Captain America gets a new partner, and Cap’s old partner comes back from the dead! Stan Lee and Gene Colan’s run on Captain America comes to a close, but not before they cram in as many villains as they can! Scorpion, Mandarin, Red Skull, Mole Man and so many more! Plus a team up with […]
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Captain America body swaps with Red Skull! Rick Jones becomes the new Bucky! Steve Rogers meets Sam Wilson for the first time! Captain America dies??? Kurtis and Drew discuss another batch of classic Captain America comics, including the landmark three issues by Jim Steranko! Issues discussed: Captain America #110-119 https://pinecast.com/listen/77272c24-e888-4ddf-b86a-74d420b07692.mp3Podcast: Play in […]
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Captain American bursts forth in all his patriotic glory from playing second fiddle to Iron Man in the pages of Tales of Suspense to becoming his own full-fledged, self-sufficient superhero franchise! Kurtis and Drew discuss these transitional Captain America issues and the evolution of the character, the storytelling and the artwork. How do Jack Kirby’s […]
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John Byrne brings together a team-up of epic proportions! Batman & Captain America was the start of a whole new universe that Byrne continued past this initial crossover. How did it all get started? How does this book stack up against other crossovers? Does Byrne benefit from doing the writing, penciling, inking and lettering by […]
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Captain America is thrust into modern day adventures with SHIELD, AIM, MODOK… and the return of the Red Skull! Join Kurtis and Drew and they get all caught up in these early adventures of the Star-Spangled Avenger! Issues discussed: Tales of Suspense #78-96 Check out our exclusive interviews available as perks for our Patreon supporters. […]
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Captain America has a long history before the issues Kurtis and Drew discuss in this episode, but this is the beginning of the famed Stan Lee and Jack Kirby Silver Age run on Captain America! In this episode, you will hear about Cap and Bucky’s WWII adventures and how this ushered in a new era […]
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Jared and Kurtis return to Captain America to begin the highly acclaimed run by Mark Gruenwald! This is the origin of the Serpent Society! The departure of Nomad! The fate of the Steve Rogers/Bernie Rosenthal relationship! Gruenwald step in after a short run my Mike Carlin and really shakes things up. And this is just […]
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Kurtis talks to editor Jim Salicrup about editing Captain America while Roger Stern and John Byrne were on the title. Plus, what is the story behind the Amazing Spider-Man/Incredible Hulk toilet paper comic? Listen and find out! This is a companion episode to Captain America, Ep. 9: Dawn’s Early Light. Many more exclusive interviews can […]
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Kurtis talks to writer J.M. DeMatteis about that time he wrote Captain America in the 80s. What was it like working with Mike Zeck? What is it about the Red Skull that makes him a great villain? How exactly do you pronounce DeMatteis? All is answered within! This is a companion episode to Captain America, […]
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Kurtis and Jared begin their series on Captain America with a look at the short but sweet run by Roger Stern and John Byrne, along with the several issues that follow. Jared makes an interesting observation about all of the fill-in issues, and they get a little bit political at the end (but this is […]
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