Diving Into Marvel Comics

In Daredevil #16-19, reporter Ben Urich is supposed to be covering the Kingpin’s trial. Instead, he becomes drawn into the story of a young boy whose father, the villain Leap-Frog, has disappeared after an encounter with Daredevil. Join me as we dive into “Wake Up” by Brian Michael Bendis and David Mack. It’s a Daredevil story told in a way we haven’t seen on the podcast before. Credits: Writer -...

In New X-Men #114-116, the team encounters Cassandra Nova, a mysterious new enemy bent on exterminating all mutants. When she sets her sights on Genosha, she unleashes a threat the X-Men may be too late to stop. Join me as we dive into “E is for Extinction” by Grant Morrison! Credits:Writer - Grant Morrison  Penciller - Frank Quitely  Inkers - Tim Townsend, Dan Green, and Mark Morales  Letterers -...

In this episode, we’re meeting more mutants in the group X-Treme X-Men. We’ll meet Beast, Storm, Rogue, Thunderbird, Psylocke, Sage, and Bishop. They’re working on finding the diaries of Destiny, a mutant who has precognitive abilities. Credits: Writer - Chris Claremont  Penciler - Salvador Larroca  Inker - Salvador Larroca  Colorist - Liquid!  Letterer - Tom Orzechowski Editor - Matt Hicks

This week, we’re getting our first taste of the Uncanny X-Men in “Playing God.” Here, we meet a few iconic characters, including Cyclops, Wolverine, Jean Grey (who is going by Phoenix now) and Archangel. Credits: Writer — Joe Casey Penciler — Ian Churchill Inkers — Mark Morales and Ian Churchill Colorist — Avalon Studios Letterer — Comicraft Editor — Mark Powers

This week, we dive into Marvel Boy (2000) #1–6, as we work through the Planet X chapter of the Modern Continuity guide. This run introduces Noh-Varr: a reality-hopping Kree soldier stranded in a world he sees as broken beyond repair. After the Midas Foundation destroys his ship and tries to turn him into a weapon, Noh-Varr escapes with a very different plan: war. Credits:  Writer - Grant Morrison...

This week we’re diving into our first Punisher comic. Join me as I cover Welcome Back, Frank from the Modern Era Continuity Guide . Widely considered one of the character’s defining stories, this comic reintroduced Frank Castle to Marvel readers with a perfect blend of action, violence, and dark humor. After returning to the streets of New York, the Punisher quickly finds himself at war with a bru...

This week, we return to Daredevil in Parts of a Hole by David Mack as we continue through the Modern Continuity Guide . These issues introduce Echo in a fascinating way. Maya Lopez, also known as Echo, is a talented young woman with an extraordinary ability to perfectly mimic anything she sees. As Matt and Maya get to know each other, her ties to the infamous Kingpin begin to surface, and Matt is...

Black Widow's Itsy Bitsy Spider and Breakdown continue our journey through the Modern Era Continuity Guide . These stories follow Natasha Romanoff as she confronts Yelena Belova, a younger Black Widow trained to surpass and ultimately replace her. These espionage-focused stories explore identity, manipulation, and the lingering consequences of Natasha's past as a Soviet assassin. Itsy Bits...

Planet X is the first chapter of the Modern Era Continuity Guide, covering the period where Marvel began transitioning into what many readers consider the modern age of comics. While the chapter gets its name from a later X-Men storyline, we begin our journey here with Daredevil's Guardian Devil. This series was started in 1998, written by Kevin Smith and pencilled by Joe Quesada. Here is the link...

Welcome to the very first official episode of Diving Into Marvel Comics! This episode covers The Sentry (2000) #1-5, Sentry/Fantastic Four (2001) #1, Sentry/Hulk (2001) #1, Sentry/Spider-Man (2001) #1, Sentry/X-Men (2001) #1, and Sentry vs. The Void (2001) #1. All the comics were written by Paul Jenkins. For The Sentry #1-5 and Sentry vs The Void, the pencil and ink done by Jae Lee with the color...

Here's a kind of summed up timeline of events to know before we head into "The Sentry" If you want to check out the reading list, please visit https://www.continuityguide.net/ Thank you for listening, and catch you next time!

A brief intro to what this podcast is about. Check out https://www.continuityguide.net/ for the reading list!