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Up Your Nerd Cred

Casual Host CiCi, Expert Host AM Diaz

Did you used to know everything happening in the Marvel and DC universes? Did finding out that some superheroes are from Marvel and some are from DC blow your mind? Has keeping track of everything happening there… and then realizing we’re talking about the comics universe, not the cinematic ones… and the different universes with their own multiversal crisesses has gotten a little bit out of hand, don’t worry. Up Your Nerd Cred is here to talk about gods cosplaying as men, men cosplaying as gods, and

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00:58:50

Flash, Get in Here and Fix This Timeline | UYNC Ep 28

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2025/12/26

If timelines keep breaking, and universes keep rebooting, eventually someone has to live with the consequences.In the thrilling conclusion of our Flash trilogy, CiCi and AM tackle the fallout of Flashpoint, the collapse of the New 52, and the long road back to legacy through DC Rebirth. This is the episode where Wally West’s disappearance actually matters, where memory becomes a superpower, and where DC finally has to confront what happens when you erase generational heroes.Whether your Flash is

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00:56:32

DAD, FLASH BROKE THE TIMELINE, AGAIN! | UYNC Ep 27

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2025/12/22

The Flash isn’t just one guy in red spandex—it’s a whole family, and DC continuity has been putting them through a cosmic blender since the Silver Age. In this episode, we break down how Crisis on Infinite Earths reshaped DC’s multiverse, why Wally West had to grow from “Kid Flash” into the Flash, and how the Speed Force became the backbone of modern Flash mythology.Then we get into the most chaotic redhead time-disaster in the family tree: Bart Allen (Impulse/Kid Flash II)— the

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00:47:05

Mom, Flash Broke the Timeline! | UYNC Episode 26

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2025/12/12

Did you know there are FIVE different Flashes? Because CiCi sure didn’t — and AM absolutely did. 😭In Part 1 of this expert-level two-parter, we start at the very beginning with Jay Garrick, the Golden Age Flash who got super-speed via the most 1940s origin imaginable (hard water vapors???), and then jump to Barry Allen, the Silver Age Flash who helped revive superhero comics… and also helped kick off DC’s whole “wait, what timeline are we on?” problem.We talk:Why Jay Garrick matters (and why DC

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00:30:46

Is Thor Falling on My Car an Act of God?| UYNC Ep 25

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2025/12/05

What actually happens when superheroes, gods, villains, and reality-warpers run headfirst into real-world law?Today we’re diving into the wonderfully messy chaos of superhero legal theory and asking the question absolutely no insurance adjuster is prepared for:Is Thor falling on your car… an Act of God?(And if Wonder Woman does it in her civilian form, does that make it better or worse?)In this episode, CiCi breaks down the surprisingly relatable 1L-level legal concepts hiding inside Marvel and DC

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00:47:00

Wonder Twin Powers, Activate! Wait, Who Are You...

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2025/11/28

This episode breaks down why Zan and Jayna — the Wonder Twins — are some of DC’s most underrated heavy hitters. Despite debuting in Super Friends (1977), their powers were far stronger than the show ever portrayed. We explore how Hanna-Barbera limitations, comedic framing, and shifting comic eras prevented them from ever securing their place in the modern DC pantheon.In this episode, we cover:The Wonder Twins’ TV-origin and transition into comicsTheir role replacing Marvin, Wendy, and Wonder DogHow

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00:35:06

How Strange Was My Doctor? Stephen Vs Hugo | UYNC Ep 23

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2025/11/21

Welcome back! This week CiCi dives into the tale of two Doctors Strange- Marvel’s Stephen Strange, Sorcerer Supreme (sometimes), and DC’s Hugo Strange, Batman’s underappreciated OG mad scientist villain.We’re talking nature vs nurture, Golden Age chaos, Comics Code Authority shenanigans, and why one Strange sits atop a cinematic empire… while the other keeps getting yeeted off cliffs.Instagram: @upyournerdcredpodCiCi: @ciracdavisAM Diaz: @amdiaz_artSupport the PodWe’re now on Patreon! Support the

