Marvel Disney's recent TV series is about a struggling actor and I have the perfect guest to discuss it with me: filmmaker, life-long Los Angelino, and Marvel comics fan Brandon Wilson. Wonder Man is delightful and we've got a lot say about the show's portrayals of LA, Simon Williams's existence as a Black Haitian-American actor, the prison industrial complex, queer readings and more. You don't need to know about Wonder Man to enjoy the show but Brandon gives us the download on Simon Wilson's comics history.

Plus: the parallels with Midnight Cowboy run deeper than you think!

Spoilers marked at 20 min in.

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The Real fantasy of Peacemaker is getting your friends to agree to listen to your favorite bands---and them like them.

Journalist Arturo Garcia joins me for season 2 of James Gunn's HBO series Peacemaker staring John Cena.

The first 15 minutes of this episode are spoiler free.

In this episode:

• How Peacemaker fits in to Cena's Body of Work
• More than you wanted to know about the band Nelson (and MTV)
• How this series fits into DC comics and the DCEU's future
• How well does Peacemaker handle it's heavy political parallels?

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Don't miss our episode about season 1 with Jamelle Bouie, Spencer Ackerman and Cayden Mak. https://graphicpolicy.com/2022/03/11/peacemaker-with-jamelle-bouie-spencer-ackerman-cayden-mak/

The need for solidarity with Palestinians and Jewish Americans reconning with the historical myths we've been fed–– James Gunn's new Superman movie really went there and did it superbly. Who better to process it with than Rafael Shimoff and Shoshana Brown, the hosts of Beyond the  Pale, radio's home for NY's Jewish left!

But first an update from Project Fulcrum, Get Free's Star Wars fan organizing campaign striking a blow against censorship.

Listen to Beyond the Pale on WBAI or online https://wbai.org/program.php?program=461

I co-wrote about Project Fulcrum and the Disney campaign for WagingNonViolence.org : Why fandom organizing is a powerful strategy for movement building

Read Zach Rabiroff on DC pulling Red Hood. https://www.tcj.com/horror-it-girl-gretchen-felker-martin-on-dc-pulling-red-hood-after-charlie-kirk-comments-i-had-no-regrets/

Catch up Project Fulcrum Andor coverage here Part 1 https://bit.ly/AndorInOurWorld

Part 2 https://bit.ly/AndorFinale

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