Capes And Japes

Today we talk about Charles Xavier, also known as Professor X, the most-often leader of the X-Men and a man with... questionable ethics. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -X-Men (1963) -Giant-Size X-Men (1975) #1 -Bizarre Adventures (1981) #27 -The New Mutants Marvel Graphic Novel (1982) -New Mutants (1983) -X-Men: Spotlight on Starjammers (1990) -X-Men (1991) -X-Treme X-Men (2001) -New X-Men (2001) #114 -Astonishing X-Men (2004) -Excalibur (2004) #14 -X-Men: Deadly Genesis (2005) -House of M (2005) -X-Men Legacy (2008) #208 -Origins of Marvel Comics: X-Men (2010) #1 -Avengers Vs. X-Men (2012) #11 -Uncanny Avengers (2012) -Astonishing X-Men (2017) -House of X/Powers of X (2019) -X-Force (2019) #1 Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Herbert Edgar Wyndham, best known as the High Evolutionary, a guy whose whole thing is just ethics violations and making animals and people """more evolved""" while wearing a silver exoskeleton. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -Thor (1966) #134-135 -Tales to Astonish (1959) #94-96 -Marvel Premiere (1972) #1-2 -Warlock (1972) -Fantastic Four (1961) #172-175 -Avengers (1963) #186 -Marvel Two-in-One (1974) #61-63 -Incredible Hulk (1962) #266 -Evolutionary War (1988) reading order -Thor (1966) #406-408; 419-425 -Siege of Wundagore (1998) reading order -Silver Surfer (2010) -Uncanny Avengers (2015) #1-5 -Avengers (2016) #672-674 -Champions (2016) #12-15 -The Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #16 Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Michael Moran, who has a bit of a convoluted publishing history, but is recently back in the saddle as Miracleman. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -Marvelman (1954) Mick Anglo -Marvelman's Family Finest (2010 collection) -Young Marvelman Classic (2011 collection) -Miracleman (2014 reprint) Alan Moore -All-New Miracleman Annual (2014) #1 -Miracleman (2015 reprint) Neil Gaiman -Timeless (2021) #1 -Miracleman (2022) #0 -Miracleman (2022) -Guardians of the Galaxy vol 3 trailer -Dead Boy Detectives tv show announcement -Blue Beetle poster Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Boston Brand, best known as Deadman, who was an acrobat but then he died and became a ghost who helps to fight crime by possessing people. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -Deadman Collection (1960's-1980's) -Deadman (1985) -Deadman (1986) -Deadman: Love After Death (1989) -Deadman: Exorcism (1992) -Deadman (2001) -Deadman: Dead Again (2001) -Deadman (2006) -Blackest Night (2009) & Brightest Day (2010) reading orders -Justice League Dark (2011) -Secret Origins (2014) #6 -Deadman: Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love (2016) -Trinity (2016) #12-15 -Deadman (2017) -Justice League Dark (2018) -Red Hood: Outlaws ep. 18 Opposite Day Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Madame Xanadu, who has also been known as Nimue Inwudu. She's a psychic and a magic user who frequently helps people solve supernatural problems. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -Doorway to Nightmare (1978) -DC Comics Presents (1978) #65 -The Spectre (1987) -Suicide Squad (1987) #8 -Hellblazer (1988): The Devil You Know (contains Annual #1) -The War of the Gods (1991) -The Spectre (1992) -Day of Vengeance (2005) -Countdown (2007) #50 -Madame Xanadu (2008) -Demon Knights (2011) -Justice League Dark (2011) -I, Vampire (2011) #6-8 -Trinity War (2013) reading order -The Demon: Hell is Earth (2017) -Justice League Dark (2018) -Hawkman (2018) #9-12 -Justice League (2018) #40-43, 72-74 -Sabretooth (2022) Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Vic Sage, best known as The Question, a guy who covers his face with fake skin who has followed wildly differing philosophies over his iterations, but over all of them he does a lot of violence. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -Watchmen (1986) -Blue Beetle (1986) #5-7 -The Question (1986) -L.A.W. Living Assault Weapons (1999) -Batman/Huntress: Cry for Blood (2000) -The Question (2005) -52 (2006) -Blackest Night: Rise of the Black Lanterns (2010) -Justice League: Trinity War (2013) -New Suicide Squad (2014) -Convergence: The Question (2015) -The Question: Deaths of Vic Sage (2019) -Lois Lane (2019) #3-4 -Event Leviathan (2019) -Checkmate (2021) -Constantine: Distorted Illusions -The Death of Superman 30th Anniversary Special (2022) #1 -Superman: Son of Kal-El (2021) #17 textless cover -Fantastic Four (2022) #1 -Adversary by Blue Delliquanti Print, Digital -How to Break a Curse by Mapurl Kumoricon (currently unavailable) Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes an

