![<description><p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 106%;"><em><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Got a burning question for The Comics Canon? Submit a question for our upcoming Ask Us Anything episode, airing Wednesday, March 4! Send us an email at <a href="mailto:letters@comicscanon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letters@comicscanon.com</a> or hit us up</span> <span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> on</span> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thecomicscanon/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> Facebook</span></a> <span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> or</span> <a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/thecomicscanon.bsky.social" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> Bluesky</span></a> <span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> no later than Friday, February 27!</span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 106%;"><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> After 10 years and 250 episodes of rendering judgment on the greatest comic book stories of yesterday and today, we decided it's finally time to record an episode for newcomers to the podcast – or to comics themselves!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 106%;"><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> In this super-accessible jumping-on point, we walk listeners through a typical episode of The Comics Canon and offer our recommendations for anyone interested in exploring comics, broken into 10 helpful categories:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 106%;"><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Comics for Kids<br /> Comics for All Ages<br /> YA/Young Adult Comics<br /> Memoirs<br /> Humor Comics<br /> Crime Comics<br /> Horror Comics<br /> Superhero Comics<br /> Cosmic Comics<br /> and the 800-pound gorilla of superhero graphic novels: Watchmen!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 106%;"><strong><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Also in This Episode!</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style= "margin-bottom: 8.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 106%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"> <!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span> <!--[endif]--><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">What ARE comics, anyway?</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style= "margin-bottom: 8.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 106%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"> <!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span> <!--[endif]--><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Who we are and how we came to be</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style= "margin-bottom: 8.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 106%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"> <!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span> <!--[endif]--><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The creative comics boom of the 1980s</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style= "margin-bottom: 8.0pt; 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line-height: 106%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The one book we'd hand to anyone interested in the comics medium</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 106%;"><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Join us in two weeks for the second in our two-part anniversary series, as we answer questions from listeners, look ahead to possible future episodes and discuss … The State of The Canon!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 106%;"><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> Until then:<br /></span><a href= "https://cbldf.org/contribute/donate-2/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Please consider donating to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund</span></a><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; 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The Comics Canon
The Comics Canon
The Gateway Episode
FEB 18, 202692 MIN
The Gateway Episode
FEB 18, 202692 MIN
Description
Got a burning question for The Comics Canon? Submit a question for our upcoming Ask Us Anything episode, airing Wednesday, March 4! Send us an email at [email protected] or hit us up on Facebook or Bluesky no later than Friday, February 27! After 10 years and 250 episodes of rendering judgment on the greatest comic book stories of yesterday and today, we decided it's finally time to record an episode for newcomers to the podcast – or to comics themselves! In this super-accessible jumping-on point, we walk listeners through a typical episode of The Comics Canon and offer our recommendations for anyone interested in exploring comics, broken into 10 helpful categories: Comics for Kids Comics for All Ages YA/Young Adult Comics Memoirs Humor Comics Crime Comics Horror Comics Superhero Comics Cosmic Comics and the 800-pound gorilla of superhero graphic novels: Watchmen! Also in This Episode! · What ARE comics, anyway? · Who we are and how we came to be · The creative comics boom of the 1980s · "Your son is hooked on Micronauts." · The one book we'd hand to anyone interested in the comics medium Join us in two weeks for the second in our two-part anniversary series, as we answer questions from listeners, look ahead to possible future episodes and discuss … The State of The Canon! Until then:Please consider donating to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Impress your friends with our Comics Canon merchandise! Rate us on Apple Podcasts! Send us an email! Hit us up on Facebook or Bluesky! And as always, thanks for listening!