Our Season 8 recap covers all of these issues, more or less: Amazing Adventures #14-17, Amazing Spider-Man #112-146, Astonishing Tales #14-30, Avengers #103-137, Captain America #153-187, Captain Marvel #22-39, The Cat #1-4, Daredevil #91-123, Defenders #2-25, Doctor Strange (vol. 2) #1-8, Fantastic Four #126-160, Incredible Hulk #155-189, Iron Man #50-76, Ka-Zar #1-10, Luke Cage, Hero for Hire/Power Man #3-25, Marvel Feature #5-12, Marvel Premiere #4-23, Marvel Preview #2, Marvel Team-Up #4-35,...
Feb 19, 2025•3 hr 40 min•Season 8Ep. 71
We return to the Marvel Monsterverse with Jennifer aka Comics Will Break Your Heart for a look at some of the key creepy comics of the summer of 1974, including Werewolf by Night vs. Frankenstein, and Satan vs. Ghost Rider and... Jesus?! Thank you for supporting us on Patreon! This Patreon-exclusive extended episode contains one full hour of bonus content not found in the public version — including a swampy take on King Kong in Giant-Size Man-Thing #2, Blade vs. Dracula in Tomb of Dracula #24, t...
Dec 11, 2024•2 hr 22 min•Season 8Ep. 52
This is our Patreon-exclusive November 1973 Omnibus, featuring local Portland comics streamer and journalist Jennifer aka Comics Will Break Your Heart, and covering all 14 of the Marvel comics that we didn't get to last week, including: "Betrayed!" - Amazing Spider-Man #130, written by Gerry Conway, art by Ross Andru, Frank Giacoia, and Dave Hunt, letters by Artie Simek, colors by Petra Goldberg "... We, the Gargoyles!" - Astonishing Tales #22, written by Tony Isabella, art by Dick Ayers, letter...
Dec 11, 2024•1 hr 34 min•Season 8Ep. 26
Jennifer from Comic Books Will Break Your Heart joins us for a fifth helping of Marvel's monster comics! The Man-Thing saves a baby! Ghost Rider takes frequent naps between sick stunts! The Werewolf fights sharks and helicopters! Dracula time-travels through black mirrors! And we learn a valuable lesson about how dads are the true monsters! Senior Florida Correspondent Jennifer aka Comics Will Break Your Heart talks comics on the internet every weekend on the Casually Comics Sunday Chat . Suppor...
Dec 11, 2024•2 hr 8 min•Season 8Ep. 5
Elliott Kalan is one-third of the hosts of the world's greatest podcast, The Flop House . He's also an Emmy Award-winning writer of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Mystery Science Theater 3000, and the Who Was? Show , as well as the comics writer behind Spider-Man and the X-Men and Maniac of New York . This Patreon-exclusive extended version of this episode contains an additional 50 minutes of bonus content not heard in the public version. Don't want to wait until next week for the other half? ...
Sep 25, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Season 8Ep. 35
Elliott Kalan is one-third of the hosts of the world's greatest podcast, The Flop House . He's also an Emmy Award-winning writer of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Mystery Science Theater 3000, and the Who Was? Show , as well as the comics writer behind Spider-Man and the X-Men and Maniac of New York . This Patreon-exclusive extended version of this episode contains an additional 50 minutes of bonus content not heard in the public version. Don't want to wait until next week for the other half? ...
Sep 20, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Season 8Ep. 35
Want to hear more of these extended episodes? Support us at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth ! Subscribers at the $4/month level get instant access to our bonus feed of content that contains over 130 extended and exclusive episodes — with more being added every week! Stories Covered in this Episode: "Betrayed!" - Amazing Spider-Man #130, written by Gerry Conway, art by Ross Andru, Frank Giacoia, and Dave Hunt, letters by Artie Simek, colors by Petra Goldberg, ©1973 Marvel Comics "My Uncle... My Enem...
