Episode 186 – The Death of Captain Marvel

It's one of the few superhero deaths that has managed to stick over the intervening decades. And it ties up Adam Warlock's Magus Saga with a tidy bow. On this episode, we revisit Marvel Comics' first-ever "graphic novel," Jim Starlin's The Death of Captain Marvel! He's fought countless Earth villains and cosmic bad guys, but the man named Mar-Vell finally confronts a foe he can't defeat: cancer. As the greatest minds on Earth and Titan work tirelessly to find a cure, one of the universe's mightiest warriors must come to grips with his own mortality, eventually engaging in a psychic battle with his greatest enemy—Thanos! Can Captain Marvel avoid the literal kiss of Death and live happily ever after? (Spoiler alert: No.) More importantly, can he ascend to that enlightened state of cosmic awareness known as ... The Comics Canon? In This Episode: ·         Everyone's favorite space prospector ·         Hey, where's Carol Danvers? ·         Marvel's personification of Death vs. Vertigo's Death ·         Dreadstar: The Price graphic novel ·         Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 ·         Guardians of the Galaxy (2023) #1 ·         Adam Warlock: Rebirth #1   Join us in two weeks as we pivot away from Jim Starlin and cosmic Marvel for something completely different—Gene Luen Yang's American Born Chinese! Until then: Impress your friends with our Comics Canon merchandise! Rate us on Apple Podcasts! Send us an email! Hit us up on Twitter or Facebook! And as always, thanks for listening!