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CZ #51: Thunderbolts, Ultimate Spider-man, Spidey Villains, Cap, Kingpin, Krakoa, and more! (Podcast)

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Issue #51: Thunderbolts, Ultimate Spider-Man, Spidey Villains, Cap, Kingpin, Krakoa, and more! (Podcast)

“There’s something wrong with me. An emptiness. I thought it started when my sister died, but now it feels like something bigger. Just a void… Or maybe I’m just bored.” – Yelena Belova / Black Widow (Thunderbolts)

Chris and Erik are back at it with another random episode…

  • MCU Catch-Up: “Thunderbolts”, “Captain America: Brave New World”, and “Daredevil: Born Again”
  • Ultimate Spider-man (2024)
  • X-Men: The Krakoa Era
  • Pitch Ideas – Event Books: “Kingpin Takes the Marvel Universe” (Erik) and “Acts of Vengeance 2” (Chris)
  • Mount Rushmore: Spider-man Villains
  • Essential Reads: Captain America

(Episode edited by Chris Carroll)

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Erik’s Top 25 Time Travel Movies

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With the release of my latest book, “Tempus Machina: A Short (Time Travel) Story” (available now on Amazon, Kindle, and Audible), AND Podcasters Assemble – Season 12 on the “Back to the Future” Trilogy, I figured it would be a good opportunity to take a look back at some of my favorite Time Travel movies… so far!

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Issue #47: The MCU – Phase 4 (Part 2: The Movies!)

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The MCU – Phase Four (Part 2: The Movies!)

“I thought I could change my name, start a new life… but I could never escape his shadow.” – Shang-Chi

Chris, Erik, and Zack (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcasters Assemble⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Neat Cast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) assemble once again to kick off The Multiverse Saga!

MCU Phase 4 Movies:

  • Black Widow
  • Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
  • Eternals
  • Spider-man: No Way Home
  • Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
  • Thor: Love and Thunder
  • Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Be sure to listen to our previous MCU episodes as well:

(Episode edited by Chris Carroll)

Check out our blog at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ComicZombie.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more! 

Issue #46: The MCU – Phase 4 (Part 1: The Disney+ Shows)

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The MCU – Phase 4 (Part 1: The Disney+ Shows)

“We’re looking for the legendary Kevin Bacon!” – Drax

Chris, Erik, and Zack (⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcasters Assemble⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Neat Cast⁠⁠⁠⁠) assemble once again to kick off The Multiverse Saga!

MCU Phase 4 Shows:

  • Wandavision
  • The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
  • Loki (Season 1)
  • What If…? (Season 1)
  • Hawkeye
  • Moon Knight
  • Ms. Marvel
  • She Hulk
  • Werewolf by Night
  • The Guardians of the Galaxy – Holiday Special!
  • “I am Groot” – shorts

Be sure to listen to our previous MCU episodes as well:

(Episode edited by Chris Carroll)

Check out our blog at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ComicZombie.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more! 

A “Brief” Recap of the MCU Timeline (Part Seven – Phase 5 Vol. 1 – World’s Collide)

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In Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 of my (overly ambitious) chronological MCU Timeline Breakdown, we covered the Infinity Saga (“Captain America: The First Avenger” to “Avengers: Endgame”), then in Part 5 and Part 6 we covered ‘Phase Four’ (with the start of the Multiverse Saga), and now we’re delving into the first half of Phase Five…

Note: the schedule has been shifted around a bit…
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A “Brief” Recap of the MCU Timeline (Part Six – Phase 4 Vol. 2 – The Universe Expands)

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Click here for Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 of our MCU Breakdown!

We’re continuing where we left off last time (Part 5: The Multiverse Saga Begins) with the second half of Phase Four, in chronological order…

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A “Brief” Recap of the MCU Timeline (Part Five – Phase 4 Vol. 1: The Multiverse Saga Begins)

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Click here for Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 of our MCU Breakdown!

Before we delve into Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (in chronological order), if you haven’t already, this is a great time to refresh yourself on ALL the Spider-man movies, as well as the previous entries in the X-Men franchise, before we kick off “The Multiverse Saga”! (As always with these breakdowns, spoilers ahead!)

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Issue #41: Revisiting the MCU: Phase Three (Part 2 of 2) – Podcast

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Revisiting the MCU: Phase Three (Part 2 of 2) – Podcast

“Dread it. Run from it. Destiny arrives all the same. And now, it’s here. Or should I say… I am.” – Thanos

Chris, Erik, and Zack (⁠⁠⁠Podcasters Assemble⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Effin Cultured⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠The Neat Cast⁠⁠⁠) assemble once again to *finally* finish off The Infinity Saga!

MCU Phase 3 Movies (part two):

  • Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
  • Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
  • Captain Marvel (2019)
  • Avengers: Endgame (2019)
  • Spider-man: Far From Home (2019)

Be sure to listen to our previous MCU episodes as well:

(Episode edited by Chris Carroll)

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Issue #39: Revisiting the MCU: Phase Three (Part 1 of 2)

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Issue 39: Revisiting the MCU: Phase Three (Part 1 of 2) – Podcast

“Dormammu, I’ve come to bargain!” – Doctor Strange

Zack returns once again – the ‘Nick Fury of podcasting’ himself: radio host extraordinaire (from ⁠⁠Podcasters Assemble⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Effin Cultured⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠The Neat Cast⁠⁠) for another epic CZ Team-Up with our heroes, Chris and Erik to finally tackle ‘Phase Three’ of the MCU! (Part 1 of 2)

MCU Phase 3 Movies (part one):

  • Captain America: CIVIL WAR (2016)
  • Doctor Strange (2016)
  • Guardians of the Galaxy – VOL 2 (2017)
  • Spider-man: Homecoming (2017)
  • THOR: RAGNAROK (2017)
  • Black Panther (2018)

Be sure to listen to our previous MCU episodes as well:

(Episode edited by Chris Carroll)

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5 Coolest Moments From… Infinity Gauntlet

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Man, the Infinity Gauntlet was awesome. The story of the mad Titan, Thanos, combining the power of the six infinity stones and obtaining complete power over the universe and the desperate, doomed attempts of the Marvel heroes and cosmic beings to do anything and everything they can to stop him, the only reason I haven’t done one of these for it yet is that, really, it’s quite difficult to narrow the awesome down to 5 moments, so really a ton of great stuff will be lumped together so this isn’t a 25 Coolest Things From…

Without further ado, 5 of the coolest moments from the pure 90’s goodness that is one of the best Marvel comics ever published, the Infinity Gauntlet.

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