Capes and Japes

21 Wade Wilson Today we talk about Wade Wilson A.K.A. Deadpool, the Merc with the Mouth, he's most well known for gratuitous violence, making jokes, breaking the fourth wall, and being played by Ryan Reynolds in the hit movie franchise Deadpool and Deadpool 2. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: Fabian Nicieza helped create Deadpool New Mutants #98 Teen Titans Go! To The Movies traile...

Bonus: Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War In this bonus episode we essentially just yell about Infinity War: what we liked, what we didn't like, a bunch of big ol' spoilers, where Hawkeye might've been, possible Infinity War 2 names, and more! Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: Jenny Nicholson's Infinity War Hot Take RJ Pierce's tumblr / twitter MCU Logo Intros The Mary Sue: Thanos is a...

20 Kate Kane Today we talk about Kate Kane: Batwoman and one of DC's most prominent lesbians. Not to be confused with Kathy Kane who was also Batwoman and may be related to Kate... it's complicated. (We mention her too though). Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: Seduction of the Innocent Kathy and Bette Kane Bat Boy: The Musical Flamebird Batman, Incorporated Grayson An Abundance of...

19 Renée Montoya Today we talk about Renée Montoya: a cop from Gotham City who is outed as a lesbian and framed for murder by Two-Face, ex-girlfriend and then girlfriend and then wife of Kate Kane (Batwoman), and The Question for a while. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: Batman the Animated Series Batman the Animated Series Opening The Dark Knight (film) Lego Batman Batman: No Man'...

18 Matt Murdock Today we talk about Matt Murdock a.k.a. The Devil of Hell's Kitchen, a.k.a. The Man Without Fear a.k.a. Daredevil. He's also a pretty good lawyer and the mayor of New York now I guess? Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: Bort Sampson Batroc the Leaper Chance Lance Daredevil costumes over the years Daredevil and Black Widow, who knew? NO MORE MISTER NICE GUY Sightless S...

17 Danny Rand Today we discuss Danny Rand, a.k.a. the Iron Fist, a white guy who is just so good at martial arts that he kills a dragon and gets mystical powers (and a scar that just looks like a bad tattoo) because of it. We also pitch an Iron Fist Legacy storyline that Marvel should DEFINITELY pick up. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: hi while looking for other things i found thi...

16 Luke Cage Today we talk about Luke Cage, a.k.a. Power Man, a black superhero created during the blaxploitation era (check out that origin story, oof) who becomes a Hero For Hire, makes friends, and eventually ends up leading the Avengers. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: Wikipedia on Blaxploitation About Luke Cage's Origin Bill Wurtz History of the World cw for sexual assault as...

15 Jessica Jones Today we talk about Jessica Jones: on/off superhero Jewel, Knightress, and Powerwoman, but due to her supremely brutal backstory, is mostly in the business of being a super powered private detective and journalist. Some BIG OL' content warnings on this one folks for emotional abuse/manipulation and sexual assault (we don't go super in-depth on them but they are mentioned and discu...

14 Jaime Reyes Today we talk about Jaime Reyes: the third Blue Beetle, who never asked for a weird blue scarab to fuse to his spine and telepathically try to convince him to murder Green Lanterns every time they cross paths. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: Scott Snyder on Justice League just a fun list of DC cities Infinite Crisis guy who's possessed wants a bagel a DENTIST Young...

13 Ted Kord Today we discuss Ted Kord: the second Blue Beetle, who was once handed a sacred scarab by the original Blue Beetle and couldn't figure out how to make it work, but he went ahead and did the superhero thing anyway. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: The Bug A robot that screams Nite Owl, look familiar? Crisis on Infinite Earths Justice League International Stealing J'onn's...

12 Booster Gold Today we discuss Michael Carter, who traveled into the past to make big money as a hero, saved the president, and accidentally mixed up his football nickname (Booster) with his chosen hero name (Goldstar) and became forever referred to as Booster Gold. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: Justice League Unlimited episode Check, Please! Ngozi Crisis on Infinite Earths Th...

