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…
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…
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…
Anniversary Special
Anniversary Special Anna, Mav, and Andrew plus a plethora of amazing guests have been podcasting about Excalibur for an entire year—54 weeks to be exact! Which seems like a perfect time to look back on the year that was. This Anniversary Special features approximately one minute from each of our regular episodes, chronicling Excalibur #1-50.…
e203. Consumption, Capitalism, and the Culture of Luxury Fashion
Can you tell the difference between Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Gucci, and Versace? What about Michael Kors, Tom Ford, Alexander McQueen and Jimmy Choo? Do you even know who these people are? In all likelihood you read that list and knew that those are some of the biggest brands in luxury fashion. Or, if you…
Excalibur #50: “Winner Loses All”
Excalibur #50 “Winner Loses All” Writer and pencils: Alan Davis Colours: Joe Rosas Inks: Michael Heisler Editor: Terry Kavanagh Original publication date: May 1992 Our guest, venerable comics scholar Dr. Andrew Kunka, says he wanted to join us for the mega-sized Excalibur #50, “Winner Loses All,” in part to hear us talk about a particular…
Call for Comments: Hey, Are Y’all Talking About Batman?
From Hannah: How have we gone over two hundred episodes without dedicating an episode to talking about Batman? (Indeed, the Eternals of all superheroes got their own episode before we decided to focus on Batman.) From Mav: I mean, we didn’t. Episode 54 was totally all talking about Batman! Just none of you were on…