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L'émission Front Page est une revue d'actualité qui s'intéresse à tout ce qui touche le monde de la bande dessinée américaine (comics) du côté des Etats-Unis comme de la France, ainsi qu'à ses adaptations tous médias confondus. Le podcast est une série régulière chez First Print et revient au rythme de trois épisodes par mois, hors contenus spéciaux. Ce Front Page est le troisième et dernier podcast consacré à l'actualité comics du mois d'avril 2025.LE DISCORD EST OUVERT !!Le podcast est sponsorisé par Pulps et on vous propose un "Focus Pulps" chaque mois ! Découvrez une sélection de comics VO à prix de lancement !Le Focus Pulp's de mai 2025 : Ghost Pepper #1 / The Voice Said Kill #1 / This Ends Tonight #1Si vous appréciez le travail fourni par l'équipe, vous pouvez partager les émissions sur les réseaux sociaux et vous abonner à nos différents comptes, ou encore nous soutenir via notre page Tipeee. Très bonne écoute à vous, et à bientôt pour le prochain podcast !Le ProgrammeCOMICS - 04:55A soutenir : le retour de Money Shot chez Komics Initiative !Les éditions Blueman publient des comics de métalLe Rogue Trooper débarque chez DéliriumSimon Hutt T prépare un gros album de SF au Label 619Urban Comics gonfle sa collection DC Paperback… et y fait aussi venir des indé' !New Gods et un coffret Superman trop cher également chez UrbanChez Delcourt : du DSTLRY, Dr Wertham, le retour de Murder Falcon...FOCUS PULP'S ! - 1:01:35Chez Amazing Comics, Disciple est la première pierre d'un Shakespeare-verseLa BD Megalopolis sortira chez AbramsIgnition Press se lance avec Murder PodcastUne nouvelle série consacrée au Shredder chez IDWUne nouvelle suite à Gotham by Gaslight chez DCTV - 1:40:15Un premier trailer pour l'adaptation de Revival sur SyFyUne adaptation de Stillwater de Chip Zdarsky en développementCINEMA - 1:49:33Le film Sgt. Rock ne verra (sûrement) pas le jourLa justice américaine tranche sur l'affaire SupermanSoutenez First Print - Podcast Comics de Référence sur TipeeeHébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Aujourd'hui, Batman, Superman et Wonder Woman sont des icônes de la culture populaire, mais dans les années 1950, leurs aventures illustrées étaient considérées comme une menace pour la jeunesse américaine. À cette époque, des autodafés de bandes dessinées avaient lieu en place publique, des piles de comics brûlées sous les regards sévères d'adultes persuadés de protéger les enfants d'une corruption morale.La peur du déclin moral et l'influence du Dr WerthamAprès la Seconde Guerre mondiale, les États-Unis entrent dans une période de conservatisme intense, marquée par la peur du communisme et une volonté de contrôler les influences culturelles sur la jeunesse. Les comics, avec leurs récits de super-héros, de crimes et d'horreur, deviennent la cible d'une véritable croisade morale.Cette croisade est alimentée par le psychiatre Fredric Wertham, qui publie en 1954 "Seduction of the Innocent". Dans cet ouvrage, il affirme que les bandes dessinées, en particulier celles mettant en scène des super-héros et des criminels, encouragent la violence, la délinquance juvénile et même l'homosexualité. Il critique par exemple la relation entre Batman et Robin, qu'il considère comme une incitation à une "vie homosexuelle" et voit en Wonder Woman un modèle de féminisme trop indépendant, susceptible de détourner les jeunes filles de leur rôle traditionnel.Une chasse aux sorcières culturelleLes conclusions alarmistes de Wertham sont largement médiatisées et conduisent à des réactions extrêmes. Des parents, des enseignants et des groupes religieux organisent des brûlages publics de comics, les traitant de "littérature pernicieuse" qui détourne les enfants des bonnes valeurs. Certains politiciens s'en mêlent, et en 1954, une commission du Sénat sur la délinquance juvénile enquête sur l'impact des comics.Sous la pression, les éditeurs de bandes dessinées instaurent le Comics Code Authority (CCA), une charte de censure stricte qui interdit toute représentation de violence excessive, d'horreur, de crime glorifié et même de certaines thématiques sociales. Résultat : l'industrie du comic book est asphyxiée, de nombreux éditeurs ferment et les récits deviennent édulcorés pendant des décennies.De la censure à la réhabilitationIl faudra attendre les années 1970 et 1980 pour que les comics retrouvent leur liberté créative et soient reconnus comme un art à part entière. Aujourd'hui, les super-héros, jadis brûlés sur les places publiques, dominent Hollywood et la pop culture mondiale. Une revanche éclatante sur la censure d'antan ! Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

In the 1940s and 50s there was the great American comic book scare. Many serious adults warned that comic books were turning young people into illiterate, criminally violent, sexually deviant political extremists. There were several editorials in newspapers that argued as much. There were groups who organized literal comic book burnings. Local jurisdictions passed laws to limit the sale of comic books. There was even a televised congressional hearing on comic books by the United States Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency. This was a widespread phenomena that can't be laid at the feet of any one person. But there is one person who did more than anyone to legitimize this panic: Dr. Fredric Wertham. He was a well-credentialed German-American psychiatrist best known for his anti-comics book Seduction of the Innocent: The Influence of Comic Books on Today's Youth. The scientific worthlessness of Wertham's theories has been clear to historians of comic books and even some of his contemporaries. However, it wasn't until 2012, three decades after his death, that the full extent of the worthlessness of his anti-comic book work was revealed. After a historian was able to read his raw clinical notes for the first time, it was discovered that many claims in his book Seduction of the Innocent were wholly fabricated. His anti-comic book claims weren't merely the product of sloppy science, but lies and distortions. Subscribe for $5 a month to get an extra episode of QAA every week + access to our archive of premium episodes and ongoing series like PERVERTS, Manclan, and The Spectral Voyager: www.patreon.com/qanonanonymous Theme by Nick Sena (nicksenamusic.com). Additional music by Pontus Berghe. Editing by Corey Klotz. www.qanonanonymous.com

The Dynamic Duo is born... and right off the bat there's something a little odd about their relationship. Now, we're not taking Wertham's side on this one but it is really strange for a rich guy to simply abscond with a recently orphaned little boy. It's Detective Comics #38, the first appearance of Robin the Boy Wonder, the multi-murdering sidekick to the Dark Knight Detective. And there are backup stories galore, a few of which contain racism!Before that: the news! The Fantastic Four are cast. Should the movie open in such close proximity to Superman: Legacy? Or can movie theaters support both films? Next week: we're taking a break. In the meantime, join our Patreon at www.patreon.com/cinemasangha at the $5 level so you can get our upcoming podcast where we will discuss Madame Web!