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00:54:01

The Marvelous Ms... er Captain Marvels pt 2| UYNC Ep 22

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2025/11/14

This week’s episode of Up Your Nerd Cred continues our Marvels duology with a focused deep dive into Monica Rambeau and Kamala Khan.We cover:• Why Monica Rambeau keeps getting renamed and how her trajectory has been shaped by racism, sexism, and editorial decisions.• The differences between Monica’s comics history and her MCU portrayal in WandaVision and The Marvels.• Kamala Khan’s evolution from Inhuman to mutant, from solo hero to Champion, and why she’s the heart of Gen Z superhero storytelling.•

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00:56:22

The Marvelous Ms Marvels | UYNC Ep 21

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2025/11/07

Carol Danvers may be the Captain Marvel you know from the MCU — but she’s far from the only one to claim that name. This week, CiCi and AM Diaz explore the women who redefined what “Marvel” means: Carol Danvers, the Air Force pilot turned cosmic powerhouse, and Monica Rambeau, the light-speed leader who once captained the Avengers before most of the guys even made the roster.From feminist icons to cosmic soldiers, from Kree DNA to the power of pure light, we’re unpacking how both women earned (and

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00:19:09

Let's Go Lil Kitty Kat: Bruce Wayne is Definitely...

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2025/10/24

This week, CiCi celebrates Gotham’s favorite cat burglar-turned-antihero. From her 1940 debut to Frank Miller’s Year One reinvention, Selina Kyle has clawed her way from “femme fatale” to fully realized character, proving she’s more than just Batman’s on-again, off-again love interest.We talk Comics Code censorship, Gotham City Sirens, her complicated relationship with Bruce Wayne, the One Year Later motherhood arc, and why being able to walk away from a billionaire with your ethics intact is the

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01:15:21

The Hellfire Gala Origins- Met Gala, but Make it...

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2025/10/17

Welcome to Up Your Nerd Cred! This week, we’re taking our seats (and our sequins) at the Hellfire Gala — Marvel’s answer to the Met Gala, where mutants, diplomats, and icons walk the same psychic red carpet.CC (@ciracdavis) and AM (AMDiaz_Art) are joined by special guests Jordan Blaza Olsen (@thegirlwithagreatsmile) and Colby Melvin (@colbymelvin | @coscolby) for a deep dive into the origins of the Hellfire Club, the rise of Emma Frost and Jean Grey as queens of mutant diplomacy, and how fashion,

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01:03:09

Marc, and Steven, and Jake, and...

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2025/10/10

When is a mask not a mask? When it’s an alter. This week, CiCi and AM dive into the complicated, chaotic world of Moon Knight — mercenary, avatar of Khonshu, and one of the few major Marvel characters officially diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID).We unpack how Marc Spector, Steven Grant, and Jake Lockley came to be; how the show’s portrayal of DID compares to the comics; and how Marvel’s writers have tried (and sometimes failed) to balance heroism with mental health realism. From

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00:36:43

Thor, Can I Borrow Your Hammer? | UYNC Episode 17

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2025/10/03

Thor’s hammer has a history that spans myth and Marvel. From Loki’s bet with the dwarves and Thor’s cross-dressing rescue mission in Norse legend, to Mjolnir’s Marvel Comics debut, worthiness enchantments, and all the surprising people who’ve lifted it — we’re digging in.In this solo episode, CiCi explores:The mythic origins of Mjolnir in Norse sagasThor’s many tests of worthiness in Marvel ComicsBeta Ray Bill, Captain America, Jane Foster, and other wieldersWhy Original Sin’s “Gorr was right” reset

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00:56:29

Hang On, When Did Beast Go Crazy (Pt 2)

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2025/09/26

Beast used to be the witty, Shakespeare-quoting professor, the one who could hold his own in a fight and in the lab. So… how did Hank McCoy become one of the most reviled figures in mutant history?In this expert-level deep dive, CiCi and AM trace the slow burn of Beast’s fall:From noble scientist working on a cure for the Legacy Virus…To morally gray compromises and questionable alliances…To his full “Heart of Darkness” descent during the Krakoan era.Is this a tragedy of hubris? A story of hidden

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00:23:27

Hang On, When Did Beast Go Crazy? | Up Your Nerd Cred...

