The Amazing Nerdcast

Comic Book Podcast

Comic Guides

The Amazing Nerdcast frequently provides guides to current comic book series. This includes overviews grouped by character, “comic families,” and writers.

DC Comic Guides

  • DC Superhero Cities: Episode 14 – An analysis and guide to DC’s cities and their assumed locations.
  • Blue Beetle: Episode 19 – An extensive history lesson in the Blue Beetle’s orgins and adventures across multiple publishers. It includes major stories with Dan Garret(t), Ted Kord, and Jaime Reyes. Also a review of DC’s first three volumes of Blue Beetle.
  • Suicide Squad: Episode 25 – Overview of the Suicide Squad series and origin. Includes a guide to the best comics and series.

Marvel Comic Guides

  • Avengers
    • All-New, All-Different Avengers (2015): Episode 9 – New Avengers lineup after the conclusion of Secret Wars including Iron Man, Captain America (Sam Wilson), Spider-Man (Miles Morales, Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan), Vision, and Nova (Sam Alexander).
    • Uncanny Avengers: (2015) Episode 9 – Steve Roger’s Unity Squad for humans, mutants, and inhumans. The team includes Steve Rogers, Rogue, Deadpool, Quicksilver, Human Torch, Synapse, Cable, and Doctor Voodoo.
    • Avengers: Standoff: (2016) Episode 9 – An Avengers crossover event in early 2016 involving SHIELD.
  • Captain America
  • Captain Marvel: Episode 22 – A condensed history of Captain Marvel starting with Mar-Vell and including major events in Carl Danver’s history from Ms. Marvel to Captain Marvel. Also a review of current series including Captain Marvel, The Ultimates, A-Force, and Ms. Marvel.
  • Carnage: Episode 5 – Cletus Kasady is on the hunt for more power when a group of religious fantastics believe Carnage is a prophesy.
  • All-New Hawkeye: (2015) Episode 11 – Kate Bishop and Clint Barton are back but not quite the same.
  • Iron Man
    • International Iron Man: (2016) Episode 11 – In a previous serious Tony Stark was reveled to be adopted. He is now in search of his birth parents.
    • Invincible Iron Man: (2015) Episode 11 – Tony takes matters into his own hands while Riri Williams reverse-engineers an Iron Man suit.
  • Scarlet Witch: (2015) Episode 11 – An ongoing series where Wanda Maximoff explores what is left of the dying magic on Earth.
  • S.H.I.E.L.D.
    • Agents of SHIELD (2015): Episode 9 – This series is set inside the current marvel comic universe (616) while paying homage to acclaimed T.V. series.
    • Howling Commandos of SHIELD (2015): Episode 9 – Dum Dum Dugan commands an off-shoot of SHIELD.
  • Silk: (2015) Episode 5 – The second series for Cindy Moon. She’s been out of the bunker and on her one for a little while and soon finds herself a double agent working with Mockingbird and the Black Cat.
  • Spider-Gwen
    • Radioactive Spider-Gwen (2015): Episode 5 – In an alternate realty Gwen Stacy becomes Spider-Woman.
    • Web Warriors: Episode 5 – Between the events of Spider-Verse and Secret Wars a group of Spider-People (and pig) hop realties trying to clean up the multiverse.
  • Spider-Man
    • The Amazing Spider-Man (2015): Episode 5 – After the events of Secret Wars, Peter Parker finds himself on top of the world with his company Parker Industries.
    • Spider-Man: Episode 5 – Miles Morales is the Spider-Man. After the universes merged during Secret Wars he has come to the main Marvel universe and claimed the title of Spider-Man.
    • Spider-Man 2099 (2016): Episode 5 – Miguel O’Hara is a time-displaced Spider-Man from the year 2099. He’s desperately trying to fix his future every moment he gets while working for Peter Parker.
    • Spidey: Episode 5 – An alternate-realty, re-telling of Spider-Man’s classic stories.
  • Spider-Woman (2015): Episode 5 – Jessica Drew has left the Avengers and become a alongside Ben Urich.
  • Vision: (2015) Episode 11 – After the events of Secret Wars, the Vision has created a family of his own.
  • Wolverine
    • All-New Wolverine: (2015) Episode 7 – After the events of Logan’s death Laura Kinney takes up the mantel of the Wolverine.
    • Death of Wolverine: Episode 7 –
    • Old Man Logan
      • Wolverine 66-72: Episode 7 – The original story arc by Millar.
      • Old Man Logan (Secret Wars): Episode 7 – Old Man Logan resurfaces during Secret Wars.
      • Old Man Logan (2015): Episode 7 – After Secret Wars, Old Man Logan merged into the new, consolidated Marvel universe.
  • X-Men
    • All-New X-Men: (2015) Episode 7 – The second series that follows the time-displaced young, original X-Men: Cyclops, Iceman, Angel, and Beast along with their new friends: Wovlerine (Laura Kinney),Kid Apocalypse, Pickles, and Oya.
    • Extraordinary X-Men: Episode 7 – After the wake of Secret Wars and Cyclop’s Mutant Revolution, Storm is has to keep all mutants safe from the Terrigen Mist spreading across Earth.
    • Uncanny X-Men: Episode 7 – Magento is running a semi-rogue group of X-Men to on a mission to protect mutants from the Terrigen Mist. This X-Force-esk team includes Psylocke, Archangel, Sabertooth, and Monet.
    • X-Men ’92: (2016) Episode 7 – An alternate realty version of the X-Men includes an all 90’s cast.

Indie Comic Guides

  • Invincible: Episode 12 – A review of Robert Kirkman’s superhero comic: Invincible.
  • Outcast: Episode 12 – An overview of Outcast by Robert Kirkman. As well as a guide to the new television series.
  • The Walking Dead: Episode 12 – A comparative guide to the The Walking Dead including the comic series and TV show.