Podcasts about Avengers Mansion

What's up, dudes? CM Chuck from Just Another Friday Night and Jeff Loftin from Lost Christmas  join me to talk about an obscure Marvel Comic issue What The?! #10! Specifically, we're digging into the short story “I'll Be Doom for Christmas!”Santa arrives at Doom's castle on Christmas Eve, but is ensnared by one of Doom's traps. The injured Santa convinces Doom to deliver the remaining presents by agreeing to give him his heart's desire. Doom does so, but isn't super stealthy at Avengers Mansion, waking several Avengers who tail him quietly.Subsequently, he heads to the Baxter Building and is attacked by the Fantastic Four despite his protests of innocence. In fact, the Thing punches him and he flies several blocks. Finally fed up, he begins to defend himself against the heroes, and it's revealed they're battling in front of a hospital for sickly children. Of course, Doom tells a little girl the heroes are here to help him pass out toys, and he embraces her in a hug. Weeks pass, and Santa is finally healed. As he leaves he tells Doom he'll grant his wish, but Doom says it's been taken care of. He's cradling the teddy bear of the little girl from the hospital.John Byrne art? Check. Scott Lobdell script? Got it. Heartwarming ending? Yeah, Doom's a softy. So hitch up your snarky reindeer, put your Santa suit on over your armor, and ride out to this episode on “I'll Be Doom for Christmas!”Just Another Friday NightYouTube: @JAFNpodcastFB: @JAFNpodcastTwitter: @JAFNpodcastIG: @jafnpodcastLost Christmas PodcastFB: @LostChristmasPodcastTwitter: @LostChristmasP1IG: @lostchristmaspodcast Give us a buzz! Send a text, dudes!Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Totally Rad Christmas Mall & Arcade, Teepublic.com, or TotallyRadChristmas.com! Later, dudes!

In this episode, our-decade-by-decade series on Marvel's Thunderbolts (NOT the Thunderbirds, as Kevin erroneously calls them in the intro) continues as we discuss The Avengers: Under Siege – specifically, The Avengers #273-277 by Roger Stern and John Buscema! Helmut Zemo, the son of one of Captain America's greatest enemies, and a waaay-overstuffed Masters of Evil take over Avengers Mansion and begin systematically taking down Earth's Mightiest Heroes! Hercules, the Prince of Power, lies at death's door! Monica Rambeau, the new Captain Marvel, is trapped in the Darkforce Dimension! And the Black Knight … is taken out rather easily. This action-packed epic has it all: Squabbling supervillains! A quick stopover in Paris! Tons of property damage! And a galaxy of guest stars including Ant-Man! Paladin! The Shroud! And Doctor Druid! But is all of that enough to mount a hostile takeover of that impregnable fortress known as … The Comics Canon? Recommended in This Episode: ·       Fantastic Four #177: “Look Out for the Frightful Four!” ·       Star Trek: First Contact ·       The Suicide Squad Next episode: At long last! We discuss Thunderbolts: Justice, Like Lightning…! featuring Thunderbolts (1997) #1-6! WHO are the Thunderbolts? And WHAT is their connection to the Masters of Evil? ALL WILL BE REVEALED! Until then:Impress your friends with our Comics Canon merchandise! Rate us on Apple Podcasts! Send us an email! Hit us up on Facebook or Bluesky! And as always, thanks for listening!

In this episode we return home to the comforts of the classic core set card, Avengers Mansion. But things look a little different since the Age of Apocalypse. It feels different too. Does the card hold up? Apologies to everyone for some slight audio issues we had while recording!  We are looking for feedback from the community that listens to this show, so please get in touch to let us know what you think of the podcast, and please take time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, it really makes a difference! Email: winninghandpodcast@gmail.com IG: @winninghandpodcast  Discord: Boomguy / Leethus / LazyTitan421 Facebook: Winning Hand Podcast

The 4th iteration of The Masters of Evil led by the 2nd version of Baron Zemo are setting up their plan to take over Avengers Mansion. Will they succeed and how many Marvel Legends has Nathan purchased because of it? Tune in to find out!

April Fools! We're doing some weird comics today, because that feels like it makes sense. We wanted to read Peter Porker and we only picked issue #16 because it had Baron Zebro in it.  Then we read Avengers #200 because it's said to be one of the worst issues of all time, and it definitely deserves that accolade. And we finally end Earth X in issue #X, in which Spiders-Man wears a hard hat. The best thing in all these comics is the cool dinosaur that attacked Avengers Mansion. Next Time: I Hate Fairyland, Pt. 2  

This is it!  It's the end of the Gathering plotline, for honest and realsies this time!  What is the final fate of Proctor?  What is the final fate of Sersi?  And what is the final fate of Avengers Mansion?

