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It's our 150th episode, so to celebrate we opted to do an AMA. At least that was the plan at first… Intro Podchaser - Reviews4Good Thank yous to everyone AMA portion Scariest podcasting moment? - @MikeyGeek Have you read any IDW Transformers comics? What are your thoughts? - I Understood That Reference How has doing the podcast changed you? - Dr Goku from GuardiansMH If you could pick a fictional...

Grab your Ouija board, because we're talking to KLAUS HARGREEVES! How can the Seance make a better connection with the living instead of the dead? Tune in to find out! Intro We're back! Thanks for all your kind words & thoughts New Patron - Austin! Reminder of AMA for 150 Background (3:35) Number Four (The Seance/Klaus Hargreeves) created by Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba in The Umbrella Academy #1...

Taking a hiatus for a few weeks after Doc's mom passed away. Appreciate the support & understanding.

It's an hour of silence as we examine the Inhuman king BLACK BOLT! Just kidding, you know neither of us can shut up for that long… listen now! Intro Get in those questions for 150th AMA Go back & listen to episode 68 on Medusa for better understanding of the dynamic Background (1:44) Black Bolt (Blackagar Boltagon) created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in Fantastic Four #45 (Dec. 1965) Black Bolt...

Log in as we dissect CYBORG! What upgrades can Doc offer him that he can't download himself? Listen now to find out! Intro Reminder to send questions for AMA 150 Background (1:34) Cyborg (Victor Stone) created by Marv Wolfman and George Perez in DC Comics Presents #26 (Oct 1980) Victor Stone is the son of two scientists, who use him as a test subject for intelligence experiments - he resents this,...

Things get chaotic as we discuss HAVOK! Is this Summers brother as… difficult as Scott? Tune in to find out! Intro AMA for 150 Background (1:57) Havok (Alex Summers) created by Arnold Drake and Don Heck in The X-Men #54 (March 1969) Alex Summers is the younger Summers son - he and his older brother Scott were in a plane crash piloted by their father Christopher - the boys survived the crash, thoug...

We bring back Allen & Will, the writers of Pocus Hocus, to talk about their Kickstarter for Issue 3! What fun twists do they have in store for us? Tune in to find out! Intro Reminder of last Will & Allen episode - between 135 & 136 IG giveaway - like the post and comment with the secret word - first 3 to respond will win issues 1 & 2 Kickstarter link Discussion Rundown of issues 1...

Come with us to Yancy Street as we drill down on BEN GRIMM, THE THING! Why does a man so smart tawk like dis? Listen now to find out! Intro Upcoming interview with Allen & Will from Pocus Hocus - giveaway on IG - follow us there for more info Background (3:00) Ben Grimm (The Thing) created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in The Fantastic Four #1 (Nov. 1961) Ben Grimm is a pilot and college friend o...

Intro Background (0:57) Terra created by Marv Wolfman & George Perez in New Teen Titans #26 (Dec. 1982) Tara Markov is the illegitimate child of Viktor Markov, the king of Markovia She was experimented on and gained the ability to control earthen matter Unlike her brother Geo-Force, she believed her abilities made her a god, and she was meant to rule over people - this, coupled with the scanda...

Intro Welcome to Season 7 Having a baby girl in May :) Pocus Hocus giveaway coming soon on IG Episode 150 coming soon Background Jessica Drew created by Archie Goodwin and Marie Severin in Marvel Spotlight #32 (Feb. 1977) In her first appearance, she was a spider who evolved into a human That was later retconned - her origin is when she was young, she became sick, and her father injected her with...

Intro Season finale New patron - Tamara Patreon paused for December Background (3:05) Polaris (Lorna Sally Dane) created by Arnold Drake and Jim Steranko in X-Men #49 (October 1968) Lorna Dane summoned to the X-Men by the mutant villain Mesmero, who mentally called upon all mutants to help him fight the team Magneto showed up to rescue her and claimed to be her father, explaining why she has his s...

Intro Background (1:43) Homelander created by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson in The Boys #3 (Nov. 2006) Introduced as the leader and most powerful member of the Seven, a group of corporate-sponsored superheroes Initially comes off as affable, only to reveal he's actually a misogynistic jerk - and it gets worse from there Public backstory is that he was an alien who landed on Earth, but in realit...

Intro Thanks to all our Patrons: Humble Citizens Dan & Kate; Local Officials Frank, Rey, Jonathan; Mayors Angela, Chad, Devon, Maggie, Matt, Nyan, Ryan, Tasha; Presidents Ariel, Jeanine, Matt, and Ruby Background (2:00) Donna Troy created by Bob Haney and Bruno Tremiani in The Brave and the Bold #60 (July 1965) Donna Troy was originally introduced as Wonder Girl, Wonder Woman's younger sister,...

