Author Archives: Kevin Moreau

Episode 66 – Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Kevin Moreau

In this episode, Curt and Kevin put superhero slugfests aside to confront a subject far more frightening than Doomsday, Thanos or the Annihilation Wave! That’s right: We’re talking about the award-winning graphic memoir Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?, … Continue reading →

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Episode 65 – The Death of Superman

Posted on August 15, 2018 by Kevin Moreau

In this episode, Curt and Kevin turn their attention to one of the most famous Superman stories of all time?the headline-grabbing, multi-part event storyline The Death of Superman, written and drawn by a rotating cast of creators and published by … Continue reading →

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Episode 64 – Zot!: The Eyes of Dekko and Hearts and Minds

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Kevin Moreau

In this episode, Curt and Kevin observe the 25th anniversary of Scott McCloud’s landmark Understanding Comics with (what else?) a discussion of a pair of stories from McCloud’s lighthearted comic Zot!: The Eyes of Dekko from Zot #17-18, and the … Continue reading →

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Episode 63 – Fantastic Four Part 4: Three (With Paul Melancon)

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Kevin Moreau

In this episode, Curt and Kevin welcome singer-songwriter Paul Melancon! And despite some intermittent microphone issues, the three of them wrap up this four-part exploration of the World’s Greatest Comic Magazine with a discussion of Fantastic Four: Three, by Jonathan … Continue reading →

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Comics Onscreen – To Infinity War and Beyond!

Posted on July 11, 2018 by Kevin Moreau

In this episode, Curt and Kevin take a long look at the current landscape of comics-based movies?a landscape dominated by the Marvel Cinematic Universe. With only one big-ticket DC Comics film (that would be Aquaman) on the horizon for 2018, … Continue reading →

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Ant-Man and the Wasp Enjoys Playing With Proportion But Short-Changes the Characters

Posted on July 6, 2018 by Kevin Moreau

Review by Curt Holman Fans of Star Wars and Marvel superheroes alike expressed concern when Disney bought their respective parent companies, envisioning their favorite fantastical epics reduced to kiddie fare. But so far, the only film in the Marvel Cinematic … Continue reading →

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Episode 62 – Fantastic Four Part 3: Unthinkable

Posted on July 4, 2018 by Kevin Moreau

In this episode, Curt and Kevin continue their Fantastic Four-part series on the World’s Greatest Comic Magazine with a discussion of the FF’s greatest villain via two very different tales: The Fantastic Origin of Doctor Doom from Fantastic Four Annual … Continue reading →

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Episode 61 – Fantastic Four Part 2: The Trial of Reed Richards

Posted on June 20, 2018 by Kevin Moreau

In this episode, Curt and Kevin continue their four-part exploration of Marvel Comics’ first family of super-powered science adventurers! This time around, they turn their attention to two titanic beings who cast a large shadow over the World’s Greatest Comic … Continue reading →

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Episode 60 – Fantastic Four Part 1: The Early Years

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Kevin Moreau

In this episode, Curt and Kevin launch into a four-episode deep dive into the world’s greatest comic magazine, The Fantastic Four, with a look at three key stories from the 1960s and 70s! First up, it’s the book that started … Continue reading →

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Episode 59 – Y: The Last Man Vol. 1: Unmanned

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Kevin Moreau

In this episode, Curt and Kevin answer the eternal question “Why the last man?” with a discussion of Unmanned, the gripping first volume of Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra’s post-apocalyptic series Y: The Last Man, published by Vertigo/DC Comics! … Continue reading →

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