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A Memorial for Steven Attewell Phd, The Maester of Fandom
April 26, 2024 03:00 - 15 minutes - 13.4 MBOne of my greatest friends and frequent collaborator Steven Attewell has died. Here are some thoughts about his work and his history that I wanted to share with the fan community. You can make donations in his honor to the Emergency Workplace Organizing Fund https://workerorganizing.org/ Maester Steven's Legendary Tumblr: Race for the Iron Throne https://racefortheironthrone.tumblr.com/ https://racefortheironthrone.wordpress.com/ A People's History of the Marvel Universe - https://grap...
X-Men ’97 Premiere! Getting Animated with Steven Attewell Phd.
April 03, 2024 04:30 - 1 hour - 71.1 MB“Do not make me let you down” - Magneto From Henry Gyrich and the Great Replacement Theory to anti-mutant medical discrimination here's our conversation about the debut of the new X-Men '97 animated TV series. Steven Attewell brings a historian’s perspective to X-Men ’97 — the exciting revival of the animated X-Men show of our youth. We do a deep dive into the show’s impressive politics and significant design choices. Learn about real world political parallels both past and VERY present, ...
Deep Space Dive, a Star Trek DS9 Podcast: Necessary Evil
March 25, 2024 03:00 - 59 minutes - 53.6 MBFilm Noir has been a cultural touchstone for nearly a century, and Deep Space Nine revels in it in season 2 episode 8. In "Necessary Evil" we flashback to Odo and Kira's very uncute meet-cute during the Occupation. Join us as we discuss Sarah Daniel Rasher’s favourite DS9 episode, unpacking all of its references and allusions while tackling some of its hard hitting substance. From Ferengi Casablanca and the mystery of Kira’s ponytail to Odo’s multitudes and the difference between a murder an...
Jude Doyle on The Neighbors, his new horror comic series
February 29, 2024 02:00 - 1 hour - 65.3 MB"Everything you're doing is a perfectly logical way to save your own life" Horror author and cultural critic Jude Ellison S. Doyle returns to the podcast to talk about his new comic book series, The Neighbors with art byLetizia Cadonici and Alessandro Santoro. A queer family moves to a small town in this tale of folk horror published by Boom Studios. The comic is rich with Celtic mythology. It wrestles with heartbreaking realities we face today —especially for trans and disabled readers. O...
Deep Space Dive: A Star Trek Deep Space Nine pod: Jadzia Axelrod on Jadzia Dax
February 05, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 99.7 MBJadzia Dax is a woman in science, a member of a structurally gender fluid species, and a batleth swinging badass. She has one of the best coming out as trans scenes. She's lived many lives and she’s the emotional glue that holds the crew together. Dax is a beloved Star Trek Deep Space Nine character and she shares a name (and more) with a fanastic writer who joins as our guest: Jadzia Axelrod is the GLAAD award nominated comics writer of Galaxy: The Prettiest Star and Hawkgirl for DC Comics....
Our Flag Means Death Season 2: Queer Pirates Return
January 18, 2024 01:00 - 1 hour - 68.9 MBWho lives to tell the tale of our favorite queer pirate romance/comedy? OFMD returned for a second (and final?) season on HBO Max. Linda Codega, journalist (and sailor!) joins me to discuss: What’s up with Blackbeard tourism IRL?Is Buttons a sea druid?Can we make Calypso’s Birthday the new queer Halloween?The pirate polycule? Why we really need season 3! Linda H. Codega is an award-winning entertainment journalist who has written about science fiction and fantasy media for over five years. T...
Spencer Ackerman: Amanda Waller's Kissinger-Sized Victory in Waller Vs Wildstorm
January 04, 2024 18:00 - 1 hour - 107 MB"Power doesn't shatter on impact with journalism," - Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist Spencer Ackerman. Ackerman returns to talk about the thrilling conclusion of his DC comics debut, Waller Vs. Wildstorm, the role of journalism in social movements, blogging antiwar protests, why Tim Drake is the best Robin, and share some of his favorite Wildstorm comics. For a spoiler-free introduction to the Waller Vs. Wildstorm miniseries, listen to our conversation back in March https://bit.ly/Waller...
