Dear Watchers: an omniversal comic book podcast

👻 Welcome, Foolish Mortals… This week we're checking into a mansion with 999 happy haunts — and a vacancy. We ask: what happens when the omniverse's most famous haunted house needs one more ghost… and you're the candidate? Ep. 179 — What If You Became the 1,000th Happy Haunt of Disney's Haunted Mansion? from Haunted Mansion (Marvel / Disney Kingdoms, 2016) Find us at https://linktr.ee/dearwatcher...

🎙 The Forbidden Door Is Open — and Nobody's Ready Ep. 178 What If the Wrestlers of AEW Teamed Up with DC Heroes for the Ultimate Championship Brawl? from AEW Origins: Special Edition #1 (DC Comics, January 2025) & DC x AEW #1–2: "The Forbidden Door Saga" (DC Comics, April–May 2026) Find us at https://linktr.ee/dearwatchers The championship belt is broken. Element X is scattered across the univ...

🏍️ Fragging Around in the Multiverse This week we're revving up the space hog and hauling across the omniverse to ask a very thorny question — what happens when the universe's most dangerous bounty hunter lands in Gotham City… and the Joker is his target? Ep. 177 What if the Joker Hired Lobo to Kill Batman (His Own Brother)? from Batman/Lobo #1 (DC Comics Elseworlds, April 2000) Find us at https:/...

🎙️ Entering the Ring (and Taking a Fall) This week we’re stepping into the spotlight to ask a very classic Watchers question—what happens to a hero when the moment that “forges” them… never happens? Ep. 176 What If Daredevil’s Dad Had Thrown the Big Fight? from What If…? #102 (“What If? Daredevil’s Dad Had Thrown The Big Fight?”) Find us at https://linktr.ee/dearwatchers We’re diving into Earth-97...

🎙️ When Titans Collide: Spidey vs Supes?! It’s Marvel vs DC in the ultimate clash of capes and quips! Ep. 175 What If Spider-Man Fought Superman (Before Teaming Up)? from Superman vs The Amazing Spider-Man: The Battle of the Century (Marvel/DC Treasury Edition, 1976) Find us at https://linktr.ee/dearwatchers Today, we ask one of the most fantastic questions ever: What if Spider-Man fought Superman...

🎙️ “I HAVE THE SEWER POWER!” Two titans of toy aisles and pop culture finally collide in a radical, tubular, and power-packed multiversal crossover! Ep. 174 What if He-Man teamed up with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to avert a universal crisis? from Turtles of Grayskull #1–4 (Dark Horse Comics, 2024–2025) Find us at https://linktr.ee/dearwatchers It’s morphin’ time—wait, wrong show! But the po...

🎙️ What happens when the Bat meets the Merc in the most meta multiverse ever? One is the world’s greatest detective. The other talks to the readers more than his therapist. Together, they shatter the fourth wall and maybe the entire omniverse! Ep. 173 Batman/Deadpool: The Cosmic Kiss Caper from Batman/Deadpool #1 (DC/Marvel, 2026) Find us at https://linktr.ee/dearwatchers We’re diving into the unp...

🎙️ What if Jean Grey was resurrected instead of Colossus? Mutant destinies collide as we revisit one of the X-Men’s most “astonishing” eras — and imagine a fiery twist to its resurrection storyline. Ep. 172 — What If Jean Grey Was Resurrected Instead of Colossus? from Astonishing X-Men #1–6 “Gifted” (2004, Marvel Comics) and What If? Astonishing X-Men #1 (2010, Marvel Comics) Find us at https://li...

🎙️ What if Superman fought Frankenstein and Dracula? It’s spooky season in the Omniverse, and we’re inviting two gothic horror icons into the DC Universe! Time to find out what happens when the Last Son of Krypton crosses paths with the Lord of Vampires and the Creature of Promethean Science. Ep. 171 What If Superman Fought Dracula & Frankenstein? from Superman Vol. 1 #344 (DC Comics, 1980) Fi...

🎙️ What If We Opened a Portal to New York Comic Con 2025 to Reveal Our Highlights? NYCC is our annual pilgrimage through fandom—and this year we opened a portal to relive it all! From retro creators and cosplay encounters to surprise Marvel reveals and new comic treasures, we’re sharing the sights, sounds, and stories that made 2025’s con unforgettable. Ep. 170 What If We Opened a Portal to New Yo...

🎙️ Two Publishers, Both Alike in Dignity… What if DC and Marvel were one shared multiverse? We’re diving into the biggest crossover in years to explore the ultimate fan fiction gone corporate canon. Ep. 169 Deadpool Batman #1: What If Marvel & DC Were the Same Company? from Deadpool Batman #1 (Marvel/DC, 2025) Find us at https://linktr.ee/dearwatchers They said it couldn’t be done… but they di...

🎙️ Groovy? Dreamy? Slashy? Let’s get ready to SCREAM! What happens when three horror icons collide in the multiverse—and who’s left standing when the blood dries? Ep. 168 What if Jason (Friday the 13th) fought Freddy (Nightmare on Elm Street) and Ash (Evil Dead)? from Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash #1-6 (Wildstorm/Dynamite, 2007–2008) Find us at https://linktr.ee/dearwatchers We’re diving into the ultim...

