Comics Are My Happy Place

Colin and Nick are back once again with the nerd behaviour to chat about season 1 of Daredevil: Born Again (but only because Nick hasn't watched season 2 yet) and take a look at some of his weirdest villains. What is Gladiator's business model? Why does Mister Fear want to bring waxworks to life? And has no one thought of pushing both of Stilt Man's legs at the same time to make him fall over?Away from the world of Marvel, the chaps have been immersing themselves in some classic 90s Bat action, namely Nightwing and Alan Grant's Shadow Of The BatIssues Read291. Bushwacker Daredevil (1964) #248- 249290. Stilt ManDaredevil (1964) #8753. Mr FearDaredevil (1964) #6 289. GladiatorDaredevil (1964) #18 268. Bird ManDaredevil (1964) #10

Join Colin Hoult and Nick Kirk as they take a deep dive into the villains of Spider-Noir - we're talking Black Cat, Electro, Sandman, Molten Man and Silvermane - and tackle the important questions:- is that Black Cat's real hair? Does sand really work like that? And by "molten", do they really mean "just a bit greasy"?We'll also be taking at a look at the new DC Absolute universe, specifically Batman and asking is he just too hench?If you want more Absolute universe chat, why not subscribe to our Patreon (link below) where you'll get an early access extended version of this episode as well as subsequent episodesEnjoy!Read along with usWho are the villains of Spiderman Noir?Black cat Amazing spider man #194-195 1979Electro Amazing Spider-Man #9 1963Sandman Amazing Spider-Man #4 1963Molten man Amazing Spider-Man #28 1963 Silvermane Amazing Spider-Man #73-75 1969Spider-Man noir #1-4 (original series) Amazing Spider-Man #68-#75 for the whole weird tablet story!   

Yes, we are coming back with a revamped version of the podcast and A-Bomb To Zzzax will be morphing into...Comics Are My Happy Place!Listen to the announcement for more details and stay tuned for our first revamped episode, hitting your ears soon...

BOOMERANG, SCORPION, TARANTULA, TOMBSTONEWe've got an incoming MCU film on the horizon so Colin and Nick are taking a look at the villains of SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY and asking the important questions:- what is Scorpion's tail supposed to be? Why does Boomerang's original suit not have any boomerangs on it? And is Tarantula's power just having really really pointy shoes?(NB - We'll be taking a little break over Easter and will be back in April with new episodes!)Read Along with us! ScorpionAmazing Spider-Man (1964) #20Tarantula Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #1Boomerang Superior Foes Of Spider-Man (2013) #1Tales To Astonish (1958) #81 (B story [first]) Tombstone Spectacular Spider-Man (1988) #142THIS EPISODE WENT OUT UNDER OUR FORMER NAME OF ABOMB TO ZZZAX - PLEASE IGNORE ANY WAYS TO CONTACT US AS MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE AND USE THE LINKS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS DESCRIPTION INSTEAD

BATROC, WHIRLWIND, LIVING LASER, ZARAN, MACHETEBonjour, mes amis! Join your jovial hosts Colin and Nick as they take a look at one of the few Marvel characters who has his own brigade - yes, it's the probably racially-insensitively named Batroc The Leaper (a man skilled in the noble French art of feet boxing). Who are the rest of his brigade? Are they supervillains to be taken seriously? And are any of them actually any good? These questions and fewer might be answered in this week's episode....264. BatrocTales Of Suspense 75 (B story)Captain America #105 Captain America #130,  176. Living LaserAvengers (1966) #34 1966265. Whirlwind Avengers (1966) #46266. Zaran Captain America #303THIS EPISODE WENT OUT UNDER OUR FORMER NAME OF ABOMB TO ZZZAX - PLEASE IGNORE ANY WAYS TO CONTACT US AS MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE AND USE THE LINKS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS DESCRIPTION INSTEAD

BATTERING RAM, ANARCHIST, ORPHAN, BLOKE, DOOP, DEAD GIRL, U GO GIRL, LA NUIT, VIVISECTOR, VENUS DEE MILOIt's a frankly ridiculous number of marvellously media-savvy (if mortally-challenged) mutants this week as Colin and Nick take a look at X-Statix. Who were the X-Statix? Did anyone make it through the revolving door of death? Was Princess Diana really on the team? And what is Doop saying? Some of these questions may be answered...255. Battering Ram 256. The Anarchist257. Orphan258. BlokeLa Nuit 259. DoopX-Force (2002) #116 - 118260. Dead GirlX-Force (2002) #125261. U-Go GirlX-Force (2002) #128262. Vivisector X-Force (2002) #129263. Venus Dee MiloX-Statix (2002) #1THIS EPISODE WENT OUT UNDER OUR FORMER NAME OF ABOMB TO ZZZAX - PLEASE IGNORE ANY WAYS TO CONTACT US AS MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE AND USE THE LINKS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS DESCRIPTION INSTEAD

Colin and Nick are back to answer that age old question:- "How many Buckys is too many Buckys?" as they take a look at the inexplicably high number of people who have decided to take on the mantle of child sidekick. We're talking Nomad (Jack Monroe), Nomad (Rikki Barnes), Battlestar (surprisingly not Nomad) and Sharon Carter (sister-niece of Peggy). Reckless endangerment ahoy!250. Battlestar Captain America (1968) #341 (pages 10-17)252. Nomad (Jack Monroe)Captain America (1968) #282 (from page 9) 253. Nomad (Rikki Barnes)Nomad: Girl Without World 2009 #2254. Sharon Carter Captain America (1968) #103THIS EPISODE WENT OUT UNDER OUR FORMER NAME OF ABOMB TO ZZZAX - PLEASE IGNORE ANY WAYS TO CONTACT US AS MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE AND USE THE LINKS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS DESCRIPTION INSTEAD

WONDER MAN, GRIM REAPER, DOORMANLook, up in the sky... oh no, hang on, that's someone else. Join Colin and Nick as they take a look at a hero neither of them has paid much attention to before, Simon Williams AKA Wonder Man as they ask the question:- is it worth bothering with the comics or should you just watch the excellent series instead (what do you mean, "leading question"?) Also they take a look at his brother, the Grim Reaper and Doorman (who is generally unrelated to Wonder Man with the exception of the series). Enjoy!Issues Read1045. Wonder Man Avengers (1963) #9 (first)Avengers (1963) #194 (just the Beast / Wonder Man bits- very much an ensemble piece)Avengers (1998) #11 (lot of words - skip non-Wondy bits)Wonder Man (2006) #1628. Grim Reaper  Avengers (1963) #52 (first)319. DoormanGreat Lakes Avengers (2016) #2THIS EPISODE WENT OUT UNDER OUR FORMER NAME OF ABOMB TO ZZZAX - PLEASE IGNORE ANY WAYS TO CONTACT US AS MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE AND USE THE LINKS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS DESCRIPTION INSTEAD