11 Doreen Green Today we talk about Doreen Green, a.k.a. Squirrel Girl! The delightfully earnest and unbeatable superhero with all the powers of a squirrel! She's here to kick butts and eat nuts. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: Squirrel Girl's First Appearance The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl More Info on Squirrel Girl in New Avengers Dinosaur Comics Dodge City recent Green Arrow stuf...

10 Young Avengers Today we discuss the Young Avengers! A superhero team made up of a bunch of kids that aren't actually related to or endorsed by the Avengers, even though they go by things like "Iron Lad" and "Hulkling". Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: Original Young Avengers collection Children's Crusade Young Avengers (2013) "You're Not That Straight" Fake Tumblr Fake Instagram...

09 Clint Barton Today we discuss Clint Barton: Hawkeye, Goliath for a bit, and Ronin for a bit between deaths. If you take anything from this episode let it be that Clinton Francis Barton is a mess of a man. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: Look we sure did detail those first two comics there, so here they are-- Hawkeye's First Appearance He joins the Avengers Young Avengers: Child...

08 T'Challa Today we talk about T'Challa, the Black Panther and King of Wakanda. First we cover 50 years of comics history and then we discuss the recently released Marvel film (we'll warn you when spoilers start happening if you haven't seen it yet). But, spoiler alert: We really enjoyed the movie. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: If you want to know more about South African Rain...

07 Runaways Today we talk about one of our favorite teen superhero groups: Runaways! The basic pitch is it's about teens and found families. The longer pitch is that it's about six teens (at first) who find out that their parents are evil and run away, all while trying to figure out how to deal with their new discoveries and take down their parents. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:...

06 Damian Wayne In this episode we talk about Damian Wayne: Bruce Wayne's biological son who was genetically engineered by his mother to be A Perfect Assassin, but became Robin instead, mostly alongside Dick Grayson's Batman. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: Grayson Flash Annual Panel Super Sons "now i gotta be responsible for this water bottle" Gremlin Damian/Gremian Grant Morriso...

05 Stephanie Brown Today we talk about Stephanie Brown: Spoiler, Robin (briefly, before she dies terribly), Batgirl, and then Spoiler again once DC Comics decided that in their reboot she'd always been Spoiler and you should forget about all the other stuff because it didn't happen in this canon. We also briefly talk about how much Dan Didio hates teen superheroes. Media specifically mentioned in...

04 Tim Drake Today we talk about Tim Drake: the third Robin (the one who figured out what Batman and Robin's secret civilian identities were when he was, like, ten years old), and Red Robin! Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: Young Justice Comics Kid Devil Battle for the Cowl "Lucretia Adventurezone" Tim/Kon Content Honestly you don't have to read the whole thing but there are some C...

03 Jason Todd In this episode we discuss Jason Todd: the second Robin (the one who–according to legend–was murdered by a California lawyer, or–according to comics–was murdered by the Joker with a crowbar) and the Red Hood! Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: Batman and Robin Crisis on Infinite Earths Batman: Hush Infinite Crisis Batman: Under the Hood (comics arc) Batman: Under the Re...

02 Dick Grayson In this episode we talk about Dick Grayson: the original Robin, Nightwing, Batman for a while, and himself as a spy for a bit, before he goes back to Nightwing! Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: All Star Batman/Robin Holy Musical B@man Lego Batman Movie Discowing The Hawkeye Initiative "So, Javert, you found me " Grayson Annual (Sexy Vampires) Convergence Teen Titans...

01 Batman Welcome to the very first episode of Capes and Japes, a casual comics podcast! to start off we talk about our introduction to superhero media, our friendship, and discuss Batman! Media specifically mentioned in today’s episode: - Superman/Batman - Static Shock(Cartoon) - Justice League Cartoon - Teen Titans Cartoon - The Dark Knight Returns - Caped Crusade: Batman and the Rise of Nerd Cu...