The Marvelists

Today on The Marvelists, Peter and Eddie take a mini break from our Punisher film rewatch and talk about the latest addition to the MCU, Ant-Man and The Wasp. In the aftermath of the superhero Civil War, Scott Lang must become Ant-Man yet again as he teams up with The Wasp against the deadly Ghost. Ant-Man and The Wasp stars Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Peña, Walton Goggins, Bobby Cannavale, Judy Greer, Tip "T.I." Harris, David Dastmalchian, Hannah John-Kamen, Abby Ryder Fortson, Randall Park, Michelle Pfeiffer, Laurence Fishburne, and Michael Douglas Next Episode: The Punisher (2004) Want to follow the show on social media? Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheMarvelists Twitter: @TheMarvelists @PeterMelnick @ewilson959 Instagram: @themarvelists Comments? Questions? Strongly worded letters? Drop us an e-mail at themarvelists@gmail.com!

Today on The Marvelists, Peter and Eddie start their delve into the Punisher films with 1989’s “The Punisher!” Starring Dolph Lundgren, the Punisher starts his one-man war on crime. Is it cheesy? Yes. Is it fun? You better believe it. The Punisher (1989) stars Dolph Lundgren and Louis Gossett Jr. Next Episode: Ant-Man & The Wasp (2018) Want to follow the show on social media? Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheMarvelists Twitter: @TheMarvelists @PeterMelnick @ewilson959 Instagram: @themarvelists Comments? Questions? Strongly worded letters? Drop us an e-mail at themarvelists@gmail.com!

Today on The Marvelists, Peter and Eddie talk about what would have been the second trilogy of films from Sam Raimi’s “Spider-Verse.” They discuss the possibility of villains such as The Vulture, Mysterio, Black Cat and others joining the fray in what became the biggest “What If” in comic book movie history. On top of that, they are joined with co-creator of Carnage, Mark Bagley as he recounts his career and the overall impact of the webhead on pop culture. Next Episode: The Punisher (1989) A major, major thank you to Mark Ruffalo for the intro to this week’s episode! Give Mark a follow on Twitter @MarkRuffalo. Want to follow the show on social media? Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheMarvelists Twitter: @TheMarvelists @PeterMelnick @ewilson959 Instagram: @themarvelists Comments? Questions? Strongly worded letters? Drop us an e-mail at themarvelists@gmail.com!

Today on The Marvelists, Peter and Eddie discuss the infamous film, Spider-Man 3 (2007). The odds are the most they’ve ever been stacked against Peter Parker as he not only has to face off against Sandman, but the symbiote (pronunciation may vary) having villain known as Venom. The guys also talk about the studio involvement of how the film came to be. Spider-Man 3 is directed by Sam Raimi and stars Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Thomas Haden Church, Topher Grace, Bryce Dallas Howard, James Cromwell, Rosemary Harris, and J. K. Simmons Next Episode: Spider-Man 4-6… What If? Want to follow the show on social media? Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheMarvelists Twitter: @TheMarvelists @PeterMelnick @ewilson959 Instagram: @themarvelists Comments? Questions? Strongly worded letters? Drop us an e-mail at themarvelists@gmail.com!

Today on a special episode of the Marvelists, Peter and Eddie continue Spider-Man Month as they are joined with Marvel Comics writer/artist, Chip Zdarsky! Topics during this interview include Chip’s early days of being a comic book fan, how the message board of Warren Ellis is inadvertently responsible for the current talent in comics today, and of course his full body of work over at Image Comics and Marvel (including Spectacular Spider-Man). Want to follow the show on social media? Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheMarvelists Twitter: @TheMarvelists @PeterMelnick @ewilson959 Instagram: @themarvelists Comments? Questions? Strongly worded letters? Drop us an e-mail at themarvelists@gmail.com!

