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Andrew & Kevin forge forward with our penultimate segment covering the original New Warriors series with issues #67-71, but not before Steve, Kevin & Andrew offer up a selection of self-contained, done-in-one issues from all corners of the House of Ideas featuring Thanos, Spider-Man, Captain America, Jabba’s Palace from Star Wars, the Ghost Rider, …

John Byrne Doesn't Play Well With Others Hello, and welcome to episode 367 of The Fantasticast. Each episode, Steve Lacey guides you through every issue, guest-appearance and cameo of The Fantastic Four. We're finally here, the start of the 1980s renaissance of the Fantastic Four. John Byrne is here as writer and artist, and the Fantastic Four will…

Kevin, Andrew & Steve spew forth a Recent Reads Roundtable that includes Fantastic Four #1, Doctor Strange #1, The X-Cellent (2nd series) #1, The Sins of Sinister, Avengers Assemble, and even Andrew’s trip to WonderCon! Then Kevin & Andrew dive into our 21st segment featuring the New Warriors 1st series with issues #61-66: Maximum Clonage! #MN411 @…

A Veritable Everything Bagel of 1970s Fantastic Four Hello, and welcome to episode 358 of The Fantasticast. Each episode, Steve Lacey guides you through every issue, guest-appearance and cameo of The Fantastic Four. This time around, the Fantasticast is taking a short breather between the end of the Moench/Sienkiewicz run, and the start of the Byrn…

Andrew, Kevin & Steve do a Bronze-Age Binge on a selection of issues with Jim Starlin as fill-in penciller featuring Iron Man, The Thing, The Hulk, and Dr Strange. Then the guys cover books galore during a Recent Reads Roundtable that includes the Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur ‘toon, Secret Invasion (2023), Bloodline – Daughter of Blade #1, Blade – Va…

Steve, Andrew & Kevin look back at a collection of Super-Villian Classics featuring Blastaar, the Living Bomburst, including his 1st appearance in Fantastic Four #61-63 (1967), plus X-Men #53 (1968), Thor #269-270, and Marvel Two-In-One #75 (1981). Then the guys launch into a Recent Reads Roundtable with The X-Men Animated Series Hardcover Book, Li…

Steve gets the reaction of today’s youth to Ant-Man Quantamania before diving into our second installment of classic solo Sub-Mariner stories with Tales To Astonish #81-87 from 1966. Then Andrew leads Kevin & Steve through Nova’s second series (1994) and New Warriors #60, which is both our 7th segment covering Nova’s publishing history and our 20th…

After an unintended month-long sabbatical (during which we kept recording and now have a ton of content to dole out), we’re back with a trio of Super-Villain Classics: The first appearances of The Secret Empire and Boomerang from the Hulk side of Tales to Astonish #81-88 from 1966, and the last two Bronze-Age appearances of The Frightful Four (from…

We Need To Talk About Sue's... Uh... Hello, and welcome to episode 365 of The Fantasticast. Each episode, Steve Lacey guides you through every issue, guest-appearance and cameo of The Fantastic Four. This week, we're taking a well-earned break, both in the real world and in the podcast. Steve's travelling to Los Angeles to attend the Gallifrey One …

He Is Styggor, And He Is Not Important Hello, and welcome to episode 364 of The Fantasticast. Each episode, Steve Lacey guides you through every issue, guest-appearance and cameo of The Fantastic Four. The end has arrived, and, well, it's probably about time. The creative team are departing the book to make way for a fresh start, but they've got so…

It’s a wild goose chase through the Marvel Universe of the mid-to-late ’80s as Nebula is introduced in the pages of The Avengers and then pursued for years (and years!) by Starfox, Firelord, and Super-Nova?!?! #MN406 @marvelnoiseBy David A Price

Solo Sub-Mariner Stories from Tales to Astonish #70-80 plus New Warriors #54-59 from the 1990’s! #MN405 @marvelnoiseBy David A Price

Steve, Andrew & Kevin ring out with a Recent Reads Roundtable that includes The Punisher, Hulk, Iron Man, and more. Plus, the return of our year-end Cool-O-Meter! #MN404 @marvelnoiseBy David A Price

It’s our annual selection of holiday-themed comics from the House of Ideas! This year we’ve got tales featuring Daredevil, The Black Widow, Shanna the She-Devil, The Thing, The Son of Satan, Iron Man, Gwenpool and more! Happy Solstice Celebration of your choice! #MN403By David A Price

Ah, Fuck Me Dead, I've Got To Draw All This Shit Hello, and welcome to episode 363 of The Fantasticast. Each episode, Steve Lacey guides you through every issue, guest-appearance and cameo of The Fantastic Four. For the second week in a row, the Avengers nose their way into the podcast, but to greater narrative effect. Blastarr and Annihilus are te…

