FLAVOR TEXT: Gender in Comics

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CONTENT WARNING: at 1 hour 38 minutes we discuss sexual assault in comic books.

Last year we discussed Social Justice in Comics (Season 4, Episode 21) which covered an entire spectrum of social justice issues that comics sometimes handled alright, but often times missed the mark. This week, thanks to continued support of Patrons like Sharkbait, we're dialing in to focus on Gender in Comics. Join us today as we talk demographics, representation, and the artists behind the characters. If you hadn't become familiarized with the terrible history of "fridging" then you will be after today.

We did our homework:
"The Golden Age of Comic Books" - Mark Kelley, Marquette University - https://bit.ly/3brN2JH
"Punch a Nazi: 15 Times Superheroes Fought Fascism" - https://bit.ly/3bvNZAP
"The History Behind Captain America Punching Hitler" - https://bit.ly/3HWNhbU
"NYCC Insider Sessions Powered by ICV2: A Demographic Snapshot of Comics Buyers" - https://bit.ly/3uamIud
"Women in Refrigerators" - https://bit.ly/3Otnafj
"Pink Kryptonite" - https://bit.ly/3OLxorc

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SIDEBAR: My Favorite Man-Bear

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Greetings, comrade! The State has granted us the pleasure of introducing you to the Winter Guard, Mother Russia's very own team of superheroes. Yes, you may think that many of our heroes are clones of your American Avengers slapped together with a red color scheme, but we assure you they are very complex and interesting characters. There is also a man that is also sometimes bear. Glory to Siberforce.

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Episode 48: Don't Worry, the Radioactive Jeans are Non GMO (ft. Randy Hardenbrook)

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With the decline in cable TV viewers (and a few notorious legal "uh-ohs") comes the inevitable decline of the glory and majesty that is the television pitchman. To to inject some new life into this fading empire, we're calling in some A-list superheroes and also Paste-Pot Pete to hawk their latest and greatest Made For TV products.

Special thanks to Randy Hardenbrook from Canned Air for joining in on a pitch! The Canned Air podcast is a tribute to all things pop culture, like toys, games, and comics.

Debate This! will be at the TORG Gaming Expo in Columbus, OH, on May 30th! Get your tickets now to see the Midwest Tetris World Championship.

Debate This! is a dumb show where grown men yell at each other over video games and comics. Check out more of our incessant arguments at debatethiscast.com and keep the conversation going by following us on social media @debatethiscast.

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Episode 1: Everybody Loves Beta-Ray

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In our pilot episode, Debate This! hosts Andrew Henderson, Kyle Harper, Matt Cole, and Todd Thomas each represent an underrated Marvel hero in a free-for-all to determine who deserves more of the spotlight. Todd makes up a character and Matt gets passionate about Nic Cage.

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