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AP Marvel Episode 7: Weapons and Violence in Iron Man and The Punisher
While the MCU isn’t necessarily known for being violent, weapons have a large role in the universe and its characters. Chris brings their former fellow Paste Magazine intern and ScreenRant writer Eric McAdams (@EdaciouslyYours), along with the usual team of Anthony and Izzy to discuss Iron Man and The Punisher in particular. Does the Tony Stark trilogy of films have anything worthwhile to say about the military industrial complex? Is Frank Castle an appropriate character in today’s age with the gun reform debate at a height?
Topics include: whether or not the Iron Man films have a message about the MIC, Iron Man 2 “privatizing world peace,” graphic violence in the Marvel-Netflix shows, The Punisher and the fallout of the Parkland shooting, media including the Death Wish remake and 13 Reasons Why
Eric’s Punisher article: Marvel’s The Punisher Wants You to Know That Gun Control Is For Cowards
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Next Week: What to Do with the Fox Characters (with special guest Thomas Rasmussen)
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AP Marvel Episode 30: Christmas, 2019, and Beyond!
The holiday season is always a time to reflect back on the past year, so the AP Marvel crew takes a look back at the mess that was 2018. Chris, Izzy, and Anthony are rejoined by Erin Beasley and introduce Leila Berger (@galaxyleila), the newest teacher for the Carnegie Mellon Marvel StuCo class. The quintet gives a proper burial to Daredevil, look back at their experiences watching Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, and Ant-Man and the Wasp in theaters, give their takes on Sony’s Spidey madness, and set their expectations for Captain Marvel, Avengers: Endgame, and Spider-Man: Far from Home. Most importantly, AP Marvel hints at the show’s plans for 2019.
Important Note: This episode is the last one that Marvel News Desk will host. AP Marvel is hosted on Anchor and launching its own Patreon campaign, Discord server, Twitter account, Facebook page, YouTube channel, and most importantly, a Medium publication—the endgame, if you may, is to publish written and video pieces from guest contributors and pay them through Patreon funds. If you’ve enjoyed any of our 31 episodes thus far, we’d love if you would continue to follow us, and consider supporting us on Patreon. We are forever grateful for Marvel News Desk for their support while we were under their network and their blessing as we move forward with this new venture!
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Next Week: Media Oversaturation and the MCU (with special guest Matt Storm aka Stormageddon)
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Theme Music: Steve Molitor
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AP Marvel Episode 29: Into the “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”-Verse
There probably isn’t a soul in the multiverse who dislikes Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, so Chris and Anthony brought on Syfy Wire’s Karama Horne (better known as @theblerdgurl) to break down the animated film. What is it about the unique art style(s) that appealed to audiences? How did Miles Morales represent and normalize certain cultures? And what will Sony do with this Spidey subfranchise moving forward?
Chris’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse review (Flixist)
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Next Week: Christmas, 2019, and Beyond (with our friends Erin Beasley and Leila Berger)
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- Anthony Paone (@thepizzataco)
Theme Music: Steve Molitor
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AP Marvel Episode 28: Spider-Man’s Sympathetic Sinisters
Probably more so than any other superhero series, the Spider-Man franchise probably has the most “tragic” and sympathetic villains in its rogues’ gallery. From the Sam Raimi trilogy to the MCU version of Spider-Man, Chris, Anthony, Izzy, and special guest Thomas Loughney (@ThomasLoughney) of the Major Casts Network give their thoughts on each Spider-Man movie villain, how they were handled thematically, and how they reflected some populist ideals.
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Next Week: Into “Into the Spider-Verse” (with special guest The Blerd Gurl)
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- Chris Compendio (@Compenderizer)
- Izzy Sio (@delirilyn)
- Anthony Paone (@thepizzataco)
Theme Music: Steve Molitor
Logo: Charles Villanueva (@cfsvillanueva)
Email suggestions for topics or your own MCU viewing anecdotes to [email protected]!
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