Cinematic Comicverse Podcast

This week, we discuss the current state of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. How do we think Phases 4 and 5 have held up? What has the critical response to everything been? What should Marvel change or keep doing in the future? All of this and more on this episode of the Cinematic Comicverse! Email us at cinematic.comicverse@gmail.com!

We have a Curtis Lowe (host of the podcast Chance Time!) join us to talk about the Spider-Verse! We start with the comic event, and then delve into the movie, Into the Spider-Verse! The comic storyline is very different than the movie, but it's interesting to see what elements they did end up using. We also have a special segment where we review the Spider-Verse Whopper from Burger King. Email...

After recently re-watching all of first three phases of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, we decided to give our individual lists of how each of them rank!

We finish off the MCU's phase 3 with Spider-Man: Far From Home! We look at Mysterio's beginnings in the Amazing Spider-Man, and how he differs from his cinematic debut! Comics We Read: The Amazing Spider-Man #13 - First Appearance of Mysterio The Amazing Spider-Man #66-67 - The Madness of Mysterio

We finally made it to Avengers: Endgame! The culmination of the entire MCU (up to this point) is a celebration of all the movies that came before it, but quite different from Thanos' original Infinity Gauntlet story. Is it for the better? We delve into it on this week's episode! Comics we read: Infinity Gauntlet #2-5 - Aftermath of Thanos getting the Gauntlet

We have special guest, Paul Bills (host of the podcast Chance Time!), to discuss Captain Marvel! We talk about Carol Danvers intro as head of Security, and then the hard pivot into writing. we see how she got her super powers and the reason she decided to take on the mantle of Captain Marvel. Then we discuss the 2019 film and how these comics play into her cinematic debut. Paul also gives us some...

It's a short episode today! We discuss Ant-Man and the Wasp! We read how the original Wasp ended up teaming up with Hank Pym and the delve into the first appearance of Ghost! Then we discuss the film, and we are somewhat divided on how we feel about it, but also, we are kind of on the same page. Comics We Read: Tales to Astonish #44 - First Appearance of the Wasp Iron Man #219-221 - First Appearan...

We discuss the Thanos' quest for the infinity gems and how it was adapted into the silver screen. We loved reading Jim Starlin's take on the cosmic universe within Marvel comics, and we delve into what inspiration Infinity War took from the comics. Comics We Read: Silver Surfer (1987) #34-38 - Rebirth of Thanos Thanos Quest #1-2 - Thanos Collects the Infinity Gems Infinity Gauntlet #1 - Thanos wip...

We take a look of where the infinity gems came to be in the Marvel comics and what they have evolved into over time. We discuss who has used the infinity stones in the past, take a broad look at how they relate to the cosmic side of marvel, as well as figure out which stones we would want for ourselves!

Davis hosts this week as we discuss the origins of T'Challa, and also read some of Christopher Priest's run on Black Panther to see how they influenced Ryan Coogler's Black Panther! Comics we read: Jungle Action #6 - First Appearance of Killmonger Fantastic Four #52 - First Appearance of Black Panther Fantastic Four #53 - First Appearance of Klaw/Vibranium, T'Challa's origin Black Panther (1998) (...

Cori hosts this episode and we really get into the Norse Mythology! We read Planet Hulk and the comic version of Ragnarok and see what they kept and what they changed in the movie, Thor: Ragnarok. We also go on some long tangents about Dr. Who, collecting things, and why Cori hates Reed Richards. Comics we read: Incredible Hulk (1999) #92-95 (96-105) - Planet Hulk Journey Into Mystery #102 - First...

We stray from the typical format this week, and instead delve into the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. We go over their humble beginnings and try to think of every piece of media they've been in since then.

We discuss the origins of the Vulture, Tinkerer, the Shocker, and Peter Parker's classmates! We also touch on the Sony Deal, Spider-Men, Tom Holland's Accent, and more in this episode of the Cinematic Comicverse! Comics we read: The Amazing Spider-Man #2 - First Appearance of the Vulture/the Tinkerer The Amazing Spider-Man #46 - First Appearance of the Shocker Spidey #6 - Spider-Man and Iron Man t...

