Reading The Multiverse: A Marvel Comics Journey

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Since Nov 2025

Latest Episode May 2026

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About This Podcast

Reading the Multiverse: A Marvel Comics Journey, explores the characters and the tales that built the Marvel Universe, issue by issue through Marvel’s comic history, starting with Fantastic Four #1.

Hosted by Joe from Muscles & The Multiverse, each episode blends story, commentary, and laid-back humor for a quick ride through Marvel’s ever-evolving world, from its cosmic beginnings to its modern chaos.

As a mostly first-time reader, Joe shares honest reactions to the art, writing, characters, the moments that still hold up, the ones that haven’t aged so well, and the surprises that make Marvel’s history so much fun to revisit.

Whether you’re an MCU fan who wants to know the source material or a lifelong comic reader up for a nostalgic re-read, this podcast brings you the stories, art, and chaos that shaped the Marvel Universe, one era & run at a time.

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Recent Episodes

S1E17 S1E17: Fantastic Four #60-63 - Reed Gets Sucked Into The Negative Zone & Dr. Doom Goes Power Cosmic

May 25, 2026 23m Transcript

Send Joe a message through the Negative ZoneIn this episode of Reading The Multiverse: A Marvel Comics Journey, I finish out the Dr. Doom Power Cosmic arc, Reed gets sucked into the real Negative…

S1E16 S1E16: Fantastic Four #57-59 - Dr. Doom Steals The Silver Surfer's Powers

May 18, 2026 23m Transcript

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S1E15 S1E15: Fantastic Four #55-56 & Annual 4 - The OG Human Torch Fights The Human Torch & Klaw Returns

Mar 02, 2026 25m

Send Joe a message through the Negative ZoneIn this episode of Reading The Multiverse: A Marvel Comics Journey, Joe covers the return of the Silver Surfer who has a face-off against The Thing, the…

S1E14 S1E14: Fantastic Four #51-54 - The First Appearance of Black Panther

Feb 16, 2026 26m

Send Joe a message through the Negative ZoneIn this episode of Reading The Multiverse: A Marvel Comics Journey, Joe covers the fallout of the victory against Galactus and the Fantastic Four's travel…

S1E13 S1E13: Fantastic Four #47-50 - The Galactus Trilogy

Feb 03, 2026 25m

Send Joe a message through the Negative ZoneIn this episode of Reading The Multiverse: A Marvel Comics Journey, Joe covers one of the most well-known Fantastic Four arcs in all of comics, the…

S1E12 S1E12: Fantastic Four #43-46 & Annual 3: Reed & Sue's Wedding & The Inhumans Arrive

Jan 26, 2026 32m Transcript

Send Joe a message through the Negative ZoneIn this episode of Reading the Multiverse, I go over Fantastic Four #43-46 and Annual 3, where we have the event we've all been waiting for, the wedding of…

S1E11 S1E11: Fantastic Four #39-42 - Daredevil, Doom, & Ben Leaves The Team

Jan 19, 2026 24m Transcript

Send Joe a message through the Negative ZoneIn this episode of Reading the Multiverse, I go over Fantastic Four #39-42, where we see the Fantastic Four lose their powers, Doctor Doom strikes when…

S1E10 S1E10: Fantastic Four #35-38 - The Frightful Four, Reed Proposes, & Skrull Revenge

Jan 12, 2026 24m Transcript

Send Joe a message through the Negative ZoneIn this episode of Reading the Multiverse, I go over Fantastic Four #35-38, a stretch packed with big changes as Reed and Sue get engaged, new villains…

S1E9 S1E9: Fantastic Four #31-34 - The Storm Family Tragedy & An Atlantean War

Jan 05, 2026 26m Transcript

Send Joe a message through the Negative ZoneIn this episode of Reading the Multiverse, I go over Fantastic Four #31–34 where we learn about Sue and Johnny’s family history, the team faces the…

S1E8 S1E8: Fantastic Four #28-30 & Annual 2 - Origin of Doctor Doom & X-Men Chaos

Dec 29, 2025 28m Transcript

Send Joe a message through the Negative ZoneIn this episode of Reading the Multiverse, I go over Fantastic Four #28-30 and Annual #2 where the team clashes with the original X-Men, revisits old…

S1E7 S1E7: Fantastic Four #24-27 - Hulk vs The Thing, Avengers Team-Up, & Namor Kidnaps Sue

Dec 22, 2025 25m Transcript

Send Joe a message through the Negative ZoneIn this episode of Reading the Multiverse, I go over Fantastic Four #24-27, where we get a reality-warping alien baby causing havoc, the Hulk wages war on…

S1E6 S1E6: Fantastic Four #20-23: Sue Storm's Power Upgrade & Doom's Master Plan

Dec 15, 2025 26m Transcript

Send Joe a message through the Negative ZoneIn this episode of Reading the Multiverse, I go over Fantastic Four #20-23, introducing Molecule Man, tackling Marvel’s most overtly political story yet…

S1E5 S1E5: Fantastic Four #17-19 & Annual 1 - Namor Declares War, Skrulls Return, & Doom's Got Tricks

Dec 08, 2025 27m Transcript

Send Joe a message through the Negative ZoneIn this episode of Reading The Multiverse, I dig into Fantastic Four #17–19 and Annual #1, where Doctor Doom pulls off another disguise scheme, the Skrulls…

S1E4 S1E4: Fantastic Four #13-16 - Dr. Doom Is Back, Red Ghost, & The Mad Thinker

Dec 01, 2025 24m Transcript

Send Joe a message through the Negative ZoneIn this episode of Reading The Multiverse, I dive into Fantastic Four #13–16, where the team races the Red Ghost to the moon, encounters the Watcher for…

S1E2 S1E2: Fantastic Four #5-8 - The First Appearance of Doctor Doom

Nov 28, 2025 28m Transcript

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S1E1 S1E1: Fantastic Four #1-4 - The Birth of the Marvel & MCU Revolution

Nov 28, 2025 26m Transcript

Send Joe a message through the Negative ZoneJoin the Earth's Mightiest Nerds Discord Channel by signing up for the Earth's Mightiest Nerds Newsletter (completely free and I promise you won't be…

S1E3 S1E3: Fantastic Four #9-12 - Dr Doom Returns, Namor Schemes, and The Incredible Hulk

Nov 28, 2025 25m Transcript

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