Capes and Japes

Today we talk about Dr. Will Magnus and his team of Metal Men, which are literally just robots he made out of a single metal and given thoughts, feelings, and personalities through a device he created. What we were up to this week: -Nothing! Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Sasha Bordeaux, who was hired to be Bruce Wayne's bodyguard, figured out he was Batman, and then ended up joining Checkmate and becoming a cyborg. What we were up to this week: Briar was mostly just reading more Robin Hobb and getting ready to go to ALA Olivia received Spectators for Christmas but hasn't had time to read it yet! Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about the women (and very very briefly one man) who have been the villain The Cheetah over the years, and how they came across the mantle and mostly just fight Wonder Woman. What we were up to this week: Briar started watching Dimension 20 Unsleeping City while hand-sewing these Christmas presents Olivia checked out Several books from the library to read over break and has managed to read one so far! Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Etta Candy, who is Wonder Woman's fun and feisty best friend who organized a sorority into becoming a Nazi-spy-busting force, wrecked house alongside Diana, and also dated Cheetah for a bit. What we were up to this week: Briar went to see Twenty Sided Tavern! Olivia saw Hamnet and also went to see Fun Home and A Sherlock Carol! Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Steve Trevor, who washed up on Themyscira, got escorted home by Diana, then ended up being kidnapped, killed, and resurrected many many times. What we were up to this week: Briar worked on Gengar plushes, read more Robin Hobb, and is excited to see Twenty Sided Tavern (which will have happened as of the posting of this episode) Olivia had mouth surgery and read Wiccan: Witch's Road (2025) #1 Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about the Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, a morally-grey spy who ends up working for SHIELD, dating Nick Fury (Sr.), and What we were up to this week: Briar is still reading Robin Hobb novels, still playing Hatsune Miku Colorful Stage, and is making some plushes for the nephews' christmas gifts Olivia read the DC Christmas Special Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Jimmy Woo, who is a normal government agent mostly trying to defeat a single man until he joins SHIELD and eventually leads his own superhero team. What we were up to this week: Briar was still deep in the Blorbo Zone (TM), and has finished the Tawny Man Trilogy Olivia was pretty busy but did manage to buy some comics and have a nice conversation with the clerk about Doug Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Margaret "Peggy" Carter, who went from a retconned-in WWII freedom fighter love interest of Captain America's to a SHIELD agent to a dispatcher to a Very Old woman to a hot young crime fighter. What we were up to this week: Not much! Olivia did a lot of chores and Briar was Deep in the Blorbo Zone Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Sharon Carter, who started out as a mysterious shield agent and romantic interest for Steve Rogers, then ended up getting mind controlled and manipulated throughout her career. Because of course. What we were up to this week: Briar went to a wedding Olivia read House of Slaughter, watched Sinners and Frankenstein (2025), and saw Batboy on Broadway Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about a Timothy Aloysius Cadwallader Dugan, better known as Dum Dum Dugan, who was a British man (until they retconned him to be from Boston) who fought alongside Nick Fury and the Howling Commandos in World War II and it kinda all goes poorly for him from there. What we were up to this week: Briar got some really good artistic Gothic Horror in with Frankenstein (2025) and the Universal Monsters Dracula Black & White Special Olivia read more Something is Killing the Children (and mentions the Swamp Thing is Killing the Children crossover), and has been reading through a lot of the Age of Revelation comics, including Cloak or Dagger (2025) #1, Omega Kids (2025) #1, and X-Vengers (2025) #1. ALSO READ ABSOLUTE BATMAN ANNUAL 2025 GO BATMAN. Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about a couple of silly little guys in Gotham, including Condiment King, Calendar Man, Kite Man, and Polka-dot Man! What we were up to this week: Olivia and Briar mostly worked on Halloween Costumes, but Briar finished one of the Robin Hobb books and Olivia got excited about Something is Killing the Children getting an animated series Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Waylon Jones, best known as Killer Croc, who was born a scaly man and had to make due with life, and sometimes that's by wrestling and sometimes that by doing crime. What we were up to this week: -Briar went to a pumpkin patch, kept reading Robin Hobb novels, continued working on their Halloween costume, and read about 6 pages of DC KO (2025) #1 -Olivia read the first 3 volumes of Something is Killing the Children and has been enjoying the new Critical Role campaign Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Oswald Cobblepot, best known as the Penguin, who rides the fine line between Batman rogue and Gotham crime boss by being mostly an organized crime guy but he's got a funky gimmick. What we were up to this week: Briar continued working on Halloween costume and reading Robin Hobb novels, and also agonized over the Hatsune Miku Colorful Stage event Wither this Path of Thorns Olivia kept an eye on NYCC news such as the Mighty Nein trailer and the Wonderman trailer and also went to see the Oh Hellos Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Edward Nygma, best known as the Riddler, whose whole thing is--you guessed it!--riddles. What we were up to this week: Briar quotes in the episode this scene from Batman: The Movie (1966), but otherwise has been reading more Robin Hobb books and sewing their Halloween costume Olivia summarizes this tumblr post during the episode, but has also read Batman (2025) #2 Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about the Circus of Crime, which seems pretty self explanatory. They're a circus and they do crime! What we were up to this week: Briar read Flip by Ngozi Ukazu and It Killed Everyone But Me #1, also check out the cover for Fire & Ice: When Hell Freezes Over #6 bc we talk about it Olivia read X-Men (2024) #22 because Doug Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about various people turned into cyborgs against their will known as Deathlok, who have had various amounts of success at being not a brainwashed mercenary with no agency. What we were up to this week: Briar made pants Olivia read Deadpool/Batman (2025) #1 and watched the Knights of Guinevere pilot Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Riri Williams, who built an Iron Man suit of armor secretly at MIT before deciding to quit college and be a teen superhero full-time. What we were up to this week: DC cancelled the Red Hood series for social media behavior they should've known about before it was even solicited, so mostly we just talk about that Also Critical Role released their Campaign 4 character art, so we tried to end on a high note Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Lex Luthor, Superman's nemesis who is maybe a little bit obsessed with him. What we were up to this week: Briar touched a lot of comics but didn't read any of them Olivia tried to get Batman (2025) #1 but it was sold out (rip), but is looking forward to the inevitable second printing and also Red Hood (2025) #1 Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Lena Luthor, or, well... we talk about TWO Lena Luthors, because that's the name of both Lex Luthor's sister AND his daughter who he named after his sister. They both have... a complicated relationship with him, of course. What we were up to this week: Briar bought a vintage sewing machine, read more Robin Hobb, and started a new cosplay Olivia read Detective Comics #1100, Immortal Legend Batman (2025) #1, and is looking forward to reading Batman (2025) #1! Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Traci Thirteen, which is her real name, who uses magic despite her dad hating magic, and mostly uses her magic to help the people of Metropolis and the Superfamily at large. What we were up to this week: Briar finished Supermanime (My Adventures with Superman) Season 1 and read a lot of fanfiction (not necessarily set in the supermanime) instead of any comics Olivia continued to read Imperial (2025), and is trying to keep up with the current Giant-size X-Men event Olivia shows Briar the Luciano Vecchio variant cover for Wiccan: Witch's Road #1 and it IMMEDIATELY went onto the cosplans list.... Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.