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Extra Issues – Osamu Tezuka pt. 1: Metropolis & Astro Boy

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TeZacka, the godfather of comic book podcasts, and Astro Charlotte begin six two part series on the works of Osamu Tezuka.

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Comics covered in this episode:
– Metropolis & Astro Boy

Topics discussed:
– What formal aspects of Astro Boy do we see trickle into manga today, 60 years later?
– Is Astro the least interesting part of his own comic?
– Will Astro ever make a friend who won’t die a horrific death?

Next up, we’re doing a six month series covering the work of Osuma Tezuka:

2. Kimba the White Lion, Princess Knight, & Dororo
3. Swallowing the Earth, Apollo’s Song, Ode to Kirihito, The Book of Human Insects & MW
4. Ayako & Buddha
5. Black Jack
6. Message To Adolf & Phoenix

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Extra Issues – Juni Ba pt. 2: Robin: Boy Wonder, The Unlikely Story of Felix and Macabber, & Mobilis

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Zack, the monster above all monsters, and underwater grouch Charlotte wrap up our two part series on the works of Juni Ba. On this episode we cover the latest works by Ba.

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Comics covered in this episode:
-Robin: Boy Wonder, The Unlikely Story of Felix and Macabber, & Mobilis

Topics discussed:
– What themes emerge as artistic preoccupations of Ba’s after having read all his work?
– Does focusing on similar themes with each comic strengthen each or produce diminishing returns?
– Where does Ba’s career go from here?

Next up, we’re doing a six month series covering the work of Osuma Tezuka:

1. Metropolis & Astro Boy
2. Kimba the White Lion, Princess Knight, & Dororo
3. Swallowing the Earth, Apollo’s Song, Ode to Kirihito, The Book of Human Insects & MW
4. Ayako & Buddha
5. Black Jack
6. Message To Adolf & Phoenix

You can our other Marvel Comics podcast on Comic Book Herald at mymarvelousyear.com

Music for Extra Issues is credited to FM Skyline.

You can support Extra Issues via Patreon for as little as $1 a month at patreon.com/mymarvelousyear

Extra Issues – 3 Alison Bechdel Memoirs

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Charlotte Funhomo and The Secret to Superhuman Zack conclude our two part series on the works of Alison Bechdel. On this episode we cover Bechdel’s three major memoirs.

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Comics covered in this episode:
– Fun Home
-Are You My Mother
-The Secret to Superhuman Strength

Topics discussed:
– How can we talk about a work that is so closely tied with its author without casting judgement on the human being?
– Would you smoke a blunt with Alison?
– How do these books examine (without explicitly doing so) the nature of truth in non-fiction?

Our next miniseries will be two episodes covering the work of Juni Ba:
-Djeliya: A West African Fantasy Epic & Monkey Meat
-Robin: Boy Wonder, The Unlikely Story of Felix and Macabber, & Mobilis

You can find Charlotte at twitter.com/mymarvelousyear

You can our other Marvel Comics podcast on Comic Book Herald at mymarvelousyear.com

Music for Extra Issues is credited to FM Skyline.

You can support Extra Issues via Patreon for as little as $1 a month at patreon.com/mymarvelousyear

2011 Variant C: Superman (2025) Movie Review!

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SuperZack and his two SuperPets, Dave and Charlotte review the new beginning of the DCU!

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Up Next: My Marvelous Year — 2011 pt. 6

Daredevil #1 to #7 Mark Waid with Rivera and Martin
Captain America: Man out of Time #1 to #5

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Extra Issues – Dykes to Watch Out For (1983)

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Charlotte (WATCH OUT!) and Zack (WATCH OUT! (but for different reasons)) begin our two part series on the works of Alison Bechdel. On this episode we cover her long-running comic strip, Dykes to Watch Out For.

Comics covered in this episode:
– The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For

Topics discussed:
– How does intersectionality come into play, and how does each character’s privilege play a role in it?
– Would you smoke a blunt with Mo?
– How does Bechdel evoke the changing attitudes towards trans people over the 90s and 00s?

Our miniseries on Alison Bechdel will one more episode covering:
-Fun Home,
-Are You My Mother, &
-The Secret to Superhuman Strength

You can find Charlotte at twitter.com/mymarvelousyear

You can our other Marvel Comics podcast on Comic Book Herald at mymarvelousyear.com

Music for Extra Issues is credited to FM Skyline.

You can support Extra Issues via Patreon for as little as $1 a month at patreon.com/mymarvelousyear

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