EPISODE · May 22, 2026 · 32 MIN
Vol.3 Bonus #4 - Action Comics No.1094: The War of Art
from Collective Action Comics · host Collective Action Comics
"In a just world, Mark Waid is the bar, rather than a notable comics writer." ---------- The saying goes that he who is known as an early riser can get out of bed whenever he wants. Similarly, Action Comics #1094, "Our Superboy At War," pushes the limits of what "liberal" storytelling can depict before it crosses the line into conservative jingoism. Because ostensible progressive Mark Waid wrote it, the actions of the hero within must be just and good. The line drawn here is blurry, and what it divides is less important (although just as obscured) as where it ends. And where it begins. ---------- Special thanks to our Lovable Sidekicks: Better Possible Futures, Kourtney Smith, Walt Lewellyn, Kafka, The Black Casebook's Very Own Nightwing, JD Lunt, Ambird, Mr. Pig from the Intervention, Travis Armstrong, Chris Marks, Wirecats, Sheeee-itttt, VoidTek, Mars Hottentot, Richard Bell, TakoTuesday, Joseph, and Knife Money ---------- Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/collectiveactioncomics Twitter: https://twitter.com/CAComixPod Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/cacomixpod.bsky.social Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/collectiveactioncomics
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"In a just world, Mark Waid is the bar, rather than a notable comics writer." ---------- The saying goes that he who is known as an early riser can get out of bed whenever he wants. Similarly, Action Comics #1094, "Our Superboy At War," pushes the limits of what "liberal" storytelling can depict before it crosses the line into conservative jingoism. Because ostensible progressive Mark Waid wrote it, the actions of the hero within must be just and good. The line drawn here is blurry, and what it divides is less important (although just as obscured) as where it ends. And where it begins. ---------- Special thanks to our Lovable Sidekicks: Better Possible Futures, Kourtney Smith, Walt Lewellyn, Kafka, The Black Casebook's Very Own Nightwing, JD Lunt, Ambird, Mr. Pig from the Intervention, Travis Armstrong, Chris Marks, Wirecats, Sheeee-itttt, VoidTek, Mars Hottentot, Richard Bell, TakoTuesday, Joseph, and Knife Money ---------- Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/collectiveactioncomics Twitter: https://twitter.com/CAComixPod Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/cacomixpod.bsky.social Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/collectiveactioncomics
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Vol.3 Bonus #4 - Action Comics No.1094: The War of Art
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