Deep Space Dive: Trekking While Nonbinary. (A Star Trek Deep Space Nine Podcast)
December 04, 2023 23:00 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBDeep Space Nine inspired us as nonbinary people. On this episode the hosts (we're both nonbinary) delve into DS9 characters read through a nonbinary lens, especially Ezri Dax, Jadzia Dax, Odo and Pel, the Ferengi. Find out: Is it nonbinary to be a Bajoran hawk? Odo's “I can't get the ears right” is extremely trans.If you’re a shapeshifter why not make yourself a cooler shirt? The limits of language and when making things awkward is the point.What we saw in this show as teens figuring out our...
The Chromatic Fantasy: Trans Love, The Devils & Mel Brooks w/comics artist H.A.
November 13, 2023 19:00 - 51 minutes - 46.2 MB"like a medieval manuscript full of demon sex...' but also written by an anime Mel Brooks." - H.A's stunning graphic novel is all this and more. H.A joins me to talk about his debut graphic novel, The Chromatic Fantasy available from Silver Sprocket Press. About the book: Jules is a trans man trapped in his life as a nun. The devil that the convent guards against offers him a deal to escape: an illicit tryst and lifelong possession. Jules takes the deal, and begins his new life as a crimin...
Erica Henderson & Alex de Campi on Parasocial, their new graphic novel
October 06, 2023 04:30 - 1 hour - 77.1 MBA fading genre actor and an obsessed fan meet. It's not Misery at all, it's Parasocial, the latest graphic novel from the twisted minds of Erica Henderson and Alex de Campi! Parasocial is this creative team's newest collaboration since their critically acclaimed Dracula, Motherf--r! both published by Image Comics. We talk about: What makes a horror story deeply scary Who is Luke Indiana and the power of pseudonymsThe economics of fandom and genre celebrity95% of fandom is a wonderful transf...
X-Men: The Fall of X w/ Spencer Ackerman and Kaetun Khlynne
September 20, 2023 17:00 - 2 hours - 126 MBKrakoa will never not exist. Will never not be an aspiration and an option. — Spencer Ackerman And do I have some news for Sebastian Shaw about civil forfeiture. — Kaetun Khlynne A journalist and a physicist join me to talk about The Fall of X, the 2023 summer X-Men comics event about the fall of Krakoa, the mutant homeland. The first part of the episode is spoiler free. We are very clear when we go on to spoilers. We discuss series including: The Hellfire Gala, Immortal X-Men, X-Men, X-Men...
All Tomorrow's Parties: A Velvet Underground Graphic Novel by Koren Shadmi
August 31, 2023 01:00 - 49 minutes - 44 MBThe Velvet Underground didn’t sell many records at first but everyone who bought one went out and started a band*-- and now YOU can read a graphic novel about the Velvets! I interview cartoonist Koren Shadmi about his new graphic novel, All Tomorrow's Parties: The Velvet Underground Story. His book is about the formation and dissolution of one of our favorite bands, and one of the most important rock bands of all time. Eisner-nominated Koren Shadmi joins me to talk about The Velvet Undergro...
The Venture Bros. Show Series Finale: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
August 01, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 90.1 MBPop culture and history experts Elana Levin and Historian Steven Attewell host a close watch of the Venture Bros series finale, Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart. We'll guide you through its numerous references and themes-- from NYC geography to 60's B movies to 80s New Wave music... so much 80s synthpop.... in this series finale! This is the 20th anniversary of the Venture Bros show and our seventh year doing a Venture Bros podcast. Listen to past coverage here https://bit.ly/Vbros...
Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse with a comics writer & movement organizers
July 21, 2023 17:30 - 1 hour - 83.2 MB"many singular people who feel alone, but together are at least feeling alone together" - Felicia T. Perez, Narrative Strategist and Zoe Tunnell, the co-creator of the comic Blade Maidens and official explainer of trans metaphor Gwen Stacy join me to discuss the latest animated Spider-Man movie, featuring Miles Morales, Spider-Man, Across the Spiderverse. Covering: Diverse spidersonas, migrant roots, 'have you considered not being a cop?', and why Spider Punk doesn't listen to the Sex Pis...
The Cartoonist Cooperative: Cartoonists of the World, Unite!
