ComicStory

By: Phoenix Sisters
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  • Summary

  • Superhero Comics are a uniquely American artform that have intertwined with US history since their inception. Hosts Hollis Thompson and Kelly Guentner explore the ways that superhero comics both mirror what’s going on in the history of their era and even influence that history. Superheroes have become our modern mythology, and the way the stories have evolved with US society is fascinating from a sociological standpoint. Hollis is an English Professor who specializes in studying stories, and Kelly is an all-around geek girl who has been fascinated with superheroes and the power of storytelli
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Episodes
  • Superman Vs. The Klan

    Superman Vs. The Klan
    Feb 9 2025

    In 1946, human rights activist Stetson Kennedy teamed up with the producers of the Adventures of Superman radio show to strike a powerful blow against the KKK. This is the shockingly true story of how Superman helped combat organized racism in the post-WWII USA.
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    34 mins
  • Bonus Episode: X-Men and Minority Groups (Continued)

    Bonus Episode: X-Men and Minority Groups (Continued)
    Jan 28 2025

    Comicstorians Hollis Thompson and Kelly Guentner, along with special guest Anthony Vernon aka Pally Kashra, continue the conversation about X-Men and the Civil Rights movement as well as the allegory for other oppressed groups as part of the Multiverse FunRaiser.

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • X-Men: Fighting for Civil Rights Since '63

    X-Men: Fighting for Civil Rights Since '63
    Jan 20 2025

    Stan Lee and Jack Kirby created the X-Men as an allegory for the Civil Rights movement of the 60s, and your ComicStorians Hollis Thompson and Kelly Guentner are here to discuss all the ways that X-Men have embodied this movement and even had an impact on it through the decades.


    ComicStory is part of the Phoenix Sisters Entertainment Network. For more about our shows, visit us at www.phoenixsistersentertainment.com
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    40 mins

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