Jun 8
House to Astonish Presents: The Lightning Round Episode 31
Posted on Monday, June 8, 2026 by Al in Podcast
The launch of New Thunderbolts is just around the corner, but first Paul and I are polishing off the Avengers/Thunderbolts miniseries with issues 4-6, as one fight runs for three issues and we learn just how much of a petty dillweed Captain America can be. Along the way, we’ll be ruminating on the possibility of Magnesium Man, boggling at an advert for the concept of doing things, and learning about “an MTV film that extreme right-wing moralists can be proud of”.
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In Cap’s defense, Zeno had put him through a LOT prior to Avengers/ Thunderbotls. Zemo’s father had “killed” Bucky and Steve would eventually find out Bucky suffered a fate worse than death. Zemo had killed Steve’s gay friend’s boyfriend, brainwashed his pacifist friend into becoming a villain, tortured his gay friend, put his immotal friend in a coma, tore up the last photo of his mother and tortured his butler. Steve accepting Zemo as a hero would be like Peter Parker accepting Norman Osborn as a hero…um, never mind,