June 29, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 66.8 MB#ComicsBrokeMe but organizing is the answer! The comics industry harms the artists, writers and editors who make the art we love. Building collective power is the strategy powerful enough to win. The Cartoonist Cooperative is a new vehicle for doing just that! I’m joined by one of this new organization’s founding members, Joan Zahra Dark, to talk about the organization’s goals and how readers can support it. We also talk about some cool very queer comics with gay robots and what not. Learn ...
Cartoonist Cooperative: Cartoonists of the World, Unite!
June 28, 2023 23:00 - 1 hour - 66.8 MB#ComicsBrokeMe but organizing is the answer. The comics industry has always harmed the artists, writers and editors who make the art we love. Building collective power is the strategy powerful enough to win. The Cartoonist Cooperative is a new vehicle for doing just that! I’m joined by one of this new organization’s founding members Joan Zahra Dark to talk about the organization’s goals and how readers can support it. We also talk about some cool very queer comics with gay robots and what not...
Justice Warriors with cartoonists Matt Bors and Ben Clarkson
May 23, 2023 21:30 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBPossibly the most political comic on the stands, Justice Warriors is a brutal, hilarious and ornately drawn new satirical comic about policing, power and AI in the dystopian Bubble City. Join series co-creators Ben Clarkson and Matt Bors as we talk about their first trade paperback published by Ahoy Comics. Matt Bors is a cartoonist, writer, editor, and the founder of The Nib. He was a Pulitzer Prize Finalist for his political cartoons in 2012 and 2020 His cartoons were collected in the boo...
Star Wars The Bad Batch: An Animated Dirty Dozen of Space Dads
April 27, 2023 19:00 - 2 hours - 113 MBStar Wars newest animated series is both fascinating and frustrating. Dig into the Bad Batch’s big questions with guest Dr. Holly Schaeffer-Raymond. The Bad Batch reflects on the rise of fascism, biology as destiny and social programing. This episode's first 20 minutes are spoiler-free to help you decide if you want to watch. Then join us for: What the show has to say about about workers’ rights.Is Rhea Pearlman's Cid a Yoda? Why Omega is a good kid character.Can 3D animation be good, actu...
Waller vs. Wildstorm: Spencer Ackerman's DC Comics Debut
March 28, 2023 16:30 - 2 hours - 112 MB"How the carceral state seeks to manipulate and dispose of its rogues, its dregs, its captives and put them to deniable use by intelligence agencies... It would be malpractice of me, for what I cover, if I wasn't interested in that!" - Spencer Ackerman, co-writer of Waller vs Wildstorm for DC Comics and award winning national security journalist. Spencer Ackerman discusses his debut comic, a Year One look at the career of future Suicide Squad boss Amanda Waller. His miniseries, with co-write...
1/6 : A What If? comic about The Insurrection
March 08, 2023 04:30 - 1 hour - 59.4 MBWhat if the attack on the US Capitol succeeded? 1/6 is a 4 part comics series written by Alan Jenkins and Gan Golan and illustrated by Will Rosado. Prof. Jenkins and Golan joined me on the podcast to talk about their comic which combines comics journalism, speculative fiction and activism. Drawing on real-life events, 1/6 travels the road that led from back-room meetings, white supremacist rallies, and the Four Seasons Landscaping parking lot to a violent attack on the Capitol that left se...
Creator Jadzia Axelrod on Galaxy The Prettiest Star for DC Comics
February 21, 2023 17:30 - 1 hour - 82.8 MB“Being normal was never going to save me,” says Galaxy the trans space princess protagonist of GLAAD Award Nominated graphic novel Galaxy: The Pretiest Star. “That’s my 'with great power comes great responsibility' moment. That's [Galaxy's] superhero moment,” says co-creator, writer Jadzia Axelrod. Jadzia is the author of Galaxy: The Prettiest Star, a new YA graphic novel illustrated by Jess Taylor and published by DC Comics. Jadzia joins us to talk about creating this new trans (and not jus...
Dungeons & Dragons and IP Law: Getting Lawful Neutral with Linda Codega
January 17, 2023 18:30 - 1 hour - 77.5 MBSwift fan organizing gets the goods! Dungeons & Dragons planned to change how independent content creators could monetize their D&D-related work, but backlash caused the Hasbro-owned company to change the controversial plan. Hear what this Gargantuan news from the world of tabletop role playing games means for comics fans and fandom at large with the TTRPG reporter who broke the story, Linda Codega. Keep up with Codega's reporting here https://gizmodo.com/author/lcodega https://twitter.com/...
