Marveling at Marvel's Marvels
Each week, Allen, Josef, and Jonathan discuss a comic book character (or team). Jonathan, a lifelong Marvel devotee, presents the character, their powers, and their history. Josef, who's only ever read one comic book and is significantly more grounded in reality, calls bull.
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- Sep 23, 2026
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Episode 329: Black Bolt (opens the original)
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"Hear me out, Jack: Blackagon Boltagar. Perfect name for a superhero. The kids can call him Black Bolt." "What's his story?" "He's a king! But he can't talk and refuses to learn sign language. And he might be illiterate" "What? How about his powers? "ELECTRONS!! And if he whispers to you, your head will explode" "Cripes, Stan, you gotta lay off the nose candy..."
Episode 328: Shriek (opens the original)
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You might be wondering, "How could they do a Carnage episode without talking about Shriek?" Well, because we had a whole Shriek episode coming! Or, you could be asking, "Who the hell is Shriek?" Either way, this this is the episode for you!
Episode 327: Carnage (opens the original)
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Everybody loves Venom, right? What if we made Venom more extreme and made out of blood? We can make him even more extreme with a name like "Carnage". And give him an extreme, edgy catchphrase, like "Carnage Rules!" Gold, solid gold. Send it to press.
Episode 326: Spider-Man Brand New Day (opens the original)
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It's a brand new day for Spider-Man and Josef: Have we finally found a superhero movie he loves?
Episode 325: Spider-Noir, season 1 (opens the original)
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Yeah, see, it's time for the Spider, yeah, Spider-Noir! Come for the review, stay to hear us pitch Caging Cage's Cages...
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