This week on The Marvelists we are joined with comic book writer Lan Pitts as we talk about one of the most iconic comic book movies of all time - Spider-Man 2. When tasked to fight against Doctor Octopus, Peter Parker must learn the importance of what it's like to be a hero. Spider-Man 2 is directed by Sam Raimi and stars Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Alfred Molina, Rosemary Harris, and Donna Murphy. In addition to covering Spider-Man 2, we also talk about goings on in the Marvel universe including the possibility of a Moon Knight Netflix series. Next Episode: Spider-Man 3 (2007) Additionally, we talk about the trailer for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse as well as Cloak and Dagger! Want to follow the show on social media? Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheMarvelists Twitter: @TheMarvelists @PeterMelnick @ewilson959 Instagram: @themarvelists Comments? Questions? Strongly worded letters? Drop us an e-mail at themarvelists@gmail.com!

This week on the Marvelists, Peter and Eddie talk about the ol’ webhead’s cinematic debut - yes, we’re talking about Spider-Man from 2002. Bitten by a radioactive spider, Peter Parker must discover what it truly means to be a hero as he faces off against the diabolical Green Goblin. Spider-Man is directed by Sam Raimi and stars Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Cliff Robertson, Rosemary Harris, and JK Simmons. Next Week: Spider-Man 2 (2004) Additionally, we talk about the trailer for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse as well as Cloak and Dagger! Want to follow the show on social media? Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheMarvelists Twitter: @TheMarvelists @PeterMelnick @ewilson959 Instagram: @themarvelists Comments? Questions? Strongly worded letters? Drop us an e-mail at themarvelists@gmail.com!

This week on the Marvelists, Peter and Eddie don’t have a movie to talk about, but a studio rather! Yes, the guys will be talking about the rise of Marvel Studios and how they became the pop culture juggernaut they are today. On top of that, they also discuss the potential casting of Mysterio in the upcoming Spider-Man sequel. Next Week: Spider-Man (2002) Want to follow the show on social media? Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheMarvelists Twitter: @TheMarvelists @PeterMelnick @ewilson959 Instagram: @themarvelists Comments? Questions? Strongly worded letters? Drop us an e-mail at themarvelists@gmail.com!

This is it... This is the big one. That's right, True Believers, we’ve reached the end of the road as it's time for The Marvelists' review of Avengers - Infinity War. When Thanos gets all of the gems for the Infinity Gauntlet, all hell breaks loose. Is no one safe? An all star cast makes up what is guaranteed to be the biggest film in comic book movie history. On top of our thoughts on Infinity War, we're also joined alongside Roy Thomas who is responsible for a ton of characters in the history of Marvel, including The Vision himself! And if that wasn't enough, we're also joined with the father of this film's big bad himself - Thanos' dad, Jim Starlin! Avengers - Infinity War is directed by Joe and Anthony Russo and stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Don Cheadle, Tom Holland, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright, Dave Bautista, Zoe Saldana, Josh Brolin, and Chris Pratt. Next Week: Our retrospective on the rise of Marvel Studios! In addition to our Infinity War discussion, we also talk about Ms. Marvel joining the MCU! Want to follow the show on social media? Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheMarvelists Twitter: @TheMarvelists @PeterMelnick @ewilson959 Instagram: @themarvelists Comments? Questions? Strongly worded letters? Drop us an e-mail at themarvelists@gmail.com!

This week on the podcast we continue down the Road to Infinity War as we talk about 2018's pop culture juggernaut - Black Panther. In a battle to maintain his leadership of Wakanda, T'Challa must do what he can as Black Panther to defeat the dreaded Killmonger. Black Panther is directed by Ryan Coogler and stars Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Wyong'o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, and Andy Serkis. Next episode: Avengers - Infinity War (2018) On top of talking about Black Panther, we discuss Marvel Comics going with all-new #1s for their series as well as Gwyneth Paltrow possibly spoiling Avengers 4. Want to follow the show on social media? Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheMarvelists Twitter: @TheMarvelists @PeterMelnick @ewilson959 Instagram: @themarvelists Comments? Questions? Strongly worded letters? Drop us an e-mail at themarvelists@gmail.com!

