Tom Brevoort is Executive Editor and Senior Vice-President of Publishing for Marvel Comics, whose current duties include relaunching the entire X-franchise in the post-Krakoan Era. Please buy and read all of it, so that we can continue to convince him that taking two hours to talk with us is a good use of his time! He's also got a must-read newsletter for anyone who has any interest in the past, present or future of Marvel Comics (which is probably you). Once upon a time, Clint McElroy accepted an invite from his kids to play Dungeons & Dragons with them on a podcast, and that's how the mu ..read more

The complete version of our Omnibus episodes are usually only available to Patrons who support us at the $4/month level at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth — but in preparation for next week's season finale covering GIANT-SIZE X-MEN #1, we're dropping the full version of our April 1975 Omnibus, which covers all of the following issues: "The Serpent Sheds Its Skin" - Defenders #25, written by Steve Gerber, art by Sal Buscema and Jack Abel, letters by Ray Holloway, colors by Petra Goldberg, ©1975 Marvel Comics "Scorpion... Where Is Thy Sting?" - Amazing Spider-Man #146, written by Gerry Conway, art ..read more

The complete version of this episode is available to Patrons who support us at the $4/month level at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth — join today to hear us cover all of these issues: "One Life to Give!" - Thor #236, written by Gerry Conway, art by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott, letters by Artie Simek, colors by Phil Rachelson, ©1975 Marvel Comics "The Judgment!" - Strange Tales #180, written by Jim Starlin, art by Jim Starlin, letters by Tom Orzechowski, colors by Jim Starlin, ©1975 Marvel Comics "To Bestride the World!" - Giant-Size Super-Villain Team-Up #2, written by Roy Thomas, art by Mike S ..read more

Marvel fans know Jeff Parker as the writer of Agents of Atlas, Thunderbolts, X-Men: First Class, and Hulks of various colors. He’s also the co-creator of Meteor Men, Blighter, Underground and more. Check out his Negaduck series from Dynamite! For 30 minutes of bonus content — including our in-depth discussions of Captain America #183-185 — support us at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth. Subscribers at the $4/month level get instant access to our bonus feed of content that contains over 130 extended and exclusive episodes — with more being added every week!   Stories Covered in this Episode:&n ..read more

The complete version of this episode is available to Patrons who support us at the $4/month level at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth — join today to hear us cover all of these issues: "Foggy Nelson, Agent of SHIELD" - Daredevil #121, written by Tony Isabella, art by Bob Brown and Vince Colletta, letters by Karen Mantlo, colors by Don Warfield, ©1975 Marvel Comics "The Snakes Shall Inherit the Earth!" - Defenders #23, written by Steve Gerber, art by Sal Buscema and Vince Colletta, letters by June Braverman, colors by Don Warfield, ©1975 Marvel Comics "Who Lurks Beyond the Labyrinth!" - Thor #235 ..read more

Chip Zdarsky is writing about 40 different things these days and drawing several of them as well. They're all great, and you can find out all about them by going to his website and signing up for his must-read newsletter. Matt Fraction co-created Sex Criminals with Chip, which has just been released in a very reasonably priced single-volume collected edition. It might be the best comic ever made? You should check it out if you haven't already. This episode was made possible by a generous donation from listener Richard Burgess to our friend Jennifer's GoFundMe to help her in her battle against ..read more

Jacob Balcom and Matt Howell are the hosts of Bronze-Age Monsters, the definitive podcast of the monster comics of the 1970s. Be sure to check out their Patreon, which delivers a horrific amount of frighteningly good content! For 40 minutes of bonus content — including our in-depth discussions of a Lovecraftian vampire tale in Giant-Size Dracula #4 and some otherworldly high fantasy in Giant-Size Man-Thing #3 — support us at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth. Subscribers at the $4/month level get instant access to our bonus feed of content that contains over 130 extended and exclusive episodes — wi ..read more

Carl Sciacchitano is a Portland  writer and illustrator whose work can be seen in comics by Monkeybrain, Archie, and IDW, including The Army of Dr. Moreau with friend of the show David F. Walker. Carl's latest work is the extraordinarily moving The Heart That Fed, a graphic novel published by Simon and Schuster/Gallery 13 that recounts his father's experience in Vietnam during the Tet Offensive and the fall of Saigon. It's on sale June 4th at the best bookstores and comics shops, so add it to your stack next week! The complete version of this episode is available to Patrons who support us ..read more

Elliott Kalan is the co-host of The Flop House, the world's greatest podcast, the former head writer of The Daily Show With Jon Stewart and Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return, and most importantly (for the purposes of this blurb), the writer of Dynamite's new Disney comics series, Hercules! For one full hour of bonus content — including our in-depth discussions of the first appearance of Gerald Ford in Incredible Hulk #185-186 and the first team-up between Spider-Man and the Punisher in Giant-Size Spider-Man #4 — support us at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth. Subscribers at the $4/month lev ..read more

The complete version of this episode is available to Patrons who support us at the $4/month level at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth — join today to hear us cover all of these issues: "Lift-Off!" - Captain Marvel #37, written by Steve Englehart and Al Milgrom, art by Al Milgrom and Klaus Janson, letters by Tom Orzechowski, colors by Glynis Oliver Wein, ©1974 Marvel Comics "Middle Game!" - Fantastic Four #156, written by Roy Thomas and Len Wein, art by Rich Buckler and Joe Sinnott, letters by John Costanza, colors by Janice Cohen, ©1974 Marvel Comics "Midgard Aflame!" - Thor #233, written by Gerr ..read more