The Comics Canon Podcast
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Since 2016, a podcast that reads, reviews & renders judgment on the great comics of yesterday & today. Hosted by Kevin and Curt. Curt manages this feed.
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"Gone, gone, the form of man / And rise the demon Etrigan!" Next time (Sep 30) we get a head start on spooky season by summoning "The Demon," Jack Kirby's wild, infernal antihero and his demonologist alter ego, Jason Blood!
September 23, 2026 at 8:42 PM
"Gone, gone, the form of man / And rise the demon Etrigan!" Next time (Sep 30) we get a head start on spooky season by summoning "The Demon," Jack Kirby's wild, infernal antihero and his demonologist alter ego, Jason Blood!
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Gonna start referring to Democrats who take anti-trans stances as “Biological Republicans”
September 17, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Gonna start referring to Democrats who take anti-trans stances as “Biological Republicans”
On our latest episode, we reboot the origins of Vision and Ultron with "Avengers" 57-58 from 1968, ahead of next month's premiere of "VisionQuest" on Disney+. "Behold, the Vision!" Yep, that's him alright. soundcloud.com/the-comics-c...
Episode 263: Behold … The Vision!
The Vision gets his turn in the MCU spotlight next month with the Disney+ series VisionQuest, so it seems like the perfect time to turn the Comics Canon spotlight on the origin of everyone’s favorite
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September 16, 2026 at 4:39 PM
On our latest episode, we reboot the origins of Vision and Ultron with "Avengers" 57-58 from 1968, ahead of next month's premiere of "VisionQuest" on Disney+. "Behold, the Vision!" Yep, that's him alright. soundcloud.com/the-comics-c...
Silver Surfer: "This one hurts."
September 15, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Silver Surfer: "This one hurts."
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There is a way for every Dem to thread the needle of being asked about trans kids in a way that is affirming, supportive, and turns the question back on the interviewer as hollow fearmongering and scapegoating of a marginalized and vulnerable group... and Dems really need to fucking learn it.
September 10, 2026 at 8:23 AM
There is a way for every Dem to thread the needle of being asked about trans kids in a way that is affirming, supportive, and turns the question back on the interviewer as hollow fearmongering and scapegoating of a marginalized and vulnerable group... and Dems really need to fucking learn it.
Next time, we prep for the Oct. 14 premiere of "VisionQuest" on Disney+ by revisiting Viz's debut in Avengers 57-58! Behold, the Vision! And behold the origin of Ultron, too!
September 9, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Next time, we prep for the Oct. 14 premiere of "VisionQuest" on Disney+ by revisiting Viz's debut in Avengers 57-58! Behold, the Vision! And behold the origin of Ultron, too!
I try to remember the dialogue for these, and this may be the one in which Dale was taking a class to be a bounty hunter(?). The instructor came in and said "Now, let's get started," and he pushed a button on the VCR. Then a similar guy appeared on the screen and said "Now, let's get started."
September 8, 2026 at 10:22 PM
I try to remember the dialogue for these, and this may be the one in which Dale was taking a class to be a bounty hunter(?). The instructor came in and said "Now, let's get started," and he pushed a button on the VCR. Then a similar guy appeared on the screen and said "Now, let's get started."
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Peanuts by Schulz: Friday, March 27, 1959
September 7, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Peanuts by Schulz: Friday, March 27, 1959
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New episode of The Comics Canon! Back to school can be a tense time of year for any family. In Tatsuya Endo's delightful manga 'Spy x Family 1', it's especially fraught for the Forgers, as they're a secret agent, an assassin and a telepath! soundcloud.com/the-comics-c...
Episode 262: Spy x Family 1
It’s back-to-school time, and we celebrate with a look at the first volume of the mega-popular manga Spy x Family by Tatsuya Endo, published in the U.S. by Viz Media!
The unflappable super-spy known
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September 2, 2026 at 9:19 PM
New episode of The Comics Canon! Back to school can be a tense time of year for any family. In Tatsuya Endo's delightful manga 'Spy x Family 1', it's especially fraught for the Forgers, as they're a secret agent, an assassin and a telepath! soundcloud.com/the-comics-c...
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ROCKET SQUAD (1956)
September 1, 2026 at 8:11 PM
ROCKET SQUAD (1956)
"What did I ever do to deserve this?"
August 30, 2026 at 12:16 PM
"What did I ever do to deserve this?"
