No two ways about it, this one is a doozy. Anthony & Doc were supposed to talk about terrorism in comics. They end up solving real world terrorism. In a manner of speaking. This one pulls no punches – listen now!

SHOW NOTES:

• Intro

  • Shoutout for 90s Court – Lisa & Andy argue a court case about two aspects of 90s pop culture, and the fans vote on who wins – find them wherever you listen to podcasts

  • Review read – Luzz 5 stars on Apple Podcasts – “I’ve just finished listening to the Bane episode and I really like the format & content. Keep it up guys!”

• Background (04:31)

  • Terrorism in comics has existed as long as the medium – secret organizations hellbent on global domination, mad scientists looking to usurp the world order, connection to Axis powers in WWII… lengthy history

  • In the 60s, AIM and Hydra were two big organizations in Marvel Comics, while the Council and H.I.V.E. (Hierarchy of International Vengeance and Extermination) existed in DC

  • Other publishers wrote similar timely stories – The American, written by Mark Verheiden for Dark Horse, depicted a superhero killed trying to stop a hijacking in Beirut

  • As we’re almost 2 decades into the War on Terror, depictions of terrorism in comics are deeply rooted in real world geopolitics, while still providing social commentary on modern events – current run on Captain America has a character called Scourge killing police and innocents in an attempt to besmirch Steve Rogers

  • V for Vendetta – Alan Moore’s unscrupulous hero functions essentially as a terrorist against an authoritarian government

  • Watchmen – Ozymandias’ plot to unite humanity against a common alien foe is accomplished through terrorist methods

• Questions

  • What makes a terrorist? What motivates them?

  • Is there a world in which there is no terrorism?

  • How are terrorists treated psychologically?

• Ending

  • Next episodes – The Tick, Abe Sapien, Yorick (Y: the Last Man)

References:

• Rocky IV speech – Doc (69:08)

Apple Podcasts: here
Google Play: here
Stitcher: here
TuneIn: here
iHeartRadio: here
Spotify: here
Twitter
Facebook
E-mail
Patreon
TeePublic
Discord