Marveling At Marvel's Marvels

We smash through episode 34 with the Queen of the Green, She-Hulk!  Our sensational conversation covers lawyer clothes, 70s TV, and the definition of "book".

Join us, Marvelers, for a deep discussion on a truly great character, Spider-Woman!  We dive into the Milo Manara cover controversy, discuss making a great character from nothing, and even touch on Spider-Punk.  You won't want to miss this great episode!

Prepare to remember Marvel's forgotten Silver Age hero, The Sentry!  I could tell you all about the episode here, but you'd forget...

We proudly present the founder of the X-Men, Professor X!  Using children as soldiers, the fallibility of heroes, and whether some superpowers are inherently evil are all topics in this lively discussion.

For our 30th episode, we present some background on three of the most important alien races in the Marvel Universe: Skrull, Kree, and Shi'ar. 

This week, we present the favorite son of K'un Lun, Iron Fist! The longtime partner of Luke Cage is presented along with kung fu fever, living weapons, and cultural appropriation. 

It's the baddest hero in the Marvel Universe; the original Hero for Hire: Luke Cage!  We discuss blaxploitation, classism in comics, and how heroes make ends meet.

It's the episode everyone demanded: Squirrel Girl! You won't want to miss our conversation about the star of one the greatest comic series of the last decade. We also discuss the Great Lakes Avengers, nuts, and Squirrel Galactus.

We dig deep into the Marvel bench to bring you Star Brand.  In this episode, we discuss Marvel's New Universe, Pittsburgh, and what kind of comic appeals to an 11 year old.

Marvel, Marvelers, at this, our largest subject: Ego, The Living Planet! We discuss his origins, Ghostbusters, and the late Jack Davis in this planet-sized episode.

OK, Marvelers, it's time for Marvel's most iconic character: the one, the only, Spider-Man! You know him, you love him; tune in to find out why we love Spidey!

This week, it's a menagerie of the bizarre as we present the Weirdo Shotgun! Jonathan has brought an assortment of strange and unusual Marvel characters that aren't quite big enough to fill their own episodes.  And to make things more interesting, he's thrown a few spoilers into the mix- can you identify which are legit Marvel characters? You won't want to miss this fast & fun episode!

Join us for the surprisingly tragic tale of the Taskmaster!  This week's conversation includes why one turns to villainy, supervillain uses for YouTube, and spoilers for a 40 year old movie...

In this episode, we discuss our favorite mound of vegetation, Man-Thing (not to be confused with Swamp Thing).  The giant-sized discussion includes cosplay, vegetable puns, and why Man-Thing isn't necessary the hero you want coming to your rescue.

We go grim & gritty this week with Marvel's definitive vigilante: The Punisher!  Don't miss our chat on comic book missteps, vigilantism in pop culture, and Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown.

In this enormous episode, we cover Galactus and his Heralds.  Join us for a conversation on the formation of the universe, the impressiveness of cosmic beings, and reasonable turnover rates for personal assistants.

Join us this week for one of Marvel's greatest characters: Ms Marvel!  We present earlier characters to use the name, but our focus is on the one and only Kamala Khan.  Discussion includes sexism in the comics industry, Inhumans, and why the 80s were the worst.

It's a whole new world: Josef has read a comic book!  Join us for the classic 1994 limited series "Marvels", by Alex Ross and Kurt Busiek.  Our discussion includes how to read a comic book, high points in Marvel history, and use of capital letters.

This week, we present the most evil of evil villains: the Nazi Barons!  It's the Barons Blood, Strucker, and Zemo together in a buffet of evil.  Seriously, lots of evil in here.

For our 15th episode, we proudly present our first Mutant: Nightcrawler!  In this one, we address the mutant menace, comic sizes, and why Josef would be a villain.