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MARVEL UNLIMITED: New Comics for Jan 8th

Marvel Unlimited for January 8th, 2024
Welcome back to What’s New in Marvel Unlimited!  This is Dan, and each week my daughter Siena and I are taking a look at which Marvel comics are releasing digitally through the Marvel Unlimited app.  For this week we are focusing on the week January 7th – 13th, 2024
QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE WEEKhttps://www.marvel.com/comics/calendar/
24 total new items
6 are Infinity Comics
15 are regular monthly issues
1 (GODS #1) is both
There are 5 1st issues
We also get a “remastered” 331 page chronological version of House of X/Powers of X
INFINITY COMICSScrolling comics exclusive to Marvel Unlimited
Alligator Loki #30
Avengers United
O.D.S #1
Marvel Mutts #6
Marvel’s Voices #84
Marvel
Spider-Man Unlimited #18
Who Is…? Kingpin #1
X-Men Unlimited #121
“STANDARD” COMICSBooks with an * are new in the app, but not listed on the web release calendar
Title
Issue
Released
Cover
Alien Annual
1
10/4/2023
5.99
Ghost Rider Annual
1
10/4/2023
4.99
Strange Academy: Amazing Spider-Man
1
10/4/2023
4.99
Star Wars: The High Republic - Shadows of Starlight
1
10/4/2023
5.99
G.O.D.S.
1
10/4/2023
9.99
Spider-Boy
1
10/4/2023
3.99
Captain Marvel: Dark Tempest
4
10/4/2023
3.99
Black Panther
5
10/4/2023
3.99
Doctor Strange
8
10/4/2023
3.99
Red Goblin
9
10/4/2023
3.99
Fantastic Four
12
10/4/2023
3.99
Immortal X-Men
16
10/4/2023
3.99
X-Men
27
10/4/2023
3.99
Star Wars: Bounty Hunters
39
10/4/2023
4.99
Star Wars: Darth Vader
39
10/4/2023
4.99
X-Force
45
10/4/2023
3.99
 
JUMPING ON POINTSFirst issues, one-shots and new story arcs.
Star Wars: The High Republic - Shadows of Starlight
O.D.S.
Spider-Boy
BINGEABLESeries that are ending, or that are completing major storylines.
Strange Academy #1-3
Annuals are (mostly) always instantly bingeable, as detached stories
DAN’S PICKOne reading recommendation.
Star Wars: The High Republic - Shadows of Starlight #1
BONUS: G.O.D.S. #1, which is also excellent
SIENA’S PICKOne reading recommendation.
Spider-Boy #1
WHAT’S NEXT
Episode 2 will feature the comics for January 14 – 20, 2024
Look for it in your podcast feed on Tuesday, Jan 16th!
We'd love to hear from you!  Email us at unlimitedanswers@comicsovertime.com or find us on Instagram or Bluesky as @comicsovertime.
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MARVEL UNLIMITED: New Comics for Jan 1st

What's New in Marvel Unlimited for January 1st, 2024
It’s the start of a new year, and the first episode of our Comics Over Time spinoff podcast – What’s New in Marvel Unlimited!  Each week Dan and Siena will take a look at which Marvel comics are releasing digitally through the Marvel Unlimited app.  For this week we are focusing on the week of December 31st of 2023 to January 6th, 2024!
QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE WEEKhttps://www.marvel.com/comics/calendar/
22 total new items
5 are Infinity Comics
15 are regular monthly issues
1 (Ms. Marvel #2) is both!
No 1st issues
No new back-catalog additions
2 “Missing” books – Avengers Annual #1 and Miracleman: the Silver Age #6
INFINITY COMICSScrolling comics exclusive to Marvel Unlimited
Alligator Loki #29
Avengers United #12
Marvel’s Voices #84
Marvel: The New Mutant #2
Spider-Man Unlimited #17
X-Men Unlimited #120
“STANDARD” COMICS
Avengers #5
Invincible Iron Man #10 (660)
Immortal Thor #2 (763)
Death of the Venomverse #5
Moon Knight: City of the Dead #3
Blade #3 (31)
Spider-Man: India #4
Ultimate Invasion #4
Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #36
Star Wars: The Mandalorian Season 2 #4
Jean Grey #2
Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant #2
Realm of X #2
Storm #5
X-Men: Days of Future Past - Doomsday #3
Marvel Unleashed #2
** Total if bought in paper - $74.84!
JUMPING ON POINTSFirst issues, one-shots and new story arcs.
None this week
BINGEABLESeries that are ending, or that are completing major storylines.
Ultimate Invasion #4
Death of the Venomverse #5
DAN’S PICK
Ultimate Invasion #1-4 by Hickman, Hitch, Currie, Sinclair and Caramagna
SIENA’S PICK
Loki #1-4 by Watters, Peralta, Spicer and Lanham
WHAT’S NEXT
Episode 2 will feature the comics for January 7 – 13, 2024
Look for it in your podcast feed on Tuesday, Jan 9th!
We'd love to hear from you!  Email us at unlimitedanswers@comicsovertime.com or find us on Instagram or Bluesky as @comicsovertime.
Make sure to subscribe now in order to get our weekly look at what is new on the Marvel Unlimited App.  You can find us anywhere fine podcasts are available, including iTunes, Google, Amazon, Spotify and our hosting platform Podbean!
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COMIC CONNECTIONS: Moon Knight - Last Days of Moon Knight

