Hype is my Superpower
131 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 17 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsTwo best friends talk about the comics they're reading, and also life, so like, whatever man.
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Episode 129: Going X-TREME!!! ft. The Claremont Run
April 24, 2024 14:48 - 2 hours - 281 MBReady for the most 2001 comic title of all time? Chris Claremont goes back to the well for X-Treme X-Men! As with all things Chris, we invited back The Claremont Run, aka Dr. J Andrew Deman, to help us figure out what the heck is going on here — both in the original 2001 volume (issues #1-9) and the 2023 revival miniseries. Then, Will adds in Spider-Gwen: Shadow Clones.
Episode 128: Grant Morrison's New X-Men and Doom Patrol, ft. Dimitrios Fragiskatos
April 17, 2024 19:43 - 2 hours - 141 MBIn 1989, Grant Morrison took over Doom Patrol with a mission: to break the genre of superhero team books out of the ironclad grasp established by Chris Claremont's Uncanny X-Men. 12 years later, he took over those same X-Men. We invited our bud Dimitrios Fragiskatos — owner of Anyone Comics and Everyone Comics in NYC — back to the show to talk about his favorite comic book of all time. Will also threw in Silver Surfer: Ghost Light, for good measure.
Episode 127: Giant-Sized Destiny of X Podcast #8
April 10, 2024 13:15 - 2 hours - 279 MBThe Krakoa era is churning along to its inevitable conclusion — here's the last episode of the mini-era, Destiny of X! Also, Steve got a new cat! Books covered: Wolverine vol 7 #30-32, X-Force vol 6 #39, Immortal X-Men #9-10, X-Men Red vol 2 #10, Legion of X #8-10, Deadpool vol 9 #6-9, and Rogue and Gambit vol 2 #4-5.
Episode 126: So many white canines
April 07, 2024 18:36 - 1 hour - 242 MBOne is actually a fox. Will read Hulk: Joe Fixit, Captain America: Cold War, Tiger Division, Monica Rambeau: Photon, and Moon Knight Vol 4: Road to Ruin. Steve read... nothing!
Episode 125: Dreamqueen eats the trauma burrito
April 03, 2024 17:33 - 2 hours - 368 MBIt's the end of the long '90s for Steve, as his reading finally closes out the 3rd era of X-Men comics, while Will tackles a gigantic backlog from winter break. Also, one of those rare graphic novels that makes you remember why you love comics! Will comics: Spider-Man 2099: Dark Genesis, Miles Morales: Spider-Man by Cody Ziglar vol 1: Trial by Spider, Scarlet Witch by Steve Orlando vol 1: The Last Door, Red Goblin vol 1: It Runs in the Family, Invincible Iron Man by Gerry Duggan vol 1: Demo...
Episode 124: Giant-Sized Destiny of X Podcast #7
March 31, 2024 19:52 - 2 hours - 322 MBWorking through some side-stories from Destiny of X as we got to record together in person! Covering X-Terminators vol 2 #4-5, Marauders vol 2 #11-12, New Mutants: Lethal Legion, Bishop: War College, and Betsy Braddock: Captain Britain.
Episode 123: Mommy
March 27, 2024 15:24 - 2 hours - 316 MBOh Emma. Emma, Emma, Emma... Will books: Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: Menace on Wheels, Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty vol 2: The Invader, Amazing Spider-Man by Zeb Wells vol 5: Dead Language Part 1, and Avengers Assemble (2023). Steve books: X-Men: The Hidden Years #14-22, Blink, and Excalibur: Sword of Power.
Episode 122: Someone who actually understands Reed Richards's powers
March 24, 2024 14:48 - 1 hour - 268 MBRyan North is on Fantastic Four and Steve is excited! Except he didn't read it. In fact, he didn't read anything. Will took up the slack though, with Fantastic Four, Daredevil and Elektra, Hulk, and Strange Academy Finals.
