Tag Archives: Justice League

Episode 176 – A Very Batman Christmas Episode

Content warning: suicidal ideation. In this episode, we celebrate the holidays with a collection of Christmas stories featuring that most Christmas-y of superheroes: Batman! First up is “The Man Who Murdered Santa Claus!” from Justice League of America #110, in … Continue reading

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Episode 133 – Justice League International Vol. 1 (With Alonso Duralde)

Podcaster Alonso Duralde (Linoleum Knife, Who Shot Ya?, Breakfast All Day, A Film and A Movie) returns to discuss Justice League International by Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis and Kevin Maguire, published by DC Comics! Debuting in 1987, Justice League International … Continue reading

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Episode 73 – I Guess We’ll Do an Aquaman Episode …

In this episode, Curt and Kevin take the plunge with a discussion of “nobody’s favorite superhero,” Aquaman! First up, they plumb the depths of the seafaring sentinel’s first appearance in 1941’s More Fun Comics #73! Can this freshman warrior of … Continue reading

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Comics Onscreen – Justice League, Thor: Ragnarok and More (With Allison Keene)

In this last episode of 2017, Curt and Kevin welcome Collider.com senior TV editor and critic Allison Keene for a fun, spirited discussion of the big comics adaptations from the second half of the year, including Thor: Ragnarok, Marvel’s The … Continue reading

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Despite Heroic Efforts, Justice League Fails to Rescue the DC Extended Universe

Review by Curt Holman One of the main things that struck me while watching Justice League, and that stayed with me afterward, was how bad the villain is. I don’t mean the relative evil of Steppenwolf, an ancient warrior space … Continue reading

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Episode 46 – Kingdom Come

In this episode, Curt and Kevin prepare for the long-awaited release of Justice League with (what else?) a discussion of a kinda/sorta Justice League story: the acclaimed 1996 battle-of-the-superheroes miniseries Kingdom Come, written by Mark Waid, painted by Alex Ross, … Continue reading

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Comics Onscreen – 2016 Year in Review

In this last episode of 2016, Curt and Kevin look back on TV and movie adaptations of comic book stories from the second half of the year, pick their favorite small- or big-screen comics properties of the last 12 months, … Continue reading

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