Capes and Japes

Today we talk about the Mirror Masters, including the original Mirror Master Sam Scudder, Digger Harkness who pretended to be Mirror Master very briefly, Evan McCulloch who was the second official Mirror Master, and Evan's daughter who briefly went by Mirror Mistress but also Prismatik. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - The Flash (1959) #105 - DC Halloween Special 2009 - Crisis on...

Today we talk about Mick Rory, best known as Heat Wave, who is obsessed with fire, one of Flash's villains, and part of The Rogues. He has a hand-held flamethrower, and once he used it to melt Flash's boots. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - The Flash (1987) - The Flash by Geoff Johns - Underworld Unleashed reading order - Flash (2011) (New 52) - Identity Crisis - Rogue War - Flas...

Today we talk about Leonard Snart, most commonly known as Captain Cold. He's mainly a Flash villain, and part of The Rogues, but he occasionally teams up with the Flash when they have a common goal. We also go on a tangent about his sister, Lisa, who is known as the Golden Glider. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: -The second story of Justice League Quarterly (1990) #2 on DCUniverse...

Today we talk about some of the New Gods, characters created by Jack Kirby who are from either Apokolips or New Genesis, and there sure is a lot of weird stuff that goes on with them. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - The New Gods by Jack Kirby - Forever People by Jack Kirby - Mister Miracle (1971) by Jack Kirby - Justice League International (1987) - New Gods (1989) - New Gods (1...

Today we talk about Big Barda, one of the Female Furies on Apokolips until she ran away to Earth to hang out with her husband Scott Free, try to live a suburban life, and sometimes be a superhero. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Mister Miracle (2017) - The New Gods by Jack Kirby - Forever People by Jack Kirby - Mister Miracle (1971) by Jack Kirby - Some of the Furies - Justice L...

Today we talk about Scott Free, also known as Mister Miracle, who is one of the New Gods. He was politically traded as a child and tortured on Apokolips but he escaped to Earth to become an escape artist, hang out with his wife, and also be a superhero. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - The New Gods by Jack Kirby - Forever People by Jack Kirby - Mister Miracle (1971) by Jack Kirby...

Today we talk about Anya Corazon, who has gone by both Araña and Spider-Girl. She got magic spider powers from a Spider Society mage but even the mage doesn't know why Anya can create an exoskeleton (which is ridiculous that it doesn't cover her torso, that's where her organs are!). Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts - Amazing Fantasy (2004) - Araña...

Today we talk about Felicia Hardy, best known as Black Cat, who is a burglar who has at any given time the powers of a burglar, bad luck powers, and/or cat powers. She's also at any given time the friend, girlfriend, and/or enemy of Spider-Man. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #194 - Spider-Man/Black Cat: Evil That Men Do - Spectacular Spider-Man (1976)...

Today we talk about Cindy Moon, best known as Silk. Turns out she was bitten by the same radioactive (and magic??) spider that Peter Parker was, except nobody knew about her because she was locked in an underground bunker for 7 years to hide from a guy trying to eat her! Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Being replaced with a malfunctioning robot and then getting blown up and they...

Today we talk about the Crisis on Infinite Earths, a 1985 DC Comics crossover event that reshaped the whole DC universe. Or, well, turned its multiverse into a universe. It's... a lot. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Crisis on Infinite Earths reading order - Crisis on Infinite Earths on DC Universe - The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (2015) - The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (2015b) - Ju...

Today we talk about Colleen Wing (who has no superhero name), a martial artist, swordswoman, and private detective who is frequently involved with Misty Knight and the Heroes for Hire. She also leads a small group of the organization The Hand for a while. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: -Okay, so we did go off on a whole thing about how much Colleen is super white passing, but YES...

Today we talk about Mercedes "Misty" Knight, who doesn't really have a super-powered name but she DOES have detective experience, a proficiency in hand-to-hand combat, and a cool metal arm that she uses to fight crime. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: -Netflix's Luke Cage , Iron Fist , and Defenders - Marvel Premiere (1972) #20 - Marvel Team-Up (1972) #1 - A bit about Misty Knight...

Today we talk about some more notable Green Lanterns such as Simon Baz and Jessica Cruz, as well as a run-down of the other colors of power rings in the Green Lantern mythos! Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Green Lantern (2011) #13 (Simon Baz) - Justice League (2011) #31 (Jessica Cruz) - Green Lantern: Emerald Knights - Blackest Night (2009) - Guy Gardner Star Sapphire (well, an...

