Welcome to the long awaited episode 16 of ComicNoobs! In this episode, we continue our coverage of the main Secret Wars title by Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic, in which the war for Battleworld escalates to a massive scale! We also continue with our coverage of the Dark Phoenix Saga! Enjoy!
Welcome to the ComicNoobs New Year's Eve Extravaganza! In this episode we go through our year, give out the special Marvie awards, and talk about the future of the show! Enjoy!
Welcome to the 15th episode of ComicNoobs! In this episode, we cover the first part of the most iconic X-Men story of all time, the Dark Phoenix Saga! We quickly cover the origins of the Phoenix, and then we go into the arc that starts with the first appearance of Kitty Pryde, Dazzler, and Emma Frost, and sets up the story that changes the face of the X-Men forever! We also take a look at the first issue of the new Dr. Strange series, which is excellent! So hit play and get ready for some great ...
Welcome to another episode of Comic Noobs! This week, we take a look at the event that kicked off more than a decade of Marvel stories, Avengers Disassembled. This is the story that set in motion all the events from 2004 all the way up through Secret Wars! The Avengers are hanging out at Avengers Mansion, when all hell breaks loose and doesn't stop for 3 issues! Some Avengers will see their worst nightmares realized, others will have their courage tested, and some won't make it out alive! Coveri...
Welcome to a very special episode of ComicNoobs! In this episode, we get to interview one of our favorite Marvel artists, Javier Garron of Secret Wars: Inferno! We talk about what it's like to draw Batman, how he got into comics and how he got to work for the Big 2 (Marvel/DC). There's a ton of information on how comics come together, the process of working as a comics artist, and why Javier fears Spider-Man! Javier is currently the artist on the All-New-All-Different Marvel title "Star-Lord" wi...
Secret Wars 7 is finally out and it is freaking awesome! Hickman's writing and Esad Ribic's art shine as we find out what happens as the army of The Prophet arrives at Doom's doorstep, and the results of some of the tie-in books have serious repercussions for God-Emperor Doom! We also jump into the first issues of three of the amazing All-New All-Different titles: Invincible Iron-Man, in which Tony goes on a date and runs into a surprise in Latveria. Extraordinary X-Men in which it kinda sucks t...
In this episode of Comic Noobs, the guys are so pumped about the upcoming Netflix series Jessica Jones that we released the episodes out of order so we could cover the first five issues of ALIAS, which is the first book to feature Jessica Jones. In this story, Jessica Jones, former superhero and current Private Investigator, goes on a job only to find herself at the center of a massive conspiracy, involving sordid affairs, murder, and political intrigue. This should also be a taste of what we ca...
This episode is a bit longer than our usual episodes, but we make up for it with tons of explosions, cool sound effects, and general awesomeness. We cover fan-favorite MODOK Assassin with issue #5 , finishing that series off and we find out what happens with the star-crossed lovers, MODOK and Lady-Thor! We also find out the fate of Arcadia with A-Force #4 and #5 , and find out what happens when the traitor of A-Force is caught! (Spoiler alert: Awesome super-heroine fights, that's what) We also c...
Welcome to Episode X, which is kind of like Weapon X, but less murder-y. In this episode we continue with Marguerite Bennett and G. Willow Wilson's A-Force (#3), in which we discover what the hell is going on in Arcadia. We also do two more issues of MODOK Assassin (#3 and #4 ) by Christopher Yost, in which we actually do get a bit murder-y, and MODOK and Lady Thor figure out what is happening in Killville. We also finish up Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde with the final issue (#3), and then hit the f...
Hey Everyone! Welcome to the 9th episode of Comic Noobs! In this episode we are finally getting back to the Secret Wars main book with Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic's Secret Wars #6 , in which the Molecule Man has something to say, Ultimate Spider-man is kind of gross, and the cracks are showing on Battleworld. We also close out some of our favorite Secret Wars Tie-ins, with Inferno #5 by Dennis Hopeless and Javier Garron, in which all Hell literally breaks loose. We also cover Old-Man Logan #...
