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House to Astonish

House to Astonish

By: Paul O'Brien and Al Kennedy
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Paul O'Brien (The X-Axis) and Al Kennedy (One Hundred Days of Comics) present a roundup of comics news and reviews, with nary a 'meh' to be heard. Also featuring the Official Handbook of the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe and more. Email House to Astonish at housetoastonish@gmail.comPaul O'Brien and Alistair Kennedy Art Literary History & Criticism
Episodes
  • House to Astonish Presents: The Lightning Round Episode 33

    House to Astonish Presents: The Lightning Round Episode 33
    Oct 27 2026

    Al and Paul are covering off the back half of the first New Thunderbolts arc this time round, covering issues 4-6. Come with them as they join our heroes in dealing with a nuclear bomb, a huge sea monster and strip club etiquette as the team finally comes together against Baron Strucker. All this plus a man covered in cheese, 10% of a leg, the finest superhero cinema of 2005 and the unforgivable laziness of the Fantastic Four.
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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • House to Astonish Episode 220 - Crow, Do My Taxes

    House to Astonish Episode 220 - Crow, Do My Taxes
    Sep 14 2026

    A tidy little hour of comicsy nattering for you this time, as Al and Paul discuss Marvel/Star Wars: Hope Assembles, Fugitive X-Force, Origin III, The Snail and the extensions of Fury of Firestorm and Deadman, and review Fixation and The Forever Home. I say I say I say, my Official Handbook of the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe has no nose. How does it smell? It does not, it is a conceptual feature of this podcast.
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • House to Astonish Presents: The Lightning Round Episode 32

    House to Astonish Presents: The Lightning Round Episode 32
    Aug 17 2026

    New volume, new team, new episode, as Paul and Al look at 2005's New Thunderbolts issues 1-3, and Mach IV assembles a wonky squad of screw-ups to take on one of Marvel's classic Barons (so what else is new?). There's also the clunk of victory, the burger van outside TBolts HQ and the hitherto-unsung villainy of Portugal.
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    1 hr and 22 mins
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