Comics Are My Happy Place

It's the second part of our dive into the world of Supergirl and, this week Colin and Nick take a look at the comic that's the inspiration behind the film, Supergirl: Woman Of Tomorrow as well as chatting about the nearest Marvel equivalents (sort of) to Supergirl:- Cammi, America Chavez and Darkstar. They'll be asking the important questions like why is Marvel so obsessed with just "dark" as a po...

It's part one of a two spectacular as Colin and Nick dive into the world of the many (and slightly confusing) versions of Supergirl in honour of the new film being released. Why is one of them a ball of pink protoplasm? Is it icky that she starts dating a parallel universe version of her "father"? And who has enough lead to coat an asteroid knocking around in their shed? As well as the superchat,...

Colin and Nick are back once again with the nerd behaviour to chat about season 1 of Daredevil: Born Again (but only because Nick hasn't watched season 2 yet) and take a look at some of his weirdest villains. What is Gladiator's business model? Why does Mister Fear want to bring waxworks to life? And has no one thought of pushing both of Stilt Man's legs at the same time to make him fall over...

Join Colin Hoult and Nick Kirk as they take a deep dive into the villains of Spider-Noir - we're talking Black Cat, Electro, Sandman, Molten Man and Silvermane - and tackle the important questions:- is that Black Cat's real hair? Does sand really work like that? And by "molten", do they really mean "just a bit greasy"? We'll also be taking at a look at the new DC Absolute universe, specifically Ba...

Yes, we are coming back with a revamped version of the podcast and A-Bomb To Zzzax will be morphing into... Comics Are My Happy Place! Listen to the announcement for more details and stay tuned for our first revamped episode, hitting your ears soon... SUPPORT US: See the full character order, suggest more for us to read and get bonus content on Patreon GET IN TOUCH: Email us INSTAGRAM: comicsaremy...

BOOMERANG, SCORPION, TARANTULA, TOMBSTONE We've got an incoming MCU film on the horizon so Colin and Nick are taking a look at the villains of SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY and asking the important questions:- what is Scorpion's tail supposed to be? Why does Boomerang's original suit not have any boomerangs on it? And is Tarantula's power just having really really pointy shoes? (NB - We'll be taking a...

BATROC, WHIRLWIND, LIVING LASER, ZARAN, MACHETE Bonjour, mes amis! Join your jovial hosts Colin and Nick as they take a look at one of the few Marvel characters who has his own brigade - yes, it's the probably racially-insensitively named Batroc The Leaper (a man skilled in the noble French art of feet boxing). Who are the rest of his brigade? Are they supervillains to be taken seriously? And are...

It's a slightly different episode this week as Nick goes solo to take a little sidestep away from the list to look at the Transformers and ask the question we've all been asking:- are the Transformers part of the Marvel universe? (Normal list-based service will resume next week...) THIS EPISODE WENT OUT UNDER OUR FORMER NAME OF ABOMB TO ZZZAX - PLEASE IGNORE ANY WAYS TO CONTACT US AS MENTIONED IN...

BATTERING RAM, ANARCHIST, ORPHAN, BLOKE, DOOP, DEAD GIRL, U GO GIRL, LA NUIT, VIVISECTOR, VENUS DEE MILO It's a frankly ridiculous number of marvellously media-savvy (if mortally-challenged) mutants this week as Colin and Nick take a look at X-Statix. Who were the X-Statix? Did anyone make it through the revolving door of death? Was Princess Diana really on the team? And what is Doop saying? Some...

Colin and Nick are back to answer that age old question:- "How many Buckys is too many Buckys?" as they take a look at the inexplicably high number of people who have decided to take on the mantle of child sidekick. We're talking Nomad (Jack Monroe), Nomad (Rikki Barnes), Battlestar (surprisingly not Nomad) and Sharon Carter (sister-niece of Peggy). Reckless endangerment ahoy! 250. Battlestar&nbsp...

WONDER MAN, GRIM REAPER, DOORMAN Look, up in the sky... oh no, hang on, that's someone else. Join Colin and Nick as they take a look at a hero neither of them has paid much attention to before, Simon Williams AKA Wonder Man as they ask the question:- is it worth bothering with the comics or should you just watch the excellent series instead (what do you mean, "leading question"?) Also they take a...

Bastion, Sentinels, Master Mold, Bolivar Trask Look out, the machines are taking over! In what feels like a very timely episode, Colin and Nick take a look at the man-made machines menacing the mutants of the Marvel universe (yeah, maybe all this Stan and Jack has been rubbing off on us, alliteratively speaking). Are the Sentinels a terrifying look at the future of robotics or another 60s misunder...

Bart Rozum, Wrecker, Thunderball, Piledriver, Bulldozer Let's get wrecked! This week, Colin and Nick are taking a look at Damage Control and the Wrecking Crew as next on the list is Bart Rozum (no, us neither). It's thumping, smashing, head-butting frenzy of destruction (and mildly incompetent clean-up) Issues Read:- Bart Rozum & Damage Control (group)  Damage Control #1 (Sept 1989) Wreck...

