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Ooooooohhhh! Aaaaaarrrgggghhh! Yes, it's spooky season so we're taking a little look at much-loved (by Nick) and much missed (still by Nick) but sadly short-lived 80s UK horror comic Scream!

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Cowabunga, CAMHPers! Colin and Nick are still trying to be in the same place at the same time to record an episode so it's another in Nick's mini solo series where he asks a question as a sort of rhetorical device to let him witter on for a bit and, this week, it's the turn of those heroes in the half shell - the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. So grab a slice of pizza and avoid the use of nunchuks for this week's episode....

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Catastrophe! Due to technical failure, the planned episode with Colin and Nick talking about Bishop is unsalvageable. Never fear, however, for Colin has stepped into the breach to do a whistlestop one-man recreation of that very episode for your listening pleasure. So here is not-quite-but-almost the lost episode - enjoy!

NOTE:- We'll be dropping down to a fortnightly schedule for the time being as life is very much interrupting the regular weekly schedule at the moment and we want to make sure you're still getting some comic-y goodness from us

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Catastrophe (and not just for the unsuspecting inhabitants of Tokyo)! Technical difficulties unfortunately stomped on this week's planned 90s X-Men themed episode so instead, we have an emergency broadcast in which our very own Nick Krik asks the question:- is Godzilla part of the Marvel universe? There's only one way to find out...

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We are back with Part 2 of our look at the web-slinger himself, Spider-Man! Join Colin and Nick as they take a look at some of Spidey's greatest moments and fianlly put the wall-crawling menace himself in the list. Where will he go???

Issues Read

Spider-Man 

Amazing Fantasy #15 (1st)

Amazing Spider-Man (1965) #33, #50, #121

Amazing Spider-Man (2015) Vol 4 #1

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Join Colin and Nick as they emerge fresh from the cinema (and, in Nick's case with a badge and some free socks) to chat about the latest MCU film, Spider-Man: Brand New Day and we'll be asking the big question:- who enjoyed it and who didn't? (We start off spoiler-free but it does get spoilery around the half hour. mark...)

Tune in to the first part of this Spidey two-parter and come back next week when we finally take a look at some of Peter Parker's greatest moments and put the web-slinging wall-crawler himself in the list at long last!

Films Watched

Spider-Man: Brand New Day

Other Comics Read

Poison Ivy (DC)

Geiger / Junkyard Joe / Redcoat (Image)

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It's the second part of Colin and Nick's look at the wonderful(?) world of 90s X-Force when everyone had guns and muscles and even the guns had muscles too (with smaller guns on them). They'll be asking the important questions like:- just exactly how does Gideon's hair work? How easy is it to create their own version of X-Force with classic characters like Rockhead and The Stoat? And how many attempts does it take to say goodbye at the end of a podcast?

Issues Read

271. X-Force 

X-Force (1991) #1

614. Garrison Kane 

X-Force (1991) #2 

274. Shatterstar

X-Factor (2013) #259

275. Feral 

X-Force (1991) #41

619. Gideon

X-Force (1991) #12

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On this week's episode, Colin and Nick are back into the world of X-Men '97 as they're both loving Season 2 which means it's time to take a look at (yeesh) X-Force and ask the important questions:- can Rob Liefeld draw feet? Who thought a man that shoots his hands was going to be the next big thing? And why can't X-Force be cxool like in the cartoon all the time

Issues Read

271. X-Force 

X-Force (1991) #1

614. Garrison Kane 

X-Force (1991) #2 

274. Shatterstar

X-Factor (2013) #259

275. Feral 

X-Force (1991) #41

619. Gideon

X-Force (1991) #12

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Colin and Nick are back with more chat about the main man Lobo including a look at the weirdly blandified New 52 version and his daughter Crush. They'll also be adding to the A-Bomb To zzzax Marvel character list with a look at some of Marvel's weirdest cosmic types and asking the questions:- do we need an alternate universe Hulk version of Mister Fantastic? Why are they still trying to make the power of dark a thing? And just who asked for Bug solo comic anyway? Enjoy!

Issues Read

425. Brute

Warlock (1972) #6

426. Pip

Strange Tales (1975) #179

428. Captain Universe

Marvel Spotlight (1979) #9

Avengers (2013) #6

434. Bug 

Bug (1997) #1

510. Count Abyss

Warlock And The Infinity Watch (1992) #33

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Feetal's Gizz! Join Colin and Nick as they take a look at everyone's favourite bastich, the Main Man himself Lobo (as appearing in the recently released Supergirl). They'll ask the important questions of the day like which 2000AD character does he remind them of, why does a genocidal maniac have a strict code of honour and just what is the link between cult 1960s TV show The Prisoner and Nick's recent 50th birthday? There's only one way to find out...