The Eisner Awards have cut their journalism category for this year's awards. The next Ghost Rider will be a villain, teases Marvel. Harold Schechter and Eric Powell are reteaming for a graphic novel about Dr. Wertham and the Comics Code Authority. All on Comic Book Club News for January 11, 2024.SUBSCRIBE ON RSS, APPLE, ANDROID, SPOTIFY, OR THE APP OF YOUR CHOICE. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, TIKTOK, AND FACEBOOK. SUPPORT OUR SHOWS ON PATREON.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Come to Chicago for lunch with Carol Tilley as we discuss how we each first learned about the Comics Code, the mostly forgotten rich kid origins of Blondie's Dagwood Bumstead, the unsettling inconsistencies she discovered while going through 200 boxes of Fredrick Wertham's papers, what those documents reveal about how he came to believe what he came to believe, what it means to research with the brain of an historian, the proper pronunciations of Potrzebie and Mxyzptlk, her efforts to track down those who wrote letters to the Senate protesting comic book censorship during the '50s (including one of the founders of the Firesign Theater), the enduring power of EC's "Judgment Day," why she believed comic book censorship would have occurred even without Wertham's input, what she thinks he'd make of today's comics, how Wertham felt about the way comic book fans felt about him, and much more.

Today's episode is about Yoshihiro Tatsumi. The man who coined the term "Gekiga" and deliberately chose to make a new type of sequential art. One that explores the darkness and hardship of an adult, working class world. Thus continuing our season where we cover manga about being a manga artist. skip summary @ 5:14 084: A Drifting Life By Yoshiro Tatsumi Translation by Adrian Tomine Yoshihiro Tatsumi was born 1935 and lived to the age of 79, having died of cancer on a Saturday in March 2015, Tatsumi started doing 4 panel cartoons before doing more long form works with Hinomaru Bunko of the Shadow Magazine. In 1956 a studio was formed and named the Manga Camp, this would become the base of operations for Shadow and mangaka specialising in the genre of Gekiga, or Komaga as one of his peers called it, what they were working towards wasn't clear yet, but Shadow magazine made Manga for adults with emphasis on gritty drama inspired by hardboiled detective novels, film noir and the films of the French new wave. Gekiga would truly find its purpose in 1959 when Tatsumi made stories for the Magazines City and Skyscraper alongside his group known as the Gekiga workshop. Whom together created a Gekiga manifesto. By the early 60's even Garo magazine, whom Tatsumi turned down due to lack of pay would become successful with its own Gekiga artists such as Sanpei Shirato. This proved that there was a need for long form storytelling, aimed at adults during a time when America's occupation of Japanese land was being challenged. And at the same time an economic boom was in full bloom. Tatsumi's last Japanese published works was ‘Fallen Words' a collection of Rakugo shorts, a sort of comedic folk tales known for ending on a punch line but done in the manga medium. This was followed by his award-winning manga memoirs in 2009 which will be the topic of our episode. According to the American publishing house Drawn and Quarterly, it is unclear if his memoirs, ‘A drifting Life', was ever finished but in the edition that we've read there was a final epilogue chapter that ends with the funeral of Osamu Tezuka. Sadly, there is no mention of his marriage in his memoirs. If Tezuka is seen as the god of Manga, then Tatsumi is undoubtedly the one who helped Manga mature, scholars now recognise Tatsumi's influence more so than ever now that we live in a world where adults need manga. And in a roundabout way Tatsumi did inspire Tezuka. Topics:   Risk of defamation is the reason why the names are changed in the manga. The word used for defamation in Japanese literally translates to “Damaged Honour”, with one's honour and reputation holding an incredible amount of significance in Japanese culture. AX manga was James' first introduction to Tatsumi's work. Itself a book of alternative manga, and AX is a predecessor to Garo Magazine.   Tatsumi shines a light on the business tensions of making manga. Specifically knowing when to jump ship of a failing company. You can't work for everyone and like the old saying when it rains it pours; Or you wait a long time for one bus then three come at once. This can happen. It's wise to keep your cards close to your chest when you go out drinking with the boss, being sure not to let them know all your plans regarding the future. What stops ‘A Drifting Life' from being an entertaining read is that sensational titles and chapters rarely have a sense of tension, Tatsumi fails to convey the challenges of making manga during the 50's, oddly it makes sense that his most prolific work came out at the time that would make for boring memoirs. Because he would have met least resistance. Since the transition between magazine to Tankobon started there was a lucrative business that involved renting manga books that occurred in the late 1950's   Still Life Classes are incredibly valuable to manga artists, but as James mentioned, action figures are also good too, recommending the brands Max Factory and Figma. More so because of the control one has over poses and lighting, however there is limits to using this as a learning instrument.   The environment that Gekiga was made in is important to consider, especially when you realise that in the west, Frederic Wertham's ‘Seduction of the Innocence' grew in popularity. Note that Wertham himself was not a bad guy, He treated black kids in 1946, a time of racial segregation, opening the Lafargue Clinic within Harlem, Manhattan. After leaving the Gekiga workshop Tatsumi wrote a 120-page long form story in 20 days. The manga was Black Blizzard. Cartoonist kayfabe has an interesting video about it. A 2011 Film adaptation directed by Eric Khoo, simply called ‘Tatsumi' uses ‘A Drifting Life' as a connective frame so to tell an anthology of Tatsumi stories. The writer to ‘The Boys' is Garth Ennis, who has been very clear on his thoughts towards fantasy writing and the superhero genre. His contemporaries, Warren Ellis and Grant Morrison have their own opinions on the superhero genre also. Although their stories are very much fantasy and have subject matter about superheroes, their tonally dark stories and further exploration of more adult themes is antithetical to what we see in most manga aimed at young boys. Facebook Instagram Twitter Official Website

Below find a re-release of one of our favorite episodes of all time. It's a battle for the ages! It's Em vs. Frederic Wertham! No holds barred!-------------------------------Uncovering the Bronze Age #005 (encore) -- Uncovering the CodeOriginally released October 31, 2014This Halloween, Em delves into one of the most terrifying, bone-chilling topics known to comic fandom -- Seduction of the Innocent and the Comics Code Authority!Follow along on the journey through the mind of one of the most infamous names in all of comic book history. What you find may SURPRISE, THRILL, and DISTURB you!Intellectual analysis and academic criticism abound in this PULSE-POUNDING episode. And prepare for the SHOCKING twist ending that closes out our tale.This is the story of Dr. Fredric Wertham ...Click on the player below to listen to the episode Right-click to download episode directly You may also subscribe to the podcast through iTunes or the RSS Feed.Send e-mail feedback to relativelygeeky@gmail.comPromo: In CountryFeaturing the Voices of:Noel Thingvall: Masters of CarpentryStephen Lacey: The FantasticastPaul Spataro: Back to the Bins.The Irredeemable Shagg: Fire & Water Podcast(The late) Shawn Engel: Just One of the Guys.Bibliography:Seduction of the Innocent by Frederick Wertham, MD. Copyright Rhinehart and Co. Inc, 1954The Comics Code: 1954, SeductionOfTheInnocent.OrgTales from the Code, CBLDF.org"Fredric Wertham: Anti-Comics Crusader Who Turned Advocate" by Dwight Decker(Essay about Wertham and the creation of "The World of Fanzines")Additional reading:"Seducing the Innocent: Frederick Wertham and the Falsifications that Helped Condemn Comics." Carol L. Tilley. Information and Culture: A Journal of History, 47 (4). 2012.The Study of Man: Paul, the Horror comics, and Dr Wertham, Commentary Magazine (1954) (A contemporary article from a father about his son's comic reading habit) The Testimony of William Gaines (Transcript: April 22nd, 1954)(Other transcripts, including Wertham's testimony, also available)