Intro Upcoming holiday hiatus Background (2:38) Dane Whitman created by Roy Thomas and John Buscema in Avengers #47 (Dec. 1967) Dane Whitman is the nephew of Nathan Garrett, a descendant of Sir Percy of Scandia who served in the Court of King Arthur as the Black Knight, and was bestowed with a sword known as the Ebony Blade, carved from a meteorite and only to be wielded by the most honorable of k...

Intro Thanks to all our Patrons: Humble Citizens Dan and Kate; Local Officials Frank, Rey, and Jonathan; Mayors Angela, Chad, Devon, Maggie, Matt, Nyan, Ryan, and Tasha; Presidents Ariel, Jeanine, Matt, and Ruby Thanks to Khelan from Homo Superior - explain the show Background (3:30) Wiccan created by Allen Heinberg and Jim Cheung in Young Avengers #1 (April 2005) Billy Kaplan is a magic user recr...

Intro Thanks to new Mayor level Patron Matt (0:40) Background (2:16) Squirrel Girl created by Will Murray and Steve Ditko in Marvel Super Heroes Vol. 2 #8 (Winter 1991) Doreen Green discovered at 10 years old she could communicate with squirrels, and also grew a prehensile tail At 14, attacks Iron Man in an attempt to impress him, and helps him defeat Doctor Doom (later revealed to be a Doombot, t...

Intro Background (2:22) Let's talk supervillain parents. How do you go about modelling good behavior for your kids when your own behavior tends to lean towards world domination? Do you try and create a Little Lord of Destruction to follow in your footsteps and eventually take your place? Or did the parenthood switch actually flip and you're horrified at the thought of your kids taking after you, l...

Creator Interview - Pocus Hocus Intro - Allen Dunford & Will Radford Questions Your backgrounds (2:41) First story (5:34) Where did the story come from (6:51) What drove Pocus to sell his soul? (13:52) How much did you "write what you know" (18:18) Demon's backstory & motivation (22:30) How did you find the artists (26:15) How far in advance do you have the story mapped out (31:24) Will ea...

Intro Ask for reviews Background (1:52) Starfire (Princess Koriand'r) created by Marv Wolfman and George Perez in DC Comics Presents #26 (Oct 1980) Second in succession to the throne of Tamaran, she and her sister were kidnapped, and her father sold her off to ensure peace After enduring several years of slavery and sexual torture, she was experimented on by being subjected to ever-increasing ener...

Intro Background (1:25) Emma Frost created by Chris Claremont and John Byrne in X-Men #129 (Jan. 1980) Emma Frost born to a wealthy family in Boston, who had lived in the area since the 1600s Discovered she had telepathic abilities while in high school, but refused to join the Xavier Institute, and when her manipulative father chose her as his heir, she opted to leave and make her own way After at...

Intro New #BecauseComics moment per episode Background (2:58) Crystalia Amaquelin created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in Fantastic Four #45 (Dec. 1965) She is unique among Marvel characters in that she has been a member of the Fantastic Four, Avengers, and Inhumans, as well as tangentially related to the X-Men Crystal is a member of the Inhuman Royal Family, sister to Queen Medusa, with the ability...

Intro Thanks to new Mayor patron Blaize Background (2:42) Shang-Chi created by Steve Engleheart & Jim Starlin in Special Marvel Edition #15 (Dec. 1973) Shang-Chi introduced as the son of Fu Manchu, an evil sorcerer bent on world domination - his white mother was chosen based on her genetics - Shang was raised to be an assassin and serve his father, but on his first mission to kill one of his f...

Intro Reminder to read The Longbox View Background James Gordon Jr. created by Frank Miller and Dave Mazzuchelli in Batman #407 (May 1987) Son of Jim Gordon and his first wife Barbara Jim Jr. was kidnapped by the Falcone crime family shortly after Jim Sr. moved to Gotham and became known as an incorruptible cop - Jim Jr. was tossed off a bridge, but saved by the new vigilante known as Batman Not m...

Intro Background (1:45) Background (1:45) 5 created by Gerard Way & Gabriel Ba in The Umbrella Academy: The Apocalypse Suite #1 (Date) The Umbrella Academy is about a team of superpowered children All around the world, children are born to women who previously showed no signs of pregnancy - the children are all adopted by Dr. Reginald Hargreeves, a wealthy philanthropist (and secretly an alien...

Intro Background (2:10) Amanda Waller created by John Ostrander, Len Wein, and John Byrne in Legends #1 (Nov 1986) Amanda Waller introduced as leader of Suicide Squad, a branch of Task Force X - she butts heads with everyone on the team, especially Captain Boomerang, but she gets results Later revealed that her family was murdered living in Chicago - worked her way up from congressional aide to he...