Issues Read

Omega Men (1983) #3

Justice League International (1987) #18

Lobo (1990) #1

Lobo - A Contract On Gawd (1994) #1

Lobo (2014) #1

Teen Titans (2016) #25

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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 power?

Issues Read

Supergirl: Woman Of Tomorrow

Supergirl #1 2025

Marvel Supergirls

427. Cammi

Drax The Destroyer #1

Revenge Of The Cosmic Ghost Rider #1

772. America Chavez

Vengeance #1

America #1

544. Darkstar

Champions 1975 #7

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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 chat about what they've been reading recently, namely classic Hellblazer and New 52 Animal Man.

As always, an extended version of this episode is available on Patreon with bonus Masters Of The Universe and pocket universe (unrelated) chat - link below

Come back next week for part 2

Issues Read For Part 1

Supergirl

Action Comics (1938) #252

Daring New Adventures Of Supergirl (1982) #1

Supergirl (1996) #1

Supergirl (2025) #1

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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?

Away from the world of Marvel, the chaps have been immersing themselves in some classic 90s Bat action, namely Nightwing and Alan Grant's Shadow Of The Bat

Issues Read

291. Bushwacker 

Daredevil (1964) #248- 249

290. Stilt Man

Daredevil (1964) #8

753. Mr Fear

Daredevil (1964) #6 

289. Gladiator

Daredevil (1964) #18 

268. Bird Man

Daredevil (1964) #10

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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 Batman and asking is he just too hench?

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Enjoy!

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Who are the villains of Spiderman Noir?

Black cat 

Amazing spider man #194-195 1979

Electro 

Amazing Spider-Man #9 1963

Sandman 

Amazing Spider-Man #4 1963

Molten man 

Amazing Spider-Man #28 1963

Silvermane 

Amazing Spider-Man #73-75 1969

Spider-Man noir #1-4 (original series) 

Amazing Spider-Man #68-#75 for the whole weird tablet story!

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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...

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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 little break over Easter and will be back in April with new episodes!)

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Scorpion

Amazing Spider-Man (1964) #20

Tarantula 

Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #1

Boomerang 

Superior Foes Of Spider-Man (2013) #1

Tales To Astonish (1958) #81 (B story [first])

Tombstone 

Spectacular Spider-Man (1988) #142

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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 any of them actually any good? These questions and fewer might be answered in this week's episode....

264. Batroc

Tales Of Suspense 75 (B story)

Captain America #105 

Captain America #130,  

176. Living Laser

Avengers (1966) #34 1966

265. Whirlwind 

Avengers (1966) #46

266. Zaran 

Captain America #303

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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...)

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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 of these questions may be answered...

255. Battering Ram 

256. The Anarchist

257. Orphan

258. Bloke

La Nuit 

259. Doop

X-Force (2002) #116 - 118

260. Dead Girl

X-Force (2002) #125

261. U-Go Girl

X-Force (2002) #128

262. Vivisector 

X-Force (2002) #129

263. Venus Dee Milo

X-Statix (2002) #1

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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 

Captain America (1968) #341 (pages 10-17)

252. Nomad (Jack Monroe)

Captain America (1968) #282 (from page 9) 

253. Nomad (Rikki Barnes)

Nomad: Girl Without World 2009 #2

254. Sharon Carter 

Captain America (1968) #103

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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 look at his brother, the Grim Reaper and Doorman (who is generally unrelated to Wonder Man with the exception of the series). Enjoy!

Issues Read

1045. Wonder Man 

Avengers (1963) #9 (first)

Avengers (1963) #194 (just the Beast / Wonder Man bits- very much an ensemble piece)

Avengers (1998) #11 (lot of words - skip non-Wondy bits)

Wonder Man (2006) #1

628. Grim Reaper  

Avengers (1963) #52 (first)

319. Doorman

Great Lakes Avengers (2016) #2

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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 misunderstanding of how robots work? Is it OK to just do the Iron Giant but with a sentinel? What is a Siege Perilous? And does Bastion's origin make any sense at all? Listen and find out!

Issues Read:-

244. Bastion 

Machine Man / Bastion Annual '98

245. Bolivar Trask

Uncanny X-Men (1963) #14

246. Mastermold

Uncanny X-Men (1963) 15

247. Sentinels 

Uncanny X-Men (1963) 98

248. Sentinel

Sentinel (2003) #4

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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)

Wrecking Crew 

Defenders (1974) #18-19

413. Wrecker

Thor (1967) #148

412. Bulldozer 

414. Pile Driver

Runaways (2005) #1 (only up to page 14)

415. Thunderball

Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #248 (A-story)

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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, Chameleon and Calypso too.

