Sun, 26 May 2019
How does one go from lamenting the untimely demise of Tom King’s Batman to discussing the power structures that dictate what one finds culturally acceptable in any given generation? There’s only one way to find out: by listening to this week’s Gobbledygeek! Paul and Arlo blather about superheroic drama, including Superman: The Animated Series; opinions that have evolved with time, whether they’re on The Downward Spiral or She-Ra: Princess of Power; and why the hell Pete Venkman was carrying 300ccs of Thorazine.
Next: Johny Ho joins Paul and Arlo to discuss Gene Luen Yang’s American Born Chinese in the latest Four-Color Flashback.
THE BREAKDOWN Total Run Time: 01:10:56 00:00:25 - Intro / the boys are pissed off 00:02:39 - Tom King kicked out of the Bat-cave. 00:12:22 - Hickman murders the X-Men. 00:16:27 - Rest in peace, Whiskey Cavalier. 00:24:04 - What the hell has Arlo been doing in the shadows? 00:26:50 - Oh, he’s been watching Superman cartoons. 00:41:22 - Our changing perspective on beloved art and pop culture. 00:52:06 - Peter Venkman was creepy as hell! 01:08:00 - Outro / Next |
