Rachel Rising (Episode Intro)
Horror as a genre is an unusual beast. It is on the surface just a way to illicit scares, to give you a momentary burst of adrenalin. Other times it is a way to repulse you – to disgust you [...]
Sensational She-Hulk (Episode Intro)
How long does it take for a character to go from cynical cash grab to beloved hero? Well, in the case of She-Hulk, roughly 9 years. She-Hulk was created as a direct result of The Bionic Woman [...]
The Flintstones (Episode Intro)
Flintstones, meet the Flintstones, They're the modern Stone Age Family. From the town of Bedrock, they're a page right out of history. The Flintstones began as the first-ever prime-time [...]
The Spectre: Crimes & Judgements (Episode Intro)
In detective stories, there is a cliché…to catch a criminal you have to get into their head. With the character of The Spectre that metaphor is literal. The Spectre was created in the Golden Age [...]
Magnus Robot Fighter (Episode Intro)
In 1991 a brand new comic publisher - Valiant - launched its debut title Magnus Robot Fighter, written by the company’s co-founder and former Marvel editor-in-chief Jim Shooter [...]
Black Monday Murders (Episode Intro)
We go to work, we make our money. And for a large portion of the population we never actually see that money. It gets deposited into an account and from there gets distributed [...]
Wytches (Episode Inro)
Fear is subjective. What might be frightening to one person might not even cause a shudder in another. So being able to articulate your own personal fears in a way that makes another feel [...]
Collected Edition: Episode 93: Superman’s Christmas Adventure
“The point is just to have fun, to embrace the joy and wackiness of the season.” Today on the program we discuss Superman's Christmas Adventure from 1940. Written by Jerry Siegel and drawn by Jack Burnley this is a 16-page dose of [...]
Collected Edition: Episode 92: Fables
“What is history but a fable agreed upon?” Today on the program we discuss Fables, the Bill Willingham written and Mark Buckingham illustrated classic in the comic book pantheon. Does it hold up? Does it deserve its place in the [...]
Collected Edition: Episode 91: Rachel Rising
"...his panels don’t so much seek to terrify, but rather they haunt you. It is disturbing and beautiful." Today on the program we discuss the horror comic Rachel Rising by Terry Moore. This is a stark, scary, disturbing, and strangely funny [...]
