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Welcome to Comically Pedantic, a weekly podcast where we learn about the complicated concepts, characters, and creators of comic book culture! Want to know more about the secret history of armed militia using comic book copyright? Confused by the Comics Code Authority? Baffled by the marvelous Milkshake Incident? Fret no longer! I have the backissues, the receipts, and the glutton for punishment to fully expand on each of these topics and more.Comically Pedantic is both free and free of advertising!

Derek L. Chase


    • Mar 17, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 17m AVG DURATION
    • 53 EPISODES


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    Spooky Comfort Corner

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2024 36:51


    Derek and Corinne take a quick break to discuss one of their favorite things: horror! In this episode, Derek walks Corinne through the origin and first issue of Afterlife with Archie.

    Spider-Man Clone Saga: Time Bomb

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2024 58:05


    Derek does a brief rundown of the behind-the-scenes intrigue surrounding the editorial staff at Marvel during the Clone Saga before describing the events of "Time Bomb"

    Spider-Man Clone Saga: Exiled

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2024 59:49


    Corinne explains the Clone Saga storyline "Exiled" to Derek. Comics covered are:Web of Spider-Man #128Amazing Spider-Man #405Spider-Man #62Spider-Man Unlimited #10

    Comic Book Oddities #1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2024 57:02


    Derek and Corinne take a look at some of the weirder oddities in comics- like Peter Palmer the Amazing Spiderman or superhero nudity!

    Spider-Man Clone Saga: Maximum Clonage Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2024 78:48


    Ok. So we finally made it to the end of Maximum Clonage. So how does everything tie together? What's the story? Why does this exist?

    Spider-Man Clone Saga: Maximum Clonage Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2024 86:17


    Corinne details the first half of Spider-Man's Maximum Clonage, It gets weird.

    Corinne's Sandman Check In Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2024 66:16


    Taking a brief break from Spider-Man's Clone Saga coverage, Derek and Corinne instead revisit Sandman. This time around the two of them decide to create a tier list for the second volume of Sandman.

    The Gilmore Girls?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2024 13:15


    Derek and Corinne get sidetracked during a recent episode when the subject of the Gilmore Girls comes up. The following 13 minutes were just a little bit of fun and we thought it'd be nice to share with the audience.

    Our Big Return!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2024 95:06


    Derek and Corinne return to discuss why the show went on hiatus and some of the stories that they were able to read while not recording.

    Corinne's Sandman Check In Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2023 77:16


    Taking a brief break from Spider-Man's Clone Saga coverage, Derek and Corinne instead revisit Sandman. This time around the two of them decide to create a tier list for the first volume of Sandman (previously discussed on this show).

    Spider-Man Clone Saga: The Lost Years

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2023 66:02


    Derek dives into Spider-Man: The Lost Years to see just what Ben Reilly has been up to since he left New York. The audio on the last few episodes has been a little wonky. Sorry about that. We are working on some technical difficulties.

    Spider-Man Clone Saga: The Trial of Peter Parker

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2023 99:13


    Spider-Man Clone Saga: Crossfire Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2023 75:23


    We finish out the Crossfire story arc with Spider-Man maybe learning a lesson and Judas Traveller being weird.

    Spider-Man Clone Saga: Crossfire Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2023 103:30


    Dazzler the Disco Queen

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2023 56:13


    We take a break from our regularly scheduled Spider-Man coverage to have a much needed respite with Marvel's disco queen- Dazzler!From a record deal to a planned movie, Dazzler has been anything the marketing department needed her to be.

    Spider-Man Clone Saga: The Mark of Kaine Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2023 82:28


    Spider-Man Clone Saga: The Mark of Kaine Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2023 73:57


    Corinne takes the reigns to fill Derek in on the events of The Mark of Kaine, where we get our first real look at P-3P0 and whatever his deal is.

    Spider-Man Clone Saga: Aftershocks

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2023 98:49


    Derek and Corinne learn about the fallout of Peter's recent arrest while Ben and Mary Jane finally sit down and talk.

    Spider-Man Clone Saga: Amazing Spider-Man #400

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2023 65:45


    Spider-Man Clone Saga: Players and Pawns

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2023 80:55


    Corinne runs through the events of Players and Pawns (sans Amazing Spider-Man #400) and we learn a little of what Peter Parker is going through.

    Spider-Man Clone Saga: Smoke and Mirrors

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2023 113:30


    Derek and Corinne try to piece together what is going on with Spider-Man. I guess that Jackal is back? Also there's a little Jackal? Also there's a lot of nudity. This comic is weird.

    Spider-Man Clone Saga: Bumblebees and Dick Lamps

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2023 99:05


    Ken Fu#%!ng Penders

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2023 89:17


    For today's episode, Derek follows up on last week's Sonic the Hedgehog coverage to give Corinne all of the details about Ken Penders and the breakdown at Archie Comics.

    Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2023 89:42


    We take a small break from the Clone Saga to dig into the weird world of Archie Comics' Sonic the Hedgehog! Learn all about how it began, the weird stories you could find, and the infamous Ken Penders.

