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Olivia and Briar Elian

Capes and Japes

A weekly Arts, Visual Arts and Literature podcast
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Capes and Japes

Olivia and Briar Elian

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Olivia and Briar Elian

Capes and Japes

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Today we talk about Dane Whitman, best known as the Black Knight, as well as a couple of his predecessors because his cursed sword runs in the family. Today's mentioned & relevant media:-Black Knight (1955)-Tales to Astonish (1959) #52-Ave
Today we talk about Simon Williams, who got ionic energy powers to become Wonder Man, almost died, woke up to find his brain was imprinted on an android, died, came back as pure energy, had a crisis, but he's okay now we think. Today's mentio
Today we talk about Toyman, Winslow Schott and his various robotic duplicates, Jack Nimball, and Hiro Okamura (our favorite because he's a lonely genius teen). Today's mentioned & relevant media:-Action Comics (1938) #64, 85, 432, 454, 561,
Today we talk about Anthony Ivo, who is obsessed with immortality but probably most notable for his creation of the Amazo robot which can absorb and use super powers. Today's mentioned & relevant media:-The Brave and the Bold (1955) #30-The
Today we talk about Thomas Oscar Morrow, who with a name like T.O. Morrow was always destined to get into some time travel nonsense like building a machine to see the future or inventing... weather robots? Today's mentioned & relevant media:
Today we talk about Rex Mason, also known as Metamorpho since he can transform his body into different elements ever since his run-in with a radioactive meteorite. Today's mentioned & relevant media:-The Brave and the Bold (1955) #57-58, 66,
Today we talk about Longshot who is a guy created specifically to fight in a gladiator ring with Luck powers but he can NOT stop getting his memory erased. Today's mentioned & relevant media:-Longshot (1985)-X-Men Annual (1970) #10-13, 16-
Today we talk about Alison Blaire, best known as Dazzler, a singer who can also turn sound into light thanks to her mutant powers. Very useful for stage presence and also a little bit of X-men shenanigans! Today's mentioned & relevant media:
Today we talk about Cain Marko, best known as the Juggernaut, who despite being the step-brother of one of the most well known mutants actually gets his powers from a magic rock. Today's mentioned & relevant media:-Uncanny X-Men (1963) #12-1
Today we talk about May Parker, an alternate-universe daughter of Spider-Man who has gone by both Spider-Girl and Spider-Woman but is perhaps best known by her nickname Mayday. Today's mentioned & relevant media:-What If? (1989) #105 -Spide
Today we talk about Anya Coraz--no wait, we already talked about her. Uhhh... we talk about adapting panel comics to infinite scroll formats and... stuff we've read.... Today's mentioned & relevant media: -Lore Olympus webtoon / graphic nov
Today we talk about Martha "Mattie" Franklin, who is otherwise known as Spider-Woman. She got her superpowers by participating in a risky ritual in a very "this only works out because I'm in a comic book" sort of way! Today's mentioned & rele
Today we talk about Julia Carpenter, who was unethically experimented on to get spider powers, ended up on the Avengers, was given psychic powers, and really just was on the run from the government a LOT. Today's mentioned & relevant media:-
Today we talk about Cassandra Webb, best known as Madame Web. As her name implies she's a spider-themed psychic, and she's typically a very old woman on life support who helps Peter Parker with her future-seeing powers. Today's mentioned & re
Today we talk about Courtney Whitmore, best known as Stargirl, but she initially got her start as the Star Spangled Kid to upset her new stepdad who used to be Stripesy, but then she ended up on the JSA. Today's mentioned & relevant media:-S
Today we talk about Sylvester Pemberton who started out as the kid superhero Star-Spangled Kid before becoming Skyman and his father's employee Patrick Dugan who was his sidekick Stripesy before becoming his step-daughter's sidekick S.T.R.I.P.E
Today we talk about some other Starmen who are not part of the Knight family: Mikaal Tomas - a gay alien with a powerful gem, Gavyn - an alien prince with a powerful staff, Will Payton - a human man struck by space energy, and Thom Kallor a Sta
Today we talk about the Knight family and how Ted and his sons Jack and David all ended up being Starman for at least a little while. Today's mentioned & relevant media:-Golden Age Starman Archives-Adventure Comics (1935) #61-102, 462, 466
Today we talk about the three medical doctors who have been blinded in their own distinct accidents but decided to fight crime through night vision: Dr. Charles McNider, Dr. Beth Chapel, and Dr. Pieter Cross. Today's mentioned & relevant medi
Today we talk about three Hourmans--hourmen?--Rex Tyler, his son Rick, and the android from the future based off of Rex. Today's mentioned & relevant media:-Adventure Comics (1935) #48-83, 461-462, 466-All-Star Comics (1940) #1-7, 58-74-Ju
Today we talk about General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross, who is Hulk's #1 hater until he becomes a Hulk himself and learns some empathy towards his kinda-sometimes-son-in-law. Today's mentioned & relevant media:-Incredible Hulk (1962) #1-6,
Today we talk about Elizabeth "Betty" Ross, who is mostly known as the Hulk's long time love interest, but did you know now she's a huge bird woman who ate his heart? Today's mentioned & relevant media:-Incredible Hulk (1962) #1-6, 103-291,
Today we talk about Doc Samson, who is a psychiatrist but also got semi-Hulk powers, and seemingly takes a turn from psychiatry to curing the Hulk and also other Hulk-adjacent heroes not necessarily with their consent? Today's mentioned & rel
Today we talk about Rick Jones, who started out as a sort-of sidekick for the Hulk, then sort-of a sidekick to the Avengers, and Captain America, and Captain Marvel, and--well, he's been everywhere, just read his memoir! Today's mentioned & r
Today we talk about Emily Briggs, best known as Looker, whose powers were activated by Haley's comet and they made her psychic and also hot?? Today's mentioned & relevant media:-Batman and the Outsiders (1983) #25-45-The Outsiders (1985)-I
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