Podcast appearances and mentions of Elliot S Maggin

"To save my world, I have to help Apocalypse destroy a past one." After four consecutive self-contained episodes, X-MEN wisely ramps up the pace and the tension directly at the season's mid-point with a high-octane two-parter. "Time Fugitives" goes big in all the right aways, logically bringing together the show's resident time travelers Bishop and Cable as their respective futures are placed in direct conflict. Also returning is arch-villain Apocalypse, who is immortalized as a true existential threat unlike any other our heroes have faced by his malignant presence in two of the three distinct timelines tracked across these episodes. With recurring season 2 foes the Friends of Humanity continuing to sow anti-mutant sentiment amongst the public, the script has its hands full juggling a plethora of characters within a dense plot. Nevertheless, with the aid of veteran comics and science fiction writer Elliot S. Maggin pitching in, alongside some clever animation reuse through the magic of time travel, the story makes good on its epic ambitions as a series stand-out and fan favorite. Cable in particular receives a welcome makeover following his introduction as a blank slate, stock badass/mercenary. It's confirmed from the jump that he's a time traveler, though this was probably best avoided in the first season given the proximity of his appearances to Bishop's arrival. Here, that redundancy is treated as a feature rather than a bug, with Bishop's successful efforts to create a better future threatening to unravel Cable's (even more distant) future. Time travel nonsense aside, it comes down to a classic moral dilemma wherein Cable must make the impossible choice between two horrible alternatives. Unlike our initial encounter with the character, this Cable is informed by an actual backstory and origin that the comics had finally settled on -- and all the better for it. Here we meet a world-weary soldier and hardened pragmatist by circumstance, but a principled man nonetheless. More importantly, this Cable is a dedicated leader and father, one who grapples with his conscience constantly in search of any way for his and Bishop's respective worlds to co-exist. Equally clever strategist that he is, Cable's solution is ingenious (and, true to form for this series, accidentally socially relevant over 30 years later). In a season defined by its focus on character development, this reinvention of Cable arguably outshines the high-concept action surrounding it. X-TRA: Though Apocalypse's genetically engineered plague is only referred to once as a "techno-virus," it's fitting that this line is spoken by Cable. When his parentage is ultimately confirmed in X-MEN '97, we learn that Cable is the child of Cyclops and Jean's clone, Madelyne Pryor. Notably, he is exposed to a virus by Mr. Sinister, with symptoms very much resembling (and that Beast even compares to) this very same plague. Sinister's variant is more lethal, prompting Madelyne to send the stricken infant into the future as his only hope of survival.

Step aside Elon. Lex Luthor is here. He is badass and out to save the planet. It's an interesting contrast really. Elon Musk has his sights set on colonies on Mars and continuing to aggressively exploit the resources of earth in service to that, and other goals. On the other hand, the supervillain that most Americans and much of the world know as Lex Luthor, the nemesis of Superman, may be turning over a new leaf. "May be" is the operative phrase though. Nevertheless you can't help but notice that Luthor's bottom line is saving the planet that we currently call home rather than hastening a move into the cosmos.

Elliot has a new book about Lex Luthor called Lexcorp. It's follow up to the novels Last Son Of Krypton and Miracle Monday 

On this leap yerar day, we celebrate Superman, because i n the 70s ans 80s DC recognized Feb 29th as The Man Of Steel's official birthday.This Elliot S ! Maggin chat tals about his novels Miracle Monday and Last Son Of Krypton which are essential; reads for Superman fans and availasble to buy at his website and Amazon.Maggin also goes into details on writing for Superman editor Julie Schwartz and longtime Superman Artist Curt Swan.

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Elliot S! Maggin! Starting his career as a teenager, Maggin worked on some of the biggest characters that DC Comics has to offer. With runs of The Batman Family and a long run on Superman, his stories guided fans through worlds of adventure. Besides comics, he's also an accomplished novelist and television writer.You can follow Elliot on his site, elliot.maggin.com. _____________________________________________Check out a video version of this episode on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/dollarbinbandits.If you liked this podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts. And tell your friends!Looking for more ways to express your undying DBB love and devotion? Email us at dollarbinbandits@gmail.com. Follow us @dollarbinbandits on Facebook and Instagram, and @DBBandits on Twitter.

