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This time on the Comics Canon we begin our two-part October Monster Mash with Tatsuki Fujimoto’s ‘Chainsaw Man 1: Dog & Chainsaw,’ an intense but delightful blend of devil hunting, body horror and… horny teen comedy? soundcloud.com/the-comics-can…

Ha Ha! The podcast harks back before the Joker’s edgelord era with 3 stories from 1951-1978, including the iconic “The Laughing Fish!” Will the clown prince of crime hire gag writers or poison the U.S. fish supply in #JokerFolieADeux? Probably not! soundcloud.com/the-comics-can…

This time, we walk the mean streets of Central City and watch Will Eisner remake the comic book medium with some of the best of “The Spirit” from the 1940s! Ironically, in many of the classic stories, The Spirit’s barely a supporting character! soundcloud.com/the-comics-can…

Voila! We vault into our 3-volume view of Alan Moore and David Lloyd's 'V for Vendetta', which envisions a verbose villian devoted to violent vengeance in fascist Britian! "Remember, remember, the... 31st of July?" soundcloud.com/the-comics-can…

Curt reviews #DeadpoolAndWolverine comicscanon.com/deadpool-wolve…

This time, we ’ave a butcher’s at ‘The Boys,’ Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s provocative superhero satire from 2006! We like the TV adaptation, but what do we think of the source material? BTW, this episode definitely has an “Explicit” rating. soundcloud.com/the-comics-can…

Yeah, baby! On our latest episode, we look at comics artist Jim Steranko’s short but legendary 1968 run on “Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD,” known as “Who is Scorpio?” Spy hijinks have never been more psychedelic! soundcloud.com/the-comics-can…

On The Comics Canon, that’s us in the corner, seeing the universality of everyday living (and the history of the planet?) from a single room in HERE by Richard McGuire. Is this the best graphic novel of the 2010s? soundcloud.com/the-comics-can…

Next time (June 5), a look at an ordinary living room encompasses the lives of generations, and possibly the history of the Earth, in Richard McGuire's 'HERE.' Robert Zemeckis somehow has a film adaptation coming in 2024!

This time, the X-Men face a planet of xenomorph-wannabes, as well as their own fears of mortality, in “The Brood Saga.” Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum, Paul Smith and more deliver the best whale-saving, body horror-infused, superheroic space opera of 1982! soundcloud.com/the-comics-can…

Next time (May 22), it’s MUTANTS! IN! SPAAAACE! as we revisit the body horror space opera of ‘Uncanny X-Men’ 162-167, known as “The Brood Saga!” Serious question: does the nickname “Sleazoids” kind of undermine the menace of the alien Brood?

On our new episode, ‘Flung Out of Space: Inspired by the Indecent Adventures of Patricia Highsmith’ by Grace Ellis & Hannah Templer offers a page-turning account of mid-century U.S. homosexuality, the creative process and a legendary suspense writer! soundcloud.com/the-comics-can…

This time, we revisit our controversial (?) episode about a controversial graphic novel, Frank Miller’s ‘Batman: The Dark Knight Returns.’ Ep. 1 covers the first 2 of the 4 issues, yet is somehow 2 minutes longer than our 2016 original on the whole thing! soundcloud.com/the-comics-can…

PODCAST PROGRAM NOTE: Coming next, a two-parter we call "Return of Batman: The Dark Knight Returns!" Mar. 27: Episode 1 - The Dark Knight Returns & Dark Knight Triumphant Apr. 10: Episode 2 - Hunt the Dark Knight & The Dark Knight Falls

This time on The Comics Canon, Chris Claremont and Frank Miller’s 1982 “Wolverine” miniseries sent Logan to Japan and affirmed his status as one of Marvel’s most popular characters! Featuring: Violence! Stereotyping! The surprising lack of the word “Bub”! soundcloud.com/the-comics-can…

Next time (March 13), we go from Lone Wolf to lone Wolvie with 1982’s “Wolverine #1-4” by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller! It’s one of Marvel’s first and most snikt-ificant miniseries!

Our latest episode flashes back to 1970 – and Edo-era Japan – to meet an iconic father-and-son team in ‘Lone Wolf and Cub: The Assassin’s Road,’ featuring stories with such hardcore titles as “Baby Cart on the River Styx!” soundcloud.com/the-comics-can…

Next time (Feb. 28), we trundle our baby cart down the road of classic manga to review select issues from ‘Lone & Wolf Cub: The Assassin’s Road’ by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima! (Any resemblance to The Mandalorian and Baby Yoda is purely intentional.)

On this Valentine’s Day episode, we celebrate the 2019 wedding of Ben & Alicia, then see The Immortal Hulk interrupt their honeymoon for a high-impact Hulk-Thing battle by @DanSlott and more! Plus: will Kevin respond to what Curt did last time? soundcloud.com/the-comics-can…

This time on The Comics Canon, it’s Round 1 & 2 of Marvel’s iconic Hulk vs. Thing battles from 'Fantastic Four' #12 and #25-26 in the 1960s! Also, at 1:02, Curt ignores Kevin’s advice! soundcloud.com/the-comics-can…