Our spectacular 75th episode, and we got to record in person! If you got to have any superpower, what would you choose? Also, Will reads an insane new take on Hulk in Hulk by Donny Cates vol 1: Smashtronaut!, a new chapter for Elektra in Daredevil: Woman Without Fear, and an Asgardian detour in Thor by Donny Cates vol 4: God of Hammers. Steve chokes his way through the Dawn of M-Tech Saga (Uncanny X-Men vol 1 #371, X-Men vol 2 #91, and X-Men Annual 1999), Wolverine vol 2 #141-144, and Incredible Hulk vol 3 #8. Apologies for the drop in audio quality toward the end — we decided to cut Steve's segment on Generation X due to the audio, and he'll summarize what you missed next time he reads that title!

The best thing in in current-day Marvel continues. New titles Way of X and X-Corp kick off by rocking our feeble little bodies, while Cable reaches a satisfying conclusion for a perfectly adequate book in our reading for this episode, Reign of X vols 11 and 12.

Will returns from his cruise with theological concerns, and having read a giant heap of comics: Ghost Rider: Return of Blaze, Black Panther vol 1: The Long Shadow, Avengers Forever vol 1: The Lords of Earthly Vengeance, Captain America/Iron Man: The Armor and the Shield, Amazing Spider-Man: Beyond vol 4, Black Widow by Kelly Thompson vol 3: Die by the Blade, Miles Morales vol 7: Beyond, Hawkeye: Kate Bishop, Ms. Marvel: Beyond the Limit, X-Men Legends vol 2. Steve reads, uh, X-Man #51-55.

What's bigger than the Multiverse? Defenders books. Will reads Amazing Spider-Man: Beyond vol 3 and Defenders: There Are No Rules. Steve reads Wolverine & Punisher: Revelation and X-Force vol 1 #91-93.

We changed it up a bit this episode! No comics — instead, we brought in our good friends Matthew Fox and Paul Hoppe from the excellent podcast Superhero Ethics to chat about everyone's favorite Cinematic Universe (hint: it's the Marvel one). Where is it going from here? What are the problems? What are the opportunities? You're not gonna want to miss this one!

How are Will and Steve such good friends despite being about as different as two people with the same childhood could be? Those stories plus, Will shares the scoop on Venom by Al Ewing & Ram V vol 1: Recursion, Captain Marvel vol 7: Last of the Marvels, and Phoenix Song: Echo. Meanwhile, Steve barely survives Magneto Rex and X-Men Unlimited vol 1 #23-24.

Utopia is where we all go splat. This week Will got his fix of magically-induced body horror with Savage Avengers Vol. 5: The Defilement of All Things by the Cannibal-Sorcerer Kulan Gath, Darkhold, Fantastic Four by Dan Slott vol 9: Eternal Flame, and Ka-Zar: Lord of the Savage Land. Steve read the overwhelmingly Alan Davis-y Uncanny X-Men vol 1 #368-370 and X-Men vol 2 #88-90.

Absurd MCU fancasting, Sandman pleading, and a heaping dose of awesome comics. Will reads Amazing Spider-Man: Beyond vol 2, Extreme Carnage, and Darkhawk: Airborne. Steve reads Cable vol 1 #s 66-70, including the storyline "Sign of the End Times".

"This guy's whole business is built on ripping people off, how long can that last?" Will read Immortal Hulk vol 11: Apocrypha, Kang the Conqueror: Only Myself Left to Conquer, and Moon Knight vol 1: The Midnight Mission. Steve read Peter Parker: Spider-Man vol 1 #4, X-Men/Dr. Doom Annual 1998, Deadpool vol 3 #26-29, and Mutant X vol 1 #7-12.

The highs of 2020s Marvel meet the lows of 1999! Will reads Winter Guard, Deadpool: Black, White and Blood, Death of Dr. Strange, and Death of Dr. Strange: Companion, and they're good! Steve reads X-Men: The Magneto War, and WOW it's bad.