Sep 11, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 8Ep. 29
Don't want to wait until next week to hear the second half of this episode? Support us at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth ! Subscribers at the $4/month level get instant access to our bonus feed of content that contains over 130 extended and exclusive episodes — with more being added every week! Stories Covered in this Episode: "When a Legend Dies!" - Captain America #169, written by Steve Englehart and Mike Friedrich, art by Sal Buscema and Frank McLaughlin, letters by Charlotte Jetter, colors by ...
Sep 04, 2024•1 hr 44 min•Season 8Ep. 29
Did you like this extended episode? Want to be able to listen to 130+ more of them? Support us at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth at the $4/month level to get instant access to our bonus feed! Stories Covered in this Episode: "The Night Gwen Stacy Died" - Amazing Spider-Man #121, written by Gerry Conway, art by Gil Kane, John Romita, and Tony Mortellaro, letters by Artie Simek, colors by David Hunt, ©1973 Marvel Comics "The Goblin's Last Stand!" - Amazing Spider-Man #122, written by Gerry Conway, a...
Aug 28, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 8Ep. 13
Can't wait until next week to hear the second half of this episode? Support us at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth at the $4/month level to get instant access to our bonus feed of over 130 extended and exclusive episodes — with more being added every week! Stories Covered in this Episode: "Paranoia Is: The Para-Man!" - Marvel Feature #7, written by Mike Friedrich, art by Craig Russell, Dan Adkins, and Mark Kersey, ©1972 Marvel Comics "Prelude to Disaster!" - Marvel Feature #8, written by Mike Friedr...
Aug 21, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 8Ep. 13
Steve Lieber is the Eisner Award-winning comics artist responsible for the funniest parts of Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, One-Star Squadron, Superior Foes of Spider-Man , and so much more. On the first Friday of every month, he generously shares his three decades of industry expertise with aspiring artists who want to hone their craft at Portland's Books with Pictures . This episode was made possible through the generosity of a brother, a lifelong comic book fan, and a kind-of comedian, Will Hine...
Aug 14, 2024•2 hr 3 min•Season 8Ep. 70
Tom Brevoort is Executive Editor and Senior Vice-President of Publishing for Marvel Comics, whose current duties include relaunching the entire X-franchise in the post-Krakoan Era. Please buy and read all of it, so that we can continue to convince him that taking two hours to talk with us is a good use of his time! He's also got a must-read newsletter for anyone who has any interest in the past, present or future of Marvel Comics (which is probably you). Once upon a time, Clint McElroy accepted ...
Jul 24, 2024•1 hr 40 min•Season 8Ep. 69
The complete version of our Omnibus episodes are usually only available to Patrons who support us at the $4/month level at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth — but in preparation for next week's season finale covering GIANT-SIZE X-MEN #1, we're dropping the full version of our April 1975 Omnibus, which covers all of the following issues: "The Serpent Sheds Its Skin" - Defenders #25, written by Steve Gerber, art by Sal Buscema and Jack Abel, letters by Ray Holloway, colors by Petra Goldberg, ©1975 Marv...
Jul 17, 2024•2 hr 22 min•Season 8Ep. 68
The complete version of this episode is available to Patrons who support us at the $4/month level at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth — join today to hear us cover all of these issues: "One Life to Give!" - Thor #236, written by Gerry Conway, art by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott, letters by Artie Simek, colors by Phil Rachelson, ©1975 Marvel Comics "The Judgment!" - Strange Tales #180, written by Jim Starlin, art by Jim Starlin, letters by Tom Orzechowski, colors by Jim Starlin, ©1975 Marvel Comics "...
Jul 10, 2024•20 min•Season 8Ep. 67
Marvel fans know Jeff Parker as the writer of Agents of Atlas, Thunderbolts, X-Men: First Class , and Hulks of various colors. He’s also the co-creator of Meteor Men, Blighter, Underground and more. Check out his Negaduck series from Dynamite! For 30 minutes of bonus content — including our in-depth discussions of Captain America #183-185 — support us at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth . Subscribers at the $4/month level get instant access to our bonus feed of content that contains over 130 extende...
