Feb 2
House to Astonish Presents: The Lightning Round Episode 29
Posted on Monday, February 2, 2026 by Al in Podcast
It had to happen. And now, it finally has. It’s time for me and Paul to bite the bullet and step into the squared circle to take on Marvel’s Most Merciless, the Masters of Mayhem, the Mush-Mangling Mavens of the Marquis of Queensbury, the… Thunderbolts?
It’s Fightbolts time, but will they float like butterflies, or sting like bees?
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The writing for the trade era did lead to a lot of poor pacing in a lot of books, Bendis got away with if because he was good a filler to stretch out his stories but this is not a good example. It seems odd that if writing for.collection there was not a satisfying final issue.
Super fight club is a good idea and has worked as subplot in the most recent She hulk run as a way to.let of steam.
It’s interesting that the biggest name in the comic after Spidey is Mac Gargan who would be a large part of the Ellis Bolts.