The tradition after every two issues: We revisit issue 11 of the Official Handbook to the Marvel Universe Deluxe AND Vol.3 of Who's Who to look at the different fashions some of these characters have worn over the years. Which have been redeemed or condemned? So pour yourself a finger of the good stuff, plop an orange peel and a cherry into it and …

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There's a bunch of news out of San Diego Comic Con, and you can hear what Al and Paul think about it all here! And now! If you like! They're chatting about Black Canary: Best of the Best, The Question: All Along The Watchtower, Batgirl, New Gods, JSA, Hellverine, West Coast Avengers, Laura Kinney: The Wolverine, Psylocke and Lower Decks, plus the a…

Coarse Language: Listener Discretion is Advised A Anti-Monitor 24 B Black Bat (Cassandra Cain) 6 F Flamebird (Bette Kane) 7 Forever People 22 M The Monitor 24 Multiverse 9 N New Gods 1 O Oracle (Barbara Gordon) 5 R The Resistance 15 S Skye Runner 17 Spoiler (Stephanie Brown) 6 We Think You're Special! Hashtag us as #RSPDCS Friend us on Facebook Ema…

THE FOLLOWING RESTRICTED PODCAST HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR APPROPRIATE AUDIENCES BY THE COMIC BOOK ADAPTATION ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. Rated R for sci-fi violence, bloody images, language and some sexuality/nudity. Crew Log: Billy Hynes YautJoé (Fixit) Illegal Machine Dates of Release / Alien Contrast 00:01:07 Alien Resurrection #1 by James Vance &…

A puppet elemental. A criminal entomologist. Brother and sister computer nerds. An animal master. A Thanagarian shape-shifter. Which are hot, which are not? The Girls of the Hot Squad complete their assessment of Who's Who #3's entries based on sheer datability. Featuring permanent panelists Isabel, Nathalie, Josée, and Amélie. Listen to Episode 18…

Who is Humus Sapien? If you don't know, Al and Paul can help you with that! They're covering issues 53-55 of Thunderbolts vol. 1, as Charcoal's dad makes his dazzling debut and we meet the winner of the 1973 F.O.O.M. Magazine Create A Marvel Character contest!By Paul O'Brien and Al Kennedy

Rated-imMATURE – Naughty Language and Spoilers. Hellboy: The Crooked Trailer 00:00:23 Zarana’s The Jump Off 00:08:05 Energon Revivals / Secret Galaxy 00:12:22 Hasbro McFarlane Boytoys 00:22:52 Plastics 00:40:47 The end of the episode. No… really. That’s it. 00:45:19 Facebook @rolledspine #rolledspine rolledspinepodcasts@gmail.com rolled spine speci…

Note: We like our language NSFW salty, and there be spoilers here... Face Front, True Believer! Illegal Machine, Diabolu Frank and Mr. Fixit have wasted a decade of their lives delivering podcasting content, and they're dragging other folks down with them in a clip show with new bridging material and previously "lost" recordings! Frank has listened…

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A choker. A feline martial artist. The biggest Omega Man. A cult leader. Not a mutant team. Which are hot, which are not? The Girls of the Hot Squad continue their assessment of Who's Who #3's entries based on sheer datability. Featuring permanent panelists Isabel, Nathalie, Josée, Shotgun, and Amélie. Listen to Episode 17 below (the usual mature l…

Paul and Al have a full basket of comics news and they're dispensing it left, right and centre, as they remember Don Perlin and Peter B. Gillis, look at Jeff Lemire's Minor Arcana, the finales of Jupiter's Legacy and Marvel's Star Wars, and the new Blade: Red Band mini, chat through the ends of Zeb Wells and John Romita Jr's run on Amazing Spider-M…

Note: We like our language NSFW salty, and there be spoilers here... Face Front, True Believer! Illegal Machine watched arguably the best MCU movie at the one decade mark, and Diabolu Frank went even further by watching all the special features and deleted scenes... before April 4th, over two months ago... and then Mac recently rewatched Civil War …

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One hundredth episode! A vibrating villain. A modern-day cowgirl. A heroic crime lord. The Serpent Society's leader. Which are Hot? Which are Not? Find out, as the Hot Squad ends its coverage of OHOTMU's 11th issue and reveals how datable its characters are. Featuring permanent panelists Elyse, Nathalie, Josée, and Shotgun. Listen to Episode 100 be…

Rated-imMATURE – Naughty Language and Spoilers. A Cruel Picture / The Internet Is Your Friend 00:00:19 Arcade Game Informer 00:08:31 Rolled Spine: Origins 00:12:44 It's Hell to be Poor / Frogger 00:19:08 Barrio Boy / The Dead Body Story 00:26:44 Mother of Frank (The Ween Story) 00:32:28 The Mystery Machine / It Was Worth It For The Story 00:40:06 N…

And now for something... slightly different. Al and Paul step beyond the bounds of the regular Thunderbolts title to look at the 2001 miniseries Citizen V and the V-Battalion, with chat about two-fisted journalist Jim Daring, HR disasters and the horniest comics in Marvel history.By Paul O'Brien and Al Kennedy

Coarse Language: Listener Discretion is Advised Meanwhile... A roaming b-roll conversation with special guest Julia Raul. JLA artists, '90s super-hero cartoons, Hitman, Azrael, Bane, Deadpool, Maxima, Steve Ditko, queer representation in characters, mixing DC with Wildstorm, and far more tangents than can be summarized here... We Think You're Speci…

