HeyJaredThe Iron Age of Comics
A critical re-evaluation of comic books from about 1985 to 2000… including, of course, the boom and bust of the '90s! Go beyond the chromium covers and grim 'n' gritty cliches for a deeper look at one of the most divisive periods in comics history.
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Conspiracy (with Guest Cameron Kunzelman) (opens the original)
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What if all the various radioactive spiders, gamma bomb detonations, and cosmic ray exposures in the origins of Marvel’s superheroes were not accidents, but rather the calculated machinations of a shadowy organization within the U.S. government? That’s the question asked by Conspiracy , a two-issue miniseries from 1998 written by Dan Abnett and painted by Igor Kordej. Is this comic sort of an “anti- Marvels ”? Cameron Kunzelman of RangedTouch.com returns to the podcast (as he does from time to t
Batman: KnightsEnd and Prodigal (opens the original)
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(Or … “Knightfall - Part Three”!) Bruce Wayne is back in Gotham, but before he can challenge his successor, Azrael, for the mantle of the Batman, he’s got to recover his fighting edge. What could go wrong with asking the deadly assassin Lady Shiva to help him retrain? It all leads to a final, dramatic confrontation between Az-Bats and Bruce-Bats, and in the aftermath…the rise of Dick-Bats? Nightwing takes on the cowl in a coda to the entire storyline! We wrap up our look at the KnightSaga, offer
Batman: Knightquest (opens the original)
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(Or … “Knightfall - Part Two”!) There’s a new Batman in town, and his name is Jean-Paul Valley, a.k.a. Azrael. While Bruce Wayne is recuperating from a broken back and mounting an international rescue mission, Az-Bats kicks Robin out of the Batcave, alienates Commissioner Gordon, and replaces the cape and cowl with high-tech armor. But his more aggressive attitude has unexpected consequences for the innocent victim of the villain Abattoir. We’ll talk about the creators behind the titles involved
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