Today we talk about Nubia, an Amazon who depending on the timeline, has been Wonder Woman of the Floating Island, Diana's twin, and the Queen of the Amazons!

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Wonder Woman (1942) #204-206
-Supergirl (1972) #9
-Wonder Woman (1986) #154-155
-Wonder Woman (2016) #75-76, 81-82
-Infinite Frontier (2021) #0
-Wonder Woman: Black and Gold (2021) #2, 6
-Wonder Woman 80th Anniversary Spectacular (2021) #1
-Nubia & The Amazons (2021)
-Black Manta (2021) #2-3
-Wonder Woman (2016) #750, 756-758, 780, 784-787, 797-800
-Trial of the Amazons (2022)
-Trial of the Amazons: Wonder Girl (2022)
-Nubia: Coronation Special (2022) #1
-Nubia: Queen of the Amazons (2022)
-DC Pride (2022)
-Olympus: Rebirth (2022) #1
-Nubia & The Justice League Special (2022) #1
-Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths (2022) #6-7
-DC Power: A Celebration (2023) #1
-Lazarus Planet (2023)
-DC Pride (2023) #1
-Nubia: Real One

-Marvel Voices: Pride (2023) #1
-Spider-verse Working Conditions
-Secret Invasion AI Intro

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Today we talk about the remaining and less-often seen members of the Inhumans Royal Family: Gorgon (powerful fighter with hooves), Karnak (extremely perceptive monk), and Triton (fish man). We also mention Lockjaw because he deserves to be counted as part of the family.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Fantastic Four (1961) #44-64
-Sub-Mariner (1968) #2-3, 18-22
-Amazing Adventures (1970)
-Inhumans (1975)
-Daredevil (1964) #272-283
-Namor the Sub-Mariner (1990) #45-47, 55-62
-Fantastic Four: Atlantis Rising (1995)
-Fantastic Four (1961) #410-416
-Quicksilver (1997) #4-6
-Inhumans (1998)
-Inhumans (2000)
-Fantastic Four (1998) #51-54
-Inhumans (2003)
-Son of M (2005) #3-6
-Silent War (2007)
-Secret Invasion: Inhumans (2008)
-Secret Invasion: War of Kings (2009)
-War of Kings (2009) reading order
-Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers (2009)
-Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers: Unleashed (2010)
-Realm of Kings (2010) reading order
-The Thanos Imperative (2010)
-FF (2011) #6-9
-Infinity (2013)
-Inhumanity (2013)
-Inhuman (2014)
-Karnak (2015)
-Uncanny Inhumans (2015)
-All-New Inhumans (2015)
-IVX (2016)
-Royals (2017)
-Secret Warriors (2017)
-Inhumans: Once and Future Kings (2017)
-Lockjaw (2018)
-Death of Inhumans (2018)

-Marvel Voices: Pride (2023)
-Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse
-Tony Stark and Emma Frost wedding announcement

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Today we talk about Crystalia Amaquelin, best known as simply Crystal, who is an Inhuman with elemental powers, who has been on the Fantastic Four and the Avengers, and also has some questionable taste in men.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Fantastic Four (1961) #45-105
-Avengers (1963) #110, 127, 188
-Inhumans (1975)
-Vision and the Scarlet Witch (1982) #4
-Thing (1983) #3
-Vision and the Scarlet Witch (1985) #6-12
-Fantastic Four (1961) #304-317
-Avengers (1963) #334-401
-Onslaught (1996) reading order
-Heroes Reborn (1996) reading order
-Quicksilver (1997)
-Inhumans (1998)
-Fantastic Four (1998) #51-54
-Son of M (2005)
-Silent War (2007)
-Secret Invasion: Inhumans (2008)
-War of Kings (2009)
-Realm of Kings: Inhumans (2009)
-FF (2012)
-Infinity (2013)
-Inhumanity (2013)
-All-New Inhumans (2015)
-Death of X (2016)
-IVX (2016)
-Royals (2017)
-Inhumans: Once and Future Kings (2017)
-Death of Inhumans (2018)