Next time (Sep 2), the podcast goes back to school with the heartwarming espionage romp 'Spy x Family 1' by Tatsuya Endo! They're like every other family, except for being a spy, an assassin and a telepath, respectively!
August 26, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Next time (Sep 2), the podcast goes back to school with the heartwarming espionage romp 'Spy x Family 1' by Tatsuya Endo! They're like every other family, except for being a spy, an assassin and a telepath, respectively!
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Right. Okay. There is an increasing chance that I'm not going to get paid before the end of the month, which is gonna 'cause some huge problems. Which means I need to do something desperate and possibly insane.
If you help me pay my bills, I'm going to make a comic on Bluesky.
If you help me pay my bills, I'm going to make a comic on Bluesky.
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August 24, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Right. Okay. There is an increasing chance that I'm not going to get paid before the end of the month, which is gonna 'cause some huge problems. Which means I need to do something desperate and possibly insane.
If you help me pay my bills, I'm going to make a comic on Bluesky.
If you help me pay my bills, I'm going to make a comic on Bluesky.
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There was a tractor-trailer fire up ahead and the entire highway is closed but the good news is I have reading material and it's not like it's a story about methods of transportation getting impossibly stuck somewhere indefinitely
August 23, 2026 at 11:07 PM
There was a tractor-trailer fire up ahead and the entire highway is closed but the good news is I have reading material and it's not like it's a story about methods of transportation getting impossibly stuck somewhere indefinitely
You abandoned your dog for fun, Charlie Brown?
August 22, 2026 at 1:28 PM
You abandoned your dog for fun, Charlie Brown?
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Repost if if that's true 📢
June 9, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Repost if if that's true 📢
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Peanuts by Schulz: Thursday, August 10, 1967
August 20, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Peanuts by Schulz: Thursday, August 10, 1967
This time, we wrap up “Dark August Knights” with “Gotham Central: In the Line of Duty,” a terrific police procedural about what happens when Gotham City detectives contend with Batman’s rogue’s gallery! It’s “Batman: Year One” meets “Homicide: Life on the Street!” soundcloud.com/the-comics-c...
Episode 261: Gotham Central Vol. 1 – In the Line of Duty
On this episode, Dark August Knights, our two-part miniseries on Batman and Batman-adjacent stories, concludes with a look at Gotham Central Vol. 1, In the Line of Duty, collecting Gotham Central issu
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August 19, 2026 at 10:19 PM
This time, we wrap up “Dark August Knights” with “Gotham Central: In the Line of Duty,” a terrific police procedural about what happens when Gotham City detectives contend with Batman’s rogue’s gallery! It’s “Batman: Year One” meets “Homicide: Life on the Street!” soundcloud.com/the-comics-c...
On tomorrow's episode...
August 18, 2026 at 9:01 PM
On tomorrow's episode...
Next time (8/19), our 2nd "Dark August Knights" episode takes on the MCU -- that's Major Crimes Unit -- in the gritty 'Gotham Central' 1-5 by Greg Rucka, Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark! Can ordinary detectives step out of Batman's shadow and take on a villain from his rogue's gallery?
August 12, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Next time (8/19), our 2nd "Dark August Knights" episode takes on the MCU -- that's Major Crimes Unit -- in the gritty 'Gotham Central' 1-5 by Greg Rucka, Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark! Can ordinary detectives step out of Batman's shadow and take on a villain from his rogue's gallery?
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#OnThisDay in 1974, president #RichardNixon announced he was resigning from office after years of dealing with #Watergate
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August 8, 2026 at 3:25 PM
#OnThisDay in 1974, president #RichardNixon announced he was resigning from office after years of dealing with #Watergate
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This time, the first of our "Dark August Knights" episodes finds Batman in Bond mode as meets his newest nemesis, international villain Ra's Al Ghul! Denny O'Neil & Neal Adams deliver the classic "Daughter of the Demon" (Batman 232, 243-244) from the early '70s! soundcloud.com/the-comics-c...
Episode 260: Batman – Daughter of the Demon
On this episode, we kick off a two-part miniseries, Dark August Knights! That’s right, we’re focusing on Batman and Batman-adjacent stories during the month of August!
And first up is the introductio
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August 5, 2026 at 9:18 PM
This time, the first of our "Dark August Knights" episodes finds Batman in Bond mode as meets his newest nemesis, international villain Ra's Al Ghul! Denny O'Neil & Neal Adams deliver the classic "Daughter of the Demon" (Batman 232, 243-244) from the early '70s! soundcloud.com/the-comics-c...