Journey Into Misery
205 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 163 ratingsJourney Into Misery is a podcast that seeks to explain complicated comics characters, continuity and concepts to a patient and perpetually perplexed newcomer to the medium
Hosted by Kieran Shiach, with permanent second-chair Helena Hart, each week sees one character or concept explained in as much detail as possible to showcase just what comics fans have to put up with sometimes.
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Episodes
Episode 198: X-Men (X of Swords)
May 05, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 53.5 MBKrakoa goes to war! [Image Gallery]
Episode 197: X-Men (Dawn of X)
April 28, 2021 00:00 - 2 hours - 101 MBThe Krakoan Era truly begins! [Image Gallery]
Episode 196: Dark Nights - Metal
April 21, 2021 00:00 - 59 minutes - 41.1 MBPerpetua v The Batman Who Laughs with the multiverse on the line! [Image Gallery]
Episode 195: Justice League (Scott Snyder)
April 14, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 67.4 MBJustice League vs Legion of Doom for the fate of the multiverse! [Image Gallery]
Episode 194: Eternals
April 07, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 63.8 MBThe guardian angels of the Marvel Universe! [Image Gallery]
Episode 193: The War of the Realms
March 31, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 41.8 MBMalekith's war comes to Midgard as Jason Aaron wraps up his run on Thor. [Image Gallery]
Episode 192: Green Lantern (Wrath of the First Lantern)
March 24, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBWe wrap up Geoff Johns' run on Green Lantern with new threats and new Lanterns! [Image Gallery]
Episode 191: Agents of Atlas
March 17, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 48.7 MBMarvel Comics' blasts from the past. [Image Gallery]
Episode 190: JLA (Mark Waid)
March 10, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBThe JLA take on threats too abstract to punch in Mark Waid's excellent tenure on the titular title. [Image Gallery]
Episode 189: Jubilee
March 03, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 43 MBThe X-Men's resident mallbabe! [Image Gallery]
Episode 188: Superman (The New 52)
February 24, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 68.3 MBThe rough-and-tumble turn of the decade reinvention of Superman steps into the spotlight. [Image Gallery]
Episode 187: Darkhawk
June 10, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 47.4 MBThe forgotten son of Marvel's cosmic wing! [Image Gallery]
Episode 186: The Multiversity
June 03, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBWho's that knocking on the door? It's our very special Multiversity episode! (N.B. There's an echo in the background of this episode that we just couldn't get rid of. I'd rather still upload it than scrap nearly an hour-and-a-half of work, but I'm sorry it doesn't sound as good as usual.) [Image Gallery]
Episode 185: X-Men (Jason Aaron)
May 27, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 71.4 MBWelcome to the Jean Grey School, hope you survive the experience. [Image Gallery]
Episode 184: Lex Luthor
May 20, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 46.6 MBMad scientist, evil billionaire or the saviour of humanity? [Image Gallery]
Episode 183: Cloak & Dagger
May 13, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 42.4 MBMarvel's original runaways, Cloak & Dagger! [Image Gallery]
Episode 182: Wonder Woman (Azzarello/Chiang)
May 06, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 48.4 MBOne of the most divisive relaunches of the entire New 52 which firmly entrenches Diana in the world of Greek mythology in a whole new way!
Episode 181: Ms. Marvel
April 29, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBIt's time to embiggen Helena's knowledge of the best new superhero of the 21st century. [Image Gallery]
Episode 180: Doomsday Clock
April 22, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 63.6 MBLike all things, this was inevitable. [Image Gallery]
Episode 179: Avengers (Al Ewing)
April 15, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 79.5 MBStart with the impossible! We're talking about Mighty Avengers, New Avengers, USAvengers and Ultimates in this giant episode! [Image Gallery]
Episode 178: Batman (Tom King)
April 09, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 80.8 MBWe're back in a big way with a two-hour look at Tom King's recent Batman epic. [Image Gallery]
Episode 177: House of X & Powers of X
October 11, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 74.6 MBHumans of the planet Earth. While you slept, the world changed.
Episode 176: Black Lightning
September 23, 2019 00:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MBHe's a father, an educator, an outsider and a hero... Black Lightning!
Episode 175: Thunderbolts
August 05, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 47.7 MBDelivering justice, like lightning. It's everyone's favourite supervillains turned superheroes turned government sponsored supervillains pretending to be superheroes turned black ops kill squad turned supervillains turned superheroes.
Episode 174: The Atom
April 08, 2019 00:00 - 58 minutes - 39.8 MBAl Pratt, Ray Palmer, Ryan Choi; the many men to don the mantle of the mighty mite! [image gallery]
Episode 173: Thor (Jason Aaron) [Part 2]
April 02, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 68 MBOdinson is unworthy, Jane Foster is Thor and the War of the Realms is coming. [image gallery]
Episode 172: Marville
April 01, 2019 00:00 - 38 minutes - 26.1 MBHappy April Fools! I had to read this god-awful comic, so you have to listen to what we have to say about it!
