In this episode Jav and Charles get back to their woke claptrap and talk about the importance of inclusion of different people in comics and literature like a couple of virtue signaling wokesters. They also discuss two comics. One woke comic that has a woman leader daring to tell men what to do and another one that has a child living on the street with his sister and they get given superpowers.The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Written by Alan Moore Art by Kevin O’NeillShazam: Monster Society of Evil Art and Writing by Jeff Smith
In which our heroes go back to the true format of the show and read one comic from the dark ages of the 80s and then they read a newer comic set in the 80s, the 1880s.The Sixth Gun Written by Cullen Bunn Art by Brian HurttFall of the Mutants in Uncanny E-Men 225-227 Written by Chris Claremont Art by Marc Silvestri, New Mutants 59-61 Written by Louise Simonson Art by Bret Blevins, X-Factor 24-26 Written by Louise Simonson Art by Walt Simonson
In a first for JCTC our heroes do both Superman and Batman in one pod and they didn’t even read a comic where Superman dies, although he kills 3 people and in the Batman comic Batman dies. I’m not exactly sure either one of the hosts actually likes comics. Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader Written by Neil Gaimen Art by Andy Kubert Superman: The Supergirl Saga Written by John Byrne Art by John Bryne and Jerry Ordway
In which our heroes talk about how bad an idea a bunch of white men in private rooms making plans for the world can be. Which is essentially the plot of New Avenger: Illuminati. It doesn’t help that they are superheroes making the decisions. Then they discuss a sweet story about Muppets coming to America and then be forced to battle corporate forces that run the country as a group of freedom fighters. And they do take the gun from his cold dead hand.Survival Street Written by James Asmus Art by Abylay KussinovNew Avengers: Illuminati Written by Brian Michael Bendis and Brian Reed Art by Jim Cheung
In which our heroes discuss the atomic bomb, serial killers, and Star Wars Episode 1 as well as two comic books. First up is Jav’s choice a brilliantly noir Catwoman arc that may be the most noir comic talked about on the pod so far. Second comic was a great different comic in Plastic Man suggested by Charles, and they referenced Plastic Man’s junk so many times you would have thought Charles wrote it. Plastic Man was a surprisingly poignant comic considering the main character is essentially silly putty.Plastic Man Written by Gail Simone Art by Adriana Melo Catwoman Written by Ed Brubaker Art by Darwyn Cooke