With the Fantastic Four returning to comics, we take a look at Marvel’s first superhero team and, well, just why their movies suck so much. Also, our thoughts on the new ‘Venom’ trailer, casting rumors for the Birds of Prey movie, and the ongoing catastrophe that is James Gunn’s firing from Guardians of the Galaxy.-Jonathan Hickman’s run on the Fantastic Four starts here: https://www.amazon.com/Fantastic-Four-Jonathan-Hickman-Vol/dp/0785136886-Matt Fraction’s starts here: https://www.amazon.com/Fantastic-Four-Vol-Departure-Arrivals/dp/0785166599/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1533755695&sr=1-3&keywords=fantastic+four+matt+fraction-And the newest run, by Dan Slott, kicks off right here: https://www.comixology.com/Fantastic-Four-2018-1/digital-comic/687096

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Fantastic Four: Marvel Comics’ First Fourrunners

A look at the history of the first Captain Marvel and why nobody calls him that anymore. Also, our thoughts on the new Joker movie and, hey, how about that Captain Marvel movie?War of the Realms #1 is out: https://www.marvel.com/war-of-the-realmsChris is really enjoying Dan Slot and Mike Allred's Silver Surfer run: https://www.amazon.com/Silver-Surfer-Slott-Allred-Omnibus/dp/130291359XRyan is going to start reading Jason Aaron and Esad Ribic's Thor run. So should you! https://www.amazon.com/Thor-God-Thunder-Butcher-Marvel/dp/0785166971/

Shazam: What's the Magic Word?

This week, the gang talks about DC Comics' Mister Miracle — star of one of the best superhero comic runs we've ever read. We also talk about Batman casting rumors and breakdown some of the early Captain Marvel reviews.The Fourth World by Jack Kirby: https://www.amazon.com/Fourth-World-Jack-Kirby-Omnibus/dp/1401274757Mister Miracle by Tom King and Mitch Gerad: https://www.amazon.com/Mister-Miracle-Tom-King/dp/1401283543/ref=sr_1_2?crid=MJSGUE8NWYFP&keywords=mister+miracle+tom+king&qid=1551450037&s=books&sprefix=Mister+Miracle%2Cstripbooks%2C133&sr=1-2

Mister Miracle: Free For All

Miles Morales: The Ultimate Spider-Man: https://www.marvel.com/comics/series/18508/miles_morales_ultimate_spider-man_2014_-_2015Spider-Man: https://www.marvel.com/comics/series/20508/spider-man_2016_-_2018Miles Morales: Spider-Man: https://www.marvel.com/comics/series/25999/miles_morales_spider-man_2018_-_present

Miles Morales: Along Came Another Spider

We try to figure out just why the Unbeatable Squirrel Girl became such a huge hit, and why so many guys don’t seem to like her. Also, we take a look at the early good reviews for Aquaman and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and try to guess when the Avengers 4 trailer will land.The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Vol 1: https://www.amazon.com/Unbeatable-Squirrel-Girl-Vol-Power/dp/0785197028

Squirrel Girl: Nights in Rodenthe

We kick things off with a look back at the life and legacy of Stan “The Man” Lee before moving on to our discussion of a character he always said was one of his favorites: Daredevil, the Man Without Fear. Also, a few Watchmen rumors, some Aquaman predictions and more!Mark Waid’s collected Daredevil run should be on your Christmas wishlist this year: https://www.amazon.com/Daredevil-Vol-1-Mark-Waid/dp/0785152385Daredevil: Born Again is a clear inspiration for season three of Daredevil. Check it out! https://www.amazon.com/Daredevil-Born-Again-Frank-Miller/dp/0785134816/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=ZSCCW2H0WS7HVWRRF8EQSo many excellent tributes to Stan Lee this past week, but Abraham Reisman’s was particularly good: https://www.vulture.com/2018/11/stan-lee-obituary-the-marvel-legend-gave-more-than-he-took.html

Daredevil: Red Dead Redemption

Special guest Phil Christman joins us to discuss Hawkman, maybe the most confusing character we’ve talked yet. Also, Marvel’s got another new TV show in the works, and we take a look back at an old X-Men casting call that might have been.-Follow our new friend Phil on Twitter! https://twitter.com/phil_christman-Read Hawkworld! Hannah liked it! https://www.amazon.com/Hawkworld-New-Timothy-Truman/dp/1401243290

Hawkman: Hang Onto Your Hawk Helmets

With Hannah and Ryan gone for the week, Chris and Tyler take a deep dive into the rumors around the future of the Avengers movies. Rumors and potential spoilers abound!Saladin Ahmed’s Black Bolt series, vol 1: https://www.amazon.com/Black-Bolt-Vol-Hard-Time/dp/1302907328Scott Snyder’s Justice League run, vol 1: https://www.amazon.com/Justice-League-Vol-1-Totality/dp/140128499X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1539799476&sr=1-1&keywords=scott+snyder+justice+league

What’s Gonna Happen in Avengers 4?