-DC Pride (2023) #1
-Danger and Other Unknown Risks
-Marvel Voices: Pride (2023) #1
-new Birds of Prey lineup

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Today we talk about Medusalith Amaquelin, best known as Medusa, who is an Inhuman with prehensile hair who was a villain for a bit, a hero for a bit, but mostly the Queen of the Inhumans.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Fantastic Four (1961) #36-62
-Amazing Adventures (1970
-Fantastic Four (1961) #129-159
-Inhumans (1975)
-Atlantis Rising (1995)
-Fantastic Four (1961) #411-416
-Inhumans (1998)
-Inhumans (2000)
-Fantastic Four (1998) #51-54
-Inhumans (2003)
-Beyond! (2006)
-Silent War (2007)
-Secret Invasion: Inhumans (2008)
-War of Kings (2009) reading order
-Realm of Kings: Inhumans (2009)
-The Thanos Imperative (2010)
-Avengers (2010) #9-12
-FF (2011) #5-9
-Fantastic Four (1998) #600-603
-FF (2012)
-Infinity (2013)
-Inhumanity (2013)
-Inhuman (2014)
-Avengers & X-Men: Axis (2014)
-Uncanny Inhumans (2015)
-All-New Inhumans (2015)
-A-Force (2016)
-Death of X (2016)
-IVX (2016)
-Inhumans Prime (2017) #1
-Royals (2017)
-Inhumans: Once and Future Kings (2017)
-Inhumans: Judgement Day (2018)
-Death of Inhumans (2018)

-DC Pride (2023) #1
-Power Girl Special (2023) #1
-My Adventures with Superman trailer
-Kelly Thompson Birds of Prey announcement
-Nimona teaser trailer

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Today we talk about the Inhumans and their king Blackagar Boltagon, who mostly goes by Black Bolt. Boy howdy are the Inhumans a... society....

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Fantastic Four (1961) #45-62
-Thor (1966) #148 (backup story)
-Sub-Mariner (1968) #2
-Marvel Super-Heroes (1967) #15
-Fantastic Four (1961) #82-83
-Amazing Adventures (1970) 1-10
-Avengers (1963) #95
-Fantastic Four (1961) #129-132
-Inhumans (1975)
-Atlantis Rising (1995)
-Fantastic Four (1961) #411-416
-Inhumans (1998)
-Inhumans (2000)
-Fantastic Four (1998) #51-54
-Inhumans (2003)
-New Avengers (2004) #7-10
-New Avengers: Illuminati (2006)
-Silent War (2007)
-Secret Invasion: Inhumans (2008)
-War of Kings (2009) reading order
-FF (2011) #5-9
-Fantastic Four (1998) #600-603
-New Avengers (2013)
-Infinity (2013)
-Inhumanity (2013)
-Inhuman (2014)
-Avengers (2012) #40-44
-Uncanny Inhumans (2015)
-Inhumans vs X-Men (2016)
-Black Bolt (2017)
-Inhumans: Once and Future Kings (2017)
-Death of Inhumans (2018)
-Darkhold (2021)

-Batman/Superman: World's Finest (2022) vol 1

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Today we talk about Jakeem Williams, also known as JJ Thunder or Jakeem Thunder, who inherited the Thunderbolt genie in the form of a pen, and made friends with it.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-The Flash (1987) #134
-JLA (1996) #26-31
-JSA (1999) #19-87
-Infinite Crisis (2005) #6-7
-JSA: Classified (2005) #6, 8, 28
-52 (2006) #49-51
-Justice Society of America (2007)
-Blackest Night: JSA (2009) #3
-Doomsday Clock (2017) #12
-Teen Titans (2016) #39-41
-Teen Titans Academy (2021) #1-2, 4
-Justice Society of America (2022) #3

-Death of Kamala Khan
-Speed kills: How Titans continues Wally West’s string of tragedies