    Spider-Man Clone Saga: Web of Death

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2023 79:18


    Corinne and Derek take a look at the Web of Death storyline from Spider-Man's Clone Saga!

    Spider-Man Clone Saga: Web of Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2023 115:02


    Corinne details the ins and outs of Web of Life- where we see Ben Reilly, the Scarlet Spider, confront Grim Hunter and Kaine!

    Spider-Man Clone Saga: Back From The Edge

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2023 98:16


    Derek fills Corinne in on what Peter has been doing while meeting with The Vulture, The Owl, Daredevil, Puma, and his existential dread.

    The Exile Returns

    Play Episode Play 48 sec Highlight Listen Later Jan 8, 2023 128:31


    Corinne takes the wheel as we learn what Ben Reilly has been up to since returning to New York. Venom and Scream step in to give him trouble, as does a whole cadre of other mysterious villains. 

    Power and Responsibility

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2023 88:28


    Clone Saga Primer

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2022 93:12


    Corinne and Derek are joined by Austin Rose as they learn about some of the behind the scenes drama that makes the Clone Saga so crazy! This will form the background for what they are reading moving forward.

    What to Expect in the New Year

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2022 2:37


    Derek drops in to let everybody know what Corinne and he will be recording over the next few dozen weeks.

    Corinne's Sandman Check In

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2022 89:36


    Derek checks in with Corinne about her reading of Neil Gaiman's Sandman!

    Batman's Weirdest Foe: Dr. Hurt Part Three

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 98:49


    Join Derek L. Chase and Corinne Levy as they learn everything they can about Dr. Hurt, the mysterious supervillain who has been planning his attack on Batman for years!This time, they learn about Batman & Robin and The Return of Bruce Wayne!

    Batman's Weirdest Foe: Dr. Hurt Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2022 83:04


    Join Derek L. Chase and Corinne Levy as they learn everything they can about Dr. Hurt, the mysterious supervillain who has been planning his attack on Batman for years!This time, they do a deep dive on Batman RIP!

    Batman's Weirdest Foe: Dr. Hurt Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2022 108:48


    Join Derek L. Chase and Corinne Levy as they learn everything they can about Dr. Hurt, the mysterious supervillain who has been planning his attack on Batman for years!

    #6 ComicsGate Part 4: The End

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2022 117:47


    Join us as we dig deeper into ComicsGate and how we tie it all together at the end. This is the sixth episode in a series that unfolds how we got to where we are.I'm joined again this week by Corinne Levy who is still upset about all of this.

    #5 ComicsGate Part 3: Swatting

    Play Episode Play 33 sec Highlight Listen Later Jul 17, 2022 109:06


    Join us as we dig deeper into ComicsGate and make things that much worse by involving the police.This is the fifth episode in a series that unfolds how we got to where we are.I'm joined again this week by Corinne Levy who is still upset about all of this.

    #4 ComicsGate Part 2: Fake News

    Play Episode Play 39 sec Highlight Listen Later Jul 10, 2022 132:11


    Join us as we continue the deep dive into ComicsGate and the weird world of alternative facts in which they live.Learn all about the wonderful politics of early Marvel and DC, the state of the industry, and what would happen if homophobia became a person.This is the fourth episode in a series that unfolds how we got to where we are.I'm joined this week by Corinne Levy and she is having a hoot and a half.

    #3 This Time its Actually ComicsGate

    Play Episode Play 60 sec Highlight Listen Later Jul 3, 2022 105:44


    Join us as we begin the deep dive into ComicsGate... but, like, for real this time!Learn all about the milkshakes, the feminist t-shirts, and the harassment behind the movement. This is the third episode in a series that unfolds how we got to where we are.I'm joined this week by Corinne Levy as we learn all about the twisted ways women can be blamed for their parts.

    ComicsGate Part Two: GamerGate

    Play Episode Play 39 sec Highlight Listen Later Jun 26, 2022 126:10


    Join us as we begin the deep dive into ComicsGate! But first, we have to talk about what made this even possible and what came before. That's right, we have to talk about GamerGate.Get ready for anti-feminist and misogynistic rants, but there's much more to learn. This is the second episode in a series that unfolds how we got to where we are.I'm joined this week by Corinne Levy as we learn all about the twisted ways women can be blamed for their parts.

    ComicsGate Part One: Proto GamerGate

    Play Episode Play 45 sec Highlight Listen Later Jun 19, 2022 98:06


    Join us as we begin the deep dive into ComicsGate! But first, we have to talk about what made this even possible and what came before. That's right, we have to talk about GamerGate.Get ready for anti-feminist and misogynistic rants, but there's much more to learn. This will be the first episode in a series that unfolds how we got to where we are.I'm joined this week by Corinne Levy as we learn all about the twisted ways women can be blamed for their parts.

