Tag: DC Comics

316 – The Flintstones

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We pick up “The Flintstones” by Mark Russell for the next installment in our Best of 2017 series and are caught off guard and blown away. This episodic resurrection of the cartoon/live-action/vitamin-based franchise lands a surprisingly perfect balance between humor and poignant social commentary. We talk about all the ways this comic is great: the moments we laughed, the moments that got us thinking, and the moments we took away. Could a Flintstones comic book actually be “Capital L” Literature? Plus, we talk about Star Trek: Discovery, Babylon 5, and Stargate’s daunting barriers to entry. This week’s comic discussion starts around 12 minutes in.

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Next time: “You & a Bike & a Road” by Eleanor Davis

308 – Voodoo: What Lies Beneath

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This week we pick up Ron Marz’s “Voodoo: What Lies Beneath.” One of the first wave of New 52 launch titles, this book was supposed to herald a new character story into the DC Universe. Instead, we got an alien stripper in a story that keeps falling flat. We talk about that stripper “origin story” stuff, the comic’s mixed messages, and the surprisingly good art. Why are we even reading a WildCATs hero in our “new heroes” series? Plus, David is a bad person.

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Next time: “Silk: The Life and Times of Cindy Moon” by Robbie Thompson

153 – Generation Lost

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Our Justice League International superseries finishes up with a double-header as we read both volumes of “Generation Lost” by Judd Winnick with art from Keith Giffen, Aaron Lopresti, Matt Ryan, and more. We talk about the big 24-issue last hurrah of the pre-New52 JLI, from the awesome time travel subplot to the epic struggle between Booster Gold & Maxwell Lord. Plus, why is it that strong female characters always gotta have big boobs? For more information on past or future shows, visit www.AtomicPoweredSuperCast.com!