Ice - Batman (2016) #77 - Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen (2019) #2 - Ghost-Spid...
Aug 27, 2019•48 min•Ep. 87
