Zack, Charlotte, and special guest Dave Busting continue our first miniseries on Superhero Subversions with a discussion of the Alan Moore run of Miracleman (1982). We cover all the issues in the newly released Omnibus
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Topics discussed:
– Is Alan Moore critiquing superhero comics? Taking them very seriously? Mocking them? Or a combination or the three?
– How groundbreaking was it for Moore to treat superheroes in this way?
– Who let this Dave jabroni in the recording booth?
Upcoming episodes in our Superhero Subversion miniseries:
– Sleeper, vol. 1&2 2003
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– Girl from the Sea, Shattered Sea, Dungeon & Dragons: Dungeon Club Vol. 1
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