Bam! Pow! This week we start off our regular format and explore the censorship effort that changed American comics for decades! The Comics Code Authority had a major effect on the tone and content of comic books, causing writers and illustrators to get a bit creative with their content. Show Notes & Links: Versions of the Comics Code - Comics Code of 1954: http://cbldf.org/the-comics-code-of-1954/ - 1971 CCA Guidelines: https://geocities.restorativland.org/Athens/8580/cca2.html - Comics Code of 1989: https://geocities.restorativland.org/Athens/8580/cca3.html Info on Wertham and the Anti-Comics Movement - Comics Code History: The Seal of Approval: http://cbldf.org/comics-code-history-the-seal-of-approval/ - Timeline of the Anti-Comics Crusade of the 1940's and 1950's: http://www.lostsoti.org/TheAntiComicsCrusade.htm - More info on Wertham: http://www.wymann.info/comics/025-Wertham1940s.html Ending the Code - Comic Book Legends Revealed #226: https://www.cbr.com/comic-book-legends-revealed-226/ - R.I.P.: The Comics Code Authority: https://techland.time.com/2011/01/24/r-i-p-the-comics-code-authority/ A Helpful Documentary - Diagram for Delinquents: http://sequart.org/movies/3/diagram-for-delinquents/

Picks for Wednesday, September 1, 2021 Mike-  Lawless: Ashes to Ashes TPB Greg-  Crime Comics Confidential TPB  Need suggestions for your LCS trip this week? Let Mike & Greg point out the books hitting shelves on Wednesday they're most excited about in this four hundred eighty-fourth installment of their ongoing "Pull List" series! These episodes are the perfect way for anyone to kick off their comics: from the most curious newcomer to the most dedicated Wednesday Warrior! Robots From Tomorrow is a twice-weekly comics podcast recorded deep beneath the Earth's surface. You can subscribe to it via iTunes or through the RSS feed at RobotsFromTomorrow.com. You can also follow Mike and Greg on Twitter. Stay safe and enjoy your funny books.

Don confuses Mort Meskin with Win Mortimer, not because of art styles but because they both share the name Mort in some fashion. He does the same with Mark Teixeira and Tex Blaisdell. The Wertham hearings, Charles Lindbergh, History Of Animation. … Continue reading →

It seems like Almost Yesterday that hundreds of comic books and magazines, judged as indecent and unfit for children, were ceremonially burned in Cape Girardeau . The date was February 24, 1949, and the location was St. Mary’s High School on the corner of Sprigg and William Streets. This large burning was one of many that emerged across the nation in 1948-49, seeking to eliminate the perceived dangers of the “new” graphic comic books. In the Depression years of the 1930’s, comic books gained widespread popularity, and began to attract criticism for the vivid use of violence. But, World War II brought even greater use of graphic violence, and by the end of the war more than 60 million comic books per month were being sold in the United States. In 1948 critics of this new and popular form of entertainment found an articulate voice in Dr. Fredric Wertham, a German-born medical doctor, who blamed comic books for the troubling new behavior in youngsters. In 1948 Dr. Wertham published a

In der zweiten Folge zu Albert Fish ekeln sich Paula und Mika noch mehr, Mika beschuldigt Paula, sich die widerlichsten Serienmörder auszusuchen und es gibt eine Diskussion über religiösen Kannibalismus. Alsooooo... alles, was ein guter True-Crime-Podcast braucht, oder?! Genau! Paula und Mika schließen diesen widerlich fischigen Typen und todsichers erste Doppelfolge mit einem Knall ab und außerdem gibt's noch eine Ankündigung - woop! Quellen: Heimer, Mel. The Cannibal. New York: Pinnacle Books, 1971. Wertham, Frederick. The Show of Violence. London: Gollancz, 1949. Wilson, Colin and Pam Pitman. Encyclopedia of Murder. New York: Putnam's, 1961. Schechter, Harold. Deranged: The Shocking True Story of America's Most Fiendish Killer. Simon & Schuster: 1990. GEMAfreie Musik von https://audiohub.de

Eigentlich sollte es die allererste Folge werden, doch Albert Fish ist einfach zu viel Ekel, um ihn in eine Episode zu packen! Deshalb gibt's jetzt den ersten Teil zum grauen Mann, Vampir von Brooklyn, Werwolf von Wysteria, dem Boogeyman. Paula und Mika steigen tief ein in die widerwärtige Welt des nach Schinken riechenden Fish. Achtung, diese Episode befasst sich mit der Gewalt an Kindern. Wer das nicht hören möchte, sollte auf die Trigger-Warnungen in der Aufnahme achten. Danke! :) Quellen: Heimer, Mel. The Cannibal. New York: Pinnacle Books, 1971. Wertham, Frederick. The Show of Violence. London: Gollancz, 1949. Wilson, Colin and Pam Pitman. Encyclopedia of Murder. New York: Putnam's, 1961. Schechter, Harold. Deranged: The Shocking True Story of America's Most Fiendish Killer. Simon & Schuster: 1990. GEMAfreie Musik von https://audiohub.de

🎃 ¡Bienvenidos a nuestro especial de Halloween! 🎃 Entra oyente y descubre la terrorífica historia de la censura en los cómics y de una malvada figura llamada Fredric Wertham. En este programa podrás esuchar una dramatización de una historia recogida en Crime SuspenStories Nº 22, una de las míticas cabeceras antológicas de EC Comics que desaparecieron con la aprobación de Comics Conde Authority a medidados de los años cincuenta. En este Zona de Cañas queremos debatir a propósito de la relación que distintos organismos y personalidades de la época establecieron entre cómics y delincuencia juvenil. ¿Tenían alguna base sus críticas? ¿Se basaba todo en su ignorancia y sus prejuicios hacia el medio? ¿Necesitaban algún tipo de regulación este tipo de historias? ¿Lo necesitan hoy en día? Colaboradores: Mònica Rex, Raúl Gutiérrez, Miguel Ángel Crespo, Fer García, Sergio Fernández, Nacho Teso, Diego García Rouco y Jordi T. Pardo Reparto de la dramatización del relato En todos los paquetes recogido en Crime SuspenStories Nº 22: -Nacho Teso como Narrador -Sergio Fernández como Norman Cracken -Mònica Rex como Bertha Cracken/Sally -Jordi T. Pardo como Chico -Raúl Gutiérrez como Bert Collie Suscríbete a nuestro podcast en... iVoox - https://bit.ly/znpivoox Spotify - https://bit.ly/znpspo Apple Podcasts - http://bit.ly/znpapple Google Podcast - http://bit.ly/znpgoogle Y búscanos en tu app de podcast favorita. Música de entrada y salida: -IkouZe ! - acoustic - Sumashu 👉 https://bit.ly/ZNPintro Música de intermedio: -No more tears - Ozzy Osbourne 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CprfjfN5PRs Música utilizada para la dramatización de la historia Crime SuspenStories Nº 22 (1954) de Johnny Craig y Reed Crandall: -Tales from the Crypt - Danny Elfman 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pd3JwibzD_U -¡Oh, Willow Waly! - Isla Cameron 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0uNJp15p3M -Sintonía El Precio Justo (1988 - 1993) 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Txz7YYt6ktU Para estar al día de todo el mundo del cómic y sus galaxias cercanas, ¡visita Zona Negativa!