Today we talk about Guy Gardner, a Green Lantern who is the Shitkicker of the DCU, Warrior, and a Red Lantern. He loses his ring in a bet, learns he has some alien shapeshifter DNA, and gets punched by Batman really hard in the face. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - TikTok witches hexing the moon - Green Lantern (1960) #59 - Booster Gold (2007) #2 - Spongebob flying ice cream tru...

Today we talk about Kyle Rayner, a Green Lantern who despite being a pretty cool dude has a LOT of bad things happen to the women around him, and also he's kind of like the Avatar of the Lanterns in that he masters all seven colors of rings. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Green Lantern: Emerald Twlight/New Dawn - Women In Refrigerators - Green Lantern: Circle of Fire - Infinite...

Today we talk about the fourth Green Lantern, John Stewart. He was an architect before becoming a Green Lantern (until he was retconned into a Marine veteran) and all of his ring projections are fully-functioning with every single part, even though he doesn't have to do that. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Justice League Cartoon - Green Lantern (1960) #87 - Green Lantern (1960)...

Today we talk about Hal Jordan, a test pilot who had the highest willpower the closest to where a Green Lantern died, and so he then became (arguably the most well-known) Green Lantern. Some weird stuff happened in the 1990's, and he was Spectre for a while, but he's mostly just a Space Cop. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Showcase Presents: Green Lantern vol. 1 - Showcase Prese...

Today we talk about Pietro Maximoff, who can think and go very fast and this makes him incredibly impatient! He loves his twin sister Wanda and hates his dad Magneto. Once he did some messed up things and blamed it on a Skrull even though it was him. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - X-Men (1963) #4 - Avengers (1963) #16 - Fantastic Four Annual (1963) #12 - Vision and the Scarlet...

Today we talk about Wanda Maximoff, better known as the Scarlet Witch, who is an extremely powerful mutant who has... some problems with agency, namely that comics don't let her have it very often. She also is able to rewrite reality! Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - X-Men (1963) #4 - Avengers (1963) #16 - For Once In His Life He Says Nothing - Avengers Disassembled - Original Si...

Today we talk about a man who goes by many names, mostly Erik Lehnsherr and Magneto, who is a mutant with electromagnetic powers, a Holocaust survivor, and an antagonist to the X-Men. Is he a villain? Well, it's complicated. Hey! You might have noticed that last week we didn't release an episode to support #TheShowMustPause, and you might have also noticed that our Twitter page has been retweeting...

Today we talk about Jean Grey, who has most notably gone by Marvel Girl, Phoenix, and Dark Phoenix, although there's some fun stuff with "How much of this was Jean Grey and how much of it was the Phoenix Force?" because one of the symptoms of Women In Comics Disease is a lack of agency! Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - X-Men (1963) #1 - X-Men (1963) #101 - Uncanny X-Men (1963) #1...

Today we talk about Scott Summers, best known as Cyclops, who is one of the original members of the X-Men and he has portals in his eyes to a universe full of concussive force that can only be stopped by some special ruby quartz glasses! Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - X-Men (1963) #1 - X-Factor (1986) #1 - I meant "no, MORE mutants" from Original Sins #5 - Article about the pos...

Today we talk about Al Simmons, better known as Spawn, who is an assassin who went to hell, became a hellspawn, went back to Earth, and then became a superhero using his hell powers. There's... a lot that happens. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Todd McFarlane's Spider-Man - Spawn (1992) - Ok, look, Todd named his demon after the 8th circle of hell, so i guess this is just like...

Today we talk about three characters who have held the Goldstar mantle: Trixie Collins (Booster Gold's personal assistant), Michelle Carter (Booster Gold's twin sister), and Ernest Widdle (basically a superman parody who argues with Lobo, no relation to Booster). Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Booster Gold (1986) - Booster Gold (2007) - Lobo (1993) - Adventures of the Super Son...

Today we talk about Lobo, who is an alien who looks like he could be a member of Kiss, and mostly just goes around causing chaos because he wants to. Basically he is to Wolverine what Deadpool is to Deathstroke! Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: - Omega Men (1983) #3 - Justice League International (1987) - Lobo (1990) - Lobo (1993) - Lobo (2014) - Nailed It! Thanks to Victoria Watki...