Today, our panelists dive into Hel itself with Angela: Asgard's Assassin and Angela: Queen of Hel. Join us for a discussion of paneling, gay stuff, and... the 2010s humor of it all. It's... right behind me, isn't it?
- (00:00) - Angela: Asgard’s Assassin and Angela: Queen of Hel
(00:31) - Who is Angela(01:39) - Front Matter(03:15) - What did we think?(07:18) - How long have superhero comics been like this?(10:09) - Things we did like(12:51) - The Marvel Snap of it all (14:57) - What works in a vacuum but not in context(17:42) - Are Angela & Sera a real couple?(23:12) - That’s what you missed on Glee!(25:18) - Hard pivot to art(26:29) - Wild layouts(28:32) - Would this work as an art book?(32:00) - The Hamilton references(32:42) - Who wrote what?(38:16) - Asgardians of the Galaxy(40:37) - Fashion Corner(45:58) - Compulsory Secret Wars Lessons(49:22) - Why is Leah here?(51:08) - Dark elves???(54:28) - The baby and the furnace(57:28) - Writing for the trade(58:33) - Sera as a trans woman(01:05:40) - Other trans Marvel characters (01:06:43) - Further Reading(01:09:06) - Back MatterFurther Reading:1602 Witch Hunter Angela by Marguerite Bennett
DC Comics Bombshells #1–33 / Digital First #1–100, 2015–17
Batwoman: Rebirth, #1–18, 2017–18 by James Tynion IV, Steve Epting, Jeromy Cox, et al.
Witchblade by Marguerite Bennett, Giuseppe Cafaro, Arif Prianto
The Wicked + The Divine by Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie
DIE by Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans
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Editing by Matt Horton and AJ Fillari.
Cover art by Scout Wilkinson.
Intro/Outro music by Boqeh.