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...
[iframe style="border:none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6311018/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 diversity in DC Comics. Good examples? Horrible missteps? Missed opportunities? We discuss the latest in DC news and dive into all your questions. Sponsored by Great Lakes Grooming...
When it comes to discussion of superhero comics, the most common defining trait for characters tends to be their morality. Good and evil have traditionally been seen as such absolutes within the genre that characters were exclusively referred to as superheroes or supervillains. It wasn’t...
As a society, we like to believe that we can change. Individually and collectively, we place a great deal of faith in our ability to recognize our own shortcomings and to transcend our biological programming to become something better. Self-improvement is a cornerstone of modern...
[iframe style="border:none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6284317/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 good and evil in the DC Universe! From the banal to the existential, all questions in this issue are about the nature of right and wrong. Last...
[iframe style="border:none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6262322/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] This week we swoon over our guest Lindsey Tyne Johnson as we talk about her and DC's relationship with romance comics! Where did they come from? Who were they for? Are they still around? All these...