Geekery with Dante D: Recent Episodes
Dante D
Welcome to the podcast where we talk about comic books and other geek stuff. Marvel, DC, Star Wars, Video Games and more! This is the Sanctum Sanctorum of geekiness!
Marvel Comics is a company that has been around since the 1930s. It has undergone many changes through the years, first as Timely Comics, then as Atlas and finally as Marvel. Since the birth of the Marvel Universe in the 1960s, this company has redefined the comic book medium and has influenced pop culture and fans in every generation. Look out True Believers! In this week's episode, Dante discusses the top 75 Marvel Comics of all time as voted by long-time fans of Marvel. Can you guess which are in the top 10? Are there any Marvel Comics you feel should be on this list?
Links to Marvel Comics Appearing in this Video:
The Death of Spider-Man
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Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E.
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Daredevil: The Man without Fear
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Mighty Marvel Masterworks Avengers vol. 1—Avengers (1963) #1-10
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Clone Saga Omnibus Vol.1
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The Punisher: Welcome Back, Frank
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Golden Age Marvel Comics Omnibus Vol. 1
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Iron Man: Armor Wars
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Marvel Zombies
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Avengers : The Kang Dynasty
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Alpha Flight Classic Vol. 1
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World War Hulk
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Wolverine by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller
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Thor: God of Thunder by Jason Aaron
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Deadpool Kills
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Avengers #57
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Hawkeye by Matt Fraction
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Spider-Man: Dying Wish (ASM #700)
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The Ultimates
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Planet Hulk
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The Death of Captain America
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The Kree/Skrull War
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Nick Fury Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D by Jim Steranko
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Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Vol 1 (ASM# 31-33)
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Avengers vs X-Men
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Thor by Walter Simonson Vol. 1 (Thor #337)
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X-Men: Fatal Attractions
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Incredible Hulk Epic Collection: And Now…The Wolverine! (Incredible Hulk #181)
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Ironman: Extremis
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House of M
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The Death of Captain Marvel
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Warlock by Jim Starlin
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X-Men: Age of Apocalypse
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X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills
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Daredevil by Frank Miller
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Avengers: Under Siege
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Incredible Hulk Epic Collection: Man or Monster? (Incredible Hulk #1)
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Mighty Marvel Masterworks Fantastic Four Vol. 1( Fantastic Four #1)
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Mighty Marvel Masterworks Avengers Vol. 1 (Avengers #1)
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Secret Wars
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Mighty Marvel Masterworks Spider-Man Vol. 1 (Amazing Fantasy #15)
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Captain America: Winter Solider
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Marvels by Alex Ross
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X-Men: Days of Future Past
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X-Men: Dark Phoenix Saga
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Daredevil: Born Again
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Spider-Man: Kraven’s Last Hunt
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Civil War
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The Death of Gwen Stacey
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1977 is the year that both changed the way we look at movies and comics alike. This was the year that the pop cultural world was shaken by the colossal success of both the Star Wars film and the comics done by Marvel. In the last 40 years however, much has changed and evolved with Star Wars and it may leave some newer, youngers fans with a raised eyebrow and a feeling of reading something foreign when going back to these original Star Wars comics. Has the original run on Star Wars aged well or does it just hands down suck? Find out in today's episode. Enjoy!
Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years Vol.1
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Star Wars Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years Vol. 2
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Star Wars Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years Vol. 3
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Star Wars Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years Vol. 4
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Star Wars Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years Vol. 5
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Star Wars Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus Vol. 1
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Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus Vol.2
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Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus Vol. 3
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This week's episode was recorded live on Sat. February 26/22 on YouTube. Dante and super comic collector Eric Breen discuss the origins of the comic book collecting hobby and chat about how it has evolved over the years. This hobby has especially exploded in popularity recently. What is the future of comic collecting? Will the craze ever end?
During its 80+ year history, the comic book industry has subscribed to various popular trends in order to boost sales and the popularity of their titles. How did trends shape the art and stories of comic books in each era? We start in the golden age of comics and make our way to present day to find out just that!