What are the top 50 comic book events of all time?
December 31, 2022 15:30 - 1 hour - 94.1 MBShelfdust.com asked 150 comic book critics to list our favourite event storylines, "You know the type – something big, dramatic, crossing over a dozen different comics across the course of a few months, with everybody being effected by whatever it is that happens at the end of the story. Whether it be a Crisis or War of some kind, or just the latest in an annual routine which sees Earth invaded by some kind of bigger and badder threat than any that Earth has seen for, well, at least six month...
Andor S1 part 2: "The Internationale" Goes Intergalactic, Star Wars Style
December 11, 2022 22:30 - 1 hour - 83.3 MBRebel organizer Charles Lenchner and Jedi Master Klaudia Amenábar return to cover the second half of Andor season 1, showrunner Tony Gilroy's revolutionary Star Wars show-- which airs, somehow on Disney+. In part 1 of my podcast's Andor coverage (listen to that episode first https://bit.ly/ComradeAndor) we joked about a Star Wars reimagining of "The Internationale". I loved the idea so much, that we made one. Original melody composed by Pierre De Geyter, Star Wars-ified lyrics by Katie Unge...
Black Panther Wakanda Forever: Film Critics and Movement Organizers Discuss
November 25, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 81.2 MBFrom the sound of Mayan spoken in a Marvel movie, to the beauty of wearing a mask to breathe, Ryan Coogler’s new Black Panther movie, Wakanda Forever has a lot to say. And so does my panel of experts: Moji Alawode-El, Feminist Buzzkills Podcast https://www.aafront.org/fbklive/ Marcus Pinn, Zebras in America podcast / Pinnland Empire film blog http://www.pinnlandempire.com/ Felicia Perez, Head of Memes at TaskForce.US . https://www.feliciaperez.com/ PS there is an audio glitch when Elana...
Andor: Star Wars rebels and real world revolutionaries pt 1.
October 25, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 98 MBComrade Nemik isn't alone in developing a revolutionary analysis of the world of Star Wars. My expert guests bring a knowledge of the history of revolutions, the huge Star Wars mythos and real world activism to their analysis of the first 7 episodes of the series, Andor. "I do love when Star Wars is like, yes, I know they're Nazis, but did you know they're also the United States" - Klaudia Amenábar, RuPalp’s Podrace "Both sides are attempting to use polarization to advance their goals." - ...
Deep Space Dive: A Deep Space 9 pod w/ NY State Senator Gustavo Rivera
October 19, 2022 01:00 - 1 hour - 88.4 MBFrom Bajor to the Bronx we're joined by State Senator Gustavo Rivera, a tried and true Trekkie. Serving in the New York Senate since 2010, Gustavo has beaten the odds, facing down real world Kai Winns, negotiating soil reclamator disputes and championing New York's Medicare for All bill. We talk about communities, real and fictional alike, pulling through the wreckage of colonialsm. Especially Puerto Rico and Bajor. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Rivera4TheBronx and https://tw...
Blade Maidens: Sword Lesbians, Monsters, Magic, Disaster Humans in a webcomic
October 03, 2022 17:30 - 1 hour - 75 MBBlade Maidens is a fantasy adventure romance comic starring two disaster mercenaries trying to get by. Read it online for free at https://www.blademaidens.com/ The serie's creators joined me to talk about their fantastic debut series. Also, the X-men, a little. Valentine Smith is a writer, illustrator, and comic artist. They were shaped by a love of horror movies, music, and comicbooks. Their website has the wonderful X-Men fan comics the team made prior to making their own series. http://w...
Deep Space Dive: A Star Trek Deep Space 9 podcast: Mirror University
September 18, 2022 14:30 - 1 hour - 79.1 MBDS9's Mirror Universe episodes: simultaniously campy and tragic, we love these episodes' windows into other possible Star Trek worlds. Join us as we recalibrate the transporter polarity for a journey through the looking glass. Deep Space Dive is a Star Trek Deep Space Nine podcast where we examine the serie's social and artistic themes and characters-- particularly with a queer lens. We don't do recaps, we do do spoilers. DS9 came out in the 90s, so watch then listen. Catch up on our podca...
