squirrel girl

This week brings us THE REIGNING DEFENDING UNDISPUTED UNIVERSAL CHAMPION, who reached 37th place: The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #1by Ryan North, Erica Henderson, Rico Renzi and Clayton Cowles.

Okay, so you might be cynical about Unbeatable Squirrel Girl making it into this list: but that’s what Squirrel Girl is all about, isn’t it? The first issue gives us a Squirrel Girl who is suddenly the most realistic superhero in all of comics: a nice, charming girl whose capacity for understanding and empathy gives her the ability to stop any villain in their tracks. The fundamental warmth of the series radiates out straight from the first issue, and this week we’re joined by special guest Sara Century to talk all about it!

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Sara Century is an artist, writer, and filmmaker, among other things. She’s the co-founder of the Queer Spec publishing company and its anthology Decoded Pride as well as being a cohost of the podcast Bitches On Comics. Check her website for more or follow her on Twitter here!

Matt Lune is a critic and podcaster who has written for publications including PanelXPanel, The MNT and Multiversity. You can find him on Twitter here!

Before he was Squirrel Girl’s physics professor, Ben Tippett hypothesized an explanation for Superman’s powers and Case and Jmike want to to talk about it with him! Ben Tippett is on to talk about his paper and he has past guest and host of the “Science… Sort of… podcast”, Ryan Haupt, with him to translate!

Before he was Squirrel Girl’s physics professor, Ben Tippett hypothesized an explanation for Superman’s powers and Case and Jmike want to to talk about it with him! Ben Tippett is on to talk about his paper and he has past guest and host of the “Science… Sort of… podcast”, Ryan Haupt, with him to translate!

In this episode, The Family talks about Squirrel Girl. A Marvel Comics superhero. Listen in and search for the clues that lead you to curly's gold. Tune in and find out if Christian is in this one!

The early 2000s were truly a wild a time and nothing personifies the hubris of the new millennium better than the primetime lineup of Music Television. You may know Music Television by its Christian name, MTV, but you definitely know it as the cable channel which loved to show us the glamorous life of celebrities. Well, this week the execs asked us to put together a show for DT!V. They asked us to revamp 2000s MTV staple "Cribs" and determine which superhero lair would fit perfectly into a 2022 episode. Every once in a while, one of the Debaters finds a comic character that they want to talk about, whether or not they answer the question. That was Andrew's game plan this week. Todd and Kyle both brought child soldiers to the party and that's all we'll say about that.

Recommended reading: Here's the referenced Cribs compilation. Redman's feature starts at 6:00: https://youtu.be/6ix3twBu17Y

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Properties we talked about this week: Squirrel Girl, The Great Lakes Avengers, The X-Men, Teen Titans, Star Trek NFTs and Bored Apes I guess?

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A sit down chat between Alex Grand & Steve Ditko's nephew, Mark on various key aspects of the Spider-Man co-creators life, characters and motivations in this career spanning interview.   Edited & Produced by Alex Grand. 

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This week on the pod, Bob, Jess and Steve go to the dentist, down a tank of nitrous oxide, and then go for a walk inside a haunted house filled with vampire leprechauns! And that's just in the first few minutes! After that, the storm rages on with Lightning Rounds, plus we take a deep-dive into Saladin Ahmed's debut issue of The Magnificent Ms. Marvel #1, as well as Assassin Nation #1 from Kyle Starks and Erica Henderson. We also answer a bunch of your amazing listener questions, too!

Books talked about this podcast: What Makes a Hero, Wonder Woman #66, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #42, Songs of the Dead #1-4, Hex Vet: Witches in Training, Champions Vol. 1-3, Avengers & Champions, Little Bird #1, The Magnificent Ms. Marvel #1, Assassin Nation #1, and much, much more!