SCP #222 – Fantastic 4: First Steps (2025)

Fellow podcaster Derick McDuff returns to discuss Madame Web. Yet another of Sony's attempts to create a Spider-Man universe without Spider-Man, and with a cast that's sleepwalking through pretty much the entire production.Listen to Derick on the Underrated and Infinity Stones and Dragon Bones podcasts.Want to tell us what you think? Have any questions or comments for Perry about superheroes in media or comics? Leave a voice message to play on the show. You can also apply to be a guest on the show.Facebook | Bluesky | Threads | Instagram | ContactSupport LinksCorsairs is a new sci-fi space opera serial in the vein of Firefly, Cowboy Bebop, and Guardians of the Galaxy. If you subscribe to my Patreon with the coupon code SCP, you’ll get 90% off your first month and two new episodes every week. Visit patreon.com/percivalconstantine and use coupon code SCP.We’re an affiliate of MyComicShop.com. If you get your comics through them, it helps support the show.

After our discussion on the Hawkeye TV show, author Bobby Nash returns with a discussion of the comic that inspired it. Yes, we're diving into the Hawkeye run, a critical darling from Matt Fraction and David Aja.Visit BobbyNash.com to learn more about Bobby's writing.Want to tell us what you think? Have any questions or comments for Perry about superheroes in media or comics? Leave a voice message to play on the show. You can also apply to be a guest on the show.Facebook | Bluesky | Threads | Instagram | ContactSupport LinksCorsairs is a new sci-fi space opera serial in the vein of Firefly, Cowboy Bebop, and Guardians of the Galaxy. If you subscribe to my Patreon with the coupon code SCP, you’ll get 90% off your first month and two new episodes every week. Visit patreon.com/percivalconstantine and use coupon code SCP.We’re an affiliate of MyComicShop.com. If you get your comics through them, it helps support the show.

Fourth time's the charm! To discuss the fourth attempt at bringing Marvel's First Family to the big screen, Kelen "B-Hyphen" Conley is back and we're talking Fantastic 4: First Steps! Did they finally get it right?Want to tell us what you think? Have any questions or comments for Perry about superheroes in media or comics? Leave a voice message to play on the show. You can also apply to be a guest on the show.Facebook | Bluesky | Threads | Instagram | ContactSupport LinksCorsairs is a new sci-fi space opera serial in the vein of Firefly, Cowboy Bebop, and Guardians of the Galaxy. If you subscribe to my Patreon with the coupon code SCP, you’ll get 90% off your first month and two new episodes every week. Visit patreon.com/percivalconstantine and use coupon code SCP.We’re an affiliate of MyComicShop.com. If you get your comics through them, it helps support the show.

We're talking a James Gunn project, so of course we had to have our resident James Gun superfan back. Author Adam Lance Garcia returns to discuss the second season of Peacemaker—how it compares to the first, how they made the jump from the DCEU to the new DCU, and a lot more.Listen to The Green Lama audio drama on Apple Podcasts and pre-order From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi featuring a story by Adam.Want to tell us what you think? Have any questions or comments for Perry about superheroes in media or comics? Leave a voice message to play on the show. You can also apply to be a guest on the show.Facebook | Bluesky | Threads | Instagram | ContactSupport LinksCorsairs is a new sci-fi space opera serial in the vein of Firefly, Cowboy Bebop, and Guardians of the Galaxy. If you subscribe to my Patreon with the coupon code SCP, you’ll get 90% off your first month and two new episodes every week. Visit patreon.com/percivalconstantine and use coupon code SCP.We’re an affiliate of MyComicShop.com. If you get your comics through them, it helps support the show.

After Grant Morrison changed the X-Men in the early 2000s, Marvel followed up with Joss Whedon and John Cassaday's Astonishing X-Men, a back-to-basics approach to the team. Justin Zyduck joins Perry to discuss this fun nostalgic throwback.Listen to Justin on The Iron Age of Comics podcast!Want to tell us what you think? Have any questions or comments for Perry about superheroes in media or comics? Leave a voice message to play on the show. You can also apply to be a guest on the show.Facebook | Bluesky | Threads | Instagram | ContactSupport LinksCorsairs is a new sci-fi space opera serial in the vein of Firefly, Cowboy Bebop, and Guardians of the Galaxy. If you subscribe to my Patreon with the coupon code SCP, you'll get 90% off your first month and two new episodes every week. Visit patreon.com/percivalconstantine and use coupon code SCP.We’re an affiliate of MyComicShop.com. If you get your comics through them, it helps support the show.

