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Creators on the Couch - Phillip Kennedy Johnson 2

Capes On the Couch - Where Comics Get Counseling

Release Date: 01/24/2024

Capes On the Couch - Where Comics Get Counseling

We bring back one of the top current comic book writers, Phillip Kennedy Johnson, for the FOURTH time. We had so much fun chatting we went well past the originally scheduled end time. Wanna find out why he stuck around? Listen now to find out! Intro Welcome back Background How have you been since last time? Superman Omnibus Vol. 1 covers up to the end of Warworld When is Vol. 2 coming out? Adventures of Superman: Book of El What inspired this story? Was this born of unused stuff from Warworld, or was this a conversation you had with DC about wanting to follow...

E195 - Discord Live DerpyCon Panel

Capes On the Couch - Where Comics Get Counseling

WE ARE BACK! And it only took almost a year, but we're finally ready to release our live panel from DerpyCon all about the Equine Essence of Entropy, Discord from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic! Try not to turn to stone while you listen... Intro Who are Capes on the Couch? Background Discord created by Lauren Faust and M. A. Larson in “The Return of Harmony” (Sept. 17, 2011) A draconequus who embodies the spirit of chaos and disharmony, he was imprisoned in stone for a millennium by Princesses Celestia and Luna Essentially a child-friendly version of Q from Star Trek:...

Fantastic Four Megasode

Capes On the Couch - Where Comics Get Counseling

In conjunction with the release of the Fantastic Four: First Steps movie, and as a leadup to our return (this September!), we're dropping a three-hour combined episode on Sue Storm, Ben Grimm, and Galactus! This episode will surely be as fantastic as the movie! Apple Podcasts: Google Play: Stitcher: TuneIn: iHeartRadio:

Colleagues on the Couch - Dr. Ashley Zultanky

Capes On the Couch - Where Comics Get Counseling

We are introducing a brand new subseries on the show, COLLEAGUES ON THE COUCH! We'll be talking with mental health professionals about their experiences in the field. For this debut episode, we're chatting with horse dancer/crack shot/Anthony's cousin Dr. Ashley Zultanky! Come for the family gossip, stay for the breakdown of Captain America! Colleagues on the Couch - Dr. Ashley Zultanky Intro New subseries - we interview MH professionals about their work in the field Questions What is your origin story? (What got you interested in mental health?) (3:48) What is your superpower?...

Issue 194 - Thunderbolt Ross

Capes On the Couch - Where Comics Get Counseling

Issue 194 - Thunderbolt Ross Intro Captain America: Brave New World reaction coming to Patreon Background (1:38) General Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in The Incredible Hulk #1 (May 1962) Lieutenant General Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross oversees gamma bomb project that ultimately leads to the creation of the Hulk (Bruce Banner) Grew up in a military family, and was focused on serving his country from a young age - joined the Army Air Corps (later Air Force) and worked his way up through the ranks Bruce’s growing relationship with...

Creators on the Couch - Horus in Hell 3 Allen Will

Capes On the Couch - Where Comics Get Counseling

WE'RE BACK!!! Season 12 kicks off the same way Season 11 ended - chatting with our good friends Allen & Will about their latest Kickstarter campaign. Plus Anthony explains the sudden hiatus. All this and more - LISTEN NOW!!! Intro GonnaGeek promo for Howard Mackie plug Background Welcome back for Season 12! Kickstarter - figurine bonuses (20:25) Variant covers (26:53) Future planned out? (30:05) Mostly Dead (32:03) Next campaign? (33:51) Ending Plugs for social (42:13) - Allen & Will’s Substack Upcoming episodes: Thunderbolt Ross, Colleagues...

Creators on the Couch - Pocus Hocus 6 (Allen & Will)

Capes On the Couch - Where Comics Get Counseling

Our old friends are back from hell... Allen & Will return to promote their latest Kickstarter for Pocus Hocus 6, plus reveal some more upcoming projects. Grab your top hat and magical rabbit, and listen now! Intro GonnaGeek promo for plug Background How have you been since last time? Pocus - issues with his father (8:40) Emily - why does she stick around? (13:22) Break for promo plug - (17:30) Back to Pocus 6 Will finally makes it to the show Lily - when will we learn more about her background? (21:30) Hugo - discussion about his nature (23:15) ...

Issue 193 - Wonder Woman

Capes On the Couch - Where Comics Get Counseling

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Creators on the Couch - Murewa Ayodele

Capes On the Couch - Where Comics Get Counseling

We're going transcontinental for this one, as we talk to Nigerian creator Murewa Ayodele about his upcoming book STORM! One of the most cinematic stories you'll ever hear, and it's not in a comic book - listen now! Intro Background How did you get into comics? (1:45) What is the Nigerian comic scene like? MK: BWB - hilarious short about “Egyptian stuff” - where’d you come up with the idea? (11:45) I Am Iron Man (18:55) Very cool conceit for the series - how much research did you do, and why did you pick the eras/stories that you chose? Damn you for making me...

Creators on the Couch - Jeremy Whitley 4 Navigating With You

Capes On the Couch - Where Comics Get Counseling

It's our SEASON 11 PREMIERE! We bring back Jeremy Whitley for the FOURTH TIME to discuss his new OGN, Navigating With You. How did he manage to take Anthony & Doc's real-life high school friendship and turn it into a YA lesbian romance? Listen to find out! Intro Background What have you been up to since the Dog Knight? Navigating With You (4:21) What was the impetus for this story? Did you realize you basically wrote me & Doc, except girls? Love inclusive writing, a Jeremy specialty THANK YOU for acknowledging disability tragedy porn without falling victim to it ...

More Episodes

We're back! And so is Philip Kennedy Johnson! We sit down with PKJ for the second time to talk about his recently wrapped runs on Action Comics & Alien. Listen now!

Intro

Apologies for delay in episodes - see blog post for more

Last time we spoke was Feb. 2021, discussing Last Sons of America, Kill A Man and end of The Last God

Superman (3:42)

What was something you wanted to do with Superman that hadn’t been done before?
Exploration of Clark-Jon relationship - so many emotional moments
Warworld Saga - why go with Mongul for main villain of storyline?
Love Osul and Otho - their lack of exposure to anything resembling compassion and love, and the welcoming by the Superman family, is best addition to mythos in a long time
Superman family gets major focus here - family is thru-line running across the entire arc