Best Albert And Dru Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 210: Solo #4: Howard Chaykin 2:25:48

1d ago2:25:48

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As we continue our readthrough of DC's Solo, we now come to Howard Chaykin's issue. He's a very distinctive artist known for his edginess, but we've certainly read our fair share of his latter-period Big Two work. Join us as we discuss our thoughts on his writing and art in general, and as we examine his spotlight issue!For a handy Spotify playlist…

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Episode 209: Superman vs. Meshi Volume 1 by Satoshi Miyagawa and Kai Kitago 1:47:16

11d ago1:47:16

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We're back! Just like Superman coming back from the dead, Between the Gutters has returned to life! This week, we're discussing Superman vs. Meshi volume 1 by Satoshi Miyagawa and Kai Kitago. It's a delightful slice of life food manga featuring Superman and his appreciation for fast Japanese cuisine! This is a different type of cape comic for those…

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Episode 208: Solo # 3 by Paul Pope (DC Comics) 2:27:46

1M ago2:27:46

2:27:46

In issue three of Solo, Paul Pope takes the spotlight. This issue contains the Eisner Award-winning short story "Teenage Sidekick!" There are some other gems as well. Join us as we discuss Paul Pope's work and the bits of his career that we're familiar with. For a handy Spotify playlist featuring all of our episodes on Solo, click here: https://ope…

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Episode 207: Sweet Tooth by Jeff Lemire and Jose Villarubia (DC Top 25: #22) 2:58:24

2M ago2:58:24

2:58:24

This is a story. This is a story about us podcasting about one of the best DC comics ever, and one of the last great Vertigo ongoing series. This is a story about the next entry in our top 25 DC comics countdown! Coming in at #22 on our list... Sweet Tooth by Jeff Lemire, Jose Villarubia, and more!This science fiction post-apocalyptic coming of age…

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Episode 206: The Seeds by Ann Nocenti and David Aja 2:00:32

2M ago2:00:32

2:00:32

The Seeds by Ann Nocenti and David Aja is an ecological, post-apocalyptic, science fiction, romantic, techno thriller. If that sounds like a lot, it's because Nocenti and Aja stuffed this four-issue story chock full of ideas and concepts. Perhaps The Seeds isn't a perfect comic book, but it's absolutely an intriguing one. It's a comic that demands …

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Episode 205: Solo #2 by Richard Corben (DC Comics) 1:59:00

2M ago1:59:00

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Richard Corben... The man, the myth, the legend. About twenty years ago, he did the second issue of DC's Solo. This anthology series showcased a special artist with every issue, giving them carte blanche to do whatever they wanted. In 2024, we're dedicating one of our episodes every month to talking about one issue of this series, and after tacklin…

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Episode 204: Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane by Sean McKeever and Takeshi Miyazawa 2:34:00

3M ago2:34:00

2:34:00

Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane is an underrated and underappreciated gem of a series, and we're here to shine a spotlight on it. In this episode, we're covering all twenty issues of Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane, plus the two preceding four-issue miniseries. All of these comics are written by Sean McKeever, mostly drawn by Takeshi Miyazawa, colored by Chr…

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Episode 203: Solo #1 by Tim Sale (DC Comics) 1:37:57

3M ago1:37:57

1:37:57

After an unplanned bye week, we're back with the first episode of our 2024 readthrough! In 2021, we read through Invincible. In 2022, we read through Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin. Last year, we read through Deadly Class. This year, we're reading through DC Comics' Solo! Once a month, we're dedicating one of our episodes to an issue of Solo, which…

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Episode 202: Immortal Sergeant by Joe Kelly + Ken Niimura 2:45:40

4M ago2:45:40

2:45:40

We're back with a discussion about another recently published Image Comics book, Immortal Sergeant by Joe Kelly + Ken Niimura! It's the newest collaboration from the duo that brought us the legendary I Kill Giants. Immortal Sergeant is about the dysfunctional relationship between a grizzled, old-school, bigoted detective and his adult, socially lib…

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Episode 201: Shuna's Journey by Hayao Miyazaki 2:10:28

4M ago2:10:28

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It was released in English a little over a year ago, but we've finally gotten around to reading Shuna's Journey by Hayao Miyazaki, a gem that was originally published in 1983. It's not a long read, but it's absolutely gripping and worth your time and contemplation. If you're a fan of Miyazaki's films, then Shuna's Journey will certainly be of major…

