Author Archives: Kevin Moreau

Episode 203: Hulk vs. Thing, Rounds 1 and 2

Posted on January 31, 2024 by Kevin Moreau

In this episode, IT’S CLOBBERIN’ TIME as we kick off a two-part look at one of Marvel Comics’ most storied traditions: epic slugfests between the Hulk and the Thing! Specifically, the first two face-offs between these fearsome foes in Fantastic … Continue reading →

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Episode 202: A Guest in the House

Posted on January 17, 2024 by Kevin Moreau

Content warning: Mentions of suicide; general gaslighting, psychological domestic abuse. In this episode, we look back at one of the best-reviewed books of 2023: A Guest in the House by Emily Carroll, published by First Second! Shy, awkward Abby is … Continue reading →

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One-Shot: The Comics Canon All-Stars 2024 (The Best of Our Second 100 Episodes)

Posted on January 3, 2024 by Kevin Moreau

In this not-so-mini mini-episode, we look back on the last episodes, each ranking our 10 favorites. How many titles did we agree on? We also discuss Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, the Transformers movies, the current state of the Big … Continue reading →

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Episode 201: A Carl Barks Christmas (With Dan McCoy)

Posted on December 20, 2023 by Kevin Moreau

Just in time for Christmas, Emmy-winning writer (and co-host of The Flop House) Dan McCoy joins us to unwrap a trio of Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge stories by the late, great Carl Barks! In “Only a Poor Old Man,” … Continue reading →

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Episode 200: Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man

Posted on December 6, 2023 by Kevin Moreau

It’s our bicentennial episode, and we celebrate by going back to 1976 for a momentous match-up between comics’ two most popular characters: Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man, by Gerry Conway and Ross Andru, published by DC and Marvel Comics! This … Continue reading →

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Episode 199: Bone Vol. 5: Rock Jaw, Master of the Eastern Border

Posted on November 22, 2023 by Kevin Moreau

Happy Bonesgiving! In this episode, we celebrate our favorite(?) holiday with another excursion into the world of Bone, this time skipping ahead to Bone Vol. 5: Rock Jaw, Master of the Eastern Border, written and drawn by Jeff Smith, published … Continue reading →

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Episode 198: Hellblazer: Newcastle (A Taste of Things to Come)

Posted on November 8, 2023 by Kevin Moreau

Content warning: sexual abuse and implied sexual assault In this episode, friend of the show and John Constantine authority Tracy Tanoff joins us in unpacking a defining moment in the life and career of everyone’s favorite street-level mage (and con … Continue reading →

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Episode 197 – Swamp Thing: American Gothic (Part 2)

Posted on October 25, 2023 by Kevin Moreau

One year (almost to the day) since we discussed the first half of American Gothic, we round out the scare-iffic month of October with a look at the final five issues (Swamp Thing #46-50) of this groundbreaking storyline by Alan … Continue reading →

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Comics Onscreen – Movie Mayhem!

Posted on October 11, 2023 by Kevin Moreau

Wait, where’s Swamp Thing: American Gothic, Part Two? Well, Curt and Kevin weren’t feeling so well this week, so they decided to take it easy and record a short mini-episode on the comics-related film and TV adaptations of the year … Continue reading →

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Episode 196 – Amazing Spider-Man: Shed

Posted on September 27, 2023 by Kevin Moreau

(Note: You may just ever-so-faintly hear a neighbor’s barking dog occasionally adding his two cents in the background for the first half or so of the episode.) A perennial Spider-Man foe gets a horror-monster makeover (and our Spidey Super Stories … Continue reading →

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