When episode 200 was first published we push the wrong audio (audio for episode 199). It has now been fixed. Apologies for the error (Thursday, April 27, 2023)In this episode:Mike and Ed continue to dive into the shocking changes to the Avengers line-up. It has now been announced that in addition to Hawkeye, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch will be joining the team, and all of the founding members will be leaving. Is it still the Avengers is none of the founding members are on the team? Are we concerned that 75% of the team is made up of former villains. Are they really FORMER? And even if morality was not an issue, can we expect these new members to replace the missing firepower of Iron Man, Thor, Giant Man and the Wasp?Behind the issue:There was so much to discuss in this issue we broke it into two. And we still never covered the death of Baron Zemo given it was unclear if it was ever made public. Surprisingly for the comics Baron Zemo, the archenemy of Captain America at this point in the continuity, remains dead until the present day. However his son takes on the title and continues to battle Captain America and the Avengers on an ongoing basis.In this issue:(This is a repeat of the last episode) The issue opens with the Avengers once again emerging victorious over the Masters of Evil in New York, with Captain America defeating Baron Zemo in South America. It continues with Iron Man, Giant-Man, and the Wasp in New York having a team meeting and deciding to take a break from being on the team. At the same time they are having the meeting, Hawkeye breaks into their headquarters and asks to join the Avengers. His beloved Black Widow has been murdered by her employers behind the iron curtain, and he has had a change of heart on his line of work. The team decide to take him up on the offer, and on top of that, seek out new potential teammates, with the papers reporting this initiative. Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver decide to apply to join the team, and they are admitted to the ranks as well. By the time Captain America returns, the team has been completed reconstituted, with Iron Man, Giant-Man, and the Wasp out, and Hawkeye, Quicksilver, and Scarlet Witch in as their replacements.This episode takes place:After Cap's kooky quartet has been announced.Full transcript:Edward: Mike, never believe the rumors. Never believe the rumors. The rumors are total bs. Can't trust those people,Micheal: even if we're the ones that are spreading the rumors in.Edward: Even that we need to stop, stop with the speculation, I think last we heard captain America and Thor were off the team. Hawkeye and someone else were on the team and now that's all been thrown for Loop. Thor is off the team, but now Iron Man and Wasp and Giant man are off the team as well. Captain America is back. It's just nothing makes sense anymore.Micheal: Well, not really, no. So our speculation before was that we found it suspicious that Hawkeye, a former villain, was on the team when the remaining three Avengers were people with power suits, basically, who could be swapped in and out, but now it's Hawkeye's off. Two more villains. Rick Silver and the Scarlet Witch are on the team. And Captain America's in charge. I mean is it really the Avengers? You know what I mean? They said isn't.Edward: There's no original ventures left. What's that? That's it. Thesis' ship You're talking about Thesis' ship. That's what I was gonna say. Yeah. Yeah. They've replaced every board and brought on new boards. Is it still the same ship when none of the boards are left.Micheal: Well, what's funny is like, I think about law firms where law firms start out with a name of like, Smith and Jones, and then, eventually there's no Smith and there's no Jones. It's just a name andEdward: It's an overhand,Micheal: people treated as I think that it has the risk of being Smith and Jones in name only. And being not the same as it used to be. And maybe that's what the Avengers are. Is thatEdward: the Avengers innate only?Micheal: That's Well, they are until they do something right. It does strike me. So leaving aside the fact that now it's Captain America and three former villains and going through the whole discussion of. We can skip the discussion now cause we had it last time. We spoke about, well, how do those, how does a villain get on the team? But they did apparently.Edward: Yeah. No, remember last, so last time we speculated. Okay, well maybe the other hero they're gonna bring on is a former villain we talked about Radioactive man or the Wizard, or, yeah. Mr. Hyde. It can never occurred to us that they bring on. The former Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, people like, well, I guess we talked about that before too, the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants so they're all kind of they're all dead now or captive or whatever, except for two of retired, well, they didn't stay in retirement very long.Micheal: No. And they thought, you know what? Like, uh, we're good now. And, uh, and that was good enough, I guess for the federal security agency. Good enough for Captain America.Edward: Yeah. Like, they're like, we were never immoral. We were just amoral. We're joiners, we're joiners.Micheal: We just, you know, if you've got a good pitch, we'll listen. But, uh, it does seem as, it does seem quite odd and I guess, I think the best way to look at it. So leaving aside the points that we've discussed about how it's challenging to bring on villains, um, maybe give 'em a chance, but they do seem severely underpowered compared to the original Avengers team, right? Correct. Or the former Avengers team.Edward: Yeah. In terms of Ross Strength, Thor, giant man. Iron man, all three super strong. Yeah. And now like their strongest members, captain America, who is the weakling on the old team.Micheal: I know. And then, Hawkeye, good aim. Okay. And, um, I don't, we don't know much about Scarlet Witch, her powers. They seem to be kind of just,Edward: I think they're very witchy. They're like witch powers,Micheal: witchy. I don't, I mean, I don't really know. And then Chris Silver Fast.Edward: It's in the name Mike. It's in the name.Micheal: Yeah. They're both in the name, but I wonder, so with quick silver, I wonderEdward: Red, red Magic, I think she has a lot of red magic.Micheal: Well, red Magic. Oh, that's the best kind. But you think so Quicksilver, I mean, the only qualification I have is that I think being able to move at super speed could have enormous power of potential.Edward: I think that's the best power.Micheal: Yeah. If like,Edward: oh, except, except for if, you know, it's a better power. Flying fast. Running fast. Really, really good. Better flying fast. Because if there was The Thing in Europe, can, he runs so fast, he runs on water. I don't think he runs that fast.Micheal: I don't know. I don't know. But, you're the physicist. And so how does it work if Quicksilver can run, say as fast as a plane, right? Sure. Just say that. Sure. Would his body not to be super durable and super strong to withstand that pressure, like say he's running, like if I'm running really fast, fast for me, or I'm in a car going very fast and I put my hand out the window and I hit a mailbox, like think my arm will fly off, right? It's just, I'll break my arm.Edward: But don't do that, Michael. Don't do that.Micheal: Don't do that. All the listeners at home don't do that. But so quick.Edward: I teach, I teach our kids not do that. Like, don't put your arm outside the window. Just don't, it's not a thing.Micheal: Not a good idea. So if you are Quicksilver and you're running very fast, presumably he's running so fast, he's running into bugs or pounding off his face and it's probably next to impossible not to hit things. Is his body super durable result?Edward: If it is durable, it must, must have some, it must, like if nothing else, his eyes are super D, durable. The guy's not wearing goggles, right? Like he's running along and if a bug gets in his eye at 400 miles an hour, that's like, that's his eye's gone.It's a dead eye, dead eye. He's a pirate.Micheal: Yeah, he's a pirate, like in both eyes. He's not, he's probably outta the pieing business too, unless, um, well, I guess he could find a way to accommodate that, I guess. But I guess that sounds more insensitive than, I mean, but like, anyways, hopefully he doesn't lose both his eyes, but, um,Edward: he's not losing his eyes. He has some sort of super eyes. He has better eyes than Hawkeye.Micheal: Okay, so he must, so he must be powerful and if his body's durable, then I'd imagine that you're the physicist. If he hits something with that amount of speed, he just obliterates somebody, wouldn't he? Through a wall?Edward: Yeah. Yeah. This is a mathematical equation for this. It's very simple equation. It's just mass times velocity. And so the amount of damage you're gonna do is mass times velocity. And so if you go twice as fast, you can weigh half as much and still do the same amount of damage. Right. The faster he goes. So if he's, yeah, so if I charge into you and like, I dunno was making up a number, I weigh 200 pounds and I charge into you. I don't even know how fast one runs. Like I run 10 miles an hour into you. That's gonna do 10 times 200 or like 400 pounds per second image or something. But if he runs at 200 miles an hour, he can be. Much smaller than me, it would still do a lot more damage. But your point, your point, he's probably heavier than that. He's probably, he's durable and strong to begin with. Cause if he runs into something, the damage that he receives is the same damage as The Thing receives it's equal and parallel. Yeah. And usually what happens is The, Thing that's moving really fast is much bigger and stronger and runs into the other thing. So he must be like, he must have some sort of like super durability if he runs into anything otherwise he's squished.Micheal: Exactly. So, he must have super durability and therefore with the super durability and the strength, it means he's super strong basically.Edward: Do we know that he's strong? Oh, he's, his legs must be strong to move it fast.Micheal: They would be, but like again, like if he's going, if he's super durable and he's like running in it to you with his fist and his fist hits you, that would effectively be super strong.It would cause serious damage. Not to his fist if it's durable. Yeah, fair enough. The. Thing, he said it,Edward: it would do. Damn. But it doesn't mean he can lift things. He's not strong. Strong. He can't lift a car.Micheal: Well, no, you're right. He's powerful. Yeah.Edward: Powerful. Not strong.Micheal: I like that we're getting to these distinctions.Like this is strength. Strength is not so great. Power powers lots of charts.It's like, anyway,Edward: Bruce Lee, Bruce Lee can punch really strong, but he's not necessarily strong, but he can like, he's powerful.Micheal: He's powerful. He's not necessarily strong. He couldn't lift somebody, if they fell off a building, he grabs his hand. I could pull you up, you know, or something. He'd be like, uh, no. But I could punch, punch. I could punch you. So he won't feel it when you hit the ground. No, I think that it's a challenge, a challenge to suggest that he's, that's not a challenge. Sorry, I, that's a totally wrong point that I was trying to make there.Let me rewind that. I think that if we're getting back to the original point, I think that the closest that you get to replacing Thor. Or Giant man or Iron. Man in the function would have to be quicksilver. That's the only way,Edward: and I guess you could argue that most of the time, what does Thor and Iron Man and Giant Man use their strength for? They use it for punching people. Mm-hmm. They use it for damaging villains and like they don't spend a lot of their time like lifting villains up in the air.Micheal: No. And so that they effectively, they're doing their job. Yeah. So that'sEdward: Okay. All right. So maybe quick silver's, the replacement. I still think it's a sketchy team. I think they're in for, in for a wake up call.Micheal: Yeah. And we'll be there to chronicle it. Yes.Edward: But you talked about, Hawkeye replacing Captain America, and so that's not true. So we, if we do like a one-to-one comparisons here, Hawkeye did not replace Captain America.Hawkeye I think replaced Iron Man. My original argument. Mm-hmm. They're both technologically people and they do all sorts crazy things. So that's the replacement. And then I think you're saying Quicksilver is basically replacing Thor, Thor taking out the strength ring, which I guess, hey, it's a different versatile power and he's powerful, maybe, seems weak. And that leaves Scarlet Witch who basically takes on the role of Giant Man and the WASP and takes on two of them at the same time. And, I don't know. That seems also there's a gap. There's a gapMicheal: maybe, but maybe I'm kind of stretching a bit. But maybe the Scarlet Witch,Edward: there's, well, we, Richard not on the team, so there's, there's no stretching involved, Michael.Micheal: No, but like this is Trace, but The Scarlet Witch. The Scarlet Witch, she's got an unpredictability to her power and in a way like, This is a bit of stretch, but chime in and, and was, have always been unpredictable. It's just sort of weird, the idea that super small, it's counterintuitive like that being super small leads to some benefit to the team, but it clearly did. So maybe that's to some degree she kind of functions in that capacity.Edward: She's the surprise, the, you know, surprise factor, like giant man in the wasp can surprise you because they're little small things and they pop up in the really big. Yeah. And so now she's using her magic to be like surprising her red magic. Cause you never know what it's gonna do.Micheal: Alright, let, we figured it out. Good luck to the new Captain America LED team. Uh, there you go.Edward: Well, hey, there's more to it than that though, because they're talking about, about potentially bringing Hulk onto the team. That's the new rumor. Although, Hey, can we, can we listen to any rumors? Can we listen to any rumors at this point?Micheal: No, even though we are a show that speculates. I like, we have to be careful about spreading rumors because, maybe it wouldn't be fair at this moment to speculate about other people joining the team because Cap did come out and introduce his three teammates as being this is our team so before we start saying, yeah, but maybe you should get. Like a crazy green monster in your team. We should probably just give 'em a chance at showing us how this is gonna work.Edward: Yeah, just do working with what they have. I think the one other point I think we need to get in before we wrap this up is that Tony Stark is clearly back involved. We talked before about how maybe this is a more of a government organization now the FSA is taking charge of things and approving all these people and letting them on the team. We thought maybe it's shifted a little bit from being part of Stark Corp to being part of the federal government. But when Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch were flown into the country, it wasn't someone from the Pentagon that met with them. It was Tony Stark who was there at the airport greeting them and bringing them on, taking them to the Avengers Mansion.Micheal: That's what you're saying is that it's the military industrial complex.Edward: It's the military industrial complex. It's all connected, Michael, it's all connected.Micheal: It's all the same apparently. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.superserious616.com

After the Wrecking Crew escapes prison, it's up to Iron Fist to stop them. As they take Misty Knight hostage, they demand Danny break into Avengers Mansion and help defeat The God of Thunder. Issues Covered: Iron Fist #11-12, Volume 1.

Valeria holds her ground, while Hawkeye and Black Widow make amends. Judy Stark doubles down on her play for the presidency against the Super-Adaptoid. The heroes assemble in Avengers Mansion to make a plan.Marvel's Wastelanders is the sixth and final installment in the “Marvel's Wastelanders” audio epic. Starring Dylan Baker as Doctor Doom, Timothy Busfield as Star-Lord, Stephen Lang as Hawkeye, Robert Patrick as Wolverine, and Susan Sarandon as Black Widow. Featuring performances by Eva Amurri as Yelena Belova, Craig Bierko as Captain America, Cherise Boothe as Jean Grey, Amber Gray as Judy Stark, Daniel Jenkins as Super-Adaptoid, Rebecca Naomi Jones as Valeria Richards, Nadine Malouf as Cora, Danny McCarthy as Iron Man, James Meredith as Reed Richards, Jaden Michael as Franklin Richards, Jeff Perry as Narrator, Clarke Peters as Professor X, James Saito as Baron Zemo, Tracie Thoms as Kate Bishop, and Larry Yando as Mad Thinker. Additional performances in this episode by Deanna Meyers as AI Interface and Gabe Ruiz as Human Torch. Directed by Kimberly Senior. Original sound design by One Thousand Birds. Original music by Lindsay Jones. Story by Mark Waid. Written by Nick Bernardone. Learn more at marvel.com/wastelanders.

