For some reason Netflix, in their infinite wisdom, decided that the proper way for everyone in the world to spend their winter Holidays of American Thanksgiving through Christmas and New Years was to focus on concluding the — wow... ten year — Stranger Things saga. And somehow, even with all of our various holiday things going on, we did manage to catch it. Maybe we're devoted... or maybe we're just lame, who's to say. So on today's episode, join Mav, Hannah, Wayne and returning guest Josh Stroud to break down the final season of Stranger Things, how it related to the rest of series and overall cultural power of the show and what it says about a dying vestige of both 1980s and 2020's popular culture., Citations and Links: Our...
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Excalibur #92: “I Want You”
Excalibur #92 “I Want You” Writer: Warren Ellis Pencils: Casey Jones Inks: Joe Rubinstein, W.C. Carani, Tom Simmons & Mike Miller Colours: Ariane Lenshoek and Malibu Hues Letters: Richard Starkings and Comicraft Editor: Suzanna Gaffney Original publication date: December 1995We want to want Excalibur #92, “I Want You,” and mostly—we do! It’s a savage garden of…
e258. A Primer on the Ages of Disney
A few weeks ago we did a show all about the “Ages of Comics” and why comics scholars and fans broke things down the way they do. It was a lot of fun and it got us and got us thinking about how it isn’t quite as intuitive or even universally nailed down as people…
Excalibur #91: “Baby I Love You”
Excalibur #91 “Baby I Love you” Writer: Warren Ellis Pencils: Mike Wieringo, David Williams, Jeff Moy, & Mike Miller Inks: Mike Miller, Mike Christian & Philip Moy Colours: Ariane Lenshoek & Malibu Hues Letters: Richard Starkings & Comicraft Editors: Suzanne Gaffney Original publication date: November 1995This week, we raise our glasses to a fan-favourite issue,…
Call For Comments: The Ages of Disney
From Mav: A few weeks ago we did a whole show about he ages of superheroes and why that was different than the ages of comics. It was a show requested by friend of the show John Darowski because he suspected that, as much as comics scholars and fans use those terms, they’re not really…
Excalibur #90: “Blood Eagle”
Excalibur #90 “Blood Eagle” Writer: Warren Ellis Pencils: Larry Stroman, Darrick Gross, Ken Lashley & Jeff Moy Inks: Cam Smith, Darrick Gross, Tom Wegrzyn, Philip Moy, Don Hudson & James Palmiotti Colors: Joe Rosas & Digital Chameleon Letters: Comicraft Editors: Suzanne Gaffney & Bob Harris Original publication date: October 1995 It’s gloves off, autopilot on…
CFC: She’d Be HOT Without the Glasses and Ponytail!
Anne Hathaway as Mia Thermopolis (center) in The Princess Diaries From Mav: A few weeks ago, we did an episode about the Princess Diaries 1&2 films. Ever since then, something has been getting at me. In the first film, there’s the requisite teen movie makeover scene…. Mia Thermopolis is an “ugly duckling”, but it turns…
e256. Oscars, Oscars, All at Once!
It’s Oscar season. Every year Hollywood gets all aflutter to have a night where they celebrate… themselves. Nothing screams pop culture like a room full of millionaires giving each other awards in recognition of how culturally relevant they are. In many ways, it is magical in its ridiculousness. And yet we love it. Or at…
Excalibur #89: “Easy Tiger”
Excalibur #89 “Easy Tiger” Writer: Warren Ellis Pencils: David Williams Inks: Mike Miller, Mike Christian & Philip Moy Colours: Joe Rosas & Digital Chameleon Letters: Richard Starkings & Comicraft Editors: Suzanne Gaffney & Bob Harras Original publication date: September 1995 We’ve got one by the proverbial tail in Excalibur #89, “Easy Tiger,” in which returning…
e255. The Mystery of the Disappearing Media!
If you’re the kind of person that listens to our show, there’s a good chance that you’ve heard about the whole fiasco where Warner Brothers-Discovery cancelled and vaulted an essentially completed Batgirl movie so that it would never see the light of day. You’re probably also aware that in their cost-cutting measures they’ve yanked a…