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Episode 200: W0rldtr33 by James Tynion IV and Fernando Blanco 2:15:34

4M ago2:15:34

2:15:34

Happy New Year! For our first episode of 2024, we decided to read and talk about a new series from 2023: W0rldtr33 by James Tynion IV, Fernando Blanco, Jordie Bellaire, Aditya Bidikar, and Dylan Todd (edited by Steve Foxe). This science fiction horror story is by one of the biggest writers in comics at this particular moment. We haven't really talk…

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Episode 199: Namor the Sub-Mariner: Conquered Shores by Christopher Cantwell and Pasqual Ferry 1:57:57

4M ago1:57:57

1:57:57

As 2023 comes to an end, we decided to read and discuss a comic that's also about an ending, of sorts. Namor the Sub-Mariner: Conquered Shores by Christopher Cantwell, Pasqual Ferry, Matt Hollingsworth, and Joe Caramagna is a "The End"-type of story for Namor, one of Albert's most beloved superhero characters. Conquered Shores takes place in a far …

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Episode 198: Deadly Class Volume 12: A Fond Farewell, Part Two 4:04:34

4M ago4:04:34

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Twelve months, twelve volumes. We have finally completed our coverage of Deadly Class by Rick Remender and Wes Craig! As we have been doing throughout 2023, in this episode we provide our usual issue-by-issue synopses and commentary of the last trade paperback collection of the series, which contains issues 53-56. We also discuss our overall though…

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Episode 197: Sleeper by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (DC Top 25 - #23) 2:58:41

5M ago2:58:41

2:58:41

This week, we're continuing our top 25 DC comics countdown. We have Sleeper, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, at number 23 on our list! Nowadays, Brubaker and Phillips are household names for their creator-owned crime comics. Let's go back in time and take a look at this early work from the pair! Sleeper is a super powered espionage neo-noir thril…

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Episode 196: Deadly Class Volume 11: A Fond Farewell, Part One 2:48:06

5M ago2:48:06

2:48:06

We're getting very close to the end of our readthrough of Deadly Class by Rick Remender and Wes Craig. This month, we're covering volume 11, which is comprised of issues 49-52. Join us as we provide our issue-by-issue recaps and commentary!If you have any thoughts, comments, questions, or corrections, we're here. Feel free to hit us up on our socia…

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Episode 195: The Marvels Autopsy 3:23:02

5M ago3:23:02

3:23:02

We return from our bye week with our autopsy on The Marvels, the latest MCU flick! We've all heard the noise around this one. It's been a polarizing movie, especially if you spend time in online spaces. There's also the box office stats, which led to even more chatter. We're not too interested in the movie's financial success (or lack thereof). We'…

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Episode 194: Sandman Mystery Theatre by Matt Wagner, Steven T. Seagle, & Guy Davis (DC Top 25 - #24) 2:31:13

6M ago2:31:13

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We're continuing our countdown of the top 25 DC comics of all time! Coming in at number 24 on our list, we've got Sandman Mystery Theatre by Matt Wagner, Steven T. Seagle, and Guy Davis! This mature-readers crime noir series set in the late 1930s is a grounded and realistic reimagining of a classic Golden Age superhero. It's more than just a gritty…

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Episode 193: Deadly Class Volume 10: Save Your Generation 3:09:57

6M ago3:09:57

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This week, we're covering Deadly Class volume 10: Save Your Generation! This volume collects issues 45-48 of the series by Rick Remender and Wes Craig! As usual, we're providing recaps and commentary for each issue as we talk through the entire series, one volume per month.If you have any thoughts, comments, questions, or corrections, we're here. F…

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Episode 192: Gotham Central by Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka, Michael Lark, et al. (DC Top 25 - #25) 3:03:40

7M ago3:03:40

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At long last, we're here! When we began our podcast back in the halcyon days of 2017, we started with a series of episodes counting down the top 25 Marvel comics of all time. Eventually, we finished that list and made plans to do a top 25 DC comics list. In the past couple years, we've teased and tantalized with a few honorable mentions (and dishon…

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Episode 191: Decorum by Jonathan Hickman and Mike Huddleston 2:18:12

