What is the Ultimates network? How does it work? Why does this guy look an awful lot like Captain America? What’s the deal with Mr Negative? Who’s really dead? Where’s Sabretooth going? Can Wolverine make it without him? How cool is the new sword though? What has been going on with the X-Men? Will this issue spell things out for us? (mostly) Listen to more of our nostalgia for the MCU die in the middle of this one. We also complain about the X-Men and might finally be caught up on the news to be relevant again.

We talk about Ultimates 16, Ultimate Spider-Man 21, and X-Men 20 and, Ultimate Wolverine 9 & 10

Next time we’ll talk about Ultimates 17, Ultimate Spider-Man 22, Ultimate Wolverine 11, Ultimate X-Men 21.

Recommendations: Maggie The Mechanic (Love & Robots), Swamp Thing (Moore, Bisette, Totleben), Local Hero

This episode our heroes find themselves lost in deep space and embroiled in an intergalactic color war. Who’s been introduced in the new Green Lantern? Does Smallville need to be in this version of Superman? What is the thrilling conclusion to the first Martian Manhunter arc? Will Wonder Woman ever escape the maze? And is Catwoman trustworthy? What’s the deal with working with the Falcones?

Join us as we discuss Absolute Green Lantern 6, Absolute Flash 7, Absolute Superman 11, Absolute Batman 12, Absolute Martian Manhunter 6, and Absolute Wonder Woman 11 & 12.

Our intro music is Atarashii Gakko! - Pineapple Kryptonite and our outro is Cliffhanger Narration from The Superhero Suite.

Recommendations: DeadBlossomJesse Monster Talent Show , Messiah of Evil, Jingo by Terry Pratchett

Is the month to month structure holding these series back? Are the things we wonder about in the news section already answered? We recorded this episode on Sep 9th. What is the Wasp up to? Was too much crammed into this Ultimates issue? Are we a little lost when it comes to the realities of X-Men? Are comics better with less superheroes? Does this feel like the start of the end yet? Could the Ultimate Universe survive without Ultimate Spider-Man? All that and more this episode as we talk about Ultimates 15, Ultimate Spider-Man 20 and Ultimate X-Men 19.

Recommendations: New Teen Titans by Pérez and Wolfman, Miracleman by Alan Moore, Hollow Knight: Silksong