Podcast Archives

Ep. 101: 25 More Insane Marvel Characters We’ve Never Talked About Before!

In part 2 of our 4 part series featuring characters we’ve somehow managed to never talk about before, we pull from the Avengers side of Marvel comics. Whether because Searnold hates them (like the Sentry), or because of their racist origins (like the Mandarin), or even just out of crazy random happenstance (like Wonder Man), this double-sized special episode features 25 of Marvel’s craziest characters.

Ep. 100: Double-Sized Special! How Have We Gone 100 Episodes Without Discussing These 100 Marvel Characters?

100 Episodes! 2 Hours! 25 New Characters! Part 1 of 4 in a series discussing 100 Marvel characters we’ve somehow managed to go 100 episodes without talking about. The beginning of our list comes mostly from the Fantastic Four’s corner of the Marvel Universe. From Blastaar The Living Bomb-Burst to Terrax the Tamer. From Wyatt Wingfoot to Lyja Lazerfist. From the Krees to the Skrulls. From the Power Pack to the Inhumans. This is our biggest undertaking and best episode yet!

Ep 99: What’s the Deal With Magneto? (And How does ‘X-Men ’97’ Compare to the Comics?)

This week, The Doombots started off wanting to talk about how the X-Men ’97 storylines compare to the comic storylines. But then, Zach’s brain broke just because of Magneto.

Ep. 98: What is Madame Web Like in the Comics?

Continuing our discussion from last episode, this week, we’ll examine the comic book version of Madame Web. We’ll talk about that one time she called Spider-Man on a payphone, the reason that all psychics are blind, and how she died. We’ll also discuss the comic versions of Spider-Woman in all 4 of her incarnations: Jessica Drew, Julia Carpenter, Mattie Franklin, and Anya Corazon. We’ll also talk about the comic book version of Ezekial Sims, how he changed Spider-Man’s life forever, and the crossover The Other.

Ep. 97: How Bad Could the ‘Madame Web’ Movie Possibly Be?

This week on The Doombots Podcast, Searnold went to see Madame Web while Zach refused. So, instead, Searnold breaks it down for him scene by scene and — per usual — Zach loses his mind almost instantly. If you want to know if the widespread mocking of Madame Web is fair, check out this week’s episode to find out!

Ep. 96: How is Marvel’s New Ultimate Universe Different?

What is the new Ultimate Marvel Universe? In what ways is it different than the original? After spending 2 episodes building the necessary backstory, today, we’ll discuss how Marvel threw all that out with the bathwater and made something completely different instead. We’ll talk about Jonathan Hickman’s extremely elaborate story “Ultimate Invasion,” his slightly less elaborate “Ultimate Spider-Man”, as well as Peach Momoko’s “Ultimate X-Men.” Also, Zach read “The Ultimates” by Al Ewing, and he’ll discuss how his thoughts about it didn’t change at all after reading it for himself.

Ep. 95: Who Is Ultimate Reed Richards, aka The Maker? (And What Has He Been Doing to the Multiverse?)

Continuing our coverage of the fall and rise of Marvel’s Ultimate Universe, this week, we examine Ultimate Reed Richards, aka The Maker. Along with Miles Morales, he managed to escape the demise of the Ultimate Universe during the incursions circa 2015. What has he been up to since? A lot! We’ll look at 4 different stories from the pages of “The Ultimates,” “New Avengers,” “The Future Foundation,” and “Venom” to see what has lead up to the point where the Ultimate Universe can now be reborn.

Ep. 94: What Was the Ultimate Universe? (And How Did It Jump the Shark?)

This week’s Doombots Podcast is all about the Ultimate Universe, Marvel’s effort to create a grittier world with less convoluted storylines, which quickly went off the rails.

Ep. 93: Who Won in Predator vs Wolverine? & Other Highlights from 59 Marvel Mini-Series

Predator is now officially part of Marvel. This week, we’ll talk about what happened in their epic fight with Wolverine. Plus: Who is Spider-Boy? Why is Superior Spider-Man Back? Is The Thing a better lover than Thanos? Could Mystique impregnate herself? Will the Caliban suit save the mutants from the Fall of X? Are the Celestials more powerful than the Beyonders? So many questions, and we’ll discuss all of them this week as Zach and Searnold go over highlights (and lowlights) from assorted Marvel Mini-Series published in 2023.