Marvel New Universe Comics Podcast

Nelson Kohler, mild mannered microsoft salesmen becomes "The Witness" and gets a first hand view of our DP7 crew when they first manifested their powers. That's right, it's a flashback issue!

What does a Brittish drill instructor sound like? Which of the mercenary retrospectives had us laughing so hard we had to stop recording? Who will replace Mark Hazzard and become the new Merc? All of this and more in Mark Hazzard Merc, annual #1: The Death of Mark Hazzard!

A special double sized episode for a double sized issue of PSI Force! Lots of good stuff here as we get some expanded back story on the teens, a big epic fight and a PSI Force roster shakeup!

If you were a successful downhill skiing pro living in Switzerland with a beautiful rich girlfriend, what could go wrong by inviting your old friend the handsome lady killer Ken Connell? Answer: Lots! But was this a set up all along? And Hey! Connell! What business do you have falling in love with some rich lady with Duck waiting at home? Don't throw away the Duck!

She's been in Jail, lost her students, messed with by the CIA, been stranded in Afghanistan and had a bunch of title changes. Will Jenny "Spitfire" Swensen and her MAX armor go out with a bang or a whimper? Find out!

Justice issue #12 doesn't resolve what's going on in the Winterlands, but it does give us a fast paced fast food killing spree, with all kinds of action. Over in DP7 we have a real reckoning, where the seven paranormals who have been hunted and hounded for months are finally reunited and going to face down the clinic and Voight!

Now what seemed a long time coming, an issue with no Mark Hazzard Whatsoever! Lincoln Griffin is on a mission of "freedom" in Afghanistan. We've got child soldiers, Metal Gear Solid references and questionable battle tactics. Kickers Inc sends off their fun comic series with a battle against the most cunning and ruthless fo all villains...Canadian Hockey players! Seriously, this is a fun issue wit...

Damballah vs the Chain Beast! Nightmask vs Tullius in the waking world. The New Universe vs Sales figures!!... and it all comes down to a bottle of Magnolia Perfume. You aren't going to want to miss this Voodoo packed episode. Also in PSI Force we find Stasi getting herself in trouble with a cult selling candy bars and scamming old ladies. Plus the introduction to one of your podcast hosts favorit...

There's a lot going on in Star Brand #9. A Nightmask guest appearance, Kirby inspired wackiness and even a brand new catch phrase!!! We also have a letters page to talk about, a true rarity in the early new universe. Tune in and find out. In Codename Spitfire "Ghost in the Machine" we see the return of Jenny Swensen's dad...in 5 inch floppy disk mode!!!

In "Desert Resurrection" with Tensen having just been responsible for the downfall of his homeworld the only way to get back on track is a romantic stroll through the desert with Webstral the Wizard! Just Kidding. We do get another excellent Conway/Giffen story though! That and over in DP7 we have some halfway decent 7-11 jokes, Some even better zingers from Hackbarth who savages friend and foe al...

Mark Hazzard, our favorite mercenary has been sprung from his Iranian prison, but he's looking for revenge on everyone who helped put him there. After that we also have a fun chat about reader submissions for the New Universe slogan. Finally Kickers Inc #11: now with double the word count!! Has Steven's voice recovered enough to cover all of this text? Why has Jack turned on his Kickers pals? We'l...

Voodoo time in Nightmask as Keith and Teddy have to deal with a Lucian Ballad who is acting a bit strange. Wait a minute, wasn't he kidnapped in the previous issue? We also get to talk about posthumous voodoo celebrity Marie Laveaux! In PSI Force, the kids are happy at the reservation and training their powers. But with Wayne, our prototypical angry teen having a fun time, could trouble be very fa...

Writer Fabian Nicieza has Jenny Swensen back in the MAX armor, but it's an all new MAX armor now, ready to take on a mission of questionable ethics in Nicaragua. We also finish our discussion of Universe News for this month's books where we talk abotu what we would do with Jenny's brains or Ken Connell's Star Brand.

