Comic Bae

Comic Bae

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Comic Bae episodes

  • Episode 19: Hellboy: The Wild Hunt

    This week we read the entire Hellboy: The Wild Hunt arc (Darkness Calls, The Wild Hunt, and The Storm & The Fury) written by Mike Mignola and illustrated by Duncan Fegredo.  We discuss the bloated corpse of a movie that was Hellboy (2019) starring David Harbour, Arthurian legend, Russian folktales, the moral dilemma of supporting art made by shitty people, and more politics, because 2020.  

    57 min
  • Episode 18: Y: The Last Man

    We're back, y'all! The podcast episode this week is 90% nonsense but 10% of it is *actually* about the comic. This week we're discussing Y: The last Man by Brian K Vaughan and Pia Guerra. We discuss POLITICS IN 2020, the last man narrative, Shakespeare things, and a bunch of other stuff that may or may not be relevant to the actual comic. 

    50 min
  • Episode 17: Scott Pilgrim
    This week we read the first two volumes of Scott Pilgrim by Bryan Lee O'Malley. We discuss the rise of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl, ghosts of exes past, and the Scott Pilgrims that we have known, loved, and judged.
    1 hr 1 min
  • Episode 16: Invincible
    This week we read Invincible by Robert Kirkman and Cory Walker. We discuss superhero family tropes, the founding of Image comics, and the secret sauce needed to create good superhero comics.
    55 min
  • Episode 15: Thor - Mighty Avenger
    We’re back! This week we read Thor: Mighty Avenger, by Roger Langridge and Chris Samnee. We debate the existence of Sasquatch, envision Jesus on the Avengers, and wonder who wore it best: Netflix’s A Knight Before Christmas, Kate & Leopold, or Thor. Make sure to drop by the Eureka Valley Public Library (in the Castro) and check out our art on display!
    **Edit** Thor originally appeared in Journey into Mystery, NOT Tales to Astonish.
    39 min
  • Episode 14: Saga
    This week we get into one of the most successful comics of the last decade, Saga by Brian K. Vaughn and Fiona Staples! Between fighting about anime and talking about the newest version of Little Women, we also dig into the crazy character design of Saga and we discuss how much we love Brian K. Vaughn and Fiona Staples as a creative team.
    52 min
  • Episode 13: Preacher
    Your favorite purveyors of trashy ambient noise are back! This week we take a break from gushing about Netflix's Cheer to read and review Preacher by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon. We also discuss love, life, man's search for meaning and wax rhapsodic about the SF Stonestown Borders (RIP).
    57 min
  • Episode 12: Uncle Scrooge - Only a Poor Old Man
    We're back! And just when you thought 2020 was completely hopeless. This episode we read Uncle Scrooge: Only a Poor Old Man by Carl Barks. We give a brief overview of Disney from it's humble beginnings to it's terrible reign. We also reopen the cold case of Mickey's missing nephew and Hannah reveals a formative first love.
    53 min
  • Episode 11: Daredevil Born Again
    This week Hannah and Justin fight their way back from the brink of DEATH to read Daredevil Born Again, by Frank Miller and David Mazzuchelli. We also discuss our Landlord’s strength, Charlie Cox’s wetboy status, the fact that Black Widow never gets her due, how Daredevil is the data entry guy of the Marvel Universe and if David Harbour is the comic book movie kiss of death!
    1 hr 5 min
  • Episode 10: Superman - Red Son
    This week we take a trip BACK TO THE USSR as we read Superman Red Son by Mark Millar. We discuss the the Superman origin story, Justin attempts a vaguely Russian accent, we debate how much do you separate the art from the artist, and Hannah finally gets to talk about how much she loves Russian history.
    59 min

About Comic Bae

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Comic Bae is a biweekly podcast for comic book nerds and the people who tolerate them. Each week Justin gets Hannah to (reluctantly) read through some of the most iconic comic books of all time.