Capes and Japes
a casual comics podcast

#374 – Vance Astrovik

Marvel Boy/Justice

Today we talk about Vance Astrovik, known as Marvel Boy and then Justice after he accidentally killed his dad.

What we were up to this week:

  • Briar apologizes for the person they'll be after watching the Miku movie
  • Olivia is still reading Sunrise on the Reaping

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#373 – Angelica Jones

Firestar

Today we talk about Angelica Jones, best known as Firestar. She's a mutant with microwave powers who's been manipulated by Empath, Emma Frost, and arguably Jean Grey.

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#372 – Dwayne Taylor

Night Thrasher

Today we talk about Dwayne Taylor, who has no superpowers but after the death of his parents, he decided to become a vigilante named Night Thrasher and create the New Warriors.

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#371 – Starbrand Roundup

Kenneth Connel, Star Child, Jacob Burnsley, Jim Hanrahan, Wendell Vaughn, Kayla Ballantine, The Stranger, Kevin Connor, Suzanne Selby, Brandy Selby, Vnn

Today we talk about the Star Brand, what it is, how it works, and good amount of the people it has affected like a dude dirtbiking, several women who die during childbirth, and a gay caveman.

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#370 – Wendell Vaughn

Quasar

Today we talk about Wendell Vaughn, best known as Quasar, who once was tasked with protecting a god-like figure from something even more powerful, despite being basically a Regular Human Man.

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#369 – 369 Christopher Powell

Darkhawk

Today we talk about Chris Powell, best known as Darkhawk, a teen who found an amulet and decided to use it to fight crime to get back at his corrupt dad.

What we were up to this week:

  • Briar finished the Ancillary Trilogy by Ann Leckie and wants everyone to please please please read it if you like sci-fi and then please please please talk to them about it
  • Olivia is excited about the One World Under Doom Runaways tie-in that comes out in June!

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#368 – Richard Rider

Nova

Today we talk about Richard Rider, best known as Nova, who was kind of given space powers by a dying man then had to save several planets several times with them.

What we were up to this week:

  • Briar continued reading the Ancillary Trilogy by Ann Leckie
  • Olivia caught up on some comics from her local library
  • New stuff coming soon that caught our eye: Secret Six and Web of Spider-Verse: New Blood

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#367 – Daniel Cassidy

Blue Devil

Today we talk about Daniel Cassidy, best known as Blue Devil, who was a stunt man who got cursed and eventually turned into a real devil.

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#366 – Sebastian Faust

Today we talk about Sebastian Faust, a man whose evil dad tried to exchange his soul for magic powers but instead kept those powers and became a superhero with them (still lost his soul though).

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
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#365 – Arion

Today we talk about Arion, which we are not sure how to pronounce. Who is an ancient wizard? demigod? immortal guy with magic who shows up every now and again to either help or cause trouble.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:

-DC'S Lex and the City (2025) #1
-All-New Venom (2024) #1
-Fantastic Four (2025) teaser trailer
-Thunderbolts (2025) trailer

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#364 – Klarn Arg

Immortal Man

Today we talk about Klarn Arg, who is best known as the Immortal Man. Every time he dies he's reincarnated as a new adult man of any ethnicity (which I'm sure was handled well in the 1960's...)

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-(will be added as soon as time and my internet allow...)

-DC Valentine's special: Lex & the City

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