The Punisher Skull

Two rival paleontologists turn a hunt for dinosaur bones into an all-out scientific war. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of 99% Invisible ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. H ... Show More

This episode is sponsored by Claude. For problems worth solving, get started with Claude at Claude.ai. On his deathbed, President Chester Arthur ordered that all of his personal and professional papers be burned. Three barrels of documents went up in flames. But 23 letters surviv ... Show More

A devastating fire put one of Hong Kong's oldest building traditions on trial, but the real story runs much deeper. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of 99% Invisible ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting s ... Show More

The Punisher has always been a complicated Marvel antihero: a man whose creator imagined him as a reaction to the failures of government at home and in the Vietnam War. So why is the Punisher’s trademark dripping skull insignia — a menacing image used throughout history to denote ... Show More

Mickey is obsessed with The Punisher, the Marvel Comics antihero who delivers his own brand of arbitrary, violent justice. In this episode, we talk to Casandra Windecker, Mickey’s ex-wife. Cassie met Mickey through the Denver Hearse Association, a community where Mickey was well ... Show More

Jim and I haven't finished The Punisher season 2 yet, but we've seen enough to tap out. The Punisher has the chief sin of these Marvel/Netflix collaborations; a bloated 13 episodes, and adds to it ludicrous character details and plot-points until this grimdark ultra-violent fanta ... Show More

Ryan and Tucker delve into grim and heart-wrenching stories in November 7’s new comic books, including IMMORTAL HULK #8, MARVEL KNIGHTS 20TH #1, DEADPOOL #6, and DEATH OF THE INHUMANS #5. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

<p>Jake and Holden delve into the most sarcastic superhero of all, Deadpool! They talk the comic book character's creation, the movie that was saved by Deadpool himself: Ryan Reynolds.<p> </p></p> <p><p>Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of Nerd of Mouth ad ... Show More

<p>Smart-Ass, Bad-Ass, Wise-Ass, Parody? Which way do you like your Deadpool humor? Across 30 years of publishing, he’s been all things to all people. Inside the 4th Walk breaks, the jokes and the variety of comedic stylings with everyone’s favorite Merc With A Mouth! And how doe ... Show More

The hardest working man in comics talks Darth Vader, Astonishing X-Men, Daredevil, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

It’s a symbol of chaos and destruction. A chimeric beast with the body of a lion, the tail of a scorpion, the face of a human man… and an appetite for human flesh. But is the manticore’s horrific visage a mirror for humanity’s own evil propensities? Learn more about your ad choic ... Show More

<p>A tank that only made sense as a fascist empire failed to come to terms with the reality of its own demise.</p> <p>It still remains one of the great villains of history, an icon to conjure with.</p> <p>This month we talk about the Tiger.</p> 

In this episode, we contemplate the way that fine art inspired, affected, and ultimately molded the man who would become the biggest architect of terror in the 20th century. LEARN MORE: Artcuriouspodcast.com SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/artcurious-pod ... Show More