Today we mostly talk about Dan Richards and Mark Shaw in this roundup of the rest of the Manhunters (NOT the robots, though some of them were recruited by the robots) who are not Kate Spencer, Paul Kirk, or a version of Paul Kirk. Today's mentioned & relevant media: - All-Star Squadron (1981) #31 - Millennium (1988) reading order - Manhunter (2004) #7 - 1st Issue Special (1975) #5 - Manhunter (1988) - Justice League of America (1960) #149 - Suicide Squad (1987) #8 - Eclipso (1992) #11 - Manh...
Dec 14, 2021•52 min•Ep. 206
Today we talk about Paul Kirk, and also Paul Kirk, and Paul Kirk, and Paul Kirk.... there's a lot of this guy, and only partly because of all his clones, but he's been known through his many incarnations as Manhunter. Today's mentioned & relevant media: - All-Star Squadron (1981) #31 - Manhunter Detective Comics backups (1973) - Millennium (1988) reading order - The Human Target (2021) #2 - Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse trailer - Hawkeye on Disney+ Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our ic...
Dec 07, 2021•47 min•Ep. 205
Today we talk about Kate Spencer, one of many vigilantes to call themselves Manhunter. She's been a lawyer, a vigilante, a member of the Birds of Prey, and a lawyer for superheroes, all while raising her son. Today's mentioned & relevant media: - Manhunter (2004) - Birds of Prey (1999) #100 - Batman: Streets of Gotham (2009) - Justice Society of America (2007) #47 - Green Arrow (2016) #33 - The Human Target (2021) #2 - Hawkeye on Disney+ Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes...
Nov 30, 2021•52 min•Ep. 204
Today we talk about Quentin Quire, whose X-Men codename is Kid Omega, but everyone just calls him Quentin. He's an extremely powerful telepath, telekinetic, and disaster. Today's mentioned & relevant media: - New X-Men (2001) #134 - X-Men: Phoenix - Endsong (2005) - Nation X (2009) #2 - X-Men: Schism (2011) #1 - Wolverine and the X-Men (2011) - Wolverine and the X-Men (2014) - Generation X (2017) - Mighty Thor (2015) #18 - West Coast Avengers (2018) - X-Force (2019) - 2015 Taliesin Jaffe - S...
Nov 23, 2021•58 min•Ep. 203
Today we talk about Joshua Foley, also known as Elixir, who went from hating mutants to discovering he was one, and from a natural healer to a guy who can kill and resurrect a man repeatedly in the name of revenge. Today's mentioned & relevant media: - New Mutants (2003) - New X-Men (2004) - X-Force (2008) - Uncanny X-Men (2016) #2 - Uncanny X-Men Annual (2016) #1 - House of X/Powers of X (2019) - Robins (2021) #1 - Robin & Batman (2021) #1 - The Human Target (2021) #1 Thanks to Vict...
Nov 16, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 202
Today we talk about the Stepford Cuckoos, a group of psychically linked sisters, also known as The Five-In-One or The Three-In-One depending on if Sophie and Esme are alive or not! Today's mentioned & relevant media: - The Stepford Wives - The Midwich Cuckoos - New X-Men (2001) #118 - New X-Men (2004) - X-Men: Phoenix - Endsong (2005) - X-Men: Phoenix - Warsong (2006) - Nation X (2009) #4 - Chaos War: X-Men (2010) - X-23 (2018) - Hellfire Gala outfit from Marauders #21 - second Hellfire Gala...
Nov 09, 2021•57 min•Ep. 201
Today we talk about the X-Men, which is a bit of a daunting task because you could have an entire podcast dedicated to talking about the X-Men because there's so much that happens, but! Here is an overview, if you will. Today's mentioned & relevant media: - X-Men/Uncanny X-Men (1963) - Giant-Size X-Men (1975) #1 - Dark Phoenix Saga (1980) event - Days of Future Past (1981) event - God Loves, Man Kills (extended cut) - New Mutants (1982) - X-Factor (1986) - Excalibur (1988) - Alpha Flight (19...
