From time to time, we all start to wonder if little old "me" matters. We all think that everything that we've done in our life that used to be so defining...so meaningful...is losing its shimmer and shine. It may be true. Maybe your universe really is ending because someone who is just plain better than you has decided to move on out of your univer…

I tell you, these guys are reusing ideas like crazy. Sure Krakoa was a great and refreshing era (if you like dying and coming back to life and the X-Men finally not caring what the world thinks about them and taking their rightful place among the gods, ruling with an iron fist and defeating the crazy machines that are simply made to protect humanit…

Now, I'm not hip with the kids and I don't know all of these spider-people or their timelines or their purpose or their gender identity or if they prefer Fruit Loops or Captain Crunch, but...BUT, I DO know that we are nowhere near the end of the Spider-verse craziness that Marvel loves to throw our way. Sure it's overplayed and done to death and to…

The bad news is that we never find the microphones for the show. The good news is that we bought BRAND NEW MICS!! That's right! Brand SPANKING new mics. Hmm...I thought there would be more applause than that. But no worries! We got what you want. You want to know about comics? We got that. You want to know about the new number 1 issues? We got that…

It's taken us a while to find the laptops, the microphones--I don't think we actually found those--find the duct tape and the glitter and the cosplay outfits with the black and the white and the booty flaps that SWORD has...but somehow, we did it! That's right. A brand-spankin'-new episode coming right at your earholes for the first time in over a …

There comes a time in everyone's life where they have to reassess and figure out if it is really worth it to keep going or to hang it up. For Marvel, it was after Endgame. For The M6P, that time is now. Yes, we need to be circumspect and think about how different our lives are from when we started this podcast 13 years ago. We need to consider the …

Sometimes you just run out of things to say. Well...now is NOT one of those times. (Oh, no.) That's right, we are back with a vengeance! (Please don't.) And we are all dressed to kill, going to the Hellfire Gala. (You know that's just for dignitaries and important people, right?) Dude, we are like the press. Who is going to give the red carpet comm…

Sometimes you just have to sit back and wonder what is going on in the world. I mean, who do you trust? What is true and what is really true? Do we even know? Can we tell anymore? That's what we at The M6P are all about! We are here to help you navigate through all the re-donkulousness of the world and let you know what is really going on. We can h…

Has it really come to this? I gotta say, I wasn't ever expecting this type of conundrum during my lifetime. Growing up, I always heard that we have to be kind to Mother Nature and that we really should make sure that we don't hurt the environment. Now I know the environment is more than plants, but it's the deer and the fungus and the sun and the b…

This is a PUBIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT to everyone listening. (And reading.) What? (Everyone listening to our podcast, but also everyone reading what you have typed here.) Listen, man, this is not the time to correct me, alright? I'm trying to be serious here! It is not a time to joke! (I'm not joking. I'm trying to help you. Listen, people are going…

Now is the season to start looking to the future. However...it seems like 80 years in the future is a bit much. Am I right? (Well, see, it's figurative. Like it's 80 years in the future and it's been 80 years since the first Marvel comics came out...so...) Exactly! I'm glad you know what I'm talking about. I resolve to never let my social score dro…

It's been a while. (Yes, it has.) So...You forgive me? (Nothing to forgive, my friend.) Well, good....because I'm moving to Africa. (WHAT?!?!?!) Yes, there's a missionary hospital over in a country called Togo. I'm going over there to be a teacher in a one-room school house. (Wait, stop. Are you serious?) Yeah, man. (Why didn't you tell me?!?! Did …

I'll admit, it seems like we never quite agree on things. There is always that little bit of difference when it comes to...well, everything. This one guy loves mindless action, and that other dude loves mind-numbing dialog. Why can't we just get along and all like the exact same thing? (Wouldn't that be boring though?) You would think, but just las…

Maybe you were just cranky. Maybe you didn't get enough sleep. (I don't know, man. I just didn't like it.) I know, I know. But really that's no reason for you to take it out on me. So we didn't both like the series. What's the big deal? We can still be friends. It's not like we haven't disagreed before. (Yeah, but this time you made me sound almost…

There's been a lot of talk about this movie called "Endgame." I've heard it's a big deal, but I'm not sure why exactly. Why in the world would Marvel stop making movies? I mean, aren't they making money? Why give up now? What is it about this movie that would stop them from continuing to make money and movies--movies and money? I feel like it's not…

You know, here at The M6P, we never really know what we will end up talking about. We have a plan, but sometimes it just goes a little askew, if you know what I mean. What we didn't know going into this episode is that Andy would come out completely enlightened and with a proper understanding of females now. That's right. This documentary (ahem...m…

There's a lot going on here in the MCU, the Netflix Marvel U, and the comics. Spider-Man is finding his way, the X-Men are getting their leader back, the young X-Men are back where they belong and--of course--Cable is dead again. I tell you, right when we think we are rid of the "young" element in these comics the writers introduce a new, young Cab…

