#84 Superman: Son Of Kal-El With Bethany W. Pope

ABOUT THE EPISODE

Author and Comics Watch contributor Bethany W Pope joins Sean in a review and discussion about the DC Comics series run, Superman: Son Of Kal-El written by Tom Taylor. They discuss how Jon Kent’s humanity in the comics is designed to be aspirational, his relationship with his parents and loved ones, and LGBTQ representation in the comics.

They also touch on what comic books they and the listeners of the show are reading.

ABOUT THE GUEST

Bethany W. Pope is a bisexual, non-binary writer. Bethany has won a variety of literary awards and published several novels and collections of poetry. Their most recent books include Silage (poetry, Indigo Dreams), Masque (novel, Seren), and The Hungry And The Lost (novel, Parthian). Nicholas Lezard, writing for The Guardian, described Bethany’s latest book as 'poetry as salvation'.....'This harrowing collection drawn from a youth spent in an orphanage delights in language as a place of private escape.' Bethany has been writing for Comic Watch for four years. They are a lifelong comics fan. They currently live and work in China with their two-year-old son, their spouse, and their bizarre little dog. 

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• Episode Page - “#84 Superman Son Of Kal-El With Bethany Pope”
• Sean's Review Of "Superman: Son Of Kal-El"
• Bethany Pope’s reviews for Comic Watch
• “Masque” by Bethany W. Pope
• “The Hungry And The Lost” by Bethany W. Pope
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• The Captioned Life Show website

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