最高の Comics Canon ポッドキャスト (2024)

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Episode 220: The Avengers vs. the Masters of Evil 1:21:38

11d ago1:21:38

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In this episode, we kick off a decades-spanning series focusing on the hot new superhero team of 1997: the Thunderbolts! And we begin with some early Avengers issues introducing Captain America’s arch-nemesis Baron Zemo and his Masters of Evil! But first, we begin with Avengers #4, in which the Sentinel of Liberty himself is fished out of the North…

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Canonical Conversations: Marvel Monster Mash (With Marvel by the Month) 1:44:23

25d ago1:44:23

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In this episode, we relax our usual format a bit as Bryan Stratton, Robb Milne and Jamie Wenger from the Marvel by the Month podcast join us to discuss (and assign ratings to) some iconic -- and less-than-iconic -- Jack Kirby monsters from before Marvel's superhero era! Monsters discussed in this episode: · Diablo, the Demon From the Fifth Dimensio…

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Episode 219: Chainsaw Man 1:24:05

1M ago1:24:05

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In this episode, we kick off a month of horror-themed comics with a look at Tatsuki Fujimoto’s incredibly popular manga Chainsaw Man, a fresh and creative mixture of body horror, supernatural devil creatures, superhero-adjacent action and 80s boob comedy! In these chapters from Chainsaw Man volumes 1 and 2, we meet Denji, a down-on-his-luck teen wh…

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Episode 218: The Joker Episode 1:23:46

2M ago1:23:46

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With Joker: Folie à Deux rolling into theaters next, the time seems right to dive into Batman’s most famous nemesis, the Joker, with a trio of stories highlighting different, pre-Dark Knight Returns iterations of the Clown Prince of Crime! First up is “The Man Who Wrote the Joker’s Jokes” from 1951’s Batman #67, in which everyone’s favorite mass mu…

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Episode 217: Will Eisner's The Spirit 1:33:12

2M ago1:33:12

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In this episode, we take a long-overdue look at one of the most acclaimed crimefighters in comics history, Will Eisner’s The Spirit! Published in its own special insert in Sunday newspapers in the 1940s and early 50s, The Spirit featured seven- and eight-page stories about a masked hero in a suit and tie who helped the police of Central City fight …

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Episode 216: V for Vendetta Book 3: The Land of Do-as-You-Please 1:11:26

3M ago1:11:26

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In this episode, we conclude our three-part look at V for Vendetta by Alan Moore and David Lloyd, as collected by Vertigo/DC Comics! V disables Norsefire’s surveillance apparatus, nudging the citizens of London toward revolution. Rose Almond takes action. Schemes are hatched as Helen Heyer and Peter Creedy vie to take control of the government. Det…

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Episode 215: V for Vendetta Book 2: This Vicious Cabaret 1:19:05

3M ago1:19:05

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In this episode, we continue our three-part look at V for Vendetta by Alan Moore and David Lloyd, as collected by Vertigo/DC Comics! Abandoned by V on the streets of London, Evey Hammond knows a brief moment of happiness before she’s captured, tortured and interrogated about her role in V’s crimes. Rose, widow of the late Derek Almond, suffers a se…

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Episode 214: V for Vendetta Book 1: Europe After the Reign 1:19:05

4M ago1:19:05

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In this episode, for … oh, no particular reason … we kick off a three-part look at the classic graphic novel V for Vendetta by Alan Moore and David Lloyd, collected by DC Comics! Originally published in serial form in the British anthology magazine Warrior, this dystopian fantasy follows the anarchist vigilante known only as V, clad in a creepy Guy…

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Episode 213: The Boys Vol. 1 – The Name of the Game 1:22:03

4M ago1:22:03

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This episode contains explicit language and talk of sexual assault. On this episode, we take a butcher’s at the book that begat the critically acclaimed streaming series The Boys—specifically, The Name of the Game, collecting the first six issues of The Boys by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, originally published by WildStorm Productions and late…

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Episode 212: Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. – Who Is Scorpio? 1:17:56

5M ago1:17:56

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We’re back with a look at everyone’s favorite gruff, eyepatch-wearing super-spy (non-Samuel L. Jackson division) as seen in 1968’s Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1, 2, 3 and 5, published by Marvel Comics! Writer and artist Jim Steranko injects a dose of modern psychedelic and pop-art imagery and a strong sense of design into these four issues, c…

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Canonical Rewind: Deadpool – With Great Power Comes Great Coincidence 1:03:45

5M ago1:03:45

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Due to a family emergency, we weren’t able to get together and record a new episode for this week. So here’s an encore presentation of our Deadpool episode, With Great Power Comes Great Coincidence from May 2018. Please enjoy, and we hope to be back with you again in two weeks!

