Before Captain Marvel drops in theaters this week, listen to Anthony & Doc dissect CAROL DANVERS! This is our heaviest episode yet, as we take on Carol's history and issues with authority. You won't want to miss this one - listen now!
SHOW NOTES: (Please be advised that we offer a trigger warning for sexual abuse/rape victims for this episode.)
Introduction
Shoutout to AnxZenity – Gerald's battle with anxiety & panic disorder – (4:30)
Background (4:57)
Carol Danvers created by Roy Thomas & Gene Colan in Marvel Super-Heroes #13 (March 1968)
Originally an Air Force officer working as head of security of a missile base alongside Dr. Walter Lawson, the alias of Mar-Vell, aka Captain Marvel
Gets caught in explosion of a Kree device called the Psyche-Magnetron, sustaining serious injuries – healed by Captain Marvel, she returns with superhuman abilities
Originally, abilities manifested themselves without her conscious knowledge
Now calling herself Ms. Marvel, she works as a human-Kree hybrid, she joins the Avengers
Was unaware she became Ms. Marvel until some time later
Avengers 200 – she is kidnapped by Marcus, the son of Immortus, and brought to an alternate dimension where he uses machines to seduce and impregnate her – their "son" rapidly ages to another version of Marcus – he takes her back to the alternate dimension after the Avengers believe she's fallen in love with him
She returns to Earth after Marcus dies, and she's attacked by Rogue, who absorbs her powers and memories – she confronts the Avengers, saying they did nothing to stop Marcus from brainwashing her
Lived without powers for a while, and helped the X-Men as a pilot
Gets experimented on by the Brood and becomes Binary – gains the power of a star
Later loses her powers, and uses the name Warbird – becomes an alcoholic after getting depressed about the loss of power
Returns to the Ms. Marvel name after House of M, and joins Iron Man's side as an advocate for the Registration Act during Civil War
Joins the New Avengers after Secret Invasion storyline
Becomes Captain Marvel in 2012, and rejoins the main Avengers team
In Civil War II, she leads the heroes who want to use a pre-cognitive powered individual to arrest people before they commit crimes
Revealed last year that her mother was Kree, and the Psyche-Magnetron revealed her latent powers, rather than fused her DNA
Issues (14:44)
Her assertiveness is used against her by some men - Been a target because of her positive traits
Carries the mantle of Captain Marvel and all the associated baggage (28:50)
Marcus incident and fallout from that (39:30)
Treatment (47:53)
In-universe
Out of universe (56:13)
Skit (63:04)
References:
iTunes: here Google Play: here Stitcher: here TuneIn: here iHeartRadio: here Spotify: hereTwitterFacebookE-mailPatreon