The Venture Bros Podcast: S1 ep 9: Return to Spider-Skull Island
September 07, 2022 02:00 - 57 minutes - 51.5 MBLet's Do the Time Warp Again as we cover a classic episode of The Venture Bros animated series: Season 1 finale, Return to Spider-Skull Island, aka that Easy Rider episode. Professor Steven Attewell and I (Elana Levin) will walk you through a classic Venture Bros episode. We'll explain the film history, music and all the themes and references in this episode which draws a ton from two iconic movies that had huge subcultural impact. Also, I sing more than normal. Follow me, Elana Levin htt...
The Sandman TV Series Part 1: with a City Councilman & a GLAAD Award Nom Writer
August 15, 2022 01:30 - 1 hour - 66 MBAs Neil Gaiman wrote, "The price of getting what you want is getting what you once wanted." So what of the new Netflix TV series based on the groundbreaking comics series we grew-up on, The Sandman? Join Sandman fans as we talk about the comics we loved and our thoughts about the first four episodes of the new series. The first part of the episode is spoiler-free. Apollo Gonzales is a digital strategist who advises progressive advocacy campaigns on engaging and mobilizing their communities....
Thor Love and Thunder: Pasifika, Indigenous, Queer, Disabled perspectives
August 01, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 91.4 MBFresh perspectives on Taika Waititi's latest for Marvel. Let's see how Thor Love and Thunder applies the organizing addage: "closer to the problem = closer to the solution". Jeanne is a Queer Biracial Tongan media critic and author known for sharing her unique perspective on popular media on Twitter, guest appearances on podcasts, and arguing in bars about temporal paradoxes. https://twitter.com/fangirlJeanne. Johnnie Jae is an Otoe-Missouria and Choctaw founder, journalist, organizer, cre...
Ms. Marvel: Kamala Khan & Desi Community Power
July 21, 2022 01:30 - 1 hour - 58.2 MB"I want Ms.Marvel to give us the kind of personal fuel to continue to do this work and keep our eyes on the campaigns we're trying to win." —Sabiha Basrai. Ms. Marvel, the MCU's latest on Disney+ gets a close read from our expert panel. We open with a spoiler-free pitch of why we enjoyed the show then cover the full TV series. Darakshan Raja is a Pakistani - American organizer and Bhangra DJ. She is the founding executive director of Muslims for Just Futures (MJF), a grassroots organization...
Young Justice Phantoms pt 2 w/ Dr. Khaliden Nas & Nathaniel Hubbard
July 13, 2022 02:00 - 1 hour - 73.5 MBFish people thruples & critiques of the space prison system abound as DC's Young Justice animated series returns on HBO to conclude its 4th season. Guests that helped me cover the first half of this season have returned to update our DCAU mood boards with the Emerald Empress and some Fourth World worthy art. Dr. Khaliden Nas is a writer & researcher with a PhD in Media and Culture Studies from the University of Sussex. His work explores the realities of queer subjectivity, self-conception, o...
Radical: My Year With a Socialist Senator-- Graphic Novelist Sofia Warren
July 04, 2022 01:30 - 51 minutes - 46 MBNY's 1st Socialist State Senator in 100 years, get's the graphic novel treatment in Sofia Warren's new graphic memoir -- Radical: My Year With a Socialist Senator. New York, Socialism, community organizng and COMICS are near the top of my list of interests so I'm excited to have cartoonist Sofia Warren on the show to talk about her book. Reading this graphic memoir might make you feel a little more hopeful and inspired and certainly a lot more well informed about how political organizing ca...
Ace Arrow! DC Comics Pride Month with artists/writers Brandt & Stein
June 15, 2022 22:30 - 53 minutes - 48 MBDC Comics Pride Month anthology features an all ace creative team telling a story of now canonically ace Green Arrow, Connor Hawke! Artists/Writers Ro Stein and Ted Brandt join me to discuss their work. Also, for Marvel Voices Pride they’ve co-created Shela Sexton (Escapade) and Morgan Red, Marvel's newest trans woman and transmasc nb mutants respectively. We'll hear about Ted and Ro's background as artists as well as their work creating and interpretting queer characters at the big two publ...
