This week on Distance NERDing, the crew dives into a multiverse-sized stack of pop culture news featuring Marvel, DC, gaming, animation, and one glorious chaos goblin named Nicolas Cage. We break down Daredevil’s new MCU suit, X-Men ’97 Season 2, Spider-Man: Brand New Day rumors, Wanda’s possible Mutant Saga future, Margot Robbie vs. Sydney Sweeney as Emma Frost, Disney’s Infinity Vision theater push, DC’s huge animation slate, Halo adaptation drama, and Nic Cage joining Call of Duty. Somehow, Onyx becoming MCU canon also enters the chat.
Timestamps & Topics:
00:00 - Welcome to Chapter 280
04:45 - Daredevil’s new MCU suit
09:15 - X-Men ’97 Season 2 trailer and Apocalypse hype
13:20 - Spider-Man: Brand New Day rumors, Hulk, Punisher, and Sadie Sink
17:20 - Shocker returns and Onyx MCU canon?
20:40 - Scarlet Witch and the Mutant Saga
24:40 - Is Barbie a mutant? Emma Frost casting rumors
28:40 - Disney’s Infinity Vision and Avengers: Endgame Encore
33:30 - Supergirl and the DCU
51:00 - Joker anime, Absolute Batman, Krypto, and DC animation news
01:01:00 - One Shots: Zendaya Bourne, Blair Witch, Young Magicians, Yellowstone
01:08:00 - Halo, Master Chief, and video game adaptations
01:24:00 - Nicolas Cage joins Call of Duty
Key Takeaways:
• X-Men ’97 Season 2 looks ready to go full Apocalypse.
• Spider-Man: Brand New Day rumors are getting spicy.
• Wanda could become a major Mutant Saga player.
• DC is going all-in on animation with Absolute Batman and more.
• Halo works best when Master Chief keeps the helmet on.
• Nic Cage in Call of Duty is ridiculous, perfect, and very Nic Cage.
Favorite Bits:
• “Classic Coke Daredevil suit or Coke Zero Daredevil?”
• “Barbie’s a mutant because she has like 30 different jobs.”
• “Infinity Vision.” Repeated until it became a lifestyle.
• “One looks like Nic Cage. The other looks like John Travolta.”
• “Football is life. Football is magic.”
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