S4E70 - Issue 70 - Terrorism in Comics

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: IntroShoutout 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 podcastsReview 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 historyIn 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 DCOther publishers wrote similar timely stories – The American, written by Mark Verheiden for Dark Horse, depicted a superhero killed trying to stop a hijacking in BeirutAs 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 RogersV for Vendetta – Alan Moore's unscrupulous hero functions essentially as a terrorist against an authoritarian governmentWatchmen – Ozymandias' plot to unite humanity against a common alien foe is accomplished through terrorist methodsQuestionsWhat makes a terrorist? What motivates them?Is there a world in which there is no terrorism?How are terrorists treated psychologically?EndingNext 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: hereTwitterFacebookE-mailPatreonTeePublicDiscord