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An organ in a jar. A computer tyrant. A green Legionnaire. A cone head. Psychic father and son. Which are hot, which are not? The Girls of the Hot Squad continue their assessment of Who's Who #3's entries based on sheer datability. Featuring permanent panelists Isabel, Nathalie, Josée, Shotgun, and Amélie. Listen to Episode 16 below (the usual matu…

Al and Paul are back (back! Back!) with remembrances of Trina Robbins and Mark "Doc" Bright, a whiz through the first six post-Krakoa X-books and a mini-explainer of Misty and the new Gail Simone-run iteration thereof, as well as reviews of Action Comics and Uncanny Valley. The Official Handbook of the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe can't…

Explicit Content: Authorized Eyes Only Agent Codenames: Old Dude; Diabolu Frank Assignment: Father & Son Spy-Fi Podcast Mission: Discuss the serialized Mack Bolan men’s action/adventure novel series, created and originally authored by Don Pendleton, beginning with 1969’s The Executioner #1: War Against the Mafia. Continue with an overview of the 63…

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A jungle girl. A relative of the Cosmic Cube. Bruce Banner's cousin. Feathered aliens. A super spy organization. Which are Hot? Which are Not? Find out, as the Hot Squad continues its coverage of OHOTMU's 11th issue and reveals how datable its characters are. Featuring permanent panelists Isabel, Nathalie, Shotgun, Josée, and Amelie. Listen to Epis…

Note: We like our language NSFW salty, and there be spoilers here... Face Front, True Believer! Illegal Machine's back on his gap years Armored Avenger reading with the launching story arc for Iron Man Volume 4, written by Warren Ellis with painted art by Adi Granov! This story heavily influenced the 2008 movie, and was the basis for its 2013 seque…

It's a brave new world for the Thunderbolts, as they try to readjust to civilian life... or, in the case of some, to adjust to being bossed around by Captain America as part of the Redeemers. Paul and Al say hello to new regular penciler Patrick Zircher, as well as to the continuity transplants from the Heroes Reborn universe, as they look at issue…

The Charlton Spider-Man. A demonic stuntman. An assassin that pops up now and then. A Legion Academy teacher. Child soldiers, but fun. Which are hot, which are not? The Girls of the Hot Squad begin their assessment of Who's Who #3's entries based on sheer datability. Featuring permanent panelists Isabel, Nathalie, Josée, Shotgun, and Amélie. Listen…

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Note: We like our language NSFW salty, and there be spoilers here... Face Front, True Believer! Diabolu Frank leans into hellish handle by insisting Illegal Machine & Mr. Fixit join him in exploring the comics and cinematic life of Matthew Michael Murdock, the most famous blind defense attorney in the Marvel Universe! Oh, and also "The Devil of Hel…

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Merry Chri... er... Happy New Y... um... Happy February? Welcome to the joint 15th anniversary and end of year wrap-up episode of House to Astonish, as Paul and Al chat through the news of the past few weeks, including Blood Hunt's polybagged "Red Band" editions, Jason Aaron taking on the relaunched Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the 40th anniversar…

Last October, our very own Amélie got married to long-time Patreon supporter Monsieur Luc (it wasn't a Patreon reward), which is just the excuse the Hot Squad needs to compare their wedding to a famous SUPERHERO wedding: Spider-Man and Mary Jane Watson's! [at 51:14] How do the dresses, venues, ceremonies and receptions rate? Featuring permanent pan…

Coarse Language: Listener Discretion is Advised Meanwhile... A roaming b-roll conversation with special guest Julia Raul. Todd & Rob? Savage Dragon? WildC.A.T.s? Don't worry fanboys, it all gets back to DC animation and Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) eventually! We Think You're Special! Hashtag us as #RSPDCS Fr…

Iron Man & Hellcat (2020-2023)Note: We like our language NSFW salty, and there be spoilers here... Face Front, True Believer! Illegal Machine guides Diabolu Frank through the entirety of Iron Man Volume 6, running 25 issues that were collected in the trade paperbacks Books of Korvac I-IV: Big Iron, Overclock, Cosmic Iron Man, & Source Control! Then…

Coarse Language: Listener Discretion is Advised A Angel and the Ape 21 Anton Arcane 11 B Bat-Mite 26 C Calendar Man 25 Captain Atom / Captain Adym (New 52) 12 Clayface / The Mud Pack 7 L Legion Lost (New 52) 14 S Swamp Thing 10 We Think You're Special! Hashtag us as #RSPDCS Friend us on Facebook Email us at rolledspinepodcasts@gmail.com Tweet us as…

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A Kree robot. A themed supervillain team. An Eternal Avenger. Every boy's teenage crush. The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu. Which are Hot? Which are Not? Find out, as the Hot Squad continues its coverage of OHOTMU's 11th issue and reveals how datable its characters are. Featuring permanent panelists Elyse, Isabel, Nathalie, Shotgun, and Amelie. Listen to…

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It's anniversary time, as Paul and Al mark the 15th turn round the sun of House to Astonish by briefly mourning the original episode they recorded for the occasion and lost in a computer disaster, before moving on to another anniversary in the form of issue 50 (and 48 and 49) of Thunderbolts, from 2001. It's the end of the Scourge story, the return…

Note: We like our language NSFW salty, and there be spoilers here… Face Front, True Believer! Fry-Hole reunites with Diabolu Frank, Illegal Machine, and Mr. Fixit for the final Thor movie that we haven’t previously covered (because it preceeded the creation of our podcast!) And twenty minutes later, we’re out of Dark World stuff and Frank’s doing a…

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