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 99: Manhunter
February 14, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 83.4 MBWe're so close to Episode 100, but before we get there we've got the LA noir story of Kate Spencer, the Manhunter.
Episode 98: Power Pack
February 09, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 81.8 MBIt's Marvel's premiere kid superteam, going on adventures way above their pay grade and emotional maturity. It's the Power Pack!
Episode 97: Doom Patrol
January 31, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 111 MBIt's the long awaited Doom Patrol episode of Journey Into Misery, featuring Grant Morrison, Gerard Way, Rachel Pollack and yes, John Byrne too.
Episode 96: Civil War II
January 12, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 95.4 MBIt had to be done sooner or later, so in order to tide you over waiting for the next proper deep dive episode, we knocked up a quickie with everything you need to know about Civil War II.
Episode 95: Klaus
December 23, 2016 00:00 - 47 minutes - 44.2 MBMerry Christmas and Happy Holidays! We're celebrating Yuletime this year with a look at a very special Santa story.
Episode 94: Superior Foes of Spider-Man
December 16, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBThese guys, right? We're back, two weeks in a row, to talk about the Superior Foes of Spider-Man, one of the best comedy, crime and superhero comics of the last ten years!
Episode 93: Two Years Later
December 09, 2016 00:00 - 2 hours - 119 MBWe made it to our two year anniversary, can you believe it?! As always, we're celebrating our birthday with an anthology episode featuring a bunch of awesome (and not-so-awesome) characters that don't have enough backstory to warrant a full episode of the show.
Episode 92: All-Star Superman
November 13, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 103 MBIt's been a rough week for everyone. We can't do much, but we can do this. We talked about one of the greatest superhero comics ever made, and the feelings it makes us feel. Please consider supporting any of these organisations if you can American Civil Liberties Union Planned Parenthood The Trevor Project Trans Lifeline Standing Rock Council on American-Islamic Relations National Immigration Law Center Bend The Arc
Episode 91: Doctor Strange (Lee/Ditko)
October 31, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 136 MBWe're back and we're celebrating Halloween by talking about the spooky and mystical world of Doctor Strange!
Episode 90: Animal Man
September 28, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 79.2 MBWE CAN SEE YOU! It looks like you're getting ready to download the latest Journey Into Misery, all about Grant Morrison's mindbending run on Animal Man!
Episode 89: The Death and Return of Superman
September 21, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 98.2 MBWhere you when Superman died? Helena wasn't born, and Kieran was two years old, so let's learn about a little history this week on Journey Into Misery
Episode 88: Superior Spider-Man
September 14, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 92.7 MBThis week we're the Superior Journey Into Misery as we tackle a story of mind-swaps, redemption and goblins with the Superior Spider-Man.
Episode 87: Secret Wars (2015)
September 07, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBThere is only Secret Wars! as this week we head to Battleworld to tackle Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic's mega-event
Episode 86: Squirrel Girl
August 31, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 59 MBWe're back from our hiatus and ready eat nuts and kick butts with The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl!
Episode 85: Dark Reign
July 20, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 87.9 MBThe bad guys are in charge and the Avengers are underground. It's Norman Osborn's Dark Reign!
Episode 84: Secret Invasion
July 13, 2016 00:00 - 40 minutes - 40.3 MBWho do you trust? The Skrulls have invaded and anyone could be an infilatrator! Get to the bottom of the mystery with Journey Into Misery.
Episode 83: Batwoman
July 06, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 88 MBThis week we're covering one of Kieran's favorite heroes and favorite characters of the modern era, Batwoman!
Episode 82: Alpha Flight (John Byrne)
June 29, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 90.6 MBThis week we're checking in on our commonweath cousins in Canada, Alpha Flight!
Episode 81: Thor (Walt Simonson)
June 22, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 112 MBVerily! This episode contains the tails found in one of the great comic books of all time, Walt Simonson's epic run on The Mighty Thor!
Episode 80: Ultimate Spider-Man (Part Two)
June 15, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 82.3 MBWe're concluding our two-part look at Ultimate Spider-Man with the death of Peter Parker and the rise of Miles Morales!
Episode 79: Ultimate Spider-Man (Part One)
June 08, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 90.7 MBWe're going back to the beginning with a total ground up reinvention of Spider-Man and the longest collaboration in comics history.
Episode 78: Preacher (Part Two)
June 01, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 82.5 MBThis week we're finishing up our Preacher chat as things get even darker for everyone involved.
Episode 77: Preacher (Part One)
May 25, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 118 MBIt's the time of the preacher, as we take time out to spend two colossal episodes to cover Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon's classic Vertigo series, Preacher!
Episode 76: The Authority
May 18, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 99.5 MBDon't piss them off! If's Wildstorm's biggest and baddest superhero team, the one and only Authority!
Episode 75: The Vision
May 11, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 77.9 MBThis week we're covering everyone's favorite sythezoid Avenger, say domo arigato to The Vision!
Episode 74: Captain America (Reborn)
May 04, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 98 MBWe wrap up our two-part look at Ed Brubaker's instant classic run on Captain America by tackling the question of who gets to wield the shield, and expanding our scope to include his Winter Soldier series. Journey Into Misery art by Joe Hunter.
Episode 73: Captain America (The Winter Soldier)
April 27, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 111 MBWho the hell is Bucky? We're going to find out as we dig into Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting's instant classic run on Captain America.
Episode 72: Batman (Knightfall)
April 20, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 95.5 MBThis podcast will BREAK YOU... with how good it is! We're talking about the mid-nineties DC "epic" Knightfall, starring Jean-Paul Valley as the new Batman!