This episode is a real treat for Signal listeners! We talk IN DEPTH with legendary Bronze Age Superman writer Elliot S Maggin! Dave and Rich take it back to the 70s with Elliot, we go in THE ROOM with him and Julie, we talk his Joker run, co-writing with Cary Bates, Curt Swan memories, and also Elliot's wonderful Batman in the Civil War story! Thus was an absolute pleasure to have Elliot on the show, and we hope you enjoy it! Please support the show on Patreon! Every dollar helps the show! https://www.patreon.com/SignalofDoom Follow us on Twitter: @signalofdoom Dredd or Dead: @OrDredd Legion Outpost: @legionoutpost Follow Dave on Twitter: @redlantern2051

We bring you a super-sized episode for the Season 2 Final!  We kick things off with some show and tell of some new Super-goodies (shout out to Jim Bowers @capedwonderjim)! We're talking about the vacuum of space, throwing sh** into the sun, Tal-Ro's redemption, what we want to see in Season 3 and so much more! EPISODE 15 ““It's Dad, It's Clark, It's Superman””Let's talk about Superman and Lois Season 2 Episode 15S02E15 - “Waiting for Superman” Directed by:Gregory SmithWritten By:Brent Fletcher and Todd HelbingChrissy Beppo (Sofia Hasmik), with the authorization of the Department of Defense, has a message for the people of Smallville: not only is the merging of planets real, it is happening.HENRY'S NOTES:DOD officially declaring what's happening. Reference to “Bizarro self.” Why is Christy Beppo making this announcement? Lois used the word “blip” - Kevin Feige sending his Disney lawyers after them?This makes sense that Nat is having PTSD from losing her world.Oooh the Loises switched. “Our Bizarro Mom just magically appeared.”Jon saying “You're our family too” and Nat responded with a hug and “I really liked having brothers” is the kind of emotional beat stuff that make the show good. The faux conflicts are not. People disappearing and cars crashing is very reminiscent of Infinity War. Is it too derivative?Tal Ro - “I'm fighting for you. You and your family are the only people that matter to me on this planet” followed by a bro hug. Chef's kiss. Jordan, close your goddamn mouth while you're in space. “You saved my life nephew, i'm forever in your debt”“There's still one person that can stop her, me”YES!!! LOVE WHEN SUPERMAN THROWS SHIT INTO THE SUN!!! Love that he's getting thrown into it. Hahaha why is Nat's AI german? “Frau Irons”HOW ARE SUPERMAN AND TAL-RO TALKING IN OUTER SPACE?!!!!! That's as ridiculous as Superman IV. Nice that Clark says, “I love you too” though. Who are all these people who are like, waiting for the rapture? Are the people of Bizarro Smallville super religious? So one throw away line from Sam confirmed that this is not in the Arrowverse - “and even though we only have your father on this planet.” That's fine but I wish they would've told us earlier so we didn't waste time and energy getting upset about it. I love seeing superman being burned alive while also supercharged up by the sun. Reminds me of Superman #1,000,000.“It's Dad, It's Clark, It's Superman” - Overloading the parasite is a classic Superman move. He's circling the Earths! Like superman the movie!!!!!Love his Supercharged S shield. I don't get the physics of how he did what he did but I like it. Miracle Monday! A reference to both the Elliot S Maggin novel and the day in which Superman saved the world. “Truth Justice and a Better Tomorrow”Oh come on Lois. Now Crissy Beppo knows the secret? Jesus. Love a good Superman festival in Smallville and so cute that kids were cosplaying as Nat and John Henry. Nat and John Henry eating Rhubarb pie, Martha's specialty“With you around, always” - Lois in response to “are you ok?”Kyle's babyface from heel turn was done so smoothly and so well over the past two seasons.“I wish everyone could be as happy as i am”You never stop trying to help people do you? I love you Superman”Why are Ally and Bizarro Ally in the same cell?Uncle Tal buying F-150s for the nephews is amazing. Love that he went to Bizarro world to be their hero. BRUNO MANHEIM - INTERGANG!!!!!! Let's have a season of Clark investigating them. Lucy and Lois made up, which is nice. I wonder where she's going.Clark is finally not wearing his glasses with the family and I love his Chris Evans, Knives Out sweater. Throwing a crystal to make the fortress is very reminiscent of Superman The Movie AND doing it in the ocean is like the comics. Love it all. “It's only the beginning.”  Follow us on Twitter @supermanpalspodLeave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts or the pod catcher of your choice and we'll read it!

