S3 EP.10: Sinister Wong and the Dark Web – A Review of the Dark Web Comic Series pt.1

The guys (Kareem, Ken, and Pat) review the recent Dark Web Comic crossover mini-series from Marvel. Tangents include casting new Marvel villains with shady TV & Film characters, quitting comics, too many Green Lanterns and too few planets, and more.

Show Notes

Dark Web – Marvel Comics

“Dark Web” is an American comic book crossover storyline written by Zeb Wells with art by Adam Kubert and Ed McGuinness, published in 2022 by Marvel Comics. The story, which serving as a spiritual successor to “Inferno”, involves Spider-Man and the X-Men joining forces against Ben Reilly and Madelyne Pryor as the two wronged clones are teaming up as Chasm and Goblin Queen to raise hell across the Marvel Universe.

“Dark Web” is bookended by two one-shots, subtitled Dusk and Dawn, and the story continued in the pages of Zeb Wells’ run of Amazing Spider-Man. The storyline tied into various other books like Venom (vol. 5) and limited series including Gold Goblin, Mary Jane & Black Cat, Dark Web: Ms. Marvel and Dark Web: X-Men.^[1]

Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 6) #18, Dark Web Finale, Dark Web: Ms. Marvel #2, Dark Web: X-Men #3, Mary Jane & Black Cat #2, and Venom (vol. 5) #15 were dedicated in memory of Carlos Pacheco.

Topic 1: Selfish Madelyne Pryor

Topic 2: Heaven and Hell in Comics

Topic 3: #justiceforBenReilly

Topic 4: Quitting Comics

Topic 5: Sad Superman and Wonder Woman

Topic 6: Sinister messing with the Summer’s family

Topic 7: Carol Danvers: Space Cop

Topic: 8 Casting Dark Beast and Sinister

EP.122 – Wait, You Know Kung Fu Too? – A Review of The State of Martial Arts Films pt.2 – Tangential Giants Podcast

Kareem, Ken, Pat, and returning chaos agent JPG dive into the second half of their martial arts saga, tracing how the genre went from the clean, wide‑shot choreography of the 80s and 90s to the hyper‑edited, camera‑trick chaos that took over in the 2000s.They unpack how The Matrix rewired Hollywood’s brain, how 9‑11 reshaped action aesthetics, and how Jackie Chan’s beautifully reckless stunt work got replaced by gunkata, tactical reloads, and enough quick cuts to make a film editor sweat. Along the way, the crew debates whether modern action is evolution or just caffeine with a budget.If you enjoy martial arts history, pop culture detours, and a guest who refuses to stay on topic, this episode delivers.#tangentialgiants #martialartsmovies #actioncinema #Gunkata #jackiechan #thematrix #filmpodcast #popculturepodcast #moviediscussions