KRAVEN THE HUNTER, CALYPSO, RHINO, CHAMELEON Colin and Nick are joined by returning and (hopefully) recurring pal James O'Donoghue to take a look at Spidey's animal-tracking foe, Kraven The Hunter. It's also a chance to (mercifully) finish off our look at the SPUMC movies with a bit of chat about Kraven's inexplicable movie. Plus, given that they also feature in the film, we'll dive into Rhino, Ch...

SUPER SKRULL! TALOS! PAIBOK! LYJA! BARONESS S'BAK? XAVIN Colin and Nick (or are they?) discover those shape shifting swines the Skrulls! Are they all bad? How much of a perv is Paibok? Which of these is surprisingly good? Skrulls  234. Baroness S'bak  Annihilation - Super Skrull #1 235. Super Skrull Fantastic Four (1963) #18 236. Lyja Fantastic Four (1963) #357 237. Paibok Fantastic Four...

BARON STRUCKER, VIPER, BOB AND GORGON Join Colin and Nick as they take a look at a fascist organisation hellbent on world domination (yes, maybe a bit on the nose in early 2026). They take a look at Baron Strucker (baldy fascist), Viper (sexy fascist), Gorgon (stabby fascist) and Bob (in-it-for-the-healthcare fascist). Cut off the head and two shall grow! (Disclaimer - please don't cut off Colin a...

Colin and Nick are still taking a little post-festive break so, to tide you over in the meantime, here's a little taster of some of the bonus content that we're putting out on the Patreon in a frankly shameless attempt to encourage new subscribers (boo, capitalism!). We talk a little bit about the Zombie, Simon Garth, and the Marvel universe's version of Frankenstein's Monster (both covered way ba...

We still had an "A" left! For a little Christmas treat, Colin and Nick are back to round out the year and the letter A with a look at the Marvel universe's mighty team of power hitters, The Avengers themselves 197. The Avengers  Avengers (1963) #1, #211, #329, #500 Avengers (2013) #1 THIS EPISODE WENT OUT UNDER OUR FORMER NAME OF ABOMB TO ZZZAX - PLEASE IGNORE ANY WAYS TO CONTACT US AS MENTIO...

STRONG GUY & LAYLA MILLER Read Along! 720. Madrox the Multiple Man Giant-Size Fantastic Four (1974) #4 (first) (up to page 22) X-Factor (1986) #73 Madrox (2004) #1 X-Factor (2005) #39  692. Layla Miller & 694. Strong Guy  X-Factor (2005) #2 X-Factor: Layla Miller #1 (optional) THIS EPISODE WENT OUT UNDER OUR FORMER NAME OF ABOMB TO ZZZAX - PLEASE IGNORE ANY WAYS TO CONTACT US AS...

David Reed returns to discuss the cyborg son of Scott Summers and his many clones. Plus a man with four arms! Called Forearm! THIS EPISODE WENT OUT UNDER OUR FORMER NAME OF ABOMB TO ZZZAX - PLEASE IGNORE ANY WAYS TO CONTACT US AS MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE AND USE THE LINKS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS DESCRIPTION INSTEAD Summers 3 - the Cable men  324. Cable New mutants (83) #87(read pages 1-5, 13-14...

BARON MORDO, DORMAMMU, UMAR & CHONDU THE MYSTIC! Colin flies solo as he can't find any friends this week to meet Dr Strange’s sinister sorcerers! THIS EPISODE WENT OUT UNDER OUR FORMER NAME OF ABOMB TO ZZZAX - PLEASE IGNORE ANY WAYS TO CONTACT US AS MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE AND USE THE LINKS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS DESCRIPTION INSTEAD 221. Baron mordo  Strange tales 1965 #130 b story (...

BANSHEE, BLACK TOM & SIRYN Colin and Nick chat about the Cassidy Clan, everyone's favourite Irish X-Folk. 218. Banshee and the Cassidys  Xmen 1965 #28 Xmen 1976 #102 Xmen deadly genesis 2006 #2 219. Siryn Spider woman 1980 #37 (from page 16) X-factor 2009 #39 220. Black Tom  X-force 2020 #2 Patron bonus  Shamrock Girl comics 2010 #2 ‘good to be lucky’ story  THIS EPISODE WE...

VOLSTAGG, FANDRAL, HOGUN, SIF AND BALDER Nick and Colin meet the Warriors Three, Thor's dearest pals. Read along! Asgardian Allies 212. Balder and the asgardians Thor 1980 #304-306 (b story only)  213. Warriors three - Fandral Hogun volstagg  Journey into mystery 1965 #119-122 b story only  Warriors three #1-2 2010 214. Fandral 215. Hogun  216. Volstagg 217. Sif Thor...

OMEGA THE UNKNOWN AND DOCTOR BONG! For no real reason Colin and Nick discuss the work of late Steve Gerber, creator of the much beloved 70s comedy comic character Howard the Duck. But is he actually funny?? Or is it just a bit weird and depressing? Finally we disagree on something. Sparks fly and things get pretty bloody heated! That said we both adore Doctor Bong and are deeply confused by Omega...

NIGHTCRAWLER, AZAZEL & NOCTURNE Discover the amazing Nightcrawler - beloved bamfing demon boy of the X-men. But how does he teleport? Science? or some kind of brimstone bullshit? Is his dad really just a red version of him? Is it cool to have dreadlocks if you're blue? So many questions but biggest of all - where does he rank in our big bulging list of characters? READ ALONG WITH US Night...