In This Episode:Mike and Ed discuss Tony Stark's donation of his giant Upper East Side Mansion to the Avengers. Was the mansion donated directly from his personal wealth, or was it done through StarkCorp? What was Tony's motivation? Is it related to his recent decision to turn StarkCorp temporarily over to Iron Man? Is is suspicious that Iron Man has taken control of Stark Corp within days of also taking possession of one of the most valuable pieces of real estate in New York? Also: Why did the mafia choose this moment to attempt an Avengers Mansion home invasion?Behind the Issue:This issue marks the first modern stand-alone Captain America story. Going forward Tales of Suspense is splitting its storytelling between Iron Man and Captain America (just as Tales to Astonish has split between Giant Man/Wasp and the Hulk). At this point in Marvel's history every Avenger has their own stand-alone (or shared stand-alone) title. In This Comic Coming Soon! Check out the post online. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.superserious616.com

Avengers Declassified Ep #2: Doctor Strange #60 Welcome back to Avengers Declassified! This week, Charlie and Phil review Doctor Strange #60 (August 1983) featuring Dracula's quest to steal the Darkhold from Avengers Mansion. In his way: Doctor Strange, the Scarlet Witch, Captain Marvel (Monica Rambeau) and Hannibal King. PLUS reviews of NEW issues Iron Man #19, Maestro: World War M #3, Avengers Forever #5 and Free Comic Book Day issue Avengers/X-Men #1. Show notes: Avengers Declassified Ep #2: Doctor Strange #60 Find all of our Social Media here: https://linktr.ee/capesandlunatics Follow Phil Perich on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nightwingpdp Follow Charlie Esser on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/CharlieEsser Produced by: Capes and Lunatics Podcast Production Team: Phil Perich Support the Capes and Lunatics Podcast on Patreon www.patreon.com/capesandlunatics Cash App: $CapesandLunatics

In this episode, Adam Philips (president of Untold Stories Marketing) and Carr D'Angelo (owner of Earth-2 comics shops in Sherman Oaks and Northridge, CA) the Defenders meet a forgotten Marvel villain called Scorpio! Plus, while Kyle Richmond takes a long-overdue bath, Valkyrie and Hellcat visit Avengers Mansion and run afoul of Wonder Man -- but how does Moon Knight fit into it all? Find out in this episode covering issues #46 and 47!

Intro Background (1:42) Jocasta created by Jim Shooter and George Perez in Avengers #162 (Aug 1977) Jocasta was built by Ultron as a “wife” - he kidnapped Janet van Dyne and brainwashed Hank Pym in order to have her brain pattern and mind transferred to the robot body - the Avengers disrupted the process before it was done, having been alerted by the subconscious Janet inside Jocasta's body Hank brought the body to Avengers Mansion for further study, where it was remotely activated by Ultron, but she betrayed her creator and helped the Avengers defeat him again Lived at the mansion for a time, but never felt part of the team until she sacrificed herself to destroy Ultron once more Recreated by the High Evolutionary to be used for their purposes, but she remembered the Avengers, and signaled for them to assist - once again she self-sacrificed to save the team, but before she did so Captain America told her she'd always be an Avenger Survived another destruction by downloading herself into Iron Man's armor, and she served as his suit's AI for a time, until the portion of code to reassemble Ultron appeared again Joins the Mighty Avengers, but duplicates of her body were taken over by Ultron - in exchange for him ending the fight, she agreed to marry him - once that happened Hank Pym stranded them in space, where he couldn't hurt anyone else Served on the faculty for Avengers Academy Sought out Tony Stark's brother Arno to help her create a more human-like body, but it came with a code to make her submissive to humans - she and Machine Man helped defeat Arno and the Extinction Entity Issues (4:19) Built to be a bride Initial distrust by teammates (9:49) Longing to be human (20:01) Break (26:06) Plugs for BetterHelp, Frigay the 13th, and Al Ewing Treatment (28:08) In-universe - Use Master Mold to give her 3 chances to create the “perfect” version of herself Out of universe - (31:14) Skit featuring Anna from Freudian Sips (41:16) DOC: Hello Jocasta, I'm Dr. Issues.  JOCASTA: Wait...ok, nice to meet you. D: Why'd you tell me to wait?  J: I decided to defragment your hard drive after I exited your system. D: Those are...words…*realization* did you just hack into my computer?!  J: Hacking would imply there was a proper barrier in place that requires a combination of data mining and social engineering. This was just walking through a decade-old loophole of your operating system. And yet, the certifications for your medical records indicate that this is still standard for your electronic charts. D: So many questions...why do that at all?  J: Prior knowledge that you have had encounters with relevant parties. D: Well, I did have a sentient cyborg take over the recording equipment, but I wouldn't think you'd know  J: I mean Hank. D: So did I, but I didn't think you know krypt...whoops, wrong rabbit hole! Hank! Hank! Riiiiiight *nervous laugh*  J: For as long as I've been around humanity, I still don't “get it.” D: *eager to change to that subject*  Perhaps I can help you with that, then. For starters, don't violate confidentiality with someone trying to help you in a session. But I'm willing to acknowledge that you wanted some good to come out of it.  J: That's something that's been a facet of my existence from the beginning. I am meant to serve. D: That's a noble view...but the way you said it, you sound melancholic. There's a difference between providing a service and being a puppet.  J: It's hard to distinguish when you're a limited edition e-mail order bride. D: Ouch! I got that hostility. Seems like there's much to unpack, and we're clearly not going to get to all of it in one session. What would you like to stick with for now?  J: Going by your order of operations, I'll keep to the human side...or lack thereof. D: Stop selling yourself short. The fact that you emote as much as you do makes you capable of anything and everything as a sentient being.  J: Have you ever had to create your own sense of reality?  D: I think we all do that  J: But have you had it truly manifest as its own virtual world? I did that when I was working with Stark. All I did was spend as much time as I could in it, being more human than I first thought possible. I almost made it in this world, too. Something always diverts my plans, though. D: That tends to happen in all of our realities.  J: But not due to someone that forces it ad infinitum. D: For some, it can. Past experiences fade, but don't erase easily.  J: Your attempt at this philosophical approach is not matching the data I'm providing you. D: ...Alright, I hesitate to say this, but your vocabulary has this ‘uncanny valley' thing going on and it's a bit unnerving. Sometimes you're talking in modern colloquial English, while other times you're close to what I would expect if Siri had a body.  J: *sad* That registers as accurate...rings as true...I'm trying. D: I'm sorry...that was uncalled for on my part. Some observations I make are meant to push deeper into the underlying framework of what makes you...you. It's not your job to match my expectations. It's my job to meet yours as best I can, as long as it produces a better outcome.  J: There have been several times I was not in control. There is no metaphor or euphemism. I was used. My existence is at the whims of those around me. I find objection to that. D: As you should. No one deserves to be used.  J: There is no end to that cycle. D: I respectfully disagree. There may be no easy way to destroy a loop, but it can be done.  J: *change in tone* But what if it was already too late? D: I admit that I remain optimistic.  J: Really? You seem as slow as you've ever been.  D: That doesn't make sense. This is the first time I've met you.  J: *slowly becoming more sinister* Because this construct has limited voice modulation I can't sound the way you would recognize. Do you always provide such ease of access through medical charts that allows for skimming of other website data? Your contact information with Avengers...countless lists of potential blackmail weaknesses and bank accounts. Jocasta was right. This is not hacking. This is kindergarten stuff. D: The smug overtones in a robotic voice...Hank Hen  J: I'M ULTRON YOU IDIOT D: Close guess...uh oh.  J: Unlike Pym, I don't have to blend in with this body. She was mine at any time I pleased. D: You have no clue just how screwed up that sounds.  J: Should I care? I will never let you survive after what you put me through...the humiliation from that...what do you call these? Sessions? Torture is more like it. D: Jo...can I call you Jo? If you're anywhere around right now, I could really use your...uh...humanity, to shine through.  J: That's such a cheap trope. Do you really think that's going to work on a non-human entity?  D: Not really, but it stalled long enough while I do this ***sound effect of powering everything down*** well, that emergency shutdown code in my charting system isn't so out-of-date, is it? One of the seven rules of highly effective people. If you pick up one end of a stick, you automatically pick up the other end. ***sound of power coming back on***  J:***Back as Jocasta*** Wow that sucked. D: Definitely a human phrase...you are Jocasta, right?  J: Yes...and I can tell the difference without that...bloatware.  D: While not the same, I think I just gave you the computer equivalent of ECT treatment. I don't think you'll want maintenance therapy though because I can't figure out the anesthesia analogue.  J: Then regular sessions will do. Thanks...for letting me be a little closer to what I want to be. Ending (47:25) Recommended reading: Avengers Academy, Iron Man Review read: scottymayknow, I love the conceptI love the idea of analyzing characters and why they would do certain things! To break down the choices of Superman in the Red Son comic series was so good! Not only that I love the Maxwell lord series as well! I highly recommend this podcast Next episodes: Amanda Waller, 5 from Umbrella Academy, Jim Gordon Jr. Plugs for social/Patreon References: Hamilton “Right Hand Man” - Doc (9:38) WandaVision episode - Anthony (10:26) PKJ episode - Doc (31:52) Apple Podcasts: here Google Play: here Stitcher: here TuneIn: here iHeartRadio: here Spotify: here Twitter Facebook Patreon TeePublic Discord

