M6p: Marvel 616 Politics

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 point that no one can keep track of any of it. Sure. But that doesn't mean that there isn't money to be made from this horse! They aren't beating it yet, but they are running behind it with one of those q-tip American Gladiator things, yelling and screaming for the horse to die of the most horrific heart attack known to horse-kind!!! Yes, you read that right! I am essentially accusing our beloved Marvel of writing stories just because they think they can make money off of them. How nuts is that!?! I mean, what's next? The death of Wolverine...again? Now seems like a good time to talk about our sponsors. We are sponsored by Community Retail Partnership

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. You want to know how old we feel? We got that. You want to know what is the best length of men's hair? We got that. You want to know about our dietary restrictions and favorite singers and why we hate ice cream...and flying...and water? We got that! Just like Wolverine's semi-working healing factor, we are back up and at you with a new episode that will take your monkey cheeks, turn them upside down, and blow your socks off. (What...?) You heard me! Stay tuned for our next riveting adventure of the cataclysmic duo from Dayton...area! Drop those pretenses and gird up your loins! We are going big and taking charge and smashing names! (...I jus

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 year! You could even call it our annual show!!! But please don't call it that. It makes us sad in our hearts to think that it took over a year to make up from the fight we had last time while writing the episode synopsis. (Check out the episode synopsis from our October 3rd 2022 show! That'll tell you right there why it's taken so long to get back in the saddle! And what a saddle it is! This episode we fly further, and higher, and faster, and holding hands, and switching places, with light, and glitter, and French braids, and black girl magic to really get to the heart of the cinematic masterpiece that is "The Marvels." Now, I know what you are thinking...

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 time commitment and the effort that it takes to set aside the other parts of our lives to deliver a quality--(Well, I mean, the audio on this one is pretty terrible.) I mean quality as far as discussion and insight--(Are you kidding me? Are you really going to claim that the ramblings of a nearly 40 year old mad man living in the jungles of West Africa counts as intelligent insight and commentary on where the MCU stands right now?) Well, yeah, I mean...it's been a while, but we give the fans what they want. (And what is that?) At this point, it may just really be an episode. To hear us talk again after a yearlong hiatus. (So let me get this straight. You

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 commentary on the hideous genderific outfits, if not us? (You didn't just say that.) What? We are out there, man! We are living this gala event with all the costume designs, crazy wardrobe changes, and most importantly the psychically linked concert and fireworks. We are going to Mars, man!!! (I don't think you are going anywhere. What are you wearing?) This? Don't tell me you don't know what this is. (It looks like you took old tire rubber and glued it to a hobo clown llama, but that can't be--) Right? You are correct, good sir! This llama is a mutant llama that spits rainbows when angry and throws up diamond fireworks and stick cellos when feeling

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 help you know who is living on the moon now? NOT AMERICAN ASTRONAUTS, I CAN TELL YOU THAT!!! We can also help you understand who shot the President of the United States! Spoiler Alert: it was Abe Lincoln! We can also keep you straight on who has the swords, who doesn't have the swords and who is drinking the Coronas. (Alright, that's enough. Give me the megaphone.) What are you DOING!?!? (I apologize, shoppers. Please go about your business. I'm sorry, we didn't mean to get you riled up.) YOU!! YOU ARE ONE OF THEM!!! (What are you talking about?) Do you know what you just did? You just infected everyone with the Secret Invasion Ms. Holiday Groot

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 breeze as well. Somebody once told me that it's an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us; it binds the galaxy together even...not sure if that's true...but that's besides the point. But now things have gotten so mixed up that I have to figure out if I have to let the planet die or the plants die?!? I thought they were on the same team!!! Keep the animals safe, keep the water safe, keep the plants safe...but don't blow up the Earth?!? 2020 has thrown us some curve balls, but COME ON!!! I gotta say, if I have to choose between crispin' up the planet with the supernova or taking out the salad bar at Shoney's, you know wher

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 to look at this and say, "wow, he wasn't allowed to leave the house and he had so much time to write this and he STILL messed up on it.") I am too allowed to go out of the house. I'm not even in America! (Gotta be honest, bro, you're not helping your case. Maybe they kicked you out of the country, because you wouldn't stay indoors.) Have you lost your mind? Are you crazy? Are you one of those people with those big Dr. Suess hats sitting on mountains of toilet paper rolls with a carnival-themed plastic scepter in your hand--just laughing and laughing and laughing until you get the hiccups? (I think you've lost the point of what you are talking about.)

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 drop more than 238 points in a single act of violence. (...I don't think we are on the same page. What exactly are you doing?) I'm making my New Year's Resolution. I resolve to never let a magical wizard that's a girl take up residence in my head for all the rest of my years. (I'm seriously trying to bite my tongue, but I can't--not anymore. Do you think that Marvel's 2099 current storyline is--like--the company's New Year's Resolutions or something?) That's what I was told, yes. (By whom?) What? (Who told you that?) OH! I that you said "Buy Broom." (No, no. "By whom?") I see...it's like a metaphor. (Yeah, it is...but who told you that it was a N

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 you think I'd be mad?) No, no!! Nothing like that. I was afraid you would want to come with me. (WHAT!!!) No offense, but I'm just so tired of you outshining me all the time. I mean, you know way more about comics and the X-Men than I do. (True.) And you are just so good looking. (Also true.) And you just smell soooo good. (Ummm....) And your hair is relly soft. (Okay, okay...you can stop.) And your backrubs are amazing. At least I assume they are with those strong hands. (STOP!! STOP!!....You know, maybe you going to Africa really isn't that bad of an idea for a while.) Now seems like a good time to talk about our sponsors. We are spon