Kraven the hunter - on Netflix

Kraven & Chameleon

Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #15, #294, 389

Calypso

Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #209

Rhino

Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #41

Spider-Man's tangled web #5-6

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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 (1963) #358

238. Talos

Incredible Hulk (1963) #419

239. Xavin

Runaways (2005) #7-8

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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 and Nick's heads; they only have the one each)

Issues Read

Baron Strucker 

Strange Tales (1951) #156-157 (A-story)

Sgt Fury (1963) #5

Bob, Agent Of Hydra

Cable And Deadpool (2004) #38

Viper 

Captain America (1975) #182

Gorgon 

Wolverine (2004) #20

Hydra

Strange Tales (1951) #135-136 (A-story)

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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 back in Season 1 episode 19, fact fans!)

Enjoy and we'll be back with full episodes from next week!

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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

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STRONG GUY & LAYLA MILLER

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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)

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David Reed returns to discuss the cyborg son of Scott Summers and his many clones. Plus a man with four arms! Called Forearm!

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Summers 3 - the Cable men 

324. Cable

New mutants (83) #87(read pages 1-5, 13-14,17-19, 21-23) 

Xforce 1992 #8

Cable 2008 1

Cable 2020 1

Stryfe & MLF 

616. Forearm 

1038. Wildside

853. Reaper

942. Stryfe 

607. Genesis

Cable 1993 #19

401. Xman 

Xman 1995 #5 and 65

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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!

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221. Baron mordo 

Strange tales 1965 #130 b story (to 141) 

Doctor strange sorcerer supreme 1988 #8 bstory

222. Dormammu

Strange tales 1951 # 126 b story

Dr strange 2023 #3 a story ( and b if you want)

223. Umar 

Strange tales 1966 #151 b story only 

486. Chondu the mystic 

Tales of suspense #9 c story 

Defenders 1972 35

Patreon bonus

Defenders 1973 #8 b story

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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 

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VOLSTAGG, FANDRAL, HOGUN, SIF AND BALDER

Nick and Colin meet the Warriors Three, Thor's dearest pals.

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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 son of Asgard 2004 #8

Patreon 

Journey into mystery 503 (1996)

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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 the Unknown

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Howard The Duck

580. Howard The Duck

Howard The Duck (1975) #1

Howard The Duck (1979) #9 - B Story (Heavy Business..)

Howard The Duck (2015 - 5 issues series) #1

581. Doctor Bong 

Howard The Duck (1976) #15

800. Omega the unknown 

Omega the Unknown 1975 #1

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Howard The Duck (1976) #16

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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?

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Nightcrawler

192. Azazel 

X-Men #428

225. Nightcrawler 

Uncanny X-Men #204

X-Men: Manifest Destiny Nightcrawler #1

X-Men 2020 #7

789. Nocturne 

Exiles 2001 #1

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MARVEL ZOMBIES, BLADE, DEACON FROST & HANNIBAL KING 

Boo! Join Colin and Nick as they take a look at the spookier side of the Marvel Universe with a delve into the worlds of Blade and the Marvel Zombies

734. Marvel Zombies 

Marvel Zombies (2005) #1

373. Blade 

Tomb of Dracula (1972) #10

Blade (2023) #1

375. Hannibal King / Deacon Frost

Tomb of Dracula (1972) #53

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AWESOME ANDY, SUPER ADAPTOID, MACHINE MAN, MANDROID, MARVEX & ULTIMO 

Nick and Colin discuss The most awesomest Androids of the Marvel Universe!

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Awesome Androids

188. Awesome Andy 

She hulk (2006) #14

189. Super adaptoid

Tales of suspense #84 1966 b story 

190. Machine man

Machine man #1 1978

Marvel zombies 3 #1

728. Mandroid

Avengers #94 1971 (start page 18)

736. Marvex 

Daring mystery comics 1940 #3 f story

All select comics 70th anniversary #1 b story

997. Ultimo

Tales of suspense 76-77 (a story) 

Bonus Patreon 

Fantastic Four 1963 #15 - awesome android (can just do page 17-20)

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MYSTIQUE, AVALANCHE, DESTINY, PYRO, BLOB 

Dan returns for a soft reboot of the podcast - all new, slightly different. We meet the second iteration of the X-men's opposite team The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. Is Mystique like a salamander? Can Avalanche vibrate himself right off? Which of the gang is also the Marvel universe's Barbara Cartland?

