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Porkins Policy Radio episode 74 Tom King, the CIA and Comic Books with Ryan Carey

Writer and comic book reviewer Ryan Carey joins me for an in depth discussion of the comic industry and its relationship with the CIA. We begin by looking at the early days of comic books and their first forays into politics during WWII. Ryan talks about the overt left leaning politics of the original Superman comics and how this evolved into a nationalistic pro-US series during WWII. Next we move onto ex-CIA agent Tom King who’s charmed life has led him to the pinnacle of comics, writing the latest Batman comics.

Facing Our Fears: What If BATMAN V SUPERMAN ‘Dawn of Justice’ Sucks…?

Some of that question might be down to a bout of comic-book movie fatigue; but actually it’s a serious concern. A Batman movie once declared ‘to conquer fear, you must become fear’. I fear this movie might fall short of itself – I therefore elect to become that fear by exploring the possibility. Most of […]