Episode 121: Will made it to 1k already, pack it in
March 21, 2024 20:25 - 2 hours - 313 MBWill and Steve made a bet, and Will won. Will's comics: Captain America - Symbol of Truth, Spider-man Lost Hunt, Wasp, Unforgiven, Thor. Steve's comics: Wolverine, Cable vol 2 #88-95, Gambit & Bishop: Sons of the Atom Alpha & #1-6.
Episode 120: The Fake Deaths of Moira X
March 19, 2024 19:05 - 2 hours - 294 MBLong before Moira MacTaggert made dying cool in House of X, she died in the comics — OH! but I guess it was fake. Anyway, let's read that story. Will comics: Planet Hulk, Murderworld, Secret Invasion, Spider-Man. Steve comics: Dream's End (Uncanny X-Men #388, Cable vol 2 #87, Bishop: The Last X-Man #16, X-Men vol 2 #108), X-Men Unlimited vol 1 #30, X-Men: Declassified.
Episode 119: Is it a good idea to humanize the Punisher?
March 16, 2024 14:35 - 2 hours - 322 MBWill's comics: Savage Avengers Vol 2, She-Hulk Vol 2, Punisher War Journal, Black Panther Vol 3. Steve's comics: X-Force vol 1 #110-115, X-Man #71-75, Generation X vol 1 #71-75
Episode 118: The comedic villain draft! Oh, and the rest of Dark Web
March 12, 2024 21:25 - 2 hours - 384 MBWe drafted our favorite comedic villains, a gauntlet Steve laid down in last week's episode. And.... there was a clear winner. But THEN! We talked about comic books. Finishing off Dark Web with Dark Web - Ms Marvel, Mary Jane/Black Cat, and Gold Goblin, then Will also covered Deadly Neighborhood Spider-Man and Carnage Vol 2, while Steve read X-Men Forever vol 1.
Episode 117: Giant-Sized Dark Web Podcast
March 08, 2024 21:43 - 2 hours - 322 MBSpider-Man! X-Men! Lots of dang clones! For some reason we got a crossover to the 1989 crossover Inferno? Let's jump right in to Dark Web. Covering DARK WEB #1, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (2022) #15-18, VENOM (2021) #14-15, DARK WEB: X-MEN #1-3, and DARK WEB FINALE #1.
Episode 116: Giant-Sized Destiny of X Podcast #6
March 04, 2024 20:21 - 2 hours - 356 MBThe Krakoa-era X-Men return with stories about prison privatization and cool-ass cosmic drama. Covering X-Men vol 6 #19-21, Sabretooth and the Exiles #1-5, Wolverine vol 7 #29, Legion of X #7-8, Immortal X-Men #8, X-Men Red vol 2 #9.
Episode 115: So Counter-Earth is still just kinda floating around out there?
March 01, 2024 16:45 - 2 hours - 332 MBOnce upon a time somebody put a whole other Earth out there in corresponding orbit to ours and then everyone left but it just kinda stayed out there. Will read Midnight Suns, All Out Avengers, Namor the Sub Mariner, and Strange Vol 2. Steve finished off the parts of Maximum Security left over from last episode, then read the end of Gambit (#20-25) and the Dream's End crossover.
Episode 114: Galactus has a failson
February 27, 2024 05:09 - 2 hours - 346 MBI (Steve) really really apologize for the pun. It was covid's fault. Covid makes me make horrible puns. I wouldn't say such things otherwise. Please know this about me. Will read Moon Knight: Black White and Blood, Ghost Rider Vol 2, Wakanda, Shang Chi and the Ten Rings, and Damage Control. Steve read most of the Maximum Security crossover, except a few issues he didn't realize he skipped (he'll cover them next ep).
Episode 113: Giant-Sized Destiny of X Podcast #5
January 25, 2024 02:43 - 2 hours - 346 MBIn loving memory of Bart, perfect angel baby sweetie kitty boy, secret ruler of the world. Comics read: Wolverine vol 7 #26-28, X-Men Red vol 2 #8, X-Force vol 6 #34-38, Rogue & Gambit vol 2 #1-3, Deadpool vol 9 #1-5.
