Comics Over Time

Episode 5 - Murdock and Marvel: 1967 This year we begin to see the backlash against superheroes as the Batman TV show enters its 3rd and final season, and many comic companies began to feel the effects of a contracting market and superhero fatigue.  Preshow Announcement: Murdock and Marvel moves back to Wednesday Starting Next Week Marvel Unlimited Show will be moving to Fridays The Year in Comics...

Marvel Unlimited for February 18th-24th, 2024 Welcome back to What’s New in Marvel Unlimited!  This is Dan, and each week my daughter Siena and I are looking at which Marvel comics are releasing digitally through the Marvel Unlimited app.  For this week we are focusing on the week February 18th-24th, 2024 QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE WEEK https://www.marvel.com/comics/calendar/ 30 total new items 5 are I...

Episode 4 - Murdock and Marvel: 1966 1966 saw America sink even deeper into Vietnam, with war deaths tripling from 1965 to 1966, Ronald Reagan was elected governor of California, and the first artificial heart surgery was performed.  It was a big year in American pop culture as well, with both Star Trek and the Batman TV show debuting and the Beach Boys releasing their “Pet Sounds” album.  On the...

Episode 3 - Murdock and Marvel: 1965 Daredevil swings into his first full year, and for both the comics industry and America at large it is a time filled with transformation and more than a bit of fear for what the future holds.  Marvel is ascendant.  Other companies are trying to adjust, and the world outside the window seems to be on fire.  Welcome to 1965.  Preshow Duane and Marvel Snap Dan and...

Episode 2 - Murdock and Marvel: 1964 On last week’s show we discussed the long history of Marvel Comics from 1939 to 1963. This week we finally see where Stan, Jack and the rest of the Marvel bullpen had been leading up to.  It's time to talk about 1964, and the debut of the World's Most Interesting Superhero – Daredevil!  Listener Feedback Let us know what you think of the new season The Year in...

Marvel Unlimited for February 5th, 2024 Welcome back to What’s New in Marvel Unlimited!  Dan and Siena visit about the Marvel Unlimited releases for the week of February 4th – 10th, 2024.  Dan wonders when heroes got so murder-y, and Siena binges on Doctor Strange. QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE WEEK https://www.marvel.com/comics/calendar/ 22 total new items 6 are Infinity Comics 9 are regular monthly issu...

 Marvel Unlimited for January 29th, 2024 Welcome back to What’s New in Marvel Unlimited!  This is Dan, and each week my daughter Siena and I are looking at which Marvel comics are releasing digitally through the Marvel Unlimited app.  For this week we are focusing on the week January 28 – Feb 3, 2024 QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE WEEK https://www.marvel.com/comics/calendar/ 24 total new items 5 are Infini...

Episode 1 - Murdock and Marvel: 1961-1963 Normally we will be moving a year at a time, starting with Daredevil’s introduction in 1964.  But this week we want to set the stage, with a quick look at the early years of the Marvel Universe, from 1961-1963. Reintroducing Ourselves The Year in Comics Comic books in the early 1960s were selling at levels that today’s publishers can’t even hope to attain,...

Marvel Unlimited for January 22th, 2024 Welcome back to What’s New in Marvel Unlimited!  This is Dan, and each week my daughter Siena and I are taking a look at which Marvel comics are releasing digitally through the Marvel Unlimited app.  For this week we are focusing on the week January 21 – 27, 2024 QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE WEEK https://www.marvel.com/comics/calendar/ 21 total new items 5 are Infi...

Episode 77 - Moon Knight TV Show Episode 5-6 This week we get a chance to finish our review of the last 2 or so years of Moon Knight in print and on TV.  Its been quite a ride, and all that is left now is to take a look at the trippy last two episodes of the Disney+ show, and talk a bit about where things might go from here, and settle that small issue of Mohamad Diab and Co. vs. Jed MacKay and fr...

Marvel Unlimited for January 15th, 2024 Welcome back to What’s New in Marvel Unlimited!  This is Dan, and each week my daughter Siena and I are taking a look at which Marvel comics are releasing digitally through the Marvel Unlimited app.  For this week we are focusing on the week of January 14th – 20th, 2024 QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE WEEK https://www.marvel.com/comics/calendar/ 22 total new items 5 a...

Episode 76 - Moon Knight TV Show Episode 1-4 This week we are taking a look back at the Disney + Moon Knight series that was the inspiration for the crazy podcast adventure that Duane and I have now been on for over two years!  Did it hold up?  Is it even better?  Or would it have been better left buried in the Egyptian sands?  Let's discuss...  Episode Recap and Discussion Topics Incorporated all...

