House of Ultimates/Powers of Absolute

Who are all of these new guys? Will there be even more new guys? Are most of them actually old guys? Who cares, they're new again! A skeleton can be a new guy, a woman can be a new guy, a skeleton can be a woman. You’re saying skelecan’t but I’m saying skelecan. It’s time to believe in women and believe in skeletons. Enjoy. This episode we talk about Absolute Martian Manhunter 9 & 10, Absolute...

What if Tony just built a Makerbuster? Why’d they do that to Spider-Man? Why are the X-men here? Does anyone need to be here? Did this need to be an event? Could Ultimates just have gotten its own ending? It’s the second to last one. Have fun. We talk about Ultimates 21-22, Ultimate Endgame 3 and Ultimate Wolverine 15. Next time we’ll talk about Ultimates 23-24, Ultimate Endgame 4-5 and Ultimate U...

Can Hawkman and Superman overcome their differences to take down Parasite? Does Superman even need Hawkman’s help? Can the power of friendship make that old man less conservative? Whatever happened with Medusa? Is Wonder Woman going to leave a plot thread hanging? Will Wally join the Rogues? What’s the deal with Ark M? Does it have anything to do with this wacky Joker guy? What does Jim Gordon kno...

What’s going on in the Dome? Do we need to care? Are we satisfied with everything being wrapped up nicely in Spider-Man? Was it too convenient? What about X-Men’s dangling plot threads? Where did all of those come from? It's probably hard to end things. Do you like endings? Well, there are more ends to end and friends to friend. Listen and tell a friend. That’s a call to action. They tell you to d...

What’s the deal with Hawkman? Is he a lost cause? Is Absolute Superman good now?? Is everyone in love with Wonder Woman? (yes) Would you go to your ex-wife’s safe house? What if it was to save your second or third best boy? Can you fix everything in a marriage in a single night? Even if your son has bad vibes? Would you go to hell to save your best boy? What if he’s a lizard? Of course you’d go to...

It's the beginning of the end(game) of the Ultimate Universe! And of course, before the event that ends it all, we start where this whole ride began, by sending off Ultimate Spider-Man! Hang on, I'm getting a call Also in this episode: Who's this new guy messing with the X-Men? He's been here all along? Is that a regular bear? Is Vision a Girl? No? There is no such thing as an Anti-War Machine. We...

Who is Goldface? Can Jo trust all of Cam's friends? When will daddy Tomar Re come back? Will Superman finally defeat Ra's al Ghul? Will he ever be like a regular guy? Maybe go by Matt or even Clark? Will the Rogues be able to save Wally’s dad? What is this concrete world Barry’s wandered into? Who is the fish? Who is the Absolute Joker? What’s his deal? How do Batman and Wonder Woman meet? What do...

Are the Ultimates declaring all out open war? Is Two Years In just a backdoor pilot for Ultimate Guardians of The Galaxy? Are Richard and Felicia caught in a literal web? Will Harry make it out of this series alive? Was the statue symbolism? What happened to Hisako? Is Kageyama finally defeated? What happened to Colossus? Does it look sick as fuck? Find out all that and more on this episode. We ta...

What will we learn about Jo’s backstory? Can Cam help her? Can she trust her? Will we finally get rid of Sol? What’s going down in Smallville? Can our intrepid reporters get the word out? Should Wally really trust the Rogues? Like all of them? Can you stay mad at Trickster? I don’t think I can. Will Bane take the venom? What’s the plan? Will Batman save Gotham or will Gotham save Batman? Zatanna i...

Why is Doom so sad? Could he maybe be less sad? Is Hank finally the hero we need? Who would send a 16 year old into Fisk Towers? No, not Otto? Otto the scientist? Otto? No? Are mutant motorcycle gangs sick? Who’s this Glob? Is this the end of Wolverine? Oh no more issues were announced? Cool cool. Join us as we move into the beginning of the Endgame. I’m embarrassed to have typed that. It’s the cl...

This episode our heroes find themselves diving into the files of superhero attempts of the past. What’s going on in space? Does Smallville need to be in this version of Superman (we’re asking it again and again)? Who is messing with Wonder Woman? Will Bruce use the Venom? How did he get the Batmobile? Is Barry a mad scientist or just a dumb scientist?  Join us as we discuss Absolute Evil, Absolute...

What is the Ultimates network? How does it work? Why does this guy look an awful lot like Captain America? What’s the deal with Mr Negative? Who’s really dead? Where’s Sabretooth going? Can Wolverine make it without him? How cool is the new sword though? What has been going on with the X-Men? Will this issue spell things out for us? (mostly) Listen to more of our nostalgia for the MCU die in the m...