The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants Reading List

X-Men 1963 141-142 (Days of Future Past)

Immortal X-Men 2022 #8 (Mystique is Sherlock Holmes??!)

Extra Issues

X-Men 1963 3 (First Blob)

Marauders#1 2019 (Pyro gets a skull tattoo)

X-Menn Blue Origins #1 2023 (Nightcrawlers true parentage revealed at last)

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Nick is joined by James O'Donoghue for a bit of different ep where they force themselves to watch the Spidemanless Spiderman films - which one is worse? Is it all of them? How do they relate to their comic book origins? Are they as dreadful? Sometimes.

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ASBESTOS MAN, PASTE POT PETE, IMPOSSIBLE MAN & RED GHOST 

WHO IS THE FANTASTIC FOUR'S WEIRDEST VILLAIN? Is it Red Ghost and his super apes? Paste Pot Pete and his pots of paste, the deadliest substance of all? or is it Asbestos Man? It's Asbestos Man.

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175. Asbestos man 

Stranges tales (1951) #111 a story 

177. Paste Pot Pete

Strange tales #104 1962 a story 

Fantastic four #38

855. Red Ghost

Fantastic four #13 1963

654. Impossible man 

Fantastic four 1961 #11 b story 

FF 2013 #11

Patreon 

Fantastic four #38

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Everything you need to know about the wise cracking JUBILEE, the explosive BOOM BOOM and the unfortunately named SKIDS.

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X girls READING LIST

160. Jubilee

Uncanny Xmen 1989 #244 

Uncanny Xmen 1993 #297

161. Boom boom 

X-terminators 2023 #1

162. Skids 

X-terminators 1988 #1

163. Armor 

Astonishing xmen 2004 #4

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Nick and Colin put on their trunks and have a lovely splash about with comics creator Fraser Geesin (The Cleaner) as they merrily chat about a bunch of wet and wild aquatic adversaries. What accent would Attuma have? How did Stingray end up being janitor for the Avengers? and is Mr Fish the greatest comics creation since Spiderman?

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Aquatic Adversaries - Fraser Geesin

180. Attuma 

Fantastic four (1961) #33 (can skip pages 8-17)

181. Tiger Shark

Submariner 1968 #5 (read from page 10) 

182. Stingray

Submariner 1969 #19 (read from page 7)

183. Mr fish

Power man 1975 #29

1016. Wave

War of the realms new agents of atlas #1

Bonus Patreon

Tales to astonish 1967 #95 (just second story)

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Colin is joined by Henry Widdicombe - founder of Mach Fest the best comedy festival in the UK and now a comics writer himself. They discuss smelly long boxes, sanding and break ups. But more importantly the Braddock Family Tree - Betsy AKA Psylocke, Brian AKA Captain Britain and Jamie AKA Jamie. But who will come out top in the continuing long and entirely pointless list of the greatest Marvel characters ever!

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440. Captain Britain

Marvel superheroes uk 1979 #377-388 (5 pages each!)

Captain Britain 1985 #1 (12 pages)

Excalibur #54 1992

442. Psylocke

Captain Britain #13 1986

Uncanny Xmen #256 1989

Xforce #5.1 2011

443. Jamie Braddock

Excalibur 1988 #56

687. Kwannon 

Hellions #16

Patreon

New mutants annual #2 1986 (skip 11-19

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Nick and Colin discuss the most horrendous of X-men villains, responsible for the Mutant Massacre and their super glam boss Mr Sinister

Arclight and The Marauders plus Mr Sinister

Uncanny xmen (1981) #211

Uncanny Xmen 1988 #240 (from page 16)

Xfactor #10 1986

Hellions 2020 #4

139. Arclight 

140. Harpoon

141. Scalphunter / Greycrow

142. Blockbuster 

143. Scrambler

144. Prism

861. Riptide 

1010. Vertigo 

459. Mr Sinister 

Uncanny Xmen #221 (skip 5-11 & 17-23)

Uncanny Xmen 1-2 (2011) (read whole story if time - skip over non sinister bits)

Xmen: before the fall - the sinister four #1

Patreon

Magneto 2014 #6

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David Reed takes another break from his new musical to chat with Colin once again about the Summers family. We meet Scott & Alex's batshit secret bro Vulcan and his ill fated pals Darwin and Sway. Plus take a trip with the most midlife crisising of all Space Pirates - Corsair and the Starjammers. But where will these sort of heroes fit in the pantheon of our Favourite Marvel Character.

