239 - Batman: Hush, Pt. 2 + Thunderbolts #12
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For some reason, we've devoted two episodes to Batman: Hush. Why did we do this to ourselves? For some payoff with The Riddler? The Riddler!?!?! Damnit, Loeb. At least Thunderbolts #12 didn't disappoint with the big finale to their first story arc. Next Time: The Death of Elektra in Daredevil #178-182
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238 - Batman: Hush, Pt.1 + Thunderbolts #11
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Hush up y'all, this week we're checking out one of the biggest Batman storylines of the 2000s with Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee's Husssshhhhh [emphasis mine] from Batman #608-619. We're reading the first 6 issues in which we learn that Batman had a best friend named Tommy who has somehow never been mentioned in any comic before this one. There's also a mystery bad guy who barely shows up. Cool. Then, we're getting real close to the end of the first Thunderbolts storyline in issue #11, which features zappy mind control laser beams! Next Time: We finish up Batman: Hush with Batman #614-619
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237 - The Death of Captain America Pt. 3 + Thunderbolts #10
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We've finally reached the end of Ed Brubaker's classic run on Captain America in issues 37-42. Steve Rogers is dead, probably forever, but now we've got Bucky running around with the shield. We also get some other clown who thinks he's Steve, and the Red Skull is trying to get his puppet elected as president while also doing some time travel shenanigans. Then we get to the beginning of the end in Thunderbolts #10. The secret is out! But how??? Next time: Batman: Hush Pt. 1 (Batman #608-613)
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236 - Fantastic Four: The Coming of Galactus + Thunderbolts #9
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Y'all ever heard of this Galactus guy? Always running around in red and green, throwing gas bombs at the Fantastic Four? Yeah, that's classic Galactus. Dude does way more than just planet-eating. We read all about it in his very first appearance in Fantastic Four #48-50. The Silver Surfer makes his first appearance too, spending most of these issues talking to a blind sculptor. Classic Silver Surfer. Then we move onto Thunderbolts #9, which was mostly an Avengers flashback. We spend a lot of time in the 60s this week! Next Time: We conclude the Death of Captain America in Captain...
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235 - John Constantine, Hellblazer: Dangerous Habits + Thunderbolts #8
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John Constantine is a badass. He's such a badass that his series is called Hellblazer. He's such a badass that he smokes and gets lung cancer and then tricks demons into cure his lung cancer for him. Wow, what a badass. We've only seen this guy in the pages of Swamp Thing, so we're reading Hellblazer #41-46 from 1991 when Garth Ennis took over writing duties. Then we finally say goodbye to the Elements of Doom in Thunderbolts #8. Next Time: The Fantastic Four meet Galactus for the first time in Fantastic Four 48-50.
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234 - Swamp Thing by Alan Moore, Vol. 5 + Thunderbolts #7
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Spooky season is swampy season here at SOMFRC and we're back to Swamp Thing! We're reading volume 5 of Alan Moore's run with issues #51-56. Swamp Thing has no more world-ending catastrophes to worry about, but his girlfriend's being persecuted for being into plants! Nothing to do but take over Gotham, get into a fight with Batman, and then spend a cool time in space. Then we move onto Thunderbolts #7, where the team disobeys a direct order from Baron Zemo! Next Time: We check out Garth Ennis's time with John Constantine in Hellblazer: Dangerous Habits (Hellblazer #41-46)
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233 - Iron Man: Doomquest + Thunderbolts #6
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It occurs to us that we've never actually read an Iron Man comic, and with the recent dual-casting of Robert Downey Jr. as both Iron Man and Doctor Doom, we decided to take a look at Doomquest from Iron Man #149 & 150. The metal bros travel back in time to (friend of the show) the medieval era! Doctor Doom rides a horse and that's enough reason to read this comic. Then we move onto our long read of Thunderbolts with issue #6 which requires a periodic table to enjoy. Next Time: The Saga of the Swamp Thing, Vol. 5 by Alan Moore (Swamp Thing 51-56)
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232 - Dazzler: The Movie + Thunderbolts #5
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Whelp, we tried to will a Dazzler movie cameo into existence, but Deadpool & Wolverine was unfortunately Taylor Swift-less. Nevertheless, we still press on to read Dazzler: The Movie, the 12th in Marvel's Graphic Novel line from the 80s, in which Dazzler meets a lot of terrible men who promise her a fast track to stardom. Then we continue our long read of Thunderbolts with issue #5, which has a dude in the shadows! Classic! Next Time: Iron Man and Dr. Doom meet in DOOMQUEST (Invincible Iron Man #149-150)
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231 - The Death of Captain America Pt. 2 + Thunderbolts Annual 1997
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Watch out crooks, there's a new Captain America in town. And he's got a gun! Steve Rogers is dead and Bucky is taking over as we pick back up with Ed Brubaker's run on Captain America in issues #31-36. Then we continue reading the Thunderbolts with an interlude in the Thunderbolts '97 Annual as we learn all about how the team came together. Next Time: Dazzler: The Movie (Marvel Graphic Novel #12) (in four weeks)
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230 - Hulk: Rick Jones' Bachelor Party & The End + Thunderbolts #4
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We haven't read nearly enough Hulk on this show, so we're looking at a couple different stories by Peter David. First up is the wedding of Rick Jones from issues #417-419, in which Captain America gets very bashful about a bachelor party. Then we check out The Incredible Hulk: The End, a one shot about the last days of the Hulk's life. We'll tell you why it doesn't feel like a comic book! And of course, we continue our long read of the Thunderbolts with issue #4 in which they accidentally gain a new member! Next Time: The Death of Captain America Pt. 2 (Captain America 2004 #31-36)
info_outlineIt occurs to us that we've never actually read an Iron Man comic, and with the recent dual-casting of Robert Downey Jr. as both Iron Man and Doctor Doom, we decided to take a look at Doomquest from Iron Man #149 & 150. The metal bros travel back in time to (friend of the show) the medieval era!
Doctor Doom rides a horse and that's enough reason to read this comic.
Then we move onto our long read of Thunderbolts with issue #6 which requires a periodic table to enjoy.
Next Time: The Saga of the Swamp Thing, Vol. 5 by Alan Moore (Swamp Thing 51-56)