Comics Over Time
Each week Dan, Duane and Siena bring you a look at comics new and old! Since 2021 we have been discussing comics, TV and film. For 2024 Duane and Dan are focusing on Marvel history that centers on Daredevil, and Siena and Dan are keeping up with current happenings in the Marvel Comics Universe. Our previous seasons are also available here: Phases of the Moon Knight covered the Moon Knight character in comics and TV, and our MCU Review saw us comparing the Phase 1 thru Phase 4 Marvel Cinematic Universe films with the comics that inspired them. Tuesdays - What’s New in Marvel Unlimited: Digital debuts in the MU App Thursdays - Murdock and Marvel: A history of Marvel Comic
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Another year of Marvel and DC vying for minds and coins of comic book readers which is consolidating the industry despite some up and coming indie publishers. To that end, Marvel is now publishing over a 3rd of all comics in the U.S. But is it sustainable and at what cost? This week we'll look at all that, the return of Jack Kirby to Marvel and Daredevil's adventure with Uri Gellar in this week...
It's 1975. Things are improving a bit in the world but in comics the race continues to fill up newsstands. With that, we start seeing more company causalities if you weren't D.C. or Marvel. We have 2 comic gods duking it out in the rookie of the year and in the spotlight this week, we see Daredevil take on... A comic book character!?!?!
Preshow
- Recap of Dan and Sienna's C2E2 and their panel ...
Well, here we are in 1974, when Richard Nixon leaves the White House in shame in real life even as he is shown to be leading a secret criminal organization in the Marvel universe. The economy is a mess, crime is up, and comics are affected in all sorts of ways.
Preshow
- Reminder about Dan and Sienna's C2E2 Panel
- Saturday, April 27th from 10:30am – 11:30am. Room S405-B
The Year in Com...
Marvel Unlimited for April 7 - 13
Siena was puzzled about the way the Captain America storyline was set up, questioned why Vengeance of the Moon Knight #1 did not have Moon Knight in it, and appears to have reached her saturation point with Marvel Zombies.
On the bright side, Beware of the Planet of the Apes, Kid Venom and the Fantastic Four provided solid wins.
QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE WEEK https://www.marvel.com/comics/calendar/
...Its 1973, which was a tumultuous and eventful year for America. We left Vietnam without winning, VP Spiro Agnew resigned in disgrace and the US dollar was devalued, while momentous events such as Roe v Wade, Nixon visiting China and Billie Jean King vs. Bobby Riggs. By end of year Nixon has resigned and the US has begun to slip into its first recession since the post-War boom of the 40s. Los...
Marvel Unlimited for March 31-April 6, 2024
Welcome back to What’s New in Marvel Unlimited! This is Dan, and each week my daughter Siena and I are looking at which Marvel comics are releasing digitally through the Marvel Unlimited app.
QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE WEEK https://www.marvel.com/comics/calendar/
- 21 total new comics
- 5 are Infinity Comics
- 15 are regular monthly issues
- There are 2 1st issues
- Plus 1 older comic
INFIN...
This week it seems everything is coming up Marvel, as Stan Lee and his expanding young team seem to be flooding the market, but a lot of other interesting things happened around the comic world.
Preshow
- Marvel Snap new season: Thunderbolts
- https://www.marvelsnap.com/newsdetail?id=7296765558303775494
The Year in Comics
Superheroes take a bit of a back stage...
The Big Stories
We have a fun show this week, with Marvel being a critical part of a couple big changes that happen in 1971. We also see a new character swinging into Daredevil this year, who is going be a big part of Matt Murdock’s life for the next few years!
Preshow
- Note from Amanda
The Year in Comics
1971 was a year of transition and upheaval for the comics industry, as fundamental changes to c...
We have made it to the second decade of the Marvel era! The 1970s saw significant changes and challenges for comics, and we start to see them immediately as we take a look at the very first year of this eventful decade!
Preshow
- Steve Ditko is now a “Disney Legend.” https://d23.com/disney-legends-2024/
- Dan and Siena C2E2 panel is on Saturday, April 27th from 10:30am – 11:30am. Room S405-B ...
