House to Astonish Presents: The Lightning Round Episode 18
It’s anniversary time, as we mark the 15th turn round the sun of House to Astonish by briefly mourning the original episode we recorded for the occasion and lost in a computer disaster, before moving on to another anniversary in the form of issue 50 (and 48 and 49) of Thunderbolts, from 2001. It’s the end of the Scourge story, the return of Jolt, and time to bid a fond farewell to Mark Bagley. It’s all go! Come and join us, why don’t you?
The episode is here. or available via the player below. Let us know what you think, in the comments, on Bluesky, via email or on our Facebook fan page, and don’t forget – it’s likely nobody has bought you a House to Astonish t-shirt for Christmas, so you have all the more reason to buy one for yourself. And don’t forget to let us know what the best comic you read all year was in the 2023 Homies awards, just one post below this one!
I love 1950 Commie Smasher Captain America. When I worked in a shop in the 90s, our Diamond/Marvel rep would ask us what classic materials we wanted tobe reprinted, and we always include them on our list.
I love that this story leads directly to Gyrich’s finest hour, replacing Everett Ross as Black Panther’s tag-along fed.
Oooof, losing a podcast due to computer issues sucks, I’m sorry!
Hey guys,
Longtime listener (since the first episode), but I’d just been letting the lightning round eps sit in my feed since I’d never read thunderbolts. In the last few weeks i’ve finally read the first 50 issues and followed along with the podcast and genuinely enjoyed myself. Only downside is I’m now totally caught up and am currently trying to decide if i want to read ahead.
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