In this episode, Phillip and Eric are breaking down the Marvel series Superior Foes of Spider-Man by Nick Spencer and Steve Lieber! They discuss the comic medium's unique way to do visual humor, the series' blending of genres, and Eric once again confronts Phil about his racism against the AAPI community.

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In this episode, Phillip and Eric are doing a Tokusatsu comics special as they talk the manga Kamen Rider: Kuuga from Titan Comics, The Rise of Ultraman from Marvel, and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers from Boom! Studios. One of them is excited to talk about karate bug-men, the other nods politely and pretends to go along.

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In the final episode for 2022, Phillip and Eric chat with a special guest, cartoonist and creator of The Middle Age webcomic, Steve Conley! Hear Steve talk about being a trailblazer in the early beginnings of webcomics, his work with the Eisners creating the webcomic category, and creating a webcomic in the current digital media landscape.  If you're looking to your dip your toes into webcomics, don't miss this episode!

https://steveconley.com/the-middle-age/

https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/the-middle-age/list?title_no=93310&page=1

https://tapas.io/series/The-Middle-Age/info

https://www.twitch.tv/steveconley

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In this episode, Phillip and Eric switch things up with the first part of an ongoing series on comics history, the first up being on the Golden Age of comics and the formation of the Comics Code! Listen to them do the Peabody and Sherman thing for comics!

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In this episode, Phillip and Eric are talking about the graphic novel American Born Chinese by Gene Yang. They break down it handles the themes of identity and transformation through interwoven narratives, the gear shift into fantasy/magical realism, and Eric teaches Phil about how to say "fob" in a non-racist way.

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In this episode, Phillip and Eric are talking the graphic novel memoir Vietnamerica by their former professor GB Tran! They break down GB's stylish visual design and use of full color for this memoir, balancing the tone of a personal narrative centered around the Vietnam War, and talk about what it means to be of the Romeo Must Die generation.

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In this episode, Phillip and Eric tackle the crime noir comic, Jinx, written and drawn by an early-career Brian Michael Bendis. They break down the normally-writer only Bendis's skill at drawing, how to do panel layouts with lots and lots of dialogue, and the balance of when and how to use reference. Plus, they plug in their new sponsor: the Cleveland board of tourism!

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Phil was out of town last week, so we did a live-watch commentary of the Marvel Netflix series, Luke Cage. Listen to Phil and Eric's thoughts on the season two, episode six episode, "The Basement," as they talk about the show's portrayal of Jamaican culture and accents, its resonance with Phil as a West Indian from New York, and Phil laughing at Eric for needing to turn on the subtitles for the Jamaican dialogue.

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In this episode, Phillip and Eric are talking webtoons! They go over three series on Webtoon: Wolfsbane by Ryan Cady and Morgan Beem, Blood Stain by Linda Sejic, and Bird Brain by Rachel Joanna. They also analyze the winners of the big Call to Action contest, and how their entry was not among the winners, and give up an update on Black Ghost.

Plus they celebrate the podcast reaching the fifty-episode milestone with a slew of shilling for sponsors!

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In this episode, Phillip and Eric are discussing the DC Graphic Novels for Young Adults line, formerly known as DC ink. They break down I Am Not Starfire by Mariko Tamaki and Yoshi Yoshitani, Unearthed: A Jessica Cruz Story by Lilliam Rivera and Steph C., Whistle: A New Gotham City Hero by E. Lockhart and Manuel Preitano, and Swamp Thing: Twin Branches by Maggie Stiefvater and Morgan Beem.

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