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Issue 17: The Sandman Book Club (part 2)

It's time to return to The Dreaming! This week, we're discussing the third and fourth volumes of Neil Gaiman's celebrated series. Come for the one-off stories of Dream Country, and give the devil his due when we cheer Lucifer's epic trolling of Dream in Season of the Mists. 

Issue 16: Superman and RadioShack

What happens when you combine two of the biggest brands of the early 1980s? You get RadioShack's TRS-80 Whiz Kids comics, with special guest stars from the DC Universe. Marvel at snarky teens sassing the Man of Steel, then laugh at how he makes them perform complex math with mediocre computers!

Issue 15: The Sandman Book Club (part 1)

It's time for our first graphic novel book club. Starting this week, we're reading and discussing Neil Gaiman's celebrated work: The Sandman. Each book club episode will examine two volumes of the core Sandman series. Given the length of the overall series, the book club will be every other episode.  

Issue 14: The New Guardians

This week, we're taking a look at The New Guardians! DC's short-lived attempt at a topical superhero comic is... look. Just strap in. This is one of the wildest comic rides you'll ever go on. 

Issue 13: Superboy

Today we're checking out a couple of Jessika's latest estate sale finds: Superboy 109 & 110. We discuss the history of the character and how he's evolved, as well as these two issues in particular. Are these swingin' sixties stories about the Boy of Steel any good? Well, no. Not really. But they certainly gave us something to talk about!

Issue 12: U.S. 1

Hop into your big rigs and get ready for a wild ride! In this episode, we're going to be talking about U.S. 1, Marvel's licensed series about a long-haul trucker who also happened to be a superhero.

Issue 11: The Ninja Turtles' Comic Evolution

Hey, there, fellow heroes in a half-shell!
This week, we're examining how the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles evolved across approximately 30 years and four comic book series. 
In this episode, we're looking at: 
The original Mirage series
TMNT Adventures from Archie Comics
The short-lived Image Comics series from the 90s
IDW's 2011 series

Issue 10: Judge Dredd in Film

Freeze, creep! This week, we're checking out the 1995 and 2012 attempts to bring Judge Dredd to American movie audiences. Spoiler alert: It didn't work out like the studios hoped. 

Issue 09: The (original) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies

Join us as Jessika takes us on a behind-the-scenes tour of the 1990s Ninja Turtle movies. Come for the stories about Jim Henson, stay for the ragging on Corey Feldman.
We will not be discussing the Michael Bay abominations.

Issue 08: Marvel's Christian Comics (Part 2)

Picking up where we last left off, it's time to learn about Marvel's second attempt at comics for Christian audiences. Highlights include comic adaptations of "classic" Christian stories and the creation of an evangelical superhero, but the results were decidedly less impressive than the "Saint Series" from the early 80s.