Nov 02, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 200
Today we talk about Floyd Lawton—best known as Deadshot—a Batman villain and Suicide Squad member who is extremely good at two things: 1) shooting guns, and 2) lying to his therapist. Today's mentioned & relevant media: - Batman (1940) #59 - Detective Comics (1937) #474 - Detective Comics (1937) #518 - Crisis on Infinite Earths (1986) reading order - Legends (1986) - Suicide Squad (1987) - Identity Crisis (2004) #5 - Deadshot (1988) - Deadshot (2005) - Villains United (2005) - Salvation Run ...
Oct 26, 2021•49 min•Ep. 199
Today we talk about Brainiac, a villain who was once just a guy who shrunk and stole cities, and through comics evolution became a sapient supercomputer who also sometimes shrinks and steals cities. Today's mentioned & relevant media: - Holy Musical B@man "You ever hear of Mr. Mxyzptlk?" - Showcase Presents: Superman - Crisis on Infinite Earths (1986) reading order - Adventures of Superman (1987) #438 - Superman: Panic in the Sky (1992) - Superman: The Doomsday Wars (1998) - Superman: The Ci...
Oct 19, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 198
Today we talk about Max Lord, a businessman who pulled together the Justice League International, got mind-control powers, died, came back, and was apparently evil all along? Today's mentioned & relevant media: - Justice League International (1987) - Invasion! reading order - Formerly Known as the Justice League (2003) - JLA Classified (2004): I Can't Believe It's Not the Justice League - Countdown to Infinite Crisis (2005) #1 - Superman: Sacrifice (2005) - Booster Gold (2007) - Blackest Nig...
Oct 12, 2021•52 min•Ep. 197
Today we talk about Black Manta, whose quest to kill Aquaman is his main character trait, and in trying to determine why that is, he has gotten some truly weird backstories, until they came upon a very normal one. Today's mentioned & relevant media: - Aquaman (1962) #35 - Aquaman (1991) #6 - Aquaman (2002) #8 - Black Manta (2021) #1 - Superboy (1993) #20 - Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis (2006) #52 - Brightest Day (2010) #1 - Aquaman (2011) #9 - Batman webtoon - Don't Go Without Me - Love Condemn...
Oct 05, 2021•50 min•Ep. 196
Today we talk about Nathaniel Richards, probably best known as Kang the Conqueror, Iron Lad, or Immortus, though through time travel (his whole Thing) and alternate universe versions, he's been a lot of different guys. Today's mentioned & relevant media: - Avengers (1963) #8 - Fantastic Four (1961) #19 - Avengers Annual (1967) #2 - Avengers (1963) #10 - Giant-Size Avengers (1974) #3 - Young Avengers (2005) - Avengers: The Children's Crusade (2010) - FF (2012) #8 - Avengers (2012) #34 - Exile...
Sep 28, 2021•51 min•Ep. 195
Today we talk about The Eternals, who are a group of people who were experimented on by Celestials and now they have powers. Some of them are on Uranus, some on Titan, and some on Earth. The ones on Earth do some superhero team stuff sometimes! Today's mentioned & relevant media: - Eternals (1976) - Thor Annual (1966) #7 - The Eternals (1985) - The New Eternals: Apocalypse Now (2000) - The Eternal (2003) - Eternals (2006) by Neil Gaiman - Eternals (2008) - Avengers (2018) #1 - Eternals (2021...
Sep 21, 2021•56 min•Ep. 194
Today we talk about the various Heralds of Galactus, because he's had so many more than just the Silver Surfer! Some of them get fired, some of them die, some of them quit, and some of them turn into androids. Today's mentioned & relevant media: - Fantastic Four (1961) #120 - Thor (1966) #305 - Thor (1966) #225 - Silver Surfer (1987) #81 - Thanos (2003) #11 - Fantastic Four (1961) #211 - Fantastic Four (1961) #258 - New Warriors (1990) #1 - Fantastic Four (1961) #164 - Fantastic Four (1961) ...