Episode 171: Thor (Jason Aaron) [Part 1]
March 25, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBAhead of The War of the Realms, here's the first part of our big deep dive into Jason Aaron's epic run on Thor; covering The God Butcher, The League of Realms, the fall of Odinson and the rise of a new Thor. [image gallery]
Episode 170: Green Lantern (Blackest Night)
March 18, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 82.3 MBThe dead rise from their graves to take over the DC Universe in this Geoff Johns' summer crossover event which brings together the seven Lantern Corps for the first time to fight Nekron and his Black Lanterns. [image gallery]
Episode 169: New X-Men
March 11, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 53.5 MBOne of the most groundbreaking & influential runs on X-Men; featuring Xorn, Kid Omega, Cassandra Nova and a super-sentient racist bacteria. Check out the image gallery here.
Episode 168: Gotham Central
March 04, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 51.5 MBHow do you get by as a cop in the same city as Batman? With great difficulty, as the officers of Gotham's Major Crimes Unit discover every time they go to work. Check out the image gallery here.
Episode 167: Iron Man (Armor Wars)
February 25, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 45.4 MBTony Stark's tech is out in the wild, and he's going to have to go rogue to shut it down in this instant classic story from the late-eighties. Check out the image gallery here.
Episode 166: Teen Titans (Geoff Johns)
February 18, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 53.3 MBA roster of veteran Titans return to mentor the new generation, in this hugely popular revival of DC's greatest superteens. Check out the image gallery for this episode here.
Episode 165: Legion
February 11, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 52.7 MBOne of the most powerful mutants in the Marvel Universe and the son of Charles Xavier, it's David Haller! (He doesn't like to be called "Legion" but we had to put it in the title of the episode.) Check out the image gallery for the episode here.
Episode 164: The Outsiders
February 04, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 47.9 MBThe lovable misfits who handle the jobs too dirty for the Justice League... The Outsiders! Check out the image gallery for this episode here.
Journey Into Misery Extra #75 - Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day
January 31, 2019 00:00 - 11 minutes - 8.1 MBWe're making this milestone 75th bonus episode of Journey Into Misery Extra available to everyone! The Titans and Young Justice are tested like never before, not everyone's going to survive and whoever does comes out changed forever. It gives a bit of extra context to two upcoming episodes of the show, so while not essential to enjoy those episodes, it's a fun bonus (if your idea of fun involves two dead Titans, ya weirdos.)
Episode 163: Spider-Man (J. Michael Straczynski)
January 28, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBSpider-Man reads from the book of Ezekiel and makes his peace with sins past, but what would he do with one more day? Check out the image gallery here.
Episode 162: Birds of Prey
January 21, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 54.1 MBOracle, Black Canary and Huntress are just the start when it comes to DC's fiercest female superheroes as we dive into 25 years of Birds of Prey continuity. Check out the image gallery for this week's episode here.
Episode 161: X-Factor Investigations
January 14, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 53.4 MBWhile the X-Men deal with world-ending crises, someone needs to be there for the little guy, and that's where X-Factor comes in. A mutant private investigation firm that becomes something so much more, in one of the best, most loved runs of the 21st century. Check out the image gallery here.
Episode 160: Superboy
January 07, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 48.4 MBKon-El was one of the biggest breakout stars of DC in the '90s and 00's and then disappeared completely. Track the rise and fall and return of Superboy in our latest episode. Check out the image gallery for this week's episode, here.
Episode 159: Continuity Catch-Up 2018
December 31, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBCatch up on the year in superhero comics with our bumper continuity catch-up. Who lived, who died, who got married, who didn't; everything you need to know about superheroes in 2018 in this episode.
Episode 158: Aquaman
December 24, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 70.1 MBThe king of the seas has come to cinemas, and we're celebrating with a deep dive into the near-eighty year history of Arthur Curry, the Aquaman! Check out the Image Gallery for the episode here.
Episode 157: Spider-Verse
December 17, 2018 00:00 - 58 minutes - 40.3 MBJourney into the Spider-Verse with Peter Parker, Miles Morales, Gwen Stacy and many, many, many more. Spoilers: one of them is a talking car! Here's a link to the image gallery!
Episode 156: Four Years Later
December 10, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 50.7 MBCome celebrate four years of Journey Into Misery with more of the weirdest and most wonderful characters comics has to offer.
Episode 155: Exiles
December 03, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 67.1 MBYou have become unhinged from time! Join the Exiles and journey through the multiverse fixing one world at a time until they can go home.
Episode 154: Batman (Snyder/Capullo)
November 26, 2018 00:00 - 2 hours - 84.5 MBScott Snyder and Greg Capullo's horror-tinged five year run redefined Batman for this decade, and we're gonna dig into it on this week's Journey Into Misery.
Episode 153: Miracleman
November 19, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 46.1 MBKimota! We're diving deep into everything you need to know about Miracleman! Lawsuits, acrimonious creator relationship and one of the most complex deconstructions of superhero myth in the history of comics.
Episode 152: Squadron Supreme
November 12, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 48.7 MBWhat would the Justice League look like if it came from Marvel Comics? I think it would go a little something, like this.
Episode 151: Saga of the Swamp Thing
October 29, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 66 MBHead into the swamps of Louisiana with Swamp Thing and Alan Moore for a complete reinvention of how mature readers comics can exist in a superhero shared universe.
Episode 150: Power Girl
October 22, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 66.6 MBTo celebrate our milestone 150th episode, we're talking about another colossally confusing comic character; the last daughter of Earth-Two, Power Girl!