We're back for another thematic episode - do superheroes hold people back from doing things for themselves? Do we stay on topic? Well... you'll have to listen to find out! Issue 153- Holding Out for a Hero Intro Background Holding Out for a Hero. Not just the single-most overused song on movie soundtracks in the 21st century, also the name of a trope denoting the tendency of individuals, governments, and entire societies who exist in worlds where there are superheroes fighting crimes and averting disasters all over the place to become overly dependent on them, to the point where heroes actually breed a degree of learned helplessness at best, and breathtakingly casual recklessness at worst. Do I need to take the time to check that my safety harness is properly fastened before I climb up this building's spire to do maintenance? Ehh...if I fall, there's someone out there who will save me. Do we need to spend hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to install Positive Train Control throughout our rail system? Why? It costs nothing for a superhero to just save everyone whenever there's a derailment. If they're a super-strong superhero, they'll even put the train back on the track for us. Should the government seek a diplomatic solution in this international conflict? Are you kidding? Look at all these superheroes we have on our side. We'll do whatever we want and you can take it up with them if you have a problem with it. This is one of my favorite story mines of the superhero ethos. The conflict between helping people and making their lives better versus doing so much for them that they lose the ability or the will to do anything for themselves. Probably because it's extremely relatable here in the real world. Sociological interactions from the individual level of parent-child all the way up to the global level of government-citizen have always involved a need to strike that kind of balance. Guaranteeing people's safety, security, and relative prosperity has a tendency to lessen the responsibility people feel for providing it to themselves and one another on an individual level. Superheroes intervening to solve dangerous situations as they're happening can create a type of bystander effect that dissuades anyone else from even trying to help out, especially if it's something that's an everyday occurrence. Man oh man, does this have a lot of real-world parallels that we'll get into. But first, as always, some comic book examples. 1) Elliot S. Maggin's classic Must There Be A Superman? The Guardians of the Universe let Superman know that one of the tenets of the Green Lantern Corps is to handle the much larger, world-threatening crises and not do everything for sentient races, because it can actually stagnate evolution itself. When Superman gets back to Earth, he tests the assumption out by landing in a random small town, where the citizens ask for his help with EVERYTHING, including fixing a leaky roof.  2) During Mark Waid's first run on The Flash, a recurring theme is that part of the reason that the scientific community of Central City is so groundbreaking in its work is that they can push the boundaries of safety in their experiments well beyond what would normally be considered acceptable. They view having The Flash around if anything goes wrong as the only safety measure they actually need.  3) Ultimate Spider-Man Annual 2. After Peter's ninth or tenth run-in with The Shocker, he is shouting at the top of his lungs in frustration as to how he's still not in jail after all the times he's been caught. Thankfully, Foggy Nelson happens to be nearby and tells him straight up: dude, you have to get someone to hang around and give a statement to the police afterwards, or a first-year law student could get any criminal charges dropped. When there's a big crowd of people who just watched a superhero battle, every individual person is going to assume someone else is handling that, and go about their day. 4) Watchmen. President Nixon doesn't even try to reach a detente with the Soviet Union or China at the height of the Cold War. America has Dr. Manhattan as the ultimate trump card against anything the Communist world could ever do. As a result, they wipe out the North Vietnamese Army in a heartbeat and behave aggressively on the world stage throughout the 70s and 80s. This bites them back in a major way when Manhattan decides he doesn't want to be a part of humanity anymore and leaves Earth.  