Welcome to Contest of Champions (CoC) Podcast, Episode #13! CoC is an interactive player vs. player game where your favorite Marvel characters go head to head to answer the eternal question of “who can beat whom in a fight?”Join Jeff Jackson and Ian Johnson every week as they welcome two team managers who have a stable of five characters each ready to blast, zap, snikt, thwip, and smash their way to be the last one standing! It’s a little bit fan fiction, a little bit debate, a little bit role playing, and a whole bunch of fun! It’s an interactive adventure for the managers, and for the ComicAttack.net community.
This week, we’re joined by Eli Anthony & Tom McNeely!
First, we want to remind you, if you are a comic artist, and you would like to provide a sketch or drawing of the characters battling this week, please send a link to your sketch to jeff@comicattack.net or capekiller@comicattack.net. We would love to spotlight your stuff!
Next, on this episode we shared our weekly Fights of the Week!
Tom went back to Batman & Robin #2 by Peter Tomasi & Patrick Gleason, where Damian takes his frustrations out on some dummies and a poor bat; and also talks about Aquaman #1 by Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis.
Eli pulls out a trade from last year with Taskmaster by Fred Van Lente & Jefte Palo, which has Taskmaster taking a bunch agents from various organizations to school and giving them failing grades!
Jeff actually gives X-Men #20 by Victor Gischler & Will Conrad a good grade because of the War Machine vs. Colossus fight!
Ian likes the new direction taken in Avengers Academy #21 by Christos Gage & Sean Chen, especially when Mettle punches Luke Cage, which everyone can enjoy.
Tom went back to Batman & Robin #2 by Peter Tomasi & Patrick Gleason, where Damian takes his frustrations out on some dummies and a poor bat; and also talks about Aquaman #1 by Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis.
Eli pulls out a trade from last year with Taskmaster by Fred Van Lente & Jefte Palo, which has Taskmaster taking a bunch agents from various organizations to school and giving them failing grades!
Jeff actually gives X-Men #20 by Victor Gischler & Will Conrad a good grade because of the War Machine vs. Colossus fight!
Ian likes the new direction taken in Avengers Academy #21 by Christos Gage & Sean Chen, especially when Mettle punches Luke Cage, which everyone can enjoy.
Most importantly, here’s the show:
Episode #13
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This week is one of the most awesome battles ever showcased in CoC history! Two of the Annihilators go toe-to-toe!
You can click on the images to find out the characters’ power sets and history.
Beta Ray Bill
Managed by Eli Anthony
vs.
Gladiator
Managed by Tom McNeely
at Johnston Atoll (Abandoned Military Base)
Here’s how CoC works for you folks at home:
1. Listen to the podcast.
2. Come back here to Comicattack.net to this very post. Share your opinion, comment below, and help sway the public opinion. Even comments provided by the Comicattack.net fans will be considered by Jeff & Ian in their decisions.
3. VOTE on the poll below! You have until Sunday night, November 13 at 9:00pm EST to vote. That’s when we record the show. Votes at the time of recording will be the only ones that will count.
4. E-mail us at capekiller@comicattack.net or jeff@comicattack.net or leave us a voicemail or text at 706 761-0115 with your questions, comments, or rationales. You WILL make it on the show!
5. Listen to the next episode to see who wins! The winner will be announced during the show.
6. One small disclaimer: This is all subjective. Have fun with it and if your favorite character doesn’t win, laugh it off and keep on listening!
2. Come back here to Comicattack.net to this very post. Share your opinion, comment below, and help sway the public opinion. Even comments provided by the Comicattack.net fans will be considered by Jeff & Ian in their decisions.
3. VOTE on the poll below! You have until Sunday night, November 13 at 9:00pm EST to vote. That’s when we record the show. Votes at the time of recording will be the only ones that will count.
4. E-mail us at capekiller@comicattack.net or jeff@comicattack.net or leave us a voicemail or text at 706 761-0115 with your questions, comments, or rationales. You WILL make it on the show!
