Ever since the advent of movies enterprising humans have asked that age-old important question “how can we use this for sex?” That’s not hyperbole; the modern motion picture dates back to 1893, and erotic films like Le coucher de la mariée (aka The Bride’s Bedtime) were being produced in wide release as early as 1896.…
Month: November 2021
Excalibur #38: “Out on a Limbo”
Excalibur #38 “Out on a Limbo” Writer: Scott Lobdell Pencils and inks: Mark Badger Colours: Brad Vancata Letters: Spike Editor: Terry Kavanagh Original publication date: June 1991 Join Anna, Mav, and Andrew plus special guest Lisa, Nocturne’s BFF and co-host of the Nightcrawler-centric Simply Amazing podcast, to talk Kurt/Wanda, Wanda/Vision, histories of fandom, Wolverine & the X-Men, Nightscrawlers, Talia…
e189. Dune: How to Control the Spice & Influence People
Dune may be the greatest science fiction epic ever written. The way you can tell is that if you go up to any Dune fan, they will tell you that… at length! And if you don’t care for it, almost certainly a fan will happily explain to you that you secretly love it and just…
Excalibur #37: “House Call”
Excalibur #37 “House Call” Writer: Scott Lobdell Pencils and inks: Mark Badger Colours: Glynis Oliver Letters: Chris Eliopoulos Editor: Terry Kavanagh Original publication date: May 1991 The sages foretold: lo, there will come a story, told in three parts, in which jokes are stale and motives are baffling. Nobody likes it; nobody wanted it. Yet…
e188. The Eternals and the MCU This Year (so far…)
Somehow, we went the entire year of 2020 just… without a Marvel movie. Phase three ended and there was a real life global pandemic and then… there just weren’t any MCU films. For the first time in over a decade, they were just gone! This year, they came back… BIG! in fact, there’s been three…
Excalibur #36: “Xs and Os”
Excalibur #36 “Xs and Os” Writer: Scott Lobdell Pencils: Davis Ross Inks: Al Milgrom Colours: Glynis Oliver Letters: Chris Eliopoulos Editor: Terry Kavanagh Original publication date: April 1991 We’re (still!) back and so’s our first returning guest, Dr. Michael Hancock, talking what makes a bad comic re: Excalibur #36, “Xs and Os!” It’s a teamup/throwdown with Silver Sable…
CFC: So, Is “Sexy” Just A Television Genre Now?
From Mav: Regular listeners know that I adore the Riverdale (some people are saying it’s the best show on television!). You might have also heard me mention that I love Nancy Drew or The 100 or all of the Arrowverse shows. Basically, I love the CW TV formula. Everyone is pretty… everyone has abs… everyone…
e187. 4x4ward: Overlanding and the Great Outdoors
When you study “pop culture” people automatically think of the MOST popular media that is available of the day. For us living in 2021, that’s largely superhero movies. Of course, if you listen to this show, you know we also frequently talk about music, TV shows, books and video games. But popular culture is much…
Excalibur #35: “Heartbreaker”
Excalibur #35 “Heart-breaker” Writer: Scott Lobdell Pencils: David Ross Inks: Al Milgrom Colours: Glynis Oliver Letters: Ken Lopez Editor: Terry Kavanagh Original publication date: March 1991 We’re back! And debating the merits of punchable problems in Excalibur #35, “Heartbreaker,” with comics scholar Dr. Jocelyn Sakal Froese! With their help, we apply a graphic medicine framework to an issue…
Call for Comments: It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (For Cheesy Movies)
November 30, 2021
From Hannah: Thanksgiving is officially over, so we can finally, finally indulge in the sentimental, silly, and surprising seasonal specials that channels like Hallmark have made a holiday staple and streaming services like Netflix have, perhaps, perfected. Mav and I have made no secret of our love for these amazing works of art in past…