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Episode 211: Here 1:02:37

5M ago1:02:37

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Richard McGuire’s 2014 graphic novel Here takes place in one location—the corner of a living room in a house in what is probably Perth Amboy, New Jersey—over the course of billions of years, from 300,000,500,000 B.C. to the far-off year 22,175. In between, we see slivers of events both dramatic and mundane, catching glimpses of ordinary lives and e…

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Episode 210: Uncanny X-Men – The Brood Saga 1:28:19

6M ago1:28:19

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On this episode, we use the popularity of the first season of X-Men 97 as an excuse to tackle a story we’ve long had our eyes on: The Brood Saga from Uncanny X-Men #162-167 by Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum and Paul Smith, published by Marvel Comics! The X-Men have been captured by the Brood (a race of nasty winged aliens) and implanted with eggs—wh…

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Episode 209 – Flung Out of Space 1:22:49

6M ago1:22:49

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Mild parental advisory warning: The b-word is used once or twice. On this episode, the recent launch of the series “Ripley” on Netflix gives us a reason to discuss Flung Out of Space: Inspired by the Indecent Adventures of Patricia Highsmith, by Grace Ellis and Hannah Templer, published by Surely/Abrams ComicArts! When we meet the future author of …

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Quizzical Canonical 5: Word Balloons 24:24

7M ago24:24

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One of our co-hosts is quarantined at home, so we’ve decided to postpone our next proper episode until we can be together in person! Meanwhile, Curt surprises Kevin with a pop quiz on quotes from books we’ve covered on the podcast. How good is Kevin’s recall? (Spoiler: It’s bad! Very, very bad!)

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Episode 208 – Return of The Dark Knight Returns Part 2 1:28:15

7M ago1:28:15

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Content warning (death by suicide) Our reexamination of Frank Miller’s Batman: The Dark Knight Returns continues! How good IS this story, really? Will things go differently than they did in our fourth episode way back in 2016, allowing this universally acclaimed 1986 miniseries to avoid nuclear winter and score a ticket to that David Endocrine Show…

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Episode 207 – Return of The Dark Knight Returns Part 1 1:17:42

8M ago1:17:42

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Explicit (a few swears scattered throughout) and content warning (brief mentions of death by suicide and attempted sexual assault) This isn’t a podcast—it’s an operating table, and we’re the surgeons! This time, we revisit one of our most controversial episodes (okay, pretty much our only “controversial” episode) with the first installment of a two…

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Episode 206 – Wolverine (1982) 1:14:51

8M ago1:14:51

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On this episode, it’s the return of “Miller March,” featuring a month of Frank Miller comics! First up is the 1982 miniseries Wolverine by Chris Claremont and the aforementioned Mr. Miller, published by Marvel Comics! The very first comic series to feature Wolverine’s name in the title takes Logan to Japan, where his lady love Mariko has entered in…

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Episode 205 – Lone Wolf and Cub Vol. 1: The Assassin’s Road 1:03:38

9M ago1:03:38

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On this episode, we take a long-overdue look at one of the most influential manga of the last 50 years: Lone Wolf and Cub by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima! Specifically, selected stories from Vol. 1: The Assassin’s Road, as published by Dark Horse Manga! Who is this taciturn assassin known as Lone Wolf and Cub? Why does he push his young son across…

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Episode 204 – Hulk vs. Thing: The Last Round? 1:08:03

9M ago1:08:03

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Our two-part look at Hulk/Thing fights wraps up with a look at one of the twosome’s more recent titanic tussles in Fantastic Four Vol. 6, issues 12 and 13, by Dan Slott and Sean Izaakse, published by Marvel Comics! But first, because this episode drops on Valentine’s Day, we discuss the wedding of Ben Grimm and Alicia Masters in Fantastic Four Vol.…

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Episode 203 – Hulk vs. Thing, Rounds 1 and 2 1:06:29