-The absolute best place to start reading Captain Marvel is with Kelly Sue DeConnick's iconic run: https://www.amazon.com/Captain-Marvel-Vol-Pursuit-Flight/dp/0785165495-Also check out Carol's revamped origin in Margaret Stohl's new miniseries, The Life of Captain Marvel: https://comicstore.marvel.com/The-Life-Of-Captain-Marvel-2018-1-of-5/digital-comic/48601?-This news came out to late for us to talk about it on the podcast, but Marvel just announced a new Captain Marvel series from Kelly Thompson, debuting in January! https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/02/arts/captain-marvel-new-comic-series.html

Captain Marvel: Here We Come a'Carol-ing

The new Venom series by Donny Cates. Tyler loves it! https://www.amazon.com/Venom-Donny-Cates-Vol/dp/1302913069

Venom: We Are Edgy

Batman: Year One - https://www.amazon.com/Batman-Year-One-Frank-Miller/dp/1401207529Batman: The Long Halloween - https://www.amazon.com/Batman-Long-Halloween-Jeph-Loeb/dp/1401232590/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_img_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=FSAD5BBEWV96QSTHCVCKDark Knights: Metal - https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Nights-Deluxe-Scott-Snyder/dp/1401277322/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1536158919&sr=1-1&keywords=batman+metalBatman: Zero Year - https://www.amazon.com/Batman-Vol-Zero-Year-Secret/dp/1401249337/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1536158948&sr=1-1&keywords=batman+zero+yearBatman: Bruce Wayne: Murderer? - https://www.amazon.com/Batman-Bruce-Wayne-Murderer-New/dp/1401246834/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1536158982&sr=1-1&keywords=bruce+wayne+murdererThe Joker - https://www.amazon.com/Joker-Brian-Azzarello/dp/1401215815/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1536159024&sr=1-1&keywords=joker+azzarello

Batman: Batman!

TV show aside, Iron Fist has some pretty great stories, but the best one might be how his origin got reworked to be less racist. Also, our thoughts on Ruby Rose’s new Batwoman show and Batman’s lack of faith.Matt Fraction and Ed Brubaker’s excellent Immortal Iron Fist omnibus! https://www.amazon.com/Immortal-Iron-Fist-Omnibus/dp/0785138196

Iron Fist: How Marvel Saved Its White Savior

With the Teen Titans Go! movie releasing and a new trailer for a GRIM, EDGY new Titans series, we look at the origins of DC’s first real attempt to compete with Marvel’s style.Dive into the Aquaman trailer! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDkg3h8PCVU-The Shazam trailer is very fun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvwgVulileo-Titans trailer is not for young ears! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6rWiM1BQ5E-Solid breakdown from Vox about the James Gunn situation: https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/7/24/17599132/james-gunn-fired-gamergate-guardians-of-the-galaxy

Teen Titans: The Youth Are Revolting!

We really like Nick Spencer’s take on Ant-Man: https://www.amazon.com/Ant-Man-Vol-1-Second-Chance-Man/dp/0785193871Jeremy Whitley’s The Unstoppable Wasp is also quite good: https://www.amazon.com/Unstoppable-Wasp-Vol/dp/1302906461/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1531332726&sr=1-1&keywords=the+unstoppable+wasp

Ant-Man and the Wasp: All the Small Things

For this episode, we turn to the murkiest, spookiest corners of the DC universe: the swamps of Louisiana, where one of the creepiest superheroes of all time hangs out. Alan Moore’s iconic Swamp Thing run begins here: https://www.comixology.com/Saga-of-the-Swamp-Thing-Book-One/digital-comic/50784Chris didn’t love Grant Morrison’s Swamp Thing run, but you can give it a shot here: https://www.comixology.com/Swamp-Thing-Vol-1-The-Root-of-All-Evil/digital-comic/253608?ref=Y29taWMvdmlldy9kZXNrdG9wL3NsaWRlckxpc3Qvc2VyaWVzRyan did like Scott Snyder and Jeff Lemire’s Swamp Thing, and you can read that here: https://www.comixology.com/Swamp-Thing-By-Scott-Snyder-Deluxe-Edition/digital-comic/263992?ref=c2VhcmNoL2luZGV4L2Rlc2t0b3Avc2xpZGVyTGlzdC90b3BSZXN1bHRzU2xpZGVy

Swamp Thing: Drain the Swamp

Cape Town is a podcast about superheroes and superhero things. Your hosts Hannah Mezzell, Chris Youngblood, Ryan Hamm and Tyler Huckabee choose a different superhero every week and explore who they are, how they came to be, and why they matter. Cape Town is a podcast for comic book rookies and diehard fans alike. No need for thanks, citizen.