Critical Encounters - Issue 52 - Taskmaster - Part 1

Critical Encounters, a weekly podcast about Marvel Champions the LCG, focuses on taking a look at encounter cards and sets all from the villain's perspective. That means we are going to focus in on those 'bad guy cards' as if we were the villains. Its a focused look on that other half of the game. 

In this issue we take a look at the villain Taskmaster- Part I from the Rise of Red Skull box: 

Deja Vue: Check out our Issue with BananaCrapShoot about Taskmaster as Black Widow's Nemesis - Issue 28:

http://criticalencounters.libsyn.org/critical-encounters-issue-28-shadow-of-the-past-black-widow

Homework Assignments

Taskmaster #1-#4  (2002) - A story focused just on him, it has some great art on how his abilities work and a good origin story. He works for Tony Stark’s foe Sunset Bain.

Taskmaster #1-#4 (2010) - He’s now forgotten his history and turned traitor to the villains. He runs up against all his old students as he attempts to figure out who he really is.

No Digital Versions Yet

Taskmaster: Anything You Can Do… (2020) (Trade Paperback of stand alone appearances)

True Believers: Black Widow - Taskmaster (2020) Reprint of Avengers #196 (1963)

Taskmaster: The Right Price (2020) (Trade Paperback collection of 2002/10/+ a few others)

Taskmaster #1-#2 (2020) Newest series, not yet available on Marvel Unlimited.

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