Excalibur #54 “Curiouser and Curiouser” Writer and pencils: Alan Davis Inks: Mark Farmer Colours: Glynis Oliver Letters: Michael Heisler Editor: Terry Kavanagh Original publication date: September 1992 Listeners of this pod know we share one thing with Brian Braddock, which is that we’d follow Meggan anywhere, including down a rabbit hole into a series of…
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…
e208. What Time Is It? It’s Bridgerton Time! (Again)
Last year, we (like many people) were so overcome with the Netflix show Bridgerton that we recorded not one but two episodes about it. We weren’t the only ones. It was a runaway sensation. Well, it’s been a year and Bridgerton time has returned with slightly more fixed fanfare. Even this week’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver has…
Excalibur #53: “The Litter”
Excalibur #53 “The Litter” Writer: Scott Lobdell Pencils: James Fry Inks: Christopher Ivy Colours: Glynis Oliver Letters: Michael Heisler Editor: Terry Kavanagh Original publication date: August 1992 Welcome back to the podcast where we talk about Excalibur and nothing but Excalibur… except when we talk about Spider-Man! Which we’re doing this week! Comics scholar and…
Excalibur #52: “All You Ever Wanted to Know About Phoenix… But Were Afraid to Ask”
Excalibur #52 “All You Ever Wanted to Know About Phoenix… But Were Afraid to Ask” Writer: Alan Davis Pencils: Will Simpson Colours: Kelly Covese Inks: Jimmy Palmiotti and Dave Hoover Editor: Terry Kavanagh Original publication date: July 1992 And we’re back! With a special episode of “Retconning with Reck,” in which writer/artist/podcaster Adam Reck of…
e206. Return of the Oscars Preview – 2022
If you’re a movie fan then you might know that the Oscars are coming up next weekend. In fact, you probably even know if you’re not a movie fan. The Oscars are weird. Every year they’re a big deal for Hollywood… except really, does anyone care? The Oscars have been bleeding viewers lately, with last…
Excalibur #51: “Don’t Drink the Water”
Excalibur #51 “Don’t Drink the Water” Writer: Alan Davis Pencils: Dougie Braithwaite Colours: Glynis Oliver Inks: Mark McKenna, Jeff Albrecht, Jose Marzan, Jimmy Palmiotti Editor: Terry Kavanagh Original publication date: June 1992 New logo… new species?? That right—we’re back to regular episodes and getting weird about dinosaurs with Christi and Chris Eddleman, sauropod enthusiasts and…
e205. Why Do We Love Batman?
If you’re a regular listener of this show then you no doubt are aware that the Batman was released in cinemas last week. At the current moment, it is in fact the number one movie at the box office worldwide. And of course, that was to be expected. Everyone knew that it would be a…
X-Men Legends #12: “Start Again: A Prelude to Excalibur”
X-Men Legends #12 “Start Again: A Prelude to Excalibur” Writer: Chris Claremont Pencils: Scot Eaton Colours: Rachelle Rosenberg Inks: Lorenzo Ruggeiro Letters: Joe Caramanga Editor: Mark Basso Original publication date: March 2022 What’s this? Anna, Mav, and Andrew talking about a current comic book? Released this very past Wednesday?? It took Chris Claremont writing a…