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  • #16 – Luke Cage
    16 Luke Cage

    Today we talk about Luke Cage, a.k.a. Power Man, a black superhero created during the blaxploitation era (check out that origin story, oof) who becomes a Hero For Hire, makes friends, and eventually ends up leading the Avengers.

    Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:

    Wikipedia on Blaxploitation
    About Luke Cage's Origin
    Bill Wurtz History of the World cw for sexual assault as a shorthand for colonization
    Luke Cage Hero for Hire 1
    (it is Seagate Prison)
    Some Nicolas Cage Facts
    Black Power, Man... POWER MAN??
    It's me, Bushmaster
    Just. The Outfit.
    Now I Gotta Be Responsible For This Water Bottle
    Heroes for Hire (2006)
    LITERAL STARS IN HIS EYES
    Give me a Dollar
    Defenders (2017)
    Power Man and Iron Fist (2016)
    Last Week's Squirrel Girl
    Domino (2018)
    Convergence: Nightwing/Oracle

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    53 min
  • #15 – Jessica Jones
    15 Jessica Jones

    Today we talk about Jessica Jones: on/off superhero Jewel, Knightress, and Powerwoman, but due to her supremely brutal backstory, is mostly in the business of being a super powered private detective and journalist.

    Some BIG OL' content warnings on this one folks for emotional abuse/manipulation and sexual assault (we don't go super in-depth on them but they are mentioned and discussed).

    Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:

    More about Brian Michael Bendis
    BMB 2005 Interview about Spider-Woman
    Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which E has never seen
    Marvel's Captain Marvel vs DC's Captain Marvel
    The Purple Man
    it is Ben Urich
    Secret War (not to be confused with Marvel's Secret Wars, which is a separate event, and I know we dunk on DC all the time because of all their Crisis events but come on Marvel
    House of M
    The Pulse (comics!)
    Heroes for Hire
    New Avengers
    The Mighty Avengers
    BENDIS IS COMING!
    Jessica Jones (2016)
    Jessica Jones (Netflix Series)
    Hey the Killing Joke did Barbara Gordon so dirty, here's just a tiiiiny snippet of critique, thanks Wikipedia
    Alias (Omnibus)
    The Pulse (Complete Collection)
    Y: The Last Man is getting a TV show, email Olivia at [email protected] for her Thoughts

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    1 hr
  • #14 – Jaime Reyes
    14 Jaime Reyes

    Today we talk about Jaime Reyes: the third Blue Beetle, who never asked for a weird blue scarab to fuse to his spine and telepathically try to convince him to murder Green Lanterns every time they cross paths.

    Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:

    Scott Snyder on Justice League
    just a fun list of DC cities
    Infinite Crisis
    guy who's possessed wants a bagel
    a DENTIST
    Young Justice S2
    This is where I'd link a thing about Teen Titans S6 but uh, can't find anything except one of the guys from Teen Titans Go! said at a panel at WonderCon that he can "almost guarantee" that teen titans is coming back which uhhhhh.... yeah. Not taking that as fact.
    Dark Nights: Metal
    we didn't mention it on the ep but I remembered that Scott Snyder made a DC: Metal spotify playlist
    Boyzarro!
    Super Sons good
    Squirrel Girl
    Lumberjanes
    Fence
    Dodge City

    And of course, don't forget Olivia's favorite things in media:

    1. Teens.
    2. Bodysharing.
    3. Robot Friend.
    4. Telepathy.
    5. Extremely Nervous Anxious Peacemakers.
    6. FRIENDSHIP.

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      1 hr 9 min
    7. #13 – Ted Kord
      13 Ted Kord

      Today we discuss Ted Kord: the second Blue Beetle, who was once handed a sacred scarab by the original Blue Beetle and couldn't figure out how to make it work, but he went ahead and did the superhero thing anyway.

      Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:

      The Bug
      A robot that screams
      Nite Owl, look familiar?
      Crisis on Infinite Earths
      Justice League International
      Stealing J'onn's Cookies
      Birds of Prey
      Same Hat!
      Justice Riders
      Convergence
      The Road to El Dorado
      Detective Comics

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      48 min
    8. #12 – Booster Gold
      12 Booster Gold

      Today we discuss Michael Carter, who traveled into the past to make big money as a hero, saved the president, and accidentally mixed up his football nickname (Booster) with his chosen hero name (Goldstar) and became forever referred to as Booster Gold.

      Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:

      Justice League Unlimited episode
      Check, Please!
      Ngozi
      Crisis on Infinite Earths
      The Dark Knight Returns
      Watchmen
      52
      Booster's Coffin
      Justice League International
      Booster Training Jaime Reyes ...with a tire.
      Justice League 3000
      Incredibles; No Capes
      Batman the Animated Series
      Batman and Harley Quinn
      Here's the described Booster Gold calling the Batmobile scene
      Recent-ish Booster Gold series
      Smallville
      DC's Legends of Tomorrow
      Solid State

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      56 min
    9. #11 – Doreen Green
      11 Doreen Green

      Today we talk about Doreen Green, a.k.a. Squirrel Girl! The delightfully earnest and unbeatable superhero with all the powers of a squirrel! She's here to kick butts and eat nuts.

      Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:

      Squirrel Girl's First Appearance
      The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl
      More Info on Squirrel Girl in New Avengers
      Dinosaur Comics
      Dodge City
      recent Green Arrow stuff
      Superman Rebirth
      Super Sons

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      57 min
    10. #10 – Young Avengers
      10 Young Avengers

      Today we discuss the Young Avengers! A superhero team made up of a bunch of kids that aren't actually related to or endorsed by the Avengers, even though they go by things like "Iron Lad" and "Hulkling".

      Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:

      Original Young Avengers collection
      Children's Crusade
      Young Avengers (2013)
      "You're Not That Straight"
      Fake Tumblr
      Fake Instagram
      More Fake Instagram
      Death of the Family
      Zero Year--Secret City
      Zero Year--Dark City
      Graveyard Shift
      Endgame
      Superheavy
      Bloom
      Batman and the Signal
      Batman & Robin
      Superman Rebirth
      Up Up And Away/Diana and Bruce dunking on Clark
      D:amian vs Gremian, Choose your Fighter

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      1 hr 4 min
    11. #9 – Clint Barton
      09 Clint Barton

      Today we discuss Clint Barton: Hawkeye, Goliath for a bit, and Ronin for a bit between deaths. If you take anything from this episode let it be that Clinton Francis Barton is a mess of a man.

      Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:

      Look we sure did detail those first two comics there, so here they are--
      Hawkeye's First Appearance
      He joins the Avengers
      Young Avengers: Children's Crusade
      Matt Fraction's Hawkeye
      In case our testimony isn't enough
      You should really read Matt Fraction's Hawkeye
      Tales of Suspense with Hawkeye and the Winter Soldier
      An article confirming Clint isn't in the Infinity War trailer
      Doom Patrol
      The Super Sons cover we're talking about
      Rogue & Gambit
      Batman: Court of Owls
      Teen Titans Year One
      Tom King's Vision

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      1 hr 6 min
    12. #8 – T'Challa
      08 T'Challa

      Today we talk about T'Challa, the Black Panther and King of Wakanda. First we cover 50 years of comics history and then we discuss the recently released Marvel film (we'll warn you when spoilers start happening if you haven't seen it yet). But, spoiler alert: We really enjoyed the movie.

      Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:

      If you want to know more about South African Rain Queens
      This is the DC/Marvel Crossover we mean
      A selection of Janelle Monae's music
      In fact, watch Janelle Monae's Dirty Computer trailer
      Why Black Panther is a Defining Moment for Black America
      Black Panther and the invention of Africa
      Black Panther Hair and Makeup
      Afrofuturism and Black Panther
      Costume Inspiration Twitter thread
      Gofundme: Ghana Kids
      Gofundme: Brooklyn Kids
      Gofundme: Bronx Kids
      This article has some recs including ones by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Roxane Gay

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      1 hr 1 min
    13. #7 – Runaways
      07 Runaways

      Today we talk about one of our favorite teen superhero groups: Runaways! The basic pitch is it's about teens and found families. The longer pitch is that it's about six teens (at first) who find out that their parents are evil and run away, all while trying to figure out how to deal with their new discoveries and take down their parents.

      Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:

      Avengers Arena
      Avengers A.I.
      Tom King's Vision
      Runaways Complete Collection Vol 1
      Runaways on Hulu
      Rainbow Rowell's Runaways Series
      Batman: The War of Jokes and Riddles

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      58 min

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