Did you know it’s Superman’s 85th Anniversary? You might have. Did you know that he was created in Cleveland? Maybe. And if you didn’t know these things, well, it is and he was. And in celebration, the city of Cleveland has been running a series of events for the last several weeks which led up…
Author: Christopher "Mav" Maverick
A shadowy flight into the dangerous world of a man who does not exist. Chris Maverick, drifter searching to tap into the hidden strengths that all humans have…
Excalibur #113: “Faith”
Writer: Ben Raab Pencils: Pete Woods Inks: Scott Koblish Colours: Kevin Tinsley Letters: Richard Starkings & Comicraft & Kiff Scholl Editors: Matt Idelson, Kelly Corvese & Jason White Original publication date: October 1997 This week, we’re definitely not making Bove/Bova puns as returning guest, comics scholar Bryan Bove, joins us to wonder why we’re in…
Excalibur #112: “Survival”
Writer: Ben Raab Pencils: Pete Woods Inks: Scott Koblish Colours: Kevin Tinsely Letters: Richard Starkings & Comicraft Editors: Matt Idelson & Paul Tutrone Original Publication date: August 1997 This week, Pete and Kurt get clubby and Colossus and Meggan get chilly as we all try to survive Excalibur #112, “Survival,” in which Meggan forgets she…
e287. We Made This! Why We Love DIY!
Do you like to knit? Paint? Build stuff? Sew? Bake? Garden? Work on your own car? Maybe you don’t do any of those things, but chances are you have some kind of craft type thing that you enjoy which frankly, you could probably pay someone to do, but really you just enjoy doing it yourself.…
Excalibur #111: “Broken Vows”
Writer: Ben Raab Pencils: Rob Stotz Inks: Scott Koblish Colours: Kevin Tinsely Letters: Richard Starkings & Comicraft Editors: Matt Idelson & Paul Tutrone Original Publication date: August 1997 This week, we’re still in Hong Kong, doing dinner and drinking in between crying in the rain and throwing emotional and physical knives at our friends in Excalibur…
e286. The Legend of Harley Quinn
On last week’s episode, we delved into the world of classic literary character Hercule Poirot and his cultural significance across multiple iterations. This week, we go in the exact opposite direction. Recorded at the exact same time as last week’s show, Wayne and Mav are joined by returning guest Andrew Deman and first time guest,…
Excalibur #110: “Hearts Bled Crimson”
Writer: Ben Raab Pencils: Salvador Larocca Inks: Scott Koblish Colours: Kevin Tinsely & Graphic Color Works Letters: Richard Starkings & Comicraft Editors: Matt Idelson & Paul Tutrone Original Publication date: June 1997 We’re back spending probably too much time and effort unpacking Salvador Larocca’s choices which are sometimes weird but definitely choices in Excalibur #110,…
Excalibur -1: “A True and Terrible Sacrifice”
Writer: Ben Raab Pencils: Casey Jones and Rob Haynes Inks: Nathan Massengill, Rob Haynes and Casey Jones Colours: Kevin Tinsely Letters: Richard Starkings and Comicraft Editor: Paul Tutrone Original publication date: July 1997 Welcome, to the “Oh Gosh, Oh Golly, Oh Wow! Podcast,” the podcast where we talk about the Marvel comics series Excalibur, and…
e284. Making the Band of Theseus
How many members of a musical band need to present to make the band the band. Is it different if a member dies than it is if a member simply quits or is kicked out? If a band splits exactly in two, are both halfs still the band or does one half become the band…