Episode 66 – Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?

In this episode, Curt and Kevin put superhero slugfests aside to confront a subject far more frightening than Doomsday, Thanos or the Annihilation Wave! That's right: We're talking about the award-winning graphic memoir Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?, written and drawn by Roz Chast and published by Bloomsbury! Chast, a critically acclaimed cartoonist for the New Yorker, paints an unflinching portrait of the final years of her nonagenarian parents, anxious George and overbearing Elizabeth, as they come to grips with physical frailty, encroaching dementia, and leaving their cluttered Brooklyn apartment for an assisted living facility. Can Chast, an only child suddenly forced to become a parent to her parents, successfully navigate the thorny thicket of managing their care and finances and prepare herself to say goodbye? And can this funny and heart-wrenching book earn a spot in that eternal resting place known as … The Comics Canon? Things Discussed in This Episode: Content warning The Poky Little Parkway Ozymandias Reliving high school as a senior citizen The fine T-shirts available at our new TeePublic store Michael Haneke's Amour Our Cancer Year God Country Join us in two weeks as we return to more familiar territory (and prepare for the upcoming Venom movie) with a look at Ultimate Spider-Man: Venom! Until then, please rate us on iTunes, send us an email, or hit us up on Twitter or Facebook, and  we may read your comments in an upcoming episode. And as always, thanks for listening!