Comically Pedantic

Comically Pedantic

Welcome to Comically Pedantic, a sometimes weekly podcast where we learn about the complicated concepts, characters, and creators of comic book culture! Want to know more about the secret history of armed militia using comic book copyright? Confused by the Comics Code Authority? Baffled by the marvelous Milkshake Incident? Fret no longer! I have the backissues, the receipts, and the glutton for punishment to fully expand on each of these topics and more.Comically Pedantic is both free and free of advertising!

Episodes

March 17, 2024 • 36 mins

Derek and Corinne take a quick break to discuss one of their favorite things: horror! In this episode, Derek walks Corinne through the origin and first issue of Afterlife with Archie.

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Derek does a brief rundown of the behind-the-scenes intrigue surrounding the editorial staff at Marvel during the Clone Saga before describing the events of "Time Bomb"

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March 3, 2024 • 59 mins

Corinne explains the Clone Saga storyline "Exiled" to Derek. 

Comics covered are:

Web of Spider-Man #128

Amazing Spider-Man #405

Spider-Man #62

Spider-Man Unlimited #10

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February 25, 2024 • 57 mins

Derek and Corinne take a look at some of the weirder oddities in comics- like Peter Palmer the Amazing Spiderman or superhero nudity!

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February 18, 2024 • 78 mins

Ok. So we finally made it to the end of Maximum Clonage. So how does everything tie together? What's the story? Why does this exist?

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February 11, 2024 • 86 mins

Corinne details the first half of Spider-Man's Maximum Clonage, 

It gets weird.

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February 4, 2024 • 66 mins

Taking a brief break from Spider-Man's Clone Saga coverage, Derek and Corinne instead revisit Sandman. This time around the two of them decide to create a tier list for the second volume of Sandman.

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January 31, 2024 • 13 mins

Derek and Corinne get sidetracked during a recent episode when the subject of the Gilmore Girls comes up. The following 13 minutes were just a little bit of fun and we thought it'd be nice to share with the audience. 

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January 28, 2024 • 95 mins

Derek and Corinne return to discuss why the show went on hiatus and some of the stories that they were able to read while not recording.

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July 16, 2023 • 77 mins

Taking a brief break from Spider-Man's Clone Saga coverage, Derek and Corinne instead revisit Sandman. This time around the two of them decide to create a tier list for the first volume of Sandman (previously discussed on this show). 

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July 9, 2023 • 66 mins

Derek dives into Spider-Man: The Lost Years to see just what Ben Reilly has been up to since he left New York. 

The audio on the last few episodes has been a little wonky. Sorry about that. We are working on some technical difficulties. 

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Peter is put on trial.... I guess? 

Strap in, because this one is weird.

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May 7, 2023 • 75 mins

We finish out the Crossfire story arc with Spider-Man maybe learning a lesson and Judas Traveller being weird. 

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April 30, 2023 • 103 mins

Derek and Corinne play a drinking game.

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April 23, 2023 • 56 mins

We take a break from our regularly scheduled Spider-Man coverage to have a much needed respite with Marvel's disco queen- Dazzler!

From a record deal to a planned movie, Dazzler has been anything the marketing department needed her to be. 

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Corinne finishes The Mark of Kaine. Everyone still wonders what the point of this actually was.

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Corinne takes the reigns to fill Derek in on the events of The Mark of Kaine, where we get our first real look at P-3P0 and whatever his deal is. 

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March 19, 2023 • 98 mins

Derek and Corinne learn about the fallout of Peter's recent arrest while Ben and Mary Jane finally sit down and talk.

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Corinne catches Derek up on a surprisingly touching and "amazing" issue of Spider-Man... the 400th!

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March 5, 2023 • 80 mins

Corinne runs through the events of Players and Pawns (sans Amazing Spider-Man #400) and we learn a little of what Peter Parker is going through. 

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