EP 154: Usagi Yojimbo

Due to overwhelming request from listeners Patrick and Dad read and discuss Usagi Yojimbo from Stan Sakai.  

Dad gets his fill of anthropomorphic animals and history via a ronin rabbit and Patrick wonders why he skipped this for years.  

Patrick feels that the entire story inverts the hero's journey and Dad even understands a Godzilla reference.  

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Next week: Daredevil The Man Without Fear

EP 153: Arrowsmith

Patrick brings his mother on the podcast for a special Mother’s Day show.  

They discuss Kurt Busiek and Carlos Pacheco’s Arrowsmith miniseries from Wildstorm comics. 


Mom talks about World wars., City Council work and explains Dad and the Beatles.

Next Week: Usagi Yojimbo  

EP 151: Marvel’s Civil War

Patrick has Dad read his first “event” comic series with 2006 series Civil War. 

Dad has no clue who most of these characters are and what is going on but is on team Captain America and team Punisher.  

Patrick has some issues with the character design and Dad enjoys fights for the first time.

Dad avoids answering some emails and blabs about how confusing superhero nonsense can be

Next Week:  Death of Captain America

EP 150: Bone Vol 5

Dad and Patrick celebrate episode 150 by reading Dad’s favorite series Bone from cartoonist Jeff Smith.  

Patrick has impetigo and Dad is terrified of infection even though he may not understand what the hell impetigo may involve.

Dad digs deep into storytelling, is shocked by how many comics he has been forced to read in the past three years plus of adventuring with his son into the world of funny books.

 Next Week : Marvel’s Civil War

EP 149: Ex Machina

Dad returns to discuss Brian K Vaughan and Tony Harris’ superhero politics mashup Ex Machina.  

Dad and Patrick discuss putting how the books plays with the thought experiment of a superhero turned NYC mayor.  

They disagree on the art and photorealism, Dad discovers the realm back matter with looking at the photo reference work in the book of the book.

Patrick and Dad discuss what makes interesting satire and how soon is too soon when referencing tragedy.

 Next Week: Bone Vol 5

EP 148: Kevin Smith Era Green Arrow

Patrick goes solo with Kevin Smith’s Green Arrow issues #13-#15 because Dad down with a stomach flu.  

Spider-Man is always 23 years old because that is the soap opera of comic books right?

Patrick wants Dad to check out Mike Grell’s Longbow Hunters

Patrick blabs about the concept of introducing new villains and the tropes of superhero mythos.  

Next Week :  Ex Machina and Dad returns!

EP 147: Batman V Superman One Shots

Patrick and Dad go Batman and Superman crazy with Alan Moore’s Superman Annual #11 “For the Man Who Has Everything”, 

Patrick tries explaining the the one shot and the annual.

A great deal of of adoption talk for some odd reason as well.

Listen to Patrick’s take on Batman v Superman on the Jabber and Drone Podcast.  

Next Week:  Ex Machina Vol 1