Essential Issues: A DC Comics Podcast
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Wonder Woman On "Manhood" (Essential Issues Podcast #011)
Wonder Woman might be saying interesting things about "manhood", Jay Garrick: The Flash values the traditional family, Geoff Johns unearths bonkers DC history in Justice Society and Supergirl gets weirdly competitive! (SEE TIME STAMPS!) RELEASE PERIODS
Green Lantern's "Gay Retcon" (Essential Issues Podcast #010)
Barry Allen & Hal Jordan Grow Up, Alan Scott changes in... OTHER ways. PLUS, Batman explores complex moral issues in Gotham & Superman becomes a victim of "Cancel Culture"!RELEASE PERIODS COVERED: DCUI Ultra November 2023, DCUI Standard April 2024,TI
Post-Death "Uploading" CAN'T Work! (Essential Issues Podcast #009)
Superman's moral compass needs fixing, Gotham's heroes are at war with each other and why surviving death by "uploading" will NEVER work! PLUS, Dawn Of DC kicks into full gear as multiple characters are being rebuilt from the ground up! RELEASE PERIODS
Missing Truth & Gotham War (Essential Issues Podcast #008)
Aqualad takes centerstage in a key moment with powerful words of wisdom... that are lacking something vital: Truth! And DC is playing with a LOT of interesting ideas, including: Hell, Anger (toward God?), compassion for criminals, re-distribution of wealt
The End Of Jon Kent (Essential Issues Podcast #007)
Adventures Of Superman: Jon Kent comes to an end! And Steelworks & City Boy seem to have very DIFFERENT opinions about the moral state of humanity! See Time Stamps For More!RELEASE PERIODS COVERED: DCUI Ultra August 2023, DCUI Standard January 2024,TI
GL's Joy & Steel's Politics (Essential Issues Podcast #006)
The Future Of The Flash! A "Joyful" Green Lantern? Some interesting potential politics in the writing of Steelworks, and much, much more! Paeter speculates and also reacts to numerous comics in the Dawn Of DC initiative! RELEASE PERIODS COVERED: Print Ju
Dawn Of DC's Potential & Pitfalls (Essential Issues Podcast #005)
Dawn Of DC has new beginnings, bold choices... and mixed results! PLUS, is one Superman writer ready to re-define "Life"? Paeter speculates and also reacts to numerous comics in the Dawn Of DC initiative, covering books originally published in May 2023!
DC's Liberal Agenda (Essential Issues Podcast #004)
Is DC figuring out how to promote their liberal agenda more subtly and tastefully? Maybe...maybe not! Examples of BOTH this month as Paeter speculates and also reacts to numerous comics in the Dawn Of DC initiative, covering books originally published in
Christian-Flavored Flash? (Essential Issues Podcast #003)
Is a Christian perspective influencing the writing of Jeremy Adams on The Flash? Paeter speculates, and also reacts to numerous comics in the Dawn Of DC initiative, covering books originally published in March 2023! TIME STAMPS 00:01:10 Adventures Of
Lazarus Planet, Flash & Superman (Essential Issues Podcast #002)
In this installment of the monthly DC Comics reactions/review podcast, Paeter wraps up his thoughts on DC's "Lazarus Planet" crossover event and begins reacting to the "Dawn Of DC" initiative, looking at comics published in February 2023! TIME STAMPS 00