The Avenging Hour stops by to chat with us about Doctor Strange, his antics, and the debut of Kyllian! This is a super fun issue and a really effective first appearance of a character. Celebrate the mystical side of Marvel with us!

Writer Gregory Wright joins Phillip and Daryl to chat about the annual he penned for 1993- Daredevil! Hear what it was like to be a creative force behind one of these annuals and what he thinks about the issue 30 years later!

Hulk is a beefy, smart hunk who battles a telekinetic anti-hero named Lazarus in this annual, which also features the Pantheon because, well, why not? Anthony Oliveira joins us as we tackle this fun annual!

It's old home week here on the podcast as we revisit X-Factor- or, should we say, we visit this version of X-Factor for the first time? D'Manda Martini joins us to review this issue and its actually reprehensible, well-written first appearance villain.

What do you do with a title on the verge of cancellation? Throw a bunch of Avengers tropes into a story, add in an ineffectual new character named Raptor (who definitely is not the Jurassic Park variety), and get it done!

Phillip and Daryl sat down to reflect on the amazing Uncanny Experience and chat about some of their favorites- there was so much, there are surely so many things not mentioned!

Spider-Man is the star of this book, Annex is the new character...but let's be real, the real star is Mary Jane Watson Parker and her attitude towards Peter's superhero lifestyle. Chad from Graymalkin Lane is here to geek out with us over a quick, fun romp through the Spiderverse corner of the Marvel universe.

What's better than narrowly avoiding a vengeful elf from destroying your village with fire? Listening to this episode with Sina Grace! He joins us to talk about Hrinmeer "The Flame" errr....no last name given.

We learn so much about Darkhawk in this episode as one of the foremost experts on the character, Mr. Scott Free, joins us to provide a free education. Dreamkiller, the problematic new character, takes a stab at being evil and then just sort of fades into general obscurity.

This comic is somehow rated for everyone to read, despite the, uh, massive amount of illegal activities happening inside of it. Alicia and Justin from the X-Wife Podcast join us to review this issue!

We are joined by Steve Foxe to talk about this really good annual- we stan Nocturne! Come meet her with us!

Chandler Poling from the Uncanny Experience pops in to chat with us all about Ghost Rider Annual #1. Spoiler: We love Rigor Mortis and she's not even the first appearance character pushed by Marvel for this issue!

I bet you didn't think we would get Irish Hercules, but we love to underpromise and overdeliver! Join us and the Avenging Hour as we meet the 90s version of the Guardians (in the year 3000!) and see them on a quest to find a religious text that holds the answers to everything. Cuchulain is our new character and we admire the beefcake throughout. Buckle up and prepare for a fun time!

The outstanding D'Manda Martini joins us to discuss Silver Surfer Annual #6 and the first appearance of Legacy, aka Genis-Vell!

If this isn't the summer of Barbie, we don't know what is! Join us, as well as Michelle Waffle-Otero and Isabel Dieppa, as we chat with writer Barbara Slate and artist Anna-Maria Cool all about the Barbie comics they created in the 1990s at Marvel. The conversation is absolutely wonderful and all the Barbies and Kens out there (as well as Skippers and Allens) should tune in!

Justin Kosmic joins us to cover the Iron Man annual and aside from some really questionable mythical creatures we meet Meredith McCall, who honestly is the break out star of this story (sorry Face Thief)! There's some true horror potential with Face Thief, though, so come learn all about them both with us!

Namor is big, beefy, and being hunted by an android named the Assassin that was built by...Apocalypse?!?! Chad from Graymalkin Lane joins us to chat about this turn of events. Come for Namor, stay for the Iron Fist backup story that doesn't relate to the main story at all! You were wondering if Iron Fist would make an appearance this season and here he is!

Phillip and Daryl are joined by Mr. Scott Free to chat about X-Men Annual #2, which sees the team go attack someone who is just trying to do some good in the world. Cyclops was definitely in the wrong. Come for the action, stay for the gay allegory.

Phillip and Daryl are joined by John and Jason of The Avenging Hour podcast to chat about the third annual from the New Warriors title, which (sort of) introduced the world to Darkling! Come for the main story about a sad emo boi, stay for the back-up story involving a comic convention.

An evil sword, a selection of low level villains, and Hercules in a turtleneck: we break down Avengers Annual #22 and chat about the all-new character of Bloodwraith!

It's our season finale! We review the brand new Star Trek: Resurgence video game. We walk you through our reaction to the gameplay and chat about whether or not you should give it a try!Note: the microphone had some issues and Phillip may be quieter than normal.

We're back and chatting about issues 213, 214, and 215 of X-Factor! Darwin's off on his own and is in the Old West (?). Pip gets tossed by Monet. And there's a succubus! There are so many things happening in these three issues- you definitely need to join us for a chat.