Its 1969, and comics are returning to normal after the disruptions of the Marvel Age and Batmania. Small publishers continue to fail, even as Marvel and DC expand their offerings, and small independent publishers begin to test the waters. Marvel continues its expansion, but does so in some new directions, and Daredevil decides to stop keeping so many secrets. It’s another busy year in the worl...
Marvel Unlimited for March 3rd - 9th, 2024
Welcome back to What’s New in Marvel Unlimited! This is Dan, and each week my daughter Siena and I are looking at which Marvel comics are releasing digitally through the Marvel Unlimited app. For this week we are focusing on the week of March 3-9
QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE WEEK https://www.marvel.com/comics/calendar/
- 16 total new items
- 5 are Infinity Comics
- 9are regular monthly issues
- The...
Marvel had been a dominant force in the comics world through most of the early and mid 1960s, which is all the more amazing when you realize that they made all the noise they did while limited to publishing only 8 -14 comics a month. The Marvel contract with their distributor (essentially DC Comics) was up for re-negotiation in 1968, and Martin Goodman used the opportunity to expand the line to...
Marvel Unlimited for February 25th-March 2nd, 2024
Welcome back to What’s New in Marvel Unlimited! This is Dan, and each week my daughter Siena and I are looking at which Marvel comics are releasing digitally through the Marvel Unlimited app. For this week we are focusing on the week February 25th-Mar 02nd, 2024
QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE WEEK https://www.marvel.com/comics/calendar/
- 34 total new items
- 5 are Infinity Comics
- 28 are ...
This year we begin to see the backlash against superheroes as the Batman TV show enters its 3rd and final season, and many comic companies began to feel the effects of a contracting market and superhero fatigue.
Preshow
- Announcement: Murdock and Marvel moves back to Wednesday Starting Next Week
- Marvel Unlimited Show will be moving to Fridays
The Year in Comics
Key Happenings
Best Sell...
Marvel Unlimited for February 18th-24th, 2024
Welcome back to What’s New in Marvel Unlimited! This is Dan, and each week my daughter Siena and I are looking at which Marvel comics are releasing digitally through the Marvel Unlimited app. For this week we are focusing on the week February 18th-24th, 2024
QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE WEEK https://www.marvel.com/comics/calendar/
- 30 total new items
- 5 are Infinity Comics
- 24 are regular m...
1966 saw America sink even deeper into Vietnam, with war deaths tripling from 1965 to 1966, Ronald Reagan was elected governor of California, and the first artificial heart surgery was performed. It was a big year in American pop culture as well, with both Star Trek and the Batman TV show debuting and the Beach Boys releasing their “Pet Sounds” album. On the Daredevil front, our hero entered h...
Daredevil swings into his first full year, and for both the comics industry and America at large it is a time filled with transformation and more than a bit of fear for what the future holds. Marvel is ascendant. Other companies are trying to adjust, and the world outside the window seems to be on fire. Welcome to 1965.
Preshow
- Duane and Marvel Snap
- Dan and Woodworking
The Year in ...
On last week’s show we discussed the long history of Marvel Comics from 1939 to 1963. This week we finally see where Stan, Jack and the rest of the Marvel bullpen had been leading up to. It's time to talk about 1964, and the debut of the World's Most Interesting Superhero – Daredevil!
Listener Feedback
- Let us know what you think of the new season
The Year in Comics
1964 was an eventf...
Marvel Unlimited for February 5th, 2024
Welcome back to What’s New in Marvel Unlimited! Dan and Siena visit about the Marvel Unlimited releases for the week of February 4th – 10th, 2024. Dan wonders when heroes got so murder-y, and Siena binges on Doctor Strange.
QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE WEEK https://www.marvel.com/comics/calendar/
- 22 total new items
- 6 are Infinity Comics
- 9 are regular monthly issues
- There are 2 1st issues
- Ultim...
Marvel Unlimited for January 29th, 2024
Welcome back to What’s New in Marvel Unlimited! This is Dan, and each week my daughter Siena and I are looking at which Marvel comics are releasing digitally through the Marvel Unlimited app. For this week we are focusing on the week January 28 – Feb 3, 2024
QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE WEEK https://www.marvel.com/comics/calendar/
- 24 total new items
- 5 are Infinity Comics
- 17 are regular monthl...
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