All Episodes

June 23, 2021 41 mins

Send us a text

The role of reality warpers in comics has been as heroes and villains'. Beings with the power to bend the very cosmos to their will are a constant threat to all we know. While those that seek to bend reality in the real world wield microphones and gavels and not Infinity Gauntlets, they are no less able to make us doubt all that we know. In this episode we will take on the blatant attempts to remake our history, alter our present and control the future of our democracy as we know it.

In my heart, I knew you still cared. But one ever knows for sure. Reality is often disappointing
.That is, it was. Now, reality can be whatever I want."
― Thanos


Well known reality warpers:
Mr. Mxyzptlk (Character) - Comic Vine (gamespot.com)
Max Faraday (Character) - Comic Vine (gamespot.com)
Mad Jim Jaspers (Character) - Comic Vine (gamespot.com)
Jenny Quantum (Character) - Comic Vine (gamespot.com)
Franklin Richards (Character) - Comic Vine (gamespot.com)
X-Man (Character) - Comic Vine (gamespot.com)

Critical Race Theory
The 1619 Project: The 1619 Project - Wikipedia
Nikole Hannah Jones: Nikole Hannah Jones
Nikole Hannah-Jones Won't Join UNC-Chapel Hill Faculty Without Tenure (msn.com)

Legislation
For the People Act: Text - H.R.1 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): For the People Act of 2021 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
George Floyd Justice and Policing Act: H.R.1280 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
Emmett Till Anti Lynching Act: H.R.35 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Emmett Till Antilynching Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
John Lewis Voting Rights Act: How is the John Lewis Voting Rights Act different from H.R. 1? - The Washington Post

Comics
Static Shock: Static: Season One creators discuss the character’s revamp at DC Comics - Polygon

Support the show

http://www.youtube.com/@superheropoliticspodcast


Mark as Played

Advertise With Us

Popular Podcasts

Stuff You Should Know
Dateline NBC

Dateline NBC

Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com

Cardiac Cowboys

Cardiac Cowboys

The heart was always off-limits to surgeons. Cutting into it spelled instant death for the patient. That is, until a ragtag group of doctors scattered across the Midwest and Texas decided to throw out the rule book. Working in makeshift laboratories and home garages, using medical devices made from scavenged machine parts and beer tubes, these men and women invented the field of open heart surgery. Odds are, someone you know is alive because of them. So why has history left them behind? Presented by Chris Pine, CARDIAC COWBOYS tells the gripping true story behind the birth of heart surgery, and the young, Greatest Generation doctors who made it happen. For years, they competed and feuded, racing to be the first, the best, and the most prolific. Some appeared on the cover of Time Magazine, operated on kings and advised presidents. Others ended up disgraced, penniless, and convicted of felonies. Together, they ignited a revolution in medicine, and changed the world.

Music, radio and podcasts, all free. Listen online or download the iHeart App.

Connect

© 2025 iHeartMedia, Inc.