Episode 112: Giant-Sized Destiny of X Podcast #4
January 14, 2024 17:51 - 1 hour - 271 MBWe go back to Krakoa for a few more episodes to get ready for yet another incoming crossover, Dark Web! And man, we really keep getting the good stuff, including X-Terminators — a raunchy girl-comedy like Bridesmaids starring some X-Men characters that Steve adored and Will... was indifferent toward. Covering Sabretooth vol 4 #4-5, X-Men vol 6 #15-18, Marauders vol 2 #7-10, New Mutants vol 4 #29-33, X-Men Annual 2022, and X-Terminators vol 2 #1-3.
Episode 111: Eegro is just wearing a shirt
January 02, 2024 17:09 - 1 hour - 212 MBIt's half-hype day as Will recorded a solo episode while Steve was off on vacation! Covering Moon Knight vol 3: Halfway to Sanity, The Variants (a Jessica Jones story by Gail Simone!), and Thunderbolts: Back on Target.
Episode 110: Escape from dark and gritty Canada
December 28, 2023 08:08 - 2 hours - 315 MBYou know what Disney+ show would be super cheap to make and fun as hell? Marvel Snapshots. On Will's docket we've got that, plus Defenders: Beyond. On Steve's side, well... at least we'll never have to read Mutant X ever again. This episode covers the end of that series (#27-32 and Annual 2001), X-Men: Black Sun, and X-Men: Magik.
Episode 109: ♫ Well I’ve got something to say // I killed Gwen Stacy today ♫
December 20, 2023 18:05 - 2 hours - 331 MBI mean, we talked about a lot of things in this episode but the important one to me is Spider-Punk. And the Ta$kma$ter / Misfits crossover parody I never knew I needed. Will read Avengers by Jason Aaron vol 11: History's Mightiest Heroes, Amazing Spider-Man by Wells & Romita Jr. vol 3: Hobgoblin, Spider-Punk: Battle of the Banned, Gambit: Thick as Thieves, and Eternals: A History Written in Blood. Steve read Wolverine vol 2 #154-157, Wolverine & Iron Fist, Cable vol 1 #85-86, and Deadpool vo...
Episode 108: Judgment Day pt 3: The ethics of Judgment Day feat. Superhero Ethics
December 14, 2023 23:16 - 1 hour - 166 MBThe Progenitor has judged our friends Matthew and Paul from Superhero Ethics, and found them worthy! We brought these wonderful fellows on to talk about the ethical quandaries raised in this storyline — punishment, collective responsibility, theology, and more!
Episode 107: Judgment Day pt 2: Poetry workshop with a giant fire-minotaur
December 09, 2023 17:48 - 2 hours - 378 MBJudgment Day continues! In this episode we tackle the side stories of the crossover, where the interesting gristle of the story — outside the main plot beats — often gets told. And we couldn't go very far without continuing our love fest for the crossover's breakout character, Syne the Memotaur. Covering A.X.E.: Judgment Day Companion (2023).
Episode 106: Judgment Day pt 1: Avengers and X-Men and Eternals, Oh My!
December 04, 2023 04:19 - 2 hours - 344 MBCrossover time! The Krakoa-era X-Men, Kieron Gillen-penned Eternals, and dead Celestial residing Avengers cross paths in a heck of a book. What seemed like a setup for at first a simple brawl, and then a straightforward superhero triumph, twists and morphs into a metaphor for collective moral responsibility and climate change? Whatever this book is, Gillen writes the absolute bajeezus out of it, and we gush appropriately.
Episode 105: Giant-Sized Destiny of X Podcast #3
November 19, 2023 20:20 - 2 hours - 384 MBDestiny of X continues and we are here for it. Here for Storm owning the room. Here for Illyana growing up. Here for random callbacks to Daredevil: Born Again. And here for the new Hellfire Gala, even if it didn't quite live up to the first one. Covering X-Men Red vol 2 #4, Wolverine vol 7 #23, X-Force vol 6 #29, New Mutants vol 4 #27-28, Marauders vol 2 #4, X-Men vol 6 #12, X-Men: Hellfire Gala 2022, Immortal X-Men #4, Knights of X #4, and Legion of X #3.
