Category Archives: Episodes

Episode 130 – Tintin in Tibet

Posted on February 17, 2021 by Kevin Moreau

In this episode, we load up our rucksacks and make a long-overdue trip to the world of bande dessinées—and one of the most popular comics characters of the 20th century—with a look at Tintin in Tibet by Hergé! When Tintin … Continue reading →

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Episode 129 – Death of Spider-Man (With Marvel by the Month)

Posted on February 3, 2021 by Kevin Moreau

In this episode, we’re joined by Bryan Stratton and Robb Milne of the Marvel by the Month podcast to complete our first podcast crossover (you can hear the first part here)—and to discuss Ultimate Comics Spider-Man: Death of Spider-Man, by … Continue reading →

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Episode 128 – Smile

Posted on January 20, 2021 by Kevin Moreau

We celebrate our fifth anniversary by finally tackling a seminal work by one of the biggest names in comics: Smile by Raina Telgemeier, published by Scholastic/Graphix! In this Eisner Award-winning graphic memoir, sixth-grader Raina suffers a dental injury that upends … Continue reading →

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Episode 127 – Superman Smashes the Klan

Posted on January 6, 2021 by Kevin Moreau

(Note: Due to some sound issues, we were forced to re-record a couple of spots in the first few minutes of the podcast.) In this episode, we kick off 2021 with one of the best-reviewed books of 2020: Superman Smashes … Continue reading →

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Episode 126 – Ye Gads! It’s … The Bradleys!

Posted on December 23, 2020 by Kevin Moreau

Explicit Warning! This episode contains strong language and is recommended for mature listeners. For the last episode of 2020, we segue seamlessly from Bucky Barnes to another iconic comics antihero, Buddy Bradley, with a discussion of five stories featuring the … Continue reading →

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Episode 125 – Captain America: Winter Soldier

Posted on December 9, 2020 by Kevin Moreau

For decades, Bucky Barnes sat cooling his heels with Ben Parker in the exclusive club of characters Marvel Comics would never bring back from the dead. But all that changed in 2006, as chronicled in Captain America: Winter Soldier—specifically, Captain … Continue reading →

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Episode 124: The Howard the Duck Episode

Posted on November 25, 2020 by Kevin Moreau

In this episode, we quack the case of everyone’s favorite talking waterfowl with a look at Steve Gerber’s Howard the Duck! Specifically, his appearances in Giant-Size Man-Thing issues 4-5 and Howard the Duck (Vol. 1), issues 1,2,3, and 5, published … Continue reading →

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Episode 123: The Hawkeye Episode

Posted on November 11, 2020 by Kevin Moreau

Bro! On this episode, comics writer and publisher Carlton Hargro (20th Place Media) returns as we take aim at “the breakout star of the blockbuster Avengers film” with a discussion of Hawkeye (2012), specifically issues 1-5 (as seen in Vol. … Continue reading →

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Episode 122 – Maus: A Survivor’s Tale II: And Here My Troubles Began

Posted on October 28, 2020 by Kevin Moreau

The second volume of Art Spiegelman’s award-winning graphic memoir finds the artist grappling with the success of the first, and questioning his ability to pull off such an ambitious project. In doing so, he adds another layer to the book’s … Continue reading →

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Episode 121 – Maus: A Survivor’s Tale I: My Father Bleeds History

Posted on October 14, 2020 by Kevin Moreau

Art Spiegelman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel Maus had a profound effect on the public perception of comics as an art form when its first volume, serializing installments that had first appeared in the alternative comics anthology Raw, appeared in 1986. … Continue reading →

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