🎃 ¡Bienvenidos a nuestro especial de Halloween! 🎃 Entra oyente y descubre la terrorífica historia de la censura en los cómics y de una malvada figura llamada Fredric Wertham. En este programa podrás esuchar una dramatización de una historia recogida en Crime SuspenStories Nº 22, una de las míticas cabeceras antológicas de EC Comics que desaparecieron con la aprobación de Comics Conde Authority a medidados de los años cincuenta. En este Zona de Cañas queremos debatir a propósito de la relación que distintos organismos y personalidades de la época establecieron entre cómics y delincuencia juvenil. ¿Tenían alguna base sus críticas? ¿Se basaba todo en su ignorancia y sus prejuicios hacia el medio? ¿Necesitaban algún tipo de regulación este tipo de historias? ¿Lo necesitan hoy en día? Colaboradores: Mònica Rex, Raúl Gutiérrez, Miguel Ángel Crespo, Fer García, Sergio Fernández, Nacho Teso, Diego García Rouco y Jordi T. Pardo Reparto de la dramatización del relato En todos los paquetes recogido en Crime SuspenStories Nº 22: -Nacho Teso como Narrador -Sergio Fernández como Norman Cracken -Mònica Rex como Bertha Cracken/Sally -Jordi T. Pardo como Chico -Raúl Gutiérrez como Bert Collie Suscríbete a nuestro podcast en... iVoox - https://bit.ly/znpivoox Spotify - https://bit.ly/znpspo Apple Podcasts - http://bit.ly/znpapple Google Podcast - http://bit.ly/znpgoogle Y búscanos en tu app de podcast favorita. Música de entrada y salida: -IkouZe ! - acoustic - Sumashu 👉 https://bit.ly/ZNPintro Música de intermedio: -No more tears - Ozzy Osbourne 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CprfjfN5PRs Música utilizada para la dramatización de la historia Crime SuspenStories Nº 22 (1954) de Johnny Craig y Reed Crandall: -Tales from the Crypt - Danny Elfman 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pd3JwibzD_U -¡Oh, Willow Waly! - Isla Cameron 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0uNJp15p3M -Sintonía El Precio Justo (1988 - 1993) 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Txz7YYt6ktU Para estar al día de todo el mundo del cómic y sus galaxias cercanas, ¡visita Zona Negativa!

this week on Panel To Panel we talk about the history of the Comics Code Authority as well as Fredrick Wertham and his crazy theories about superheroes that started it all! Join Comic Historian Mary as she teaches James and Travis the madness of the events that transpired!

In this special Double Play Baseball/Halloween episode, Bob visits The Great American Pastime when he cracks open a horror anthology title from EC and examines what is arguably the most notorious horror comic ever published. Wertham hated it, King loved it. On which side of the plate do you stand?POE #1: Being the consummate competitor, Herbie Satten left it all on the field.POE #2: The Bayville pitcher, Phil Brady, always liked to stay "a head" in the count.http://archive.org/download/4colorfear015/4%20Color%20Fear%20015.mp3

In the 1950s, America declared war on the comic book. People feared that they’d turn children into hardened criminals, and so opponents burned them in large piles, states banned them, and the U.S. Senate investigated their dangers. The man leading the charge was a psychologist named Fredric Wertham, whose research fueled people’s fears. In this episode, we take a close look at Wertham to ask: How does someone come to yield so much cultural influence? And how should the rest of us react? Get in touch: Twitter: twitter.com/pessimistsarc Web: pessimists.co Email: pessimistsarchive@gmail.com

In celebration of our 10th episode and the recent birthday of Dr. Fredric Wertham (March 20), Bob cracks open a book cited in Wertham's Seduction of the Innocent. The cited story is featured while The Bridgekeeper, Tim the Enchanter and a host of extras keep Bob on track. You may think twice before doing AYCE Crab Night again!          POE #1: Carol loved AYCE Crab Night, the crabs had something else in mind.POE #2: Following his new friends lead, Bill had Carol for dinner.http://archive.org/download/4ColorFear010/4%20Color%20Fear%20010.mp3

On December 13, 1934, Albert Fish was apprehended by Detective William King for the kidnapping and murder of ten-year-old Grace Budd. Fish’s defense attorney obtained the services of Dr. Fredric Wertham for Fish’s psychiatric examination. Dr. Wertham’s files were ordered closed until 2010. Documents from Wertham’s files, including confessions and writings by Albert Fish, are published here for the first time in history.FULLY ILLUSTRATED - INCLUDING: CONFESSIONS AND OTHER WRITINGSIncludes never before seen documents handwritten by Albert Fish.FISH’S OWN STORY OF WEIRD LIFE: Written by Albert Fish for the NY Daily Mirror Newspaper.FROM THE FILES OF DR. WERTHAM: Fish’s Psychiatric Examinations and Rorschach Test Results.MASKS HAVE NO EARS: From Dr. Fredric Wertham’s Book, The Show of Violence.ALSO INCLUDES: Court Documents, Correspondence, Grace Budd & Billy Gaffney Confessions, newspaper excerpts, photographs, and Fish's Vile Letters. ALBERT FISH IN HIS OWN WORDS-John Borowski

Alex Gravedigger Grand, Bill Field of Screams, and Jim Empty Tomb Thompson discuss 1953 and the horror genre. Was EC Comics the King of Horror? Who invented horror comics? What other comics made horror and were they any good? Why did Crime Comics naturally lead into Horror? What was the relationship between Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein, and who are the best horror comic book artists of the time? Why did Wertham write anti-comics articles for the Ladies Home Journal? What psychologically led toward such a morbid interest in horror at this time in the USA? Why are we called Tripod? Jack Davis, Howard Nostrand, Reed Crandall, Joe Orlando and more! No Sense Remix - Standard License, EC Comics ©Gaines. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/comicbookhistoriansPodcast and Audio ©℗ 2019 Comic Book HistoriansSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/comicbookhistorians)

Infamously known as the author of the 1954 book 'Seduction of the Innocent' + blamed for the demise of the Golden Age of comics, German psychiatrist Fredric Wertham is more than a censorship scapegoat. Cathy + e discuss his career as a medical psychiatrist, advocate for African American mental healthcare, + talk about the biases + legitimacies behind this controversial figure.For episode citation: https://comicarted.com/blog/2017/8/18/drawing-a-dialogue-episode-4

The Panel Pals dive into Wertham's old accusation. Is Batman gay? NO! He's queer it it's fabulous. Welcome to the discussion of the Dark Knight with Glow Lights. But what does queerness really mean or look like for the Caped Crusader? Well join if you're curious and stay because being queer can be a helluva lot of fun.

Today's Thursday Throwback is 'Jack Davis: MAD Original Idiots' collection from MAD Comics. @TwoPlai tries to pay homage to the brilliant cartoonist Jack Davis, who passed away Wednesday, and rolls in a discussion of Carol Tilley's 'Seducing the Innocent' about Wertham and facts.