10M ago1:06:29

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In this episode, IT’S CLOBBERIN’ TIME as we kick off a two-part look at one of Marvel Comics’ most storied traditions: epic slugfests between the Hulk and the Thing! Specifically, the first two face-offs between these fearsome foes in Fantastic Four #12 and #25-26, by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby! First, everyone’s on their worst behavior as General Tha…

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Episode 52 - Preacher Vol.3: Proud Americans 2:38:44

10M ago2:38:44

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Hold onto your halo, because things are about to get heavenly chaotic on The Comic Canon Revival! Wendell, Jered, and the special co-host extraordinaire James West are diving headfirst into the unhinged world of Garth Ennis' "Preacher Vol. 3." In this episode, our trio of hosts takes on the preacher man himself, Jesse Custer, as he continues his wi…

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Episode 202 – A Guest in the House 1:14:26

10M ago1:14:26

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Content warning: Mentions of suicide; general gaslighting, psychological domestic abuse. In this episode, we look back at one of the best-reviewed books of 2023: A Guest in the House by Emily Carroll, published by First Second! Shy, awkward Abby is newly married to widowed dentist David and adjusting to domestic life with him and his pre-teen daugh…

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One-Shot: The Comics Canon All-Stars 2024 (The Best of Our Second 100 Episodes) 42:02

11M ago42:02

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In this not-so-mini mini-episode, we look back on the last episodes, each ranking our 10 favorites. How many titles did we agree on? We also discuss Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, the Transformers movies, the current state of the Big Two publishers, comic strips, some things we’d like to cover in the coming year, and a possible reconsideration of on…

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Episode 201: A Carl Barks Christmas (With Dan McCoy) 1:29:12

11M ago1:29:12

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Just in time for Christmas, Emmy-winning writer (and co-host of The Flop House) Dan McCoy joins us to unwrap a trio of Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge stories by the late, great Carl Barks! In “Only a Poor Old Man,” Uncle Scrooge’s first full-length adventure, everyone’s favorite spats-wearing billionaire fights to protect his fortune from the Beagle…

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Episode 200 – Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man 1:29:50

12M ago1:29:50

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It’s our bicentennial episode, and we celebrate by going back to 1976 for a momentous match-up between comics’ two most popular characters: Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man, by Gerry Conway and Ross Andru, published by DC and Marvel Comics! This first-ever inter-company crossover event finds the Man of Steel and Ol’ Web-Head going toe-to-toe (of…

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Episode 51: Thanos Quest & Infinity Gauntlet 1:53:54

12M ago1:53:54

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Get ready for an epic showdown on The Comic Canon Revival as Jered, Wendell, and Chris tackle one of Marvel's most iconic story arcs — "Infinity Gauntlet"! In this episode, our dynamic trio dives deep into the cosmic chaos woven by Jim Starlin and George Perez. As they explore the pages of this legendary saga, Jered, Wendell, and Chris break down t…

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Episode 199 – Bone Vol. 5: Rock Jaw, Master of the Eastern Border 1:16:22

12M ago1:16:22

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Happy Bonesgiving! In this episode, we celebrate our favorite(?) holiday with another excursion into the world of Bone, this time skipping ahead to Bone Vol. 5: Rock Jaw, Master of the Eastern Border, written and drawn by Jeff Smith, published by Cartoon Books and Scholastic! Fone Bone and Smiley Bone are separated from the rest of the book’s main …

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Episode 198 – Hellblazer: Newcastle (A Taste of Things to Come) 1:03:20

1y ago1:03:20

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Content warning: sexual abuse and implied sexual assault In this episode, friend of the show and John Constantine authority Tracy Tanoff joins us in unpacking a defining moment in the life and career of everyone’s favorite street-level mage (and con man) with a discussion of John Constantine, Hellblazer #11: Newcastle: A Taste of Things to Come, by…

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Episode 50: Locke & Key Vol. 1 & 2 2:39:47

1y ago2:39:47

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It's the Comic Canon Revival's 50th episode! And fortuitously it happens to coincide with the spooky season. For our Halloween installment we chose something that captures both the horror and the whimsy of the holiday: Locke & Key. And we asked back Robyn Reynolds to break down this spooky masterpiece with us because who better? We hope you enjoyed…

