Comic Books are Lit
7 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago -Do you ever feel like classic comics are too weird or impenetrable to get into? That’s what we‘re here for! Every Wednesday we dive into discussions of iconic and/or ridiculous comic books. Whether you've been reading comics for years or you’ve just seen the movies, join us to learn more about these characters!
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Episodes
7. Flawless Skrull Accent Work (Fantastic Four Vol. 1 #2)
February 17, 2021 05:00 - 37 minutes - 43 MBWe jump back to the Fantastic Four, and their first encounter with the shape-shifting aliens, the Skrulls! Before they were the villains of the Captain Marvel movie, they tried to frame Marvel’s First Family and prepare for a Secret Invasion… Main Segment: Fantastic Four Vol. 1 #2 - Skrulls from Outer Space Content Warning: Imposters/doppelgangers, aliens, conflict with law enforcement officers (who are only doing their jobs), mistaken identity, giant animals, two bleeped swe...
6. Wingman Batblocks Robin (Batman Vol. 1 #65)
February 10, 2021 05:00 - 32 minutes - 38.3 MBMichael and Jeffrey return to Gotham City, where Robin sustains a minor injury and gets replaced! There’s a lot of homoerotic subtext, and we’re not sorry for any of it. Main Segment: Batman Vol. 1 #65 - A Partner for Batman! Content Warning: A child breaks his leg but is immediately taken to the hospital, poor phrasing that accidentally implies child abuse, jokes about those comments implying child abuse, teenage feelings and insecurities about being replaced in someone’s li...
5. Superboy Can't Sit With Us (Legion of Super-Heroes, Adventure Comics #247)
February 03, 2021 05:00 - 34 minutes - 40.6 MBMichael and Jeffrey travel to the future of Smallville, as a young Superman meets a bunch of super-teens and tries to join their club! Main Segment: Adventure Comics Vol. 1 #247 - The Legion of Super-Heroes Content Warning: Jokes about global warming and California wildfires, mild jokes about the Titanic sinking, harmless hazing, mild drug references. Full episodes available on MichaelTChristensen.com/ComicBooksareLit Email us at [email protected]! We ar...
4. Ka-Zar: The Tarzan You Can Trademark! (X-Men Vol. 1 #10)
January 27, 2021 05:00 - 45 minutes - 52.7 MBMike and Jeffrey dive into the lore of the X-Men and meet one of their most iconic allies! No, not Magneto. Not the Morlocks or Alpha Flight… it’s Tarzan! Or, sorry, our notes say his name is “Ka-Zar.” Same thing, basically. Main Segment: Uncanny X-Men Vol. 1 #10 - The Coming of... Ka-Zar! Content Warning: Extreme cold, wearing restraints that keep wings hidden under clothes, bones, dinosaurs, flying dinosaurs, abduction of superpowered teenagers (one female, one male) with t...
3. Let Snapper's Fingers Do the Talking (Justice League, The Brave and the Bold Vol. 1 #28)
January 20, 2021 05:00 - 51 minutes - 59.3 MBMichael and Jeffrey head back to the swinging early days of the Justice League, where the team encounters Starro and meets a plucky teen! You’ll never guess which character is ultimately more painful to hear about. Main Segment: The Brave and the Bold Vol. 1 #28 - Starro the Conqueror Content Warning: Mentioning the “Justice League” and “Green Lantern” movies, mind control, aquatic creatures, jokes about characters dying due to neck trauma, meteors threatening the earth, tornad...
2. Robin's Awful Corny English Slang (Batman Vol. 1 #62)
January 13, 2021 05:00 - 38 minutes - 44.9 MBMichael and Jeffrey jump across the pond with Batman and Robin, and pay a visit to their jolly ol’ knock-offs, the Knight and Squire! Main Segment: Batman Vol. 1 #62 - The Batman of England Content Warning: Discussions of Bob Kane’s unscrupulous business practices, mobsters, reference to Nazi spies and Nazi gold, brief kidnapping and endangerment of a child, reference to gallows and the historical concept of hangings, two more bleeped curses (we stop swearing in the next epis...
1. Everyone's Always at Eleven (Fantastic Four Vol. 1 #1)
January 06, 2021 05:00 - 45 minutes - 52.2 MBMichael and Jeffrey dig into the Marvel comic that kicked off the Marvel universe, made Stan Lee and Jack Kirby into superstars, and created the modern superhero - the first appearance of the Fantastic Four! Main Segment: Fantastic Four Vol. 1 #1 - The Fantastic Four Meet the Mole Man Content Warning: Bleeped cursing (we’ll get better about not swearing in future episodes), discussions of Stan Lee’s business practices, cartoonish bullying Full episodes available on Mi...