After a slight delay in post-production, the MMA Podcast roars back online with an in depth coverage of the latest crossover event involving Venom, Circle of Four. The team offers up a slightly extended Pullbox Soapbox with a closer look at Ultimate X-Men and the Fantastic Four. Because of that, this episode becomes the longest podcast we've put out. Don't worry though, that's two hours of tasty morsels of wisdom and information. So if you don't fancy the flavor of brains like Venom does, dig into the latest episode of the MMA Podcast.  

To open the show, the crew covers gaming in the Quick Thwips as well as the return of Mad Men and Game of Thrones to television, and Shaun's love for Avatar: The Last Airbender. News (12:00) covered includes Marvel's latest digital comics service, Infinity Comics; Marvel's new Augmented Reality program; and we touch on some of the latest Marvel movie news including rumors for the plot of Iron Man 3. 

Comics covered in the Pullbox Soapbox (27:43) were: Avengers #24, Ultimate X-Men #9, Age of Apocalypse #1, Scarlet Spider #3, and Fantastic Four #604. Brian digs out another Throwback Pullbox item with Fantastic Four #374 featuring the new Fantastic Four team of Spider-Man, Hulk, Ghost Rider, and Wolverine. An alternate version of that team (Venom, Red Hulk, the new Ghost Rider, and X-23) is the main cast of our Storyline Spotlight (1:10:51) this time out - Venom: Circle of Four. Will all the heroes come out alive?    

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Welcome back to another episode of the Mixed Marvel Arts Podcast. The second recording of February was pushed back due to some technical difficulties and hectic scheduling, but fear not, it has arrived. In addition to this latest production, the team will be getting their next recording up next week! That's two MMA Podcasts in as many weeks; now that's something to get excited about. Just like the guys were excited to see Nic Cage's latest turn as the Ghost Rider in the Spirit of Vengeance movie... yeah, not exactly. But they were excited by an unplanned interruption courtesy of Olivia Wilde.

In the newly-named, Quick Thwips opening segment, the trio discusses the non-Marvel related entertainment they've been watching, playing or listening to. Shaun is displeased with a death in the Walking Dead television series and Nate expresses his satisfaction with death metal bands. In news (21:20), Shaun covers the departure of Hickman from the Fantastic Four titles, the latest character designs for the new Ultimate Spider-Man cartoon, and Marvel's lawsuit with one of Ghost Rider's co-creators.

Comics covered in the Pullbox Soapbox (35:36) were: Avengers Academy #27, the Avengers Movie Prelude #1, Ultimate Spider-Man #8, and X-Men Legacy #262. In honor of the Spirit of Vengeance, Nate and Brian give two Throwback Pullbox Soapboxes covering Ghost Rider: Ghost Rider, volume two, #54, and Daniel Way's initial run at the beginning of Ghost Rider, volume six. Finally, in case anyone hasn't figured it out yet, the Storyline Spotlight (1:06:21) focuses on the movie Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance.    

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