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RYAN PENAGOS: Hello, Marvelites!
You're watching Marvel's Pull List.
I'm Ryan, AKA Agent M.
TUCKER MARKUS: And I'm Tucker Markus.
RYAN PENAGOS: And every week we're read every single Marvel
comic that comes out.
We pick a couple of them.
We pick a topic.
We tell you why you gotta check them out.
Tucker, what are we talking about this week?
TUCKER MARKUS: This week, we are focusing in
on some mighty Marvel magic, something
we have every single week here at the House of Ideas,
but a bunch of it this week, and some great stuff too.
But I will say, this week, in my opinion,
is going to go down in history, because it
is the week that Strange Academy #1
hits shelves at your local comic shop.
And oh, man, what an issue it is!
Oversized mag full of Skottie Young
and Humberto Ramos goodness.
You can't ask for more.
Two of the greatest creators in modern Marvel history
coming together to introduce new characters,
to introduce this new corner of the universe, this new school.
Bunch of your favorite heroes and villains
involved, but it's all told from this brand
new super youthful, super unique perspective.
It combines a bunch of different genres,
that for me all just meld together
seamlessly and beautifully.
It just has that something.
It has that special something that I think only pops up
every few years in the comics medium in general
where you just know something special is starting,
and that is all in Strange Academy.
RYAN PENAGOS: Yeah.
Man that book is so good!
TUCKER MARKUS: So good.
RYAN PENAGOS: Also so good, Savage Avengers issue #11.
Here you see some smooching going on between Elektra
and Doctor Strange.
I, for one, would probably also be smooching Doctor Strange.
He looks so good in this issue.
TUCKER MARKUS: Hunk! Hunk!
RYAN PENAGOS: Super hunk alert.
And he's wielding all that magic.
This one is by Butch Guice on the art side.
Look, it's so cool!
Gerry Duggan here just digging into something really important
for Marvel magic, because it's the origin story of Kulan Gath,
one of the most dangerous, terrifying villains in
the Marvel universe right now.
And we see kind of how he got there.
It's awful. TUCKER MARKUS: [LAUGHS]
RYAN PENAGOS: He's, like, he's the worst.
Ugh.
God, Gerry, what's wrong with you?
The book is great, but, ugh, gross.
TUCKER MARKUS: Yeah.
And more Doctor Strange action, but of a very different sort,
in Doctor Strange Surgeon Supreme #4.
This is brought to you by Mark Waid and Kev Walker.
There's an amazing kind of dichotomy at play,
I think, with every great Marvel Super Hero,
where you have them spinning a bunch of plates
all the time, between their personal life, their Super Hero
life, every different facet.
Here, we get Stephen Strange, who has to,
of course, deal with the mystical realm, and monsters,
and all of that stuff.
And then he has to rush over to the hospital and be a surgeon,
and just do that job at the same time.
This issue, I think, encapsulates
that so gorgeously, because we get to see how they're
different, how he manages it, and then when they collide,
what he does then.
Kev Walker, though, for me, his art is just pitch perfect.
There's something that I almost can't describe about the way
that Mark Waid tells a story, the way that Kev Walker
executes not just that, but the character,
the acting, across the board.
He can also just pull off these amazing giant
gross explosive splash pages unlike anybody else.
That alone is worth the price of admission,
but this is a great magical issue.
RYAN PENAGOS: Yeah.
All right.
Last one first to talk about is Strike Force #7.
And of course, it's got the greatest magician in
the Marvel universe, Deadpool!
And he's not a magician, Tucker.
What are you talking about?
But he is a big part of this issue,
as the team goes to monster island
and they hang out with Deadpool.
Deadpool wears a really great outfit
by the end of this issue.
There's some wonderful moments throughout.
Of course, Tini Howard, our writer, and Herman Peralta,
our artist, do some incredible work.
But yes, there's plenty of magic here in this issue.
Of course Scott Wiccan, one of the most
powerful, and potentially even more powerful magic
wielders out there.
And you've got Blade, and Angela,
and people who sort of dance around mystic
stuff all the time.
But this is a gnarly issue.
It's fun.
Great character beats throughout.
On top of, yes, Deadpool--
King Deadpool, I should say--
doing his thing in here.
Now, there's a lot of books for us to tell you about this week,
and we're going to tell you all about them
on Marvel's Pull List, the podcast version.
Get it wherever you get your audio,
and then we'll be back with another episode next week.
TUCKER MARKUS: But Ryan!
RYAN PENAGOS: Yes?
TUCKER MARKUS: Don't forget Marvel Insiders and Marvel
Unlimited subscribers out there, our Absolute
Carnage Reading Challenge within Marvel Unlimited
ends this week.
RYAN PENAGOS: Right.
So that means read all five of the Absolute Carnage comics
by this Friday, March 6, and earn an additional 1,000 Marvel
Insider points, on top of all the points
you're already earned for reading
within Marvel Unlimited.
TUCKER MARKUS: Turn these points into cool rewards like digital
wallpapers featuring art from Marvel comics,
in-game rewards from Marvel games,
or one-of-a-kind experiences like
creating your own Marvel reading list for your fellow fans.
RYAN PENAGOS: Cool.
And if you're not an Insider or a Marvel Unlimited subscriber,
visit Marvel.com learn more.
We'll be back with another episode of Marvel's Pull List
next week.
Till then, I'm Ryan. TUCKER MARKUS: And I'm Tucker.
RYAN PENAGOS: And this is Marvel.
TUCKER MARKUS: Your universe.
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