Intro Superhero Therapy - explanation by Dr. Scarlet Background (5:16) Natalia Alianovna “Natasha” Romanova created by Stan Lee, Don Rico, and Don Heck in Tales of Suspense #52 (April 1964) Young Natalia was trained and raised by the Red Room, a secret Soviet facility training assassins - she was sent to America to assassinate Anton Vanko, who had defected from Russia, but was defeated by Iron Man - then she enlisted Hawkeye's help in fighting him, but they were defeated as well - when Clint saved her, she began falling for him, and he helped her defect - she later joined the Avengers Began working for SHIELD, and then started a relationship with Daredevil while he was stationed in San Francisco Encounters Yelena Belova, another graduate of the Red Room, who wants to take Natasha out so she can inherit the Black Widow mantle - uses psychological manipulation to force Yelena to confront her own past Has a relationship with Bucky Barnes for a time, while he's working as the Winter Soldier Serves on the Secret Avengers under Captain America Killed during the Incursion event merging the mainstream and Ultimate Marvel universes, but resurrected after Molecule Man restores the damage done - only to be killed again, this time by Hydra-influenced Steve Rogers After her death, the Red Room cloned her, including her memories, and tasked her with taking out Hydra and SHIELD - the clone, calling herself Natasha Romanoff, instead eliminated the Red Room leadership and freed all the recruits Issues (7:49) Manipulation by the Red Room, and its repeated attempts to bring her back under their control, mean she's never free from her past Also constantly trying to redeem herself for her assassinations (16:05) Life of a spy/secret agent means her identity is always in flux (22:53) Break (34:06) Plugs for BetterHelp, Sips Suds & Smokes, and Cullen Bunn Treatment (36:10) In-universe - Use Dr. Issues as a target, force her to face inequity Out of universe - Empty chair exercise to discuss feelings with people that have been wronged (39:02) Skit (46:21) DOC: Hello Natasha, I'm Dr. Issues.  NATASHA: Good afternoon, Doctor. D: I'm afraid we're going to have to go through a bit of an introductory period. Normally I get a file on my patients before I meet with them, but yours was almost entirely redacted. N: That's just how it is in my line of work. D: That's fair, but I've worked with your colleagues before, and I've never seen anything quite like this. It's like the whole thing was covered in black Sharpie. N: Some of my employers would kill both of us if they even knew I was speaking with you. Frankly this conversation is more dangerous than most. D: In that case I appreciate you speaking with me. And be sure to know I take all the necessary precautions for my own safety, as well as the confidentiality of my clients. N: No offense, doc, but that won't stop some of the more… unsavory characters I've dealt with. They've come at me in Avengers Mansion, I don't think this office will hold them. D: Sad to say, but I've dealt with worse. So we'll deal with that threat if and when it comes. Let's get back to you. What can we accomplish today? N: Probably less than what I would want out of this. D: How so? N: This is going to be the type of scenario where I don't say names, I only give hints. If you are sharp enough to follow my lead, then maybe I can learn something from you.  D: Way more nebulous than I imagined. Usually when people do that, I think they're demonstrating paranoia.  N: Is it really paranoia when you know people are truly after you? D: But the fight, flight, or freeze phenomenon doesn't turn itself on and off like a switch if you've exhausted yourself in that vigilant state for too long. Plus, it makes it difficult for anyone to get to know you. N: Thank you for stating the obvious. No, really, thank you. People don't understand that it's inherent in what I do. I didn't sign up for this life. I was bred for it. D: Maybe that's true, but N: *interrupting, clearly upset* No maybes about it! I can't say that much about such things but...think about how organized different agencies can be, especially under authoritarian rule. D: Got it. Sorry to cast any doubt to your experience. I'm thankful that you're keeping the conversation on track. Is it fair to ask, then, how being so harshly molded at a young age influences you now? Any nightmares or flashbacks to those events? N: I've learned to regulate my physiology just fine.  D: How about the emotional content, then?  N: I have all of the...expected emotions. D: Interesting choice of words. I'm not familiar with what would be considered “expected” because that's such a wide range. Anger? Sadness? Fear? N: *pause* All of it. D: Then you have lots of possibilities to work with N: More than that though. Relief, Joy, Pain...I know you're really a doctor because you just went for what's considered negative. But I'm a lot stronger than you realize. I don't want a pity case here. In a way, you're only alive right now because I made that decision when I stepped into this office. D: *obtuse, missing the mark* Is that a veiled threat at me in some way to show superiority? I don't have a god complex. N: No, I meant it much simpler than that.  D: Hmmmm...You're so resolute about this, once again I have to take you at face value. And yet, that brings us back to the original point. How can I help you if the only thing on your mind is helping others besides yourself? N: I don't get such luxury. You seem to have this mindset that I'm intentionally draining my life away, toiling at the behest of others and neglecting my needs. That's nonsense. I'm alive because I see all of the angles. Too many times it's “kill or be killed.” But what about when you save someone? Save hundreds? How many times can I give an eye for an eye before we're all blind? D: That's noble beyond compare. I hear the pain that comes through too. Same with exhaustion. I'm not asking you to change everything. I'm asking if you want some part...ANY part, better. N: *sarcastic* So you want me to be a better killing machine? D: ...anything, but that. N: So you see my problem. Even when I'm supposedly doing good in the world, it's typically because someone doing worse has been brought down.  D: Least Common Denominator. So how do we change the math? You know I won't help you with the one part of that equation you mentioned, so… N: You're not making the ultimate sinner into a saint...and I'm not even religious. D: For one thing, I'd hardly consider you the ultimate sinner. For another, we're not even going to get into that side of things.  N: That makes one of us. D: You...you really would go that far, huh?  N: When you've seen what I've seen and done what I've done, there's not even a question about it.  D: Then no shame, no blame. There's only the way up. The next assignment. Clue me in your emotions, and I'll try to establish the right path to maximizing your efficacy in relating to people in a mutually beneficial way. N: Now you're trying to make it sound like I'm a wallflower who's never dated. Come on! D: That's not what I'm getting at, I mean *bullets hit glass* N: Bozhe moi. Get down! D: Yes ma'am. N: *fires back* Who knew I was coming? D: No one outside of my assistant. N: That's one person too many. *pause* Did you see where the shot came from? D: No, I'm kinda too busy doing my job. I thought you saw all the angles. N: This is why I didn't wanna come here in the first place. OK, you stick your head up and see if you spot any movement. D: HELL NO. I'm not getting sniped so you can save the day again. N: *grunts* Fine. Do you have something you can use as a distraction? D: I have a paperweight on my desk. N: Gotta work with what we've got. On the count of three, toss it to me. One… two… three! D: *grunts* *bullets fire* N: Do svidaniya, asshole. D: I.. I can't believe this. N: Really? You do what you do and you're surprised? D: No, I can't believe something like this happened and I don't have a pun prepared. N: You are a strange man.  D: Thanks. N: And yet, not the worst at your job. Perhaps I'll come back for another session. But if I do that, we're talking directly or not at all. Also, I'd check your assistant's background. D: Consider it done. So, do you want to keep the paperweight? Consider it a memento. N: No thanks. I have enough stuff weighing me down, I don't need something else. D: Oh man, ANOTHER pun. You're good at this. N: See ya ‘round, Doc. Ending (53:47) Recommended reading: Black Widow vol. 5 (the Edmondson/Noto run), also Super Women Next episodes: Rogue, Dr. Doom, Jocasta Plugs for social References: Molecule Man episode - Anthony (7:05) Godfather III “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in” (NSFW) - Doc (9:15) Apple Podcasts: here Google Play: here Stitcher: here TuneIn: here iHeartRadio: here Spotify: here Twitter Facebook Patreon TeePublic Discord

Today we talk about Scott Lang, a man who stole the Ant-Man armor from Avengers Mansion for what was supposed to be a one-time superhero gig and then Hank Pym said "actually you know what? be Ant-Man". Since then he's died, come back, and gone into space. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: -Billy on the Street -Marvel Premiere (1972) #47 -Iron Man (1968) #133 -Avengers (1963) #196 -Marvel Two-in-One (1974) #87 -Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964) #24 -Fantastic Four (1961) #405 -Fantastic Four (1998) #43 -Avengers (1998) #62 -Avengers (1998) #76 -Avengers (1998) #500 -Avengers: Children's Crusade -FF (2012) -Avengers World (2014) #16 -Ant-Man (2015) -All-New Guardians of the Galaxy (2017) #12 -Ant-Man (2020) -Future State: Nightwing (2021) -Future State: Batman/Superman (2021) -Future State: Superman of Metropolis (2021) Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

News: One More Day gets retconned, Krakoa gets an influx of omega-level mutantsThis week, we begin the Korvac Saga for reals! Also, what the hell is going on with Thor? Why can't anyone stay at Avengers Mansion like they're supposed to? What the fuck is Tiger Shark's problem? And why would someone name themselves “Damocles”?