Neal Adams: Comics Artist, Advocate, Industry Innovator and Drawer of Hot Batman
June 07, 2022 03:00 - 1 hour - 83.4 MBNeal Adams was a giant: from his art to his fight for artists' rights we'll talk about his legacy and work. This roundtable is for Neal Adams newbies and experts alike. You'll even hear some new personal stories about Adams' unique status as The Dad of Comics. Joining me are: Bryan Stratton is a writer, digital consultant, and co-host of the Marvel by the Month podcast, which covers each month of Marvel Comics history in chronological order. https://marvelbythemonth.com/ Emily C. Martin, i...
Emmett Hobbes : Comics Writer/Artist makes the heist comic you need in your life
May 23, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 67.4 MB"A diagnosis should set somebody free. It should be a descriptor, not a definition" - Emmett Hobbes. Royale: The Prussian Blue is a Lupin III-meets-Pan’s Labyrinth caper. A renowned white-hat burglar stumbles into London’s supernatural underbelly to win his target back from an untouchable (and mysterious) art collector. It's a very queer and extremely well crafted heist comic that truly stands out and you can read it on the Webtoons app. Writer and artist Emmett Hobbes joins me to talk abo...
Deep Space Dive: A Star Trek Deep Space 9 podcast: Is the Space Pope Catholic?
May 09, 2022 10:30 - 1 hour - 72.1 MBDeep Space Nine's handling of religion is unique in Star Trek. While other Trek treats faith with skepticism and suspicion, DS9 depicts a variety of religious characters who explore faith in their own ways. Our guest: Anthony Oliveira is a National Magazine award and GLAAD award-winning author (his comics "My Drag Brunch with Loki" and “X:Men Early Thaw” are queer Marvels). His graphic novel, Apocrypha, about queer teens versus the Christian apocalypse, has been acquired by HarperTeen. His ...
Our Flag Means Death: All Pirate Flags Are Valid (and some are accurate)
April 26, 2022 19:30 - 1 hour - 96.5 MB"[Blackbeard] is presenting as a queer character, not just within our time, but within his own time" - Tea Fougner. "It's historical fiction about pirates if the executive producers were all tumbler users" - Cayden Mak. Pirate Tea and First Mate Cayden Mak have boarded the show to talk about Taika Waititi and David Jenkins' glorious new show on HBO, Our Flag Means Death. It's a queer pirate romcom with roots in history and a remarkable diverse cast. The conversation is spoiler-free till a...
Kieron Gillen, writing Immortal X-Men, Die and RPG advice
April 12, 2022 01:30 - 1 hour - 74 MBEmbrace the Neo-Claremontism and "warped Mutant Catholicism" as writer Kieron Gillen returns to X-Men comics as the writer of Immortal X-Men with artists Lucas Werneck & David Curiel. He's revisiting Mr. Sinister and Hope Summers, two characters he's left an indellible mark on, who have new prominance in the Krakoan Era of X-Men. There's politics, backstabbing and of course music. Here's his Immortal X-Men Playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1slXJJdxhqg2CxDKQHepog At about 1 hr an...
Moon Knight: a superhero with (several) jobs and many memes
March 30, 2022 02:00 - 1 hour - 105 MBComics critic Harry Kassen guides a jounrney through the many phases of Moon Knight's Marvel comics series from 1975 through today -- just in time for his big Disney + TV debut. Moon Knight isn't just a source of absurdist memes -- he reflects changes in the comics medium. We'll look at some of the best runs of Moon Knight with an especially close look at comics art legend Bill Sienkiewicz who's style came into its own through the series. So join us to learn about the alteregos, the angst a...
Alex Segura: Secret Identity, Noir Comics and Archie
March 20, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 54.4 MBAnthony Award-winning writer Alex Segura talks about his new book Secret Identity, a rollicking literary mystery set in the world of comics. The book combines comics and prose for a vivid1975 NYC featuring new protagist, writer Carmen Valdez. We discuss our shared love of the noir genre and his time writing Archie meeting The Ramones and Blondie and other delights. Check out the book https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250801753/secretidentity And follow Alex online: https://twitter.com/ale...
