In this special episode, Peter and Eddie are joined with comic book royalty Larry Lieber, co-creator of iconic Marvel heroes like Iron Man, Thor, and Ant-Man, and former Marvel Spider-Man group editor Danny Fingeroth. The duo dives into Lieber’s illustrious 75-year career, from his early days at Timely Comics to his long tenure illustrating The Amazing Spider-Man newspaper strip and his groundbreaking work at Marvel. They also explore Lieber’s bold new venture, his debut prose novel Chirps, a departure from comics that showcases his storytelling versatility. Moderated by Fingeroth, who shares insights from his own Marvel journey and his work as a comics historian, this episode is packed with behind-the-scenes anecdotes, reflections on the Silver Age of comics, and a celebration of Lieber’s enduring legacy. Tune in for an unforgettable conversation with two titans of the industry!

A Bird of a Different Color - In Conversation with Larry Lieber (“Chirps”) and Danny Fingeroth

Following the recent Trip episode on Heroes, Keir and Jem offer a Microdose focusing on the masked, the winged and the mutated. Why are superheroes such a cultural mainstay? What psychological and political desires do they fulfil? Are they inherently reactionary? From Superman to Batman, Wonder Woman to 2000AD, they offer a weird left reading of superheroes and comic book culture.

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What’s this?! Has a new Doctor regenerated into an old familiar face? No, that sort of dumbassery only happens on Disney shows.  Instead, we’re going back a bit and changing formats a LOT to look at a graphic novel written by one of the stars of the show! Come join Tony Whitt, Alyson Fitch-Safreed, and Dalton Hughes as they discuss Colin Baker’s THE AGE OF CHAOS – the graphic novel, we mean, not his tenure on TV. Rimshot!

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EP 177: THE AGE OF CHAOS

On this episode, we discuss a Swamp Thing story that we’re surprised didn’t qualify for our recently wrapped We’re With the Banned miniseries on banned and challenged comics – Rite of Spring from Saga of the Swamp Thing #34, as well as its sequel, Windfall from Saga of the Swamp Thing #43, by Alan Moore and various artists, published by DC Comics!

First up, Abigail Cable finally professes her love for our sentient vegetable man. And in lieu of sexytimes, he offers her communion via a bite of one of the tubers growing on his body, sending her on a consciousness-altering trip that shows her the interconnectedness of all things.

Next, we meet Chester Williams, an affable hippie who finds one of Swamp Thing’s discarded tubers in the bayou. Part of the yam finds its way to Sandy, a woman dying of cancer. Another part of it ends up with Chester’s unpleasant acquaintance Milo, and … let’s just say things don’t work out very well for one of them.

Like, does this mean Swampy and Abby are going out? Does the yam as a kind of cosmic litmus paper? Do kids today even know what litmus paper is? And are these two stories good enough to embark on that long, strange trip known as … The Comics Canon?

In This Episode:
•  Curt’s first experience with Rite of Spring
•  A little heads-up would be nice, Swampy
•  Kevin recounts an acid trip
•  We know what the ellipsis means …
•  The 1982 Swamp Thing movie
•  Have we mentioned our recent appearance on Marvel by the Month?
•  X-Men 97
•  (We Could Be) Diving for Pearls from Swamp Thing #65

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Episode 234: Swamp Thing – Rite of Spring and Windfall

Sadly superhero comics lost one of its greatest writers in May… Peter David. So Josh Markwith and BComp took a break to look back at one of his funniest books, X-Factor aka the Government X-Men. Spoiler, you’ll want to pick up this book after the episode. 

“Peter David’s X-Factor” is peak 90’s Superhero Comedy. Here’s why! We Got Issues #12

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