Comically Pedantic

Derek and Corinne take a quick break to discuss one of their favorite things: horror! In this episode, Derek walks Corinne through the origin and first issue of Afterlife with Archie.

Derek does a brief rundown of the behind-the-scenes intrigue surrounding the editorial staff at Marvel during the Clone Saga before describing the events of "Time Bomb"

Corinne explains the Clone Saga storyline "Exiled" to Derek. Comics covered are:Web of Spider-Man #128Amazing Spider-Man #405Spider-Man #62Spider-Man Unlimited #10

Derek and Corinne take a look at some of the weirder oddities in comics- like Peter Palmer the Amazing Spiderman or superhero nudity!

Ok. So we finally made it to the end of Maximum Clonage. So how does everything tie together? What's the story? Why does this exist?

Corinne details the first half of Spider-Man's Maximum Clonage, It gets weird.

Taking a brief break from Spider-Man's Clone Saga coverage, Derek and Corinne instead revisit Sandman. This time around the two of them decide to create a tier list for the second volume of Sandman.

Derek and Corinne get sidetracked during a recent episode when the subject of the Gilmore Girls comes up. The following 13 minutes were just a little bit of fun and we thought it'd be nice to share with the audience. 

Derek and Corinne return to discuss why the show went on hiatus and some of the stories that they were able to read while not recording.

Taking a brief break from Spider-Man's Clone Saga coverage, Derek and Corinne instead revisit Sandman. This time around the two of them decide to create a tier list for the first volume of Sandman (previously discussed on this show). 

Derek dives into Spider-Man: The Lost Years to see just what Ben Reilly has been up to since he left New York. The audio on the last few episodes has been a little wonky. Sorry about that. We are working on some technical difficulties. 

Peter is put on trial.... I guess? Strap in, because this one is weird.

We finish out the Crossfire story arc with Spider-Man maybe learning a lesson and Judas Traveller being weird. 

Derek and Corinne play a drinking game.

We take a break from our regularly scheduled Spider-Man coverage to have a much needed respite with Marvel's disco queen- Dazzler!From a record deal to a planned movie, Dazzler has been anything the marketing department needed her to be. 

Corinne finishes The Mark of Kaine. Everyone still wonders what the point of this actually was.

Corinne takes the reigns to fill Derek in on the events of The Mark of Kaine, where we get our first real look at P-3P0 and whatever his deal is. 

Derek and Corinne learn about the fallout of Peter's recent arrest while Ben and Mary Jane finally sit down and talk.

Corinne catches Derek up on a surprisingly touching and "amazing" issue of Spider-Man... the 400th!

Corinne runs through the events of Players and Pawns (sans Amazing Spider-Man #400) and we learn a little of what Peter Parker is going through. 

Derek and Corinne try to piece together what is going on with Spider-Man. I guess that Jackal is back? Also there's a little Jackal? Also there's a lot of nudity. This comic is weird.

Corinne goes over the Funeral for an Octopus and tries to understand why it exists.

For today's episode, Derek follows up on last week's Sonic the Hedgehog coverage to give Corinne all of the details about Ken Penders and the breakdown at Archie Comics.

We take a small break from the Clone Saga to dig into the weird world of Archie Comics' Sonic the Hedgehog! Learn all about how it began, the weird stories you could find, and the infamous Ken Penders. 

Corinne and Derek take a look at the Web of Death storyline from Spider-Man's Clone Saga!

Corinne details the ins and outs of Web of Life- where we see Ben Reilly, the Scarlet Spider, confront Grim Hunter and Kaine!

Derek fills Corinne in on what Peter has been doing while meeting with The Vulture, The Owl, Daredevil, Puma, and his existential dread. 

Corinne takes the wheel as we learn what Ben Reilly has been up to since returning to New York. Venom and Scream step in to give him trouble, as does a whole cadre of other mysterious villains. 

Derek and Corinne sit down to discuss the ins and outs of The Clone Saga's first major story arc: Power and Responsibility!

Corinne and Derek are joined by Austin Rose as they learn about some of the behind the scenes drama that makes the Clone Saga so crazy! This will form the background for what they are reading moving forward.

Derek drops in to let everybody know what Corinne and he will be recording over the next few dozen weeks.

Derek checks in with Corinne about her reading of Neil Gaiman's Sandman!

Join Derek L. Chase and Corinne Levy as they learn everything they can about Dr. Hurt, the mysterious supervillain who has been planning his attack on Batman for years!This time, they learn about Batman & Robin and The Return of Bruce Wayne!

Join Derek L. Chase and Corinne Levy as they learn everything they can about Dr. Hurt, the mysterious supervillain who has been planning his attack on Batman for years!This time, they do a deep dive on Batman RIP!

Join Derek L. Chase and Corinne Levy as they learn everything they can about Dr. Hurt, the mysterious supervillain who has been planning his attack on Batman for years!