Marvel Unlimited for January 8th, 2024 Welcome back to What’s New in Marvel Unlimited!  This is Dan, and each week my daughter Siena and I are taking a look at which Marvel comics are releasing digitally through the Marvel Unlimited app.  For this week we are focusing on the week January 7th – 13th, 2024 QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE WEEK https://www.marvel.com/comics/calendar/ 24 total new items 6 are In...

What's New in Marvel Unlimited for January 1st, 2024 It’s the start of a new year, and the first episode of our Comics Over Time spinoff podcast – What’s New in Marvel Unlimited!  Each week Dan and Siena will take a look at which Marvel comics are releasing digitally through the Marvel Unlimited app.  For this week we are focusing on the week of December 31st of 2023 to January 6th, 2024! QUICK OV...

Episode 75 - Moon Knight - Last Days of Moon Knight We have known this day was coming, but it still seems like it snuck up on me.  Issue 30 of Moon Knight came out this past Wednesday, meaning that we not only got the final issue of this run, but also saw the Last Days of Moon Knight come to a close with him suffering a fiery and heroic death.  **Spoiler Warning** This Week's Stack Moon Knight (20...

Episode 74 - Moon Knight - City of the Dead This week we are continue our look at recent Moon Knight series.  First up we dive into issues number 21-24 of the currently Moon Knight comic, and then its on to the 5-issue limited series City of the Dead, where we see the comic debut of a character fans of the TV show are already very familiar with.  This Week's Stack Moon Knight (2021-2023) #21-24 Mo...

Episode 73 - Moon Knight - Mission and Purpose This week we head back to our roots as we start a special multi-week comparison between the current Moon Knight run written by Jed MacKay and drawn by Alessandro Cappuccio and the Marvel Studios adaptation we got in 2022 to close out our season 2. We've looked at some of these books previously, but rather than have you go back and listen to a past epi...

Episode 72 - That's a Wrap: Our All MCU Review For almost two years now we have been looking at Marvel Comics and the Marvel Cinematic Universe films they inspired.  Today, with Endgame behind us and a new comics focus coming up soon, we are going to wrap up this phase of Comics Over Time as we take a look back at the entire MCU, with its dozens of films spanning 15 years (so far). The Stack The E...

Episode 71 - The Marvels Movie Review Just a couple of weeks ago we took a look at Captain Marvel’s solo MCU film, and now we are moving forward 4 years to the sequel, co-starring her marvelous friends Kamala Khan and Monica Rambeau.  This Week In Comics Comics are dying (again): https://www.comicsbeat.com/retailer-warns-that-comics-are-dying-again/   Moon Knight is dying (again): https://www.marv...

Episode 70 - The Marvels - Mist and Rhymes This week we get ready for the last Marvel offering of 2023 – the much anticipated and oft maligned The Marvels.  This movie figures to have a ton of new or new-ish faces, and we are here to help you know a bit more about their comics history before you head to the theater.  This Week In Comics Marvel Introduces The New Punisher In First Series Preview  h...

Episode 69 - Avengers: Endgame Movie Review This week we finally see the conclusion to the massive story arch started a year prior in Avengers: Infinity War as we watch the longest movie in the MCU, Avengers: Endgame. Get ready for time heists, another epic battle with Thanos and bittersweet goodbyes to some longstanding MCU characters.  This Week In Comics Magik Reveals Her New Costume on Artgerm...

Episode 28 - The End Phase This week we wrap it all up, as we reflect on Moon Knight’s forty-five year history and let you know who our favorite creators were, what the most memorable storylines were, and which villains we most loved to hate.  We also will take a bit of time to talk about the joys and sorrows of starting a podcast, and will let you in on what we are planning to talk about now that...

Episode 29 - Haunted Houses & Bars with No Name This week we are finishing up our look at Moon Knight volume 9, which premiered in summer of 2021 and is still ongoing.  When we last saw our hero he had returned to the burned-out remains of his Midnight Mission, even as his therapist received an unexpected visit from Zodiac.  Topics  Moon Knight News One final QR Code in Moon Knight episode 6Ho...

Moon Knight Season 1 Recap Welcome to a special edition of the Phases of the Moon Knight podcast.  We have covered almost 300 Moon Knight comics since the start of the year, and have searched out and discussed dozens of spoilers, trailers, articles and rumors about the TV show.   So today we will talk about all six episodes.  Moon Knight really has been everything that I could have asked for.  It...

Episode 25 - The Midnight Mission This week we arrive at present day, and take a look at Moon Knight volume 9, which premiered in summer of 2021 and is still ongoing.  Mr. Knight sets up shop in New York again, this time in the Midnight Mission, from where he talks to locals and protects the travelers of the night in his territory.  Topics  Moon Knight News One final QR Code in Moon Knight episode...