Capes And Japes

Today we talk about Hank McCoy, a founding member of the X-Men known as Beast. He's gone from a pretty normal guy who was really smart and agile to a blue furry man who sometimes goes back in time to bring his teenage self and teammates to the future. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: -X-Men (1963) -Amazing Adventures (1970) #11 -Avengers (1963) #137 -Defenders (1972) #104 -X-Factor (1986) -X-Men (1991) -Astonishing X-Men (2004) -Wolverine & the X-Men (2011) -All-New X-Men (2012) -House of X/Powers of X (2019) -X-Force (2019) -Challenge of the Super Sons (2020) #1 -Young Justice Animatic Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Bobby Drake, best known as Iceman. He's one of the founding members of the X-Men and in his time since then he's become an accountant, been kidnapped by an island, been kidnapped by Loki, been possessed by Emma Frost, time traveled, and discovered he was gay. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: -Bobby Drake tumblr edit -X-Men (1963) -Champions (1975) -The Defenders (1972) #122 -X-Factor (1986) -A more extensive breakdown (with two pages) of the Bobby Brings Rogue To Dinner issue -All-New X-Men (2012) -Uncanny X-Men (2013) #600 -All-New X-Men (2015) -Iceman (2017) -Iceman (2018) -Invincible -Infinity Train Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Roberto Da Costa, a mutant known as Sunspot. He starts out as a teen whose girlfriend died saving his life, and then he became an X-Men member, and eventually he used his inheritance money to buy AIM and make an Avengers team! Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: -The New Mutants Marvel Graphic Novel (1982) -Some Robertos throughout the years -New Mutants (1983) -X-Force (1991) -Young X-Men (2008) -New Mutants (2009) -New Avengers (2015) -U.S.Avengers (2017) -War of the Realms: Uncanny X-Men (2019) -Nightwing (2016) #78 -Titans Academy (2021) #1 Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Robert Reynolds, best known as the Sentry, except how everybody forgot who that was and when he remembered he had to go talk to all his superhero friends so they would remember him and his power of 1,000-1,000,000 exploding suns. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: -Sentry (2000) -New Avengers (2004) -Sentry (2005) -The Age of the Sentry (2008) -World War Hulk (2007) -Dark Avengers (2009) -King in Black (2020) #1 -Invincible (TV Show) -Invincible (Comic) -Kid Cosmic Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Vandal Savage, who was a normal caveman until a meteorite made him immortal, and over the many many years he's been alive he decided that he mostly just wants to be evil and do schemes. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: -Green Lantern (1941) #10 -Action Comics (1938) #552 -Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985) -Resurrection Man (1997) -Villains United (2005) -Secret Six (2006) -Final Crisis: Revelations (2008) -Demon Knights #4 -Dark Nights: Death Metal (2020) #7 -Disney+ Echo spinoff announcement -Emerald Fennell - Zatanna movie announcement -Zack Snyder's Justice League -Falcon and the Winter Soldier Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about the Aqualads and Aquagirls and Dolphin, or as we like to call them: The Aquids. They have a really bad habit of being abandoned as babies, apparently. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: -Adventure Comics (1935) #269 -Teen Titans (1966) #1 -Teen Titans: Year One (2008) -Tempest (1996) -Blackest Night (2009) -Aquaman (2011) #41 New 52 -Titans (2016) Rebirth -Brightest Day (2010) #4 -DC Universe: Rebirth (2016) -Teen Titans (2016) #6 -You Brought Me The Ocean -Aquaman (1962) #33 -Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985) -Aquaman (2003): Sub Diego -Teen Titans (2003) #34 -Aquaman (1994) #0 -Titans (2008) #15 -Aquaman (2016) #25 Rebirth -The Other History of the DC Universe (2020) -DC Pride Anthology 2021 Announcement Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Mera, who is the Queen of Atlantis usually, and Aquaman's wife, usually, except when comics retcons their marriage, or when she abolishes the monarchy. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: -Aquaman (1962) #11 -Aquaman (1962) #18 -Aquaman (1962) #57 - #62 -Aquaman (1989) -Aquaman (1994) #11 -Blackest Night (2009) -Blackest Night: Wonder Woman (2009) #2, #3 -Brightest Day (2010) -Aquaman (2011) new 52 -Aquaman (2016) Rebirth -Mera: Tidebreaker -Infinite Frontier (2021) #0 Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Arthur Curry, also known as Orin depending on the era, who is Aquaman and usually the King of Atlantis! He has a lot of water-based powers from either living underwater as a child (Golden Age) or his Atlantean heritage (every other iteration of the character). Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: -Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Aquaman: Rage of Atlantis -More Fun Comics (1936) #73 -Adventure Comics (1935) #260 -Aquaman (1962) -Justice League of America (1960) -SUPERFRIENDS -Justice League Cartoon -Aquaman (1986) -Aquaman: Time and Tide (1993) -Aquaman (1994) -Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis (2006) -Aquaman (2011) New 52 -Aquaman (2016) Rebirth -Young Justice Cartoon -Aquaman in Batman: The Brave and the Bold -Infinite Frontier (2021) #0 Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about several heroes and villains who use Pym Particles to get very big or very small! Including some Ant-men, Goliaths, and Giant-men! Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: -Irredeemable Ant-Man (2006) -Avengers: The Initiative (2007) #8 -Thunderbolts (2006) #128 -Secret Avengers (2010) -The Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #17 -Avengers (1963) #32 -Power Man (1974) #24 -Black Goliath (1976) -West Coast Avengers Annual (1986) #3 -Civil War (2006) -World War Hulk: Aftersmash (2007) -Civil War II: Choosing Sides (2016) #2 -Free Comic Book Day 2016 Civil War II -The Unstoppable Wasp (2017) -The Unstoppable Wasp (2018) -Ant-Man & the Wasp (2018) -Marvel Premiere (1972) #47 -Astonishing Ant-Man (2015) #12 -Avengers (1963) #264 -Avengers Annual (1967) #17 -Chaos War: Dead Avengers (2010) #1 -Iron Man Annual (1976) #7 -Avengers (1963) #273 -Ant-Man Annual (2015) #1 -Agents of Atlas (2019) Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donat

Today we talk about Cassie Lang, who used to steal her dad's Pym Particles and then joined the Young Avengers as Stature, died, was resurrected by Doctor Doom, and then joined Ant-Man to fight crime as Stinger. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: -Marvel Premiere (1972) #47 -Heroes for Hire (1997) #7 -Young Avengers (2005) -Civil War (2006) -Young Avengers Presents (2008) #5 -Avengers: The Children's Crusade (2010) -WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE I AM -Avengers World (2014) #16 -Ant-Man (2015) -Astonishing Ant-Man (2015) -Ant-Man (2020) -WandaVision -Snyder Cut Justice League trailer -Goodbye, Battle Princess Peony Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Scott Lang, a man who stole the Ant-Man armor from Avengers Mansion for what was supposed to be a one-time superhero gig and then Hank Pym said "actually you know what? be Ant-Man". Since then he's died, come back, and gone into space. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: -Billy on the Street -Marvel Premiere (1972) #47 -Iron Man (1968) #133 -Avengers (1963) #196 -Marvel Two-in-One (1974) #87 -Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964) #24 -Fantastic Four (1961) #405 -Fantastic Four (1998) #43 -Avengers (1998) #62 -Avengers (1998) #76 -Avengers (1998) #500 -Avengers: Children's Crusade -FF (2012) -Avengers World (2014) #16 -Ant-Man (2015) -All-New Guardians of the Galaxy (2017) #12 -Ant-Man (2020) -Future State: Nightwing (2021) -Future State: Batman/Superman (2021) -Future State: Superman of Metropolis (2021) Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Janet van Dyne, best known as the Wasp. She was a founding member of the Avengers, can get really small, fly (but only when she's small), and sometimes she even gets really big, but not that often. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: -Tales to Astonish (1959) #44 -Avengers (1963) #1 -Avengers (1963) #59 -Avengers (1963) #83 -Avengers (1963) #217 -West Coast Avengers (1985) #32 -Secret Invasion (2008) #8 -Avengers (2010) #32 -Avengers: Rage of Ultron (2015) -Avengers (2018) #12 Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Henry "Hank" Pym, who discovered a particle he named after himself that can make him small, and then he made a helmet that can talk to ants, and then he decided to get big, and then he decided to make a robot, and then he had a rough time. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: -Tales to Astonish (1959) #27 -Avengers (1963) #1 -This isn't the Smartest Characters list but it is a smartest heroes list -i'm just a little guy -Avengers (1963) #55 -Avengers (1963) #59 -Avengers (1963) #212 -West Coast Avengers (1985) #1 -Avengers: Rage of Ultron (2015) Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about The Vision, who was created by Ultron based off of the body of one hero and the brain of another and then the Avengers taught him about autonomy and emotions. He's married Wanda Maximoff, had children, died, been reborn (repeat as necessary), and built his own family. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: -WandaVision on Disney+ -Avengers (1963) #57 -Golden Age Vision (Aarkus) -Adam Link by Eando Binder -Avengers (1963) #75 -Giant-Size Avengers (1974) #4 -Vision and the Scarlet Witch (1982) -Vision and the Scarlet Witch (1985) -West Coast Avengers: Vision Quest -Vision (1994) -Avengers: Disassembled -Young Avengers (2005) -Avengers A.I. (2013) -All-New All-Different Avengers (2015) -Vision (2015) -What is a man? -DC Future State (2021) Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Carrie Kelley, most known as the Robin from Dark Knight Returns, Duke Thomas, a sort-of Robin and The Signal, Harper Row a.k.a. Bluebird, and the two Batwings, David Zavimbe and Luke Fox! Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: -Dark Knight Returns (1986) -Dark Knight Strikes Again (2001) -Dark Knight III: Master Race (2015) -Batman (2011): Zero Year -Batman (2011): Endgame -We Are Robin (2015) -Robin War (2015) -Batman (2011): Bloom -Batman and the Signal (2017) -Batman and the Outsiders (2018) -Batman (2011) -Batman Eternal (2014) -Batman & Robin Eternal (2015) -Batman Incorporated (2011) -Batwing (2011) -Future State: The Next Batman (2021) -Future State: Wonder Woman (2021) -Future State: Harley Quinn (2021) -Future State: The Flash (2021) -Future State: Superman of Metropolis (2021) -Vision (2015) Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about several characters who are adjacent to Batman! Leslie Thompkins and Victoria October are doctors (highly necessary), Lucius Fox is Bruce Wayne's business manager (highly necessary), and Jean-Paul Valley is an assassin turned ally turned terrible Batman turned ally (not really necessary). Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: -Detective Comics (1937) #457 -Batman: War Crimes -Robin (1993) #174 -Detective Comics (2016) #948 -Detective Comics (2016) vol 6 (#969-974) -Batman (1940) #307 -Batman: Haunted Knight -Red Robin (2009) -Batgirl: Future's End (2014) -Batman: Sword of Azrael (1992) -Batman: Knightfall (1993) -Azrael: Agent of the Bat (1995) -Batman & Robin: Eternal (2015) -Detective Comics (2016) -Dead End Jobs for Ghosts -She Would Feel the Same -Pass Me By: Gone Fishin' -Stage Dreams -Glitter Vipers -Hell. Hath. No. Fury. Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Cape

Today we talk about Alfred Pennyworth, who is the Wayne family butler, who raised Bruce after his parents died. Or is he? Turns out, in true comics fashion, so much of Alfred's backstory has been redone that it's all a bit of a blur. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: -Batman (1940) #16 -Detective Comics (1937) #328 -Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? -Batman (2011) New 52 -Batman Eternal (2014) -Batman (2016) Rebirth -Pennyworth (TV show) Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about James W. Gordon, the Police Commissioner for Gotham PD. He's the father of Barbara Gordon (Batgirl) and the friend of Batman, who then became Police-Sponsored Batman for a little bit but he needed a mecha-suit to do it. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: -Batman: The Golden Age vol 1 -Detective Comics 1937-2011 Special Issue (reprints Detective Comics #27!) -our episode on Crisis on Infinite Earths -Batman: Year One (1987) -Batman: The Black Mirror -Batman: The Killing Joke -Batman (2011) #41 -DC Infinite Frontier lineup Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Terry McGinnis, best known as Batman from Batman Beyond, a 1999 cartoon, but since then he's been made canon in the comics! He was trained by an elderly Bruce Wayne after he discovered he used to be Batman, and his father is murdered. These events were unrelated. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: -Batman Beyond -Justice League Unlimited, "Epilogue" -Superman/Batman (2003) #22 -Countdown to Final Crisis (2007) #21 -Batman Beyond (2010) -Batman Beyond (2011) -Batman Beyond: Unlimited (2012) -Batman Beyond 2.0 (2013) -New 52: Futures End (2014) -Batman Beyond (2016) -DC Future State -Power Pack (2020) #1 -Marvel's Voices: Indigenous Voices (2020) #1 -Vampire Blood Drive 2 by Mira Ong Chua -Follow Hattersarts gumroad for any updates on That, But Lesbians -Shattered Spear by Otava Heikkilä -Disney Investor Day 2020 news Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Jape

Today we talk about Maya Lopez, who has mostly been known as Echo but was also the first Ronin. She can replicate any skill after watching it, and also she was raised by Kingpin after he killed her father, who then sent her to kill Daredevil. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: -Alaqua Cox cast as Echo for Disney+ Hawkeye -Daredevil (1998) #9 -New Avengers (2004) #11 -Moon Knight (2011) -Daredevil Annual (2016) #1 -Captain Marvel (2019) #2 -Marvel's Indigenous Voices (2020) #1 -Batman/Catwoman (2020) #1 -Mariko Tamaki writing on Detective Comics -I Am Not Starfire by Mariko Tamaki and Yoshi Yoshitani Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.