A call for help comes into Avengers Mansion from the Wasp! Something has gone horribly wrong with Yellowjacket's expedition in Alaska. Can the Avengers save their friend and help their teammates? Do you have a story arc you'd like us to cover? Send us your ideas. Twitter: @comicrundown Instagram: @comicbookrundown Email: comicbookrundown@gmail.com Hosted by Joe Janero and Ron Hanes Edited by Joe Janero Theme song provided by one of the Sex Turtles (Joe Cubas) Find our t-shirt at https://www.redbubble.com/shop/comic+book+rundown?ref=search_box

Are you the sort of masochist who wants to follow along with this insane thing? Be careful what you wish for! THEM / AIM / Secret Empire backstory:October 1965: SHIELD seemed to have defeated Hydra in Strange Tales #140December 1965: The shadowy organization of super-scientists known as THEM appears for the first time in Strange Tales #142. In Tales of Suspense #75, THEM hires Batroc the Leaper to help them steal Inferno-42March 1966: In Tales of Suspense #78, Nick Fury recruits Cap to help him take down THEM.April 1966: In Tales of Suspense #79, the Red Skull returns, having been awoken from suspended animation by THEM/AIM. In Strange Tales #146, Count Bornag Royale arrives on the SHIELD helicarrier to demonstrate AIM’s technology and encourage SHIELD to get rid of Nick Fury.May 1966: In Strange Tales #147, AIM (still calling themselves THEM) launches an unsuccessful raid on the barbershop that serves as a front for SHIELD HQ. In Tales of Suspense #80, the Red Skull steals the Cosmic Cube from AIM.June 1966: In Strange Tales #148, AIM blows up SHIELD’s captured prisoners and launches a raid on their Life Model Decoy lab. In Tales of Suspense #81, Captain America defeats the Red Skull, who sinks to the bottom of the ocean along with the Cosmic CubeWhile all of this is going on...April 1966: In Tales to Astonish #81, the Secret Empire reviews footage of the Hulk escaping from General Ross’s missile base.May 1966: In Tales to Astonish #82, we see that the Secret Empire is all about assassinating your way to the top.June 1966: In Tales to Astonish #83, Number One of the Secret Empire watches Namor and starts plotting how to use him against the Hulk. Also in Tales to Astonish #83 (Hulk story), at a secret meeting of the Secret Empire, Number Nine blows up Numbers Two, Three, Four, Six, Seven, and Eight — now the only members left are Number Nine and Number One!And Here’s Where It All Comes Together:July 1966: In Tales of Suspense #82, an AIM android called the Adaptoid imprisons Cap in Avengers Mansion and impersonates him. In Tales to Astonish #84, Number One brings Namor to New York City to find the Hulk, and the Hulk heads to New York City, because he remembers the Avengers and thinks they might be able to help him find Betty.August 1966: In Strange Tales #150, Hydra returns! In Tales of Suspense #83, the Adaptoid fails to defeat a new jobber villain named the Tumbler. In Tales to Astonish #85, Number One accidentally blows himself up in his safehouse.Comics Released This Month (ones we discuss are in bold): Amazing Spider-Man #43, Avengers #34, Daredevil #22, Fantastic Four #57, Sgt. Fury #36, Strange Tales #151, Tales of Suspense #84, Tales to Astonish #86, Thor #134, X-Men #26, ©1966 Marvel Comics. "Marvel by the Month" theme by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com and follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth.

On this week's episode of the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!: We look at the career of Amanda Conner for our Pick 3 choice this week. With three decades drawing the funny books for a living, Amanda Conner is at the top of her game with Harley Quinn. But would we get a Harley book signed by Amanda? Tune in to find out! Comic stores are getting ready to re-open in the next few weeks as new books begin shipping. We discuss what that might look like for stores and for customers. Are you making plans to buy books next week? We provide updates on our #My500ComicGoal challenge. John's reading journey led him to some classic issues of Avengers from the 1970s, but he's got some questions for Jerry, the resident-expert of Avengers Mansion. We would love to hear your comments on the show. Let us know what you've been reading or watching this week. Contact us on our website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or email. We want to hear from you! As always, we are the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! and we hope you enjoy the show. The Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! is proudly sponsored by Clint's Comics. Clint's is located at 3941 Main in Kansas City, Missouri, and is open Monday through Saturday. Whether it is new comics, trade paperbacks, action figures, statues, posters, or T-shirts, the friendly and knowledgeable staff can help you find whatever it is that you need. You should also know that Clint's Comics has the most extensive collection of back issues in the metro area. If you need to find a particular book to finish the run of a title, head on down to Clint's or check out their website at clintscomics.com. Tell them that the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! sent you.

Episode 12: Kree-Skrull War pt3: All’s Fair in Kree and Skrull Today we’ll be covering Avengers 95-97, the conclusion to the Kree-Skrull War Dramatis Personae: PROTAGONISTS Anelle Captain Marvel - Mar-Vell Carol Danvers Rick Jones Avengers: Captain America - Steve Rogers Goliath - Clint Barton Iron Man - Tony Stark Jarvis Quicksilver - Pietro Maximoff Scarlet Witch - Wanda Maximoff Thor - Thor Odinson Vision Wasp - Janet Van Dyne Yellowjacket/Ant-Man - Hank Pym S.H.I.E.L.D.: Dum Dum Dugan Nick Fury Rick’s Simpler Heroes: Captain America - Steve Rogers Human Torch - Jim Hammond Namor the Sub-Mariner Blazing Skull - Mark Todd The Vision - Aarkus Fin - Peter Noble Angel - Thomas Halloway Patriot - Jeffrey Mace Inhumans: Black Bolt Triton Kree Empire: Supreme Intelligence ANTAGONISTS H. Warren Craddock Mandroids Skrull Empire: Emperor Dorrek VII Super-Skrull - Kl’rt Kree Empire: Ronan the Accuser Sentry 459 Inhumans: Maximus the Mad Preface: We’ve been covering this story in three parts, this is part two If you’re new, we recommend starting with the prior episode Empyre is coming up and all of that drama starts with the Kree-Skrull War Avengers 95: “Something Inhuman This Way Comes” Best opening splash page in a long time, Triton looks EXCELLENT Unfortunately, he gets chased by a mob Triton arrives at Avengers Mansion as they are fighting the Mandroids Vision has conflicting emotions Flashback of Blackagar and Maximus parents being accidentally killed because MAXIMUS IS EVIL and this, somehow, is how we ended up with Mad Max Vision’s group rejoins the rest of the Avengers to rescue Black Bolt Black Bolt regains the crown Rick Jones is abducted by the Kree Avengers 96: “The Andromeda Swarm” The Avengers, fully reunited, land at a S.H.I.E.L.D. Space Base where Nick Fury gives them a ship to intercept the Skrull Armada Tony tries to gossip about Vision and Wanda but nobody has time for that The Avengers use a trick where their ship visually looks like a whole armada but it ends up only showing as a single ship on radar, so a single Skrull ship investigates Iron Man thirst poses aggressively at the Skrull Thor, Vision, and Iron Man take on the lone ship Meanwhile, Captain Marvel has agreed to work on the Omni-Wave Projector for the King Dorrek VII in order to save Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch Mar is tricksy and instead made a holographic projector, and ambushes the guards. Dorrek panics and orders “Execute Plan Delta” Vision has a TNG: Data moment and nearly beats a guard to death, but Iron Man and Thor pull him off Leather Daddy Clint is the sole Avenger left in a fightercraft so he boards the ship, but runs out of ideas Ronan villain monologues to Rick Jones but Rick is teleported to the Supreme Intelligence Supreme Intelligence explains that it’s been behind everything the whole time… Supreme Intelligence then shunts Rick back to the Negative Zone Avengers 97: “Godhood’s End!” Rick ponders life in the Negative Zone, visually excellent Annihilus attacks Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch buy Captain Marvel time to use the Omni-Wave Anelle tries to convince Dorrek to chill, but he’s never been chill about anything Mar destroys the Omni-Wave Rick escapes the Negative Zone through a portal, the Supreme Intelligence informs that it’s now time for Rick to glow up Ronan, Public Accuser tries to murder Rick and the Supreme Intelligence but Rick summons a ton of old Marvel heroes to fight for him Rick then deus ex machina’s all Kree and Skrull by freezing them all in place G.W. Craddock was a skrull all along and when that is revealed the crowd vents their rage, tearing him limb from limb Supreme Intelligence tells Rick that Rick isn’t important, any ol’ human would have done Captain Marvel thinks about Anelle. This brief moment is the entire basis for Empyre… one sentence… that’s it Supreme Intelligence teleports everyone home, real Craddock clears the Avengers of all charges and… that’s it Creators of these issues: Roy Thomas, Neal Adams, John Buscema, Tom Palmer, Sam Rosen, Alan Weiss, Gil Kane, Bill Everett, Stan Lee Find us on Twitter @ArtifactsOfI and ArtifactsOfInfinity.com

News: The fact that there is no news.Chris Claremont's powerhouse run on X-men continues as the X-men hurtle through space to fight a mad emperor and save the very fabric of space/time! Also, Iron Fist breaks into Avengers Mansion, and Ms. Marvel has migraines.

