Zachary Jenkins

Zachary Jenkins co-hosts the podcast Battle of the Atom and is the former editor-in-chief of ComicsXF. Shocking everyone, he has a full and vibrant life outside all this.

Battle of the Atom: Episode 30 – Are We Pogs?

<span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”>ï»ż</span> Welcome to an edit free episode of this podcast where we rank Spider-Man stories all day long. We have been doing this for 30 weeks now so none of this should come as a surprise to you. We do whatever a Spider can, as…

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Entry 109 – Sunspot

Name: Roberto da Costa Code Names: Sunspot, Citizen V First Appearance: Marvel Graphic Novel #4: New Mutants (Nov ’82) Powers: Superstrength, energy blasts Teams Affiliation: New Mutants, X-Force, Hellfire Club, Avengers About We all love heroes, that’s why you are reading a blog post about a random X-Men character every Thursday. They are aspirational figures that show…

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Entry 108 – Oya

Name: Idie Okonkwo Code Names: Oya First Appearance: Uncanny X-Men #528 (Nov ’10) Powers: Temperature Control Teams Affiliation: X-Men About When I was a wee lad, my parents were a bit overprotective about the intersection of religion and magic. I wasn’t allowed to see Pocahontas because of the spiritual themes. My mother had a sit down with…

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Entry 107 – Gladiator

Name: Kallark Code Names: Gladiator First Appearance: Uncanny X-Men #107 (Oct’77) Powers: All of the ones Superman has but powered by his confidence and will Teams Affiliation: Shi’ar Imperial Guard, Annihilators About Beyond anything else, Superheroes are unified by willpower. It is the most important weapon in any hero’s arsenal. It is what gives Spider-Man to lift…

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Marvel and Stitcher release trailer for ‘Wolverine: The Long Night’

Press Release New York, NY â€“ February 6, 2018 – Marvel New Media and top podcast listening service and content network Stitcher (“Heaven’s Gate,” “Katie Couric,” “The Paris Review”) today released the trailer for “Wolverine: The Long Night,” Marvel’s highly anticipated first-ever scripted podcast. The 10-episode series airs weekly beginning March 12, 2018 exclusively on Stitcher…

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