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 last week Sam Gillespie from Campus Security and I agreed on every single thing that we were talking about. (Campus Security...who in the world is Sam Gillespie?) Oh, well it's not the shortest story, but basically I found out that some colleges and universities have their own actual police force while others are just "security." (Uhhh, whatever...what were you guys discussing that you agreed on?) All sorts of things! We are like twinsies!!! He told me that it's actually illegal to roam around at night knocking on windows with nothing but a bright orange ski mask and long-john underwear. Naturally, I agreed with him. I mean, who would think it's okay, 'mar

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 unreasonable. Like I was an idiot for not liking this book.) There, there. We all go through phases where we fly off the handle at tiny, insignificant little things that really don't mean anything. No one blames you for being irrational from time to time. (See?!?! Just there! You make me seem like I'M the one that is ridiculous.) Now, just calm down. No one said you were being ridiculous...again. (What was that?) Nothing. You know...I hate to say it, but we just recorded the show and issue 6 comes out the next day. (I'LL KILL YOU!!!!!) Now seems like a good time to talk about our sponsors. We are sponsored by DCBService.com. Get all your M

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 a smart move for them. In fact, I think people will get fired because of this. Dude, I even thought there was another Spider-Man movie coming out this same summer!! But now I find out that this is the End to everything!! It just doesn't make sense to me from a fan perspective and a business perspective. But, listen to the podcast and we'll talk about it! We discuss every detail of why this is the best decision for the studio and the comic book industry as a whole. Furthermore, we will compare this to the pre-Broadway theatre industry in the mid-1700s in New England. (Hey! This isn't the last movie they're making! What are you? A moron?) ...oh...

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...movie)--right, this movie about equal rights--(No. No no. It was a movie about a super hero.) Sure. This movie about super women was just what he needed to understand the plight of all women in every culture. (You are going to get us in so much trouble, man.) How dare you use that patriarchal term with me, you cur!!! Now seems as good a time as any to mention our sponsors. We are sponsored by DCBService.com. Get all your Marvel pre-orders for 40% off cover price. They even have specials and clearance issues for up to 70% off! And don't forget their sister site, InStockTrades.com. All orders over $60 are free shipping. We are also sponsored by Communit

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 Cable. Can you imagine the conversation in the editorial meetings? "Finally, we figured out a way to fix the problem Bendis put us in!! We sent those young X-Men back to where they came from. Did anyone else think that that was going to be as difficult as it was? I wish there was some way to know on the front end the corner we were painting ourselves into." "Me too! I'm so glad we are done with that. Now onto the next problem: I hear that our characters are too old and unrelatable. Any ideas?" "Well, we could kill off an older character, but bring him back as a young one." "Johnson!!! That's brilliant!! It would be like we aren't even losing a character.

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 same way that we have been impacted. True Believers, let us not become weary in doing good. But rather, let us be motivated by those that have come before. They have fought the good fight and have paved the way for greatness. Through the stories that have made us reach for the stars, we can turn to the next generation and do the same. Create and inspire. Remember that with Great Power also comes Great Responsibility. It is now our turn to become the hero. You will be missed, Stan. Excelsior! Now seems as good a time as any to mention our sponsors. We are sponsored by DCBService.com. Get all your Marvel pre-orders for 40% off cover price. They even have

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' one.) That's not right. The fake one was killed by the shrimpy one. (...No...You may have misunderstood. First of all, they are both real. The younger one is real; the onlder one is real. They both are Cable.) Now you tell me, how's that even possible. (Through time travel.) Hahaha! No, there are different dimensions. That's where Ahab came from. So the fake one is the grumpy dude with the eye that was just in that movie. He was from a different dimension. (No, it's time travel.) No. It's not. (Yes, it is. How do you think Cable got so old?) That ain't Cable. That's the fake Cable. (You mean Stryfe?) Who? (Nevermind. Trust me, it's t

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 like Black Bolt, right?) No he doesn't. (Yes. He. Does.) Why do you do this to me? Why do you try to take away everything I always like? (I'm just sayin'.) I hate you. (Whatever, man. He's a poor man's Dark Hawk.) You take that back! (He looks like a mix between Kraven's furry sweater vest and that time that Iron Man was around those knights.) How dare you!! (You know...now that I'm really looking at him, it's like he's trying to be a scary Creeper...that yellow guy from DC.) I'LL KILL YOU!!!! Now seems as good a time as any to mention our sponsors. We are sponsored by DCBService.com. Get all your Marvel pre-orders for 40% off cover price. T

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 yourself dumb!) No I didn't, I said I was dumbfounded. Why in the world would you start to enjoy Slott's run on Spider-Man now that he will be leaving the book after these past 10 years? (Do you really want to know the truth?) Yes. Why would I ask you if I didn't want to know the truth? (I think I'm afraid.) What do you mean? (I'm afraid of being out there alone. I'm afraid of the possibility of another bad run on Spider-Man.) I'm still a little confused, man. And now, actually, a little concerned. What do you mean? (We've had 10 years of poor Spider-Man writing. But we've had 10 years of knowing exactly what we were in for. We knew it wasn't going

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 overzealous, sir.) I don't think I am. Did you see it? (Yes.) And did it not change everything? (I can neither confirm nor deny what I have seen.) What? That makes no sense, why would you say that? (Okay! OKAY! It was awesome! What is going to happen?!? How will they cope with all these changes?!? Did Jarvis really die?!?!?!) Jarvis? What are you talking about? (Avengers: No Surrender. What are you talking about?) Infinity War. (Wait...you told me to prepare for the most important Avengers story that ever took place.) Yeah. (So that's what I did. I read Avengers: No Surrender.) I don't understand how you can continue to mess up in life as m