Vertigo Voices

Today we look at what is arguably the best ongoing superhero comic ever written: Starman by James Robinson and Tony Harris. It's a tale of legacy, familial responsibility, Art Deco and superheroics. Give it a listen.

And for those who need a reminder: Hand Banana.

Bedbugs mate by a process called "Traumatic Insemination". Look it up.

Anyway, this isn't a fun episode. It was difficult to think about, to record and to edit. Looking back, we probably shouldn't have done an episode that tackles issues of sexual assault. But this topic and this story are very personal and important to me. While it's worth discussing, I'm not sure if I'm able to provide the nuance needed for a topic like this and apologize deeply if any aspect of our discussion comes off as flippant. Sophia and myself have nothing but respect and admiration for those who have survived and thrived after something as traumatic and horrifying as sexual assault.

Thank you for listening and know that there is help if you or anyone you know has been the victim of sexual assault.

The National Sexual Assault Hotline is 1-800-656-4673

Use your voice. Your story deserves to be heard.

After telling some stories about hanging out at Pride, attending the annual Lilac City Comic Con and almost getting "Hansel and Gretel'ed", this vertiginous duo break down the Mad Max Saga, including a 4 issue tie-in to Fury Road that Vertigo released in 2015. With a story by George Miller and writing credited to Mark Sexton (who also oversaw most of the art) and Nico Lathouris, this hard-to-find series fleshes out the world of Max, Furiousa, Immortan Joe and the like. Fun fact: It's actually up to about $300 on eBay right now! Happy hunting!

Now that the next chapter in the Sandman Universe has dropped, we pick apart the new series, how it relates to the original characters and how well it stands on its own. We also briefly discuss James Gunn's new Superman movie and get far too personal with some stories that probably shouldn't have been told. Look, this isn't our best episode, I'll be honest. That said, it may be my favorite.

While Sophia has a history with the character and an affinity for the movie, Colby has no such connection. As such, this episode is mostly spent asking questions of the film's baffling decisions, googling old issues of Cinescape magazine and deep-diving into the animation department's IMDb pages. Also, IMDb sucks now. Come for the movie talk, stay for the endless diversions.

After discussing ECCC (where Colby got to meet 3 Vertigo all-stars, including legend Shelly Bond!!) and sifting through some news of hot takes and remakes, we begin discussing who are the most prolific and important creators that made Vertigo Comics into the iconoclastic, genre-mixing behemoth that it was. Did we miss your favorite? Do you agree with us 100%? Either way, let us know at VertigoVoices@gmail.com!

Maybe we're back on a more regular basis? Who knows?! Today we review, compare and contrast Si Spencer's comic series 'Bodies' with its television series adaptation from Netflix. While the two versions of the story share the same central conceit and major characters, they diverge in some serious ways. Listen along and find out how!

We're back! Colby and Sophia return once more to catch up on DC's new Sandman series, discuss The Unstoppable Doom Patrol and then dive into some random pages of the invaluable reference book, The Vertigo Encyclopedia. Prepare yourselves, the diversions and sidetracks are many and varied this time round. Whatever, it's been a while.

We're back! For now at least. We talk about the new Sandman TV series on Netflix! It's literally taken years to get to this point so we weren't going to let it pass by without giving it the discussion it so richly deserves. What stayed true to the comic? What was changed? Listen and find out! And feel free to let us know what your favorite part was or if we missed anything!

We discuss the first volume of the DC New 52 Justice League Dark series. It's terrible! After thoroughly picking apart the worst thing we've read on the series, we say some goodbyes. To the few of you who listened, a heartfelt thank you. However, there were very, very few of you. So it's time to pack this noble failure up and move on. Maybe not forever, but at least for now.