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Today we talk about Johnny Thunder, who was kidnapped as a child and as a result has control over the genie Thunderbolt. He ends up wishing himself onto the Justice Society, adopting some kids, sacrificing himself, and merging with the genie to create a single guy.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-All-Star Comics (1941)
-Justice League of America (1960) #29 (Occasional)
-Adventure Comics (1938) #416
-All-Star Squadron (1981)
-Infinity Inc. (1984) #1, 21-22, 25, 30, 34-35, 39, 48, 50
-America Vs. the Justice Society (1985)
-Justice Society of America (1992) #1-10
-JSA (1999) #29-82 (intermittent)
-DC Universe: Rebirth (2016) #1
-The Flash (2016) #21
-Doomsday Clock (2017)
-Justice Society of America (2022)

-Girl Taking Over: A Lois Lane Story
-Bunt!
-DC introduces Wonder Woman's daughter

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Today we talk about Anissa and Jennifer Pierce, also known as Thunder and Lightning, the two retconned-in daughters of Black Lightning who, despite their matching names, don't really team up very often.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Outsiders (2003)
-Teen Titans/Outsiders Secret Files (2003) #1
-Justice Society of America (2006) #12
-Checkmate (2006) #13-15
-Outsiders: Five of a Kind - Thunder/Martian Manhunter (2007)
-Batman and the Outsiders (2007)
-Final Crisis: Submit (2008) #1
-Black Lightning: Year One (2009)
-Blackest Night: JSA (2009)
-Black Lightning: Cold Dead Hands (2017)
-The Other History of the DC Universe (2021)
-DC Festival of Heroes: The Asian Superhero Celebration (2021)
-DC Power: A Celebration (2023)

-Batman: Failsafe
-Green Arrow (2023) #1
-Spitball comics

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Today we talk about Jefferson Pierce, also known as Black Lightning, who teaches children by day, and fights crime with electricity powers by night, and sometimes he's on the Outsiders, and these all seem like full-time jobs to us.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Black Lightning (1977)
-Detective Comics (1937) #490-491, 494-495
-World's Finest Comics (1941) #256-261
-Justice League of America (1960) #173
-DC Comics Presents (1978) #16
-Batman and the Outsiders (1983)
-The Outsiders (1985)
-Adventures of the Outsiders (1986) #33-45
-Black Lightning (1995)
-Superman (1986) #166
-Green Arrow (2001) #52-59
-Justice League of America (2006)
-Amazons Attack (2007)
-Final Crisis (2008) reading order
-Trinity (2008)
-The Outsiders (2009) #15-39
-Black Lightning: Year One (2009)
-DC Universe Presents (2011) #13-16
-Convergence: Batman and the Outsiders (2015) #1-2
-Black Lightning: Cold Dead Hands (2017)
-Detective Comics (2016) #983-987
-Batman and the Outsiders (2019)
-The Other History of the DC Universe (2020) #1
-Batman: Urban Legends (2021) #1-3, 8-9, 18-19
-Black Lightning tv show

-DC'S Harley Quinn Romances (2023) #1
-Fire & Ice: Welcome to Smallville announcement

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Today we talk about an alien man named Arnus who was turned into a baby and raised on Earth as Augustus Freeman, and a human woman named Raquel Ervin who saw his powers and convinced him to become the superhero called Icon, with her as his sidekick Rocket.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Icon (1993)
-Steel (1994) #7
-Superboy (1993) #7
-Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #36
-(Worlds Collide (1994) reading order)
-Justice League of America (2006) #27-28, 30, 33-34
-Milestone Forever (2010) #1-2
-Static Shock Special (2011) #1
-Milestone Returns (2021)
-Icon & Rocket: Season One (2021)
-Blood Syndicate (2022) #1, 3, 5-6
-Icon Vs. Hardware (2023)
-Milestone 30th Anniversary Special (2023) #1
-Young Justice (cartoon)

-Superboy: The Man of Tomorrow (2023) #1
-The Flash (2016) #797
-Nightwing (2016) #103
-2023 Hellfire Gala variant covers
-Magneto (2023) announcement

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