This month's episode looks at the so-called "comics canon," iconic works from years passed that helped create the comics-as-literature movement and that are now considered sacred. We compare Art Spiegleman's "Maus" to Chris Ware's "Jimmy Corrigan" with an academic review of Scott McCloud's "Understanding Comics." In each instance we cast a fresh set of scholarly eyes on works that are often considered untouchable. How well do they hold up, however? How well have they aged? Perhaps most importantly, what is their legacy? Welcome to Comics 101.
Ep 35 - Frankenstein & Frankenstein
Ep 34 - Unnatural & Fangs
Ep 33 - Warlock and Silver Surfer
Ep 32 - Criminal & Astro City
Ep 31 - Darth Vader & Dr. Doom
Ep 30 - Vision and the Scarlet Witch & Beauty and the Beast
Ep 29 - Wolverine: The Long Night & Fanastic Four Radio Serial
Ep 28 - Paper Girls & 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank
Ep 27 - Daredevil
Ep 26 - Jimmy Olsen
Ep 25 - Blankets & This One Summer
Ep 24 - Excalibur & Exiles
Ep 23 - Diceman & You Are Deadpool
Ep 22 - Andre the Giant & Dororo
Ep 21 - Justice League International & Superior Foes of Spider-Man
Ep 20 - Flinststones & Transformers vs GI Joe
Ep 19 - Ghost World & Summer Blonde
Ep 18 - Marvels & New Frontier
Ep 17 - Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck and Howard the Duck
Ep 16 - X-men: Asgardian Wars and HoXPoX
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