Pop culture fandom is defined by a hierarchy dedication. It’s easy to watch nine Star Wars movies; how much of the Expanded Universe do you know? Anyone can watch a couple dozen Marvel movies, but “the real fan” has bagged and boarded Silver Age originals! Sure, maybe you’ve sat through all 11.5 hours of LOTR,…
Year: 2021
Excalibur #13: “The Marriage of True Minds”
Excalibur #13 “The Marriage of True Minds” Writer: Chris Claremont Pencils: Alan Davis Inks: Paul Neary Colours: Glynis Oliver Letters: Tom Orzechowski Editor: Terry Kavanagh Original publication date: October 1989 What do Gloria Anzaldúa, Donna Haraway, and Kitty Pryde have in common? Find out in this week’s discussion of Excalibur #13, “The Marriage of True Minds,” where…
Call for Comments: American Girl
From Hannah: As a kid growing up in the nineties, I loved American Girl, especially its historical characters and books. I still remember excitedly reading the adventures of Kit Kittredge and Kirsten Larson and Josefina Montoya … and really any character introduced between the company’s inception and about 2000. So when I discovered that American Girl is re-releasing…
e162. Multimedia & Literary Crossovers
We live in a geeky world. There are roughly 800 bajillion superhero tv shows and movies released every year. Even once we get away from superhero content, we quickly move into sci-fi, other comics, and toy based nostalgia IPs. Each property trying to build a cinematic universe to ensure that its fans consume more and…
Excalibur #12: “My Friends Call Me Billy the Kid!”
Excalibur #12 “My Friends Call Me Billy the Kid!” Writer: Chris Claremont Pencils: Alan Davis Inks: Paul Neary Colours: Glynis Oliver Letters: Tom Orzechowski Editor: Terry Kavanagh Original publication date: September 1989 In this episode, Alan Davis is back and Excalibur’s gone—on the Cross-Time Caper, that is! Anna, Mav, and Andrew are joined by educator, supermom, and Excalibur superfan…
e161. Describing 20 Games We Haven’t Played
Do you like to play games? We do. And Hannah really likes to play games. In fact, she’s addicted. So much so that she made a game about games… and forced the rest of us to play. Seriously… there were horrible threats… people’s families were in danger. Someone might have lost a little finger. On…
Excalibur #11: “The Price”
Excalibur #11 “The Price” Writer: Chris Claremont Pencils: Marshall Rogers Inks: Terry Austin Colours: Glynis Oliver Letters: Todd Klein Editor: Terry Kavanagh Original publication date: August 1989 This episode, talking Excalibur #11: “The Price,” is a pod-friends reunion as Anna, Mav, and Andrew are joined by Dr. Michael Hancock, the self-proclaimed “Beta Ray Bill of comics and games…
Call for Comments: Why Do People Like Crossovers?
From Mav: Recently, on my other show, GoshGollyWow, we had a brief conversation about crossovers. Well, it was recently for me, anyway… It will be in the future for listeners of both this show and the other one. In fact, because of different recording schedules, it might very possibly be in the future of when…
e160. Remembering Thought & Thinking About Memory
Do you remember the song that was playing when you had your first kiss, lost your virginity, or danced at your wedding? Do you know what movie that you crowded around the TV to watch as a family every holiday as a kid? Do you have fond memories of the vacation you took in the…
Excalibur #10: “Widget”
Excalibur #10 “Widget” Writer: Chris Claremont Pencils: Marshall Rogers Inks: Terry Austin Colours: Glynis Oliver Letters: Michael Heisler and Agustin Mas Editor: Terry Kavanagh Original publication date: July 1989 In this episode, Anna, Mav, and Andrew team up with Dr. Travis Smith, author of Superhero Ethics, to discuss the ethically fraught Excalibur #10: “Widget,” in which Brian spends…