In this replay of one of the old Patreon Book Club episodes, Will Short joins to discuss the classic 1980s Avengers story, Under Siege! Widely considered to be one of the best Avengers stories ever written.Want to tell us what you think? Have any questions or comments for Perry about superheroes in media or comics? Leave a voice message to play on the show. You can also apply to be a guest on the show.Facebook | Bluesky | Threads | Instagram | ContactIf you want some great superhero fiction, you can get two free superhero novels and one free short story by clicking here.ExpressVPN is the best VPN for anonymous internet surfing and accessing geoblocked content. Sign up using my link for a free trial.

For the first episode of the Superhero Bibliophiles companion podcast, Perry is joined by returning guest Eoin Smith to dive into the Amalgam Age of Comics! On two occassions, Marvel and DC came together and combined several of their characters together for a series of one-shots with characters like Dark Claw (Batman/Wolverine), Super Soldier (Captain America/Superman), Amazon (Wonder Woman/Storm), and many more!Visit Eoin’s Linktree to find out more about him.Want to tell us what you think? Have any questions or comments for Perry about superheroes in media or comics? Leave a voice message to play on the show. You can also apply to be a guest on the show.Facebook | Bluesky | Threads | Instagram | ContactIf you want some great superhero fiction, you can get two free superhero novels and one free short story by clicking here.ExpressVPN is the best VPN for anonymous internet surfing and accessing geoblocked content. Sign up using my link for a free trial.

Ashley Thomas returns to the show to discuss the first season of the cult favorite animated series, Gargoyles! Created by Greg Weisman, who has a litany of fan-favorite shows under his belt. In addition to talking about the episodes, Ashley also shares how imapctful the show was on her own life.Follow Ashley on Bluesky and find out more about her podcastsWant to tell us what you think? Have any questions or comments for Perry about superheroes in media or comics? Leave a voice message to play on the show. You can also apply to be a guest on the show.Facebook | Bluesky | Threads | Instagram | ContactIf you want some great superhero fiction, you can get two free superhero novels and one free short story by clicking here.ExpressVPN is the best VPN for anonymous internet surfing and accessing geoblocked content. Sign up using my link for a free trial.

Before Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire, there was another live-action Spider-Man. Justin Zyduck of The Iron Age of Comics joins to discuss the CBS Spider-Man telefilm/pilot starring Nicholas Hammond! With a lack of supervillains, poor SFX, and some odd choices with the origin story, this was an interesting attempt to capitalize on the success of The Incredible Hulk.Listen to Justin on The Iron Age of Comics podcast!Want to tell us what you think? Have any questions or comments for Perry about superheroes in media or comics? Leave a voice message to play on the show. You can also apply to be a guest on the show.Facebook | Bluesky | Threads | Instagram | ContactIf you want some great superhero fiction, you can get two free superhero novels and one free short story by clicking here.ExpressVPN is the best VPN for anonymous internet surfing and accessing geoblocked content. Sign up using my link for a free trial.

NOTE: An earlier version had some audio overlap issues. They've been fixed now.Christmas comes early as author Bobby Nash returns to the show to discuss 2021's Disney+ series, Hawkeye! We talk the comic influences of the show, the introductions of Kate Bishop, Echo, and the Swordsman, the re-introduction of the Kingpin. And of course we gush over Florence Pugh's return as Yelena.Visit BobbyNash.com to learn more about Bobby's writing.Want to tell us what you think? Have any questions or comments for Perry about superheroes in media or comics? Leave a voice message to play on the show. You can also apply to be a guest on the show.Facebook | Bluesky | Threads | Instagram | ContactIf you want some great superhero fiction, you can get two free superhero novels and one free short story by clicking here.ExpressVPN is the best VPN for anonymous internet surfing and accessing geoblocked content. Sign up using my link for a free trial.