This week on The Marvelists, we talk about 2017’s Thor - Ragnarok. A massive tonal change for the Thor franchise, does it hit or miss? We also see the return of the Hulk and the debut of Korg and Jeff Goldblum's Grandmaster! Thor Ragnarok was directed by Taika Waititi and stars Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Mark Ruffalo, Cate Blanchett, Tessa Thompson, Jeff Goldblum, Anthony Hopkins, and Idris Elba. Next Week: Black Panther (2018) On top of that, also give our vague talk about the big one… Avengers Infinity War. Yes, we saw it. Yes, we liked it, but we’ll be saving our overall thoughts about that two episodes from now. Want to follow the show on social media? Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheMarvelists Twitter: @TheMarvelists @PeterMelnick @ewilson959 Instagram: @themarvelists Comments? Questions? Strongly worded letters? Drop us an e-mail at themarvelists@gmail.com!

This week on the Marvelists, we continue down the Road to Infinity War with 2017's Spider-Man Homecoming. What happens when you have a villain to fight, be mentored by a brilliant billionaire, and are getting used to your new "spider-like" powers? Well, more than you can spin a web at! Spider-Man Homecoming is directed by Jon Watts and stars Tom Holland, Robert Downey Jr, Michael Keaton, Jon Favreau, Zendaya, Marisa Tomei, and Tyne Daly. Next Week: Thor Ragnarok (2017) Want to follow the show on social media? Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheMarvelists Twitter: @TheMarvelists @PeterMelnick @ewilson959 Instagram: @themarvelists Comments? Questions? Strongly worded letters? Drop us an e-mail at themarvelists@gmail.com!

This week on the podcast, we go cosmic yet again with Marvel's ragtag group of intergalactic outlaws - the Guardians of the Galaxy and they return with a second volume no less! Upon discovering his father, Peter "Star-Lord" Quill must learn to utilize his newfound "godhood." Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is directed by James Gunn and stars Chris Pratt, Michael Rooker, Zoe Saldana, Kurt Russell, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Elizabeth Debicki, Chris Sullivan, Sean Gunn, and Sylvester Stallone. Next Week: Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) On top of that, we talk about Elizabeth Olsen wanting a Scarlet Witch movie to happen and which storyline it would be an adaptation of. Thank you to Jon Gorga of Carmine Street Comics for joining the program this week. Be sure to check out their store in New York City's West Village. For more information, check them out on Facebook (www.facebook.com/carminestreetcomics). Want to follow the show on social media? Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheMarvelists Twitter: @TheMarvelists @PeterMelnick @ewilson959 Instagram: @themarvelists Comments? Questions? Strongly worded letters? Drop us an e-mail at themarvelists@gmail.com!

This week on The Marvelists, we go supreme... Sorcerer Supreme! That's right, we talk about the most interesting "Don't Text and Drive" PSA, 2016's Doctor Strange! What happens when a cocky doc becomes a sorcerer? 2016's Doctor Strange - that's what! Doctor Strange is directed by Scott Derrickson and starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Tilda Swinton, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Wong, Mads Mikkelsen, and Chiwetel Ejiofor. Next week: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) In addition to our Doctor Strange talk, we discuss the Russo Brothers talking Secret Wars and the problems surrounding Stan Lee. Want to follow the show on social media? Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheMarvelists Twitter: @TheMarvelists @PeterMelnick @ewilson959 Instagram: @themarvelists Comments? Questions? Strongly worded letters? Drop us an e-mail at themarvelists@gmail.com!

This week on the Marvelists, as we go down the Road to Infinity War, we discuss the cinematic event of 2016, Captain America - Civil War. Sides were chosen and heroes made their big screen debut/return. Will things ever be the same again? Captain America - Civil War is directed by Joe and Anthony Russo and stars Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Renner, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Rudd, Tom Holland, Daniel Brühl, Marisa Tomei, and William Hurt. Next week: Doctor Strange (2016) On top of that, we all talk about the upcoming Spider-Man game coming out for the PlayStation 4, John Krasinski wanting to do a Fantastic Four film, the lack of Hawkeye, and a certain character returning in Infinity War. Want to follow the show on social media? Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheMarvelists Twitter: @TheMarvelists @PeterMelnick @ewilson959 Instagram: @themarvelists Comments? Questions? Strongly worded letters? Drop us an e-mail at themarvelists@gmail.com!