GUEST SPOTS! The Last of Us and Ranking the MCU
July 30, 2020
Before you gear up for the next upcoming episodes, spend your weekend listening to the guys guest appear on other podcasts!
Author: Donovan Morgan Grant
Aspiring Writer who can never go too long without bragging about the comic books he's read
Uncle Sam and the American Ego (?)
July 17, 2020
This week the guys discuss National Amnesia, Greed and the late 90s two-issue graphic novel “Uncle Sam” by Steve Darnall and Alex Ross.
Thoughts from Another Man’s Soul: Jon Thicklin
July 10, 2020
And now for something completely different…Donovan plucks from his family tree and brings on Jon Thicklin to talk all things relevant in the lives and interests of black men today. That involves police brutality, Kanye West and who should and shouldn’t play Storm!
Am I Nonviolent?
July 2, 2020
If times are changing, how are we changing? Is this anger we feel destructive, or productive? Am I becoming violent?
What Did the World Learn from Blade? (Blade 1998 Commentary)
June 25, 2020
In a Post-Black Panther, Post-MCU, current-BLM world…precisely what impact did Blade land on the world in 1998? The guys ponder that during and after their commentary of the Wesley Snipes classic!
Do We Still Need Gone with the Wind? (Formerly Birth of a Nation)
June 19, 2020
In the aftermath of the protests against Police Brutality, several companies have responded by reexamining their mascots’ histories. The guys discuss that, plus examples such as Gone with the Wind, searching for their utility in a firmly anti-racist world.
Black Lives Matter
June 11, 2020
Donovan and Harrison are back to discuss the changing of the world, with dim visions on what the future they want may look like. Black Lives Matter.
What Relevance Does Superman Have Today? (Guest Starring Raph Soohoo and Jon Wilson!)
May 26, 2020
Responding to a Video Essay by Al Jazeera, the guys welcome back Raphael Soohoo and bring in Jon M. Wilson to talk about the legacy, agony and ecstasy of the Superman mythos. Is Superman relevant, and is that a question that must be answered? How do the modern films contextualize the question?And what does all … More What Relevance Does Superman Have Today? (Guest Starring Raph Soohoo and Jon Wilson!)
Archetype Reloaded III: Ghost in the Shell (1995) Commentary
May 13, 2020
The guys deep-dive into another huge favorite from their critical adolescence, commenting on Mamoru Oshii’s 1995 adaptation of Masumune Shirow’s manga classic: “Mobile Armored Riot Police”!
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