Marvel by the Month

If you don't know who Matt Fraction and Brian Michael Bendis are, you probably weren't reading Marvel comics in the first decade of the 21st century, because they pretty much wrote all of the best ones. Two hundred thank-yous to Brian for making his second appearance on the pod, and to Matt for making his fifth (!!) for this milestone occasion! For an additional 45 minutes of bonus content — inclu...

Charles Soule just celebrated his 10th anniversary with Marvel Comics, where he's written critically acclaimed series like Death of Wolverine, She-Hulk, Daredevil, and Death of X, as well as more Star Wars comics than you can swing a lightsaber at. His creator-owned series Curse Words, Letter 44, and Eight Billion Genies are not to be missed, and his third original novel The Endless Vessel , just...

For an additional 40 minutes of bonus content — including the debut of the Men-Fish in Marvel Team-Up #14 and the abrupt cancellation of Warlock with issue #8 — support us at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth . Subscribers at the $4/month level get instant access to our bonus feed of content that contains over 80 extended and exclusive episodes — with more being added every week! Stories Covered in thi...

For an additional 30 minutes of bonus content — including our discussion of Luke Cage, Hero for Hire #13 and the soft launch of Marvel Two-In-One in the pages of Marvel Feature #11 — support us at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth . Subscribers at the $4/month level get instant access to our bonus feed of content that contains over 80 extended and exclusive episodes — with more being added every week!...

Michael Giacchino is a Tony Award away from going full EGOT, thanks to a prolific film and television soundtrack career. Seriously, check out the man's IMDB page sometime. You've had him in your ears for most of your adult life, whether you know it or not. His directorial debut was the Werewolf by Night feature on Disney+ which made us decide he was one of the coolest people in the entertainment i...

For an additional 2 0 minutes of extra content — including our discussion of Warlock #5-7 (featuring Counter-Earth's versions of Doctor Doom and Reed Richards) support us at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth . Subscribers at the $4/month level get instant access to our bonus feed of content that contains over 80 extended and exclusive episodes — with more being added every week!   Stories Covered in th...

C'mon, you don't really need us to tell you who Mark Waid is, do you? He's written just about every major character for Marvel and DC and collected a wall full of awards along the way (including Chip Zdarsky's Harvey Award!). And as much as we hate to break kayfabe, his Batman/Superman: World's Finest , illustrated by Dan Mora, is really good, and the first volume was just released in hardcover. T...

For an additional 15 minutes of extra content — including our discussion of Astonishing Tales #17-18 (featuring Ka-Zar's battle against Gemini, Lord Plunder, and Gog for the Super-Soldier Serum) support us at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth . Subscribers at the $4/month level get instant access to our bonus feed of content that contains over 80 extended and exclusive episodes — with more being added...

David F. Walker is one of the most prolific writers working in comics today. His Marvel/20th Century Planet of the Apes series (drawn by David Wachter) launches in April, and his Eisner Award-winning Bitter Root (co-written with Chuck Brown and illustrated by Sanford Greene) just got a beautiful omnibus edition of its first arc, published by Image Comics. And his other Eisner-winning book, The Bla...

Jordan Morris is the creator of the hilarious sci-fi gig-economy dystopia podcast Bubble , which he adapted into an Eisner-nominated graphic novel with co-writer Sarah Morgan, artist Tony Cliff, and colorist Natalie Riess for First Second. He's also slightly less than one-half (by height) of the long-running, premise-less, and equally hilarious podcast Jordan Jesse GO! which he's been making with...

For more than 15 minutes of extra content, including our discussion of Fantastic Four #133 (in which Thundra and Ben Grimm duke it out at Shea Stadium) , support us at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth . Subscribers at the $4/month level get instant access to our bonus feed of content that contains nearly 80 extended and exclusive episodes — with more being added every week!   Stories Covered in this E...

Clint McElroy , the All-Father of Podcasting, is one-quarter of the hosts of The Adventure Zone let's-play podcast on the Maximum Fun network. He's also the co-author of the TAZ graphic novel adaptations, along with three other guys you probably haven't heard of. The Adventure Zone vol. 5: The Eleventh Hour is on the shelves of better comics shops and bookstores everywhere right now! Make sure to...

For more than 20 minutes of extra content, including our discussion of Amazing Adventures #15 - 16 (in which Ka-Zar trades the Savage Land for an urban jungle in a story that is just... yikes), support us at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth . Subscribers at the $4/month level get instant access to our bonus feed of content that contains over 70 extended and exclusive episodes — with more being added e...

