If you’re the kind of person that listens to our show, there’s a good chance that you’ve heard about the whole fiasco where Warner Brothers-Discovery cancelled and vaulted an essentially completed Batgirl movie so that it would never see the light of day. You’re probably also aware that in their cost-cutting measures they’ve yanked a…
Month: February 2023
e254. A Primer On the Ages of Comics
If you’re a long time comic book fan, you’ve probably used the terms “Golden Age”, “Silver Age”, “Bronze Age” and “Modern Age” to talk about different periods in comic publishing history. You probably don’t really think about what they mean most of the time, but you do have a vague distinction in your mind. For…
Excalibur #88: “Dream Nails”
Excalibur #88 “Dream Nails” Writers: Warren Ellis Pencils: Larry Stroman Darrick Gross, Ken Lashley & Jeff Moy Inks: Cam Smith, Farrick Gross, Tom Wegrzyn, Philip Moy, Don Hudson & Kames Palmiotti Colours: Joe Rosas and Digital Chameleon Letters: Comicraft Editors: Suzanne Gaffney & Bob Harras Original publication date: August 1995 Welcome back to “Our Son Pete,”…
e253. So… Is Princess Diaries 2 a Bad Movie?
In 2001, Disney released the film adaptation of the YA novel The Princess Diaries, starring Ann Hathaway and launching her career on a trajectory that would eventually earn her an Oscar. However, before she got there, she’d make a sequel, The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, a film with… somewhat less acclaim. However, the second…
Excalibur #87: “Back to Reality”
Excalibur #87 “Back to Reality” Writer: Warren Ellis Pencils: Ken Lashley Inks: Tom Wegrzyn Colours: Joe Rosas Letters: Richard Starkings Editors: Suzanne Gaffney & Bob Harras Original publication date: March 1995 Welcome back to reality—we ain’t spat in it or nothing. (Though we can’t promise the same of Pete Wisdom.) But we’re jumping right from one…
e252. Velma and Pouring Some Edgy on It!
Everyone is talking about Velma. It’s not exactly clear why. Most people don’t seem to like it that much. But if you don’t pay attention to what anyone is saying, and you just judge sheerly based on attention that they By sheer numbers of think pieces you might think that Velma is the most popular…
Call for Comments: Disappearing Media
From Hannah: This summer, the cancelled Batgirl movie caused a lot of people on Twitter (and other places) to not only criticize the decision but talk about why it’s so depressing when films go unreleased. (Particularly, if you believe one of the dominant narratives, that it was solely thrown in the trash for accounting magic…
Excalibur #86: “Back to Life”
Excalibur #86 “Back to Life” Writers: Warren Ellis Pencils: Ken Lashley Inks: Tom Wegrzyn Colours: Joe Rosas Letters: Jon Babcock Editors Suzanne Gaffney & Bob Harras Original publication date: February 1995 This is a no-smoking podcast but Pete Wisdom’s coming in hot whether we like it or not. That’s right—it’s time for the debut of…
Call For Comments: The Ages of Comics and Superheroes
From Mav: Several years ago when I was doing my oral comps (PhD exams) I was asked a question about the evolution of comics. I don’t remember the exact question anymore. What I do remember is that one of my committee members stopped me and said “you always say that… the ages of comics. What…
GroundPod Day 2023! Happy Groundhog’s Day!
Okay, campers, rise and shine, and don’t forget your booties ’cause it’s cooooold out there today! It’s Groundhog Day, and you know what that means! It’s the return of your favorite annual podcast, GroundPod Day! Just like every year, Joe, Andrew, Nicole and Mav return to do a deep dive analysis of a fan favorite…