Today we talk about various people turned into cyborgs against their will known as Deathlok, who have had various amounts of success at being not a brainwashed mercenary with no agency.

What we were up to this week:

• Briar made pants
• Olivia read Deadpool/Batman (2025) #1 and watched the Knights of Guinevere pilot

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Today we talk about Riri Williams, who built an Iron Man suit of armor secretly at MIT before deciding to quit college and be a teen superhero full-time.

What we were up to this week:

• DC cancelled the Red Hood series for social media behavior they should've known about before it was even solicited, so mostly we just talk about that
• Also Critical Role released their Campaign 4 character art, so we tried to end on a high note

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Today we talk about Lex Luthor, Superman's nemesis who is maybe a little bit obsessed with him.

What we were up to this week:

• Briar touched a lot of comics but didn't read any of them
• Olivia tried to get Batman (2025) #1 but it was sold out (rip), but is looking forward to the inevitable second printing and also Red Hood (2025) #1

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Today we talk about Lena Luthor, or, well... we talk about TWO Lena Luthors, because that's the name of both Lex Luthor's sister AND his daughter who he named after his sister. They both have... a complicated relationship with him, of course.

What we were up to this week:

• Briar bought a vintage sewing machine, read more Robin Hobb, and started a new cosplay
• Olivia read Detective Comics #1100, Immortal Legend Batman (2025) #1, and is looking forward to reading Batman (2025) #1!

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Today we talk about Traci Thirteen, which is her real name, who uses magic despite her dad hating magic, and mostly uses her magic to help the people of Metropolis and the Superfamily at large.

What we were up to this week:

• Briar finished Supermanime (My Adventures with Superman) Season 1 and read a lot of fanfiction (not necessarily set in the supermanime) instead of any comics
• Olivia continued to read Imperial (2025), and is trying to keep up with the current Giant-size X-Men event
• Olivia shows Briar the Luciano Vecchio variant cover for Wiccan: Witch's Road #1 and it IMMEDIATELY went onto the cosplans list....

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Today we talk about Natasha Irons, best known as Steel though she's had a couple other codenames as she's gained and lost superpowers, who basically apprentices under her uncle before becoming a hero in her own right when he retires.

What we were up to this week:

• Briar picked up some comics but instead read more Les Mis, Farseer Trilogy, Hatsune Miku Colorful Stage visual novel, and watched Sinners. And started playing Sky Cards, a game where you catch planes like pokemon based off of real-time flight data.
• Olivia picked up some comics from New England's oldest comic book store, which lives in a basement and has super cool and knowledgeable staff.

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Today we talk about John Henry Irons who stepped up as the Man of Steel when Superman died, retired (kinda) when Superman returned, started going by Steel, and has been trying to clean up his past mistakes as best he can.

What we were up to this week:

• Briar hasn't really read anything oops
• Olivia, however, read Kal-el-fornia Love and the Titans 2025 Annual, but not the Nightwing Annual, sorry Dick

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Today we talk about Lana Lang, Clark's childhood friend and sometimes-love-interest who through the years has gotten cool bug powers and also superwoman powers.

What we were up to this week:

• Briar went to a My Chemical Romance concert and then saw Superman within a 24 hour period
• Olivia was a good comics podcast host and paid attention to what was announced at San Diego Comic Con

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Today we talk about Cat Grant, best known as a gossip columnist and reporter for the Daily Planet, which of course means she's going to get roped into comic book shenanigans despite being a pretty regular lady.

What we were up to this week:

• Briar went to the ren faire
• Olivia saw the new Superman movie and also read Imperial (2025) #2 and Robin & Batman: Jason Todd (2025) #2

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Today we talk about Whitney Frost, who is a crime nepo baby, has a complicated relationship with Tony Stark, and wears a pretty cool gold mask when she's doing her crimes.

What we were up to this week:

• Briar finally read Marvel United: A Pride Special (2025) #1
• Olivia has some Doug updates from the current X-Men run

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