Episodios

  • #319 “The Maxx” (RIP Sam Kieth)

    #319 “The Maxx” (RIP Sam Kieth)
    Apr 1 2026
    FLASHBACK! Even amidst the anything-goes craziness of the early Image years, Sam Kieth’s The Maxx was an outlier. While it included some superhero tropes, it wasn’t really a superhero book, nor was it like much of anything else on the market, then or now. While it definitely has its weaknesses, Kumar and Dana confirm this … Continue reading #319 “The Maxx” (RIP Sam Kieth)
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    1 h y 7 m
  • #870 Steranko’s “Nick Fury,” pt 1: Spy or superhero?

    #870 Steranko’s “Nick Fury,” pt 1: Spy or superhero?
    Mar 25 2026
    Somehow it’s taken us 20 years of podcasting to get to Jim Steranko’s fabled run on Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. But is the early stuff really so fabled? There’s lots of action and it’s exciting, but don’t dare think about it too much, because the seat-of-the-pants plotting is all over the map, and the anatomy … Continue reading #870 Steranko’s “Nick Fury,” pt 1: Spy or superhero?
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    49 m
  • #325 Alan Moore’s “Swamp Thing”

    #325 Alan Moore’s “Swamp Thing”
    Mar 18 2026
    FLASHBACK! Due perhaps to the passage of time, poorly handled reprinting by DC, or some other reason, Alan Moore’s writing stint on Swamp Thing in the 1980s does not seem to get mentioned much today. Which is a shame, because it ranks with Moore’s best work. And the art by Stephen Bissette and John Totleben … Continue reading #325 Alan Moore’s “Swamp Thing”
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    1 h y 9 m
  • #869 Jack Kirby’s Black Panther #1-2: A Ribbit-ing Time Travel Story

    #869 Jack Kirby’s Black Panther #1-2: A Ribbit-ing Time Travel Story
    Mar 11 2026
    We begin our look at Jack Kirby‘s Black Panther series from the 1970s, introducing a new Kirby character who’s a bit too similar to one who first appeared in Captain America! Panther has somehow gotten mixed up in the search for the mate to King Solomon’s Frog, an oddball time travel device. The mate is … Continue reading #869 Jack Kirby’s Black Panther #1-2: A Ribbit-ing Time Travel Story
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    55 m
  • #868 “The Pass”: Are you living the dream, or is the dream killing you?

    #868 “The Pass”: Are you living the dream, or is the dream killing you?
    Mar 4 2026
    Sometimes, achieving your dream can be kind of a nightmare, even though it’s also rewarding. Claudia, in Katriona Chapman‘s latest graphic novel The Pass, has started her own restaurant and enjoys creating in the kitchen, but everything else that goes with it wears her down. The book gives us a peek at the ups and downs … Continue reading #868 “The Pass”: Are you living the dream, or is the dream killing you?
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    41 m
  • #867 “Goodnight, Punpun”

    #867 “Goodnight, Punpun”
    Feb 25 2026
    Inio Asano’s Goodnight Punpun gives us what appear to be a family of ghostly birds living in a much more realistic-looking world. People within that world don’t see them that way, though. It’s a world where authority figures act like ADHD kids, where every parent seems to be abusive or alcoholic (or both), and all seem … Continue reading #867 “Goodnight, Punpun”
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    55 m
  • #866 Fantastic Four 53: Black Panther meets Klaw

    #866 Fantastic Four 53: Black Panther meets Klaw
    Feb 18 2026
    After “hunting” the Fantastic Four, the Black Panther reveals that he did it for practice, as he anticipated a battle against his father’s killer: Ulysses Klaw. Sure enough, Klaw shows up right on schedule, and the FF help Panther take him down. Tim and Emmet discuss Fantastic Four #53 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby! Brought … Continue reading #866 Fantastic Four 53: Black Panther meets Klaw
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    40 m
  • #865 Harold Buchholz interview: Kids love comics!

    #865 Harold Buchholz interview: Kids love comics!
    Feb 11 2026
    At some point, the idea that some comics should be for adults took over to the extent that it became hard to find good comics for kids. Cartoonist Harold Buchholz was involved in starting an organization called Kids Love Comics that encourages making comics for kids and does events to hook the kids up with … Continue reading #865 Harold Buchholz interview: Kids love comics!
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    1 h y 38 m