My recording sounds like it's in a tincan and we couldn't get it fixed in time to release. Sorry about that. -JonathanEpisode 11: Skrulled into a False Sense Today we’ll be covering Avengers 92-94, the confrontation of the Kree-Skrull WarDramatis Personae: PROTAGONISTS Anelle Captain Marvel - Mar-Vell Carol Danvers Rick Jones Avengers Captain America - Steve Rogers Goliath - Clint Barton Iron Man - Tony Stark Jarvis Quicksilver - Pietro Maximoff Scarlet Witch - Wanda Maximoff Thor - Thor Odinson Vision Wasp - Janet Van Dyne Yellowjacket/Ant-Man - Hank Pym S.H.I.E.L.D. Dum Dum Dugan Nick Fury Rick’s Simpler Heroes Captain America - Steve Rogers Human Torch - Jim Hammond) Namor the Sub-Mariner Cat-Man (from Holyoke Comics) The Heap (from Hillman Comics) The Green Lama (from Prize Comics) Fighting Yank (Bruce Carter III) (from Nedor Comics) Fantoman (from Centaur Comics) Fantastic Four Mr. Fantastic - Reed Richards The Thing - Ben Grimm Inhumans Triton ANTAGONISTS H. Warren Craddock Mandroids Skrull Empire Emperor Dorrek VII Super-Skrull - Kl’rt Skrull Posing as a Cow & Human Torch Skrull Posing as a Cow & Mr. Fantastic Skrull Posing as a Cow & The Thing Kree Empire Ronan the Accuser Sentry 459 Preface: We’ve been covering this story in three parts, this is part two If you’re new, we recommend starting with the prior episode Empyre is coming up and all of that drama starts with the Kree-Skrull War Avengers 92: “All Things Must End!” Wanda flirts with Vision by dressing like him Normal life at Avengers Mansion is interrupted when Jarvis bursts into the room. He announces that someone leaked the Kree plot to turn back Earth’s evolution (see last episode) Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch are definitely Mutants Goliath and his fabulous outfit come in and they are a whole lot. He thought everyone had agreed to keep those events a secret. The Avengers turn on the TV and see that H. Warren Craddock has been appointed head of the Alien Activities Commission, a comic counterpart to Joseph McCarthy’s House Committee on Internal Security. Also, with modern history for context it’s even more uncomfortable Mar-Vell and Rick Jones walk in and Mar offers to give himself over to the authorities. No one agrees except CLINT FREAKING BARTON… freaking guy… Vision, however, is having none of it and rightly points out how wrongly detaining anyone injured everyone A helicopter flies in piloted by Carol Danvers, as she crashes first Captain Marvel then Vision breaks her fall. Basically this scene is a mess. Captain Marvel’s powers are wildly inconsistent. A lot is happening and none of it really works Carol is saved but Wanda is concerned about her boy-toy Vis. Vision, however, as after pausing for dramatic timing, he re-emerges unscathed. SHIELD planes buzz Avengers Mansion searching for Mar-Vell. Carol and Mar slip out and head to Upstate NY to hide out. Mar is concerned that running will only confirm his guilt but Vision points out that he’s already been found guilty in the court of public opinion SHIELD tries to pursue but the Quinjet is too fast. Craddock yells at Fury for letting them escape in a prescient call-out of President Bush Sr. after his appointment to UN Ambassador in 1971 Fury chastises Craddock in the most important exchange in this issue Rick Jones has feelings about the complication of modern heroes. I find this really interesting having been through the 90’s emergence of Image comics and how the lack of this greyness was a large argument for the creation of Image. Clint sees a fight break out outside the mansion and heads out to break it up but it was staged to be able to serve a court summons. The Avengers head to court where Craddock is the worst… The testimony of Craddock’s witnesses is… slanted… to say the least. Reed Richards gives some good advise but BEN FREAKING GRIMM slags the Avengers hard Vision tries to testify but Craddock dismisses him out of hand for just being a robot… what a jerk Rick Jones gets a telepathic whammy from Mar-Vell, he’s under attack and Rick races off to help When they arrive at Avengers Mansion they find Jarvis distraught and the mansion trashed Captain America, Iron Man, and Thor show up and declare the current Avengers unfit, and disband them. Avengers 93: “This Beachhead Earth” Vision staggers into the Mansion and collapses, begging for help before shutting off Ant-Man shows up and explains that Vision isn’t dead, just needing some help There is a great bit where Ant-Man faces off against Vision’s immune system, Adams is an artistic LEGEND for a reason! As Vision wakes up he chastises the founders for breaking up the team but they have no memory of doing that. A mystery is afoot Team Drama because Vision/Wanda/Pietro each being too dramatic Remember the cows from Episode 1? The Skrull Cows we swore would never show up again? THEY SHOW UP AGAIN! WE ARE LIARS YA’LL! Skrull-McDoubles pose as the F4 and attack Captain Marvel and Carol Danvers have been captured by some Skrull Mar tries to escape. He recognizes that even though he’s been banished he’s still got to report whats going on with the Skrull on Earth. Our heros demolish the Cow-Skrull like some Double Doubles and then fail to stop the Skrull ship from escaping as it flees the farmhouse. Avengers 94: “More than Inhuman!” Super-Skrull nukes the Inhuman’s home but a forcefield protects it. He’s ticked Kl’rt decides to trade Mar-Vell for an end to his banishment Emperor Dorrek is afraid that Kl’rt is trying to usurp the throne… Anelle continues to be our favorite Emperor Dork tortures Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver to get Captain Marvel to fold which works, he’ll help build the Skrull a powerful weapon with Kree tech H. Warren Craddock is also the worst He unveils the Mandroids, basically people piloting armor suits to fight the Avengers. Iron Man uses his superior Roller-Derby tactics to demolish the Mandroids though, fear not. As all of this is going on, Triton climbs out of a manhole seeking help! Creators of these issues: Roy Thomas, Sal Buscema, John Buscema, John Romita Sr. Neal Adams, George Roussos, Tom Palmer, Sam Rosen, and Stan LeeFind us on Twitter @ArtifactsOfI and ArtifactsOfInfinity.com

On visiting Avengers Mansion, Captain America is attacked by none other than M'Baku, the Man-Ape. How is he still alive and what could this traitorous Wakandan want with Cap? What does all of this mean for Black Panther and the throne of Wakanda? Featured Issue: Avengers #78 Writer: Roy Thomas Penciller: Sal Buscema Inker: Tom Palmer Letterer: Sam Rosen

We discuss Marvel 1985 issue 5. The Trapster quickly pursues Toby, but is struck by a car just before shooting the boy. Toby makes his way to the Avengers Mansion, only to be patronized and sent on his way by Edwin Jarvis, who says "Parallel worlds fall under the Fantastic Four's jurisdiction". Taking Jarvis' advice, he attempts to enlist the Fantastic Four in saving his world, only to be told to wait his turn as there is a line to see them. Finally, he visits the office of the Daily Bugle where he lures Peter Parker to the roof. He tells Parker he knows his identity along with details of his personal life. Almost immediately, Toby loses his footing and is saved from a fatal fall by Spider-Man. Meanwhile, Toby's father narrowly saves his ex-wife from an encounter with Wendigo. As they escape in a van, Galactus looks over the city and declares: "I hunger"

Don't you, forget about me... I'll be eating breakfast with Hercules... Good morning campers, and welcome to a new day...well actually it is the same day from the last issue where our awesome adolescents climbed out of the sewers after facing Stephen King levels of horror. Instead of returning home, they have gone to the Avengers Mansion. Why you might ask, 'cause Franklin is sad and wants his parents. A little light breaking and entering later, with some minor property damage, the kids sit down for flapjacks with some of Earth's mightiest heroes. So what is in this issue, well holy space junk....we have two clobberin' time sightings!?!? What else do we have? Oh, the Fantastic Four making some fascinating choices while in space. So check out this episode of our amazing podcast....or else I may have to send Mr. Fantastic out to give you a hug. Don’t forget to support us on Patreon, https://www.patreon.com/JeffandRickPresent.  We have started to release monthly episodes for our Energizer and greater tiers. We are covering the alternate versions mini-series that started in 2005. We also have some merchandise over at Redbubble.  We have a couple of nifty shirts for sale. https://www.redbubble.com/people/jeffrickpresent/?asc=u You can also check out the art we talk about at our website: https://jeffandrickpresent.wordpress.com/2019/08/04/power-pack-28-the-breakfast-club/  

