Author Archives: Kevin Moreau

Episode 154 – The Incredible Hulk: Future Imperfect

(Content warning: Sexual assault) Our two-parter on comics legend George Perez continues with a look at The Incredible Hulk: Future Imperfect, published by Marvel Comics! Eisner Award-winning writer Peter David brings a light touch to this alternate-future tale set in … Continue reading

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Episode 153 – Wonder Woman (1987) Vol. 1: Gods and Mortals

(Content warning: Sexual assault) In the first of a two-part series on George Perez, we discuss one of his most famous runs as a creator, the 1987 reboot of DC Comics’ Wonder Woman! Spinning out of the events of Crisis … Continue reading

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Episode 152 – Far Sector

In N.K. Jemisin and Jamal Campbell’s Far Sector (from DC Comics’ Young Animal imprint), Green Lantern Sojourner “Jo” Mullein is assigned to the City Enduring, a sprawling megalopolis of some 20 billion souls at the far end of space, where … Continue reading

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Episode 151 – Green Lantern: Agent Orange and the Larfleeze Christmas Special

Larfleeze Navidad! Just in time for the holidays, we unwrap not one but TWO tales featuring everyone’s … favorite? … DC Comics ring-slinger, Larfleeze, with a look at Green Lantern Vol 4 #39-42 and Green Lantern: Larfleeze Christmas Special! First, … Continue reading

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Canonical Conversations: All of the Marvels With Douglas Wolk

Author and podcaster Douglas Wolk (Reading Comics; Voice of Latveria) joins us to discuss his excellent new book, All of the Marvels, which examines the Marvel Universe as one single connected narrative that unfolds over six decades and 27,000+ issues. … Continue reading

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One-Shot: The Quizzical Canonical!

In an exclusive deleted scene from last week’s Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? discussion, Curt surprises Kevin with a pop quiz covering the first 150 episodes of The Comics Canon!    

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Episode 150 – Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?

In 1986, after decades of sneering supervillains, mad scientists and interplanetary despots, the Man of Steel was finally confronted with a foe even he couldn’t defeat—an editorially mandated reboot! But before he could fly off into the post-Crisis on Infinite … Continue reading

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Episode 149 – Spider-Man: One More Day

In anticipation of the eagerly awaited Spider-Man: No Way Home, we look back at one of the most universally reviled stories in comics history: 2007’s Spider-Man: One More Day by J. Michael Straczynski and Joe Quesada, published by Marvel Comics! … Continue reading

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Episode 148 – Tales From the Crypt

(Content warning: Lots of people get buried alive.) Greetings, boos and ghouls! Gather ’round the campfire as the Curtkeeper and Kevin From the Black Lagoon wrap up The Tomb of the Crypt, their miniseries on horror comics, with a handpicked … Continue reading

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Episode 147 – Swamp Thing: Love and Death

(Content warning: This story contains references to rape by deception and incest.) Our horror-comics miniseries The Tomb of the Crypt continues with Swamp Thing: Love and Death—specifically, Swamp Thing Vol. 2 issues #29-31 and Swamp Thing Annual #2 by Alan … Continue reading

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