Episode 8 of ComicNoobs is LIVE! We have yet another awesome issue for you, with all sorts of intrigue, sentinels, robot versions of X-men, and all sorts of other fun stuff. We start with Christopher Yost's MODOK Assassin #1 and #2 , where we get to hang out with MODOK (who we met in episode 1) while he kills his way through Killville (as seen in episode 5). Then we return to the Gamma infested Greenland with Sam Humphries' Planet Hulk #4 , featuring Captain America and Devil Dinosaur, and we al...
Welcome to Episode 7 of ComicNoobs! This is a great episode packed with awesome characters and great comics! We continue our coverage of Old Man Logan, as he fights his way through the Deadlands of Battleworld as the most kickass AARP member ever to cash a social security check in Old Man Logan #4 . We also start a new Secret Wars tie-in, A-Force! This awesome team of Super-Heroines kick ass and take names as their domain is threatened by monsters from throughout Battleworld! We also head back t...
Hi Everyone! Welcome to episode 6 of ComicNoobs! In this episode we return to Battleworld's Inferno to find out about Boom-Boom's fate and Mr. Sinister's master plan, and set up the final issue of this mini-series. Then we go to Planet Hulk, another Battleworld domain where everyone is Hulk. There are Green Hulks and Red Hulks and Hulk Plants and also Captain America rides a dinosaur! And for our flashback issue, we go all the way back to Avengers vol. 5 Issue #11 , in which the Avengers go out ...
In this episode, we cover Secret Wars #5 , in which God-Emperor Doom holds a memorial for his good friend Stephen Strange, who was brutally murdered by God-Emperor Doom. In honor of this, Sobie and Kevin decide to have their own Dr. Strange Memorial, featuring Dr. Strange's Origin Story, in addition to his epic battle with THE DREAD DORMAMMU in Strange Tales #126 and #127 . We also get a bonus Human Torch comic, as well as continue our coverage of Old Man Logan #3 , which is just as awesome as t...
Episode Four of the ComicNoobs Podcast! In this episode, Kevin and Sobie take a break from the main Secret Wars title to check out a few of the tie-in books from this event. We cover Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde #1 , in which we get some creepy Gambit and Disney Star-Lord, as well as the best version ever of Drax. We also cover Old Man Logan #1 & #2 , which is so incredible I'm not even going to make fun of it. In this episode, Steve the producer makes some helpful but completely UNAUTHORIZED e...
Welcome to Episode 3! In this episode, we talk about Secret Wars #4 , Secret Wars Inferno #2 and #3 , and The Incredible Hulk #181 from 1974! There are some seriously awesome comics this week, in which Star-Lord does NOT smoke pot, we meet an Alien-Demon-BAMF-Dragons, a baby version of a 90s X-Men star, and the world's first Canadian Super-Hero! And believe me, Marvel Canada needs it!...
In this episode, we continue our Secret Wars coverage with Secret Wars #3 , in which some heroes emerge with too-tight uniforms, the Human Torch shines, and a whole bunch of things are explained, kind of. We also cover Avengers #8 from 1964, in which Kevin doesn't like Hank Pym, an ComicNoobs does NOT support child endangerment. Last, we cover Secret Wars: Inferno #1 , which is awesome, Colossus wins best boxer-shorts of all time, Illyana is a demon and we discuss BAMFs....
Welcome to the first ever episode of Comic Noobs! This is a podcast dedicated to making sense of Marvel Comics for fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In this episode, we jump right into the current Marvel Crossover event, covering Secret Wars #2 (2015) and Secret Wars: Battleworld #1 (2015). We also jump in our time-machine and visit the first appearance of Dr. Doom in Fantastic Four vol.1 #5 (1961). In this issue you'll have characters explained such as Beta-Ray Bill and Dr. Doom, Sobie has...