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Episode 197 – Swamp Thing: American Gothic (Part 2) 1:23:49

1y ago1:23:49

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One year (almost to the day) since we discussed the first half of American Gothic, we round out the scare-iffic month of October with a look at the final five issues (Swamp Thing #46-50) of this groundbreaking storyline by Alan Moore, Stephen Bissette and others, published by DC Comics! First, Swamp Thing and John Constantine rub elbows with DC’s s…

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Comics Onscreen – Movie Mayhem! 50:23

1y ago50:23

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Wait, where’s Swamp Thing: American Gothic, Part Two? Well, Curt and Kevin weren’t feeling so well this week, so they decided to take it easy and record a short mini-episode on the comics-related film and TV adaptations of the year so far. (Except, of course, it turned out to be not so short after all.) Mild spoilers abound as Curt (and occasionall…

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Episode 49: Cerebus - High Society 1:40:33

1y ago1:40:33

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Get ready for an extra-special 49th episode of The Comic Canon Revival! Jered, Wendell, and Chris are joined by the one and only Jorg Hohman, the comic connoisseur behind Columbia's legendary comic book shop, Heroes and Dragons. Together, they're about to embark on a whirlwind journey through the pages of Dave Sim's graphic novel, "High Society." B…

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Episode 196 – Amazing Spider-Man: Shed 1:15:37

1y ago1:15:37

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(Note:You may just ever-so-faintly hear a neighbor's barking dog occasionally adding his two cents in the background for the first half or so of the episode.) A perennial Spider-Man foe gets a horror-monster makeover (and our Spidey Super Stories miniseries concludes) with 2010’s Shed from Amazing Spider-Man #630-633, by Zeb Wells, Chris Bachalo an…

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Quizzical Canonical 4: Nothing Can Stump the Juggernaut! 7:21

1y ago7:21

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Despite popular demand, our recurring comics-themed quiz returns! This time, Curt surprises Kevin with a pop quiz on everyone’s favorite unstoppable X-Men villain, following last week’s episode on Amazing Spider-Man: Nothing Can Stop the Juggernaut!

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Episode 195 –Nothing Can Stop the Juggernaut! and The Kid Who Collects Spider-Man 1:03:08

1y ago1:03:08

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In this episode, we swing back into our Spidey Super Stories miniseries with a pair of acclaimed Spider-Man tales from the early 80s: The two-part Nothing Can Stop the Juggernaut from Amazing Spider-Man #229-230, and The Kid Who Collects Spider-Man, from Amazing Spider-Man #248! First, everyone’s favorite wall-crawler races to stop the X-Men villai…

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Episode 194 – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (With Matt Goldberg) 1:05:57

1y ago1:05:57

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Media critic Matt Goldberg returns as we temporarily pause our Spidey Super-Stories miniseries to discuss the unstoppable cultural phenomenon known as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with a look at the book that started it all—Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (and also #2) by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird! Before the seven different movies (includi…

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Episode 48: Wonder Woman - The Hiketeia 2:27:57

1y ago2:27:57

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Get ready for a mythic episode of The Comic Canon Revival that's so good, it's like it was woven by the Fates themselves! This time, it's not just Jered and Wendell holding down the fort. They've brought in the legendary JT to dissect Wonder Woman: The Hikateia by Greg Rucka. It's a comic book so intense, it could give Zeus a run for his lightning …

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Episode 193 – Ultimate Spider-Man Vol 2: Learning Curve and Confessions 1:18:02

1+ y ago1:18:02

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In this episode, Spidey Super Stories swings into a different gear as we examine yet another version of everyone’s favorite wall-crawler with a look at Ultimate Spider-Man: Learning Curve, with a special emphasis on issue 13, Confessions, by Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley, published by Marvel Comics! We discuss the ways in which the Ultimate …

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Episode 47: Judge Dredd - Block Mania & the Apocalypse War 1:55:20

1+ y ago1:55:20

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Things get seriously satirical as we dive into the post apocalyptic law enforcement hellscape adventure that is... Judge Dredd: Block Mania & the Apocalypse War. First time guest and seasoned book monger Chris Blaker stops by to assist us in breaking down this ultra violent comic book antihero who takes fascist parody to the nth degree. Authoritari…