5) Red Son. A villain-ish example. Superman creates a utopia in the Soviet Union largely by solving all of the problems that arise himself. But he's cognizant of the fact that he's doing it, and tries very hard to get his citizens to start stepping up and following his example. He also could simply take over the world and install communism upon all of humanity by force. But it's critically important to him that humanity makes the choice to adopt it themselves, or the ideology won't have triumphed, only he would. Real-world examples? You want real-world examples? I've got real world examples for you. Seat belts. Introduced in the 1940s, it took over 5 decades for them to become mandatory in all 50 states, and the public fought against them every step of the way. One of the reasons why, that we've all just forgotten about, because it's been decades now and people just accept it? Studies done at the time laws were being implemented showed clear evidence that drivers disregarded safety behind the wheel more readily, they drove at unsafe speeds more frequently, and engaged in carelessness and negligence more often, viewing their seat belt as the ultimate form of protection. As recently as 2001, a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration study conceded the likely possibility that the presence of seat belts were a contributor to more frequent accidents even as they decreased fatalities. (21:53) In economics and political science, as you know, we call this the Moral Hazard. Safety rails in public policy meant to provide government help to people and institutions in hard times can increase the likelihood that they will engage in behavior more likely to bring about said hard times, as the fear of the consequences is taken out of the equation. Nowhere is this more prevalent today than in the world's financial industry. It has just become accepted now as a matter of course that the world's governments will always step in with currency support, quantitative easing, and outright bailouts when there is an economic downturn, allowing the large investors of the world to socialize the risks of their operations among the entire population whether they're a customer who's opted in to do so or not. Because of the interconnectedness of the global financial markets, the costs to the world's economies of a full-scale collapse of large banks and investment houses is seen as much higher than the occasional large payments it takes to keep them afloat. (36:42) On a micro, individual level, there's the bystander effect and the diffusion of responsibility. The tendency of individuals being less likely to offer help to someone in need when there are a large group of people present, figuring someone else will handle it. The Kitty Genovese case that first brought these terms to the lexicon in the 60s has largely been discredited, but for my money, you need look no further than any instance where there's someone in some kind of dangerous situation anywhere in a public place, what is the first thing almost anyone does? Do they step in and help? Call 911? Scream for someone else to call 911? No, they take out their freaking cell phones and start recording it to post on the Internet, as if the 300th camera angle is going to document what's going on in a way the other 299 won't. It. Drives. Me. Freaking. Nuts. (50:39) So as a superhero, how do you use that light touch, and do for people what they can't do for themselves without taking away their ability to do anything for themselves? Ending Recommended reading: Everything we talked about Next episodes: Wanda Maximoff, Beast Boy, Sue Storm Plugs for social References: Naked Gun - “That's my policy” - Doc (40:10) Apple Podcasts: here Google Play: here Stitcher: here TuneIn: here iHeartRadio: here Twitter Facebook Patreon TeePublic Discord