Sep 14, 2021•56 min•Ep. 193
Today we talk about Norrid Radd, best known as the Silver Surfer, a sad space man from a flawed utopian planet who became the herald of Galactus to save his planet, betrayed him with the Fantastic Four, and still kicks it around the universe. Today's mentioned & relevant media: - Fantastic Four (1961) #48 - Silver Surfer (1968) - Sub-Mariner (1968) #34 - Silver Surfer (1987) - Skaar: Son of Hulk (2008) #8 - King in Black (2020) #3 - Invincible (Amazon Prime Original) Thanks to Victoria Watki...
Sep 07, 2021•52 min•Ep. 192
Today we talk about Mephisto, who is basically the devil except the devil also exists in Marvel canon. He tempts people with their greatest desire and then either makes a deal with a Dire Price or gives you unforeseen negative consequences! Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Faust - Silver Surfer (1968) #3 - Ghost Rider (1973) #68 - Fantastic Four (1961) #277 - West Coast Avengers (1985) #51 & 52 - Vision and the Scarlet Witch (1985) - Mephisto vs. (1987) - Astonishing Tales ...
Aug 31, 2021•54 min•Ep. 191
Today we talk about Shang-Chi, a character who was originally conceived as the son of racist caricature villain Fu Manchu (which has since been ret-conned). He is very good at martial arts and fighting his evil half-siblings! Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - An interesting post about Shang-Chi, Fu Manchu, and what marvel could do about it - Special Marvel Edition (1971) #15 - Master of Kung-Fu (1974) - Shadowland (2010) omnibus - Avengers (2012) - War of the Realms: New Agents ...
Aug 24, 2021•54 min•Ep. 190
Today we talk about several people who have gone by Atom. One of them is short but doesn't get small, one of them was on the Suicide Squad, one of them can split into a bunch of little guys, and one of them was secretly a triple agent. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - All-Star Comics archives - The Last Days of the Justice Society of America (1986) - Justice Society of America (1992) - Zero Hour (1994) - Sword of the Atom (1983) - Suicide Squad (1987) #44 - Justice League of Am...
Aug 17, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 189
Today we talk about Ryan Choi, another prominent Atom who got tricked by a future version of an ex-girlfriend into becoming the Atom, realized he was good at it, and continued to fight crime and get very small once the plot was revealed. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Identity Crisis (2004) , tie-ins &reading order - DCU: Brave New World (2006) #1 - The All-New Atom (2006) - Countdown to Final Crisis (2007) - Justice League: Cry for Justice (2009) - Titans (2008) Vill...
Aug 10, 2021•50 min•Ep. 188
Today we talk about Ray Palmer, the second Atom but the first one who could get very small. He is a scientist, a superhero, and a man who can apparently call you on the phone then travel through the phone lines! Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - The Atom archive editions - All Star Comics archive editions - Sword of the Atom (1983) - Power of the Atom (1988) - Zero Hour: Crisis in Time (1994) #1 - Teen Titans (1996) - Identity Crisis (2004) , tie-ins &reading order - Cou...
Aug 03, 2021•52 min•Ep. 187
Today we talk about Shiera Hall, Shayera Hol, and Kendra Saunders, three women who have either been Hawkgirl or Hawkwoman, and all share the same soul... kinda.... Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Justice League (2001 cartoon) - All-Star Comics (1941) #5 - Silver Age Hawkman archive collection - Justice League of America (1960) #146 - Hawkworld (1989) - Hawkworld (1989b) - JSA: Secret Files (1999) #1 - Hawkman (2002) - Hawkgirl (2006) (2002 Hawkman series retitled Hawkgirl on i...
Jul 27, 2021•54 min•Ep. 186
Today we talk about Carter Hall and Katar Hol, both of them are Hawkman, and sometimes they're the same person. The Hawkman backstory is full of things such as: reincarnation, aliens, a hawk god, and questionable story choices by the DC creative team. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Excerpt from Flash Comics (1940) #1 - All-Star Comics (1941) - Silver Age Hawkman archive collection - Hawkman (1964) - Justice League of America (1960) #31 - Crisis on Infinite Earths reading orde...