Episode 75 - Moon Knight - Last Days of Moon Knight
We have known this day was coming, but it still seems like it snuck up on me.  Issue 30 of Moon Knight came out this past Wednesday, meaning that we not only got the final issue of this run, but also saw the Last Days of Moon Knight come to a close with him suffering a fiery and heroic death. 
**Spoiler Warning**
This Week's Stack
Moon Knight (2021-2023) #25-30
Issue Recaps and Discussion Topics
Moon Knight (2021-2023) #25-30
25 - 72 pages of NEW story. Frustratingly expensive for an in-series issue
26 - We learn Badr's first name: Yehya. Also, His last resurrection went badly, and he is losing control, with the “chorus” of Fists past taking control of him occasionally
27 - This is a comic book way for the hero to get much needed information about the villian
28 - 8-Ball a key member of the team?
29 - Lot of action. MK beats one Black Spectre but another reveals himself, shoots Marc and shows himself to be someone we know
30 - Marc saves the day, but pays the price
Moon Knight goes from featuring many people in one body to featuring many bodies to represent one hero.
Is 8-Ball really a good guy now?
Is Zodiac actually now the big bad?
Closure upon closure
Cappuccio finishes the run in style
Where is this run in the history of Moon Knight?
Final Thoughts
What's Next 
Next Episode is January 10th
Moon Knight TV Show episodes #1-4
Signoff 
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COMIC CONNECTIONS: Moon Knight - City of the Dead

Episode 74 - Moon Knight - City of the Dead
This week we are continue our look at recent Moon Knight series.  First up we dive into issues number 21-24 of the currently Moon Knight comic, and then its on to the 5-issue limited series City of the Dead, where we see the comic debut of a character fans of the TV show are already very familiar with. 
This Week's Stack
Moon Knight (2021-2023) #21-24
Moon Knight: City of the Dead (2023) #1-5
Issue Recaps and Discussion Topics
Moon Knight (2021-2023) #21-24
21 - The Reese issue (with a Jake cameo) 
22 - Follow the money 
22 - This is when he’s happy 
23 - Resolution through non-violence 
24 - Morpheus enters The Big Sleep courtesy of Black Spectre 
24 – He tries to give Mark, Steven and Jake some peace before he goes
Moon Knight: City of the Dead (2023) #1-5
Cross-pollination – New characters starting in TV or movies and then making the jump to comics is still unusual, but is happening more.   
This feels very much like something Doug Moench might have written.  Reminds me a bit of Vol 3’s “The Resurrection War.”  See our PotMK episode entitled “It Turns Out He Was Only Mostly Dead” for more on that. 
A lot of character narration over the action. Characters introduced themselves every issue. 
Do all faiths end up in the Duat in the Marvel universe?  This I do not understand. 
It also seems weird that there are cars and modern cities.   
This is a bit of a “greatest hits” album, bringing back almost all of MKs old foes – or at least the truly villainous ones.  No Scarlett, for instance. Legion of the Unliving is quite the name. 
It’s always Randall when you least expect it! 
We have a Khonshu sighting 
Also is a bit weird, in that it finishes with Layla saying “Be Seeing you, Marc.”  Will she??  On Earth?  Or back in the Duat? 
I think Lyla is back on earth. Resurrected for her help defeating Jackal Knight Randall 
What’s up with him just completely forgetting about the fact he has a girlfriend?  Greer deserves better than this guy. 
Final Thoughts
What's Next 
Moon Knight (2021-2023) #25-30
Signoff 
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COMIC CONNECTIONS: Moon Knight - Mission and Purpose

