Episode 73 – Have a Sweet Christmas with Luke Cage

The Mixed Marvel Arts Podcast is beginning to look a lot like Sweet Christmas! In this double-stuffed episode, Brian decorates for the holidays by building a Sanctum Sanctorum gingerbread house, while Christmas comes early for Shaun in the form of the Guardians of the Galaxy, vol. 2 trailer. The hosts discuss Luke Cage, the latest entry in Marvel’s Netflix library,…

Mixed Marvel Comics Giveaway – December 2016

Don’t just stand there! Enter now for your chance to score Avengers: Standoff, the B-list Avengers event of 2016! The old (literally) Captain America Steve Rogers won’t stand for being elderly anymore. Eric Selvig, the scientist pal of Thor in the MCU, makes his debut in the comic pages. And who is that Helmut Zero guy dividing the…

Fantasy Comic League: November 2016

The Deadpool Fantasy Deadpool Comic Deadpool League continued in the penultimate contest of the year as the Merc with the Mouth celebrated another victory as the league’s top hero! Brian (49) used Deadpool to overcome a sub par outing from Ms. Marvel, his mainstay hero, and won the month of November. Shaun (43) benefited once more from his dubious theories and…

Mixed Marvel Comics Giveaway – November 2016

In a post Secret Wars world, two Spider-Men are slinging webs through the Marvel Universe. Peter Parker has turned Parker Industries into a global corporation for good, and while the Amazing Spidey is globetrotting, Miles Morales patrols New York City as the new Spider-Man. The stars finally seem to be aligning for Peter Parker in The…

Episode 71 – The Mixed Marvel Agendas

The Mixed Marvel Arts Podcast exploits topical agendas for this episode focusing on feminist issues and the Fantasy Comic League. Lannette, the Mixed Marvel Arts SnapChat correspondent, lingers past the opening introductions to introduce herself a bit more. Shaun details the recent kerfuffle brought about by Mockingbird’s final issue and pointedly remarks that comic book superheroes…

Fantasy Comic League: October 2016

Deadpool is back in black and on top of the Fantasy Comic League’s most valuable character list! Matt (50 points) benefited from Deadpool’s 21-point month, but also exploited the league’s indifference to Karnak. The oft overlooked Inhuman scored a modest 11 points in his league debut, helping Matt score the monthly victory. Shaun (37 pts)…

Fantasy Comic League: November 2016 – Preview

In the wake of their younger members quitting the team, the Avengers drop the “All-New, All-Different” descriptive title and return to being “Earth’s Mightiest Heroes.” Captain America, Thor and Vision remain with the team and are joined by Spider-Man, Hercules and the new Wasp, Nadia Pym. In addition to rejoining Marvel’s flagship team, Peter Parker, or…

Mixed Marvel Comics Giveaway – October 2016

This Halloween – and in celebration of our recent interview with Eric and Julia Lewald, two of the writers behind X-Men: The Animated Series – the Mixed Marvel Arts is having a Mutant Mash! Eight months after the events of Secret Wars, the X-Men are scattered and fighting against the Inhumans’ Terrigen cloud which is poisoning anybody with the…

Episode 69 – The Penitent Captain Proceeds

The Mixed Marvel Arts Podcast shows penance for the wrongs they have committed. In Brian’s case, it was for doubting Ghost Rider on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Shaun was forced to suffer for his landslide victory in the Fantasy Comic League and over relying on Captain Marvel. Nevertheless, Shaun stands by the beleaguered Captain and defends her role in Civil…