Jul 20, 2021•50 min•Ep. 185
Today we talk about Jamie Madrox, a guy who can create and absorb duplicates of himself, has a pathological need for attention, and is a certified Nasty Boy (the henchman group, to be clear.) Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Giant-Size Fantastic Four (1974) #4 - X-Factor (2005) - Fallen Angels (1987) - X-Factor (1986) #71 - Madrox (2004) - Multiple Man (2018) - X-Corp (2021) - New Mutants: Dead Souls (2018) Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Ch...
Jul 13, 2021•50 min•Ep. 184
Today we talk about Jean-Paul Beaubier, a Canadian mutant with pointy ears who can go really fast, fly, and make bright lights. He's also gay and has a very buckwild coming out issue from 1992. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Uncanny X-Men (1963) #120 - Alpha Flight (1983) - Alpha Flight (1983) #106 - Northstar (1994) ( blog post with excerpts ) - Uncanny X-Men (1963) #414 - Uncanny X-Men (1963) #508 - Astonishing X-Men (2004) #51 - X-Factor (2020) - Excalibur (2019) - The Ref...
Jul 06, 2021•57 min•Ep. 183
Today we talk about Julio Esteban Richter, also known as Rictor, who is a mutant with earthquake powers who's been on X-Factor, X-Force, New Mutants, and Excalibur. Today, also, Briar makes a LOT of Richter scale jokes, fully forgetting until after recording the actual spelling, RIP. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - X-Factor (1986) #17 - X-Terminators (1988) - New Mutants (1983) #74 - X-Force (1991) #11 - X-Factor (2005) - Don't want to make Shatterstar jealous - X-Factor (2005...
Jun 29, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 182
Today we talk about Shatterstar, also infrequently known as Gaveedra-Seven and Benjamin Russell (that one time that he mind-melded with a man in a coma), an alien mutant who is a gladiator, a fashion disaster, and his own dad. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - New Mutants (1983) #99 - X-Factor (2005) - X-Factor (2005) #45 - Rictor saying he and Shatterstar broke up - Shatterstar (2018) - X-Factor (2020) - Julio... my love...? - Nightwing #81 variant cover Thanks to Victoria Watk...
Jun 22, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 181
Today we talk about David Alleyne, a mutant called Prodigy who can telepathically gain knowledge and skills from other people. He joined the New Mutants, lost his powers, became disillusioned with the X-Men, joined the Young Avengers, and went to interdimensional college. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - New Mutants (2003) #4 - New X-Men (2004) - X-Men: Legacy Annual (2009) #1 - X-Men: Regenesis (2011) #1 - Young Avengers (2013) #6 - Lords of Empyre: Emperor Hulkling (2020) #1 ...
Jun 15, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 180
Today we talk about Daken, Wolverine's evil bisexual son. He was adopted, named Akihiro, meanly called Daken, became evil, tried to kill Wolverine, became Wolverine, and now he's just kind of around? Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Wolverine Origins (2006) #10 - Dark Avengers (2009) - The photo Briar sent to Olivia mid-episode - Dark Reign: The List - Punisher (2009) #1 - Dark Wolverine (2009) -Dark Wolverine 88, Frankencastle (2010) #19 , Dark Wolverine 89 - Daken: Dark Wolve...
Jun 08, 2021•53 min•Ep. 179
Today we kick off Pride month with Midnighter and Apollo, the night/day-opposites-attract superhero couple who adopted the literal spirit of the 21st century as their daughter, got divorced, got back together, and kinda did it all over again after being rebooted! Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - StormWatch (1993) vol 2 - The Authority omnibus - Midnighter: I know all your moves; Dick: you know NIGHTWING but do you know ROBIN????? - Midnighter (2006) - The Authority (2008) - Gra...
Jun 01, 2021•52 min•Ep. 178
Today we talk about Bane, a man who grew up in a prison, studied hard, was experimented on, and then decided when he got out of prison that he was going to go to Gotham and destroy Batman. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Batman: Knightfall (1993) - Batman: Legacy vol 2 - Batman: No Man's Land (1999) - Batman: Gotham Knights (2000) #33 - JSA: Classified (2005) #17 - Secret Six (2006) - Batman (2016) - Carry On by Rainbow Rowell (not a comic) - Nightwing (2016) #80 - Invincible ...
May 25, 2021•50 min•Ep. 177
