Hype is my Superpower

Apr 02 2025 100 ep. 128 mins 2
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Two best friends talk about the comics they're reading, and also life, so like, whatever man.

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Episode 162: A Farewell to Krakoa

Apr 02 2025 104 mins  
After the big smashy climax last episode (Uhh, when was that posted? Don't worry about it!) we had a few special comics to read closing out 5 years of X-Men storytelling on the mutant nation of Krakoa. We read, discuss, and look back fondly on one of the best eras of X-Men, ever, and put it in context alongside each other era of the franchise. Comics read: Avengers vol 9 #13, X-Men

Episode 161: Giant-Sized KRAKOA FINALE

Dec 30 2024 155 mins  
We did it. We got there. Fall of X, and with it, the entire Krakoa era, has come to a close — except for a brief epilogue we'll read next episode. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. Come pull up a chair and enjoy the end of an era with us; an era that's lasted as long as this pod itself has. As always our reading order comes from Reddit user Philander_Chase. Huge shout-out and thanks for thei

Episode 160: Giant-Sized Fall of X Podcast #6

Dec 09 2024 117 mins  
The House of X is falling, the Powers of X are rising, and Magneto is being resurrected. Why, how, and what does it mean to our favorite mutants? Ahhhh so many feels! Comics read: The Resurrection of Magneto #1-2, X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic #121-141, X-Men vol 6 #30-31, Fall of the House of X #1, Invincible Iron Man vol 5 #14-15, Rise of the Powers of X #1, Avengers vol 9 #12,

Episode 159: Punchy fist guys vs. tanks

Nov 26 2024 110 mins  
Will finally got that missing book from Gang War, soooo, we finally get to see how Iron Fist and Shang-Chi fought tanks? And Steve starts what is widely considered to be the worst run on any X-Men title, ever. Will comics: Daredevil: Gang War, Venom by Al Ewing vol 7: Exsanguination, Daredevil by Saladin Ahmed vol 2: Hell to Pay, Spider-Boy vol 2: Fun & Games Steve reading: the

Episode 158: Giant-Sized Fall of X Podcast #5

Nov 13 2024 114 mins  
Nightcrawler's parentage recon gets another recon back to what it was supposed to be this whole time, in a surprisingly touching story. Let's talk about it, and a lot of other Krakoa. Comics read: Uncanny Spider-Man #4-5, X-Men Blue: Origins #1, X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic #112-120, Uncanny Avengers vol 4 #5, Invincible Iron Man vol 5 #13, Ms. Marvel: Mutant Menace #1-4, Realm o

Episode 157: The most professional podcast on the internet

Nov 06 2024 114 mins  
Thank the One Above All that this one actually recorded successfully, because we both horribly messed up our backup recordings. Will comics: Blade vol 2: Evil Against Evil, Carnage vol 2: Symbiosis Necrosis, Spider-Punk: Arms Race, Avengers Twilight, Spider-Gwen: Smash. Steve readings: Marvel Team-Up vol 1 #100, Black Panther vol 5 #26-29, the first half of Kindred by Octavia E. Bu

Episode 156: Giant-Sized Fall of X Podcast #4

Oct 30 2024 132 mins  
The Arakko civil war reaches its conclusion and Storm continues to be the world's greatest badass. So let's just talk about that forever. For real though, I'm down. Will & Steve comics: Jean Grey vol 2 #1, Dark X-Men vol 2 #4-5, X-Men: Red vol 2 #14-18, X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic #106-111, Uncanny Avengers vol 4 #2-4, X-Men vol 6 #27-29. Thank you to Reddit user Philander_C

Episode 155: Thanos, the Mad Titan visits... Fresno

Oct 23 2024 118 mins  
Will and Steve separately dive into the history and legacy of Marvel's most powerful, most retconned hero, The Sentry. And Thanos goes to find Death in the city in California she'd be most welcome: Fresno. Thumbnail from Google street view. Will comics: Amazing Spider-Man by Zeb Wells vol 10: Breathe, The Sentry: Legacy, Thanos: Return of the Mad Titan, Vengeance of the Moon Knight

Episode 154: Oh my G.O.D.S.

Oct 02 2024 154 mins  
The rare comics creator who gets both Will and Steve drooling with uncomfortable levels of hype is back at Marvel: don't look now, but Jonathan Hickman has invented some new G.O.D.S.! No, he never explains what the acronym stands for. We don't mind, really. Will comics: I am Iron Man, Immortal Thor vol 2: All Trials are One, G.O.D.S. Steve comics: just G.O.D.S. cuz the episode ran

Episode 153: Swimming in post-Soviet weirdness

Sep 25 2024 117 mins  
The comics version of Yelena Belova, aka the White Widow, goes full MCU, while Steve digs into something truly bizarre and uniquely Russian in Soldier X. And we continue our ongoing reading of Exiles! Will comics: Spider-Man 2099: Miguel O'Hara, Avengers by Jed MacKay vol 2: Twilight Dreaming, Thunderbolts: Worldstrike, White Widow: Welcome to Idylhaven, and Exiles vol 1 #14-19. St