The Power Fantasy by Kieron Gillen and Caspar Wijngaard

from The Omnibus: A Comics Podcast · host Eric Wong and Phillip Fleming

Phillip and Eric break down the first volume of the alternate history superpower Image comic series The Power Fantasy by Kieron Gillen and Caspar Wijngaard! They discuss its new take on the "beware the superman" narrative, the dissonance of its vibrant color scheme with the subject matter, and give fake lamentations about their graduate alma mater shutting down due to running up a $24 million deficit.

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