The Avenging Hour
333 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJason and John look at the Avengers, tracing the evolution of the team from its origins in 1963 up to the present! There will be synopses of issues, details, nit picking, unbridled joy, excessive curmudgeonly complaining and general tomfoolery. Plus, Jason makes fun of the Collector! Find us on Instagram at The Avenging Hour!
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Episodes
Episode 316: Avengers Vol 3 #7 (Live Kree or Die)
April 15, 2024 05:00 - 32 minutes - 22 MBThis week we're looking at the Avengers chapter of the Live Kree or Die crossover, which also appeared in Iron Man, Captain America and Quicksilver! What can the Avengers do when the Lunatic Legion returns, the Supreme Intelligence plots and Carol Danvers drinks all the time? Find out this episode!
Episode 315: Avengers Vol 3: 5-6
April 08, 2024 05:00 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MBIt's the Avengers vs the Squadron Supreme and one of the teams is mind controlled....guess which one?! We also meet a new member of the Squadron who is NOT a thinly veiled version of a DC hero. Come join us!
Episode 314: Avengers Vol 3: 3-4
April 01, 2024 05:00 - 42 minutes - 28.9 MBThis week we're finishing up the first plotline for the new series and then we have to figure out who's going to be on the team! It's time to choose a roster and the members of the team might surprise you (they almost certainly won't)!
Episode 313: Avengers Vol 3: 1-2
March 25, 2024 05:00 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MBBoom! It's now time for Volume 3, and we're thrilled to see Kurt Busiek and George Perez as our new creative team! We'll talk about how Heroes Reborn ended and then dive into a plot with every single Avenger ever, even the stupid ones! Meet the mystery villain and thrill to another alternate reality!
Episode 312: Avengers Vol 2: 11-13
March 18, 2024 05:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBWe've already reached the end of Volume 2 and we bid adieu to this weird collection of heroes and villains. We have one issue to clean up all the plotlines and then two parts of two different four part crossovers, including one that will never be reprinted. Join us as we close the curtain on this short divergence and next week we'll get started on Volume 3!
Episode 311: Avengers Vol 2: 9-10
March 11, 2024 05:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBWalt Simonson is here and he's doing his best to try and clean up the mess he's been left! The Avengers fight the Masters of Evil, Loki plots, and its civil war amongst our heroes!
Episode 310: Avengers (1996) 7-8
March 04, 2024 06:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBIt's the end of the Liefeld era on the Avengers, as Walt Simonson gets invited back to try and clean up a mess....again. He'll do his best, but with only five issues to work with, can he put this book on a good path to bring it in for a satisfying finish?
Episode 309: Avengers (1996) 4-6
February 26, 2024 06:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBThe Avengers are ready now to deal with the Hulk! Imagine the excitement of Thor fighting the Hulk for an entire issue with no subplots! It's the issue that takes 3 minutes to read!
Episode 308: Avengers (1996) 2-3
February 19, 2024 06:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MBHeroes Reborn continues as our new team fights a new Kang and Mantis combination! It's like The Crossing, but much shorter and with no crossovers! And if you thought the Crossing was drenched in 90s, wait until you see these issues!
Episode 307: Avengers (1996) #1
February 12, 2024 06:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBVolume 1 is now officially in the rearview mirror and we're talking about Heroes Reborn from 1996! We'll discuss the end of the Onslaught saga and then how we got here, where Rob Liefeld has the power to change the Avengers into the 90iest comic that ever 90ed!
Episode 306: Volume 1 Costume Critique with Daryl and Phillip from the X-Factor Files podcast
February 05, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBIts our last special episode before we move on to Volume 2 of the Avengers, and we have not just Daryl from the X-Factor Files podcast, but his cohost Phillip as well! We always love having Daryl join us and it was such a treat to get Phillip as well! You'll want to be checking the Instagram this week, where pictures of all of the costumes will be posted.
Episode 305: Retrospective Part 4 (Everything else Avengers that we covered)
January 29, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MBWe're almost through our retrospective of the first 33 years of the Avengers! This episode we'll discuss the annuals, giant size issues, the West Coast Avengers and all of the limited series! We also have a special guest star who introduces some of our Top 5 and Bottom 5 lists!
