Episode 162 | Ben Saunders and Seattle’s MoPOP Marvel Exhibit

This episode was recorded on May 27th, 2018!

Our show this week features a very special guest: Ben Saunders, professor at University of Oregon and curator of the Seattle Museum of Pop Culture’s HUGE Marvel exhibit (available until January 2019). Tia, Paul, and Mike have a wonderful chat with Ben and get an academic answer on the GREAT TAPE DEBATE.

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Timestamps

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:12:55 – Comic Picks
• 00:20:20 – Interview with MoPop Curator Ben Saunders
• 01:02:05 – Wrap/Credits

Comic Reads/Picks for this week

• Extremity #1-12
• Love & Rockets #5
• Justice League: No Justice #2 & 3
• Doctor Aphra #20
• The Wilds #3
• Aquaman/Jabberjaw Special #1
• Vagrant Queen #1

Relevant Links/Information

• Mike – @mikerapin
• Tia – @PortraitOfMmeX
• Paul – @OhHiPaulie
• Ben Saunders – University of Oregon
• Ben’s book: Do The Gods Wear Capes?
• Exhibit page at MoPOP
• Exhibit Coverage at Geekwire
• Exhibit Coverage at Forbes
• Matters of Gravity by Scott Bukatman

Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp.

This week’s episode was produced by Mike Rapin and edited by Zander Riggs.

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