The Smurfs (Episode Intro)
Throughout high school and college English classes, we would spend countless hours reading works of classic literature and meticulously picking through them to find their hidden meaning [...]
Throughout high school and college English classes, we would spend countless hours reading works of classic literature and meticulously picking through them to find their hidden meaning [...]
“Heroes? Villians? Or something more complex?” On this episode we discuss The Suicide Squad: Trial By Fire by John Ostrander and Luke McDonnell - the seminal run that pretty much defined the Suicide Squad right up till this very day. [...]
Howard was created by Steve Gerber a one-off gag in a Man-Thing comic. But the character became so popular with fans it was decided – for some strange reason - to give Howard his own book...[]
“And We're Back...for Real!” After a long hiatus we are in fact back baby! And to kick it off its a good one, Howard the Duck by the legendary Steve Gerber and the equally legendary Gene Colan. And not just [...]
What if everything you thought you knew was wrong? What if who you thought you were was false? What if your entire life was just a lie? [...]
Fables was launched in 2002 and ran for 150 issues, making it one of the longest-lived Vertigo titles. Created by Bill Willingham, the comic used public domain characters [...]
“One of my favorites among the multitude of Xmas stories!” It's that festive time of the year and what's a better way to celebrate than with a rolicking adventure from the legendary Darwyn Cooke? It's got everything: The Fantastic Four, [...]
“...a noble piece of work in the ongoing evaluation of the comics medium.” Today on the program we discuss the radical parody/satire that is Ambush Bug! The 1985 crazy meta masterpiece (?) from the legendary Keith Giffen and Robert Loren [...]
“Nostalgia writ large” Today on the program we discuss the retro adventure-chic masterpiece that is The Rocketeer by Dave Stevens. It's cool, it's beautiful, it ended too soon. In addition, we talk about the passing of Keith Giffen, a true [...]
“Conflict in narrative is fun!” The premise of the show is to talk about the famous and infamous runs in comics, and this comic falls perfectly into both categories. Probably one of the most acclaimed and controversial runs in comics, [...]