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Ep. 107: What Did the X-Men Do To Try and Stop Orchis During Fall of X?

In part 2 of our 3-part recapping saga, Searnold tells Zach all about the surviving mutants who got scattered across the globe amid the Fall of X saga, and their various (sometimes seemingly ineffective) efforts to stop Orchis from killing all of mutant kind.

Ep. 103: How Many X-Men Related Mutant Duos Are There? (Part 4 of Our Insane List of Marvel Characters)

The end is here! We’ve finally reached the final installment of our 4-part list of ‘100 (ish) Marvel Characters We’ve Never Talked About Before!’ And this week, to close things out, were staying in the mutants’ neighborhood of the Marvel universe! Check out all these crazy, weird duos!

Ep. 102: 25 Spider-Man Related Characters We’ve Never Talked About, Or: How Many Spider-Man Villains Could Possibly Be Animal-Themed?

In part 3 of our 4 part series featuring characters we’ve somehow managed to never talk about before – SPIDER-MAN! This week we’ll be pulling from the stories of SPIDER-MAN! Breaking down all of the animal-themed villains who have ever graced the pages of SPIDER-MAN!… SPIDERMAN!!

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. 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.

Ep. 91: Why Did Marvel Cancel Most of its Comics in 2023?

Over the course of this year, all but 3 of Marvel’s ongoing comics were rebooted. In this episode, we’ll look at the new premises and summarize some of what was wrapped up. Black Panther must defend the city of Birnin T’chaka. Hulk leaves Hulk Planet and comes back to Earth to fight The Mother of Horrors. The Avengers must tangle with Kang and the Ashen Combine. Scarlet Witch has the Darkhold and a new store. The new Punisher is named Joe Garrison. The Guardians of the Galaxy deal with Grootfall. Captain America conquers the Outer Circle. Venom and Doctor Doom are time traveling together. Thor becomes even more immortal. And Jonothan Hickman redefines (or at least starts to) the entire Marvel cosmology in G.O.D.S.

Ep. 88: Why Did The Punisher Join the Hand?

Jason Aaron has completely changed the story of Frank Castle, aka The Punisher. Now, he’s the leader of the ninja death cult called The Hand. By adding some back story and bringing his dead wife back from the dead, Jason Aaron has elevated The Punisher’s story to a Shakespearean level. We’ll discuss the entire 12 issue arc, explain how Frank came to this point, and what it means to be the Fist of the Beast. We’ll also discuss some of The Punisher’s greatest hits, including “Welcome Back Frank” and the time he teamed up with a cosmic powered Spider-Man to prevent the American government from switching their currency to the cocaine standard.