Character Corner - A Podcast on Your favorite Comic Book Characters

We cover another X-Man villain turned…good? This time we cover Magneto, the greatest enemy of the X-Men. Magneto has a very interesting arc as a villain. He starts off as the perfect antithesis to Professor Xavier. He starts with the simple idea of “never again” will he allow his people to be slaughtered to believing he’s the messiah for mutant kind to dealing with the guil...

%CODECCBP% If you’re looking for the essential marvel comics to read for Black Panther then look no further. With his first solo movie just over a month away, its time to revisit our Character Corner episode that goes through the history of the first black super hero in mainstream comics. T’Challa made his live action debut in Captain America: Civil War but the importance and interest...

%CODE1% This is a massive Character Corner episode. We cover 3 characters: Daredevil, Elektra and Punisher. This was a really great episode that allows us to dig into the depressing life of Matt Murdock. What makes Daredevil such a great character is how much Matt Murdock matters to understanding the character. We cover the major moments in Matt’s life and how it all continues to spiral down...

%CODE1% This time Kriss & Dpalm cover Wonder Woman before her debut in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.  This is the oldest character we’ve done (She’s been around since 1942) and we talk about how this has lead to some problematic ways she’s been depicted. While now seen as a feminist icon, the character’s beginnings are full of problematic depictions and just...

Dpalm and Kriss present the final part of their Character Corner series on Doctor Doom. During this final part we focus mainly on Jonathan Hickman’s Fantastic Four run that leads into New Avengers/Secret Wars. The heart of this story is a Reed Richards vs Doctor Doom story but there’s so much more. We see Doom become a God, twice. We also see more of the relationship between Valeria &#...

Dpalm and Kriss present part 2 of their character corner on Doctor Victor Von Doom . If you thought Doom was evil in part 1, he gets even worse. Doctor Doom decides that he needs to get back to his roots and decides to concentrate more on his magic and becomes even more terrifying. He takes trolling the Fantastic Four to a new level by helping Sue give birth to Valeria and it begins a very interes...

%CODE1% On this Character Corner Dpalm and Kriss cover the Merc with the Mouth, Wade Wilson aka Deadpool. Deadpool is a unique character in that you can pretty much read anything with Deadpool in it. We have a ton of suggested reading for the character include a surprising “cameo” in a DC Comics book. Issues: *All of these issues are on Marvel Unlimited except Superman/Batman Annual #1...

Dpalm and Kriss finally get around to their character corner on Doctor Victor Von Doom . We’re going to have to break this up into two parts (maybe even three). For this first part we give a primer on Victor Von Doom’s background. We cover the origin of his feud with Reed Richards. We also talk about about what makes Doom so terrifying (and a dick), his over confidence and his never en...

Photo by Alex Valente Join Kriss and Dpalm as they ring in the new year with Movie Trailer Reviews’s first interview of 2016. The MTR crew sat down with the writer of IDW’s Transformers More Than Meets The Eye , James Roberts. Roberts was recently named Comic Alliance’s Outstanding Writer of 2015. We talk about the transition from fan to writer, the unique perspective of writing...

%CODE1% We do a dual episode this time to cover Rip Hunter and Vandal Savage as a primer for CW’s upcoming Legends of Tomorrow . We talk about how there’s some really good stories with Rip Hunter although DC hasn’t really used him much lately. Vandal Savage is another story. He seems to be very underused in the comics but has been used fairly well in other media like the animated...

%CODE1% We talk about our first X-Men/Mutant with this discussion on Emma Frost. We cover her entire history from her being introduced as the White Queen of the Hellfire Club to her transition to becoming an X-Men and protector of the mutant race. We talk about the recurring tragedies that help mold Emma from being just an evil villain to the hero she is now. An interesting thing about Emma is tha...

%CODE1% On this Character Corner, we do our first solo episode on a villain. We talk about DC’s Black Adam. Black Adam is such an interesting character because while a lot of what he does is wrong, the motives are something you can understand. Complexity like this makes a villain good. When you can make a character that slaughters an entire country of 2 million people sympathetic in a way, y...

%CODE1% Time for another Character Corner. This time we’re discussing Jessica Jones and giving the rundown on what makes this character so different from those we’ve seen before. She’ll make her live action debut on November 20th on Netflix. Listen to our discussion on her history. Reading list: Alias Volume 1 – First appearance of Jessica Jones Alias Volume 2  “Come...

%CODE1% We’re finally back with a new Character Corner. This time we’re here to discuss Tim Drake, the third Robin. We talk about how unfair it is for Tim to become the “Forgotten” Robin and how good of a character he is. Each of the Robins have distinct personalities and traits and Tim Drake is “The Detective”. Check out our discussion. *I said Nightwing #1 on...

%CODE1% Kriss and Dpalm are joined by N’jaila Rhee to discuss black female comic book characters. This is a little different from our usually Character Corners since we go through several different characters. But I’ve made sure to list/link to some key issues and runs for some of these characters so you can look them up and read more about them. Marvel Storm Giant Size X-Men #1 &#8211...

We’re back and this time it’s to discuss Miles Morales, the Spider-Man from Marvel’s Ultimate universe and soon to be MAIN Spider-Man of the All-New universe Marvel creates after Secret Wars. We talk about why the character is so significant and was a great move by Marvel. We also talk about what makes him different from Peter Parker and how that’s a great thing. Finally, w...

%CODE1% Kriss and Dpalm discuss Amanda Waller and the Suicide Squad. We talk about the Amanda Waller’s history and backstory and what led to her creating the Suicide Squad. We also discuss the changes DC has made to the New 52 and Live Action Waller and why they seem to be missing the point of the character.  Check out the episode and let us know what you think . Key Issues: Legend #1 &#8211...

We’re back to discuss the character of Sam Wilson, aka Falcon aka Captain America. This was an interesting and fun Character Corner to do because both Dpalm and I learned a lot of new things about Sam Wilson that we never knew before. We had a lot of preconceived notions about the character particularly his Snap Wilson past. We also tie our discussion into the current talk about diversity in...

Kriss & Dpalm are back to discuss Wally West, The Fastest Man Alive. Wally is the third person to take the mantle of the Flash. While the focus has been on Barry Allen recently, we talk about how Wally West was THE Flash for many of us growing up and how important he is. We talk about the similarities and differences between Flash and Batman. How Flash’s rogue gallery is up there with Sp...

In our first episode of The Character Corner, Kriss & Dpalm discuss the character of Scott Lang (Ant-Man).  We talk about how Scott’s character has been a consistent presence in the Marvel Universe. His story is actually pretty easy to follow and when you pay attentiont ot he whole thing, its actually really good. We discuss how the center of Scott Lang’s story is his relation...