Wow... somehow we've managed to do 400 of these! On today's very special anniversary episode of VoxPopcast we have the entire regular team of hosts to reminisce about the history of the show and the current state of popular culture and our predictions for where we think pop culture is going to go in the future. It's a packed episode, so join Mav, Wayne, Katya, Hannah and Monica as we celebrate 400 episodes of VoxPopcast and let us know your thoughts in the comments. Citations and Links: Thank you to Maximilian’s thoughtForm Music for our theme Follow Hannah on BlueSky: @hannahleerogers Follow Mav on BlueSky: @chrismaverick Follow Katya on Instagram: @justthatnerdkid Follow Monica on Instagram: @monicamarvelous Follow Wayne on Instagram: @tetroc2017 Follow us on BlueSky: @voxpopcast Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/voxpopcast Subscribe to our...
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e252. Velma and Pouring Some Edgy on It!
Everyone is talking about Velma. It’s not exactly clear why. Most people don’t seem to like it that much. But if you don’t pay attention to what anyone is saying, and you just judge sheerly based on attention that they By sheer numbers of think pieces you might think that Velma is the most popular…
Call for Comments: Disappearing Media
From Hannah: This summer, the cancelled Batgirl movie caused a lot of people on Twitter (and other places) to not only criticize the decision but talk about why it’s so depressing when films go unreleased. (Particularly, if you believe one of the dominant narratives, that it was solely thrown in the trash for accounting magic…
Excalibur #86: “Back to Life”
Excalibur #86 “Back to Life” Writers: Warren Ellis Pencils: Ken Lashley Inks: Tom Wegrzyn Colours: Joe Rosas Letters: Jon Babcock Editors Suzanne Gaffney & Bob Harras Original publication date: February 1995 This is a no-smoking podcast but Pete Wisdom’s coming in hot whether we like it or not. That’s right—it’s time for the debut of…
Call For Comments: The Ages of Comics and Superheroes
From Mav: Several years ago when I was doing my oral comps (PhD exams) I was asked a question about the evolution of comics. I don’t remember the exact question anymore. What I do remember is that one of my committee members stopped me and said “you always say that… the ages of comics. What…
GroundPod Day 2023! Happy Groundhog’s Day!
Okay, campers, rise and shine, and don’t forget your booties ’cause it’s cooooold out there today! It’s Groundhog Day, and you know what that means! It’s the return of your favorite annual podcast, GroundPod Day! Just like every year, Joe, Andrew, Nicole and Mav return to do a deep dive analysis of a fan favorite…
Excalibur #85: “Edge of Night”
Excalibur #85 “Edge of Night” Writer: Warren Ellis Pencils: Ken Lashley Inks: Tom Wegrzyn Colours: Joe Rosas Letters: Jon Babcock Editors: Suzanne Gaffney & Bob Harras Original publication date: January 1995 This week, we’re slashing (and snikt-ing!) our way to the conclusion of the “Soulsword Trilogy” in Excalibur #85, “Edge of Night,” co-starring Wolverine +…
e250. We Always Figured We Would Do a Show on Quiet Quitting (Eventually)
Do you remember “quiet quitting”? We can’t really blame you if you don’t. But the news media was all in an uproar about it… wow… like five months ago! They were talking about it like it was the fall of civilization. It was the worst thing in the world. It was… well, it apparently amounted…
Call For Comments: Pouring some “edgy” on it
From Mav: Last year, we did an episode that I called “pour some gritty on it” which was all about the recent trend of doing gritty reboots of classic media IP. The obvious example there was shows on the CW like Riverdale and Nancy Drew. Shows where the idea is that it takes place in…
Excalibur #84: “Dark Adapted Eye”
Excalibur #84 “Dark Adapted Eye” Writers: Warren Ellis & Scott Lobdell Pencils: Daerick Gross Inks: Bill Anderson Colours: Joe Rosas Letters: Jon Babcock Editors: Suzanne Gaffney & Bob Harras Original publication date: December 1994 We’re still adapting to this brand-new era in which Excalibur sucks less. But supernatural transformations are better with great company, and we’ve…