Way too often, when we talk about “pop culture” in 2022, we focus on superheroes, space cowboys with laser swords, and maybe a couple fantasy epics. And in fact, if you were to look at the top of the streaming charts this month, those are sort of the biggest things on the pop culture horizon…
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 #68: “Facades”
Excalibur #68 “Facades” Writers: Scott Lobdell and Dan Slott Pencils and colours: Steve Buccellato Inks: Harry Candelario Letters: Chris Eliopoulos Editor: Suzanne Gaffney Original publication date: August 1993 After a brief sojourn lost in a temporal wave, we’re back and ready to talk you through Excalibur #68, “Facades”—a comic that maybe shoulda stayed lost in…
CFC: Will the Real Ariana Grande please stand up?
One of these people is Ariana Grande. The other is cosplayer Paige Niemann. Which is which? From Mav: The nice thing about having your own pop culture podcast is that sometimes something happens and you’re like “what the actual fuck” and you just want to be given the opportunity to work things out? Well, I…
e230. Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Ratings But Were Afraid to Ask
If you’re a fan of American television, you’ve no doubt heard of “Nielsen ratings” or just “the Ratings” as they’re often called. They’re the lifeblood by which TV shows live and die. The previous president of the United States was obsessed with them (and continues to be to this day). Perhaps you’ve gotten mad that…
CFC: Wait, people really think Under the Cherry Moon is a bad movie?
From Mav: This is a different kind of call for comments than we usually do, but it may become a semi-regular feature. I was listening to old episodes of the podcast How Did This Get Made? a couple weeks ago and I came across their episode on the 1986 Prince film Under the Cherry Moon.…
e229. She-Hulk: Sensational & Savage
It is pretty much impossible at this point to not have some MCU content in the current release. Between the films and the TV shows, they are a ubiquitous part of the cultural zeitgeist. So much so that we can’t really cover them all on our show anymore. However, some of them definitely seem worth…
Excalibur #67: “Days of Futures Yet to Come”
Excalibur #67 “Days of Futures Yet to Come” Writing and pencils: Alan Davis Inks: Mark Farmer Colours: Dana Moreshead and Mike Thomas Letters: Janice Chiang Editor: Terry Kavanagh and Mark Powers Original publication date: July 1993 The 90s have arrived in 2015 and Excalibur is a gun now… but actually, Excalibur is still Excalibur, which…
e228. Investigating the Style Cycle
We’ve all heard complaints that the current pop-culture fad du jour is getting repetitive. For instance, right now, it’s superhero movies. People are constantly complaining about “the MCU formula” where “all the movies look the same, they all have the same plot, and they all make all the same jokes.” Whenever some other company makes…
Excalibur #66: “Back to the Present”
Excalibur #66 “Back to the Present” Writing and pencils: Alan Davis Inks: Mark Farmer Colours: Dana Moreshead Letters: Chris Eliopoulos Editor: Terry Kavanagh Original publication date: June 1993 This week, we’re going back to “Back to the Present,” and by present we mean future, and by future we mean the far-flung year of 2015, when the…
e227. the Endless Culture of the Sandman
After “endless” years in development, the impossible has happened. The Sandman TV show is now streaming on Netflix. Of course we watched it! Remarkably, it appears to be a hit. The show is getting critical buzz as well as doing well with the fans. In fact, its arguably the most popular that the property has…