Jul 03, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Season 8Ep. 66
The complete version of this episode is available to Patrons who support us at the $4/month level at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth — join today to hear us cover all of these issues: "Foggy Nelson, Agent of SHIELD" - Daredevil #121, written by Tony Isabella, art by Bob Brown and Vince Colletta, letters by Karen Mantlo, colors by Don Warfield, ©1975 Marvel Comics "The Snakes Shall Inherit the Earth!" - Defenders #23, written by Steve Gerber, art by Sal Buscema and Vince Colletta, letters by June Br...
Jun 26, 2024•18 min•Season 8Ep. 65
Jordan Morris is the Eisner-nominated co-creator of the Bubble graphic novel (and the podcast that it was adapted from), as well as the co-host of the Maximum Fun network's Jordan, Jesse, Go! and Free With Ads . Pre-order his upcoming YA horror comedy graphic novel, Youth Group , at bit.ly/youthgroupbook ! For 30 minutes of bonus content — including our in-depth discussions of the Vision's origin and some ancient Kree history in Avengers #133-135 — support us at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth . Su...
Jun 19, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 8Ep. 64
Chip Zdarsky is writing about 40 different things these days and drawing several of them as well. They're all great, and you can find out all about them by going to his website and signing up for his must-read newsletter . Matt Fraction co-created Sex Criminals with Chip, which has just been released in a very reasonably priced single-volume collected edition . It might be the best comic ever made? You should check it out if you haven't already. This episode was made possible by a generous donat...
Jun 12, 2024•1 hr 48 min•Season 8Ep. 63
Jacob Balcom and Matt Howell are the hosts of Bronze-Age Monsters , the definitive podcast of the monster comics of the 1970s. Be sure to check out their Patreon , which delivers a horrific amount of frighteningly good content! For 40 minutes of bonus content — including our in-depth discussions of a Lovecraftian vampire tale in Giant-Size Dracula #4 and some otherworldly high fantasy in Giant-Size Man-Thing #3 — support us at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth . Subscribers at the $4/month level get ...
Jun 05, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Season 8Ep. 62
Carl Sciacchitano is a Portland writer and illustrator whose work can be seen in comics by Monkeybrain, Archie, and IDW, including The Army of Dr. Moreau with friend of the show David F. Walker . Carl's latest work is the extraordinarily moving The Heart That Fed , a graphic novel published by Simon and Schuster/Gallery 13 that recounts his father's experience in Vietnam during the Tet Offensive and the fall of Saigon. It's on sale June 4th at the best bookstores and comics shops, so add it to y...
May 29, 2024•30 min•Season 8Ep. 61
Elliott Kalan is the co-host of The Flop House , the world's greatest podcast, the former head writer of The Daily Show With Jon Stewart and Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return , and most importantly (for the purposes of this blurb), the writer of Dynamite's new Disney comics series, Hercules ! For one full hour of bonus content — including our in-depth discussions of the first appearance of Gerald Ford in Incredible Hulk #185-186 and the first team-up between Spider-Man and the Punisher in...
May 22, 2024•1 hr 32 min•Season 8Ep. 60
The complete version of this episode is available to Patrons who support us at the $4/month level at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth — join today to hear us cover all of these issues: "Lift-Off!" - Captain Marvel #37, written by Steve Englehart and Al Milgrom, art by Al Milgrom and Klaus Janson, letters by Tom Orzechowski, colors by Glynis Oliver Wein, ©1974 Marvel Comics "Middle Game!" - Fantastic Four #156, written by Roy Thomas and Len Wein, art by Rich Buckler and Joe Sinnott, letters by John C...
May 15, 2024•26 min•Season 8Ep. 59
Robert K. Elder is the president and CEO of Outrider Foundation , an award-winning author of 20+ books, including Hemingway In Comics . Find him online at robelder.com . For 20 minutes of bonus content — including our in-depth discussion of the debut of the Headmen in Defenders #21 and the repercussions of the original Clone Saga — support us at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth . Subscribers at the $4/month level get instant access to our bonus feed of content that contains over 120 extended and exc...
