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Penny Men is the podcast starring Ben, Tom, and Gregory: three experts on cartooning, storytelling, and having a good time! We give a penny for our thoughts, and throw in our two cents, as we tackle new topics and writing pitches every week!
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#132 - Rogues' Gallery Roll Call: The Fantastic Four (Part 2) (opens the original)
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The Penny Men continue their Fantastic Four Rogues Gallery Roll Call and things immediately spiral out of control! The boys discuss the Wizard and the Frightful Four, debate whether Paste-Pot Pete is the greatest supervillain name of all time, and somehow end up comparing Medusa to Godiva! Along the way: Rama-Tut, Kang, Immortus, and Doctor Doom all become the same guy somehow Galactus arrives to eat the planet Silver Surfer discovers feelings And Alicia Masters accidentally saves humanity! Else
#131 - Rogues' Gallery Roll Call: The Fantastic Four (Part 1) / Aquaman (opens the original)
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The Penny Men blast off into the cosmic chaos of the Fantastic Four’s legendary rogues gallery! Tom guides Ben and Gregory through the history of Marvel’s First Family, from cosmic rays and family dysfunction to Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and the birth of the Marvel Universe itself! Along the way they break down: Reed Richards’ galaxy-brain detachment Johnny Storm’s cartoon-level impulsiveness Sue Storm holding the entire team together And why Ben Grimm is somehow more unhinged than Wolverine! Then i
#130 - Rogues' Gallery Roll Call: Iron Man (Part 2) / 'The Totally Tubular Trivia...Today!' Quiz (opens the original)
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The Penny Men complete their descent into the armored madness of Iron Man’s rogues gallery with a journey through communist unicorns, mafia counts, microwave men, giant robots in loincloths, and dragons from space wearing pants! Naturally, this somehow leads to discussions about: Bomber jackets Hawkeye’s fake movie family Galactus’ skirt situation And whether Stilt-Man could defeat Kite-Man in honorable combat! Featuring: Count Nefaria stealing powers like he’s building a custom character Madame
#129 - Rogues' Gallery Roll Call: Iron Man (Part 1) (opens the original)
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This week's Rogues' Gallery Roll Call crashes into the armored world of Iron Man, and the Penny Men immediately derail into catchphrases, Smurf psychology, Rankin-Bass discourse, and the eternal mystery of why Tony Stark ever needed a nose! Ben, Gregory, and Tom dig through the tangled continuity of 90s Marvel cartoons, debate whether the Spider-Man Unlimited future counts as “the future,” and somehow connect MODOK to a floating science war against communism! Along the way: The tragic emotional
#128 - Rogues' Gallery Roll Call: X-Men (Part 2) (opens the original)
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In the second hour of Rogues Gallery Roll Call, the Penny Men descend even deeper into the X-Men villain ecosystem—where powers are less “cool super abilities” and more “how annoying would this be in a fight if you actually had to animate it properly”! We return to the Mystique-era Brotherhood of Evil Mutants: Re-evaluating Pyro’s extremely conditional fire management job Avalanche’s controversial “I guess I cause earthquakes?” combat philosophy Blob’s unsettling status as either an immovable ma
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