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1782 - Spotlight on SHAZAM! in the Copper Age

1782 - Spotlight on SHAZAM! in the Copper Age

FromComic Geek Speak Podcast - The Best Comic Book Podcast


1782 - Spotlight on SHAZAM! in the Copper Age

FromComic Geek Speak Podcast - The Best Comic Book Podcast

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Length:
160 minutes
Released:
Aug 31, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Our Shazam Spotlight odyssey brings us to the tumultuous post-Crisis years (1986-93), when the original Captain Marvel struggled to find his footing in the dark deconstructionism of the revised DC Universe. We'll bear witness as the magic lightning forks, creating no fewer than TWO distinct and competing post-Crisis characterizations of the good Captain: the golly-gee-whizzing super-naif of Giffen/DeMatteis/Maguire's Justice League (as related in a sidebar by CGS staff BWAH-HA-HA-logist Shane Kelly), and the more serious take of Roy and Dann Thomas. We'll meet Copper Age incarnations of classic villains Dr. Sivana, Black Adam, and Captain Nazi. And we'll note Cap's participation in DCU crossovers such as Legends, War of the Gods, and Eclipso. (2:40:01)
Released:
Aug 31, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Comic Geek Speak is the best podcast about comic books for fans and new readers alike. Put together by a group of life-long comic geeks, it's 4-5 hours a week of comic book history, current comic news, and a general look at the industry. In addition to all the latest in comics talk, the show also features creator interviews, listener responses, contests, and trivia, lots of trivia. So listen in and experience all the joys of a Wednesday afternoon at the comic shop, from the comfort of your own headphones.