The DoomBots Marvel Podcast

The DoomBots Marvel Podcast

A super-fan answers a casual reader’s Marvel questions. Debate, confusion, and hilarity ensue as we dig into the weirdest stories that Marvel has ever published.

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October 31, 2026 • 81 mins
It’s Halloween! So on today’s episode, we’re looking into MARVEL ZOMBIES! Most people have heard of this property, but how much do you really know about it? How did this story come to be? What actually caused the heroes to become zombies? What happens when they eat Galactus? Plenty of questions need answering, and answersContinue reading "Ep. 165: How Did the Marvel Heroes Become Z...
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Marvel has a long history of alien races whose empires span galaxies. Recently, they all went to war in a crossover by Jonathan Hickman called "Imperial." In this episode, the Doombots will establish who these space empires are, and why they all started shooting each other. Plus, there's a huge spoilery surprise about who's actually behind the whole thing. Black Panther, Hulk, and Star-Lord are some of the major players this ti...
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Spider-Man webbing up red coats? Check. The Hulk fighting King Arthur's greatest villain during the American revolution? Check. Ben Franklin and a wizard using time travel to get help from Iron Man? Check. Yes, J. Michael Straczynski's '1776' miniseries really does have it all when it comes to random mad libs-like crazy weirdness.
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X-Men! Onslaught! Generation X! Superboy! Superman! Teen Titans! He's written them all, and we want to know about 'em. This week, Scott Lobdell joins the Doombots for a discussion on how some of the stranger stories of his career came to be. He spills all the beans! No beans are safe. Was Iceman always intended to be gay? Why is M (Monet St. Croix) two twins and also Penance? What was it like working with editorial during DC...
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Venom has been through many hosts and iterations during the years, but no transformation has been as extreme as what Al Ewing put him through over the past 5 years. Once Venom inherited the mantle of King of Black, he immediately began a time-traveling journey that turned him into 6 different people and took himContinue reading "Ep. 161: What Happened During Venom War? (And How Did Venom Become a Ti...
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Did you know that Isaac Newton was kind of a dick? Well, it turns out that was probably true in real life, and it's definitely true in the Marvel Universe. On this week's episode of The Doombots Marvel Podcast, we're taking a look at Jonathan Hickman's "S.H.I.E.L.D." comics, which details the secret occult origins of one of Marvel's most iconic organizations.
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It’s been awhile since we’ve talked about Spider-Man’s current status quo, and there have been some major shifts. In this episode, we’ll discuss the 8 Deaths of Spider-Man, and how Peter became the Juggernaut. We’ll talk about Hellgate who (spoiler alert) punched Spider-Man into space. We’ll talk about what Norman Osborn and Ben Reilly areContinue reading "Ep. 159...
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Popular TCG MTG (that's "Trading Card Game" "Magic the Gathering") just released a new set featuring Marvel superheroes. Zach and Searnold use this episode to examine those cards together. They give a basic summary of what playing Magic is like, and talk about how the new cards affect the playing experience. They also make determinations about whether or not this is a cash-grab crossover, or an honest loving homage to Marvel. E...
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On this week's episode of The Doombots Marvel Podcast, we're actually talking about Marvel! Specifically, we're talking about Al Ewing's amazing series "The Immortal Thor," his follow up to his acclaimed "The Immortal Hulk" run.
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Hey fans and listeners! It’s that’s time of the year again! The time to look back through old content that was too random, tangential, or vulgar to include in previous episodes, and bring it back into the spotlight to celebrate yet another year of madness! Thanks for sticking around for six years thusfar, and here’s to the next years to come!
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It’s fan theories, part two! The internet is full of people making up their own ideas about properties they love. We do that all the time on this very podcast! In this episode, Zach will do a deep dive on his theory that Bert is Mr. Dawes’s son in the beloved film “Mary Poppins.” We’llContinue reading "Ep. 155: Was Mary Poppins Bert’s Nanny? (And will any of these...
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On today’s Doombots “Marvel” Podcast, we’ll be diving deep into the nature of fan theories and how they affect stories like Pinky and the Brain, Zelda, and Mario. We’ll examine the relationship between Pinky and the Brain to figure out which one is really insane. We’ll discuss if there is secretly a 4th Triforce inContinue reading "Ep. 154: How Do Fan Theories Aff...
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Final Fantasy 7 is on pretty much every list of top video games of all time. As the first JRPG on the Playstation, it had a huge role in popularizing that entire genre. It's a classic that stands the test of time. It's had sequels, and prequels, and remakes and rebirths. But does its story hold up to the type of scrutiny that we're known for? Can someone who's never played a videogame before understand it? Do any of the chara...
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Our list of 150 mutants ends today with the 2000’s (and late 90’s.) We’ll continue to explore the entire history of the X-Men from Age of Apocalypse to No More Mutants. We’ll look at two different classes of young X-Men: Generation X and Academy X. We’ll learn about two of the most 90’s characters ever:Continue reading "Ep. 152: What New Mutants Were Introduced in...
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In celebration of our milestone 150th episode, we are keeping the party going all the way into our 151st episode with our list of the 150 most important or noteworthy Marvel Mutants. This week, we're looking at #51 through #100 -- mostly those introduced in the crazy '80s and gritty '90s -- all while Zach has a mental breakdown.
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In celebration of our milestone 150th episode, Searnold and Zach decided to go back to their favorite hobby: forgetting how long it takes to get through lists with hundreds of items. To that end, Searnold is breaking down the entire history of the X-Men (and Marvel Mutants in general) with an ordered list of theContinue reading "Ep. 150: Who Are The Mutants Of Marvel Comics? (And Can We List 150 Of ...
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Nothing tastes quite like human flesh (except, apparently, chicken.) In this episode, Zach and Searnold discuss fictional cannibals and all the many forms they take in movies, comics, and video games. From Wendigos to Zombies, Cyberpunk 2077 to Red Dead Redemption, Soylent Green to Cannibal Holocaust, come along on this (fun?) (educational?) (adjectiveless?) discussion ofContinue reading "Ep. 149: W...
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On this week's episode of The Doombots Marvel Podcast, we're taking a look at writer Ryan North's fantastic "One World Under Doom" arc, and how Doctor Doom used magic, science, political science, a T-rex, propaganda, and genuine altruism to unite the Earth in peace and happiness (under his rule, of course).
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Speaking about the Whizzer in episode 145 reminded Zach and Searnold that there are plenty of other weird characters from Marvel's version of the 1940's that need discussing. In this episode, we'll focus on 12 of them, specifically THE twelve. Is the Phantom Reporter a reporter who reports on ghosts, or a ghost who is a reporter? Does Claire Voyant need a different name besides Black Widow? Would humans be perfect if we didn't ...
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Zach and Searnold watched the first two episodes of Marvel's new Wonder Man show and will give you their (mostly) spoiler-free review. They also talk about Wonder Man's greatest hits in the comics, which (mostly) consists of him dying and coming back to life. They'll discuss his failed acting career and the Crazy 8's, the insane supporting cast from his 1990's solo series. There's also some discussion of Devil-Slayer, but neithe...
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