Category: Marvel Madness

  • That Time the Scarlet Witch was Brought to the Salem Witch Trials

      Every now and then I like to theme these Marvel Madness posts, often to the releases of various Marvel movies, and of course holidays. This is pretty easy for major holidays, or seasons, because Marvel certainly has a lot of Halloween or Christmas material for me to work with. Other holiday, less so. Such…

  • That Time the Thing Boxed For the Fate of the Planet

      There are certain comic titles that I frequently discuss here on Marvel Madness, which almost guarantee to provide us with the insane types of stories that I love so much. Some characters lend themselves to these silly stories, like Doctor Doom, but every now and then I come across a specific book from the…

  • That Time Dracula Got Supercharged on Asgardian Blood

      Well folks, it’s the most wonderful time of the year yet again. Which can only mean one thing. It’s time to talk about Dracula, y’all! For the past several years I have been more than happy to share the many insane adventures of Marvel Dracula with you all, and we certainly aren’t about to…

  •   Here in the middle of October, I like to mix things up a bit during Marvel Madness. The beginning of the month is dedicated to the strange adventures of Rutland, Vermont, and the end of the month is relegated to the insane exploits of Dracula. But, here in the middle of the month I…

  • That Time Loki Conquered Rutland, Vermont

      Folks, it is finally October, which means it’s the most wonderful time of the year. And, when it’s Halloween, you know what that means. It’s time to talk about some of the absolute strangest comics that Marvel ever produced. The saga of Rutland, Vermont. Now, this is the fourth time I’ve discussed these comics,…

  •   Over the last few years October has become my favorite month to do Marvel Madness posts, because I’m always up for talking about insane Marvel stories that take on a spooky, Halloween-themed bent. But, I’ve also kind of cornered myself into two very specific patterns, sharing stories about Dracula and stories about Rutland, Vermont…

  •   After spending a month talking about the strange world of inter-company cross-over comics, reaching the absolute zenith with the incomparably weird Archie Meets the Punisher, I figured it would be nice to spend a month just talking about relatively simple stories. And, I say relatively because I’m still obviously going to talk about strange Marvel stories,…

  • That Time the Punisher Almost Killed Archie

      Well folks, we’re closing out another months of Marvel Madness posts featuring the weird world of inter-company cross-overs. We’ve talked about massive adventures featuring Marvel and DC’s biggest characters fighting crime together, and they’ve both been a whole lot of fun. So, to cap the month off, I’ve decided to share with you all…

  • That Time Batman and the Joker Used the Incredible Hulk as a Pacifier For a Crazy Space God

        Earlier this month I declared that August’s Marvel Madness posts would be devoted to the strange world of inter-company cross-over stories, which began with me sharing the very first time that comics’ two biggest companies, Marvel and DC, crossed over together. That resulted in a surprisingly fun little tale about Superman and Spider-Man…

  • That Time Superman and Spider-Man Stopped Planetary Blackmail

      Last August I decided, rather spontaneously, to devote that month’s two Marvel Madness posts to a very strange pair of comics. Inter-company cross-over stories between the Big Two superhero comics companies, Marvel and DC. Sadly, it doesn’t happen much any more, but over the decades the Big Two have played around with the concept…