Episode 71: Galactus
April 06, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 78.2 MBThe Eater of Worlds! We're talking about the force of nature that is Galactus, the devourer.
Episode 70: Les Misérables
April 01, 2016 12:00 - 55 minutes - 51.9 MBYour favourite weekly podcast about musicals continues with the most miserable one of them all... Les Misérables!
Episode 69: The Legion of Super-Heroes (Silver Age)
March 29, 2016 23:02 - 2 hours - 112 MBLong Live The Legion! This week we're talking about those wacky teens from the thirtieth century, The Legion of Super-Heroes!
Episode 68: Batman v Superman
March 23, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 91.4 MBIt's the clash of the titans as The Man of Steel takes on The Dark Knight! We're talking some of the World's Finest's greatest four colour team-ups and tussles. Journey Into Misery art by Joe Hunter.
Episode 67: The Punisher
March 16, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 85.8 MBAhead of his upcoming appearance in Marvel's Daredevil series, we dig into the psyche of one of the archetypal anti-hero, The Punisher.
Episode 66: Secret Wars II
March 09, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 76.6 MBWe're not sure which is more taxing, Spider-Man having to explain pooing to The Beyonder, or Kieran explaining Spider-Man explaining pooing to The Beyonder to Helena. Either way, its Secret Wars II! Journey Into Misery art by Joe Hunter.
Episode 65: Superman (John Byrne)
March 02, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 107 MBIt's a bird! It's a plane! It's John Byrne's reinvention of the Superman mythos post-Crisis on Infinite Earths! Journey Into Misery art by Joe Hunter.
Episode 64: Seven Soldiers of Victory
February 24, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 93.9 MBShining Knight! The Manhattan Guardian! Klarion The Witch-Boy! Zatanna! Mister Miracle! Bulleteer! Frankenstein! It's Grant Morrison's ambitious meta-event, Seven Soldiers of Victory!
Episode 63: Justice Society of America
February 17, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 92.1 MBThis week we're talking all about the very first superhero team, the Justice Society of America! Journey Into Misery art by Joe Hunter.
Episode 62: Deadpool
February 10, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 89.2 MBCatching up with the Merc With A Mouth ahead of this week's blockbuster movie, Helena learns to love Deadpool!
Episode 61: New Warriors
February 03, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 77.4 MBSpeedball, Nova, Justice, Night Thrasher, Namorita, Firestar and Justice! It's the totally radical New Warriors! Journey Into Misery art by Joe Hunter.
Episode 60: Black Canary
January 27, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 108 MBShe's been a rock star, a karate florist and a legacy superhero, but throughout it all, she's remained one of DC's greatest badasses, it's Black Canary! Journey Into Misery art by Joe Hunter.
Episode 59: Hercules
January 20, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 108 MBThe Prince of Power! The Lion of Olympus! An Avenger, a Champion and a Renegade, it's none other than Hercules!
Episode 58: OMAC
January 13, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 97 MBAre you ready for the world that's coming?! This week we're talking about OMAC, One Man Army Corps! As well as everything else that followed Jack Kirby's original run, for good or ill. Journey Into Misery art by Joe Hunter.
Episode 57: Batman (Grant Morrison)
January 06, 2016 00:00 - 2 hours - 161 MBIn what is undoubtedly our longest episode ever, we tackle Grant Morrison's legendary run on Batman. Spanning multiple titles, dozens of artists, Damian Wayne, Doctor Hurt, Leviathan and the Batman of Zur-En-Arrh. Journey Into Misery art by Joe Hunter.
Episode 56: Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen
December 30, 2015 00:00 - 1 hour - 77.2 MBLook, up in the sky! Is it a bird?! Is it a plane?! No, it's a Giant Turtle Man! This week we're talking about the weird world of Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen.
Episode 55: Santa Claus
December 23, 2015 00:00 - 1 hour - 86 MBIt's the most wonderful time of the year! The first ever Journey Into Misery Christmas Special, and we're looking at some of Ol' Saint Nick's greatest and weirdest appearances in superhero comics.
Episode 54: Martian Manhunter
December 16, 2015 00:00 - 1 hour - 84.8 MBThis week we're talking about our favourite Martian! It's J'onn J'onzz, the Martian Manhunter! Journey Into Misery art by Joe Hunter.
Episode 53: One Year Later
December 09, 2015 00:00 - 2 hours - 138 MBIt's our birthday! It's been one year since the launch of Journey Into Misery, and boy how time flies. In this very special two-and-a-half-hour episode, we're going into some the weirdest and most wonderful D-List characters who are slightly too obscure to get their own episode. Journey Into Misery art by Joe Hunter.
Episode 52: Power Man and Iron Fist
December 02, 2015 00:00 - 1 hour - 92.1 MBSweet Christmas! It's Marvel's best buddies, the Heroes For Hire, Power Man and Iron Fist! Journey Into Misery art by Joe Hunter.
Episode 51: Jessica Jones
November 25, 2015 00:00 - 1 hour - 94.5 MBYou've spent the last weekend binging on the Netflix show, now it's time to hear about the comic it drew its roots from, as Journey Into Misery tackles Jessica Jones in Alias, The Pulse and beyond.
Episode 50: Hawkman
November 18, 2015 00:00 - 1 hour - 82 MBWe made it to fifty episodes, and as promised, we're talking about one of the biggest messes of comics continuity, Hawkman! Thanks to everyone that's checked us out and supported us over the past fifty years, and we hope you'll join us for fifty more! Journey Into Misery art by Joe Hunter.