Today we talk about The Spectre, who, despite starting as the ghost of Jim Corrigan, has been several different human men possessed by the spirit of (the christian god's) holy vengeance, as well as a pretty literal deus ex machina. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -Golden Age Spectre Archives vol. 1 -Showcase Presents: The Spectre -All-Star Comics Archives Collections -The Spectre (1967) -Wrath of the Spectre (1974) -Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985) reading order -The Spectre (1987) -The Spectre (1992) -Zero Hour (1994) reading order -Day of Judgment (1999) reading order -Legends of the DC Universe (1997) #33-36 -Day of Vengeance (2005) -Gotham Central (2002) #38 -Infinite Crisis (2005) #4 -Infinite Crisis Aftermath: The Spectre (2006) -Tales of the Unexpected (2006) -Final Crisis: Revelations (2008) -Blackest Night (2009) reading order -Brightest Day (2010) reading order -Justice League of America (2006) #54-59 -The Phantom Stranger (2012) #0, #5 -Gotham by Midnight (2014) -Detective Comics (2016) #

Today we talk about The Phantom Stranger, who has many possible identities and backstories, but he's been cursed, somehow, to walk the Earth and cryptically help solve problems without getting fully involved. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -Phantom Stranger Omnibus -The Phantom Stranger (1969) -Justice League of America (1960) #103 -The Brave and the Bold (1955) #89 -Secret Origins (1986) #10 -The Phantom Stranger (1987) -The Books of Magic (1990) -Vertigo Visions: The Phantom Stranger (1993) #1 -Day of Vengeance (2005) -Blackest Night (2010): Phantom Stranger -The Phantom Stranger (2012) -Wonder Woman (2016) #758 -Swamp Thing (2019 TV Show) Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Bizarro, who is usually a failed clone of Superman who always says and does the opposite of what he means. He's made his own Bizarro World, been a nuisance to multiple heroes, and joined Red Hood's Outlaws. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -Superman in the Fifties (Includes Action Comics (1938) #254-255) -Showcase Presents: Superman vol. 2 (Includes Action Comics (1938) #263-264 and Superman (1939) #140) -Superman: Tales of Bizarro World (Adventure Comics (1938) #285-299 features) -Superman (1939) #305-306 -DC Comics Presents (1978) #97 -Superman (1986) #88 -Superman: Emperor Joker -Superman: Escape from Bizarro World -Forever Evil (2013) -Red Hood and the Outlaws (2016) -DC's Terrors Through Time (2022) #1 -Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania trailer Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Starro, a big starfish-shaped creature from outer space who keeps trying to take over Earth. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -The Brave and the Bold (1955) #28 -Justice League of America (1960) #189-190 -JLA (1996) #22-23 -Teen Titans (2003) #51-54 -Booster Gold (2007) #14-15 -R.E.B.E.L.S. (2009) -Justice League: No Justice (2018) -Justice League (2018) #10 -Justice League (2018) #29 -Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands -Werewolf by Night on Disney+ Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Quentin Beck, best known as Mysterio, who is a guy with a lot of skills that make him very good at gaslighting Spider-Man, and Daredevil that one time. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #13 -Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964) #1 -The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #24 -The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #66-67 -The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #141-142 -The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #198-199 -Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #50-51 -The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #311 -The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #335-339 -Daredevil: Guardian Devil (1999) -Spider-Man/Black Cat: Evil That Men Do (2002) -Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (2005) #11-13 -The Amazing Spider-Man (1999) #618-620 -The Amazing Spider-Man (1999) #659-660 -Ben Reilly: Scarlet Spider (2017) #9-14, 25 -Dead Man Logan (2018) #1-5 -The Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #24-25 -The Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #70-71, 74 -Sinister War (2021) #1 -Red Hood: Outlaws webtoon -Batman: Wayne Family Adventures webto

Today we talk about Eclipso, who has gone from a scientist who accidentally became evil for a bit, to a manifestation of the Wrath of Christian God, to a powerful being from Gem World. He possesses people with black diamonds and anger. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -House of Secrets (1956) #61-80 -Eclipso: The Darkness Within (1992) reading order -Eclipso (1992) -Spectre (1992) #14-18 -JSA (1999) #46-52, 56-58, 73-75 -Action Comics (1938) #826, Adventures of Superman (1987) #639, Superman (1986) #216 -Day of Vengeance (2005) -52 (2006) #27 -Blue Beetle (2006) #16 -Countdown to Mystery (2007) -Brightest Day (2010) #7 -Justice League of America (2006) #54-59 -Team 7 (2012) #1-4 -Sword of Sorcery (2012) #6-9 -Justice League Dark (2011) #23.2 -Justice League vs. Suicide Squad (2016) #4-6 -Justice League Dark (2018) #15-19 -The Flash (2016) #775-779 -Black Panther, Wakanda Forever trailer Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to th

Today we talk about Abigail Brand, the morally-grey half-unknown alien-half-human mutant pyrokinetic commander of S.W.O.R.D. who is truly a woman of many mysteries. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -Astonishing X-Men (2004) -Secret Invasion (2008) -Secret Invasion: Who Do You Trust? (2008) #1 -S.W.O.R.D. (2009) -Spider-Woman (2009) #1 -Uncanny X-Men (2011) #1 -Avengers vs X-Men: Consequences (2012) #4 -X-Men: Legacy (2012) #19-#24 -Guardians of the Galaxy (2015) #8 -Captain Marvel (2016) -The Mighty Captain Marvel (2017) -Captain Marvel (2019) #10 -X-Force (2019) #11 -Empyre: Aftermath Avengers (2020) #1 -S.W.O.R.D. (2020) -New Mutants (2019) #30 -Cable (2020) -Dead Boy Detectives (2014) -ShortBox Comics Fair Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about the Bloodstone family, started by Ulysses Bloodstone who was an immortal monster hunter until he died and was succeeded by his daughter Elsa, who found her lost brother Cullen in another dimension, and then they discovered their sister Lyra! Today's mentioned & relevant media: -Marvel Presents (1975) #1-#2 -Bloodstone (2001) -Marvel Monsters: From the Files of Ulysses Bloodstone & the Monster Hunters (2005) -Nextwave (2006) -Astonishing Tales: Boom Boom & Elsa Bloodstone (2009) #1 -Legion of Monsters (2011) -Avengers Arena (2012) -Avengers Undercover (2014) -Marvel Zombies (2015) -Monsters Unleashed! (2017) -Doctor Strange: Damnation (2018) -Excalibur (2019) #8 -Death of Doctor Strange: Bloodstone (2022) #1 -Batman vs. Robin (2022) #1 -Tales of the Human Target (2022) #1 -Dark Knights of Steel: Tales from the Three Kingdoms (2022) #1 -Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patr