Getting into comic books can be a very daunting task, especially if the particular character you are interested in has fifty plus years of continuity. As one of the world's most popular superheroes, Spider-Man is getting a lot of attention these days and more and more fans are trying to get into the medium that gave birth to everyone's favorite wall-crawler: comic books. Spider-Man is a character that has almost sixty years of history! How can a new fan realistically gain a solid foundation of Spider-Man continuity without going back and ready hundreds of issues of continuity (not to mention spending exorbitant amounts of money). In this week's episode, we go over the absolute essential Spider-Man stories that fans should read, in order to get a solid foundation of what makes Spidey one of the most popular superheroes of all time! Enjoy!
Addendum: After making this episode, I noticed that I totally forgot to mention Kraven's Last Hunt as one of the essentials. It not only is important but one of the best and I didn't want you all to think that I totally wrote it off. I have linked Kraven's Last Hunt below!
Spider-Man Essential Reading:
Kraven's Last Hunt
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Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Vol.1
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Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 2
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Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 3
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Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection: The Death of Captain Stacey (Amazing Spider-Man #90)
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Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection: Spider-Man No More (Amazing Spider-man #50)
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Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection: Great Power (Amazing Fantasy #15)
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Spider-Man: The Original Clone Saga (Amazing Spider-man #144)
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Spider-Man: Origin of the Hobgoblin (Amazing Spider-man #238)
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Spider-Man: The Birth of Venom (Amazing Spider-man #252, Web of Spider-man #1)
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Spider-Man Carnage Classic (Amazing Spider-Man #361)
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Clone Saga Omnibus Vol.1
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Amazing Spider-Man: Dying Wish (Amazing Spider-Man #700)
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Spider-Man: Life Story
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The Superior Spider-Man
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Everywhere you look today, it seems like superheroes are taking over the entertainment landscape. From movies, to video games, to TV shows and books, it seems like the public can't get enough of our gods in tights. We cannot forget however where these iconic characters got their start: comic books. In this episode today, we discuss in depth the most iconic comic books of all time that have contributed to modern day pop culture. Enjoy!
Boba Fett literally only had less than six minutes of screen time in the Empire Strikes Back. He definitely was never meant to be a popular character, yet here we are forty years later with this character getting his own Disney Plus series. For a character who was so minor, Boba Fett really has had many comics, novels, toys and now TV shows dedicated to him. How did this happen? Why did a character so minor become so popular. Today we dive into this topic and try to explain why Boba Fett is so popular. Enjoy!
Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years Vol 1
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The Bounty Hunter Wars Trilogy by KW Jeter
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It has been 10 years since the DC New 52 shook the comic book world by relaunching its entire universe of characters including some that have been publishing ongoing since the 1940s. Comic book readers and collectors were in a frenzy over this new initiative, however it got old real fast. Many books were subject to cancellation after just a few short months. Looking back on the new 52, some comic fans think "good riddance" but others are looking back on the initiative with nostalgia. What do you think about the DC 52? Failure or Success?
Best of the New 52
DC Comics: The New 52 10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
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Batman: Court of Owls Saga
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Batman Vol 3: Death of the Family
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Aquaman Vol 1: The Trench
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Aquaman vol 3: The Throne of Atlantis
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In this week's episode, Dante D examines the history of Marvel and DC and discusses why since the 1960s, Marvel has always seemed to be ahead of DC in terms of popularity, and sales. DC has dethroned Marvel a few times since but their leads never last for long. Enjoy!
In today's episode Dante discusses Jon Kent Superman and the controversy surrounding his sexuality. Enjoy!
In this episode, Dante D talks about the Han Solo story so good, Disney wants you to forget it. Since all the Star Wars EU novels were relegated to Legends, it is interesting to go go and revisit some of the stories that definitely should have remained canon. This Han Solo Story is one of them!
The Paradise Snare Novel
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The entire Han Solo Trilogy
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In this first podcast episode, Dante D talks about Star Wars: The High Republic, the publishing initiative by Lucasfilm and why he ultimately abandoned reading anything with the High Republic branding on it. Enjoy!