Superhuman Registration Podcast

It's Purge Day, Baby!

We take a brief look back at the career of the late, inimitable Stan Lee and review a pair of exceptional stories that demonstrate the mighty Marvel method in action. Dare we say that this is an episode of... GALACTIC import? Also, John gets dumped on by the democratic process, but what else is new?

Fannypacked to Hell and Back

After sixteen episodes and over thirty stories, it’s finally 90s time! The boys debate the dubious merits and wonder of the X-Men’s 30th anniversary event, Fatal Attractions. Then they started to feel bad about the excess and decide to cleanse their palates with some good old fashioned Marvels!

T'Challa Brings The Funk

We’ve got two events on the docket today, and boy howdy does Stephen have opinions! Things get Elizabetha-riffic as we work our way through Gaiman and Kubert’s 1602, and John gets to express his love for Marvel’s Merry Mutants during House Of M. Don’t miss it!

A Flock of Zombies

Happy Halloween! This week we’ve tackled a pair of monster comics. First up, we’ve got a showdown between Frankenstein’s monster and the lord of the vampires, Dracula! After that, we tackle the zombie craze of 2005 with a miniseries that can only be described with one word: Eugh!

Suspended Animation Doesn't Count

We’re talking Avenging Spider-Man and Captain Marvel as a... let’s call it a “trailer” for some upcoming movie. Then, with that out of the way, we take an in-depth dive into the world-shattering (literally) events of 2015’s Secret Wars.

Are You There, Satan? It’s Me, Johnny

Our first foray into the world of Marvel parody comics yields some less-than-satisfying results (although Stephen doesn’t seem to mind). The gang also learns about summoning Satan for fun and profit, and a discussion of the first Spider-Man story leads to some really unfortunate sassy talk.

Why Does This Book Make My Back Hurt?

This week, we take a look at two lady-led action books: 2009’s Psylocke story “Kill Matsu’o,” and “The Finely Woven Thread” from 2014’s Black Widow. This episode has it all: scary Russian priests, questionable anatomy, and a lengthy discussion of the new PS4 Spider-Man game.

Fingerpainting the Mona Lisa

The boys tackle the grim and gritty side of Marvel comics with a Defenders-themed episode, and they bring all the grim seriousness they can muster... which isn’t a whole lot. Come for the Daredevil, Jessica Jones, and Punisher talk, and stay for the lengthy discussions about Captain America’s panty lines.

The First Annual Memorial Aldocast

We’ve got a good one this week. Can Squirrel Girl beat Galactus? Of course - she’s unbeatable! And how to sum up the guys’ discussion of Ms. Marvel? Simple: Aldo cries, and then he dies.

Spider-Man: Young, Scrappy, and Hungry

In memory of Steve Ditko, we take a look at “If This Be My Destiny” from Amazing Spider-Man #31-33 and a story we’re calling “The Search for Eternity” from Strange Tales #130-146. There’s action! Adventure! Excitement! Hamilton references! And, in a surprising turn of events, a new #1 is crowned!

We’ll be back in two weeks to discuss Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (vol. 1) #1-4 and Ms. Marvel (vol. 3) #1-5, a fact we mention here only because we don’t mention the issue numbers in the episode itself.