Episode 81: The Ghost of Superman Future Connor-El & Rey-Zod return for their 4th (sort of) holiday special! Join them as they cover the classic Superman 416 by Elliot S. Maggin and Curt Swan! SHOW NOTES: Must there be a Superman? Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow Dave Gibbons Superman Art that Connor wants Adam Aspiring Kryptonian Krypton Report Proud Member of The Collective The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by Styzmask. The music used on Last Sons of Krypton - A Superman Podcast is licensed under an Attribution License;    

Welcome to another episode of I AM THE NIGHT, a podcast dedicated to breaking down every episode of Batman: The Animated Series. Each week, the wonderful Steve J Ray (reviewer at DC Comics News, as well as Editor-in-Chief of our sister site Dark Knight News) and a guest will sit down and dive cowl first into an episode of the greatest animated series of all time. In this episode, Steve is joined by fellow DKN writer Max Byrne to talk about the 31st episode of season one of Batman: TAS, entitled "The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy". So sit back, put on your cape and cowl, and prepare yourself for a journey into the darkness! Episode Synopsis: Baron Jozek, furious at Batman for humiliating him at a dinner party (over Jozek's underworld connections), hires Josiah Wormwood, a master in setting traps for his victims, to hunt down Batman and bring back the hero's cape and cowl. This episode is based on the comic-book story "The Cape and Cowl Death Trap!" from Detective Comics #450 (August 1975), written by Elliot S. Maggin. Steve J Ray: www.twitter.com/el_steevo Max Byrne: www.twitter.com/maxybyrne "I Am The Night" Theme by David B. (www.twitter.com/DavidBMusic21) Be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google Play, and if you like what you hear, please give us a 5-star rating and review! Follow us on social media: Facebook: www.facebook.com/DCComicsNews Twitter: www.twitter.com/DCComicsNews Instagram: www.instagram.com/DCComicsNews Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/DCComicsNews Website: www.dccomicsnews.com

Månadens böcker är Dean R Koontz "Midnight" (1989) och "Devoted" (2020). I det här avsnittet av LÄS HÅRT försöker Johan Wanloo och Magnus Dahl återupprätta Dean R Koontz författarskap. De doppar försiktigt och förutsättningslöst tårna i den ocean som är Koontz 52-åriga karriär. Nästa avsnitt: Ockultism Till avsnittet som kommer i slutet av maj läser vi facklitteratur! "Dark Star Rising: Magick and Power in the Age of Trump" av Gary Lachman. Andra saker som nämns "Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends", HP Lovecraft, Mattias Hagberg "Skallarna", Storytel, Johan Wanloo "Black Metal Yeti", "Mannen i svart" (SR, 1953), "Kalla kårar" (SR, 1987), Richard Parker, John Collier, Nigel Kneale, "Quatermass and the Pit", Harry Slesar, Torsten Jungstedt, "Terminator", Filmkrönikan (SVT), Kitty Harwood "Nu skall pappa åka"/"Papa's Going Bye Bye", Henry Kuttner, Gösta Prüzelius, "Rederiet", Disneys "Djungelboken", Anita Wall, ”Sjukan”, Björn Gustafsson, Ulf Brunnberg, Tor Isedal, "Ducktales", Carl Billquist, "Pelle Svanslös" (filmen från 1981), Nalle Puh-filmerna från 70-80-talen, Max von Sydow, "The Shadow", Scribd, Spotify, Media Markt, Bokbörsen, Stephen King, "The Simpson", Paperbacks from Hell, KB:s tidningssök, Elliot S. Maggin "Superman: Magic Monday", Robert A. Heinlein, Jim Jones, Dean R Koontz "Odd Thomas", Elon Musk, Thomas Arnroth

After catching up on the recent movie news we catch up on the recent issues of Batman and Detective comics along with the first issue of the Warren Ellis/Bryan Hitch mini series. Also the John Carpenter Joker of the Year story as well as a never before published Joker issue. Batman Beyond 31-37 by Dan Jurgens, Rick Leonardi Joker Year of the villain by John Carpender , Anthony Birch , Phillip Tan Batman 77-81 by Tom King, John Romita JR, Tony Daniel, Mitch Gerads Joker 10 by Elliot S. Maggin , Irv Norvick The Batman's grave by Warren Ellis, Bryan Hitch Follow us on twitter: @bygotham and email us gothambygeeks@gmail.com This podcast is part of the TaylorNetwork which is a home to many great podcasts all available on taylornetwork feed on Spotify, Itunes, stitcher radio and also google play