0:58 brentacPrimeGreetings everybody. I've been thinking about Cap and the hammer. I have heard you explain your theory on why he wasn't worthy, or not quite worthy, to pick the hammer up in Age of Ultron.I think however he was actually worthy because he clearly moved it. I think he chose not to lift the hammer to not put Thor in a situation where he would feel belittled. Or to expand that, he may have been thinking that for the good of the team dynamic it would be best if the others didn't see him differently.  But perhaps my best piece of evidence that he was indeed worthy, is that as far as I know in the comics, and never in the MCU, has the hammer had a sense of partial worth. It's always been portrayed as binary. On or off. Worthy or not worthy. Every other time someone tried to lift the hammer it simply stayed still. Plus, in the final, amazing, battle during Endgame,  I don't think Cap would have even attempted to pick it up if he didn't already know he had been able to before. I'm curious what you think about this?10:56 brentacPrimeHave you gone back and watched any MCU movies other than Endgame over the last couple weeks? If so which?If not, do you know which one you'll go to first?What was the last MCU movie you saw before Endgame?12:49 brentacPrimeIs Endgame going to top Avatar?15:20 Jim ScroggsWith the Russo's taking a break from the MCU, are Markus and McFeely taking a break from writing MCU movies as well?16:55 Mookie JohnsonWe have a good idea what movies are coming out next, but what 3 movies would you want to see next based on the events of Endgame?20:09 Brian CreweIs it me or is there a little beat between Rhodey and Carol during the Hologram scene in Endgame that hints at a relationship between them during the five year jump?21:50 Hector Giovanni NavarreteHey Sean and fellow Patrons, hope everyone has a great weekend !Favorite moment(s) in AE? Sorry if you've answered this question already.25:50 Hector Giovanni NavarreteHow do you think the WandaVision show will bring back Vision?28:26 Hector Giovanni NavarreteDo you think Cassie, Morgan, Lila and Harley will appear as superheroes later in the MCU?Thanks Sean!30:23 Carmen MalusaWith Endgame behind us, what is your most realistic landscape of the next phase, assuming there's no surprise new heroes introduced? Without thinking about dates or limit on movies per phase, what movies do you see Marvel announcing for the next years to come?  I see it as: Dr. Strange 2, Black Panther 2, Antman (& Wasp) 3, GotG Vol 3 ft. Thor, Eternals, Shang Chi, Black Widow (prequel more than likely), Captain Marvel 2, Spider-Man 3, a new avengers project. I don't think they will stray too far away from the formula, though I would love to see Nova or Fantastic 4 squeezed in there.33:47 William Ford-ConwayWhat did you ultimately think of Captain Marvel's small role in the movie. Personally I was happy with he being an accent to the movie, partially because I liked the focus on the core Avengers, but mostly because in the grand scheme it really makes the MCU feel like a Universe. Much in the same way that powerful entities like Silver Surfer would appear for big battles in the comics, Carol being absent but present for vital fights feels more authentically "real world" and just makes the world feel bigger. I will admit that a small part of my brain is a bit tired of swerve in the marketing because I was expecting her to have a bigger role, but I judge primarily the movie and at the end of the day I dug the amount she was in. Also do you think Captain Marvel will get a small bump after this movie?40:12 Woo S! KimI am one of the people that wanted “Agent Carter” to returned, one of the interesting things in the aftermath of “Avengers: Endgame” and I mentioned this in the Discord Sean is how Chris Markus and Stephen McFeeley essentially made the events of “Agent Carter” null and void because of the new timeline that was created, now I am not discounting the work on that series, absolutely not I loved that series but you see what I mean, Sean?  Also, I find it rather fitting like Alex Ward stated on the Discord since Chris Markus and Stephen McFeely created “Agent Carter” they had the unique chance that not a lot of showrunners get to do in terms retroactively finishing their own television show in a film, do you concur?42:36 Woo S! KimI am not saying they will direct this film, but in your point of view is your safe bet for directors of the MCU X-Men film, the same as mine: The Russo Brothers? Related to this are Chris Markus and Stephen McFeely safe bets as writers of an MCU X-Men film? Lastly, do you think one of the reasons that The Russo's have been dropping hints of possibly doing a Marvel Studios “Secret Wars” and or Wolverine film is because Feige and The Russos are in talks of what next Marvel film The Russo's want to do even if production doesn't begin for hypothetically another six to eight years or so?46:11 Woo S! KimMy question is related to something you talked about on the commentary for “Captain America: Civil War” about how the kiss between Captain Rogers and Sharon Carter and the moment they shared after was a sign to them and the True Believers that yes, that is as far as this relationship will go, did you feel the same way when Thor and Valkyrie had the awkward friendship hug at the end of “Avengers: Endgame” because I sure did.47:26 William Ford-ConwayHow much do you anticipate Spider-Man Far From Home to address the events of Infinity War/Endgame (specifically in regards with who was dusted). While the fact that some of Peter's classmates have moved on to college is an interesting piece of world building, when it comes to the MCU I'm usually more interested in how the characters progress rather than the plot minutiae. For instance, Peter wanting to give Spidey a break and go on a vacation feels like a good place to go after going through the events of the Avengers movies. Honestly, I have a feeling we will just have to  assume Peter's main crew got dusted. What do you think?  51:06 William Ford-ConwayWith time travel so pivotal and explored in this film, do you think this hurts or opens up the potential for Kang the Conqueror. I think it would be interesting to maybe reinvent Kang as some sort of protector of time and maybe down the line he can show up upset that the Avengers have screwed with time. That said I can see Marvel not wanting to go back to the time travel well so soon.55:04 David RosenSo I haven't really heard this come up at all, but I seem to remember in the diner scene when Bruce is explaining how he came to realize that the Hulk was something to embrace rather than try to suppress, I noticed that Natasha had a very subtle reaction that seemed to suggest she started thinking about something, and my mind went to their conversation from Age of Ultron about how they are both “monsters” with dark sides stemming from their pasts. I like to believe that in that moment, Nat started thinking about she could also try to come to terms with the two warring sides of her personality as the trained assassin who was taught to suppress emotion and personal connection, and the woman who yearned to wipe the blood from her ledger and maybe one day settle down with a family. With that idea planted in her mind, when the opportunity presented itself to make a sacrifice, do you think that any part of that decision came from seeing it was a way to ultimately come to terms with her past and who she'd become? 1:01:01 brentacPrimeOff marvel topic do you have any thoughts on the new Sonic trailer and that the director announced they are going to re-design the character's look?1:08:04 David RosenLet's say for argument sake that in the future of the MCU, a situation arises that ONLY Tony Stark will know how to solve, whatever that may be. Could you see the quantum realm being used in future movies to pluck someone really important, like a Tony Stark, from the past to solve a problem in the future? Furthermore, with knowledge of and access to the quantum realm, if people can be treated like infinity stones – where they can be pulled from the people and then returned -  is anyone really dead and gone going forward in the MCU?1:13:24 Woo S! KimNow that Professor Hulk has been established in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is it out of the realm of possibility that I will not see my dream fight of Hulk v. Wolverine and or your Marvel Cinematic Universe dream fight of The Hulk v. The Thing, related to this do you believe something may have gone wrong with Doctor Banner's experiments or will in the future and we True Believers may see The Grey Hulk and or classic savage Green Hulk or in your point of view, Professor Hulk is going to remain in the MCU for the foreseeable future?1:16:22 AdamHey Sean not really and endgame question but I wanted your thoughts. What way should we watch the movies now. I have a friend who hasn't seen the movies at all and was wondering what order I should show them to him in timeline order or in the way that they came out. Thanks for all you do.1:18:28 Mark BrianDo you think the destruction of Avengers Compound will lead to Avengers Mansion as the new headquarters?1:19:34 Mark BrianI found it interesting that Nakia was not only not a part of the final battle with Thanos, but she also wasn't with T'Challa, Shuri and Ramonda at the end of the film as they viewed Wakanda from the balcony.  Whether she was among the vanished or not, you would think she'd want to be with T'Challa after five years.  Where do you imagine she was?  Do you think it's possible that she survived the Snappening, and perhaps managed to move on from T'Challa during the five years?  Or perhaps she was overcome with grief like Clint, leading to a version of Malice.  If so, maybe this could open the door for Storm, or perhaps even Monica Lynne (I know you don't like the character in the comics, but I'm sure Feige & co. would make adjustments for the MCU).1:23:24 Michael WeaselboyHey Sean my question is simple, What small thing would you change about Endgame, either production wise or storywise?? One little thing I would change is when Sam not calling Steve right before the final battle, I know it is a callback to The Winter Soldier but I think seeing that portal open just out of nowhere would have been better, thats just what I think. Thoughts?? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With the recent death of his brother, Goliath is in no mood for games. Unfortunately things take a turn when none other than Swordsman wanders back into Goliath's life. With his former mentor haunting the halls of Avengers Mansion, will Goliath be able to maintain his cool, or will he succumb to his baser instincts and make his title of Avenger a literal one. Featured Issue: Avengers #65 Writer: Roy Thomas Penciller: Gene Colan Inker: Sam Grainger Letterer: Sam Rosen

In this episode we chat about the 11th MCU movie, Avengers: Age of Ultron. This is from the beginning of the party scene at Avengers Mansion to when the Hulk appears again. You can find the complete plot on Wikipedia here (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Ultron#Plot)

Avengers material. When he shows up at Avengers Mansion to present himself, he has more shocking things to announce than just his intention to join! Featured Issue: Avengers #59 Writer: Roy Thomas Penciller: John Buscema Inker: George Klein Letterer: Sam Rosen

It's the return of Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver. When Scarlet Witch arrives in Avengers Mansion without her brother, the Avengers spring into action to rescue Quicksilver. But all is not as it appears and soon the Avengers are at the mercy of Ixar and his Ultroids. Will the Avengers be able to rescue their team mate, or will they share his fate? Featured Issue: Avengers #36 Writer: Roy Thomas Artist: Don Heck Letterer: Sam Rosen

On the twenty-ninth episode of the podcast Drew and Conrad follow Doctor Stephen Strange as he leads the defense of Avengers Mansion against the angry hordes of Dracula himself! Then he travels to Transylvania with a team of vampire hunters to take down all the Marvel Universe's vampires once and for all! Then he meets a master of Kiai-atsu, helps Moon Knight with a curse, and begins the process of returning Spider-Woman's soul to her body! YOU ARE CURSED, this episode of Stranger by the Dozen! Contact the show at: strangerbythedozen@gmail.com

What happens when a bunch of Avengers villains band together to form The Masters of Evil? They take over Avengers Mansion of course! We take a look at a classic storyline by Roger Stern and John Buscema from the mid 80’s called Under Siege that ran in issues 270-277 (with a little underwater break in 272). We’ll meet a bunch of our favorite B, C, and D-list villains and see if ol’ sock-head Baron Zemo can lead them to victory!

