Of all of Jack Kirby’s contributions to the world of comic books, the one that is perhaps the most expansive while simultaneously being the least understood is that of the Fourth World – the extra-dimensional realm in which reside the New Gods. Split into two...
[iframe style="border:none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6440963/height/100/width/480/thumbnail/no/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/tdest_id/554121/custom-color/ed3836" height="100" width="480" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] In this weeks issue we talk about one of the kings of comics. The one and only Jack Kirby. Why is he so influential? What legacy has he left? You'll have to listen to find...
[iframe style="border:none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6430348/height/100/width/480/thumbnail/no/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/tdest_id/554121/custom-color/ed3836" height="100" width="480" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] APRIL FOOLS! In this episode, streamed from elsewhere in the Multiverse, Doctor Disney talks about a few different fan theories regarding everyone's favourite enchanted and fantastic world. She answers dear listeners' questions, from the outlandish...
[iframe style="border:none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6416964/height/100/width/480/thumbnail/no/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/tdest_id/554121/custom-color/ed3836" height="100" width="480" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] In this week's issue (and our 50th episode), we sit down with comedian, writer, film maker, actor, and host of the hit podcast This Is Rad! Kyle Clark and talk about Kyle's history with comic...
[iframe style="border:none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6389256/height/100/width/480/thumbnail/no/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/tdest_id/554121/custom-color/ed3836" height="100" width="480" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] In this week's issue we talk all about Hawk & Dove! Any iteration of the team, their powers, their personalities, or their adventures is fair game! But first we dive into the world that is DC...
Superman, inexplicably muscled – Superman Unchained #2, DC Comics If Superman is so incredibly strong, how is it that he’s in such muscular shape? It sounds like a silly question, but it comes from a place of extremely genuine curiosity. Scientifically speaking, building muscle requires us to...
[iframe style="border:none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6363919/height/100/width/480/thumbnail/no/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/tdest_id/554121/custom-color/ed3836" height="100" width="480" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] In this week's issue we are talking shapeshifters - from Elongated Man to Plastic Man to Martian Manhunter to Byth to Clayface! But first we talk all the latest in DC news! Sponsored by Great Lakes...
Aztek – Aztek, The Ultimate Man #1, DC Comics Are we in control of our own destiny? This is a common question posed by many genres of literature, but it has a special place in superhero comics. Sometimes, it is as simple a construct as the notion...
[iframe style="border:none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6338639/height/100/width/480/thumbnail/no/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/tdest_id/554121/custom-color/ed3836" height="100" width="480" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] In this week's issue we try to tackle whether or not the DC Universe is ruled by fate or by free will - the Doctor sifts through our listeners evidence to figure it out once...
Identity is a key theme throughout superhero mythology. From the secret identity to the moral identity, every hero struggles in their own way to define their place in the world. And though in every character’s mythology there is an element of this struggle, there is...