After catching up on the recent movie news we catch up on the recent issues of Batman and Detective comics along with the first issue of the Warren Ellis/Bryan Hitch mini series. Also the John Carpenter Joker of the Year story as well as a never before published Joker issue. Batman Beyond 31-37 by Dan Jurgens, Rick Leonardi Joker Year of the villain by John Carpender , Anthony Birch , Phillip Tan Batman 77-81 by Tom King, John Romita JR, Tony Daniel, Mitch Gerads Joker 10 by Elliot S. Maggin , Irv Norvick The Batman's grave by Warren Ellis, Bryan Hitch Follow us on twitter: @bygotham and email us gothambygeeks@gmail.com This podcast is part of the TaylorNetwork which is a home to many great podcasts all available on taylornetwork feed on Spotify, Itunes, stitcher radio and also google play

Nic and Eric spotlight Shazam and his new movie, and interview writer Elliot S! Maggin! Interview starts at 34:30. https://elliot.maggin.com/

Bembem allihopa och välkomna till ett nytt avsnitt av LÄS HÅRT! Återigen slår Johan och Magnus alla rekord och levererar en podcast i världsklass. Ämnet är romanen SUPERMAN: MIRACLE MONDAY, skriven av Elliot S Maggin. Den publicerades som någon sorts spinn off till filmen SUPERMAN II, men i verkligheten är den... något annat. Något... märkligare. Som ni kan ana blir det en massa snack om Stålmannen, i alla olika former. Magnus har även en rant om hästfantasy. Nästa gång läser vi lite portal fantasy, nämligen Foz Meadows "An Accident of Stars". Häng med! Andra saker som nämns Johannes Klenell, "Det fria ordet" * Bokmässan * Benjamin Percy, "The dark net" * Don Winslow, "The Force" + "The Cartell" + "Savages" * Tad William, "The dragonbone chair" + "Stone of farewell" + "To Green Angel Tower" + "The Witchwood Crown" + "The burning man" (i Robert Silverbergs "Legends, vol 1") * George RR Martin, "A game of thrones" * "Lost" * Stephen King, "Det" * Justin Cronin * Harry Potter * "Westworld" * "The Expanse" * "Stålmannen II" * Bud Collyer, "Superman"-radioserien * "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" * Elliot S. Maggin, "Kingdom Come" * Ray Bradbury * Noam Chomsky * "Star Wars"-romaner * Malmgrens kiosk på Hönö * Marv Wolfman mfl, "Crisis on Infinite Earths" * Jim Shooter mfl, "Secret Wars" * CS Lewis, "Narnia"-böckerna * Stephen R Donaldson, "Thomas Covenant"-böckerna * Edgar Rice Burroughs "John Carter"-böckern * Guy Gavriel Kay, "The Fionavar Tapestry" * Brian Keene, "The Lost Level" * Dave Duncan, "The Reluctant Swordsman"  

Interview with Elliot S. Maggin In a short one off episode, Jesse Jackson meets and talks to one of his comic book heroes, a favorite Superman writers Elliot S Maggin. This was recorded at Elliot's table at North Texas Comic Book shows. They talk Superman, Lex Luthor and what makes a great Superman story. (Sorry for the recording quality) We even got into a short Bruce Springsteen discussion (here is hoping that Elliot can join Jesse on Set Lusting Bruce sometime) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliot_S._Maggin http://www.superman-through-the-ages.com/starwinds-howl/howl.php http://www.superman-through-the-ages.com/portal/users/maggin/luthors-gift/ http://www.comicbooksdallas.com/ Elliot's Twitter @maggin Jesse's Twitter @JesseJacksonDFW

Based on the 1975 Detective Comics story "The Cape and Cowl Death Trap" by Elliot S. Maggin, this episode of Batman: The Animated Series features a relatively unknown crook by the name of Wormwood. Full of grandiosity and egoism, Wormwood quickly bites the bait when he's propositioned by a colleague into getting Batman's cape and cowl. Although we see Riddler-esque trickery and brain-teasers within Wormwood's interrogations, the episode isn't really about this subpar villain. Rather, it sheds some light onto Batman's tactics and his questionable moral decisions. In this episode of The Arkham Sessions, we discuss Batman's behavior as far as his approach toward torture, manipulation and deceitfulness.