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2025/09/19

When you think of the X-Men’s Beast, do you picture the witty scientist quoting Shakespeare from his cell in X-Men: The Animated Series? Or the fuzzy blue Avenger cracking jokes with Wonder Man? This week, CiCi takes you through Hank McCoy’s journey from his Silver Age debut to his role as the team’s gentle giant and resident biochemist.This episode is Part One of a two-parter — we’re focusing on the “nice Beast” era before AM comes in next week to explain how and why things took a darker turn. From

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00:47:39

Episode 14: Is Mystique the *Worst* Mom?

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2025/09/12

Welcome back to Up Your Nerd Cred! This week, CiCi and AM dive into one of the most chaotic family trees in comics: Mystique’s. From abandoned children to adopted daughters, from retconned baby daddies to Destiny’s prophecies, Raven Darkhölme has a parenting record that’s… well, let’s just say complicated.We’ll talk about:Mystique and Destiny’s relationship, and why Claremont’s original Nightcrawler plan got shut downRogue’s adoption and whether Mystique gave her stability or more chaosGraydon

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00:33:24

Episode 13: I'm sorry, you're HOW OLD?

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2025/09/05

Welcome to Up Your Nerd Cred! This week, CiCi dives solo into one of comics’ strangest truths: just how ancient some of your favorite heroes and villains really are. From Martian Manhunter’s centuries of grief-snacking on Oreos to Wonder Woman’s millennia of Amazonian wisdom, from Loki’s thousand-year commitment to the horned helmet bit to Apocalypse’s 5,000 years of survival-of-the-fittest cosplay — the multiverses are crowded with characters who could probably qualify for senior discounts ten

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01:08:14

Episode 12: Wait, the Sentinels do WHAT?

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2025/08/29

Welcome to Up Your Nerd Cred! This week, we're talking about Marvel’s most persistent mutant-hunting menace: the Sentinels. From their first stomping steps in X-Men #14 to their endless upgrades—Nimrod, Bastion, Prime Sentinels, and beyond—these machines have been a stand-in for fear of the other for six decades.We’ll dig into where they came from, why they keep getting reinvented, and how storylines like Days of Future Past, Genosha, and Krakoa turned them from clunky robots into full-blown

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00:33:28

Episode 11: A Toast to Harley Quinn

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2025/08/22

Welcome to Up Your Nerd Cred! This week, we're raising a glass to Dr Harleen F. Quintzel. Harley Quinn may have started out as Joker’s henchwoman in Batman: The Animated Series, but she’s long since carved out her own place in DC canon. In this episode, CiCi takes a solo deep dive into Harley’s unusual entry into the universe, how Mad Love gave her a backstory, and why she’s one of the closest to ever take Batman down.We’ll talk about how Harley’s alignment is fully locked to chaotic neutral..

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00:23:42

Episode 10: Wait... Have I seen you somwhere?

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2025/08/15

This week on Up Your Nerd Cred, we’re taking a break from multiversal collapse and reality-warping chaos to look at something a little lighter… or is it?We’re diving into the wild world of MCU double casting—where actors get a second shot at superhero stardom. From Chris Evans’ journey from fireball himbo to America’s ass, to Michael B. Jordan’s redemption arc from Fan4stic to Killmonger with a point, we’re talking about all the actors who blew their Marvel shot—only to come back hotter, cooler, and

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01:39:40

Episode 9: Wanda Maximoff is a GD Mess (part 2)

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2025/08/01

Welcome to Up Your Nerd Cred! This week, we're wrapping up our two-part special about Wanda Maximoff and the mess that is her life. Sometimes you accidentally manifest children, sometimes it turns out that you're adopted, and sometimes you end up as all three aspects of the triple-headed goddess after you get a little bit killed. But at no time is there an option to be boring. [Side note, there's a brief spoiler-y discussion of Fantastic Four around the 10 minute mark]Follow us on Instagram:

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