Do you like to play games? We do. And Hannah really likes to play games. In fact, she’s addicted. So much so that she made a game about games… and forced the rest of us to play. Seriously… there were horrible threats… people’s families were in danger. Someone might have lost a little finger. On…
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 #11: “The Price”
Excalibur #11 “The Price” Writer: Chris Claremont Pencils: Marshall Rogers Inks: Terry Austin Colours: Glynis Oliver Letters: Todd Klein Editor: Terry Kavanagh Original publication date: August 1989 This episode, talking Excalibur #11: “The Price,” is a pod-friends reunion as Anna, Mav, and Andrew are joined by Dr. Michael Hancock, the self-proclaimed “Beta Ray Bill of comics and games…
Call for Comments: Why Do People Like Crossovers?
From Mav: Recently, on my other show, GoshGollyWow, we had a brief conversation about crossovers. Well, it was recently for me, anyway… It will be in the future for listeners of both this show and the other one. In fact, because of different recording schedules, it might very possibly be in the future of when…
e160. Remembering Thought & Thinking About Memory
Do you remember the song that was playing when you had your first kiss, lost your virginity, or danced at your wedding? Do you know what movie that you crowded around the TV to watch as a family every holiday as a kid? Do you have fond memories of the vacation you took in the…
Excalibur #10: “Widget”
Excalibur #10 “Widget” Writer: Chris Claremont Pencils: Marshall Rogers Inks: Terry Austin Colours: Glynis Oliver Letters: Michael Heisler and Agustin Mas Editor: Terry Kavanagh Original publication date: July 1989 In this episode, Anna, Mav, and Andrew team up with Dr. Travis Smith, author of Superhero Ethics, to discuss the ethically fraught Excalibur #10: “Widget,” in which Brian spends…
Excalibur #9: “The Two-Edged Sword”
Excalibur #9 “The Two-Edged Sword” Writer: Chris Claremont Pencils: Alan Davis Inks: Paul Neary Colours: John A. Wilcox Letters: Tom Orzechowski Editor: Terry Kavanagh Original publication date: June 1989 In this episode, Anna, Mav, and Andrew are joined by monster hunter/lover Dr. Sam Langsdale (@s_langsdale), co-editor of Monstrous Women in Comics, to talk a little quantum…
e158. Superhero Thought Experiments
Have you ever had one of those pointless internet arguments about the philosophical righteousness of Batman, Superman, Rorschach or Luke Skywalker? Or maybe you’ve spent hours arguing about how time travel works based on old Fantastic Four comic books. And I’m sure many of you have tried to defend the value of some superhero movie…
Excalibur #8: “Excalibur’s New York Adventure”
Excalibur #8 “Excalibur’s New York Adventure” Writer: Chris Claremont Penciler: Ron Lim Inker: Josef Rubenstein Colourist: John A. Wilcox Letterer: Tom Orzechowski Editor: Terry Kavanagh Original publication date: May 1989 In this episode, Anna, Mav, and Andrew are joined by specialist in superhero style Monica Geraffo (@monicamarveloux) to discuss the sartorial splendors of Excalibur #8,…
Call for Comments: Thoughts on Falcon and Winter Soldier
From Mav: So, we’ve been watching Falcon and Winter Soldier, because of course we have. We weren’t sure if we were going to do a show on it. We’re not really a recap kind of show. On the other hand, we’ve sort of fallen into a pattern of doing … not so much recaps… well,…