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Some of My Friends Read Comics 151 – Big Hero 6 + Amazing Spider-Man #4

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Before Big Hero 6 was a movie, it was a Marvel superhero team based out of Japan that got two largely forgotten miniseries.

We’re reading their 5-issue mini from 2008 written by classic X-Men scribe Chris Claremont and drawn by David Nakayama.

Unfortunately these issues may have been better off remaining forgotten, because Big Hero 6 might be the Balan Wonderworld of comics. We try to figure out just what the heck went wrong and how they avoided these disasters with the movie.

We had a much better time reading Amazing Spider-Man #4 and seeing Spidey throw sand in the air.

MP3: https://bit.ly/3v4ymVJ

Next Time: Squadron Supreme: Death of a Universe

Some of My Friends Read Comics 150 – Locke & Key, Vol. 2: Head Games + Amazing Spider-Man #3

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As part of our ongoing quest to return to some of the series we’ve previously covered, we’re revisiting Locke & Key with Volume 2: Head Games which has everybody opening up their dang heads. Gnarly stuff.

Then, we move on to Amazing Spider-Man #3, our first full-length Spidey story! Peter Parker is still kind of lame and he gives up almost immediately after meeting Doc Ock. What a nerd.

MP3: https://bit.ly/39syiGA

Next Time: We celebrate our six year anniversary with the Big Hero 6 (2008).

Some of My Friends Read Comics 149 – Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

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When you think about it, Batman and the Ninja Turtles have a lot in common. They’re orphans, they’re well-trained in martial arts, they thrive in darkness. I think they’re all aliens too but I could be wrong about that.

We read their DC/IDW co-published 6-issue crossover from 2016.  

Then, Peter Parker starts making that money in Amazing Spider-Man #2

MP3: https://bit.ly/31bS2Kf

Next Time: Locke & Key, Vol. 2 – Head Games

Some of My Friends Read Comics 147 – Monica Rambeau Origins + Squadron Supreme #12

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How many of the Captain Marvels have we talked about? We’ve talked about Mar-Vell and Carol Danvers, but Monica Rambeau hasn’t really come up that often, at least not as Captain Marvel.

With her being featured recently in WandaVision, we thought we’d take a look at her first appearance in Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16 and then the Captain Marvel one-shot from 1989.

And then it’s finally time for Squadron Supreme #12! Final issue! Big fight! Lots of deaths!

MP3: https://bit.ly/2ZJJpWr

Next Time: Captain America: The Winter Solider (Captain America 2004 #1-7)

Some of My Friends Read Comics 135 – Marvel Assistant Editors’ Month 1984 + JLA/Avengers #4

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Madness! Chaos! Anything goes! It’s Assistant Editors’ Month at Marvel!

Back in 1984, when all the head editors were off at conventions, they handed the reigns over to their assistants who had a lot of fun with their freedom.

We read Thing #7, Defenders #127, Avengers #239, Dazzler #30, and the infamous takedown of Galactus by Aunt May and Franklin Richards in Marvel Team-Up #137.

We also finished out JLA/Avengers #4!

Don’t say we didn’t warn you!

MP3: https://bit.ly/34bhi5U

Next Time: Rat Queens: Sass & Sorcery + Squadron Supreme #1

Some of My Friends Read Comics 119 – The (First) Death of Thanos + Marvels #3

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Way back in episode 19, we read our first Thanos comic when he returned from death in 1990 and started collected the Infinity Gems. Now, exactly 100 episodes later, we decided we’d take a look at how he actually died in the first place.

It was surprisingly earlier in 1977’s Marvel Two-In-One Annual #2, written and drawn by Jim Starlin (because who else would it be?).

And then we relive the terror of Galactus in Marvels #3!

MP3: https://bit.ly/2SJuVUc

Next Time: Superman & Alan Moore times two with “Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow” and “Superman: For the Man Who Has Everything”

Some of My Friends Read Comics 112 – Teen Titans: The Judas Contract + All-Star Superman #9

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There’s a spy in the Teen Titans… and she works for Deathstroke! Dick Grayson drops the Robin mantle to debut Nightwing! There’s a new team member named Jericho, a sweet little mute boy!

It’s the Judas Contract from Tales of the Teen Titans #42-44 and Teen Titans Annual #3.

And over in All Star Superman #9, Clark deals with some real assholes!

MP3: https://bit.ly/2kGB2u7

Next Time: We celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving with Alpha Flight (Uncanny X-Men #120 + Alpha Flight #1-4)

Some of My Friends Read Comics 104 – Batman Endgame + All-Star Superman #1

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It’s time for Endgame! No, not Avengers… it’s Batman: Endgame from 2015, the culmination of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s run on Batman.

We also start our next long-read tile: All Star Superman by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely! What a time to be alive.

MP3: https://bit.ly/2HNtTRp

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Next Time: We begin a new 2-parter with The Dark Phoenix Saga Pt.1 (Uncanny X-Men 129-132)

Some of My Friends Read Comics 074 – Marvel Weddings (Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, Cyclops & Jean Grey)

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Happy Valentine’s Day! We’re celebrating in the traditional way, which is to doubt all love right before your wedding, but go through with it anyways.

At least that’s what’s Spider-Man did, yeesh. Don’t let that loser get you down though, there are some fun Marvel Weddings to be had!

We read three of them: Reed Richard & Sue Storm (Fantastic Four Annual 3), Peter Parker & MJ (Amazing Spider-Man Annual 21), and Scott Summers & Jean Grey (X-Men 30).

MP3: http://bit.ly/2o2V54r

Next Time: Fantastic Four 544-550 (Black Panther & Storm join the Fantastic Four)

All My Friends Are Right Here 076 – SERIES FINALE: Our Favorite Everythings

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Well, it’s come to this: the series finale of ALL MY FRIENDS ARE RIGHT HERE!  After a three-month hiatus, Vince, Michael, Scott, and Dylan return to say adieu to the flagship podcast.

Topics include: San Antonio jazz club recommendations, not wanting to be friends with people who don’t like Battleship, and how long have certain CBS sitcoms been on the air!

MP3: http://bit.ly/2jf1Qy4

Also, please keep this podcast in your feed.  Next week, it will be transforming into our new show FIRST VS LAST, a show talking about long-running series and how they’ve transformed over the years. Our first episode is “Super Mario Kart vs. Mario Kart 8” and you don’t want to miss it!