This episode our heroes find themselves lost in deep space and embroiled in an intergalactic color war. Who’s been introduced in the new Green Lantern? Does Smallville need to be in this version of Superman? What is the thrilling conclusion to the first Martian Manhunter arc? Will Wonder Woman ever escape the maze? And is Catwoman trustworthy? What’s the deal with working with the Falcones?  Join...

Is the month to month structure holding these series back? Are the things we wonder about in the news section already answered? We recorded this episode on Sep 9th. What is the Wasp up to? Was too much crammed into this Ultimates issue? Are we a little lost when it comes to the realities of X-Men? Are comics better with less superheroes? Does this feel like the start of the end yet? Could the Ulti...

Is Talia just generic evil? (Yes) How is the venom affecting Bruce? Will his friends be OK? Do we finally understand what’s going on with the Lantern powers? Who are the Absolute Universe's rogues really? Join us as we discuss Absolute Green Lantern 5, Absolute Flash 6, Absolute Superman 10 and Absolute Batman 11. Our intro music is Atarashii Gakko! - Pineapple Kryptonite and our outro is Cliffhan...

Who’s the fastest Marvel character? Could it be the Whizzer? He’s not in any of these comics don’t worry you’re safe. Can Hawkeye aim? Should Peter stay Spider-Man? Is Richard safe with the suit? Is the Ultimate Universe ending? Follow along with your knowledge from the future. Who’s gonna die in Wolverine? What’s up with The Ultimate X-Men's timeline? All that and more as we talk about Ultimates...

This week our heroes find themselves questioning, is the horseshoe theory in Superman a bit too strong? Can Bruce find Waylon? Is Hal going to kill En Sabah Nur? Can he wait until he stops explaining what's going on first? Who’s that mysterious kid in the Flash costume? Can Wonder Woman navigate the maze? What if she was high? Join us as we discuss Absolute Green Lantern 04, Absolute Flash 05, Abs...

How can Tony manage to be in so many places at once? Is he up to something? Is the Jim Hammond? Is The Wasp? Is Felicia in any danger? Or is it just fun to be evil? Will Logan be able to work through his guilt? Can he forgive Sabretooth? Is Mikhail a double agent? Obviously, this is a shorter episode than usual. We talk about Ultimates 13, Ultimate Spider-Man 18, and Ultimate Wolverine 7. We addre...

Are we going to meet a second Amazon? Who is Ralph Dibney? Didn’t they already have a stretchy guy? Why is it so hot? Should John be hiding everything from his wife? Who is Bane? How can gold affect the force field that’s keeping the Lanterns trapped? Will Superman chose Lois or Jimmy? Join us as we discuss Absolute Green Lantern 3, Absolute Flash 4, Absolute Martian Manhunter 4, Absolute Wonder W...

Is it a comic? Is it a trade paperback? No! It's a movie! That's right, we all went to see Superman! How crazy is that? You'll believe a pod can cast

Who is Futaba and what does she have to do with the Children of the Atom? What are Nico’s powers? Who is The One and what happened to this world's Legion? Is this the first world where Green Goblin and Mysterio fuck? Does Incursion matter? What really happened to the Ultimates when they fought the Hulk? All that and more as we cover Ultimate Wolverine 6, Ultimate Spider-Man 17, Ultimate X-Men 15 &...

What forces are working against Wonder Woman and who is Dr Poison? What will happen when Grodd’s wrath is unleashed on Wally? Or is he nice? Maybe Grodd is nice. What is happening in Gotham while Batman faces Freeze? Is everyone safe? Who or what is the White Martian? And how are they weaponizing the vibes? We finally learn Brainiac's backstory, what kind of a fresh freak is he? And what’s going o...

We are once again faced with the question: is the metal evil? This could be a recurring metaphor for human industrialization and whether or not we have a right to so aggressively alter the world we live in and use up limited resources but it’s probably just a way to get more words on the page. What’s Ultimate Sabertooth like? More importantly how fucking cute are Artie and Leech? Who is Mysterio?...

Why is the Martian sad? Do you have bad vibes? That sucks, ours are sick. Will Wally ever be able to stand still again? What does Absolute Grodd look like? Is it the end of Kal-El’s backstory? What’s next for Batman? Do you want Fries with that? Will Wonder Woman defeat Hades? Watch out, he's tricky. And of course it’s time for Absolute Green Lantern. What’s even IS the Green Lantern? We talk abou...

What’s going on with Asgard? Who is Ultimate Sandman? Why is Gambit only using white queens? Vibranium is evil? Where did Hisako go? How did Surge even get there? Are they still the X-Men? This week we discuss Ultimate Wolverine 3, Ultimate Spider-Man 15, Ultimate X-Men 13 & 14, Ultimate Black Panther 14 and Ultimates 11.