Welcome to our review of issues 210-212 of X-Factor Investigations, in which our heroes battle some undead vikings and we are somehow really concerned about rescuing Pip the Troll!

We're back with a new episode reviewing issues 207 to 209 of X-Factor Investigations! The team encounters a Thor villain and go off to Las Vegas to confront her. Oh, and Rahne is back, too- and she's got a secret!

Happy First Contact Day! Phillip and Daryl are joined by Scott Free to discuss the comic that kicked off Marvel's second time holding the Star Trek license- when the X-Men join the crew of the original series to battle a Proteus/Gary Mitchell combo from hell. Or at least from the grave. Sort of.

The last episode was so long that we couldn't put in our last chat with Marvel editor Jordan D. White- so here it is! Jordan chats about Marvel anthologies and their place in publication past and present, Lego, Star Wars, Lego Star Wars...we basically geek out for an hour. Come listen!

Holy Hellcat! We have a GIGANTIC episode covering Marvel Super-Heroes Spring Special #1 from 1990 and are joined by so. many. friends! We're going deep and having a blast chatting about all the ridiculousness contained in this episode.

We are going way outside the preconceived notions of this podcast's bounds to chat with the wonderful Michelle Waffle-Otero all about Generation X!

We're onto the next arc in X-Factor Investigations and see what happens with Monet in South America. Somehow, the gang is all back together by the end of this- because comics!

You ready for some Fantastic Four realness? We close out the Invisible Woman arc and take a journey with Monet and Strong Guy to a tropical non-paradise in this episode.

Wow, here we are at issue 200! Seems like just last week we were at issue 50. Time for us to really dig into this giant issue and set up the next story arc, involving everyone's favorite brainiac Mr. Fantastic! But wait...is it really him?

Phillip and Daryl got advance copies of Luciano Vecchio's Sereno series and are here to tell you their thoughts and feelings!

Wow, we are blasting through four issues in this week's episode- issues 47 through 50 of X-Factor Investigations! We wrap up so many things in this run of issues, which are so fun to read and even more fun to talk about!

We're back and reviewing issues 44, 45, and 46 of X-Factor Investigations! Someone's definitely naked in these issues, but it's not what you expect! Come along and join us as we break everything down in these issues!

We're covering issues 41, 42, and 43 of X-Factor Investigations as we fling ourselves into the future! No worries, there's plenty going on in the present to keep us busy, too!

We're here to chat about issues 38, 39, and 40- we're getting a birth, at the very least, but also so much more! There are TWO cliffhangers in these issues and we are doing a deep dive into one of the most stunning moments of the series so far!

We're covering so much ground in this episode- specifically, issues 35, 36, and 37 of X-Factor! We get a whole lot of world building around Darwin and at least one surprise visit!

We're back to cover soooo many issues- but succinctly for most of them. We are chatting about X-Factor issues 33 and 34, She-Hulk issues 31, 32, and 33, and Incredible Hercules 117-120!

Join us as we welcome Chandler from X-Reads: The Podcast/The Uncanny Experience and go off format to celebrate the season by reviewing the Generation X Holiday Special from December 1998!

We're diving into issue 32 of X-Factor and we admire many things about it, but maybe none more so than Rictor's hair. Journey along with us as we see how things are being set up for the future of the team!

The team has foiled the plan to destroy Mutant Town...or have they? Jump into issue 31 with us as we explore the ramifications of last issue's cliffhanger!

Issue 30 gives us a whole lot of action, some good character moments, and was super fun to read! Join us as we break it down!

We're back to talk about Rictor falling into a hole...plus a whole bunch of other great stuff! We went to Twin Cities Con this past weekend and discuss our experiences. We also touch on how great Monet is, but you already know that.

Daryl flies solo to review issue 28 of X-Factor Investigations. Plus, a special guest appearance from Chandler of the Uncanny Experience!

MESSIAH COMPLEX comes to a close. We have Dayspring and Flinkman on from the Power of X-Men podcast to break down issue 27, as well as the entire Messiah Complex event. What does it all mean?!?!? Additionally, we chat New York Comic Con, the HasLab ruse to get us to back a toy car, and anything else that comes to our minds! Buckle up for a great episode, folks!

We are right in the middle of the Messiah Complex crossover issues and we have questions! Join us as we look at X-Factor issue 26!

We tackle issue 25 of X-Factor, which kicks off the Messiah Complex crossover! Tune in and get our thoughts on that, as well as the recent Marvel Legends news and rumors!

Join Phillip and Daryl as they chat all about issue 24 of X-Factor, as well as special coverage of the one-shot The Quick and the Dead!