Behind the Yellow Boxes

Steph and Brook share their comic book backstories, and talk about cartoon adaptations. Featuring: valiant attempts to ignore Brook's microphone malfunctioning, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Steph's sense of foreboding over the inevitable episode about Spider-Man's copyright.

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The Walking Dead is an international phenomenon that reintroduced horror to comic books and kick-started a zombie craze throughout Hollywood. So of course, Brook and Steph decided to read it. Tangents include: Disney Channel Original Movies, Steph's complete and utter lack of background when it comes to zombies, and Brook's deep-seated love for Day of the Dead.

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In which Steph chooses to write an episode about Superman's sex life rather than picking a fight with a stranger on the internet, and drags Brook along for the ride. Also includes: Twilight comparisons, far too many jokes about the year 1969, and Brook's very real concern about Steph's grade in high school biology.

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Just in time for Disney+'s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier to wrap up, Brook invites Steph to read the comic which started it all, Ed Brubaker's Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Also included: a literal mic drop, Steph's Smithsonian rage, and who the hell is Bucky?

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Steph and Brook tackle a multi-layered story that spans over seventy years of comic book history; the tale of Superman and the KKK. Digressions include Steph betraying Brook, colorful methods of insulting white supremacists, and why you should ensure your children are properly entertained at the office in order to cut off their podcasting career.

This episode contains discussions of racism and white supremacist violence.

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Brook and Steph are joined by special guest, Nina to provide insight about one of the most globally popular comic books that Americans have never heard of, Asterix the Gaul.  Other topics include surreal music numbers, Brook not being the comic expert for once, and butchered attempts to pronounce French names.

This episode contains discussion about racism.

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Steph invites Brook to talk about one of her least favorite topics (comic book gorillas) and one of her favorite topics (real life gorillas). Also discussed, Wonder Woman's evolution gun, DC's first supervillain, and Nicholas Furry. No, we did not misspell that.

This episode contains discussion of racism and animal sexuality.

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Brook and Steph talk Wonder Woman. Includes: Steph flexing about her Wonder Woman merch, Greek tragedies, and minor misuse of university resources.

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Steph and Brook talk about how, according to Fredrick Wertham, comic books turned them gay in this deep dive about bad research ethics, moral panics, and the inability to separate fiction from reality.

This episode contains discussion of homophobia.

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Brook and Steph break down the classic Marvel story, as well as delving into the environment it was published in and the story of editorial interference that changed comic history forever.

This episode contains a brief discussion of anti-Black violence.

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