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Episode #206 – The Wolverine (2013)
Artist and inker Travis James joins the show for a discussion about The Wolverine! An adaptation of the classic Chris Claremont/Frank Miller story, the film makes some odd changes and has a bizarre third act. But otherwise, it's a solid film and fun to talk about.
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Episode #202 – Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
Comic fan Mike Sangregorio joins the show for a fun discussion about the best of the Thor films, Thor: Ragnarok! How did this reinvent the character? What did Ragnarok do well that Love & Thunder dropped the ball on? We touch on all this and a whole lot more.
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Episode #201 – X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
The claws are coming out this week! Marvel novelist Carrie Harris joins Perry to discuss Hugh Jackman's much maligned first solo outing as Wolverine, and there's a lot to talk about—some good (Liev Schreiber), but a lot of bad.
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Episode #200 – Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
It's our 200th episode! And for an episode like this, we're covering a superhero movie with two titanic leads, plus two guests—Kris Ingersol and Bertrand Allain of Media/Lit! Strap in, because we're talking the multiversal madness of Deadpool & Wolverine, and all the good and some bad that comes with that.
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Episode #199 – Ghost Rider (2007)
Jeff Fountain of the USDN Podcast is the guest this week for a discussion of Nicolas Cage's first (completed) superhero film—2007's Ghost Rider! We discuss the film's legacy, Cage's performance, and all the ways it really missed the mark.
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Episode #197 – Big Hero 6 (2014)
Educator and comic fan Scott Honig returns for a fun discussion about Big Hero 6! Many people may not know that this film is actually based on a lesser-known Marvel team. And even fewer know that Scott was an intern who had a hand in the publication of the first BH6 mini-series! We discuss the comic version (good and bad), how this film improved on a lot, and plenty more.
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Episode #192 – Venom (2018)
After a long absense, Professor Sy Islam is back. This time, we break from the MCU and look at the Sony Spidey-adjacent universe and arguably the most successful film in that series, 2018's Venom! We talk about the character's history, how this movie turned out better than anyone expected, and a lot more.
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Episode #190 – The Marvels (2023)
We're back! Apologies for the long delay, but new episodes are ready to go. In this episode, Alex Marcus of The Pop Break returns to discuss The Marvels, the MCU's unfairly maligned follow-up to Captain Marvel and Ms. Marvel. We go through what we loved about it, the places where it fell short, and what we think it might mean for the future of the MCU.
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Episode #189 – Iron Man 2 (2010)
Author John Bruening is back on the show and this time, we revisit Iron Man 2. We discuss the recasting of Rhodey, address the film's less-than-stellar reputation, and talk about how we'll still take this over Iron Man 3.
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Episode #188 – The Punisher (1989)
Fellow podcaster Anthony Desiato returns to the show to discuss another Punisher film. This time, we examine the first attempt to bring the Punisher to theaters, the infamous 1989 film starring Dolph Lundgren as Frank Castle. But contrary to its awful reputation (and despite some generic 80s action film clichés), it's not half-bad.
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