Today in Bonus Feed Land, friend of the show Shaun Corley takes Nat on a historical jaunt through a catalog of Marvel's earliest anticommunist stories and characters all the way up to some of their more recent racist depictions of dastardly for
Today in Bonus Feed Land, we laugh! We cry! The great critic and writer Elizabeth Sandifer walks Nat through Mark Millar from his earliest work (it might surprise you) to his most recent corporate gambit (it won't)! https://www.eruditorumpres
From oil fields to poppy fields to killing fields, the United States lays claim upon the world. Overwhelming force in service of the export of capital requires constant presence and insistent justification. There is no excuse too craven nor a
You asked, we delivered! We're finally doing it, folks! We're tackling the movies! In this sweeping interview, Walt from the Black Casebook breaks down what works and what doesn't about Whedon's two Avengers movies and how they compare politi
Sometimes, you have to break a few omelettes to get to the eggs inside."Conventional wisdom" is a curious thing, and, in the United States, it's been deliberately constructed, shaped, and molded over the last 70+ years. Patriotic imagery an
In this special bonus interview for season two, we get to hear from writer/artist Ben Becker on the first issue of his new anthology series "Paper Medicine" and follow him on the journey that led him to write about some very comradely goldfish
Good news: There's very little of The Ultimates in this episode.Bad news: That means we have to fill air time talking about ways in which the US government infiltrates and shuts down left wing movements, how the working class needs to learn t
Tony Stark knows you better than you know yourself. In this age of sensors, cameras, and speculative markets, everything we do is catalogued and sold to the highest bidder.Unlike the Earth in this issue, our privacy isn't being invaded. We'
Old jokes and old terrors. New jokes and new meanings. Does the United States of America care about you? Of course not. As a project at large, the United States is a vehicle for consumption and destruction, and even its most ardent defenders
Why does the United States of America keep children at its southern border? Why did Ronald Reagan give millions of dollars a day to fascists in El Salvador? Why does the Black Widow want a fake ID?It's all for Tony Stark.For the current cou
CW: Violence and anti-Muslim racismYou are not you. You are you plus others. You are you plus others plus your environment.When this you is split, the consequences are almost beyond imagining. Almost. Through the Ultimates' manipulation of
CW: Discussions of assaultBetween commodifying relationships and driving the need for imperial expansion, capitalism sure has done a number on this world. While all workers are victims of it, there are those upon whom the blows fall more heav
Found on 1/25/23Is this a message? A warning? Who left this for us?If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of the subject of the recording, please email [email protected].
[Heads up for this one: The intro contains a real 911 call that some might find disturbing. I certainly did.]Do you have an adequate support structure in times of crisis? Beyond your family or your personal savings (if you've even got any)?
In the corporate-funded presentation of politics, the actions of a "destined" few among the "everyday" many are highlighted and made to seem necessary and inevitable. This is reinforced by an entertainment industry that delivers these narrative
Things are being taken from us. Even many who have been systemically shielded from the violence of this decay are beginning to notice. What is there to do about this rot from the right? Who can save us from it?Don't go looking to the Ultima
People deserve heroes. People deserve aspirational stories. People also deserve the truth. All time and forever.In this episode, we discuss the modern myth making of the Bush administration and its complicit media and how this may have mani
It's a brand new season here at Collective Action Comics! Last time, we cringed as Ronald Reagan molded the world for a capitalistic and mean-spirited Justice League to thrive in. Now, we must stare horrified into the storm of war. New Yor
Setup: What do cannabis and kryptonite have in common? Punchline: Comics publishers and US Presidents have no idea what they actually do to people. Today we sit down with senior staff writer for ScreenRant Shaun Corley( https://twitter.com/
As an idea, Superheroes are inherently right wing - at least in some regards and with only a cursory investigation.Foremost recipient of this criticism is Batman, and generally rightly so.But is there more to him than the surface-level misu
In this bonus episode, we get to hear from J.R. Hughto and Curt Merlo, the creative team behind the fantastic dystopian sci-fi comic "That Distant Fire."We sit down to talk about comics, corporate crunch, and the crafting of a conscious narra
Are things really as bad as they seem? No.They're so much worse.In this season finale, we conclude our deep dive into power and influence. We see how the Reagan era truly marks the point of no return for the capitalist world. We'll learn ju