Today we talk about the second Speedy, Mia Dearden, who became Green Arrow's sidekick by being saved and then looking at Oliver Queen like "you're Green Arrow, let me be your sidekick" which is a very good way to become a teen sidekick.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Green Arrow (2011)
-Teen Titans (2003) #21
-Green Arrow and Black Canary (2007)
-Justice League: Cry for Justice (2009)
-Green Arrow (2011) #36
-Green Arrow (2011) #18 (Emiko)
-Green Arrow (2016) #15 (Emiko)

-Justice League (2018) #75
-Dark Knights of Steel (2021) #6
-Knights of X (2022) #1
-X-Corp (2021) #1
-Sabretooth (2022)

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Today we talk about Connor Hawke, the second Green Arrow and Oliver Queen's son, who grew up with his mother and then at a monastery before being thrust into the superhero shenanigans of his dad.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Green Arrow (1994) #0
-Zero Hour reading order
-Robin (1993) #25
-JLA (1996)
-Green Langern (1990) #96
-Green Lantern (1990) #110
-Green Arrow (2001)
-Batgirl (2000) #30
-Birds of Prey (1998) #44
-Connor Hawke: Dragons Blood (2007)
-Green Arrow/Black Canary (2007)
-DC Festival of Heroes (2021)
-Robin (2021)

-Shot and Chaser
-Real Hero Shit
-Blue Beetle: Graduation Day announced
-Robins (2021) #6
-Nightwing (2016) #91
-Batman/Superman: World's Finest (2022) #2
-Ska No Children

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Today we talk about Patrick O'Brian, who typically goes by Eel, best known as Plastic Man, and how he got his cool stretchy powers through the power of comedy (and also a vat of chemicals).

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-The Plastic Man archives
-Plastic Man (1988)
-JLA (1997)
-The Kingdom (1999)
-Plastic Man (2004)
-Blackest Night (2009)
-Justice League (2011) #25
-Dark Days: The Forge (2017) #1
-The Terrifics (2018)
-Plastic Man (2018)

-Thor: Love and Thunder teaser
-Squirrel Girl podcast
-Connor Hawke asexual
-Tom King Superman one-shot tie-in article
-Superman: Son of Kal-El (2021) #10
-The Batman (2022) now on HBO Max

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Today we talk about Eric Cross Brooks who is absolutely best known by Blade, the Vampire Slayer, the Daywalker, and for a little bit... Ronin?

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Tomb of Dracula (1972) #10
-Doctor Strange (1974) #59
-Nightstalkers (1992)
-Blade the Vampire Hunter (1994) #1
-Blade (1998)
-Blade: Sins of the Father (1998) #1
-Blade 1998 movie trailer
-Blade: Vampire Hunter (1999)
-Peter Parker: Spider-Man (1999) #7
-Blade (2006)
-X-Men (2010)
-Mighty Avengers (2013) #4
-Avengers (2018)

-Nimona news!
-Nimona (graphic novel)
-X-Men Red (2022) #1
-Marauders (2022) #1

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Today we talk about Michael Morbius, the Living Vampire, who (like many others) experimented on himself and (unlike many others) accidentally turned himself into a vampire.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #101
-Marvel Team-Up (1972) #3
-Vampire Tales (1973)
-Adventure into Fear (1970) #20
-Rise of the Midnight Suns (1992)
-Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #38
-Savage She-Hulk (1980) #9
-Punisher (2009) #11
-Morbius (2019)

-Are DC Black Label books in Continuity?
-Round Robin

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Today we talk about Namor McKenzie, who we recently found out has a canon last name, since he's best known simply as Namor or the Sub-Mariner. He's Atlantean royalty, sometimes a hero, sometimes a villain, but always a dick.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Marvel Comics (1939) #1
-Marvel Mystery Comics (1939) #3
-Sub-Mariner Comics (1941)
-Invaders (1977)
-Invaders (2019)
-Avengers/Invaders (2008) #10
-Rise of the Black Panther (2018)
-Fantastic Four (1961) #4
-Sub-Mariner (1968)
-X-Men (1963) #6
-Marvel Feature (1971) #1
-Defenders (1972) #1
-Avengers (1963) #262
-Namor the Sub-Mariner (1990)
-Heroes for Hire (1997) #1
-Namor (2003)
-New Avengers: Illuminati (2006) #1
-New Avengers (2013) #23
-Namor: The First Mutant (2010)
-Utopia (2009) reading order
-Avengers vs X-Men (2012)
-Atlantis Attacks (2020)
-King in Black: Namor (2020)
-King in Black reading order

