Author Archives: Kevin Moreau

WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING GALACTUS: The Fantastic Four Finally Take Flight on Film

Posted on July 26, 2025 by Kevin Moreau

Review by Curt Holman “The World’s Greatest Comic Magazine” was emblazoned above the title of Fantastic Four comics for decades. Jack Kirby and Stan Lee launched the superhero line of Marvel Comics with Fantastic Four in 1961, and for years … Continue reading →

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Episode 237: The Mighty Thor – And Now … Galactus!

Posted on July 23, 2025 by Kevin Moreau

Galactus makes his big-screen debut this week in Fantastic Four: First Steps*, which means it’s the perfect opportunity to discuss his second-ever comics appearances in The Mighty Thor – specifically, issues #160-162 and 168-169, by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, … Continue reading →

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INVEST IN KRYPTO: Good Ideas Compete in James Gunn’s Cluttered But Colorful Superman

Posted on July 12, 2025 by Kevin Moreau

  Review by Curt Holman It’s no surprise that in James Gunn’s splashy Superman, the titular Man of Steel saves lives. Protecting the innocent has always been his thing. But this Superman (David Corenswet) doesn’t just rescue the citizens of … Continue reading →

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Episode 236: JLA – Tower of Babel

Posted on July 9, 2025 by Kevin Moreau

On this episode, the upcoming Superman movie has us in a Justice League frame of mind, which is as good an excuse as any to discuss the classic Tower of Babel storyline, as collected in JLA #43-46 by Mark Waid, … Continue reading →

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Episode 235: Tails of the Super-Pets

Posted on June 25, 2025 by Kevin Moreau

On this episode, we’re getting ready for the July 11 big-screen debut of Krypto the Super-Dog in James Gunn’s Superman with a look at the Silver Age origins of Krypto and his fellow members of the Legion of Super-Pets, as … Continue reading →

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Episode 234: Swamp Thing – Rite of Spring and Windfall

Posted on June 11, 2025 by Kevin Moreau

On this episode, we discuss a Swamp Thing story that we’re surprised didn’t qualify for our recently wrapped We’re With the Banned miniseries on banned and challenged comics – Rite of Spring from Saga of the Swamp Thing #34, as … Continue reading →

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Episode 233: Ice Haven

Posted on May 28, 2025 by Kevin Moreau

We’re With the Banned, our miniseries on banned and challenged graphic novels, concludes (at least for now) with a stop at Daniel Clowes’ Ice Haven, a “narraglyphic picto-assemblage” published by Pantheon Books! A collection of comic strips covering a variety … Continue reading →

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Hey, Where’s My New Comics Canon?

Posted on May 21, 2025 by Kevin Moreau

We’re afraid you’ll have to wait another week for our episode on Daniel Clowes’ Ice Haven. But that doesn’t mean you’ll have to wait a whole week to hear Curt and Kevin talk at length about comics. In fact, you … Continue reading →

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Episode 232: Gender Queer

Posted on May 7, 2025 by Kevin Moreau

On this episode, We’re With the Banned, our miniseries on banned and challenged graphic novels, takes on the most banned book of the past several years – Gender Queer: A Memoir, by Maia Kobabe, published by Lion Forge Comics/Oni Press! … Continue reading →

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Thunderbolts* Delivers Smaller Story With Bigger Emotions Than Most MCU Fare

Posted on May 3, 2025 by Kevin Moreau

Review by Curt Holman Marvel Studios’ 36th movie is called Thunderbolts*, which tells you two things: It’s about the antihero team that’s been a part of Marvel Comics for almost 30 years. The title ends with a cheeky asterisk, so… … Continue reading →

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