Join us as we dig deeper into ComicsGate and how we tie it all together at the end. This is the sixth episode in a series that unfolds how we got to where we are.I'm joined again this week by Corinne Levy who is still upset about all of this.

Join us as we dig deeper into ComicsGate and make things that much worse by involving the police.This is the fifth episode in a series that unfolds how we got to where we are.I'm joined again this week by Corinne Levy who is still upset about all of this.

Join us as we continue the deep dive into ComicsGate and the weird world of alternative facts in which they live.Learn all about the wonderful politics of early Marvel and DC, the state of the industry, and what would happen if homophobia became a person.This is the fourth episode in a series that unfolds how we got to where we are.I'm joined this week by Corinne Levy and she is having a hoot and a half.

Join us as we begin the deep dive into ComicsGate... but, like, for real this time!Learn all about the milkshakes, the feminist t-shirts, and the harassment behind the movement. This is the third episode in a series that unfolds how we got to where we are.I'm joined this week by Corinne Levy as we learn all about the twisted ways women can be blamed for their parts.

Join us as we begin the deep dive into ComicsGate! But first, we have to talk about what made this even possible and what came before. That's right, we have to talk about GamerGate.Get ready for anti-feminist and misogynistic rants, but there's much more to learn. This is the second episode in a series that unfolds how we got to where we are.I'm joined this week by Corinne Levy as we learn all about the twisted ways women can be blamed for their parts.

Join us as we begin the deep dive into ComicsGate! But first, we have to talk about what made this even possible and what came before. That's right, we have to talk about GamerGate.Get ready for anti-feminist and misogynistic rants, but there's much more to learn. This will be the first episode in a series that unfolds how we got to where we are.I'm joined this week by Corinne Levy as we learn all about the twisted ways women can be blamed for their parts.

Join me and Nick Kline as we discuss the who, the what, the many whens, and the wheres of Marvel's techno-organic mutant messiah/mercenary: Cable!Learn all about more time travel shenanigans, what to do when you complete your mission as a messiah, and how many different versions of Cable are running around in the main Marvel timeline.

Join me and Nick Kline as we discuss the who, the what, the many whens, and the wheres of Marvel's techno-organic mutant messiah/mercenary: Cable!Learn all about Marvel's time travel, the fiery Phoenix, and the Goblin Queen! What do they have to do with Cable? Tune in and find out!

Today we take a look at the history of the term fridging and how this affects comic book storytelling. I'm joined by Delisa O'Brien and you can find more about her and get expert nutrition advice at Lunula Nutrition. 

Join us as we discuss the indie comic Cerebus and creator Dave Sim!Dave is perhaps best known for his anti-feminist and misogynistic rants, but there's much more to learn about- including a month-long acid trip and trademark infringement!I'm joined this week by Kira Gumbinger as we learn all about what twisted ways society can be blamed on women. 

Join us as we discuss the indie comic Cerebus and creator Dave Sim!Dave is perhaps best known for his anti-feminist and misogynistic rants, but there's much more to learn about- including a month-long acid trip and trademark infringement!I'm joined this week by Kira Gumbinger as we learn all about what twisted ways society can be blamed on women. 

This episode is just a brief message to let you know why the show was away for so long and to let you know that it'll be back soon. 

Listener discretion advised. This episode involves talks of child pornography.We are finally back to talk about the indie comic Anne Bonnie and the very problematic creator Tim Yates. I, unfortunately, knew Time Yates before his arrest and learned a great deal about who he is and why this comic nearly disappeared overnight. We try to keep the conversation from getting to heavy, but it is unfortunately hard to do with the given subject. Along the way we discuss the failings of creators like Dan Harmon (creator of Rick and Morty and Community) and Joss Whedon (creator of Buffy, Firefly, and director of The Avengers) as well as the ways an apology can work. I'm joined by Kay Despina to talk about these issues so please check out her site Acceptance Revolution for stories on acceptance of sexual orientation, gender identity, and mental illness.  

We finally dive into the "Punisher turns black" story and learn just what the hell happened, including some behind the scenes information from writers and editors. Luke Cage joins the scene, Rush Limbaugh gets a mention, and we discuss Rodney King and the Civil Rights Act of 1991 all while wishing this was just a Luke Cage story to begin with. *I'll be posting a picture of The Punisher's new face on the show's Instagram page.*I'm joined by Delisa O'Brien and you can find more about her and get expert nutrition advice at Lunula Nutrition. 

We learn a little about Punisher's origins and why he tends to appeal to cops, soldiers, and white nationalists. We cover everything from how the creator's feel about the Punisher's relationships with these communities to how Bulletproof Warrior Training has primed the police to feel under attack, all while laughing and learning about why making a comic where Frank turns black might be a supremely bad idea. *I'll be posting a picture of The Punisher's new face on the show's Instagram page.*I'm joined by Delisa O'Brien and you can find more about her and get expert nutrition advice at Lunula Nutrition.