Publishing Comics

Starting with the Civil War and cartoonist Thomas Nast, creator of the lasting images of Uncle Sam and Santa Claus, author Jeremy Dauber whizzes listeners through the progress of comics in the 20th century and beyond. Follow the history from the golden age of newspaper comic strips - Krazy Kat, Yellow Kid, Dick Tracy - to the midcentury superhero boom - Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman - and from the moral panic of the Eisenhower era to the underground comix movement; from the grim and gritty Dark Knights to the graphic novel’s rise.

When a highly classified urban operation goes dark, the blueprint for global stability is completely shattered. Broken Blueprint: Zero Protocol is a fast-paced, gritty tactical thriller that plunges listeners into the trenches of a high-stakes conspiracy. Centered on intense combat mechanics, deep emotional stakes, and survival in an unforgiving landscape, the story follows elite operatives fighting to prevent a catastrophic system override. This is a universe where every second counts, trust is a liability, and a single tactical misstep means total annihilation.

When it comes to superheroes of the silver screen, nobody knows more than the masterminds behind the wildly popular Comicstorian YouTube channel. This definitive guide to comic book films divulges behind-the-scenes secrets and the hidden history behind these must-see movies including how, after very rocky beginnings, they shot to the top with DC and Marvel as two of the most important franchises in the industry.