Episode 73 - Moon Knight - Mission and Purpose
This week we head back to our roots as we start a special multi-week comparison between the current Moon Knight run written by Jed MacKay and drawn by Alessandro Cappuccio and the Marvel Studios adaptation we got in 2022 to close out our season 2. We've looked at some of these books previously, but rather than have you go back and listen to a past episode, we'll talk about key things you need to be aware of as we prepare you for "The Last Days of Moon Knight".
This Week's Stack
Moon Knight (2021-2023) #1-20
Discussion Topics
New Supporting Cast
Gone are all the old friends we knew
In are new characters right from Book 1 - 4 in particular you need to know:
Reese - Vegan turned Vampire that becomes Marc's Assistant at the Midnight Mission
Soldier - Ex Hydra err... soldier who is devoted to Moon Knight and the Mission. So much so he dies (and is resurrected as a vampire) for the cause
Tigra - Old teammate and love interest from Moon Knight's days in the West Cost Avengers
Dr Badr - Another Fist of Khonshu that wants Marc Spector to stop helping vampires
Other System Identities Missing
We don't see Steve Grant or Jack Lockley until issue 12
Leads to several issues where they talk out what is/has been doing and agree to help 
New Powers and New Lore
Dr. Badr shares previously unknown things about becoming a Fist of Khonshu
Shares, after dying himself, that they can't live forever. Their mind won't allow for it
Quick passage through an alternate dimension where wreath versions of previous Moon Knights reside
Moon Debt (issue 20) - We learn about a Fist of Khonshu named Denise who worked with Blade
Wide Assortment of Villains
Smaller/Deep Cut baddies we've seen:
8 Ball
Marsdale Slaughter
Waxman
Jigsaw
Nemean / Grand Mal
Commodore Planet
The Harlequin hit men
Main Villians through the first 20 books (that may play a major role in the final 10 books):
Zodiac
"The Structure" and Vampires
Final Thoughts
What's Next 
Moon Knight (2021-2023) #21-24
Moon Knight: City of the Dead #1-5
Signoff 
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MCU REVIEW: That’s a Wrap

Episode 72 - That's a Wrap: Our All MCU Review
For almost two years now we have been looking at Marvel Comics and the Marvel Cinematic Universe films they inspired.  Today, with Endgame behind us and a new comics focus coming up soon, we are going to wrap up this phase of Comics Over Time as we take a look back at the entire MCU, with its dozens of films spanning 15 years (so far).
The Stack
The Entire MCU Movie Library
Discussion Questions
What comic or comics stand out to you as favorites from the books we have read? 
What movie did the comics we read made the biggest impact on your understanding or enjoyment of?   
Is there a character you've changed your opinion on (either in the comics, movies or both) during our time reviewing the MCU? If so, who and how has your opinion changed? 
Has how you feel about these movies changed (for the better or worse) over the last couple of years? 
In general, do you think it is worth it for MCU fans to search out the comics behind the movies they love? 
What is your most rewatchable Marvel movie?  
What is your least rewatchable Marvel movie? 
In general, do you prefer more grounded or more cosmic MCU films? 
What is your favorite phase? 
What is your least favorite phase? 
If you could recommend one change to the MCU going forward, what would it be? 
What character and/or storyline would you like to see the MCU adapt at some point in the future? 
Are you optimistic about the future for films with the Marvel Studios logo? 
What's Next: Moon Knight to Finish off 2023
Taking Off Next Week
Return in 2 weeks to discuss the Current Run of Moon Knight comics
Should span about 6 weeks
Then in early 2024, we are going to look at comics in depth, year by year, through the Daredevil character. We hope you'll continue to join us. 
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MCU REVIEW: The Marvels

