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Chris and Steven testify before you all, spilling their guts on how DC Comics' OG Superheroes were laid low by the spectre of McCarthyism in “The Red Scare” era of post-WWII USA. This is their battle to rise again in THE GOLDEN AGE (1993), written by James Robinson, drawn by Paul Smith, colored by Richard Ory, and lettered by John Costanza. Will our motley gang of “dirty commies!” triumph in this Elseworlds tale? Featuring OG Hawkman, OG Green Lantern, OG Starman, OG Flash, OG Sandman, Robotman, OG version of The Atom, Hourman, Liberty Bell, The Tarantula, etc.COMICS ROT YOUR BRAIN! is a deep dive into ‘80s comic books (plus a few notable exceptions) in a weekly podcast format. Screenwriters Steven Bagatourian (AMERICAN GUN) and Chris Derrick (STAR TREK: PICARD) & discuss their favorite books, runs, and creators from the Bronze Age.SHOW NOTES02:01 - Introducing the creative team, explaning the concept behind DC Comics' Elseworlds stories, and summarizing THE GOLDEN AGE10:03 - Hot take alert! Chris makes the bold claim that THE GOLDEN AGE is “as good or better than WATCHMEN” …and, in fact, HE likes GA better!39:44 - Richard Ory's exquisite coloring in THE GOLDEN AGE — how the heck did he do it? Chris has the scoop, straight from the horse's mouth — a CRYB! exclusive43:27 - Paul Smith's artistic influences, plus what exactly is his peak period?57:35 - The rarely used literary device of “Second Person Narration,” deployed expertly by James Robinson here in THE GOLDEN AGE1:04:10 - The art and design for Paul Smith's classic covers 1:12:21 - THE GOLDEN AGE's surprisingly disturbing hallucinatory imagery — rats, eagles, and folks' faces being chewed off!1:16:18 - Chris declares that when it comes to being a wordsmith, the Tarantula ain't no Fitzgerald; we read some of the prose aloud, just to be sure1:26:00 - Circling back on the comparison to Moore & Gibbons' WATCHMEN with a detour through Lindelof/HBO's WATCHMEN, expanding into a discussion of the built-in dramatic weight afforded one when telling stories with iconic characters1:44:36 - The ability to make extreme choices in storytelling with non-mainstream characters, evolving into some ruminations on DC Comics' Elseworlds line1:49:43 - The “Eisners Situation” with THE GOLDEN AGE1:57:24 - Rob Liefeld, Youngblood, Image Comics, Neal Adams, creators' rights, and big personalities with big dreams2:07:26 - Terminal City, Dean Motter, Michael Lark, Mister X, Vortex Comics2:27:00 - More gushing about the amazing art of Paul Smith©2024 Comics Rot Your Brain!#dccomics #dcuniverse #justicesocietyofamerica #comicbooks #new #content #explained+ Visit ComicsRotYourBrain.com to get a look at some of the fantastic art discussed in our episodes and to sign up for our newsletter, Letter Column. Check out our YouTube channel. You can also find us wherever you stream your favorite podcasts.+ We appreciate your support of the show via Patreon: ComicsRotYourBrain+ For even more cool shit, read Chris's Substack (cinema, comics, and culture) - THIN ICE©2024 Comics Rot Your Brain!#dccomics #vertigocomics #alanmoore #comicbooks #new #content #80scomics #explained #indiecomics #scificomics #marvelcomics #horrorstories
Sports, #arts, #chat, #day, #international, #martial, #mma, #podcast, #ufc, #ufc248, #womens At the Roundtable we have James Hamilton of Higher Level Podcast, Mick Tully from World of Martial Arts Television & Micks Martial Arts and Victor Vargas from iFox with Juice Podcast. We chat losing your virginity, Chris Benoit, Dirty Commies and some UFC 248 reaction. Sponsored by WOMA.TV, A1 Fight Gear, Beast Gear, Feel Supreme
Joining us on the Roundtable for this one we have James Hamilton of Higher Level Podcast, Mick Tully from Micks Martial Arts and Victor Vargas from iFox with Juice Podcast. We chat losing your virginity, Chris Benoit, Dirty Commies and some UFC 248 reaction. Sponsored by A1 Fight Gear, Beast Gear, Feel Supreme and WOMA.TV Follow us on twitter @Martialartschat like us on Facebook.com/martialartschat
The Plan A crew has never really discussed their politics out in the open, mostly focusing instead on race and ethnicity's role in American life. In this episode, Jay, Q, and Teen talk about their core political beliefs, why political identity matters, and how, if at all, our Asian American/Canadian ethnicity informs our politics. Intro Music: "Jerusalem" by Alpha Blondy Intro Voice: Chris Hedges Outro Music: "Socialism is Good" (simplified Chinese: 社会主义好) composed by Li Huanzhi, with lyrics by Xi Yang. REFERENCED RESOURCES: Jay's recommendation: Space Babies gives a leftist critique of 'Crazy Rich Asians' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOHU4gpaoBs SUBMISSIONS AND COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com
Tim and Jay visit 1965 and review "Blue Beetle Meets the Evil Mister Crabb and His Monster of Doom... the Scorpion" from Blue Beetle (vol 3) #50. The story, by Joe Gill, Bill Fraccio, Tony Tallarico, and Pat Masulli, introduces us to the mysterious oil pirate Mr. Crabb (agent of the Dirty Commies and clearly not human).
Tim and Jay visit 1965 and review "Blue Beetle Meets the Evil Mister Crabb and His Monster of Doom... the Scorpion" from Blue Beetle (vol 3) #50. The story, by Joe Gill, Bill Fraccio, Tony Tallarico, and Pat Masulli, introduces us to the mysterious oil pirate Mr. Crabb (agent of the Dirty Commies and clearly not human).
This week, we do a feature review of new Netflix original Okja. You should be able to avoid spoilers if you jump to about 1:01:00, where you'll hear Caleb go on and on about the ethics of factory farming, which is totally what you came for. Dan watches a crappy generic action movie, while Caleb experiences a red scare. Redbubble store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/netflixnswill Become a patron of the show! patron.podbean.com/netflixnswill Intro Music: The Get Down main theme Outro Music: "Dirtbag" by Brad Sucks. Hear more at bradsucks.net You can follow the Podcast's social media: @netflixnswill on Twitter https://www.facebook.com/netflixnswill/ for Facebook Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/netflix-n-swill/id1142744188?mt=2 Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?t=Netflix_n_Swill&u=0&view=/ps/Imebq2o4zfojsyiqx5en4og2ymu Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/netflix-n-swill/netflix-n-swil Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3XV6UAHnuiBTycSnipADfw You can follow Dan on twitter at @danofaction You can follow Caleb on twitter at @C_leb2021