May 08, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Season 8Ep. 58
The complete version of this episode is available to Patrons who support us at the $4/month level at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth — join today to hear us cover all of these issues: "Kang War II" - Avengers #132, written by Steve Englehart and Roy Thomas, art by Sal Buscema and Joe Staton, letters by John Costanza, colors by Petra Goldberg "... What Time Hath Put Asunder!" - Giant-Size Avengers #3, written by Steve Englehart and Roy Thomas, art by Dave Cockrum and Joe Giella, letters by "L. G. Pe...
May 01, 2024•19 min•Season 8Ep. 57
Ben Saunders is an academic expert in comic and cartoon studies, pop culture and English literature who co-founded and directs the University of Oregon's minor in Comic and Cartoon Studies, the first undergraduate minor of its kind in the country. He's also the series editor of the Penguin Classics Marvel Collection and the curator of the Marvel: University of Super Heroes exhibition, which has appeared at museums in Portland, OR; Charlotte, NC; Dearborn, MI; Seattle, WA; and Basel, Switzerland....
Apr 24, 2024•1 hr 34 min•Season 8Ep. 56
The complete version of this episode is available to Patrons who support us at the $4/month level at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth — join today to hear us cover all of these issues: "Games Godlings Play!" - Giant-Size Defenders #3, written by Steve Gerber, Jim Starlin, and Len Wein, art by Jim Starlin, Dan Adkins, Don Netwon, and Jim Mooney, letters by Charlotte Jetter, colors by Glynis Wein, ©1974 Marvel Comics "Mind Tap!" - Daredevil #117, written by Chris Claremont and Steve Gerber, art by Bob...
Apr 17, 2024•21 min•Season 8Ep. 55
Ibrahim Moustafa is the brilliant writer-artist behind the original graphic novels Count and Retroactive , as well as the co-creator of the Eisner Award-nominated High Crimes (with Christopher Sebela), and yes, a bunch of Marvel stuff too! His latest OGN, Cyn , comes out this summer from Humanoids, and you can order it right now from your local comics shop — Previews order code APR241574 ! For 25 minutes of bonus content — including the first appearance of the Wrecking Crew and a Luke Cage guest...
Apr 10, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Season 8Ep. 54
Marvel fans will recognize Jim Zub as the writer of Thunderbolts, Uncanny Avengers, Invincible Iron Man , and The Avengers. And for the past five years, he’s been writing Savage Sword of Conan and Conan the Barbarian , first for Marvel, and now for Titan Comics. He's also got a first-rate newsletter that you should subscribe to at jimzub.substack.com . This episode was made possible by a generous donation from listener John Korab to our friend Jennifer's GoFundMe to help her in her battle agains...
Apr 03, 2024•1 hr 38 min•Season 8Ep. 53
For one full hour of bonus content — including a swampy take on King Kong in Giant-Size Man-Thing #2, Blade vs. Dracula in Tomb of Dracula #24, the first appearance of Hannibal King in Tomb of Dracula #25, and our spooky recommendations — support us at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth . Subscribers at the $4/month level get instant access to our bonus feed of content that contains over 100 extended and exclusive episodes — with more being added every week! Stories Covered in this Episode: "The Frank...
Mar 27, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Season 8Ep. 52
The complete version of this episode is available to Patrons who support us at the $4/month level at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth — join today to hear us cover all of these issues: "The Coming of the Nomad!" - Captain America #180, written by Steve Englehart, art by Sal Buscema and Vince Colletta, letters by Tom Orzechowski, colors by Linda Lessmann, ©1974 Marvel Comics "Day of the Grizzly!" - Amazing Spider-Man #139, written by Gerry Conway, art by Ross Andru, Frank Giacoia, and Dave Hunt, lett...
Mar 20, 2024•20 min•Season 8Ep. 51