We discuss Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and the comics that inspired it! We also discuss what the funniest joke is in the MCU! Star-Lord #1-3 - First Appearance of the modern Ravagers and Yondu meet Star-Lord* The Mighty Thor #132-133 - First Appearance of Ego the Living Planet Marvel Super-Heroes #18 - First Appearance of Yondu/Original Guardians of the Galaxy The Avengers #112 - First Appearan...

We discuss the Master of the Mystic Arts, Doctor Strange! And the results are in, we want more Mordo! Comics we read: Strange Tales #110-111 - First Appearance of Dr. Strange/Wong/Ancient One/Baron Mordo Strange Tales #115 - Dr. Strange's Origin Strange Tales #126 - First Appearance of Dormamu Strange Tales #130-135 - First Appearance of Kaecillius (Main Kaecillius Arc)

Sterling Mason joins us to discuss Captain America: Civil War and the comics that inspired the movie. Comics we read for this episode: Civil War #1-7 - Civil War arc New Warriors (2005) #1-6 - Civil War prelude New Avengers: Illuminati One-shot - Road to Civil War The Amazing Spider-Man #529-531 - Road to Civil War Fantastic Four #536-537 - Road to Civil War Email us at cinematic.comicverse@gmail....

Cori and Davis embark on a special adventure into the watchmen universe. Join them as they break down the watchmen graphic novel and 2009 movie. Is the episode nearly as long as the movie? Yes. Do they spend a lot of time debating who the best and worst watchmen are? Yes. Listen to their hot takes and very important opinions!

We discuss the end of MCU's phase 2 with Ant-Man. Comics we read: Tales to Astonish #27, 35 - First Appearance of Ant-Man (Hank Pym) The Avengers #181 - First Appearance of Scott Lang Marvel Premiere #47-48 - First Appearance of Scott Lang as Ant-Man

We read about the Ultron and Vision's origins, as well as Brian Michael Bendis' Age of Ultron (and how it doesn't really relate too much to the movie). Comics we read: The Avengers #54-55 - First Appearance of Ultron The Avengers #57 - First Appearance of Vision Avengers 12.1, Age of Ultron #1-10 - Age of Ultron arc

We read about the origins of each member of the Guardians of the Galaxy and see how it relates to the movie. Comics we read: Guardians of the Galaxy (2008) #1(-25) - Movie is loosely based on this run (Further reading: Annihilation Conquest: Star-Lord)  Marvel Preview #4 - First Appearance of Star Lord Strange Tales #180 - First Appearance of Gamora The Invincible Iron Man #55 - First Appeara...

Adam Zenger joins us to delve into Ed Brubaker's Winter Soldier arc and see how it relates to the movie. Comics We Read: Captain America (2005) #1-9, 11-15 - The Winter Soldier Arc Secret Warriors #1 - Nick Fury finds Hydra agents in an old S.H.I.E.L.D. base Captain America #117 - First Appearance of the Falcon Captain America #208 - First instance of Arnim Zola in a computer

We discuss the first appearance of Malekith and how it relates to his portrayal in Thor: The Dark World. Comics We Read: Thor #344-349 - First Appearance of Malekith

We talk about the Iron Man Extremis arc and how it influenced Iron Man 3. Comics We Read: Iron Man Extremis #1-6 - Extremis arc Tales of Suspense #50 - First Appearance of the Mandarin

This week we talk about Marvel's Avengers. We delve into how Marvel's team of Earth's Mightiest change from their first battle with Loki, to their first team-up on screen. Comics We Read: Avengers #1 - First appearance of Avengers/Avengers vs Loki Avengers #4 - Avengers pull Captain America out of the ice Ultimates #8 - First Appearance of the Chitauri

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