Posts Tagged ‘Fantastic Four’
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The Torch is being hunted by so many super powered people, including his own family, the Wild Pack, and the New Fantastic Four! Kurtis and Eric discuss this very 90s era of Marvel’s first family! Plus, two terrible annuals and a bonus Spider-Man story that really should have been included in the Epic Collection! Issues […]
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It’s the 90s and even the Fantastic Four can’t escape the affect the Image wave had on the industry! But how does FF hold up today? Does the 90s effect have a positive or negative impact on the storytelling? Kurtis and Eric examine two storyarcs from the DeFalco/Ryan era: Occulus the Omnipotent and The Infinity […]
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Passing through the mid-point of Steve Englehart’s run on Fantastic Four, Kurtis and Eric discuss one of the most convoluted stories in Marvel history! What do Morbius, the Savage Land, Belasco, Master Pandemonium, The Comet Men, teleportation portals, underground societies, cat people, Cosmic Cubes, the Shaper of Worlds and many different aliens have to do […]
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Kurtis and Eric continue to read through Steve Englehart’s Fantastic Four. The Thing and Ms. Marvel go through a huge transformation. How does this affect their mental state? How does this affect their relationship? How does this affect the team? Plus, the Thing and the Hulk take on an alien McDonalds? Issues discussed: Fantastic Four […]
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Continuing on with the conversation about the early days of the Marvel Universe, Kurtis and Eric take a look at the remaining issues in the first FF Epic Collection and talk about the new villains, such as The Red Ghost, The Thinker and The Impossible Man, the use of returning villains like Dr. Doom and […]
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Here is where it all begins! Kurtis and Eric discuss the issues that introduce the Marvel Universe! The origin of the Fantastic Four! The first appearances of Dr. Doom, Namor, Mole Man, Puppet Master and more! You won’t want to miss this discussion about the start of one of modern literature’s greatest mythologies! Issues discussed: […]
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Take a peek behind the curtain with the Legendary Tom DeFalco and find out what it took to be the writer of Fantastic Four during the tumultuous 90s! Plus, Tom shares how the comic industry changed during his time as Editor-in-Chief and how that eventually lead to his dismissal. It is very interesting stuff! This […]
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A new era begins for the Fantastic Four after the departure of Walter Simonson. This episode covers the first few issues by the Legendary Tom DeFalco and Paul Ryan! Included is talk about the famous “I Married a Skrull” storyline! This will be the start of a multi-part series on the lesser-known and underappreciated period […]
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Kurtis and Eric finish up talking about the Walt Simonson era of the Fantastic Four beginning with the popular storyline featuring Spider-Man, Wolverine, Hulk and Ghost Rider, and ending with a timey-wimey story that even the Doctor would find head-spinning! Issues discussed: Fantastic Four #347-354, Annual #24, Marvel Holiday Special #1 This episode includes clips […]
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Kurtis talks to long-time Marvel editor Ralph Macchio about his long run editing Fantastic Four, spanning the Englehart, Simonson and DeFalco runs! Mutating the Thing, Invisible Woman’s revealing outfit and the death of Mr. Fantastic are all discussed within! This is a companion episode to Fantastic Four, Ep. 17: All in the Family and Fantastic […]
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