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Summers bros 2 and the Star jammers

527. Vulcan

Xmen deadly genesis #6 *

Uncanny Xmen #486

Deadly genesis

547.Darwin 

Xmen deadly genesis #2

548. Sway

STARJAMMERS

Spotlight on starjammers 1990 #1 (#2 if you have time)

467. Raza

466. Chod 

468. Corsair 

469. Hepzibah

Patreon bonus :Adam x 

X-force Annual #2 1993*

X-men Legends #2 2021

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FANTASTIC FOUR FIRST STEPS SPECIAL!

Nick and Colin fiercely debate the merits of 60 year old characters created for kids! Plus a very cack handed slightly scared in case Colin works with the actors review of the new movie!

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145. Mr Fantastic

Fantastic Four 1984 #271

Fantastic four 2009 #572 

Fantastic Four 2022 #2

146. Invisible woman 

Fantastic four 1961 #284

Fantastic four 1998 #70

Invisible Woman 2019 #1

147. Franklin Richards

Fantastic four 2009 #574

159. Mole Man

Fantastic four annual 1978 #13

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Best buds Colin and Nick are back reviewing every Marvel Character with an Ironheart special. They've seen about 1.5 eps of the new series and...it's fine. But who is Ironheart? Has she captured our shrivelled middle aged man hearts? And before that: who is the real Tony Stark? Did he ever soil his iron suit? Does he listen to Eric Clapton and Chris Rea? Is Iron Monger the maddest baddest of them all?

It's a fun episode although Colin is in a hotel designed to make it impossible for a human to comfortably reach the desk from his bed and it shows!

Readling list

IRON HEART SPECIAL

338. Iron Man 

Tales Of Suspense (1959) #39 - A Story

Iron Man (1968) #128 and #225

Iron Man (2004) #1

Civil War (2006) #1

339. Ironheart 

Invincible Iron Man (2017) #1 & #2

968. The Hood 

The Hood: Dark Reign #1

Iron Monger

Iron Man (1968) #200

243. Bethany cabe - in the above 

Patreon 

Beyond #1 (2006)

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Our little run of special guests continues as Nick welcomes comedian Colleen Cheetham-Gerrard (previously a Marvel correspondent herself) to take a look at the many people who have also proved worthy of hefting a mystical hammer and taking up the mantle of the God of Thunder Thor, namely the most famous of the alternates Jane Foster (of course), as well Beta Ray Bill, Thunderstrike and probably the greatest of them all, Dargo Ktor (no, us neither). Is that horse-faced alien really just called Bill? Who is desperate for Thunderstrike to be a thing? And why does Odin keep churning out knock-off Mjolnirs for anyone that fancies being a Thor? Join us and find out!

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Issues Read:-

304. Beta Ray Bill 

Thor #337

Beta Ray Bill - Godhunter #1

Beta Ray Bill (2021) #1

305. Dargo Ktor 

Thor #384

306. Jane Foster

Thor (2015) #2

307. Thunderstrike

Thor #459

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Everything you need to know about the X-man called...Cyclops.

Colin is joined by special guest David Reed, a brilliant actor and comedian known for his marvellous live and radio shows with sketch group The Penny Dreadfuls.

We talk everything Scott Summers - how do his eye lids work? Is he just a big old stick in the mud? That was a very convenient laser gun that suddenly appeared?

Plus we discover he's forever in the shadows of his brother Alex AKA Havoc (we wanted to do Vulcan and yes Adam X but ran out of time!)

The Summers brothers w/ David Reed

525. Cyclops

Xmen 1963 #59*

Xmen 1963 #137

Avengers vs xmen #1*

Xmen 2019 #1*

526. Havok

Xmen 1963 #58

Xfactor 1986 #71

Hellions 2020#1*

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Everything you need to know about Alpha Flight! (Well, half of them anyway...)

Nick and special guest David Ferguson (of Believe? The Myths And Conspiracies Pod) are trekking back to the 80s to take a deep dive into Canada's premier (only?) super hero team, Alpha Flight. Will they fare any better than the last time they were talked about on the pod? Did Civil War usher in the basic loss of clearcut heroism in the Marvel universe? And which of them is basically a synthetic Magneto?

Alpha Flight 1

167. NorthStar

Alpha Flight (1983) #10 (second story only)

Alpha Flight (1983) #106

X- Factor (2020) #1

168. Vindicator

Uncanny X-men (1963) #109

169. Sasquatch 

Immortal Hulk (2018) #4

Alpha Flight (1983) #11 1983 second story 

170. Aurora 

Alpha Flight (1983) #3

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