Episode 304: Retrospective Part 3 (The rest of Volume 1)
January 22, 2024 06:00 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MBWelcome back to the retrospective that will never end, as we discuss the rest of the first volume of the Avengers (at least the main title) and all of the creators from the 70s to the 90s!
Episode 303: Retrospective Part 2 (Roy Thomas and Steve Englehart)
January 15, 2024 06:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MBWe're back and this week we're going to talk about the years of Roy Thomas and Steve Englehart! These two wrote a lot of Avengers comics and made a lot of changes, so come along and listen as we discuss them and their work!
Episode 302: Retrospective Part 1 (Trivia and Stan Lee era)
January 08, 2024 06:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBWell, we've done! We've read all the Avengers issues published from 1963 through 1996, all of Volume 1! But before we move on, we're going to spend some time talking about what Volume 1 was all about....who created these issues, who was in them, what happened in them. Its going to take a few weeks, but this week we start with some trivia, and then we move on to talking about the 34 (and 1/2) issues that Stan Lee wrote!
Episode 301: The Last Avengers Story 1-2
January 01, 2024 06:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBHappy New Year! We finished all of the Avengers issues in Volume 1, so we're skipping back one year to check out this two issue limited series from Peter David and Ariel Olivetti! They're going to spin us a tale of the Avengers in a possible future...let us help you usher in the New Year!
Episode 300: Avengers 401-402
December 25, 2023 06:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBMerry Christmas! Jason and John got up early Christmas morning to record this episode just for our fans! We're finishing up the end of Volume 1 at our 300th episode and at the end of the year! It's a miracle that would be less impressive if we actually had planned it. Come spend your holiday listening to us talk about Onslaught!
Episode 299: Avengers 399-400
December 18, 2023 09:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBIts the wrap up to the Benedict plotline (at least until Kurt Busiek comes along to actually finish it) and the big 400th anniversary issue by new writer Mark Waid! Enjoy your tenure on the book Mr. Waid! I'm sure there's not going to be anything to come along to end it prematurely!
Episode 298: Avengers 397-398
December 11, 2023 06:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBWe're barreling toward the end of the original run and this week we discuss a crossover with the Incredible Hulk and then the beginning of the last two parter at the Mansion. Come join us!
Episode 297: Avengers 396 (First Sign crossover)
December 04, 2023 06:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBWe go from one crossover to another, as we explore First Sign, a crossover between Iron Man, Captain America, Thor and the Avengers! The team goes up against the new Zodiac who have taken over New York City!
Episode 296: The Crossing Part 6 (Avengers: Timeslide and Avengers 395)
November 27, 2023 06:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBIt's the end of The Crossing! Everything comes to a head here, as the Avengers get a younger Tony Stark from an alternate reality so they can kill the current evil older Tony Stark! This will change the Marvel Universe forever...at least until Heroes Reborn.
Avenging Hour Spotlight #1: Moon Knight
November 23, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 53 MBHappy Thanksgiving! Jason and John know that we are most thankful for our amazing listeners! As a thank you, here's some extra listening for your holiday weekend....a long podcast we recorded over the summer where we talk all about the sometime-Avenger Moon Knight! We talk about every single solo series he's ever had and share which ones we think are worth reading and which you might want to avoid. Enjoy!
Episode 295: The Crossing Part 5 (Avengers 394)
November 20, 2023 06:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBWe're at Part V of the Crossing, and things are getting serious! We debut the new Wasp and also discuss Iron Man 324, Force Works 20 and War Machine 23.
Episode 294: The Crossing Part 4 (Avengers 393)
November 13, 2023 06:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBNow we're in the thick of it! Our villains have been revealed and its a full run to the finish! This episode is a biggie, with a deep dive into Avengers 393 and recaps of War Machine 21-22, Iron Man 323 and Force Works 19.
