Make Dad Read Comics

Father and Son journey into a world filled with femme fatales, death cults, fedoras, and Lovecraftian Horror with Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’ horror crime mashup Fatale from Image Comics Next Week: Batman The Black Mirror

Patrick and Dad revisit Punisher Max: Mother Russia from Garth Ennis and Doug Braithwaite. Patrick explains Marvel 616 versus the MAX universe. Patrick is a huge fan of military Frank Castle and almost sells Dad on checking out Daredevil on Netflix: Next Week Fatale

Patrick and Dad dip back into the manga pool with Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Vol. 1 lots of talk about good and evil, and Dad tells some tales about back in the day. Patrick has issues with manga human design and bear claws are consumed. Next Week : Punisher Max: Mother Russia

Patrick invites Andy Smith from The Smith Signal and Spies Over Drinks Podcast to discuss what can be considered all things Batman, What is the essential Batman? Is there a definitive character after 75 years and dozens of writers and artists? Next Week: Monster

Patrick thinks Dad is ready for the Victorian literature and superheroic mashup fiction that is Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill's League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Is this a game of who’s who? Or is it a strong story all alone? Next Week: Essential Batman

The panic button is pressed again as Dad makes a mistake and reads the wrong comic again. Patrick rereads Moon Knight #1 from 2007 and declares it would be perfect for a Netflix show. Next week Next Week : League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Vol 1

The webcomic City Of Walls is discussed. Patrick does a great deal of explaining what makes a webcomic a webcomic and Dad and Patrick have a discussion of race, economics, and education through the lense of the comic.. Next Week : League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Vol 1

Paul Pope’s original graphic novel is discussed and Dad gets a new lawn mower. Dad becomes an instant Pope fan, and Patrick still is trying figure out what this book is…. Next Week: City of Walls

No not the film, Patrick and Dad journey back to the 1980’s and John Ostrander’s DC “epic” A bit Dirty Dozen and a bit Commie Smasher comics. Dad gets a crash course in DC trade collections and in D list Villains. The rest of the show is a bit of a complaint fest. Next Week : Battling Boy.

Patrick and Dad go way back in the comics timeline and cover the first adventures of Aquaman from the 1959 Adventure Comics strip. Patrick explains Silver Age comics and gushes over Ramona Fradon artwork. Dad and Patrick guffaw over the whacked out nature of silver age comics. Next Week: Suicide Squad

A metric ton of email is read and Dad is peppered with questions, Patrick and Dad continue with their read through of Jeff Smith’s classic Bone. Patrick thinks the world building really kicks off and wonders if this is a comic that really benefits from colorization more than the original black and white format. Next Week: Silver Age Aquaman

The Dave Gibbons and the Kubert brothers Batman and Predator mashup from 1993 is explored. Dad has a love affair with Alfred. Dad knows nothing of Predators but knows both all things Batman and Pokemon Go? Next Week: Bone vol 6

Patrick and Dad revisit the last gasps of DC Elseworlds with Mark Millar’s Superman Red Son. Does Dad pick up on all the DC comics nods and changes in this alternate history tale? How great is anarchist Batman? What about that ending? Next Week: Batman VS Predator

I Killed Adolf Hitler is a time traveling paradox, alternate universe hopping hitman all wrapped in an anthropomorphic love story from creator Jason. Dad talks about being on TV back in the day and ice cream is enjoyed, Next Week: Superman Red Son

Patrick and Dad read and review Mark Waid, and James Robinson’s OGN for Marvel with a globe trotting Spider-Man. Patrick loves a James Bond style Spidey and watercolor art. Dad wishes he was street based and loves the cornucopia of treats he eats this week. Next Week : I Killed Adolf Hitler

Father and son take a deep dark dive on Father’s Day with Paul Hornschemeier’s Mother, Come Home. The graphic novel is dark meditation on depression, fatherhood, and confusion during adolescence. Things are lightened up via some Apple Fritters. Next Week Spider-Man Family Business

Patrick and Dad get down on some Marvel kung-fu action with Ed Brubaker, Matt Fraction, and David Aja’s Iron Fist saga. Dad is perplexed and delves into ranting against Donald Trump and Elizabeth Warren, Patrick finds a new favorite series. Next Week: Mother Come Home

Patrick and Dad start request month with Scott Mccloud's Understanding Comics. Will Patrick’s dreams of Dad finally understanding the invisible art of comics become realized? Listen and find out. Next Week : Immortal Iron Fist

Dad and Patrick journey into the aftermath of Civil War and discuss the death of Captain America. Dad likes most of what is going on but has a many questions as usual. Patrick has some minimal frustration and Dad digs Bucky Cap. Next Week: Understanding Comics

Patrick and Dad read and discuss the Frank Miller and John Romita Jr mini series that helped shape modern DD lore. Patrick forgot how much of the content and aesthetic of this story was adapted for the Netflix series. Dad is in love with Romita Jr cityscape and Patrick struggles with art in general terms. Next Week: The Death of Captain America