Wonder Woman is almost certainly one of the most enduring characters in all of pop culture. She's certainly the most famous female superhero of all time. But we would argue that she's significant even beyond that. Why? Well, let's talk about it. On this week's show Mav, Wayne and Monica are joined by returning guest Sean Ross, who happens to be the host of Peacebound & Down, a Wonder Woman focused podcast. Join us as we talk through the characters creation, history, and cultural relevance as to why she endures as such a prominent character in popular culture some 80+ years after her introduction. Listen and then let us know your thoughts in the comments. Citations and Links: Listen to Sean on Peace Bound & Down (this week's episode features...
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e291. Fables, Fanfic and Fair Using the Public Domain
On this week’s episode we explore the complex topic of public domain publishing by tackling the recent controversy surrounding comic book author Bill Willingham, creator of Fables. After a long battle over ownership with DC Comics, Willingham recently announced that he was releasing the intellectual property of Fables into the public domain so that anyone…
Excalibur #115: “Missionaries”
Writer: Ben Raab Pencils: Mel Rubi Inks: Scott Koblish Colours: Kevin Tinsley Letters: Richard Starkings & Kiff Scholl Editors: Kelly Corvese & Jason White Original publication date: December 1997 We’re on a mission to understand Moira’s off-panel decision to finally confront the dangling plot thread of the Legacy Virus in Excalibur #115, “Missionaries.” Thankfully, we’ve…
Call For Comments: Publishing the Public Domain
From Mav: So if you don’t live in the tiny corner of the internet that follows creators rights within the comic book publishing world, you probably missed a story a couple weeks ago that few of us who do live in that corner were obsessed with. Bill Willingham, creator of the comic Fables, decided to…
e290. Figuring Out Fall & Analyzing Autumn
Fall may be the weirdest season for pop culture. Think about it, we have celebrations based around the winter holidays… not just Christmas… but the whole season is just full of movies and media celebrating the very concept of winter. Summer is much the same. We have summer blockbusters and beach reads. We have the…
Excalibur #114: “For the One I Love”
Writer: Ben Raab Penciler: Pete Woods Inks: Scott Koblish Colours: Kevin Tinsley Letters: Richard Starkings & Comicraft & Kiff Scholl Editors: Kelly Corvese & Jason White Original publication date: November 1997 Pete Wisdom is a right bastard in Excalibur #114, “For the One I Love.” But that’s good news for returning guest Dr. Keith Friedlander,…
e289. Superman in Cleveland
Did you know it’s Superman’s 85th Anniversary? You might have. Did you know that he was created in Cleveland? Maybe. And if you didn’t know these things, well, it is and he was. And in celebration, the city of Cleveland has been running a series of events for the last several weeks which led up…
Excalibur #113: “Faith”
Writer: Ben Raab Pencils: Pete Woods Inks: Scott Koblish Colours: Kevin Tinsley Letters: Richard Starkings & Comicraft & Kiff Scholl Editors: Matt Idelson, Kelly Corvese & Jason White Original publication date: October 1997 This week, we’re definitely not making Bove/Bova puns as returning guest, comics scholar Bryan Bove, joins us to wonder why we’re in…
Excalibur #112: “Survival”
Writer: Ben Raab Pencils: Pete Woods Inks: Scott Koblish Colours: Kevin Tinsely Letters: Richard Starkings & Comicraft Editors: Matt Idelson & Paul Tutrone Original Publication date: August 1997 This week, Pete and Kurt get clubby and Colossus and Meggan get chilly as we all try to survive Excalibur #112, “Survival,” in which Meggan forgets she…
e287. We Made This! Why We Love DIY!
Do you like to knit? Paint? Build stuff? Sew? Bake? Garden? Work on your own car? Maybe you don’t do any of those things, but chances are you have some kind of craft type thing that you enjoy which frankly, you could probably pay someone to do, but really you just enjoy doing it yourself.…