7M ago2:18:12

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Continuing what seems to be an unintentional trend on our podcast, we're here to discuss yet another science fiction comic. This week, we're talking about Decorum, by Jonathan Hickman and Mike Huddleston! This is a story about the most well-mannered assassin in the known universe. Beyond that, we initially struggled to figure out what this comic wa…

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Episode 190: Far Sector by N.K. Jemisin and Jamal Campbell 2:45:49

7M ago2:45:49

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Far Sector, written by acclaimed novelist N.K. Jemisin with art by the skillful Jamal Campbell, is undoubtedly one of the best Green Lantern tales in recent memory. It's a science fiction story about Sojourner "Jo" Mullein, a new Green Lantern, protecting the City Enduring, a massive city-planet of 20 billion people comprised of three distinct race…

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Episode 189: Barrier by Brian K. Vaughan and Marcos Martín 2:25:52

7M ago2:25:52

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In this episode, we're discussing one of Panel Syndicate's most famous publications: Barrier, by Brian K. Vaughan, Marcos Martín, and Muntsa Vicente! Someone once said that science fiction is social fiction. Barrier is a science fiction story about an alien abduction, but it has a great deal to say about today's social climate. Though it originally…

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Episode 188: Deadly Class Volume 9: Bone Machine 2:48:16

7M ago2:48:16

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We're back from our bye week with the next installment of our readthrough of Deadly Class! The ninth volume, entitled Bone Machine, comprises issues 40-44 of the series. As usual, we provide issue-by-issue commentary of the comic as we analyze, interpret, and discuss it.In our intro conversation, Albert shares about his recent vacation to New Engla…

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Episode 187: Madi: Once Upon a Time in the Future by Duncan Jones, Alex de Campi, and Friends 2:12:19

8M ago2:12:19

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Madi: Once Upon a Time in the Future is an intriguing experiment in producing a graphic novel. A science fiction story cowritten by film director Duncan Jones and comics veteran Alex de Campi, the comic's visuals were drawn and colored by around two dozen artists so that the book could come out sooner rather than later. Essentially a road trip stor…

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Episode 186: Shortcomings by Adrian Tomine (and Movie Directed by Randall Park) 3:52:19

8M ago3:52:19

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With the recent release of Shortcomings, the film directed by Randall Park and written by Adrian Tomine, we decided to do one of our comic book movie autopsies! In this episode, we'll be discussing both the film and the original comic by Tomine. Whether you've only read the comic or only watched the movie, tune in to this episode to hear our conver…

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Episode 185: Deadly Class Volume 8: Never Go Back 2:45:14

8M ago2:45:14

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It's time to talk about volume 8 of Deadly Class, which we are reading on a monthly basis. Follow along with us as we provide our usual issue-by-issue breakdowns, analyses, and commentary!By Albert and Dru

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Episode 184: Happiness by Shuzo Oshimi 4:27:32

9M ago4:27:32

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Happiness by Shuzo Oshimi is a rare foray into vampire fiction for us (notwithstanding all the Blade, Morbius, etc. comics we've consumed). Back in episode 113, we covered the the first seven volumes of Blood on the Tracks, the Oshimi series that's still currently ongoing. Reading that series garnered enough appreciation for Oshimi's work that we d…

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Episode 183: Secret Invasion Autopsy 3:06:52

9M ago3:06:52

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The Disney+ series Secret Invasion recently completed its run, so we figured we'd do an autopsy. Before going into our dissection of the show, we first spend some time discussing 2008's Secret Invasion comic book event, specifically the eight-issue miniseries by Brian Michael Bendis and Leinil Francis Yu. The show got its title and basic concept fr…

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Episode 182: Captain America by Ta-Nehisi Coates 3:24:30

9M ago3:24:30

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Ta-Nehisi Coates' run on Captain America is a thematically and conceptually rich interpretation of one of Marvel's most important characters. His thirty-issue series is intellectually dense but doesn't skimp on the action and thrills, either. It's a story that demands your attention and warrants multiple readings as an examination of what makes Cap…

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Episode 181: Deadly Class Volume 7: Love Like Blood 2:30:43

10M ago2:30:43

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In this month's installment of our yearlong Deadly Class comic book coverage, we discuss volume seven, which is titled Love Like Blood. This volume collects issues 32-35 of the series. Read along and listen as we provide issue-by-issue commentary and discussion!Thanks again to Corey J. Beats for producing our theme music. Check out all of his music…