5. Listen to the next episode to see who wins! The winner will be announced during the show.
6. One small disclaimer: This is all subjective. Have fun with it and if your favorite character doesn’t win, laugh it off and keep on listening!
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Next week: Dan Briand vs. Tom McNeely!
CoC Standings
Eli Anthony 3-1-1
Beta Ray Bill
Dr. Doom
Red Hulk
Invisible Woman
Prince of Orphans
Environment Switch Card: 1, Double Team Card: 0
Beta Ray Bill
Dr. Doom
Prince of Orphans
Environment Switch Card: 1, Double Team Card: 0
Dan Briand 3-3-0
Thor
Black Bolt
Skaar
Annihilus
Protector (Noh-Varr)
Environment Switch Card: 1, Double Team Card: 0
Thor
Environment Switch Card: 1, Double Team Card: 0
Andy Liegl 3-3-0
Ms. Marvel
Magneto
Volstagg
Exodus
Hercules
Environment Switch Card: 1, Double Team Card: 0
Magneto
Exodus
Environment Switch Card: 1, Double Team Card: 0
Tom McNeely 1-3-1
Gladiator
Dr. Strange
Thor Girl
Quasar
Wonder Man
Environment Switch Card: 0, Double Team Card: 0
Gladiator
Environment Switch Card: 0, Double Team Card: 0
Current Environments in Play:
Golden Gate Bridge
World’s Largest Iceberg, Off the coast of Greenland
Johnston Atoll (Abandoned Military Base)
Golden Gate Bridge
World’s Largest Iceberg, Off the coast of Greenland
Johnston Atoll (Abandoned Military Base)
This week’s music is brought to you by Red Hot Chili Peppers, Power of Equality.
Jeff Jackson
jeff@comicattack.net
jeff@comicattack.net
Ian Johnson
capekiller@comicattack.net
capekiller@comicattack.net
Tom, buddy, lets see what we can get going. I contend that Stormbreaker is the difference maker. Both of these guys have planet shattering power, but only one of them has a hammer empowered by Odin. (That would be Beta Ray Bill)
Another reason to vote for Bill, is that he’s in a rare group of people that I think only has two members. Reed Richards being the other. Bill has almost killed, in fact holding the life of GALACTUS in his hands, and then saving the life of the cosmic devourer.
And he has the face of a horse. I think I’ve mentioned that before, but it needs to be mentioned again. I’m not sure why that makes him so cool, but it does.
Vote for Beta Ray Bill.
Mighty Thor #445. Masterson vs Kallark,
That’s all I’m gonna say.
Wow Dan, very interesting, I had forgotten about that fight. I just looked it up. Thor (Masterson) takes abuse from Gladiator, but its not enough. Thor finally knocks Gladiator out cold with Mjolnir, and Wonder Man and Vision have to stop him from continuing his brutal assault.
So, Gladiator and Thor went round and round a bit, but then Thor nails Kallark with Mjolnir and the fight is over. Gladiator is out cold.
Gladiator has fallen to a cosmic level guy wielding an Asgardian-powered hammer. A lesser man than Beta Ray Bill even. I think BRB is in a good position to take the Strontian down.
Vote Beta Ray Bill!
I’ve got a good idea about Beta Ray Bill from Eli’s previous fight with him. But I’d like more about Gladiator.
Dan, who has Gladiator gone up against and won? Who has beaten him?
I”m leaning more toward Gladiator just because I’m an old school X-Men fan, but once again Eli has brought up some very convincing arguments…
Moses, Gladiator has been beaten by Cannonball, and Thor (Eric masterson), among others. If you look at their feats of strength,both figters are similar in power and abilities. Except for Stormbreaker. That little gift from Odin tips the scales.
Gladiator all the way. The dude is scary.
…even though Cannonball beat him.
A dude with purple skin and a pink Mohawk is scarier than a horsefaced cyborg with a giant hammer?
Andy has obviously gone crazy.
What he really means is to vote for Beta Ray Bill!