Hello, and welcome to episode 362 of The Fantasticast. Each episode, Steve Lacey guides you through every issue, guest-appearance and cameo of The Fantastic Four. This time on the Fantasticast, we discover what happens after an all-action issue. Yes, it's the inevitable exposition, and there's plenty of it. From decaying cultures in the far future …

Festive Clay Snuffling Hello, and welcome to episode 361 of The Fantasticast. Each episode, Steve Lacey guides you through every issue, guest-appearance and cameo of The Fantastic Four. This week, the Fantasticast hits a new milestone - the first comic covered twice by the show. We looked at Marvel Two-in-One #74 almost an entire decade ago, and it…

Reed's Tool Hello, and welcome to episode 360 of The Fantasticast. Each episode, Steve Lacey guides you through every issue, guest-appearance and cameo of The Fantastic Four. It's a bumper episode of The Fantasticast this week, as we cover no less than five comics! From visitors from the inside of a black hole, to scientific handwaves, from the dis…

Direct Nipple Strike Hello, and welcome to episode 359 of The Fantasticast. Each episode, Steve Lacey guides you through every issue, guest-appearance and cameo of The Fantastic Four. This week, we're jumping through the dimensions with Ben Grimm and Wendell Vaughan. A dangling plot thread needs to be tied up, and it leads our heroes to a world und…

Reed Richards: Master of Ethics Hello, and welcome to episode 358 of The Fantasticast. Each episode, Steve Lacey guides you through every issue, guest-appearance and cameo of The Fantastic Four. This time on the Fantasticast, we must, we must uncover the mysteries of Franklin's powers, by dressing him up as Professor X (with handy replica Cerebro) …

A 'Masterclass' In Solo 'Podcasting' Hello, and welcome to episode 357 of The Fantasticast. Each episode, Steve Lacey guides you through every issue, guest-appearance and cameo of The Fantastic Four. The show is back after a 2-ish week break, and this time, there's a dire need to wrap some things up. There's an unfinished three-part storyline in Ma…

A Punk With A Tie Hello, and welcome to episode 355 of The Fantasticast. Each episode, Steve Lacey guides you through every issue, guest-appearance and cameo of The Fantastic Four. The show is back after a 19-ish month break, and it's bringing with it yet another issue from the infamous Moench/Sienkiewicz run on the Fantastic Four. A meteor falls t…

Let's Play Sportsball! Hello, and welcome to episode 355 of The Fantasticast. Each episode, Steve Lacey guides you through every issue, guest-appearance and cameo of The Fantastic Four. It's time to wrap up one of the longer-running plot lines in the Marvel Universe. It's time to brew a potion, it's time to put things right, it's time to cure the g…

And We're Back Hello, and welcome to episode 354 of The Fantasticast. Each episode, Steve Lacey guides you through every issue, guest-appearance and cameo of The Fantastic Four. So we're back. Well, one of us is, at least. After eight months off the air and four months of social isolation, the urge to podcast got a bit too much for Steve, and he's …

The Moment Has Been Prepared For Hello, and welcome to The Fantasticast. This episode was originally released as our final episode. We discuss why the show reached a conclusion at the end of 2019, and look back over 8 years of podcasting together. The Fantasticast has since continued to release episodes sporadically, so this episode now functions m…

43 Confirmed Kills Hello, and welcome to a special epsiode of The Fantasticast. Each week, Steve Lacey and Andy Leyland guide you through every issue, guest-appearance and cameo of The Fantastic Four. This week, we're releasing something from our Patreon archive. Previously Patreon-exclusive, the time has come to share with you all our commentary o…

Fantastic Butts And Where To Find Them Hello, and welcome to episode 353 of The Fantasticast. Each week, Steve Lacey and Andy Leyland guide you through every issue, guest-appearance and cameo of The Fantastic Four. This week, we're off to Yancy Street for a romantic reunion, a change in living arrangements, and a set of suspicious removal men who r…

Spidey vs Nightwing - The Great Superhero Buttock-Off Hello, and welcome to episode 352 of The Fantasticast. Each week, Steve Lacey and Andy Leyland guide you through every issue, guest-appearance and cameo of The Fantastic Four. The Fantastic Four head off to the world of Marvel Team-Up to help the title celebrate its 100th issue. There's a new mu…

Mjolnir (Not) On A Spin Cycle Hello, and welcome to episode 351 of The Fantasticast. Each week, Steve Lacey and Andy Leyland guide you through every issue, guest-appearance and cameo of The Fantastic Four. This week, we're back in the Arctic once again, as the Fantastic Four find themselves battling to save the blind Viking god from losing his powe…

Foggy McFogFace Hello, and welcome to episode 350 of The Fantasticast. Each week, Steve Lacey and Andy Leyland guide you through every issue, guest-appearance and cameo of The Fantastic Four. This week, we're on the hunt for the elusive 'third-time lucky' effect. Members of the original Guardians of the Galaxy make their third appearance in Marvel …