Episode 104: Giant-Sized Destiny of X Podcast #2
November 15, 2023 15:48 - 2 hours - 288 MBAre we hyped? WE'RE SO HYPED! Covering Giant Size X-Men: Thunderbird, X-Men vol 6 #11, X-Force vol 6 #28, Marauders vol 2 #3, Knights of X #2-3, Wolverine vol 7 #21-22, Immortal X-Men #3, Legion of X #2, New Mutants vol 4 #26, and X-Men Red vol 2 #3
Episode 103: Giant-Sized Destiny of X Podcast #1
November 12, 2023 15:35 - 2 hours - 377 MBHoly freaking cow! Krakoa enters its third age with the revival of the long-dead future seer, Destiny, beginning the aptly named Destiny of X. We wanted to cover Destiny of X the same way we'd read previous Krakoa-era stories, with collected editions collating all the different books. Buuuut those haven't been printed, or even solicited... in English. So we took the issue list from the French versions, because why not. So, this episode covers X-Force Annual (2022), X-Men vol 6 #9-10, Immort...
Episode 102: And then Marvel stopped publishing comics forever
November 08, 2023 04:13 - 2 hours - 326 MBWe're back, again! Will reads Marvel Knights: Make the World Go Away, Daredevil & Elektra by Chip Zdarsky vol 1: The Red Fist Saga Part One, and Avengers Forever vol 2: The Pillars. Steve goes after the awkwardly named non-event "Counter-X: Shockwave" (Generation X vol 1 #67-70, X-Man #67-70, and X-Force vol 1 #106-109
Episode 101: Giant-Sized X Lives/X Deaths of Wolverine Podcast
September 20, 2023 16:35 - 2 hours - 293 MBX Lives of Wolverine/X Deaths of Wolverine, the crowning event that transitions Krakoa from the Trials era to the Destiny era is... kind of a stinker? Whatever, let's hang out and talk comics!
Episode 100! Giant-Sized Trials of X Podcast #6
September 17, 2023 20:50 - 2 hours - 346 MBHoly crap, we've done a hundred of these! And we celebrate with the end of Trials of X, vols 11 and 12, highlighted by a phenomenal new Sabretooth series!
Episode 99: Giant-Sized Trials of X Podcast #5
September 14, 2023 20:44 - 2 hours - 304 MBWe're back, with more Krakoa! Abigail Brand's machinations are starting to unfold in S.W.O.R.D., and an all-time great X-Book comes to a close with the finale of Zeb Wells's Hellions.
Episode 98: Giant-Sized Trials of X Podcast #4
July 22, 2023 22:02 - 2 hours - 295 MBSuperhero comics subject their characters to a lot of punishment and trauma as a proxy for character growth, but rarely are they allowed to heal as gracefully as in the Shadow King arc on New Mutants by Vita Ayala and Rod Reis — which makes up the centerpiece of our podcast covering Trials of X vols 7 and 8. Also, Wolverine goes surfing!
Episode 97: The Return of Neith
July 18, 2023 21:17 - 2 hours - 365 MBI thought we were done with Gnomon over a year ago. So why did Neith show up in this week's comics? Did she... waterfall into the Marvel multiverse? This week Will had a rollercoaster reading Edge of Spider-Verse, most of Avengers by Jason Aaron vol 11: History's Mightiest Heroes, a tiny bit of Amazing Spider-Man by Zeb Wells vol 3, Iron-Man vol 4: Source Control, and Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty vol 1: Intruder. Steve had a slightly different result from reading X-Men Unlimited vol...
Episode 96: Giant-Sized Inferno Podcast!!!
July 09, 2023 14:51 - 1 hour - 212 MBJonathan Hickman says his farewell to the Krakoa X-Men and it's, well... fire. Surely we kept our cool about this, right? Like we didn't hype ourselves too hard and end up having to do an entire episode about one miniseries... right???