-Chip Zdarsky substack: Image Founders and Bubble Butts
-Human Target (2021) #6
-Guy Gardner wielding the Red Lantern and Star Sapphire rings in Emerald Warriors #10
-Friendship Ended With Tom King
-Batman: Dark Victory

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Today we talk about Adam Warlock, who has a LOT going on, including being created in a lab, healing cocoons, the soul stone, and splitting himself into three people.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Fantastic Four (1961) #66
-Thor (1966) #165
-Incredible Hulk Annual (1976) #6
-Marvel Premiere (1972) #1
-(Power of) Warlock (1972)
-Strange Tales (1951) #178
-Avengers Annual (1967) #7
-Marvel Two-in-One Annual (1976) #2
-Infinity Gauntlet (1991)
-Warlock and the Infinity Watch (1992)
-Infinity Countdown: Adam Warlock (2018)
-Annihilation: Conquest (2007)
-Guardians of the Galaxy (2008)
-Thanos: The Infinity Revelation (2014), Infinity Relativity (2015), Infinity Finale (2016), Infinity Entity (2016)
-All-New Guardians of the Galaxy (2017) #150
-Infinity Wars (2018) reading order

-Batman/Superman: World's Finest (2022) #1
-Nightwing (2016) #90
-Batman: Dark Victory (1999)
-Lifeblood: Hades Fan Anthology
-DC Pride 2022 Lineup
-Knights of X (2022)
-Ms. Marvel trailer
-Gail Simone's Jessica Jones announcement

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Today we talk about Heather Douglas--Moondragon--who honed her telepathic abilities, made Namor fight Iron Man, fought Thanos, trained Hellcat, conquered a planet, killed her dad, and ran away with Rick Jones's wife, all while wearing very drastic outfits.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Iron Man (1968) #54
-Daredevil (1964) #105
-Defenders (1972) #138
-Captain Marvel (1968) #31
-Avengers (1963) #137
-Avengers (1963) #151
-Avengers (1963) #177
-Avengers (1963) #219
-Defenders (1972) #125
-Defenders (1972) #152
-Solo Avengers (1987) #16
-Quasar (1989) #11
-Captain Marvel (1995) #2
-Annihilation (2006) reading order
-Annihilation: Conquest (2007) reading order
-Guardians of the Galaxy (2008) #9

-Turning Red
-Hilda and the Mountain King
-The Batman
-Dark Knights of Steel (2021)
-Moondragon's troubling costume

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Today we talk about Dr. Stephen Strange, who is a surgeon whose hubris messed up his hands and in his quest to be able to be a surgeon again he learned magic and became the new Sorcerer Supreme.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Strange Tales (1951) #110
-Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange
-Doctor Strange (1968)
-variant cover for Doctor Strange (2018) #18 (the ouija board one)
-Marvel Feature (1971) #1
-Marvel Premiere (1972) #3
-Doctor Strange (1974)
-Death of Doctor Strange (2021)

-Peacemaker HBOmax
-The Suicide Squad (2021)
-Batman: Urban Legends
-Batman: Killing Time (2022) #1

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Today we talk about Jack Ryder, who moonlights as The Creeper, who despite looking and sounding like a derivative of the Joker, is a good guy!

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-The Creeper by Steve Ditko
-Street Smarts - John Mulaney
-The Brave and the Bold (1955) #80
-Detective Comics (1937) #447 (the one with the lions)
-Detective Comics (1937) #418
-Secret Origins (1986) #18
-Eclipso: The Darkness Within (1992) reading order
-Eclipso (1992)
-The Creeper (1997)
-Batman and the Outsiders Special (2009) #1
-The Creeper (2006)
-Justice League International (1987) #5
-Reign in Hell (2008)
-Katana (2013) #3
-Justice League Dark (2013) #23.1
-Deathstroke (2016) #11
-Red Hood and the Outlaws (2016) #18
-Doomsday Clock (2017)

-Peacemaker - HBO
-Robins (2021)
-Chip Zdarsky, Jorge Jiménez new Batman team

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