A comics theory and criticism podcast hosted by comic creators and MFA grads Eric Wong and Phillip Fleming.
In this episode, Phillip and Eric tackle John Ostrander's classic run on DC Comics's The Suicide Squad, the writer and creator of Amanda Waller who made it the supervillain Dirty Dozen that we know t…
Phillip and Eric continue their rewatch of the CW Arrowverse crossover, Crisis on Earth-X, with the penultimate episode! They also talk about the Ray, why Doctor Light can somehow fly, and Eric tries…
Phillip and Eric break down the thrilling conclusion to the dark vigilante Image comic, Kill or Be Killed by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips! They talk unreliable narration techniques, the ambiguous en…
Phillip and Eric continue their rewatch and commentary of part 2 of the CW Arrowverse crossover, Crisis on Earth-X! Plus Eric tries to get Phil excited for Highest 2 Lowest, the new Spike Lee movie p…
Phillip and Eric break down the penultimate arc of the Image vigilante comic Kill or Be Killed by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. They discuss the protagonist Dylan going full Punisher and his compari…
In this episode, Phillip and Eric are kicking their rewatch/commentary of probably the best crossover of the CW Arrowverse shows, part one of Crisis on Earth-X! They talk about the story of superhero…
It's part two of Philip and Eric's discussion of the deconstructive vigilante Image comic, Kill or Be Killed by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips! They discuss the shift in POV from the main character Dy…
Phillip and Eric are kicking off the first part of their discussion on the Image comic series Kill or Be Killed by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. They discuss its deconstruction of the vigilante hero…
In this episode, Phillip and Eric are talking the Mad Cave Studios crime series set in the Soviet Union, Sanction by Ray Fawkes and Antonio Fuso! They break down how it's a by-the-numbers detective s…
Phillip and Eric continue their Blue Beetle rewatch/commentary! They talk about Susan Sarandon's leftist politics, the film's love for the history of Blue Beetle, and why the bad guy somehow has a ca…
In this episode, Phillip and Eric are talking the Eisner-nominated DC superhero miniseries Alan Scott: The Green Lantern Tim Sheridan and Cian Tormey. They discuss the character's history originating…
Phillip and Eric are talking the modern DC classic, All-Star Superman by the legendary duo of Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely. They discuss its optimistic and sincere tone, Morrison's portrayal of S…
Phillip and Eric are talking the modern classic DC comic Superman For All Reasons by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale. They break down Tim Sale's Norman Rockefeller influences on the art for this story, the fo…
Inspired by watching The Thunderbolts*, Philip and Eric are talking the Marvel Knights limited series The Sentry by Paul Jenkins and Jae Lee. They discuss its origin and initial marketing scheme as a…
Phillip and Eric are exploiting the algorithm this week by talking Star Wars while it's still hot, but not the Star Wars anyone expected. They're going over the obscure comic Dark Empire by Tom Veitc…
Phillip and Eric are talking the Dark Horse creator-owned comic series Hellboy by the legendary Mike Mignola! They discuss Mignola's exquisite and distinctive art style, his Jack Kirby influences, th…
Phillip and Eric wrap up their breakdown on Garth Ennis's Punisher MAX run, covering the final three arcs. They discuss what is Ennis's definitive statement on what it means to be the Punisher, gush …
In this episode, Phillip and Eric continue their discussion on Garth Ennis's iconic run on The Punisher MAX. They talk the influence Ennis's readership of war comics on the series, the introduction o…
Phillip and Eric continue their breakdown of Garth Ennis's run on the Marvel MAX series The Punisher. They discuss the darkest arc of its series with Frank Castle going after human traffickers, the i…
In this episode, Phillip and Eric kick off their breakdown on Garth Ennis's seminal Punisher MAX run with Punisher: Born and the first 12 issues of the MAX series. They discuss Garth Ennis's take on …