It's Tensen vs the Winterlands and oh boy does it get dark! Keith Giffen and Gerry Conway take us deeper into the winterlands and we find out just how evil they are! In DP7, We catch up to David "Mastodon" Landers who is still on the run and also Randy's missing antibody, who finds a not at all annoying orphan kid that we definitely want to see more of!

Wait, is it Mark Hazzard: Merc or just Merc? Is the New Universe pulling another Swensen in jail kind of thing? Who is this Lincoln Griffin guy? How do you pronounce Iran? All of this and more this episode! In Kickers Inc #10 Ever wonder what would happen if a bunch of football players replaced Chuck Norris in one of his 80's Missing in action movies? Wonder no more! In this issue, "Deadly Force"...

In "Drums for Damballah" Keith, Teddy, Lita and Dr. Ballard get ready to go to a scientific conference...unless some Voodoo bad luck gets in the way! Plus some NASCAR and gigantic snakes! In PSI Force, the kids take a long overdue road trip to try to uncover the relationship between their brief mentor, Emmett Proudhawk, and their superpower/nemesis the PSI Hawk. Plus local yokels causing some trou...

In "Nuclear Nightmare!" Ken takes a brief vacation from continuity and drives to the countryside where he meets young Tad Selby, a kid with a heart of gold...but also a heart defect that will kill him. That doesn't sound like something Ken and his star brand powers can handle, does it? In the newly-titled Codename: Spitfire, Jenny Swensen has found herself in beautiful sunny Afghanistan with a squ...

Mike Rockwitz was an intern at Marvel Comics, then an assistant editor and finally an editor for Marvel. He ended up working on all of the New Universe books in some capacity, but also titles like Silver Surfer and Captain America. In this special episode, Mike talks with us about what it was like at the beginning of the New U. Lots of great stories, you aren't going to want to miss this one!

Justice, a force of nature that delivers death to evildoers is struggling with the news that Becky Chambers has died. A mysterious man with a black aura, an increasingly brutal snowstorm, great Keith Giffen art...we are in for a ride. In DP7 most of our escaped paranormals have been captured by the clinic, Dave is on the run and they could be in for some real trouble. But the real question remains...

There's a new mercenary in town (sigh) and he's teamed up with Mark Hazzard on a mission to deliver missiles to Afghanistan (sigh). But will Mark's plan backfire? Issue #9, "Decoy" In Kickers Inc, Jack has been having troubles with his powers, trouble with his wife and is suspended from football. Surely things can't get any worse....right?

Keith Remsen as Nightmask has had some lovely ladies show up in his dreams before, but this time something also has him running scared. Find out who in this week's episode! This month in PSI Force, Wayne gets...emotional???? That can't be right, better listen and find out what our resident angry psychic teen is up to. Also in this episode we get to see and discuss Universe News, where the New U ar...

Before we let the troubleshooters go for good, we've got to pour one out for the Strong Arms in our: Top 10 reasons why Giotti was dumb to get rid of the strong arms, Letterman style! Jenny "Spitfire" Swensen in this issue hasn't quite escaped the government, and they have plans for her whether she wants to go or not. Plus we get the introduction of Jake Travest!

In his quest to hunt down the evil leader of the wizards and rescue Becky, can Justice prevail in prison??? Over in DP7, all we have left is 4 of our beloved paranormals as the headhunters have been picking them off one by one. By the end of this podcast, is anyone going to be free?

Treetop-Copter fo Dooooom!!! ...and some other things happen in Mark Hazzard, something about a lost relic? For Jack Magniconte it is finally decision time. Super Bowl, or retire from the game he loves and let his team down?

Justice is after Nightmask? This isn't going to end well. Over in PSI Force the group heads back to San Franciso but has a run in with Thomas Boyd, the Stalker. I don't think this is going to end well either.