Category Archives: Episodes

Episode 171 – Hellboy: The Corpse (and Other Stories)

Posted on October 12, 2022 by Kevin Moreau

It’s October, and that means it’s once again time to scare up some spook-tacular horror and supernatural comics! We kick things off with a return to the world of Mike Mignola’s Hellboy – specifically, the fan-favorite story The Corpse, as … Continue reading →

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Episode 170 – JSA: Black Reign

Posted on September 28, 2022 by Kevin Moreau

In this episode, we look ahead to the Oct. 21 release of Black Adam with a look at the JSA/Hawkman crossover event Black Reign, written by Geoff Johns and published by DC Comics! The powerful villain-turned-antihero Black Adam and a … Continue reading →

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Episode 169 – New Avengers (2013) Vol. 4: A Perfect World

Posted on September 14, 2022 by Kevin Moreau

We wrap up our selective two-part look back on Jonathan Hickman’s New Avengers, as the Illuminati—the secret syndicate featuring Black Panther, Iron Man, the Sub-Mariner and other heavy hitters—are finally confronted with an impossible decision: to destroy an alternate Earth … Continue reading →

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Episode 168 – New Avengers (2013) Vol. 1: Everything Dies

Posted on August 31, 2022 by Kevin Moreau

What was all that stuff about “incursions” in Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness? The answer lies in these first six issues (plus one) of Jonathan Hickman’s run on New Avengers, drawn by the incomparable Steve Epting (and Mike … Continue reading →

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Episode 167 – She-Hulk (2004): Single Green Female

Posted on August 17, 2022 by Kevin Moreau

In this episode, we cram for the Aug. 18 release of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law on Disney+ by reviewing the case of She-Hulk: Single Green Female, collecting issues 1-6 of the Marvel Comics series by Dan Slott, Juan Bobillo and … Continue reading →

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Episode 166 – The Sandman: World’s End

Posted on August 3, 2022 by Kevin Moreau

(Explicit content warning: A swear word slips through.) A couple of Americans on a road trip find themselves caught in a summer snowstorm and are forced to seek shelter in a bigger-on-the-inside inn peopled with faerie folk, a centaur and … Continue reading →

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Episode 165 – The Sandman: Brief Lives

Posted on July 20, 2022 by Kevin Moreau

In this episode, we get ready for the Aug. 5 debut of Netflix’s The Sandman with the latest in our ongoing series of Sandman arcs, this time discussing Vol. 7: Brief Lives published by Vertigo/DC Comics! The Lord of Dreams, … Continue reading →

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Episode 164 – Paper Girls Vol. 1

Posted on July 6, 2022 by Kevin Moreau

In this episode, we look ahead to the July 29 debut of Paper Girls on Amazon Prime with a look at Paper Girls Vol. 1, collecting the first five issues of the comics series by Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff … Continue reading →

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Episode 163 – Louis Riel: A Comic-Strip Biography

Posted on June 22, 2022 by Kevin Moreau

In this episode, we wrap up our True Stories miniseries on nonfiction and autobiographical comics with a look at Louis Riel: A Comic-Strip Biography, published by Drawn & Quarterly! Writer and artist Chester Brown (Yummy Fur) chronicles the career of … Continue reading →

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Episode 162 – The Fixer: A Story From Sarajevo

Posted on June 8, 2022 by Kevin Moreau

(Content warning: At least one swear word; sexual exploitation) After a brief pause, our True Stories miniseries returns with Joe Sacco’s The Fixer: A Story From Sarajevo, published by Drawn and Quarterly! Part character study, part history lesson, The Fixer … Continue reading →

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