Author, editor, and probable 1950s time traveler Joe Keatinge has been on Marvel by the Month more than any other guest, and with this episode, he's the first to reach double digits! You'd think that might come with some sort of recognition, and you'd be right — you're reading it right now. Thanks, Joe! For more than 50 minutes of extra content, including our discussions of Thor #206 (the prequel...

Senior Florida Correspondent Jennifer aka Comics Will Break Your Heart not only owns a copy of House of Secrets #92 (featuring the first appearance of Man-Thing knockoff Swamp Thing), she also talks comics on the internet every weekend on the Casually Comics Sunday Chat . Support her on Patreon and Follow her on Instagram! For 55 minutes of extra content, including our discussions of Tomb of Dracu...

For 35 minutes of extra content, including our discussions of Incredible Hulk #157-158 (featuring the return of the Rhino and an unplanned side-trip to Counter-Earth) and our "Astonishing Takes" recommendations , support us at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth . Subscribers at the $4/month level get instant access to our bonus feed of content that contains over 70 extended and exclusive episodes — with...

Katie Pryde is the proprietrix of Books with Pictures , the Will Eisner Comic Industry 2022 Spirit of Comics Retailer Award-winning comics shop, conveniently located in Portland, Oregon's southeast. It's our home base and a truly welcoming and inclusive environment, particularly for kids and those who have traditionally not felt welcome in other comics shops. She is also on the board for the North...

For 45+ minutes of extra content, including our discussions of Incredible Hulk #156 (Hulk reunites with his teeny green queen, Jarella) and our Marvel by the Minute rundown of every other superhero comic that Marvel published in July 1972 , support us at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth . Subscribers at the $4/month level get instant access to our bonus feed of content that contains over 70 extended a...

Paul Levitz is a legend of modern superhero comics, authoring fan-favorite and critically acclaimed runs on Legion of Super-Heroes, World's Finest , and the Justice Society of America before rising through the executive ranks, ultimately becoming President and Publisher of DC Comics from 2002 - 2009. During his tenure at DC, he was responsible for hiring some of the company's most important creato...

Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About Comics is the only podcast in human history where two brothers talk about a thing that they like, in this case, comic books. Will and Kevin Hines are those two brothers, who are also kind of comedians and so much more. They're currently alternating between episodes about John Byrne's legendary Fantastic Four run, and episodes about the first appearances of som...

Our Season 7 recap covers all of these issues, more or less: Amazing Adventures #3 - 13; Amazing Spider-Man #89 - 111; Astonishing Tales #2 - 13; Avengers #80 - 102; Captain America #130 - 152; Daredevil #68 - 90; Chamber of Darkness #3, 7; Creatures on the Loose #10, 13; Defenders #1; Fantastic Four #103 - 125; Fear #1 - 2, 4 - 5; Incredible Hulk #132 - 154; Iron Man #30 - 49; Luke Cage, Hero For...

Alonso Duralde is the undisputed king of Christmas movies, having authored Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas and co-authored I'll Be Home for Christmas Movies: The Deck the Hallmark Podcast's Guide to Your Holiday TV Obsession . You can hear him talk about movies (holiday and otherwise) on just about any film podcast you tune into, but especially Maximum Film! , Linoleum Knife , Breakfast All...

For 40+ minutes of extra content ,  including our discussions of Astonishing Tales #12 -13 (the second Man-Thing story) and Marvel Team-Up #3 (the return of Morbius), support us at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth . Subscribers at the $4/month level get instant access to our bonus feed of content that contains more than 60 extended and exclusive episodes! This is the last episode appearing in the publ...

No writer had a greater impact on 1970s Marvel than "Stainless" Steve Englehart . From a four-year stint on the Avengers that included the Avengers/Defenders War, to the redefinition of Captain America and the original Secret Empire storyline, to a Doctor Strange run that is still considered among the character's best, Englehart entered just as Marvel pulled ahead of DC Comics in sales and helped...

For 30 more minutes of this episode, which includes our discussions of Marvel's early attempts to tackle racial issues in their stories, as well as Bryan's book report on David F. Walker's BadAzz MoFo , support us at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth . Subscribers at the $4/month level get instant access to our bonus feed of content that contains over 60 extended and exclusive episodes — with more bein...