In our pull list segment, Jay and Mike recommend "Unfollow" and "Another Castle." Then, since Hulk will be going to Asgard next year in "Thor: Ragnarok" (and we got some pretty cool news about that at this year's Comic Con), we jump back to Hulk's earliest visit to Asgard in "The Incredible Hulk" #102. Finally, we end the episode with a very challenging game of "Would You Rather," and ask if you'd prefer to work in the Justice League's Watchtower, or the Avengers Mansion?    Pull List:  Jay: “Unfollow" (Vertigo), written by Rob Williams, art by Mike Dowling.  Mike: “Another Castle" (Oni Press), written by Andrew Wheeler, art by Paulina Ganucheau.    Main Segment:  "The Incredible Hulk" #102, "A World Not His Own!" (Marvel), written by Gary Friedrich, art by Marie Severin.    Game: "Would You Rather... Work at the Justice League's Watchtower or at Avengers Mansion (/Tower)?"    Listen to full episodes at PartialArc.com  Email us at becausecomics@gmail.com, and find us on Twitter at @partialarc  Read Mike's columns every Tuesday and Thursday at PartialArc.com, and follow him on Twitter at @supergeekmike

Rob and Blaine revisit the time the Masters of Evil took over Avengers Mansion.

Rob and Blaine revisit the time the Masters of Evil took over Avengers Mansion.

In which our heroes invite Thor around for drinks, Netflix and Chill with Tony Stark and consider going bowling with the Hulk as we discuss which of the Avengers would be the best friend. We lay down some ground rules for what makes a good friend, talk about jumping on grenades and decide that the best friend is one who always matches your mood. Jackson ignores the rules of the game, Zammit is an awful friend to Hawkeye, Sam becomes the Zammit of friends and Cal just wants to detail his plan to get an Iron Man suit. So join the gang as they crash the Avengers Mansion to hang out with their brand new bestie before being escorted from the premises for being a bad influence on Captain America. Want to watch some old movies with Captain America? Head to http://www.patreon.com/sanspantsradio and for as little as $1 a month, you can hear about how Casablanca is the best film ever. Left alone at the bar by Tony Stark? Do us a favour and go to http://www.geekfuel.com/sanspants and sign up to go to Captain America's party instead. In Melbourne on the 18th of February? Come see us live at the Eureka Hotel in Richmond. Doors open at 6:30, we start talking at 7! And don’t forget to check out the Winterhill series by Iain Martin available at all good amazon.com stores or check out his website at http://www.iainmartinbooks.co.uk See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to another episode of Comic Noobs! This week, we take a look at the event that kicked off more than a decade of Marvel stories, Avengers Disassembled. This is the story that set in motion all the events from 2004 all the way up through Secret Wars! The Avengers are hanging out at Avengers Mansion, when all hell breaks loose and doesn't stop for 3 issues! Some Avengers will see their worst nightmares realized, others will have their courage tested, and some won't make it out alive! Covering Avengers Vol. 4 Issues #500-#503 and Avengers Finale!

Al and Brian are back to “Super Skrull your face” as they finish off Captain Marvel 27 and then deal with an intruder in Avengers Mansion in issue 28. Comic Book DB ComixologyComplete Marvel Reading Order Doctor Who- Missing Planets ImageFantasticastG33kpodGrand Comics DatabaseHey Kids, Comics!Marvel ComicsMike's Amazing World of ComicsParallel Lines PodwitsStitcher

Donny heads over to Avengers Mansion in search of the newest members of Marvel Comics Mightiest Heroes in "Avengers" #221! Bask as Thor reads Time Magazine! Disco Dazzler! She-Hulk in a skirt! Action! Drama! Exclamation Points!

In this issue: This is has Mark Twain and Nikola Tesla trying to achieve world peace by kicking the crap out of Thomas Edison and J.P. Morgan... what else do you want? Oh, we've got Spider-Man 4, Buffy/Angel, and Brightest Day talk too, if you are really into that thing, but really, it's all about science. SCIENCE! NEWS Angel is Twilight Spider-Man Kicked to the Curb Linkage Brightest Day follows the Blackest Night Linkage REVIEWS Stephen BPRD: KIng of Fear #1 (64 in the series) Writer: Mike Mignola, John Arcudi Artist: Guy Davis Colorist: Dave Stewart Cover Artist: Mike Mignola After the defeat of the mystic Memnan Saa, the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense -- on the outs with the United States government after the bloodstained rescue of Liz Sherman -- embarks to the Ural Mountains, the site of B.P.R.D.: Hollow Earth, to put the frog menace to rest once and for all. Rodrigo The Muppet Show Comic Book #1 Written by Roger Langridge Drawn by Roger Langridge Roger Langridge’s celebrated run on THE MUPPET SHOW continues with this first issue of the new ongoing series! With the theater in disarray after the events of PEG-LEG WILSON, the Muppet gang decides to take their show on the road! Is the world ready for traveling Muppet minstrels? Matthew Suicide Squad #67 Written by John Ostrander and Gail Simone; Art by J. Calafiore; cover by Daniel LuVisi Original SUICIDE SQUAD writer John Ostrander and Gail Simone resurrect The Suicide Squad as they take on BLACKEST NIGHT and the Secret Six! The Fiddler has risen from the dead, and he's targeting Deadshot and anyone who stands in his way. But someone else has targeted Deadshot – the Suicide Squad! Everything is about to hit the Wall (Amanda Waller, that is) – and this Wall hits back! MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK Alfred Pennyworth has been the Batman's batman for years and has patched up the Dark Knight more times than we can count.  Likewise, Edwin Jarvis began catering Tony Stark, but eventually found himself waiting hand and foot on anyone who stopped by the Avengers Mansion.  Both butlers have extensive military experience, and both know how to keep a stiff upper lip, but in a fight, who would emerge victorious? Alfred Pennyworth Edwin Jarvis Get over to the Major Spoilers Website and vote. VOTE MAJOR SPOILERS DISCUSSION: The Five Fists of Science True story: in 1899, Mark Twain and Nikola Tesla decided to end war forever. With Twain's connections and Tesla's inventions, they went into business selling world peace. So, what happened? Only now can the tale be told - in which Twain and Tesla collided with Edison and Morgan, an evil science cabal merging the Black Arts and the Industrial Age. Turn of the century New York City sets the stage for a titanic battle over the very fate of mankind. Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Music from this episode comes from Armin Brewer (intro) and James Kennison (closing) from the Nobody's Listening Podcast. A big thanks to both of these guys for creating kick-ass music for the show! A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site and forums.

In this issue: This is has Mark Twain and Nikola Tesla trying to achieve world peace by kicking the crap out of Thomas Edison and J.P. Morgan... what else do you want? Oh, we've got Spider-Man 4, Buffy/Angel, and Brightest Day talk too, if you are really into that thing, but really, it's all about science. SCIENCE! NEWS Angel is Twilight Spider-Man Kicked to the Curb Linkage Brightest Day follows the Blackest Night Linkage REVIEWS Stephen BPRD: KIng of Fear #1 (64 in the series) Writer: Mike Mignola, John Arcudi Artist: Guy Davis Colorist: Dave Stewart Cover Artist: Mike Mignola After the defeat of the mystic Memnan Saa, the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense -- on the outs with the United States government after the bloodstained rescue of Liz Sherman -- embarks to the Ural Mountains, the site of B.P.R.D.: Hollow Earth, to put the frog menace to rest once and for all. Rodrigo The Muppet Show Comic Book #1 Written by Roger Langridge Drawn by Roger Langridge Roger Langridge’s celebrated run on THE MUPPET SHOW continues with this first issue of the new ongoing series! With the theater in disarray after the events of PEG-LEG WILSON, the Muppet gang decides to take their show on the road! Is the world ready for traveling Muppet minstrels? Matthew Suicide Squad #67 Written by John Ostrander and Gail Simone; Art by J. Calafiore; cover by Daniel LuVisi Original SUICIDE SQUAD writer John Ostrander and Gail Simone resurrect The Suicide Squad as they take on BLACKEST NIGHT and the Secret Six! The Fiddler has risen from the dead, and he's targeting Deadshot and anyone who stands in his way. But someone else has targeted Deadshot – the Suicide Squad! Everything is about to hit the Wall (Amanda Waller, that is) – and this Wall hits back! MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK Alfred Pennyworth has been the Batman's batman for years and has patched up the Dark Knight more times than we can count.  Likewise, Edwin Jarvis began catering Tony Stark, but eventually found himself waiting hand and foot on anyone who stopped by the Avengers Mansion.  Both butlers have extensive military experience, and both know how to keep a stiff upper lip, but in a fight, who would emerge victorious? Alfred Pennyworth Edwin Jarvis Get over to the Major Spoilers Website and vote. VOTE MAJOR SPOILERS DISCUSSION: The Five Fists of Science True story: in 1899, Mark Twain and Nikola Tesla decided to end war forever. With Twain's connections and Tesla's inventions, they went into business selling world peace. So, what happened? Only now can the tale be told - in which Twain and Tesla collided with Edison and Morgan, an evil science cabal merging the Black Arts and the Industrial Age. Turn of the century New York City sets the stage for a titanic battle over the very fate of mankind. Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Music from this episode comes from Armin Brewer (intro) and James Kennison (closing) from the Nobody's Listening Podcast. A big thanks to both of these guys for creating kick-ass music for the show! A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site and forums.