Detecting the Marvelous

Nick and I sit down to revisit the Mignolaverse with the mini series Miss Truesdale and the Fall of Hyperborea. We go in hot getting right to the heart of the subject and talk about everything from Ancient Greek mythology to 19th century Russian mysticism. Find out why our family hate us sitting next to eachother over Thanksgiving.

Dan, Shaharah and Matt chat about writer Mariko Tamaki and artist Yoshi Yoshitani's work I Am Not Starfire. A fun exploration of what it's like to be the child of a Teen Titan and the even bigger struggle, to be a teenager in this world today.

Dan, Matt and Shaharah talk about Top Ten, best summed up as The Wire with super powers. We dig into the jokes, the drama and the tiny little things hidden in each panel.

Dan, Matt and Sharah discuss the graphbic novel Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi and its sadly relevant story.

They're Canadian and they're history making, this episode we continue our Pride celebration with Alpha Flight 106 the mainstream comic to feature an out queer character as Northstar finally says what we'd all been thinking for a very long time.

We chat about the 2022 DC Pride issue and we get into the fun, the funny and the fearless of this special issue. We all get a little sad at Kevin Conroy's personal story shared in this issue and reflect on THE Batman as well as some horny thorny plant ladies..

In a family special Matt sits with his brother Nick and talks about one of Nick's favourite comics Hellboy which is celebrating its 30th anniverary.

When the heroes in the half shell faced their greatest threat, things did not go well. We talk about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin on this episode of Detecting The Marvelous and we all take a hit right to the feels.

Bruce Banner aka The Hulk is missing and presumed dead, Betty Banner is pushed into writing a tell all tale of their life together by Bruce's cousin She Hulk. Matt and Shaharah ask Dan about what drew him to this comic.

We believe the children are the future and that goes for super hero children too. These kids are all right as we explore the first adventures of The Champions and how the kids are alright!