Today we talk about Ted Sallis, most commonly known as Man-Thing, who accidentally super soldier serum-ed himself into becoming a magic swamp creature. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -Song for Ted Sallis by The Mountain Goats -Savage Tales (1971) #1 -Adventure into Fear (1970) #10 -Man-Thing (1974) -Giant-Size Man-Thing (1974) -Man-Thing (1979) -Infernal Man Thing (2012) -Man-Thing (2017) -R.L. Stine Man-Thing (2017) panels -Curse of the Man-Thing (2021) -Briar's diagram on Discord -Batman (2016) #127 -Cable (2020) -Everything Marvel announced at D23 (2022) Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Rac Shade, a guy who originally came to Earth to clear his name in his own dimension but was turned into a poet tasked with astral projecting to Earth to discover a cure to a problem on his own plant. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -Steve Ditko Omnibus starring Shade the Changing Man -Suicide Squad (1987) #16 -Shade the Changing Man (1990) -Hellblazer (1988) #268 -Flashpoint (2011)/Flashpoint: Secret Seven (2011) -Justice League Dark (2011) -Shade the Changing Girl (2016) -Shade the Changing Woman (2018) -Batman/Superman: World's Finest (2022) #4 Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Perry White, who is (and has been for a while) the Editor of the Metropolis newspaper The Daily Planet, and also Clark Kent's boss. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -The Adventures of Superman (1940) Episode 2 radio show -Superman (1939) #7 -World's Finest Comics (1941) #80 -Superman (1939) #233 -The Man of Steel (1986) -World of Metropolis (1988) #1 -Adventures of Superman (1987) #470 -Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #38 -Superman (1986) #131 -Bruce just thinks running a newspaper would be fun! -Perry is too good a journalist... -Superman: Birthright (2003) #4 -Final Crisis (2008) #2 -Superman: Secret Origin (2009) #3 -Superman (2011) #1 -Doomsday Clock (2017) #5 -Clark reveals his identity to Perry -Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen's Boss Perry White (2022) #1 -Red Hood: Outlaws -Waller vs. Wildstorm announcement Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about all the people and combinations of people that have made up the nuclear powered (but fire-themed) superhero Firestorm, but mostly Ronnie Raymond, Martin Stein, and Jason Rusch. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -Firestorm: The Nuclear Man (1978) -The Fury of Firestorm (1982) -JLA (1996) #69 -Identity Crisis (2004) -Firestorm (2004) -Infinite Crisis (2005) -52 (2006) -Justice League of America (2006) #32 -Blackest Night (2010) -Brightest Day (2011) -The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men (2011) -Legends of Tomorrow Anthology (2016) -Doomsday Clock (2017) -X of Swords -She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about the Red Tornado, who is an android who has 1) had the memories of Ma Hunkel the golden age Red Tornado, 2) been possessed by the spirit of a sentient tornado from Rann, 3) been transformed, briefly, into a human man. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -Justice League of America (1960) #64 -Red Tornado (1985) -Crisis on Infinite Earths reading order -Firestorm: The Nuclear Man (1982) #90-93 -Young Justice (1998) -52 (2006) -Justice League of America (2006) -Red Tornado (2009) -Dark Nights: Metal (2017) -Dark Nights: Death Metal (2020) -Young Justice cartoon -specific Supergirl image (but honestly it doesn't look As Bad in motion) -The Hunt on webtoon -Avialae on webtoon -Batman (2016) #126 -Detective Comics #1062 -Love Everlasting #1 -Dark Crisis: Young Justice (2022) #2 Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Alec Holland, who was Swamp Thing for a long time, and a few other Swamp Things including his daughter, who is kind of his wife and John Constantine's daughter? Things get weird when you're made of plants. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -Swamp Thing (1982 film) -The Return of Swamp Thing (1989 film) -Swamp Thing (2019 series trailer) -House of Secrets (1956) #92 -Swamp Thing (1972) -Challengers of the Unknown (1958) #82-87 -Swamp Thing (1982) -Swamp Thing (2000) -Swamp Thing (2004) -Brightest Day (2010) #23-24 -Swamp Thing (2011) -Convergence: Swamp Thing (2015) -Swamp Thing (2016) -Swamp Thing: New Roots (2020) -Swamp Thing: Green Hell (2021) #1 -The Swamp Thing (2021) -Batman (1989 film) -New Mutants (2019) -Inferno (2021) -Betsy Braddock/Rachel Summers kiss -The Sandman (2022 tv series) Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.