A curious set of movies have been racking up nominations on the film circuit this awards season. Glass Onion, the Menu, and Triangle of Sadness. Each of these films has a peculiar thing in common… they’re basically about eating the rich… ok if not eating them than at least killing rich people… largely just because…
Month: January 2023
Excalibur #85: “Edge of Night”
Excalibur #85 “Edge of Night” Writer: Warren Ellis Pencils: Ken Lashley Inks: Tom Wegrzyn Colours: Joe Rosas Letters: Jon Babcock Editors: Suzanne Gaffney & Bob Harras Original publication date: January 1995 This week, we’re slashing (and snikt-ing!) our way to the conclusion of the “Soulsword Trilogy” in Excalibur #85, “Edge of Night,” co-starring Wolverine +…
e250. We Always Figured We Would Do a Show on Quiet Quitting (Eventually)
Do you remember “quiet quitting”? We can’t really blame you if you don’t. But the news media was all in an uproar about it… wow… like five months ago! They were talking about it like it was the fall of civilization. It was the worst thing in the world. It was… well, it apparently amounted…
Call For Comments: Pouring some “edgy” on it
From Mav: Last year, we did an episode that I called “pour some gritty on it” which was all about the recent trend of doing gritty reboots of classic media IP. The obvious example there was shows on the CW like Riverdale and Nancy Drew. Shows where the idea is that it takes place in…
Excalibur #84: “Dark Adapted Eye”
Excalibur #84 “Dark Adapted Eye” Writers: Warren Ellis & Scott Lobdell Pencils: Daerick Gross Inks: Bill Anderson Colours: Joe Rosas Letters: Jon Babcock Editors: Suzanne Gaffney & Bob Harras Original publication date: December 1994 We’re still adapting to this brand-new era in which Excalibur sucks less. But supernatural transformations are better with great company, and we’ve…
e249. The Media Guilt Pile
You know that book everyone tells you is great and you’ve been meaning to read it for literally years and haven’t gotten to it? What about that game that all your friends are playing and you want to as well, but you haven’t had the time to sit down and learn it so it’s just…
Excalibur #83: “Bend Sinister”
Excalibur #83 “Bend Sinister” Writers: Warren Ellis & Scott Lobdell Pencils: Terry Dodson Inks: W.C. Carani Colours: Joe Rosas Letters: Jon Babcock Editors: Suzanne Gaffney & Bob Harras Original publication date: November 1994 We’re (still) back from the winter break and reeling from term prep, but that doesn’t mean we’re not excited (positively possessed!) by…
e248. 2023 Box Office Draft
It’s that time again! if you’ve been listening for a while you know that every year the hosts of Voxpopcast play a fantasy box office game! The BEST fantasy game. Each host will draft 15 movies in a 15 round snake draft and compete to see who can have the highest combination of box office…
Excalibur #82: “Life Signs (Part 3): The Light of a Tainted Dawn”
Excalibur #82 “Life Signs (Part 3): The Light of a Tainted Dawn” Writers: Scott Lobdell & Todd DeZago Pencils: Ken Lashley & Steve Epting Inks: Philip Moy, Harry Candelario, W.C. Carani, John Floyd & John Livesay Colours: Chris Matthys Letters: Dave Sharpe Editors: Suzanne Gaffney & Bob Harras Original publication date: October 1994 We’re back from the holidays and…