At long last, it is finally here. Welcome to the first episode of the VoxPopcast, “Origin Stories.” Here, Wayne and Mav, joined by special guest John Darowski, explain the concept Vox Populorum and then debate the usefulness, purpose and significance of origin stories in comic books, movies and TV shows. Let us know what you think.
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And now some episode notes:
Citations and Links:
- This Episode’s Call for Comments
- Danny Anderson’s The Sectarian Review Podcast
- L. Frank Baum’s Wizard of Oz Collection
- Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- Pop Culture Association/American Culture Association (PCA/ACA)
- Action Comics #1 (First Superman)
- Batman: Year One
- T.H. White’s Once and Future King
- Vulture’s “Batman’s Parent’s Dying Supercut“
- Spiderman: Homecoming
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine
- Indiana Jones Collection
- Star Wars: Franchise
- Christopher Knowles’ Our God’s Wear Spandex
- Derk Backderf’s My Friend Dahmer
- Thank you to Maximilian’s thoughtForm music for out theme
- Follow us on Twitter: @voxpopcast, @chrismaverick, and @wayne_wise
- Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/voxpopcast
- Follow Mav’s Personal Blog: http://chrismaverick.com
- Follow Wayne’s Personal Blog: http://www.wayne-wise.com
Time Stamps:
- 0:54: Introduction
- 5:40: Our Origins
- 13:30: Superhero Origins
- 29:10 Oral Traditions
- 51:09 Conclusions
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