Episode 95: Giant-Sized Trials of X Podcast #3
July 02, 2023 15:33 - 1 hour - 249 MBKrakoa is blowing our minds left and right! Witness the birth of the new mutant religion in X-Men: The Onslaught Revelation, and the rest of Trials of X vols 5 and 6. We meant to include Inferno in this episode too, but we got a little too hype. As we are wont to do, I suppose. So that'll have to wait for next episode.
Episode 94: The Big Red Button
June 26, 2023 03:51 - 2 hours - 361 MBScience lab, dangerous tech, whatever. First thing you do? Install a button that destroys the whole thing. Mandatory. This week Will reads Elektra: Black White and Blood, Ms. Marvel: Fists of Justice, Iron Cat, Ant-Man: Ant-iversary, and New Fantastic Four: Hell in a Handbasket. Steve goes after Gambit vol 3 #16-19 and Annual 2000, Cable vol 1 #79-84, and Wolverine vol 2 #150-153.
Episode 93: Giant-Sized Trials of X Podcast #2
June 21, 2023 17:02 - 2 hours - 333 MBKrakoa keeps delivering with Trials of X vols 3 and 4. Storm is one of the best characters in the entire Marvel universe and "one of" might not be necessary in that sentence.
Episode 92: Giant-Sized Trials of X Podcast #1
June 18, 2023 16:44 - 2 hours - 351 MBKrakoa's back, baybee! Coming out of the Hellfire Gala's murder mystery, Magneto's put on trial. Also he confessed. But c'mon, it can't be that simple... right? Covering Trials of X vols 1 and 2.
Episode 91: When Black superheroes are derivative characters
May 25, 2023 17:44 - 2 hours - 363 MBIt's great when Spider-Man or Captain America is Black — while their story is being told. But what happens to that character when the powers upstairs want to reintroduce the classic, more established white character? Has enough been done to let the Sam Wilsons and Miles Moraleses of the world stand on their own without getting lost in the shuffle? We came to that discussion through reading comics, of course! Will took on Fantastic Four: Life Story, Captain America: Symbol of Truth vol 1: Ho...
Episode 90: Frankie from Queens joins the Hand
May 17, 2023 20:47 - 2 hours - 277 MBThe Punisher leads the Hand now, so that's wild. Also, check out the Saturday morning cartoon version of House of X you never knew you needed. Will and Steve read X-Men '92: House of XCII together, then Will took on Punisher vol 1: The King of Killers, while Steve tackled X-Men: Hellfire Club, Spider-Man and Marrow one-shot, Deadpool vol 3 #38-45, Black Panther vol 3 #23, and Mutant X #19-25 and Annual 2000.
The Revolution! Feat. The Claremont Run
May 10, 2023 19:09 - 2 hours - 352 MBWe had Dr. J Andrew Deman, aka The Claremont Run on Twitter and YouTube, to talk about Chris Claremont's maximalist return to the X-Men with an event titled Revolution. And though we all love Claremont's work deeply, we couldn't avoid a fascinating topic: Why doesn't this story work? Issues covered in this episode are X-Men vol 2 #100-106 and Annual 2000, Uncanny X-Men vol 1 #381-386, and X-Men Unlimited vol 1 #27. On the other side of things, Will tackled all things Cimmerianly frustrating...
Episode 88: All changes to the status quo will be ultimately nullified
May 03, 2023 23:14 - 2 hours - 378 MBGet in, loser, we're going reckoning. Slight correction to the last episode — this time Will reads Wolverine: Patch, Carnage vol 1: In the Court of Crimson, and Fantastic Four by Dan Slott vol 11: The Reckoning War Part II. Steve cleans up all the last X-issues before starting the "Revolution" in our next episode: X-Force vol 1 #98-101, Gambit vol 3 #10-15, Generation X vol 1 #60-62, X-Man #61-62, Uncanny X-Men vol 1 #379-380, X-Men vol 2 #99, Cable vol 1 # 78, and Wolverine vol 2 #149.