The world has truly had a big loss this past month. But still we are called to a time of Thanksgiving. We are grateful and thankful for the time that we have here on this planet with the greats. Through the times we spend with those we love, with those that create and those that inspire us, we are can take heart and live to impact others in the sam…

Now wait, I know there's a real Cable and a fake Cable. (No, they are both real.) Just hang with me, okay? There's really no need to correct me here. Alright, there's a real Cable and a fake Cable. Now the real one just killed the fake one, so now there is only a real one. (I don't think that's how it is. The 'older' one was killed by the 'younger'…

Have you ever just loved a new character so much, you didn't care if he was a good guy or a bad guy? I mean, have you seen this Vox guy? He's amazing, right? Sure the writing isn't too hot, and the art is questionable....but, this guy!!! AMARIGHT?!?! The mask, the red, the instrument of death? He's just so cool. (You know he looks almost exactly li…

Now? Now, Andy? Now you are appreciating Dan Slott's Spider-Man? He's got one issue left until Nick Spencer jumps on the book. (Well, you know what they say, "They cut down all the trees and they constructed a bunch of parking spaces.") That is not what they say at all. I'm dumbfounded at how idiotic that statement was. (Hahahaha! You called yourse…

My head is spinning. I can't even get words together to form sentences right now. We watched the movie, we talked about the movie...but really...didn't we just live the movie? Also...I think we are living it now and everyday here on after. Infinity War has undoubtedly made an impact on everything we do from here on out. (I think you're being a tad …

Did you see that movie? It was AMAZING! (Well, it wasn't AMAZING. It was really good.) What are you talking about? Didn't you see it?!? It was hands down, the best Marvel movie that they've ever made! (What makes you say that?) Didn't you see it? Weren't you watching? (Yeah, I saw it. It was alright.) Alright!?!? Are you kidding me right now? It wa…

Don't get me wrong--I love doing the podcast. Oh, it's great. But sometimes...just sometimes...our personal lives get in the way. Kids, jobs, sickness, bitcoin, they all force us to take up valuable comic talk time to discuss our friendship and lives. Ridiculous, I know. I tell Jarid all the time, "Listen, I hate you. I am not interested in how muc…

Holy cow! Can you even believe it? The writers of X-Men: The Animated Series granted lil' ol' us an interview!! Our childhood heroes talked TO US!! This is big folks! This is like Michael Jordan! This is like the President! This is like...the writers of X-Men: The Animated Series!! Whoo boy are we excited! Hear what they have to say about what happ…

Huge news! Just huge! That's right. Bendis has left Marvel never to return! (We don't know that.) Thor, titled Thor 3 was the best movie in the universe! (That's not the title.) Punisher is underwhelming and is basically an animated kids show! (Now you're just going to get parents to hate us.) And lastly Axel Alonso is opening up his own pizza plac…

We are all always so happy when we get that feeling of comfort and familiarity. "That's what it felt like to read comics when I was a kid." That's really what we all long to say. We try to recapture that moment of hope and wonder that comes along the first time you open up a comic. To some of us it happened early on in life, and for others they wer…

We saw this coming from a mile away. Cap is evil. We knew it. We all knew it to be true. How could we ever see anything different? This man is pure hatred. The way he wields that giant shield with the star on it. How he can't stand freedom. How he can't stand people who even like freedom. He even hates every single person that ever wanted to vote i…

Did you ever think that you would hear the day that we actually say that Dan Slott is doing a great job with my favorite character Spider-Man? Well, today you aren't necessarily going to hear it either. But now, now...let's be honest--I am impressed. It's not terrible. Actually the Clone Conspiracy has been refreshing. Sure it is still very outland…

I'm going to break character for just a second and let everyone know how wonderful it is to try to catch up on so many wonderful comics. I think this time it's been great because I'm not reading by week, but rather by title. I'm gathering up all the issues of--let's say Spider-Man--and going through them all at once. That then gets me interested in…

Let's be honest. We didn't watch the movie at all. But we are pretty good guessers. There's really no need for us to spout off or wax eloquent about the film that can stand on its own two feet so well. I mean, this cinematic masterpiece stands head and shoulders above the rest. It lasts longer than time itself in the annals of foreverdom. What can …

Some people didn't think it was a good idea to bring back the two different teams. I mean, we've had the Schism. We know what that's all about. We had the hatred and the two teams working against each other. But you know what we haven't had yet? We haven't had the original X-Men all backn on the same team in quite some time. (But that's not the ori…

Do you all remember how Andy was so vehemently against the Old Man Logan storyline by Mark Millar? Do you remember the venom that he spat at that story for years now? "How could it be in continuity?" he said. "It doesn't make any sense," he said. Well now, we see that he is nothing but a no-good two-faced turncoat. That's right! "Oh, I hate that st…

It's a Daredevil themed Mardi Gras everybody! What do you like most about Mardi Gras? Is it the masks? Is it the floats? Is it how a bunch of people are gathered together celebrating all the pagan gods of drunkenness? Or is it the family fun? (I think you are getting mixed up with what part is enjoyable and which part is reprehensible.) Not at all!…

