Me & my friend, Pete

What happens when a superheroine has everything it takes to lead, but the system keeps handing the crown back to a man? This episode puts Marvel’s Medusa under the sociological microscope, exploring structural barriers, cultural expectations, and organizational dynamics. Why does Attilan keep looking for a king when Medusa has repeatedly proven herself a capable leader? Explore gender, power, inequality, and leadership through one of Marvel’s most underrated heroes.

What makes someone truly alone?

In this episode of Me & my friend, Pete, we explore one of DC Comics' most tragic heroes, J'onn J'onzz, The Martian Manhunter, through the lens of sociology.

We examine how alienation, exile, identity, and loss have shaped the Last Martian into one of the richest characters in comic book history. Whether you're a longtime comic fan or simply fascinated by psychology, philosophy, and the human condition, this episode offers a fresh perspective on one of the Justice League's most underrated heroes.

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Promise you won't be alone.

Spidey, Avengers, Time Travel... 'Nuff Said.*

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In this season's 11th episode, we're dropped right into the fallout of broken trust as Pete deals with the consequences of exposing Captain Stacy. Gwen refuses to abandon her father as he decides it's best to skip town. But ya gotta know, the Kingpin doesn't like loose ends, so they may not get far.

But wait... THERE'S MORE!

Speaking of The Kingpin, he's waited long enough for his rematch with the King of Swing. All this, and what the hell does Norman Osborn think he's doing?

The webs all around are starting to tighten... Good thing, we're here to cheer on our favorite persnickety prince!

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In this bonus episode breakdown of Moon Knight Vol. IX #17, we explore how Jed MacKay and Alessandro Cappuccio turn the Midnight Mission into a weaponized panopticon where surveillance, architecture, and psychological theater become deadlier than fists. After The Structure murders Hunter’s Moon, Moon Knight doesn’t seek only retaliation; he stages judgment, trapping Grand Mal and Nemean inside a living institution that sees everything and controls the narrative. Drawing on Jeremy Bentham’s original prison design and Michel Foucault’s theory of disciplinary power, this episode argues that Moon Knight wins not through brute force, but by mastering invisibility itself, proving that in the Marvel Comics universe, the most dangerous weapon isn’t violence… It’s being watched.

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Moon Knight’s path to self-acceptance has never been clean... or quiet.

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Turns out, the whole world really is a stage. In this updated Moon Knight spotlight, we use Erving Goffman’s dramaturgical analysis to explore how Marc Spector, through Steven Grant and Jake Lockley, embodies identity as performance, front stage and backstage behavior, and the masks we all wear.

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The Kingpin's back and he's better than ever!

For Christmas this year,

The Kingpin's here!

Hess Trucks, am I right?

The Kingpin's been hijacking the minds of some of New York City's most powerful men in this instant classic.

Spidey would be there to stop him, but he's got his own problems, namely the Stacy family, specifically George's cane!

While Pete tries to explain to Gwen that he doesn't beat up the elderly, we yap about what makes a "Strongman" and how they use structural domination to consolidate their control.

This is one you don't wanna miss... I promise you'll learn a thing or two about a thing or two!

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Here's a preview of "The Crucible of Want," our 9th Bonus Episode of Season III, covering Image Comics' "Eight Billion Genies" #4, The First Eight Weeks. How many sociological ideas can we cram into one bonus episode? Sign up and find out!

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