Snark Industries

What is Snark Industries?

Fri, 01 May 2026 17:30:57 GMT

Welcome to Snark Industries, the Marvel podcast with one simple, deeply unreasonable goal: to experience the entire Marvel Universe in the order the stories actually take place and catalog every last bit of it. Jon and Remy introduce themselves, break down what the show is, where it came from, and why two lifelong Marvel fans decided this was a perfectly reasonable thing to do with their time. Consider this your invitation to come along for the ride.

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1260 BCE | Watch Party | Eyes of Wakanda: Into the Lion's Den (S1E1)

Thu, 07 May 2026 15:00:00 GMT

In the year 1260 B.C., the sanctity of the hidden African nation of Wakanda is fundamentally challenged when Nkati, a high-ranking Captain of the Royal Guard and a secret operative of the Hatut Zeraze, defects to the outside world. Having stolen a cache of advanced vibranium technology and recruited a loyal contingent of warriors, Nkati rebrands himself as "The Lion" and establishes a pirate empire in the Mediterranean, using his superior weaponry to subjugate the peoples of Minoan Crete. This sudden emergence of Wakandan technology in the Bronze Age poses an existential threat to the kingdom’s isolationist policy, prompting the leader of the Dora Milaje, Akeya, to recruit a deniable asset for a mission of extreme prejudice.

The choice falls upon Noni, a disgraced former member of the Dora Milaje from the Merchant Tribe, whose inability to conform to rigid military discipline makes her uniquely suited for a solo infiltration mission. As Noni journeys to the Aegean to confront the Lion within his deep-sea floating fortress, she encounters a terrifying vision of what Wakandan power looks like when stripped of its moral restraints. The episode serves as the foundational narrative for the War Dogs, exploring the heavy cost of maintaining a secret utopia and the thin line between benevolent leadership and tyrannical godhood in a world where technology is indistinguishable from magic.

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1260 BCE | Deep Dive | Eyes of Wakanda: Into the Lion's Den (S1E1)

Thu, 07 May 2026 15:30:00 GMT

Snark Industries kicks things off with a trip all the way back to 1260 BCE, breaking down Eyes of Wakanda's premiere episode and the redemption arc of Noni, a brand new character with zero comic book history to lean on. The full plot gets walked through, from the multicultural makeup of the Lion's Pride to the recurring Wakandan theme of keeping vibranium well away from a world that would absolutely misuse it. The one concrete MCU tie-in, a vibranium pickaxe that won't resurface for roughly 3,000 years (unless you want to get picky about EoW Ep4... THEN, it's a bit shorter), gets its moment, alongside the comic origins of the Dora Milaje and War Dogs. Our personal thoughts round things out, including genuine appreciation for a standalone story that still manages to say something real about the world today, even when set three millennia ago.

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1200 BCE | Watch Party | Eyes of Wakanda: Legends and Lies (S1E2)

Thu, 14 May 2026 15:00:00 GMT

In the waning years of the Bronze Age, the legendary siege of Troy serves as the backdrop for a high-stakes mission of recovery and infiltration by the Hatut Zaraze. B’kai, a dedicated operative of the Wakandan secret service, has spent nearly a decade undercover as the Greek commander Memnon, earning the unwavering trust of the nearly invincible Achilles while secretly hunting for a stolen vibranium artifact. As the Greeks deploy the desperate gambit of the Trojan Horse to finally breach the city's walls, B’kai must navigate the crumbling line between his genuine brotherhood with Achilles and his absolute duty to the isolationist nation of Wakanda.

As the city falls into fire and blood, the recovery of a vibranium-infused necklace from Helen of Troy triggers a violent confrontation that deconstructs the myths of heroes and the true cost of national security. B’kai is forced to confront the tragic reality that being an "Eye of Wakanda" requires the sacrifice of personal identity and the betrayal of those who believe in him most. This episode serves as a haunting exploration of the psychological toll inflicted upon the War Dogs, revealing a secret history where Wakandan intervention subtly shaped the legends of the ancient world long before the nation ever stepped onto the global stage.

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1200 BCE | Deep Dive | Eyes of Wakanda: Legends and Lies (S1E2)

Thu, 14 May 2026 15:30:00 GMT

Snark Industries heads to the Trojan War for Eyes of Wakanda's second episode, with a full breakdown of Bakai, a Wakandan War Dog embedded in the Greek army under the name Memnon, and his mission to recover a vibranium artifact from Helen of Troy. The plot gets walked through in full, from his close bond with Achilles to the confrontation that ends with Bakai killing one of history's most legendary warriors to protect Wakanda's secrets. The comic connections come up almost completely empty, making this an even more standalone story than episode one, and the episode's different director and writer get flagged as something worth watching as the season continues. The biggest talking point is the creative decision to rewrite the death of Achilles, which splits the hosts cleanly down the middle and makes for one of the more interesting conversations of the series so far.

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0667 CE | Watch Party | What If...?: Hela Found the Ten Rings? (S2E7)

Thu, 21 May 2026 14:00:00 GMT

In an alternate timeline branching from the early history of the Nine Realms, the Allfather Odin deviates from his established path of absolute containment. Rather than imprisoning his firstborn daughter and former executioner, Hela, in the lightless void of Hel to suppress her insatiable bloodlust, he opts for a transformative punishment rooted in humility. This decision serves as the nexus point for a reality where the Goddess of Death is stripped of her divine armor and her necro-powers, then cast down to Midgard to learn the value of life among those she once sought to conquer. Banished to medieval China, Hela finds herself in a world where her titles carry no weight and her physical strength is bounded by mortal limitations, forcing a confrontation with her own identity and the legacy of violence she inherited from her father.

As Hela navigates this unfamiliar landscape, she encounters the immortal warlord Xu Wenwu and the clandestine power of the Ten Rings. Her journey takes her from the fortified compounds of the Ten Rings to the mystical, hidden realm of Ta Lo, where she undergoes a rigorous internal and external transformation under the tutelage of the master Jiayi. This shift from conqueror to student allows Hela to reclaim her agency, ultimately defining her own "worthiness" through the lens of mercy rather than conquest. When the forces of Asgard descend upon Earth to claim the Ten Rings for their own, Hela must stand as a defender of the world she was sent to, leading to a new cosmic order where the armies of Asgard and the Ten Rings unite as liberators rather than oppressors.

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0667 CE | Deep Dive | What If...?: Hela Found the Ten Rings? (S2E7)

Thu, 21 May 2026 15:30:00 GMT

Snark Industries takes its first detour into the What If...? multiverse, with a full breakdown of an episode that asks what happens when Odin punishes Hela by banishing her to ancient China instead of straight to Hel. The plot gets walked through in full, from Hela's powerless arrival in the shadow of Ta Lo to her eventual clash with Odin and ascension into something altogether new. MCU parallels are mapped out thoroughly, including the clear echoes of the first Thor film, the Shang-Chi connections, and a closer look at how the Ten Rings made the journey from the Mandarin's fingers to Xu Wenwu's wrists. Comic origins are covered for Hela, her flame blade powers, and the Ten Rings, with a longer sidebar on the Mandarin as a character and the MCU's complicated history of handling him. Personal thoughts land on completely opposite ends, with one host firmly against stories without stakes and the other a lifelong What If devotee, making for one of the livelier debates of the series so far.

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