I don't have much to say here. What can you say, really? Captain Marvel is no longer Carol Danvers. There, I said it. What has become the parody of Carol was once what she was. Was it bad? Was it sexist? Was it off-color? I can't say. (Come on, you can tell me.) No, I mean that I don't know. (You don't know? You don't know whether her booty costume…

We have arrived. It's been 7 long years, but now we have achieved our very own 100 episodes of Marvel goodness. Thank you all for the fun and support. We love our listeners and hope to continue to bring you many, many more episodes. You have been with us through thick and thin and have encouraged us and made us laugh. Thank you and a hardy FAAAAAAN…

There seems to be a lot going on here in this country. Two opposing sides at each other's throats. Citizens teetering on the edge of a knife. On one side you have a group that has spent all their existence defending those that cannot defend themselves...even when it wasn't for their own benefit. And on the other side you have a group that is fighti…

Have you seen this new Luke Cage show? It's amazing! That's what we discuss here. The whole thing. Well...not the whole show. I mean, yes, our whole show, but not the whole Luke Cage show. Why? Because I haven't seen it yet. BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH NO SPOILERS!!!! I'M NOT LISTENING!!! WHAT? I CAN'T HEAR YOU. OH...sorry. I had my socks in my ears. But n…

Yeah, but why? Why is Logan such an old man? Is he really 92? Or do those books have nothing to do with each other? I'm confused. That girl in the issue that looks like a mix between Deadpool and Elektra...? Who was that? I think that there is a lot going on in the Marvel Universe (Prime U, if you will) that I do not quite understand. What if...jus…

There is a voice deep inside all of us that comes out at the most fantastic times. These are times when we long for that perfect opportunity to laugh and cry with our friends. This is the voice that we wish we had when people ask us how strong we are or how much we care. The voice may be different for everyone. It may be that deep dark secret that …

A lot of times when I am writing these show summaries, I let my mind wander. I sort of go off into a free-writing exercise. (Not the kind that makes me dredge up old memories of alien abductions or anything like that, right?) No! No...of course not. I'm usually expressing my deep-seated fears of confusion and loneliness. (I'm sorry, is this NOT one…

I must say how very _______________ we are about the new Captain America book by Nick Spencer. We are so ___________ that we can't stand it anymore! We have to shout it from the roof tops, "Captain America is a ______________ _____________!" Now, we all know that this can't really _____________ that long. The idea that __________ has been _________…

Today we will be talking about Civil War. Not the one way back in the 1970s when aliens invaded Roscoe, AZ, and mankind took to the stars and fought the Russians, but the one that really matters: Captain America Civil War. And I guess you could say that is was fairly civil. They didn't really spit at each other. We also go goo goo and ga ga over Bl…

Welcome to The M6P! The same show with a new format. Or is it a different show with the same topic? Maybe it's a difference in topics and preferences? Well, each host has their same hang ups. So that's something...isn't it? Sure, sure! But is it still that politics thing? Am I still part of their body? I NEED TO KNOW! The way you say it, it sounds …

Well, we finally did it! That's right! We finally have a rated R comic book movie! WOOHOO!!! (Hey, wasn't Punisher rated R?) Oh...um...yeah, but that was in the 90's. (Wasn't Watchmen and V for Vendetta rated R also?) That's not Marvel, son! (Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't Blade rated R too?) What do I look like WIKIPEDIA?!?! (And Blade 2 and …

Every year it's the same thing. Blah blah blah...the Oscars. Are they white? Are they black? Did enough women win? Will the guy with the funny nose fall and straighten that nose out finally? Will I laugh and cry? Is there really a category for the best costume design for a supporting actress in a foreign documentary? (If there isn't, there tootin' …

As we dive deeply into the meat and potatoes...potatoes? Or is it 'potatos'? Eh, whatever. As we dive deeply into the festering womb of comic book movies, (that's just gross)--yeah, wait till you hear the rest--we explore the gestation period of some of our future comic-book-movie-mashup progeny. I'm of course talking about Age of Apocalypse and Ci…

There's a lot I don't understand about how things in the Marvel Universe work. I'm not sure how anyone in their right mind can think that setting up shop in a little pocket adjacent to Hell called Limbo could be a good idea. And another thing--how in the world can some time travel erase some people, but some time travel doesn't touch others? Very p…

Sometimes you have to wonder what the Marvel gods are thinking. I know I go to bed at night hoping that next Wednesday will be better than this Wednesday. I usually don't make it a habit to pray to any single creator--and I know that we shouldn't love properties more than people--but I have to confess: dear Slott, god of all things Spidy, let not t…

Hidey Ho, kiddos! It's time again for everyone to gather round and let Grandpa Jarid regail you with stories of grand old yore. He will tell you tales of the X-Men all the way back from 1992! That's right, last century! That's right, too!!! Last millennium!!! Oh, no! Don't sit on his lap, you'll break the poor old man's thigh bones. No, let go of h…