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Episode 192 – The Superior Spider-Man: My Own Worst Enemy (With Marvel by the Month) 1:29:57

1+ y ago1:29:57

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Bryan Stratton and Robb Milne from the Marvel by the Month podcast join once again us as Spidey Super Stories continues with a look at The Superior Spider-Man: My Own Worst Enemy, collecting The Superior Spider-Man (2013) issues 1-5 by Dan Slott, Ryan Stegman and Giuseppe Camuncoli, published by Marvel Comics! Doctor Otto Octavius, one of Spider-Ma…

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Episode 46: Berzerk 2:23:14

1+ y ago2:23:14

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Hold onto your swords and prepare for some manga madness on The Comic Canon Revival! Jered and Wendell are stepping out of their comfort zones and inviting their friend Angelo to tackle Berzerk Vol. 1 by Kentaro Miura. Jered might be a little lost in this new manga world, but fear not! Wendell and Angelo are here to guide him through the dark and f…

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Episode 191 – Spider-Man No More! 1:05:01

1+ y ago1:05:01

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We kick off Spidey Super Stories, a series dedicated to everyone’s favorite web-slinger, Spider-Man, with a look at “Spider-Man No More!” from Amazing Spider-Man #50, along with two early clashes with the Kingpin in #51-52 and #69, by Stan Lee and John Romita, published by Marvel Comics! Fed up with a public that hates and fears him, Spider-Man han…

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Episode 45: Preacher 13 - 26 2:38:46

1+ y ago2:38:46

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On this episode we continue our reading series of Preacher, the (very) graphic novel magnum opus created by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon. The story really begins to cook as Jesse Custer, Tulip, and Cassidy continue their journey to bring God to justice, and things finally come to a head as the Preacher goes up against Herr Star and the Illuminati l…

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Episode 190 – The Sandman: The Kindly Ones Part 2 1:05:34

1+ y ago1:05:34

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In this episode, we wrap up our two-parter on The Sandman Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones, with a look at issues 64-69, published by Vertigo/DC Comics! Lyta Hall and the Furies descend on The Dreaming, intent on destroying the dream realm and killing the Dream King. Various characters meet untimely ends, while others move on to new locales and one steps in…

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Episode 44: Deadpool Dark Reign 2:13:19

1+ y ago2:13:19

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Holy Chimichangas! Two episodes back to back! Get ready for a hilarious throw-down on The Comic Canon Revival! Jered and Wendell are dishing out the laughs as they dissect Deadpool: Dark Reign by Daniel Way. It's Deadpool vs. Bullseye in a battle of wits, weapons, and wise-cracks. Expect explosive action, epic one-liners, and more fourth-wall-break…

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Episode 43: Immortal Hulk #1-5 2:40:45

1+ y ago2:40:45

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CCR SMASH!!! On this episode we look at Immortal Hulk! Al Ewing's Eisner nominated mega hit is one of the most recent comics the we've ever put under our figurative microscope, but it's already cemented its legacy as one of the most important Hulk tales in an already storied history. Immortal Hulk reinvigorated the Hulk's mythos, infusing it with a…

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Episode 189 – The Sandman: The Kindly Ones Part 1 1:02:10

1+ y ago1:02:10

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In this episode, our series-within-a-series on The Sandman begins winding down as we kick off a two-parter on Vol. 9, The Kindly Ones, discussing issues 57-63, published by Vertigo/DC Comics! When her young son Daniel is abducted, Lyta Hall embarks on a quest to find the trio of goddesses known as the Furies and exact revenge on the being she holds…

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Episode 42: Preacher 1-12 2:48:09

1+ y ago2:48:09

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Hold onto your cowboy hats, because things are about to get wild on the latest episode of The Comic Canon Revival! Jered and Wendell are joined by special guest host James West as they dive headfirst into the dark and twisted world of Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon's Preacher. In this episode, they tackle the first twelve issues of the iconic comic b…

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Episode 188 – The Flash of Two Worlds 58:34

1+ y ago58:34

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On this episode, we look ahead to the June 16 release of The Flash with a little story that established the concept of the multiverse as a canonical part of superhero comics: “The Flash of Two Worlds” from The Flash # 123, by Gardner Fox and Carmine Infantino, published by DC Comics! Performing for children at a fundraiser, the Flash (Barry Allen) …

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