It’s Black Friday week. There’s simply no way you don’t know that. Even if you’re not from the United States, where we just had Thanksgiving, if you’re on the Internet and listening to our show you are at least aware of the Black Friday sales that have just become pervasive throughout the world. But how…
Month: November 2023
GGW: Excalibur #117: “Amendments”
Writer: Ben Raab Pencils: Mel Rubi Inks: Rob Hunter Colours: Kevin Tinsley Letters: Richard Starkings & Kiff Scholl Editors: Kelly Corvese & Jason White Original publication date: February 1998 This week, we’re doing what we do every week, which is celebrating the most unique bond any two beings can possible share—the bond of FRIENDSHIP. But…
e293. Soundtracks, Scores & Race in the Superhero Film (Remastered)
(Note: Previously a corrupted version of the audio of this file was uploaded. This was due to a mistake in the mix that has now been corrected to the best of our abilities. Therefore, we are reuploading this week’s episode. Our apologies for the earlier issues.) You always know it’s a great episode when the…
e293. Soundtracks, Scores & Race in the Superhero Film
(Note: Previously a corrupted version of the audio of this file was uploaded. This was due to a mistake in the mix that has now been corrected to the best of our abilities. Therefore, we are reuploading this week’s episode. Our apologies for the earlier issues.) You always know it’s a great episode when the…
Excalibur #116: “Death in Venice”
Writer: Ben Raab Pencils: Mel Rubi Inks: Rob Hunter Colours: Kevin Tinsley Letters: Richard Starkings & Kiff Scholl Editors: Kelly Corvese & Jason White Original publication date: January 1998 We’re fighting for our lives in the present when we’re not flashing back to our uncanny pasts in Excalibur #116, “Death in Venice”! Our guest, comics…
Call For Comments: Black Friday and the Conspicuous Consumption Shopping Event
From Mav: I love shopping. It’s fun. First of all, spending money is fun… at least if you have it. Because having a bunch of new stuff is fun. But also, I actually love the thrill of going and looking at stuff, deciding you like it and even searching for a good deal. It’s like…
Call For Comments: Listening for Leitmotif
From Mav: I could swear we’ve done more soundtrack episodes. Like… I really thought we had. We’ve got one generally about what makes for a fun soundtrack from the beginning of the pandemic, but that was more about needle drops. We’ve talked about musicals and the about how music affects specific films like Josie and…
e292. Monstrous Women and the Horror Gaze
On this week’s not exactly Halloween special episode, Mav, Wayne and Monica are joined by returning guests Dr. Michael Chemers and Dr. Samantha Langsdale, two experts in the field of monster studies to talk about their recent conference at the Center for Monster Studies at the University of California Santa Cruz. Sam and Mike share…
e291. Fables, Fanfic and Fair Using the Public Domain
On this week’s episode we explore the complex topic of public domain publishing by tackling the recent controversy surrounding comic book author Bill Willingham, creator of Fables. After a long battle over ownership with DC Comics, Willingham recently announced that he was releasing the intellectual property of Fables into the public domain so that anyone…
CFC: Superhero fatigue and the Illusion of Change
November 29, 2023
From Mav: If you’re the kinda person who reads pop culture think pieces on the internet (which, I assume you must be if you’re reading this) you’ve probably come across some that talk about the impending death of the MCU. In fact, if Tatiana Siegel of Variety is to be believed, even Marvel is a…