Episode 293: The Crossing Part 3 (Avengers 392)
November 06, 2023 06:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBWe start out this week with a deep dive into Avengers 392, and then we recap War Machine 20, Iron Man 322 and Force Works 18. The plot of this crossover begins to come together and the action ratchets up!
Episode 292: The Crossing Part 2 (Avengers 391)
October 30, 2023 05:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MBWe continue our delve into The Crossing! We spend most of our time on Avengers 391, while also touching on Iron Man 321 and Force Works 17. Is there an actual plot here, or just more and more issues of foreshadowing and clue dropping? Listen along to find out!
Episode 291: The Crossing Part I (Avengers: The Crossing)
October 23, 2023 05:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBIt starts here! We've teased it for the last few episodes, but now we actually start reading the giant Avengers crossover, the Crossing! This episode we touch on Iron Man 319-320 and Force Works 16, but spend most of our time going in-depth on Avengers: The Crossing, the special issue that truly kicks everything off!
Episode 290: Avengers 389-390
October 16, 2023 05:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBWe're getting closer and closer to the next big crossover, The Crossing! First we have a spotlight on Deathcry, but then it's a Crossing prelude, full of portents and foreshadowing (and hot bods in swimwear!)!
Episode 289: Avengers 387-388 (Taking A.I.M.)
October 09, 2023 05:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MBIt's the Taking A.I.M. crossover with Captain America, as the team goes to an island of Adaptoids so that they can try to stop the Red Skull from getting the powers of a Cosmic Cube!
Episode 288: Avengers 385-386
October 02, 2023 05:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBWe're doing two issues that set the stage for an upcoming crossover. But who cares about that? These issues spotlight the Black Widow! Its about time! It also features the first time the Avengers go face to face with the Red Skull!
Episode 287: Avengers Unplugged
September 25, 2023 05:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MBWe're talking about the six-issue series, Avengers Unplugged. We'll do an overview of the series and then do a deep dive into issue #5!
Episode 286: Avengers 384, Avengers Strikefile, Avengers/Ultraforce
September 18, 2023 05:00 - 32 minutes - 22 MBThe Taylor Madison plot finally comes to its conclusion! It's not been quite as long as the Gatherers, but it's been almost fourty issues (so maybe it has been as long as the Gatherers!), Then we're goings to discuss (rather quickly) the Avengers: Strikefile and then the Avengers/Ultraforce crossover!
Episode 285: Avengers 382-383
September 11, 2023 05:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBThis episode we finish up the High Evolutionary storyline and then get an entire issue that's an advertisement for the very 90's comic series Fantastic Force!
Episode 284: Avengers 380-381
September 04, 2023 05:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBIt's our new penciler, Mike Deodato! He joins just in time for Bob Harras to take two of our Avengers to see Bova at Wundagore Mountain. But how will they fare when caught between the power of Exodus and the High Evolutionary? And a Hank Pym back-up story as a bonus!
Episode 283: Avengers 378-379
August 28, 2023 05:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBIt's time to finally follow up with a subplot from 6 months ago, where Vision, Deathcry, Swordsman and Magdalene headed to the Hebrides to find out why one of the Avengers' tracking stations went done. What could have done this? And how does it relate to Deathcry? Find out in this episode!
Avengers 282: Avengers 376-377
August 21, 2023 05:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBWe've got two fill in issues, focusing on Bob Harras' two favorite characters (although he doesn't write either issue), Quicksilver and Crystal! Everyone was obviously exhausted so we suffer through two spotlight issues. Enjoy!
Episode 281: Avengers Annual 23
August 14, 2023 05:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MBIt's the last Avengers Annual before we get to Volume 3, and it reunites Roy Thomas and John Buscema to tell a story of the Olympian Gods.
Episode 280: Avengers 374-375
August 07, 2023 05:00 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MBThis is it! It's the end of the Gathering plotline, for honest and realsies this time! What is the final fate of Proctor? What is the final fate of Sersi? And what is the final fate of Avengers Mansion?
Episode 279: Avengers 372-373
July 31, 2023 05:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBThe absolutely for realsies final part of the Gatherers saga begins here! Who is Proctor? What are his final plans for Sersi? And can the Avengers stop him? The answers to these questions are here!
