e275. Concert Amnesia and the Power of Flashbulb Memory

If you live on planet Earth right now, you might have noticed that Taylor Swift is touring. Her concerts are selling out even though tickets prices are out of control. Is it worth it? that’s a whole different show! However, some recent articles have implied that many young Swifties are experiencing a weird phenomenon. Concert…

Excalibur #102: “After the Bomb”

t Excalibur #102 “After the Bomb” Writer: Warren Ellis Pencils: Casey Jones Inks: Jason Martin, Rick Ketcham & Rob Haynes Colours: Ariane Lenshoek & Malibu Color Letters: Richard Starkings & Comicraft Editing: Suzanne Gaffney, Matt Idelson, Jay Gardner & Paul Tutrone Original publication date: October 1996 Is this VoxPopcast or Gosh Golly Wow? We think…

Call For Comments: Concert Amnesia and Flashbulb Memories

From Steph: Recently, news media has reported claims from many Taylor Swift concertgoers that they cannot remember large parts or even any of the 3-hour “Eras Tour” concert such as which songs Taylor performed. This so-called “concert amnesia” is particularly distressing for those paying the high prices of resale tickets. However, it is widely known…

e274. Indiana Jones and the Legacy of Pulp

Last week the fifth (and supposedly final) Indiana Jones movie, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, finally hit theaters to substantially mixed reviews and audience reaction. Some have complained that it isn’t really giving them the vibe they were looking for out of an Indiana Jones movie while others have said it was a…

e273. Is Pixar Over?

Last week, Pixar released their 27th feature film, Elemental and it has had… less than stellar box office reception despite having pretty rave reviews. This has actually been a problem with all Pixar films in the pandemic era, which has led some critics and fans to ponder is the Pixar era over? Are audiences tired…

Excalibur #101 “Quiet”

Excalibur #101 “Quiet” Writer: Warren Ellis Pencils: Casey Jones Inks: Tom Simmons Colours: Ariane Lenshoek of Malibu Hues Lettering: Richard Starkings of Comicraft Editors: Suzanne Gaffney, Jaye Gardner & Dan Hosek Original Publication date: September 1996 Our favourite mutant misfits might be having a quiet one but we’re getting loud about… our love for quiet…

e272. Why Are So Many Superhero Adaptations So Very, Very, Bad?

There certainly are a lot of superheroes adaptations. In fact, some people would say there’s too many. And yet, they just keep coming and coming. In fact, one of them, The Flash, is bombing at the box office right now, all while Across Spider-verse is getting constant acclaim? What makes a superhero adaptation good and…

Excalibur #100: “London’s Burning”

Excalibur #100 “London’s Burning” Writer: Warren Ellis Pencils: Casey Jones, Randy Green, & Rob Haynes Inks: Tom Simmons, Jason Martin, Rick Ketcham & Rob Haynes Colours: Ariane Lenshoek, Jim Hoston & Malibu Color Letters: Richard Starkings & Comicraft Editing: Suzanne Gaffney Original publication date: August 1996 It’s not our hundredth episode (been there, done that),…

e271. Crossing The Spider-Verse

Have we done a show about multiversal superhero movies? It feels like it’s come up before… as though this were just a thing that we feel the need to talk about a lot. Oh well. Certainly we haven’t done this talking about Spider-man movies specifically? Or maybe we have! In any case, it’s time to…

Excalibur #99: “Fire with Fire”

Excalibur #99 “Fire with Fire” Writer: Warren Ellis Pencils: Casey Jones Inks: Tom Simmons Colours: Ariane Lenshoek and Malibu’s Hues Letters: Richard Starkings and Comicraft Editor: Suzanne Gaffney Original publication date: July 1996 We’re coming in hot this week, joined by comics and pop culture scholar Dr. Anthony Michael D’Agostino to wield scorching takes about how everything…