Episode 71 - The Marvels Movie Review
Just a couple of weeks ago we took a look at Captain Marvel’s solo MCU film, and now we are moving forward 4 years to the sequel, co-starring her marvelous friends Kamala Khan and Monica Rambeau. 
This Week In Comics
Comics are dying (again): https://www.comicsbeat.com/retailer-warns-that-comics-are-dying-again/ 
Moon Knight is dying (again): https://www.marvel.com/watch/trailers-and-extras/vengeance-of-the-moon-knight-1-trailer-marvel-comics  
New on Marvel Unlimited this Week
https://www.marvel.com/comics/calendar/week/2023-11-12
Recommendation: Superhero Culture Wars: Politics, Marketing, and Social Justice in Marvel Comics by Monica Flegel & Judith Leggatt
https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/superhero-culture-wars-9781350148635/ 
Film Facts
Tagline: Higher. Further. Faster. Together. 
Released: November 10, 2023  
Runtime: 105 minutes 
Box Office: worldwide estimate: $110,300,000 / domestic estimate: $47,000,000 
Budget: $220,000,000 
IMDB Rating:  6.2/10 
Stars: Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, Iman Vellani, Zawe Ashton, Park Seo-Joon, Zenobia Shroff, Mohan Kapur and Samuel L. Jackson  
Directed: Nia DaCosta 
Screenplay: Nia DaCosta, Megan McDonnell and Elissa Karasik 
2ish Minute Recap and Discussion Topics
Opening Thoughts
Carol/Captain Marvel
Monica Rambeau 
Kamala / Ms Marvel
Dar-Benn
Fury and the Family
Skrulls
Aladna/Prince Yan
Flerkins
Post-Credit Scene
Reviews, Box Office Numbers and Various Online Kerfuffles
Tidbits 
From the comics 
Face Off!
Which Did it better? The Comics or the Movie
What's Next: Marvel Wrap Up
We are going to wrap up our look at phases 1-3 and the most recent phase 4 titles of the MCU and accompanying comics that we've looked at over the last year and a half
Then we'll be closing out the year looking at Moon Knight
Something new coming in 2024... Stay Tuned.
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COMIC CONNECTIONS: The Marvels - Mist and Rhymes

Episode 70 - The Marvels - Mist and Rhymes
This week we get ready for the last Marvel offering of 2023 – the much anticipated and oft maligned The Marvels.  This movie figures to have a ton of new or new-ish faces, and we are here to help you know a bit more about their comics history before you head to the theater. 
This Week In Comics
Marvel Introduces The New Punisher In First Series Preview 
https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/marvel-new-punisher-series-preview/
Invincible Season 2 now Streaming on Amazon Prime
https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a45712825/invincible-season-2-release-schedule-prime-video/
New on Marvel Unlimited this Week
https://www.marvel.com/comics/calendar/week/2023-11-05
Recommendation: March and Run by Andrew Aydin and John Lewis.
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/1MA/march
https://run.abrams.link/
This Week's Stack
Silver Surfer (1991) #53
Avengers (1992) #346
Captain Marvel (volume 8 - 2014) #9
Ms Marvel (2014) #1-5
Photon (2022) #1-5
2 Minute Recap and Discussion Topics
Silver Surfer (1991) #53 and Avengers (1992) #346
Dar-Benn is another character that is very thinly developed
Dar-Benn’s presence would seem to hint at power struggles within the Kree Empire as a major reason for the conflict in The Marvels 
Captain Marvel #9
Sort of an inverted “Save the princess” story.  Weird, though.
Lila Cheney!  Has been around for decades.  Started in New Mutants.
The prince is a bit of a two-dimensional character. Noble and idealistic with chiseled abs.  Could be the Captain Marvel equivalent of Moon Knight’s Arthur Harrow. 
Ms Marvel (2014) #1-5
Very lighthearted and delivered with no cynicism or snark 
A really interesting insight into modern life for a Pakistani-American family 
Good is not a thing you are.  It’s a thing you do. 
Photon (2022) #1-5
What a weird comic story 
Lots of movement, but almost no action
Does revisit many eras of Photon’s life, and seems to be trying to act as a reintroduction of the character.  Feels like it is trying to do for Monica Rambeau what the 2012 Captain Marvel series did for Carol Danvers 
Final Thoughts
What's Next 
The Marvels (in theaters this weekend)
Signoff 
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