- Ultimate! #10 - Crikey!! It's Kraven the Hunter!
This week we cover Ultimate Spider-Man #14-21 written by Brian Michael Bendis and drawn by Mark Bagley.
We discuss sexy Australian Lex Luthor, Recreating Spider-Man 2 on a budget, and the greatest villain of all... reality TV!
Podcast recorded at Wellington Access Radio
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Theme song by Elipyle
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E10 - 1h 15m - May 7, 2024 - Ultimate! #9 - The A in Fact, Did Not Stand for France
This week we cover Ultimates #7-13 written by Mark Millar and drawn by Bryan Hitch
We discuss Henry's Haunting Halloween costume, Eddie's favourite Captain America speech, and the best way to dispose of a shape-shifting alien.
Content Warning: This episode contains: discussions of a story arc involving domestic violence, discussions around New World Order conspiracy theories, the Holocaust and the Nazis.
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1h 35m - Apr 22, 2024 - Ultimate! #8 - DOOM (All Caps)
This week we cover Ultimate Fantastic Four Issues #7-12 written by Warren Ellis and drawn by Stuart Immomen.
We discuss Victor van Damme's radical, metallic makeover, an American tourist in Denmark, and bluetooth powered death robots
Content Warning: This episode contains a short discussion about the Warren Ellis sexual harassment allegations.
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E8 - 1h 8m - Apr 7, 2024 - Ultimate! #7 - Full Metal Spandex
This week we talk about the introduction of the Ultimate Nick Fury aka young Samuel L. Jackson, the audacity of kidnapping America's favourite mutant and the cyclical relationship Ultimate X-Men has with the X-Men films
Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of torture and hate crimes.
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E7 - 57m - Mar 24, 2024 - Ultimate! #6 - Who is Mr. Big?
In this episode we cover Ultimate Spider-Man #8-13 written by Brian Michael Bendis and drawn by Mark Bageley.
We talk about the nuance of taking down crime bosses, some not so good costume redesigns and, the emotional fallout of a supervillain attack.
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E6 - 1h 7m - Mar 12, 2024 - Ultimate! #5- Super Soldiers, Starlets and... Scooby Doo Actors??
In this episode, we cover issues #1-6 of Ultimates written by Mark Millar and drawn by Bryan Hitch.
We talk about the superhuman military-industrial complex, Sigmund Freud's Hulk, and, a potential lawsuit that shaped the MCU as we know it.
Content Warning: This episode contains a description of an incident of domestic violence portrayed in Ultimates #7. Discussion on this begins at 1:29:22-1:39:55
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1h 42m - Feb 26, 2024 - Ultimate! #4 - A Beginner's Guide to Growing Your Own Mole People
This episode we cover issues #1-6 of Ultimate Fantastic Four written by Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Millar and pencils by Adam Kubert
We talk about the superhero body horror, weird science, and Marvel's greatest untapped market of comic book potential... The Moloids.
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E4 - 1h 29m - Feb 12, 2024 - Ultimate! #3 - Magneto has you for Dinner
In this episode, we're talking about Ultimate X-Men #1-6. Written by Mark Millar, pencils by Adam Kubert, and inks by Art Thibert.
We talk about how the mutant metaphor has been reimagined, killer robots brought to you by George Bush and Tony Blair, and Magneto's family dynamics.
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E3 - 1h 39m - Jan 28, 2024 - Ultimate! #2 - Uncle Ben's Ponytail
This episode we cover the very beginnings of Ultimate Marvel with Ultimate Spider-Man #1-7 written by Brian Michael Bendis and inks by Mark Bagley
We talk about reinventions of the Spider-Man origin story, comparisons to Sam Raimi's first Spider-Man film, and, the most important addition to a classic character, Uncle Ben's ponytail!
Summary starts 0:19:58- 0:33:12
Note from Eddie- At the time of recording, we were still playing around with how we summarised the issues we covered in each episode. In this episode, I recorded and edited the summary at home. From Episode 3 onwards our issue summaries we integrate our issue summaries into our discussions during the show.
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E2 - 1h 17m - Jan 14, 2024 - Ultimate! #1 - Origins
Welcome to the inaugural episode of Ultimate!
Meet your hosts Eddie and Henry as we share our comic book journeys, introduce the world of Ultimate Marvel, and delve into some comic company history from the year 2000.
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E1 - 1h 5m - Dec 31, 2023