First there was Escape From New York, and then came Escape From LA, and along the way, the world fell in love with Kurt Russell’s iconic anti-hero Snake Plissken. Along the way, there were also multiple other stories about Snake’s many adventures in both comic books, a novelization of the original film and a knock-off psuedo-sequel.
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Ep. 134: How Did Iron Man Become Sheriff Of The Moon?
This week, we’re taking a look at Iron Man: Fatal Frontier, and traveling through the cosmos with Tony Stark. We’ll be looking at how the moon declared war on Earth, how Iron Man thought he could help, and why he began working with a lonely soviet robot. Also, we’re asking the big, important questions like: Is Tony Stark the dumbest Marvel hero ever?
Ep. 132: What Is Silver Surfer’s Whole Deal?
From cosmic nonsense to extensive retconning to time travel, Silver Surfer has it all! At least in terms of things that make some Doombots have psychotic meltdowns. However, Silver Surfer is also rad af, delightfully weird, and very unique, giving him a complexity that many cosmic characters don’t possess.
Ep. 131: Why Is Galactus So Misunderstood?
Galactus is one of Marvel’s most visually iconic characters, yet beyond the basics that he eats planets, very few people actually know a lot about Galactus. Is this because it’s impossible for us puny humans to grasp the cosmic nature of such a being? Or is it just because he’s been retconned so many times that the truth about his nature is too confusing to describe? Well, we’re gonna try! Listen up as we discuss Galactus, how he came from the 6th universe, what it means to balance Eternity and Death, and whether or not he looks like a horse.
Ep. 130: What Do You Mean This Is Our 5th Anniversary Episode!?
It’s that’s time of the year again! The time to look back through old content that was too random, tangential, or vulgar to include in previous episodes, and bring it back into the spotlight to celebrate yet another year of madness! Thanks for sticking around for five years thusfar, and here’s to the next years to come!
Ep. 127: Did Thunderbolts Really Do Blackface? Why???
Sometimes, you have the best of intentions. Sometimes, that means using broken nanite technology to inexplicably make a white character appear to be Black character and experience discrimination and racial inequality for the first time. Is this a good way to tackle the subject of racism? Or is it a hamfisted and accidentally offensive narrative gimmick?
Ep. 125: Why Was Zeb Wells’ Run on Amazing Spider-Man So Divisive? (And Also, What Actually Happened?) 950 Covers, Part 4
After four long, complicated, very theater-of-the-mind-heavy episodes filled with Zach poorly describing very busy Spider-Man covers, we’ve reached the end of this insane experiment! And this week, with our final episode on all 950 Amazing Spider-Man covers, we’re tackling the infamous and divisive run helmed by Zeb Wells!
Ep. 117: What Happened in Marvel Comics in 2024? (The Year in Review)
This year has been filled with a lot of great comics — and a lot of other comics as well! In honor of another year on the books, Zach and Searnold are looking back at what stories were told, what characters drastically changed, and how Captain America has become friends with a penguin
Ep. 116: The Clone Saga Part 2: Who Is Kaine?
This week, we’ve got clones on clones on clones! More clones than Judas Traveller could shake a VR construct at! What does any of that mean? Who knows! The writers certainly don’t, and neither do we, and that’s why it’s so much fun.
Ep. 115: Who is Ben Reilly? part 1, What Was the Clone Saga?
The Clone Saga is perhaps the most infamous Spider-Man story, and not without good reason. It was loved and hated. Great and terrible. Important and irrelevant. It lasted 3 years, redefined Spidey for a new generation of readers, and ruined him for others. It happened during a tumultuous time in the comics industry as a whole (the boom and bust of the 90’s) as well as at Marvel comics (3 EIC’s in 3 years!) In this episode, Searnold and Zach will break down the history of Spider-Man’s clone, Ben Reilly, his original creation in 1975 and why the 90’s was the right time to bring him back! We’ll look at the real-world issues that caused the story to explode. Ultimately, Zach will lie down and give up, which is why this is only part 1 of the Doombots’ coverage of the Clone Saga!
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