    Everything You've Ever Wanted to Know About Cable, But Were Too Afraid To Ask Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2021 96:34


    Join me and Nick Kline as we discuss the who, the what, the many whens, and the wheres of Marvel's techno-organic mutant messiah/mercenary: Cable!Learn all about more time travel shenanigans, what to do when you complete your mission as a messiah, and how many different versions of Cable are running around in the main Marvel timeline. Check out the recommended reading for this week's episode here! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Comicallypedantic)

    #9 - Everything You've Ever Wanted to Know About Cable, But Were Too Afraid To Ask Part 1

    Play Episode Play 60 sec Highlight Listen Later May 2, 2021 60:05


    Join me and Nick Kline as we discuss the who, the what, the many whens, and the wheres of Marvel's techno-organic mutant messiah/mercenary: Cable!Learn all about Marvel's time travel, the fiery Phoenix, and the Goblin Queen! What do they have to do with Cable? Tune in and find out!Check out the recommended reading for this week's episode here! Come back next week for more madness.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Comicallypedantic)

    #8 - Fridging

    Play Episode Play 49 sec Highlight Listen Later Apr 25, 2021 70:24


    Today we take a look at the history of the term fridging and how this affects comic book storytelling. I'm joined by Delisa O'Brien and you can find more about her and get expert nutrition advice at Lunula Nutrition. References for today's episode can be found here.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Comicallypedantic)

    #7 - Dave Fu#%!ng Sim Part 2

    Play Episode Play 51 sec Highlight Listen Later Apr 18, 2021 53:09


    Join us as we discuss the indie comic Cerebus and creator Dave Sim!Dave is perhaps best known for his anti-feminist and misogynistic rants, but there's much more to learn about- including a month-long acid trip and trademark infringement!I'm joined this week by Kira Gumbinger as we learn all about what twisted ways society can be blamed on women. References for today's episode can be found here.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Comicallypedantic)

    #6 - Dave Fu#%!ng Sim Part 1

    Play Episode Play 51 sec Highlight Listen Later Apr 11, 2021 79:05


    Join us as we discuss the indie comic Cerebus and creator Dave Sim!Dave is perhaps best known for his anti-feminist and misogynistic rants, but there's much more to learn about- including a month-long acid trip and trademark infringement!I'm joined this week by Kira Gumbinger as we learn all about what twisted ways society can be blamed on women. References for today's episode can be found here.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Comicallypedantic)

    A Brief Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2021 7:03


    This episode is just a brief message to let you know why the show was away for so long and to let you know that it'll be back soon. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Comicallypedantic)

    #5 - Uncomfortable Associations

    Play Episode Play 41 sec Highlight Listen Later Oct 18, 2020 49:15


    Listener discretion advised. This episode involves talks of child pornography.We are finally back to talk about the indie comic Anne Bonnie and the very problematic creator Tim Yates. I, unfortunately, knew Time Yates before his arrest and learned a great deal about who he is and why this comic nearly disappeared overnight. We try to keep the conversation from getting to heavy, but it is unfortunately hard to do with the given subject. Along the way we discuss the failings of creators like Dan Harmon (creator of Rick and Morty and Community) and Joss Whedon (creator of Buffy, Firefly, and director of The Avengers) as well as the ways an apology can work. I'm joined by Kay Despina to talk about these issues so please check out her site Acceptance Revolution for stories on acceptance of sexual orientation, gender identity, and mental illness. You can find all of the references for today's episode here. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Comicallypedantic)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Comicallypedantic)

    #4 - Punisher's Problems Part 2

    Play Episode Play 37 sec Highlight Listen Later Oct 7, 2020 51:26


    We finally dive into the "Punisher turns black" story and learn just what the hell happened, including some behind the scenes information from writers and editors. Luke Cage joins the scene, Rush Limbaugh gets a mention, and we discuss Rodney King and the Civil Rights Act of 1991 all while wishing this was just a Luke Cage story to begin with. *I'll be posting a picture of The Punisher's new face on the show's Instagram page.*I'm joined by Delisa O'Brien and you can find more about her and get expert nutrition advice at Lunula Nutrition. You can find all of the references for today's episode here. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Comicallypedantic)

    #3 - Punisher's Problems Part 1

    Play Episode Play 60 sec Highlight Listen Later Oct 4, 2020 48:41


    We learn a little about Punisher's origins and why he tends to appeal to cops, soldiers, and white nationalists. We cover everything from how the creator's feel about the Punisher's relationships with these communities to how Bulletproof Warrior Training has primed the police to feel under attack, all while laughing and learning about why making a comic where Frank turns black might be a supremely bad idea. *I'll be posting a picture of The Punisher's new face on the show's Instagram page.*I'm joined by Delisa O'Brien and you can find more about her and get expert nutrition advice at Lunula Nutrition. You can find all of the references for today's episode here. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Comicallypedantic)

    #2 - Scott Adams Needs Attention Part 2

    Play Episode Play 32 sec Highlight Listen Later Sep 30, 2020 43:05


    Continuing from our first episode! We learn a little bit about this guy named Scott Adams and his comic strip Dilbert. We discuss Scott's sockpuppetry, his appearance on Alex Jones, his science denialism, and weird association with men's rights.*There are already some of Scott's statements posted on the show's Instagram page.*I'm joined by Austin Rose and you can find more about her on Twitter.You can find all of the references for today's episode here. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Comicallypedantic)

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