Capes and Japes
a casual comics podcast

#224 – Patrick "Eel" O'Brian

Plastic Man

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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#223 – Eric Cross Brooks

Blade the Vampire Slayer/Daywalker/Ronin

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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#222 – Michael Morbius

Morbius the Living Vampire

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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#219 – Heather Douglas

Moondragon/Madam MacEvil

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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#218 – Stephen Strange

Doctor Strange/Sorcerer Supreme

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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#216 – Peacemaker Roundup

Christopher Smith/Mitchell Black/Unnamed peacemakers