Episode 28: San Diego Comic Con Recap, Marvel Entertainment VS. Warner Bros., Top 5 SDCC Moments

The best of San Diego Comic Con 2014! We discuss everything that makes Comic Con the best convention in the country, share the biggest film, TV, and comic book news, and debate if the con bubble is about to burst. In the INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER, who won Comic Con – Marvel Entertainment or Warner Bros.? We share our top 5 SDCC moments. 

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Show Notes

• 0:00 – 1:09:22: San Diego Comic Con Recap.
• 1:09:23 – 1:18:10: INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER: Marvel Entertainment VS. Warner Bros.
• 1:18:11 – 1:41:36: Top 5 San Diego Comic Con moments.

Links

• The Good, Bad, and Ugly Psychology of Comic-Con
• ‘Rule Followers’ Flock to a Convention Where Fake Violence Reigns
• Here's Why Comic Con 2014 Was Actually Great For Comics
• Driver seriously injures woman at Zombie Walk
• Is Hollywood Giving Up on Comic-Con? What’s Missing From the 2014 Schedule And What It Means
• Warner Bros. shows the first Batman V. Superman Footage, Wonder Woman, and more
• Batman V. Superman Henry Cavill, Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot & Zack Snyder (video)
• Lucy Lawless: New Wonder Woman looks like 'Xena meets Spartacus'
• Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Season 1 Bloopers
• Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron and Ant-Man news
• Marvel's The Avengers: Age of Ultron Cast Assembles at Comic-Con 2014 (video)
• Marvel's Ant-Man Cast and Crew at the Marvel Studios Panel from Comic-Con 2014
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Comic Con trailer
• Stephen Colbert’s Epic Speech About The Hobbit Will Thrill Any Tolkien Fan
• Mad Max: Fury Road trailer
• Christopher Nolan Shows Us Interstellar's Mind-Warping Alien Planet
• Why ‘Skull Island’s Surprise Reveal Confused Comic Con’s Hall H
• The Godzilla Sequel Will Feature Mothra, Rodan And King Ghidorah!
• Watch All The Best Moments From Comic-Con's Game Of Thrones Panel
• Walking Dead Season 5 Starts At Terminus, But Heads Back To The Comics
• Dear Fake Geeks, Go Away?
• Please Stop Giving Everything Away, Hollywood!
• The Funniest Question Asked At Comic-Con's Walking Dead Panel
• All The Arrow, Flash, Gotham & Constantine News and Trailers
• Tatiana Maslany Cares More About Orphan Black Fans Than Emmys
• Finally, A Star Trek/Planet Of The Apes Crossover Is Coming
• All the Nerd HQ Panels
• Comic-Con: Marvel reveals ‘Star Wars,’ Darth Vader, Leia comics
• San Diego Comic-Con Emails Important Information To Ticket Holders, Includes The Words “Anti Harassment Policy”
• The Biggest Winners And Losers Of Comic-Con 2014!
• Stoopid Buddy Stoodios, makers of Robot Chicken
• Brainwise on Twitter
• The Elder Geeksman
• Alexis Newton's blog post on the internalization of the dystopian landscape
• Leana Ahmed on Twitter
• Billy Sense on Twitter
• Lowen Baumgarten on Twitter

Top 5 San Diego Comic Con Moments

Ali:

1. Hanging out with cool geeks
2. How to panels
3. Stoopid Buddy Stoodios (Robot Chicken)
4. Max Brooks's panel
5. Geeky TSA agents 

Honorable Mentions:

• Gender bending cosplay

• Scifi plush toys

Episode 10: Culture in Comics, Marvel VS. DC, Top 5 Social Commentary Comics

Illustration by John Byrne.

“With great power comes great responsibility!” We explore how culture is depicted in comic books, discuss why diversity matters, outline how rigid character representations are bad for everyone, and describe how multiculturalism leads to better business and cooler stories. In the INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER, Marvel Comics VS. DC Comics. We share our top 5 social commentary comic book stories.

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Show Notes

• 0:00 – 51:44: Culture in comic books.
• 51:45 – 59:22: INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER – Marvel VS. DC.
• 59:23 – 01:18:43: Top 5 social commentary comics.

Links

• Gal Gadot gets asked about playing "large breasted" Wonder Woman in first interview
• San Diego Comic Con 2013: The Battle For Multicultural Heroes
• Geek Therapy: Multicultural Heroes
• "Fake Geek Girls" & Dear Fake Geeks, Go Away?
• Film Crew Creepers at New York Comic Con
• Cosplayers Have A Message To All Perverts - Cosplay Does Not Equal Consent
• The Bechdel Test for Women in Movies
• Most Superhero and Sci-Fi Films Would Fail Sweden’s New Film Rating
• Study Finds TV Alters Fiji Girls' View of Body
• Marvel Body Mass Index Study Reveals Nearly 1/3 of Female Characters Are Underweight
• The Hawkeye Initiative
• Here's how awful Batman would be without the existence of Bill Finger
• 10 Diversity Resolutions for Superhero Comics in 2014
• The Psychology of Fan Outrage or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Accept Ben Affleck
• Changing Face: Diversity & Change in Comic Books and Superhero Movies
• 12 YEARS A SLAVE’s John Ridley Talks Diversity in Comics
• What If the X-Men Were Black?
• DC’s explanation of why Batwoman can’t get married is nonsense
• Study finds TV shows with ethnically diverse casts, writers have higher ratings
• Fox Says Diversity Leads To Good Ratings And Better Business
• Marvel and Natalie Portman Announce Mentoring Program for Girls Interested in Science
• 6 Hilariously Failed Attempts at Making Comics More Diverse
• Jamie McKelvie Details his CAPTAIN MARVEL Redesign
• Statistics for Diversity in Marvel and DC Titles
• Marvel Was Happy to Answer Diversity Questions at NYCC. DC Was Not.
• Marvel’s Diversity Issue: Screen Output Doesn’t Reflect Open-minded Comics

Top 5 Social Commentary Comics

Conrad: 

1. The Walking Dead
2. Watchmen
3. Persepolis
4. Marzi
5. Ms. Marvel (2014)

Ali:

1. Persepolis
2. Akira: v. 1
3. Daredevil Legends Vol. II: Born Again
4. Magneto: Testament
5. Ms. Marvel (2014)

Honorable Mentions:

• The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale
• Bone
• The Dark Knight Returns
• V for Vendetta