Join Joshua Unruh, author, storyteller, and superhero scholar, as he walks you through deep dives into some of the best superhero storylines of the past eighty years. The characters and story arcs will change, but the infotaining analysis will always be top quality.
Join Joshua Unruh, professional storyteller and superhero scholar as he takes on the comic book origins of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first woman led film with Captain Marvel: Earth’s Mightiest Hero. This session is an addendum to Earth’s Mightiest Hero with a special guest, the inimitable Sara Century. She’s a Carol Danvers expert and superfan...Read moreRead more
Join Joshua Unruh, professional storyteller and superhero scholar as he takes on the comic book origins of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first woman led film with Captain Marvel: Earth’s Mightiest Hero. Support Superhero University and Pulp Diction Productions! If you can’t support us financially, please leave the show a rating and review on iTunes. Keep...Read moreRead more
Join Joshua Unruh, professional storyteller and superhero scholar as he takes on the comic book origins of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first woman led film with Captain Marvel: Earth’s Mightiest Hero. Support Superhero University and Pulp Diction Productions! If you can’t support us financially, please leave the show a rating and review on iTunes. Keep...Read moreRead more
Join Joshua Unruh, professional storyteller and superhero scholar as he takes on the comic book origins of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first woman led film with Captain Marvel: Earth’s Mightiest Hero. Here’s more information on the the Women Airforce Service Pilots. Support Superhero University and Pulp Diction Productions! If you can’t support us financially, please...Read moreRead more
Join Joshua Unruh, professional storyteller and superhero scholar as he takes on the comic book origins of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first woman led film with Captain Marvel: Earth’s Mightiest Hero. Here’s more information on the Mercury 13 and Jerrie Cobb. Support Superhero University and Pulp Diction Productions! If you can’t support us financially, please...Read moreRead more
Join Joshua Unruh, professional storyteller and superhero scholar, as he explains why the costumed heroic identity, and the messages that costume sends, are possibly the most fundamental aspect of what it means to be a superhero. Superman’s costume evolution Batman’s costume evolution Captain Marvel/Shazam Captain America Wonder Woman Spider-Man Captain Marvel Superhero University is a...Read moreRead more
Join Joshua Unruh, professional storyteller and superhero scholar, on a deep dive into the third issue of Batman & Son: Wonderboys. It’s a page-by-page and sometimes panel-by-panel look at how Grant Morrison, comics scribe extraordinaire, brought the first story of the Bat-opus to a stunning conclusion while setting the stage for the next several years of...Read moreRead more
Join Joshua Unruh, professional storyteller and superhero scholar, on a deep dive into the third issue of Batman & Son: Wonderboys. It’s a page-by-page and sometimes panel-by-panel look at how Grant Morrison, comics scribe extraordinaire, looks at the interplay between Bruce Wayne and his sons, both the ones he’s known for years and the one he’s...Read moreRead more
Join Joshua Unruh, professional storyteller and superhero scholar, on a deep dive into the second issue of Batman & Son: Man-Bats of London. It’s a page-by-page and sometimes panel-by-panel look at how Grant Morrison, comics scribe extraordinaire, begins to expand on the themes and motifs established in the first issue. For those of you observing the...Read moreRead more
Join Joshua Unruh, professional storyteller and superhero scholar, on a deep dive into the first issue of Batman & Son: Building a Better Batmobile. It’s a page-by-page and sometimes panel-by-panel look at how Grant Morrison, comics scribe extraordinaire, used this issue as a thesis statement on a story that would be years in the making. Joshua...Read moreRead more
Join Joshua Unruh, professional storyteller and superhero scholar, as he takes you through all the prolegomena you need to dive into the the best Batman story ever told! You’ll learn about the changes to the Dark Knight in a decade by decade look that culminates with a discussion of the themes present in the long...Read moreRead more
Join Joshua Unruh, professional storyteller and superhero scholar, as he explains how the grand sweep of superhero history in all media made Infinity War an inevitably. It’s a Brief History of the Superhero Team Up Event covering everything from Secret Wars to Infinite Earths and all things in between. Superhero University is a Pulp...Read moreRead more
Join Joshua Unruh, professional storyteller and superhero scholar, as he takes you through the latest version of Barbara Gordon as Batgirl! It’s the big finish! We’ll read through the final issue of this arc and then discuss the story’s overall structure, including some complex interplay between internal and external antagonists. To follow along, read the...Read moreRead more
Join Joshua Unruh, professional storyteller and superhero scholar, as he takes you through the latest version of Barbara Gordon as Batgirl! Join in as Joshua finally runs into a couple of chapters of this story that are a little wobbly in a narrative sense and argues the merits of fair play mysteries! Barbara Gordon has...Read moreRead more
Join Joshua Unruh, professional storyteller and superhero scholar, as he takes you through the latest version of Barbara Gordon as Batgirl! Join in as Joshua sifts through decades of continuity stuck in his head in order to realize that this issue he initially hated is actually pretty amazing! Barbara Gordon finds herself in a personal...Read moreRead more
Join Joshua Unruh, professional storyteller and superhero scholar, as he takes you through the latest version of Barbara Gordon as Batgirl! It’s Batgirl v. Batgirl action in a battle for Burnside! Who is this new Batgirl out committing crimes and looking so good doing it? And what does she have to do with a hot...Read moreRead more
Join Joshua Unruh, professional storyteller and superhero scholar, as he takes you through the latest version of Barbara Gordon as Batgirl! We’ve met Barbara’s new roommate and developed her supporting cast. Now we move from home to school as we meet Barbara’s work friends and finally figure out what her academic woes are all about. That and...Read moreRead more
Join Joshua Unruh, professional storyteller and superhero scholar, as he takes you through the latest version of Barbara Gordon as Batgirl! Babs and her alter ego move into the trendiest borough of Gotham City, Burnside. Along with the new setting, Batgirl gets a new costume and a fresh supporting cast of friends, frenemies, and villains....Read moreRead more
Join Joshua Unruh, professional storyteller and superhero scholar, as he takes a deep dive into the latest origin for the Power Princess of Paradise Island in Wonder Woman Rebirth: Year One. Along the way, Unruh discusses some listener commentary on the previous session as well as how superhero stories ought to work. To follow along,...Read moreRead more
Join Joshua Unruh, professional storyteller and superhero scholar, as he takes a deep dive into the latest origin for the Power Princess of Paradise Island in Wonder Woman Rebirth: Year One. Along the way, Unruh discusses his own background in superheroes and the recent blockbuster movie starring Wonder Woman. To follow along, read the first...Read moreRead more
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