Episode 278: Avengers 370-371
July 24, 2023 05:00 - 39 minutes - 26.8 MBIt's a two issue fill in for the title (more of these?) as a break before we finish up the Gatherers plotline! Glenn Herdling writes us two issues of Eternals and Deviants, and if that sounds exciting to you, then these issues are right up your alley! If it doesn't sound exciting to you, then you may be able to co-host this podcast with us.
Episode 277: Avengers West Coast 102
July 17, 2023 05:00 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MBThis is it....the last issue of the Avengers West Coast! And we have a new writing team for this last issue! That seems odd. We'll discuss how the book goes out, then talk a little about the series as a whole and even chat about the book that is replacing this comic, Force Works! It's a milestone for the Avengers!
Episode 276: Bloodties Part II (Avengers 369)
July 10, 2023 05:00 - 35 minutes - 24.1 MBThis issue we finish off Bloodties, doing a quick recap of X-Men 307 and then moving onto the main event and final part, Avengers 369! One Avenger will be injured and another will make a decision that will change his life forever! (Does that sound sufficiently soap opera-y?) Come join us as we finish off the crossover!
Episode 275: Bloodties Part 1 (Avengers 368, X-Men 26, Avengers West Coast 101)
July 03, 2023 05:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBThe end of the 30th anniversary celebration of the Avengers starts here, and it dovetails with the 30th celebration of the X-Men! The two teams are drawn to the island of Genosha, where the Acolytes of Magneto have brought the kidnapped Luna! But the Acolytes are having an internal power struggle of their own, and not everyone thinks the Avengers should be involved!
Episode 274: Avengers 366-367
June 26, 2023 05:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MBIts another huge anniversary issue to finish the Avengers vs Kree story, and then we have a quiet issue where the Vision plays voyeur! Even an android can punch a wall in sexual frustration!
Episode 273: Avengers 364-365
June 19, 2023 05:00 - 31 minutes - 21.3 MBThe Avengers may have defeated the Gatherers but they're still stuck in the mountains, and now they have some fanatical Kree after them, and they want to make them pay for the destruction of their empire and the death of their leader! But the Avengers now have Deathcry on their side! Victory must be insured!
Episode 272: Avengers West Coast Annual 8 w/Daryl from the X-Factor Files Podcast
June 12, 2023 05:00 - 52 minutes - 36 MBDaryl's back! Yay! He returns to give us support as we make our way through one of the worst annuals we've covered, even though it introduces the brand new character Raptor! The most popular comics creation of the 1990s! [citation needed] Join us as we discuss the last annual for the West Coast Avengers!
Episode 271: Avengers Annual 22 with Daryl from the X-Factor Files
June 05, 2023 05:00 - 55 minutes - 38.4 MBDARY FROM THE X-FACTOR FILES IS BACK!!! Sorry, but Jason and John are so excited to bring Daryl back as we look at the first of the 1993 annuals. In 1993, Marvel's annuals each introduced a new character, and Daryl (and his podcast) will be discussing all of them! But he was kind enough to join us to start with the Avengers Annual, where we meet Bloodwraith!
Episode 270: Avengers West Coast 100
May 29, 2023 05:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBThis is it! The last big milestone this title will see, and the end of their last major plotline! What will be the fate of the Lethal Legion? And an honest to goodness Avengers dies this issue, a death that will actually stick for over a decade. Who is it? Tune in and find out!
Episode 269: Avengers West Coast 98-99
May 22, 2023 05:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MBWe're counting down to the end of this title, and in their last big storyline we have the return of Satannish and the Hangman! We also introduce a new Lethal Legion, full of historical figures that John doesn't agree are all necessarily on the same level of evil. Come learn who they are with us!
Episode 268: Avengers: The Terminatrix Objective 3-4
May 15, 2023 05:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MBWe are finishing this limited series this week, and we'll discuss how the fight between Terminatrix and Alioth ends, the final fate of Kang, and what about the Avengers themselves? Oh, that's right, the book doesn't care about them.