With Great Power Comes… a TV Pilot
What does the premiere episode of Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD say about the relationship between the franchise’s superheroes and their audience?
Marvel on Overthinking It
Episode 265: The Wolverine: I Can’t Bear to Change, so I Must Live with A Bear
The Overthinkers tackle “The Wolverine”, starring Hugh Jackman.
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Theorizing Disability in Iron Man 3
Unpacking the politics of disability in Iron Man 3.
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Episode 253: Iron Man 3: Bitten by a Radioactive 1980s
The Overthinkers tackle Iron Man 3.
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The Mind is the Medium: Mental Illness in Pop Culture, Part 1
What we talk about when we talk about fictional characters with mental illness.
Episode 227: Four-Lighting Your Friends
The Overthinkers tackle the Disney-Lucasfilm deal and the four year anniversary of this podcast.
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Have We Reached Peak Superhero?
Have we maximized the exploitation of our finite supply of superhero movies, and are now entering a period of inexorable decline?
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Episode 201: A Smash Rate of A New Yorker per Second
The Overthinkers tackle The Avengers.
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Marvel’s The Avengers: Meetup, Roundup, and Open Thread
Overthinkers, Assemble! The summer’s first big blockbuster is here, and by most accounts, it’s gonna be a good one.
#OccupyHeroism
“I am the Batman: Year 1%.” Political posters from your favorite superheroes.