Episode 145: Stick Figures With Boobs
Yes, we’re a day late again, but after a weekend of pulling, cleaning and replacing every connection on the board, at least, unlike last week, this episode doesn’t sound like we’re talking through a bowl of Rice Krispies. This weekend,
This weekend, the first full trailer for DC Films' Wonder Woman dropped, and as big DC Comics fans, we desperately want this one to be known forever as "The First Really Good DC Comics Flick." So we spend a little time talking about the trailer and the movie,.We specifically talk about how by using World War I they're simultaneously covering historical ground that existed before even comic books, while also forcing comics fans to say, "Yeah: Captain America: The First Avenger, only older and crustier." We also touch on the fact that the average American public school graduate would could only identify a major "bad guy" of WWI if spotted an hour, Google, and their family members as hostage in the event they failed.
We also discuss: Man-Thing #1, written by R. L. Stine with art by German Peralta and Daniel Johnson, Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys: The Big Lie #1, written by Anthony Del Col with art by Werther Dell' Edera, and: Action Comics #975, written by Dan Jurgens and Paul Dini with art by Doug Mahnke and Ian Churchill!