It's finals week. Well, ok, finals are over, so that means it's finals GRADING week, the worst week of the academic semester for anyone who teaches for a living. It can really burn you out. So, for this week we decided to do something of a pallet cleanser episode. Longtime listeners might know that VoxPopcast was originally patterned after being something of an academic happy hour... so we decided that it might be fun to play a common drinking game but with a pop culture twist. So on today's episode, Mav and Monica are joined by returning guest Blake Collins to play Pop Culture Fuck-Marry-Kill! It's a quite simple game... the rules are pretty much right there in the name and if you don't get it... well, we expect you'll...
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Excalibur #41: “At Last… The Reunion!”
Excalibur #41 “At Last… The Reunion!” Writers: Scott Lobdell and Dana Moreshead Pencils: Dave Hoover Inks: Christopher Ivy and Harry Candelario Colours: Glynis Oliver Mike Thomas Letters: Bill Oakley Editor: Terry Kavanagh Original publication date: September 1991 In Excalibur #41, “At Last… The Reunion!” Nightcrawler and not-Wolverine have one on-panel conversation, which is all the excuse Anna,…
Excalibur #40: “The Trial of Lockheed”
Excalibur #40 “The Trial of Lockheed” Writer: Scott Lobdell Pencils: Dave Hoover Inks: Harry Candelario and Tim Dzon Colours: Brad Vancata Letters: Bill Oakley Editor: Terry Kavanagh Original publication date: August 1991 It’s time for a journey in rhyme/In spirit but static in time/Will Lockheed get back to his body/Before his rhyme schemes get too…
Excalibur #39: “The Heart of the Matter”
Excalibur #39 “The Heart of the Matter” Writer: Scott Lobdell Pencils and Inks: Mark Badger Colours: Brad Vancata Letters: Chris Eliopoulos Editor: Terry Kavanagh Original publication date: July 1991 This week, Anna, Mav, and Andrew are positively giddy about closing out “The Promethium Exchange,” chatting Excalibur #39, “The Heart of the Matter,” with editor, critic, and scholar Andrea…
Call for Comments: It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (For Cheesy Movies)
From Hannah: Thanksgiving is officially over, so we can finally, finally indulge in the sentimental, silly, and surprising seasonal specials that channels like Hallmark have made a holiday staple and streaming services like Netflix have, perhaps, perfected. Mav and I have made no secret of our love for these amazing works of art in past…
e190. Pour Some Sexy On It!
Ever since the advent of movies enterprising humans have asked that age-old important question “how can we use this for sex?” That’s not hyperbole; the modern motion picture dates back to 1893, and erotic films like Le coucher de la mariée (aka The Bride’s Bedtime) were being produced in wide release as early as 1896.…
Excalibur #38: “Out on a Limbo”
Excalibur #38 “Out on a Limbo” Writer: Scott Lobdell Pencils and inks: Mark Badger Colours: Brad Vancata Letters: Spike Editor: Terry Kavanagh Original publication date: June 1991 Join Anna, Mav, and Andrew plus special guest Lisa, Nocturne’s BFF and co-host of the Nightcrawler-centric Simply Amazing podcast, to talk Kurt/Wanda, Wanda/Vision, histories of fandom, Wolverine & the X-Men, Nightscrawlers, Talia…
e189. Dune: How to Control the Spice & Influence People
Dune may be the greatest science fiction epic ever written. The way you can tell is that if you go up to any Dune fan, they will tell you that… at length! And if you don’t care for it, almost certainly a fan will happily explain to you that you secretly love it and just…