ReReading Comics

Welcome to episode 87, Akira part 7 - Akira Awakens.

Welcome to episode 86, we rant about fake nerd boys and talk about part 6 of Akira.

Welcome to episode 85, We talk about the motif of the game of gods as it intersects with the atheistic themes of cyberpunk and Kei gets used by super psychic kids. See if you can count the 3 mistakes I noted while reviewing the sound quality.

Welcome to episode 85, We talk about the motif of the game of gods as it intersects with the atheistic themes of cyberpunk and Kei gets used by super psychic kids. See if you can count the 3 mistakes I noted while reviewing the sound quality.

Welcome to episode 84, The Mailman Cometh - I try out a new hardware setup as I take questions about people getting into comics from listeners and family. See if you can count the 3 mistakes I noted while reviewing the sound quality.

Welcome to episode 83, part 4 of series 6 as we discuss the manga classic Akira and discuss the thematic importance of people being thrown through windows with bikes.

Akira Part 3, the action continues to climb and we see the first signs of Kaneda taking some control of his life and Tetsuo ascends to power.

Akira Part 2, the prologue is over and lines are drawn as Kaneda descends to an uncertain future and Tetsuo ascends to perdition.

We ride roughshod over the start of the cyberpunk classic Akira, beginning the journey of Kaneda's emergent heroism ... though you can't imagine it at this point and looking at the role of humanity and aesthetics.

The continued fall out of the Georgia O'Keefe moment as we have pointless trips to fairy, some almost good writing and the Black Orchid goes super villain. And we are done. Next up - Series six!

We discuss what could have been and what tragically was. This series did not move Black Orchid to the A-list. Or B. Calendar Man might have more game than Black Orchid after this series. Oh, we do get to see her hoo-ha though no one really wanted to.

We discuss what connects us, how we find where we belong and the dynamics of masculine and female power. Plus naked plant women.

We jump forward 12 years to 1988 and Neil Gaiman's reinvention of the Black Orchid.

We continue to discuss the Black Orchid in the 1970s with her appearances in the Phantom Stranger between 1974 and 1976. As a bonus we talk about Harlan Ellison being sued for libel!

We launch into the history off the Black Orchid starting with her original appearances in Adventure Comics in 1973 and discuss the potential impact of the new tariffs on Chinese goods in terms of how they will affect the comic book industry..