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Episode 180: Superman: Space Age by Mark Russell and Mike Allred 2:34:19

10M ago2:34:19

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This week we're covering Superman: Space Age by Mark Russell, Mike Allred, Laura Allred, and Dave Sharpe. It's a story that examines Superman and the persistence of hope in the most dire of circumstances.Thanks again to Corey J. Beats for producing our theme music. Check out all of his music on various platforms here: linktr.ee/CoreyjbeatsIf you ha…

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Episode 179: New 52 Wonder Woman by Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang (DC Top 25 Honorable Mention) 3:24:07

10M ago3:24:07

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The New 52 era of DC Comics was a particularly bad time for comics, but it did give us one diamond: Wonder Woman, by Brian Azzarello, Cliff Chiang, Matthew Wilson, Jared K. Fletcher, and several other artists, including Tony Akins and Goran Sudžuka! This self-contained run is an evergreen Wonder Woman story. It's a series that not only provides a c…

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Episode 178: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Autopsy 2:59:15

10M ago2:59:15

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Multiverses are all the rage right now. The latest big multiverse story is Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. It's something we watched recently, so we figured we'd dissect it for the podcast. The first fifty minutes or so are spoiler-free, but we'll warn you in the audio when we go full spoilers. (Also, near the end of the episode, Albert will s…

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Episode 177 - Deadly Class Volume 6: This Is Not the End 3:33:52

11M ago3:33:52

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In this month's installment of our Deadly Class readthrough, we cover volume 6: This Is Not the End, which collects issues 27-31. We get some answers to a couple of burning questions, some great character building, some social commentary, and plenty of fantastic art. Join us as we provide our issue-by-issue commentary!Throughout 2023, we're reading…

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Episode 176: Concrete by Paul Chadwick 3:27:37

11M ago3:27:37

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Paul Chadwick is one of the best writer-artists of our lifetime, and his most famous creation, Concrete, is an absolutely tremendous series. Critically hailed and extremely well-respected back in its heyday, today Concrete seems to be a bit forgotten compared to some of the more famous works from Chadwick's contemporaries. This is unfortunate. We'r…

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Episode 175: Green Lantern: Legacy and Green Lantern: Alliance by Minh Lê and Andie Tong 2:30:39

11M ago2:30:39

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This week, we're taking a look at a pair of Green Lantern graphic novels, Legacy and Alliance, by Minh Lê and Andie Tong! These comics are aimed at younger readers, but they're perfect for superhero fans of any age. Green Lantern: Legacy introduces us to young Tai Pham, the latest member of the Green Lantern Corps. Alliance expands upon Tai's world…

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Episode 174: Deadly Class Volume 5: Carousel 2:33:17

11M ago2:33:17

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We're back after a bye week with May's installment of our Deadly Class readthrough! This month, we're covering volume 5: Carousel, which comprises issues 22-26. After last month's shocking cliffhanger, we were pumped to find out what happens next, and we were not disappointed! If anything, Rick Remender and Wes Craig subverted some of our expectati…

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Episode 173: Seven to Eternity by Rick Remender and Jerome Opeña 2:43:17

12M ago2:43:17

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We've been reading through Deadly Class in 2023, and we thought we'd supplement our Rick Remender coverage with a podcast about Seven to Eternity, which features art by Jerome Opeña! In this episode, we discuss the entirety of this seventeen-issue series. It's a compelling story that subverted our initial expectations based on the first issue, and …

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Episode 172: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Autopsy 4:35:16

12M ago4:35:16

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It's time to dissect Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3! Here's our autopsy of the latest MCU feature film. More than merely a movie review, our dissection begins with an overview of the GotG concept and a broad discussion regarding our general thoughts about the comic book source material. We then provide a spoiler-free review, and then we'll warn you…

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Episode 171: Marjorie Finnegan: Temporal Criminal by Garth Ennis and Goran Sudžuka 2:29:33

1y ago2:29:33

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This week, we're covering Marjorie Finnegan: Temporal Criminal by Garth Ennis and Goran Sudžuka! It's an eight-issue miniseries from AWA, and it is a fun romp. Marjorie Finnegan is a very well crafted science fiction action comedy adventure about a mischievous time traveling criminal who ends up saving the timeline from a very, very evil man. We sp…

