Awesome Arena: The Joker vs. Red Skull

We return this week from our battle in the cosmos between Anti-Monitor and Galactus from a couple of weeks back to find our next competitors ready for action. In one corner, we have DC's Joker and in the other, a man who recently made his way to a big screen near you, Red Skull. Read More »

Awesome Arena: Anti-Monitor vs. Galactus

The Awesome Arena returns once again with the scale of this week’s match definitely amped up. In one corner, DC’s bringer of Crisis’, Anti-Monitor. In the other, Marvel’s Devourer of Worlds, Galactus. Read More »

Awesome Arena: Deathstroke vs. Deadpool

The Awesome Arena returns once again to pit two of comics most recognizable faces (or rather masks) against one another! In one corner, The Terminator himself, Deathstroke and in the other corner, the man who bears a pretty strong resemblance to him, the Merc with the Mouth Deadpool! Read More »

Awesome Arena: The Sentry vs. Superman

Moving right along, as we turn our attention to this week’s battle, we see a rematch from a previous encounter within the Awesome Arena as Marvel’s Sentry takes on DC’s Superman. Which of the comic book powerhouses has what it takes to defeat the other? Read More »

Awesome Arena: Spawn vs. Ghost Rider

While we usually try to keep these little contests somewhat secretive around here, loyal listener of the Podcast of Awesome saw this one coming from a mile away. Following up last week’s battle, which ended in Dick Grayson’s Batman (62%) defeating Bucky Barnes’ Cap (24%), we have a battle forged in the fires of Hell as Image Comics’ original... Read More »

Awesome Arena: Batman vs. Captain America

Last week in the Awesome Arena, we had a pretty sizable victory from Thor (75%) over Captain Marvel (25%). So, while this week’s match might not be quite as epic by comparison, it marks the second time in Awesome Arena history that these two competitors, namely Dick Grayson and Bucky Barnes, have met but the first that they’ll be... Read More »

Awesome Arena: Thor vs. Captain Marvel

When we last left the Awesome Arena, Punisher (50%) and Deathstroke (50%) duked it out to a complete standstill! Do I smell a rematch in the coming weeks? You never know. This week’s match-up is certainly an electrifying one as we have the God of Thunder himself, Thor taking on DC’s Captain Marvel. Which man has what it takes... Read More »

Awesome Arena: The Punisher vs. Deathstroke

Last week, in our first post-Fan Expo match, we saw Green Lantern (83%) demolish Nova (17%) in a battle amongst the stars. That being said, we now turn our attention to this week’s Awesome Arena in which Marvel’s Punisher will be taking on DC’s Deathstroke. In a battle of master tacticians, who can possibly gain the upper hand to... Read More »

Awesome Arena: Green Lantern vs. Nova

With Fan Expo now in the books, we turn our attention to the Awesome Arena for another round of superhuman combat. This time around, the battle goes cosmic as DC’s Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) takes on Marvel’s Nova. Read More »

Awesome Arena: Wolverine vs. Sabretooth

Last week, Ms. Marvel and Wonder Woman battled in our Awesome Arena to a draw which, unless I’m mistaken, is the first time in the history of the weekly event (taking into account all the previous battles on the old POA site) that two combatants have received the exact same number of votes. Perhaps this week, in our Fan... Read More »

Awesome Arena: Wonder Woman vs. Ms. Marvel

This week has not been kind to Batman. While many were convinced that his battle with Mark Millar and Steve McNiven’s Nemesis would be a cakewalk, the man in white has proven himself to be a worthy combatant (at least according to the internet) by taking down Gotham’s Dark Knight. Care to see if our latest combatants can one-up... Read More »