The third episode of History Honeys brings Grant to the hot seat to talk about The Comics Code Authority; its beginnings, its effects, and its legacy. If it seems like Alaina doesn't say much, it's because she was too busy trying to keep her composure in the face of the all-too familiar story of misplaced outrage and artistic repression. She made some incredible faces, though. Is scapegoating and censorship the path of least resistance? Can history remember anyone for more than one thing? How long of a shadow can one moment cast? Recommendations: Saga, I Hate Fairyland, Archie, The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck, Starchie (and all of Will Elder and Wally Wood's work on MAD), The Lee/Kirby run on Fantastic Four (issues 1-102), Figment from the Disney Kingdoms line of books inspired by theme park attractions, and many other books we didn't mention in the recording. An article about Wertham's manipulation of facts to fit his argument: https://news.illinois.edu/blog/view/6367/204890 And a big thanks to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. As mentioned in the listener mail segment, two articles by Ciaran. Logo by Marah Music by Thylacinus Censor beep by Frank West of The FPlus

In his 1948 essay, “Harlem is Nowhere,” Ralph Ellison decried the psychological disparity between formal equality and discrimination faced by Blacks after the Great Migration as leaving “even the most balanced Negro open to anxiety.” In Under the Strain of Color: Harlem's Lafargue Clinic and the Promise of an Antiracist Psychiatry (Cornell University Press, 2015), Gabriel Mendes undertakes an engaging study of race and mental health in the 20th century through the lens of an overlooked Harlem clinic. While providing the first in-depth history of the Lafargue Clinic (1946-58), the book focuses on the figures who came together in a seemingly unlikely union to found it: Richard Wright, the prominent author; Fredric Wertham, a German Jewish emigre psychiatrist now known for his advocacy for censorship of comic books; and The Reverend Shelton Hale Bishop, an important Harlem pastor. Wright's literary prowess, work for the Communist party, and brush with Chicago School sociology met with Wertham's socially-conscious and uncompromising brand of psychoanalysis to challenge mainstream psychiatric theory and its discriminatory practices in the Jim Crow North. Those who could afford it were charged 25 cents for sessions in the basement of St. Philip's Episcopal church in Harlem, and 50 cents for court testimonials. A thoroughgoing grassroots effort, ignored by philanthropists and state funding, the Lafargue Clinic throws mid-20th Century mental health and race relations into relief, and is sure to stir interest in the untold stories of projects like it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In his 1948 essay, “Harlem is Nowhere,” Ralph Ellison decried the psychological disparity between formal equality and discrimination faced by Blacks after the Great Migration as leaving “even the most balanced Negro open to anxiety.” In Under the Strain of Color: Harlem's Lafargue Clinic and the Promise of an Antiracist Psychiatry (Cornell University Press, 2015), Gabriel Mendes undertakes an engaging study of race and mental health in the 20th century through the lens of an overlooked Harlem clinic. While providing the first in-depth history of the Lafargue Clinic (1946-58), the book focuses on the figures who came together in a seemingly unlikely union to found it: Richard Wright, the prominent author; Fredric Wertham, a German Jewish emigre psychiatrist now known for his advocacy for censorship of comic books; and The Reverend Shelton Hale Bishop, an important Harlem pastor. Wright's literary prowess, work for the Communist party, and brush with Chicago School sociology met with Wertham's socially-conscious and uncompromising brand of psychoanalysis to challenge mainstream psychiatric theory and its discriminatory practices in the Jim Crow North. Those who could afford it were charged 25 cents for sessions in the basement of St. Philip's Episcopal church in Harlem, and 50 cents for court testimonials. A thoroughgoing grassroots effort, ignored by philanthropists and state funding, the Lafargue Clinic throws mid-20th Century mental health and race relations into relief, and is sure to stir interest in the untold stories of projects like it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/medicine

In his 1948 essay, “Harlem is Nowhere,” Ralph Ellison decried the psychological disparity between formal equality and discrimination faced by Blacks after the Great Migration as leaving “even the most balanced Negro open to anxiety.” In Under the Strain of Color: Harlem’s Lafargue Clinic and the Promise of an Antiracist Psychiatry (Cornell University Press, 2015), Gabriel Mendes undertakes an engaging study of race and mental health in the 20th century through the lens of an overlooked Harlem clinic. While providing the first in-depth history of the Lafargue Clinic (1946-58), the book focuses on the figures who came together in a seemingly unlikely union to found it: Richard Wright, the prominent author; Fredric Wertham, a German Jewish emigre psychiatrist now known for his advocacy for censorship of comic books; and The Reverend Shelton Hale Bishop, an important Harlem pastor. Wright’s literary prowess, work for the Communist party, and brush with Chicago School sociology met with Wertham’s socially-conscious and uncompromising brand of psychoanalysis to challenge mainstream psychiatric theory and its discriminatory practices in the Jim Crow North. Those who could afford it were charged 25 cents for sessions in the basement of St. Philip’s Episcopal church in Harlem, and 50 cents for court testimonials. A thoroughgoing grassroots effort, ignored by philanthropists and state funding, the Lafargue Clinic throws mid-20th Century mental health and race relations into relief, and is sure to stir interest in the untold stories of projects like it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In his 1948 essay, “Harlem is Nowhere,” Ralph Ellison decried the psychological disparity between formal equality and discrimination faced by Blacks after the Great Migration as leaving “even the most balanced Negro open to anxiety.” In Under the Strain of Color: Harlem’s Lafargue Clinic and the Promise of an Antiracist Psychiatry (Cornell University Press, 2015), Gabriel Mendes undertakes an engaging study of race and mental health in the 20th century through the lens of an overlooked Harlem clinic. While providing the first in-depth history of the Lafargue Clinic (1946-58), the book focuses on the figures who came together in a seemingly unlikely union to found it: Richard Wright, the prominent author; Fredric Wertham, a German Jewish emigre psychiatrist now known for his advocacy for censorship of comic books; and The Reverend Shelton Hale Bishop, an important Harlem pastor. Wright’s literary prowess, work for the Communist party, and brush with Chicago School sociology met with Wertham’s socially-conscious and uncompromising brand of psychoanalysis to challenge mainstream psychiatric theory and its discriminatory practices in the Jim Crow North. Those who could afford it were charged 25 cents for sessions in the basement of St. Philip’s Episcopal church in Harlem, and 50 cents for court testimonials. A thoroughgoing grassroots effort, ignored by philanthropists and state funding, the Lafargue Clinic throws mid-20th Century mental health and race relations into relief, and is sure to stir interest in the untold stories of projects like it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In his 1948 essay, “Harlem is Nowhere,” Ralph Ellison decried the psychological disparity between formal equality and discrimination faced by Blacks after the Great Migration as leaving “even the most balanced Negro open to anxiety.” In Under the Strain of Color: Harlem’s Lafargue Clinic and the Promise of an Antiracist Psychiatry (Cornell University Press, 2015), Gabriel Mendes undertakes an engaging study of race and mental health in the 20th century through the lens of an overlooked Harlem clinic. While providing the first in-depth history of the Lafargue Clinic (1946-58), the book focuses on the figures who came together in a seemingly unlikely union to found it: Richard Wright, the prominent author; Fredric Wertham, a German Jewish emigre psychiatrist now known for his advocacy for censorship of comic books; and The Reverend Shelton Hale Bishop, an important Harlem pastor. Wright’s literary prowess, work for the Communist party, and brush with Chicago School sociology met with Wertham’s socially-conscious and uncompromising brand of psychoanalysis to challenge mainstream psychiatric theory and its discriminatory practices in the Jim Crow North. Those who could afford it were charged 25 cents for sessions in the basement of St. Philip’s Episcopal church in Harlem, and 50 cents for court testimonials. A thoroughgoing grassroots effort, ignored by philanthropists and state funding, the Lafargue Clinic throws mid-20th Century mental health and race relations into relief, and is sure to stir interest in the untold stories of projects like it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In his 1948 essay, “Harlem is Nowhere,” Ralph Ellison decried the psychological disparity between formal equality and discrimination faced by Blacks after the Great Migration as leaving “even the most balanced Negro open to anxiety.” In Under the Strain of Color: Harlem's Lafargue Clinic and the Promise of an Antiracist Psychiatry (Cornell University Press, 2015), Gabriel Mendes undertakes an engaging study of race and mental health in the 20th century through the lens of an overlooked Harlem clinic. While providing the first in-depth history of the Lafargue Clinic (1946-58), the book focuses on the figures who came together in a seemingly unlikely union to found it: Richard Wright, the prominent author; Fredric Wertham, a German Jewish emigre psychiatrist now known for his advocacy for censorship of comic books; and The Reverend Shelton Hale Bishop, an important Harlem pastor. Wright's literary prowess, work for the Communist party, and brush with Chicago School sociology met with Wertham's socially-conscious and uncompromising brand of psychoanalysis to challenge mainstream psychiatric theory and its discriminatory practices in the Jim Crow North. Those who could afford it were charged 25 cents for sessions in the basement of St. Philip's Episcopal church in Harlem, and 50 cents for court testimonials. A thoroughgoing grassroots effort, ignored by philanthropists and state funding, the Lafargue Clinic throws mid-20th Century mental health and race relations into relief, and is sure to stir interest in the untold stories of projects like it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies

In his 1948 essay, “Harlem is Nowhere,” Ralph Ellison decried the psychological disparity between formal equality and discrimination faced by Blacks after the Great Migration as leaving “even the most balanced Negro open to anxiety.” In Under the Strain of Color: Harlem's Lafargue Clinic and the Promise of an Antiracist Psychiatry (Cornell University Press, 2015), Gabriel Mendes undertakes an engaging study of race and mental health in the 20th century through the lens of an overlooked Harlem clinic. While providing the first in-depth history of the Lafargue Clinic (1946-58), the book focuses on the figures who came together in a seemingly unlikely union to found it: Richard Wright, the prominent author; Fredric Wertham, a German Jewish emigre psychiatrist now known for his advocacy for censorship of comic books; and The Reverend Shelton Hale Bishop, an important Harlem pastor. Wright's literary prowess, work for the Communist party, and brush with Chicago School sociology met with Wertham's socially-conscious and uncompromising brand of psychoanalysis to challenge mainstream psychiatric theory and its discriminatory practices in the Jim Crow North. Those who could afford it were charged 25 cents for sessions in the basement of St. Philip's Episcopal church in Harlem, and 50 cents for court testimonials. A thoroughgoing grassroots effort, ignored by philanthropists and state funding, the Lafargue Clinic throws mid-20th Century mental health and race relations into relief, and is sure to stir interest in the untold stories of projects like it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/psychoanalysis

This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast - Strike! How the West Coast strike affects your comic shipments and more, Diagram for Delinquents, Savage Dragon #202, and Legendary Star-Lord #9 go under the microscope. Plus, your normal assortment of Cat Grant, Jason Momoa, and SDCC news… Get involved with the Major Spoilers Podcast Network LINK NEWS Colista Flockhart cast as Cat Grant in Supergirl series LINK First picture of Jason Momoa as Aquaman appears LINK REVIEWS STEPHEN Diagram for Delinquents (Movie) In 1950, America was in a state of panic; many felt that juvenile delinquency was destroying the very fabric of society. In 1954, psychiatrist Dr. Fredric Wertham wrote a scathing indictment of comic books called Seduction of the Innocent. Its central premise was that comics were the leading contributing factor to juvenile delinquency. (At the time, 90% of all children were reading comic books.) That same year, Dr. Wertham testified at special hearings on comic books at the Senate Subcommittee to Investigate Juvenile Delinquency in the United States. Comic books were on trial! Diagram for Delinquents captures the zeitgeist of late 1940s / early 1950s America and investigates how the funny books found themselves on the bonfire. Using expert interviews and never-seen-before historical photographs and films, Diagram goes further than any documentary to explore and understand the controversial figure at the center of this American tale: Fredric Wertham. The DVD (as well as a digital download version) is now available for purchase at the Sequart Store. [rating:3.5/5] MATTHEW Savage Dragon #202 Story By: Erik Larsen Art By: Erik Larsen Cover By: Erik Larsen Price: $3.99 Stripped of his lightning powers, Malcolm Dragon finds that he can no longer rely on the one thing that kept him alive! Now he faces his most fearsome challenge yet—at a time when he’s at his most vulnerable. Malcolm Dragon fights the Deadly Damsels of the Vicious Circle! Raptor! Vein! Samurai! Insect! Tigress! Volcanic! Climax! Double-Paige! [rating:2.5/5] ZACH Legendary Star-Lord #9 Written by Sam Humphries Art by Paco Medina Cover Price: $3.99 BLACK VORTEX PART 3 With a schism forming within the assembled heroes, the youngest among them face the temptation of immeasurable power. Sometimes those with great power shirk their responsibility to use it for good, though. And with Knife and his new business partner looking to take back the Black Vortex, the group may have left themselves defenseless. [rating:3/5] Major Spoilers Poll of the Week DISCUSSION: James Thatcher breaks down the situation with the west coast strike and how it my delay your comics, and related merchandise, the Matthew, Stephen, and Zach briefly discuss the Power Rangers fan film. Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. The Major Spoilers Store is located at majorspoilers.bigcartel.com A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site and forums.

This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast - Strike! How the West Coast strike affects your comic shipments and more, Diagram for Delinquents, Savage Dragon #202, and Legendary Star-Lord #9 go under the microscope. Plus, your normal assortment of Cat Grant, Jason Momoa, and SDCC news… Get involved with the Major Spoilers Podcast Network LINK NEWS Colista Flockhart cast as Cat Grant in Supergirl series LINK First picture of Jason Momoa as Aquaman appears LINK REVIEWS STEPHEN Diagram for Delinquents (Movie) In 1950, America was in a state of panic; many felt that juvenile delinquency was destroying the very fabric of society. In 1954, psychiatrist Dr. Fredric Wertham wrote a scathing indictment of comic books called Seduction of the Innocent. Its central premise was that comics were the leading contributing factor to juvenile delinquency. (At the time, 90% of all children were reading comic books.) That same year, Dr. Wertham testified at special hearings on comic books at the Senate Subcommittee to Investigate Juvenile Delinquency in the United States. Comic books were on trial! Diagram for Delinquents captures the zeitgeist of late 1940s / early 1950s America and investigates how the funny books found themselves on the bonfire. Using expert interviews and never-seen-before historical photographs and films, Diagram goes further than any documentary to explore and understand the controversial figure at the center of this American tale: Fredric Wertham. The DVD (as well as a digital download version) is now available for purchase at the Sequart Store. [rating:3.5/5] MATTHEW Savage Dragon #202 Story By: Erik Larsen Art By: Erik Larsen Cover By: Erik Larsen Price: $3.99 Stripped of his lightning powers, Malcolm Dragon finds that he can no longer rely on the one thing that kept him alive! Now he faces his most fearsome challenge yet—at a time when he’s at his most vulnerable. Malcolm Dragon fights the Deadly Damsels of the Vicious Circle! Raptor! Vein! Samurai! Insect! Tigress! Volcanic! Climax! Double-Paige! [rating:2.5/5] ZACH Legendary Star-Lord #9 Written by Sam Humphries Art by Paco Medina Cover Price: $3.99 BLACK VORTEX PART 3 With a schism forming within the assembled heroes, the youngest among them face the temptation of immeasurable power. Sometimes those with great power shirk their responsibility to use it for good, though. And with Knife and his new business partner looking to take back the Black Vortex, the group may have left themselves defenseless. [rating:3/5] Major Spoilers Poll of the Week DISCUSSION: James Thatcher breaks down the situation with the west coast strike and how it my delay your comics, and related merchandise, the Matthew, Stephen, and Zach briefly discuss the Power Rangers fan film. Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. The Major Spoilers Store is located at majorspoilers.bigcartel.com A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site and forums.