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Episode 170: Deadly Class Volume 4: Die for Me 2:32:54

1y ago2:32:54

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Deadly Class volume 4: Die for Me collects issues 17-21 of the series co-created by Rick Remender and Wes Craig. Each month in 2023, one of our episodes will cover one volume of this Image Comics series. This month's volume starts with some frenetic action, picking right up where the previous volume ended. There are also some major developments by …

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Episode 169: Shonen Manga II: One Piece, Naruto, My Hero Academia, and Frieren: Beyond Journey's End 3:46:02

1y ago3:46:02

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Last year, we did an episode on shonen manga that proved to be one of our most popular episodes, so here we are again with a roundup of the first volumes of four more prominent shonen series: One Piece, Naruto, My Hero Academia, and Frieren: Beyond Journey's End. One Piece and Naruto are two of the biggest of all time. My Hero is one of the hottest…

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Episode 168: Smile by Raina Telgemeier 2:37:19

1y ago2:37:19

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Smile by Raina Telgemeier is one of the most significant comics of the recent past. More than just a popular graphic novel beloved by millions, and more than just a sales juggernaut that became a phenomenon, Smile is just a straight up great piece of work that's worth reading whatever age you are. This is the episode where we discuss what makes Smi…

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Episode 167: The Intimates by Joe Casey (DC Top 25 Honorable Mention) 3:32:51

1y ago3:32:51

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The Intimates by Joe Casey, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Jim Lee, and others is a unique Wildstorm series that didn't have a massive audience. However, for the people it did connect with, it resonated deeply. This is a smart teen superhero book that's superbly crafted with much care and consideration. The high concept of the series is that it's about a high…

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Episode 166: Deadly Class Volume 3: The Snake Pit 3:16:58

1y ago3:16:58

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It's time to continue our readthrough of Deadly Class! This month, we're discussing volume 3: The Snake Pit! This volume contains issues 12-16, and we'll be providing our usual issue-by-issue commentary, supplemented by our usual manly grunts, random noises, and meaningless side banter.Thanks again to Corey J. Beats for producing our theme music. C…

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Episode 165: Catwoman: Lonely City by Cliff Chiang 4:16:20

1y ago4:16:20

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Here's a foray into a relatively recent comic, Catwoman: Lonely City, by the unstoppable one-man creative force known as Cliff Chiang. This is an outstanding DC book that deserves praise and accolades. It's not merely a definitive Catwoman story, but it's just a flat out great piece of work that deserves our attention. Join us as we broadly discuss…

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Episode 164: Miracleman by Alan Moore 3:58:58

1y ago3:58:58

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Miracleman by Alan Moore and his artistic collaborators (Garry Leach, Alan Davis, Chuck Austen, John Ridgway, Rick Veitch, and John Totleben) is one of the all-time greatest superhero comics ever. For a long time, it wasn't an easy book to find at reasonable prices, but now that it's widely available again, we are truly living in a blessed age. It'…

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Episode 163: Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Autopsy 2:15:40

1y ago2:15:40

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Quantumania was a movie that was released in February 2023. This is our autopsy of that movie. Do you have love for the Ant-Man family of characters? Do you have love for Kang the Conqueror? Do you have love for formulaic, paint by numbers, middle of the road, expensive Hollywood blockbuster action movies featuring the typical stylings of the Marve…

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Episode 162: Deadly Class Volume 2: Kids of the Black Hole 2:27:41

1y ago2:27:41

2:27:41

We're continuing our readthrough of Deadly Class with volume two of the trade paperback collections, which collect issues 7-11 of this series by Rick Remender, Wes Craig, Lee Loughridge, and Rus Wooton. This is our first time reading the entire series, and we're discussing it as we go through it. Each month in 2023, we'll cover one of the volumes u…

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Episode 161: The Men Who Created Gundam by Hideki Ohwada (Denpa) 3:22:16

1y ago3:22:16

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The Men Who Created Gundam by Hideki Ohwada is a fictionalized version of the real story around the creation of Mobile Suit Gundam, the 1979 anime series that spawned a multi-billion dollar franchise that endures to this day. It's a gag manga that takes numerous creative liberties with real stories of the production history and key creatives (speci…

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