Halloween season continues and so it’s time for another special episode. One of the most enduring pop culture figure is probably the witch. Witches appear through the ages in media. From the Weird Sisters of MacBeth to the good and bad witches of Oz to to Arthur Miller’s the Crucible, to Samantha of Bewitched to…
Month: October 2021
Excalibur #34: “School Spirit”
Excalibur #34 “School Spirit” Writer: Chris Claremont Pencils and inks: Ron Wagner Colours: John Wilcox Letters: Michael Heisler Editor: Terry Kavanagh Original publication date: February 1991 Well, this is it. The end of “Girls’ School from Heck” and the Claremont era of Excalibur. But we’re going out with a bang and our pom-poms raised high, as…
CFC: A Funny Thing Happened When I Talked About Mixtapes
https://twitter.com/chrismaverick/status/1447466435828228097?s=21 From Mav: So funny story. Last week, I was having trouble sleeping, and I was listening to a podcast and someone said “we should make a playlist for this episode” and because neurons are weird and it was 3am, the mention of the word “playlist” made me think of “mixtapes” and I had a…
CFC: in which Katya learns a new word, or what is Overlanding & am I tacticool though?
Photo by 4x4WARD Photo by 4x4WARD From Katya: My favorite way to introduce Cultural Studies to people is Raymond Williams’ “Culture is Ordinary.” Williams insisted that culture included a person’s or community’s whole way of life. Culture isn’t just the novels, films, games, or general “stuff” of culture but everything that is part of your…
e184. Bram Stoker’s Dracula & the Draculi that Followed
It’s Halloween season and time to do some spooky theme shows! Of course, we’ve tackled monsters several times on the show before, but we’ve never devoted the whole show to just one monster. Until now! Dracula, is one of the most adapted novels of all time and with movies, TV shows, comics, video games and……
Excalibur #33: “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”
Excalibur #33 “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” Writer: Chris Claremont Pencils and inks: Ron Wagner Colours: John Wilcox Letters: Tim Harkins Editor: Terry Kavanagh This week, Anna, Mav, and Andrew are going back to school (again) with Excalibur #33, “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” part two of “Girls’ School from Heck!” And now that we’re…
e183. How to Read All of the Marvels
If you’re a comic book fan, one of the things people often ask you is “I want to get into comics. Where do I start? What should I read?” This is especially true if you’re someone who reads comics for a living. It’s even more true this last decade or so of box office dominance…
Call for Comments: Something Wicked This Way Comes…
From Hannah: October is here, meaning spooky season is here, meaning VoxPopcast once again bring you vaguely Halloween-related episodes! In October 2018, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina on Netflix and the Charmed reboot on the CW premiered. The Magicians was still on air, and some streaming service really wanted me to start watching The Good…
Excalibur #32: “Someone Will Die for This!”
Excalibur #32 “Someone Will Die for This!” Writer: Chris Claremont Pencils & inks: Ron Wagner Colours: Glynis Oliver Letters: Tim Harkins Editor: Terry Kavanagh Original publication date: December 1990 A little late for “Back to School” but just in time for the comics studies + girlhood studies + Excalibur matchup of your dreams, it’s Anna, Mav, and…
CFC: Controlling the Spice, the Universe, And the Dune(s?)
October 27, 2021
(Editor’s Note: This is a guest blog from frequent guest of the show, Natalie Sheppard-Baudean. She’s suggested we do a show all about Dune, so read what she has to say and let us know your thoughts in the comments.) From Natalie: One of the best ways to get to know someone is to read…