They skipped a month. The Marvel universe did not.
This month on Puny Pod, the MCU rewatch podcast that covers the Marvel Cinematic Universe in release order, Ryan and David are back with the August 2026 Bugle — and after a month off, there is a lot to get through. This is the Thanksgiving episode. You have been fasting. There is food on the table.
The headliner is a full review of Spider-Man: Brand New Day. They go spoiler-free first — box office numbers, reception, a basic lay of the land — and then the guardrails come off. Four years after No Way Home, Peter Parker is alone, anonymous, and quietly mutating. Ryan and David dig into what that means for the character, what Sadie Sink is actually doing in this movie, why the Punisher and Spider-Man dynamic worked, what the Hulk showing up meant for the story, and why this might be the best MJ has ever been on screen. Plus: the Department of Damage Control, Ned's conspiracy board, and the most aggressive product placement in recent Marvel memory.
Then it's on to San Diego Comic-Con. Ryan Coogler is returning for Black Panther 3, and the new Black Panther has been cast. Ryan Gosling is officially Ghost Rider, directed by Sean Levy, and fans are already doing the math on a potential Midnight Suns lineup. Kevin Feige confirmed there will be no Marvel movies between Doomsday and Secret Wars. Avengers: Endgame is getting a re-release on September 25th to go back after Avatar's box office record. And Ryan Reynolds spent Comic-Con cosplaying on the convention floor as Deadpool, because of course he did.
Ryan closes things out with a full Avengers: Doomsday prep guide: which movies to watch, which ones you can skip if you're short on time, and what TV shows are actually worth adding to the rotation before the film hits.
X-Men '97 is being saved for September. The Spokane wildfires are briefly addressed — if you can donate, inovia.org is one place to do it.
Next up on Puny Pod: Mystery Men.
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