Newb Island, a place for geeky learning and camaraderie. Easily leveling up your genre knowledge and giving you your bearings before sending you back into the pop culture jungle is what we're all about. Every season Professors Z and T educate a newcomer on a geeky subject and invite you all to join along on their journey.
If it exists in the Marvel Universe because of a magic grimoire, 9 times out of 10 it's going to be the Darkhold. It's also what ties the next section together as the Professors explain the history o…
It's the end of another section so your Professors call for a fun day in class with the Nic Cage Ghost Rider movies
This episode's watching // Ghost Rider (2007) and Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance…
There's a few other Demons (and adjacent) that are worth the Professors talking about. This lesson is on the Demogoblin, Lillith, Shuma-Gorath, and The One Below All.
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There are still a few Ghost Riders to talk about, so it's off to the races for our next lesson as the Professors cover Vengeance, Alejandra Blaze, Kushala, Cosmic Ghost Rider, and the Ghost Rider of …
Watch out flamehead! There's an All-New, All-Different Ghost Rider to talk about. This week the Professors teach about Robbie Reyes!
This episode's reading material // All-New Ghost Rider (2014) #1-…
Johnny Blaze gave us the name, Danny Ketch gave us the powers. This week's lesson goes deeper into Ghost Rider and gives us Daniel Ketch.
This episode's reading material // Ghost Rider (1990) #1-27
…Ghost Rider, Motorcycle Hero. A Marvel mainstay, the Ghost Rider is a heavy magical hitter. This Lesson covers the first, Johnny Blaze.
This episode's reading material // Avengers (2018) #22-25, Gho…
It isn't all Mephisto all the time, other Hell Lords pop up too. This Lesson focuses on them, as well as giving Daimon Hellstrom's sister Satana a little more time to shine.
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Mephisto might often stand in for the Dark One, but a different character has a much closer relationship than that. This Lesson explores that character, Daimon Hellstrom, Son of Satan.
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Various Lords of Hell often get in the way of Marvel's mightiest heroes, but lately one of them has been getting a lot more press then the others. This week the Professors start the section on Marvel…
We can't finish our section on Marvel Witches without acknowledging that one of the breakout shows of Disney+ revolved around the Scarlet Witch herself. So this week, to close out the section, we wat…
Another section is coming to a close and thusly it is movie night on Newb Island. This time around the Professors are serving up The New Mutants to compare to our previous lessons.
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Before ending this section of lessons, Your Professors thought it was important to note a few more witches. Jennifer Kale, Topaz, Zelma Stanton, and Agatha Harkness.
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Not even Demon Bears can keep the top tier magic users down, and that goes double if they are a mutant! This week the Professors teach about Danielle Moonstar and Forge.
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Magic isn't just a calling, Magik is a name. This week the Professors teach their newb about the two magic users to have borne that name. Ilyana Rasputin and Amanda Sefton.
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To bring it back to Marvel and kick off our section on "witches", the Professors decide to delve into the history of Wanda Maximoff, the Scarlet Witch.
This episode's reading material // Scarlet Wit…
Before ending this section of lessons, Your Professors thought it was important to note a few more magicians. Sargon the Sorcerer, Extrano, Doctor Mist, and Doctor Occult.
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When you think Green Lantern, you generally think of the Corps. However, the Green Lantern got his start somewhere a little more magical. This week Professors Z and T teach their visitor about Alan S…
In some ways, especially lately, it is impossible to talk about magic in the DC Universe without bringing up Doctor Fate. From punching and flying to forming the building blocks of structured magic, …
Last week, one of Tim Hunter's more gentle guides was Zatanna Zatara. No mere guide though is Zatanna, she happens to be DC's strongest magician, and thus this week Professors Z and T strive to impar…