In 1954, the United States Senate held subcommittee hearings on the corrupting influence of comic books on the nation's youth. Testifying against the comic book industry was one Fredric Wertham, M.D. Wertham's testimony was also a promotion of his book, Seduction of the Innocent, an account of Wertham's experience and findings working with juvenile delinquents (who may or may not have been comic book readers). On the 60th anniversary of Wertham's testimony, we take a look back at Wertham's book and the effects of the Senate Hearings on juvenile delinquency, including the rise of the Comic Book Code and the fall and rebirth of the comic book industry.

In this episode, Chad enlists the help of Carol Tilley of the University of Illinois to discuss her recent findings regarding Frederic Werthams misleading research. Tune in and learn yourself some comics history! Music - 'Everything Has Its Point' by Rival Schools. Please visit our site at http://www.LanternCast.com

Here we give an overview over a selection of power electronics, noise and industrial releases we´ve done over the years. Its just a small example and a small number out of more than 80 releases on the Tesco Label of which of course not all fit the noisy side. A variety of those releases are still in stock, so check them out if you like one or the other Artist. Wertham - Pigsty - from: Memories from the pigsty CD The Grey Wolves - Crawl - from: Age of Dissent LP Propergol - La vie en rose - from: Renegade CD The Grey Wolves - Empty Threat - from: Age of Dissent LP Post Scriptvm - Upon decadent scum - from: Grey Eminence CD Last Dominion Lost - Hell to pay - from: Tyranny of distance CD/LP Ke/Hil - Adrenalin - from: Hellstation CD/LP (forthcoming) The Grey Wolves - We don´t care - from: Division CD Anenzephalia - Priests - from: Noehaem CD/LP Genocide Organ - I kept my faith - from: Live in Japan DVD/CD/LP Anenzephalia - Turn the tide - from: Projected Void 7" Genocide Organ - We care for you - from: In-Konflikt CD/LP

In the zone this week:  Super-types hopped up on goofballs!  Parker’s kid gets the axe!  Contests contests contests!  The ghost of Doctor Wertham rears it’s ugly head!  Creatures from the sea!  Peace officers from Neopolis!  Treasures from the DC Vaults. Mitchell Hundred gets our vote!  Plus: In the fields the bodies burning, as the war machine keeps turning… OH LORD YEAH!  It’s Formula 44, so turn your head and cough, ‘cause the Major Spoilers podcast is on the air! NEWS Top 10 Drugs in the DCU Linkage Howard Out, Cheadle In for Iron Man 2 Linkage Amazing Spider-Girl Cancelled Linkage CONTEST Major Spoilers Costume Contest Announced Here’s what you have to do: Send three to four pictures (different poses/angles) of yourself in your favorite superhero costume (plus one sans costume) to us by October 21, 2008. Make sure you include your name, address, and the character you are supposed to be. The Major Spoilers crew, will narrow the list to five contestants (oh lord, let us have more than five entries), and readers will then vote on their favorite. The winner will then be announced October 31st. Linkage Major Spoilers Theme Song! Win a copy of DC's Absolute Watchmen edition by creating the Major Spoilers Theme Song. Enter as many times as you like, the contest is open until Thanksgiving. Winner gets the latest Absolute Edition of the Watchmen when it is released. INTERVIEW Dr. Peter Coogan returns to talk about the Wertham era and how the Comics Code Authority came about. REVIEWS Rodrigo CREATURE FROM THE DEPTHS (ONE-SHOT) story MARK KIDWELL, art & cover MARK KIDWELL & JAY FOTOS 40 PAGES, FC, $3.99 In the tradition of the classic “Creature From the Black Lagoon” by way of Lovecraft, peppered with gore and EC-style twists comes the tale of loathsome beasts, treachery and red death beneath the waves. A self-contained one-shot, “Creature” sports a full 36 pages of full color story and art, with script and pencils by MARK KIDWELL and eye-popping color by JAY FOTOS. The creative team that brought you ‘68 brings you an all-new tale of extreme horror! Matthew Top 10 Season Two #1 Written by Zander Cannon; Art and Cover by Gene Ha AMERICA'S BEST COMICS. A new season dawns in the science-city of Neopolis! A new commissioner, along with some new rules, comes to Precinct 10, as Slipstream Phoenix, a rookie cop with an ugly secret, fights for respect among his new peers. Meanwhile, Shock-Headed Peter and the Dust Devil investigate a mysterious, ancient drug dealer, and a very public multiple homicide sets Captain Jetman and Lieutenant Peregrine scrambling for answers. The police procedural crime and intrigue continue in this new series based on concepts and characters created by legendary writer Alan Moore. Stephen DC Vault: A Museum-in-a-Book In 1935, popular culture was forever transformed when DC Comics published the first book of “all new, all original” comic material. To the delight of millions of readers everywhere, the modern comic book was born, and from its pages came leaping an exhilarating cast of characters. Now The DC Vault unlocks DC Comics’ most fascinating secrets and deeply buried treasures, presenting a colorful array of historic and never-before-published memorabilia, including early sketches, covers, memos, press materials, and much more. From a working reproduction of a 1942 Junior Justice Society of America decoder, to a series of Public Service Announcements starring Superman and Batman, to the original pencils and inks for Wonder Woman #63, this dazzling chronicle contains more than 25 plastic-encased archival pieces for readers to pull out and examine—all while learning about the artists, writers, and world-famous super heroes that make up the DC Universe. Whether you’ve been collecting Superman comics since the ’40s or have just discovered the amazing Sandman saga, you’ll revel in this vibrant treasury! POLL OF THE WEEK Since this is our special Politics in Comics episode, we as the question that is the biggest decision you'll have to make in 2008. A) Doom B) Darkseid VOTE! TRADE PAPERBACK REVIEW EX MACHINA VOL. 1: THE FIRST HUNDRED DAYS Written by Brian K. Vaughan; Art by Tony Harris & Tom Feister; Cover by Harris Set in our modern-day world, EX MACHINA tells the story of civil engineer Mitchell Hundred, who becomes America's first living, breathing super-hero after a strange accident gives him amazing powers. Eventually Mitchell tires of risking his life merely to maintain the status quo, retires from masked crimefighting and runs for mayor of New York City, winning by a landslide. But Mayor Hundred has to worry about more than just budget problems and an antagonistic governor, especially when a mysterious hooded figure begins assassinating plow drivers during the worst snowstorm in the city's history! Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Music from this episode comes from Ookla the Mok. You can visit them on the web at www.ooklathemok.com and purchase their music at the iTunes Music Store. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site and forums.