🎙️ Gods of the Omniverse? It’s Our 4-Year Anniversary! from Dear Watchers Episode 167 Find us at https://linktr.ee/dearwatchers Happy (slightly belated) birthday to us! Dear Watchers just turned 4 years old, and we’re celebrating with you. We look back at our origins (dating back to July 2021), share wild trivia about our journey (170+ episodes, 6,859 minutes of runtime, 25 unique guests, and five...

🎙️ Wonder Woman Meets She-Ra Meets Barbie?! Grab a box of Cinnamon Mini Buns from 1993, comb your long luxurious hair, and polish your gemstones—because today we’re traveling to the most glittery corner of the multiverse. Ep. 166 What if Wonder Woman Led the Star Riders? from Wonder Woman and the Star Riders (Mattel/DC Promotional Minicomics, 1993) Find us at https://linktr.ee/dearwatchers What if...

🎙️ Had a challenging week? Get ready for something fantastic. We’re going Amalgam, baby! This week, Marvel’s First Family meets DC’s death-defying adventurers in one of the boldest mash-ups of the Amalgam Age! Ep. 165 What if the Fantastic Four returned from their travels without powers—and had to face Galactiac? from Challengers of the Fantastic #1 (Amalgam Comics, June 1997) & Showcase #6 (D...

🎙️They don't want to destroy the universe—they want to annoy it into submission! It's comics' most chaotic crossover as the pink-hatted pest and the green chaos goblin take center stage! Ep. 164 What If Superman and Silver Surfer Tangled with Impossible Man and Mr. Mxyzptlk? from Silver Surfer / Superman #1 (Marvel & DC, 1997) Find us at https://linktr.ee/dearwatchers We’re diving into the mos...

We are traveling to Earth-383, a so-called Negative Earth first featured in Adventure Comics #383 (1969), where Supergirl seemingly perishes in an explosion and attends her own funeral—joined by the spirits of Abraham Lincoln, Joan of Arc, and other ghostly figures! This Bronze Age tale was recently revisited in Back Issue #159 as part of a 40th anniversary retrospective on Crisis on Infinite Eart...

🎶 Boop-Oop-a-Doop! 🎶 This week we’re tapping our toes, flipping our curls, and leaping out of the inkpot as we explore one of animation’s original divas— Betty Boop ! We’re asking: What if Betty Boop traveled from the cartoon world to our world? For the first time, Dear Watchers is hopping from the silver screen to the comic page to the Broadway stage as we visit Earth-Boop-Oop-a-Doop and explor...

🌎 Earth! 🔥 Fire! 💧 Water! 🌪 Wind! 🪵 Heart! With our powers combined, we're calling forth the return of the ultimate eco-hero: Captain Planet ! For the first time in Dear Watchers history, we’re diving into a beloved ‘90s animated icon who’s been absent from the comic page for three decades. This week, we're going full Planeteer as we explore: 💬 "Captain Planet and the Planeteers" #1–12 (Marve...

Good boys get a brand new podcast! We are taking a deep dive into Superman's best friend (no, not Jimmy): Krypto! We talk Krypto's (many) origins, his first appearance and his encounter with Lex Luthor's super powered pooch Destructo. We wrap up pondering about Krypto's appearance in James Gunn's new Superman. Grab your favorite chew toy and your headphones and listen up! Ep. 160 What if Superman’...

Are they in their hero or villain era? In honor of the latest film from the MCU, we're talking Thunderbolts! We kick off with their 1997 debut that introduces a superhero team that might not be what they appear to be. Then we give a spoileriffic rundown of Thunderbolts* including the film's big final twist. We wrap up by taking a look at a version of the team that closely mirrors the onscreen vers...

By the power of Grayskull, we're back in Eternia for another He-Man themed episode. Guido and Rob return to one of their favorite childhood films 1987's Masters of the Universe starring Dolph Lundgren before talking about the 2020 semi-sequel to this iconic film from DC Comics and past guest Tim Seeley. In this six part comic,  the film version of He-Man return and team up with a would-be Skeletor...

Four-score and 157 episodes ago, we are back in the world of Reed, Sue, Johnny and Ben as we ask what if the Fantastic Four all had the same powers? We start off with yet another telling of their origin story in Mythos: Fantastic Four by Paul Jenkins & Paolo Rivera before jumping into our central issue by Jimmy Valentino that features Sue becoming Man-Thing, the FF as members of SHIELD, Johnny...

We might be talking "silver age silliness" but we're not horsing around! Well, Lois Lane is as she falls in love with a horse who is also a man and then becomes a horse herself? Confused, then you need to listen to this week's episode. We start with Adventure Comics in 1962 that introduces Comet the Super-Horse alongside Krypto and the League of Super Pets in a truly wacky issue. Then it's over to...

For the honor of podcasts! It's our first episode dedicated to the Princess of Power: She-Ra. We start by covering Adora's five episode origin story on the iconic Filmation tv series. Then we talk comics that sees Adora become Despara in the 2013-2015 Masters of the Universe series from DC Comics in a new take on her origin. We wrap up by speculating about the upcoming 2026 Masters of the Universe...