Peacemaker with Jamelle Bouie, Spencer Ackerman & Cayden Mak
March 11, 2022 03:30 - 1 hour - 70.8 MBJames Gunn's HBO series Peacemaker picks up where The Suicide Squad left off. It features D-List DC superheroes, 80s glam metal, beating up the KKK, maintaining The Security State and having a gender crisis. My guests: Jamelle Bouie is a columnist for the New York Times Opinion section. unCLEAR and Present Danger podcast. Spencer Ackerman is a journalist and author of REIGN OF TERROR: How The 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump, out now from Viking. And later this year will co...
Young Justice: Phantoms pt 1 w/ Dr. Khaliden Nas & Nathaniel Hubbard
March 03, 2022 03:00 - 1 hour - 88.2 MBDown & Out on M'arzz and Atlantis to cover Young Justice Season 4, episodes 1-13 which aired on HBO. "A PowerPoint being given in pocket dimension" - Hub "That was the moment I added [Onyx] to my Mood Board." - Dr. Khaliden Nas Guests: Dr. Khaliden Nas is a writer & researcher with a PhD in Media and Culture Studies from the University of Sussex. His work explores the realities of queer subjectivity, self-conception, otherness and the intersections of culture and identity. https://www.als...
The People's History of the Marvel Universe by Steven Attewell
February 22, 2022 03:00 - 1 hour - 57.9 MB"I wanted to defend the reputation of Silver Age X-Men." - Steven Attewell, Phd. Our favoriate historian is back to talk about his essay series, The People's History of The Marvel Universe -- where he looks at how real world politics and history are refelcted in classic comics. Read it: https://graphicpolicy.com/category/history/peoples-history-of-the-marvel-universe/?order=asc Our conversation convers; Magneto's political development from Silver Age through Claremont Why Canada is extra...
Maus: with artists, organizers & critics
February 09, 2022 02:30 - 1 hour - 92.7 MB12 years of podcasting & I finally did an episode about Art Spiegelman's Maus. Guests Ethan Heitner is a cartoonist who lives in New York City. among other things. Most recently he helped edit the 51st issue of the radical political comix anthology World War 3 Illustrated, available now from AK Press and subtitled "The World We Are Fighting For." Leo Ferguson is the Director of Strategic Projects at Jews For Racial & Economic Justice. He is the founder of JFREJ's Jews of Color caucus, lead...
Nubia and the Amazons Writer Stephanie Williams
January 29, 2022 02:00 - 1 hour - 54.2 MB"Hola" from Wonder Woman's corner of comics where I interview Stephanie Williams, co-writer of Nubia and the Amazons. Yes, Wonder Woman had a Black twin sister at one point in DC comics canon and now she's the star of her own series. Updated from her 1973 origins "Nubia becomes queen of Themyscira, but the new title also brings challenges. With the unexpected arrival of new Amazons, our hero is forced to reckon with her past and forge a new path forward for her sisters. This unforgettable mi...
Hawkeye Squared: from Comics to Disney+
January 20, 2022 02:00 - 1 hour - 74.1 MBHawk-guy John Arminio guests host our discussion of the iconic Hawkeye comics series created by Matt Fraction and David Aja AND the new Hawkeye TV series on Disney+. With Arminio are guests Scott Thorough and Kat Overland. They also get into how to create a comic that has a real sense of place, what New York smells like, Clint Barton's terrible personal life, and Kate Bishop's LA vacation with... Elliot Gould?! PLUS: John learns how to pronounce "David Aja" and everyone gives some great reco...
Deep Space Dive: a Star Trek Deep Space 9 Podcast: Gul Dukat
January 11, 2022 01:30 - 1 hour - 63.8 MBAttention Bajoran Workers: This is Now a Gul Dukat Podcast. Gul Dukat is more than a scenery-chewing space lizard war criminal who looks like Mitt Romney - he’s Star Trek's most complex villian. Talking about Dukat means talking about colonialism, fragile masculinity, and the interplay between mental health and morality. And Deep Space Dive is a Star Trek Deep Space Nine podcast all about topics like those. So join Sarah Daniel Rasher and Elana Levin for a deep dive into the text and subtex...