Secret Wars II: The Complete, Very Weird Epic
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This is a rerelease of Ryan and Justin's two-part look at legendarily bizarre 1980s Marvel mega-crossover Secret Wars II, now combined and condensed into a single episode for your convenience.
Find out what happens when Jim Shooter trades crowd-pleasing, sprawling battles between their most popular characters for wacky fish-out-of-water hijinks, thinly veiled attacks on former employees, and gentle satire of '80s consumer culture!
In this episode:
- The Thing's erotic adventures
- Spidey's power and responsibility motto apparently has its limits
- Organized crime seems pretty awesome
- The Beyonder's assessment of the Dazzler makes your hosts question his all-knowingness.
- Justin accidentally pitches a DC crossover event
- Molecule Man's DIY psychotherapy
- Daredevil gets left out of yet another Marvel storyline
- Captain America defends your right to die in a tidal wave
Covered in this episode: Secret Wars II #1-7 (1985-1986)
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