Year: 2020
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Archie Comics, Comic Books, DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Superheroes
Episode #29 – One More Issue, Please
All good things must come to an end, but do they have to come to an end so soon? The comic industry is full of stories of a fan-favorite series […]
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Comic Books, Marvel Comics, Superheroes
Episode #28 – Why We Love the Marvel Universe
Timely. Atlas. These are some of the names for the comic book company that would one day eventually become known as Marvel Comics: home to such beloved characters as Spider-Man, […]
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Batman, Comic Books, DC Comics, Superheroes, Superman
Episode #27 – Why We Love the DC Universe
In 1938 Action Comics #1 debuted on comic stands and introduced the world to Superman. It was on that day, in a sense, that the DC Universe was born. The […]
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Comic Books, Disney, Movies, Spotlight
Episode #26 – Spotlight: Dick Tracy
Now, audiences can find any number of superhero movies released per year, but before their relatively recent boom in theatres, superhero movies were a rare occurrence. Often, a sort of […]
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Episode #25 – To Be Continued, Or Not To Be Continued?
That is the question. There are many ways to categorize types of storytelling, but one way is serialized versus episodic. One strings together multiple installments to tell a larger tale where […]
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Animation, Comic Books, DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Movies, Superheroes, Television
Episode #24 – Superhero Staying Power?
Disco. Westerns. There are many examples of things that were once popular that have since died out. The question is, are we in the middle of one of those scenarios […]
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Animation, Comic Books, Movies, Superheroes, Television, Video Games
Episode #23 – Untapped Potential in Pop Culture
How many times have you read a comic or watched a show and encountered something that made you think, ”this is such a great idea, why don’t they do more […]
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Animation, Comic Books, Spotlight
Episode #22 – Spotlight: Darwyn Cooke
Darwyn Cooke is an Eisner and Harvey award winning comic creator. Probably best known for his seminal 2006 love letter to the DC’s silver age The New Frontier, his resume […]
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DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Superheroes, Video Games
Episode #21 – Insert Coin: Select Your Super Hero
Superheroes are not just found in comics, they’re in all of our media these days. They are in the movies, on tv, and in animation. But, sometimes we forget that […]
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Animation, Movies, Superheroes
Episode #20 – Sequels: What Happens Next
All good stories have a beginning, middle, and an end, but sometimes there’s more after the screen turns black and the lights come up. What happens after the good guy […]
