“Elsewhere..!”
Missing the guys and their scintillating takes on culture and society? Fret not! Before the release of the next exciting episode, Don and Harry can be found on these shows after the cut!
Aspiring Writer who can never go too long without bragging about the comic books he's read
Missing the guys and their scintillating takes on culture and society? Fret not! Before the release of the next exciting episode, Don and Harry can be found on these shows after the cut!
As a postscript to the recent discussion of adaptations, let’s look at how the latest DC animated film adapting a famous comic work passes the smell test! Does Batman: Knightfall (Part One – Knightfall) save Donovan’s fandom…or destroy it?!
Donovan and Harrison discuss the 250th Birthday of their country! They also go over a slew of semi-related topics, such as where we stand with AI, the cultural shift against right wing propaganda, creative writing, what the landscape looks like for the next election, and more!
The discussions of reverence continue with the legendary 12-issue maxiseries Watchmen! Speaking on all they admire, Don and Harry then go into the recent material that’s colored the franchise such as the 2009 film, the various and controversial Before Watchmen miniseries’, and Alan Moore’s effect on the fandom at large!
It’s been forty years since DC Comics published one of the most popular epics in the entire industry. Since then, Batman has been indelibly refashioned closer to the image realized by Frank Miller’s pen and perspective in both comics and media. Don and Harry discuss not only their affection for this massive work, but also … More What Will Replace The Dark Knight Returns?
And Lo, there shall be…a team-up! Furrowing his brow over the present and future of the American comic industry, Donovan brings in several friends from the long running comic book podcast Comic Timing to discuss the ultimate question, as well as several others! Ian, Kris, Brandon and Jamal join Don and Harry in discussing the … More Why Aren’t Comic Books More Popular in America? (feat. Comic Timing!)
This week Don speaks with author and fellow bookseller Amanda McCrina, hot off the release of her latest historical fiction novel Beyond Seven Forests. Amanda discusses her experiences writing in an often stigmatized genre, her literary interests and influences, and prejudices experienced as a woman writing about history. Also featuring Mo the cat!
Jonathan returns to talk anime and how black fans, specifically black millennials, were raised on this new culture – which in turn influenced how modern anime has evolved to reflect that fandom! Jonathan returns to talk anime and how black fans, specifically black millennials, were raised on this new culture – which in turn influenced … More What is Anime’s Relationship to the Black Community?
It’s Criticism Time! This week the guys observe the discourse surrounding “bad comic book movies” and seek to expand thought, in between throwing rocks at their own favorite least-favorites.