In the zone this week:  Super-types hopped up on goofballs!  Parker’s kid gets the axe!  Contests contests contests!  The ghost of Doctor Wertham rears it’s ugly head!  Creatures from the sea!  Peace officers from Neopolis!  Treasures from the DC Vaults. Mitchell Hundred gets our vote!  Plus: In the fields the bodies burning, as the war machine keeps turning… OH LORD YEAH!  It’s Formula 44, so turn your head and cough, ‘cause the Major Spoilers podcast is on the air! NEWS Top 10 Drugs in the DCU Linkage Howard Out, Cheadle In for Iron Man 2 Linkage Amazing Spider-Girl Cancelled Linkage CONTEST Major Spoilers Costume Contest Announced Here’s what you have to do: Send three to four pictures (different poses/angles) of yourself in your favorite superhero costume (plus one sans costume) to us by October 21, 2008. Make sure you include your name, address, and the character you are supposed to be. The Major Spoilers crew, will narrow the list to five contestants (oh lord, let us have more than five entries), and readers will then vote on their favorite. The winner will then be announced October 31st. Linkage Major Spoilers Theme Song! Win a copy of DC's Absolute Watchmen edition by creating the Major Spoilers Theme Song. Enter as many times as you like, the contest is open until Thanksgiving. Winner gets the latest Absolute Edition of the Watchmen when it is released. INTERVIEW Dr. Peter Coogan returns to talk about the Wertham era and how the Comics Code Authority came about. REVIEWS Rodrigo CREATURE FROM THE DEPTHS (ONE-SHOT) story MARK KIDWELL, art & cover MARK KIDWELL & JAY FOTOS 40 PAGES, FC, $3.99 In the tradition of the classic “Creature From the Black Lagoon” by way of Lovecraft, peppered with gore and EC-style twists comes the tale of loathsome beasts, treachery and red death beneath the waves. A self-contained one-shot, “Creature” sports a full 36 pages of full color story and art, with script and pencils by MARK KIDWELL and eye-popping color by JAY FOTOS. The creative team that brought you ‘68 brings you an all-new tale of extreme horror! Matthew Top 10 Season Two #1 Written by Zander Cannon; Art and Cover by Gene Ha AMERICA'S BEST COMICS. A new season dawns in the science-city of Neopolis! A new commissioner, along with some new rules, comes to Precinct 10, as Slipstream Phoenix, a rookie cop with an ugly secret, fights for respect among his new peers. Meanwhile, Shock-Headed Peter and the Dust Devil investigate a mysterious, ancient drug dealer, and a very public multiple homicide sets Captain Jetman and Lieutenant Peregrine scrambling for answers. The police procedural crime and intrigue continue in this new series based on concepts and characters created by legendary writer Alan Moore. Stephen DC Vault: A Museum-in-a-Book In 1935, popular culture was forever transformed when DC Comics published the first book of “all new, all original” comic material. To the delight of millions of readers everywhere, the modern comic book was born, and from its pages came leaping an exhilarating cast of characters. Now The DC Vault unlocks DC Comics’ most fascinating secrets and deeply buried treasures, presenting a colorful array of historic and never-before-published memorabilia, including early sketches, covers, memos, press materials, and much more. From a working reproduction of a 1942 Junior Justice Society of America decoder, to a series of Public Service Announcements starring Superman and Batman, to the original pencils and inks for Wonder Woman #63, this dazzling chronicle contains more than 25 plastic-encased archival pieces for readers to pull out and examine—all while learning about the artists, writers, and world-famous super heroes that make up the DC Universe. Whether you’ve been collecting Superman comics since the ’40s or have just discovered the amazing Sandman saga, you’ll revel in this vibrant treasury! POLL OF THE WEEK Since this is our special Politics in Comics episode, we as the question that is the biggest decision you'll have to make in 2008. A) Doom B) Darkseid VOTE! TRADE PAPERBACK REVIEW EX MACHINA VOL. 1: THE FIRST HUNDRED DAYS Written by Brian K. Vaughan; Art by Tony Harris & Tom Feister; Cover by Harris Set in our modern-day world, EX MACHINA tells the story of civil engineer Mitchell Hundred, who becomes America's first living, breathing super-hero after a strange accident gives him amazing powers. Eventually Mitchell tires of risking his life merely to maintain the status quo, retires from masked crimefighting and runs for mayor of New York City, winning by a landslide. But Mayor Hundred has to worry about more than just budget problems and an antagonistic governor, especially when a mysterious hooded figure begins assassinating plow drivers during the worst snowstorm in the city's history! Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Music from this episode comes from Ookla the Mok. You can visit them on the web at www.ooklathemok.com and purchase their music at the iTunes Music Store. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site and forums.

This week the freaks finish up their two Theme Month podcasts with this spirited, typically tangental discussion that covers everything from Wertham to whether comics have a left or right bias. Now do we get to discuss religion next? No wonder Scott drinks during our show!Feedback for this show can be sent to: comics@twotruefreaks.comTwo True Freaks! is a proud member of BOTH the Comics Podcast Network (http://www.comicspodcasts.com/) and the League of Comic Book Podcasts (http://www.comicbooknoise.com/league/)!! Follow the fun on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/113051642052970/ THANK YOU for listening to Two True Freaks!!

This week the freaks finish up their two Theme Month podcasts with this spirited, typically tangental discussion that covers everything from Wertham to whether comics have a left or right bias. Now do we get to discuss religion next? No wonder Scott drinks during our show!Feedback for this show can be sent to: comics@twotruefreaks.comTwo True Freaks! is a proud member of BOTH the Comics Podcast Network (http://www.comicspodcasts.com/) and the League of Comic Book Podcasts (http://www.comicbooknoise.com/league/)!! Follow the fun on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/113051642052970/ THANK YOU for listening to Two True Freaks!!

This week the freaks finish up their two Theme Month podcasts with this spirited, typically tangental discussion that covers everything from Wertham to whether comics have a left or right bias. Now do we get to discuss religion next? No wonder Scott drinks during our show!Feedback for this show can be sent to: comics@twotruefreaks.comTwo True Freaks! is a proud member of BOTH the Comics Podcast Network (http://www.comicspodcasts.com/) and the League of Comic Book Podcasts (http://www.comicbooknoise.com/league/)!! Follow the fun on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/113051642052970/ THANK YOU for listening to Two True Freaks!!

This week the freaks finish up their two Theme Month podcasts with this spirited, typically tangental discussion that covers everything from Wertham to whether comics have a left or right bias. Now do we get to discuss religion next? No wonder Scott drinks during our show!Feedback for this show can be sent to: comics@twotruefreaks.comTwo True Freaks! is a proud member of BOTH the Comics Podcast Network (http://www.comicspodcasts.com/) and the League of Comic Book Podcasts (http://www.comicbooknoise.com/league/)!! Follow the fun on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/113051642052970/ THANK YOU for listening to Two True Freaks!!

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