Using Star Wars as a guideline, we’re exploring comic books based on licensed properties that Marvel Comics published from 1977 to 1986. For this episode, Ben reads the next three chapters in the 12 issue epic “Master Assassin of Mars” from JOHN CARTER issues 21-23, December 1978, January 1979, and February …
Here’s the experiment: Ben wants to read through the classic Marvel licensed books that coincided with Star Wars, so during these episodes he reads a full month of Marvel’s sci-fi comics based on books, TV, and movies! Titles, so far, include Human Fly, Star Wars, Godzilla, John Carter of Mars, …
Ben finds a $3 poly bag of comics at a Dollar General store, boasting four popular comics worth over $10 (plus a free bonus trading card!). What’s inside? Ben opens it while recording, finding two comics he never heard of, one comic he adores, and a comic he read twenty …
Here’s the experiment: Ben wants to read through the classic Marvel licensed books that coincided with Star Wars, so during these episodes he reads a full month of Marvel’s sci-fi comics based on books, TV, and movies! Titles, so far, include Human Fly, Star Wars, Godzilla, John Carter of Mars, …
It’s Superman vs. Spider-Man in a battle of the ages! or something along those lines. Ben’s #1 favorite superhero meets Matt’s #1 favorite superhero! What happens when Marvel and DC’s greatest creations meet? Do Lex Luthor and Dr. Octopus make for a good team-up? Does this giant-sized comic book live …
“Spider-Verse” is a Marvel event that began during the fall of 2014. In this event, every Spider-Man from the entire Marvel Multiverse will be featured during the course of the story. “Spider-Verse” officially kicked off with The Amazing Spider-Man #9 in November of 2014. In this two-part podcast series, Matt is …
“Spider-Verse” is a Marvel event that began during the fall of 2014. In this event, every Spider-Man from the entire Marvel Multiverse will be featured during the course of the story. In order to prepare for this huge spider-centric event, one of the Comic Book Time Machine hosts, Matt Anderson, will be …
In this episode, Daniel dives into Ostrander and Yale’s Manhunter #3, “The Gentlemen of Japan” and mispronounces a ton of words while summarizing a story that is as much about Eliot Shaw as it is Mark Shaw. This issue gives Daniel an opportunity to discuss occupation Japan, Japanese culture, the Yakuza and …
Grant Morrison’s The Multiversity has been in the works for a long time. Was it worth the wait? Does it make any sense? What is this book trying to say? Most important: do we like it? Join Daniel, Matt, and Ben as they explore the multiverse in The Multiversity…
Jump in the Time Machine to cover date September 1977! Here’s what I found: Jack Kirby’s final 2001: A Space Odyssey issue gets released along with a special first issue of a new series! John Carter fights a creature from beyond the farthest star! Luke meets his sister as he, Han, …