Tag Archives: DC Comics

Episode 147 – Swamp Thing: Love and Death

Posted on October 13, 2021 by Kevin Moreau

(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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Episode 144 – All-Star Superman

Posted on September 1, 2021 by Kevin Moreau

Because YOU (well, one of you, at least) asked for it, we finally get around to discussing All-Star Superman by Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely and Jamie Grant, published by DC Comics! Superman is dying, his cells flooded with solar radiation … Continue reading →

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Episode 140 – The Sandman: Fables & Reflections

Posted on July 7, 2021 by Kevin Moreau

In this episode, an actual Greek myth gets retconned as Myth Takes, our miniseries on comics and mythology, rolls on with a discussion of three stories from the Sandman collection Fables & Reflections—specifically, Thermidor, The Song of Orpheus and Ramadan! … Continue reading →

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Episode 139 – The Sandman: A Game of You

Posted on June 23, 2021 by Kevin Moreau

(Explicit warning: A couple of swear words are used.) In this episode, Myth Takes, our series on comics and mythology and folklore, continues with The Sandman: A Game of You, collecting issues 32-37 of The Sandman, published by DC/Vertigo Comics! … Continue reading →

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Episode 135 – Wonder Woman (2011) Vol. 1: Blood

Posted on April 28, 2021 by Kevin Moreau

In this episode, we kick off Myth Takes, a miniseries on the intersection of comics and mythology, with a book in which an A-list superhero gets a mythological upgrade: Wonder Woman Vol. 1: Blood, by Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang, … Continue reading →

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Episode 118 – New Gods

Posted on September 2, 2020 by Kevin Moreau

On this episode, The Cosmic Canon, our series on cosmic tales, soars from peaceful New Genesis to pockmarked Apokalips to Earth as we discuss Jack Kirby’s epic saga of space gods, galactic wars and skiing avatars of Death: New Gods … Continue reading →

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Episode 117 – Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War Vol. 1

Posted on August 19, 2020 by Kevin Moreau

On this episode, The Cosmic Canon, our series on cosmic comics stories, rockets from Coast City to the sentient planet Mogo to the anti-matter universe as we get embroiled in Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War Vol. 1, by Geoff … Continue reading →

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Episode 114 – The Sandman: Dream Country

Posted on July 8, 2020 by Kevin Moreau

Atlanta actress Jennifer Lee joins us for the conclusion of our Sandman two-parter to discuss The Sandman: Dream Country (issues 17-20), as well as Tales in the Sand (#9) and Men of Good Fortune (#13), by Neil Gaiman and a … Continue reading →

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Episode 113 – The Sandman: The Doll’s House

Posted on June 24, 2020 by Kevin Moreau

On July 15, Audible is releasing a star-studded audio production of the first three storylines of the beloved DC/Vertigo series The Sandman—giving us the perfect excuse to book a two-part return trip down the River of Dreams. First stop: The … Continue reading →

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Episode 100 – Action Comics #1, Superman #1, and the Comics Canon All-Stars!

Posted on December 24, 2019 by Kevin Moreau

We all know the story: Rocket escapes exploding planet. Elderly couple adopts alien baby. Baby grows up to become the most powerful superhero of all time. But today’s Man of Steel is very different from the one we get in … Continue reading →

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