Episode 87: The dreary dozen
April 25, 2023 21:52 - 2 hours - 364 MBIt's crossover time! No, don't get too excited. This week Steve has the year 2000's X-Men mega-event, Apocalypse: The Twelve along with its follow-up story Ages of Apocalypse (Uncanny X-Men vol 1 #376-378 and Annual 1999, Cable vol 1 #75-77, X-Man vol 1 #59-60, X-Men vol 2 #96-98, Wolverine vol 2 #146-148), plus a few issues of Bishop: The Last X-Man (#4-8) in dire hopes that it ties in at least a little bit with The Twelve (it doesn't). Will gluts himself with comics after a long break, r...
Episode 86: A new name for our podcast
April 20, 2023 03:31 - 2 hours - 295 MBWelcome back to Hype is My Superpower... or should we change the name? Will reads The Marvels vol 2: Undiscovered Country, Venom by Al Ewing and Ram V vol 2: Deviation, and Ghost Rider vol 1: Unchained. Steve contributes the final prelude to his upcoming crossover The Twelve: Uncanny X-Men vol 1 #375, X-Men vol 2 #95, X-Men Unlimited vol 1 #25, and Wolverine vol 2 #145.
Episode 85: The Nintendo franchise draft
March 05, 2023 21:25 - 2 hours - 320 MBWe drafted our favorite Nintendo franchises. Hey, leave a comment and let us know who you think won the draft? As for comics, Will read Strange vol 1: I Belong to Death and Steve reads Generation X vol 1 #53-59 and Annual 1999, New Warriors vol 1 #5, X-Men: Phoenix, and X-Babies Reborn. Then they both get back together to read more Sandman! (Issues 21-28, collected as Season of Mists)
Episode 84: What if every issue of What If didn’t start with Uatu farting around?
March 01, 2023 17:10 - 1 hour - 250 MBIt's a week for What Ifs and retcons! Will reads Hulk vs. Thor: Banner of War, Dark Ages, and Spider-Man: The Spider's Shadow. Steve reads X-Men: Children of the Atom (1999-2000) and X-Men: The Hidden Years #1-7.
Episode 83: Writers are liars
February 26, 2023 03:01 - 2 hours - 405 MBHey tell us more stories of how you listen to our podcast! It's very gratifying! In this episode: Will reads a couple auspicious debuts in Amazing Spider-Man by Wells & Romita Jr vol 1: World Without Love and She-Hulk by Rainbow Rowell vol 1: Jen Again, plus Black Panther Legends. Steve reads X-Man #56-58, Cable vol 1 #72-74, and Deadpool vol 3 #34-37. And then they both get back together to read Sandman #17-20.
Episode 82: Jason Aaron’s random character generator
January 19, 2023 21:26 - 2 hours - 280 MBYour hosts process their cathartic release from Morbius and playoff baseball, respectively. And then, comics! Will reads Ben Reilly: Spider-Man, Moon Knight vol 2: Too Tough to Die, and Avengers by Jason Aaron vol 10: The Death Hunters. Steve tackles the final shat of The Shattering with Uncanny X-Men vol 1 #373-374 and X-Men vol 2 #93-94.
Episode 81: Giant-Sized Hellfire Gala Podcast Part 2
January 14, 2023 18:19 - 1 hour - 270 MBThe Hellfire Gala got us so hype we had to split the recording into two parts! The promised fireworks display at the end of the soiree ended up being downright world-changing, and then the event ended with a stinger that may somehow be even more impactful. But before Steve would let Will go, he had to indulge in a little bit of fashion critique.
Episode 80: Giant-Sized Hellfire Gala Podcast Part 1
January 11, 2023 18:05 - 1 hour - 232 MBContinuing our giant-sized coverage of the Krakoa-era X-Men, we've got a mammoth event closing out the Reign of X: The Hellfire Gala! High society fashion, politics, romance, and intrigue all collide in the mutant nation and it's a devastatingly good story, so let's jump right in! Just, uh, please stick with us through the cold open?